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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-12-18
CHAPTER XII.
The Other Lady.

CHAPTER XII.
The Other Lady.
It was plain enough to Johnson
Boiler. Anthony, poor devil, was
raving ut last! Since there was no
one likely to ruin Anthony, the strain
had developed the illusion that-or
was it an illusion? Anthony had
Gained these last few seconds, cling
ing childlike to bis friend: his eyes
denoted the general state Of mind of
"a hunted dos, but there was nothing
more abnormal.
Say, KID" johnson Boiler began
kindly. You" II
"You don't understand" Anthony
said hoarsely but more quietly. ~
never told you about the Dalton mat
ter, because I've tried my best to for
get the interviev-but Dalton Is the
man who controls virtually the whole
proprietary Imminent market, barring
only Fy's Imperial. My-my lini-
ment," said Anthony. and there was
an anectionate note in his voice
which Johnson Boiler had never
heard before in connection with the
Imperial, lis the only one he has
failed to acquire
"YesT said johnson Boiler, with
rising interest
Anthony smiled wanly, dixxily.
well, Dalton came to the Office
one day about five years ago, having
made IN appointment to meet me
personally there. He wanted to buy
M out, and I wouldn't hear Of it.
partly sentiment and partly because
he didn't want to pay enough. Then
he tried his old tactics Of threatening
to driye Imperial OF the market, and
/ sat down and pointed out. to him
just what 1t would cost and what it
would gain him. He's hard devil,
Johnson, and he was pretty angry,
yet he saw the reason in what l told
him"
go on" said johnson Boiler.
1--WE parted on rather curious
terms" Eroaned Anthony. "One might
call it an armed truce, suppose. He
seemed to. be willing to let matters
rest a. they were, and he has done
Just that ever since; but he told me
in so many words that if ever l tried
to break into his particular markets,
IL ever for any cause, offended him
In any way, he'd sail in and advertise
me out Of business" !.
"Ca1 he do it,"
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JOHNSTON COUNTY ENGINEER.

Charlton, Dec. 15.-Hugh F. John
ston, who recently returned from
Camp Cody, Now Mexico, having been
discharged from military service on
account Of defective eyesight, has
been elected county engineer for Ad-
ANS county and has gone to Corning
to assume his duties.
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COAL FAMINE IN LONE TREE.

COAL FAMINE IN LONE TREE.
Iowa City. Dec. 15.-There Is no let
up to the coal shortage in Lone Tree.
A car of coal came in yesterday billed
to the farmers cooperative union and
il Is stated that there were more than
fifty wagons there to get share of
the coal. 1t WAS pAlcelled out to go
as far as possible. A party had q load
OF wood in town yesterday which he
held at 50 per cord. Some Of the Lone
Tree people took occasion to remark
in rather forceful language that this
price was little high.
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WESLEYAN VACATION SHORT.

Mt. Pleasant. Dec. 1.-the faculty
OF Wesleyan has decided that the
Christmas vacation will close on Dc.
csmbef 81. This will mean that regu-
lar classes will be held on New Years
day, January l. 1918. 1t is rather out
Of the ordinary to take up the college
work on this holiday, but since the col
lege week begins on Tuesday 1t is nee
essary-to begin on this day or else it
breaks into the weeks schedule
Thirty-six weeks are required in each
college year and in order to carry out
the plan of letting out school the first
week in May, it is necessary to cut
down on all vacations SO 1t is impos-
sible to grant longer holiday season.
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HOME TALENT PLAY IN ALBA.
Abba, Dec. 15.-NF1-Ff OF the Toy
Shop" is the name OF the entertain
ment put on at the King theater
Thursday and Friday nights this
week. The proceeds 30 to help the
Y, NJ. C. A. and home charity work.
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TWO REp SoX ENLIST,

Boston, Mass, Dec. 1.-two more
members of the Boston American
league baseball team enlisted in the
navy, it was learned today. total Of
eleven men who have gone to war.
Pitchers Penrock and Bader signed as
yeOmen.
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pAN-AELENic GIVES TO r. c.
Abba. Dec. 15.-The local Red Cross
has received 31S.25 given by the Pan
Hellenic society. The society had this
money in their treasury and knew 1t
would do much good In the Red Cross
work.
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ENTERTAINMENT At SCHOOL.

