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Evening star., 1916-01-02

and right afterward they We're the great /.
thing socially.
"Fannie Rayburn, nOw-I don't re-
member just where she did come from.
1t was somewhere over in Kentucky.
remember her antecedents We're rather
humble-nothng at all on the Carrheart
and Belknap and Livingston order Why
it kind of seems to me she was school,
teacher. Oh, yes! Now | remember!
She was a distant relative of the Misses
Shelby. They came from a fine family,
but impoverished by the war, you know,
and they started a school for young ladies
at Markham. It's the same school, you
know, that Captain Waite left his money
to. recall it now. The Misses Shelby
had brought up Fannie Rayburn. l think
she did some teaching in their school. 1t
couldn't have been very much, though; for,
as | recollect it, she was only about nine
teen when Mrs. Carrheart took her up"
He rubbed his head again and reflected.
81 don't know just why Mrs. Carrheart
took her up. l don't know as anybody
probably just her fancy for very
beautiful, attractive girl. She was that
kind of woman, you know. Ii she took
fancy to anybody or anything, that set
tied it. Anyway, she brought Fannie
Rayburn up here to Tyre as sort of
protegee, and the girl made great SEN
sation. Everybody was crazy about her."
"OF course, all the young bloods were
paying court toher; but | don t remem-
ber ever having heard she was engaged to
anybody. Her position was sort of pecu-
I l., AZ 1
simple-hearted, tolerant smile, "it shows
what awful snobs we are. If she'd been
Colonel Carrheart's daughter, everybody
would have spoken of her as Miss Carr
heart; but | remember very well it was
sort of the fashion to speak of her as
Fannie Rayburn as showing she was
little off the true blue color, you see. She
had the reputation of being good deal of
a tiirt: OF course, so far as know, that
was just gossip. Maybe being taken up
here the way she was, and courted and all
that, sort of turned her head. That
wouldn't be remarkable in young
woman. | only know, of course, what
was said about her outside the charmed
circle. Tyre wasn't as big then, and
pretty near everybody had something to
say about her that year.
"Did you ever hear Captain Waite's
name mentioned in connection with her?"
Thatcher asked.
"Captain Waite?" the old editor re-
peated in mild surprise. "Why, no; l
never did. So far's know, he had moth
ing in particular to do with her. No doubt
he knew her-may have been in her COM
pany and all that. Probably he was.
But, you see, Captain Waite wasn't quite
the true blue color, either. His father
was printer, you know; and so was his
uncle, who started the Beacon. They paid
more attention to that down here in those
days. Then, old Ezra Waite, from all ac-
counts, was pretty stiff fighter, and we
know well enough the Captain was all of
that l guess his social position was only
so-so. As far as l know, he never was
man that cared a great deal about society
stood a good deal outside of it, you
know, because he didn't care and wasn't
especially urged to come in. So no doubt
he knew Fannie Rayburn, but l guess
there was never anything more than a
speaking acquaintance"
Evening star., 1916-01-02

head off in two weeks"
He brought with him also, as secretary
and buffer, Miss Daisy Martin, dark
eyed and comely young woman who did
not look at all timid. He put a little desk
for her at one end of the corner room,
and gave her this instruction.:
"You sit right there unless | say scat
Your being in the room will discourage
politicians who want to tell me what
great and good man their candidate is,
and leading citizens who are willing to let
me know, in confidence, just how should
run the paper
A janitor cleaned the editorial litter
from the old walnut desk, even to the
dusty contents of the drawers s-stuffing
it all indiscriminately into big sack to
be burned for two or three minutes of
swift investigation had satisfied Bob
Thatcher that it can.S under the designa-
ton of juDk.
Thu bookcase against the south wall
he suffered to remain after dusting. 1t
contained most of the British classics,
several books of quotations, an early
edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica,
and Bancroft's History of the United
States"-all of which, while of no partic-
uar use to the new occupant, might i'm
press callers.
ONE object in the room aroused mild
curiosity. This was an ancient iron
safe, about four feet high by two and
half feet in the other dimensions such
safe as Bob Thatcher had never seen. 1t
was mounted on pudgy little iron legs,
with casters, so it stood up six inches or
so from the floor. A red bulldog, crouch
ant, on gold field, had been painted on
its door; but with the slow effects of time
the dog had become eyeless and nearly
mouthless dimly vigilant ghost
of him remained.
Nobody about the Office knew what
the safe contained; not even old Tither-
ington, who edited the weekly edition by
a formula which his predecessor had de-
vised before the Civil War, when Tither-
ington-astonishing thought!-was slim,
bright-eyed, sandy-haired Office boy. The
hair was gone now, down to the last
thread. The slmness had gradually
evolved into saggy corpulence, so when
Titherington sat down he overfowed his
own lap. The eyes had grown dim. The
linen was pretty sure to be mussy. He
seemed to have accepted the demise of
Captain Adoniram Waite and the advent
Of the new proprietors with simple, un-
emotional, self-respecting passivity. If
he was at all disturbed concerning the
tenure of his own position, he gave no
sign of it-just waddled along editing the
weekly edition quite as if nothing had
happened.
He was slow in his speech, and rather
wheezy; but the new occupants of the
corner room were by no means insensible
to human values, and they soon discov-
cred sweet, sound core of character in
the old editor. Miss Martin expressed
her sense of it one day when he had
waddled out of the room-expressed it in
flash of angry challenge:
at would be rotten to fire that old
mani"
"Oh I'll never fire Tith," Thatcher re-
piled, with his humorous cackle. "I'll
mount him on the British classics and
Bancroft's History"
There were many things to think of
besides an old safe whose use nobody
Evening star., 1916-01-02
SUNDAY MAGAZINE for January 2, 1916

