Show Letter Goes Long Way I o. o o O I. I o p O O Addressed essed to Milkman to Ee k 43 T 4 74 i J The Milk Man letter and sketches showing its remarkable adventures PLANT CITY Fla March March 30 I IBy By NEA NEA-A NEA A carelessly addressed letter sent by one resident of ot this city to another has Traveled a distance distance- equal to twice across across across' the North American continent Caused worry vorry to the postal au authorIties authorities authorities au- au of two governments Brought three postal clerks under police surveillance Reached finally Its destination a a point a few blocks from the the spot spot where It was posted It all aU started when Mrs Sally Japes posted a n letter to her hel milkman milkman milk mUk- man Fred Fischer Inclosing a 5 bill In payment of of t her milk mill ac ac- ac count THEFT SUSPECTED Fischer failed to receive the letter let let- letter letter let let- ter and remittance Mrs Japes considered d It a plain case of theft She to the post as- as I ter The postmaster eyed his staff of ot clerks One was on his honeymoon The other two were newl newly employed hands green reen I All AU three were placed under the eye of or detectives Their goings and comings were checked up and all were relieved of suspicion Meanwhile hero Is Js what had happened happened happened hap hap- Mrs Japes firmly believed that she had addressed her letter Fred Fischer Plant City Fla U U. S. S A. A But as a a. matter of fact she had addressed It Fred Fischer Milk Mme Man 1 SENT TO MANITOBA postal clerks thought the Man an meant Manitoba and Sent bent It to that Canadian province Bu there Is no such Manitoba city as ag Milk Milko so the letter found Its way to Milk River I 1 Man n. n But there is no Fred Fischer there so the letter was consigned to the dead letter office otice at Ottawa From Ottawa It was s sent nt back to Plant City and found Its wa way Into the hands of ot the milkman to whom It originally was sent Fischer has his 5 and everybody Is happy And Ill I'll be more careful In the future says Mrs Japes Tapes I |