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The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1922-12-22


as tlemen were common, I'm
pulse Dodd was no
hceabie figure, with his six feet odd
free money ways, and almost perpet-
unl sn,ilo
lie paused in front Of small. mar.
row store, whose one window was full
Of toys. Inside. the counter and
shelves were packed with the same
kind Of goods.
Just Santa" said Impulse, aloud.
"B'lieye I'll go in"
He closed his fingers tightly and
pushed open the door with his thumb.
stiffly extended.
Put in his thumb" he grinned, land
does he pull out a PLUMP"
In the shop were two men, the one
Ia front of the counter loud-voiced
and threatening. We'll" this one was
finishing, as Impulse entered, "Tll give
You just two more days to meet your
bill, till the day after Christmas II
you don't pay me In full then. J will
take possession"
AS the man stalked out, Impulse
raised hi. hight foot and swung 1t
back and forth thoughtfully
"Can I show you anything. sir?" he
asked a moment later, as Impulse
turned to the counter with a half-re-
gretful frown on his face. adding:
IT'S just as well you didn't do 1t, sir.
He's a very vindictive man."
THAT SO? Then l sure wish I had.
don't generally hold back on things,
but this city's getting me right scared
I've refined up unusual the last three
days. Now bout the toys. That mans
talk is so easy unraveled. reckon
you'll sell cheapr
"At almost your own price, sir.
There Is only this one Gay to sell, and
l can't hope to do enough. I've seen
failure for a week past, though for a
while 1 did hope to come out in condl-
show your"
well. not only one solitary thing In
particular, l reckon" scanning the
shelves iudicially. "They all look right
entlcing, and what didn' = buy would
make me feel sorry to look at. What'll
you take for the bunchY"
The storekeeper moved along the
counter, trying to arrange his goods
more attractiyely.
Look around all you want to-" he
said amiably And there is an easy
chair back yonder where you can sit
and rest, If you like"
Impulse followed him.
mo wonder you can't sell, If you
treat all customers like me-" he COM
planned. Nov, see here" slapping a
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1922-12-22

