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but still accounted the finest saddle
horse in the county, as was Peggy
the finest horsewOman.
A glance toward nearby
house brought warm light
in her eyes, the white-gabledl
house where Edna Winners lived.
and at which she had gazed so
tragically once. Now she and Edna
saw each other almost every day
and their "circle" was truly an
open" one.
All the names combined did not
number one-half the times one
name alone appeared! One
name was on every page, just as
one person was in every beat OF
her heart-Ed!
Peggy sat upright, held by a
new thought.
Why? asked Peggy in wonder,
Why was her love for her husband
greater than all these other loves
No answer came to Peggy. She
only comprehended dimly that 1t
was Gods purpose, breathing thru
her. From the beginning
of time it was meant that she and
Ed should meet and love.
Them piercing scream from
the next field and Peggy, all else
forgotten, was on her feet, the
diary falling to the ground I'M
noticed as Peggy sped to her little
brood.
Then came a game with the
"She touched a caterpillar; that
was all, Mother" Eddie explained.
daisy chain, then a song with three
little boys out-singing each other
discordantF, then cry of Dad
dy! There's Daddy, sitting under
mothers tree." Then-Peggy re-
membered the diary also under
mothers tree!"
The diary was still under It;
only now 1t lay open on Eds knees
and Ed was perusing It intently.
| She halted behind a tree little
way off. and watched him under
lowered lashes. How would he
take it? she wondered.
She approached stealthily, want.
ing to see his expression before
committing herself.
Come on. Peggy" he called
out, quietly.
Peggy ran to him, scuttled
down on her knees and wound her
arms about him.
Darling, l am Good Peggy
ltruly-now!"
! He looked into the bewitchingly
perturbed face. ~
1 You're the same Peggy I mar
ried ten years ago, and the same
Peggy I'll celebrate our golden
wedding with-the same Pessua.
sive Peggy said he-and kissed
her. laughing a little.
Then, the laugh deepening, he
took a fountain pen from his
pocket and opened the diary.
i Persuasion number One," he
wrote. Persuasion number Two
and numbered each to the end oil
the book. Then he closed 1t and
handed 1t to Peggy.
We'll keep that for our golden
wedding. Ithas gold lettering on
the outside and golden experiences
inside"
| And I thought you might be
cross!" cried Peggy remorsefully
Il was while reading few
lpages," he answered. Then I saw
what you did was always done fol-
us both. You didn't fight me tt
get something for yourself, but tt
get something for us, together"
| Peggy flashed him a radiant
smile. Then she opened the
diary to I'LL the remaining quarter
OF a page.
/ 81 won't get another diary
she wrote, because / know nov
that my married house Is goina
to be all right to the end. clear to
the golden wedding. I know, be-
Cause II IL built mn"
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|Cuntinued From Our Last Issue)
CHAPTER XxxlV

