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Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-19

The politicians who object so strenuously to arming
ships need not think they have got to the guns. On
the contrary everyone will be glad to them retreat
to the most remote and secluded places in their
ervations
Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-19

The old automobile is just effective i'll giving ou
the open air and health stimulus but it doesn't impress
the neighbors much.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-19

1t is reported that the sandhill
route between Holtville and Yuma is
il. bad condition. Drifting sand is
banned for many of the difficulties
experienced by motorists. Supervisor
Shaw is arranging to have the high
way put in better condition.
1t has been announced that Harold
Bell Wright has given up ali his
ranching enterprises and will in the
future devote his time entirely to lit
elary pursuits. At one time Mr..
Wright owned 700 acres Of Imperial
Valley lands, his ranch near Holt-
vile being called the Harold Bell
Wright property at this time.
This evening Representatives Of the
Brawley Chamber of Commerce and
the Auto Club of Southern California
will meet at Brawley for the purpose
of discussing the Brawley- Mecca high
way proposition. 1t is planned to
make extensive Improvements in the
route to Los Angeles.
Who Is Who? Ask the Chief of Police
Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-19

TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY
TO LEASE-300 acres barley and al
falfa land, or will sell at bargain
Oscar Sweeney, 622 Main S.. 3-2l
Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-19
Who is Who? Ask the Butcher
Cotton Market.

The following quotations are from
the Imperial Valley Long Staple Cot
ton Growers Association:
Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-19
Who is Who? Ask the Auto Man.
Colorado River.

Mean daily gage heights, in feet,
and mean discharges, in second-feet,
of the Colorado river at Yuma, Ariz.,
for the week ending March 16, 1917:
Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-19

U. S. RECLAMATION SERVICE.
Who Is Who? Ask the Postmaster.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-19
Who is Who? Ask the Butcher.

Who is Who? Ask the Auto Man.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-19

Who Is Who? Ask the Policeman.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-19

Who is Who? Ask the Grocer.
$50 reward. Find "Who Is Who."
Who Is Who? Ask the Policeman.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-19

Who Is Who? Ask The Chief of Police.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-19

Who is Who? Ask the Butcher.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-19

Who Is Who? Ask the Postraas
Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-19

Who Is Who? Ask the Chief of Police
Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-19

Spots, 1894. Sales 1894.
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: A PAGE FOR WOMEN AND THE HOME :

