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Licking Valley courier., 1921-12-08


cepted another cigar. out Of my pocket
case. -, -
-You1l be the one to be bored. 1t
was this way: A little over year
age was on my way to Chicago with
o report that had been making on
some properties In the Cripple Creek
district. In the Denver-Omaha Pull
Imam / fell In with q nice old gentle
man who had been buying himself a
gold brick in the shape Of a flooded
mine. The mine had at one time been
o producer though not by any means
what you'd call bonanza After u
rather extended dividend-paylng period
II don't knew just how long, though
1t was some years-the luck changed,
as sometimes happens. In sinking and
drifting the operators had uncovered
another vein which was exceedingly
rich. Don't let me talk your arm Off"
''Go ahead" said l. "My arms are
insured"
"well, at about the time that they
struck this new underlying vein, they
also struck water; 80 much Of II as to
lead them to suspect that they had
tapped an underground lake. The old
gentleman wasn't exactly woolly
aheep-in the Wall Street sense Of the
term. He had owned stock In the mine
for long time, and 1t had been pay
ing him dividends, right along. So
naturally. after the new strike was an
nounced, he was perfectly willing to
own more. don't know what his In
vestmsnt was, but he gave me to un-
derstand that It was something like
half q million. In less than q month
after the deal was closed the mine was
drowned and went out of business"
"Stlll, / don't see your lost oppor-
tunity," l threw in.
''Tm coming to that. As It happens,
my speciality as an engineer is the un-
watering Of wet mines. The old gen.
itleman had maps and profiles with
MIN: the records Of very careful and
excellent typographical survey. I'm
reasonably certain that discovered a
way In which that mine can be drained
at comparatively small expense.
,'I told him thought l could do II (;
but l didn't give my plan away. In
stead. ] made him proposition; Of
fered to undertake the drainage job
at my own costs. II l should succeed
he was to deed me fourth interest In
the property. II l didn't succeed, II
was to cost him nothlng-sort Of a
contingent fee, MS lawyer would sny,'
laughed. "You made an offer like
THAT to a stranger2 and on mine that
you had never seenf"
He grlnned good-naturedly and goI
back at me, quick.
"All business is taking Of chances
As the matter stood at that stage OF
the game. ] had everything to gain ant
nothing to lose. and the only chance
was taking was In the bet on my owl
ability as an engineer The old maj
was a queer old cOdger in some re
spects; as secretive and cautious al
an old fox. For example: he had care
fully clipped the name of the mint
fyogz:he blue-prlnts and other papers
iarf oil our talk he never once lie
that name slip. and never even men
tioned the name of the district Ii
,vyhiah tho NINA xynq lncntp1 Rut IA
spite OF all this caution he drew up I
sort Of option agreement with me.
"we found a lawyer and had tn,
agreement drawn up In legal form
The time limit was TO be year, ant
each of us was to put up thousan'
dollars to make the agreement bind
ing. II either Of us should wish t
withdraw within that time, he was a
Licking Valley courier., 1921-12-08
graveyard Of q place when !
~ II.

It was dog that connect s
high-voltage wires for me; shaggy
mongrel with his ears cooked and a
red ribbon Of tongue hanging out as
he jumped up on the high station plat
form as If to say Hello, strangerw to
me. For, right down the center Of that
dogs face and dividing It as accurate
ly as II 1t had bee2 drawn by some
mathematical craftsman, was q line
marking of black half from 4 white
halfi
was just taking swallow Of hot
chocolate when the dog appeared, and
It nearly choked me. Luckily, l got
the swallow down before I saw the
herse--a grasshopper-headed COW
pony, saddled and bridled and standing
hitched to q gnawed wooden rail In
front Of one Of the tumble down
Licking Valley courier., 1921-12-08
Jullu 0ulllH.
"CHARLES BULLERT0N.'

That settled Il With q vengeance,
you'd say, And yet II didn't, II
merely proved that Mr., Charles Butler
ton hnd acquired sudden excess o,
caution, and was probably cusslng him.
self plentlfully for having been too
Ioose-tongued with perfect stranger
In Pullman smoker. He had an
sweied my wire with Il name that
meant just as much or Us little as II
he'd said Alexander the Great" and
thatSwas precisely the amount Of in
formation he had intended to convey,
Licking Valley courier., 1921-12-08
Nice Town Property for Sale.

