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Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-21
Friends viii Bury Once
Wealthy Hotel Proprietor

Although apparently penRilsss
when found dead in a shsbbily iuTs
nished room st 1870 Dodge street
Thursday morning. George N, Gay,
II. once Feputsd 10 be wealthy, viii
not be buried in the pottsT's field,
Friends OF the former hotel prapfi-
Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-21
Harlan Mail Carrier Kills
Daughter and Then Self

Atlantic, Ia, May N-(Special. y
Dale Miller, so, employed as mail
carrier at Harlan, shot and killed his
5-year-old daughter and then killed
himself. Miller and his wife separat-
cd about month ago. He was max
ing his home with her parents who,
tits alleged, were in sympathy with
him in the family controversy.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-21

altar will be erected on a knoll over.
looking the slopes where the dead
sleep, Rev, ], +, Mccormick. s.gt
president oi Creighton uniyersity.(
will be eelebrant OF the mass,
Initiation OF fourth degree eandi.
dates will be held in the Knights OF
Columbus hall in the afternoon,
Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-21

day in district court by the vile. who
alleges cruelty,
They were married in Lincoln No,
yembeF a, 1917. according TO the
Niie's attorney, but mothers OF both
ol them took TOO much OF a hand in
their affairs, so they separated De,
eembef 0. 1921, although they still arc
good friends,
The husband Is a dentist Al Serb.
nsr, Aeb.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-21
Knights Of Columbus Plan
Observance at Cemeter,

disqualification OF the fourth de.
gree OF the Knights OF Columbus on
Memorial day will begin with sol.
emn service in the open at Holy
sepuleher cemetery. A temporary
Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-21
"still Good Friends Blu,
Wife Files Divorce Suit

Viola DAVIS, %, and DR.. BENJAMIN
q. DAVIS, W, just can't get along, So
they agreed 10 separate, according
10 a petition Tor divorce filed saluf-
Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-21

The vile is living al SAP Haw
lhofne avenue.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-21

tempting 10 get in touch with other
distant relatives. Gay had lived in
Omaha 40 years, ID is said.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-21

The Bee leads all the other papers
in sport news. Read The Bee first
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-12-28
FARMERS LEAD
IN MISSOURI
LEGISLATURE

JEFFERSON CITY, Dec. 26.-
Fifty-three farmers and 48 lawyers
will form the principal part of the
members of the Fifty-seeond general
assembly which meets here January
8, according to the official roster
published by Secretary of State Char
les U. Becker.
The farmers would have little
trouble forming a farmers bloc in
the house Of representatives because
the roster shows there are an even
so following that vocation in that
branch of the Legislature. Three
state senators have given their voca
ton as farming.
There will be 80 lawyers in the
house of representatives while the
law profession win have 1s of the
81 members of the state senate.
In compiling the roster of the
members the secretary of state
found there were 28 different
professions, vocations and occupa-
lions represented in the membership
of the house, varying from lawyers
to butchers.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-12-28

@oh, monsieur" implored the d
man, please hep heem queek. He caA.
no swim. An he die befo' bees sins
they was forgive. Hep the po' wretch,
monsieur. Queek. monsieur"
Virgil threw OF his coat and his pis-
toi-belt, and leaped into the water. A
moment before, he would have shot
the beast; now he would save him.
Tony was not In sight. But soon he
arose. swimming. and Drace saw q
knife In his hand. In the water Tony
was as much at home as a beaveri
He Owed. and Virgil knew now that
II was his aim to dart beneath him and
with the knife TO rip him as a skIIlful
swimmer rips a crocodile. But in,the
water the strong man, young Dnce.
was at home, too, and turning about
with a quick swirl, he waited. T6ny
came up; and now they came toward
each other, like rival otters-grappled
and struggled. treadlng water, Shout
ders up. Virgil caught Tony's left
wrist, wrenched his arm limp an
helpless, seized him by the throat
left hand steel-gripped about the md :
derous right wrist, the knife hand.
No mercy now! Fire and wat@
their camel Down, -gasping, dowk
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-12-28
CHAPTER XII

