| Show AL FIELD HAD TO PAY WAGER minstrel finds thit th it the weather to la a M mighty uncertain thing to bet on when the xa 1 G field mu musical band stopped in front of the nell house a lew few daib ago and planed a concert a bet of ON oer er i a years ears standing bet between een al 0 field and ben hirmon harmon H irmon manager of the hoppl was paid the bet IN as made in a hotel lu in ilot hot springs ark N hen harmon and field met there by chance chianca it was in the summer and the weather nm as dry as a bone the farmers near ilot hot springs dupre being burned out and all of them ere hanging around the bo t pis in the little to town n bussing cussing fate ate and the neither I 1 neier neer sin sav it fall said mr field that when on one august inas bad that the one fol following loIng great nesa elt aug if f we md had a dry month in C columbus this N ear will il be a 1 ct one ben lialiou took exception to the statement and the to tino mn m n got hold bold of 0 section director Alcait ore in lit tle tie rock ark and found that the pre capitation for august 1903 1909 in colum bus vas 2 53 inches mr imme diatel bet Ila haimon thit that the fo following lOVIng august would see at least tour four inches of rainfall be hee bee e ile he bet i a public con cort cert to menty lent ets to his mintrel show aliday morning as aa soon oon as T ricie arose lip Ir phoned to lo ill hi neopa pers to find out how bow matters stood in the rainfall department Us its been the hie drist driest august in thir I 1 to cirt cir t lie N na as told ioli amke shouted mr air field Is atiat on ohp liela rietta inar said aid the reporter there IN was as a fall of 0 only 1 I 1 ot of an inch gosh said mr ried field come on down don arid and laitin to lo a concert in front OF 01 tile the nil ni l hous bousi mabe therell there 11 be something following fol follow loning in it too cause it certainly has belil bein bei n po dry around here columbus Colun bus bisp |
