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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-12-24
Miss Helen Dove
of Denver First Girl
Forest Ranger

Miss Helen Dove, of Denver holds
the distinction of being the first wo-
man entrusted by Uncle Sam to act as
fire guard in the national forests.
Miss Dove, who moved to Denver
several years ago in the hope that the
climate would prove beneficial to her
health, is a newspaper artist by pro-
fession, and it was when she overheard
her managing editor explaining the
work of the Foresters that she first
became imbued with desire to enter
the service. Her ambition and efforts
were constantly directed to that end
until she received her appointment as
fire-lookout in the Pike National For
est in Colorado. It was merely an ex-
pertinent on the part of the Forest
service officials, and the close of the
summer season was to terminate the
arrangement.
AS is often the case, however, when
"a woman is on the job" Miss DOVE
sprang few surprises that caused this
decision to be reversed. Her artistic
education became an asset in this new
position, for she found ways of i'm
proving the forest reserve maps in
such a way that the department was
greatly impressed. Her clean record
and intelligent management of the post
convinced the officials in Denver that
she should be kept on the payroll.
The fact that not single fire of
consequence occurred in her territory
during the season of 1919. although
forest fires were numerous, shows how
we'll a girl can do mans work when
she starts out to do it. She reported
between Is and 20 fires during the
season.-Lillian Eddie Chapman, in
Leslie's.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-12-24
"A Sea that's Shrinking


Reports that the Salton Sea is
shrinking rapidly from the basis for a
bulletin by the National Geographic
Society. explaining the causes of this
natural wonder of the West.
Many countries ago the Gulf of Cali
fornia extended to point about $50
miles northwestward from its present
head, says the Bulletin, which quotes
from a communication to the society
by Arthur P. Davis.
1t also extended up the present val
ley of the Colorado River at least to
Yuma and possibly somewhere above.
The Colorado River, rising in the
Wind River mountains of Wyoming
and the Rocky Mountains of Colorado,
carved the rocks along its course
and brought the resulting sands and
mud down in it's swift current, dis
charging them into the arm Of the
gulf near Yuma.
AS the process went on without
cessation, century after century, the
valley was gradually filled, delta
up, over which the river flowed far
out into the gulf. It encroached pro-
gressively upon the shores of the gulf
until it built up delta entirely across,
joining the foothills of the Cocopah
mountains on the western shore.
This cut off the head of the gulf,
and the arid climate rapidly evapor-
ated the waters thus separated and
left an inland depression, which at its
lowest point were nearly 300 feet be-
low sea level. 1t is estimated that the
amount of salt carried by the Lower
Colorado river is sufficient to cover
fifty-three square miles one foot deep
with dry alluvial soil each year.
The river continued to bring down
it's load of sediment and to build its
delta higher and higher and force it
farther into the gulf. Like all such
deltaic streams, the channel on the
top of the delta is constantly shifting,
cutting one bank, building up the
other.
In this way the river has from time
to time flowed into the Salton Sea for
some years or centuries, and anon has
shifted to the eastward and discharged
again into the gulf This is the gene
raj course the river has followed ever
since it's discovery by the Spaniards in
the sixteenth century.
At high water the river normally
overf1ows it's banks in the valley re.
gions all the way from the Grand Can
yon to the Gulf of California. In I'M
usually high water, such as occurred
in 1891, the overflow running into the
Salton Sink has been sufficient to ma
terially raise the level of the lake and
overflow the tracks of the Southern
Pacific Railway, which are built along
it's shores.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-12-24

sleep His eyes opened, and strange
expression flooded his face. For the
first time in more than Eve years he
saw the dim reflection of the sunlight.
For six weeks Mr.. Pritchett has been
under the care of DR.. Eichel The
pains are gone now. His mind is clear
and he is again able to distinguish the
features of his daugher and his wife.
His recovery is coming slowly, but
DR.. Eichel believes that several
months may be required to bring full
vision.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-12-24
CicOtte is Not
to Be Punished

