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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-12-21

the evidence in this one of those Chi
nese puzzle boxes. II you don't know
the combination, it needs an ak to open
It. Put it away somewhere-your
trunk till we land-but take 1t ashore
In your handbag. A tip from the other
side, you know, and the customs IN
spectors'll turn my luggage inside out +:
but you're perfectly safe, you see,
coming in as an allen. They'll pass you
on your declaration"
The girl slipped the box-it was
cards-into the lining pocket Of her
cloak. I'll keep it safe" she said
quietly.
Dear child, It's so good to have
you to count on" Craven patted her
cheek affectionately. Nothing like
ones own flesh and blood. I thought
could trust that man: he was my
only aide this trip" He sighed pro-
foundly. and shook a doleful head.
"Well-good-night again. I'll go aft
again; you forward. We mustn't be
seen confabulating out here at this
hour"
He stepped back two PAGES and van
ished like shape of dream.
For moment or two the girl lin
gered. listening keenly; but hearing
nothing, not even Craven's retreating
footsteps she finally took heart and
moved quietly forward beside the rail.
But she had put barely eight PAGES
behind her when she checked smartly.
with an inarticulaee gasp just short
of one whose burly figure, notionless,
barred her path. And then, as she
stepped back and turned in toward
the superstructure. thinking in her
panic TO escape by q sudden dash for
the companionway. some whim of
chance caused the tenant of the near
est stateroom to turn on the lights, and
two square windows leaped refulgent
out of the gloom. the nearer silhouet-
ting the head and shoulders of another
man into whose embrace, as well. she
had been on the point Of throwing
herself.
Simultaneously strong hands fell
upon her shoulders from behind, she
was whirled about into the hollow of
q powerful arm, and an incipient
scream was smothered on her lips by
the impact of a heavy palm.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-12-21
Colorado.

The French Gulch Dredging Com
pany's boat is working in big pay"
gravel in French gulch, about three
miles east from Breckenridge.
H. A. Butler is conducting an active
campaign OF development on a prom
Using group of mining claims which he
owns in the Daley district, Clear
Creek county.
The Mutual Cooperative Mining
Company, which has properties at Ko-
komo, Gold Hill and Lee Hill, has Its
winters work we'll lined up and is
shipping regularly.
The two large molybdenite concen-
tration mills now being erected at
Climax and at Buffehr's spur on the
South Park line will be in running
order by early in February.
A special from Breckenridge re-
ports that the Iron Mask mine ON
Shock hill is getting to be a regular
producer of heavy lead-sulphide ore.
which sells for over 500 per ton.
Isabella cut into the Buena Vista
vein at twenty-five feet below the six
teenth level at depth of 1926 feet.
There were two assays made, one run
ming $40 in gold to the ton and the
other better than 500 gold to the ton.
Reports from the Michigan Mining
& Milling Company's mines at Koko-
mo are that a new ore body more
than nine feet thick had been opened
and that two carloads a day are being
shipped to the Globe smelter at Den.
yer.
The predictions of mining engineers
and old-timers of Aspen that mines as
rich if not richer than those devel-
oped in the immediate Aspen district
would some day be discovered on the
southern continuation of the Aspen
mineral belt, in the Highland mining
district bid fair to become realities.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-12-21
SCOUTS HALT PENNY FAMINE

Uncle Sam has found another real
war job for his great army Of scout
uniformed boys. They are to be or
ganized into a penny brigade" and
will make one grand charge to help
relieve the penny famine.
No longer need the little lad. brave
in his boy scout uniform, watch with
envy his more fortunate brother who
has doBned the khaki Of his country.
He can do his part at home. as he did
In the Liberty Loan canvass.
Postmaster w. B. Carlile Of Chicago
suggests that the young patriots climb
up TO a certain shelf where rests the
penny savings banks Of the younger
members of the family. usually sacred
to the memory of Christmas. and have
father or mother change the pennies
for dollars, half-dollars, quarters
dimes and nickels. The pennies are
TO be spent with the butcher, the ba.
ker, the grocer and the landlord, Oh
they may be put into circulation liz
any other way.
Mr.. Carlile believes this outpourine
of peenies from the children's banks
of the country will be big lift to
Uncle Sam in meeting problem
brought about by conditions due to the
war The post Office Is feeling the
penny shortage the same as all busi-
ness houses. The government Is un-
able to coin pennies as fast as they are
needed.
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Doesn't the suspicion grow in
your mind that Quoin 10 using
his reputation as detective for
some secret, illegal purpose? Do
you fathom his game?
cro BE CONTINUED
Derivation Of Germany"

