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The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-12-20
Notice of Election

Notice is hereby given that
an.Election will be held III the
Town of Pageland on January
23rd, 1917 for the purpose of
electing a Mayor and four War
dens to serve for term of one
year.
The books Of registration will
be open on and after this date
at D. E. Clark's store until
tive days before the cleo
ton. All qualified voters will
be permitted to vote in this
election.
In order to vote in this cleo
ton you will have to register
and get a new certificate.
r. II. Nelson, Mayor,
L, ]. " afford, Clerk,
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-12-20

JUST Received New line of Dry Goods.
Come and look them over R. l..
Watts, Guess.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-12-20

Corn-bring your corn to G. L. Gull
ledge for highest market price.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-12-20

young Man, make Her happy this
Christmas with piece of Jewelry-
Men can be made happy the same way
b. b. Eubanks.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-12-20
Tax Notice

The Tax Books will be open
for the collection OF taxes frol.l
October 18th until 31st day IF
December 1916.
lax Levy for State 6 61-2 mills
Ordinary County 7I-2
Constitutional School 3
County Road II
Total Levy II ID
SPECIAL LOCAL
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-12-20

"anted-1OO car loads of dry 4-foot
split pine and mixedi wood at once
Write me your prices loaded in cars at
your station to move right away for
cash. A. l.. Latta, Box 2, Cheraw, S. c..
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-12-20

Nothing takes the place of Jewelry
when it comes to Christmas gift.
B. B. Eubanks
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-12-20

Wanted-home- grown corn. See me
before you sell. c. l.. Gulledge.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-12-20

For Rent--nice broom painted dwell
ing in southern part of town. T. B.
Watts.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-12-20

Plenty of bagging on hand for those
who need it. Peoples Gin Co.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-12-20

Sell your corn to c. l.. Gulledge.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-12-20

your Wife will appreciate nice piece
OF jeweiry B. B. Eubanks.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-12-20

AS am going to move, | ask those who
owe me to please settle at once. |
have accommodated you; now return
the favor. G. E. McCray 1882
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-12-20

No more ginning this week after today.
]. z. Agerton.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-12-20

For Sale-10o acres sandy land near
Angelus. Lies we'll and may be
bought very cheap. ]. J Terry.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-12-20

Our gins will run only on each Satur
DAY after Christmas. ]. E. Agerton.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-12-20

BUSINESS LOCALS
Lost or strayed, ono black female hog.
Finder please return to II. ]. Fundcr-
burk and get reward.
Shipment of lime just arrived. = Come
before it is gone. Pageland Hardware
Co.
Gef new calendar at Pageland Hard.
ware Co.
We will grind at the lower mill on Fri
day instead of Saturday of this week.
]. E. Agerton,
For Sale-thoroughbred Duroc Jersey
boar months old. ]. D. Watts.
Our gins will run only on each Satur-
day after Christmas. ]. E. Agerton.
No more ginning this week after TODAY.
J. Z. Agerton.
AS am going to move, ask those who
owe me to please settle at once. I
have accommodated you; now return
the favor. G. E. McCray. 1881
your Wife will appreciate a nice piece
OF jeweiry B. B. Eubanks.
Wanted-100 car loads of dry 4.foot
split pine and mixed, wood at once.
Write me your prices loaded in cars at
your station to move right away for
cash. A. l.. Latta, Box 2, CheIaw, S. C.
Nothing takes the place of Jewelry
when it comes to Christmas gift.
B. b. Eubanks.
young Man, make Her happy this
Christmas with piece of Jewelry-
Men can be made happy the same way.
B. B. Eubanks.
just Received New line of Dry Goods.
iS auo IOoh tnCm over. X. l..
Watts, Guess.
Land pOsted-notice is hereby given
that my farm and the old Porter place
are posted against hunting or in any
trcspassing. Violators will be prose-
cuted to the extent of the law. c. w.
Porter, Ir.
Plenty Of bagging on hand for those
who need it. Peoples Gin Co.
Wanted-home-gr grown corn. See me
before you sell. C. l.. Gulledge.
Corn-bring your corn to G. l.. Gull
ledge for highest market price.
Sell your corn to G.. l.. Gulledpe,
- Rent after January 1st large two
~ e-IcR Dulla.i.,
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-12-20

H. b. GraVes-is buying seed instead
of II. B. Redfearn. Harry is gone but
Henry will give you the same square
dealings, and the top of the market.
]. f. Agerton.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-12-20

