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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-06

though the Waco Navigators are at the top.
they have always been regarded as a pretty
stiff proposition. and anything that Ellis
Hardy may accomplish as pennant posi-
blllty would not create much excitement
Panthers Working Nicely.
Kid Nance has the Fort Worth Painters
working nicely and they are within easy
reach Of the leaders. The Dallas Giants are
as yet puzzle. They have been in and out
ers. but strictly in" here. taking every
game they could play, without J. Pluvius
butting in, which puts them in the same
class here with the Bluffs which made a
clean sweep at the expense Of the Bronchos.
BrOnchOs May Occupy Cellar.
Unless the BrOnchOs show decided i'm
provement in their work they viii have all
they can do 10 keep out Of the cellar di-
vision They still can show their heels to
the Austin Senators who have had about as
hard shedding as any team in the league.
as will be seen by their standing in the
percentage table.
SO while the bugs in six cities are singing
paeans Of JOY over the outlook. a requiem
is on for rehearsal in the other two. and
it, would not take clairvoyant 10 say
which
The Bronchos will this week have a
chance TO show what kind Of road horses
they are, for they will be gone FOR swing
over the north end Of the circuit beginning
May and VIII not return until Nay ..
And right here is another feature That
@S who can guess its meaning
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-06

- - 600 OOI 022-5 10 /
Bstteries. Des Moines kinseila s-no fia--
L. 81 iose1h. Bell Ross and Schang-
r----r P. H =.
Topeka -'e - - ~ =
i5atferies- Topeka. CLARK and AicAllister;
LincoIn. Conney Smith and henar-
e,-.-- r,,+,, r Il E.
go. - OLE 90 900 10 s o
49, 49, ~'-' 00f 600 coo o. .
Ts------.-- Sio.,r CITY. Withers and Crisp;
Omaha Stevenson. Larson and Shestak-
A.. r,.--.- P H +.
M 600 900 600 8 8
Bs----- zoe 0O4 22x-S l. I
Batteries Wichita. Maddox and Gran4ln'
Denver White and Block
AT Chicago. p H Z.
hlIial' ----------
Chicago .-.- --------- - . D
Batteries. Buffalo. Knapp and Blair. Al
len; Chicago. Lange. Watson ana wilson
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-06
SENATORS ARE LEADING
CENTRAL ARIZONA LEAGUE

Phoenix. Ariz.. May Pounding Smiley,
OF the Phoenix Red sox. all over the lot
the Phoenix Senators waIloped their local
rivals to the tune OF u 10 8. Smiley was
yanked out at the end Of the seventh. after
he had allowed IA hits. but Foster. his sub
stitute was una bic 90 stem the tide kr1uSe
and Anderson. the Senator battery, allowed
seven hits between them
The Senators now lead the Central Ari-
IONA league with a percentage OF 500 The
percentage Of the Mesa Gems IS 500 Tempe
Bears 400. Red SoX. zoe
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-06
DIRECTOR NEWELL COMING
TO Ell PASO FOR VISIT

r. II. Newell. director Of the L. $.
reclamation service commission. is eX-
pected to arrive here tonight from Den
yer. Colo Word that he is coming has
been received by L N lawson. reclaim
alton engineer at FL PasO- The pur-
pose Of NeWeITs visit is not known
Louis Z. Hill. who is still supervising
engineer Of construction at the Ele-
plant Butte dam. has written the FL
Paso office that he viii be in FL PaSo
next week from his headquarters In
Los Angeles, Calf
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-06

Mesa ARK. May 6--In u innings OF
prime baseball the Mesa Gems defeated the
Tempe Bears TO 4 Co.'S pitched the en-
tire game for Mesa. allowing five hits
Mesa gathered u safeties off the delivery
OF Iviedo. but the hits were scattered Pom
erov broke up the game I'm the l2th by
pounding the ball over the left field fence
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-06

Tuesdays Games.

