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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-05-18

mendation that Rose stay quietly with
In doors and keep warm.
II was going to. anyway" she said.
"Home and fireside for mine today"
The house was deserted except for
Inga In the kitchen, engaged in the
principal sporting event of her domes-
tic routine-the weekly baking. Rose
hadn't meant to go 10 sleep, but the
detective story she tried to read was
so fiagrantly stupid that presently she
tossed the book aside and began
dreaming one of her own in which the
heroine got put Off street-car in the
opening chapter.
The telephone bell aroused her once
or twice, far enough to observe that
Inga was attending to 1t, so when the
front-door bell rang she left that to
Inga, too didn't even sit up and
swing her legs off the couch and
try, with prodigious stretch, to get
herself awake, until she heard the
girl say casually:
Her ban right In the sitting-room J"
SO 1t fell out that Rodney Aldrich
had for his second vivid picture of
her--the first had been, you will re-
member, when she had seized the con-
ductor by both wrists, and had said
In a blaze of beautiful wrath: "Don't
dare touch me like that pa splendid
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-05-18
LENGTH OF WIRELESS WAVE
Naturally It Is Four Times That of
the Aerial, but This Does Not
Always Hold Good.

In articles of wireless telegraphy
such expressions as 200-meter wave
lengths, 600-meter wave-lengths, 15.
000-meter wave-lengths are constantly
used. In reply to correspondent who
asks how the length of the waves is
measured the Scientific American gives
the following simple explanation:
1.-THE length of an electric wave is
determined by wave-meter. The nat,
ural wave-length of an aerial is four
times its linear length just as the
wave-length of note of closed Or
gan pipe is four times the length of the
pipe, and the wave-length of the note
of tuning fork is four times the
length of the box which Is resonant
with the note. However, other con-
siderations make it difficult to measure
the wave-length by rule, and the
wave-meter gives more correct re-
suit than can be found by measuring
the length of the wire"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-05-18

/ body like Hermione. You can't get
on at all with young girls"
II don't know" said Rodney,
whether Mrs. Woodruff knows what
she wants or not, but do. She wants
a run for her money. And she'll want
a nice, tame trick husband to manage
things for her and be Johnny-on-the-
spot whenever she wants him. And
" the man happened to be me i. Y
Frederick stretched her slim arms
outward. Thoughtful-faced, she made
no comment, unless there was one In
the deliberate way In which she turned
her rings, one at time, so that the
brilliant masses OF gems were inside,
and then clenched her hands over them.
He had got up and was ranging
comfortably up and down the room.
II know l look more or less like
nut TO the people who've always known
us. But l give you my word, Freddy,
that most of them look like nuts to me.
Why man should load himself up
with three houses and yacht a
stable OF motorcars, and heavens knows
what besides, Is thing | can't figure
out on any basis except Of defective
intelligence, / suppose they're equally
puzzled about me when / refuse a
profitable piece OF law work they've
offered me, because | don't consider
IL interesting. All the same, get
what / want. and I'm pretty dubious
sometimes whether they do. want
uncomfortable elbow room, SO
that IL happen to get an idea by the
tall. can swing 1t round my head
without knocking over the lamp"
tits luxury. though, Rod, that
kind of spaclOusness, and you aren't
very rich. II you married girl with
out anything :"
lie broke IN ON her with that big
laugh of his. you've kept your sense
OF humor pretty well. sis. considering
you've been married all these years
10 a man as rich as Martin; but don't
spring remarks like that, or Ill think
you've lost 1t. III a man cant keep
an open space around him, even after
he's married on an income, outside OF
what he earns. of ten or twelve thou
sand dollars year, the trouble isn't
with his income. It's with the content
of his own skull"
she gave little shlyer and
snuggled closer into big down pillow,
"You will marry somebody. though
won't you, Roddy7 try not to mas
at you aud won't make any more
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-05-18
S VERY THINLY POPULATED
South America, With $4,000 Square
Miles of Territory, Has Only
50,ooo,00o inhabitants.

