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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-10-17
STONE CASTLE CHAPTER.

Stone Castle Chapter, D. A. R., VIII
meet with Mrs. G. w. Dozier tomor-
row "wednesday afternoon at )
o'clock, in regular session.
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BIRTH ANNOUNCED.

Mr.. and Mrs. o. P Christie an
nounce the birth OF a son on Septem-
Der 9th, who has been given the
name of Herschel Waddell.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-10-17

Buggies and harness. Have big
stock. See us before you buy. R.
|E. Mcdowell G Co.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-10-17
BIRTH ANNOUNCED.

lane McEnery is the name given
the baby girl born to Mr.. and Mrs.
". B. Parks on October 18th.
Bisbee daily review., 1922-06-02
BROWN IS FOUND
GUILTY; JURY Is
OUT 40 MINUTES
Sentence May Be Pronounced
This Morning; Attorneys
File Notice of Appeal

The jury in the trial of s. p. Brown
charged with receiving deposits in the
Central Bank of Wilcox as cashier
after he knew the bank was insOlyent
was out but 45 minutes yesterday be-
fore returning a verdict of guilty. 1t
is reported that the jurors took but
two ballots. There was some Ques-
ton in the minds aof three of the jury
men as to whether the item on which
Brown was tried was a deposit On
the second ballot they voted guilty.
The case has been on trial in the
superior court at Tombstone for the
past two weeks. Testimony was con-
cluded on Wednesday and yesterday
was given up entirely to the argu-
ments of the case to the jury and the
giving of Instructions by the court.
The opening argument was made by
Assistant County Attorney Walter
Roche. who occupied about an hour
and ont half. He was followed by Wy
man Hays, of Wilcox. who talked for
the defense for about ali hour. w. H.
Barnum then followed for the defend
ant. County Attorney Ross made the
closing argument, taking about an
hour and 30 minutes.
After the jury had returned its YER
dict. the defendant was taken in Gus
tody by the sheriff and locked up in
the county Jail with his co-defendant
J. II. Reid, Jr, who was convicted
about two weeks ago. There were
originally IA informations filed
against the two men. There will be
no disposition of these charges until
the court has pronounced sentence on
them which will probably be this morn
ing.
The attorneys for the defendant
gave notice of appeal in open court
and viii probably file the written not
ice within the next few days.
According to word received from
Tombstone last evening infOrmations
Bisbee daily review., 1922-06-02
Victim Of Cave-In
to Be Buried With
Military Ceremony

The funeral services over the body
CT the late J. /. Regan viii be held
this afternoon at AIS from the Ameri-
can Legion home. Further services
VIII be held at the Catholic church at
4:30 O'Clock and a military service
will be held at the cemetery.
The deceased was % years Of age
and was born at Creole. Colo. He was
graduate of the Colorado University,
at Boulder. and a member OF the Alpha
Sigma Phi fraternity there. He en-
listed in Colorado and served over
seas the tank corps. He returned
TO tbs district about four months ago,
although he had heen a resident of
the district several years ago.
His mother and brother are here
from California 10 at$pnd the funeral.
Post Commander r. II. Dickson last
night called on all Legion men 20
meet at the club between 4 and 4:15
this afternoon, in uniform, if poss BILE.
Bisbee daily review., 1922-06-02
Hliteracy Is Serious
Menace, Says BOwles
in Talk Y yesterday

A plea for business men 10 take
more interest i'll the work OF inculcat-
ing foreign born residents with the
rue ideals of America, was voiced
yesterday by J r. Bowles before the
Luncheon Club.
Bowles. in charge of Americaniza-
ton work in the Warren District, told
of the recent conference on illiteracy
held in Phoenix, at which he was a
delegate.
Arizona. he said. had more Hitter
ates in proportion to it's population
than any other state in the union. nlit-
eracy, said Bowels, could be combated
if every resident would take an inter-
est in the foreigners. He declared the
question of Americanization was a SER
iOus one and should have the atten-
ton of all.
During the summer school session,
said Bowles, a second illiteracy con-
ference would be held. in this city. He
urged the luncheon club members and
others TO see that the delegates to the
conference were assisted in every way.
have been filed against two other per-
sons in connection with the failure OF
the same bank and arrests will be
made within a short time.
Bisbee daily review., 1922-06-02
Window Display Is
Cause of Accident
at Street Crossing

