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Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-11-26
Good Afternoon" said Rainey. AR
You Going on Deck7"

to marry Carlson. He was an out
slider Carlson had told him that. So
she seemed to regard him. imperson-
ally, without interest 1t piqued him.
mir. Lund is in the first mates
cabin" said the girl, indicating door.
'Mr Bergstrom, who was mate, died
at sea last voyage Doctor Garrison
acts as navigator with my father, but
he has another room"
She passed him and went on deck,
Carlson was acting first mate as well
as surgeon. That meant he had sea
manship. Also that they had taken
in no requirements, no other men to
swell the little corporation Of fortune
hunters who knew the secret, or
part of 1t. It was unusual, but Rainey
shrugged his shoulders aud raped
on the door Of the cabin.
II took loud knocking to waken
Lund. At last he roared a "Come In"
Rainey found him seated on the
edge of his bunk, dressed in his under
clothes, his glasses in place. Ralney
Lund's uncanny intuition seemed to
read the thoughts. He tapped the
lenses
Hate 10 take them off. he said
Light hurts my eyes, though the on
tic nerve is dead Seems to strike
through How're We maxim out?"
You know they drugged me"
Rainey ended his recital Of the inter
view he had had with the doctor
Knockout drops? / guessed IT.
That doctors slick. Well. you've not
much fault to find, have ye? Carlson
talked sense Here you are on the
road to fortune III see yore
shares fair one There's plenty. 1t
amt n bad billet you've fallen into,
my lad But tn look out for ye And
ri need We
He lowered his voice mysteriously.
"Yore a writer, Mister Rainey.
You've got brains You can see which
way a things heading You've heard
enough. I'm blind I've bin done dirt
once aboard the Karluk, and / don't
aim 10 stand for It agin
81 amt got eyes. You have Use
EN- for both Of us. 7 amt asking ys
TO take sides, exactly But I've got
cause for bei-' suspicious. don't call
the skipper Honest Simms no more
And ! amt stuck on that doctor He's
TOO bossy He's got the skipper IN
der his thumb And there's some
thin funny about the skipper He
amt the same man Nebbe it's his
conscience. But that doctors runnin'
him"
Hes going to marry the captains
daughter" said Rainey.
"Simms daughter? Carlson goin'
10 marry her? Umpl That may ac-
count far the milk IL The ooconut
His face became crafty, and he
reached out for Ralney's knee found
it as readily as II Re had sight, and
tapped il for emphasis
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-11-26
Parsee Race Dying out.

A beggar among the Parsees Is I'M
known IN India, and would be a scan
dal TO the sect. The sagacity, activity
and commercial enterprise Of the Par
sees are proyerbiai in the East, and
their credit as merchants IS almost
unlimited Because Of intermarriage
the race has dwindled down TO $4,000.
and Tor some time there has been a
serious difference among the Parsees
on the question Of proselytlsm. A
Parsec married a French woman. who
took the necessary steps to adopt the
religion of her husband But It was
decrecd by the high court Of India
that, though the creed OF zoroaster
theoretically admitted proselytes.
their admission was not consistent
with the practice Of the Parsees in
India
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-11-26
Work Of an Earthquake.

An earthquake that shook India not
SO lcag ago was remarkable for the
curiously dlstortlng effects It pro-
duced upon standing objects Similar
effects nave been noticed from other
earthquakes. but seldom to SO striking
an extent. In an official report In the
matter It Is described how this earth
quake twisted lofty monument at
Chatak. The monument was an ODE
lisk Of brick, coated with plaster,
more than sixty feet tail and twelve
feet square at the base About sixty
feet Of the top we're broken or and
thrown 10 the south, and nine feet
more were thrown to the east. Then
a piece 20 feet IN height was sep
arated. % feet above the ground, and
twisted In a direction opposite TO the
motion Of the hands OF witch. but
without falling
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-11-26
"Simns Is Carlsen's dog The
does got somethin On him,
mark me"

20 b. CONTINUED
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-11-26
The Care Of Jewels.

