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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-26
BUTTER, EGGS AND CHEESE

New York. Oct. 26.-BUTTER. Firm. Re-
ceipts. sItl tubs. Creamery. higher than
extras. hoh q soc; creamery extras (92 score).
5sh q soc: frsts tSS to Of score) 45I SIC
packing stock. current make. No. /. 500
Fresh gathered extra hrsts, 81 q zoe: frsts,
~ q CSC: state. Pennsylvania and nearby
western hennery whites frsts to extras 81
I06c: state. Pennsylvania and nearby hem
merry browns! extras. rs q S5c: do. gathered
browns and mixed colors. first to extras SO
RT2c.
boxes. State. whole milk. nats, held. spc-
cials. 26g Use: do. average run. 23h q 2ac
state. whole milk hats. current make. spe-
clals. 23u 2+C: do. average run. 22S 22h c:
state. whole milk. twins. held. specials.
20 q 27Lc do. average run. 2Id c5c
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Penn National Bank PAYS Extra

At a meeting of the Penn National
Bank board today, the regular semi
annual dividend of 8 per cent was de-
cisred with an additional per cent
In the last five years. the banks capital
surplus increase d by 100000 and the
dividend rate increased from l2 per
cent to the present basis The bank re-
Gently purchased the adjoining property
at l4-l6 South Seventh street, and con-
5000 square feet additional ground floor
space. The dividends declared today are
payable November to stock OF record
November |.
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LoST AND FOUND

BRooCH-Lost Sunday afternoon between
Wayne ave. and Horttar ct. and .Upsal sta
tion. a topaz brooch In sold setting Return
To 536 N. HortteI 81. Reward
RTTFICATES---Lost stock certihcates of
Hancock knittins Mills. registered In manuel
Of Albert II. Miller. trustee; Nos; sss FOR
bs shares: hinder win please communicate
with A. H.. Miasrt Boc Se Amb,sr. Pa.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-26
MoNEY.LENpING RATES

NEW YORK-Money on call both
classes Of collateral, opened today at 9
per cent for lending and renewing.
A limited supply OF call money was
reported today at the . per cent renewal
rgure while the demand was urgent. In
dtcations were thought to point to higher
rates before the close Of the day.
There were no offerings of time funds
and S per cent bid was entirely nominal
as heretofore.
Mercantile parer was quiet at SgSH
per cent minimum.
The strength OF call funds slackened
further tile market for prime bank ac-
ceptanceS. but rates were unchanged
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BUSINESS cproRruN1r1rs
PARTNERS WANTED

a motlon.picture director, hunt.,
many. years In the African j,rsp,ent
intends ssilink shortly ON 4 iSoo.aa.
auxiIiary schooner for \ yesT. t,,n
70 African and European port, 'ue
t,oss. sse several sypsrfesture produs,
ators and camera men: tbs , ~,
cabins. complete iabcratopy opsrG9.e scn9.e
ment and wireless. desires 4 or
psru psrtners with small capital to a.
the company's stock; this stoet \.
known bank AGAINST any noss,h,-
loss: this proposition Will stsnd az
ssa'eatest ~ aes investiS.tion. Address Boz
~ "oo r'tzseraid Bids.. New York.
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PHILADELPHIA-Can. G per

PHILADELPHIA-Call. 6 per cent /:
time, per cent; commercial paper three
to six months. per cent.
(Note-Thcse are merely nominal
quotations, as the legal rate o. interest
in the state OF Pennsylvania Is fixed at
9 per cent. Plus premiums and COM
mission. time money for thirty to ninety
days Is loaned at 8 to 8l4 per cent, while
commercial paper, from three TO six
months, is being offered at to 8L7 per
cent?
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SALESWoMEN

High-grsde women, experienced In seiIins
misses aha cn'ldrsms Ir,sa hn1 sppars, whp de;
salary, with commission. and a desirable
Unsidel, connection with a progressive or
sanizati0n which is constantly promoting It's
people. are invited to address US in strict
confidence; please state experience auaiincA-
tiOns and salary expected.
p i<s4. LEDGER OFFICE
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DIVIDENDS DECLARED

American Hide and Leather. quarterly ia
per cert preferred. payable January (
1921. to stock OF record December II. 1920
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BAR SILVER
ToSoPAH STOCKS

