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The weekly times-record., 1914-11-05

Friends of Miss Mary G. Deem Of
the State Normal school faculty, will
regret to learn that she is absent from
her duties at school, and is confined to
her home, suffering from sprained
ankle.
Miss Ida Abrahamson, who has
been spending the week end in Valley
City, as a guest at the home of Miss
Hazel Nelson, has concluded her visit
here, and left this morning for her
home in Grand Forks.
J. R. Marquisee, of the Wardrobe
Clothing Company, was passenger to
Wimbledon this morning, where he is
spending the day looking after mat
ters of business. Mr.. Marquisee will
return to the city this evening.
A number of Valley City people are
in receipt of invitations to attend the
wedding of Miss Agnes Susanna Hal.
verson, the daughter Of Mrs. Robert
Halverson, of Rogers, to Mr.. John M.
Henderson. The wedding to take place
on Wednesday, November 4th at p.
M, at Our Saviors' Lutheran church
in this city.
Mrs. C. F. Rathman of Jamestown,
recording secretary of the N. D. Fed
GRAFTON of Women's Clubs, was in the
city today to attend a meeting of the
Executive Board of nhe Federation.
Burl Carr left this morning for Leal
in order to vote. Before starting he
announced that he was going up to
cast a ballot against the constitutional
amendments, however, he said it in a
hushed voice when no women we're
near, and We presume it was intended
for secret Every man in Valley City
has declared his intention of voting
for the ladies so there will be none
against it but If there should be one in
Leal, then it will have been Burl "who
did the foul deed" .#
Erwin Lavery was a passenger to
jamestown this morning, where he
went to look after matters of business
today, returning home this evening.
Miss Ada Steele and Mrs. G. N. IT.
men were visitors with friends at
Courtenay over Sunday, returning to
the city on Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. P. Emerson autoed to
Darlington today, wnere Mr.. Emerson
has farming interests and where Mrs.
Emerson will visit with friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. B. Miller Of Ender-
lin were Valley City visitors yesterday,
and spent the day here shopping and
calling on friends. They returned to
Enderlin last evening.
Clifford Granger, who is principal OF
the schools at Calvin, N. D., visited in
the city over Sunday at the home OF
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Seymour
Granger, on North Fifth Avenue. Mr..
Granger was in the city on purchas-
ing trip for the Calvin schools, and
while here bought a complete set OF
band instruments.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. J. Christianson OF
Rogers, who are we'll known in the
city, will leave the early part of next
week for Long Beach, California,
where they go each year to spend the
winter months. Owing to the unus-
ually fine fall weather We have had
this year, the exodus of North Dako'
tans to California has seemed small.
The weekly times-record., 1914-11-05

For the purpose OF raising a certain
amount OF money, will sell my entire
stock at surprising discount, during
the next two weeks. Miss G.. M. Lag
erstr0m. 1O-2S-dtf-Wtf
The weekly times-record., 1914-11-05
THE CITY
FROM MONDAYS DAILY