Abba, Dec. 15.-The Hoover school
in Bluff Creek township gave an en-
tertainment at which $22 was made.
Seventeen dollars was paid to the
Monroe County Ambulance fund and
As on the Y.-M,C c. A. work.
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JACKSONVILLE BOY SHOT.

Chillicothe, Mo-, Dec. 15.-Friends
in this village were much grieved to
hear of the accidental shooting Of
York Bossorte, son of Mr.. and Mrs
James Bossorte of Jacksonville. James
Bossorte was for three years the prin-
cipal of the local school and 1t was
here that the son was born.
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ALLIES PURCHASING
COUNCIL IN SESSION

London. Dec, 1h-1he mf@N11ed
eounc1 which b 10 t2ks up questions
Of war purchases md finances, mel
In London tod1y. Oe0r T Cfug61
axsiut1nt secretary Of the UMlfed
afxAen -
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CREW
DENIES GUILT
ONE HUNDRED AND TWEI
AccusED or coMspsRAcN
ARRAloNEn m CHICAGO,

Cedar Rapida, oeo 1~oe ST.
ger, an organizer AID eosaeotor
for the omaisa branch Of the
]. w. w., WIS arrested on . train
here Saturday and Hned $50 and
costD In police eo0Ft on charge
Of va0rancy. Seller he'd q quantity
Of I. W. W. literature in his grip
and his hooks indicated he had
made numerous collections from
members Of the Order IN Rock
Island aod Davenport
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soothing hand on Anthony's shoulder
for SO do men cling to raft in mid
ocean.
johnson" Anthony Fry said pit
eously. Tive kidnapped the daughter
of the only mansin the world who can
ruin me, and now he'll do it,"
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WILL GIVE lNFoRlsAT,oeI

H. board q directors % The OtanDs
va Recall Merchant asDoctat3an -
Authorised the use ol the of3ce q -
secretary for supply informative 1es
Gardtng the food reguaAf3onA
Complaints against o6sndses mo
AlDo be lodged Win SECRETARY LyDcA
and all v3olati0na thus repeated Win d.
Investigated bY The pEope auth ~.
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and looked at the unconscious Robert
much as if the young man had brand
ed himself leper. He looked at John
son Boiler. too. although his eyes
were blank-and then. one hand on
his head. Anthony staggered straight
out of the room and into the cor
ridor: and having gone that far he
turned and staggered down to the
window seat, where he collapsed
much as if the bones had been
whisked from his long, slender legs!
Here Johnson Boiler, following.
found him five seconds later. Mr..
Boiler who was beginning to feel
downright peculiar himself with Vim
ing threshing about the living-room
and babbling incoherent agony, shook
his old friend with no gentle hand as
he demanded: -
"Say, you! What il it now? What
in blazes got you that time. Anthony !
Are you going to have fit!''
Johnson" Anthony said feehly,
clutching coldly at Mr. Boilers plump
hand. ooh, Johnson"
"What?"
Her father! She's the daughter Of
Theodore Dalton. johnson! She's the
daughter of the man they call the lini-
|ment king!"
"Yes?" queried Johson Boiler, not
understanding the connection.
The icy hand closed tighter about
his own. rousing something almost
akin to sympathy in Johnson Boilers
bosom and causing him to lay =
The Jasper news., 1917-03-08

dusky's body, thought, as Sassoon came
on, the game was up. With an effort
born Of desperation, he dragged him
self from under the twitching giant,
freed his revolver, rolled away, and.
with his sight swimming. swung the
gun at Sassoon's stomach. He meant
to kill him. The bullet whirled the
white-faced man to one side and he
dropped, but pulled himself, full OF
fight, to his knees and, knife In hand,
painted forward. De Spain, rolling has
tily from him, staggered TO his feet,
and, running in as Sassoon tried to
strike. beat him senseless with the
butt Of his gun.
His own eyes were streaming blood
His head was reeling and he WINS
breathless, but he remembered those
of the gang waiting outside. He still
could see dfmly. the window at the
end of the bar. Dashing his fingers
through the red stream on his fore
head, he ran for the window, smashed
through the sash into the patio and
found ,Sassoon's horse trembling at the
fusillade. Catching the lines and the
pOmmel, he stuck his foot up again
and again for the stirrup. 1t was use
less; he could not make it. Then
summoning all of his fast-ebbini
strength, he threw himself like sacl
across the horses back, lashed tn,
brute through the open gateway
climbed into the saddle, and spurre,
blindly away.
The Jasper news., 1917-03-08
CHAPTER X.
After the Storm.

