Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-01-09
Exit Mr.. Tumuzt
BY Ellis Parker Butler.

BY Ellis Parker Butler.
The following article is taken from ARR On a magazine published by
disabled soldiers. "'"' ' "N """' =" ste"" 'f'e y"
When Henry X. LunN cam marching ack to jefferson Junction ia, during
the village turned III n held a Henry X Link meeting at Odd Fellows hall.
with free food, free speech. and free music by the Jefferson Junction Juvenile
an honor to Jefferson Junction and. 20 rat it IN the rndest possible terms the
pride of jefferson Junction. the state of Iowa. the United States of America.
n h. inverse
The mayor sad,i n closing the meeting. that Jefferson Junction considered
Henry a sacred Charge that. some what might. Henry would never feel
want while stone stood p another in aeffrsonJ Junction.
AS Jefferson Junction was built almoSo entirely o. wood, with one Or two
prk buildings, this was" a safe assertion. Te olyp place where M stone
everd lid stand o another vas in front oft The hotel heret the village loafers
usually played Duck ON IDavy.
III it ws a grand night for Henry lie had lost his auns. ut Jefferson
Junction told inh he didn not neea IL auns. 1t offered him free food, free
clothing N frees shelter. 1t vas wild to give hem to him. 1t dit not whisper
ring as it had never ung before in Odd Fellows hal. That was u D to IL
o'clock that night Then Mr. Tumut nd Miss Shouting u m heir wraps
n went home.
For a week Henry X Iunk received Invitations to dinner, but he was not
expert at feeding himself with. his bad army yet m hat soon PLAYED out.
Ihe warbeing over.p people grew tired of hearing of The war n Of thinking
OFT he war. About the best Henry X. Iunk could d was to sit on the bench in
H front " Me hotel n watcht the other fellows play Ring Toss or DUO n Davy
He got his pensions N nved on THAT somehow, mainly by grating his chewing
- about ILL.,
the glad wordst that the presence of Mr. TumuN and Miss Shouting nat
put INT" the on Of the mayor at the nj of the meetngin Odd Feuows' hall
mouse enr XII unk. Why? Because while a nation lis at war and IN the
Of victory its len n women feel tn greatest inspiration in helpmg
,e Hsanied men, ut when the tumut n the shouting cease-as Brother
NAlpms puts i-and the al Is completely over nd the countr has settled
to It's norm work again. the country may not forget u the individual
mas ms own cares nj Worries. joys n interests.
ne counuyy may, oy pension orb Y insurance. give a small meed of support
-" 'e MuuNateo man. b0t 1t can also give him the omyt thing Won an 1 care
. real hans for-the chance to do our share in hi work of the world.
The greatestt thing in IN wordt TODAY when hiso p,ntc 10 ~ .,.,..,
Its thousands thousands is to speed thu goo work Of constrrottnm 80
men, reconstruction dos nt meanm erayb building a new arm atc can work.
NJ means reconstructing a life tat las been wrenched from its old foundations
peno.nc anu SOHO sell aspect. When 1t comes to selling Libertyb bonds Mr.
Tumult and Hiss Shouting aref lin helpers tut when ONE to the rettnrnn@ed
~ can % ducated Ito self support n usefulness, the nations rhretto
Sense" sei 'oH d. common