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Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-03-06
THIRD EPISODE
The VANISHING Jewels.

Banging away at my typewriter the
next day, in Kennedy's laboratory, |
was startled by the sudden, insistent
ringing of the telephone near me.
Hello" | answered, for Craig was
at work at his table, trying still to ex-
tract some clue from the slender evil
dence thus far elected in the Dodge
mystery.
"Oh, Mr.. Kennedy" l heard an ex-
cited voice over the wire reply, my
friend, Susie Martin, is here. Her fa-
Their has just received message from
that Clutching Hand and"
Just a moment, Miss Dodge" | in
terrupted. This is Mr.. jameson"
"Oh!" came back the voice, breath
less and disappointed. Let me have
Mr. Kennedy-qu%k."
I had already passed the telephone
to Craig and was watching him keen
ly as he listened over it.
He motioned to me for a pad and
pencil that lay near me.
lCh0C lCdu lIlC lCllSl dSulhJ pAO
er, Miss Dodge" he asked, adding,
there isn't time for me to see it
just yet. But want 1t exactly, You
say it is made up of separate words
and type cut from newspapers and
pasted on note paper?"
I handed him paper and pencil.
"All right, now, Miss Dodge, go
ahead"
AS he wrote he indicated to me by
his eyes that he wanted me to read.
] did so:
Sturtevant Martin, Jeweler,
No. 1914 Fifth Avenue, New York City.
sir-As you have failed to deliver the
$4,000, I shall rob your main diamond
case at exactly noon today.
THANK you, Miss Dodge" continued
Kennedy, laying down the pencil.
Eyes, I understand perfectly-signed
by that same Clutching Hand. Let
me see," he pondered, looking at his
watch. 1T is now halfpast eleven.
Very we'll. l shall meet you and Miss
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Elaine, equal to anything, did so, and
Craig bent down and cranked the en-
CINE 1t started on the first spin.
"See;" he exclaimed. There wasn't
anything, after all"
He took a step toward the taxicab.
Mr. Kennedy-look out!" cried
Elaine.
Craig turned But 1t was too late.
The rough-looking fellow had awak-
ened to life. Suddenly he stepped up
behind Kennedy with a blackjack, AS
the heavy weight descended Craig
crumpled up on the ground uncon.
scious.
With a scream, Elaine turned and
started to run But the chauffeur
seized her arm
Say, be" he asked of the rough fell
low, what does Clutching Hand want
with her? Quick There's another
cab likely to be along in a moment
with that fellow jameson in it,"
The rough fellow, with an oath,
seized her and dragged her into the
taSicab Go ahead!" he growled, IN.
dicating the road.
And away they sped, leaving Ken.
needy unconscious on the side of the
road, where we found him,
"What are we to dor | asked help.
lessly of Kennedy, when we had at
last got him on his feet
His head still ringing from the force
of the blow Of the blackjack, Craig
stopped down, then knelt in the dust
of the road, then ran ahead a bit
where ii was somewhat muddy
(Which way-which way?" he NUT
tered to himself.
thought perhaps the blow had af
fected him and leaned over to see
what he was doing. Instead, he was
studying the marks made by the tire
of the Clutching Hand cab.
More slowly now and carefully, we
proceeded, for a mistake meant losing
the trail Of Elaine
We came to another crossroads and
the driver glanced at Craig. "Stop!"
he ordered
In another instant he was down in
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the dirt, examining the road for marks.
THAT ay!" he indicated, leaping
back to the running board.
We piled back into the car and pro.
ceeded under Kennedy's direction, as
fast as he would permit So it con.
tinued, perhaps for couple of hours.
At last Kennedy stopped the cab
and slowly directed the driver to yeer
into an open space that looked partic.
ularly lonesome Near it stood one
story brick factory building, closed,
but not abandoned
As / looked about at the unattrac.
tive scene, Kennedy already wa@ down
on his knees in the. dirt again, study
ing the tire tracks They we're all
confused, showing that the taxicab
we were following had evidently
backed in and turned several times
before going on.
Crossed by another set of tire
tracks," he exclaimed excitedly
studying closer THAT must have
been the limousine, waiting"
Laboriously be was following the
course of the cars in the open space,
when one word escaped him, Foot.
prints!"
He was up and of in a moment, be.
fore we could imagine what he was
after We had got out of the cab,
and followed him as, down to the
very shore Of a sort of cove or bay,
he went There lay a rusty, discard.
ed boiler on the beach, half sub
merged in the rising tide. At this
tank the footprints seemed to go
right down the sand and into the
waves, which were slowly obliteratng
them Kennedy gazed out as if to
make out a possible boat on the hort.
zon where the cove widened out
Look" ! cried
Further down the shore, few feet,
] had discovered the same prints, go
ing in the opposite direction, back to.
ward the place from which he had
just come ] started to follow them
but soon found myself alone Ken.
needy had paused beside the old boiler
"What is it?' | asked retracing my
steps.
He did not answer, but seemed to be
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In doubt which way to go Craig had
stuck his head out of the window, az
! had done, and, seeing the crossroads
had told the chauffeur to stop. There
stood the hobo.
Did a car pass here, just nova
big carp called Craig.
The man put his hand to his ear, as
If only half comprehending
(Which way did the big car go?" re-
peated Kennedy.
The hobo approached the taxicab
sullenly, as if he had grudge against
cars in general.
One question after another elected
little that could be construed as intel
ligence. If Craig had only been able
to see, he would have found out that,
with his back toward the taxicab
driver, the hobo held one hand behind
him and made the sign of the Clutch
ing Hand, glancing surreptitiously at
the driver to catch the answering sign,
while Craig gazed earnestly up the
two roads.
At last Craig gave him up as hope.
less. "Well-go abead--that way" he
indicated, picking the most likely road
AS the chauffeur was about to start
he stalled his engine.
Hurry" urged Craig, exasperated
at the delays.
The driver got out and tried to crank
the engine Again and again he turned
it over, but somehow it refused to
start. Then he lifted the hood and be
gan to tinker.
Whats the matter?" asked Craig
impatiently jumping out and bending
over the engine, too.
The driver shrugged his shoulders
Must be something wrong with the
ignition, ] guess" he replied.
Kennedy looked the car over hastily
81 can't see anything wrong" he
frowned.
well, there is" growled the driver
Precious minutes were speeding
away as they argued Finally with his
characteristic energy, Kennedy put the
taxicab driver aside.
LET me try it," he said. Miss
Dodge, will you arrange that spark
and throttle?"
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Martin at Mr.. Martins store directly.
1t lacked five minutes of noon when
Kennedy and dashed up before Mar
tins and dismissed our taXicab.
A remarkable scene greeted us as
we entered the famous jeWelry shop'
Involuntarily | drew back. Squarely
In front of us a man had suddenly
raised a revolver and leveled it at u.s.
DON'T" cried a familiar voice.
"That is Mr. Kennedy"
Just then, from little knot of peo-
pie, Elaine Dodge sprang forward
with a cry and seized the gun.
Kennedy turned to her, apparently
not half so much concerned about the
automatic that yawned at him as
about the anxiety of the pretty girl
who had interviewed. The too eager
plain-clothes man lowered the gun
sheepishly.
Sturtevart Martin was typical So
ciety business man, quietly but richly
dressed.
In the excitement I glanced about
hurriedly.
Directly in front of me was a sign
tackled up on a pillar, which read;
"This store will be closed at noon to-
day. Martin G. Co."
All the customers were gone.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-03-06

