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The Dickinson press., 1915-08-21
DUNN COUNTY

Killdeer is to have another 10000
bushel elevator.
The court house will be completed
about September TO-.
Captain Siverts has not been ih
very good health Of late.
A Killdeer carpenter reports Won
derful crops in New Hradec.
Joe Brew has alfalfa from this
years seeding that measures 81 in
,ches.
Davis & Son, who are building the
court house, got the vault contract
for $1,576. "~
Miss Minnie Lauser and Herbert
Lester of Oakdale were married by
Judge Morton recently.
Mike johnson had a narrow escape
when his horses became frightened
and started to run with the mower.
w. G. Pelton has purchased the old
Dunn Center townsite from ALT. o,
Nelson for $4,000, which gives Mr.
Pelton three quarters adjoining.
The Dunn Center consolidated
school will have quarters this winter
in the 34x66" basement of the new
Lutheran church. This arrangement
is made because the present bonding
limit is inadequate to erect as gooc
a building as is desired. io,g II, u +
A bridge is to be put in across
Spring creek at the John Bang eros.
sing, material and work being donat.
ed and the people of Dunn Center
and the country south were to put in
Monday. and Tuesday working or this
road and bridge.
The Dickinson press., 1915-08-21

The supremen court Of the state
will have to pass upon another side
of a Morton county land case, grow
ing out of another instance Of buy
ing without seeing what one is pur-
chasing. A North Dakota man traded
his farm for Tennessee land and upon
going to look at his southern land he
found he had been stung. He then
brought action to get his own land
back, claiming fraud and misrepre-
sentation. A decision is still pending
and now the Morton county man
seeks an injunction restraining the
new owner from having the crops re-
moved.
The Dickinson press., 1915-08-21

A committee of the Dunn Center
Commercial Club has been out
through the county securing samples
of wheat, barley, fax and oats, which
are to be sent to the Fargo Forum,
Grand Forks Herald and Minneapolis
Journal. "The comments of these
papers on this wonderful grain will
afford good advertising for Dunn
Center and vicinity" say the Dunn
county boosters.
The Dickinson press., 1915-08-21

Many people in the city and country
have this week been using the gov
eminent formula printed in the
PRESS last week for spraying their
trees to get rid of the lice that have
appeared in such numbers this year.
Earlier spraying would probably
have been better but many did not
think the lice would do much harm.
However, they are here in large num-
bers and the spray is cheap and eff
fective and does not injure the trees.
The Dickinson press., 1915-08-21

Farmers who have corn left over
for seed have a gold mine and
should not part with it at any price
before next spring. While it looks
now as if some of this years crop
would mature, it is an uncertain
quantity and the supply of northern
grown seed for the northern fields is
bound to be short. Growers are adj
vised to make sure of this years seed
by picking as soon as the kernels are
glaZed.
The Dickinson press., 1915-08-21

Some of the editors object to hav-
ing articles and news copied without
credit. This happens many times
each week to the PRESS and we
don't mind. 1t shows appreciation
anyway and when our subscribers
have read the news in the PRESS we
are perfectly willing the other fellow
should use it.
The Dickinson press., 1915-08-21

Dickinson has been very good to
the English sparrows and in return
the little pests have driven robins and
other desirable birds from their nests
in the trees of the city and have
multiplied with astonishing rapidity.
The are dirty little fellows, do not
The Dickinson press., 1915-08-21

touched. At Grand Forks August 13
the mercury climbed to 80 or eight
degrees above the Dickinson record
for that day.
The Dickinson press., 1915-08-21

sing, are fighters among themselves
as well as with other birds and are
ravenous feeders and good hands to
pick the currants and strawberries.
Why should they be allowed to occu-
py the town? At the experiment sta
ton poisoned grain has well rid the
farm of the sparrow nuisance.
The Dickinson press., 1915-08-21

Visitors to eastern Montana and
other parts of this state say that no
where is such prosperity manifest as
right around Dickinson. Here the
farmers are erecting fine homes and
big barns and are riding about in
their automobiles. Not so in eastern
Montana.
The Dickinson press., 1915-08-21

The highest temperature recorded
this summer at the Dickinson expert
ment station was 81 on July ~.
Last week 81 was the highest point
The Dickinson press., 1915-08-21
COMING EVENTS

The libel suit brought against the
editor and manager of the Beach Ad-
vance was dismissed.
The Dickinson press., 1915-08-21