At Minneapolis: Louisville, 4: AInneap-
oils. O.
At Milwaukee. Columbus. ]; Milwaukee, 3.
At St Paul. indianapolis 9. St Paul. g.
1T kansas City Cleveland 4. Kansas
CITY. .
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-06
AMERIcAN LEAerE srANpINes.

Where They Play Thursday.
St. Louis at Cleveland.
Detroit at Chicago.
New York at Boston.
Philadelphia at Washington.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-06
BRYAN TRIO WINS
FROM MUELLER TEAM

Winning streak is Increased by Three
Points; Calisher's Team Wins From
the Binford Trio.
That consecutive victory streak OF three
consecutive wins was increased three points
Tuesday night at the Cactus alleys when
the Bryan trio v-all0ped the Mueller team
Three Of the four points were won by the
BRYAN team Lee rolled high game. 11e,
and Andreas high total. sos.
CaHsher'e team won three points from the
Binford trio in the SECOND match Hardiker
rolled high game, 107, and total 2s6
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-06
RCRRELI EASILY DEFEATS

r,i,fdie-reight boxer OF Philadelphia. Tues
day easily defeated Marcel Aoreau- a
a French middleweiEh-. the referee stop
ping the fight in the eighth round OF A
scheduled 20 round bout
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-06
TCAN ASSOCTATTON slrANUTNCs

Where They Play Thursday.
Columbus at Minneapolis.
Indianapolis al Kansas City.
Louisville at 1Iilw aukee.
Cleveland al St Paul.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-06
.ONEE? p

can tell easily enough after the season Is
well under way
who is he2-( Copyright. 1914. by the
wheeler Syndicate Inc-l
The ball player who was the hero OF yes
ferdav,s story Is Bill Brldley.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-06

GAMES POSTPONED.
iauro0Iis- Erookiyu-Indiana
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE.

Aue1N-Al : oaAAANas
At San Fraucisc0- Venice. 9; Oakland. =
At Sacramento: san Francisco. /; Sacra-
meuto. T.
game postponed
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-06
SOUTHERN LEAGUE.

Tuesdays Games
Al Atlanta. Chattanooga. >: Atlanta o
At Nashville. Memphis, 2; Nashville, g
At Birmingham New orleans, 2. BIZ
At Montgomery Mobile. o; Montgomery, .
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-06
WIGWAM BOWLERS
ROLL GOOD SCORES

McLain rolled high game. 215 and total.
sos. Tuesday night in match game at the
WiEwam alleys. Sherman was credited
with a srrlkeout. The match was won by
the TuttIe-J0nes team. after five hard
fought games. by the score OF Is pins
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-06
TEXAS IFAGrE nANDUNCss

Where They Play Thursday.
Austin at san Antonio.
Waco at Beaumont
Fort Worth al Houston.
Dallas az Galveston.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-06

Where They Play Thursday.
Lincoln at Denver.
Topeka At Wichita
St Joseph at Des MOinss.
Sioux City at Omaha
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-06

Where They Play Thursday.
San Francisco at Sacramento.
Venice at Oakland
Portland at Los Angeles.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-06
FEDERAL LEAGUE STANDINGS.

Where They Pisy Thursday.
FiitsburE al St Louis.
Baltimore at Indianapolis.
Buffalo at kaus-s City
Brooklyn at Chicago.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-06
SUNSET CENTRAL OFFICIALS

The Il officials of the Sunset Central
lines who came here last week TO dis
cuss plans for improving the mechan-
ical equipment in all branches Of the
service. ended their meeting Tuesday
night and departed for their various
headquarters.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-06
GILBERT GETS DECISION OVER GEYER

Denver. colo. Stay e-Dick Gilbert won
the decision Tuesday night over Jack Geyer
iu IS round boxing match FOR the state
heavyweight championship The bout.
which vas held under the auspices Of the
Colorado Athletic club. was devoid Of tea-
lures. Kid Egan. OF LonEmont. Colo. and
Frankie FoWser. Of Fl Paso. fought a tame
10 rounds in semi windup. FoWser got
the decision
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-06

