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The Hope pioneer., 1922-09-14

who stared at him with wide-open
eyes as she stood, hands on hips, be-
fore him.
Don't you tell me 1 don't know
you! If you amt Fairchild, I'll
never feed another miner corned beef
and cabbage as long as I live. Amt
you, now?" she persisted, saint you
Fairchild?"
The man laughed in spite of him.
self. "You guessed it."
you're Thornton Fairchilds boy !"
She had reached out for his handbag,
and then, bustling about him, drew
him into the big "parlor." Didn't 1
know you the minute I saw you?
Land, you're the picture of your dad
Sakes alive. how is he?"
There was moment of silence.
Fairchild found himself suddenly halt
ing and boyish as he stood before her.
"He's-he's gone, Mrs. Howard"
"Dead?" She put up both hands.
ut don't seem possible. And me re-
membering him looking just like you,
full of life and strong and"
"Our pictures of him are a good deal
different. IL guess you knew him
when everything was all right for him.
Things were different after he got
home again"
Mother Howard looked quickly
about her, then with swift motion
closed the door.
"Son," she asked in a low voice,
didn't he ever get over it?"
"It?" Fairchild felt that he stood
on the threshold of discoveries. "What
do you mean?"'
Didn't he ever tell you anything,
Son?"
"No. T."
"Well, there wasn't any need to-"
But Mother Howards sudden embar-
rassment. her change of color, told
Fairchild it wasn't the truth. "He Just
had little bad luck out here, that
was all. His-his mine pinched out
just when he'd thought he'd struck it
rich-or something like that"
"Are you sure that is the truth?"
For second they faced each other.
Robert Fairchild serious and intent,
Mother Howard looking at him with
eyes defiant, yet compassionate. Sud-
denly they twinkled. the lips broke
from their straight line into a smile,
and kindly old hand reached out to
take him by the arm.
Don't you stand there and try to
tell Mother Howard she don't know
what she's talking about!" came in
tones of mock severity. "Hear me?
Now, you get up them steps and wash
up for dinner. Take the first room on
the right. It's nice, CHEEKY place"
In his room. Fairchild tried not TO
think. His brain was becoming too
crammed with queries, with strange
happenings and with ravating mys-
ticlsms of the life into which his fa-
ther's death had thrown him to per.
nit clearness of vision. Even In
Mother Howard be had not been able
The Hope pioneer., 1922-09-14
BY Courtney Ry1ey Cooper
Copyright BY Little, Brown d Co.

rocking down the mountain side,
around a curve and out of sight
while Fairchild merely stood there,
staring wonderingly at ten-dollar
bill!
A noise from the rear, growing
louder, and the amazed man turned
to see a second machine, filled with
men, careening toward him. Fifty
feet away the brakes creaked, and the
big automobile came to skidding,
dust-throwing stop. A sun-browned
man in Stetson hat, metal badge
cleaning from beneath his coat,
leaned forth.
(which way did he go?''
"He?" Robert Fairchlld stared.
"ieh. Didn't man just pass here
in an automobile? Where'd he 60
straight on the main road or off on
the circuit trail?"
Tit wasn't man. lit was a
boy, just about fifteen years old"
"Sure?'
ooh, yes" Fairchild was SWIM
ming in deep water now. II got a
good look at him. He-he took that
road off to the left"
1t was the opposite one to which
the hurrying fugitive in whipcord had
taken. There was doubt in the inter-
rogator's eyes.
"Sure of that?" he queried. "rm
the sheriff Of Arapahoe county. That's
an auto bandit ahead of us. We"
"Well, wouldn't swear to it. There
was another machine ahead, and
lost 'em both for second down there
by the turn"
Probably him, all right" The voice
came from the tonneau. Maybe he
figured to give us the slip and get
back to Denver"
Let's go!' The sheriff was press
ing foot on the accelerator. Down
the hill went the Car, to skid, then to
make short turn on to the road
which led away from the scent, leav-
Ing behind man standing in the
middle of the road, staring at ten
dollar bill-and wondering why he
had lied!
The Hope pioneer., 1922-09-14
"Rodaine's a rattlesnake. His
sons a rattiesnake."
(To BE CoNTINuEDo
New Type Of Power Shovel.


