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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-04-11
NEWS OF PEOPLE YOU KNOW
COmlngs and Goings as Told by Our
Exchanges.

David Hall, of Falls City, is a Sa-
lem visitor.-Salem Journal.
j. M. Agee is in town from Ballston
today on business.-Sheridan Sun.
DR.. Tamiesie, of the State Insane
Asylum, went to Portland last night
Salem Journal.
r. Fl. Smith, prominent Polk
County citizen, was registered yester-
day at the Perkins.-Oregonian.
Mr. and Mrs Charles Putnam, of
Dallas, visited the Misses Racey and
Shelton, Sunday.-Falls City News.
Avery Hinshaw and wife visited
with friends in Dallas on the first day
of the ek.-McMinnville News-Re-
porter.
Miss Reatha -Schnyeder returned tc
her home in Dallas last Sunday, after
visiting friends in Falls City for sew
eral days.-Falls City News.
A. e. West. formerly of Falls City
but now living near Rickreall, is at
tending the horse show and has en-
tered colt.-Salem Journal.
Captain and Mrs. Walter L. Tooze
Jr., of Dallas, and Hon. and Mrs. w. L
Tooze. of Falls City, were in Wood
burn recently.-Woodbur Independ
ent
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-04-11
WILL TEST RICE CULTURE
Oregon state Experiment Station TO
Try out 90 Varieties.

CORVALLIS. April 7.-An expert
ment in rice growing viii be under
taken in the near future by the eN-
perts OF the experimental station ana
college. This work will be carried on
IN conjunction with c. +. Camblis. OF
the United States Bureau OF Plant In
dustry. who has been In conference
with the college authorities during the
past two OF three days for the purpose
OF determining what would be advisa-
Bile in the way OF experiments in this
state. Il was decided that the college
authorities make experiments with
about 20 varieties OF rice. which have
been found TO grow luxuriantly In Cal
lfornla-
A plot Of ground viii be set aside
ana Hooded arthcially. The points es-
peclaIly % be tested are tae adaptable
ity q rice 10 the climatic conditions
Of the state and to the soil.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-04-11
WANT VALLEY BALL LEAGUE
Plans to Include Dallas, Salem, Al
bany and Other Teams.

Owing to the absence 4of some of
the men interested, the anticipated or
ganization of the Willamette Valley
league was not perfected at the meet
ing held in Salem Saturday evening
The meeting had been called for that
purpose by Arch Jerman, but he was
unable to be present
Those present were: Edward e..
Shaw of Dallas, John p. Hunt OF
Woodburn, C. C. Harrison, of the Dill
worth Derbies, of Portland.
According to some of the gentlemen
present the prospects are bright for
the formation of a professional
league this summer. 1t is assured that
Sllverton will have team and will be
represented in the league. repre-
sentative of Calef Brothers team OF
Portland has also asked to be included
in the league. Albany has taken an
interest in the matter, but was not rep
resented Saturday evening.
Mr.. Jerman has already been in
communication with a large number
of players, and is ready to sign up
first-class team as soon as the league
is organized. 1t is his intention to
have a bunch of ball-tossers that Will
be credit to the city, and that stands
chance of heading the league at the
end of the season.
It is planned to have the games
played on Sundays and holidays and
on other occasions when there is an
opportunity.
Woodburn is already in the field
with team, the members of which
have been signed up, asserts the
Statesman Fans say that Woodburn
has fast bunch and will make the
other teams in the league hustle to
keep within sight of the bunting be-
fore the season is over.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-04-11
New Library Books.

