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Connecticut western news., 1920-08-26


 a double play but he was too eager and fumbled the ball. F. Minacci came through with single to left and Miller scored. R. Minacci fum. bled Fenn's drived and Fenn made second. Mcleod started for home and made it when Fox made a wild throw off R. Minaccis relay. Cole gave East Canaan a brief rest by striking out. Hubby grounded to Calnan who again fumbled the ball and F. Minacci scored. Either sing led to center and Hubby made third Either stole second. Scott foul flied |. to Uhrig. Sawin threw McHugh out at first.
 Canaan went out in order in the first, second and third innings. Either got a life in the fourth inn ing when Fox made wide throw to first on his grounder and pulled Ma honey off the bag. He reached sec ond safely on his attempted steal when Foley dropped Uhrig's perfect throw, but was left when Scott and McHugh flied to the outfeh and Pond grounded to Sawin.
 Miller drew a base on balls to open the fifth but was forced on Me Leod's attempted sacrifice, Sawin to Foley. Cole was patient and re- ceived pass to Mahoneyville. Fra leigh famed. Hubby walked fill ing the bases but Eithier was called out on strikes.
 McHugh made the first hit off Sawin in the sixth inning, with one out, a drive past Calnan. He was forced by Pond Sawin to Foley. Pond reached second safely when Uhrig made a high throw to catch him stealing. Miller ended the in- ming by striking out.
 In the eighth with two out Scott singled to center but was left when Nc Hugh grounded to Calnan and was thrown out at first.
 Cole made a shoestring catch of a liner off Fox's bat in the first in ming Mahoney famed. Calnan raised a fX back of second too far out for McHugh and Cole to get and too far in for Scott. Uhrig trundled the ball to Cole and Cal nan was forced at second.
 R. Minnacci got life with one out in the second when McHugh let his easy roller go through him. but was left when Foley raised a fly to McHugh and D. Casey put a grounder to McHugh who threw him out at first.
 Cole made a fine catch of J. Cas- ey's fly back of second in the sixth inning.
 East Canaan went out in order in every inning from the second to the eighth. In the eighth, after Minacci had famed, Foley also
Connecticut western news., 1920-08-26
CANAAN WHITEWASHES
 EAST CANAAN TEAM
Second Game of Series to Be l' Played Here Next
 Saturday.

Canaan defeated the East Canaan team at East Canaan Saturday af- ternoon in the first game of a three game series by the score of to 0. .
 Pond was on the mound for Can aan and was in fine form, holding the East Canaan sluggers to lone hit, a Texas-leaguer by Calnan, with two out in the first innin. Only one man got past first base and he reached third. Pond walked none, famed eight and had perfect control.
 Sawin pitched good game for the losers, holding Canaan to five hits. He walked three men and famed seven. Sawin kept the Can aan hits scattered until the ninth when his infield went to pieces be- hind him and he allowed three hits.
 Cole played great game at short stop for the winning team but was weak with the bat.
 Fenn Minacci was the hero of the game in the opinion of good many people. His single in the ninth with men on first and second was 8 fine pinch hit if. there ever was one. One man scored on the hit and the other was put in position to score on a wild throw right after it.
 Canaan scored all of their four runs in the ninth inning. Pond first up grounded to Fox but reached sec ond when Fox threw the ball into field. Miller singled to left and Pond beat R. Minaccis' good throw to the plate The play was close but Ponds good hook slide gave him the edge.
 Mcleod tapped slow one to
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-09-30

