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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-12-19
CHAPTER xx-continued.

And Ii space itself can be haunted,
as memory is haunted, then some time,
when the space that was Isabel's room
came to be made into the small bed
rooms and "kitchenettes" already de-
signed as its destiny. that space might
well be haunted and the new occupants
come to feel that some seemingly
causeless depression hung about it-a
wrath of the passion that filled it
throughout the last night that George
Ainafer spent there.
Whatever remnants of the old high
handed arrogance were still within
him, he did penance for his deepest
sin that highland it may be that to
this day some impressionable, over
worked woman in a "kitchenette,r
after turning out the light, will seem
to see a young man kneeling In the
darkness, shaking cOnvulsively. and,
with arms outstretched through the
wall. clutching at the covers of
shadOwy bed. 1t may seem to her that
she hears the faint cry, over and over:
Mother, forgive mel God, forgive
mel"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-12-19

to laugh at his own embarrassment. II
suppose I'm about as ignorant of busi-
ness as anybody in the world" he said.
But I've heard they pay very high
wages to people In dangerous trades !;
I've always heard they did, and I'm
sure it must be true. 1 mean people
that handle touchy chemicals or high
explosives-men in dynamite factories,
or who take things of that sort about
the country In wagons, and shoot oil
wells. thought I'd see If you couldn't
tell me something more about it, or
else introduce me to some one who
could, and then 1 thought I'd see If 1
couldn't get something of the kind to
do as soon as possible. 1 wanted to
get started today if could"
Old Frank gave him long stare. At
first this scrutiny was sharply incred-
ulous; then it was grave: finally 1t de-
veloped into a threat of overwhelming
laughter; forked vein in his fore
head became more visible and his eyes
seemed about to protrude.
But he controlled his impulse; and,
rising. took up his hat and overcoat.
"All right" he said. "If you'll prom
ise not to get blown up. I'll go with
you to see If we can find the job"
Then, meaning what he said, but
amazed that he did mean it. he added !:
"You certainly are the most practical
young man ever met !"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-12-19
CHAPTER XXI.

They found the job. It needed an
apprenticeship of only six weeks. dur
ing which period George was to re-
ceive fifteen dollars a week; after
that he would get twenty eight. This
settled the apartment question. and
Fanny was presently established In u
greater contentment than she had
known for a long time
On Sunday mornings Fanny went to
church and George took long walks.
He explored the new city, and found
it hideous. especially in the early
spring. before the leaves of the shade
trees were out.
One of his Sunday walks, that
spring, he made into sour pilgrimage.
1t was a misty morning of belated
snow slush, and suited him to a per-
lection of miserableness, as he stood
before the great dripping department
store which now occupied the big plot
of ground where once had stood both
the ANDERSON hotel and the Anderson
opera house. From there he drifted to
the old ANDERSON block" but this was
only a shadow. The old structure had
not been replaced. but a cavernous en-
tryway for trucks had been torn in its
front. and upon the cornice, where the
old separate metal letters had spelt
Anderson block" there was a long
bill board sign: ''Doogan Storage"
To spare himself, he went out Ma
tional avenue and saw the piles of
slush-covered wreckage where the
Mansion and his mothers house
mad been. and where the Majors i'll
fated five new" houses had stood for
these were down. too, to make room
for the great tenement already shaped
in unending lines of foundation.
He turned away from the devastated
site, thinking bitterly that the only
ANDERSON mark still left upon the
town was the name of the boulevard
ANDERSON boulevard. But he had reck-
oned without the city council Of the
new order. and by an unpleasant coin
cidence, while the thought was still
In his mind. his eyes fell upon metal
oblong sign upon the lamp-post at the
corner. There were two Of these little
signs upon the lamp-post, at an obtuse
angle to each other, one to give pass
ersby the name of National avenue.
the other to acquaint them with Am
bersOn boulevard. But the one upon
which should have been stenciled
ANDERSON boulevard" exhibited the
words "Tenth street."
George stared at it hard. Then he
walked quickly along the boulevard to
the next corner and looked at the little
sign there. Tenth street."
1t had begun to rain, but George
stood unheeding. staring at the little
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-12-19
tls Did Penanoe TOR His Deepest Sin
That Night.

