The pioneer-review. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1920-current, 1921-03-31
OTTUMWA NEWS

he after the hide.
Germany doesn't get much SYM
."athy from the man who has just
raid his income tax.
Miss Spring arrived on schedule
time at 1851 Sunday P. NJ,
March 21st, from the hospitable
and sunny South land. The young
iodv usually arrives every year at
.hout the same time but mostly
the matter is hushed up, as wit
moss last year, when the ferries
ran on rollers during the @nonth
|of March and the bathers worked
overtime on the ice in April and
May. But this year Chris Stahl
local manager of the weather de-
.nartment for Miss Spring, discov-
orcde a slightly used warm wave
moandering over hill and dale and
at once sent out the news. Chris
Is an Industrious advance agent
/ but in this case he seems to have
worked too fast. AS the Poland
@i~'s and the local merchants wife
haven't their winter furs paid for
yet and paying for something one
.can't use is the poorest kind of
.on-ortainment.
Miss Spring on her arrival de-
rIarod that old Man Winter was
mot half the sport he used to be,
as the late weather didn't make
1t open enough for boats or tight
enough for sleds, and had brought
ont poor brand of spring poetry,
nd if the following is a sample
.T@s Spring was sure right:
Here's one from "Highwaman Carr:
1T isn't raining rain on me, it's
roining tax returns" And Cheeny
IN the spring the bandits fancy
lightly turns to thoughts of
crime
Mrs. Glen Thorne of Manila
spent the week end with the Stin-
sons Of Ottumwa and thereby got
showed under.
The Stouts and their right bow
cr' Ed Daum, made a business trip
to Midland on Friday of last week
Murder is getting to be quite
4 fad and very fashionable with
| the ladies.
Mr.. and Mrs. Decker were Sun
day guests of Barney Patten and
family.
Charles Agee was hauling grain
home from Mrs Binford's Monday
Jim Walton left his happy home
about six o'clock Friday evening
with a load of chickens and gar
den truck, his. destination being
den true etaion etaoin etaoin aoin
Agee's. When about four miles
west from Manila, his car decided
a vacation was in order, which
made it necessary for Jim to re-
linquish his trip and go in to camp
for the night. About six o'clock
the next morning he was seen by
the neighbors when he was yet a
long ways off. He said how many
of my neighbors have bread en-
ough and to spare and | perish
with hunger, and / fain would fill
my belly with the husks that the
swine did not eat. | will arise and
go to my neighbors." And when
he was yet a long ways off his
neighbors saw him but did not
run to meet him, had no compass
sion on him, did not fall on his
neck or kiss him, for he was
sight to behold. Hungry and un-
kempt, but we fed him and haul
ed him back to his car, tinkered
it up and sent him on his way re-
joicing.
1t is not announced who will
lmpersonate Jake on the screen.
Mlllloniares who love not wise
ly, but too permiscuosly, consume
a lot of newspaper space.
Germany:-In war the first to
shine, in peace the first to whine.
The blizzard of Saturday caught
Jim Walton, the Cochrans, Miss
Hansen and E. T. A. l.. at Agee's
where they wre compelled to re-
main until Sunday morning
A number of boosters for the
Black and Yellow Trail plan on
starting for Deadwood Wednes-
day morning.
A.. M. Bach of Nowlin was in
Ottumwa Tuesday morning.