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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-12-22
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As Alex and | reached the second
floor, MI. Jameson met us. He was
\ grave and quiet. and he nodded com
prehendingly when he saw the safe.
Will you come with me for a mo-
ment. Miss Innes?' he asked soberly,
and on my asserting, he led the way
to the east wing. There were lights
moving around below, and some of
the maids were standing gaping down.
They screamed VII whom they SO W me,
and drew back to let me pass. There
was a sort of hush over the scene;
Alex, behind me, muttered something
could not hear, and brushed past me
that man was lying doubled up at
the foot oil the staircase, and that
Alex was STOPPING over him.
As I came slowly down, Winters
stepped hack. and Alex Strengthened
himself, looking at me across the
body with impenetrable eyes. In his
hand he held a shaggy gray wig, and
before me on the floor lay the man
whose headstone stood in Casanova
clurchyard Paul Armstrong.
Winters told the story in a dozen
words. In his headlong fight down
4 the circular staircase. with Winters
Just behind, Paul Armstrong had
pitched forward violently. struck his
head against the door to the east YER
anda, and probably broken his neck.
He had died.as Winters reached him.
AS the detective finished, Il saw Hal
sey, pale and shaken, in the card
room doorway, and for the first time
9 hn + light q lost my self.control / put
my arms around my boy, and for
moment he had to support me- A sec
ond later, over Halsey's shoulder, i
saw something that turned my emo
tion into other channels, for behind
him, IN the shadowys cardroom, were
Gartfnae ana laex. the gardener, and
There IS no usuS lnincing matters he
was kissing her!
was unable to speak. Twice
opened my mouth; then ] turned Hal
sey around and pointed. They were
quite unconscious OF MS; her head was
on his shoulder; his face against her
hair As it happened. lit was Mr..
Jameson A who broke up the tabIeau.
He stepped over to Alex and
touched him on the arm. B u 81
~. And now, !, he said quietly, 'howl
long are you and I to play our little
comedy. Mr.. Bailey?'' \, ii
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-12-22
Hunters Xiii 6iq arizzIv.

The monster grizzly bear that for
years has been making many sleepless
nights for the farmers, miners and
residents of the northwestern Trinity
region has at last been slain.
This monarch of the forest and
slayer of small domestic animals was
killed by Thomas Mcdonald. wealthy
mining man VINO has been camping
along the Salmon range in Trinity.
Single-handed Mcdonald, who is a
mountaineer of marked ability, killed
the bear after a lively tussle.
The bear weighed 1000 pounds. and
is the finest and biggest specimen
ever seen in the Trinity mountain re.
gions. The animal had for years de
fed all efforts to capture or kill him.
Maryville Correspondence San Fran.
cisco Call.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-12-22
WANT PURE MILK
Sioux Falls Health Officials Get After
Indifferent Milkmen

Sioux Falls-O Officials of the health
department, are finishing for the year,
preparatory to making their annual re-
port. the inspection of diaries, which
furnish milk and cream for Sioux Falls
and just by way of indicating that the
inspection is being given their best
attention a dairyman was arrested
on a charge of delivering milk which
was found below the test and was
filmed $40.
I'VE continue to find few diaries
which do not comply with the regula
tons prescribed in the ordinances"
said DR.. Keller yesterday. They either
cannot comply with the regulations,
because of lack of facilities, or they
will not, and there is but one remedy
remaining in order to safeguard the
public health and that is to put those
complying diaries out OF busi-
ness, which will certainly follow.
One of the rigid provisions of the
law is that every dairy must have a
milk house where the milk is to be
cared for after it is taken from the
cows and that milk house must be
separate and apart from the place in
which the milking is done. That pro-
vision is being violated here every
day.
And another provision is that cans
and measures used in the delivery OF
milk must not be washed in the kitch-
en- sink, where utensils used in cook
ing and other kitchen belongings are
washed. That provision is also vio-
lated every day
"These violations must stop.
cone man has recently come to me
and announced that he had decided not
to establish himself in the milk busi-
ness in Sioux Falls, because I insist
ed that he would have TO erect a milk
house, as the law provides, if he open
ed up.
THE Sioux Falls health department
is now at work upon a plan for having
the next legislature pass a law which
will compel all dairy cattle in this
state to be examined for tuberculosis
germs, or in other words, subjected
to the tuberculin test, before they
are used iii the dairy and I think we
will have no difficulty in having such
a law passed.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-12-22
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SYNOPSIS.

