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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-30

@Who's responsible,-Ziz the Original What Is 1t,
Charley the ree-Legged Man, Mademoiselle Mnette
the Mindanao Midget, or"
Eat Florence said Sam. "She's the cause of all
the trouble. And she's got the backing of the whole
BUNCH the Cingalese Twins the Bearded Lady, the
Fire-Eating Frenchman, Attenuated Arthur the Boy
Beanpole, even the Coon Band Can you beat it,"
"The Coon Band-maybe. Fat Florence never!" said
l. "What does F1orre want salary food?"
Neither, said Sam. "She wants to ride in the pa
rade. Says she would have joined the show she
hadn't thought she would get chance to get some
fresh air and the country She longs for scenery
She pines for peek at strange people, strange sights
She intended for sequestered existence
Cooped up in hot tent all day she gets chance
improve her mind. She's tired of seeing bewhiskered
rubes all day, trying to sell them photos, and having
them stick pins in her legs to find out if they real By
her ncessant CAB she has the whole upset. They
sent me round robin tonight The Strong Man
brought it to the Red Wagon. Unless they are per-
mtted to ride in parade they quit and join the Wells
& Howe Show. It's in Grand Island today
sand you replied?'
@'Nothing doing!' l can't exhibit the whole bag of
tricks gratis and get any coin with this circus Mystery
is the keynote of the show business expecta-
tion suspense whatever you want to call it. That's
why don't open all the animal cages parade.
That's why Frohman keeps Maude Adams out of sight
when she's not on the stage. That's why any house
with the shutters closed will be called haunted gen.
Grafton In this business people pay for things they
can't look at for nothing It's human nature to attach
the big interest to little things that kept concealed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-30
BY GLENMORE DAVIS

be hanged if any conglomeraton of Cabans going
to make Joe Miller out of him. that he'd show Fat
Florence who bossed the Harns Circus and that the
next town would be the of the freaks Waterloo
While discussing ways of thwartng the obese
lady the train rafting through the heated darkness
Comatose towns disappeared behind tail lights
noticed. Halfdry rivers, millions of acres of shadow
corn occasional sheep and cattle corraS and several
hours slipped past without any attention from 1t
was hot-hot for Nebraska Sam forgot the table
full of unopened sweating beer bottles Finally after
he had yawned three four times, both turned in
1t nearly daylight Probably Florence was snooz-
ing blissfully in her big bunk ahead Fat people seldom
worry. Why should we?
ON the way to town in the morning the Mighty
Harkins displayed the set jaw and the U. S. Grant
taciturnty that had distinguished him to since
first met on Park Row, where fought out repor
tora battles nconsequentia to the world large but
wonderfully Illuminating to the editorial ROOM SAM
in limited circle, famous for two vrtues-integ-
rity and bowels. The latter, word to the pas
sive majority, never-say-de and 't-gve-up
the-shp to the fighting minority. On this particular
day it meant the kibosh to Fat Florence her mental
and physical ponderosity, and the combined congenita
queerness of her fellow conspirators.
Each of these idiotc gargoyes has two or three
hundred-dollar hold-back in the wagon explained
Har1ins as climbed into the buggy. @By that
each has lot of back salary due. They leave it
in the safe they won't spend it. They like to get it
wad when the closes If | don't give in or
whip them before the procession starts, they'll collect
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-30

