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Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-05-19
Saturday, NAV goth,

Last day Of Hoosier sale Please take
advantage of these special terms and
free cutlery set offer THE LEADER
RUG AND FURNITURE COMPANY.
Evening star., 1922-11-05
FEAR OF DELAY IN COMPLETING
LAST LINCOLN HIGHWAY LINK

Believing that crucial time Is at
hand in the completion Of the last
link of the cross-continent Lincoln
highway. due to the alleged refusal
Of the state of Utah to finish its con-
nection between Salt Lake City and
the California border. H. B. Joy, first
president of the Lincoln Highway AS
sociatlon. has written to F. A. Sieber-
ling. a former president of the asso-
citation, urging that action be taken
Immediately SO that the road con-
struction already accomplished in
Utah shall not be abandoned.
MIR. Seiberling's interest in this link
of the highway dates back to when
he was president of the association
and president Of the Goodyear Tire
and Rubber Company. At this time
he contributed personally S25, 900, and
through his company $4,000 to aid
road building in Utah, which was
practically at a standstill on account
of lack of funds.
Mr.. JOY, in his letter, reviews the
long struggle and the untfring efforts
of those interested in seeing ma
tional highway from coast to coast
become a reality. He gives the
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-02-02

Physics can answer whence goe
the candle-hsme when 1t vanishe
into blackness and what becomes O.
ssund when the great nav OF silence
digests 1t. But what science can know
the destiny Of the pins and pins ant
pins, and what is the oblivion which
swallows that great army Of street
walking women whose cheeks are to<
pink and who dwell outside the bnrbed
wire fence of responsibility?
Let the pins go. unless one lies Or
the sidewalk point toward you, and
let this be the story Of Mae Aunroe
herself one of the pink-cheeked grena'
dfers of that great army whose destiny
is as vague as the destiny of pins. and
who n more than one vain attempt to
climb had Ssagged her imitation
French embroidery ~petticoats OF the
sutward side Of that barbcd-wire
fence.
Then, tee, In the years that lead up
to this moment Nae Eunroe had taken
ON weight-the fair, 1abby flesh Of
lack Of exercise and nc lack Of choco-
late bonbons. And q miss is as good
as a mile, or a barbed-wire fence, only
SO long as she keeps her figure down
and her diet up. When Mae Hunroe
ran for a street car she breathed
through her mouth for the first sfx
blocks after she caught 1t. The top
button Of her shoe was no longer equal
to the span. But her eyes are still
blue, rather like sky, when you look
straight ~; her hair yellow to the
roots; and who can ~gainsxy that a
dimple in the chin is not worth two In
the cheeks7
In the fiorid disorder of a red velvet
sitting room cluttered with morning
sunshine and unframed, unsigned pho.
tographs of stage favorites, empty bot.
ties and dented-in cushions, Mae Mun-
roe stirred on her high mound Of red
sateen sofa pillows; placed her paper
book face down on the tabouret be-
side her; yawned made a foray into
an uncovered box of chocolate bon
bons; sank her small teeth into q
creamy oOzing heart and dropped a
particle Of the sweet into the shifting,
upturned snout Of a white wool dog,
cuddled in the curve of her arm
yawned again.
mo more tandyl Make ittsie
Snookie Ookie sick Make muvver's
ittsie bittsie bow-wow sick MOI No !"
Each admonition she accompanied
with a slight pat, designed to intimi-
date further display of appetite. The
small bunch In her arms raised his
head and regarded her with pink, sick
little eyes, his tongue darting this way
and that In an aftermath of relish;
fell to licking her bare forearm
with swift, dry strokes.
"Nuvyer's ittsie bittsie Snookie
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-02-02

