Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-03-24
Cottonwood Springs.

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forth your goose eggs or guinea eggs or
any kind of old eggs-just 50 they are
healthy.
Sam Cowan has promised to do the
square thing by US. Sam never turns
down a friend.
Ii is strange that we can't hear
through our friends from the Belle OF
Glasgow. Surely she still lives, at
least we hope SO.
Capt. d. j. Kanaly has bad luck
with his fine stock. He recently lost
Maggie May and now Uproarer OF Saint
Lambert has i'passed 10 his checks. "
He, only a short time ago, bought the
horse from Harry Turner. Mr.. Turner
said Uproarer was sound but had been
badly ''wintered." He looked 1t. But
good horses will die as do good people.
The cackle Of the hen these morn
lngs is a sure sign Of the near APP
proach OF spring. The old domineck
never fails to call the turn and there's
something doing.
Ralph Hutchinson has resigned his
position with the lntelligencer and
Walker Hughes takes his place. Ralph
is now with the Message. Both are
"intelligent compositors."
Joe Pratt and Charley Hazard
found Enoch Roberts old flag the
other day. 1t was very dusty and
looked as though it had seen better
days. Enoch draws a pension. Why
not the flag?
Rufus Jackson's picture ought TO be
found In every we'll regulated house.
hold in Audrain County. Rufus is
rapidly forging to the front.
We learn that Judge Barney Hooton
is thinking Of buying a fine farm in
Laclede County, Mo. Barney Is a
public spirited man and we hate to
give him up. But Audraln's loss will
be Laclede's gain. Barney has often
contributed literally to the Cotton
wood Springs Library by giving good
books, good words and money.
Col. Joe Pratt has an Annex to his
blacksmith shop which is just north of
the Baptist Church. He will have his
grand opening next week. Don't
know whether he will have any gun
grease there or not but we do know he
will have something good. The prin-
tiers will be there. AS a rule the
printers have little use for gun grease.
The pictures which Artist Kemper
drew Of Cottonwood Springs are in
demand. They are being sent all over
the civilized world and some go to
South Africa and Texas.
Ed Wade and Tom Harrison, former
ly of this city, are in the real estate
business. Ed in Camden County and
Tom in Laelede county, Mo.
Jay Benefits dogs have arrived and
he feels proud Of them. They are
beauties.
The Dermody Bros. have found theil
Italian cat and Detective Pagan has
been called off the case.
Frank Harris wants to manage the
springs this year but Bill Gregg says
be is not the proper man for this very
important position, for the simple
reason that Frank don't know how tc
push a good thing along. Several
other good men are after the position.
Among them are Clip Mildred, Dick
Carter, Jim Kemp, DR.. Patton, John
Fox, Ira Collins and Clay White. May
the best man win.
We don't know whether Logan BY.
bee will be a candidate for constable
or not, but we do know that he is a
mighty good man and would be a
terror TO evil doers-if elected to this
this important Office. Robert b
Hooton is also spoken Of as good tim.
Der for this office.
lsom A. r. Garrard has returned to
his home In Miami. He took with
him a 5-gallon keg, filed with the
elixir of life-Cottonwood water. He
had been east.
"At Cottonwood Springs they are SC
polite that you must either drink or
fight"
It's a pity Cottonwood Springs can't
be ON exhibition at the Worlds Fair.
1t would be so nice to have it there.
The picture drawn by Artist VIM.
Kemper and which appeared In last
Thursdays daily LEDGER, will appear
In next weeks weekly LEDGER with a
wrlte-up. The picture is great and
has caused a great deal of talk in
society circles. Several papers have
spoken for the picture and will run it
in their papers later on. "a little fun,
now and then, is relished by the best
Of men,"
The new Mexico Band will practice
In the room over the LEDGER Office
and we learn that many of the people
would like to move off that block, but
then the LEDGER boys can cake-walk
to "sweet' music and all is well.
The wind Sunday blew down the
Quarantine" and George Opera House
made a rush to see his girl, whom he
had not seen for a week. But the flag
has again been hoisted and George is
again shut OIL. Too bad. But George
has the call.
Our friend, Reuben Toalson, tells us
that his good wife presented him with
a l0-pound boy baby ON the 18th. Rube
for joy and at once named the
youngster, James A. Reed Toalson.
Thus you see that Jim Reed Democrats
are bobblng up-every day to help push
a good cause along.
Solomon Fox, Of Rush Hill, was the
guest Of Frank NJ. Williams Sunday.
WI think the article in the Aux
vase Review, about Reuben Dill going
to sail In an air ship, is a great big
fake, and that Col. Hook was "talking
through his hat.'i We pass it up as a
canard, rare and racy.
The printers are preparing for
another carnival to be reeled of some
time next month. 1t will be an up-to-
date affair and run quite different