Drace was far too disturbed In mind
ID sleep. and before the sun was high
Ne walked out alone. In the garden, to
muse upon his situation. Slowly he
paced his way along the path. Some
one spoke, and he turned to face the
man BatOche.
Monster, arnote."
RDrace took the paper and hastened
into the summer house.
The note was brief, but full In the
expression Of what had befallen Ma
dine, something to throb with the tell
ing of It: "As soon as you can, my
love- one, you must come to me to take
me from the man / thought my IA
ther, but who is the awful brute. Yes
terday he called me a she-wolf and
told me I am not his daughter; and
when he told me, my heart was light,
for then I have not within me the muir.
derer's blood. Come not alone, Virgil,
for Tony will be here, and both Of
them watch. l am locked a prisoner In
my room, and tomorrow they take me
to Memphis to make me marry Mon
sieur Boyce. But / fear not so long
as / know you come"
Quickly BRACE slipped up to his
room, buckled on his pistol, found q
rope, looped 1t with a hangman's moose
and tucked It beneath his coat Ma
dine was not Stepho's daughter; now
he was free to acti Swift was he to
answer the appeal, but he was set
against her caution, the advice to bring
someone with him. It was his 6ght
alone, the execution Of his oath, which
was not dead like the autumn leaf, but
fresh like the new leaf In the spring.
He would shoot Tony, the dog, and
then string up his master.
No one saw him, not even the watch.
full Tycie, and he FASTENED toward
Willow Head, not having found a boat
at the landing. Never had the river
seemed so broad, the current so swift.
At last his canoe touched in among
the cane roots at the islands edge.
He leaped ashore, but was cautious In
the cane. an Indian in stealth as he
approached the house. He heard not
q sound, saw no smoke Issue from the
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-12-28
SUNRISE SCHOOL DISTRICT

SUNRISE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Robert Boyle went to Columbia
Saturday to spend the Holidays.
Mrs. Bud Campbell is home from a
pleasant visit with relatives in Kan
sas City.
Miss Mary Erisman spent several
days last week in Columbia.
Bryan Williamson gave a dance
last Friday night.
Albert Williams was a business
visitor in Montgomery City, Saturday.
Mrs. John Coil has been real sick
for the past week.
John Erwin and family were dinner
guests, Sunday Of Sam Cox and fam
lily.
Bud Baker is home from an-extend-
ed visit with his daughter and other
relatives in California.
Mrs. Alb Harrison and children ate
Xmas dinner with relatives in
Montgomery City,
Crawford Dowell is, spending the
Holidays at home.
A very sad accident happened at
o. R. Massey's last Thursday, while
they were saving wood. When as
sisting to move the saw-rig up a lit
tie closer to the engine, Joe Smith
had his left arm cut thru the elbow.
He was rushed to Mexico, where he
received the best of medical atten-
ton. His injury is very painful and
his friends and neighbors sympathize
with him in his misfortune, and
all hope he gets along nicely.
The members Of Sunrise Farm
Club gave an oyster supper at the,
school house Friday night.
Rice MASSEY arrived home from
Quincy, Friday, to spend the aHoli-
days with his parents. Miss Irene
Ingles accompanied him home to be
the guest of Miss 0phelia Massey.
Frank Erisman and family were
guests Xmas day at a large dinner
given by Mrs. Andy Erisman.
C. j.. Massey of Peoria, ILL.,, is a
guest of his nephew, 0. R. Massey and
family.
J. W. Hines and wife, and Mrs.
Messenger all of st. Louis, spent the
weekend with H. F. Douglass and
family.
viii Wenger and family, and Mrs.
ACdie Johnson of Columbia, were
guests Xmas night of MI. and Mrs.
3. s Douglass.
/. The Xmas program and tree at
the school house Friday afternoon
was enjoyed by a crowded house.
Mr.. and Mrs. French Douglass en-
t~ertained with a family dinner Xmas
day.
]. H. Stumpf and family ate Xmas
dinner with relatives in Mexico.
R. S.. Douglass and family help eat
a fine turkey dinner Xmas day with
Mr.. and Mrs. ODE Wright at Aux
vase.
Mrs. Ed Carter entertained with a
family dinner Xmas. IS VA
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-12-28