ture. but with sorrow for what sac
rilces his pride and youth had de-
manded of others. And early In the
morning he came downstairs and tried
to help Fanny make coffee on the
kitchen range.
'There was something I wanted to
say to you last night, Aunt Fanny" he
said.
'Why-why-" she stammered; but
she knew what he was going to say,
and that was why she had been more
and more nervous. "Hadn't-perhaps
perhaps we'd better get the-the
things moved to the little new home
first, George. Let's"
He interrupted quietly. though at
her phrase, 1.-The little new home" his
pungent impulse was TO utter one loud
shout and run. sit was about this new
place that l wanted to speak. I've
been thinking it over and I've decided
/ want you to take all the things
from mothers room and use them and
keep them for me, and I'm sure the
little apartment will be just what you
like; and with the extra bedroom prob
aDty ycd eOuiu SOlIlt NODlu1
friend to come and live there and
share the expense with you. But I've
decided on another arrangement for
myself, and so I'm not going with you.
1 don't suppose you'll mind much, and
I don't see why you should mind-par-
ticularly. that Is. / can't imagine you.
or anyone else being much attached to
me, So"
He stopped in amazement: no chair
had been left in the kitchen. but
Fanny gave despairing glance around
her In search of one. then sank abb
ruptly and sat fiat upon the floor.
"What on earth" George sprang
to her. "Get up, Aunt Fannyr
II can't. I'm too weak. Let me
alone, George!" And as he released
the wrist he had seized to help her she
uttered the dismal prophecy which for
days she had been matching against
her hopes: you're going to leave
me-in the lurchl"
"Why no, Aunt Fanny - he protest
ed. "At first I'd have been something
of burden on you. I'm to get eight
dollars week; about thirty-two a
month. The rents thirty-six dollars a
month, and the table d'hote dinner
runs up to over twenty-five dollars
apiece, SO with my half of the rent
eighteen dollars-rd have less than
nothing left out of my salary to pay
nay share of the groceries for all the
breakfasts and luncheons. You see
you'd not only be doing all the house
xork and cooking, but you'd be paying
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-12-19

sign. ID them /" he said finally, and.
turning up his coat collar, plodded
back through the soggy streets toward
"home."
The utilitarian impudence of the city
authorities put thought into his mind.
A week earlier he had happened to
stroll into the large parior of the
apartment house. finding 1t empty, and
on the centertable he noticed large,
red-bound, gilt-edged book, newly
printed, bearing the title: "a Civic
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-12-19
CHAPTER XXI.

At least it may be claimed for
George that his last night in the house
where he had been born was not oc-
cupied with his own disheartening fu-
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-12-19
Her Shoes Hurt Her Feet.

AS a general thing, when you see a
woman hobbling along the street with
an agonized expression it is a sign that
she's got more foot tl4an head.-Dslla5
News.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-19

way to greater things when his
untimely death, brought on by an
operation for appendicitis, cut
short a most promising career.
The son of Samuel and Sarah
Scott. Guy Charles Scott was born
in Henderson county, Aug. IA, 1862.
While he was a mere child his
father moved TO farm in Mercer
county, near the vicinity Of keiths-
burg. where the lad grew to man
hood, pursuing his studies in the
public schools and attending also
preparatory academy at Gales
burg Tor one year.
For some years he taught school
in Mercer county. Later he came
TO Aledo where he entered on the
study of his chosen profession in
the Office of Isaac \. Eassett OF
this city. He was admitted to the
bar in 1886 and about the same
time was appointed deputy county
clerk and then county clerk.
Shortly after his admission to
tho bar he formed a law partner
ship with John c. Pepper Of Aledo,
this partnership continuing until
1896, when MIR. Peppers health
failed and he removed to Florida.
Judge Scott then became a partner
of George A. Cooke. After four
years with Mr.. Cooke. Judge Scott
retired on account Of failing health.
For some time he did little but pro-
fessional work, later forming a
partnership with James NJ. Brock,
which terminated on the latter 5
death in 1902.
Politically Judge Scott was a
Democrat and stood high in the
councils of his party. He was a
delegate TO the Democratic ma
tionaI conyentino in 1892 and after
Mr.. CIeveland's election declined
the post of attorney general OF
Alaska. which was rendered him.
In 1901 and 1902 he was a member
of the Democratic state central
committee. He served as mayor of
Aledo in 1895 and again in 1897,
also in 1901 and 1903, declining
reelection. In 1903 he was chosen
as associated justice of the su-
prone court Of this district.
In 1891 Judge Scott was united
in marriage TO Miss Jessie Irwin,
daughter of DR.. George Irwin OF
Aledo Upon his death at the
Galesburg hospital, Monday, May
"a. 1909. his wife and daughter sur
vived him as did his parents, and
sister, Miss Carrie Scott and three
brothers, Edward l., John and
Hugh.
Not yet 46 years Of age, Justice
Scott was cut off in the prime OF
his manhood. His demise was
mourned by many friends and ac-
Of this state and
this section of the coun-
try The esteem in which he was
held by all who knew him is shown
by the fact that, although Demo
Graf, he was elected by an over
majority as supreme
court justice from a strong Repub-
liCan district.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-19

