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a n e l ~ h b o r look af ter hls 11vestock. The neighbor (apparently not a farmer) g o t the feed mixed up, gave the chick- ens' mash t o the cow and the bran to the chickens. Mr. Hartsock Is anxious- ly waiting for t he cow to l ay the eggs and the chickens to give t h e milk. be- cause he was get t ing fourteen eggs per day and a s t r i ke seems t o have been declared fo r very l i t t le milk and no eggs a r e received. W e would s u s - ges t t ha t the next time Mr. Hartsock take hls "livestock" wi th hlm.

Mr. a n 6 Mrs. Martin Hinchey a n - nounce the b i r th of a son, Charles Em- mett, on December 25. Mr. Hinchey Is a bollermaker a t t he west shop.

Joe Palsley, clerk, west freight shop, is t ry lng to make a record with his new Essex. On December 24 the back fender of sald ca r was badly damaged and on December 25 the f ront fender was also damaged. Now, Joe, be care- ful. You can't ge t a n Essex every Wednesday and Sunday night.

T. E. Boal, timekeeper, returned from his vacation, full of pep and lots of Chicago news. The "old home town" and Chicago seem to share a l ike in Traceys conversation. and we a r e hop- ing t h a t he will go to Chicago next year, fo r he s en t t he office one of the famous "Chicago Tribune Linebooks".

Bois D ' A r o S t a e y ' s Farm-hot hog! J u s t a s k Dewey Hulse, machinist, how much tha t hog cost him and he will t r y to sell you some pork, we under- s tand he is t ry ing to ge t back his $24.00. December 30. 1925, will long be remembered by the Hunter Hulse. Mr. Hulse, we understand, says the qua11 was In a t ree and he took a shot. bu t a las and alack, the shot took a hog in the shoulder and Mr. Hulse gladly handed a n enraged farmer one dollar less than $25.00 and brought the overgrown plg a long home with him and is now selling and ea t ing pork instead of auail. (P. S.-Ed. Fos ter

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W e hav

o k e o OkIa. by Constructlon Supen i so r J . I

bell and District Traveling Fo Leportef K. D. Burton of t he Western

Telegraph Company, and- on Dec 3 Superlntendent of Telegraph J. H. Brennan and General Foreman Mus-

.e been favored wl th several visi ts from Chief Lineman W. B. Pa r - r e t t since comlng Into hls territory. W e a r e a lways glad to have him with us.

Foreman H. Bradley wtll soon be re- lleved on account of a reduction of forces in the Gulf Divislon. We regre t very much to see him leave us.

If you wan t to know who t h e good pool players are, a sk Slick Anderson.

Ed. Jones is having a hard case of t he Aurora blues.

grave were out on the job. and dined with t he boys a t the camp cars. T h a t is Lhe real splri t and I t gives the men encouragement to do good work, know- ing the "higher-ups" will come out and see how they a r e ge t t ing along.

There a r e 1 5 miles to complete on ou r present job and the work is slow.

The year 1925 ended wi th the follow- ing personnel In the camp: Foreman W. F. Donohue; Assistant Foreman Finia K. Worthy; Crum Boss Chas. Robinson; Linemen T. J. Hight. Garre t t Wright, T. M. Jordan. J. H. Thompson and Clar- ence Wuellner; Groundmen J. E. Nuss- baum. Russell Reed. Alvis Cruise, Lem Franklin, 0. L. Stocks, George Oriffln and George Trask. The g a n g has gone through 1925 without a n accident of a n y kind and w e hope the year 1926 t u rns o u t t he s ame way.

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ELLIOTT, Reporter

Holidays a r e over now, and we have a full g a n g again. W e were the only g a n g worklng dur ing the holidays. W e had the following linemen wi th u s from other gangs: Standridge. a l a c k - burn. Millen and Hight.

S. M. and Howard Worthy apent Xmas wlth their mother a t Nettleton, Mississippi.

Mr. S. B. Musgrave spent one day vls- i t lng us dur ing Xmas week. H e sald h e would not have much trouble look- Ing a f t e r the gangs a s there was only one working a t tha t time. W. R. ICelton, signal foreman. Claims

the slgnal depwtment has had no aC- cldents Lor a n entire year. Thls Is a flne record-one all of us Should copy.

W. J. Whelan spent a few days in

Telegraph Gang-Sagnlpa. Okla.

B. R. DA4VIDSON, Reporter

Hello gangs, suppose most of you a r e looklng forward to a few days off. This t ime las t year w e were flghting the b ig sleet storm. How well we re- member!

