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The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1920-11-25
CHAPTER VII.

Webster reached New Orleans at
the end OF the first leg Of his Journey,
10 discover that he was one day late
TO board the Atlanta banana boat
Of the Consolidated Fruit compGny's
line plying regularly between New Or
leans and that company's depOts al
LlmOn and San Buenaventura-whlch
necessitated a wait OF three days for
the steamer La Estrelllta OF the ca
rlbbean Mail line, running to Caracas
and way ports.
He decided to visit the ticket Office
OF the Caribbean Mail line immediate
ly and avoid the rush In case the
travel should be heavy.
The steamship Office was In Canal
street. The clerk was waiting on two
well-dressed and papably low-bred
sons Of the tropics, 20 whom he had
just displayed a passenger list which
the two were scanning critically.
Their interest In II was so obvious
that uncOnsclously Webster peeped
over their shoulders (no difficult task
for one OF his stature) and discovered
II 20 be the passenger list OF the
steamer La EstrellIta. They were CON
verslng together In low tones and Web
ster, who had spent many years OF
his life following his profession In
Mexico, recognized their speech as the
bastard Spanish OF the peOn.
lie sat down In the long wall seat
and waited until the pair, having com
pleted their scrutiny Of the list turned
TO pass out He glanced az them cas-
ually. one was tall thin man whose
bloOdshOt eyes were inclined to pop"
little --infalllble evidence In the
Latin-American that he is drinking
more hard liquor than Is good for him.
His companion was plainly OF the
same racial stock, although Webster
suspected him OF a slight admixture
u negro blood. He was short stocky,
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end. Fasten these pieces as Indicated.
Fit seat across the box top. and seat
back X to Its edge. Nail canopy sup
ports L to the seat back and box sidea.
and tack the canopy NJ TO the sup
ports near the top.
The clown turner Gig. % IL made
TO perform upon Dis turning-pole By
squeezing the lower end OF the uD-
rights. The squeezing causes a pair
OF threads # Gig III to untwlst then
twist, and the untwisting and twist
ing makes the clown turn.
Fig. shows dimensions for mp
rights A and connecting block d. Tas-
ten b between strips A as shown.
Patterns for the clown are shown
In Figs. 8, 0 and 10. Cut the body
members out OF cigar-box wood.
punch holes where Indicated. and with
pieces OF hairpins or other small
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christmas TnuH
tIlP Rny6 Gan @akF
tcopyrlsh, sy A. Neely AallJ
81 A. Nicely HAIL