v
Canoe Touched The Bank When
From Out the Canoe Tony and stepho
Leaped Upon Him.
And hardly had the Northerner's canoe
touched the bank when from out the
cane Tony and Stepho leaped upon
him and bore him to the ground, dazed
by a blow from an oar.
"Hal Ny fine carpetbagger! You
seize my wrist and keep my knife from
the old General You steal here to
make love to my daughteri Ha! Who
viii now keep my knife from you? In
a little while, now, Won will be deep
In the marsh, and the green mold viii
be on your bones. And the old fool at
the hig house, he die too, for my men
will cut his throat. And then"
A piercing cry from the house. and
Nadine ran to them, q knife that
mated Stepho's dirk clutched In her
hand.
aNonoi n she cried. 'Eoa shall
not g5ftta
Stepho looked up. +Take the girl
away Tony he commanded.
But Nadine threatened him or with
her knife. Then she turned the blade
Ia another direction and spoke again.
III you do not let Virgil co." she said,
M NfiI XIII myseif--nOW.n
stepho knew Nadine-fhe wild heart
IL her. aYou promise never to see thia
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-12-28
mo Mercy Now!"

The head beneath the surface, the
hand still out, striving to stab. Slowly
the hand opened; the knife dropped;
the hand closed-half opened, was
limp. BRACE. turned loose his grip.
The body sank. :,
Virgil swan ashore and came drip
out of the cane.a The old man spoke:
"Tony! Whar he?"
II have drowned him.
Monsieur was YER strongl"
"If I had brought him to the shore,
he would have sneaked a chance, to
murder me-"
HE was the bad man, yes. He
ought be dead, yes. / was to keel heem
bimeby. He keel the man here not
long go. Twice he 60 keel you, al
once he snap the pistol. I set the traf
for you to be stabbed In the swatel
Then there be no blood to tell TIL
tale. Now / am so sor'. VIII monsied
pull me into the houseT
"No. You would reach for a pistol
to shoot me. Stay where you are"
Monsieur have still suspicion. We
wait"
Virgil put on his coat, his belt, and
sat down on the grass. The, old man
was silent, his eyes closed. He might.
be dead, but no matter. More than an
hour dragged by. the breeze moaning
In the cane.v Virgil arose. and stood
near the chair. Stepho opened his
eyes, but was silent. Virgin sat down
again and waited, the wind talfsilhg
the tops Of the cane.
He heard the canoe coming.
Father Tahan-sFaS kindly and soft
Of Voice. For many a despaifing
! wretch he had held the Cross. At
sight Of him old Stepho's eyes Were
still hard. Time wears granite, away.
but does not mellow 1t. Not yet had
he granted mercy, and for % pity
could he hope.
"Father, this is the man I would
keel. / hate heem, the carpetbag.
aire."
"It is not true" said Virgil. stand
ing near 81 fought against the carpet
baggers in June, in New Orleans, when
they were hanging a man. | cut him
down."
How great can be an instant changed
The old wolf.eyes dewed soft.
"Oh. monsieur, / vas that man 7
They hang me. / hear Of the brave
man, but I mot know 1t was you. Please
| forgive me. TEX the leetle
gel, an / know you be kind to her. She
love you. For yon she would die.
Monsieur, / beg You not to think 80
hard Of me. No, my leetle gel,
you must mot cry"
II did not know you" said Draces
"A cloth was about your features.
Think not Of It now. Listen to the
one who has come with q message d
peace and forgiveness"
The priest devoted himself to hil
sacred offices. The wind moaned sofa
" in the cane.
The priest spoke presently to Virgil.
"She must not stay here. Take her
away. and / will see that everything
shall be doner
Nadine stood with virgiI's coat
pulled close about her face. Ana into
Ms Heart she spoke:
''The sun Is low, Virgil. But yoR
leave me now no more"
ITEIE END.l
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-12-28

