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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-23
/ Wait And Worry

| calculated that if Dot waited at
! the station until her parents train
/ left a; O'Clock, even Georges mex
/ pert driving ought to bring her home
/ by half past that hour.
| But they were not home by then.
! ! tried to console myself by remem-
bering that | had not taken into ac-
count the long walk from the station
proper to the park parked outside.
When 8 o'clock came and Dot had
not returned home | was really wor-
ried. OF course, it was possible that
George hadn't been able to start the
car or that some minor mishap to the
engine had delayed them, but | could
not understand why she did not
phone.
Half past nine! Ten o'clock!
A thought suddenly occurred to
me. Perhaps the train had not left
on time. Such things sometimes hap
pen. George and Dot might still be
at the station.
| fumbled through the book and
got the telephone number. A voice
assured me that No. Al had pulled
cut on schedule.
Except for mans fear of making
himself ridiculous | would then have
'phoned to police headquarters to
find out whether an automobile ac-
cident Of any kind had been reported
there.
But | might be worrying myself
into fever for nothing. Any num-
Der of little things might have made
them late.
Why not phone to Edith? Dot
might have returned there with
George, though in that case I could
not understand why she had not let
me hear from her.
Hello. Yes, Tom, [ recognized
your voice"
"Have you heard from Dot and
George?' | tried to speag calmly.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-23
Confessions Of a Husband!
THE. MANS SIDE OF MARRIED LIFE

No. Edith told me. @They took
Dots parents to the station, didn't
thcy?"
eyes, but the train left at 8 O'clock
and now its after ten
"Wcll, that's still early, isn't it?
Do you always get home by 10
O'Clock when you leave your wife at
night?"
q don y feel like joking about.
this" l told her rather gruffly
George isn't an experienced drives
and Pm afraid they've had an acct
dent of some sort"
Are you sure you aren't afraid
they've eloped?"
rang off abruptly. Edith frivol-
Gus manner was worse than annoy
ing. For all she knew her husband
and my wife might have met with
serious accident. They might now
be badly hurt or even-but / didn't
want to think of that final POSSIBLE
ity.
And yet she had nothing to say ex-
cept to make silly joke about them
eloping.I knew she had practically
no respect for her husband, but L
had no idea that she was so callous.
l would have liked to forget what
she had said, but that was impossible.
1t was so stupid!
And yet-well, it was possible that
a man like George might have some
slight-very attraction for
Dot.
When the four of US had gone out
together Edith had always attached
herself to me, and that had thrown
Dot and George together a great
deal.
1t was sorry state of affairs. l
was angry and worried
Ito Be ContinuedD
The billy Eiffel region of Germany
contains many extinct volcanoes.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-23

DR.. BARTON'S
DAELYLE. l TER
Dr.. William L. Ba -son.

knew mjlionairs who began life
la umblc circumstances, and WHO
acquired great wealth.
Unfortunately, his wife had no
| large share in the max mg Of his mon
Fey, and it came more rapidly than
was good for her.
After awhile he got a divorce,
and married another woman, and he
suffered the rcproach Of those who
said that his wealth ought not to
have made his wife less lovely in his
eyes than she had been before.
Had Ialc Of Woe.
That is true aud just, and | blame
him as much as any OF them.
But this ! know, that he was not
the only one to blame. His wife
kept up with his financial prosperity
SO far as wearing better clothes was
concerned, but chat was all. In
everything else she lived on the level
Of the years when they had to count
every cent.
He would come home at night, and
She would meet MIN with Woc-bc-
gone look because the cook was de
handing an extra dollar week:
1--WE can't afford it," she said
She knew that she could afford dia-
monds and fur coats, but she never
knew that she could afford anything
that would broaden her mind or en-
large her syapathies.
/ do not suppose he was as pa
Uicnt with her as he should have
been, and yet | know he was more
patient than some people thought. He
tried to widen her horizon, but did !
not succeed His home life was one !
round OF petty naggings, and most |
of them about petty little meanness-
Is in-mOncy matters. |
viii Not Forgive.
And so they were divorced, and |
he was married again. and lives with
a younger and more stylish woman;
and she lives on her alimony and
drives a big car, and probably is
wasteful in big things and stingy in
little things.
There are sins great and sins lit
tie, but one of the sins for which no
man will forgive a woman is that
Of petty nagging.
And women are not quite the only
ones who nag.
Whoever does it ought to stop it.
The divorce court is only one Of sew
eral sad ways Of stopping it. There
are other ways that are cheaper, and
more satisfactory.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-23
EDETO ORAL.

