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The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1921-08-27
THE WAVE OF LAWLESSNESs

Half of the space in the metropolitan
newspapers today is used to report rob-
berries, hold-ups, murders, suicides and
family troubles of various kinds. In
leading San Francisco daily the life his
tory of one of the most noted recent train
robbers is being run in a sensational form
tending to make martyr out of the man
and idolize him in the eyes of the youht
of the land
A recent report of a hold-up of two wo.
men in San Francisco says 81 hate to do
it, lady, but am up against it. Give me
work and | won't have to rob. If YOU
scream will shoot" The general i'm
preston left in the readers mind after
reading the story is that it was necessary
Tor gentleman highwayman to get mon
ey in this manner
4ic paNers in various cities are full of
similar instances. What is the remedy
for this condition? Most of these rob-
berries and cases of law breaking are due
to standads Of living which have been de-
yelOped beyond the means Of the indivi-
dual to satisfy. Too many persons drew
more money during the inflated war
wage period than they will ever be able
to earn through their ability or skill
Preachers Of discomfort have tried to
make millions believe that they are enti-
titled to living from srOm other mans
work.
1t is this false reasoning which must
be knocked out of the minds of thousands
of criminals and would-be criminals be-
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1921-08-27
NOTICE
BEFORE THE BOARD OF CoUN-
TY COMMISSIONERS. CACHE
COUNTY. STATE OF UTAH.

In the Matter of the Organization Of
a Drainage District to be Known
as the Cache County Drainage Dis
trict No. Q, in Cache County, State
OF Utah.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1921-08-27

Notice is hereby given Ihat the pc
tItion Of Charles G. Hyde and 115
others praying for the organization
of a drainage district, to be known
and named as Cache County Drain
age District No. 2, in Cache county
State Of Utah, was presented to the
Board Of County Commissioners of
Cache County, State of Utah, on the
sth day of August. A. D. 1921, and
was filed with the County Clerk OF
said Cache county, in the court house
building, in Cache County, State OF
Utah, at Logan City on the Sth day
OF August, A. d. 1921, and said petit
ton IL now on file in the Office of
the said County Clerk.
The boundaries of the land pro-
posed to be included in said propos-
ed drainage district are described as
ollows, to-wit:
Beginning at the southwest corner
Of Sec. 15, TIP. IL N. r. / E., s. L.
B. and NJ, and running thence north
one mile, thence east one-half mile,
thence north one-fourth mile, thence
east one-fourth mile, thence north
one-half mile, thence west one-fourth
mile, thence north one-fourth mile,
thence west one-fourth mile,
thence north one-haIf mile to
the south quarter corner Of
the northwest quarter Of Sec.
8, Township IL N, r. ] T.. S. L. b.
and NJ, thence west one and three
fourths miles, thence south one-half
mile, thence west one-fourth mile,
thence north one-fourth mile, thence
west one-fourth mile, thence north
one and one-fourth miles, thence
west one-fourth mile, thence north
one-fourth mile, thence west one
fourth mile, thence north one-fourth
mile, thence west one-half mile,
thence north one-fourth mile, thence
west one-half mile, thence north
three-fourths mile, thence east one
half mile, thence north one-fourth
mile, thence west one-half mile,
thence south one-fourth mile, thence
west one-fourth mile, thence south
one-fourth mile, thence west one
fourth mile. thence south one-fourth
mile, thence west one-half mile TO
the center OF Sec. 20, TIP. 10 N. r.
W., S. L. B. and M, thence south
one and one-half miles, thence east
one-half mile, thence north one mile
thence east one mile, thence south
one mile, thence east one-half mile
thence south three-fourths mile
thence west one-half mile, thence
south three-fourths mile, thence west
one mile, thence south one-half mile
thence west one-half mile, thence
south one mile to the south quarter
corner Of See. IA, TIP. IL N. r. l W
is. L. B. and NJ. thence east one,
half mile, thence south one-half mile
thence east one and one-iourth mlleI
thence north oue-feurth mile, rhene,
east one-tourth mile, thence north
one-fourth mile, thence east two and
one-hslf miles to the point OF begin
ming.
Enclosing an area of approximate
ly $500 acres; and a more particular
description OF the lands proposed tc
be included within the boundaries o.
the proposed drainage district Is al
| follows:
In Township ~ N, n, E.. s. L
y, and NJ;
VIZ of swH, Sec 3
/
S y, Sec. 4.
SEA. sWA of sWA, Sec. s.
EIA, So of swA, Sec. 6.
All OF Sec. Z.
All OF Sec. 8.
All of Sec. 0.
! VIZ, sWA Of NEA, NwA Of
sEh Sec. 10.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-06-10
Confessions of a Husband
81. DOT BRINGS TO LIGHT SOME LETTERS