Bar silver was Nd lower at 52Nd in
London today.
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Lost AND FOUND

Doo--Lost. large curly.hsired male Aire-
dale; left eye shot out: suitable reward for
T. o'Conncr. ?, o. Boz 1se. Bryn Mawr.
containing checkbook Real Estate Trust
Co.. on Lincoln Hishwsy about nhles
south OF lower Trenton bridge. Reward ~ re-
turned to O. q. BadGer, Bsrtrem Hotel.
PACKAGE-Lost. tightly wrapped yellow
package containing payroll on SAMSON st,
,n,ra SstMssn iSth 49, ana is,s ste or ssyrd,y Ms.y
Inc. 1870 Chestny. ,t. -.
RING--Lost amethyst seal ring In oirard
Trust dressing room. Wed. Oct. 20; s2S
remard. Return 70 NJ Sf1. Ledger Ofice.
HELP wANTED-FEMALr
BooKKEEPER ..
A GOOD opportunity for young woman with
? rood educat tiou and who II an experiences
PUBLIC LEDGER co.
9Th and Chestnut sta
Ask for Mr.. wiest.
BRIGHT YOUNG WOMEN WHO LOVE
BOOKS tND LIKE TOTS
can BE- placed in especially sonsenisi posi-
tions in our. Book Store and Toy store. ses
Miss Garnell.
Apply Bureau OF Employment
wANAMAKERs
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SAIESMEN

] will make room In our .orga anization for .
salesman who can qualify strictly as TO
10 me. I will offer him work that 10 dignihed
and con<en'ai and a position ~ which he
will learn o. his real value: this Is perma:.
and an executive position as a reward for
consistent effort. Call between 10 and IL
Bidg.. Camden. N. J.
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TYPIsT
We require an experienced typist. one who
has knowledge Of Ellis adding typewriter
preferred. Apply Employment Bureau. eth
hoor. ... 10 90 ..
n GIMBEL BROTHERS
y.
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-.
WOMEN TO DO sCRuBBING
white or coiored women: day or niGht work.
Apply Employment Bureau. fourth floor.
GIMBEL BROTHERS
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BOYS for desirable office position. Y. q. l.
employment dept. "a n. 2cd st.
CANVASSERS house to house. with I'm
per,al and Humphrey ga. irons and heat.
ers: liberal commission. Consolidated Gas
Iron Co.. 1913 Arch at.
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M.,,;no / ono-Distance Hauling

u,,oop wAREHoUSS'
FipHLisil isil 70 1919 MARKET sh
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-26

=, "e ,,,,,nsr soss RIDGE AVE. PoPI.ASyss A.
=. THE JOHN RioAps, ps,Sessd e2sNdrfMMoyric Moyrisc
sis2tSasyIs sis2rSs yIsxNcxSTER AVE-. We .Nczi
! aaESssygE 4SS sssyE .52EASS 81 ssSaSs Sass
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= 'TtucT0RY STORAGE

.,os rub.rt. Phone Bellnoht ans,
estimate. Pierce-ArLom
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-26

To those seeking plea SAINT and diKnised
employment we can assure a very promising
future. We want men with o whole -souled
desire to become prosperous and who are
prepared to honestly give their best efforts
lr return for an income that promises in
dependent wealth. Previous sales e1peri-
Bldg. at 1880 a. m. and $40 D. M
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-26

ELECTRIC CHANDELIER MAKER wanted.
experienced; must be A No. I man, able TO
do Ia the work and spinning. also sheet me Ia |
work: give age, experience and sala ry
wanted: this IL a steady Job II satisfactory.
Inland Electric Co.. Box 3l8. Spokane.
Wash.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-06-17
Passaic.

