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too heavy for her. so dads bought me
q horse that weighs nine hundred
pounds. Midget only weighs five
hundred" He considered her a mo-
ment while she gszed in awe upon
this man with two horses. Can you
ride a pony2' he asked. for no reason
that he was aware Of.
She sighed. shaking her head re
signedy. 1--WE haven't any room to
keep a pony at our house in Detroit"
she explained, and added hopefully
But I'd love to ride Midget. sup
pose could learn to ride If somebody
taught me how"
He looked at her again. At that
period OF his life he was inclined to
regard girls as necessary evil. For
some immutable reason they existed,
and perforce must be borne with. and
ii was his hope that he would get
through life and see as little as posi-
BILE of the exasperating sex. Never
theless. as Bryce surveyed this win
some miss through the palings. he was
sensible of sneaking desire to find
favor In her eyes-also equally sensi-
BILE of the fact that the path to that
desirable end lay between himself and
Midget
'Well. suppose If you want ride
I'll have to give it to you" he grum-
bIed. although I'm pretty busy this
morning"
"Oh. | think you're so NICE she de-
clared.
A thrill shot through him that was
akin to pain with difficulty did he
restrain an impulse TO dash wildly
into the stable and saddle Midget in
furious haste Instead he walked TO
the barn slowly and with extreme
dignity When he reappeared. he was
leading Midget. q little silverpoint
runt Of a Klamath Indian pony, and
Moses a sturdy pinto cayuse from the
cattle ranges over in Trinity county.
"rll have to ride with you" he an
nounced. Cant let tenderfoot like
you go out alone on Midget
All afutter with delightful antici
patton, the Young lady climbed MP on
the gate and scrambled into the saddle
when Bryce swung the pony broadside
10 tire gate. Two hoass af his valna-
able time did he give that morning
BEFORE The call of duty brought him
back to the house and his neglected
crop Of carrots. When he suggested
tactfuIly. however. that It was now
necessary that his guest and Midget
separate, difficulty arose. Shirley
the premises. She liked Bryce for his
hair and because he had been so kind
to her; she was stranger In Sequoia,
and now that she had found an agree
able companion. II was far from her
intention to desert him.
SO Miss sumner stayed and helped
Bryce weed his carrots. and since as
voluntary laborer she was at least
worth her board. at noon Bryce
brought her In to Mrs. TulIy with
request for luncheon. When he went
10 the mill to carry Ia the kinalIns
for the cook. the young lady returned
rather sorrowfuIly to the Hotel
Sequoia, with fervent promise to see
him the next day.. She did. and Bryce
took her for long ride up into the
Valley Of the Giants and showed her
his mothers grave They put some
flowers on the grave. and when they
returned IN TOWN and prvea was nm
saddling the ponies Shirley drew
Midget's nose down TO her and kissed
r. Then she commenced to weep
-fhef' firiepts
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TAX ASSESSORS NOTICE

|. J. A. Hughes, Tax Assessor in
and for POLK County, Arkansas. win
be at the following places herein be-
low mentiorss- and on the dates also
ments- liza in said notice. for fae pur-
3os- Of assessing the personal proper
ty In and for said County:
-rachitd IoahsLlp, Ea.y springs,
June Z, florence. 5.
f-'4-nsia Township. Belts MiillII,
afternoon June !,
Ouachita Township, INK. forenoon
June 8.
Mountain Township. Yocana. after
noon, June g.
Mountain Township, Cherry Hill,
June 10, forenoon IL.
Freedom Township, Mountain Fork,
June IA.
Freedom Township. Rocky. June Is
and Is
Potter Township. divers Chapel,
June IL.
All Property Owners and Poll Tax
Payers who fail to meet Board of as
SCISSORS, either In person or with xp-
proved list, In the townships In which
they reside, will be charged penalyt
Of rs per cent, as the law directs.
j. A. HUGHES, Assessor.
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PETEQ BKYNE

