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Las Vegas optic., 1914-02-03
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a kind-hearted girl; she didn't want to
hurt the feelings of the rest by ma
king her choice.
4 tell you what wen do, boys she
said one evening. blushing prettily. !
love you all, and when Mr.. Holmes
goes back east next month I'd like to
get married. But I can't choose. That
wouldn't be fair, when you're all SO
good to me- And then she outlined
her plan, which was nothing less than
this: Mr. Holmes was to give coupons
with all his sales, and the purchaser
that had bought the most by six
o'clock on the night before he closed
up and left town, which would be In
just month, was to have Miss Ma
bel.
aYou can guess what sensation
this made in Coyotes Despair. Old
jim Weatherbee, eighty-nine last birth
day, packed his kit on his old mule
and hiked out to find the lost gold
mine that everybody's been looking
for these fifty years and more. AS for
the rest of US, we soon saw that it
would simmer down to Abe Finkel
and Sam, who were the richest men in
town. However, Miss Mabel wanted
it that way, and after a while we got
sort Of reconciled.
"That was the busiest week that Cy
Holmes had ever known, but the next
three were buster. AS for Sam and
F'inkel, they didn't do ten cents worth
Of business day, and didn't seem to
care. Morning, afternoon and eve
ming. they were in Cy Holmes store
buying out his stock. Everything was
marked at its price, according to
agreement, SO that there could be no
crooked business. and every purchase
was marked on slate and hung In
the middle Of the store.
''Of course. there was a few who
tried to win Miss Mabel as well as
Sam and Abe, but they soon give up
when. at the end Of the first week,
Abe had total Of s1,265.1S to his ac-
count while Sam was running him
close with 1922. Then Sam made
squirt, and at the end Of the second
week had gone up about $50 ahead Of
Abe. BY the middle Of the third week
| It was neck and neck race. along in
the two thousands, and Abe and Sam
lhad got SO that they wouldn't speak 70
each other when they met
GAS for Mise Mabel. che Just sat
there behind the counter, when she
wasn't busy getting down thinga,
which wasn't often, ana smiled On All
the boys impartial like
rye had sweepstakes 81 the re-
Las Vegas optic., 1914-02-03
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II WAS THIS WAY.
81 FRANK FILsoN.

eyes, Mister, Coyotes Despair sure
is a bit slow, and don't blame you for
thinking SO. You see, this town hasn't
quite recovered from the shock we
had last month. It cleaned us out,
too. especially Abe Finkel and Sam
Corbett, and all through the scheming
Of Cy Holmes, Yankee trader who
happened to be born about an hour
earlier than the rest Of us.
"You see, 1t was this way. When Cy
Holpes opened his store on Main
street nobody thought he would last
long. There was Abe Finkel and Sam
Corbett holding the trade, and nobody
kicking at their goods. So Cy Holmes
just languished.
"That is, until Miss Mabel come into
the game. Miss Mabel got down off
the stage about five o'clock one after
noon. The word had been passed, and
she hadn't hardly descended before
there was respectful and admiring
group around her.
"'Can any gentleman tell me where
/ can get accommodations in Coyotes
Despair she asked turning up her in.
nocent blue eyes.
Yes, Miss, answers hundred
voices, and two hundred legs forms In
procession and escorts her to Bill
Flannigan's
"It wasn't long before we learned
her story She had been a school
marin back east, and the doctor had
ordered her to Arizona for her health
She'd had enough money to get to
Coyotes Despair, and there she had
stopped.
IF Abe Finkel and Sam Corbett had
had an ounce of sense-but what's the
use Of talking? Inside Of a week Miss
Mabel was the pride Of Holmes store
and the envy OF them two. Cy
Holmes found trade was booming AS
for Coyotes Despair, there wasn't a
man between the age OF eight and
ninety that wasn't in love with Miss
Mabel.
Il guess three-quarters Of the town
proposed marriage to her during the
first two weeks. And Miss Mabel was
Las Vegas optic., 1914-02-03
GRONDIN MURDER
BATTLES THE
OFFICERS
MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF WOMAN
Is ALLEGED RESULT OF
POISONING

