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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-09-03
NEW TRIANGLE Of 10000
SQUARE MILES OF LAND
American Explorer in Signed Statement Tells
of His Experience in Arctic RegiOns--Old
Glory FIoGted to Breezes at Point Where
Every Way You Turned Was South
Three Men and TwenySix Dogs
Reach Goal Sought for Centuries

ciety Of this city today are greatly
elated over the news Of the reported
success of Dr. Frederick a. Cook,
Some time ago IL was feared Cook
had been lost IN the frozen regions
and a relief expedition was sent in
search Of him.
Cooks expedition was arranged IN
a rather secretlye manner and was
given very little publicity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-07
SalOIne Silks The New Fashionable Silk Creation

Salome is the only creation in silks for dressy gowns that will not pick and fuzzy It semrough New York and Paris to be the prees creation of the tire silk family, displaying revelation in the art of silk weaving This silk is sold very different from the many rough silks of today We show 60 shades in all and you will have this beautiful shmmerng fabric appreciate it's true worth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-07
You Think Dry Goods
| Second Week Steele e-SInith'S S

into breaking another the
 
 and today 'tne Sale shopping in months of O public ess V ue ourp
  Seeomhhs history bigger broader and bete
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1909-03-27

Next in Importance tn thp acua
digsln. of tAa iauainn eam He
problem ~ kgcn.us tbe thousands So
wortars o. hmlth no this work Colo.
nel William Crawford Gorga CHIEF ~
sanitation in che canal zone. lms an
recied his effort with such COED c
suits chat Panama once cousidcni
one 81 me dcldlIest spots in The world
IS as npllthful as Illinois or Vermont
Colonel Gur1as IS "a native ~ Alas
bama and Of nfly-fve years old Ills
Gather 'g1s leader IN the Confeder
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1909-03-27
PEOPLE OF THE DAY
RetriaI Of the standard oil Case.


Judge Albert H. Anderson OF the
United States court for the district OF
Indiana. before whom the Standard
OIL case Is being retired In Chicago.
sprung surprise by quashing the
panel Of jurymen summoned because
Il contained too many farmers.
IL was Il SO called farmers jury
which brought IN the verdict making
Judge lands fine Of $29,2400O0 IN
the original case possible. and the de-
Tense was prompt IN calling the courts
attention to the fact that the panel
present for the new trial contained
only three Chicagoans. although GO per
cent Of the population within the juris-
diction OF the court live In Cook county
~ don't want TO start In with this
hearing feeling that there Is something
unfair" said the judge I'VE ought
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1909-03-27

First publication March 10. 1909
last April "a
STATE OF MICHIGAN.
In the Circuit Court for the County
Of Iron In Chancery
Walter : Prickett
Complainant,
Peter McGoveIn. Mary 9. McGovern.
The Peter McGovern Land Company.
Tho State Bank OF Florence,
Isaac w Byers. John A. Purcell.
Fred n Abbott. Earl J. Van Ornum
and Joanna NJ. Crippen.
Defendants
Suit pending in said court on the
10th day Of March, A. ID. 1909
II appearing to the conrt.by affidavit
filed herein that the defendants Peter
McGovern. Mary q McGovern. The
Peter McGovern Land Company and
The State Bank Of Florence are non.
residents of the state Of Michigan. the
said Peter McGovern and Mary G.
McGiovern being citizens OF the state
of Wisconsin and residing at Florence,
Wisconsin and.. both OF the said defen-
dants The Peter McGoyern Land Com
pany and The State Bank Of Florence
being corporations Of said state OF
Wisconsin:
NOW THEREFORE it is Ordered
that said defendants Peter MeGovern,
Mary c. McGovern, The Peter McGov-
ern Land Company and The state
Bank Of Florence cause their appear
ance 20 be entered herein on or before
the 18th day of July, A. D. 1909 and
answer the bill of complaint in this
cause, or that said bill will be taken
as confessed as against said defen-
dants. Peter McGovern, Mary G. Nc
Govern. The Peter McGovern Land
Company and The State Bank of Flor
ence
AND il il further ordered that copy
OF. this order be published in The
Diamond Drill. a newspaper printed,
published and circulating in said conn
~ Of Iron. at least ones in each week
for six t6l weeks in succession. the
first publication thereof 20 be within
twenty teOl days from the date Of
this order
August j. Waffen.
Circuit Court Commissioner for
Iron County. Michigan.
Countersigned
John Wall. Register
Bail a Ball,
Solicitors for Complainant
Business address
Marquette, Michigan
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1909-03-27