For week the search continued day
and night, but each day, even each
succeeding hour, reduced the expec-
tation of ever seeing De Spain alive.
Spies working at Calabasas, others
sent In by Jeffrles to Music noun
tain among the Morgans and men
from Medicine Bend haunting Sleepy
Cat could get no word of De Spain.
Deaf Sandusky and Logan had beer
found dead at the Inn by Lefever on
the night after the fight. Fairly accu-
rate reports accounted for Gale Nor
gan, nursing wound at home, and
for Sassoon, badly wounded and under
cover somewhere In the gap Beyond
this, information halted.
Toward the end of the week a Mexi-
can sheepherder brought word In to
Lefever that he had seen In Duke
Morgan's stable Sassoon's horse-the
one on which De Spain had escaped
He averred he had seen the blood
stained Santa Fe saddle that had been
taken off the horse when the horse was
found at daybreak of the day follow
ing the fight, waiting at Sassoon's cor
raj to be cared for. There could be,
1t was fairly well ascertained, no mis-
take about the horse-the man knew
the animal; but his information threw
no light on the fate of Its missing
rider.
Though Scott had known first of
De Spain's helpless condition In his
desperate flight, as regarded self-de-
fense, the Indian was the last to aban-
don hope Of seeing him alive again.
One night, In the midst of gloomy
council at Jeffrles' Office, he was
pressed for an explanation of his con-
hdence. 1t was always difficult for
Scott to explain his reasons for think.
Ing anything. Men with the surest in.
stinct are usually poorest at reason.
ing conviction out. But Bob, cross.
examined and harried, managed to give
some explanation. of the faith that was
In him. 'Tn the first place." he said
i've ridden a good deal with thai
man-pretty much all over the coun
try north of Medicine Bend. He is al
full of tricks as nuts full of meat
Henry de Spain can hide out like ar
Indian, and doctor himself. Then
again, know something about thl
/ way he fightsi up here they don't. Il
those four fellows had ever seen hin
, In action, they never would have ex
pected to get out of a room alive, afte
showdown with Henry de Spain. Al
near as ] can make out from all tn,
t talk that's floating around, what fooie'
! them was seeing him shoot at mari
. here one day In Sleepy Cav"
The Jasper news., 1917-03-08
mo nE coNTINuEps
Daily Thought.

When we look Into the long avenue
of the future and see the good there H.
for each one of us TO do we reailze dc.
ter all what beautiful thing It is 10
work and to I've and to be happy. -
Stevenson.
The Jasper news., 1917-03-08

And then a very strange thing
happens to De spaIn--an svent
that changes the whole eourse
Of hls life. II 10 described fully
in che next lnstaIlment,
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-18
THE BUSY MANS CREED

believe in The stuff / am hand
ing out, in the firm l am working
for, and in my ability to get results.
/ believe that honest stuff can be
passed out 70 honest men by honest
methods. believe in working, not
weeping in boosting, not knocking
and in the pleasure Of my job. l be-
lieve that man gets what he goes
after, that one deed done today is
worth two deeds tomorrow, and that
no man is down and out until he has
lost faith in himself. l believe in
today and the work I am doing; in
tomorrow and the work / am hoping
to do, and in the sure reward which
the future holds.
believe in courtesy, in kindness,
in generosity, in good cheer, in
friendship and in homes: competi-
ton. I believe there is something
doing, somewhere, for every man
ready to do it. l believe I'm ready
Right Now!-Selected.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-18
PROPOSE NEW PARK HIGHWAY
Good Roads Advocates Would Con-
meet National Parks Of West
Calls for $1,000, 900.

