Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-09-23
ina nks to Ms. Katie Garter for


relatives and vheE she Left for homl
this good lady said to the Owl, an
visit to Mexico has been Que sweet
cream ~
Caney Blevins, five miles west O
Mexico, Is quite sick. Mrs. Adkins
In same locality, is also very III.
Owing to the prevailing Cotton
wood Springs styles in waists it il
necessary for most men TO talk be
hind their wives backs II they do an
talking at all. Sskes alive
Mary had a little rat,
She wore it in her hair,
And everywhere that Mary wen
The rat was surely there.
Mary had Z brother John,
Who worried her a lot,
For every time she had a beau,
He was Johnny on the spot.
Reuben owned a speckled hen
mat was a market booster,
Every day Spec laid an egg
But at night she was a rooster
The poultry business OF Missouri
ior the year 1908 foots up nearly fort,
I'VE million dollars, exceeding tht
vaiue Of the geld output OF Colorado
Sn1 California for the same year
" bat do yon think OF that, DR.. Louil
Mckee, Major ". II. Turner, DR.
krry Drebing and Prof. Geo. Laforce:
Miten Get busy.
r. L. Davis, who lives 6 miles west
Of town, was showing a 16-pound coon
10 his friends In Mexico Saturday. The
old ring-tail fellow was killed by L. E.
Davis and his dogs Saturday morning
while devourlng a large melon In r. L.
Davis watermelon patch. He was a
whopper for true and fought hard for
bis life. The coon is thought TO be Of
the w. J. Bryan variety.
They ali come back. Captain and
Mrs. VIM. Albus, who live Just south
OF town, are home from a two weeks
tour through the state OF Oklahoma,
more than convinced than eyer that
Imperial Missouri and grand old Aud.
rain county is the garden spot OF the
world. Captain Albus SAYS be and
his good wife were about all in, down
and out when they landed at Mexico
Thursday morning. They were tired.
1--WE met lots Of Dutch in Oklahoma
and were treated like a king and
queen by all Of whom we met in that
state" said the Captain. There are
lots Of beautiful towns and splendid
farms out there but / would rather
not be buried in that state" Just
here the Captains automobile pulled
up In front Of Dermodyis store and be
and Mrs. Albus hoped into the big
motor a and hiked cut for the Cap
tain's fine home and farm to take a
much-needed rest.
Captain Smith, west OF Mexico, has
a new way to call up his horses. The
Captain has a thickly wooded pasture
OF rank blue grass in which his stock
feed and fatten. When be wants to
use his horses, he takes down his
shotgun, fires four or fight shots and
bis horses come TO the barn lot at a
gait that Is fast and furious. The
gallant old Captain has his stock well
trained. There is a man living some
where on the Boulevard that calls up
bis hogs just like a fellow talks and
''hollers'' to his dogs on a coon hunt.
The hogs come a-runnin'. All Logan
Bybee has TO say to bis milk COW 10
the pasture is, Come on; come on:
come on" and the COW coneth on a
run to her owner. This is, indeed, a
progressive age. The above are facts
that won't rub out.
Major Isaac Taylor is at Poplar
Blur, Mo. His son, James Taylor, OF
that city, has been quite III, but we
near, is now some better.
Col. David ". McKeehau, oil near
tells us be took first pre-
MUM on mush melons at the Contra
Ia fair with Joe Pratt and Billy Curry
desperate close seconds. Col. Mckee
is always there with the goods.
Constable John Atkins, Of Vandalla,
vas In Mexico this week boosting the
zig Korn KarniVal, to be reeled of in
hat city Oct. 10, 20, and q. Col.
Atkins is a booster to a fare-you. well.
ie is a good man and a terror to evil
Later on, the Owl win have
om@ihinR I ice U say about Johr.
Abbay & Adams are r~emodeIingi
heir store room on the east side of
he Square: They will utilize the sec
nd story of the building where two
department. viii be installed.
Misses Minnie and Lille Berger 4
nd cousins, Hllda and Carrie, re-
Irned home from a pleasant visit
, Kansas City. /
Ed. Button is able to be at work !
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