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A Rafting Skeleton.

people say that family has a skele,
TON I'm the closet "Fve heard some.
thing rattle In the garage" :.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-03-09

Saving Is a greater art than get
ting. and the art of living is even more
difficult.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-03-09

Woman-haters not ~infreauently are
floorwalkers in department stores.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1922-04-27

Harry Anderson is helping
Harry Carlson for couple OF
days.
Eddie and Emil Koecher called
on Victor Swenson Sunday fore
noon.
Ben Carlson, who is employed
at kerrick, spent Sunday at his
home.
Mrs. Ole Backstrom spent last
week with her daughter, Mrs.
Ole Burseth.
The Burnett and Anton Ander-
son families spent Sunday at
John Walbys.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aug. Carlson
spent Sunday afternoon with
Mr.. and Mrs. John Walby.
The Misses Anna and Evelyn
Larson visited with the Misses
Alice and Irene Swenson, Sun
day.
Have you made your arrange
ments for attending the play
and dance at Duquette Saturday,
May 18th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aug. Larson and
daughter. Ethel, called at the
Victor Swenson home Sunday
afternoon.
The sale held by Emmett Co
laizy in Kerrick, last Saturday,
was we'll attended and he rea-
lized a fair price for his stock
and machinery. Mr.. Colaizy will
leave the latter part Of the
week for St. Paul. where he will
work at his trade as plumber.
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George Popa and Jack Klein
were Nickerson visitors, Sunday.
Miss Alice Norell spent the
week end with her parents here
and took in the doings Saturday
night.
Miss Helen Erickson. who is
attending high school in Duluth,
spent the week end at her home
in Duquette.
Mrs. S. H. Skogvold left last
Thursday morning for Minneapo-
lis, where she will spend a few
weeks visiting friends and rela-
tives.
Will the parents kindly aid the
boys in seed selection. We are
publishing a paragraph from the
message of County Agent ldtse
to our club members: While
the county fair comes early. still.
/ do not believe it would be ad-
visable to haves the boys and
girls planting the early varieties
of potatoes as we have STAN
dardized on the Green Mountain
potatoes in this county and l
believe it would be we'll to stay
by this variety in our club
work"
The. home talent amateurs of
Duquette. have set the dates for
their play. Her Friend. the
Enemy" for May. rs and a..
This is a patriotic production of
the days of 81 to IS. The
scene of the play is Richmond at
the close of the Civil war. The
characters will appear in the
costumes of the time. The pur-
pose of the play is patriotic and
the players have planned to
stage it at the nearest week end
to our most patriotic day-Deco-
ration Day. On Friday night the
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Ed Beaudry visited with the

A>SA A>>N1AJ ~''~
Melancon family Sunday night.
John Weiss entertained a few
Of his friends at macaroni din
ner. Sunday. jolly Stag Chef
COlaizy was there.
Mrs. Arvid Johnson and daugh-
ter of international Falls. spent
their Easter vacation at the Mrs.
Henry Johnson home.
Miss Mary Shearer was a Du-
quette visitor Sunday afternoon
and took in the party at Mrs.
Burgers Sunday evening.
Miss Oddhill Erickson. who is
teaching at the Pleasant Hill
school. spent the week end with
friends and relatives here.
The local amateurs were en-
tertained at the Charles Burger
home Sunday evening. in honor
Of the deacon's" last Sunday in
Duquette. The evening was
spent in pleasant party pastime
and everybody had a good time.
The date set for the pie social,
given by the home talent anna
teurs in last weeks edition as
May 9Th. has been changed to
May Goth. owing to the fact that
on May 9Th the Legion will stage
a play at Kerrick. Note the
change of date and all try to be
out.
The potato club members plan
on starting their one-eighth acre
contest Saturday. May 6. Those
who care to do so may treat
their seed at the school house,
Friday. May 5th. Otherwise the
Anderson Erickson Co. will have
on hand a quantity of corrosive
sublimate.
The dance given by the local
boys last Saturday evening was
a success in every way. The
Bruno orchestra deserves special
praise for their lively music
from start to finish and the Du-
quette community also appreci-
ates the good support given the
occasion by Kerrick and Nicker-
son young folks.
The Legion will put on a dance
and basket social at the Du-
quette Community hall, Satur-
day night. April %. The soldier
boys will turn out in uniform in
honor of the occasion. This GER
tainly is going to be the dance
of the season. Come out and see
the boys back in uniform again.
1t will recall the stirring days
Of 1918. Music furnished by the
Nickerson orchestra
Come, get in line, the Askov
American only costs you $3.50 a
year. 1t gives you all your To-
cal news. county news. is the
official newspaper of Pine coun-
ty and covers a large territory.
You cannot afford to get along
without this representative
county newspaper which is
boosting your locality every
week. I will gladly send in your
subscription; leave it at the
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NickerSOn

