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Cleveland County herald., 1919-06-05

comet" He neglected to say that MT. Montague Bacon, in passing few minutes before, had leaned over and whispered behind his hand
 "Fellow upstairs from New York, MT. Rushcroft-fellow named Barnes. Quite a swell, believe me-"
 It was well-placed tip, for MT. Rushcroft had been telling the natives for days that he knew everybody worth knowing in New York.
 Barnes was momentarily taken aback Then he rose to the spirit of the occasion.
 Hello. Rushcroft, he greeted, as if meeting an old-time and greatly be- loved friend. 'This is good 'Pon my soul you are like thriving date palm in the middle of an endless des- ert. How are youY'
 They shook hands warmly. Mir Dill lingford slapped the newcomer on the shoulder affectionately, familiarly, and shouted:
 "Who would have dreamed we'd run across good old Barnesy up here? By love, it's marvellous"
 Friends, countrymen," boomed MT. Rushcroft, "this is MT. Barnes of New York. Not the man the book was written about but one of the best fel- lows God ever put into this little world of ours. I do not recall your names,
Cleveland County herald., 1919-06-05
Copyright by Dodd, Mead and Company, Inc.

falo, so the rest of us scraped together all the money we had-nine dollars and sixty cents-and did the right thing by her. Actors are always do- ing darn-fool things like that, MT. Barnes. And what do you suppose she did? She took that money and bought two tickets to Albany, one for herself and another for the manager of the company-the lowest, meanest orner- fest white man that ever But l am grabbing the old mans part You ought to hear what he has to say about MT. Manager. He can use words 1 never even heard of before So that leaves just the four of us here, work ing off the two days board bill of Bradley and the manager, Rushcroft's ungodly spree, and at the same time keeping eur own slate clean. Miss Thackeray will no doubt make up your bed in the morning. She is tempo rarily a chambermaid. Cracking fine girl too. Are you all ready? I'll lead you to the dining room. Or would you prefer little appetizer beforehand? The taproom is right on the way. You mustn't call it the bar. Everybody in that little graveyard town down the road would turn over completely if you did. Hallowed tradition, you know"
 CT don't mind having cocktail. Will you join me?"
 GAS a matter of fact, I'm expected to-" confessed MT. iDilliagford. "We've been drawing quite bit of custom to the taproom. The rubes like to sit around and listen to conversation about Broadway and Bunker Hill and old Point Comfort and other places, and then go home and tell the neigh hors that they know quite number of stage people. Human nature, I guess. Listeni Hear that? Rush eroft reciting 'Gunga Din You can't hear the thunder for the noise he's making"
 They descended ithe stairs and en- tered the 'taproom, where a dozen men were seated around the tables, all of them with pewter mugs in front of them. Standing at tine top table-that is to say, the one farthest removed from the door and commanding the at tention of every creature in the room was the imposing figure of Lyndon Rusheroft. He was reciting, in so- norous voice and with tremendous fer vor, the famous Kipling poem. A genial smile wiped the tragic express sion froan his face. He advanced upon Barnes and the beaming MT. billing ford, his hand extended.
 My dear fellow," he exclaimed re- soundinglGs ''how are you?' Cordial ity boomed in his voice. q heard you had arrived. WeleOme-thrioefold well
Cleveland County herald., 1919-06-05

gentlemen, or I would introduce each of you separately and divisibly."
 Lyndon Rushcroft was q tall, saggy
 man of fifty. Despite his determined
 erectness he was inclined to sag from
 the shoulders down. His head, huge
 and gray, appeared to be much too ponderous for his yielding body, and yet he carried it manfully, even the atricalIy. The lines in his dark, sea soned face were like furrows; his nose was large. and somewhat bulbous, his mouth wide and grim. Thick, black eyebrows shaded pair of eyes in which white was no longer apparent it had given way to permanent red. A two-days' stubble covered his chin and cheeks. Altogether he was a sin gular e1emplification of one's idea of the old4time actor
 Passing through the office, his arm linked in one of Barnes, Mir. Rush. croft hesftated long enough to impress upon Landlord Jones the importance of providing his distinguished friend, Robert w. Barnes" with the very best that the establishment afforded. Put nam Jones blinked slightly and his eyes sought the register as if to ac- cuse or justify his memory. Then he spat copiously into the corner, nee essary preliminary to grin. He hadn't much use for the great Lyndon Rushcroft. His grin was sardonic. told him that MT. Rush croft was about to be literally fed
Cleveland County herald., 1919-06-05
Girl of Mystery! House of Mystery!