TIE. defeat OF MIR. FIardwick S
4 candidate for speaker Of the
Geofeia House is being ioyfully
acclaimed by The political foes OF
the aovcrnor-elect. These who
rejoice at the turn of affairs, how
ever, do not stop to consider that
this undoubtedly spells coming
diescntion in the Georgia legis-
Iaturc and offers ample ground
for fear on the part Of citizens VINO
were hopeful for real action this
session, that the time will be
spent, as in past years, in dead
locks and squabbIes, rivalries and
chickering's, and that when ad-
journment comes by limitation of
time under the law there will have
been little worth while accom-
plishcd to show for the time and
money spent.
Mr. Hardwick has been handed
on silver platter the finest little
abb possible for failure to make
good on his campaign promises,
if he should Tail-and we do not
believe he wanted an alibi, but
only a chance to make good,
As for Mr.. Neill' victory, he is
to be congratulated. He is a
clean man, an able man, and will
make an efficient and honorable
speaker.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-23
THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY.


(From the Times-Recorder, June
%, 1917 "a.
A meeting Of the Americas IIlumi-
mating company was held yesterday.
Nothing Of any public interest was
done.
Only three runaways occurred yes
terday. No damage was done in eth
en- instance.
Yesterdays rain made the side
walks in front OF the postoffice al
most impossible. The mud was sew
eral inches deep there, and several
Of the adjoining stores were flood
ed by mud and water.
The Times-Recorder has the distinc-
ton Of placing on record the first
death Of gray mule-these animals
are said to never die. This partic-
ular mule was the property of Reese
Hodges, negro near Americus, and
1t dropped dead in the field yester-
day while pulling a pillow.
W. c. Russell accidentally shot
himself with a 80 calibra pistol yes
to-day, lie had been oiIiug a pistol
which he Kept in the Fleetwood and
Russell drug store. The weapon was
cooked and i'm some way it was fired,
the BAH entering DR., RussclRs thigh.
The wound is painful but not seri,
Gus.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-23
As One Raised
From Dead
Stomach Pains Gone
EafospiC Made Rirap Well
By Stanley

"After suffering ten long months
with stomach pains, | have taken
Eatonic and am now without any
pain whatever. Am as one raised
from the dead" writes A. Percifeld.
Thousands of stomach sufferers re-
port wonderful relief. Their trouble
10 too much acidity and gas which
Eatonic quickly takes up and car.
ries out, restoring the stomach to a
healthy, active condition. Always
carry few Eatonics, take one after
eating, food will digest well-you will
feel fine. Big box costs only trifie
~;th your druggists guarantee.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-23
RAILROAD SCHEDULES
Central Time.

Central Time.)
Arrival and Departure of Passenger
Trains, Americas, Ga.
The following schedule figures
published as information and not
guaranteed:
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-23

A step in time saves getting run
over.
History repeats itself and so will
Fourth Of July orators.
One drink Of home brew makes the
whole world spin.
Carp may not be the poor fish
Dempsey hackers think.
The veterans wounds are bound
only with red tape
Some Of the magazine covers
should be barred from the males.
They've found a fraud in army
harness. Put the perpetrator where
he II stay hitchcd.
If rouge on thc knees is coming to
stay, We wonder if they'll powder
them i'm public
Paris Studying Rcparation
Snarl1' - headline, They sounded
more like yelps to US.
Father believes they call it "the
society set because that's all they
do.
The trouble with many weather
prophets is that the weather Goes not
agree with them.
And now the visiting comet has
shifted its orbit. One glance at the
earth was enough!
Revised: Can you keep my
daughter in the alimony to which she
has been accustomed?
cended from 262, t44 people who
were living 900 years ago sug-
gests that the brotherhood of man
is more fact than imagination or
sentiment.
Wonder if these people next
door are distantIy related to you,
far back in the mists of time.
Silk of the threads of brocade is
dyed green before it is woven.
Japan has four cities of more than
100000 inhabitants.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-23

Japan has four cities of more than
100000 inhabitants.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-23

The billy Eiffel region of Germany
contains many extinct volcanoes.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-23

FLOWING in s-ouf veins is the
blood Of $4,000 people who
were walking the earth when Col
umbus. discovered America, in
1902.
For instance, you have one
father and one mother. Each Of
them had the same, which gives
you two grandfathers and two
grandmothers. Each of the latter
had a father and mother, which
gives you four great grandpas and
tour great grandmas.
Trace your family tree back
through Is generations, to about
the year 1900, and you have
262, IA grandparents. That is,
you're descended from that many.
Garry it back 5000 years and
your ancestors would number so
many that we couldn't begin to
print their names in the issue of
the Times-Rccorder you re now
reading.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-23

exclusively entitled to the for pub
cation of all dispatches otherwise credited
paper the local published herein All rights of
publication special dispatches contained reserved
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-23

