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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-12-14
The Middle Ground
BY MARION RuBINcAM

she pointed 10 the attractive squares
of unbleached linen and the rough
but effective embroidery on them.
Yes, she did. She helped furnish
this place, and came over and painted
every day except matinee days, and
found bargains-its really a very
pretty place, it's all due to Claire's
ideas"
You do speak then?"
Luther laughed a little.
"Of course, we are perfectly good
friends. l took her out TO lunch to-
day. Do you suppose just because
she doesn't want to see me every
day she doesn't want to see me at
all?"
Mrs. Talbot gave it up. When a
husband and wife did the almost I'M
heard of thing of separating. it was
because of something serious. Who
ever heard of husband taking his
wife out to lunch, and the wife COM
ing around fixing up his sisters
house after a separation? She gave
it up as hopeless puzzle.
Come and see the rest of the
rooms" Luther said, getting up from
the table.
She followed behind him-the
kitchen was at the back of the place,
, opening into the long hall A mar
row bathroom came next filling the
width of the house. Down the hall
were three bedrooms, one for her
one larger one where the two girls
slept and Luther's. And then came
the living room, which spread across
the width of the house again ana
/ had in it Amy's piano-hired by the
| month, Luther explained.
The place was plain. almost bare,
a home fixed UP of odds and ends
but managed with taste. The nice
things were always attributed to
Claire.
Luther turned at the sound of a key
/ Here's Jane" he said. almost with
/ relief. Amy will be home soon, she's
at a dance"
A dance! Amy never mentioned
! dancing in her letters!
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-12-14

Dear Mrs. Thompson: Will you
please tell me of a good skin white
ner? r. G..
A teaspoonfui OF the tincture of ben
zOin 10 an ounce of rosewater forms
a well-known lotion, which is excel
lent for whitening the skin.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: The father of
the young man with whom keep COM
pany raises Angora cats. This young
man wants to present me with one
for a Christmas present. Would it be
proper for me to accept the gift?
SANTA CLAUS.
Yes, it will be all right to accept
the gift.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: l am a girl
Is years old and have been going with
a fellow two years my senior for the
last six months. I have positive proof
that he goes only with me, while | go
with three others. The first only
comes about twice a week and then
we go to dances, etc, and he very
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NEW CONDITIONS
Chapter 80

Chapter 80
Never mind" Luther said as
though trying to avoid a subject that
was unpleasant. You must be hun
cry. Well go back in the kitchen and
get you something to eat"
He had helped her off with her
shabby black serge coat-a garment
at least Is years old, carefully kept
as best and worn perhaps but half
a dozen times a year, grown shabby
now from age if not from use.
Amy Talbot followed her son
through a series of rooms and down
long hallway. 1t was her first eX-
perience in a city flat"
This place is an old fashioned
apartment house. Luther explained.
The more flights of steps you are
willing to walk up, the less rent you
pay. The rooms are large, considering
most of these places, and as we are
four stories up, we get quite bit Of
sunlight. As we are in very I'M
fashionable district we get the place
cheaply"
The hall seemed endless. but at
last they entered the kitchen.
Mrs. Talbot was at home in any
kitchen. Most of her life had been
spent in one, and the mere sight OF
pans and pots hanging on the wall
put her at ease. She forgot the
dread of the city outside and the
fatigue of the journey, as she began
tying on an apron.
Luther managed all the strange
new arrangements for her-he lighted
the gas stove and showed her how
the hot and cold water faucets
worked, and took the things from the
refrigerator.
mo running down steps and
through tow cellars to set the but
ter" he said. Jane has everything
arranged splendidly here"
lie fairly chartered as he helped
he make herself supper He set
the table for her in the dining room
when she was ready TO spread a
little place on the kitchen table.
While she ate, she looked wonder
ltngly about Luther explained the
clever things Jane and Amy had
done in fixing up the place at small
expense, buying old-fashioned furpi
ture cheaply and enameling it in sor,
colors, making quaint luncheon sets
Of unbleached linen and checked
Bingham embroidered in crossstitcf
which the girls did because they
could not afford to buy linen.
"Claire's very clever at that sOr
of thing" Luther went on. "Sht
made lot of things we have"
"But-you said she had your ole
place"
She has-well, | suppose you have
10 know it sometime. We-we've sep
arated"
Mrs. Talbot looked at her son Will
shocked eyes.
You mean-you--"
We aren't living together. Claire
tired of me. / guess. I'm not yer!
exciting, | suppose. We-well, W.
didn't agree very well. She wanted
10 go back on the stage and | re
fused to let her. She found a part
and went back anyway And w
quarreled about that. Then thi
chap she's known so long-Jin
Clarke, you've heard of him-begaI
hanging around and ! was jealous
and we quarreled about that-anC
there were other things In the ent
she said she was tired of me, ant
] suggested to Jane and Amy that W.
axe a place together for economy"
"But-then you aren't speaking
and you said she made all these
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seldom calls me up. Do you think he
loves me enough for me TO give up
the others? ! really love the first
the best and am not satisfied unless l
am with him.
Would you advise me TO give all
four a Christmas present?
BOBBIE d.
Do not give up your other friends
for the boy you like best. He has
given you no reason to think that he
intends to marry you, and therefore TO
give up other friends would be foolish.
Send cards to all the boys unless
you prefer to give the one you like the
best a book.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-12-14
TRAITS GET RELIGION.