down the narrow hall, back with
dishes that exuded aromatic steam
placing them with deft, sure fingers,
Once she paused in her haste, edged
up to where he stood with n arm
resting on the mantelpiece, placed an
arm on each of his shoulders and let
her hands bangle loose-wristed down
his back.
Tired boy, tonight Huh7 Aaizie's
poor tired boy!"
"Now, nowI"
He removed her hands, but gently,
and strolled over to where the table
lay spread beside the cold, gilded radi-
ator, a potted geranium in its center,
a liberal display OF snowy imitation
peaEi-handled cutlery carefully laid
out, and at each place a long-stemmed
wineglass, gold-edged and the color OF
amber. +.
Come" he said, Tets eat and get
1t over"
She made no sign, bat with the cor
ners of her lips propped bravely up
ward In her too-red smile made a last
hurried foray into the kitchen, return
ing with a covered vegetable DIR held
outright from her.
Guess |" she cried.
Cant" he said, and seated himself.
dearie."
He fell Immediately to sampaing.
with short, quick stabs of his fork, the
dish Of carmine-red picked beets be-
side his plate.
Jaw, gowan, Max. give 4 guess.
What did you used to pay for with six
big kisses every time I candied them
for you? Guess, Max"
"Sit down." he said, and with his
foot showed a small stool before his
chair.
"Lordy !" she said, drawing up en-
tete-a-tete, u%npinning and spreading
her lady train in glory about her, "but
you're some little sunbeam to have
around in the house."
what these beets need Is a little
sugar"
She passed him the bowl; elevated
her left foot In it's slightly soiled
white slipper to the footstool; poured
opaque wine into his glass, COM
ing back to flood her own to the brim
smiled at him across the red head of
the potted g%eraniupl, as If when the
heart bleeds the heart grows light.
Here's to you, Maxi"
He raised his glass and drank in
through his rather heavy mustache.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-02-02

white silk, and trying t. compose he
lips and her throat, which arched and
fe1ed, revealing the heartbeats Of hei
and the shortness Of her breath.
us this the way to say hello to-tc
your Maize, MAXI Is is this the
wayT Then she crossed and leaned
to him, printing = Hiss on his brow
between the eyes. II been sick as 8
dog, Max. Amt you going toto kiss
mer'
Come, come, now, I'm tired, girl
and got to stop OF at Lenox avenue
tonight after / leave here. Where's
POUR clock around here, anyway, so .
fellow knows where he's atf''
There 1t is under the pillow next
to you, Max. I smothered it because
1t gets on my nerves all day. Tick.
took. Textbook, tick-tock, right into my
head like 1t was saying all the time /:
'Oh-Mae! Oh-Mael Oh-Maer till j
nearly go crazy. Max. T1ck-tock-God {!
fit just gets me
He reached for the small ONYX clock.
placing it upright on the mantel. and
shrugged his shoulders loosely.
Cad" he said. you wimmin
Crazy as looms. all Of you and your
kind. Come, come, get down TO brass
tacks, girl. I'm tired and gotta get
home"
Home, Maxi"
ayes hopa
Max. ain't-ain't this home no
more; amt it?'
He leaned forward, an elbow on
each knee and striking his left hand
solidly into his right palm. Now, II
that's the line OF talk you got me ur
for, girl, you can cut 1t and cut
it quickI"
mo, no, Max, 1t amt my line of
talk. Here, sit down, dearie, in your
own chair and I'll go and dish up"
Where's LooY'
Her night off, poor girl. Four
nights straight she's rubbed my head
and"
where's my"
Fright here, dearie, is your box Of
pills, underneath your napkin. There.
See? Just like always"
She was full of small movements
hat were quick as grace notes; pin
ling the black lace train up and about
Ter hips drawing out his chair dart
ng with the scarcely p%erceptible limp
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-02-02
MEN ALSO FOND OF GOSSIP
Masculine Tea Hounds Have Sharp
Tongues, Is Assertion Made by
English Feminine Writer.

