Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-04-21
Cottonwood Springs.

about half sick from various causes
mainly frem the way things have
been going In Southwest Missouri
But we still wear our Jim Reed but
ton, even though 1t Is a little disfgur'
ed and will still continue to wear II
till the eleventh hour and fifty-fiftt
minute, aud when the great speech
has been made and we find out we are
on the wrong side,'' we shall walk uI
TO the polls and vote for the nominee.
We are a Democrat and don't want
anyone 70 tell us we are not, OF there
will be trouble. Our Jim Reed
ROSTERS plumage is still a little dis.
RULED but hopes are entertained thai
he will live to crow long and loud fol
his brilliant and brainy namesake. 81
we shall not give up a good cause TIL
the eleventh hour and forty-fiftt
minute.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Peck enter
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. W. G. West and
Mr.. and Mrs. Spear, OF Mexico, last
Sunday at dinner.
Col. Billie Jackman~ recently gave III
a ~'tierce' programme In the way o.
riding and driving some buckine
broneos. Among some OF his feat,
was ''skinning the cat" which wa,
intensely interesting.
The many friends Of Col. Van Ness
and the writer are urging us to start
a paper at the Springs. II we make
up u minds SO to do we will print Z
paper dealing with county affairs only
as we seem to be cutting no Figure
in State affairs. The paper will dea'
largely in general society news, poetry
and songs and a whole lots OF good
reading on the side.
Capt. ID. ]. Kanaly will probably bt
the owner OF the famous black noun
tain mare, Fly by Night, which be
expects to purchase of the Cliff
Dwellers. This mare is said not to be
shy Of the steam cars.
Willard Garner is shortly to turn
his carrier pigeons loose from the tor
Of Look Out Mountain, just in the
rear Of the Springs
Our handsome young friend, Gene
Sullivan vas out to see IN a few days
ago. Gene says its a mistake about
his going into the real estate and in
surance business in Mexico. We guess
he is kept too busy entertaining his
young lady friends.
AS soon as we can Hfind time" and
can secure space from the LEDGER We
shall again print the picture with a
write-up of the Springs. We gel
letters every day in regard to the pic
ture. 1t was printed in the daily
sometime ago, and as soon as we can
get a few more facts and figures il
will appear in the weekly and the
LEDeER's many thousands Of readers
can then take a look at a beautiful
chrome and laugh and be happy.
Frank Williams and Jay Bennett
have carpenters at work repairing
their property, damaged by the storm.
Both Of these gentlemen were scared
SO bad that their hair ''stood on end, >
while the storm was doing its work.
Squire Williams had hair as black as
a n and jays was rather of the
blonde type. You can now detect a
few white hairs In their whiskers. 1t
was a close call and there was some.
thing doing on that day.
Kelly Wilkerson is putting in several
acres Of potatoes and If the aso is
good Kelly Will flood the markets.
The council made no mistake when
they again appointed +. NJ, Williams
sexton Of the city cemetery. The city
Of the dead is we'll looked after.
Squire Williams is all o. X,
Don't get mad when talking politics.
No true Democrat will allow his
angry passions TO rise" Some &C
counties are yet to hear from. Let us
keep the faith, trust in the Lord and
all will be well.
Willie Folly, Of Benton City, was the
guest OF friends here Sunday.
Col. Mike Dunn, a silver tongued
orator, will address the good folks at
the springs at the grand opening,
along about primary day.
James Roy Key, Clay Brown, Virgil
Miller and Fay Br~anstetter, all good
Democrats and good boys, were visi-
tors here Sunday and seemed to enjoy
their visit very much, at least we hope
they did. All the boys took a peep at
Jay Benefits dogs, and Fay had his
camera along and OF course took their
pictures, which will soon be on sale at
all the book stores. The boys then
went on down to the springs and took
a look at the beauties of nature and
dipped their bills to their hearts
content" The speech Of Mr. Key,
1.-THE Last Appeal" from the grand
stand was M Of the most eloquent
ever heard here. We were all greatly
touched" with the speech. 1t re-
minded us very much of the kind of
talk that James A. Reed is now giving
to the people Of Western Missouri. The
song that Virgil Miller gave TO his
hearers, brought tears TO the eyes Of
many, and will not 500 be forgotten,
and even now the birds at the Springs
now carry the tune. Fay was kept
"very'' busy "taking shots" with his
machine at the large crowd present.
All registered at Hotel Waverly, n
JOY ed the water and the ozone, heard
the sweet MARBLE Of the birds and
went away looking better and feeling
better than for many moons
ITO our pride in the past, and our
hope for the future, let us add vigor-