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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-02-05
A BIT OF ADVICE
First-Don't Delay. Second-Don't
Experiment.

If you suffer from backache head
aches or dizzy spells; if you rest poor
ly and are languid in the morning; if
the kidney secretions are irregular
and unnatural in appearance, do not
delay. In such cases the kidneys Of
ten need help.
Doan's Kidney Pills are especially
prepared for kidney trouble-they are
recommended by thousands. Can res
idents desire more convincing proof
than the statement of a citizen of this
locality?
Mrs. William Doughty, 700 Mulber-
ry ST., Millville, N. J., says: II had
a sever pain in my back and over my
kidneys. | took Doan's Kidney Pills
and in a short time was relieved of
the trouble. l am today free from
kidney disease. Another of my fami-
ly had been troubled by kidney COM
plant. The kidneys were weak and
caused annoyance. Doan's Kidney
Pills were used and made a great inn
provement."
Price soc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs. Doughty had. Foster-M ilburn
Co., Props, Buffalo, N. Y.-adv.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-02-05

One day Jimmy sat down in his room
to the safe address of one of his old
friends In st. Louis:
Dear Old Pail want you to be at Sulli-
vans place, in Little Rock, next Wednes-
day night at 9 o'clock. l want you t.
wine up some little matters for me. Ard.
also, l want to make you a present of M
kit Of tools. 1 know you'll be glad to get
~them-you couldn't duplicate the lot for
a thousand dollars. Say, Billy, I've quit
the old business-a year ago. I've got a
nice store. I'm making an honest living.
and I'm going to marry the finest girl on
earth two weeks from now. It's the only
life, Billy-the straight one. | wouldn't
touch a dollar of another mans money
now for a million. After l get married
I'm going to sell out and go west, where
there won be so much danger of having
old scores brought up against me. / tel
you, Billy, she's an angel. She believes in
me, and l wouldn't do another crooked
thing for the whole world. Be sure to be
at Sully's, for 1 must see you. I'll bring
along the tools with me. Your old friend,
JIMMY.
On Monday night after Jimmy wrote
this letter, Ben Price logged unobtru-
Slftly D1lO L4lAOIC III q ilf1AG Do5eJH
He lounged about town in his quiet
way until he found OUT what he want
ed to know. From the drug store across
the street from Spencer's shoe store
he got a good look at Ralph D. Spen-
Ger.
Going to marry the bankers daugh-
ter, are you, jimmy" said Ben to him
self softly. well, l don't know"
The next morning Jimmy took break
fast at the Adamses. He was going to
Little Rock that day to order his we'd
ding suit and buy something nice for
Annabel. That would be the first time
he had left town since he came to Ell
more. 1t had been more than a year
now since those last professional
'sjobs,' and he thought he could safely
venture out.
After breakfast quite a family party
went downtown together-Mr. Adams,
Annabel, Jimmy and Annabel's married
sister with her two little girls, aged
five and nine. They came by the ho-
tel where Jimmy still boarded, and he
ran up to his room and brought along
his suit case. Then they went on to
the bank. There stood Jimmy's horse
and buggy and Dolph Gibson, who was
going to drive him over to the railroad
station.
All went inside the high. carved oak
ratings into the banking room. Jimmy
included, for Mr.. Adams future sOn-in-
law was welcome anywhere. The
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-02-05

clerks were pleased to be greeted by
the good looking, agreeable young man
who was going to marry Miss Annabel.
Jimmy set his suit case down. An
mabel. whose heart was bubbling with
happiness and lively youth, put on jim
my's hat and picked up the suit case.
wouldn't l make a nice drummer
said Annabel. My, Ralph. how heavy
it is? Feels like it was full of gold
bricks"
Lot of nickel plated shoe horns in
there said Jimmy coOlly, that I'm
going to return. Thought I'd save ex-
press charges by taking them up. I'm
getting awfully economical"
The Gilmore bank had just put in a
new safe and vault. Mr.. Adams was
very proud of it and insisted OF an in
spection by every one The vault was
a small one, but it had Il new patented
door. 1t fastened with three solid steel
bolts thrown simultaneously with a sin
gle handle and had a time lock. Mr..
Adams b%eamingly explained its work
ings to Mr.. Spencer. who showed Il
1uQl ltOAlS bdL lOI lQO lnlCAAASCIl lultl-
est. The two children, May and Agatha.
We're delighted by the shining metal
and funny clock and knobs.
While they were thus engaged Ben
Price sauntered in and leaned on his
elbow. looking casually inside between
the ratings. He told the teller that he
didn't wan anything; he was just wait
ing for a man he knew.
Suddenly there was a scream or two
from the women and n commOtion.
U~nperceived by the elders, May. the
"nine-year-old girl. in Il spirit of play,
had shut Agatha in the vault. She had
then shot the bolts and turned the
knob of the combination as she had
seer Mr.. Adams do.
The old banker sprang to the handle
and tugged at it for a moment. 'The
door can't be opened" he groaned
THE clock hasn't been wound nor the
combination set"
Agatha's mother screamed again hys-
terically.
"Hush!" said Mr.. Adams, raising his
trembling hand. All be quiet for 4
moment. Agatha!' he called as loudly
as he could. Listen to ne During
the following silence they could Just
hear the faint sound of the child wildly
shrieking in the dark vault in a panic
of terror.
"My precious darling!!' walled the
mother. "She with die of fright! Opep
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-02-05
TRAGIC Jokinq.