From time immemorial the word
gossip has been associated with the
feminine gender, writes Rosalie Neish
in the London Standard. 1t is wom-
en- who are supposed to take away
characters, start rumors, and tear rep
utations into shreds. 1t may be true
hat women like talking about one
another, and sometimes not over good
naturally, but are men entirely free
from the gossip habitf
What about the club? Are the sub
jects always serious, and do not per
sonalities form a large part of the
conversation! / know 4 good many
club men. and / have often heard
with amaxement what they have said
about me another.
There was q time when men we're
supposed not only to condemn but ac--
tually to dislike a cup of afternoon,
tea. Perhaps there was 4 time when
men did not gossip, and the tea and
the talk have become popular togeth-
er. But what about Pepys's daryl
Here were really some choice bits
OF gossip! If, however, you do not
believe that men gossip nowadays,
ask one in to tea-we will say a bar
r%ister, for example. Begin to praise
n or two K. C.'s and some of the
judges, and see what he will say
about them or ask a politician what
thinks of another politician, or a
soldier what he thinks of some of the
generals-you can apply this test to
all the trades and professions.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-02-02
Orange Ice In Melon Cups.

This is really the nth power of serv-
Ing, for each alone is delicious enough.
Wash the small melons, cut in halves
and scrape out the seeds n mem
brane carefully. Chill and fill with
orange ice. Boil one cupful of sugar
with a pint of water and the grated
rind Of an orange, add the juice of u
lemon and the juice of four oranges,
strain and freeze as usual.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-02-02

Him love him poor nuvverl Him poor,
poor muvverf"
A cold tear oozed through one OF
Miss Hunroe's closed eyes, zigzagged
down her face, and she laid her cheek
pat against the white wool.
"Muvver just wishes she was dead,
Snookie. God! Don't she justl"
An hour she lay so. The dog fell
to snoring. Another while licked past
loudly. And as If the ticking were
against her brain like drops Of water,
she ros to a half-sitting posture,
reached for the small onyx clock on
the mantelpiece and smothered it be-
meath one of the red sateen sofa pill
lows. When she relaxed again two
fresh tears waggled heavily down her
cream-colored cheeks. Then for a
while she slept, with her mouth eyer
so slightly open and revealing the
white line Of her teeth.
The little dog emerged from his sleep
gaping and stretching backward his
hind legs. Mae Munroe yawned, ex.
tending her arms at full length before
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-02-02

cut It out. Gut it out, Nae, Is what I
said!-
He quafed his wine.
Max dear, IL you'll only tell mo
what's hurting you I'll find a way to.
make good. II can learn lawn ten
mis-, II that's what you want. l can
take OF ten pounds in"
Jaw, 1 don't want nothing. Nothing,
l tell youi"
IF I only knew, Max, what's itching
you. This way there's days when I
just feel like I can't go on living IL
you don't tell me what's got you. I
just feel like l can't go on living this
way. Max"
Tears hot and ever ready flowed
over her words and she fumbled for
her handkerchief, sobs rumbling up
through her.
He pushed back from his half-com-
pleted meal, rising, but STOPPING to rap.
his fist sharply against the table.
Now, femme tell . this much
right now, Mae, either you got to cut
this sob stuff and get down to brass.
tacks and tell me what you want, or,
by CAD! I'll get out Of here SO quick
It'll make your head swim. I amt go
ing to be let In for no tragedy-Queen
stuff, and the sooner you know 1t tho
better. Business I'm q business
man."
She swallowed her tears, even smii-
ing, and with her hand pat against her
bosom as if to suppress its h~eaving.
I'm all right now, Max. I'm so full
up with worry tit just slipped out.
I'm all right now, Max. Sit down. Sit
down and finish, dearfe."
But he fell to pacing the red car
pet In angry staccato strides. His nap
kin dropped from his waistcoat to the
floor and he kicked 1t out Of his path.
by CAD! l didn't want to come,
anyhow. / knew the ~sniveling I'd be-
let in for. Gimme a healthy woman
with some outdoors IN her. Gimme"
II amt going to let out any more.
Max; 1 swear to God l amt. Sit down.
dear. and finish your supper. Looka,
your coffee's all cold. Lemme go out
and heat 1t up for you. F"
I'm done. I'm done before / begin.
Now, Mae, If you can behave yourself
and hold in long enough, just say what
you got me up here for, and for Gods
sake let's have it over!"
Ell amt got much Of anything to
Max, except II thought maybe
you'd tell me what's eating you,
dearie."
IL"
AFTER all these years we been to-
Max, $3.50 happy, all OF a
sudden, dear. these last two months
dropping off from every other night to
to twice a week and then toto
once, and this last week-not at all.
I-I-heavens above, Max, I amt got
to say except what's got your
Tell me, dearie, Is it anything I've
done? Is it"
"You talk like a loon, Mae, honest
you do. You amt done nothing. It's
lust that the-the times come, that's
all. You know it had to. 1t always
has to. If you don't know 1t, a N
ike-ike you, ought to. Cad! / used
TO think you was the kind would break
as clean as a whistle when the time
to break"
Break, MAXI"
Eyes, break. And don't gimme the
oaby-stare like that, neither. You know
what I mean a%lrighty. You wasn't
born yesterday, old grill"
The blood ran from her face, blanch-
ng it. "You mean, Max"
Jaw, you know what l mean al
Eighty, Mae, only o amt sport
enough to take things as they come.
gou knew all these years 1t had to-
come sooner or later"
my GodI Max. you-you're kid
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-02-02

