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Fonda, Cal Brackney of Pocahontas, was re newing old acquaintances Wednesday. Kenny Carroll, formerly city mar shal of Fonda, was in town Wednes day. Bert Sargent came down from Po cahontas to spend. Sunday with his family. No spring this year. The season has slipped a cog, from winter over to summer... J. H. Stream is going on the road in the interest of the Schlitz Brew ing company. Tree planting is in order now. Many are beautifying their homes with nature’s shade. The Methodist ladies closed a very successful bazaar and ice cream social last Saturday evening. The workmen on the new town well are having lots of trouble with sand. They are now down 270 feet. John Cronin intends to soon make an extended trip to Colorado in search of health. We wish him great suc cess. The street sprinkler made its first appearance.on our streets this week. A very welcome visitor these dusty summer days. Thos, Kearns of Omaha, is visiting his uncle, Patrick Kearns, and old acquaintances. Tom is motorman on a street car line in Omaha. Mrs. Maud Finnecum has returned ,to her home in Des Moines after an extended visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. D.Carpenter. Ask George: Craft the barber what, he thinks of cutting hair on the in stallment plan. It is not so much fun to be bald-headed when a fellow’s best girl is displeased. The road commissioners are work ing the roads with grader to level and scrapers to fill those awful holes. Boys, this will be greatly appreciat ed. With Hay #10 a ton and corn 50c per bushel, makes the farmer’s smile grow long. But how about the fellow that has to buy? Makes him catch his breath, L.A. Raymond is putting ‘in his shop some fine granite monuments. People wanting something fine and up-to-date in his line will do well to see this gentleman for good work, Hon. John. Moony of Des Moines, adjuster of the Capital Insurance Co., * was on our streets a few days ago looking after the interests of his’ com pany. © John wears a professional smile and has a hand shake for every one.: Uncle Schwab, Jake Kephart and A. EB. Ackley and family . left over the, S. C. this week for Tacoma, Washington. Schwab and Kephart go for pleasure..Ackley and family. are going, to seek a home in that country. We understand ‘that the wise heads of our school board had a secret meeting and voted out all of the past year, teachers except Prof. Kelly. We understand this move’ was’ very unsatisfactory — to” the people gener ally. Give some men authority and note the result. Billy Redfield and Dick Thompson have returned from Oklahoma , very much elated at what a fine country they saw, G.G.. Craft could not tear himself away from that grand country. He proposed to absorb in to his system more of the fine milk and honey land of promise. Mr. Maulsby,Sr., ex-farmer, now harness shop proprietor, had a very serious fall last Saturday evening from an elevated platform in his shop. He made a mistep backward, fell, striking the small of his back across a bench which nearly broke him in two. It might have been fatal. At the present writing he is resting easy, Rolfe. By Claude Keeley W. S. Smith has again entered the employ of the Skull Lumber Co., now having charge of the yard at Somers. J. P. Sherman moved his stock of hardware into his new building last Saturday morning. Jim has a very fine hardware building. J. H. Lighter left Monday morning for South Dakota, to look over the country with a view of investing; he expects to return Friday. Miss Mabel Rawson, who has been employed in general store of D. Fer guson Son, has given up her posi tion, taking effect Saturday evening. The Shubert Mandolin club end La dies Quartette gave a fine entertain ment in the opera house Monday eve ning, under the auspices of the, O. J. Ss. J. M. McPetrie and Charles Joseph son, our popular tailors, drove over to Pocahontas Sunday, where they spent the day renewing old acquain tances. Will Radcliff, who recently had an operation performed for appendicitis, has recovered sufficiently to ‘again take up his duties, as clerk, in D. Fer guson’ Son's store, returning to work Monday. Rolfe will soon have its streets sprinkled. “Frank Huffman, who re cently moved’, up from Bradgate,has fitted up on pump. in. Pilot Creek and has’ purchased a sprinkling wagon and will soon start on his summer’s job. What's the matter with Mandie, “she's al right,” He rode up beside her and asked her right flat. . Why she rode on such an ice-cart as that. And she said with a smile, sales ladies could not support. An up-to-date wheel lke the judge of the court. ‘ He told her she could, a chainless wheel ride, With a diamond, frame if he'd be his bride Or, if she'd agree to make a change in ber [ty They would tandem together, as a mia aid his wife. Now Maud bit at the ball, like a hungry young trout. And the art Judge smiled as he yanked her out. So they ride on a tandem, now of course. But poor Mued has to work like an Greud-nyill horse. For the judge ling fast learned the art do shirk, . And makes his darling Maudie do all the work. His weight is only two hundred and forty one. But the poor girl tinks it's as mech as I tan. And she often sighs with an pain stricken heart, And wishes she was back on her old lee-cant, E married the old fool just for a kid.’ And Sam now very sorry that T dids An@ of all the true words that never spoke. The truest are these, he's an old-time fake. Now she has resolved if she gets rid of this sin That she will never, never marry a judge agaiy —Unknown.
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Pocahontas Democrat
Pocahontas, Iowa, US
Thu, May 02, 1901
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