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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-01-09
CHAPTER Neutrality-suspicious..

In her funeral procession were the
eleven people left out of the Grand
Army n the Territorial Pioneers,
old men and women, very old and
weak, who a few decades ago had
been boys and girls of the frontier,
riding bronchos through the rank
windy grass Of this prairie. They
hobbied behind a band made up Of
business men and high-school boys,
who struggled along without uniforms
or ranks or leader, trying to play
Chopin'S Funeral March, shabby
group of neighbors with grave eyes,
stumbling through the slush under a
solemnity Of faltering music.
Champ was broken. His rheumatism
was worse. The rooms owe the store
were silent. He could not do his work
coming in with s~led-loads OF wheat
complained hat Champ could not
read the scale. that he seemed al
ways to be watching some one back
in the darkness of the bins. He was
seen Slipping through alleys, talking
to himself. trying to avoid observa-
ton, creeping at las to the cemetery.
Once Carol followed him and found
the coarse, tobacco-stained, unimag-
NATIVE old man dying on the snow OF
the grave, his thick arms spread out
" ~ Tic Ao~ AAlOuIuu DE- IL " pEOUCCL
her from the cold, her whom he had
carefully covered up every night for
sixty years, who was alone there now,
uncared for.
The elevator company, Ezra Stow
body president, let HIM go. The COM
pany. Ezra explained to Carol, had no
funds for giving pensions.
She tried to have him appointed
to the enthusiastically. which, since
all the York was done by assistants,
was the one sinecure in town, the
1t proved that Mr.. Bert ,Tybee, the
former bartender, xdesired the post
masterEhtp.
At her solicitation Lyman Cass
gave Champ a warm berth as night
Waterman. Small boys played a good
many tricks on Champ when he fell
asleep at the mill.
II.
She had vicarious happiness in the
return of Major Raymond Wuther-
spoon. He was well, but still weak
discharged and he am home az the
first of the war veterans. It was ru-
mored that he surprised Vida by cons
ing unannounced. that Vida tainted
when she saw him, and for a night
and day would not share him with the
town. When Carol saw them Vida
was hazy about everything except
Ray1nie, and never went so far from
him that sheseould not slip ler<hand
under his. Without understanding
why. Carol mi troubled by this inten-
not Raymie. but q sterncr brother
Of his. this man with the tight blouse,
the shoulder emblens. the trim legs
I'm boots. Ills face seemed different.
his )ips more tight. He was not Ray
mic; he was Major Wutherspoon; and
Kennicott and Carol were Gratsfui
when he diyulged that Paris wasn't
half as pretty . Minneapolis. that
all Of the American soldiers had been
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skyscraper in the whole
works. And the same thing goes for
that crowd of crabs and snobs Down
East, and next time o hear some cob
from Observation-Disclosures chew
ing the rag n bulling and trying
to get your goat, you tell hime that
no two-fisted e%nterrrising Westerncr
would have New York for a gift!
NOW the point of this is: I'm not
only insisting that Gopher Prairie is
going to be Minnesota'sr pride, the
brightest ray in the glory of the North
Star State, but also and furthermore
mat it is right now, and still more
shail be. as good a place to live in.
and love in, and bring up the Little
ones in, and it's got as much refine
ment and culture, as any burg on the
whole bloomin' expanse Of Gods
Green Footstool. and that goes Tel
me, that goes!"
Half an hour later Chairman Hay
dock moved a vote of thanks to Mr..
Blausser.
The boosters campaign was on
The town sought that efficient and
moder variety of fame. which Is.
known as publicity" The band was
reorganized, and provided by the
Commercial Club with uniforms ~.
purple and gold. The amateur No.
ball team hired a semi-professionaI
pitcher from Des Moines, and made
q schedule Of games with every tovn
tor fifty miles about. The citizens.
accompanied It as "rooters," in a spe$
cal r with banners lettereh
Watcn Gopher Prairie Grow" and
with the band playing Smile, Smile,
Smile" Whether tho team won ~
aost the Dauntless loyalty shrieked.
Boost. Boys, and Boost Together-
Put Gopher Prairie on the Mar
Team" .A
Then. glory of glories. the town nut
In a White Way. White WAYS were
II fashion, in the Middlewest. They
were composed of ornamented posts
with clusters of high-powered electric
.tsnts along two 9 K three blocks on
Main Street. The Daunt1ess confersed
White Way Is Installed-Town lit
up Like Broadway-Speech Nv Hon.
James Blausser-Come On Yon Tvdn.
Cities-Our Hat Is. In, the Ring
The Commercial Club. tseled .
booklet prepared by a great and ex-
pSnsive literary person from a Mime
apolls advertising agency, a red-head.
60 oun man who smoked cigarettes
IN a long amber holder. Carol read
sne booklet with a certain wonder.
one learned that. Ployer and Minnie.
.laa s Lakes were world famed for
.nelr oeauteous wobded sheressSand
semey pike and bass not TO Sc
equalled elsewhere in the entire onun-
e that the reEdants OF Gophsr
fralr1e were models OF dignity, COM
tort. and culture. With lawns and sSr-
Faena known far and wide: tfat the
Gopher Prairie schools ana pubic IL
prary, Its neat and commodious
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Hadiuna. X taken,as 51nedian. -n~iA
AVE remarkable sRseto q nss7 our
neakh. says doctor who h~aaItxsted
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stances which indicated, not that somebody had
tapped a barrel, but that the hoops had been
knocked off.
The citizen., 1922-08-03