then fecked it this way and that VIII
his napkin. "Ahh-h-h-h, that's tn
stuff"
"S'moreY'
"Yah-h-h-h-h-h! |"
II broiled 1t under the single burner
Max, slow like you like. Here, you
carve 1t, dearie. Just like always, Ell r
His 1eshy, b~lue-shaved face took on
the tenseness Of concentrated effort
and he cut deep into the oozing beef
the red juice running out In quick
streams.
The small dog shook himself and
rose from sleep and the depths of q
pillow, nosing at her bare elbow.
"Was muvvers ittsie Snookie Ookie
such a hungry bow-wowT'
He yapped shortly, paving her.
ASK big bessie sitting over there
carving his din-din II him got choco-
late tandy III him pocket like always
for Snookie Ookie. No, no, bad red
meat no good for ittsie bittsie bow
WOW. Go ask big bessie what him got
this time In him pocket for Snookie.
Aw, look at him, Max; he remembers
how you used to bring him"
Get down Get down, I said For
Gods sake get that little red-eyed,
NANCY cur out of here while we're eat
ing, can't you? Good CAD! Can't a
man eat a meal In this joint without
having that dirty cur whining around?
Get him down off your dress there,
Nae. Get out, you little curl Get
out |"
Max! What's got you. Max? Didn't
you buy him for me yourself that day
st the races five whole years ago?
Wasn't the first things you asked for,
when you woke In the hospital with
your burns, me and-and Sn0okie1
What's soured you, MAXI Whati
What?"
I'm soured on seeing a s~trappinR.
healthy oma ~sniveling over a little
sick-eyed cur. Amt that enough to
sour any man? Why don't you get up
and out and exercise yourself like the
right kind of wimmin do? Play tennis
Or get something in you besides the
rotten air of this fiat, and mewling
over that sick-eyed cur. Get out
Scc-c-c-c-ci"
The animal scurried to the door, tail
down, and into the rear darkness of
the hallway.
Max, what's got your What do I
znow about tennis or-things like
You-you never used to want
Kings like that"
Jaw, what's the use of wasting
He f1ecked at his mustache, insert
ng the napkin between the two top
of his slight bay of waistcoat;
,arved a second helping of meat, mas
with care and strength so that
lis temples, where the hair thinned
md grayed, contracted and expanded
With the movements Of his jaws.
whats the use"
Max, L"
Thigh bother your"
IA little. That amt my real
Max; it"
"Been out todayY'
mo, Max, 1 been sick as a dog, 1 tell
ou."
mo wonder you're sick, cooped up
j this fiat with nobody but a servant
irl for company. Gadl Amt you
shamed to get so slow that your OWE
ervant girl is your running-mate?
int your
MAX, She"
81 know. | know
II been so blue, Max. Loo can tell
how l been waiting and wonder
Ig. Lord, I been so blue, Max.
he's good to me, Max, and-and /
zen so blue"
Never knew n of you wimmin
lat wasn't that way half her time.
q gang of sob sisters, every n
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-02-02

