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The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1915-04-02
CONF ERC|AL CLUB TRAM
SACTS big BUSINESS"

session Friday afternoon and again
Saturday afternoon for about two
hours each time and transacted a
surprisingly large amount OF buSi.
ness
The main object of interest was
getting canning factory started
SO a> to get some distinct beniiit
from the choice pieces OF property
Dame Nature was 50 kind as to
bless this section Ct the state with.
1t does not seem to be generally
hncWn that there are about 2OOO
acres # the richest kind of soil ON
the bottoms Just south of us that
are accessible 10 water and under
Wr 2atlon will pro luce the choicest
KIND of vegetables IN abundance.
and that on the Sauer bottom 1ust
NV lIllVS lOllu IL OI mere l1tIt Is
approximately 1000 acies that can
be brought under irrigation at no
greater an outlay Of m pnev for rhe
digging of the bitches or the in.
StalIlng Of machinery for pumping
purposes, per acre, than it would
cost to make the same improve
ment on the ittS Just south of us
y committee was appointed at
; he Friday needing to inspect the
old laundry building east of the
hight plant TO see if it would be
for canning factory and
1t WIS decided that it was not the
rlght kind of "a building for that
purpose: the committee decided
that the two lots just west of
the Minnehaha Creamery would
ne the very best location to be
gotten and application was made
to the railroad company for Il
lease of the property and made
repor to hat effect at the Satur
zap afternoon meeting. After
he report WAS in Mr. VIM. Hide, /
4 Pierre, an experienced canning /
man, stated Tat if the canning
factory should be assured by the
Commercial club aud the farmers
who are III a position 10 assist that .
he would form Il partnership for .
he summer with tn NOrVold .
brothers and put in 10 acres Of .
tomatoes aud would also move his
family here aud take stock in the I
and accept the active
management Of the company, as
-ur ng it sue ess
IiIls app airing to be fair pro !
position, the company became Il
matter of fact by he prompt sub
scription Of twenty shares of sock F..
At one hundred dollars per share
BY the members of the club prese t
and the farmers who were interest
and present. at the meeting
Officer, and the board OF directors
)t the ney company where elected
'S follows: J } Klein pre- >ident
H NovoId, vie president, " f.
Mllland, secretary and treasurer,
VIM. Hide. manager. The board
of directors are a. follows; j j (
X Elm II. NovoId, VIM. Hide, |
Lewis Larson. The secretary .
was instructed to Immediately
make application tor articles of .
anl otherwise per
-ect the company
Great interest was manifested in
his action and other farmers
besides the ones mentioned, will
put in from five to tn acres of
atar op A. conditions ,avoTa,,o
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1915-04-02
"Curtalns Up on the
Spring Style Review

Now comes the glad
Spring fashion revival when
the first fresh styles burst
into being. We've the
sightliest showing of any
season yet.
Here are suits and over
coats Of matchless modelling;
cut on youthful, springish
lines patterned Of the most
popular fabrics, tartans,
stripes and serges.
The values speak as
strongly as the styles
they'll HOLD every custo-
mer the styles win over.
Priced at $1,000, $500,
$4,000 and $500.
Iou will want to pick out your
new clothes before the crowds have
picked the lot over This holds
good Of our splendid assortment of
Hats, Caps, Shoes, Shirts, Under.
wear. SOX and Neckwear.
CONE IN EARLY AND
YOU'LL CONE AWAY BETTER
SATISFIED.
J. F. DIVINE & co.
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branch OF the secret service and put
the matter to him frankly. ], Flor
ence, Susan. and the rest OF US must
be arrested. The wretches must be
lieve that the house is empty. They'll
rove about fruhlessly and will return
to their den to report the success OF
the coup. All the while you ana
some detectives will be in hiding up
stairs, dictagraph and all that. When
the time comes you will follow. This
will not reach the heads, perhaps. but
1t will demorallze the organization IN
such a way as to make II helpless for
several months 10 come. There is Il
tunnel from the stables to this house"
What, a tunnel?"
Yes. Mr.. Hargreave had ii built
several years ago. | don't know what
his idea was; possibly he anticipated
an event like this. You and your men
will find entrance by this method,
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CHAPTER xlIl--contlnued.