Miss Times, spinster and guardian OF
Gertrude and I1alsey, established sum
mer headquarters at Sunnyside. Arnold
Armstrong was found shot to death in
the hail. Gertrude and her fiance, Jack
Bailey, had conyersed in the billiard
room shortly before tho murder Detcc-
tive Jameson accused Miss lnnes of hold.
Ing back evidence. Cashier Bailey OF Paul
Armstrong; bank, defunct was arrested
for efnbezzlenent. Paul Armstrong;
Louise Armstrong, told Halsey that while
sfe SIN loved hiln,. she. was to marry am
other II developed that DIR. Walker was
me "a man Louise was found unconscious
At the bottom OF the circular staircase
She said something had brushed by her
u The dark on the stairway and She
strong's murder. Thomas the lodgek eep-
er. Was found dead with a note in his
pocket bearing the name Iucien Wall
lace" ladder found out of place deep
burned. and in the dark Miss Innes shot
an intruder. Hasey mysteriously disap-
peared. His auto was found wrecked by
q freight train II developed Halsey had
nn.areument in the library with a woman
before his dtsappearance. New cook dis
Mis- 1nnes learned Halsey WA, vas
at mention of the name of Nina CARING
ton. Evidence was secured from Il tramp
that man. supposedly Halsey, had been
bound and gagged and thrown into an
empty box car. Gertrude was missing.
Hunting for her, Miss Innes ran into a
man and tainted. A confederate of DIR.
Walker confessed his part in the mys-
terry. He stated that the Darlington wo-
man had been Killed, that Walker feared
her. and that he believed that Paul Arm
strong had been killed by hand guided
by Walker. Hiilsey was found in dis
tant hospital. Paul Armstrong was not
dead, Miss lnnes discovered secret rooms
tn which the Traders bank treasure was
bel 81! To he Mrs Watsnn. diving. said
she killed Arnold Armstrong, vino years
before had married her sister under the
alias or Wallace. Lucien Wallace was
born of the marriage Miss Innea dscov-
erred a secret panel to the mysterious
room and unWittinsly locked herself with
ers ran across Paul Armstrong. Arm
strong pitched forward down the circular
staircase, breaking his neck. In the Sc
cref room was found the Traders bank |
loot, which Armstrong had taken. /
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-12-22
Without Malice.

What have you done?" exclaimed
Mrs. Cumrox, as she fourished let
ter at him.
Has that anything to do with the
correspondence | tried to help you
with?"
TT has. It's an indignant protest
told you to address that distin-
guished pianist as Herr Professor"
And | did So
yes. But you wrote it Hair Pro-
fessor!'"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-12-22
WONDERED WHY.
Found the Answer Was "Coffee."

Many pale, sickly persons wonder for
years why they have to suffer SO, and
eventually discover that the drug-caf-
feine-in coffee is the main cause of
the trouble
i was always very fond of coffee
and drank 1t every day. never had
much flesh and often wondered why l
was always so pale, thin and weak.
About five years ago my health
completely broke down ard was con-
fined to my bed. My stomach was in
such condition that could hardly take
suf1icient nourishment to sustain life
During this time was drinking cot
fee. didn't think could do without 1t.
AFTER awhile came to the conclu-
sion that coffee was hurting me. and
decided to give it up and try Postum,
l didn't like the taste of it at first, but
when 1T was made right-boiled until
dark and rich-I soon became fond OF
1t.
In one week l began to feel better.
! could eat more and sleep better. MY
sick headaches were less frequent, and
within five months | looked and felt
like a new being. headache spells en-
tirely gone.
MY health continued to improve and
today am we'll and strong. weigh 14S
pounds. attribute my present health
to the life-giying qualities Of Postum"
Read 1.-THE Road to Wellvilfe." In
pkgs. There's Reason"
4 Ever READ the shove Ietterf.nA new
one appears eEon 6me to time. They
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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-12-22
The Moder Way.

