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The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1916-07-05
Grading an Earth Road In sprira,

In maintaining an earth road pro
vision should be made for doing all
necessary grading or earth work 40
early In the spring as possible in order
that 1t may become thoroughly con.
sOndated before the dry weather Of
summer. II the work IL done too late
he road will not only probably become
very dusty In dry weather, but will
need additional attention later In the
fall. Where the soil Is a heavy clay
or gumbo the condition Of the road
may be very materially improved By
adding sand from time TO time a. that
already on the road IL worked In b
The passing traffic and the drag.
Only rarely do our earth roads, evea
when neglected. become equally bod
over their entire length. Most fv
quently the really bad places are co..
uned to comparatively short sections
while the remainder OF the road \
fairly passable. An examination a
the worst will usually show that tn
drainage. either surface Or under
ground. IL seriously ut fault. The trou
ble can be remedied by providing th.
necessary drainage. and IN nearly ey
cry case could have been prevented b,
. comparatively small amount OF time
" and properly directed attention. n,
lesson h obvious. systema tically or
sanized and properly directed main
tenance throughout oil seasons II ouI
only guaranty Of fairly passable eartl
roads during the spring Of the year.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1916-07-05
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The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1916-07-05
LEM MON FURNITURECO

Wanted: Stock to pasture for
summer. Fo. terms write o.
see me. Joe Erhardt, Lem
mon, S. ID. Box 376. a. If
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1916-07-05

Save the roads. That ought TO
be your slogan. 1t Is probable
that many Of those who are now
hauling excessive loads. driving
heavy automobiles, using chains
and otherwise cutting up the
pixies sre loudesf In their denun-
Citations Of the o-aCtals who tax
them 10 repair the roads. II You
cut the roads up or II you per
nj; them 70 b~ ruined and make
no e-eFr TO prevent II you should
uot complain AZ any cost OF re-
Pairs. New is the time 10 save
the rasds-pecstQr Democrat.
Evening journal., 1916-02-12
"eol" SHE sREATHED.

making statement. and again she
shook her head.
Mother is waiting" she said simply
Did you see any OF the rehearsal,
David?"
Yes" he answered. coming nearer to
her. you're wonderful in II. little
girl Tonight is going 10 witness the
greatest triumph that New York has
seen in many a day"
"Oh, David!" she cried happily
that's the incest thing you've said to
me in ages"
you don't give me many opportuni-
ties 10 say nice things" he answered.
quickly. "You-you avoid me as IL
had the plague nowadays"
Don't be silly" she interrupted a
little nervously 1--WE avoided every
one lately. I've been so busy with
the play. NORA hasn't been an easy
part to learn"
David laughed.
"The playl" he sconed. his voice
hoarse with sudden jealousy. ITS not
the play that's come between us. Mary
Its Langdon. Langdon with his SNUG
airs and his blatant virtue. Don't you
think l have eyes TO see? Don't you
suppose / Know tnht your reason TOT
going home 20 dinner is because Lang
don is waiting TO take you there"
You know we'll enough. David. that
it's not Langdon that has come be-
tween us-but you, yourself. You know
only too well how / feel about-aboui
drinking Il almost kills me TO see
you in this condition. And yet-timC
after time You come TO me reeking
with brandy -why-why--" her voice
rose 20 a high. shrill note. you've beer
drinking today"
Nonsense" he retorted; then. seeing
her shrinking, he took a quick step for
ward and caught her slim shoulders In
a tight grip.
And IL I have" he breathed hoarse-
ly. who is il that drives me TO Il.
You-Mary-you. with your inferna
coldness. You little snow girl-don't you
know I'm mad for you--crazy with The
want OF You? It's that that makes me
drink when YOU turn away from me
| But I'll stop when you marry me
And you ARE going 20 marry me. yor
Evening journal., 1916-02-12
"MARY, MARY, DID you DO THlsr