Nice Town Property Tor Sale.
Nice, commodious dwelling on
Glenn avenue. running water. good
basement, lately painted and in splen.
did order. Good garden, garage, aud
splendidly located. One Of the most
desirable dwellings In West Liberty.
! bargain.
LIT. HovHRMALE.
West Liberty, Ky.
Licking Valley courier., 1921-12-08

Is there something YOU
need IN fhe follow
fng HJtf
Birth Announesnsnts
Weddlni StsfiousES
Envelope Inolssurss
Sale bills
Hand Bilis
Price Lists
Admission Tickets
Nusinsss Cards
Window Csras
Tins Cards
Letter Heads
Nsts Hsads
hill nsads Envelopes
Caliini Carda Lssflsls
Statements
hilk Ticksts
Meal Ttcksts
Shippiat fads
Aanouscsnsnts
Briefs
hotss
Ceupess
Raaphlsts
CAtaiekuea
biettsrs Circulasa
Inviiaiions Posters
RslAsFs
CAScks
Aisnka
Notices
Lshsls
Lsdal Alaaks
Msnu CaPds
Riacards
Doddsrs
n Post Carda
", Prodraaa
hsceipts
Prompt careful and e1s-
cisHf dffsnhon given
80 sOssy detail
Licking Valley courier., 1921-12-08

Advertising under the head Of CLASH
fed Advertising will be accepted
at the rate Of 1 cent O word
for each insertion.
No classified ad accepted for less
than 25 cents.
Licking Valley courier., 1921-12-08
Good Farm for Sale.

Good Farm for Sale. -
Good farm, two miles from West
Liberty. 1874 acres, two good dwelling
houses, orchard, about @ acres bottom
and, hill land lays well. WIN sell al
a bargain If disposed Of at once.
L. T. HovBRMALE,,
Evening star., 1921-10-02
UNFORTUNATE CHILDREN
ARE KEPT At HOME
Board of children's Guardians
Adopts New, Policy Of Trying
to Remedy Causes.

The board of children's guardians
told the Commissioners in it's an
nual report that it has adeoted a
policy OF trying to keep unfortunate
children in their own homes by en-
deavoring to correct the Objectionable
conditions there rather than by sep
arating the children from their fami-
lies.
AS a result of this policy, the report
shows, sixty-six fewer children were
removed from their families during
the last fiscal year than during the
preceding twelve months.
1T Is an interesting fact to note in
this connection" reads the report,
that regardless of the apparent 5usti-
fable separation of years that Is
often enforced, between wards OF an
organization like ours. and their fam
lilies from whom they have been re-
moved, that in many instances those
same children will go back to their
families to remain as soon as 1t IS
possible for them to do so. This fact
has caused US to weigh conditions
even more carefully before asking for
the removal of children from their
homes"
The board asks for a larger and bet
ter paid staff of employees and renews
the repeated recommendation for the
erection Of a home for feeble-minded
children of the District. The board
also expresses the belief that tenn
porary receiving home Is needed
Evening star., 1921-10-02
sLAYING is DOUBTED.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
WINCHESTER, Va, October l.
Thomas Pearson. found guilty by a
Clarke tount3 jury a year ago Of
causing the death of Charles Longer.
beam, a companion. has been granted
new trial by the supreme court Of
appeals.
The attorney general, in reading the
record, is understood to have ex-
pressed the opinion that the record
contained nothing to show that a
crime had been committed. This point
was made by counsel for the defense
at the trial
Longerbeam died suddenly at road
side, after alighting from wagaon.
He and Pearson are said to have had
dispute over money matters, and
the latter was arrested shortly after
Lorgerbeams funeral.
Evening star., 1921-10-02
THE DOOR ON THE LANE. /,

lection Of the door porch out there
across the street, or was itmore than
a shadow? 1t was true that, to
remarkable degree. ones eyes became
accustomed to the murk. almost akin
{ to blackness. of the iI1-lighted street;
but the mind did not accommodate
tanned vigil, the brain spurred into
abnormal activity and under tense
strain, produced a mental quality OF
vision that .detracted from, rather
than augmented, the dependence to
be placed upon the physical organs
own imaginations; it created, rather
than deserted. Dave Henderson shook
his head in grim uncertainty. He
could not be sure. what 1t was OUT
there. With. the black background
of the unlighted room behind him he
could not be seen at the window by
any one on the street. which was two
stories below, and he had been watch :,
ing here since it had grown dark.
In that time he had seen a dozen
were not shadows-and yet they were
no more than that, after all. He was
only sure of one thing-that out there
somewhere, perhaps nowhere within
eye range of his window, perhaps
even half block away, but some
had been sure Of that during every
hour OF his new-found' freedom. since
he had reached Frisco that noon. He
had been sure Of it intuitively; but
he had failed signally to identify any
one specifically as having dagged or
followed him.
Freedom! He laughed aslittle harsh
ly. There weren't any stone. walls
any more: this window in front of
him wasn't grated. nor the door of the
room steel-barred. nor out there in
the corridor was there any uniformed
guard-and so it was freedom.
The short, harsh laugh was on his
lips again. Freedom! It was Curl
Gus freedom, then! He could walk at
will out there in the streets-within
limits. But he did not dare go yet to
that shed where Mrs. Tooler's old
pigeon-cote was. The money probably
wasn't there anyhow-Millman almost
certainly had won the first trick and
had got away with it; but it was
absolutely necessary that he should
be sure. (
He had freedom; but he had dared
go nowhere to procure q steel jimmy.
for instance. or q substitute for al
Evening star., 1921-10-02