Los Angeles, Cal, Feb. SThe
Grondin case, one of the most battling
cases of alleged murder with which
the police of Los Angeles have had
to deal in a long time, was given its
first airing in court today, when John
n. Grondin was arralgned for pre-
liminary hearing on charge Of hay
ing murdered his wife by poison. The
hearing was a necessary formality in
cidental to holding the accused hus-
band to await the action of the grand
jury. Meanwhile both sides are go
ing forward with preparations for
what promises to be one Of the most
sensational and hardest fought legal
battles in the court records Of this
county.
Mrs. Grondin was found dead on
October 80 last and it is now learned
that an investigation into the circum-
stances of her death was begun a few
weeks later. But 1t was not until jan
uary "a that the husband was taken
into custody and a charge Of wife
murder laid against him.
Both the accused and his alleged
victim were natives of Waterville,
Me-, and lived in the state Of Maine
from the time of their marriage until
about year ago, when they removed
to Los Angeles because Of Mrs. Gron-
din's health. John H. Grondin attend
ed school in Watervine and for some
years was employed by a publishing
firm in that city. Later he studied
medicine and then attended an EN-
balming school in New York. Mrs.
Grondin, who was Ii years OF age,
was the daughter of George A. Daviau
a druggist Of Waterville After theil
marriage the couple resided for some
years in Lewiston, Me. Two children
were born, both of whom are now will
the parents Of the accused husband
in Waterville.
When Mrs. Grondin was found dea'
Grondin made public note, which
he said, had been written by his wife
asd left as an explanation Of her a
legged suicide. 1t contained an admis
sion Of infidenlity, and the hope tina
he would be happy with "the woma
who truly loved him. The coroner
jury that investigated Mrs. Grondin'
death accepted the note as genuin
and reported that her death was du
to "asphyxiation with suicidal intent,
When Mr. Dayiau, father Of tn
dead woman, learned Of the note
Immediately began an investigation
About the same time there arrive
here from Maine widow in whor
Grondin was said to be interested
Las Vegas optic., 1914-02-03

had all the worst symptoms Of chron.
ic dyspepsia. Since taking DIR. Cald-
wells Syrup Pepsin these have all
gone, and although Mr.. Goucher says
he is 64, he does not look more than
40.
Syrup Pepsin is sure in its results,
and a vast Improvement over chewing
or swallowing tablets and mints, or
taking cathartics, salts, etc, all Of
which are harsh and nauseous and at
best do but temporary good. You can
obtain Syrup Pepsin at any drug
store. for fifty cents or one dollar a
bottle Results are always guaran-
teed or money will be refunded.
Families wishing to try free sam
pie bottle can obtain it postpaid by
addressing DR.. w. B. Caldwell, 419
Washington st., Monticello, III. A
postal card with your name and adj
dress on it will do.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-02-03

This led the authorities to reopen the
case. Meanwhile Grondin was put un-
der surveillance and was arrested
when the district attorney announced
that poison had been found in Mrs.
Grondin's body, when was exhumed
week or ten days ego.
The day after Grondin's arrest his
attorneys caused something Of sem
sation BY declaring that the '.third
degree, with ghost as the central
figure, had been supplied BY the POI
lice in futile attempt to obtain q
confession from the accused husband
The police denied that they had used
the so-caIled third degree on Grondin-
Attorneys say that when the case
comes to trial it viii be battle be-
tween handwriting experts who hav0
examined the suicide note" which
Grondin alleges his wife wrote Of
two handwriting experts who examin-
ed the note one declared positively
that it had been written by Grondin.
while the other was equally positive
that it had been written by Mrs. Gron-
dn On Of the experts represented
the prosecution and the other the de-
fense.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-02-03
TRULY A GREAT PATHFINDER
Munqo Park the First to Plunge Fear
Iessly Into the Heart Of
Darkest Africa"

Mungo Park started out on his At
rican expedition-the first serious at
tempt that was ever made to explore
the dark continent years ago,
October "a, 1895. The 1ion-hearted
scotchman, with two negro servants,
set out from Gambia, on the west
coast. and plunged fearlessly into the
task which, before him, no white man
had ever attempted.
1t took a real man to plunge into
the unknown interior, filled with tales
of the monstrous and the terrible.
Huge serpents, roaring lions, great
black cannibals, scorching heat, dead
ly fevers-who would dare to chal-
lenge these things. And SO Africa re-
NAMED dark until yesterday, as it
were, while Moses was battling with
his problem in the Arabian wilder
ness; while civilization was maturing
in Egypt and Greece; while Roman
republics and empires were rising and
falling; while the modern nations
we're coming into being; while Cru
saders were lighting. and troubadors
were singing; while Columbus was
discovering the new world, and Wash
lngton was founding the United States
of America
But at last the man and the hour
met, and the son Of the SeIkirkshire
farmer took his brave leap into the
mystery. IN the mystery he remained
year and half, when he reap
peared, returned to England and
wrote Travels in the Interior Of At
RIGA, a book which is still one Of the
most interesting in the libraries Of
the world
In the year 1905 Mungo Park start
ed on his second trip to the dark
continent-a trip from which he was
never to return. Resolved. with true
Scotch grit, to discover the mouth
of the Niger or perish in an attempt K
Park pushed on through the painless
forests until he reached point De-
tween and 10 north latitude, where.
h attempting to make hts escape from
the natives who were about to kill
him. he was drowned in the mighty
stream. which should be accepted as
bis most fitting monument REV. +.
B. Gregory, IN New York American.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-02-03

