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1ehn. BAH popular epithst ~
IN Englishman, a. q personincation e
what = supposed to b the sngisA
rDa y derived from a prose posif1eaI
satire By Dr.. John Arbuthnoe who
used the name In his History OF John
Buzz QT12, reprinted eompIsts IN
'-PopeS AlsceTaniesP In i710. Ths
subject Of that history 3 the ',spanish
succession during the relgns Of Queen
Anne and Louis XIV" oussn Anas y
S7lrs. Bull"
John Bull's mother q the church
Of England, and ~John BulFs SISTER
Peg" b the Scotch nation, represented
as IN love with Jack Calvin. TIE DE-
scription OF Bull b 50 close 20 the
familiar figure In the pages Of Punch
that q sentence or two may be quoted:
'.Bun IN the main vas an honest and
plain dealing fellow, choleric, bold and
Of q very Inconsistent temper. He
dreaded not old Lewis Q0uis XIV.
either at back sword, single falchion
or cudgel play, but then he was very
apt 10 quarrel with his best fr5ends,
especially II they pretended to govern
him. II jon battered him you might
lead him as q child"
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III. Panama Canal.

The Panama canal was suggested
for the isthmus of Panama as early
as 152O by Angel Saavedra. but for
a long time all such suggestions met
with determined opposition from
spain, which made It a capital onense
to seek or make known any improve
ment on the existing route from Porto
Bello 70 Panama More recently
Louis Napoleon, when a prisoner at
Ham. spent much time considering
the prscticabIlity Of such a scheme.
II was not, however, until the CAN
fornia gold rush Of 1s49 that any &C
curate knowledge Of the topogrpn1cal
conditions was obtained. and even then
thirty more years elapsed before the
actual site was chosen by an inter
national body and the work begun
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-LoBslys and @lenesoHa.
Here's the distinction between the
words lonely and lonesome. although
often they are used "a the same sense
Lonely" means to be deprived OF hn-
man society and eompanlonship. while
-lonesomer r. the detection and sad
ness due from lack Of society. TIE one
b state Of being. the other q state Of
mind.
To be lonely n entirely physical
while lonesome Il exclusively mental
and may be the result OF actual lone
illness or may merely be an imaginary
lonesomeness caused by mental depres-
SION.
The difference between the words b
better Illustrated In the following: A
man IL sitting In the library OF his
home, both lonely and lonesome. The
Telephone rings. Friends invite him 70
join merry party then In progress q
few miles away. In order 10 reach this
party be must mount his horse and
traverse a lonely and dangerous road.
In this journey he Is lonely, for the
road Is lonely, but he Is not the least
biz lonesome, for his thoughts are pleas
ant In anticipation Of the enjoyable
evening he il about to sr-ad with gay
comradeA-St Louis Post Dispatch
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A PIeasant Zine.

II was Thursday afternoon, and the
hOusemaids were 70 great evidence on
one Of the trolley cars. Presently one
Of them came IN and took her seat and
At once discovered an acQuaintance sit.
ting opposite her. Leaning across the
aisle, she said:
@HeIlO, Annisl whGe yOu lixin'
n0TT'
"oh, I'm wOrkin' away out In the
ububs now"
@Ain't It turrible lonesome out tbereT
no, not a bit You see. the house Is
On q corner, and there h q church on
the next corner and a IRE engine house
On the opposite corner and q police
Staton on the other corner. Yesterday
there was a funeral IN the church. and
the fire engine was called out three
times, and two men was run into the
station, all in one day. Then the cou-
pie l lives with don't git along very
well So. take It altoeethef, there's
plenty dom all the time. an never
git bit lOnesome.S-New York Ttib-
una
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o.;a;n AZ the Organ.

