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Show LUCKLESS MAN ASKS FOR LOAN I Washington, Aug 15. An urgent I for a gift of 5500 from the federal gov-I gov-I ernment came to tho treasury depart-I depart-I ment today from a luckless man of Laport, Colo., who wants life made a little casieV for himself and companions. com-panions. He wrote: "Wo are not able to do very much work and we lost several stock last winter. We did not make very much, feed last year and were not able to buy feed and grain. We had to buy most of our provisions to help us out of a hard place. We could use about 3500. We sure would be glad and I thankful for your kindness. Hope the ( Lord will bless you Is my prayer. Let , me hear by return mall " i The miserly proclivities of Uncle i Sam were asserted in the treasurer's reply. |