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The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-09-14
CHURCH CUTS OFF WORMS
Closes Fish Bait Field to stop Sun.
day Angling and Help Attend.
ance at Services.

McGregor, lathe trustees Of tho
local Methodist Episcopal church, have
taken effective means of inducing Sun.
day attendance in posting the follow.
Ing notice in the churchyard:
1T cost the Methodist church consid.
cradle to maintain drainage ditch
around the church in order to keep the
water from flooding the basement.
Parties are in the habit of digging
earth worms in this ditch, which causes
the water to run into the basement.
This practice must be stopped at once.
By order of the church board"
Anglers say the trustees know the
churchyard is the only good place to
dig worms in McGregor and that no
one can 60 fishing Sundays without
bait.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-09-14
ARE welded BY Telephone
Couple Used the Wires When They
Found They Could Not
Meet.

Great Falls, Mont.-Arthur Brugger
Of Havre and Miss Hattie Hudnut Of
Portland, Ore, were married BY tele.
phone the other night. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. Prentiss 81.
Case Of Havre, Mr.. Brugger> being at
the telephone there and Miss Hud.
nut at the other end of the wire at her
home in Portland.
The ceremony began at II o'clock
but was not finished until shortly aft.
CT midnight on account of a thunder.
storm some place on the line.
This form Of ceremony was made
necessary by the fact that Brugger.
who Is engaged in building grain ele-
vators, could not leave Montana. and
Miss Hudnut's parents would not per.
NIT her to come to Montana until she
was the bride Of Brugger.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-09-14
TEN IN FAMILY STRICKEN
Measles Attack Al But Father "a
illinois Home-scares Health
Officer.

Pana, m.-This discovery was made
here recently Of ten cases Of measles
In one family and the board Of health
Immediately ordered strict quaran-
tine upon the home. The cases are in
the family of Edward Bland on Wyan-
dotte street and Include every member
but Bland.
Those i'll and hedfast are Mrs. Ella
Bland, the wife and mother, and these
children: Mrs. Mary f. Harlow, thir-
ty-six. years Of age; William D. Bland,
twenty-one years of age; Levi BLAND,
eighteen years old; Mamie Bland, if
teen years old; Gertie Bland, twelve
years old; Susanna Bland, ten years
old; Irene Bland, seven years old; CAL
art Bland, aged four, and Fannie
Bland, aged three.
President William Fisher of the
health board beat hasty retreat from
the Bland home when he went there 70
investigate, believing that he had
found his way into a veritable nest Of
smallpox. Later physicians diagnosed
the disease as measles. None of the
cases are considered serious at this
time.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-09-14
UNCLE roaa,s CABIN

Considerable interest is al
ready being manifested in tn:
looming appearance of the big film
production UNCLE TOMS CABIN
featuring Irving Cummings and
The Thanhouser Kid, which comes
to the Grand Theatre. Brecken-
ridge, Monday, matinee and even
ing, Sept. 18th. accompanied by
the famous Wa?gdoodle Pick
aninny Band and Orchestra, who
play on the principal streets OF
the city. Their orchestra will
appear at the theatre, where mar
mony singing and cleaver dancing
will also be added to the evenings
entertainment. Don't miss the
big event of the season.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-09-14
ADDITIONAL LOCALS

Chas. krause of Ha1kinsO1 was
a Wahpeton visitor on Monday.
wish to start class in Music.
For particulars call saw. Miss
Marion Potter
Mrs. Donaldson receives ship
ment of beautiful pattern hats,
every week. Come aad see them.
FOR SALE-No. Z Remington
Typewriter cheap. Call 1T tho
Northwestern Telephone office.
Mr.. and Mrs. Odell of Willmar,
MIMI. are visiting with their
daughter, Mrs. Joe. Dietz. They
are travelling via the auto route
having also visited at Fargo.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Burnson
are having their kitchen remod-
eled. J. A new window, new floor
and built III a chia closet are
some Of the improvements to be
made. ~
The Wahpeton Conservatory of
Music was fortunate il being able
to secure Prof. Hendrickson
again this year as teacher of the
violin. His numerous pupils are
delighted at the prospect of CO.. l.
tinuing their studies with him as
a teacher.
Miss Briggs new home is about
completed. And her many friends
and customers who come to the
Millinery Opening. September. 49,,
will be delighted with the new
parlors and handsome apart
ments as we'll as the exquisite ar
ray of fashionable fail hats.
The Woman's Missionary So
ciety will hold a thank Offering
meeting at the church on the goth
of September, to which all ladies
of the church and congregation
are invited. A program will be
prepared AID light refreshme its
will be served. Don't forget the
date, September Goth.
The Evangical Lutheran Inn
manuels church. corner of 5th st.
and Pembina Ave-, will hold SER
vices on Sunday Germaa ser
vice at 1O:3O A. M. English at
500 O'Clock in the event lg.
Arthur Hopper of the Wahpe-
ton Plumbing & Heating Co. was
married at st. Paul last Tuesday
The Times has been unable to
learn particulars.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-09-14
EnoW THINGS Can AAPefll
BY CATHERINE cRANMER.