, could be just as quick to Jump at con-
illusions as her fiance. And when, 3
few minutes later, Blackstone was out
Of Margaret's apartment in the street
It was with the terrible feeling that
Margaret was lost to him forever.
Somehow, unreasonabiy of course, he
blamed his mother for this breach OF
his happiness.
The next morning he Joined his
mother at breakfast at her hotel.
We'll, my visit is amost over" the
mother began over her soft.bo!led
eggs. Il had hoped to get better &C.
quainted with Margaret, but apparent
ly she does not want TO be alone with
me. ! haven't said two words to nor
alone, Blackstone"
Blackstone made no answer, so his
mother went on. II suppose 1t is thu
eternal barrier that stands between the
two types Of women. This one will
never be able to understand the other.
and as the suffrage cause gains more
and more converts the barrier only be.
comes the higher. But there will al.
ways be some women on the other side
even when our great victory is won.
| suppose it was foolish of me to hope,
Blackstone, that your wife would De
on our side OF that barrier-if she had
been then there would never have bean
any of the mother.inlaw and daughter.
in.law feeling between us. was foo'.
ish to hope 1t, perhaps, but, Blackstone,
after that wonderful meeting night be.
fore last felt so thrilled that It sc sm.
ed for the time as If the barrier might
be broken down and that all women
might rally to the same cause. l wish
that you and Margaret might havs
been there"
Blackstone leaned over the table at
which he and his mother were sitting.
You don't mean you were at the sui.
rage mass meeting, do you, mothel?"
why, certainly" came quite calmly
How DO you think managed to come
East and stay at one of the bigges.
hotels If it wasn't as a delegate from
our section to the convention"
Why didn't you tell me sooner,
gasped Blackstone-and for the first
time that morning the sharpness OF
Margarets scornful glance of the night
before ceasued to pierce him.
you didn't ask me-" was the meth.
er's reply, but with the briefest of ex.
cuses, Blackstone had left his place
and was encased ia the nearest ta,e.
phone booth to get in touch with his
tiance before she left for her office.
Il want you and mother to have
luncheon today" he said. NO, I'm not
to be in this, and just for my sake l
want you to tell my mother that YOU
are suffragist, and l want you to tell
her that I'm one too, You're a trump
and I'm proud Of you. And you have
taught me one thing Margaret-tna.
it is always best to stick by the cause
even in the fact of mother.in.law
to be-"
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, electrically lighted irridescent foun
tain, and did she not demand every
man to drink from her dainty slipper?
The episode was the subject Of thun
derous sermons from pupilts and the
newspapers. Since then there has
not been a season that Buelah Bur.
ton has not made some mad caper
This year 1t is said she wagered she
would capture Evan Treadway, the
most attractive eligible New York
bachelor, from you.
Hanna: Do you mean she Is TAX.
ing Evan from me as a result OF a
wager?
"Bentick: That is what her friends
are saying.
Hanna: am going to see her.
"Bentick: Oh, you must not do that,
Hanna.
Hanna: Why not? claim my
right-indeed my only right-to know
If the woman Evan loves will make
him as happy as have made him. For
you know, Paul, Evan has been very
happy with me.
"Bentick: But you can't go there.
Think OF the rumpus it will make.
What excuse will you make?
Hanna: l don't need any excuse
and think she will see me.
"Bentick: Hannah, don't do it. It
won't do you any good.
Hanna: am not looking for my good
but for Evans. Paul, as sure as l
stand here am going to see that girl.
II find she is real and sincere and
Evan is to her the man above all 9th.
ers, I'll step down and out with glad.
ness in my heart at Evans prospect.
i've happiness, but If l find she does
love Evan-if find she is not big and
fine enough to appreciate him and
make him happy-I'll fight for him.
"Bentick sits down quickly in des.
pair at the situation and the curtain
falls on the end of the second act"
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:: CONFESSIONS OF A WIFE, ::