present By and by" he called to the
rapidly increasing crowd of urchins.
Mind. you1l owe it In part to them.
Now stampede into the streets and
alleys Of the neighborhood and corral
every boy AID girl you can find. and
bring 'em here. Just an hour from
now this store'll commence to give
out presents, and you'll all get one.
Nobody will be missed Hit the street
now, the whole lot of you except these
two"
In an hour, the door was thrown
open and the rush began, with half a
thousand whooping youngsters to make
the assault 1t was short work, the
pillaging Of the store. and In forty
minutes all was over. And then, just
as the hilarious present bearers were
scattering into every street and alley.
an automobile swerved out from the
street traffic and stopped at the curb.
In It were an old gentleman and q
lady and several girls. The gentleman
motioned some of the urchins to the
side of the car, where they were ques-
toned as to the extraordinary spec
tacle- Then few words passed be-
tween the occupants of the car. after |
which one Of the girls alighted and |
came to the store. Crawfish Bobby |
and Raggy Sally were just outside the |
door, with their arms full.
you're the little Santa's," smiled |
the young lady, as she took their
hands, land just know you had a big
AZ -
went straight to Impulse.
"hfr. Santa Claus. 1 believe. slrT'
she began.
"Why-er-no," stammered Impulse,
turning red, "oniy-er-just as 4 sort
Of advance agent named Impulse-I
mean Tommy Dodd."
The girl broke into a ringing laugh.
'Impulsei like that" she cried.
Now. Impulse Dodd. have you any
definite arrangement for the Christmas
binding engagement, /
meanT'
"N-o-o, nothing except to tramp side
walks and say 'Howdy' to every
stranger who'll let me-"
Good Then there's nothing In the
way of our invitation. You see, we're
having houseful Of company for the
holiday week, and papa and mamma
suggested that / ask you. Papa owns
a ranch out West. ana he says he
knows how stranger must feel in a
city at Christmas time, and he thinks
man who can do what you've just
lone will certainly be an acquisition to
our party. And may add we all feel
he same way. You'll Gomez There l.
'oon In our machine"
Impulse nodded. He lacked words
lifting to the occasion A week ar
house partly Gee wouldn't that be
'tun to tell the boys at the ranch
Start back the day after Christmas,
Who, Her No, street That would he
.ank foolishness. Not till the last pun
vas fired.
So ne walked out to the automobil,
With the girl, with never q thought of
he emptied store behind, or of the
misty-eyed man who could
low stock up again without the bale
al skeleton of creditor to glare at
i'm over the goods. And as Dodd en-
cred the automobile, one Of the girls
declared that she heard
i'm murmur. "And pulled out
Aurn," though she could not under.
tand why. 1t was Just sns of hss
unny wayA
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Regina picked up her ak and with
much dignity swung it again.
Il say, there. you-that tree belongs
to mer The man was coming toward
her.
Regina stopped and turned. This Is
vacant lot" she called out with as
perity.
The approaching man whistled- Ills
speed quickened. He made an invol-
untary movement to raise a cap that
In his haste he had forgotten to put
on
II beg your pardon" his voice had
lost the gruff quality. II thought you
were a man-but-that tree Is mine
brought 1t up from my fathers garden
In the South"
David Langhorn spoke rapidly. Re
gina's face was rather startling In IT.
beauty, and he had desire to cover
her embarrassment. II have taken
very special care of that tree"
VERY special" Regina said coldly.
Il have lived here a whole summer
and no one"
II don't see why you leave poor lit
tie trees around in vacant lots" Re
gina put in hurriedly, because she
felt Hike crying now that her precious
tree was taken from her.
This is my lot" Langhorn told her.
"n you had chopped 1t down"
II wasn't ehopping it down." Regina
cried Indignantly. II was going to
put 1t very carefully into this tub"
She stumbled over her words, but de-
termined to tell this very good looking
man with the red hair that she was
not female George Washington
II ordered a Christmas tree by ex-
press, and 1t didn't come. My SUM-
day school class-12 little glrls-are
expecting tree tonight In my house,
and now" Words failed Regina. |
She bit her lip and looked appealingiy |
up at Langhorn-
The man laughed because It was |
the safest thing to do for the present
And I have brought down II little
settlement boys with the same prom
marry a tree have / got.
reekoned on getting one in the VII
age"
Regina laughed. and the whole
world seemed to echo with the laugh.
Il have tried even the department
store-l" She gazed into David Lang
Iorn's eyes. II am sorry for the poor
little souls whom we are disappointing
my class worked so faithfully all
asst summer.
by Jove," David said. "I read once
Il some people who had Christmas
rec out Of doors They had great bon
Tres and the tree was lit by a thou
and candles as wen as the stars, and
Santa Claus drove up over the real
nowl Couldn't We do ..ceething like
hatf
with this treeI How perfectly
loriousT Regina, beside herself with
oy, began to shovel away a greater
Tearing. David took the shovel from
er.
MY Riddles will do that-it will be
he treat Of their lives" David |
'oked seriously at Regina. Now go {
ONE and get warmed up. "This aft c
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1922-12-22
inexperienced, They Run the ship
Aground and Arc Caught by
tho Police.

Hamburg.-A case of real piracy. I'm
which a large schooner, the Barkia,
was seized, occurred In the lower Elbe
A party of pirates boarded the yes
sci, and finding only the captain and
few members OF the crew there. took
possession ut the point OF pistols. The
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1922-12-22
Minus the Sporting Instinct.

How much Is this stock?"
Thirty cents a share. In sixty days
I'd guarantee 1t to go to $3.50 .
share"
IF you will also give me a written
contract to find a purchaser at that
price when the sixty days aSs up I'll
take a block"
"Ah, sir. I've misjudged you. 1 see
now that you are not the type of man
who'll play the game."-Birmingham
Age-Herald.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1922-12-22

