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The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-11-17
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The sur vas slanting low, throwing
deep shadows from the hills into the
little valley with it's chattering, milk
white stream, softening the scars Of
h mountains with their great refuse
dumps; reminders Of hopes Of twenty
years before and as bare of vegeta-
ton as in the days when the pick and
CAD and drill Of the prospector tore
the rock loose from Its hiding place
under the surface of the ground. The
scrub pines Of the almost barren
mountains took on a %fiuffier, softer
tone; the jutting rocks melted away
into their own shadows 1t was a pic
ture of peace and of memories.
And it had been here that Thornton
F%airChild, back in the ninetieS, had
dreamed his dreams and fought his
fight. A sudden cramping caught the
sons heart, and it pounded with some
thing akin to fear. The old fOrebOd-
ing Of his fathers letter had come
upon him, the mysterious thread of
that elusive, intangible Thing great
enough TO break the will and resist
ance of a strong man and turn him
into a weakling-silent, white-haired
sitting by a window, waiting for
death What had it been? Why had
it come upon his father? How could
it be fought? He brushed away the
beady p~erspiration with q gesture al
most OF anger, then with a look of re-
lief, turned in at a small white gate
toward a big, rambling building which
proclaimed itself, by the sign on the
door, to be Mother Towards boarding
house.
A moment of waiting, then he faced
a gray-haired. kindly faced woman,
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-11-17
THE KEY

The Fairies" said Daddy, "were
busy doing up packages for the Fairy
Wondrous Secrets and the Dreamiand
King. He was sitting ON his favorite
loud waiting for these packages.
His friend, the Sandman, had al
eady bcen around and his other friend,
Prince sleep, had followed shortly
sftcr.
The fairies were hurrying as fast
rs they could, but they had so many
nackagcS they wanted to give this eve
ming to the Dreamland King.
at last they were all ready. Every
package was done up most beautifully
and the Dreamland King had "A great
big load.
"'All pleasant dreams, so they won't
% too hard to carry he said as lie
tartcd of.
That's the way they arc the fair
.os answered.
And the Fairy Wondrous Secrets
added:
There are some fine dreams In
,heSo packages
"Just then there came a great noise
ana then a huge door opened.
at opened right out from the Secret
Room OF the fairies TO the Dreamland
Kings fav0rite cloud.
There IS Il piSSageway which runs
between this room and the cloud, and
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-11-17

who stared at him with wide-open
eyes as she stood, hands or hips, be-
fore him.
Don't you tell me I don't know
you'll II you amt q Fairchild, I'll
never feed another miner corned beef
and cabbage as long as I live Amt
you, nowY" she persisted, "ain't you a
F%airchildT"
The man laughed In spite of him
self. "You guessed It,"
you're Thornton Fairchild's boy !"
She had reached out for his handbag,
and then, bustling about him, drew
him into the big "parlor." Didn't /
know you the minute / saw you?
Land, you're the picture Of your dad!
Sakes alive. how Is he"
There was a moment OF silence.
Fairchild found himself suddenly halt
ing and boyish as he stood before her.
"He's-he's gone, Mrs. Howard"
Dead" She put up both hands.
ut don't seem possible. And me re-
membering him looking just like you,
full Of life and strong and"
Our pictures of him are a good deal
different. IL guess you knew him
when everything was all right for him.
Things were different after he got
home again"
Mother Howard looked quickly
about her, then with a swift motion
closed the door.
son." she asked in a low voice,
didn't he ever get over IT."
"ItT Fairchild felt that he stood
on the threshold of discoveries. "What
| do you meanT"
Didn't he eve tell you anything,
SOM"
swell, there wasn't any need to-"
| But Mother Towards sudden embar-
rassment, her change Of color, told
Fairchild II wasn't the truth. "He just
had a little bad luck out here, that
was oil. IIis-hls mine plnched out
just when he'd thought he'd struck II
rich-or something like that"
"Are you sure that is the truthi"'
For n second they faced each other,
Robert Fairchild serious and intent,
Mother Howard looking ut him with
eyes defiant, yet compassionate. Sud
denly they twinkled. the lips broke
from their straight line into q smile,
and q kindly old hand reached out to
take him by the arm.
Don't you stand there and try to
tell Mother Howard she don't know
what she's talking about" came In
tones Of mock severity. Hear mel
Now, you get up them steps and wash
up for dinner. Take the first room on
the right. It's a nice, CHEEKY place"
In his room, Fairchild tried not to
think. His brain was becoming too
crammcd with queries, with strange
happenings and with a%ggravatlng mys-
ticlsms Of the life into which his IA
theirs death had thrown him to per-
NIT clearness OF vision. Even I'm
| Mother Howard he had not been eh.s
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-11-17
"Rodaine's a rattlesnake. His
sons a rattlesnake."
CTO BE C~ONTINUED.)
New Type Of Power Shovel.