Jim, but / reckon you an I'll have to
get out that way, an we might have
luck enough to stumble onto the old
devil"
Westcott changed HIS position, In
advertently bringing his head above
the protection of the rock. Instantly
there was a sharp report, and a speed
ing bullet grazed his hair, flattening
out against the stone. The rapidity
with which he ducked caused the mar
shall to laugh.
"Not hurt, are yOu3 No. That was
rife; Mike isn't such a bad shot with
that weapon. He's over there behind
that tree-see' the smoker If the cuss
pokes his head out, I'll try the virtue
of this As; it ought to carry that far.
Hah there he is made the bark fly,
anyway"
The afternoon wore away slowly,
the two men realizing more and more
clearly the nature of the siege. Their
only safety lay in the protection of
the rocks, as they were now entirely
surrounded, and fired upon from
either bank the moment either raised
a head. No attempt was made, how
ever, to assault their position nor did
they often return the fire, desiring to
preserve for future use their small
supply of ammunition. Brennan re-
NAMED watchful, but silent, brooding
over his plans for the night, but West
colt became Overpowered by fatigue
and slept quietly for several hours.
The sun was already sinking behind
the range of mountains when he finally
aroused himself, and sat up. Brennan
greeted him with a gOod-natured grin.
swell, do you feel better, Jim?" he
asked pleasantly. Thought I'd let you
sleep as long as 1 could, for we've got
some job ahead Of us. Sorry thar ain't
no breakfast waitin', fer wouldn't OBJ
| ject ter a bit o. ham bone myself. ]
reckon if Lacy coops me up much long
er he's liable ter win his bet; I'm
plumb near starved out already"
"Pm afraid they've got us, DAN"
ooh, don't know; leastwise ain't
put up no white flag yet. You're
game fer try at gettin' out o. yere
amt yer, old man? I've sorter beer
reckonin' on yer"
"Tll take any chance there Isl re
turned Westcott heartily, staring into
the others face. "Have you some
plan?"
Maybe faint that exactly, but I've
been dom a powerful lot O. thinkin
since you was asleep, Jim, an 1 reckon
we might beat these fellers with {
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-09-30

fairlshow O. luck. This is how 1 figure
it out. Thar won't be no attack /;
that's a cinch. Lacy knows we can
shoot, an he also knows we're
marooned yere without food. The cas-
lest thing is ter starve US out"
''But there are good men in this
camp, law-abiding men," interrupted
the miner. wont they take hand"
maybe they might if was free ter
get 'em together; but / amt Most o.
'em are out in the mines, anyway ;
they don't know which party is right
in this rumpus, an they amt got no
leader. Lacy runs the town, an he's
got big gang o. tOughs behind him.
There amt nobody wants to buck up
against his game. OF course the boys
might get mad after a while, but l
reckon we'd be starved plumb ter
death long afore that happened. An
that amt the worst Nv it, Jim-the
sheriff IS Lacy's man. wouldn't never
dare turn you over ter him-not by
a joyful"
"Then we are blocked at every
turn"
eve sure are, unless we can dig out
ourselves" gravely. "My notion is to
get a fair start, drift out into Sho-
tshone, whar Wen leave no trail, an
then hit for over the line"
son foot?"
eli, no! amt no such walker
as all that. Come over we're; keep yer
head down; now look out between
these two rocks. Do yer see them
cOw-ponies hitched ter the rack along
side O. the Red Dog? Well, they've
been thar fer a matter o. three hours,
l reckon, an their riders amt liable
ter leave as long as thar's any ex-
element in town. They're XII men,
and mostly drunk by this time. It's
my aim ter get leg over one o. them
animals. Here's my scheme, an I
reckon it'll work. Naturally Lacy will
think Wen try to get away-make a
break fer it in the dark. He'll have
both them banks guarded, an Their fell
fers win have orders ter shoot. He'd
rather have us dead than alive. But,
to my notion, he won't expect us ter
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-09-30
WELL FIGHT OUR WAY"

Synopsis. - Frederick Cavendish,
New York man of wealth, receives
a letter from an old friend, Jim
Westcott, urging him to come at
once to Colorado. Deciding to go,
he employs a lawyer, Patrick En-
right, to draw up a will leaving
most of his estate to charity, with
a mere pittance to John Cavendish,
his cousin, and only relative, dis
solute youth. That night Frederick
Cavendish is murdered in his apart
ments. No will being found, John
Cavendish inherits the estate. Two
months later Enright informs John
Cavendish of the existence, of the
will and offers, for 500, 900, to say
nothing of 1t. John agrees. Stella
Donovan, newspaper writer, learns
from Frederick Cavendish's valet
that he is not satisfied the body
found was that of his employer.
She is directed by Farriss, city edi-
tor of the Star, to follow up the
case. Stella learns of the will En-
right had drawn up, also of John
Cavendish's infatuation for Celeste
La Rue, chorus girl. A conversa-
ton Stella overhears between Ce-
leste and John Cavendish convinces
her Frederick Cavendish is alive,
the victim Of a conspiracy engi-
neered by Enright to secure his
fortune, and that Celeste knows
where he is hidden. Ned Beaton,
notorious gunman, is also men
toned. Celeste is about to leave
for Haskell, Colorado, and Stella
goes there. At Haskell Stella, rep
resenting herself as a magazine
writer, makes the acquaintance of
Jim Westcott. Stella confides in
Jim, who believes Cavendish is
alive. Celeste and Enright Join
Beaton at Haskell. Westcott lis
tens to a conference between Bea-
ton, Enright and Bill Lacy, local
desperado. He learns that Fred
erick Cavendish is alive and a pris-
oner of Lacy. Caught listening,
Westeott escapes, but becomes a
marked man. Celeste visits Stella
and discovers her mission. Stella
is lured from the hotel, kidnapped
and taken to Sunken valley, a
stronghold of Pascual Mendez,
leader of horse thieves. She is left
prisoner in the hands of Juan Cate
ras, Mendez' lieutenant. Back at
Haskell, Westcott is informed of
the kidnapping. He determines to
force the truth from Bill Lacy. A
terrific fight follows, in which En-
right shoots at Jim and kills Bea-
ton. Lacy accuses Jim. The sher-
iff arrests Jim to save him from
Laoy's gang. He and his prisoner
flee for their lives.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-09-30

