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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-18
DENIES OWNERSHIP

Dora Frank, credited by the police
Saturday with owning one of the
houses raided at Strawberry and
cowden streets, to-day declared she
did not hold title to any of the tene-
ments.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-18
NEW YORK STOCKS

Chandler Brothers and Company.
me mbers of New York and Philadel-
phia stock Exchanges North Mar
ket Square. Harrisburg; 1886 Chestnut
street, Philadelphia: 81 Pine street,
New York-furnish the following
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CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE

Chicago, March 1S.-Board of Trade
closing:
Corn-March, 1878 May. 1.25.
Oats-March S7&; May, S45s.
Pork-May, 47.70.
Lard-May, 1855; July, $3.50.
Ribs-May, 24.45; July, 24.SO.
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NNf "'''' ~
Total bonds, Sc
curities, etc. s9,Oss 80
0. Stock of Federal Re-
serve Bank (5O)
seription). ......... 1900 90
house, ....... .... 1900 90
II. Furniture and fixtures, $500 90
13. Lawful reserve with
Bank. -. ........ 17.22s 50
Is. Cash in valut and net
national banks, 80. n,9s1 6s.
10. Checks on banks locat
ed outside of city or
town reporting bank
and other cash
items, ....... l,flS 80
20. Redemption fund with
u. S. Treasurer and
treasurer, :. ... 1850 90
%. War Savings Certifi-
Gates and Thrift
s n m p actually
owned, ....... .... 90 -
~ LIABIL1TiEs
"a. Capital stock paid jn,. $4,000 90
25. Surplus fund, .. 5000 90
26. Undivided
profits, ....S1, ,lOl 80
Less cur
rent eH
penses' IN
terest, ana ooc m
' '' 5;s7t Sc
0'' standing. ..... .... $4,000 90
Demand deposits (Other
than bank depOsitsD
subject TO Reserve (de-
posits payable within so
days):
"a. V De
check. 80. 124,S2S o.
e7 Cashiers checks out
standing, -. -. 661 so
40. Dividends unpaid, . 8 90
Total Of demand
d ep-o osits
hank o depos-
itsl subject
to Reserve,
&c a7' 9s 40
40 SSO and Al s125 1872 So
,, ~ Shi.u .;. ,,hiect 10
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BANK STATEMENTS

REPORT OF CONDITION OF THE
NATIONAL BANK. at
Penbrook, In the State OF Pennsylva-
MIA, at the close of business on March
4, 1918.
1. a Loans and discounts, S232,959 IS
2. Overdrafts, unsecured, SI1
3. U. S. bonds (other
than Liberty Bonds
of 1OIDi
u. S. bonds
d e posted
to secure
circulation
(par
value), $4,000 90
( L. S. bonds
and certii-
Gates of
indebted
ness owned
pledged, 10000 90
O. Liberty loan bonds:
Liberty Loan Bonds.
32 per cent. and 4
per cent, unpledg-
Z. Bonds, securities, etc.
(other than U. So:
Securities
other than
u. S. bonds
{ o in
e ] u d ng
Stocks)
owned un-
pledged, e. ST,o25 90
Collateral
Trust and
other notes
ofcorpora-
tionS iSSu-
ed for not
less than
ONEYEAR
nor more
than
THREE
YEARS
time, 49,. 6t,16f 3S
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|. Il. SWARTZ.
!. u. HORSTTCK,
II. s. PLANK,
Directors.
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REPORT OF CONDITION OF THE
PENBR0OK NATIONAL BANK. at
Penbrook, In the State of Pennsylva-
mia, at the close of business on March
A. 1918.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-11-08

The White Elephant Sale is to be
held in the Auditorium the week be-
ginning Dec. 6. and Mrs. H. S. Fuller,
who has been storing Wauwatosa do
nations in her barn, desires to get the
accumulation moved to Milwaukee the
first of next week, so all donations
must be in by that time. Mrs Fuller
says she thinks she has everything in
her barn except a piano; and perhaps
one of these may yet be donated This
statement shows that there is use for
absolutely everything at the sale.
Last year numerous kerosene lamps
were sold. many people buying them
for their county homes. Over 1000
pairs of shoes " re sold the first day
last year, and there is likely to be as
big a demand this year for worn. az
well as nearly new footwear. This
year there is to be a basket depart
mept also. Many books. both school
aad story. have been received. but
there need of more. In short. what
ever is a white elephant. to any
housekeeper is willingly taken for the
sale. Get things ready now and de-
liver them to Mrs. H. S. Fuller. 297
Church street, at once.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-11-08

