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By NAbel ClclAnxk /,
Page S51
JULY 4TII, 1870

IL felt Just like Robinson
crusoe. II was all so strange"
1T was strange" Mrs. Cal.
houn said. She had been sitting
quietly knitting. while her hus.
band talked. Strange and sad"
The mention OF the beautiful
strangeness OF the place stirred
memories In her heart. too. II re-
member how you came over here
to tho little cabin Sam had built
for us. And there was no bed.
had TO put the feather bed on
bunk TIL the men could build US
some furniture.
"And I didn't know how to cook
without stove, and there was
only a stick-and.mud chimney.
''They built kitchen for me
then. and n bedroom. and got me
n stove. But we couldn't have
come except In a canoe. The
sloughs ran like long fingers of
the sea, reaching and reaching
back into the land"
Yes" Mr.. Calhoun said, and
that's what made II necessary 10
do so much dyking. and building
OF dams. There were eleven OF
those sloughs on my 800 acres OF
land. and II l was going to raise
n crop I had to build a dyke all
around the place. and put dam
that would hold against even flood
tide. In every slough. And there
was no one TO build It but myself
and ono man had been able TO
hire"
Go Bc Continued
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H'il11r1phS Of
MJonquelle
BY MELVILLE DAWSON pOST
. 1000 NEA Service Inc
THE FORTUNE TELLER

tinued. Is intimately connected al,
innumerable eyents that preccdc an.
follow. IL has ~ many serratc4
points OF contact with other events
that the human mind In not able 10
ut a false event 80 that no trace Of
the joinder will appear. The most
skilled workmen Ia the dovirs shop
ARE only able 10 give their false piece
blurred Ioindcr-
lie stopped and turned 10 the row
OF mahogany drawers beside him.
NOW. my boy he said. "can you
tell me why the one who ranHackcd
this room. Ia opening and tumbling
the contents OF all the drawers
about. did not opcn the two at the
bottom OF the row where standT"
because there was nothing In
them Of value. air. replied the lad
What In in thcmy' said my
father.
only old letters. sir. written TO
my father. when l was In Paris
nothing else"
"And who would know that7- said
my father.
The boy went suddenly white.
"precisctyi- said my father. You
alone knew Il. and when you under
took to siva this library the appear
ance % a piiIaga room. you uncon-
sciously endowed your imaginary
rcbber with the thing you know
yourself Why search for loot In
drawers that contained only old let
tersf So your imaginary robber rra-
soned. knowing what you knew. But
q real robber. having no such knowi-
edge. would have ransacked them lest
he miss the things OF value that he
SEARCHED for
He paused. hts eyes on the lad. his
voice deep and gentle.
where Ia the wlli7' he said
The whits In the boys face changed
70 scarlet. He looked n moment about
him in sort Of terror: then he lifted
his head and put back his shoulders
He crossed the room 10 a bookcase.
took down n volume. opened u and
brought out q sheet OF folded fools
cap. Hs stood up and faced my
father and the men about the room.
This man. he aaid. indicating
Gosford. has no right TO take ali my
father had He persuaded my father
and was trusted by him. But I did
not trust him My father saw this
plan In a light that did not see II.
but I did not oppose him. ~ he
wished 10 use his fortune 10 help our
country In the thing which he
thought he foresaw. I was willing for
him 70 do II.
but he cried. 'somebody deceived
me. and win not believe that u was
my father. He told me all about this
thing. had not the health TO fight
for our country. when tho time came.
he snid. and M he had no other son.
our fortune must 40 to that purpose
In our stead. But my father WAS
just. He said that portion would
be set aside for him. and the remain
der turned over TO Mr.. Gosford But
this viii gives all to Mr.. Cosford and
leaves me nothingi"
Then he came forward and put
the paper In my fathers hand. There
was silence except for the sharp
voice of Mr.. Gosford
II think there will be- criminal
proceeding herei"
My father handed the paper 10
Lewis. who unfoided II and read u
aloud. II directed the estate Of Pey-
ton Marshall 10 be sold. tho gum OF
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CHEESE
BY Bertha T.. Shapleigh
II Columbia University

