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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-12-02
NINE CAUGHT IN
HOLIDAY GAME

A raid on Jake Hightower's place by
Sheriff Hodge Bailey and Field Dep
uty Castleman resulted in the arrest
Of nine men engaged in gaming.
Three Of these were white and six, in
cluding Hightower, we're negroes. All
were held in Jail over night and in the
morning each was fined $25 and trim
mings, sS5 in all, by Judge Fuller.
All will pay their fines.
During the raid Castleman held the
doors while Bailey raked in 5000
from the poker table.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-12-02
OVER 200
LICENSES TO
HUNT SOLD
Ammunition High But in Greater Demand
in Chickasha Than in Previous
Hunting Seasons

over two hundred hunting licenses
have been sold by local hardware deal
ers for the present hunting season.
The majority Of these we're sodd on
the day before Thanksgiving day.
Hampton Hardware co. disposed OF
sixty-five to date Chalfant sixty,
Buie & Wallace fifty-five, and Gilkey-
Jarboe twenty-five Although ammu-
milton is higher than ever before more
is being sold. dealers report. Hunting
parties are being formed every day
and the results have been satisfactory.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-12-02
CITY MUST
PAY BETTER
SALARIES
High Cost Of Living May Force Oklahoma
City to Override Excise Board
andsPreseni Levy

Firm in the conviction that under
existing conditions and the high cost
of living city employees in the state o.
Oklahoma are not able to live IN a
manner commensurate with their posi-
tions or their comfort, the mayors OF
all cities in the state are as one IN an
endeavor to get away from the six
min limit imposed by the legislature
on the amount which property holders
may be assessed for municipal pur-
poses
eWhat the cities want to do Is to get
out from under the county excise
boards, make their own assessments,
collect their own taxes and conduct
their business independently Of the
county or any other institution" de-
clared Mayor Coffman today.
"Six mills is not sufficient for the
proper maintenance Of the govern
ment Of the city OF Chickasha. The
revenues thus produced do not allow
proper remuneration for city Officers
and employees. The high cost Of liv
ing has brought added responsible
ties to the heads Of families and Al
least living wages should be paid by
municipalities.
This was also the sense OF the may
ors in convention in Oklahoma City
early in the week.
At this convention Mayor CoffmaT
was not the most obscure man in th'
hall. On several occasions he made
his presence known and helped 70 es
tablish the fact that chickasha wai
on the map Of the state.
The local officials had neglected (
pay the dues for the year just endet
and consequently Chickasha was no
on the roll call. Mayor coffman wal
on his feet in an instant.
Il want to tell YOU he cried, tina
YOU have omitted from the roll th'
best city in the state Of Oklahoma
n Chickasha on the Washita." Witt
their attention called to the error i
this manner the oversight was cor
rected
\ Although Mayor coffman was no
.ioaded for bear" he advanced tn
name Of Chickasha for the next meet
ing place The mayor Of Oklahom
. lefty pointed out the superiority Of tina
city's railway facilities. He was il
. stantly called to task by the live wir
from the Washita.
"The mayor Of Oklahoma City tell
/. YOU that his town has the best raj
. road facilities in the state. Let m
. ten you that Oklahoma City has seye
! outlets by rail and so has Chickasha-
: Then addressing the mayor he said
. III want to call you down on that 1o
! cannot tell this convention that yo
|. have better facilities than Chick
; sha.v
! But Oklahoma city got the conve
; ton unanimously.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-12-02
Situation Desperate.

By United Press.
El Paso, Tex, Dec. 1.-THE situa-
ton of the Carranza government in
Northern Mexico is now described as
desperate following the capture Of
Chihuahua City by Pancho Villa,
which is admitted here today.
"If Villa attempts to hold the north
ern capital" General Gonzalez, the
Carranza commander here, said, I'VE
will converge on three sides of the
city and annihilate the bandits The
indiactions are that villa will move
OUT
Villa is now preparing to eyacuate
the city, refugees from Chihuahua de-
clared
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-12-02
Heavy Fighting in Progress Between Ger.
man Army and RnssO-ROumanians
Along Several Points
ALLIES AND GREEKS
ENGAGED IN HILLS
RumOr thai British War Minister VIII Re-
sign and that Size Of Cabinet viii
Be Reduced
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
Berlin, Dec 2-ln the fighting be-
tween the Gerpans on the one side
and the Russians and Roumanians on
the other, which is progressing in the
Carpathians and in Pennsylvania, the
enemy are suffering heavily, the war
office announced today.
A big battle is now raging on the
Mackensen front. The Roumanian
army southeast of Pietza has been
broken through and defeated. Six
thousand Roumanian prisoners have
been captured since December j, to-
gether with 40 cannon, 100 filled am
munition carts and many hundreds of
other military vehicles.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-12-02
ANOTHER REAL ESTATE
FIRM IN CHICKASHA