OF all their adventures together.
however. those which occurred on their
frequent excursions up to the Valley
of the Giants impressed themselves
imperishably upon Bryce's memory.
How well he remembered their first
trip. when. seated astride his fathers
shoulders with his sturdy little legs
around Cardigan's neck and his chubby
little hands clasping the old mans
ears, they had gone up the abandon
ed ,skid-road and into the semi-aark-
ness Of the forest. terminating sud
denly IN a shower of sunshine that
fell in an open space where boy
dirty. Bryce looked forward with
eagerness to those frequent trips with
his father ito the place where Mother
dear went to heaven"
When Bryce was six years old, his
father sent him TO the public school
in Sequoia with the children Of his
loggers and mill-hands. thus laying
the founia ton for democratic edu-
cation all toe infrequent with the sons
of men rated as millionaires Bryce's
boyhood WIS much the same as that
Of other lads In Sequoia. save that in
The matter nf toys and later guns.
fishing-ro1s dogs and ponies he was
source OF envy TO his fellows. After
his tenth year his father placed him
on the min payroll. and on payday
he was wont to line up with the mill
crew to receive his modest stipend Of
ten dollars for carrying In kindling to
the cook In the mill kitchen each day
after school.
This otherwise needless arrangement
was old Cardigan's way of teaching
his boy financial responsibility.
When Bryce Cardigan was about
fourteen years old there occurred an
important event in his life In a com
mendable effort to increase his income
he had laid out a small vegetable
garden In the rear OF his fathers
house. and here on Saturday morn
ing. while down on his knees wedding
carrots. he CHANGED to look up and
discovered young lady gazing at him
through the picket fence. She was a
few years his Junior and stranger
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In Sequoia. Ensued the following
conversation: Hello. little boy"
"Hello yourself amt little
boy"
She ignored the correction. what
are you doingY'
"weedin' carrots. Can't you seeY'
"What forT'
Bryce. highly incensed at having
been designated little boy by this
superior damsel, saw his opportunity
to silence her. Cats fur for kitten
breeches," he retorted-without any
evidence of originality. we must con-
fess, and for the space of several min
utes gave all his attention to his crop.
And presently the visitor spoke again.
II like your hair. little boy. It's a
pretty red"
That settled the issue between
them. To be hailed as little boy was
bad enough. but to be reminded of his
browning misfortune was adding insult
to injury. He rose and cautiously
approached the fence with the inten.
ton of pinching the impudent strang-
err, suddenly and surreptitiously, and
sending ber away weeping AS his
hand crept between the palIngs on its
wicked mission, the little miss looked
at him in friendly fashion and queried !:
whats your manner"
Bryce's hand hesitated. Bryce
Cardigan" he answered gruffly.
I'm Shirley Sumner" she ventured.
Lets be friends
when did you come to live in
SequoiaY' he demanded
II don't live here. I'm just visiting
here with my aunt and uncle. We're
staying at the hotel, and there's no.
body to play with. My uncle's name
is Pennington. Sos my aunt's. He's
out here huying timber, and we live
In Michigan"
Her gaze wandered past Bryce TO
where his Indian pony stood with her
head out of the window Of her box
stall contemplating her master.
"0h. what Il dear little horse I"
Shirley Sumner exclaimed. "Whose
Is heT'
"'Tain't he. It's she. And
she belongs to me-"
"Do you ride herr"
Not very often nov. I'm getting
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Notice for Publication.

Department of the Interior, U. S.
Land Office at Camden, Arkansas,
May 20, 1920.
NOTICE is hereby given that
JOHN O. TURNER,
Of Mena, Arkansas, who, on April Is,
1917, made homestead entry, No.
07341. for the SWA SWA SEH, Sec
tion 25, Wa NWA NEH, NWA
SWA Mex, and the NWA SWA
SWA NEA, Section Sc, Township 1
S., Range so W., 9Th Principal Meridi-
an, has filed notice Of intention to
make Final Three Year Proof. to es-
tablisb claim to the land above de-
scrihed. before the Probate Clerk of
Polk County, at Mena, Arkansas, on
the 10th day of July, 1920.
Claimant names as witnesses:
William Patton. Oliver Earnest,
Tom Lemming, Eli Turner, all of
Mena, Arkansas.
3. M. TREBLE, Register.
Adv.--First pub, June 3, 1920.
Last pub. July /, 1920.
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PROPOSED LEGISLATIVE AMEND
MHNT.

