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Mexico And vAcintyNews And CommentDon't Let TIm* “Hu11 (Jet You—I'l'etl Hibbcrt Wofjiwted—-,\ Hoidlcr** Child Dead.Till-Mr,PViMexico, Mo., Oct. 7.—Set your clock* back October 17. That's when the railroads will glt;i 10 1U Mrs Alice Lewton of Mexico Is visiting her son, Ralph Lewton, nearLaddonia,A * colored woman at Ladrionit. It is said, was the first volunteer In that community to buy a FourthLiberty Bond..lames A Pierce la bookkeeperand timekeeper out at Francis. It’s a fine position, a good Job. Shake,Tim. Yours for tho Fourth Liberty Loan, the bmashing of the kaiser, et cetera, *Ah, get out. said one of our citizens the other day, this Spanish influenza 1« only another name for the grippe. The doctors wanted a new one. If you know how to fight off the gripee you know how to fortify agahisl thai other thing.1’So there.Fred Hlbbert of Benton City—so the War Department Bald last week —was seriously wounded while on the battle front in France, pybberl received his army training at Camp Funston and wont over seas early last spring.The four months old baby of Mr.and Mrs, Ed. Willingham of Mexico died Thursday morning. The father is in army service, now on his way overseas. Of course he could not he informed of the death of his child, and the burial had to be madewithout iiis presence. It will be an awful piece of news when it is broken to him, 90 far from home and ma foreign land.Kenneth Davis, son of the lateProf. S. T, Davis, of this county, the latter one of the best teachers Audrain ever had, is following the science of war and Is stationed at Lungin, Mich,, drilling troops. lie has been commissioned second lieutenant. He represented Kausas University last July at Fort Sheridan. Kenneth is well rememberedhi this county. He was a great singer when a little hoy. His mother and the other children have lived at Morgauavilie, Kansas, since leaving here, Kenneth Is a nephew of J.Hord Davis of Mexico,J. A. Parker of this county has two sons in the dratt, Otis 1 arkei, 24, registered under the first ruling and Ge orge Parker, 19, and the father, 43, registered in the last call. The father and sons are substantial fellows and have the grit, and If they should be called into the service should the buns a thing ortwo.The Spanish Flu. has (’amp Pikc^ Ark, Mrs. Marie Rose Gordon ofMexico expected to visit her husband there. Lieut. L, N, Gordon, but she was notified not to come atthis time,Joseph Bomborger, down toward Wollsvllle, and Miss Florence Lofton came to Mexico last week andwere married. Their friends areextending congratulations,A, H. Canterbury looks as younga# he lined to—20 years ago. He returned some lime since from Muskogee. Oklahoma, where apeut two yearn with his daughter. Mr#. Jed. t Kills- Mrs. Kills before her marriage was Miss Carrie Canterbury.The E11h*ee and Canterbury* are allvery fine folks. Their many many friends back here wish thcy might move back to Audrain some time,T1up.Perra styearEhadnightngAHwenmcrworlthatdrovtiveT1elltarnceiviW cordtwoM on choc Jers ib tfronert.Aton, Mr. this nrce who fine n\ u kwhoABtOCto % era! *5,0 561, rnulaTheforeO is o fare ed 1a dFan ConmiMr. timi pres(TciSunW is he lastbig Tderdale!dan:pig®rt1 vlhastngVisioveisectPhasfallPfanhigl foet tiefan Gut abb veil hut tim J
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Mexico Missouri Message
Mexico, Missouri, US
Thu, Oct 10, 1918
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