down the forest sisies. A warwhoop
answered almost In their ears that
made the blood leap In both the boys.
Even Dave wheeled with cooked rifle,
and the lad stspped from behind
hush scarcely ten feet behind them.
"well, by gum" shouted Dave.
"focled us. afte- ALL"
A faint grin II triumph was on the
lads lips. but In his eyes was a wait
ing inquiry dircted at Harry and
Hugh. They sp,ang forward. both Of
them with their hands outstretched:
"Were sorry"
few minutes later Hugh was trans
ferring his saddle from Flrehy TO his
own horse. which had gone trife
lame. On FIrehy, Harry buckled the
boys saddle and motloned for him to
climb up. The bewildered lad turned
To Dave, who laughed.
"It's all right"
Hes your horse, cousin" said
Harry. MY father sent him to you
and says his home is yours whenever
: you please. And barbara sent her
love"
Al almost the same hour In the
great house on the James the old ne
gress was carrying from the boys
room to Colonel Dale in the library a
kingly deed that the lad had left be-
hind him. II was rude scrawl on a
sheet Of paper, signed by the boys
Indian name and his totem mark-a
buffalo pierced by an arrow
at make me laugh. have no use
! give hole dam plantashun Barbara"
Thus read the scrawl
The citizen., 1922-08-03
CHAPTER VII

