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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-01-26
SYNOPSIS.

on the day OF the eruption Of Mount
Telyc Capt. John Hardin OF the steamer
Princess res,ucs hye-year-oli Annette
lIugton from an open boat but Is forced
TO leave behind her father and his com
pauions. IAuEton is assaulted by Her
u8uleZ and Punto in vain attempt 10
get papers which lhugton has managed
TO send aboard the Princess with MS
daughter papers proving his title To- and
telling the whereabouts OF the lost island
OF Clrnabar lllngtoUs injury causes MS
mind to become "A blank. Thirteen years
tlLUsc. Hernandez. now an opium SNUG
Cler with Pouto. Ingz. q female accom-
pllDc, and the mindI.ss brute that once
was lunEtOD, come To seaport, where the
widow Of Captain Hardin is living with
her son Neal and Annette l.IEtuu, and
plot to steal the papers left TO Annette
by her father. Neal tries Tor admission
10 the Naval academy, but through the
trcaChCry of joey NelCher Is defeated uy
Joey and dlsgraCed. Neal cullsts In the
navy. Inoz sets "a trap for Joey and the
COnspiratOrs get him in their power In
struggle for possession OF the map Her
naut'Z. Annette ana Neal each secure q
portion. Annette sails on the Coronado In
search OF her father In Martinique An
Iette ana Neal are captured, but are res-
Cued by a sponge diver lnez forges ideu-
tIngatIon papers for herself as Annette
In an iusuTryD ton Neal ana Annette are
again captured. carried 10 the sun CITY
and Annette is offered as a sacrifice 10
the sun god. They are rescued by ma
Tiues from the Albany. Landed In ToTtu-
"a. Annette and Neal are captured and
exposed TO yellow fever infection by Her
nsudeZ. but are rescued by sailors from
the Albany. lnez tries TO rob Annette
and escapes. On her way 10 Chantillo An
nrtte is captured Neal is promoted and
leads a party OF transferred men toward
Chautlllo. but Is caught in a train wreck
on the way. Hernandez and lnez present
the false identification papers To Brother
Auselmo at Santa Maria mission. POntO
IS caught and killed In his own trap set
for Annette. Annette proves title and
turns over Lost Island to the govern
ment Welcher dies In a remorseful effort
10 save her from Hernandez. Annette and
Neal on their way TO Lost Island, arc
wrecked on a cannibal island by Her
nandeZ' trickery. The brute is accepted
by the cannibals as their god.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-01-26

her toward the Jungle A sailor who
followed was stricken down. But it
was Hernandez who stopped the cap
tor. He darted after him and caught
him by the arm.
Back he ordered with a sign
that spelled fury, back there. This
woman belongs to me-
"Senorita.' said Hernandez suavely,
bearing her to a place of comparative
security. let us be noncombatants for
once Get others working fer you, is
my motto. AS for US, why-safety
first"
Inez shivered. She dragged Her
nandez toward an opening between the
trees.
Look. look" she cried, her face
rigid with terror, Its horrible, hor-
rible, horrible
A short time later, by the side OF
Hernandez, she stumbled blindly
through the jungle-in the midst Of
a bowling, painting mob OF half-naked
warriors. The warriors were the VIC
tors. And they bore with them the
spoils-two women, still alive, a small
squad of torn and battered sailors, and
a few silent figures-silent forever.
What are they going to do?" walled
Inez.
Hernandez shrugged his shoulders.
'Its out of my hands" he said, but
I've got to see it through. I've got to
know what happens. I've got to be
there-or else they'll get me too.
Wen be lucky to escape. But we'll es-
cape. you and |, never fear. I've ar
ranged for it. I've arranged for
safety first"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-01-26

