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Charlevoix county herald., 1920-02-13

lures upon the island, together with
an account of the activities of Pierre
and Simeon Duval.
Bad as Father Lucien had known
conditions at Ste. Marie to be, he had
never guessed ut the revelations which
Nanette had made to his confrere.
Ills Indignation spilled over, and he
paced his study in agitation for sew
eral minutes. AT last, struck with an
inspiration, he took up his singlestick.
put on his cap, fur coat and snow
shoes, and started off toward Ste.
Marie
lt was about an hour later when the
few loafers i'm SimeOn's saloon looked
up 10 see the cure standing in the
doorway. Since the lumbermen had
gone into camp for the winter the
glories of the dance hall had faded
and disappeared, but Simeon still did
n thriving liquor business. He saw
the cure and came waddling forward,
his pale blue eyes blinking with mock
humility
I'VE don't often see you here. What
Will you have? A drop of gin? A lit
le brandy, now? Or maybe you're
looking for some of the girls to dance
with?"
The men grinned and nudged each
cure baited
you're sport, father" said Sim
con. what sort of stick do you call
that, with knob each end?"
81 shall come to that later" an
swered the cure. simeon. Simeon, how
often have | spoken to you about the
evil that you are doing here It Is a
statutory offense to sell liquor with
out n license, but II is an Offense
against God 10 run this sort of place.
Simeon, for the good of your soul, will
you not close down this place and
lead different lifer
The mild words and humble atti-
ture Of the old priest we're so comical
that nobody could conceal his amuse-
mont any longer. A roar of laughter
shook the shack. Simeon yawned.
"I'n think about my soul when I'm
sick" he answered. 49,.
"You may be very sick at any mo-
ment, Simeon, without expecting It."
'I'll take the chances Of that" an
swered Simeon.
"Simeon, / am growing tired Of
speaking TO you. Do you know that
your house is plague-spot in this VII
lage? Simeon, for the last time. won't
you close up for good and ALP
"Ah, father, you mean all right"
said Simeon, "but that's your job. I
bet you're just as much sport as
anybody here, if only you let yourself
go. Come on now, and get into a
game with us"
"Simeon," said Father Lucien. "you
were asking me about this stick. I'll
show you what it's for Look!'
Smack went the hazel knob on Sim
cons head
Simeon was so habbergasted that
he fell back against the plank table.
As for the cure, he seemed transfig
ured Holding the singlestick in the
middle, he twirled IL until II looked
like knobby streak Of light. while he
pirouetted like dervish.
Tn reality he was going through the
important foot exercise marked com.
bination 3: hut nobody knew that.
Come on, Simeon. said Father Lu.
Glen. Ticking him across the nose
which instantly became ensanguined.
With howl of wrath Simeon came
forward, and the singlestick descended
on his head with thud that was
heard. neighbors said afterward.
across the street. Another thud from
the other end: and Simeon was blink
ing up at the cure from the floor.
Get up. Simeon; I'm going to cure
your SOUL" said the cure. Are you
going TO close DOWN.?
Concluded Next Week
Charlevoix county herald., 1920-02-13