ssTIIAT certainly was great part,
Paula" said as she impassion-
L eddy gave me Hanna Frankle's
leplerdid speech while recounting tnL
second act OF the play which she
made her great success.
And it was just you or would have
said, Margie. Sometimes ! think wo.
men are more grateful than me-they
never love the gift more than the CIV
Ter. No woman who had grown III
be what Hanna Frankel was could
have said anything any different to the
friend that Evan Treadway sent to
Aher. She knew, whatever the wrold
Knight say, she owed her life and ner
love to Evan Treadway to do with
what he would. Consequently, after
he big speech in which she told Paul
Bentick this she sank down in the
Corner of a sofa in the music room as
though there was nothing more to be
iaid
But Bentick evidently had some.
hing more to tell This is Just the
way l told Evan you would take this
aanna, he said admiringly.
Hanna, in surprise: And did Evan,
l
10 anything different?
"Bentick: Well, you know women
have done peculiar things under sim
liar circumstances.
Hanna: Perhaps, but they have
not been women Of my temperament.
"Bentick: That is so, Hanna. and
that is why told Evan everything
would be all right-and he wanted me
to tell you everything would be all
right. You know this apartment was
built on the cooperative plan. Evan
has transferred the deed OF your
apartment to you absolutely with all
the furnishings. He has also trans.
ferred to you securities which will
give you an income of ten thousand
ha year. You need not accept the con.
fert engagement unless you wish.
Hanna, YEARLY: Tell Evan can.
lnot accept money from him-oh, you
need not look surprised. All have
accepted from him in the past has
been love. The material comfort and
luxury with which he surrounded me
Twas but a part lofiit. When he tells
me he loves me;notmore allTthis which
Is only a part ot;his love must 90 with
the rest. I Wit viii sadden him
to think OF me. in want or even doing
without the Injuries ITO which have
become accustomed IN the last few
years, but r will not 6aye to this be.
cause of this concert offer, and will
lbe very, glad to have the'work. Please
tell him within week / Will be out
% fthis apartment as completely as
am now out Of, his life.
"Bentiek: God:sb4t you have cour.
age, and to. think Evan is giving you
kIp for foolish, fr4volous, flirting Bue-
lah Burton. q
Hanna, quickly: What do you
mean, Paul? Isn't this woman that
Evan loves "a bigSWonaa2 DON'T you
think she will make hfEns happy?
-.Benticis; who thinks IL; comfort Han.
ma: Why, iuy dear girl, don't you're:
member the theroine of the fountain
dinner given to the debutantes of about
three years ago by Reggie Van Vech.
ten when Buelah Burton deliberately
got on the table and waded In the
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the fact that his conversion to "the
cause had been one Of the prereduIs.
ties of their engagement. st first
Margaret stormed and sputtered a
good deal over the request, but finally
she acquiesced and gave him to IN.
derstand that unless the subject were
brought up by his mother, she would
not volunteer any information con,
corning her own convictions.
The next morning early, when
Blackstone went to meet his mother,
their first connected words were di.
rected TO the subject of Margaret,
whom the mother was to meet that
evening at dinner in Margarets little
apartment. The other girls had agreed
to go out for the evening so as to
leave her sole hostess for this little
family party.
Blackstone WINGED a little when one
of the first questions the mother asked
was this: Il don't suppose your Mar
garet is a suffragist'
What makes you think she could
be-" he evaded in a way not altogetn-
er worthy of one who claimed to he
convert. Just because she works
in an Office and hasn't had the adyant-
ages Of having been brought UP in the
seClusion OF her own home is no rea,
son why she shouldn't be just as houi-
ey as--as you are"
Then he continued: But OF course
you won't discuss that sort OF thing
with Margaret, just for my sake" We
wanted at least to make it easy for
Margaret to maintain her noncommit.
al point of view, for Margaret hau
agreed on silence on the subject only
so long, as the mother did not intro
duCe it.
Although Margaret had protested
against agreeing TO silence OF this so2s
she was really not especially eager TO
impart to the lady VINO was to be he'
mother.in.law the fact that she was
leader and president of the stenogra-
piers suffrage organization in g large
downtown district, or that she mad
firmly made up her mind that after.
her marriage she should call herself
Mrs. Margaret Loomis," and by no
means Mrs. Blackstone LOOMS. She
realized as we'll as did Blackstone that
the circumstances in which she anu
his mother had been reared had very
much altered cases, and she was no
more anxious to hurt or shock the ell.
der woman than was he to have her
do so.
Thatnight at dinner first impressions
were as favorable as first impressions
auspiciously may be, and in order to
prevent the conversation from taking
personal turn Blackstone monopol.
lied it to an unusual extent. He had
made up his mind not to leave the
two women alone and not let them
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THE DAILY
ESHORT. STORY
Margaret Stands By "The
Cause"
By JANE OSBORNE.