South America Is thinly populated.
The Spanish and Portuguese govern
ments, which divided South America
between themselves in 1494, made lit
tie effort to attract immigration OF
their own people and denied admission
to peoples of other lands. The lands
were administered as crown colonies.
Large land grants were made to court
fayorites. There was little Opportu-
nifty for individual enterprise, even If
the continent had been open to enter
prising men.
1t was only after the Latin repub-
lies had thrown off the rule of Spain
and Portugal that South America
threw open her doors to the immigra-
ton of the world. But revolutions and
epidemics decimated the populations,
and the continuance of the great land
holdings, which were just being brok-
en- up, prevented the close setting of
the country, so that even now South
America, with an area of 100000
square miles as against North Amer
ica's 3,559999, has a population of
only about 50000,0O0.
Yet she has millions Of acres Of soil
as rich as the world knows, and mines
whose richness passes belief, and wa
terways reaching to the heart of the
continent, and opportunities almost UNI
measured.
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The "bee in his bonnet"
worked rapidly on Rodney and
his acquaintance with Rose de-
veloped with much speed-as de-
scribed in the next instaIlment.
Gro BE coNTINUED.)
Promoting Thrift in Colombia.

The Colombian congress has adopt
ed a measure providing for the ap-
pointment by the minister of public
instruction Of a commission to investi-
gate methods for promoting saving
throughout the country. This commits
sion will work out general plan of
organization of public and school saw
ings banks, retirement funds, and, So
cieties' for mutual aid and cooperative
buying.
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silly plans. but / can't help worrying
about you, living alone in that awful
big old house. Anybody but you would
die of dependency"
"oh." he said. that's what meant
to talk to you about sold it today
fifty thousand dollars-immediate
possession. Man wants to build a
printing establishment there. You
come down sometime next week and
pick out all the things y9a think you
and Harriet would like, and III auction
off the rest"
She shivered again and, 70 her
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-05-18
CHAPTER IA.
The Second Encounter.

Portia Stanton was late for lunch
so, after stripping off her jacket and
gloves, rolling up her veil. and scowl-
ing at herself in an oblong mahogany
framed mirror in the hall, she walked
into the dining-room with her hat on.
Seeing her mother sitting at the lunch
table, she asked, where's RoseT
She'll be down. presently, think, y
her moteer said. ''Does your hat
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-05-18
Hietrionic Aspirations.

HAS your friend any histrionfc as
pirations?"
"Oh, he don't bother any about his
tory. He wants to be an actor"
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Naturally.

"What caused that awkward break
in the conversation"
Someone dropped the subject"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-05-18

Strikes are useful in showing men
how long they can live without work.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-10-18
WEST HAND

Rec Heights Review-Seventeen
thousand dollars worth of second
Liberty Loan Bonds were sold in Rec
Heights Monday. Hand County is
asked to subscribe one hundred thou
sand dollars. and will do IL easily.
Everett Bunk is at work on the
new schoolhouse In Midland town
ship. Fl. r. Gardner has secured the
contract.
Chas. Faulkenhainer, Of Campbell
township, is hauling lumber for a
new residence, which is TO be 28x32
feet, with a full basement.
Herb and Will Wareing have in
vested in another quarter Of land in
Campbell township-the land recent
ly owned by ID. C. Moncur.
Henry Speaker is making ready to
put up a new house on his farm north
of town. The building will be "a by
80. with a full concrete basement.
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Sept. 6t6 . . -. -. -.
Notice of Referees Sale
State of South Dakota, County of
Hand, IS. In Circuit Court, Sixth
Judicial Circuit.
William Reid, Plaintiff.
VS..
John Reid. Andrew Reid. Charles
w. Reid. Robert A. Reid, George r.
Reid. James e. Reid. Nettie McDoug-
all, Kenneth r. Bennett, Lester c.
Bennett and Wallace r. Bennett,
Defendants.
Notice is hereby given that by viz
tue of an order. dated August 18th,
1917, for partition and sale, to us
directed and delivered and now in
u hands issued by the Circuit Court
in and for Hand County, South Dako-
ia, We will sell as hereinafter set
forth, the following real estate, towit:
The Northwest quarter of Section
twelve, In township one hundred and
twelve, north range sixty-six, in Hand
County, South Dakota and the South
half of Section one In township n
hundred and eleven. north range
sixty-six In Hand County. South Da-
kota, and Five and one-half acres OF
land In the Southeast corner az the
Northeast quarter Of section one. In
township one hundred and eleven,
north range sixty-six, IN Hand Coun-
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October IL IS
Order to Show Cause ON Filing Petit
ton to Sell Land
State of South Dakota, County OF
Hand, IS. In County Court.
In the Matter of the Estate OF VIII
liam j. Thorn, incompetent.
On reading and filing the petition
of Charles Donahue, guardian, setting
forth the amount of personal estate
that has come to his hands, and the
disposition thereof; the amount of
debts outstanding against said incom-
petent. and a description of AL the
real estate of which said incompetent
is seized, and the condition and
value OF the respective portions there
of; and praying that license be to
him granted to sell the Northeast
quarter of section twelve, in township
one hundred and eight, north range
sixty-eight, in Buffalo County, South
Dakota. And it appearing, by said
petition. that there is not sufficient
personal estate in the hands of said
guardian to pay said debts, and that
It is necessary, In oder 10 pay the
same to sell the whole of said real
estate;
1t Is Therefore Ordered, That all
persons interested in said estate APP
pear before the Judge Of this Court,
on Saturday, the 10th day of Novem-
Der, A. d.. 1917, at 10 o'clock P. NJ,
at the Court House in Hand county,
then and there to show cause lf any
there bel why license should not be
granted to said Charles Donahue. to
sell said real estate according to the
prayer of said petition.
And 1t Is Further Ordered Ths. Z
copy vi this order shall be published
for four successive weeks prior to
said day of hearing, the last of which
publications shall be at least fourteen
days before the said day OF hearing
in the Miller Press a weekly news
paper printed and published at Miller
in said county. and personally served
on all persons interested in said estate
residing in said county. at least four
teen days before said day of hearing.
and upon all other persons interested,
according % law.
Dated at Miller, s. D., the 9Th day
of October. A. d. 1917.
BY the Court,
r.. C. Anderson,
Judge Of the County Court.
Attest: W. e. Morrow,
(SEAL) Clerk of the County Court.
Harlan J. Bushfield, Atty.
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Clerk of the County Court.
Frank r. Fisher. Attorney for Petitioner.
October 1853
Notice Of Hearing Petition for Letter,
OF Administration