v. Wilson made a business trip
to kerrick, Friday.
AL DENIM went to Kerrick
Saturday on business.
James Stephenson was to Du-
quette on business, Wednesday.
Florence Washburn of Super
Tor, spent the week end with her
parents here.
Mrs. L. Casadont called on her
sister, Mrs. p. Wiggens, Thurs
day afternoon.
James Nelson gave Kerrick the
honor Of his presence, between
trains last Saturday.
Sunday school was held at the
town hall Sunday morning, Mrs.
Johnson acting as teacher.
Geo. p. Grout spent a day at
Duluth. the latter part of last
week, transacting business.
Ellen Peterson, who is en-
ployed as telephone operator at
Duluth, was home over Sunday.
Quite a number Of Nickerson-
ties attended the dance at Du-
quette Saturday night. All re-
port having had a splendid time.
Clarence Welsch Of the Mime
sofa Agricultural College, called
at Jean Du Luth farm last week
to give the Guernsey herd the
once over.
Mr.. Saasted and daughter,
Stella, and Mr.. and Mrs. Lund
and family of Bruno. visited at
the LeMay home Sunday after
noon and evening.
Ed Leopold who is teaching
school five miles north of Nash
wauk. returned for duty Friday,
after having spent his vacation
with his parents here.
0. C. Gregg. formerly superin-
tendent of farmers Institutes in
Minnesota. called at the Jean Du
Luth farm and claimed Coronet
to be the greatest COW he had
ever seen.
Miss Florence Melancon and
sister, Hazel. motored to our vii
lage Sunday afternoon. They
dined with their uncle Lody at
the hotel and returned early in
the evening.
After three weeks Of earnest
effort to get his Tin Lizzie
started. Ed Beaudry gave up in
despair and summoned an ex-
pert; to date no results have
been obtained.
Mr.. Gust Bohlin chairman of
Nickerson school board, resigned
from his position just recently.
His term expires this year and
his office will probably be filed
by appointing another man.
The Simmer and Thomas
fence on section three which dis
appeared mysteriously last sum-
mer, has just been replaced by
new posts and wire and all in
stalled ready to hold out the
cattle.
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Inc Jean Ju LuLn JucTflScy
herd was inspected by Max Nor
gan, specialist Of the North Da-
kota agricultural college, dairy
extension, and stated that he
considers the Jean Du Luth herd
one of the two greatest herds in
the world.
A contract was made between
Casadont and Stephenson to have
the latter clear up about nine
acres of brush land for Casadont.
1t was expected the job would
take about a month but the way
Jim is moving things down ten
days will complete the work.
The contest in which Mrs.
Burke took part as well as many
others, was closed the fore part
Of last week by the Mayer
Hatchery Co. of Minneapolis.
They offered three $1,000 prizes
and Mrs. Burke got fourth place
which paid no premium. Close
doesn't count.
Mr.. Pearson who is saving
ties and lumber for H. Van Gull
der, returned to Bruno Thursday
to give them a chance to get an
accumulation of logs and ties to
his saving outfit. He met with
a slight accident in burning his
hand, caused by gasoline igniting
from the exhaust of the engine.
The road which was flooded
by water along Nemadji lake is
again passable. Ed Winkler and
p. Mariana. last Tuesday. blew
out with dynamite four beaver
dams which caused all the trou-
BILE. Twenty pounds of T. N. T.
was used and the Clear Creek
supervisors think it will only be
matter of short time until
the dams will be built up again
Word has been received from
Graves Registration Service of
Brooklyn, N. Y, that the body
Of Peter Nyquist, who died over
seas during the war. will arrive
at Brooklyn about April "a and
instructions have been issued to
have the remains sent to Nick
erson for burial. Further infor-
nation concerning date and
place of burial will be given out
later.
s. Fullerton, state humane
agent. was in town Thursday to
interview Miss Hansen who is
staying at the Henry Van Gull
der place. Miss Hansen's mother
died a few months ago and left
a family of Is without support
so the state is investigating to
ascertain whether the children
should be cared for in state in
stitutions or allowed to remain
at home.
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Duquette