Misunderstanding pocket weapons that
were rather fashionable before the Civil
War. The find amused him, as his hui
morous cackle announced.
"Pipe the old boys gun!" he remarked
to Miss Martin, holding up the weapon
SO she could see it. He examined the
relic a moment, chuckling and tossed it
back in the drawer. He noticed that the
drawer also contained T-shaped piece of
steel about three inches long; but, as he
could imagine no use for it, he paid no
attention to it.
again opened the little blind drawer
and took out the amusing firearm. That
time mere pointless curiosity moved him
to pick up the T-shaped piece of steel.
Looking at it more closely, he perceived
that it was key. A moment later the
old safe occurred to him; for, where
modern safe has the knob of combina-
ton lock, this ancient article had round
key-hole with tarnished nickel plating.
"I'll bet this is the combinations, he
declareGs Miss Martin, and the next
moment was STOPPING in front of the safe
with the clumsy T-shaped key in hand.
After a little experimenting the grooves
of the key slipped over the wards of the
lock, the bolt clicked back, and with a
sharp pull the door swung open; by which
time Miss Martin was at his shoulder,
peering.
There was lower compartment which
had evidently been designed as recep-
tacle of books of account or like valuable
papers; but it contained no such objects
now. A glance suggested that the little
heap of things lying on the bit of red and
green ingram carpet that covered the bot
tom of the compartment had no CONNER
cial significance. One of the things was a
brown glove of fine kid, so slim and dainty
that it penetrated one with sense of
feminine grace.
Bob Thatcher stood up, suddenly
grave, turned the glove over and handed
it to Daisy Martin. She took it silently,
felt the soft texture of the leather put it
to her nose, for faint perfume exhaled
from it, then laid it along the back of her
hand and smoothed it down there with a
restrained touch. 1t was some sizes too
small for her capable hand-too small for
any use puu peduly. WltH nef uark neaQ
a bit to one side, she regarded the glove
a moment; then she and Thatcher looked
at each other. Both were thinking that
the glove must have been put in the safe
many years before.
Thatcher stopped for another object,
which had drawn their eyes the moment
the safe door swung open-an object
much more curious than the glove. 1t
was fiat, square case, about four inches
long and broad, of tortoise-shell, mounted
in gold and inlaid with mother-of-pearl.
1t was fastened with tiny gold clasp
which Thatcher undid. Being opened,
the case disclosed on one side merely
dark, shiny glass which mirrored back
their peering faces. The other leaf was
covered with red velvet, on which lay
lock of chestnut hair arranged in circle.
"Oh, it's daguerreotype!" Miss Mar
tin exclaimed.
And when Thatcher got the dark glass
in just the right light, the portrait came
out sharper and fresher than photo
graph. 1t was the full-length likeness of a
young woman, standing. The soft hair
Evening star., 1916-01-02

