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The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-03-07
SYNOPSIS.

Secret service Chief wilkins. puzzled
over the theft OF the governments cipher,
calls TO his aid Detective Pinkwell. They
think they have discovered a new cipher,
when the office boy BroCkett. tells them
us the Diamond Cipher and starts for
the ball park. Brockett. Chula Lon Kan,
q Siamese, RgmOn .5o,aHo, 4. Cuban, to
Eethei with some twenty other youngsters,
practice baseball, playing until dark. one
or wilkins steupgruphcrs lis seen 10 pass
u paper 10 mysterious stranger. As
outcome of Brocketts cipher, the BAN
player and SOlano are engaged by gov
eminent for mysterious mission. 1aZl-
moto, mysterious Jap, calls on Brockelt,
Brockett falls into YaZimOto's trap,
hght follows, Brockett coming out on
top, Messenger MCkane coming to the
rescue MCkane was bearer OF the mys-
terious cipher, IS also a ball player. YaZ-
lmoto returns to headquarters and re-
ports 20 Baron Zollern his failure to OBJ
tain the cipher; Miss Lawson, the stem
2grapher, also reports to the baron.
Brockett and SolanO have encounter with
the baron In which the latter comes out
second best. Brockett ana Solano arrive
In Jersey City make appointment 10
meet McGnnity. the Iron Man" baseball
manager. Brockett and Solano arrive In
New York aud run into a Chinese Tong
war; rescued by white man. The place
nf refuge found to be trap, fiud them
selves prisoners of Yazimoto. Kelly 10
rescue Kelly turns $4,000 Jap money
pver TO Brockett Brockett and Solano
nave encounter with tough gang, Dut are
protected by kelly's men. On sleeper
Cleveland bound: the baron detected in
act Of rlfling Solano's berth. Jumps from
train. At Detroit the messengers go 10
ball game. receive heroRyphs in mystic
tous manner and depart for Chicago. Ar
rving i'm Chicago. the messengers are
robbed by n "transom thief" the baron
again appears. The baron agrees to as
bst In recovering the stolen papers. The
messengers find the stolen papers in the
possession OF giant negro After a
fierce battle with negroes Brockett and
Solano wake up I'm Jail. The messengers
and police visit the Tenderloin in search
9f the stolen property. The thief IS found
m hop Joint a fight follows. and part
sf the booty" Is recovered. Mysterious
~ receiving another hieroglyphic mes
rage, the messengers board "A train for
The west and are later arrested by bogus
Arkansas sheriff. Brockett aud Solano
knock the sheriff and his Deputies down
and take To the woods. The genuine
Iherin arrests Baron Zoller1, and the
boys resume their journey. The messen-
gers arrive on the Rio Grande and play
ball with the troopers. While playing
ball Brockett Is lassoed and robbed.
rhe messengers meet the commander of
the post They start with important pa
pers for the Mexican chief and run into
ambush Brockett and Solano In the
hands OF brigands. who demand the pa
per. Brockett sews papers up in base
ball; during the game BrOckett bats long
Nv to Sorano. who catches II and van
shes.
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rlgnr out, quick az he can get some
men togeder, an l tries to hurry back
to see II dere was anything | could do
On de way, l falls in wit Solano-an'
youse knows all de rest
Gomez Esteral was holding judg-
ment in the center of the clearing
The face Of the man who had dreamed
OF empire was lined and drawn;
twenty years seemed to have been
added to his age in one hours time.
Somberly he gazed ar the little group
before him, and his voice choked as
he spoke
Il have had a rude awakening" ,"
said Gomez Esteral Il have learned
! that friends are false and that enc
mics may be truest friends. The shock
! has almost overwhelmed mel can
| say but little. Baron Zollern, Mr..
azimoto-go your ways. Whether my
| dreams are ever realized or my am
| bition wrecked. there shall be no profit
for Japan or Germany. The world OF
! LatinAmerica shall know of the tre-
mendous treachery the" planned, and
! tnat knowledge Will end the hopes
! your nations may have held Juan
! Torrejon, I pardon you end your men
| for any in1iscretions you may have
| committed. Young gentlemen OF the
! United States, you may return, under
! escort and protection, bearing with
! you my heartiest admiration and as
! surance that your noble nation, at
! least, need fret no more over the plots
! of Gomez Esterali"
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Poe HOME IN PERIL
Noted Poets Cottage May Be
Moved to New York Park.
Eorouqh President of the Ercnx Has
Asked for 5000 to Save Place
Believed 1.-The Raven" Was
Written There.