Il can cry tomorrow" she whispered
to her own reflection. Tomorrow 1 can
be just a woman; but tonight I am
Mary Page. the star. Tonight 1 am
NORAi"
And as IL the mere word was a
draught OF fresh power. she smiled
away her tears; and when she pinned
on her smart little hat. her hands were
steady and her eyes bravely serene.
II was serenity that did not falter
even when Pollock sprang out Of the
shadows at the doorway with an inco-
herent plea for forgiveness; abasing
himself huskily in a last desperate cry
for pity in the name OF his love. But
there was no pity in Mary's glance
when she looked into his bloodshot
eyes and when his voice faltered into
silence her tones rang crisp and cold.
Il do not understand your kind OF
love, David, and cannot forgive you
again. l can only beg you never to
speak TO me-that 7 may have at least
a chance to forget"
With head erect she went forward to
where Langdon was waiting by the
taxi, but with her foot on its step she
turned again and said distinctly:
Il have kept your revolver-for my
own protection"
Nine words coldly spoken and over
heard by half a score OF casual loung-
ers. Nine words that were soon for
gotten amid the rush and excitement
Of the triumphant hours that followed.
hut words that slipped like a flame
from lip to lip with the coming OF an
other day.
To Mary herself the words meant lit
tie. and were indeed no more than a
girlish bit OF bravado--a rebuke and
defiance in one-and IL was as such
that Pollock received them, overshad-
owed as they were by the greater hurt
OF her preceding words.
He WINGED at the thought OF his de-
feat at Langdons hands and his cowed
retreat from Mary's room. but IL was
/ her chill Il do not understand your
kind OF love. David" that bit the deep
est. why couldn't she understand? he
asked himself bitterly. Didn't she real
ize that there was a heart hunger be-
side which the pangs OF physical star
Evening journal., 1916-02-12
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late arrival that the play was really
a success
"Glad you got here at last. Dave" he
said excitedly. "Say. the people arc
eating It up. They're crazy over Mary
already and what they'll do when this
act Is over heaven only knows. Just
wait TIL they see her in the big scene
but for that matter she's making every
scene a big one. Are-are you going
back stage?"
Pollock shook his head. "In sit in
one OF the boxes" he said. "for a while
at least" But though his voice was
cool his hands we're shaking, and one
OF them was tightly gripped around a
big key-the key 70 a suit in the
Hotel Republic where a little later
Mary was to be rendered the banquet
that was to greet her elevation to
stardom.
. He scowled at the sight OF Langdon
with Mrs. Page in the opposite box,
but he was too busy outlining what he
was going to say to Mary little later
on to bother much about the present.
Moreover he had been drinking heavily
again. and the heat OF the theatre and
it's lights made him sleepy.
"Only two acts more!" he muttered
TO himself. 1.-TWO acts more-and then
wen see."
with Mary's entrance. however. he
reused himself. and before long the
charm OF her and the genius of her
playing enthralled him as It did the
rest Of the audience. This was indeed
her hour Of triumph. He begrudged
even the few moments of Mary's
happy little speech OF thanks. and
when the final curtain fell he leaped
up with a sigh Of relief and sought the
Limousine where Shale sat waiting.
ITS all right. Chief" said Shale
huslIily. as Pollock got in. IT'S a
cinch TO get over the fence in the back
and then up onto the fire escape. Say
it's a wonder that fool hotel hasn't
been stripped by dip long before this;
there isn't a window that you can't
reach I'm FIVE minutes"
well. take care YOU don't got rur
in for a thief yourself" said Pollock
harshly. Then. swinging about. h,
Evening journal., 1916-02-12

Marys voice called Come in" and
seeing Daniels she smiled radiantly, her
dainty neEligee making her look almost
elhn in her young beauty.
81 don't like those roses on tho blue
dress" said the manager in his abrupt
fashion. ITS a bad note. / think pale
orchids would be better"
"Oh. so do l." assented Mary. They
would be heavenly against the blue,
but it's too late TO get any now.
isn't it?"
NO" said Daniels. shops don't close
for half an hour yet. You can send
Janet FOR some" lie gave Il curt ges-
ture towards the maid as he spoke. and
Janet. whose own French name OF
jeanette had been anglicized in Amer
lea to the oddly incongruous Scotch
cognomen. broke in eagerly:
"hais 0uil There is the little shop OF
the milliner at the corner. can get
les orchids there tout dc suite"
'lIumming a little tune Mary went
on with her dressing. pulling on her
smart street boots and signing over
their many buttons. and pausing as she
Strengthened up to give those elusive
little feminine touches TO her hair
Just as she was reaching for her
blouse. however. another rap sounded.
"who is there" she called. and in
response the knob was turned and re-
fected in the mirror she saw Pollocks
face.
ITS David" he said. and she shook
her head smilingly at his reflection.
you can come I'm only for a min
ute" she said. i've got to get home
and dlne-even II I AM too excited to
eatl"
IT suppose you-wouldn't dine with
mn?' he said, his rising infection
Evening journal., 1916-02-12

