Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1920-02-27
FROM MISSOURI.
;rCcMbriCr iHOcpcnGcnt:

AS several OS my friends ask,
me to write 10 them. ii yea vii
publish this Will let them AL hcal
from me III once. Since Mas
have been through The flint mill.
First had an attack OF the Flu and
about the time had worn il out my
like fire, with Dcrmatitis. Il kind oi
'ti-tis" ] never heard of before and
hope | never will again. and next
came the piurisy for another week
however | believe now | am Coins
to survive, for rs the school boys
say, Il am feeling like sack full of
wild cats and as strong as horse
yaddish."
= wish al this time to give you a
few items OF history Of this great
State of "Old MiSSoo". Missouri
came into The Union August 10. 1921
therefore will be one hundred years
old next year. She has an area of
69,ll5 square miles. has popu-
lation Of 3,293,3 35 Of which 1884,
51S live on farms. According TO
the 1913 year book, Missouri leads
all other States in blue grass. saddle
horses, in purcbrcd stock, in lead
and ziEc and in chickens, having
produced in 1917 sixty million
dollars worth OF poultry and eggs.
She is second in hogs and mules.
Mules are now higher than they
were ever known, one pair sold
this week for 5000 and Il single mule
brought S515, Chat beats Porter
Decker's horSc} while q carload
of mules sold on tho st Louis market
this week mt All average of $3.50.
There is one or more loads of hogs
loaded at Odessa every day for the
Kansas market, while very often
bhcy are tracked in. They started
here about three O'Clock Monday
morning and get in for the early
market, with practically no drift.
Cattle arc all sold as calves and
yearlings. rarely ever see any two
wear old cattle.
Land is still going up by leaps
and bounds, the land was
offered in the fall at $3.50 is going
at $l75 and $500 per acre. There
was Il naked eighty sold This week
ut auction that brought $3.50.
was al Lexington >the county
seat Of Lafayette county, the 9th.
and saw ut the Court House a can
On ball sticking in the porch column
up at the cave which WAS shot in
there at The Battle Of Lexington,
Sept. 20. 1861, II Tween General
Price with seven thousand C0nfcd-
crates and General Mulligan with
three thousand FcdcraiS. After a
Sclge OF three days MulliSan sur
rendered.
There has been no rain here
sine We came and very little snow.
Ihc roads are as fine as YOU ever
sec in August. For amusement and
past time the men and bows organ
we wolf drive. \ captain will
lake number of men and face
south, another west. another north
and east, and so form 4 circle or
square Naround a square mile and
then all march in at the same speed
and when The center is reached
%1oot dawn the game. In the drive
last week two wolves and Two red
foxes were killed. Then these are
sold at auction and the proceeds
20 TO the Community Hall.
The married folks have THE
Home Makers Club" One time
The husbands will entertain the
wives. The next The wives Will enter
tain tine husbands. They meet at
some members home and partakc of
some fancy eats, have music, con-
tests. etc. The Young men and
bachelors have "Thc Rooster Club"
which meets every Thursday night
at some members home and eat and
play rock and then take Il collect
ION to drfray the expenses.
In ms last letter spoke of The
familiar names. since have beard
OF Holnr OF ahc unfamiliar. Tp-
longing tC the fcathcry tribe are
Robins. Bird and McBird. Next
come Mr.. Go'dkillcr and Mr.. Dollar
hidc. bu! The best Of all is a wnshy
kird, irht Lakcriin. then Mr.. Mudd.
next comes Mr.. SprinklcS and iasi
Mr.. brinkwairr. But the people
are tine and the country is fine
and f God will furnish The SUN
>ilInr and 'hr rain | believe a EEL
'nw can make Il living anyhow.
E.. W. BURR.