The grab bag at ladies' social and the sideshow with
circus precisely the same. One party holds the
bag and takes the money to let the other party satisfy
his her curiosity. If you let them the contents
nobodyH pay to grab. I'm the last to tear the
veil off the Face of Mystery
1t good speech; but when | tried to tell him
Sam got sore and broke into Demosthenesan dia-
tribe which touched several things, among them the
lack of effect Of oratory entful of unlettered
strosties. He asked if | could imagine the Mighty
Harins Show paradng up the streets of Denver with
the Mastodontic Girl elephant, the Three
Legged Man astride calico horse, aspar the Georgia
Giant driving the twevepony team, and the Bearded
Lady rumbling along in a Roman chariot.
If could imagine that, he figured sarcasticaly,
could picture the Twenty two-Inch Midget in baby
carriage htched to the twentytwofoot giraffe and the
Two-Headed Boy guiding the Seven-Footed Cow
through solid lines of hyserical humanity He said he'd
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-30

and beat it the three o'clock for Grand Island and
the Wells & Howe Show"
We hadn't driven two blocks from the train before
member of the local constabuary force tack
ing pacard tree. crowd Of mer and boys looked
on, and pulled up to what had caused police
to turn blposter. In red letters the following
stared us in the face:
WARNING!!
LOCK your doors and windows before leaving your
houses today! Do carry large OF money watches
jewels on the street,
PICKPOCKETS
ARE WITH THE MIGHTY HARKINS SHOW! YES
TERDAY IN EDMUNDTON THEY STOLE $1,000 ON
THE STREET AND ROBBED SEVERAL HOUSES
BEWARE!i
(Signed) HENRY S. RoNALDS,
Chief of Police.
As continued toward the center of town
dozens of these cards. and every other house discov
cred and busily fastening shutters mailing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-30
Drawings by Wallace Morgan

IERE is nothing more firing physically
than circusing. If a pedometer was at
tached to the neither extremities of the
average workman or workhorse connected
with an itinerant tent show, | venture
the assertion that, between the hours of
seven in the morning and midnight on
any daY. the scoreboard would prove that
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-05-24

shall be posted in three public places in said town and shall take effect and be in force from and after the date of its passage. ~ Passed and approved this 16th day of May, A. D., 1913.
 (SeaD w. T. LUCAS,
 Municipal Clerk
 c. w. CARTER,
 President of the Common Coun- cil and ex.oflicio mayor of the City of Juneau.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-02-20

N. P. Null representing the J. l. Case
Threshing Machine Co. of Valley City
was in town between trains Wednes-
day. .,.
C. w. Bantel, Lucca's congenial
Enderlin a visit Wednesday.
Mrs. Chas. Jorgenson is confined to
her home with a bad case Ut La
Grippe.
Walter Meili returned home from
Rogers Monday, to nurse severe
cold
Bowry Paul, Gade Engineer, will be
leaving in a few days to take up en-
ployment on the Cad farm at Ryder.
The smiling face OF Frank Marchke
appeared upon our streets on Thurs
day.
Rex. Lindermal just returned from
farmer was in Fargo few days last
week visiting his son Walter.
Mr.. Hans Skramstad spent a few
hours in town buying his spring mach
merry.
George Hollintch returned from Far
60 Saturday where he had gone in the
interests of Mrs. Hollinitch's health.
M. G. Carver and Walter Meili went
over to Nome between trains Satur
day.
c.. ]. Easton of Buffalo has accepted
the position of agent for the Dodge
Elevator Co. at Elizabeth, our neigh
boring village. Mr.. Eason gave us a
call Friday and promised to give every
body a square deal.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-02-20

Enderlin paid Lucca a short visit Sat
urday and purchased tickets for Min
neapolis where they will visit relatives
for a few weeks.
Mr.. Bluett of the Pioneer Plow Co.,
Minneapolis, was a visitor between
trains riday.
Hans Anderson of Alice was up
for few days visiting relatives re-
turning home Tuesday. 49,.
C.. w. Cramer of Fargo spent few
hours in town on Tuesday.
The many friend Of Barney Reck,
regret to learn that he was obliged
to discontinue his position as SOB sec.
ton foreman at Rogers and return
home with a very bad case Of La
Grippe.
P. G. Sitz OF Marion visited Lucca
between trains Wednesday.
Luccaites enjoyed a pleasant visit
Tuesday from Mr.. H. E. Cregun rep.
resenting the Pioneer Life Insurance
Co. of Valley City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thede Phillips arrived
Wednesday to attend the funeral of
Mrs. Phillips brother Fred Hllsbury
Mrs. III. e. Blaine of Minneapolis
arrived "Wednesday to attend the fun
eral Of her brother Fred Ellsbury.
L. j. SevertPn of Kathryn was Wis.
itor in town between trains Wednes.
day.
Mr.. J. e. Jones Of Valley City was
among the Lucca visitors between
trains Tuesday. :
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-02-20
LUCIA.