TO start fair and keep fair will In
struct the jury commission 70 put H.
100 names OF men. good proportion
OF whom shall be good business men
from Chicago and Cook county. II so
happens that this case is tried In n
district composed OF an enormous
commercial city and several rural
counties. The country may have
purer air. aigher moral standard
and greater intelligence than the city,
but that Is an open question, How
ever. ! am not going outside the issue
when | say that II the jury were com
posed partly OF business men who
would realize great industrial and
commercial phase OF the case more
satisfactory and just verdict may be
reached"
Judge Anderson Is native os In.
diam and n fgty-two years old lie
Is graduate Of Wabash college
where he distinguished himself as nm
orator aud scholar BEFORE bis ele
walton 20 the federal beuch he was
prosecution attorney FOR MONTGOMERY
county i-e WAS appointed federal
Wdpc ~ 1902
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1909-03-27
Registration Notice.

To the electors Of the City of Crystal
Falls Michigan
Notice Is hereby given that. for the
election appointed to bo held on Mon
day, the fifth day of April next, the
boards Of registration OF the several
wards OF said city will be in session
ON Saturday the third day Of April
next from eight o clock in tho fore
noon 70 eight O'Clock in the afternoon.
az the following places respectively
IN The First Ward. at the Captain :
Office 40 the.G Western Mine in
the Second Ward. az the basement Of
the Lockwood House and. in the
Third Ward, NJ the City Clerks Office.
Dated March 18th. 1909
BY ORDER OF THE COUNCIL
w. j. Gribble.
City Clerk
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1909-03-27
Election Notice

10 the electors Of the City u Crystal
Falls Michigan
No tice is hereby given thar the an
nal electi on IN and for said city will
be held on MONDAY the Hfth day Of
April next, from seven o'clock in the
forenoon 70 i've clock In the after.
noon 40 the places in the several wards
OF said city hereinafter respectively
deeignatod viz, in the First Ward.
~ the Captains Office at the Great
Western Mine IN the Second Ward. No
the basement Of tho Lockwood House
and IN tho Third Ward ~ the building
commonly known as the Town Hall
The officers Of said tity t. be elected
1T said election are a. follows ono
Mayor one City Clerk one City
Treasurer and one Justice Of the Peace
by the electors Of the entire city: one
Supervisor one Alderman and one
Constable by the electors of the First
Ward one Supervisor one Alderman
and one Constable by the electors Of
the Second Ward and one Supervisor
one Alderman and one Constable bv
the electors Of the Third Ward
Dated March 10th 1909.
By ORDER OF THE COUNCIL,
W. J. Gribble.
City Clerk.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1909-03-27
ANTI-CONv|CT
LABOR MEASURE
House Committee Gives Bill
Full Approval.
VIEWS OF GOV. WARNER

Sent Message 10 the Legislature Advc.
eating the Complete Abolition Of All
Contract Labor In the Prisons Of the
State and Substituting Therefor the
Manufacture OF Commodities To Be
Sold by the stste-Railway LesIsla.
tlon Acted Upon.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1909-03-27

The action Of the house railroad
committee In taking stand against n
larger salary than $1,000 FOR members
Of the railway commission Is In line
with the action ~ the house In refus-
ing to increase the salaries Of the cir
cult judges OF the state more than
81 900 per aEnum. making the new sal
airy $500. All OF this indicates that
appropriation bills generally will be
cut 10 the quick this year. This far
the finance committees have not re-
ported out any appropriation bills.
They plan 10 wait until all are In and
considered and then make a deep cut
which will very materially reduce the
aggregate appropriations 90 be recon.
mended from the aggregate asked for.
JAMES v. BARRY.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1909-03-27