1t has long been recognized that, to
meet certain conditions, a gasoline
driyen power shovel would have adj
vantages over machines using other
forms Of power. Many attempts have
been made, patterned mostly after the
steam shovel, to adapt gasoline power
to this type Of machine, but all Of
them have been open to criticism.
Now, however, a new type Of gasoline
power shovel, described In Popular
Mechanics, has been placed on the
market which Is q radical departure
from the accepted designs. In this
machine. which has successfully
passed It's preliminary trials, all pow.
er is supplied from one slow-speed
gasoline engine, and there are 20 mo.
tors, engines or clutches on the boom,
The dipper can be put through any
motions possible with the steam shov-
ell, ever to the shaking of the dipper
to free 1t Of sticky material. The
boom may be raised or lowered In the
usual manner, while the swing Is con-
trOlled by q separate clutch. The
shovel is mounted 5n tractor treads
and Is se~lf-propelled.
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CHAPTER ~

Wonderment which got nowhere.
The sherif"s a returned before Fair
child reached the bottom of the grade,
and again stopped to survey the scene
of defeat.
Dangerous character?' Fairchild
hardly knew why he asked the qpes-
ton. The sheriff smiled grimly.
IF it was the fellow we were after,
he was plenty dangerous. We were
trailing him on word from Denver
described the car and said he'd pulled
a daylight hold-up IN a pay-wagon
for the Smelter company-so when
the car went through Golden, we took
up the trail a couple Of blocks behind.
He kept the same speed for a little
while until n Of my deputies got a
little anxious and took q shot at a
tire. Man, how he turned on the juice I!
I thought that thing was a Jack rabbit,
the way it went up the hill I guess
it's us back to the Office"
The automobile went its way then,
and Fairchild his, still wondering.
And SO thoroughly did the incident en-
gross him that 1t was not until a truck
had come to a full stop behind him,
and a driver mingled a shout with the
footing of his horn, that he turned to
allow It's passage.
Didn't hear you, old man." he apol-
ogized. Gould you give a fellow a
lift?"
"Guess So" It was friendly, ever
though a bit disgruntled; "hop on"
And Fairchild hoped, once more to
sit on the tailboard, swinging his legs,
but this time his eyes saw the ever
changing scenery without noticing 1t.
In spite Of himself, Fairchild found
himself constantly staring at q vision
Of a pretty girl in a riding habit, with
dark-brown hair straying about
equally dark-brown eyes, almost fren.
zied in her efforts to change a tire in
time to elude a pursuing sheriff. Some
way, 1t all didn't blend. If she hadn't
committed some sort Of depreciation
against the law, why on earth was she
willing to part with ten dollars, mere
ly to save a few moments in changing
a tire and thus elude a sheriff? If
there had been nothing wrong, could
not q moment of explanation have sat
listed anyone Of the fact?
1t was too much for anyone, and
Fairchild knew 1t. Yet he chung grim
ly to the mystery as the truck clat.
tered on, mile after mile. A small
town gradually was coming into view.
A mile more, then the truck stopped
with a jerk.
"Where you bound for, pardnerf'
"Ohadi."
"That's IT, straight ahead. I turn
off here. Miner?"
Fairchlld shrugged his shoulders
and nodded noncommittally.
"Just thought I'd ask. Plenty OF
work around here for single and
double jackers. Things are beginning
to look up n bit-at least In silver"
Thanks. Do you know a good place
to stop"
"Yeh. Mother Towards boarding
house. Everybody goes there, sooner
or later. You'll see 1t on the left-hand
side OF the street before you get to
the maiA block. Good old girl; knows
how to treat anybody In the mining
game from operators on down. She
was here when mining was mining! !"
Fairchild lifted his bag from the
rear Of the vehicle. waved a farewell
to the driver and started into the vii
lage. And then the vision Of the Cir
departed, m~omentarily, to give place
10 other thoughts, other pictures, Of q
day long gone
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-11-17