Another real estate and loan firm
has been established in Chickasha
composed of men well known in local
business circles.
w 1.ton, until January, 1915, a
csident Of this city but who since
that date has been secretary of the
Utate industrial commission at Okla
homa City, and A. A. Holmes, have
formed this partnership and will oc-
cupy offices in room 500 of the First
National bank building.
Mr.. Melton resigned from the indus
trial commission yesterday.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-12-02
LET COAL OR COBS
FALL FROM WAGON

Frequent complaints have been
made to Street Commissioner Beets
Of coal and corn cobs being dropped
from wagons without tail gates on
crossing the street railway tracks in
Chickasha. The humping Of the rails
causes the coal and cobs to bounce
out Of the wagons, constituting a VIC
lation Of the law for which the driver
Is held responsible.
The street commissioner will re-
port the nuisance to the mayor who
will give instructions to the police tc
arrest and prosecute such offenders
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-12-02
JUDGE DAVENPORT
OPERATED ON.

A phone message received from
Mrs. Davenport this morning by Miss
Mabel Linda, deputy court clerk and
in charge of county court matters in
the absence Of Judge r. E. Davenport,
at Oklahoma City, stated that the
county judge was operated on yester-
day for sryst on the throat and that
he was doing we'll.
The operation was performed by
Or. J. B. Rolater of the University hos
pital.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-12-02
CHIEF OF POLICE
OFF ON VACATION

Chief Of Police Ben Phillips left yes
terday afternoon for Hot Springs,
Ark, on the first vacation which he
has enjoyed in eight years and viii
not return rnuI after Christmas The
chief has besA on his Job every day
in the year and will now put in a few
weeks OF pleasure hunting in order
that he might be ready to esprint some
IN the spring" as he expressed it.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-12-02
General Murgia's Army Approach the City
on Two Sides Awaiting DayDreak
Assault
ALL AMERICANS LEAVE
BEFORE VILLA VICTORY
Cananza Government Admittedly in Des.
perate Condition in Northern
Mexico Today
BY United Press.

By United Press.
El Paso, Tex, Dec. 2.-General Con
zalez, the Carranza commander, an.
nounced today that heavy column Of
government troops under General Muir
gia had reached Chihuahua City dur
ing the night and was approaching the
city on two sides, ordering an attack
at daybreak.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-12-02
Fighting in Greece.

BY United Press.
London, Dec. 2.-That a reported ar
mistice in the Greek-Ally controversy
had failed was reported in dispatch
received today which declared that
the battle in the hills south Of Ath-
ems had been renewed with an artil-
lery attack from the French and Brit
ish naval forces.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-12-02
Americans Safe.

BY United Press.
Washington, Dec. AL Ameri-
cans left Chihuahua before the Willis
ia attack began, state department Of
ficials at the border were told today
by refugees. They also reported that
they believed that no looting was done
by Villa.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-12-02
IN POLICE COURT

Gertie Jenkins, arrested for fighting
by Officers Haley and Thompson, was
fined SIS. Frank Jones, a vag, was
fined S25. M. Elsner paid a 81 fine for
drunk. Payne Harris, for speeding on
Kansas avenue, paid s..
Claud Phillips for fighting will be
tried at 4 o'clock this afternoon.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-12-02

BY United Press.
London. Dec 2.-Rumors are rife
that David Lloyd George, minister Of
war is preparing to leave that post.
London papers declare that the coal
ition cabinet faces crisis and is like
ly to result in the dissolution Of the
present large cabinet which is held to
be too cumbersome.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-12-02
Greek Compromise.
By United Press.

BY United Press.
London, Dec. 2.-An armistice has
been effected between the allied
troops and the Greek reservists at
Athens. A Reuter- dispatch asserts
that King Constantine has agreed to
deliver six mountain batteries to the
allies. In return the French comman-
der. General DeFournet, has agreed
to withdraw the allied troops from the
city.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-12-02
WILL AID IN PROBE
By Cnited Press.

