Show A SILLY STORY A morning announces that judge 0 W powers was waa greatly dh disappointed appointed as an he be saw be had missed ft a great opportunity to distinguish him gaits c lt in the debate on OB statehood to in the trans mississippi congress Oon greaB at ogden that mr powers should be lost in wo der at the ability of the con gleea to get along without him would be quite quit in keeping with b la is usual opinion of him himself seli an J 1 that he should feel disappointed at losing a chance to die himself is ie quite as a piece of information but all this does doea oot not prepare us ua to accept the ludicrous rumor gravely announced as a a fact by the game temporary oo that a statehood debate between hun hon thomas M patterson Pat tenon of colorado and the he disappointed and un powers powen had been agreed to between the twos two and would be hold held in this city some time prior to august 1 if he ion it insulted at the story mr patterson Patte raon will surely be amused at it because he will have to smile emile at the innocence of newspaper scribes and others who think he be has nothing to do but to go galloping around the country giving ot obscure persons representing defeated causes a chance to air themselves and obtain a quasi dignity for their cause at his bis expense ai d on the strength of his name mr patterson was one of those who within the week pummeled all life and shape and substance out ot of the anti statehood scarecrow and polished off its champions to the queens taste how absurd to expect him to take notice of every other would be defender who to soothe his disappointment and to get distinction wants to fight once more a battle long sime decided people who believe such stuff do not know mr patterson Pat tereon they pay him a very poor compliment while at the same time ridiculously overestimating the lou 1 importance cf either this man powers or the shriveling cause he for |