The r1azuateE now seem TO see L-lF e4AeA
OF their ways and e is said they nave
tentatively decided 10 open the season mere
after around May l. when II y aimosl
certainty that the weather VIII be oainly'
Exhibition Games Pay Poorly
The magnates have learned another les
son. too That is with regard 10 eNhin!lloh
games In the last two or three years No.
monev-mad persons figured that i would
lie a nice little Iucre gathering stunt 20
stage Few exhibition combats IN tneir
home towns before the regular season
opened But they were poor nathenati-
clans In the first place she fans dion {
turn out in any quantities at these games
and in the second place. when the regular
season did omen II was found that the eE-
hiblticn games had taken away much or
the fans baseball appetite As result the
opening day crowds have been cisappolEt-
inEly small
Many PostpOnements in April
Postpouing the opening Of the season
until Nav 1 and having IL conclude about
October 20 no doubt would bring bigger re-
turns for the ruoguls. The weather Up 70
the latter part of October usually Is mild
and pleasant But during April practically
every club in the league suffers rom three
10 seven postponements on account OF ram
wet grounds or cold weather
Later in the season these games are
played out in double headers. A double
program usually draws an extra crowd, but
il rarely brings enough extra people 10
make up for those who would have attended
the regular game had it not been postponed
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-06

draw down O rat salary
He Thought 1t Funny. Too.
During a game at New York last sum-
rner FTiIzv vas having an easy time Of il
----rL ~ Yankees Before the game was
80 - rbe Maps had assumed a COM
rns1diBe- lead The crowd having given Up
rs hon. ~ victory. began to get its money S
worth kidding Falkenoerg ana roasting the
umpire.
..Sav- Farky how do you make a living
in M y-inter-' asked a ian after the tail
pitcher had famed in an attempt to bunt-
a model TN q macaroui factory" Even Fall
I-eri,sr- had 10 laugh. and he has since ad-
mittcd 20 me that none OF the quips handed
bir-, over struck him any funnier. Incident
aIiv. he Is seriously considering acting on
the suggestion
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-06

GIBBONS OUTPOINTS
HOWARD IN BOUT

pointed Johnny Howard. Of Bayonne- y To-
in every round but the third Of o 10 round
bout IN Brooklyn. Tuesday night Howard
gave an exhibition Of Eameness from the
beginning Weights we're Gibbons, 10:
Howard. 100 T.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-06

at New York, rain; Philadelphia al Boston.
rain.
FEDERAL LEAGUE.
Tuesdays Games.
At Kansas City R.HE
Pittsburg ------------ 600 001 001-2 .
Batteries: Pittsburg, Dickson and Berry.
Kansas City. CulloD and Easterly.
At St. Louis R. HE.
Batteries. Baltimore. WiIheim s-3J+b
and Jacklitsch; St Louis. WiIlett rf1bs-+
and Chapman
TEXAS LEAGUE.
Tuesdays Games.
At Beaumont P n p
Beaumont ---- ---------.-----..---..-l
Batteries: Beaumont. McCuIier and a.
Austin. Helm and HaiEh.
At Houston. R.Hr
Houston ----------- --.------..l
L1 Batteries: Dallas. Grady and BE-
Houston. Rose and Allen
At Galveston. p
Galveston go. -----------.-----.--.5 o
/ % Batteries: Galveston. Moore ana JyrS,-
Fort Worth. Fentress. Teasey. Thompson
and Jordan
At san Antonio
san Antonio ----------.-..--.-... = -
Waco 800 ---..-----.---....--.-.
enstein; Waco. Ashton and Carson
WESTERN LEAGUE.
Tuesdays Games.
Dss loinss .s.........oao 200 25oL 8 Il Il q 3
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-06
Paso Del Norte BoteI business

For best of fresh meats daily, phone
136. Opitz Markct-Advertisem
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-06
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Tmesdar,a Ganes.