It has long been recognized that, to
meet certain conditions, a gasoline
driven power shovel would have ad-
vantages over machines using other
forms of power. Many attempts have
been made, patterned mostly after the
steam shovel, to adapt gasoline power
to this type Of machine, but all of
them have been open to criticism.
Now, however, a new type Of gasoline
power shovel, described in Popular
Mechanics, has been placed on the
market which is radical departure
from the accepted designs. In this
machine, which has successfully
passed its preliminary trials, all DOW
er is supplied from one slow-speed
gasoline engine, and there are no mo.
tors, engines or clutches on the boom.
The dipper can be put through any
motions possible with tile steam shoy.
Ell, even to the shaking of the dipper
to free it Of sticky material. The
boom may be raised or lowered in the
usual manner, while the swing is con.
trOlled by a separate clutch. The
shovel is mounted on tractor treads
and is self-propelled.
The Hope pioneer., 1922-09-14
THE CROSS-CUT

The sun was slanting low, throwing
deep shadows from the hills into the
little valley with its chattering, milk
white stream, sOftening the scars Of
the mountains with their great refuse
dumps; reminders of hopes of twenty
years before and as bare of vegeta-
tfon as in the days when the pick and
CAD and drill of the prospector tore
the rock loose from it's hiding place
under the surface of the ground. The
scrub pines of the almost barren
mountains took on a fluffier, softer
tone; the jutting rocks melted away
into their own shadows; 1t was pic
ture of peace and of memories.
And 1t had been here that Thornton
Fairchild. back in the ninetles, had
dreamed his dreams and fought his
fight. A sudden cramping caught the
sons heart, and 1t pounded with some
thing akin to fear. The old forebod-
ing of his fathers letter had come
upon him, the mysterious thread of
that elusive, intangible Thing great
enough to break the will and resist
ance of strong man and turn him
into a weakling-silent. white-haired
sitting by a window, waiting for
death. What had 1t been? Why had
it come upon his father? How could
it he fought? He brushed away the
beady perspiration with a gesture al
most Of anger, then with look of re-
lief, turned In at small white gate
toward big, rambling building which
proclaimed itself, by the sign on the
door, to be Mother Howard's boarding
house.
A moment of waiting, then he faced
a gray-haired. kindly faced woman.
The Hope pioneer., 1922-09-14
CHAPTER Nv

