Mexico Missouri message., 1918-04-25
Consolidated School
Rev. Nichols Work
Miss McCubbin Married--Miss Ham,
mett's New WORKED. White
house In Europe.

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Mr.. and Mrs Geo. Smith, south of
town, April 10, and will proceed to
make the old gentleman feed and
clothe him for the next few years
even if he has to eat war bread to
| do SO.
e. Putnam, at one time a resi-
1Clt Of this place, father of Otto
Putnam, northwest of here, died at
his home in New York State re-
Gently. This will be sad news to
his many friends here
Will Lewellen of Idaho and Miss
Mattelene Bevans of Vandalia were
married Sunday afternoon. They
are splendid young people.
Rev. G. E. Olsen has been sent
to Maysville, Mo. He filled his first
appointment at that place Sunday.
Rev. Olsen is a bundle of energy,
and made many friends while here.
We wish him continuous steps up
ward in his service for the Master.
Rev. Don w. Nichols and singer,
Mr.. Crawler, are holding services of
evenings and every afternoon at
the Presbyterian church. The broth
er is preaching some fine sermons,
and the singing is inspiring. Let all
attend these meetings.
The School Board met last week
and organized. C. E. Mayhall, pres
ident. D. c. Hatton, vice-president;
j. ]. Alexander, clerk; w. H. Lo-
gan, treasurer
Mrs. Stanley Hagar has been quite
sick at the home of her parents at
Vandalia, Rev. and Mrs. McDon-
aid at Vandalia we are glad to report
improving. Their baby died last
week.
II you have not bought a Liberty
Bond and are able, our Uncle Sam
will be looking after you sooner or
later.
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Some are forcing spring.
Mrs. P. p Hummell of Sedalia is
visiting her mother, Mrs. Virginia
Elzea, here.
Several little lassies from Farber
were here Sunday horseback riding.
This is fine exercise for them.
A B. Landrum of East st. Louis
is here spending seveal days with
friends.
Miss Anna Hammett is employed
in Attorney Clarence Barnes office
at Mexico as stenographer. She will
go to Quincy in a short time to enter
the business college.
Miss Verlea McCubbin, only
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John W.
McCubbin of this city, surprised her
many friends by going to Washing
ton, D. c., where she was married
had been teaching at King City, but
smallpox broke out and they dis
missed school for couple of
weeks. Mr.. Conner was manager of
the Lacrosse Lumber Co.'S business
at this place and resigned to join the
Engineering Corps of the Army and
was stationed at Washington, d. c.
Mrs. Verlea is an accomplished
young lady, and Mr.. Conner is a
splendid young man. We wish them
a long and happy life.
Mrs. Leslie Syler and little daugh-
ter of Dakota arrived here Tuesday
to visit NJ. w. Sylers family,
Laddonia should have a consoli-
dated school. There are several dis
tricts close to town that should be
in with us, and then we could build
new and up-to-date building and
have a school second to none in the
county, and at very little cost.
d. c. Hatton, Jr., was confined to
his bed Tuesday.
Mrs Ross Hubble arrived home
from Camp Funston Tuesday night
Her husband has gone East
Ed Whitehouse writes his friends
here that he has safely arrived in
France.
NJ. l.. Travis was on the market
: last week with a car load of cattle.
Mrs. Ed. Shobe is visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. Ray Landrum, in East ST.
: Louis.
Uncle Sam is going to look after
: the farmer and the town man, too,
who is able to own home aud does
not do so.