Synopsis.-Thomas K. Barnes, a wealthy New Yorker on walking trip in New England, is threatened by a mountain storm. At dusk at a lonely crossroads, miles from Hart's tavern, where he intends to pass the night, he meets girl in similar plight, bound for a dwelling house called Green Fancy. Along comes an automobile for the girl. She gives him a lift to his tavern. There he falls in with a stranded troupe of "barn- storming" actors, of which Lyn- don Rushcroft is the star and Miss Thackeray" the leading woman. The theatrical people are doing hotel work for their board.
Cleveland County herald., 1919-06-05
Mercy of the Future.

The veil which covers the face of futurity is woven by the hand of mercy. -Bulwer Lytton.
Cleveland County herald., 1919-06-05
California Syrup of Figs
For the Liver and Bowels
Conmonplaces.

Anything startling in today's mail?" inquired the manager. No" replied the clerk. Not even a bomb"
Cleveland County herald., 1919-06-05

GOLD DUST, together with FAIRY SOAP, coTToLENE and many other household specialties, is made by The N. K. Fairbank Co.,. a subsidiary of
Cleveland County herald., 1919-06-05
THE AMERICAN COTTON OIL
 COMPANY
MILLs oF rAE,AMERIcAM COTTON oll COMPANY

THEsAMERIcAN OIL COMPANY Augusta Ga Grnvine sc MgOmey,A Smith, Trenton Pine Knlgh.. Mc Macon Ca Jackson Miss Grstna La Bunk Col a. sc Mobile Ala Jackson England Shreveport The founders of The American Cotton Oil Company org hated Cotton Seed Oil The Company took Cotton Seed for mery product and made Cotton Seed Oil Cake and Mea Hulls and Lnters This opened up for the South of wealth. which today brings annually the South five hundred millions of dollars.
Cleveland County herald., 1919-06-05
Innporfanf to Mothers

The shadow of trouble is usually blacker than the trouble itself.
Cleveland County herald., 1919-06-05

A woman can make pie out of any thing she wants to.
Cleveland County herald., 1919-06-05

What is Spring Fever" 1t is simply Vitality. lack of Energy caused by impurities in the blood. GROVES TASTELESS chill TONIC restores Vitality and Energy by Purifying and Enriching the Blood. You feel its Strengthening, Invigorating Effect. Price COG.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1919-10-18

The Menominee Sugar Co. started
up its big mill last Monday morning
and is now grinding out sugar from
$500 car loads Of sugar beets.
Tho weather this year has not been,
the best for maturing sugar beets and
for that reason the factory was lit
tie late in starting. The run will last
about four months.
Within SO hours after the wheels
started turning AT the factory, which
Is one OF the most modern in the world.
lure white granulated sugar started
flowing and IN three days the product
VAS ready for shipment.
There are 1900 farmers on the pro-
ducing list OF the Menominee Sugar
Co. Beets are commanding a price or
$40 per ton this year with a bonus. rf
the price OF sugar increases the price
of sugar beets increase.
The entire product OF the Mcnom-
ineo concern will be disposed OF In
rorthcrn Wisconsin and In upper
Michigan that territory having been
assigned TO the Menominee factory by
thc government when IL took hold OF
tco sugar crop year ago and the
retaining II this year. Or
ders for sugar from as far south as
New Orleans and east as far as New
York and Pittsburgh have been re-
but none OF the product Will
be sold outside OF the territory men
toned.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1919-10-18
COAL STRIKE CALLED.

A strike of the bituminous coal
miners OF the United States has been
called for November l. On that day
avery miner of soft coal who belongs
TO the union and who heeds the union
mandate will drop his pick and shovel
and walk out of the mines unlesi
there is some compromise made in the
two weeks intervening.
The bituminous coal strike will in
jure the country to greater degree
than the steel strike. as upon the coal
supply OF the nation depends the
transportation and almost all ofthe
manufacturing industries.
Hard coal miners are not affected
but. according 70 local dealers ne
hard coal can DO obtained for crys.
tai Falls. Only soft coal can be bad
and not much OF that.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1919-10-18
CANADIAN VISITORS.