The following books, comprising
one of the state travelling libraries
have lust been received by the Dallas
public library. and are now at the
disposal af the public:
Harper's Indoor Book for Boys
Adams.
Jack and Jill-Alcott.
Fairy Tales-Anderson.
Famous Leaders Among Men
Bolton.
Jane Eyre-Bronte.
Picture Book-Caldicott.
How the World Is Clothed.
The Little Kittens and Chicken
Lttle-Shadwick.
John Brown-Chamberlin
The Golden Staircase-Chisolm.
The Crested Seas-Connoly.
Stories From Roman History-Dal-
keith.
wonder Book of Old Romance
Darton.
Picwick Papers-Dickens.
The Three Musketeers-Dumas.
Household Stories of the United
States-Eggleston.
Japan-Finnemore.
Electricity of Today-Gibson.
Luck of the Dudley Grahams-
Haines.
Luck of Roaring Camp-Harte.
aggycoat-Hawkes.
Wonder Book for Girls and Boys
hawthorne.
John Loughlin-Holman.
Rows Book of Steamships-Howde
Tom Browns School Days-Hughes'
Lewis Rand-Johnston.
Cadet Days-King.
The Man of Yesterday-Kinkaid.
some African Highways-Kirkland
Sowing Seeds In Danny-McClung'
Our Little Hindoo Cousins-Mans-
field.
Anne of Green Gables-Montgom-
cry.
The Gentleman-ollivant.
twentieth Century Standard Puzzle
Book-Pearson.
Home Care of the Sick-Pope.
AT the Foot Of the Rainbow-Porter'
Two Children in the Woods-Rich-
ards.
The Circular Staircase-Rinehart
The other rAmericans-Ruhl.
Red Top Ranch-Smith.
Adventures of Doll-Smith.
Rudder DEMONSTRATION.
The Red NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Humber Poets-Thompson, editor
Walden-Thoreau.
Campfires of Mad Anthony-Tom-
linson.
Testing of Diana Mallory-Ward.
The Riverman-White.
Magic Easements - Wiggin and
Smith.
The Prodigal Pro tem-BaruetL
The Unforeseen-Cutting.
Freebooters Of the Wilderness
Lauh.
Opal-Hoover.
Lion and the Mouse-klean-
The Rosary-Barelay.
simon the Jester-Locke.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-04-11
NEW LAW RESTRICTS FIRE
e,.,. Forester Urges Cooperation In
protection of Property.

Forest fires, one of the sfea'est est
sources of destruction 10 the nm IN
1IsatIa resource of the state WIZ
- 10 restricted and their terroi ,
largely reduced. if the people WIN tho ~
onerate with the state Forester ~ 80
administration of the ne" loies
-. anocted by the last Legislature
aonies of which will be ready Ior us
tribution in pamphlet form IN tiie i''''
future. -. rovis-
ono of the most important proNi'
,ons of the law is that making CLOS
"a season for burning from June ~
october 1, during which perlou ous
door fires of all kinds are proiilDi'eU'
cent under most stringent reguia-
lions and the probability of heavy
| penalties. Tor.
In this connection the state u
ester urges upon every one the heoe0-
sitv of doing all possible burning De-
foro fhe closed season begins, and thus
aoro the trouble and risk of doing Il
by permission during tn"' ''1 :,
greatest danger when fire spreads st
easily and rapidly
The State Forester desires the aS
distance and cooperation of every oh'
in the protection of property iron ron
forest, grass or brush fires, and to tili'
end invites suggestions and infofna
tion calculated to assist in any man
ner in the performance of his mos
important duties.
Copies of the law will be prompt
furnished to all who desire Them Re
quests and communications addresse'
to r A. Elliott, State Forester, Caplto
hri1dine Salem. will receive promp
and appreciative attention.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-04-11
PRUNE MARKET OPENED
SALEM PACKER GETS GOOD
PRICE IN NEW YORK.
Demand For Oregon Product Is IN
creasing, and Outlook Is
Bright.