October 1873
Notice Of Hearing Petition for Letters
OF Administration
State of South Dakota, County OF
Hand. ss. In County Court.
In the Matter Of the Estate of HON.
er l.. Weston, deceased.
The State of South Dakota sends
Greeting to Samantha M. Weston
Joel H. Weston, Numa T. Weston,
Seldom w. Weston. William G.. Wes-
ton, o. p. Weston and ID. C. Weston
heirs at law and next Of kin of
Homer l.. Weston deceased, and to
all to whom these presents may come.
Notice Is hereby given that Numa
T. Weston has fled with the Judge
of this Court. a petition praying for
Letters of Administration of the es-
tate of Homer l.. Weston, deceased
and that Friday. the End day OF No
vember. 1917 at 2 o'clock p. M, OF
said day. being a day of regular term
of this Court, to-wit: of the Novem-
Der term. 1917, at the Court House
In the city of Miller, County OF Hand
has been set for hearing said petition
when ana where any person interest
ed may appear and show cause why
the said petition should net be grant
ed.
Dated at Miller, s. d., this 18th day
Of October, A. ID. 1917.
r. c. Anderson,
(SEAL) Judge Of the County Court,
Harlan J. Bushheid. Atty.
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October 1St3
Notice Of Hearing Petition for Letters
Of Administration
State OF South Dakota, County OF
Hand. IS. In County Court.
In the Matter OF the Estate of
Marshall Kane. deceased.
The State OF South Dakota sends
Greeting to Catherine A. Kane, Peter
A. Kane. Cora b. Lilly. Claude Kane,
Lilly Halen, Rosy M. Corbin. Alley l..
Kane, Marshall Kane, Catherine Cor
bin and Marion Corbin. heirs Mt law
and next of kin OF Marshall Kane,
deceased, and to all to whom these
presents may come.
Notice is hereby given that Peter
A. Kane has filed with the Judge OF
this Court. q petition praying for
Letters Of ADMINISTRATION Of the es-
tate Of Marshall Kane. deceased, and
that Friday. the 10th day Of Novem-
Der. 1917 at 10 o'clock q. m. OF said
day, being n day OF regular term OF
this Court, to-wit: OF the November
term, 1917. at the Court House In the
city OF Miller, County OF Hand. has
been set for hearing said petition.
when and where any person interest,"
ed may appear and show cnuse why
the said petition should not be grant
ed
isted at Miller, s. D. this i7tn day
OF October, A. D.. 1917.
n. C.. Anderson,
(SEAL) Judge Of the County Court.
Harlan ]. Bushneld, Atty,
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October 4t3
Order For Hearing Petition For Pro-
bate of Will

