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Show was a shake-up in officialdom here last week. Just why this came about is somwhat puzzling, there are so many conflicting stories appended thereto, other, but the various versions are other, butthe various sersions are thrilling lay-outs for conversation at some of the assembling places.' There is talk of "graft money," "hush money." and "protection money," mon-ey," as well as that of "pinching." lA lady representing a local woman's organization called a few days ago to have some job printing done, and she wanted to know If it would be finished finish-ed in such and such a time. We told her we were not the job printer, but we reckoned it would be done by that time. The next day she phoned a change of copy. - Now Terrell Is the printer man and he did not have the Job completed in such and such a time, although he was not materially late. Anyway the lady was irate. And she was not mad at the printer, but called us on the phone and gave us a bawling out for who laid the bottom rail. We had read in some book where It said a soft answer turaeth away wrath, so we Invoked the mandates mand-ates of this old adage and with dovelike dove-like gentleness. In a silvery, voice, we explained to her that she had the wrong sow by the ear and that she , wanted to talk to the printer man. But this only Increased her fury, and there we had to stand for 15 minutes while she read our titles clear. Throughout the camouflage we kept quite as a lamb and made no effort to talk back. Wise and Otherwise Some of theJBingham girls who possess pos-sess pretty ankles some qf them display dis-play ankles worthy of the, notice of Jupiter made them doubly attractive last Sunday by dolling them out In green to the honor of St. Patrick. The prohibition law. was not intended intend-ed for the confiscation of . private stock which the owners laid away for personal jse, but If all such g.nds In the State of Utah were taken there vovid be a quantity sutfi-rient to Intoxicate In-toxicate the German arra A Hingham man, who Is very fond of chicken, and who hns a slngultrly happy manner of aproaching and butting but-ting Into pretty girls whose acquaintance acquaint-ance he has not made, got it where the chicken got the a. x. e. some few days ago. It happened that he spied i a beautiful broiler thet other day and he at once set about to cultivate her acquaintance. She was walking along the street and he approached her very civilly and with gentle bow and raised hat asked her most politely concerning concern-ing a certain establishment where she was employed. The girl glanced at him and replied: 'Tardon me; I do not understand English." ! . A man In I.rgham, who his the opportunity of seeing all of the girts In :Ilingham nearly once a week at least, remarked that there were some vry beautiful girls in the -State of Utah. Cut that when the Lord placed the beautiful ones in Utah taaf he must, have forgotten that Uingham wtis on the map. Also that one did not notice them so much when one got used to them, but that if you took a trip and came back that it was necessary neces-sary to wear glasses to distinguish the fine points of beauty here In this Wonderful Town of ours. Do you know who that man is? If not, ask the mailman on the City Route No. 1. There is still much talk about the wonderful things that happened In Bingham last week. It was some ! shake-up and It Is a favored topic for conversation. I A iP.ingham fellow received a letter a few days ago from his lady love who left town a few weeks ago to take up residence in a distant state. The letter let-ter was such a nice one and he was so anxious to answer it in like mind that he took into his confidence two Ming-ham Ming-ham girls, who are well versed in the gentle art, and requested them each to write a reply, promising that the one turning in the best lrtt-r would be rewarded with a box of candy. The girls did, and the. letters they wrote were dandies, and the girl at will have some Interesting reading mutter nboiit Sunday. Copies of these letters will be published next week, ' In addition to other shake-ups, there |