with rust that To have fired il would
have been more dangerous TO the
shooter than to his object of aim. He
saw the horror on the girls face as
she made the discovery.
IL did not think about the car
tridges," she cried II heard you were
in danger and seized il and came to
you. What shall we dO2 | am going
TO die with you"
1--WE are not going to die" he an
swered. But he felt a trickle of blood
il his eyes He pulled himself to-
gether to face the situation, thinking
with all the concentration of which
his mind was capable.
He heard the sails being run up, and
the creak Of the cordage in the wind.
Then the schooner, grinding her
course through the drift ice, began to
roll and pitch as the force of the gulf
current struck her. And through the
portfolios Hilary saw the lights of ST.
Boniface reel into the enwrapping fog
and vanish.
thought with desperate concentration.
Doubtless the ruffians had gone to as
sist Dupont in taking the schooner out
into midstream, confident that their
victim was at their mercy. Once the
vessel had passed the dangerous ice
and deadly sunken rocks Dupont
alone could keep her on her course.
And Dupont had planned his death
He remembered the hate on the old
mans face; but he could not imagine
The cause of IL. for he did not connect
II with the story about Marie.
They would return, they would dis
cover that the revolver was useless !;
his life was worth about ten minutes
purchase, and Of Madelene's fate he
dared not think. He must fight for
her and live for her. He got his shak-
ing limbs under control.
"I'm all right" he whispered. i've
got my plan now. Keep behind me
and be ready to help The doors
locked, suppose?'
quick attempt to open it showed
him that ii was. But he had
chance. II he. could break down the
door, for the sound might pass I'M
heard in the gale. with the crashing
of the ice against the sides Of the
schooner, enabling him TO pass into
the hold unseen In the darkness.
He hurled himself against the cabin
door. fists. shoulders, body. with every
muscle set tense 1t broke upon its
hinges. and Hilary fell, sprawling into
the passage between the piles of
stacked lumber, which rose to height
Of twenty feet on either side of him.
running to within few feet of the
cabin and the deck ladder.
He crouched there for q few sec
onds. hearing Madeleine behind him.
and looked upward The wind was
roaring through the rigging with n
noise far louder than that made by the
falling door. No one had heard the
crash. Above him swung the great
malnsail, obscuring the gibbous moon
that scurred like pale ghost among the
drifting clouds. haloed in, the fog. Hill
airy could just discern the haZy fig
ures of three men, hard at work to
gain the middle channel, and the Ian
tern that hung from the mast above,
family Illuminating them.
He had seen, but had not conscious
ly observed, till the remembrance
came 10 him thsn, that. q pile Of lum-
Charlevoix county herald., 1920-02-13
40 Was Staring Into Her Eyes as il
to Read Her Secret Thoughts.

He was staring into her eyes, ms if to
read her secret. thoughts.
''TOnight go to Quebec" said
Dupont. II shall he aboard all day.
] may not return"
He had said the same thing be-
fore his last voyage. and she had
listened. unbelieving. hut indifferent
If II were true Now the words terri.
fed her no less than his demeanor,
and for the first time she wondered
whether he knew Of her Journey with
Pierre.
He would never believe her story.
II would have aroused all the old
madness In him. II he had known But
he could not know:
"You Will come back" she stam-
mered. You will be back before the
river closes. Then we shall he to
gether here through the winter We
shall be happier than in the past And
I'VE"
{ The name!' he cried. selzing her
by the shoulders Tell me now |
walt no longer!''
The old obstinate look came on her
face. Her remorse and pity Instantly
;sdfed. She compressed her lips and
was silent
+ 1.-THE name! Thou shalt tell me !
should have beaten thee when thou
vast child. But shall not beat thee
( now. for can compel thee to tell me
! The namel The namer'
She remained silent and utterly qul-
: escent. So strong had the inhibition
grown that she could not have told.
had she been willing to do so. save
! under the impulse of some overpow.
\ ering mental shock. And, armed by
the years. she grew calm as he grew
violent, and her mind passed under
+ The domination OF the old habit.
Z He let her go and stood beside her.
pulling at his gray beard and smiling.
Marie had never seen her father smile
at such a time before. And there came
/, into her mind an idea which had
enever seemed possible. that some day
she might yield up her secret. The
Sinental inhibition of n lifetime was
breaking under the stress.
Dupont strobe toward the door.
stopped there. and looked back.
II go now to the schooner" he said.
."1 shall be aboard till we sail this eve
ming. II thou come to me before sail
and tell me the name. l give thee his
life, one life for another"
"what life? What other?" cried the
girl wildly.
v He glared into her eyes, and the
look In his own was that of man
devil-haunted.
"Dost thou think I do not know" he
cried, 'of:. Monsieur, Aslow aud thee,
or that ifademoiselle has broken her
betrothal with him because Of thee?''
He turned toward her with a menacIng
Charlevoix county herald., 1920-02-13
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
URGED ON METH0OISTS

New York.--Collective bar
gaining "as an instrument for
the attainment of industrial
Justice" is recommended In a
report by the executive commit
tee of the Methodist Federation
for Social Service, which re-
quests ministers and members
Of the church "steadfastly to in
sist on its application and con-
stantly 10 promote In the Chris
tan spirit discussion OF the
methods by which It might be
applied"
Charlevoix county herald., 1920-02-13

When Hilary reached the wharf II
was already dark. He had been rec
ogniZed by no one on the way. He
went straight aboard the schooner.
and found Dupont on deck.
when do you start?" he asked.
Immediately. monsieur" replied
the captain quietly.
The schooner contained tiny cabin
In the forecastle. Between this and
the poop, in the open bottom. was piled
the lumber secured with chains. and
stacked high above the sides
I'm going below" said Hilary. turn
ing away. He did not want to look
upon st. Boniface again.
lie put his foot upon the top rung
Of the ladder that led down TO the
The pioneer-review. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1920-current, 1920-08-05
THE CYCLONE CELLAR.