three days later, in Squire
Doneon's office, the deed for the
Nod. title proved and clear. was
blaoed in Peggy's hands, and the
omaining seventy-five dollars IN
ban Crowder's. The day after that
ban. from his show window, saw
kwo men turning over the ground
Tor Mrs. Trowbridge's flower bed
grin overspread his jovial face
What could be better than a bed
|(of posies at his door, And II
would be creditable posy-bed
for whatever Mrs. Ed did was done
kieht--Dan had always admitted
Mis-. even II grudgingly. But. as
he watched his smile grew less
Z was q rather unusual prepara-
Mon for posy-bed; 1t began to
look like an excavation for cell
4ar.
A ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 2
btory, Groom building-less than
live hundred feet of floor space,
( Il couldn't be for q store-he had
bver two thousand square feet on
his two floors, and a light cellar
Ind an outhouse for supplies. Mrs
Trowbridge was too clever to start
rival store that didn't meet his
Dtock fully and little more.
slow much y askin' for flower
beds this mornin'. DAM" was a
greeting that never failed to come
From some one.
Dan laughed-outwardly. But,
rs Redyille knew full well, Dan
Erowder wasn't the man to. stand
being made the butt of by any
one. Mrs. Trowbridge had put
bne over on Dan-but Dan had
ket to come back. And 1t was
thfs indeterminate blow of Dams
This master strike, that might fall
IL any moment on Mrs. Ed, that
kept Redville excitement at fever
PITCH
Besides occupying the strategic
position of store-keeper. CrowdeI
kas the political boss of the coun-
~. He had his servile henchmenY
Ind their mission now was to find
out to what purpose Mrs. Trow-
bridge intended to put her new
building.
The rivalry between Redville
and Greencastle, separated by
eight miles, was as that between
ancient Athens and Sparta. Peggy
ned come from the township OF
Greencastle, and, despite her pop.
kularity in Redyille, was viewed as
Tan alien. And Dan Crowder knew
this attitude of Redville's,
Peggy laughed elfishly at hei
Husbands fears of Dan, and perk'
led her head saucily, the busy little
mead too full OF its beautiful
ff'vision" to see the gathering
clouds. Her first presage of de
feat came at church.. 1t was the
khird Sunday after her house wal
begun. On the two previous Sun
lays she had been greeted will
pleased ordinations.
But on the third Sunday Their,
Was no adpiring glances, no warm
y effusive greetings. Mrs. Trow
bridge was to be treated with tn,
Difference that her husbands acre.
Ind bank account demanded.
Peggy was openly bewildered
Her eyes turned from one to an
lbther In childish questioning. Sh'
Mid not hear the sermon.
But the next day Joe Downs
Kho came ostensibly to ask in
btructions about the building, ex
Plained the mystery. Plucking a
his whiskers, and looking at Peg
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-08

MRS. ROSS
GIVES SONS

Three of her sons already en-
listed in war service, Mrs. Mar
'gafet Ross of Pacific county,
whose charges against night riders
caused series of sensational
trials, must let her fourth boy
join the service also. Her appeal
to the district board Friday after
noon that Earl Ross be exempted,
SO that he could work with her on
their farm claim, was refused.
Walter Ross is an instructor in
aviation. John Ross is a student
in the Fort Smelling officers train
ing camp, and Frank Ross is a
first-class fireman on the cruiser
South Dakota.
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by Contractor Joe Downs, which
building is said to be owned by
Mrs. Ed Trowbridge, and known to
be situated in front of Daniel
Crowder's Emporium. Everyone
cordially, invited"
And they came in droves. All
of Redville township was there,
and contingents from Endwater
and~Greencastle, and from every
town and postoffice in the county.
All day a crowd surged around the
little white two-roomed, two-story
building. gaping at the innocent
exterior, and pressing noses
against the window paaes to gaze
at the equally innocent looking in
TERROR.
J Dan laughed, his biggest, most
genial laugh. He knew who was
going to get done up.
Two o'clock arrived, the speci-
fled time for the house-warming.
But Mrs. Ed did not appear. Nor
did Big Ed. The eyes of the crowd
began to turn toward the road
where the Trowbridge automobile
should be coming.
Then, strangely, curiously slow,
crawling along at snail's pace,
came the big blue touring car.
The impatient went to meet it -
and came flying back in wild ex-
element.
Sam Ichy was coming = Sam
Ichy, who had not been out of his
bed for Is years. The contest be-
tween Mrs. Ed and Dan Crowder
was lost sight Of In this new thrill.
And singular change of temper
swept over the crowd.
| Ne one spoke aloud as he was
lifted out and carried to the little
veranda of the new house, and
there propped up on a cot facing
the waiting people. They almost
held their breath as his voice
raised.
|. Friends an neighbors," he be-
gan-his voice, always strong and
clear, carrying to the edge of the
closely packed throng you've
been invited T. a house-warmin'
And you've come as strangers
come, expectin' T. look in an, ad-
mire er criticize, an T. go away
ag'in. That's cause I'm a childish
old man that wanted t. enjoy a lit
tie surprise party wanted t
keep you wonderin' an guessin'
SOS t. make y all come out an
welcome me. An'-an' think y all
do welcome me-"
Eve do! We dol" they shouted
and applauded wildly; and pressed
closer, and were quiet again -
waiting.
"Y' all know my interest In each
one o. you, jest IS know your in.
lterest I'm me. But, SO far, you've
done all tn givin'. Nary day thai
somethin' from some one o. you
don't find its way Z my door
pies an jellies an cake an sour
an bread an meat-dainty vic
tuals an hearty victuals. And
money. I've kept pouch between
my feather ticks an put in tn bills
an silver an gold just s 1t passed
from your hands e mine; only Il
mostly was left, unbeknownst I
me. under my pillow er tucked In
tn kivers. And allus I've beer
thfnkin' what kind Of a present
cd give you-Tmy neighbors an
friends. Then, one day. I ran u
on a plan.
Sam Ichy stopped TO wipe of
the beads of perspiration that mot
tied his face. The hardest thipe
he had ever done was this takins
Icredit to himself for Peggy'l
beautiful plan. But It was fol-
Redyilie--and for Peggy
"An' the plan is this: { give you
an Information Bureau in this cen
ter Of yer town, whar y kin git en-.
pert knowledge at first hand. with
out writin' T. Washington an
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BY WILLIAM PHILIP SIMS.

