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Licking Valley courier., 1922-01-12
THE coUNTYS INDEBTEDNESS.

There are various estimates Of the indebtedness Of
Morgan county, and there is or has been some tak OF the
county repudiating some OF It.
new officials contend that the outgoing administration
exceeded the constitutional limit in appropr1ang Tor
roads and bridges and that all that was expended above
the constitutional limit is illegal and void
Without going into the question Of legality OF the
matter the Courier would like to call attention to the fact
that we have the bridges and roads There have been
erected and contracted for bridges Tor most OF the
streams and there is not bridge located hats not badly
needed by the people.
The Index road was costly piece Of engineering but
even at that Morgan county Jared we'll It is approx
atey 16 miles to the Menefee county ine and Judge
Sebastian has arranged with the State to have the State
build the road on to the Menefee county line for tn
amount due us on State aid for the Index road The
truth is that the whole 16 miles Of road will cost us only
what the road from here cost so that it is cheap
The Courier desires to state that Judge Henry op
posed the county repudiatng any debt He says that
all the debts should be paid and he Is right No ndvid-
ual county afford to repudate debts contracted in
good faith.
To pay off the Indebtedness in the regular routine
way will seriously hinder the new administration, and in
order to let the officials have clear hand it would
be good idea bond the county the old Indebtedness
and give time to absorb It,,
One thing that should be remembered is that Judge
Sebastian started good road building and has made il
possible for us to have hard surfaced oad out to the
business centers of the State. is also fact that every
neghborhood has bridges over the streams The outgo
ing fiscal court may have expended money than the
constitutional limit but we got the benefit Of it and should
pay it 1t is question Of whether the money was
wisely economically spent it is question of paying
for what we are getting the benefits.
The Courier has faith in the new officials It be
eves that they will look closely to the finances Of the
county, and does not share the belief of some that 1t viii
not be progressive. Until the contrary Bs shown the
Couiers going on the assumption that this new sca
court willbe as progressive and for as much public I'M
provement as the ability of the county will admit
Licking Valley courier., 1922-01-12
A HELP TO THE COUNTY.

In this issue will be found a statement by Mr. L. B.
Reed of the large stockholders and director in the
McClintock-Field Dry Goods Co. Of Ashland.
Mr.. Reed is native of Morgan county and still lives
here and has spent thousands and thousands of dollars
the county he began his business career By hard
work and good he has accumulated quite bit
of the worlds goods and he has been great help to the
people of the county
glance at this statement will show that he has ever
IN mind the people of Morgapcounty In the McCntock-
Field Co.'S house at Ashland Mr.. w. H. Geyedon Nor
gan county man. at work as sales manager and Daniel
Henry, another Morgan county boy is bookkeeper John
Patrick still another Morgan county ctizep Is at work in
the packing department S. B. Reese of our town, Is
travelling salesman and w Cecil Henry former Morgan
county man, will go on the road for them this week.
Mr.. Reed is taking care ef the Morgan county boys,
and this will doubtless cause the Morgan county mer-
chants to buy heavily from this company
Licking Valley courier., 1922-01-12
GOOD MORNING, NEW OFFICIALS

The Courier greets the new county officials with the
sincere belief that they will make every effort in their
power to the county efficiently In the belief that
they will strive to enforce the law be careful and prudent
in the management of the county finances be progressive
in public improvements the Courier tenders them all the
assistance it can render in achieving theseends.
They will probably have problems to solve and we
trust that they will approach the solution of them care
fully and wisely, and will act as becomes broad-minded
and capable men, that they will enter upon the discharge
of their duties with the full realization that they are the
servants and agents of the people who elected the and
that their motives will be to render the people the very
best service possible a.
Licking Valley courier., 1922-01-12
PASSING OF A GREAT MAN.

On Decembef 22, at Jacksonville, Fla Henry Wat
terson, perhaps the most widely known newspaper ed
tor in the world peacefully passed away.
For more than half century editor Of the Couried
Journal, at Louisville, Mr.. Watterson was one of the
most prominent figures in our national growth lead
in politics he was never an ofce-seeker His sew
vices Congressman the resultof that Office be-
ing thrust upon him. ~
For the past half century he has been the political
seer of the Democratic party, and intmated with
account Of his wonderful knowledge Of the political his
tory of the country.
He is the last of group of great editors who made
their impress upon the policies of the nation For years
he wasa dominating figure at national Democratic con-
petitions and the tariff policy of that party just after
the civiwar was known as the "Wattefson Idea" At
hines vixen he thought his party was wrong, he as
Licking Valley courier., 1922-01-12

