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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-06
Department to Meet.

Tho regular meeting Of the Homo I
Economics department Of the Wom-
EMS club will be held on Monday after
noon at tire O'Clock at the First Pres
byterian church. The meeting will be I
held in the social rooms of the church
and all members are asked TO be pres
ont
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Meddlnn auests Return Home

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry B. Granger
who came here from Lincoln, Neb., to
attend the marriage Of their son Harry
K. Granger and Miss Louise Hlte and
their son Ernest Granger who also
came here for the event have returned
to their home. They stopped off at
Chicago to visit with Mrs. Gralnger's
sister who is seriously i'll there, Miss
Helen Raffeto and Grant Phluger Of
Philadelphia who we're also wedding
guests at the Hite home have also re-
turned home.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-06
Gave ReNitaI

The pupil in expression of Miss
Edith Maxwell Hartman gave a de-
lighLful recital on last evening at the
home of Miss Hartman's parents Mr..
and Mrs. w. T. Hartman on Benoni
avenue. Those who TOOK part on the
program were: The Misses Lucille
Hall, Hattie Bradley, Ruth Baldwin,
Aleva Sullivan, Eupha Prunty and
Frances McCray,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-06
To Have Guest.

o Rave 1uSSL'
Miss Helen Westling Of Morgan
town is the week end guest II Miss
Sallie Mccoy at her home on Locust
avenue. Mrs. ]. T. Koen of Manning
ton was the guest today Of the Misses
Minnie and Sailie Mccoy and Mr. and
Mrs Ernest Mccoy.
Arrived Home.
Miss Mary katherine Howard who
is a student at Penn Hall college at
Chambersburg, Pa, arrived home thta
morning 20 spend several weeks with
her parents Dr. and Mrs. E. w. How
ard in Loop Park. Penn Hall is clos
ed on account of an epidemic Of dis
eases and will not reopen until follow
ing the holidays. DR.. Howard went
to Pittsburgh and accompanied Miss
Mary Katherine home.
Class to Meet.
The ]. M. Black c:ass of the Presby
terrain church will hold its regular
monthly meeting on Monday evening
at the Presbyterian church. A supper
will be served at six O'Clock and this
will be followed by an address by
Miss Rachael Tovonen, teacher OF
physical culture in the Fairmont state
Normal school. All the members are
requested to be present and on time.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-06
ArriVed YesAerdsV

Mrs. w. S. Hennen of Washington,
D. c., and her daughter Mrs. Edward
Stewart of South Dakota, arrived here
last evening and are guests at the
home Of John f. Phillips, Glenn Ham
ilton and other relatives. Mrs. Hennen
came here to join her husband who
had been here for several weeks and
they will take up their residence here
and Mrs. Stewart will be their guest
for several weeks.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-06
Returned Here,

MIR. and Mrs. David Richie who had
been residing on the farm of the for
mer at Ulysses, Pa, during the sum-
nlnr and fall have returned to this city
and have taken up their residence at
Gil Locust avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-01

bank had made no mistake. There was
just eight thousand dollars in the pile.
Il am rather sorry. but it can't be
helped" said Mr.. Smith. There Is no
use in going over the money again.
The bank counted it correctly and we
have done the same We have no
thousand dollars to divide. and. con-
sequently-''
But 1 have enterprises" gasped the
Major.
Yes? You may tell me what they
are. We may not be discouraged. Per-
haps we can both make great fortunes
yet. What is your best enterprise ?"
1T is a breast pad for soldiers. 1t is
like a porous plaster. 1t is stuck on
the breast of every soldier right on
his skin. No bullet can penetrate this
plaster
rs it pcssible?" said Mr.. Smith
why. that Is a great invention. Il
will save the lives of thousands of our
soldiers"
That is why I have invented it.
Nine out of ten soldiers who are struck
are hit in the breast and are killed at
once I do not say soldier with one
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-01

dollar, my givee you, my no can SELL"
Spotty here proceeded slowly to IN
wrap the covering of silk and from it
he brought forth a beautiful little cab
met of the most exquisite gold lacquer
and set it upon the table. 1t measured
about ten inches in height and about
five inches in width. It had two little
doors in front, claspcd together with
bars of delicately carved bronze. and
when these were opened they revealed
within a golden tablet with the postum
nous titles if a man of noble rank.
There could be no doubt about it. it
certainly was the genuine article.
Spotty explained it all in the most
fluent "pidgin- English" He showed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-01

