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Sioux County pioneer., 1921-05-19

gulch that runs back into the noun
tafns for maybe dozen miles or so.
They tell me the " was put in for
the Timber Mountain Lumber outfit
when they used the gulch mouth for
their shipping point. They had one
of their saw-mills up in the gulch
somewhere, but the business died out
when they got the timber all cut off,"
'aTell me this, Mart" l put in quick
ly. .:The Timber Mountain company
is one Of the Red Tower monopolies: !:
did It have a railroad track up that
gulch connecting with our .Y'?"
"Why, yes; reckon so. I'm not
right sure that there. amt one there
yet. But II there is. it's been dis
connected from the 'Y..' I'm sure Of
that, because l went in on that 'Y'
one day with the wrecker."
You'd think this would have settled
it. But l hung on like dog to a
root.
"say, Msrt" l insisted, "thls 'Y'
siding we're talking about Is just
around where the Ten-Sixteen ought
to have met the Mail; so far as we
can tell by this map it's the only place
where it could have met 1t. And the
old gulch track would have been a
mighty good hiding-place for the stolen
engine ="
-There amt any track there" said
Kirgan, shaking his head; "or, least
wise, IL there is, it hasn't any rail con-
nection with our siding. Just as I'm
tellin' you. Well have to look far.
ther along"
Somehow, couldn't get 1t out Of
my head but that was right. Our
guesses all went as straight as a
string to that ~ siding ten miles west
of Banta, and l was sure that II had
i.een talking to Mr.. Van Britt, could
haYe convinced him. But Kirgan was
( awfully hard-headed.
ITS supper time," he said, after
we had mulled a while longer over
the map. Tomorrow: II you like,
we'll take an engine and run down
there. But we amt goin' to find any
thing. can tell you that. right now"
Eyes, and tomorrow we may have
the new general manager, and then
you and ! and all the others will be
hunting for some other railroad to
work on" I retorted.
pretty nearly had him over the
edge. but couldn't push him the
rest Of the way to save my life.
III there was the least little scrap-a
reason even to imagine that Mr.. Nor
cross had gone OF on that stolen
eight-wheeler. 1t would be different,
Jimmie" /" he protested. "But there
aint and you know doggoned well
there amt. Let's 30 uptown and
hunt up something to eat. Youll feel
q heap clearer, In your mind when you
get good square meal inside O. your
clothes.'
E We left the shsr Offices together,
end got shut out, c...ssing the yard.
w . freight that was l,1lling in from
the west. There was : yard crew
shifting on the other .slss 9f the In
coming train, and rather tlan wait
for the double obstruction to Gear itself,
I'VE walked down the shop track, mean.
Sioux County pioneer., 1921-05-19
Entsr Mr.. Disuuks. "se..
sral manager"
Tottsr'ns for coo Years.
(To BE coNTINUED.)

Tottsrlns for coo Years.
The famous Leaning tower of Pisa
is Of pure white Carrara marble In the
Gothic style. Its departure from the
perpendicular has been varlously In
terpreted, bur there is little doubt that
1t rises from the softness Of the soil
on which It stands and which has
given way. Notwithstanding 81 its
threatening appearance. It has now
stood for more than six hundred years
without rent or decay. y33 .S 81 ,$
And He Old.
Bosom Did you pay for this elscS
tric battery1. His Valet '.'sflo, slr:
you told me to have Il charged r.
He who % unableSto collect bis VIII !;
Sse his bills u n tough luck.
Sioux County pioneer., 1921-05-19

