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Charlevoix county herald., 1920-06-11

though why he should ever drive his
cows there across the desert instead
o. shlppin' them here in Haskell or
Taylorville, l never could understand.
That's the principal reason I've got for
thlnkin' he an Mendez are in cahoots.
an If they be- then the Mexican must
have some kind o. n camp ont there
In the sand whar he hides between
raids; though, damn If know whar 1t
can be-" He paused reflectively s"It'I
10 like hunting needle In the haystack,
Jim. but reckon you an I'll have TO
luck enough to stumble onto the old
devil"
Westcott changed his position, In
adyertently bringing his head above
the protection of the rock. Instantly
there was a sharp report. and speed
ing bullet grazed his hair, nattening
out against the stone. The rapidity
with which he ducked caused the mar
shall to laugh.
"Not hurt. are you? No. That was
a rifle: Mike isn't such a bad shot with
hat weapon. He's over there behind
that tree-see the smoke? If the cuss
pokes his head out, I'll try the virtue
Of this AS; 1t ought to carry that far.
Hah there he is; made the bark fly,
anyway"
The afternoon wore away slowly,
he two men realizing more and more
clearly the nature Of the siege. Their
only safety lay in the protection of
he rocks, as they were now entirely
surrounded. and fired upon from
either bank the moment either raised
, head. No attempt was made. how
Charlevoix county herald., 1920-06-11

thar amt no man knows this country
better'n he does. Then, why should
Enright an his crowd come yere, I'M
less that was fact? They must have
come for something; that lawyer amt
we're on no mimi deal; an no more
has Beaton been iayin' round town fer
month dom nuthin' but drinkin'
whisky. The whole blame outfit Is
right here in Haskell. and they
wouldn't be II this wasn't headquar-
tiers. That's good common sense. amt
1t? What made yer ask me bout Pas
cual Mendez this mornin'2 You don't
hook the Mexican up with this affair,
do yer?"
"Sadie told me she heard Enright
peak Of him at breakfast; that was
all she heard, just the name"
Sadie? Oh, the red-headed wait
ress at TimmOns'. you mean? Big
Tins grip
"Yes. she was the one who saw Miss
Donovan forced into the wagon, and
driven OF"
"And they took the old Shoshone
trail. out past Hennessey's rancho"
$50 she described 1t. Does that
mean onything?"
Brennan did not answer at once, sit
ting silent, his brows wrinkled, staring
through a crevasse Of the rock up the
stream. Finally he grinned into the
anyiouS fare of tho other
DANCED If I know" he said drawl-
ngly. Maybe 1t does, and maybe
again 1t don't. I was sorter putin
this an that together. never got hold
Ov any proof, but Lacy has shipped a
pile o. cattle out o. villa Real al
Charlevoix county herald., 1920-06-11

ing to his right to keep his feet; he
heard the, marshal splashing along be-
hind, convinced by his ceaseless pro-
family that he also made progress In
spite of his shortness of limbs. In
deed, they attained. the rock shelter
almost together, creeping up through
a narrow crevasse, leaving a wet trail
along the grey stone. This was ac-
complished none too soon, a yell from
the bank telling Of their discovery,
followed by the crack Of gun. The
marshal, who was still exposed, hasti.
ly crept under cover, wiping a drop
of blood from his cheek where a
splinter of rock dlslodged by the bullet
had slashed the flesh. He was, never
theless, in excellent humoN his keen
grey eyes laughing as he peered out
over the rock rampant.
IF they keep up shootin' like that,
Jim, 1 reckon our insurance won't be
high" he said. I'm plumb ashamed
of the camp, the way them boys waste
lead. Hand over them cartridges; let's
see what sorter stock we got"
Charlevoix county herald., 1920-06-11