We are having fine farming wealth
cr. Corn is doing nicely aud wheat
will be ready to cut by the last OF
this month.
Grandpa Harding has nice gar
den. He set out nr)te tomato plants
Monday
Mrs. Floyd Dawson and daughter,
Crystal and Mss Ethel Dawson Of
Virginia, called on Mrs. Edison
Snider west of Passaic.
! We had quite a storm last Monday.
1t blew off large limbs and quite a
few trees we're uprooted.
There will be an ice cream supper
at Passaic Saturday night, June FL, tor
the benefit of the church. EVERYBODY
invited to attend and bring your girls
and pocket book.
They held an all day session at
Mt Vernon Sunday basket-dinner
and baptzing afternoon.
There was a Children's Day exer-
else at Mt Olive Sunday.
Miss Flosse Ruddle and Miss Bes-
sic Poison called on Miss Grace
Shonk Friday.
|, Mrs. Floyd Dawson and daughter,
Crystal, and Miss Ethel Dawson
called on Mrs. II. II. Sherman.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Dalton and
son Hubert and daughter, Jennie,
spent the day Sunday. with Mr. and
Mrs. House.
John Odca and family and Mr.. and
Mrs Wade Ruddle went to the
concert Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Church have
company visiting them.
Sunday being Mr.. Jess Riddles
birthday. the neighbors surprised
him. EVERYONE went with we'll filled
baskets. The table was loaded with
everything good to. eat. Every one
enjoyed themselves very much. All
left at a late hour wishing Mr.. Rad
die many more happy birthdays.
MURBELL
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-06-17
13-Year Locusts Appear

TIL, I,-vear Locust with which
most persons are familiar. have made
their appearance i'll the woods in TINS
nciphborhood. The insects have
been coming out of the ground ny,
the thousands. Every fence post and
spront has numbers OF dry skins she'd
by the locusts whelp they reach ma
tlfritv. which is almost as. soon Is
thev creep ont oi the Ground,
The insect is smaller than the an
nual locust or cicada and darker II
color. These swarus keep mp con
stant loud wlIstlius noise. which III
the thick woods is disconccfting be
cause at the enormous number al
them. They are especially numerous
in field ground grown up with
Sprouts.
Some time ago the go, eminent
farm service announced that the H.
Gusts would appear III June. They
are hgtched from eggs that were de-
posted in twies in 1907 and they
have been feeding and growing I'M
der ground for thirteen years.
The insect is not Locust at all
but rather sap sucking insect sim
liar 10 the green house plant louise
and it docs not attack crops. Ir
young orchards it sometimes does
considerable injury by splitting ths
small limbs while placing eggs il,
them.-Jeiferson City Democrat Tri
bune.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-06-17
Greenwich and Vicinity.

Mrs. Fred Laughlin and mother
in-law, Mrs. Laughlin, called on
Elmer Laughlin, south of Foster,
Saturday afternoon, Mr.. Laughlin
being sick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. Huff and daugh-
ter, Gertrude, called on Mr.. and Mrs.
Ogden and daughter, Lucille, Sum
day.
c. H. Clouse is quite we'll now.
Good for c. H. We are all glad to
see him so we'll: He attended the
Woodmen ice cream supper at Eos
ter Saturday night. ----
| Lonnie Briscoe has come home for
the summer. He has been away
teaching school. He is a high school
teacher.
Miss Gladys McHenry spent Sat-
urday night and Sunday with Lula
Deaton.
Several from this neighborhood at
tended the Woodman ice cream sup
per at Foster Saturday night. All re-
ported that they had all the ice cream
that they wanted. The reports arc
that sO1Hc. had too much to eat.
Clay Myers returned last week
from the oil fields. wonder il he
got home sick or love sick" !
think he must have had both, though
Some of our farmers are slow OF
something and haven't got all OF their
corn planted, while some are almost
through cultivating. Come, let's get
move on us. This is no way to do.
O. H. Atkins, of across the state
line, has moved his saw mill into the
timber on J. w. Reedy,s farm. they
intend to commence saving IN a
short time.
Fred Laughlin and c. II. Clouse are
busy putting up alfalfa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harley Scribner and
little son, Maxwell, were calling on
Mr.. and Mrs. Ogden and daughter,
Lucille. Sunday afternoon.
MIR. and Mrs. H. Ogden and daugh-
ter. Lucille, were in Hume Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Tenbrook
and family called on Mr.. and Mrs
Chas. Rankin and family Sunday.
Ask Mr.. and Mrs. Tenbrook where
they were Saturday night.
Several from this neighborhood at
tended the children's day exercises
at the Methodist church Sunday.
THE SHENANIGANS.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-06-17
Root Branch