Oswald's friends were always on the
lookout for some ruse. He once mott
fed them that on New Years day he
should get the best of them all in some
joke, and New Years morning each re
ceived this notice: Remember" They
were on their guard.
AS they were leaving a house where
they had breakfasted Oswald slipped
on the steps and fell on his back on
the sidewalk. His friends rushed to
his assistance, but paused before they
reached him.
"This is his ruse,' some one said.
Clearly the man who was so proud
of his talent for mimicry was bent on
deceiving them all into thinking him
a dying man. for he lay there moan
ing pitifully, his face drawn and twist
ed as if with terrible pain.
His friends stood around and made
jokes and puns and hummed lines of
comic songs, assuring him all the
while that they were not deceived by
his acting. At last he gave a hoarse,
mournful cry, looked at them sadly
and then ceased to mourn or writhe.
In a never to be forgotten moment of
horror and sorrow his friends realized
that Oswald was dead.-"Souvenirs
dun YieuX Librarie."
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-02-05

For baby's Group, Willie's daily cuts
and bruises, mammals sore throat,
Grandma's lameness,-Dr. Thomas
Eclectic Oil-the household remedy.
25c and 50c.-adv.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-02-05

the door. On, break it openl Can't
you mel do something's
"Ihere isn't a man nearer than Lit
tie Rock who a open that door, said
Mr.. Adams in a shaky voice. My
God, Spencer. what shall we do? That
child-she can't stand it long in there.
There isn't enough air, and, besides,
she'll 90 into commissions from fright"
Agatha's mother, frantic now, beat
the door Of the vault with her hands.
Somebody wildly suggested dynamite.
Annabel turned to Jimmy, her large
eyes full of anguish, but not yet de
spairing. To a Oma nothing seems
quite impossible to the powers of the
man she worships.
Cant you do something, Ralph?
Try, won't your
He looked at her with a queer soft
smile on his lips and in his keen eyes.
"Annabel," he said, give me that
rose you are wearing, will youY'
Hardly believing that she heard him
Alright, she unpinned the bud from the
bosom of her dress and placed it in
his hand. Jimmy stuffed it into his
vest pocket, threw off his coat and
pulled up his shirt sleeves. With that
act Ralph D. Spencer passed away,
and Jimmy Valentine took his place.
Get away from the door, all of
you" he commanded shortly.
He set his suit case on the table and
opened it out fiat. From that time on
he seemed to be unconscious of the
presence of any one else. He laid out
the shining, queer implements swiftly
and orderly, whistling softly to him.
self, as he always did when at work.
In a deep silence and immovable the
others watched him as if under a spell.
In a minute Jimmy's pet drill was
biting smoothly into the steel door.
In ten Misunderstanding his own
burglarious ~record-he threw back the
bolts and opened the door.
Agatha, almost collapsed, but safe,
was gathered into her mothers arms.
Jimmy Valentine put on his coat and
walked outside the ratings toward the
front door. As he went he thought he
heard a far away voice that he once
knew call Ralph But he never hes
itated.
At the door a big man stood some
what in his way.
Hello. Benz said Jimmy, still with
his strange smile. Got around at
last, have you? Well, lets go. Idon't
know that it makes much difference
now
And then Ben Price acted rather
strangely.
"Guess you're mistaken, Mr.. Spen-
cer,' he said. Don't believe I recog-
nize you. Your buggy's waiting for
you. amt it?"
And Ben Price turned and strolled
down the street.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-02-05