When painted in bright colors, the
toys shown In the Illustrations viii be
as pleasing to those young relatives
whom you wish TO remember on Christ
mas, as any similar toys In stores.
The auto truck shown In Fig. has
n cigar-box body inches wide, 8
inches long and inches deep. Cut
wooden strips A Gig. y 1 inch wide
and inch thick. by the length Of the
box. and nail them TO the box
bottom close to the sides. Screw
screweye axle bearings b into these
strips. The screweyes should be y
inch In diameter, because the wheel
axles O Gig. 81 must be OF this diam
eter TO OF the holes Of the spool wheels
ID. The wheels are spool enda
Remove the rear end Of the box and
hinge Il to the box bottom &c. Fig. ~.
for an end gate.
Fig. shows detail OF FROM
platform. +, dashboard q. steering
post II, and steering-wheel la spool-
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people and the prospect was as re-
voting to him as would be an unin-
vited negro guest at the dining table Of
southern family. He had all a
Westerner's hatred for the breed.
"Well. want ticket 10 San Buena-
ventura" he informed the clerk. hut
/ don't relish the idea of a Greaser In
the same stateroom with me. won
der II you couldn't manage to fix me
with a staterOom all to myself. or ut
least arrange It so that in the event
OF company I'll draw n white man."
"rm sorry, sir, but l cannot guar
antee you absolute privacy nor any
kind OF white man. its pretty mixed
travel TO all Central American ports"
"How many berths in your frst-
class stateroomsr
1.-TWO"
Webster smiled brightly. Tie had
found n way out OF the difficulty. "rn
buy 'em both. son." he announced.
II cannot sell you an entire state
room, sir. It's against the orders Of
the company TO sell two berths to
one man. The travel is pretty brisk
and It's hardly fair to the public, you
know"
"Well, suppose buy one ticket for
myself and the other for-well, for
my valet, let us say. OF course" he
added brightly, ~ haven't engaged the
valet yet and even should do so
wouldn't be at all surprised II the ras-
cal missed the boatl"
The clerk glanced ut him with a
slow smile, and pondered. "Well," he
said presently. III you care TO buy a
ticket for your valet I'm sure
shouldn't worry whether or not he
catches the boat. II my records show
that the space ic sold TO two men and
the purser collects two tickets, think
you'll be pretty safe from intrusion"
''rO the harassed traveller" said Mr..
Webster "a meeting with gentleman
Of your penetration is as refreshing
as n canteen OF cool water In the des-
ert. Shoot !" and he produced a hand
full OF gold.
II wlll-provlded have one empty
cabin" and the clerk turned from. the
counter 10 consult his record OF berths
already sold and others reserved but
not paid for. Presently he faced
Webster at the counter
"The outlook is very blue" he an
nounced. However, have one berth
In No, "a reserved by a gentleman
who was TO call for It by two o'clock
to-day" He looked at his watch. 1T
is now a quarter OF one II the reser-
walton isn't claimed promptly at two
o'clock ] shall cancel 1t and reserve
for you both berths In that room II
you will be good enough to leave me
your name and address / will tele-
phone You after that hour. In the
meantime, you may make reservation
OF the other berth In the snme state.
room. feel very confident that the
reservation In No. "a will not be called
for, Mr.-er-"
"Webster-John S. Webster. YoU
are very kind, indeed. I'm at the st
Charles"
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and aggressive looking; IKE his com
panion, bejeweled and possessed Of .
thin, carefully cultivated moustache
that seemed to consist OF about nine
teen hairs on one side and twenty on
the other. Evidently once upon
time, as the story books have It, he
had been shot Webster suspected
Mauser bullet. fred at long range. II
had entered his right cheek, just be-
