The Monroe journal., 1916-11-24
HOGwAI.LOw NEWS
Dunk Bolts. Regular Correspondent.

Dunk Bolts. Regular Correspondent.
After having attended a protraeted
meeting at Buzzard Knob for more
than a week. Sidney Hooks returned
home Monday morning and swore OF,
after which he took his gun, a quart
OF Ticker and a pair OF loaded dice
down TO the creek and threw them in.
Yesterday he went to the creek. but
has little hope Of recovering them.
The Hogwallow Improvement So
eiety has been in communication with
a gentleman at Tiekyille who wants
10 know what the opening is here for
a first-elass boneyard. The Improve
ment society has sent him encourage
ing word. and offers TO assist in the
way of contributions. in every way
possible.
The Hog Ford preacher delivered
a strong sermon Sunday morning in
condemnation of the turkey trot
dance and advised all members OF his
congregation to dispose OF their tur-
keys as soon as possible.
The Blind dan of the Calf Ribs
neighborhood came into Hogwallow
yesterday riding his blind mule that
wore blind bride. He knew when
he got to the postoffice by the tick
ing of the postmaster's watch.
Frisby Hancock had the misfor-
tune to lose his knife this week. Just
as the whiting season was to get
in full bloom. At the time he missed
II he was sitting on the fence in the
midst of a long-winded civil war
snake story that was very interest
ing. and his hearers are assisting him
in hunting for the knife so that he
can finish the story.
Raj Barlow took his fiddle over to
Luke Mathewsla's house the other
night and rendered a piece entitled.
"A midsummer nights serenade." To
make the affair more realistic he
wore his summer neektie.
Yam Sims has been calculating on
going into the cattle business and will
leave tomorrow for Tickville. where
he will inspect the train when ii
comes in. with view to getting on to
the way the cow-catcher is made.
Fit Smith had rabbit supper night
before last. and during his sleep had
an exciting dream. He thought he
was being chased by a pack of dogs,
and went through many brush piles
and brier patches. When he woke
up he found himself under the wood
pile.
A mule was in the act OF kicking
Miss Hostetter Hooks yesterday, but
when she turned and looked at him
right hard. the animal Immediately
jumped the fence and scurried off
across the field.
Sim Flinders. our well know rat
trap inventor and Hog Ford Sunday
school teacher has returned from a
flying business trip to Bounding Bill.
lows, Rye Straw. the Camden Greek
graveyard and other points. He re-
ports that he has lately been at work
on still newer device in the way OF
rat trap. that will completely outdC
Edison or any of the others. This
one is made on the style of clock
with a pendulum. and when the RAJ
sees il he begins chasing it to and
fro. The rat soon becomes exhausted
and remains in bed the rest Of the
night.
Frisby Hancock fell in with an
agent for a patent separator while
over at Bounding Billows the othel
day. but could not get interested, hi
and his wife having already done so
Issac Hellwanger was approached
from the rear by tombstone agen
the fore part of this week, but wa!
not in the market at this time, HI
having just purchased a fresh sup
| ply of patent medicine.