Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-08-19
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Frea Peck hzs zalarial fever.
Ma Carrie Ganop. o. TOy. No.
Is il Mexico 90 3 visit b relatives
uIf I can1 be sugar, l ssCn't Be
sAlen Again the O~i Is sdstEseked-
col. Matttngiy, altar . visit hers,
has returned 70 his home ~ Arkansas
The brick has arrived and the North 1
SIDE Alley vii son be paved, Sling
lonr-felt want o. Joy.
ST Joseph Eews-PreSS "A SeS
YORK wonan shot = lawyer With .
ss-caifber revolver Nothing doing.
You can't expect 4 . ball % do more
than cant tna hide Of the average
lawyer.r S8ke< alive
Col. ana Ms ~. Woods, Of West
Liberty St. ara sS=s from delight
ful tour 10 the wesL an all our
travels" 4" ssys Col. Wood, awe found
no place like dear Mexico and beauti-
fsi Cotsonwood Springs -
The Callaxsy County Fair st New
bloomfield claims 20 have the biggest
prenium for saddle and harness
horses Of Any fair in the state-a
q, 900 premium. Tom Bass OF this
city, win be In the lineup.
United, We stand divided, We fall.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Gillett and chill
arep Of Indiana, are guests Of Col.
and Mrs B. p. Gillett, northwest OF
this city.
We are sorry TO learn that James
Muir, now Of Perry, No, is critically
III. Hope Jim viii soon be better.
Mrs. Clara Strickland and son.
Russell, Of Greenfield. Indiana, are
guests Of Major and Mrs George B.
Ramsey, Just northwest Of Mexico.
What has become Of Col. Joe Pratts
silvery moon progressive lawn party?
The Owl wants to meet the pretty
girls who will be there and Major
Billie Curry face-to-face.
/ Uncle Gray Hook was up town Fri.
day shaking hands with friends, the
first time for weeks. The grand old
hero is quite feeble but is still in the
ring. lis hard to keep good man
1 down long at time.
The Owl is told that John Hook, OF
Paris, took everything he went after
In the SADDLE horse line at the Bow
ling Green fair this week. John is a
Mexico product and a son Of Major
Gray Hook.
j Mrs. Ed. Dermody and children,
Elyadene and Emmett, and Col. Mat
tingly, Of Arkansas, are home from q
, pleasant visit to Monroe County rela-
tiyes. Col. Mattingly is an uncle Of
Mrs. Dermody.
Tom Chopper has Just purchased OF
John Brewer tOppy, up-headed
young buckskin horse. The Owl thinks
said horse is just leetle bit too good
to work to delivery wagon but Col,
Chopper willlattend to that partIOf it.
DIR. ]. Rule Fritts has splendid
bunch Of hogs now feastlne on those
fertile fields OF Charlie Brown, Just
west Of town. The noted physician
handles nothing but thoroughbred
Poland China hogs and always gets
splendid results. He has but one price
"What mesneth that far-off gazing ?r
She queried OF hubby at night,
AS they sat 10 the deep'ning shadows,
Fl And clasped bis big hand SO tight
J She looked 10 his eyes intenus,
y He stammered, and gave cough;
81 was looking for my vacation,
r And you know It's long way of.
1t is said when Fulton man was
told BY bis wife to get some Tangle-
8 foot fly paper be found difficulty in
: reading bis memorandum, and brought
o home bottle OF "tanglefoot' whisky
o in stead. We believe this is a lie,
It for Fulton men dent carry whisky
g In bottles, except it is for medical
purposes, only"
We are told that in the early morn.
e ing, when the babies want to sleep
y they are ruthlessly awakend by voice
S something like steam caliope. Older
n people know it's only Mr.. Cantuberry,
# talking In "mild" voice or singing
h some low, sweet lullaby to his horses
. which pull the city street sweeper
j We always thought that "Canty" had
a a voice that is ''childlike and bland. y
Loren heeks is soon to take his va.
cation, spending most OF his time with
i bis warm friends, DR.. Kanaly and
Detective Pagan, at Lake Killarny,
taking a course in the Weather School
OF Scientific Sciences. Later On, Mr.,
. Meeks may be Joined by Mr.. Peter B.
Campbell and the Ledger Owl.
II When the workmen get through
: remodeling the building, Col. August
Meyer will baVe one Of the most COM
modious business houses In Mexico,
: AS soon as the new electric elevator
: is Installed, August will give his many
Z patrons free ride to the "Airdrome'i
aboye-with free cheese and crackers,
big fat pickles and "sich like for one
week, only. We'll be there.
Il Judge Joe Williams tells the og
this funny story, at the expense Of
Councilman Robert Allison 1.-THE
other day" said the gallant Judge, ~
!, met my good friend Bob Allison, on
the street and gave the peerless alder.
n man the glad hand" "Oh, say,
Judge" said Col. Allison, "did you
a year that quartette singing at the
: Chhutauqua last Sunday2r 81 did, f"
+ said the Just Judge. "Well SIR, Judge. y
said the Alderman, SIT was one Of the
most beautifulest solos / ever heard In
, all my life." The Owl sees where Col,
Allison is correct, and let 1t 90 at that
Says the Atchison tKas.) Globe !:
'statisticians are neglecting an i'm.
portant branch Of their work in falling
: to trace the origin Of a woman 8
e wrinkles. We have little time for
such research, important as it is, but
a what little work we have done in that
r line reaches this conclusion That
: 30 per cent Of woman's wrinkles are
caused By wondering what her husband
s IS up TO now, and 10 per cent are
d caused by worrying about her belt and