Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-09-22

WAS ID tOWhf aS- -
with friends. Col. Adkins Is AWAY
there with the goods.
The Ledger Owl is soon TO visit tne
beautiful little village Of Tnompson
and write up the said beautiful ano
progressive village, especially tho gooo
people therein and the new grand
opera house. We shall be the "ois-
tipgulshed" guest, while there, OF ool.
RUFUS Underwood, Col. r. X. Thomas
ana Hon. Eppa Elliott. o, JOY
COL. A. NJ. Trimble, proprietor OF
the Mexico Racket Store, has our
thanks for a nifty hand-out OF hose OF
the Gov. HAdley variety. Col. ana
Mrs, Trlmble are there with all KINDS
Of ladies' and gents furnishing ana
art goods. They have splendid trade
|Col, Trimble is also the owner OF a
large chicken ranch and Is in every
way helping make Mexico look more
like Greater New York every day.
Hiram Twist, OF olathe, Kansas,
sends bis friend, Jay Bennett, a yaller
young coon dog, with a pedigree almost
as tall as Uncle Gray Hook. Now
won't Walter Hubbard and Jay have
a great time hunting, this winter?
| jays dogs name is Rover and Walters
dog is named Dottle. The woods are
said to be full Of raccoons and opos-
sums this year.
Remember, as has been our custom
for years, we give to the person a nifty
dime-and- pin who presents to the
Ledger force the largest and juciest
1910 watermelon. The little sparkler
is well worth competing for. Where's
Col. Price johnson, Col. G. ellis
Wilson, Armistead s. Spicer and any
other good mar who wishes to enter
the contest ? Come on, boys.
Ard now on this day comes Col. Bob
Brown, manager Of the Wallace gro
Gerry store, and sends the Ledger force
a big, Juicy David R. Francis water
melon. Thank you very much. Col.
Brown is a splendid business man and
is there with the goods and has a big
patronage. Bob would make a splen-
did United States Senator. May the
choicest blessings Of this earth be bis.
Col. Billie johnson tells US that our
Prosecuting Attorney, Col. Cant, did
nobly went he went up against those
learned lawyers at Adell, Iowa, last
week, In a sheep case. Ernest proved
to them that Missouri, Mexico and
Cottonwood Springs is down on tina
map In half dozen places. We are not
to be sneeZed at and you will go up
against a buzz saw when you tackle
Col. Cant. The Iowaians we're very
much impressed with the Missouri
bunch that attended the trial.
Charlie Robson, who works for Col.
Simson, up near Cant, had a close call
one day last week. Charlie was on
top of a 1900 wagon load Of oats drawn
by a spirited team going out OF the
field when the double.trees broke and
the horses started to run. Charlie
hung on to the lines, however, but was
jerked from the high load of oats and
landed square on his head and now
has q badly wrenched neck and Shout
der. Charlie says when he hit the
ground he saw the star.spangled ban.
ner, but heroically held on to the lines
and stopped the team, after being
roughly dragged on the ground for
some distance. 1t was a close call.
We are told that Col Reuben Bryan
Harlow, the uncrowned king Of the
historic Youngs Greek BALL wick, has
recently added a beautiful porch to
his already handsome residence. Col.
Harlow is a humdinger and n Of
Audrain's wealthiest and best citizens.
The Owl is yearning to take dinner
with the gallant Colonel at the big
Moline picnic, to be reeled off on the
18th. We wish to talk over religious
and political matters with this grand
old hero Of many hard fought battles.
We well know that Col. Harlow will
be there with all kinds Of dry and wei
goods. May the choicest blessings Of
this earth be his and may he meet u.
face-to.face walking the golden street.
of Paradise.
"HoBBLED" AT CoTToNwooD.spRING
|, "Where are you going, my prett,
maid?"
"Darned If l know, kind SIR" sh,
said.
May l go with you, my pretty maid9
"Yes, If you'll hobble, SIR" she said
How do you walk, my pretty maid?,
II don't; l just hop, kind sir" sht
! said,
"Do you enjoy it, my pretty maidY"
ut makes me dizzy, sir" she said.
"You are wise to the fashions, no,
pretty maid.n
II tumble to everything now, sh,
: said.
How can you beat this fashion, m,
:. pretty maid ?"
y L
by staying abed, kind SIR she said
NOW will you marry me, my prett,
Il maid?"
How can | walk to the church,,
she said"
a "lnl bring The minister, my prett,
: maid"
!, "Ihen We'll both be hobbled. kim
. sir, she said. IN. Y. World
WATcHMAN TO GO ON
DiITN Az