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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-14

Miss Beers reports having seen
Mr.. Seneca and "Red" Bunnell
while at Cincinnati Mr.. Seneca g
taking an engineering course and
Mr.. Bunneu Is driving a taxi. They
are both looking fine. and inquired
about their many friends back at
camp. Mr.. Bunnen has been mar
1td since leavin here.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-14

shorty Iamensld discovered a
boat on the ST. Joe the other night
which he has lain claim to. He
saws two things are lacking TO
make II a pleasure boat. Oars and
some one 20 bail the water.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-14

Mr.. Byers. our star reporter. SAYS
ne hasn't much win and vital
ftv."
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-14

Puzzle-Who has more callers
than DR.. Baldrldge2
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-14

Drink-a-whisky likes 90 look at
the funnw pictures He says ne
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-14

John ZaIesd has returned from a
two weeks vacation.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-14

Mr.. Gregory is beginning to feel
much like himself again.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-14

Miss Hayenga is nursing a pet
finger at present.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-07-13
CLIMBS COURT HOUSE

The walls of the Grantscounty court
house We're scaled Thursday evening
by Everett Aitkin, 21-year old hu-
man spider" of Dubuque, who clam
bered, showed, scratched and pulled
himself to the cornice go feet up and
then ventured 40 feet further to the
top-most tower stopping at the base
of the fiagpole because experts said
the pole was rotten and would not
bear his weight. The deed, the most
daring ever pulled off in Lancaster,
was accomplished at six o'clock be-
fore a crowd of a thousand people
Deep quiet hushed the spectators as
the gritty youth made his daring
ascent. As he stopped to rest ap-
plause broke out for an instant and
once, near the cornice as Aitken was
climbing straight up on bare granite
and slipped, a wave of horror swept
over the onlookers. But Aitken
caught himself and pulled up to swing
out several feet grasp the copper cop
ing and then up and over like dart
went toward the dome. Cheer after
cheer broke from the crowd. Lam
caster Herald.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-07-13
Stats
Diary ~
Bv ROSS FARouAHR


Fiday--I was passing James house
tonite & / seen her setting in the lawn
swing St new she was lone sum &
stops III to chat vile. She was aw-
full nice to me & ] sed to her / like
to cum there for evry time go there
it makes better boy out of me. &
just then her pa comes along & says
to me You let me just ketch you
here just once more & | will make a
angel out of YOU. | new | wassent
wanted so | exits over the fence.
Saturday. seen the editor of the
printing o%s & / got Job to go to
wirk Monday. / am to be the devil.
CESS that will be easy as pa says
am full of the above emmy ways.
Sunday-pa was under the machine
a wirking with the break bands or diff
ferentials or sum other instrument &
he mistook his finger for bolt & was
tawking angr & ust hten the supt. of
of the Sunday skool cum by & sed to
maWhat kind of language is that. Ma
sed | think it is the Hellenic language.
Monday-Went to wirk it is a fine
place to wirk. / washed the forms
& rubber rollers & my hands get so
black you cant tell when they are
VA 1HC OPCA dSOA oCu AlC
will let me set up l days dry on the
linatipe. l man got balled out today
because he put ad in the paper for
a man to wash widows.
Tuesday-the boss wont allow me
to read dureing wirk hrs. He seems
to get most of his plasure a walking
"a round & seeing that we don't have
emmy. he dussent wirk but we do all
of it. About the only xercise he gets
is when he changes collar buttons, l
CESS.
Tomorro get to set on the linatipe.
Today was hot & l was in a cool cor
ner dreaming about angels & sailed
peanuts & ice cream & l fellow woke
me up & sed he wood show me sum
tipe lice. witch he did. / will show
sum tipe lice to emmy l witch applys at
the printing offs.
.HhrZsda Y-tHis is on the linatipe.
1T is not soeasyas. 1T luks In
oceyt ByStander 1T skarfflS me =
when it wir!ks. ma says skare HER
when wirK to AZ? If KEEP on
improving l amagoing to lern this
VUueneSs for my LIFE"S trade the
only Thing: that bOtherS me is (th)
punctuation & Sum TimesTheCap-
itals.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-07-13