How can any person risk taking some
unknown cough remedy when FoIeyss
Honey and Tar costs them no more
II is safe remedy, contains no narm.
full drugs. and cures the most obstlnata
coughs and colds Why experiment
with your hsalths Insist upon having
the genuine Foley's Honey and Tar.
Sam Brdg~
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1909-03-27
\ R.IIgIoa. An.hor statament


Rev. Joseph u Feperman, Sails
bury, n. g.. vino is tile author u sew.
eral books. writes For several years
was afflicted with kidney trouble and
last winter J was suddenly stricken
with severe pain ia my kidneys and
was confined 70 bed eight days unable
to get MP without assistance Ny mr.,
inc contained thick white sediment
and ! passed same frequently day'aud
night commenced taking Foley +
Kidney Remedy, and the pain grad
ually abated aud finally ceased and my
urine became noimal cheerfufly
recommend Foleys kidney Remedy
sam Bridges
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1909-03-27
SIMPLE REMEDY FOR la GRIPPE

La grippe coughs are dangerous as
they frequently develop into pneumon-
ia. Foley's Honey and Tar not only
stops the cough but heals and strength
ems the lungs so that no serious results
need be- feared The genuine Foley's
Honey and Tar contains no harmful
drugs and is ia yellow package. Re-
fuse substitutes Sam Bridges.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1909-03-27

Foley's Kidney Remedy--will cure
any case OF kidney or bladder trouble
that is not beyond the reach Of meai-
cine. Cures backache and irregular
tiles that.if neglected might result in
Brights disease or diabetes.
Sam Bridges.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1909-03-27

A spring.tonic- that makes rich. red
blood. Brings strength. health and
happiness 10 tbs whole family. Moth
ing equals Hollister = Rocky Mountain
Tea as Spring regulator. 80 cents.
Sam Bridges
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1909-03-27

ate army General Josiah Gorgas. lie
was graduated from the University Of
the South. Sewanec. Tenn. at the age
OF twenty-0ne and then took a med
lcal course IN New York. lie entered
the army as lieutenant In tho med
lcal corps, and his advance since Tint
time has been rapid. Ills rank or
colonel was voted by special act Of
congress Tor yellow fever work Al Iia-
vana In l003. Last year hls scion
the work at Panama was recognized
by the medical profession by election
~ thc presidency Of the American
Medical association
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1909-03-27

II You d be.dubbed handsome girl
And win handsome Knight,
The secret here.I do impart,
Take HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain
Tea at night. Sam Bridges
The daily sentinel., 1909-09-07
THE FLOOD DAMAGE
IS NOW PLACED At
HALF A MILLION
Especial to The Sentinel. ]

Trinidad, Colo. Sept. THE loss
of one life and damage amounting to
half million dollars is the net re-
suit thus far of the unprecedented
flood condition in Las Animas coun-
ty.
Silverton and the larger part of the
San Juan country is practically cut
off from the outside world and no
estimate can be made as to when con-
ditions Will be restored to normal
Rumors that the great jefferson
Lake dam had been weakened by the
high water, which caused much ap-
prehension in Denver. today proved
to be unfounded.
All the streams and rivers of the
south and eastern parts of the state
are high and thousands of acres are
flooded.
The daily sentinel., 1909-09-07
QUEST FOR QUEEN
CAUSES INCREASE
IN BALLOT BUNDLE

The selection of queen for the
Peach Day carnival will close next
Saturday night at s O'Clock when all
votes must be deposited to insure
count. Today the boxes were opened
and the count shows that Miss Agnes
Swisher of Palisade is still in the
lead. Today the friends of Miss Stel-
la Frank rallied TO her support and
deposited 40 votes. Miss Swisher's
friends also sending in large pack
ages of votes. The report is that
many people are holding their votes
for the last day when it is expected
that there will be very heavy vote.
The votes will be counted every day
from this on until the close of the
contest Saturday night.
The count as it stands today is as
follows:
Miss Agnes Swisher. Palisade,l $50
Miss Stella Frank, Grand Junc-
tion. 412.
Miss Blanche Kroft, Grand juno
ton, 173.
Miss Mabel Pitts, Collbran, 135.
Miss Mabel Harrison. Clifton, 1872.
Miss Bessie Harris, Pear Park, 1876.
Miss Stella Cave, Clifton, 109.
The daily sentinel., 1909-09-07