Yeh, Norman Harblnson h a s gone and done It now. Wha t? Got marrled. H e and frlend wife a r e Ln Sapulpa.

Llneman B. R. Davldson tried to keep his marriage a secret for a whole week, but just had to tell, and those c igars were fine (for the l r kind). Looks a s though o u r old bachelor camp Is turn- ing toward matrimony. Most al l of them a r e married now and It isn't leap year either. Lineman Davidson says i t doesn't have to be leap year to g e t married. J u s t ge t the girl, pop the auestlon. c h a n ~ e he r name before she

Memphls recently. Our agent. Mr. Springer. a t Lamar ,

su re Is a hus t ler for businesa and Is very successful in t ak ing business from his competitors.

S tamate tried driving hls e a r me hand. The result wan the c a r to a ditch and Joe b i t o u t a cor- L the windshield. The boys said

J o e wi th f r an in ner oi he ham

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wants to know if Dewey was "pot" ln- stead of regular shooting.) h slip for ea t ing soup.

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B. Gllmore. c rumb boss, spen t a reeks' vacation in Oklahoma re-

cently. Clyde Miller acted a s crum boss very efficiently du r ing Ed's ab-

- West Coach Shop

B. M. Pumphrey and family s p e l t t he holida s wlth relatlves in Indianapolis.

C. E? Benham and famlly spent the holiday8 with relatives In West Plains. Missouri.

The s to rk has been busy in t he homes of the west coach shop employes. Roy M. Davie was presented wlth a son on December 17, 1925, named Theodore Mitchell. Mr. and Mrs. Davis have o u r congratulations. Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Ban- t a were also presented with a son on January 2, 1926, a belated New Year's gift, whom they have named Charles William. We wish Mr. and Mrs. Ban- t a lots of happiness.

H a r r y Holden, mill and cabinet Core- man, recently purchased a new Chev- rolet sedan and some of t h e employes in the shop a re wondering wha t meth- od Mr. Holden uses for running th is c a r wl thout gasoline, and why th l s did no t work one evenlng when he spent for ty minutes t ry ing to g e t the c a r to speed away from the west shop parking ground, with t he gasoline t a n k empty.

Wedding bells have been rlnging in the coach denartment. James P. Wal-

two a backs out. and-lt's a l l over. L. Langly spent Xmas a t home in

Westville. Okla. sence. No accldents thSs month, Billie copeland was transferred to

Pharris ' g a n g a t Lamar. Mo.. and Line-

~eltppmph Gang-N~mha, Mo.

S. E. NUSSBAUA.2 Reporter - Our g a n g moved to Neosho on No-

vember 25. This clty has a population of about 5.000 and a history dat lng back to Clvil W a r days. The Govern- ment malntalns a fish hatchery here. Thls Ls a real live town, having qulte a f ew enterprises whlch give employ- ment t o a lo t Ol people. Quite a f ew new buildings a r e golng up and s t r ee t Improvements a r e being made, and I t i s a busy place fo r the Frlsco.

man Spratley was transferred to th is g a n g t o fill "Cotton's" place.

Grunt Ki t Alex Carson was t rans- ferred to Foreman H. Z. Woodall. W e have a new man to flll his place-Bob Nitchell of Sapulpa.

Groundman Garland Wr igh t and Llneman P. W. Mead a r e working ext ra in this g a n g until our old t imers re- turn.

Martin McGuire is blue. His pass hasn't showed up yet. Guess he will have to wa lk home.

We a r e using Black Diamond poles on this estimate, and, oh, boy, they a r e so different f rom the l i t t le white ce-

! we had on the Western Division. s report no accidents for th ls th. W e atlll use ou r ABC'r-A1- s Be Careful. neup, gangs. and pu t out some 5.

WEST SHOP8-FAMILY NEWS FT. S M I T H ICE AND I COLD STORAGE CO. I - NAYDEAN G. BLAKELY, Reporter

ton took unto himself B brlde on De- cember 24, 1925. We wish Mr. and Mrs. Walton a very happy married life.

COLD STORAGE FOR ALL PERISHABLE MERCHANDISE

Stomps Cauadty. 125 Cam Dally Ice Making Capacity. 125 T o l a

FORT SMITH - ARKANSAS

H a r r y A. Likins, dlstrlbutlon clerk, and Effie Orantham were rnarrled a t - LOCAL FREIGHT OFFICE

SPRINGFIELD, MO.

