La Junta tribune., 1915-02-27
MIKE HOGAN IN TOWN.
Typical Son Of tie Old Sod Visits
tho City Council ard Makes
Some Observations Thereof.

Typical sOa Of the Old Sod visits
the City Council and Makes
Some Observations Thereof.
Ne erfand In this country being
to sthudy tn custums ~ the Amuri.
kan peepul. oi shtepped aft the San.
ta Fay At this place FIR the rayson
thot' lad init on the thrain ed.
sea he.
"The foinest town in the staate is
forninst ye. barrin' the fac thot
there's little but water to dhrink."
OF spinth the most av the day
wandthsrin about till II cum avenin
whin Of shtspped In tn spoicer's
Caffay to have . bit ~ supper. an
fur no more than . Quarther In their
own money that filled me 70 the
nick an OF left feelin ~ foine ~ .
fiddle.
Sec Of to . naysur oi met on the
shtreet.
Can ye tell whut's goin ON thot
wud interest an honest mon TO-
noight?"
He scratched his black poll. IN
afther thwistin his faoe . minnit or
more. sed he.
Il dunno b0ss. sEcipt Il b the
meeun av the couneil."
"Whut's thot?" go o..
"Thot's the city dads gsttin %.
gttAer TO do the bisasss ~ The
town." ser he.
Sec Oi L messlf. Michael Hogan.
thot's the place fer the loikss ~ 70
thot II out fer the stoo1ius obsas.
walton nv the body p0litic." an
with thot oi shiippt round Z IL city
hall where the dsrkey stint me. an
putin an air Of importahaucs Oi
shtept In the dhure loike . giutle-
min. Now the raycint WAR In
Yoorup hez spholled the timpsr ~
more than one Oirishman. a. the
soight av Dutchmsn. let alone sny
sass. Ii likely Z prodoeee thsubbls.
Whin oil shtepped In the dhufe up
jumped . fat lookin' led IN said 10
broken DUTCH
II "What are 70 afther In hsre?"
j IAN wid thot o. vus about & Give
HIN - hoasse - o. III sneot vAia
aaethse Id NJ . ssesla- -nAiakon
said. '.srs .ss.....,
He's lookin fer the couacil nssl.
In. chief" An here was me. fresh
frum the ould sod. an about Z a.
salt tn chief Nv poleece. Sec Oi.
lettin me voice dhown siveral notch.
es.
THE saam IL thrue. Oi'm shtsyin
u few daays In yer midst an sarchin
u foind how 70 came ON sich y bu.
tsfui city an cspsshuily how ye keep
such foine ordher. Ye must have
the foincst poleece forco 10 the
country"
"Wid thot the chief prickcd up his
ears an pulled the poipe out nv his
teeth an showed mo all the waay up
tho shtsirs where tho council wux
In mate. an seq he. whin he wus
lawn me. sea he.
III theirs anything Ot kin do fer
~ whole ye are In the city list cali
on me-"
An ser I 10 mescif. "HoEan. yc
did well not 70 tap him on the praaty
whin he mis.shpoke 70 at first"
Oi sat tharc sivcrai minnits befur
sny wan csamc. an then IN came .
whole bunch. part nv which sat down
In th' rcsarved seats. an ! took thim
70 bs th' honorable couucilmen.
whole paart sv thin caAmo ovos
an shiid In wid mo on tho solds lines.
The lad mist 10 me kipt . thwislin
bic he'd an woorkin his Jaws. % Il
he wus ust { tssikin an cvddat
shtop aisiy. 10 Oi leaned over a.
whispered e him.
me naams 10 Moiks Hogan sur.
~ Dim over here & sthudy the COZ.
dishuns 10 this counthsy. an what's
fer youssf" 8ss he.
me names Mckinney an Dim the
IMPORTER ~ ths gfaats family
joosnsi On O'im happy & mate ys."
20 long - 10 had Q civil tesgus
In bis he'd o. 100 thoe O'ia sst . nc.
tie valyubls infurnashua b thoi
lias.
Afthef Q BIT 0l shauegisd - q
him a. sed.
who'd ~ b caiiia ths lletis isd.
wid the bald bed. wheoss dishia "
The flsgsss 70 thin % u it wus q
sisy - dhfiakia whisksy % o. Paa.
siek's aayf" 0ss 10.
"Thes's Chaasisy CLARK. - hs'G
ailhsf buillls . DAlaat q suDDly a.
eity w ~ ewa Islghts."