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Show SOffcVJffllNTOIES WHICH STRTESHEN AND OTHERS MIGHT HHVE RECEIVED St Valentin' i day vu mora generally gener-ally observed In Salt Lake pity this year than for aereral yean past. The sending and recelTlnf of the " brancee" waa not confined to children today, nor to the lore-sick, many other adolta receiving reminders of the occasion. oc-casion. The mail of many men high in official, of-ficial, business and professional life was made heavier this morning by reason of the fart that this is February 14. The alert reporters for THE TELEGRAM TELE-GRAM have collected copies of the verses on some of these valentines. Space forbids a description of each one. but the natnre of the missive whether it be a "comic" or one of the more welcome sort may generally be judged from the "poetry" upon it. This to Sam Nrwnoose. Samael Newhouse received, or might have received, a valentine whose message mes-sage ran like this: Here's to you. Sam Newhouse, Town-builder and booater. Methlnka you are Salt Lake's true Cock of the roost, sir. You push for the town. Letting nothing- escape her: May your next new houi he a Twelve-story skyscraper. I Paper fringe almost concealed a card said to have been addressed to Fisher Harris, secretary of the Commercial club and president of tha Dry-Farming congress. Harris might finally have deciphered de-ciphered the words, which were a fol- been delighted to read this expression of tender sentiment: Sheriff. I pray the, be mjr valentine: I've loved thee well, since thou didst me confine Within a cell of thy much-vaunted prison. I've loved the more since thou didst find me mlsaln. Don't blame me. . sir, that I waa loath to stick. I wanted out to turn another trick. Still I adore thee, so I send thee this Your slippery heart's desire by name. Charles Rlia. The dsv would have been a happy one for fteorge Sheets, Chief of Police, had his valentine read thus: Our dear Chief of Poll, e. We sllngers of the brew Have composed a valentine. For you. George Sheet, for you. Oh. won't you be our gwethcari. Our little candy kid? Well, than. Just net a Jimmy And pry loose that Sunday lid. Speaker Joseph's Valentine. Speaker Harry Joseph's valentine is said to have contained this gem: TO you. Speaker Joseph, We send this brief harangue You are your own best valentine. You do your work for us Just fine Harry, we're glad you're right in i.ne With us. the Federal gang. It was truly an inspired lovp mosnge which bore Mayor Ezra Thomn 's name. Just listen: Mayor Ei. Rumor nays You're the warmest proposition On the sphere. But I fear You'll soon loe your proii'l position And I doubt. Vhfn you're out And we're rushed hy a '-Tnrr.is.smn. That the move Will improve Our already fine condition. lows: Fisher Harris, do You feel embarrassed to Be railed the most Important man In aJl this (rood old town? You bring conventions here. New enterprises steer To SaJt Lake City, best of burgs For scores) of miles around. "Tis said you've turned ftrann- Er, when you rreet a strajin- Er. pat him on the bark and show Him real estate to buy. He's soon moved to opine Y'our farming's Just like wine-- The kind that costs four "plunks'' a "hot" It. too, Is "extra dry." Gov. Cutler Remembered. Whoever suggested sending a valen-itne valen-itne to Gov. Cutler seemed unable to forget that word " impecuniosity, ' ' whose use in the Governor's message caused a rush of legislators to the dictionary. dic-tionary. For this is the way the valentine val-entine said to have been included in the mail sent to the executive office read : linv, vou hit with precocity n ' impecuniosity." in urging on our Senstors The things that they should do. Now don t be a monstrosttv. I'on't use so much verboMtv In writing your nxt message -We'll think Just as much of you Senator Benner X. Smith, it is tin derstood. "drew" a pretty valentine. In artistic letters, these words were in scribed : Greetings, now. to Benner X. Smith, from one who much obl'ts To the very strange Initial In the name of this official. Smith's no quantity unknown. Yet I'm now constrained to own Tt.at Is what a man suspects-Else suspects-Else what means tha' funny "X "? Greetings to Jensen. Representative .lensen 's name hNo furnished inspiration to the port. Hearken to tbU: Nephi l'nited Stales t'entennlaJ Jensen. Your naJne la most Mirelv A hard one to mention Within the confines mi mrw vaifiumf!1. So we simply will ask Vimit respectful attention. An we wish vou jrood luck On this happy Saint's da. Our Honorable Mr. N. I ? C I Representative Croft, author of the hill to prohibit the manufacture, sale and use of cigarettes in t't.ih. doubt loan would have tircn pleased to re reive this: Ci eefe i'. I'roft. fut it OU'. To the mines with youse. Pis valentin Is from de kids What -ris out "All rl news Whv take away de roffln nail' in't we all horn ftee? Youse'd better hedjtc I r else for ouse Twill sure be "'J " Mikes Dr. Hyitt Waep. Pr. Hft. 'he weather msn. would have been moved to tears had his eves fallen on this elTuf ion : I Or Hvatf. whv I Behoves us to commend ou Vou did a thin the orher Hhy TIihI mal" all records fall. Vou said "Tomorrows w'J'hf. 'air The next da ('his is tni. I swer'. M didn't raJn at all. Judge Rrown of the Juvenile court due this out of his msil box, perhaps: Ther was a yours: man surnamed Rmwn, Who ruled all the bad boys In town But the hljjli court said "No, Ou' of office you fco. So the Jude may soon hav to s'ep down One We All Know. Mr. Theater Pest, a person much in evidence in thw community, received the following, evidently from some snf ferer whose patience he ha-s exhausted: You Impudent. Insolent theater pest. Tou each of our playhouses nlfrhtfy Infeat. You never arrive illl the show's under w a y Then you climb o'er the knees of the patrons pat-rons who par. And when they lan forward to catch every ev-ery word You jabber so loud that the a. tors aren t heard. . ,, Among 111 bred Jays you are sure the bell-cow, bell-cow, j Tet you always get In -the Ixird only knows how. A special dispAUh from Washington says that Penator Reed Smoot ws "remembered.". It is thought the muse indietd thu to him: Red Smoot, out senior statesman. The Senate's after you; It's trying hard to sret you out. Your own tat' trylnn. too Your case comes up next Wednesday, And after mnrh debate. The Solon will decide It all - At last you'll know your fate. &lia Is Hs&rd Troto. ft if riff frP,T7i pX tourse .mold |