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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-09-09

weight in my breast when | woke each
morning and found she was not there.
cat the end of the seventh day father en-
tered mothers room for the last time for
eighteen years. l followed him inside, for
somehow I felt as if l must be near him. 1t
seemed to me that at any moment he might
burst into sobs, so tense was his bearing.
Now and then great signs would force
themselves from his over-charged heart, but
if he shed tears none of us ever saw them.
When he opened the door to mothers room
he hesitated an instant before crossing the
threshold. Already he was feeling in antici-
patton the frightful struggles which he must
undergo while he looked on that familiar
place. But he threw back his head and not
needing my timid presence behind him
walked firmly into the room.
Everything was in careful order; had
already ascertained that partly because
mother was neat housewife, and partly be-
cause had made several visits into the
room during the week passed. The pillow
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-09-09

n S you may imagine, we did not arrive
n at this bitter conclusion, only after
the most careful searchings, the most
exhilarating intervals of hope; the most
excruciating periods of despair. Aunt
Rhoda was the last person to see mother,
and then she was all dressed but without
her hat and gloves and had slipped into the
kitchen to give some directions about the
evening meal When she tripped out of
the kitchen singing as usual, it was as if
the floor had opened and swallowed her up,
there was no smallest trace of her. Her hat
and parasol had disappeared and with them
she had vanished into air
1--WE opened the vault and descended into
the trap door and out through the secret
passage which came out in the grove of
trees east of the house thinking that she
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-09-09

had not been broken until yesterday.
"Why have l never married? That is an
other story The knowledge of my mothers
crime put the cold light of calculation into
the eyes of the only man I could ever have
learned to love, and being wiser than then
realized, shut the doors of my heart.
Gas we grew to manhood and womanhood,
brother and l sometimes spoke tentatively
and hesitatingly of mother, but it was al
ways when we were alone and, am ashamed
to say it now, in an undertone. And al
ways brother blamed and doubted. Some
how l could not speak words which would
echo unkindness against my mother, per
haps because / was a woman, and that is
why he suffers more today than l. Even
his wife has failed to comfort him. He was
SO unforgiving- wrong, and so bitter.
Sometimes with bated breath we asked
ourselves this question, If she should come
back, what them" but could go no further,
at least when together Often in the
very stillest hours of the night I have
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-09-09
BY LUCIA LOOMS
Illustrated by WILL Z. LIvEZEY

where her dear head had lain was wet with
my tears, and doubt if even fathers could
have been more bitter We did not tarry
long. Father merely stood short moment
in the center of the room and gazed at the
tall oak bed arranged so neatly; at the
marble topped dresser where every article
was in its place; then he put shaking hand
over his eyes for a second before the thought
of the other man intruded into his thoughts.
Then still without glance at me, cover
ing beside the bed in apprehension, he
rushed to the closet door where mothers
clothes hung, closed it with bang locked
it and thrust the key into his pocket. Next
he walked to each window, closed the green
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had gone down there for some
unknown purpose; at the very
last some men even dragged the
river which was far away from
our village, but to no purpose.
No one had been in the front
part of the house all the after
noon and Aunt Rhoda was
picking chickens down by the
spring close to the orchard
fence. Anybody could have
come and gone; a million
tragedies might have happened
and l was ever secretly of the
opinion that some wicked per-
son had kidnapped my mother
This seemed also to be the
opinion of others, only the
wicked person had been
Howard Spencer, for he, too,
had failed to show up at the
lawn fete, and a careful in
quiry of his landlady disclosed
the fact that he had left hur-
riedly the same afternoon hav-
ing been summoned, as he said,
by telegram to return to his
home. The town was very
quiet because everybody except
the servants were at the party
and it was very hot.
"The story that the boy at
the livery stable told was plaus
ible; Howard Spencer had
come to him early in the after
noon and asked for a team to
drive to the flag station to catch
the northbound Katy passen-
ger whose next stop was Alto
miles away. No one was at the
the boy and Spencer had explain
would hitch the team securely n
station and that later in the ever
the boys who would then be off
-ide over and get the buggy and
BOY who was questioned looked
md the landlady wept. She had
If Spencer, and she called to mi
lad cautioned her not to forget t
.egrets and his adieus to his no:
lis friends and to explain his
,arture.
"In the light of recent events
eem strange that Howard Spen
ave left us so abruptly, or that
lever have returned. He was but
fter all. We knew nothing of
york but he had gained the likin
me by the charm of a pleasant P
lie was on business which none
lightly knew and he was called ba
'. What more natural? He hs
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-09-09

