Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-10-24
Chunks of Driftwood.
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We are not dead-cnly sleeping.
Fred zumstag gave his mans friends
a fancy dress tall Friday night Prof
Kit EIlingtons String Band furnish
ed the Inusic for the dancers and 1t
was all haucs around. Col. Znrnstag
Is always there with the goods
Barry Hooton Is slowly improving.
Miss Linnie Byhee entertained Miss
Ca1thorn OF northern Audrain Sun
day.
Col Bob White is nom the oniy liv-
leg Democrat that ever vent over 70
Europe and sd0nen that foreign couu-
sry in fifteen minutes and then re
turned to his desk n help make Mex
leo a city. IT'S a way friend Bob has.
The only things that have made
Mexico fAmcss is the Mexico Ledger,
Cottonwood Springs, the shoe factory,
Bill Reesdaleis saddles, Paul Webers
bread and Charley Dobyns hot
stufr' factory. It's way we have.
Col. Carter johnson will take one OF
his Fiat Head lndians-Meal-in-the-
fsce-to St Louis this week 10 see
the big balloon ascensions-
We are shortly to print q book Of
poems for Louis Mcintyre. The poems
are fierce, but touching.
Virgil Miller, Hip Hughes, Marcel
lus Hook and Reuben Deli will make
application 10 enter the Printers
Home near Cottonwood Springs. An
are coed men and should draw pen
sions on the side for the way they
have @worked" their friends 10 help
make Mexico q city. Their only little
sweet wish is that the North Side
Alley may be widened about the sire
Of four feet and then paved.
Col. Alb Armstrong is in Columbia
on professional business. Dr.. Hopson
Kemp says Abner is a perfect dream
and a hummer fortrue. OF course.
DR.. Dave Sullivan has rheumx-
tism 10 his best foot but manages TO-
hobble around TO see his many pa
tients. lisa way the Doctor has.
Clark Garrett weighed his cattle
Monday. The way the cattle tilted
the beam was fierce. He is thinking
Of shipping them to Liverpool, EGG
lard. B~y-the-wsy, q Of Clark's
many lady friends has made bet that
this gallant young man will shortly
wed one OF Mexico's loveliest flowers
and she's q peach. too. We are quite
sure the said young lady will win the
bet She, herself, would have sloTedn
to hayecaptured Mr.. Garrett, but he
is 50 exceedingly shy.
Richard Bradley is In Mexico shak-
ing hands with his many friends.
Dick lives in Fort Collins, Colorado
and reports the colony Of Mckee peo-
pie, nov living In that city, as doing
well. Fort Collins is a dry city
and the Mexico people in this hustling
western town all read the Ledger, walk
In the straight and narrow way. keep
the good faith and are happy on the
way to glory hallelujahi
DR.. Anton Bradshaw, tells this
funny bot story on Col. Jim Ford, the
well known and popular suctioneer:
Several years ago. said the doctor,
81 vas called TO see Col. Ford, who
was q mighty sick man and found bis
pulse beating at a los clip. I told the
Colonel bis pulse was at lo3. He was
very deiirious. and replied: AT l03;
At los, going at lOs, who will make it
saved Col. Ford's life but it
was a mighty Close call for the hand
some auctioneer."
Col. Geo. Clark, the handsome rural
route mail carrier, Is home after tax
Ing . much needed rest at Deer Park
No. Col. Clark killed two deer, made
several sunday School speeches and
bad q rafting good time.
II you want 10 enjoy a hearty laugh,
Just get Sam Malone, the handsome
postofice clerk, to tell you q funny
story. Some Of bis stories have wills