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The Dickinson press., 1917-06-30

Miss Beatrice Bailey spent part of
the past week in the city getting
her eyes treated.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. V. lessen, daughter,
Miss Thora and son, Jack, autoed to
Bismarck on Sunday morning to see
Friedrich lessen, who is at Fort Line
oln. They returned the middle of the
week.
Mrs. Christian Thomson welcomed
as her guest on Tuesday evening, her
friend, Mrs. Earl S. Clayton of Bis
marck, who expected to visit here I'M
til Friday. Mrs. Thomson used to re-
side with her friend, when the form
er was employed in Bismarck.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Harleman
brought back with them from the
eastern part of the state the first of
the week a darling little baby girl,
named Dorothy Harriet. The little
lady is four weeks old, and is a great
comfort in the Harleman home.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Scott enjoyed a
visit on Saturday and Sunday from
their son, H. E. Scott and family.
They left from here for Taylor to
visit Mrs. Scott's people south of
that point. Miss Laura Scott, who &C
companied them in, remained for a
short visit with her parents.
Most of the Dickinson representa-
tives to the state Sunday school con-
vention at Fargo returned the first
of the week. Among them were Rev
J. G. Duling, Rev. J. C. Dickey, w. A
Blume, B. H. Crawford, Mrs. D. D
man. Mrs. Harleman took part on the
program with a talk IN work in the
elementary department.
VIM. Connolly of north of Dunn
Center was in the city last Friday
and Saturday, transacting business.
Miss Claylia Smith, who resides
with her sister, Mrs. c. w. Blakely
and family near Grassy Butte, came
in the latter part of last week with
Alonzo Nichols for a short visit al
the Allen Harleman and L. Scott
homes. They returned on Tuesday.
A large number of farmers from
the country northwest came in or
Tuesday to be in attendance at the
| special meeting of the directors of the
Dickinson, Northwestern railway
Among the directors were P. j. Peter:
son, John Ewinuk, L. A. Thorson anC
W. Barns of Gorham; A. O. Skalbeck
Snow; O. B. Hanson, John Marke
and J. A. Hellquist, Willmen. Others
who were here were E. J. Hill, Arthur
Thorson, Ole johnson, Ole Lunde, B
C. and Victor johnson, August ane
Henry Glade, Charles Reed and Sci
mer Nelson.
At the state grand lodge meeting
of Masonic bodies held at Crane
Forks last week, Mrs. Alice Poland
worthy matron of the Golden Rule
chapter of this city, was chosen Crane
Ruth, and Mrs. Otto Hennings, grant
deputy for the school of instruction Of
the state grand lodge. The loca
chapter was represented by Mesdames
Alice Poland, E. A. Lillibridge and H
Anderson. From Grand Forks Mrs
Poland went to Cavalier 10 visit hel
daughter, Mrs. Roy C. Dynes, bette,
known here as Miss Louise Poland
En- route home Mrs. Anderson visited
for several days with Miss Ivy Conant
at Fargo. Miss Conant is well known
here, having taught in Dickinson fol
several terms. Mrs. Lillibridge
stopped off in Bismarck to see he1
son, Harold, of Company K.
The Dickinson press., 1917-06-30

troubled with cramps and feel like a
different woman. I cannot praise
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound too highly and l am recommend
ing it to my friends who suffer as 1 did,"
Mrs. GEORGE R. NAYLoR, Box 72,
Earysville, Pa.
Young women who are troubled with
painful or irregular periods, backache,
headache, dragging-down sensations,
1alntlng spells or indigestion should
take Lydia D: Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound: Thousands have been re-
stored to health by this root and herb
remedy.
Write for free and helpful advice to
Lydia .. Pinkham Medicine Co. icon.
hdentiap, Lynn, Mass. Only women
open and read such letters.
The Dickinson press., 1917-06-30