saloon. A hum Of voices echoed euR
into the night, but the platform IA
front Of the door was deserted. Oe-
casionally some wanderer either enc
tered or departed, merging into the
crowd within or disappearing through
the darkness without TO the left Of
the building, largely within its shadow,
stretched the hitch rail 70 which were
fastened fully a dozen cow-pOnies, most
Of them revealed only by their restless
movements. although the few nearest
the door we've plainly enough visible
in the reflection Of light. Brennan's
hand closed heavily on the arm Of the
other.
wen pick out the ewO critters far
thest from the light" he lnuttered,
IAN trust ter luck. Wen have to lead
'em ways afore we mount Shall we
try it nOw?"
"The sooner the better"
"That's me. Blamed if thought I'd
be boss thief, but when a Teller as
sociates with Bill Lacy there's no
KNOWN what he will come to. We
better try the other side O. the road,
Jim
They were in the flicker of light for
scarcely an instant, merely two dart
ing shadows, vanishing once more
swiftly and silently into the gloom.
Nor were they much longer in releas-
ing the two cOw-ponies. Westcott tied
his bundle to the cantle of the saddle
and then, bride reins in hand, the do
cile animals following their new mas
ters without resistance, the men led
them over the smooth turf well back
from the range of light. They were a
quarter of mile from the Red Dog
before Brennan, slightly in advance,
ventured to enter the road.
tits safe enough now, Jim, an we
don't wanter lose no time. Ever
crossed Shoshone?"
mo"
"Well, it's little bit O. HI after
sunup, an Wen have a twenty-mile
ride before we strike water. Wen
start slow"
They swung into saddle, the road be.
fore them mere black ribbon revealed
only by the CLEAN of a few far
off stars peering through riffs in the
clouds. Brennan rode slightly in ad
vance, trusting his mount largely to
pick out the way, yet leaning forward
eagerly scanning every shadow and
listening for the slightest warning
There was some movement to the left
where the hotel trail led down the
bank, and instantly both men drew
up their ponies and remained intent
and rigid. Brennan's hand rested or
the butt of his revolver, but for the
moment neither could determine what
was moving in the intense blackness Of
the hillside. Then something spectra
advanced into the starlight of the roat
and confronted them.
Z as that you, Mr.. Cassidy" asked 4
w"uan's voice softly.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-09-30
CHAPTER x-continued.