In the early days of the Dakotas
and other western states no farm
or city home was considered COM
Iplete without cyclone cellar.
This cyclone cellar was construct
ed along simple lines by first Dig
ging a hole in the ground, and
ssshaEsslaying down a heavy enough
roof to support the sod that was
invariably placed on top. The cell
lars were popular before the era of
cement and concrete, as most of
the cellars were boarded up on the
inside. When the damp earth got
in it's fine work a cyclone cellar
was a pretty mouldy smelling pro-
position and avs not calculated as
a storage place for valuable an
tique iron or steeel work. Shelves
were a necessary adjunct and be-
cause the cellar was always cool,
it made an admirable storage place
for vegetables and preserves in
times of calm as we'll as place of
safety for the family in time of
danger from the cyclones and high
winds which if we are to believe
tie old timers used to sweep across
the plains on schedule time, almost
every day.
One of the functions Of the cellar
was to afford a slide for the chill
dren, the sloping roof being quite
ideal for this pastime. Many of the
grass stains that used to soil the
children's clothing could be traced
right to this spot. Asa source of
|enjoyments it beat holloring'
down rain barrel or climbing the
The pioneer-review. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1920-current, 1920-08-05
RURAL CREDIT LOANS.

For the special benefit of new
settlers who may not fully under
stand the laws of the state of
South Dakota in regard to secur-
ing farm loans, the Pioneer-Review
will give a brief resume of the ru-
raj credits plan which has been in
operation for the past two years,
during which time 4,186 farm loans
have been made amounting to
SIG, 422529.
The farmer who wants to get a
, loan on his land has no more trou-
BILE to get the money from the
state than he would to borrow it
from his banker. There is no red
tape about it. The application is
sent to the examiner of the dis
trict, for the state is divided into
four examiner districts, The ex-
aminer comes and looks over the
land and the improvements, exam
ines the county records, finds out
all about the man and the real val
ue Of the property as to the amount
of the loan which he thinks adj
visable to make. The Board acts
on is suggestion and the money is
sent at once to the banker with
whom the farmer deals, together
with the papers for the farmer to
sign, and that is all there is to it.
The whole transaction is quickly
DONE, and often the farmer has his
money within a week after he has
filled uot his application for the
loan. No loan can exceed $4,000,
and loans are made only to men
actually engaged in farming and
cent of the appraised value Ut the
stock-raising. No loan can be
The pioneer-review. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1920-current, 1920-08-05
GOOD ROADS MEETING
PLANNED FOR PHILIP

jackson county has lately ceIe-
brated the completion of the new
bridge across White River south
OF kadoka with monster roads
meeting. Construction work on
the road leading from the south
end of the bridge is practically
completed, and the constructor
soon commence upon the strip
Leading from the north end of the
bridge to the town of Kadoka.
Both of these are federal aid pro-
Jects, and when completed, S15O,OOO
will have been spent upon the So
called White River project, and a
good road and a good crossing of
the river will be the result.
But this is link only in great
north and south highway stretch
ing across the state from north to
south, from the Nebraska to the
North Dakota line. The larger
problem yet remains, and that is
the bridging of the Cheyenne riv-
er and the construction of decent
roads to reach the bridge when
completed. The exact location of
the bridge has not been definitely
located, as we understand it, and
there is much varying counsel as
to where it should be put. The
road will pass through Philip. un-
doubtedly, but the location of the
bridge on the Cheyenne is not de-
termmed. Several sites have been
Investigated by the state engineers
and each of them calls for a bridge
one thousand feet in length. The
magnitude of this proposed bridge
appears when contrasted with the
White River bridge, which is only
three hundred feet in length.
Lately it as been suggested that
2 big good roads meeting be held
at Philip some time this fall to
discuss not only the location of
the Cheyenne river bridge, but al
SO the improvement of the great
north and south highway in detail.
Kadoka people and those from far
ther south are interested in such
q meeting as are the people from
the northern part of the state. It
is understood that the state high
way commission, including the
Governor, believe that such a meet
ing would be productive of much
good.
They should be sounded defin-
ltely on the matter and their
wishes and plans learned. This is
a matter for the Philip CONNER
cial Club to give early thought to
and take such action as the situa-
tion may demand.
The pioneer-review. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1920-current, 1920-08-05
IN PHILIP
Thirteen Years Ago