When Alberta Randall announced Ia
her parents one evening that she IN.
tended to break away from the we'll.
beaten path Of her feminine ancestors
by adopting a career the effect was
much the same as IL the rusty old
Revolutionary cannon on the court.
house square had opened fire upon ner
native town Of Mooresville.
"Now daughter, no dramatics," said
her father.
II don't want to be dramatic, IA.
ther, but l can't face the thought of
doing for all the rest Of my days the
aimless thingr I've been doing ever
since eft .oardin:: :.chool."
"Alberta," said her mother, with
hardly enough breath left to gasp,
'.you would deliberately throw away Z
splendid matrimonial opportunity, for
you know you could marry Lashley
Graves tomorrow If you'd say the
word. Why, the whole town knows
that!"
Eyes, mother, the whole town knows
everything tnat any one person In II
knows; but If I ever marry I'll marry
a man who is making things happen
and not one who sits and talks Of
what some Of his ancestors did"
The weeks passed until Alberta had
been in New York six months. After
considering various fields in which she
might realize her ambition to "make
>things happen" she had decided upon
interior decoration.
After years hard study, she began
to plan vacation at home before tax
ing up headquarters in q studio build.
Ing, but just then her services were
sought by firm Of decorators whose
appreciation meant much to a beginner
In the profession. They employed Al
berta to furnish and decorate a mod.
ernized colonial country house from
the spacious porches Of which the Hud
son was visible through the big trees
in the park in front. OF the owner Of
the place she knew only what the head
Of the decorating firm had told her
that he was "a cranky bachelor will
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-09-14
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA, COUNTY OF
Richland. In County Court, Before Hon.
George VanArnam, Judge
In the Matter of the Estate of John ].
Chezik, Deceased.
Lizzie Chezik Petitioner
Jessie Chezick, Lettie Chezik. Alice
Chezik, NJ. H. Mcdonnell, Special
Guardian of said Archie Chezik
and George Chezik, Minor Children
OF John J. Chezik Deceased. st.
Johns Church of WahpetOn, North
Dakota, st. Adalbert's Church of
WahpetOn, North Dakota, st. Mary's
Church of Breckenridge, Mime
sofa and st. Louis Church of
DunSetth, North Dakota,
Respondents
Notice is hereby given by the under
signed Lizzie CheZik, Executrix of the Last
Will and Estate of John J. Chezik, late Of
the Township of Summit. in the County oil
Richland and State of North Dakota, de-
ceased, to the creditors OF, and all persons
having claims against, said decedent, to ex.
hfbtt them with, the necessary vouchers
within six months after the first publica.
tion OF this notice, to said Executrix al
the ONCE of Purcell & Divet in the City
of WahpetOn, in said Richland County
North Dakota.
Dated September 70, 1916.
LIZZIA CHEZIK,
ExecutriA
First publication on the 18th day Of Sept.
ember, 1916. 4,
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-09-14
Mule Feasts on Chicken,

La Habra, GAIA mule belonging
to Claude Ridgway of La Habra, and
which usually subsists on hay, was
found recently making away with q
half-grown chicken.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-09-14

If you want to borrow money
on farm lands at the lowest rates
see Streeter, the Land Man, Of
flee in Schiller block. If
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-09-14

=: An eastern judge reduced an ct.
torney's fee from $4,000 to $35, which
was one time it certainly paid to be
q kicker.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-09-14
naH oNeAR

