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The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-12-21

"Soplronia's Wedding" will be the
name of play given tonight al Wood.
landyillc.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-12-21
ROCHEPORT NEWS

There will be a play in Ashland
Church, Howard County. tomorrow night
entitled And Home Came Ted
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-12-21

Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Lyncs. southeast o.
Ashland announce The birth Of son
December II, 1921.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-12-21

Mary Yancy, student in the Ash
land High School. spent the las, of the
week with her folks near Guthrie.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-12-21

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Rawlins spent
tuesday night in Columbia as the guests
OF their daughter. Mrs. Simplex.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-12-21
AT THE HOSPITALS

E. Stemnions and Mrs. Elizabeth Sim
onion were admitted into the Parker Me.
onion were admitted TO the Parker Ne.
Herrod and Professor ". G. Tarr were
discharged.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-12-21

Mrs. Earl Roberts of near Rochepor
was in Columbia shopping Monday.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-12-21

Miss Viola Brown and Miss velma
Lewis spent Saturday night and Sunday
with Dean Basye.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-12-21

Mrs. Anna Holbrook was admitted To
the Boone County Hospital this morning.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-12-21

Mr.. and Mrs. H. C. Wiswall and
daughters. Mary and Grace, were in
Columbia Tuesday shopping.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-12-21

Prayer meetings at the Methodist
Church are held every Thursday even.
ing. Everyone is invited.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-12-21


Church are held every Thursday even.
ing. Everyone is invited.
Two Christmas trees, one tomorrow
night at the Christian Church with an
entertainment the same evening, and the
other at the Methodist Church Satur.
day evening. will help Rocheport cele.
brate the Christmas season.
J. c. Hall was in Columbia on busi.
ness Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. E. MCGOWAN were
in Columbia Monday on business.
Miss Ruth Wilks went home Saturday.
Mrs. A. A. Stark of Billings, Mo-, is
here this week on business.
Regular meeting of the Odd Fellows
lodge will be held tonight.
o. F. Nichols is in Rocheport this
week attending to his hog business.
Regular meeting Of the Rebekah lodge
will be held Friday night.
Miss Margaret and Miss Dorothy Alex.
ander and cousin, George Alexander,
were shopping in Columbia Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs, H. v. Mckee and fam.
lily and Mrs. Vernie Settle were in Co.
| lnmbia Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. A. Jennings and Mrs
Paul Pipes were shopping in Boonville
Saturday.
Mrs. George Bssye has gone to Ne.
vada, No., for three weeks visit.
George Basye shipped a carload Of
mules 10 ST. Louis Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. C. Wiswall and
daughters. Mary and Grace, were in
Columbia Tuesday shopping.
Miss Viola Brown and Miss Velm,
Lewis spent Saturday night and Sunda,
with Dean Basye.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Rawlins spen
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-12-21

George Basye shipped a carload O
mules 10 ST. Louis Monday.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-12-21

]. c. Hall was in Columbia on busi.
ness Saturday.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-12-21

Mrs. George Bssye has gone to Nc
vada, No., for three weeks visit.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-12-21

Mr.. and Mrs. r. E. MCGOWAN wer
in Columbia Monday on business.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-12-21

Mr.. and Mrs, H. v. Mckee and fam
lily and Mrs. Vernie Settle were in Co
lnmbia Saturday.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-12-21

Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. Jennings and Mrs.
Paul Pipes were shopping in Boonville
Saturday.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-12-21

Regular meeting of the Odd Fellows
lodge will be held tonight.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-12-21

Miss Margaret and Miss Dorothy Alex.
ander and cousin, George Alexander,
were shopping in Columbia Saturday.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-12-21

o. F. Nichols is in Rocheport this
week attending to his hog business.
, 1921-05-17
". W. SPROUL IS
BOUND OVER To
FEDERAL 0UR 7
Former Postmaster Held Respon-
sible for 5000 Shortage;
Personal Charge Is Dis
counted Here

w W. sproui. former postmaster
here. was indicted by the federal
grand jury at Cheyenne last week on
a charge Of having cmbezzied 81. 1000
and late Saturday afternoon voiun-
tariiy appeared before NJ. r. Wheel
or. United States court commissioner,
and after a formal hearing was held
to HI United States district court on
1000 bond
Mt. Sproui was postmaster here
during the war and although unable
to get competent help he gave the
best service possible under the con
ditions- As head OF the postofhcc
here. he Is ais responsible for the
shortage In the accounts. That Mr..
sproul personally had any responsible.
ity for Inc shortage Is held as an irn-
probability by many people who know
him here.
His trial is slated during the octo-
Der term of court
, 1921-05-17
AID DITTO
POSTED FOR
BENEFIT
Prospective Purchasers of Lots in
New Casper View Addition
Introduced to Novel
System

