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The daily Alaskan., 1914-12-23
Photo by American Press Association.

But eartken were the sparrows,
 Ard earth they cd remain, Thoueh loud tF-e Jewish children Cried out and cried again. Except Che one b.rd only ..
 TEc little Lord Christ made. Th- earth that cwccd him master Ills earth heard and obeyed. Softly he leaned and whispered,
 Ely up to heaven, fly!" And swift his little sparrow
 Went soaring to the sky.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-12-23

A fine line of ChristInas goods now on display at Clayson's.
 12-9-1St.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-12-23

Don't fail to visit Clayson's when doing your Christmas shopping.
 .i.l..g ,... 12-9-13t
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her alone.
But Abibe's mother shook her head
wisely You let her stay she said
shes had her lesson, and the more
she studies it. the better she will
know it. I knew things were going
wrong. That's why wrote her. You
had to get rested, and she had to be
walked up. Abbies a woman, not a
child. and she's got to learn it,
She's a darling said Abbie's hus
|band, and he sat down and wrote a
! Letter which made Abbie run out and
say to jamie, with all her love in her
shining eyes: mir. Chester will stay
week, and then-I'm going up, and
we are going to have our honeymoon
all over again, and when we come
back here-oh, jamie, it's going to be
just as if we were first married
only this time it's going to be home
and not house."
And jamie, staring vaguely, said
"Yes'm," while her mistress flew
about like busy bee, gathering honey
for her future store.
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IOWANS GET PATENTS.

Des Moines, July 14.-The following
patents were granted to Iowans in the
week ending July Z, 1914, as reported
from the Office Of Wilfred c. Lane, pat
ent attorney, sos Croker building,
Des Moines, Iowa:
Motor, Marion NJ. Barnes, Lovilia.
Valve-actuating gear for explosion
engines, James A. Brown, assignor to
w. F. Cox, Cedar Rapids.
Stencil rack, John F. Carlson, Des
Moines.
Gaseous fuel heater, Clarence A.
Crowder, Burlington.
Postal call box system, Frank E.
Drake, Radcliffe.
Oiler, Charles T. Gibney, Laporte
City.
Apple sorter, William H. Gray, Eddy
vile.
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copyright, 1912, by the McClure
Newspaper Syndicate.)
It seemed to Mrs. Chester on that
winter morning that her gray kimono
was symbolic of her life. AS she
donned it, she pondered on the lack
Of color in her existence. Everything
was at dead level.
"People without money can't have
good times in these days. she mao
told her husband the night before.
He had, somewhat YEARLY. acqul'
esced. 81 am sure I wish I was rich
for your sake, Abbie."
Don't you wish it for your own
she had retorted
'If you were happy, I'd be-" he re
piled.
With her anger flaming. she had
insisted, "You wouldn't. You want
things as much as I do. I'm not dis
contented. Goodness only knows I've
put up with more than most women
She had been startled when he had
said sternly, "What do you mean?'
What have you to put up with, Ab
bie?"
ooh. lots Of things she had fal
tered, vaugely.
Lack Of money is the one thine
that you have had to bear" he had
insisted steadily. II have loved you
do love you, but if any one had TOLD
me that the woman married in al
the flush of young romance, tho won
an who had said she would be happy
with me on mountain top or desert
island, would throw up to me after
two years of married life the fact that
I wasn't a success as .noney-maker
I wouldn't have believed her.
ooh, but do love you, CHARLIE
she had told him, hastily.
81 am not sure that you do" he hae
said, slowly, ''if you are bored, and
am to blame. Yet there's this one
thing l must say to you, Abbie."
"What?" She had felt that some
how her husband was getting the bes
of her He usually took her com
plants meekly. But now it seemed a
| if the worm had turned.
J Il must tell you this. That if an
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Nels Simmer.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Weir of Ottumwa are
visiting relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs Henry Worff spent the
Fourth in E,ldon.
Mrs. Amanda Cowan left Friday for
her home in Allerton after a months
visit here and in Fairfield.
Glenn Cupp Of Bloomfield spent
few days last week at the Jack Cole
man home.
A family reunion was held at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Davis
Sunday, all three children being togeth-
er for the first time in ten years.
Among the guests We're Mr.. and
Mrs Harry Clapper and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs Clarence Stanford and chill.
dren of Moline, H.
Howard Routson has purchased the
Henry Grammar house north of town
and will move it to his lot.
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LIEERTYVILLE.

