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Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-03
NOTICE


| am still here among you peo
pie and the fall season is draw.
ing near. We have had a good
rain that should cheer US up and
you will be sure to buy some.
thing in my line. If you think OF
going somewhere to buy, or of
ordering from some mail order
house, bring your catalog with
you to the store and give me a
chance. | am carrying a good
line of Furniture, Rugs, Carpets,
Wall Paper, Trunks, Suit Cases,
and many other things too mum
erous to mention.
Adv. W. B.. BURLINGTON.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-03
Good Interest in Music

| am Z miles north of Norwood
in one of the biggest music
schools that it has been my plea.
sure to teach in this part of the
country. We are planning to Wis
it the Free Will Baptist Associa.
ton at Oak Grove Sunday. Will
go from here to the concrete
Presbyterian church on Elk
Creek, then to Green Valley.
There is a general interest for
music among the people through
out the Ozark country.
c, M. TATE.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-03

The tent meeting to begin on
Sunday morning, Sept. 6, under
the direction of the Christian
church of Mansfield, bids fair to
be one of the greatest meetings
ever held in this city. The pas.
tor, W. FL. Anderson, joins with
the church in pleading with all
the Christian people of the town
TO unite in putting Christ to the
front. Let all party lines be
broken and the Gospel have free
course to the hearts Of men and
women. Let faith and prayer
be the watchword
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-03
Pansy's Pleasing, Pointed
Paragraphs PERTH
nently Put
August 81, 1914.

August 81, 1914.
Mrs Henry Frye visited AZ
Joe Frye's Sunday.
My! isn't this excellent wealth
erS So nice and cool.
Sam Frye's We're Sunday "isl'
tors at Jim Brazeal's.
Floyd Hale visited his rela.
tives on Wolf Creek Saturday.
James Frye's and George and
Will Frye spent Sunday at John
Frye's..
Mrs. Jury is very sick and
Lue Dennis Is doing her work
for her.
Mrs. Coday Mcintosh was
down to see Mrs. Byron Shanes
Saturday.
There was quite a crowd at
John Frye's Sunday playing
croquet and having an interest
ing time.
Zeke, Rastus and Pansy botl
know you. You say you know
them; are you sure you woulC
know PanSy?
Byron Shanes and wife are
the parents of an S.pound boy
baby. Mother and child getting
along nicely.
Red Wing, l would liked tt
have been with you that Sunday
and enjoyed eating watermelon'
and muskmelons. Pansy ha'
had a few melons this year.
Mr.. Point, you have made
grave and objectionable mistake
by shaking hands with some ont
else and claiming them to be me
| have not been in town on Sat
urday for several weeks.
If there are other reader +.
of the Mirror who do not wan
to read the items written b.,
Pansy | suggest that they "nas'
them up" with they were no
written to please them. Thu
paper is full of other good news
A good sized crowd was a
Ashley Sunday night at singing
The class was p%racticing for TIT
all day singing at Macomb thu
first Sunday, Dinah, will yo1
be there? Pansy can't go, blu
hopes everybody will have goo'
time.
PANSY.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-03
REMBERT RUMBLlNGS
Brown Eyes Brings Back
Bunches of Bright and
Beautiful Beams
August 81, 1914.

August 81, 1914.
Hello, Peggy Snort, are you
going to school?
Mrs. Bud Williams called on
Mrs. jess Hack Sunday.
Miss Ora Fullington called on
Miss Ava jones Sunday.
Mrs. Nancy Scott spent Sun
day with Mrs Hiram Coday.
Preaching at Pleasant Hill
Saturday night and Sunday.
Miss Verbie Scott called on
Miss Bertha Young Sunday.
Robert Summers called on
Henry Young Sunday afternoon.
Sam Young and wife spent
Sunday with Arthur Kelley and
wife.
Mrs. Charles Rupee, of Hart
vile, called on Mrs. jim Rippee
Sunday.
Selph Jones and wife called on
Mr.. and Mrs. j. d. Jones one
day last week.
Willie Beckman left Sunday
for Hogie, where he will teach
school this year.
Miss Verbie Scott called on
Misses Dollie and Nola Hensley
one day last week.
Mrs. L. w. Hensley was a din.
ner guest of Mrs. Elihu Coday
one day last week.
This neighborhood has been
blessed with several good rains
during the past week.
BROWN EYES.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-03
MACOMB MENTIONS
Sunshine Sees Several Sunny
Sayings---Pen PERTH
nent Paragraphs
August 81, 1914.