of you-whining like you got your foot
caught In a machine and can't get 1t
out"
"How you mean, Maxi
Jaw, you're all either In the blues
or nagging. Why amt you sports
enough to take the slice of life you
get handed your None of you amt
healthy enough, anyways, I tell you,
indoors, eating and sleeping and new
ling ver poOdle-dogs all the time. I'm
d-n sick of it all. On sick, if you
want to know it."
but, Max, what's put this stuff into
you head all of a sudden? Yos never
used to care #"
Sometimes a fellow Just comes to
his senses, that's ALL"
Maxi"
"And you got to quit butting in my
business hours on the telephone. /
don't want to get ugly, but 0 got to
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-02-02

"Take Them Empty Bottles Out of
Here, and Choke That On Clock
With Another Pillow. My Head1I
Just Bust If Don't Get Some
Sleep"
clock with another pillow. My headll
just bust If 1 don't get some sleep"
"There, there, deariel Here, femme
pull down the shades. Just try to re-
member there amt one of them Is
worth more than his bank book"
For Pete's sake, Loo, cut 1t or III
holler. Cut the conversation, deariel !"
"Pl Ak the candied sweet potatoes
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1922-11-23
NOTICE OF HEARING PETITION FOR
PROBATE OF FOREIGN WILL
State Of South Dakota.

State Of South Dakota.
County of Bookings. IS
In County Court.
In the Matter Of the Estate Of ]. c. Web
stcr, Deceased.
STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA SENDS
GREETING TO Winifred w. Timm. Anna
Trumbull Webster, George w. Webster, Mel
lie Lemon, Hattie NJ. Webster, Hamilton F.
Webster, Paul Jones. Keith Jones and Faith
Jones. legatees, deyisees and heirs next of
kin of j. c. Webster, late Of the county of
Howard and state of Iowa. deceased.
PURSUANT TO AN ID OF SAID
COURT made on the 22nd day of November
A. ID. 1922, notice is hereby given, that Mon
day, the 18th day Of December A.. u. 1922. at
two o'clock p. NJ, Of said day, at the Court
Room of said Court, at Court House, in
Brookings, in the County Of Bookings, S,
d, has been appointed as the time and place
for proving the will of said j. c. Webster,
deceased. and for hearing the application of
b. f. Davis and c. w. Reed. Executors
named in said viii for the issuance TO them
of Letters Testamentary. when and where
any person Interested may appear and con-
test the same.
Witness the Hon. Geo. p. Hall, Judge Of
the County Court and the Seal of said Court,
this 22nd day of November. a. d. 1922. at
his office in the City OF Bookings, County
Of Bookings. state of South Dakota.
(Seal of County Court) Geo. +. Han,
Attest: Judge of said County Court.
II. w. Blakely, Clerk of said Court.
Albert Matson, Atty, Bookings. South Da-
kota. 1851
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1922-11-23
Markets Hogs
in Chicago for $500

A dispatch from Chicago states that
the South Dakota State College at
Brookings, S. d., was on the Chicago
market yesterday with a car Of hogs
that brought $500.
These hogs were marketed through
the Chicago Producers Commission as
sOciatiOn, the farmer-owned and CON
trolled cooperative commission associ
alton which was established at the
Chicago Stock Yards, June 10, 1922.
Last week this commission marketed
100 cars and stood second on the mum
Der Of hogs marketed and tenth on
the number Of cattle, among the 1875
firms in the Yard.
Stock sold through the Chicago Pro
ducers' Commission association is mar
keted at cost. The shipper pays the
regular commission charge but signs
a membership application at the time
of shipping and at the end Of the year
receives a patronage dividend which
is his share of the saving, based on
the amount of business done.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1922-11-23
SUMMONS