"The Red Trail will doubtless
make the Bad Lands of North Da-
kota a famous place." is the way it
looks to an editor east of the Mis-
co,1ri
The Dickinson press., 1915-08-21

Country news can wait but haying
and harvest cannot. Several of our
country correspondents are very busy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-01

Geraldine Farar the famous prma DONNA movie recruit
Above Cecil DeNle General Of Lasky studios re-
heasng Miss Faar for motion picture production OF Carmen
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-02-25
METHODIST CHURCH

1890 Regular preaching service
with music by choir and male quar-
tet.
11:40 Sunday school.
$50 Epworth League. Leader,
Hazel Hanson.
1880 Union temperance meeting
under the direction Of the young
peoples societies.
Friday evening, February rs, the
Rev. J. w. Irish, Dist. Superintend-
ent, will give an address on Sunday
school work, followed by the quar-
terly conference. All interested are
urged to be present. At seven p. m.
Saturday evening at seven o'clock
sharp, evening choir business meet
ing and choir practice.
G.. A. BIRD, Pastor.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-02-25
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

Miss Keckler of the Commercial
department visited in the T w n
Cities last week.
Mr.. Anderson of Ellsworth, Mr..
Neverman of New Richmond, Mr..
Jones of Hudson and Mr.. Amy of
this school attended the meetings
of school superintendent for the
purpose of setting the date for the
league oratorical contest. 1t is to
be held April Fl at Hudson.
Plants for the beautifying of the
new library have been purchased
with money contributed b y til e
High school students.
Plans on an elaborate scale have
been formed for the purchase of
sweaters for the basketball team.
A miniature "San Francisco Expo
sition" will be held at some later
date. Watch the future notes for
the time and place.
The athletic play. "The Elope-
ment OF Ellen" is discussed in 9TH
er columns of this paper.
Gladys Hunter returned to her
studies last Monday from lengthy
| illness.
The Seniors defeated the Fresh
men 55-3 and the Sophomores over
whelmed the Juniors 21-8 in the
interclass games last Wednesda
Standings of class teams:
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-02-25
METHODIST NOTES

The Ladies' Aid society installed
a fine new Round Oak" range in
the parsonage this week.
The Brotherhood supper Tuesday
evening was well attended, consid-
ering the storm, and brought in
about sixty dollars.
Prof. Karges' S. S. class gave a
return party to the Mizpahs. The
entertainment consisted of a sleigh
ride and afterwards a supper served
in the social rooms of the church.
Tlh Teachers Training Glass
meets every Tuesday evening at
$50 in Prof. Malott's room at the
Normal. About 20 are enrolled as
members and are much interested
in the work.
The S. S. Board held it's monthly
business and social meeting at the
home of DR.. Rork. DR.. Clough,
President of the Tri-County S. S.
Association, was present and pre-.
sented some helpful and interesting
phases Of S. S. work.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-02-25
BAPTIST CHURCH

Sunday school at 10 m.
Preaching service by Rev. H. H.
Savage, the pastor, Sunday morn
ing at IL o'clock.
B. Y. P. U. at $50.
No evening service on account Of
the union temperance service at the
Methodist church at 7:30.
The Ladies Aid society will meet
with Mrs. Sackett Thursday, March
4.
We are promised that our pastor
will be on the field in a very short
time. A welcome is extended to
you to be with US. Come.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-02-25
CONGREGATIONAL NOTES

Remember the union meeting of
the young people at the M. E. churc b
next Sunday evening, Feb. %.
The Ladies Aid society will meet
Thursday afternoon of next week
in the social rooms of the church.
Mrs. f. D. Ensign's committee will
serve.
The Mission Study Class will
meet Thursday evening of KIT
week, probably at the Sutherland
home. Everyone who is a member
or who wishes to become a member
of this class, please come to this
meeting; your help is needed and
will be greatly appreciated.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-02-25

Phone your news items to the
Journal-'phone 20.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-02-25
Valley church on Thursday evening

Valley church on Thursday evening.
The Ladies' Aid society of the
Mann Valley church will meet with
Mrs. Chas. Pearson on TUESDAY, aft
ernoon, March 2. All ladies invited
and welcome.
The Philharmonic Literary socie-
ty will give program in the city
church Friday evening, March II.
You are always welcome at the
Mission church.
A. w. Nordeen, Pastor.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-02-25
MISSION CHURCH

