Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1918-05-23
THOMPSON LETTER.
Liberty Chuch People Subscribe
5000 To The Red Cross---Inter-
csting Personal Mention.

Thompson, Mo-, May 21.-More
showers, and, my, how the gardens
are growing. Likewise the corn,
oats and wheat. Food will win the
war, so look out Mr. Kaiser. We
believe If you could see our wonder
full prospects you surely would sur
render at once.
Mrs. Beatty of Mexico is visiting
her sons, Ed. and John Beatt" md
families; also her daughter, .irs.
Lawrence McCarty, near Ga@..
Perry sansberry of Clark county
was the guest of Claud Sansberry
and wife one day last week.
Irwin Smith and family of Arkan-
sas are visiting relatives in this vi
cinity and Mr. Smiths father and
mother, Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Smith,
near Centralia.
Cephus Gibbons has purchased a
Ford car. lie and family motored to
Mexico Sunday.
Mrs. Will Haislp was shopppig
in Mexico Saturday.
A number from this neighborhood
attended church services at Liberty
Sunday morning. Rev. Hernhon de-
livered splendid sermon on the
Red Cross movement, also gave the
KAISER his dues. over $500 was sub
scribcd for the Red Cross by the Lib
erty people.
Mrs. George Woolery visited her
brother, Mr.. Field Cleeton, Satur-
day.
Misses Vera Dempsey, Flossie
Haislip, Sylvia Jones and Lucy Pulls
and Roy Jones are home for the sum
mer from school duties in Mexico.
Alvin Sellers has a new telephone,
and is now on the Thompson-Gant
line.
Beverly Mayes and family of Cen
tralia and f.. NJ. Morris of Mexico Wis
tied at the home of r. l.. Davis Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Dempsey and
son of Mexico were the Sunday
guests of w. II. Dempsey.
John Beatty and family visited D.
l.. Smith and family near Centralia
| Sunday.
The little son of Mrs. Sadie Pulls
of Centralia passed away last tues
dav after prolonged illness oil
measles ad pneumonia. The remains
were brought to Thompson for bur
ial Thursday, May 10th. The entire
community extends sympathy to the
bereaved ones.
RI. Davis and f. NJ. Morris sold
16 fat hogs to Joe Considine at II
cents per pound.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bingle Woolery aho
little daughter visited Mr.. and Mrs
Charlie Wilson Sunday.
Mrs. Ferguson is suffering with
severe cold and grippe.
Ed. Beatty and family visited al
Tom Squires Monday.
The lightning Sunday night struct
the barn of Walter Barnes, west o.
Cant It was burned to the grouno
with several head of horses and al
Of his feed.
Mrs. Edwin Davis is improved II
health. She is now in the care o
Dr. Fulkerson of Cant, and we nope
that that thru his splendid ehort
she may have speedy recovery
Miss Eula Woolery is visiting ne
sister. Mrs. David Meyers. north o
Thompson.
MIR. and Mrs. Willard Thompson
spent Sunday with Sumner Davis.
John Beatty's visited their son
James Beatty. and family, Monday
Miss Leila Davis has returned
home after a few days visit will
her sister, Mrs. Beverly Mayes, il
Centralia.
Miss Fannie Scott spent Thurs
day with Mrs. Sansberry
Mrs. A. N. Neff was the Sunda!
guest of Mrs. Frank Hoover
Mr.. and Mrs. Schraedor and Mr.
and Mrs. Claud Sansberry visited
Mrs. Scott Sunday.
w. H. Blythe made business triI
to Mexico one day last week.
Rev. Will Pulls of Centalia preach
ed at Hopewell Sunday morning an'
night.