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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-11-26
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
The Coming, Going and Whereabouts of our
People and Oiher Folks.

Mr.. II. L. Pippen, of Whitakers
was in town Tuesday.
Miss Estelle Moore, Of Hamilton
was visitor here Tuesday.
Miss Cleve Andrews spent Sunday
in Tarboro visiting friends.
Capt. J. c. Arlington, of Rocky
Mount, was here last week.
Aessrs. Joe Gotten and Josh Rob-
erson spert Sunday in Tarboro.
Mrs. J. A. Kitchin has returned
home after visit to Hamilton.
Mrs. M. E. Weeks, of Weldon, was
here last week, visiting friends and
relatives.
Mrs. 0. K. Taylor and sister Miss
Annie Blount Arlington, went to
Tillery Monday.
Mrs. E. ]. Proctor and Mrs. B. F.
Weaver and Miss Baggett, went to
Tillery this week.
Mr.. W. K. White, father of Mrs.
K. H. Gray, has gone to Tarboro to
spend some time.
Mr.. William Norfeet has returned
to his home at Roxobel after spend
ing some days here.
Mrs. J. L. Howard and child, of
Enfield, are visiting at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. L. N. Howard.
Mrs. j. H. Applewhite, Of Penelo,
formerly Miss Birdie Savage of this
city, is here visiting relatives.
Mrs. Luther Mills, Jr.. and child
are visiting at the home of her moth
er, Mrs. Braswell, at Whitakers.
Miss Mollie Rufin, of Whitakers,
has returned to her home after be-
ing guest at Mrs. R. H. Gray's.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. H. White, of Hob
good, have returned home. They
were the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. R.
H. Gray.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. M. Prince left
Wednesday for Richmond, where
Mrs. Prince will enter the hospital
for treatment.
Mrs. R. B. Hyatt and Mrs. Lucy
HaEens, Of Tarboro, who attended
the reception at Mr.. and Mrs. R. H.
Gray's, have returned home.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Condrey, of
spent the day in Scotland
Neck Tuesday. They came through
the country in their automobile.
Mr.. Robert Josey, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. R. c. Josey, is at home spend
ing Thanksgiving with his parents. !
He, is student at Wake Forest Col
ege.
Mr.. c. S. Smith, of Magnolia, is
n the city, the guest Of his brother,
DR.. O. F. Smith. Mr.. Smith has re-
Gently finished his law course at
Chapel Hill and has secured his IL
,ense to practice law.
Mr.. Ivey Jones and family, of
linston, have come to Scotland Neck
% make it their home. Mr.. Jones is
4 brother Of Mr.. Chas. Allen Jones.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jones will find a hearty
Welcome to the best town in North !
Carolina
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-11-26
REV. SAMUEL RANFF.
viii Address the Brotherhood Of St.
Andrew in The Episcopal Church
Nov. 3Oth.

Rev. Samuel Hanff, rector of the
Episcopal church at Duke, N. c.,
will believer an address before the
Chapter Of the Brotherhood of St.
Andrew in the Episcopal church here
on Monday evening, November Both,
at 7:30 p. m.
Mr.. Hanff is young man of strong
personality and a speaker Of ability
and his address will no doubt be one
full of interest. The public are cor
daily invited.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-11-26
Notice.

/. The ladies' of the Conoconara Bap-
CGSt church will give q supper at
IIfo"cils November 26th, for the
o.sa4hJ Of the church. Public is in
Wted
~ In2nksgiving turkey will not be
Tr99sting high.
Inc Gypsy will have her tent pitch
ed in time
ana your fortune you'll be sure to
find.
11Eit
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-11-26
Notice..

By virtue of power vested in me
by law, l will sell at public auction
in Scotland Neck, December 18th,
5O8, two Cows, to pay damages and
cost, unless redeemed by owner be.
fore that date. One Mole Color and
White Cow and one Black and White
Null Head.
This November 18th, 1908.
r. Y. KITCHIN.
1861
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-11-26
Bazaar Postponed Until Dec. LIST.