Feb. 1S.-C. A. Weatherstrom, rep
resenting j. H. Allen & Co of st. Paul
paid the merchants visit the fore
part of the week.
John Shieb, the ever smiling eleva-
Tor agent took in the o. R. c. ball at
Nnderlin. John reports having a
splendid time. .
Joseph Mann boarded the train for
E,nderlin and expects to be gone few
days.
Mrs Wilbur Galbraith paid a flying
visit to Enderlin.
G. E. Greenwood, Nome's congenial
editor, was among Lucca visitors this
week.
The pleasant faces of the Melchair' S
orchestra appeared in Lucca between
trains enroute to Enderlin where they
rendered the melodious sounds of
sweet music for the O. r. C. ball,
and their good work was highly ap-
preciated by ALL
Rev. A. w. Savage paid the COM
munity a pleasant visit during the
week.
r. S. Barnard of jamestown, re-
presenting the Wallace Lumber Co. of
Ballard, Wash, was a visitor between
grains during the week.
L. d. Carver spent few days at
Fargo attending the Implement Deal
ers' Convention. Mr.. Carver says
these conventions are the clear thing.
The Smith Brothers and Paul Maui
derhaur returned home from an ex-
tensive eastern trip. The boys report
having a most enjoyable time but are
glad to get back to good cd North
Dakota just the same.
Mrs. George Nollinitch is under the
doctors care at Fargo this week.
Imccaites were pleased to see the
smiling face of John Salzer among its
visitors the past week. Just one thing
wrong about Brother Salzer he does
not come oftner
G. H. Burnhman, our congenial lum-
Der agent was at Fargo the past week
attending the Implement Dealers
Convention. George reports having a
good time and brought home many
good ideas from the convention.
Dir. iWa1d of the Summons Hard
ware Co., called upon the trade the
first part of the week.
Vim. ,Story's ever smiling face was
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-02-20
CORRESPONDENCE
LUCIA.

IONAlAs
J. w. Walker, travelling salesman
from Greenfield, Indiana, was among
our visitors Saturday calling upon the
trade.
Chas. Myhres passed through Lucca
to EnderNn Saturday. It Is surmised
that Chas is to become bridegroom
to one Of Enderlin's popular young la
dies who formerly was an esteemed
Luccaite.
Mrs. A. B. Pittendrugh received a
telegram Saturday announcing the sud-
den death of her father at Toronto,
Ont. Mr.. Wilson had taken a severe
cold and from then on until he had
hold and lrom then on until he had
passed to the great beyond there
seemed to be no hope. At the ripe
old age Of three score and 20, Mr.. Will
son was a very active person; in his
demise Toronto loses one of its ear.
ly pioneers who was on the ground
when there were but few tents
pitched for it's Inhabitants. 1t was
his pride to watch it's wonderful
growth until it now ranks as one of
the largest as we'll as the most beau.
tiful cities in the Dominion of Can.
ada.
Miss Olive Pittendrigh and Miss
Charlotte Carver of the Valley City
Normal Sundayed with their parents.
The Misses Ida and Mabel Love Of
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-02-20
County Correspondence

