Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-05-16
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REPRESENTATIVE
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the extreme, wonderful in tbs, a.
make all vegetation just burr q.
sides in their progressive gts,..ss *. =.
wheat is knee high and IS gr,,;', :,
heavenward with a rush. Pros
are for a good wheat crop. Hu,s
we can help feed the Allies o,,,
doing fine, grass never bette, :.
dens looming up and we believe f-,;.
trees will do their part toward ~
ing the world.
Mrs. II. R. Day has been an in,....
sufferer of neurasthenia h.L.
week. Quietude and trained Or,.
were brought in order to restOr. l..
health to normal. Her friend, s,,
means everyone, will be glad 10 b.,
of her complete recovery.
Miss Sudie Winn has been re-els.J
NAs-N
to teach the Fox school at s7Os
month. Ever ready and deseTD,
she is to promote onward progress a
our Christianized world.
George Merry purchased nov
Overland 4 recently of the Lions Ant,
Company in Centralia.
Richard Squires purchased a ps,rh
new Overland recently for s4OO
James Burnett purchased a new
Overland 4 recently. We are glad al
the boys can now enjoy themselves
James Wigginton and Charles Tan.
ner now handle auto tires and repain
in a limited amount.
The little district Of Gatewood. only
S55, 900 assessed valuation, went over
the top 100 per cent and more IN Tho
Third Liberty Loan drive, purchasing
S6500 worth Of bonds. And the beauty
part Of il was, they were sold ia one
half days canvass. What other dis
trict can beat it. Let US hear from
our neighboring districts.
We believe in helping our Allies Wth
all our soul and might Get readyMV
for the second Y. NJ. C. A. drive fora
hundred million that We may in an
indirect way at least help our boys
to lead sober, upright, clean lives
while they so gallantly serve their
country. If they are clean, they can
fight so much better. A divided
thought weakens to the extent Of its
thorough division. Hence keep your
minds full of pure, noble thoughts Of
one kind; debate not long between two
opinions. You will either hate the one
and love the other or you will clea7e to
the one and dispise the other. Did you
ever stop to think that that's as nard
work as we can do?
About half of the seed corn was put
into the ground last week. Prospects
are now that the remainder, all or
nearly all, will be placed in the bowels
of Mother Earth ere the sun goes
down Saturday night. 1t is certainly as
fine a time for planting corn as 'ne
most exacting could want to nave
both as to time of year and condiiioo
Of ground and atmosphere
The Rev. Fred White filled his reg
ular appointment Sunday morning
end night at Bethlehem. Hes always
on hand. rain or shine and the cong'e
CATION knows to expect him hence
nice little crowd is out for each meet
ing. 49,,
James surbor has just completed
drilling a well. lie says that snes .,
good one, too. Hope that years WI"
prove it so. -
Walter surber, Jack Davenport anu
Harry smoot will each drill a well as
quickly as the drill can complete pre-
vious jobs. nth
Misses Hazel Holloway and hu'' !,
Ellis spent Sunday with hon,iO. %.
They had as their guest Miss Martha
Bcrrey. L,vs
Harry smoot and Pearl Vance nA''
recently built several portable nOs
houses. These men gradually i''''
to the front. Fan.
John L. Carpenter sold to Joe oo,J =,
sidine about six weeks ago 2 CO. ~, =.
fine young cattle and delivered 'p,S eoi
two weeks ago. They welsneu ,.,ir.
Hurrah for Whitley, Of Audrrn' n,s
the junior senator from Missouri, I, D,S no
in thought, body and morals nv, ns' Il, T.
doubt, will make Missouri a ,s.' , him
ficient official. We have known Ii"r I,r
all his life, heard him debate, ~. x',,aD u. an
many laurels all along in MS ~" y have
orator and studies which make Us ati, 81,
no fear but that he'll repieSY4it t.,r
constituents in Congress wl'n0u' Wi.
and with a marked degree oi -