to its utmost length, and only
then in the, shadows did he
notice me, and that was but by
a gesture which waved me into
the hall. He followed imme-
diately and without a glance
inside, locked the door to
mothers room and left it as
dark and deserted as grave.
"No one ever went into that
room again until yesterday.
No, l will omit nothing, and |
am glad if you think the story
interesting. To me it is only
sad, but | have lived for
eighteen years under the
shadow of that closed door.
"At first it seemed to me as if
| must go inside; must see
again the things her hands had
touched, but, my dear, while the
grief of ten is poignant it fades
soon, and so did mine. AS the
days passed l remembered my
mother only at intervals and
my studies and my play crowd
ed out unpleasant memories. /
spent six years of this period of
my life in a convent in the
South, only coming home for
the vacation periods, and those
school days are among the hap
piest in my memory. When
my school life had ended | came
back to the old home to which
father had chung, and we set
tied down to the routine which
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-11-04

Bottineau county had its
first murder. Geo. Kalinsky,
came here from South Dakota
and murdered his wife, who
had deserted him and was liv-
ing with relatives in Bottineau.
After the shooting Kalinsky
managed to escape and evaded
the authorities for two days,
when he was arrested in the
Phil Halls barber shop at Will
low City by Deputy Sheriff
Burns. Sheriff White brought
the murderer back to Bottin-
eau for trial.
Notices of the following final
proofs were being published in
the Courant: Alfred Gray,
Sarah Patching, Donald J. Nc.
Arthur, John Greig, Archie
McKinnon, John G. Warneke
and Arestide Ruelle.
Chas. henderson came here
from Petersburg and sold a
share in a threshing rig to
Jess Leonard. A few days lat
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-11-04

This individual has been TAX
ing the Courant for eight solid
years without paying a cent
for it. The other day the pub
lisher had the temerity to send
him a statement of his sub
scription account. In place of
paying up his debt of many
years standing and perhaps
adding a year or two in ad-
vance to sort of ease his con-
science, he spends money for a
perfectly good postage stamp
and returns the paper marked
Refused" 1t is just expert
ences of this kind that some
times make the editor feel that
the milk of human kindness
has curdled. But, thank the
Lord, there are few such pussi-
luminous souls in the world as
this Dun seth party.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-11-04

partment at Washington be
made the fullest use of in as
sisting this line of work. He
emphasized that the county
agent was placed in the field
to serve the farmers of his
for the betterment
of the farms and homes and
stated that the farmers in the
states where this work was 60
ing on were coming to appreci-
ate that much benefit could be
derived by having a specialist
along the farming and live.
stock lines at their disposal.
The problem of the northern
grown seed corn was gone into.
There will be some available
grown in the southern counties
of the state and, while the price
will be high, every farmer
should secure and plant enough
to get a good start for the next
year.
A. p. Henderson.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-11-04
to regain his favorite front page
position, alongside pure read
ing matter.
Conference Of Field Men