among the visitors last week. Mr.
Story represents the Towle Kusic
Candy Co., and reports business very
good.
| A. R. Wilberg and sister of Nome
passed through Lucca on their way tc
| Enderlin to attend the o. R. c. ball
! They report having a most delightful
time.
NJ. #. Rye Of Morango made the
town few hours visit while waiting
train connections. Mr.. Rye expects tC
assume the cashiership of the Farm
ers Bank.
j. N. Buett of the P. E. o. Plow Co..
minneapolis called upon the trade
during the first part of the week.
Rex Linderman paid flying visit tc
Nome. Rex says no place like Lucca
after all.
J. r. Love Lucca's thriving hardware
merchant was among the many visi
tors at Fargo attending the Imple
ment dealers convention. John re
ports having a real good time.
John Shiebe was visitor to the I'm
pliment dealers convention at Fargo
last week, and reports everything
locely
Hans Skamstad paid a visit to Far
go the middle of the week. Hans must
still be going as we have seen nothing
of him since.
F. r. Hill, lineman for the Northern
Pacific railroad paid us a few hours
visit Thursday. Whenever the tele'
praph wires need the doctor we call
on Brother Hill to come out and do the
necessary.
N. A. Meyer, representing the Bal
low & Selling Manufacturing Co. of
Ripon, Wis, was among the Lucca Wis
itors the past week.
Mr.. Erickson of Fngal paid us a
pleasant visit Friday.
o. H. iBartin, assistant superinten'
dent of schools for Barnes county paid
us few hours visit Friday. Just one
fault with Mr.. Barton his visits are too
short
Otto sprockhaff has gone to Fargo
for a few days visit.
p. NJ. Hanson and A. L. Logan spent
most of Saturday waiting train connec-
lions for Wyndmere.
Mrs. Treaster passed through Lucca
Saturday enroute to her home at Has
tings.
John Love returned from Fargo Sat
urday where he had been on ous-
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1913-04-25
SUMMONS.

In the District Court of the
Fourth Judicial District Of the
State of Idaho, III and for the
County of Lincoln.
w. F. G. Thatcher, Plaintiff VS..
Geo. j. Post and Harriet F. Post,
Defendants. Alias Summons.
The State of Idaho sends greet
ings to the above named defendant
You are hereby required to ap-
pear in an action brought against
you by the above named Plaintiff
in the District Court of the Fourth
Judicial District, State of Idaho,
in and for the County of Lincoln
and to answer the complaint filed
therein "a copy of which is here
to attached within twenty days
exclusive of the day of service)
after the service on you of this
summons. if served within this
district: or if served out of this
district, within forty days. The
said action is brought to collect
from you the sum of $500, to-
gether with interest, attorneys
fees and costs on two certain prom
issOry notes and to foreclOse the
mortgage given by you on lots 6, 7,
and 8 of Section two ~, Township
ten 90 South, Range "a East B.
NJ. given to secure said notes. For
further particulars you are re-
ferred to the complaint, a copy of
which is hereto attached and made
a part hereof.
And you are hereby notified, that
if you fail to appear and answer
the said complaint, as above re-
quired, the said plaintiffs will de
mand judgment against you in the
sum of $4,000, with interest there
On at 7 per cent from January II,
1912, and for $500 attorneys fee,
and for the costs of this suit, and /
Tor the foreclosure Of the mortgage
herein referred to.
Given under my hand and the
seal of the District Court of the
Fourth Judicial District of the 1
State of Idaho, in and for the
county of Lincoln, this 9th day OF
January, in the year of our Lord
me thousand nine hundred and
thirteen.
seal. JOHNSON & PADDOCK H
Attorney for Plaintiff, Resi-
dence and p. 0. Address, Sho-
shone. Idaho.
HARRY W. ANDERSON, Clerk.
Apr. 1875 BY ]. c. Holman,
Deputy Clerk.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1913-04-25
SUMMONS.