An attractive window display in q
Main street store was the cause of Il
collision between two automobiles yes
terday.
On of the cars was going west on
subway Alley. The second was going
up Main Street The driver of the
latter car. a woman, seemed 10 be
more interested in n window display
more than in the traffic. The driver
of the other car was also woman,
Tho cars met at the intersection of the
two streets. and the machine from
Subway Alley was forced on the side
walk and through a window of a mus
ic store.
The other car was apparently not
damaged. Its driver backed the ma
chrine away, and drove on. The num-
Der of the machine was given to the
police by Witnesses.
Bisbee daily review., 1922-06-02
All Criminal and
Civil Cases to Be
Set on June Fifth

According to word received from
Tombstone last evening there will be
g call of the civil and criminal caIen-
dar on Monday mOrnine, June 5
which time all Of the jury cases will
be set.
According to County Attorney John
F. Ross, it will take about ten days to
clear up the criminal docket and it
will take the balance of the month of
June to finish che civil cases. The
jury will be drawn next week to re-
port on June u.
Bisbee daily review., 1922-06-02

dian troubles in the southwest and in.
The campaign against Geronimo and
Cochise.
He made his home in he Chiricahua
mountains, in the vicinity OF Dos Ca
bezas and Paradise He had been i'll
i'll health for the past TWO years but
il was moi considered serious until he
was brought TO Douglas few days
ago.
He at one time owned valuable min
Ing propertx in that section and at the
time of his death was still the owner
OF considerable property
Bisbee daily review., 1922-06-02
Leaves For Visit
in Sweden After 40
Years.in America

Oscar Peterson, Copper Queen miner
left last night for a visit Of several
months with friends and relatives in
Sweden. It has been more than 30
years since Peterson left the old coun-
try
He has been planning on going home
for the last ten years. The world war
upset his plans. for several years. Now
Peterson is on his way.
Sure I'm coming back TO Bisbee, -
he told friends as he boarded the
train, Sweden is good place TO
come from, but I'll take Bisbee for
mine Ana when get through telling
the folks back in Sweden about Bis
bee, they won't blame me for wanting
10 come back"
Bisbee daily review., 1922-06-02

Wurtz is married. and lives with his
wife and their son in Tombstone Can
yon, near the Gibson-Hines lumber
yard He has had no previous expert
ence as a peace officer he said last
night.
WurtZ. il was reported last night
was a dark horse" candidate for The
office OF CITY marshal. His name was
put forth at caucus Of the council
after the new members had been un
able to agree on the appointment OF
the several others who were seeking
the office
Wurtz said last night that he had
made no decision regarding any pos
sible changes in the department, and
would probably make none until he
became familiar with the new office
Bisbee daily review., 1922-06-02

Mrs. Charles w. Hicks left last night
for Phoenix, where she viii spend six
weeks with her daughter Mrs. j., T..
Kingsbury Mrs. Kingsbury has been
in Phoenix for the past seven weeks
where her young son is under the care
of specialist. and will return to her
home in Tombstone at the time of Mrs
Hicks return to Bisbee.
Bisbee daily review., 1922-06-02
F RMER SCOUT
LAID TO RES
Death Of Chris Grauer Takes
Away One of Real Pioneers
Of Cochise County

Word was received here yesterday
of the death of CHS Graucr at the C..
d A. Hospital in Douglas on Tuesday
night. He was buried yesterday after
noon in Douglas Grauer had been Il
resident OF the northern part OF the
county for about 40 years He was a
government scout during the early In
Bisbee daily review., 1922-06-02
GOES TO MIAMI

George Dix, PHOTOGRAPHER, returned
Wednesday night from Tucson where
he has been attending the university
for the past year. He will leave
Monday for Miami where he VIII
take charge OF the Kelly studio this
summer while the proprietor is away
ON the coast.
Bisbee daily review., 1922-06-02
City Briefs
Attended CONFERENCE

attended CONFERENCE
Several members of the local lodge
of knights Templars went to Douglas
ON "Wednesday night to attend the
meeting of the Douglas Lodge No.
at which meeting the Douglas lodge
conferred the order of the temple on
]. H. Barrett, of Douglas, 33rd de-
gree Mason. The grand commander of
Tucson was present.
Bisbee daily review., 1922-06-02
HAS RETURNED

