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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-22

WNlie--Paw. why did Demosthenes
talk with pebbles in his mouth2
Paw Because he hadn't any rocks in
his pocket to talk for him. my son.
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No Inke-

Your wealth may bring you ease that's
sweet
And want can't make you hurry.
But YOU can live on Easy street
And still have lots Of worry
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I'm such case We think the moth
Would be quite justified
In taking dinner from the cloth
Right on the fellows hide.
Newark Advocate,
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Paw Knows Everything.

soon Wen see the See More gown!
Paw Knows Everything.
WNlie--Paw, why did Demosthenes
talk with pebbles in his mouth?
Paw Because he hadn't any rocks in
his pocket to talk for him, my son.
Thank!
Steel Harrow OF Columbus, Ohio has
offered his services to those in the
club who want To fix ground for crops.
No Joke.
Your wealth may bring you ease that's
sweet
And want can't make you hurry.
But YOU can live on Easy street
And still have lots Of worry
Ouch!
Your husband seems to be a man
Of quiet tastes" said Mrs. Naybor
Quiet tastes" replied Mrs Gabb
"Nou ough, to cat at the same table
with him and you would know better.
or course few OF us have to pass
lonely gravcyardS after dark But wha
We started to say was that |. WhSSe
lives in Minneapolis.
r Yum, YUM
our Mary is all smiles. the dear
| For this there IA a reason;
She knows the time is almost here
To start the hammock season.
The Limit.
Smith is certainly conceited PUP
isn't he" said Jones
yes" agreed Brown "He alway
wants to talk about himself when yo
are TRYING TO get chance to say some
thing about yourself
Strange
He is n fast young man. Is Wrenn;
He can go some. by Heck,
But he can go much faster when
He has received a check
Wun!
~ Jay.El claims that the saloons ar
putting pq airs since beer went, NJ
He says rfTry are serving sudS in cut
glasses
Votes for Women!
The bride OF Monday morning wa
born in Marinette and reared TO mar
hood within the environments Of ht
natal ciy-Marinette (WiSD Searcl
, light
] Hungry.
The moth is sad, he feels quite blue,
a lIc surely has hts woes.
J / Hes boarding with fellow who
Has but one suit of clothes
Luke McLuke.
In such case We think the moth
Would be quite justified
In taking dinner from the cloth
Right on the fellows hide
a, Newark Advocate
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-22
WELCOMED

Logan Berry. the Lennon Is D.
attorney has Joined the Legal Depart
mcnt oi the club
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Onch

Your husband seems to be a man
Of quiet tastes" said Mrs. Naybor
Quiet tastes" replied Mrs Gabb.
"Nou ough, to cat a, the same table
with him and you would know better
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The Limit.

Smith is certainly a conceited pup,
isn't he" said Jones.
YES" agreed Brown He always
wants to talk about himself when YOU
are trying to get chance to say some
thing about yourself"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-22

The Rev Boldly hardware store can
he found at Clearwater MINI
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-22
Luka McLuke Says

You Can't Mend Broken Word
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-22
oh

or course few OF us have to pass
lonely gravcyardS after dark But what
we started to say was that |. WhlSSei
lives in Minneapolis.
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Bless Her Heart !

Bless Her Heart
We know one glrl who isn't goins
hungry Iva Weinor lives IN Columbus
Ohio
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Yum, Yuml

our Mary is all smiles, the dear!
For this there IA reason;
She knows the time Ia almost here
To start the hammock season.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-22
Ten Years Ago.

A merry picnic party last evening
was that composed Of Miss Irene
Turner, Miss Eva Halsell OF Niulta.
Mr.. Guy Turner and Mr.. Dan Roberts,
who drove over to the Meade Miller
rural home and enjoyed supper
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-22

Miss Adalaide Wilson OF Cape Gi-
rardeau. Mo, who spent the last week
here with her bro,lcr, Mr. w. + Will
son and family. will, together with her
sister. Miss Emma Wilson, who has
spen, the winter here, leave for her
bona
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-22

I.. ,.Ns. e..a into beef. don't sell them Tor veal
.'.r immature animals viii help to cause a meat
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Names Is Names.

Storm Rhode lives in Duluth, MINI.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-22

Mr. A. X WilcoN has moved with his
family to this city from Michigan and
now resides on West Ninth street
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-04-13
Rats and Fires.