HOUSE
By OP1E READ

&petuCu2 vas eating q
Spanish stew cut @ tie sidewalk. the
weather being warm. when along came
IN sgent-nOt a man IN distress but q
regular aEeDt-and I invested with
him I bought q ticket In the Havana
lottery. Walt now. Nothing
we happens unul It does you know,
The drawing came OF two days lister,
and my number. S56792. won the nrsS
prize. twenty thousand in gold
Tyae Rugged him; Drace shook his
hand: and the General exclaimed his
establishment
well, that beats anything ! ever
heard in my life II doesn't e pos.
Etble, SIR
mo, and I was somewhat taken by
surprise Uncle Howard. But there is
often success In a change Of occupa-
ton, and / had tried everything else.
II took me a few moments to adjust
myself; then I got a draft, and In Mo
bile received premium enough on my
gold certificate to pay my debts. And
now II gives me great pleasure to per
form that duty. / owe you, Uncle
Howard. twelve hundred ana thirty
dollars, all told. Aunt Tycie, / owe
you FIVE hundred. Virgil, / owe you
but wen get at that later. Worthy
and patient creditors, here we areI"
He took out q roll Of bank notes,
counted the amount Of his indebted
ness to his aunt and showered her lap
with greenbacks. Then he turned to
the General.
"No, Liberty, I don't want the
money" protested Bethpage. IF you
pay me, 1t will be the first time you
v returned borrowed money to me,
and / { don't car to have you establish
a precedent that might bring disap-
pointment in the future"
After the family bedtime, ShOttle
came into Braces room and requested
him to report as to what progress he
had made; and Drace told him all
that had occurred.
sand now let me tell you a notion
Of mine" said Shottle then. "If you
are waiting for that old sharkbone to
decay, you'l perhaps wait twenty
years. Attention: I'm going on a lit
tie trip tomorrow. In two days, when
I come back, I'll drive down to a con-
venient point; you fetch the girl, into
the carriage you jump, and away we
go, drive over to some place where
we car catch a train, and Cincinnati
before old Stepho knows WHICH way
we've gone. What do you say?'
"But-what becomes of my oath?
oh, don't think that because / daily ]
have forgotten 1t or that in one jot
! shall fail to keep it. If I should,
in ali after-life I'd have a contempt for
myself"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-12-28
CHAPTER xi

'"filI Thursday" Drace had cried.
Nadine had echoed 1t, and another
voice, hidden In the cane, had NUT.
tered the words with how different a
meaning! Now Thursday was come
again AND Virgil Drace infirm of
purpose again made his way down
the river ard through the swamp to
his tryst with Nadine.
But Death sought to make q third
at that tryst. From afar the sentin.
eled: Tony had seen BRACE coming.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-12-28
GEORGE FELGAR LOSES
two CASES IN AUDRAIN
CIRCUIT COURT

In the Ease of the New London
National Bank v. George Felgar
Judgment Of $4,A37.63 was entered
in favor Of the plaintiff.
IN the case Of the First National
Bank of Centralia v. the ganae al
fendant, Judgment Of s5,7a8.27 was
entered in favor Of the plaintiff.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-12-28
Pershing Commends Missouri

COLUMBIA, MO, Dec. 20.-Gens
John Pershing eomplimeatedcsfe work
Of the University Of Missouri R0TC
lii a letter 10 Lit. Col. wv. q. Persons,
commencing the efforts Of the
University Of Missouri to obtain an
ar7nory for the Military Department.
He mentioned particularly the line
work Of the Missouri students In the
summer camps at Fort Smelling and
Camp Knox.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-12-28