In the District Court Of the
: Fourth Judicial District of tht
State OF Idaho, in and for the
County of Lincoln.
William u. Hews, Plaintiff, vs.
Chas. p Diehl, Defendant. Alias
Summons.
The State Of Idaho SENDS greeting;
to the above named defendant:
I You are hereby required to APP
pear in an action brought against
you by the above named plaintiff
! in the District Court Of the Fourth
Judicial District. State of Idaho
/ in and for the County of Lincoln,
and 10 answer the complaint filed
therein "a copy of which is here
TO attached within twenty days
exclusive of the day of service)
latter the service on you of this
! Summons if served within this Dis
trict: or if served out of this
district. within forty days. The
said action is brought TO recover
from you the sum of one hundred
ninety and 27-i00 tSi90.27) dollars
with interest from March i6, 1912,
at the rate of per cent per an
mum, and for one hundred $500
collars attorneys fees. and for the
costs of this action. said action be-
ing based upon a prOmissory note
Of one hundred seventy-five dollars
dated February IS, 1911, executed
by you and payable to the order
Of the plaintiff herein, all of
which more fully appears from the
complaint filed in this action.
And you are hereby notified that
if yeu fail to appear and answer
the said complaint as above re-
quired, the said plaintiff will take
judgment against you for the sum
of one hundred ninety and 27-f00
dollars, with interest from March
10. 1912, at per cent, and for one
hundred (Sl00) dollars attorneys
fee. and for costs of. this action.
Given under my hand and the
seal of the District Court of the
Fourth Judicial District of the
State of Idaho, in and for the
County of Lincoln, this 18th day
of April, in the year of our Lord
one thousand nine hundred and
thirteen.
Attorney for Plaintiff, johnson &
Paddock, residence and postoffice
address, ShOshOne, Idaho.
HARRY w. ANDERSON, Clerk.
Seal. By ]. C. Holman,
Apr. 1875 Deputy Clerk.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1913-04-25
NATIONAL LETTER WRITING
CONTEST TO CLOSE MAY 10

Word was received here today
from the committee in charge of
the great National Prize Letter
Writing Contest for school child
rem that May 10Th has been set as
the closing day of the contest.
This information will deeply in
terest the school children in this
vicinity who are competing for
the prizes.
The official announcement re-
ceived at this office follows: The
Judges who are to make the 2,i00
awards to the school children of
the United States who have sub
mitted the best letters, containing
from 200 to 300 words, in the Ma
tiOnal Letter Writing Contest,
warn the pupils of your schools
that every letter must be deposit
ed in your local post-office, ad-
dressed TO The Remington Liter
airy Committee, 299 Broadway, New
York. on or before May 18th. The
letters will be read as rapidly as
possible after the closing date
and the grand prizes awarded.
The names of the winners will be
announced in the newspapers over
The country.
This announcement will proba-
bly, bring a flood of new letters in
10 the contest during the next
Few dayS
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1913-04-25
NOTICE OF THE VILLAGE MAR
SHAL TO THE PEOPLE
nE CU0CTT0NE

By order of the town Board,
was directed to publish a notice
calling to your attention certain
provisions of the Village ordinance
es regarding the cleaning up OF
streets and alleys, the use of wa
ter, etc. And | was further direct
ed to prosecute all prisons violat-
ing these provisions.
Ordinance No. 9 provides that ii
shall be unlawful to dump any
trash or garbage of any kind in any
Of the streets or alleys or upon
the banks of Little Wood river;
that it shall be unlawful for any
person to permit any garbage or
refuse to accumulate in his or
their yards, or TO maintain any
cess-pool or garbage box in an I'M
sanitary condition, or to allow
any unwholesOme or unsanitary
condition to exist about their prem
ises.
Ordinance No. 80 provides that it
shall be unlawful for any person
to allow weeds to grow upon their
premises or upon the streets or al
leys adjacent thereto. and that the
bitches in front of their premises
must be kept open and in repair.
Ordinance No. "a provides that
it shall be unlawful for any per-
son to use water for irrigation pur-
poses between the hours of 10 p.
m. and 5 a. m. AN violations of
the above ordinances will Oe Wig
orously prosecuted.
GEO. d. CAMPBELL,
Marshal.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1913-04-25
SEEK INTEREST IN BIG DAM.