Mrs. Erwin Muth left for Bismarck
On No. 8 Tuesday to visit for about
two weeks with her sister, Mrs.
Lloyd RAIDER.
Earl Fisher, of east of Dickinson,
was in on Monday comforting with
Supt. c. E. Ward regarding school
matters.
MI. and Mrs. Ed. Duval of south of
Belfield visited in the city over Sun
day. Mrs. Duval is a sister of Miss
Grace Rapp.
Miss Johanna Freihammer finishes
her work at the Reed Bros. store this
Saturday and will enjoy a short va
cation.
MI. and Mrs. Fred Huber, formerly
of this city but now residents of KILL
deer, are the parents of a baby girl,
who arrived on June 18th.
w. C. Boehlke is again at work in
the grocery department of the Ro-
quette store, having begun the early
part of the week.
Miss Hilda Anderson of Little Falls,
Mimi, arrived in the city on Wednes-
day morning to take up work as
cashier in the Reed Bros. store.
Miss Mable Rapp, superintendent of
schools in Billings county, autoed to
Dickinson last Saturday, in her new
Buick car for a short visit with Miss
Elizabeth Rapp.
Miss Minnie Angliss returned on
Tuesday from Beach, where she Wis
tied friends for about three weeks.
Her sister, Miss Maude, expects to
leave this Saturday for a visit with
Miss Mildred Eyer near Manning.
Grover Tollefson, formerly with
the First State Bank at Dunn Center,
is now one of the force in the First
National Bank in this city, having be-
gun work on Monday. Grover Toilet
son is a cousin of Cashier T. A. Toll
lefson.
Miss Hilda Kohl, who the past two
weeks was a guest of Miss Violet
Jaeger at the w. A. Blume home, ex-
pected to leave the latter part of the
week for her home at Morris, MINI.
Miss Kohl was engaged in teaching
at Mott the past year.
Mrs. Chas. Holmes, who with her
two children, were guests for about
two weeks at the home of her
cousins, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Brown,
left on Monday for B%rainerd, Mimi,
where they will spend the summer
with Mrs. Holmes mother. Their
home is at McGill, New.
Miss Veronica Hajny will leave this
coming Tuesday for an extended va
cation from her duties as clerk in the
Reed Bros. store. From here she will
go to spend about two weeks with
her mother at Sweet Briar, N. Oak,
and later to her old home at Omaha,
Nebraska.
Mrs. P. A. Berg and daughter, Miss
Adele, stopped off in Dickinson on
Wednesday for a short visit with
friends. They were visiting in St.
Paul and other Minnesota points for
three weeks and were on their way to
their home at Glendive, Mont. The
Berg family formerly resided in this
city.
b Mrs. Mary Crist accompanied her
son, Lester, to Dickinson on Saturday,
the latter Immediately entering St.
Joseph's hospital for treatment. He
had been ill for some time before
coming to Dickinson. His condition
was not much improved the middle Of
the week. Mrs. Crist while here is
the guest of Mrs. F. l.. Roquette.
Maynard Litch and N. E. Blood re-
turned from Bismarck last Saturday,
each bringing back a new Dodge a
for the Blood & Foster garage. While
in Bismarck, Mr.. Litch visited his
mother, who is recuperating at Bis
marck from an operation. She was
able to sit up the latter part Of
last week and it is thought that she
may be coming home soon.
The Dickinson press., 1917-06-30

"Oulu lldVe W SLdy
in bed several days
every month. I
tried all kinds of
remedies and was
treated by doctors,
but my. trouble con-
tinued until one day
| read about Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound and
it had done for
I tried it
orl - T 100000
The Dickinson press., 1917-06-30
THOSE awful
CRAMPS
Suggestions that may save
Much Suffering

Marysville, Pa.-"For twelve years
] suffered with terrible cramps. J.
The Dickinson press., 1917-06-30

. Mrs. E. o. Baker and children left
last Thursday for the camp meeting
near Oakdale. They will be gone for
two weeks.
The Dickinson press., 1917-06-30

Juvenile Commissioner Sterland au-
toed to Medora on Wednesday to in
vestigate matters in a case under his
Jurisdiction.
The Dickinson press., 1917-06-30

Miss Beatrice Bailey spent part Of
the past week in the city getting
her eyes treated.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-09-13
Eruit Production.

The production of apples in this
country during the last six years has
averaged over 60,00O0O0 barrels. The
estimated value of this apple crop for
1915 was $145,000000. The product
of peaches in 1914 was estimated at
54,000000 bushels, and Of pears for
that year 100000 bushels. Consid-
ering all Of the hardy fruits of the
North and the tropical fruits of the
South, what vast bulk is gathered
every year. Surely famine and star
walton cannot come to country thus
supplied.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-09-13
is WELL WORTHY OF HONOR
Southern journal Puts Forward the
Claims of the Sunflower as the
National Emblem.

