Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-07-06
Chunks OF D,htwood
We Have With Us This Evening"

w Have With Us This Evening
And now all is quiet near Concord.
July 4th, put me OF at Excelsior
Springs.
Put me OF at owens ParE. Oh, you
james L You're the 1t.
For Sale-A cottage by a gentleman
with a bay window. See Bill Ball or
Bill Claggett.
Miss June McInti:e, Of West Mul.
drow street, who has been very sick
with appendicitis. is improving and
hopes to be up in a few days.
Both the Hutcherson boys are nov
10 the drayage business and are help
ing make Mexico a city.
Major F. NJ. Loyelace. east Of town,
had young cnrD on the Mexico market
Tuesday. He topped the market and
Tom Chopper done the rest.
Bill Ragsdale tells US that he and
Charlie Karnes may make a balloon
ascension, July 4th, and leap from a
parachute Charlie may also give the
boys a little touch Of high life and reel
cf a little stunt walking the high wire
from Hgtel WaverlF to Cottonwood
Springs ty way OF o sens Park.
II the wind gets 10 the right direc-
tion, Doc Kanaly will make a balloon
ascension at Cottonwood Springs, on
July 4th. Doc wants to see what is
the matter With the clouds that they
do not give us lots Of water. AS bal
lasts, Doc will use Sayman's Wonder
Soap and Peruns. He will not jump
from a parachute. It's too siren uous
and mag br ny on buck -ager.
VIM. Pratt has leased the horse
shoeing shop formerly run by Edward
Sweeney at Mclptyre's barn. Col
Pratt needs no introduction to the
public He has been In the harness 81
years and never lost a shot. His work
speaks for Itself. Bill would like for
bis old friends and new ones, too, to
call aod see him at bis new quarters,
Meredith Armistead tells US that
Miss Annabelle Frink, Of 'Possum
Walks Smart Set, Tuesday night, got
so scared at a burglar that her hair
turned white, which Is quite remark
able, as her hair was hanging on a
book up over the bureau. Sakes alive.
Neredi b also tells us that Grandpa
Bibbins lost his false teeth at a candy
pull at John |. Browns the other
night. Where was Hank Tilson ?
We hear that during the Boyd Ellis
grilling trial here, that The towns Of
Auxvasse, Hatton and Concord were
close up to being depopulated. Col.
Zed Hook stcod guard over Auxvasse,
Major Jake Larue at Concord and
Mayor Jim Satterield at Hatton. All
are good men and during the strenuous
court trial here "were guarding
angels" over their home towns. Col.
Ned Holt tells US that MAJ Sattertield
is serving his third term as Mayor Of
Hatton, although Major Cottrell is a
mighty warm second.
Col Steve O'Grady, whose Missouri
Notes in the Kansas City Times, are
the best that worthy paper ever pub
lished, is there with the goods. Col.
.O'Gfady is now driving a buttermilk
cart on the side and passes up the guu
grease with the studied secrecy Of a
wooden-legged second story worker
having a fit on a tin roof. He will
shortly visit DR.. Ksnaly for an outing
on Lake Killarny aud take a short
course in astronomy We are for Col.
O'Grady and be is for US. He has or
dere3 q regular shipment Of Cotton
wood springs water as an inspiration
and expects to bring the next meeting
OF the American Press Humorists
Association to the hotel Waverly.
Here's bow, OBJ, you Steve!
SEVERELY KICKED BY A HORSE.
We are sorry to hear that our good
old friend, Mr.. J. T. Copswell, of rear
Thompson, was severely kicked by a
horse Friday, about noon. Mr.. Cogs-
well was in his barn and WHEN passing
by the old family horse, was kicked by
both feet OF the horse, breaking three
ribs and the fore finger OF Mr.. CogS-
we'll. The wounds are painful ones
and we hope no bad results will fol-
low. Jack Haley, OF this city, is a
grandson of Mr.. Cogswell. Jack went
Immediately to see bis grandfather
and says the physicians, at this time,
don't know the extent CT Mr. Cogs-
wells injuries.
Ledger Owl Would Love to Know
II Denny Feest amt a hummer
II the Ledger office don't need more
water and soap.
II the agony is not I'VE and Doc
Ellis still wears bis red lllacs.
How many people In Mexico can do
the rubber-neck act artistically
II Rosy Pease don't like candy as
we'll as the girls +? oh, you dear boy
II you know anything about the