A. p. Henderson returned
Saturday from a week spent in
attendance at a conference of
field men and government off,
Gals at the agricultural college
at Fargo. He reports an ex-
ceptionally pleasant and profit
able meeting, which was at
tended throughout Dy Presi-
dent Crawford and other men,
bers of the State Board of Re-
gents, who have the supervi-
sion of this as we'll AS the other
departments of the states edu-
cational institutions. He as
sured the men of their support
and interest in the work that
was being done along the lines
of Better Farming. The meet
ing was also addressed at
length by Mr.. Bassett of the
L. S. Bureau of Markets, which
is working for the lettering of
the farmers markets and who
made the best talk on co-opera-
ton by farmers we have ever
heard. MI. Bassett assured us
that the Bureau was concern
ing itself with the market pro-
blems of the farmers of the
northwest and that while most
of the work had been done
along the lines of cotton and
fruit marketing for the reason
that it seemed the most i'm
perative, The Bureau which
has been organized but a little
more than one year, was ex-
tending it's efforts in behalf of
the farmers of all sections of
the country as rapidly as posi-
bic, and would welcome COM
muniCations from farmers stat
ing their troubles i'm the way
of marketing their products.
w. A. Lloyd of the States
Relation Service, which in.
cludes the county agent section,
delivered a splendid address on
the function of the county
agent, emphasizing the fact
that the movement was now
permanently established in 81
states vita more than 1000
agents in the field and that the
work had developed the most
.sanguine hopes of the depart
ment and asked that the de-
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-11-04

A very sad occurrence trans
piredin Bottineau Monday when
the two year old child of Mr..
and Mrs. Jonas Draveland died
while being carried from the
rig into the office of DR.. John
son. The child had been suf-
fering ever since birth from
congenital heart trouble and,
showing signs of becoming
worse it's parents decided to
bring it here for treatment.
But the little heart stopped
beating before aid could be adj
ministered. if indeed human
aid was possible. The sorrow
ing parents took the little
corpse home again, where the
funeral was held this week.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-11-04
0tslo,ai Newspaper Of City Of sostinsas.
FARMERS HELP NEEDED.

THE week of November 18th
to Goth is North Dakota Appre-
citation Week. During that
week every paper in the state
is asked to issue a special edi-
ton telling of North Dakota
opportunities and resources.
Special matter has been pre-
pared and duly illustrated in
Chicago for these big editions
of North Dakota newspapers.
In addition to these special adj
ditions to these special fea-
lures, it is desired that every
newspaper in North Dakota
shall publish as many testi-
monial letters from North
Dakota as possible. The Cour-
ant wants to publish large
list of testimonial letters of our
farmers in BOttineau county.
These letters will be used in
telling others of the success of
North Dakota farmers and will
encourage immigration into
North Dakota thus adding
materially of land values as
values naturally follow supply
and demand. Write a letter to-
dav to the editor of L h e
COurant.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-11-04

WHEN Supt. Watkins threat
ened to take the punch out of
the punch boards he appears to
have started something. A
number of the newspapers of
the state are taking tremendous
falls out of the enforcement
league president for what they
term gross paternalism. Wat
kins, however, gives all evid-
ence of going through with his
original program, let the
chips fall where they may
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-11-04
Twenty Years
Ago

Geo. Fletcher had a lime kiln
three miles northwest of Bot
tineau and advertised lime for
sale in any quantity.
A three days fair was held
by the Catholic church at Tar
sus.
Eidsvold township had a
farmers alliance of which NJ.
Magnuson was the president
and J. L. Gorder secretary.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-11-04

er he left town in company
with q Mrs. Dora Wickham, an
adventures from Florida, who
appeared on the scene about
the same time ard who carried
a baby alligator with her as a
pet. It developed that Bender
son had no interest whatever
in the threshing rig which he
had sold to Leonard.
Willow City had a stabbing
affair in which Henry Garfield,
a thresher, was cut up by VIM.
Zimmerman, a farmer.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-11-04

VALLEY CITY and Mandan
newspapers are indulging a
controversy over which city has
the fewest vacant houses. In the
meantime Rottineau has not a
single vacant house of any des-
cription-and a number of peo-
pie on the waiting list.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-11-04

It is estimated that a straw
stack from a twenty-acre field
is worth from $50 to $75, if
scattered on the land. From
personal experience we would
say that if you have wild oats
or other foul seeds growing on
your land that it is worth $500
to burn, after the threshing is
done. This beats the $75 some.
douglas Herald.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-11-04

The manv gun-toting tran
sients that seem to be infesting
North Dakota this fall evident
ly believe in the policy of
'preparedness.'
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-11-04

The COurant has a subscribe
er at Dunseith who is undOubt-
eddy the prize scOundrel of the
Second Congressional district.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-11-04

Now that the worlds series
is over Teddy ought to be able
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-09
CHILE PLANTS QUIT
Nitrate Industry Almost at u Stand
stIll on Account Of European War;
Commerce at StandstiIl.