Toned. For solid hour or more | sat
on that slab bench at the shafthouse
door in sort Of bewildered daze, won.
dering II had been asleep and dream
ing. or II the bedazzllng thing had
really happened.
At breakfast the next morning every.
thing passed or as usual and Cor any
thing that Jeanle Said or looked there
needn't have been any bench beside
the shafthouse door and the dream
theory ! had been playing with might
have been the sober fact. An hour
later. after had gone across to the
mine. Bpllerton came over to dig me
out, as before.
Forty thousand this morning." he
announced a. clipper a. an English
sparrow over an unexpected heap Of
street sweepings. 'Say, Broughton.
can you AFFORD to LET your capital
shrink at the rate Of ten thousand dol
lars Q dayi II you should ask me, I
should say not"
Avn eosNt hi1o Whht yuu maven
had" shot back. "rhere are ne
takers on the floor this morning."
-Risht-e; It'll be thirty thousand to-
msrrow. you must remember. At that
rate you'll be owing me quite a chunk
OF money BY this time next week.
That's about all have to say-ex-
cepting one more little thing: No more
chinny little tete-a.tetes In the star
light. old man. or l shall be obliged to
put the cad to you; the railroad cad.
you know"
II made me 80 boiling hot to have
him admit, thus badly, that be had
been spying upon Jeanie and me the
previous evening that could scarcely
see straight.
THAT will be about enoughw
earked. II told you the other day
that there were limits. and you've
walked up and locked over the edge
two or three times You may think
you have as many lives us cat, but
doubt iti" 's,
He laughed and threw back the la
pei OF his coat 20 show me a regua.
tion six-gun slung by n shoulder strap
under his left arm.
"You pulled a hammer on me yester.
day." he said, letting the laugh lapse
into grin that showed his fine mouth.
ful Of teeth, "and you probably didn't
know that you would have been dead
man before you could swing Il. Oh
yes; could do Il, and any coroner's
jury In the Red desert would acQull
ne; dangerous lunatlc-self-defe
you know. That's u word to the wise
and II ought TO be sufficient. But
have better llfe-insurance policy thar
any that the slx-gun could write me
you're In love with Jesae Twonhlys-
In spite OF that girl back East; and be
cause YOU are, you are not going 4
make her a widow before the fact
You're not selling your mine for fort.
thousn l-cold cash-thls momlngT
mo this morning or any othe
morning"
"Gocd | can afrord to stick arQin'
here NV days longer, | gucss-- n
thern ol ten thousand dollars a day
So loig.' And he picked his way GU
Of the clutter OF the shop aud wen
across to the cabln--and Ieanle.
Later, along In this same day, Will
Licking Valley courier., 1922-01-12

! was standing at the shaft mouth and
staring down at the water that was
keeping me out Of my heritage, Dad.
dy Hiram came up.
"Still a-puzzlin' over 1t, Stapnie?"
he asked, in the sympathetic tone that
he always nsed when he spoke sf the
Great disappointment.
"There's nothing to It, DAdAy,"
gloomed. "Bullerton has md by the
neck, and he knows t."
He tiptoed to the door and peeped
out.
you've heard 'em say at eyifiosity
killed a cat" he said, out OF the cor.
ner Of his mouth; "well. the eat's a.
comm. Skip out o that otteF deor.
Stannie, and hit for the timber. I'll
ketch up with you In lit1d spell" !"
didn't know exactly what he was
driving at until after ! got clear Of
the mine buildings and was climbing
the slope Of the mountain aboves Then
Licking Valley courier., 1922-01-12

