Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-06-07

thanks for favors. When Roe got
married several years ago, a a bridal
gift, Charlie johnson, Of Centralia,
gave him and his handsome wife a
e farm, situated right in the heart" VI
e Black Foot, Boone county. Col. Ship
is prosperous and is a nabob.
Last week a Fulton man was cruel
enough To say that Mexico was cross
eyed and was looking t Eo ways for a
Brown Shoe Factory. We will skill"
that man the first opportunity. Surely
it was not Roy Key or DR.. Harrison
who made this horrid assertion.
KetchamA A. Cummin, Hedge Wynne
and Tommy Wrott, Of Possum Walk,
we're at the Springs Sunday. They
expected To meet and hear Reverend"
Reuben Harlow discourse on the sub.
! ject "Hardshell Sinners" but it was
too cold for Mr.. Harlow. Ketchum A.
Cummin was the cynosure Of all eyes.
n With some peculiar disease Martin
Donnelly tells us be is loser two val
liable brood mares within two weeks.
u II Uncle Abe Hit will only come
to the Springs and dip bis bill and
take several baths in the Pool Sloan,
we will give him the best mint julip
he ever drank II be doesn't throw
away his crutches within a week and
Jump around and be as frlsky as
a t~wo-year-old Jim Reed Democrat.
Lost, Strayed or Stolen-One Tode
Gulick. Wonder where Tode is? Does
anyone know? We rather guess yes.
But any information as TO bis where
abouts will be thankfully received by
a frightened community" Come
back TO us, Tode. All will be forgiven.
II you wish to give Colonel John r
Creasey the glad hand for running all
the ghosts out OF Audrain into Gala
way county, be at the Springs Sunday.
Come early to avoid the rush. Col.
Creasey will not object to allowing the
ladies To kiss him. He is a fierce hero.
Jerry Dermody is not feeling well.
III he will only come unto us we will be
the cause Of him regainlng his good
health aud again that naughty little
twinkle will appear in his eye.
Miss Hattie Zaugg, Of Centralia, is
the accomplished stenographer for r.
b. HOoton, at Strawberry Station
Joe Williams mot our dearly beloved
Judge Williams) is a decorator, prog
n%osticator and v~indicat0r Little Joe
is assisting Squire Frank Williams
In identifying the city cemetery, one
OF the handsomtst burial grounds in
the State. The city OF the dead is
well looked after.
II Paul Weber and Mike Georpy !
are not hummers-with doughnuts
and other good things on the side?
Frank Peck and John Blum own {
some valuable land in Texas and have !
engaged an accomplished single lady
land agent to look after the said land. I
Frank and John are bachelors but are 2
hard TO catch. Il
Col. w. O.. bud Luckie, now with
the Excelsior Roofing Co, st. Louis. :.
was out to dip his bill at the fountain ; +,
a few days ago Bud has a lucrative ,
position and is fat and fine. He rep. :
resents the Springs also in the World's J,
Fair city and is doing noble work. :
Mayor Alb Dlngle, Of Moberly, was a
In Mexico Monday. Col Dlngle is the =,
who "took" the Brown Shoe '
Co. away from Mexico He o wants ),
VOORHEES, Coons' Hamburg Factory !,
and Cottonwood Springs. We wish =
Mayor Dingle would stop his "monkey I
business and let Mexico alone. We .
want nothing that MOberly possesses =
The Brown Shoe Co building, lust '
west OF the old Christian church, is to =
be removed TO Moberly. Let Ter 20. y
Get the old shack of the street. u
Col. Billie West, wife and beautiful u
little daughter, Mildred Alfalfa, and
Col. Ed Reed and wife we're guests Of
Walter Peck and wife Sunday at a one |"
o'clock dinner, which, It is said, tou'
lave been a sumptuous one. Mr.. and Va
Mrs. Peck never invite us to these big ia
iinners until about a week after. We .
viii letit go at that.
IL Meinhart S~ennebeck Amt a hum
ner and sin love" on the side?
Col. Geo. Hatcher will sell goods for
he Mexico Clothing Store aud help
make Mexico a city right away by
Fhooping 1p Cottonwood Springs.
Thanks TO President Roosevelt for
avorf. Late In the fall President
Roosevelt and Billie Bryan may 60
eer and bear bunting in the jungles
! tho Cotton wood mountains.
Col. Nike Dunn, mayor and promo
OF Martinsburg, was In MexIco
Wednesday. Col Dunn may be Mis-. =
next Secretary Of State, pro-.
ding Hon. Sam Cook doesn't want
ais lucrative ofice. IT.
Amos Jenkins has just received an :
cage IN which 10 keep
1neless liver. Amos says be can slice
ore liver with his artistic hand and
Is sold more % this toothsome article
COL Bill Owen has ever seen or
'er will see. What do you think OF I
att It's far fetched. Of
Charlie GIendye, bead promoter Of ed
. South Side Hardware Store, sold a me
autlfol s65 buggy 10 Billie Under. anc
'od Saturday. This firm enjoys a ran
lie trade. Major Upham contributes "n'
% the Wayerly. This is oue De
Ason why the firm Is prosperous VIZ
Ask Logan Bybee whJ his phone stel
led y talk, and II the joke is really 4
the telephone adI1ster, q Io-penny one
q or himself. The nail got II in aAsi
: head" and Mr.. Bybee set 'em up. II
e phone man says II parties will frel
- nails out Of their phones there bad