On account of the series of meet
ings in progress in the Methodist
church this week, it was decided to
postpone holding the Presbyterian
Bazaar until Tuesday, December LIST.
The public is cordially invited.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-11-26
4 You Handle Your
Money

.., your success will be meas
.reI. The easiest. most con,
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-11-26

business will go smoother.
.oesos will be less and disa-
-rcements about payments
I'll. be impossible.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-11-26
Special Announcements.

WHAT ABOUT YOUR GROCER
les this morning? Phone Howard
Grocery Co. what you want.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-11-26

Nenlent way
Of handling,
money is by
the use OF
checks. They
mean thepre
tiOn OF
loss and all
deposits. Try
the check sys
tenn by open
IN 6 an &C
count at
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-11-26

'ig. Lawrence Howard has charge
.- ulr Peanut Warehouse See him.
n. B. Josey Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-11-26

AMBITIOUS YOUNG MEN and ladies
should learn biography; for, since
The now 8-hour law became effective
tecre IS a shotage Of many thousand
5.c...a9r2phers. Positions pay from
~ 81 to SIC a month to beginners.
ne National Telegraph, Institute of
,CcIum5ia, S. c., and five other cities
l! l, operated under supervision Of r..
4 Officials and all students are plac-
20 when qualified. Write for par
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-11-26

FANCY OLIVES, PLAIN AND
Stuffed. 15c per bottle and up.
l.. L. House.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-11-26
Special Prices at Edwards Z
COmDanv'S this week.

80 pieces all wool Dress Goods at
l-2p"ice.
81 Misses and Children's Cloaks,
fnrmer price $500 to $500 now S1.00
to = 60.
23) Mems and Boys High Grade
So Al special cut prices.
100 pairs Mems All Wool Pants at
snec.al prices.
Call and be convinced that you can
Sue money by purchasing your
goods here.
EDWARDS & Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-11-26
The
Scotland Neck
Bank.

1t will not
belong before
y o u expert
ence theb ene-
fit of such an
O0Hnnnt
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-11-26

Mr.. Ivey Jones and family, of
Kinston, have come to Scotland Neck
to make it their home. Mr.. Jones is
a brother Of Mr.. Chas. Allen Jones.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jones will find a hearty
welcome to the best town in North
Carolina.
The Southern farm gazette., 1908-06-27

aad appeared 20 be about oue~aal! alfalfa. since
wh harh last cutting u Aas started oG aa1ay and
here im = larger proportion Of alfalfa to oe Sern
han before.
The elowwr averaged about twenty Inches high
sr ra th~ alfalfa stood IT lsaat six inches higher
wh4t. he alfalfa lA not quite thick enough Tor
,errnAneaE stand. II In very strong and healthy
1rogtnr ALREADY making eight 10 ien branches 10
he ulant Strange II may appear. IN" an'
gran. at this date Jane STA iA not IN evidence
rs~ clover and alfalfa together 4a heavy stand
TAO crops have b.en cut. as have Indicated ana
~. third In coming on The plot adjoining TINS
tyt eorunr4m.nr nearly two acres seeded the same
tsrse To alfalfa alone. waa complete fAlnFr. oh1F
f~w stalks standing here and there
I have no positive reason "hy The plot Seea"o
,t,h rtox~r should thrive and the oiher iAil AoSo
t..nsv We caa draw many conclusions. pafeiE
.n,tnafswe Az 10 fact NJ Idea Ii thAt Tue c4ofe'
,~nw a favorable nurse crop. sheltered iAe young
atsn9ta assisted In the inocnlAiion. sino'nefea
4nurn weed and grass. kept the soii moist ana
....,srn11w aided and abet;ed IN the growth o' tne
alfalfa ..A .. aaaa n
rrhtx fan lin September ! intend 10 Seea
.s,a.rable acreage with alfalfa and clover oH'
snnr use twenty pounds of alfalfa ana n'e p'aH1'
The Southern farm gazette., 1908-06-27