that she had promised he
Sunday school class a glorious tree
and that now there was no tree fol
them.
She argued with herself that she
might have known that the New York
shops could not be relied upon to send
tree to the suburbs at so short a
notice, but that did not help the
situation.
Regina shrank from facing those 12
little girls whose smiles would vanish
In childish disappointment when they
learned that the tree they had been
promised was not to be theirs
The tears brimmed over and fell.
Regina's vision was cleared and In
the clearing she gazed directly at the
miniature FIR tree In the vacant lot
next door. A sense of keen delight
swept over Regina. After all, her chill
dren would have a treel
Some 10 minutes later Regina ap-
peared in outdoor costume. She had
put on her gymnasium suit, high rub
Der boots and her fathers great top
coat. Over a riot of curls her snug
fur cap fitted closely.
you look for all the world as If
you deserved your nickname" expostu-
lated Regina's mother. Regina, do
hope no one will see you"
Now, this nickname to which Re
gina's mother alluded with distress
had been bestowed upon the girl by
her father. 1t was Tommy-no more
and no less-Tommy And Tommy
stood for tomboy. You see, the girl
was no dollhouse flower, even If she
did teach Sunday school class and
weep with disappointment. In fact,
her father insisted that the nickname
fitted-and secretly he was proud that
1t did. For Regina was distinctly able
bodied She could ride and swim. |
She could handle 20-gauge shotgun |
and a casting rod. She was notable |
mountaineer. She could paddle a canoe |
and sail boat. And she cared a lot |
more for out-of-doors things than she
did for dances and for social functions.
Her idea Of happiness was a camp
In the woods.
There's no one for miles around"
Regina laughed. and shouldered an ak.
Unless people who live In the bunga-
low turn up-I will have the world to
myself" She picked up a big tub
with her free hand and trudged on
toward the fir tree In the vacant lot
Regina's eyes were too intent on her
mission TO see that a thin curl of
smoke was twisting from the chimney
N the bungalow that rambled In the
ot beyond the vacant one.
Regina drew near the coveted stree
inc her heart expanded lovingly.
what a little beautyt' she ex-
.iaimed half aloud.
The little tree stood not much high
II than Regina. Over its branches a
leil of smoke seemed to linger After
, moment spent In admiration the girl
put down her big tub apd began to
lear away the light fall OF ynow from
about the roots of the tree. Her ,
,heeks were glorfously red and the
,parkle in her eyes rivaled the day It. .
,eif. :
When the snow was cleared Regina :
wung the great AZ into the frozen !
.arth. The ground scarcely respond
ID to her strength. She swung O
gain. ]
"Heyl What are you doing to that c
reef" b
Regina dropped her ak and gazed
|, the direction of the deep. grufr {
-oice. A man was standing on the Il
brenda Of the bungalow. b
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1922-12-22
ELBE PIRATES SEIZE SCHOONER

vessel was headed for the sea. The
captain managed to escape and the
inexpertness of the pirates caused
them to run the vessel aground, where
II was overtaken and the pirates
placed under arrest.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1922-12-22
The MeddIers.

Meddlesome people are not neces-
sarily malicious-they may even be
well-meaning--but the harm they do
is none the less real. Knowing how
to run other peoples business Is not
always so much gift as an afIiic-
ton
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1922-12-22

Shines With Borrowed Light.
II man doesn't amount to anything
himself he boasts Of his ancestors
Boston Evening Transcript.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1922-12-22

Joe the Plodder says some fellows
always grab stool when there's
piano to be moved
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1922-12-22

How He Lost Best Friend.
Jack looks as II he had lost his
est friend"
He has: he married her."-LifeL
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1922-12-22

1t seldom occurs to the low-priced
man that the high-priced man is prob
ably earning his salary.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1922-12-22

Chicago.-Mrs. Grace Freeman, an
actress, was so pleased at obtaining q
divorce from her husband In court at
Chicago that she ran to her attorney.
Philip Davis, threw her arms around
his neck, and kissed him resounding
smack on the lips. right In front OF the
Judge and everybody.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1922-12-22
Important 70 Mothers

Examine carefully every bottle Of
CASTORIA, that famous old remedy
for infants and children, and see that 1t
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1922-12-22

GINA gazed despondently
out of the window.
A light snow was fall
ing like millions of spark
ling diamonds and pearls,
yet Regina saw nothing.
Her Christmas tree had
not comet
1t mattered not that the
day was a wonder day
and that the eve Of
Christmas was close at
hand. Nothing mattered
TO Regina save the fact
that she had nromised her
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1922-12-22

OMMY bod d. Impulse
Dodd," cattleman. was in
Chicago. with his big sale
over. And even In Chica-
go. where sightseeing cat
tlemen were common, Inn
pulse Dodd was a no
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-26

