Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-09-10
Chunks of Driftwood,
RI One RsubSn o Dsu.

Maybe sne loves me WA'
don't
Maybe | will Try to get her and
maybe l won't
They say it won't work but We
hope 1t will.
Bushes may come aud bushes may
20, but freckles hang on forever.
Richard X. Nichols, west Of town,
is visiting relatives in indiana.
Luther Criswell drives a 500 span
Of mules They are hum-dingers.
Charles spOttswoOd aud Lecil Grit
in are having their residences remod
eled and painted.
Col. Jack Rutter is remodeiing Col
Ed. Prussing' s already handsome home
in Southwest Mexico.
School days, school days. The old
arithmetic and well-seasoned hickor,
stick now have the call.
Mrs Mary o'Callaghan, OF God
frey, Ill.,, is the guest OF her daughter'
Ms. John Fecht, west OF town.
Contractor and builder Bub Fergu-
son is building q new residence for
Col. John /. Brown, west OF town.
capt. ]. W. Splcer. the boss carpen-
ter, is adding another story TO Frank
Armistead's suburban residence.
Col. A. d. Stuart, OF Rush Hin,
bought two colts Of Frank Armistead
paying $50 esch for the youngsters.
Col. Ned Powell, former Mayor of
Martinsburg, was in Mexico Tuesday
giving the glad hand to his friends.
Gov Stewart, formerly Of west Of
Mexico, has bought and moved to a
farm out on Bean Greek, north Of town.
1t is said some people wdoul not
have the energy to do anything II
they knew what to do. WHAT do you
think Of thatY
The big Bloomfield, galloway coun-
ty, fair is being reeled of this week.
Go wei aud take q shot at the big
doin's in the Kingdom.
Mrs. Eva Branstetter, OF Wanda
liza, mother Of Norman Branstetter,
OF this city, Is very i'll. Mrs. Bran
stetter Is So years Of age,
Mrs. Homer Smith, OF Detroit,
! Michigan, after q pleasant visit To
Captain and Mrs. Smith, west Of town,
has returned to her home.
Isaac B. Jesse, W. c. Jesse and Ed
Brown are In the State Of Texas
with a view OF locating. They'll come
back to Audrain and stay here.
West Flat Rock is on the boom.
several sky ~scraping houses are being
built in this historic settle ment OF
SNOW balls and alligator bait"
Master Fred Peek took first money
on his colt at the big fair. Fred il
always there with the goods and fine
goods, too. His colt is a beaut.
That was a fine piece Of granitoid
work that Col. B. A. Powell done fol
Walter Peck, in front Of his beautiful.
residence, just west OF town.
The Misses Wilburn, Miss Vera o
Bishop and a big bunch Of pfettl
shoe factory girls went to ST. Lou
Sunday on the excursion train.
John Fecht, west OF town, has tn,
Texas fever" Col. Eecht has takeI
too many drinks out OF Salt River Il
ever gJaway from grand old Audrain
Mrs. Sarah Lidel and son, Henry
Of Columbia, who have been th,
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Arm
istead, have returned to their home
Jay Bennett did not enter his horsI
Holy Moses-ln the great free-for.al
trot at the fair. Holy was a little bi
disgruntled but he's still in the ring
Tell me that you love me,
Tell me that you are mine;
Tell me you'll come TO me-
Tell me nov and for all time.
Miss Lena Dowell is teaching schoo
at the Jesse academy. Sixty-twt
scholars are enrolled. Miss Dowell Il
an accomplished young lady and
splendid teacher.
Ed Dermo1y did not show up at hi
store Tuesday. Jerry says Ed is sicl
or else has started to school II sick
we feel sorry for Ed, but IL be ha.
started to school we hope he will com
plete bis education this term.
DR.. Joseph Steinman and Col Boil
Conner want the members OF the BIZ
Dipper Club to have another outin.
before the leaves begin to fall Lett
do. 1t is to be hoped that no membeI
will suffer with ''acute Indigestion,
Thanks to Col. Fred Maytield, tht
head. gear worker of the Chase .LlsteI
Theater Company, for tickets for our.
self and wife to the show. This is
splendid organic ition-the best thai
has visited our city In many moons.
J. Barney Hooton left Monday 70,
Phoenix, Arizona, for the benefit o
his health. Barney has been 10 fail
ing health for months and we hop,
Barney will soon regain his old-tim,
health. He's a good man.
Capt. J. Thomas Hisey gave a FREE
open air exhibition with bis barnyart
or monkey-faced owls Saturday after
noon at the residence OF John Fecht
west Of town. A big supper was reelet
off and 1t was all hands around. Capt
Hisey led In song service.
Carter Johnson tells US that Col
Jim Gilpin made a hot political speech
on big Thursday at the Jefferson Cit,
fair last week to a monster bunch 0
Prohibitionists. Col. Gllpln woulC
make a good United States Senator O.
Minister to Cottonwood Springs.
Here's q glad e. TO Col. Charlie