At Cleveland RE.H.
Detroit -..-...--.---.. OIL 900 600 & ID
Cleveland ..-..----...2 200 600 ok 10
Batteries: Detroit. Covaleski and StanaEe.
Cleveland, Hagerman and Carisch.
At Washington R.H Z.
New York .....--..... 900 OO0 900 4
Washington --------- COZ eo2 20x-5 10
Batteries: New York. McHale and Svvee-
neys Washington, johnson and AinsmIth
At St Louis R.HE.
Chicago .-.-----------l40 200 co.'s 13 /
Batteries. Chicago. Russell and Naver-
St. Louis. Taylor, Mitchell. Manning, Hook
and Rumler. Agnew. jenkins.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-06

GAMES POSTPONED,
Boston at Philadelphia, rain.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-06

Mems Luuch
In grill at 1870 a. m TO > p. m-9Uc-
ADVERTISEMENT
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-06

NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Tuesdays Games.
CANES BnGTnnNEn
FEDERAL LEAGUE.

Pit.sburg at Cincinnati rain: BROOKLYN
at New York, rain Philadelphia at Boston.
rain.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-06

Want a good steak Phone Opltz
Market. S6.-Advertisement-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-06
~STORIES ABOUT STARS"
Humorous and Serious Tales Of the Ball Field
BY BILLY EVANS

he can nile up a majority OF victories and
draw down q rat salary
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-06
TEXAS LEAGUE.
TUESDAYS Niame..
WESTERN LEAGUE.
Tuesdays Games.

At -; Joseph R.HE.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-06
MESA DEFEATS TEMPE

Totals ----. ---- 259 -4l "a q
Points Won-Calisher. s; Binford, l.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-31
Onions Come betWIxt En-

1t is roomerd on good authority that
Miss Almira Hobbs, one of our hand
soonest & most talented young ladies.
has went & give Heck Jordan the nit
ten and that from now on all is over
betwixt EN-.
This is tur-ible sad & important if
true, which we hope it amt. There is
somethink turrible pathetick to US when
a young cuppie like Almira and Hack,
who has been keeping stiddy company
every Satterday evg e. sometimes on
Wensday evgs, too) for seven yrs, six
of which yrs they have been engaged
to be married-we repeat that it is sad
under these circumstances for them to
bust up their engagement & go their
various ways.
Almira says the reason she has broke
the engagement is becuz Heck insists on
eatin whole mess of onions every Sat
terday evg before he comes to see her.
and she jest can't stand it She aslsd
Heck to give up eating onions on Sat-
terday night only. but Heck is a great
hand for onions and wouldn't. SO Al
mira says sinst he thort more of onions
than her he could go and there the mat
ter stands.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-31
Awful EraIeas

Lem Brown had = curious experients
tother evg jest before he started up
stairs to bed. Lem tried to ketch the
cat to put her out a. ushual, but she
run under the tables and things, being
as probably she perferred sleeping in :
chair before the fire to being turned
out into the cold.
Lem chased her all over the sittin
room until he stubbed his toe agin the
wood box and fell sprawlin on the
floor. confusing his forehead consider
able. Then Lem got mad and pickin up
one Of his boots which he had TUX off
earlier in the evg he throwd it at the
cat, but misd the cat and the boot went
right plum into the open fire. Before
Lem ceuld fish it out the boot was
burnt to crisp. Then Lem went to
bed in deep disgust and left the cat in
the room.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-31
How Are You Off
for Pull Buttons

If not, see me. Who would
take the trouble to whittle out a
pull button when he could buy one
from me for 10 cts each or two
for . quartW7 First come irss
served.
LEM BROWN.
Expert 4 Faney Carpenter
Binsville.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-31
Personals

