Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-01-28
Chunks Of Driftwood.

Ralph Hutchinson smiles. "Thou
art 50 near and yet 50 far"
Col. P. d. Gentry, Of S~tansberry,
Mo is In Mexico on a visit to friends.
Maybe you'll hug and Kiss me, and |
will say don't. Maybe you will and
maybe you won't.
Lips that touch wine shall never
touch mine. Hurrah for Garry Nation
and Harry Turner. y, glory
Miss Mittie Peck was the charming
guest Sunday Of the Misses Pease, OF
West Pine Boulevard.
We learn that our good friend,I Ma
ior Joel Gard, is 0 0 TO place a phone
in bis residence. o. glory, o, gloryl
Dock Patton, the expert harness
artist, has a splendid position witt a
big firm at Laddonia.
Col. Olaud Landers, Of Atchison,
Kansas, Is visiting relatives in this
county. Col Landers is manager OF
a large mercantile firm OF AtchIson.
Miss Nellie Robinson, Of Centralia,
was the charming and viyacious little
rainbow girl OF Mrs. 4. Breckenridge
Hooton Saturday.
Get Hon. Thos. A. Mcintyre to tell
you the funny story OF a dying man,
a good preacher and a mystery OF
cats" It's close up TO awful.
Col. Pat Reynolds Is in the state OF
Oklahoma, looking for a suitable spot
TO start q NickoIodeon. Pats dog,
Teddy, is yearning for his masters
return. Pat will be back.
Miss Ophelia Miller, daughter Of
DR.. and Mrs. b. +. Miller, Of this city,
is teaching school in Boone county,
Miss Miller is an accomplished young
lady and a splendid teacher.
No tidings as yet from Clark Garrett
and Barney Hooton. The reward of
80 cents for their whereabouts still
stands. Gov. Hadley may offer an
additional reward of 30 cents.
We are sorry to learn that Edward
Dermody is again confined to his room
by illness. Again VIZ shall ship q jug
Of Cottonwood Spring water TO his
address and brace up a good man.
AS yet Col. Sam Malone has not
come across with that bottle OF
Oakland, Indiana, lubrlcating oil for
Jour lame arm. My dear boy, why do
you allow us TO suffer and yearn ?
Col. J. Drepps Pratt of High View
Home, was in town Saturday, shaking
hands with friends. Joe tells the Owl
that bis fancy dress ball has been In
definitely postponed, so that the ladies
will have more time to complete their
Directolre gowns. 0, JOY
Col. Lemuel Satterield. Mayor and
owner Of a Nickeloden, at Concord,
was the guest Of the Ledger Owl last
Saturday. Mayor Graham turned
over the keys Of Mexico TO us and we
had a rattling good time-entered all
the rings and went all the gaits.
We are exceedingly glad to learn
that u friend, Billie Kemper, Jr.,
whose life. for the past week, has been
hanging by a tender thread, is very
much improved. There is no better
boy Than Billie Kemper. A free use
Of Cottonwood Springs Water has pro-
songed his life o, glory, o, glory
The Owls handsome young friend,
Meinhardt S~anneheck, a good boy
and one Of Mexico's leading business
men, has our thanks for a nifty pair
OF PLACED Klondyke rubber-necked
shoes. MeInnardt was recently a
ried to a sweet girl graduate and a
perfect little rainbow OF Clinton, Mo-,
and is happy on the good way.
Col. Watts, the noted contractor
and builder OF this city, has the con-
tract to build several nice cottages at
Thompson for Mrs. Russell Thomas,
OF Godfrey, Illinois. Mrs. Thomas
was formerly Miss Julia O'Oallaghan,
OF Thompson, and owner of the famous
star Hotel, recently burned.
1.-THE fool has said in his heart,
there is no God, > but the Ledger Owl
is not The fool that said it. I'm not
the man and the villain who says we
are an intidel, lisa measly prevaricator.
God hates o coward and the devil
holds a mortgage on all such h0t-air
scamps. We will let it go at that.
There one was q fellow named Blair,
Who lived upon nothing but hot air,
When they asked us IL good9'
He replied tits nice food,
II you have 1t exceedingly rare"
Col. q. W. Hook, Editor OF the
Auxyasse Review, was in Mexico
Monday. Zed told the Owl that his
main mission here was to procure a
copy Of Saturdays Daily Ledger. He
got IL. The great mass OF people take
to the Ledger just like little babies
cake to Castoria. It's a way they have.
Col Hook Yields a trenohant pen and
hands out TO his many readers much
food for Thought. Long may he live.