Show THOSE cyb in 1 r DOINGS ni T 11 E SEP JONO I 1 reporter still unable to find out what Is going on our reporter who heretofore was quite successful in finding out things that were interesting for our readers failed us miserably in the matter of the mysterious doings among certain members of the second ward of which we spoke in last weeks issue he thought he had a clue when lie he saw that advertisement that was published last week and which is repeated in the issue reading december 22 make blake reservation Ee early what where watch the reaper but the clue did not lead to anything and lie he is still groping guessing surmising supposing inferring and using all his professional wits only to find impenetrable darkness wherever he applies to make certain w what hat in the name of ben franklin patron saint of all newspaper folks is going on all he could find out that he was right in assuming that our well known reader elocutionist and stage wizard miss bliss maurine carlisle is the directing spirit and that C W powell jr commonly called willard chairman of the local democrats and very proud of the dern dem victory dem spelled with a capital D and gustive 0 larson principal of the seminary and inveterate bachelor are playing a part in the conspiracy to keep the public in the dark until they choose to tell the secret con ventricles venti cles are still going on what is it that will come off on that twenty second day of december A D 1924 we bet a counterfeit penny against a doughnut hole it will be something worth while something of the sort that the reporter usually calls the 11 event of the season but what is it with said reporter the entire staff of our well staffed newspaper is guessing and even betting is going on with odds 10 to 1 that it will be a masquerade ball 5 to 2 that it will be a turkey banquet with judge hayes as toastmaster ato 32 that they will pull a barbecue with jese jes e bean as chief cook other guesses are minstrel show gala concert boxing cog contest mah blab jong party cross word puzzle bee progressive dinner wit courses furni furnished bcd by the home acol economics department denart ment and grand opera oper with jonathan lloyd in a caruso part and phil goldbranson as basso pro fundo Is any of alie these e guesses correct the twenty second day of december will tell all we can do is I 1 keep on in watchful waiting and keep beep i that day open and free from other engagements in order to be there when that mysterious event will hap 1 pen on december 22 1 |