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The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-10-19
Railroads Declare Dividends

New York-The New York, Ontario
4 Western Railway company Tuesday
declared a . per cent dividend on com
mon stock. This is the first dividend
an this stock since April, 1920.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-10-19
Halls Catarrh Medicine

Those who are in a run down" condi.
much more than when they are in GOOD
health: This fact proves that while Ca
tarrh is local disease. it is greatly in.
nuenced by constitutional conditions.
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE is q
Tonic and acts through the blood upon
the mucous surfaces Of the body, thus
reducing the Inflammation and assisting
Nature in restoring normal conditions.
All Druggists. Circulars free
F. J. Cheney 4 Co.. Toledo. Ohio
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-10-19
ALTOGETHER Too Eussv.

Jud Tunkins says he knows q man
so particular about grammar that hem
sit and criticize the literary style Of Q
prOmisSOry note instead Of hustlins
around and trying to pay II.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-10-19
Hard On Freshmen

Pbiladelphia-Its n tough life. that
of a freshmen. Sophomores Mt Penn
have decreed that freshies cannot take
their best girl, or any other girl to
bask etball games this winter.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-10-19

Warming! Unless you see the name
-Bayer" on package or on tablets you
are not getting genuine Aspirin pre-
scribed by physicians for twenty-one
years and proved safe by millions. Take
Aspirin only as told In the Bayer pack.
axe for Colds. Headache, Neurnlgia.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-10-19
.ee'ess Man Makes Lonu Trim

sear. a ia, Neb.-Edwand Mosier, GO
|l5M ola and legiess. has completed a
|Wash "'.'e journey froM Spokane.
DE ono,., o''laha In a pusheart which
hS5 d"' a'ed with his hands. He was
hye,aa on the road. making a daily
miles VI little more than eleven
BAL hi. Mr. Mosier plans to make Oma.
$40 nome for the winter.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-10-19
WILSON IS NOT
IN PACT FIGHT
DEMOCRATS IN SENATE DIVIDED
OVER RATIFICATION MOVE.
MENT NOW BEFORE BODY
Party Action BY Opposition to be Fore.
gone; Former Presidents
Activity is Denied by
Senators

acknowledgements senators in
conference Tuesday decided that the
peace treaties with Germany, Austria
and Hungary We're not matters for par
ty action, individual Democrats, it, was
said, would be left to follow their judg-
ment in voting on ratification.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-10-19

Watch cutieura Improve Your Skin
On rising and retiring gently smear
the face with Cuticura Ointment.
Wash of Ointment in iive minutes
with Cuticura Soap and hot water. Il
is wonderful sometimes what Cuticura
will do for poor complexions. dandru4.
itching and red rough hands.-AdveR
Using
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-10-19
"Gibraitar Of America"

The city Of Quebec is sometimes
called the Gibraltar Of America" b.
'nuse OF its weii-nigh impregnable %.
Sition and strong means of defense
both natural and artificial,
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-10-19

rheumatism. Earache, Toothache.
Lumbago and for Pain. All druggists
sell Bayer Tablets Of Aspirin In HANDY
tin boxes Of II, and In bottles Of "a an1
1O0. Aspirin Is the trade mark a
Bsyer Manufacture Of MonoaceticacaA
ester of SaHcylicacfd.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-10-19
earthquake in Los An,o,..

we're f fol, slight earthquakes
lily 90 W., ,'' IN the southen part of the
gas dons thursday. No other damage
|orted -. Other earth shocks were re-
lnds riverside, Ontario and Red.
I this unfortunately fifty miles east
city, on Monday
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-10-19

Try to be genial and be careful not
to go beyond the point where it looks
natural.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-10-19
ph,' o'ner Cruiser Takes w,+.-

rnlladnl,L, 'aNSS water
Rihp'''a--Tae light scout cruis.
|tamn .a, was launched Mt tn,
~. rS s"'pyard here at noon Thurs
|tothe. =. sponsor was Miss Eliyubet,
scott Of Richmond. Va
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-10-19
Security Of the Nation.

consider thar 1t IS on instruction
and education that the future secur-
ity and direction Of the destiny Of
every nation chiefly and fundamental.
~ reSts-KOssuth.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-12-02
EDITOR LANE LEAVES PREsHo.