the huge door is at the end af the
raSSageWay.
"'Well. we'll, WELL said a voice. 4
had Il great time hurrying TO get here.
| want to go around tonight, too.
IL rushed from my special home 20
the room where the fairies do up their
packages for the Dreamland King, and
| found them all gone.
"Dear me, | was afraid | was too
late. Yes, l want to go around, too.
I'VE been treated SO much better OF
ate
ado come around said the Dream
land King.
"'Oh yes said the Fairy Wondrous
Secrets, you surely must go. Where
have you been all this timer
"'NNe'vc not seen you for ages
"'Not for ages agreed all h
fairies.
mot for ages said the Dreamland
King.
"'Of course, my name is Key. My
middle name is To-spelled in just
that simple way. And my third name
IS Happiness.
".As you can see, fairies and Won
drous Secrets and Dreamland King, /
look something like an enormous key
and something like q brownie, and
something like a gnone, and something
like M elf.
but ! dress In such n way SO as
10 look Ike a key. This is my favor
Ito costume
"And indeed he did look like a key
very much like q big alive key.
"'You wonder why you have not seen
me in a long time Key continued.
81 will explain to you. AS you know
and MS I've said, my whole name Is
Key To Happiness. And l live up to
my name.
Tin really the key to happiness,
for | explain what makes happiness.
I cannot DO 1t alone. People have to
have understanding, you know.
~ explain, though, that so many
simple things maize happiness. | tell OF
my friends Kind Words, Judge Just
Praise, Miss Hate-Gossip-So. She has
a ,strangc name. She will not change
It though, because she says her name
explains her feelings. She does hate
gossip so! That is the truth. She
won't listen TO a word Of 1t!
"'Then ! have so many other friends,
such as Sister sympathy, Grille Gen
erosity and Brother Bravery.
zone OF my bet friends is Uncle
Unselfshness. tt n there is Merry
Nature and Susy Smiles. They're the
learest little pals.
~ try to introduce them when l go
bout. / try TO tell that they're close.
close friends OF mine.
81 also want to explain that I'm
.ot SO hard to know. Any n can be-
,ome a real friend Of mine, and the Sc
cret isn't hard to learn. will tell
them as they sheep that l am about
with my friends whenever they want
me, and ever though they cannot ac-
tually see me they can feel that I'm
around.
"'But sometimes I'm showed away
SO far that l almost get lost. Yes, Key
To Happiness almost gets lost when
people pay no attention to him and act
as though he were ONE one much too
unusual TO know.
"Ilut I'll ne ter really get lost-Oh
no only sometimes showed back a bit,
but now | am going off with you.
Dreamland King. Yes. am ready to
part now!"
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a girl In whipcord riding habit ana
close-pulled cap fdgeted first on one
tsn-clad foot, then on the other, anx
lOusly watching the road behind her
and calling constantly for speed.
At last the Job was finished, the girl
fastening the useless shoe behind the
machine while Fairchild frightened the
last OF the Jugs. Then as he straight
ened, a small figure shot to his side.
took the wrench from his hand and
sent 1t, with the other tools, clatter-
ing into the tonneau. A tiny hand
went into q pocket, something that
crinkled was showed into the mans
grasp, and while he stood there gasp
ing, she Ieaped to the drivers seat,
slammed the door, spun the starter
until II walned. and with open cut.
oEt roaring again. was Off and away,
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-11-17

The first machine gun was invented
by nj. du Perron Of Lyons. France. II
was rejected by Louis XVI rs bein.
too murderous,
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-11-17
I HE


EYNOPSIS.-At Thornton Fair
child's death his son Robert learns
there has been a dark period In
his fathers life which for almost
thirty years has caused him suffer-
ing. The secret Is limited at In q
document left by the elder Fair
child, which also Informs Robert
he Is now cwner Of a mining claim
in Colorado, and advising him to
see Henry Beamish, a lawyer.
Beamish tells Robert his claim, a
silver mine, is at Ohadi. thirty
eight miles from Denver. He also
warns him againnt a certain man,
. "Squint" Rodaine, his fatner's en-
envy. Robert decides 10 10 TO Ohsdi.
New Britain herald., 1922-03-30
HEALTH BOARD FOR
 PRESENT PAY SCALE
Recommendation of Common Council For 10 Per Cent Reduction Is
 Turned Down.