like that and the youngster viii I'M
doubtedly realize it when he gets to
be man.
C. o. Veldey left on Monday for his
home at Hanley Falls, Mimi, where
he will spend and enjoy two-weeks'
vacation.
Maasford Dunnum came here Sun
day from Minneapolis to spend the
summer with his grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. Hans Hanson.
John Nelson and family and Miss
Annie Moen left on Thursday morning
by auto for Flandreau, South Dakota,
for a visit with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Nelson return
ed Thursday from visit at Fland-
reau, South Dakota.
Carl Neprud returned home on
Thursday of last week from a trip
to Chicago and Madison.
Cashier /. N. Knutson and family
spent the Fourth with relatives at
Blair, driving there by car.
Theodore Bekkedal, of Sllyerton,
Oregon, is visiting with relatives and
friends here for few days.
Miss Maude Nepud of Madison,
member of the board of control, came
home Sunday to spend a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ryan and two chill
dren of Minneapolis, visited with Mr..
and Mrs. Stafslien this week. Mrs.
Ryan's maiden name was Hannah
Swain and while child resided with
parents on the piece of land where
the Wang church now stands. She has
not been here since about thirty five
years ago.
Leslie Halligstad of Tekon, Wash
ington, arrived here thursday of last
week for an extended visit at the John
Hallingstad home.
Edward Oium of Westby, has rented
the new garage recently erected by
Syren Haugen and will open for bust
ness in the near future. Mr.. Oium
is an expert workman in this line and
The Journal bespeaks for him abund-
ant success.
DIR. Holmberg, wife and son of Can
by, Mimi, also the doctors father and
sister May, of Galesville, spent some
time Sunday in this village visiting
with Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Spellum.
Miss Harriet Thompson returned
Thursday from Chicago where she has
been attending school during the win
ter. She was accompanied by her
cousin, Jean Simpson, who will visit
here with relatives.
E. B. Knutson of Chicago, formerly
cashier of the Coon Valley State Bank
was here on busilIess "trip en- Thurs
day Of last week.. We are all giving
him the glad hand of welcome when
ever ne visits here.
Mrs. s. Lee returned Wednesday
from a visit with her daughter, Mrs
Mockrud at Westby.
Andrew Halmrast, Lloyd Johnson
and Hugo Thompson spent the Fourth
fishing at Stoddard.
Theodore Paulsen returned Friday
from a two-weeks' fishing trip in the
lakes of northern Wisconsin.
Miss Marie johnson came home to
spend the weekend from Lacrosse
where she is attending summer school
Miss Magdalene Felber is spending
the week at her home in Lacrosse.
Anton Obmuscher of Lacrosse, is
now employed at the Erickson garage
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Sveen and Mrs
T. Thompson autoed to Lacrosse last
Friday.
Miss Agnes Neprud returned Friday
from Sparta, where she has beer
teaching school.
Mrs. Ed Tomten has had as guests
her father and brother from Coude.
ray, Wis.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-07-13
coon VALLEY JOURNALS

The following members of the Coon
Valley Rod and Gun club spent Sun
day at their river camp near Stod-
dard: M. L. Halmrast, Morris Bag
stad, Oscar Nordstrom, Theo. Bek-
kun, Math Lisbakken, Knut Johnson,
Magnus Midtlien and family; H. ]
Erickson and family; Oscar Molten
and family; Ed Tomten and family;
s. P. johnson and family; Adolph Lee
and family.
A ten-pound boy was born on July
4th to Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Thompson.
It's some honor to be born on a day
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-07-13
One Dollar Saved Represents Ten Dol
lars Earned

The average man does not save to
exceed ten per cent of his earnings.
He must spend nine dollars in living
expenses for every dollar saved. That
being the case he cannot be too care
full about unnecessary expenses. Very
often a few cents properly invested,
like buying seeds for his garden, will
save several dollars outlay later on.
Il is the same in buying Chamberlain's
Collie and Diarrhoea Remedy. 1t costs
but few cents, and bottle of it in
the home often saves doctors bill of
several dollars.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-07-13

do not know where / should have been
today had | not tried Chamberlain's
Tablets. The tablets relieve the ill
feeling at once, strengthen the diges-
tive functions, helping the system to
do its work naturally" writes Mrs.
Rosa Potts, Birmingham. Ala.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-07-13

Bfhcusness and Constipation
For years / WAS troubled with bill
Sousness and constipation, which made
Rife miserable for me. My appetite
faited me. / lost my usual force and
vitality. Pepsin preparation and ca
khartics only made matters worse.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-07-13
81 Wouldn't 60 Camping Without
Rat-SnsfD.s Saws Raw White