Morning service in the city church
at 1880.
Afternoon service and communion
in the Mann Valley church at 2:30.
Mid-week service at the home of
N. A. Parsons on Wednesday even
ing.
Mid-week service in the Mann
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-02-25
AT The LOCAL CHURCHES
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH

Morning 1890 Seeing the Invisi-
BILE.
Evening 1880 Union temperance
meeting at the Methodist church.
Exercises by the young people.
Program by w. C. T. U.
Sunday school at twelve and Y.
P. S. c. E. at $50.
All are invited.
William J. Gray, Pastor.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-02-25
BOX SOCIAL

The Rebekahs will give a box So
cial at their hall Tuesday evening,
March 2.
The |. O. O. F. members and
their families, and all others who
wish to come, are cordially invited.
Ladies will please bring lunches
for two. Coffee will be served at
the hall. Lou CoPLEY, Sec.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-02-25

Geo. w. Weldon, formerly County
Superintendent of Pierce county,
now holding the same position in
Forest county, was recently elected
president of the State County Sup
erintendents' Association.-Sp Spring
Valley Sun.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1915-07-29

This Is a token that am unframed.
Have Mr.. Kennedy give the ring to
the man at the corner of Williams and
Brownlee avenues at midnight tonight
and they will surrender me to him.
ELAINE.
p. Shave him come alone or my
life will be in danger.
Il thought something like this would
happen" remarked Craig at length.
"Oh." cried Aunt Josephine. it's
too good to be true"
Well do it." exclaimed Kennedy
quickly. only this is the ring that
We'll give them"
He drew from his pocket the replica
of the ring which he had made and
showed II 10 Aunt Josephine. Then
he drew from another pocket the real
ring. replacing the replica.
Here's the real one" he said in a
low tone. Guard 1t as you would your
life"
Aunt Josephine was worn out with
the sleepless nights of worry since
Elaine's disappearance. After we had
gone, she tried to eat dinner. but found
that she had no appetite.
Although she had intended 10 sit up
until she received some word from
Kennedy that night, the long strain
had told on her. and in spite OF her
worry about Elaine, she decided. at
length. to retire.
Aunt Josephine. clasping the jewel
case tightly mounted the stairs and
entered her room She locked the door
carefully and put the jewelry case un-
der her pillow. Then she switched off
the light
A moment later small piece of the
vase seemed to break away from the
rest of the mosaic. as though it were
knocked out from the inside. Then
large piece fell out, and another.
At last from the strange hiding place
a 1.-the figure. as shiny as though
bathed in oil. naked except for a loin-
cloth. seemed to squirm forth like a
serpent 1t was WI Fang-the watch
full eye which. literally as we'll as figu-
ratively. had been leveled at US in
one form or another ever since the
kidnapping of Elaine.
Silently he tiptoed to the doorway
and listened. There was not a sound.
Just as noiselessly then he went back
to the library table and muftiing the
telephone bell. look down the receiver.
He whispered number. waited, then
whispered some directions
A moment later he wormed his way
out of the library and into the drawing
room. On he went cautiously. snake
like, up the stairs. until he came to the
door of Aunt Josephine's room
He bent down and listened There
was no sound except Aunt Josephine 5
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1915-07-29

breathing. Silently he drew from a
fold in the loin-cloth a screwdriver and
removed the screws from the hinges of
the door. Quietly he pushed the bed
room door open. pvoting 1t on the
lock. just far enough open so that he
could slip through.
Creeping along the floor. like the
reptile whose sign he had assumed.
he came nearer and nearer Aunt Jo-
sephine's bed. AS he paused for a
moment his quick eye seemed To catch
sight OF tho bullying lump under her
pillow. His long. thin hand reached
out and quietly removed the jewel case
from under her pillow.
In a country roadhcuSe Long Sin
was waiting patiently The telephone
rang. and the proprietor answered.
Long Sin was at his side ALMOST before
he could hand over the receiver. 1t
was Long Sins master. WI.
Beware" came the whispered mes
sage over the wire Kennedy has
made a false ring. I'll get the real
one. by the great DeNll or GoDl, you
must cut him OF.
1T is DONE" returned Long Sin.
hanging up the receiver in great ex-
element.
He hurried out OF the room and left
the roadhouse. Down the road in an
automobile. bound between two China
men, one at her head and the other at
her feet, was Elaine, wrapped around
in blankets, not even her face Wis
ible. The guards looked up startled
as Long Sin streaked out of the
shadow to the car
quick" he ordered. THE master
will get the ring himself. l VIII take
care Of Kennedy"
An instant and they were gone. while
Long Sin skunk back into the shadows
from which he had come.
Through the underhruSh the willy
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1915-07-29
SYNOPSIS.