Samantha Deevers, who has been on
the sick list for the past Is yrs, more
or less. is still enjoying poor helth this
wk a. ushuAl
Hen Weathersby, prop. of our gen
eral store, has forbid the playing of
checkers In his store for gain Tother
evg Eph Kinsey 4 Mute Wilkins plaid
checkers aginst each others for the see
gars. Hen says folks can't use his store
for a gambling den, by graehiousl
Mrs. Anne Hillyer got turrible skeer
tother evg At home. She went to set
down in the roclkin cheer and axi-
dentally set down on the cat, who was
asleep in the chair. It was hard to
tell which .skwalled louder, Mrs. Anne
or the cat. Being a. Mrs. Hillyer
weighs 800 lbs she nearly squashed the
cat into 4 pulp, as you might say, &
the critter amt been very well sinst
Doc Livermore. our human speshial-
list & horse veterinary, has concocted 4
new medisin for humans which he
would like to find out what ailment it is
good for, and therefore asks for volun-
teers to take dose of this medisin
and see what it will do to them, if
anything. Doc says he will make no
charge for the medisin & that whoever
takes it must do so at their own risk.
Cy Hoskins, one of our wealthiest &
most afflooent citizens. foreclosed an
other mortgage last wk. Cy is gittin
richer and richer often orfins & wild
ders, ct cettery. We couldn't be happy
if we had to make our money outen
the miseries of others, but it don't
seem to bother Cy none.
Bud Hinckley, who amt quite right
in his head, ketched bad cold last wk.
Mrs. Hinckley says her Bud amt so
slow either, being as he has sents enuff
to ketch cold, even if he is pecooliar
in other respecks.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-31
Country Correspondence
ZION CROSSROADS

Il has been quite \ spell sinst you
heard from the Gross Roads, amt it1
Well, you diddent miss mutch, being As
there amt been mutch happend here
abouts.
Mrs. Hester Doolittle killed = old hen
for Sunday dinner last Sunday. but
couldn't eat it, it was that tuf. Hester
says she'll gradually consoom it in
stews.
The snow is turrible deep in our
midst. and being as the roads amt
broke out folks has TO waller through
it everywhere they 60.
Mrs. Jane Truman while opening q
jar of tomatoze last wk had the lid to
blow often the jar 4 the tomatoze flew
out all over her with loud exploshion.
Jane says she thinks they must of been
fermented, which caused the explo-
shion.
Heck Parker has been sparl<in up to
Miss Nancy Snyder Of late. Heck is
turrible bashful and Nancy says he sets
with her in the parler a hull evg and
don't say 4 haff dozen words. Well,
this amt to be wonderd at sinst Nancy
is the first girl Heck ever went with.
Talk right up to her. Heck
These is about all the items which
has happend at the Cross Roads & we
will therefore bring this epistul to a
close. vERITAS.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-31
Local Breefs

AMI Cool1ins, who fought h bled in
the Sivil War, says his penshion is two
days behint hand & if he don't git it
prompter heel set down and write a let
ter to the govverment that will wake it
up some. Amzi says he went and saved
the country for posteritty & then he's
got to set around and wait for his
penshion to arrive.
Seth Dewberay, our heroick town
constubble, who guards our homes &
fresides from evil doers, says that
crime in Bingville is very slack at pres
ent Seth says he callilates he's got all
the chicken theefs & other desprit GRIM
inals in this vicinity 50 scairt of him
that they're laying low.
Hi Cranky TUX . team of hosses out
into his medder back of the house last
Wensday and hauled his mowin ma
chine into the barn under cover. The
mowin machine has stood out in the
so coverd up with snow that Hi couldn't
skeercely locate it.
Wes Woodruff, our expert hunter &
trapper, ketched another polecat In his
traps last wk Folks who have came
into contaclrt with Wes sinst would Of
lnowd he had ketched polecat even
If he haddent said word about It. We
can't see how Wesse's wife can stand
it to Hive in the same house with him
and the aroma which clings to him.
Little Tommy Barker got licked By
Jed Peters, our intelligent school teach
cr, last WI, for shootin Willie Cranky
IN the eye during school hours. Tommy
L q purity good shot with his bean
shooter, whereas Jed b Z purity GOOD
shot with birch rod
The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-31
HOd Fleeced
One Of Our Nest Respected Cit.
tizens the viektin Of I Sharp
er At the Co Seat