tBY ASSociated PreSs)
ANN ARBOR, Mich. Dec. 14-Fra-
ternities and house clubs of the Uni
versity of Michigan are going to get
religion, if they haven't it already.
Plans have been completed by thc
Students Christian Association of the
university for regular Bible classes
and religious discussion groups in the
various organizations at least once a
week.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-12-14

body is too fat, some of the extra
flesh is certain to form under the chin
as we'll as over the abdomen and the
back of the shoulders. A general re.
duction will help TO reduce this double
chin and local treatments with ice and
careful massage will draw up the loose
skin and bring back the smooth and
youthful lines.
| would recommend 10 minute rub
with piece of ice every day, to be
preceded by rather vigorous massage
with the hands The exercise of
stretching the chin upwards as far as
possible also will be of immense bene,
fit, and if you cannot get ice, use any
wellrecommended astringent.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-12-14

France has officially Endorsed the
plan of the Belleau Wood Memorial
Association in this country for the
reconstruction of the village of Bel
leau.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-12-14

There was one Protestant Episcopal
ian, one Christian. The Lutherans.
Dutch Reformed, Unitarians and Nor
mans all have two members eacn-
There are six Catholics and six Bap-
lists, seven Congregationalists II
Presbyterians, II Episcopalians and II
Methodists.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-12-14

The grand bazaar in Stamboul Is
soon TO be lighted by electricity.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-10-12

Neal O'Connor, formerly of Verona,
was killed in Minneapolis when his
foot caught in a frog of a railroad
track and he was run down by train.
Before the discovery of his death was
made two trains had run over his
body.
Mrs. Charles Messner, Millston,
was bitten by' a rattlesnake while
bundling cornstalks on her farm
there. She was taken to Tomah to
the home of her daughter, Mrs. E.
Duscher, where treatment was given.
No i'll effects are expected.
Brentwood and that district o.
Northern Wisconsin were recently
over run by thousands of hungry
potato bugs. The bugs were on the
streets, sidewalks, in public buildings
and even in residences. The great
number of potato bugs in that vicin-
ity this year is due, farmers declare
to the hardness of the round, which
prevents the bugs from digging. A
heavy frost would kill millions of the
bugs and would aid the destruction of
next years bugs.
No new building contract author
lied by the legislature at the last SEES
sion have been signed by Gov Blaine
up to the present time, according to
word from the board of public affairs
1t was not expected that construction
on new projects will commence before
spring, with the exception of the
soldiers memorial hospital Some
contracts may be held up by the
governor to hold down expenses as
far as possible. Most of the author
lied construction is said however, to
be urgently required because of the
halt in building since the war. Over
$2,000,OO0 in construction, authorized
by the legislature. remains uncom-
pleted, or still to be commenced.
Ephraim Moreau, 81, Hawthorne
was caught by P. E. Osborne, Hill
crest, Wis, and Deputy Sheriff Will
/ liam Hawthorne, when he walked into
a trap laid for the man who demanded
! $3.50 blackmail money of Mrs. o. B.
Anderson, Hillcrest At Superior
police headquarters Osborns admitted
sending threatening letters to Mrs.
Anderson Mrs. Anderson appealed
to Dist. Atty. R. E. Kennedy when
she received a letter threatening to
burn her house if she did not put
$3.50 in her mail box, and to shoot her
if she told authorities. Mrs Ander-
son answered the letter saying the
money would be in the box Wednes-
day Moreau was caught when he
took fake package of bills from the
box
Last Friday there arrived in Madi-
son mother who had just completed
a long, weary trip from "the bottom
of the world, with six small children.
Mrs. Lelah Frederickson-Bazon ar
rived in that city from Argentine to
make her future home with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. A Frederickson,
1105 Rutledge street. Mr. Bacon died
in Argentine the past summer About
II years ago Bacon came to the U. w.
He was one of group of students
sent here by the Argentine govern
ment. A university romance followed
later when Bacon was married to
Lelah Frederickson. They went to
South America to live. Six children
were born to them. Then came Ba-
on's death this summer, and Mrs. Ba-
zon was left with the six children.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-10-12

