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Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-09-22
CHAPTER XIV.
A Letter and a PROPOSAL.

y LcIIeF ana d proposal
The Moreland Coal company's two
big rough buildings were completed
in record time. There had been no
further manifestations of interference
from the Balls and Torreys. and Hen
derson Golf had been nowhere in evil
dence since the night of Bill Dales
ironclad verbal ultimatum. Work on
the little railroad was progressing like
wildfire, and everybody was in high
spirits
BY Heck had just arrived with the
mail He stalked with an air of great
importance into Dale's Office. and
threw the mail down on the new roll
top desk; then he stepped backward,
dropped into a straight-back chair and
began TO nurse his rifle tenderly on
his knees. There was a puzzled look
on his leathery face. Dale had re-
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-09-22

course, that Miss Littleford was 60
ing to Tennessee to attend the Oc-
tober term of court at Gainesville.
1t was little after the middle of a
bright afternoon. He found her sit
ting on an iron settee in a secluded
corner of the lawn, where cape jessa-
mines and lilac bushes grew in order
ly array. She wore a light wrap, and
there was an easy-tO-read book in her
hands; but she wasn't trying to read
at the moment.
He barred his head, greeted her
pleasantly, and asked permission to
sit down beside her. She looked up
at him. He was Immediately dressed.
"Of course" she granted with a
smile that was very winsome.
He stated his mission briefly, for
Mrs. Dale might appear at any min
ute.
Il came, Elizabeth, to ask you to
marry me-
She sat as still as though she had
not heard He went on hastily:
Il confess that I'm a little ashamed
Of trying to take you away from Car
lyle Dale, for he was always very nice
to me. But | may be forgiven for
that. | think, because | care for you
great deal. Anyway-'All is fair
in love and war'-you know"
His voice was hardly businesslike
but it lacked original fire. Elizabeth
Littleford closed the book in her lap,
and lifted her clear brown eyes to his
eager face.
No" she disagreed, "all ain't-isn't
fair in love and war. That's one o.
the very silliest sayin's I've ever heard.
As for the Other-I like you, Jimmy,
but not in the way you want me to.
It's Bill Dale that like-in that way,
Jimmy"
Fayne looked disappointed. He was
silent.
You're a good boy, Jimmy" she
went on, land l hate to make you
feel the least bit bad. 1t makes me-
oh, Jimmy. it makes me blue. wish
you hadn't asked me. I'm sure you'll
find some better girl than me-than ]
for a wife,"
There is no better girl than you,
Elizabeth. I'm going to wait-and
hope"
He took up one of her hands and
kissed it, rose and went toward the
street. Before he had gone a minute,
she rose, her face little pale. and
stared after him, sOrely tempted-fOr
Fayne'S money could bring her people
out of their long night of ignorance! !!
Well, if she didn't marry Bill Dale
and she feared that she wouldn't
she would marry Jimmy Fayne. If he
still wanted her-if he would agree
to help her people. After all, it wasn't
so much to give. What was one poor
little, unhappy human life?
1t was late, that night, when Eliz-
abeth Littleford went to sleep. And
when at last she slept, she dreamed of
walking through a fragrant green
meadow with Bill Dale. There was
the low humming of wild bees about
the purple crowns Of the ironweed and
the scarlet bloom of the clover; there
was the mating call of the partridge,
and the lovelorn coo of a dove.
CTo BE CoNTINUED)
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-09-22
COULDN'T KID THAT STUDENT
mission of Author Was Dis &,
tinctIy Uncomplimentary

George Philip Knapp has not always
been professor of English at Columbia
For two years he held the same posi-
tion at the University of Cincinnati,
where his modesty, as usHal. was so
pronounced that his great scholarship
was not evident to the typical under
ciassman. One, day a chap who had
just been promoted from the freshman
class bounded into his study and said
Professor Knapp, found something
strange today; there's book over in
the library written by man who has
just your name"
rs that so?" said Professor Knapp.
what is the bookT'
why" said the student, ''it is an ac-
count of an Ahglo-Saxon work called
'Andreas and Elene.'"
"But wrote that book" replied the
author of Modern English, land half
a dozen other volumes"
Said the student: "Ah, gwan y'-
New York Evening Post.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-09-22
Lives of Trees.