SYNOPSIS.

The New York police are mystifed by
series of murders of prominent men. The
principal clue to the murderer is the warn
ing letter, which is seat the victims, signed
with "clutching hand" The latest VIC
tim 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 Kennedy ac-
complishes is told by his friend, Jameson,
q newspaper man.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1915-02-13
PANAcA CITIZENS
REcLAlMINo LAND

Some of the enterprising citizens of
Panaca have recently awakened to the
fact that vast opportunities are open at
their very door and within the last few
weeks they have formed company to
be known as the Panaca White Wash
Reclamation company. The object of
the company is to advance the farming
interestso the county; to bring more
land under cultivation and to better
control the waters which are now run
ming to waste. They have the surveys
and maps all complete of the Pansxea
project and the new canal. which will
cost about $1,000. nearly completed.
They also have recently filed upon
about 1000 acres of some of the very
best land to be found In any country;
being level, good soil. free from OBJ
noxious minerals and in general rich
and productive VIM. Mathews of Pa
naca. has been operating his well ma
chine on some of this land and in three
separate places has encountered a large
subterranean flow of water at depth
of about 100 feet This will insure
plenty of good water for domestic pur-
poses and If pumped in sufficient
quantities to the surface, additional
water for agricultural purposes. Dave
Henry and VIM. Mathews were up from
Panaca on Tuesday in the interest OF
this project
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1915-02-13
CARSON MAN PEREECTS
AUTOMOBILE DEVICE