German" and Germany" come from
the Latin Germanicus and Germania,
which were the Roman names for the
Germans and their country. The words
are supposed to be from Celtic root
which some say meant "shouters" and
others say meant "neighbors." The
Germans call themselves "Deutsch,"
which Is from the same root as
Dutch" and "Teuton." The root
meant "of the people" or belonging to
the people," and may have been the re-
suit of an effort to put into barbarian
tongue the Greek word ethnikos, mean
ing the same thing, "of the people" or
racial" The relation between
"Deutsch" and ''Teuton" is more easily
seen when we consider that "Deutsch'
used to be spelled ''Teutsch."
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-12-21
CHAPTER VIII.

Later she recalled that one Of the
foghorn's agonized squalls had seemed
like signal for the attack. 1t was
reverherating in her ears, like the
shrek of damned soul, all the while
she was struggling in that brutal en-
brace. 1t was still yammering even
when she was released.
Throughout her consciousness was
faithfully registering nightmare inn
pressions-of the second man closing
in to aid her first assailant; Of saw
age tearing Of her cloak; of cynical
accents breathed hatefully in her ear,
Easy now! Take 1t easy, little one,
If you don't want to get hurt! Steady
sol" of someone swearing fretfully !;
of third voice rapping out an oath of
rage: of sounds like the crack of
pistol shot the thud of heavy fall, a
grunt Of pain. vile expression from
him who held her
And then she was free-and the fog
horn still screeching!
She staggered back to the rail. her
brain reeling, no true conference in her
consciousness-only the struggle be-
tween instructive desire to scream and
the knowledge that for some reason
she mustn't.
Then friendly voice saluted facul-
ties just beginning to comprehend that
chance had sent a rescue. You, Miss
Craven? You?" Quoin was bending
solicitously over her as she clung trem-
bling to the rail.
Words come with difficulty from q
throat parched with fright. "Oh!' she
cried, one hand to her bosom. 'Mr
Quoin!"
| you're quite safe now. But are
you hurt, Miss Cravenr
I'm all right, think. Oh, thanl
you, Mr.. Quoinl"
There! I've done nothing-jus
happened along at the right time
thank Godi But the first thing !.
to get you out of this confoundeo fog =
"No-please-one moment"
The girl was searching franticall!
for the lining pocket in her cloak.
And then at last she found IT, an<
It was empty.
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1 She turned a vacant stare to Quofnt
puzzled regard. A sense of sulYoca
ton oppressed her. and his vedct
sounded from q far distance:
whats the matter? You're sure
you're not hurt? Can do anythingg ?
| i've been robbed 7" she managed to
articulate piteously.
Them he urged, -iet me see you to
your stateroom. Afterward I'll find
the captain"
mo, no! Oh. please. moi Don,
tell anybody"
He stared. Let me get this straight
he said after a moment. you've been
subjected to a dastardly attack. ane
robbed, and don't want me to lodge
complaint with the ofIfcersT
"Yes. yes." she nodded. Yes
| that's it-don't tell anybody. Promise
me that-please promise!
IF that's your WISH" he said coolly.
I've no right to oppose It"
I'm sorry" she faitered: 'but it's
something l can't explain. II I'd only
myself to think Of She checked In
CONSERVATION at that slip.
Il see" Quoin said gently. "It's an
others secret-not all your ownr
She was silent.
But" he persisted, you've been
robbed OF something valuable-whether
yours or another's. Do you mean to
let II go without effort to regain it?"
"Oh, no-something must be done ="
She worked her hands together In help
less torment.
Then you don't mean to let the
matter drop? But can you accomplish
anything unaided7 l don't want to
seem intrusive. but I'm really a bit
experienced In such matters. you
know. And OF the many who have
trusted me, none has ever regretted
it,"
"Oh. know, l know, Mr.. Quoin !!
But what can tell you? That I don't
know what 1t is I've lost7"
His brows lifted at this. "Is that
possible. Miss Craven?"
Its the truth" she protested. "It-
something was given me to take care
OF, something don't know what-in
a little wooden Chinese puzzle box, and
that has been stolen from me-"
Quoin nodded. These men who at.
tackled you-do you know them?"
Il haven't the slightest suspicion
who they were"
There was honesty in her accents /:
Quoin believed her. II think-possi.
bly, can find them for you, with your
permission"
You saw them?'
NO. But among our fellow passen.
gers are two card sharps, one Of whom
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-12-21
scours FIND WHISKY CACHE