August 81, 1914.
We've had fine rains the past
week.
Mrs. Melvina Dunlap spent
Sunday with her sister, Mrs.
Jesse Baker.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Robert.
son visited at Chris Tyson's Sun
day afternoon.
Mrs. Nath Graves spent Sun
day with her daughter, Mrs.
Chas. WoolScy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grin Findley
and little Doris spent Sunday at
James Hndley's 5.
Arthur Freeman came home
Saturday from Oklahoma &c
spend the winter,
MesdameS Oscar Coday and
W. G.. Reynolds. of Mansfield
spent Friday at ". Ii. Brakes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Norcross
of Mansfield, were called to Ma
comb Monday by the death o.
yirgie Norcross.
Preaching at the Macomb Meth
odist Episcopal church the secont
and fourth Sundays each month
Sunday school every Sunday.
Monroe Norcross, wife anC
daughters visited at d. d. Nor
cross Sunday and attended The
funeral of little Virgie Norcros:
Monday.
Nathaniel Tyson and wife, o
Olathe, spent several days las
week visiting relatives ant
friends in Macomb and attend
ing the revival at the NJ, E
church.
Preaching at the Baptist churcl
every first Saturday at IL a. m
and at Z p. m. and Sunday IL a
m. by Rev. G. Caldwell, pastor
Everybody invited.
The Macomb school open
Monday, September Z. Sun
shine
Likes TO hear the old school bell
And wishes she conld CO."
Everybody be sure and com
to Macomb next Sunday to tn
all-day singing at the Baptis
church. Bring we'll filled bas
kets. Dinner on the grount
Now Katie. | want to see 20
there.
Mrs. d. d. Norcross had
severe nervous breakdown, eau:
ed by worry and grief owe TIL
death of her baby. She was ur
conscious several hours and
Mansfield physician was Gale,
to attend her.
Virgie. the - months oil,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. ID. ID
Norcross, passed away Sunda.
night after a 3 months illness
Besides her parents she leave
a sister and a host of other rela
tires TO mourn her demise. Tn
remains were laid to rest Mon
day afternoon in the Macoml
cemetery. The family has tn,
sympathy of the entire commu
nifty.
SUNSHINE.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-03
Katie Gives Our Readers an
Interesting Bunch of
"Ripples"
August 81, 1911.

August ol' i'lf'
Mrs. I. j Smith is on the
sick list.
Singing at Ashley Sunday
night was we'll attended.
Jim Henslcy and wife dined
with Mrs. Lon Smith Sunday.
Herbert Shelton is teaching a
fine school so far and his scholars
like him.
Aloth Flndley visited Della
Smith Sunday and enjoyed wat
ermeion eating.
U. S. Findley, wife and daugh'
ter visited his brother, Doc
Findley, Sunday.
Carney Crippen and Claude
Smith called to see Glen Mober-
ly Sunday evening.
| guess most everybody is
through canning peaches for
this year. Katie is.
Misses Lena and Ora Calhoun
were Sunday night visitors al
Mrs. Easter Findley's.
Mrs. Guisor and Miss Made.
Anderson called at II. j. Smiths
and made some pictures fol
them.
Mrs. Fannie Findley and son
George, and her mother, were
Sunday night visitors at Ralpl
Benefits.
News is rather scarce this
week and if | tell all | know .
will not leave anything for
Pansy, Daisy and my Celeste.
Oh, my! how pretty every
thing looks since the nice rains
we have been having. Even m.
countenance is smiling. Tn,
Devil.
| suppose most everyone il
preparing to go to Macomb t.
the old time singing, Sunday
September 6. Come, everybody
and bring books and dinner.
We are so sorry that Everett
Brown is going away. Kati,
knows who makes the goo,
roads. Many thanks for wha
he has already done. Hope h
will soon come back.
No. Red Wing, | was no
scared at what those item writ
ers said about me, and I wish t.
express my thanks for your ad
vice. Sometimes l get busy ant
forget to write. I'm still rails
ing chickens and have Is nor,
little fellows. Come and ant
eat chicken with me.
KATIE.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-03
Made Trip Around World

