Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-07-26
5 HOCWALLOW NEWS}
Dunk Bolts. Regular Correspondent
George Bingham9

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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Little Fidity Flinders is growing so
fast that he will soon be too big to
hold the calf while his mother milks
the COW.
Cricket Hicks says thousands Of
dollars are wasted every year by the
clothing manufacturers, who put watch
pockets in cloths for people that have
soaked their watches long agv.
It is reported on good authority that
the office of Deputy Constable is to be
investigated behind closed doors, the
public being puzzled over how the
Deputy makes living, as the office
does not pay anything. The Deputy,
when seen yesterday, says he is ready
and willing to be searched at any time.
The Postmaster received bunch
of circulars from the government yes
terday treating on village delivery OF
mail for small towns. He says the
government going to get badly dis
appointed if it expects him to deliver
any mail; that the folks in Hogwallow
will have to come and get their mail
if they want it.
Fit Smith thinks the nearest
nothing in the world is an undeveloped
peanut.
The Postmaster says the Village de-
livery of mail would be proposition
|if Miss Flute Belcher got all the mail
she was expecting.
Fletcher Henstep has been confined
to his bed for several days. While it
is not known what ailment he is suffer-
ing with, he complained Of the high
cost Of living several days before being
taken down and his wife has not been
known to buy anything to eat for some
time.
The HogwaNow Civic Improvement
society has endorsed Poke Eazley as a
very useful citizen of the community
Until recently he has been looked upon
a. being Of little worth to the communi.
ty, but since the. dry weather set in he
has been keeping ell the loose baline
wire along the highways gathered up
nicely in wrapping his wagon wheels
to- keep the tires on.
On account of not being able to re-
verse his feet in an emergency, Ellick
Hellwanger got shot in the foot while
acting as an innocent bystander at q
shooting affray on Gander Greek yes
terday.
Raz Barlow, who was sitting down
front at the show the other night, got
so interested that he stood up, and all
that saved him from bodily harm at
the hands of those behind him, was that
he bepan To whistle stAmerica.
If everybody would do like the Post
master there would never have to he
any soapless days. In the past he has
furnished the public with cake of
soap which was always handy in the
abandoned sardine box near the water
bucket; but this week he laid the soap
aside and in it's place he put whet-
stone, which the public continues to use
without knowing the difference.
Jefferson Potlocks is getting up a
collection Of war maps for his scrap
book.
Atlas Peck snapped a blind man a
couple Of pairs of good spectac1es for
a hand organ few days ago. ATLAS
is learning to play the instrument very
rapidly, but says the only difficulty
about the instrument is that to get the
best results he has to play it with his
eyes shut.
Mrs. Sim Flinders spent Tuesday ct
Tickville shopping. She shopped all day
on two dollars. In order to make
the money hold out it was necessary fol
her to make many purchases and then
exchange the goods.