The proposed arinory is part Of the
budget Of the University which viii
has submitted TO the Legislature.
Alumni in various parts of Missouri
are urging that the University bud
get be approved intact.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-12-28
NOTICE:

The Ladies' United Progressive
Farm Club" of Cedar Grove, will meet
at Bethel Church Jan. Sd, at 2 P. M.
for the purpose Of electing; officers
for the coming year. All. members
are urged to attend.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-12-28
t DOG OWNERS.

l have put out poison on my
Thompson farm. Better keep your
dogs away from the place as / intend
protecting my sheep.
a5-3t. adv. WHEELER CANT.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-12-28

CLUB MEETING POSTPONED.
The meeting Of the Ladies' Club
of the Bethel Church which was an
nounced for January 2 will be
held on January 8 instead.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-12-28
BUHR-GR.AM

A real, honest to goodness whole
wheat flour. Recommended by
physicians. Call on your grocer.
VIM. POLLOCK M. & E. CO.
dlwl adv.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-12-28

Emmett R. johnson, of Omaha,
Nebraska, visited his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. S. H. Johnson, during Christ
mas.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-12-28

Mr.. and Mrs. w. M. Kelso, who
have been visiting T. J. Kelso and
family of Mexico, returned home
Tuesday to Cedar Falls, Wash.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-12-28

Miss Mabel and George Brannock
of Kansas City, Mo, spent the Holt
days with their mother, Mrs. A. L.
Brannock, of Mexico. !,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-12-28

Mrs. Zelma Woods and 4, Junior
Woods returned Tuesday to St. Louis
after spending Christmas with Mrs.
Callie Winterhalter.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-12-28

Mr.. and Mrs. William C. HEM and
son, Thomas Edison, of Mexico, Wis
tied relatives south of New Florence
Sunday and Christmas.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-12-28

Mrs. Ira Scale, of Martinsburg.
was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Max
Pier Tuesday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-12-28

Mrs. i. S. Wilson and Miss Eliz-
iabeth Wilson are home from Fulton
FOR the Holidays.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-12-28

E. L. Hogan of Moberly was
Mexico Tuesday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-12-28

W. C. Adams of st. Louis is in
Mexico on business.s
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-12-28

Ledger want Ads Pay.-Try One.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-12-28

Drace returned to Stepho's chair, the
Md a shagging his brows at him.
Then thinkingSof the rope still but
toned tightly beneath his coat, he tore
1t out and threw 1t away. Nature, he
reflected had usnrped his task. and he
could safely turn e to her his
claims. "A slight noise behind him ; he
loatad quickly about, and there q few
feet behind him at the edge Of the
cane stood Tony. Upon him the vision
of Drace's c~ountenance came. II
seemed. with a startling flash. m
stantly he fell back. through the cane
fringe. into the bayou, Loudly he
cried for help.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-17

to raise a company of scouts
for the campaign. He was di-
rected, if he could do so, to en-
list so men, who, as there was
no provision for the employ
ment of scouts or civilian aux
iliaries, were of necessity car
ried on the payrolls as quarter
masters employees for the mag
nificent sum of one dollar per
day. They were to provide
their own horses but were al
lowed 80 cents g day for the
use Of them, and the horses
were to be paid for by the gov
eminent if they were "expend-
ed" during the campaign. They
were equipped with saddle, bri-
die, haversack, canteen, blan-
ket, knife, tin cup, Spencer re-
peating rifle, good for seven
shots without reloading, six in
the magazine and one in the
barrel, and a heavy Colts army
revolver. There were no tents
or other similar conveniences,
and four mules constituted the
baggage train. The force was
intended to be strictly mobile,
and it was. Each man carried
on his person 140 rounds of am
munition for his rifle and 80
rounds for his revolver. The
four mules carried the medical
supplies and 1000 rounds of
extra ammunition. Each Off
Ger and man took seven days
rations. What he could not
carry ON his person was loaded
on the pack mules; scanty ra-
lions they were, too.
Forsyth Cornered
On the evening of the 18th
of September, 1868, hot on the
trail, now like a well-beaten
road, they rode through a de-
preston or ravine, which gave
entrance into a valley some two
miles wide and about the same
length. Through this valley
ran a little river, the Arickaree.
They camped on the south bank
of the river about four o'clock
in the afternoon. The horses
and men were weary with hard
riding. Grazing was good. They
were within striking distance of
the Indians now. Forsyth be-
lieved there were too many of
them to run away from such a
small body as his troop of
scouts. He was right. The In
dians had retreated as far as
they intended to.
Men like those scouts under
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-17