To supply the demand OF people
who desired to visit the Casper View
addition yesterday to secure lots be-
fore the prices we're advanced the See
Ben Realty company resorted to a
novel -saiesmanship scheme which IA
cilitAted handling of the crowds and
permitted n record sale OF 90 lots
In the addition yesterday.
The salesmanship force OF the com.
pan maintained headquarters in the
addition all day yesterday. Each 10;
was marked. n stake bearing the mum,
Der and price Of the lot and two cards,
The prospective purchaser Of the lot
took one of the cards and marked his
name on the other.
That indicated to others that tho
lot was sold and the ard which the
purchaser took possession of insured
printed on It. This card can be taken
Il the company Offices In he new
Midwest building and a contract for
n small payment down and monthly
payments made.
This is the first time hat this sys
tenn ever had TO be invoked here in
handling addition property. The re
Spouse with which II met should re
suit in silent statesmen Of this kind
being used in addition properties of
this vicinity. The new prices on lots
in Casper View will not go into eff
feet for a few days yet and there are
still many left in the property which
are listed as high class lots at low
prices.
, 1921-05-17
Gen. Pershing
Sends Regrets
To Initiation

General Pe-shing has reluctantly
declined al invitation to attend the
United Spanish war veterans an
nual encampment at Casper in July.
The invitation was extended joint
iy by Senator Warren and Con-
gresham Monderi. who urged ac-
ccptance- The general finds his du-
Ia will not permit OF his absence
in the west at that time
Congressman Mondell has re-
ceived a number of Invitations TO
address Fourth OF July crowds In
Wyoming this year. but to all has
replied that present indications are
that congress will be in session
right up to July 4. and Immediate
~ thereafter. in which cas- his du.
ties will not permit his making the
trip to Wyoming.
, 1921-05-17
MRS. NJ. NJ. MILLER Wins
ELECTRIC WASHER HERE

Mrs NJ NJ. Miller of SIG Divine
street. was the winner of n free
Eden electric washing machine which
the Natrona Power company offered
in their special 30-day Eden campaign
just concluded The drawing was
held Saturday evening at h power
company's saiesrooms and was o n
Quoted by Mr.. Van SicIe. h Eden rep
resentative who was here during the
campaign
The drawing was conducted in a
novel way. The numbers. in sealed
envelopes. were placed in an Eden
washer. the electricity turned on and
the envelopes whirled around in the
metal tumoler. When the power was
turned of Mrs Fred Van Gordon
drew one envelope. he number in
which c-orrcsponded with Mrs. MI
ler's sales number.
Mr.. Gunneli. sales manager Of the
Natrona Power company. declared the
campaign s,ne OF the most successful
ever neId in Casper. During the 30
days the company disposed OF "
Eden machines.
, 1921-05-17
NEW GUSHER
IN SALT CREEK

The Eureka Wyoming Oil company's
new well on the southwest quarter Of
the northeast quarter Of section s-3s-7s
Salt Greek. which had been making
$50 barrels n day. flowed owe 1900
barrels between Saturday n Sunday
night after penetrating the second
Wall Creek SAND to n depth CT SIS feet.
II was announced here today The
well Is being drilled by h Western
States Oil & Land company under q
$3.50 agreement which gives the two
companies an equal interest In pro
duction- The well is considered good
for 1000 barrels a day settled produc-
/ ton.
, 1921-05-17
TELEPHONE BUSINESS
ON INCREASE IN CITY

The telephone exchange is the clear
ing house and barometer Of business
and according to the Indications gath
cred ffom h local exchange. Casper
is the only city in the state that Il
showing constantly increasing bust
ness.
During the past month. the teie
phone company reported an increas,
OF 134 average calls n day.
OF this total number H. daily totai
was reported for increases at the Cas-
per office. according to the statements
OF Frank Probst, wire chief at the
local office.
The company is carrying on heavy
construction work hero and is max.
ing new telephone connections as rap.
idly as possible. 5
, 1921-05-17
Woman Marshal
Not Candidate
For Place Ag1ir