- Titherington shuff1ed into the corner
room and sagged down into an ample
chair by the walnut desk-as mussy in
his clothes and as untroubled in his soul
as ever.
why, yes," said the old man, in his
slow, amiable wheeze, as he thoughtfully
rubbed his shiny head, II remember
Fannie Rayburn very well. l guess about
everybody that lived in Tyre forty, fifty
years ago remembers her" He smiled like
a sort of patriarchal cherub and added
81 guess about everybody of the male per-
suasion that lived in Tyre that year was
in love with her. Yes," he drawled on
reminiscently,-for there was no hurrying
him, sit must have been along 1870 or
1871 that she came here. could get the
date exactly by looking back in the index.
Mrs. Carrheart brought her here-sort of
protegee, you know. Mrs. Carrheart
was the social leader then-wife of Colonel
Edgar Carrheart. She was an ambitious,
managing kind of woman-a beauty her.
self, too. She died only ten, twelve years
ago. But Colonel Carrheart lost his
don't tiknow's he ever really had
Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-07
At l.. & S. Theatre.

In "The Gun Runners" an episode
of "The Girl From Frisco series, the
story is timely in theme and full of
action. An attempt is being made to
start a revolution in Central Amer
lean republic. Barbara blunders upon
the gun runners known as the Black
Mole" She is mistaken by them for
English Rose" notorious young
women. The information that she
gathers helps crush the attempted rev.
olution and the leader is prevented
from getting away with his illegal
cargo. Vigorous movement makes
the development Of the plot and low
ers Of melodrama will follow the un-
winding of the two reels with un-
ahated interest.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-07
CHURCH COUNCIL OF
1S,OOO,O0O MEMBERS
(By United Press)

St. Louis, Dec. With the organ
ization and other preliminaries com
pleted at the opening yesterday, the
third quadrennial meeting of the Fed
eral Council of Churches of Christ
in America today settled down to the
transaction of business. The 450 deie-
gates attending represent thirty Of
the leading Protestant denominations
in the United States with total
membership of more than 100000.
Some of those who will address the
sessions are William Jennings Bryan,
Professor Shailer Mathews, the Rev.
Charles S. Mcfarland, DR.. Frederick
Lynch, Clifford Pinchot, Raymond Rob
ms, Fred B. Smith, DR.. Charles l..
Thompson, DR.. Robert E. Speer, DR..
Sidney l.. Gulick, Bishop Samuel all
lows, Bishop E. R. Hendrix, Professor
Edward A. Steiner, Bishop Edwin H.
Hughes and Hamilton Holt.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-07
PUBLIC LANDS ARE
RAPIDLY DECREASING
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far northern part of our country,
which, however, has a climate less
frigid than that of some sections of
the United States now thickly popu-
lated. Outside of Alaska, the out
look is that within five years the only
public land available to the pioneer
will be that upon which large
amount of money must be expended
in holding back the floods of the
streams or IN bringing water upon
the land. This is not a work for men
of little means, so that it may safely
be said that the pioneer with his prai-
rie schooner will have vanished from
the United States within few years.
One feature of the work among
the Indians during the past year has
been the effort TO discover the Indi-
ans who were competent, through a
system of competency commissions
cmposed Of men of long experience
among the Indians. A commission con-
sists of three men, who go through
a reservation from house to house,
making personal studies of the char
acter of the Indians and reporting
upon their progress-the kind OF
houses in which they live, the way
IN which their children are dressed,
the manner in which their farms are
titled and their cattle cared for, and,
in general, their economic condition.
Out of those so insected the commits
sion makes report to the secretary
Of the interior Of those who are in its
judgment fitted to take on the respon-
sibilities of citizenship by being re-
leased from the paternalistic care OF
the Indian Bureau.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-07
CAL|PATR|A RAILROADS
INSURE BIG PROFIT FOR
FL CENTRIC INVESTORS

