Show STORY OF if any man believes that uncle is 13 not on on the square and more than ready to meet the other fellow lial half lf t way just let ham lii m read sir air 0 T rice one of the prominent tanners farmers of the JF valley alley was plowing his hii land a year ago last tall laii and in some som manner his Is purse dropped out of hl bis rocket pocket fen fell furrow and alid i was bovere 3 up tip the purse contained three twenty dollar bills mr ricel did not mourn the loss ot of his money very long for he felt that it had gone forever and no amount of regrets would bring it back last spring while h ha e was engaged in giving the land a nother another plowing 10 lo and behold the lost purse was turned up by the pow plow a and nd when sir mr rice nice examined it he found that tho the clasp had been almost completely rusted away and the three bills inside were a conglomerated mass that resembled a green grass cud which a cow had inadvertently lost just as a matter of sentiment mr air rice pocketed the purse andl and its wadded contents to keep as a souvenir of the experience per peri lence ence about ten days ago lie he happened into the security savings bank of this city and related to mr air Il halver alver son the bank president ills experience at the same time showing him the destroyed currency to prove the story A mr ir halvorsen suggested that the currency be sent bark to the treasury department for redemption and mr air rice nice promptly authorized him to go ahead A letter was written telling the experience which the three bills had gone through and asking it if they could be redeemed on tuesday of this week mr halvorsen received a letter from the treasury department and upon opening it found a printed form noting the inclosure ot of 60 in bills of the denomination of twenty dollars there was no comment whatever just the money mr air rice was in BrI brigham ghant on wednesday and when I 1 mr r halvorsen asked him if i he hc take three ihre dollars dolfas for 11 his itty ty dollar greenbacks green backs he hastily replied that lie he would and be mighty glad to get it whereupon mr air halvorsen handed him three new crisp twenty dollar bills with the printed form from the government ern ment to say that it was a pleasant new years gift would be putting it mildly and mr rice nice promptly proclaimed uncle sam about the squarest fellow going gain |