The date Of the invention OF the or
ean Is unknown. II Is said to have
been during the third century previous
TO the Christian era, and from thar
period to A. D. go the invention has
been ascribed to various parties. Al
the latter date organs were said %
have been introduced into some OF tne
churches OF western Europe TINS
Statement, however. Il not considered
Trustworthy, and It Il not certain they
were used IN church seryics until 4eo,
when one was sent as q present %
coprOnymus. the Greek emperor. y :.
King Pepin Of France. who plaeea =
in TIE Church Of s. corneille at Com.
nIerue. Keys were invented aDoa.
fhe close Of the eleventh century ano
pedals IN the fOurteenth-
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Foros MHahE

Funny things happen. even On street
cars" stated old Dad Bing. luther
DAY ! got on one that was entirely
empty, and at the next corner It stop
ped and let another gent on. he was
q middle aged person with faraway
look In his eye, and instead Of taking
his choice Of seats he grabbed q strap
and hung there. swaying and happing
Ike fresh canght fish.
don't aim to be tnquisttfVe. poo
ner,' says I. but Il it's q fair question
Why doa't you set DOWN.
Why-why,' says be. 7 could 90
mat, couldn't I? But no, alasl II Il
100 late to change the habits OF LIE
une 1 never saw an empty seat BE-
foreP
50 saying, he chung and swung clear
downtown, and ! went along Just %
look at him."-Kansas City Star.
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Mhar. Laadarn stand.

There Is one Asiatic idea as to the
right place of the commander In war
fare which Is altogether different from
the frigid scientific japanese principle.
Sir Francis Younghusband has told US
that when the British expedition to
Lhasa first met the armed host OF the
Tibetans and a fight was provoked,
with consequences disastrous to the
primitive warriors, the lamas protested
against the wickedness- Of the British
attack. The Tibetans. they insisted.
had never meant resistance, and for
proof they pointed to the presence OF
the leaders with the troops. II. they
said. any fighting had been intended
all those In authority would Of course
have moved a days march to the rear!
Manchester Guardian
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Sleep and Postry.

An exchange recommends the rad
ing OF a fine, soul felt poem before ~
firing for the nights rest. II tends
70 compose the soul and put 1t In bar
mOny with the truth and goodness of
things. A novel VIII not do that, nor
a newspaper. nor anything that sets
the mind In a futter. Reading q poem
-one Of the good old kind that gets
into the heart and has a nice time
there's Ike floating down q quiet
stream. past the fragrance Of flowers
and the songs Of the birds. Never had
that experience, eh? How very shift
less, indeed.
Did you ever Try reading Snow
bound" on an evening when the snow
was piling up the silence deep and
whittier" Well, Try it. Whittier win
give one something for any evening.
Tennyson's "Idyls" are a little more
urgent, but they are as tranQuillzing
a. a gentle arm around you. Words
worth Is great, but takes tho much
thought; Browning. TOO, and Lowell,
but LongfelIow not 50 much. But as
easy as smiling is the humorous kind,
Ike Riley. But there are hundreds Of
poems floating about as sweet az q
bush OF roses. Take them In and read
them before going to bed A good one
VIII last a week. Like a song. they
improve with ages-Columbus Journal
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lust PIsasantnsss.

Perhaps Just pleasantness has not q
very heroic sound. but the human
heart that, knowing its own bitterness,
can yet carry itself eheerfully is not
without heroism. Indeed. II that hu-
man heart does no more than hold
its tongue about its own aches and
pains It has a certain moral value that
the world cannot afford TO lose ''Pleas-
antness" does not sound as well as
self sacrifice or wisdom or spiritual
ity, but 1t may include all these great
words And certainly just to start
ones husband out TO his work cheer
fly, to make the hobbledebOy Of son
feel a gentler and sweeter sentiment
toward women because OF his own
mothers sound, sweet gayety and
strength, to help ones servants to put
good humor and friendliness into their
services-these things make for right
eousness in the world.-Margaret De
land.
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III. Dramatic In Life.

The undying interest which Is taken
In the theater h explained by the very
profound line with which Shakespeare
began q very silly speech. IAN the
worlds a stage" People, as a rule.
take no interest In anything that Is not
Dramatically or. as In the case Of POD
ticS, mechanically Formulated Any
creed TO be popular must be dramatic
any stated. Therefore the gospels are
preferred to the epistles. Aesop's fables
are remembered because they are the
truth about things stated dramatically
and morally George Bernard Shaw.
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Il Il only the life Of violence the HE
Of bygOne days that Is perceived b
nearly al our tragic writers, and truly
one may say that anachronism domt
mates the stage. and that dramatic art
dates back as many years-as the art o.
sculpture. To the tragic author Il y
only the violence Of the anecdote that
appeals. And he imagines. forsooth,
that We shall delight IN Witnessing The
yary same acts that brought Joy b
the hearts Of barbarianA with whom
murder, Outrage and treachsry wen
matters Of daily Occurrences where-
q Il q far away from bloodahsd, bat
fIscry and sword thrust that tho lives
Of most Of us Gov on. and mems tsaES
ara Silent today. and insisibls and Al
most spiritual -lkastsEiineE
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Literarr contruN.raiaa.

