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Show "Weary Willies" at At Expense of City Christmas Dinner Enjoyed by Twenty Twen-ty Knights of the Road Christmas evening a delegation representing the "Ancient Order of Weary Willies" waited on the mayor and city council and in a very polite manner invited themselves to eat .heir Christmas dinner at the expense ex-pense of the city, or be permitted to visit the kitchen doors of the citizens nd ask for a hand-out. The city 'dads" graciously chose the former suggestion and accordingly made arrangements ar-rangements with the proprietor of che Monarck Cafe to prepare a bounteous boun-teous repast for all who should come with the proper credentials. Twenty "Knights of the Road" took advantage of the offer and were tilled to the neck with the good Lhings of the earth. There are more than a few brake-beam brake-beam tourists passing through these Jays. Hundreds of men were turn-9d turn-9d off at some of the copper mines ind smelters up north and work of ill kinds is scarce at this season of Ihe year. It isn't by choice that most of these men are migrating to the country. They are victims of Jrcumstances and they argue that if they can just get into the country among the ranches and do chores tnd odd jobs for their board and lodging, and possibly a little tobacu. money, until spring, when work of all kinds will be more plentiful, they will be content. All of these men are human, and all have some redeeming lualities.and some of them are well aised and have higher aspirations :han being merely tramps of the hobo ho-bo variety. But if these men are turned down when they are in dire straits, and treated as though they belonged to the brute kingdom, they become ctesperate and oft times criminals. crim-inals. We heartily endorse the action ac-tion of the city fathers in making their Christmas as pleasant as possi ble. Richfield Reaper. |