Led by Dave. sometimes by the hoy.
the four followed the course of rivers,
upward always except when they de-
scended some mountain which they
had to cross, and then-it was soon up
ward again. The two Virginia lads
found themselves. much TO their cha
grin as helpless as children, but they
were apt pupils and soon learned to
make fire with flint and even with
dry sticks Of wood
Three days journeying brought
them to the broad. beautiful HolstOn
river. passing over the pine-crested,
whlte-rocked summit of Clinch noun
tain and came to the last outlying fort
Of the western frontier. Next day they
started on the long long wilderness
trail toward the Cumberland range.
On the third day therefrom the gray
wall of the Cumberland that ran with
frowning inaccessiblity on their right
gathered It's fanks into steep gray
cliffs and dipped suddenly into Cum
berland gap Up this they climbed.
On the summit they went into camp,
and next morning Dave swept long
arm toward the wild expanse to the
west.
-Four more days" he cried, "and
well he there"
The two boys looked with awe on
the limltless stretch of wooded wilds.
II was still Virginia. to be sure, but
they felt that once they started down
they would be leaving their own be-
loved state for strange land OF un-
known beasts and red men who people
that dark and bloody ground"
Before sunrise next morning they
were dropping down the steep and
rocky trail. That night they slept
amid the rocky foothills of the range.
and next morning looked upon vast
wilderness stretch NJ woods that un-
dulated to the gentle slopes of the
hills. and that night they were on the
edge of the blue grass land
Toward sunset Dave. through
sixth sense, had the uneasy feeling
that he was not only being followed
but watched from the cliffs alongside,
and he observed that Erskine too had
more than once turned In his saddle
or lifted his eyes searchingly to the
shaggy fianks of the hills. Neither
spoke TO the other. but that night
when the hoot of an owl raised Dave
from his blanket. Erskine too was up
right with his rife In his hand. For
half an hour they waited, and lay
down again. only to be awakened
again by the snort OF a horse. when
both sprang to their feet and crawled
out toward the sound. But the heavy
silence lay unbroken and they brought
the horses closer to the fire.
"Now | know 1t was Indians" said
Dave; that hoss o. mine can smell
one further'n rattlesnake" The boy
nodded and they took turns on watch
while the two boys slept on till day
light. The trail was broad enough
next morning for them to ride two
abreast-Dave and Erskine In advance.
They had scarcely gone hundred
The citizen., 1922-08-03
Throwing cIo.hs. Out Divorce. Man.

Perhaps the Hopi Indians are one Of
the few tribes who have not changed
with the times. Foe In Arizona thess
red men are living very much as they
did when Columbus discovered Amer
lea
They adhere 10 their old laws. some
Of which are peculiar-particularly
some OF the laws affecting marriage.
Should a Hopi husband come home
some night and find his clothes and
other possessions lying N the thres-
hold OF his domlcile. he knows Il is
home no longer for him. because a
Hopi Indian squaw who for any reason
wishes to divorce her husband. sim
ply throws his clothes out. aud that
ends H. There is no court OF appeal.
The citizen., 1922-08-03

the boy had stood with Barbara. who
had been allowed to look on for a
while. Again my lord had summoned
Dave to him and asked many Ques-
tions about the wilderness beyond the
Cumberland. and he even had the boy
TO come up and shake hands. and
asked him where he had learned to
ride so well
Before Barbara was sent home
Hugh and Dane Grey. dressed with
great care, came In, with an exaggera-
tion OF dignity aud politeness that
fooled few others than themselves.
Hugh. catching Barbara's sad and re-
proachful glance, did not dare 60 near
her. but Dane made straight for her
side when he entered the room-and
bowed with great gallantry. To the
boy he paid no attention whatever.
and the latter, fired with Indignation
and hate, turned hastily away hut In
a corner unseen he could not withhold
watching the two closely, and he felt
vaguely that he was watching fright
ened bird and snake The little
girls self-compOsure seemed quite TO
vanish her face flushed. her eyes were
downcast, and her whole attitude had
a mature embarrassment that was far
beyond her years. The lad wondered
and was deeply disturbed. The half
overlooking and wholly contemptuous
glance that Grey had shot over his
head had stung him life a knife-cut. 30
like an actual knife indeed that with
out knowing II his right hand was
then fumbling at his belt. Dave too
was noticing and so was Barbara's
mother and her father. who knew very
we'll that this smooth, suave. bold
young daredevil was deliberately lead
ing Hugh into all the mischief he
could find. Nor did he leave the girls
side until she was taken home. Frs
kline. too. left then and went back to
the tavern and up to his room. Then
with his knife In his belt he. went
down again and waited ON the porch.
Already guests were coming back from
the party and II was not long before
he saw Hugh and Dane Grey half
stumbling mp the steps Erskine rosa
Grey confronted the lad DULY for Q
moment and then Strengthened.
"Heres anuxzer one wants TO nsht," {"
he said thickly. MY young friend, I
will oblige you anywhere with any-
thing. at any time-sxcspt tonight.
You must regard zhat ss great honor.
for I am not accustomed to nsht with
savsges"
The citizen., 1922-08-03
SYNOPSIS

