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PERSONAL.

matter described, at public auction.
agreeably to the statutes III such case
made and provided, at the SWA OF
Section %, Twp. 143, Rye. so, in the
County Of Cass, State of North Da-
kota, at the hour Of goo O'Clock D. m,
on Monday, the 22nd day Of July,
1918. That personal property which
will be sold to satisfy said Mortgage
is described as follows, tO-Wit: one
4OX64 in. Advance Separator, No.
22029; One Advance Self Feeder, No.
1O768; one Advance Gearless Wind
Stacker. No. lOO2l; One Drive Belt,
100 fl. in. 5 ply.
ADVANCE RUMELY THRESE Err
Assignee of Mortgage.
(JulY IL 1871
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FISH SEEMING o. K.
State Council Passes Resolution Per,
hitting Such Qperations.

~, - -. 1EE'W'.S'
Bismarck. July 1.-THE SEEMING OF
fish in the Missouri and Mouse rivers
and in Des Laos lake, is provided for
in a resolution adopted by the state
council Of defense yesterday. SEEMING
operations, however, may be conducts
ed only when supervised by game
wardens, and no game fish may ba
taken. g
The purpose Of the resolution, says
Garme Warden Reko. is to permit
catches of fish during the summer
months, the same to be sailed down
for winter use. 1t is expected that Ct
will be especially beneficial to people
residing close to the waters affected.
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stlRel AZ pIEADe fsIIIl ~

Schaferi n. D.. July 11.--Janles Bic
arrested at Watford CITY
for tapping the till of a garage.
pleaded guilty before Judge FRANK
Fisk. ait VVilliston, and was gestertla
sentenced to two and a half years III
states prison. He was t9ken To Bis
naarck TO begin serving tarae today.
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LEGAL NOTICES
ABsTRACT or VOTES CAST AT PRI-

MARY ELECTION, JUNE 20, 1918.
Cass, SIS.
l, w. r. Tucker, County Auditor
Of Cass County, North Dakota, hereby
certify that the following is a true
and correct abstract of votes cast in
said county on the twenty-sixth day
Of June, A. D. 1918. "R" stands for
Republican and d. for Democrat.
RpnraEar a ffUas IN "a
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FARMER Kills HImsELE.

Kenmare, N. D., July 11.--No rea-
son can be given for the suicide oe
Charles Ostrand, wealthy Kennlara
farmer, who walked from his home to
the center of his grain field near
here. and slashed his throat with ~
razor. His children who went to cah
him for dinner, found his dead body
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NOt1Ce OF ChaELGI MBEEEABe S&EGS
Notice is hereby given that default
has been made in the conditions OF
that certain Mortgage made by
Thomas G. Flat and lamar Flat, OF
Gardner County of Cass, and State Of
North Dakota, Mortgagors. to Ad-
vance Thresher Company and there
after assigned to advance Rumely
Thresher Company, Inc, Of LaPorte,
County Of LaPorte and State of Indt-
ana, Mortgage, dated the 18th day Of
August, 1911, to secure the following
Indebtedness, to-wit: One note Of
1890, due Nov. LIST, 1911; one note of
S10170, due Nov LIST, 1911; one note
Of 1880, due Nov. 1st, 1911; one note
of $225.00, due Nov. LIST, 1912, and one
note of $450.00, due Nov. LIST, 1913; all
Of which were dated July 9th, 1911,
and bear interest at the rate Of To
paid; and which Mortgage was duly
filed in the office of the Register OF
Deeds Of caSs County, state Of North
Rafota on 6 5g 21st qay and of A9 W9cS
default is of the following nature, to-
1880. due NJ N3ooys.o 15st, Ig12, except a
psyim9ee93f6 Ct $4SS$ oct Reth lSl4 one ne
$2.85 Dec. 24th. 1915, and the note OF
$225.00 due Nov. list, 1912, except a
payment Of 5000 Oct. 9Th, 1914; also
the note of $4,000 due. Nov. 1st, 1913,
except a payment Of $99.72 Oct. 5th,
1914 and that there is claimed to be due
on said Mortgage at date of this no
tice the sum of Nine Hundred Forty
two and 1900 (S942.15) Dollars for
And that said Mortgage will be
foreclosed by a sale of the personal
property in such Mortgage and here
matter described, at public auction,
agreeably to the statutes in such case
made and provided, at the NEA of
Section 80, Twp. 143, Rye. so, in the
County of Cass, State of North Da-
kota, at the hour Of 800 o'clock p. m,
on Monday, the 22nd day Of July.
1918. That personal property which
will be sold to satisfy said Mortgage
is described as follows, to-wit: One
26 II. P. T. c. Advance Engine, No.
1921.
COMPANY, INC,
Assignee of Mortgage.
DULY II, 1879
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Nnflna fn (nehifnrn.