Silk Of the threads of brocade is
dyed green before it is woven.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-23
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY

From the Times-Recorder, June
%, 1919
Delegates from the Americas
Board of Trade for the coming meet
ing Of the GAINESVILLE Chamber Of
Commerce July 1920, at which time
state Chamber of Commerce is to
be organized, have been named. The
following gentlemen were named
Mayor j. +. Mathis, Messrs. Crawford
Whcatley, Clarence j. White, Frank
7. Long, l.. G. Council G. NJ. FL
bridge, F. P. Harold, Lee Allen, W
A. Dodson, Arthur Rylander, G. w.
Riley, f. A. Nesbit, G. S. Gardner,
{. }. Clarke, w. J. Josey, John A.
, Cobb
The first carload of canteloupcs
shipped from Americas this season
will go forward this morning to East
ern markets. Mr.. Elton c. Parker,
who has large canteloupe farm and
grows the fruit successfully, will
ship the first car today
The announcement yesterday
morning of the marriage of Miss
Leila Garter and Mr.. James W. Hol-
ley was somewhat of pleasurablc
surprise to their friends, as, while it
was known that the marriage was to
occur shortly, it's early consumation
was unexpected except to their init
/ mate friends The rites were sol.
cmnized Wednesday evening at the
| home Of the brides father, J. N.
/ Carter and was witnessed by rcia.
! tiyes and a few friends only. Dr..
Lansing Burrows received the vows
/ Of the young couple, and joined with
/ the assembled guests in extending
sincere congratulations and good
/ wishes.
/ TWENTY YEARS AGO TO-DAY
From The Timcs-Rccordcr June
( g, 190iD
The sale Of whisky in the town OF
f. Preston undor the license granted
by the town commissioners, is illcga
in the opinion of Judge Littleiohn
who after an exhaustive study of the
case, so decided yesterday and mott
fled the officials of Webster accord
Iy.
Frank Sheffield, who prides him
self as horticuturis', has sold SIT
worth of fine strawberries from his
garden, besides what he gave hi
/ friends,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-23

DID YOU ever drive your Ford ur

lid you ever drive your Ford up
to you ancestors old home
stead and have some fellow, so
old that no one could raise a
question about him, say. "Myl
you're the walking image Of your
great-grandfatherI"
In families ,har have ancient
portraits, it often happens that a
- picture hundreds OF years old
looks Ike d child of the year
1921.
Unquestionably, if you had
photographs Of your ancestors as
far back as 1000 years ago, you d
find that you are the exact dupli-
cate of one Of them.
:: = y
a RE you the rcincarnation OF
that man or woman that
looked so much ike you far back
in the past?
A large part Of the world s
population believes SO.
Even more interesting is to
wonder what kind of adventures
he had--also the love romance
that was responsible for your pres
cnce now on earth.
What part of your physical
makeup, intellect, emotions or
character did you inherit from
him? What part from his wife?
The MendeIian law of heredity,
accepted by most scientists, says
that all these are inherited from
both sides.
Another school of scientists be-
lieves that your nerves and your
skeleton are inherited from your
mothers side, and that your
fathers line of descent furnishes
you with your brains, hair, nails
muscles and your outer skin.
Material for much argument
between ma and pa.
q q
MQSI Of US joke about tracine
family trees. But this woulo
be kindlier world If we all gave
our ancestors more thought,
The thought that you are des
The Tomahawk., 1921-04-21

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that guarantees satisfactory work
or refunds tuition. One months 8
tuition free while you investigate.
Write for catalog, z@4.-
INTERSTATE BUSHES COLLEGE. Fargo, L 0.
The Tomahawk., 1921-04-21
Indian Soldier Boy Buried
With Military Honors.

Members of Carl. Anderson post,
Cloquet, Minn., conducted mill
tary funeral rights on Sunday,
April 10th, for John Defoe, Chip
pewa Indian boy, who died in the
war service abroad and whose
body recently arrived at Hobokcn,
N. j., and was taken to the Defoe
home on the Wisconsin Chippewa
reservation. The funeral services
were conducted by Rev. Father
Simon. There was a flying squad
ron in charge of Clarence Keller,
Of Cloquet, the squadron was
equipped in fdll uniform, having
their helmets, gas masks, belts and
rifles. Ed Laundry, of Cloquet;
acted as sergeant of the guard.
The pallbearers we're all 1Ddians
who had seen overseas service. -
The deceased soldier has several
relatives on this reservation.
The Tomahawk., 1921-04-21