The Misses Florence and Ha-
eel Melancon were Nickerson
visitors. Sunday.
Mrs. John Weiss left last We'd
nesday for Brook Park, where
she will spend few weeks.
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play only will be given. but on
Saturday a dance will follow the
performance.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1922-04-27

Mrs. Aug. Nelson called on
Mrs. c. J. Swenson, Monday.
Henry Anderson sawed wood
for Victor Swenson last Tues
day.
Eddie Koecher, Henry Ander-
son and Alfred Swenson hauled
in the furniture for Alfred Over
lie, now of Zimmerman, Mimi,
last Monday.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1922-04-27

How much chasing can you af-
ford to do for 25c? Try a Want
Ad and be economical.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1922-04-27

LAMSON & REINHOLD
Lawyers
Hinckley, Mimi.
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Hinckley,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-04-19
INDIGESTION
Busy Public Official Says Thed.
lords ack-Draught Helps Him
Keep Physically Fit.

Clay City, -Ky.-T have been In
business here for twenty-one years:
am also coroner, riding the Kentucky
hills and hollows in all kinds of
weather and under all kinds of con.
ditions," says Mr.. Sam T. Carr, of this
place. ITO be able to do so, I must
keep physically fit, ard Thedford's
Black-Draught is my standby.
These trips used to give me head
aches, and that, | found, came from
hurried meals or from constipation.
i was convinced that Black Draught
was good, so now use it, and 1t gives
perfect satisfaction. 1t acts on the
liver, relieves indigestion, and certain.
ty is splendid. am never without it,
When you have feeling of discom
Tort after meals. causing q bloatins
sensation, headache, bad breath. and
similar common symptoms, try taking
pinch Of Black-Draught after meals
pinch of the dry powder. washed
down with swallow of water. This
has been found to assist the stomach
and liver to carry on their norma,
work, and helps prevent, or relieve,
constipation.
Your druggist CAB supply you with
this welEknown, purely-vegetable liver
medicine. Insist upon Thedfords, the
original and only genuine Black.
Draught liver medicine. NC-137a
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"'Is 1.-THE fact that in these pro-
ceedipes the deceased woman is
named as correspondent
"Look here
You keep asking me to look
here, sir, but you tell me nothing.
ask you plain questions. Have you
rothing better than, look here?' is
it the fact that these papers were
served on you at Brigton on the
occasion of your flight?'
Flight-flight- Look here
Is it the fact?'
Yes. Brighton, yes. But, look
here-flight! flight Holiday, l tell
you. Holiday
Holiday cries Humpo. | thank
you for that word We will examine
it in a moment. Let me ask you to
carry back your mind to the summer
of 1915 and he takes the unhappy
man through all the stuff he had got
put of old Bright-Sabre's apparent
ly uncalled for interest in the girl,
first getting her from her fathers
house to the neighborhood of his
own, then under his own roof, and
all the rest of the unholy chain of it.
Then ne has a chat with Twyning
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@IQ1I A4SA-AuTcHINSoN