"Wife and / spent our vacation
camping last summer, smell Of cook
ing bought rats. We went to town,
60. some RAT-SNAP, broke up cakes,
rut it outside our tent. We got the
rats alright--big fellows" Farmers,
storekeepers, housewives, should use
RAT-SNAP. Three sizes. 35c, Csc,
S1.25. Sold and guaranteed by o. E.
Davis.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-07-13

Rose Olsen, Chiropractor, Palm
er School Graduate. Office over Stoll
& Groves. Phone 157.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-07-13
WARNING

Some tampering with rural mail
boxes on routes from this office have
been reported to the Department, and
Inspector Nicholson was here last
Friday and is making a thorough in
vestigation of these depredations and
will likely locate the guilty parties.
Section 1899 P. L. and Regulations
read as follows: THAT whoever shall
willfully or maliciously injure, tear
down or destroy any letter box or
receipt or delivery of mail on any
mail route or shall break open the
same, or shall willfully or malicious
ly injure, deface or destroy any mail
deposited therein, or shall willfully
take or steal such mail from out of
such letter box or other receptacle,
or shall wilfully aid or assist in any
of the aforementioned offenses, shall
for every such offense be punished by
a fine of not more than one thousand
dollars or by Imprisonment of not
more than three years"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-07-13

The whir of an airplane Tuesday
caused some local. interest. The ma
chine belongs to d. F. Gladish, en-
ployed in the highway Office. Mr..
Gladish flew from Chicago the week
end, showing at Hazel Green the 4th.
The machine is an Curtiss
with a 90-h.p., 8-cylinder motor and a
wing spread of 42.5 feet. It is sta
toned at the fair grounds. Mr.. Glad
ish will fly here and there in this state
this summer and probably make the
fairs later. He is an experienced avi-
ator having served in the air service
during the war, and he thoroughly
understands how to make the various
spectacular stunts in the air. He
bought the machine last June and has
been flying it since then.--Lancaster
Herald. vernon people will remem-
Der Lieut.. Dave Gladish as having
twice appeared here.)
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1921-03-25

that two Of Tie bandits had been LEFT
behind. These two reset the switches
for the main track, leaving everything
as they had found It, and then
crossed over 20 the auto.
! was just thinking that all this
mystery and kidnapping and gun play
must be sort Of hard on the young
woman and the girl, bat, though my
half Of the allotment was shyerins
a little and snugglng up Just grain
closer TO me, she proved that she
hadn't lost her nerve.
( did you see the name on that car
when The engine went past to get in
behind ~" she asked
NO said the boss; and ! hadn't
either
II did," she asserted showing that
her eyes, or her wits, were quicker
than ours. - had just one little
glimpse Of IT. The name is 'A-l-c-x-a,'"
spelling it out.
Mr.. Norcrosa started as II he had
been shot.
"rhe Alexa? That is Mr.. Chad
wicks private car-they'vc kidnapped
him y Then he wlrled short on me.
Jimmie, are you man enough TO go
with me and try a tackle on those
fellows over there in. that auto?'
said was; but I didn't add what
] thouglt--that it would probably be
a case Of double suicide for US two to
20 up against a pair Of armed thugs
with cur hare hands. The young wo-
man put in Ior word.
"You mustn't think Of doing such
thing!' she protested; and she was
still telling him all the different rea-
sons why he mustn't, when we heard
the creak and grind Of the stolen en-
CINE coming back down the old spur.
After that there was nothing 10 do
but to wait and see what was going
to happen next What did happen was
as blind as all the rest. The engine
was stopped somewhere in the gulch
back Of Us and out Of sight from our
hidingplace, and pretty soon the two
men Who Lad gone with her came hur-
rying across out Of the hin shadows,
making straight for the auto. A min
ute or two later they had climbed
into The machine, the motor had sput-
tered and the car was gone
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1921-03-25
CHAPTER II
Mr.. chadwick's Special