They arrested a New York bootleg
ger for carrying whisky in a baby
carriage. Well, it probably wasn't old
enough to ride in any other kind of
vehicle.-Kansas City Star.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-26

She-"Why do you call this automo'
bile True Lover"
He-"Because it never runs smooth
III
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-26

Ike Ketchum. the fellow that a mob
of u best citizens waited O. a few
nights ago for whipping his wife and
stealing his ~neighbors' chickens, took
II big dose of carbolic acid through
mistake the following morning. AL
though all the doctors of Taterhill
and Hog Creek Ford did their best,
IKE didn't die until last night.
CARB0LIC ACID: A deadly drug
nsed in killing disease germs, COM
hitting suicide and getting rid of
other infections. Bill Sans Diction.
81" Rage 212.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-26

Don't you think fatalism is silly?'
she asked. Il can't believe there is
anything in the theory that what is to
be will be-" There may be something
in it," he replied. II know whenever
take n of the girls from the office
to lunch somebody who knows my
wife will be there New Orleans
States.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-26

The organs, heart, lungs and
brains, are termed the tripod of life
Death is produced by the stoppage of
any n of the three, hence the
name. News Item. Still we have
seen plenty of men who are dead
from the neck up who didn't seem to
miss their brains.-Cincinnati Enquir-
or
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-26

Read the Wednesday issues Of The
Pleasantville Press as well as the
Saturday issues. Sent to regular sub
scribers until October first upon pay
ment of twenty-five cents additional.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-26

Reporter "And how did you get
your start. Mr.. Gotrox?" Gotrox-
Saving the pins the laundry sent
back in my shirts. Life.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-26

Joseph Orr, of Des Moines, has a
Bible just an inch square. Absolutely
worthless as a household possession
of course; you couldn't wen file the
coal bill in 1t. = Buffalo Evening
Times
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-26

Bankers and turtles must have hard
shells or they would not survive.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-26

Wonder what a chewing gum mag
nate says when he steps on a wad of
his gum?
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-26

Read the Wednesday issues of The
Pleasantville Press as well as the
Saturday issues. Sent to regular sub
scribers until October first upon pay
ment of twenty-five cents additional.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1922-04-28
ODD FELLOWS CELE
BRATE ANNIVERSARY

Elaborate plans had been perfected
by the members of the Odd Fellows
lodge at this place for the celebra-
tion of the one hundred and thirtieth
anniversary of the founding of the
order, to be held on Wednesday ev.
ening, April 26. Owing to the inclem-
ency of the weather on this particular
night the plans were somewhat cur
tailed mad an informal social evening
was enjoyed as substitute. Several
tables of whist We're played and a
program of piano numbers by Mrs.
Lou Bretzke, Miss Erma Shoemaker
and a cornet duet by Claire Mills and
James Woodward was given. The
serving of wonderfully fine lunch
con followed the games and program
A profusion of red and white car
nations which were in evidence as
decorations, were sold, at the close of
the evening and the sum realized was
placed in a fund to be used for the
purchasing cf flowers for sick men,
bers.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1922-04-28
LEGION AUXILIARY
TO BE ORGANIZED

The Auxiliary committee of the
local post of the American Legion
has met with the temporary heads OF
the Women's Auxiliary and together
they have arranged plans for COM
bined meeting of the Legion and all
women who are eligible for member
ship in the Auxiliary. This meeting
will be held at 8 o'clock on Friday
merce rooms at o'clock on Friday
evening, May 5.
The organization of the Auxiliary
will be completed first, after which al
will adjourn to the Wedum hall where
the Legion will act as host to the
women. Dancing, games, songs, spe
cial music and eats will feature tha
part of the evening. All Legionnaire'
are requested OF be present and tt
see that their mothers, sisters, wives
or daughters are there.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1922-04-28
HIGH SCHOOL TRACK
MEET ON MAY SIXTH