New York, Jan. 9.-Press reports
Indicate that the small towns depend.
ent on the nitrate industry are rapid
ly being depOpulated, one of them,
Santa Catalina, being nov nothing but
Il memory, according ~ one report.
Just as Santa Catalina has been de
pendent on the nitrate plants, w "
lquique dependent on the small In.
terror towns and plants, and all ulu-
mately suffer the same fate unless
the nitrate industry is continued.
The Chilean government has already
advanced and continues to advance
large sums OF money 10 the manufac-
turers who have applied for It In
order that they may not have tO close
their plants. These advances now total
s,725 900 pesos (about 1895, ,pDOy The
conditions Of the advances, s6rding
TO local papers, have been unsatisfac-
tory, and the good results hoped for
by the government have not been Who'll
ly obtained. The Government has late
ly made the terms easier aud many
plants have applied for loans About
half the plants, however have already
closed and It IL practically certain
that many more win soon shut down.
The paralysis Of everything here Is
almost complete Commerce II at
standstill and financial conditions are
rapidly getting worse The banks can
do nothing, not even quote exchange,
and the merchants are ordering abso-
lutely nothing and are not likely to
give any orders soon. Most Of the
commercial houses have discharged
the larger part Of their employees and
put others on half salary. ON account
Of the exodus Of people from the nj
trnte fields to the south and TO Bo.
livia and Peru It ls probable that the
merchants In IQuique have stocks on
hand sufficient for more than dI
months.
There is apparently little hope for
American manufacturers 10 secure
much here In the near future. How
ever, I would hot discourage them I'm
making ready to take advantage Of
the field when II may open, which
seems certain TO happen when world
conditions begin 10 resume their nor
NAL state.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-09
LAB0RER FALLS DEAD
Union Officers Searching For Son Of
:. Adams: Was Laborer On Capitol
Building.

4. Adams, a laboror on the state cap
itol building, dropped dead shortly be-
fore noon today while Mt work, Heert
failure was the reason given for his
death by fellow workers and attend
ants at the Street 4 Draper undertak.
ing parlor where the body was taken.
But little is known Of the deal
mans relatives, although Il Is thought
by officers Of the Federal Labor Union
Of which Adams was member, sou
lives here. Several officers, headed by
r. II, Barnes, secretary Of the compa-
ny, were trying to locate the sou this
afternoon and request that he call ON
barnes at ,he Carlln hotel, room 80.
as soon rs he learns OF his fathers 4
death.
Adams was 10 years old, according
10 fellow laborers, and has appeared
healthy.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-09
DALLAS GIRL TO LEAD
Visiting y. W. G. 4. Secretary VIII
Address Local Association on
Grapes and Wild Grapes"

Miss Mildred Corbrtt uf Dallas.
Tex, city secretary Of the Southwest
field Of the Young Women's Chris
tim association, will have charge "
the meeting at the local association
rooms Sunday afternoon at o'clock.
Grapes and Wild Grapes" will be
the subject presented by Miss Cor
beit At the close Of her address al
opportunity viii be given, the young
women 10 meet Miss COrbett In u soc-
ial way The r. H. U. quartet will
sing one or more numbers This Is
composed Of the following young wo-
men Vera McQuilkin, Cora COgs
well, Faith Campbell and Gertrude
Ward.
A violin solo will be- presented by
Miss Ruby Wilson accompanied by
her sister Wren. The girls ~ Mrs
NJ. + Cowdens Sunday school class
viii serve a lunch following the pro
gram.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-09
BERLIN RUSHED
WITH WEDDINGS
Great Boom In Marriages In First Few
Months Of War Paper Gives Figures
for Month Of August.