is this. Il the people at the bank have
made this mistake of one thousand
dollars, it is their carelessness. They
must pay for it. A careless man is as
bad as q dishonest man. You have
been very good to me in allowing me
to use your desk, and it is only fair
that you should be rewarded. If there
is a thousand dollars too much. We will
divide it between US. ffty-ffty. That
is. I will hand YOU over five hundred
dollars"
You will" exclaimed the Major.
he extended his hand for a shake Il
am one who can appreciate kindness
and honesty. Sit down and count with
me-"
They sat down together. but the
Major did not do much counting. His
head swan and he was as bewildered
as enc lost in a jungle. One thousand
dollars were counted out and laid one
side, and Mr. Smith said:
You have some enterprise in which
can invest part of this money ?"
Yes. three CT four things, and you
can make fifty per cent on any invest
ment offer YOU"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-01
The Mysterious Ways of

boy of the Warnings tand son of Sam
Tok the compradore) come into Mr..
Wells's room late in tie evening to as
sist him in packing Hs baggage. he
looked carefully arou9d, closed both
the windows and then mysterious1y
proceeded to lock and bolt the door.
Having taken these precautions. he
produced from the inner recesses of a
commodious gown a carefully wrapped
package of yellow silk and. placing it
on the dressing-table. remarked TO the
rather astonished traveller:
You can savee, my blongee All
Woo, my Masterl callee 'Spotty' cause
my catchee smallpox (pointing to the
decorations left by that dreaded dis
ease upon his face). My have hear
you speakee last night wantchee buy
cabinet with Chinaman's split inside.
No can buy store side. Suppose culio-
man sell, mandalin kill he. Have
catchee one piece this side can secure
my great gland father ghost inside
he. Suppose you pay me five hundred
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-01

you cabilet. he choppee my head off SO
fashion,
The tide at Annoy is one of the worst
on all the Asiatic coast, rising and
falling over fourteen feet and making
navigation for small craft exceedingly
dangerous. Spotty did not return on
the steam launch that took the travel
ers to the house-boat but called a
sam-pan of. his own and directed the
boat-man to take him to the lower
city. The outgoing current swept the
fragile little sam-pan along and in
very few minutes they were opposite
the custom house wharf and they
turned to pass in between the buoys,
when, appearing as if by magic out of
the darkness, great Ning-po RICE
junk crashed directly into them and
overturned the sam-pan in an instant.
The boat-man managed to seize
bamboo rope hanging over the side
and clambered on board the junk, but
Spotty was swept away in the flood
and was seen no more.
There was an unusual excitement in
the market street of the town the fol-
lowing morning and the news spread
quickly from mouth to mouth that one
IF the servants in the foreign hong
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-01

his horror that the ancestral cabinet
was missing from the central shelf.
He recognized Spotty at once from
having seen him at the kitchen door
of the hong where he stopped to sell
his eggs to the cook. Before night the
news had reached the Tao-tai's yamen
and the runners were sent to arrest
the house-boy but returned with the
statement that he had disappeared and
had left no trace behind him. Under
the old law of China by which parent
is held responsible for the sins of
child. The runners returned in the
morning and. Selling the compradore,
dragged him away to the yamen. to be
held there until his son should give
himself up Mr. Watsford was sitting
at his Office desk when the second
house-boy rushed in to him with the
news that Hoo-Sam-Tok. his COM
pradore and right-hand man. was ac-
tually a prisoner in the hands of the
native authorities. He could scarcely
believe his senses, but when he realized
it was true, he seized his hat and.
ordering his private launch to be ready
Immediately at the wharf, FASTENED at
once to the British Consulate.
We'll. Chelmsford" he said, in a
great state of excitement. heres a
pretty how do-you-do. The Tao-tai
has arrested my compradcre because
his son Scotty stole a miserable little
tomb-stone out of the cemetery last
night and they are probably bamboo
ing him up at the yamen new. Ny
whole hong is upset by this stupid
nonsense and 1 want you to go or send
over there at once and order him re-
leased"
Il am sorry for you, Watsford," an
swered the Consul. but you see It's on
Chinese soil and entirely outside my
jurisdiction"
DO you mean to tell me that the
British Government can't send over
there and get that chap free? Wy.
it's outrageous"
The only thing that I can do for
you is to go over there and ask the
Tao-tai personally to see that he is
kindly treated until the son turns up"
We'll, for goodness sake go quick
then; you know what those yamen
runners are when they get a foreign
employee into their hands-they'll have
his very life blood if he doesn't pay up
Handsomely
The Consul and the merchant re-
turned in the launch to the yamen and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-01

