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Show $120,000 COMES OF LOAN MADE YEARS AGO FLAGSTAFF, Ariz.. .March IS. Hank Hadley, a lumberjack here, has Just had $175, that he cast as "bread upon the waters" about five years ago, return to him increased almost a thousand thou-sand fold. A man and his wife came herq for tho latter's health. As she did not improve, her husband decided to take her to their old home in Nebraska The man offered to give Hadley a deed to 320 acres of land in Louisiana for $175 with which to pay their railroad fare. Hadley drew from the bank what money he had on deposit, borrowed bor-rowed the rest and "staked" the man with tho sick wife. Hadley. although he never saw the land, sold it a few days ago for $120,-000. $120,-000. It is located In the center of what has recently proven to be one of the biggest oil fields in Louisiana, oo J Wo should think that Mr. Bryan would be out of breath after running lor priiident for twenty-four ear8, bur he says that he still has enough left for another lap. |