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Newspaper
Fort Smith Elevator
Location
Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1888
Page
1
A humorous Miss Bowser and Mr Bowser dialogue over a tangled tale of marriage, letters, and a bridal trip. The exchange reveals a playful contest of memories and a stubborn dispute over affection and evidence, with a note on a budding Christmas purchase.
Old Sam Gilley, reputed the meanest man on Possum Ridge, plans to fetch a doctor for his ailing wife Lindy. He debates delaying care to spare the dogs and fix his hunting plans, then returns for his gun and dogs to accompany the trip.
A Colorado man of fifty two, claiming poverty and wearied by a night outdoors, sought a bed at Chestnut Street police station. Sergt Wray offered lodging in a cell with a smallpox patient, citing no room. the man preferred sleeping there. He recounted meeting old G A R friends for drinks and walked 25 miles since sunrise, asking for shelter rather than money.
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