mer had at least succeeded in clearing
up whatever mystery there was about
that. The wall switch for the electric
light in the lower hall at the head
quarters was right beside the outer
door jamb-as knew. It had burned
out In some way, and that was why
there was no light on when went
downstairs. And in burning out It
had short-circuited itself with the
brass lock Of the door; Fred didn't
know just how, but Grimmer had ex-
planned it. I asked him il Grimmer
had explained how a 40 volt light cur
rent could cook me like a fried potato,
and he said he hadn't.
The afternoon at the Office was
sort Of cut-and-come-again repeat Of
the morning, with lots of people mill
ing around and things going crooked,
and cross-ways, as they were bound
to with the boss gone and new boss
coming. Nobody had any heart for
anything, and along late in the after
noon when word came of a freight
wreck at Cross Creek Gulch, Mr.. Van
Britt threw up both hands and yipped.
and swore like a pirate. It just showed
what q raw edge the headquarters
nerves were taking on.
Though 1t wasn't his business. Mr..
Ven Britt went out with the wreck
Ing train, and Fred May and I had 1t
all to ourselves for the remaining hour
or 20 up to closing time Just before
five, Mr.. Cantrell, the editor Of the
Mountaineer. dropped In. He looked
q bit, disappointed when he found
only us two. Fred turned him over
to me, and he came on in to the priv
ate office when asked him to, and
smoked one Of the boss good cigars
out of box that / found in the. big
desk. 5'
S 4 liked Cantrell. He was just the
sort Of man you expect an editor to
be; tall and thin and kind Of mild
eyed, with an absent way with him
that made you feel as IL he were
thinking along about mile ahead Of
you when you were striking the best
think-gait you ever knew of.
'''No word vet from Mr., Norcross, I.
suppose?" he said.
4 told him there wasn't.
+, IT'S very singular to ME. and to,
all Of US. as It is to you,''I threw in.
The editor smoked on for a full
minute without saying anything more,
and he seemed to be staring absently
at, steamship picture on the wall.
When he got good and ready. he be-
gan again.
si You don't need any common plain,
clothes man on this job. Jimmie; you
need the best there is: q real, dyed
Sin-the-wool Sherlock Holmes, II there
ever were such a miracle"
AYon think It Is; q case for a de-
tective2'' .:Fl,
Il do.' he replied. looking straight
at me with his mild blue eyes. IF
1 were one of Mr.. Norcross' close
friends I should get the best help that
could be found and not lose single
minute about IT, .ls
Since there was nobody around
who was any closer to the boss than
I was, ! jumped into the hole pretty
quick. n
"Can you tell US anything that will
help, Mr.. Cantrell?" ! asked.
"Not specifically; / wish I could.
But I can say this: know Mr.. Rufus
Hatch and his associates up one side
and down the other. They are hand
In glove with the political pirates who
Sioux County pioneer., 1921-05-19

ing-boqrd Besides being the best boss
! mechanic In the West, ne was 1 FIRST
class fighting man. with q clear head
and nerve to- burn. When he had got.
ass far as he could g alone he turned
on me. IS. $,s
Jimmie, do ron reckon this Red
Tower ontft was far enough along In.
Etts scrap with the boss to put up 4 Job,
|s.to IL him out OF the gamel he de-
smanded. sss55s Il 81 e 81 s
toid him Il didn't seem to ht into,
amy tweni csntnry, scheme !, ofl
thinss md past q that I nentioned the
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-02-17
Suggestions 70 Farmers of 1ates
County.
CIV T. S. Townsiey.)

Tuning up the incubator-Febru-
ary is the time when the incubator
should be gotten out Of winter quar-
ters and be put in condition for the
Matching season. 1t should be given
a thorough cleaning and all the work
ing parts should be gone over care
fully to see that they are in good
working order. In cleaning the ma
chine not only all debris lett from
previous Matching be thoroughly
scraped out but the inside of the egg
chamber should also be carefully dis
infected. The disinfecting can be
done by spraying or scrubbing the
inside of the machine with any of the
standard disinfectant solutions, a
two per cent solution of 1ornaldehyde
is satisfactory for this purpose. If
the incubator is of the hot water type,
the cleaning should include taking Off
the outside heater parts and giving
them a thorough cleaning to remove
SOFT by shaking sand through the
openings surrounding the chimney.
In the hot water machine the heater
pipes should be carefully cleaned by
pouring hot water Through them to
remove rust flakes and any other for
eign substances which may have ac-
cumulated in the pipes. The incu-
bator lamp should be thoroughly
cleaned and be equipped with a new
burner and wick. If the machine is
equipped with disc thermostat, this
should be tested and if does not re-
spond steadily to temperature
changes, new one should be ordered.
The regulator should also be Iex-
amined and adjusted so that it works
freely One of the most important
parts of the incubator is the Their
mometer, and this should be tested
every year to see that it is accurate.
Even new thermometers sometimes
get sout OF adjustment on account OF
the bulb, containing the liquid, slip
ping on the graduated scale. To test
the thermometer it should be COM
pared with clinical thermometer by
moving the two back and forth
through water at a temperature OF
about los. Any variations should DC
noted and either new thermometer
secured for the incubator or allow
ance be made for the degrees of var-
iation when the temperature of the
machine is. being regulated.
DClOlS tiS SS6o olS PidS~A III lin
machine the lamp should be lighted,
and the machine be run for at least
two or three days TO be sure that all
parts are working properly. In start
ing the incubator it is advisable to
use high registering thermometer
instead of the incubator thermometer
because the temperature may go high
enough to break the latter instru-
ment. After the temperature is fair
ly well adjusted, the incubator Their
mometer should be placed in the ma
chine and the lamp be kept going TN
til the temperature can be held within
one degree of the desired point for at
least twenty-four hours.
Attention to the foregoing details
may save the loss of machine full
of valuable eggs at the time when the
poultry keeper is especially anxious
to secure an early hatch.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-02-17
Gen. H. C.. Clark Back to Nevada
Again.