n~aarn Editors: nose Mr.. ]. n NorrtH's let
xr Ia yoar lmaa~ Of Jane i+ta in regard 10 S""a"
TX alfalfa
After repeated failures. from various cau@~s
haze at last nwurs-d~d Ia Ertisag a1~ Fi@'1 Oh
aav o. neaa ars~r beso~~ s~~4iea tn alfalfa A.
ss~ as-p4inx Geld 9Th alfalfa aloae last ocs0bsf
aid wAlrA failed tn make ssand. had '@'' Over
unas alfalfa ~ed- So~ aa@r 1y F"Aad"no@ @@@
lunx aarrow strip os Land badly Infested VIII AM
graaa In waica ian; sprsn. bad @et Reia@F pears
grww CROP of Kwret cora ur II Last rear A'A@F
rsmur4ag the crop / ptowea AID d1nkca Il 'i'"'
Dagagv 10 XIII aown The rut srana ~hacA "@"@Es~
iAs cultivation 81 the cora crop. hAa gwen ~
ere. getting rtd of tae aat grass Aad ~" F".@s
To put AnyfAlrg on II 10 hide lie g~aa @'"',1
tAln iot afteen pounds alfalfa >e"a ~"@ So
pounds u common red clover. trusting tA@N o+'
or he ether or both. would gro~ Tor ~4f''e
uovsr AID hide The obnoxious aai EFaAa
CTna,.y "a ny surprise. b D"cenaeaT la'' A@1
beautiful stand ot alfalfa and clover. 70 A'' az
p~ar2ncpa he clover prea0falnAtIng u Ftis4*s -
Ersea AL ~lnaer and tals spring gre" Fap'n''- 20
Nay Is, I cut = hexYy crop about iAFf"- "-'""'
eaossf. J4ae 9Th The second c"t1hs ~A'
The Southern farm gazette., 1908-06-27
AN ALFALFA EXPERIENCE: NEW WAY TO SEED

uf clover seeding before with gheeibarrow
g-ass s~-cer.
Why
90 get crop of hay by this method.
~ /. when the clover dies out and other
grasses begin 90 run out the alfalfa by piowing
aud reseeding wholly 10 alfalfa. feel confident
Of getting Il stand. for the alfalfa thai has grown
Will no doubt inoculate the soil and AFFORD con-
genial conditions Of the seeding
f31 The plowing under of the clover and the
alfalfa ~ necessary will certainly enrich the
land IN addition 10 the incubation.
trust that this experiment though only IN its
embryo state will prove successful and thus afford
u surer means Of establishing a stand of the great
est forage plant nov known.
Before closing I wish To state that the plot
aeeded to alfalfa and clover had fertilizer.
nure or lime applied 10 H. all Of which the Acid
seeded To alfalfa alone was fully provided with.
The plot may be seen on my farm five miles
from Portsmouth. Va the Western Branch.
Portsmouth, Va WINDEMERE.
The Southern farm gazette., 1908-06-27

The stitch in time makes deposit in the bank
this year while the nine stitches that 10 be
given after awhile unlikely 10 make deposit
In the bank in twenty years.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-05-14
GOV. PINDALL IS
REAL ANGRY
he rs GOING TO CAPITOL TO
SHOW WHO REAllY IS at"
IN THE STATE OF ARKAN.
sAs.

ST. LOUIS, May 14.-Flushed
with anger. Governor Pindall OF
Arkansas left today for Little Rock.
where he intends To clash with A.
Il. Hamiter. speaker Of the house
OF representatives Of Arkansas,
over the administration OF the
states affairs. During Governor
pindalls absence from the state
Speaker Hamiter issued call for
an extra session OF the legislature.
When he heard of this pindall flew
into q rage.
Wait until ! get there. declared
the governor today. Just before
leaving for Little Rock I'm sieze
the reins from that fellow. dispense
the legislature and let peace reign.
twenty-five of the members OF the
senate are my personal political
friends. shall ask them not 10
meet In extra session. This win
end the controversy. I'll see that
Hamitor will not act in the ca
paeliy Of governor when I get back
there. I'm going TO tell him to
get out in a hurry.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-05-14
Slate as h Is Arrange
will Go Through
Intact. f
Endorsement Of Taft Is
Assured by G. 0. P
Delegates.