At time when everyone is COM
planning Of the high cost of living 1t
might be well to see If we cannot elm
mate two great sources of waste-tires
and rats.
Most fires are needless. All rats
are so. Some years ago study of the
rat problem In Philadelphia arrived at
the conclusion that the rodents Of that
city ate more than q million dollars
worth of food each year. At that rate,
the disgusting creatures can hardly
cost less than $1O0,O0O,0O0 per year
TO the whole country. This Is a pref
ty high price to pay for the compan-
ionship of impish pests which, besides
their other bad habits, undermine
floors and carry the most dreaded of
all diseases, bubonic plague.
Yet fires are more expensive than
rats. In 1915-the last year for which
figures are at hand-the American
people paid out In premiums for fire
insurance $419,361, 346. OF this vast
sum at least three-fourths could be
saved by reducing our fire record to
the rate prevailing in England, France
or Germany; and even in our time and
nation S3O0,O000O0 per year is a saw
ing worth noting, and one which
would have a perceptible effect on the
cost Of living.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-04-13

could get away. She hoped, she told
him, to bring good news. De Spain
arranged his business to wait at Gala
basas for her, and was there, after
two days, doing little but waiting ana
listening to McAlpin's stories about
the fire and surmises as 20 strange
men that lurked In and about the
place. But De Spain, knowing Jeffries
was making an independent investi-
CATION into the affair, gave no heed to
McAlpin's suspicious.
To get away from the barn boss, De
Spain took refuge in riding. The sea.
son was drawing on toward winter.
and rain clouds drifting at intervals
down from the mountains made the
saddle less dependable escape from
the monotony of Calabasas. Several
days passed with no sight of Nan
and no word from her. De Spain, as
the hours and days went by, scanned
the horizon with increasing solicitude.
When he woke on the sixth morning.
he was resolved to send scout into
the gap to learn what he could of thu
situation. The long silence, De Spain
knew, portended nothing good. He
sent to the stable for Bull Page.
The stumbling barnman, summoned
gruffly by McAlpin, hesitated as he az
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-04-13

which brought me out of it all right, SO
am now well and do all my housework,
besides working in my garden. Several
of my neighbors have got well by TAX
ing Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound. - Mrs. VIOLA FINICAL, Wagon
er, Okla.
Such warning symptoms as sense Of
snffocation, hot flashes, headaches, back
aches, dread of impending evil, timidity,
sounds in the ears, palpitation of the
heart, sparks before the eyes, irregu-
larities, constipation, variable appetite,
weakness and dizziness should be needed
by middle-aged women. Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound has carried
many women safely through the crisis.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-04-13
He Looked at De Spain Tentatively

peared at the office door and seemed
to regard the situation with suspicion.
He looked at De Spain tentatively, as
If ready either for the discharge with
which he was daily threatened or for
renewal of his earlier, friendly rela-
tons with the man who had been
queer enough to make place for him.
De Spain set Bull down before him
in the stuffy little office.
Bull" he began with apparent
frankness, II want to know how you
like your job"
Wiping his mouth guardedly with
his hand to play for time and as an
introduction to carefully worded re-
ply, Bull parted. "Mr. de Spain, /
want to ask you just one question"
go ahead. Bull"
Bull plunged promptly into the sus-
picion uppermost in his mind. "Has
that slat-eyed, fiat-headed, sun-sapped
sneak of a Scotchman been complain
ing of my work? That, Mr.. de Spain,"
emphasized Bull, leaning forward, els
what l want to know first-is 1t fair
question:
Bull" returned De Spain with
corresponding and ceremonial empha-
sis, ut Is fair question between man
and man. / admit 1t; 1t is fair ques-
ton. And I answer, no, Bull. Meal
pin has had nothing on the face Of
the desert to do with my sending for
II n6d II
you want to hear 1t: he says he
couldn't complain of your work. be-
cause you never do any,"
"That man." persisted Bull, re-
enforced by the hearty tone and not
clearly catching the drift of the very
last words, drinks more liquor than
/ do"
"He must be some tank, Bull"
"And don't hide it, Mr.. de SPAIN"
"You'd have to crawl under Music
mountain to do that. What want to
know is, do you like your job?'
On this point it was impossible to
get an expression from Bull. He felt
convinced that De Spain was press.
ing for an answer only as a prelimi.
nary to his discharge. "No matter
interposed the latter, cutting Bulls
ramblings short, "drop it, Bull. 1 want
you to do something for me, and I'll
pay for it."
Bull, with palsied smile and q
deep, quavering note Of gratitude, put
up his shaky hand. "Say what. That's
all. I've been paid"
"You know you're o sot, Bull"
Bull nodded. II know X"
"a disgrace to the Maker whose
image you .c-e made in"
Bull started, bul seemed, on refiec-
ton, to consider this point on which
he need not commit himself.
"Still, believe there's a man in yos
yet. Something, at any rate, you
couldn't completely kill with whisky.
| Bull-what?"
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-04-13

