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HAIL INSURANCE
LAW IS pL. AIN
One. ExPL. AINE:D
Owners Of Crops In Ground
May Withdraw From State
Insurance Benefits If Notice
Is Given To County Audi
tors Before June 18th.

Farmers desiring to avoid assess
ment for state hail insurance bene-
fits, may withdraw under the law by
filing claim for exemption with the
county auditor prior to June 18th.
A communication from Commissioner
S. A. Olsness to County Auditor j. A.
Wramer says:
"WITHDRAWLS:--.Any owner Of
land liable to the Indemnity tax here
in provided for, may at any time prior
to the 18th of June in. each year,
Withdraw any portion or all land own
ed by such person for the levy of said
indemnity tax upon the making of an
affidavit in duplicate, giving the le-
gal description Of the land, tie NUM-
Der of acres withdrawn and stating
thai he desires to with draw there
from, and filing such affidavit with
the Commissioner Of Insurance and Il
copy thereof with the County Auditor
and the County Auditor shall note up
on his crop listing affidavit the num-
be- Of acres and legal description
of land so withdrawn. Should such
owner wish to withdraw all his land
subject to indemnity tax. then rs
shall surrender also the crop listing
affidavit and file same together with
application for withdrawal with the
County Auditor.
Provided that in case said land or
any portion thereof is rented. such
owner shall first procure the written
consent of such tenant for such with
:. drawal, such consent to be filed with
tie County Auditor together with
owners application for withdrawal;
provided that the owncr shall have q
filst lien upon all crops belonging to
the tenant gloWn upon the land as
security for the payment of said tax
c. thu ,3art Of such tax properly
charcoa,'a a~~"inst tho tenants share
Of suck crop, such lien to be self
executing and be c~harpcabh against
the tenants hail indemnity as we'll as
against the grain, in case of loss"
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AT THE UNIQUE

"Flamcs Of the Flash" is the sig
infant title OF d new ~photodrama
presented by William Fox. starring
Gladys %Brockwell, which viii be shoMn
at the Unique theatre on TO-DAY and
Thursday.
Report has it Chat his is IN. n.osi
powerful play IN wil@n Mis- Brock
well, the CIR! Of a thousand e..prc:-
%sions." has yet appeared. It gives
Ter splendid opportunity to move her
audience to laughter or tears throu-
IN the power Of %"silent drama" The
tory is u forceiul one told in a SER
IS of stirring scenes. The action
/; swift and sure Great moment;
bound. 1t is said that a storm scene
t sea is a masterpiece Of realistic re-
reduction.
The cast includes such ]wel!-lnown
tors as William Scott, Ben Deely,
}narles K. French, Louis Fitzroy,
airy Spingier, Nine. Rosita Marst-
j, Josephine CroweIl and Nigel De
'ullier. The story is by Forrest
alsey. The production is directed
Edward J. lie Saint.
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Viola Thon Author
OF 1920 Class Song

Viola Thon, a member ofsthe grad
uating class of the Junior High school
for this year, is author Of the class
song. The song is written to the tune
Of "The Orange and the Black. The
author is in the eighth grade and
thirteen years Of age, and much ere
dit is due her for her efforts in be-
half Of the graduating class.
The class song is as follows:
OF our days in Junior High school
In later years We'll tell,
When we. are worthy seniors
Who have won our credits we'll,
When it comes to graduation
Our colors still our bright
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A MODERN DANGER

In the cities the most stringent laws are in-force for the pre-
Ventlon OF fires from carelessness with gasoline, but in rural dis
trlcts every man is pretty much his own law in this particular
respect.
With the advent of the automobile, the motor truck, the
tractor, and the stationary gasoline engine, gasoline has be-
come almost as common as kerosene on the farm. This is the
most dangerous petroleum product in common use. Even at or
binary temperatures it gives off a very explosive vapor, and it
burns more hercey than kerosene. The only really safe place
TO Keep the gasoline supply is a tank underground, and it
Shouid never under any circumstances be kept inside any
building where it may be necessary to take a kerosene or other
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Low an old time ranch was conduct
eG, depicting the life Of the cowboy at
work and at play.
The roundup promises to be a test
o. skill for entrants from o. good part
OF the west. A number Of cowboys
from Montana, Wyoming and New
Mexico are expected in addition TO
those from western North Dakota.
Several thousand dollars in prizes
have been offered. Events will include
broncho riding with and without sad
die, rope spinning, riding steers and
wild horse rnllN.S
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To Be
Staged At Fair