After two and half years of study
man at the V. & r. shops, has perfect
ed an automatic gear shifting device
for automobiles. This arrangement will
take the place of the present method Of
selecting and shifting gears by hand as
the machine itself will automatically
mesh the proper gear for handling the
car and load under all conditions OF
road or grade. The device Is applicable
to any machine using a sliding gear
transmission. The merits of this in
vention will be readily appreciated by
automobile owners who have noticed the
condition of a set of gears after one or
two years of use under. the present meth
| cd of shifting. AS the correct gear Il
automatically selected at the proper in
| stant, all noise of burning Is eliminated
the life of the gear is prolonged, and
much smoother running Is obtained es-
pecially over rough and hilly country
! With this new device and the moderi
self starter, little is required of an auto
mobile driver except to keep the ma
Eehine on the re>l.
FL o. Karr, skilled machinist, has
been engaged in the different branches
of the automobile businss from the tim
the first cars came west of the Mis-
souri, river and until few years ago
the time of his arrival in Carson, hal
for years had charge of the mechanics
departments of the leading automobile
concerns of Utah.-Carson News.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1915-02-13
PAHRANAGAT NEWS
Social and tOher Happenings In Alamo
and Vicinity

ALAMO, New, February10. Warren Gu
ter and Jcs Cox left for Sharps, Ne
vada, last Tuesday.
Lawrence Richard came in from CAL
iente Monday with goods for G. w.
Richards cash store.
Brother Eli Cox has been very SER
iously i'll the past week but his con-
dtion is somewhat improved
Miss Ethel Kelly is confined to her
bed with LaGrippe.
Miss Zelda Higbee has been suffering
for the past week with LaGrippe.
Mr.. Winn of Ely, Nevada, arrived
yesterday with his family. They expect
to make Pahranagat valley their home
for some time to come.
Clair Stewart took a load of fresf
pork to Caliente last week.
Mrs. l. w. Higbee, Mrs. w. T. Stew
art and Mrs. Ernest Higbee were visit
ors at Meadow View Friday.
The new school building in the Rich
ard school district was occupied Monda.
with large number of pupils in at
tendance. The architectural work wal
done by Messrs. Fred and Louis Franl
of ELY, Nevada, and reflects grea
credit upon them. The pupils are max
ing rapid progress under the able super
vision of Mrs, Nora Q Hummel of vir
ginia City, Nevada, whose instruction
and disciplin are Of high order 0
merit.
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See Special Just Received on Second Page

maintained to find someone who will be
satisfactory to assume charge.
In compliance with petition for
the establishment of a postoffice In
Churchill county to be known as Island
City, the postoffice department has NO
titled Senator Newlands that the request
will be granted as soon as the neces-
sary preliminaries can be arranged.
(By Editor) The editor interviewed
j. X p. Fancher, who came in fro,S
Geyser Tuesday relative to the postoffict
ana he statedt hat he had no recollec-
tion of any inspector being out there
and that he had acted as postmaster
ever since the appointed postmaster hat
left; that the patrons would object very
strongly to it's discontinuance Mr.
Fancher saM that he would act a.
postmaster If appointed, a telegram wa
wired Senator Newlands Wednesday pro
testing against it's discontinuance an,
recommending that Mr.. Fancher be ap
pointed.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1915-02-13
Hb-
Auto Troubles

Mr.. T. X. Lynch made a trip to the
Dry Farm Sunday with DIR. Stockhap
and wife, Mrs. Edwin Price and Mrs.
Countryman. w hen about four miles
from the farm part of the stearing gear
broke, and DR.. Stockham hiked it into
the farm; as the snow was quite deep
he has a very vivid remembrance of
being on walking contest with O'Leary
team was procured and the Auto
tpwed into the ranch. DR.. Stockham
and Mr.. Lynch returned next day by
teama the rest of the folks staying for
visit with the ranch people or until
such time as conveyance can be sent
after them. On account of the heavy
fall of snow neither wagon with team
nor auto would be able to make any
headway, and it's wait for clear-up
Mr. Lynch says that this is the frs
time that he has ever had anyone TOW
his auto, and he has been driving {
car for FIFTEEN years: but there's alway:
the first time.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1915-02-13
Washington Correspondent
Special to the Record.

