Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-09-03
SPRINGS ITEMS.

sympathy to her relatives in their
affliction.
COTTONWOOD SPRINGS ITEMS.
Correspondence Of the Ledger.
COTTONWOOD SPRINGS, Sept. L.
Col. Jack Woolery and family are
home from a delightful visit through
Colorado. Col. Woolery says there is
no place on this earth like Mexico and
Cottonwood Springs. Right he is.
Barney Hooton has sold his cattle
and is 10 preparing for the happy
event to occur late this fall.
We still believe in the old-time
religion and think there should be a
revival of r~evivals.
Logan Bybee and family and Miss
Laura Trimble went to Quincy last
week on the boat excursion from
Louisiana. Mr.. Bybee says he erode
the wild waves" and had a jolly time.
The delegates who are here attend
ing Conference will likely visit the
Springs In a body some afternoon and
dip their bills. Come on, brethren.
The reason Cole Younger and Frank
James did not visit the Springs was
that Cole could not exhibit himself
and hold his job, and Frank would not
go without Cole. Both sent us their
deep regrets.
Many of those who attended the
James Younger show say it could
in no way be compared to White s.
Edwards colossal shows which gave
an exhibition here July 4th. No,
indeed; and 1t will be many moons be-
fore they will see such an aggregation.
Logan Bybee's race horse, for whom
he traded his rapid trotting mare
with RUDE McCord, a few days ago,
cut his foot on a wire and bled to
death. RUDE sold the Bybee horse to
DIR. Ed. Patton, Of Mexico, and a few
days ago said horse vas badly MANNED
on a barbed wire fence.
Col. Hord Davis has bought VIM.
Sims cattle at s5.25 per hundred
pounds. The cattle are good ones.
Col. Davis may justly be termed the
cattle king Of Audrain. He knows a
fiat thing when he sees it.
The iron fence in front of the city
cemetery is being put up in good
shape. Sexton Williams, headed by
that master mechanic, Major Rutter,
and several others, are doing their
work well. Jay Bennett and Major
John Ficklin are putting up a picket
fence on the east side. And now II
Bob White will ''whoop up things
in his LEDGER the walk leading from
the cemetery to the depot will be
made new. The walk is In bad shape.
Help make Mexico a city and don't,
for goodness sake, be a pesslmist We
will die some day, and the superstition
is that we'll be a long time dead. Let
US while on earth do some good and
worthy act, so wherever We 'land'' we
will have one good mark" to our
credit, at least.
Lock Nolan has the call on John
Renie and Pete Sanford in the mule
line. Col. Nolan recently paid 800 for
a pair Of the long-eared animals which
Sanford and Renie cannot move out
Of their tracks for less than a $500 bill.
Thanks to Col. Dennis Kanaly for a
delightful ride in his new buggy, be-
hind his trotting ilIey, Maggie May.
1t was a nice ride. Col. Kanaly is soon
10 entertain Col. Dick Wood, OF the
st. Louis Chronicle.
Miss Mlttie Peck has returned from
a delightful visit TO Rowena relatives.
Col. Hook, Of the Auxvasse Rsriep,
was over the other day to shake hands
with Cole Younger and Frank James.
zed and the writer, years ago, worked
side by side at the ease" and had lots
of good old times together. Both
have taken a pledge not to write any
more snake stories.
Health here at this writing in only
fair to midlin'. Some have had the
"roastl0-ear" collie some hay fever
and many that tired feeling. We are
Just recovering from that pesky neck
trouble. Cottonwood Springs water
doesn't seem to reach the right spot.
II We are again troubled with this
malady We shall call on Joe Folk to
come to the rescue Of a fallen hero
Or perhaps an early frost would 'llft