New York-The Poe cottage in
Fordham, where the poet lived from
1876 to 1S49, and where his wife died,
is in danger OF being seriously dam
aged by the erection of a tall building
beside it, and Borough President Mil
Ter of the Bronx has asked for an
appropriation of $4,000 with which TO
buy the cottage and remove it to Ed
gar Allen Poe park, says the New
York Sun.
The little story and half building
in which Poe lived out the most heart
breaking experiences of his life now
stands on the east side of Kings
bridge road at the roads junction with
Valentine avenue. 1t is not quite
where it was when Poe lived there,
as Dr. T.. J. Chauvet, the present own
er, moved 1t back short distance
when Kingsbridge road was widened.
The road itself passes over the orr
ginal site.
In letter to Secretary Haag Of the
New York City board of estimate,
Borough President Miller says that
within short time work will be be-
gun on a seven-story apartment house,
one wall of which will touch the north
wall Of the Poe cottage, and that he
fears that the cottage may be dam
aged by the debris incident to the
work of building. The apartment
house will shut off the window open
ing into the living room where Poe
wrote, fought poverty and one day
found himself unable to work longer
! penniless and with a dying wife 10
care for 1t was in that room that
! Virginia Poe died on January 80, 1S47.
Mr. Miller in his letter to the board
of estimate says that DR.. Chauvet has.
offered to sell the cottage to the city
! for $4,000. The other $4,000 is need
ed, Mr. Miller says, to pay for NOV
ing the cottage, providing a founda-
/ tion for it in the park, and restoring
the cottage as nearly as possible to
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he'd have cleaned up their whole
company-only he didn't have to-.
They couldn't have been ten feet from
us when Gomez Esteral rode up with
800 men and that changed the story"
"Youse never thought to ask how
dis Gomez party happened along in
the neighborhood, didja?" questioned
Mike McKane. Nav, | thought not.
Charge dat to me, too. When youse
guys rode outa de cavalry camp, |
was five miles In de lead. | amt no
rider. so was paddin' &c hoof ahead.
When youse was held up was may
be tree hundred feet away. / knew
where youse was headed for, an so
best il 70 scss Mega! jc:rs, whefe de
Gomez feller holds out Der | tells
him all know; ~ ax-~es to turn
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SNlD.. 6VI3 /SulnrX1ZEP PMNH5GRE27UY

Island OF Luzon. Nice reward for bis
capture. l would suggest ttat 1t be
divided up between yourselves and
the policemen who made the capture.
The big negro whom Aguilar stabbed
will get WELL"
Glad OF it," interrupted Mike Mo
Kane. He looked like a big. good
natured mutt to me when | slipped
him a cipher letter in Detroit"
The colonel laughed good-naturedly,
and continued Everything that you
were asked to do has been done with
honor. young gentlemen. And now.
boys, there Is one thing Wish YOU
would explain TO mel have official
pera.ission from General Cole TO re-
eeive enlightenment upon the subject.
VIII you kindly map out To nae the
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BEAUTY DIES OF STARVATION
Lillian /. Hollis, Once Proclaimed
Prettiest Woman on Pacific
Coast.

New York.-Many actors and ac-
tresses stood with bowed heads on
the sidewalk in front of an Eighth
avenue undertaking establishment re-
Gently as the coffin containing the
body of Lillian Lorraine Hollis, known
as the Child Of tragedy" was borne
out to the hearse which conveyed it
to crematory.
Here ends the career Of the girl
whom California proclaimed twenty
two years ago as its most beautiful
product" soliloquized Albert Curtis,
an old time stock company actor. ''In
voting contest conducted by several
California newspapers in 1892 Miss
Hollis was proclaimed the prettiest
woman of the Pacific coast"
When her body was found in lit
tie furnished room at No. 223 West
Forty-ninth street it seemed drawn
and sallow. The beauty of twenty
years ago had faded
A score of cats were sinking about
the room. Among them was Charley.
known to every theater almost
throughout the United States, be-
cause Miss Hollis always insisted on
this big. ugly cat accompanying her.
How long Miss Hollis had been dead
is not known. The physician said it
was iranition and lack of nourish-
ment. Others used the plain word
starvation.
Her greatest afluence was attained
when she owned a company of her
own, but this soon failed. Her last
marriage is said to have been to q
man named Andrew Hynes.
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CHAPTER xxIx.--tcontinued)


