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Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-03-12
CHAPTER w.

There seemed to be nothing at all
original in the methods pursued by
the great crimirvlogist when con
fronted with this tableau OF death and
robbery. HIS remarks to the inspec-
tor were few and perfunctory. He
asked only a few languid questions of
Macdoural and Lenora. who we're
summoned TO his presence
MacdouFal then turned to leave the
room. Lencra was about 10 follow.
but Quest signed 10 her to remain.
Il should Ike to have a little con-
versaticn with you about your mis-
tress." he said TO her pleasantly. IF
you don't mind will ask you 10 ac-
company me in my car will send
the man back with you"
They descended in the lift together
and Quest handed the girl into his car
They drove quickly through the silent
streets.
In a few minutes Lencra was in
stalled in an easy chair in Quests sit
tingroom.
Lean back and make yourself com
Portable" Quest invited. as he took a
chair opposite TO her. Il must just
. look through these papers"
The girl did as she was told. She
opened her coat The room was de-
4 llightfully warm. almost overheated. A
sense Of rest crept over her. She was
/ conscious that Quest had laid down
the letters which he had been pre-
/ tending to read His eyes were fixed
upon her There was a queer new
look in them. a strange new feeling
/ creeping through her veins.
Quests voice broke an unnatural
silence
You are anxious to telephone some
one" he said. You looked al both
the booths as we came through the
hotel. Then you remembered. think,
that he would not be there yet. Tele-
phone now. The telephone is at your
right hand. You know the number"
She obeyed almost al once.
Number 700. New York city"
"You will ask" Quest Continued,
whether be IS all right whether the
Jewels are safe"
There was a brief silence then the
girls voice.
Are you there. James? Yes
/ am Lenora. Are you safe? Have
you the jewels? .. Where?
You are sure that you are safe?
No. nothing fresh has happened"
You are at the hotel" Quest said
softly. You are goirg TO him"
Il cannot sleep" she continued. =
am coming TO you"
She set down the receiver. Ques'
leaned a little more closely over her
"You know whe0e the jewels arr
hidden" he said. Tell me where?"
Her lips quivered. She made no an
swer.
Very good" Quest concluded. "Yol
need not tell me. Only remember this
7 At nine o'clock tomorrow morning yo'
will brig those Jewels 10 this apart
ment Rest quietly now.
want you 20 go to sleep"
She obeyed without hesitation
Quest watched. for a moment. he
regular breathing. Then he touches
ben by HIS side. Laura entered al
most at once.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-03-12

sour friend.- he said. 'is going 60
oe mad enough 60 walk into hell.
even. when he finds out shat he
thinks mas happened"
1T wasn't any OF Jimmy's lott"
Sanford Quest shook mis- head.
French" he said. keep mum. but it
was the elderly family retainer, Mac
dougaL felt restless about him
He has lost the girl--he was married
to hei. by the bye-and the jewels.
No fear OF his slipping away. shall
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-03-12
CHAPTER ".

4 am 10 take IL, l believe" Lord
Ashleigh began after dinner that eve
ming. that you have finally decided.
Ella. TO embrace our friend Delarey's
suggestion and TO leave US Saturday,
IF you please" Ella murmured,
with glowing eyes.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-17
WEST SHAFTSsURV

Mrs Newell Bennett and Miss
Hyde were in Benninton Saturday.
Word was received early Sunday
morning of the sudden death of Glar-
ence Niles at his home in Pittsfield,
Mass. f7 8s o
Mrs. John Huntington was in Ben
nfngton Saturday. 5t tf' ''"''
Mrs II. N. Dyer was in Bennington
Saturday w
Hugh Bottum is spending the vim
ter at Charles Ross aphtt tih
H. N, Dyer was in Chester, W.T. sew
eral days last week buying sheep
Mrs. Herman Niles and, daughter,
Bessie were in Bennington Saturday.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-17
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion OF the ear. There is
only one way to cure deafness, and that ie
by constitutional remedies. Deafness Is
caused by an infamed condition of the mu-
this tube Ia iniiamed you have n rumbling
sound or imperfect hearing. and when 1t 10
entirely closed. Deafness is the result and
unless the Inflammation can be taken out
and this tube restored to its normal condi-
tion. hearing will be destroyed forever; nine
cases out of ten are caused by Catarrh,
which is nothing but an innamed condition
OF the mucous surfaces
We Will give One Hundred Dollars for arg
case OF Deafness toaused by catarrh) that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
Send for circulars, free.
F. J. CHENEY &c CO., Toledo. Ohio
Sold by DruggigtB 75c.
Take Aalrs Family Pills for constipation.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-17
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News OF the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers

News OF the Town and village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers
Miss Vera Suter will spend the
Christmas holidays in Swanton and
burlington.
Miss Anna Levin is clerking for the
holidays at the Roster store i'll the
Putnam House block,
Miss Elizabeth Hoffman will leave
tomorrow for North Chatham, where
she will spend Christmas.
Miss Margaret Mclean will leave
tonight for Rockville. Conn. where
she will visit during the Christmas
season.
H. E. Winchester, who is attend
ing court here from North Rupert, re-
turned home to spend Sunday with
his family. sl
Sunday evening Union gospel SER
vice at Cardboard at 7.30 will be led
by a. j. Elwell. Special music, in
strumental and vocal
The Christmas issue of The Cata-
mount, the bi-monthly publication Of
the Bennington high school was dis
tributed this morning.
Miss Lillian e. Kelson of Old Ben
nington has begun the training
course in the Troy Orphan Asylum,
starting the past week.
Miss Ella Murray of Gage street
will leave shortly for Rutland where
she will spend the Christmas holidays
as the guest of Miss Mary Donnelly,
Bradford Godfrey, a student at the
Vermont Academy at Saxton's River
is expected home this evening to
spend the Christmas recess with his
parents. hF'p
The body of A. B. Grant, who died
in Bennington Tuesday morning
from effects of struggling through
the severe storm was laken
to Rutland Wednesday, afternoon and
the funeral was held from his home
on North street in that city Thurs
day afternoon. The remains were
taken to East Corinth this morning
TO. interment.
e. T. Tonisseau Big Review with
Jack Lyle, made decided hit at the
Harte Theatre last night The com
pany is composed of well-known ar
lists, including Lampes Bros, with
their comedy mule act, Catherine
Potter, the great coon shouters
Harry and Dorothy Houston in the
Musical Thistles. Harry May the we'll
known base soloists, Michael O'Con-
nor, lyric tenor The chorus is com.
posed of pretty girls. well-costumed,
with good dancers and good voices
and from the applause every person
in the theatre was well-pleased with
last evenings entertainment. The
Big Review win be continued tonight
with new jokes and pictures Adv
John B, Harte is to give a benefit
performance at his theatre Sunday
afternoon and evening to help Miss
Jessie Russell the little vaudeville
performer who fell in the basement
of the theatre last week and broke
her arm. Miss Russell with two sis,
tiers and her father had gone to big
expense purchasing scenery and
equipment for the act and after
months OF hard work had just got an
opening when the accident happened.
The girl is left without funds and
because she was disposed to treat
the theatre management so fairly,
taking all blame for the accident to
herself, Mr.. Harte paid her for her
act in full, the expense of medical
attention and will now give two bene-
fit concerts, the proceeds OF which
are to go entirely to her with excep-
ton Of payment for the films used
Local talent is to furnish music
gratis
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-17
How easy It is

to convince an unhealthy man that
life insurance is desirable, We ask
those who are healthy now to con
suit us and arrange their life insur3
ance While still healthy National
life ms. Co.. of VT. (MutualD Earle
6. Kinsley. General Agent, Mead
Building, Rutland, vt. ADV $
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-17
lin to Wrong Ears.

.Is Jones UP to his ears in debtF
Worse; it has come to other peo'
pIe's ears too"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-17
He Did.

"They say he got rich quick"
eyes. His wealthy uncle died from
heart disease. Detroit Free Press.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-01-28
Veteran Awarded Medal

George Gardner, veteran of the
Civil war, has received medal from
Uncle Sam, which is tardy recog.
milton of the distinguished services ne
performed in the navy during the
! s"ar. The medal is of copper, appro-
priately engraved and tied with blue
and gray ribbon. There is only one
other owned in Idaho. The act for
! which this award was made was the
blowing up of the Confederate ship
Albermarle in Albermarle Sound
with a torpedo by crew of seven
men from the ship with which Mr..
Gardner was serving. The crew num-
bered Mr. Gardner among its mem
bers, and with Lieutenant Cushion
in command, set out on their hazard
Gus mission in a steam launch. The
success of their efforts is a matter of
history George Gardner saw service
on six battleships in the North Allan
tic, among them being the North Car
olina, Chickapee, Newburn, Vermont
and Matabassett. Not long ago a
daughter of the Lieutenant Cushionl
mentioned above was selected tol
christen new torpedo boat destroyer.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-01-28
W. c. 7. U. Organizes