CONTINUED in Tomorrow's Star.)
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1921-10-21
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED
OF PROF. ST. JOHN

The following story appeared in
last Sundays Spokesman-Review UNI
der Boston. Mass, date line:
Announcement is made of the en-
gagement of Elizabeth Chandler,
daughter of Alfred d. Chandler of
Brookline, to Harold st. John, Har-
ward, 1914, son of Mrs. Charles E.
st. John of Dover, Mass, and the
late Rev Charles e. st. John. Mr..
st. John is now at Pullman as pro-
lessor of botany at Washington State
College.
Miss Chandler is a graduate of
Radcliffe College, class of 1916. The
father of Miss Chandler, who is a
prominent Boston lawyer, is a Har-
ward man, class of 1868, as was the
father OF Mr. St John, who was of
the Harvard class of 1879.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1921-10-21
CITY WILL PURCHASE
DELINQUENT PROPERTY
Effort VIII BE Made to Save ASSESS
ments on Tax Delinquent Prop
erty Taken Over by County

To protect the various improve
ment districts of the municipality
against loss of assessments through
the sale of tax delinquent property,
the city of Pullman will purchase
from the county all Pullman lots
taken over by the county on tax sales
on which there were delinquent To-
cal Improvement district assess
ments. AT its meeting Tuesday
night the city council adopted a res
olution declaring the intention of
the city to purchase from the county
as soon as possible all lots now sold
to the county for taxes on which
there We're local improvement dis
trict assessments, and also to pur-
chase in the fall all such lots so
soon as possible after title is com
plete in the county. In the negotia-
lions the city will act as trustee for
the bond holders, who will be
paid the amount of the assessments
when the property is, in turn, sold
by the city.
Property to be taken over by the
county this fall on tax titles carries
delinquent local improvement district
assessments totaling $4352 and the
city will make an effort to acquire
all of this property so that the as
sessments may be taken care of
through resale of the lots Last year
the city lost $281S in assessments
through the sale of tax and assess
ment delinquent property by the
county, the delinquincies dating
back to 1914. Delinquencies for the
year 1916 total $71S4, for 1917
$1627, for 1913 $1461 and for 1919
$2668.
Investigation has disclosed the
fact that practically one-half of the
property within the improvement
district on Star Route extension is
delinquent on paving and sewer as
sessments, although other districts
show a much smaller percentage of
delinquencies.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1921-10-21
.C|TY'S FINANCES IN
EXCELLENT CONDITION
Municipality Is $1O2,517 Under Le-
gal Maximum Indebtedness Lii
abilities Total S5S,745

The excellent financial condition
of the city of Pullman is indicated
by tabulations made during the past
few days, which show the city to be
$102,517 under the legal maximum
of Indebtedness for all purposes. On
an assessed valuation of $1,271,264,
the maximum Indebtedness for all
purposes, which is set by state law
at 10 per cent, would be $127,-
126.40. Added to this figure would
be the total cash resources of the
city, as follows:
Cash in current expense fund,
$2,844.54; cash in bond interest
fund, $4SS.S9; cash in bond princi-
pal fund, 5000 cash in Indebtedness
fund, $1696.46; cash in cemetery
fund, SEASIDE; cash in special road
fund, $10,061.74; uncollected taxes,
$10,770.41; bonds held by sinking
fund, $14.497.53 water rents un-
paid, $35425; balance on contract
for house (estimated), 500. These
items increase the total legal indebt-
edness which might be incurred to
S171,324.41.
The total liabilities of the city,
however, must be deducted from this
amount, as we'll as the special road
fund of s10,O61.74. The liabilities
total $58,745.48, enumerated as fol-
lows:
Current expense warrants out,
$288.70; water warrants out, S1.05:
old current expense warrants out,
$3.58; general warrants out,
s495.80; interest on general war
rants, s959.60; oyerdraft, water
fund, $243.94; sewer bonds out,
$4,000; interest on sewer bonds,
S91.66; water bonds. issue 10 !,
$1,000; interest on last item,
$151.25; water bonds, issue No 2,
100000; interest on last item,
$4,000; road bonds cut, $4,000;
interest on last item, $3.50; balance
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1921-10-21
SUNDAY SCHOOLS HOLD
LARGE CONVENTION
Many Delegates and Workers Pres
ent at Enthusiastic Session Held
at NJ. Il. Church Monday