General Harvey c. Clark, for many,
years head of the Missouri National
Guard and until recently adjutant
general Of the state, came in Saturday
morning from Jefferson City 10 a"a'n
make his home here. He will open
law offices here and resume the prac:.
tice of his profession. Mrs: Clark dbl
not accompany the general here, but
will come later. The many friends OF
both are glad to welcome them back
to Nevada.
When the Missouri troops were
called into the federal service Gem
eral Clark accompanied them to the
training camp, but when they were
ordered overseas he was not permit
ted to go, hence was appointed adju-
tant general of Missouri by Gov:
Gardner, which position he held 'nl,il
recently, when Gov. Hyde named Col.
VIM. a. Raupp Of Pierce City to sue
coed him.-Ncvada Herald.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-02-17
Circuit Gourt.

MCGOWAN Bros. and Herndon VS..
Fred G.. Eggcr, contract: Verdict by
jury for plaintiff in the sum CT
S074.oo. =,
al, damage: Trial by jury, verdl;t
for defendants. Motion for new tria!.
Vernon Frieze VS.. Z. L. Snider, at
tachment. Evidence heard and taken
under adviscment.
William S. Stewart VS.. Jennie
Stewart, divorce Decree as prayed.
Modern Woodrnen of America VS..
Ona r. Clay ct al. intcrplea. Or
dered by the court, all parties con-
curing that the Modern Woodmen
OF America pay into court to Z. I:
Swarens, circuit cerk, amount OF
policy of insurance or $1,000 and that
Modern .Woodmen be thcreupon re-
leased from all liability upon policy.
b. l.. Black VS.. Clyde Packer,
damage: Non-suit
Lucille Margaret McQuitty VS.. Lee
Edward McQuitty, divorce: Decree
as prayed.
Commercial State Bank VS.. Sidney
Zciler, note: Judgment for S2259.47.
Interest at 10 per cent.
w. p. Moore vs. Ola Lewis Moore
divorce: Decree as prayed.
Ethel Stuckcy VS.. Monte Stuckey
divorce: Decree as prayed.
John w. Cooper VS.. Anna May
Cooper. divorce: Decree as prayet
Ernest Cox VS.. Bertha Cox, dl
vorce: Decree as prayed.
Matte Long VS.. Charles Long, di
vorce: Decree as prayed.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-02-17
For Quick Sale.

2oo-acrc farm, Ia mile Butler,
100 acres in blue grass, balance cats,
good fences, extra good hay barns
and cattle sheds, fair house, we'll
watered by two creeks, well and
springs. Best stock farm in Bates
county.
2oo-acre farm, 5 miles northeast
Butler, good Improvements of 5-room
house, horse barn, granary and prae-
tically new hay barn and cattle shed,
we'll watered, 100 acres III timothy
and blue grass, one of prettiest farms
in Bates county.
These farms are both clear and
will carry good loans. Want to sell
at once.
For particulars write
| c. B. Mcfarland, -
| IO-2t Kress, Texas.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-02-17

German farmers, of Texas, are max
ing I'D two carloads of raw cotton tor
shipment to Germany, it was an
nounced Saturday. The cotton IS De-
ng donated and the farmers will pay
freight on it. The mill to which r. =!
will be consigned has agreed to sci!
cloth to the poor at cost.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-02-17

Entente officials are reported TO
have sent formal note to the Aus
trian government protesting against
movements having for their obJec'
fusion OF Austria and Germany. Ne
prisals are threatened it such move
1nents are carried on, it is said.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-02-17

The salary OF the Vice PresideL,
of the United States is to be increased
from twelve thousand dollars year
to fifteen thousand dollars, under an
amendment TO the legislative eXecu-
tive bill adopted by the Senate Fri
day.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-02-17
shearer Preliminary continued.