The W. c, t. U. met at the home
9f Mrs, p. B. Shaw Tuesday and COM
pleted the organization by the cleo
.:;a,a of the following officers: Mrs. +
w rresiGsat; Mrs, +, D, Jen-
-. Folly, - paver
kins, vice president; Mrs. o.
secretary; Mrs. w. Whitman, trea-
sure.
Superintendents We're appointed as
follow: Mrs. Georgia Steinbower, liter-
ature; Mrs. Walker, evangelistic; Mrs.
J. Gerhart, medical temperance; Mrs.
NJ. W. Waring, flower mission; Mrs.
R. B. Shaw, press; Mrs. F. j. Edwards,
mothers meetings; Mrs. viii Hop
pock, parliamentary. There will be a
regular meeting at the home of Mrs.
Ora Bever Tuesday February 2, 2:30.
Topic: Catechism of the w. c. T. u.
All parties interested are cordially in
vited to attend
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-01-28
BEAVER BOTTOMS

foundation of sticks was built on tho
bottom and up several inches above
water level On this pi,iar of muc
was built in the center of it, ard 1vel
this pillar the house roof was laid
Sticks were criss crossed from pillar
to platform and th=r well mudded
The result was a rounded turret-shap
eo nome consisting of one room who's,
: walls were four or five inches of in
terlaced sticks plastered over witt
mud except on top, The pillar wa:
removed, and the apex of the ROOF
graved until it was thin enough tC
allow slight ventilation The only
door or doors to the house were placed
under water. Channels were deep ir
the ponds bottom so that when the
pond froze over, there would be routes
by which they could get out and a
round, deep enough not to freeze
Thus the Beaver Bottoms were begun
In the course of time sufficient sill
and sediment washed into the frs
pond to make it no longer habitable
The beaver then fell back below the
original dam and refining wall ano
built another to parallel it, thus form
ing new pond. The process Of pond
building by beaver and pond filing
by creek repeated itself on these par
ticular bottoms some half dozen times.
The result is a series Of beaver ponds
rising one above the other and cover
ing about twenty acres of bottom land
There are now five houses in oc-
Two of these houses are
large, easily found, but not easily
gotten at except by wading. And in
wading the chances are that one viii
step into a beaver made channel and
get taste of slough water.
In the summer the ponds are greer
with lily pads and duck weed. ex-
cept where here and there mallards
and mud hens have padded through
the left channels of temporarily open
water Snags of the dead lodgepole
pine and aspen that once covered
these bottoms thrust their naked rem
nants up from the mud and murkey
water, and give the place dreary
atmosphere. This weirdness is ae
centuated by the incessant scolding
Of jays and hammering woodpickers,
occasionally by the quack ms
call Of a mallard But unaffected by
it all, the beaver is about his seasons
work, building and repairing in the
spring touring in the summer, har-
in the fall.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-01-28
Reauisition Refused

Sheriff Froman made application to
Governor Alexander Wednesday for a
requisition for Frank E. Handley now
at Baker City, Oregon, but was re-
fused on the ground that an agree
ment had been made between the
Governors of western states that no
requisition would be issued when the
crime was a misdemeanor. Hanley
is charged with contempt of court
and is accused of selling horestead
north of this city and some personal
property in violation Of The court
hearing in his wife's suit for divorce,
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-01-28
DEATH BY ACCIDENT AT
CANAL DAM
Dan Brown Pitched Over Face
of Dam Into Raging whirl-
pool Below