walton we're as nothing? Couldn't she
understand that there was a love that
was like fire in a mans veins? Had
he been so dumb i'm his plcaGings thai
he had taught her nothing-and did
the fact that he paid her the highest
honor he could in asking her to be his
wife count for so little?
II only he could talk to Mary about
1t ALL That was his next thought
II only he could have five quiet min
utes away from Langdon, away from
Daniels, and away from everyone-tO
tell her simply and humbly about his
love! Then. he felt sure. she would
understand. There was only one way
to do ito steal the interview and win
her pardon later
lnvoluntarily he halted in his rest
less pacing. then, with a short laugh.
he turned to his own car.
THE club" he said curtly. and with
i'm ten minutes was giving harsh orders
over the telephone TO Shale who was
jocularly known among his friends as
Dawes Jackal."
II was current rumor that Shale
would long ago have been sent up the
river" II il hadn't been for Pollock s
influence in high places, and though
Shale himself deliberately and bias
phemously denied this. he never ques-
toned the orders that came to him
I'm that quick, decisive voice. He did
not question them that night (though
it was perhaps as well that Pollock
could not see his face), and the latter
gave an oath Of satisfaction as he
hung up the receiver.
The second act had begun before h'
reached the theatre. and again the
relief on Daniels face at sight OF hin
was almost comic though It wa'
blended with a triumph that told th'
Evening journal., 1916-02-12

know, ] never wanted anything that
/ didn't get and you're not going to be
an exception. Though God knows
never wanted anything as ! want you,
And I'm going To have you.
Mary say that you LOVE me"
Let me go Dave" she cried twist
ing in his grip. Let me go. You
YOU HAVE been drinking. Il burns
-somehow-I-I" a strange light.
half terror. half frenzy. was growing
brighter in her eyes as his face drew
nearer and the rcck Of the brandy en-
velopcd her. But he only drew her
closer
You're going TO promise to marry me
tonight, Mary" he muttered against
her hair But I want you to promise
before you knoW-bcfore you know
everything. I want you TO promise me
NOW-Mary- Mary-you little. little
love"
Let me go! Let me go." she cried,
her face livid. her voice a moan. '1l
NEVER marry youl ! don't love you
1 shall never love youi"
what do YOU know OF lover" he
painted you are only a child I'll
teach you"
With a muffied scream she struck at
him, struggling against his Tightening
arms. and innamed by her nearness
and her opposition as much as by the
liquor he had drunk, Pollock swept
her suddenly into his arms In that
moment Mary knew an almost inde-
scribable terror.
Scream after scream rang out from
hcr-screams less OF protest than Of
frenzied horror; cries that even Pol
locks heavy hand could not smother
and which brought Daniels on the run
from his hiding place in the wings.
Evening journal., 1916-02-12

own face and one white shoulder from
which the laces had been torn away.
Shivering with dread she lifted her
hand and made as II to touch the
snowy flesh. then with a cry huns her
arm across her eyes to shut out what
she saw.
"Philip-Philip-I thought It was
there" she walled "Oh. tell me it's
not-tell me it's not" and hinging
herself into his arms she burst into tu-
multuous sobs. II was the cry OF GeX
that reused her.
MY Cod She won't be ht to play
tonight-this ends the showl"
Tonight" she echoed. lifting her
head and pressing her palms against
her temples. Tonight? had forgot
ten tonight"
But tonight is the only thing you
must remember" put in Philip sternly.
You must forget all that has just
passed and think of-NORA."
II know" she breathed. sitting back
"A sob. Il know" Then her head went
up with a piteous bravery. and a smile
crept through her tears as. turning to
the director she said gently. 81 SHALL
be ready tonight Mr.. Cox. Nothing in
the whole wide world shall interfere
with my work now. Phil-if youll
wait bit outside my door. I'll dress"
With murmured gasps Of relief which
grew to voluble gossip outside. the
men shufiied through the door: but
when Langdon was on the threshold
Mary's voice stopped him.
what shall l do with the revolver.
PHILIP she asked and there was a
tremor in her voice, Il don't think Da-
vid ought to have IT,"
Il should say not" he said sharply
ton"
Evening journal., 1916-02-12

