Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-06-07
be no chewing of the rag

Bill Ragsdale lthe only BID tells us
land we don't doubt his assertion
that he sells more goods in Audrair
county and ships to other states more
saddles than any other firms In Boone,
Galloway or Pike counties. He viii
back up his assertion with the cash,
Call on Bill and he will tell you a
funny story about OIL Clty-that place
of renown-if be Is not too busy.
In looking through our safe the
other day among our notes, bonds ane
mortgages, we found a picture OF our
self taken by Col. Dock Graham, away
back in the eighties, at a time wheI
we knew but little about the ways OF
this wicked world OF sin and woe
Mexico didn't want the Brown Sho'
Factory then and don't want it now
The chrome is a beaut and as a brids
gift we shall send il to Princess Ens
who was married at Madrid Thursda
Princess Ena's wedding cake is 81
feet high and weighs 800 pounds.
Mayor Graham tells us he hears tina
Joe Adcock is negotiating for til
Waverly. Contractor Colonel Hem
Meyer will begin work on the Waiver
as soon as the marble gets here froI
Italy and as soon as be gets the Wn
Kemper building completed.
Bob Muir was down from Elliott
Randolph county, Tuesday, where b,
and Jim Kemp are doing guard dut
at the coal mines up there. Bob say,
Jim's health Is good and he tJim's
good looks and Handsome" form
makes him a great 7ayorite among tn,
ladies. Jim is exceedingly gallant
Jerry Dermody aud Merit johnson
went hunting down near Benton Cit
Wednesday. They did not get ans
tidings OF one Tode Gulick but saw
lots OF snakes but did not get bit by
the reptiles. They took SNAKE med.
icine' along aud had a jolly time.
Capt. Caleb Berry purchased Thurs.
day the first pair OF shoes turned out
By the Brown Shoe Factory, on Clark
avenue, just vest Of the Windsor
hotel. We want Mayor Alb. Dlngle, |
OF Moberly, to buy a pair also and
take the factory home with him.
Charlie Karnes, floor manager Of the
400 fancy dress ball, Tuesday night,
whispered TO US that 1t was a swell |
atfair-One continuous round OF untold
pleasure from start to q beautiful
nnish-a gay society event long to be
remembered.
Detective Buck Pagan and his Nor.
blood hounds, hope to land
Gulick before many moons.
Has the Blacksmith Union in Mex.
leo been "torn aSundern by mutual
consent? Who broke the combine?
Leslie Penny, formerly of Mexico, is
now proof reader on a Kansas City
paper. Leslie is a good ne wspaper
nan, anywhere be is placed
Call at Carl Dobyns' Cafe and buy a
fish OF the real Cottonwood Chill. It's
not stuff and very fine eating.
Hon. Z. F.-neither afirms or de-
lies that he is soon to marry, and
It is none Of u concern, we will
ct 1t 60 at that.
Meinheart Sannebeck, while sorting
ut a crate Of strawberries Thursday.
ust arrived from Arkansas, found the
GLOWING words written on n OF the
'oxes; "GoOd bye. No marry this
ear. Miss Minnie Birlsing, McRea.
arkansas" Meinheart has written to
Hiss Birlsing. a wedding may follow,
Through the kindness of r M.
White be allows us space in his LED.
to launch for Col. W. V. Berry. of :
.~armington, Mo, Hon. W. D. Van !
liver, OF st. Francois county, for Gov. !
rnor- We guess Billie Vandiyer is
u right, although we hear that some '
I the newspapers called him pants
'andiyer during the last State
e nocratic campaign. But be got a !
retty big plum from Gov. Folk and !
Jay now own all kinds of pants. Let's |
'ot Bile a heat. ]