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The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-09-30
NO HEALTHY SKIN LEFT

my little son, a boy Of five, broke
out with an itching rash. Three doc
tors prescribed for him, but he kept
getting worse until we could not dress
him any more. They finally advised
me to try a certain medical college,
but its treatment did no good. At
the time l was induced to try Cuti-
cura he was so bad that l had to cut
his hair Off and put the Cuticura Oint-
ment on him on bandages, as 1t was
Impossible to touch him with the bare
hand. There was not one square inch
of skin on his whole body that was
not affected. He was one mass of
sores. The bandages used to stick to
his skin and in removing them it used
to take the skin off with them, and
the creams from the poor child were
heartbreaking. / began to think that
he would never get well, but after the
second application of Cuticura Oint-
ment / began to see signs of improve
ment, and with the third and fourth
applications the sores commenced to
dry up. His skin peeled off twenty
times, but 1t finally yielded to the
treatment. Now / can say that he Is
entirely cured, and a stronger and
healthier boy you never saw than he
is today, twelve years or more since
the cure was effected. Robert Wattam,
114S Forty-eighth ST., Chicago, Ill,
Oct. 9. 1909"
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him and cavalierly turned out the
light. Our dialogue was sharp, stacca-
to.
Have you a key to the empty house
next door," he demanded. Some
body's in there. and the latch is
caught"
THE houses are alike. The key to
this door may fit. Did you see them
go In"
mo, There's a light moving UP
from room to room. | saw something
like 1t last night, and | have been
watching. The patrolman reported
queer doings there a week or SO ago"
"A light" I exclaimed. DO you
mean that yoa-"
very likely" he said grimly. "Have
you a revolver?"
"AI kinds In the gun rack" 1 re-
Piled, and going into the den, I came
back with a Smith and Wesson. I'm
not much use" l explained, with this
arm, but I'll do what can. There
may be somebody there. The serv-
ants here have been uneasy"
Johnson planned the campaign. He
suggested on account of my familiari-
ty with: the roof. that | so there and
cut OFF escape in that direction. Il
have Robson out there now--the
patrolman on the beat" he said. Hell
watch below and you above. while |
search the house. Be as quiet as pos
sible.n
/ was rather amused. / put on some
clothes and felt my way carefully up
the stairs. the revolver swinging free
in my pocket. my hand on the rail.
AT the foot Of the lacter ! stopped
and looked up. Above me there was a
gray rectangle of sky dotted with
stars. Ii occurred to me that with
my n serviceable HAND holding the
ladder. ! was hardly Id a position TO
defend myself. that | was about to
hoist a body that / am rather careful
OF into a danger l couldn't see and
wasn'i particularly Eeen about any
how. | don't mind saying that the
seconds II took me to scramble up the
ladder were among the most unpleas-
ant that I recall.
got to the top, h5wever. without
incident. could see fairly well after
the darkness az the house beneath.
but there was nothing suspicious IN
sight fne roofs. separated by two
feet OF brick wall. stretched around
me, unhiolen q v By an occasional
chimney. went very softly over to
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-09-30
Science and Cheese.

A medical authority kindly
us that as long as cheese isn't de-
cayed it will not affect the health Of
the consumer. This is a fact that we
have suspected for a considerable
time. But how is the ordinary cheese
epicure to detect the difference-un-
less he waits for results?
There is cheese so thoroughly dis
guised in the costume and rom OF
decay that its proper standing on the
sanitary testing table would puzzle q
c%onjuror.
For instance, there is the brand
known as limburger.
But why pursue this subjectf
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-09-30

