Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-11-25
II took bis auto for q spin
And spun the town around;
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kOVos W ulUs
A number OF the fair sex has asked
US whether w knew or not II Or.
Frank Peck was going to Texas 70
make bis home. Dear girls, not being
the Doctors private secretary, We
don't know. Ask the Doc.
The storm was ''shore" q Whopper,
The wind 10 Kissed and reared,
A gallant tUb vas sinking
With four fishermen aboard;
The captain, pilot, cook and mate
Said cheep up bo's It's nottoo late
ELL save you II l have to swim
So tell my wife when you get In,
That after all / never lied
And like a gallant hero died.
BY Dr. d. Jennings Kanaiy.
Ed ermody is Ill.
The chicken show is on.
Get your snow shovel sharDened.
Bill Ragsdale is still quite unwell.
General Turkey Gobler will visit
Mexico beautiful next week and the
old rascal may be offered up.
When It comes to identifying and
cleaning up the streets generally, we
vote for Col. Ed Walker. ., you Ed I!
Nobody is barred from playing tag
at Carter JohnsOnis Indian Reserya-
tion, but be shy OF the Flat Heads
Buck Pagan, Loren Meeks, Doctor
Kanaly and the Ledger Owl are organ
izing q stock company to purchase a
turkey for Thanksgiving. Send in
your subscriptions and the part Of the
fowl you wish allotted to you, and
thvs avoid the rush. o, you turkey
The summer is over, the harvest has
passed and Thanksgiving Day is al
most here. On this great day, get
down On Jour knees and he good; then
meet, f~ace-to-face, your turkey or your
goose. II you haven't got one, then
eat cheese, crackers and liver, which
helps to push a poor, hungry sinner
along. It's mighty good stuff.
Our good friend, Lee A. Mcconnell
formerly OF Mexico, but for many
years a resident OF Los Angeles, Cal.
made the Ledger Owl a pleasant cal
Thursday. Years ago, Lee and the
Owl chumed together-entered all the
rings and went all the gaits and had
rattllng good time, hand-in-hand. II
was a way we had. Lee is now in The
real estate, loans, stocks and bondi
business at Los Angeles and is happy
and prosperous on the good way. III
is happily married, has an amiablt
and charming little wife and q pretty
and vivaclous daughter, Miss Ruth
Mr.. Mcconnell regretted very much
that be could not stay a week witt
us at Cottonwood Springs. He hal
been a reader Of the Ledger for mani
years, and says it's like wine-grow'
j better and more sparkling as IL grow
older. Success TO Lee A. Mcconnell
Col. and Mrs. Joe Pratt, at theil
High View Home, near Thompson
gave an elaborate dinner, Sunday, Il
a select bunch Of their friends and ;
great time was Teeled off-a dream
Col. and Mrs. Pratt do nothing b.
! halves, Vim. Pratt and Mai. Tandy
, Hill, Of this city, were In the receiving
line. Religious duties prevented thu
Ledger Owl from attending this lovely
affair. 1t will be repeated, Christmas
NEIGHBoRHooD TROUBLES.
81 love my wife, but oh, you KID"
He sang at ten O'Clock.
Then through his window came foul
), cans,
II Two dead cats and a rock.
Denver Post.
A photograph across the waY
Then started on its lsbors;
"I'm glad this debris came" be said
"IIl throw 1t at the neighbors"
st. Louis Star.
The pianophiend right next door,
Then started up a stunning;
. zone souvenir for you p he cried,
4, And forthwith sent it humming
4, Philadelphia Telegram.
d, WASN'T that too utterly utter p
Il She was a great heiress
Vowed wedlock to shun;
4, When he asked for her hand
II She let him get done,
And then she obliged him
BY handing him me. o F. o
II Robert Blse and wife, who havl
been living at Fort Collins, Col, TO
about two years, are the guests Of Col
Stephen Allison, south Of town. Col
! Bise may soon again become a residen'
of Audrain. They all come back,
No Chance to Lay Eggs:
There are no eggs in last years nests
The reasons plain for that;
Because we find the last years birds
Upon the this years hat.
:, kansas City Times.
VIM. Kemper, Sr, owner Of man!
residences on Bunker Hill, is making
bis property loom up, all right, al
right. "UDcle Billie" has been a pro
gressive business man OF Mexico fol-
many years. When he buys real estate
be well knows what he is doing.
Sakes alive Listen A Kansas
editor refuses TO publish obituary
notices of the people who while living
failed to subscribe for his paper, and
gives this pointed reason "Peoplt
who do not take their home paper are
dead anyway, and their passing awaI
has no news value" Is that so?
Captain and Mrs. Geo. b. Ramsey
we're 10 Mexico shopping, Saturday,
Hope these good people are not think.
ing OF leaving grand old Audrain. II
they DO, they'll be back.
Again, Sunday, Misses Sallie and
Martha Carter entertained a few
select outrof-town guests, at dinner
And now, at this writing, the Owl
is not permitted to speak out, but at
some day, this week, q wedding is to
be reeled Of In this city. The bride
to-be is a charming and amiable young
lady who resides southeast Of town,
and the groom-to.be Is well-to-do