Editor J. Gus Lane, Of the L, IN
County Herald, ID reported as having
left for ~"greener pastures" Editor
Lane created much newspaper COM
ment some weeks ago when he left
his oflce and took a trip to "the Wy
cming oil fields where he spent sew
sral weeks and finally returned to his
Office at Presho after tho business
men Of that city had secured the SER
vices Of another printer to take up
the work Of getting cut the Herald.
The report that MI. Lane has left for
good this time comes 40 authen tic,
and we suspect there IL some truth to
the report. Lane seems to have a
falling for wet goods" 90 they say,
and his "hankering" along that line
does not seam to mix good with busi-
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-12-02
FROM NO-MANS-LAND

john Ham has been hauling hay for
the Hare ranch.
j. A. Koskan and family visited at
VIM. Hares, Sunday.
j. A. Koskan sold some wheat to
VIM. Hare the last Of the week.
Beautiful weather in No-Mans-Land
after our cold and snowy period.
VIM. Hare and John Ham motored
to Wood the first part Of the week.
John Ham and Madeline and June
Ham called at Joe Braves and A. Jone
scheits, Sunday.
Albert Jonescheit is working in
Wood pIastering his house the past
week while his son Howard is run
ming the ranch.
We understand some OF the boys
from this part that served over seas
are receiving their soldier bonus pay
ment. Alex Brave being one from
this part Of the country.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-12-02
USE JAIL AS POULTRY HOUSE.

Jails have been jails since time i'm
memorial, and they always have been
used as the resting place Of criminals.
Witten'has a jail, q real one, too, but
1t has been Years-five to be exact
since there has been a criminal In 1t.
In fast the present jail, which was
built wheu the district was prosper
Gus with war prices, has never shelf
cred q lawbreaker. The old n did
but not the new one But the jail Is
in use-every day. Just nov a pro-
duce concern Is using 1t for a chicken
coop. And that came about this way
Peace officers Of the village were ac-
customed to lock up for the night
stray fowls, and the jail answered the
purpose SO we'll and kept the fowls SO
safe that finally the city decided to
lease 1t to the poultry concern.-Spec
ial Dispatch In Mondays Sioux City
Journal from Witten.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-12-02

ness, as 1t has been ii case OF pleasure
before business" with him. 1t 10 to
be regretted that a newspaper man
with Editor Lanes natural ability
should be overcome by the wild desire
for booze, to the extent, dt least,
where it interferes with his work In
the community. We understand that
Wolf Bros, OF the Draper Democrat
have taken charge Of the Herald, but
cannot say whether or not they ex-
pect to manage it permanently or just
until some other party car be secured
to buy the plant.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-12-02
INTERESTING ITEMS FROM OUR
EXCHANGES.

G. L. Bailey was brought Owe from
his home In Mellette county, south OF
the river, last Saturday and has been
confined to the hospital receiving
treatment for injuries he received
when the top blew of Of a gasoline
stove he was using and struck him in
the right side of the head. Injuries
were sustained which nearly caused
Mr.. Bailey to bleed to death, and he
probably would have but for his
neighbor, Frank Dougherty, who hap
pened along in time to ave him and
had him brought to Murdo.
Coyote.
The Mission Mill has been idle for
everal days, caused by n Of the
large rollers that grlnds the wheat,
breaking. This roller which will
weigh about 300 pounds must come
from Kentucky and, while 1T was or
dered Immediately 1t will take sever
al days to ge + 1t here. The boys are
very unfortunate to have this happen
at this time as the wheat has been
coming In fast and they are getting
short Of -four and II the repairs do
not get here In a few days we will be
Obliged to ship In some flour.-Todd
County Tribune.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-12-02
Warrant Call

Notice is hereby given thatthe fol-
lowing outstanding warrants against
Wood School District No. l, Mellette
county. South Dakota, are hereby
called for payment up TO and includ-
ing Register No. TO. Interest ceases
December 10, 1921. MARK PAYNE,
43t3 Treasurer.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-12-02
STRIKE STRONGER FLOW OF OIL AND
GAS AT GREGORY.

GAS AT GREGORY.
A much stronger flow Of gas and oil
than any that had been previously
encountered was struck In the Greg
DRY oil well Tuesday morning, and
those who had been optomistis regard
Ing the sxistance Of . paying we'll
here feel that their judgment has
been indicated. The strike was
made at a depth of about sou feet.
The presence Of oil was very pro-
nouneed, and a lighted match drop
ped In the ditch which carries of the
water from the we'll caused the fluid
to burst into flames and burn steadi-
ly for q short slime. There Is now no
doubt concerning the presence Of oil
here, and many feel that but a short
time will elapse before oil In paying
quantities will be struck, In which
case everybody In this vicinity will be
patting on the back those who had
the courage Of their convictions and
went ahead regardless Of the smokers
of many who treated the project as a
joke.-Gregory Advocate.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-12-02
GAS TAX EFFEoTIvs JANUARY /.