shoot, / couldn't even fight. John
son!" / called.
And then | realized the thing that
stayed with me for a month, the thing
| cannot think of ever now without a
shudder. The hand lay ice cold,
strangely ~quiescent. Under my fin
gers, an artery was beating feebly.
The wrist was as slender as--l held
the hand to the light. Then / let 1t
drop.
Good Lord" I muttered, and re
NAMED on my knees, staring at the
spot where the hand had been. 1t
was gone now there was a faint rus
tie in the darkness below, and then
silence.
! held up my own hand in the star
light and stared at a long scratch in
the palm. "A woman!" | said to my
self stupidity. by all that's ridicu.
lous, a woman!"
Johnson was striking matches be
low and swearing softly To himself.
How the devil do you get to the
roof?" he called. Il think live broken
my nose."
He found the ladder after a short
search and stood at the bottom, look.
ing up at me. We'll, I suppose you
haven't seen him?" he inquired
There are enough darned c;ibbyholes
in this house to hide a patrol wagon
load of thieves" He lighted a fresh
match. Hello, here's another door,
BY the sound of his diminishing
footsteps I supposed 1t was q rear
staircase. He came up again In ter
minutes or so. this time with the 20
liceman.
He's gone. all right" he said rue
fully. IF you'd been attending to your
business, Robson, you'd have watched
the back door"
I'm not twins" Robson was surly
WELL" | broke In. as cheerfuliy as
l could. "if you are through with this
jolly little affair, and can get down
my ladder without having nay house
keeper ring the burglar alarm, / have
some good Monongahela whisky-eh?'
They came without a second Invita-
ton across the roof, and with them
safely away from the house breath
ed frealy. Down IN the den
fulfilled "a promise. which johnson
drank to the toast, Coming through
the rye" He examined my gun racl
with the eye OF q connoisseur. and
/ even when he WIS about fo 0n he rae,
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-09-30

the other trap, the one belonging to
the suspected house. 1t was closed.
but | imagined l could hear John.
sons footsteps ascending heavily.
Then even that was gone. A nearby
clock struck three as | stood waiting.
examined my revolver then. for the
first time. and found it was empty
! had been rather skeptical until
now. | had had the usual tolerant at
titude OF the man who is summoned
from his bed to search for burglars,
combined with the artificial courage
of firearms. With the discovery Of
my empty gun. | felt like a man on
the top OF a volcano In lively eruption.
Suddenly | found myself staring In.
creduiously at he trap-door at my
feet. | had examined it early in the
evening and found it bolted. Did l
imagine ii. or had it raised about an
inch? Wasn't IL moving slowly as |
looked? No. ! am o a hero; / was
startled almost into a panic. / had
one arm. and whoever vas raising
that trap-door had two. My knees had
q queer inclination to bend the wrong
way.
Johnson's footsteps were distinct
enough, but he was evidently far be-
low. The trap, raised perhaps two
inches now, remained stationary.
There was no sound from beneath it;
ono | thought | heard two or three
gasping respirations; l am not sure
they were not my own. l wanted des-
perately to stand on one leg at a time
and hold the other up out of focus of
II possible revolver.
l did not see the hand appear.
There was nothing there, and then it
was there, clutching the frame of the
trap. l did the only thing l could
think Of; l put my foot on it!
There was not a sound from be-
meath. The mex moment l was kneel-
ing and had clutched the wrist just
above the hand. After a seconds
struggle, the arm was still. With
something real to face, l was myself
again. d
Don't move, or I'll stand on the
trap and break your ARM" l painted.
What else could l threaten? l couldn't
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-09-30
SYNOPSIS.

Lawrence Blakeley, lawyer, goes TO
Pittsburg with the forged notes in the
Bronson case 10 get the deposition OF John
Gilmore, millionaire. In the iatter's home
he Is attracted by a picture Of n young
girl whom the millionaire explains is his
granddaughter. 4 lady requests Blakeley
TO buy hGr a Pullman ticket. He gives
her lower eleven and retains lower ten.
Es finds a drunken man in lower ten and
retires in lower nine. He awakens in
lower seven and finds his clothes and bag
missing. The man In lower ten is found
murdered. Circumstantia evidence places
both Blakeiey and the unknown nan who
had exchanged clothes with him, under
suspicion Of murder. Biakeley becomes
interested IN a girl in blue. The train
is wrecked. Rlakeley is rescued from the
burning car by the girl in blue. His arm
Is broken. They go to the Carter place
for breakfast. The girl proves to be Ali
son West. his partners sweetheart. Her
peculiar actions mystify the lawyer. She
drops her gold bag and Blakeley puts IL
in his pocket. Biakoley returns home.
He finds that he is under surveillance.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-09-30
PLEADS Ills CASE
GEORGE w. EGAN DISCARDED At
TORNEY PETITIONS FOR
REINSTATEMENT
MAKES APOLOGY TOCOURT
Claims Criticisms of the Court We're
Made in Heat of Anger With
out Regard to Public
Estimate of Same

