Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-03-12
Said the Wise
Old Owl on
Reubin Dill's Cap.
Are you a candidate for Sherifq

Are you a candidate for Sheriff?
Meet me at the Springs May LIST.
"How would you like to be my
honey girl?n oh, fudgel
Measles are .'ragingn in Mexico and
in the Flat Head Indian Reservation.
Miss Hanna Virgins, an exception
ally pretty girl of st. Louis, is the
charming guest Of Mrs. r. B. Hooton.
Clarence johnson leaves about April
lst for a tour Of the west, with a
view Of locating 10 some good town.
"He'll be back
We are still a firm believer In the
good old-time religion. 1T was good
for Paul. 1t was good for Silas. Why
not Tor me?"
If Mitchell White will only write to
his friend, DR.. KanalY, all will be
we'll. DR.. Kanaly wishes to exchange
photographs with Mr.. White.
They say, "Love's blind"
Can that be right?
Some men In love
Are just q sight.
The many friends of Col. Ben Fox
are urging him to make the race for
Sheriff. Col. Fox is q good man and
would make a mighty warm official.
Col. J.W. Atchison takes 81, 600 stock
In the new and greater Nickelodeon
at Cottonwood Springs. Dol. Atchison
knows a good thiDg'' when he sees
1t.
Col. John Callahan tells us that the
good people living on East Promenade
street are soon to petition" the City
Council TO put a split log drag on said
street. A good Idea.
DR.. Michael M. Judd, Of Marshall,
No., is In Mexico on professional busi-
ness. Mike is sure there with the
goods. His many Mexico friends are
giving him the glad hand.
We understand that Col. Staples,
the artist, was the highest and best
bidder and has the contract to paint
Joe Pratt,s new storehouse in all
colors OF the beautiful rainbow.
Col, Price Cunningham has moved
from bis farm, west Of here, to Mexico
aud will help make our city look more
like Cincinnati every day. We well
come him and bis estimable family.
The report that our handsome
young friend, Mr.. Arlie Hunt, was re-
Gently married toa pretty girl Of the
west end, is not true. Not yet, but
soon. Here's our glad a..
Chas. Harvey and wife, who have
been living south Of Mexico, for years,
left for Des Moines, Iowa, Monday, to
reside. They'll be back. Col. Steve
Allison has rented the Harvey farm.
Tom Chopper and Bill Gregg are
guests Of 'Shep" Cunningham, down
near Rush Hill and are now duck
hunting. The Mexico market will be
"glutted" with ducks in the next few
days.
Mrs. Jenkins and sons, Henry and
Leonard, left Thursday for New
Mexico, to reside. They have been
living west of town. In the memoir
able words Of Editor White-"They
all come back"
Say, don't you know that Rainey
Sparks is making soma splendid
brands OF clgarR Well, he is, and has
a fine trade in this and adjoining
cities. He gives employment to quite
q number Of artists and is helping
make our city a greater Mexico.
Hon. Thos. A. Mcintyre, who has
spent the winter In the state of
California, will be home about April
lst. His son, Louis, tells us that
"the old man" has shaved of bis
whiskers and has purchased a new hat
and his many friends will not know
him.
The Wise Old Owl doesn't know
very much about collars, but Billie
Ragsdale tells us he is still selling the
genuine Spooner Collar at $3.50, not
withstanding the great bluff" Of a
Mexico harness firm and the Sickles
Saddlery Co. Of st Louis. Bill SAYS 1t
hurts 'em. "Come on, boys; l lead and
you attempt to follow me but can't
cut the mustard. It's a way l have,
PROMOTE HIM WITH A BIG PENSION.
IA certain teacher In one of our
schools recently caught the janitor In
. lie, and asked him this question:
Where do you suppose you will 20
IL you Tell neSf" The janitor an
swered: "Well, l don't know, but
! go, l suppose / will still
be making fires for school teachers. -
Douglass County, Missouri, Herald.
Now, what do you think Of thatP
Frank Ragsdale, the enterprisIng
Ninety N inc Cents merchant, has our
thanks for a beautiful dime-and.pin,
we prize very highly. Mi.
Ragsdale handles all kinds Of goods,
q paper Of pins on up the line
Ind has a splendid trade. BE employs
and vivacious lady clerks, has
! g~ood-looking, amIable wife, adyer-
literally In the Ledger and ia
Happy and prosperous on the way.
One Of our leading business men
Isked US, Thursday, II the Missouri
ever assembled and reeled of
heir convention In a ''dryn city.
We could not answer his question.
lie told us that the pencll-pushers
uara 1ftof ne ot.w - GaI--ss 1