We had four fourishing saloons
and there was talk that another
would come in the fall. H. G.
Peckham was the proprietor of the
Corner Saloon; j. E. .Taggart, of
the 73 Saloon: Pete Joslyn of the
Oak Saloon; and Hess & Whitney
of the Gem. No one remained who
had the price. Reasonably tall ones
could be purchased for ten cents.
On July %, % and "a, United
State Commissioner Bryon Glow,
who Was always at Philip" with
his assistants took the testimony
in sixty-four final proof. cases.
On July 25,, Will r. Walpole, now
Mayor Walpole, was as the result
of fake announcement, sprung
as a practical joke by two Of his
trends, treated to an old fashioned
|chivarari and rice shower. The
Bad River News in it's version of
the affair says that Mr.. Walpole
explained that he was not mar
ried at all, only thinking of get
ting married.
After being hung up in moving
the First State Bank settled on
the corner of Pine Street and Cen
ter Avenue on July 18th. This is
the present site of the banks new
building. Its earliest location was
in hardware store near the pre-
sent location of the G. M. Lloyd
home.
Circuit Court was in session at
Fort Pierre during the whole Of
the month of July. Several of our
sporting fraternity journeyed toll
somely to the county seat seventy
five miles away, and paid fines for
gambling. It was right there that
the agitation for county division
began. There was no needplacing
such inconvenience as these upon
Iour gamblers when they could
just as well be fined right here
at home.
Eat at the Lets Eat Here Cafe"
in Philip. Best Meals and court
xc,,c %roatnaorf C7G%
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made for more than seventy pei
cent of the appraised value of the
land nor for more than the aver
age assessed value of the land for
three previous years.
This borrowed money is from
out side the state, and state bonds
are put up as security. As the far
mers pay off their notes the money
is applied to pay off the bonds. All
the money is absolutely safe, and
so far there have been very few
failures to pay the interest when
due.
In soma~ef-oursneighboring states
Wyoming for instance, where not
dollar of public money is loaned
to farmers, they are compelled to
pay as high as twelve or thirteen
per cent on farm loans. One loan
firm in this state tdvertises to
place farm loans at six per cent
in Wyoming. The notes are given
at six per cent, but a commission
is charged of four per cent, that
four per cent for each year of the
five years, and this must be be
paid in advance, so that when a
farmer gives his notes and mort
gage for $4,000 he receives in act
ual cash only $500. It will be seen
from this one of the reasons why
South Dakota has made so much
more rapid progress than some
of her sister states, and why it is
prominently the state where a
man of moderate means can get a
start.
Will buy horses and mules, from
yearling up. Must be fat and priced
right. Phone or write me at
Wall, S. D. 80 If
~ CTEET r.
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apple tree all hollow.

You will still see a cyclone cellar
occasionally, but none of the
houses being erected by the young
er generation boasts of a place in
which to hide from the wind king
It has disappeared along with the
sod house and the log cabin.
The cyclone cellar was never in
vogue, as such. in the region about
Philip. or for that matter, in any
of the counties west of the Missou-
ri river. OF course we had cellars,
constructed after the fashion of
the old-time cyclone cellar, but we
called it the root cellar" It is
quite true that our early home
steaders may hace had some re-
mote idea of retreating to the
root cellar" with a child under
each arm in case of storm, but
he never confessed it by calling
lis place of refuge a cyclone cellar.
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1SUt7V1r 1SUt7V1r - q 1Ptste1rO H1dt 3 ttIIS IUI
Philip in the twelfth.
Hits: OFF Overgaard 6; off Rock
Is; Struck out: BY Overgaard III;
by Rock TO- Base on balls, 2 by
Rock.
Umpires: Fancher Of Philip and
Swan of Interior.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-03-04
NEGRO WOMAN DELEGATE
IN KY. COP. CONVENTION