-lQ-
at was Enright, then, who fred the
6hot?''
"Sure, it was Enright; saw him,
but that didn't cut any ice after got
inside. Do you see? The whole crowd
was Lacy's gang; they'd do whatever
he said. 1t was your gun that had the
discharged cartridge; Bill was yellln
that you fired it, and Enright, o.
course, would have backed him up to
save his own neck. What was the row
about-yOur mine"
partly, but mostly another affair.
The best thing can do is tell you
about it. What's going on up there?"
He pointed up the stream, and Bren-
nan shaded his eyes to look, although
careful to keep well under cover, conf
dent that any movement would be
observed from the shore. He gazed
for some time before he seemed en-
tirely satisfied.
"a bunch of the boys crossin' the
old fork" he said quietly. "Goin' to
picket the other bank, 1 reckon.
There's likely to be some more comm
down the opposite way from the
bridge. That's Lacy's idea-to starYe
us out"
''They seem quiet enough"
''There won't be any more fightln'
unless we try to get away, / reckon.
They know we are armed and can
shoot You better keep down, though,
Jim, for they're sure watchin' us all
right, an all Lacy cares about is to
put you out o. the way. He'd just as
soon do it with bullet as a rope. Go
on with your story"
Westeott told it simply, but in full
detail. The marshal listened quietly
TO the narrative, the quick action of
his jaws alone evidencing his interest,
although he occasionally interposed a
question. Except for Westcott's voice
&here was no sound, beyond the lap
ping of water against the rock, and
no figures of men became visible along
either bank. The party above had
crossed the stream, and disappeared
tip a ravine, and nothing remained to
indicate that these two were fugitives,
hiding for their lives, and facing a
desperate expedient in an effort to es-
cape their pursuers. AS the speaker
finally concluded the silence was al
most oppressive.
How do yer suppose Bill Lacy got
int" the AFFAIR."" asked Brennan, at
last thoughtfully. 81 don't put no sor-
ter deviltry beyond him, yer under
stand, but ! don't quite see how he
ever come to get mixed up in this yere
New York mess"
I'm just as much in the dark as
you are, as to that" admitted West
colt doubtfully. Il am convinced, how
ever. that Cavendish is still alive, and
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-09-30
FILMS FOR THE HOUSEHOLD
Possibility That They Will Yet Take
the Place Of the Old Photo
graph Album.

1t is confidently predicted that with
in few years the motion-picture pro-
jector will be found in nearly every
family. In other words, the protector
seems likely to take it's place in the
home with the photograph, and to
have an even greater power to amuse
and educate. 1t can, for example, eff
fectively illustrate science and geog-
raphy, or with equal success show
in living motion the wOrkmen of all
trades and occupations. 1t makes an
ideal supplementary Instructor in
commercial and physical geography
as well as in many other branches Of
science.
The motion picture camera also win
soon be within the reach of nearly
every one Even with the present
machines any person can take motion
pictures of his friends and relatives.
Some persons are already making pic
lures of their children at regular in
tervals. They fasten pictures to-
gether to make a continuous strip of
film that in future years win be a val.
liable family record.
The photograph album was indis-
pensable in our grandfather's home /;
will the motion picture album have a
similar place in the home of the fu-
ture?
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-09-30
CHAPTER xI.
The Cave in the Cliff.

Dazed, helpless, yet continuing to
struggle futilely, Stella realized little
except giving a glance at the hated
faces of her captors. What occurred
was not clear to her mind but sud-
denly what appeared to be an open
fireplace seemed to swing aside, leav-
ing revealed a great black opening in
the rock. To the lieutenant's snarl Of
command, one of the men released his
grip of her arm, and lit a lantern
which he took from a nearby shelf.
The dim flicker of light penetrated a
few feet into the dark hole, only serv-
ing to render the opening more grim
and sinister. The girl shrank back,
but the fellow still holding her tight.
ened his grip. Cateras' thin lips
smiled, and he bowed, hat in hand,
hatefully polite.
$50 ahead with the light, Silva; not
too fast, my man; the room beyond the
senor's. Now, Merodez, release the
girl.
i.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-09-30
rs Usa.

what is polyclinic?"
what else could it be but a hos
pital for parrots?"
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-09-30
Its Movements.

'How her color comes and goes"
Eyes; comes out in the morning and
goes OF at night"
The Red Cloud chief., 1920-05-06
Wild Lettuce is spreading fast in

Wild Lettuce is spreading fast in
our city and bids fair to outrivai the
dandelion. Hoe it out, keep 1t from
going to seed as we'll Ms all other weeds
Let us not give our visitors the chance
this year they had last of finding six
foot weeds within a block of Main
street Dr. within many blocks. Our
city can be just as clean and beautiful
as any other II each will do his part.
Again it is the time Of the wear to
fight the dandelion. The best way to
cXterminate them is to remove aud
burn blossoms and buds This /, a
method successfully employed ia other
places. II hot burned the seeds ripen
aud nothing has been accomplished.
Tho plant lives but two years. To
guard your lawn against new plants
SOW good grass seed several times DUR
ing the season. Dandelions have a
very poor chance in good blue grass
sod.
The Red Cloud chief., 1920-05-06
n. w. NJ. Progressing