YES; and more than that, he Is
|the dear friend OF the countess. But
understand, you must never let her
|dream or suspect that you know. by
Iulling her into overconfidence some
Nay she will naturally grow careless,
fnd then Wen have them all. ! think
understand what your fathers idea
BE-: not to have them arrested for
Plackmail. but practically to extermin-
kte them, put them In prison for such
erms Of years that they'll die there.
When you see n snake. q poisonous
Fne. don't let 1t get away. XIII It.
Well. ! must be Of to work"
And you be careful. too. You are
d more dangej Man I am"
hut I'm a nan am can dodge
lick," he laugnsd, picking up his hat.
what a aorrid thing monay Is! II
hadn't am money, nobody would
ttner me-"
II would, he smiled. lis wa lted to
watching Gom the Windows; and
he patted her hand instead and
ilked down the ~graveled Lath to
,o street.
Ii was difficaft work for Florence
play at Friendship. She was like
pr father; shH did not bestow 1t on
Gery one, She had given her friend
bip TO the Russian, the first real big
iendship i'm her life, and she had
zen roughly dislllusioned, Bat II the
l~untess could act, SO could she: and
the two her acting was the more
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SYNOPSIS.

STANLEY Hargreave. millionaire. after A
miraculous escape from the den OF the
gang OF brilliant thieves known as the
Stack Hundred. lives the life OF a re-
clust Tor eighteen years. ~Iiargreave ac-
Siuentally meets BraiBe. leader OF the
MACK Hundred. Knowing Braint will try
" get him, lac escapes from his on home
Dy u balloon. Before escaping re writes
letter TO the girls school where eight
zen years before he mysteTiOusly leit on
tne doorstep his baby daughter. Florence
STdy. That day HargreSS9e also draws
tii.OOO.9O0 from the bank. h1t II Is reported
that this dropped into the SA when the
paIlcon nc escaped In was punctured.
florence arrives from the girls school
countess olga, Braine's companion Wis
sIs her and claims to be "A relative. Two
bogus detectives call. but their plot is
toiied by Norton a newspaper man. BY
prlDinE the captain OF the Orient Norton
lays a trap for Braine and his gang.
Olga also visits the Orient's
captain, and she easily falls into the re-
Porters snare. The plan proves abortiye
ksrough Braine's good luck and only hire
engs fau into the hands OF the police.
Alter failing In their first attempt the
slack Hundred trap Florence. They ask
mSr Tor money, but she escapes, again
rolling thsm. Norton and the countess
cell on Florence the next day. once more
SAFE ~ bDme. The visitors having gone,
Jones removes n section of flooring and
FROM q cavity takes q box. Pursued by
memr~fs of the Black Hundred. lac rushes
60 'he water front and succeeds In drop
FafIS the boN INTO tre sea. Countess OlBa
proceeds in breaking the engagement ex-
Eating bctween Florence Hargreave and
Norton. A~ccOmpIlces OF Braine succeed
IN ~bsdnaping Florence while she Is shop
P+os and hurry her of to sea. She leaps
into the sea and In picked up IN a dazed
condition by a party Of fishermen. Thc
Black Hundred locate her. and Braine.
disguised as her father. succeeds In taxi
Ing her back TO sea with him. Florence
sets IRE to the boat and Is rescued by a
Fbip ON which Norton has been shans-
haied Norton and Florence, safely ashore
And with no longer any misunderstanding
hrtwcen them, take the train Tor home.
The train is wrecked and waiting mem
bers q the Black Hundred carry the In
eured Florence to n deserted hut. Norton.
who tries 10 reEcuh her. Is tied 20 the
tracks. Florence saves hFt ind
Hnaliy Jones comes 10 the rescue uf both
The Black Hundred recover the box
zones dropped I'm the ocean. By a clever
ruse Norton and Jones regain Il.
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that will be Topped off as you'd lop y
limb from a tree"
please let it be quick. | want to
see my father
Jones eyes sparkled. And you
have my word that he wants to see
you. But dare not tell you"
DO you think he would object to
Mr.. Norton?" she asked, studying the
rug.
In what capacity" he couatered,
forcing her hand.
"As-as a husband" bravely.
