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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-07-03
ALBA.

Abba. July "A marriage license
was granted Saturday to Millafd #.
Shepard and Miss Hattie j. Asbury,
both Of Abba.
A. e. Childs and family expect to
leave Abba Tuesday, and will locate
In Ft. Dodge.
Mrs. Isabelle A. Stamm died Friday
at $3.50 p. m. and was buried from her
home on South Clinton street yester-
day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. The
funeral services were conducted by
Rev. Jno. e. Spencer, pastor Of the
First Presbyterian church
A horse belonging to some movers
was killed Saturday night by the light
ming about mile west of Abba The
animal was hitched near some trees
when the accident occurred
The fence which Is being placed in
the rear of the Jail Is almost complet-
ed and the stone pile will be ready to
work upon in short time.
A. T. Cook of Grinnell spent Sunday
at this place.
The following persons from Lovilia
were present at the funeral of Mrs.
Stamm yesterday afternoon: Mr.. and
Mrs. j. d. Deveraux and Isabelle Dew
eraux, r. B. Arnold. and Mr.. and Mrs.
F. d. Harner, Mrs. Emma Bowman OF
Leon, Mrs. J. B. Homer of Lamona,
and II. F. Currie of Lineville, were
also In attendance.
L. D. Whitton and r. Mcdaniel Of
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THE NEW INTERURRAN.
Iowa City, Montezuma and Des MoInes
Company Has Elected Officers.

Iowa City, July 2.-(SpeciaD-Iowa
City's new interurban railway COM
pany amended and adopted its articles
of incorporation, and elected officers
for the ensuing year. The name Of the
road was changed from the proposed
title (the Iowa City, Montezuma and
Western Railway to the Iowa City,
Montezuma and Des Moines Railway.
The line Is to be an electric road, con-
Meeting Iowa City and Montezuma.
The capital stock (preferred) is $10,-
600, and the board of directors is EN-.
powered to increase this at will, as
emergencies demand. The initial list
of officers is as follows:
President-Hon. George w. Ball
Iowa City.
Vice president--Captain ]. w. Carr
Montezuma.
Secretary Willard J. WEIGH, Iowa
City
Treasurer-charles R. Clark, Monte
yuma.
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THE lNTERuRBAN COMMITTEE.
Returns From indianapolis, Where

Returns From indianapolis, Where
They Saw Messers Coffin and MIesse.
The special committee appointed by
the Commercial association and the
Retail Merchants association to visit
indianapolis and take uD with G. e..
Coffin, president of the Central Trust
company, the matter of the pending
proposition now before the citizens
Of Ottumwa, returned home this morn.
ing. The committee consisted Of J..
G. Hutchinson, f. B. Clark and A. w.
Lee. They repc-t that they had an
extended interview with Mr.. Coffin
and Mr.. Miesse, secretary of the Inter.
urban company, and the whole matter
of voting subsidy to the proposed
interurban line was gone over
thoroughly Mr.. Coffin thereupon
agreed to furnish the committee in
writing by Friday of next week a
statement covering the situation fully
as to what must be accomplished be-
fore the line can be constructed, what
it will be necessary for the citizens
of Ottumwa to do in the premises.
and just what Ottumwa can depend
uDon. provided these things are done.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-07-03
MARKETS BY ASSOCIATED PRESS
CHICAGO Produce Market.

Chicago Produce Market.
Chicago, July 2.-Wheat, No. 2 red,
S.; No. 3 red. S0@S4; No. 2 hard, 500
s29s; No. hard, 7S@S1; July, 1875 q
79&; September opened, %@S1B;
highest, S1& @S1B; lowest, S0B; clos
ing, S11s @S1A.
Corn-No. 2, 52A @5s; No. 8, 52A @
SPY; No. white, 53@531a; No. 8
white, 53@53A; No. 2 yellow, 53@53B;
No. 8 yellow, SIX @53; July, 51&;
September opened, 52a @52%; highest,
52& @52B; lowest, 515s@51&; clos
ing, Sly.
oats@No. ?, 50. No. 3, BIN; No. 2
white, 4Oh@41A; No. 8 white, $50
s9h; July, 1871; September opened,
3614 @36A; highest, 365s @36&: low
est. 35A @35as; closing. S5h.
$500.
Lard-July, 1882; September. $500.
Ribs-July, 1857; September, $9.47@
$50.
Rye-July 60.
Clover-Cash, s11.
Barley-42@53.
Flax-$1.09@1.121a
Timothy-September $425.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-07-03
GOOD HORSE SUPPLY.
Summer Receipts Show Big Gains
Over Last Year and Also 1904.