Proposed AHsnamsns No. IL. - the
Consututien Of Arkansas.
Amending Section / OF Article > OF
the Constitution OF the State Of Arkan-
sas, a. amended by Amendment No, ..
adopted January 18th. 1906: providlns
that every citissn Of the United States
having sg tbs prescribed rssidsncs IN ths
right by Law for the commission 81
felonies. shall be allowed 70 vote II
any election. upon exhibiting . poll
tax receipt or other evidence of px1-
nent of poll taE providing that per-
sens attaining majority after time Of
assessing taxes and before election.
possessing the other hsccssary quail
providing that Judges Of election shall
mark or stamp poll tax receipts at
the time OF voting to pTsvsH. she
holder thereof from voting more than
once at an election; and declaring II
the purpose of the amendment to deny
right of suffrage TO aliens and TO confer
the right of suffrage equally upon men
and women, without regard to sex
provided that women shall not BE com
PEELED to serve on 5uries.
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PROPOSED IEcssrATivn AMEND
ssF-NT



Proposed Amendment No Is 20 the
rcu~fif' lion - Art~nsas.
Amendlrr fNe CO~Ftitrfion OF the
state 81 III qsass 3revding that the
SuDr~me Court or fhe state shall be
corposed Of Ave Judges one OF whom
shall be STYLED and elected Chief JUS
tice any three Of wnop shall consti-
tute a quo ritn, and requiring the cs,n-
cnrrence ~ ~ lenst three tndees in
every deaieer; providing that liz Il be-
crt4e &c essary t'sa ere Stature may
provide Ger two ADDITIONAL judges and
for TIE Court 4" cit ia divisions. pro-
sidine re salarie. Of the Judges shall
be fxNf by law az not less than -Four
Thousa a $4.0no.o0l Dollars. nor n>ore
than Six thousand $4,000. 0o) Dollars
per year. and nxing their salaries until
otherwise provided by law al SIX
Thousand fs6.oo0.oo) Dollars per year:
providing that the Judges shall not be
allowed any fees or perquisites Of Of
nee nor to hold any other office OF
trust or profit under the State or
United States. providing for the repeal
OF sueN portions of the constitution
AZ are in conflict; and providing that
The amendment shall become operative
sixty days after It's approval and ndop-
tlon hy the people OF the State.
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NOTICE or PETITION TO C0vFrRM
TIWIE

NOTICE rs HEREBY GIVEN. THAT
II. 5. Gray. has flied his petition Ii "a,
office TO the Chancery Court OF Polk
County Arkansas. wherein he claims
title TO the following described lands
situated In Polk County. Arkansas, to
wit: The WA NWH Sec. rs and ten
acres Off of the east side of SEA NEA
Sec. 20. all In T. s.. X. 80 w, and all
Of the NWA OF SWA Sec. a. T. s., r.
80 w. except ten acres off of the South
side Of said tract. and being otherwise
described as the M of NwA swA
Sec. "a. T. 2 S., r.. 30 W., and states
facts which show In him a prima facia
title to said lands and prays the court
TO quiet and confirm his title thereto.
Now therefore. all persons who have
or claim any right title or interest In
said lands are hereby warned and
called upon to appear in said Chancery
Court within six week from this date
and show cause IL any there be why
the prayer OF said petition should not
be granted and why the title TO said
lands should not be established. Quoted
and confirmed In petitioner. and those
holding under him.
Dated this 18th day Of May. 1890.
w. L. PARKER.
Clerk OF the Chancery Court Of
Polk County. Arkansas.
Adv.-41st pub. May 81, 1890.
Last pub. July l. 1920.
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CHATTER II.