Eddie Cicotte, Chicago White Sox
pitcher whose confession resulted in
numerous indictments by the special
Cook County baseball grand jury in
connection with the 1919 world series
scandal, probably will not be punished
for his part in the game throwing, &C.
cording to officials of the State at
torney's Office. Cicotte will turn
States evidence when the men in
dicted are tried and his only sentence
will be Punishment from organized
baseball, it is said.
Cicotte's confession to the grand
jury came after numerous witnesses
had testified concerning rumors they
had heard that he was implicated in
deal through which eight Chicago
White Sox players were given 100000
to throw games to Cincinnati in the
1919 world series.
A confession made by Billy Maharg,
Philadelphia prizefighter, to newspaper
men that he knew of the deal, was be-
lieved to have Influenced Cicotte to
go before the jury. He testified that
he was given $4,000, which was placed
under his pillow, to throw games.
He named Buck Weaver, Swede Ris-
berg, Happy Felsch, George McMullin,
Chick Gandil, Joe Jackson and Claude
Williams as his confederates in the
game selling. Williams and Jackson
later confessed before the jury and
Felsch was quoted by local newspapers
as having confessed to their reporters.
Risberg, McMullin and Weaver, how.
ever, maintained their innocence and
are planning to fight the case. Gandil
was not in the league this year. He
was quoted as denying implication in
the plot, but his whereabouts is not
now known. The jury voted MIDGET
ments against the eight players as
soon as Cicotte finished his testimony
The indictments were returned later
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-12-24
Jerry Has Lost Much
Through Surgery

Jerry is just mongrel, with a strain
Of bull terrier predominant, but in that
thick chest of his there throbs the
heart of a thoroughbred. He came to
the University of Pennsylvania Hos
pital through the medium of city dog
pound. The authorities wished a
healthy dog for experimental purposes
and went the limit. 1.-TWO bits"-no
questions asked about his family tree
was the price, and Jerry became a
member of the University circle six
teen years ago.
Today Jerry converses by wagging
his tail-he never barks; it is against
the rules of the hospital, you know
as cheerily as the first afternoon they
placed him on an operating table. And
you must marvel at his endurance
when you know he's travelled the dis
lance round the earth on faithful trips
with ambulances. For Jerry is minus
his appendix, gall bladder, the larger
portions of his small intestine, small
portion of his large intestine and
glands without number. He lost three
organs all in the interest Of science,
that medical students might see the
workings of his vitals and thus save
many human life by that learning.
Nothing pleases Jerry so much as
for some one to hand him letter.
any old envelope will do, however,
and then he takes a stroll up Wood
land avenue way to Pop" Beaston's,
opposite the University dormitory, and
we'll known to all Penn students. Mr..
Beaston says Jerry is like Tennyson's
Brook Students may come and
students may go, but Jerry comes in
forever-and gets his supper. If some
one about the hospital doesn't hand
him an envelope, he'll nose into the
wasteabsket, help himself, stroll out,
important like, and deliver the mes
sage to Beaston's.
Each year Jerry picks out his favor
lite among the young medical gradu-
ates who put in years intern work
at the University hospital, and there
after, becomes that doctors shadow"
Now it's a coed, and although l may
not tell you her name, I'll say Jerry
showed excellent taste. He had a
Christmas tree all his own. and rumor
reports she was the instigator. Doesn't
that dog deserve it, though, when you
think what he's been through?
OF course, Jerry is starting to slip
sixteen years in his life are as three
score and ten compared with ours, but
if you want to start an argument
around the hospital, tell any of the in
ternes he isn't long for this world.
They know he has heart murmur,
their stethoscopes don't lie; they rea-
lie his heart pressure isn't just up
to snuff and that his teeth are not as
they were in days gone by. But Jerry
gets the best medical attention that
science can give and he looks good
for many more years to come.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-12-24
Prizes for Indian
Boys and Girls

Soon the boys and girls on two In
dian reservations of the State will be
striving to win purebred registered
bull calf as a prize in junior project
work, just as their white cousins are
doing.
The offering of the prizes grew out
of the advisory council meeting Of the
Cattaraugus Farm Bureau at Salaman-
ca. At the meeting, the extension
work being done by the State College
of Agriculture on the reservation was
explained by representative of the
college, and William Hoag, president
of the Seneca Nations, told some of
the difficulties being encountered.
It was apparent that the committee
men were much interested in what
they had learned. L. G. Kirkland Of
Randolph, formerly member of the
executive committee of the State
Dairymen's League, said he would give
purebred registered Holstein bull
calf to be used as a prize in junior
calf club work on the Allegany reser-
walton.
During the noon hour, w. c. Bentley,
also of Randolph, duplicated Mr.. Kirk
lands offer.
Glenn w. Hall of Dayton did not pro,
pose to see the Cattaraugus reserva-
ton outdone by the Allegany, and said
he would give a purebred calf as a
prize for the Cattaraugus reservations
boys and girls. A. P. Aus, OF otto,
thought Cattaraugus ought to, have two
prizes, the same as Allegany, and SO
he offered purebred Ayrshire calf.
No one could doubt Chief Hoag's
pleasure and gratitude. The first gift
that of Mr.. Kirkland, caused him SO
much joy that he refused to stay for
the luncheon. which formed part OF
the meeting, but said that he wanted
to hasten home and spread the good
news.
When he learned of the other gifts
he declared that it was the biggest
days work he had ever done. His
usual methods of communication were
too slow to carry the news to the Cat
taraugus reservation, and so he re
sorted to the white mans telegraph.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-12-24
Needless Alarm