a man-her wit. like her gowns. was
In the latest style.
Mother and father have gone to
Aunt Sally's for dinner" Dots voice
came to me. wen be alone this
evening, just the way we used to be
when we were first married and be.
fore Bobbie came"
The youngster was already in bed
which added to the illusion. We had
n simple meal. one that was not too
much trouble to prepare, and there
were few dishes TO wash. | helped
Dot ''stiaighten" things, and we fin
ished early.
What shall we do tonight?" my
wife asked. "Shall we read aloud?"
"All right. What shall IL be-"
agreed without enthusiasm, for was
afraid that Dot would suggest poetry
or some other stuff for which / did
not care.
I've some interesting reading that
came across when | was cleaning
today. Can you guess what II is?"
/ couldn't, so Dot produced an old
cardboard box. In it were the let.
ters l had written to her when we
were engaged. SHE had kept them
all.
81 always thought that IL you
ever went away on business l would
ward Off louesomeness by reading
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Are you still jealous of George?"
Those were the words with which
Dot greeted me when | got home.
was over my annoyance at being
made the butt of her Joke, and her
question aroused no resentment in
me.
Instead, / felt something approach.
ing pity for my wife; she was so
transparently good and innocent that
she had not even guessed at what !
was limiting.
1t was her very goodness and inno-
cence in which the danger lay. She
insisted on forcing me to see great
deal of Edith and was blind to all
my warnings.
! felt "A little sorry for myself, too.
II the truth be known. 1t was mixed
with "A bit of anger and shade of
contempt. l had had the chance TO
make clean breast of things AT the
start. l had failed to take it, and
now II was too late; innumerable
complication had piled up and in
many little ways l had put myself
in Edth's power.
And the worst of II was that felt
myself attracted to the other wom-
an. | knew that in character she
could not compare to Dot But
there was a flashy brilIancy about
her which could not fail to interest
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Now Isn't He
Ont of Luck?

Dear Miss Grey: have fallen des-
perately in love with n young lady.
but am handicapped in the pursuit
OF her smiles by the unhappy cir
cumstance OF not having the honor
OF her acquaintance This Is, OF
course. the immediate difficulty.
Boarding at the same crossing, We
have ridden to town together on the
same street car almost every morn
ing for a period OF three months. or
rather. she has ridden as far toward
town as a transfer point connecting
with the University district.
am certain she Ia not entirely
unaware OF my existence. altho the
satisfaction afforded by the pro-
longed gaze with which she occa-
sionally favors me Is somewhat mod
Grated by the fear that her notice Of
me may be coerced by the intensity
OF my admiration manifesting itself
In n stare.
Observation has persuaded me that
this girl Is OF n rare type and one
/ to which I am keenly susceptible.
To borrow a phrase from Twenty
Six" which. by the way. happens TO
be my age--I should say she were
the girl of my DRAINS"
BY listening in upon her conversa-
tons with associates and otherwise
exercising my curiosity land bad
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manncrs) l have drawn the conclu-
sion that she Is the posscssor OF
broad-minded. probably highly ro-
mantle. attributes which might rem.
der the accomplishment OF her ac-
duaintancc thru a method involving
n little breach OF the conventions
not impossible. However. l hesitate
To employ any stratagom not assured
OF success, lest II fail and its unsuc-
cess be used "a evidence against
me" under more favorable set OF
circumstances in the future.
Taking into consideration that
after the closing OF school her daily
pilgrimage undoubtedly will cease.
would you advise me TO try the
scheme suggested. or await the pos-
sibility OF cncountering her In one OF
the churches or other places OF pub
lie assembly In the neighborhood?
ARABIAN NIGHTS.
n you ,ccre natural born detect.
Ire you should hare been able 10 dis.
cOrcr in less time than three months
icherc the Girl Hires, " she has any
brothers. trho some Of her friends
ere. etc. have knoirn OF voaHD
men doing this sort Of slcuthiHg
trhen they Glanced 10 meet girl
lcho interested them. eren tho she
Tired across the citU You lire right
In her neiohborhood. I am surprised
that voa hare not tried Ia this man
ncr 10 meet her. Hdrin0 once met
any OF her male relatives or friends
u wonls be as Gasp as falling of a
log TO secure an introduction 10 her
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EastseaY' joan pcrchcd herself on
the boulder Peter had vacated and
looked up at Terrier with bright
would have seemed to a man
schooled In the ways of woman.
But Terrier could not meet them,
and II he had, they would have
told his inexperience nothing.
ITS pretty" he said.
Pretty She made little
grimace at him. what poor
praise. And you've got to stay
here weeks and weeksr'
Have II"
She looked at him with a pucker
between her brows.
How rude OF your"
He laughed forcedly.
you forget that I'm not used to
ladies'. I'm rough sort. You
promised to polish me up. you
know" He could hardly speak the
words. The memory of the after.
noon in the dingy London hotel,
when she had seemed the sweetest,
most desirable thing in the world,
went to his heart like knife.
She did not answer. She stared
down at a little pool of water at the
foot OF the boulder, where brown
weeds floated like woman's hair.
Suddenly she laughed.
I'm so hungry. Aren't you?
Breakfast must be ready. could
smell bacon frying when came out,
and coffee. Don't you love coffee?'
Terrier said that he was not at all
particular what he ate or drank.
He hated the thought OF going
back to that sunny room and meet.
ing the humbugging heartincss OF
the man who was her brother.
They went back to the little
house together. Brownfaccd Peter
looked after them from uader sui.
len brows.
You can tell 'un, IL you like"
he muttered as he went back to
his boulder and his net.mending.
Continued Tmoorrowl
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1.-THE UPHILL ROAD"
'o'''''s'' Holder s''rsA'''' By RUBY M. YRES

