Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-06-21

night at Jesse Academy lust
vest of here. 1t is said the scholars
II Jesse Academy are far advanced In
their studies and are exceedingly In
telljpent. Walter Peck and Reuben
Dill will have front seats.
Col. Milton Lee and Col. Roster
Hall, both former Mexico boys, now
in the real estate business at CaneY,
/. T., were here Monday TO get en-
lightened and refreshed. Roster ana
Milton are our only paid-up agents In
the Indian Territory. Both speak IL
or 0 different languages and are max
ing things bum. Nothing but Peruna
and Cottonwood water are handled In
that section.
Charlie Brown, who recently sold
his farm near Thompson, has just
bought 100 acres off the north part Of
G. W. Pease' fine farm, just south OF
the Springs. Charlie paid s65 per
acre and got a big bargain.
Lost-Saturday night, between the
residence OF Mr.. Balfour southwest
of town. and Mexico, a John B. Stet-
son white hat. Return to Reuben y
Din, LEDGER, and receive a fortune
Mrs. Georgiana Kelley and her ac-
complished daughter, Miss Laura, OF
Mexico, were guests Of MI. and Mrs.
| Walter Peck Sunday. or course they
| visited the fountain and spent the
day very pleasantly.
Miss Katie OiBrien has just closed a
successful school at the Lawder school
house. Miss O'Brien is an accom-
pllshed young lady and a splendid
teacher. The board Of directors made
no mistake when they again employed
Miss O'Brien to teach the fall and
winter school at $40 per month.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Burhop aud
bright little SOD, John p, after a
pleasant visit to Col. and MIS-. J. NJ.
Burhop, have returned TO their home
In Chicago. Tom never fails to call
at the Springs and dip bis Chicago bill
Col. and Mrs. Frank S%annebeck have
returned from a pleasant visit to
Louisville, KY, and points in Indiana.
Frank says there was a monster
crowd OF bome-comers in Louisville
last week to whom the citizens OF
Col. Henry Watterson's home town
turned over the keys and paid fol
everything. Col. S%annebeck brought
back and gave TO us a Jug OF Kentucky
mountain dew, which is as fine as we
or any other Democrat, ever took |
shot at. 1t is juicy and eXhilarating
II those accomplished and hand
some young ladies wish to secur'
Walter Peck and the writer as ad
vance agents for their recltals In thiI
county, all they have to do is just q
, drop US a postal card.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bob HootOn and Mis-
Hattie Zaugg we're the honored guest
|, OF Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Wisdom, nea
CAN'T, Sunday.
a. The home coming meeting at th
/, Springs in August will be a bumper
Garry Nation or Harry Turner can
. be present.
We called on our lifelong friend
Judge Edwards, at his law office Of
, West Promenade street, Tuesday, an
be found time to tell us a few funn
: stories. Judge Edwards has recent
. been doing some missionary work 70
the Springs down in st. Charlie
county. He is a man among men.
Col. Horace Mundy carries In hi
/. shirt waist our written thanks fo
favors extended to US Some Demo
r cTat told us that 1t was to be regrette
that Col. Mundy, Billie Sims, A. L
jackson, Or. Wat Woodbridge an
Walter Peck could not be present a
Col. Bob Johnson's bunking party o
the Auxyasse last Saturday. We al
, at a loss 20 know whether the aboy
: named gentlemen would care to gan
I, with the bunch at said bunking partJ
We have in hand the full particular
of the b. p. and will soon hand out
few packages TO the LEDGER reader
Also a write-up OF the bunch who ha
: a rafting good time out near Powell
. Ford last Friday.
Master Jump Cauthorn now carrie
and promptly delivers all the metrt
. politan papers Jump is a brlgh
! young fellow and is up-to.the.minut
T. ]. Hoxsey's hotel is nearing con
. pletion. When completed We haV
! the job to write up, for the LEDeEI
this modern hotel. There is no bette
hotel mar than Tom Hoxsey.
Col. Joe McVeigh, the hustling an
handsome news gatherer, is soon |
address the good people who will q
together at the Springs. His subjeC
] will be: 1.-THE Meeting Of the Waters.
Watch for date and be there.
We learn, with regret, that "Ol
J Charley" Col. Reuben Harlow's faitl
full saddle horse, has passed 10 IL
J. great horse beyond, at the ripe oil
age Of q years. We hear that OF
Charley went all the rapid gsits Z
did bis noble master at shat age. Til
horse was buried with much POM
0 and as his carcass vas being lowere
to the plane below, Col. Taylor Berre
made a few touching remarks on th
e passing away Of a good horse. 20
e Harlow weeps and we weep with hin
Our good friend, Rev. G. c. Selet
man, leaves for foreign lands 10 abou
e one week. We venture the aSsertio
: when this good man returns to b.
5 people who love him 50 well, that h
: can tell more, and can picture out /
them more ln~telligently than an
e other IA ministers twho weigh twic
1 as much or is three times his heigh.
o who have ever crossed the pond.
DIT Wood Thuruday1