ever, to assault their position. nor did
hey 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
,ott became overpowered b,n fatigue
and slept quietly for several hours.
The sun was already sinking behind
he range of mountains when he finally
aroused himself. and sat up. Brennan
greeted him with a good-natured grin.
"Well. do you feel better, JimT he
asked pleasantly. Thought I'd let you
sleep as long as / could, for. we've got
some job ahead of us. Sorry thar amt
no breakfast waitin', fer wouldn't OBJ
ject Ter a bit o. ham bone myself, 1
reckon If Lacy coops me up much long
Pr he's liable ter win his bet; I'm
plumb near starved out already"
I'm afraid they've got us. DAN"
"Oh, don't know; leastwlse 1 amt
put up no white flag yet. You're
game fer a try at gettin' out o. yere,
amt yer. old man? I've sorter been
.eckonin' on yer"
"Tll take any chance there is re-
.urned WestcOtt heartily, staring into
he others face. ''Have you some
)lan?"
Charlevoix county herald., 1920-06-11
CHAPTER K.
The Rock in the Stream.


Westcott was sensible now of feel
ing of intense exhaustion. The fierce
fighting in the room behind the saloon T;
the excitement of the attempt to es-
cape; the chase, ending with the
plunge through the stream had left
him pitifully weak. The marshal no
ticed it, and cast swift glance into
the others face.
About all in, Jim?" he inquired I'M
derstandingly. Little out of your line,
/ reckon. Take a bit O. rest thar, an
yell be all right. It's safe 'nough fer
the present whar we are, fer as tibet
bunch o. chicken thieves is concerned.
/ reckon we're in fer q siege, JIM"
Westcott extended his hand.
Its mighty white of you, Dan, to
stay by me-" he said gravely. "It's
liable to cost you your job"
"Ter HI with the job. kin earn
more In the mines eny day. I'm not
fer any other galoOt inbad. wouldn't
let 'em lynch hoss-thief without CIV
in 'em a fight first. Don't be givin'
any sympathy ter me-"
"But we haven't any chance"
"Well, don't know about that, now"
and the marshal looked up and down
the stream thoughtfully. "It might be
worse Look a here, Jim. This yere
fuss amt your fault, an yer never
shot the man, either"
mo. I didn't, Dan. / never fired
a gun"
II know 1t; that's why all HI
can't pry me loose. saw most ov the
row, an reckon / amt so dumb that
/ can't catch onto the game what Lacy
is trying ter play"
"You saw what happenedT
Sure; 1t didn't look good ter me,
his gittin' yer ter come ter his place,
specially when knew he wasn't there
alone; so, after ye'd gone in through
the saloon, sasshayed down the
alley an took peek In through
that rear window. Through that peep
hole got sight o. you, Lacy, an that
fat feller-what's his name"
"Enright, a New York lawyer"
that's It; well, / could make out
the three Of yer, but never got sight
of the other buck-his name was Bea-
ton, wasn't it2-till he came out from
behind the curtain and gripped yer.
1t was a put-up job all right, an may
be ought to have hustled round to
the door an took hand. But I don't
aim to mix up in no scrimmage as long
as both sides has got fair show.
Course thar was three ag'in one, but
arter You kicked the wind out o. the
lawyer. the odds wasn't so bad, an !
sorter hated to lose out seeing how
the scrap came out. Holy smoke but
you sure put up some dandy fight,
Charlevoix county herald., 1920-06-11

If a man is so poor he doesn't have to
worry about the price of gasoline, ne
still has to worry about how fast silk
shirts and socks wear out.
Many man who has poor eye forl
figures in the office books, is all right
when it comes to figures among the
office help.
A man will find more excuses Tor
explaining buying something that ne
can't afford to buy, than reasons for
saving money that he ought to save.
Charlevoix county herald., 1920-06-11
Continued Next Week.