there was grand doings. gents down
from Lunnon and bottles OF wine for
supper. Iii. she did L washin'up fur
'em. and she says they played cards
'alf the night, and she card 'em
quarreling afterward. There was a
dreadful row. she says, and q young
lady interfered, and Mr. Hastings lust
done So
The lad shot out his bare arm with
sudden fierce gesture, as II he
were knocking over an imaginary
foe.
Heavens said Terrier. hoarsely.
The lad stared at him with sus.
picion.
And ye can tell 'un what say ef
yer like" he added. dcfiantly.
II shall not tell him." said Terrier.
He sat staring out across the sea.
He had forgotten everything for the
moment but the sound of the stifled
sobbing in the night, and that, cou.
Piled with the lads graphic words.
He started up with an intolerable
movement. and a madness of fury
swept over him.
The boy went on with his mcnding
calmly.
You can tell 'un what say ef
yer like" he repeated calmly.
'Twon't be no news TO i'm"
Does Lil--your sister-work up
at the house now?" asked Terrier,
presently.
The lad chuckled
Not much she don't. They brings
their own wiz 'em now. A smart 'un
she is, too, in frilly apron. Iii saw
too much for 'em, she did. She"
He broke off. swinging round, and
looked over his shoulder.
Ferrier turned, too: then he drew n
deep breath, for Joan was coming
across the sands toward them
smiling Joan, with bright eyes, and
the morning sunshine on her pretty
face-Joan without "A sign OF tears or
shadow in her sweet eyes.
We'll. early bird" Joan said. She
held her white skirts dantily an
inch or two above her slim ankles.
She jumped lightly over running
trickle Of water that divided her
from Ferrier and the boy. Couldn't
you sleep?" she asked saucily.
zone never does in strange
place" said Fcrrier. The muscles
of his lean face twitched. AS he
looked at her he told himself tina.
his pity was wasted. She was
happy enough. 1t seemed impos-
sible that he had stood in anguish
on the moonlit landing and listened
to her piteous sobbing.
whats Peter been telling your"
she asked. She smiled at the brown.
faced boy.
"Nawthln'," he said hastily. He
got down from the rock. gathered
his net across his shoulder, and
battered off, his bare feet leaving
little damp tracks behiI.l him.
"Wel, what 10 you think OF
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these" she explained. but your
business doesn't take you out of the
city. so l don't need them for that.
Don't you think it will be fun to
look thru some of them together"
We took turns reading the letters
aloud. They recalled very happy
and very unhappy time--happy be-
cause we had both been so very
much in love. unhappy because we
had not known when he should be
able to marry and had faced the
prospect of a long engagement
Slowly | forgot about the present
about Bobble and Edith and my wor.
ries and began 70 live again in a
time that was past. And / realized
that only i'm one sense was 1t past
in another it was continuing and
living today. for | was certain that l
loved Dot as much as ever.
"Do you think George ever wrote
letters like these to Edith" my wife
asked abruptly.
Go BE Continued
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CONTINUED Frqm Yesterday