The new gasoline tax will go into
effect the first Of January, and will
mean a complete new set Of record
files In the ONCE Of the state auditor
All gasoline coming into the state Is
taxed, and the user who wants 1t for
any other purpose than that Of oper
ating an automobile can get a refund
OF his additional payments by filing a
certificate with the state auditor ask
ing for the refund. 1t Is not thought
likely that many of the users for do
nestle purposes who buy In less than
ten gallon lots will make out and mail
in this certificate, but II they do they
are entitled to a refund Of the a.
mount.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-12-02


toe.
A 'bonehead" is so called because
his brains are so soft.
The open door In China In again
worrying everybody but China.
Keep smiling, but don't contract
that silly grin that won't come of.
Prohibition has proven quite sue
cessful In spots. But where are the
spotsp
Compliments are invariably 'appre-
ciated except when followed by a
touch.
The days Of wars are not over for
the simple reason that the days Of
men are still here.
When a fellow becomes too wise for
his day we just put him down for \
fool and let him rip.
The average person who tries to
'kill two birds with one stone,"
doesn't hit either n Of them.
The happiest day In the average
mans life Is when his devoted mother
in-law pops In for a months visit.
A gay dog" who has been called
upon suddenly to pay the price for
having been gay, becomes a sad dog.
The man who 10 "wise In his own
conceit," at least knows that he is
highly respected by somebody-him-
self.
Will some one kindly mention the
league Of nations occasionally We
don't want to forget the dear thing
entirely.
If the American people get much
richer some OF us will have to get
poor again In order to become con-
spicious.
Beware how you tell people you are
happy every day Of your life. Only
the weak Of mind are allowed that
privilege.
Optomistic reports continue to float
out from the arms conference, but up
to date none of them appear to ha We
exactly lit.
The children of darkness always
seem to prefer their condition to that
of the children OF light who are bent
reforming them.
True, limitation Of ornaments may
reduce taxation, but who wants to
the privilege of Dragging over
the size Of his income tax?
AS long as small boys argue among
themselves about which one has "the
best father" there isn't likely to be
much wrong with any Of their fathers
Evidently the government Of Bavar-
la is hungry, since 1t is arranging to
all heavy eaters. The eaters
ought to let the government fill up
first.
The world seems to be about eQu-
ally divided between those who are
presenting bills and those who are
good u for not paying
them.
After reading all Of the varied re-
ports that are being sent out from
Washington ones point of view seems
to be conspicuous for It's lack Of a
Occasionally we hear Of some fellow
who new says an unkind word to his
wife. But that isn't strange. 1t re.
inordinate courage In some
cases.
And still, II the excitement dies
down entirely in Washington there
the possibility that Mr..
Hughes will open his mouth and make
another noise.
The former emperor OF Austria
be quite justified In soaring up
> broad grin. He has induced the
allies to ship him to Madeira and pay
MS household expenses.
Although he IL surrounded by the
nigh d~ignitaries az the world. they
Jay Mr.. Hughes remains as cool 40 .
cucumber. OF course you know just
low cool . cucumber il.
When the average college graduate
home with his shessp skin In
lis hand he Is prepared to reyolution-
ze the world. But IL dad II wise he
'egins the resolutiDg 1rst.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-12-02

t5O0.O reward for arrest and conviction OF any
ONE stealing or driving away stock bearing
this Drand.
M. p. DOU0HHRTY, Mitchell, S. D
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-12-02
M'NICHoL GETS TWENTY YEARS

M'NICHOL GETS TWENTY YEARS
At the conclusion of the trial OF
cases On the criminal calender last
Thursday afternoon, Vernon McNich-
oil, who was on trial al the beginning
Of this term Of court for the shoot
Ing Of Raymond Brooks on July Is,
1921, was sentenced by Judge Burch
to serve twenty years In the state pen
itentiary. McNichol was tried on a
charge Of murder but when the evil
dence Of the state had all been intro
duoed he changed his plea Of mot
guilty" to guilty Of manslaughter In
the hrst degree. - Winner Advocate.
The Washington herald., 1921-06-25
2D.C.GolRrs in
MASemi-Finals
Finkenstaedt Meets A. r.
Mackenzie for Place
In Finals Today.