BY Cnited Press.
Washington. Dec. George An
derson has been appointed special as
sistant to the attorney general to in
vestigate the alleged food price con-
spiracy.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-12-02
Russians Gain Bridge.
By United Press.

By United Press.
Petrograd, Dec. 2.-The Russians
have gained the western part of the
Cernavoda bridge it was announced
today
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-12-02
REMLER RETIRES
FROM THE EARLY

1t was announced today that
Mrs. L. e. Cannon had purchas-
. ed the half interest in the Ear
. ly hotel owned by P. C. Remler
. and that the new management
. will be Burchfield & Cannon.
. Mr.. Remler is undecided as to
+ his future plans.
, The change became effective
r yesterday.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-12-02

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You will Find All the
Local News Every Day
in the Daily Express.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-08-31
NeiUhDOrhOOd News
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6
Items of interest by correspondents in Pierce and
ST. CrOix
WINGERSVILLE

Observation-Disclosures:
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-08-31

Fire in Hastings consumed ten
buildings in the business section.
A. P. Weld now occupies the front
room over Towards hardware store
for law office.
Frank Thayer has accepted a posi-
ton in Andrews & Perley's saw mill
at Bear Lake, Polk county.
Duncan McGregor and Jerry Flint
returned last Saturday from a tour
through the Red River country.
M. J. Bradley has purchased lot
on the West Side, near Judge Fosters
and will soon erect dwelling there
on.
Morgan & Fogg, BARRIERS, have de-
cided to change the base of their OPP
erations to the Sherman House, st.
Paul.
B. Mayer, having decided to retire
to private life, the Central hotel has
been rented to Page Hammond, who
will take possession the first of Octo-
Der.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-08-31
OBITUARY
Mrs. d. III. Filkins

Jane McHattie was born at Cottage
Grove, Mimi, in 1849 and died at her
home in Oak Grove Aug. 20, 1916.
From the darkness Of night and the
sorrow of sickness and suffering she
has entered through the gates of
Day into Jerusalem, the golden, whose
people, clad in robes of white, shall
never know sickness or sorrow and
tears and partings are no more.
In 1868 she was married to D. H.
Filkins and to this union eight chill
dren are left to mourn her loss: Mrs.
James Dawson, Mrs. James McKeev-
er, Mrs. Chas. Wolf, Al, Dan, Low,
Joe and Frank.
Surely this patient, unselfsh life
should have more than passing notice,
yet who can measure it's worth. She
was of retiring nature, yet true,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-08-31
Overpowered.

Are you sure you are strong enough
to carry this trunk up three fights of
stairs?'' asked the maiden lady of the
aoustabout she had summoned.
''Sure, num-" he responded heartily.
How much do l get out of it,"
why. If you don't break anything
or spoil the walls I'll give you 10
cents
Sorry, mum. but couldn't git. away
wiz dat heavy trunk"
''iVhy, minute ago you were sure
you were strong enough"
Il was, but yer generosity has ms Sc
me weak" -Cleveland Plain Dealer.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-08-31

firm and reliable She bore her af-
Fiction without complaint and peace
fully passed from this life. Only
those who knew her best realize how
pure and upright was her everyday
living. Let us emulate her virtues,
that when the record of our life is
made it may be said of us as of the
dear departed, "She hath done what
she could" $50
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-08-31
AUCTION

September Is at 1 o'clock sharp.
7 Mich Cows.
5 Calves
l Bull, Short Horn
2 Steers, 3 yrs. old
2 Steers, yr. old
1 Heifer, 2 yrs. old
6 Heifers, 1 yr. old
3 Brood Sows and IL pigs
1 eft. Mccormick Grain Binder
1 new Mccormick Corn Binder cut 40
acre
1 Deering Corn Binder
1 goth Century Spreader
1 Deering Mower
1 New Hay Rake
l 14-in. Walking Plow
Set Drags
1 Case Cultivator, new
1 Corn Planter
l Wagon and Combination Rack
1 Set Sleds
1 Set Dump Boards
1 Empire Cream Separator
l Tank Crater
1 Feed Cooker, new
1 Set Harness
Collars
Pumping Engine and Jack.
Oak Block Wood
Spool Barb Wire
Cook Stove
Buggies
Single Harness
II Head Horses, young and old weigh
ing from 900 to 1900 lbs.
1 Mare and Colt
3 Yearling Colts
1 2-yr. old Colt, weight about 400
Carisch and Wiger
phone your news items to the
Journal. phone No. 20.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-08-31
The Ancient Memory.

