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CHAPTER VII.
An UnflnIshed game Of cards.

An Unfinished Game Of cards.
One evening as l returned to the
ship unusually worn out and disheart.
ened asked Tom how the stores were
holding out. He answered cheerfully
that they would last another week and
leave us enough to get home.
swell. shall we stick out the other
week or not. Tom1 / don't want to
kill you, and I confess I'm nearly oil
In myself"
"May as well stick 1t out, sar. now
we've gone SO far. Then we'll have
done all we can, and there's a certain
satisfaction In doing that, sar."
So next morning we went at It
again, and the next, and the next
again, and then on the fourth day.
when our week was drawing to its
close. something at last happened to
change the grim monotony of our days.
II was shortly after the lunch hour.
Tom and I. who were now working too
far apart to hear each others halloos,
had fred our reyolvers once or twice
to show that all was right with US.
But. for no reason can give. I sud-
denly got a feeling that all was not
right with the old man. so l fired my
revolver and gave him time for re-
ply. But there was no answer. Again
I fred. Still no answer. l was on the
point Of firing again when heard
something coming through the brush
behind me. 1t was Sailor racing
toward me over the jagged rocks
Evidently there was something wrong.
Something wrong with old Tom.
SaIlor?" l asked, as though he could
answer me. And indeed he did answer
as plainly as dog could do, wagging
his tail and whining and turning to 90
back with me In the direction whence
he had come.
"Off we 60. then. old chap" and as
he ran ahead. l followed him as fast
as could.
II took me the best part OF an hour
to get to where Tom had been work.
Ing Sailor brushed bis way ahead,
pushing through the scrub with canine
Importance. Presently, at the top Of
a slight elevation, I came among the
bushes to softer spot where the soil
had given way, and saw that 1t was
the mouth Of a shaft like a wide chin
ney flue, the earth OF which had EVIL
IDENTIFY fallen in. Here Sailor stopped
and whined. paving the earth. and at
the same time l heard moaning un-
derneath.
"Is that you. Tomi" called. Thank
God. the old chap was not dead at all
events.
Thank the Lord. It's you, sar." he
cried. I'm all right. but I've had
bad fall-and I can't seem able to
move"
Hold on and keep up your heart
I'll be with you In minute" called
down to him.
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Preaching the Gospel.

II the church is to reach the masses
Of the people It will have to send, al
did the prophets and apostles. 1T men
to tell the glorious gospel of the grace
Of God. What Is more, those who can.
not do this work will have to support
and encourage those who can. The
marching orders Of the church are
"Go ye into all the world and preach
the gospel to every creature"
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WOMEN NEED SwAMP-R0oT

Thousands of women have kidney and
bladder trouble and never suspect it.
Womens' complaints often prove to be
nothing else but kidney trouble, or the
result Of kidney or bladder disease.
If the kidneys are not in healthy
condition. they may cause the other or.
gans to become diseased.
Pain in the back, headache. loss Of am.
bition, nervousness, are often times symp-
toms Of kidney trouble.
Don't delay starting treatment. DR..
Kilmer's Swamp-Root, . physicians pre-.
scription. obtained at any drug store. may
be just the remedy needed to overcome
such conditions.
Get a medium or large size bottle I'm
mediately from any drug store.
However. if you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to DR..
Kilmer 4 Co., Binghamton. N. Y, for .
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper.-Adv.
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A SUMMER COLD

A cold In the summer time, as every.
body knows, Is the hardest kind Of q
cold to get rid Of. The best and quick.
est way Ii to 60 to bed and stay there
II you can, with a bottle Of "Boschee's
Syrup" handy to insure a good nights
rest, free from coughing. with easy ex.
pectoration In the morning.
But II you can't stay In bed you must
keep out Of draughts, avoid sudden
changes, eat sparingly Of simple food
and take occasional doses Of Boschee's
Syrup. which you can buy at any store
where medicine Is sold. a safe and en-
cient remedy. made In America for more
than fifty years. Keep 1t handy.-Adv.
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TO THE sHARksl

