Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-12-22


seats and avoid the rush. Uncle John
viii Be there with the goods.
OIL. Oliver Sharp. the artistic fore
nsss Of Ocl. Billie Ragsdale's nam
moth saddle and harness emporium,
has recently made for Col. John r.
Dahlem, the popular dfay man, q set
Of s7s brass mouEited team harness,
The highest price ever raid for harness
Of this kind lr Andraln county. C3l.
Dahlem Is proud Of bis harness aud
wears q smile that won't rub on
Col. Sharp Is q tist-clsss artist along
harness lines and his work speaks for
itself. Oh. you Oliver
The Ledger thanks MIS-. Nellie
McKeehau. the progressive and ac-
conpllshed teacher at Jesse Academy,
west Of Mexico, for fsvcFs. Mrs.. Nc.
KeehaD is an excellent teacher and
hss charge OF a large number Of
bright students.
A Fulton friend writing to Us gets
cay and sends Us the following;-
GOOD bye booze. for eveTmore.
Our drinking Digs will soon be DER:
II you're the judge yor can plainly see
what this old booze hes done for me-"
There is said 10 be a wealthy lady
IN Mangum, Oklahoma, who has never
worn 9 hat. II she Is single and IN
der lit years old and has never worn a
hobble skirt or made goo-eoo eyes,
will come to Cottonwood Springs. we
know she can marry well.
Prof. Geo. Il. Laforce has Just pur-
chased Of DR.. TIncher q fine COW
and calf at a long price.
The Ledger Owl hopes to meet
old man Santa Claus face TO face on
the morning Of Dec. &c. and wants
him TO come across with the
goods-either dry or wet, and It
viii be an hands around.
Miss sapho Armistead. who has
been visiting her relatives. west Of
Mexico. will return to her home in
Hannibal shortly. Miss Armlstead
has q splendid position as stenogra
pher with a large firm in Hannibal.
Probably. the Ledger Owl Will be
seated beside bis Uncle Champ Clark
when he drives that beautiful span
Of mules down Pennsylvania avenue.
10. Joy. Uncle Champ win be the
next Speaker Of the House at Wash
ington.
Col. R. E. Race. the noted and
popular real estate promotes, was a
guest at tho waveriy Hotel Sunday.
He was ~chapercned by Col. Mccue,
Of the North Missouri Trust Co.
Tuesday. Col. Tom Hoxaey's drls-
Ing horse, James A. Reed. hitched
20 a buggy, vt tho new residence OF
Col. Hoxsey. on Trolley Heights,
broke loose from a tree and came
west, down the Cottonwood Springs
pice. ait a pace that was fast and
furious. Luckily. the horse was
stopped by Col. Waiter Peck. with.
out any damage TO the buggy or
horse. Col. Peck should have q
Carnegie medal for his heroic act.
and wen let It. so at that.
MIR. and Mrs. Harry Drebblng enter
tanned at dinner Sunday DR.. and
Mrs. wslilam wigghnton and chill
dren and Miss Ella Watkins. Of
st. Louis. Dr. wigsanton was toast.
master and Miss Watkins rendered
sweet music. The feast MAS a stump.
uous one.
Or. kanaly's Taxicab Touched.
Saturday. DR.. RanaIy was mp-
town from Lake Killarney, shopping
and among the many valuable arti-
cles purchased was a Christmas tur-
key Ia $1.25 hogs head. Doc lett
his taxicab standing In an alley-way
for about 10 minutes. or just long
enough TO get a drink of joy water.
When he returned to the said taxi
cab, some thief visited the aforesaid
vehicle and plucked the said hogs
head, a can of lard and a can OF
gun grease" No clue to the thief
but Doc has sent for bIoodhounds.
and it Is to be hoped the sneak thief
will be run down and sent to the pen
for 80 years. We sympathize with
Doc in his loss, especially, Of the
"'gun grease
Col. Tom Hoxsey Is having a nice
modern residence built in the Troll
ley Heights Addition to Mexico. the
first residence to be erected IN this
addition. Tom Is making Mexico
look more like New York every day
and is always there with the goods.
Peace on earth. good win toward
men"
Col. J., c. Webb and wife are
home from their bridal trip to rela.
tiyes and friends in Bloomington and
Downs, III. Col. Webb owns one Of
the best farms in Audrain county,
north Of Mexico, and VIII begin house
Keeping rdght--by becoming a read
er Of the ledger.
Col. and Mrs. Walter Peck are
home from a delightful visit to
Monroe county relatives and friends.
Geo. Laforce has Just added d
nice, large shed to his already large
Cottonwood Springs dairy barn. jay
bennet drew up the plans.
A Card From r. o. Dill.
During the past two months. We