MYRTLE. PEARSON, Reporter

the home of Rev. McCormack, pastor of the Grace Methodist Church of th ls city. December 25. 1926. Mr. and Mrs. ~ l l i i n s spent a few days In Kansas City and were home to their many friends a f t e r J anua ry 15, 1826.

F r a n k Neeley, machlnist, accompan- ied by his wife. spent the holidays In Cuba. Most everyone comlng home from Cuba tells of the "quality" o r "price", but Mr. Neely i s si lent In regard to

I-ALAL~ unub i3 1 u 603 Garrison Ave. Ft. Smith, Ark. I Blanche Handley spent the Chr is tmas

holidays vialt ing relatives In Black- well, Okla.

Another vlctim of radlo. I r a Mc- W e Fl l l the Preacrlptlons fol

Hospital Department r the

Pour Will B e Glad to Supply All Drug Store W a n t s

Cullah ha6 purchased a new s e t a n d ' s ays he s t ays up as la te as - '-- -'-'--'- every night, which is rat1 the old home town.

Cuba. Geo. Hartsock, machlnlst, whlle ou t

of the clty dur lng the holidays, had

n m e o-CLOCK her la te for Rexall and Whltman Age.

Mr. and Mrs. F r snc l s Bsvisr announce the blrth of a daughter, H t l en Louise, on Janua ry 0. Francis seems to be well pleased, but will probably change his mind when he has to walk the noor a t nlght.

J ack McKee. routing clerk, has been Confined to hls home for several days with the Ru. W e all hope he wlll soon be able to be back a t work.

John Wilson made a vlsi t to Miller. 310.. recently and missed his train on t h e way back. Better 'fess up, Johnny. there mus t be a reason.

FUEL DEPARTMENT ST. LOUIS, MO. -

LOUISE S. GIBSON, Reporter

Georpis (Bonnie) Clark. stenogra- pher-comptometer operator, fuel ac- counts, has tnken a position with a n oil company a t Ponca City, Okla. Miss Clark's charming personality had won her many friends among the employes, both here and In Epringfield, where she was employed before coming to St. Louls and while we regret to lose her a s a co-worker. we wish her every suc- cess in her new buslness venture.

H. E. Martin, o u r chief clerk. has made several week-end tr ips to Spring- field, Mo., since the holidays. on account of hfs l i t t le daughter, Bett te Jane, hav- i ng been ill there. We a r e glad to learn tha t she has now improved su f - ficiently to be able to re turn home with Mrs. Martin.

Broe nfitchell, fuel accountan(, vis- lted relatives in Sprlngfleld. W e think Broe must "advertise" his Visits a s he a lways makes us hungry when he gets back, telling us about the good "eats" h e gets a t Springfield.

Mrs. Louise S. Gibson spent tho New Year holidays In Sapulpa, Okla., where she vlsited her son's family. Mrs. Geo. L. Schneider, wife of our supervisor of fuel economy, a lso entertained Mrs. Gibson. "Grandma' had a good time.

MONETT LOCOMOTIVE DEPT. MONETT, MO -

MARGUERITE FROSS4RD. Reporter

Hark! ye weddtng bells1 The happy subjects a r e Miss Grace Elrod, daughter of J. T. Elrod, and Lawrence Hanlon. son of Mrs. M. Hanlon. both of Monett, w h o were united in marr iage on Sun- day, the 17th. a t S t Lawrence's Cath- olic Church, a t 6:30 a. m. A midday dinner was given in honor of the new- lyweds a t t h e home of the groom's mother, at tended by relatives and in- t imate rriends of the bride and groom.

Mr. Hanlon is one of ou r snappy fire- builders on the n ight shtft. and you may be su re we all Join in wishing them the bent of success and happiness throughout the i r wedded life. Mr. and

Tire Time

Punctured 857 :s Leaks No Air

A new and discorerg ha Xelson. B 21 Dakota, wltl' punctured 83 ..,I -1.4 ."*

1 amazing scientlhc puncture proof s been perfected by Mr. 0. S. 95 Loran Buildinc. Mitchell. South I rhkh nn aut&obi~e lira was 7 times without loss of alt. Makes ,.. "dl1 ns new tires puncture proof. It

increases the mileage of tires enormously. Makes ordlnary the troubles go forever. Pre- vents tire changing. It 1s Inexpensive. Mr. Nelson wants agents and 1s wllllnp to send samples for demonstration at hls own risk. Write him today.