uOn, WHICH Qdu Dee0 SISleu CldI ulOIll
ing by the governor. Jimmy took
1t in a tired kind of way. He had
served nearly ten months of a fou1
year sentence. He had expected tC
stay only about three months at the
longest. When a man with as many
friends on the outside as Jimmy Val
entine had is received in the stir" it is
hardly worth while to cut his hair.
"Now, Valentine" said the warden
you'll go out in the morning. Brace
up and make a man of yourself. You're
not a bad fellow at heart. Stop crack
ing safes and live straight"
"Me?" said Jimmy in surprise
why, | never cracked a safe in my
life"
"Oh, no." laughed the warden. "Ot
curse not. Let's see, now. HOW was
it you happened to get sent up on thai
Springfield job? Was it because yor
wouldn't prove an alibi for fear OF
compromising somebody in extremely
high toned society? Or was it simply
a case of a mean old jury that had il
in for you? It's always one or thu
other with you innocent Victims"
"Me?" said Jimmy, still blankly vir
tuous. "Why, warden, l never was in
Springfield in my life!'
Take him back, Cronin," smiled the
warden, land fix him up with outgo.
ing clothes. Unlock him at Z in the
morning, and let him come to the bull
nan pnttor 4hirI- ovor n, o1rfaO Vol
entine."
At a quarter past 7 on the next
morning Jimmy stood in the warden's
outer office. He had on a suit of the
villainously fitting, readymade clothes
and a pair of the stiff, squeaky shoes
that the state furnishes to its dis
charged compulsory guests.
The clerk handed him a railroad
ticket and the five dollar bill with
which the law expected him to reha-
bilitate himself into good citizenship
and prosperity. The warden gave him
a cigar and shook hands. Valentine,
1892, was chronicled on the books
"Pardoned by governor and Mr..
James Valentine walked out into the
sunshine.
Disregarding the song of the birds,
the waving green trees and the smell
of the flowers, Jimmy headed straight
for a restaurant. There he tasted the
first sweet joys of liberty in the shape
of a broiled chicken and a bottle OF
white wine, followed by a cigar a
grade better than the one the warden
had given him. From there he proceed
ed leisurely to the depot. He tossed a
quarter into the hat of a blind man
sitting by the door and boarded his
train. Three hours set him down in a
little town near the state line. He
went to the cafe of one Mike Dolan
and shook hands with Mike. who was
alone behind the bar.
"Sorry we couldn't make it sooner,
Jimmy, me boy" said Mike. But we
had that protest from Springfield to
buck against, and the governor nearly
baked. Feeling all right?"
Fine said Jimmy. Got my key"
He got his key and went upstairs. IN
locking the door of a room at the rear.
Everything was just as he had left it.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-02-05

There on the floor was still Ben Prices
collar button that had been torn from
that eminent detectives shirtband when
they had oyerpowered Jimmy to arrest
him.
Pulling out from the wall a folding
bed, Jimmy slid back a panel in the
wall and dragged out a dust covered
suit case. He opened this and gazed
fondly at the finest set of burglars
tools in the east. 1t was Il complete
set. made of specially tempered steel,
the latest designs in drills. punches,
braces and bits. jimmies. clamps AMI
augers. with two or three novelties. in
vented by Jimmy himself, in which be
took pride, Over 5000 they had cost
him to have made at -, a place where
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-02-05

GUARD came to
the prison shoe
shop, where Jim
MY alent tine
was a~ssiduously
stitching uppers.
and escorted hin
to the front of
fee. There the
warden handed
Jimmy his par
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-03-25
cor HIS GUN BACK
OF
ALPHA
MICHIGAN

Policeman Tom Lawry succeeded in
getting a gun and some money back
for one OF our Italian citizens recently
IN rather odd manner. The Italian
was working at the Rogers mine in
1919 and had had stolen from him a gun
Z and $500 in money.
Although diligent search was made
at the time no trace Of either the gun
i Or money could be found. Later on the
Italian came here 70 WORK. short
time ago the said italian was out
hunting when he met countryman
from Crystal Falls who had a gun that
looked very much like the lost gun
The Italian had taken the number or
mis- gun and put Il down In notebook
IN his pocket lie asked permission to
examine the gun and found that II
was his gun, the number correspond
ing, lie reported the matter to Mr.
Lawry and the latter went after the
man having the gun in his possession.
From him he learned that man
named John Paul had left the gun at
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-03-25

