Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-05-09
Chunks of Driftwood.
BIZ One Reuben o. Din.

Bg One Reuben o. Dill.
Only the preacher likes to be called.
1t is said John Fred is soon to wed.
Clay Brown was over from Columbis
Saturday. Clay is looking we'll.
Louis Bybee is nov with bis brother
A. w. Bybee, IN the granitoid
business. Louis has been a grocery
clerk for a year and n half in the same
building but with IA different firms.
E. J. Cooper, colored, is now State
Grand Lecturer of Colored Masons.
Cooper has a good-paying position.
Clarence Baskett colored, had his
hand badly mangled by q cog-wheel
at the colored laundry Saturday.
''Some One got a whole bunch Of
the boys TO drinking" Saturday night.
II was one continuous round Of untold
pleasure. No fights and nobody's
business.
Mary Edith Hollopeter, the beauti-
full little daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
David Hollopeter, OF North Mexico,
was eighteen months old Sunday and
her great grandmother, Mrs. Thomas
Duty, gave the sweet child and her
parents a big dinner. Mrs. Duty's
birthday is to-day Monday and MI.
David Hollopeter's birthday Is to-mor-
row. We regret that unfinished bust
ness prevented us from getting u
f~eet.under the table at all those big
dinners. Long life to all Of them.
Col. Hugh Towson is confined to
his home. he has stomach trouble.
Jerry Dermody is a lover OF the
good and beautiful. Hence he sends
the Ledger force q sack OF delicious
eating apples. Thanks, dear Jerry.
If we are not about half sick next
Sunday, we shall take dinner with
Col. and Mrs. Jim O'Brien at their
West End Eureka Hotel. We shall
sit down at first table and say grace.
Mrs. Matthew Fecht, who lives four
miles west of Mexico, is a lady Who'll
has much faith in the Missouri hen.
Recently she placed 20 eggs under a
true blue Postum Walk hen and
out Of the 20 eggs 81 chickens were
hatched. Grand old Audrain County
and grand old Postum Walk
"Those love-sick eyes look into
mine. Without your love, o let me
It's close up to awful.
Here's our glad g. to Ralph Hutch
erson and his winsome is-to-be bride,
Jack Towne will be Ralph's best man
When Jack marries Ralph and his
will stand up" With Jack and
MS winsome bride-to-be.
Sunday we had occasion to be up
North Mexico and called at the
;ozy little home of Mr.. James LEROY
Key, where, for a short time, we were
entertained by these good
people. Leroy has a good looking
wife and a bright little son, Francis,
md Is, or ought TO be, happy. We
lad some difficulty In finding the
lone of Mr., Key, as he has lived in
hat portion Of the town but a short
While and no one seemed 10 know him,
We had thought OF running" Leroy
or Mayor some time, but II he is not
ny better known In other portions Of
he city than he in north Mexico, we
ball his name from the map.
ome OF the streets in northwest Mex
are IN a wretched condition. Mud
oles, deep ruts, broken bridges and
1 many places no sidewalks at all.
Why such things exist, we know not. 5
The airdrome, in which the play OF !
be Beautiful Bagdad was reeled OF, :
'hurday night, was crowded to wit ,
ess this splendid production, and we :
IN truthfully say the large audience /
ot their moneys worth, and then /
me. Each and every actress and Z
tor acted well their parts. The
Irls are pretty and petite, their dane g
g up-to-the-m minute and their COS !,
dazzling and superb. Colonel
arnaby has a splendid attraction In =
Beautiful Bagdad show. =