CHAPTER Ito the Kentucky wilder
nss. outpost commanded by Jerome SAM
dsrs. In the time Immediately prece ng
the Revolution, comes white OJy flee
ing from a tribe OF SlaWnres by whom
he had been captured and adopted as q
son Of tie chef kahtoo lie ~ given
shelter ana attracts the favorable atten-
ton OF Dave YandeIl. Q leader among
the settlers.
CHAPTER n The boy warns his new
friends OF the coming Of shawnee war
party. The fort is attacked ana only
ssvet by the timely appearance Of a
party Of Nirginians The leader Of these
" fatally wounded. but In his dying mo-
ments recognizes the fugitive youth as
his son.
CHAPTER ifI-A Red oaks planta-
ton on the James river. Nirgluia. Colonel
lSles home, tie boy appears with a
message Tor the .iouel. who after read
ing u introduces the bearer to his daugh-
ter Barbara as her cousin. Erskine Dale
CHAPTER Iv.-Ersklne meets two
other cousins. Harry Dale and Hugh
Willoughby
CHAPTER V.-Dueling rapier. on a
wall at Red oaks attract Erskinr's at
tention lie takes his first fencing lesson
from Hugh. Dave Nsndell at Williams
burg on business visits Red oaks
The citizen., 1922-08-03

CCORE yet another victory for the
- progressives In the Republican
party. In the Nebraska primaries
Robert b. Howell. former Bull Mooser.
was nominated for tho United States
senate. defeating the regular can
didats. Representative Jsffries. who
is classed as q stand-pstter.
The citizen., 1922-08-03
Fixed Policy viii Help Europe.

American bankers who have recent
ly spent a good deal Of time In Europe
are saying to members of the foreign
debt commission that the financial sltu-
alton throughout Europe will un.
doubtedly be stimulated by the adop-
tion Of Il fixed policy for dealing with
the war debts According to these
bankers. lack of confidence is largely
responsible for the unsatisfactory
financial condition existing throughout
Europe. Up To this time persons and
concerns with large financial respOnsl.
bilities have not known what to ex-
pect In the future. They have heard
much talk during the last two years
about the cancellation or reputation
of all war debts. and this sort of talk
has not served 10 stabilize conditions.
No one should get the impression
that. because Great Britain has let Il
be knowwn that she intends to pay
the United States every dollar she
owes this government. the worlds
enormous war debt Is To be paid with
In the next few years. II Is barely
possible that Great Britain might be
able to make a considerable payment
on the principal during the present fis-
cal year. but the debt commission
would be surprised II that should be
done. As for the other nations that
owe the United States. there is no ex.
pectation here whatever Of getting
anything ON account In the near fu-
ture What the now turn Of sfYaiu
The Brandon news., 1922-08-24
SCHOOL NOTES

Monday, September 11th has
been set by the school board as
the date for the opening of the
free schools. in the county. Con-
solidated schools and other
schools that entend the term can
start school at an earlier date il
they see fit. The colored schools
will open Monday, Oct. 2.
Saturday, Sept 9th will be
contract dav for the white teach
ers, and Saturday, Sept. 30th will
be contract day for the colored
teachers.
The white teachers will meet in
Brandon On Saturday, Sept. II,
for the purpose of organizing the
county association for the coming
session. All white teachers are
urged to obehere that day.
Rapid progress is being made
in the construction of the new
school buildings at Star and at
Brandon. The contract for the
new school building at Holly
Bush has been let and that build
ing will be built in a short time.
The new buildings at Dry Greek
and Briar Hill will be built as
soon as bonds en- be sold and
contracts made. This is, indeed,
a banner year for school house
Improvement in the county.
Yours very truly,
H. p. BarkSdale.
The Brandon news., 1922-08-24
LAWMAKERS WARNED
GrasshOppers May Attack Corn
ffar. Class iS Cuf


