Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-06-14
Cottonwood Springs.

in-tbe. morning and an away-up-ln-the-
night hummer? Sure, Mike,
No tidings from Tode G1lick, who
so 'imysteriously" disappeared from
Ibis bed and board" several weeks
ago Hope Tode stili lives Later
We hear that lode is 10 Kansas City
and is fine, tat and sassy, and that he
will come back TO Mexico and help
make It a city. They all come back"
We further hear that Tode was taken
away from Mexico by an "eyiI spirit
John Blum and Frank Peck are soon
TO give a progressive bunking party at
the Springs. Col. Reuben Harlow and
Col. Reuben Dill may call and rent a
bunk. That Is, II they are allowed TO
light there. Dlll's mint patch Is In
close proximity TO the hunks.
Who is going to- get the LEDGER
d~ime-and-pin and a ticket to Pratt
vile via East Lake, for being the
most popular 1906 hummer?
DR.. d. J. Kanaly tells US that a new
bank" has been put in at Prattville,
with VIM. Pratt, president; Morgan
Parish as cashier, and Roy Field as
accountant. We shall go out there
some fine day and borrow a quarter.
Parties visiting the Springs must
close the gate, both going and coming
away, or else Mr.. Peck will lock said
gate and put on the lid He is getting
awful tired looking up bis stock. Just
remember this. and come out and dip
your bill and all will be we'll.
DIR. Joe Pryor has gone ITO his line
Monroe county farm but not forgot
ten. His funny stories and his merry
laugh will ever be remembered by the
writer. There is no better mar on
earth than DR.. Joe Pryor. We feel
sorry for Bill Gregg, Jim Browning,
Frank Peck and DR.. Fritts.
Ed. DermodY eats nothing but mush
now, and that grinds, too Jack
Hayden took Ed. down near Benton
City Tuesday for a little recreation.
John Dermody has promised to chain
up bis dogs just for one day.
Guy Sanford has just returned from
a pleasant visit in ST. Louis Guy
says his friend, Eugene French, has
a fine grocery store and has a good,
steady trade. Gene gave Guy and
Tom Pratt some cheese and crackers.
Mr.. French is our only authorized
financial agent for the Springs in st.
Louis and is pushing a good cause.
Princess Ena and King Alfonso, of
Madrid, will visit the Springs some
time in the early fall.
What has become OF Zed Hook, the
dapper editor Of the AuxvaSse Re-
view? Has he gone sniping, or has he
taken to the woods to hunt "Old
Beeswaxy" However, his good-looking
wife is getting out a rattling good
paper for the people now on earth.
Amos Jenkins has charge OF Frank
Sannebeck's business during Franks
visit In Kentucky. "Jinks" is sure
there with the goods
We took a ride out west Of town the
other day with our friend, Charlie
Drake, the real estate man Col.
Drake is doing a fine business 10 his
line and Is always ready to show buy
ers what he has to sell or trade.
Mr.. Mize Peters, OF Independence,
is in Mexico visiting his cousin, Fred
Morris. Mr.. Peters is young and
handsome, like bis cousin, Mr.. Morris,
and is awful shy. He is a great favor
lite among the fair sex, and already
the dear, sweet, yiyacious Mexico girls
are casting goo.goo eyes at Mize.
OF course he will dip his independence
bill at the fountain aud help push a
good thing along.
With Major Rufus Pearson 10 Col.
orado, Col. Frank Sannebeck in Ken
lucky and DR.. Wat WoOldrIge in
Iowa, all doing missionary work, why
shouldn't the Wayerly and the Springs
flourish like a bamboo tree? Help
push a good thing along AMI let the
old Brown Shoe Factory go lowell,
Mexico is all right, all right.
Just as soon as u relative, Mrs.
Champ Clark, Of Washington, D. O.,
sends TO US u annual suit of clothes,
and Editor Bob White gives to us the
suit be has promised us, and Hon. S.
b Cook presents TO US our 4th Of July
gift, Jour birthday we are going to
hand out to the good people a few
packages and a little touch Of high
life not down on the program.
There was another automobile in
Mexico Saturday and our friend,
Judge Kendall, was restless and had a
naughty little twinkle 10 bis eye. The
auto oon left town and Judge Ken
dali smiles. The Judge doesn't like
these pesky things; neither do we.
They are too flip We once took a ride
In one Of these machines-just because
we were about half sick" and didn't
know any better. Don't know what
makes the Judge hate them.
Hon. T. A. Mcintyre was here Sat
urday and we extended to him the
glad hand. "Uncle Tom" is one Of
Audrain's best aud most substantial
citizens. Although Mr.. Mcintyre has
but one hand, he tells us he has done
more work the past year than he has
done for many years back, aud feels
better, looks better and is the hand
soonest man in south Audrain county,
and is therefore a great favorite with
the fair sex. The ladies are correct.
Walked to Auxvasse and Back.
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