Norbert Beaulieu came down
from Bejou the latter part of last
week and will spend the summer
at the home of his sister, Mrs.
VanWert, in this village.
The ball game at the school
grounds last Sunday afternoon
between the married men. and
single men of the village, resulted
in the defeat of the double harness
disciples. Score, 5 to 2.
Miss Lucille Quinlin, district
superintendent, State Board of
Control, Children's Bureau, of
st. Paul, accompanied by Miss
Collins, Becker county nurse, paid
White Earth an official visit last
Friday and Saturday to investigate
conditions here which come under
the supervision of the Child Wei
fare League of Minnesota. We
understand they uncovered condi-
tions here of serious nature, and
after making many examinations
and inquiries they decided that it
would be necessary to make an
other visit here in the near future.
Last Tuesday morning at the
Catholic church at Beaulieu. oc.
Cured the marriage of Henry
Harty, county treasurer of Nah
nomen county, to Mrs. Alice
Carl, superintendent of schools of
Mahnomen county, and also of
Mr.. John Spaeth to Miss Lillian
Blaser of Rosedale township. After
the ceremony the party went IT,
the BIaser home in Rosedale where
q wedding dinner was served, and
in the evening supper was served
to the friends and relatives at the
home If Mrs. Harty in Mahno-
men. A dance was given in the
evening at Mohler's hall which
was largely attended. An orchestra
from Thief River Falls furnished
the music. A large number of
relatives Of both couples from q
distance attended the wedding
Waubup Forum, (Apr. 15.)
The Tomahawk., 1921-04-21
Citation for Hearing on Final Ac-
count and for Distribution.

C1tatlOn 1OI I1c0IlHH Ou C1uoA Az
count and for Distribution.
(Apr. 14-May 5th)
State of Minnesota, County of
Becker. In Probate Court.
In the Matter of the Estate of O.
maum-e-quay or Mary Weaver, De-
cedent: =, E-,-
The State of Minnesota to William
Weaver, Josephine Critts, Agnes
Blair, Angeline Fairbanks, Ellen
Sweet, Edith Wah-kazoo. Willie Song
way-way, Joseph c. Webster, Martha
Sullivan, Benedict Sullivan, and all
persons interested in the final account
and distribution of the estate of said
decedent: The representative OF the
above named decedent, having hled
in this court his final account OF
the administration of the estate of
said decedent together with his pc
tition praying for the adjustment and
allowance of said final account and
for distribution of the residue of said
estate to the persons thereuntO en-
titled;
THEREFORE, You, and Each Of
You, are hereby cited and required
to show cause, If any you have, before
this court at the Probate Court Rooms
in the Court House, in the city OF
Detroit, in the County of Becker,
State of Minnesota, on the 9th day OF
Nav, 1921, at ten o'clock A. NJ,
why said petition should not be grant
ed. 2-%s. >...%- <.
WITNESS, The Judge of said
Court, and the Seal of said Court, this
18th day Of April, 1921. ~
i, .-.5 q HANS0N.
t. H. -: 1!ANoO1SS1 -. .
[CoURr SEAL Probate Judge.
The Tomahawk., 1921-04-21
Indians Claim Rich Oil
Lands.
u, 900, 600 Acres In Oklahoma and Texas
Said TO Belong to Members Of
Cherokee Tribe,

Washington, D. C.-C!aims to
14,OOO,OOO acres Of land in-Texas
and Oklahoma, including the cities
of Tulsa and Oklahoma City and
practically the entire Burk Bur-
nell oil field; was filed in the Su-
preme Court in this city the first
of the month in behalf of the
Cherokee Indian nation, supported
BY government patent issued by
President Van Buren, and certified
as authentic by the Interior DE
partment.
The claim was in the form of a
petition for permission to inter
vene in the Red River oil land
case, an original suit between
Texas and Oklahoma, involving
Jurisdiction over the valuable oil
fields situated along the common
boundary.
TIE motion was filed by John
NJ. Taylor, a grand nephew OF
General Zachary Taylor, as attor.
ney for the Cherokee Nation. He
said the patent was discovered
accidently among the papers of a
deceased chief of the tribe.
The Tomahawk., 1921-04-21

A Slam.
Mrs. Noel-"Hly husband has had
dyspepsia dreadfully> lately. Mrs,
Nock-"1 am so sorry, but I had no
;dea you were without cook" -.
The Tomahawk., 1921-04-21
Indian Organizations are
Step in the Right Direction.