Mrs. George Kelly and her daughter
Miss Gladys Kelly, autoed down from
Dazey yesterday, and visited with Miss
Hattie Kelly, returning to Dazey last
evening.
The Parent Teachers League of the
Richie school will not hold their
meeting tomorrow afternoon as usual
but will have their regular meeting on
Friday afternoon at three-thirty.
Bring your Potatoes, EGGS and But.
Ter 10 the Farmers Mercantile Com.
pany's store and Get the top Prices.
Mrs. S. J. Noxon will return to the
city this evening from Bismarck,
where she has been spending the past
ten days as a guest at the home OF
Mrs. E. T. Burke, formerly Of this city.
Miss Carrie Green who has remain
ed at home for a week on account Of
the illness of her parents returned to
Sanborn yesterday where she will
again take up her school duties.
Friends of Mrs. J. N. Green will be
pleased to know that she Is improv.
ing slowly from her continued illness
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hayes of Eek
elson were visitors in Valley City Sat
urday and Sunday, and while here
were registered as guests at the Hotel
Kindred.
F. w Heidel left for Fargo Friday
where he is attending conference OF
the American Sunday School Union as
a delegate from this section. He ex
poets to return Tuesday. .....
Highest market price paid Tor Po'
tatoss, Esos and Butter BY the Farm
ors' Mercantile Company. 2-1ewtl
Miss Gladys Fridd left yesterday fol
Luverne, N. D., where she will resume
her work as teacer in the Baldwin
school near that point Miss Bertha
Schroeder who has been substituting
for Miss Fridd during her recent ill
ness, returned to the city on Friday
from Luverne.
We fit glasses without drugs, drops
or discomfort. Because we have the
skill to do so, at Buffers.
Doctor Joseph Martineau of Chicago
was a visitor in Valley City over Sun
day as guest at the home of DR.. and
Mrs. Charles E. Hunt. DR.. Martineau
is former classnate of DR.. Hunt, and
was enroute to St. John, N D., his old
home town, for visit with relatives
and he left today for Fargo, on his way
to the northern part Of tho state.
Last Saturday evening Mrs. J. E
Switzer entertained her Sunday school
class of forty-two young ladies at a
Halloween party at her home on
North Eighth Avenue. The Hal
l0w'een color scheme was carried out
in the decorations and games pertain
ing to the season were participated in
The young people spent very pleas
ant evening.
Mrs. Fred Hass and children re-
turned to the city this morning from
Mapleton, where they spent Sunday
The weekly times-record., 1914-11-05
NUPTIALS.

Tuesday morning at eight O'Clock at
st. GATHERINGS Catholic church occur
red the marriage, of Mr.. Peter Kohler
of Glen Ullin and Miss Rose Hoff OF
Valley City, Father Saier ofiliating
Mr.. Joseph Kunze of Dazey and MIS-
Clara Gillies of Valley City accom- y :
led the bridal couple as bridesmaid
and best man. The entire bridal par
ty left on No. for short trip east
after which Mr. and Mrs. Kohler in
tend to neke their home on the farm
of Mr.. Kohler near Glen Ullin. Their
many friends in this community wish
them a happy married life.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-28

reached such an acute stage, he said,
that he believed himself beyond human
aid. Therefore he saw nc necessity of
acquiring so large a sum in cash when
the inevitable end was so near. The
sympathetic countryman told the cripple
that he was deeply affected by his suf-
fering, which moved him to say that he
had Just ascertained that the stock which
was quoted to him at 81 a share could
be sold in Wal street for nearly double
that amount. Therefore, far be it from
him to take advantage Of a man who was
looking death in the face so bravely.
Extending his gnarled and twisted
hand, the engineer grasped that Of the
countryman, exclaiming It is indeed
good to meet an honest man in such a
wicked place as New York. Therefore I
shall take this means of rewarding you.
I'll make the sacrifice.
Plunging his hand under his pillow he
drew forth the highly decorative and
duly sealed and executed gold mine Sc
curities, saying that for $4,000 his late
travelling companions uncle should
have them Thanking him profusely the
countryman turned to Mr.. Montez and
told him that he was short a few hun
bred dollars of the necessary amount,
but that if he would accompany him
back to New York he could raise this
with little trouble and then the sale
could be consummated. Every inducement
was made to have the detective pay over
on account the amount he had with him,
but this he refused to do, saying IT'S
a whole hog or nothing with me-
Back to Ne York the two went, and
as they strolled I'D Broadway the man
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-28
TRAGEDY OF THE SMALL WOMAN

able to range Of parts. While she is still
young she may. Of course, be suited to
ingenue roles, but the day soon arrives
when she is unable to take up more
mature parts.
The more serious professions are equally
unamiable. II she has been through her
college course and is anxious to take up
/ profession Of teacher she win find.
no matter now irreproachable her creden-
trials, that the smaIlness of her stature
creates a certain doubt in the mind of her
prospective employer as to her ability to
control classes and to Impress students.
The same holds good Of the woman
doctor, a type Of professional woman who
in any case has to overcome at the outset
Of her career q certain amount Of antagO-
nism, and who finds her path considerably
more thorny if she lacks the aid Of an
imposing personality. In spite Of the fact
that her patients may be acquainted with
the fact that-NapOleOn was Of less than
common stature and that Julius Caesar
was distinctly on the short side they are
apt to harbOr the irrational. but none the
less instructive, belief that brains and
inches bear a direct proportion the one
to the other.
The minor everyday ills of the short
woman are as the waves of the sea- One
has only to watch her in the bus or train
to realize the unfair handicap under which
she lives. Fat passengers make a beeliue
for her neighbOrhoOd as if to obtain space
which is not fully theirs, and conductors
and guards use her shmness as an excuse
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-28