The New York Sun tells of a tree
said to be living in Mexico that is
5000 years old. 1t is described as a
cypress sc feet in diameter, but as
no scientific record of its existence has
been made doubt Is justifable. But
there really are baobab trees in Africa
credited with 1000 years, and the big
seauoias in California are given an
age approximately 1900 years. Yews
in England are believed to be of equal
age, with many oaks and elIns known
to be 800 years old
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-09-22

No matter how large they may be,
new shoes always hurt ones corns.
The shOe-stretcher or last offers little
or no relief, since it makes no inn
preston on the shoe where II Is most
needed--oyer the corn. Dropping a
little hot paraffin wax or sealing wax
over the part Of the last where the
corn grows on the foot will cause this
part of the shoe to stretch and form
depression. valuable hint to those
who are troubled with corns.-Popular
Science Month
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-09-22
MAPLE SUGAR.

The sugar, or rock maple (acer
kaccharinuml thrives best In eastern
Canada, and in the states Of Vermont
New Hampshire and parts Of New
York. but nowhere does 1t thrive
better than in the province Of Quebec,
and especially in the hilly south
eastern part. known as the eastern
townships. The sugar producing area
of Quebec is much larger than that OF
Vermont and not so broken. In
Quebec it is hilly country; in Yer
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-09-22
Queer.

Young Smoother was in a reflective
mood in one corner of the clubroum
when he m1ttered to himself, II
have with the millions and millions of
persons to whom ] owe nothing.
wonder why in the world those chaps
make such confOunded noise about
it?"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-09-22

ceived half Il dozen letters, and By
Heck was at - loss TO figure out the
why of such an overwhelming amount
of mail
Dale finished his figuring, leaned
back in his swivel chair and took up
a letter that seemed altogether too
bulky for business letter. More
over, its address was in pencil, and
somewhat scrawled, though a chirog-
raphy expert would have said that
the handwriting showed strength Of
character.
81 wonder who it is" Dale muttered,
"that mistakes us for a newspaper
Office and is sending US copy?"
Jest what l was a-thinkin',"
drawled By Heck through his Niagara
Falls mustache "Open her up, Bill
mebbe It's money, by Jaker'
Dale saw the postmark then, and
his brows drew with interest. 1t was
the pOstmark Of his old home city.
From Babe" he told himself-and
it was
He opened it and read it. She had
spelled most nf her words correctly,
but the only punctuation she used was
period and her capitals were few.
For a wonder. she had put it into
paragraphs:
Mr.. bill Dale.
cartersville.
tennessee.
Kind friend.
seat myself with pen in hand to drap
you a few lines to let you know am
well hoping yen the same. well bill
have some rews to tell you about
what happened when got back hear
and since got back and hear It is.
the first person seen when got
to the railrcde stashun was Jimmy
fayne and he was dressed up like a
millionair and reckon he is one. he
took me in his moter car up to pats
home. patr',ha YOU know. pat she
Rugged me and jimmy left rite away
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-09-22
Some Job.

c. ii. F. sends us the following ex-
tract from college professors letter
of recommendation: Miss D. has had
complete charge Of one of our labor
atory sections. embracing 30 students
twice each week. Boston Tran
script.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-09-22
The Flavor Lasts
How Bill Was Cancelled.

Kaye-Old Tupper had bad luck,
didn't he?
Gray-Oh, what was that? l don't
think | heard about it.
"Why, he got so far behind with the
rent for his room at his boarding
house that he had to marry the land
lady."-LOndOn Answers.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-09-22
The cuticura Toilet Trio.

Tie NuIILUFd IuIIeL 1FFus
Having cleared your skin keep it clear
by making Cuticura your everyday
toilet preparations. The soap to cleanse
and purify, the Ointment to soothe and
heal, the Talcum to powder and per-
fume. No toilet table is complete
without them. 25c everywhere.-Ad-
vertiSement.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-09-22

For your daughters sake, use Red
Cross Ball Blue in the laundry. She
will then have that dainty, well-groom-
ed appearance that girls admire. SC.
Advertisement.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-09-22

mont 1t is almost mountainous. Both
areas produce fine sugar, probably the
best made anywhere, and especially
those districts that are free Of lime
stone.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-09-22
Usually.

Money can't do everything, bot 81
can do everything that most pecpla
want to do.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-09-22
w. N. u., FORT WAYNE, NO. 3s-ts21.
C,nnon.

"I'm lookin' fer a harness shop"
"C'mon. Them's corsets. Louis
vile Courier-Journal.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-09-22
improvements.