Born, last Thursday, to Mr.. and Mrs.
Isaac Mcbride, a baby girl.
Mrs. Frank VIM died Friday morn
ing at o'clock at her home in Liberty
vidlle after an illness of month. She
suffered stroke Of apoplexy Saturday
and never rallied.
Miss leila Boyd visited last week at
Muscatine, Washington and other
points.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Riggs visited
last week at Udell.
! Mrs. Carrie B. Collins of Wynot,
Nebr., is guest Of her sister, Mrs.
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CHAPTER XIV.
WiId-and-Woolfy Win.

One more venture in business |
made on my own account, and 1t mas
remained about the last up to this day
and hour.
Whatever elre may have been cut
out for, certainly it was not for ousl-
ness man. never kept any books
never had enough money or business
doings that, put in bunch OF BOOKS
it wouldn't take weeks keen Scout.
| ing to trail up the figures and ma
where thew were set down.
If I could flash up book records I'm
afraid they would prove me such an
easy mark. as a rule, that more OF a
laugh would be started than would
enjoy listening to.
ANYBODY and everybody that had
their shins parked against hard luck,
could touch me for my loose change.
Tn, natural result was that l was
never long burdened with any Jags or
spare coin. And whenever | did man
age to turn any one down, it was often
resented as an unwarranted breach OF
the rules Of my easy game, and got
me into trouble.
Fort Garry was the field Of my last
commercial exploit. I bought twenty
acres Of land mile out Of town that
today is in the business center Of Win.
nipeg and worth all the money any one
ought to be allowed to have.
Only it is not mine now On it
built a hotel and road-house. Trade
came fast enough. Another would
have grown rich there, and I suppose
got along in peace.
But not me. I had too big reputa'
ticn as a fighter, that made me prizi
the many handy bruisers then on the
frontier were keen to take down. In
deed, the house was not long open un
til got called down.
At the time, the top-sawyer Of the
local fistic fraternity was man named
Walsh One day he blew in and init
mated he would appreciate credit for 2
liberal allowance of fluid Of some we'll
known Misunderstanding brand.
knowing him for a wholly worth
less ruf1ian that never had q kind WORD
or hand for any one, dangerously ugly
in his cups, gave him the high sigr
of nothing doing"
I Meeting him in town a few days
later he abused me lot more than
usually stand and demanded a fight
! so abused me, in fact that I woult
probably have taken him on then AM
| there but for the fact that the Cana
dian police were overlooking M
chances to arrest and fine Americans
Thus when shortly the Fullerton
Brothers, two of the elite of the Cana
dian punch artists, came and offeret
to second the pair of us if would Civ
Walsh go, and assured me agains
police interference, I was not slow t.
. assent.
i Sleigh load after sleigh load cam
Iiingling up to my place the night o
the fight, until my 40x6O foot dane
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Evening Story
THE HONEY BEE.
BY Virginia Blair.

Copyright, 1912, by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.)
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-01-03

A lot on Fifth avenue, New York,
has been sold at a rate of 1907 a
square foot At this value the 21.O
square miles Of Manhattan Island
would be worth $1S7 ,534,846, 720. In
1900 it was bought from the Indians
for beads and tobacco.
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Pennsylvania poultry man has bred
a combination of White Leghorn,
Rhode Island Red and Blue Leghorn
hen. 1t was Matched last Fourth of
July. Maybe the eggs viii be red,
white and blue. Anyhow, hurTah for
the star spangled hen!
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it may get on terms Of equality with
other Business.
For the newspapers tell US It pays
to advertise.
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drumming up trade among the ten
derloin cafes.
Maybe if Vice gets wise and be-
gins to advertise in the newspapers
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derloil
May
gins tt
q
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Or. CLARKE RETURNS
FROM NOVA SCOTIA