The New York police are mystifed by
a series of murders and other crimes. The
principal clue to the criminal is the warn
signed with "clutching hand The
latest victim of the mysterious assassin
is Taylor Dodge. the insurance president
His daughter, Elaine, employs Craig
Kennedy, the famous scientific detective,
TO try to unravel the mystery. What Ken
nedy accomplishes is told by his friend
Jameson newspaper man.
After many fruitless attempts to put
Elaine and Craig Kennedy out of the
way. the Ciutching Hand Is at last found
10 be none other than Perry Bennett
Elaines lawyer and the man she is en-
gagged to marry. Bennett fees to the
den OF one of his Chinese criminals. The
Chinaman forces from Bennett the secret
OF the whereabouts OF 5000 600. Then he
gives the lawyer n potion which will sus-
pend animation for months Kennedy
reaches BENEFITS side just after he has
lost Consciousness and supposes him dead
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1915-07-29
hinaman made his way to an old

Chinaman made his way to an old
barn.
In the dim light OF a lantern hang
ing from a rafter could be seen sew
eral barrels in a corner. Without a
moments hesitation Long Sin seized
bucket and placed it under the spig-
OF of one OF the barrels. The liquid
poured forth into the bucket, and he
emptied the contents on the floor, fill
ing the bucket again and again and
swinging it right and left in every
direction, until the barrel had finally
run dry.
Then he moved over to the window,
which he examined carefully. Satisfied
with what he had done, he drew a slip
of paper from his pocket and hastily
wrote note. resting the paper on an
old box. When he had finished writ
ing he folded up the note and thrust
it into a little hollow-carved Chinese
figure. which he took also from his
pocket.
With a final hasty glance about he
extinguished the lantern, letting the
moonlight stream ftfully through the
single window Then he left the barn,
with both front and rear doors open.
Taking advantage of every bit Of
shelter, he made his way across the
field in the direction OF the crossroads.
finally dropping down behind n huge
rock some yards from the finger post
70, 80 4
Brownlee avenues.
Late that night Kennedy left his
apartment prepared to follow the in
structions In the note which had been
so strangely delivered in the vase.
AS he climbed into a roadster he
tucked the robe most carefully INTO a
corner under the leather seat.
For heavens sake. Craig gasped
from under the robe. "let me have a
little air"
had taken my place under the robe
before the car was driven up in front
of the apartment lest some emissary
Of WI Fang might be watching to see
that there was such a trick
You'll get air enough when We get
started, Walter he laughed back I'M
der his breath. apparently addressing
the engine.
We had reached a point in the sub
urbs which was deserted and I did
not recognize thing when he pulled
up by the side of the road with jerk
A moment later he pulled the robe
partly off me. and bent down as
though examining the batteries on
the side of the car
Get out on the other side N the
shadow OF the car. Walter. ne whis-
| pered hoarsely. Go down the road
bit-only cut III and keep under COW
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1915-07-29

er. This is Williams avenue. You'll
see a big rock Hide behind it.
Ahead you'll see Brownlee avenue. BE
prepared for anything. shall have
to trust the rest to you. don't know
myself what going to happen.
| slid out and went along the edge
OF the road as Craig had directed.
and finally crouched behind a huge
rock.
After moment to give me a
chance. Craig himself left the car
pulled up close by the side of the
road and went ahead ON foot At last
he came to the crossroads just around
the bend. where. in the moonlight. he
could read the signs: Williams ave
nue. and "Brownlee avenue" He stood
there a moment.
Suddenly. at his feet in the dust of
the road something heavy seemed to
drop. He looked about quickly. No
one was in sight,
He reached down and picked up a
little Chinese figure. Tapping il with
his knuckles he examined it curiously.
IL was hollow.
From the inside he drew out piece
of paper. He strained his eyes in the
moonlight and managed to make out E:
"The Serpent is al-wise and his
fang is fatal. You have signed the
white girls death warrant"
Meanwhile | had made my way
stealthily. peering into the bushes and
careful not even to step on anything
that would make noise and was now,
as ] have said, crouched behind the
big rock to which Craig had directed
me.
/ had begun to wonder whether Ken
nedy might not have made mistake
when, suddenly. from behind the
shadow of another rock ahead of me,
but toward Brownlee avenue, saw
Q tall. gaunt Ggure OF 9 man stealthily
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1915-07-29