Fred G. Greenway. returned yester-
day from MulatOs, Sonora, where he
has been for the past few months
operating some placer properties. 1t
was reported here about six weeks
ago that he had been killed by Mex
lean bandits. He viii again take up
his residence in the District.
Bisbee daily review., 1922-06-02
ALL DISCHARGED

All of the smallpox patients at the
quarantine hospital near Don Luis
have been discharged and returned to
their homes. There are now no places
under quarantine in the county. Quar-
antine has been lifted from the Hav-
erty home in Ramsey Canyon and the
Torres house in South Bisbee
Bisbee daily review., 1922-06-02
FALSE ALARM

A false alarm was turned in about
Ii o'clock last night from one OF the
boxes of the Copper Queen system
near the Gar. Several fire companies
and enough volunteers to fight con
flagration rushed to the scene, but not
even a Duff of smoke was located
Bisbee daily review., 1922-06-02
MINER IS eAssED

Oliver Dugan Piper, a miner who
was working in a bonus drift" in
the Southwest. was overcome by gas
yesterday afternoon while at work.
He was brought to the surface and
taken TO the hospital. He was re
ported as resting easily last evening.
Bisbee daily review., 1922-06-02
NOTICE

Store opens at $3.50 q. m. and closes
at $50 p. m. during June, July and
August. The Fair Store
Bisbee daily review., 1922-06-02

Big dance, refreshments and good
music PalOminas School House Sat
urday night, June 5.
Bisbee daily review., 1922-06-02
NOTICE

Store opens at $3.50 a. m. and closes
at $50 p. m. during June, July and
August The Fair Store.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-09-22

SimpIicity.-Mrs. Casey was calling
upon Mrs. Callahan, and soon the talk
turned to the daughter of the latter,
who had but recently returned from
school in another town.
There's n plain girl for ye," said
Mrs. Callahan. absolutely no airs, in
spite of the fact that she has been at
finishing school. Nothing stuck up
about Mary. She's unanimous to cv-
crybody and never keeps a girl friend
waiting. No, Mrs. Casey, she just runs
down, non de plume rs she is"
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81 don't Know what to make of Lu-
lu's letters" Ina proceeded. They're
| $3.50"
You haven't had but two, have
your
"That's all-well. of course it's only
been month. But both letters Lave
been So"
Ina was never really articulate.
Whatever corner of her brain had the
blood in it at the moment seemed to
be operative, and she let the matter
go at that.
81 don't think It's fair to mamma
going oft that way. Leaving her own
mother. Why, she may never see
mamma again" Ina's breath caught.
Into her face came something of the
lovely tenderness with which she
sometimes looked at Monona and Di.
She sprang up. She had forgotten to
put some supper 70 warm for
mamma. The lovely light was still
In her face as she hustled about
against the time of mammals recovery
from her tantrim. DwiCht's face was
like this when he spoke of his foster
mother. In both these beings there
was something which functioned as
pure love.
Mamma had recovered and was eat
ing cold scrambled eggs on the corner
of the kitchen table when the ice
cream soda party was ready to set
out. Dwight threw her casual BET
ter come, too, Mother Bett," but she
shook her head. She wished 20 go.
wished It with violence, but she con-
trlyed to give TO her arbitrary refusal
quality of contempt. When Jenny
arrived with Bobby, she had brought
n shcaf of gladioli for Mrs. Bett, and
took them to her IN the kitchen, and
as she laid the flowers beside her, the
young girl stopped and kissed her.
"You little darling!' cried Mrs, Bett,
and clung to her, her lifted eyes lit
by something intense and living. But
when the fee cream party had set off
at last Mrs. Bett left her supper, gath
cred up the flowers, and crossed the
lawn to the old cripple, Grandma
Gates, ,,
"Inie sha'n't have EN-" the old
woman thought.
And then 1t was quite beautiful to
watch her with Grandma Gates,
whom she tended and petted, to
whose complainings she listened, and
to whom she tried to tell the small
events of her day. When her neigh
Dor had gone, Grandma Gates said
that it was as good as dose of medi-
cine to have her come in.
Mrs. Bett sat on the porch restored
and pleasant when the family re-
turned. d. and Bobby lad walked
home with Jenny.
"LoOk. here" said Dwight Herbert,
"who is it sits home and has ice
cream put in her lap like a queen?"
"Vanllly or chocolate?" Mrs. Bett
demanded.
Chocolate, mammal Ina cried,
with the breeze in her voice.
"Vanilly sets better" Mrs. .Bett said.
They sat with her on the porch
while she ate. Ina rocked on ereaR-
ing board. Dwight swung a leg over
the railing. Monona sat pulling Eer
skirt over her feet, and hunming all
on one note. There was no moon, but
the warm dusk had a quality Of
transparency as If it were lit in all
its particles.
The gate opened, and some one
came up the walk. They looked, and
It was Lulu.
"Well, IL It amt Miss Lulu Bett!"
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Page Seven