NORFOLK, Va, June 24.-R L.
Finkenstaedt and Albert X. Mac
Kenzie. both of Columbia Country
Club. will fight it out tomorrow
morning for a place in the hnals OIL
the Middle Atlantic Golf Association
tournament at Virginia Beach. The
victor will face the winner of the
match between Warren Corkran, OF
Baltimore. and H. H. Hume, OF Nor
folk, who meet in the other SEMI
final mach.
Finkenstaedt won his way to the
semifinals by defeating Clark Cork
ran, of Baltimore, 1 up, in one OF
the most thrilling matches in the
history of the association, after
having trailed his opponent for the
greater part of the match. At the
fourteenth hole, Corkran was up,
but Finkenstaedt captured the nj e
teenth with a par 5, and evened the
match with on the sixteenth,
after missing a birdie by inches.
Corkran hsu a chance to win on
the next hole. but missed a ten-inch
putt, and had to be content with
halfing the hole. On the eighteenth,
Corkran was in trouble on his second
shot. He got a poor lie on the green
on his third. and missed a long putt
on his fourth. Finkenstaedt was on
the green in and holed a 12-foot
putt for a 4, winning the match.
In his morning round, Finken-
staedt eliminated Capt. Frazier Hale.
of Fort Monroe.
Mackenzie won his matches in
ID n
of the Norfolk Country Club, fell a
S and victim to Mackenzie in the
morning. In the afternoon he won
from John McMinamin. of Old Point
Comfort. 8 and 2.
Warren Corkran won his place in
the semifinals by defeating o. c.
Whitaker of Richmond, in the
morning, 2 up, and winning from
Gordon Wood. of Richmond, and )
in the afternoon round.
Hume took the measure of John
Davidson. ST., of the Washington
Golf and Country Club, and 4 in
the morning, and captured a sur
prisingly easy victory from A L.
Hawse. of Richmond. present asso-
citation champion, and in the
afternoon.
Hawse survived the morning round
by winning from H c. Peck, also OF
Richmond, 1 up Gordon Wood, who
was defeated by Warren Corkran
n the afternoon. made five brides in
winning his morning match from
W. c. Evans, of Norfolk.
James IRON, of the Princess
Anne Club, president of the Middle
Atlantic Association, was defeated
IN his morning round, 1 up. by John
McAinamin, of Old Point Comfort.
w. r. McCallum, of the Washington
COLI and Country Club, one of the
four Washington men to qualify in
the championship flight, was elm
mated In the morning round by
Clark Corkran.
The Washington herald., 1921-06-25

Tom Kerrigan had a total today
of l4t, which was ten strokes better
than his aggregate OF yesterday.
and at the fifteenth green 1t looked
as II he might win, but be dropped
strokes at the last three holes. AMI
had to be satisfied with a 72, for a
grand total of 2sS. two strokes be-
hind the leaders.
Barnes Breaks Down.
Arthur Havers. the young Eng
lish professional. finished q stroke
behind Kerrigsn. Jim Barnes
broke down completely after reach
ing the turn on the final round and
needing only an average Of two
over fours to win outright, He
played his third consecutive round
in the morning in -. and reached
the turn in the afternoon in 81.
but thereafter he was pitiful on the
greens, and his collapse so complete
he topped a driv. and bubbei
couple Of easy approaches in play
in gth. last zine in 43 strok s
against his usual 81.
Arnaud Massey. who was paired
WIN barnes ana was OHly one
stroke behind him when they start
ed the final round. played into a
half dozen traps and ruined his
score with 20. The strain was
telling on all OF the giants. but it
hit these two and Sandy Herd, who
needed a 73 TO win. the hardest.
The Australian. Joe Kirkwood.
also collapsed on his last round.
his 79 bringing him into a tie with
Massey. Barnes and Hagen. who
was among the last to get off. When
Hagen started he knew only a 20
would win for him. and he played
a most daring game. but without
the success Hutchison had.
Douglas Edgar did not strike his
real form until the final round, and
then he shot a 73. while George
Mclean struck a bad patch in the
third round. Bobby Jones, who is
sailing tomorrow. tore up his card
in utter disgust after he had a 43
to the turn in the morning He
was completely off his game, and
his temper got the better of him.
II would have been infinitely better
had he erturned his card however
bad his score was. for he was the
most popular player in the toyrna-
ment, and some finer players than
this young amateur have had
worse rounds than his would have
been. He regretted his action i'm
mediately, and in the afternoon he
played a round with Mclean, but
not as a competitor.
The Washington herald., 1921-06-25
G.. p. O. PRESSMEN
DEFEAT PRINTERS