When good-looking girl praises the
good looks of another, it is to induce
the man to whom she is talking to an
nounce that the other is not half SO
pretty as the one who is doing the
praising.
Charlevoix county herald., 1920-06-11
Strange Case
of CavendiSh
Continued From Third Page

zoo, fer we're going to need 'efn. That
water out thar is plumb up to my
neck. Come on, now; keep them
things dry, an don't bother bout me-"
He plunged In, and Westcott follow
ed, both cartridge belts held above his
head.
The water deepened rapidly, and
Westcott was soon to his waist, lean
Charlevoix county herald., 1920-06-11

Select your tires ac-
cordin6 to the roads
they have to travel:
In sandy or billy coun-
try, wherever the going
is apt to be heavy-The
u. S. Nobby.
For ordinary country
roads-The u. S. Chain
or Usco.
For front wheels-The
u. S. Plain.
For best results
everywhere-U. S.
Royal Cords.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1920-09-08
MASTERS SALES

The only sales held al the court
house Monday were those by the mas
ter Two tracts OF land We're sold and
brought fairly good prices.
The first sale was in the case OF
w. H. Smith ct al against Sallic Nc
Cowan ct al. This was Il sale for di-
vision of what is known as the John
Bass lands on the DillonLatta pub
lie road about mile and half
this side of Latta. The place con-
tains 315 acres and was bid in by
NJ. c. Woods, attorney, for $27,700.
The other sale was in the case OF
NJ. j. Brown ct al against Elizabeth
Mcneil ct al. This also was sale for
division and was bid by J. y. Buie Of
Red Springs. one OF the heirs, for
$4,000 90. The place contains 3I5
acres and is located on the east side
Of the river from Campbells Bridge.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1920-09-08
ASSOCIATIONS CONSOLIDATE

The Civic improvement and Par
cnt- Teacher Associations held joint
meeting in the school auditorium Fri
day afternoon with about fifty mcm-
bcrs present.
Mrs. Joe Lane presided and stated
the object OF tho meeting-to merge
the two associations into one Organi-
zatign with the same object as both,
thus eliminating extra meetings and
officers.
4 motion to unite the Civic and
Parent-Teachcr Associations into one
organization was then unanimously
carried, after which various plans
were discussed
Mrs John HargrOve, as president
OF the Parcnt-Teacher's Association,
made ii few timely remarks as 70 the
difficulty of securing president for
these organizations and the lack OF
cooperation on the part of members.
Mrs. Floyd. chairman OF the nOmI-
mating committee, then submitted the
following nomintions: President, Mrs.
l.. COttingham; vice president. Mrs.
5. c. H"nslce; secretary, Mrs. Pierce
Rogers; treasurer, Mrs. John III.
Hamcr. These officer were unani-
mously elected.
\ motion was carried that the new
president appoint a committee to
work out plans for the new urganiza-
tiOn and report at a meeting TO be
held one week hence-Friday, Sep
tcmber 11th This committee met on
Monday afternoon and will hav" an
interesting report TO submit at THIS
meeting. so every member Of the
Civic and Parent-T'acher Associations
is urged TO be al the school audIto-
rum Friday afternoon at i:3O
O'Clock. Whatever W. dcCid" 10 name
this organization let US adopt as our
slogan, DO y Tor Dillon
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1920-09-08
DILLON WOMEN REGISTER

About 100 Dillon women were reg
istered Tuesday, according to Mr.. &.
S. Herring, member Of the board.
Mr. Herring says it is no joke with
the women. They are taking up their
new duties with serious minds, and
there was no ldughing or talking
while the certificates We're being is
sued. The women cannot, of course,
vote in the primary next week, but
they can vote in the general election
in November. They will have the
right 10 vote in all future primaries
and special elections. The first real
contest in which they will have OPP
portunity to express a preference for
candidates will be in the municipal
election next spring. There is talk
of putting forward one or more
w1lhen candidates for aldermen.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1920-09-08
SHOT WIFE IN WOODS
After Negro Dragged Her Two Miles
\ With Gun OH Shoulder
The Lancaster News says:

One of the boldest murders ever
committed in Lancaster county, ac-
cording to the stories told by parties
who know little of the details, came
to light Saturday morning with the
finding of the body of negro wo-
man in the woods on the farm OF
Richard Harper, about two miles
east of town, by young boy who
was out hunting. The boy lost no
time in reporting the find and the
body was identified as that Of Emma
Montgomery, negress about ~
years old, who lived on the farm OF
E. B. Roddey, and the wife Of Char
lie Montgomery. The woman had
been shot with a gun in the neck and
shoulder and it was evident she had
been dead two or three days. Mr..
Roddey made positiven Identification
of the body, and returning to his
home here, found Charlie Montgom-
cry hauling wood as If nothing un-
usual had occurred.
Mr.. Roddey told the negro Of the
finding of the body of his wife, and
he made a vain effort 10 show sur
prise, but Mr.. Roddey advised him
10 60 up 10 see Chief Bell, which he
did. Later he is said TO have made
confession to the effect that he half
dragged the woman distance OF
some two miles to the thick woods
out of sight and out Of hearing OF
anyone, and then shot her 10 death.
Asked what he did after he shot the
woman, he is said to have replied
that he ran away from the scene and
went TO hauling wood. This was ear
ly Thursday morning and the negro
worked on through Thursday and
Friday as though nothing had hap
pened.
Two or three parties living in the
neighborhood are reported TO have
seen Montgomery about day-break
Thursday morning dragging his wife
toward the woods, with the latter
crying for help and saying her hus-
band was taking her off TO kill her
That no one offered 10 help is prob
able due to the fact that no one really
tholght the negro would kill the
woman, and again he was carrying a
shot gun on his shoulder. Nothing
more was thought of the incident, 1t
seems, until the finding of the body
Saturday morning.
Montgomery, in his confession, Is
said TO have admitted dragging the
woman to the point where her body
was found and shooting her TO death
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1920-09-08
FORK

Miss Colleen eBthea, of Greensboro,
n. c., is spending some time at home.
Miss Mary Edwards, of Mullins,
spent a few days last week with Mrs
Ruby Fort Carmichael.
Mr.. Eugene Marley, of Columbia,
spent the weekend at the home OF
Mrs. l.. X. Bethea.
Miss Thelma Rogers left Saturday
for Buie Creek Academy, where she
will attend school.
Rev. and Mrs. H. C. Carmichael, of
Charlotte, n. c., are visiting Mrs
Anne Carmichael.
Miss Ora Rogers has returned home
after spending some time at Jackson
Springs, n. c.
Mrs. Jane Thompson, of Lake View,
is visiting relatives here.
Mrs. E. G.. Rogers and daughters,
Misses Nellie and Eva, of Marion,
spent a few days here last week.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1920-09-08
CANDIDATES. EXPENSES

The following expense accounts
were filed with the Clerk of the Court
by the sevaral candidates, as required
by the rules Of the party:
S. V. Lane, $4,000; H. NJ. Moody
$40.50; Jon. w. Mckay, S116.66; D..
c. Martin, S6S.00; B. F. Gasque.
$500; w. H. Muller, $152.15; Jack
o. Moody, $1,000; L. B. Haselden.
$3.50; Clyde S. Bethea, $3.50; n.
b. Hargrove, $3S 90; S. S. Proctor,
$67.5O; Sam McLaurin, $4,000; j..
Ben. Edwards, $500; K. Il. Ellerbc,
$123.76; J. 5. Fair, $22.j0.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1920-09-08
Oak Grove.

Bethesda Methodist church at this
place is about completed and as soon
as the painting is finished the build
ing will be ready for occupancy.
After a two weeks vacation Rev.
C. S. Fielder and family returned to
their home at Bingham last Thurs
day. Mr.. Fielder filled his regular ap-
rointment last Sunday.
Work on the Oak Grove school
building is progressing fairly well,
but the building will not be ready
for the regular fall opening of the
school.
Cotton generally through this sec
ton has gone back rapidly during the
past few weeks and is opening fast.
Most of the farmers have begun to
pick and the prevailing opinion is that
not much over a half of crop will
be made.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1920-09-08
ERECT HANGER FOR AIRPLANE.