At least one Oregon prune packer
III. C. Tillson, and it is understood ne
is the only one, has already put out
prices on oregon italian prunes LOT
1911, and considerable business mas
been done in the new crop. The price
that has held SO far has been 4 R
cents. f. O. b. New York, on a louf-
size bag basis At Mr.. Tillsons onlces
the report of his early business was
confirmed.
Prospects, it was said there, are good
for an excellent crop, but at TINS tinle
of the season prospects are to De CON
sidered in a rather dubious light as IL
is difficult to determine just what the
result will be- The prune crop mas
been well cleaned up and there Is
practically none of the last crop III
| existence as far as selling is concerned
at least.
Opening Price Good.
with this in view, no matter what
the size of the 1911 crop, it is said tha'
the opening prices will be good ano
indications are that the market VIII
remain firm even with large crop, as
the demand for Oregon prunes IS IN
creasing annually. This informatloI
from the offices of Mr.. Tillson was ac'
companied by statement recently re-
ceived from California to the eHec'
| that the crop in that state Will prop
ably be large.
The price as quoted on the 1911
business SO far transacted is consider
ed by MANY to be moderate because o.
the cleanup which has been effected
in the prune markets of the World
Demand for early arrivals of prunes
forsthe same reason, will probably d.
active.
II. S. Gile, of Salem, another larg'
dealer in dried fruits, takes a some
what different attitude than that in
dicated by the early Tillson business
Grower Is Sanguine.
tThe man who buys and the ma
who sells as well as the grower wh
sells, are absolutely in the dark at thi
time" said Mr.. Gile. There is n
foundation on which to base the mar
ket and the man who sells or buys
taking a great big, long gamble tina
is unnecessary.
II am satisfied that there will be
difficulty in selling Oregon prunes @
the entire crop of the country at salts
factory prices. The prune industry ma
reached a point where this is manifest
ly apparent and excellent prices WI
certainly prevail after the new crop
in sight"
: Reports from New York bear OF
the assertions that there will probabl
be an active demand for early arrlVa
there and every indication at this tin
points to an excellent year for TT
prune industry. 1t is the general b'
lief that even large crop will mea
good prices, with a corresponding tel
dency toward higher prices shou
) conditions be such as to result IN
crop disappointment later in the SCI
son.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-04-11
FEATURES OF STATE FAIR
Board Announces Harness Speed Pro-
gram for Meet in September.

SALEM, Or, April S.-Frank Mere
dith. secretary of the State Fair Board,
has arranged the speed program for
the semi-centennial fair this year with
good races for all of the six days, COM
mencing Monday, September IL, and
closing Saturday, September 16.
One new feature purse will be the
$1,000 hung up for the Woodman Of
the World day, which will be observed
Tuesday, September 10. Woodmen OF
the World have decided to place their
log cabin near the main entrance and
arrangements are already going ahead
for their day at the fair.
The Board has decided to retain
Ferullo's band, of Chicago, instead OF
the oregon band, which has been used
in the past. There are 40 pieces in the
F'erullo band.
AS an additional feature of the rae
ing, steeplechase races will be run and
Secretary Meredith is now negotiating
with the Portland Hunt Club to ascer-
tain what entries my be obtained from
the metropolis. These will be held In
conjunction with the running races
and consequently the secretary has not
been able to prepare speed program
for the runners and the steeplechast
races.
The harness speed program is:
Monday September 11-Two-year.
old trot. Oregon Futurity No. Q, 5000
2.12 pace. Capital City purse, $500
2:25 trot, $500.
Tuesday, September y12-2:25 pace
$500: 2:15 trot, Woodmen of the
World purse, $1,000; 3-year-old trot
oregon Futurity No. /, $4,000.
Wednesday, September 13-S-year'
old pace, Oregon Futurity No. l
$500; 2:0S pace, Greater Oregon
purse, $4,000; 2:3O trot. $500.
Thursday, September 14-2-year- OLE
pace, oregon. Futurity No. 2, 5000
2:2O pace, $500; 2:12 trot, Lewis &
Clark purse, $4,000.
Friday, September 15--220 trot
$500; 2:O8 pace, consolation, $1,000.
Saturday, September 16-2:15 pace
State Fair purse, $1,000; free-for-al
trot, Rural Spirit purse, $lOOO; 2:li
trot, consolation, $1,000.
Only horses owned in oregon, Wash
ington, Idaho, Montana, British Co
lumbia and Alberta, January l, 1911
are to take part in the 2:25 pace, th'
2:15 trot for the Woodmen of th'
World purse, the 230 trot and th'
| 2:15 pace for the State Fair purse.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-04-11
OIL WILL SUPPLANT WOOD
Management of Insane Asylum VIII
Save $1,000 Annually.