There is nowhere such a yellow as
In the petals Of the biggest and most
cheerfully nodding of all the black
eyed susans we have, there is nowhere
such a richness as in the brown of
Its seeded heart. Nothing that grows
is so friendly, so gracefully compan-
ionable whether through an open win
dow or brushing idly and happily up
against ones person. 1t is no weak
ling, the strong and lusty sunhower.
1t is largely masculine, with its
straightness, disdain Of pampering and
love of the air 1t breathes and soil
from which 1t springs. Adversely but
builds it stronger, and extremes of
weather affect it little. Our national
flower, which we believe Is the golden
rod, If 1t isn't QUITE satisfactory, let's
adopt the fine, outstanding yellow sun
flower, the king, monarch, complacent
ruler of every flower that waves. Ev-
erythlng about King Sunflower Is
typically American and he's a demo-
crat to the fiber and root Of his be-
ing. Which Is just what we want in
America at this time.-Macon Tele-
graph.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-09-13
CHAPTER XVI.
At Anv Cost


With all things moving favorably for
TimanyOni High Line up to the night
of flascos, the battle for the great
water-right seemed to take a sudden
slant against the local promoters, after
the failure to cripple Stanton by the
attempt to suppress two of his subOrdi-
mates. Early the next day there were
traceable to any definite starting point.
One of the stories was to the effect
that the Timanyoni dam had faulty
foundations and that the haste In
building had added to its insecurity.
On the heels of this came clamorOus
court petitions from ranch owners be-
low the dam site, setting forth the
food dangers to which they were ex-
posed and praying for an injunction to
stop the work.
That this was a new move on STAN
toms part, neither Smith nor Stillings
questioned for a moment; but they no
sooner got the nervous ranchmen paci-
fed by giving an indemnity bond for
| any damage that might be done, than
! other rumors sprang up. For one day
/ and yet another Smith fought mechan-
ically, developing the machlnelike dog.
| gedness OF the soldier who sees the
battle going irresistibly against him
and still smites on In sheer despera'
ton. He saw the carefully built or,
ganization structure, reared by his OWL
efforts upon the foundation laid by
Colonel Baldwin and his ranchman as
sociates, falling to pieces. In spite OF
all he could do, there was q panic OF
stock-selling; the city council, alarmed
by the persistent story of the unsafety
Of the dam, was threatening to cance
the lighting contract with TimanyOn
High Line; and Kinzie, though he was
doing nothing openly, had caused the
word to be passed far and wide among
the Timanyoni stockholders, disaster
could he averted now only by promp
action and the swift effacement of thell
rule-or-ruin secretary and treasurer.
''They're after you, John" was thu
way the colonel put 1t at the close o.
the second day of back-slippings. 1.-THE!
say you're fiddlin' while Rome's a
burnin'. Maybe you know what the!
mean by that; l don't"
Smith did know. During the TIVE
days of stress Miss Verda had beeI
very exacting. There had been anothe
night at the theater and much time
killing after meals In the parlors Of tn,
Hophra house. Worse still, there hat
been a daylight auto trip about tow
and up to the dam. The victim wa
writhIng miserably under the price
paying, bit there seemed to be no hell
for It, Since the night Of Verda Rich
lander's arrival In Brewster, he had no
sean Corona; he was telling himsel
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-09-13

