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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-01-30

FOR SALE-Schoo] supplies of all
kinds, writing tablets, pencils,
fountain pens, ana everything for
the school room. Pioneer Station
cry House, 403 Beltrami avenue:
Phone 1881. iO-22tf
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-01-30
CLASSIFIED Department
WOOD SAWING---75es4 per- cord.
Fred Vanguard. Phone 100. 12-27tf

WOOD SAWING--75esss per- cord.
Fred Marquard. Phone 100. 12-271f
WANTED-House work, or dish
washing; in hotel or restaurant.
-. Call Erickson Hotel. 2t1-30
WANTED-To hear from owner of
good farm for sale. State cash
price, full particulars. D. F. Bush,
Minneapolis, MINI. 49, 10t3-30
Want to hear from owner having farm
for sale; give particulars and low
est price. John J. Black, Minnesota
street, Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin.
3t1-23 2-4-2-11
YOUNG MEN, Women, over II, de-
string government positions, $3.50
monthly, write for free list Of posi-
tons now open. R. Terry Former
Civil Service examiner, 119 Con-
tinental Bldg, Washington, D. C.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-01-30

FOR RENT-Store now occupied by
ourselves. Will subdivide. Peoples
Cooperative store. 12-29tt
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-01-30
FOR RENT

FOR RENT-Ali or part of store in
New Kaplan bldg. Apply at office
of building. l2-29t1
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FOR RENT-One modern warm room
suitable for one or two. Phone
80. 515 Bemidji ave. 1-11tt
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-11-23
HartIand Grange

Hartland Grange gave It's children
an enjoyable evening when ffty-two
grangers and q children met at Il
regular meeting Saturday evening
Nov Is. After the regular routine OF
business was enacted, the hall was
opened to the children who gave the
following interesting program: March
ing and singing by the children; in
strumental music, Ailene Seekins
recitation, Thanksgiving, Edna With
ee story, Linwood Haseltine; Thanks
giving song, four girls; recitation
Clyde Lewis; recitation. Edith Lewis ;
song, My Kitty. Grace and Hazel
Chapman; Gypsy Dance, Mary Pink
ham; doll show five little girls. Re
freshments of cornballs, popcorn
fudge and apples were served and
games played by the children. Don't
forget the illustrated lecture by Mrs
Watson of Skowhegan next Saturday
evening, Nov. s5th and also young
folks night, Dec. .. when Squire Jud-
kins PAIRING Bee will be held
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kcnnebec Valley Grange

The regular meeting of Kennebcc
Valley Grange. Madison, was held Noy.
Is. The program after the regular
business included a song by choir, pa
per, The Origin Of Thanksgiving, An
geline Hilton. reading Song of Glad
ness. Mary Dinsmorc; reading, The
First Thanksgiving Day, Sadie Gray;
reading, Thanksgiving Pie, Sadie
Qnimby. song, When I'm Gone You'll
Soon Forget. Fred Dinsmore; story,
Alvin Hilton, reading. Thank giying
Day j. f. Chandler; piano solo, Even
ming Chimes. Agnes Brown; reading
The Bill of Fare, Harry Gray; reading
by Harvey, Quimby. Degree work
will be given Dec 18th At the next
meeting Dec. 2, will be election of
officers The Grange will hold box
social next Saturday evening. Each
member can invite two friends. Adj
mission fee of BE will be charged
each LADY who does not bring a box.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-11-23
NEWPOR1lANO FARMERS
HAVE FINE STOCK
Farmers Who Purchased Macintosh
Whips Give Good Reports

East New Portland, Nov. 2O.-The
farmers in this vicinity who purchas-
ed Macintosh Whips, thru the Farm
Bureau last spring have reported that
they are doing finely. Among the
men who got them are :Thurston
TIutchins, IS; G. h. walker, IL; H.
=. Jones, 30 and {. A. Mckinney 100
The apple crop was light and badly
hit by the frost The potato cron
was also light.
There is some fine stock in the mel
ghborhood and the farmers are en-
deavoring to improve it all the time
Thurston Hutchns has a fine herd OF
Jerseys started. headed by register
ed Jersey bull. He also has re-
gistered heifer. II. Pa Jones has a
herd of Jersey and Durhams.
A. X. p Edwards has a registered
Jersey bull and large herd OF Jer-
sey and Durham cows
c. p. Walker recently sold pair
of Durham oxen to Benjamin Saw.
age. Jr., and has bought pair of full
Hooded Durham steers.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-11-23
A Market Day for Skowhegan

