Mexico Missouri message., 1918-09-19
SKINNER ITEMS.
All Farm Folks Very Busy-Wheat
Sowing The Main Occupation
The Schools Open.

SONlnS Inc MAIN occupation
The Schools Open.
The rains of the past week did
much good for pasture, filled wells.
ponds, etc, nearly full. Corn made
heavier and wheat-ground more
compact, thereby lending help early
in the season for a good wheat crop.
Roy Bruce and the F. M. Patton
estate have finished their barns.
D. r. Stricklin is about thru
building a large barn on his farm
just over southwest
Miss Sudie Winn begins school at
Fox End inst. with large enrolment.
Mrs. Kate Bruce and daughter,
Miss Lena Lois, Sedalia, were here
the past week guests of relatives.
Protracted meeting at Bethlehem
to Saturday night resulted in four
additions. Rev. Earnest Painter is
presenting sermons, awakening the
quickening spirit of the Master in
marked degree, in such manner as
Bethlehem has not experienced for
several years. Much praise is given
Miss Hendrix of Columbia in her
rendition of solos, aid in quartets
and chorus. With meeting going on
thls week there is no doubt much
visible good will follow the efforts.
Frotracted meeting at Midway
continues with interest, Rev. Har-
Doard IN charge doing the Masters
DIuulhg Tor soulwinning. Extremely
popular with his congregation he
Is DONG good work.
MISS Dola Cauthorn is teacbipo
at Bryan. Tis her first school and
we are are predicting a good school
MSS Mildred Cook, her Am veor
a' Hatewood, has Is in attendance
large school for Gatewood Ouitn
good school spirit prevails AZ the
"nIte schooihouse on YoungsCraet
tn lIlnk not you'll find your perfact
tLedI tL IN lie, 1t is impossible One
lhIng then two bobs up TO mar tbo
aunIlse OF the morning of life we
must squelch small things. to sec
'he serenely splendid things of Iifo
me man that sees visions will
usually realize high hopes and un
uertake high enterprises. We arc
onl lCnlhg others when heavy loads
are lghtened in the spirit of bone
III our fight for liberty of thonabt
spirit and action let us unfurI The
true spirit of heart and mind hU
poluly protecting home, our com.
Try, and our lives.
our men are patriotic. A larger
registration than expected in omr
county y ca, in State and Nation
we realize the need of hearts of
steel, yet tender; minds Determined
yet pliable. The fears of a wear ago
nave scampered, now it's Thoughts
only OF protection of the weak
uateWood farm club unloaded
car ot wheat fertilizer, also of coal
our 4th load of coal since July Ok
anu IL was on the road a month.
MI. zion protracted meeting ia
o.iii IN progress, pastor in the pull
PIT, seven additions up to Friday
Dethlehem church building was
struck by lightning Sunday before
uayllght. A stove demolished and
otner damage covered by insurance
harry R.Day is quarantined for
sIiaIlpox. Doctors kept busy vaccin-
allns since the fact was noticed
MISS Bessie Day is at her fifth
term OF school at Duly. Wise school
boards Keep a good teacher. Duly
mas reputation of being the best
or among the best for years.
Misses Ruth and Mildred Ellis.
FRANCES Wakefield and Martha Ber-
ry are at Howard Payne College.
Fayette, Mo-, for the school year.
Our people busy as bees, plowing,
Wheat sowing, sorghum making.
meeting going and divers things.
Fully 20 per cent increase in acre
age sown to wheat in Audrain this |
and our allies across the waters and |
we are sparing no time and means |
In Iurthering along crop production.
hehnett Berrey of Texas is here |
10 spend the winter with his brother
Clarenc, and family.
Road boss, Mr.. Carter, is doing
a good job ol the roads. He's a busy
man, hardly time for such work but
is sparing t-L TO grade, patch and
make concrete culverts all along
the way.