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Show HHIHtt f v People of the Pavement H M M v-K MHHHk-H'-H- Charles Holberg. ASSOCIATED with the tamale can which makes its nightly appearance appear-ance before the Godbe-Pitts drug store, is the short, bent ligure of an old man In a white apron. His beard is about one-half the length of his body. In the four years that he has made his stand on this corner he has become known to thousands of people, though very few can call him by name or tell of his history. Charles Holberg was once a prosperous prosper-ous business man of Salt Lake. Ho dealt in butter and eggs and made money, but evil days came and both money and business vanished. Although Al-though nearly 70 years old, 'Mr. Holberg Hol-berg began life anew with his tamale can and some bpttles of catsup. He has become a landmark at his chosen corner and can present hundreds of testimonials from customers who will aver that his tamales are better than those made elsewhere.' Mr. Holberg has a family of children, who have grown up In this city during their father's lorig resldencehere. |