October 4t3
Order For Hearing Petition For Pro.
bate of Will
State of South Dakota, County Of
Hand, IS. In County Court.
In the Matter of the Estate Of Fan
ME Sprague, deceased
The State of South Dakota Sends
Greeting to Nancy Sprague, Emie
Sprague, Alfred Sprague, Ira Sprague,
Andrew Sprague and Warren Sprague
heirs and next of kin of Fannie Spra-
que, deceased.
Pursuant to an Order Of said Court
made on the LIST day of October, 1917,
notice is hereby given that Friday the
18th day OF October, 1917, at 10 o'clock
A. M. of said day, at the Court Room
County Of Hand and state of South
Dakota, has been appointed as the
time and place of proving the Will
of said Fannie Sprague, deceased, and
for hearing the application of Emie
Sprague for the issuance to her of
Letters of Administration, when and
where any person interested may APP
pear and oppose the same.
Witness the Hon. r. C. Anderson,
Judge of the County Court and the
seal of said Court this LIST day of Octo-
Der, at his Office in the city of Miller,
County of Hand and State of South
Dakota.
(SEAL) X. C. Anderson, Judge.
w. E. Morrow, Clerk.
Harlan J. Bushfeld, Atty.
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CORRESPONDENCE
AND NEARBY EXCHANGES

CONTINUED from first page.)
Speakers we'll, and expect to drill
one for Mr.. Steinleitner Sr. soon.
NJ. Bowman and son John from
ST. Lawrence went to Redfeld and
Rockham the first OF the week.
Austin Myers visited his cousin
Lynn Cree in Miller Saturday night
and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Moncur Jr.
visited at Bert Moncur's Sunday.
Mrs. Susie Allen has been visiting
her niece Mrs. VIM. Spinner. She
returned to her home Il Valley
Springs, s.. ID. Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Bowman from
st. Lawrence visited at J. A. Vessels
Sunday night.
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October 4t3
Notice Of Application For Probate Of
Will

VIII
State OF South Dakola, County Of
Hand, IS. In County Court.
In the Matter of the Estate OF John
Benten Hazlett. also known as ]. B.
Hazlett, deceased.
The State of South Dakota sends
Greeting to Margaret Rebecca Haz-
lett, of Rockham, S. D.; Mrs. Margaret
Esther Cave, of jamestown, N. D.;
Mrs. Lulu Myrtle Miller, of Osceola,
Iowa; Mrs. Mary Ellen White, Of
Truro, Iowa: John r. Hazlett, of
Rockham, S. ID. and Oliver T. Hazlett,
of Redfeld, S. D., heirs, next OF kin
of J. b. Hazlett, deceased.
Pursuant to an order of said Court,
made on the Third day Of October,
A. D., 1917, notice is hereby given that
Monday the 22nd day of October, A.
D., 1917, at ten o'clock a. m of said
day, at the Court Room of said Court,
at Miller in the county of Hand, have
been appointed as the time and place
for proving the Will of said ]. B. Haz-
lett John Benten Hazlett), deceased,
and for hearing the said petition for
probate thereof and the issuance Of
Letters Testamentary therein, when
and where any person interested may
appear and contest the same.
Dated at Miller, South Dakota, the
Bird day of October, A. ID. 1917.
By the Court:
Attest: r. C.. Anderson,
Judge of the County Court.
w. f.. Morrow,
Clerk of the County Court.
VIM. Isscnhuth, ATTY, Redfieid, 8. D.
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ty, South Dakota, described in the
records of the Register of Deeds Of
flee Of Hand County. South Dakota.
as Parcels thirteen, fourteen and Of
teen thereof and lots twenty-five and
the town Of washington, in Hand
Couty, South Dakota.
And we will, on Friday the 18th
day of October, A. d., 1917, at the
hour of Two o'clock p. M. of said
day, at the dwelling house on the
premises described as the South half
of section one, in township one hun
dred and eleven, north range sixty
six in said Hand County, South Da-
kota, proceed to sell all the right
title, and interest of the parties to
the above entitled action in and to
the above described real estate, which
parties are tenants In common to the
premises herein described as the sole
heirs at law of Charles Reid, de-
ceased land which sale will be made
for the purpose of making partition
of said described property among the
persons entitled thereto; such sale
will be made at public auction to the
highest bidder and the terms Of sale
for such property will be all cash or
one third cash and the balance OF the
purchase price on or before five years
from the date of said sale, secured by
purchase money notes and mortgages
therefor upon such real estate and
drawing 6 per cent interest per n
mum, payable annually.
Dated at Miller Hand County, South
Dakota, September 9Th, 1917.
j. III. MEHRENT
GEORGE p. SCOTCHBROOK
w. H. STEWART, Referees.
Harlan j. Bushfield, Attorney.
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October 1873
Notice of Hearing Petition for Letters
of Administration