Copyright, 1917, by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate)
Nm man who has any imagination
~ must always look with some.
- thing like copeern toward
the first meeting OF his mother and
his wife-or the woman whom he
intends to make his wife. So when
Blackstone Loomiss mother wrote to
her son that she was coming TO New
York from her home in middle west.
ern metropolis for short stay at a
hotel Of nationwide fame. he was not
altogether sanguine in his anticipa.
tion of the meeting of these two wo.
men so important in his life.
How would the housewifely and
farm-bred mother regard the city and
office bred finance? At heart Black
stone knew them to be much the
same sort Of women. He consoled
himself in thinking that had his
mothers experiences and training
been identical with those Of Margaret
the, too, would have wanted the bal.
lot. He also believed sincerely that
had Margaret been married from a
farm, as had his mother at the age
of eighteen, Margaret, too, would have
been as keen about the housewifely
tasks as was his mother.
Would the elder woman be shocked
at the younger? Would the younger
woman be amused by the elder? Had
he been too lavish in his praises OF
these women to each other? He had
not, perhaps thought that they would
l meet so soon. He had never dream.
ed that his mother would have the
opportunity or the means to take the
eastern trip so soon, or he might per.
4 haps not have written so glowingly
of the girl to whom he was to be mar
ried He might have somehow pre-.
pared his mother for the fact that
Margaret was sometimes a little too
advanced and progressive in her
views. It was several years since
he had seen this mother of his and he
had not had an opportunity to chat
with her about Margaret and letters
4 had perhaps given a too one-sided
view of her
"Whatevers else happens" he told
the girl on the eve of his mothers ex.
pected arrival, don't let the mother
know that you art feminist"
Blackstone had planned to make
this request at the outset OF his call
on Margaret in her little uptown
apartment, where she kept quarters
with two other women who we're EN-.
ployed in downtown offices. But II
hadn't been SO easy as he had expect.
ed, and the quick flash that came from
Margaret's eyes made him realize
that his misgivings had not been i'll,
founded.
Margaret was outskopen and she
did not mince matters at all now
Conceal from his mother that she was
a suffragist, a feminist, as he calls
it-why, he was asking her to be a
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guide the conversation. So he went i'll.
TO needless details regarding his LAT.
est law case, explained the meaning
of professional terms that were quite
beyond the ken or interest of either
of the wcr1an, and gave a resume o.
brief in which he had been recently
engrossed.
For week things went on thus, and
the only times that Blackstone feared
an open expression of opinion was enc
night when his mother and Margaret
CHANGED to meet for dinner before he
could get on the scene. But apparent
ly nothing discouraging occurred, ari
Immediately after dinner Margaret ax
cused herself for an important en-.
gagement that Blackstone knew to be
a meeting of her suffrage club. The
next night Margaret had another sui.
frage engagement, and Blackstone's
mother claimed an engagement, toe,
SO it was not until three nights later
that the three again met at dinner eli.
ter Margaret and Blackstone had clos.
ed their Office desks.
Following dinner came a play, and
in spite of the fact that Blackstone had
taken his mother and his fiancee to an
especially diverting dining place, and
in spite of the fact that the play was
uncommonly good that night, the eve.
ming hours passed slowly and Black.
stone felt the effect of the depressed
spirits of the two usually high-spirited
women.
But he felt even more depressed
when he took Margaret home that
night after they had seen the mother
so to her downtown hotel together.
Blackstone, I'm sorry" Margaret
said when they had reached the shell
ter of her apartment. I'm sorry, hut
can't keep my feelings TO myself
any longer. l feel like traitor. The
meeting night before last made me
feel what culprit have been, an6
then last night at the mass meeting,
when looked around at those women
from all over the world working 10.
gether for each other, wondered nov.
l had been so despicable as to prom.
is TO conceal my interest in the cause
from any one. You don't know how
meeting like that fires and thrills
one"
The fact that Blackstone's spirits
had already been. depressed made him
especially susceptible to take offense
Then if it were question of sui.
frage or me, suppose you would take
suffrage" he said. 81 simply asked
you to use little tact in order to PFC.
vent my mother being unhappy, auL
you don't care enough about me or her
to do it. I'm sorry, Margaret, but It
is better for us to find it out now than
later"
Decidedly" replied Margaret, who
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hope every user of Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound will get as great
relief as did fror4 its use. Mrs. S.
D. MCABEE, 122 Dewey Ave-, Spartan,
burg, S. G.
The reason women write sch CRATE
ful letters to the Lydia E. Pinkham
Medicine Co. is that Lydia 2. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound has
brought health and happiness into their
lives. Freed ION their illness they
want to pass the good news along to
other suffering women that they also
may be relieved This is q praise
worthy thing to do and such women
should be highly commended.
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traitor. And what good would it do?
Wouldn't the truth come out some.
time? Did he want her to act lie?
Then came the masculine appeal for
nationality. Don't be silly. Margar.
ct" he said. mo one has asked you
to act lie. You don't have to say
that you are an anti. or anything like
that; but you just needn't say any.
thing about it at all"
But doesn't your mother know
that you are suffragist?" queried
Margaret.
81 can't say that have ever told
her-no." Blackstone had to go eau.
tiously here, for he was we'll aware Of
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Best German Altman
Killed In Accident

