Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-06-20
Cottonwood Springs.
,y One Reuben o'Rourke Dill.

BY One Reuben ORourke LII.
Meet me at the Springs July 4
Virgil Miller is in st. Louis, foreman
Of d large printing establishment.
Sunday was Fred Peck's birthday
and he entertained quite a number Of
his little friends in a becoming way.
Miss Virgins and Miss Zaugg are
still the charming guests Of Mrs. Bob
Hooton. They arc having a jolly time.
"She took me through a cross-exam-
nation and said, poor John, poor
John" The stuf's of.
Col. Fred Halfway was out to see
us Sunday. He lifted the veil, put on
the pressure and revived a dropping
spirit. Fred is a true hummer.
What has become of the young mar
ried man who ''casted" those sweet,
dreamy goo-goo eyes? The girls will
forgive but never can forget.
G. Arlington Matthias is also a 4th
day Of July-ar-his birthday. He will
spend his vacation at HAWK Point and
assist Major Gabriel Brown gather his
crop Of ginseng and kill grasshoppers.
The recent fierce hail storm badly
damaged u mint crop, near the
Indian Reservation. Before the hail
bit the mint IL was looking about as
fine al frog bair. We have seen our
fondest hopes decay. Weep with US.
Dermody Bros have on exhibition
in their store an old army rifle over
100 years old. The fierce old relic is
owned by Caleb Berry, once the prop
erty OF his grandfather.
1t is said Logan Bybee has all the
strawberry producers beaten this sea-
son or raising the best and largest
berries placed on the market. Mr..
Bybee is always there with the goods.
Charlie Steele has been in Mexico
several weeks visiting his parents and
taking a much-needed vscati0n, part
of which was spent AZ the Springs, his
health being very much rejuvenated.
Charlie holds a splendid lucrative po-
sition in ST. Louis
Col Horace Mundy tells us that
Major Alt Canterbury was a heavy
loser by the recent hail storm. His
entire wheat crop was beaten into a
pulp and his other growing crops were
badly damaged. Meredith Armistead
vas also a heavy loser on his wheat.
Ed Dermody aud Jack Haden are
hunting the frisky squirrel down near
Benton City. They took along plenty
OF cheese and crackers and a supply of
"wet goods" in case Of being bitten by
a poisonous snake. We hope the boys
will have a good time and not become
'half sick or half shot"
II you wish to see a fine piece OF
granitoid work, call aud take a peep
at the foot step leading into the sacred
Ledger editorial rooms. This fine
piece OF work was executed by Ollie
Hendrix, he welding a trowel that
few living artists can touch.
Dick Talbot, Mexico's cclored orator
and promoter, gives to US half dozen
silver mounted clippers, to be used al
the grand opening at the Springs.
Dick has been working for the South
Side Hardware Store for many moons
and is a faithful, honest employe. Al
an orator, Dick Talbot has Bill Holt
beaten fourteen square miles.
Martha W., the beautiful little
daughter Of Mrs. Clara Huston, dice
at the residence Of her mother In Kan
sas City last Wednesday. Mrs. Huston
was formerly Miss Clara Wells, quite
well known in Mexico. Sic has the
sincere sympathy Of many friends here
in the death OF her little daughter.
Leroy Key met with a severe mis-
hap Tuesday evening. In some mys-
FERROUS manner Leroy got mixed up
with a monkey wrench, a three-horss
power motor, a job press and a folder
In the roundup and when the smoks
had cleared away, he was found In one
corner OF the office suffering with a
sprained ankle. 1t was a close call
for Leroy, even closer than the eleva-
tor disaster In the Ledger office sew
eral months ago. Leroy is at his pos
OF duty but occasionally has to ust
a pair Of crutches. We hope he viii
continue to battle the wounded parts
Of bis frame in Spring water so that
no bad results will follow and that he
may soon be as large as life and thre,
times as natural.
IN LovE-HAs GOT IT BAD.
The following beautiful and touch
ing" epistle was picked up on thu
Springs campus and handed to US tt
be used as a chunk Of floating drift
wood. We don't know what deaI
Laura the writer alludes to, but WI
rather think be is In love and u
against IL for true. The epistle reads
Mexico, Mo-, June II.
TO Laura, Huntsville, Mo.
I've a soft spot In my heart,
Laura, dear
In the rear of my vest pocket,
Laura, dear
1t is beating now for you,
Every day so good and true,
1t is humping all for you,
Laura, dear
There's a letter due from you,
Laura, deal
1t would lessen great big tears,
Laura, deal
II a line would come from you,
Saying to me you'd be true,
1t would make the blues skidoo,
Laura, dea
Yours, struggling for sympathy,
STANLEY,
Mrs. W. W. johnson and family ar
visiting In Adair county, Missouri.