6ynopsis-Ths man who tells this
story-cali him the hero, for short
y whiting his friend. John saun-
dera. British oflcial In Nassau.
Bahama Islanda Charlie Webster,
local merchant, completes the
trio Of friends. Conversation turn
Ing upon buried treasure, Saunders
produces . written document pur-
porting to b. the death-bed state
ment Of Henry p. Tobias. . sue
cessful pirate. made by him in i16e.
II gives two spots where two mil
lions and half Of treasure wers
buried By him and his companions.
The conversation Of the three
friends b overheard by . pock-
marked stranger. The document
disappears. Saunders. however. has
. copy. The hero, determined to
seok the buried treasure. charters
the auxiliary schooner Magic Dar-
ling. The pock-marked man b
taken on - . passenger for Span.
ish Wslla Negro Tom catches and
cures . sucking fsh" a. . mascot
for the hero: It has the virtue Of
keeping Oh the ghost Of the pirats
who always guards pirate treasure.
On tho voyage somebody emptiss
the gasoline tank and the hero
starts things. He and the passsn-
ger clash. He lands the passenger.
who leaves Q manifesto bearing the
signature. Henry p. Tobias, r."
With Q new crew. the Maggie Dar-
ling sails and ID passed by another
schooner. the Susan B. The hero
lands on Dead Mems Shoes.
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Insist on "Bayer Tablets Of Aspirin"
In a "Bayer package" containing prop
er directions for Headache. Colds.
Pain. Neuralgia. Lumbag0. and Rheu-
matism. Name "Bayer" means genuine
Aspirin prescribed by physicians for
nineteen years. Handy tin toxes Of IL
tablets cost few cents. Aspirin is trade
mark Of Bayer Manufacture Of Mono
aceticacidester Of SalicylIcacid.-Ady.
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His Limit.

He was a perfect wonder, was the
congressional candidate for a certain
agricultural district. And he was
never shy Of telling the voters why
they should return him as their repre-
sentative.
II am a practical farmer" said ne
boastfully at one meeting. i can plow.
reap. milk cows, work as chaff-cutter.
shoe horse-in fact" he went on.
proudly. Il should like you to tell me
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morning. when he met big police
man.
Pretty quiet town you have here"
he said to the big man.
The policeman stlfed yawn.
1T amt like 1t used to be-" he re-
piled. "All / have to do Is to cover this
long beat Of mine and once In a while
spot a speeder. Say, how many po.
licemen do you suppose we've got in
this old-time annex Of Sheol?'
"Give 1t up said the Clevelander.
"Just six. That's right. We used
TO have 80 and had our hands full all
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any one thing about farm which
cannot do."
Then In the impressive silence a
small voice asked from the back Of the
crowd:
"Can you lay an egg"
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ceuntry's Lumber Production.

The lumber production In 1918. &C.
eording to tables recently published
by the United States forest service.
shows total of 32,760.OOOOOO feet.
The production for 1917 was 10000.
100000 feet. so that the last year
shows considerable decrease in ium.
ber production; this was most mark.
ed In the southern and eastern states.
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Cooking q Dinner.

F7atbush-I heard that tin dinner
pail on the ground near n house at
Palms. Mich. reflected the suns rays
against the house. Smoke was seen
and then there was blaze.
Bensonhurst-Tha must have been
the origin Of the fireless cooker.
reckon.-YOnkers Statesman.
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always laughed on such things a. su.
perstitious.
There was only me and Tobias
then, and the dog. for the engineer
boy had gone on his knees to the Su-
san B. fellows at the first crack. and
begged them to take him away with
them. There was no one left but To
bias and the dog and me. and l was
sure my end was not far OF. for / was
never much Of shot.
"As God Is my witness, sar, was
ready to die. and there was moment
when thought that the time had
come; but Tobias suddenly walked
away to the top Of the blur and
called out to the Susan B., that was
just running up her sails. At his
word they put out a boat for him, and
while he waited he came down the hill
toward me and the dog. that stood
growing over you; and for sure I
thought It was the end. But he said !:
Tell that fellow there that I'm not
going to kill Z defenseless man. He
might have killed me once but he
didn't. It's bound to be one Of us
some day or other, but. despise me all
he likes-rm not such carrion q he
thinks me: and II he only likes to keep
out OF my way I'm willing to keep out
Of his. Tell him when he wakes up
that as long as he gives up going after
what belongs to me-for It was my
grandfather's-he ID safe. but the min
ute he sets his foot or hand on what
Is mine, it's either his life or mine
And then he turned away and was
rowed to the Susan B.. and they soon
sailed away"
"With the black flag at the peak.
suppose. Tom." said ]. swell, that
was fine speech. quite flight Of ora.
tory, and I'm sure I'm obliged to him
for the life that's still worth having. In
spite Of this ungodly aching In my
head. But how abou: the poor cap
tain therel Where does all bis elo-
quence come in theref He can't call
II self-defense. They were waiting
ready to murder US. as you saw. I'm
afraid the captain and the law be-
tween them are all that Is necessary
to cook the goose of our friend Henry
p. Tobias. Jr., without any help from
me-thongh, az the captain died for
me. l should prefer they allowed me
to make 1t q personal matter"
ITS the beginning Of the price"
said Tom.
THE beginning Of the pricei"
"It's the dead hand" continued Tom
II told you. you'll remember. that wher.
ever treasure Is there's ghost Of dead
man keeping guard and waiting till
another dead man comes along to take
up sentry duty so to say. The ghost
Is getting busy. And 1t makes me
think that we're coming pretty near
to the treasure, or we wouldn't have
had all this happen. Mark me. the
treasures near by-or the ghost
wouldn't be so mallcious."
And then, looking around where the
captain and the engineer and Silly
Theodore lay. I said:
"The first thing we've got to do IL to
bury these poor fellows; but where" "
l added. "are the other two that fell
In the waterr
"oh," said Tom. "a couple of sharks
got them Just before You woke up"
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contaoIon Of Heaven.