DIR. A T. Clarke. formerly practic-
ing physician in Canon City. who with
his wife left here last June for an
extended visit In Nova Scotia and
other northeastern points. has just
returned 10 Colorado. accompanied
by Mrs. Clarke. They are located At
wetmore for n visit with their daugh-
ter. Mrs. Eaton. and DIR. Clarke came
down Tuesday for a short business
trip.
DIR. Clarke says this is the finest
climate they have felt since away.
We came through n binding snow
storm through Michigan to Chicago.
on our return" said DIR. Clarke.
They spent much Of their time in
the famous Canadian fruit belt.
known ns the CORVALLIS valley. and
saw the largest crop Of apples har-
vested there In years. He says on
account OF the foreign war. there has
been no market for their fruit and
the people are greatly dishesrtened
They have thrown out quantities OF
rotting fruit and have lost heavily IN
money. He says the growers here
are lucky In realizing three times the
rrice for their fruit as secured by the
Canadians. Their apples. he says.
rink favorably with,the Colorado pro-
duct In size and quality but not quite
SC good In color. but is grown in
much greater quantities. Their ap-
pies are always shipped In barrels In
stead of boxes and sold for the same
price per barrel as the Colorado grow
or gets for box.
DIR. and Mrs. Clark visited many
places OF interest while away. extend
ing from Canning, Nova Scotia. down
through the New England states TO
New York City. Boston and other
cities. A short stop was made in
Chicago enroute west. They expect
To remain in the Arkansas valley for
several weeks before completing their
plans for their future residence.
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me. and offered to pull me along n
l wanted him to. So threw him .
rope and soon reached Lamar. 1
didn't hear anyone talking about TIA
quantity ate for supper. but Il voula~
have been n good subject for Frank
lin Little to talk about.
Tho next morning n regular gale
was blowing from the northeast II
started out. but after going three or
four miles decided couldn't maks
any headway against II. So vent
hack to Lamar. hunted up some OLD
Missouri friends. and had n pleasant
visit with them left there at !
O'Clock on the train and arrived here
al 3. II the wind hac been with me
and the roads good. I think ! could
have reached here on my bicycle by
saturday night but II was almost
impossible to go at all against such
Z. strong wind. enjoyed all the trip.
and II was quite an experience. but
was glad 10 reach home
This is 4 nice town OF about 1000
population. We are located near the
business section. the r. r. statios.
and are Just across the street from
the high school. This IL q fine buiid,,
inE. About $50 pupils attend. In ad-
dstion to the regular subjects. manual
training. domestic science. typewrit-
ing. penmanship and correspondents.
and music are taught. Tho courses
are not arranged just like they are
H. Canon. 80 I am one part freshman.
two parts sophomore. and one part
junior. I had TO drop history and
take another subject in its place. 7 j,
am well pleased with the school and
think VIII like IL hne.
Kindly remember me to my friends
n Canon city.
Your friend.
ALLEN WILLIAMS
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THURSDAY
IS THE BIG
DAY FOR THE
CHILDREN

Today. Thursday. THANKSGIVING
day. will be the big day for the chill
dren for the Daily Records big mov-
ing picture show is scheduled at the
Opera House or three thirty and every
child within this vicinity Is plannins
ON going.
The Record wants every child 70 be
present The more the merrier and
the better. All that in necessary IL
to clip coupon from The Record. II
the children can't find Record handy
or II there are not enough Records to
so around. the kids can come to The
Record office and they will be sup
piled with coupons
Every child sixteen or under, with
n coupon will be admitted free to this
special big moving picture show At
the Opera House.
There Is no hurry. Don't leave
home until after dinner. The doors
will not be open until o'clock Show
will not begin until $3.50.
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Monday Reading Club.

The Monday Reading club met No
yember 2srd with Mrs. Bethel. for
a club luncheon. The members hay-
ing the menu in charge we're: Mes
dames 9ethel. okey. Bailey. Shoemak
er. Smith. Felter. Lines. Graves. Web
ster. and Sheetz.
The luncheon was served in five
courses. The table decorations and
place cards we're in keeping with the
THANKSGIVING season decorations. be-
Ing miniature turkeys and geese with
a large basket of different kinds Of
fruit for a center piece. The menu
was served in fve courses.
The Club members live close In
keeping with their club motto:
Good Books to Read.
Good friends to meet,
But Not the least
Good things to eat"
The luncheon being ended. the fol-
lowing toast was proposed by Mrs.
Shoemaker and drank In aqua pura. 50
Wen bring the goblet and quaff
the toast. to the Monday Club. Glad
8, she who can boast Of member
hip. The first sight is the friendly
ace. The happiest treat is when
making n spread. and Heaven will be
70 better place for the Monday Read
ing club"
Later n short business meeting
was held. II was decided to hold the
next meeting with Miss Eliza Ireland.
an honorary member of the Monday
Reading CLUB. who is a paid patient
at the county hospital. at which time
Mrs. Baily will be hostess. Mrs. Cur
ran and Mrs. sinden. readers.
II was voted to observe Charity
Day" in connection with Volunteer
day" to be held January Is.
4 letter vss rcd from Miss Hat
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Entertained L. c. 3. at Dinner