T. IS stated by good authority that
the safest way to carry jewels is in
q belt. made for the purpose, around
the waist This IS not exposed and
is secure, n reasonable care is taken
IN adjusting It, and IL is not uucom-
Portable The worst possible way IS
70 put them Ia a Jewel casc The
bus.ues- Of duplicating strings of
pearls Is at present q profitable in-
dusry Of the Riviera towns. The
limitations are worn and the genuine
are aept Il the safe
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-11-26
Sea otter Always Eagerly Sought

The sea offers story is dark with
strife. tragedy and adventure f'iercely
hunted prizes. they are gone today
from the shores Of California, and the
whole northwestern ocean seems 10
hold no more than could be counted
on ones fingers As the quest Of the
Glove spurrcd the merchant adven-
turers Of Venice and Of London to the
conquest Of the East. so 1t was the
pursuit Of the seq otter rather than
a longing to correct the worlds
biographies that led old Vitus Boring
into the North, Qua upon the sea which
bears his mans, and ut last TO a lonely
death on n desert island. The creature
had the unhappy faculty Of kindling
nvarice. All who heard mariners tales
OF sea otter hunting ionged to go and
geek themselves the riches which even
8 single skin would bring
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-11-26
When He woke Again His Mouth Was
Glued Together With Thirst

not be so clumsy. ! could have given
you a hypodermic while you slept.
enough 10 keep you unconscious for
as many hours as / chose-or for
ever.
IN mix you another dose-one
more-taEe it or leave It. Take II.
and you'll soon feel yourself again
after Tamada has fed you. Then we 1.
thrash OUT the situation. Leave T S7f
I wash my hands Of Won. You can 20
f9r,erd and bunk with the men ana 90
The dirty work"
Rslney felt that he lad made q TOO
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-11-26

II was a divided ships company,
after all Fer he knew that Lund.
handicapped with his blindness. would
live perpetually suspicious of Simms.
And the doctor was against Lund.
Rainey's own position was a paradox.
He started for the companionway.
and slight sound made him turn, TO
face the girl. She looked at him cas-
ually as Rainey, to his annoyance,
flushed.
Good afternoon" snid Rainey. Are
you going on deck?"
1t was not clever opening, but
she seemed to rob him of wit, to an
extent. He had yet 10 know how she
stood concerning his presence aboard.
Did she countenance the forcible kid
naping of him as a possible tattler7
Or?
My father tells me you have de
cided to so with us" she said, pleas.
antly enough. but none too cordially,
Rainey thought.
You have not been wen. l hope
YOU are better. Have you eaten?"
Rainey began to think that she was
ignorant of the facts. And he made
up his mind to ignore them.
Thank you, | have" he said. u
was going TO look mp Mr. Lund"
The sentence covered a sudden
change OF mind. He no longer want
ed to 20 on deck with the girl They
were not to be intimates She was
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-11-26
A Man To His Mate
By J. ALLEN DUNN
ss NERRnLco
COPYRIGHT so6ss MERRILL co.

- as2aalal
Tor with the sardonic smile aud Can
taiE Simms, who Ralney felt sure ba5
tacitly approved Of the doctors ac.
tons.
de remembered Lund's exclamation
or Here. what's Y-the question
Of a blind man who could not CRASH
what was happening acquitted
him.
They had deliberately kidnapped him.
shanghaied him. because they did not
choose to trust him, because they
thought he might print the story of
the island treasure beach in his paper.
or babble of it and start a rush 10 the
new strike of which he had seen proof
In the gold dust streaming from the
poke
What were they going to do with
him?
He mistrusted the doctor. The man
had drugged him. He was man
whose profession, where the mind was
warped, belittled life. Captain Simms
had been charged with leaving a blind
man on broken foe Lund was the
type whose passions left him ruthless.
The crew-they would be bound hy
shares In the enterprise, a rough lot,
daring much and caring little for any
thing beyond their own narrow hort
IONS. The girl was the only redeem
ing feature Of the situation.
He wondered whether anyone had
seen him go aboard the Karluk with
Lund-anyone who would remember
1t and mention the circumstance when
he was found to be missing. That
might take day or two. At the of
flee they would wonder why he didu t
show up to cover his detail, because
he had been steady in his work But
they would not suspect foul play at
first. He had no immediate family
And all this time the Karluk would be
thrashing north, well out to sea.
Rainey would be a front-page won
der for day, then drop to paragraphs
for a day or so more, and that would
be the end of it.
But they had made him comfortable.
He was not in a smelly forecasue, but
in bunk in a cabin that must open
off the main room Of the schooner.
Why had they treated him with such
consideration? He dozed off, for all
his wretchedness, exhausted by his
effortl to untangle the snar. When
he awoke again his mouth was glued
together with thirst. El4 mead a6hed
intolerably. Each hair seemed set in
a nerve center Of pain. But he was
better.
He sat up in his bunk, fully clothed
as he had come aboard. the door Of
his cabin opened and The doctor APP
peared, nodded coony as he saw
Rainey moving, disappeared for an in
slant, and brought in draft Of some
sort in a long glass.
"Take this" said Carlson. Pull
you together. Then wen get some
food into you"
The calm insolence Of the doctors
manner, ignoring all that had hap
pened. seemed TO send all the blood in
Rainey's body Tuning to his brain. He
took the glass and hurled its contents
at Curlsen's face. The doctor lodged,
and the stuff splashed against the
cabin wall, only a few drops reaching
Carlsen's coat
Don't be a ID fool" he said to
Rainey, his voice irritatingly even.
Are you afraid its drugged? I would
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-11-26
THE GIRL.