Il. T. Goodrich has left at our Of
fee copy of a western paper In
which appears an account of Market
Day The idea as carried out in
this western town seems to be day
once week or once month on
which farmers make special effort
TO be in town with farm products
to sell. Could Skowhegan have a
day of this kind profltably?
If we were to carry out the idea
farmers ,on the day designated could
assemble with their teams in Railroad
Square and the townspeople could
do their shopping with them, The
independent Reporter would be pleas
ed to hear from its readers. especially
from its farmer readers on the ques-
ton.
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Ladies' al the Helm

At the last regular meeting of
Skowhegan Grange ladies night was
observed with Mrs G.. w Goodrich,
presiding AZ master. Mrs. John
Chase occupied the lecturers chair.
An enjoyable program was presented
which included two songs by Il. c.
Tarbox accompanied by Miss Efe NJ.
Nye. How to make work in the
home much easier" was discussed by
Charles Cleveland, C. Davis Miller, W.
b. Whittier, Y. A. Withee and Mrs.
Kate c. Hill. A violin solo was play
ed by Royce Tuscan accompanied by
Mrs. Fred Tuscan; Charles Beaulier
sang accompanied by Mrs. Theodule
Pomelow; J. W. Fogler spoke upon
the coal problem. Readings were
given by Mrs. Kate e. Hill. Mrs. l.. G.
Stevens, Mrs. Nellie L. Hill and r. r
Patten gave suggestions on health
Mrs. Tina Morgan sang Sing Me to
Sleep" accompanied by Mrs. Tuscan
remarks were made by c. d. Miller
and Mrs. Pomelow closed the program
with a song. Popcorn was served. Al
the next meeting to be held noxt
Wednesday evening the first and sec
ond degrees will be conferred and d
short farce will be given. The Amer
lean Legion will not be entertained nj
that time as previously planned.
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NJ. Adams TRANCE

\ very pleasing meeting of St Al
bans Grange was held Saturday, Nov.
Is. II being an educational meeting,
The superintendent OF schools, teach
ers. pupils and school board were
guests. The forenoon was entirely
Grange work but in the afternoon the
following program was given which
will speak for itself Opening so!ss,
America; demonstrations OF different
classes from the schools were as fol-
lows, primary reading, pupils of Prim-
ary school, Miss Elliott. teacher; some
work in technical grammar. Hopkins
school, Mrs Ellis, teacher; geography
work, Merrill school. Miss Ieald,
teacher; physical exercise with music,
Magoon school, Miss Wentworth,
teacher: mental arithmetic to have
been given by Five Corners school. but
only one child vas present so Mr..
Clifford gave some work to all the
children present Mrs. Elsie Emery
of the Grammar school had an excel
lent paper on Our Profession Growth,
and Miss Irene Libby one on The
Course of Study. Mr.. Clifford spoke
on the duties OF his work also gener-
ally of the school work which WAS
given m his very efficient way. There
were remarks by several of the mem-
bers.
Next Saturday evening will be 4
Farm and Home meeting which prom
Uses to be very helpful one as out
lined d our lecturer, Mrs. Susie
Lucas.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-11-23
Canaan Grange

Canaan Grange observed Gentle
mems Night at the last regular meet
ing, November 10th The following
gentlemen filled the officers chairs:
master, Horace Bean; oyerseer, Fred
ROlfe; lecturer. Henry Manson. ste
ward, T. J. Moody; chaplain, Elyin
Richardson; assistant steward. Har-
old Salisbury; treasurer Fred Mason
secretary. Arthur Davis; gate keeper
VIM. Nelson; Ceres. Everett Cooley;
Pomona, Alton Goodridge; Flora, Ellie
Salisbury; L. A. steward, Fuller Crock
err. After the business session, the
lecturer presented a fine literary pro
gram. Song, choir, reading, NJ. Leo
Ma Cooley; song, Pearl Salisbury; vo-
cal duet, Elsie Salisbury and Alice
Salisbury; reading Maude Nelson; re-
marks. Horace Bean; song, Encie Tib-
belts; reading, Sadie Mason; song
choir. Refreshments OF hot butter
ed popcorn, candy and apples were
served and social hour enjoyed al
the close of the meeting.
Election of officers will occur at the
next regular meeting, December 7th
There will also be harvest supper
served by the Elm street supper com
mittep
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Somerset County Agricultural News