A. & M. College, Miss.-As
hundreds of farmers over Missls-
sippi are now taking advantage
Of the splendid weather for max
ing hay, R. w. Harmed. State En-
tomologist, urges them to be on
the lookout for grasshoppers and
guard agains any damages to corn
or other crops on fields near
meadows that are being moved.
If the hoppers are numerous IN
meadows. they are certain to- at
tack nearby crops as soon as the
grass is cut. This has been es-
pecially true of corn near Stark
vile and other points, parts OF
fields being almost ruined by
grasshoppers when adjacent
meadows were moved.
To prevent this damage, when
the grasshOppers are numerous
poisoned bait should be broad
casted along the edges of the
fields next to the meadows i'm
mediately after the grass is cut.
A "oisoned bran mash that has
proven very successful in Missis-
sippi this year is made by mixing
l pound Paris Green or white
arsenic with "a pounds Of bran
The Brandon news., 1922-08-24
GYPSY SMITH TO
HAVE HEADQUARTERS
3 IN JACKSON, MISS

Gypsy Smith, who held the
great revival in Jackson last
spring, will move to that city
sometime in the near future.
While he will not be there all the
time. that place will be his head
quarters, and his influence will
be greatlv felt there and in near
by towns. Rankin County, beino
so close to Jackson, we feel that
we, too, are to feel Gypsy Smiths
influence.
This great evangelist moving to
Jackson largely for the purpose
of entering his son as a student
at Millsaps College. The young
mann is preparing to follow in the
footsteps of his father as a re-
vivalist.
Gypsy Smith will hold revivals
at Laurel and at Pickens soon.
The Brandon news., 1922-08-24
LUCKNOW

LOOhINOW
Miss Pollie Bethune has been il
McComb City ON visit.
The Baptist meeting CLOSED
Thursday night. We had a goo6
meeting. Rev. Hewitt, of jackson
preached some fine sermons fol
us.
Miss Pauline McLaird, o.
Mendenhall, has been visiting
her cousins, the Misses Redfearn
Mr.. j. j. White is planning or
taking a job in Greenville, Miss.
Mrs. Sell Fitzhugh and two fine
sons, from the Delta, are visiting
her father, Mr.. j. F. Jones anc
other relatives.
Mrs. Birch Jones of La, is
visiting lher parents, Mr.. and Mrs
E. O. White.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bob Williams anC
little daughter attended preach
ing at Liberty last Sunday anC
Wednesday.
Miss Ada Collier Folks has ~
turned to her home in Monroe
La, after a pleasant visit with
her aunt. Mrs. Jennie Loveless.
Mrs. H. G. Jones has returned
home after a delightful visit tC
her brother and sister, Mr.. ano
Mrs. ]. WARMER, of Jackson.
Mr.. D. B. Jones and Misses
Ruth and Maud Childress visited
H. C. Jones and family Tuesday
evening, also attended the Baptist
meeting.
Mr.. Carl, Albert and D. b
Jones, of Jackson, attended the
meeting last Sunday.
The friends of Mrs. John Red
fearn sympathize with her in the
loss of her dear mother.
Mrs. Lem White, of Clear
Branch, has been visiting in this
community and attended the
Baptist meeting.
The Brandon news., 1922-08-24
County Agent
Suggests Use
OfGOOd Seeds

In the rush of gathering the
crop this fall let us not lose sight
of the Importance of saving good
planting seed of all kinds for next
years crop. AS you have oppor1,
tunity it would be a splendld
plan to select the seed corn In
the field, good individual stalks
with desirable proportions should
be marked so as to be distinguish
ed from the others at gathering
time. This cam be done by tying
string around the ear or the
stalk, or breaking the top; then
when thoroughly mature either
at gathering time or just before
these select ears should be
gathered in sack and kept sepa-
rate from the other corn. Am
other way, and perha, the
cheapest. is to have a sack, or
box, in the wagon at gathering
time to put the seed ears in.
This might seem to be an extra
expense to you, MIR. Farmer. but
if you could increase your corn
yields, say, even two bushels per
year by better seed selection,
WlCnln lew years Lie dNCi az
income per acre would be doubled.
If YOU have a very desirable
cotton and you want to keep the
planting seed pure, great care
should be exercised in the pick
ing to skip over the undesirable
stalks here and there over the
field, then at the gin attention
should be given to keeping other
seed from mixing with your select
planting stock. The gin managers
are always accommodating and
will assist the farmer in every
way practical.
The same care shon'l be ex..
ercised in selecting all kinds OF
planting seed as would be IN
selecting a good cow, horse or
brood sow.
The Brandon news., 1922-08-24
AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT
CAUSES DEATH OF
YOUNG MAN OF BRAXTON

