Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1908-06-25

with gun grease border.
The drummers are q handsome
bunch Of Jolly boys. Many Of them
the Owl learns, are members OF tht
Salvation Army and are keeping tht
good faith and walking in the straight
and narrow path. Bravo
Many Fulton people Will come ovel
In q budy Friday, to witness the jolly
drummers cut the mustard. The del.
egation will be headed by Uol John
judi, Col. Peter Tureman and Col
Gus Morsinkhoff-all good men.
The Ledger, as usual, prints the
news all the time. Children cry for
the Ledger just as loud as they yelp
for Cottonwood Springs water and for
Castoria. It's way they have.
Beautiful Ledger Beautiful editor
Beautiful reporters Beautiful stem
ographer Beautiful compositors |
Joe Pratt will have bunch OF
cheese, crackers and pickles on exhi-
bition Saturday night and the Ledg-
er's Owl will dish out juicy, boneless
liver. Ii the drummers nave the price
they can secure q hand-out of this
toothsome stuff.
Col. Brack Twyman, the East India
drummer, is here giving his many
Mexico friends the glad hand. Brack
is here with the goods. Dol. Twyman
has visited many foreign countries
and has sat down at tables with
kings and queens.
Meinhardt Sannebeck and Ray Dill
lard step aside for no 30 cents window
decorators. They are artists.
The drummers street parade was
great, witnessed by large crowd Of
people. ALI kinds OF old Reubes were
In the rear Of the drummers,
Mexico's ideal Mayor, Hon. e. d.
has most graciously turned
over the keys to the city to the merry
drummer boys. Dock Graham is q
high-class nabob--a true gentleman.
Col. Alb Dingle, Of Moberly, is said
to be the handsomest drummer In the
bunch. Col. Dingle is always there
with first class wet goods and is one
Of the most iovial men that ever went
up and down the line. He always has
kind word TO say atout Hotel Wa
verify and beautiful Cottonwood
Springs and the Ledger's Owl.
Dick Carter and Pete Sanford, the
big hay drummers, we're In the street
parade and much admired by the
ladies. o, heavingsl
Amos Jenkins, Bill Owen and Dick
Lane will have a boneless liver sliclng
contest Saturday night frum the roof
Df the high water tank at the Shoe
Factory. May the best man win. All
1rummers are invited to the contest.
Miss Nellie Goose, of Boston, will
sing o solo-"I Love None But The
Drummer Boys in the fourth floor
parlor at Hotel Waverly Saturday
evening at 2:30. Miss Goose is a sweet
singer and beautiful girl.
Col. Sam Morris is making the jolly
lrummers see good time. Sam is a
hummer to a beautiful fafe-you-well.
In the event drummer should be-
,ome about "half sick" and fall by the
waVside, DR.. Marks, the specialist,
will give you instant relief by the
aging on of hands.
The Owl well knows the feelings of
one 1.-THE morning after"--a deep,
brown taste In your mouth and whis-
kers on your teeth. "What Q rattling
good time / must have had the night
before. o, my head" Dear drum
ner, II you are weary and heavy
laden the morning after" from the
effects of gun grease, come unto me at
Springs and be rejuven-
ated by drinking the elixir Of life and
taking bath In the Pool Of SLOAN.
Prof. l. ID. Lambert, at bis Ideal
parlors, has In his possession
an old-time razor that has reached the
ripe old age Of i40 years. The Owl
few into the Ideal shop Friday and
had bis top-not clipped and took
shot at the old razor. The blade to
said handle Ia as wide as an ordinary
corn knife. Prof. Lambert is q first
class tonsorial artist and his parlors
are equipped with bath rooms, electric
fans, etc. Prof. 0. A. Slavens holds
first chair and does splendid work.
Major Joe Rutter is acting as sort
OF "bureau Of information" during the
drummers meeting. A visitor from
Hatton was In Mexico Thursday get
ting his eye full and rnhber-necking.
The said visitor asked Major Rutter
what the initials M. d. A. stood for.
Joe told him 1t stood for "more drunk
ards arriving" Great shades Both
then ducked into q thirst emporium.
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