Cheese materials Il
tainah IN all places be made
quantity OF milk.
What
OF
age old cheese
rhcese makes
and grain~
The soft mild cheese b. used for sandwiches for dishes
calling for milk usually melting
Roman The
lent @
Tho cheese which probably used the
afterdnne
or
Many coffee
and choose
ported eheesss stnon
Then
cheese These whole with
When cheese
always have salad
trated food and =
Always
cool dry seaoped
rico. leftover dishes
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You know. David never can
waiti Not n minutei so when
Mr.. Calhoun was describing the
wonderful night and how queer II
all felt 20 be sailing about In those
new and almost unchartcd seas.
with black hills and great forests
all about them. he broke right In
with:
What did you do that first
night. Mr.. Calhoun Did you
sleep In a tent7''
Slept on the schooner" no said
briefly. MY brother had little
cabin built for me to bring my
family TO. but that first night we
stayed aboard.
EARLY In tho morning. tho,
Sam walked mo up and said. Come
on. let's go see the country and
Mike Sullivan
"'Tho country and Mike Sulli.
vanr That was n queer sort OF
thing TO say. but the thing of It
was that there was little else TO
see. The little Cornelius family.
there at the foot of the ridge. and
one or two others made up the
whole population of the county.
I'VE went walking along thru
the clear glitter OF the early morn
ing. Sam talking and planning. /
feeling very strange, when sud
denly UP from among the marsh
grass and tules and the masses OF
Eolden.rod popped tho head OF
Mike Sullivan. with n smile on
his face which was a welcome to
the whole Sound country.
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envelope from his pocket, ana sat
down In his chair.
My father turned now to young
Marshall.
MY boy" he said. why do you
say that someone has deceived your"
Because. SIR" replied the lad.
my father was to leave mo twenty
thousand dollars. That was his plan.
Thirty thousand dollars should be
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but giving Mr.. Gosford fifty thou
sand dollars leaves me nothing"
And 80 you adventured ON little
larceny" sneered the Englishman.
The boy stood very straight and
white.
II do not understand this thing"
he said. but l do not believe that
my father would deceive me. He
never did deceive me in his life I
may have been disappointment TO
him. but my father was gentle
and clear. "And ! refuse 10 believe
that he would tell me one thing and
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do anotherl"
One could not fail to be impressed.
or to believe that the boy spoke the
truth.
ave are sorry" said Lewis. but
tho will is valid and we cannot so
behind It."
My father walked about the room.
his face In reflection. Gosford sat at
his ease. transcribing note on his
portfolio. Old Gaeki had gone back
to his chair and to his little case Of
bottles; he got them up on his
knees. as tho he would be diverted
by lingering the tools Of his profess
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Seated IN the quiet Of his Parts study
y JoSQuELLE. greatest OF Preach de-
tsctivss. reads from bis fathers diary
the tals OF crime and It's detection In
loas-sso virxtnla. The story vas that
Of the viii Of
uARsHAf.IA which had strangely ais
Appeared. The writer % the dtarr re-
counts how hls father ana tho iaw1sr.
LEWIS. we're suspicious %
M. oosrORD. tho Ensiishrnas whe had
sxsrtsd such . strange Influence over
the aeeeasai Marshall. Gcsfcrd. cieitn-
inx that money vas ieft TO him In We
stolsn viii. charged Nkrshalfs sen wtth
co ON WITH THE STORY
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aloud.
fifty thousand dollars paid 10 An
thony Gosford and the remainder TO
the son.
But there will be no remainder"
cried young Marshall. MY fathers
estate IL worthy precisely that sum.
He valued II very carefully. item by
item. and that Is exactly the amount
II came TO-"
Nevertheless" said Lewis. the
will reads that way. IT IL IN legal
form, written IN Marshali's hand. and
signed with his signature. and sealed.
WIN you examine It. gentlemen
There can be no question OF the writ
ing or the signature"
My father took the paper and read
| II slowly. and old Gaeki noscd II
over my fathers arm. his eyes
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BY STANLEY
BY ALTMAN
BY BLOSSER
By CONDO