She decided to return to Madison
The trip from Argentine to Madison
took % days, during which time Mrs.
Bacon alone looked after her six
little children. Mrs. Bacon arrived in
Madison worn out from the fatigue of
the long trip.
Michael Murphy of Richland Center
was kicked in the face by large stall
lion he was showing to high school
boys interested in stock Judging. The
horses hOof struck the man but once,
deep cuts being inflicted on the mouth
and forehead Murphy will recover,
Raymond Zinz, = young man of %
years. died at the home of his parents
in Avoca Saturday a week ago of cam
Ger of the liver.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-10-12
Spoiled His Illustration.

A temperance lecturer aiming to
make a telling point, said NOW,
supposing / had pail OF water ana
a pail of beer and then brought on
donkey, which of the two would ne
take?"
He'd take the water came a
voice from the gallery.
"And why would he take the wa
ter?" the lecturer asked.
Because he's an ass was the
quick reply.-Boston Transcript.
The corn is by the frost stage and
somebody should devise a plan 10
keep it from sprouting in the husk
New Ulm review., 1921-02-09
TEAM MAY ATTEND N. w.
GYMNASTICy TOURNAMENT
Important Matters Discussed at
Meeting Of Turnverein. -Four
New Members.

At the regular monthly meeting of
the New Ulm Turnverein, held at
Turner Hall, Saturday evening, it was
decided, if possible, that the society
shall be represented at the tournament
of the Northwestern Gymnastic Union,
which is to be held Saturday, March
10, probably at the. University Of
Minnesota. in Minnea polls. The
society also gave its approval to the
recommendation of the district exc
cutive committee Rezirksvorsta ndes)
to change the date of the Tagsatzung
from March IL to March 19. This
gathering will be held at st. Paul.
The minutes Of the previous session
OF the executive committee of the local
society were read at the meeting Satur-
day evening and it was decided to call
a referendum vote upon a recommends
ton of the local executive committee.
as well as upon a question submitted
by the district executive committee.
This vote will be taken at the next
meeting of the New Ulm Turnverein,
Saturday evening, February 10, and
the secretary was instructed to send
out invitations to all members to at
tend.
Among the other imp portant business
matters be disposed Of at themeeting
Saturday evening was that of = adn,itt;n 4 g.
three new members into the society
and accepting a transfer card held by a
member Of another society, who has
removed to New Ulm.
New Ulm review., 1921-02-09
STATE SKAT TOURNAMENT
AT ST. PAUL NEXT SUNDAY
New Ulm Club Will be Represented
by Some 80 Members. Many
Prizes Hung Up.