In the matter of the Estate of
Christoffer Olson, Deceased:
Notice is hereby given by the un-
dersigned. Marie H. Lobben, Admins
tratrlx of the Estate Of ChristOffer
Olson, late Of the City of Fargo, in
the County of Cass and State of North
Dakota, deceased, to the creditors OF,
and all persons having claims against
The necessary vouchers, within six
months after the first publication OF
this notice, to said Administering at
No 902 Eighth st: North, in the City
of Fargo, in said Cass County.
Dated June 18th, A. D. 1918.
MARIE H. LOBBEN,
Administrative.
(June 20-27, July sill, 1879
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EPPINe MAN KILLED.

Dies In Action In France, Sisters Are
Notified.
Minot, n. D.. July 14.-Fred Renn4
member of Co. e, Of Williston, N. d.
has been killed in action, according 10
word received by his sisters here.
Prior to the war he was engaged I'll
business at Epping, NJ. D., enIisting
with the state guard.
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Want Ad Rates
ONE Cent a Word each I'M
Ser$ioM.
SLIGO Per line per month";
Minimum Charge &c.

No clairvoyant. fortune teller mat
rimonlal or doubtful advertising &C
cepted. We reserve the right to re-
lect any copy submitted,
No display lines, cut or black Dor
ders will be run under cla6sthcattons
and all ads must conform to the typo
graphical restrictions.
Advertisements must be ordered for
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Out-of-town orders must be accom-
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TELEPHONE YOUR WANT ADS
Want ads will be accepted oyer the
telephone from bona 6dg telephone
day when our collector C9llls. This Is
accommodation service and we expect
prompt payment. .
TELEPHONE 1B0S.
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WANTED TO BUY,
On Page 2.

WE PAY $3.50 per 100 lbs. for rags,
and soc per 100 lbs. for magazines
and Csc per 100 lbs. for newspapers !;
1862.
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MODERN FLAT, furnished for light
housekeeping; $12. Phone 2O8S.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

FORD CAR for sale; almost new; wi
sell very cheap. Phone 1854.
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HARBEY-DAVIDSON for sale. Ca
after p. m. 609 3rd st. N.
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SMALL modern fat, furnished or un-
furnished Phone 1891.
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A GENUINE BARGAIN.

Square section wild land located IL
miles from Fargo, 2 from Argusville.
from HARDWOOD, N. D.; price only $40
per acre, very easy terms. Call on or
write g. r. Froling, Fargo, N. D.
HAVE A HOME or your own. Low
prices, long time, easy payments,
sified farming. Sheep land. Beauti-
full lake region, where a man can
make good. We are owners, want
actual settlers. Write for map and
particulars Itasca Lumber CO.,
Box 80, Deer River, MINI.
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FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS AND FLATS.
GCoutEnmeGA

FIVE - ROOM, modern, furnished
house. Phone 350-J.
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HELP WANTED-FEATALE.
{COntimued,A

CHAMBERMAID wanted at Fargo
House.
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July. 1913.
w. r. TUCKER,
County Auditor.
DULY II. 1873
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MODERN FLAT AND HOUSE for rent.
North Dakota Realty Co. Phone
1857.
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PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS.

DRs. BARROW & WEIBLE-deLen.
drecie Bldg. to p. m.
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CASH always ready for FoFds anC
other light cars. 412 n. P. Ave.
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FOUR-ROOM, furnished fat, on
ground floor; gas, water and light.
oil 5th St, N.
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HELP WANTED-SIALE.