BY WILLIAM PHILIP SIMS.
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent.D
SCENE OF THE lombard
+ MENT OF AMERICAN HOSPl
TAILS IN FRANCE, Sept. s.
Four Americans were killed when
German airmen deliberately bomb
ed American hospitals on the
French coast.
The men killed we're:
First Lieut.. William T. Fit.
zimmons, Kansas City, adjutant to
the colonel commanding the Har-
ward hospital; Private Leslie G..
Woods of Streator, ILL.,; Rudolph
Rubinof, jr., of Ney York, and
Oscar Letugo of Boston.
/ In addition to those killed three
first lieutenants were wounded as
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-08
PLAY MARBLES IN
UNIVERSITY NOW

BERKELEY, CAL, Sept. s.
Knowledge Of the game of marbles
became a part of a modern col
lege education today when Prof.
Kleeberger, physical director of
the University of California. an
nounced that it would form a reg
,ular part of the gymnasium course
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FOREST FIRES ARE
STOPPED BY RAIN

PORTLAND, Ore, Sept. s.
Forest fires this summer, believed
ended now by general rains. were
the worst In the history of the
forest service, A. @. Jackson of
the local office said today.
District No. o, of the forest
service. which comprises the
states OF Oregon and Washington
and Alaska. spent approximately
100000 fighting fires this sum-
mer. Last year the service spent
$4,000. Z
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-08
SUES CLAIRVOYANT
FOR LOST FORTUNE

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. S.
Henry II. Schmidt, British Column
bia rancher, filed suit today
against Mrs. Ella M. Miller, al
legged clairvoyant, and four mem
bers of her family, to recover
1871, 512.S2 he alleges they "spirA
tied him into investing in the
Trinity Asbestos Mining Co.
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Ed looked over her shoulder.

Ed IO0ked-OVer her SHOULDER,
Here, let me end that" said
he, and took the pen and wrote
LOVE in big letters.
But that isn't It, Ed; not all
OF It," cried Peggy. Then she
took the pen and wrote:
Were going to live happily to
the end because our married life
Is built on LOVE and UNDER
STANDING"
THE END.
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of their country and 1t is up to us
to show the same spirit of sacri-
flee and loyalty"
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TURN TO TINE CLASSIFIED
WANT ADS ON PAGE SIX ROW
RESULTS. SEE PAGE SIX.
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WILSON
CALLED
DICTATOR
Omitted Press Leased wire.)

BERLIN, via London, Sept. &
demanding that the American
people secure constitutional guar
antees, so that in the future their
president will be unable to rule as
an autocratic DICTATOR was voiced
in the Lokel AnZeiger today.
Several German newspapers to-
day commented at length on dis
patches from Petrograd recently
printed in allied newspapers re-
vealing secret correspondence ex-
changed between Gar Nicholas
and Kaiser Wilhelm in 1904 and
later.
The Vossische Zeitung admitted
the authenticity of this CORE
spondence today andNdeclared the
kaiser's stand therein was justi-
fled owing to British intrigues.
The correspondence referred to
is being printed by the N. Y. Her
aid in a series of copyrighted dis
patches from Herman Bernstein,
formerly editor of the New York
Jewish newspaper, The Day, and
now in Russia
Bernstein says it was obtained
from the secret archives.
1t included a long list of tele-
grams and letters signed some
times willy" and "Nichy," thru
which the kaiser was shown to
have attempted poisoning of the
cars mind against England and
France-Russias allies-and to
have schemed for a secret Russo
German agreement.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-08
Squirrel Food