sion. Lewis was In plain distress. for
he held the law and Its disposition to
be inviolable: the boy stood with =
fine defiance. ennobled by the trust
in his fathers honor. One could not
take his stratagem for criminal act
he was only child. for all his 10
years OF life. And yet Lewis saw the
elements of crime. and he knew that
Gosford was writing down the evt-
dence.
The concluding installment Of
'srhe Fortune Teller" will be pub
lishsd In our next issue.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1922-12-06
SENECA PEoPLB CoNGRAUtLI1AatTsEIl' Ar 8
Former Youth Of that place on Win
ming Rhodes Scholarship.

Seneca, Dec. s.. - Special: Miss
Winnitred Adams, of the Calhoun.
Clemson school faculty, .spent the
Thanksgiving holidays with her
homefolks here
Mr.. and Mrs. ohm A. Edwards and
baby; spent Thanksgiving in Ander-
| son with Mrs. Edwards father. DR.,
| j. @. Harris, and family.
Rev. NV. Willis Is in Rock Hill
attending the 102d annual Baptist
State Convention. This Is the third
time Rock Hill has had the honor of
entertaining the State Convention
rs years ago, again in 1917. and the
one now In session.
The Junior Christian Endeavor So
ciety, under the leadership of Miss
Nina Harper, sent to the Thorn we'll
orDhanage Thanksgiving remem-
brance, consisting Of barrel and a
half OF potatoes, oranges, apples,
canned goods, and check for $500.
The fourth annual conference Of
the Young Mems Christian Associa-
tion for boys Of this section Of the
State convened In Greenville Friday,
Saturday and Sunday. Charles Gar
rison, one Of the sixteen boys from
Seneca who attended the convention,
was honored by being elected vice
president Of the association.
The Seneca Choral Club gave q
delightful and most creditable pro
gram Of music at the evening hour
for worship Sunday in the Presby-
terian church. The church was filled
to capacity. Mrs. Julian Dendy, who
Is the efficient director, has demou-
strated through the choir what sDlen-
did results follow with practice and
all working together. Rev. j. w. Will
lis gave talk on "Music Being a
Part Of Worship" This was musi-
cal treat which will have the public
eagerly looking forward to b similar
musical treat at Christmas.
The Once-a-Week Club will meet
with Mrs. Ralph Ramseur on Thurs
day afternoon.
1t Will be gratifying to the friends
Of Rev. and Mrs. G. S. Blackburn, Of
Greenville, to learn Of the distinction
and honor conferred on their son,
William M. Blackburn, he having
won the Rhodes scholarship appoint
ment to the University Of Oxford. He
will take up this work next fall. Mr..
Blackburn graduated from Furman
University in 1921, where he made
an enviable record. from Furman
he went to Yale University as a schol-
arship student in 1921-22. From Yale
lie went to Carnegie Institute Of
Technology, Pittsburgh, Pa, in Sep
tember as a member Of the faculty.
Billy was a boy in his early teens
when he lived in Seneca during his
fathers pastorale Of tho Seneca and
Walhalla Baptist churches. He al
ways ranked high in his school work,
carrying off several medals. We
heartily congratulate our young
friend on his successes.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1922-12-06
Local Notes from Flat Shoals.