There ought to be such an atmos-
phere In every Christian church that
a man going and sitting there should
take the contagion Of heaven. and car.
ry home a fire to kindle the altar
whence he came.-H. w. Beecher.
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CHAPTER WI.
In Which Tom and I Attend Several
Funerals.

In Which Tom and I Attend Several
Funerals.
When Tom and / came to look over
the ground with a view to finding a
burial place for the dead l realized
with grim emphasis the truth Of
Charlie Webster's remarks-in those
snuggery nights that seemed so re-
mote and far away-on the nature Of
the soil which would have to be gone
over In quest Of my treasure. No won.
der he had spoken Of dynamite.
"Why. Tom" said. "there Isn't a
wheelbarrow load Of real soil In a
square mile. We couldn't dig q grave
for dog In stuR like this" and, as
spoke. the pewterlike rock under my
feet changed and echoed with metal.
lie sound.
"Come along. Tom. I can't stand any
more Of this. Wen have to leave our
funerals till tomorrow. and get aboard
for the night"-for the Maggie Darling
was still floating there serenely. as
though men and their violence had no
existence on the planet.
"We'd better cover them up. against
the turkey buzzards." said Tom, two
Of those unsavory birds rising In the
air as we returned to the shore. We
did this % well as we were able with
rocks and the wreckage Of an old
boat strewn on the beach.
don't think two men were ever 20
glad Of the morning, driving before It
the haunted night. After breakfast
our nrst thought was naturally to the
sad and disagreeable business before
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Don't FORGET cutieura raIeum

When adding to your toilet requisites.
An exquisitely scented face, skin. baby
and busting powder and perfume, rem
dering other perfumes superfluous.
You may rely on 1t because one Of the
Cuticura Trio (Soap, Ointment and
Talcum). Csc each everywhere.-Adv.
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Easy Duty.

A Cleveland man spent a number Of
weeks In albuquerque recently. and
found the once riproaring and wide
open town an object lesson In prohibl.
tlon.
He says be was out for stroll one
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"Eor fhean

With all the salvation Of the world
depending upon him, he has time and
thought for each individual soul. Think
Of the vastness Of his cares yet the
body Of our Lord Jesus Christ was
given for thee.-Selected.
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Combination.

"What has become Of your Anti-Tp
bacco league?'
"The price Of tobacco jumped so that
we merged It into the Personal Econ
omy league"
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Not Much "EatD In "Meat."

Not Much "Eat" In "Meat."
Camp Cook-Dld you bring the
meat!
Scout-Sure, ! got six cents worth
of steak.
Camp Cook-Are you crazy?
Scout-No! paid SO cents for II.
Boys Life
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seeds Grown by Electricity.

An English scientist has had much
success with an electrical treatment
to increase the termination Of several
kinds of seeds
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tn time. Some change, eh?"
And he stifed another yawn and
went his way.
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CHAPTER vl-continued.