some Southern. resort in search Of
health. This stock is selling to-day in
Wall street for S3.75 a share. My young
engineer friend doesn't know this. how
ever, and is willing to accept a flat rate
of s. a share I came all the way East
81 it'll him and left him at the Washington
Hotel in Jersey City, where he is now
confined to his bed. If you can raise
$1,000 we can get this stock and sell it
We minutes later, practically doubling
Dur money. You take sixty per cent Of
he profits and III take forty"
The detective expressed himself as de-
lighted with the scheme, and said he
would make arrangements to get the
money at once. He knew very little
about the city. he added. His new found
friend insisted upon walking about with
lin and showing him the sights. As
they strolled down Broadway and en-
.ered Madison square the sharper e1-
CLAIMED that this beautiful open park de
lived its name from one of our early
Presidents, who had there taken the oath
Of office. making New York the scene
Of his inauguration. As they extended
their walk; and approached Union
square, the man with the wonderful fund
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-28

Of experience and wide knowledge Of city
affairs was pointing out each and every
object of interest they passed As they
halted before the Flatiron Building he
pointed with his cane to the roof of the
building. saying that he had been af-
tOrded the honor of pulling the halyard
which broke out to the breeze the flag
that was hoisted when the queer shaped
structure was pronounced complete. As
the swindler raised his arm alOft the de
tectiye, who had been firmly clasping
the chain bracelets all policemen carry
in their pockets, drew them forth and
dexterously slipped them over the wrist
Of his vOluble friend
why, what the hell is this - roared
Montez. Are you a copper? Do you
mean to tell me that you, rube, are
come on'?"
Then the swindler burst into uncon-
trOllable fits of laughter, saying that in
al his life he had never been so fully
duped and that the detective who was
capable Of putting one over on him so
cleverly richly deserved. all the Outstand-
ing rewards that had been offered for
his capture. Montez was locked up, the
police in Jersey City communicated with
and the rheumatic engineer was seized
in his room.
The ease with which Montez was cap
tured was in, strong contrast to this de-
techve's experience with a band Of green
goods" operators, out of which he bagged
five prisoners, including one woman.
incidentally, this was one of the first
cases on record where a New York city
detective stepped in and seized a Shower
of the queer who had used the mails to
ply his nefarious trade. All previous
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-28

engineer. True to his word, he arrived
at the hotel at the designated hour. but
as it was holiday he explained that he
could raise only a portion Of the money.
They started out together for Jersey
City, anyhow. Ascending to an upper
floor the pair halted before the door
opening on the long corridor, upon which
Montez gave a mysterious series of raps.
Receiving no response he duplicated the
mystic signal, which was followed by
sounds of stirring within. The occupant
o. the room was laboriously dragging
himself from his bed, emitting groans Of
agony as he hobbled from the bed to the
door.
"wbO comes there?" asked the en-
gineer.
"'Tis I, a friend" was the response.
Cautiously the door was opened and
the unshaven and unkempt invalid
scanned with suspicion the farmer and
his companion. Upon being admitted to
the room the swindler told the engineer
that his companion was his uncle from
the country and that he had come down
to talk to him about buying his stock
But it seems the engineer had suffered
a change of heart His rheumatism had
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-28

r HAT happy mortal, the woman who
/ happens to have been created of stock
size" can have but little idea of how
life looks to the small woman, She goes
on her way reaping all that immunity from
annoyance which is the lot of all who are
by nature endowed with average measure
ments and recks not of the grievances
which fret the heart of her more diminu-
tive sister.
Although the proportions Of the ordinary
woman have been referred to in the terms
of the ready made" it is not merely in
the matter of clothes that her stock size"
stands her in good stead. Naturally, it is
a convenience for her to be able to clothe
herself without the doubtful benefit Of the
small dressmaker' and to be able to
realize the worst when she is ordering a
new gown OF coat from the ready-to-wear
department. But her good luck follows
her elsewhere and gives her advantages at
every turn.
To begin with, the professions, in spite
of their reputation for tolerance, are apt
to turn a hard eye and a cold shoulder
on the short woman. If she goes, on the
stage. the stage hero, who is sure to be
a fine figure Of a man" prefers to play
with some one more nearly approaching
his own stature, and, however dainty and
petite" she may be, the management is
inclined to prefer some one more adapt
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-28