A couple of young MEN on the Mar
ket street viaduct the other evening
offered new version of an old saw
After they had passed a couple Of au-
burn-haired damsels one of the young
men took his stand at the curb and
gazed up and down the bridge
What are you looking for?" In
CURED his companion
Pointing to the red-headed girls, the
young man answered: I'm trying to
see white automobile. ~ oungstown
Telegram.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-12-22

He and Louise had no conversation
together until that night. Gertrude
and AleN--l mean Jack-had gone for
walk, although it was nine o'clock,
and anybody but pair of young geese
would have known that dew was fall
ing, and that it is next to impossible
to get rid of a summer cold.
AT half after nine, growing weary
oil my own company, | went down
stairs to find the. young people. At
the door OF the living room | paused.
Gertrude and Jack had returned and
We're there, sitting together on a
d1van, with only one lamp lighted.
They did not see or hear me, and |
beat a hasty retreat to the library.
But here again I was driven back.
Louise was sitting in deep chair,
looking the happiest / had ever seen
her, with Halsey on the arm of the
chair, holding her close.
The next day, by degrees, 1 got the
whole story.
Paul Armstrong had a besetting
evll-the love of money Common
enough, but he loved money, not for
what 1t would buy, but for it's own sake,
An examination of the books showed
no Irregularities in the past year
since John had been cashier, but be-
fore that, in the time of Anderson, the
Old cashier, who had died, much
strange Juggling had been done with
the records. The railroad in New
Mexico had apparently drained the
bankers private fortune, and he de-
termlned to retrieve it by one stroke.
This was nothing less than the loot
ing OF the banks securities, turning
them into money. and making his es-
cape.
But the law has long arms. Paul
Armstrong evidently studied the situa-
ton carefully Just as the only good
Indian is a dead Indian, so the only
safe defaulter is dead defaulter. He
decided to die, to all appearances, and
when the hue and cry subsidized, he
would be able to enjoy his money al
most anywhere he wished.
The first necessity was an accom-
plice. The eenniAanee- Of DIR. Walker,
was suggested by his love for Louise
The man was INSCRIPTIONS, and with
the girl as a bait, Paul Armstrong
soon had him fast. The plan was APP
parently the acme of simplicity: A
small town in the west, an attack of
heart disease, a body from medical
college dissecting room shipped in a
trunk to DR.. Walker by colleague in
San Francisco. and palmed off for the
supposed dead banker. What was
simpler?
The woman, Nina Darlington. was
the cog that slipped. What she only
suspected, what she really knew, we
never learned. She was chamber
maid in the hotel at c.. and it was
evidently her intention to blackmail
DIR. Walker. His position at that time
i was Uncomfortable. To pay the WON.
an to keep quiet would be confession
He denied the whole thing. and she
went to Halsey. 81
4 was that that had taken Halsey
to the doctor the night he disap
peared. He accused the doctor of the
deception. and, crossing the lawn, had
said something cruel to Louise. Then
furious at her apparent connivance
he had started for the station. Or
Walker and Paul Armstrong 1.-The lat
ter still lame where / had shot him
hurried across to the eanbankment
certain only OF one thing Halsey mus,
nottell the adjective -what he sus
III HAD been re
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-12-22
Doing Out Knowledge.

Mrs. ugwater-Josiah, what is the
origin of the name Milwaukee and
what does it mean?
Mr.. Chugwater-It comes from the
Latin word mile, meaning thousand.
and Wau Kee, a Chinaman; Milwau-
kee. thousand Cinnamon. Think you
can remember that?
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-12-22
Set Miners House Afire

uma--Investigation by the au-
ing of the home of Fritz Weitzel,
a trackman for the Homestake Min
ing company, who resided here Welt
zel's family is visiting in Nebraska,
and during the night he was awakened
by flames in the house and had just
time to escape with his life, losing
everything he had in the house, which
was destroyed. Outside footprints in
the snow leading to the house, and also
to, a point nearby where a horse had
been tied, showed that someone had
apparently set the house on fire.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-12-22