/ Every town that is fortunate
enough to be railroad center is sure
of making rapid strides and great pro-
gress, and the investors in the town
lots and close in acreage of such a
town are bound to make big money.
We have an example of this right
here in Imperial Valley. The railroads
made Ell Centre, and with the rapid
growth of this town fortunes were
made by many who We're wise enough
to get in on the ground floor and
bought close-in acreage, and on every
hand one can hear person say:
Il could have bought this or that
lot for few hundred dollars, but |
did not foresee the rapid growth that
Ell Centre would have"
Now the same growth is offered at
Calipatria. Trainloads of ties and
steel rails are already on the ground,
and the first branch Of the Calipatria
railroad will be started Immediately,
as the contract has already been let.
The railroads are going to make
Calipatria one of the liveliest and
best towns in California, and they
also are going to make big money for
those who are wise enough to buy
some of the close in acreage.
Mr.. r. A. johnson of Calipatria to-
day has fifteen Q5) acres of this close
in acreage for sale at price that is
ridiculously low. 1t is on Main street,
close to the $4,000 school, and lots
just a short distance away have sold
for from $500 to $3.50 each. Who
ever buys this fifteen acres is bound
to double or treble their money in
short time.
Mr.. johnson invites any interested
parties to write or call on him at Cali
patria for full particulars.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-07
ANENT THE MOTION
PICTURES TO BE SHOWN
TONIGHT
Mary Pickford as Factory Worker.

"The Eternal Grind,' in which the
incompatible Mary Pickford is
starred by the Famous Players Film
Company, is the Paramount Picture
at the Palace this week. 1t
is, if possible, even more powerful
than any photoplay in which Mary
Picgford has ever appeared and gives
that star the greatest opportunity of
her film career.
There are big scenes in the film
big in their gripping power and in
their dramatic force-which make il
absorbingly interesting from start to
finish. One of tn emost powerful is
that in which Mary-the role so art
fully layed by the star-finds that
the youth who is making love to her
younger and more frivolous sister,
Amy. Suspecting Ernest of duplicity,
Amy has followed him to Mary's
lodgings armed with a revolver. When
Mary realizes the situation, she
snathes the gun from her sister and
forces Ernest to remain where he is
until a minister is found Then, con-
cealed behind the curtains, she resses
the revolver against Ernest's back
while he goes through the marriage
ceremony with Amy.
But that is only one of the tremen-
deus battles that Mary wins in her
struggle against poverty and avarice
III this great story which furnishes
Mary Picgford with a tremendous op-
portunity to demonstrate her remark
able histrionic powers to the full. In
support of the star there appear sew
eral notable players, among them Lo-
retta Blake, Dorothy West, John
Bowers, Robert Cain and J. Albert
Hall.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-07
Plan Packing House.

The two big cotton companies of
Imperial Valley have already estab-
lished gins at Calipatria and within a
few months the Balfour- Guthrie Com
pany interests will build the most mod
ern cottonseed oil mill at Calipatria
Plans are taking shape for the con-
struction Of a packing house. This
may cause some to ask the question:
Why packing house at Calipa-
tria? ?"
Few people realize that there is to-
day more raw material in Imperial
Valley for a packing house than in
most any other location in the state.
There are now being grown, fattened
and fed in this valley $4,000 head of
cattle, $4,000 head of sheep, 100000
hogs, $4,000 turkeys and many thou
sands of chickens, and Calipatria, with
its two new branch railroads, becomes
the natural center for a packing plant
for fresh, sa,ted and smoked meats
and other by-products.
The new cottonseed oil mill will
have cattle feeding yards where the
cottonseed meal and other by-products
will be used to fatten stock. The cot
ton industry and the cattle industry
go hand in hand.
A visit to Calipatria will not only
surprise, but will be educational to
anyone. The great American desert
is surely beginning to bloom as the
rose.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-07
YOU MAY SEE SOCIETY
AS TUBE OF TOOTH PASTE
(By United Press

New York, Dec. For s. anybody
may see New York's choicest society
girls representing tubes of well
known tooth paste, fancy hosiery,
boxes Of chocolate, ice cream freezers,
and what not. They will thus appear
at charity ball. The list of patron
esses includes Mrs. Vincent Astor, Mrs
Anthony J. Drexel, Jr., Mrs. w. X.
Vanderbilt and others.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-07
Nine. Alva Toni.

The instantaneous success Of Madam
Alva Toni-who made her first ap-
pearance at the L. & S. Theatre last
night-was beyodn expectation. Her
accompaniment with Nine. Melba on
the graphophone was distinct reve-
lstion. Each night Madam Toni viii
sing with the worlds greatest opera
singers and the best opera selections.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-07

Last week Frank Bancroft, said to
be a descendant of the historian, Ban
croft. dvo~red into Yuma and wa
igiven much publicity. Yesterdays pa
pers contained an item relating to
some alleged forged checks bearing
young Bancroft's signature as payee
Bancroft made some history in Yuma
at that.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-07
100 LATE FOR CLASSIFICATION

so ACRES good cotton land to trade
for lease on good alfalfa ranch
stocked with dairy cows. R. F. D..
!, Box IA, Imperial. 1920
Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-07
Killed by Villistas.
(By United Press)