Crystal Falls had its first Roosevelt
Trail visitors last Tuesday. They
came from Sarnia, Ont. and were
making trip over the Roosevelt trail
on bicycles.
4 The gentlemen were. T. b. Winross
and his son Raymond. who are max
ing the tour under the auspices OF the
sarnia Chamber OF Commerce, and ex-
pect TO cover the entire distance from
Portland. Maine. TO Portland. Oregon
IL about two and one-half months.
Mr.. winross Is newspaper man,
having been editor OF the Sarnia OBJ
server Sarnia is located across the
river from Port Huron, Mich. and ii
is at that point that the Roosevelt
highway crosses from Michigan to
Canada
They began their jaunt at Portland,
Maine on September 3. so that they
were four days more than one month
in getting TO Crystal Falls on their
wheels.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1919-10-18

Adam Sherwood. the well known
pioneer farmer % Mastodon township
has been missing for several days and
II Is though that he perished some
where in the woods.
Mr.. Sherwood was last seen at
noon Monday when he went to the
well near his home TO pump some
water for his cattle. Earlier in the
day he said he was going out to the
slashing near his farm to look W
some wood for the house. He ha(
been TO the woods during the fore
noon and IL Is supposed that he went
out again and either was overcome
in some way or got lost. although the
latter supposition is secuted for the
reason that Mr.. Sherwood knew all
OF the country around about. having
lived in the vicinity for 50 long a
sime
The alarm was given and posse
was organized under the direction o.
Sheriff Wilson and diligent search
was made all of Tuesday. Later the
number was increased to nearly forty
men, and they secured the country
all about all day Wednesday. but nc
trace of the missing man was found.
The search was resumed on Thurs
day with no better success.
Mr.. SilverWood has been troubled
a great deal with rheumatism, and II
Is thought possible that his heart be-
came affected while in the woods and
that he dropped somewhere and is iy-
ing dead not far from the house.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1919-10-18
FOOT BALL CANES.

Last Saturday and Sunday saw
many foot ball games among teams in
which Crystal Falls Is interested. The
Iron River and Stambaugh high
school teams played a hot game at
Stambaueh that resulted In victory
for Iron River by score OF 3s to Z.
II Is claimed that there were some
lively scuffling between the supporters
OF tho two teams with tho result that
tho Iron River boys and girls were
sent on their way home from STAN
baugh IN anything but rejoicing
mood.
Iron Mountain and Crystal Falls
Played on the local field and Crystal
Fails won by score Of "a 70 o. On
SUNDAY sssmbaugh city team OF play
ers went 70 Marquette and downed the
Marquette city team b. 4 feore o. ~
TO 0.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1919-10-18
VICTORY DAY.
Soldier Boys Have Made All Arrange
ments for Great Domgs.

Somebody il going to get a fine,
new Ford car pretty cheap as the re-
suit OF the celebration which the SOL
der boys OF the Louis Bowman Post
have arranged for The car Will be
drawn as a prize that day, tickets
costing 25c each. In addition to the
drawing the ticket entities TO votes
for one OF three young ladies that are
to get cash prizes from the boys.
The names of the young ladies will be
announced next week.
A big boxing bout has been ar
ranged for. Our local boxer, John
Shemky. will be matched against a
soldier boy named Brown from Fort
Brady for ten-round go. In addition
Sutor. of the 500. will box Milwau-
kee man In ten round bout. Sutor
Is a welter-weight and his antagonist
Is being selected. and will be ANNOUNCE
ed next week.
Booths will De put up all about
town which will be run by the SOL
diers. One OF the features will be
the monkey ball dodger that caused
so much amusement at Alpha.
A complete program OF events wilt
be issued next week.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1919-10-18

The death at Marquette recently OF
OLAF Johnson brought 20 lignt the fac
that Mrs. Vim. Plank OF this city ix
his daughter. Johnson left AZ insur-.
ance policy which will 40 10 Mrs.
Plank. She says thai sie lad a broth
er. but no trace OF him can be found
Mrs. Plank's name was Bada John
son. When she was very small chIld
she wasa adopted b. Mr. and Mrs.
Kleynstuber who resided az chat tlmn
In Marquette.
The Kioyns,nbers moved 10 Batcsi
township asd later came TO Crystal
Falls where Mr.. Kleynstnbcr was In
charge OF the wafcrworks. n was al
ways supposed that Bada was Kieyas.
tuber's daughter until the death OF
her reaf fAtner At Marquette.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1919-10-18
Some Statistics.