- 1assaeTdaesa-.Asi- 81 :.
at the Keystone hotel last Thurs
day as Michael Styles. giving nc ad-
dress, was found dead in bed next
morning, having been asphyxiated bv
gas. He apparently was between as
and 30 years old and a laborins man
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-12-22

Pierre Notwithstanding the defeat
of the electric headlight law at the
recent election, the railroads seem
inclined to adopt the electric head
light system. For the first time
in the history of the Northwestern
read, 8 Fully eqnipped and elect ID
lighted train. including an electric
headlight. arrived in Pierre last week.
This law was referendumed at the
solicitation of railroad people and the
running of electric headlights SO soon
after the defeat of the law, created
no little comment in political circles
Pierre-It appears that Stanley
county wolf hunters have been secur-
ing double bounty on wolf scalns,
one from the county. and another from
the state on the same scalp. The mat
ter is being investigated and in case
the county pays bounties. the state
fund will not apply to pay on any such
claims.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-10
HE IS THANKFUL HE IS POOR
dren of the Rich Have Too Many Papas and Mammas.

Newport, Nov. 7.-The Cottage Set. clement of Newport and its members now in their winter homes in Provi- dence are amazed at the political ad- dress delivered by Speaker Roswell B. Burchard, of the house of representa- tives at Providence, in Warwick. Speaker Burchard, who is a member of the inner circle of the Republican party is intimate with many of the idle rich of the cottage colony and he digressed from his political topic long enough to take them to task for their lax living. He said:
 When go up in the country l see the farmer happy and contented with his little family. But when I go down to New port and see the wonderful palaces erected by the fabulously rich; when I see rich men who have five or six living wives; when I see rich women with Ave or six living bus. bands and when see little children of the rich with three or four papas and mammas, thank God that my children were born reasonably poor.'
The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-10
Our Washington Letter.

Washington. D. c., Oct. 31, 1910. One of the most scathing denunci- stions of the present tariff that has gone on record so far this fall, was made by Eugene Foss, an insurgent Republican, who is candidate for governor of Massachusetts on the Democratic ticket and large IT anu facturer.
 MT. Foss says the present tariff gyes him protection of 45 per cent on the products of his factories, and De does not need it, but it enables the stockholders of his company to draw larger dividends on the stock they hold.
 In other words the tariff now in 'peration gives to the factories of MI Foss and thousaods of others, he right to wrest profit out of the earnings of the poor on the cotton and woolen goods that they wear.
 Aidrlch, Cannon, and Payne, who ae more responsible than any other a'ee individuals for the shape of ue present tariff have been boosting aa' IL does not raise the duty on a ngle article of food.
 ms on its face is apparently true. .''His nevertheless, in fact, an in- iamous lie.
 TOT instance, thre is no tariff on IaSaronl which is largely imported @'O 'nls country and is cheap ar ae or food, but the tariff imposes navy duty on the particular wrap nls m which the macaroni is ship ~, thereby imposing an indirect anh on the goods itself.
 o' such trickery methods as this " nave forced a tariff by stealth ~aaumber of articles of food.
 .' Ss this kind of trickery that s''. sssss the American people mad ,, '~N as much as the hardships i'm
 ssu oy the tariff. This tariff has saea. .' deal to answer for in regard s,s us ' nigh cost of living. for every. s s 'nat poor man needs took 2 I.sp as soon as the new tariff law ~ane effective.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-10
HEED THE WARNING
aany Mena People Have Done So.

