Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-01-04
Cottonwood Springs.

Correspondence OF the Ledger.
COTTONWOOD SPRINGS, Jan. miss
Vera Bishop, Of Miami, Mo, who is
attending school in Mexico, visited
her parents during the holidays.
Miss F~riedensce, of Pontiacs ILL.,,
is the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Albus, just south Of here. Miss Fried
ensces is a beautiful and accomplished
young lady. A large party was given
the young lady n evening last week.
Col. Henry Hall, a capitalist and
big railroad magnate, OF Chillicothe,
Ohio, was a guest Of his sister, Mrs.
| Walter Peck, a few days last week.
|Col. Hall owns several fine farms 10
this county and told US be was going
to buy the farm on which the famous
Cottonwood Springs is located. He
has dough" 10 do so, but we don't
| think he a buy the farm, which Is
one Of the best in the State. While
here he was given a swell party and
a sumptuous supper, and OF course, we
were there. There are no better peo-
pie than Mr.. and Mrs. Peck.
Old man Santa Claus was very lib
eral with us Christmas and our friends
have our thanks for fayors shown US
during the "that week" just passed
We will remember them and take of
our hat and coat for them when called
upon.
We hear that Merldith Armistead
and bis sister, Mrs. Grace Fletcher,
land Mrs. John Fecht, who live west Of
here, all Of whom are sick, are better
Miss Sapho Armistead is home from
Texas; called back by the illness o.
her brother,
Mr.. and Mrs. Bob Hooton gave 3
swell dinner Sunday to quite a mum
Der Of their friends and all present
had q good time. Mr.. Hooton Is nov
a benedict and says he has the bes'
!. land loveliest wives in the world. BOZ
, lisa nabob and is always there Will
!, the goods. Among the guests presen
from a distance at the reception were
miss Hattie Zangg, Miss Bertha Sex
Y ton aud mother, Miss Allie and Lux
Hunt, Of Centralia; George Wisdon
4 and wife, OF Cant; Mr.. and Mrs. Jel
, ISims, Of Mexico, and a large humble
! Of other friends we're present to bel
make the occasion a pleasant one.
The lid is still off in this section
although a great many Of our peopl
have signed the pledge and are no
i wearing the blue ribbon. We kno'
1fnot but it is to be hoped the boys wi
stick for several Don at least an
,e then some. The sporting life II 70
IF lowed up is close up to awful. *
T. ourself, we are going to try to wei
i that new suit that Col Bob Whit
of has promised us with much grace an
Is endeavor ito be a better Democri
than ever.
IN "Many are called, but few are CHI
tsen.n
e- Col. Ned Powell is soon to give
party to a few select lady friends.
" Grow shooting and crow hunting
now on in this locality. Lots OF u
black warblers out here and tn
are a great nuisance. Where are tho
dead game sports, DIR. Marks al
d? Jerry Dermody2
cal Mr.. and Mrs. John Williams, OF !
IS Louis, were up to see home fol
lChristmas. Johnnie holds a good
sitlon In st. Louis and is prospero
,er and happy.
NJ In the future we shall endeayor
n, dish out to the readers Of the LEDal
et- more news and more ''facts and !
uresi than we handed out to them
lit the year 1905. If the editor will p
Ak NIT as we shall ''show up some p
Of pie In their true light, even II both
nd us "get killed. A good item is alwa
suppressed. Why 80?
"And now to our pride In the pas
etc. AS ever, RUBE DILL