"That rich feller has certainly
fixed up his farm in great shape"
"Yep. Got it now so that it has all
the discomforts Of city place."
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-09-22

If half the average mans prayers
were answered it would add to his
troubles
The Ordway new era., 1921-10-21
ew State Bank
In Two Weeks

nav State Bank Is to be opened
[ordway within couple of weeks.
,resent plans work out and there
ns IN be no reason why this will
come about. In conversation
\ Mr. Reimold, special deputy
h commissioner, he announced
4 he had nothing definite to di-
90 at this time but there were
sties who are negotiating for the
Enlistment of bank, and that
pe local capital would probably be
ahe new institution.
N present there is no new turns in
affairs of the defunct Citizens
ste bank, but the opening of II
institution will very material
6essoa the burden now carried by
se who suffered losses because of
failure The claims are being
he'd in to Mr.. Reimold at very
|sfactory rate, which enables him
Keen the work of Strengthening out
affairs going very nicely. 1t is
early ir the course of affairs to
anticipate how extensively the
b may pay its depositors.
The Ordway new era., 1921-10-21
LOCAL BRIEFS

The district conference of the
Woman's Forcing Missionary society
onens today in La Junta. Mrs. l.. l.
ciffin is in attendance as delegate
from the ordway society. other
members who will go to La Junta ior
the conference are Mrs. ]. G. WORK
man. Mrs. Hugh F. Lorimer ana MIS-
G. E. Barker.
M. G.. Byam, of Denver a tormel
resident of Ordway, was mere TINS
week on business.
q n schell took sick in ordway q
few days ago and was rusnea 20
hospital in Rocky Ford. He Is sel'
tinr along quite well tho his CON
dition was serious for . time |.
The Ordway new era., 1921-10-21
$500 THE YEAR
Poultry Specialist
Is Coming Soon

C. E. Taylor of Ordway has been
in corresp ondence with the State Ag-
ricultural college recently and has ar
ranged to have Paul C. Jamison, poul-
try specialist, to come to Crowley
county. He will be here November
Z, 8, and 8, and Mr.. Taylor has been
instructed to arrnge meeting places
at Sugar City, Ordway, Numa, Crow
ley and Olney Springs.
Mr.. Jamison will hold six meetings
and will give poultry demonstrations
on culling, and any phase of the busi-
ness his audience may desire. Ques-
tions may be asked and answers given
Mr.. Taylor is in the poultry busi-
ness here and is very much interested
in seeing the business developed
more in the county. He will an
nounce the meetings next week.
The Ordway new era., 1921-10-21
Mrs. Sarah Roberts
Pioneer Resident Dies

Mrs. Sarah L. Roberts, one Of the
pioneer women of this community,
and we'll known and beloved by a
wide circle of friends, died at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Arthur
Groom at Crowley, on Saturday, Oc-
tober Is, 1921, after long illness.
The funeral services were conducted
on Monday afternoon Of this week at
The Methodist Episcopal church in
Ordway. Rev. ]. "A. Smith, pastor of
the church officiated and Rev. T. S.
Hughes, pastor Of tho Presbyterian
church at Crowley assisted. Inter-
nent was made in Valley View ceme-
terry.
Mrs. Roberts came to Colorado in
1891, and settled on farm near Ord
way where they resided until Mr..
Roberts death in 1904. Since that
time she has made her home with
her daughters, Mrs. w. w. Griffin.
in Ordway and Mrs. Green, of Crow
ley. She is survived by two daugh-
rers and three sons. The sors are
DR.. z. T. Roberts. of Rocky Ford,
williams Roberts, of Durango and A.
G. Roberts, of Kansas City, Mo.
Mrs. Roberts host of friends and
of the family extend thoir deepest
sympathy in their bereavement.
The Ordway new era., 1921-10-21
C-M-G Club Plans
BY MRS. DWIGHT e. BONE
County Chairman

Don't think because you have not
heard from us lately that we are
asleep in Crowley county.
We certainly are not. We are lin
ing things up for that luncheon.
Three are assured in the county and
we hope there will be at least two
more.
Do you want to see your own state
prosper? Then sign card and be-
come a booster. Ask for and buy
Colorado products. That half mil
lion dollars that is spent every day in
Colorado for food stuff alone. Keep
it in Colorado. Get your share of it.
Help Colorado's unemployed.
Sugar City expects to give their
luncheon some evening next week
for the benefit of the Civic League.
Numa next week, Friday, October %,
at the school house for the benefit
| of the Parent-Teacher association.
Ordway at noon Saturday, October
20, at the school house jointly with
the Parent-Teacher association, for
the local boys higher educational
fund, the gym fund, play ground or
rest room. There are many needs
for it so we know you will all want to
help.
A special train is going over the
state boosting Colorado made goods
and home products. 1t will doubt
less be here on that trip. We can
show them we are already boosting.
The different Women's clubs are
| asked to help in securing members
also to serve strictly Colorado goods
at all their October meetings.
A committee from each local club
will assist at our Ordway luncheon.
The merchants are asked to make
special displays in windows and on
shelves and push the sale of Color
RADIO made goods during the week
october 1890. Watch their win
dows.
Schools are asked to have some
| one give a talk one day that week.
Ministers are asked W ehuoise 'he
movement from the pulpit Sunday,
October 23.
4 trust that Crowley county will re-
spond to every call. If any manu-
facturer in Crowley county wishes
their goods used at the luncheons the
committees will not refuse their do
nations.
Mrs P. j. Dahm, Sugar City.
Mrs. E. M. Davis and Mrs. Edd
Whitney, Ordway.
Mrs. Carl Pantle and Mrs. Pedigo,
Numa.
Mrs Claude Mattingly, Crowley.
We hope to have names from olney
Springs next week.
The Ordway new era., 1921-10-21
CROWLEY
Contributed

