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Show WAS EQUAL TOHE OCCASION. !Section Bess succeeded in Spiking i superior's Spike Yarn. One of the first orders l F CUviu when he assumed the "..Vanera, Zt0toZ ;'! ;10 which he had reference wa, Mr. Calvin determined to cut do ,e spike bill on the Oregon bhou U"vhen the section men received the oA, there was much comment among the "paddies" as to whether the cost of spikes had not been kept as low as possible. About two week after the order was promulgated Mr. Ca vin went to Montpelier, Ida., ana while walking around the yajd found a new spike loose between the rails Aiming to have some fun at the expense of the Irish section boss he said: . . Tat, I found this spike lying in the yards. ' It is a new spike, too." "Thank vou awfully much, Mr. Calvin," Cal-vin," said the section boss. "I ve had mv gang of eight men lookin' for that spike tor two days. I am glad you found it-it takes a lot of worry off my head." Salt Lake Herald-Republican. |