He went into tie house and saw
that II was only just T. so he strolled
out again to the sea front. a couple
OF boatmen were getting ready some
4 lobster pots He walked down to the
sand and idly watched them. A
brown.legged boy sitting astride a
boulder mending a net nodded good
morning to him, cycling him inter
estedly.
"Stayin' up yon?" he asked. with
curiosity. jerking his rough head in
kkhe direction OF the little house on
the cliff.
Yes" said Terrier. He smiled at
the boys direct question. and rather
liked 1t. He had been used to straight
speech over the other side. He took
a cigaret from his pocket and handed
it to the lad. Smoker he asked.
Thank ee" The boy laid down his
net. gravely stripped the paper off
the cigaret, rolled the tobacco in the
hard palm OF his hama, and pro-
ceeded to chew II.
tits wonder you come down Z
-Eastsea." he observed. laconically.
f.sWhy?" Ferrier took his cigaret
from his mouth to ask the question.
The boy interested him.
It's mighty gay up in Lunnon,"
was the answer. IT'S dull here. Mr..
Hastings don't stay fur long"
You know Mr.. Hastings. them"
The boy spat on the sand deliber.
ately.
II guess all Eastsca know 'un," he
said, shortly.
Terriers cigaret had gone out. He
struck a match on the boulder and
relit it,
And Miss Hastinss?" he asked,
,carelessly.
"Eh-shc a good 'un. she u.s." the
lad said. earnestly. but i'm"
He spat vigorously.
you don't like him-eh?" Terrier
asked the question sharply. Tell me
why"
The lad looked around suspiciously
from beneath his shock of rough
hair. Almost 1t seemed as IL he
wished he had not spoken.
!. Hes all right" he answered, sui
lonly.
Ifill'l lhbElitds
You needn't be afraid OF me-" he
said. I'm not likely to tell anything
you say"
I'm not caring II you do" the lad
rctorted. IT'S the truth, and So.
Sec here, mister-he knocks her
about. that he do"
ITerricr palcd.
knocks who about?" he asked.
His voice was sharp.
Il "T' young lady. Ill, my sister,
= workod up there last summer when
they was down. They don't niver
stay fur long-just a month. maybe.
IT house amt theirn, they just rent
'rn. And Iii. she says as 'ow she
card T. young lady cryin' and sobbin'.
man. time she has. And one night
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Most girls and married women
like pleasure. so why lay down and
L die because one Is marriedg And
every woman likes nice clothes and
also likes to wear what IL In vogue.
1 and. young lady. just because girl
Wears her skirts short is no reason
that she is not decent. There arc
plenty OF girls that wear long skirts
who do worse things. and Il IL far
better TO seek pleasures and have
ones husband accompany her than
ito sit home nights and nag about
POW hard YOU worked that day in
~Ctsier to clean ones house up, and
fthen nag him for splitting cigar ashes
/ ION the floor.
n This little girl OF Is Is young and
hps lot to learn. and after she has
ben snuhbed at parties by the
opys. she will take tumble to her.
self and dress as the other girls
dress, and find herself more popu.
lar.
A few years ago my sentiments
were the same as hers. and l never
was very popular. until my friends
Sstiu, why uoH Ntu Siiofteh s'ui
skirts and dress according TO your
age. and you will get to dance. as
boys like a girl who will doll up"
So ! did and now l always have a
nice time when mt parties.
"Miss Eighteen" asks IL your
mother would dress like that In her
girlhood days. Chances are she
would have. IL short skirts had been
in vogue those days.
So. Jack" and "Twenty-SiS," take
my advice and marry girl who Is
In vogue and be in vogue your
selves. and you viii find you win be
far happier than to marry your so
called '9s model. for after few
years OF married life you will meet
nunpur up-to-date girl and then you
will fSt4. hard when ii is too late.
A 1921 MODEL.
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2far Seattle
4 o. ByF1Abcl C1clAndI 4
Page 3S6
GEORGES STORY

As usunl. David was getting his
boy kind OF story" while Evelyn
was telling her pony story TO
Peggy.
IL was George who told IL, and
he knew one bloody enough and
terrible enough to suit anybody.
II was about curious fort
which some early settlers were
compelled to build, which George
called Fort OF Mule. But this is
his story. II was told to him by
an old pioneer:
zone day two brothers, George
and John. and another man. were
out after meat. They were riding
government mules. and beside
their government rifles each man
happened TO have his own pistol.
John was about 16 years old,
and II was his first time out on
the plains. He was looking all
around, getting sort Of used TO the
feel of things. you. know. when he
saw big cloud OF dust over TO
the East.
"'What makes that dust cloud.
George he asked.
phew-cer cried George. What
docs II mean, boy? What does II
mean, Why. It doesn't mean a
thing except that we've got TO act
and act mighty fast. That's n big
band OF Indians. sure as you live,
and they're headed this way"
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.CyEnG[hia Grey 3