The Sprunt-Farman Co. have secur-
ed 4 landing field from J. =. McLau-
un on the SurleS land in the eastern
suburbs and are making flights ev-
cry afternoon. \ heavy c. Ivass han
ger has been erected on the field
which Will protect the machine from
the weather. \ flight was made 10
Lake View Monday afternoon in which
TWO Lake View citizens Were taken
over TO view their town from tn" air.
There is no landing field At Lake
View and the passengers were
brought back TO Dillon II took about
40 minutes to make the round trip.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1920-09-08
TRAIN KILLS YOCNG MAN

The McColl correspondent of the
Pee Dee Advocate says:
Mr.. Nathan Stanton met with 4
most horrible death las Sunday
night, 29th ms, when he was killed
while sitting on the \. c. l.. track,
within sight of the A. c. J.. derot.
The engineer realizing an Gcc,dent
had happened, Immediately stopped
his train (the $40 p. m.) 20 inVesti'
gate. Mr.. Stanton was found horribly
mutilated, but not beyond recognl-
ton. Nathan Stanton Wis 3S years
old, the son of Peter and Ann STAN
ton, OF the Brightsville section. he
leaves three brothers, Messrs. HoIton.
Charlie and Luther Stanton, and
three sisters, Mesdames Frank Glib.
son, Howard Harris and Joe Thomp-
son, and a devoted widowed mother
to mourn his untlmely end. He was
buried at the Hubbard graveyard IN
Brightsville.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1920-09-08
SMALLPOX EPIDEMIC
EXPECTED IN WINTER
DR.. Hayne Says Many Cases Already
Reported And Eirulence Increases
In Cold Weather.

Smallpox has been reported from
all parts of the United States and
many of the counties of our State
have reported cases Of it TO this OIL
fee in recent months. 1t Is already
widespread in South Carolina" said
DR.. James a. Hayne, State health Of
ficer.
"The history of smallpox is that
as the cold weather comes on, the
virluence and the number of cases OF
the disease increase materially, and
as we have already had many cases
of smallpox in South Carolina this
summer, we may expect wide
spread epidemic during the fall
months.
1.-The law provides for compulsory
vaccination, but We hope that the
people will take voluntarily the scien-
tific, measure of preventing the
further spread of the disease without
being compelled to do so by the law.
Unless vaccination is resorted to, we
may expect smallpox epidemic
DR.. II. Wyman, of Aiken, reported
that about 20 cases of smallpox had
developed at Langley. The health
department sent DR.. H. Hayden, of
Charleston to Langley to look into
the situation and to take such meas
ures are are necessary to check the
malady. DR.. Hayne said also that
two cases had been reported from the
upper section of lower Richland
county.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1920-09-08
SECOND PRIMARY TUESDAY

The second primary will be held
next Tuesday. Ballot boxes will
ready by Saturday. and the sam"
managers who served in the first
primary Will serve in the second.
Boxes can be secured from y. p.
Bethea, whose office is over III" Bank
OF Dillon. The county ticker will be
IA follsw: For sheriff. Clyde )
B.rhea and :. V. Lane. For superin-
tendent of education. J. 5. Fair ana
II. Mahon" Moody The stat" ticket
Will be as follows: For L. :. SEN
ate. T.. u. Smith and Geo. W. Warrrn:
for lieutenant governor, Wilson Ct.
Harvey and Oscar X. Mauldin; for
railroad commissioner. Frank W.
SEraley and b. l. Smith.
~" official count last Tu"sdHT GtG
not chang III. result a shown 10y
the tabulat"d vote in Tn" Herald. bur
reduced Mr.. Ell"lb"'s vut" from - !
to 1,19@, giyin- him majority a.
10 over Mr.. Muller. l'aS'd on IN"
.ridl number Of votes pn.!"d. ali
rhrr. candidates Tor IT," How" r"-
c,ilcd "a" nomination. each @"t''n"
q majority. but a. they" w''" only
40 r,acr- ~ b" filled. ia" candidate
r.c.ilin-- rhc lowest vUr" haG To drur
or. NJ. Nullrr'> Hof" va l.""i.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1920-09-08
MAYOR PLAYED COP
ALMOST LOST TEETH
The ed" Tackled Pair of Wild
and Woody Drunks and Thereby
Placed in jeopardy His Store
Teeth.