The State Board yesterday complet-
ed arrangements to change from wood
burning to oil burning at the state
insane asylum This will effect saw
ing of $1,000 annually.
The Southern Pacific Railroad has
made concessions to the state in the
matter of reight rates and the price OF
crude oil has been lowered so that
the state will be able to secure its
fuel at a saving of approximately a
dollar a cord on the present cost of
heating.
The big institution uses seven thous-
and cords of wood. and this with the
growing scarcity of wood and the
constantly advancing price, will mean
constantly greater saving each year.
1t will also have the effect of reliev-
ing the local wood conditions and will
make the market easier for the resi-
dents of the city.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-04-11

Wheeler.
s.lcm I'm. IN NnnssrrL

No doubt the biEEest and most en-
tertalninE event ever pulled OF by the
salem Elks vii be the mammoth
minstrel show 10 be put on al the
Grand opera house next wednesday
and THURSDAY. April ~ and IL s A.
Crubbs who is putting il on. win use
20 men. all local talent. In one of the
most complete productions Of its Kind
ever presented 70 . salem audlence.
Mr.. Gruhhs came 40 salem with ne
highest reecmmeudatiuna and has ful-
auea al ne Enod thinen that were
written about him from places Nhsncs
fe came. and uhers he can 50 aEain.-
salem 1Qurnal
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-04-11
TAKE 1T IN TIME

just as Scores of Dallas People Have
Waiting does not pay.
II you negelct the aching back,
Urinary troubles. diabetes surely fol-
low.
Doan's Kidney Pills relieve back
ache.
Cure every kidney ILL.,
Many people in this locality recon-
mend Doan's Kidney Pills.
Here's one case:
z. Rosendorf. Front St. Independ-
ence, Ore, says: 4 do not believe
there is a man in this county who
has suffered as severely with kidney
disease as during the past ten years.
had acute pains throughout my body
and often my back was so weak and
stiff that could not stoop. Ny Kid
neys were also disordered and too fire.
quent passages OF the kidney secretions
caused me to arise many times at
night My limbs became badly svoI-
len and there was a puflness beneath
my eyes. I dOctored a great deal but
did not receive relief until 1 BEGAN
using Doan's Kidney Pills felt
better from the first and I continued
taking them until every symptom Of
kidney trouble had disappeared. 1
firmly believe that Doan1s kidney pills
saved my life and for that reason I
cannot praise them too highly
The above statement was given on
sept :, 1897. and on Dec. 9. 1893. Nrr.
ROseudorf said: The statement I
gave for publication recommending
Doan's Kidney Pills two years aro
stiil holds good am glad 10 efre
Deans kidney Puls my endorssmeut-
For sale BY an dealers Price 50
cents Fostsr-Muburn Co. Buffalo
New York, sole agents for ths United
states
Remember the name-Dosn's-sss
take no other.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-04-11
Hnnnrr.I IN Mashlneson.

J. Il Ackerman. former superin-
tendent Of public instruction and no~
president of the stats normal school at
Monmouth. was named as the head q
the sducatlonal couhcii o. the Inland
Empire Te4ehers' association a. its
recent meeting In Spokane.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-04-11

our baby cries for Chamberlain IS
Cough Remedy" writes Mrs. T. B
Kendrick, Rasaca, Ga. TT is the best
cough remedy on the market for
coughs. colds and Group" For sale by
all good dealers.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-04-11

The Observer has added Satisfaction
of Mortgage to its stock of legal
blanks. Notaries and attorneys may
now secure them in any quantity de-
sired. Phone orders for legal blanks
given prompt attention.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-04-11
Falls city Gains

FALLS CITY. April THE postal
receipts OF the Falls City postoftiee Tor
the wear ending March 3. Isil. show
d. ain og lsu per cent over last year.
l. e. Reezley Is postmaster.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-04-11
CONRAD STAFF sa'


We guarantee sutherland's EAGLE
Bye Salve to cure common sore eyes
Ia "a 20 3s hours. This seems strange,
BIT i is backed by our guarantee. You
run 10 risk and il only costs 2sc
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-04-11

