The Monroe journal., 1916-12-05
HogWall0w News.

Dunk Bolts. Regular Correspondent
Dock Hooks has spent the past
week looking for his mule. which he
suspicious was stolen from the sap
ling al the Dog Hill church last Sun
day. AS yet he has no clue. though
he has asked at least a dozen men
il they are guilty. He believes the
crime was committed by a member OF
some other church.
A fight was engaged in BY Ellick
Hellwanger and Atlas Peck near the
Gimlet Greek bridge Tuesday morn
ing. II started when Ellick said he
did and Atlas said he didn't. The az
firmative won.
Sim Flinders is laying low and
keeping a sharp lookout for the Wild
Onion school teacher. and when they
meet trouble is expected. the teacher
having referred 10 Sim as one of our
horny-handed yeomen. in a speech at
an entertainment the other night.
Since he has read the article about
what terrible things flies are lobe
Moseley has decided not TO let a
single one come on his premises next
summer.
Sidney Hooks has traded a calf for
cider mill and until the fruit season
opens will use the mill as a nut
cracker
Several friends Dragged on Miss
Rosyola Moseley's singing al the Dog
Hill church last Sunday. III she gets
many more compliments she will try
to go on the stage at Tickville.
The Horse Doctor was the guest of
a COW on Musket Ridge Tuesday
night.
Raj Barlow has come into possess
ion through his grandfather. of a
pair of sheepskin saddle-pockets. He
will use them until he can have his
pistol pocket patched.
Washington Hooks will leave to-
morrow for a visit to Thunderation.
He had some words with his wife and
won't say when he will return.
The Excelsior Fiddling Band was
out playing again Wednesday night.
ii all other disturbers of the peace
made as much racket as this band,
the Deputy Constable would not have
any trouble in locating the violaters.
III it is true that " drop of ink
makes a million think" the Tickville
Tidings now has ink enough on hanu
to run for three centuries.
Ellick Hellwanger. who spent a
portion of last week trying to slip up
on crow near Rye Straw, to get
shot at him, has got longer gun
and started out again. He got sew
eral shots at the crow at long range.
but each time the crow got wind of it
and moved before the bullet got
there.
Raj Barlow left this morning for
Tickvlle. He took a picture frame
along with him to stick his head
through when he has his photograph
took.
The Excelsior Fiddling Band played
to quite an audience in the Calf Ribs
neighborhood few nights since.
They did not take any of their high
class music along as nobody in that
section has got any higher in music
than Hell Amongst the Yearlings.
A belled buzzard was seen in this
locality one day this week. This bird
has had Hogwallow on his circuit for
the past several seasons, and has,
many followers here.
At the Wild Onion school house on
Monday night the school teacher pre-
scented a powerful lecture on World
Wide Peace" He had a large and in
telligent audience which sat SPELL
bound until about the middle of the
discourse. when somebody started
big dog fight just outside.
Poke Eazley walked down off of
Ridge Thursday morning and
took seat on the front porch of the
postoffice. He will return as soon
as he rests up few days.