Chicago, July "A remarkable
phase of the midsummer trade is the
unexpected breadth Of demand from all
quarters for good business and light
harness offerings, The estimated re-
ceipts for last week show gains of S4S
over the same week last year and 7S9
over the corresponding week In 1904.
Under the pressure of such extraor-
binary offerings the market has main
tanned great flrmness on the better
grades. but shown narrow and indif-
ferent demand on plain and blemished
offerings. which have sold off during
the month 5000, and even $4,000 in
isloated instances. Industrial demand
as shown by the good clearances Of
drafters, expressers and general pur-
pose classes Is broader than twelve
months ago, with, prices on about a
steady basis. The fluctuations are due
more to the quality than the excess
of offerings, as consumptive demand Is
of ample volume to take all the good
horses offered at steady values. The
commercial growth and agricultural
expansion of the country increase the
demand for horses and until the sup
ply becomes burdensome good prices
will prevail
Receipts of horses last week about
1900, against 1886 previous week, L.
362 year ago, and 1,411 two, wears
ago. Shipments from Chicago this
week about 1000 against 2,122 previ-
Gus week, 1,106 year ago, and 1901
two years ago.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-07-03
MYSTIC AND BRAZIL CELEBRATE
A Safe and Sane Celebration of the
Fourth of Julv.

Mystic, July 2.-The citizens of Bra.
iii and Mystic will unite in an old-fash-
Toned Fourth of July celebration and
hold picnic at Kingsberry's bridge
near Brazil 1t will be safe and sane
celebration away from the maddening
noise and deafening explosions of can
non crackers, and at the same time
there Will be plenty Of good fun for all
There will be music by the celebrated
Brazil band, and by local singers who
are practicing special choruses for the
occasion. A grand dinner party will
be served at noon There is fine shade
there, plenty of good water and de-
nghtful place for a fine celebration.
Joseph Sharp will give the address of
welcome and the principal Grafton of
the day will be delivered by Rev L.
Shaffer. j. H. Swenson, J. J. Stone and
others will make speeches.
In the afternoon there will be a pro-
gram OF fun, athletic contests, etc.
prizes being offered for the winners.
Everybody in the county is invited to
attend the patriotic picnic, meet your
neighbors and enjoy a pleasant day.
Centerville people will drive out and
join their friends in this celebration
Let everybody bring well-flled bas.
kets, but II You fail to have the basket
ready on that morning, don't let that
prevent you from attending this picnic,
as there will be plenty of good things
for everybody, and it will be as free as
water.
The time has come when people like
to get together in quiet way and cell
brate the Fourth with such an event DC
the one to be held at Brazil, and sure
ly this is the way to celebrate the
great nations birth.
Keep in mind this celebration and if
possible make arrangements to attend.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-07-03
WON'T INTERFERE.
Says National Committee VIII Not In
terfere In Iowa Contest,

Says National Committee VIII Not In.
terfere In Iowa Contest.
Washington, d. c., June 80. Especial
to Des Moines Register and Leader)-
1t can be said on the highest authority
by the Register and Leader representa-
tive that National Chairman Cortelyou
will not interfere in the Iowa guberna-
torial contest He will under no cir
cumstances consider seriously the pro-
position Of George D. Perkins to ap-
point a committee from the republican
national committee to hear and deter.
mine what delegates to the state con-
vention shall have seats. Mr.. Cortel-
you has so far received no request to
take hand in the Iowa situation. but
he is fully prepared to give his decision
in case such request reaches him.
Those at all familiar with Mr.. Cortel-
you's policy as national chairman are
well aware that he has consistently de-
clined to interfere in factional con-
tests in the states. Not long ago, in
the course of a fight between H. Clay
Evans and Brownlow In Tennessee, an
agreed statement of the facts was
made up and request was joined in
to have National Chairman Cortelyou
decide what contested delegations
should be seated. Mr.. Cortelyou abso,
lutely refused to be drawn into the
Tennessee contest. He held that such
matters should be settled locally, and
decided that he would not interfere.
In cases arising in 1904 he also de-
clined to have a hand in the settlement
Of factional contests in the states.
This is his settled policy and he will
not depart from it.
1t is not believed that a really seri-
GUS attempt will be made in Iowa to
carry the Iowa factional contest to the
national committee, but in case such
an attempt is made it will have but
one result; there will be no national
committee interference.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-07-03

