Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-02-02
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again. Ii6 AluAaS IN Ane case are II
pretty and xfvacious and the young
gents are wealthy and well.to-do.
Nuff said.
Reuben Dli will shortly circulate |
a petition for another saloon in Mex
ico He has in mind the building for
merly occupied by Col. Crisss fish
market in the Ledger block what
is good for the goose IS good for tie
ganders
Prof. Geo. E. Laforce mourus the
loss Of a fine Jersey cow The
COW died Of what Is known as big
Jaw. 8 II II
OLD Charlie. the valuable Black
Diamond geidhg belonging TO Bob
Hootcn died Tuesday OF acute indd-
gestion.
Col. C. R. Mccall. formerly Of
Rush Hin, but late Of Oklahoma. has
bought the grocery stock Of White
Bros, Just south of the Shoe Fac
tory. J. A. Pierce, a well known
and popular salesman. is with Col.
Mccall and wants all his old friends
and as many new ones as DE can
yet ON his list. to call and STE tfn.
Col. Mccall has large and splen-
did, fresh stock OF goods and win
have a large trade
The muoh-talked-o box. filled with
nice, valuable presents, has at last
reached the Owls roost and is high
" appreciated by one Rube Dill. The
sender is vtvaeious and pretty lady
school teacher of Saline county, Just
north OF Slater. And now, IL our
relative, Mrs. Champ CLARK, will on
ly come across with her prom
Used gift. We wiz be happy on the
good and only way.
The Owl learns that our good
friend, Col. Bob White, has his ''for-
tune told three times a day. Won
der II the Professor tells Col White
anything about that awning.
We are sorry to learn of the
death of our good friend. Art Land
man. He was a whole,souled, good
boy and had many friends who VIII
DE shocked to hear of his death.
Col. John Ferguson has started a
new enterprise near Thompson. 1t
is an axe-handle factory. John gives
work to quite a number Of men and
his handles are first-elass goods and
In much demand Mack Jones Is
foreman Of the Factory.
We have received a letter from our
friend w. S. Ragsdale, now IN the
Jewish Hospital, st. Louis. for
treatment stating he is getting along
fairly well and is now able to eat.
Bnrs many friends hope he wiz en-
tirely recover from his malady.
Dear Bill, write some more poetry
for the Ledger.
The Owl hopes the White Bros,
who recently sold their West End
grocery store to Col. Mccall. will re.
main in Mexico and continue to
make our city New York.
Judge Z. L. Davis. of near Thomp-
son and Col. GiIlis wilson. Of south
vesi Mexico, who have recently had
severe surgical operations performed
on their heads to remove tumors,
Laye been greatly relieved and are
ing nicely.
Col Sam Morris paid Bob FIooton
long price for horsehtde ren1oy-
ed from the carcas OF old Charlie. Co
Hootons Black Diamond gelding The
hide IS an unusually fine, large
one and Col Morris will likely send
the said hide 10 President Tar. Oh.
you Sam.
X. B. Wilkerson is up near Madi.
son. Mo-. hooking after his mann
moth bulk of tobacco, raised on one
Of his large farms last year. near
that place. Kelly as always there
wSh the goods and the Ledger Owl
win get a handoat.
john Williams. who has been quite
sick, is some better.
We are sorry TO learn that our sci
entific friend Doctor Kanaly. suf
fened seFere attack of acute indige-
tion. this week, but ss now 1nuch
better. lis hard to keep a good man
down.
We are happy 70 know that our
handsome young friends, Co.'s. Bar
tells and Fluu1y, are making good
with Potnater Kunlel. Both have
eyes that never sleep and are onto
their jobs. We also beann that Percy
Tnsloar IS making good in Chicago.
and Dr. Sam Malone in St. Louis,
It's a way the boys have.
Billie" McCord, the artistic shoe
maker and repalrer with Col Frank
McCord, has our thanks for fayors.
Louis Barth, The widely41nown Mex
leo clothing merchant, has our thanks
for a bsautiful pair of IL fin
g@ed James A. Reed gloves. which
we appreciate very much. MI. Barth
is there with a mammoth stock
Of new and firstciass goods. He
tells the people, through the Ledger.
what he has IN stock, and, Of
course, has an unprecedented trade.
It's way Louis has
Has poor man any right TO live?
Col VIM. owen. the old reliable
homeless liver sIcer, is now with
Frank sannebeckis Union Market,
and. Of eouse. Is there with the
goods. It n
Ernest Barnett Is tending bar for
Jimmy Sullivan. Col Barnett is
good man and win make a speech at
Cottonwood Springs at the Grand
Opening along about May /.
We frequently hear the name of
David r. Hollopeter spoken Of as
councilman from the Second Ward.
Dave has the best interests Of Mex
leo at heart, and II he consents to
make the race, he win make 1t
warm for his competitors. He
would make an ideal city dad =
J. H. Haley, of this city, who has
been in the West for 5 years, Is
back, shaking hands with friends.
c. r. Brown, salesman for Fred |
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