Henry. Hello, Duke" te added, greet
ing Morgan with an extended hand, as
De Spain walked back. "How are you
making it, old man?"
Duke Morgan grunted.
''Sorry to interrupt your talk" con-
tinued Lefever. "But the barns at
Calabasas are neutrality-suspicious.
wires from there cut, too-they had to
pick up the Thief River trunk line to
get a message through. Makes 1t bad,
doesn't it?" Lefever pulled a wry
face. "Duke, there's somebody yet
around Calabasas that needs hanging,
isn't there2 Yes"
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-04-13
CHAPTER Xxx.
Gale Persists.

Gale Persists.
When within an hour De Spain
Joined Nan, tense with suspense and
anxiety, at tho hospital, she tried hard
to read his news In his face.
"Have you seen him?" she asked
eagerly. De Spain nodded. what
does he sayT
"Nothing very reasonable"
Her face fell. ~ knew he wouldn't.
Tell me all abouc 1t, Henry-every-
thing"
She listened keenly to each word. De
Spain gave her pretty accurate re-
cital Of the interview, and Mans appre-
hension grew with her hearing of 1t.
81 knew it," she repeated with con-
viction. 81 know him better than you
know him. What shall we dor"
De Spain took both her hands. He
held them against his breast and stood
looking into her eyes. When he re-
garded her In such a way her doubts
and fears seemed mean and trivial. He
spoke only one word, but there was a
world of confidence In his tone !:
"Stick."
She arched her brows as she re-
turned his gaze, and with little trou-
bled laugh drew closer. "Stick, Man."
he repeated. at will come out all
right"
She paused moment. "How can you
known
II know because It's got to. talked
1t all over with my best friend In Medi-
cine Bend, the other day."
"Who, HenryT
whispering Smith. He laughed ut
your uncle's opposing us. He said IL
your uncle only knew 1t, It's the best
thing that could happen for him. And
he said II aH the marriages opposed
BY old folks had been stopped. there
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-04-13
CHAPTER xIx-continued.

NO." retorted De Spain good-na-
turedly, "it's not fair. And some day,
Duke, you'll be the first to say so. You
won't shake hands with me now,
know, so I'll go. But the day will
come when you WILL"
He covered his revolver with his left
hand, and replaced it under his coat
The fat man who had been leaning pa
tiently against a BARRIERS chair ten
feet from the disputants, stepped for
ward again lightly as cat. Henry"
he exclaimed, in low but urgent tone,
his hand extended, "just a minute.
There's long-distance telephone call
on the wire for you" He pointed to
the office door. "Take the first booth,
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-04-13

Ia bI e Compound
b aus e during
Change of Life l
was in bed tw G
years and had two
operations, but all
the doctors and OPP
erations did me no
good, and l would
have been in my
grave today had It
not been for Lydia
E. Pinkham's Veg
nfahla
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-04-13
Not With His Money

"What are these eminent financiers
doing"
"They are planning to mobilize the
nations dollars"
"They are, Ell? Well, I've got $3.50
in the bank. I'll just draw 1t out and
show those fellows thing or two"
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-04-13
(To BE CoNTINUED.)
Interested.