owed his 1aundress, and with a wall
in his voice he murmured:
'Oh. why don't a sucker come. in.
Why. oh, why! I would bless him and
trim him"
A sucker knocked at the door. Il
was as if Providence had sent him.
At the Majors response Of come in"
there entered a stranger Of innocent
expression. The Major noticed his in
nocent look before he noticed his
shoes.
rs this Major Crofoot?" was asked.
ut is"
You deal in stocks and bonds and
money enterprises?'
Il do. Won't you sit down.
Il have called to make a strange re-
quest of you" said the stranger. in an
apologize tone. My namo is Smith.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-01

the opening IN the top of the tablet
through which the spirit of the de-
parted ene9red and the seals that guar
anteed his presence and then. solemn
ly drawing forth from his sleeve an
ancient dagger, turned to his aston
ished visitor and said:
Suppose my no talkee tlue. you can
killee me now"
"All right. Spotty. I'll take your word
for it Put away that dagger; I don't
want to murder anybody for all the old
curios in China. Here's your five hum
dred Mexicans. Wrap it up carefully
and put it away in my grip and stow it
under my berth on the boat"
Spotty counted the money over
slowly and carefully and rolled 1t up
IN his capacious girdle. He packed
the cabinet according to directions and
then ,as he reopened the windows and
unlocked the door. he added, signifi-
cantly pointing to his throat. You no
tellee any man till YOU get Melica
side. Suppose mandalin savee my pay
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-01

Of these pads on will not feel the bull
let He must feel 1t. He will pitch
forward and think he is dead. but he
will get up after awhile and go TO
fighting again. He will fight more
desperately than eve. He will slay
five of the enemy. where he would
only STAY one before 1t Is a great
thing, Mr. Smith"
Il should say it was" was the an
swer. rs the government going 10
take the thing pp?'
Sure it will. 1t will order five mill
ion CT the pads at the first clip. The
price to Uncle Sam will be one dollar.
and we make sixty cents on every
pad. You can't invest too soon. How
much Of that eight thousand dollars
do you want to put in?"
Mr.. Smith replied that he would see
friend and be hack in half an hour.
and. after shaking hands with the
Major. he departed The Major sas
there in the cold room for an hour
two urs-tl1ree-four He sat right
there until the shades OF night began
to gather and then he wept and went
home. The sucker had escaped himi :,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-01
That is good enough for me-"

That is good enough for me-"
Another and another and a fourth
thousand was counted.
You see the big pile left to be
counted?" said Mr. Smith. There is
certainly a thousand dollars left for
us to divide
The Major was so thirsty that he
could have drank a gallon of water.
and his suspenders contracted until he
was nearly Nted off his chair. Five
hundred dollars as his portioni
Five-six thousand. and what was
left was going smaller. Perhaps the
bank had not made a mistake. after
all. The Major felt as If he was pack
ed in ice.
Seven thousand dollars had been
counted out There were only a few
bills left.
Just about another thousand dol
lars" whispered Mr.. Smith.
The Major didn't whisper ANYTHING.
He couldn't. HIS tongue seemed to be
glued fast. Mr.. Smith took up the re-
naming bills and counted out one
hundred-two huldred-three hundred
and 50 on up to one thousand. The
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-01

and I am a comparative stranger in
the city. 1 Id my farm the other
day and got a check for $4,000. came
in this morning to cash the check.
They counted my money out to me in
the bank in such hurry that think
they made a mistake I think they
gave me $4,000 in place of the eight.
I want to sit down at your desk and
count it over"
with the greatest pleasure in the
world" responded the Major. as he
placed a chair.
You are an honest man." said Mr..
Smith, and 1 am an honest man man.
and neither Of US would wrong or
cheat human being"
Ct assure you that you are right"
replied the Major with great JUNCTION
But what was going to say was.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-01
BY M QUAD.