The police this afternoon received
call from prominent lady of this
city stating that a suspicious charac-
ter was up in her neighborhood at
tempting to sell towels at a ridicu-
lously low price. The price asked for
the articles was so low in fact that
it aroused her suspicious and the
police were asked to investigate. 1t
is believed that the goods were stolen
property or that the seller is perpe-
trating fraud or some fimfiam
game.
The daily sentinel., 1909-09-07
IBy Associated Press. Il

Copenhagen. Denmark. Sept. T.
BY going farther to the east than
did Peary has cut out of the un-
known an enormous space which may
be useful scientifically.
Il am the first to shout 'Hurrah
for Pearyn"
This statement was made by DR.
Cook this morning.
DIR. Cook stated that he did not
think it probable that Peary could
have found any traces of his CDR.
Cook 81 progress over the polar seas
on account of the drift of the ice.
DR.. Cook denied the rumor that he
had taken some of Peary's provisions
at Etah.
According to his present plans. DR..
Cook will reach New York September
20 or 21
The daily sentinel., 1909-09-07
TEACHERS ARE ASSIGNED
TO THEIR CITY SCHOOLS
tContinued I.rom First page.l

- YIN OF dEtsl
Mabel Nesbitt. fifth grade.
Ethel Collins, fifth grade.
Matilda Berg. fifth grade.
Katherine Tawney. sixth grade.
Lois Sankey. sixth grade.
KlNDERGARTEN IN LOWELL
BUILDING.
Leila Wells. principal.
Eta LaDham, assistant
EMERSON SCHOOL.
Mamie Forty, principal and teach
er of third grade.
Margaret Mcconnell. first grade.
Agnes Gigax. first grade.
Edith Turner, second grade.
Frances Strock, fourth grade.
Louisa Allen, fourth grade.
Beulah VanBuren, fifth grade.
Grace Greenfield. sixth grade
Lillian Weckel. seventh grade
COTTAGE SCHOOL HOUSE FOURTH
AND HILL.
Mrs. Maude Lyon, first grade.
Eulah Pridmore, second grade.
RUSTIC SCHOOL HOUSE, FOURTH
AND HILL.
w. q. Hirons, principal and teach
er of eighth grade.
Rita Andrews, third grade.
Agnes Dodson, fourth grade.
bessie Brown, fifth grade,
Anna Strang, sixth grade.
Sadie Daniel, seventh grade.
WHITTIER SCHOOL.
Marian Kinds, principal and sew
enth grade.
Amy Rosette. seventh grade.
Florence Hebert eighth grade.
Kathryn Meehan, eighth grade.
Essie Foote. eighth grade. Nt
BRYANT AND RIVERSIDE SCHOOL,
Ada Copeland. principal and first
grade.
Hope Taylor, second grade.
Ethel Peck. third and fourth
grades.
The daily sentinel., 1909-09-07
ENGLAND CLAIMS THE NORTH
POLE DESPITE AMERICAS
RECENT SUCCESS.
CONTINUED from First Page. }

ture, but the world will ask that sci
.ence verify his claim and attest the
result.
1T may be that this is not the
time or place to intrude ethics or ct
iqnette. yet many do not forget that
Peary made all this possible. and the
taking advantage of Peary's delay in
the summer of 1907. by fitting out
Cooks ship by stealth. while within
the rights of an owner. has invited
remark among men who respect hon
or and observe fair play.
That Peary's men, methods and
reasonings should be appropriated be-
fore he had a fair chance is a trans
action upon which the world will
render Judgment when all the facts
are known"
The daily sentinel., 1909-09-07

The Colorado Express No. 16 via
the Denver & Rio Grande is the logi-
cal train for western slope people.
You leave Grand Junction every day
at 2:3O pm. and arrive at Denver at
sis the following morning. Through
Pullman sleepers. diners and chair
cars. The fastest train between this
city and Denver.
The daily sentinel., 1909-09-07
PUEBLO WORRIED