with the medium weight grassy
grades. The market in the east has
been in bad shape late this week, and
with bearish conditions prevailing in
the veal markets, the attitude of buy
ers has not been encouraging for high
prices in the future.
One lot of fancy vealers sold at 1875
last week and a few others at $3.50
$50. and it has taken a choice kind
of late to sell at 5000. Grassy and
common thin calves went under $500
and bulk of heavy weights at s3.25@
3.75, with some rough kinds down to
$3.50.
Sheep.
The first stock of the season from
the northwest ranges arrived here last
week and their condition reflected the
good shape of the ranges from which
they came. The Oregon yearlings
brought $685. early in the week and
$685. on Thursday while the few weth-
ers and ewes mixed in them landed at
$500, with the top cut of Idaho ewes
selling at s5.75, and the second cut
going out as feeders at s4.oO.
Top prices and the range for bulk
of sales of sheep (not including year
lings) and lambs this week, with com
parsons:
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CALLED BY DEATH.
Mrs. Grace Holmes Dietrich, Passes
Away.

Mrs. Grace Holmes Dietrich, Pass es
Away.
Mrs. Grace Holmes Dieterick, wife
of A. e. Dietrich, died yesterday after
noon at 3 o'clock at the family resi-
dence,, BIT West Fifth street, at the
age of 20 years and nine months. She
was the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. C.
G. Holmes, and was married April 18,
1905, to A. e. Dietrich Besides her
husband and her parents, she is sur.
vived by four months old infant son,
two brothers, Floyd B. Holmes and
Charles Holmes, and sister, Mrs. o.
F. Snyder. The funeral services will
be held at the family residence To-
morrow afternoon at a o'clock by Dr.
Henry w. Hargett, pastor of the First
Methodist Episcopal church. Inter.
ment will be made in the Ottumwa
cemetery.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-07-03

FOR sALE-7o ACRES NICE lay
Ing land. 30 in cultivation. balance
good timber, good well and never
failing water in creek, miles from
Doniphan, y mile church and school
On r. +. D. and telephone line. Large
room house, fair barn, hen house,
granary and other needed improve
ments, acres orchard, good neigh
bors, two Iowa families live adj
Joining farms. Price $1,500 IL sold
In 30 days. Terms. Frank Landers,
Doniphan. Mo-, Ripley Co.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-07-03

FOR SALE. GOOD BARGAIN-A
gooI clean stock of general mer-
chandlse, good store building and
lot. Ice house and other buildings
Location fine. A good opportunity
.or some II ) man. We are selling
because OF the death of the proprie-
tor q. N. Hamersly). Call on or in
quire of o. Hamersley, executor.
3la lensburg, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-07-03
Chicago Live Stock.

Chicago, July 2.-Cattle receipts, 81
900; 1O@15c higher, beeves, $4.10@
els; cows and heifers, s1,30@5.2o;
stockers and feeders, $2.6O@450;
Texans. $3.50@4.30.
Hog receipts, steady; mixed butch
ers, $6.45@6S5; good heavy, $1,000
$50; bulk sales, $6.7O@6.SO.
Sheep receipts, 10000: steady, $3.50
Q6.10; lambs, $5.5O@7.15.
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FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-SIXTY ACRES, TWO
miles from Salem, No. 20 cultivated
and 1000 bearing fruit trees; bal
ance rich corn land on county road
Price, $1,000, monthly payments or
twenty years time. All kinds Of
timber lands and improved farms
for sale. Some to exchange for
Iowa City property. Vacant lots and
small properties taken as first pay
ments, balance twenty years. ETC.
John Harvey. Salem, Mo.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-07-03

The special committee that visited
was appointed for the ex-
press purpose OF securing clear cut
and comprehensive statement of this
and as soon as 1t is received
from Mr.. Coffin full report will be
made to the general interurban COM
mittee and the public notified as to
the exact situation.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-07-03
7. H. corrick. Secretary.

Moravia, were bushes visitors at AL.
bia Saturday.
Geo. Watts and family of Dubuque
were guests at the parental Kelsey
home over Sunday
T. j. Harrison Of Hiteman was at AL.
bia on business Saturday.
Anna M. Mahon Of Avery was an
Abba visitor Saturday.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-07-03
Roth Bros. & Blair
Real Estate Company
East Second Street. Ground Floor. Ottumwa. Iowa.
Ottumwa. Iowa.