"Are you a plumber" asked Mrs.
Neame.
Eyes, ma'am. I'm the plumber. right
enough"
WELL" she replied. II just want to
caution you to exercise care when do
ing your work. All my floors are high
ly polished and in perfect condition"
"oh. don't worry about me slippin'.
lady. I've got nails IN my shoes!F
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-12-24
lffers Shock at Grave
! of Father; Receivers Sight

After living for more than five years
4 a world OF darkness, Percy Pritchett
1 Evansville, Ind, has undergone a
remarkable operation which has re-
eved his suffering, brought his mind
back to normal, and is gradually re-
toring his sight.
More than FIVE years ago Mr.. Prit-
BIT, while on his way home from
rk, was run down by an automobile.
Is skull was fractured, and a pres
Ire on the brain resulted.
Immediately after the accident" he
bid, II had unbearable pains in my
lad, particularly the right side, where
fracture occurred. could stand
no longer. / became raving mani
could feel darkness coming on.
In the features of my little girl be-
to grow dim and / had a hard
ne distinguishing the form of my
fe. At last all was blank and dark"
N Determined to provide for his wife
Id little girl, he learned to make
rooms and established his workshop
a shed on the rear of narrow lot
hon which his little frame house
lands.
Slowly his hands began to carry out
rs. unseen task. In few weeks ne
\ las able to put brooms together and
md sell them. The monotony of a
ark and unhappy life began to leave
his mind, and hopes for day when ne
ould again be able to see his loved
bnes arose.
After more than four years of faith
I'm his recovery complete collapse OF
mental and physical strength wrecked
hisSdreams. It came with the burial OF
his father, when he fell unconscious
upon the grave.
Although his case attracted consid'
cradle attention in medical and surgi'
cal circles in the city, minor attempts
had been made to alleviate his SuHer'
ing With the collapse Of Mr.. Pritchett
at the grave of his father, possibilities
Of restoring his health through an op
Grafton came to DR.. S. J. Eichel, an
Evansville surgeon.
Mr. Pritchett was Immediately taken
to st. Mary's Hospital. DR.. Eichel was
at all times confident that he could
remove portion Of the skull, and thus
allow the depressed brain to resume
its normal functions. The operation
was performed. Fully two inches Of
the skull was removed.
Then came days of anxious waiting
The patient at last aroused as from
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-12-24

Juvenile Soda Clerk-"Do you live
here mister?"
Customer-"Yes."
"Then you'll have to wait until the
boss comes back from dinner I'm
not allowed to- put up prescriptions
except for strangers that's travelling"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-12-24

Schoolmaster-"Why was it that his
great discovery was not properly ap-
preciated until long after Columbus
was dead?"
Twentieth Century SCHOOLGIRLS
cause he didn't advertise"
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GOODRICH ITEMS

