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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-06

The first ascent of which we can
| find record was made in 1905
by Professor William Libbev of
! Princeton Impressed by the steep-
ness and. height of the mesa, this
gentleman provided himself with
a life-saving apparatus. including
mortar, with which he shot a
rope clear over the mesa and mill
cd himself and his party to the
top. DR.. Hodges did not believe
such elaborate apparatus was
necessary. He took to the ground
a long ladder in several sections
and reached the top without much
trouble.
The ascent made last summer
was unique in that nothing but a
rope was used. and that the expe-
dition was initiated by women
three of whom reached the top.
A Daring Climb.
Misses Hickey and Ferguson are.
two young women of Albudueruue
New Mexico, who make a profess
sion of conducting parties about
the country, explaining to them its,
historical and scenic interest
Their motto is to take any one any
where he wants to go, so that when
someone suggested the top of the
Enchanted Mesa as a destination.
they Immediately agreed to make
the attempt. They enlisted the aid
of Richard P. Woodson, a young
Albuquerque business man. who is.
addicted to attempting the unusual
and has reputation for nerve and
&c
has ever navigated the Rio Grande.
in canoe, and now he adds to this!
the distinction of being the only
man who ever climbed the En-
chanted Mesa bare-handed. He sur
veyed the face of the cliff, for a
few minutes, and then started IN
climbing a assure by cutting toe
holds as he went. There was one
point at which the spectators
thought a fall was inevitable, and
Woodson says that he, at the time.
agreed with them, but he finally
reached the top, carrying a rope
All of the party, including three
assembled by this rope They
were accompanied by one INDIAN
from Acoma, named Henry john
son, who had never been on the
mesa before, although he was born
IN sight of it. He had always re-
garded the ascent as impossible.
Such a feat by women is not
as unusual in the southwest as
t would be considered in the east.
Down in that country. women seem
% have taken all outdoors as their
province. 1t is hardly an exagger-.
alton to say that when you get
outside the towns, which are few,
md small, nearly half the women
you see have on trousers. Riding
1reeches and puttees have become.
IN almost conventional garb for
in the west They ride
ish, tramp and camp out just as,
men do. 1t is surprising how the
take to the mills and to
horseback.
Some scientists say that women
IRE more primitive and closer 10
lature than men. This would seem
O be borne out by the fact that
ften women from the east adjust
themselves to the outdoor life moro
asily and seem to like it better
han their men folks. Woman's
lace is doubtless still in the home.
nut if she is young and has pep.
he certainly does enjoy getting
ut Of it.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-06
ROMANCE BY PROXY,
By Miss Gertrude c. Freese.

| (CopyrSht, 1871, by wheeler Syn
dictate, 1nc.)
Veronica sat, chin in cuppe,
hands, end surveyed Aunt ELL
thoughtfully. Miss Preston, WIN
was So years of age. with a swee
face delicately lined, and abundan
waving hair scarcely turned gray
bad never married, and it was thi
fact which her niece found hard Il
understands. Romance, born o
scant gleanings from the local pub
lie library, had set her II year OLE
mind to wondering. Suddenly, i'm
pulsiVely, she spoke.
Aunt Ella, did he die, or did yol
Just never meet him >" Miss Pres
ton looked a little startled.
Just whom do you mean, my
dear?"
| THE man you should have mar.
Red" Veronica, at once realizing
| the extent of her audacity, quickly
MD her face in shame But Aunt
Ella was not offended. A deep flush
, suffused her features, but gave
place a moment later to a dreamy
air Of preoccupation. She forgot
veronica for a space, in sudden
rush of memories.
Yes, my dear, I met him. In
deed. we were engaged for a while
the most wonderful period of my
life. But we Quarreled." Her face
saddened at the recollection.
"Oh!" gasped Veronica, stepped
with the spirit of romance. "Oh,
Aunt Ella, what was he like?''
He had brown, curling hair and
brown eyes. He was tall and hand
some, aud manly. People said we
were a fine looking couple" she
finished, complacently. 81 had gold
en- hair and blue eyes, then"
But why did you quarrel p"
breathed Veronica. He must have
been heavenly. How could YOU go
L: was over some trifie," sighed
Aunt Ella And neither would give
in. What fools we were!"
A shade crossed Veronica's face
fcr a moment. Then, saiJcnly her
eyes srarkled. What if he should
come back? What If:
"Aunty, what was his name?"
Edgar Freeman. How the girls
c1vied me" Aun. Fila came tn
krpself. Mercy, child. row f,oi-
'shfy you make me ;a'k. Do run
along"
Veronica did not hear. His hair
would be white" she Was saying n
hrs elf. ut turnet; carly because he
lost Aunt Ella. His eyes would still
be bright, though and he ana
Arntie would make up - cir quarrel
and live happily in:e,cr after" Sla
siched in ectas~.
To think. vii; Veronica. was ia
at. and the next day fos.d her
bdsiiy at WORK toward The consu:n-
vi. non OF the III romance. I: w,s
ali! urd, of cours,, - TIL; k CT si1ch
!. t,ing, but YOU never could tell
a." so. from s. Ie fnrx ,t.eu corner
Vtronica res i-'e"t-d Edear's
witL,.t hrr uunt's
X Iowle ledge. l, was rather d,saN
pointing to 17-year-old eyes to fnd
hat Edgar's nose had a decided tiIr
and that Edgar's ears were discon-
certingly prominent. Moreover. the
wavy chestnut hair combed in the
fashion of 80 years ago lost Soma of
It's fascination to the Goth century
eyes. But Veronica made allow
ances- |
Then the girl made another dis
,overy. Aunt Ella knew Edsar's
present address. She finally worm
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-06
The Daily Short Story