Fred Thomas is visiting his
uncles, w. T. and H M. Norcross
His home is Macomb but he has
spent the last three years in
Philippine Islands, Japan, China
and Hawaiian Islands in the US.
army. having recently been hon
orably discharged at San Fran
CISCO. He has made the entire
circuit of the globe in his travels
and may re enlist.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-03

REAL ESTATE and FARM JOUR
NAL, 20 pages, hundreds of sale
and exchange bargains, good dis
criptions with owners names and
addresses. SuBSCRIPTIoN-Ye Year.
ly soc, copy &c. The ADVERT
SER, Dept. G Springfield, Mo.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-03

A valuable COW belonging to
John Dennis without the owners
consent broke into and conflscat.
ed q feed of cane Friday evening
and paid the usual penalty which
is death. -Hartyille Republican.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-03
Tomatoes for Canning

Anyone desiring tomatoes for
canning purposes would do well
to see A. p. Morse, Prairie Hol.
low, or phone Willis Moody, 3
shorts on 1915. A r
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-03
ROUTE NUMBER ONE ON PLEASANT RIDGE COUNTRY CULLNGS
Blue Eyes Briggs Breezy
News From Neighbour
ing Countryside

August 81, 1914.
Arthur Freeman has returned
home
We notice Virgil Royal is able
to be at Macomb again.
Maude Nelson allied on Mabel
Percy Sunday evening.
Miss Matte Short stayed at
John Fishers last week.
Oscar Fisher spent Saturday
night with Clint Williams.
Miss Mae Wilson called on
Annie Mckinney Sunday.
Miss Clarabel Frye is staying
with Mrs. w. +. Shortridge.
1t SCENE as though we are
having plenty of rain just row.
John Short and wife spent
Saturday niget with her brother,
George Babb.
f. X. Williams and wife spent
Saturday night with his mother,
Mrs. Ida Williams.
Mrs. Ed Williams and daugll-
ter, Bertha, called at Paul Will
liams' Sunday evening,
Mrs. Katie, | think | know
you now. Your initials are o.
J. | am pretty sure that is
right.
Say, all of you, how did you
like Sam Strong's letter. If he
doesn't like to read our items
why does lie do sc.
Zekie, you don't understand
all you know about these writer's.
You don't know Blue Eyes, but
you may think you do.
Little Redith Babb, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. George Babb,
; is very sick and not expected tt
live. We hope for the best.
Misses Edith and Julia Schafel
called on Bertha and Mana viii
liams Saturday and all went tt
, church that night.
Mr.. ard Mrs Lou Rich came
in Sunday morning from Cali
, fornia and expect to spend mos
| of the winter here.
Ed. Williams left Thursday
night for Baker City, Oregon
where he is trying to look out
location. We hate to lose hin
from the community.
Sunshine, Blue Eyes said tt
| tell you he intended coming tt
take you to singing Saturda,
, night, but as you did not asl
| kim he will not come. He has
gone to see his other girl.
Miss Pansy, is there singin'
at Ashley every Sunday night.
Y haven't heard in a long time.
may come down some time.
hope to see you at singing a
Macomb Sunday. l think l will
, go as | was never there.
| forgot last week to tell TIL
writer's that | have taken tn,
n place of Blue Eyes while he>i
away on another visit. He beat
n the Jews for visiting. | thin
he must have a girl over Their
somewhere, but | don't care TO
perhaps | can get his Red Wing
= Tina, you and Ace keep tina
y code out of the paper for neithe
: of you can read it. If you can
/ tell us how and we will all reat
! it. lSay, Black Eyes, take
I fall out of my code, it's a dinge,
! and I'll bet Casey and Tinah cal
can read it, and it may be tina
Sukey learned it while she wa
t away, for those Oklahoma peopl,
are awfully smart you know
: I'm from Oklahoma myself, quit
! Il ways from there and intend tt
stay away.-The Devil.
/ BLACK EYES.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-03