The preliminary hearing of Earl
Shcarer, charged with stealing an
overcuat from Aubrey Hartel and !
pair Of gloves from w. A. Grotjan at
the Ohio street NJ. E. Church New
Years night, was called in Judge B.
F. letters court last Monday latter
noon. The hearing was by consent Of
both parties continued until February
2sth and Shearef entered in suffi-
Gent bond for his appearance on that
date. Shearer claims he il innocent
and will contest the case to the end.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-02-17

Notice was posted at the Beloit
plant of the tairbank Morse 4 o.,
Thursday that the factory would De
closed indefinitely. The company
has been running OH hall time tor the
past several months. In normal
times the plant provides work Tor
$500 employees.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-02-17

A 5000 900 life insurance policy IS
sued to Jake l.. Hamon, multi-mililon'
airc Oklahoma "oil king Jew hours
before he was fatally shot was paid to
his estate Thursday by the lnterna-
fional Life Insurance Company OF st.
Louis,
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-02-17

FL Dorado Springs has the oil
fever and drills have been bought and
put to work drilling holes in the hope
that the valuable. fluid may be
found.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-02-17
safety First"

Safety First" IS the home talent
play to be given for the benefit Of
the Ladies Cemetery Association at
the Opera House Tuesday evening,
March IS. The play will be under
the direction Of Miss Francis Catron.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-02-17

Senator Bowker, of Vernon county,
has bill to appropriate $1,000 900 of
the $s,ooo,oo surplus left in the treas
ury by the Gardner administration to
the state school fund.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-02-17
Appleton City Man Gets Good
Office.

Louis A. Miller, assistant cashier of
the Merchants Bank, of Applet "a
City. has been appointed chief clerk
n the office ,of State Bank Conn
missioner ]. G. Hughes. The salary
Of the position is, 81 BOO per anniim.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-02-17

The schools of Drexel were closed
last week by the board of health on
account of several cases of scarlet
fever in the town. All children of
school age were forbidden to come up
town or to visit each others homes.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-02-17

Another reduction of 50 cents !"
barrel in rho Dricr-of-- Pennsylvania
oil was made Friday, bringing the
price down to $4.e5 barrel, a drop OF
Sl.Ss since the decline started little
more than month ago. Other
grades OF eastern oil were reduced 50
cents.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-02-17

Unless trades unions are excluded
"affirmatively and definitely" from
the Calder Bill for government reegu,,
Iation of the coal industry, organizec
labor's opposition to it will be un-
yielding, Samuel Gompcrs, president
of the American Federation OF La
'bor, told a senate committee Thurs
day.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-02-17

A farmer near Boonville who sold
. beef hide the other, day for 88 cents,
recalled that less than two years ago
he sold hide two pounds lighter in
the same market and received a little
more than s. for it.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-02-17

Five convicts who had attempted to
escape from the Missouri peniten-
tiary were taken before Judge Slate
of the Cole county circuit court one
day last week and had two additional
years put on the time they are to be
guests of the state.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-02-17

Little Old Nontrose just runs
movies to suit herself. Not only are
Sunday night movies giveE At the
theatre occasionally, but . thirty-six
reol screen serial 10 run straight
through the week, running six reels .
ninht, instead Of lasting three OF four
n,out Clinton Be1socfatt. -s-- -
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-02-17
MISSOURI NOTES

The Hume Telephone insists that
Hume is the best town in Bates coun-
ty-without a hotel.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-02-17

The Senate, by = Io-to-ro vote,
agreed to permit each of the IS Dem,
ocratic Senator's to employ one
stenogrspher. The Democrats con-
tended that It was impossible for them
70 DO their. work without the extra
assistants.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-02-17

Departure of Miss Alice Robert
son, gresswoman-elcct from Okla'
iioma, for Washington, originally set
for February IS, may be temporarily
delayed as the result of a suit brought
against her in Muskogec court Satur-
day by the Brisont 4 Wood Battery
and Starter company for 81 1886, Tor
which the company alleges is due 1t
for work they did for her July II
and August 6.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-02-17

