At Fun 1998, the late Archie Taylor Sr. donated to OHNS a painting he had bought at a garage sale. The OHNS Board decided to adopt the gentlemanpictured as the OHNS "mascot" and to have a "Name the Hobo Contest" Both a name and a short story were required to enter the contest.

Throughout 1998, our OHNS members submitted suggested names along with stories behind the names. The names and stories were published insubsequent BoTales issues.

Life member Stephen Alpert submitted what became the winning entry. He chose the name Nicholas "Nick" O'Honis. The name is derived from the nameof the organization, the Original Hobo Nickel Society: The from Original, from Hobo, fromNickel & from Society. The nickname "Nick" is from Nickel, O'Honis is pronounced as in "honest."

Table of Contents
Do You Know This Distinguished Gentleman
BoTales Banner Banter and Editor's Remarks
Factoid concerning OHNS annual auction
BoTales Publishing Schedule
Archie Taylor Educational Scholarship
Inside This Issue
OHNS Board & Appointees
2018 OHNS Hobo Tokens
President's Message
EBay Shill Bidding
Spotted at ANA National Money Show
Who Was Frederick Burr Opper?
Time to Submit Your Coins
Specific Auction Submission Rules
How to Package Coins for QD
Carver Spotlight
Introducing "Portly"
Introducing "Billy Acher"
Introducing "Slip"
Introducing "Rain Beard"
Introducing "Mug Mouth"
First 25 Years of BoTales Flash Drive
Quality Designation Submission Form
Member Quests: Three's A Match
ANA Summer Seminar Scholarship
Burma-Shave
Some Classic Hobo Nickels Sales
Some Modern Hobo Nickels eBay Sales
New Members Since BoTales 2018 #1
Come to Summer F.U.N. in Orlando
OHNS Membership Application
Hobo Ephemera

For more information on the Original Hobo Nickel Society, see:
http://www.hobonickels.org/