# Flat /Shoals, Dec. 4.-Special: In
this community Thanksgiving Day
passed very pleasantly. No accidents
a occurred so far as we know Of. The
Z box supper at the school house was
"a splendid success. A neat sum Of
\ money was raised, to be. used to buy
equipment for the school.
Our school is progressing nicely
under the management Of Misses
Maude and Jesse Keown, Of Noun
tain Rest, and Miss Ora Arve, of near
Walhalla, as teachers. The attend
ance Is excellent.
Misses Annie Durham and Leola
Owens, and Jim Whitehead, OF Wal
halla, attended the box supper at the
school house Thursday night.
Misses Maude and Jessie Keown,
Beatrice and Leora Head, Oyaline
Cowan and Ora Arve, and Raymond
Head and Office Arve, motored over
to the Long Creek Academy Thanks
giving Day. They report most en-
joyable trip.
Mrs VIM. Teasley, of Walhalla,
and little daughter, Vivian, spent a
few days recently with the formers
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. II. White
head.
w dllSI buIlttI wOHI " hUSlIuuI
N. c., short while ago, where he
will be engaged in work this winter
David Berry and family moved last
week to Piedmont. We regret very
much to loso these good people from
our community.
We regret also that Mr.. and Mrs.
Sam Snyder and family are moving
from our community.
|, Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Sloan and
family are spending some time Wis
iting in Greenvlle.
Miss Fannie Bryant, Of Salem, vis-
tied al the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
D. Moss recently.
Miss Leola Owens visited relatives
in this community recently.
Raymond Head made business
(. trip to Piedmont and Greenyille one
day last week
Let everybody come to Sunday
school promptly at 10 o'clock every
!. Sunday morning.
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Notes from Westminster Route 5.

Westminster, RID. No. s, Dec.
5.-Special: j. G. Oates, Of West
minister Rt. 5, had the misfortune to
get his right knee badly injured on
Oct. 26th. Mr. Oates Is employed by
the Southern Railway. He has been
confined to his room since the acct.
dent. We hope for his early COM
plete recovery.
,Ray Edward Goodson, Of Easley,
is spending a few days with his uncle,
j. G. Oates. This Is Mr. Goodson 8
first visit back here since he moved
away four years ago. His many old
friends are delighted to see him.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1922-12-06
Play at Oal1way School House.

There will be given play entitled
"&ewiD4 for the Heathen" at Oakway
Sch0ol house on Friday night, Dec.
Sth, Nhe characters. are: N
AIRS. Judd the hostess Miss Ellen
Huunicutt.
Mrs. Chesty, the PRESIDENT Miss
Bertha Barton.
Mrs. r. B. Powers, the stranger
Miss Lille Galloway.
Grandma Gibbs (deaf but persist
ent)-Mrs. r. H. Price.
Miss Luella Higgins, so sentimen-
tal-Miss Katie Thrasher.
Mrs. Strong, a suffragist - Miss
Clara Whitworth.
Mrs. Meeker, gentle and good
Miss Lola Brown.
Mrs. Day, the bride-Mrs. W. r.
Barnes.
Meeley, the hired girl-Mrs. P. S.
Mahaffey.
A most cordial invitation is ex-
tended to all to attend and enjoy the
evenings entertainment
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1922-12-06
SCoNERoss AND VICINITY NEWS,
Tlanlksgi lks cling Holidays drought a
s5f Number Of Visitors.