HAVE Knight Printing Co. print IL,
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MEN or young married couples for
work as attendants at the State
Hospital for Insane; wages, male $35
room and laundry. Write or phone
110. w. M. Hotchkiss, NJ. d., Supt.,
jamestown, N D.
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FOR SALE-Remingto typewriter.
Phone 31l9-R.
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FOR RENT-Modern, 4-room apart
ment on Broadway, furnished; va
cant Aug. /. Phone 1895.
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FOR SALE-Pool table, box bowling
alley. Write John Floberg. Gard
ner, II. ..
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BALESMER.

statesmen and women wanted-The
recent draft has taken more of our
statesmen from Well-worked territoF-
les. Write for particulars II exempt
from draft Applications from women
are also requested. McConnon & Co,
"A McConnon Bldg, Winona, MINI.
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FOR Observation-Disclosures.

OATS STRAW. So a ton.
Phone 672.
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CARPET LOOM and box carpenters
tools. 514 End St. N.
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DENTISTS,

DR., H. L. STARTLING, Dental Office.
Blacks Department Sore Bldg.
ll2 Broadway.
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WANTED - 200 MEN AMP Boys sSgyT3
no TAKE PART vIIENsvryl, Z I, q .
aaPaEIcATEIGLE, War OF NATIONS"
AZ an 's THE FAIR GROUNDS. apply ,E4zAX,
T6NfGHT AT Z Q,CLoCK 20 0r, TAS
STAGE MANAGER AL .SAOFSH .
AUDITORIUM. --uu.ssuznz=uaaz=-a
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WANTED - Neat girl for general
housework. sos 8th st. S., Moorhead
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-01-19

BROWN Thomas schereryille. T. 4 blk
CASSIDY L, Subdiv. il.
CROWLEY. y d. Belt Subdiv. It's as. 46. blk.
DEGENER. Henry l. Belt Line Subdtv, C50x125 ft),
EDWARDS. II; Belt Line subdiy II "a blk ls--------
F'2ANFEI Johana Belt Line Subdva IT, 25, blk
GOODMAN, Mark y, f. NE, Sec T. TWP IS. r. o s71s
GOODMAN. Mark D, Ne 4. TWP 60 r. 2.
HITCHCOCK c. A. Belt subdv. II. u. blk IL
HARRIS. j. Glenn Clarence Bretsch Line
-. o.
IIARDING & HAMILTON Belt Line subdIv- It's Il H.
IyERsoN }. e, Belt Line subdv II. 70 blk 5-----------
KEEPER Solomon. Belt Line Suhdv. IT, 50. blk.
KNOTS Thomas 10, Hesubdv blk 49, Belt Line subdivr
LEM charles IT. Line subdv, 81. Dix 5-------
McCONEEI4Ls p, Belt Line Subdiv, 8 g.
MCCONNELL r.. subdiv. it,, 49, 81 as blk .
OGRES. Charles r. Belt Line Subdv. ?,
PICKERING, AQuila H, Belt Line Subdtv,
GJIE Thos j. and John Pes, Belt Line Subdiv., It's.
nEDICK. chas. L. Belt subdv q So blk Is
ISE.DIg8 Ches IL Belt Line Subdtv IT, A. blk 1s----
sGERER Nicholas Heirs SchereTle East so #. blk Il
s.IfE.Ik francisco SchererXle Its i 2, 81 blk ID
10 y a. n. - % &c, % Al q
ST AUBIN Ernest DE. s r. r. SW. Pt, ~ r. SW,
4. TWP. IS. r Q. 1870
TWERINBOLD John, Belt Subdiv. 10,
THOMPSON & OSBORN. Rediv. bNs, 10 q H. Belt
Subdlv It's 81 3D. &c. 80. 80. a. "a. blk -
THOMPSON & OSBORN, Redtv. bks. ID Belt
div. lts as blk
wYGART Bernard Belt subdv. liza. z blk.
NARLoTT Edward j.. Belt Line Subdiv. Pit W bk. rs
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NORTH TOWNSHIP.