FHmOus controversies over the au-
horship Of poems include the follow
ing:
Laugh and the World Laughs With
You" claimed by four or i've different
authors, IL now credited 10 Ella
Wheeler Wilcox Her chief opponent
was John A Joyce.
Rock Ne 20 Sleep was claimed By
two different authors
John J. ingalls,. the great Kansas
statesman and writer, had his author
ship Of Opportunity" disputed many
ttmeA
Wait Whitman and Mary Mapes
Dodge bad stirring dispute about q
little poem. The Two Mysteries"
Ths authorship Of Shakespeare
plays has been ascribed 10 Francis Ba-
con Qord Verulam). Christopher Mar
lowe. Sir Walter Raleigh and other con
tsmporar1es-St Louis Republic.
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Hazel twigs long have been used as
instruments with which 10 discover
water under ground. The twig has at
various times been credited with many
marvellous powers. Not only could Il
discover water, but concealed lodes OF
metal, especially silver, were betrayed
" the hazel, which according, to TIA
uluon' was guided by the pixies who
suarded the treasures Of the earth In
france the divining rod Of hazel was
USED In the pursuit OF criminals, while
- many Of the methods Of inVestigaf-
ny the future the burning CT hazel
nuts played a part
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The island Of BornhOln, N the BaL
uc sea- may be regarded as huge
Ienet Although the power Of at
1scnon is not 50 great as 20 draw
I .S and bolts out Of approaching
slS' the magnetism works god
- OF damage in that Il deaects The
Seelie OF the compass 80 that II can
- De depended upon. ne elect IS
kScepdhle at a distance az nine and 3
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DO you really believe college edu-
cation helps a young man IN business
nfer
Il know It does. AT college my boy
was the champion spEinter Of his class
ana now he has JOB AZ a bank rum
ner.--Balttmore American
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4 thought you were a friend Of hsr'
Il used 70 be"
-And n0vr
Il had to give him up In self Dc
tense"
"WhyY
10 every life insurance and book
agent that asked him II he had any
friends who might be interested IL
their propositions he insisted on giving
my ame."-Detroit Free Press.
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sanaa al Humor.

A sense OF humor preserves al who
have It from extremes It warns away
from the confines Of the petty and
ridicuIous and produces very often the
same tolerant effects as magnanimity'
revealing through laughter that reason
able line Of thought which was OBJ
scured by logic.
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Easily ARRANGED.

How did you come to get marriedr
asked q man OF a very homely friend
well, you see" he replied after
I'd vainly tried to win several girls
that / wanted I finally turned my at
tention to one that wanted me. and
then II didn't take long TO arrange
matters."-London Strand Magazine
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rhannht Lia Mas smart.

-oh, dear groaned the young w1te.
81 don't know what to use 70 raise my
bread; I've tried everything"
"A derrick and a couple OF jack
screws ought to DO It" thought her
husband, but he didn't say Il aloud
Boston Transcript
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Muexins-That little shrimp doesn't
look ne a hero. does hsi Buggins-
Great Scott MOI What has he ever
doDef Muggina-Hs's been married
~ timea-Phi1ade Record
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ne volume Of the rocky crust Of TIE
esrth. estimated a. ten miles thick, n
Guiding the mean elevation o. the i.na
above TIE "a. s. 1.632 100000 eu1ie
mica
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Health inspectors have found that
the New York subway + fun Of germs.
They must Be very tough germs 10 i've
in that atmosphera
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ne beginning Of many family jars
come with the wife trying 20 jar lit
de money loose from the husband
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sermons by phonograph are the lat
ct They ought to b boom 70 the
lazy Christian who doesn't Ike to 80 b
church
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StaE1Bt1cians some tina aGo presented
figures which went % show that travel
on TIE seas vas safer than tzaNel Do
land. But that vas before the war.
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ma Tnrku hare q proEerb which ssys
sbsf TIE derfi tsmpts al other men. but
. lhat idle men tempt TIE dsvn-chAElsl
Celsnn.
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No Fool

