Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-01-18
Cottonwood Springs.

And SO are you.-bytuh.
Are you stilI on the water wagone
The large sign Just north of Bob
Hooton's farm is not an advertisement
for Cottonwood Springs 1t Is an I'D
for Bull Durham Tobacco. Many
thought that Bob w~aslgolng to have a
Pike Fair for the exhibition OF his
strawberries the coming summer.
Let's see, there's Jim Sanford, Bob
Kemp and Jim Miller. May the boys
tote fair. and may the best man win.
All are COED men. We would Ike to
vote for all OF them.
Editor White is taking a much need
ed rest away down 10 Cuba. Col
White has promised to bring back to
Us a Cuban cigar, and 3 bottle Of min
eral water. May Mr.. and Mrs. White
have a pleasant visit. He will also
bring back, en- route homo, four great
big cases. Of Plea type We viii then
commence to make him coed money,
Tom Thumb and Rube Dill are
thinking Of starting a newspaper at
Thompson TO be called the Eye
Opener. Both men are brilliant and
Berce writers and will I'LL a long felt
want. Thompson Is in great need OF
a paper. Pate Morris and Joe Price
will probably put up a street car
line up there. That is, when Thumb
and Dill start their paper.
In fighting the fire In the city Gem
etery the other day, caused by sparks
| from the Red Flyer engine on the
Jefferson City branch the other day,
we are minus a broom and about %
or 30 cents worth Of whiskers. Unless
tine City Of Mexico pays US forour loss,
suit will be brought against said city.
The fire was fierce and 1t looked at one
time as though the grass 10 the Gem
etery would 10 up in smoke.
Walter Peck sold bis gray team o.
geldings to an Arkansas man Saturday
for $3.50. The horses were good ones
Walter will now have to have another
team Of horses or a yoke Of well.broks
oxen.
Mrs. Don Pelsue, e Day, came al
from st. Louis and attended the fu
neral of her relative, w. r Carter.
In the death OF W. r. Carter Mexi'
co and Audrain County loses one o.
her best citizens. We doubt YER,
much if Billie Carter had an enemy
either white or colored. He was al
most faultless and has many friends
all over the State who will regret to
learn of his death A good mar hai
gons. Peace to his ashes.
Uncle Joe Rutter is now care
taker OF the Old Ladies' Home. Jo'
has his Office on the ground floor AM
wants his friends to call and see him
Col. Jim Crlswell, OF Hannibal, wai
a pleasant caller at our wig wan Fri
day. Jim wants to be manager Of tn
new and greater Hotel de Wayerly
Ed. Dermody also called on US Sun
day and brought US some cheese AM
crackers. Mayor Frank Sannebecl
sent us a supply Of Democratic liver
Thanks, kind friends.
A lady friend Of ours, just west 0
here, sends us a last years almanac
: OF which we gain some valuable Infor
8 nation. Thanks The said younI
, lady is as sweet as a rose, pretty as
pink, graceful as a deer and deare
; than diamonds, 50 we will letter. go a
that
T Hon. II. P. Warden is down on hl
farm, just west Of town, hunting th
, festive raccoon and the bob-tail hare
He owns a splendid pack OF dogs, whic
are In charge OF Billie Underwood.
Merit johnson is in close touch wit
the people Of his ward and would max
a good councilman
Judge Murphy is a good man and s
is Joe Williams. Guess we will vot
> for both Of them and letter goa t thai
II any one wants to know anythiD
about Jim Mckee, just drop us a POI
tai card. No better man or more el
icient officer ever 'growed" whiskei
than j. D. Mckee,
Frank Sannebeck and Tony Buck
ner are both right up-to-the minut
men. Either one Of them would max
an ideal mayor, and make Mexico
greater city right away-quick.
al We hired out to Walter Peck on
I day last week to stir c~racklings 70
n lard. We met with much success
too. DR.. Pryor was our able assistant
Mr.. Peck offered to pay rs the carsh G
4 In meat We took meat We wer
drought upon hog meat and homln
and along this line we have kept th
faith-we still like it
d Oscar Bennett is thinking Of revii
= ing and again publishing his novel
D "Mother Tesham's Dream" The move
r is fierce and will be read by man
thousands Of fiction readers.
An editor OF a Fulton paper in speal
g ing Of a millinery stock kept by a lad
said he was gratifed to see her stocl
, ing up. When the paper came out b
t was surprised on meeting the lady I
have her strike MIN over the hea
with an umbrella and tell him be wa
S a liar and that she would tell his wife
He didn't know what she was ma
about and had TO read the item over
hundred times before be caught OF
Roy Key must have written the abo,
notice.
PROTECTIVE CANDIDATES.
A well.known politician tells us tina
the following gentlemen will probabl
: enter the ring land go the gaIts 10
Office at the coming primary. Her
z they are. All are good men and W
wish it were so all could be elected
Frank Sannebeck will probably hav
Norman Branstetter to beat for tn
Office Of mayor. Jim Mckee win hav
d to hump himself II he turns dow
John Harris for city collector. Mix
Judd thinks be has a walk-over Judg
Murphy and Joe Williams for polio
Judge. Bob Jolly win likely 90 U
against Bob Kemp, Jim Sanford an