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Show 00 $800 PACKED IX HER GROCERIES BY JVIISTAILE (By International Nowb Servlco.) JOLIET, IU. Only a farmor's wife, but honest as tho day la. long 1b Mrs. William Motzger, of near Jollet, When she returned homo from a grocory purchasing trip In Jollot tho' other day nho found an extra packago in her provendor basket. She oponed it nnd found $808 lnsldo all In gonulno blllB. Aniazod. nho returned to tho store. Thoro tho cashier and proprlotor wore in hysterica, But thoy beoamo calm as aoon aa Mrs. Mutzgcr uaked "who put tho money In my basket." It was disclosed tho cashier had Just prepared prepar-ed the store cash for banking when Mrs. Metcger came In the tlrat tlmo. Called bwhlnd the counter the cashier took the bundle of money with him. Stopping a moment to wait on a customer cus-tomer the cashier laid the money bun-dlo bun-dlo down on the counter, A clork along sldo him was wrapping up Mrs. Meta-ger'a Meta-ger'a order, Without Inspection he took the mony package and dumped It Into Mrs. Metzger's basket Then the fun began. But Mra, Metzger made them all happy again by returning re-turning tho money Sho was offered a fifty dollar reward, but refused, |