terms full on 1t and, as 1t moved, they
could see disclosed huge piles of gold
and silver coins and bars and orna'
ments, chest literally filled with
brilliants, set and unset, rubies, EN-.
eralds, precious stones of every con.
ceivable variety, a cave that would
have staggered even Aladdin.
For moment they could merely
stand in avaricious exultation.
Painfully and slowly we managed to
trail Long Sins footprints, until we
came to road where they were lost
in the hard macadam
Kennedy chose the most likely direc.
ton, for the trail had been at an angle
to the road and Long Sin was not like
ly to double back. We had not gon
many rods before Kennedy paused
minute and looked about IN the mooi
light.
It's right, Walter" he cried. "T
you recognize it?"
looked about. Then it flashed ov
me This was the back road that ]
past the entrance TO the treasure vat
at Aunt Tabby's
We went on now more quickly,
tening carefully to catch any SCUM
but heard nothing. At last Kenn,
stopped, then plunged among
rocks and bushes beside the RI
We were at the cave.
You go this way Walter ne
rected. I'll go around and d
where it caved in"
had gone only yard or two
1t seemed as though something
grasped my foot
With great wrench I manag
pull 1t loose But the weight 0
other foot had imbedded it deer
something. 1 struggled to free
foot and got the other caught.
volyer which had drawn, was
from my hand, and in the effort
cover 1t, | lost my balance.
to move a foot in time to catch
I fell forward. My hands wer
covered by the Shiny. sticky stt
the more / struggled, the "
seemed TO get eEtangieu'
WI and Long Sin paused
minute IN establishment. Th
literally fell upon the wealth
before them
Suddenly they paused. tt
the slight tinkle of a Chinese
Kennedy had reached Aunt
garden. outside the roof of th
ranean chamber where it b
way. had gone down CAREFUL,
earth and rock. and in doiI
broken a string stretched q
passageway. The tinkle OF
tached to it aroused his att,
he stopped short. a secor
about WI Fang had
primitive alarm.
Quickly WI and Long 81
their lanterns while WI ga
push. Slowly. as it hat
now closed and they stood
ing
l was still struggling
lime, getting myself II
covered with it, when tn
tiOn of revolver shots res
WI and Long Sin had
Kennedy, and Kennedy
in kind In the cavern 1t
veritable bombardment
treated. they came near
TO me and | could see
splitting fire in the darl
| watched them feari
hoped deftly from on,
other to avoid the lii
gone.
Craig, CRAIG" IN
feebly BE careful.
stones.
Stepping from stone
lowed the retreating
they had already reat
of the cave and wer
way rapidly down
bend. in the opposite
| which we had come.
| mobile was waiting.
A moment later II
but they had ms@'
Baffled, he turne
steps to the cave.
They got ava.
lighting a lantern
"By George he
| tie vexed that
intercept them.
He was aboui
ed. | can rem
woke up over
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-09-01
One of Lies
Necessary Evils.

Hardly a day passes that news
lpaper-any newspapers not called
upon to fight the battle of some ones
or some faction. And, as the news
papers are not fond Of the fighting
for the mere sake Of fighting. this,
nine times out Of ten, they refuse to
do. Whereupon they are very soundly
land roundly abused.
Now, the fact Of the matter is that
lthe newspaper having something of
lgreater Importance to occupy their
time, attention, and space than fight
ing out peoples personal quarrels.
Usually the quickest and easiest
way to get rid of this class of news
paper nuisance is to suggest to him
70 write the article himself and sign
IIt. Under such conditions, unless the
Particle is written in such manner as
TO vioIa.e certain strict rules of news
Ipaperdon it is accepted and published
4 Almost invariably the reply viii
lbe: awhy I though that was the bust
mess Of a newspaper" when it is gent
lly pointed out that it is no more a
newspapers business to present his
side of a question than that of the
fellow who may take quite the oppo-
site view Of the same question, some
times he is reasonable enough to see
the point and some times he isn't.
That, however, makes little differ
ence to the newspaper, for this class
Of public nuisance has long since beer
placed in that class Of necessary evils
without which life would be too peace.
full and pleasant for this worlds
workers.