sumo oDttfhucS.
The state tax rate figures ous s3.97
per thousand OF valuation in every
township excepting Hematite which
takes SS.S2 and the only variation
I'm the county rate OF $3.75 per thous-
aud of valuation. The county tax fg
ures out s1.96 on every township.
The general fund varies from lie
In stambaugh to s5.45 in Mansfield.
Crystal Falls city figures $500, but
that includes all taxes. the township
taxes being divided.
Highway Improvement varies from
90 cents in Crystal Falls township to
$5.ol in Mansfield. while road repair
tax varies form 81 cents In Crystal
Falls township 10 s5.oi In Mansfield
Hematite takes the biggest school
tax rate ut ss4.54 and Bates the low
est at 5000.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1919-10-18
MRS. n. {. FISHER OF IRON RIVER
ELECTED TO THE PLACE
TAX BUDGET a BIG ONE
Makes the Levy the Greatest In
the History Of Iron Cosaty
by Big Margin

The annual meeting OF the Iron
county board of supervisors was cali
ed To order in the supervisors room
OF the court house last Monday at 8
o'clock by Chairman Udd with every
member in attendance.
The first matter taken up was the
allowing OF claims. all OF which had
been reported upon favorably by
the auditing committee.
Chairman Udd took Up the matter
OF the purchase OF land for park pur-
poses and referred the question 20
the prosecuting attorney, Mr.. Melon
ough. who was present at the meet
ing.
Mr.. McDonough told the board that
there were two ways by which the
county can acquire the land. One is
under the present law which aiiows
boards to spend not in excess Of s2,eet
per year. The other way is through
the board OF county road commission
ers and OF that method Mr. McDoB-
ough said that he preferred 10 speak.
privately TO the supervisors
IL arrangements can be made witl
the cieyeiand-Cllffs compa1y.sy which
the land can be purchased ON yearly
payments OF $4,000 Mr. McDonough
advised that method.
Requests Help for Fairs.
The next matter up was request
from the Iron County Agricultural So
ciety and by the directors OF the Al
pha Community Fair for assistance to
help defray the expenses of the exhi-
bitions. The Alpha request was made
by Prof. George Bishop who has been
the main spoke in the wheel OF that
fair. The request for the county fair
association was made by the secre-
tary OF the society. Judge Mnrphy.
Mr.. Murphy submitted on itemizef
statement showing that the 1919 fair
cost a total OF S9,2619 as follows
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1919-10-18

Governor Sleeper has called con-
ference OF health ofiicers OF the state
to meet at Lansing on October 81 for
the purpose OF discussing precaution-
airy measures % guard the state
against another epidemic OF Spanish
Influenza.
The several supervisors and mayors
OF the state have received letters from
:hc governor asking that provision be
made to send the several ofiicials 20
Lansing to attend the conference
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1919-10-18
'otal ........si17.75s.7s $3.50
Crystal Falls Township.

The rate in Crystal Falls township
will be a trifie higher this year also.
The rate In that township last year
was s21.$S per thousand; this year It
is s2S.7S per thousand. the entire In
crease being caused by the large
touch-up in the state tax.
The taxes 20 be paid in Crystal
Falls township this year with the
rates on the same are as follows:
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1919-10-18

Mr.. Murphy said that In view OF the
large expense the society felt that .ae
county should contribute about s2,ot0
70 help pay these expenses.
Mr.. Bishop asked that the unpaid
expense OF the Alpha fair amounting
to $4,000 be paid by the oousty.
Mr.. Byers was prescnt as spoke on
the subject Of the couu<S In and OF
fairs In general. lie wnS - favor OF
assisting both the county fssr ana the
community fair. but favored DONG Il
In such manner that the community
fairs would help make the eouaty faii
q success and he proposed that fhs
supervisors appropriate s2.eooeo o.
which $4,000 was to be used IN defray-
Ing the expenses OF the county fair
and the extra $1,000 to be divided
among townships that. held commsni-
~ fairs. the money to be pad TO tbs
county fair board and the $iye00 tc
be- parcelied by that board as the
premiums az the several eommunity
fairs tina. may be held dictate.
Pair Management Criticised
The proposition called ont consider
abe discussion. Supervisor hcuge-
bauer leading In the discussion. lie
call.d attention 10 the report that the
fair IN 1919 was not the success OF
that In 1918 and cited the stock de-
pertinent to substsntiate his claim.
MIR Byers stated that the stock cx-
tib't IL no greater than Mr.. Neuge-
bauer said II was was larger in pro
portion than that at the state fair.
Mr., Ucd said that he feared that the
proposition to further communit,
fairs by county money wonid detract
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1919-10-18
COST OF xAISTESANcE.

