Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-03-29


them along about April 9th
Virgil Miller Is about half ft!oye) Sick
He has on bis string Of sweetnearts
charming youug lady, a Miss Ringer
and Mr.. Miller thinks she talks 'oo
much 10 other people. Miss Ringer -
4 hello girl in telephone Office, nv
Tsndman is not only half sick but Is
the whole cheese. He will be better
about April Goth when the "ioiKs' Re'
home from California.
Dr. Joe Pryor will move 70 ms
Monroe county farm about June ISL,
Dr. Pryor is a good citizen and a goOu
man.
T, M. Argo has recently bought tne
Iockridpe farm Of 50 acres west OF
here and has moved to the same.
John P. Clark and Peck Mason are
giving a house party on their place
south Of town known as the Rollaway
farm. Many entertainments are pc.
ing given in honor Of the party ana
society in the 39S class is agrog.
Miss Flossie Bishop is visiting ner
father and sisters at Miami. MISS
Bishops neither and brother, master
Albert Bennett Bishop, are the guests
OF relatives 'hefesaa
Wonder II John Harrison wants 70
take another contract to trim posts
for Frank Williams? We rather guess
no. He made 80 cents in one day and
threw up his job.
The many friends Of Barney Hooton
| would like to know his present ad-
dress. The last heard Of him be was
teaching school in Randolph County.
Charl Sanford is running a machine
| in Columbia and Roy Key in Fulton.
Don't know whether it is a sewing
machine or threshing machine.
Both are friends OF ours and We wish
them we'll.
John Kanaly, OF East Lake, now has
a good position in the machine shop at
Hannibal.
| Mrs. Dora Tyson, formerly OF this
city Is very III at her home at Hunt
vile.
DR.. Patton has been quite III, but
the three professional nurses, Jerry
| Dermody, Amos Jenkins and Jay
! Bennett say the doctor win soon be
well and at bis place Of business.
DR.. Marks is wearing q smile that
won't come oil. We know why this
smile clings to the doctor but at this
time dare not tell.
Bin Ragsdale, the homemade sad
die and harness dealer, shipped one Of
his famous saddles to VIM. Bradshaw,
OF Great Falls, Montana, Saturday.
The saddle was made by that king Of
saddle makers, Capt. Solomon Dorsey
Threlkeld who has been In the en-
ploy Of Col. Ragsdale for many years.
The county campaign mud isn't SO
frozen or SO fierce that 1t can I be
worked. The Audraln candidates are
doing their part in dragging roads.
We shall do some missionary work for
several Of the boys next week and
will make ia speeches in their behalf.
Miss Mittle Peck delightfully."- lenter-
tained Misses Lola Marshall, Eva
Marshall Edna and George Watts,
Ray Reid, Polly Powell and Edith
Taylor Sunday afternoon. Miss Peck
isa charming hostess and the young
ladies and yonng gentlemen had a
jolly good time. Music and mirth was
the programme and light refreshments
were served.
A friend Of ours who has just taken
the whlskey, morphine, tobacco and
cigarette cure, tells US be has taken on
a new lease on life and will either
enter the ministry or learn the print.
er's trade. Both are noble callings
and we trust he will keep the faith
and be good.
| Walter Peck gave smoker Sunday
afternoon in honor Of his brother,
Frank, who is just home from Texas.
There was quite NUMBER present
and the occasion was a pleasant one,
After telling a few funny stories
Frank told US that the area OF the Lone
Star State is 265,370 square miles, or
| III, l56, 600 acres. The coast line oi
Texas is 400 miles long, and her har.
bors are the finest on the gulf coast
There was much food for thought al
this white-winged coming together Of
rock-ribbed Democrats. Claud Powell
the artist, of Mexico, was present and
gave a talk on the art OF love making
and told how TO drag the roads sue
cessfully with hay frame. One Rubt
1 Dill read a few passages from his Cot
tonwood Scrap Book, which brought
tears, intermingled with sweet smiles
At this meeting we elected at least
three or possibly four OF the 'fboys'
who want a plum April I. We have
some gold bullion in the Cottonwood
mountains to make good our assertion
NEVER SWEAT BASE BALL TEAM.
| Col. Jim Squires, a well.known locaI
base ball magnate, has, with much
persuasion and liberal use OF money,
at last succeeded in organizing team
Of far-fetched ball twirlers Of Mexico,
who will cross bats with any team.
between the two great oceans. First
TO come, first TO be wallopped.
Manager Squires has the cataroou
and viii back up bis players for ans
amount named. He has secured the
Cottonwood diamond, which is an
ideal spot for fierce playing and muct
amusement is looked for the COMING
summer. Lucian Shootman, IN,
pitcher has been training in Cali
fornia for several months and is in ex
eellent shape. In fact, all the mem.
oers are in good trim. Manager
squlres wiilhand Us the names OF bi,
team in few days is they have not a,
yet been classified correctly. All ar,
as good-looking and as nervy a bunch
Of men as ever a crow flew over