Baron Zollern glowered and growled
his statement that he had paid for the
letters. and that he, he alone, should
have first reading of the missives
Both men appealed TO Juan Torrejon
That operate brlgand promptly found
refuge In his ignorance OF the English
tongue. Loud language was heard !:
the big German purpled in the face.
and the suave smile left the counte-
nance of Mr. Yazimoto. Brockett, fas-
rinated by the faces of these two men,
whom he had thought removed from
his path forever, almost forget that
he was prisoner. and completely for
got the dangers of his situation as he
listened to the quarrel
Juan Torrejon stood by and smiled
.humorously at the babel of tongues,
but finally seemed TO tire OF the up
roar He beckoned the young Mex
lean who had previously translated
his words to Brockett. and calmly
laid down the law to the coutending
spies.
II must confess, senores," said
Torrejon. pleasantly. that ! forgot
which one OF you should have prece-
dence In your dealings with ne 1t is
true, also, that | did accept money
from you both. That money, how
ever, was but a retainer, an advance
fee. let us say. Here are the letters.
intact, even as | but few hours
since took them from this young
caballero. Suppose senores, that you
make further offer for them?'
Baron Zollern emitted a snort OF
Indignation. "A hold-up, iss id?" he
fairly beloved. We'll, | should hat
oxbected id. Here"-and he dragged
capacious wallet from his inner
pocket-'iss ten tousand dollars more
Will dot suffice your rabacity?"
Juan Torrejon bowed with all the
grace of true Spanish cavalier. 1T
will be ample, senor-unless this
other gentleman desires to offer still
more"
Mr.. Yazimoto turned white beneath
his saffron skin.
4 Hdu lIudSHneu he protested
''that the bargain concluded with the
honorable captain was business
transaction. Unfortunate to declare
i brought no money with me. Still
II the honorable captain will agree,
will bring twelve thousand dollars be
fore the sunrise of another morning.
Torrejon shook his head
II fear" said he, that present on
portunities must be accepted rathe
than future chances. Senor Zollern
permit me to present you with tn
documents In question"
Grunting with heartfelt pleasure
the German seized the envelopes an
thrust them, unopened, into his pocke
Mr.. Yazimoto, clenching his sma
brown hands In rage and disappoin
ment, eyed him like a wildcat hes
tating before spring.
'Dere vas great need" said Baro
Zollern, dot | should haf desc Lee
ders Herr Yazimoto, rebeat TO yo
lyon vas endireiy welcome To d
cipher code. VIII you ACCEPT i'd frol
s6e .omorrcw? Also. brom.se yo
vou shall hat de obbortunidy to e
anime AL portions on desc BAKERS d
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Once Home of Edgar Allan Poe.

it's original condition. The plan OF
placing the cottage in the park has
the approval of Park Commissioner
Higgins of the Bronx.
Many of those who have visited the
Poe cottage have believed it was there
he wrote The Raven" but the fam
GUS poem was written while the poet
was living at Brennan's farm, which
stood in the open fields near what is
now Amsterdam avenue and Eighty
fourth street One Of the places where
Poe lived for a time while working in
New York is still to be seen at So
West Third street. The street was
called Amity street in Poes day.
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detafss OF thrs conrounded CIPHER! II
is ensy enough to write and work out
when YOU have the key-but what Is
the basic foundation OF the koy %
IT'S as easy ~ A B c, said BrocK-
EFT, "if you start it right and get ac-
quainted with It, As you dcubteSs
understand, tn. terms used are al
borrowed from baseball. That's easy
enough. isn't ito
ut ought TO be" assented the col
onel. but how about the order ana
sequence OF the hieroglyphics:
Wen, here you are" said the IN
ventor. Il took a guide book, a base
ball book covering the season of 1910.
as my model, and classified things IN
this fashion:
"A: Numbers The numbers WHOM
scorers give 10 the players are Ie-
membered-an used the other way.
The scorer usually calls the pitcher
No. 1. In this cipher P-the abbrevia-
tion for pitcher-does duty fer the
figure l. The numbers, then, are %
follows:
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society women TO Reduce Weight.
Newport. r. i.-Thirty-five society
women enrolled In the class for In
struction in the Swedish movement
iystem OF Salisthen;cs, by which they
lope to reduce their surplus Aesh of
lips and neck.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-10

