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Gunnison news-champion., 1917-08-17

II I ever have a dog Of my own I'm
going to spend a lot of time teaching
him not TO Do this trick
WAS about TO insist that the pup
rest somewhere besides on my head
and return to my slumbe.s once more
when my attention was attracted by
a slight noise outside. Some one was
cautiously approaching the summer
house. Who the dickens could be out
wandering about a, that time Of night:
l judged that IL was about midnight
The person came bearer. Finally be
felt his wss around 10 the door
The latch was lifted. and some one
entered siIenced an impulse on the
part Of Tooiles TO welcome the In
truder. The weight of the man who
was there not ten feet from me made
the floor boards sag as be walked
about. He was coming toward me
For a moment he paused uncertainty
and then lit a match. In its light l
discovered that he was a tall. nattily
clad young man whom had never
seen before.
imagine my surprise was infinites-
final COMPARED to his was expecting
him. but he could not by any possible
chance have been prepared for a wide
awake. unblinking stranger staring at
him six feet away For an instant.
only mn instant I saw a flicker OF fear
IN his eyes: then. disregarding me, he
held the match to n cigar stub already
between his teeth and drew a long
deep pun.
When we were once more in dark
ness. save for the tip OF his cigar. he
said pleasantly. Good evening"
waited knew that the supersti-
tious savage man way down In his
heart was telling him that there would
not Ice any answer.
AT last | said with equal pleasant
ness. Good evening"
He sighed with relief
as this Green's cottage;" he In
Guired.
No" | replied; this is merely n
shelter overlooking an especially fine
view OF the lake. You will enjoy 1t In
the morning"
'Oh. Unfortunately shall not bs
here. You. ] presume, are taking care
OF things for Mr.. Green
Why. Yea" returned, perfectly
willing that he should take me for a
night watchman until | dh covered
what he wantee, and how he got there
Il was going 70 Mr.. Green's cottage.
but since ! have met you 1t will save
me the trouble"
Il imagine 1t WILL" l answered
grimly.
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-08-17

. ,su questions: Well. guess | can
answer any questions you want 10 asA
until the sheriff takes you in char-e-
..yIoneSt 10 goodness, man.. the re
nor,er exclaimed. you take yourse'
seriously. don't you; II you help me
I'm willing to cough up 'ouPie
dollars in real money. which !
than INV editor will be apt 10 st2hd tot
!, my a.r.nse account, but II you don
IN tind out anyway. because II a way
Il have. and yOun probably De
charged for not catching me.
Pm, IL seems to me that nave
caught YOU inteTosed mildly.
.usnIlv- he retOrted. Prom the
glance | got ut your figure "hth ~
the match | should judge that 10"
could run n hundred yards In ten na'-
minutes. that is-while ] am some
sprinter. as you will have to ADMIT Il
YOU watch me during the next few
SECONDS. / am OF"
Rut he wasn't. While he was taiAIns
I had taken the precaution oil o'"s
around between him and the door. SO
that when he started TO leave trlIPea
him neatly and sat on his chest Ihis
is a very effective type OF jiujitsu 'o'
a heavy set man TO employ.
However. | couldn't sit on him all
night. For one thing | wanted 10
sleep. Finally an ingenious scheme
solved my difficulty. | removed MS
coat without unbuttoninG ii, which Is
done by grasping firmly the two tails
In the back. one in each hand, and pull
ing sidewise. Treated in this fashion,
even the most extensively made gar
ment will separate along the back seam
and may then be taken OF from the
front. After had the coat in my pos
session | tore 1t into strips. which
tied together and made a rope with
which ! bound his ankles and wrists.
When had him all done l lit match
to make sure 1t was good job.
You'll be sorry for this" he growl-
ed. Mrs. Green has been abducted TO
Huutingdon's island and murdered by
lake pirates. Won't you let me go:
will save her Remember, II you don't
know what you look like and III put
yon in Jail for assault"
1T isn't customary" l commented
"for men who break into other peoples
houses to have any one put in jail. So
long"
went out.
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-08-17
CHAPTER XIII.
The Summer House CAPTIVE.