Hod QuiRly, one of our most re-
speckful & inflooenshial citizens, met
with ! awful financhial reverse while
over to the co. seat last Tuseday on
business 4 pleashure, but Hod says all
the pleasure he got outen the trip he
could put in his eye.
About hour after Hod had landed
at the co. seat and Jest as he was a
coming outen 4 store where he had
been buying few goods instid of deal
ing with Hen Weathersby and paterniz-
ing home trade, which if he had did
he would not Of met with this calamit-
ty-well. jest A. Hod stepped outen the
store he met \ mise looking man who
says, 'Why. how do you do. Mister
Quigly! Pm glad to see your The
stranger nearly shuk Hod's hand off
at the wrist, being as he was so glad
to see him, but Hod couldn't seem to
remember the strangers fase or name
neither, but he was ashamed to ad-
NIT it.
Hod, he KEEP trying to recolleclt
where he had met this chap. while the
feller asl<t him all about Missis Quig-
ly's helth ct cettery, and finally aslkt
Hod if he wouldn't like to step into q
nearby saloon and have leetle drop of
something for his stummicks sake.
Hod thort here would be Z good
chanst to git somethink for nothing, 80
he went along Hod says they had =
cupple of drinks together and then the
stranger purchased some seegars and
told Hod to take EN- and put EN- in his
pocket, which Hod done.
When the stranger went to pay the
bin he pulled out = $50 note, but the
bartender couldn't change Il. The fel-
Ter seemed to be turrible put out, being
as he said he had nothink less, 50 Hod
he whipped out his wallet and said he
guessed he could change it, so Hod give
the stranger S $40 bills and the stranger
passed Hod the $50 bill.
After they had talked for some time
the stranger said goodbye to Hod and
told him to give his kindest regards tn
Mrs. Quigly and the next time be was
to the co. seat to drop in and see him.
After he had went Hod left for Bing-
vile & entered the village singin at the
top of his voice. After he had put the
horse away he told his wife about meet
ing the stranger and pulled out his wal
Mrs. Quig1y never seen 50 mutch money
in her life, Hod's that niggardly will,
her. and you you can imajine Hod's
horrer 4 amazement when he discuv-
verd that the $50 was = counterfeit and
q mighty poor one at that. The way
, Hod swore when he made this discuv-
very was 3wful to Hssen to, being a.
he is member in good standing Of the
Bingville church.
Hod says he emit imaiine how Il
comes he didn't see that Bill was coun-
terfeit when he TUX Il. We persoom
the reason was that Hods visiior was
= leetle mite logged up BY the drinks
the stranger Irnowd his name 20 sl;ck.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-31
WOODCHUcK EDDYToRIIyI

When you set down BY the fire
to peroose the lines of this eddy
toriul it will be the 1st day of Feb
ooary, and if you don't believe we
know what we be tall<in about look
at your calender.
Febooary kind of snuk up on us
this yr. as you might say. In 9TH
er words the 1st day of Febooary
would of come & went unbe-
knownst to us like as not if we
haddent of happend to of been OBJ
liged to take lsq1int at the callen-
der to ascertain what date to date
important letter which we wrote
on a matter of bizness to the 1st
Nashional Bank at the co. seat ask
ing them if they would. be kind
enuff to extend note which they
hold aginst us for month or two
longer, being as that would be a
great accommodation to US per-
sonally.
Well, when we looked at the cal
lender we discovered that we was
standing right on the threshold of
Febooary, and then it dawnd on US
that tomorrow (Feb. y will be
Ground Hog Day." or more COM
monty knowd as "Woodchucls
Day" in this vicinity.
| In other words we, win be able
to tell before the sun goes down
tomorrer night jest what kind of
wether we will have for the next
wks. Ever sinst the 1st cold snap
come along the woodchuck has
been denned up for the winter.
Now tomorrer he will wake up
from his long sleep and come out
en- his hole.
If it's cloudy and the woodchucls
don't see his shadder he'll know
that we be going to have a early
spring and will stay outen his hole
lin effort to find somethink to eat
if possibil, after his long fast. Or
the other hand if he sees his shad-
der he'll hike back into his hole a
fast as he can hike and tie the
hole in knot behint him, if posi-
The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-31
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