JACKSON. Wye. May Ia Miss
Pearl Williams. Jackson's e.-year-oid
m marshal for the past year.
today announced that she would not
sock reappointmenf when the towns
aH-woman government. reelected
over men candidates BY n threefo-
N vote last Tuesday. meets foEor-
row TO reorEanixe the city admins
trafion- When asked why she was
quitting Miss Williams said. tive
had plenty, besides jackson has be-
rome 50 quiet and orderly that IL
doesnf need n marshal anymore"
Whether Miss Williams successor
will be another woman or \ man or
whether the position Of marshal
VIII be abolished altogether has not
yet been decided by Jackson's
mayoress. Grace Miller.
, 1921-05-17
ASSAULT HEARING TO
OCCUPY COURT TODAY

Martin Shamrock will be arraigned
in Justice court this afternoon on n
charge OF having assaulted Charles
Darling with an axe. resulting in the
infection of injuries which resulted IL
the removal of Darling TO a local hos
pital for treatment. The hearing is
set for 4 o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Rule and T. r.
Patterson and son will be arraigned
on n charge of violating the prohibi'
ton law This cas is h outgrowth
of a raid conducted Friday afternoon
when two large stills were taken by
the sheriff's Office.
, 1921-05-17
AU 0 RACES At
FAIR CIR Nd s
DRAW BIG CROWD
Nine Events Closely Contested
tested Sunday Afternoon and
No Accidents Occur;
Others Planned

Fast time, split hair finishes and no
accidents to mar the day OF nine rae
Ing events was the result of the first
motorcycle and automobile ace meet
which was staged at the lair grounds
yesterday under the auspices Of the
Casper Racing club. over 1900 paid
admissions indicate the popularity Of
this sport and insured that future un
dertakings OF the club would receive
liberal support.
In the one-mile trial. Brown fin
ished first in 1:1Os; Carlisle second.
I:IsA: Carer. third. 1ITA-
Three mile. free for all; Carlisle. first
5.3s: Brown, second. 3a5SL.
Five mile. racing mnchines-Brown,
first, e11H: Carlisle. second. GIN;
Carter. third, no time.
oncmile automatically Y. Stock
Buick. 1:12h; Corner. Chevrolet, ll1i
Larson. special. i:2eh-
Threc-mile motorcycle relny-Car-
Isle and Miller. first. 4-57%; Donanol
and Dozanol. second. SIS; Carter and
Thomas. third. no time.
Five-mhe side-cat race-Brown and
Burnett. firs-. 7:loh; Santo and Carter
second. 5;4ss Carlisle and Miller. third
slsh.
Ffve-mile, ur~ee-for-ail auto race-Jay
Stock. Buick. first. 5:49; Garner. sec
ond. Chevrolet. 6:00L. Larson and
sprague. the other drivers didn't fin
ish on account OF engine trouble.
side-car relay. five miles-Cariisle
and Brown. first. 54sh; Santo and
Peters. second; Thomas n Carter
third.
Ffve-mile racing machine-Carlisle
first. s:13; Brown. second. 6I3h. Car
ter. third. SAT.
Joe Mansfield was the starter and
referee. C. H. Rcimerth the official
scoren
, 1921-05-17
MAN SEIZED HERE TAKEN
|. TO MONTANA FOR TRIAL

Larry Duggan. sheriff of silver
Bow county. Montana. arrived here
this morning from Butte and Will
take Frank Corley. who is held In Jail
here back to thu Montana city TO an
swer a charge OF a serious statutory
orense- A girl. said to be a sister
OF Coriey. who was In Casper and is
said to have left later for Salt Creek.
has not been apprehended yet She
is being sought to be returned to Ter
parents on a charge of being a run
away
, 1921-05-17
Successful Sale
Is Concluded by
Man in the Barrel

Give the Casper public their
moneys worth and you can be sure
OF getting their patronage said
Harry Yesness. the Man in tho Bar.
rel" at the conclusion of his special
sale celebrating his second ~anniver.
sary in business in Casper.
Tho sale just concluded. lasted 10
days. and according to Mr.. Yesness
his offer Of or a-fourth off on all suits
and trousers brought him wonderful
results. more than ju%stifying his faith
in the idea of tho anniversary sale.
, 1921-05-17
WRAY FUNERAL TO Be
HELD TUESDAY MORNING

Funeral services Of Ernest Wray.
who was killed in an automobile accI.
lent al Thermopoiis. a week. viii
be held at tho Bowman chapel tomor.'
row morning at 1890 o'clock
The Rev. c. A. Wilson viii have
charge Of the services and the Mexsrs.
Alec White. George Mcleod. Sweeney.
Moorman. Hansard and Mcclellan vii
act as paIibcarcrs.
Following h services burial VIII
be made in Highland cemetery
, 1921-05-17
WAR RICH INDICTED.

