Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-06-10
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Mn GIlsL northwest Of Mexico,
VIA has oeen SEX for weeks Is not
izproTing vev much
Mis- Lem Doweil eli again teach
a Jesse Academy, west o. Mexico.
MIS- Dowss Isl splendld teacher and
receives . sne zhp.
DcnT set toO self-Inportant The
MAJ never lived that the wnr.n
eoaldnt get along without
Mrs. Eggene Sullivan, north vest Of
Mexic0 has been quite sick,
Joe Reynolds win probably clerk Cor
TAnay Hm while MAJOR Hin 5 taking
his vacation Joe ka good mAn.
We frequently hear the name Of
iCdL ]. s Adkink Of VandAlia, men
ttoned Is or nert Sheriff. John would
make q mighty warm ofhciaL
COL Mike Donnslly il night clerk =
City Hotel. Sure Mike Is right there
for business BE Is very energetic.
II be had not been looking east he
would not have spilled the butter
milk. Now, what do you think Of that:
Miss Golden Emerson Is home from
q pleasant visit 10 Boone county
friends We learn that Miss Emerson
Is soon to make an extended visit to
Boulder, Colorado, relatives
Mrs. Frost, Of West Virginia. is a
guest Of Mrs. G. E LAforce. Mr.. and
MR. J. +. Griffee and Nj. and Mrs.
c. Richard Carter, Of Mexico, were
Sunday guests Of Col. and Mrs. LaiOrce
Hiram c. Coil, Of Kansas City, is In
Mexico visiting his mother and broth
ers. Hiram travels for the Enterprise
Mfg. Com. Co. Of Kansas City and Of
course Is making good.
There was q large crowd Of friends
from Mexico and surrounding country
present Sunday at the funeral and
burial Of James Gilpin. The a0rsl
offerings were beautiful.
Curtis Bybee gives out the startling
information that he can pick three
hundred boxes Of strawberries any old
Friday. Amy other day in the week,
be says, he can not pick 50 many.
Now, what do you think OF that
The Le1gerOw vi would like TO tell
some tales out OF school, before school
opens, but will wait for further de-
velopments. It's way we have.
DR.. Frank Peck called on the Owl
at our Purple Room Sunday and gave
US much food for thought He also
put on the pressure aud revived q
dropping spirit Call again, Doctor.
The village gossip tries to raise
All kinds OF plants, but can't;
She raises one, though, very well;
1t is the rubber plant"
Col. Aarcellus e. Hook, capitalist Of
st. Louis, is 10 Mexico shaking hands
with his many friends.
DR.. Kanaly, Of Lake KillarnY, was
up town Monday shaking hands with
bis many friends. His foot is much
improved. The doctor Is proud q
bis new medicine wagon.
F. A. Sannebeck and Dermody Bros.
have had their store fronts beautifully
painted. Elmer Rutter Yields the
paint brush with the touch Of an
artist. Surely, Mexico looks more
like Boston every day.
Joe Pratt writes the Owl from near
Thompson that after he and Mack
Jones, George Pickett and billie Curry
get their corn layed.bY, road dragging
will begin in earnest. Good boys!
Col. Ms. Meyers, several weeks ago,
gave US a dozen Ene Italian gourd
seed to plant. We did SO. The vines
have already started up a tree and we
hope to land some nice clippers. Mint
and gourd raising are about the only
crops we ever bad any success with.
Prof. Robert Sims, assisted by Miss
Ada Jones, reeled of some sweet mu-
sic to a large bunch OF delighted
listeners In the Fix Il Blue Room
Saturday morning. The Owl passed
around the anxious hat'' and got SOi
cents, which goes for missionary pur-
poses in British East Africa.
II stood at the door at midnight,
AS the clock was striking the hour,
And l knew that my wife was waiting
Inside with q visage sour.
l saw her grim reflection,
l heard as she spoke 10 me:
You're home again, for q wonder,
And drunk as a bat, / seen
Bill Ragsdsle sold to DR.. Bruce
Qnlsenberry, OF Rogers, Ark, a fine
$50 whitman saddle. Bill also sold 10
Tom Barre, OF zeal Benton City, a
Tine set double harness for s45. Look
here, boys, Bill saves you Is per cent
on all the famous Whitman saddles.
II the Owl can raise the cash, We shall
buy four or five Of the Whltmans.
Fred Peck 10 is q valuable en-.
ploye Ct the Shoe Factory. Fred will
make good anywhere you place him.
The Owl is told that Clay p. White
is In the railroad tie business down in
Montgomery county. He'll be back.
Miss Ida Eoysc, OF Evansville. |,
Indiana, is the charming guest Of Mrs. :
Harry Drebing, West Liberty Street.
COL Henry Sannebeck and wife, Who'll
went west a few weeks ago, seeking a Z
ne" home, are back 10 Mexico beauti. -!
full "They all come back" s
The Owl was in error Monday when 1
stated all Alton fast trains had ~,
9'eoo water tanks. 1t should have +,
read 5000 gallons. DR.. Kanaly gave |
The Owl tie item, hence our mistake I
Col. Hook, editor Of the Auxyasse {
review was in MEXICO Tuesday, en- /
home from the west, where he $