October 1873
Notice of Hearing Petition for Letters
of Administration
State of South Dakota, County of
Hand, IS. In County Court.
In the Matter OF the Estate of Alley
l.. Kane. deceased.
The State of South Dakota sends
Greeting to Catherine A. Kane, heir
at law and next of kin of Alley l..
Kane, deceased, and to all to whom
these presents may come.
Notice is hereby given that Peter
A. Kane has filed with the Judge of
this Court, a petition praying for
Letters OF Administration of the es-
tate OF Alley l.. Kane, deceased, and
that Friday. the 10th day of November
1917 at 10 o'clock a. m, of said day,
being a day of regular term of this
Court, to-wit: of the November term,
1917, at Court House In the city of
Miller, county Of Hand has been set
for hearing said petition, when and
where any person interested may APP
pear and show cause why the said
petition should not be granted.
Dated at Miller, S. ID. this 7th day
of October A. d.. 1917,
r. G.. Anderson,
(SEAL) Judge of the County Court.
Harlan j. Bushfeld, Atty.
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SALE

Whereas, Default has been made in
the payment of the interest and
principal on the money secured by a
mortgage dated the 7th day Of Feb
ruary, A. d., 1911, executed by Joseph
Mishler, Of the County of Grundy,
and state of Iowa, to Henry Sisson, of
the County of Thayer and State OF
Nebraska, and which mortgage was
recorded in the Office of the Register
of Deeds of the County of Hand,
State of South Dakota. in Book 95 of
Mortgages, on page 203, on the 28th
day of February, 1911, at II o'clock
A. NJ; and
Whereas, no action or proceedings
at law or otherwise have been insti-
tuted to o the debt secured by
said mortgage or any part thereof;
Whereas, 1t was stipulated IN said
Mortgage that IL default wou. I be
made in the payment of any portion
OF the principal or interest promptly
at the time the same should become
due, or IL default he made in the pay
ment of the taxes assessed or to be
assessed on said premises before the
same become delinquent, then the
a sum. both principal and inter-
est, at once become due:
Whereas, on the 23rd day of May,
1911, said mortgage, with the note
secured therby, was duly assigned by
the said MORTGAGE to w. ID. Galbraith
of the county of Thayer in the state
OF Nebraska, which assignment was
duly recorded in the Office of the Reg
lister of Deeds of said Hand County,
South Dakota on the 18th day of April.
1917 at IL o'clock a. m. In Book III
OF Mortgages on page 1870 thereof.
Whereas, Default has been made
In payment OF the taxes assessed on
said real property as agreed by the
said mortgagor in said mortgage;
and
Whereas, the whole amount OF the
principal and interest has become
due by reason Of such default; and
Whereas, the amount claimed to be
due upon said mortgage at the date
OF this notice. Is the sum of Forty-six
hundred and seventy-four dollars and
Thirty-six cents, ~($4674.36) towit:
$4,000 PRINCIPAL, and $645 interest, be-
sides the sum of twenty-nine dollars
and t~hirty-six cents for taxes neces-
sarily paid by said mortgage, and
interest and twenty-five dollars at
torney's fees, stipulated for in said
mortgage.
Now, therefore, notice is hereby
given that by virtue Of the W OF
sale contained in said mortgage, and
duly recorded as aforesaid and in
pursuance of the statutes in such
case made and provided, the said
mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale
OF the mortgaged premises therein
described at public auction at the
front door of the court house, in the
city of Miller, and county of Hand.
and state Of South Dakota, ON the 13th
day of October, 1917, at 10 O'Clock in
the fore noon Of that day. The mort
gagged premises are situated in the
County Of Hand in the State OF South
Dakota, and are described as follows.
towit: Lots three, four and the south
half OF the Northwest quarter Of sec-
ton two, in township one hundred and
fourteen. north range ~sixty-six, west
of the 5th p. NJ
Dated at Miller. South Dakota. this
9TH day OF September. A. D.. 1911.
W.-D. GalbFnith,
Assignee or Mortgaeee.
Harlan ]. BushReld,
Attorney tor Assignee Of Mortgassa