" HE winter of discomfort for Ma
jor Crofoot, grand promoter.
was at hand.
There was frost on his Office win
dow. Within the Office was freezing
temperature. He had no coal for the
stove. The coal man had said that he
would trust him no more.
The Major had three chairs IN his
office. He broke up the oldest one and
fed the pieces into the stove.
There was no use in counting his
money. 1t had been counted over
about ten times, and each time it
counted just eighty cents. Napoleon
and Washington had been reduced to
less. but that didn't help the Major
any. He owed the landlady. $40: he
owed $50 borrowed money: he owed
his clothes cleaner. his cobbler. and he
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-01

had been seen in the act Of robbing
his ancestral hall. An old eggpeddler
from the country had brought the
news. He had been resting quietly by
the roadside partly hidden by the
bushes and had seen Spotty climb
over the wall of the enclosure. -5cvr
the hall and depart a few minutes later
with a bundle under his arm. On
looking through the window. he saw to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-01
SEVEN SENTENCE SERMONS.

Concentration is the secret of strength
Emerson.
People seldom improve when they have
no model but themselves to copy after
Goldsmith.
Lead life ,of love: that others who
BEHOLD your life, may kindle too
With love, and cast their lot with you.
Christina Rossetti.
1t is for young men to gather knowledge,
and for old men to use it.-Seneca.
Brethren, even if a man be overtaken
in any trespass, We who are spiritual, re-
store such one in spirit of gentleness
looking to thyself, lest thou also be tempt
ed.-Gal. Il.
o that 1 could Il sin once see,
We paint the devil foul yet he
Hath some good in him. all agree
Sin is flat opposite to tn Almighty. seeing
II wants the good of virtue and of being.
George Herbert.
Society does not exist for itself but
for the individual; and man goes into it.
rot to lose, but to find himself.-PhilIips
brooks
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-01

1t is for young men to gather knowledge
and for old men to use it.-Seneca.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-01

Concentration is the secret of strength
Emerson.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-05-01
Bits ofLocal u
Information
ConcseNint Ose People. 3usinsss and
Ptetesss II s6s County and Tosvn.

Sam Bruiguire was up last Thurs
day from Mclaughlin with a load
of freight.
Mrs. j. NJ. Carignan, ST., return
ed Thursday from visit to Mo-
bridge.
Sam and James Clayton were over
from Selfridge on business at the
Agency Saturday.
Winfield Vermillion and son Ar
thur were up from the Bullmoose
ranch on business Saturday.
Chas. Otterstrom, a painter from
Carson, is finishing some work ON
the new Agency school building
completed last fall.
Jake Jordan was in town Satur-
day from his ranch on the Porcu.
pine. He said thst he lost 10 small
pigs during the recent cold snap.
Rev. G.. w Reed came up from
Mclaughlin Saturday and conduct.
ed services in the Congregational
church north of Fort Yates Sunday
VIM. Jordan last week sold 8
100 acre tract of land to his broth.
err, Jake Jordan. The tract is To-
Gated three and half miles NORTH
of town.
The Standing Rock Catholic Or
der of Foresters held their annua
banquet at the Standing Rock hotel
Sunday. There was full mem
bership present.
Sam Long, farmer in charge o
Wakpala district, came up Thurs
day after his Ford car which h.
abandoned here on account of TIL
snow about the first of April.
Edgar Belden is now driving tn
Fort Yates-McLaughlin auto stage
The mail has been somewhat irreg
ular lately on account Of the train
having been late into Mclaughlin
John Baine came over from sWak
pala Thursday and remained owe
for the services in the Catholi
church Sunday, where he took pal
in the special song services.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Twigg, ir.
came in from their Leaf-on -the-H Hi
ranch Saturday to visit their chi
bred who are in school here, and t
attend church services Sunday.
Married at Mcintosh, Thursda
last week, Mrs. Mike Little Bear
Henry Medicinestone. The cor
tracing parties are well known 10
cal people and havet he congratula
tons Of their many friends.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-05-01
Co. C. Commissioners Proceedings
tContinued from Last Weekl