Nrs. Hanlon a r e at home to their fr iends a t 505 Fi f th Street.

The night roundhouse bunch at thlS point boast of having the fastest and most fleet-tooted fire depbrtmenl on the system (anybody wan t to challenge t h a t statement?). Their scheduled t ime for unrolling 100 yards of hose. applying nozzle, coupling to hydrant and get t ing water to the scene of the conflagration is just two minutes flat. Can you beat i t ?

James 0. Grove, night shop watch- man a t this point, haa been transferreb to the west shops, Springfield, eRective January 1, his position being fllled b y Wm. Ash, formerly of the transporta- tion department. W e a r e all sorry to see Mr. Grove leave, a s ha made many friends while here, who wish him ever?: ~ u c c e s s in hls new position.

Robert HolIand, machinist appren- tice, had t h e regrettable misfortune to lose one of his favorite coon dogA the o ther nlght whlle he and some friends were out hunting. They were crossing a rallroad trestle somewhere in the vicinity of Rltchey. Jlo., and supposed the dog to be following close behind. a s any falthful dog will do. Upon reaching the other slde, they casually glanced back and were surprised to see tha t the dog had travelled only about haif way across the trestle. whlch, of course, would have been a l - r i eh t in some circumstances. but lo! out of a whole twenty-four hour perlod. Xo. 10. one of the fas tes t passenger t ra ins on the system, chose thls par- ticular moment to come thundering over t ha t selfsame trestle. Of course. Bob's first impulse was to rush vali- ant ly to the assistance of his distressed comrade. but seeing the futi l i ty of add- ing another fatali ty to an already in- evitable one, he was forced to s tand sorrowfully by and witnews the sud- den end of hls faithful old pal. ' J. S. Boedecker, machinist, la the

proud "daddy" of a n elght-pound baby bov born Frldav. J anua ry 11, a h l c h has ' been named 'Qeorge Harold. "Sam" is stepping high, wide and handsome. a s he says the new arrlval has all tho earmarks of developing lnto a n expert Quail hunter.

Discontentment! The curse of civ- Illzation! And yet, we a r e all al'fllcted wi th It. As a Attlng example, Monroe Evans, blacksmith a t Monett, somehow established the oplnion tha t &lonett was not the place whereln he could be satisfied and contcnted, but thought if he could only go to St. Louls. his cup of h a n p i n e ~ s would be fllled to the brlm Now. It so happened tha t there was a certain blacksmith a t Linden- wood, Chas. L. Matthcws by name, who had the same roving deslrea, only the ollposlte "goal". So what could be a more convenient solution to their prob- lems than tha t t h e w t w o partlea should swap places-which they did. Wha t we a r e now wondering is, how long It wlll be before they a r e ready to change back

Eas tern Division accident prevention meet was held a t Monett on January 8. with a11 the general and c a r foremen on the divlsion present. Arter tho business ot the day was over, some of the visl tors took i t upon themseIves to conduct a t ou r ol inspection over t he premises. seeklng dlllgently tl-at ~vhIch they m l r h t good-naturedly cri t i- cize. W e found Mr. Hughes secretlv t ak lng lessons on the firing of slack coal in the s ta t lonary boiler. Mr. Brandt, a f t e r a prolonged and mlnuto Inspection of the mechanism of the cinder conveyor, solemnly pronounced it 0. K. Mr. McCoy became lost In tho b lg cltg, and had t o call on the police reserves to asslst him to nnd hls way out.

Well, about the only th ing we have

to look forward to now i s spring-and 1.hen summer! Won't i t be heauenly?

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SIGNAL Dl SPRINGF -

M. C. HOFFl ---,-. .-. L i t t l e MISS ~ a t h l e e i U h r a r r ived a t

t h e home of Mr. a n d Mrs. I. A. U h r on J a n u a r y 3. T h e signal depar tment ex- tends congratulat ions.

H a r r y Bar ron h a s gone to Ellaworth Kans.. to insnect the intnrlnrklnk- nlan;

301 Land Bank Bui ld ing ( SPRINGFIELD, MO.

e Union Pac lne R. R. at 1 o u r line. Mrs. Bar ron ,r husband a n d wlll v i s i t

,. .,. .,,.,,r, s i g n a l main ta lne t at Dora, Als., spra ined h i s k n e e recently while removing h is motor c a r f rom t h e t r a c k a n d was unable t o a t t e n d to h i s dutiea f o r several daya.