SPECIAL
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rolling enough DRAIN travelled road and hill between
farm and the A of
small fruit lion Of
Sold fol
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of
20 fruit
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New York Poultry Market.

New York, July 2.-Poultry live,
quiet, springers, 17@1S; fowls, 1919;
turkeys, Hole; dressed irregular,
springers, 1909; turkeys, HOB;
fowls, 11@13h.
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New York Butter ard Enn Markei

New York, July 2.--5utter firm,
creameries, 1921; renovated, 100
1874; factory, 12@161a; imitation
creamery, 16GD1S.
Eggs steady, firsts, 1910 Sec
onds, 1906
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McHaffncy.coday weddlnu.

Z WcrfdHHcy-CUuay WeddIhg.
Eldon, June 30.-(Special.) y Miss
Irene Coday, daughter of Mrs. Mary
Coday, of Ottumwa, and John H.
McHaffney of Eldon, were married
last evening In Eldon The wedding
was very quiet affair Mr.. and Mrs.
McHaffney will reside in Eldon.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-07-03
ToDAY's MARKET.

This market is furnished by the Cas-
sidy Commission Company, members
Chicago Board of Trade. Local Office.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-07-03
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE FOB
smaller farm or hardware, 100 acre
farm in Pike Co, Ill, excellent corn
land, house and barn, $40 an acre.
Address lock Box IL, Melrose Park.
Illinois.
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CHICAGO Poultry

Chicago Poultry Market.
Chicago, July Poultry steady,
urkeys III; chickens, 1917; springs,
.5@16.
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St. Louis Produce Market.

st. Louis, July 2.-Wheat. September
Tx @77M.
Corn-50as.
Oats-35h @355s.
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New York Produce Market.
New York, July 2.-Wheat, Sep
ember, S6ss.
Corn-5sA.
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Peoria Corn Market.
Peoria, July Corn, No. 3, 52A.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-07-03

Chicago Butter and Egg Market.
Chicago, July 2.-Butter steady,
15@2O. Diaries, 14h ais.
Eggs steady, 12@15.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-07-03

FOR SALE-SMALL GROCERY AND
meat market on Benton street, doing
nice business. Must be sold this
week. James Gee.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-07-03

FOR SALE OR RENT-HoTEL
property in North English, CEN
trally located, for information, adj
dress F. Zimmerman. North Eng
lish. Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-07-03

FOR SALE OR TRADE-AS / AM
going to move to Nebraska August
1. My mammoth Black Jack (Bob
HilD Is for sale or trade, will take
two or three young draft mares in
trade. balance cash. All persons ow-
ing me please call and settle before
July 10, 1906. Nels McDonough,
Kirkville, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-07-03
Lambs.

All changes in the market for lambs
yesterday tended toward lower basis,
with most transactions being 75c@s1
under the range in force last week. It
has been a week of varied experiences
for traders. During the first two days
OF the week selling Of spring and shorn
lambs alike was at the highest level
ever known here for this time of the
season, while the market after then
suffered the worst break in SO short a
period in the history of the trade here.
This terrible slump in the market re-
suited In some heavy losses to ship
pers of spring lambs, as not few
, loads recently sold 50 below their ac-
tual cost in the country, thousands If
lambs going at $5Oo@65O that were
brought in the country to sell on the
market Ground IS.
Traders do not look for a much Wild
er cut in prices for strictly choice
spring lambs, but they are less hopeful
of the market in common and medium
classes, and shippers should operate IN
the country with still lower prices in
view.
1t was generally said yesterday that
$7.75 was about the limit for best
spring lambs at this time, and the bulk
of good to choice kinds brought $4,000
$50 recently, with fairly good to COM
moner kinds going at 1925 down to
50, many straight loads going at this
range late Friday, while the culls sold
anywhere from IS down to "a.
Shorn lambs in reduced supply and
the strings which brought $6.50@7 re-
Gently We're similar to such as brought
$7.25@8 early this week, while 500
6.25 secured a palmer to fair kind.
Feeder buyers broke the market 30
the extent of 15@25c this week and
bulk Of sales showed a range of from
1928 to $3.50, best going at $3.50 and a
common kind down to So.
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FOR SALE OR ExcHANGE-sTocK
hay and grain farms, all sizes, price
$40 per acre up, titles perfect. Robt.
T. Brown, Perryville, Mo-
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FOR SALE-32O ACRE FARM IN
the grain belt of Touner county
Good buildings. fine location. For
full particulars, write to the owner.
Box 217, Cando, North Dakota.
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WANTED.