restrained him, keeping his nnger on
his lips.
Me" signed Hernandez, follow me.
Do what | do
For one instant he looked about him,
getting his bearings. Then he started
on. For many minutes the party
skiited the edge of the jungle, never
once showing itself, and moving al
ways silently as the grave itself. At
length Hernandez once more halted
this time on the edge of a grove OF
Palms. Holding his cannibal crew
back, Hernandez beckoned to the chief
to advance alone. The chief obeyed.
With the swiftness of two sayages,
Hernandez and the chief darted be-
hind the trunks of two separate trees.
Hernandez pointed toward the beach.
White meat, you old gourmand," 7"
whispered Hernandez, white meat.
And very tender"
Down on the beach, busying them
selves about their self-appointed tasks,
were Annette and her foster mother.
There were several members OF the
fruit steamers crew-all white. There
was Inez Castro-also white-but an
outcast, sitting, brooding by herself.
Hernandez counted the men.
We need four to one, at least" he
said to himself. Then he nodded to
. ia. N
both hands several times. The chief
understood. He was a warrior. He
knew that much safety lay in num-
bers. He beckoned to two of his
men and gave them orders. They crept
back, silently through the trail.
Hernandez and the chief wriggled
back into the underground and then
sat down to wait.
Annette's party suddenly made up
its mind to decamp. The discovery Of
the skull upon the beach was a dis
turbing fact
when Neal comes" said Annette.
Right" said a sailor, we'll put it
up to him"
He glanced casually toward the
grove of palms, this sailor Then
with an oath he sprang to his feet.
Boys" he cried aloud, feeling for 9
weapon, we're in for it. Women in
the shed. Look, here they come"
The other sailors, with the swiftness
of seamen in a sudden squall, were
upon their feet, each with weapon in
his hand. They forced the women
into the hut and formed a circle,
guarding it, And then broke the
storm.
With the yell of thousand demons.
the black man-eaters were upon them
One warrior seized Inez in his grasp,
and with a cry of triumph darted with
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-01-26
THIRTEENTH lNSTAlLMENT
WHITE GODS
CHAPTER Nv.
Anthropophali.


white faCe-a white beard! Po-
tent factors even with savage tribe.
The man-eaters Of this South Pacific
island, cringed in terror before the
blank and staring eyes of the big
Brute.
His blank and staring eyes! They
toe. had their weird effect
"Look-see," wsimpered this crowd
of latter-day cannibals, the one to the.
other, he sees across tie world-he
talks with spirits-he is a god"
The Brute, save for the slight weav1
ing of his massive figure from side to-
side, stood quiet and impassiye. He
was wholly uaafraid.
Behind him, however, crouched AM
other figure that told another story
Hernandez his hands still manacledl
trembled with fear But he was still
resourceful- knew his power
Feast he whispored-and tremu-
lous though it was, it still was a com
mand, Beast you've got them down.
Seize the foremost spike and run them
through. BE quick
The Brute heard his masters voice,
and Immediately obeyed. He stopped,
ard STOPPING, wreuched from the fore
most naked figure the deadly weapon
that the latter held within his grasp.
1t was rclinquished without a struggle.
Its former possessor stretched himself
fun upon the ground. waiting the death
thrust. His savage companions drew
back upon their launches, their eyes
glowing with religious feryor.
"A sacrifice" they cried, "A sacri-
flee
But there was no sacrifice Instead,
the Brute merely held the spear aloft
for momout-heli it in the air with
both his hands. Then he brought it
crushing down across his knee, and
broke it clean in twain.
"Eyeyah,' There was an cjacula-
tiou of wondcr-of brute applause for
brute strength.
The erstwhile possessor Of the spear
as ugly.faced an individual as ever
ate a pound of human flesh touched
the Brute upon the shoulder AM point
cd toward the jungle
Follow him. Beast cried Herman
dez bit impaueutly, nothing can
harm US now.
For the first time the Brute seemed
conscious of his masters presence. He
turned and faced Hernandez. He
Erunted in uncertainty.
"Look-see," said the leader, in his
cultural accents and primitive tongue,
look-see. This man is his captive.
The god is hungry lie would eat"
The leader pointed to TIE manacled
hands cf Hernandez. He made a sign
"a sign Immediately cSeyed 4 dozen
blacks sprang forward. seized Her.
nandez and swung his body to their
shoulders. Then at another word OF
command, they started nj. jog trct to-
ward the jungle. Hernandez suug-
gled like a maniac. but TO no purpose.
Then he yelled.
Follow, Beast. follow" he cried.
Save me. Come"
The Brute followed. wondering. Not
for one instant did he suspect the
man-eaters had sinister designs upoa
his master.
Finally they entered vide clear
ing. In the middle OF this clearing
was a village 4 struggling huts aad
tents. II was a ghastly village-an
illsmelling village. Scattered about
il were skulls and bones enough to
furnish Jolly Rogers TO a hundred pi-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-01-26
CHAPTER lVlll.
The Feast.