Five years ago little plot of
prairie in Crowley county, where
cattle ranged, a little village
sprang into existence. In recog-
milton of the father of the county,
the town was named Crowley.
The name of the village was sent
broadcast over the country and
soon business men sought it out
and it was not long until busi-
ness of every kind had sprung up
Today Crowley has all the busi-
ness enterprises of any other
town of the country, SO much so
that it has been compelled to
take upon itself the responsible
ity of an Incorporated town. In
few days we will elect our Of
ficers to administer the affairs,
and our growth and prosperity
will continue.
The Ordway new era., 1921-10-21
To the Public

taking over the practice of DR..
\. Rodenhauser. 1 wish to state
feel that l am qualified to rem
|the same careful and conscient-
work to which his patients have
accustomed.
Pr with over ten years practical
Fience, two years as school dent
a city of over 10000 and post
pate in the newer lines of dent
this year, am in a position to
this service.
Pre- room has been obtained so
large X-ray machine and all
ulpment can be installed. All
atest proven appliances relating
4 comfort and efficiency for the
nt are planned. One of these,
stance, is an electric lamp that
hrow its rays directly into the
without binding either the
nt or operator. Those of you
pave had to sit for a half hour
and be forced to either gaze at
lhding light or shut your eyes,
ppreciate what this means.
and numerous other improve
mat go to make up the modern
ped dental office such as are
In the larger cities is what you
ave right at home.
The Ordway new era., 1921-10-21
ICES FULL ATTENDANCE

letter to the stockholder of
Twin Lakes Reservoir & Canal
calling their attention to the
1cal meeting to be held on Satur-
", October 20. Martin II. Hasstedt,
|scretary of the company calls their
Ittenton to the Importance of the
netting. He says:
ID is very necessary that the stock
bolders attend this meeting or send
d heir proxies so their stock may be
Ioted. Over twenty-eight thousand
|hlres must be represented in order
h Transact business. We are fort
[1te in being able to get this money
IA per cent with five years in
Ich to repay the loan and we must
III fail in this by not having suffic-
stock represented to transact
hess.
II you will not attend the meet
send your proxy in now before
forget it. Be sure to sign your
on the lower line in the proxy.
nmber of proxies have been sent
lat are not signed"
another page of this issue is
call in full and the purpose for
p the meeting is to be held.
The Ordway new era., 1921-10-21
SCHOOL. NEWS
BY THE SCHOOL STAFF