In the ancient time mems memories
were much more powerful than they
are today. The invention Of printinf,
necessarily weakened the memory
We can scarcely form an idea of what
the memory must have been when it
was exercised and cultivated as a thing
Of sole dependence.-New York Ameri-
can
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-08-31

Office stationery of all kinds
printed on the best of stock, at
the most reasonable prices 1t the
Journal office.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-08-31
GILMAN

+ I. + + !: +
Carrie and Nettie Hanson visited
their sister, Mrs. Fred Hcjum Tues
day.
Our school in district number 2
starts Monday, Miss Lee teaches
again.
Most of the young folks around
here spent Sunday evening at John
Wenum'S
Mrs. H. L. Hanson and daughter
Evelyn returned home Monday from
Minneapolis where they have been
visiting
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-08-31

J.P. Christensen + ad barn rails
ing recently.
Mrs. Maud Harris called on rela-
tives here last Tuesday.
Mrs. Chas. Dopkins and Mrs.
Sarah She pard of Beldenyille were
callers in Fargo Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs Mike McCue and
son Percy of Diamond Bluff visited
their son M. H. McCue last week.
M. Martin left for her school at
Washington after two weeks Wis
it with her father Thomas Martin.
Our school begins Monday with
Miss Gregorson as teacher.
Threshing will be completed in
this neighborhood this week.
Mrs. Kinney's sister Ethel, who
had been visiting here, returned to
her home Tuesday.
Mrs. Geo. Griffey and children of
River Falls visited in the neighbour
hood the past week.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-08-31
WEST MARTELL


Mrs. Peterson of Sand Greek, is
visiting at the A. j. Soils home.
Our school opens M ondaY Sep. 4
with Amanda Kiilson as teacher.
Mrs Hans Anderson from Gilman
visited her mother Mrs. Swenson
Sunday.
Thor and Henrick Hoseid of Clay
Corners visited at @. A. Johnson's
Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Aamodt and
family of lola, Wis, visited at M.
Heyerdahl's last week.
Carl Herum who was operated on
in a St Paul hospital last week for
appendicitis, is doing nicely.
!. : -:'.:..:'
:. !.
EAST DONEGAL.
Mrs. McCarey of Minneapolis is
visiting relatives here.
Miss Marie Gregorson visited at
Vino Johnson's last week.
Miss Anna Johnson spent Tuesday
at the John Kicker home.
Miss Rosa Pechacek is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Joe Brooks, in Forest
vile.
Miss Minnie Johnson is home after
spending the summer with her sis
ter at Big River.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Kordusky of
Minneapolis are spending few days
with relatives here.
Miss Mary Kordusky returned last
Thursday after spending a few days
in the northern part of the state.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-08-31

Read the classified ads.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-08-31
WEST TRIMBELLE


!. i. ::.:.'::'
Mabel Dean is spending the week
with her aunt Mrs j Clifford.
Anna Gratz was a recent visitor at
her uncle's home, Mr.. A Baker.
{ d. Deiss purchased three pillow
tractor and is doing his blowing with
ease.
Shock threshing is finished on Mig
ger hill; barley is the best crop this
year; oats IS rather light and wheat
poor
Mrs. Ed. LANCER and children of
Elpaso were Sunday visitors at her
parents home, Mr.. and Mrs. P Wus-
seller.
Frank Birkle and family of Lost
Creek and brother Ed and family Of
Ellsworth visited their sister Mrs.
]. Hart at Big River Sund ~.
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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-08-31
GLASS VALLEY


Nh. and Mrs. Isaac Kusilek spent
Sunday at Joe Kusilek's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Finn spent
Sunday with relatives in ST. Paul.
M. and Mrs. Sam Hannah of
Hudson spent Sunday at the Van
Adams home.
Mr., and Mrs. Albert Loida of this
place spent Sunday at Frank Du-
SEEKS in Clifton.
Lacille Driscoll spent the latter
part of the week at Isaac Kusilek's.
Mr. and Mrs. John Driscoll and
family and Mr.. and Mrs. Tim Dris-
coll and family and Miss Maggie
and Barney Carolan spent Sunday
at James Carolan's at River Falls
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-08-31

phone your news items to the
Journal. phone No. 20.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-08-31