Because annette ilington and her
foster mother had ever lived in the
vicinity Of New York-because they
had always been within the newspa-
per zole-because they had enjoyed
the advantage OF telephone, and motor
car. and motion picture-because of all
the luxury and civilization surround
ing thep they never once supposed
that man eating savages still existed.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-01-26

object in alright. Then she turned
and darted back toward safety at full
speed. Arrived at the little camp she
clutched frantically at the arm of one
OF the crew.
"A human skull" she gasped, back
there. | saw it, buried in the sand
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1916-05-19
GRADER AT WORK
ON CITY STREETS.

With let-up of the general
rainy conditions which have pre-
vailed during the past week, Chief
of Police NJ. ]. Moran, in his cap
actiy of street commissioner, is
husily engaged this week in get
ting the streets of the city in
shape. For this purpose, gra-
der, horses and several men under
Mr.. Moran's direction are now at
work, and are accomplishing
wonders for better streets
throughout the city. In order to
accomplish the work more quick
ty, the dryer portions of the city
streets are being attended to first,
which will give the low places,
in need of filling, a little more
time to dry for working.
Mr.. Moran makes an efficient
street commissioner, as we'll as
chief of police, and should have
the cooperation of every proper
ty-llolder in his efforts to keep
the streets in proper condition.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1916-05-19
BEACH MEN ARE GUESTS
OF MONTANA OIL co.

An event largely enjoyed by a
number of Beach business men
occurred at Baker Thursday of
last week, when they were the
guests of the Montana Petroleum
company of that city. The visit
ors were given princely feed,
and were royalty entertained by
the company during their stay.
"A tour of inspection of the oil
fields was made. The company
recently struck gas, and expect
TO drill at least five test wells this
season.
Those who were in the party
were: f. =. Dickinson. John Mich
els, Lum Wilson, John Schroeder,
E. d. Logan, 7. F. Hudson. A. r.
Thompson, C.. H. Moulton. Rev.
G. N. Remission, Leonard Alguire.
Adam Faris and F. Lloyd. The
trip was made by automobile, the
company paying all expenses.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1916-05-19
WATERS BRINGS BACK
SOME BLOODED STO, K

]. r. Waters returned this week
from Wisconsin with a car OF
stock, among which were seven
horses and three cows. The COWS
are as fine a bunch as were ever
brought into the Golden Valley
one. a Brown Swiss, being espe-
cially fine. Two Holsteins are
admirable animals.
Among the horses are span
of heavy draft mares that show
a lot of quality. A young stall
lion, three years old, sired by
Emperor Peter 2::25A, son of Pet
er the Great, the horse that sold
for $4,000 in January, is creating
considerable attention among To-
cal horsemen. This horse is des-
tined to become the northern
chief of the Peter the Great tribe.
Two young mares are by Silver
Todd 2:17, and a sorrel gelding,
city broke in every way, is one
of the handsomest drivers the
writer has ever seen.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1916-05-19
SCHOOL NOTES

Mrs. Tom Smith and Mrs. Cald.
we'll visited the school Monday.
MIR. Nelson went to Grand
Forks, Tuesday to attend the
State High School convention and
track meet.
There have been several calls
for the garden plants, but there
is still an abundance left. Any
one interested may have some OF
each kind, for the asking.
The Seniors expect to give their
play "Niobe," in the Ollie Opera
House, Saturday evening May 20,
at $3.50, and in the Beach Opera
House, Thursday evening, May 25
The tickets are now on sale, and
can be obtained from Mr.. Klumb.
or almost any of the High school
pupils.
The High School girls of the
Domestic Science department have
just completed their work in the
serving ,cf formal dinners and
luncheOns.
The class was divided into three
groups of six girls each, and eacl,
group was privileged to give a
formal dinner or luncheon to six
guests of their own choosing.
The girls comprising the first
group were: Anna Becker. Flea
nor Wall, Mary DeMerse, Doris
Ball, Lila Hoverson and Mar
guerite Wallace. This group, serv-
ed a one o'clock four course
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1916-05-19
DATES FOR THE STATE
STALLION INSPECTION