OF course, as soon rs the skip-out
Of the four hold-up men gave us a
free hand we knew it was up TO us TO
get busy and do something. 1t was q
safe bet That the Alexa was carrying
her owner, and in that case Mr.. John
Chadwick and HIS train crew were
somewhere back in the hills, without
an engine, and with a good prospect
of staying put" until somebody should
go and hunt them up.
"We'yc got to find out what they've
done with Mr.. Chadwick" Mr. Nor
cross broke out And then: ut can't
be very far TO whore they have left
the engine, and if they haven't GRIP
pied it." He stopped short and slung
a question at the two women: "Wili
YOU two Stay here with Jimmie While
| go and see what can find in that
gulch?'
They both paid me the compliment
of saying that they'd stay with me,
but the young woman suggested that
it might be Just as well If we should
all go up Tie gulch together. So we
plked cut in the dark, the boss help
ing Ms. Shei,H to hobo along over
tie cress,ties. Of TIE spur, and the lit
tie girl stumbling on behind with me.
We had followed The spur track up
the gulch fer maybe short quarter
of mile when we came to the en-
CINE As we had feared it might be.
the big machine was crippled There
was n key gone ont Of one of the con-
necting-rod crank-pin straps; one
miserable little piece Of steel, maybe
eight inches long and tapering one
way, and half an inch or so thick the
other; but that was a-plenty. We
couldn't make a move without It.
thought we were done for, but Mr..
Norcross chased me up into the cab
for lantern. With the light we be-
gan to hunt around in the short grass.
l had been sensible enough to show
the little girl the other connecting-rod
key, 50 she knew exactly what to lock
for, and it did me heap of good
when it turned out that she was the
one who found the lost bit of steel
give got tive got it ~ she cried;
and sure enough she had. The hold-up
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1921-03-25

had whipped the young woman over
the big footing timber to standing
place under the tank among the
braces, and i had done the same for
the girl.
What followed WAS as mysterious
as chapter out of an Anna Katherine
Green detective story. After doing
something to the switch of the unused
spur track, the four men separated. One
of them went back TO the auto, and
the other three walked down the main
track to the lower switch of the short
siding, which was on the same side of
the main line as the spur Here the
fourth man rejolned them, and the
girl at my elbow told us what he had
gone back to the car for.
He has lighted red lantern" she
whispered. II saw 1t when he took
II out of the auto"
guess 1t was pretty plain to all of
us by this time that there was some
thing decidedly crooked on the cards,
but II we had known what 1t was, we
couldn't very well have done anything
to prevent il. There were oily two
of IT'S men TO their four; end, besides,
there wasn't any tirGe. The lantern
carrying man had barely reached the
lower switch when we heard the whis-
tie Of locomotive. There was train
coming from the west, and few Sec
Onds later an electric headlight showed
up on the long tangent beyond The
siding.
1t was a bandit hold-up, all right
One of the men stood on the track
waving the red lantern; we could see
him plainly in the glare of the head
light. There wasn't much OF a scrap.
Tlnre were two or three pistol shots,
and then, as near as I'VE could make
out the hold-up laeo, or some OF tEeto,
climbed into the engine,
Before you could count ten they had
made a flying switch with the single
car, kicking ii in on the siding. Before
the car had come fully to stop, the
engine was switched In behind 1t, cou-
pied on, and the reversed train, with
the engine pushing the car, ratified
away on the old spur that led of into
the hills; clattered away and was lost
10 sight aud hearing in less than 4
minute.
II was not until after the train was
switched and gone that we discovered
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1921-03-25

there was more talk in which II
turned out that the young woman and
her cousin we're to have been met at
Portal City by somebody she called
Cousin BASIL" but there wouldn't be
any scare, because she had written
ahead TO say that possibly they might
stop over with some friends In one OF
the apple towns.
Then Mr.. NOrcross said he wouldn't
miss anything by the drop-out but an
appointment he had with an old
friend, and he guessed that could wait
1 listened, thinking maybe he would
mention the name OF the friend, and
after a while he did. The forwarded
Portal City telegram the boss had got
ten Just before we went to dinner In
the dining-car was from "Uncle John"
Chadwick the Chicago wheat king,
and that left me wondering what the
mischief Mr.. Chadwick was doing
away out in the wild and woOlly west
ern country where they raise more
apples than they do wheat, and more
mining stock schemes than they do
either.
We had been marooned for nearly
an hour when / struck a match and
looked at my watch. Mr.. Norcross
was doing his best to kill time for the
young woman, and he was just In the
exciting part Of railroad story, telling
about a rlght-of-way fight on the Mid
land, when the little girl grabbed my
arm and said: Listen !"
I did, and broke in promptly. FIX
cuse me-" | called to the other two,
"hut ! think there's train coming"
The boss cut his story short and
we all listened 1t seemed that was
wrong. The noise we heard was more
like an auto running with the cut-out
open than train rumbling.
"What do you make 1t, JimmieT
came from the boss end Of the tim
her.
Motor car" said, pointing in the
darkness toward the east.
My guess was right In less than
minute we saw the lights of the car.
1t stopped little way below the water
tank and about hundred yards north
Of the track, or maybe less, and four
men came tumbllng out of 1t. II /
had been alone on the job / should
probably have called to the men as
they came trsmnlng over to the side
track. But Mr.. NorcrOss had a diff
fercnt think coming.
"Out Of sght-Quick, Jimmie" he
whispered and in another second he
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1921-03-25