The following claims against the coun
were audited and allowed, and the cour
auditor auth )riZed to draw warrants on {
same on the proper funds:
j q Leach, commissioner per diem. and
Leach, commissioner per diem ana %
Stiles, commissioner per diem and
Sioux ce1aty Pioneer: legal publications y
Sioux County Pioneer, Stationery. 1888
g Christensen. postage county auditor: IA
Colville. assigned road claim F ]
Edw Johnson expenses Ok. State ~
Edw 8 johnson, expenses State vs..
Walters ct. Observation-Disclosures. 90
Edw s johnson, ONCE rent and postage u
Edw S johnson, expenses states attor.
jacob Froeiich constable fees amour, Us
claimed 32'.20. allowed at............. IL
Bingenheimsr Mcrchantile Company,
N Carisnan merchandise for court
L " colebank. expense and mileage:
supt of schools. :. ....................... q
Pnsss d ssas Sanfs and
rreaRsarer Burle,vh County, District 10
court cost state w. @ Turner. $50
Globe Gazette Printing Company. blanks :,
Globe aszest. Printing; Company. ts. Z.
receipts and supplies. observation-disclosures, -
| Walker Bros. & Hardy. legal blanks. -. 3
Walker Bros legal blanks. ..............
c Shields, postage register of Deeds.
Mandan Pioneer Publishing Company,
| commissioners loose leaf record book. 40
G H Olson. transcript Of testimony,
Oscar Olson, board for prisoners. mileage
Os"ar olson board for prisoners. 81
Rollin WEIGH. boarding prisonels.. .... 10
Phillip Froelich, board for prisoners. go.
Q A Bauman. constable fees 103
George Henderson. haul ng scraper -.
| Chas Mclaughlin. sheriff fees and mile.
age amount claimed $BS.tO. allowed at 81
Martin Swift road work. amount claim.
ed Al allowed OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. {
Q g Smeland, road work. ............... q
!'ssf Yea Supplies Ms :!
] e Wead. -. February q
j K Wead. Is March,. q
Sioux Lumber Company. rent for build
Ing TOR court house from July 1918 to .
State bonding Fund. bonds for or county Is; -.
L " coiebanik.. niieaae ana postage q
superintendent Of schools. .....-....... "
State Bonding Fund. bonding D Urel
State Bondinx Suind, bond for Thomas
St te Bonding Fund bond Tor 4 wi:
ley. Justice. ,..s..........
Louis Endres, wood. gasoline and post.
age for court house. ................... q
State Bonding Fund bonds for superin.
tendent 10. Of schools Justice o. st the
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-05-01
EDWARD T. BURKE
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Tribune Block Bismarck. N. D.
WARRANT CALL

Notice is hereby given that all warrants Is.
sued on the County Road Fund I'M to and in
Guiding Register No. 1918 are called for pay.
ment. tThe register number Is IN the reverse
aide Of warrant and Il the number showing
order In which warrant was registered.)
Interest ceases after date of this notice.
Dated at Fort Yates. N. D.. April 8. 1919.
Louis Fndres.
Treasurer, Sioux County.
North Dakota.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-05-01

Register of Deeds Shields left
Thursday for his farm north of Nc
Intosh, where he will look after
spring work for few days.
Sam Glerup who has ranch
south of Walker was here Thurs
day on business at the Agency. He
was accompanied by Francis Red
Tomahawk of Bullhead.
Boyd Stewart and sister, Mrs.
Stout, returned Friday from Het-
finger, where Mrs. Stout made ar
rangements to make final proof on
the homestead of her late husband.
Jerome Cadotte Of Wakpala last
week met with the accident of frac.
turing leg below the knee when
he fell fsom a horse. He broke the
same leg above the knee a couple
of years ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. j. Murphy of
New England and L. r. Strang of
Mclaughlin were business visitors
at the Agency Saturday. Murphy
and Strang are making farming
and grazing lease in South Dakota,
| below Mclaughlin.
Teddy Goudreau came over from
Shields Saturday after Miss Media
Mclaughlin who helped furnish
music for the big dance at Shields
that evening. Among others from
here who attended were Miss Mary
Watson and Michael Wilkie.
G.. w. Hokanson, o. A. Olson,
Gus Hokanson, j. G. Shields, M,
A. Berg, A. Colville and P. j. ia
cobson went to Mclaughlin Satur-
day, where they took the first de-
gree in the Masonic order that even
ing. N. Seippel accompanied them.
Mr. and Mrs. A. D. LaDue are
rejoicing over the arrival Of baby
girl, born at St. Alexius hospital in
Bismarck Monday morning.-Car-
son Press. Mrs. LaDue was for
merly Catheryn Urell, daughter Of
Deputy Sheriff and Mrs. Urell-
Shields Enterprise.
Urell & Stewart who are doing q
big stunt of farming on the Nc
Gray holdings north of town, have
just completed a new residence on
their lease AXIS, and will begin
work on blacksmith shop 14x2O.
, They have 120 acres into winter
rye that is looking fine, and are
now blowing 40 acres of stubble and
will break for flax 12O acres more.
They are doing the heavy work
with an Emerson tractor.