Assistant State Veterinarian G.
r. Fuller this week received the
following schedule of dates fol
the annual state stallion inspect
ion. All stations must be pre-.
sented at the places and dates as
advertised for inspection. Compe.
tent officials will be in charge.
Golden Valley County: Alpha
12M., May 30th; Burkey, 2 to 3 P
NJ, May 3Oth; Beach, 5 to 6 p. NJ
May 30; Sentinel Butte, s to 8 A.
NJ, May 81.
Slope county: Cook Ranch,
p. NJ. May "a; Amidon, 2 to 3 p.
NJ. May "a: Pierce, 5 p. NJ, May
"a: Badland, 10 A. NJ, May 30.
Billings county: Mcdora, 10 to
II A. NJ, May 81: Quinton. 9 to 3
p. NJ, June /; Grassy Butte, 4 p.
NJ, June l..
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1916-05-19
P. o. Embezzler
Arrested
Mathew l. Thompson, Alias Matt
Telin, Arrested at Sem
tinel Butte.-Taken
To Fargo.

Mathew /. Thompson, alias
Matt Telin, badly wanted by the
postoffice authorities for the al
legged cmbeZZlement of funds
while assistant postmaster at
Award. Oklahoma, some time
ago, was apprehended at Sentinel
Butte last week by Sheriff S. A.
Smith and brought to this city.
U. S. Marshall S. J. Doyle arrived
from Fargo the following day and
look the prisoner to Fargo. He
left Sunday in charge of Deputy
U. S. Marshall Wattles for Okla
homa City, Okla, where he will
stand trial.
When arrested |by Sheriff
Smith. Thompson vigorously pro-
tested his guilt. but is UNDER
stood 10 have later acknowledge
cd his identity. with the asser-
ton that he had nothing to fear
and would return to Oklahoma
to face the charges.
When arranged before U. S.
Commissioner A. w. Cuplcr of
Fargo, however. he waived exam
inalion and admitted that he was
| ihp man 1,onted
The arrest is the result of cor,
rcspondencc between Postmaster
Peterson of Sentinel Butte and
O!lohoma officials, who stated
that Thompson had been located
at Sentinel Butte, presumably
thru letters 10 Oklahoma friends.
II is understood here that he had
been indicted by the federal
grand jury in Oklahoma on a
charge of embezzling SIG of
postal and money order funds of
the office in which he was as
sistant. The description given
Tailed in every particular with
Telin, as he was known in SEN
tinel Butte, and who had been
there but short time.
Thompson. or Telin, was asso-
ciated with w. w. Stackhouse, a
real estate dealer of Dickinson.
in the Suomi Colonization COM
|pany, a recently organized con-
Germ doing business in the west
ern part of the state. The two
men were doing a splendid real es
tate business, and had a large
number of prospective buyers
lined up in the east TO be brought
To Sentinel Butte and other points
i'm the Slope region this summer.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1916-05-19
GAME AND FISH BOARD
HOLD MEETING AT FARGO.

J. p. Reeve, president of the
State Game and Fish Board, re.
turned Wednesday morning from
Fargo, where he attended the i've
days regular monthly meeting
OF the board Monday and Tues.
day.
We are informed that the board
created a game reserve near Man.
dan consisting of six sections OF
we'll wooded and watcrcd land,
making Il personal inspection of
the premises involved. lie re-
ports that the birds of the state
wintered we'll in spite of the ex-
tremely cold weather, and that
at the present time a large num-
Der of geese and ducks arc in the
stale nesting along waller courses.
The board also gave some at
tention to the question of fish dy-
ing in the lakes of the Turtle
anountain district. 1t is believed
that fish died from suifocation,
caused by the ice freezing i'm {,
double layer, coupled with the
heavy blankets of SNOW.
The beaver also gave the board
a subject for consideration, the
beaver proving troublesome i'm
the Mouse River district. There
is closed season on beaver, al
though there is some sentiment
towards declaring an open sea-
son because OF the trouble they
are causing.
Bird life is especially evident i'm
This section of the state, the feath-
cred harbingers of spring being
in greater number than has been
The case for several years.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1916-05-19
Dali y Mail Service
For South Branch
Inauguration of Daily Train Ser
vice Brings With It a Daily
Mail Service.