/ The story of Mr.. OlcCtt's life is an
interesting one.
He first saw the light in Keiths-
burg Oct. Is, 1872. He completed
his education by graduating from
the keithsburg high school with
the class of 1890 and entered upon
his business career as an office
worker in Chicago, removing to
that city when but IS years of age
After spending a year at a cleri-
cal desk in a wholesale wooden
house, the youth, restlessly ambi-
tious, turned his face to the Pacific
coast in obeyance of the Horace
Greely's Go west, young man, go
west"
Upon arrival in Salem, Ore, he
entered the employ of a large
wholesale drygoods house, but in
1898 he returned to Keithsburg to
take up a position as cashier in one
of the banks. In 1904 he left there
for Nome, Alaska, from where he
made a 1000 mile rush up the Yu-
kon to Fairbanks. There he en-
tered the employ of Captain Bar
nette in a branch bank at Cinema,
Tanana river Three years in
Alaska and he came back to the
United States, going directly to
Salem. There he entered the Of
fee of state land agent with Os-
valid West.
Twice Elected Secretary.
In 1907 he was appointed by
Governor Chamberlain to repre-
sent the states interest in connec-
ton with the failure of the Title
Guarantee G Trust company.
When Oswald West was first can
didate for governor, Mr.. Orcott act
ed in the capacity of campaign
manager and on the death of Sec
rotary of State Benson he was ap-
pointed to succeed him. To this
Office he was reelected twice.
Mr. Olcott was married in No
vember, 1912, to Governor Vests
sister-in-law. To the union were
born three children.
Mr.. Olcott is a member of the
Masonic fraternity and of ths
Elks.
He, as secretary of state. auto
maticaIly became governor of Ore
gon upon the death of Governor
Withycombe March 5, 1919, taking
his seat as 10th executive of the
Although eievat-
ed to the gubernatorial chair he
also retained the Office of secretary
of state, under the provisions of
the state constitution.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-19

I fall of 1885 there were about 25C
people in the county, which was al
that time divided into two pre-
cincts, one named New Boston
which had just been laid out as q
town and the other Sugar Grove
one-time favorite camping site for
the Sacs and Foxes. New Boston
Millersburg and Ke.thsburg were
the first established postoffices.
Becomes County IN 1885.
For many years Mercer and War
rent counties weBe one tract, with
out, so far as is k-own, a common
name Two years after the Black
Hawk war of 1882 the population
within the present limits of Mer-
Ger county had increased TO such
an extent that the transaction of
public business, in so large an area
became inconvenient, and steps
were taken for a new county gov
eminent
Accordingly, on Jan. 81, 1885, an
act of the legislature was passed at
Vandalia, then the state capital,
creating the new county of Mercer
The name is derived from General
Hugh Mercer, an officer in the rev.
dictionary war, who was killed in
action in the battle of Princeton,
n. ]. First election of county Of
ficers took place on the first Mon
day in April, 1885. The county was
Boston and Miller 1t is now made
up of IS.
Number of ballots cast in New
Boston precinct in the first election
was 80. Result of the voting was
the choice of Edward Willett for
coroner, Silas Drury for sheriff and
Abraham Miller, Isaac Drury and
Erastus Dennison for county COM
missioners.
AIedO Made County Seat.
The first financial report of the
county commissioners was made
March 8, 1887 and showed cash on
hand to be $43.10. On Aug. l, 1896
occurred the first election of mem
bers of congress and representa-
tives in the general assembly. Mil
lersburg was the first county seat.
finally relinquishing the prize to
upon the result of an
election held for that purpose. For
10 years Keithsburg remained Mer-
Ger county's capital. Another cleo
ton was authorized on Aug. >, 1857.
The town of Aledo which had been
laid out the year previous, became
a competitor and by d large major
ity at the polls, became the new
county seat. Its easy victory was
perhaps due to its central location
relative to the Mercer county boun-
daries.
The form of county government
was changed from the county COM
court to that of town
ship organization on Nov S. 1853
The first board of supervisors held
its initial meeting in the court
house at Keithsburg, June -, 1854
For the erection of a court house
in AIedo the sum of $4,000 was
subscribed The old brick school
house was purchased, the first floor
being used for court purpose. and
the second for county offices. The
present county building was con-
structed in 1894. In 1911 the present
COUNTY Jail. one of the best
equipped and most modern in the
state, was erected.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-19
STORE COTTON. STOP Less.

