Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-06-16
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Beautiful Cottonwood Springs
Beautiful Airdome.
Beautiful soulmates.
Beautiful County candidates.
Q, for an Elk for two days. and
o, for tho wings Of a dove on the
third day. Nuff said.
Il this wet stuff continues much
longer, the telephone and telegram
poles will be sproutng. sakes alive.
u the election were held lust now
this section would vote dry The
Owl has no doubt of It.
Il used to rain every Sunday. but
now Il rains every day in the week.
We Ike wet stuff, but enough Is
enough" Don't kick. What Is to be
reeled off will be. reeled off. Let us
all be glad W are living and reside
In Mexico beautiful
Beyond the Alps, lies Italy.
Miss Beulah Wilburn, who has been
quite sick, is better.
Kelly Wilkerson is In the West in
the interest Of his nursery. Kelly is
on the go most Of his time and sell.
dom at home.
Major Ike Taylor is dealing In fine
cattle to some extent, The gallant
Major handles nothing but thorough.
breds.
Charley Dobyns has resigned his
position as night watch at the DOW
er house to take a much-needed rest.
AT the last Audrain county prim-
airy there We're about $500 votes
cast. OF course. there will be an in
crease at the coming August prim-
airy this year. Thus early in this
whirlwind campaign, we can see the
handwriting on he wall-as plain as
the nose on your face-as to who
Will be the winning "hosses." ANY in
telligent person can see a hole in the
grindstone. Pick your 'fhoss" and
stay by him like you would to a
good brother, We go by that hand
writing on the wall. 1t is written
there and can't be rubbed out. So
we'll let it go at that. It's a way we
have.
Dear Clara-As a June wedding
present we would suggest a cray-
enette and a pair Of rubbers.
Col. John Reed is building a large
stock barn for Mrs. Lawder on the
old Mansfield farm, east of town. He
Is sure the man behind the saw and
hammer, and an artist in this line.
His work speaks for itself and he is
always in demand.
Here's u glad hand TO Bro. Truck
and his vivacious and charming bride
May the choicest blessings Of this
earth be theirs.
We regret to see Bro. Walter NJ.
White leave Mexico and Cottonwood
Springs. Mexico's loss Is Cedar Rap.
Ids gain, While here Bro. White did
much good for the betterment Of
mankind. His work In Mexico speaks
for itself. But the best OF friends
must part. May the choicest bless.
lngs Of this earth be his.
Get ready to give the visiting Elks
the glad hand. Boost Mexico and
whoop up Fred Morris and all win be
well.
Thanks TO Homer Marshall. the ex-
pert Jeweler and optlcian. We learn
that friend Homer is soon to lead
a bright, blooming, blushing - but
enough said Just at this writing =
but she's a peach.
Col. Kennel, the popular merchant
tailor, is a fast walker for true. The
Col. lives out Cottonwood way, and
he took the Owl a merry clip the
other evening and we shall not at
tempt to try to keep up with this
gentleman any more-it's too siren
uous. Col. Kennel, DR.. John Thorn
as and Walker Hughes will reel off
a cake walk at the June jubilee at
the Springs some time-when the
sun shines. All are fast and furious
walkers.
Bob Hooton's berry pickers went
on a strike Monday. Bob came
across and all Is we'll.
death is the chilliness that pre-
cedes the dawn; we shudder for a
moment, then awake in broad sun
shine of the other life"
Capt. j. 7. Hisey, who recently
visited relatives here. is now in the
contracting and building business al
Condo, South Dakota. John is max
ing good out west.
Reuben Toalson will probably build
a large buggy barn for Geo. Laforce'
Major Toalson Is sure there on erect
ing buggy sheds. Jody Williams
draws up the designs for the Major
who does the rest.
Just one more ~typesetting machine
in Mexico and about 0 or Z printers
will have to be turned out on pas
ture"-as 1t we're. If the good peo
pie of Mexico will come across will
$50. 600, we will add 80 cents anC
build a Printers Home at COTTONWOOD
Springs, and help make Mexico {
greater city.
It's lust fine-to be an Elk-and 1T
Just awful to be an Elk-the morn
ing after. But it's a way the Elk
have. It's one Of their "goldel
rules"
Stonewall Sanford and Col. job
Ballew are making ideal alderman
Both are f~ar-seeing, careful, and ar
helping make Mexico a second Ne'
York.
Mrs. X. B. Hooton and daughter
Ida May. were quite sick Sunday
They are better now.
Frank Sanford is building a mic
residence for Major Jake Atchison,
w. Love street. Sanford Is an ar
A.4 hohind tba aaw and hammer.