Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-07-29
NOTES.
a Well Known Bill Dipper.

by q Well known Bill Dipper.
And the band played on.
Not a single case OF acute indiges-
tion or buck-ager.
George Marshall was the "meekest"
Dipper in attendance. He is SO shy.
1t was one continuous round Of
untold pleasure-then some.
The Dippers were out hunting for
fun and they found 1t in big chunks.
Such nifty hours do not come every
day; II they did, the Bill Dippers'
lives would soon vanish away.
The band wagon ran over Bro.
McCord's spring bonnet and ruined 1t.
He only had 3 hat band to year home.
It'll to be regretted the Ledger Owl
could not be present and to have min.
gled with this great bunch of brainy,
good people.
Several innocent and exciting games
were played, such as TiddIedee Winks,
Run Sheep, Run, The Book Of -Four
Kings, -Four Queens, ETC., etc.
The dinner was great. ALI kinds
OF refreshments were served-plenty
to eat and drink-lemonade, soda pop,
creek water and 'sich like"
One Of the candidates for initiation
baked and would not take the work.
He was given 10 minutes TO leave the
camp and he did so-with his life.
DR., SteinmAn was there with the
goods, In case any brother should be
seized with acute indigestion or get
snake bitten. DR., Steinman has a
cure that cures these pesky attacks.
Bros. Prussing, Steinman and Mar.
Shall were the principal speakers on
local option and prohibition. They
said they were In favor or putting the
STUFF down-and they put lots Of
1t down.
Bro. Joe Barth, while taking a little
quiet nap on the grass at the meeting
last year, lost a silver dollar out Of his
pocket. at this meeting, Bro, Barth
spent most Of the day, when not at
the "refreshment" stand, looking for
that dollar but failed to find 1t.
Bro. Carter johnson drove the
ammunition wagon and arrived on the
grounds early and arranged the larR
refreShment stand, which was largei
patronlzed throughout the day. Bro
Johnson was sure there with the goods /
Brothers Mason, Van Ness, Pitcher
woodbridge, Mcintyre and a few 9th.
ers went into executive session.
Wick and Van suddenly left the nses.
sion" with the spoils of victory. It's
a way Wick and Van have.
Several bulls eyes were made at the
target range. Bro. McCord, after
shooting a big hole In Bro. Sannebeck,s
Merry Widow hat, was declared the
champion This was the nearest anv
one come of being shot, although sew.
eral members were In desperate close
touch Of being h~alf.shot.
Bros. Angert and Morris sang Nil
LIE, Ill Lo, ach du lieber Augustine.
lnd the Watch on the Rhine. So
sweet and bird.like we're their songs.
mat several members took to the
woods, and many took to-water.
fhose who heard all the .~sweetp
'ongs through, presented Bros. Morris
Angert with Budweiser bououets
sith the request not to sing any more
the day. Songs too strenuous.
Many Of the Dlppers thought Rro
Iarter johnson was trying 10 commit !
ulclue when be made an attemnt toI
axe q drink OF creek water, Cartey
near, always did have a horror fnr
1ater. The Dlppers knew IL and
,ence tneir mad rush to save OarteT,s |
re when he fell in the creek. 1
Inc nsning was good. Sam Howard
\ several nice fish but of course
y sne biggest one get away-several s
.eigneu a pound. Bro. Joe Barth @
Zen Irled bis luck at fishing and lost /,
w only nook the bunch had, Toe :
AIMS q sea serpent that came down !
os L t1s ate flood got away with the .
GCR. we think 1t was a big iPossum '
ak turtle. In losing the only hook
U crowd, OF course put the bnneh
OF fishing business, but we ala s.
y sISe earn for a little thing like t
la1--and the band played on.