re Nirety-six Per cent. of tho popu-
lation Of Los Angeles is made up OF
residents formally living in states
other than California.
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Dwight cried involuntarily, and Ina
cried out something.
"H0w did you know?" Lulu asked.
know Know what?"
"T'Eat it amt Lulu Deacon. Hello,
mamma"
She passed the others and kissed
her. mother. 49, 1870 -.
"Say," said Mrs. Bett placidly. And
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Spelling II Aldo you know that
next Tuesday is our wedding anniver-
sary?"
Now, why do you want to go and
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DING DONG DING DONG

THERE 1T GoES-The School Bell,
and the young folks will soon be on
their way to school. New Books, Pen
ellis, Pens, Inks, Tablets, Crayons, ETC.,
will be needed. We are ready to sup
ply you with all kinds of
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bring that up, just when there seemed
every prospect of a nice, pleasant,
peaceful evening for once?"
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DEVOTIONAL READING-Ps. 6sa-S.
1870
GOLDEN TEXT-The Lord hath done
great things for US: whereof we are glad.
--Ps 1868.
PRIMARY TcRIc-- Selected Stories Re
told.
JUNIOR ToPIc-How God Restored His
People. s- ,.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
Leaders in the Restoration Of Israel.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
Lessons From the Exile and Return.
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SCHOOL BOOKS

And other necessary utensils and we
want to supply you. All School Books
will be sold for CASH only, or c. o. d.
by Parcel Post. This is a requirement
of the State Board Of Education, for
which we are merely an Agent, our
portion of the price being only a very
small commission. Please remember to
send the cash for School Books.
And to be sure we are just as ready
to serve you in our, other lines as we
can be, 7sle.
The New York herald., 1922-08-06

as gospel all the nonsense written
about the South Seas since the days
of Pierre Lott.
As 1t CHANGED. the times were ripe
for his wild scheme. Taxes were
high and dividends low; the mass of
the English 1oHr0eois:e, depending
for a living on incomes none too
large before the war. was now
struggling desperately to make two
ends meet
on the face of it. the scheme was
not lacking in sor; of naive in
genuity. A dozen families. animated
by a spirit of brotherly love. were
to sell their possessions. pool the
money in a common fund and turn
their backs on a sordid and uagrate-
full civilization their faces
toward life of leisure in the CLAM
ourous isles of the South Pacific
The organizer had planned every
thing. They would travel out to the
islands, purchase large tract of
land and spend the remainder of
their days in light toll (two hours
Of work a day would be ample in the
hospitable tropics). iatcrspersed
with pleasant and improving recre-
atoms. Clothing would be confined
TO a decent minimum: there would
The New York herald., 1922-08-06
Meeting Mr.. P. T. B.

and he knows that his other name is
p. T. b. Then you smile and ne
smiles and you go back to your Job
with fifty more minutes gone to
smash.
Day after day and month after
month you will find Mr.. Pass the
Buck" just around the corner wait
ing to dodge something or other. It
may be that you are his first cousin.
It's a cinch you are if you have not
the spizzerinktum to face each issue
or decision as it comes up if you
pass on an issue or decision. however
trifiing. to the other fellow to tussle
with. This pesky +. L. B. habit is
a microbe that romps In the corpus
cles of many a fine character, but
in spite of that it is the bunk. and
in his heart Mr.. +. L. b. knows il
and so do you.
The New York herald., 1922-08-06

swer: "Better see Jonesy about that
contract. He knows more about IL
from A to z than i do" In the twin
king of an eye you are switched to
Jonesy. II Jonesy's middle name is
r. T. B. you are switched again.
Dash it, He never had Uncle Josh's
contract, and so on.
Perhaps you are engaged in a de-
partment store and YOU stumble
across a $50 bill for neckties. and
you slide over TO Tom and ask him
II he ordered the neckties. <'No,"
says Tom. RED ordered them. Bet
ter take it up with him You pro-
ceed TO camp on Reds trail. He
takes the unwelcome invoice and
sleeps on it for a day or two. 1t is
soon buried alive in the details on
his desk. When it comes to life
again 1t skids back 10 your desk in
dizzy whirl. You take il up again
with Red. and he says at last:
You'll find that Tom ordered those
neckties by telegram. Find the tele-
gram" You do. and then you slide
back to Tom. and he does. after all.
remember the incident and you know
The New York herald., 1922-08-06