81 lots in Wahpeton in one or
two deals. See ]. Q. Burbank or
write Box 800, McAlester, Okla. #
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-09-14

= Speaking OF sharks. there is the law
yer who takes twO!thirds OF the pro
ceeds from every damage suit ne, wins
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-09-14

Dustin Farnum recently captured
the silver button for hauling in the
largest yellowtail caught on the Pa.
cific coast in IA months. The beauty
seen in the picture weighed 40 pounds
and gave Farnum and his boatman one
of the hardest battles of their lives.
The fish is member of the deep sea
bass family and was declared "out"
In the short time of % minutes. It
was one Of the largest Of its kind
caught in years.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-09-14
SAYS THE OWL

And sometimes a man marries for
love Of money.
Even straight-laced man has been
known to 60 crooked.
Sometimes tie thing woman doea
10 the effect without a cause.
Many man sets himself up as q
hero because he has no valet.
A woman never thinks of writing q.
letter If she has someone to talk to.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-09-14

That song about "Good Old Summer
Time" does not sound nearly 80 pleas
ing as 1t did q while ago.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-09-14
STAR BEAMS

: Some people say they do as
7 they please do they?
The father of twins may think
he was given the double cross.
! A woman is never so happy
{ or unhappy as she thinks she is.
( When 1t comes to jealousy
Z and Growing man can put it
{ oil over a rooster.
! If you would discover what
people say Of you when your
: back is turned, listen to what
I they say of others.-Indianapo-
! lis Star.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-09-14

Some men are forever looking fol-
political Jobs, while others prefer tc
earn their living.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-09-14

ember, 1916.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-06-02

ends of upright A and bevel the top
edge as shown Crosspiece K is a
1-by-4-inch board of the length of C..
and is nailed to the edges of A and
B as support for the seat boards.
After the pair of end frames have
been nailed together connect them
with the one by four inch boards F
and Fl Gig. p. The length for these
will be determined by whatever length
you have decided to make your porch
seat. Nail boards F to the frame
work, first; then nail the top board II
to uprights A, and afterward the other
three boards II. Crosspiece G is the
size of piece f. and is fastened half
way between the ends to support the
seat boards at the center.
Fig 1 shows how the seat boards
are fitted around the uprights, and
nailed to the framework members
Buy hooks and chains at a hard
ware store for supporting the porch
seat Get very long hooks like those
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-06-02

see by Figs. 3 and that uprights A
and B are notehed to receive the hori-
Zontal pieces c and ID. Make pieces
A. b and G of 2-by-4-inch material. and
d of 1-by-4-inch board The notches
in upright b can be cut square across
the piece. but those in A must be cut
obliquely to allow for the slant of the
seat back Zig. ~.
Fig. shows the necessary measure
ments for cutting and assembling the
parts. First lay uprights A and B
upon the floor with their ends at the
distances apart specified on the dia-
gram. Then place C and d across
them. and mark the positions for the
notches. Cut the end notches in A
and B with a saw, and the center
notch in A with a saw and chisel.
Be careful to make the notches no
wider or deeper than necessary, so
the joints will be snug and flush. Be-
fore mailing the crosspieces in place,
cut one end OF each to fit the slant Of
upright A. also mark and cut off the
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-06-02
CHAPTER XVII
The Abyss