PARIS. May 1.-two war mil.
l~ionaires." Roger Gauit md Jules
Bureau. were arrested yesterday on
charges OF ~swindling banks. The po.
lice aiiege that they borrowed nearly
10000 900 francs and bought factories
during the war, maintained n chateau.
had six automobiles and astonished the
habitutes OF night resorts by tips
sometimes of n thousand francs.
, 1921-05-17
IN FEN.

Natrona county closed It's records
in the case of Jack D.. Miller. con
victed in district our of a blackmajl
attempt. when Miller in custody Of
George Masse. deputy sheriff. was de
livered at the state penitcntiary at
Eawiins this morning. This case is
the hrst blackmaii case in which a
conviction was secured in local
courts.
, 1921-05-17
scHAEFER LEADS BELGIAN.

SAN FRANCISCO. May 1s-Jake
schaefer of San Francisco and Ed.
GUARD Horemans. Belgian champion.
viii resume their 4%.ooo-point match of
1872 billiards late today. The total
score stands: schaefer $500, and Hore-
mans 2.o71-
Schaefer won Saturday night'sbiock.
400 to 351. W
, 1921-05-17
BASIN FIRST TO REPORT
DEATH FROM TICK FEVER

BASIN. Wye, May 1s.-The FIRST
death in the state from tick fever this
season was reported here when Joyce
Dickman. ~Is-year-old son OF Mr. and
Mrs. j. F. Dickman. succumbed after
a few days illness The boy was
sick only n few Gays and seemed to
be progressing under an invoivment
of the spinal cord Get in. He died a
few hours later.
, 1921-05-17
MRS. RINER BURIED.

CHEYENNE, wyo.. May 16.-Fu.
nera services for Mrs. J. A. Riner.
wife OF the judge OF the United States
court for the district OF Wyoming.
were held Saturday afternoon at 2
O'Clock from the family residence here.
, 1921-05-17
|wsTOCKRA|s|NG HOMESTEAD
APPLICANTS ARE GIVEN
PREFERENCE BY RULING

WASHINGTON. May 1s.-A situa.
ton threatening TO seriously delay
homestead applicants has been cleared
through the efforts of Congressman
Mondeil. at whose instance the com.
missioner OF the general land Office
has issued orders to all local land Of
icials. Directing that all applications
under the stockTaising homestead act.
filed prior to applications under the
leasing act. shall be promptly allowed.
Similar action has been directed in ali
other homestead or desert applica-
tons in unwithdrawn areas. provid
ing the mineral applicant con-
sents to a waiver of mineral rights.
Non-mineral applications filed subse.
quent to applications under the leas-
ing act may be allowed after the min
eral applicant has been given thirty
days within which to show cause why
the non-mincral application should not
be allowed, providing the non-mineral
applicant consents to allowance sub.
ject to the mineral entryman's right
to enter and prospect the lands for
oil or gas. Heretofore. local land Of
fees had been holding up all home
stead applications In conflict with ap-
plications under the leasing act.
Secretary Of War Weeks has OK.
pressed to Congressman Mondell his
desire that Wyoming may send as'its
quota TO the citizens training camps
this summer representative citizens.
and has solicited his aid in interest.
ing this class OF men for the train.
ing. Wyoming entrants will be : de.
tailed to Camp Lewis and the Pre-.
sldio. h training to start July 6.
Those interested may address Mr..
Mondell at washingtof for applica.
ton blanks. H
, 1921-05-17
NOMINATION MADE.

WASHINGTON. May Is William
A.. Kinnan. Of Michigan. was nomi-
mated today TO be first assistant com.
missioner OF patents.
, 1921-05-17

Leave your laundry at the News
Nook. Iris Theater building. 5-i6-et
Evening star., 1921-06-12
Why the Shark
Follows a Ship

