The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-03-08
Hogwallow Happenings.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Fit Smith is confined in Jail at
Tickville. He has bought himself a
bottle of patent medicine, and hopes
to be able to be out in few days.
Dock Hooks, during his leisure
moments yesterday, was wondering
what Daniel Boone done for chewing
tobacco.
| Washington's birthday was observ-
cd at the postoffice Thursday by ev-
erybody telling the truth. The day
passed off quietly with very few
words.
Frisby Hancock took down his
long range musket the other morn
ing and fired at random. After pass
ing through the Wild Onion school
house the bullet was stopped in the
road two miles beyond Rye Straw by
the Deputy Constable.
lobe Moseley says rabbits will
never amount to anything as long as
they change location so often.
Raj Barlow has ordered himself
derby from Chicago. 1t is expected
to arrive in Tickville tomorrow, and
will be brought in by the Mail Car
rier on his next trip. Until the new
one arrives Raj will continue to wear
his old one.
Miss Hostetter Hooks has gone 20
the Dog Hill grave yard to get "at-
mosphere'' for serious article she
Is preparing to write for George
Washington. 1t will be read to the
Wild Onion school children, She
will read it aloud.
The mail carrier came in during
the snow storm Wednesday He
looked considerably older, his whis-
kers being white with snow.
The Editor of the Tckville Tidings
has ordered a lot of commas and
periods. as a good many of his sub
scrigers objected to reading all the
whole paper without stopping.
Sim Flinders went over to hear
the Hog Ford Preacher last Sunday.
Sim is strong Methodist, but
thought he would go over and see if
the Baptists had found any new ar
guments as to why their religion was
the best
Since he has read the article baout
what terrible things flies are, Tobe
Moseley has decided not 10 let a one
come on his premises next summer.
Slim Pickens has secured the job
of putting wood in the furnace at the
saw mill on upper Gander Creek.
Nothing but fire wood is sawed there
and Slim says 1t keeps him busy put
ting it in the furnace as fast as it is
sawed.
Sidney Hooks told it at the black
smith shop yesterday that Poke
Easley had told him that his wife
had heard while over at Luke
Mathewsias that Luke's wife had
heard that Isaac Hellwanger was tell
ing it around among his neighbors
that jefferson Potlocks and his wife
and a falling OUT and a family racket
few nights ago. Those vino have
mentioned 1t don't want anything
further said about 1t.
The photographer that has set up
for business at Bounding Billows
took q picture OF the Two Twins OF
the Calf Ribs neighborhood Tuesday
morning. To save money the twins
had only one of themselves made.
instructing their friends to merely
look at It twice when they wanted to
see both of them.
Wash Hooks has discovered new
sink hole on his farm. He win fur
nish 1t with chair and use it as a
hiding place from insurance agents
and officers.
Gimlet Creek was out of its banks
yesterday and covered a considerable
portion of Polk Eezley's farm. Some
damage will be the result, and he
will bring suit If he can find out who
is to blame.
The Postmaster has warned Crick-
ct Hicks that the government Is kick
ing on account of his moving from
one place to another so much and
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