Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-08-05
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Halleluiahl Happy Land,
Have you w-atsrnelousd W, .
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How TO live long. Don't ois ~
what do yOn think of that Noe
Ben Berry Is again at work a.,
Shoe Factory. "They all com. =. tds
Mexico is suffering from An
production of jay chaffeurs. 'Nus wa
:. r. Duckworth, Of this cit,
is helping ia street paving w.. NAo
Fulton, spent Sunday in "
Frank says Fulton looks no,s y
Mexico every day. llfs
Col. and Mrs. Frank Goslins
Louisiana, are now valuable em, nOa
at hexico's big Shoe Factory
Artist Robert Jolly has
built an up-to-date stock crate y,
?. Emmons. Bob Is sure the
behind the saw and hammer. ~'A
Squire Bass, we hear, will M, \.
Bryan crate. Don't know wbv n N
word tne gallant Squire doesn't v,.,
to hear the great commoner. ''a'
Little Miss Katie Hayes, a hs,n,,
ful golden haired girl Of Grant,a NV
Illinois, is here and will make ~,
future home with her uncle and amy W.
ool. and Mrs. Harry Dreblng.
Ferris & oauthorn have two y, IL.
largest plate glass fronts than ~
other firm In the city. Ross and Pa'
are sure there with the goods.
Col. and Mrs. Geo. Muelle, an.
children, who have been guests :,
Mexico relatives several DAYS, h,S.
returned to their home in St. Lopi'
The Owl was the guest SUNDAY ;,
the Chautauqua, Of our friend, Attn
ney D. Hiner Robertson, Dave dn..
nothing by halves and of course m,s.
the Owl have a good time. Thanks
An Atchison, Kansas, young man I,
3 cigarette fiend, and every time i.
rolls a ~icigarette, he sings sortly =
himself, NEARER My God, to Thea
At a progressive finch party at III.
residence Of Gene Sullivan, Frld,v
evening. Edgar Clark carried avn
the prize. But it was not the "uri,si
N
be wanted. Edgar Is so shy.
N. +. Clark, OF Laddonis, is now m,
Of the energetic statesmen at the VIM
Kemper Cafe. Mr.. Clark is a pleasant
1oyial young man-always ready b
give the glad hand to a good man.
Captain Willis Hulen and wife, Of
Centralia, were sunday guests Of ol.
and Mrs. VIM. Hape, of this city. on
course all these good people went out
to Cottonwood Springs and dipped
their precious bills at the fountain,
adam God" the religious fanatic.
convicted In Kansas City for killing
several policeman, was among The
IS prisoners that arrived at the pen.
itentiary Friday from Kansas Clty.
Dr. Kanaly tells Us that we erred
when we stated that Andy Trlbbls
was an employe Of the shoe factory.
Andy lis the artistic manipulator at
the throttle that lowers and brings 10
the laborers from the bowels Of the
earth at the Mexico Brick Plant.
5. p. EmmJns shipped 20 the Bow.
ling Green fair Monday one bull, one
COW and eight youngsters-all line IS
split six. Col. Emmons handles moth.
ing but thoroughbred cattle from
which he gets splendid results.
DIR. Ksnaly, the 'if' weather fore.
caster, says IL will not rain tomorrow
If. The Owl would also be a
weather prophet 'Ifn 10 wasn't for
that little word If. And SO would
Loren Meeks. Anyway you take him,
Or. Kanaly is a good man.
That king Of contractors and build.
ers, Col. John Ballew, is soon to hand
the Owl q list Of the buildings be has
erected In Mexico this year-who for,
the kind Of building and the price.
J0L. Ballew employs a big bunch Of
artists and bis payroll is big.
A purse snatcher operated at Cen.
tralia a few nights ago, snatchlnga
purse from Mrs. Hattie Crockett.
Some snatcher snatched sl.2O from
the Ledger Owl ten days ago and we
had TO go wi thout homeless liver for
three days. Down with the snatcher.
Miss Maggie Sullivan, Of this city,
has been the charming week guest Of
her cousin, Miss Lille Bost, north
west OF Mexico. The girls have had q
great time picking blackberries, eat
ing fryed chicken, big fat pickles and
other good things. Thanks to the
fair ones for q chunk of blackberry roll.
We had q face-to-face talk THURSDAY
With our good old time friend, Major
Rufus Pearson, and he handed out to
as much food for thought. There are
10 better men than "Uncle Rufus.h
He always has something nice to say
about Cotton wood Springs and our
items. He has Just re-
turned from an extended visit to
sedalia relatives. Major Pearson says
Ills gourd crop looks just fine.
August 7th there will be an old.tlme
'icnie and barbecue reeled of near
3loomheld, Galloway county. The
'ood people over there do nothing by
and there is always q monster
Irowd at these annual gatherings.
dajor Isaac Taylor, OF this city, may
take the Ledger Owl over
Fith him and make us have a good
lime. II We both attend, warm Pro
Iibitlon speeches will be delivered.
Hon. w. !. Bryan will be the guest
I Judge George Robertson during bis
tay In Mexico. The Judge will take
Is distinguished guest out to Cotton
'ood Springs and allow the noted
entlemen to dip bis Democratic bill
: the fountain. Both Mr.. Bryan and
ndge Robertson will be as welcome
} the flowers In May.
Mrs. Mary o'Callaghan, who has
zen the guest Of her daughter, Mrs.
INN Fecht, west OF town, left Monday
u Saniose, ILL.,, where she makes her
ome with her daughter, Mrs. Julia
honas, formerly Miss Julia O'Callag-
IN, of Thompson.
John johnson, colored, formerly one
the leading colored Audrain Dem