Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-07-10
SKINNER ITEMS.

just little hot and dry thank you.
The wheat is in the shock and the
oats are being put there; a ten to
twenty bushel per acre yield of wheat
and thirty to fifty bushel per acre
yield for oats. - The extremely busy
time of the year is here. The next
few weeks mean the all and all for
our farmers. - All prosperity comes
directly or indirectly from the farm
ers. So give him pleasant look and
gracious boost in these hours of
greatest extremity and hard fought
trials. - The corn crop looks good as
also many weeds loom up among the
hills and cause US to take notice. -
Friends, no matter how good, usual
! don't remain friends very long
when fault finding steps in with the
highland fling. - The Tom Tuttle
farm, more lately owned by Rudasill
sold just recently at $100 an acre.
The farm consists of 261 acres. The
The old Dachem 240 acre farm just re-
Gently owned by Judge Alex Carter,
was sold recently to an Iowa party for
Sq5. 90 per acre. - The John F. Winn
farm of 24O acres, recently owned by
Mrs. Brooks, sold two weeks ago at
$125 per acre to an Iowa party. i
James Chapman sold his $50 acre
farm to Iowa farmers at $135 per
acre. - Harry Day bought a 160 acre
farm twelve miles southwest of Mex
leo at $135 an acre - Carl Weinand
bought of Grover Chapman 160 acres |
at sos per acre. - An still the land J
does climb in price. Our people are
Just lightning to realize what they |
have. land bringing SIS to $50 per
acre a Year is still more valuable. 1t |
has not reached its climax yet, and
then the farmers have learned to take |
care of il and make it produce more
from year to year. The farmers ele-
waters at both Centralia and Mexico |
arc a sure go. We hear that part of |
tie lumber Cor the Centralia struc-
ture is on the ground. The Mexico !
elevator is to be made out of COLI
crete with capacity for $4,000 bush !
els, a enc man elevator costing $20,- |
900. The most of the Gatewood farm
club will assist with the one at Mex
leo. - Tuesday evening of last week,
Charley Meyer, president and P. T.
Bruce, secretary of the Gatewood club |
canvassed the members and nearly |
secured their quota $3.50, needing |
only about $3.50 dollars of their quota
with promises of plenty of aid and
then some to make it up. - o. F. Ell
lis and P. 7. Bruce will each prob
ably ship car load of porkers, their
own feeding, the National market
this week. The hogs will average a.
bout 225. Claude Canterbury, of
Baker, Oregon, was here two days
the guests of his sisters, Mesdames
j. w. Holloway, Baker Barnes and o.
F. Ellis and families. Claud looks
like the same old boy if he has been
gone couple of decades. He ship
ped a long string of sheep to Omaha.
- J. L. Carpenter, Flood Patrick, o.
F. Ellis and families, Mesdames VIM.
Willy, R. S. Baker and Messrs, Tur-
ner and Clayton Berry and Claude
Canterbury spent the morning of the
Fourth till 800 p. m, over at the
club house at Santa Fe having good
time and enjoying bountiful spread.
The writer regretted so much his
inability to attend. That evening the
crowd motored to Mexico to help cele-
brate till the wee small houIe at night.
= Ritchie Patrick enjoys new Oak
land six threse days. - Frank B.
Cook and Charley Tanner, each with
their families are enjoying a new
Oldsmobile Six of late. - Charley
Clark, Judge H. S. Squirting and son,
and J S. Crawford each purchased
an engine attachment for their binders
and they worked admirably. Frank
]. Weinand purchased Fulton one
and one-half truck, also Cleveland
1920 catapillar tractor. The latter |
certainly can take a binder hopping
along and the truck is an extra good |
one. =, w. F. Wiley and family en-
tertained at dinner Sunday Rev. Hey