Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-11-08
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BY one Ruby DH.
The season at Cottonwood Springs
Is closed but the lid is still OF. The
season has been a brilliant one. Many
Republicans have been saved by
drinking spring water and are now
Democrats and are on the Lords
side-walking In the straight and mar
row path.
Thanks to Bill Ragsdale for 1907
calenders, which are right up-to-the-
minute. Bill is always right IN line
and is a hummer.
Here's our glad 81 to Mr.. and Mrs.
James Watts. May they live long and
prosper.
Mr.. David Hollepeter and the
writer will be guests for an hour, Sun
day, with DR.. KanAly, Of East Lake
and friends at Prattyille. OF course
the lid will be Of at East Lake.
Mexico has a beef trust and we win
let It 60 st thatAll we want is to hold
down the barber. It's a way we have.
We want no homeless liver trust.
VIM. Kemper and Bob Kemp went
over into Galloway county a few days
ago and brought back 1ssquirrels and j
coon.
Here is u glad - TO Lawrence
Mathews and bis handsome bride.
May they live long and prosper.
Walter Peck and family were the
guests Of Major and Mrs. Charlie Cum
bingham, neal Benton City, Sunday.
Hon. Thomas A. Mcintyre was In
town Saturday to hear Vice-President
Fairbanks speak. Uncle Tom says
this distinguished gentleman made 3
rafting good Democratic speech. MI.
Mcintyre is still a great favorite with
the ladies in dissection and is making
life worth the living.
Byron Collins's shoe factory is BOOM
ing rs 1t never doomed before. He
turns out nothing but irst-class work.
II you want to go to heaven when you
die, have Byron repair your sole.
Mrs. Joel Gard was the guest Of re.
latives in Kansas City Sunday.
Col. Lowder, the t~onsorial artist now
has n Of the neatest and best equip
ped barber shops in the city. He has
several men in his employ who WELD
a razor with an artistic hand.
John Camden and Nellie Goose were
among the guests at the Spring Sun.
day. They were In their automobile
and carried of the prize as the best
looking couple on Petticoat Lane.
Horace fletcher was in Glasgow to
see his sweetheart Sunday. We hear
that along about Christmas there will
be a marriage for US to write up.
Fl. Burchard Stevens and wife re
Gently gave q progressive luncheon al
the Springs. A few corks were pulled
out Of bottles of-soda pop and q happ,
time reeled of. Hiram has a hand
some little lady fora wife, has a splen
did position and Is helping make Mex
leo a city every day.
The new and greater Waverly AMI
the Star Hotel at Thompson will prob
ably be consolidated In the earl,
spring. An electric railroad will b
built between these noted hotels an,
all guests will be as welcome as tn
flowers in May. Lots u business In tn
Spring.
Our young friend, Joe Mudd, is sool
TO we'd a beautiful young lady JUS
north Of Mexico. We know her nam
but at this writing are not allowed L
give up the secret.
Our handsome young friend, Home
Mundy, is now proprietor OF the Soutl
Side Restaurant and invites all tn
boys, and old people, too, to call AM
see him when hungry. Floyd Peery !
head clerk and wear a smile tina
won't come of.
We heard James A. Reed speak a
the court house Thursday night III
made a telling talk, as he always does
He handed out In packages TO tn
great audience much food for thought
When be was laying out the make
truths, in chunks. some OF our goo,
Republican friends squirmed In thei
seats and winked the other eye. II
a way Mr.. Reed has. James Reed is a
welcome to Mexico as the flowers 4
May.
Billie Kemper, Jr., is soon to take
western tour and possibly, quite prot
ably, stop of a. Wichita, Kansas, an
call on a friend. Billie is somewha
shy, but Is q true gentleman and "
wish him a pleasant visit in th
West Wherever you find Billie Ken
per you find sunshine and happiness
John T Hisey is now a resident {
Streater, III. John is a contractor an
builder Of houses. Bob Hisey is Il
Los Angeles, California, buying AM
. shipping fine horses to San francisco
And now
Never let your chances like sun
beams pass you by,