11s5=1 III s iced iced Digger woman
bad entered the. loss of the latest
7 numerous progeny two days
to Mr.. cardigan's death. was
||cd In the house as nurse to John
|xnn's son, whom he called Bryce.
klui1y ne1ne Of his mothers peo-
"a Hrs. Tul1y. widow of Cardi-
flrsf engineer in the mill. was
lea III housekeeper and cook !, and
hts domestic establishment re-
bed along these simple lines,
CARDIGAN turned with added
hess To his business affairs, hop
efwecli them and his hoy to
= as much as possible from
|s4eIped 10 him. In the first pangs
loneliness and desclation, the
|afe Of hI< life.
I'D Bryce was in swaddling
s ne x1s known only to those
|14 "a HtQ 70 WHon HIS Hail
foster mether proudly exhibited
vhen fItkin3 him abroad for an
II hI4 perambulator. With his
irlfo ror6ners. however, and the
|pfi61 of biz American preroga-
G free Seeech. his father develop
4 habit of bringing the child
u tlI6 Mill Office, TO which he
a pldyFo0in that connected with
|I<6fe o<4ce, Hence. prior TO his
bIfthday. Bryce OWNED that
fther Wa9 closer TO him than
|rk3 Nh. fully or the half-breed
De1cox@< his father took him on
r< cSroeys which no other
household had even
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ontinued from last week.
''lk 'avish Cariiean said. .she
ekis morning.
vi. sore distressed for you. sir"
,ds-boss answered. Wed a
IN the camp Yesterday that the
A~as like 70 be IN a bad way"
gan seuffed with his foot a
Mi. space IN fhe brown litter,
two men from the section-gang,
sh.' be ordered. "and have
liz her grave here: then swamp
. through the underbrush and
the donkey-landing, so we can
k,er IN. The funeral win be
wish nodded. "Any further
STRIP
When You come to that little
the hills cease your logging
iar on yonderr He waved his
Tim not going to cut the tim
sfhis valley You see, McTavish.
|a Is. The trees here-ah. man.
nf the heart to destroy Gods
| cs1Iprfu] handiwork. Besides.
ed this spot. McTavlsh. and she
the valley her Valley of the
FL gave II to her for wed.
resent because she had a bit OF
4m fhat some day the town
would grow ur to yonder gan
alen that time came and we cornd
d it. twas ID her mind to give
IIley Of the Giants to Seouois
4, city park. All hidden away mere
nsuSpected.
~ loved Il, Meravish. twas our
>use. heTavish. and who am no
young who never played I'M
net herr lin bit foolish.
HUT found rest and comfort
HeTasish. even before met
lid I'm thinking I'll have to come
-3f<tn FOR the same. She was
-his sunbeam. McTaylsh. She
---r
e." mnrmured McTavish huskily.
Re w0'1idna gle her a common
public spot IN which to wait for
IN gen be shuttin' down the
m loRRIn camps an layin' of the
10 her honor for bitY
E. 4 4
III after the funeral. McTavish
Ell your men they'll be paid Tor
- time That will be all, lad.
en- McTayisn was gone, John
gan SAT down on a small sugar
windfaii, MS head held slightly
SHE while ne listened to thai
~ the redWoods is not sound
amer t1e absence OF II. Anu a.
tened. ne apSofbed a subtle com
rom those k''ge brown trees 50
n'afie q immortality; In me
hf ne grew close 70 ms Maker
presently round that peace which
ugnf. Love sueh as theirs couio
aie. me tears came az
shutdown re walked nome pear
2 ar'ntua % taoaouehurois anu
poa p'osse'as' Mi''eh ne arrahgeu
room where s'Ie 'ay' inen ne
the nurse Nno had ATTENDED
IKE 70 HON. my son. he saNl
NAY
pro1ept nun the oapy ana
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Ito Be Continued.)
SWEET Potato PLANTS.

Sweet potato plants ready for de-
livery. Certified seed, treated by gov
eminent method against disease.
Price $3.50 per 1000 delivered. Best
references. Send orders early and
say what time you want them shipped.
Plenty for everybody and prompt
shipment, quick delivery. Porto Rico
and Nancy Hall Harris Plant Co.
Adv. 22-6t Texarkana, Ark
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Want Passenger Rates liked.