At all events, when Smith had helped
her out of the car at the hotel entrance
and had seen her as far as the eleva-
tor, she thanked him half absently and
took his excuse, that he must return
the runabOut to Maxwell's garage, with
out laying any further commands upon
him.
Just as he was turning away, bell
boy came across from the clerks desk
with a telegram for Miss Richlander.
Smith had no excuse for lingering, but
with the air thick with threats he made
the tipping of the boy answer for q
mOmentary stop-gap. Miss Verda tore
the envelope open and read the inclo-
sure with flne-lined little frown COM
ing and going between her eyes.
"It's from Tucker Jibbey," she said,
glanclng up at Smith. Someone has
told him where we are, and he is fol-
lowing us. He says he'll be here on
the evening train. viii you meet him
and tell him I've gone to bed?"
At the mention of Jibbey, the money
spoiled son Of the man who stood next
to Josiah Richlander in the credit rat.
ings, and Lawrenceville's best imita.
ton of fianeur, Smiths first emotion
was one of relief at the thought that
Jibbey would at least divide time with
him in the entertainment of the bored
beauty; then he remembered that Jlb-
bey had once considered him rival,
and that the sham ''rounder's" pres
ence in Brewster would constitute a
menace more threatening than all the
others put together.
~ can't meet Tucker" he said blunt
ly. "You know very well can't"
'"That's So" was the quiet reply. "Of
course you can't. What will you do
when he comes?-run away"
mo; can't do that, either. / shall
keep out of his way If 1 can. If he
finds me and makes any bad breaks,
he'll get what's coming to him. If he's
worth anything to you, you'll put him
ON the stage in the morning and send
him up into the mountains to join your
father"
'The idea !" she laughed. Hes not
coming out here to see father Poor
Tuckerl II he could only know what
he is in fort" Then: ut is beginning
to look as If you might have to go still
deeper in debt to me, Montague. There
is one more thing I'd like to do before
1 leave Brewster. If I'll promise to
keep Tucker away from you, will you
drive me out to the Baldwins' tomor.
row afternoOn2 1 want to see the
coloneTs fine horses, and he has invited
me. you know"
Smiths eyes darkened.,
"There is limit, Verda, and you've
reached It," he said quickly. "If the
colonel invited you to Hillcrest, 1t was
because you didn't leave him any
chance not to. resign In favor of Jib'
bey," and with that he handed her into
the waiting elevator and said, "Good'
night"
| fTO AN COKJTTNfIUnN
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-09-13

they'll have to bring a derrick along
II they want to snatch you out of che
Timanyoni. You go over yonder to the
Hophra House and tell that young w0m-
an that the BRIDES of, and she can
talk all she wants toi"
mo-" said Smith shortly. 81 know
what 1 am doing, and 1 shall go on as
l have begun. It's the only way. Mat
ters are desperate enough with us now,
and If should drop out"
The telephone bell was ringing, and
Baldwin twisted his chair to bring him
self within reach of the desk set. The
message was a brief one, and at its
finish the rnnchman-presIdent was
frowning heavily.
"By Jupiter 1t does seem as II the
bad luck all comes In q bunch |" he
protested. WILLIAMS was rushing
things just little too fast, and they've
lost a whole section of the dam by
stripping the forms before the con-
crete was set. That puts us back an
other twenty-four hours, at least. Don't
that beat the mischieff"
Smith reached for his hat. "It's six
O'clock" he said; "and Williams FORM
strippers have furnished one more rea-
son why l shouldn't keep Miss Rich
lander waiting for her dinner" And
with that he cut the talk short and
went his way.
With a blank evening before her,
Miss Richlander, making the tete-a-
tete dinner count for what it would
tightened her hold upon the one man
available, demanding excitement. Moth
ing else offering, she suggested an eve
ming auto drive, and Smith dutifully
telephoned Maxwell, the railroad su-
perintendent, and borrowed a runabout.
Smith drove the borrowed runabout
in sober silence, and the glorious
beauty in the seat beside him did not
try to make him talk. Perhaps she, too,
was busy with thoughts of her own.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-09-13

We've got TO hold him, proof or no
proof. Where would we be apt to
catch Maxwell at this time of night?"
"At home and In bed, reckon"
"Call him upon the phone and state
the case briefly. Tell him If he has
any nip on Shaw that would warrant
us In turning him over to the sheriff,
we'd like 20 know it."
You're getting the range now,"
laughed the ex-cOwman, and instead
OF using the desk set, he went to shut
himself inte the sound-proof telephone
closet.
When he emerged a few minutes
later he was grinnlng exultantly. ''That
was sure smooth one Of yours, John.
Dick gave me the facts. Shaw's a
thief; but he has a sick sister on his
hands--Or said he had--and the rail-
road didn't prosecute. Dick says for
us to jug him tonight aud tomorrow
morning he'll swear out the necessary
pagers"
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-09-13
| THE REAL MAN
By FRANCIS LYNDE
GprRhy ch

