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Show PHILANTHROPIST -NEVER AGAIN Last week we thought we would do a good deed, so we printed a list of real live candidates for the altar. We have had nothing but abuse and trouble ever since. Our mail has been crowded with petitions, letters and brick bats until un-til the postmaster threatened to charge us extra box rent. Some of the advertisements drew no replies; others drew abundance. For instance, Charley Baker, sixteen-Merrill sixteen-Merrill Miller only one, and he says he doesn't want any more. He has accepted that one. Ted Kronhalm One widow with 13 children said she wanted a man awful badl but was partial to Irish no Scandinavian would do. We returned re-turned her letter. One widow wrote to Lee well we will print it in full: Milford, Jan. 11, 1924. Dear Lee: This is in answer to your ad In this evening's paper, advertising for a wife. I picked you out from the rest of the eligible bachelors because the paper says that you are a good cook. The paper says that you are fond of staying out nights. You will have to get over that habit, as I won't stand for that. If there is going to be any going out, it's going to be me that will be doing the going. I am glad that you have good looking look-ing eyes, as we will spend much of our time sitting and gazing at each other, and it will help matters along If you are good to look at. I suppose that I may have you for paying for the ad in the paper. So if you will stand outside the Milford hotel tomorrow night at 5:39. I will meet you there. I ain't much to look at myself, but then when a guy gets so hard up that he has to advertise for a wife, he must not expect much. If you can't meet me at the Milford Mil-ford hotel, then meet me at the dance, you will know me by my black dress, and' innocent expression. I hope that I get my application in before anyone else, as you are the guy for me. To think that a week from tonight you will be mine. I can hardly wait for the time to come, dear heart. Good night! Your Ardent Admirer, Admir-er, "The Girl in the Black Dress." Three or four letters came from Salt Lake, most likely from the employees em-ployees of the Porte Publishing Co. Salt Lake City, Jan. 15th. Mr. Sam Cline, Attorney, Care Beaver County News. Milford, Utah. Dear Mr. Attorney I note with a great deal of pleasure plea-sure the advertisement in the Beaver Bea-ver County News, offering a proposal propos-al of marriage to a likely candidate. I come within this category, and therefore, take this opportunity of submitting my humble application. I feel sure that I will make some enterprising en-terprising young "lyar" a mighty good sparring pardner. I am not one of those so-called sophisticates. so-phisticates. I am a Venus de Milo, age 24 1-2. I have Audry Monson and Annette Killerman backed off the map and yelling for help. I am very thriifty and industrious. I have been rigidly saving and have accumulated $13.79 which I will generously devote de-vote to the wedding festivities. If from the reading of this epistle you feel that you need further references refer-ences they will be furnished upon request. Living in hopes that my application applica-tion arrives in time to receive due consideration, I am Yours for the asking, GLORIA BECK One Miss was very much peeved because her favorites were left ou of the list. She wanted to know how it was that such wonderful catches as Tony Svalina. Walter Coope, Henry Hen-ry Larson and Al Cline should have been overlooked. We replied to her that there wasbut one girl in town Tony would: have, and she turned him down; that Coope had the road to Beaver so well learned that it wasi useless for any applications to bsj sent him. Henry would be absolutely absolute-ly helpless if a girl proposed to him; and Al has had too much experience for the unsuspecting damsels. The letter to "Mickey" Ferguson we print in full. It came from Salt Lake. "Salt Lake City,, Jan. 14. Editor Beaver County News, Milford, Utah. Dear Sir: I scanned your list of eligible bachelors contained In the January 11 issue of your paper with a palpitating palpi-tating heart. While there were some splendid specimen. I was keenly keen-ly disappointed in that Mr. Dan Ferguson's Fer-guson's name was not listed. What is the matter? Has he had a change of heart, or has some fair damsel thrown a half-hitch around Mm? I have waited with an aching heart the past year for this opportunity oppor-tunity to arrive and am hoping that the omission was merely an oversight. Advice through your columns will be greatly appreciated. Yours for the interest of the. community. com-munity. Miss Hisuntll Someone- elsesteps In. We are only printing a few of the replies. a |