AMERICAN TRUST 8 SAVINGS BANK. PIT. Tt NV Sec
BERGNEi- Martha. y. Sec Z. &C. r
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ST. JOHN TOWNSHIP

Curtis Y NJ, n l. Sec. 10 TWP. So r. g. 7722 acres
CURTIS ~ NJ Lot !. NE. NE NE. Sec "a, Twp 49, r
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SCHERERvILLE TOWN

ALBERT, Alex. Beie q blk Electromagnetic
VIM Pt NV NV See r. Twp 3d. r 70 acres
VIM Redv- blks 13-1 Subdfv, Il s.
blk -
BENNETT. wn. Belt Line subdlv. PIT East
BELL. RSdiv. LIMO
Z, s.. blk.
BULLOCK, Jack, Belt Subdf,.
BULLOCK. Jack Rediv blks 13 & 1s. Line Subdiv
BECK Frank Belt suhdvs AL III Blk
BROWN, Thomas II, Schererylle. i. |. blk. 2------
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ROSS TOWNSHIP

s. Cary Annex 20 bll,
BRETscH Theresc A. Britton's add. Griffith It's 2 II.
GILL Annie. lst add Gary Annex, It's TO- Il blk 10
IIAIDESTY, n. RI. If. IL. Sec +. q,
SKROBISz Anton. 1st add. Annex blk.
fOoTIiILI4 James b.. T.. l-3 SN. Twp IS,
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the chairman of the club. and associated
with her in the work are Mrs. $. Human
Bird. Mrs. E. Depew and Mrs. Charles
+. Towle of New York.
The Gladstone Hotel is planning a
series OF novel dances to be given in the
hotel lobby after the manner of cafe
chantant The dates will probably be
Tuesday and Friday evenings
Mr. and Mrs. f.. V. Denton and child
have come from Dallas. Tex, and are at
the Gladstone for the season Mrs. An
drew Radel and Mr. and Mrs \. l..
Smith. Bridgeport. Conn, and Mr. and
Mrs. W. u. Van Pelt of New York are
recent arrivals at the Gladstone.
At the AlasSasoit are Or. ]. II, En-
met. Miss MARY Nanderpocl. Nicomtesse
j. de Tongue, Mrs. il. H. Butts and Mr..
and Mrs. Ellery o. Anderson, all OF New
York.
At the Imperial are Mrs J j. Law
renee. Miss JoseI>ine Lawrence Hop
kins. Mrs. &. +. Colgate, Mr.. and Mrs,
A. Br!tton. Mrs. Maxwell Stevenson, Mr..
and Mrs. J. l.. Phillips. Miss Phillips, all
Of New York. aud Miss Fanny Sinnick-
son Of Philadelphia
Mrs, Mary r. Thomas Carroll OF Bal
tlmore is AT the Revere for the season.
Henry W. Savage of New York has
been a recent guest at the Revere.
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Lake Placid Knitters Work