SPOKANE May IL John -
Mceraw. of King county. ruled the
rerstbllean state convention which
efeaed this morning J. N Ash
ton. u Pierce county. Was made
temporary chairman. according a.
the slate arranged b MoGraw. 10
he followed hy The latter late shlE
afternoon ~ the permanent ohalf.
mas. The slate bad been arrans
90 - the steering committees
leaving the delegates netting TO %
bat "a ohuy orders
Tacoma VAS given the Temporary
chairman and n 4. Mccormick thr
national oommltteemAnshlp
Prank T. Post aud u r Ham.
Spokane. are named far delegates.
atlarEe and district dsiesats.
II A HaliinEeF. Of sasttic. Eul,
eraea Hammer. Of aksgit coanty,
aud Haht Mofan. u san Jnan
eountY. are an on the aocc.aaGssi
slate for delegates
MeGfaw won HIS fisht largely ~
throwing up al opposition 10 The
endorsement 81 Va. n Taft and tho
convention will he unanimous fos
the secretary Of ~ar for preaidcnt.
The platform vas al endorse.
meat 81 Roosevelt aud the rupats
llcHn administration.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-05-14
CANS And UNH0LZ
in RING TONIGHT
10Y United Pressl

SAN FRANCISCO. May IA
"Boer' Unholz aud Joe Cans are
ready for the gong that will call
them into the ring at the coliseum
tonight for their 20.round clash
Neither viii be bothered by the
ringsidc weighing in. as they are
safely within the f33.pound limit
The few admirers that Unholz
las insist that he Is going 20 spring
a big surprise on the San Francisco
fight public and that Cans is going
20 have the toughest time of his
ring career. but this sort OF talk
Is not soaring the Cans followers,
whose money is going begging at
8 to 1 Very few wagers are being
recorded
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-05-14
Railroad King Sounds Note
Of Warning on Pacific
Coast.
Presents Carefully Prepared
Speech to Governors
Conference.

WASHINGTON. MAY Il -Jamos
J. I'm. the railroad king. sounded
a note Of warning At today's scs.
siea q the governors conference.
when in a carefully prepared AL
dreAz. he declared that Il imme.
date atepa Tor the conservation "
the forests on tho Pacific coast are
NOT taken some varieties % timber
viii BE- exhausted withla 10 OF ~
years.
The Pacific coast. be said. has
a considerable body Of merchant.
able standing timber. bat No ar.
consuming yearly thFee or four
tines "a much timber a. the forest
growth restores Our supply %
some varieties viii ha exhausted
within 10 or ~ years without
fefofesting the present century
wili zee the complete ~iplng out Of
these forests
The exhaustion % the coal sup.
ply IL not IN the definite fatur.
F1ftr years ago the annual per
capita production vas = little over
q quarter 81 a ton. uhiie nov Il IL
five toua-
Rsxartinz the unsettled lands IN
the seat. the speaker said that
practically the whole interior had
been settled within the past 80
years. aud asked what the coantfy
viii offer next
II i 40 hunger possible" he Do.
clarea. Tor us 10 aay that Uncle
Sam has a farm Tor all Of IA.
NJ niil ciosed with = strong plea
for thn conservation Of the min.
erals.
President Roosevelt opened the
morning session and after an,
n0uneinx that Governor Charles y
Deneen 81 liiiaois would preside n
the afternoon seusion. introduced
Mr.. fIIIi.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-05-14
DIVORCED
Famous M'Kee Case Is at
Last Settled
Get DEGREES.
10y United Press,

PARIS. May 1.-THE famous
Mckee divorce suit which has been
attracting so much attention here
for several days was finally dispos.
ed Of today when the court granted
DEGREES to both Hart Mckee, the
pi;tsburg millionaire. and his beau
tiful wife. formerly Mrs. Hugh
Tevis.
After Mrs. Mckee had started al.
varee proceedings against her hus.
band. he filed a counter suit The
court ruled that the costs of the
hearing must be divided between
them and gave Hugh Tevis. Nc.
KEGS step-son. into the custody of
Mrs. Mckee. The latter Is not
granted any financial allowance,
but Mckee ~ required by the dc.
cision in the case 20 contribute 5000
monthly toward the support OF the
child. The financial matters of the
couple were referred TO the cham.
Der 81 notarles Mckee has dis
missed the libel suit he started
against his now former wife and
her father.
In announcing the decision. the
court declared that It had been
shown that Mckee yielded 20 the
most vicious impulses and that he
became violent at the slightest pro.
vocation. attacking his wife during
these periods The court held that
the charges OF immortality against
Mrs. Mckee we're not proved Re.
ferrlng 90 her charges, the judge
censured her for attacking Me.
KEGS honesty In connection with
the disposition of her iewelry Ia
the administration OF the reyis
estate. this charge being held
groundless.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-05-14
SOCIALISTS
ISSUE AN
APPEAL
Address Is Made to the
Labor Organizations Of
the U. S.