The health board voted last night 10 recommend that salaries be allowed to stand at their present figure, re- Jecting the recommendation Of the common council for 10 per cent cut The action was taken on motion of Commissioner Samuel Hinchliffe, sec onded by Commissioner T. II. Mckee The resignation of Sanitary Inspector Dewey Selander was accepted.
 Following is the salary schedule which the department proposes to operate under for the next year;
 pr. Fred P. Lee. superintendent 1A8.01 per week; Dr. C. R. Witte, meat inspector. SS3.65 per week; First Sanitary Inspector John A. Dolan, $2s.S4 per week; Second Sanitary ln- spector Thomas H. Crowley. $o5 per week; Third Sanitary Inspector Dewey Selander, $23.07 per week; City Bac- teriologist Miss Edith Brooks, S2S.S4; Office Clerk Mrs. Gertrude V. Bowen, 323.07 per week; Tony Calabresc. jan itor at municipal slaughter house, $2i.15 per week; Rocky Hill Sana- torium: Mrs. A. c. Skozyas, superin- tendent, $50 per week. Misses Minnie Jackson and Christine MacCormack, Nurses, $l7.30 per week: Catherine Cleary, laundress, s12 per week; Mrs. l.. Steehrman, cook. SIP per week; James Waddell. janitor. SIP per week. and Anna Sanko, ward attendant, sl0 per week.
New Britain herald., 1922-03-30
City Items

Walter Camp health records. c. l.. Pierce Co.-advt.
 Viking A. c. dance at Danceland Friday eve, March 31st Trinity Bac- chanalian Orchestra.-advt
 Vote for Googel for Councilman, Fourth Ward.-advt.
 The Home Missionary Dept. of the Woman'a association of the Soutf church will meet Friday afternoon at o'clock at the home of Mrs. William H. Hart of 56 Lexington street. Rev 6herrod Soule of Hartford, will speak on 'The Interlocking of Our Denom- national Missionary Societies" A social hour will follow the meeting
 McKone tires, better than 20,o0' miles. R. M. Healey, Fl Church St Phone 2750.--advt.
 By the will of the late Thomas F. O'Brien, the entire estate is left tt the mother of the deceased, Mrs Catherine O'Brien.
 We have been selling you Hats fol twenty years Come again. The Conn Hat Co.,, The Arcade--advt
 Miss Pauline Richards, clerk of the board of assessors. will leave that Of dce Saturday. She will be married to pr. s. W. Irving. Miss Eleanor Perry will succeed Miss Richards. Fourth Ward.-advt.
 Meet me at Schmarr's for dinner advt.
New Britain herald., 1922-03-30
CITY COURT DOCKET
Eleven Cases on Short Calendar for Session Tomorrow Afternoon-Be- gins at 2:3O O'Clock.

The following cases, eleven in num- Der. are scheduled to come up be- fore the short calendar session of the city court at 2:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon:
 John Aushanas, ct al., by M. w. Rosenberg and Freedman, vs. United Lithuanian society, by R. r. Gaffney permission to examine books and by laws of the defendant corporation; LaSalle Extension University, by A. W. Upson, vs. Silas Lynch by M. w. Rosenberg, bond for prosecution and argument of demurrer; Seconda M. Ravizza, by J. G. Woods vs. Farmers Milk Co.,. ct al, by Gaffney and Kelly. Judgment; Louisa Ra1izza, by J. G Woods vs. Farmers Milk Co., ct al., by Kelly and Kirkham, Cooper, Hun- gerford and Camp, judgment: Mike Bobrezny, by David l.. Nair, vs. Cohen | Raymond. Inc, by Lawyer Stoner permission to file substituted com plaint: Waslaw Ezekiel, by Stanley J Traceski. vs. Karol Buczk kowski, by Henry Nowicki, pleading by defend ant; Gustav Potz, by David l.. Nair VI. Concetta Rocco. by M. A. Sexton default for failure to plead: Bearson- Kapstein Bros, by A. w. Upson. vs Maurice D. Glazier, by w. M. Green stein. default; David Fransen, by Da. vid L. Nair, vs. Jess Beloin, by M. A Sexton; Otto Kent, by David l.. Nair VI. Louis Lockwood, by w. F. Man. gan. default for failure to plead Simmons Storage Battery, by J. G Woods, vs. Albert Halpern, by David |. Nair, judgment for failure to com ply with order of court.
New Britain herald., 1922-03-30
MADDEN MURDERERS
 DENIED NEW TRIAL
Rein and Bcssler, Now Serving Lifc Sentences, Lose Appeal to
 Supreme Court.