suit. as we'll as a little money out, and
she general opinion was that, although
Abe had a little more money than
Sam, Sam would win out by dogged
ness. Try as hard as he would Abe
couldn't get away from Sam BY the
end Of the third week they we're rur-
ming neck and neck, Abe with SS,00O.20
and Sam with s2,99975. And when
the end of the fourth week come, and
it was within couple Of hours Of
closing time, Abe was $4,81709 and
Sam was s4s14 even.
"They stood glaring at each other in
side Cy's store, which had been pretty
well divested Of everything. The
shelves was bare, and the show
cases was empty, and they was
looking around to see what could be
had
I'll take that boiler!' shouts Sam,
pointing to an old, rusted-out boiler
in corner, which nobody had thought
of buying. How much, Cy?'
Fifty dollars says Cy, and away
goes Sam ahead of Abe. Abe looks
round with a worse glare than ever
in his eye.
9Th take the fittingsli he yells.
triumphant like How much for the
shelves and show cases, Cy'
Two hundred and fifty answers
Cy, coolly, and Abe gets the lead once
more, and then there didn't seem to be
anything left to be bought. Abe sits
down and pulls out fifty-cent cigar
and leers at Miss Mabel as though he
owned her.
THE boys had been SO interested
that nobody had thought to go down
to the coach Office, but just then a
stranger, who had come in on the
stage, strolls into the store. He was a
sort of dude, built like Samson, six
feet FIVE, or thereabouts in height and
with muscles like three trunks run
ming all over him.
"'Can you oblige me with package
Of cigarettes?' he asks of Cy, mild
like; and all the boys grins. The Gig
arettes had gone in the first week
when the offers were low.
Sorry I'm out of cigarettes Just
now, Cy answers, winking at lis.
Dear mel says the stranger. How
unfortunatel Haven't you got any
thing to sell at all?'
I'm closing up for good Cy an
ewers 9Tonight's the last. [ sell out
and get out
"'Well, I guess I'll take the store
then. answers the stranger. How
much?'
"'Ten thousand answers Cy, ana
the fellow pulls out wad and fings i
down.
There was a silence fer about two
minutes, and then something hit the
floor. 1t was Abe's cigar, and, what's
strange, he never picked it up again
That's all, mister The stranger
takes Miss Mabel by the arm ane
leads her to the coach office, and some
how nobody didn't feel like doing any
thing about it. | heard, though, that
Miss Mabel had left husband back
east, and that Cy Holmes was sort
Of connection of his. But you heal
such lies nowadays you never know
what to believe. However, when San
and Abe gets their new stock in mex
week I guess things win be booming
some"
Copyright, 1918, by W. G. Chapman.l
Las Vegas optic., 1914-02-03
Eats freely Bat
Has No Dyspepsia
A Little Pepsin in a Mild Laxative
Promptly Corrected Bad
Indigestion

indigestion
Fortunate is the Que who can eat
anything without suffering the tor
lures of dyspepsia, but as few are so
fortunate, care should be taken in the
matter of diet. Eating slowly, masti-
eating the food thoroughly and taking
short walk after the heavy meal of
the day will do much towards assist
ing digestion. Any grown-up person
ought to know the peculiar foods that
do not agree, and these should be
avoided.
When these common-sense aids fail,
the next thing to do is to take mild
digestive tonic with laxative proper
ties, and there is none better than
DR. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. 1t con
tains the greatest of all aids to diges-
tion, good pepsin. It has other in
gradients that act mildly on the bow
els, which together form a combina-
ton for the relief of dyspepsia or in
digestion that is unsurpassed.
Its action is to tone and strengthen
the stomach and bowel muscles so
that they can again 10 their work
naturally without outside aid, and
when that happy moment comes all
medicine can be dispensed with. It is
the best remedy obtainable for any
disorder Of the stomach. liver and
bowels, for dyspepsia, constipation
biliousness, headaches, drowsiness af-
ter eating, gas on the stomach, etc
Thousands Of users will testify to this,
among them Mr. j. w Goucher,
Sites, Idaho who for several years
Las Vegas optic., 1914-02-03

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JOHN MITCHELL, Mas
sena, N. X
Lydia E. Pinkham's
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Mrs. A. M. MYERS, Cor
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81 highly recommend
Lydia E. Pinkham s Veg
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Florida.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-02-03

voting to meet in San Francisco in
1916.
Special events viii be held weekly
during the ten months life of the ex-
position and grand events every two
months. Two of the most important
Of these are the historical pageant
and the military and naval pageant
The former will present the history
and evolution Of the west and will be
participated in by thousands II actors.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-02-03