C. A. Dunham, s lgna l englneer of t h e Grea t Nor thern Rai lwey, wi th head- q u a r t e r s a t St . Paul , Minn., recently

visi ted o u r l ine t o insuect o u r autorna- t lc t ra ln control.

E r r o l Stone of the National S a f e t y Control Company, h a s been in t h e oKice f o r severa l d a y s In the in te res t of h i s company.

W e h a v e a rea l musiclan in o u r de- par tment , Inspector Char les Smith. saxaphone p layer and orches t ra leader. Charles conducts t h e mus ic a t o n e of o u r most p rominent local churches and to use h i s own words, the en te r ta in-

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rnent h ls orchestra furnlshed a t the Assoclation of S u n d a j School Superin- tendents ' annual banquet, Tuesday eve* ning, J anua ry 20, could not be sur-

ton. Those present were: Marjorie Ris- ser. Alma Fielden, Caroline Livingston, Dazel Lewls. Mamie Gurley. Lyda Lew-

e rn DlvlsPon agent : "I have writ ten re- quest on Ale for additional raln fo r th is patron." Th l s request surely came to us in error.

We really thonght Hube r t Pot ter would s tay In Florida when h e headed the Bulck t h a t way. He, Eva Mae and hls mother h a r e evidently succumbed to t he lure of the gorgeous sunsets, moonlight nlghts, waving palm trees, lusclous oranges, beautiful boulevards --oh, you know the usual description. At anv rate. we wish them luck in

Is, Freddie ~ r a u g h a n and- the hostess. Mrs. F. L Pursley. wife of our chlef

clerk, left on Janua ry 1 8 for a n ex- tended visjlt in Pasadena, Los Angeles and other Pacific Coast points. She

passed. '

His s ta tement ha r also been vetided b y one o r two other members of our force, who were present.

will return sometime in the spring. L. F. Sewell, claim investigator, is

Bhe "perfect husband". On Christmas mornlng he presented hls wife with a new Dodge sedan.

Mr. and Mrs. John Bear of Tulsa, Okla., announce the blrtb of a baby daughter, Betty Lou, January 9, Mrs. Bear was formerly Lucy Wilkerson of the dictaphone department.

L. L. Bangert , transportation Inspec- tor, has just returned from a business tr ip to Pensacola, Fla. He prophesies a wonderful fu tu re for the Frisco in tha t terri tory, but stlll praises the ideal cllmate in the Ozarks. H e says i t was so cold there tha t he had to wear his heavy overcoat. We wonder why someone does not s t a r t a boom for Missouri?

F. I.. 8 D. CLAIM DEPARTMENT SPRINGFIELD, MO.

CHARLENE WILLARD, Reporter

Ruby Northcutt of Page Avenue, en- tertained her brldge club. Saturday af- ternoon, January 16. The high score favor was won by Caroline Livlngs-

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their new home. We a re glad to hear t h a t Loretta

Lyona is improving so rapidly in Call- fornla.

Two new reasons why W. E. Bough- nou and B. 0. Chandler should work, Each has a Ane son, Bonghnou. Jr., a r - r i r l ng on the Afteenth and Chandler. Jr.. on the seventeenth.

Lost art icles should be reported to Mrs. Beegle. On New Year's Day she found a purse containing about $18 and the next day found another Eon- taining about $60. Owners for things like t h a t a r e easily located.

Several from this office attended "The Miracle" while In St. h u i s . Ma- bel Hun t s ays they told her tha t the marvel of i t is t ha t three hundred women could a c t three hours without

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stars ? Send a le t te r r ight away; P u t I t In the mail today. W e wlll send th ls Booklet absolutely

FREE. After you have read It through. I f a i honsh t occurs to YOU- J u s t address another let ter here to me W e will answer, s t ra ight and true, Questions t h a t occur t o you. W e have nothlng to evade o r to con-

-4 miscellaneous shower in honor of Mrs. Chas. Frizzell, formerly Edith Weddell of this department, will be given on February 1 a t 807 Monroe Street, by the Misses Mary Lohmeyer. Kathryn Rlsser, Alma Fielden, Charlene Willard. Mayme Hindman and Mes- dames H. Dickerson. Pear l Davls and Chas. Murett. Mr. and Nrs. Frlzzell

speaking! Casteel (checking stations): "I8

Half-a-Hill (Hamiel l ) open?" Rainey (absently) i "I don't know:

I've qui t running around nights," Two more brides fo r th is month.