On Friday afternoon Miss Helen
Lineer entertained the l. c. b. at Il
pretty six o'clock dinner.
The J.. G u. is a class OF young
ladies Of the First Presbyterian Sun
day School and under the leadership
e. Mrs. Sweeney has undertaken some
very commcndable work. that of
Christmas sewing for the Florence
Crittenden Home OF Denver.
Material has been purchased and
after the work had gotten well under
way and definite plans formulated.
the young people spent the remain
Ger OF the evening In singing. with
Miss Linneer at the piano.
All expressed their sincerest graft
tude at the pleasure OF being enter
tanned in this hospitable home.
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COLUMBIA FILES
NOTICE OF CONTEST

Geo. w Columbia Of Florence, late
candidate II the Democratic party
tor the Office OF county commissions
er from the second district. Friday
afternoon 6led with Judge Cooper OF
the county court n contest of the
claims of Victor MccandIess. the
Republican candidate. who had an
apparent plurality of Ave votes and
was given n certificate of election by
the csnvassing board.
Mr. Columbia says In his complaint
that six illegal votes we're cast at
the recent election for the county
oommissionership In Radiant precinct
and he specifies them as foiiows:
walter Pertillo. Henry Bingham. J. J.
Zones. Ada Portillo. William Carter
and Wesley Lewis.
He says that he was a candidate
for county commissioner at the cleo
tion held on November srd and that
] c received according to the report
OF the canvassing board. 1894 votes
end that Mr Mccandiess resolved at
the same election 1899 votes, Bond
was filed by Mr.. Columbia as princi-
pal with William e. spaulding and
Robert Cox OF Florence as sureties
TO guarantee all costs in the prose
cution ot the case.
A summons was issued out OF the
county court Friday night and serv-
ed on Mr.. Mccandless as contestee
to appear in court within a period Of
ten days and answer tho complaint
of the contestor. subsequently,. II
re confession desires to continue the
suit. the .ase will be tried in tho
county court on Ia merits.
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KILLED At ROCkvAlE
WHILE UNLOADING TIMBER

James corkram. one OF the pioneers
OF the coal camps. was killed ai
Rockvale Monday afternoon as the re.
suit OF injuries sustained while un-.
loading timber for the Rockvaie mine
All the timber but two pieces had
been unioaded and Mr.. Corkram was
standing with one foot on the single
tree and the other on the wheel in
the act of lifting. when he slipped
and fell to the ground. This frighten
cd the team and caused Il to sudden.
ly start one wheel OF the wagon
passing over Mr.. Corkram's neck and
the other over his breast. He died
a short time later.
Deceased was member OF the
Knights OF the Golden Eagle OF Rock
vale. and the Odd Fellows lodge OF
Coal Creek He is survived By wife
and two daughters. Mrs. Elizabeth
Hicks. OF San Diego. Calf. and Mrs
George Martinez. who recently re.
turned from California. Mr.. Cochran
has a large circle of friends in Ere
mont county and was highly respect
ed by all who knew him.-Fiorencs
Citizen.
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ISSUES THANKSGIVING
GAY PROCLAMATION

Governor Ammons has issued the
following THANKSGIVING day prociana-
ton:
Following tho proclamation Of his
,sceIiency. Woodrow Wilson. presi-
dent OF the United States and appre-
ciatinE the blessings OF bountifui
eiops. reviying industry. the oonciu-
fion Of legislation tho establishment
OF business conditions upon a more
promising basis and brighter future
for industriaiism
"Now. therefore. !. Elias NJ. AM
,uons. governor Of tho state Of Colo
rndo. do hereby designate Thursday.
the 2sth day of November next AZ n
day OF thanksgiving and prayer. and
invite the people Of this state TO cease
from their occupations and in their
several homes and places of worship
render thanks To Almighty God. In
witness whereof have hereunto sub
s,ribcd my hand and caused TO be- n
fixed the great seal of the state. this
] the 10Th day OF November. A. d. 1914"
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Birthday Luncheon

