Pocahontas star herald., 1923-09-28

time an | knowed ef enybody could
put the ticks back into it it wuz
Childs, the jeweler. He fixed It mp in
good shape while me an the boy wuz
tradin Ground an when | went back
ter git it | tuck the old woman one NV
them larm clocks sose Liza wouldn't
fergit ter blow the horn fer dinner.
Bout then Sims eyes spied them purity
rings an rist watches an laveliars an
beeds an sich most fitten fer birthday
an weddin presents.
All NV a suddent / felt real asham
ed NV myself putin on airs in new
SCOT an hadn't bowt Liza nothin to
ware, so | went back roun to the New
Leader Store whur knowd swell line
NV ladies ready-to-ware wuz KEEP at all
the time an picked out purity navy
blew SCOT an swell dress for Liza.
Then ] bethought myself Nv cote or
cloke what Sis. our gal, she needed
one orful bad an warnt no trouble to
fine n swell locker what pleased the
gal. The New Leader Store is one NV
the biggest stores in this part NV the
country an carries a gineral line NV
everything in dry goods.
We been keepin the deeds an abb
stracts to our farm an a liberty bond
or two in a ole trunk at home an the
mice denned up in thar not long back
an come purt nigh riddlin sum NV the
valuable papers. 1t put me to thinkin
an so ! brung EN- along with me an
put EN- in one NV them safety deposit
boxes in the First National Bank.
They've got elegent bildin an lot
them boxes what cain't no thief git
into an they's fire-proof-sose a fel-
lows foolish TO keep sich things as
notes an deeds an bonds an mortgages
i'm some caddyhole round the house an
take a chance. when he can git a box
at the First National whar everything
will be perfectly safe for only few
dollars for a whole years rent.
Sim. that's my oldest boy, spied some
ice cream in Johnston's Drug Store an
jest had ter stop an git one. They's
big sody water contrapshun in front
an sides that JohnstOn's Drug Store
carries just lots NV good smellin ar
tickles fer the wimen folks toilet. to
say nothing NV combs. breshes an
fountain pens an face whitenin an the
likes an. they allus sells everything
lest little less. Everybody in thar is
perlite as a basket NV chips an thars
plenty NV fiziks in that air store to fill
any kind NV doctors prescription an
Rector Johnston knows how Gaze he's
regular registered pharmacist.
Liza has been dead set on a Orty-
mobile fer some time an had heerd a
lot er bout them Ford cars-what fine
cars fer country roads an sich-an in
cumplains with her orders ! went
round to the Riggs & Jones the author
lied dealers fer Fords and Fordson
Tractors an me an Sim looked EN- over.
Theys tooring ears seedance an COO
pays an gadabouts, all well lockers an
run like shO nuf ortymobiles, an the
prices peers like is awful low fer sich
good ears. Mr.. Riggs wuz nifty nice
shown us round an me an him finely
got together on a tooring outfit. which
bought pervided Liza likes IL when
she kums ter town an sees il.
Them thar Star artymobiles shore
do look swell an run arful fast. Sim
an me wuz past by scads NV 'em on our
way To town but we caught up again
with one ov 'em short ways outer
town. stuck in mud hole. We pulled
the fellow out an then he couldn't git
the blame thing started, so we jest
drug em to Child's Bros. Garage:
Bless Pete. them boys jest tickled us
ribs little an titened up sum curly
cews here an thar an then twisted its
tail with a hand yank an blim, the
contrary thing bumped up an begun
10 rattle natchel like.
BY heck. amt nothing changes a
mans looks nor makes man look
more up-to-dater, likeas a new hat, Isl
thar? Me an Sim both got MS one
at Schnabaum Mercantile Co.'S. big
general store whar you kin buy any
thing from a nutmeg to a turnin plow,
or paper Nv pins to cross cut saw.
Schnabaum Mercantile Co, does a
general supply business for our neck
of the woods, an their compleate line
of dry goods, notions, hardware, an
groceries makes this store nifty pop
ular place with us farmers-an agin
they byes goods in big lots, an Keeps
their prices on rock bottom baste.
The parson in our church sent along
suit by me he wanter the American
Tailor Co., ter clean up an press fer
him. Durn my skin if I didn't think
they'd made mistake an gimme the