Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-07-23
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Happy Hiney Is there with the
chickens and tomatoes
~ shan't 90 out with Riley any
more.n It's close up to awful.
We yearn for the shade OF an old
chestnut tree. Hot stun.
virgil Miller is making matrimonial
speeches in Boone county.
Dol. Joe Pratt is Iecturing on tenn
oeranoe in Monroe county. Good
nAre We Thought Of when we're oldg
Are all our hopes and dreams 10 vain9"
walker Hughes leaves for Kansas
next week In search of gold. He'll be
back II be has 70 count railroad ties.
Meet me at Mexico's big chautauquA
.next wednesday. Col. stokes viii
hand out some splendid attractions.
Mrs. Johnnie williams and son,
Louis Anderson, are guests OF MI.
ano Mrs Luther crIswell, Of western
IAudraln
We want 10 give Gerald Garrett the
glad hand for favors shown us. Gerald
Is an artist and Yields q brush that
few men can hold a candle TO.
Col. John Duty tells as that be
caught two fish the other day that
weighed four pounds each. Now,
dear John, We want iron-clad proof.
uPap', Kennan, Walter Peck, viii
Bryarly, OFT Schopp and CASTOR Kent
are always there with the goods. Fol
further particulars see Pap or CASTOR
Col. Jim Gallaher, the monument
artist, has the contract and is now
having erected . large double vault on
the Z P. French lot at city cemetery
Count Deuacacae is the proud own
er OF q new automobile and the sweet
girls are making eyes at the gallant
Count-said the bird on Nelfie's hat
Our friend, Col. Jim johnson, has
kindly invited us to visit at OoloniaI
Hill, Col. Johnsonis beautiful subur'
home. Well be there. ColoneI
johnson does nothing by halves.
Peter Gluke, the two-faced man
is billed for two speeches at Cotton
wood Springs Col. Jim Gilpin and
Col. Tom Chopper will have charge Of
Col. Gluke. Watch for date.
Col. John Brewer, the mule king
this week, bought one span OF mules
from Col. Mord Fox at a long price
Also one span Of mules from a Wells
vile party at $3.50. Fine ones.
Wonder If our g~ood-looking friend
Col. Heck, has heard yet from a sweet
st. Louis girl? Surely, the gallant
Colonel has not ''gotten the hooks
They say love is blind.
Amos Jenkins, Dr. Kanaly anc
about a dozen boys had a hot old tint
with a corn fed COW which took refug,
In Lake Fonville the other day. DR.
Kanaly will tell you how 1t all hap
pened. We can't do the scrap justice
The Merry Widow who writes Sho,
String items for the Ledger is q swift
humeress. We shall "set our cap" fol
the gay cid girl-even II VI do "gel
the hooks Love is blind.n
Several warn cases OF "acute lndi
gestlonn among both Democrats anc
Republicans this week. We do hope
In the future the boys will behav,
themselves and walk In the straight
and narrow way. Be good.
Price Bros. will take some ilne stool
to the Columbia fair next week-vic
tor B., Cricket, the famous Shetland
pony, and one colt by the Or. Meal
lister horse. The Price Bros. handl,
none but ine stock.
Several Mexico ladies will take /,
vacation and visit popular cities Ii
the west In the month OF September
One young lady wiIl-but we hav,
nothing more to say at this time--bul
when the proper time arrives we vii
give the said young lady a write-ul
that will carry her inst as near th,
Golden Gate as possible. o, heavlngs
Col. henry Koldehoff is building
fine residence for Major Wheeler
northeast of Mexico. Henry is al
artist that few carpenters can touch
He Is sure the ma behind the saw
plane and hammer, and is a good mar
Henry Neiderschutte, while stack
Ing wheat on his farm, northwest o
town, Wednesday, lost bis new watch
Henry had just bought the watch a
q Mexico jewelry store, paying s22
That stack will have to come down.
Master Elon Whitney, a LEDGE
promoter, is home from a pleasant yisIi
to McCredle relatives. Elon saws b,
had a hog killing good time hauling
bay shocks, fisbiug, bathing, ridinI
on street cars, going to shows ant
breaking" wild mules-one contin
uous round Of untold pleasure.
We hear that Col. White, the erear
editor Of the Ledger, is soon to take
bis annual outing and will spend .
month at bis old home at Long Island
New York. We wish the gallant ed,
itor a merry time. Of which be &c
richly deserves. One Reuben Dill tell.
Ono that last year Col. White sent
him tDill a fine suit OF clothes, pur.
chased at a Fifth Avenue tailor shop
which dt Dill like a Governor Cow,