In the clash yesterday between
the Printers and Pressmen of the
job division of the Government
Printing ONCE, the typesetters were
defeated by a score of to 5. Ex-
cept for the first inning. when the
compositors got three runs, Carroll
pitched brilliantly for the winners.
striking out thirteen men in the
seven innings. In the fifth, with
the bases full and two out, he
retired the side by striking out
a batter. Adams contributed to the
victory by a pair of brilliant run
ming catches, and also put his team
in the lead by hitting a home run
in the third inning with a runner
on base.
After being knocked out of the
box, Toomey Of the Printers played
at short and Contributed a pair
of hits, one of them a home run.
The Washington herald., 1921-06-25
Masonic Mines
Battle Today
4. s5.,.-sE - LsssE =. EFz-z-s, .Hs-,
Thousands Expected to
Witness Benefit Game
At A. L. Park.

The ball game scheduled for to-
day between the Grotto and Blue
Lodge mines promises to lure a good
many thousand fans to American
League Park this afternoon. With
Admiral Coontz on hand to throw
out the first ball. with Mick" Alt
rock and Doc" White slated to do
the slabbing. with clowns bands.
and. last but not least. Those much
advertised barefoot dancers. 1t
looks as il the endowment fund of
the Masonic and Eastern Home
would be enriched by goodly sum.
However, the Association of
Grand Masters. under whose auspi-
ces the event Is being staged, W sh
it clearly understood that they are
putting on a real ball game first
and a riot of fun second. The grand
parade preceding the game starts
at o'clock. b..
The Washington herald., 1921-06-25

IOT TWO OF LlC JIlIS III &C SNOiOS.
Babe Ruth failed to land on either
of the opposing pitchers and the
most he could produce in the hitting
line was one double in four chances.
But in the field Babe iwas- more
than busy with five lSASo outs, two
of them long running catches.
Before the game the king Of
swat was-presented with a silver
trophy by the New York branch of
the American Sand Lot Baseball
Federation A goodly number of
youngsters assisted in paying
tribute to their idol.
Chick Fewster, who returned to
the lineup in the Boston series,
started the Yanks scoreward by
opening the first inning with dou-
BILE to left. Peckinpaugh sacrificed
Chick to third. Ruth fouled to Char
rity, but Baker made the first OF his
three singles and Fewster crossed
the plate.
Another run was recorded by the
Yanks in the second through a base
on balls to Pipp ard singles by
Mays and Fewster.
Two more runs for Miller
boys canne into being in the third.
-
ing a single by Baker and a double
by Pipp. In the fourth the Yanks
grabbed still another tally, two
bases on balls and a double by the
Babe doing the work.
The Griffs did their first scoring
In the fifth. which Shanks opened
with a single to center. Charity
was easy, pitcher to first, but
O'Rourke chose this time for his
homer, Shanks speeding in ahead
of the batter. In the Yankee half
double by Meusel and a single by
ward kept the scoring pot polling
and IL continued to boil in the sixth
TO the extent of one Yank. run END
in the eighth three more.
The Griffs Tailed their third ana
inal run in the eighth. Judge dou-
bled, went to third on an infeld out
and scored on Rice's sacrifce ny.
The Washington herald., 1921-06-25
PUTS BAN ON ROUGE
AND ROLLED HOSE

CHICAGO, June 2I.-To its we'll
known slogan: THE Burlington on
time" that great railway system
has added a new word: "Modesty,"
with a capital M" If you happen
to meet a demure little stenog-
Irapher atti-ed in a simple gingham
gown with the skirt to her ankles,
wearing shoes with low heels, old
fashioned stockings and no rouge
on her cheeks or lips, you may
know she works for the Burlington,
which today laid down a set of rules
concerning the dress and ieport-
ment sof hundreds of it's girl I'M
ployes. Here are the new regula-
tions:
No more peekaboo waists or
crosses to be worn in this Office.
Gingham is the preferred hot
weather fabric.