Chicago, June 8. Equalization Of
proposed increased freight rates be-
tween passenger and freight services
was urged at todays session of the ex-
ecutive committee Of the American
Farm Bureau Federation. II was de-
clared that the farmers pay from 20 to
SIS per cent Of the freight revenue re-
ceived by the railroads and that the
passenger service should bear an
equal raise In rates.
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MANNING ORDER.
THE UNIVE RSAL CAR

In the chancery Court OF Polk County.
Arkansas~-David T. Williams. Plain-
tiff, VS.. Nancy M. Looney, VIM. 4.
Crawford Annie nj. Ellison. Media
Roberds. Martha +. Burkharf. Mary
II Fowler, Chas. J. Crawford, George
s. Crawford. Will M. Jones, Mrs. S. r..
Jones, Agnes Jones, Gwendolen
Jones Ethel Jones. Bronwen Jones.
Emma Jones, Suffeld Jones and Mrs
e. J. Young. Defendants.
The defendants. VIII NJ. Jones. Mrs
s. r. Jones' Agnes Jones. Gwendolen
Jones. Ethel Jones, Bronwen Jones
Emma Jones and Suffield Jones are
warned to appear in this court within
thirty days and answer the Complaint
of the plaintiff David T. Williams.
May %. 1920.
w. l. PARKER. Clerk.
Adv.--1st pub. May "a. 1920.
Last pub. June II. 1920.
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SUMMONS OF ACTION BY
EQUITABLE PROCEEDINGS.

State of Arkansas. County of PolE-ss.
To the Sheriff of Polk County:
You are hereby commanded to sum-
mons the owners and any unknown
owners, if any there be, of the follow
ing described tracts and parcels of
land situated and embraced in Water
Works Improvement District No. 2, of
the City of Mena, Polk County, Arkan-
sas, as follows, to wit:
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Warning Order.

No. s41--In the Chancery Court Of
Polk County, Arkansas.
Belle Goodwin. Plaintiff, VS.. G. w.
Goodwin, Defendant.
The Defendant, G. w. Goodwin. is
warned to appear in this court within
thirty days and answer the complaint
of the Plaintiff, Belle Goodwin.
Witness my hand and the seal of
said court this goth day Of May, 1920
w. L. PARKER. Clerk.
McPhetrige & Martin, Atty. for Plntf.
B. ]. Stuart, Atty. for Non-res. Delft.
Last pub. June "a, 1920.
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SALESMAN

A fast growing organization has ar
ranged with school of craftsmanship
TO give free course 10 limited num-
Der. 1t is course of boiled-down
usuable, understandable facts and
principles of salesmanship. Having
studied It you can SELL An opportuni-
ty to gain the prestige, influence, and
earning power you have desired. II
you have energy and ambition enough
to master this course, We need you on
our sales force. Prompt reply is given
prompt attention Address
SCHOOL OF sALESMANSHiP
clio this paper.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1920-06-24
BERANGER'S HEART TOO KIND
Great French Poet Continually Preyed
On by Host of Ingrates Who
Plucked Him.

Interesting anecdotes are told of the
great French poet, Beranger, who died
in 1851.
The poet was as poor as he was
generous. All he had he gave away,
and when there was nothing left he
sent the beggars who haunted his
house to call on his numerous friends.
One of the characteristics of this
unfortunate benefactOr who was al
ways surrounded by a host of ingrates,
was his tolerant spirit. Since there
was no ante-chamber in his modest
home, the beggars who knew the house
stayed outside on the staircase 1t was
impossible to see him without finding
a half-dozen of them on the stairs.
There they used to wait like ravens
for the small change, old clothes, and
sometimes new clothes, that Lisette
was the first to distribute to them.
When friends demonstrated with Be-
ranger for giving away things he need
ed to people whom he did not know,
Lisette would answer:
"Oh, row, Beranger will just write
mother sOng-the lazy felloww
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1920-06-24
HOW SHIPS GET LATE MAIL
AirpIanes Used to overtake Liners and
Drop Bags While the Vessel Is
Travelling.

