Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-12-24

have. The editor Of the LEDGER
wants his "boys'' to enjoy themselves,
and they will. We have been invited
and it goes without saying that we
will be there-and then some. We
will give all the boys the glad hand
and occasionally dip our bill In gun
grease.
During the year just closing we have
tried 10 a way to walk Id the straight
and narrow way, and If we have
wandered from that way IL was a
mistake Of the head and not Of the
heart, so we will let 1t go at that. II
we live another year we will see among
many other things, James A. Reed In
the Gubernatorial chair and a new
Missouri and the boodlers a thing OF
the past.
We would like to know whether Jim
Kemp has received that sausage? He
promised TO 'dibby up'' with us.
We fear there is going to be trouble
not far from here right soon II a young
married man doesn't behave himself.
He is awful fresh and cheeky and If he
doesn't cut 1t out he may hear some
thing drop and drop hard, too. Gut 1t
out and ave trouble and a sensation.
Col. John R. Creasey, the "ghost"
hero, is now a resident Of Blooming
ton, Ill. He is proprietor or a barber
shop, millinery store and saw mill.
The Jim Reed Club is getting things
down about as fine as frog hair. The
boys will soon receive the buttons.
Our good old friend, Capt. Andrew
j. Owens, just west Of here, is fatten-
ing a pair Of 'possums and on the
evening Of Jan. l he will give nis
friends a supper and a little touch Of
high life. Wen be there.
Barney Hooton has declared bis
wedding ''off" owing to pressing bust
ness, over which he has no control.
Mrs. e. Hooton is improving.
Beautiful Mexicol With her paved
streets, excellent schools and fine
churches we are proud. But how
about that sidewalk" leading from
the depot westp It's a beaut. IT'S a
shame and a sin a city the size of
Mexico can't afford better walks. In
our opinion a few more thirst joints
would be q great ad vantage to the city.
Crows are plentiful. There must
have been many thousands Of the
black warblers in the city cemetery
Monday morning, From what we
could 'learn'' from them they were
all Jim Reed crows, and they seemed
to know we were for Jim and gave us
a delightful serenade with their cav
caws. We enjoyed their warblings.
We have almost got Lock Nolan to
acknowledge that be is wrong and we
are now going after Mr.. Hanley. Both
are good men and we hope they will
see their error and get right.
That prince of grocery merchants,
Major John r. Luckie, did the fan
thing by us the other day. Major
Luckie, like all good Democrats, does
nothing by halves.
The printers carnival and supper on
the evening Of the cath promises to be
y superb affair. Printers, as a rule
have a good time and make life worth
the living. Hon. Orlando Hit, the
silyer-tongued orator and sterling
Young Democrat, viii, address the as
sembled multitude on the subject.
"Whither Are We Drifting" aftel
which the glad hand will be given
him and the carnival will be on.
Fritz Kemper is home from the
South. The last o'possum hunt Fritz
and the writer went on was a disas
trous one TO both of us. Fritz suffer
ed a severe sprain and we took a re
lapse Of that pesky neck trouble. w
will cut It out for a while and stay ou'
Of the woods and the creek.
Bob Hooton will "given aChristmal
tree. Bob has never yet gone back OF
a friend and OF course we shall lool
for a vial OF gun grease. During tn
evening be will reel OF the serpentln'
dance for the benefit OF the youngsters
Lucian ShOOtman will assist Col
, Hooton.
Squire Williams killed a youuI
heifer the other day and set 'em up q
: the liver. Thanks, squire.
Col. Hord Davis has killed his hog
, and will donate hogs hoofs and live
5 to the LEDGER printers, to be eatel
, on the evening Of the cath.
Meinhart Sannebeck gave US a fin
large Jim Reed duck for a Christina
e present. We will have Il stuffed an
v lcetebrate.