Marion Star.
One day last week a pair of viSi-
tors came 10 town and they brought
with them a healthy jag, which was
soon in evidence. 4 call was sent
from WInns Warehouse TO the may
or'S office asking for the services of
4 policeman. The mayor was in, but
Chief Ammons was not at hand, so
the mayor went out and played cop.
Upon reaching the corner of Man
ming and Wheeler streets he found
one Miles McInnis staggering about
the streets and using some rather
rough language. The Ed" introduced
himself to Mr.. McInnis and advised
him that he would have to either
go home or go to Jail. McInnis OBJ
jected rather strongly TO either prop
osition, so the officer took him in
charge and started, in his. car, to jail.
McInnls then asked for chance to
60 home, and the chance was given
him. He was taken back to the
warehouse and told to get in his car
and leave About that time his car,
which had been down Manning street
to some other warehouse, rolled up,
containing two white men and ne
gro. T. w. Miles, a cousin Of Nc
Innis, was on the front seat with the
driver, and when McInnis told Miles
what had happened, Miles blew up
with oaths and other evidence of an
ger, revenge and general outrageous
ness. The mayor walked up to the
car and advised Miles that he would
also have to arrest him for beng
drunk and disorderly. Miles did not
argue; he simply drew back a mighty
fist and smacked the mayor in the
mouth-ker-flop! on his store
bought teeth. The outraged officer
OF the law then jumped into the car
after Mr.. Miles, grabbed him around
the neck and jerked. Miles came
passing the mayor on the wing, the
the mayor fell into line, and
barking back TO the days OF boy
hood, "hlgh-scaffled' the already
flying man. Miles struck the ground
with such force that his collar bone
was crushed. While the mayor was
holding him down, McInnis rushed
in and attempted to fight the mayor
off his friend. About that time Mr..
C. B Fleetwood and Mr.. Luther
Tart arrived, and one of them struck
McInnis in the burr OF the ear and
sent him TO sleep-ten feet from the
scene. The rest was easy. The trou-
.blesome pair were placed in a car
and taken to Jail. DR.. Howell was
called to Miles, but after an cXami-
nation stated that he was unable 10
relieve the suffering man, and that,
IN his opinion, an operation would be
necessary. Relatives came and OBJ
tanned the release of both men, and
Miles was driven in a car TO Flor
ence for medical attention. 1t is re-
ported that he is still alive there,
and that the surgeons have not oper-
ated, as they are waiting for the
swollen condition OF his shoulder TO
subside. McInnis left town, for the
avowed purpose OF employing our
old friend, Mr. James Gibson, OF Dill
len, to sue the town, the mayor
and anyone else who so rudely tres
passed on his jag.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1920-09-08
EXPECT HALF A CROP
Weeyil Damage Severe Down in
Orangeburg.

Orangeburg, Sept. 3.-The cotton
ginning season has opened in Orange
burg county and heavy ginning is be-
ing reported. Owing TO the hot
weather of the past week cotton has
opened rapidly. The outlook IN
Orangeburg county is for about half
a crop. The boil weevil has infested
the entire county and in about half
the county has reduced the crop at
least one-half. and in a great many
instances to one-third. The situation
is alarming to business in the county,
Is the crop was made on high prices
,and with the severe wCevil damage
land the low price of the staple finan-
cial unrest is setting in.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1920-09-08
SERVICES AT THE METHODIST
CHURCH

Main Street Methodist Church -
Sunday school At 10 Il. NJ, Mr.. W.
II. Muller. superintendent.
Preaching al II y. NJ and Y. NJ,
by the pastor.
Morning subject: "Repentance and
the Revival" Evening subject: The
Death of the Soul
Prayer service on Wednesday at $
P. NJ. Choir practice.
Public cordially invited 10 all
services.