BOISE, April t9.-After hearing
the evidence today, Federal Judge
Dietrich took the case of the Twin
Falls Land and Water company
against the Twin Falls Canal COM
pany and the Twin Falls North
Side Land and Water company
under Amusement. The evidence
was all submitted by the attorneys.
and they were instructed to file
briefs with the Court.
Title to the snare in the Miner
dam of the North Side Twin Falls
tract is involved in the action,
which seeks to determine whether
the North Side tract is entitled
to any interest in the dam at Mil
ner and whether it is entitled to
an interest in the deed.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1913-04-25
GETTING AT THE FACTS.


Court proceedings are not 30 alb
surd as TINS Bit Of satire from
/ The sioux City News represent:
lnem. but il sometimes seems L
the layman-and to some lawyers
/ too-as if the rules OF evidence
and the efforts Of attorneys were
directed as often toward the dark
ening Of counsel as toward the il
Illumination thereof.
By any district attorney "Whal
IS your name. please?
Il object: this witness cannot
/ possibly remember when she was
ohristened The family Bible woulo
( be the best evidence.
Il withdrew the question. What
are you commonly called"
Objected 10 en- The ground that
u IS not shown That the witness Is
an expert on common callings.
Il Will change the form OF the
question. What name are you
known by?'
Objection on the ground that it
is heresay, that il is immaterial,
that it is net original evidence, and
That no foundation has been laid
iD4 a. ~ -liiNAB AiibA tiA' w."
ness has any name.
Objection sustained. Exception
noted.
have you name?'
Yes.
What is it?" Same objections.
After argument, question allowed.
Exception.
My name is Mrs. Mary Smith.
Request to eXpunge the answer
from the record because it is not
shown that the witness is married.
or that her husbands name is
Mary Smith. Answer stricken out.
Are you married.
Objected to on the ground that
it has not yet been shown that
the marriage certificate cannot be
produced, and that the question Is,
immaterial, as the fact of mar
riage is not involved. Objection l.,
sustained.
Have you been known by any
other name than Mrs. Mary
Objected to as leading De-
PENDANTS counsel asked to be heard
On this point but the question
was allCwed-he took an exception.
The witness then answers, Yes
Mary Jones'"
Defendants counsel then moved
to strike out the last part Of the
answer on the ground that it was
not responsive. Motion granted.
When did you assume the name
Of Mrs. Mary Smith,"
Objected to by the defendants
counsel on the ground that the ans
wer may tend to humiliate the wit
ness. Question allowed
In 1898, when | was married.
Objected to, on the ground that |
the court has already ruled against
going into the question of marriage.
Objection sustained; everything eX-
cept the year named is stricken |
out of the answer.
How old are you?"
Objected TO on the ground that
it is not shown that she is old
At all. Objection sustained.
Are you more than twenty-on"
years Of age"
Yes.
DO you consider that your TWEEN
y-first year began at your twenty
irst birthday, or ended on it?"
Counsel objected to this as I'M
and incompetent.
The remainder of the day was
consumed in a bitter Wrangle be-
ween counsel about this question
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1913-04-25
LOOK TO Y0I1R PLUMBING

You Know what happens IN d
house in which the plumbing is In
poor condiLiOn-eVerybOdy in the
house is liable to contract typhoid
or some other fever. The diges-
tive organs perform the samefunc-
tions in the human body as the
plumbing does for the house, and
they should be kept in first class
condition all the time. If you have
any trouble with your digestion:
take Chamberlain's tablets and
you are certain to get quick re-
lief. For sale by all druggists.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1913-04-25
FRANK T. DISH EY
ATTORNEY AT-LAW
NOTARY PUBLIC


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