Pueblo, Sept. Recent rains
have caused high water here and
floods are general. At Boone a few
miles from here on the Arkansas
river, the highest water for seventeen
years is now prevailing and the river
at that point is two miles wide.
Much anxiety is felt here that the
damage has not yet reached its eli
max and that more serious conse-
quences are yet to come.
The daily sentinel., 1909-09-07
Students Rates Via the Midland

The Midland route will make a
half rate for all students going to
Denver or Colorado Springs to at
tend college this year.
For further information call at the
city ticket office. 352 Main street, OF
telephone Junction 116
The daily sentinel., 1909-09-07
LBy Associated Press. /

st. Johns, n. F.. Sept. 7.-Peary's
steamer. the Roosevelt. left Indian
Harbor today for the south. 1t will
touch at Battle Harbor. which prob
ably will not be reached before some
time tomorrow.
The daily sentinel., 1909-09-07

j. p. Mitchell arrived last night
from San Francisco, Cal. having
spent some time visiting the exposi-
tion at Seattle and other places of
interest in the west.
The daily sentinel., 1909-09-07
uLTED; KILLS HIMSELF
Especial to The Sentinel

lSpc'idi W L ne StutlueI-
Denver, Sept. because the girl
with whom he was infatuated refus-
ed to marry him. F. C. Owens of East
ST. Louis, ILL.,, shot and killed himself
today in his room at 1712 Larimer
street.
The daily sentinel., 1909-09-07
DENVER DAY AT FAIR
TSpeeialto The Seminal !

Denver, Sept. Mayor Speer has
issued a proclamation setting aside
September l6 as Denver day at the
Interstate fair. He directs that all
places of business be closed on that
occasion.
The daily sentinel., 1909-09-07
FALSE RUMOR
IS CIRCULATED

+ The Grand Junction handicap 4
+ will again be one of the big at I
+ fractions at the Mesa County I
+ fair this month, and. from the (
+ outlook, the entries will be nu- I
+ merous. A rumor seems to have I
: been spread around that the Z
+ handicap had been declared OFF {
+ this year and that the big race +
! would not be run as it has the +
: past two years. This is a mis- I.
t taken idea, as no attempt has I.
+ been made to declare this i'm +
+ portant feature of the big fair I.
I. off L
The daily sentinel., 1909-09-07

For an hour of solid comfort and
amusement the Crystal is the place
The daily sentinel., 1909-09-07
MISCELLANEOUS.
LAWN MOWER
236 Main. Phone JUNCTION 3O3.

'rO TRADE-2O acres at DeBeque un-
der Blue Stone ditch. Box 412,
Palisade. Colo.
The daily sentinel., 1909-09-07

Grand Junction visitors to Denver
will find copies of The Sentinel on
file at the Albany hotel. second floor
parlor.
The daily sentinel., 1909-09-07

Gall cure. sweat pads. fly nets, etc
Fred Mantey.
The daily sentinel., 1909-09-07

Horsemen in several parts of the
state who think they have a handicap
entry are making preparations to
come to this city and participate in
the big race. The running horses
now at Denver are headed this way
and there are several fine runners in
Utah which will he shipped to Grand
junction on account of the handicap
The handicap race has been one OF
the best advertisements the fair ever
had and has made the Mesa County
celebration much-talked-of event in
the west. The handicap will be run
on the last day Of the Friday.
September "a
The daily sentinel., 1909-09-07
4 YOUNG WIFE
WANTS DIVORCE

+ After a married life of less I
+ than four months duration Mrs. I
+ Julia ID. Eighmy this afternoon I
+ in the county court filed a suit I
+ for a divorce from her husband. I
+ George II. Eighmy. on the I
+ grounds that her husband has I
+ cruelty mistreated her and has I
Z been guilty of acts of extreme !
r frpeItE 4
The daily sentinel., 1909-09-07