Two hundred and forty-seven hunt
ers' licenses and los angling licenses
have been issued by County Clerk
Marks at Albany since January 1.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-04-11
California

Is the place to visit. Orange groves
in full bloom, tropical flowers, famous
hotels historic Old Missions, attract
i've watering places, delightfui Gil
mate, making that favored section the
Nation,s most popular retreat You
can see it at its best via the
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-04-11

To select grounds for the annual en-
ea7Tment Of the o. n. @. near War
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-04-11
OREGON TOWN FIGURES
CENSUS BUREAU ISSUES STATE
MENT OF POPULATION.
List Of All Places in State Having
Three Hundred or More
Inhabitants.

WASHINGTON, d. c., April r.
The Census Bureau has completed
compiling the population of the sew
eral cities and towns Of the state OF
Oregon. The figures are given below
by counties for all towns of 800 or
over:
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-04-11
Horze shOcing and General Black
smfthing.

I can cure Quarter Cracks and Con-
traeted Feet, also Interfering and
Forging. guarantee all work hrst-
49, AM ask the public IL to give
me a fair trial. also cure eorns on
horses feet
1....a.... q sn.s..IalIr-
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-01-04

Side splitting hunaor and fear
compelling pathos struggle for
supremacy in this delightful ro-
nance of Cape Cod, written by
a son of Cape Gods own sandy
soil. Read of the old sea cap
tain who has returned to spend
the remainder of his days among
his boyhood friends read of
the quaint little watf uho came
to him unbtdden and offhe place
she won in his heart; read of the
pretty schoolteacher, fhe sonctf-
nao1atous congressman, the grown
mp boys Asaph Tfdditt and Bat
ley Bangs; read of Kefurah and
C0p'n Josiah Dinafck and Lem
Myrfck and all the other quaint
folk of Bayport and you will
find entertainment 0-plenfy.
There MAS only one Charles
Dickens, but in character de-
Zineation Joseph C. Lincoln has
touch worthy of the master.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-01-04
WEST BARNET.

The annual church meeting and
dinner will be held in the hall
Saturday.
Miss Dorcas Judkins of Passump-
sic was the guest of Mrs. Edwin
Strowbridge last week.
Mrs. F. G. Strowbridge is visit
ing her daughter, Mrs. E. K. Somers,
of st. Johnsbury.
w. S. Hastie, Mrs. H. N. Thorn
ton, Mrs. Mcmillan and Miss Han
nah Stuart were the guests of Mr..
and Mrs Milo McLaren of Barnet
Center Saturday.
Miss Josie Brock has been very
i'll with pneumonia for the past
week. Miss Mabel Darling of
South Peacham is caring for her.
Her sisters, Mrs. Soule of Lowell and
Miss Sarah Brock of Buffalo are also
with her.
Mrs. George Blaine returned from
the hospital at Burlington, Satur-
day.
A spelling school and box supper
will be held in the Walter Harvey
schoolhouse Thursday evening, Jan.
5.
DIR. and Mrs. "A j. Mackay and
children of Peacham, and Mrs. M. B.
Hale we're the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. L. H. Thornton Saturday.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-01-04

me are In for it now. Ase Tiddittl
Twenty Minutes latei She'll skin US
aliveYs
Mr.. Tidditt did not pause to answer,
but plunged headlong down the hill at
a race horse gait, Bailey pounding at
his heels. For born daredevils." self
confessed. they were nervous and
npprehensive pair.
The perfect boarding house" is sit
uated a quarter of mile beyond
Whittaker's hill. nearly opposite the
Salters homestead. The sign, hung on
the pole by the front gate. reads,
''Bayport Hotel. Bailey Bangs Pro
prietor'' but no one except the stran-
ger in Bayport accepts that sign seri-
ously When. owing to an. unexpected
change in the administration at Wash
ington, Mr.. Bangs was obliged to re-
Iinquish his position as our village
postmaster his wife came to the res
cue with the proposal that they open
a boarding house Whatsoever you
find to do quoted Keturah at sewing
circle meeting. do it. then, with all
your might If when I'm laid to rest
they can put on to my gravestone She
run the perfect boarding house I'll
be satisfied"
This remark and subsequent similar
declarations were widely quoted, and,
therefore, though casual visitors may
refer to the "Bayport hotel" to US ma
tives the Bangs residence is always
'Keturah's perfect boarding house"
AS for the signs affirmation Of Mr..
Bangs proprietorship. that is consid-
cred the cream of the joke. The idea
of meek. baldheaded little Bailey pos
ing as proprietor of anything while
his wife is on deck tickles Bayport's
sense of humor.
ITO be continued)
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-01-04
IN BOSTON MARKETS