A report recently issued by the
state highway department OF virginir
gives some interesting Information on
tho costs OF maintaining the different
types OF highway In that state. II
Shove that the type Of surface cost
ing the least TO maintain Is bitumin-
Gus concrete. q surface simiiar 20 the
pavement on Superior avenue Of this
city The exact figures shown In
tho report are as follows:
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1919-10-18
RATELAsT YEAR WAS $a4.os WITH
LESS TAX RAISED
STATE TAX BIG ITEM.
Hematite Mas the Highest and
Bates the Lowest Rates
in County

The property IN the city of Crystal
Falls will pay slightly higher tax
this year than last. The rate per one
thousand dollars OF valuation this
year figures cut to $36.60 against
sS4.oS paid last year. The schedule
OF taxes to be paid by the city this
year is as follows:
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1919-10-18

The several villages OF Iron county
have separate tax rate az well al
valuation for assessing purposes. The
village tax II collected at separa;e
time from the taxes OF the township
in wnicn the village is located and
which township tax must be paid By
the village property owners as well as
the village tar.
The records on the taxes for 1919 on
the viIlaNs Of Iron county are as fol-
lows:
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1919-10-18
si7.ss4.s5s si2s sos .os

The distribution OF taxes In the VIII
lagos show that Iron River pays $1,000
for general purposes. stambaugf
seas. Alpha. ss.ss; Caspian. $3.50 and
Mineral Hills 2s cents.
The county. school and state taxes
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1919-10-18

Continued On Page T~s)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-15

BARGAINS in pianos, organs, player pianos and photographs on terms to suit anyone large stock of Columbia and Lyric records; Emerson. for Sl; music rolls for player pianos. all the latest hits; come to see us; save money; Liberty Bonds taken same as cash. E. F. Forbes & SonS 1922 Sd ave.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-15
HELP WANTED-MALE 4 BOYS!
 1S to 21

A large and prosperous busi- ness organization of this city wants two or three bright boys within the above ages to grow up with the business. Salary and advancement depend upon the individual. Applicants must be of good family and have at least a high school education. Address in own handwriting, giving refer ences. OPS, care Age-Her- aid.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-15

WANTED-Two or three reliable soda men who are not afraid to work; good salaries to right parties. Apply Pryor Plumlee's Cigar Store, 3d ave. and 18th st., by II o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-15

WANTED-At once, three experienced operators for the alteration room for work on women's ready-to- wear garments; must be ex- perienced. Apply to Super intendent, Steele-Smith Dry Goods Go.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-15
PERSONAL 5 KNOWLEDGE IS POWER MIME. GORDON Phrenologist and Psychic PalmiSt

SHE CAN READ THE LIVES OF MEN AND WOMEN LIKE THE PAGES OF AN OPEN BOOK.
 To know the future is, in a large measure. to master your own destiny; those who simply drift sometimes succeed, put those who see beyond today usually win; the clever financier sees the future and plans for it, and so may you if you will; just as you go to a doctor if you are ill, or a lawyer when if in trouble, so should you go to life reader when uncertainty blocks your hath; if you are in doubt, worried pr perplexed or find that all your under takings go wrong, something must pc the matter, but what? MIpe. Gordon will truthfully interpret your future and will advise you on all matters of lie, such as business changes, journeys. speculations, social and domestic con ditions, failures, successes, evil influ- ences, love, marriage divorce, law sul1s, etc, etc All human affairs advlsed upon with unerring accuracy; the wise use every means to compass victory why not you? Success can be attained by using your abilities right; learn how to make the most of yourself stu dio and parlors opposite lngleno"k stop,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-15
SALESMEN WANTED

co WANTED-Two statesmen of neat al pearance to travel with manager; experience not necessary, but must be hustler and ready to leave city at once; salary or commission. Call from 1O:3O to 12, 2 to 4, Room 612, Hillman Hotel.
 | NEED A SALESMAN, WELL KNOWN AND WE'LL CONNECTED IN BIRMINGHAM, FOR MY AS SISTANT IN A SALES CAMPAIGN. RIGHT MAN GAN EARN $SO PER MONTH. WRITE P-25, CARE AGE HERALD.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-15

SITUATION WANTED-Young man desires position as assistant book keeper or general clerk; six years experience. Address G, care ASe- Herald
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-15
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES 14

ONE or. two men with proven sales ability who are in position to invest from one to two thousand dollars in a proposition that will stand the acid test; in answering this ad enclose bank references and further evidence that you are a high class man; no others need reply. Address L-25, care Age Herald.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-15
'-AGE-HERALD WANT ADS { cae esoe @'l")
REAL ESTATE LOANS

WE negotiate loanA ana sell real estate Can handle desirable farm loans. Mc- Connell, Anglin, White, 2023 3d ave.