Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-06-17
Chunks of DrifWOOd
One Reuben DIN

One Reuben Dill
Ge ready for the Glorious 4th.
Meet me at the Chautanqua
Meet me at the big County Fair.
Meet me 81 Cottonwood Springs.
Dock Patton reports a fine business
What has become OF Merry" Arm
iste4d and ms nifty old straw bat
How would you like 10 be "stung'
by only part Of . mani On, Joy
Mr.. Sam Locke has stopped walking
as it's TOO strenuous. He Is the proud
owner OF a nifty automobile.
The Owl would like to know who
Happy Hiney gave that nifty bouquet
TO Tuesday evening. Happy Is shy.
Johnny Rlst and Adolphus Collins
are soon TO join the Weston walking
Club and give the boys a little touch
Of higt life. They can do it.
Stockman Col. William Willingham
reports bis sales in stock exceedingly
dull this month-nCthiog doing.
j. A. Vaughan is at Bloomfield at
the bedside Of his mother, Mrs. E. j..
Henderson, who is critically Ill. Mrs.
Henderson is SO years Of age.
Garter Johnson is now captain OF
the Mexico Do Nothing Club. Carter
is a mighty good man and is helping
make Mexico a monstrOus big city.
Contractor Jonn BaIlew tells the
Owl he has level houses In course OF
erection in Mexico. Col. Ballew has
twelve artists al work for him, ali Of
whom are helping make Mexico loom
up Ike New York every day.
Tom Chopper and Bill Gregg are
taking a frog hunt out north Of town.
1t is " be hoped that neither Of them
will be bitten w . cruel snake.
The hated dog pOlsoner is SIN get
ting Ia bis work 10 Mexico. George
Mathias' dog, Old Shep, is the latest
victim Of the cruel pOisDner OF CANNES.
A West Liberty Street sweet girl
gave the Owl a bunch OF delicious
cherries Tuesday and we smile. us
there are more pretty ladies liy.
Ing on West Liberty Street than on
any other street 10 Mexico beautiful.
Monday morning, Col. Ed Morris
found a mysterious package On the
steps In front Of the shoe factory. Col.
Morris says be has two fellows spotted
who know more about the package
than they care 10 tell Detective
Buck Pagan is at work on the case.
Sam Malone and the Owl are yearn-
Ing to make a date and have a heart
to-heart and face-to-face talk with
Speedy Harding, Shorty Hopkins ano
Jimmie o'Brien. They have been a
little bit shy VI sam and the Owl and
IL is or desire u hand out u them a
good, old-time Mother Goose lecture.
After travelling through a portion
1f Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Mich
Igan land Wisconsin, looking for a
location, August Meyer returns to
Mexico and says there Is no better
place to live imam beautiful Mexico
Ind Cottonwood Springs. August ia
nov owner Of his business house and
mas a splendid trade.
Col. Wilson, manager Of Billie liar.
drAy business, is a mar OF push
md IS always there with the goods. |
Fatty" u a good man. Mr.. Wilson
titled a large blue racer snake on the
avn near Cottonwood Springs Tues.
lay. Luckily, Fatty" had snake
Medicine close ct hand, In case be had
'een hard Bit by the huge reptile.
Major Reuben Toalson, Major Ike
Major Billie Wayne and Col.
Ike W. MCGOWAN were fishing at the
sine foot Hole, west Of town, Tues.
Iay. The ''oId boys'' landed q large
tring Of the tinny tribe, but OF course
Ct the biggest ones get away. It's a
gay they have. All had a rattlIpQ
God time and did lot get snake bit.
hey took along a preventative"
Andrew Huntaker and Hiss Vera
bishop we're delighted guests OF Full.
On relatives Sunday. !