Aliene Gammon will qul t on J a n u a r y 22 to live In Birmingham, a n d Lillie Wal- ton on the 19th. to live In Panhandle, Texas. W e wish them a long and hap-

have just returned Prom a wonderful honeymoon t r lp in Old Mexico and Southern California.

G. C. Roop is a n authority on ton- sl l lar operatlons. When he s a w the doctor prepar lnp to give him a local anesthetic. he very politely swooned away. and dropped with a thud. His cranium was not cracked and he may have made a dimple in the tile Aoor. but t he jolt was a deadly one and sufficient to l ay him out fo r several days.

The employes of the claim depart- ment extend sincere sympathy to Mrs. Inlo Johnson, who lost her mother, Mrs. Ida Tresh, on New Year's morning: and to C. J. Bowman, whose mother departed this llIe a t the family home In Loulsvilie, Ky.. on Janua ry 8 and to L. C. Cox, whose fa ther passed away on Janua ry 9 a t Como, Tenn.

OFFICE OF GENERAL MANAGER SPRINGFIELD, MO.

py wedded Life. The following poem so t ru ly repre-

sents our feelings on the 14th and 29th-30th. t ha t we feel others might sympathize:

'Twas the n ight before payday And all through my jeans.

I hunted in vain F o r the price of some beans;

Not a quar ter was stirring. Not even a bit,

The dime was off duty, The nickels had quit.

Forward, t u rn forward. Oh, t ime Sn t h y flight

Make It tomorrow. J u s t for tonlght.

FREIGHT ACCOUNTING DEPT. AGENTS' ACCOUNTING DIVISION

ST. LOUIS+ MO. ORVILLE COBLB, Reporter

Mr. Stephenson has become a radio enthusiast.

V. C. Wllllan-18 is visl t ing with his family in Phoenix, Arizona, where they a r e spending the winter for the bene- At of his daughter 's health. Her im- provement in the Arizona sunshine is

LILLY KULAGE, Reporter

Now that t he Chrlbtmas holidays and "spirits" a r e gone, we a r e all back to hard worlt, and wi th thls wonderful weather, our thoughts a r e inclined to dr i f t towards vacation plans.

Gertrude Schmalz was one of Santa's favorites this year when he sent such a wonderful diamond r ing by a certain lucky young man from Paducah. Ky. h'o wonder she took three days off to come to. Congretulations. Gertrude, but we do wlsh you would make your home on a Frisco polnt.

Martha Kisro is sportlng two onyx rlngs. that'^ a dlaadvantage of hav- lng two boy friends with simllar *--+--

Eddie Peters is back In t he department, a n d with Jewel : coacfiing, promises to make a n one 34-A checker. While he mi l ike to be reminded of It. Eddl be remembered as one of ou r f2

encouraging. Adklns thought Santa a l i t t le late

when he got home one nlght to And an ext ra ton of coal 111 his basement. I t was intended for a neighbor, but gravi- tated to the wrong address.

Shorty Orr, of the mail room, met wl th a terrible accident the other eve- nlng, leaving the office to cross Olive Street. He stopped, looked, listened- then Stepped Into t he sleet-covered s t ree t to be knocked down by a bl- cycle! His contusions and lacerations were minor. but the thought of being run down by a Western Unlon cycle In- s tead of a Cadlilac o r a Chevrolet vexes hlm. Better luck next time, old man.

- teal :

On a n Orange County F a r m Life wlll t ake on added charm. And you'll never lack a dollar-nor a

umber sy not e will rvorite meal..

Send fo r o u r Btg, FREE Il lustrated Book-"TWENTY ACRES AND PLEN- TY". It tells of almost unbelivable

OFFICE O F CAR ACCOUNTANT SPRINGFIELD, MO.

MSRIE ARNOLD, Reporter

office boys. Traveling Auaitor WMdP Quite

ture recently while hobbling a plc- along

:t that I tha t rn. ....".."

with the use of a cane to suppol sprained snkle. Another prool you can' t keep a good man doa

The International Shoe Car..,,.,,, when looking for models t o display footwear a t the fashion show, su missed a winner when Beulah B u

profits made from t rucking a n & fru i t - growing in ou r pa r t of FLORIDA. Al- so about sick-and-out-of-work Clauses,

~ t h e r nrotective fea tures of our Do you sti l l wr i te It 1826 occasion- ally. too?

The following appears on the De- cember demurrage repor t f rom a n Eas t -

and a contra

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L C ~ . A'ddress: JESTER E. WILSON. Dept. Y-1

Orlando. Florldn.

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