1t was at early candle-lighting in
the evening Of the day of renewed and
unbridled speculation in Mirapolis
front feet" that Brouillard, riding the
piebald range pony on which he had
been making an inspection round Of
the nearer Buckskin ditchers' camps,
topped the hill in the new, high-pitched
road over the Chigringo shoulder and
looked down upon the valley electrics.
Brouillard let the pony set its own
pace on the down-hill lap to the finish,
freshened himself at his rooms in the
Niquoia building. and went to the
Metropole to eat his dinner with Muir
ray Grislow as his vis-a-vis. The buzz
zing throngs in the Metropole cafe and
lobby annoyed him, and even Grislow's
quiet sarcasm as applied to the days
bubble-blowing failed to clear the air.
phere Of unrest; an exacerbating over
charge of the suppressed activities i'm
patiently waiting for another day of
excitement and opportunity. Corner
lots and the astounding prices they
had commanded filled the air in the
lounge, the billiard room and the buff
fet, and after few minutes Brouillard
turned his back on the hubbub and
sought the quiet of the darkened build
ing on the opposite side of the street.
He was alone in his Office on the
sixth floor and was trying, half absent
~, to submerge himself in a sea of
desk work when as distinctly as If she
were present and at his elbow, he
heard, or seemed to hear, Amy Mas
singale say: Victor, you said you
would come II / needed you. l need
you now." Without moments hesita-
ton he got up and made ready to go
out.
The Massingale town house was one
OF row of succeed villas fronting on
the main residence street, which be-
yond the city limits became the high
road TO the Quadjenai bend and the
upper valley. Brouillard took cab at
the Metropole, dismissed It at the villa
gate, and walked briskly UP the path
to the house, which was dark save for
one lighted room on the second floor
the room in which Stephen Massingale
was recovering from the effects of Van
Bruce Cortwright's pistol shoG
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-06-02
IA CHAPTER XVIII Mz[
The Setting of the Ebb

Contrary to the most sanguine ex.
pectations OF the speculatorss-
trary, perhaps, even to those of Mr.. ].
Wesley Cortwright-the upward surge
in Mirapolis values, following the visit
of the distinguished citizens" proved
to be more than tidal wave; it was
series of them. Day after day the
curb" markets were reopened with
prices mounting skyward; and when
the news of how fortunes could be
made in a day in the Miracle city of
the Niquoia got abroad in the press dis.
patches there was fresh influx of mad
money hunters from the East.
Now, if never before, the croaker
was wrathfully shouted down and 81.
fenced. No one admitted, or seemed to
admit, the possible impermanence OF
the city.
To the observer, anxious or casual,
there appeared to be reasonable
grounds for the optimistic assertion. 1t
was an indubitable fact that Brouil-
lard's force had been cut down, first to
one-half, and later to barely enough
men to keep the crushers and mixers
moving and to add fresh layers of con-
crete to the huge wall of sufficient
quantities to prevent the material-in
technical phrase-from dying" The
Navajos had been sent home to their
reservation, the tepees were gone, and
two-thirds of the camp shacks were
empty.
Past these material facts it was
known to everybody in the frenzied
market place that Brouillard himself
was, according to his means, one Of
the most reckless of the plungers, buy
ing, borrowing, and buying again as II
the future held no threat of a possible
debacle. 1t was an object lesson for
the timid. Those who did not them
selves know certainly argued that
there must be few who did know,
and among these few the chief of the
reclamation service must be in the
very foremost rank
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-06-02

Amy Massingale led BrouiIlard swiftly
to the green baize doors at the rear
of the bar-room. At her touch the
swinging doors gave inward, and her
goal was reached.
Three faro games, each with its in
laid table, its impassive dealer, its
armed lookout" and its ring of silent
players, lay beyond the baize doors. At
the nearest of the tables there was
stir, and the dealer stopped running
the cards. Somebody said, Let him
get out" and then an old man. beard
ed, white-haired, wild-eyed, and bag
gard almost beyond recognition,
pushed his chair away from the table
and stumbled to his feet. his hands
clutching the air like those of a swim
mer sinking for the last time.
With low cry the girl darted across
the intervening space to clasp the stag
gering old man in her arms and draw
him away. Brouillard stood aside as
they came slowly toward the doors
which he was holding open for them.
He saw the distorted face-mask of a
soul in torment and heard the mum
bling repetition of the despairing
words. Its all gone. little girl; it's all
gonei" and then he removed himself
quickly beyond the range Of the star
ing, unseeing eyes.
For in the lightning flash of reveal.
ment he realized that once again the
good he would have done had turned
to hideous evil in the doing, and that
this time the sword thrust of the blind
passion impulse had gone straight to
the heart of love itself.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-06-02

be glued to the outside of this rim
strip, and be Tapped over the cover. tc
re-eEforce the hinge.
BY covering the outside of the box
with cretonne you will greatly improve
its appearance. Glue the cretonne to
the cardboard.
A string box to keep near the supply
of wrapping paper is handy article
to have in the house. Fig. 6 ard Z
show a box made for three balls, one
OF heavy wrapping twine. one OF light.
weight cotton twine, and one of red,
blue OF other color twine.
You can use a large candy box.
Fasten the cardboard partitions be,
tween the sides with pins. The rim
Of the box cover may be left on it, or
may be removed in Fig. 6. Punch
holes through the cover for the ends
Of the Irvine to run through. The out
side of the box should be covered with
cretonne to give It q trim appearance
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-06-02
SYNOPSIS.

