Mexico weekly ledger., 1905-03-09
Cottonwood Springs

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| Correspondence of the Ledger.
COTTONWOOD SPRINGS, March L.
This finds most all OF our people toler-
able well. although much la grippe
prevails, of a light form.
Sunday was closeup to an ideal day
and many Of Mexico's people called
and dipped their bills and will take a
new lease on life.
The Bybee Bros. are employed by
the Hedges nursery.
Ed Rodhouse and family now occupy
the Jack Woolery residence and Mr.,
Icenogle lives in the Mason Creasey
house.
The Sexton Bros. recently captured
a large white opossum in the Cotton
wood mountains. He is a bumper.
We tip our hat to DR.. Dennis Ka-
naly and thank him for a supply OF
several packages of DR.. Saymau's won
derful cures. DR.. Kanaly is always
there with the goods.
DR.. Marks, DR.. Patton and DIR.
Rambo are soon to go into partnership
and win build an infrmary If desir-
able site can be procured.
Windy Jones has moved to Mexico
to reside. Windy will be greatly miss
ed In this section.
Col. Paul Weber, assisted by Prof.
Otto Schopp's string band, gave a
musicale Saturday evening In the par
lors of his establishment. 1t was a
very enjoyoble affair. Col. Weber is
one of Mexico's most enterprising cit
liens and does the square thing with
the people. Paul has promised US a
ride In bis bread wagon out to the
new baseball park
Ramey McIllhany will likely have
charge Of the elevator and act as bell
boy in the new LEDGER Office.
We called on our friends, Drs. A. G.
! White and Brice Edwards, at their
elegant suite Of rooms In Mexico Sat-
urday and after being shown the sci
entifc inventions, by which they are
able to treat the most disor1ered dis
eases of the eye with success, we pro-
cured a pair OF their famous spec
tacles. DR.. White is an expert optic
ian and bis glasses are just what he
claims to be. He has a splendid trade
from many sections OF the country.
There are no more courteous business
men to be found than Drs. White and
Edwards.
Our friend Rufus Jackson is local
secretary OF the Mexico Horse Sale
Co., which will conduct a sale OF high
class horses in Mexico, March 90, 30
and 81. Mr.. jackson is the right man
in the right place and will be there
with the goods.
Seldom Hook is now foreman Of a
large job printing office 10 St. Louis.
AS to the Cottonwood Springs
Sharpshooter we will state that the
''jeans and specifications" have not
as yet been perfected, but a suffering
public can depend on H-that the
Sharpshooter is forthcoming,
Harry Wilson, the venerable tonsor-
Hist artist, is soon to go into the
farming misunderstanding arguments
on the side.
Maj. Billie Pearce, we understand,
take to the southern climate wher e
he will engage In the alligator indus
try.
Bill Mahan has returned from an
extended visit at a winter resort In
the south. His health is much i'm
proved.
A copy Of the latest issue of the
NJ. NJ. A. Eagle has been added to the
Cottonwood library OF Hotel Waverly.
The Eagle is a well edited and hand
somely printed school journal. Long
may the Eagle scream.
Ira Collins is now a builder and con-
tractor-barns and cribs a speciality.
Charles Holt, a bloated bondholder,
Of Hatton, was here a few days ago to.
confer with his partner, Jim Leeper,
about erecting an opera house and
blacksmith shop at Hatton. Col. Holt
reports Zed Hook, editor OF the Aux.
vase Review, as enjoying good
health.
Geo. Matthias, OF opera house fame,
has our thanks for some beautiful
chromos.
Judge Edwards tells US that it was
q streak Of COOK luck that bis bees did
not Swarm" last Sunday.
Amos jenkins, the dapper little
clerk for Col. Frank Sannebeck, is
said to be the swiftest and neatest
meat cutter between the two great
oceans. He never removes his ''glad
clothes"when he kills a beef or dresses
a hog.
We havn't but little news for the
LEDGER this week simply for the
cause that we have a sore toe which
has kept US from circumambulatlng.
What in the world has become OF
Tom Thump?
Sam Cowan and Hodge has bought
Of Ran Morgan the Elite restaurant.
Both of the boys are progressive and
intend to run right up to the minute
a firstrclass eating house.
Ed Dermudy, the butter inspector,
says butter is q dlstressingly article
Just now-none on the market.
Hon. r. ID. Rodgers will probably
make the opening speech here along
about May /. His talk will be, 1.-THE
Whyfore Of the When," which will be
instructive as well as interesting.
Prof. Otto Schopp's string band will
the music for the occasion and
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