Good roads advocates have pro-
posed a great circular highway which
would connect the national parks OF
the West. The venture would call
for 100000 from congress. besides
assistance from the goOd-roads experts
Of the department of agriculture. The
proposed route would start at Denver
and run northwest, through the new
Rocky Mountain National park, and
enter Yellowstone by way Of Cody,
Wyo. Thence it would continue
through Idaho, Washington, and Ore
gon. To the west the road would in
clude Yosemite and other wonders of
California. To the south it would
cross Arizona and New Mexico, then
would run northward to Denver. Al
ready the route is marked by many
sections of good roads, so the pro-
posed project is not such a gigantic
task as it might be. The entire route
is $500 miles in length.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-18

cent Of the value of the timber and
forage resources of the national for
ests within the respective county or
counties in which the roads or trails
will be constructed may be spent.
Provision Is made for the return OF
the money to the treasury by applying
10 per cent of the annual receipts of
the national forests in the state or
county until the amount advanced Is
covered.
Officers in charge say that the bill
will make possible the construction OF
many roads which are greatly needed.
Since 1918 10 per cent Of the receipts
from the national forests have been
used in road and trail building, but the
funds have been inadequate to meet
the needs. Many isolated communities
within the national forests are entire
" dependent on the government roads
and trails. In some instances these
settlements are said to be almost en-
tirely without means of communion
ton. According to forest service Of
fcials the money now made available
will permit the construction of many
roads necessary to open up inacces-
sible territory, and will greatly facili-
tate the development Of large areas.
It is said that detailed plans COW
ering the policy to be followed In
building roads are now being made.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-18

One way to control the fly is to
catch it in such a trap as is shown
above. The trap may be placed near
the garbage can, or any other place
where the flies are sure to come. A
simple and effective tray may be made
from a grocery box by substituting
wire netting for the top and two sides,
cutting round hole in the bottom and
inserting in it wire netting cone
with an eighth-inch opening at the
bottom and half-inch opening at the
top. Some article Of food. preferably
a fish head, should be placed inside for
bait. The trap must be elevated sever
al inches above the ground, SO as to
give the flies q chance to enter. When
the trap is full, it may be emptied by
shaking its contents through small
opening, ordinarily closed by sliding
door. The trap described and shown
Ii the illustration IL q particularly ef-
fective one, a. 1t was planned with a
view to the fly's habits. The odor OF
food leads the fly to enter the trap
ut the bottom. Once inside it Is at
racted to the top BY the light When
It gets out Of the wire cone it cannot
escape. The trap has the additional
virtue Of being inexpensive. It may be
made ct q cost Of about 20 cents ana
about . half hours dine.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-18
Idea o. Coed aoade.

Another idea Of good roads II %
have them without rasweed bordefe
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-18
BABY WEEK

The observance Of Baby week is
now a nationwide affair, and every
citv and town with the truly civic
spirit is making plans for a larger
celebration this year than last. 1t
is not often that movement gains
such force in such short time as the
Baby week campaign has during the
past year.
Morgan City people will remem-
Der the splendid demonstration held
here last year when Baby Week was
celebrated in ever so many appro-
pirate ways. The physicians and
nurses of the city gave their time
and attention to the observance, the
merchants displayed baby outfits IN
heir windows, and the entire city
gave over everything to the celeora-
ton of Baby Week.
This Baby Week will De observed
in Morgan City from May the1 to
6 inclusive, and preparations are be-
ing made to have a bigger demon
stration this season than last. The
physicians have given their promises
of assistance in all lines; there Will
be the regular examinations just as
were held last year and then there
will be specialists who will give at
tention to teeth, eyes, ears and
make a thorough jub Of examlna-
tons in every way. Places for ex-
amina.ions will be arranged for and
the physicians and assistants Will De
given certain hours just as they
were last year, but provisions VIII
be made to take care Of a mucr
greater number than was examined
last April. ~
The entire parish will be invited
to participate in the observance tnl:
wear, and accommodations will be
made for all the babies who can pos
sibly be brought for examination
The club women will cooperate II
this work as they did last year, ahe
as this work is endorsed by the
State Federation, and there are an!
number Of Federated clubs in the
Parish, these women will realize
what the Baby Week campaign
means to them all and avail them
selves of the opportunity of cooper
ating with the Morgan City womel
and men in making this a RECORD
breaking week. Literature is being
sent out telling of this work ant
giving instructions how to put OF
campaigns, score babies and do tn
many things connected with tn
work.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-18
EvANcELINE TOMORROW