Some 80 members of the New Ulm
Skat Club are planning on attending
the annual skat tournament of the
MINI. State Skat League which will
be held at the Riverview Commercial
Club rooms, Congress and Concrod
streets, st. Paul. next Sunday, Feb
ruary -. Included in the list of local
ssskat onkels" will be number of our
bowlers who leave. Friday morning of
this week to participate in the /. B. A.
tournament in the same city.
The entrance fee for the skat toru-
nament is $500 for each player, of
which $1.50 will be, paid as prize
money. There will be no less than 20
and probably 80 prizes awarded.
Two sessions will be held, the first be-
ginning at 2:30 o'clock in the afternoon
and the second at 1870 in the evening.
The railroads are offering a reduced
rate Of q fare and a half for the round
trip, good returning until Monday,
February ID.
| The weekly tournament Of the New
Ulm Skat Club, held at Turner Hall,
Monday evening was well attended.
The prizes were awarded as follows:
First, William Thiedemann, 20 net
games; second, John Backer, 499 net
points; third, William Klippel, heart
solo against three matadors.
New Ulm review., 1921-02-09
BIG PACKER DIVIDEND.

M orris & Co, meat packers, has
increased it's ca capitalization from s3,,-
900, 900 to $40, 900, 900 by stock
dividend Of / 1893 per cent. holders
of 500 share would thus receive
IS ,2S3 worth Of the 4 new. stock The
l$$337 900. 900 Of surplus used thus. for q
stock dividend represents profits made
in recent years, exclusive Of dividends
declared on the original capital of
SO, !, 900, 900. The distribution Of the
stock was made some time ago but
kept secret It is a close corporation
being owned almost exclusively by the
heirs of Nelson M orris.
New Ulm review., 1921-02-09
WHERE WE BEAT EN-.

Nels Cronquist, who had charge Of
installing the light plant machinery,
worked at New Ulm, Monday and
Tuesday, stalking out the foundations
for the ma achinery for the new plant at
that place. The New Ulm plant
threatens to rival the Fairmont plant
in class. Fairnaont Daily Sentinel. ,,
For once Frank Day, the venerable
Sage OF Interlaken, must admit that
New Ulm is somewhat in advance Of
Fairmont. Our new municipal plant
does not only threaten to rival the
.Fairmont plant, but actually OUT
classes it in every way.
New Ulm review., 1921-02-09
TO MAKE DRIVE
FOR MEMBERSHIP
COMMERCIAL CLUB SET MARX
OF TWO HUNDRED BY
MARCH
WILL EXPAND LATER AND ASK
FARMERS AND LABoRERs
TO JOIN.

At a Joint meeting of the publicity,
finance and membership committees
sof the New Ulm Commercial Club held
/ NJ ondcay evening in the club rooms it
was decided to institute a membership
drive during the present month in an
attempt to bring the membership of
the local commercial club up to two
hundred members.
| 1t was agreed that a letter, explain
ing the purposes and policies Of the
Commercial Club was to be sent to all
prospective members with an applica-
ton card enclosed and this was. to be
followed up by a personal visit from the
membership committee,
Not in Politif is.
One of the matters that was brought
to the attention of the committee was
the question Of whether or not the club
was to enter any political controversy
which may arise and it was emphatical-
#ly declared that the commercial club
was not in politics and that all efforts
would be put forth to curb the efforts
OF any party or parties to drag the club
into political squabbles.
Commercial Club Necessity.
There is but little doubt existing in
the minds of any fair-minded person
of the necessity of commercial club
and every business man, whether he,
owns large or small place of business
should consider it h S duty to belong
to. an organization that has nothing
but the interest of the city at heart,
Naturally, conditions will arise which
are likely to cause difference in the
various minds of the club members, but
the years gone by have taught many
lesson and greater efforts will be made
to settle centroEersiss arlaliiSaa arlaliaaha /
To Expand Later.
The present membership drive is
but forerunner to the next drive to
be made when the goal will be set at
four hundred and in which attempts
will be made to invite the farmers and
laborers into the organization. This
will make the club somewhat of
community club where all matters of
city interest can be thrashed out and
discussed. If the present drive is sue
cessful. it might be possible that the
next drive will be made before the
annual banquet which will be held
sometime in April
Sleepy Eye Has Big Club.
Several members who attended the
annual banquet Of the. Sleepy Eye Club
stated that that organization had 1876
members in good standing whereas
| the local club has but 105. There is
no reason why New Ulm can't have a
club twice the size of the Sleepy Eye
club and every business man ap-
preached and also those who want to
join but have been overlooked should
make it his duty to see that he becomes
affiliated with the local commercial
club.
New Ulm review., 1921-02-09
SPELLING CONTEST.