For Sale-thoroughbred Duroc Jersey
boar months old. ]. D. Watts.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-12-20

We will grind at the lower mill on Fri
day instead of Saturday of this week.
]. E. Agerton.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-12-20

Gel new calendar at Pageland Hard
ware Co.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-03-11

Body, Posed by Jack and Bob Gibbons
left to the head which was slipped
aside by the other boy, who merely
turned his head the fraction Of an
inch, getting out of the path of the
left lead.
At the same time he didn't over
look an opening and the instant he
Slipped the straight left he whipped
a left hook to the pit of the stomach.
The boy at the left has dropped his
right hand to block a body blow, but
failed to throw off the hook.
The hook is a cross between a
swing and straight punch, one that
is usually delivered at close Ta7~o, {
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-03-11
BY MIKE GIBBONS

- WIN NllDDOlNS
Body punches have decided many
important ring contests and here
again is the big chance for a boxer
who knows how to slip blows. In
the above picture one Of my boys is
shown in the act of missing a straight
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-03-11

Slipping Left Lead and CounterIng to
The fourth of a series on. boxing by
Mike Gibbons, middIeweight cham
pion, and his two sons, especially for
The Day Book. Gibbons says he will
not allow his sons to be fighters when
they grow up, but advocates boxing
as an exercise.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-03-11

Left Lead and cOuntering to Body, Posed by Jack
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-11-30
makesnift concrete handlers as

makeshift concrete handlers as
fast as they materialized.
For himself, Brouillard reserved
he most hazardous of the recruit
ing expeditions. The lower avenue
had already become a double rank
of dives, saloons and gambling
dens; here, II anywhere In the
craze depopulated town, men
might be found, and for once in
their lives they should be shown
how other men earned money.
You'll be up on the stagings
yourself, won't your" asked Girls
void, struggling into his working
coat.
After bit. I'm going down to
the lower avenue to turn out the
crooks and diamond wearers. It's
time they were learning how to
earn an honest dollar"
you'll get yourself killed up"
grumbled Leshington. "Work is
the one thing you won't get out of
that crowd"
Watch me-" rasped the chief,
and he was gone as soon as he had
said 1t.
Strange things and strenuous
happened in the lower end of the
Niquoia valley during the few
hours of daylight that remained.
And by nightfall the thing was
done, with the loss reduced to a
minimum and the makeshift la
borers dropping out in squads and
groups, some laughing, some
swearing, and all too weary and
toil-worn to be dangerous. give
us job II We come back tomor-
row, Mr.. Brouillard?" called out
the king OF the gamblers in pass
ing; and the cry was taken up by
others in grim jest.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-11-30

book for a few minutes, and III
try to stop it."
1t spoke volumes for the mil.
lionaire promoters quick discern.
ment that he asked no questions
do it." he snapped.
you are selling Mirapolis hold.
ings short today, Garner?" he
asked, when he had pushed thru
the crowd to the spectators
desk. And when Garner laughed
and said there were no takers, hi
placed his order promptly. "Yor
may bid in for me, at yesterday
prices, anything within the CITY
limits. Bring your papers over tc
my office after banking hours, and
we'll close for whatever you've
been able to pick up"
He said 1t quietly, but there
could be no privacy at such time
and in such place.
whats that, Mr.. Brouillard?'
demanded one OF the counter jam
you're giving Garner a blank
card to buy for your account!
Say, that's plenty good enough fol-
me. Garner, cancel my order te
sell, will you? When the chiei
engineer of the government watel
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-11-30