He's hot headed, but he's no fool
what DO you meanr
=He knows enough not to Ice his
temper IN the presence OF man he
can't lick-s-Detroit Free PresA
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Drops Life
PreserveTS
From Plane

San Francisco, April 25.-Valiant eff.
fort on the part of Harry Christof-
ferson an aviator, who circled above
an overturned boat here today and
dropped dozen or more life preserv.
ers to four men struggling in the oc-
can breakers was unavailing to save
their lives. All were drowned.
1t is possible that more tina nfour
men were lost. The life saving sta.
ton places the number at four but
persons who were on the beach
watching the attempts at rescue de-
clare that they say six or eight men
in the water.
The boat, gasoline launch, which
was brought to shore by life saving
crew has no name. An Italian flag
was attached to the stern. 1t is be-
lieved to have come from Sausalito
across the bay from San Francisco.
The men drowned are thought to
have been Italian crab fishers. No
bodies had been recovered at night.
fall.
Edward G. Pidgeon mounted pc.
liceman nearly lost his life in a des-
perate attempt to save the drowning
men. With his revolver cracking TO
attract their attention he rode his
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-04-27
IOWA AND ILLINOIS
CELEBRATE AT FAIR

San Diego, Cal, April 23.-Today
was Iowa and Illinois day at the
Panama California exposition, For
mer residents of Iowa and Illinois and
visitors from those states gathered at
the exposition grounds for a reunion.
Iowa and Illinois societies from sew
eral southern California cities were
represented by large delegations.
A picnic lunch was served and this
was followed by a program OF al.
dresses and music. At an outdoor
organ recital selections written by
Iowa and Illinois composers were
played. A ball tonight concluded the
days activities.
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horse a a gallop into the breakers I'M
ii he could no longer see the shore,
but he could not locate he men and
he and his horse struggled ashore.
Both were exhausted.
While the life saving station was
trying to get a boat to the scene of
the wreck Harry Christofferson and
his mechanician Harvey C. Crawford
who had learned of the accident has
tened to the spot in their biplane
loaded it with life preservers and
rising from the sand flew out and
circled about the capsized boat, drop
ping the preservers.
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Appearing in the big musical act in "EMPRESS BILL
at the Lyric Theatre tomorrow, Matinee and Night
urn home the latter part of May.

turn home the latter part of May.
Announcement was made at meet
ing last Sunday that priesthood
meeting will be discontinued until
further notice.
A pianoforte recital was given at
the opera house Sunday evening by
the pupils of Mavil Allen of Cove,
which reflected favorably on the
teacher and also on the ability of the
pupils. Eva Fisher, Cloredia Funk
and George Harris, were the pupils
that took part on the program, and
Miss Carrie Thomas rendered three
solos in a most pleasing manner.
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Came Together,

George and Robert are twins. One
day when they were about eight a
little playmate neighbor boy of about
the same ago came running up to
where they were playing in the yard
with this startling exclamation: "Oh,
say, ! got little brother at my
house; he came last night" Huh,
that's nothing" said George, Il
brought my brother with me when
came.'
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ADVERTISED LETTERS

Logan, April "a, 1915,
The following letters are at the
city post office, and If not called for
within two weeks will be sent to the
Dead Letter ONCE. Washington;
Burns, Mrs.
Gibson, Miss Mettie.
Lundstead, A. b.
Paper, JAS.
JOS. ODELL, Postmaster,
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Worth While Quotation.

Anyone can carry his burden, how.
ever heavy, till nightfall. Anyone can
do his work, however hard, for one
day. Anyone can live sweetly patient
ly, lovingly, purely, till the sun goes
down. And this is all that life ever
really ans."-Selected
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Cheap Wlttlcisns.

II were we'll II the so-called "clever
story writer" who, too often. is the
chief nuisance of the manuscript edi-
tor of all magazines, could be brought
to realization that mere exaggera-
ton and disgusting Incidents are not
fun" II would save postage and les
sen the certainty OF rejections.-Na.
tional Magazine.
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Spanish Province Of Almerla.

