Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-09-19
Cottonwood Springs.
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Barney Hooton, of Vandalis is quite
sick at the residence OF Robert Hoot'
on, Of Mexico.
Rev. A. Hendrix and wife, OF
Waynesville. Mo, are the guests Of
Col. and Mrs. VIM A. Hendrix, Of this
city.
Col. Geo. Hall is home from a bust
ness visit to Fort Collins, Colorado.
Col. Hall reports all OF the Mexico
people, now Of that city, as doing well,
Col. Jim Leeper, Of Kansas, was at
the Springs Saturday shaking hands
with bis many friends at the Waverly
Hotel.
Col. Lawrence O'Toole and Billie
Fecht Just only think they are cham
pion horseshoe pitchers; that's all.
Tom O'roole and Rube Din gave
Lawrence and Billie a rlittle touch Of
high life, a few days ago along horse
shoe pitching lines. What has become
Of Gene Dalhem, John Sullivan, Joe
Fecht and Oscar Lewis, all OF whom
'claim" to be pitchers OF shoes?
Tom O'Toole and the writer will
put up our mint patches against any
the above boys farm that we can turn
their faces to the wall and then walk
OF with their farms In our vest poe
kets. Name day and date.
Contractor Teddy and bis artists
have just completed a 81, 800 feed barn
for G. W. Pease, the largest ami best
arranged barn In the county.
Simon Phillip is home from q de.
lightful visit to the Old World. He
purchased for us, while In Italy, a
loud pair Of hose-all colors Of the
rainbow. The socks are OF the Cot
tonwood variety, and right up to the
minute.
Captain Hanson, with Major Joseph
Steinman, besides being a boot and
shoe artist. is q first-class painter.
He has a big contract near the shoe
factory.
Col. Ed Dermody was toastmaster
at the big dinner given by Mr., and
Mrs. Gene Sullivan, Sunday. Edward
does nothing by halves, neither does
Gene and bis amiable wife. A good
time was reeled of.
Prof. Fred zaumstag gave q fancy
dress ball to bis many friends at his
country home, Monday night.
Col. Frank Sannebeck, is proving
himself an expert daylight horse trad.
er, on all days except Sunday. Amos
jenkins says the best time to trade
horses is under the silvery moon.
Perhaps Amos Is moon-eyed. Frank
now owns the best nag that he has
driven In many moons.
Capt Solomon d. Threlkeld, who
has been touring the west is again
with Bill Bagsdale making the famous
Ragsdale saddles. Capt. Threlkeld
had three or four fierce fights with
and brakesman, but came
out first as usual. He is always on
the right side.
Col. Neal Shehan is having erected
a fine residence on his farm, southeast
OF town.
Thanks to Frank Armistead for a
fine large Jim Reed melon. Frank is
. Jim Reed man, first, last and all
the time and wants to see him as gov
ernor OF our great state.
Miss Ethel Bybee is teaching school
north Of Sturgeon, at q salary Of .s6O a !
DR.. Gene Sullivan was called to see
/ sick friend northwest OF town Sun
lay. The said fIiend is now much
Col. Carter Johnson's race horse,
John R. Ward, after he gets through
throwing dust In the eyes Of Missouri
,orses, will be taken to Texas 10 race.
John R. Ward is a veritable gold mine
or his owner.
Again we wandered northwest Sun
lay and mingled with good people.
Ne were the honored guest OF Col. and
drs. Lawrence o'Toole and family
nd spent the day ioyfully and profit
Ibly. When you visit the O'Toole
amily you find sunshine and happi.
less, and lots Of It, The dinner was
'reat and the supper greater than the
Inner and l got mine. No better or
more hospitable people can be found
han the O'Tooles from the heads Of
be household all along the line down
o little Winnifred the pride and the
oss Of the family. Col. OsToole owns
splendid farm and has it stocked
nth all kinds OF thoroughbred ami
halls. He is the owner of the best
Dung mule colt perhaps In the county
1t will take three figures TO buy
I'm. Col. O'Toole wanted US TO stay
ndassist in threshing his big oat and
heat crop Tuesday, but as we had TO
'ok after the threshing Of Clark Gar.
and our mint crops on the same
ay, we could not do 80. Sorry.
Mr.. Joe oorder, like Hip Hughes, is
Ipidly climbing the ladder OF fame
nd fortune. Mr.. Oorder is now night
'reman OF a big morning newspaper
! q long salary. Her is very progress
We and never talks or ''squirmsp
on duty, and never has "beenl
working the hook. oh, no.
e Is thinking Of accepting q position
makeup man on the Boston Globe.
here are exceedingly few foreman
more gallant knights OF the stick
rule like Mr.. O0rder.
Miss Maggie Dermody OF Charlotte. :
and Miss Mayme Dermody, ofl
ew jersey, who have been guests Of =
I. and Mrs. Lawrence OTooIe for