CHICAGO. Mar When the
socialist national Convention open.
ed today an Indications pointed 20
the nomination Of Eugene v Debs
a. the party's choice for president
Of the United states
Benjamin HAnfoTd Of New YORK
appeared 20 be In the lead for the
nomination foF vice president,
though he Ia strongly opposed BY
u. r. Chase 81 New York. Max
llayea Of ohio and few Montana
delegates.
The socialists today issued an
address Ca organised labor, an
nouneiug that the working classes
are confronted % a great erfsis.
Ii declares that capitalists are In.
tnxleafod wiih power aud that the
men representing the wealth Of the
country have undertaken a crusade
booking 70 thu destruction of labor
organization.
In Colorado. Nevads. Alaska aud
elsewhere. tho address Chains. the
organization has been trampled un
der foot. military despetiam vet ~
and judicial murder attempted "a
bring about that result The
courts are accused Of being h0stile
to gaboring classes. the United
states supreme court being pic
tured as an organ Of class in1ns-
tice. Tho address then says.
At this critical moment the so
eiailst party calls upon all organ
ized worklugmen TO remember they
Still have the ballot. 10 realize that
the intelligent use OF political pow.
or Is absolutely necessary 20 save
labor organizations from desiruc'
ton
The Industrial workers Of the
world failed IN the attempt 10
have the convention approve Of
their form OF trades unionlsm."
They lost by vote Of i3s to as.
The original address was adopt.
cd
Raber, Hunter. the New York mill
llonaIre. who recently declared To
the students OF the University OF
Chicago that John ID Rockefeller
vas socialist, delivered an impas.
stoned speech Ia the convention.
Rockefeller Ia not only a social.
list. but he Is on record az pr0rog-
ing rcactionary movement In
American colleges" declared Hun.
ter
The Rev. Charles Aked. pastor
Of John ID. Rockefeller church In
New York. IL admittedly a Fabian
socialist That is the reason he
was brought TO America by Rookie.
TELLER
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-05-14
CLAIMS CAPTURE
OF INDIANA
FIEND
Milwaukee Man Says He
Can Turn Mrs. Gun
ness Over.

IL PORTE. Ind. MaY i4-Mrs
Belle Guinness. who Is thought TO
have been burned tn death on her
murder farm near this city. ~
being seen in dlffefent parts o.
the country az the same time. &C
cordlH9 60 letters received ~ sher
iff smufEer and Mayor barrow. A
food o. letter offering 70 produce
the woman alive for a conaidera-
ton has reached MaYor Darruws
office.
John Williamson" writes from
milwaukee, that Mrs. Guinness ~
sim alive and that he will turn
her over 81 the authorities ~ three
DAYS for 5000 Another better.
from Winamac. Ore. says che Ia
alive IN that city.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-05-14