Coincident with the Inaugural
tion of daily service by the N.
p. on the south branch, news was
received by the local postoffice
force here that the postoffice de-
partment would start a. daily
mail service via the branch line
instead of by carrier, as in the
past. The order went into effect
Tuesday, when the first pouches
left the local office by rail for the
first time. A movement to this
end which was started several
months ago was unsuccessful, the
department demanding assurance
of regular daily train service,
which N. P. officials at that time
were unwilling to give, owing to
the expense of operation.
One phase of the matter which
lis puzzling the Beach office is the
fact that, though the order was
issued to send all mail to Golva,
Carlyle and Ollie by train, no
order as yet has been received
resembling carrier service. The
star carrier serves Golva, Bur-
key, Carlyle and Ollie, and unless
provision is made by the depart.
ment, the Burkey Office will be
deprived of mail privileges. As
a result, Postmaster J. Nj. Baer,
in desire to continue serving the
Burkey office without overstep-
ping authority, is in a quandary,
but pending the arrival of cxpli-
cit instructions is continuing
temporarily service to the Bur-
key patrons from the Beach Of
flee. Mr.. Baer has made recon-
mendations to the department
which will soon give all patrons
who are cut off from mail SER
vice under the new arrangement
definite mail deliveries in the near
future, as soon as schedule and
The territory to be served can be
arranged.
Under the daily service sche-
dule, trains hereafter will start
from the Ollie end of the branch,
arriving here at 8:45 in the morn
ing, leaving at 100 in the after
noon and arrived at Ollie ae g.
IS.
This will be a big advantage to
people of that territory who de-
sire to complete the round-trip in
one day. The daily service, also,
is an advantage which will be of
decided benefit, the old service
giving but three mails weekly.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1916-05-19

a slow, cold rain which started
to fall Saturday and continued al
inter 'als until Tuesday afternoon
w!,eu the clouds showed a d,Spo-
s.iion TO clear away and let the
much needed rays of the sun I'LL
terter through, greatly delayed
ed farming operations, already
much delayed because of the
backward season. However. the
rain falling as it did following
the high winds of last week, which
depleted the soil of much mois-
ture, have done considerable
good, but continuance of the in
clement weather will result in
grave danger to crop conditions.
Warm, sunny weather is greatly
needed at the present time. From
other sections of the state come
reports that the high wind of last
week have made necessary re-
seeding of large areas. In this
respect, the Golden Valley so far
as we have been able to learn was
immune, though in a very few in
stances the dust drifted and COW
cred patches to a depth of several
inches. In the aggregate the dam
age from this source was small.
With a return of working wealth
er, many, tractor farmers are
running night shifts in their race
against time, and others are US
ing every available hour of day.
light in an eleventh hour effort to
get their land seeded. A more
optimistic condition prevails over
last week.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1916-05-19
Beach Men Form
New Corporation
Will Offer Highest Market Price
For Old Metal, Rubber,
Rags and Waste
Paper.

The Beach Scrap Iron and Me-
tai Go. is the name of a new Beach
firm organized to conduct bust
ness this week. The members of
The new firm are William Rosen-
berg Frank Lytle, Adam Faris
and John Hyman, and a site has
been leased from the railway peo-
pie just east of the Faris elevator,
where the new firm is already
prepared to do business. New
buildings are being erected, and
will soon be completed.
The firm will make a speciality
OF purchasing scrap metals of all
kinds, rubber articles such as
tires, rubbers, ETC., and rags and
naper. The new venture is the
result of the increasing metal,
rubber and paper market, and
should be the means of many
fcach citizens disposing of their
old junk and getting the market
price for it. The new industry
should be a big factor i'm the
cleanup movement, and the pro-
prietors will undoubtedly do a
splendid business. So save your
old junk by selling it. and at the
same time get paid for bcautify-
ing your yards.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1916-05-19
GOLDEN VALLEY co.
PLOT CORN CONTEST

The corn for the plot contest
has arrived, and all children be.
Tween the ages of ten and eight
cen may enroll. Either send
in your name. age and school you
attend. or call at the office of the
county superintendent for the
corn.
About one hundred pupils have
already enrolled and there is corn
enough for one hundred more; do
moi delay. Instructions will be
given at the time you receive the
corn.
Seventy dollars in prizes will
be given.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1916-05-19

Mrs. John p. Berringer and
daughter, Miss Rose. autoed Out
with Henry Brown to Beach last
Sunday, getting an early start and
reaching their destination before
the high wind arose. After spend
ing the day with Mrs. Berringer's
daughter, Mrs. Clifford Smith, the
party returned to Dickinson about
1880 in the evening. The trip of
II miles was made in less than
three hours, with a high wind
and over Bad Land roads at that.
Dickinson Press. -a..