The High School Athletic association
has decided definitely in favor of a
track meet the first Saturday of May
for the purpose of selecting two rep
resentatives to attend the University
track meet at Missoula on May II, IL,
and 13. The weather has not been
what is desired for track work, but
the meet will take on the character
of an inter-class contest.
Captains for the different classes
have been selected and work is already
started. Arden Snyder is captain of
the freshman team; Norman Kampfer
of the sophomores; Norman Bruce of
the juniors and Oliver Kent of the
seniors. One of the spectacular fea-
lures will be the interclass mile relay
race.
On the same afternoon a track meet
for the students of the grades will
be held. There will be something Of
interest in the form Of contests all
afternoon. The teachers in the grades
will hold elimination contests among
their students each day next week so
the best will work for honors on that
day.
1t is planned to hold the track meet
IN the city baseball park so that the
crowd can be Accommodated.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1922-04-28
SERIOUS ACCIDENT AT
LOU CH0UlNARD HOME
Mrs. Chouinard Narrowly Escapes
Death From Kick by Horse.
Slowly Recovering.

Mrs. Lou Chouinard narrowly es-
capped death a few days ago on the
Chouinard ranch near Baylor, when
she was kicked in the head by horse
while assisting her husband in cor
railing a bunch of stock. Mrs. Chou
inard had stopped over to place a pan
of oats on the ground when the horse
struck at her, the hoof striking her
back of the ear, badly lacerating one
of her ears and knocking her ancon
scious, where she was found by her
husband some time later. She was
unconscious several hours, and is still
in a very critical condition, although
she has very good chance Of recov,
cry should no complications set in.
Her injuries are so severe that ii
rss been impossible to move her W
t. the present writing. This is the
third time that Mrs. Chouinard has
been injured by a horse.
Mrs. Chouinarl worked in Glasgow
fo the past two v"ais as deputy clerk
and recorder an! only returne l to tie
l...,ch shor, tim. ago. She has the
sym: s,hy and b.s; wishes of q large
number of Glasgow friends.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1922-04-28
HUNGARIAN PHEASANTS
ARRIVE IN GLASGOW
New Game Birds Released on State
Game Preserve Wednesday. Are
Hardy Species.

Hungarian partridges, portion of
a shipment of 1880 birds which left
Hamburg, Germany, on April 18th,
arrived in Glasgow Wednesday morn
ing and were received by w. w. Ma
bee, secretary of the Glasgow Rod and
Gun club. There were nine pairs in
the Glasgow shipment and when the
birds arrived here they were all in
good condition except two, one being
dead and one partly crippled. The
birds were released the same after
noon they were received on the Cherry
Creek state game preserve northwest
Of town.
There were $40 pairs altogether
shipped from Europe for Montana, but
II birds were lost in transit, whether
at sea or between here and New York
City, is not known.
The birds have been purchased by
the state game and fish commission
to replenish the game stock lost by
indiscriminate cunning in the early
days.
This species of bird has been tried
out in the east but the experiments
have not met with satisfactory re.
suits, but in Washington the results
have been highly gratifying. These
birds, it is said, are fast multiplying ir
Spokane county, Washington, and
many have migrated into Idaho. The
shipment to Montana is said to be the
largest shipment of Hungarian part.
ridges to America. Some of the birds
were shipped at New York direct te
other parts of the state.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1922-04-28
EX-GOVERNOR NORRIS
WILL NOT Be CANDIDATE
Declines to Enter the Democratic Pri.
maries for United States
Senator.

Former Governor Edwin L. Norris
has definitely declined to enter the
primaries as candidate on the Dem
ocratic ticket for the nomination for
United States senator, according to a
letter written by him to William M.
Bole, editor of the Great Falls Tri-
bune. r.
The former state executive had been
prominently mentioned in connection
with the senatorial nomination during
the past several months, and at the
state wide meeting of Democrats in
Helena recently leaders from every
part of Montana urged that he be re-
quested to enter the race. Great Falls
Democrats in attendance at the gath
ering were instructed to call on Mr..
Norris and endeavor to induce him to
become candidate, and numerous
others who have been mentioned in
connection with the contest joined in
the hope that Mr.. Norris would con-
slider the proposal favorably.
AS result of these overtures, Mr..
Norris has written Mr.. Bole, definitely
declining to become a candidate and at
the same time expressing his appre-
citation of the honor bestowed upon
him by the Democrats of Montana in
indicating desire that he do so.
Former Governor Norris is a mem.
ber Of the legal firm of Norris, Hurc
Rhoades and Hallett of this city, anc
it is understood he is loathe to leave
his law practice.