For Rent-Bungalow and broom cot
tage on Eighth Avenue Apply A.
Klokner, Wauwatosa, Wis. Telephone
Wauwatosa Is.
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For Tootbaehe

For toothache heat two tablespoon.
fuls Of vinegar, dip absorbent cotton in
1t and apply to gum ut base of tooth.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-11-08

CITY TELEPHONE CALLS.
Police Department ................. Wau. 2
Sity Engineer ................... Wau. 80
Sity treasurer .-.................. Wau. n
wy Olerk ......-.*..-. Wau. II
water WORKS s---.... Wau. 500
CITY OFFICERS 1917
Mayor Hans A. Koenig
A. v. Brigham
City Attorney Albert B. Houghton
City Treasurer Fred Prudisch
Sity Assessor Alonzo +. Kellogg
Supt. of Sewerage System
City Engineers J. E. Lowther
Supt. Of Water Works A. w. Hebbring
Health Com DIR. +. +. Peterson
Chief of Police George BaItes
Police Justice Justice of the Peace
Walter L. Koenig
COMMON COUNCIL
First Ward
A, G; Hanson Willard L. Notbohm
Second Word
John De swarte J. ]. Marquardt
Third Word
D, J; Hayes Ben Wood
Fourth Word
VIM. T. Whip John Krafezyk
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-11-08

FOR SALE = Canary birds at Zoo
Church Street, Wauwatosa, Wis
Meade County news., 1918-02-14

follow on GOWN ne waved q QanQ
vaguely before he took up the broom
again. you'll find her, all right" he
added encouragingly.
"Oh, Ward That must be Marthy's
nephew. What will he thinkT
"Does 1t matter such a deuce of a
lot what he thinks?" Ward went on
with his interrupted scrubbing.
I'm awfully glad he came, anyway"
said Billy Louise. II won't have to
stay all night now. was going to-"
I'm that case the young man is well
come as gold mine. Here they come
he and Mrs. Martha. You'll have to
introduce me; 1 have never met the
lady," Ward hastily returned the mop
to it's corner, rolled down his sleeves
and picked up his gloves. Then he
stepped outside and waited beside Billy
Louise, looking not in the least like n
man who has just wiped lot Of dishes
and scrubbed floor.
The nephew, striding along behind
Marthy and showing head and shoul-
ders above her, seemed not to resent
any little mischance, such as muddy
water flirted upon him from a broom.
He grinned reminiscently as he came
up, shook hands with the two Of them
and did not let his glance dwell too
long or too often upon Billy Louise nor
too briefly upon Ward.
When Ward went to the stable after
Blue half an hour later Charlie Fox
went with him. His manner when they
were alone, was different, not so exub-
erantly cheerful-more frank and prac-
tical.
Honest, it f1oored me completely to
see what that poor old woman has been
up against down here" he told Warren,
Stuffing tobacco into q silver trimmed
briar pipe while Ward saddled Blue
Il don't know deuce Of lot about
this ranch game, but if that old lady
can put it across / guess 1 can wabble
along somehow. Too bad the old man
cS.shed in just now, but Aunt Martha
as good as told me he wasn't much
force, so maybe can play lone hand
here as easy as I could have done with
him"
Afterward, when Ward thought it
over, he remembered gratefully that
Charlie Fox had refrained from at
tempting any discussion of Billy Louise
or from asking any questions even re-
motely personal. He knew enough about
men to appreciate the tactful silences
Of the stranger, and when Billy Louise
on the way home predicted that the
nephew was going to be success Ward
did not feel like qualifying the verdict.
Meade County news., 1918-02-14
CHAPTER IIl-continued.

