Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1918-03-28
SKINNER LETTER.
Harry Cooks Corn Doss--Virgll Stu
arts Illness At Funston--The Co.
Hospital Proposition.

Thompson, Mo-, March 25.-Rev.
Egan Herndon preached at the Hall
Saturday night week to a good sized
crowd. He also preached at Liberty
the next day, Sunday morning and
night. This is his third call at Lib
erty. The people of this vicinity
appreciate him very much.
Rev. Fred White filed his regular
appointment at Bethlehem Saturday
and Sunday. A nice sized crowd was
out to greet the speaker at each
meeting.
Elmer Gatewood will ship a load
of fat cattle to the National this
week
John w. Blum got in a load of
lambs last week from Omaha. They
were indeed fine bunch.
H. T. Squirting and Charles House
holder served as petit jurors.
James Wigginton and Tom Berrey
each sport a new Chevrolet.
Judge Squirting and John Turner
now ride in a new Dodge.
]. l.. Carpenter and Ross Ewing
opened their hearts and traded for
new Oakland. They put their Ford
in at good price.
Harry Cook lost by fire Thursday
night last 500 bushels of corn he had
been offered $1.65 per bushel the day
before. He had no insurance.
Byron Reed had an old barn filed
with feed destroyed by fire Thursday
night last. Partly covered. by insur-
ance.
Miss Mildred Cook closed a very
successful term of school at Gate
wood last Friday. The patrons
brought in very toothsome dinner
and in the afternoon a very interest
ing program was given.
The many friends of Virgil Stuart
regret exceedingly to learn of his
serious illness at Funston of pneu-
monia. All hope for his ultimate re-
covery.
Misses Hazel Holloway and 2uth
Ellis spent Saturday and Sunday at
home.
Miss Ruth Carpenter will be home
this week after several months So
journ in San Antonio, TIE xas. All
her friends will be glad to see her.
Reube Maddox traded his 1917
Ford model for a 1918 Ford lately,
C. A. Barnes loaded car OF
shucked corn at Thompson recently,
which was sold at I1.60 per sbushel
The wheat crop looks pretty good,
considering the long dry spell.
Largest oats acreage put out TINS
spring ever in Audrain, and little
ahead of time, too. Audrain may be
depended upon to furnish her quota
of foodstuff for the great war rag,
ing; we are all training every nerve
for UncleSam.
Our farmers are preparing for
big corn crop. All the available helI
has been obtained, and still a few
more could be used. All of our re-
sources are open to Uncle Sam in
his effort to produce worldwide
peace.
P. T. Bruce sold C. r. Brown a
bull calf for $50.
The proposition to build an Au'
drain Hospital is receiving good ap'
pIause and warm consent of all ouI
people here. We all think it good
proposition and will eventually save
money for all patients received
therein. The slogan here is: Vote
for this onward move of our county
Let every school child be little
star behind the gun by purchasing a
War Savings Stamp, and keep it uI
till the war is won
]. r. Squirting is still at Hot
SPRINGS, being benefited much by
the baths he is taking.
The play given by 81 stars of the
Long Branch neighborhood will be
reeIed off for the fourth time next
Saturday night at Oak Ridge Church
four miles this side Of Paris. Why
can we not get them to come over
this way and present it at one of our
churches? 1t is given solely for Red
Cross Work.