Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-08-06

Lay on. McDun.
It's a way we have.
Next Tuesday Is thatgreat day.
Dr. Marks has been sick but Is now
much better.
Jerry Shehan, living southeast Of
Mexico, is quite 81. Mr.. Shehan is an
aged man.
Many man is out mailing campaign
lies who ought to be at home mailing
shingles on the holes 10 his reof
Charlie Brown, just west OF town,
has threshed his large crop OF rye,
which is Of superior quality.
Our lifelong friend, Hon. Thos. A.
Mcintyre, is thinking OF buying q
new automobile Now, the Owl will
get ride. o, joyl
The Osl has that satisfied Cowherd
Democratic smile on bis face that
won't come OF. BE also has naughty
little twinkle in his eye.
Col. Loren Meeks, manager Of Mr..
Charlie Glendye's large livery barn,
tells the Owl that one OF their swift
carriage mares was over driven Sunday
by a colored man and died. Loss, s2Oo.
Next Wednesday we want all de-
feated candidates TO come to Cotton
wood Springs and soak their heads and
get healed. The morning after is close
up 10 awful. Youth feel bad.
Col. Ball lnot Dave BalI) Of the First
and Last Chance Grocery Store, has
the Owls thanks for q package OF
Virginia Chsroots. Col. Ball tells US
be has splendid trade.
Come or, boys, and get on the Billie
Cowherd wagon before It's everlast-
ingly too late. All are good i'hesses''
entered in the race, but some are
swifter than others The Owl predicts
Cowherd will WIN the race in walk.
Let's all tote fair at the county pri-
mary next Tuesday and all viii be well
Let's have no chickering's, hard feeling
or chewing Of the rag. Walk manly
up to the polls aud cast your ballot for
the man Of your choice.
The grass, weeds and trees in the
Catholic cemetery are BEING cut and
trimmed and will look quite nifty.
The Mexico Catholics have one OF the
prettiest cemeteries in the State.
What has become OF Meredith Arm
istead and bis campaign songs {? Come
forth, Meredith, and we'll sing Billie
Cowherd right into the guberuatorIal
chair. o, JOY
DR.. D. Jennings K4naly, the bard
Of East Lake, the Owl learns, Is goins
to sue Mitchell White. Amos jenkins
and Rnhe Dill for making false mis-
representations about him. Conc on,
Doctor; we will tFot you the hottest
beat that ever happened. After our
attorneys get through With your car
cass you will not come out Of your old
SHACK for many moons.
One OF the Wise Owls good farmer
friends came to Mexico late Saturday
evening In his buggy and hitehed bis
horse at the hitch rack. After get
ting 3 shave he went out with the
boys and discussed the political out
Look TIL IL O'Clock He then started
home on foot, and when about hall
way kone, he suddenly remembered
that he came to town in his buggy.
He hOt-footed it back to town and
found horse and buggy where he left
it at the hitch rack The good farmer
got home about a. m. and says his
good wife won'tspeak to him. Now
this Is the limit. He gave the Owl
80 cents not to diyulge his name or tc
say be was half sick. The owl won T.
Editor White writes the Owl from
Long Island that be is having hog
killing jolly time 10 the day time but
can't sleep good at night from worry
ing and dreaming about the awning
which shades the sacred editorial
rooms Of the Ledger ONCE. My Deal
/ Boz, don't worry. The Ledger forct
will look after the awning and tbs
North Side Alley during your absence
Have sweet dreams and don't have 1
grievance when you come back to deal
old Mexico. Keep the good faith.
Meinhardt Sannebeck is home from
Benton City, where lie took a much
needed rest under the shade Of an ole
chestnut tree. He is a hum-diDger.
If you wish 20 shave and shave with
ease. call at the South SIDE Hard ware
| Store and buy yourself one OF those
nice Safety Razors Col Dry is SURF
there with the goods.
Joe Pratt has gone back to bis first
and only love-that OF horse-shoeing
He is now with Col Jim Fields anC
would be pleased to give bis man.
friends the glad hand. Joe is an artist
The Owl learns a big law suit is soor
TO be resled of before Squire Bass. 4
seems some weeks ago Martin Donnelll
sold one Philip Shire a dozen big ia
bull frogs, Shire paying said DOnnell!
the cash for said frogs. Donnelly ha
failed 10 deliver the goods and the sui
is on. Billie Cowherd will represent
Donelly and Dave Ball will talk TO
Shire at the trial. The Owl hopes thl
rucus win be amleably settled outside
the courts, or the attorneys, befor'
the case is ended, will own the frog
and both farms Of Shire and Donnelly
Major Pease, Of West Boulevard
has just finished threshing bis larg'
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