Mexico weekly ledger., 1905-08-24
Cottonwood Springs.
correspondence Of the Ledger. :

Correspondence OF the Ledger.
COTTONWOOD SPRINGS, August IL.
The simple life-pure and simple.
We are still Of the opinion that corn
is king and hen Is queen.
Col. John Gander gave us the glad
hand Tuesday. We would like to meet
Col. q. E. Maddox and also give him
the glad hand and get his photograph.
Captain Patton, OF Illinois, is the
guest OF the Powell boys, Ned and
Drake. Captain Patton owns the
farm IN which the Powell Bros. live,
one Of the best in the county.
Dick Carter and son, George, were
out hunting the other day with Col.
Mat Nelson, Col. Tom Chopper and
VIII Gregg. Gene Tomi:ason says
they killed one small rabbit and had a
scrap over il as to who should have the
hare. 1t was finally given to Col.
Chopper. The boys had some perish
able goods with them and had a rat
thing good time.
Jay Bennett recently sold two dogs,
one to VIM. Twist, of Hatton, and one
to Isom A. R. Garrard, OF Denver, Col.
Mr.. Bennett has several more CANNES
at bis kennel.
Our friend, Miss Jessie Mexican, the
accomplished st%enographer Of the
LEDGER, is soon to take a well-mer-
tied rest. Miss Mexican will go west
for a few weeks visiting relatives and
friends In Denver and the beautiful
Yellow Stone park. She will be ac-
companied by her sister, Miss Kath-
eryn.
Misses Ryan and Coogan, two pretty
st Louis girls, were guests OF honor
at the big Lady Maccabee picnic at
Cottonwood Springs recently. These
two charming ladies have been the
guests Of Mexico relatives for some
time. Many delightful functions have
been given in their honor.
DR.. Marks is o O to take a much
needed rest. He will go to Coney Is
land and take in all the big eastern
cities.
Meredith Armistead was in Mexico
Wednesday and ''got a shave and hair
cut" He was getting awful woolly,
He now looks like King Oscar.
Bill Ragsdale shipped two saddles
to the state OF Washington Tuesday.
They were made by that king Of sad
die makers, Capt. Solomon d. Threld-
keld. Bill is there with the goods.
Arthur Landman will probably 90
to the Portland Exposition on his bri-
dial tour, ealy in the fall.
Merit johnson, the drayman, says
Jerry Dermody has not paid him for
hauling those two big Saratoga trunks
TO the Waverly hotel. Merit is holding
said trunks till he gets the dough.
Bob Hooton's house party will be
reeled of in october, in connection
with the big Street Fair
Col. Albert Parker and wife, OF St
Louis, are the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Hubbard, Of Mexico. They
will be guests at the Waverly for a
few days before their return to their
home.
Contractor and builder Col. John
Ballew tells us he expects to turn over
the keys to Nj. French to his building
before the next noon. This is one Of
the best buildings in Mexico.
Mrs. w. E. West is quite sick.
John and Billie Feeht, who live near
this city, left Thursday for Pittsburg,
Pa, TO visit relatives. They first saw
the light OF day at Pittsburg, and this
is their first visit 10 their native state
In % years.
Miss Emma Dunlay, a beautiful and
accomplished young lady OF Centralla,
is the guest OF her friend, Miss Elsie
Robinson.
Col. j. r Dunlap's new threshing
machine is making the farmers happy
just northwest Of Mexico, threshlug
out their big crops Of wheat and oats
Col. Dunlap and Phillip Shire have
the best equipped and most modern
machines in Audrain and are doing a
big business.