LA GRANGE. KY. March Al
though Kentucky women will not get
full suffrage this year. but will vote
in the Presidential election, negro
women have already entered politics.
This L. the frst time in the history
OF the South when negro women have
taken any apparent interest In poll
tics.
when the Seventh Congressional
District Republican delegates met
here preparatory 10 the State con
yention. among them was Annie
simms Banks. OF winchester, KY, one
Of the delegation from Clark county.
who not only took part In the pros
ceedings. but was appointed a men,
Der OF the rules committee. and as
such helped to prepare the report sub
mitted to the State convention last
night.
She WAS referred TO whenever II he
came necessary as the lady from
Clark" and was accorded as much
courtesy as any other delegate
When the resolutions committee re-
ported Mrs. Banks gave a short talk.
which was heard with much Interest.
She said: We are just beginning TO
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-03-04
OUJA BOARD OBJECTIVE
OF CHURCH VICE DRIVE
Protestant Denominations Organic
ing Five-Day Campaign for
Betterment in Home Life.

Bolshevism, the reaction against
prohibition. superstition and the
Ouija board, vice, graft and tax-dods-
ing will be the objective OF a religious
drive to be launched here next month,
it was announced today.
The drive will be started with a
meeting here April 80 OF the Ninth
Christian Citizenship Conference Of
the American Commonweal. 1t will
last five days.
The organization consists OF the
the leading Protestant bodies OF the
country. The Catholic Church start
ed a campaign against superstition
the Ouija board and other alleged
fortune telling devices earlier in the
week.
The Gospel and the Gospel only
can correct many evils that may need
to be corrected for individual. family.
community and national welfare" it
states THE churches are reaching
many. but there are millions who do
not attend church or Sunday school
and other millions are scarcely touch
cd at all "
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-03-04
w. R. {. FARE CASE
SET FOR MARCH IS
Experts Say Company Is Earn
ing Only 1852 Per Cent
on Valuation.

A public hearing OF the petition OF
the Washinsto Railway and Elect rio
Company for an increase In street
carfares TO I cents straight. and a 2
cent charge for all transfers. will be
held 10 a m, Thursday. March ~,
Walter c. Allan. executive secretaiy
TO the Public Utilities Commission
announced today. The hearing will
be held In the board room OF the Dis
trlct building.
When representatives of the rail-
way company appear to appeal for
higher rates a storm OF protest PROB
ably win be made by citizens and
civic associations, many OF which % re
now on record as opposing a higher
rate.
Experts of the railway. today are
preparing tables showing that the
company is earning only 1852 per cent
on Its valuation. while II should earn
o per cent. which percentage the Com
mission contends Is fair.
Must Act Before May I.
Some action must be taken on the
fare question before May or the
fare will automatically return TO 5
cents. II is believed the Commission
will acoede TO the company's requ-s.
for straight T-cent fare. but Wit
turn down the petition TOR E-Seht
charge for intra-company transfers.
The company claims that under the
present rate II Is losing more than
$500. 900 a year. and that unless relief
Is forthcoming soon IT may be forced
to drop some OF its subsidiary lines,
which lines are not paying.
Fear Further Iacreas~s.
Citizens object to a higher fare be-
cause they believe that IL an increase
is granted the company soon will be
back again petitioning for another
boost in the rate. and that there may
be no end to the requests Of the com
pany
Secretary Allen also announced that
the date for a public hearing on the
fees charged by the Potomac Electric
Power Company for extending service
would be held Monday, March is. 10
a. m, instead of March 8. The COM
mission will hear charges by copsum-
ers that the company Is charging
exorbitant rates.
These hearings are held at such a
late date because the commission will
be occupied for the next ten days at
the Capitol, where hearings are being
held on the District appropriation
bill.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-03-04
CARDINAL GIBBONS OUT
FOR new ORLEANS DRIVE

NEW ORLEANS. March Card
nal Gibbons will make his only pub
lie appearance In New Orleans at the
Holy Name OF Jesus Church. next
sunday morning.
The Cardinal was much refreshed
today and was by no means a sick
man. He arrived Tuesday for a two
weeks visit to his brother. John T.
gibbons. very much fatigued by his
long journey.
With the Very Rev. George Dough-
erty, OF the Catholic University, who
accompanied him to New Orleans. he
went for a short drive over the city
and through the parks this morning
THE cardinal Is much refreshed
by the weather here" was the state
ment OF one of his nieces Wednesday