Mrs. Greydene-sm DELIGHTFULLY."-
entertained the Dickens Club, of
which she is president. at Luncheon,
en- Friday in honor of her birthday.
Beautiful white and yellow chrys.
anthemums adorned the center OF the
table. and gorgeous autumn tinted
seranium leaves were scattered over
the handsome lace centerpiece.
Those seated at the luncheon table
besides the hostess were Mesdames
Peabody. Manpin. Hardings DieiSin-
son, Lewis. Also Mrs. Vincent Smith.
and Mrs. Clyde Dawson OF Denver.
During the course OF the luncheon,
Mrs. Peabody. on behalf OF the club.
presented Mrs. Greydene-Smith with
an old ivory tinted Medallion OF Pick
wick and displayed her usual liter.
ary talent in the presentation In
clear. original Pickwickian style
verse.
The ladies responded to toasts to
the hostess with appropriate Dickens
Birthday quotations. and when the
tsautifuiiy lighted birthday cake was
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brought in. the lights were blown out
with all the good wishes possibly for

brought in. the lights were blown out
with all the good wishes possibly for
many happy returns of the day
A happy incident Of the occasion
was the unexpected arrival OF Mr..
and Mrs. Vincent Smith just as lunch
con was about to be served. who had
motored down from Denver to extend
personal birthday greetings and to
remain until after Thanksgiving.
After luncheon, the ladies spent the
afternoon in the Sun Parlor reading
.ickwick Papers," doing fancy work
and enjoying a social Let's Talk"
hour.
Telephone greetings were received
from Mrs. Bartlett Of Denver.
Mrs. Little Entertains The Card Club
Mrs. W. T. Little pleasantly enter
tanned The Card Club Friday even
ing at one of their regular meetings.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde C. Dawson Of
Denver were special guests. The ev-
ening proved q delightful one.
Meeting VI Friends In Council.
The regular weekly meeting Of
the Friends in Council was held on
friday at Pythian hall with the
president. Mrs. Graves. presidins.
The report of the secretary for
previous meeting was read and ap-
proved
The subject for the day was De
elopment Of Marriage" Mrs.
Maud Robson was the leader. Mrs.
Robson had made the subject a deep
study. taking it from Bible times to
the present and was able to present
the matter in a very interesting man
ner without interfering with the sub
jects assigned, which were very sue
cessfuily handled and provocative Of
much discussion.
The following papers were read:
Origin OF Marriage" Mrs. George;
Marriage Ceremonies Throughout
the World" Mrs. Anna Smith; "Di-
,orce. Throughout the World" Mrs.
Carter. The papers showed careful
Preparation
Daughters had been born to two Of
tie Friends in Council since the pre-
vious meeting; to Mrs. Nettie s.
Farmer. Nov. 18th and to Mrs. Nell
F. whippie. Nov. 10. The secretary
was instructed to send flowers and
letters of congratulations from the
Cub.
The next regular meeting will be
teld December 4th.
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compIimented on Management Of
Campaign.

&eVsf@sHH.
Walter Combs. son of Alderman and
',irs. Lafe Combs of this city. who
Was chairman OF the Republican cen
tral committee in Honolulu. Hawaiian
Islands. at the time OF the recent el-
ections, has received many complI.
ments from the newspapers of his
home city on his splendid manage
ment Of the campaign. Out OF twen-
ty-nine Of the principal officers to be
chosen In Honolulu the Republicans
elected twenty-seven. 1t was a veri-
table landslide for the Republicans
and Mr.. Combs is given much OF the
eiedit for the result by the members
Of his party. At big ratification
that took place 1t Honolulu ON No.
vsmber fourth Mr.. Combs vas the
hsro Of the hour.
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reid thanking the club for $40 sent
to the Florence crittenden Home.
The rest OF the afternoon was pass
ed in friendly conversation and
music on the Columbia" rounded out
a very delightful afternoon.
Barn Dance Given to Celebrate New
Home.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Meredith have
just recently had constructed a fine
new home close to their large teaming
barn formerly owned by Al. Baxter
and known as "Baxter's barn. To
celebrate the event they invited about
$50 guests to enjoy barn dance in
the lott OF Baxter's barn last Satur-
day evening.
A violin and guitar furnished delight
full music for an old-fashioned even
ing in which square dances predomi-
mated Fun and joliity prevailed all
the time.
Punch and oysters were served dur
ing the evening and all partook hear.
tily OF the lunch.
At the close Of the evening a collec-
tion was taken up and s1s was secur'
ed from among the guests and was
presented to Mrs. Meredith with in
structions to buy something for her
new home.