sYNOPSIS.-Loitering on the San
francisco water front, John Raj
new newspaper reporter. is accost-
81 pv a giant blind man, who asks
Palnev to lead him aboard the
ealing schooner Karluk. The blind
man tells Rainey he is an old ship
mate OF Captain Simms In the
cabin they find Captain Simms and
man named Carlson. Simms rec
oqnlzes the blind man, calling him
linn I.und. LUnd accuses Simms of
abandoning him, blind, Oh an ice
aoe and denounces him Simms
denies the charge, but Lund re-
fuses to be paci ed. He declares
his intention of accompanying the
Karluk on its expedition north,
where it is going in quest of gold
field which Lund has discovered.
Peggy, Simms daughter, is aboard,
and defends her father.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-11-26
CHAPTER I-Continued.

I,und stood frozen, like a pointer on
scent. all his faculties united in at
,ention toward the girl The doctor
crossed and spoke to her in a low
voice
Lund spoke, and his voice was sud
denly mild.
81 didn't know there was lady
present, MISS" he said. "Yore fathers
right You let us settle this. Wen
come to an agreement"
But for all his swift change to
placabiity there was a sinister under
tone 10 his voice that the girl seemed
to recognize She hesitated until her
father led her back into the cabin.
you two'H sit DOWN." said the doe
tor, speaking aloud for the first time,
hts voice amiable, carefully neutral.
and we'll have a drop of something.
Mr.. Lund, ] can understand your at
titude, You've suffered a great deal.
But you have misunderstood Captain
Smms. l have heard about this from
him, before. He has no desire to cheat
YOU He is reioiced to see you alive,
though afflicted. He is still Honest
SmmS, Mr.. Lund
81 haven't your name, sir" he went
on pleasantly, to Rainey. 1.-THE cap
tain said you were newspaper
manT
John Rainey, of the Times. knew
nothing of this before I came aboard"
"And you will understand, of
course, what Mr.. Lund overlooked In
his natural agitation, that this is not
a story for your paper. We should
have fleet trailing us. We must
ask your confidence, Mr.. Rainey."
There was a strong personality in
the doctor. Rainey realized He did
not Ike the man from first appear
ances. He was too aloof, too sardonic
IN his attitudes. But his manner was
friendly enough, his voice compelling
IN It's suggestion that Rainey was
nan TO be trusted. Captain Simms
came back into the cabin, closing the
door Of his daughters room.
I'VE are going to have a little drink
together said the doctor. 81 have
some Scotch in my cabin. If you'll
excuse me for a moment2 Captain,
will you get some glasses, and a chair
for Mr. Lund?"
The doctor came back with bottle
Of Scotch whisky and a siphon. The
captain had set out glasses and
pitcher Of plain water from a rack.
7 Imagine you'll be the only one
who'll take settler, Mr.. Rainey," said
me doctor pleasantly, passing the bot
le' Captain Simms, l know. uses
pam water. ] suppose Mr.. Lund does
'ae same. And I prefer a still drink"
hainey took a long pull at his glaeL
1he cabin was hot and he was thirsty.
Inc seItzer tasted a little fiat-or the
whisky was Of an unusual brand, ne
4anced. And then inertia suddenly
seized him. He lost the use of his
ldAos. Of his tongue, when he tried to
'aa out. He saw the doctors sardonlc
Eyes watching him as he strove to
snake eff a lethargy that swiftly
merged Into dizziness.
D'mly he heard the scrape Of the
ysp1aln's chair being pushed back.
FROM far off he heard Lunds big
.oIee booming, Here, what's thisl"
ala the Doctors cutting in, low and
Eager then he collapsed, his head
la.'ng forward on his outstretched
arms.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-11-26

a Chicago professor Is authority for
tie statement that 80 per cent IF the
women ln the United States are home
Iy. Well what about it2 I'VE defy
any person 10 end one woman ia his
country who does net secretly believe
that Size belongs 10 the ten per cent
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-11-26
According TO Rule.