Il can't afford to give You that,
Theodore"
I'D die for dat" he declared.
Take this handkerchief instead !"
but. meanwhile. my eyes were open
ing. Take this instead, Theodore"
suggested.
'Td die for dat" he repeated, touch
ing the tie.
His voice and touch made me sick
and afraid. Just as people In lunatic
asylum make one afraid.
Look outr murmured Tom at my
elbow.
And Just then l noticed hiding In
some bushes Of seven-year apple trees,
two faces | had good reason to know.
had barely time to pull out the
commandants revolver from my
pocket. ! knew It was to be either
the pockmarked genius or the engi.
neer. But for the moment ! was not
to be sure which one ! had hit. For,
as my gun went of. something heavy
came down on my head, and for the
time ! was shut of from whatever else
was going on.
(which did l hit, Tom?" were my
first words as I came back to the
glory Of the world; but l didn't say
them for long time. and. from what
Tom told me, II was wonder ! ever
said them at all.
There he Is, sar," said Tom. point
ing to q long. dark figure stretched
out near by. I'm afraid he's not the
man you were looking for"
"Poor fellowp l said; 1t was George.
the engineer; I'm sorry-but l saw
the muzzles Of their guns sticking out
Of the bush there. II was they or
me-"
'That no lie. sar. and II It hadn't
been for that suckin' fish's skin yos
wouldn't be here pow."
1T didn't save me from pretty
good one on the head. Tom. did iti''
"No, sar, bvl that was Just it-if
1t hadn't been for that knock on the
head, pulling you down just that min
ute. that thar poctmarked fellow
would have got you. As It was. he
grazed your cheek and got one Of his
own men killed by mistake-the very
fellow that hit you. There he is
over there"
"And who's that other, TomT l
asked. pointing to another dark figure
4 few yards away.
That's the captain. sar."
"The captain7 Oh, I'm sorry for
that. God knows I'm sorry for that"
"Yes. sar. he was one of the finest
gentlemen l ever knowed was Cap
tain Tomllnson; a brave man and a
good navigator. And he'd taken DOW.
erful fancy to you. for when you got
that crack on the head he picked p
your gun and began blazing away. with
words ! should never have expected
from a religious man. The others, ex.
cept our special friend"
Let's call him Tobias from now on,
Tom." ! interposed.
''Well. him. sar. kept his nerve. but
the others ran for the boats as II the
devil was after them: but the cap
tsin's gun was quicker. and only four
Of them got to the Susan B. The other
two fell on their faces. as II some
thing had trIpped them up, In a couple
Of feet Of water. But just then Tobias
hit the captain In the heart; ahi II
only he had one Of those slins-but he
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Enjoyment Of what we have beats
envy Of what the other man possesses.
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IMPROVED UMIoaM INTERNATIONAL
SUNlNSQlOOL
LESSON
tBy REV. p. B. FITzWATER. D. D..
Teacher Of English Bible In the Moody
Bible Institute Of chicago.)
Copyright. 1919. wsstsrn Newspaper union)
LESSON FOR OCTOBER II
FISHERS OF MEN.

LESSON TEXT-Mark 1:N-2o.
GOLDEN TExT-Jesus said unto them,
come ye after me. and | will make you to
become fishers Of men.--Mark 1:l7.
ADDITIONAL MATERIAI.-Matt. <:ls-
e; Luke STILL; l4:i5-24; James Sis. 20.
PRIMARY TOPIC-Helping others to
know Jesus
JUNIOR TOPIC-Peter and John be-
come workers for Jesus
INTERMEDIATE TOPIC-The work Of
disciple.
SENIOR AND ADULT TOPIc-ways Of
winning men to Christ
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A cave, a pirates bones,
a chest and
tTo he coNTINUEDJ

Thought alone y stsrnal-Owsn
Meredith,
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BY Richard lie GaIIienne


gsisAs u peahisday. 1ass = conpsay.
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cause Of the Discon,ent.

Houston Post: Much OF the discord
and dissatisfaction OF life results
from the inevitable failure to beat
the game of life without working
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CITY NEWS.
For sheet metal work see Weber
Kirch Mfg. Co.