Fargo, May 12.-Cowboy life such
as added glamor to the by-gone days
OF the west Will be revived at a
roundup at the state fair grounds
here June 2 to 4. Some who have
followed tn ways Of the pioneers r.-
ma1n on the Diamond Bar ranch of
North Dakota, and they are coming
to Fargo with bronchoes, wild cattle
and Wild horses. They arc to show
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ii Farmers To
Plant More Sugar

O., Nav 12.-Farmers in the
|thern part Of Ohio are planning to
at more su9a" beets this year and
Ter vegetables, Gamers say. The
4 price Of sugar, and the fact that
Us require less labor are reasons
ii. Reports from all over the
indicate that there will be de-
led vegetable acreage this sum-
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NOTICE

Notice is hereby given by Des Laos
Western Oil Company that upon open
ing the we'll last week preparatory to
the commencing Of operations we find
that we have heavy crude oil!
We cannot at this time determine
the amount as we are adjusting a string
of castings which may take ten days or
two weeks, when drilling will go for
ward again, and as we now know that
we are about to drill. into the oil bear
ing SANDS we believe that we will have
Dig production.
Stockholders are urgently request
ed not to dispose of their holdings at
any price until they first get into, com
rnunication with us. Information will
be furnished cheerfully upon request
DIES Laos WESTERN OIL co.
By H. S. johnson,
Secy. and Gen. Mgr.
Dated at Minot, N. D., this 9Th day
of May 1920.
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We will then be very loyal
TO. the lavendar and white
When the cares5of life DER take US,
And our memories are dear,
And the greater tasks before Us,
We must no longer fear
We're the, class Of nineteen twenty,
Striving for the right.
Still we work in Junior High school
! For the lavender and white.
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sly NO PsIS.