'Pierre-Telling the court that II
the apology contained in the docu-
ment he prepared was not sufi-
Cient, that he would take further
steps to convince it of his sincere
purpose, George w. Egan o Sioux
Falls, defeated candidate for gov
ernor at the hands of the republi-
can voters at the recent primaries,
and who for nearly two years has
been disbarred from pract' cling as an
attorney in the courts of South Dako-
ia, appeared before the supreme
judges in this city today, seeking to
be allowed to continue in his profess
sion.
In asking to be re-instated Mr.. Egan
read his apology to the court, and
then offered some little further pleas
for himself, he appearing as his own
attorney. He said that if the matter
contained in the document presented
was insufficient that he would be will
ing to make amendments as the court
desired, adding that no person whom
hC q wv oNl NSN d0 OH oSlOl hCy hNSo
ever complained of his acts as their
representative.
In answer to an interrogation by
Presiding Judge Whiting, Egan de-
clared that he had made his Criti-
cisms of the court in the heat of an
ger, "and in cooler deliberation and
considering the other side of the case
it grew upon me that the court could
conscientiously decide as it did on the
testimony and record before them"
The possible effect of the statements
on the public was not considered in
making the charges. They were made
on impulse and effects were not con-
sidered.
Mr.. Egan was admitted to practice
in this state in November, 1907, and
shortly after handled the case of
Mrs. O'Grady, who was on trial for
the murder of her husband. In secu-
ing his fees 70 this pactice his meth
DDS were deemed unprofess, onal, and
thereupon he was promptly d Shared.
Since that time Mr.. Egan has peti-
toned once for readmission. His ap-
plication was denied.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-09-30
CHARGED WITH ARSON
Wealthy Farmer Near Flandreau Must
Face Serious Accusation

a
Flandreau-N. P. P,tsenbarger, a
wealthy farmer living northwest of
Flandreau, was indicted last even
ing on the charge of arson. His
~16-year-old son Beach, confess ng
that he Was compelled to set fire to a
grsnary after putting some old names,
buckles and snaps therein, and told
to say it was set on fire by lightning
ur tramps on August 3rd, 1909. Pitsen-
barger collected insurance on the
granary and a harness and attempted
to collect for 200 bushels of oats but
the insurance company rejected the
claim for the oats. The state fire mar
shal has been working on the case for
some time and obtained a COME ssion
from the boy who for the past few
months has been living with his moth
er at Waterloo, Ia, who obtained a
divorce from Pitsenbarger last 0 to-
Der. After a prelim nary hearing
Pitsenbarger was bound over to the
circuit curt in the sum of s. 1000 bonds.
Two more indictments are hanging
over him for fires set in his neigh
borhood in the past year and will be
taken up as soon as this one is dis
posed of.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-09-30

There was nothing u Of the or.
binary anywhere, and so | assured
Mrs. KloDton. Needless to say. | did
not tell her that | had left the trap
door open to see if Il would improve
the temperature of the house. ] went
10 bed at midnight. merely because
there was nothing else to do. | turned
on the night lamp at the head of my
bed. and picked up q volume OF Shaw
at random (t was Arms and the
Man." and | remember thinking grim
l. that | was a good bit of a chocolate
a soldier myself. and prepared
to go to sleep. Shaw always puts me
for what occurred that night, and not
ven an explanation that | am sure Of.
| did a foolish thing under impulse,
and | have not been sorry.
1t was something after two when
the door-bell rang. 1t rang quickly,
twice. l got up drowsily, for the
maids and Mrs. Klopton always lock
themselves beyond reach of the bell
at night, and put on a dressing gown.
The bell rang again on my way down
stairs. l lit the hall light and opened
the door. l was wide awake now, and
l saw that 1t was Johnson. His bald
head shone in the light-his crooked
mouth was twisted in a smile.
Good heavens, man." l said ir-
ritably. Don't you ever go home and
so TO bed?"
He closed the vestibule door behind
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-09-30

Ever been In the army?" he in
quired.
NO" l said with a bitterness that
he noticed but failed to comprehend.
I'm a chocolate cream soldisr--you
don't read Shaw, l suppose. Johnsonf"
Never heard of him." the detective
said indifferently. Well good night,
Mr.. Blakeley. Much obliged" At the
door he hesitated and coughed.
Il suppose you understand. hr.
Blakeley," he said awkwsrdly, that
Observation-Disclosures Is all In the
days work. l don't like 1t. but it's
duty. Every man to his duty. sir"
Sometime when you are in N open
mood, Johnson" | returned, you can
explain why / am being watched at
all"
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-09-30
The Guilty Party.