j.. r. Brewer has traded his
40.acre farm to Avery & Steph.
ems for the residence property
occupied by M. Hodge and W.O.
Wright. Mr.. Hodge will move to
the Taylor property formerly &C.
cupied by Jim Friend.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-03

Large tract of good farming
land now open for free settle
ment in Oregon. Over 200, DOC
acres in all. Good climate, rich
soil, and does not require irriga.
ton to raise finest crops of gram,
fruit and garden truck. For
large map, full instructions and
Information, and a plat of several
sections Of exceptionally good
claims, send $40 to John Keefe,
Oregon City, Oregon. Three
years a L. S. surveyor and tim.
herman. An opportunity to get
a good fertile free homestead
near town and market.-Adv.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-03
Christian Church News

The Christian church will be-
gin a tent meeting here the first
Sunday in September. Rev. d.
B. Warren of Pomona will assist
the pastor, Rev. w. H. Anderson.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-03
Goes to Oklahoma

A.E. Browns sale Monday was
well attended and the prices
brought were good. Mr.. Brown
and family left yesterday over
land for Gracemont, Okla, but
may stop elsewhere if the coun.
try looks good to them. They
expect to return here in a year
or so.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-03

The Norwood High School will
maintain a two.year approved
course for the coming year. We
have a new faculty, new course,
and new equipment. Board rea.
sonable. Tuition, 81 per month.
Adv. +. S. DELLNGER, Prjn.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-03

Mrs. J. W. Mcdaniel and
daughter, Miss Muriel, Of Mem
phis, Mo, were visiting at the
home of her brother, VIM. Hug
gans, and wife last week. Mr..
Huggans and wife accompanied
them to Springfield Sunday
morning on a visit and while
there they did some shopping.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-03

Parties desiring special din
ners Sundays during the heated
term, will please notify in ad.
vance the Mansfield Hotel. adv.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-03
NOTICE

Anyone found hunting or tres.
passing on my farm will be pros
ecuted to the full extent of the
la w. VIM. BRAND.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-03
CHEERFUL VALLEY
Red Wing Looks On Bright
Side of Life.-.Would Be
Jolly at all Times
August 81, 1914.