Wonderment which got nowhere.
The sheriff's car returned before Fair
child reached the bottom of the grade,
and again stopped to survey the scene
of defeat.
Dangerous character?" Fairchild
hardly knew why he asked the ques.
ton. The sheriff smiled grimly.
If it was the fellow we were after,
he was plenty dangerous. We were
trailing him on word from Denver
described the car and said he'd pulled
daylight hold-up on pay-wagon
for the Smelter company-so when
the car went through Golden, we took
up the trail a couple of blocks behind.
He kept the same speed for little
while until one of my deputies got a
little anxious and took shot at
tire. Man, how he turned on the juice!
l thought that thing was Jack rabbit,
the way it went up the hill! guess
it's us back to the Office"
The automobile went it's way then,
and Fairchild his, still wondering
And so thoroughly did the incident en-
gross him that it was not until truck
had come to full stop behind him,
and driver mingled a shout with the
footing of his horn, that he turned to
allow its passage.
Didn't hear you, old man." he apol-
ogized. Gould you give q fellow
lift?"
"Guess so.' 1t was friendly, even
though bit disgruntled; "hop on"
And Fairchild hoped, once more to
sit on the tailboard, swinging his legs,
but this time his eyes saw the ever
changing scenery without noticing it.
In spite of himself, Fairchild found
himself constantly staring at vision
of a pretty girl in riding habit, with
dark-brown hair straying about
equally dark-brown eyes, almost fren-
zied in her efforts to change a tire in
time to elude pursuing sheriff. Some
way, 1t all didn't blend. If she hadn't
committed some sort of depreciation
against the law, why on earth was she
willing to part with ten dollars. mere
ly to save few moments in changing
a tire and thus elude sheriff? If
there had been nothing wrong, could
not moment of explanation have sat
isfied anyone of the fact?
1t was too much for anyone. and
Fairchild knew it. Yet he clung grim
ly to the mystery as the truck clat-
tered on, mile after mile. A small
town gradually was coming into view
A mile more, then the truck STONED
with jerk.
"Where you bound for, pardner?"
| "Ohadi."
"rhat's it, straight ahead. 1 turn
off here. Miner?"
| Fairchild shrugged his shoulders
and nodded noncommittally
"Just thought I'd ask. Plenty Of
work around here fer single and
double jackers. Things are beginning
to look up bit-at least in silver"
Thanks. Do you know a good place
to stop?"
"Yeh. Mother Howards boarding
house. Everybody goes there, sooner
or later. You'll see it on the left-hand
side of the street before you get to
the main block. Good old girl; knows
how to treat anybody in the mining
game from operators on down. She
was here when mining was mining!"
Fairchild lifted his bag from the
rear Of the vehicle. waved a farewell
to the driver and started into tho vii
age. And then the vision OF the girl
departed. momentarily. to give place
to other thoughts, other pictures, Of a
| day long gone.
The Hope pioneer., 1922-09-14

forward along the road-and the noise
told a story of speed.
Far at the brow Of steep hill 1t
appeared, seeming TO hang in space
for an instant before leaping down.
/ ward. Rushing, plunging, once skid
ding dangerously at a small curve, it
made the descent, bumped over a
bridge, was lost for second in the
pines, then sped toward him, big
touring car, with small, resolute
figure clinging to the wheel. Then,
with report like revolver shot, the
machine suddenly Slowed in drunken
fashion far to one side of the road,
hung dangerously over the steep cliff
an instant, righted itself, swayed for
ward and stopped, barely twenty-five
yards away. Staring, Robert Fair
child saw that small, trim figure had
leaped forth and was waving excited
ly to him, and he ran forward.
His first glance had proclaimed it a
boy; the second had told different
story. A girl-dressed in far different
fashion from Robert Fairchilds linn
tied specifications of feminine garb-
she caused him to gasp in surprise,
then to stop and stare. Again she
waved hand and stamped foot ex-
citedly; vehement little thing in a
snug whipcord riding habit and
checkered cap pulled tight over close
ly braided hair, she awaited him with
all the impatience of impetuous wom-
anhood.
For goodness sake, come here!"
she called, as he still stood gaping.
I'll give you five dollars. Hurry"
Fairchild managed to voice the fact
that he would be willing to help with
out remuneration, as he hurried for
ward. She dived for the tonneau,
jerking with all her strength at the
heavy seat cushion, as he stepped to
the running board beside her.
Cant get this dinged thing up!"
she painted. always sticks when
you're in hurry. That's it! Jerk it.
Thanks! Here" She reached for
ward and a small, sun-tanned hand
grasped greasy jack. "Slide under
the back axle and put this jack in
place, will you? And rush it! I've
got to change tire in nothing fiat!
Hurry!"
Fairchild, almost before he knew it,
found himself under the rear of the
car, fussing with refractory lifting
jack and trying to keep his eyes from
the view of trinity clad, brown-shod
little feet, as they pattered about at
the side of the car, hurried to the run
ming board, then stopped as wrenches
and hammer clattered to the
ground. Then one shoe was raised,
to press tight against a wheel; metal
touched metal, feminine gasp sound
ed as strength was exerted in vain,
then eddying dust as the foot stamped,
accompanied by an exasperated ejacu-
lation.
"Ding these old lugs! They're rust
ed! Got that jack in place yet?"
"Yes! I'm raising the car now"
"Oh, please hurry" There was
pleading in the tone now. "Please!"
The car creaked upward. Out came
Fairchild, brushing the dust from his
clothes. But already the girl was
pressing the lug wrench into his
| hands.
Don't mind that dirt" came her
exclamation. "1'll-tn give you some
extra money to get your suit cleaned.
Loosen those lugs, while I get the
spare tire off the back. And for good
ness sake, please hurry"
Astonishment had taken away
speech for Fairchild. He could only
wonderland obey, while behind him
The Hope pioneer., 1922-09-14