swfter. and Mary's door gave way
with a crash as Langdon leaped against
it.
AZ sight OF him Pollock let Mary slip
from his arms. and It seemed inevitable
that they would kill each other in the
brutal struggle that now began.
The thud OF their blows: the sobbing
OF deep drawn breaths; the sharp ex-
clamation that told OF a blow driven
home-al these we're like the hideOus
echo in some blurred nightmare to
Mary. But the paralysis that bound her
snapped like an over-taut wire when
she saw Pollock's hand slipping back
to his hip pocket. Now she matched
savagery with savagery. When, in
answer 10 her cry Of warning, Lang
don struck up the treacherous hand
and sent the revolver spinning to the
floor. Il was she who sprang forward
and snatched il out Of reach OF the
cropping fingers OF the fighters.
Pollock's bloodshot eyes searched
the room for a weapon and fell at last
upon the slender little sword which
was part Of Mary's costume. A
! prop" but a dangerous one. and inch
/ by inch he fought. not TO beat back
4 Langdon but to reach the corner where
/ the sword stood
Feeling him giving way. Langdon
pushed hotly forward. raining blows
1 like a fail until. with cry of triumph,
| Pollock twisted away from him and
/ caught up the glittering. sharp pointed
weapon. But IL was not Langdon
/ whom he faced as he swung back; il
was Mary-Mary. with a stern white
face and livid lips, with his own re-
volver I'm her hand.
Got" she breathed SO fercely. so
contemptuously she uttered the single
word that without sound he dropped
] the rapier and skunk out like a beaten
! hound
/ Still holding the revolver. Mary stood
I listening till the sound OF his footsteps
/ died away, then. turning with a shiver
OF repugnance. laid the revolver down
among the dainty silver OF her dress
ing-table. Il struck an incongruous
note. but Il was not that that made
! her eyes widen and her lips suddenly
tremble-it was the reflection Of hei
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-03-17
FRANK DAY DEAD IN TEXAS.
Former Oak Ridge Man Was Uncle
of DR.. W. \. Howard of Cape.

Friends and relatives at Jackson of
Frank Day, of Arlington, Tex, an
uncle of DR.. w. n. Howard and Robert
Howard of the Cape, yesterday receiv-
ed word from his home of his death.
Mr.. Day was a native of Oak Ridge
and was member of one of the best
known families in that vicinity.
He was II years old He was born
and raised at Oak Ridge and when he
was about % years old, he departed
from Southeast Missouri to seek his
fortune in Texas.
He was married there and settled
down at Arlington. He is survived by
his wife and daughter, Miss Ella V.
Day who is school teacher at Ar
lington. A sister, Mrs. Avis Walker,
and a brother, Nick Day, besides sew
ersl nephews and pieces live at Oak
Ridge.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-03-17
CANDIDATES MUST
file BY MONDAY
Deputy Sheriff Seagraves Enters
Race For Council in
First Ward.

Within the next four days w. J.
Seagraves, of North Spanish street,
deputy sheriff under Sheriff William
A. Summers, will come out for City
Councilman in the First Ward against
S. Edward Blumer, who is running for
reelection, and W. F. Conner, of the
St. Charles hotel, who is seeking the
office on a platform of Sunday moving
picture shows.
Seagraves' petition will be circu-
lated today by Charles Mcdonald and
it is expected that it will be filed with
City Clerk r. w. Frissell before Mon
day.
Monday is the final date upon which
prospective candidates for the City
Council may file their petitions with
the city clerk and have their names
placed upon the official ballots. The
election will be held April f.
Secretary Lee l.. Bowman of the
Board of Education yesterday on
nounced the annual school election,
which will be held simultaneously with
the election Of the city councilmen.
DR.. G. w. Walker and H. A. Nuss-
baum will retire from the board and
i two men will be elected to succeed
them. No candidates have been men
| toned for the positions as yet
The board also will submit a propo-
sition to increase the rate of taxation
for school purposes for the next
school year from 40 cents on the 500
assessed valuation to 81 on the 500
valuation.
In the City Council election the can
didates now line up as follows:
Fird Wards. Edward Blumer and
". F. Conner, both of whom have filed,
and w. J. Seagraves, who will file
shortly.
Second Ward-Carl Umbecl,, Arthur
c. Bowman, Irish" O'Connell and
Charles Wilson.
Third Ward-M. L. Flannery, Char
les Moeder, Gus Stein, Brunke, w. T
Ruff and D. H. Harper
Fourth Ward-W. H. Medley and
W. A. Hixon, who have filed, and
r. B. Andrews, who has indicated an
intention of filing.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-03-17
NORMAL BALL TEAM
PURCHASE UNIFORMS
Pill Ticklers Say Team Will Get
The Candy This
Season.

