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Show A COUNTY CLERK MISSINC. lliitlg.loa of Holla t.ra a Hail Houu-lallim Houu-lallim llvlilnd. Dki.ta. Col.. Oct. 11. F. Hodgdon. for three years county clerk of Delia county, has ekipped, leaving some of his most faithful friend In tho lurch. In August ho attempted to get a loan on his wife's ranch by forging her name to L(ie proofs, but the forgery wa detected de-tected and he barelv escaped arrest, A short time ago he bought tome cattle cat-tle from Moses Ford, a man who was one of his bomb.mcn. He paid part on sumo and gave hit note for the balance, forging his wifo'a name at security. Ho immediately secured a bum on the rattle rat-tle anil left shortly after for parts unknown. un-known. It It seldom that a case of such base Ingratitude Is brought to light, llo loaves a respectable wife ami two children, who have the sympathy of the entire community. Adam Wisbart has been appointed county olork by the county commissioners commission-ers to till tho vacancy caused by the absconding of County Clerk Hodgdon. This appointment meets the approval of the majority of Delia county's cl'iena, as ho has held tho otlice of deputy county clerk for tome time and to the satisfaction of all with whom ho bat had business iu his olllcial capacity. |