It's your boy Josh interested in his
studiesT "Yep," replied Farmer Corn
tossel. "Every once In a while he
picks up book an looks 1t over an
says he wishes he knew what it's all
about"
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-04-13

the running
division the Rocky
fertile miles Sleepy Cat
wounded Pretty Nan Morgan
De secretly in love. When
Gale Morgan,
cousin, S a n
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-04-13

De Spain, learning that Nan
needs him desperately, decides
to take some big chances to save
her. There's big development
Of the story In the next INSTALL
ment.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-04-13

she dressed to go to town. On her
way to the barn her uncle intercepted
her. "Where you going2"
ITO Sleepy Cat" returned Nan, re-
garding him collectedly.
mo, you're not" he announced
biuntly.
Nan looked at him In silence. II
don't want you running to town any
more to meet De Spain." added Duke,
without any attempt to soften his In
junction.
"But I've got to 60 to town once In
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-04-13
CHAPTER XXI.
De Spain Worries.

They parted that evening under the
shadow of Music mountain, agreed to
meet In Calabasas Just as soon as Nan
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-04-13

There is more power In kindness
than there is in dynamite, but 1t takes
longer to develop 1t.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-04-13
CRISIS OF
WOMAN'S LIFE
Change Safely Passed by
Taking Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.

Wagner, Okla.-'1 never get tired
of praising lydia r.. Pinkham's Vege-
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-08-24
MRS. LAURA TRICK.

After a brief illness, Mrs. Laura
Tricks, wife of VIM. Tricks died Tues
day morning at four o'clock of pneu-
monia.
She was born on May 4 1874 in JEFF
ferson, and was forty three years old
at the time of her death.
Besides her husband she leaves two
small children of her present mar
riage and five children by her first
husband. The latter have lived with
the mother and stepfather and are as
follows-Edna Boehm Is, Irma 49,
Harold Boehm 10, Ruth and Francis
adults. The Tricks children are in in
fancy.
The funeral will be held this after
noon at the residence at 100 o'clock
and at the Norwegian Church at 1:3O
o'clock and Rev. Stub Of Stoughton
will officiate.
Mr.. Tricks is employed by the He'd
dies Lumber Co. and he and his fam
lily are highly regarded by large Gil
Gle of friends and acquaintance who
deeply sympa5hize with them in their
great bereavement.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-08-24
Obituary.
MRS. HENRY KIDDER.

Mrs. Julia Kidder died at her home
in Milton Junction Friday afternoon at
5 o'clock after long and painful ILL
ness.
Julia Wixom was born in Putnam
county, New York, in 1887, and at the
age of 13 she moved to Fulton with her
parents. In 1868 she was married to
Henry Kidder and lived on their farm
for many years. Four children were
born to them, three of whom survive.
They are George Kidder, Mrs. Will
Roper and Miss Rose Kidder. Since
the death of Mr.. Kidder, Mrs. Kidder
and Rose made their home on the farm
until two years ago when they moved
to Milton Junction. Mrs. Kidder is
also survived by two sisters, Mrs.
phoebe Kelly and Mrs. J. w. Austin OF
GAINESVILLE.
Funeral services were held from he1
late home Sunday at 2 o'clock and in
terment made in the local cemetery.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-08-24
The Rock County Woman,s Chris

The Rock County Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union will hold con-
vention in the Methodist church on
Aug. 20 and 30. The program in part
is as follows: On Wednesday after
noon Rev. Clark Cummings of James
vile will speak on .'Irrepressible Con-
flict. In the evening Mr.. Stanley
Norwood of GAINESVILLE speaks on the
"Gibraltar of Safety" followed by q
reading by Mrs. A. 7. Shearer. Or
Thursday afternoon Mr.. w. G. Hintz-
man of Madison will give talk. He
is connected with the community OF
development. He has great deal OF
experience as public speaker. Or
Thursday evening State President Mrs.
W. A. Lanson will talk on Demon.
stration of Conservation. /" There will
be plenty of good music. Everybody
invited to attend any or all the meet
ings.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-08-24
Tobacco Notes.

. j. A. Jensen transacted business in
st. Paul on Thursday.
Falling from the running board of 9
street car at the corner of Milwaukee
and Division streets, GAINESVILLE, Tues
day afternoon, c. D. Barnard of
Evansville, leaf tobacco dealer, had
three fingers of his left hand complete
ly severed when the car wheel passed
over the member.
A narrow strip of hail passed across
the town of Blooming Grove, opposite
Madison Sunday afternoon, doing
some damage to the growing tobacco.
Tobacco dealers who have contracts
placed on the growing tobacco crop
and assuming all chances on the devel-
opment of the fields, are watching
every sign of rain and hoping against
hail.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-08-24
twenty-five Years Ago.