such circumstances slept with
their boots on. The first shot
called them into instant action.
They ran instinctively to the
picket line. A sharp fire, and
the Indians were driven off at
once. Only the pack mules got
away. No pursuit was attempt
ed, of course. Orders were
given for the men to saddle
their horses and stand by them.
In a few moments the command
was drawn up in line, each man
standing by his horses head,
bride reins through left arm,
his rifle grasped in his right
hand-ready. Scarcely had
the company been thus assem-
bled when Grover caught For
syth's arm and pointed down
the valley.
My God" he cried, look at
the Injunsrl"
In frontof them, on the right
Of them, in the rear Of them.
the hills and valleys on both
sides of the river seemed sud-
denly to be alive with. Indians.
The way to the left, by which
they had entered the valley,
was still open. Forsyth could
have made a running fight for
it and dashed for the gorge
through which he had entered
the valley. There were, appar-
emily, no Indians barring the
way in that direction. But For
syth realized instantly that for
him to retreat would mean the
destruction of his command,
that the Indians had in all prob
ability purposely left him that
way of escape, and if he tried
it he would be ambushed in the
defile and slain. That was Just
what they wanted him to do. it
was evident. That was why he
did not attempt it. He was
cornered, but he was not beaten
and he did not think he could
be. Besides, he had come for
that fight, and that fight he
was bound to have.
Whatever he was to do he
must do quickly. There was no
place to which he could 60 save
the island. That was not much
of a place at best, but it was
the one strategic point pre-
sented by the situation. Pour
ing a heavy fire into the In
dians, Forsyth directed his men
to take possession of the island
under cover Of the smoke. In
the movement everything had
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-17

was not yet entirely broken.
The horsemen were within a
few feet of the scouts, when
the seventh volley was poured
into their very faces. As a gi-
gantic wave meets a sharply
iutting rock and is parted, fall
ing harmlessly on either side
of it, so was that charge di-
vided, the Indians swinging
themselves to the sides of their
horses as they swept down the
length of the island.
Lieut.. Beecher's Death
It was a most magnificent
charge and one which for splen-
did daring and reckless hero
ism would have done credit to
the best troops of any nation
in the world. And magnifi-
Gently had it been met. Pow
ellis defense of the corral on
Piney island was a remarkable
achievement, but it was not to
be compared to the fighting of
these scouts on the little open,
unprotected heap of sand and
gravel in the Arickaree.
AS soon as the Indian horse
men withdrew, baffled and flu
rious, a rifle fire opened once
more from the banks. Lieu
tenant Beecher, who had hero
ically performed his part in the
defense, crawled over to For
syth and said:
Il have my death wound,
General. | am shot in the side
and dying
He said the words quietly
and simply, as if his communi-
cation was utterly common
place, then stretched himself
out by his wounded command
er, lying with his face upon his
arm.
mo, Beecher, no." said For
syth, out of his own anguish,
at cannot be as bad as that"
YES" said the young Off
Ger. goodnight"
There was nothing to be done
for him. Forsyth heard him
whisper a word or two of his
mother, and then delirium SUI
pervened. BY evening he was
dead. In memory of the brave
young officer, they called the
place where he had died Beech
er's island.
A second and third attack in
force was made by the Indians
but each time they were re-
pulsed.
| With nightfall the men on