right to accept a present from C boy
friends to whom you are not engaged?
CD Is it nice to correspond with
four young men at once?
(3) Will you kindly tell me what
kind Of a dress and what color would
be most becoming to a girl with dark
brown hair, brown eyes and dark COM
plexion?
a. How can you tell that a boy
loves you? BROWN EYES.
~ II the present has no intrinsic
value, such as flowers, or candy, It Is
all right.
(2) II It is a friendly correspond
ence, why not? OF course cannot
think you are writing to all Of them as
lovers OF yours.
CD Dark brown, different shades Of
red, some shades of blue, yellow and
all the golden" shades.
az BY his consideration for you.
his constancy and his wish to be with
you as much as possible.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: l am 81
years old and am desperately in love
with a girl Is. She is very large for
her age and is simply beautiful. She
is very timid, but think she likes me
very well, but she will not tell me. Do
you think the difference in our age
should be in the way. BLUES"
Yes, do think so, my friend. She
Is too young to know her heart, and
II you sincerely love her you will not
try TO force her to say anything defin-
tie now Wait until she is Is or even
20 before asking her if she loves you.
She will know better then. She is
only little girl now, and not fit men,
tally or physically to be a wife.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-10
ZION LADIES MEET.

MESDAMES C. o. GRANERE, C.
A. Larson and John Johnson enter
tanned at the monthly meeting of the
Ladies' society of Zion Swedish Luth-
eran church yesterday afternoon in
Zion chapel. There was q very good
attendance of members and they spent
pleasant afternoon planning their
winters work and with their sewing.
1t was decided that in place of hold
ing the annual Thanksgiving sale, the
members will each make an offering
in cash. This plan was followed last
year and proved so successful that it
was deemed advisable to again carry
out this method of raising money. The
hostesses of the afternoon served nice
refreshments at the close of the day.
Mrs. L. G. Abrahamson, Thirty-fifth
street and Seventh avenue, will enter
tain at the November meeting.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-10
sWANsoN.eRANT.

THE FOLLOWING FROM THE
Burlington Hawkeye will be of inter-
est 10 twin-city friends Of the young
people concerned:
Thursday morning az 10 o'clock a.
the home OF Mrs. Josephine Grant
took place the marriage OF her only
daughter, Miss Pearl Elfreda Grant to
Alfred Swanson OF Moline, the Rev.
Alfred Appel of the Swedish Lutheran
Messiah church officiating and using
the beautiful ring ceremony. They
were unattended. only the immediate
family OF the bride witnessing the
ceremony which was said in the living
room. The brides chosen colors, pink
and green and white. we're used for
the decorations. The bride was very
sweet in her white embroidered robe
with val lace trimmings. She carried
brides roses and wore a wreath OF the
same in her hair. A wedding dinner
was served after which Mr.. and Mrs
Swanson departed on the noon train
for a short wedding trip. the bride
wearing for her going away gown a
blue tailored suit with waist and hat
20 match. Congratulations and best
wishes are extended them in their
journey through life. Mr.. Swanson
has charge OF the cotton piece depart
ment OF the Fisk & Loosely company
department store In Moline"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-10
WMT aao
HOME
ppeBLEMS
Vas ELrzAstru TuerAlSoN

Dear Mrs. Thompson: am IL and
have been keeping company with a
young man who is six years my senior.
He seems to be very much interested
in me and goes with no one else. But
he is real jealous Of me. He seems 10
think l should not talk 70 nor speak
90 any other young men while with
him or even when he isn't with me.
What shall do with him? l think
well enough Of him and enjoy his COM
pany very much except when he Is
angry. At present we are on the outs.
Shall / make up with him or drop
him? LONESOME BESS.
II isn't wise for girl to give up all
her boy friends for the sake OF one OF
them. and # Is a selfish man who
expects IT, I think / would continue
20 be friendly with this young man.
but would also continue friendly with
the other young men and boys
know. whether he likes it or not. II
he is Of such a jealous disposition
that he wants to make you unhappy
all the time, better give him up en-
tirely.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: "a ! am a
girl Of Is and my mother doesn't want
me TO have anything 70 do with men.
Do you think she is right?
(2) Every man in the place is nice
and polite TO me when pass them.
When my sister goes with me she
doesn't want me TO speak TO them.
IL they say good evening" and say
good evening" back, II makes her
mad at me. She is IL, Who do y'fi
think is right? BROWN EYES.
10 think your mother is right.
my dear. You are too young to have
beaux.
(2) I am glad 20 hear that the men
treat you nicely. II is what they should
do. see no harm in returning a
friendly good evening" You should
be a better judge than your younger
sister.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: % Is IL
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-10
WREATH-ENoEL.

