Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-09-22

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Audrain county, have the thanks Oh
he Ledger force for q line, large
,weet watermelon Of the james A.
Reed yariety-none better. Davis q
Ferguson have for years given the
Ledger force melons Of which tney
highly appreciate. Judge Davis ana
Col. Ferguson are both good men ana
have never turned the face OF the
Mayor OF Cottonwood Springs TO the
wall Q, JOY.
Our good friend, Col. Andy Mcll-l
hiuey, is wrestling with an aggravated
attack Of the Ia grippe, Say, Andrew,
come TO, the Springs and be healed
We have a secret cure that cures this
pesky malady; Price, 80 CENTS
ool. Sig. Steiner, the well known
travelling wet goods salesman, OF 81
Louis, was In Mexico Saturday Ooi'
Steiner has been making Mexico Tor
many years and handles nothing but
first class Joy goods, He makes good
Col. Charlie Head, the handsome
and efficient city mail carrier, made
our Blue Room a pleasant call, mon
day. and told the Owl a funny story.
charlie is now taking his l5-day lay-on
and a much-needed rest. Q, JOY.
DR.. Kanaly was up town, Saturday,
handing out passports to the Ancient
Order Of Prevaricators until 1912. The
forecaster is still Just a little bit dis
gruntled and his feathers rufiied but
he's all right and gave the owl the
glad hand for telling the truth
One Of our young lady friends is max
ing extensive preparations to take ner
vacation and visit relatives in the far
West. Many beautiful gowns are
being made, among them several nifty
hobble skirts. May her visit be one
sweet dream. When this young lady
takes her deportation we'll De az
Union Station with bouquets.
Col. Abe jackson, who is now spend
ing his vacation on his large ranch,
near Hereford, Texas, has our thanks
for fayors. Col. jackson says his visit
In the Lone Star State is one sweet
dream. When the good people OF that
city learned that the Colonel was from
Mexico beautiful, ear Cottonwood
Springs, close up to Hotel Waverly,
they locked around him like geese
around a shock Of corn-especially the
ladies. o, JOY
Miss Flossie Bishop, well known in
this city, who's home is In Miami, is
head teacher at Bellaire Academy,
north OF Slater. Flossie is an excep
tionally bright young lady, is q grad
uate OF Hardin College and a niece OF
Reuben Dill, which accounts for her
many nifty accomplishments. Miss
Bishops fine 5000 drlvingl horse died
one day last week and Flossie mourns
ana Swearing a black hobble skirt.
Carter johnson writes us from East
st. Louis and says his Flat Head In
/ dians are Inot acting as we'll as they
did on their recent reservation, near
Cottonwood Springs, and Col. johnson
fears an uprising" may be reeled of
any hour among the big, burly bucks,
and wants to move the Indians back.
Never again. We are now a peaceful
community and want no more Of the
Flat Head indians In our midst. We
would advise Carter to rope and hog
tie the bucks and ship them to the
buck-brush jungles on Crows Fork,
over near Fulton, Carter sends best
wishes to his Mexico friends, especially
Major William Canterbury. Thanks
to friend Carter for a quart bottle OF
Peruna-the elixir Of life. May the
choicest blessings Of this earth be his.
We have received another consign-
ment Of James A. Reed for United
States Senator coat buttons, from Col.
~. L. Barty, Of Kansas City. Any
good, straight-laced Reed Democrat
who wishes to adorn their coats with
q pretty button and a picture of a
good man, can have one by calling al
Reuben DIPS nifty headquarters, III
Ledger block. Take blue elevator.
Also take off your hat when you enter
our headquarters. We are for james
A. Reed teeth and toe-nails. There'arC
others. The woods are full OF Ithem,
IOut in the Cottonwood Springs and
Postum Walk districts Reed men are
thicker than are the.hairs on a brindlt
dogs back. Nuff said. May the best
man win.
PASSPORT FROM DIR. KANALY.
Lake Killarny, Sept. s, 1910.
This is to certify that Reuben Dill
is .full-fledged member Of the An
cient Order of Prevaricators unit
1912. He can prevaricate all he can
during that period. D. j. Kanaly.
Weare sorry DR.. Kanaly's feather
are Just a little bit RULED about oul
write-up of his close call last Sunday
battling with the waters In the grea'
Lake Killarny. The Owl was tolt
about the weather forecaster's marrow
escape and put an account of thu
"close call" In the Ledger. A man Il
always innocent till he is proven t
be guilty. Thanks for the passport
Doc. Again WI say we are sorry you.
feathers are rufled.
Col. II. ]. Young, Of the South Sid
Restaurant, and family, are VISITING
relatives in Marissa, Illinois. Durinl
Col. Young's absence, Mr.. Andrew
Huntaker, a fine silk-stocking hote
young man, has Col. Young's place.
Love is the onlyIgod / know,
This girl I'm bound owed,