s& CHAPTER I.-.tdyenturous and reckless,
systher than criminal, and excited by liquor
sTsnrly Flandrau and his chum, Mac. both
q q arsctically mere boys, become involved in a
s orxc-stealing adventure. Disposing Of the
&Saolcn stock in the town OF Saguache. Ariz.,
& ~ hand separates. Curly and his partner
s - yiny In town. They are awakened and
8 fpli n posse IL in town In pursuit Of them.
Sftey elude their pursuers. Overtakcn next
5a5ay Mac is killed by the posse and Curly.
ySIasde captive. after he has shot one and
I2SanscIf been wounded. The man shot Is
Lick Cullison.
CHAPTER II.--cullison's friends, all cnt-
4 4Irmen, determine to lynch Curly as an
ssxample to cattle thieves. With the rope
around his neck he IL saved by the inter
&sention of KITE cullison, Luck.s daughter.
NJ CHATTER Hills wound dressed, and
ESnrther violence not apprehcnded, Curly Is
Int for by Cullison. lie questions the boy
Sonccrning a notorious outlaw, Soapy Stone,
Sral leader of the rustlers who had been
&Iurly,s undoing. Flandrau learns that
s lpapy stone In cullison's bitter enemy ana
fxerciscs balcful influence over the tx.
&3beriff's son. Sam. who has quarrclcd with
"a father cullison goes hail for Curly.
S CHATTER Iv.--curly rescues Soapy Stone
from hear trap into which he has STUN
*8led. and discovers that the outlaw Is young
%6am's rival for the hnnd of Laura London.
q She gives Curly. II note to deliver to Sam,
md Flandrau and Stone set out for the
tafters ranch.
CHAPTER Where Curly meets his com.
8 panions of the r,istling expedition and de-
4 9iycfx Laura \ n0te to Sam. Young Cul1ixon
Il belieycs Stone Is his friend and says he will
stick by him. Flandrau srcs some move ii
a being planned and becomes convinced 1t II
+ train robbery. Sam leaves the ranch to 80
1 TO Sagunche. Curly accompanies him.
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ua7iy ms II We haAn't thing &c d.
with y0u.r
They moved down the street IS ar
ranged. Every time a door opened In
front of him. every time 4 man came
out OF store or saloon, Curly was
ready for that lightning lift OF the
arm followed by a pun Of smoke.
The news of his coming passed ahead
of him, so that windows were crowded
with spectators These were doomed
to disappointment, Nothing happened.
The procession left behind 1t the Sill
yer Dollar. the Last Chance, Chalk
eyes Place and Pete's Palace.
Reaching the hotel first, Davis dis
appeared according to program into
the side door. Curly followed, walked
directly up the stairs, along the cor.
ridor. and passed without knocking
into room PIT.
A young woman was sitting there
engaged with some fancy work. Slen.
der and straight. Kate Cullison rose
and gave Curly her hand. For about
two heartheats her fingers lay cuddied
In his big fist. A strange sitting emo.
ton took his breath.
Then her arm fell to her side and
she was speaking to him.
dad has gone to meet you. We've
heard about what happened this morn.
Ing"
Her father and Maloney entered the
room. Cullison wrung his hand.
Glad to see you. boy. You're in
luck that convict did not shoot you
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out by himself. Before he reached
Arroyo street Curly came plump
against his old range-mate, Stats
Davis. Flnndrau caught him by the
arm. Hello. Stats. You're the man
! WANT
I'm pretty busy today" Davis an
swered stiftiy.
tant." i
'sWell?"
Come along and take walk.
got something to tell you"
Reluctantly Davis fell In beside him.
"All right. Cut 1t short. I've got to
see man.
He'll have to wait" Curly could
not help chuckling to himself at the
evident embarrassment of the other.
The impish impulse to "devil" him had
its way. You're man Of experience.
Stats. Ever hold up train? Some Of
my friends are aiming to hold up one
shortly. II you'd like to get in I'll
say good word for you.'
A0tA0 tuIcW ulm lVOh TINT
drenched like ice water. Il expect
you and me are travelling different
trails these days, Curly. You don't
mean 1t, If course, but the point is
I'm not going to joke with you along
that line. UnderstandT'
"Wrong guess, old boss. / do mean
it."
Davis stopped In his tracks. Then
you've said too much to me. Wen
part right here. When yOq choose
Soapy Stones crowd to run with that
cuts out me and other decent folks,
II they have sent you here to get me
mixed up IN their deviltry you so back
and tell them there's nothing doing.
won't have u thing to do with
them. Is that it,"
mot till the call comes for citizens
to get together and run them out 81
the country. Or to put them beh!ne
bars. Or to string them to a cotton
wood. Then I'll be on the job"
He stood there quiet and easy. thu
look in his steady eyes piercing Curly''
irOIic smile as q summer sun doe!
mackerel clouds in clear sky. No
many men would have had the c0urag'
| to send that message to SOapy and hi
| outfit. For Stone was not only man
killer, but mean one. ut that.
Curly sloughed his foolishness ant
came to the point. You're on. Siats
I'm making that call to you now"