low the malar, ranged downward
through his mouth and out through
a fold Of fabby flesh under his left
jowl. II must have been a frlghtful
wound. but II had healed well except
at the point OF entrance, where II had
tendency TO pucker considerably.
thus drawing the mans eyelid Gown
on his cheek and giving TO that visual
organ something Of the appearance Of
a bulldogs.
Webster gazed after them whlmsi-
cally as he approached the counter.
'rd hate to wake up some night
and find that hombre with the puck
cred eye leaning over me. Wy the
way" he continued, suddenly appre-
hensive, do you get much OF that
paraqueet travel on your liner"
about so per cent. Of It is or color.
SIR"
Webster pondered the s0-per-cent.
probability Of being berthed In the
same stateroom with one OF these
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dough has ever been in love with any.
thing more charming than the goddess
OF fortune. He's woman-proof."
About Mrs. jerks" Dolores contln-
ued, abruptly changing the subject.
How nice to reflect that after she
had trusted you and believed in you
when you were penniless, you were
enabled to Justify her faith"
you bet Billy declared. 81 feel
that can never possibly hope to
catch even with the old Samaritan,
although ] did try to show her how
much | appreciated her"
u dare say you went right out and
bought her an impossible hat" Dolores
challenged rogulshly.
mo, l didn't, for very sufficient
reason. Down here the ladies' do not
wear hats. But I'll tell you what did
buy her, Miss Ruey-and oh, by
George, TN glad now did II. She'll
wear them tomorrow when bring her
10 see you. bought her a new black
silk dress and an old-lace collar. and
a gold breast pin and a tortoise shell
hair comb and hired an open carriage
and took her for an evening ride on
the Malecon to listen to the band con-
cert"
"Did she like thatr
"She ate II up" Billy declared with
conviction. 81 think II was her FIRST
adventure In democracy"
oilly's pulse was still far from nor
! NAL when he reached FL Buen Amigo,
for he was infused with a strange,
new-found warmth that burned Ike
malarial fever, but wasn't. He wasted
no preliminarles on Mother jerks, but
bluntly acquainted her with the facts
In the case.
Mother jerks eyed him a moment
wildly. Cords truth I" she gasped ;
she reached for her favorlte elixir. but
Billy got the bottle first.
'Nothlng doing" he warned this
strange publican. Mother. you're
funking it--and what would your
salnted Emery say TO thatI Do you
want that angel to kiss you and get a
whiff OF this brandy2"
Mother jerks eyes actually popped
"Gor', WHILE" she gasped. "aven't iii
told ye she's lydy Me kiss the lamb
Ill trust, Mr.. Geary. as 'ow l knows
my place an can keep IT,"
"Yes, know" Billy soothed thu
frightened old woman, "but the troubl,
Is Miss Dolores doesn't know hers
and something tells me II she does
she'll forget II. She'll take you in hel
arms and kiss you, sure as death anC
taxes"
And she did my lamb, my lamb,
sobbed Mother jerks the next morn
Ing, and rested her old cheek, with III
rum-begotten hue, close 10 the rose
tinted ivory cheek OF her ward. IN,
--wOt 1 am-an' TO think"
you're u sweet old DEAR" Dolores
whispered, pattlng the gray head
land Tn going to call you Mother"
"Mr. william ii. Geary," the CIR
remarked that night. 81 know now why
your friend, Mr.. Webster. sent thai
cablegram. think you're a scout
too"
For reasons best known TO himself
Mr. Geary blushed furiously. "I-I'C
better go and break the news TO Moth
err he suggested namely. She helt
out her hand; and Billy, having beer
long enough In Sobrante TO have ac
quired the habit, bent his malaria
person over that hand and kissed II
As he went out II occurred TO hin
that had the lobby OF the Hotel Ma
teO been paved with eggs, he mus
have floated over them like a wrath
so light did he feel within.
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''MoTHERl"