Claude Hoots says the ornaments
on his harness cost as much as one
OF the horses.
Sebe Walden and Dan Stubbs took
Mater on the strength OF their horses
the other day.
Frank Adams. the engine man for
the Farmers Elevator, came out anil
fixed my-gas -enGine-in- tine shape
with a pair OF pliers and charged me
thirty cents for gasoline,
A man told me OH "Wednesday o,
last week that wheat was bringing
S2.75 per bushel at the Butler elcva-
tor.
Ira Smith walks behind his pillow
from early morning till Q O'Clock
| .l u night I'll the best farm hand
we ever had.
Ira Baker of the Valley neighbor-
hood visited his parents Sunday.
Roy Baker and family visited his
wifes people Sunday. When he got
there he found that his wifes sister
from Kansas was there and they took
her to their home for visit.
w. \. Baker OF Doublebranch and
family spent Sunday with his brother
James Baker, west of Spruce.
Uncle John Hyatt says this is tn :
first year that he has bought a load
of corn for thirty years. Be-
fore he has always had corn to sell,
but the war took all his help and 50
The has not been able to raise enough,
to feed the large amount of stock
he has been handling.
". y. Baker and Sons will have
another hog sale i'll Dutler some time
the first OF November. 50 if you
want some fine poland-C China hogs
keep this in mind.
Frank Carol is running up his
tilrcShcr and will be ready to thrtsh
by the first OF July.
-Four auto loads OF people. visit
ed with Jess Wilson, six miles cast
OF Butter.
W. +. Fiitl ias m>ycl his @awmiil
trcm east Vi Spruce on j!le river bo,-
tom TO sci 1T the H. +: l.arper well
:, mile, south 81 \.:,,is.i& on tlc War
ring .'anch where lie has 20 thousand
sect ii one Contract. Alter tIircsh
/ ing he vii e -, -
! x. K. S':a.p n.!s CO.., sc il
and has p!owcd ii twicc.
! Keep Fred B.aytou's hog sale /,
mind as he has some fine hogs AM
| they are i'll good co.:dition. Tue sale
Viii be held August 10.
Grandpa Wort OF Foster has just
just finished his visiting around with
his close friends in Butler.
Ira Smith was shopping in Eutlcr
Thursday and bought new cream
separator. the kind that WeMott and
Major keep.
! Watch my melon patch as l have
just finished planting four acres in
my corn in the front forty. So don't
break my corn down trying to find
them or l will put the law on after
] you.
/ We had a two hour rain Monday
morning and all evening Tuesday.
Root Branch has a fine prospect for
bumper wheat and corn crop.
| N. M. N.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-06-17
North NeW Homo

Mr.. and Mrs. Fugntr are die proud
parents of fine boy born June I.
Mrs. Brick McCaughey was on the
sick list last week.
Mrs. Joe Neal. and daughter. Miss
Vernie, are visiting with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Mccormack.
Max Sproul save. wood Nv J. y.
Patterson one day last week.
Miss Thelma Berry called on Mrs.
J. w. Jones Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Reeves and son, John, Fred
Stanfill and wife and children and
granddaughter. Miss Fern Wilson of
Amsterdam, visited Sunday with Milt
Reeves and vile.
Jtm Chandler end wife and baby
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-06-17

spent Sunday at Mr.. Chandler's.
Frank Miller spent Sunday at John
Phelps. .,
Bud Berry and family visited with
Mrs j. L. Strein.
Mrs. Cliff Chart and daughter,
Edith, called at tn. home Ut George
Gastcn to see the new baby.
One of Mr.. Bairds sons had the
msim tune while riding his pony to
fall off and break his arm.
Mss Thelma R;"i',non1 went 10
Foster Monday to visit her mother,
Mrs. Charley Dickerson.
Zatl; Patterson came down from
Kansas City for a short visit with his
parents, J. A. Patterson aud wife.
COR
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-06-17
Real Estate Transfers