Fred Klein and William Bessler, now serving life sentences in Wethers- field prison for the murder of Cap tain William F. Madden, guard at the Cheney Silk Mills in Manchester on January 80, l9l9 were both de- nicd the right to separate trials in a decision handed down by the su- prcme court yesterday. The men were sentenced for second degree murder for their part In the killing.
 The motion for separate trial was filed at the time that five Of the gang indicted for first degree murder, were found guilty Of second degree murder by n jury and Judge Warner. The motion was denied and an appeal taken saying that the denial was an injustice to the men.
 One point raised in the appeal was that number of jurors were ac- cepted improperly. It stated that some of the men who served on the jury at the time of tho trial were accepted after they had read ac- counts of the case in tho newspapers and had already formed opinions when accepted.
 The supreme court decided that this question of disqualification was one that should be decided by the courts best discretion at the time that they were accepted.
 Another point raised was that they had not intended 10 resist arrest by the use of revolvers in their posses sion The supreme court answered this by saying that the killing was done by member of the gang and the thought was uppermost in the minds of all of them to use their firearms collectively if necessary to effect their escape. and they were all equally guilty with the one who fired the fatal shot.
New Britain herald., 1922-03-30
UGH! COD LIVER
American Relief Sends Wagon Through Streets of Moscow Dis- pensipg This Medicine.

Moscow, March 3o.--The "cod liver oil man" is the latest addition to the picturesque sights of Moscow's streets for which the American relief admin istration is responsible. After the fashion of the once-familiar milk man, he drives around daily a huge cask mounted on a truck, his route including all the day nurseries and children's homes.
 He has no need to cry his wares, for the authorities are on the lookout for him and come with pails which they fill under the spigot, with never a thought of the price" for there is no charge.
 The reports of the relief admins tration, however, make no mention of the children's delight at the sight of the truck or of their gratitude to the kind Americans for this particular :, form of relief.
New Britain herald., 1922-03-30
PUBLICITY STUNTS
London Newspapers Use Ingenious Methods to Increase Their Circula- tion Among Readers.

London, March 3o.-Various Lon don newspapers engaged in a battle for circulation supremacy are using ingenious methods to gain new sub scribers. Some have offered to new subscribers insurance against nearly every conceivable risk, including humps, typhoid, sudden death or even loss of laundry. And now the Daily News announces that not only the family man taking the News, but his wife and all their children under 16 years of age, will be insured gratis.
 The Morning Post is adding ne" features and eloquently reneWs us promise to become the premier news paper of England.
 The Daily Telegraph is displaying enterprise by arranging to distribute it's final edition in Paris before break fast through special airship service from London.
New Britain herald., 1922-03-30
TO WED ORDINARY MAN
Sister of King Christian of Denmark Reported About to Marry Officer of Guards.

Copenhagen, March 80 (By Associ- ated Press--It is understood the Princess Thyra sister of King Chris guards, not of the nobility.
 They are said to have fallen in love with each other several years ago but the king had steadfastly refused to consent to their marriage. The marriage of Princess Mary of England to Viscount Lascelles, commoner, however is reported to have changed the kings attitude.
 Princess Thyra was born March IA, 1880. She was the second daughter of King Frederick who died in 1912.
New Britain herald., 1922-03-30

Tn habitants of Jutland are be- lieved to be the most nearly gen uine specimens of the old Danlsh stock. ".-.".
New Britain herald., 1922-03-30
DR. COOMBS
NATUREOPATHIC PHYSICIAN AND
 CHIROPRACTOR

office Hours: S:3O to 1:3O A. NJ.
 100 to 500 F. NJ.
 Lady Assistant, 9:3O to ii: 80 A. NJ.
 1:l5 to 4:30 F. NJ.
 If suffering from results of Pneu- mona, the Flu or old Colds, a few of my treatments will restore health, pep and vitality. All pressure upon the nerve tissue is relieved and the Violet Rays build pure, rich blood. There are no treatments like these for undeveloped and weakly children, or for poor blood circulation. These treatments cure Asthma, Bronchial, Chest and Lung Diseases, Nervous condition, the Heart, Stomach, Liver, Kidneys Male and Female conditions, the Skin or Old Sores and no failures in Neuritis, Sciatica or any form of Rheumatism.
 No additional charge for electric treatments, electric light baths or anything used to complete the cure. Working people and families are treated for $1.50 per treatment.
New Britain herald., 1922-03-30

One of the stunts for dstin- gushed visitors in Silesa is to be served with tea in the salt mines, thousands of feet below the ground.
New Britain herald., 1922-03-30

In the Cambria coal field of Wy oming small quantities of gold and silver arc said to be present in the coal veins.
New Britain herald., 1922-03-30

Don't forget to vote tomorrow, J. M, kulper for councilman Ill Sixth Waro' -advt.