mining engineer boards
o cleaning ooo
a makes
offending
moi his
~. M Dolores OOOayear Gov, Nv
Particular asking him odmininR propo
hfyhfty with
big job and decides to answer the friendship and
with roo
her way to the same train John hat but
girl
secretly
Induces to OF
a cablegram
credit extended
h
been educating daughter OF former
find out she
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Thanks, ever 80 much, for
my life"

Gao BE coNTINUEDJ
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wire, pivot the arms and legs TO the
body. Pierce small hole through
each hand. and white the ends OF a
match TO at In the holes. The match
(E. Fig. y forms the turning-pole.
With coarse needle pierce a pair of
holes through the arms at the wrists.
and another pair through uprlghts A
near the top. Run heavy linen threads
through the holes in the wrists. and
twist their ends (F. Fig. IL, then run
the ends through the holes In uprights
A. and tie. The threads must be twist
ed when the clown hangs down Gig.
III, UNFINISHED when he has swung
up over the pole.
The top In Fig. - requires little
description. A pencil with blunt
point "a, Fig. 49, pushed through a
spool whitfield cone-shaped (B). forms
the spinning point, and n shoe-pollsh
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,ApTER Vi-contlnued.

II was the vision he had volun-
n meet aboard La Estrellita.
specious lie and hypocritic
In her back from the portals
hayentura to that dear old
stntes, which, Billy suddenly
with poignant pain, is a slz-
Sntry In which a young lady
J readily be lost forever. With
j eye Of youth. he noted that
WAS perfectly wonderful In a
knnel skirt and jacket, white
BIS, white panama hat with a
puggaree. a mannlsh little
1lar, and a red four-in-hand
under that white hat peeped
lon OF crinkly brown hair with
reddish tinge to It; her eyes
and brown and wide apart,
den flecks In them: their
et Bllly's hungry gaze simply,
and with n curiosity there
attempt to hide. Her nose
Iclan; her beautiful short up
eyealed the tips Of two per-
white front teeth: she was,
Dry told himself. a goddess
BON all low, worthless. ornery
Re himself should grovel and
n perchance she might be
as to walk on their faces !
# proused from his critical In
| hen the hourl spoke again:
lyen't answered my question,
bald Billy, II didn't. Stupid
Io However, come to think
didn't ask me any question.
ed IT, My name is Geary-
H. Geary, by profession a
Engineer and by nature an
;, and ! have called to de-
e disappointing news regard
ietta wilkins"
~
Very much alive and I'm ex-
Palth-or rather was, the last
as my pleasure and privilege
the dear lady. But she isn't
ventura now" Mentally Billy
d to forgive him his black
feachery TO this wlnsome girl.
|ed the task he had planned
ed upon himself, and moth
ne memory ofsMother jerks
klndnesses to him In a day.
Jack Webster, now happily
i'm. could have induced him
|pugh to the finish.
where is she?" Dolores
Ind Billy could have wept at
In those lovely brown eyes.
Eed his hand alrily. "Quien
said. "She left three weeks
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w Orleans to visit you. /
pu passed each other on the
here, Miss Ruey. don't
a recess OF three minutes.
pres dabbed her eyes and
30 sundry other motions of
Then he proceeded with
pns recital.
our cablegram arrived. Miss
'Hfally Mrs. wilkins was not
'sNs II, and as l was the
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can (C), pierced to push over the pen
eil end and rest upon the spool end.
completes the top.
The top is spun by twirllng the pen
n between the palms, In one direction,
then the other alternately org. ~,
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Scandal is the tattle az fools who
judge other people by themselves
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-07-23
STATE LAND NOTICE

United States Land Office, Salt
Lake City, Utah, July 6, 1920. To
Whom 1t May Concern: NOTICE is
hereby given that the State Of Utah
has filed in this office lists of lands,
selected by the said State, under sec
tion of the Act of Congress APP
proved July 16, 1894, as Indemnity
School Lands, viz: Serial No. 02667s.
NWA NWA, SWA NWA, SEA
NWA, NEA SWA, NWA SWA
sen SWA, SWA SWA, NWA s.
EA, SWA SEA, SEA SEA, Section
"a; SEA- NWA, NEA NEA, NWA
NEA, sen NEh, SWA Mex, N
VIZ SEA, Section %, Township 80
South, Range 8 West, Salt Lake Mer-
idian. Copies of said lists, so far as
they relate to said tracts by descrip-
tive subdivisions, have been conspic-
uously posted in this office for inspec-
ton by any person interested and by
the public generally. During the per-
iod of publication Of this notice, or
any time thereafter and before final
approval and certification, under de-
partmental regulations of April %,
1907, protests or contests against the
claim of the State to any Of the tracts
or subdivisions hereinbefore described,
on the ground that the same is more
valuable for mineral than for agricul-
toral purposes, will be received and
noted for report TO the General Land
Office at Washington, d. c. Failure
so to protest or contest, within the
time specified, will be considered suf-
ficient evidence of the non-mineral
character of the tracts and the selec-
ton thereof, being otherwise free from
objection, will be approved to the
State. GOULD b. BLAKELY,
Register.
First July 16-Last Aug. IS, ls20.)
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
(Publisher.7