Concluded from 1st Page.)
and is doing for the Chippewas Of
Minnesota cannot be over estimat-
ed. Since its organization eight
years ago, the General Council has
kept a watchfuI eye on the affairs
of the Chippcwas of Minnesota
to their great benefit. During the
past. three or four years the Gener-
al Council has saved many thous.
ands ofdollars of Chippewa mon
ey, and has accomplished more
IN this short period than was
ever accomplished before.
E: There is no doubt but that the
Indian Bureau will do everything
in its power to discourage Indian
organizations. because they realize
that Indian organizations mean
the losing of their power over the
Indian people. Organization to
the Indians means preparing them
selves for that glorious day when
they will not be ruled by the In
dian Bureau any longer. That
time is coming as sure as freedoms
flag waves over this land of
iberty-loving people.
The Tomahawk., 1921-04-21
Citation for Hearing on Final Ae
-s... count and for Distribution.

Citation for Hearing on Final Ac-
-. count and for Distribution.
(Apr. 14-May 5th.)
State of Minnesota, County of
Becker: In Pfobate Court, -
In the Matter of THO Estate of Mis-
co-que-we=zaince or Red Boy, De-
eedept. ~ :>'.. - -. T.
The State Of Minnesota to Ke-way~
din-O-Quay or Mrs. David NOrcrOss
and Me.ze-way-keshig, and all per-
sons interested in the final account
and distribution of the estate of said
deaedent: The representative of the
above NAMED decadent, having filed
In this court his final account of the
administration of the estate of said
decedent, together with his petition
praying for the adjustment and al
|laWance Of said final account and
for distribution Of the residue Of said
estate to the persons thereunto en-
THEREFORE,, You, and Each of
You, are hereby cited and required
to show cause, if any you have, before
this court at the Probate Court
Rooms in the Court House, in the
city OF Detroit in the County of
Becker, State of Minnesota, on the
9th day of May, 1921, at ten
O'Clock A. NJ, why said petition
should not be granted. s.r !
Witness, the Judge of said Court
and the seal OF said Court, this 18th
day of April, 1921. -.
:. - = ~ s. o. HANSON,
- Probate Judge.
[cOpRT sEAL1 .....- -. -
FRANK 3: kkAptIEp,
The Tomahawk., 1921-04-21
women Must % Il.

Every woman knows that her
House has to be cleaned thoroly
every Spring. During Winter, dust,
dirt and germs accumulate in the
corners, under the rugs, in the cur
tains SAM every place: Just 90
with your systen-it should be given
a. thofo cleansing, purifying every
Spring. HOLL1sTER's. ROCKY
MOUNTAIN Tea does the job slick
and quick. Without fail, make every
member OF the family take it once-a.
week during this month. Can't
lsbe beat' aa a Spring laxative
cleanser, purifier. Especially good
for women and children, 3. L,
Fairbanks Co.
The Tomahawk., 1921-04-21
Secretary Of State Railroad
and Warehouse Commission
Dies.

Friends throughout the state
will be panied to learn of the death
last week of A. G. Claussen, long
time secretary of the State Rail.
road and Warehouse Commission.
lie was power in state politics in
his day. 1t is said that he was
largely responsible for the election
of former United States Senator
Moses E. Clapp, the sturdy friend
of the Cbippewas . Il
The Tomahawk., 1921-04-21
Citation for Hearing on Petition to1
a 6so;, ! trnfior -

Citation for Hearing on PetitlOn IoI
administration.
- (Apr. 2l--May. L.
State of Minnesota, County of Beck
er. In Probate Court.
In the matter of the eatate OF Shay
shay-way-ke-shick, OF George Yellow
head, Decedent.
The State of Minnesota, TO kay-bay'
o-ge-mah, and all persons interested IN
the granting of administration of the
estate of said decedent; The petition
of rKah-bay- % ge.mah, having been
fled in this court, representing
that Shay-shay-way:k ke-shiek. OF
George YellOwhcad, then a resident
of the County of Becker State OF
Minnesota, died intestate on
the goth day of Octob-f, 1920, and
praying that letters of ssai:ln1
istration of his estate be granted. TO
q. S. G. Henry: and the court. having
fixed the time and place for hearing
said petitions:
THEREFORE, You, and Each of
You, are hereby cited and required
to show cause, if any you have, be-
fore this Court at the Probate Court
Rooms, in the Court House, IN the
CITY Of Detroit, in the County of
Becker, State of Minnesota. on the
10Th day of Nay, 1921, at 10
o'clock "A. NJ, why said petition
should not be granted.
Witness the Judge of said Goust,
and the Seal of said Court, this 18th
day Of April, 1921. s..
ALMA C. PEDERsoN,
COURT sEAL) Probate Clerk.
FRANK D. BE.AauLlED.
Attorney for Petitione.. - &.