Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-04-23
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whittier are We dritiugf
Lotsof business In the spring
Mis- Mltsie Peck, who has oeen
oulse sick, Is much better.
Hereof Isse several coantF cAndl.
a.tss have been seen lurking around
the Cottonwood springs district
Sou,e ride white b0rsss, others daFk
boUses. May the best man ~in-
n, COl Jack WoOlery dvesn't give
us ne 30 cents be Oxss the wise ola
.0rl. We win be "slmost persuaded 70
sv something good" about this
sOIeudid Democrat, who is in the race
far sheriff. AT this writing The Owl
Il ,bout al in, doun and OUT.
A gsy young man, living just west
NJ Msxico. purchased bis wedding suit
Al north side clothing store Tues
.day. Clark, dear bOy, you arc awful
.shT. but Toe owl Is On 70 bis JOB and
has two splendid ears and an eye that
never sleeps Success 70 you. Clark.
There was a yOung fellow named Tate
who ate with bis girl At sos
since Tate aid not state,
l cannot relate
what Tate at ais tetea-tete ate a.
SOS
We forgot the combination on our
|safe this morning, therefore coald NOT
re, At many valuable items for the
Ledger. sam Howard Is working on
me safe with dynamite. II Col How
ard succeeds in breaking the combi-
nation and opening said safe. the Owl
will do some wheA..ss zs thursday.
Charley Brewn, just west Of town,
who owns a splendid 2Oossre farm,
vel set in blue grass, showed US sew
eralstaIks Of grass that measured u
Inches. Imperial Missouri. and grand
old Audrain county,
A good baptist brother, who was
mipgling with the bunch a. the
Springs Sunday, says be has always
Kept the faith and will always believe
In short prayers and long drinks
So does the owl
Our good christian friend, Charlie
Leeper, has never been known to turn
a printers face TO the wall. We most
graciously thank him for faEors-
John r. Murphy is tilliDg the soil
for Major Paige, west Of Mexico, ana
John Crockett Is working for Luther
ICnswell, Of southwest Andrain. Both
murphy and Crockett are good men.
Arlie Hunt has seen the flowers
bloom about "A or Is times TnuTday
was his birthday, and his sister, Ms
Robert B. Hooton, prepared a swell
6 o'clnck dinner IN honor Of her good
looking brother. A few select friends
we're present 10 partake OF the feast
and Merry Widow hats were worn oy
1.-TWO charming Mexico girls. Luke
Hunt and Barney Hooton added much
70 make the occasion q merry One.
The Mexico Shoe Factory is install
ing q s~prinkllng system at their plant
iCoL W. A. Hendrix, the granitoid
artist, has just finished the founda-
ton for the water tanks. which vii
be about p inches in diameter.
Bill Ragsdale, the hero OF many
battles, has just shipped 70 Col. p J.
ClAas, OF Upton, No, a ESQ full pad
saddle. Grand MexicOl
Major Upham, the South Side Hard
ware merchant has promised Us sew
ersl sllyer-mounted dippers- Where
is "Uncle" Rufus Pearson with bis
gourdsy Both these gentlemen are
good friends Of the Old Owl. He thai
giveth 70 the oEl lendeth 10 the Lord.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Bratton are
now residents Of H0: Springs Ark.
Dol. John Bedbury, the tin shop
merchant, tells us be has a splendid
trade both 10 Mexico and adjoin,
ing towns he and bis force OF artists
have been hlling orders at Clark, Aux.
vase and Montgomery City.
Now, let's see, There are three
good men that have already an
nounced for County Prosecuting At
torney-C0l. Cant, C1l. Whitson and
ICol. Shannon-of whom no better
Democrats ; Cottonwood Springs
white crow ever few over. Wish we
could vote for all three OF the dear
boys We hear Of two other good men
who may enter the race later on. Dick
Carter, president Of the Hay Com
miftee, headed the said committe and
marched into the First Chance Store
and asked the proprietor, Col. Pratt,
why be, the said Pratt, had not en-
tered Col, d. A. Murphy In the great
free-for-all race for the aforesaid ofice
OF prosecuting attorney. Col. Pratt,
with tears in bis gOo-gO0 eyes, told the
aforesaid Hay Committee that be was
only waiting for a redwood stump
to arrive from California for the va
riOus candidates TO stand on while
making speeches to the dear people.
Col. Murphy is a friend Of ours and a
mighty good Democrat. Col. Pratt
tells US that St0newall Jackson san
ford IS to manage Col. WhitsUn's cam
p2ign; John Rainet and Dick Carter
will look after Col Gant's interests
and Isaac W. MCGOWAN will stump"
the county for Col. shannon. Col.
Pratt further states that the owls 10
the Cottonwood Springs district have
surely Joined the temperance bunch,
stopped whootIDg "Who are youf"
aud now merrily sing, Murphy,
Murphy. Murphy /" Let the good
work 90 on and may the best nan win.
Barney Fodder Dead
Barney, the five year old son OF Mr.