- Dear Miss Grey: 1t though Miss Eighteen
would be just the girl for Jack" and "TwenySix, and
really think it should be arranged they could meet.
In reading her little item in Tuesdays paper she
takes considerable for granted She back number and
chances she spends most of her time in building air
castles, which, afraid, will tumbing down some
day.
will admit that girls and married do have
little she calls dog cudded in their for
pet but have never heard woman she had no use
for children, it is natural for woman to like children
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John looked all about him. hut
he didn't see thing that could
make even flimsy shelter. and 1t
seemed to him the only thing TO
do was to whip up their mules
and run for II. but the two older
men were off their mules even
while he was thinking. and to
his amazement, were firing at the
heads o. their mules. and also at
his.
Before he knew what IL was
all about. they had made n sort
OF fort of the poor old mules and
were lying behind 1t.
WhanEr sang an arrow and
struck into the fort
"'Bangr popped a pistol, and
the battle was on.
ARROWS flew thick and fast till
the fort looked giant pin
cushion.
rifles and pistols were loaded
and reloaded, Indians yelled and
fell screaming. Six Indians and
eight horses were shot. when sud.
denly. the Indians turned about
and retreatcd.
THE young men threw dirt on
their fort and reloaded their guns.
hut they had only n short relief,
for the Indians came upon them
again furlously.
"rhen. across the plains, they
head the sound of shots. and tie
supply train for the American fort
came in sight.
"And the Indians whirled and
fled for their lives.
1.-The arrow in Johns shoulder
made only a slight wound, but
they were thankful help came
when IL did"
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''Kachoor went one muskrat
baby.
"sniffle. snif1e." went another
/ thru his little pink nose.
And "A third one coughed.
Land a graciousr' cried out Mrs.
Muskrat. putting the baby she had
on her lap into its bed of dry sticks
/ and straw. and lifting the others off
the floor. Now your father has
done it. tracking enough water into
this house to float n battleshipl
| You'll all have your death of damp
ness" And she went on and on and
on that way until Mr.. Muskrat's ears
must have burned off nearly, where
ever he was.
/ But when Mrs. Muskrat looked AZ
the floor again, there was more
water than ever. Really 1t was quite
an inch higher, and the roaring
sound outside was louder than
ever.
In another minute the water was
still higher. quite over her ankles,
and the babies beds were beginning
to rock like little boats. Indeed.
every time Mrs. Muskrat looked the
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"Oh" she cried "achat shall do? The cater's half
acuu to mn ceiling"
BY BLOSSER

water had crept still further up the
walls, and by and by she grew 80
alarmed that she forgot to scold.
What could have happened? Where
was so much water coming from?
Why didn't Mr.. Muskrat come
home? Would the water ever stop
or would it keep getting higher and
higher in the little house until all
the babies were Sr<r tzreL not
think Of il even. 81 <es a good
swimmer herself ynC could have
easily ducked thru thei: front door
under the creek, but she Couldn't
leave the babies. They couldn't
swim yet, or hold their breaths un.
der water. 1t was trick they had
yet to learn.
"Ohr' she cried, what shall l dot
The waters half way to my cell
ing?"
Just then she saw daylight over
head, and "A hole that kept getting
bigger and bigger. Then a little
plump hand reached in and lifted her
out.
Ii was Nancy.
(TO BE Continued
Copyright, 1921. by n. +. Az
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MISS GREY will receive read
lNl ers Of this department nj
The Star Office OF Tuesdays from
y TO 4, and ut other times by sp-
poiutmcs,t. Please do not come
on other days than Tuesday un'
less you have N, appointment
with Mrs Grey. N mcNps cted
visit0s interfere with her writ
Ing.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-06-10
INGROWN TOE NAIL
How to Tougher Skin so Nail
Turns Out Itself

A few drops OF "Outgro" upon the
skin surrounding the ingrowing nail
reduces inflammation and pain and
so toughens the tender. sensitive skin
underneath the toe nail. that it can
not penetrate the flesh. and the nail
turns naturally outward almost over
night.
"Outgro" In n harmless antiseptic
manufactured for chiropodists. How
ever, anyone can buy from the drug
store a tiny bottle containing direc-
tons.