Measurement of several of the Nor
nal baseball athletes for new suits
yesterday opened the annual spring
work Of the pill chasers at the Nor
nal. About 40 men have indicated to
Coach Courleux that they will try out
for the nine and it is predicted that
the Normal will have one of the best
baseball teams in its history this
spring.
Several of the men who have played
on the Normal teams heretofore have
been furnished with the old suits On
the arrival of the new uniforms the
men who are considered the most like
ly candidates will be fitted out with
the seasons equipment and the older
uniforms will be turned over to the
more inexperienced aspirants.
The battery that was formed at the
Normal last year has lost the services
of Caldwell and Hicks, two twirlers of
considerable repute. Bert Shy will be
on the receiving end this spring to
break in new pitcher. Black and
Hook both have been working as pitch
ers and expect to try out for that
position.
Roy Parker will be after his position
at first base and will have the rivalry
of Weeks. Parker may be shifted to
another part of the infield and Weeks
allowed to take first base in order to
obtain a better iniield. Peterman is
considered a likely candidate for
shortstop and Leo Schultz, captain of
| the team, will be after second base.
! No good third baseman has been
lined up, it is said. Louis Schultz,
Meade and more than score of 9TH
ers are trying for the outfield as well
as infeld positions. Schultz and
Meade probably will land positions on
the first team.
Parker and Meade are considered
two of the best batsmen the team will
have.
No practice will be started until the
men can get outdoors. The playing
this year probably will be done on the
diamond at the Fairgrounds Park, il
proper arrangements may be made
with the city council.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-03-17

greatest Gareau history
firms individuals showed loss of S@300OO
No lost and seriously injured
policies aggregang than half the
expert yesterday
the conaation will be
He holds 100000 of the insurance.
hotels, the Rvevew Terminal
then reduced
Houck building smashed
only high
marking n. Weller ewe Dempsey
Greer building.
than 100 feet the and
yards whipped southeast
strong from the northwest
spread building
of their
according those who earliest
the floor with Main
The flames playing
the offices of the
rapdity
P La who reading The Tribune in the Rvervew bar
looked Buckn Ragsdae
He reached behind him
and alarm
the
warned O awaken the hotel guests.
Hopp
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-03-17
W. H. STOUT RISKS
HIS life AT FIRE
Ladder Pulled From Under Him
While He Is Four Stories
High.

W. Fl. Stout, an empioye of the
Dempsey Grocer company, offered
his services as Il volunteer fire fighter
yesterday morning and performed
heroic work in his attempts to save
the Terminal hotel from destruction.
The Terminal hotel abuts the north
crn storage room of the Dempsey
Grocer company, and for a time it
seemed as if the grocer company
would DC added to the list of buildings
destroyed.
Mr.. Stout rendered his services as
soon as he learned of the fire, and in
trying to save the Terminal hotel he
actually placed his life in jeopardy
He mounted ladder and climbed to
the fourth floor, where he attacked
the flames with a hose.
In the excitement, several men pull
cd the ladder out from under Stout
and he saved himself from being dash
ed to pieces against the pavement by
Selling window sill and ciinging to
it until the ladder was showed back
under him.
A shrek went forth from the spec
tators who witnessed the incident.
For fully three minutes he chung to
the sill with one hand and with the
other hand he gripped tightly to a
rough point on the brick wall, his leg
dangling in an effort to End a crew =?
to brace him and afford some PR
lection.
When the ladder was returned to
him, he remained at the top and kept
q stream playing on the burning
Building. He did not leave his post
until hope of saving the edifica hai
been abandoned and his position BE-
came dangerous. He then climbed
down and made himself generally use
full at other places.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-03-17
DEAD MAN CLEANS WINDOWS

st. Marcelin, France, March 15.-
The mother, father and sister of a
French soldier journeyed to this town
to attend his funeral, report having
reached them that he had been killed
in action and his body sent here.
In the courtyard of the hospital they
saw a man cleaning windows and
asked him to direct them to the NOR
tuary chapel. The man turned to re-
ply and to the surprise Of all Of them
he proved to be the one whom they
had come to see placed il the grave.