Mexico weekly ledger., 1905-07-13
Cottonwood Springs.

Correspondence Of the Ledger. {
COTTONWOOD SPRINas, July H.-"e Z
have been so busy for the past week
trying to find out how many new de- r
pots Mexico Is TO have that we are =,
short on news this week. However,
we feel sure that Mexico, before many
moons shall have passed away, VIII
have two new depots, possibly three'
maybe four. 1t takes time, you Know
and lots OF it. |,
Mrs. Peck and Mrs. Bennett nave
been quite sick. Both are better.
Miss Vera o. Bishop OF Miami Is
the guest Of relatives here.
Barney Hooton was up from a
dalia last week shaking hands Will
old friends. Barney is very popular
In Vandalia and will probably be that
towns next mayor and will see that
the lid is kept down.
Robert Hooton and his private Sec
rotary, Mr.. Shootie, are soon to leave
| for the North. Mr.. Hooton Will seek
| rest, also a housekeeper, both OF which
he $50 richly deserves"
Policeman JEFF Sims was out IN MS
automobile Friday and carried BACK
to Mexico two "viSltors" caught Dip
ping their bills at the fountain. Jeff
placed the pair in the hotel of rest IN
town. One was a blonde, the other q
brunette. Don't know their names
nor don't want to know. Mr.. Sims
will tell you the rest Of this story.
Arthur Landman is soon to name
the day. after which he and his wife
will make a tout of the West.
Col. Jim Browning has a new title
for DIR. Pryor, but for reasons best
known to o%urself, we cannot at THIS
time give the said new title to the
doctor and will pass it up to Col. JIM
Walter Peck has a ''deadner" on Col
Browning, but we shall also pass the
said sdeadner'' up to Col. Peck we
don't want to be killed just yet.
! DIR. Marks has a cure that cures tha'
pesky disease so prevalent these days
When you are weary and have ina
dropsical feeling, call on the doctor
He is receiving many boquets.
Q Mr, and Mrs. John Gander and MRS
e Nellie Goose will be guests at the
{ Wayerly Sunday. Come out and give
Mr.. Gander the glad hand. He vii
e be here with the goods. Col. G, Il
Maddox, the knocker and 20-cen
kicker, will in ali probability, be her
and be the Orator Of the day. Com
,fout, Col. Maddox; you will be treate'
nicely and wined and dined.
r. We hope none OF the boys of Con
by pauy f will ever get shot In a hero
in battle or even get about "half shot
rs and fall in that Contrary Lake upnea
re st. Joseph this week. Never did
n, crow fly over a more Drawer or NOR
be manlier bunch of warriors than tn
handsome boys of Company f.
Misses Maggie and Norah Fitzge
e. aid, of Pontiac, Ill, who have bee
the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Albu
ty south OF here, have returned HON
much pleased with their visit.
ar Col. L. E. Bass and wife, Of Argel
y tine, Kansas, spent the glorious 4th
Mexico. Col Bass made the Spring
IN a call and dipped his bill. Ed is doir
well in Kansas. His brother John,
IL cashier of a bank in Delavan, WI
Both are old Mexico boys.
~ Col. Edgar Dudgeon and family
Ill Kansas City, will probably spend Il
month Of August at the Waverly.
oil Col. Al Greenamyer, a former Me
nv leo boy, now a capitalist Of Kans
all City, accompanied by VIII Greg
lie made US a visit a few days ago. O
-iss Greenamyer is one Of the proprietc
IN. of the Southern Hotel in the city
the Kaw, but says his hotel is not
be compared with the many mode
Improvements of the Waverly. Yea
III. ago Al aud the writer went down &
de, line together-entered all the rim
m and went all the gaits, pitched hori
ey- shoes and stole watermelons, etc.
} of Wonder il Frank Peck "caugh
ted the first train Sunday or the secon
ing But it's none of our concern.
hat This cold, wet stuff is injuring Q
Dor mint crop. But we are not kickir
vas knocking or back-blting. What is
IND be will be.
Dr. W. Drake Hubbard is rapiC
his forging to the front as a physician a
scientist as well as a promoter.
- Col. Joe Gone reels of the followir
which is right In line:
There's the man behind the gum
And the man behind the loom;
There's the man behind the stove,
And the nan behind the boom;
There's the man behind the bank,
And the man behind the till;
There's the nan behind the club,
And the man behind the quill;
There's the man behind the horse,
And the man behind the COW;
There's the man behind the hoe,
And the man behind the pillow;
ri There's the man behind the fist
And the man behind the curse;
There's the man behind the pick,
And the man behind the hearse;
There's the man behind the jokes,
And the man behind the rhymes.
Toe But I'd rather be behind them all,
.l0c Than the man behind the times.
And now let US make Mexico ]
.I0cl moreiika LdndaaanAeAnr6
every day. The only thing lacking
vi, two or three new dep1ts and a "f'
new sidewalks throughout the c
eau Then we'll be there with the go
Don't BET pessimist. II. o..
Harrison Robinson, the contra
and builder, has just completed
/. houses in southwest Mexico for
Heller. The cottages are up-to-d
Mr. Roblnsons silent partner
-~a- 49, .on. aaef-MaNGaa