Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-10-01
Said the Wise
Old Owl on
Reubin Dill's Cap

heao nrst page OF Ledger Ior Orlit
wood and other good reading matter.
Captain Potter hands US a sample of
bis corn crop. His crop was great this
season.
We are told there are nc frogs In
Ireland. Can this be true? Where is
Martin Donnelly?
The weather Sunday and Monday
was fierce and many had the famous
Harry turner hump.
Bob Hooton and wife are home from
q big house party given by Col. and
Mrs. Geo. Wisdom, west OF Mexico. A
great time was reeled of.
Major Tom Powell was up from
Martinsburg Monday giving the glad
hand to his friends. Major Powell Is
a successful farmer and q good man.
Grandmother Fecht is quite i'll at
the residence Of her daughter, Mrs
Eugene Sullivan, northwest Of Mex
leo. Mrs. Fecht is about "a years Of
age.
Col. Sam Malone and wife are home
from a delightful visit In Indiana.
sam is fat, fine and sassy. He brought
to the Owl a nice little souvenir, and
we thank him for same.
Several of the boys ''sot out their
kites Saturday night and several fell
by the wayside. Boys, why IN the
world don't you be good and walk IN
the straight and narrow wayY
Sunday wa a rainy day-a good day
for all good Democrats TO read thell
Bibles. The Owl was q little bit be
hind with hts Sunday school lesson
but be read his testament and goI
wise.
DR.. Kanaly predicted 1t would no
ram Sunday but IL did. This is abou'
as near as DR.. KaDaly gets when h'
forecasts rain or no ain He is get
ting older every day ana bis memor,
Is failing him.
That was an awful kick that a brin
die COW handed out TO Amos Jenkin
a few days ago. IL vas a close cal
for the liver slicer. Moral-Don'
monkey around the business end Of
COW when she's mad.
) Meet me there. Why, at the Print
er's picnic at the Springs-providin
this barry Turner hump weather Q
Sunday and Monday let's up. Coz
Haskell. Of Oklahoma, will probabl
be present and give the boys a littl
l touch Of high life.
Col. Carter johnson is home frol
Texas where he killed four bears an
TWO deers. Col. johnson will probabI
; accompany President Roosevelt on b
hunt In Africa. Don't know wheth'
. Carter will take bis race horse, jam
r. Ward, with him o. not.
DR.. Frederick William Llewelly
/. has the Owls thanks for a beautifl
pipe, which the doctor purchased 0
\ his visit to the holy Land a few yea
\ ago. DR.. Llewellyn has a splend
! display Of pipes in bis store and wi
probably open up a branch store at d
Hotel Waverly before many moons.
Some people have got it In the
' eads that they can come to Cottol
/ wood Springs and tear up the ear
and raise all kinds of trough houses
Forget it. Walter Peck and Reub'
n Dill want all good people to come
\ the fountain and be healed. We dor
want bad cattle" or bad goats"
the campus
al Tom Chopper tells us that Col. ii
d Owen is now mayor Of Happy HOLE
% a suburb to Mexico. Tom wanted Il
Office and 50 did Ed Dermody, but il
Owen being the oldest inhabitant
N the Holler since Bill Willingham '
Gated Mr., Owen was appointed by
clamation by the inhabitants Of 50
!, Holler. A splendid appointment a
1t a good man.
IN Here's u glad hand to Byron O
l, Inns and his ~vivacious and beautii
young bride. May their pathway
decked out In Cottonwood Sprin
roses. The bride "a formerly NJ
Gertrude Howard, an exceeding
~vivacious and popular girl Of t
t. fashionable east end. The groom
is owner of a nifty boot and shoe factc
D, at Marshall, Mo.,and is on the road