a girl in whipcord riding habit and
close-pulled cap fidgeted first on one
tan-clad foot, then on the other, anx-
iously watching the road behind her
and calling constantly for speed.
At last the job was finished, the girl
fastening the useless shoe behind the
machine willie Fairchild tightened the
last of the lugs. Then as he straight
ened, small figure shot to his side,
took the wrench from his hand and
sent it, with the other tools, clatter-
Ing into the tonneau. A tiny hand
went into a pocket. something that
crinkled was showed into the mans
grasp. and while he stood there gasp
ing, she Icoped to the drivers seat,
slammed the door, spun the starter
until it walned, and with open cut.
out roaring again, was OF and away,
The Hope pioneer., 1922-09-14
"HURRY!"

SYNOPSlS.-At Thornton Fair
child's death his son Robert learns
there has been a dark period In
his fathers life which for almost
thirty years has caused him suffer-
ing. The secret is hinted at in a
document left by the elder Fair
child, which also informs Robert
he is now owner of mining claim
in Colorado, and advising him to
see Henry Beamish. a lawyer.
Beamish tells Robert his claim.
silver mine. is at Ohadi. thirty
eight miles from Denver. He also
warns him against certain man.
"Squint" Rodaine. his fathers en-
emy. Robert decides to go to Ohadi.
The Hope pioneer., 1922-09-14
/ @or tb Dakota
| nems Digest
- ~
Government Analyses Farms.


Sixty-eight thousand five hundred
sixty-six farms under cultivation in
North Dakota comprise 17.159,3OO acres
of cultivated soil in total acreage of
90, ,15930O. There are employed on
these farms 179,667 males and 145,O6
females.
Sheep and dairy cattle proved big
source of revenue during 1920, the
latest federal report shows. Sheep
sheared in 1920 totaled 141,538 and
yielded 9O9,524 pounds Of wool. Cream
and milk sold to creameries. derived
from 29S,13S cows, were valued at
$S,0S3, ,7G9.39.
Wheat acreage increased 100000
acres in 1921 over 1920, the compara-
tive figures being S,6S3,957 acres in
1921 and S,076,962 in 1929.
The Hope pioneer., 1922-09-14

The first machine gun was invented
by NJ. du Perron Of Lyons, France. II
was rejected by Louis XVI n beina
too nurderOus.
Arizona republican., 1922-01-01

