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Show H .11. H ) PETERSON BENSON HHi It Ih said that "I'locmstliiutiou Is Hl j the thief of 'time," and the little game BJ of t Itucj stealing that s being played HHf'; by "Neeley'' Peterson mid Recorder Hl I. Mae Benson is certainly a very clev- HHC ; er stunt. They may not hae any In- H'l! teiests In comuiou, but It ceitululy X -looks as though they have had their fi heads together In this matter at least. HHI ' "Neeley" It will bo remembered has Hj j held on to the position of city mar- H i , sbal because Calne, llayball, Kvans, BBS '$ Woilcy a nil Hi If fin would not vote to HHfl confirm the maor's appointee. Later K when the law became such that the B maor could apiioiut and get his man HHB- coflflimed without the votes of these gentlemen "N'eele" hangs aiound J and takes (.rders fiom lue live council-ion council-ion above named, anil Itecoider Mae Ueiihon. K'ia ICaines .whom the mayor appointed and whom tho council con- jbvj filmed then bilugs suit for thefoffice. B ' lr "Xeelej" hud been a man he would HHB 4 ,1 have stepped down gracefully when HBBt his successor was appointed and con- HBBJ ; filmed, but blubbering school hoy like H he refused and suit was instituted. H Now heiu was a condition that needed B settlement. It was to the luteiests of K the entlie community that the mat- H tec be settledllut what did "Neeley" H care? He piou.ifitliiatcd. He took the H 1 entire stntuloiy time in which to an- Iswcr. Hut this would not have been so b.ul had he answoied In that time. B '' Instead when the time was up and B ,( ho hud not answered he comes and (1 iibks for an extension of time in which to answer. 1'oor fellow must have be- como so tired lounging around that' K ho Just could not answer, and It was H theiefoio necessary for him to iro- H ernstinate. or In other winds, to steal BUM i Well, the case comes up mid Is heard Witnesses aio called.- and ps ncltcally all points am settled but BBBfl one, mid that must bo settled by the BBBfl l rccoids Tho lecorder, Miss Mno Hen- BBBB sou, lb custodian of tho lecords and BBBB . the only one competent to testify In BBBB I inatteis of this Kind, w lien It develops BBBK that the recorder Is off on a vacation BBBflfj' Tho people's IntoiCBts iuo at stake. HHT ), fho recorder Is paid by tho people. A cnae wher'fein her testimony Is necessary ne-cessary Is pending and yet all must be sidetracked In order for tho recorder record-er to enJoya much needed rest. Nlco little coup Isn't It, nndj while Iho In-terestrt In-terestrt of thd'pe6plo suffer Mac's nb senco means much to "Neeley" because' be-cause' It brlngs'on miotlier"'de1ay. Hut we supposd sho will come buck when her vacation days trio over find go on ilio witness siarid In behalf of "Neeley" and explain that which appears ap-pears to be mysterious In the recoids. .In the mcaiitlmo the community must wilt on "Neeley" and "Mne" |