Department Of the Interior, u. S.
Land Office at Salt Lake City, Utah,
July 8, 1920.
Notice is hereby given that Harriet
A. Wilson, widow of Francis l.. Will
son, deceased, Of Prout, Utah, who on
September 2, 1915, made homestead
entry No. O154S0, for Lots / and 2;
EhNWA, WhNEA, SEANEA, Sec.
81, TIP. 33 s., r. II W., Salt Lake
Mer., has filed notice Of intention to
make three (3) year proof, to estab-
lish claim to the land above described,
before Clerk of the District Court, at
Parowan, Utah, on the 10th day of
August, 1920.
Claimant names as witnesses:
George d. Webster, Frank G. Web
ster, Daniel Payne, and Mrs. Nettie
Payne, all of Prout, Utah.
GOULD B. BLAKELY, Register,
First July 9-Last Aug. 8, 1920
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-07-23
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
(Publisher.)

Department Of the Interior, u. 8.
Land Office at Salt Lake City, Utah,
July IA, 1920.
Notice is hereby given that Lehi
M. Jones, of Cedar City, Utah, who
on October 20, 1915, made homestead
entry, No. 016126, for NEA NWA,
VIZ NEA, NWA SEA, Sec. "a, TIP.
38 s., r. 10 West, Salt Lake Mer.,
has filed notice of intention to make
three-year proof, to establish claim
to the land above described, before
Clerk of the District Court, at Paro-
wan, Utah, on the 28th day Of Aug.
ust, 1920.
Claimant names as witnesses:
William II. Bess, David C. Bulloch,
Erastus l.. Jones and Angus Bulloch,
all of Cedar City, Utah.
GOULD B. BLAKELY, Register.
(First July 16-Last Aug. 10, 1920.)
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-07-23
STATE LAND NOTICE

United States Land Office, Salt
Lake City, Utah, July Q, 1920. To
Whom II May Concern: NOTICE is
hereby given that the State of Utah
has filed in this office lists Of lands,
selected by the said State, under sec
ton 6 Of the Act Of Congress APP
proved July 10, 1894, as Indemnity
School lands, viz: Serial No. 026679.
NEk SWA, NWA NE14, Section IA,
Township 80 South, Range 0 West,
Salt Lake Meridian. Copies Of said
lists, SO far as they relate TO said
tracts by descriptive subdivisions,
have been conspicuously posted in this
office for inspection by any person
interested and by the public generally.
During the period of publication Of
this notice, or any time thereafter and
before final approval and certiication,
under departmental regulations Of
April 20, 1907, protests or contests
against the claim of the State to any
Of the tracts or subdivisions herein
before described, on the ground that
the same is more valuable for mineral
than for agricultural purposes, will be
received and noted for report to the
General Land Office at Washington
d. C. Failure so to protest or contest
within the time specified, will be con-
sidered sufficient evidence of the non
mineral character Of the tracts, and
the selection thereof, being otherwise
free from objection, will be approved
to the State.
GOULD B. BLAKELY, Register.
First July 16--Last Aug. 10, 1920.)
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-07-23
RAVE M C s
-
BY CHICK.

xzffhzAh Oh, Boyl wuz you to
the game Wednesday? She wuz a
good oil game til the sixth INNINGS,
wuznt she? Well, all we gotta do is
TO learn to keep our heads and not
blow up so easily.
All this happened at the ball game
Wednesday:
Died Of heart failure, 6.
Hit in the eve by fan next to them
when good catch was made, 1853.
Rendered speechless from yelling,
200.
Went home with the blues, whole
works.
What the kids think the sidewalks
for-to walk on, fall down on, play
and run on. But here's the best one
They think it's to slip on and off.
Well, bein's it's the oath tomorrow
l guess I'd better close me cut-out and
keep quiet.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-07-23
MONROE HUSKIES
WIN CEDAR GAME
Continued from first page.)