"HERE seemed to be nothing else
to do. SO l asked the telephone
il operator to see II she could To-
cate the sheriff.
Il guess he's down to the railroad
station" central volunteered. "Its
most train time, and he most usually
goes down there looking for suspi-
cious character to get Off the north
bound passenger. I'll ask the agent
II he's there"
She did, and he was. After a s,ieht
delay I found myself addressing !
strange voice, which I requested =
hold the wire turned the receive
over to Lucille. She told the sheriff q
breathless haste that her mother had
been foully dealt with on Huntinr.
don's island and offered him limitleS
rewards to capture her slayer.
is there anything further We 80
dor Lucille paced up and down ~
room
Nothing but wait, dear" vid. 80
I'm sure nothing serious has ~
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-08-17

Now walt minute" he retortcd
Don't you jump at conclusions |
haven't much time or could explain
1t all perfectly. I'm not thief. I'm
a newspape: man on the trail of big
story, and there are few questions
want to ask and couple of photo
graphs want to borrow. 1t looks fun
by for me to be prowling around AT
this time Of night. but there's an old
Crouch over at Green's who wouldn't
answer my questions over the tele-
phone, SO had to get boat to bring
me over"
"Umph" pretended to weigh his
case 5udicially. so you were going to
break into Mr.. Green's cottage to ask
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-08-17
CHAPTER XIV.
I went out.
Tho Voyage Of .he Merry Widow.

TT had stopped raining entirely now,
and the south wind had become a
warm and welcome reality. !
went down to the cove. AS had
rather expected found Bill Johnson
there with his motor scow. the Merry
Widow. with her nose driven up on the
beach
Bills father was Danish. ! believe,
and his mother was French Cana
dian. His speech is combination Of
patois that he heard at home.
Quite n sea ont there" indicated
the lake,
"She shall run pretty high" replied
Bill. but not so high like she do
awhile ago
queried
mo. The Merry Widow she bring
over a young man. newspaper feller.
He say he give me three dollar or
wouldn't. by yimminy Christmas. do
it. No, sare. not for twofifty even
shan't do it." Then he added. with a
slight wink, 1.-THE sea she amt so high
now as make him think"
"DO you know where Huntingdon =
island is:'' inquired. vague plan OF
action formulating itself in my brain.
Sure know him. She set over yon
bout three mile. maybe four or two
md half"
well, the young man you brought
over here has decided to stay for an
iour or SO. While you are waiting ]
want ysu to take me over to, HuRting-
don's and get Mrs. Green"
Mrs. Green! What she do by Hunt
lngdon'sr
CONTINUED Next Week
Butter wraps for sale at the
s-Champion office.
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-08-17

Jp, Eccher Wa down from the
north part Of the county today.
"a
W f. Scofcld. prominent cattle
man Of Delta. returned to his home
Friday after 4 short business visit
here
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-08-17

I r had stopped raining entirely now,
and the south wind had become a
warm and welcome reality. ]
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-08-17
Winter Wheat

