Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-11-25
Reuben DilRe BY One Din


Is able 10 be out Cottonwood elixir
Of life done is nifty work. Good.
Big Box Supper at Duly Acadm5,
Nov. nth. Well be there with our
30 cents to help push . good thing
, along. It's way We have.
Mns Louis Dos has returned to her
home 10 ST Louis. Mrs. DOss told
the Owl that her visit to Mexico was
one sweet dream. Why, OF course
Col. Rufus Underwood, the Thomp
kson merchant, Gas here Friday, OF
business. The Colonel is an up.tO-date
business mar and has . splendid trade
Thirty cents will be paid by ]. d.
Nicely and Reuben Dill for the where
abouts % o Ole Trenor, a well-to-do
farmer, formerly Of near Benton City.
A fortune awaits Ole. The 30 cents
to be paid in gold. quarterly payments
Mrs Harry Drebing took all kinds
OF ribbons on her nifty chickens at the
poultry show here this week. Many
OF the fowls shown wore coats OF
glossy feathers finer than frog hair,
Sakes sliyel Do tell!
Col. j. D. Nicely, OF near Benton
City, is home from a prosperous six
months sojourn in Nebraska and the
Dakotas. They all come back but the
Col says be NAV 90 back in the spring.
He looks well, feels well and is well.
Mrs. A. II. Canterbury, at her cozy
North Jefferson street home, niftily
entertained at dinner, Friday, Mrs.
Rosa Day Of Texas, and Mrs. c. r.
Carter. Of this city. Later in the day
Mrs. George Laforce called, and the
occasion was a superb n
Mrs. Oscar Berringer, OF Fort Col
Inns, Col, is here visiting relatives.
Mrs. Berringer vas formerly Mrs. Geo
Trimble, OF this city. and a daughter
CT Maj. Brice Anderson, this county.
Major Tom Barnett is still confined
TO bis home He eats and sleeps we'll.
but still has that weak feeling. he
hopes to cat a big chunk of a big, jat,
juicy goose. Thanksgiving Day-and
so Goes the Ledger Owl. o. joy
Ray Brown, son Of Riley Brown,
formerly OF this CITY. nov Of Fort
Collins, COL. was married in that city
last week to a young lady said to be
possessed with much beauty and lots
Of wealth. Here's the Ledger Owls
glad g. to Ray and his bride. May
they live long and prosper.
Louis Koch, Of neal Rush Hill. paid
August Never ESQ for fine, up-to-date
stock saddle, Fridsy. August is there
with the goods and has a splendid pat.
ronage. Mr.. Koch has rented his foe
320-acre farm for the year 1910 to q
man for $500. Mr.. Koch will moi
leave grand old Audrain County.
The Columbia Missourian says; "Af
this North Pole wrangIe would hsv'
been solved II Dr.. Cook had been abb,
to purchase ave post cards at tb,
? big nail" Correct. DR.. Kanaly, with
tears 10 his eyes, before Doc Cool
, made his dash for the Pole, advised
, the noted explorer by all ear 10 gel
2 souvenir post cards at the big nail
! This would have settled q much
3 mooted question and DR.. Kanall
, would now be wearing a dIme-and PHI
at his throat for his timely advice.
Logan and Ed Kidd, Ode Willing
I, ham, Hank Husterman, Tom Mann
Ken Hulen and others, with thei
dogs, vent out on Beaver dam, Frida'
night, and baeged four 'possums AM
one big old coon that tilted the bean
at p pounds. Logan says the dog
ran the coon for five miles and fnall
!. landed the old rascal in the middle 0
I a corn field, where a fierce battle wa
reeled of. In the fight, one OF tn
dogs was horribly mangled by thu
big, burly old ring-tail fellow. Logar
and Ode own splendid dogs.
Joe Pratt was down from Thompson
THURSDAY. Joe tells Us that a BIZ
. rainfall in his section Tuesday nigh
put the raging Salt River on a whizz
Lots OF fierce thunder and lightning
r but no damage done. DR. Kanal'
D predicted the big rain all right. al
right, and Joe wants Doc to cut on
so much OF this electricity 10 tn
!. future. Col. Pratt is busy glvinI
away turnips and canning black haws
Fred Kemper has recently bough
and owns valuable South NexicI
property. Fritz sees the Handwriting
on the wall and is wise and know
A Boom, Esq, will hit Mexico in tn
] spring and prices on Mexico propert,
! will be higher than a cats back. Oh
/. you TOAD r. The Owl says be wis
and GET next while the NJ. NJ A. Bant
plays on. See?
The Owl likes Otis bread, but oh
Otis cream puffs OFT Egerer 1
there with all kinds Of sweet goods
in the Clarkson Hotel building. Dro'
in and p~atronIze OFT. Col. Delma
Diercks, late Of Jefferson city, is Ott'
baker. Col. Diercks is a sure artist.
The Owl thanks Dol. Ernest Garrett
for a nifty and unique moustache cur
OF his own make and artistic design
The OIL can now dip bis bill and par
take OF the elixir OF life-C W. 8. W.
with much grace and without gettinI
his split-silk moustache soiled. Th
tin firm OF Garrett e. Garrett are dow
on the msp and have a splendid pat
ronage- Sid and Ernest are artists.
Our learned friend, Judge Murphy
and the Owl are y~earDing to have
face-to-faee talk with Ed Dermody
along cheese and cracker lines TbI
crop is short and we want to put FIX
next to the big supply in Springfield
DR.. J. W. Jesse, an old Audrain boy
now a successful physician Of SaDti
Rosa, Cal, was here Saturday ~visltinI
home folks and shaking hands with
friends. Years ago, DR. Jesse and th'
Owl attended school together at Jesse
Academy, west OF town, and became
wise. We were glad 10 extend the
glad 81 TO DR.. Jesse.
J. Smell Dsbo, the Galloway county