Mrs. James Herman and family. Mr.. and
Mrs. e. w Keith. Miss Rose Marie Cor
bell. Miss NJ. +, Conway, Mrs. S. A..
Moore, Miss NJ. +. Fitzpatrick. Mrs. John
II. McFadden. John w. Griffin. Robert
y. Bolton, Capt. and Mrs. Ralph Wat
ney. Thompson w. Decker, Daniel II.
Kiely.. the Rev. J. c. Campbell. J. G.
Ford, Jr.
There has been a revival of interest in
horseback riding among the sojourners
at Whiteface Inn. Viscount de Alte.
Fortugals Minister to the United States,
who is spending the SCI son there, will
have his horses sent from Washington.
Golf on the improved links at White
face Inn has been productive of good
scores. Among the most persistent of
the players. who have braved the in
clement weather of the last week, are
Mr.. and Mrs. +. c. Osterhout, Mr.. and
Mrs. r. Crawford. Miss r. e. Verren.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Hazard und Mrs.
B. Hegeman, Jr.
Camp Honnedaga Of .ae Whiteface
Inn group has been leased for the sea-
son by William c. Barry OF Rochester.
n. Y. who has arrived with his family.
Among recent New York arrivals at
Whiteface Inn are Miss Ruth Pateman.
Mise Hoffstot. Mr.. and Mrs. William II.
Cross, Mr.. and Mrs. John +. Black. Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Black, Mr.. and Mrs.
c w. Hazard, Mrs. Il. +. Norton, Miss
Helen Crane. II. w. Marsh Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert SAKE. Mr.. and Mrs. w. w.
Willard, Mr.. and Mrs. S. II. Spear and
Harold Spear.
The Naples. one Of the Grand view
tages. has been lea sed for the season by
Rev. Charles F.. Aked. ID. who will
soon arrive with Mrs. Aked, joining Mrs.
Toner of New York. a friend OF Mrs
Aked, now at the hotel Those recently
arrived at the Grand View include Mr.
and Mrs T. ID. Stephens and family OF
New York, who will spend. the season
there. Others from New York amone
the Grand View arrivals are Mr. and
Mrs. Felix Gottschalk and sons, H. A
! Burke, w. J. Burke. Miss Margaret
Cleary, Mr. and Mrs A. ID. OBrien
Harold Norton. Walter =. McTeague
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Gordon Bostock. Donald
G. Ross.
Members Of an enthusiastic group Of
horseback riders assembled at North
woods Inn include William Smith ant
his son, Lester Smith: MISS Harriet
Smith, Miss NJ. +. Gavin, and DIR. Theo
dore Mcdonald. A party from the lnr
making the ascent OF Whiteface was
headed by DR.. Mcdonald,
Graham Moffat. the playwright. who
! has been at the Inn win MS IaHliy, u
now In rough camp. Recently arrived
from New York at the Inn are Mr.. ant
Mrs. Joseph Collins. DR.. and Mrs. +. NJ
Jones and family, Mr.. and Mrs. A. w
Christy. George W. Baxter and E. b
| Baxter.
New. York arrivals at other Lake
Placid resorts include; At Lake Plsch
| Ciub-Adolf Mayer, John Stuart White
o. s. warlick. Miss Philena r. Sheldon
Miss Louise r.. Gold. DR.. and Mrs u. w
| Candidus, Miss Lucille Candidus. Al thu
Pines-Miss eva Lass. e. Wilmann, Mr.
and Mrs. j. IIeavcnick, Miss Eleanor
spencer. At the Belmort--Mrs. George
/ ri. Kraft. Miss Ruth Kraft. T. de Cor
dova At Lake Placid Inn--Leon Lip
son. A. s. Mandel. Mr.. and Mrs. L. ID
Livingston. G. A. Weber. Mr.. and Mrs
II. Reehan. Miss Beatrice Reehan, Lee
L. Lowry. - -
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THE STORY OF THE ~SUN~