Jones in turn studied the patterns
in the rug. 1T Is only natural for a
father to look high for his daughters
husband. But, after all, an honest
man is worth as much as anything |
know of. And Norton is honest and
loyal and brave"
Thank you, Jones. | intend to
marry him when the time comes: so
you may as we'll prepare father for
this e%ventuality."
There is an old adage-"
But she interrupted him. III o
have a new adage, Jones, | shouldn't
mind hearing It. But I'm only just
out of school, where old adages are
served from soup to pudding. Good
night.
And Jones went to the real Of the
house. chuckling.
In the passing it might we'll be OBJ
served that the Hargreave house had
"a remarkable menage. There was a
gardener, a cook, and a maid; and the
three of them reported to Jones each
night before going to bed. They were
all three detectives from one of the
greatest organizations in America.
Finding themselves unable to lure
Florence away from the environs of
the Hargreave home. the Black Hun
dred set some neT machinery in mo-
ton. Thep proposed TO rid the house
of e cry II in it by a perfectly logi-
cal vice. But the first step in this
new was going to be extremely
delicate and risky. Ii was no small
adventure to enter the Hargreave
home; and yet this must be done. So
finally spider" Beggs was selected
for the work. The man could practic.
ally walk over crockery without caus-
ing a sound: he could climb a house
by the window lodges; and he could
hold his breath like those professional
tank swimmers.
Three or four nights after the Par
off fiasco. Jones started the rounds,
putting out the lights. He left the
one in the hall till the last. for ii was
his habit, after having turned of that
light. to stand by the door for several
minutes, watching. One never could
tell.
On the other hand, Spider Beggs
never approached a house till an hour
after the lights went out. Persons
were likely to move about for some
minutes later; they might want some
thing to eat, a drink of water. So he
remained hidden behind the summer
house till long after midnight. When
at last he felt assured that all In the
Hargreave house were asleep. he
moved out cautiously. Both his future
and his pocketbook depended upon
the success of this venture. 1t took
lin ten minutes to crawl from IL
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Then I pass I know you well

Then I pass. know you y
enough. II you've made up your nina
not to talk a man couldn't get any
thing out OF you with a can-opeher.
And that's why we trust you, my 7
Don't forget the telephone"
Il shan't. so long"
That same night Braine paid eh~
Russian woman a brief visit.
Il think that here's where We go
forward. The secret service will raid
the house tomorrow and then for .
few days We'll roam about as We pally
please. I'm hanged II ] don't have
every plank torn up and all the walls
pulled down. More and more I'm con-
vinced that the money is in hak
house"
Don't be too confident" warned
Olga. so many times have We been
tripped up when everything seemed In
our hands. The house should be
guarded but not entered for a day
or two; at least not till after the raid
is cold. I'm beginning to see traps
everywhere"
Nonsense, Leave it to me. We
shan't stick u heads inside the Har-
greave house till we are dead certain
that it is absolutely empty. Olga
you're a gem. l don't think Russia
will bother us for awhile. Eth? Paroff
will not dare tell how he was finn
TANNED. The least he can do to save
his own skin is to say that We are
fully capable OF taking ARE of our
selves
Olga laughed. ITO think OF his
writing a note like that! Florence
would have recognized-and no doubt
did-a palpable attempt to play an
old game twice"
How does she act towards your"
Cordial as ever; and yet . ="
Yet WHAT"
Il thought her an ordinary school
girl, and yet every once in d while she
makes what you billiard players call
a professional shot. What matter?
So long as they do not shut the door
in my face, | ask nothing more. But
do you want my opinion? | feel it Ia
my bones that something will 50
wrong tomorrow"
Good lord. are you losing your
%nerve?' cried Braine impatiently. ~Tas
secret service has the warning; they
find the green stun. and Jones & Co.
wiD mOg off to the police station. And
t0erCll be a week of rad tame before
they are turned loose again. They'n
dig into Hargreave's finances and all
that. Wen have all the security IN
the world TO find out if the monsy
is in the house or not. Why worry"
It's only the way | feel. EheFs
is something uncanny in the regular
ity of that girls good luck"
All. but we're not after h&r tA!s
time; it's the whole family"
The servants too?"
Everybody in the house will Go
under suspicion
And can you trust Beggs?"
