Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-09-30
Have you grApejAnEsd yet?
Meet me in MOnisny-

better now.
Did Cook or Peary have any trouble
in finding telegraph polesS Hope not
Charlie Brown sold a dIck-nailine
good draft colt this week TO P. Crnm
for rs plunks.
THURSDAY morning, W bad q little
progressive, fAce-to-fAee talk with cur
good friend, Uounty Prosecuting At
%torney Cant, ard gained much food
for thought. Ernest Cant Is one OF
the brightest young lawyers In In
pertal Missouri: he Is f~ar-seeing, has
4 splendId practice and has the inter-
es,s OF his home city and county a.
heart. Much success to friend Cant.
ave used to like the Fly, We did.
When he across our bald spot slid;
But when be stole
From the sugar bowl,
on him We promptly slammed D eiio."
Andy Huntaker will bring bis pacs
OF nccoon and 'possum dogs over from
near McCredle soon and then the
Mexico printers are going on their
annual hunt--but never again into
the jupgles Of Galloway county.
Henry Sannebeck is now the proud
owner Of Sorrel Nell, q valuable bar
ness mare, formerly owned by Captain
Smith, west Of town. The Owl doesn't
know how much cash 1t took TO buy
Nell, but presume the roll was big.
Miss Flossie Fletcher. the beautiful
little daughter OF Mrs. Grace Fletcher.
who lives just west Of town, and Miss
Rosalie Martin, OF the same locality,
are bright music pupils OF Miss Jessie
Dempsey.
DR.. Ksnaly says he predicts a cold
wave, and we are going 10 have it boo,
IF it takes all winter-IF the wind
gets in the right direction. How the
Owl does SILVER. Change the wind.
Doc, and all will be well.
While Teddy Roosevelt Is rummagIng
around 10 the iungles he might try to.
find the center pole or q Or. IF
weather ~iorecaster. Let IL go at that
Col. Reube McCord bought II corn
fed heifers from Henry Cant and sold
them to Tom Chopper at a rosy price.
And 10 the Owl will get his liver.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph REYNOLDS left
Wednesday for Kansas City to visit
their daughter. Mrs. Susie Holbrook
Mr.. and Mrs Reynolds will be absent
from this city about three months.
Corn cutting is % and Of course
many bumper crops are being cut.
Major Reuben ToalsoD, the man be-
hind the corn-knife. SAYS be has c1t
lots OF big corn in his life. bu. the 20
acres on Mr.. George LafGrce's farm,
just north OF the club house, il the
best corn he has ever put 10 the shrek.
School days, school days, dear old
golden rule days" DO you remember
your Hrst day In school?
1t seems that Cook and Peary con-
tinue TO fight like Lake KiIlarny pole
cats. May the best man win.
Dol. W. Price Holt. Of near Concord.
sold q spanking good pair OF 4-year.old
mules 10 r. r, Buckper for $500. Col.
Holt is always there with the mules
John ". Kanaly, formerly OF this
city. and son Of DR.. and Mrs. Dennis
]. Kanaly, OF Lake Kiilarnv. writes Nc
rom tony City, Iva ms Ma,
Reuben IL receive the Ledger every
week don't want to miss a single
copy. 1t is a paper from my home
town and gives all the news all the
time. The Ledger should be In every
well-regulated household Hurrah for
Reuben Dill, the North Side Alley
and Cottonwood Springs | am ma
chinist for the Burlington here--the
G B. & Q. I have a fine job. On
Labor Day we had a big parade. The
mschisists bad a float. We got second
prize. Saw, Din, I have a pretty and
charming little wife, acnzy little home
and, as you say, my wife and | are
Just as happy as happy can be IN the
good and only way. J. W K"
4
Bill Ragsdale says o be KNOWS it
pays to advertise in the Ledger as one
always gets nifty results. Bill sold
this week to Walker Pollock and
Cortez Edmonston, two sets Of $40
brass mounted harness; n s22 spring
seat saddle to Joshua DIxson, OF near
West Plains, No., and one set of $40
harness to John Henderson, north Of
town. Hnrrah for Garry Nation!
Dol. Henry Precht. the uncrowned
undertaking artist. has the Ledger
Owls thanks for a life-size picture Of
the next President OF the United
States = Hon. David r. Fraucis-a
mar OF The people and for the people.
The picture will be placed in the
Cottonwood Springs Library, where It
can be seen and admired by Mr.
Francis scores of friends. Should
Mr.. Francis consent to make the race,
we would like to see the color of the
mans whiskers who turns this good
mans face to the wall.
Col. J. r. Brandon, Fulton's "Little
Hoss" promoter, was here Saturday toll
give the Salvation Army people the
glad saG~. Little floss ia a warm
member and manly man.
DIR. Frank Peck chaperoned Mr.. jaw
6ennett over to Auxvasse's big doins'
Thursday. This is the first time
frank and Jay have been outside the
county for many moons. They were
presented with handsome bouquets by
ladies' for being the best looking
gentlemen at the Carnival. o. ioyl
fhey tell us that the lid was on good
light In Auxvasse and that the
Dig crowd there we're all walking in
me straight and narrow way, and, Of
course, having a good time. This "a
jol. zed Hooks town aud the bows
IRE warned to keep straipbtn mr.