o. oteNsn NOON.
/ looked back and saw BuileFteh 4aun.
tering across the dump head. Hs was
evidently bent on another little job
Of spying; either that, OF else he didn't
want Daddy and me to get together
by ourselves. i"
Under cover Of the forest I sat down
. and waited; and in = short time Daddy
Joined me. making an excuse for the
dodge-away that didn't mean anything
at all.
IL got 4 claim over yondsF in the
rlght-hand gulch-ths one at; ] was
workin' when your sranpaw came
along" he said. Thought maybe
you'd like to mog over with me and
takesa look at her." !.
OF course, I said I'd be delighted;
so We made detour around the: Gin,
nabar. keeping out of sight from the
cabin and shaft house, and pushing on
around the western slope for maybe
halfla mile until we came to the sulch
In which the abandoned claim lay.
Working entirely alone, Daddy had
driven tunnel possibly a hundred feet
deep straight into the solid rock Of the
mountain side, following the thin vein
and hoping that 1t would widen Into
d "pay-streak." After he had led me
a few yards into the tunnel. he waved
me to a seat on pile Of broken rock.
and took one himself with his back
against the opposite wall.
"rm gettin' Just naturally so haze
gosh-dummed crowd" he remarked,
switching suddenly from his talk Of the
abandoned claim. Feel sometimes as
II I'd like to swap skins with. cona
dummed gopher and duck plumb into
Q hole"
"Well." said !, grinRlng at him,
you've ducked. for once In q way, and
80 have !. What about 1T"
Charley Bullerton," he spat out,
without further preface. "That slick;
tongued word artist sure does res snto
my nerves, what-all's be tryin' toSdo
to you, anyway, Stannlef" =
didn't see any TcasaD why he
shouldn't know. so I told him 81 Of
II. from start to finish. Offers. bully.
Ings, and threats. but, Of course, noth.
Ing about the Jesnie factsr.
rGreat Moses" 1" he CALCULATED, AZ the
end OF the sorry tale. "why. GcsA'to-
Methusaieh l--it's q hold-upi Dc you
reckon he kin unwater the Onuabars'
"Surest thing in the world. so
could you or I. II we had the money
to drive long drainage tunnel from
the lower slope"
The old man smoked along In
thoughtful silence for few minutes
Then he said:
"Bout that there tunnel job; some
thin like two hundred thousand. We
fugerd thatd cost, with no bad luck
didp't we. Stannier
'That was the figure"
"And, first of. Charley Bullertor
was willln to give you fifty Thousand
ha,s shaved =, down 70 FORTY That,
moan an Investment of at least tw,
hundred and tlfty thousand all a-eoln
out and nothln a-comln' In. Let's sc,
where that's fetchin' us 10. dom
Enow what your gran'paw paid for tn,
mine hut n wns less'n half q million
and | reckon he paid ever dsusr I
was worth don't YOUR :
"Doubtless he did" | admitted.
$50 there's where we land" be wen
on speculatively. 1--WE hundred an
aftys thousand tackled onto half mil
Licking Valley courier., 1922-01-12
THE YEAR 1922.

A eafeEng the new year of 1922 there is need Of
much optimism the part of the people, Business is
not what many Of hoped for, but there is decided
improvements and it is not al time for pessinism The
resoeces Of the nation and its great capacity for pro-
ducton such that business must get better Possibly
great deal Of the present depression psychological
There was bound to come recreation after the imitation
of the war and business is sound today even if many OF
the business men are cautious in their ventures
The general idea among the big business men is that
the drift to low prices has reached the bottom and that
gradual rise will coe and that business will get seadied
down and gradually improve It was natural that bus
ness Reorganization should follow the abnormal cond
onsof the war, and in spite of the failure of Congress
offer any to aid the business interests of the
country in getting settled there is growing feeling Of
optimism that business this year will be getting better de-
spite the lack of constructive legislation.
Calamity howlers" will do no good in any event
It is better for everybody to take the most hopeful view
of the situation for the state of the public mind is al
ways large factor in determining the condition Of the
county
This is time when all should work and produce
Buy to keep money in circulation, but buy wisely and
sanely.
The 0ld TT g A will coynn out m ton
Licking Valley courier., 1922-01-12

reenNess in his fight against it as he was in his fight
against the Republican idea 1t was his opposition to
Bryan as much as any other one agency that kept the
NebEsslian from the presidency.
His power as thinker, and his great ability as
writes made the Louisville Courer-Jo,r worldwide
repJ and of the most frequently quoted news
papsss III thenation.
His death is national loss
Licking Valley courier., 1922-01-12
sy6psls.


