Thomas County KS Archives News.....Mr. SHIFTLESS June 3, 1915
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The Colby Free Press, Thomas County, Thursday, June 3, 1915 June 3, 1915
Mr. Shiftless.
Old Bill Shiftless dropped into town last Saturday. Bill went into one of the
stores and asked for some crepe tissue paper. His wife had asked him to get some
so she could make a few little ornaments to improve the looks of the front room.
She wanted two colors and Bill found that he would have to take two rolls, as
the merchant would not cut it. They cost ten cents a roll. Bill refused to take
it, saying it was too darn much money to pay for such useless stuff. He then
bought a dollar's worth of Horseshoe chewing tobacco and a half dollar's worth
of cigars and went out to see what the chances were for "chipping in" on a
consignment of Kansas City jug house booze. Bill wants to go to the San
Francisco exposition. His trip to St. Louis did him so much good that he thinks
he owes it to his health to take this trip. Mrs. Shiftless would like to go but
Bill says he can't see how she could get away, as there would be no one at home
to look after the stock.--Deacon Bert Walker.


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