at the junction OF the San Pedro
river and Aravaipa creek. I have al
hand much of the early political his
tory, for which l have not room in
this survey.
Confederate organization OF Ari-
zona was by means of a proclama-
ton OF Col. John r. Baylor, command
ing the Second regiment, Texas
Mounted Rifles, detailed as COVER
nor This proclamation, given at Me-
silla, August /, 1851, detailed that the
social and political condition of Ari-
zona was little short of general an
archy, the people being literally des-
tItute OF law, order and protection.
Therefore possession was taken in
the name of the Confederate States
of America. Its boundaries were spec
ified as comprising all that portion
of New Mexico lying south of the
34th parallel of north latitude. This
is the same as that of the northern
line of Maricopa county of today, it's
western end being II miles south
Of the present Parker.
Abolish All Offices
All offices were declared vacant
and there was establishment of the
executive authority in the command
ant OF the Confederate army. There
We're to be a supreme court, two dis
trict courts, two probate courts and
justices of the peace. The first ju-
dicial district court comprised that
part of Arizona lying east of Apache
Pass, and the second the western
part, with headquarters at Tucson.
suits pending in the old courts of
New Mexico in the territory We're
ordered transferred with all prose-
cutions carried on in the name of the
Territory of Arizona. Other offices
were specified and Mesilla was des-
lgnated as the seat of government.
There had been several popular
meetings in Tucson and Mesilla seek
ing territorial form Of government
but there appears TO have been no
legislative session under Confeder-
ate auspices.
I was fortunate In finding at Las
Cruces a record of the Confederate
court starting with an order for a
grand jury, dated October Z, 1851. and
signed by Fred A. Higgins, as Judge
OF the probate court. Nov. 4 was the
Arizona republican., 1922-01-01
NOT MANY PEOPLE KNOW
THAT ONCE ARIZONA WAS
ACONFEDERATE TERRITORY

, silla, ir the southern part of New
Mexico. among associations that gave
testimony concerning the time when
the latter point was the county seat
Of Dona Ana county and the capital
of the Confederate Territory of Ari-
zona.
Still a Pretty Village
Mesilla still is very attractive
village. though with scores of adobe
ruins that denote a past of greater
Importance than the present. The
Mexicans called the Gadsden pur-
chase the Treaty of Mesilla" and
the attractive square has been given
the name Of Gadsden palace. The
Clotimes take you around and show
YOU an adobe that was the south
western headquarters for the Butter
field stage route back in 1858. They
show you where Tom Catron and
Steve Elkins had their offices, and
the adobe with its fallen corner where
General West had his headquarters
after capture of the region by Carle-
tons California column in 1862. But
especially facing the plaza. you are
shown the square cornered house
that once contained the capital OF
Arizona. 1t has been a store and a
saloon and the good photograph /
took Of it is distinguished especially
by the prominence of circus ad-
Arizona republican., 1922-01-01
BY James n. McCIintock
Estate Historian

i believe that few of the residents
OF this state are aware OF the fact
that Arizona at one time not only
was claimed as a part of the Confed-
crate States of America, but that its
southern portion was within a Com
1ederate territorial organization, this
long before the Territory of Arizona
was organized by the federal congress
at washington. The published rec
ords of the period and it's events are
Tar from complete.
went to New Mexico q few months
ago to check up that part of Arizo-
ma history between the years of 1846
and 1854, when the present Arizona
politically was included within New
Mexico, from the time 1t was cap
tured from the Mexicans by General
;. w. Kearney and the date when
Governor Goodwin and party hoist
ed the flag of the new Territory OF
Arizona at Navajo Springs. At Santa
Fe | gathered a large quantity of
data Of unusual sort and there and
at Albuquerque I found maps and
executive and official records of large
value which now included within the
tiles of my office. But, personally, /
gained my largest degree of relative
satisfaction at Las Cruces and Me-
Arizona republican., 1922-01-01