WASHINGTON &c. SENATOR 1RAOv or
,oAro NIRoouce9 a BILL 70
APeRoPRARIe $4,000 FOR Tie
PURCHASE, TRAINING AND
MA,t&Te NANCE or po6S FOR
ktllITART PURPOSES
NEWS yIGn-
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First Mefhodist--Major Austin.
6ooi 81 the medical corps ct Camp
Murray. Major s. 8. Sulligsr, chap
on1n, and Capt. =. c. Wheeler Of
~ 1nc1icaI officers reserve corps.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-06-02
RAND DISTRICT IS
BECOMING ACTIVE
LARGE AMOUNT OF DEVELOP
MENT WORK is BEING
CARRIED FORWARD

The shaft of the Queen Regent
Merger Mines company has gained a
depth of 465 feet and has been in
sulphide ore from the 450-foot
level. Sinking will be completed
to the 600 level. from which point
drifts will be thrown out to seek
the vein, says a press dispatch to
the Reno Gazette. From the four
hundred level drifting is proceed
ing from the ledge, which shows a
width of 10 feet at this point.
The equipment now in place en-
ables the company to send the shaft
to a total depth of 1000 feet. The
management claims a worlds record
for sinking a double compartment
shaft 400 feet at a minimum cost,
the shaft at the property being sunk
at total cost of $12 per foot, in
Guiding timbering and develop
ments. Ordinarily such work. costs
$40 to $40 per foot.
The Jumbo Extension company,
of Goldfield, is working the Copper
Mountain, with a force of 20 men.
No. 2 shaft is going down rapidly
to develop the orebody disclosed in
No. l shaft and by lessess. Leasers
are active and several shipments
have been made lately from the Mil
Ter La Pate lease which is sending
out three to four carloads of ore
per week.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-06-02
REGISTRARS ARE
READY TO SERVE
CLERKS CHOSEN FROM AMONG
LARGE NUMBER OF
VOLUNTEERS

From a large number of volun-
teers, Sheriff Ingalls, has appointed
the following to serve in army
registration districts in Esmeralda
county on June 5:
Goldfield
Precinct No. 1. - Benjamin J.
Henley. T. A. Mills.
Precinct No "A. F. Lesley. I.
S. Thompson.
Precinct No. 3.-Dell Wells, Tim
Connolly.
Precinct No. Al. f. Royse.
Walter E. Pratt.
Precinct No. SC. l.. Huntley.
w. f. circuit.
Precinct No. en-. II. Damien
berg. Walter Jenkinson.
Columbia-Alfred French. b. l..
Barlow.
Fish Lake-David Patterson, f.
Molini. Jr.
Hornsilver - Howard Hardwick.
Marion Russell.
Lida-Alice Ashman, ]. p. Shri-
YER.
Coaldale-Mrs. Anna Harris.
Silver Peak-W. w. Philbrick,
f. A. Vollmer.
Millers-F. F. Heydenfeldt, w.
II. Royston.
The Goldfield registration pre-
cincts will cover exactly the same
territory as at the last election and
the registration offices will be 10
Gated at the same places as the
polling booths at the last election.
The registration offices will be To-
Gated as follows:
Goldfield No. Southeast cor
ner Fifth avenue and Crystal street.
Goldfield No. 2-Southwest cor
ner Crook and Fifth venue.
Goldfield No. 3.-Jonasen Build
ing, sos North Columbia street.
Goldfield No. 4.-Eagles' hall.
Goldfield No. 5. - Rogers and
Reynolds Building, 706 Broadway.
Goldfield No. 6.-314 East Crook.
Columbia-Cohn building.
The offices will be open continu-
ously from Z a. m. until 9 p. m.
The first mar to register in Es-
meralda county is Alfred Paul Wis
man, giving his home address as
Moberly, Mo. His registration slip
states that he Is "a years of age
and that he is employed by the
Tonopah and Goldfield railroad as
a locomotive engineer.
This registration was made so
that the registration care may reach
the home address before June s.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-06-02
REINDEER SHOW IS
EVENT IN ALASKA
CONTESTS HELD IN NORTH SHOW
UTILITY OF HORNED
BEASTS