E Coneros5, Dec. 4--Special: Thanks
Il giying Day passed of very quietly
and pleasantly in this section. There
L was quite q bit Of community visit
3.ing as well as other happenings dur
Ing the day. II :, Z
~ Misses salena DuBose and her cou-
sin. Miss Othella Ballentine, Of
faGsreenyille, spent Saturday and Sun
a day with Mr.. and Mrs. B. w. Alex
sander and Mrs. Clara DuBose, Of this
community :.
Blue Ridge basket ball team play
8ed Oak Grove on the Oak Grove court
on Thanksgiving afternoon. The final
score stood TO 8 IN favor Of Blue
Ridge. They are expecting Keowee
TO come over to Blue Ridge Friday
B afternoon for a game with our boys.
l3 Lester Roach and wife,fof Green
Vile, spent several days with the for-
mers parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Baxter
Roach, Of this community.
Miss Rosa Dilworth, Of Atlanta,
was a welcome guest Of her mother,
\ Mrs. Mary Dilworth, of Coneross, q
few days last week. She was among
the crowd that enjoyed the Thanks
giving dinner at her mothers 9th
ers present were w. o. Alexander
and wife, OF Greenville; Il. Fl. Dill
worth and family, of Newry: Mrs.
Cora Dllworth and daugheer, Miss
Virginia, of Westminster. A. N.
Prichard and family, Of this commu-
nifty, and also others, who greatly en-
joyed the dAy, but whose names we
failed to get
r. D. Barker and wife spent
short while with their uncle, George
Walters, and sister, Miss Mary, Of
Norris, last Wednesday and attended
the Morgan reunion in Pickens on
companied by Miss Lizzie Barker
Baxter Roach and wife spent one
day recently with their children, Fred
Roach and Mrs. Clara Ridley, and
their families in Westminster.
Several from here enjoyed the pro-
gram given at Oak Grove yesterday
by the Toccoa Falls Institute group
OF about thirty Of the pupils Of the
institute, with their superintendent,
DR.. Forest, and wife, who brought
their band and gave some splendid
music, which was the most striking
part of the program.
Cornelius Davis and wife, Of West
minister, we're spend-the-day guests
of Mrs. Nettie Hesse, of this commu-
nifty, last Thursday.
The WINS. Of COnerOss presented
to Long Creek Academy nice quilt
for Thanksgiving, and Mrs. w. F.
Haynes also presented to the Connie
y Maxwell Orphanage pretty quilt for
@ Roy Arye, Of Long Creek, spent
Sfrom Wednesday to the end Of the
&week with homefolks here.
it Little Harriet and Charles Du-
LAT o,,k 90 1oyf
week with relatives In this section.
II Otis Arve accompanied by his sis
8ter, Miss Ora, and a number Of her
friends from Flat Shoals, spent the
day on Thanksgiving at Long Creek
itN i&icNda,
G. %. puBoGo aNd wife, Of &Ancca,
%eto RNat-end guests OK Gva. Il g.
ul}oSe and othev relatives horu.
let every mem ho, n1 tho ! ", a.
lmemDcr The regular meeting mere
on Thursday at 3 p. m.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1922-12-06
Solicitor Told to Drop Crooks Case

Columbia Nov. 30.-Solicit0r L.
w. Harris, Of Anderson, to-day was
instructed by Governor Harvey to
drop appeal proceedings in the case
Of Grover Crooks, who recently was
ordered arrested on the charge Of
having violated a parole from the
penitentiary. Crooks was ordered re-
leased by Judge Prince, who held
that The sentence Of q paroled con-
vict continued to run concurrently
with the parole. This view was up
held by the Supreme Court in an
other case.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1922-12-06
NOTICE no TREsPAssERs.

NOTICE IS horeby given that any
entry upon my land, known as part
Of the Neville Tract, without permis-
sion, for the purpose Of hunting, fish
ing, cutting timber, making roads or
paths, or any trespass whatsoever, is
herehv forbidden under full penalty
Of the law. slso, parties are warned
to krnp up their chickens, turkeys
and animals, or saIno will be taken
up and doalt with according to law.
j FURNAN MORTON.
Nov. is, 1922. i6-49a
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1922-12-06
$45O,0oo Counterfeit Found.

New York, Dec. with the ar
rest to-day Of John Popovich, Of Los
Angeles, carrying 93,500 pounds
sterling ir counterfeit notes Of more
than $450,000 face value, United
States secret service agents said that
they had captured the third OLA gang
Of counterfeiters who have done what
was heretofore considered almost
possible-maling and passing bo-
gus Bank Of England notes. f,
The other two alleged members Of
the band reported to be under arrest
in Los Angeles are Oscar A. Simon
and Ivan Glavadonovic.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1922-12-06
Oh IrINAL SETTLENiINT
AM DISCHARGE.