Cook Ito her young man)-Here,
take the rest of the roast duck. (Sigh-
ing) Poor pussy!
Young Man-What has the cat got
to do with it?
Cook-Well, she'll be blamed for It
tomorrow.-Fliegende Batter.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-09-30

BILE which came on me In an instant. My
back achsd Intensely and / lost all
power Of control W. the kidney Sc
cretions. Ny health became greatly
run down and nothing helped. Doan's
Kidney Pills cured me and / have been
we'll ever since"
Remember the name-Doan's.
For sale by all dealers. so cents q
box. Foster-Nlburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-09-30
fmnortant to Mo
Made sure of Death.

A student Of a school in Shinshu,
Japan, recently committed suicide by
jumping into the crater OF Asama-
yama- The tragedy was not discovered
until three days afterward, when some
documents left by the suicide near
the crater were picked up.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-09-30

Miss Fang'e is a homeopathic,
isn't she?" asked the hostess.
WEAKLY. law don't think So" re-
piled young Featherby. AT least she
is-aw-iieyah at home when I call,
doncher know"
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-09-30

Wlgg-There seems to be quite 1
difference between a job and a situ.
alton.
wagg-Oh. yes. Tor instance, wheA
q fellow loses hts Job he often finds
himself In an embarrassing situation.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-09-30

ut the frst sign
of trouble. They sure
all kidney ills.
Mrs. l.. K. Wilcox,
q w. Cherokee St,
McAlo&ter. Okla,
says: II was seized
with an awful at
of kidney tYou-
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-09-30

SPOHN,S DISTEMPER CURE win
PINK EYE, and the like among horses
of all ages, and prevents all others in the
same stable from having the disease. Also
cures chicken cholera, and dog distemper.
ANY good druggist can supply you, or send
to mfrs. 80 cents and 81 90 a bottle. Agents
wanted. Free book. Spohn Medical Co.
Spec. Contagious Diseases, Goshen, Ind.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-09-30

The world will always be indifser-
emit to the churches that emphasize
their differences.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-09-30
Killed by TurtIed Auto

WATERFOWL - Chris. Hanson, a
prominent hardware merchant Of
Vienna, was found dead under his
automobile eight miles southwest of
WATERFOWL, by hunters, at daylight
Sunday. Hanson had been in the
city Saturday, leaving for Vienna be-
tween 8 and A o'clock in the after
noon. The tracks show that he had
nearly reached the top of a steep hill
when his power gave out and in spite
of brakes the machine ran back down
the hill at a furious pace of the mar
row grade and at the bottom turned
turtle, instantly killing the man.
The road Is an u~nfreuuented one, so
the body remained undiscovered until
chance hunters ran upon it. Coroner
Dickensen was notified and the re-
mains brought to this city. No inquest
will be necessary.
Hanson carried a $1,000 policy in
the Dakota Western Life Assurance
company of Watertown and leaves
valuable property In Vienna.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-09-30

rho wise know better than TO try 70
i've on the spice ct life alone.
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Aberdeen-John Wade, the pr


Aberdeen-John Wade, the presl-
dent of the Aberdeen Commercial
club, has lately received word that The
offer of this city for the entertain
ment of the State Federal on Of Wom-
ans clubs has been accepted, and the
federation will meet here October Is,
10 and 20 Elaborate plans for the
entertainment Of the visiting club
women are being made.
Aberdeen-D. C. Welther. a raint-
sr Of Ellendaie. who was accident
ally shot IN the knee by Basil
Barnes of that place while the two
were hunting ducks a few miles north
Of there last Thursday. died of the
effects of the wound. His knee was so
badly shattered that amputat on OF
the leg was necessary. That, however,
was not done In time to save his life.
The two had been loading their gins
lust a few feet from each other when
Barnes weapon, a repeating shotgun
was discharged, the load crushing the
bon and flesh OF the kneer to a mass
wedding end bits OF clothing were
smSedded In the wound.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-11-14
Remarkable VtShn lest