covered floor. with Amy Massin-
galegale kneeling in stricken, tear
less misery beside him. Almost
within arms reach Van Bruce
Cartwright, the slayer, was wres-
Ting stubbornly with Tig Smith
and the fat-armed barkeeper. who
were trying to disarm him.
Turn me loose" he gritted.
"I'll fix him so he won't give the
governors snap away! He'll pipe
the story of the Coronida Grant off
to the papers?-not IL / kill him
till he's too dead to bury. i CUES.
Cashier ignored the wrestling
three and dropped quickly on his
knees beside Stephen Massingale,
bracing the misery-stricken girl
with the needed word of hope and
directing her in low tones how to
help him search for the wound.
But Brouillard hurled himself
with an oath upon young Cort-
wright, and 1t was he, and neither
the cattleman nor the fat-armed
barkeeper, who. wrenched the
weapon out of Cortwright's grasp
and with it menaced the babbling
murderer into silence.
Brouillard had been summoned
to conference with Cartwright in
haste and he had responded at his
leisure.
How is young Massingale get
ting along?" :,
"As well as could be expected.
The doctor says he is out OF dan
ger"
Mr.. J. Wesley Cartwright flung
himself back in his luxurious
swing chair.
IF young Massingale is out OF
danger, 1t is time to get action
What was the quarrel about, be-
tween him and Van Bruce?
at occurs to me that your son
would be a better source of in
formation" said Brouillard.
Ivan Bruce has told me all he
remembers--which isn't much, ow-
ing to his own beastly condition at
the time. He says young Massin-
gale was threatening something
something in connection with the
Coronida Grant--and that he got
the insane idea into his head that
the only way to stop the threat
was by killing Massingale."
The eyes of the promoter were
shifting while he spoke, but
Brouillard fixed and held them be-
fore he said: why should Mas
singale threaten your son, Mr..
Cortwright?"
Il don't know" denied the pro-
moter.
Then l can tell you," was the
rejoinder. Some time ago you
lent David Massingale, through
the bank, a pretty large sum OF
money for development expenses
on the Little Susan taking a
mortgage on everything in sight
to cover the loan.
"Massingale's obligation was in
short time, bankable paper, which
he expected to take up when the
railroad should come in and give
him a market for the ore which he
has already taken out of the mine
But when the railroad was an
assured fact he learned that the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-11-30

, works believes in Mirapolis flu
lures, and bets his money on 'em,
I'm not selling"
Two hours later Mirapolis had a
new thrill. The suddenly evoked
excitement focused in a crowd be-
sieging the window of the prin-
cipal jewelry shop-focused more
definitely upon a square of white
paper in the window, in the center
of which was displayed a little
heap of virgin gold In small mug
gets and coarse grains.
While the crowds in the street
were still struggling and fighting
to get near enough to read the
labelling placard, the Daily Spot
Light came out with an extra
which was all headlines, the tele-
graph wires to the east were buzz
ing, and the town had gone mad.
The gold specimen-so said the
placard and the news extra-had
been washed from one of the bars
in the Niquoia.
By 3 o'clock the madness had
eliminated in the complete stop
page of all work among the town
builders and on the great dam as
we'll, and gold-crazed mobs were
frantically digging and panning on
every bar in the river from the
valley outlet to the power dam
five miles away.
1t was 3 o'clock in the after
noon of the day in which Mirapolis
went placer mad when word came
to the Reclamation Service head
quarters that the power was cut
off and that there were no longer
men enough at the mixers and on
the forms to keep the work going
IL the power should come on
| again.
Handley, the new fourth assist
ant, brought the news, dropping
heavily into a chair.
"Why didn't you fellows turn
out?" he demanded savagely of
Lexington, Arson and Grislow,
who were lounging In the office
and very pointedly waiting for the
! lightning to strike. "Gassman
and l have done everything but
commit cold-blooded murder to
hold the men on the job. Where's
| the boss?"
Nobody knew.
Its time somebody was getting
busy" snarled Handley. There
are a hundred tons of fresh con-
crete lying in the forms just as
they were dumped-with no pud-
dlers--to say nothing of half as
much more freezing to solid rock
right now in the mixers and on
the telphers."
Grislow got up and reached for
his coat and hat.
I'm going out to hunt for the
boss" he said, land you fellows
had better do the same"
! The suggestion was carried out
Immediately by the three to whom
ii was made, but the photographer
contrived to be the last to leave
the room. When he found himself
alone he returned hastily to the
desk. rummaging in IL until he
was fully convinced that the little
buckskin bag of nuggets was gone
Then, instead of following the
others, he took field glass and
went to the window to focus II
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-11-30

TRY WALKING ALONG A
STRAIGHT LINE ON THE TIPS
OF YOUR TOES, TO RAISE AND
STRENGTHEN YOUR ARCH
AND PUT GRACE INTO YOUR
FEET.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-11-30
''The City of Numbered Days.