A party of boy scouts on a hike near
hartford, Wash, discovered a cache
Of whisky and telephoned the police
station for Instructions. Capt. George
Miles of Spokane directed the boys
tn remain there and he would send
officers for the liquor.
The police greyhound went out with
detectives and picked up the boys and
proceeded to the cache, where they
found more than 100 bottles Of liquor
in seven sacks, which was taken to
the station.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-12-21
SCOUTS HAVE A THRIFT CLUB.

The Boy Scouts Saving club was Or
ganized by Boy Scout Troop No. 81 for
all boy scout troops Of Milwaukee.
Only boy scouts are entitled to make
deposit.
The savings club was organized to
encourage the thrift habit, which Is
part Of the scouts program. The club
ia in care Of the National Exchange
bank.
A bank book Is issued to each scout
that makes a deposit of so cents or
more, and the account draws interest
at the rate Of per cent.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-12-21
M ontanA,

The United States geological sur
vey has completed a midyear canvass
of the production of lead in the
United States in the first six months
of 1917. This canvass shows that the
output of domestic desilverized lead,
excluding desilverized soft lead, in
the first six months of 1917 was 152.-
231 short tons, as compared with 316..
469 tons in the twelve months of 1916.
The output of domestic soft lead, in.
Guiding that desilverized, was 124,291
tons. as compared with 235,759 tons
in the preceding twelve months.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-12-21
Arizona,

Arizona copper production this year
will reach about 10000. 900 pounds.
The property OF the Argus Gold &
Copper Company, more generally
known as the A. B. Jones property.
has begun development work.
Word comes to Bowie from Dos Ca
bezas that large gold and silver
ledge has been opened in the Gold
Ridge Mining Company's property.
Several months ago. in and around
Bowie and Benson, an oil excitement
was on and several tracts were taken
up. At present a test well Is being
drilled near Holbrook to test that
part Of Arizona.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-12-21
Man's Love for Count.

A mans love for his native land lies
deeper than any logical expression.
among those pulses Of the heart which
vibrate to the sanctities Of home and
to thoughts which leap up from his
fathers grava-CAapin.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-12-21
New Mexico,

The Great Western Oil Company of
Enid, Okla, has purchased a part of
the acreage upon which the Brown
well at Artesia is located
The Great Western Oil and Refin-
ing Company of Roswell, and the Al
hambra Silver Mining Company Of
Silver City were Incorporated.
Il am convinced there are vast
quantities of oil in New Mexico and I
think good oil fields can be developed
in time" declared Fayette A. Jones,
formerly head Of the Socorro School
of Mines.
The report Of the Chino Copper
Company for the quarter ending Sep
tember 80 shows the gross production
Of copper contained in concentrates
from milling operations was 21,8S7,-
496 pounds, comparing with 20,546,593
pounds in the previous quarter. The
average monthly production was:
July 7,34S,767 pounds; August 6,s24..
127 pounds; September, 7,719.49d
pounds; average 7,295,797 pounds per
month. The total amount Of ore
treated 966,00O tons, averaging 10,500
tons per day, and is a record amount
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-12-21
WESTERN
MINING AND OIL
NEWS

Boulder.-Tungsten concentrates.
60 per cent. s2O.0OQs25.Oo per unit.
Crude ores. 60 per cent. $4,000 $500;
rs per cent. 312.00Q12.50: 10 per
cent. $940g1220 per unit.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-12-21
Wyoming.

There will be considerable activity
in the Rawlins field all winter.
Information comes that the Gipsey
Oil Company is preparing to move its
headquarters from Kansas to Casper.
The declaration Of 81 extra by
the Northern Pipe Line and the dou-
bling Of the yearly disbursement by the
Cumberland Pipe Line Company. d -
dicative Of the tremendous earnings
now being made by all of the pipe line
companies whose lines are into fields
that are not running out.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-12-21
LESSON FOR DECEMBER %
THE STORY OF THE FIRST
CARISTMAS.