SNAPS-S0 acres rirst-class water
right. acres in alfalfa. good
fence. good log house. $50 per
acre. half cash, balance easy terms.
Time to suit urchaser--Andrew
j. Harris, DeBeque, Colo.
The daily sentinel., 1909-09-07

The young woman asks for an alb
solute divorce and the restoration of
her maiden name-Julia Derigne.
The couple were married in this
city on May "a. 1909, and 1t is
charged that in less than a month S
time Eighmy brutally struck his wife
and caused her to suffer from a hem
orrhage of the lungs.
. Attorney Henry r. Rhone repre-
sents the plaintiff
The daily sentinel., 1909-09-07

Sanitary couches,. s4.s5. Crowns.
The daily sentinel., 1909-09-07

When you have furniture to move
call up the Blue Barn, Junction 228
The daily sentinel., 1909-09-07

FOR SALE-Round trip, female
ticket. to any or all of coast points.
Call p. A. Rice Lumber Co.
The daily sentinel., 1909-09-07
LOST
FOUND.

FOUND-B. Lynch, locksmith and
gunsmith. Saw filing and trunk
and valise repairing 236 Main
street. Phone junction 3O3.
The daily sentinel., 1909-09-07

25c. soc and 800 whips.-Fred
Mantey.
The daily sentinel., 1909-09-07

FOR SALE-Four corner lots; eight
room house and barn; near
school. Inquire at i26 n. 9TH st.
The daily sentinel., 1909-09-07

Let US clean ana press your cloth
Ing. Telephone black 66z. We call
for and deliver. 125 South Fifth-st
The daily sentinel., 1909-09-07

TOR SALE-400 head OF fancy white
IRghorns; chickens In lots to suit,
must have room for growing
stock.-Chas. A. Smith, phone
black 42s
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-12-31
Angie.

Angie, N. D., Dec. 27.-To The Fo-
rum: Messrs, Alfred and Henry Hen
erickson and Nels and Martin Larson
went to Hoffman last week to spend
the holidays at home and among old
friends.
win j. Arnold of Palouse, Wis, is
visiting his aunt. Mrs. c. Amundson,
during the Christmas season.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. B. Larson entertain
ed the Amundson family on Christmas
day.
III. B. Larson spent Christmas day
at Jim Murrays.
Anton Soiseth came home from the
hospital at Willisron to spend Christ
mas with his brother. He had his leg
crushed some time ago by accidentally
being run over by two Of the wheels of
a heavily loaded wagon. AS the limb
does not heal the doctors think they
will have to amputate ir when Anton
goes back to WIlligton.
There is to be a grand ball at Angie
New Years eve.
Rev. Whrehus will have church SER
vices at c. Amundson's on New Years
day.
We still have our mild winter wealth
err while parts of Minnesota have two
feet OF snow, according to reports, and
stormy weather. 1t takes North Dako-
ia to make good, every time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Anderson enter
tanned friends and relatives for dinner
and supper on Sunday.
Cor. A.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-12-31
REMARKABLE FIND
IN SOUTH DAKOTA
MAN PROSPECTING FOR GRAVEL
DISCOVERS OLD FRENCH
DOCUMENTARY Lo-
GATE FORTUNE.

Aberdeen, s. D., Dec. s1.-while
prospecting for gravel, A. w. Vail. a
Milwaukee railroad employee at Mo-
bridge. unearthed two skeletons. evil
IDENTIFY those OF man and a woman.
at a depth of about two feet under
ground. With the skeleton WAS a
small stone tablet, upon which was
chiseled. in French characters, the
words:
100 feet north and 100 feet west
OF where this stone stood
You win find some papers
That will do you good"
Skeptical, Mr. Vail nevertheless
searched the spot indicated and dis
covered an animals thigh bone con-
tanning piece of parchment upon
which was, written in the French
language some sort of an article con-
corning q land grant in Alabama. The
document is dated 1888, and signed nv
one Pierre LaMour." Mr.. Vail is CON
fident that the document is genuine
and believes the paper may bring a
fortune either to himself or to some
long missing heir OF the mysterious
Pierre LaMour," and as soon as pos
sihle he will have the paper translat-
ed.