people had merely taken it out and
thrown it aside on the extremely prob.
able chance that nobody would be
foolish enough to look for it so near
at hand or, looking, would be able to
find it in The dark.
1t didn't take more than minute
or two, with wrench from the en-
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1921-03-25

it," he chuckled. You're the man,
Graham" o.ae
But now Mr.. Norcross Ind some
thing 10 say for himself. sitting up
straight and shaking his head sort OF
sorrowfully at the big man In the
padded chair.
mo. you don't, my good old friend !;
not in a thousand years you'd lose
out in the end, and I'd lose out: and,
besides, Tn not quite ready to com
nit suicide" And then TO me: "Jim-
ME. suppose you so and tap on the
door and tell the ladies we're pulling
into Portal City,"
hung around while the boss was
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1921-03-25

CHAPTER NIlI.--llyidence aecumulates
that Norcross' enemies are plotting his
death. but against all advice he decides
on a trip ON special train over the line,
a pilot engine, travelling ahead, discovers
displaced rain which would have thrown
the special down mountain side, Nor
cross hears for Che first time that Sheila
Macrae is married, He refuses to believe
It,
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1921-03-25

patcher routes passenger and freight
trains TO meet on u single track Dis
aster IL narrowly averted. Durgm COM
mits suicide, leaving evidence that he
was brihed to bring about collision.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1921-03-25

CHAPTER XIV.-Hatch and other own
ers OF the Red Tower corporation call on
Norcross and inform him they have proof
made use OF bribery Hatch gives Nor
cross proof thGt the actual hrlblng was
done by Howard Collipgwood. Hatch
demands Norcross' immediate resignation
as the price OF silence. Norcross learns
from Sheila that Collingwood is her hus-
band. and feels the ground has been cut
from under his feet,
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1921-03-25

CHAPTER IX.--Do3ds follows an ennis
sary OF the Red Tower people, spying on
Norcross. to a coal yard, whore he over
hears plot TO put Norcross out OF
business. and al the risk of his IRE rus
trates &C.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1921-03-25

CHAPTER X.--,At the home of Sheila
Macrae Dodds Is witness of strange
actions OF man he believes has de-
signs on the life Of his friend and boss.
lie prepares to defend him.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1921-03-25

CHAPTER XI-The sudden return OF
Sheila's uncle drives the intruder away.
Later DodGs recognizes him ~ Howard
Collingwood nephew of President Dln-
ton of the Pioneer short Line. series
of wrecks on the line. impossible to eX-
plain, cause alarm to the management.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1921-03-25

CHAPTER IV.-To curb the monopoly
controlled by Hatch aud uenckel, the Red
Tower corporation, N0rcto.s forms lhe
Citizens Stora. ana Warehouse COM
pany. lie begins 10 manifest deep IN
ferest in Sheila Nacras. Dodda learns
that .sheia is married, but living apart
from her husband Norcroas does not
know this
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1921-03-25

CHAPTER VIII.-The rescue party finds
and releases Norcross from captivity TO
which he had been lured. Norcross re-
Bumes control OF the Pioneer Snort Line,
refusing to give Place TO man whom
Dunton has sent TO take charge
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1921-03-25

CHAPTER VII. - with Kirgan. the
roads master mechanic, Dodds gets a
line on Norcross' disappearance. Ihey
follow clue given them Through Il
missing locomotive.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1921-03-25

CHAPTER V. Hatch, aware that
Dodds has knowledge OF bis and Henck-
els participation in the Chadwick KID
mapping offers him Inducements TO leave
Norcross DoddB refuses, Leaving the
Office. he Is knocked senseless. RecoV-
erInG consciousness, he learns that Nor
cross has disappeared and is believed to
have resigned and gone east,
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1921-03-25

CHAPTER XV.-Hatch secures control
OF Citizens Storage and Warehouse COM
pany, and engineers g strike, to embar-
rRss the railroad line, Norcross shows
Collingwood how Hatch has used him for
his own ends. 10 down him (Norcrossl
and Collingwood threatens to XIII Hatch