Experiments have proved It entirely
practicable to deliver belated transat-
lantic mail steamers at sea by air
planes.
The ship may have taken its depar-
ture several hours previously, yet the
flying machine, with a speed Of 100
miles or more an hour, can easily catch
up with 1t and put the mail aboard.
A plane Of the flying boat type Is
used for this purpose, and the water
proof mail bag is held in a chute on
the side of the hull. The aviator flies
over the ship and the rigging en-
tangles a long line dropped from the
plane that has grapple tails on its end.
This line is attached to the mail bag,
which, when the grapple tails catch,
is jerked out of its chute, falling into
the sea.
It is then an easy matter to haul
the mail bag aboard, while the steamer
continues it's uninterrupted voyage.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1920-06-24
JUST ACTING LIKE A MAN
Simple Explanation Of Wife's Action
When She Suspected Burglar
Was Downstairs.

After starting for his work the
other morning Taylor happened to
think Of something he had forgotten
and returned to the house to get 1t.
While walking about the kitchen he
heard a great racket upstairs. Consid-
erably alarmed he called:
what In the world is the matter,
Mary? Has anything happenedT"
There was moments silence, then
his wife replied:
"Oh, is that your
Eyes, who did you think It WASP"
Il heard some one walking about
down there and thought 1t was
burglar"
"But the noise"
Il was making lot of noise so that
he would think there was man in
the house."
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1920-06-24
One Friend Less.

One Of my most embarrassing mo-
ments came soon after l was married,
when met an old acquaintance and
begged to know why she had never
yet been to call upon me. Rather cold
ly she replied: 81 did not know that
yon wished me to, as received no an
nouncement Of your marriage" Rather
Mortified and embarrassed to think she
had been forgotten when the lists
were made up, l lost my head and
blurted out: "Oh, but you know we
only sent those to our friends" Nat
urally after that had one friend less.
Chicago Tribune.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1920-06-24
DIDN'T WAIT TO BE ASKED
ETsie's Little Scheme to Test Sweet
hearts Fidelity Could Hardly Be
Called a Success.

Elsie, about to be married, decided
at the last moment to test her sweet"
heart; so, going to her friend, Maude,
the prettiest girl she knew, she said
to her. although she knew 1t was a
great risk
"Pll arrange for Fred to take you
out tonight-a walk on the beach in
the moonlight, supper, and all that
sort Of thing-and want you, in or.
der to put his fidelity to the proof, to
ask him for kiss"
Maude laughed, blushed, and as
sented. The plot was carried out.
The next day Elsie visited her friend,
and said, anxiOusly:
'Well, Maude, did you ask him?"
''NO, Elsie, dear"
"Nol Why not?"
81 didn't get chance; he asked me
first"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1920-06-24

The ex-buck found the menu card
{ the fashionable restaurant almost
battling as some he'd perused in
rance. Finally he summoned a
after.
"Where are pork and beans on
ere2" he asked.
The waiter indicated.
"Well,r said the relieved patron,
Jring me everything above and be-
w that line" -American Legion
'eekly.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1920-06-24
Her Dislike Justified.

Bess-I don't like that Mr.. Cutting.
Jess-Thats unkind Of you. I heard
him say something awfully sweet about
you yesterday.
Bess-Oh, did he? What was it?
Jessie said he imagined you must
have been perfectly charming as girl.
STRAY Stories.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1920-06-24
Weary.

" 1 don't complain about high prices
any more"
"Why n0t?"
"Pve just got tired of hearing the
perfectly good excuse any tradesman
can offer for soaking the life out Of
me-"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1920-06-24

Oxford-With about 300 of the vet.
Grams of '65 present, Oxford extended
. hearty welcome at the Lyric Theatre
to all of the men who wore the grey,
the many sons of veterans and daugh-
tiers of veterans and sponsors present.
Oxford is honored by their presence
and is doing everything possible for
the pleasure and comfort of these
grand old men.