Special to the Record
WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. H.
The postoffice department has informed
Senator Newlands that unless someone
can be found who will undertake the
duties of postmaster at Geyser. Lin
coin county, it will be necessary to dis
continue that postoffice.
The department recently sent an in
epesSor to Geyser to report upon the
suitability of candidates for postmaster.
The inspector reported hat he was un-
able to find anyone who would accept
the position Thereupon he recommend
the postoffice be discontinued. The first
assistant postmaser general notified SEN
ator r.ewlands of this fact and stated
that unless the Senator made objection
to that course within two weeks or by
Feb. 16, the office would be discon-
tinued Senator Newlands has taken
steps to ascertain whether the patrons
Of the postoffice at Geyser, are suffi-
GENTLY desirous of having the office
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1915-02-13
PROPERTY
SOLD LAST MONDAY

AS advertised, County Treasurer Gull
verwen sold at public auction Monday.
all property upon which taxes were de-
linquent. The sale took place at the
front door of the court house, and there
were quite a number of bidders, and
sales were made as follows
Property assessed to K c. Fisher
at Atlanta. consisting of cabin was
bought in by L. Hegloh for s6.62.
Property assessed to Mrs. Ida Kirk
atDeerLodge. bought in by Pete Delmue
for $2.SS
Property assessed to H. c. Harmon in
Phoebe, bought in by C. w. Garrison fol
$5.41.
The properyt assessed to Edwin H
Hoyt, consisting of the lots corner
four or five bidders, and as the bid fol
the least portion of the property t
pay the AK would be the successful one
there was bids on the whole, for 1-2
Ia and 1-5 of the property, the lattel
getting it. the bid being by F. F
Thompson, the amount of taxes being
$35.25.
F. p. Thompson was also the success
ful bidder on the property assessed t.
Jennie NJ Miller, being the lot on La
cour street next to the old fire hous
lot, selling IA for $3.50.
A number of lots assessed to unknow
owners were bought in by A. A. Car
man for the amount of the tax, $5.4l
| The property assessed to the Easter
Mining company consisting of improve
ments on it's mine, was sold to MUIR
c.. Godbe for the taxes-$5.03.
The property assessed to Phoebe Co
alition Mining company was bought
by A. A. -Carman for $153.25.
The property assessed to Pioche Pre-
mihr company was purchased by c. |
Billings for $1713.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1915-02-13
PRINCE MINE INCREASING
THEIR ORE SHIPMENTS

The Prince Consolidated Mining com
pany hes been quietly increasing the ore
shipments as evidenced by the number
of cars shipped every week; each weel;
showing ti,tie larger tonnage, and from
it has increased to practically 400 tons
per day, and this is to be increased to
500 tons. The development of the ore
bodies has kept ahead of the extrac-
tion to such an extent that the ore
reserves now developd are such that W /
It's present ore shipments maintained,
the life of the mine has many years
ahead of it.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1915-02-13
PANACA NEWS
Local Events Of Week In the Hlgf
School Town

PANACA, Nevada, Feb. 11.-Geo. p.
Wadsworth returned from Caliente
Thursday. where he has been employed
for t..ae pas, two or thrse weeks.
Mrs. I<tthev1ne M. Cook, former prin-
Washington, d. C. She state that her
position cure is very graz living.
Mis- Webb is now engaged as teacher
in the high school, She is rooming with
Miss Geissler.
o. f. Hambin, Ralph Galloway and
Claude Atchison came over from Acoma
Sunday to remain a few days with rel
atives.
John Francis was down from Spring
Valley last week OH business
David Wadsworth went to Phoebe
Wednesday afternoon returning the next
day.
Angus Blad spent two or three days
of this week in Panaca visiting will
relatives and friends. He has just re-
turned from a trip to Salt Lake
Bert Findlay and Ray Rice went tt
the mountains Wednesday returning
the next day.
Friday morning after an absen:e o
over a week.
The Panaca Dramatic club will pre-
sent the play, "The Daughter of tn
Desert on the 22nd of this month a
the Panaca Amuse ment hall.
Harold Morton, Ruths lover-Law
renee Wadsworth; Samuel Hopkins-Am
Phillips; Lucy Hopkins, his daughter
Fannie Higgins; Mrs Mary Ogden
widow-Shanet Blad; Clarence Osdef
her son-Joseph Ronnow, Jr; whit
Bird, Indian girl-Dolie Hollingshead
.'Silvera," a Mexican-Elwood Lee; Jlf
Parker a professional gambler who
always on the square-Wllford Heaps
Bill Jones, the sheriff-Walter Long.
This is a thrilling western dram
full of excitement You will laugh an
You will cry. Everybody come.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1915-02-13
Moving Picture Show