should be regular practice. Fully one
half Of the efficiency of team de-
ponds upon the battery-the pitcher
ard catcher. Monroe has Us bested a
little on the pitcher. We are told
that MILFORD Fife, a native son of
this place, who is now on the Salt
lake fire department, and is pitch
. ing three games week for them, lis
willing to return to Cedar City II ne
Gan get something here profitable to
do. MILFORD was a good pitcher for a
sountry team when he left here and
must have improved greatly by now.
Why can't we arrange to get MILFORD
back with us? Who has some salts
factory employment to offer him? He
is a steady, reliable man and should
make good almost anywhere.
We mustn't have any more easy
victories over Cedar City. The county
Fair is coming up before long and
some good exciting games will be a
pleasing change to so much horse-rac.
ing.
Turn out and support the games
and show that you are booster fol
your home town.
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NOTICE

Sealed bids will be received by the
Iron County School Board, to be OPP
ened at the meeting to be held in &C.
dar City Monday, August 2, for the
furnishing and hauling of coal for the
School District, as follows: Cedar,
200 tons; Parowan 125 tons; Parago-
nah, 80 tons; Kanarra, so tons; and
% tons between Summit and Enoch
schools. All bids must be marked:
Goal Bid" on the outside Of the en-
velope. JANET ROLLO, Clerk.
First July 23-Last July 30, 1920.)
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FOR SALE CHEAP

still have 80 acres Of excellent
irrigated land for SALE. M. Foster.
ADV. If.
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NADIA, July 20, 1920.
Mrs. Rambler, v. C. johnson and
their guests motored to Minersville
last Monday.
J. c. Harter came over from Wah
Wah valley to attend to some work on
his $40 acre claim which has just
been allowed.
Sheriff Fotheringham of Beaver
was in NADIA Monday looking for a
prisoner who has escaped from his
custody while at hotel in Beaver.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clinton Myers who
have been spending week at their
ranch in the mountains were calling
on friends here today. They returned
to their home in Milford.
V. C. johnson has purchased C. g.
Kinder's pump and engine. Good stunt
to begin now and get ready for next
year.
Miss Ida Wright who has been
spending a few weeks with her sister
Mrs. Keillor departed for her home in
Kentucky this week.
NADIA will celebrate the oath this
year with a dance at Culmsee Hall,
which will be in the early evening
and preceded by races and later an in
formal program is being arranged.
j. Rambler spent Sunday at home
and returned to Lund Monday morn
ing on No. 8.
Mrs. Fred Olsen returned to her
home in Proctor after an extended
visit with her children residing in
this vicinity.
The following of our people who
are employed in nearby towns were
home to attend the ball game Sunday:
Gerland Lash, Phil Costello, H. Linde-
man, Andy Lewis, c. Roper, c. r.
Keith, Mr.. and Mrs. H. r. Moore,
C. Morrow. Several from Sahara
were also in attendance and large
crowd Of rooters from Lund.
Our NADIA boys once more out
played Lund's team in fast game al
NADIA last Sunday. Morrow and Couch
pitched a fine ball for the winners
The large score Of ID Of may be
attributed to faulty fielding rather
than lack Of ability in opposing
pitchers. Our best inning was the
second when we made eight runs. The
NADIA nine may play the Cedar OF
Minersville team some time soon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ingersoll and Mr.
Downs drove through from California
in their car, having previously ship
ped a we'll rig by rail to NADIA. Al
present they are unloading and haul.
ing the rig by team to r. w. Wright's
place, which is in charge of Mike
Schaaf, who has his pit dug and ce-
mented and all in readiness for deer
we'll. Ingersoll and Downs expect to
have the we'll finished in a short time
80 that Mr.. Schaaf can begin to irri-
gate in about two weeks which will be
in time to save his corn, potatoes AND
barley.
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DIXIE POWER COMPANY
Dividend Notice.

A dividend of One Dollar ($1.00)
per share has been declared upon the
common stock of the Dixie Power
Company, payable August 1st, 1920,
to all stock holders Of record at the
close of business July Gath, 1920.
LAFAYETTE HANCHETT,
Secretary.
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The boys of the junior club will
leave for a six-day hike over the
mountains to Zion Canyon.