Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-04-16

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Hon. Sam B. Cook of Jefferson City,
was In Mexico Saturday giving his
many friends the glad hand. MI.
IOook looks well, feels well, and is well.
We have no better friend on earth
THAN Sam Cook. He has always stood
by q friend. He loves his friends and
doesn't give q darn what his enemies
think OF him. You can't keep q good
man down, and we will take OIL our
lcoat any old time and vote for him for
any office he may seek.
Col. Selb,of north Of Mexico, Is book
ed for . speech at the Springs July
I4th. he will make the welkin ring
and the little song birds will cease to
sing during Col. Selb's talk.
Col. Paul Weber has our thanks for
q fine large Cottonwood Springs cake,
which was exceedingly toothsome.
Paul is thinking Of buying a 6o'horse
power automobile and will give the
Mexico people q little touch OF high
life.
There once was a man with . beard,
Who said: "It is just as l feared
Two owls and q hen,
Four larks and q wren,
Have all made their nests in my beard.
Aud also:
There was an old man OF Thermopyla
VINO never did anything properly;
But they said "If you choose
To boil eggs In your shoes,
You cannot remain at ThermOpyl8 "
We rave Hon. Tom Mcintyre the
glad hand the other day. lie spen
the winter In California aud looks as
spruce asa 2I-year-old Democrat His
many lady friends are giving him the
glad hand and casting goo-goo eyes.
"Uncle" Tom Is awful shy but has a
naughty little twinkle In his eye.
There was o young man named Mccall,
Who went to a fancy dress ball.
he thought just for fun,
He would dress like q bun,
And was eat by q dog In the hall.
Also:
There was a young lady from Lynn,
Who was SO exceedingly thin
That when she eSsayed
To drink lemonade
She slipped through the straw and
fell In.
Cottonwood Springs is dry. April
fool. Audrain county may be dry"
but the Springs will be wet" for
ever.
Frank Armistead is selling and
planting many young trees Of all va
~rieties for Mexico people. Col. Armi-
stead is the tree king Of Audrain.
Col. John Dyke is making for us a
whistle to be used to wake up lazy
guests at the WaverlY. The whistle
will be quite shrIll and Is calculated
to almost wake up the dead.
O. Ed Harrison and bis force of ar
lists are helping make Mexico a city
every day. Ed is In the granitoid
business and gives employment to a
large force Of men. he has large con-
tracts on hand-especially one down IN
Woodlawn Place. He would be pleas.
ed to get your order for f~irst-class
work.
Charley Karnes is taking q much
needed rest, Of which he so ricdly de-
served.
Mrs. Frank Williams is the guest Of
her daughter, Mrs. Luther Criswell
in southwest Audrain. Mrs. Jim
lO'BrIen would also have been a guest
Iof Mrs. Criswell, but she slept too long
and ''missed the train"
Miss Stella Les Peck is on the sick
list.
Mr.. and Mrs. McNeely, Of VinIta
Indian Territory, are the guest OF
South Audrain relatives.
Mrs. Kimpson, Of Illinois, and Mrs
Hill, Of Texas, are the guests OF theil
relatives, the Dean brothers, south
Mexico.
Judge Evans calls the editor Of the
Auxvasse Review q cuckoo ana Col.
Hook says he will try and crowd the
Old man out Of his nest. Good.
Prof. Everett Bush hassiecured the
privilege Of running q barber shop at
the Springs this summer.
Clark Garrett owns some splendid
mich cows and Is furnishing Mexico
people with milk and butter. CLARK
tells us that II he doesn't again gel
lside-tracked he will, some fine day
In the rosy month OF June, marry a
sweet northwest MEXICO girl. Hope
Clark will not get the hooks.
Our handsome young friend, Louis
Barth, has promised us a valuable
chunk of drift wood. Louis does
nothing by halves and is always there
with tine goods.
And we got our hog jowl. Thanks
10 Walter Peck. Hog jowl and greens
are good stuff.
Editor Bob White is dealing In
electric motors quite extensively. he
has Q large and complete assortment
on hand. Col. White believes In
spending his good money aud helping
make Mexico 3 greater city.
Dr.. Henry Morsinkhofi addressed !
large bunch Of people at the Springs
Sunday afternoon. His subject was
1.-THE Beautiful Merry Widow Hat
The many ladies present enjoyed DR..
Morsinkboff's lecture very much and
many gave him the glad hand.
Detective Sam Wallace has a YER,
~iattering offer from the RinglIns
HrnGhara IN ira val wttn thnt~ IA