Many Mena People Have Done So.
 When the kidneys are sick they give~uumistakable warnings that should not be ignored. By ex- amining the urine and treating the kidneys upon the first sign oi disorder, many days of suffering may be saved. Sick kidneys ex' pel a dark, ill-smelling urine, full of "brickdust" sediment and painful in passage. Sluggish kidneys cause a dull pain in the small of the back, headaches, dig, zy spells, tired, languid feelings freouently rheumatic twinges.
 Doau's Kidney Pills are for the kidneys only; the cure sick kid news, and rid the blood of uric poison. If you suffer from any of the above symptoms you car use no better remedy.
 Meua people recommend Doan'' Kidney Pills. -
 Mrs. G. B. Hayes, 506 Nintt St., Mena, Ark, says:"l suffered from a dull ache through 'ns small of my back and other symp toms of kidney disease, A lev months ago was induced to try Doan's Kidney Pills and procured a box at the Jackson Drug 70 The ache and soreness soon ois appeared and I continued using using the remedy until l was restored { to good health. l am pleased t !; recommend Doan's Kidney Pi,ls.
 For sale by all dealers. Pric' 5O cents. Foster-Milburn Co. Buffalo, New York, sole agent for the United States.
 Remember the name-pcan s- and take no other.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-10
CUTS OUT POTASH
AN EXPORT TAX PRACTICALLY PROHIBITS IMPORTATION
 FROM GERMANY.
THIS COUNTRY lEvIES NO TARIFF
Trade Is Heavy-is Used in Maklnt rert'lizers-A Boston Company ob. Jeetins-Germany Wishes to Con. serve esources-NeqotIations Of.

Washington, Nov S.-State depart, ment officials are reluctant in the ab. sence of Henry M Hoyt, who has special charge of the matter to make comment on the apparent duplicity of 1ermany in placing an export tax on potash after the execution of recip. rocal trade agreements between inc United States and Germany. The ac tion Of Germany Is a severe blow to the trade in potash, which was put on the free list by the Payne-Aldrich bill
 The Trade Was Heavy.
 Potash and it's various comnounds are shipped in large quantities from Germany to the United States. The Tariff discussions showed that Ger. many shipped us, of carbonate of pot ash 1S,O29,l12 pounds; hydrate of pot, aash 3,47l,904 pounds and sulphate O, potash 55,4O7 ,O33 pounds.
 Potash enters into the manufacture or nearly all high grade fertilizers. One of the great companies is located at Boston. The president is W. S.. Bradley, who recently was in Berlin protesting against Germanys imposi- ton or 16 marks, or about S4 per 100 export duty on potash. It appears that this company made contracts before the passage of the new law with Ger man miners for the required amount of potash annually. MT. Bradley made his protest in Berlin on the ground that the contracts were inviolable.
 Negotiations Broken of.
 The negotiations have been broken of in Berlin but may be resumed in Washington because the matter Is one that concerns the national faith.
 As early as January of this year the question was taken up by the state de. partment with Germany and it was considered to be an open question, or rather reserved question. The Ger. man Reichstag, notwithstanding the commercial status, passed a law pre-. dicated on the conservation of Ger man resources which it practically prohibited as to potash. These statutes are the act that constitutes the appar- ent bad faith and which undoubtedly lead to further correspondence be- tween the state department and the German ambassador at Washington.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-10
couMIssIoNERss SALE

Notice is hereby given that in pursuance Of
 the authority and directions contained in the
 decretal order of the Chancery Court of Polk
 county. Arkansas, made and entered on the
 18th day of October, A. D., 1910, in certain
 ca,,se No ss5) then pending therein between
 IrIia Frederick complainant, and All. Fred
 erick,and Minnie 0laiFrederick, defendants:
 tba ,,nderstpned as Commissioner Of said Court will offer for sale at pubic Vendue
 to inc highest bidder, at the Southeast door
 or entrance of the County Court House, In
 which said Court is held, in the said County Of
 Polk. within the hours prescribed by law Tor
 IudiciaI sales on Saturday, the 3rd day or De- cember A. D., 1910, the following. described real estate, to-wit: The N 15 of NWI Of the XVII. beginning ats southeast Icorner Of the SW i% of the NWA, and running west parallel with the south line of said SW4 or NWA. distance of three acres long; thense north one acre wide. thence east to east boundary line of atd SW L of NM4; thence south to place of beginning The last described tract con tainiI, etthree acres andl Tn aDi wen tv-three acres more or less and situated Tn ssction 10, Township2 south, RangeSO west, il, Folk County, Arkansas.
 Ferns of Sale: On credit or three ,oanths the purchaser being required to exc c,,te n bond as required by law and the order . nd decree of said court in said cause, with annroved security, bearing interest at the ra te cf ten per cent per annum from date or aafa ,,nffl maid. and a Hen being retained on inc nremises sold to secure the payment of the purchase money.
 Given under my hand this Ith day or No- Nov.io.ts.6t Commissioner in Chancery.