NOME, Alaska, May 90. - The
reindeer fair held at Shaktalik, at
tended by about 400 people, includ-
ing the elite at st. MIchaels at the
mouth of the Yukon and from the
surrounding native villages, was vot-
ed a complete success. Indians
from the Yukon and Eskimos from
oil points of the compass were there
with the classiest reindeer in their
possession, and last of all the Lapps,
who came to Alaska with the first
reindeer.
Events held during the fair in
Guided races, load hauling and fancy
driving. A friendly rivalry existed
between Laps and Eskimos, the lat
ter winning in most of the events.
This was owing to some extent to
the small number of entries by the
Lapps, who say it will re different
next year.
Many artistic pieces of sewing
were exhibited, all made from tanned
reindeer hide. Mrs. Clementsen won
a blue ribbon for the best pair OF
reindeer gloves and harne exh1b-
tied. She also won the lOad-hauling
contest, her deer pulling $3.50
pounds.
The primitive method of starting a
fire by friction was illustrated by two
Eskimo women Three pieces ot
wood and a cord quickly produced
a spark which, when placed on small
shavings, was blown into a flame al
most Immediately.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-06-02
Big Check For Bullion

County Assessor Miles of White
Pine county has received from the
Nevada Consolidated Copper COM
pany a check for $43, 146.33 in pay
ment of the company's bullion tax
for the first quarter of 1917. This
is thought to be the largest single
check ever received by White Pine
county as from axes. The
net event of the company for the
quarter was not as large as the
previous quarter, but the tax rate
was higher.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-06-02
BUILD RAILROAD
TO CARRY SALT
STRONTIA DEPOSITS OF GREAT
MAGNITUDE TO BE DE-
VELOPED

How many prospectOrs ever heard
of the value of s%trontia and ordin-
airy salt? This is a problem that
will puzzle many who will be more
amazed when they learn that these
commodities have bee found in
sufficient quantities to warrant the
building of a railroad for a dis
lance of 18 miles through, what has
always been considered, the jump
ing off place of creation and one of
the most desolate spots on the con-
tinent.
Nevertheless this is a fact that is
corroborated by w. B.. Hinchman.
assistant to the general manager Of
the Tonopah & Tidewater railroad,
with headquarters in Los Angeles in
conversation with a Bonanza repre-
sentative.
The name of the railroad is the
Amargosa Valley railroad, which
has just received authority to sell
it's bonds for the purpose Of con-
struction. There will be no trouble
about finding buyers for the bonds
which are taken already by the
AvawatZ Salt and Gypsum company,
the holding company, which con-
trolls the huge deposits of stontia,
salt and gypsum.
The salt is the highest grade in
the market and is so superior to
the ordinary ocean salt that it is
in great demand by the packing
companies for icing their refrigora-
tor cars. BY using this salt the
ice lasts longer and the saving is
sufficient to warrant paying more
for the commodity. Strontia is an
earth which, when pure and dry. is
grayish white and resembles baryta
in many of it's properties. 1t is a
compound of oxygen and stontium.
The nitrate of stontia is used in
making fireworks, as it communi-
j Gates a rich red color to the flames.
In Germany strOntia is employed to
clarity beet sugar instead of lime
is also valuable in the manufacture
of explosives and therefore has a
, special value at this time.
The Amargosa Valley railroad
will be of standard guage and con-
meet with the Tonopah & Tidewater
at either Dupont or Vatican. The
rails will be IS pounds, and the
whole construction will be IN a
scale that denotes permanency of
both railroad and the industries for
whose development transportation
is demanded.
The principal wne are w. G.
Kerchoff and Fl. H. KerchOff. of
Los Angeles. These men control
the Southern California Gas & Elec-
trio company and are among the
heaviest capitalists of the southern
metropolis. The salt and gypsum
deposits at one time were held un-
der bond by the U. s. Smelling
and Refining company and after
wards were taken ver by the Bos-
ton Pacific Chemical company,
which in turn was succeeded by the
present powerful Avawatz Salt and
Gypsum company.-Bonanza