While at the National Archives last month I found a folder of the "Umatilla Buckaroo", an early gossip sheet for the Umatilla National Forest. The July 1936 issue carried this little tale:
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"It seems a lady drove up to the station and asked for a drink of water. Elmer only has to pack his water half a mile and she had to pass at least two well marked springs regardless of the way she came. However, Elmer is an obliging fellow and readily agreed to quench her thirst.
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But this lady, apparently "had been around" and was going to be sure that everything was on the up and up. Was the water fresh, cool and clear? Was he sure that the source of supply was free from disease and germs, etc? Elmer assured her that everything was O.K. but couldn't help feeling that she seemed a bit fussy about it. But as the saying goes, "he ain't heard nothin' yet" - the drink was for her "little doggie." Contributed by Don C. Rohn"
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