Mary Madison's husband, John,
misunderstands her relations with
another man, and casts her from
him. Heart-broken, Mary leaves her
little daughter with a sister, and
goes out to make her way in the
world.
When John Madison reads, some
days later, that Mary has been killed
in a train wreck, he takes the baby
and raises her. Later he marries
again. Many years later, Mary
learns that John has been elected
governor Of his state. She sees OPP
portunity to get revenge on him
through his daughter, Marion,
whom she thinks the child Of his
second wife, who has died. So the
woman conspires with Dan Walters,
an ex-convict. Walters is to get the
love Of Marion, and marry her. AT
ter this is done Mary will 60 to the
Governor and tell him all.
The plan succeeds. Then, when it
is too late Mary learns that Marion
is her own daughter. But everything
is cleared up when Walters proves
that he had never been guilty of the
crime for which he had been sent to
prison, but had gone there to shield
a friend.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-18
Cost Of Country Roads.

Cost OF Country Ho1ot.
The amount Of money spent on
country roads in the United States
increased from $28 per mile in 1904 to
500 In 1915.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-18
ROADS IN NATIONAL FORESTS
Federal Bill Appropriates 100000
for Construction and Mainten-
ance Of Highways.

(From the United States Department OF
Agriculture.)
One Of the provisions Of the federal
aid road bill, which was signed by the
president on July IL, appropriates
100000 year for ten years to be
spent by the secretary of agriculture
for the construction and maintenance
of roads and trails within or partly
within the national forests.
The bill provides that, upon request
of the proper officers of the state or
counties, the money shall be used for
building roads and trails which are
necessary for the use and development
of resources upon which communities
within or near the national forests are
dependent. The work is to be done In
cooperation with the various states
and counties. Not more than 10 per
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-18
ARMY RECRUITING OFFICER
COMING

The Postmaster has just received
q telegram from the New Orleans
Recruiting Office that q recruiting
officer will be in Morgan City to-
morrow and will remain until Fri
day.
All Of the men who have signi-
fled a willingness should call at the
-post Office at once and report and
the proper Instructions will be given
them.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-18
START FIGHT
ON FLIES
TODAY

An ounce Of prevention is worth a
pound of cure, it has often been said,
and it's truth has been demonstrated
in more cases than one. Many house
wife has found to her sorrow that this
saying is particularly true with regard
to flies, for a fly left undisturbed in
May means million alive and healthy
in June.
This is the season of the year when
flies begin to swarm. With the first
warm days come the first flies. First
one appears, then another, and before
the housewife realizes it whole brood
fills her house.
Housewives, begin your fight against
flies now. Do not let even one stay IN
your home undisturbed. Don't think
to yourself, as so many women do.
"Oh, we'll, one fly doesn't matter. 1t
is time enough to get after them when
q half dozen appear" Begin at once
with the very first fly that appears.
Have no mercy on them at all.
Every year hundreds of women read
dozens Of just such warnings as this
against the fly, and pay no more atten-
ton to them than If they had never
read a word. Just SO long as such
silly. headstrong women exist will that
dangerous menace, the house ny. con-
tinue to thrive.
If these women only could be made
TO realize that no more serious danger
exists than the house fly perhaps they
would do their part to eliminate the
peril. Statistics tell us that for every
man killed in battle ten are killed by
the house fly. If each and every one
of YOU women would only lend your as
sistance in making this a nationwide
crusade against the fly there might be
some hope Of wiping out the trail OF
disease which always follows in Its
wake.
You have all seen, at some time or
other, enlarged photographs OF the fly,
with it's tentacles. Beneath the feet
are soft pads, which catch and carry
thousands of disease germs. Every
time they settle on food they leave a
few Of these germs behind to endanger
the health, and even the lives, OF those
who eat the germ-laden food.
There is really no excuse for the
woman who reads of the definite dan
ger lurking in flies feet and yet is too
careless or too lazy to kill them when
they are flying about food.
Start at once, for if you let even one
escape it will be thousand times null
tiplied in another month. Your first
step toward protecting yourself and
your family from the deadly Onslaughts
of the fly should be having the house
thoroughly screened. Every window
should have a screen, and you should
see to It that no one leaves window
open without first putting the screen
in.
Then you must be very careful not
to leave any dishes standing around
with bits of food on them. Wash the
dishes right up at once, and see that
scrupulous cleanliness is maintained
about the kitchen. Be sure that your
garbage can is kept covered, for Mes
will gather there more quickly thar
anywhere else.