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Show Loganite Poetizes Po-etizes on Ely Bids Fair to Successfully Rival Prof. Apperley. Prof. Win. H. Apperley, scientist, scien-tist, mysticist, spiritualist, educator, educa-tor, and poet who for three quarters quar-ters of a century has delighted the Cache Valley public with limericks covering every variety of subject known to mortal man, bids fair to be "up against it" in the future, a formidable rival for poetic honors having invaded this field. The new candidate is none other than Mr. James Thorpe, of Providence, who in a summer's stay at Ely, Nevtvdn, seems to have gained an inspiration inspira-tion that was never William's, and though we regret to so prognosticate, prog-nosticate, we can not but, feel that the genial Professor's laurels laur-els are about to be snatched from the dome that now wears them so gracefully. While away Mr. Thorpe fell in love with Ely's incomparable beauties and on his return to Logan Tuesday morning morn-ing handed The Republican the following, a Farewell To Ely. Oh Ely, oh Ely, the city of pestl From sage brush itch one is never at rest. The swarms of flies around me revel In fact, they are the very devil, The squirrels, rats and mice disturb dis-turb you at night And you have to be careful of the scorpion's bite -The' bun shirios bright and it's blazing hot The strong winds blowing is never forgot. -' And my, how the dust like a cloud does fly You can't see a rod with the naked eye. But that's not all the complaints that are made, For there is not a tree to make a fair shade; Not even a lawn, grass or flower is found, But sage brush, sago brush, all over the ground. The Japs, and the Greeks they x are all the go And a poor white man doesn't get a show, I To stay in thee, oh land of copper, cop-per, I wouldn't give a single hopper; But bid theo now a long farewell Thou scorching, sunburnt land of Hell. If that doesn't relegate Mr Apperley to a rear shelf then w'o miss our guess. Jim says Ely is the greatest place on earth to stay nway from, nnd it is his ono prayer that circumstances shall never compel him to mtiko thnt his permanent residence. Worked And Played Ball. While in Ely, Mr. Thorpe -was in charge of a bunch of Providence Provi-dence boys doing plastering work. In this crew wero John, Charles and Joseph Thorpe, Ren Hammond, Walter and Luther Fife, Kenneth Campbell and Jo-soph Jo-soph Bullock. They plastered S3 two story residences, a three story hotel and annex, threo three-story stores bpth inside and out, and soventccn two storehouses store-houses "up town." They kept threo teams hauling sand all tho time. , This -would seem to bo somewhat of a summer's wprk. Not only did they work, but tho bunch played ball, too, lay- ing out tho famous Ely team by a score of 28 to S. Jim Thorpe used to bo ono of tho best ball players in this country and with his Providence bunch walloped tho Elyites in fine shape. Jim says Cache Valley is a veritable paradise. ' |