Surprise, doubt. wonder, relief fille'
In turn the face Of the other man.
I'm listening, Curly"
His friend told him the whole stor.
from the beginning, just as he hat
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me? Could he say anything except
that was worthless no-'couni--?'
She put her hand on his arm and
stopped him. Don't! won't hear
you say such things about yourself.
You were just boy In trouble"
''H0w many would have remembered
that? But you did. You fought good
for my life that night. I'll pay my
deb.. part Of II. The whole never
could pay"
His voice treIGbled in spite OF The
best he could do. Their eyes did not
meet. hui each felt the thrill Of Joy
waves surginy through their veins.
[C0ntinmed In neat accek's Banncr.l
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up when he had the chance. Saguache
is sure buzzing this morning with the
way you stood up for him. That lit
tie yaay of yours will help with TIE
jury in September"
Curly thanked him for going bail.
Luck fixed his steei-spoked eyes on
him. "Ry what Dick tells me you've
more than squared that account"
Kate explained in her soft voice.
"Dick. told us why you went up to,
Dead Cows creek"
'.Sho! ! hadn't thing to do, so !
just ran up there. Sans in town with
me. We're rooming together"
"Oh. take ME to him" Kate cried.
Not just now, honey" her fathers
said gently. ''Thfs young man came
here to tell us something. Or so I
gathered from his friend Davis"
Flandrau told his story, or NIL Of It
that would bear telling before 4 girl.
He CLOSED over his account of the dis
slpation at the horse ranch. but he
told all he knew OF Laura London and
her interest In Sam. but 1t was when
he related what he had heard at Chalk
eyes place that the interest grew
most tense. Luck's eyes burned like
live Goals. The color faded from the
face Of his daughter 50 TINT her lips
were gray as cigar ash. Yet she sat
up straight and did not finch,
When he had finished the owner Of
the Circle c caught his hand. you've
done fine, boy. Not a man. In Arizona
could have done better"
Kate said nothing In words but hef
dark long-lashed eyes rnined thanks
upon him.
| They talked the situation over from
all angles. Always it sinnnered down
to one result. II was S0apy's frs,
play. Until he moved they could not
They had no legal evidence except thu
word Of Curly. Nor did they know OF
what night he had planned to pull of
the holdul. If they were to make 1
complete gathe.- Of the outfit, with evil
dence enough 10 land them In the peni
Tertiary. 1t could only be after tn,
holdup.
Meanwhile there was nothing to d
but wait and take what precautions
they could against being caught b!
surprise. One of these was to see tina
Sam was never for an instant left i'm
/ guarded either day or night. Anothe
i was to ride to Tin Cup and look tn
ground over carefully. For the pres
ent they could do no more than watcl
events. attracting no attention BY an!
whispering together in public.
=
Il The old Arizona fashion Of settling
difference Of opinion with the six
gun had long fallen Into tlls,lse. bu
Saguache was still close enough to tn
stark primevai emotions to wait wifi
keen interest for the crack Of the re
volver that would put ii period to TIL
quarrel between Snnpy Stone an
young Flandr,ll. It was known tina
Curly had refused to leave town. jus
as it was known that Stone and tlla
! other prison bird blackwell wer
hanging around the Last aE.nre an
| Chalkeye's Place drinking t1gcthe
morosely. II WAS observed. ton. tia
whenever Curly appeared In public h
was attended by friends. Sometime
!. II world Ep aialonry and Davis s,ms
lines his Incle. Alec Fian,lrau. ocei
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been used to do In the old days. And
Davis heard 1t without word, taking
the tale in quietly with grim look
settling on his face.
$50 he aims to play traitor to
young Cullison."
HE means to shut Sans mouth for
good and all. Tint is what he has
been playing for from the start. to get
even with Luck. He and his gang will
get away with the haul and they will
leave Sam dead on the scene of the
holdup. There will be some shooting.
and it will be figured the boy was hit
by one Of the train crew. Nothing
could be easier. He aims to put me on
the stand and prove by me that Sam
ard he had quarrel and parted conf
pany mighty sore at each other hardly
a week before the holdup. He'll have
an alibi, too, to show he couldn't have
been in it. See how slick his scheme
is? At one flip OF the cards he kills
the kid and damns his reputation. He
scores Cullison and he snuffs out Sam,
who has had the luck to win the girl
Soapy fancies. The boy gets lfis and
the girl Is shown she can't love another
man than Stone"
you've got 1t about right Stats ad-
mitted. "How about warning Luck =
.sThe point Is, would he be willing to
wait and let Soapy play his hand out
fiji we called?"
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For the Sake Of safety.