The Guest notice that hat Roy
always brushes my clothes before
handing me my hat
The Head Waiter-Certainly SIR
How else would he find out Il you had
any change leftf
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-05-14

Of indignities such as to render his
tolerablo in this, to-wit: that defen-
dant has cursed plaintiff and called
him vile and indecent names; that
defendant has associated with men Of
immoral character; that defendant on
or about the 10th day OF December,
1920, without just cause or excuse
left the home of this plaintiff and
departed from the State of Miss .lri,
to a place and destina tion unknown
to plaintiff, in company with another
man. That unless the said defendant,
Elizabeth Branzan, shall be and ap-
pear at the next term of this Court,
to be begun and held at the Court
House, in the City OF st. Joseph, in
Buchanan County, State of Missouri,
on the 3rd day of October, 1921, on
or before the third day of said term,
to answer plaintiffs petition, the
same will be taken for confessed as to
her and judgment rendered accord
ingly
1t is further ordered that a copy OF
this order be published in The st.
Joseph Observer, a newspaper pub
lished in the County of Buchanan,
for four weeks successfully, the last
insertion of which TO be at least fif-
teen days before the next October
term OF this court.
A copy, Attest:
EMMETT J. GROUSE,
(SeaD Clerk.
By Stella Whitehead, Deputy Clerk.
J. c. Growney, Attorney for Plaintiff.
GID
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-05-14
EXECUTORS NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that Letters
Tcstamentary, upon the estate of
George G.. Junkin, deceased, have been
granted to the undersigned, by the
Probate Court of Buchanan County,
Missouri, bearing date of the 10th day
of March. 1921.
All persons having claims against
said estate are required to exhibit
thom to me for allowance, within six
months from uatc Of said letters, or
they may be precludad from any ben
eft of such estate; and ii sail claims
be not exhibited within one year from
the date OF the publication Of this
notice they will be forever barred.
Attest;
MARGARET JUNKIN HAWLEY,
(SCaD EXecutrix.
Fred NJ. Wangor, Clerk OF Probate.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-05-14
ADMINISTRATIVE NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that Letters
of Administration, upon the estate of
Redmond NJ. Durham, deceased, have
been granted to the undersigned. by
the Probate Court of Buchanan Coun-
ty, Missouri, bearing date of the 18th
day Of February, 1921.
All persons having claims against
said estate are required to exhibit
them to me for allowance, within six
months from date of said letters, or
they may be precluded from any ben
eft of such estate; and if said claims
be not exhibited within one year from
the date of the publication of this
notice, they will be forever barred.
Attest:
ANNIE L. DURHAM,
(SeaD Administrative.
Fred NJ. Wanger, Clerk Of Probate.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-05-14
ORDER OF PUBLICATION

In the Circuit Court Of buchanan
County, Missouri, to the May Term
thereof, 1921.
In the matter OF the application of
the So-Clean Chemical Works for a
decree of dissolution.
Now on this 10th day of April,
1921, come ]. N. Carson, president,
and /. N Carson Jr., secretary of the
So-Clean Chemical Works, and file
their petition and application for a
decree of dissolution Of said corpora
tion in which it is alleged that at a
meeting of stockholders of said cor
poration held Jan. 18Th, 1921, 1t was
voted and resolved, by stockholders
holding more than three fourths of
the capital stock of said corporation,
that all of the assets Of said corpora
ton should be sold to pay debts; that
the assets have been sold and debts
paid; that there are no creditors and
no contracts or engagements unful-
filled of said corporation, and that
the stock olders of said corporation
desire its dissolution because they no
longer desire to carry on the business
for which said company was incorpo-
rated, and that the president and sec
retary of said corporation were au-
| thorized 10 make application for a de-
| cree OF dissolution.
Now therefore II Is ordered that all
| persons interested in said corporation
whether as stockholders, creditors, OF
otherwise, be notified by publication
of a copy OF this order once a week
| for three weeks consecutively in The
| st. Joseph Observer, a newspaper OF
general circulation in buchanan
| County, Missouri; that said applica-
! tion for a decree of dissolution hai
been filed; that the general nature
and cause OF said application " ~
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-05-14
(No. 35911)
ORDER OF PUBLICATION