Cotton raiseTS are losing annu-
ally an average of $4,000, 900 from
weather damage 10 bales left in the
open. That estimate is regarded
as conservative, for every bale ex-
posed to weather soon loses enough
'pickings" to represent at least
50. 50. and instances of much greater
loss to individual bales are not in
frequent An instance that is not
a great distance from typical con-
Germs a bale that was exposed to
the weather for six months, losing
rs pounds at % cents, or S17.4S.
The United States department of
agriculture. through its bureau of
markets, is urging southern farm
ers to store their cotton and stop
this waste.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-19
LAcK FROsT APPROACHEs.

BY giving attention TO facts estah-
lished bv the weather bureau of the
United States department OF aeri-
culture. farmers and gardeners
often may save crops and money by
protecting their paintings from
frost.
For instance, a valley or deOres-
sion may be a regular catCh-all fcS
frosts. while hill beside Il NAV be
visited much less frequently There
is a well-recoeniZed tendency for
the air near the surface in depres-
sions or more or less inclose1 val
leys TO become denser and colder
than thst on nearby hlllsides,
which increases the frost risk in
the lowlands. The lesson from
these facts is that early and ten
der crops should. so far as .prac-
'ticable. be confined to crests, hill
sides. and mountain sites, and later
and harder crops should he plant
cd in loWiands and valleys.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-19
MILL HANDS DRINK MORE MILK

MILL HANDS DRINK MORE MILK
Milk, either sweet or as butter
milk, bids fair to become the favor
lite soft dring of the factory en-
ploye. Dairy specialists, sent out
by the department Of agriculture
this year, have been giving talks,
in which the value of milk is
stressed, to representative groups
of workers in various trades. IN
Worcester, Mass, short talks on
milk as a food have been given in
II factories. Exhibits have been
set up in some of the factories
visited by the specialists After
each lecture about 1000 pamphlets
were distributed. In Worcester II
factories are now selling milk to
their employees during the morning
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-19

No other race of animals can
show such a history as the black
oxen that drew the funeral cars of
Japanese emperors. They are of a
special breed. and for centuries
have been kept for the sole use of
the imperial family.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-19
GET BETTER BITTER PRICES.

GEG BETTER BUTTER PRICES.
Farm women in many parts of
the south have doubled their re-
ceipts for butter. In some instances
this increase in price is due to the
improved quality of the product
and in others to better marketing
methods. Both the better quality
and the better selling have been
made possible by the assistance
given the southern butter makers
by the home demonstration agents.
These experts in home economics.
who are sent out by the department
of agriculture and state agricul
tural colleges, teach improved
methods of making butter and
cheese. as well as other household
lore, to the women who live in
dairy counties. As soon as enough
women in one locality are making
1irst-class butter enough to warrant
starting a butter club, one is or
gained
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-19
Late Guy c. Scott
Was One County's
Illustrious Sons

Foremost among Mercer county's
great men was the late Guy Charles
Scott, justice from this dlstrict on
the supreme bench of the state of
Illinois. Brilliant as an orator and
statesman, Judge Scott was on the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-19
Ben w. Olcott, Born
In Keithsburg, Now
Governor of Oregon

AIedo is not alone in its produc-
ton of Mercer county celebrities.
Chief among those in MERGERS
hall of fame is Ben ". OIcott. born
and reared in Keithsburg and now
governor of the state of Oregon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-19

William Drury Of Mercer pioneer residents
county O
Vash
William phlanthrop,
Of
IS his will he provided that
should
practical
trial well classical
nominationa
the erection of the building about $4,000
to Harvey Bros Of this city The be 65 by
the finished building alone however about s450Oo
The Institution 1908
ment OF SO students and headed by President Davis For
and v increased steadily in size In 19OSO9 there 9S
19090 al; 1901, 2S6 1912
OF
100000
thought this would
enjoyed colleges, cholascaly ahecay
Evening journal., 1919-10-09
SHIPYARD PLANT
OFFERED FOR SALE
.clnl 10 The Evening Journal.