Miss Lovicie Morris was visitor at
the home of Mrs. Helen Zea Thursday.
Mrs. Zea has been on the sick list.
Mrs. Judy was up to Deloit shopping
and visiting with old friends Saturday.
Mrs. Sam Anderson was Deloit call
err Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. D. Whey entertain
ed at dinner Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. S.
D Newton, Mr. and Mrs. Geo Newcom,
l.. r. Morris and daughter, in honor, of
the birthday of their son, Eldridge.
Hugo lessen was a Deloit visitor on
Saturday.
Mrs. A. D. Whey spent Sunday at
the home of her parents.
Geo. Beaman, S. D. Newton. John
Anderson, Mr.. Ericsson and Jim Estes
are lucky in getting their threshing
done before the rains begin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. ,Newcom and Mrs.
Newton were callers at the A. d. Whey
home Monday afternoon.
John Henningsen shipped cattle and
hogs Monday night.
Mrs John Anderson spent Monday
with Mrs. Geo. Beaman.
Geo. Beaman marketed hogs Thurs
day.
Mrs. Albert Whey visited in Deloit
Thursday.
l.. F. Morris and John Hansen drove
to Denison Thursday.
Mrs. A. D. Winey and Miss Dorothy
and Fidelia Greene were Denison shop
pers Friday.
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Miss Garnet Campbell was a week
end visitor at the home Of her sister
near Boyer.
Russell and. Firman Newcom, with
their families. left Thursday on their
trip.
.deorge Winans returned home from
Percival this week. His son, Ray, ac
companied him home for a few days
visit with old friends.
Rev. Stephens and family autoed to
the j. L. Riggleman home Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs Stanley Browne and
family autoed to Vail Saturday.
Miss Kathryn Vennick was down to
Denison Monday.
Mr., and Mrs. Geo. Prentice visited
at the home Of Mrs. WOrley Sunday.
Carl Schnoor and Alma Childress
came up to De!olt Saturday to remain
over Sunday.
and Mrs. Heman NewcOm returned
home this week from their trip.
Richard Kinney and sister and two
daughters, of Denison, were pleasant
callers at the Fred Landon, Isaac Yea
and Willard Hickman homes Sunday.
AL Schiller and family, of Oklahoma,
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Schuler, of Denison,
Chas. Shives and daughter, of Denison,
and Mrs. Dakin and two daughters, of
ScnaIler, 1ItenueO morning services Ut
the NJ. E. church here Sunday. These
friends were old stand by members of
this, their old church, and their old
friends were delighted to meet them
again. In the evening Mrs. Mae Camp
bell and sister Myrtle Myers, attended
services at the NJ E. church. There
was great rejoicing in the meeting of
these old friends.
MRS. Henry Smell and daughter. Mrs.
Dakin, and daughters, of Schaller, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Strong, of Florida. spent
Sunday at the Wayne Smell home.
Mrs Mae Campbell is visiting her sis
ter. Mrs. Lacey Myers. Mr.. and Mrs.
MYERS and Mrs. Campbell left for Lake
Okoboji Monday where they will meet
other relatives and have 4 family reuns
ion.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Browne and
family autoed to Anthem Sunday to
spend the day with their daughter, Ed
m.
Rev. Geo. Stephens and family were
Denison shoppers Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Broder BOysen are driv-
ing fine new car.
Mrs. Alma Prentice spent Sunday ut
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Murray
Wo0lsoncroft.
Mrs. Helen Zea and Mrs. Landon Wis
tied at the Bert McKim home Wedncs-
day.
Russell Newcom and family were De.
lott visitors Sunday.
There viii be preaching at the M. y.
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John Amman and family spent Sun
day with the VIM. Lueck family. n
Mrs. Earl Daughenhaugh called on
Mrs. Otto .Beerman Friday afternoon.
Otto Arnold spent Sunday with Matt
Arnold. u
There was BAH game Sunday after
noon on the Buck Grove diamond be-
tween the Pollywogs and the McHenry
Sluggers. The Sluggers taught the
PollywOgs the game by a score of Is
to q.
girl
Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Baltisburger. of
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Z Batteries-for Denison, Kline and
Locke; Ute, Schairer and Simmons.
Struck out by Kline. l; by Schairer z.

On Sunday afternoon Dunlap jour
neyed to Denison for a return game,
and the game was witnessed by, one of
the largest crowds of the season. Deni-
son was successful in this game, Kline.
the new pitcher showing better form
than in the Ute game. The team was
also strengthened somewhat by The
return Of one or two of the regular
players. Alter pitching for Dunlap,
had the home boys little scared when
he struck out eight of the first ten men,
up to bat. After the boys figured him
over little however, he proved "pie"
for them and they succeeded in q mer.
ry-go-round six times while the Dunlap.
ers hoped off the machine with one
ride. Kline extracted honey on two
or three occasions when it seemed the
Queen bee"was going to swarm. He,
allowed but four stings, and stopped
the swarm eight times. In other words
he allowed four hits and struck out
eight would-be hitters. The new Bale
,Brodersen company scOreboard looked
good when the result was posted:
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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-08-18
ORDERS Two CARS
FOR CLUB Pigs
Sixty-Three Head Of Club Pigs to be
Shipped to State Fair From ,Craw.
ford County.
THE PIGS ARE Top.NoTcHERs
Five Breeds to be Representatives,
Petersen to Accompany Shipment,
Assisted by Clarence Pruter.