Red Cloud Baptists made a sp.en-
did showing in the final everv-mcm-
Der canvass for the New World CAM
paign fund Sunday when the, made
additional subscriptions, bringing
the total for the local church up to
S731.O0. The church's quota was
~S5,744.O0 Reports on the final out
come of the campaign were telegraph
ed Sunday night to A b. Newell, state
campaign director, by p. p. Bentley.
local campaign director. A statement
from state headquarters shows that
Sunday was the greatest giving day
in the history of Nebraska Baptists.
Never before have the members CT
the church gone down in their pock-
cts to contribute so generously to q
Baptist campaign. During the day
more than 100000 we're reported to
state headquarters, and the grand to-
tai of the New World Movement sub
criptions up to date exceeds 100000
90. As a result, Nebraska held her
.ead among the Central Western
states in the New World Movement
campaign.
1--WE are not over the top yet but
the great state wide response by Ne
braska Baptists Sunday practically
insures the success of the New World
Movement Campaign in the state"
said Mr.. Newell in a statement Tues
day, 81 am confident that Nebraska
viii. now complete her quota and will
hold her high place in the Baptist de.
=
nomination"
The Red Cloud chief., 1920-05-06
Referees Sale of Real Estate.

Notice il hereby given that whereas in the
action pending In the District court VI Web.
ster county, Nebraska. wherein William II.
cloud, and Myrtle {. loud are plaintiffs and
Don T.. cloud 1T al, are defendants for the
partition OF the real estate hereinafter de-
scribed a decree OF said court has bccn.cntcr.
ed confirming the shares OF the parties and
directing partition and "A report OF the referee
has been made that n division OF the land
cannot equitably he made and the court has
approved such rcport and directed n sale OF
the premises,
NOW THEREFORE,, I, Howard =. Foe.
referee in said action, viii on .Monday May
10. 1920, at two o'clock p. M. at the south
front 1oor Of the court house in Rcd Cloud.
Webster county. Nebraska, sell nj public
auction TO the highest bidder, forI cash, the
following described real estate. towit:
The Northeast Quarter (NEh) OF Section
rwenty-seven t27, Township Two (g Range
Twelve u2) In Webster County, Nebraska.
The purchaser will be required to pay to the
referee at the time OF the sale $1,000 and the
remainder OF the purchase price upon con.
frmation OF the sale by the court. Sale will
be held open one hour.
Dated April I, 1920.
HowARDS S. FOE, Referee
The Red Cloud chief., 1920-05-06
Buys Interest in Home Bank

Chas. A. Waldo of inavale, former
Bloomington boy and for several past
years a merchant in Inavale, has re-
Gently purchased the interest in the
Farmers State Bank of this place
which was recently purchased of | f.
Montgomery bv Mr.. Harvey of Super
ior. Mr. Waldo. who is still! in the
mercantile business ia ~Inavale, intends
t. come Ia bloomington u, soon as he
sells out his stock of goods. and take
active part in the management of the
bank Bloomington Tribune.
The Red Cloud chief., 1920-05-06
PATR0LMEN TO REPAIR ROADS
To Keep Recently Constructed High
ways in New Hampshire In condl-
tion Many Men Are Employed.

Within the last ten years 442 miles
Of gravel roads have been built In
New Hampshire mt an average cost
of $3,S26 per mile. 1t Is clear that
auto travel would ruin them In a short
time II they were not maintained In
good condition all the time. To meet
this necessity several hundred patrol
men are employed from the last of
March to the first OF December In
patching every little run and hole that
appears, in cleaning the bitches and
cuiverts and in spreading oil lightly
over the surface. Each patrolman has
Il section Of road assigned to him and
is required to furnish a o%ne-horse
wagon, Il shovel, Il rake, q drag and
such other equipment rs is needed for
his work. If the road is not oiled it is
smoothed with the drag after every
rain; oiled roads do not require fire.
quent dragging. The patrOlmen are
paid an average wage of $3.25 the
day. In 1915 the total cost Of main
tanning these roads was $40 the mile.
The road officers or New Hampshire
reckon that well-maintained gravel
roads cost about $3.50 the mile an
nually less than any of the more ex-
pensive types of road for the class of
travel on four-fifths OF the through
routes In the state. on oue-fifth OF
these routes the travel is too heavy to
be carried by gravel and more eXpen-
sive construction Is necessary; no
amount of maintenance Of a gravel
road will make it strong enough to
carry more than n certain density o.
travel, particularly where automobilcs
2xAnumerouss. '