(By United Press
FL Paso, Dec. 7.-Howard Gray, an
American mining employe, was tor
tured and hanged by Villistas when
they captured Parral, according to
work brought by miners. Simultane-
ously telegram arrived saying Gray
vas dead.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-07
Auto Kills Child.
(BV United Press(

VDy
Santa Ana, Dec. RIP" Hager-
man, the Portland baseball pitcher
killed Mary Betke, aged 13, of Ana
helm, today. The tragedy was acci-
dental, as Hagerman was driving his
car slofly when the girl ran out in
front. A coroner's jury exonerated
Hagerman.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-07

Answer to query. No, Anna; there
was no balloon ascension this morn
ing. The people just naturally want
ed to look at the bright blue sky from
the middle Of the street.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-07

The regular meeting of the W. C..
T. U. will be held Friday afternoon
at 2:30 at the Methodist Episcopal
church, all members being urged to
attend the session.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-07
Your Photograph for Christmas.

Something your friends cannot buy
While material prices are rising high
our prices are still the same and
within reach of everybody. Evan Da-
Wis Studio, 622 Main St. Visitors well
como. u
Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-07

c. E. Gage and R. F. Ingram of Ell
Centro made their headquarters at the
Hotel Clark while in Los Angeles re-
Gently. AZ =
Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-07
PERSONAL MENTION
VALLEY DYE WORKS

VALLEY DYE WORKS
Expert Cleaning and ''ressing.
Work Called for and delivered
S34 Main Street. telephone 169.
Al Casner, prom ,nent business man
and rancher Of the Calexico district,
was visitor in FL Ce'tro last night
c. L. Smith, well known rancher Of
the Calexico distric;, was here for Z
few hours ast night.
Deuty Sheriff Il. l.. Barker was Z
business visitor in Calexico yesterday
afternoon.
There was q street fair at noon to-
Cay, the streets being crowded with
interested pedestrians.
A marriage license was issued yes
terday to William Kelso, aged 20, g
native of Oklahoma, and resident
tf Ell Centro, and Miss Viola Alvarado
sged l9, native of Arizona and q
resident of Los Angeles.
The Philathea class Of the Christian
church gave a shower in honor Of
Miss Grace Cram at the home Of Miss
Leffingwell Tuesday evening.
Although no official figures are OBJ
tainable, Tom Campbell seems to have
been elected governor of Arizona by
d plurality of 32 votes.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-07

FOR SALE-A carload of good work
mules at Valley Livery Yards, I'M
perial. l2-l3
Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-07


in
directing
initiate
Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-07

There was a street fair at noon to-
Cay, the streets being crowded witt
interested pedestrians.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-07

AL Casner, a prom .rent business man
and rancher of the CaieXico district,
was a visitor in FL Ce'tro last night.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-07

c. L. Smith, well known rancher Of
the Calexico district, was here for {
few hours ast night.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-07

Deuty Sheriff Il. L. Barker was Z
business visitor in Calexico yesterday
afternoon.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-08-17
STATE LAND SALE.

Notice is hereby given that on We'd
nesday September 6, 1916, the following
described tracts OF land belonging to
the State of Idaho and situated in
Shoshone county, will be offered for
sale at public auction at the court
house in Wallace, Shoshone county,
Idaho, at 1870 p. m. of said day. to-
wit;
Price
per
Subdivision Sec. TIP. Rye. acre
Lot (39.92A) II.
S. 152 Eek 1922 40 lie $1,000
.SEANWA L. 1915
Eek 10 .........9 40 PC 1900
NW4SWA l.. 4065
Elk. 10 .....9 40 2E 1850
NWA SWA ...,...3e 40 2E 1000
Terms of sale as follows:
One-tenth of the purchase price and
first years interest on deferred pay
ments, cash on day of sale; the bal
anee in forty annual installments at
six per cent interest. Land sold sub
ject to harvesting of crops on land
leased.
All sales are made subject to any
valid interfering rights which may
have existed prior to date of SALE ex-
cept those for which allowance is
made herewith.
BY order of the State Board OF Land
Commissioners.
GEO. A. DAY,
State Land Commissioner.
Jy27-Au24~5t