By Francis Lynde Copyright 1914 BY Charles Scbners Sons
NEXT WEEK "MEN IN THE RAW" BY WIN MCLEOD RAINE.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-11-30
(Continued From Our Last Issue)

Now came Mr.. Cortwright's
turn to get up and walk the floor.
1t was not until he had extended
the meditative stump-and-go to
one of the windows that he
stopped short and came out of the
inventive trance with a jerk.
Come here" he called CURLY,
with a quick finger crook for the
engineer, and, when Brouillard
joined him: Can you size up
that little caucus over yonder?"
The caucus" was knot of ex-
cited men blocking the sidewalk
In front Of Gamers real estate Of
flee. on the opposite side of the
street. The purpose of the ex-
cited ones was not difficult to d.
vine. They were all trying to
crowd into the Kansas City mans
place of business at once.
1T looks like a run ON a bank, u
paid Brouillard.
1T u.s." was the crisp reply.
THAT thing has got to be nipped
In the bud, right nowl"
YES Brouillard agreed. "Give
me q free hand with your check
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-11-30

and SLOWLY move forward the
right foot. balancing yourself on
the right heel.
AS the right foot goes forward
and the body is forced downward.
see that your left leg bends Be
MEATH you. so that when the
right leg is fully outstretched, you
will be sitting on the left leg.
Stretch hard, pointing your
right toe well forward and down.
thereby raising and strengthening
the arch. DO NOT LET YOUR
RIGHT LEG MOVE TO THE
SIDE. 1t must be directly in
front of you.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-11-30

Red Butte shelters wouldn't take
his ore, giving some technical rea-
son which he knew to be a mere
excuse. The bank holds his notes.
II he can't pay, the bank comes
back on you as his indorser. and
you fall back on your mortgage
and take the mine. Isn't that
about the size of it,"
1T is exactly the size of it."
Brouillard's black eyes were
swapping, but his voice was quite
steady when he said: You want
the Little Susan and Massingale
naturally thinks you're taking an
unfair advantage of him to get 1t.
Quite as naturally he is going to
make reprisals IL he can. That
brings us down to the mention of
the Coronida Grant and Stephen
Massingale's threat-which your
son can't remember.
"Right-o," said Mr.. Cartwright,
stiff with predetermined genial
| ity. what was the threat?"
81 don't know, but the guessing
list is open to everybody. There
was once grant of many square
miles of mountain and desert
somewhere in this region made to
one Don Estacio de Monterriba Co
ronida. Like those of most of the
great Spanish land grants, the
boundaries of this one were loose
| ly described and"
Mr.. Cartwright held up a fat
hand.
81 know what you're going to
say. But we went into all that at
Washington before we ever invest
ed a single dollar in this valley.
| We may be in the bed of your pro-
posed lake, but we're safely on
Coronida land"
80 you say" said Brouillard
quietly. Gust here is where Mas
singale comes in, l imagine. He
| has spent twenty years or more in
this region, and he knows every
landmark in 1t. What If he should
be able to put lighted match to
your pile of kindling. Mr.. Cort-
wright"
"Brouillard, do you know what
you are talking about?" the pro-
moter demanded.
; mo; 1t is only guess. But as
matters stand-with your son in
dctable for an attempted murder
If | were you, Mr.. Cartwright, l
believe I'd give David Massingale
a chance to pay those notes at the
/ bank"
Continued in Our Next Issue.)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-11-30
CHAPTER vi.
EpOcIlal.

Epochal.
Brouillard was summing himself
luxuriously on the porch step OF
the Massingale house.
ooh, we are prosperous, desper-
ately prosperous" the girl he had
come to see was telling him. "We
have power drills, and electric ore
cars, and an aerial tramway down
to the place where the railroad
yard is going to be.
But when l was in Mirapolis
this morning l heard that the rail-
road wasn't coming, after all
That Is why left the note at your
office begging you to come up II
you could spare the time. / felt
sure you would know"
1T means a great deal to you
doesn't it," he said evasively.
1T means everything-a thou
sand times more now than 1t did
before. Mr.. Cartwright and some
of his associates have been trying
to buy an interest in the Little
Susan, Father let them in on
some sort of a stock arrangement
that l don't understand and then
made himself personally responsi-
BILE for a dreadful lot of borrowed
money"
Borrowed of Mr.. Cortwright?"
queried Brouillard. 49,.
No; of the bank. Neither
Steve nor knew about it until
after 1t was done, and even then
father wouldn't explain. He has
been like man out of his mind
since Mr.. Cartwright got hold OF
him-everything is rose-colored
The ore is growing richer every
day-which is true-and the rail-
road will let us into the smelters
with trainloads of it. But you
see how 1t all depends upon the
railroad"
Brouillard gave low whistle
al don't wonder that the quitting
rumor made you nervous. But
can lift one of your burdens
What you heard in town this
morning is fact; the railroad
people have stopped work on the
Buckskin extension. Don't faint
they are going to begin again right
away"
"Oh!" she gasped. care you
sure? How can you be sure?"
I've given the order" he said
gravely. Lets go back a bit and
I'll explain. Do you remember my
telling you that your brother had
tried to bride me to use my influ-
ence with Mr.. Ford?"
CAS- If | should ever be able to
forget it," she protested.
well, that wasn't all that he
did--he took me to one of the
bars in the SNiquoia, and let me
prove for myself that It was toler.
ably rich placer ground. The
threat was curious one. If I'd
say the right thing to President
Ford, well and good; IL not, YOU
brother would disarrange things
for the government by giving away
the secret of the gold placers. Tt
turn the Ndiiey ihto pidooT Cdhl
would be to disorganize our work
ing force"
"And you--you believed al
this?" she asqed family.
II was compelled to believe II
He let me pan out the proof TO
myself; a heaping spoonful o
nuggets and grain gold in a few
panfuls OF the sand. 1t prett,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-11-30
CHAPTER VII.
The Feast of Hurrahs.

