Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-09-28

Ana she was yelling 'oA-A-AsA
From Owls Blue Book, %. ..
saws the Kansas city Times; "Jaug-
inc rom The exhaustive and lavish
w.lte.up Of the Optimist Cigar Fac
NV naturally we have concluded
mat colonel Bennett, Of the Mexico
ledger. Is smoklng again" Yes, dear
sieve wi smoke the 0ptlmist ana
we'll bet yea 30 cents you have never
mt your best tooth over q better
seyored Sc cigar. Toe owl is dyed
n.the.wool Democrat and takes his
,,ov water straight Are you an
Elkg II not you ought to Be.
Col. W. F. Smith. stage foreman
NJ the carpenters who have Just com
nleted the carpenter work on the new
Ferris Grand Opera House, and COL
IN q Buekbee, one Of the stage artists
made the Ledger Owl a call ~ the.
slue Room. Thursday. Col Smith Is
"a years old, . foot 4 inches nll and
everv inch a gentleman. His home Is.
in Denver, Col We were pleased 70.
extend our glad hand To him, siso 70
lca Buckbeo. Col. Smith Is superb
artist in his lloe Of work and says
whsn the interior Of the Opera House
is completed it will be one Of the best
arranged and most up.t0-date opera
houses In Missouri. Uhas. Squires,
the electrician OF this city, Is doing
the wiring for this popular house,
and Col. smith tells US that IL is the
best lob OF wiring that he has ever
seen in an opera house, and he has
Edone stage carpenter work In scores
Of opera houses throughout the Uni
ted States. Col. Smith has contracted
with Manager Thompson, Of this city,
lana viii remain in Mexico for a year,
aeinr stage work. Col Buekbee may
also remain In Mexico Both smith
and Buokbse are membesof CJmpanJ
,lG., 4th Reg. NC. N
Col. Ed Walker is quite sick.
on you Dad TowsOn and the baby
Kelley wilkerson is in spri deld,
Mo, on business
Why not let the hotels sell Bronx
cocktails on Sundays?
Have you fuzzy hated yet Sci
F, Louis Barth and catch the style.
Noah Clark is taking his vacation
!, and ODE Wnllnghara is at present Oh
! the works at VIM Kemper's emporium
a Lueus Hunt was seized By a fercI
q attack Of nervous prostration, Friday
His physician was called and Lucu
is much better al this writing.
j. a. wilkins has traded several 0
his fine jacks to Col. Mosely, Of Seda
i liza, for a nice house and lot in soutI
yMexico. The deal amounted tos3, 50C
The nuts are swiftly dropping.
The leaves are turning red;
And coal and Christmas shopping
Are looming up ahead.
From Blue Book, page 10.
DR.. Ellis, OF Concord, was here, Sal
urday, shaking hands with friends
u Doc is again allowing bis cheek lilac
; to grow and by Christmas will be i
: full bloom. Oh, you Doc
John Feoht, Saturday, sold a youn
mare mule to Jack Woolery for s9i
Halt an hour after Col. Fecht got th
i cataroon for his mule, Mai Wooler
\ sold the said mule for 100 plunks.
, Col, Ralph E. Race, owner Of Litti
Orchard Place, on beautiful Yves
!, Pine Boulevard, this city, gave a mic
~ rejuvenating talk to the soldiers a
"A Cottonwood Springs, Sunday, at 2a3j
re- Seventy three persons, Saturda
or night, ate coon, 'possum, corn bread
n sweet potatoes and sorghum molasse
ia at Joe Hutcherson's Restaurant. j.
Of was sure there with the goods.
G. Col. w. A. Heller, the big depar.
III ment store merchant at Moline, an
d wife, were Sunday guests Of Mexic
relatives. Col. Helzer is Mayor OF b.
Of home town, Chal Weaver is City Ma
Sc shall and Walter Wilson is Chief {
be the night policemen Col Heizt
I'd says the best Of order prevails and u
/, lid is down tight on the JOY watt
d barrel and Moline looks more IN
as Rush Hill every day.
w DR.. D. J. Kanaly, we hear, will CO
BIT citrate his 56th birthday Sept. 2sth,
lis a fitting manner. Doc will do a fe
m high.diving feats at Lake Kllarr
aY and reel Of a few stunts OF tight vii
N walking between the twin bridges
the afternoon and at night a faDc
dress ball and a midnight oarniv.
will be pulled of on second floor
m the Weather Observatory. Furthl
n. particulars after the bail is over.
The two ''phunny" fellows wi
or had a strenuous article in Satu
I'd days Ledger, must surely have bee
about bali sick when they wrote tn,
Il. brain Storm article, CT else the
20 were ALFRED close to a fierce attac
~ Of buck-ager in its horrid form an
their livers are surely in bad shsp
Poor fellows how they must hay
p suffered. Both Hphunny" fellows a.
ne friends OF the Owl and we are 10
lis cents 10 get the valuable services
IN Dr. Reuben Harlow to alleviate the
ex~cruciating pains. But oh, you job
ed Gander come On 10, the water is flo
Cd Mr. aud Mrs John Ralph, Of Can
az pas, Illinois after a delightful Wis
u to Col. and Mrs. John Kane, OF ne;
this city naye returned 10 the
d: home. They we're much smittep vii
50 our county and the people they IN,
Is, while here. Col Ralph says ullno
soil is blacker than Missouri sol
Is Probably this IS true but the soil
lie that state is not bali as productive
Grand Old Missouri soil. Col. Ralr
Is thinking OF moving 10 Migsonyf
It, be can lind a suitable farm Hope
Of viii locate in our county where he wi
lis be IN close touch to Mexico beautlfl
90 and he and his amlable little wife wi
to live long and be prosperous and hapr
nv drlnkirr tln ~. 80