Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-10-21
Reuben Diilites by One Dill

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residents Of West Liberty Street.
Pat Reynolds is visiting in Montana
With a view OF locating. He'll be back.
1t is said married men live longer
than bachelors. Nonsense. 1t only
seems longer. Sakes alive
"Oh, Love IS but a lottery, you are
bound to win or lose
1t makes some people happy and
puts Others on the booze"
AS agent for a party who is soon to
move to Montana, we wish to buy Q
good young bull dog. We have the
cash to pay for such a dog. Dill.
Mrs. Ethel Hunt, of North Aud
rain, is the guest Of her parents, MI.
and Mrs. Logan Bybee, near this city.
Major ]. S. Debo, of neal Fulton, is
the quest Of bis old friend, Captain
spicer, west of town. Debo has the
contract to paint Frank Armistead's
and Captain Spicer's bungalows.
; Through Mai. VIM. Groves, Of this
city. Bill Ragsdale sold and shipped &c
Abraham, OF Steubenville, Ohio
La S22 spring seat saddle. Mr.. Ragsdai'
: also sold s24.30 worth Of horse blan
kets to A. e. Duly, Of Adair county
! The blankets were shipped to Canada
. The Owl will not be surprised TO nea
= of Bill shipping goods to the Nortl
. Pole. Let the good work go on.
DR.. Frederick Cook, the first ma
to put a nail in the North Pole, coul
not stop at Cottonwood Springs to di
his bill, as was bis intention, as D
passed through Mexico several week
ago going TO Kansas City, as 1t wa
night and the train late. Doc GOO
Ialso would have been pleased to haS
explored the North Sido Alley. I
wired the Owl that he regretted vel
much that be could not stop, dip b
bill and nail the American flag to Vi
Center Pole Of the mansard roof ov
the Springs. The doctor also wir'
the Owl from Etah that he had -four
the North Pole all right, all right
WON'T IT, THOUGH?
When the girlies cease to wear,
Wads of someone else's hair,
And will comb their tresses gay
In a sane and decent way
When the bushel-basket hats
Join the James and puffs and rats
INK And from such fool fads we're fr
the What a happy world twill be
Los Angeles Express
BUTTONS AND SINGLE NAILS.
A s~tarved-out preacher down
II Hickory county preached bis farev
sermon o Sunday or two ago. He
his flock that buttons and snif
nails were all right In their place,
their place was not In the contriou'
I box. as they would not drive the
from the door nor the skeleton !
ga the feast. Therefore | go, and vi
/ go, you may also come-and
likely some Of you will come. ! 3
be Chaplain of the State Peni
1-2 tiary.n-Rolla (Mo.l Sharpshooter
DR.. Woods, of Moline, has just
pleted an up-to-date residence Wiz
1-4 modern improvements. Col. L
Oliyer done the carpenter work
I o tells the Ledger Owl that the lul
In this fine house is composed {
IL kind Of timber except buckeye v
The doctor has a splendid home
1-4 soon there may be something dol
$50 Here's the Ledger Owls glad Z
Major Henry Niederschutte, ST.,
his winsome bride. May they
llong and prosper. Mrs. Neidersc
before her marriage, was Miss 5
Shiebe, of Macoupin, Illinois.
Get your turkey in good shaE
Turkey Day-Nov. 25th. A
" looking and amiable lady southe
id town has promised the Owl aD
Thanksgiving goose and we vii
., and pray over the fat OF the lane
- VIZ hear that Captain VIM.
. south OF town, has recently pur'
g several hundred acres of land
re up to Abilene, Kansas. Hop
lCaptaln is not thinking Of
grand old Audrain County,
prosperity and happiness may ot
on trees. Stay with us, Capital
He fired the stick =
And the next day it showed.
Tell them you read it in the
80 Miss Matte Carter, who ha
auite sick, ia some better.
Hip Hughes found a pool
ven Tuesday. See Hip about II.
for Did Stoncwall Sanford find ]
,,lr mate while ct the Missouri Sta
yas We are sorry to learn th
friend, Logan Bybee, has not
coed health for weeks.
Prepare to flee from the "
come, for tits said there'll be '
wailing and crashing OF teetl