ed it out of her aunt, by careless
! questions, learning as we'll that
Aunt Ella had not seen her old
lover once during the 80 years He
lived on farm not far away and
had never married. The girl was
i thrilled to her fingertips at his con-
stancy. She could not wait until
some plot of her-own invention had
brought the recalcitrant lover to
their door. And then it would be
but a step to the long deferred we'd
ding bells.
ened anxiety to see his old love. or
merely strict attendance TO business
which finally made Veronicas eff
forts successful. At any rate, Ed
| gar really came in answer to the
girls carefully worded inquiry
about farm produce. She answered
the doorbell in person with a rap
! IDLY beating heart, but contrary to
her plan she did not invite him in.
Indeed, she stood there, speeches.,
rooted to the floor.
IT was undoubtedly Edgar who
stood before her, the man of whom
she had dreamed SO long, but what
different Edgari Poor Veronica.
Her world was lettering. For the
man before her was old, with a face
which had fallen into a hundred
wrinkles and hair which was scanty
and grizzled. Steel-bound specta-
cles encased his dull brown eyss.
Could this be handsome Edgar
Freeman?
veronica came to herself. What
she said she never knew, but il
was effective, for the man turned
away at once. He had been tried in
The balance by the relentless shirt
OF youth and had been ruthlessjv
rejected.
Auntie can still dream" cried
veronica hotly to her own mirror.
She shall never know how hor-
r1ble he has become. All her life
she can still think of him as hand
some Edgar Freeman. But o.h-mv
dreams!" She burst into tears with
the hopeless despair of II, and, sob
blng. fell asleep.
She awoke with a start at hear
ing a door slam downstairs and tin
toed down, fearing intruders. On
the threshold she paused wordIess.
Aunt Ella was in the parlor and
with her was Edgar. This was
enough to startle the girl, but was
not all For Edgar's arm was about
her aunt, on whose face was a look
OF unmistakable, radiant happiness
Neronica's romance had Powered.
She turned. nevertheless, inconsfst-
entity and fed.
Oh, auntie," she whispered later.
trying to keep the disappointment
from her voice and to sound as
happy as she knew she ought, "just |
think, after all these years."
Aunt Ella beamed and her sweet |
race took on added color as she
replied: Yes, my dear; I am very
happy. And do you know" con-
ndentially, what seems most won
derful of all to me is that he hasn't
changed a mite-he is the same Ed
gar"
Veronica, again gazing at her
mirrored reflection, wrinkled her
hose thoughtfully at the vagaries of
nan and cast aside the middle-aged
romance she had been reading
Aren't old people funny?" re-
IT, ruefully. +
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-06
Frederic Haskin's Letter
snvrrs.a cxrrxnopd..eu
Climbing the Enchanted Mesa.