For the Sake OF SAFETY.
From ONCE Of State Fire Marshall
In handling candles, always
He sure that the candle-stick will
not oyerturn.
BE sure that the candle fits snlgly.
Never stick candles into bottles or
upon boards.
Use mica guards for cloth or paper
shades. s s : s'
Keep candles out of drafts and away
from anything that will catch fire.
In handling lamps
Use metal ones. not glass.
Use only the hest quality Of oil.
Have lamps with heavy. solid bases.
Re sure that the wick fits snugly.
Keep the burner clean; boil it oc-
casiOnally in Il strong solution Of soda,
I've or soap.
Keep the wick trimmed evenly.
FIJI the lamp by daylight only.
BE sure that cap and burner are
tightly screwed into place.
Never attempt to I'LL a lamp or stove
while lighted.
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CHAPTER VI.
Eawesdroppino.

e1N&oofopp1n0.
Out Of the murmur OF voices came
one that Curly recognized as that OF
soapy Stone. aims You Know Who.
then you'll take the 9:57,
sam !"
After more whispering, Yep, soon
as you hear the first shot cover
the passengers y
The listener lost what followed.
Once he thought he heard the name
Fin Cup, hut he could not be sure.
Presently another fragment drifted to
him. :. make our getaway and
] cache the plumber .
The phon0graph lfted 4up~itg y1ica.
This time It was e Love q Lassie."
Before the song was finished there
came the sound Of shufiiing feet. One
Of the men In the next stall was leav-
! ing. Curly could not tell which one,
] nor did he dare look over the top OF
the partition to find out. He was
paying safe This adventure had
caught him SO unexpectedly that he
had not found time to run back to bis
room for his six-inch gun. What
would happen to him = ne We're
caught listening Was not matter Of
doubt Soapy would pump lead into
{ him till he quit kicking, slap saddle
on bronchO and light out ZOE tne
Sonora line.
As the pnonograpn hnlsheo uheA-
pecteuiy--sonae One nau esiuen.'y ~
terrupted the record-tne lruglnene
Y OF 2 sentence seeMe0 ~ jump ~ SuA.y'
80 the k'u WIN sc. mo =
the row.
Il was the voice u ooaps, 'a,Scu
s.'sn''s - n'aAe 1eA $500 -,
''s lauslc. .,,,,.a
lane s.Ie' sno ~. 80 ~. 49,, tha,
auu r'anuIau Nou.u 20 =,
tn.s Oeioliseu - - - -. ~.
STONE. M.o nau ~. .,. s' .a....s =. .,osa
v'''es s'uss - uAs ~ p.s...,, Mn,
y .ne islio.eu eon' -. - 80 .,,,e,--
ana curry 'neie va o..s '..e "
ness ol p'anA: ~, -, M. .,,r,.,,
-. uon 80 - =
was oDJec'ins su'leS'
Makes II saIe ZOE US neslue
STONES VOICE su.eu e ,..... a..
rasping steel' every Noiu u ~
.nougn very "" s~o.e - ~. p -.
Luch ouilison' "l'u - :. e9'--e
90 20 y.
Again they fell 70 Whispers. Ine
next word that came 20 Curly ciealis
was his own name.
Luck Cuilison Went ms pan.
learned 1t this morning.
The son-of-a-gun. IT'S clhen ne
"a spy. Reckon ne KNOWS anytninss
No. Can't.
IF thought he did"
.Keep your shirt on. Lutte. He dom
know = thing And Won ret rcyeng.
g, h,,,, al .;,,,,t So,r Will, rup viii
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According to law the husband Is the
head OF the house. Now. please don't
misunderstood us--we said according
to law, and did not say any other way.
And d lot 0f US don't know it, ut that.
Highland Wis., Press.
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stood back and let them 60.
Back TO the hotel the two ran.
When Curly buckled on his revolver
and felt it resting comfortably against
his thigh he felt good deal better.
eve seen Stats Davis" MalOney
explained. HE has gone to find
Luck, who is now at the Del Mar"
.Had any talk with slats?'
NO. He said you'd do the talking"
..Im to wait for him on Ell Moline
street to learn where I'm to meet Gull
lisOn."
.That won't do. You'd make too
tempting a target. I'll meet him in
stead"
That suited Curly. He was mot hunt
ing trouble just now, even though he
would not run away from 1t. For he
had serious business on hand that
could not take care Of itself II SOapy
should kill him.
Nearly an hour later Maloney ap.
peared again.
Were to 80 right over to the De-
Mar. Second floor, room 217. You
are TO go down Ell Moline to Main
| then follow it to the hotel, keeping OF
the right hand side of the street
Stats will happen along the other side
| OF the street and will keep abreast Of
YOU. Luck viii walk behind you. I'm
| less yell your name don't pay ana
attention to what Is behind you. SCOT
as We reach the hotel Stats will eros
the road and go in by the side door
/ You will follow him few steps be
hind. and well bring up the rear cas-