The South Half of the Whitman
County Sunday School association
met in convention in the NJ. E.
church at Pullman last Monday with
about so delegates present from the
different schools.
Mr.. Knapp called for a report OF
the most encouraging thing in the
Sunday schools represented. Pull
man Baptist responded that its col
lege young women's class was doing
fine work Eden Valley said the
adult classes were up and doing.
Garfield Christian is doing good
work. Onecho union is the best in
10 years. Pullman Methodist re-
ports the junior and intermediate
are better than formerly. Colfax
Congregational has jumped from %
in membership to 40. Elberton NJ.
e. reports good Sunday school and
pastor interested in the work.
Rev. Robert Warner gave the
opening address on Building Up a
Big School, He emphasized the
fact that above all things the teach
ers and officers should be spiritual
men and women.
Professor NJ. X. Snyder gave a
very interesting talk on The Kid,
the Youth and the Young Man. 80
Mr.. c. |. Daniels of Eden Valley
spoke on Sunday school co-opera-
ton and what might be accom-
plished if all Sunday schools worked
together.
At the evening session Professor
Charles Henry compared the public
school and Sunday school and DR..
Adelaide Woodward of India told of
some Of her work there
e. c. Knapp, general secretary of
the Inland Empire Sunday School
association, reported the work pro-
crossing and a large attendance at
the county conventions. lie illus
trated what could be done by telling
stories The convention was brought
to a close and Mr. Cole pronounced
the benediction.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1921-10-21
SPECIAL TRAIN WILL
BRING SERVICE MEN
Northern Pacific to Run Special
from ROsalia on Armistice Day
Full Program Arranged

A special train will be run over
the Northern Pacific line on Arm
istice day, November II, to bring
service men and others from all
points between Rosalia and Pullman
to the big celebration here. Big
delegations are expected to board
the train at ROsalia, Oakesdale, Gar
field and Palouse. The train will
arrive in Pullman in time for the
morning business meeting and will
return late that night.
Interest in the county celebration
is keen throughout the county and
in each town the local post is boost
ing the event. Coupon tickets adj
hitting service men and their ladies
have been sent to the officers Of
each local post this week to be solo
to the service men and reports re-
ceived here indicate that the big ma
jority of the service men of the
county, as we'll as hundreds Of civil
ians, will be in Pullman on Novem-
Der II to celebrate the memorable
occasion.
A full program was outlined this
week, the schedule being as follows:
1915 a. m-Business meeting Of
the county organization. At this
meeting the county officers will be
elected for the coming year.
1900 a. m.-Blowing of whistles,
ringing of bells-noise.
11:50 a. m.-Assemble at Main
and Alder streets.
1900 noon-Tolling of bell Two
minutes of silent prayer Tin memory
of unknown dead). Proclamation
by President Harding.
1902 p. m.-Rifle salute CIV. S.
c.. cadet corps squad.
1903 p. m.-Taps CIV. S. C..
buglers).
1905 p. m.-Lunch, served by
w. R. G.
100 D. m.-Parade assemblies at
National Guard armory. g. A. R.,
w. r. c., Spanish war vets, w. S. c..
cadet corps, w. S. c. band, Colfax
band, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, school
children, Legion posts, Auxiliary
posts, etc.
1:15 D. m.-Parade moves west
on Main street to Grand, north on
Grand to Olson street. etc.
200 p. m.-Football game, q. OF
w. freshmen VS.. W. S. G. freshmen
After football game-Sight seeing
On w Q n namnua etc
900 p. m.-Banquet.
$50 p. m.-Grand ball, open to
everybody, National Guard armory.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1921-10-21
DENSOW is PRESIDENT
OF PAST MASTERS