Tor pushing in that extra fare which in a
AcIO"aed venice IS like unto the last straw
which broke the dOnkeys back!
IN crowd the smau woman's deficien-
G. ) are obvious and for sightseeing the
position is hopeless. As soon as those DAYS
oL youth are past when she can accept
eue oLIer 70 be lifted up by the person in
front without loss Of dignity all prospects
over.
Some Of the small woman's misfortunes
have, Of course, their CHEEKY side. II she
IS unable to borrow her friends clothes,
they likewise are unable 70 make demands
on hers. If she cannot dispose of her
wardrobe when she tires Of it, at the same
nIne her acquaintance are impOtent to
palm OH their 'misfits" on her
II she looks absurd in a large arm chair
she can sit on the floor with immunity
from unfriendly comment long after the
stock size lady has had to abandon the
habit. If she cannot command. she can
retain eoaxing mien we'll after it would
be unbecoming in those Of "sterner
mould and if she cannot climb high five
barred gates she can generally manage to
squeeze under them! She can wear a rib
bon round her hair even when it is
streaked with white. and there is no COM
pulsiOn for her to try TO appear clever
even when in the course of time she has
had to give up childish things. When she
falls III she can be carried downstairs in
stead of having to keep to her room. and
she can get her own way by means Of
wiles which would otherwise seem gro
tesque. In short. though life may be hard
for the small woman. it has also its unde-
niable cOmpensauOnst
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-28

Implicitly following instructions, the
detective went straight to his hotel and
registered. Removing an antiquated-
wallet from his inner pocket, he with
drew a carefully wrapped package re-
sembling a wad of bills In fact there
was a ten dollar note on the top and
bottom of the package, the rest being
carefully cut newspapers conforming in
size to the two wrappers. The detective
requested the hotel clerk to take care of
his money fo- him, as he was a stranger
in the city and didn't care to run any
risk. He had not been in his room long
when a telegram was brought him.
The sender wired that his representa-
tive would be waiting in the lobby of the
hotel for the Virginian. that he should
join him and come directly to the trysting
place mentioned in the telegram. I'm
plicit orders were given that the stranger
was to maintain a discreet silence and
intimate to no one the object of his visit
to the city or his destination upon set
ting out from the hotel.
The rustic was taken over to Second
avenue. and, boarding a street car, they
made their way to East Ninety-fift
street, where a well dressed and dapper
looking man of middle age Joined the
pair. This third man proved to be George
CheeEers, alias George Gilbert, a swim
der of international reputation. He told
the Virginian that he was at the head
of a concern that manufactured this
money; that they owned" the Police De
partment of New York city, paid big
money for protection and were immune
from arrest They were at liberty to sell,
in bulk, all of this money they chose,
the only stipulation being that the pur-
chasers Of the green goods should not at
tempt to pass it too freely about the city,
as it was far safer to palm off the
counterfeit money in rural sections than
here. The trio then entered a flat house.
Proceeding to the third floor, a signal
was given and a door opened suffi-
GENTLY to show the face of a man peer
ing out
Your business?" said the lookout
Imperative" said the pilot Of the
party.
"Then give the countersign," answered
the lookout
Honor" whispered the pilot. and the
three were ushered without further cere-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-28
Is Shown Five Thousand Dollars and
Told It IS Green Goods.