f45s alss.Ss .
The eighth annual Nicollet county
spelling contest will be held at the
.Ludcke Opera House in st. Peter,
Friday evening, May 6, according to
an announcement made Wednesday
BY Albert j. Holmstead, county super
intendent Of schools. The spelling
lists, containing { 900 words, have been
sent out to the rural schools Of the
county preparatory to the individual
contests which are to take place some
time before April IA. The winner
from each district will participate in
The county contest. Prizes for the
latter event will be awarded as follows
First, $1,000; second, $3.50; third
$5. 90; fourth, $3.50; fifth, $1.50. Each
contestant will be presented with :
box Of candy.
Il
New Ulm review., 1921-02-09
WOLVES TRAPPED R
BY FARMER Lad
WILLIAM JOHNS OF MILFORD
BAGS TWO, FULL-GROWN
SPECIMENS.
ART. BELLIG OF STARK ALSO
RECEIVES BOUNTY FOR
TWO WOLVES.

That certain sections of Brown
county are, not safe for wolves has been
demonstrated beyond doubt in the
recent past, for on two farms no less
than four full-grown specimens have
been bagged within the last few weeks.
Aside from the benefit done to sheep
raisers in general as the result of the
promiscuous determination Of these
marauders, this is a. rather profitable
pastime, for the state pays a bounty
of $3.50 and the county adds the
muniicent sum of SIS more as an in
.aucanaent 50 trappers and NUMBERS
Farmer Lad Traps Two.
William Johns, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
]. H. Johns, residing on the Henry P.
Bastian farm in M Milford township, has
trapped two full-grown wolves within
the past few weeks. The first was
taken January IA. It was a female
and weighed Is pounds. The animal
was securely caught, being trapped
by one front and one hind foot. The
young man and his brothers succeeded
in removing it from the traps alive,
after securely muzzling it with a rope.
After photographing the wolf, they
killed it and the pelt was brought to
New Ulm as evidence to secure the
bounty of $3.50 from County Auditor
Louis G. Vogel.
Friday morning of last week, William
noticed another wolf in his trap, but
this animal was caught only by a claw
of one Of the front feet. The danger
of the wolf escaping was too great to
attempt capturing it alive, so bullet
was sent into its, brain. The injury
inflicted by the steel trap was incon-
sequental and the animal would have
soon recovered, but the boys did not
care to take the chance of losing their
quarry. This specimen tipped the
scales at about 40 pounds. The
young man brought the pelt in to the
county auditors office the same morn
ing and received the second bounty
Of $22.5O making total Of $4,000
within few weeks.
Killed Many Sheep.
Last year no less than % Of Mr..
| Johns sheep were VI Killed byA wolves, W
which caused his sons Is make elabos,r--
ate plans for trapping the 1mftarauders.
All three young men set traps. but
only VILLAIN has thus far been forrtsuanntt f,rtsa II
ate enough to bag the animals. r s. ~ ~
se The success Of the wolf-trappe1
hinges a great deal upon his skin al
camouaage. The Milford farmer lad
secures a quantity Of blood at slaught-
ering time on his fathers farm every
i Wii1tnr and aITnu,et ;s ~ tI9ns
New Ulm review., 1921-02-09

Rumors '1lEn1 circulating in Sleepy Eye
are to the effect that the Northwestern
railroad is anticipating a material
reduction in its force Of men employed
IN N that that city, as well as to discontinue
the noon passenger. Monday morn
ing Of this week the switch engine was
taken off duties in the railroad yards
there and the two crews were assigned
to the Redwood Falls branch, each
crew doing its own switching in the
Sleepy Eye yards. Rumor also has it
that lat a number of employees in the
5r'ound-house at Sleepy Eye will be dis
charged.