= His life is in the hollow OF my
hand. You can always trust a man
when you hold the rope that's around
his neck"
Still the frown did not leave Olga's
brow. With all her soul she longed
to be out of this tangle. 1t had all
looked S easy at the start; yet here
they were, weeks later, no further
forward than at the beginning, and
added TO this they had paid much In
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1t. He started out to Riverdale to ac-
quaint Jones with the discovery.
"Humph!" said Jones; mot a bad
idea this. So that's what the sneak
was doing here last night. I've been
wondering and wondering. Let's have
a look"
He went through the books and at
length came across the three volumes.
These held a thousand in excellent
counterfeit.
Mighty good work that. What
are you going to do? asked the re-
porter.
= Jones rubbed his chin refectiyely.
How long may a counterfeiter be
sent up?"
Anywhere from ten to twenty
years"
That will serve. Ny boy. this time
well go and take Mr.. Black Hun
dred right in his cubby hole.
You know where Il is?'
Every nook and corner OF 1t. Now
you 60 at once to the chief OF the local
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cHapTeR XIV.
Makes |. pjscoverv

Norton Makes q Discovery.
Perhaps the most amusing phase OF
the secret agents discontinue was the
fact that neither Jones nor Florence
had the least idea what had happened.
Florerce regretted a hundred tines
during the evening that she had not
gone out to the summer house. IL
might really have been her father. Her
regret grew so deep in her that just
before going to bed she confessed to
Jones.
You received 2 letter OF that soyt
and did not sAev II to me." nad
Jones. astonisho1-
you warned ~ never to a =
Attention 70 tAAa-
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No; I warned you never to act
upon them without first consulting
me. And we might have made a cap
ture! My child. always show me these
things. | will advise you whether to
tear them up or not"
Jones, ] believe you are going a
little too far" said Florence haughtily.
1T might have been my father"
Never in this world. Miss Florence.
Still, ] beg your pardon for raising
my voice. What ] do and have done
Is only for your own sake. There are
two things ] wish to impress upon your
mind before I go. This can be made
a comedy or a terrible tragedy. You
have already had a taste OF the latter;
n each time you escaped ecaus
God was good TO US. But he is rarely
kind to thoughtless people. They have
to look out for themselves. | am act
ing under orders; always remember
that"
Forgive me: | acted wrongly. But
I'm so weary and tired Of this eternal
suspicion of everybody and every
thing. Can't / go somewhere, some
place where ! can have rest?"
IF ! thought for a single moment
II was possible TO take you thousands
Of miles from this spot, il would be
done this very night. But this is our
fortress. So far it has been impreg-
nable. The police are watching it;
and that prevents q general assault
by the scoundrels. If we tried to
leave we would be followed; and they
play that game exceedingly we'll. Now,
good night. Wen have you put of all
this doubt and suspicion one of these
days. There will not be any past:
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II can be done without exciting the
suspicious OF the Watchers"
Looks as ii my yarn wasn't going
to be delayed sc long after all. Jones,
you ought to have been in the secret
service yourself" admiringly.
Jones smiled and shrugged. Il am
perfectly satisfied with my lot-or
would be If the Black Hundred could
be wiped out Of existence"
I'm see the secret service people at
once. l stand in we'll with them all"
And good luck to you. Wen need
good luck"
Norton was welcomed cordially by
the chief. The secret service men
trusted him and told him lots Of tales
that never saw light or the printed
page. The reporter went directly to
the point of his story, without elabora-
ton. and the chief smiled and handed
him the original letter.
Norton, I've been after this gang
of counterfeiters for months and they
are clever beyond words. I've never
been able to get anywhere near their
presses. And for a moment | thought
this note was from a ~squealer. I've
a dozen men securing the country.
They find the bogus notes, but never
the men who pass them. You see,
it's new stuff. ] know what all the
old timers are at; but none Of them
has had a hand in this issue. Some
foreigners, ! take it, under the leader
ship of a man I'd very much like to
know. Now. what's your scheme"
Jim outlined it briefly.
1T all depends" said the chief,
upon the fact that they will be i'm
patient. If they have the ability to
wait, We lose. But we can afford to
risk the chance. The man who wrote
this letter is not a counterfeiter. He's
an old yeggman. We haven't heard
anything of him lately. We tried to
corne him on a post Office job, but
he slipped by. He may be a stool.
