Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-12-28

call at John Harris fataop A"A
Juicy pig tails always ION TAP
How many good men are grooming
themselves for rpIumsg at the ON
inc city election We hear OF rev.
MI. and Mrs. Bud Langley will give
superb dinner, Sunday, 20 a rev
select friends st their home Just wes'
of town. Bud does nothing by halves
Rows. for the love Of Mike and Cot,
topwood Springs, be good Christmas
and don't fan BY the waysice. Have
Ia GOOD time but don't get ~"ouckeyeo.
We still have faith In the good ola
time religion. 1t was good Tor faui J
II was good for SiIas. Why NOT iol
YOU aud meg Come on In.
Row Key will bring down a Big ray
eobler from Charlton county ana eat
tufkeyninuer with bis parents mere.
Another nolrdp may aso accompany
Col. Key. Oh, you Leroy
I 06~a
walter Carr, a coal king OF MAI
~tlpsbure. was here, this week, on a
shopping tour. Walter is allowing
his whiskers to grow and now LOOKS
very much like the handsome Duke
alexis. But oh, you Walter.
Col. Joe Buddy Dobyus has closed
Ibis Red Bird eating emporium ana
moved the building to his home. Joe
ia now proprietor Of the lunch counter
lust opposite the Orpheum theatre.
Alderman Ballew has our thanks
for a beautiful Xmas gift, Colonel
BalIew is a progressive, f~ar-seeing
gentleman and would make a mighty
warm Chief Executive.
Charlie and Kelley Wilkerson, The
apple kings OF the Middle West, give
TO the Owl a.bushel Of fine, large, Juicy
%apples Of the President Champ CLARK
variety. Thanks. The Lord loyeth .
~cbeerful giver-and so does the Owl.
George Callahan and Frank Schultz
two good looking boys are statesmen al
the Model Bakery. Both are favorites
with the ladies and they are there
with the goods. The Owl thanks
them for a big fat ginger cake.
Col. Fred Rohling, one Of Mexico''
foremost carpenter contractors, Il
home from Auxvasse, where he pa
been III. some line femodeling the
Large store building, soon 70 be occu-
pled by Kunkel 8 Goolsbay, 81 inns
city. Fred's work speaks for itself
About 40 people came 70 Mexico
Saturday, over the Electric Railroad
from Moline and oil along the line
Mexico merchants say very few people
were shopping here from the soutn
norton o. the county. When VIII
the Electric Road be completed W.
know not. Probably our good friend
Judge Bolts, can give you about y
l%cents worth OF information. 1t takes
cash in hand Is build a railroad. Hol
lair don't 90,
And its a way we have,
TOM and Jerry are In Mexico.
Yes, we guess it's Uncle Champ
General Eggnogg is in Mexico meet
ling bis many friends face TO face.
: Rosy Pease is home from a joyfu
visit to st. Louis. Ask Rosy hos
much money he "blew away on tn
. nickelodeons. OBJ, you dear boy
I Are those horrible mud-holes jus
4 north and east OF the county jail, +
II be included within the Smile rosI
district? On, we hope 50.
: Old santa Claus is here on business
g His goods are packed 10 a large cav
) near Cottonwood Springs. Old SAINT
lis sure there with the goods.
Charlie Brown has rented bis bi
farm, Just west Of town, to Col. GeC
RIdgeway. Charlie will move close
: TO town aud help make Mexico a city
Il Louis Mcintyre, Thursday, Will
d ~shoveling snow, was seized With
u fierce attack Of buck-ager DR.. 10
u Norman was called and relieved th
4 cruel shakes that rad attacked Lou
n by The laying on Of hands. 1t was
4 close call for Col. Mcintyre.
D Leo Klepplnger let the elevator e
u away from him, Friday, at Col jill
= Wilkins's meat market. Luckily, n
y one was hurt. Several pounds {
homeless liver was horribly mangled.
Born, TO the wife Of Col. John {
Shiyely, Of Kirk, Coloi Dec. 10, 19l
~ a 9-pound girl. Babe and mothe
doing nicely and it is said the fataI
10 will survive. Mrs. ShIveley was form
erly Miss Maggie Mclean Of this cit
The Ledger Owl has always been
warm advocate for the betterment
Mexico beautiful, Audrain Count
and Cottonwood Springs. He is sti
~ here with bis 30 cents to help boo
and boom Mexico. Come on In, boy
the water is certainly surely fine.
The Ledger Owl will probab
allow his whiskers grow until b
Uncle Champ is elected President
the United States. Haven't made /
i our mind just yet--msybe. The wat
is certainly surely just lovely,
ave- Col. John Bass, Of DeIavan, Wis,
here visiting his sisters and bis fatht
Squire L, n. Bass. Cot. Bass is
- popular banker Of Delavan and
prosperous and happy. Squire BaI
III health Is good. His trouble Is tn
"A he can't walk and is almost helple
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