The Senior class and the members
of the faculty of Ordway school en-
joyed a fry out near Patricks ranch
last Saturday night. The weather,
the moon, the eats, the crowd ev-
erything was ideal-and that kind of
time was enjoyed by everyone.
We are proud of our football boys.
They're playing a good, clean. game
and improving everytime they play.
This speaks we'll for the squad and
coach alike.
Great sorrow was displayed at as
sembly Monday morning when it was
announced that there would be no
school on Thursday and Friday of
this week because of the State Teach
ers' convention. One or two of the
older boys pathetically wiped the
tears from their eyes.
Mr.. Moser with the hearty cooper
alton of every teacher, has been look
ing after the administrative end of
the school for the past three days be-
cause of Mr.. Ross necessary absence
from school. Students have entered
into the spirit of the thing and have
helped make this week a well regu-
lated one in spite of the nearness or
vacation and the absence of the head
of the school. Everyone of the rae
ulty and students hopes that Mr.. Ross
will soon be able to return.
The Las Animas football team lett
Ordway last Saturday evening after
defeating the local high school team
l13to7. The game was hard fought
throughout and although the play
ing was ragged at times, 1t was, on
the whole, a good game. Las AMI
mas pushed the ball over ordway
goal line twice for two touch-dowhs
in the first half, and kicked goai
once. Ordway strengthened during
the second half and worked the Dali
steadily down the field by series OF
end runs end line plunges. rum
bles and penalties kept Ordway from
scoring until the fourth quarter
when Porter, Ordway fullback' car
ried the ball through the Las AMI
mas line sixty yards for touch
down. Mast kicked goal for ordway'
The Ordway team showed peltel
form than in any previous game Vi
the season. The line, although very
light, did good work. shives' Lac
kew. and Mast deserve particular
mention for their splendid defensive
work on the line, while Williams
bradley. Porter. and Simmer, in tne
backfield, gained the applause Oh III.
enthusiastic rooters by their emu
rms and line smashes. The Team
goes to Rocky Ford on SATURDAY
october 20, to play the ROCKY ror'
high school team. A cordiai ihsi.a
tfon is extended to all to come an'
help the boys win.
Last spring the sixth grade pnpli'
wrote essays on various topics gl'ei
ont by the w. c. T. U. The ioea
Judges chose the best essays anu .n.' ~
fall sent them to the state coh'es. q, q
colorado Springs. Word was re'en
" lost week that Ruth Belveal wa
awarded second place and wou'a -
given a FIVE dollar prize.
The teachers and pupils Of the pr
norv, dapartment are very proud .
= an nice collection Of new pictures II
The Ordway new era., 1921-10-21
Nuna PIT Notice

The Numa Parent-Teacher associ-
alton will give an entertainment st
the school house Friday evening.
October 2S There will be ap-
propriate Halloween decorations.
A good program will be given and re-
freshments served. An admittance
cf 10 and Is cents will be charged at
the door.
There will be poster exhibit of
Colorado made goods by the school.
A Colorado -Made-Goods club will be
organized. Everyone is invited to
come and have a good time.
LOU B. STREvER, Sec.
The Ordway new era., 1921-10-21
king Tax Levies

county commissioners met
uay to make a levy as required
new state law of At mills to
payment of salaries of school
Prs OF SIS per month for each
IN every district. School
u must now OF necessity re-
heir levies that amount.
commissioners have made a
'll reduction on the levy for
purposes. a reduction in q
neh 1T was very costly to keep
US and bridges. and in the first
the administration of two
pmmissioners.
The Ordway new era., 1921-10-21
A Fairy Story
By M. V. ROBERTS

Once upon a time, many, many
years ago when men first began to
talk to each other and form a lang
uage, there lived in big forest eight
groups or families of fairies.
The names of these families were
as follows: The .'Noun family, the
Verb, the Adjective" the "Ad-
verb" the proposition, the PRO
noun" the Conjunction" and the In
terjection."
These fairies had been accustomed
to quarreling with one another when
ever they met in the forest. So one
day Grammar" the Goddess of these
fairies called them together and ask
ed them to make peace and try to
live together in harmony. This they
agreed to do.
And as the Noun" and Verb"
families were by far the most numer-
Gus, she made them to rule over all
the rest and arranged q long high
seat lik this ----- for
them to sit on in council.
Now the Noun" family was known
by every name imaginable, and the
Verb" family by all the things that
men animals, birds and insects do.
The "Nouns" had such names as
birds, boys, trees, school, children,
etc. The Verbs" such names rs fly,
play, sing, grow, etc. So when a
"Noun" like birds or boys jumped
upon their end of the seat like this,
Birds Boys
The Ordway new era., 1921-10-21
WEEKS SHIPMENTS

Car lot shipments from the yarious
stations in Crowley county the past
week are as follows:
olney springs-12 cars beets. a
cars hay.
crowley cars hay, 1 car canned
goods.
ordway-1o cars hay. AS cars
oeets, 2 cars cantaloupes, car
wheat.
sugar City-1O cars sugar, 1 car
oats.
The Ordway new era., 1921-10-21
They | Play
1t | Flies

While the little family of "Inter-
jections were willing to be peaceable,
they could never be induced to join
with the others in the council and al
ways claimed to be free lances. Ney-
ertheless, while there were only a
a few they were very noisy and would
jump upon a seat above the nouns
and jabber away for all they were
worth. They would call out their
names as "Ah, o, Aha, Alas" and
would perch themselves like this:
The Ordway new era., 1921-10-21
SURPRISE MRS. COOK

About twenty-five members of the
Royal Neighbors and few other
friends met to surprise Mrs. Will
Cook last Friday evening, at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Joe Cof-
feen, and to bid her God-speed to her
new home in Pueblo. A pleasant
evening was enjoyed playing games
after which dainty refreshment were
served.