State Of South Dakota,
County of Bookings. So
In Circuit Court, Third Judicial Circuit.
Launia V. Needer, Plaintiff
Francis Veeder, Defendant
The State of South Dakota sends Greeting
to Francis Needer. Defendant:
YOU r HEREBY ~SUMMO%ED ID
REQUIRED to answer the Complaint OF the
Plaintiff above named, "A copy OF which IS
hereunto annexed and herewith served upon
you, and % serve n copy Of yoLr answer
thereto upon the subscribers at their uflio,
in the city Of B~rookings, Brnokings county,
South Dakota. within thirty days after the
service of this Summons upon you, exclusive
of the day of such service, aud If you fan
to appcar and answer said Complaint within
the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff Nill apply
70 the Court for the relief demanded IN her
Complaint.
Dated at Bookings, South DAKOTA, Sep
TENDER q, 1922.
Cheever & Cheever,
Attorneys for Plaintiff, Brookinps. :. y
The complaint in the above entitled acton
was filed in the office of the Clerk Of said
Court at Bookings, S. D., September e.,
1922.
Cheever & Cheever,
25-7-31 Attorneys for Plaintiff.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1922-11-23
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
State OF South Dakota,

State OF South Dakota,
County of Brookings. SIS
In County Court.
In the Matter of the Estate of Emma
McVey Irwin. Deceased.
NOTIC is HEREBY WEN to the Cred
itors OF Emma McVey Irwin, deceased. 10
present and exhibit their claims with the
necessary vouchers, within six months after
the first publication hereof to the under
signed Executor, at his residence in the
City of Brookings, South Dakota.
Dated at Bookings, South Dakota. Novem-
Der Ia, 1922,
James r. Irwin. Executor of Estate of
Emma McVey Irwin, deceased.
Cheeyer & Cheever, Attorneys. 2S-5-32
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1922-11-23
LIB RARY NOTES

The week beginning November 9th
will be celebrated in Brookings as Chill.
suitable for children will be found al
the City Library.
Everyone interested in children's
reading is invited to call at the Library
during that week to look over the
books and receive suggestions for
Christmas gifts.
Books are a powerful agent for good
or evil in a child's hands, therefore
buy the best and be sure they are
recommended by some one familiar
with children's books.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1922-11-23

State Of South Dakota,
County of Brookings. IS
In Circuit Court, Third Judicial Circuit,
Susan a. Dagenaar, formerly
Susan a. Richie, otherwise
known as S. y. Richie, Mar
tin Connors, Thomas Con-
nors. and JOIN Connors,
Plaintiffs,
The unknown heirs of William
Richie, deceased; the un-
known heirs and creditors
of Margaret Connors and
clara Connors, deceased; and
all persons unknown who
have or claim to have an es-
state or interest in or lien
or remembrance upon any of
the promises described in the
complaint, Defendants.
The State of South Dakota to the above
named Defendants:
Q ARE HEREBY SUMMONED AND
REQUIRED to answer the Complaint Of
the Plaintiffs, which was filed in the office
of the Clerk of this Court at the City of
Bookings in said County Of Bookings,
1922, which Complaint prays for a Judg-
ment quoting the title to and the termina-
tion of all adverse claims against and the
determining of all interest in and all liens
against the premises described in the Com
plant, situated in the County of Bookings
ana State of South Dakota, to-wit:
Lots one and two Il q = in Block One
"a Of the original plat to the town tnow
city) of Bookings,
and to serve a copy Of your answer to said
Complaint on the undersigned at their Of
fees in the City Of Bookings. South Dako-
Ia. within thirty days after the service Of
this Summons upon you, exclusive Of the
day of such service, and If you fail to an
swer said Complaint within the time afore-
said, the Plaintiffs will apply to the Court
for the relief demanded in the Complaint.
Dated at Bookings. South Dakota, this
18Th day of october, 1922.
Cheever & Cheevcr and =. H. Collins,
Attorneys for Plaintiffs, Bookings, S. d.