Next Monday. August 23rd, sixty
three club pigs will be shipped to the
Des, Moir.es fair. 1t requires two cars
to handle the show pigs developed by
the Junior farmers of Crawford county.
OF the thirty-eight boys and girls
who entered the purebred sow and lit
ter contest last spring, fifteen boys and
girls have developed their purebred club
litters to good show pigs. There are
many others in the club who have
raised good show litters but will not
show at the state fair, says County
Agent J. S. Quist, because of ,circum-
stances. For example, Raymond Bro
gan, in West Side township, has devel-
oped litter of extra good Duroc Jer-
.seys, but because the pigs narrowed
two days before March 1st, they are
not eligible for showing. Raymond
who is one OF tho youngest in the con-
test, has raised one of the best filters.
Other filters which are not being
shown at the state fair are exception
ally good but little under age to show
to advantage.
The sixteen filters which will be ex-
hibited are top-notch hogs and although
some of the filters are April pigs, the
club members have made them grow
unusually fast and that with their ex-
ceptional good. breed type will put them
in the running for prize money
Five breeds of hogs will be repre-
scented. Iroyn Bremner, Walter Weiss,
Clarence Powell and Peter E. Johann
sen will show Hampshires. Two of the
boys have entered their pigs in the
open classes and will no doubt make
some of the state breeders step to win.
Wilbert, Emil and Alfred Carstens,
Raymond McCutcheon. and Clifford Ri
chardson are showing Poland Chinas.
Chas. Powell and Walton Rundlett are
the young Chester White breeders. Ri
chard Benton, VIM. Kral and Ruby
Buchanan are the two boys and the
girl trying for Duroc Jersey prize mon
ey Johnnie and Edward Petersen are
the Spotted Poland China exhibitors.
3 These boys and girls will compete
with other boys and girls of Iowa. The
Crawford county youngsters will be
the guests of the boys and girls state
club camp while aides Moines so will
get to see all the fair. d,
. Amos Petersen will accompany the
shipment of purebred hogs to Des
Moines. He will be assisted by Clar-
ence Pruter of West Side. The county
agent says they are taking no chances
in getting the pigs to Des Moines. No
better care takers. could be secured
than the two men in. charge
The club members who are exhibiting
at Des Moines will leave Denison We'd
nestlny morning, August 25th on the
9:4S train. Mr.. Emil Hugg will chap
eron the club members to Des Moines.
and see that theySget. to the club camp
safely gHS.5s, fe%ttG q
Ali the Crawford county club exhibit
tors at Des Moines will show at the
county fair at Arion this fall At Ar
ion every club member will exhibit.
Special prizes We're donated by the
breeders association at meeting last
Saturday. A pig club sale will be held
sometime during theffair.
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Ute WARRIORS
SWING Big Club.
Denison Team Scalped to the Tune of
Eleven 10 Four at Ute Last Friday
Afternoon, August 18th.
TAKE REVENGE OUT ON DUNLAP
Den!son wins From Dunlap Bunch at
the Sunday Game Played in Deni-
s0n-Score Six to One.

The Ute Warriors certainly had their
war paint on last Friday afternoon,
when they scalped the Denison ball
team on the Ute grounds by score
of II to 4. The game was walkaWay
for the warriors, who We're credited
with IL hits. Kline, a twirler secured
by Denison from Beatrice. Neba did
not prove successful as pitcher OF
ball, for the Ute boys easily found him
at every turn of the game. Not all of
the regular team was able to go to Ute
there being two or three substitutes in
the game. The score board registered
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Malcolm. are visiting relatives in this
vicinity.
VIM. Steinkeuhler and family spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Hollander.
Harry Burmeister and family spent
Sunday evening with John Amman
and family.
Fred Block was caller in Buck
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church Sunday at II a. m. Sunday
school ut 1890. Epworth League at
Tbs p. M Preaching at s. A cordial
invitation is extended to all.
Mrs. VIM. Evers and children, of
Wyoming, and Mrs. Charlie Evers, of
Denison autoed up to Deloit Tuesday to
spend the day ut the Broder Boysen
home and later autoed out to the Fred
Petersen home in Otter Creek.
Mr., and Mrs. Geo. Newcom were up
from Denison Monday assisting Mr.,
and Mrs. S. d. Newton with their
threshing.
Mrs. Laura hartman and Mrs. c. j.
Dohson and Guy Johnson autoed to
Denison. Monday
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Grove Saturday morning.
Bert jenkins and family, of Denison.
spent Sunday at the Pete Hendricksen
home.
Mrs. Harry Burmeister spent Satur-
day at the VIM. Lueck home.
Meinhart the small son of Fed Block,
has been under the Doctors care.