Noticeis hereby given that the un-
dersigned will make application to
V. Fl Martin. Judge Of Probate, for
Oconee County, In the State Of South
Carolina, al his office at Walhaila
Court House, on SATURDAY., the
3Oth} day Of December, 1922, at II
O'Clock In the forenoon, or as soon
thereafter as said application can be
heard, for leave to make Final Set
tlement Of the Estate. of GEORGE NJ.
McKEES,, Deceased, and obtain Final
Discharge rs surviving Executor Of
the said Estate
JOHN T. MCKEE,
Executor Of the Estate Of
George NJ. Mckee, Deceased.
DEG. e, 5l922. 1852
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1922-12-06
Two Arrcstcd--Ono Escapes.

On Tuesday morning at about Q
o'clock Officers o. A. Hunnicutt and
w. A. Lawless raided still on the
river near tho Cherry bridge. They
captured ten or twelve gallons Of
whiskey and 35-gallon copper still
and outfit. One man, Frank Fant,
was arrested and brought to the jail
at Walhalla. Another man, r. G..
Meeler, was also taken, but effected
his escape. The officers expect to ap-
prehend him In few days.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1922-12-06
NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND
! % CREDITORS.

All persons indebted to the Estate
of W. .T.t5BEARDEN, Deceased, are
hereby notified to make payment to
the undersigned, and all persons hav-
Ing claims against said Estate will
present the same, duly attested, with
in tho time prescribed by law, or be
barred. j. w. GRAHAM,
LEON BEARDEN,
Executors Of the Estate of w. T:
Bearden, Deceased.
Nov. Is, 1922. 46-49
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1922-12-06
NOTICE AS 10 FILING COUNTY
CLAIMS.

All persons having claims against
Oconee County. WHO HAVE NOT
ALR1IADY FILED SAME with the
Clerk OF the Board, will please pre-
sent them during the month Of De.
CNMBER, duly itemized and verified
under oath. II you have already sent
in your claim, however, please do not
do SO again, rs it is unnecessary and
also confusing.
i#&l j. G. SHOCKLEY,
{A1# Supervisor.
J.. y. S. DENDY, Clerk.
Dec. G,@lg22. 49-52
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1922-12-06
18th Operation Account Of X-1say.

Paris, Dec. 3.-LProf. valiant, d.
rector Of The X-ray laboratory Of Lar
ibosiere Hospital. underwent his
18th operation for amputation yes
terday, made necessary by the with
ering effects Of X-rays during the
long experiments thai have won him
prominence. His right forearm was
amputated in an effort to stop tho
creeping X-ray mGlady.
The operations, which have sue
ceeded one another, were begun ON
Prof Vaillant's left side with the re-
moval of his fingers and ending with
tho amputation Of his arm at the
shoulder. The disease has now at
tackled his right side.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1922-12-06

@ China Is mining about 100000
tons Of. iron ore annually and maxi
ing $50, 900 tons OF pig iron In native
! furnaces and 100000 tons in FUR
naces owned by Jananese. Z.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-07
THEN DAYS IS GONE FOR
EVER" 3222

Chicago, Ill, Aug. 5, 1872
Sporting Editor, The Rock Is
land Argus, Rock Island, III.
Dear Sir: Do you remember
WAY BACK WHEN
The old Three-I league ball
park (plenty of knot holes)
was located on Twelfth street,
near Eighteenth avenuei
dummy" Hoy, "Peachy"
Graham, Harry Tate, ct a.,
were heroes to the kids!
Rock Island had defeated
Davenport some IL successive
games one season and the fans
used to rise en- maSse to count
i'm unison, the number of games
won to date!
Davenport, in desperation,
hired MUNICH" an outsider,
who finally pitched their team
to q victoryf
The best amateur ball dia-
m0ndS were laid out on the old
"hop.fields," behind the school
house on Twelfth street,
The original "R. l. Independ.
ents" baseball team was man.
aged by the self-styled small
est business man in town.
The excitement that always
prevailed at the annual football
games between the X. /. H. S.
and Davenport, especially that
game r. l. won, 6 to o, follow.
ing which all sporting relations
between the two schools were
suspended
The EAST Ends and the
@Moline Club" played that foot.
ball game (for blood during
which several of the linesmen
stripped to their lingeriel
Reminlscently yours,
H. A. LANE.