provided with money, and though he
was courteous TO the passengers on
board the mail steamer. and bowed
pleasantly to acquaintances in Pa
peete. he neither made friends nor
spoke of his own affairs.
on an island not far from Tahiti,
he had built a house overlooking a
quiet cove, and there he lived alone
for six months at a stretch, reading.
fishing in the lagoon. hunting the
Wild pig in the hills. He asked
nothing of the world. and in return
the world gave him the peace he
seemed to desire. The end came
suddenly A native. fishing on the
lagoon one day, saw the old man
paddle out in hA canoe. tie up to a
coral mushroom. and go overheard
with a spear in search Of fish. Next
moment there was a shout, an up
lifted arm. a swirl in the water-that
was the last that any man saw OF
the Scotch recluse. A shark had
taken him. the native thought. for
when he reached the place. the la
goon was stained with a thinning
cloud of blood.
This was tragedy unrelieved. The
average nature man excites ones
The New York herald., 1922-08-06

with beaming faces. IL is scarcely
combed the island from end to end
in search Of land. and in the end
discovered what any bystander could
have told them in the first place:
that no considerable tract of land
can be obtained The organizer
threw up his hands and went off
alone to the Marquesas, where he had
heard that all the natives were dead
Among the others the spirit of
brotherly love died fast. Some of
them took the first boat for Aus
tralia or New Zealand; others, more
determined. purchased small places
on Tahiti and FASTENED to the bosom
of Mother Nature-only TO ffnd that,
for the white man, She had no well
come in store. One by one they
gave up and drifted away.
1t is hard game. as Brown re-
marked: / could advise no friend of
mine to try the life of South Sea
nature man. For the brown men OF
the islands. her true children, Ma
ture reserves a friendly smile. but
for the returning white man.
weaned from her ways a thousand
years ago. she has only an ironic
grin.
The New York herald., 1922-08-06
Builds His Hut.

The town was not quite what he
had expected to find, but he was not
easily discouraged. and when he had
bought some matches. tools. fishing
tackle and a few provisions he
started of on foot 10 find a place
that suited him.
On the other side OF the island.
about forty miles from the port, he
found q spot 10 his liking in a lonely
grove OF cocoanut palms beside a
stream that ran into the lagoon. II
took him a fortnight TO build a small
matched hut-so amateurishly con-
structed that it made the passing
natives smile-and when IL was
finished his little stock OF food was
gone. II was time to think about
the food question-the bugbear OF
all nature-men. Long afterward he
told me of his difficulties.
Il figured I'd live mostly on cocoa
nuts and fish," he said. 1T took me
a good while to learn to husk the
nuts. and BY the time / had caught
on to it was so sick Of them that
couldn't eat one unless / was starry
ing. At first / used to try 10 chop
OF the husk with my ak: / could
have split them. like you do to make
copra, il had known enough. There
was bunch OF girls that used to
come to watch me. giggling and
laughing till was mad enough to
take the AK to them.
FINALLY one kid took pity on me
and showed me how to drive a
sharpened stake into the ground and
husk the nuts on that. They were
always trying to tell me something:
pointing at the trees and shaking
their heads; later on I found out
what they meant The fishing was
The New York herald., 1922-08-06

He was an old Scotchman; more
than six feet tall. strong, erect and
ruddys with a flowing white beard
that covered his chest. Somewhere
in Alaska or Nothern Canada he had
a placer claim. which he worked dur
ing the months of the short Arctic
summer. Each year, in November,
he travelled first class to the islands.
left his trunk at a hotel, and boarded
a native schooner to disappear until
the following May. He seemed well
The New York herald., 1922-08-06

pity, but is comic none the less.
For pure comedy, consider the band
of middle class British seekers after
the simple life who came to Tahiti
shortly after the war.
The society was organized by an
extraordinary fellow whose name I
forget: a lean young man with
eager eyes, who wore a sun helmet
and a combination suit of brown
pongee silk. cut like a mechanician's
overalls. He must have accepted