The Imperial cigar has made its ap-
pearance on the local market. (And it
is just as good now as quarter Of a
century ago
In raising a truss section of roof on
the Shiveley block at Evansville the
heavy timbers fell and several work
men were injured.
The state board of control have or
dered the Dane county Jail to be closed
October % as being unsafe for detain-
ment Of prisoners. This means new
jail must be built Immediately.
The republican state convention has
named John G. Spooner for governor,
j. C. Koch for lieutenant governor, r.
w. Jackson for secretary of state, At
ley Petersol for treasurer and James
O'Neil for attorney general.
Friday, Aug. 26, 1892.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-08-24
S. A. Johnson.

Sievert Andrew johnson, who died at
Stoughton on Saturday, was born in
Romsdalen, Norway, in 1862. He came
to America in 1862, settling near Rock
dale, Wis. He was married in 1900 to
Christine Johnson. There survive him
Mrs. Johnson and daughter Bonnie, one
brother living in Madison and one in
GAINESVILLE and two sisters in Norway.
Some three or four years ago he re-
moved from his farm near Rockdale to
Stoughton, taking up his residence east
of town just outside the city limits.
Recently he has been ailing.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-08-24
Sunday Excursion to Camp Douglas

The Milwaukee road will run an ex.
cursion to Camp Douglas on Sunday,
Aug. 26. The train will leave James
vile at o'clock, Edgerton about 7:3O,
and arrive home about 1870 p. nm.
The fare for the round trip, $40.
Everyone should take lunches for both
dinner and supper.
The Springfield herald., 1917-03-02
Locals

]. w. Womack was up from
Richards the first of the week.
Less Jones has d. cided not 10
quit the Lamar mail route, so
Mr.. Cree informs US.
Bring your hides and poultry
in to Patterson, and get the cash.
Ray Casody has been appoint-
ed postmaster at Springfield.
Change will be made as soon as
building can be provided.
l have taken my teams off the
road and placed them on the
ranch to farm, but I still pay
that 40c freight-Cash.
G. G. Patterson.
T. A. Shyer. Billy Greathouse
Geo. Mathews and Orie Sti9ers
were county.seat visitors Mon.
day.
Wilford Konkel says they are
going to get a tractor next year.
Several tractors were added to
the county this year. and it is
probable that from fiftv to one
hundred will be added next year.
Lyle Knox returned Monday
from Trinidad where, IA detective
deputy sheriff. he had been as
sisting the Trinidad authorities
cleaning up their army of boot
leggers. Twenty-three were
jugged while he was there, and
Lyle says there are 200 or 300
altogether.
The Chautauqua managers are
now laying their plans for q
big entertainment at SPRING
field this summer. See the let
ter elsewhere. The chautauqua
is the grown peoples kinderear-
ten-the greatest play education
al institution in the land Dur
ing it's FIVE days in Springfield,
s, 600 people in Baca county ought
to be in attendance. Bring in
your camping outfits, and take
in the whole show.
The Springfield herald., 1917-03-02
A Surprise Party.

A surprise party was given at
the home of Harry McClintock
Wednesday of last week in hon
or of Mrs. McClintock and Miss
Mattie's birthday. About 75
were present. Games were play
ed until a late hour when the
most important feature Of the
evening was brought in-the re-
freshments. Cake and coffee
were served. Mrs. McClintock
and Matte received several pres-
ents. The guests departed wish
ing them many happy returns of
the day. A Friend.
Among others who came in
for blame in the Lamar high
school scandal, the teachers of
that school can't be passed over
if what we hear is true. Our in
formation IL that the nigh school
teachers knew that stealing was
going on and just who we're do
ing it, but made no move on ac-
count of the had effect it would
have on the school. The small
beginnings lead up to an organ
lied band of thieves in which re-
por, says about all the boys and
many of the girls in the high
school were directly or indirect.
ly connected. Of course reports
always exaegerate, but this is
certain, parents in Baca county
will, from this on, hesitate long
time before sending their boys
and girls to the Lamar high
school.
The Springfield herald., 1917-03-02
NOTICE.

Windmills for sale. The fa-
nous Raymond or Waupun.
Eclipse and Fairbanks Morse.
Guaranteed against damage by
stsrms. Prices right.
c9-2 Cleo Black,
cleo Black, Clyde, Colo.
Baca Co.