AMSTERDAM, Sept. 14.-Lieutena.t
Walter Hohendorf has been killed &C.
ciGentally on the western front, accord
ing to an announcement in the German
newspapers. Hoehndorff was reputed
to be Germanys best aviator after
Boelke and Immelmann both of whom
were killed on the western front.
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their equilibrium as they walked with
| mincing step. They called their poiso
the "Grecian bend while men descrio.
ed 1t as the kangaroo"
But nowadays no woman considers
the possibility of return to the kan
CARGO. Hickson's draperies are sim
ply the glad promise of emancipation
from the unnatural lines of the juven.
lie straight corset.
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long hat the straight silhouette of the
fapper made US suffer. Venus hal
curves. Gret is Hickson even though
he eXggerate, for By way of exaggera.
ton shall we come back to natural
lines"
The original hustle was an inveu.
ton Of the seeynties. It was elongat-
ed, eventually and called the pann,er.
Women stopped forward in adjusting
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and irregularities
so l could hardly do
my work. l tried
many remedies but
found no permanent
relief. After TAX
ing Lydia E. Pink
h a ms Vegetable
Compound l felt a
great change for
the better and am
now well and strong
so ! have no trouble
in 1oino INV uynrlr
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NEW YORK, Sept 14.-The hustle
startled the style world when Hickson
displayed these three gowns at tho
recent Shelton looms fashion show
But because they were startled were
women displeased?
Not bit. The hustle is only vel.
come recognition Of womans right 20
her hips.
And so all the women said, TOO
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Suffered
klAs YEARS
Many Rems. es Tried in
Vain. Vlil 2sad Strong
After TAXING Lydia E.
: Pinkh2m's Vegetable
Compound.

spartanburg, s. C.-"For nine years
] suffered from backache, weakness,
Meade County news., 1917-02-22

Mr.. F. o. Boyce and Miss Eta
Payton were united in marriage
at the M. E. Parsonage on Tues
day morning Rev. S. M. Hunt,
officiating
The BRIDE is we'll known in our
community having attended our
public schools and is we'll quall-
fed to care for home.
The groom is prosperous
farmer living near Pretty Prairie
Kansas. They left Meade on
the afternoon train and will go
to housekeeping at once.
Their friends and the News
wish them happy married life.
Meade County news., 1917-02-22
Notice of Contest.
Department of the Interior,
United States Land Office.

Dodge City, Kansas, February 7, 1917.
To charles M. Robinson of Dodge City,
Kansas, contestee;
You are hereby notified that Carl Mars
who gives Mtade, Kansas, as his post-office
address, did on January 10, 1917, file in
this Office his duly corroborated application
to contest and secure the cancellation OF
your Homestead EAtrY Serial No. oII6I6
made February 20, 1913, for NK NW4
Section 20, Township "a south, Range 27
west of the 9th Principal Meridian, and as
grounds for his contest he alleges that said
Charles M. Robinson has wholly abandon
ed said tract; that he has changed his resi-
dence from said tract for more than six
months since making said entry; that said
tract Is not settled upon, improved or cult-
vated; that these defaults continue to this
date and are not caused by service of the
entryman in the Army or Navy of the United
States nor in service of the Government in
connection with the military operations
against Mexico or along the border.
You are, therefore, further notified that
the said allegations will be taken as confess
ed, and your said entry will be Cancelled
without further right to be heard, either be
fore this office or on appeal, if you fail to
file in this Office within twenty days after the
FOURTH publication of this notice, as shown
below, your answer, under oath, specifically
responding to these allegations of contest,
together with due prof that you have served
copy of your answer on the said contestant
either IN person or by registered mail.
You should state in your answer the name
of the post Office to which you desire future
notices to be sent to you.
r. K. WILSON, Register.
Date of FIRST publication Feb. 9th, 1917
Date of second publication Feb. 18th, 1917
Date of third publication Feb. zznd, 1917
Date of fourth publication March Ist, 1917
Meade County news., 1917-02-22
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