covers, such as may be prescribed by
the Board OF Health provided how
ever that the capacity OF said cans
shall not exceed FIVE cubic feet, which
cans shall be kept in the rear OF the
house, or in the basement, area, or
passage-way, but never upon any
street alley, or sidewalk: and all such
cans shall be promptly delivered TO
the collector when called for, and shall
be returned by him to said place or
places without unnecessary delay:
and no person. except for such pur-
pose, shall in any manner interfere
with said cans. or with the contents
thereof; Provided, however, that this
section shall not apply to any persons
who destroy by cremation, or other
wise, satisfactory to the Board Of
Health of the Village OF Alpha such
garbage. offal, dead animal, manure
paper. dirt, straw, swill, stagnant or
filthy water. putrid or unwholesome
meat, decayed vegetables. tin cans,
crookery. glassware, bottles, wire, or
any rubbish or refuse matter
Sec. .. No person shall keep. place
or have ON or in any private house.
lot or premises, in this Village, any
dead carcass, putrid, offensive or un-
sound beef. pork fish, hides. skins
bones horns, sinking or rotten soap,
grease. tallow, offal. garbage, or other
animal or vegetable matter, or sub
stance. which may cause unwhole-
some, offensive, or noisesome smell
for any unnecessary length Of time.
Sec D. The words garbage" and
"ofal" as used in this ordinance are
held to include every refuse accumula-
ton Of animal. fruit, or vegetable mat
ter. liquid or otherwise. that attends
the preparation. use, dealing in or
working of meat, FISH fowl or yegeta-
bles
Sec 4. No owner or occupant OF
any grocery. cellar, allow-chandlers
shop, tannery. butcher-shop, slaughter
house, stable, barn, priyy. sewer, or
other building or place, shall allow
any nuisance 10 exist or remain on his
or her premises for an unnecessary
length Of time,
Sec B. The keeper of any livery.
barn. or livery or any other
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-03-25

keeper OF cows, horses or other ami
mails. shall keep the stable and stable
yard clean. and shall not permit any
manure TO accumulate in or near the
same in such quantities as TO be often
siye TO the public, or 10 obstruct the
use of the public streets. alleys, lsyies
or any OF them, in said Village; and'st
no time shall the same he allowed to
accumulate on any lot, alley. street or
premises or near any building in said
Village.
See. q. No person shall own or
keep or occupy any grounds or prem
Uses in such condition as 20 be often
sive and a nuisance 10 the neighbor-
hood or public, or permit any cellar,
vault, drain. privy. sewer or sink. be
longing to or occupied by him or her,
TO become nauseous, foul offensive or
injurious to the public health.
Sec Z Tn Board OF Health shall
have the power, and IL is hereby made
It's duty, to make diligent inquiry with
respect To all nuisances in the said
Village of every description, which are
or may be injurious to the public
health, or obstruct public travel, and
abate the same summarily and on re-
fusal or neglect Of the owner or oc-
cupant to abate or remove the same.
To make and enter proper complaint
for each and every violation of any OF
the provisions of This ordinance
Sec $, Garbage cans shall be fur
nished by the Village OF Alpha and
shall be and remain the property or
the Village of Alpha Said cans TO be
numbered and a record kept OF each
number. and the name OF each person
or persons 30 whom such cans shall be
delivered The person or persons 10
whom can or cans, shall he deliver
ed. and who shall remove the same.
shall sign a receipt therefor. and from
the date of the signing OF said receipt
the said cans shall be deemed TO be
I'm The possession OF and under the
care OF said person or persons, and
they shall be held directly responsible
therefor, and there shall not be placed
in said cans any ashes, manure, slops,
swill. stagnant or filthy water, or
liquid OF any kind, nor shall said cans
be used by any person or persons for
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-03-25
First Mar. %, last Apr. /, 1850
NOTICE
OLAF b. Johnson, Clerk.

Sealed bids will be received at the
ONCE OF the Village Clerk OF Alpha
Iron County Mich. mp TO noon OF the
9TH day OF April 1916, for the purchase
Of the following bonds Of the Village
of Alpha Iron Co. Mich, to-wit
Series OF 10 Sewer Bonds in the sum
OF $500 each Date Dec. 1st 1915 due
Dec. LIST 1881 Interest per cent pay
able Semi annually
Series OF 10 Sewer bonds in the sum
OF $500 each Date Dec. LIST 1915. Due
Dec. LIST 1888 Int per cent payable
Semi Annually.
Series OF 10 street Improvement
Bonds" in the sum of $500 each. Date
Dec. LIST 1915. Interest 8 per cent pay
able Semi Annually. Due Dec. LIST
1927.
The Village of Alpha reserves the
right TO reject any and all Bids.
Copy of Bonds on file in Office of
Village Clerk.
Bids will be opened at 500 p. NJ
Dated at Alpha Iron Co, Mich. this
22nd day Of March, 1916.
Olaf b. Johnson, Village Clerk.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-03-25
SHOWED THEM EVERYTHING