Anyhow, I'll draw him in somehow"
"There'll be some excitement"
We're used TO that: you too. All
we've got TO do is to locate this nan
Regis. There are signs of spite in this
letter. Very well played, if you want
my opinion. What's this Black Hun
dred2"
Pm not at liberty to tell just yet.
It's a strange game; half political,
half blackmail. It's a pretty strong
organization. But il they're back Of
this counterfeiting, there's a fine
chance of landing them all"
Here the chiefs assistant came in.
Got Beggs on the wire. Says he'll
conduct you to the home II you'll
promise him immunity for some other
offenses."
on the word OF the chief. But also
say that he must come to see me in
person"
An right. sir"
II don't believe IL would be wise
for Beggs to see me here. ] gave him
a good send-of-Sing S%ing-ive years
ago. He may recollect." said Norton.
Suit yourself about that. Only,
keep in communication with me by
telephone and I'll tip you off as to
when the raid shall take place. Lucky
you came in. | should have honestly
gone there and arrested innocent
people. and they would have had a
devil of a time explaining. IL would
have taken them at least a week to
clear themselves. That would leave
the house empty all that time"
Norton did not reply, but he put
the blotter away carefully. There
was no getting away from the fact,
but the god of luck was with him.
do you know what's back OF 1t
all?"
Il can't tell you any more than I
have said Norton.
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lives and money. We.,. if she would
be fool enough to love this man she
must abide with the consequences.
She wanted him all by herself, out OF
danger, in a far country. He might
tire, but she knew in her heart that
she never would. This was her one
great passion, and while her mode
OF living was not as honest as might
be. her love was honest enough aud un-
swerv.ng. though ii was Dot gilded
b. the pleasant fancies OF youth.
"Of what are you thinking" he
asked when he concluded that the
pause had been long enough.
You"
HIN. Complimentary
NO: just ordinary everyday love-
GRO BE CoNTINUEDJ
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.Kino,. Cat" Draw. , p.n.,o,

A London puss. officially known A
the kings cat" is the only one in the
kingdom to receive an allowance from
the treasury. He inhabits the record
office and IL cents . week 10 spent
for his meat.
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She could smile aad
III and Jest. all the while her hsart
burning vim wrath.
lie day. a week or so after her
kfng with Norton In the summer
be. Olga arrived. beautifully
he'd. handssOe as ever. There
not the least touch of the adven-
Is In her nakenp Fioreace had
received sems mail. and shs ~
ned the Iettsrs on the iIhrary table
rect the countess She had opened
4. but hs6 not yet looked at thsir
ents
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-01
Copyright, 1918.

4 new industry has sprung up in
the poultry business. namely, the rails
ing of day-old chicks. 1t grew out OF
the ineNperiencc of amateurs in OPP
Grating incubatOrs. But the purchaser
of day-old chicks is not entirely re-
lieVed of responsibility. He must he
| careful to buy good stock. and to do
so should deal only with reputable
concerns. Then there are broOder and
feeding problems incidental to all ar
tificial methods of chick raising.
These can he easily taken care of by
observing certain fundamental prin-
ciples. Some of these are laid down
I'm the following article:
The commercial day-old chick busi-
ness, that is the Matching and selling
of chicks at one day OF age. is COM
paratively a new and rapidly grow
ing industry. The great growth has
doubtless been largely due to the trou-
bic which amateurs experience in the
operation of incubatorS. Most begin
ners do not understand the construc-
tion or operation of incubators and
many prefer to start with young
chicks, thus eliminating any possibi
ity of loss due TO the faulty handling
of same.
The person contemplating the pur-
chase of day-old chicks should look
carefully into the reputation and re-
liability of the one from whom they
purchase. Be sure that the Young
sters are Matched from eggs laid by
strong. vigorous, well mated breeding
stock. This is the first essential to
satisfactory rearing. Well bred and
properly Matched chicks are iuli and
fluffy, having bright eyes. prominent
and full of luster. resembling very
much a shoe button.
If possible, the chicks should be
purchased near at hand so that they
o GrIhTaRTad -
journey by express. II is possible to
ship chicks, properly Grated, long dis
tances with success. but the shorter
the haul the better If they can be
gotten so near that they can be de-
livered by auto or wagon that is an
advantage. The chicks must be ship
ped Immediately after Matching, for