captures Of his sort had been effected
by Post Office inspectors and Secret
Service men, but this detectives faculty
for impersonating a simple and unsophis-
ticated rustic with defective hearing
made him an admirable man for the job
in hand.
At this time the mails were being
flooded with circulars sent out from New
York to rural districts offering vast
sums of counterfeit money of such fin
ished workmanship that only experts
could distinguish it from the genuine.
Any one with $500 in cash could buy
$4,000 worth of the spurious bank notes
and, furthermore, he would not run the
slightest risk of being apprehended.
David Slonemont, a iveryman, of Vir-
GINA Beach, Va, received one of these
circulars and had the foresight to turn
it over to his postmaster. That official
forwarded the green goods" circular to
Washington, where It was given to a
Post Office inspector to investigate. He
got in communication with Slonemont,
told him to reply to the circular in the
affirmative and await further develop
ments. The Post Office inspector also
got in touch with New York Police Head
quarters and the trap was set. The in
spector would go to Virginia Beach and
ascertain what instructions the sharps
had sent to Slonemont and transmit
these by telegraph to the New York de-
tective so that he could be prepared to
play his part at this end.
This consisted of Disgusting himself in
his famous role of the simple ''hard O.
hearin' rustic. The inspector was to
make the journey from Virginia Beach
in place of Slonemont and upon his ar
rival in New York the detective, who
was to be concealed in the terminal, was
to make his way from the train as if
he had just arrived from Virginia. The
inspector was to trail along in order to
cover the detectives tracks after he had
been taken in tow by the waiting green
goods men. The plot worked perfectly
and the detective, armed with the pass
word, Honor" was met by a serious
looking stranger, who told him he was
to proceed to the Continental Hotel, pro-
cure a room and there remain without
consulting any one until a visitor, max
ing use of the same password. should
either come to him or send him some
word.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-28
Detective Disguised as a Farmer
Arrives at Railroad Station.

of information told his guest that this
park was so named because all the labor
unions in the city held their meetings
there A car was boarded and the pair
rode over to the extreme west side, and
while gazing on the North Riter a coast
wise steamship ploughed her way
through the harbor.
That is one of our most formidable
men-of-war," said the confidence man.
%'She is capable Of anchoring where she
is now and with her long range guns
blow Albany off the map
The pair separated to meet by appoint
ment the next day, when the countryman
was to have his $1,000 in cash, all ready
to take over the stock of the rheumatic
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-28
HOW THEY PLY THEIR NEFARIOUS TRADE AN

- RAP the average swindler and
he will fight with the ferOcity Of
cur cornered. Seldom does it
happen that a sharper is en-
dowed with so keen a sense Of
the ridiculous that, upon feeling
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-09-21
RELIEVE YOUR ASTHMA
IN FIFTEEN MINUTES

II Asthmador does not instantly re-
lieve the very worst attacks of Asthma
Bronchial Asthma and the Asthmatit
symptoms accompanying Hay Fever, we
authorize the druggist listed below tc
return your money. He is selling DR.
Rudolph Schffmann's Asthmador anc
Asthmador Cigarettes upon these terms
No matter how iuveterate or obstinate
YOUR case, or how often of violent the
attacks, Asthmador will instantly relieve
YOU, usually in ten seconds but always
within fifteen minutes.
The druggist has been authorized BY
The Doctor to sell every package OF hi
Asthmador on a guarantee to return tht
money in every single case where 1t doe
not give instantaneous relief, or is no
found the very best remedy ever used
You will be the sole judge yourself ant
under this positive guarantee you abso
lutely run no risk in buying this famou
remedy.
Persons living elsewhere will be sup
piled under the same guarantee by then
local druggist or direct by DR.. r. Schiff
mann, St. Paul, MINI. For sale here b:
McNAIR BROS.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-09-21
H0meSteaderS Leave
Extended by Law

II. R. 13717.-An act to provide
for leave of absence for homestead
entrymen in one or two periods.
Be it enacted by the senate and
house of representatives of the Unit
ed States of America in congress as
sembled, That the entryman men
toned in section 2291, Revised Stat
utes of the United States, as amend
ed Ey the act of June 6, 1912, Thir-
ty-seventh Statutes, 1913. upon filing
in the local land office notice of the
beginning of such absence at his op-
ton shall be entitled to a leave of
absence in one or two continuous
periods not exceeding in the aggre-
gate five months in each year after
establishing residence; and upon the
termination of such absence, in each
period, the entryman shall file no
tice of such termination in the local
land office; but in case of commuta-
ton, the fourteen months actual resi-
dence, as now required by law, must
be shown, and the person committing
be at the time a citizen of the United
States.
Approved August 22, 1914.