Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-10-08
IRISH HILL ITEMS.

hUSH HILL II6Mos
Correspondence of the Ledger.
RUSH HILL, Oct: Corn has drop
ped from 43 cents to 81 cents per
bushel.
Our buyers are paying 80 cents for
oats.
VIM. Coleman sold his Rush Hin
residence to DR.. Ed. Cornett for $500.
Mr.. Coleman also sold his lunch room
to T. Morris for 800.
Several Iowa men are In this COM
munity, induced here by friends who
had already bought farms. They are
now looking at land north Of Laddo-
mia, where several Iowa men have
bought and are well pleased.
A gang Of gypsles stopped near here
and several heayy-set, black, greasy,
imputent gypsies, of the female per-
suasion, took in the town. One walked
into Tom Morris lunch room and
lcjaled for 8 cents worth Of candy and
5 cents worth Of peanuts. Col. Myers,
the accommodating clerk, wrapped up
the two packages; the gypsy picked up
the candy and walked OUTLET the
peanuts to pay for the candy. She paid
for nothing. Two Of them went into
Arthur Yarnel's store and asked for
a large dish pan. She took the dish
pan and gave Yarnel so cents, and
when she offered the so cents she
stepped behind the counter. Yarnel
tried to make her get out from behind
the counter and drew out his money
drawer to give her the change. When
he opened the drawer the woman made
a dive for it and grabbed six dollars
in silver and the dish pan and started
for the door. Yarnel caught her at
the door but she shook him of as easy
as she would a rat. She and her part
ner then went TO their wagons with
the Sc and the dish pan. Beauregard
Underwood was deputized as Marshal
and he soon brought the dusky maid
back and she was compelled to give up
the money and the dish pan. Yarnel
returned her so cents and they were
allowed to go.
The first month of our school has
closed very successfully with bright
prospects for the future. Our schools
are making c~ommendable progress.
Five new subjects have been added to
the High School course, making it one
Of the strongest as well as one Of the
most practical three-year courses In
the county. There are six In the senior
class. Our enrolment to date is one
hundred and one Room two received
the banner for most regular attend
ance.
COTTONWOOD SPRINGS ITEMS.
Correspondence OF the Ledger.
COTTONWOOD SPRINGS, Oct. 6.-Mr.
Reuben Toalson, who lives just north
west Of here, is a very sick man.
Henry Hall, Of Iowa, was a recent
guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. Peck.
Robert Hooton has our thanks for
~favors. We will vote for Bob and Jim
Reed for anything they want.
Ward Parsons is said to be the King
of Little Jordan, just west of here.
The old cemetery gate has been torn
down and 1t is said an iron gate will
take its place.
We bear that Jim Alfrey has sold
his farm, west Of here.
One Of our good-looking and viva,
cious lady friends has US charged with
a "crime" Of which we are not guilty
and can easily prove an abb. Col.
John Fecht may know something
about the felines. We don't. She
says some one unloaded a sack full Of
cats In her yard and she is now trying
TO get rid Of them.
1t is stated that the painting firm Of
Donnelly s. McCord, CT Mexico, ha:
been dissolved. Whether it was by
mutual CONSENT we know not.
: 1t is understood that when the new
hotel here is completed DIR. Johnnie
Ball, OF Mexico, will be hotel physi
clan. DR.. Ball is the right man.
WIN. Kemper says when he and Jay
Bennett go hunting Jay furnishe;
the dog and he the ''gun grease" We
don't know what "Uncle" Billie means
by 'gun grease, A" but let 1t go at that.
Major Peter Duly, up near Cant, Il
the navy bean king Of Audrain. He
gets a good price for his beans.
That vas a monster coon that Kent
Hulen, OF. Gillaspie and Logan Bybee
captured Friday night.
And now we learn that cousin Sallie
Carter is coming back TO dear old Mex
leo from Colfax, Wash. There are
Others 10 follow. Col. Bob White very
truthfully says "they all come back. "
Mrs. Morgan Glen has returned to
her home at Yates Mo. Her mother,
Mrs. Hooton, is much better.
We regret that we lost out and did
not get TO attend the theatre Monday
night and witness the fine emotional
acting Of n Of Mexico's handsome
and fascinating fair ones. Those who
saw heracting in the great love scene
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