The province of Almeria lies in the
southernmost part Of Spain border
ing on the Mediterranean sen. 1t com.
prises 1850 square miles. and in 1908
had population OF 359,O13 Almeria,
with a population Of over 10000. i'd its
capital aud principal seaport
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-04-27
Never Neglect a Cold.

Every cold, especially in young
child should be considered serious.
The possibility and the frequent oc.
currence Of complications such as mid
die ear inflammation, Inflammation in
one of the accessory sinuses OF the
nose, broncho pneumonia or lobar
pneumonia must always be subject
for consideration and prevention II
possible.
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Hydrophobla Almost Abolished.

Pasteur's discovery of the treat
ment for hydrophobia was due to ex-
periments on animals Before this the
death rate was from to IA per cent
in different parts OF the world. 1t Is
now less than one per cent
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Did They Rush?

Professor of Chemistry-If anything
should go wrong in this experiment,
we and the laboratory with us might
be blown skyward. Come closer, gen.
tlemen, so that you may be better able
to follow me.-Brooklyn Eagle.
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Alpaca.

In spite of attempts to introduce the
alpaca into countries away from its ma.
tive habitat, failure has attended
them. 1t is rarely found below an
altitude OF 5000 feet. Its wool is
OF an exceedingly fine luster and quail
ity, and occasionally attains length
of six inches.
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M EANT HIM

Boreleigh-Some men, you know
are born great, some achieve great.
ness
Miss Keen-EXactly! And some
just crate upon you. Boston Tran
sCript.
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NO UNCERTAINTY

THE Eskimos have very peaceful
life"
Yes. They know pretty well
what kind of weather 1t is going to be
without waiting for any tips from
the ground hop. Washington Star.
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Imaginary Ills.

Sorrow itself Is not so hard TO bear
as the thought Of sorrow coming.
Airy ghosts that work no harm do
terrify us more than men in steel
with bloody urposes,-AlGrich.
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Had No Chance,

Honesty pays in the long rum
counselled the visitor. Perhaps you're
right" admitted the man in the stripes
but a cop got me before I'd gone 100
yards. "-Baltimor American.
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DANCING Around.

Nowadays. when two irresistible
bodies meet, the usual course is for
them to join hands and take a few
turns in the maxixe or the hesitation.
Judge.
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AN EXPERIENCED WOMAN for
general house cleaning. b. +. Ri
ter, 16S North First East. Phone 10
If
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Worth While Quotation.

Some people ere always grumbling
because roses have thorns--I am
thankful that thorns have roses
Selected.
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REMINGTON DOUBLE BARREL
shot gun, in good condition, with gun
case; a bargain at $12.50. Phone
As. If
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-04-27

WILL RENT THREE ROOMS per-
manently at 337 North First West.
For particulars call at residence adj
dress given. APT
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NICELY FURNISHED ROOMS at
81 East Center. Phone 446j; also
rates for students. If
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Tho Feminine Way.

Women swallow at one mouthful the
lie that hatters, and drink drop by
drop the truth that Is blttoI--lIiderot.
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LOST

BAY MARE, branded A on thigh
weight $50 pounds; also dark hair
colt, months old. Notify Chas
Bait, Logan, and be rewarded. tt
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MISCELLANEOUS

WASHING AND IRONING neatly
done. We call for and deliver.
Phone 191nw. 4-29
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EGGS FROM PURE BRED WHITE
Orphingtons, yellow leg, round head;
Cornish Indian and Irish Red Game.
Harry Wilson, Modern Barber Shop,
Logan. Sc
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FOR SALE

A FINE 4 YEAR OLD HORSE,
weighs 1900 pounds. G. l.. Checketts,
Providence. IL
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WHITE WYANDoTTE EGGS from
winter layers. 2S5 South First West.
Logan, Utah. II
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FOR RENT

TWO FURNISHED ROOMS for
complete housekeeping, IS East Third
South. Phone 76S. II
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WANTED

WANTED TO RENT a 3 or room
modern house bungalow; furnished
preferred. Phone 90. II
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-04-27

All sizes of sewer pipe and drain
filing for sale. Evans Ice Co., 157
North Fifth West, Logan. II
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We charge &c per word for each
Insertion In this column.