Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-09-07

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John is one Of Audrain's best citizens
The Ledger owl has a new affinity.
Her home is south Of the Missouri
riyer aud she's a peaehy peach, too
Hope the fair one will never nave
cause TO give us the icy eye,
DR.. Frank Peck aud wife Of NnTs-
cry. Texas, are soon to visit Mexico
relatives and friends. Or Peck VIII
reel OF a few Prohibition speeches az
Cottonwood Springs. ., JOY
Call on John Hart, at Ringo Cafe,
and eat n or two Of those juicy pig
tails which puts fat on your ribs. Col
Hart Keeps all kinds Of good things TO
eat-fof the cash. Hes a good man
Col X. B. Ball has sold the large
building, Just east OF the Shoe Factory
to Col. j. q. Wilkins, at a long price
Col. wilkins has remodeled this sky
scraping building and has opened up
an up-to.date meat emporium and is
sure there with the goods. Later on,
Col. wilkins will put in a large aud
complete stock Of groceries The
sausage factory is on second floor.
Col. W. A. Wright, wife and daugh-
ter, Of Fulton, we're delighted visitors
and attended Mexico's big fair last
week. Col Wright is proprietor Of
the Golding Hotel in Fulton and is q
mighty good man. He tits the beam
at the 3~3O.pound mark, therefore is
large enough to make a mighty warm
United States Senator.
Our good friend, Roy Key formerly
foreman OF the Ledger, is now the
artistic artist OF the Keytesvllle, No.,
Courier. Roy writes US that 50 far be
is getting plenty to eat and thinks be
is making good. There are no better
young men or few better printers than
this same James Leroy Key. He is
in love with his profession and Is a
king behind the stick and rule. Roy
well knows why the Ledger Owl SO
sadly misses him, Success TO him.
Sam Evans and Rene Sparks were
/ delighted visitors at Cotton wood
y Springs, sunday, and spent several
G happy hours at the Wayerly the guest
= OF their friend, Jay Bennett. This
was Col. Sparks first visit west in
/. fifty years. lie noticed vast improve
r ments and saw many new faces. Col
Sparks has been confined TO his home
5 for six month, suffering from a eve
stroke OF paralysis. lie is much i'm
q proved now, just a few more dipping
s of his bill at the Springs In the elixir
OF life he will throw away bis crutcheS
and u a foot race with Billie Gregg.
Col. Sparks many friends wish him a
speedy recovery. They want to meet
him faee-to.face and to extend 10 him
the glad hand,
The Ledger Owl is reliably tolp
that Mr.. Charles Karnes, q popular
business young nan OF Mexico, will,
on September 18th, marry a popular
sweet girl graduate aud a leading
n society lady Of Ennis, Texas. Mr.,
l. Charles Mason, the well known tray.
y cling salesman of this city, WIN han
dies IS varieties OF goods, will be best
e man end the bride-to-be sister will
be bridesmaid, The wedding will be
y a swell church affair, after which Mr.
and Mrs. Karnes will spend their
honeymoon at Coney IslSnd, Lake
Killarny and Cottonwood Springs. In
advance, the Ledger Owl extends
:, congratulations to the young couple.
May they live long and prosper and
after LIES itful fever is ever, may
they safely cross the River Jordon into
perpetual sunshine and meet the
OF Ledger Owl, f~ace-to-face, walking The
Golden Streets of Paradise.
And here we are. For the past ST,
= weeks the Ledger owl has been having
a rather Joyous time joy riding anC
making good roads speeches. We an
=, just a little bit dlsigured but still il
the ring. Our Blue Book teaches u
that while we live, as far as possible
have a good time in the good old way
for when we die, we'll be dead a long
long time. During our high-Glght anc
~, strenuous vacation, we may hayI
:. strayed from the straight and narroy
= path. II was not from our heart bu.
from our head and feet. We done tht
best we could and still believe in thI
old.time religion. After Mexico's biz
Chautauqua is over, we hope, through
the columns Of the Great Religious
Daily and Weekly, to meet our friend
r. and the Ledger's many thousands O
readers face-to-face-as " were-ant
tell the truth, pure and simple. III
u a way we have. Col. Steve O'Grady
who Yields a hot pencil for the Kan
y sas City Times, has been entirely to-
dinged gay with his trenchant pencil.
as during our much.needed vacation. Il,
ln will be lovingly remembered by DR.
Oh Kanaly and the Owl for his 'cruel'
in' outbursts, when two good men werI
az powerless to come to the rescue Of
.sS frightened community. And we'll Ie
1t go at that. We have several hun
* dred CORDS Of Driftwood in stock read,
as to float flown the Ledger's news,
mountain stream, And again, in tn,
= memorable words OF the great editor
. Col. Bob White-''To our pride i,
the past and our hope for the future
let US add vigorous work in the liylpl
present. Nun said,
Col. and Mrs. John c.