as follows:
Winter Wheat
State: Aug. forecast, 100000
bushels; production last year Deem
Der estimate), 100000 bushels.
United States: Aug. l forecast,
4l7,00O,000 bushels; production last
year December estimate), iSl, l,744,-
900 bushels.
Spring Wheat
State: Aug. l forecast, 5,950,000
bushels; production last year (Decem-
Der estimate), 4,4S5 900 bushels.
United States: Aug. forecast $780,
100000 bushels; production last year
December estimate), 5S,142 900.
Oats
State: Aug. l forecast, 100000
cember estimate), 9,570,000 bushels.
United States: Aug. forecast,
l ,46O, 100000 bushels; production last
year December estimate), 1881 ,992,-
900 bushels.
Barley
State: Aug. l forecast, 5,s50,0OO
bushels; production last year CDecem-
Der estimate), 5,120,O00 bushels.
United States: Aug. l forecast,
203 100000 bushels; production last
year December estimate) ,1s0, ,927 900
bushels.
Potatoes
State: Aug. l forecast, 5000, 900
bushels; production last year (De-
cember estimate), 6,9O0,000 bushels.
United States: Aug. / forecast,
467 100000 bushels; production last
year December estimate), 2s5, ,437,-
900 bushels.
All Hay
State: Aug. / forecast, 3,410,000
tons; production last year December
estimate), 2,411 900 tons.
United States: Aug. / forecast,
100000, 900 tons; production last year
December estimate) JOG, !, ,7s6 900 tons.
Prices
+ The first price given below is the
average on Aug. this year, and sec
ond the average on Aug. last year.
State: Wheat, 219 and 81 cents per
bushel. Oats, ss and So. Potatoes,
234 and lao. Hay, $500 and $3.50
per ton. Eggs, 33 and % cents per
dozen.
United States: Wheat, 22S.9 and
1911 cents per bushel. Corn, 1866
and 79.4. Oats, 1871 and 40.1. Po-
tatoes, 170.S and 95.4. Hay, $13.l2
and $10.6s per ton. Eggs, 29.S and
20.7 cents per Dozen
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-08-17
copyrish. BY Frank \ mun.sy Company.

Copyright BY Frank
did not need TO look to know tnat r.
was BOpp.
Nj Kent seems TO have . very
observing mind" he said.
Lucille looked at me reproachfully.
is this true she asEeL
Yes" George WashinGtG could
have done no more.
You didn't catch herr
"No.'
Nothln: more was TO be said. I had
been tried. convicted and sentenced
The telephone rang Lucille went to
answer IL. The rest Of US followed
more al our leisure When W. bad
arrived Guwnstai. .ucile was talking
To sOmc one Owe. Iac wire. evidently
her mother.
I'm glad you're all right she was
saying. and that You have had some
thing to eat Don't .rrl badly about
hrrhking rhc fast No one blames you
Dtt That's all right. We would. too,
II "" could "
\ pause. during which she listened
a frown gathering on her face.
"b"ut yuu worry. mother. We're NIL
right-all except Tuotlcs. She Is lost
What's the matter: You saw some
one outside in the moonli~ht? \ man
with whlr,svrst Nonsense. No one
I've. tie this time Of year. Ev-
rryhuI' Zoo September. Just go
To- bel u.. don't thluk about such
things.
Lucille st!icd scream.
Hello, mother. Whatt Some OF,
Is trying the door; Its opening-hello
-hcllo-mothcr"-
Lucille dropped the receiver ard sank
backward into Yida's arms. picked
up the tclcI lone and held II to my
ear. shouting Hello. hello"'
There was no RESPONSE. The wire
was dead.
When Lucille had been revived with.
out rcsorting to any OF the violent
methods suggested by the rcsourceful
Captain Perkins | endcavUrcd to ex.
plain away any cause for fright.
Even II she really did see n man."
| said which seems improbable. he
is not going to murder her Prohai,iy
he just stopped to inquire the time Of
day"
But mother said he had whlskcrs."
Il know" continued. ''that is
against him. but maybe It is hcredita ry
In Ids family
Maybe she just dreamed IT." Kent
offered scusibly. Lets call her up
again She seemed n little dented on
/ top when ! first saw her. By this
7 time maybe the attack Is over
That seemed fair enough sugges.
tlon. and | acted on 1t. asked cen
/ tral to give me Huntingdon's island
once more.
I'm sorry" central answered. but
/ can't seem TO get them. I've been
( ringing on that line for the last ten
minutes There's another party TRYING
/ to get them
Another partyT' questioned.
"Whof'
Il couldn't say. 1t isn't any one |
know. His voice sounds like he was a
/ tall, thin young man from New York. =
Cant get them" I told the listen
ing group.
What can we do now? must go
I TO help mother. | must go. | must
60" Lucille began to get hysterical.
Wait. dear" Vida said. patting her
hand. We can't go because we
haven't any boat" Turning to ,s.
rest OF us, she asked. Whom could we
telephone to and ask to go over thcrA?''
| The sheriff is the right man, 1
should think" Bopp suggested.
He'd be plumb tickled. too" added
Captain Perkins. "He Amt had 4
chance to arrest nobody since he's been
swore in
That's 1t, the sheriff." Lucille said
feverishly. Get the sheriff and LET
me talk to him"
! We don't want the public to know
about this" | objected.
What do care about the public II
my mother is In dangerT' Lucille yery
properly demanded.
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-08-17