Washington, d. c.. Sept 5.-The
Enchanted Mesa, out in New Mex
lico, was recently climbed for the
third time, so far as tho records
show, and for the first time with
out any other apparatus than a
rope
The Enchanted Mesa is one OF
/ the many mysteries of the South
west. 1t stands a few miles from
the pueblo of Acoma in a vast
/ stretch of semi-arid wilderness
country of gently rolling hills
timbered with pinon and cedar.
Many mesas-that is, plateaus-
rise above the level of this coun-
try, but the Enchanted Mesa is
different from the others. 1t is.
in fact, thing unique. 1t rises
to height of 430 feet above the
surrounding country, and has a
perfectly fat top about the size of
large farm. The walls are so
steep that there is only one place
where an ascent has ever been
attempted, and there sheer cliff
40 feet high must be scaled. This
singular rock stands up out of the
desert like a great ship from the
sea, out-topping everything for
miles around.
But the thing which awakens
most interest in it is the exist
ence of traditions, supported by
bits of pottery, ak heads and other
remains found on and about the
mesa, that many years ago, before
white men came to America, there
was primitive city of Pueblo In
dians on the top of it. This desc
late rock was once the Gibral-
tar of the southwest 1t was an
impregnable stronghold from which
the sedentary Indians, who were
on the way to civilization of their
own, the ancestors of the present
Pueblos, defied the Navajos,
Apaches and other nomads. In the
primitive warfare of that day, the
Enchanted Mesa was probably a
fort which could never be taken
except by starving the inhabitants
out.
A Lab0ri0us Life.
They paid a heavy price in labor |
for their safety, however. Every /
drop of water used had to be car !
ried up over 400 feet in Jugs on !
IhS AOduS vi NOIueu. II is pTUDdOt6
that wells or reservoirs were made |
on the crest, where enough water |
could be stored to resist a siege |
All of the corn and beans and other |
food of the Indians was raised in
little valleys several miles away,
and this, too, had TO be carried to /
the top of the mesa, and enough of /
it stored there to make the inhab-
itants safe in case of attack.
All of this is conjecture, of
course, and the flaw in the whole
theory lies in the fact that there
is at present no trail to the top
Of the mesa at all. The Indian be-
lief is that a trail once existed,
and that landslide wiped it out,
the abandonment OF the
mesa necessary. The top of it has
Teen swept by wind and rain so
long and so thoroughly that it is
now very difficult to find a vest
ge Of the life that once crowned
he mesa; but when it was ascend
ed in 1897 by Dr. W. F. Hodges,
Of the bureau of Ethnology, he
,Cund bits of pottery. ax-heads and
other artifacts which seemed to ,
prove conclusively the truth of the
indian belief that the mesa once
was inhabited.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-06

10 Co<h 4A1AAN1006I. NO aLb6IE4On WILL "
| layer of fruit, then a layer Of sugar,
| using pound for pound, and having
/ the top layer of sugar. The mix
ture should be covered but need not
/ be sealed
@. Has the strike of engineers,
t1remen and seamen of the meT-
| chantSmarine been settled? F. T. L.
A The department of labor
states that the strike of the en-
gineers and fremen of the merchant
marine was settled about one
month ago. The termS of the agree
ment were the Is per cent reduction
and the changes in working rules.
This agreement runs until Dec, 81.
On Aug. l, the masters, mates and
pilots accepted similar rates.
G. What is the Torrens system?
A. A system of registration Of
titles to real estate introduced by
Sir Robert Torrens in Australia,
bears his name. This system OF
official examination and registra-
ton Of titles has been adopted in
Australia, England, New Zealand,
British Columbia and parts of Can /
ada. In a modified form il is used /.
in several states of the union. in 4
Hawaii and in the Philippines.
@ When was the first aerial .
mail delivery in the United States? /
l. T. c..
A. The postof1ice department
says that the first aerial mail de-
livery made in the United States
took place in Septemb Der. 1911, when
the first bag of mail was delivered
to the Mineola postofice. Postmas-
ter General F II. Hitchcock sent
the mail and E. 1. OyingtOn, slot,
delivered it,
@. At what period was the Ro-
man. empire at its height?
A. The rule of Trojan, 98 TO III +
A. D., marked the height Of the
Roman empire. The rule follow
ing that of Hadrian was memorable
for its peacefulness and for tne
fact that il was the most splendid
era OF Roman architecture.
Q. Is asbestos mined? E l.
A The United States geological
survey states that some asbestos IS
mined and some is quarried. The
asbestos of Canada is near the sur
face and is quarried. That of Ar
izona is in a pith formation and
it is necessary to drive tunnels TO
mine it 1t runs in both veins anu
blanket formation. When asbestos
is mined or quarried it is like rock
and is milled into loose fibres.
@. l would like to know whether
mercury is a conductor of cleo
tricity? W. D.
A All metals are conductors or
to some degree. MeT-
curry. being a metal, is also a con-
ductor of electricity.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-06
NEA lTH TAl KS
BY NlhllAM Il BRADY r1D.

of the accessory air spaces or
sinuses communicating with the
cavity of the nose, and various
other conditions which it may be as
well not to mention here
The very diversity of conditions
which the unenlig Eened layman
confuses under the name of Ca
tarrh" ought to suggest to any SEN
sibIe person the worthlessness of
any treatment purporting to cure
"catarrh."
The victim of alleged "catarrh,' -
If he is wise, will take no stook in
"catarrh treatment but consult a
physician who can and will deter
mine what may be the matter and
apply such treatment as the indi-
vidual condition may require.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-06