Sunday afternoon James Dow,
his sister, and cousin, Miss
Thornton, all Of Braxton, while
returning from Mendenhall in a
large automobile, had collision
with a freight train. The top of
the car, it seems, was rather low
and, the railroad dump being
very high, Dow, who was drivino
extremely fast, failed to see the
train.
Mr.. Dow, IAN employe of the
Finkbine Lumber Co., was badly
crushed and was taken immediate
ly to a. hospital at D'Lo, where he
died shortly afterwards. His sis
ter suffered a broken leg. but is
recovering now. Miss Thornton
was not injured.
The Brandon news., 1922-08-24
FISHING PARTY OF
TWELVE LEFT FOX
THREE PRONG MONDAY

Monday morning party COM
posed of twelve members left for
Three Prong. The members are
Misses Kate Shields, Johnson,
Juanita Cunningham, Enola
Stamps, Messrs. w. Y. Loveless,
Anse, Sidney and Sylvester Nc
Laurin. Lane and Henry Buslck,
Mr.. and Mrs. Choates as
chaperones. Mr.. and Mrs. w. K.
Mcintyre will spend a dav or two
with the party, the rest OF which
expect to spend the entire week
at Three Prong.
The Brandon news., 1922-08-24
Michel Collins
|IiShFreeSQte
Leader Is Shot

Michael Collins, most potent
factor in the rise to freedom OF
The Irish Free State, was shot to
death Tuesday in Cork county,
Ireland, just after he had bee,l
given an ovation in the city OF
Cork.
Since Arthur Griffith's death
some ten days ago, Collins had
becomes the most important figure
in Ireland. He was Commander
in-chief of the national forces.
He is shown above in the uni
form of the Commander-in-chiet.
This picture came in this week
as a part of the pictorial service
which the Brandon News is re-
ceiving regularly.
The Brandon news., 1922-08-24

Two quarts of cheap molasses is
dissolved in 2 gallons of water;
half a. dozen oranges or lemons
are squeezed into the waiter and
the pulp and peeling chopped up
f. ard added. The poisoneu
bran and the molasScs solution
should then be mixed, stlrrlno
constantly to get it thoroughly
dampened. This amount of bait
will treat three acres. 1t should
be applied after sundown. as it
soon dries out and fails TO attract
grasshoppers if put out during
the day.
The Brandon news., 1922-08-24
COURT HOUSE NOTES

County Supt. of Education,
H. P. Barksdale, spent Tuesday
at Pearl, where he met with a
committee to attend to some
school business for that district
A. E. Harper, of Thomasville,
was a business visitor at the
court house Tuesday.
w. H. Walters, member of the
Board of Supervisors, from beat
5, was transacting business at
the court house Tuesday and
Wednesday.
Things are very quiet at the
court house this week., since
there have been no committees TO
meet, nor amy other unusual
business to be attended to;
Marshall Tom Berry made a
business trip to Sand Hill Tues
dav
The Brandon news., 1922-08-24
DIR. j. C. COLE CALLED
FROM NEW ORLEANS
TO ELDORADO, ARK.

DR.. J. C. Cole. formerly a Bran
don resident, but now q prominent
physician of New Orleans, La.
was called to ElDorado. Ark, last
week to be with c.. HI. Murphree
Vice-President of the First
National Bank at that place, who
was very ill.
We are proud of the fact that
DR.. Cole, a Brandon boy, was
called in tnis case, for it shows
his skill and efficiency that ne
was called instead of physicians
in places nearer bv where are a
number of emminent ones.