Miss Eliza Hughes. with her mother
and sister went to Waunita Sunday
for q week. Claude Clay took them
up and spent the day.
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-08-17

Anton DAMN, from Jacks Cabin,
was in town Friday and renewed for
the Ncws-Champion for another year.
He reports one Of the best hay crops
they have ever known and says cut
ting has just begun. He complains
somewhat of scarce help but believes
they will all come thru without loss.
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-08-17

O.l ra.. On. -a., g. 'Hr
81. f.ul u'ur.
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-08-17

H. c. Pollock Of III" Western Weigh
ing Association paid Gunnison visit
from Denver the latter part Of last
week
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-08-17
GOVERNMENT CROP REPORT

Washington, d. c., Aug. S, 1917
A summary of the August crop re-
port for the State of Colorado and for
the United States, as compiled by the
Bureau of Crop Estimates (and trans
mitted through the Weather Bureau)
L. S. Department of Agriculture, is
as follows:
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-07-03
GRIFFITH

Miss Celia Stark. Mrs. Joseph Their
len, and Andrew Stark spent Sunday
at the home of Mrs. Ben Miller.
The Griffith Junior baseball team
played Dyer yesterday, winning. to
3.
Miss Pauline Russell of Chicago. is
making an extended visit at the home
Of her uncle. J. o. Russell.
The Misses Edna and Ruby Dewey
of Joliet, Ill, are visiting at the home
of their uncle, T. Aldrid ge.
DR.. and Mrs. F. A. Malmstone arriv-
ed home Sunday evening from a ten
days automobile trip to Kenluexy
w. !. D. J;eamer. superintendent of
the Associated Paper Products Co, ar
rived today from New York and Will
make his home here permanently. Mr.
Reamer is the inventor and patentee
of the machinery used in the manufac-
ture o the company's products. For
the present he will make his head
quarters at the office of A. Haddow
Smith
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-07-03
"KAISER BILL THOMPSON IL

to of Oh
has done has
believes
n he ghtestd degree
VIII bed Marshal Jofre
res
German and
rule it SUCH ignoring the
l.
the Re- Crosse
He Y. NJ. c. A
aged ,enls tments
conr,
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-07-03

POTATOES small ones however
there be in
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-07-03
A MUNITIONS DEPARTMENT.

Representative McFadden
that efficient production munitions
he
shall be develop
the United
National De
and offices
his will prosecution
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-07-03
HOPELESS SUITS.


thirteenth of
the foundation
the
constitutional would
the elementary attributes
conclusion
used since the civil ended and thirteenth
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-07-03

OUR Industrious offspring having.
despite the ban on fireworks, somehow
laid in his usual supply OF whizzers,
crackers. go-devils and hell-raisers
WE are not anticipating our matu-
final slumber tomorrow with our usual
JOY and abandon
AMERICA may not be as much awake
as she ought TO be but
SHE has heard the alarm clock and is
rubbing her eyes.
1T is quite probable. judging from the
social proclivities Of some of the ladies
around here
OF whom we are especially fond
THAT in order to make her husband
seem as important as possible
JOBS wife always referred TO the I'M
fortunate old fellows bolts as
CARBUNCLEs
WHENEVER she mentioned them at
the bridge parties.
FROM the number of American sub
marines
THAT the U. S. ships are sinking
these days we have wondered in
OUR own peculiarly ruminative way
WHETHER the Chefoo liar is not
BACK on the job.
NICK ROMANOFF is just about as
much in the limenght these days as
THE chap who ran for county office
on the Arma geddon ticket
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-07-03