WANTED-AT KIRKvILLE, IOWA.
three first class teachers for first
and second primary and grammar
rooms. None but experienced teach
ers need apply $40 per month sal
airy. J. N. Riley secretary. Ssrs,,,
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NsoR TENT.

FOR RENT-FIFTY ACRES OF HAY
Inquire of Mrs. Mary Harris
Eirdance at Lowenbergs bakery.
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Receipts for today are estimated ut
$4,000 cattle, $4,000 hogs and $4,000
sheep, against 22,941 cattle, 4o,Os3
hogs and 1894 sheep week ago, and
1887 cattle, 33s124 hogs and 24,594
sheep year ago.
Weeks Run at Six Markets.
Receipts for this week at six mar
kets Gin round nunbers) with COMPARE
sons:
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-05-09

down in the mud and. spoil their
dresses and kick, scandalous. The
trapeze performers have to be carried
out of the dressing room on stretchers,
and hoisted up to the net, cause they
can't do stunts up on the trapeze with
wet feet, and we have, worked our
selves to death getting things in shape.
The COMPOUNDED elephants. Just glory
In the mud, and the minute they get
in the ring they all lay down and roll
IN the mud and water, so when they
are ready to do their act they look
like walking mud pies. The freaks are
awful to handle, the giant being the
only one that can wade through and
look pleasant, and the fat woman
would; make you weary, she has to be
carried back and forth to the platform
by half q force Of hands. Pa has had
shawl straps and coffin handles fas-
tened to her clothes, so there will be
something to grab hold OF to move
her around. L don't think that an
other year We will have any. fat WON
an, cause pa says it costs more to get
this 500 pound female from one place
to another than all the rest 81 the
show. He thinks that people who. Wis
1t. the show don't care much about a
Fat woman anyway, but just guy her
and ask her what kind of breakfast
food she lives on. He thinks II we, had
three q reasonably fat IL women that
weighed about 200 pounds apiece, It
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-05-09

is like Washington crossing the Della
ware.
-. And yet the people come from miles
around to see the show, and every
body rides web-tooted mule, that can
wallow in the mud. They: hitch the
mules to fences outside the tent, and
while the performance is going on the
mules bray in concert and drown the
band. -
Pa has been wild ever since we
struck Missouri, and no&wonder, cause
everybody seems to lay everything in
the way of weather on him. Every
place We show the lot is one sea, of
mud, and when we get the rings made
they seem like chain of lakes. and
IN galloping around the rings, the
horses splash mud and water clear to
the reserved seats. The riders Of the
horses have to come out in rubber
hunting boots and when they get on
the horses we have to pull their boots
off and hold them until the act: is
over, then the riders sit on the horses
and pull the boots on and get down in
the mud of the ring and bow to the
audience. s
The women riders are the worst to
wear rubber boots cause they fall
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-05-09

They gave three cheers for pa. ana

al hey gave three cheers for pa, and
then g. z! they brought IN the blankets and
tossed e + a1 s=eve-y0 body up until they lost
everything out of their pockets and
yelled that they. had enough, and they
wound up BY tossing pa up in the bian-
.ket until he could see stars. They
were going to give the fat woman
hoist, when the boss canvassman gave
the signal to take down the tents, and
all was in hubbub for about Is min
utes.,% ..''.S - 49,
r. !. When everything was down and ev-
erybody went to the train, after joining
hands around the middle ring and
singing !, "Old Lang Sine,' pa and
and the manager went to hotel to
organize our expedition to the: far
west in search Of talent for a wild west
snow that shall be the greatest ever
put under canvas. After all had gone
away, and only pa and I and the man
ayers were left, it seemed, as we
thought over the Incidents of the past
season, as though there had been an
earthquake and the whole show had
been blOtted out of existence.
Pa choked up and was going to cry,
and got my throat full of something
so l could not speak, and the mana.
gers began to wipe their eyes, and pa
saved the day by saying: "Oa, what's
the use, let's order up some highballs,' -
and when they came, with red LEM
onade for me. pa said: "Well, here's
TO- the. people that crowd around the
ticket wagon and fight to get the first
ticket when the window. Is open. and
go away after the show and say it is
the greatest show ever"
Hey Rube!" said the manager, and
We drank standing, and pa went out
and bought tickets for Cheyenne, and
some beads to give to the Indians we
shall visit in the west.