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HARHUMMER'S BELL.1 (By Sanruel Maglll)Tho Presbytdrian Church,Pretty high in tho steeple.That bell was held in high esteem By all who heard it sound,It rung so loud, it could be hoard For many lifiles around.detynoonMC-The minister who labored there Did not exactly suit,The people thought they’d let slide,But he was rather cute.He did not get his salary For which he had agreed,And he was bound to have it And he knew he could suceed.himAnd he formed a plan(Which to Margrave he did tell,He would ascend the steepleAnd let down that handsome bell.He put up a long laddorWont up to the steeple door,And the bell cajno down with a rush •And landed on the floor.And when he found the boll was gone unt spirited away,He knew his case was hopeless And he had no more to say.That night the people assembled At the Crummy Hotel,Where Hummer, Margrave and Clark, Were planning to get the bell.Maglll was then elected To demand tho missing, arm He told theM f give it up Or the crowd might do them harm.11, odist. Viola Miss /hlch s on-eve-y the Lula xbeih Lutz, ielen Tons, inmp, andThen came on his trouble,The ladder was taken away And he was up in the steeple And there he had to stay.He preached a louder sermon Then he had ever preached before. Which pleased those who heard him For they all laughed the more.Van Fleet sent up a .wagon And the driver never thought He had committed a din.And the bell was loaded in,He-took the bell to a rapid creek And sunk it very deep,’And there It stayed for months While Hummer was left to weep.They all declared they did not know Where It could be found,For none of them had seen the arm, WHile they were moving around.TMie committee then reported Just what it had to tell;That the missing arm was lost,Of the famous Hummer Bell.Next day they made an effort, and Searched the country, round,But they never struck the trail Where the hell could there be found. They lost all their labor In their hunting exploration,And then gave up tho chase An a useless oporatlon.The Spiritualists we're called on For a revelation, .To point out the very place Of the lost bell's location.Six miles west, it would he found Ijj the bottom of a well,But Hummer was disappointed e did not flrnd the boll.o the, was )bser-And when the crowd dispersed, Margrave put up the ladder Then Hummer hurried down And no man was ever madder.Some sordid men then stolo the bell And took it to Salt Lake,And sold it to the Mormon Church l'^r filthy lucre'B sake.And it Is in their Temple now,As every Saint can tell,For they have heard the ringing sound Of the great Hummer Bell.MARRIED.of Lone Tree.Mr. and Mrs. Schlapkohl are nonIn tl conimu durod i one, ju when ; those daught. Iowa ii the ha dured, and sa» pioneei that oi one of prairie Pleasa membe to mo; afternc sun sh was cl school Mr. oldost four y way tl brothe and h During suddei by the home, storm, stay a consid at hor blindii fences loBt t: thrQug trying got st Waldi they i becan was p stoppi her t. and s tleing could they 3 o’c saw a Crawl pilles Lone ch'ild, at tb reneh son t the • knowthat got h | the r one f To In th and tart fount they thouf in tl homechild moth lt;W, near got t notlc snow and Mrs.
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Oxford Leader
Oxford, Iowa, US
Thu, Oct 14, 1926
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