vertisement posted on the wall, but
the old building is still in good con-
ditiou and Is under the watchful care
OF such men as a son of Col. A. l..
Fountain, celebrated in a mystery in
which he is supposed to have been
buried by his assassins in the gyp-
sum shifting white sands" A store
OF interest Is to be found at every
angle of the plaza, but l must con-
fine myself to the subject indicated
at the heading Of this article.
Though this legislature at one time
had enacted a drastic slavery law,
New Mexico was not in sympathy
With the Confederates, this mainly
through fear of and resentment to-
ward Texas, who claimed even as
far west as the Rio Grande. The
Texans, under Gen. H. II. Sibley. in
vaded the territory in July of 1861.
| should explain that all of the re-
gion lying from at least the Rio
Grande on the east to the Colorado
on the west and south from the riv-
er to the Mexican line was the orig
inal Arizona line. To the northward
lay New Mexico as far westward as
California.
Arizona Name Spreads
Ihe name Arizona starting at
a group of springs not far from the
present Nogales, had spread till, at
the time of the Civil war, it embraced
the region here outlined. It's only
settlements worth the name were Me-
silla (Which then was on the west
ern bank of the Rio Grande, before
the stream shifted to the eastern
side.) Pinos Altos, mining camp
not very far from the present Sill
Yer City, Tucson, where more of the
English spanking residents were Con-
federate in sympathy, Tubac, with
few American miners and several
hundred MeXicans, the Pima villages,
at which Ammi White had flour
mill and ferry station known as
Arizona City or Colorado City, below
the present Yuma. There were mill
tary posts at Fort Mojave, in the
northwest, at Fort Yuma, on the Cal
ifornia side of the Colorado, at Fort
Defiance. on the Navajo reservation,
at Fort Buchanan, not for from the
present Patagonia, ana at Fort Breck-
nridge, on the site of old Fort Grant,
Arizona republican., 1922-01-01
ROTARY CLUB Of
MESA IS MADE Up
Of ACTIVE CITIZENS

| Under the supervision of the
! Phoenix Rotary club early in the
| fall of 1920 several business and
4 professional men got together and
discussed the advisability of forming
Rotary club in Mesa. After thor
oughly considering the matter
Charles Christy of the Phoenix Ro-
tary club. acting as the representa-
tive of the district governor, ap-
pointed an organizing chairman, and
a list OF 25 charter members was
selected. Application was made to
International Rotary for a charter.
which, after investigation, was
granted. with the following "a mem
bers Zone Of the previously selected
members being unable to become a
member at that time): DR.. r. f.
Palmer, c.. w. Silverthorn, G., r.
Benlie, w. r. Walters, George john
son, E. d. Mcdonald, Francis Bloy,
j. c. Raymond, w. NJ. Beach, l. II.
Van Spanckren, C. F. Price, H. A.
Price. F b. Gurley, H. G. Bush A. l..
Gibbons, II. d. Ross, j. Z Samuels,
c. S. Dingle John Cummard, Arthur
Vault, w. K. Bowen, H. e. Hendrix.
Charles Flynn and Dan Collett.
Great enthusiasm was shown by
the members in Rotary" from the
enthusiasm which has been main
tained. On February 10th, 1921. the
charter was formally presented by
Charles Christy. In March the dis
trict conference was held at Long
Beach, composed OF representatives
from clubs in California, Nevada.
Arizona and the Hawaiian Islands.
OF the "a members of the Mesa club
IS attended securing the handsome
attendance cup to be held for one
year.
The Rotary club has been behind
many movements in the community
since its inception, notably that OF
boys work. Rotary does not allow
political discussions, nor does it wish
to advertise its achievements, it's
prime object being to inspire and
stimulate its members to take an
active part in all good works" real
izing that their motto Service above
Self" applies not only to business
and business methods but to every
call that comes, that has in it the
possibility Of helping humanity and
improving existing conditions.
The officers for this year are: Dr.
R. f. Palmer, president; G. w. Sill
verthorn, vice president; Francis
Bloy, secretary; and the following
compose the board Of directors: c.
S. Dingle, George johnson, w. M.
Beach, and F. B. Gurley. sergeant
alarms.
The local club is bringing to Mesa
on January g. for the benefit of the
community. the celebrated lecturer,
DR.. Charles Barker, who will de-
liver three free lectures at the high
school. The first lecture to be de-
livered to the students in the morn
ing. the second to the women of the
in the afternoon, the last
to men in the evening.
Arizona republican., 1922-01-01
ORANGES AND IRRIGATION

The history OF orange culture In
the Salt River valley is closely re-
lated to the history OF irrigation
and the two subjects each supply ma
terial for some of the most interest
ing stories of the struggles of the
early settlers and the winning OF the
west