yourself. Worked off the police evil
dence and the doctor, d'you see?
Then-'Mr. Brightn Old man comes
up into the box. Stands there mas
sive, bowed with brief, chest heavng,
voice coming out of it like an organ
in the Dead March. Stands there like
the father of Virginia thinking of
Appius Claudius.
Like this, his evidence went: Was
father of the deceased woman (as
they called herr Was employed as
foreman at Fortuen, East and Sa-
bre's. Had seen the body and identi-
fled it. So on, soon.
Then humpo gets on to him. Was
his daughter the sort of girl o>medi-
tate taking her life?-'Neverl New
err Great rending cry that went
down to your marrow.
Was any particular individual in
strumental in obtaining for her work
which took her from beneath his
roof?-'Therei 1heren Clenched fist
and half his body over the box to-
wards Sabre.
"Look here" bursts out old
Sabre. Look here
"They shut him up.
Answer the question, please, Mr.
Bright. Mr.. Sabre led to her first
going from me. Mr.. Sabrep
Was the situation thus obtained
for the girl nearer her fathers house
or nearer Mr.. 's?-'Not a quar-
ter of an hour, nor ten minutes, from
Mr.. Sabre's house.
Had the witness any knowledge
as to whether this man Sabre was a
frequent visitor at the place of the
girls situation?-'Constantly con-
stantly, night after night he was
therep
WAS he, indeed?' says Humpo,
nightly interested. Was he. in
deed? There We're perhaps great
friends of his own standing there,
one or two men chums, no doubt?'-
No one! No onep cries the old man.
No one but an old invalid lady night
bedridden, past seventy, and my
daughter, my daughter, my Effie.'
Had the witness recently been
shown diary kept by Mr.. 1wyning
at that period?-Yes! Yasr
And 1t contained frequent refer
ence to Sabre's mention in the office
of these visits?-Yes! Yesr
Did one entry reveal the fact that
on one occasion this Sabre spent an
entire night there?
Look here bursts out old Sa-
bre. Look here
Cant get any farther. Yes,
groans old Bright out of hi sheaving
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She cooked my meals for me.
We went through it together. I've
known her for years. I've liked her
for years. And now she's dead and
you turn around and tell me to call
her deceased. Effie. Effie Lo you
hear?-Effier
'They couldn't stop him. He was
like a sick wolf then, cornered, and
Buddha like big, wary -boarhound
going in at him and jumping up on
the wall out of the way when he
made his dashes and then coming
down and going in at him again.
What date did the deceased leave
your wifeS employment
In March. Look here
did she leave of her own wish
or was she dismissed
! Look here
Answer the question, sir
Look here
Very well3 sir. Answer me this
question then. Is it fact that your
wife has Instituted divorce proceed
ings against your
Look here
Court surging with sensation al
this dramatic disclosure. Humpo
hopping his face, keeping the great
forefinger going.
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''That chap When he was in the
full cry and ecsasy of his hunt after
Sabre, the perspiration stresmed
down his face like running oil, and
he'd flap his great red tongue around
his Jaws and mop his streaming face
and chuck away his streaming name;
and all the time he'd be STOPPING
down to Twyning, and while he was
STOPPING and Twyning prompting him
with the venom pricking and bursting
in the corners of his mouth, all the
time he was STOPPING this chap would
leave the treat forefinger waggling
away at Sabre, and Sabre clutching
the box, and his face in knot, and
his throat in a lump and checking
out Look here. Look here
Il tell you
Il was standing right across the
court at right angles to him. | was
wedged tight Scarcely breathe, let
alone move. | wrote on a bit of pa
persto Sabre that | was here and let
him get up and ask for me. Sabre
snatched the thing as if he was mad
at it, and read it, and buzzed it on
the floor and ground his heel on it.
Just to show me, ! suppose. Nice!
Poor devil, py goosebery eyes went
up about ten degrees. But later |
had another shot. well, I'll come
to that in a minute"
II
''They pushed off the case with the
obvious witnesses - police, doctor,
and so on. Then the thing hardened
down. Then Sabre saw what was
coming at him-say it at a clap and
never had remotely dreamt of it;
saw it like tiger coming down the
street to devour him; saw it like the
lid Of he'll slowly slipping away before
his eyes. Saw it! l was watching
him. He saw it; and things-age,
gragness, lasting and immoVable
calamity don't know what -
frightful things-came down on his
face like the dust of ashes settling
Gu a polished surface.
you see, what this Humpo fiend
was lying out for was, first that
Sabre was the father of the girls
chila, second that he'd deliberately
rutsthe poison in her way, and bru-
tally told her was done with her,
and.gone off and left her so that she
should do what she had done and he
be rid Of her. Yes. Yes, old man..
And he'd got case! BY the living
lingo, he'd got such a case as a
Crown prosecutor only dreams about
after god dinner and three parts
Of 4 bottle of port.
Listen. Just listen and see for
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chest. Yes. A night there.