CHATTER L-Under his srsndfather's
WILL stanford Broughten. society idlerf
nnds ~ share of the estate. valued At
posltory,' latitude and iongitude de-
scribed. and that is all Il may be identi-
ned BY the presence nearby OF a brown
haired, nlns-eysd Eirl, a piehald horse.
ana qog with e,aplit face. half black
snd ,Se halt .Ehite s,anfore a frst ,sEsras s.ra
Dor DON ~ out ( !: iSSf sIS sls is' legacy. .sa
cHAkrER Lion his way ts Denver,
the -oiQ heArcgt The meridian described
n bis eiefAlbegfs viii Stamford hears
:: " S'sSssssi mine. ' '
cHAttRa ISi-yhlnhins things svsr.
he.b>e % imAlicf there may % seme-
ttinE bis srshdfktheTF bsousst worth
vhn1 hsa nnsiiy esntsfing on the
pesssl q aifs. ~ "safs rsposi-
ssls. sseertsins that hls fsllss tray
siss s|&A mining nginsst. Charlie Hul-
lfrtnn, npnegis-. f-fusts hini tnfeimA.
don -, - teefh ethsr sources Broughton
Plsesrt b b he RsS osssFt
c.Asa Esop g g. ::.;,sa :s.;s LII. sl..fs.p ORR
1fAnfeI - ftRf AppseF 70 b ths iaen.
tleAl L#& 81 dcg 'dsscfibse ~ bis
EsnxE tal .imgrss.sa. \. itsvs. rave.
Ss S "a S<f Sisopis was originally
PiscsTt - kll tsstinsto1. unehas 70
o Pik i,ls. hrepshto6 ssllss Z con-
strncii>t W and stcapss. leaving the Inn
ss'' e; sssts z; ''sa s:r:S..s ss.;p.' s'''''''
=. /" =
cHA1<xR v.-Pur.usd, he sbandons
ths cak MA X wrecked, and escapes on
foot tAs fArRnsss, he y oyertaksn
BY . - ~ kotseback. and THE dog.
:;, e. n: ,s:; :;is::'; q sass 's
CHAfsna yL-BrouEhton's hosts are
Hiram fNembly caretaksr Of the mine,
and hiA tankhtsr ,Ieanie. Seeing sths girl,
Stanton d tknsned he has located hiu
Dropsf ba, dcss no, reveal his IDENTITY
cnAp9En vii.kN.s, morning. win
Hiram. BE visits the mine. Hiram asks
sa.. sin SVs ns sssSs. e s s'S n.a'
Jssnis, ID whom be has become inter;
sstsd. IA b. apEsges, In the nrst real
work " hss sysf done.
thhi-thfR RNtALrznloehnouA 80 ~
make an lnpfslsiou en the water Bgl
IsrteD. appasAntly, N old friend OF th.
Twomhi1s, ylsiti the mine Hg oreri
70 dfSi0 II 10 consideraton Of Brough
tsss sihE h si's y .Sas p'' rs cent s,,ar o. ~
sssS ~ ss'f Y.ds dsps cost u, Broushson'S ; sfaad
father fb1rs than half a million. stan
ferd again refuses.
Did II She was gasplng bit whe
she got up rather. .nnsteadlly to 3
back % the cabin across the DUN
head RAd wouldn't stay another mir
ute. though l begged and pleaded wit
her.
"Ns. indeed. Bluebeard man." sh
said with that queer little gursls Of
laugh, I'll think have found on
what wanted 70. Goodby." An
then. after thought she was clea
gone she turned hack to say, airily
"Oh, yes. I had almost forgotten wha
| I came ever here to tell you. Yo
mustn't ssli thA, ,Clpnabar. stannie; nc
fer any bliee thhi puyhody might oT'
you. psedby. ataln,r
Can yens beat IT. When the goo
Lord 'S6dae wofneh He doubtless In
many Ralterns. nut do believe u
mold vas hrokein and thhown awf
after ihis Jeanle sirl had been fas
Licking Valley courier., 1922-01-12

Some Of the local copy this week is just bit old
nut We had it in type and it will be interesting to those
abo whom it was written Some of our letters fro Moor
respondents were intended for last week. too but we are
printing them because our correspondents did not write
this week We hope that our troubles and that
the Courier will appear interrupt w rom
Licking Valley courier., 1922-01-12

fhe old U. S. A. will come out on top.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-08-31

gram, including a grand stand seat
after the parade, which will be led by
Major General William Weigel, who
commanded the 8sth Division over
seas. The Fort Smelling Post Ex-
change will furnish meals during the
entire reunion at total cost of $500.
On arrival at the designated barrack,
each Cloverleafer will find the buddies
with whom he hiked and cussed and
fought in France. On Sunday there
will be a program of sports including
polo, baseball, etc., to which the pub
lie is invited and at which the COVER
nors of five states will be guests of
the 88th boys, as we'll as Major Gen
eral Weigel and Judge Martin Wade
of Iowa, famous orator Of the Ameri-
can Bar Association Americanism
Committee"
More than ten thousand veterans
of the 88th are expected at the Fort
Smelling Reunion, according to Char
ley Briggs, of St. Paul, Reunion Chair
man. Those living within Minnesota
State Fair territory may secure the
State Fair reduced rate of l 1-3 the
regular fare for round trip to the re-
union. Outside that territory low
rate of l IL regular fare for round
trip on certificate plan, is available. -
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-08-31
FUEL CRISIS
BECOMING SERIOUS