NOW that the prices reduced
concerning ice quotations n order
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-07-03
MUNSTER

Mr.. and Mrs. Zeldenrust are happy
over the arrival OF little son.
The parochial school held a picnic
on Friday.
Miss Vorhour was in Chicago on
business Friday.
The town board reelected I. Nun
ster as memb sr Of the school board.
DR.. Daisy Weathers was a Munster
visitor. Saturday.
Clyde Norris of Hammond. was in
Munster, Sunday.
Helen Kaske left for Rochester.
Mimi, where she will spend a few
weeks as the guest of Mrs. NJ F. Lloyd.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-07-03
1T MUST BE DONE.

Philip sehedmann is the leader of the majority
socialists disposed hitherto
irreconcilable
that will endless
from Stockholm he there
hakable
Amerc
He on
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-07-03
ONE WAY TO CELEBRATE.

We might
independence
the a tonalu
prediction
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-07-03

SEVERAL years ago.
OUR idea of Stacker is a certain
chap who claims exemption
BECAUSE he's the only son of a
widowed mother
AND she supports him
BUT OF course he didn't say anything
about that I'm his claim.
DOWN in a Florida town they've
stopped planting because they believe
the end of the world is at hand
SOUNDS to us like hookworm
SPANISH army is now in revolt
GOODNESS is there any place on
earth where they are not Teuting?
THERE is still grounds for hope tnat
the country Will come out all right in
the
LONG run for the Hawaiian dance or
the straw skirt craze IS
BEING smothered.
TELLING lies is something the same
as bleaching the hair
ONCE you start you've got to keep =,
up or somebody win surely find you out.
1T is perhaps somewhat stupid Of us
BUT we fail to see what difference
there is in personal liberty to beer
on the one hand
AND whislxey on the other
MR. WILSON says it would infringe
on personal liberty to take beer away
But is silent ON whiskeY
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-07-03

PHILADELPHIA doctor food
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-07-03

Gary Times been too much
nudity, crudty
The Times calls prominence given sex plays
especially matters exploited
the birth appealing the curl
osity
Of the film people what
like
have only succeeded in depressing
Maybe however neonIa
really Possibly
knoabout h and hairrasng
Popular taste changes and it
the of
sumed that the public would
papaby originality TO keen
The film drama will
probably little
the jump in order to maintain the pubcNiunce Press
NOW that the government has ordered word
concerning ice S
POTATOES ones
there o 'em in congre
anedeuvaR food Spectator
anything bacon
salt pork that the
PHILADELPHIA
half well whole Bonifaces cut ont
portions
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-07-03

WE anything home fat bacon or
that home made soap
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-07-03

REPORTS from Wheeling skeleton there ba,
horns May be that of antedeuvaf food Spectator
The evening herald., 1917-04-11
Tur rooriiBRusn RRIGNpE

Do you know tho proper way tn
brush YOUR teeth Toothbrush drill
il regular part of the hygiene calls
themes OF \ow York schools. The
boys line up b. rows With their tooth
brushes deutrificc and paper cups of
water and are taught to brush their
teeth thoroughly with a motion up
ana down from the tower Co the up-
per gum and back again--iustoad of
brushing across the teeth, ON tho
lower teeth. brush from the gums up-
ward. This causes the bTistlcs of the
brush 10 cleanse the space between
the teeth. the plate where most dental
decay commences. The pupils are
also taught the necessity of visiting
the dentist twice "a year for general
Inspection of the teeth and cleaning.
By arresting the decay and filling the
tooth before the decay has been made
much headway. q great deal Of trout
BILE later on can bc avoided. The
American Boy.
The evening herald., 1917-04-11