"You saw mommie, of course. You
came from home"
"No, / did not. I got as far as the
creek and saw Blues tracks coming
down, so / just sort of trailed along
seeing it was mommie's daughter felt
most like talking to-"
"Mommies daughter" laughed a lit
tie and instinctively made a change in
the subject.
1--WE got to so in and wash the
dishes," she said, stepping back from
him. "Of course nothing was done In
the cabin, and I've been doing little
housecleaning. guess the dishwater
Is hot by this time-if it hasn't all
boiled away"
Ward, as matter Of course. tied his
horse to the fence and went into the
cabin with her. He also asked her to
stake him to dish towel, which she
did after a good deal of rummaging
He stood with his hat on the back OF
his head, a cigarette between his lips
and wiped the dishes with much ap-
parent enjoyment. He objected strong.
ly to Billy Louise's assertion that she
meant to serub the floor, but when he
found her quite obdurate he changed
his method without in the least degree
yielding his point, though for diplomat
dc reasons he appeared to yield.
BE carried water from the creek and
filed the teakettle, the big iron pot and
both pals. Then, when Billy Louise
had turned her bac,; upon him while
she looked in a dark corner for the
mop, he suddenly seized her under the
arms and lifted her upon the table, and
before she had finished her astonished
gaspings he caught up a pail Of water
and sloshed it upon the floor under her.
Then he grinned in his triumph.
Billy Louise gave squeal Of conster-
nation and then sat absolutely still,
staring round eyed through the door
way. Ward stepped back-even his
composure was slightly jarred-and
twisted his lips amusedly.
"Hello," he said after few blank
seconds. "You missed some Of it, didn't
your His tone was mildly commiser-
ating. "Will you come in?"
moo, thank you, don't believe /
will" The speaker looked in, however,
saw Billy Louise perched upon the ia
BILE and took off his hat. He was well
plastered with dirty water that ran
down and left streaks Of mud behind.
~ must have got off the road" he said.
~I'm looking for Jason Meilke's ranch"
Billy Louise tucked her feet farther
under her skirts and continued to stare
dumbly. Ward, glancing at her from
the corner of his eyes, stepped consid-
Meade County news., 1918-02-14

country. Then we can look out for
him."
Charles eyes had the troubled look.
II hate to think that. Aunt Martha
insists that is what we are up against,
but"
"Well, she knows more about It than
you do, believe me. If you'll let down
the bars, Mr.. Fox, I'll hit the trail,
and If find out anything I'll let you
know at once"
When she rode over the bleak up
land she caught herself wishing that
she might talk the thing over with
Ward. He would know just what
ought to be done. But winter was CON-
ing, and she would drive her stock
down into the fields she had ready.
They would be safe there surely. Still,
she wished Ward would come. She
wanted to talk 1t over with man who
understood and who knew more about
such things than she did.
The fate Of the four heifer calves be-
came permanently wrapped in the
blank fog or mystery. Billy Louise
watched for them when she rode out in
the hills and spent good deal of time
heretofore given over to dreaming in
trying to solve the riddle Of their dis
ippearance. Charlie Fox insisted upon
keeping to the theory that they had
merely strayed. Marthy grumbled
sometimes over the loss, and Ward
well, Ward did not put in an appear
ance again that fall or winter and SO
did not hear of the incident.
Meade County news., 1918-02-14
(To BE CONTINUED
crepes and Ponqees.

Crepe de chine, in spite Of its name,
does not come from China but from
Japan, Italy and France. There are no
factories for making silk piece goods
In China, all the weaving being done
by hand. With the exception of pom
gees, the products Of the Chinese looms
are not popular abroad, except in
Oriental countries, being too heavy,
although the patterns are wonderfully
beautiful and the colors exceedingly
rich.
The pongees are woven in the homes
Of the peasants, and as they come from
many looms no two pieces are ever ex-
actly alike in weight hneness, color
and texture. The Standings come from
the Liutang district, and the Nanshai
from the NiRhai district.
Meade County news., 1918-02-14
CHAPTER w.
The Mystery Of the Missing.

TTTHEN Charlie Oox rode down to
wv the Wolverine a month or SO
later, tied his horse under the
shed and came up to the cabin as
though he knew Of no better place in
all the world; when he greeted ''mom-
mie" as though she were something
precious in his sight and talked with
her about the things she was most in
terested in and actually made her feel
as If he were immensely interested al
so, Billy Louise simply could not help
admiring him and liking him for his
frank good nature and his kindness.
She had never before met q man just
like Charlie Fox, though she had known
many who were what Ward once called
''parlor broke"
1t was not until Charlie was leaving
that he gave Billy Louise a hint that
his errand was not yet accomplished.
She walked down with him to where
his horse was tied and so give him a
bloom against the dull brown of the
chance to speak what was in his mind.
"You know, l hate to mention little
worries before your mother" he said.
"ThOse pathetic eyes Of hers make me
ashamed to bother her with a thing.
But I am worried, Miss Louise. came
over to ask you If you've seen anything
Of four calves Of ours. l know you
ride a good deal through the hills.
They disappeared a week ago, and /
can't find any trace of them. I've been
looking all through the hills, but can't
locate them"
Billy Louise had not seen them, Ell
ther. and she begged for particulars.
Il don't see how they could get away
from your cove" she said, unless your
bars were down"
''The bars were all right. It was last
Friday, think. I'm not sure. They
were in the little meadow above the
house, you see. was away that night,
and Aunt Martha is a little hard of
hearing. She wouldn't hear anything
unless there were considerable noise.
I came home the next forenoon-I was
over to Seaback's-and the bars were
In place then. Aunt Martha had not
Meade County news., 1918-02-14
CHAPTER v.
The Little Devils Of Doubt.
NuE snr.in0 hod ooma and We