@E'$"S@'STTsTS'C'F''g''F''f' +" : = :
S. L. Winger is i'll.
Oluf Winger made business trip
to Ellsworth Saturday.
Grin Austerud of Martel spent
Sunday with Harry a n d Edwin
Winger.
The families of Chas. Sather and
Bert Winger spent Sunday at Julia
Winger's.
Misses Gena and Alma Austrian
helped Mrs. Bert Winger during
threshing
Mr.. and Mrs Louie Bor9e OF
Hudson visited Mrs. S. Aasterud
Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Meta Aasterud has returned
home, after spending couple OF
weeks with her sister Mrs. Breyig,
at Starbuck, Mimi.
:..::'-:s'
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-08-01
MATCH PLAY FOR
COLEMAN TROPHY

w. F. Coleman, vice president of the
Pine Bluff Golf and Country club has
donated handsome trophy to the
club. to be played for on the course of
the club and considerable enthusiasm
has already been aroused among the
player members Of the club.
This tournament will be at match
play, the qualifying rounds, at eigh-
teen holes, to be played Saturday.
August 5. Handicaps will be allowed
all players participating in the tourna-
ment qualifying rounds. and it is
hoped by the officers of the club that
all the players of the club will take
part in tn ',,at"h NAV
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-08-01
BASEBALL BRIEFS.

Pitcher Tomr Rogers, of the Nash.
vile Southern league team, equalled
the worlds record held by Cy Young
and Addie Joss when he pitched no:
run, no-hit Yno-man-reach-fr st-base'
game against Chattanooga.
The Augusta team, which finished at
the top in the first half of the South
Atlantic league season, is making a
strong bid for second honors. Unless
the Georgians are stopped pretty soon
there will be no post-season series in
Sally circuit.
Without the service of dependable
Iheavers, "Iron Man" Joe McGinnity
has had to jump in and pitch overtime
in order to keep his Butte team in the
Northwestern league race.
"Buck" Herzog has certainly been
the finest kind Of trading material for
the Giants. With the former Cincin-
natl pilot again in a Giant uniform,
McGraw must be about ready to put
over another big deal
Members of the pioneer society
are deeply interested in the work OF
Comrade Fred Beebe with the Cleve-
land Indians. Comrade Beebe must
be the oldest pitcher wearing big yard
spangles, since he was born Dec. 81
the last day of the year.
American league records for the
past fifteen years show that the Ath-
letics top the league in the number
| of games won. Now they are trying
to clinch the record in the number
of games lost.
| It is said the Pirates are willing
to trade Max Carey if a club can be
! found that will take Macmillan and
his four-ply contract, said contract
being smeared with big figures oall-
/ ing for regular money.
Although it gets them nothing
Cleveland fans may find little COM
fort in the old wheeze about ''it's bet
ter to have been up there once thsAl
never to have been there at ALL
/ Cleveland fans may find little COM
Fred Luderus. the Phillies' first
baseman, is said to hit the ball as
hard as any man in the game. But
/ the fielders won't allow Fred to hit
'em out far enough.
Captain Johnny Evers of the Braves
would lead a fairly happy existence
! if it wasn't for baseball league presi-
dents, baseball umpires and such.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-08-01
MEMPHIS TAKES GAME.

Memphis, July 31.-Memphis defeat
cd New orleans today, 10 to 3. Eight
of the locals scores were made in the
seventh inning. when hitting was
mixed with New Orleans errors.
Knisely's home run with three men
on bases in this inning accounted for
four of the runs.
Score r H i
New Orleans .....O01 1O1 o0O-3 3
=, Memphis ........1O DOL SOx-10 s 1
! Smith, Townsend Brenton and De
Berry, Higgins; Willett. Monroe ala
Ruel.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-08-01
Perplexity.

A servant girl who had been ad.
nonished by her mistress to be very
careful in washing up" the best tea
things, was overheard sf.Ttly after
ward INDUCING in the following So
liloquy while in the act of wiping the
sugar basin: IF l was TO drop this
ere basin and was to catch it, sup
pose l shouldn't catch it: but If I
was to drop it ard wasn't to catch
1t, reckon l should Just catch it,"