w. J. Hilton to Susan Won Erl-
mansdorff part block 2o first addition
t. Rich Hill $II5o.
X. NJ. Cameron to D. G. Smith 40
acres section 10 Lone Oak $4,000.
r. II. Goodrum to F. c. Treasure
Ito 7 block 10 Foster $500.
Susie Mize to L. A. Ferguson part
lot 3 block 4 Williams addition But
Ter $1575.
Herman Loeb to K. p. Lodge
part lot block Is Rich Hill $1,000.
b. Donelson to T. r. Bredson So
acres section IS Mingo $1,000.
n. M. COPYRIGHT to Clara Pryor
par, block IS Rockville ST.
W. |. Harris to X. G. Glenn part
block SC Rich Hill
iram Hartwell to w. B. McPher-
SON lot 3 block 6 Drexel $1,000.
Y. J. Cumpton to A. F. Bentlage
100 acres section 81 Pleasant Gap
$4,000.
Edward Howard~t to Isaac Ballingct
Fart lot 2l5 21o 217 4th addition to
Rich Hill $4,000.
Clas. L. Mcclellan to w. J. Will
,ry $50 acres section 10 East Boone
SI5,ll7.
". l.. Laderer to Mary Schiltz
lots and block 10 l addition to
Rich Hill $50
! Cora Evans to w. A. Baker 20
acres section Pleasant Gap $500.
Edward .Joheston to J. l.. Shaw lot
l block I42 3 addition to Rich Hill
$3.50
". A. Kirk to Laura Kirk LOT s
block 81 Rich lI,i s.
IL. Roberts 70 VIM. !. Eapp CS
a,rc; section 10 Rockville ~
&. l. Roberts to j.. M. Hammer !.
ar.r, section Is Rockville. ST.
W. \ Baker etal to X. G., Ghere I30
acres section Pleasant Gap $4,000
Milo Miller to r. B. Blevins lots Is
and 70 Worland $500.
Aug. Fischer to II. A. Fischer So
acres section 2o Pleasant Gap 81.
y. f. Griffith etal to Annie johann
! igneir 80 acres section / Hudson So
| 100
f. O. Lefker to G. +. Stoneburner
part block 4S Butler $Io5o.
| A. f. Williams to Standard Oil Co.
lot 10 block oa Rich Hill $4,000.
Fred Wright to Roy Cope $50
acres section 8 Lone Oak $4,000.
Milo Miller to X. B. Blevins tract
section g Walnut $500. .
/ John w. Coleman TO G.. S. Porter
I1o acres section 9 and 10 Deepwater
SI4,I25.
S. l.. Coleman to G. S. Porter $50
acres section 3 and 10 Deepwater
$4,000.
T.. {. Rcqua to w. w. Jacob lots
I and 5 block o4 Rich Hill $Ioo.
W. NJ. Thompson to c. b. Cox 10
Icres section II Howard $1,000.
| ". NJ. Thompson to w. Z. Buck
) Ling tract section Il Howard $4,000
Roy Standish to {. 7. Horton part
BIT ! block Littlcs addition Hume
$1,000.
T.. f. Weik to j. W. >Gcnch part
lot ; block % Rich Hill SIS.
Della Simpson to {. /. Wood. 10
acres section ) Charlotte 81.
Fate Pinkson to 7. ID. Edwards
l"ts 81 and s. Worland $3.50
Bert Webb to L. V. Hunt IS acres
section I l.lkhart $3.50.
|. O. tIanes to W. a. Wyse SO
acres section II Grand River $500.
G. l.. Springer to d. G. West 100
acres section IS Rockville $1,000.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-06-17
Foster Flashes.

