Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-07-24
BILLY LUBK|NS
Various Dolmgs of the Lmbklms Family IN
Preparing for the Spokane Interstate Fair
jed nvents an AIR SHIP
"Jed" Invents an AIR SHIP

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air ship races at Spokane next Sep
tembe said Bill Lubkins last
Monday night, turning his eyes from
a close study of the evening news
paper for meaning look at his
eldest son, Jed.
Jed, in tangle of tawny hair and
bristling led mustache an honest
replica OF his father, shot back a
stealthy and answering glance OF
meaning that was, apparently eth
err unseen or unoted by Mrs. Bill
Lubkins, who had just come from
the kitchen to the dining and liv-
ing room of the Lubkins farm
house; ten miles from Spedinger,
due West.
eff you're done withthe paper, I'd
look at it, Bill" said Mrs. I.ubkins
seating herself in rocking chair
sacred and inviolable to herself.
"No, not that part. What do
want of your fool air ship races.
You can read Of them, OF course,
while / cook and wash dishes.
But give me some real news to
make body forget they've got a
trihing hus band and big lcmox
of son that ought to be enough
interested in the farm to keep him
listening and setting still to hear
you read air ship stories"
Jed Lubkins stirred uneasily in
his chair and looked stealthiiy
again at his father, who, having
abandoned his newspaper to Mrs.
Lubkins, sat nursing one knee in
profound reflection.
"What would you think, Sadie,
if Jed here, only twenty years old,
should take first prize in them air
ship contests that the Spokane In
terstate Fair will pull off in Sep
tember2" Mr.. Lubkins suddenly
asked of his wife,
Mrs. Lubkins, beyond a slight
acceleration in the speed OF her
rocking chairs monotonous mo-
ton, did not show any indication
of having heard her husbands
query; and Mr.. Lubkins continued:
cts $3.50 as say, Jed, for the
winner, every day. Not for the
whole week, mind you, but the
fellow that makes the beet ascen-
sion between the hours OF 2 and
4:3O p. M, each day Of the week
that's what the paper said-gets
$3.50 in cold cash just for that one
day. The others get 800 divided
among them. Of course, Jed,
you'd best not figure on cabbaging
first money every day; prob'ly once
would be as much as the Spokane
Judges would allow for Spedinger
man. In way, the races may be
| fixed. That Strobel air ship-1
seen it last year at the Fair--that
NAV come back and take 8 or 4
winnings. And there'll be others
If you won three times, let's see;
that would be three times aughj
is aught and three times five with
nothing to carry is fifteen and
"For mercy's sake, Bill Lubkins,
what are you talking about?" de-
manded Mrs. Lubkins, who had
ceased her perusal of the newspa-
per before Mr.. Lubkins started up
on his mathematical calculation.
Mr.. Lubkins chuckled and Jed
grinned until the exasperated lady
rose abruptly from her rocking
, chair; when chuckle and grin ceas.
ed as suddenly as did the rocking
of the chair. Mrs. Lubkins glow.
cred at her husband and son while
4. Mr.. Lubkins explained.
"Jed's been a-working on hil
own patented at least it will bs
patented air ship for two week,
now, while you thought he was do
ing chores over at the sheep camp,
said Mr.. Lubkins. He's got it 90
: it pretty near moves. bet it viii
r move when we fetch it to Spoks n