lG3g--First election held IN Con-
necticuJ
17S3-CongToss at Philadelphia,
proclaimed the end Of hostilities with
Great Britain.
l792--Anthony WAYNE was appoint-
ed commander OF the United states
army
1S4G-Gcn. Pedro de Ampudia as
sumed command of the Mexican forces
assembled 20 oppose the American in
Va sion
tS6l--Gcu. Beauregard demanded
the surrender Of Fort sumter. which
was refused by Mai Anderson.
lSG5--Forts Huser and Tracy cap
turcd by the Federal navy. opening
the way TO Mobile.
iN61--A board 81 officers reported
favorably on the selection ~ League
Island as the site for now navy
yard.
1879 French chamber of deputies
voted 500 600 o00 francs for an OK
pcdition against Dahomey
1898 In messaec 90 congress-
President Mckinley outlined the dif-
firu'tics with Spain and requested con.
crcss to take action.
lsoi--Gorm1u troops defeated 5000
Itcrcros in Southwest Africa.
The evening herald., 1917-04-11
SOME IiIGIIiiGlrTS ON
PROHIBITION

In Farm and Flreside the following
highlighL. on the national prohibition
situation are given.
twenty-five states and the Dis
trict OF Columbia have been voted
dry. These are Alabama. Arizona, Ar
kansas. Colorado. District OF Column
bia. Idaho. Iowa, Kansas, Maine. Mis-
sissippi. Michigan. Montana. Ne
braska. North Carolina. Nortn pa
kota. oklahoma. oregon. South car
olina. South Dakota. Tennessee. Nir-
glnla. Washington. and West Virginia.
"Of the ASA counties IN an the
states OF the union. only 555 counties.
are wet. and some 81 those are only
partially wet. Most OF these 355
counties however. are densely ropI-
lated
states considered nearly dry and
ready for prohibition are: Texas.
Utah. wyoming. New Mexico. and
Florida.
THE wettest state oi all is Nevada.
with New Jersey, Now York Illinois.
and California also strongly resisting
prohibition.
THE two Indian reservations fu
Nevada are the only portions Of that
state which are dry. they are dry by
government regulation. The District
Of Columbia viii he dry November
Ist OF this year
The evening herald., 1917-04-11
PEn<ICIous NNNlMIN

This Is a chronic form Of auucmlu,
characterized hy great reduction Boz
the number of the red blood cells aud
also by changes in their character.
IL generally mas n fatal termination.
some eases progress rapidly ana end
quickly iu death. others go on FOR
years with .utcrmis-ions ana relapso-.
but still progressing slowly Co tho
same end. trw end 900 recovery
MANY patients in tho early stages
, OF the disease feel we'll. and refuse 10
consult doctor Tho family may
notice au Increasing Irritahly and
weakness. und The patient, llthnurh
fat 30 pallii and looks ili Hc may
insist upon attending tu his work, bat
| u that involves much physical c1ort
! he soon uuds that hc cannot up su.
An examination ol the blood made
! between tine severe attacks may quite
fal % establish the diagnosis. -o thar
! the condition may tor som" time Dee
mistaken for UrEhte disease or 20
| ltulVu1r heart trouble \ Nory char
lao,ori.tIc thing about th" anr"'un De-
Jos tendency tn improve aud Then rr-
lapse Th"s, r'Ips's are limited P"
| three BOO most rlro-.
Although medical science cam do
uue to preserve life bon powicious
aulcmiH, -tiu r can du .uwc,h.rs fHr
: the sufferers The main thl1g .- tu
/ restrain the energy hnt mpo'- to
mvIsc EFFORT They should NOT no
/ isrnt away from home wIfh promise
J chat "ohangc uf air. i- going q" ID"
| them ans -uod. nor should they no