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Show oo MADE WET By the Joke of a Clergyman Clergy-man in Colorado. Colo-rado. Denver, Dec. 13.- An attempt on the part of a clergyman of Montrose, Colo., to play a Joke on several of .liliejrpillai-a&tJils-cburclu mav bo the caTifce of thut clergyman 'having To pay a state liquor license fee. State Treasurer Konehan said today- al) that he wished was to learn the ldentlt of the minister who unintentionally became be-came an agent for a local liquor company and he would compel the clergyman to pay the license fee. Two weeks ago, according to a story that recently i cached the state house, a minister of Montrose received a letter let-ter from a local liquor" firm, askln? him to send to the firm the names or twelve of his fellow citizens who might want to purchase liquor, .Montrose .Mont-rose being a "dry town." The clergyman, cler-gyman, In a Jocular spirit mailed a list of twelve of the most dignified and respected members of his congregation. congrega-tion. A week later. It Is said, the clergyman received a check Irotn 'the liquor company for $10 commission on the sales. |