Evans Frye started for Names
Monday.
Thos. Young visited his moth
err Friday.
Thos. Young spent Sunday
with u. d. Case.
Gee. but wasn't Friday some.
thing like winter?
Mr.. Hire hauled a load of
watermelons to town Saturday.
Katie, why WASH t you at Mrs.
Stipp's Saturday night. Your
brother was there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Higgins started
for Springfield Monday for a
visit with her nephew.
N. j. Cope, of Names, was an
overnight visitor at Thos.
Young's Sunday night.
Mrs. Cole spent Wednesday
and Thursday with Mrs. Case,
helping with the peaches.
Ace, Casey Jones and Tinah
have quite a time talking about
the rest of US in the chicken
track" code.
There was quite a crowd of
visitors at Mrs. Stipp's Satur-
day night, and all seemed to en-
joy themselves.
j. o. Order has returned
from Oklahoma and is visiting
on Wolf Creek. He brought the
babies with him.
Thomas, Ira and Raymond
/ Young went to Names first of
the week to build a barn on
their mothers place.
Hello. Katie! | am glad to see
, you back again, and somewhat
surprised tie see Dinah, but am
glad to be surprised in that way.
. Evans Frye says he has got
, done cutting corn, but that he
and his two brothers got tender
footed. there being so many
rock.
{ | don't want you to get into
trouble, Mr.. The Devil, on my
account, and if you do, send
them to me and | will bear the
, blame. However, | think it no
more than fair that we r given
an opportunity to explain before
being censured.
D Say, Black Eyes, you don't
} know what you are saying. You
y could love Red Wing? There
isn't anyone that loves Red
) Wing, and rest assured Alva
doesn't want me. | can't i'm
g agine who you + or | might
| want you. | like black eyes.
1 believe | saw Ace Saturday
l morning standing in front of p.
w. Newton's at about 1890
smoking a cigar. Some one
walked up to him and tried to
q abstract a checkbook from his
o pocket. l think the person was
8 John Brazeal. Was it you, Ace?
$ AS Ace has gone | will answer
|, for him. 1t could not have been
o him, for | was with him from
T. the time he came to town and he
and | left together on the local
about 2 O'Clock. We passed
through the park together about
l o'clock and aga'n about 1;3O.
!, The Devil.
:, Mr.. The Devil, / am sorry for
you (they always picked on me)
, but if you don't quit printing
, such language in my items |
6 will net sympathize with you,
q nor come to your rescue. 1t
may be that | forgot the 'o'' un-
q intentionally. II believe l am to
, blame and with uncovered head
[ humbly apologize to you and
the readers. / do not wish to
make you say something you do
not say. BY the omission of a
comma a sentence was changed
in one of Aces pleasantries and
1 woe, woe to him that leaveth it
I out, for he will have no mercy
shown him by those who cannot
see a comma where there is
none.-The Devil.
; RED WING.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-03
D. B. WARREN

Elder D. b. Warren, the well.
known standard. bearer of South
Missouri. will be with the church
OF Mansfield in the tent meeting,
beginning Sept 6. He is a fine
singer and chorus leader, also a
preacher of ability, who has done
as much, or, perhaps, more than
any other man in the establishing
OF the cause in Southeast Mis-.
souri,. Don't fail to be with US
in this meeting - Christian
church.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-03
AT THE BAPTIST CHURCH.

Rev. JIM. England IF Seymour
will preach at the Baptist church
second Sunday and Saturday
night before.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-03

Norwood defeated Mansfield in
a baseball game here Sunday by
score of 5 TO 3.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-03

Miss Gertrude Avery orders
the Mirror sent to her at Basher
The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-10

the rat git awayis % Glenn Coohins
hauled off with his cane and struck 1t
where he thort the rat might be up the
Deacon's pant leg, but the rat wassen't
where he thort it was, so with = howl
of rage. the Deacon jumpt to his feet
and hit Glenn = awful wallop with his
fist on Clem's nose which. bled con-
siderable and is still sweld up at the
present writing.
Then the Deacon made q grab and
ketched the rat and he'd it in . viselike
grip. but the thickness of the Deacon's
pants was betwixt his hands and the rat.
rs it dead?" says Hen Weathersby
to the Deacon. ding busted if know
whether tbs or not" says the Deacon.
.I'm afeard to let 90 fer fear it amt r
kin you feel it mover" asks Hen.
mot when T'm holdin it 90 tarnashion
tight says the Deacon.
The Deacon was in = turrible pickle
as you might say and everybudy pres
ent had some sujjestshion or other to
offer. Finally Hank Dewberry solved
the problem by offering to cut 4 hole
in the Deacon's pants to get at the rat
dead or alive. The Deacon said he
hated like thunderashion to spile his
pants in that manner, being as they
was brand new as you might say, being
as he hadden't wore EN- only three yrs,
but in the end he submitted to the oper-
ashton and when Hank come to the
rat he found It deadern a door nail
the Deacon had squoze it to deth.
Glenn Cookins who the Deacon hit ON
the nose and the. Deacon amt spoke
sinst the occurrents. Glenn says he won't
notise the Deacon on the street until he
apologies and the Deacon says it will
be awful cold, raw day when he apol-
ogises to Glenn, being as Glenn ort to
be the one to apologize after hitting him
belt on the leg with his cane in that
manner.
Hank Dewberry desires us to say that
he has rat terrier which he will sell
cheap-good reasons give for selling.
Hank also says that Deacon Snodgrass
makes purity good rat trap hisse1f.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-10
Personals