Mirapolis was a roaring, wide
open mining camp OF twenty thou
sand souls by the time the rail-
road signaled its opening for busi-
ness by running a mammoth ex-
cursion from the cities of the i'm
mediate east.
Busy, as, 1t was the city took
time to celebrate fittingly. Cort-
wright declared a holiday. There
were lavish displays Of bunting,
free lunches and free liquor
day of boisterous, hilarious trf-
umphings, with, incidentally, much
buying and selling and many
transfers Of the precious front
foot" or choice corner"
II was In front of Bongras' that
Brouillard came upon the Rev.
Huhg Cashier, the hot-hearted
young zealot who had been flung
into Mirapolis on the crest OF the
tidal wave of mining excitement.
"Brouillard, this is simply hide
ous!" he exclaimed. You're the
man I've been wanting to see;
you are pretty close in with the
Cartwright junta-is 1t true that
free whisky has been dealt out to
the crowd over the bar In the
Niquoia buildingf"
Brouillard said that he did not
know, which was true, and that he
could not believe it possible.
But Cashier was shaking his
head.
"Mr. Brouillard, I want to tel
you this: Somebody in authority II
grating upon the vice of this com
munity, not only today, but all the
time"
THE community is certainly
vicious enough to warrant any
charge you can make" admitted
BrouilIard. Then he changed the
topic abruptly. "Have you seer
Miss Massingale since noon?"
u Eyes; l saw her with Smith, the
cattleman, at the other end of the
avenue about an hour ago"
"Heavens!" gritted the engi
lneer. Didn't Smith know better
than to take her down there al
such a time as this?"
The young missionary was
browning thoughtfully. 81 think II
was the other way about. Hel
brother has been drinking again
and l took it for granted that she
and Smith were looking for him.
Brouillard buttoned his coat and
pulled his soft hat over his eyes.
4 "I'm going to look for her." hi
said. Twill you come along?"
Cashier nodded. and togethel
they put their shoulders to tn,
crowd and pushed on into the lesl
noisy but more dangerous region
of the lower avenue.
Where was 1t you saw them
Castner?" Brouillard asked.
"They we're in front of 'Peglet
Johns in the next block.
| Brouillard was half way acros
the street when Cashier overtool
him.
There was q dance hall mex
7 door to Pegleg Johns barrel hous'
J and gambling rooms, and the tw'
men had just reached the doc
when the sharp crash Of q pisto
shot dominated the clamor of tn
: piano. Brouillard made q quicl
dash for the open door of tn
, neighboring barrel house. an
Cashier was 80 good second tina
they burst in as one man.
II The dingy interior Of Pegle
Johns staged a tragedy. A hand
some young giant. out of who's
n face sudden agony had driven tn
brooding passion of intoxicatior
lay. loose-flung, on the sawdus,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-11-30
GIRLS STATEMENT WILL
HELP TACOMA

Here is he girls own story:
For years | had dyspepsia, sour
stomach and constipation. l drank
hot water and olive oil by the gal
Ion. Nothing helped until | tried
buckthorn bark, glycerine, etc, as
mixed in Adler-i-ka. ONE SPOON
Full helped me INSTANTLY"
Because Adler-i-ka flushes the
ENTIRE alimentary tract 1t re-
lieves ANY CASE constipation,
sour stomach or gas and prevents
appendicitis. 1t has QUICKEST
action of anything we ever sold.
The French Drug Co., Cor. 18th
and Pacific ave.