A. S. Thompson company received the4t
dynamo the early part of the week. ana
installed the same. On Monday ana
Tuesday they made try-out OF their
picture machine and had quite num-
Der of visitors. The light was good
and the pictures clear and distinct and
large enough so that one can get q
good view from the back of the nail.
1t Us the intention to have two shows
a week, one on Monday and one on
Friday evenings and II the films arr
rive Saturday morning the first show WI
be given Monday night. The public VII
be advisde by posters If there will be a
show Monday night. The price of admi
sion win be 25 and Is cents The hall
will be electric lighted. just as soon as
the electric globes arrive. as the wiring
has been completed.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1915-02-13
HEAVIEST FALL OF
SNOW IN YEARS

We have had all kinds of storms, but
the past three days put everything
else in the shade that has visited thls
vicinity in many years. The fore part
of the week it drizzled and played along
sparring for it's $ cond wind, ana evil
IDENTIFY got it Wednesday morning, FOR
Il showed in wet blanket form until
about six o'clock in the evening when
it settled down to dropping flakes sol
large as to make one believe that we
were being bombardod by a new kind
of flying machine that used snow for
ammunition. About sixteen inches OF
snow fell during Wednesday night and
early Thursday morning, and with what
fell during the the day "Wednesday, II
was estimated that att least two feet
of snow hsd fallen in "A hours. The
snow was very heavy and wet, and
covered the trees SO closely and with
such a heavy load, that the limbs Kept
breaking all day Thursday. Tie teie-
e-aph line went out of commission as
also did the telephone system, the lat
ter being the heavist damaged as foui
Of their largest poles upon which tneir
numerous wires We're strung loppiee
over and many places around town the
!. Tres were broken. Some anxiety was
felt over the probability of the amount
of wafer running into the wash tha
the train service would be crippled
but the the train from Caliente came
in only 20 minutes late, and while ther
was cons df BILE water reported, no
enough was going down the wash ina
any uneasiness was felt by the rail-
road officials over the situation.
Pete Delmue reported by phone IRON
his place that the fall of snow in TN
mountains to the east of his place wa
the heavi st in years. and that the snoN
being very heavy in moisture was hoio
ing in check the water and that thef
was MT any extra great quantity G
water going down the canyon, and n
apprehension should be felt unless
very fast and heavy thaw or rain Sc
in. in which case there no doubt Woul
be a river of water ina very short whil
fighting it's wa down the wash, an
considerable damage would result there
from.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1915-02-13
IN M EMORIAM

The committee appointed to draft
resolutions expressive of the feelings of
the members of Phoebe Lodge No. 23.
|. o. o. F., on the death of our beloved
brother, Walter Getchel, do hereby sub
init the following:
WHEREAS, it has pleased the Su
preme Ruler of the universe to call
from this world of sorrow and suffering
our beloved brother, Walter Getche,
therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED. That, while we
are deeply sensible of the loss of a
faithful and loyal brother, who cher
ished, loved and practised the princi-
pals of true Oddfellowship, and while We
deeply sympathise with his mourning
family in, this, their sad bereavement,
yet We are firm in the faith that our
Heavenly Father, who over-rules in all
the affairs of life, doeth all things well
and we are resigned to the loss of our
dear and beloved brother only because
of our firm belief that he has beer
called to life far more perfect thar
this, where he no longer suffers from
bodily infirmites and burdensome tolls
but where true goodness, perfect healtl
and unalloyed happiness are the portion
| of the soul.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: Tha
a copy of these resolutions be sprea,
upon the records of the Lodge; that
copy thereof be mailed to the bereave
family Of the deceas d, and that cop
thereof be published in the Pioch
Record
w. w. STOCKHAM
VIM. E. ORR,
CHAS. LEE HORSEY,
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1915-02-13

One Of the Ielmueboys about a month
ago folnl in cpe q: tbeii steel traps
they had set, an eagle. It's leg was
badly mangled, and it was thought more
humane to kill the bird than let 1t
loose, so they brought it to town and
DR.. Duckworth chloroformed it. 1t was
given to Mr.. Joe Powers who is tax
idermist, and he has the same mounted
and displayed In his saloon. 1t meas
ures feet 10 inches from tip of wins
to tip. and Is one of the largest eagles
ever caught in this section.