inc canyon, with the sun shining
down aslant into its depths, was
picturesque cash in the hills, wild
enough in all conscience, but to the
normal person not in the least degree
gloomy. The jutting crags were sun
lit and warm. The cherry thickets
whispered in a light breeze and shell
tered birds that sang In perfect con-
tent. Not gloomy place surely when
the peace of a sunny morning laid its
spell upon the land.
Billy Louise, however, did not re-
spond to the canyons enticements. She
brooded over her own discouragements
and the tantalizing little puzzles which
somehow would not lend themselves to
any convincing solution. She was in
that condition of nervous depression
where she saw her finest cows dead by
bloat In the alfalfa meadows-and how
would she pay that machinery note
then? She saw John Pringle calling
Unexpectedly and insistently for his
"time," and where would she find an
other man whom she could trust out
of her sight? John Pringle was slow,
and he was stupid and growled at poor
Phoebe till Billy Louise wanted to
shake him, but he was STEADY" and
that one virtue covers many a mans
faults and Keeps him drawing wages
regularly.
Her mother had been more and more
inclined to worry as the hot weather
came on. Lately her anxiety over
small things had rather got upon the
nerves of Billy Louise. She felt Ill
used and downhearted and as If moth
ing mattered much anyway. She pass
ed her cave with mere glance and
scowl for the memories Of golden days
In her lonely childhood that clung
around it.
She was in this particularly dlssatis-
fed mood when she rode out Of the
canyon at its upper end, where the
hills folded softly down into grassy
valleys where her cattle loved best to
Craze. Since the grass had started In
the spring she had kept her little herd
up here among the lower hills, and by
riding along the higher ridges every
day or so and turning back a wander
ing animal now and then she had held
them in a comparatively small area,
where they would be easily gathered In
the fall. A few head of Seabeck's stock
had wandered in among hers and some
Of Marthys. And there was big roam
steer that bore the brand Of johnson,
over on Snake river. Billy Louise
knew them all, as a housewife knows
her flock Of chickens, and II she missed
seeing certain leaders In the scattered
groups she rode until she found them.
Two old cows and one big red steer
that seemed always to have a follow
ing wore bells that tinkled pleasant
little sounds In the alder thickets along
the creek as she passed by.
She rode up the long ridge which
gave her a wide view Of the surround.
ing hills and stopped Blue, while she
stared moodily at the familiar, shadow
splotched expanse Of high piled ridges,
with deep, green valleys and deeper
hued canyons between. She loved
them, every one. But today they fail
ed to steep her senses In that deep con-
tent with life which only the great out
doors can give to one who has learned
how satisfying is the draft and how
soothing.
Meade County news., 1918-02-14

and an around. And I'll keep a good
lookout for the calves"
Many men would have objected to
the unconscious patronage Of her tone.
That Charlie Fox did not, but accept
ed the spirit Of helpfulness in her
words, lifted him out of the small ma
tured class.
"It's awfully good Of you," he said.
"You know lot more about the bovine
nature than do. for all put in every
spare minute studying the subject. I'm
taking four different stock journals
now, Miss Louise. I'll bet know lot
more about the different strains Of va
rious breeds than you do, Miss Cattle
Queen. But I'm beginning to see that
we only know what we learn by ex-
perience. I've a new book on the sub
ject Of heredity of the cattle. I'm 60
ing home and see If Seabeck hasn't
stumbled upon a strain that can be
traced back to your native mountain
sheep"
Billy Louise laughed and said good
by and stood leaning over the gate
watching him as he zigzagged up the
hill, stopping his horse often to breathe.
She began to wonder, then, about those
calves. Vented and not rebranded,
they would be easy game for any man
who first got his own brand on them.
She meant to get description of them
when she saw Charlie again-it was
like his innocence to forget the most
essential details-and she meant to
keep her eyes open. If Charlie were
right about the calves not being any
Meade County news., 1918-02-14
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lied cOuntries.-Adv.
Meade County news., 1918-02-14