Backache-R -RheumatIsna Vanish Away
Men and women having backache,
rheumatism, stiff and swollen joints
are honestly glad to know that Foley
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is because Foley Kidney pills are a
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all diseases that result from weak, in
active kidneys and urinary irregulari-
ties. q. G. Schaefer and Red Cross
Drug Store ADV.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-02-03

Nine Of the eleven great exhibit pal
aces have reared their minarets and
domes and turrets aloft and the expo
sition city presents a marvel picture
to the thousands Of visitors on ocean
craft which pass in and out Of the
Golden Gate Construction upon all
the main exposition buildings IS Under
way.
There have been but four great ex-
positions during the last S5 years. the
Philadelphia Centennial, the Chicago
Worlds fair, the Paris exposition and
the st. Louis exposition. OF these the
Panama-Pacific will be 50 far in ad-
vance in every particular that it would
be unfair to attempt any comparison
During the last decade the world
has advanced to such a degree that no
living man has been able 10 digest all
the wonders that have become com
monplace. All of these will be dis
played at the exposition and in such
a manner that a comprehensive and
intelligent study may oe made Of each.
Am the wonders of machinery, the
marvels of electricity and the mas
terpfeces Of art and craft will be pre-
sented.
For the first time the governments
and great private collectors Of objects
Parts in Europe have consented to
send their priceless masterpieces to
the exposition and the beautiful paint
ings and pieces of sculpture that men
and women have made pilgrimages
of tens of thousands of miles to see
will be displayed in the Palace Of Fine
Arts. San Francisco and not Europe
will be the Mecca Of art lovers next
year for the great galleries of the con
tinent will have been despoiled of
their treasures to enable the Ameri-
can to study them at his leisure
The educational value Of a visit to
the exposition can be estimated with
ease. The opinions of the worlds
greatest scientists and educators on
this subject may be gathered from the
fact that 2O6 conventions of the
worlds most learned men and women
are coming from all parts Of the earth
to meet in san Francisco during the
exposition. The million collar audi
torium which is to be a permanent
memorial Of the exposition, will be
crowded day and night with the dis
tinglished men and women Of all
| lands
The Independent Order Of Puritans
| is considering the holding Of special
day Of celebration at the exposition
which win be officially known as the
Independent order Of Puritans' day. .
This will be following the example set
by other leading fraternal orders Of
this country and abroad, several Of
the more prominent and important
having been invited by the exposition
to attend on a certain day which
would be designated as that orders
4 day All have been invited to attend
and convene in San Francisco. More
than ten conventions per day are now
Las Vegas optic., 1914-02-03

In Hawan one-third Of the total sn-
rOIlment Of $4,000 school children il
Japanese, and the Japanese are in-
creasing their attendance more rapid.
" than any other race. Americans
and other Caucasian races, exclusive
Of the Portuguese. constitute only IL
Der cent. Of the enrolment
Las Vegas optic., 1914-02-03

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Las Vegas optic., 1914-02-03
CUSTOM CUTTERS, CONVENTION

CUSTOM CUTTERS CONVENTION
Washington, Feb s-With mem-
bers in attendance from many cities
OF the United States and Canada the
thirty-fourth annual convention Of the
international Custom Cutters Asso-
citation Of America began its sessions
today at the New Willard Hotel. The
sessions viii last four days and will
be devoted to practical talks on mat
ters Of interest to the tailoring trade.
IN connection with the convention
there is a private exhibition Of gar
ments by the great cutters Of Amer
lea.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-02-03
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The Coconino sun., 1914-01-16
SUPERVISORS PROCEEDINGS

Office Board of Supervisors of Coconino
 State of Arizona. Jan.. 5th, Pursuant to law the supervisors today regular session.
 Present. members Bongbeg, Shaer County Attorney C. B. Wilson, Clerk Browne Chairman Gray being absent member Bongberg acting chairman The Board of Supervisors proceeded count the the and handed in the verified report. ought be in the Treasury o82 The amount money actually the 27o76o82 That of Gold
 Silver er.................... I62.5
 Currency. .............. 36I.oo
 Cash Items .,....... 2o33.28 Amount deposited in the Arizona Central bank and in- teres being paid the County such deposit Amount deposited Citizens Bank, and interest be- ing paid the County such deposit 5oo47.5o Amount deposited in the Williams State bank, and in- being paid the County such deposit 24o5o68 the County is daily balances, credited to the County monthly. further depose and that than three months have counting of such required by law.
 This counting the 5th day of January D. The Board approved the following bonds F. Breen County Printing G. Manning IT, County Physician and T. F. Manning as Supt Public Health and Register of Vital Statistics The Board then proceeded revise the Jury list and instructed persons eligible qualified jurors year 1914 No further business the Board adjourned. ATTEST: ApPRovED C. H. BRowNELL, R. F. BoNGBERG,
 Clerk Acting Chairman