An ingenious test of old aud new VIC
lins in which an Instrument of mod
ern make was voted the finest. hu,
been made in Paris During the peg.
Torrance both critics and performers
were in complete darkness. SO that it
WAS impossible to see which one of the
seven violins selected for the test was
being played. Then Immediately after
being used the instrument was laced
under cloth. and the lights were
turned on for a few moments TO en-
able the critics to write down the
votes. All the vioins were played by
two musicians of high standing. and
the compositions were written especi-
ally for the test. The two violinstS
tried to bring out the best In each
violin. and the result. decided by the
votes, was interesting The modern
make of violin led the list with 10.
votes. and its nearest rival for favor
was Stradivarius with 90 votes.
Other old and famous makes of vioinS
received 50. 81. So. 50 and S0.-London
Telegraph.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-11-14
Tender Hearted Maid.

Once upon Il time there lived child
of gentle micn and manners mild; she
was so tender and so kind she wcpt f"
see window blind. She feared il might
give the window pain to leave it stand
ing in the rain. Her maiden auntN
she would beg not TO stone ralSln~
beat an egg. or from potatoes take tn"
eyes. Oh. how this maid did ag0niZc.
And when she saw her whipping"
cream with horror she would sob and
scream. The very thought of killing
time appeared to her 81 dreadful crime.
and. though to music she inclined. to
beat a measure seemed unkind. 70
see the cows!ip Ivy the river with ap-
prehpnsion made her Shivcr: to cut II
page or turn it down would cauS" y
deprecating frnwn. And when she
saw them Shivcring in the chill an
tumn air she knitted stockings for the
trees because their limbs were bare.
Her heart so oft with anguish wrung
caused this poor maid to die quite
young. Widow.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-11-14
BEAR TREES MAN

r. II. Blair, proprietor of the Pho
neer hotel at this place. had 4 very eX-
citing experience one night last week.
About 4:30 p. IN. he with his DOGS
were in hot pursuit Of large bear,
when he accidentally stumbled and
fell, throwing his gun some distance
On retaining his feet he found him
self in close quarters, as another large
bear appeared, approaching him in a
business like manner. Mr.. Blair mar
rOWly escaped a big hug, by hastily
climbing a nearby maple tree and the
bear took up his watch below Mrs.
Blair becoming much alarmed by her
husbands prolonged absence asked
Mr.. J. Glenn and Mr.. J. Olson to go
in search Of him. After going about
three miles up the Quiniault road they
found tracks leading in the woods
they thought were Mr.. Blairs. Fol
| lowing these about three hundred
yards to their relief and we must con
fess amusement, sped the author of
their search astride a limb about
twenty feet up tree, with Mr.. Bear
still faithfully at his post. A shot from
| Mr.. Olson's rifle killed the bear and
relieved Mr.. Blair of his enforced inn
| prisonment. Mr.. Blair received no
! injuries, but states there are more
pleasant situations on a stormy than
up tree with a bear for company
! Humptulips correspondence in Monte
sanO Vidette.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-11-14
Sensitive to Art.

Said the art gallery guide. "1ust
watch the crowd awhile and see which
of their antics impresses you most
Presently the visitor said. 81 think
it is the queer attitudes so many OF
them strike"
Exactly" said the guide. 'They
are initiating the poses of the figures
in the portraits. Anybody who sits
for portrait is supposed to strike u
graceful attitude. All these people
who have never been painted realize
the grace there is in the poise of the
head. the turn of the wrist. the slope
of the shoulders. They wish they
could look like that. and unconscious
ly they try it. The men are as bad
as the women. They straishten up:
they droop: they tilt their heads: they
arrange their hands and feet in imi-
tation of the figures they admire most.
Sometimes their attempts are very
clever: again they are simply ridicu-
lous."-New York Times.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-11-14
The Waiting Championship.

An Atchison woman who looks for
good in everything is clad she mar
ried. 1T has taught me patience" she
said. When Il girl she flew into II tenn
lPr if she had to wait five minutes for
something she wanted. but now she
waits and waits and waits and says
nothing She waited nine wears for
her new front porch. six years for her
husband to take her to the theatrr and
eleven years for him voluntarily. when
there was no company around. to offer
her rocking chair. This" she said
recently to a friend who heard she ~Hs
sitting up half the night waiting for
her husband to come home. lis moth
ing. | can wait longer and say less
about it than any woman who ever
lived. l am glad | married: other
wise | could never claim the waiting
championship belt. '-Atchison Globe.