While Dan Brown and Frank
Daniels were working on the dam of
Emmett Irrigation District this fore
noon, breaking ice away from the
same in order to protect it in case of a
rush of clash ice, the former went
over the dam and was drowned.
1t seems that Brown was working
on the ice when a cake about ten feet
square broke loose and the swift cur
rent pitched he and the cake over the
face of the dam Mr. Daniels who was
a few feet away stated they had a
rope dragging for safety, but evident
ly Brown was overbalanced by the
sudden breaking of the ice. The
body was seen to come to the surface
once in the eddy on the south side of
the river.
Little is known of his history ex-
cept what had been learned of him
from workmen on the canal, where ne
has been employed the past three
months. According to his statements
to them he was So years old and
native of New York state Before
coming here he had followed min
ing and prospecting as business and
the loss of one of his eyes was caused
by a premature explosion in mine.
His wife had died in Nevada several
years ago, as had also his parents,
and he stated there was no one de-
pendent upon him, although he claim
ed to have a brother and sister yet
alive but their whereabouts are un-
known. He stated that for a long
time he was foreman of one of the
mines owned by Phillips Stokes, the
famous millionaire socialist, at Aus
tin, Nevada.
Sometime ago he told Supt Sissler
that he had trunk at Nampa which
he had left with a friend but Mr..
Sissler did not know the party and
therefore does not recollect the name.
He seemed to be very frugal fel-
low and spent no money foolishly.
He had enough money coming from the
Irrigation district to pay all of his
funeral expenses.
Up to the hour of going to press the
body had not been recovered
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-01-28
EMMETT PILED SCORE
HIGH
Defeated Nampa High School
Basketball Five by Score
of 72 to %

The Emmett High School basketball
team won the second game of the
league series by defeating Narlpa or
their home floor by the decisive score
Of 72 to %.
When the Emmett boys arrived at
Nampa after O'Clock Friday after
noon and found a ball court with two
rows of pillars through the room and
only short time for practice, they
felt pretty blue. But with character
istic grit they talked the job. 1t
was a case of hide and seek around
the pillars with Nampa doing the
seeking Every man on the team was
where he ought to be when he ought
to be there. Nampa's superior weight
availed them nothing. 1t was clean
game and the boys all speak highly
of the treatment the Nampa boys
gave them.
The second team also defeated Nam
pas second team % to u. The next
game will be played in Emmett Satur-
day evening against Mountain Home.
Mountain Home Games with strong
team, undefeated so far this year.
This will probably be the hardest
fought game of the series.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-01-28
APPLE GROWER NOT
ALARMED
Despite Yost's Pessimism, Or
chardists Have Faith in the
Future of Fruit Industry

Regardless of the pessimistic talk
of w. N. Yost before the State Horti-
cultural society at Boise a few days
ago, to the effect that apples would
never be paying proposition in Ida
no again, we learn of the sale of the
crop for a period of 10 years on the
Pierce 80 acre tract, formerly owned
by the Idaho Orchards Company, now
occupied by s. G. Knee, prominent
shipper of Boise and the price was
one which it is stated will pay good
interest on the investment. The trees
are now four years old and ought to
bear several boxes this year. Men
who are really practical and know the
apple business have abundant faith in
the future of the same in southern
Idaho. The only question is how to
get them to the consumer at the
least cost. By cooperation of course
would be the ideal way, but, if by that
method the expense of marketing is
as great as the returns received by
the grower, other methods will have
to be evolved, that are less expensive.
Of course there will be years in the
future as there has been in the past
when it will be possible to make
money out of commercial apples,
almost regardless of the marketing
cost, because of light crops in the east,
but, to handle the business so as to
make it pay each year will be up to
the business management of the IN
dividual
Neither do we take any stock in
the talk made that because of the
large acreage planted to trees in the
northwest that it spells the doom OF
the fruit business. Fact is, the en-
tire northwest is not a drop in the
bucket in the fruit markets Of the
United States. The final report of
the bureau of crop estimates Of the
United States government just is
sued gives Washington $4,000 cars,
Oregon $500 cars. All told the three
northwest states did not produce
what Missouri did herself. Below we
give the government report;
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-01-28
"JITNEY CARS" ONTAR-
TO EMMETT
Auto Bus Service Proposed by
California Com
pany