A SHARK is very unloveiy and a very
dangerous creature. He looks
almost as bad as he is, anf just 4
look at him is calculated to give one
"the shivers" A sailor is naturally in
clined to be superstitious. as are most
men who wreSt a living by combat
with the tremendous forces Of nature.
Lonely midnight seas, surging under
the blows of bowling tempest: weird
maritime phenomena, the thin division
canoe of ship and crew in the vast eN-
panse of sea and Sky. all help to pro-
mote a superstitious turn Of mind
So, when day after day, wicked flsh
'-fiend of a shark-with its evil eye,
follows ship. sailors can hardly be
blamed for seeing in that sinister fol-
lowing an omen of death. Death is
anyway. If a sailor should fall over
board he knows that'the shark would
get him.
lows the ship for is the pleasure Of
feeding on the garbage the cook
throws overboard-or, il he is lucky.
sailor knocked overheard by Stating
sail. But no such prosaic explanation
as that will satisfy sailor. No. the
shark scents a death on board. It is
true that thousands Of ships have
sailed thousands of miles and many
deaths have occurred on board OF
them and no shark has followed them,
Yet sometimes. naturally: when a
shark follows a ship death does oc-
cure among the crew. And it takes
very little to keep q superstition
alive Truth crushed to earth will rise
again, but its residence is nothing
compared 10 that IL superstition
Evening star., 1921-06-12
By Charles Mayer:
illustrated by Will Crawford.

and to make arrangements, such as en-
.gaging recruits for the hunt. In advance
Of my arrival planned to have q gen
eral council Of al the men who were to
take part in the work. Such . council
would have . double advantage; In the
first place, 1t would give mo the benefit
OF their experience. and. secondly. 1t
would make them feel that depended
upon them.
1t took US four days to gather as much
rattan as we could carry in our boats;
then, with thirty men. we started up
the river. I found at each village that
Omar had done more than justice to the
crocodile story and that he had taken
with him a select crew Of men. AS in
Trengganu, the natives felt that this
was to be the great sporting event of
the year. and they were anxious to take
part. Their keen interest in the adven-
ture made it possible for US to choose
the strongest and best of them. together
with a few older men who knew the
jungle.
Our boatmen swung on their paddles
steadily. pushing the boats against the
current. Solid banks Of foliage lined
the sides Of the stream. and. in places.
the branches touched overhead. making
thick canopy that shaded US. In the
sun the heat was blistering.
When we arrived at OmArs kam-
pong the entire population was on the
banks to welcome us. Omar came for
ward and announced that he had re-
cruited seventy men-Malass and Dy-
aks-for the hunt and that he would
vouch for all of them. That made
crew of a hundred, counting the thirty
who came with me. and we examined
Evening star., 1921-06-12

+ seemed to me. as I waited In
Mohanmed Munshee's village,
that It might be \ good plan to
eseab1sh = reputation among the
NATIVES - = worker Of wonders.
Fame n . magician Is easily ac-
qufred among these people and is of
inestfmable value In handling them.
For the task that lay before US I
needed all their courage and conf
dence, and had q feeling that they
were accepting me with some doubt.
That would never do, for. unless I
had them under perfect control when
the hunt reached its most exciting
point. all our efforts might be wasted.
They showed proper awe of the ex-
press rifle that Ali exhibited so
proudly. and they took fitting note
of my stores, but still they regarded
me simply as a white man who might
or might not be able to do the things
he said he was going to do. They
were respectful and hospitable. but
the more I saw of them the more
realized the importance of doing
some spectacular thing that would
distinguish me in their minds and
send tales Of my magic travelling
through the wilderness of jungle. It
Is astounding. by the way, how rap
idly news travels in the jungle. Many
tineS, In breaking through virgin
co9ntry, I have found that the news
OF my coming had preceded me and
tint the natives knew all about me
Evening star., 1921-06-12

natives avoid it except when a beast
becomes a menace to the village An
opang-outang in battle is ferocious. II
it is treed and afraid to come down
it goes into paroxysm of fury. 1t
will bite it's arms, tearing the flesh
away and inflictinG friGhtful wounds.
If there are two of the animals they
bite and hug each other. An orang-
outang that has been struck by an
arrow can follow the natives in the
trees or on the ground while the
poison is taking effect. The only
refuge from the frenzied creature is
the smoke of a fire, and, when it is
sufficiently enraged even that will not
stop it. The best chance lies in keep
ing it SO harried that it does not know
whom to attack: once it decides. on a
particular native the native is as good
as dead. When the poison begins to
work, after an animal has been
wounded, the. natives end the fight
with knives. The possibility of an
orang-outang attack is a danger that
all the men must be prepared to face,
and the duty of engaging in an orang-
outang hunt is no less important than
that Of making war. 1t was but nor
NAL, therefore, that as soon as I had
convinced the villagers of my trust
worthiness I should have their hearty
support.
After putting the men to work on
the nets and cages I selected a crew