LESSON TEXT-Matthew 2:1-12
GOLDEN TEXT-There IL born to yol
this day in the city of David. q Savior
who 10 Christ the Lord.-Luke 3:ll
Malvern daily record., 1917-10-26
\ here are only fluo kinds of people on American soil to-. cEay--tE1ose who are FOR AMERICA. and tzaoee who are FOR GER1lANY.'|

 We ore no longer Repubz lica1as or Democrats or Pros gressives or Socialists-1ve are either AMERICANS or TRAITORS. We are either doing everything power help America and defeat the Kaseor else we're helping American soldiers and helping the bodeard Kaiser continue his unpeaabe tor- the helpless and girls and babes France and Belgium
Malvern daily record., 1917-10-26

United States-i you refuse to help the alld that is giving you your bread and butter, your hoe your chance make decent living, the count less blessings of freedom and that found nowhere eo in all the world but America if refuse to buy Ameca Liberty Bonds when able do sohen ought be Central Europe fighting for the Kaiser there under the kses flag fight ing for him here while Americas bread and breathe the air of Freedom
Malvern daily record., 1917-10-26
t doesr1'ti make a particle of difference what country you were born int doesn't make

q particle of difference whether you were born in America whether from Europe Asia, Africa or
 the South Sea Isandsf loyal the United States and do
 everything help the United States when she needs help, then yourself American.
Malvern daily record., 1917-10-26

You can't be for the Kaiser and for America, too. Remem- Der that And every man and woman who is for America how that may be- buying Liberty Bonds # it's possible al the togeher.
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ing to the appetite as all would have
supposed who knew of Mrs. Howard
already acquired hospitable reputa-
ton.
On Wednesday last Mr.. X. j. Nc
Tony of this town had narrow escape
from being killed by a stroke OF
lightning. He was riding along the
road in buggy about two miles from
New Munich when the lightning
struck just behind him and the cur
rent of electricity hit him in the back
and ran along his leg and back. When
he recovered he found himself still
in the buggy with his horse going at
a rapid pace nearly mile from where
he was struck, near house, where
he managed to stop the horse, and the
inmates carried him in and after ar
plyingf spirits and rubbing him nearly
three hours they succeeded in restor-
ing the circulation. On Thursday ne
was brought home and bids fair to be
alright again in few days.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-08-09
Council Proceedings
SPECIAL MEETING.

Special meeting of the Common
Council of the City of Sank Centre
held Monday, July 9Th, 1917, at
o'clock p. m.
The Council conversed pursuant tt
call of the Mayor with Aldermen, Hill.
erud, Jameson, Jenkins, Brown ant
O'Gara in attendance.
The call was read which stated the
object of the meeting to be for the
purpose of considering matters per.
tanning to the Light & Power Plant
and for consideration of communica
tons relative thereto.
The Light & Water Committee, has
arranged with the St. Cloud Iror
Works to look over the Light &
rover fIant and submit a proposition
for the cast iron plates for the floor
and Iron works had submitted a bic
for the job, of $4,000 for the MAR
floor, or $4,000 for the entire floor.
By unanimous vote Alderman Hill
erud was directed to close the dea
with the St. Cloud Iron Works on the
best basis he could.
The Clerk and Mayor were directed
to draw an order in favor of the Allis
Chalmers Co., for so per cent of tho
contract price of the machinery ant
equipment, amounting to S14,967, a:
soon as the entire purchase was founs
to be on hand.
The clerk presented the St. Clouc
Light & Power Co., check for $15000(
for corrected statement of what the
check was in payment of. In othel
words, to be corrected to cover items
contained in the Contract dated, Sept
80, 1916.
The Council voted to have the ma.
chinery finished in black enamel, ano
Aldermen O'Gara and Brown were
directed to so advise the Erecting En-,
ginemen.
The meeting was then adjourned.
J. F. Cooper,
City Clerk.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-08-09
SPECIAL MEETING.

