Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-09-29
Reuben Diilites by One DIN

o1SA u E1nN
going to take the marriage vow y
major Barney Jung, of the west ana
WIS In town, Saturday, extending tho
Joyous hand TO his many friends,
DR.. Kanaly yearns to Join the nm
Club. Don't know whetbo,
the dlppers Of bills will blackban tho
Doc on not. Hope not, as the docto,
would be a valuable acquisition b
this monster aggregation.
Owing to the rain, Friday, the ov,
was unable TO cross the creek and Al.
dress the Prohibltionists at the Jusgo
Davis Park, south Of Thompson. W.
will address the Thompson Prohlbt'
tion Club later on and when water e
not SO plentiful.
Mrs. Thomas Campbell, Mrs. Tim
Alexander and son, John Thomas. ana
Miss Madge Connors are home from :
delightful visit with Mrs. Charles
Landman, Of Fnlton. The ladies saw
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their visit was one sweet dream.
Harry Turner was here from Mont
gomery City, Thursday, to sell DoctO,
Kanaly another horse. A few wears
ago, Col. Turner sold the doctor :
Black Eagle geldlng for $40, and tho
horse died OF hook worm before he
reached Lake Killarny. Harry,s eor,
science worried him SO much that he
could not eat or sleep, and he Oavs
back to Doc the price Of the horse AND
all is we'll.
Judge r. L. Davis, OF near Thomr.
son, brought to the Owls Blue Room
in Ledger Block, Saturday, a LARGO
egg. almost as large as a goose epg
layed by one Of his ine Plymoth RocE
hens. This same hen lays an egg thu
same size every day In the week bu>
Sunday, when she l'lays off" and take,
a much needed rest. Judge and Mrs.
Davis are great chicken fancierS, own
many fine fowls and are there with
the goods.
Our good friend, Squire f. NJ. vii.
liams, tells US that he has been truth.
fully told that Col. Q. F. Bush, a pro.
gresslve farmer and stock.raiSer, lust
mol Invest Of Mexico, is the proud
owner Of many hogs, among them is
a fine SOW, which takes good care Of Is
young chickens, the said SOW having
kidnapped the chickens from a good
old motherly Brahma hen, several
weeks ago. The little chicks follow
the SOW all day and nestle with her at
night. She is a good hog mother to
her feathery tribe and is ever watch.
full as to their welfare. The old hen
is heart broken and will bring suit in
the courts against the SOW for heavy
damages for alternating her childrens'
affections. And we'll let 1t go at that.
Mrs. W. J. Porawski is home from
Asheville, North Carolina, where she
spent several weeks. She reports her
brother, Willie Kemper, getting along
fairly we'll.
Harry Drebing is home from St.
Lonis, where he went to meet his
mother.in.law, Mrs. Sophia Heck, OF
Terre Haute, Indiana, en- route 10
Mexico to spend the winter months
with her daughter, Mrs. Drebiug.
1t Is feared Detective Buck Pagan
has been swept away in the late food
The last seen OF the detective be was
sitting on an overhanging rock, about
half asleep, fishing, on the historic
banks Of Lake Rillarny, Buck was
seen on the rock by Col. Frank Tow.
son and DR.. Kanaly. 1t is to be hope1
that the detective still lives.
1t is said that VIM. Kemper, ST.,
nov sojourning at Asheville, North
Carolina, is much pleased with that
city. Mr.. Kemper wear a stove-pipe
hat, standing collar and speckled vest
and is considered the best looking AMI
most fashionably dressed gentleman
In that gay Southern city. "Uncle
Billie" is there with the goods.
We had a face to face talk with our
good friend, Col. Hugh TowSon, Tue'-
day, and gained much food for
thought. Col. Towson says a lady has
told him that IL he and the Ledger
Owl don't let up on roasting the
doctor, she will knock off our collar
buttons. Col. Towson and the Owl
feel as though we have been severely
stung. Well let it go at that,
We take off our James A. Reed hat
and make the famous COTTONWOOD
Springs bow to Col. John Ferguson,
the philanthropist and watermelon
king, Of near Thompson, for leaving
large, sweet melon at our headqusr-
tiers at the Blue Room. Ledger block,
The saucy little bird on Nellie's hat
tells the Owl that Col. Ferguson Is
soon to lead to the hymenial altar one
of 'Possun Walks fairest maiden''
10, Joy! Dear John, may the choicest
blessings OF this earth be yours.
Col. Joe Pratt was here from bis
High View Home, neal Thompson
Tuesday, and, as usual, handed out T.
US much food for thought. Monday,
Col. Pratt tells US, Major Mack Jones,
Of that locality, was seated in bis
automobile, headed for Thompson, at
a gait that was fast end furious, to
buy wheat sacks. When Major Jones
reached the farm OF Capt. VIM. Curry,
the ~injecture of the big motor car
blew out and "blew" the Major one
mile and Mack landed in the Mckee
han watermelon patch, a little disbg'
ured but still in the patch. When
the gallant Major came out Of that
patch he carried four big fat melons
10 a sack. o, my 1t was q close CAL
for Major Jones but he was able 10
help Col. Geo. Picket thresh bis NAM
moth crop Of oats next day. The auto
was stopped by Billie Curry and JONI
Ferguson. and tied to a tree.