AT meeting held in Colfax Mon
day evening there was organized a
Past Masters association, F. & A.
NJ, for Whitman county. The Of
ticers elected were:
President, Fred C. Densow, Pull
man; first vice president, B. f. Man
ring, Colfax; second vice president
Perry o. King, Lacrosse; secretary
treasurer, Earl E. Renfrew. Colfax
Meetings will be held twice a wear
in Colfax on the third Monday in
January and May There were in
attendance from Pullman, A. E. Oh
son, V, L, Higgins, c. X. Lewis. Geo.
II. watt, w. NJ. Porter, r. J. Davis,
K. T. Cope, Harry Nash, Fred C.
Densow, U. G. Lawler, VIM. Swain,
Frank G. Henderson, A. B. Baker.
A, r. McClaskey, Earl C. Miller and
T. c. Matthews.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1921-10-21
ELEVEN CENT DROP
IN WHEAT MARKET

Wheat quotations on the local
market declined II cents during the
seyen-day period ended Wednesday
evening, The sharp decline was in
sympathy with big reductions in the
Chicago quotations, due to the i'm
pending railway strike. Several To-
cal buyers were called entirely out
of the market Wednesday, due to
the uncertain conditions, and were
instructed by their companies to ship
everything on hand and buy nothing.
Other buyers, however, offered 70
cents for red wheat and rs cents for
white wheat Wednesday.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1921-10-21
ioALMAN BEATS ST. JOHN
BY SCORE OF 81 TO 6
81 school Football Team Makes
irip On Minutes Nodce-Second
Ieam Beats CoIfax Seconds

Tue Pullman high school football
m Went to st. John Friday and
- 'ihlstered "a to drubbing to
o' John eleven. Rosalia high
40 scheduled to meet st. John but
'ne eleventh hour Cancelled the
- sDle and the Pullman huskies made
4 ZIP by truck at the last minute
NJ pohse to a telephone message.
~ single st. John touchdown was
-, - result of a cleverly executed
a.. play which found the Pullman
Nc Cuaary defense asleep. Captain
o,. at fullback and Klossner at
-''er played stellar ball for Pull
off, me locals played strong
d.,. game but were weak on
,s suse and Coach Gaiser threatens
Il ere shakeup in the Pullman line
Ia, asthen the defense. st. John
ana !, ISL backfield and a good line
% e teams were evenly matched
q al as weight is concerned, one
bounds. an weighing over zOV
nan "osers field Saturday the Pull
so,. seohd team piled up a 50 to 0
the Colfax second team.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1921-10-21
\. 5. ENROLMENT
BREAKS ALL RECORDS
Figures Reach 252 This Week
Freshman Glass Has 100, With
800 in Grades in Main
Building

The committee Of citizens which
visited the local schools this week
as a part of the chamber of com
merce campaign for closer co-opera-
! tion between the schools and patrons
and better understanding OF the
needs Of the school district, reported
at the Tuesday noon luncheon that
! the high school enrolment has
passed all former records, with 252
registered, or this number 100 are
members of the freshman class. The
committee reported finding crowded
conditions in both the high school
and Main buildings, but that high
standard of efficiency is being main
tanned despite this handicap. A new
building is an urgent necessity, ac-
cording to the committee
Crowded conditions and made
quate facilities were found in the
manual training department, where
10 benches must serve classes with
as many as % students The COM
mercial department also is located
! in cramped quarters, and the enroll
ment in this department could be
doubled if facilities for taking care
of larger classes were available. A
single room houses the classes in
agriculture, botany, general science
and physics, although it is obvious
that a room should be available for
agriculture alone, with provision for
display space and other essentials of
the agricultural department.
The home economics department
is better provided for than many of
the other departments, with a large,
well appointed room and fairly good
equipment. The State College takes
care of so per cent of the instruc-
tional work in this department, stu
dents of the home economics depart
ment of the college being assigned
to teaching duty as a part Of their
college work for periods of nine
weeks each. These students work
under supervisor, and the plan is
working out very satisfactorily In
the foreign language department all
Of the instruction is given by college
students as part Of their training
and without cost to the taxpayers
Of the school district.
Seven classes in the high school
are beyond the maximum set by the
state department of education, and
it is a significant fact that the only
adverse comment in the report of the
state inspector last year had to do
with the overcrowded conditions
which exist
The enrolment in the grades in
the Main building totals 365 dis
trihuted among the various rooms
as follows Beginners, 80, IA and
2B, 80; "a and 2B, 80; 5B and 6B,
II; Alb and "A, 81; BIB and "a,
&C. The GA, 18th and 8th grades are
departmentaiized. with lac students
enrolled.
While the visitation committee
was in the Main building a fire drill
was held, the entire building being
emptied in one minute and "a sec
onds. with perfect order prevailing.