Special meeting of the Common
Council of the City of Sank Centre,
held Friday, July goth, 1917, at 8
o'clock p. m.
The Council convened on call of the
Mayor with all the members in at
tendance, save Alderman Parkinson.
The call was read which stated the
object of the meeting to be for the
purpose of Acting upon the st. Cloud
Light & Power Co., contract to pur-
chase Electrical Equipment and for
the further purpose of enacting Ordin-
ance requested by the Public Safety
Commission in relation to Saloons and
Vagrancy and any other business that
might come before this meeting"
Mr.. Plank, Mr.. Whitney's secretary,
appeared before the Council and ex-
planned that Mr.. Whitney, in making
his contract with the City under date
of Sept. 80, 1916, intended to cover
all the Electrical Equipment in the
mill at that time. But as the City
understood that the contract covered
parts mentioned in the contract, the
matter was finally adjusted by the
City reatining the transformer, which
was the matter in dispute and Mr..
Plank gave the City the st. Cloud Pub
lie Service Co., check for $1500.00 for
the 100 k. W. generator and belt; the
switchboard, together with all instru-
1ents thereon; and the k. w. EXETER:
Mr.. Plank advised the Council that
this equipment could be retained by
the city until the new plant was in
operation, at the stipulated rental of
$500 per day, as stated in Mr.. Whit
ney's letter on this subject.
The Vagrancy Ordinance, recon-
mended by the Public Safety Commits
sion, was presented, read and unani-
mously adopted.
The Water & Light Committee, af-
ter talking with other Aldermen, en-
ployed w. f. Benjamin to make test
of the sands adjacent to the lake with
a view of excavating a reservoir for
water, instead of taking it from a
crib in the lake, and thus escape the
grass and weed nuisance.
Mr.. Benjamin was present at the
meeting and reported that he had
made tests and thought the reservoir
was not only fesible, but equally as
cheap as extending into the lake and
cribbing for the new intake pipe.
On motion unanimously carried, the
D..
= committee of three, whose duty it
should be to construct such reservoir
at once.
President Hillerud appointed the
Light & Water Committee, as such
special committee.
The Mayor and Clerk were directed
to draw an order in favor of w. F.
Benjamin in the sum of S16.48 for his
services and expenses in making the
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among other things a balance on
hand of 1881. A monthly attendance
of 1893 with the largest single day 5
attendance of 81. The report We. a.
tcpted and ordered filed.
I he Clerk reported that practically
ali Of the Alis-Chalmers equipment
for the new power plant was IN the
ground and that the manager of tie
plant recommended the payment of 80
Ter cent of the contract price, being
S14,967.00 and Clerk was directed &c
issue an order for that amount
There being no further business, the
meeting was adjourned.
J. F. Cooper,
=. City Clerk.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-08-09
IA YEARS AGO
INTERESTING ITEMS FROM
HERALD OF 1S73-J. III.
SIA1ONTON, EDITOR.
Herald of August 2, 1873.

A-AS%AA Va <ho SeoS - ASscs
Harvest Farmers.in this section
CO lmenced cutting rye and barley the
first of the week and this week will
petty much finish up those kind Of
grain, wheE the wheat harvest will
uu.-Elence ana for time claim the en-
tire attention Of the farmers.
Beware Of Observation-Disclosures
felt $40 notas, National Bank of
P0cg hkeepsie, N. Y, have found their
way to Sank Centre. Look out fol
them.
Sudden Deatl1---We neglected to
note IN or issue of last week, the
death On Monday, of Mrs. Hannah
Evans, wife of Francis H. Evans, of
this. town which occurred after an ill
re~s Of thirty hours. Besides her
husband she leaves two children to
mourn her loss.
Sank Centre bids fair to become
noted for the production of new styles
of tanning mills. No less than three
1'"tents Of tanning mills have been
taken by Sank Centre people in the
last six months and another one of
our citiz:n is expecting his papers by
next mail.
A M gnifcant time was enjoyed at
j. r. Towards on Saturday evening
last. Several hours wer spent in all
GERS OF pastin2es and the whole af-
fair proved enjoyable to the extreme.
Our esteemed fellow townsman,
Pon. A. Harto, seemed to be the fav-
orite of the evening, as he will doubt
less prove to be in the count out"
next November, and was considered
bv I'll decidedly the most graceful
of the graceful in the .trip-the-light
fa~tistic-tce performance.
The good things were just as tempt