why the man who was so talented in
other things should fancy himself a
novel writer.
He wrote it, however, and yearned
nightly to see 1t in print, as is the
way with authors. So by private ar
rangement with the foreman he had
the entire work set up as bogus"
That was as far as he went toward in
Producing it to the reading public, but
he seemed to find it sufficient if not
satisfactory Anyhow. ! never heard
anything more about ii.
Industrious and faithful to duty rs
he was, he played. sometimes, as hard
as he worked at other times, and he
never allowed either pursuit TO inter-
fere with the other. When he took
vacation he stayed away from the
Office religiously.
Perhaps that was the reason he left
THE Sun finally after long service
when he was an old man. | never
inquired as to that, but ! was greatly
surprised and pleased when he went
TO the Herald office asking for work,
for ] was already there.
BILLY. Me.ghan was then the city
editor ~ the Herald and he always
had room on the staff for good
man, young or old, so Doc Wood began
all over again as a reporter. IL was
| not long before he died, but it was
long enough TO prove that he was one
of the best reporters the Herald ever
had. Probably he was the most con-
| scientious one that ever worked there.
a,,i ~ i1h, nd
started for home. An hour later he
! came back TO the office and asked ~
see his story. When It was handed
to him he changed three. words in it
! and handed it back, saying That's
! better" and went out again,
He had gone uptown in a horscCar,
! which was then the only means Of
| conveyance available excepting Il
| hack and thinking over his story
had seen how he could improve i, by
| that slight change. so he had hired a
| hack at his own expense. TO be sure
OF getting there on time, and had gone
back to the offiCe-then at Broadway
| and Ann street,
Nobody ever accused him of really
| playing pool. His eyes were not good
enough. But he enjoyed poking the
| balls around on a pool table, and this
he did one night not long afterward
with a few of us at the Press Club.
The game broke up at late hour and
he went away.
We never saw him again. What
| happened to him is a matter Of con-
lecture lie had spoken, while playing,
OF an article he was working on. de-
scriptive Of night scenes along the
rlverfront and when his body was
found in the Hudson River We sup
posed that after leaving the club he
had gone prowling around the COCKS
looking for material for his story
! Ugly things used to happen along
West street at the time and wo never
knew whether he had been robbed and
thrown overheard, or whether because
OF his defective sight he had stumbled
and fallen by accident,
The first ] knew of II was from a
telegram Meighan sent to me at my
home, ealing on me, as his friend, 10
write his obituary for the HeraId.
| wrote il as best | could but IL
was melancholy job and was not
done as well as 1t should have been
was too perturbed
DAVID A. CURTIS.
New York, July 3.
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was to come 10 the Office at the time
John Bogart left the city desk for the
night. Taking his own desk he would
strip down to his shirt and trousers,
loosen his waistband, stick a cigar in
his mouth and lie back in his chair
with his eyes shut. He was wide
awake for the night, but he would look
as il he were taking a nap.
NisualiZing the entire four pages Of
the paper as it seemed. he would sit,
hour after hour patiently filing in
the mosaic work with the precious
bits that were to sparkle next day in
the rising Sun. and polishing each bit
with consummate art.
One example OF the great economy
he practised in the use of words was
the way he inserted subheads in long
articles. for the length of a story was
no objection to it if only the subject
deserved the space. II it did not the
| story would appear as lot" and
the space writer would get half a
dollar for it. wherefore space writer's
often cursed him Justify, even though
they all loved the man, for he was
very lovable.
between two sentences he would tel!
his helper to raise" few words in
the story itself. That is. to mark it
in caps" and make a paragraph of
! 1t, so that it would read right along
as before, yet mark a division in the
running account. This once gave rise
/ to joke that was much relished IN
| the Office.
The cub Il really do not remember
! II II were | or another) was reading
an account of some accident which
| had resulted in the loss of several lives.
/ In 1t was "A passage in which the
writer described the appearance OF the
! bodies that were taken to the morRue.
Seeing the PAGE here for a subhead,
! Doc Wood said Raise the dead"
meaning OF course to mark those two
words in caps and paragraph them.
| Catching double meaning. the cub
said, isn't that rather more than even
| THE SIN can do?'
Perhaps 1t is" said Wood with a
hearty laugh. but we raise hell very
often"
At another time he was dictatine
some change he wanted to make in a
story and I ventured a question as to
son,s word he used.
isn't it a little ambiguous in that
Connection" asked.
Strike It out" he said instantly. and
I was much abashed. I thought he
would consider me presumptuous.
81 only asked" | said. perhaps IL
is the best word you can use"
mo, 1t isn't" ne replied. at seems
10 me 10 be the best, but II II raises a
question in your mind it will do the
same thing with other writer's"
In those days of hand composition
exclusively THE SUN, like all the other
papers, was compelled to keep a full
force of composltors on duty through
out working hours whether there was
anything for them to do or not, and to
keep item out Of mischief when there
was a lull the foreman would give
them bogus" copy to set up, the same
being anything that happened to be
handy, from "A page OF Scripture to an
old letter. And this custom Doc Wood
turned 10 his own advantage in a per.
! fectly legitimate way.
He had written novel, but had been
unable to find n publisher for II.
don't know why that was, for | never
read the novel and never met anybody
who had read 1t, or who could imagine