enterprises, as a basis for arriving at
farm problems in the county and as
an aid in formulating future plans of
extension work.
The two projects under Orchards are
comparative fertilization demonstra-
tions and grating demonstrations.
The first of these aims to demonstrate
that the yigor and productiYeness of
apple trees can be increased and the
quality of the fruit can be improved
by fertilizing the trees with Nitrate
of Soda or Nitrate of Soda and Acid
Phosphate The second project
demonstrates proper methods of graft
ing. and encourages the top working
of inferior varieties of apple trees.
The only poultry project to be car
ried this year is the chick raising
demonstrators. These purpose to
demonstrate to poultrymen of the
community that early Matched chicks
from properly mated hens. brooded
and reared correctly, will grow better
the pullets will mature earlier and lay
more fall and winter eggs and are
therefore more profitable than late
Matched chickens.
This covers the plan for the years
work. OF course there are one or
two demonstrations which were only
desired by one community. and there
fore will be held but not included in
the plan OF work. 1t seems as if this
is mighty good program, and prom
Uses. like the old definition of educa-
ton. something for everybody, and
everything for somebody.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-11-23
Grange Mt COrnvllle

Ladies' Night at Wesserunsett
Grange was observed Saturday even
ing, November Is. The meeting in
charge of the lady officers was much
enjoyed by all present The follow
ing program was presented: piano so
10. Winifred Gardner: Pantomine,
AN Interrupted Courtship;" reading.
Annie Haley: farce, reading, Emma
Smith, tableau. Home Sweet Home" !;
reading, Mrs. Lyman Scribner; piano
solo. Winifred Gardner AT the close
of the meeting a delicious chicken
pie supper was served in the dining
hall followed by a social hour. \
fish pond created much merriment
during the social hour.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-11-23
Somerset Grange Mt NOrridgeWock

On Thursday evening Of last week.
Mrs Kate Ellis of Fairfield officially
visited Somerset Grange as District
Deputy. Other guests for the even
ing were Mr.. and Mrs. Alyinza Whit
comb. Mr.. and Mrs Thompson OF
New Sharon. Mr.. and Mrs. John
Chandler and several others from Mad
ieon. and other guests from Chester
vile and Pennington. At $50 pic
mic supper was served to about one
hundred and fifty after which occur
red the business meeting and the con
ferring of the third and fourth de
grees upon class of candidates The
inspecting officer, Mrs. Ellis gave very
interesting and instructive remarks for
the good of the order and compliment
ed Somerset Grange upon its prosper
Gus condition. Pleasing remarks
were also made by the other guests
At the close of the meeting an "Old
Folks Concert was given by twenty
five members of Somerset Grange I'M
der the direction of Mrs. Gladys Cros-
by as chairman of the committee of
entertainment for the evening. The
whole affair was very enjoyable and
the number present showed the inter-
est that is being taken in the Grange
at present. The lecturer, Mrs. Gladys
Crosby and the other officers of the
order have worked hard to interest
the members and ii must be very graf
flying to them TO see the result OF
their efforts.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-11-23

S. d., Slightly dirty.
d., Dirty.
V. d., Very dirty.
Standard for milk: Bntter-fat 325ff
Standard for Cream: Butter-fat lSf1.
FORREST A. BARBOUR,
State Dairy Inspector
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MIN Not Proving Clean

Forrest 4. Barbour. state dairy in
spector and Eldon Boyd of the Skow-
hogan jersey Creamery have been call
ing on different milk farmers in this
section investigating the cleanliness
of milk. There seems to be general
trouble according to the state inspec-
tor with the method of sra. = the
milk as the strainers aee ~. iine
enough to prevent the diri fr :. .ag
through into thu milk. Hefrecom-
mends that the milk be strained thru
cotton pad or hannel cloth. Mr..
Barbour informs the Reported that
the condition under which the milk is
produced is very satisfactory. Every
milk dealer i'm Skowhegan has agreed
to have his herd uberculin tested.
The analysis OF the samples follows:
Name Buftpr Total Sedi-
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-06-15