"GoOd. Wen do that first and then
wen go after this fellow Lanterby.
want to get Stanton where l can pinch
him, Billy; no, there's nothing personal
about It but when a great corporation
like the Escalnnte Land company gets
down to plain anarchy and dynamlting,
It's time to make somebody sweat for
IL. Let's go and get Shaw"
Together they went across the corri-
dor, and Smith unlocked the door of
the dlsused room. The light switch
was on the door-jamb and Starbuck
found and pressed the button. The
single lncandescent bulb hanging from
the ceiling sprang alive-and showed
the two men at the door an empty
room and an open window. The bird
had flown.
Starbuck was grinnlng again when
he went to look out of the window.
The roof of the adjoining building was
only a few feet below the sill level,
and there was convenient fire escape
ladder leading to the ground.
ITS us for that roadhouse out on
the Topaz trail before the news gets
around TO Stanton and Lanterby," he
said definitely; and they lost no time
in securing an auto for the dash.
But that, too, proved to be a fiasco.
When they reached BartOn's all-night
place on the hill road, the bar was
still open and card game was run
ming In an upstairs room. Starbuck
did the pecessary crOss-questloning
OF the dog faced bartender.
"YOu know me, Pug, and what can
do to you If have to. We want Hank
Lanterby. Pitch out and show us
where"
The barkeeper threw up one hand
as If he were warding off a blow.
'YOu cd have him in holy minute,
for all o. me, Billy; you sure could"
he protested. "But he's gone"
"On the level?" snapped Starbuck.
"That's straight; l wouldn't lie to
you, Billy. Telephone call came from
town little spell ago, and got Hank
Outa bed t answer 1t. He borra'd
BartOn's mare an faded inside of a
pair O. minutes"
(Which way?" demanded the ques-
TONER.
"T' the hills; leastways he amt
headin' f'r town when he breaks from
here"
Starbuck turned to Smith with a wry
smile.
"Shaw beat US to 1t and he scores
on u.s." he said. 1--WE may as well
hike back, phone Williams to keep his
eye on things up at the dam, and go
to bed. ThereIl be nothing more do
ing tonight
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-09-13
CHAPTER xV-continued.

-12-
Smith was jabbing his paper knife
absentiy into the desk blotter. "And
yet we go on calling this civilized
countryi" he said medItatlvely. Then
with a sudden change of front: 'Tm
tR this fight to stay until / win out
or die out. Billy; you know that. AS
have said, Miss Verda can kill me of
q she chooses to; but she won't choose
to. Now let's get to work. It's pretty
tate to rout q justice OF the peace
out of bed to issue a warrant for US,
out wen do II. Then Wen go after
Lanterby and make him turn states
evidence. Come on let's get busy"
But Starbuck, reaching softly for a
Chalr-righting handhOld upon Smiths
desk, made no reply. Instead he
snapped his 1.-THE body out of the chair
and launched It In a sudden tiger
tshment, the door, which should have
been latched, came In at Starbuck's s
wrcnchlng Jerk of the knob, bringing
with it hatless, and with the breath
startled out Of him, the new stenogra-
pher. Shaw.
There's your states evidence" said
StarbuCk grimly, pushing the half
dazed door listener into a chair. "Just
put the auger q couple of inches into
this fellow and see what you can find"
Richard Shaw had an exceedingly
bad quarter of an hour when Smith
and Starbuck applied the thumbscrews
TO force confession out Of him. New
ertheless, knowing the dangerous
ground upon which he stood, he evaded
and shufled and prevaricnted under
the charges and questlOnings until 1t
became apparent that nothing short of
bribery or physical torture would get
the truth out of him. Smith was not
willing TO offer the brlbe, and since
the literal thumbscrews were out Of
the question, Shaw was locked into
one Of the vacant rooms across the
corridor until his captOrs could deter
mine what was to be done with him.
THAT is one time when / fired and
missed the whole side of the barn."
Starbuck admitted, when Shaw had been
ttlliduueu 10 lIlt luthtSlnll Celi dCIOSS
the hall. II know that fellow is on
StantOn's pay roll; and it's reasonably
certain that he got his Job with you so
that he could keep cases on you. But
we can't prove anything that we say,
so long as he refuses to talk"
''No," Smith agreed. II can dis
charge him, and that's about all that
can be done with him."
HE is a pretty smooth article" said
Starbuck refectlvely. "He used to be
a clerk in Maxwell's railroad office,
and he was mixed up In some kind of
crOOkedness, 1 don't remember just
what"
Smith caught quickly at the sugges-
ton
"Wait a minute, Billy" he broke in /;
and then: There's no doubt in your
mind that he's a spy?"
"Sure he is" was the prompt re-
iolnder.
81 was just thinklng-he has heard
what was said here tonlght-whlch Is
enough to give Stanton pretty good
chance to outfigure our outfit again."
Fright you are"
'In which case 1t would be little
short Of idiotic in us to turn him loose.