An enterprising Californian pro-
poses to establish a service OF
"Jitney cars" between Ontaria and
Emmett, including in its route Fruit
land, New Plymouth, Falk, Letha, ac-
cording to the Ontario Argus. That
paper says:
A regular interurban auto service
between Ontario and Emmett, includ-
ing way points, will be established in
the near future, according to advice
received from Boise today, where a
deal is under way for the purchase of
the automobiles. A California man is
said to be the promoter Of the scheme,
and has been here and thoroughly
looked over the ground with this OBJ
ject in view. The service will include
the towns of Fruitland, New Ply
mouth, Falks Store, ending at Emmett
at one end of the line, and at Ontario
at the OLneT eIu
1t is said two seven passenger tour
ing cars will be used. The distance
between Ontario and Emmett is about
thirty miles, and complete round trip
will be made each day by each ma
chine, one machine leaving Ontario
and one leaving Emmett each morn
ing. 1t is proposed to establish rate
of SO for the round trip to Emmett; !;
S1.50 for the round trip from here to
New Plymouth, and probably dollar
for the round trip to Fruitland.
In addition to the passenger SER
vice. it is said arrangements will be
made for hauling of light freight such
as farm produce, so that farmers
living in the territory served, may
send their produce to town without
having to make the trip themselves
1t is said the service will be establish
ed in the xry near future
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-01-28

f" F the Beaver Bottoms of Garden
Valley had been constructed under
the auspices of sons metropolitan
park OFgiRatlen they would De
word renowned and sight-seers from
ggreat distances would come to them
to see and admire. But since Dame Ma
ture alone knew of their inception and
progress little has been heard OF them,
and few have visited them except t.
poach.
Ages since, some beaver off on his
summers tour of the country, ascend
ed the Payette South Fork. A few
nours' journey above the union of the
South and Middle Forks he noticed
slow moving, rather shallow creek
draining above the foot of steep
hank. and paralleling the main stream.
Curiosity or the fact that his old
home was become crowded, impelled
him to enter this streamIet and as
cend it. He found that it drained a
fat bottom land well grown to the
asnen, willow and alder, all toothsome
articles of diet to a beaver. 1t re
ceived its waters from numerous
springs in the bank beside which it
ran. And since If offered all the in
ducements Of water, food and shelter,
it appealed to Mr.. Beaver and he de
cided to move in.
Early that fall he returned with all
his immediate family OF willows and
aspen from which the bark was easten
as the work progressed, these beaver
threw a dam across the creek and
forced its waters out over the mea-
dows. This not giving them the
depth desired for their purposes, they
extended the dam in the form of a
retaining wall out over the meadows
and so constructed a reservoir.
In the deep water them secured in
the creek bed, they gathered plent-
iful supply of aspen, willow and alder.
Not having time to construct
home that fall, they burrowed in the
steep bank beside their food supply,
and there spent the first winter.
When winter froze the surface of their
oond, they gained access to their pile
of limbs and saplings by burrows en-
tering the water below the depth to
which ice formed. The bark from
these limbs was their winters food.
Next season was busy one. Their
dam and retaining wall were strength
cred, and he pond made deeper. In
tle shallower water near the ponds
edge they began their house. First al
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-01-28
Third Number Tomorrow Night

Beilharz, entertainer, will appear at
the Methodist church as the third
number of the Emmett entertainment
course, tomorrow evening. Mr.. Bell
harz gives a veriety of impersona-
tions, stories, recitations and monoto-
logues; containing humor, pathos,
sense and nonsense. He has been q
big success and has been on the lee
ture platform for eleven years and
has given over $500 entertainments
in the United States and Canada.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-01-28
A Stag Banquet

F. G. Packard sumptuously enter
tained the members of the A. U. COM
mittee at an eight course banquet at
his home last evening. The event was
stag affair and took place at seven
o'clock Plates were spread for ten
and for almost two hours the guests
regaled themselves with good eating
and drinking. Mrs. Packard did the
serving assisted by Mrs. Pryor and
Mrs. Ellis. The remainder of the
evening was spent in music and story
telling and all departed for their
homes wishing their host all of the
good things possible.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-01-28
Notice TO Stockholders

Notice is hereby given that the an
nual meeting of the stock holders of
the Letha Irrigation company, will be
held at the Office of the said company
at Letha, Idaho, Monday, February s.
at 2 o'clock p. M, for the, election of a
board of five directors and for the
transaction of such other business as
may legally come before the meeting.
JAMES A. KESGARD, Secretary.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-01-28

F. H. SPOTS returned from Boise
to day accompanied by his wife, who
on January 18th underwent an oper-
aticn for chronic appendicitis at
SAINT Luke's hospital. Mrs. SPOTS had
been suffer for years and it is
thought she will be greatly benefited
as the operation was very successful.
F. A. DeClark attended court at
Caldwell, Saturday.