Washington, D. C. Aug. 25-The
Administration is greatly concerned
over the problem Of supplying the
country's fuel needs this winter. Adj
ministration officials admitted private
ly that the situation is critical that
confronts the country. With the al
ready difficult situation caused by the
coal strike and the exhaustion of the
coal reserve during the suspension of
coal production, is the deadlock in the
railroad strike. Even if the railroad
strike was settled today they can not
haul enough coal to supply the de-
mands. The problem is not of coal
production but how much coal the car
riers can haul, Secretary of Commerce
Hoover, said. A mass Of far reaching
bills and resolutions aimed for govern
ment intervention for the prompt set
Element of the railroad strike and the
anthracite coal strike confronts the
senate today. ..- ~. Il ...
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-08-31
FULTON KNOCKED
OUT BY MlSKE

St. Paul, Mimi, Aug. 26. - Fred
Fulton, lost one fight and was saved
from, losing three others here last
night. Bill Miske knocked the Zero
cious Plasterer" cold in one minute Of
fighting and climbed from the ring.
When Mike Collins, Fulton's former
manager, told him that he was yell
low, Fred revived enough to clout Col
Inns in the nose and start the blood
flowing. Collins was just Irish
enough to rush in. Tom Gibbons hap
pened to be in the ring and Fulton
brushed him with wild swing. "Did
you mean that" snapped Gibbons.
''No, no, no, sir" stammered Fulton.
Tom Gibbons told Fred he better get
into the showers and he went. Ole
Anderson, Of Minneapolis, a police
man, beat Chief Krownse, an Indian
from Fort Smelling, in four rounds.
George Barton was stopped by Fred
Noon. Fred Fayler, of Rochester,
was knocked out by Emil Enberg, OF
Minneapolis, in the first round. Dago
Joe Cans, of St. Paul, out pointed Ken
Miller in six rounds. James Joseph
out pointed Bill Millner in four rounds.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-08-31
BLAIR SHIPS
POOLED WHEAT

M. S. Blair, of Grand Forks, was
the first member of the North Dakota
Wheat Growers association to take
advantage of the marketing machine
ry of the organization. Mr.. Blair bill
ed two car loads of wheat direct to
the sales agency in Minneapolis, load
ing the cars at data. He declined to
accept the 70 percent. advance to
growers of money made available by
the U. S. War Finance corporation
through Grand Forks banks, as he pre-
ferred to finance his own grain and
thereby saving interest charges.
Mr.. Blair is one of the directors of
the N. D. Wheat Growers association,
and also one of the two trustees rep
resenting North Dakota on the central
board Of the Northwest Wheat Crow
ers associated. For the past 43 years
Mr.. Blair has farmed three quarters
of land near data, N. Dak., and for
the past Is years has shipped his own
grain to terminal points, thus taking
advantage of the premium prices there
he stated. Through this practice ne
has made as much as so cents per
bushel and never less than 8 cents per
bushel.
''That is only one Of the advantag-
es that the association can offer its
members" Mr.. Blair stated. /" The ex-
perts at our sales agencies are in a
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-08-31
LIGHTNING HITS
BARN; KILLS MAN

During the rain and thunder storm
yesterday afternoon the barn on the
farm owned by Mrs. Fred Marshall, in
Alta township, was struck by light
ming and burned, one man was stunned
and Fred Korf, Mrs. Marshall's renter
was killed and burned.
When the storm started the men
came to the buildings. Mr.. Korf and
another man who has been working on
the farm this fall and whose name we
are unable to get, went upstairs.
While there lightning struck the west
end Of the barn. Mr.. Korf was struck
and supposed instantly killed. The
other man was knocked thru the hay
loft door and landed, unconcious, sew
eral feet from the barn. The entire
barn was burned and all contents, the
body of Mr.. Korf being also burned.
Three horses were burned and about
two loads Of oats, in addition to all
the harness, etc., which was stored in
the building. Mrs. Marshall estimates
the loss at around 100000 with $780,
90 insurance.
Mr.. Korf was a young married man
who has been renting 1.-The Marshal
farm this year. He leaves to mourn
his loss his wife and a son about a
year old. No announcement has been
made as yet as to the funeral arrange
ments.
The Marshall farm is in Alta Town
ship about eight miles east Of this city
and one mile north.