Gid Smalley slipt on the ice In from,
of Amzi wilkins residence last wk and
sprained his ankel. Gid went to Anne
Hillyer. our leryer & 1eggal light, to
see about bringing suit for damages
agin Amzi, but Anne discurridged Gid
being as Amzi went into bankruptcy
only little while back.
I.afe Whittacre was kicked at by his
old horse Nero" tother evg. when he
went behind Nero in the stable. We
can't say as we blame Nero much, be-
ing as Lafe has been cuttin down his
rashions because the price of feed il
90 high and we persoom Nero is SIM
ply trying to git even.
Mrs. Cy Hoslrins baked a mince pie
last Satterday and placed same on her
back piazza to cool and when she went
out to get same q little later there
was Seth Green's ornery hound dog
with his ugly Ease in the pie and had
it haff Ct up. Mrs. Hoskins grabbed
= broom and throwd 1t at the hound,
missing the hound and breaking the
broom. She says she hopes the pie
was 90 hot it burned the mouth often
the pesl<y dog
Little Willie Henderson while coast
ing down Teck Hill on his sled struck
Dad Henderson jest above the ankels
and give Dad 4 turrible fall. Willie
hollerd to Dad to git outen the way
but Dad is deef & can't hear thunder
Dad says if he gifts holt of that boy
he'll trounce him, & as. result Willie
is turrible shy of Dad.
It IS roomerd that the Stork will
pay vissit to one of our most re-
speckted citizens most emmy time now.
This is important if true. Bingville
welcome 4 event Of this kind Further
particllers next wk., we hope.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-10
Hen Complains

Hen Weathersby. prop. of our general
store, says trade has been fhrrible duh
with him ever sinst the holidays and -
fur ~ the amount Of goods he has sold
sinst then he might Jest - well of shut
up shop & took = vacashion.
Hen says he amt made ehuff profit
to begin to pay for the wood he's burnt
IN his store stove to keep = paseel Of
lazy 1oafers who don't buy nothink Int.
5 or 10 eta. worth of tobacko per "
from freexin to deth.
If Hen desires to brisk up trade Why
don't he advertise In the Bugle3 II he
would start Janooary Clearance Sale
of somethink or other and advertise the
sale in these collums he would Be buster
waiting on customers than . old cat
luggin = mess Of kittens from one nest
to another. Il pays to advertise e.
peshially in the Boogle Think this
over Hen and then ackt On the suegest-
shion.
?. S.-As . speshial indoocement be
will agree to take our pay for The I'd
out in trade.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-10
Country Correspondence
SYCAMORE BEND

- >>"A - >>~~ -
Miss Lille Friendland was out sleigh
riding with Sim Hoover from Pea
Ridge last Satterday evg. and got her
nose frostbit It's awful red and makes
Lille look ridicklus.
Ben Skillings set . rat trap in his
oats bin last wk. then forgot all about
it and got his hand ketched. in the trap.
Ben was tlrrible surprised and jumpt
and hollerd until his wife ran out to
the barn and pried the trap loose from
his fineers.
Mrs Arthur Simmonds had the par
son for dinner last Sunday & killd 4
chicken. Arthur says he's allus glad to
see the parson come, being Is then he
a1lus gets = square meal.
Ranse Smith thort he'd be smart and
crack = hickrynut with his teeth tother
day. Instid of cracking the nut he
cracked his upper teeth clean in two
and will haft to have 4 new set. Ranse
oft to have sense enuff to know that
store teeth wassen't newer made to
crack nuts with. AJAX.