For sheet metal work see Weber
Kirch Mfg. Co.
Wanted: Apprentice m mfnin-
ery. Paid while learning. Apply
Winger Bros, 1921 Main street
Masonic = Special meeting OF
Hardin lodge, No. %. Monday, Sep
TENDER s. 1880 p M E. A degree.
Dance at Glaser's beach Sunday
evening. Agnes orchestra. Rights
of admission strictly reserved. $3.50
to 1890
Classified advertising must be
paid for in advance. Telephone or
ders are accepted at the risk OF the
patron.
-Keokuk lodge, No. 10, / o. o. F,
meets regularly every Monday night.
A. w RAIDER, N. G.; Henry Schaeferr
recording secretary.
Extra large asters, like chrysan-
themums, only 3Gc and 45c per doz.
Come see them. Also fun blood
spitz pups trick dogs. 1872 Morgan.
-Keokuk lodge, No. 49, /. o. o. F.,
meets regularly every Monday night.
A. W. Roder, N. G.; Henry Schaefer,
recording secretary.
Cement walks, 12c and. 15c a
square foot Steps, walls, curbs. All
work guaranteed. Red 1861, 1907
Palean. P. L. Kennedy.
Elmer Dunn received a telegram
Thursday stating the safe arrival Of
his brother, Carl Dunn, of the 18th
infantry, first division He has been
in France and Germany two years
and two months.
Subscribers to The Gate City
should notify the business office II
their paper is not delivered prompt.
". All complaints should reach this
office before 6 o'clock, as the bust.
ness office closes at that hour.
Word has been received by Keo-
kuk friends of the death Of Mart
Jackson which occurred at his home
in KentIand, Ind. He was former
Keokuk resident, brother of the
late Al Jackson and Miles Jackson.
All three borthers have died within
the last nine months.
Patrons OF the classified columns
sending advertisements IN over the
phone must arrange to send payment
for same on day the notice Is to ap-
pear, as all classified advertising is
on a strictly cash basis.
Funeral services for the late
John NJ. Collins were held from ST
Peters church, Friday morning at 9
o'clock, with Rev. Father Phillips
officiating. The pallbearers were: B.
Baker, Fred Overton. L. Miller. G.
Rucknee, R. Knowles and M. Murphy.
Service will be held at the Beggs
school house September II, to be fol-
lowed by basket picnrc. The Rev.
c. R. Waters will preach the sermon
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DOCTOR COMMENOS
HYGIENE COURSE.
Classes Which are to be Organized
by Red Cross VIII Have Prae-
tical Work In Health
Study.
CLASSES ARE ENROLLED
People Who Want to Join These are
Asked to Send In Their Names
Immediately to Those in
Charge.

Commentator for the course In
elementary hygiene and home nurs-
ing has been given by DR.. S. A. kel-
man, who is in charge Of the branch
of the state laboratory in Keokuk.
DR.. Kelman says that the book which
will be used in instruction is concise
and practical and that the course Is
one in which every woamn should
be familiar.
"The book is very practical and
simple she said. Every young
woman. no matter what her calling,
ought to be familiar with its con-
tents. 1t is the hygiene Of every day
living in very concise form"
Keokuk women who are Interested
in the course may enroll at the Y.
w. C. A. or can call Miss Nettie
Younker or Mrs. G. M. Rich. The
classes in the county will be en-
rolled under the direction of the fol-
lowing chairman for each district:
Mrs. Louella Powell, Donnellson.
Mrs L. A. Nisely, Argyle.
Miss Lillian Kennedy, Montrose.
Mrs. H. c. Chapman, Mooar.
Mrs. Ida Ballinger, Sandusky.
Mrs. Rich, Miss Younker and Miss
Itchy. who will conduct the courses,
expect to visit these districts We'd
nesday of next week.
There seems to be some idea, Miss
Younker said today, that the course
obligated those taking it to do nurs-
ing in cases of epidemics or the like,
There Is no such obligation, 1t is
said by those in charge. The fnstruc-
ton is simply to give practical aid in
order that people by knowledge of
hygiene and health can help prevent
epidemics-
The course book costs fifty cents
and the course fee is one dollar.
Glasses are limited and enrolment
should be made at once. A class OF
ten already Is organized at Sandusky.
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WILL LECTURE
ABOUT CHINA
Dr.. w. w. Peter Who Has Been
Recognized by Governor of celes-
tlai Country, Will Speak at
Congregational Church.

DR.. W. w. Peter of China, who
has the degree of doctor of public
health from Harvard university, and
who has been recognized by the presi-
dent Of China and the governors OF
many of the great province of China
~ one Of the most useful men in the
republic, will lecture at the Congre-
e1tfonal church tomorrow night on
th4 various phases Of his work,
Illustrating his lecture with an
yoeial1y fine series or coIored Ian
oftdes. In these days of intense
11oet In China, no one should fail
&9or this expert on the celestial
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PERSONALS

Mrs. Malene Hanson left Friday
evening for ST. Paul, Mimi, enroute
to California
Mr.. and Mrs Thomas John and
daughter left today on a motor trip
to Minneapolis.
Miss Florence Megchelsen will re-
turn today to Ronceverte, w. Va, to
resume her work as teacher in the
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ExIRA SPECIAL NOTICE.

After Sept. Sth, our entire dry goods
and millinery dept will be strictly
c.sh. We're going to prove to the
public you can save just as well on
cash dry goods and millinery as casn
groceries and meats and now Is GER
tainly the time to save. lInls does
not refer to ready to wear depart
mentl (Lowitz Dept. Store.)
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STEAL WHEAT
FROM BINS
Elevator Reports to Police That
Someone Broke Some Fences
in Order to Get at
Grain

Wheat has been stolen from the
elevator Of o. A. Talbot company,
it was reported TO the police today
The thieves have broken a picket
fence in several places, it is said, to
get at the grain.