chest. Yes. A night there
"And on the very next day, the
very next day, did this man Sabre
rush off and enlist?-'Yes. Yes
Viewed in the light of the suisse
quent events, did that sudden burst
of patriotism bear any particular in
depreciation Running away from
it,, heaves the old man. Running
away from it,
Look here from Sabre again.
Look here Same result.
$50 this Humpo chap went on, pill
ing it up from old Bright like that,
old man; and all the time getting
deeper and getting worse, of course.
Sabre getting the girl into his own
house after the old lady's death re-
moves the girl from the neighbor-
hood; curious suddenness of the girls
dismissal during Sabre's leave; girl
going straight to Sabre Immediately
able to walk after birth of child, and
so on. Blacker and blacker, worse
and worse.
And then Humpo ends, "A final
question, Mr.. Bright, and | can re-
lease you from the painful, the pitt
able ordeal it has been my sad duty
to inflict upon you. A final ques-
ton: Have you in your own mind
/ suspicious Of the identity of this un-
happy woman's betrayer? Old man
cannot speak for emotion. Only
mods, hands at his breast like a
prophet about to tear his raiment.
Only mods.
/ Do you see him in this court?
odd man hurls out his arms to-
wards Sabre. Shouts, There! Theren
Warm-hearted and excellent Is
carrot leaps up and leads him tot
tering from the box; court seethes
and groans with emotion; Humpo
wipes his streaming face, Sabre SIAM
mers out, Look here-Look here
Case goes on"
Someone bawls, Next witness.
Mark Sabre.
Court draws an enormous breath
and gets itself read for butchery
to make 1idborough holiday"
CHAPTER VI
Hapgood went on:
He was distraught. He was
speechless. He was clean crazed.
"At the very beginning, with tie
coroner, he wouldn't use the word
the deceased Insisted on keeping
calling her Effie. Coroner kept pull
ing hlm up crit, and about the
twentieth time pulled him up hard.
Poor chap threw. out his arms
like he was throwing the word away
and then hammered on the ledge. 4
won't say deceased. ] won't call her
the deceased. Vile word. Horrible
word. Obscene, beastly, hateful,
word i won't call her it. Why should
| call her the deceased?
. Control yourself says Buddha.
Control yourself.
He only waved and thumped
again. Il won't, / won't. / knew
the girl. was fond of the
girl. She was my friend. She was
fond of me. did more for her than
anyone in this court-her father or
anyone. When she was in trouble
she came to me and | succored her.
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then mops himself dry, and then
hurls in again.
'A'Now, sir, this holiday. Did you
make any preparations for I, any
little purchaser
No. Purchases: No. Look here
Never mind about Look here, y
sir. No purchases? What about the
oxalic acid? For what purpose?'
Continued in Our Next lssue.)
Copyright, 1929
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-04-19

breath directly into the congested. In
famed air passages.
Invented by
Southern druggist
Some years ago. Lunsford Richardson,
druggist of Greensboro. N. c., was
seeking better way to treat cold troubles.
He found how to combine the best of
natures remedies for colds into salve
form.
Camphor. Menthol, Eucalyptus,
Thyme, Turpentine and other volatile
ingredients are so mixed In this salve that
their vapors are imprisoned until appli-
cation brings contact with the natural
heat of the body.
Then these ingredients are released
In the form of vspors, given off evenly
steadily and thoroughly for hours after
application.
Thus. Vicks is really a vapor lamp In
salve form.
Ingredients of
great antiquity
Some Of Vicks Ingredients have been
tested By use tor many generations past.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-04-19

And Just as good for cold troubles Of
grown-ups-bronchitis. catarrh. asthma,
laryngitis. pharyngitis.
Doubly
direct action
Vicks works Immediately and directly
In affections of the air passages.
Like liniment, it is absorbed thru
and stimulates the skin. This relieves
soreness. loosens phlegm and eases Diff
cult breathing.
Like q vapor lamp, the application
over the throat and chest sends up healing
vapors. which are inhaled with each
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-04-19
do take cold SO easilyI

Riddles do take cold so easilyI
Achange of weather~-or Just getting the
cet wet-frequently starts them smiling.
Some little ones go from one cold to
..iother--never have chance to build
~ any strength.
A mistake to keep
them indoors
And so. the fear OF recurring colds
leads many mothers to keep their children
toomuch indoors.
This is a mistake. Children kept too
warm are most apt to take cold.
There is nothing like fresh air play Co
harden little folk, so that they do not take
cold SO easily.
The mothers
problem
II is best, therefore. to let children
runeoutside in all weathers.
or course. some colds will result.
The problem has been how to treat
these colds without constant internal
dosing-so disturbing to their delicate
stomachs,
Vicks answers
this need
Vicks VapoRub. the invention of a
North Carolina druggist. offers the solu-
ton.
Applied externally, It can be used as
freely and as often as desired. without
auy harmful effect.
And use of Vicks at night does not re-
a,Iire shutting the windows. Just leave
thetbed-coverings loose about the child s
isck and the rising vapos win be inhaled
all night.
Often averts
spasmodic Group
One application of Ytcks at bedtime
e!ten serves to prevent a threatened at
tack of spasmodic Group.
And when an attack comes on without
warning, In the night, use of Vicks as
directed frequently brings relief In Is
minutes.
> a family
standby
For other cold troubles of children such
as sore throat. chest colds, head colds and
tonsilitis. Vicks gives equally quick action
- For surface infammations it is useful
every day--cuts. burns, bruises, scalds
,oiis, itching skin troubles. chappec
skin ANA chllblains.