The deputy sherins who raided two
places in Alpha are loud in their praise
Of the way they were treated at the
Alpha hotel Mr. Otto Gullard Is
operating the place
MIR Gullard was very anxious that
every place where the officers wished
TO visit should be visited and every
thing they wished TO see should be
seen lie even opened up the safe and
went through it to show them that he
had no liquor concealed therein.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-03-25
ALPHA PROCEEDINGS

Alpha, Mich
Regular meeting OF the Village
Council held Monday night, February
21st, 1916
Present Trustees Garrigan. Brace
girdle, Whitehead Rogers and Mat
thews.
A qorum was declared present by
President Andersen,
The minutes OF the last regular
meeting were read and approved as
read.
The following garbage ordinance
was read
Ordinance No. q
An ordinance providing for the dis
posal Of garbage, offal. manure and
other kinds of refuse matter. and for
the removal OF any wagon, buggy,
sleigh. material. or other obstruction
in any street alley, sidewalk. cross
walk, or other public place, in the
Village OF Alpha, and providing
penalties for the violation of this or
dinance.
The Village OF Alpha Ordains
Sec. /. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person or persons or Company within
the Village limits OF the Village of
Alpha, to deposit, throw. or place any
garbage. onal dead Snimal, manure,
paper straw, dirt, ashes, swill stag
nant or filthy water, putrid or un-
wholesome meat, decayed vegetables,
tin cans. wire, glassware. crockery,
bottles or any rubbish or refuse matter
whether offensive or not 20 the public
health, or any wagon, buggy, sleigh,
cutter, material OF any kind. or other
obstruction, in any lane street, alley,
sidewalk, crosswalk, or public place in
the Village of Alpha;
Nor shall any person or persons or
company place. deposit or throw any
garbage. offal, dead animal, manure.
dirt. straw. ashes. swill, stagnant or
filthy water, putrid or unwholesome
meat, decayed vegetables. tin cans.
glassware, crockery. bottles. wire. or
other rubbish or refuse matter upon
any private property whether owned
! by said person, or persons or company
or not. unless the same be enclosed I'm
proper metal cans with tight fitting
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-03-25
CHURCH NEWS

A supper served by the young ladies'
of the NJ r. Church on Friday evening
March 18th. was one that will not be
forgotten In long time A person
coming to Alpha is promptly called
aside and made TO hunger for the indi-
yidual chicken pie with sweet relish.
cabbage salad. scalloped potatoes,
mashed potatoes with gravy, Gran
berry sauce served IN thimbals. sal
mon loayes with bread rolls, coffee
ice cream and cake that they served.
They charged 35c per plate and
cleared S2O45.
The Epworth League elected Lucy
Wright and Lillian Holman for their
new leaders
Alpha VI. T.. Church
1890 The Greatest Desire"
1880 Sunday school
$50 Epworth League.
$50 AN Omen Door.
A cordial welcome 10 all.
G Chester Shoemaker, Pastor
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-03-25
SHORT MOTIFS

a dance was given Friday evening
by the boys Of Alpha All report a
fine time
After the dance Friday night, Roy
Jackson OF Crystal Falls. found that
his horse had started for home leaving
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-03-25

The dog tax in the village OF Alpha
Is now due and 1916 tags can be Sc
cured from the clerk All dogs found
running at large after April 18th. 1915
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-03-25

the mans house in Crystal Falls. Paul
was then looked up. He acknowledged
the theft Of the gun and money and
made restitution
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-03-25
without the 1916 tag will be taken up
Paul Andersen, Pres.
Olaf b. Johnson, Clerk.
First Mar. 25. last Apr. 1. 1850
NOTICE

All water charges for the year 1915
due the Village OF Alpha. Iron County.
Michigan are past due and should
be paid not later than April 5th, 1916.
All remaining unpaid at that time
will be cut on Same to be paid at the
Office of the Clerk
Paul Andersen. Pres.
Olaf B Johnson, Clerk
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-02-02

Mrs. w. H. Howell. OF near Shop
herdstown, was brought to the City
Hospital.