Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-07-19
DRIFT WOOD.


wick, Mo-, for several years, have
moved back to Mexico to reside. "They
all come back
81. Burchard Stevens and wife, Of
Mexico, gave select lunch to a few
select friends at the Springs Thursday
evening. Burchard is always there
with the goods.
L. +. Wilkinson, better known as
"Arkansaw,n is now with Threlkeld &
O'Brien, the grocers. Arkansaw is
new and up-to- the-minute.
Clark Garrett has the contract to
paint the new and greater Waverly.
Adolph Egerer will boss the whole lob.
Mrs. Isaac Roberts, of Mexico, who
has been visiting her sons at Seattle,
Washington, is home. Her husband,
Capt. Roberts, has been quite sick,
but is now much better.
Carl Dobyns is arranging to give a
fancy dress ball on the roof of bis Red
Bird Chilli factory. Jim O'Brien will
be master OF ceremonies; DR.. Dennis
Kanaly will dance all around the rosy
bush; Dock Patton will reel off the
highland fling and we will give away
the Cottonwood two-step or skirt
dance. Watch for date. If you don't
90 you won't be there.
We don't know whether our friend,
DR.. Traughber, and bis bright little
son, Frank Leslie Traughber, has
"gone back" on Cottonwood Springs
or not. Haven't seen them out horse
back riding lately. We presume the
Doctor Is too busy with his many
patients to spare any time. But this
shouldn't keep Frank Leslie from
coming out to see us and dipping his
precious little bill, as does Mary
Josephine Dermody, the sweet little
girl baby of Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry Der
mody, and many other youngsters.
Babies cry for Cottonwood Springs
water as long and as loud as they
would for their mammas or Castoria.
Heretofore, DR.. Traughber has assisted
us In making Cottonwood Springs look
more like Eureka Springs every day.
THE MORRIS FAMILY CELEBRATE.
Col. Sam Morris, the Little Giant of
West Monroe street, handed us the
following Friday:
"The Morris family mot the Dam
family celebrated Thursday afternoon
at Cottonwood Springs and we had a
rip-roaring jolly time. We took lunch
with us and had plenty to eat and
plenty to drink. We went for fun and
we found it. It's way we have.
Those present were: viii. Morris,
head electrician at the ice plant; Mrs.
Morris, his handsome young bride;
Miss Owings, stenographer for Hon.
Geo. Robertson; Miss Murphy, auditor
for the Singer Sewing Machine Co.;
Miss Alberta Kennan, who has charge
of the musical conservatories at Mex
leo, Laddonia and Vandalia; and then
my kids Miss Gertrude Morris, head
cook of the sumptuous supper; Miss
Pearl Morris, the most artistic cake
maker of the bunch; Miss Natalie
Morris, who can eat more cake than
Billie Bryan or Teddy Roosevelt; Her
bert Morris, who was voted cake for
being the boss fun-maker; Earl Nor
ris, who fell in the Pool Of Sloan and
was rescued from watery grave by
Miss Owings, and Mrs. Kennan, who
had charge of the whole bunch. Bill
Morris, the faithful family horse,
made IA trips to and from Mexico to
carry the merry-makers. Oh, we had
a glorious time, and will go again..
Ask Lan Jones who he thinks is the
best doctor 10 Mexico.
Jay Bennett has few all-round
dogs for sale. Dock Patton is agent.
Gerald Garrett is a sign painter to a
fare.you-well. Give him your work.
At the Columbia fair Tuesday John
Hook took first money in the 4.year-
old Junior stallion ring, Tom Bass sec
ond and Splint Barnett third.
Bryan Wilson is now city editor Of
the Intelligencer Bryan has an eye
that never sleeps, nose for news and
wields trenchant pen.
Henry Sannebeck says II the party
who took the shafts off his buggy
doesn't return them he will get bis
name in the LEDGER, good and plenty.
Bob Hooton wears LEDGER belt
for being the champion strawberry
producer Of this county, and is likely
to get first money on blackberries.
Bob can't turn us down on raising
mint and an umbrella, b'gosh.
Fred Llewellyn, Jr, writes back
from Naples that he and party landed
safely aud are all we'll and having
Jolly time. Fred, while abroad, will
put in some sledge-hammer talk for
Cottonwood Springs and the Waverly.
"Nancy Hanks" Walter Peck's
swift harness mare, who was severely
cut by barbed wire, is doing nicely.
Tad Uauthorn was the highest and
best bidder and got the contract to
paint the pump at the Springs in all
colors OF the rainbow.
II all the painters that now exist In
Mexico should leave town the city
would be almost depopulated and
we would have to go after another
shoe factory to I'LL up the shortage.
Fighting Johnnie Rogers now owns
and drives a spanking pair Of geldlngs
to bis ruu-about Johnnie is helping
make Mexico look more like New
York City every day.
Col. Gray Hook tells us that Robert
Kemp had one Of bis spells wednes-
day night and was a very sick man.
At an early hour Col. Hook was
hustled out OF bed to come up town
for physician. 1t was a hard task
for Col. Hook but we feel quite sure
Bob will pay him for sleep lost.