Mexico weekly ledger., 1905-11-23
Cottonwood Springs.


Correspondence Of tie Ledger
CorroSwooD SPRINGS, NOV. IA Il
Dr. Pryor aud Frank Peck have been
visiting oser ia Monroe county
The doctor owns fine farm In that
county and Mr.. Peck has 4 lady friend
In that section o. whom he thinks al
whole lots.
Dennis and Mickey Fecht, ~rhaperon-
ed By Ligle Scott, captured 4 whop.
ping big rac-coon aid three oppossums
one night last week. Lyle has several
splendid dogs
The season just closing has been a.
brilliant one, socially. financially and
spiritually. Many lives have been
saved BY bill dipping, and all is we'll
The only thihg 10 DO regretted is the
passing away Of the waverly, but a
new and greater hotel win be erected
In the early spripg. The gates leading
to the fountain Of health and lovlincss,
have not been cltsed, so II you want q
nice, cool drink Of the elixir OF life,
come unto Us and we will give you a.
hand.out
Our people, as 8 rule, are a church
going people, and are attending the
rvivals now In progress in Mexico
Several OF the Did sinners are think
Ing seriously Of having a change Of
heart and win Hmend their ways.
Hope SO.
Judge ], B. Hooton is suffering an
attack Of ~ptritonitIs Barney con-
tracted this pesky throat trouble
while visiting In the west a few days
ago. He is better now.
These up-to-the minute one-price
Iclothing men, Geo. Pearson and John
Kemp, have our thanks for a nice cap
|of the Cottonwood Springs variety.
We will wear it and speak a good word
for the boys on the side.
After attending Sunday School last
Sunday Charlie Walker and the writer
pros, ca Jay Benefits runabout and
his horse, Uproar OF St Lambert, and
took to the woods to gather nuts, We
found lots OF them in the pasture OF
Col. VIM. Dudley, up ear Thompson,
and spent the day very pleasantly.
The horse, Uproar, is a jim-dandy;
he got away from where Charlie
hItched him and went north about one
mile, when be was captured by Mr.,
Kennard, whom We wish to thank.
We had some refreshments in the
buggy which we did not want to lose.
1t was q close call, but nothing was
lost and no damage was done. We did
not have any gun, but captured three
squirrels. Charlie a climb any old
tree In the woods, and we and our dog
did the rest.
]. O. Miller and son have Just com,
pleted a barn for J. /. Brown, just
west OF here. Now if John /. would
let the Messrs. Miller put up a resi-
dence for him he would be right in
line. 1t is said that John /. is soon to
marry a dashlng youns''grass widow"
Uncle jake Morris, west Of here,
has sold his farm to Major Paige, and
has moved down neal Rush Hill.
Miss Maggie Dermody, Of Dewitt
Iowa, who has spent the last summer
with her sister, Mrs O'Toole, return
ed to her home Monday. Miss Der
mody is an accomplished lady, and
made many friends during her visit In
Audrain.
DR.. Patton's Hunting Club did not
60 hunting Saturday night, owing 70
the fact that his dog, old Drive, was
III. Just as soon as Drive gets well,
the doctor aHd his bunch Of soldiers
will take TO the woods
Col. ). r. Brandon, formerly with
the LEDGER, is now q OF the edi.
tors OF the Bloomfield News, and Is
making that paper aum. Col, Bran
don IS a born newspaper man and hii
editorials are as poisonous to radical
ism as strychnine is to rats. They
are fierce.
Sam and George, Jay Benefits
scotch.lrish puppies, wish to thank
Amos jenkins for a hand-out. Amos
is a friend to the dogs and a good
man.
Col. Horace Mundy deplores the
burning OF the Wayerly very much
He always bad a good word to SPEAK
Of the hotel. Col. Mundy is a friend
of ours and he owns one of the best
farms In Audrain county and has II
well stocked. We passed Mr.. Mundy's
house last Sunday, but he did NOT
ask us to dine on duck with him. He
did not see US, but therell come a
time some fine day.
DIR. Marks tells us he was about
half sick Sunday. Too many black
haws.
Vim. Mahon is now night clerk al
the Globe Annex. Bill talks but lit
tie and makes an ideal clerk.
Little Henry Clark "got LOST in st,
Louis last week. He also lost his ticket
back to Mexico, but he got back home
just the same, and did not have tc
"count the ties" either. Henry Il
now on the sick list, but bis illness
was not caused by his trip east.
Bob Hooton was an on-looker at the
meeting Of the Teachers Institute
last week. Mr. Hooton says all the
lady teachers were handsome and
winsome and he enjoyed the workings
of the Institute very much. His
friend, Shootie, was with him. They
are inseparable.
Have you ever dipped your bill into
the Cottonwood Soup made BY
Louis McIntYre, proprietor Of the
Waverly Annex Restaurant? Ith
awful good stuff: try 1t.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gene Sullivan and
their beautiful little daughter were
guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. John Fechi