Berlin, Jan. e.--The boom In mar
rlnges that wns observed In England
81 the beginning OF the war was par.
uleled throughout Germany. Stats
ties OF tbs c'tV-of Berlin ssr the month
N August, published IN the Vossischc
Hcltuug. show that In this first mothn
Of the war there were 5,T93 marriages,
us compared with only 324, according
to figure complied on August l. The
first week following the order of mo-
Utilization August . TO August s.
showed Jpil marriages; the next
week, Jib; the following week, I94 /.
the next week IA. and from August
20 10 September 1, there were a mar
riages.
OF the 5,Ig3 men married $3.50 were
bachelors These married 4,780 spin.
sters, 200 widows Of one previous mar.
riage, five widows Of two previous
marriages, az divorced women Of one
previous marriage II divorced won.
ON Of two previous marriages and one
hhNNhNNh NbiihA NNANN IAFNANhH
riages could no longer he enumerated
and we're therefore classed rs 'uncer.
tain"
There were 2Si divorced men Of one
previous marriage, who married lSs
Splnsters, % widows NJ one previous
marriage, 2 widows NJ previous mar.
riages, ~ divorced women Of one pre-.
vious marriage aud one divorced wom
an Of three previous marriages There
were 2ln widowers Of one previous
marriage, who mlrrled ti2 spinstcry
Va widows OF one previous experiment
70 divorced women of one preyloup
husband and three divorced women NJ
two previous matches. There were a
widower' of two previous marriages.
and one widower OF three previous
marriages Finally, there were Is dl
vorced men Of three marriages and
one divorced man ~ three preylous
marriages all Of whom hurrledy
took another wife In the first month
uf the war.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-09
FIT. WORTH WILL CASE
COMES TO SUDDEN END

Ft. Worth, Tex, Jan. D.--The hear.
ing In the Winfield Scott viii case
came 10 All abrupt end when II was
announced that compromise had
been agreed to, by the terms of which
Mrs Georgia Scott Townsend, who
was suing to break her fathers viii,
Is TO become the owner ~ certain ho.
tel property here valued nj so7b 600 IN
addition 10 her lifo interest ia Ger,
tain real estate In this city as prnyid
cd IN the terms OF the will. Aln
Townsend lives In Denver.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-09
GUN SALES ARE DENIED
BY SECRETARY GARRISON

Washington, Jan Q. Widespread
rumors that the war department has
been selling Its discarded Krag- or.
gensen army rifles to European bellig
erens have been denied formally BY
Secretary Garrison.
In q statement announcing that
the government had no present inten.
tion OF changing its order prohibiting
the sale Of these guns, the secretary
gave returns from an inventory Of the
weapons ordered two days ago as the
lesult OF persistent reports Of their
sale,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-09
MEXICO WILL ISSUE
GREAT AMOUNT OF BONDS

Mexico City, Jan. 9--Three hund.
red million dollars worth Of bonds
will be issued here by the government
according 10 statement made by
Provisional President GutierreI. The
bonds win be issued 10 cover a new
Issue OF copper money which will sup.
plant that which IL now ip circulation.
They win be purchaseable only in
Mexican gold and Ia equivalent and
will bear interest Of SIX per cent.
Interest and principal win be guar
anteed by the receipts Of the national
revenue stamps. All bonds win be
redeemed within twenty years.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-09
GERMANS FORTIFyING
THE ITALIAN FRONTIER

Geneva, SwitE., Jan. "a dispatch
from Innsbruck says a German army
corps, consisting chiefly ot young men
from Wucrtemburg arrived at Salz.
burg yesterday by way Of TelltE and
that Austria had begun to fortlfy the
line Of RriNen Meran. Bozen. .Trcntc
facing the Italian frontier
A number NJ batteries Of heavy Rrtil.
lar, aud h1wltHers tho dfaDatnh add,