offered him $50 to 50 to Seattle for
"A suit OF clothes The tall man
left after the Italian refused 10
leave bis stand Under Deputy
sheriff Joe Cameron and seven
members of the sherlffs force hnr.
ried 10 he university. bat no trace
Of the tail man was discovered
Exact Amoun, Of Loot.
+. l.. Clark. general western
agent u the Great Northern EH-
preas Co. stated this morning that
the exact amount OF money secured
hv the bandits t0taied a. 5000 OF
thie amount. g. 600 was Ia five and
ten dollar bills. $500 vas IN gold
and 5000 IN paid {. O, D's
n Aas reported today that 5000
in currency consigned 10 parties At
burlington. this state. Was Also
taken b. the robbsrs Mr.. clark
denied the report. He said that
the manifest under which the cur
reney and gold WAS shipped was
cseeked 90 last night and that
the actual loss IL As stated above.
Before the money loss Nas checked
up. It VAS feared that sealed
parlaFe was missing. but this pack
age has been located A bundle
Of mnnef order blanks Was taken
by the bandits. but Il IA not prob
Ahlr that they wili attempt 10 op'
crate With the government paper
Largest In Five Years
TIE amount 81 currency secured
BIZ the bandits "Wednesday In the
largest robbery on any division OF
the Great Northern since 1908.
General Western Agent Clark stat
ed today that Wednesday job en-.
tailed The largest loss In the hts.
tory Of hia division which covers
All Great Northern lines west OF
Whitefish. Mont.
The robbery Al Meadow Point In
October. 1895. said Mr.. Clark.
vas greatly exaggerated. ], was
published that our loss Was $4,000.
A a matter OF fact the robbers
secured 5000. AZ that time we
Offered reward Of 5000 for their
capture. The robbers are sim al
large.
@Pefrine. the wounded messenger.
broke rule Of the company by
allowing the door Of the express
car 20 remain open. II Is one OF
the lronclad rules OF the company
that under no circumstances shan
the express car door be unlocked.
Our express cars are equipped With
chain locks. These euutriNRnces
allow the door Ia open few inches
In case conductor or trainman
wants to see the messenger But
under no circumstances ia . train.
man other than the messenger sup
f.saed TO be IN an express car Per
flne broke a rule OF the company,
but believe that he was more
thoughtloss than anything else.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-05-14
APPEALS TO Law

CIalmtng that his practice has
fallea OF $500 a month. ard that
the own~r Of the Eitel building
coutemplates cOsipvIlinR him 20 va.
cate hiss office. g. r. I.athrop, an
nmteof,Aihlc ~ a4claa. has brought
suif against the tenants Of the
building. dentlstH and ply oclans,
who f~tttioued for mis- eviction, FOR
81 OJs Ia niAisrs.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-05-14
Miss Myrtle Davis Has Not
Seen Then fer Seven
Long Years
Refuses TO Believe Herself
Deserted and Appeals
to Police.

Apparently deserted by hes
mother and brother. whom zhe has
not seen for seven years, Mics
Myrtle Davis. who lives ~ se6 Sixth
az. y. has appealed 70 Chief u Pe.
lice Vim. j. Biggy. Of san Fran
cisco. % help her ena a search u
many weary months.
When Miss Davis last heard from
her mother, Mrs. Emma Il. Davis.
and her brother. Charles Brantner.
seven years ago. there we're IN Sc.
attic. bat q recent search failed %
develop trace Of either, and Miss
Davis continues the battle of life
alone and sad. wondering what has
become Of her nearest relatives.
Fearing the worst. yet unwilling
10 believe that she has been cruelty
deserted. Miss Davis Is torn with
apprehension.
Went 10 California.
In 1901 the girl. then a cAre-free
child Of ~ years. left Seattle on a
trip 20 California while her mother
and brother remained here.
Miss Davis received letter from
her brother. who Is four years her
senior. ia July. 1901. stating that he
vas about 10 ship a. a cook on Q
vessel bound for St Michael and
Dawson.
Prom that day to this Miss Davis
has received no word from either
mother or brother. For three years
the young girl. thrown upon her
own resources and facing a cold
world. struggled 20 maintain ber-
self. ever hoping that her mother
and brother would send word %
their whereabouts
Silent Years Pass.
As the days grew 20 months. and
the months TO years. Miss Davis
never gave up hope that her relz-
ttseH would communicate with her.
After weary walt Of three years.
Miss Davis returned to Seattle.
For four years more the strange
silence on the part Of her nearest
relatives has continued Upon her
arrival here Miss Davis continued
her eeaseless search. and several
months ago she learned through
the local police department that
her mother had been in Vancouver,
u. G. In 1906. Spurred on By this
first information OF her mother. the
young woman renewed her efforts
IN the search. but Miss Davis has
not learned where her mother went
after leaving Vancouver.
clines 10 Hope.
Miss Davis will never bring her
self 20 believe that she WIS deserted
BY her mother and brother. she de-
clares. but will continue the search.
Miss Davis believes that her mother
and brother went to California, not
knowing that she had returned 20
Seattle, The young woman Is will
ing 70 believe anything rather than
that she has been cast aside by
her mother
II the mother Is In California she
has never communicated with Miss
Davis. n the mother and brother
lost their lives In the San Francisco
earthquake the records fail 10 dis
close that fact