Special to The Evening Journal
SEAFORD, oct. &C. Edward Hurley
has begun the erection OF an apartment
house in Bells Exchange. which lle re-
Gently purchased from John Barwlck,
Of Greenwood The apartment Will
have accommodations for three faml-
lies.
e.. NJ Young, assistant engineer NJ
lhe Delaware State Highway Depart
ment, who has been stationed at Sea-
ford, on the Seaford- -Bridgeville state
road, has been transferred to Middle
town.
The shipyard plant OF The Eastern
shore Shipbuildng Company. Of
Sharpstown, Md, will be offered at
public sale on October i6 The cor
poration went into receivers hands
several months ago.
Real estate Will be scrd with pr0lt
through the columns OF the Want Ads
Special 20 The Evening Journal.
Evening journal., 1919-10-09
Pc ter
AND THE BLACK BOOB"
ny THE STORY LADY.

III tiit- TANhh ihb's
The twins believed everything lhat
Peter said. So when he told them That
there was a black boob that lived IN
the closet under the short stairs that
led 10 the attic they believed IL.
No one but the Palmer kids knew
what a boob was. They made up the
word themselves and 10 them it meant
anything srary.
Mama tried to get lhe twins. to go to
the closet one afternoon TO get some
old magazines The twins refused to go.
PETER says there is a black boob
lives In The closet they walled.
"That is all nonsense said mama
"and Peter shouldn't say such things.
Come on I'll go with YOU and prove
that there is nothing TO that little cubby
hole but some old papers and perhaps
a mouse or Two
So mama led the way and The twins
and peter followed The upper han
was almost dark and when mama OPEN
Evening journal., 1919-10-09

ed the dor something black sprang out
and dashed up the garret stairs The
twins ran back 10 the light, but sPeler
followed his mother into the attic. A
black cat was climbing out Of broken
window. But they couldn't make the
twins believe 10. As far as they are
the boob still lives ia that
closet. And they never 90 near 1t II
they can help 10.
HELEN CARPENTER MOORE.
Evening journal., 1919-10-09
HAVE COLOR IN CHEEKS
Be Better Looking-Take
Olive Tablets

II your skin is yellow-oomplexion
pallid-tongue coated-appetite poor
you have bad taste in your mouth
a lazy, no-good feeling-you should
take Olive Tablets.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets sub
stitute for calomel-were prepared by
Or. Edwards after II years of study.
Dr.Edwards' OlveTablets tsareapurely
vegetablecompound mixedwith ohveoil.
You will know them by their olive color.
Tohavea a clear, pink skin. bright eyes.
no pimples. a feeling of buoyancy like
childhood daysyou must get at the cause.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets act on
the liver and bowels like calomel-yet
have no dangerous after Effects
They start the bile and overcome con-
stipation. Millions of boxes are sold
annually at l0c and 25c. Take one or
twonightlyand note thepleasing results.
Evening journal., 1919-10-09
HALT THIS sraE EARLY.

The Reliance Fire company respond
ed to still alarm i fire at s.o'clock
last night at the stoie OF s. II. Staats,
No. i05 Market street. The fire caused
little damage; the ilr,men extingulsh-
ing the blaze before 1T bad start.
Evening journal., 1919-10-09
,IIIsoN no MEET JOnDAN.

Joe Allison, the popular Wilmington
heavyweight, Is matched 10 box Fred
Jordan before the Olympia A. c., Broad
and BainbrIdge streets, philadelphia
next Monday Dight As Jordan is re-
garded as the best heavyweight fighter
in Philadelphia, the match ought to be
classy. Joe Griffo Will back Allison.
Harry Pogue, Of this city, was instu-
mental in getting the match.
Allison is also matched TO fight
Jackie Clark at Altoona.
Evening journal., 1919-10-09

NOTE-Copes Evening containing coupon will be drop
ned from the aeropane daily O'Clock each aftenoon Only one
of these coupons signed Watch for the planes get the coupon and
present it at the of The Evening Journal where Will be
Exchanged for the regular trip of which will be at the sole risk
o the
Evening journal., 1919-10-09

Real estate will be sold TO good ad-
vantage in the Want Ads.