Brouillard. chief engineer of the Niquoia
Irrigation dam, meets j. Wesley Cort-
wright and explains the reclamation work
to him. Cartwright organizes a company
and obtains government contracts to fur
nish power and material. Steve Massin-
gale threatens to start a gold rush if
BrouiIlard does not use his influence TO
bring railroad branch to the place, thus
opening an easy market for the Little
Susan" mine ore. Brouillard tells Amy
Massingale of his need for money to pay
off his dead fathers debts. She tells hi a
to be true to himself. He decides for the
extension. Mirapolis, the city of num-
Brouillard to become consulting engineer
OF the power company in return for $780,
900 stock. Stoppage of work on the rail-
road threatens a panic. Brouillard spreads
the Massingale story of placer gold in
the river bed and starts a gold rush,
which promises to stop the reclamation
project. Amy tells Brouillard that her
fathey is in Cortwrights financial
clutches He tells her he has made $780,
900 and declares his love. She loves him,
but shows him that he has become demon
allied. A real gold find is made. Brouil-
lard sells his stock but does not pay his
fathers debts. Cortwright's son shoots
Dave Massingale. Brouillard threatens
Cartwright with exposure if he pushes
Massingale to the wall. The magnate
promises to give the old man a free Geld
Stories of the dams abandonment revive.
Foreclosure on the Little Susan" Is im-
pending and Brouillard loans Dave Mas
singale his 100000 to clear him.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-06-02
By Francis Lynde


made the admission and regretted it in
one and the same breath.
You've borrowed to meet these
notes? queried the president, look
ing up quickly. "That won't do, Mr..
Masslngale; that won't do at all. We
can't afford to lose an old customer
that way. What's the matter with our
money? Doesn't it look good to YOU
any more?"
Massingale stammered out some
thing about Cashier Hardwick's per-
emptory demand of few hours earlier,
but he was not permitted to finish.
"Of course, that is all right from
Hardwick's point of view. He was
merely looking out for the maturing
paper. How much more time will you
need to enable you to get returns from
your shipments? Sixty days? All
right, you needn't make out new notes;
I'll indorse the extension on the back
of these, and I'll undertake to get
Cortwright's approval myself. No; not
word, Mr.. Massingale. AS long as
you're borrowing, you must be loyal
and borrow of us. Good afternoon.
Come again when we can help you
out"
David Massingale turned away
dazed and confused beyond the power
of speech. When the mists OF asSound.
ment cleared he found himself in ene
street with the thick wad of bank
notes still in his pocket Suddenly
out of the limbo into which two years
of laborious discipline and self-denial
had pushed it stalked the demon OF
the ruling passion, mighty, overpower
ing, unconquerable. The familiar
street sights danced before Mas
singale's eyes, and there was a drum
ming in his ears like the fall of many
waters. But above the clamor rose
the insistent voice of the tempter, and
tina voice was at once command and
an entreaty, a gnawing hunger and a
parching thirst.
by cash! I'd like to try that old
system o. mine jest one more timel"
he muttered. "All it takes Is money
enough to foller it up and stay And
I've got the money. Besides, didn't
Br'uillard say 1 was to get an extern
sion if could?"
He grabbed at his coat to be sure
that the packet was still there, tool
two steps toward the bank, stopped
turned as il in the grasp of an invisible
but irresistible captor, and moved
away, like man walking in his sleep
toward the lower avenue.
1t was the doorway of Haley's place
the Monte Carlo of the Niquoia, that
finally halted him. Here the struggle
was so fierce that the bartender, who
knew him, named it sickness and led
the stricken one to card table in the
public bar-room and fetched him g
drink A single swallow of whisky
turned the scale. Massingale rose
tossed coin to the bar, and passed
quickly to the rear, where a pair OF
baize doors opened silently and en-
quilted him.