Butter-Fancy northern creamery,
tubs, 311s @32c; fancy western cream
cry, 29@3Oc; dairy, 24@3Oc.
Cheese-New York twins, fancy,
161z @17c; Vermont twins, fancy,
1871 @16c.
Eggs-Fancy hennery. 43@45e;
choice eastern, 3S@40c; fresh west
ern, 36@3Sc; storage, 26@28c.
Apples-Greenings fancy, $40
$50; Baldwins, No. 1, So 1904.
Potatoes-Maine green mountains,
LOS OIL 2-bushe1 bag; sweet po-
tatoes, Vineland, s2.75@3 barrel.
Truck-Cabbage drumhead, S5c@
81. barrel; savoy, $1@1.25 barrel;
red, 81. 25@1. SO bushel box; lettuce,
SOL. rs bushel box; romaine, 75c@
81 dozen heads; parsley, 1902. rs
bushel; onions, native yellow, $40
1.25 bushel; squashes, Bay State and
turban, 81. 5O@1.75 barrel; Hubbard,
11s @2c pound; turnips, rutabaga,
$1.25@1.50 barrel; French white,
$1.5O@1.75 bag; spinach, 9Oc@S1
bushel; beet greens, $1@1.2 bushel;
dandelions, 50. 5000 rs; beets, $40
lis bushel; carrots, 85c@$1 bushel;
parsnips, 90c@$1. Is bushel; radishes,
20@3Oc dozen lunches; Brussels
sprouts, 20@25c quart.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-01-04

T T is queer, but Captain Cy him
self doesn't remember whether
the day was Tuesday or
Wednesday. Asaph Tidditt's
records ought to settle it, for there was
a meeting of the board of selectmen
that day, and Asaph has been town
clerk in Bayport since the summer be-
fore the Baptist meeting house burned
But on the record the date, in Asapb's
handwriting, stands Tuesday, May
10, 49," and, as it happens, May 10
of that year fell on Wednesday, not
Tuesday at all.
Keturah. Bangs, who keeps 1.-The per-
feet boarding house." says it was
Tuesday. because she remembers they
had fried cod cheeks and cabbage that
day, as they have every Tuesday. and
neither Mr.. Tidditt nor Bailey Bangs.
Keturah's husband, was on hand when
the dinner bell rang. Keturah says
she is certain it was Tuesday. because
she remembers smelling the boiled
cabbage as she stood at the side door,
looking up the road to see if either
Asapb or Bailey was coming. AS for
Bailey, he says he remembers being
late to dinner and his wifes ''startin'
to heave a broadsides into him" be-
cause Of it, but he doesn't remember
what day it was
At any rate, whether Tuesday or
Wednesday, it is certain that it was
quarter past II, according to the clock
presented to the Methodist society by
the Hon. Heman Atkins, when Asaph
Tidditt came down the steps of the
town hall after the selectmen's meet
ing and saw Bailey Bangs waiting for
him on the opposite side of the road.
Hello, Asew hailed Mr.. Bangs.
you'll be late to dinner if you don't
hurry. l was headin for home, all
sail sot, when 1 see you. What kept
your
''Town business, of course" replied
Mr.. Tidditt, with the Importance per-
tanning to his official position. What
kept you, for the land sakes? Won't
Ketury be in your wool?"
Bailey hasn't any "wooP' worth
mentioning now, and he had very little