The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-10-11
THE IDLER.
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dental office and stole, or carried on,
$500 worth Of teeth. It is stated that
the thief was particular in the kind
Of teeth he took and carried away
only the most costly work. What any
body except dentist would want with
$500 worth Of false teeth I can't ina
gine. And then the idea Of breaking
iii an office and stealing them seems
to me to be the limit. There is no
telling where We are drifting. And
besides, this was done in Charleston.
Well!
The editor informs ne that the
prospect Of securing my park is
bright. Especially from College
street up either side Of Scott's creek
to Calhoun street. This will be a
beautiful park and the news is graft
flying. It will make dandy. Now, as
soon as the options are guaranteed
then I want some business men to get
together and form a park association
and raise enough money with what
city council will contribute to open
the boulevard and plant the trees and
the grass and lay out the walks and
install the fountains and build the
rustic bridges so that we may have a
grand celebration at the opening next
spring and invite Zach Wright and
Marion Davis and all West End over
to East End and have the West End
band and Gov. Blease and the college
presidents and the civic association
and the whole town join In an old
fashioned love feast. That will be
great It will be joyful.
8. -. "s-$&Saorssji ~.
Talking about the park somebody
we'll, of course, I know whence it
comes-handed me the following:
Mr.. Idler: I understand that it is
rumored that certain parties are max
ing an effort to elect mayor and aid
emen who are favorable to the repeal
O; the ordinance forbidding wagons
and other vehicles from lettering on
the public square in front of the old
court house, and to allow this nuls-
ance to be renewed. Is it true? If so
the people who favor the present ordi-
nance better be up and doing before
the primary doors are closed, because
then they may awake to find that the
only candidates who have filed their
pledges are the ones brought out by
this crowd. If it is not asking too
much of you please interview the diff
ferent candidates, or ask them
through your column, viz: Will you
vote to allow wagons and buggies and
other vehicles to block the streets and
public square as was done before the
passage of the ordinance in question?
am surprised at any such rumor
and can OF believe there is any toun-
dation for it, because I can not believe
Newberry has any one calling himself
a citizen and presuming-haVing the
audacity-to ask the people for their
suffrage who would for moment taV-
or any such backward step. Fact is
I am almost afraid to ask any such
question because I fear the gentlemen
who are asking the honor would take
it as an insult to their intelligence.
But here goes. Stand up Mr.. Ear
hardt and Mr.. Lominack and Mr.. Swift
tenberg and Mr.. Summer and Mr..
Smith and Mr.. Langford and Mr..
Goree and Mr.. Evans and Mayors Bax-
ter, Langford and Wright, and all the
others, look upon the jury and true
answer make, what say you, guilty or
not guilty? Personally I don't care
whether you answer it or not, but IN
the name of civic Improvement
ask you. Take notice, civic assocla-
ton, if you are not in a state OF IN
noxuous dessuetude- is to say, II
vou are still alive and able to kick.
I don't feel good and it has been an
awful effort to be bright and cheerful
in nv column this time. I feel awful
" discouraged sometimes and wish
T could cry, because I believe a real
good cry sometimes does good. But
7 read Buster Brown. Do you read
the funny paper? I think have ask
ed that question aforetime. Well,
like Buster. Some Of the funny pa
Ders have no point. I used to enjoy
Mr.. E. q. Mark-because I am that
but Buster is a philosopher. The
last resolution that Buster made gave
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