Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-11-21
FROM THE WORTHWHILE
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FROM THE HlCKEYVILLE
CLARION.
Old Man Purdy has got a new wood
en- leg made out'n Norway poplar, and
every time he stands still in the rud
TOR Il minute his leg takes root and HI
mas to have it chopped loose by the
cook and ladder department. Elmer
IibbItt's grocery the other day. All,
there Elmer. what's the lady's name.
Miss Lutte Bibbins expects to take
a course In a musical observatory this
winter. Hank Tulnms says he always
thought an observatory was a place
where they keep flowers. OF course,
they are both wrong. An observatory
from.
William Tibbitts sold n package Of
hooks and yes Thursday. Must be
somebody is having a new dress made
at this writing.
Elmer lone shoulder was all COW
cred with powder h other day. which
sack of flour. Tell that to the marines,
mt A Teller don't go to a Elilliner
store to buy flour.
Grandma Perkins is not much bet
ter at this writing, and there amt
many hopes for her. She lathed and
piastered two houses last week and is
3D. "a NSi1 dl SIllS MIlklIlR lOT
Uncle Ezra Harkins.
Amos Butts, our popular and con-
genial undertaken, has gone to Chi
cago for an extended visit Of two days.
Those expecting to die please call up
MS wife. who is also an expert en-
banner, also m~essaging, manicuring;
~chiropoding and palm reading.
Hank Tumms drops a quarter in the
collection plate at the meeting house
every Sunday and talks out a half dol
lar change. No kick has been made.
as the folks believe the money may as
we'll go to the heather at home as
abroad.
Thieves have beer robbin' William
Tibbit's ice hest and he has went
down to he city to buy one of those
chest protectors he has seen advertised
so much Of late. Some Teller cut a
hole in the bellows of the pipe organ
at the meetin' house M when Old
n blew him out of the winder. There
wasn't no WING for the organ, SO Rev.
Hudnutt made up the deficiency by
preaching an hour longer than usual.
Seth Purdy, our gentlemanly and
congenlal druggist, also chest pro-
tectors and false teeth to rent by day
or week (see adv. on page 81. says he
Is In favor of local option in our midst.
II the drug store would only put on
a free lunch it might be all right.
deacon Stubbs mule Hyacinth swal-
Tered about nine rod of wire fence last
week n now the deacon says he can
see good points sticking out all over
her.
A 40 -candlepower sneeze wagon from
the city fastened through our village
last Thursday and knocked down the
town hall. They let loose a couple of
shorts on the horn all right, but the
nan dfd't have time to get out OF
m "a vVnN Il ~ H1~.. -.srH -O-9.-- ApAA
was contributory negligence.
Hod Peters has moved into a new
mousse that has got hot and cold gas,
hard wood plumbing, open floors and
southern exposure. He told Rev. Hud-
nut he had bought the place on the
installation plan. 800 down and 25
a month. and If his great grand
children are Industrious they can at
least get the front stoop paid for.
MRS. Ansel Hanks is now ready to
take in boarders. Those who are pre-
pared to be taken in will find no bet
ter place; Mrs. Hanks serves roast
peet sunday cold beet Monday.
wednesday. beef stew Thursday. beef
q la mode Friday and minced beef
Saturday. Jelly roll every Sunday.
weather permitting.
Frof. Jimkey's Catarrh and Man
DARN orchestra are ready to furnish
N0SASSns xUnSVAbS anu OIll0T
society events. Fast and slow music
2 speciality. Miss Lutte Bibbins ID
learning to play on the photograph at
TINS writing. Cal Binks creased his
nose with shoe backing instead Of
arniky in the dark the other night and
didn't md 1t out until two days later
when he drove to town to sell q crate
OF eggs.
Last Sunday at the meeting house
Elder Hudnutt proposed that the
church give something for the orphans.
Deacon Stubs arose and proposed that
they give three cheers for the orphans.
Rev. Hudnutt has started q crusade
a9tn the funk game in the back of the
grocery store. He Is getting too many
poker chips in the plate at the mcetin'
mousse and In these days Of financial
stringency he 10 having trouble CASH
ing them.
Miss Amy Pringle is using her high
school diploma for q rat at this writing.
y makes q very neat roll md we must
riee TO remark that education Is one
OF the most useful and valuable assets
e. young person a have. .
Elmer Jones smokes pride Of the
Gravel Train and is saving the cou-
pons. When he gets 6.7sS.5z4 more