daughter from Fall River, Kansas,
are visiting this week with J.. -,
Burg and family east OF town.
-Mr. and Mrs, i'm ;iaere and daush=
ter, Maymc, spent the day Thursday
with Lewis Lent and family.
Mrs. Arthur Livingston and little
son. Eugene, from Kansas City, are
liSitinG with Entertainments Nc
Call and family.
Miss Gladys Mcl1enry, Prudence
and Mae Woodfin were the guests O.
Minnie Goodenough Sunday.
Pearl Oldham returned from
Amoret Tuesday. where she has been
visiting for the past few weeks.
W. +. Bennett. from. i-ureka. l'li-
nois. is visiting his cousin. John New
kirk and wife this week.
Sam Marrone and wife, from Kan
sas City, visited her mother, Mrs.
Daniels few days last week.
.crnie Briscoe is spendiu., a. TWO
weeks vacation at hrirc.
a crowd of the ing people
around Foster gathered at the home
oi Dee A;'bogast and w,lc, Thursday
night. MI report good tirl,. Tie
Colonel looks much happied now.
Mrs. Lcavy Ryman is visiting with
her iother, Lewis lent AND iann,y
i;crr to Mr.. and Mf, &C. ~
Castor :: line baby ho., Wednesday
.!rne =, 1920.
.lr and Mrs. Franz, b;;,toe and
Mn. Lucy Briscoe spent sunday
with L. T.. Deaton and family.
Hrs s. c. Holcomt from N1,cs
Center. kans., was Il PASSENGER tt
Foster Friday returr'..s home sat
urtiay.
Ms. Tex Swarcns visited a co1pi,
of days last week W,tI, hoi..c i..l',s
/ Miss Eula Hughes spent lew
nj: ,.o>hheart.
! Pleasant Shelton and Curt!, Morri.
were 'sincss visitois i'll Nansc> N!ty
/ Sunla,. and Monday.
/ Ass Ruth Swaren, spcr. Sunday
Iwih E,iith Workman
! lii Vaughn, who l.aj been in Sol.
ola1o Tor the past three month. re
turned home Friday. Wonder What
Bills hurry was?
Mrs. Nuel Mills. from Kansas City
visited with w. NJ. Mills art. fam.
lily last week.
Mrs. Ira Coin. Mrs. John F-aHl;sn
field and Miss Hazel Frankeniiclc
were Pittsburg callers Thursday ant
Friday.
The Endeavor Society gave So
cial at the home of L. H. rurue,
Monday night. The Reds enter
tanned the Blues. Ice. cream CAKE
and cookies were served. An ea
joyable time is reported by all tIios.
4
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-06-17
S U N B L A M S.


~ My dear home
a: :: !: !: :: i: i:
- decided to run for
! My dear home folks and othcrs;-
Aiter due dcliberation and much
solicitation / have decided to run for
the president of these here United
etc. There appears to be apressing
need for an individual who can land
wild do other things. excepting
writing notes and back talk. After
looEGng over the bunch OF birds who
l++;;,A -eifete4l-t4.-sa +llee-tAe 10 =
on the altar OF their country, | don t
lind any very promising material and
with the help Of the home town
I vote (which / think can buy cfCap1
and Il clever line OF talk to the be-
! Nhiskcred dcnizens OF this waste OF
cattle range feel that can out run
any ul en-. Ii elected | shall at
rrr7rr e T1 r7ryr7t to Institute SUIT
sudden changes beginning first witt,
the weather,.) AS to my qualifica-
tons for this here said office | will
I only say that if can't handle it | can
I do like the average county official at
home does viz: Have some one 10
help me who can. One OF the things
will do will be to equip and main
tain an army big CROUCH to clean up
Mexico and be back home plowin'
corn within ten days shall at once
restore Budwelser 10 lis former
place belicvn' as / do that he (as
we'll as u.s. has been too harShly
dealt with. shall advocate free
trade and sailors rights, piracy on
the high seas tand anywhere else
that you can get by with it, | will
make the scalln OF any car teNceot
Ford) as unhealthy as a home on the
Marais ties tygnes bottoms Ill mus
kteter time and any man who IS
found guilty OF supportin more than
one wife al time shall be adjudg2di
y. {. II. and fined one dollar and
costs. amt gUln to commit my
sell on the League OF Notions
further than to say it won't look like
nucH when get a shot at it. Parry
affiliations ain / .,oin to cut any iCt.
Forget party aud vote Tor the good
10 Your country (thc same mean.n
n1c.i can tell You all the changc
will MAXI, but they viii be plcn y
ana somewhat sudden. That ! sha
be elected IS u certainty as | shall
the individual support OF the Times
WHICH Is a Democrat and the "Eagle
which is supposed to bel a Repub-
lran. | thank you.
All OF this talk OF everything goin
to be cheaper bye and bye reminds
me vi fellow out west who had d
flock OF sheep. His supply of fucl
played out early i'll the winter and
starvation was starin' the sheep Ii
their countcnances or lperhaps
should say faces.) 1t was up to the
sheep man to provide a way and tn :
is the way he decided to do it. Hs
would go out and sit among the sheep
and tell the poor hungry bleater:
all about the fine grain of Other
years and what picnic they were
going to have next spring. poor
foolish critters (even as you and y
believed him and lived thru the win.
ter Seems to me that we are as
helpless as the sheep and are being
handed out the same line OF bunk
and we are likely to be watchin' and