'erately between her and the stranger
80 that his broad shoulders quite hid
her from the mans curious stare.
you've struck the right place." he
said calmly. "This is it" He picked
up another pail Of water and sloshed it
upon the wet floor to rinse off the mud.
"Is-ah-Mrs. Meilke in" One could
not accuse the young man Of craning,
but he certainly did try to get another
glimpse Of the person on the table and
failed because Of Ward.
"She's down in the meadow" Billy
Louise murmured.
"She's down in the meadow" Ward
repeated to the bespattered young man.
You just 60 down past the stable and
Meade County news., 1918-02-14

III Hit the Trail"
where in the cove, then they had been
driven out Of it, stolen. Billy Louise
turned dejectedly away from the fence
and went down to shady nook by the
creek, where she had always liked to
do her worrying and hard thinking.
The next day she rode early to the
Cove and learned some things from
Marthy which she had not CLEANED
from Charlie. She learned that two of
the calves were deep red except for a
wide, white strip on the nose Of one
and white hind feet on the other; that
another was spotted on the hindquar-
tiers and that the. fourth was white,
with large, red blotches. She had
known cattle all her life. She would
know these If she saw them anywhere.
She also discovered for herself that
they could not have broken out Of that
pasture and that the river bank was
impossible because of high, thick BUSH
es and miry mud In the open spaces.
She had q fight with Blue over these
latter places and demonstrated beyond
doubt that they were miry by getting
him in to the knees In spite of his vio-
lent objections. They left deep tracks
behind them when they got out The
calves had not gone investigating the
bank, for there was not trace any
where, and the bluff was absolutely
unscalable. Billy Louise herself would
have felt doubtful of climbing out that
way. The gray rim rock stood straight
and high at the top, with never crew
ice, so far as she could see, and the
gorge was barred so that it was i'm
possible to go that way without lifting
heavy poles out Of deep sockets and
sliding them to one side.
ave got an idea about gate here"
Charlie con6ded suddenly. ''There
won't be any more mysteries like this.
I'm going to fix a swinging gate In
place of these bars, Miss Louise. /
shall have 1t swing uphill like this,
and I'll have a weight arranged 80 that
it will always close itself If one is care
less enough to ride on and leave it
open. l have 1t all worked out in my
alleged brain. shall do It right away
too. Aunt Marthy is rather nervous
about this gorge now. Every evening
she walks up here herself to make sure
the bars are closed"
"You may as well make up your
mind to it," said Billy Louise irrele-
vanity in tone of absolute certainty.
"Those calves were driven out Of the
gorge. That means stolen. You needn't
accuse any one In particular. don't
suppose you could. But they were
stolen"
Charlie frowned and glanced up spec
ulatively at the bluffs rim.
"Oh, your mountain sheep theory is
no good" Billy Louise giggled. 81
doubt II lizard even would try to
leave the Cove over the bluff" which
certainly was a sweeping statement
when you consider a lizards habits.
"A mountain sheep couldn't anyway"
They're hummers to climb"
"But calves are not, Mr.. Fox. Not
like that. You know yourself they were
stolen. why not admit lit"
would that do any good-bring
them backY he countered, looking up
at her.
mo, but 1 do hate to see a person
deliberately shut his eyes in front Of
fact. We may as well admit to our
selves that there Il q rustler. In the
Meade County news., 1918-02-14
W. N. u, WICHITA, NO. e-1s1s.
A Kitchen Paradox.

"Your cook is certainly rare one."
"Yet everything she does Is well
DONE"
Meade County news., 1918-02-14
CHARLIE FOX ARRIVES AT THE COVE AND HELPS MARTHY
RUN THE PLACE-HE SOON DISCOVERS EVI.
DENCE OF CATTLE THEFT.
By B. M. BOWER

Synops-Marthy Nelke, poneers twenty
years living the
creek the mountain country of IDAHO Their neghors the
MacDonad living miles have daughter Billy Louise
DID, whom Mahy has helped
educate story opens Billy spending
afternoon Mahy up,
interesting stranger, who is invited
al ranch Warren
come friends aid
Meade County news., 1918-02-14
IMITATION Is sINcEResT FLATTERY

but like counterfeit money the imita-
tion has not the worth Of the original.
Insist on La Creole" Hair Dressing
it's the original. Darkens your hair In
the natural way, but contains no dye.
Price $1.00.-Adv.
Meade County news., 1918-02-14

Show the pessimist a silver lining
and he will tell you 1t Is the cloud
darkening the silver.
Meade County news., 1918-02-14

Montana will expand wheat-grow-
ing area in the spring.
Meade County news., 1918-02-14

Colds Cause Headache and Grip
LAXATIv B BROMO QUININB Tablets remove the
cause. There is only one "Bromo Qu1nine." u. W
GROVES signature on box. B0c.