Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1910-02-03
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went to Artesia, N. NJ, few
months ago for the benefit of Mrs.
Davis health. are back. Mrs. Da.
Wis is not much improved. They all
come back-to be in close touch
10 Cottonwood Springs.
Robert Hagan, who has been
quite Ill, is better.
Mr.. Royal Jesse and Austin Cal
houn, of southwest Mexico, are
quite Ill. They are two of our
oldest and best citizens.
Elzea Painter has that tired feel
ing" caused by an attack of grip.
"oh, love is but lottery;
Mrs. Dr. Tincher is quite Ill Of
fever.
! Col Lee Henry has moved in
from the country and win help make
Mexico a city Col. Henry has
recently built himself nice home
In northwest Mexico.
PETTY-WRIGHT.
Married. Sunday evening, Jan. 80,
at $50 O'Clock, at the residence Of
the brides mother, Mrs. G. l.. Wright
No. S21 Muldrow street, this city,
Mr.. Carl Petty and Miss Matte Clar-
linda Wright, Rev. j. d. Greer, in a
pretty and impressive ceremony unit
ing two loving hearts. 1t was a
quiet home wedding, only few rel
atiyes being present. The bride is
very pretty girl--lovely in man
ner and graceful in form and face,
and exceedingly popular in society
circles. The groom is young
man of good habits and for the past
five years has been bookkeeper for
the /. M. Greer Furniture Co., of
this city. The groom had already
richly furnished a cozy little home
on S. Franklin avenue. and the hap
py couple will go to housekeeping
Immediately. The bride was tastily
attired and looked lovely in a hand
some wedding gown of bengaline silk
and carried a bouquet of roses. The
groom was decked out in the reg
ulation black handsome couple.
Carl has surely plucked a sweet flow
er from the garden of love. May
the choicest blessings of this earth
be theirs, and may they, after lifes
fitful fever is over. cross over the
River Jordon, into perpetual sun
shine, is the wish of the Ledger and
a host of friends. Dill.
Col. Charley Harvey. Of Montana,
is in Mexico shaking hands with
his many friends. Charlie will
make a speech at Cottonwood Springs
before he returns to his Western
home. He will put on the pres
sure and lift the viel.
Squire Reuben Toalson is hand
ling Kelly Wilkerson's horse, Frank
and Geo. Laforce's horse, George II.
Both horses are city-bred and are a
spanking pair Of bays. Squire Toal-
son is handling them for the Com
bination Sale.
Kelly Wilkerson, the apple king
of Missouri, is in Santa Fe on busi-
ness. Kelly has splendid busi-
ness, GOWNS" a charming and viva
cious little wife and is the proud
father of three bright children, and
is happy and prosperous on the
good and only way. It's way he
has.
Brown Buster, assisted by Jay Ben
nett and Geo. Laforce, captured a
large opossum, Monday, while re-
moving a shock of corn on Mr. La
forces Blue Lick farm. The opos-
sum is whopper and is said to be
of the William Howard Taft vari-
ETY.. We knew the old fellow was a
Republican, for he "winks the other
eye."
Billie Kemper, Jr., is much bet
ter.
Col. j. ]. Woods, the w. Liberty
street grocer and politician, is think
ing of going to Colorado to reside for
the benefit of his helath. He'll be
back.
Religious services were held at
the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. r. B.
Hooton's Monday night Rev. Long,
of Boone county, delivered wonder
full sermon, after which love feast
was reeled off. 1t is to be regretted
that Geo. Laforce and Jay Bennett
could not be present to lead in the
song service. Both gentlemen have
aggravated cases of the grip
Miss Eta Marie Gentry has re.
turned to her home at Hallsville, af
ter visit with Mrs. R. B. Hooton
Mrs. G. L. Wright is the guest OF
Mrs. Geo. Laforce.
Rev. Lund, OF Lund, MO-, has
been the guest of Robert Hootor
for the past few days. There is a
religious awakening in the Hootor
household and Bro. Hooton is warm
ing up" Let the good work go on.