A dispatch from Paris reporting that revo-
luton against the Spanish king is brewing also
states that Alfonzo has just invested in a high
speed bipiane for his personal use. Looks as
if the king was preparing to make hasty
nipht
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-06
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1891

A motor car run by radio would be far more
reliable than one run by some of the morons
who now handle the steering wheels
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-06

Marconi thinks he heard signal from Mars.
You probably have often imagined you heard
similar signals, but If you said anything about
1t folks would say you were nutty.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-06

Dewitt. Ia.-Fred Costick, pitch
Ing for Dewitt against Charlotte.
pitched a no-hit, no-run game, Sun
day.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-06
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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-06
T1r Untnhatnttr
HERE LIES MANS ANCIENT ENEMY.
Dull GAZE.
VINO pssIxTEss rHH UNLovEp Cuss.
| BEWARE!

|
comes the all-absorbing problem OF choosing
a proper wife for his jovialship. Albert Edward
Windsor, better known the prince OF Wales
The prince must marry a princess and gosh!
how he breads it. Poor prince!
The Razorbsck Is Long and Lean
And Grows Most Awful High.
l. When All Four Feet Are On The Ground
His Backbone Shaves the Sky.
Sir: The phrase Il am from Missouri, in
dicating the hard-headed man to whom the
facts must always be presented, should be
changed to 81 am from Arkansas nave
Just come through both states and the man
from Missouri did not impress me as the most
erudite or shrewd. OF course Missouri Is a
great state but she had to get precious close
to two other states when she wanted to build
two fine cities-her finest st. Louis and Kansas
City. Perhaps it was because l heard this
story before 1 struck Missouri
A real estate agent took prospect across
the river from Memphis, Tenn, into Arkansas.
The Arkansas river there in flood time covers
an area in width of from FIVE to ten and fifteen
miles, the water rising possibly ten feet up
some of the great trees. The agent had used
all his talking points and had just said, 1.-The
land that will grow such large trees as these
will grow anything" What's that mark on
the trees?' said the prospect. The agent re-
piled. 20 that's where the hogs scratch them
selves" SHOW me the hogs" said the pros
pect :. If the man from Missouri can beat
that I would like to hear it. Henceforth let
US say 81 am from Arkansas" CIVIS.
ROBERT NJ BAXTER, writing in the Edi-
tor & Publisher, warns reporters and copy
readers that there can be no greater libel
than to falsely accuse person OF being
criminal.
And yesterday Secretary of Labor Davis as
serted lit is not enough for a man to merely
exist"
If split infinitives were cord wood our win
ter's fuel problem would be solved. :,
The Arvada enterprise., 1921-11-24

and the owner or owners thereof
are hereby directed to nbate
the same not later than the fifteen
tn day OF November. a. ID. 1928
and the said cesspool, priyy OF
vnult shall be cleaned out, filled up
and tamped back with earth and
left in the same condition as IL was
before the construction Of the same,
and the premises whercon the said
cesspool, privy or vault were located
shall not be used for human habita-
ton after November Is, 1928. with
out being connected with said sewer.
SECTION 2. The board Of trus-
tees hereby declares TINT this ordi-
nance Is necessary to the immediate
preservation Of the public health,
peace and safety; for the reason that
new houses are being constructed
and used within the limits Of said
sewer district without being connect.
The Arvada enterprise., 1921-11-24
Berkeley Department BUY 1T IN BERKELEY
BERKELEY NEWS

Mr.. Nichols says the work he
turns out is his hest advertisement,
but he believes also in advertising in
the Enterprise. Try him when your
shoe soles give out.
When feeling blue and worried go
to the Alcott Theatre and forget your
troubles for awhile.
For warm things to wear this win
ter see II. A. Chisholm, who will
treat you right. When your sewing
machine, bicycle or monograph quits
running, just call at Dawes Bicycle
Shop and your troubles will end
When you're hungry call up the
Wolff st. Grocery and be filled with
good things to eat.
Before your gasoline tank runs
dry stop at Elitch's Garage and you'll
not have to walk home.
For that new sled which you'll
soon need, call at Clark and Sons
the hardware people.
If you drop your watch just go to
Cheyney and get an Ingersoll, they
won't break.
When your auto needs doctor
call the West End Garage and have
the carbon burned out.
If you have n cold call at the AL
colt Pharmacy and be "fixed up by
Mr.. Wilson or one of his registered
pharmacists.
When you "get on your feet
again call and see Jas. Pigman, 3Sth
and Sheridan and he will put some
soles on your shoes.
For your, winter hat see Mrs. w.
E. Triplett at 41st and Tennyson.
The Arvada enterprise., 1921-11-24
ORDINANCE NUMBER ,ss

AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND
ORDINANCE NUMBER 1886, EN-
TITLED, IAN ORDINANCE CON.
CERNING PLUMBING AND
SEWER CONNECTIONS" BE 1T
ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF
TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN OF
EDCEWATER:
SECTION /. That section 1s,
Of ordinance number 1856, entitled
IAN Ordinance Concerning Plumb.
ing and Sewer Connections" pass.
cd, adopted and approved the 24th
day Of January. A. D. 1915, be, and
the same is hereby, amended, 30 Al
to read % follows:
SECTION ls. Plumbins in old
buildings shall b properly trapped
and ventilated, according 70 thii
ordinance, before any connection car
b made With the public sswsr.
Il shall b unlawful for any pr
The Arvada enterprise., 1921-11-24
ATTEST:

X. X. Williams Of Denver, II
stoclhodcr in the Midwest Tire
Manufacturing Co., was here tn
Inter part of last week accompanied
by Mrs. Williams and Denver friend
going thru the Midwest plant. He
dropped in the Enterprise office /
tell us he is greatly plcascd with the
way the present management i
handling his interests and the inter
ests Of other stockholders. His trip
10 Arvsda was In the interests OF a
The Arvada enterprise., 1921-11-24

Berkeley business people are wide
awake and up-to-date and believe in
advertising, as evidenced by the
many names appearing on this page.
Here is what the manufacturer says
about newspaper advertising, "The
newspaper finds its way into every
home. Its advertisements are local
and personal. Every housewife reads
it. 1t gets the closest to her Of any
advertising medium, and it is to the
housewife that we appeal" Such Is
the opinion Of f. B. Seitz, secretary
of the American Washing Machine
Manufacturers Association which re-
Gently held its meeting in Chicago.
"Our BUSINESS turned the corner of
business depression in July" added
Mr.. Seitz. eve are now handling o
volume of trade equal to that of
1919" All of which should be re-
assuring to all lines of business.
The best way to keep business
good is to keep prices down ard that
is what the Berkeley houses are do
ing.
Sc Chevercll-Moorc are now oper-
ating three up-to-date drug stores
in Berkeley and North Denver, at W
41st and TETON, w. 37th and Navajo
and 3sth and Tennyson, opposite
Elitch's Gardens. The last named
store is under the personal direction
IF Mr.. Sampson, progressive young
pharmacist, who understands his
business thoroughly.
The Weiss Bakery also believes
that the Enterprise is good adver-
tising medium.
For your Thanksgiving cranberrles
see Jones the grocer at 3sth and
Tennyson.
The Arvada enterprise., 1921-11-24

Wendall Calhoun of the Ward
road has recently bought twelve
head of registered IIolsteins includ-
ing four days old bull calf sired by
a bull from COW that produced Al
pounds of butter fat in seven days
The purchase was made from Don
ley and Hansen, prominent Holstein
breeders residing on Bear Greek.
Not less than six mer in jefferson
county have put in pure bred herds
during the summer and the number
in the county amounts to over o.
breeders, leading all other counties
in the state.
The Arvada enterprise., 1921-11-24

Wheat sowing is still progressing
in many sections Of the country
under difficulty Of dry weather con-
ditions. 1t has been so dry for two
months that some wheat will no
doubt be lost as considerable see
sprouted and did not have enough
moisture to keep it going unless 1t
was irrigated. Several have irrigat-
cd wheat up and some fields have
been irrigated twice. Old timers
say that it IL not too late to plant
under weather conditions that have
existed this fall but more seed should
be sown. Wheat has been just as
well off in the bins as in the ground.
The Arvada enterprise., 1921-11-24

Among the teachers gathered from
far and vide at Colorado State
Teachers College, Greeley, Colo.
this year are Misses Ruth NJ. Lane,
Nina Murchison nnd Mae Bell.
These young people from Arvada
are associated with over TOO other
young women and mon whosc homes
arc scattered over seventeen states,
The Arvada enterprise., 1921-11-24

number Of friends who Ike himself
nrc stockholdcrs in the company and
them TO hold all their stock as this
he Bays his report to them viii tell
company is on Il sound business bass
I'd has n brilliant future ahead .
II. Mr.. Williams IL eighty year
young and is as full Of pep NJ he
ran be.