FINDLEY WREATH OF HILLS.
dale and Miss Cora Anna Engel of
Coal Valley, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Eigel. were married Wednesday
afternoon at 2 O'Clock at the parson-
age Of the Second Congregational
church. Moline, the Rev. r. s. Haney
performing the ceremony. The bride
was gowned in white silk and carried
bride roses. Attendants were Will
Engel and Miss Lillian Blaser. Mr.
and Mrs. Wreath left for Springfiele
where they will attend the state fair
They viii make their home on his
farm near Hillsdals.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-10

half an hour; put in the potatoes and
drop by teaspoonfuls dumplings over
the top. Cover closely for Is minutes
and serve on large platter with
dumplings, potatoes and onions around
the meat. The gravy keeps hot long
er If served from gravy boat. If a
rich brown gravy is desired, a few
drops of kitchen bouquet may be used
or double the amount of -four may be
used and Drowned.
GYPSY ROLLS.
Cut the upper round steak into
three-inch squares, marinate with
lemon juice for an hour; put into a
baking pan and cover thickly each
piece with chopped onion, tiny bits
OF bacon and chopped parsley. and
pepper. Roll and tie or pin together
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-10

with toothpicks. Rub together two
tablespoonfuls of butter and two of
flour; add pint of strained tomato
and stir until boiling. Now add one
teaspoonful of salt, paprika and pour
this sauce over the beef; cover and
bake in a moderate oven until tender.
Remove cover and brown
STEAK AND VEGETABLES EN- CAS-
sEROLE.
Materials Round steak, two
pounds; turnip, one; carrot. one; pc.
tato, one; -four, one tablespoonful;
silver-skinned onions, one-half pint;
celery seed, one-fourth teaspoonful;
chopped parsley, two tablespoonfuls;
kitchen bouquet, one teaspoonful; salt,
one teaspoonful; boiling stock or wa
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-10

A recent article we'll illustrated in
the newspaper showed the difference
between the girl with training in buy
ing and knowing food values and the
woman who took the same amount of
money and did not have an equivalent
in food.
Thinking housekeepers are learning
along with other things that greater
food value is more frequent with the
so-cailed cheaper cuts of meat, than
a porterhouse steak, which few fam.
lilies can afford very often and many
not at all. Z.
They are learning from their butch.
er just where these cuts are and how
best TO cook them to get not only the
extreme fine flavor but the nutritive
elements in those cuts OF meats. II
may be from the shoulder. or the neck,
the rump or the shin. Every house
keeper. whether she has TO cook II
OF not should know the food elements
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-10
BOYS CLUB ELECTS.

TWENTY MEMBERS OF THE
Boys club Of Broadway Presbyterian
church and few men met in the
first meeting of the fall season, fol-
lowing the summer recess, last even
ing in the church dining room. Sup
per was served at 7:30 and was fol-
lowed by the election of officers, the
following being chosen:
President-Halsey Huron.
Vice President-Paul Garrison.
Secretary-William Simmons.
Treasurer-Warren Reck. Jr.
Plans were discussed for the win.
ter work and 1t was decided to divide
the club into groups and at four pro.
grams have debates. The losing side
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-10
OTTO-REuTER.

AT THE HOME OF PROFESSOR
and Mrs. William Reuter-. 5l2 West
Eighth street, Davenport, their daugh-
ter. Miss Helen Catherine Reuter-. be
came che bride OF Arnold B. Otto, son
OF Professor and Mrs. Ernst Otto. OF
723 West Sixth street, the ceremony
taking place Wednesday evening Only
relatives with few intimate friends.
some 40 in number. witnessed the GER
emony which was at $50. As the
hour for the ceremony approached.
Otto's orchestra began the Mendels-
sohn wedding march. The bride came
down the stairway with her father, be-
ing met at the foot Of the stairs by the
groom. The young people entered the
parlor together unattended, and as
they took their places before the I'm
provised altar. the wedding march
changed to the harmonies of Schu-
mann's "Traumerei." Justice Louis E.
Roddewig eread the marriage service.
The bride was in a dainty gown Of
white crepe de chine. made in pointed
train. and the skirt and bodice draped
N-NNNN nv AAN g0h0 N@1 VI
the lace and the long wedding veil
was held IN place with a wreath OF
orange blossoms. The bride carried
q shower arrangement OF brides roses.
A wedding supper was served after the
ceremony at two long tables laid in the
dining room and library. and at $3.50
q reception was rendered the bridal
couple at Turner hall. where Otto's
band later serenaded the company.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto will be at homt
after Dec. In the Mass apartments
on Third and Gaines streets, Daven
port
The bride and groom both come O
families well known in Davenport
Professor Reuter- having for man,
years been supervisor Of physical cul
ture in the public schools and head o.
the gymnasium department OF the
Davenport Turngemeinde. while Pro
lessor Otto, the father OF the groom
Is the musician and composer who has
given his name 70 the popular orches