The board Of directors Of the Stand
ard Oil Company OF Indiana FRIDAY
announced 10 per cent decrease IN
the wages of all employees OF the
manufacturing department. OF the
company. effective Feb. I6. The de-
partments affected include: Whiting,
Ind; Woodriver, ILL.,: Sugar Creek,
Mo-: Casper, Laramie and GrayDu'l,
Wyo., and Florence, Colo.
Confirmation of statements of Aus.
ten Chamberlain, British chancellor
Great Britain had suggested to the
United States cancellation OF all allied
war debts was given to the senate
foreign relations committee Satur-
day BY Secretary of the Treasury
Houston. Houston appeared in Sc
cret session and asked that his testi-
mony be not made public.
Miss Virginia Mackay- Smith,
daughter of the late Bishop Alexan-
der Mackay-Snith of the Protestant
Episcopal diocese Of Pennsylvania,
and Capt. Karl Boy-cd, former Ger
man naval attache at Washington,
were married Thursday in Berlin.
The wedding marks the elimination
OF a romance which has aroused the
interests of two continents.
The story of how an innocent man
went to his death at the hands OF d
mob for another mans crime came to
light after Settino de Saints, an ltal-
ian miner, was hanged at Marion, ~,
Friday for the murder of Amel Cal
caterra and Tony Hemphill, two boys.
BEFORE he was led to the gallows, nc
SAINTS confessed to the murder OF
Edward Chapman i'll Johnson City,
ILL.,, six years ago. for which crime
another Italian, Joe Bingo, was
iynched by mob at the time.
Nicholas Ziminer OF Wheatridgc,
COL, father OF Frank thinner, the
American soldier in Jail in Eber-
rach, Germany, in connection with
the attempted kidnappig OF Grover
Cleveland Bergdoll, wealthy PhlIa-
delphia draft dodgcr. Saturday ap,,
pealcd to the American legion to aid
in the release of thinner. Morton
David head of the legion in Colo
RADIO. announced he will immediately
ask National Commander Galbraitlio
to take steps to secure thinner re-
lease.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-02-17

There is one hold up man in New
York who knows nothing about pro,
fessional courtesy. lie held up Al
Jennings, former train robber and
bad man OF the west. while Jennings
was on his way to Manhattan IRON
Brooklyn and relieved him OF SS3
and stick pin. Like old times,
remarked Jennings.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-02-17

I0-2t
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-12
PRESIDENT VETOES
GOLD DINNER PLATES
AND LIKE LUXURlES

Atlantic Sity, N. j., Sept. 1.-the
Presidential veto was exercised here
today when Warren G. Harding dlsap-
proved elaborate plans that had been
made for the entertainment of his
party.
Among other things a solid gold
dinner service of 1000 pieces, gotten
out especially for the Presidential!
meals, was returned unused to the
Ritz Carlton safe. When Mr.. Hard
ing heard the gold service was to be
used he baked. He asked to be fur
nished with the tools to which | have
become accustomed" As result sill
yer plated cutlery, steel knives anc
china dishes graced the table.
Other special preparations also went
by the board. The President was here
he said, just like thousands of others
for a week-end-and he expected
and wanted no special favors.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-12
Communicated

Editor of the Gazette: Dear Sir:
Will you please allow me small
space in your paper? The two fires
n our city al one time IN SATURDAY.
night last, demonstrated the fact
that our city needs very badly fire
tug to protect the large industries
on our river front. Had it not been
for the firefighter of Washington |
do sincerely believe the Alexandria
Fertilizer Plant would have been
DESTROYED. The wind was blowing
in that direction and big fire brands
falling over it kept the men busy on
top Of the sheds # the plant. put
ting them out. We have some very
large plants on our river front, and
had we a fire boat such as the fire
fighter, they would have a good pro-
tector against fire. We mechanics
have to depend On these big indus
tries for our living, and Il is to our
interest that they are properly pro-
tected at all times. l know wei! that
it would be an expense to maintain
such a fire boat and laso an extra
tax but / believe our people would
willingly pay the c.:tra taxes Tor the
protection. | know | would Tor one.
| believe in Alexandria because it is
my home and birth place, and ] want
to see her prosper and her large in
dustries have fire protection that
is real protector. | have been
working for the firm OF Smoot and
Co., for very nearly 40 years and
they suffered loss Ut the Saturday
nights fire, and ! am interested in
that firm because | am one of their
workmen. am subscriber to the
Gazette and member of Columbia
Company No. and l would like to
read some of our other citizens
communications on that very i'm
pcrtant question.
Thanking you in advance for your
kindness and space, | am most re-
spectfully, nnrnr
Yours 'CHAS. R. HERBERT. !,