In the Circuit Court Of Buchanan
County, Missouri, to the October
Term, A. d., 1921.
State Of Missouri, County Of Blu
chanan, SIS.
Tessie Winkler .... Plaintiff
vs..
Henry Winkler ,....Defendant
Now at this day comes the plaintiff
by her attorney, and it appearing to
the satisfaction Of the Clerk of the
Circuit Court in vacation that said
Defendant, Henry Winkler, is nom
resident of the State Of Missouri, and
does not reside therein, it is ordered
that said nonresident defendant bo
notified by publication, as required
by law, that said plaintiff has COM
menced her suit in this Court against
said defendant By petition ana atfi-
davit the object ana general nature
Of which is to obtain a decree of di-
Vorce from the defendant on the
grounds Of indignities such as to rem
der her condition in life as the wife
Of the defendant intoierable, in that
defendant was cross, disagreeable and
abusive to plaintiff; that defendant
failed to provide the necessities of
life for plaintiff and his infant child;
that defendant abandoned plaintiff
and has absented himself without a
reasonable cause fOr the space OF one
whole year next before the filing Of
plaintiffs petition; that defendant is
q fugitive from justice That unless
the said defendant, Henry Winkler,
shall be and appear at the next term
of this Court to be begun and held
at the Court House, in the City of St.
Joseph, in Buchanan County, State of
Missouri, on the 3rd day of October,
1921, on or before the third day of
said term to answer plaintiffs petit
ton, the same will be taken for con-
fessed as to MIN and judgment rem
dered accordingly.
1t is further ordered that a copy of
this order be published in The St.
Joseph Observer, a newspaper pub
lishod in the County of Buchanan,
for four weeks successfully, the last
insertion OF which to be at least fif-
teen days before the next October,
1921, term of this Court.
A true copy. Attest:
EMMETT ]. GROUSE,
(SeaD Clerk.
| BY Chas. A. Redfearn, Deputy Clerk.
! Elliott Spalding, Attorney for Plain
tiff. (514)
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-05-14
GUARnIAN,S NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that Rachael
Cross was adjudged insane by the
Probate Court of Buchanan County,
Missouri, that the undersigned, Jennie
Sherwood, has been duly appointed
guardian OF said Rachael Cross, by
said Court on the 14th day OF March,
1927.
All persons having claims aga inst
said estate are required to exhibit
them to the Probate Court of Bu-
chanan County Missouri for allow
ance within one year from the date
of the publication OF this notice, or
they will be forever barred.
Attest:
JENNIE SHERWOOD,
(SeaD Guardian.
Fred NJ. Wanger, Clerk of Probate.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-05-14
EXECUToR,s NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that Letters,
Testamentary, upon the estate of
James =. Smith, deceased, have been
granted to the undersigned, by the
Probate Court Of buchanan County,
Missouri, bearing date Of the Sth day
OF March, 1921.
An persons having claims against
said estate are required to exhibit
them to me Tor allowance, within SIX
months from date Of said letters, or
they may be precluded from any BEN
eft of such estate; and if said claims
be not exhibited within ore year from
the date of the publication of this
notice, they will be forever barred.
Attest.
ANNIE LEE. SMITH,
ROBERT DUVAL SMITH.
(ScaD Executors.
Fred NJ. Wangcr, CLERK of Probate.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-05-14

Managers Of fashionable hotels
ms well as out-of-door enthusiasts
are alive to the growing fondness
Of the travelling public for getting
back to simple pleasures, so tennis,
golf and swimming in the Canadian
Rockies are being supplemented
now by veekly Walking and
Riding Tours" Among the thou
sands who visit the Canadian noun
tain resorts every summer are
many who express a desire to get
back of the surrounding peaks and
of the beaten tracks. Heretofore
this has been possible only for the
few, for the members Of the Apii !,
Club or for parties who have made
arrangements for guides. pack
trains and outfits.
NJ Assiniboine, known as the
"Matterhorn of the Rockies" is q
three days pony trip from BAN.
This BaL G-Assiniboine trip has
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-05-14
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that Letters
of administration, upon the estate OF
Albert Il. Jones, deceased, have been
granted to the undersigned, by the
Probate Court OF Buchanan County,
Missouri, bearing date Of the 18th day
of March, 1921.
All persons having claims against
said estate are required to exhibit
them to me for allowance, within six
months from date of said letters, or
they may be precluded from any benz
eft of such estate; and if said claims
be not exhibited within one year from
the date Of the publication of this
notice. they will be forever barred.
Attest.
SUSAN JONES,
(SeaD Administrative.
Fred NJ. WanEer, Clerk OF Probate.