"a away before l heard. Why didn't
YOU want me to know? If he was your
father, wasn't he our-triend? Mine
and my fathers? You must let US
help you"
AS she approached, he had drawn
back from her. No: this is mine :" he
denied her. Not yours or your ia
theirs. You have nothing to do with
this. Didn't he try In little ~cowardly
ways to keep you out of II? But he
couldn't do that your friendship
meant too much TO him he couldn't
keep away from you. But l can--I can
do that! You must go out Of this
house; you must never come IN here
again"
Her eyes filled, as she watched him
never had she liked him SO much as
now.
II thought" he said almost wistfui
iy, ut seemed to me that, whatever he
had done, II must have been mostly
against me. His leaving everything to
me seemed to mean that ] was the one
that he had %wronged, and that he was
trying TO make IL up to me. But II
isn't that II can't be that! 1t Is some
thing much worse than that . . :.
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"lUkE'S HERE!"

SYNOPSIS.-WeaIthy and highly
placed in the Chicago business
world, Benjamin Corvet Is some
thing of a recluse and a mystery
to his associates. After a stormy
interview with his partner. Henry
Spearman, Corvet seeks Constance
Sheriff., daughter of his other
business partner, Lawrence Sher-
rul, and secures from her a prom
Use not to marry Spearman until he
returns. He then disappears. Sher-
Till learns Corvet has written to a
certain Alan CONRAD, in Blue Rap
ids, Kansas, and exhibited strange
agitation over the matter. Corvet's
letter summons Conrad, a youth of
unknown parentage, to Chicago.
Alan arrives in Chicago. From a
statement of Sheriff. ii seems prob
able Conrad is CoTvet's illegitimate
son. Coryet has decided his house
and It's contents to Alan, who takes
possession. That night Alan dis
covers a mar ~ransacking the desks
and bureau drawers in Corvet's
apartments. The appearance Of
Alan tremendously agitates the in
truder, who appears to think him
a ghost and raves of 1.-The Miwa-
ka." After a struggle the man es-
capes. Next day Alan learns from
Sheriff. that Corvet has decided his
entire property to him. introduced
TO Spearman, Alan is astonished at
the discovery that re is the man
whom he had foug Z IN his house
the night before. Alan tells no one
of his strange encounter. but in a
private interview taxes Spearman
with the fact. Spearman laughs at
and defies him. Spearman poisons
Constance's mind against Alan.
Somebody tries To kill Alan in the
night.
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Her anxiety and the sense Of their re-
sponsibility for Alan OVERRIDE at once
all other thought. She told the serv-
ants to call her father at the Office
and tell him something was wrong at
Mr.. Corvet's; then she called her maid
and hurried out to the motor.
ITO Mr.. Corvet's-quickly !" she di-
rected.
Looking through the front doors OF
her car as II turned into Astor street,
she saw q young man carrying a doc
tors case. run up the steps Of Cor.
vets house. Constance recognized
him as a young doctor who was start
ing In practice In the neighborhood. He
was Just being admitted as sne and
her maid reached the steps. Alan stood
holding the door open and yet block
ing entrance when she came up.
"YOu must no come in" he denied
her: hut she followed the doctor So
thai Alan could not close the door
upon ter. He yielded then. and she
and her maid went on into the bail.
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Cuticura Soap
Compilations
Are Healthy
Like Father, Like Son.

Billy bad received a small book for
Easter containing Bible verses, IN the
cover Of which appeared a picture OF
Jesus as the Good Shepherd seated
amidst His flock and holding a lamb
In His arms
His father carefully explained the
significance OF the picture and added:
"And you, my SON, are n of His lit
tie lambs"
The child studied the picture a mo-
ment.
And you are n OF the old sheep,
are you, daddy?' was his guileless
comment.
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Oh, I'm glad / haven't used much Of
his money! Hardly any-not more
than | can give back 1t wasn't the
money and the house he left me that
mattered what he really left me was
just this dishonor, shame :"
The doorbell rang, and Alan turned
to the door and threw IL open. In the
dusk the figure of the man outside was
not at all recognizable but as he en-
tered with heavy and deliberate steps,
passing Alan without greeting and
going straight to Constance, Alan saw
by the light In the hall that ii was
Spearman.
whats upT" Spearman asked.
''They tried TO get your father at the
Office and then me, but neither of US
vas there. They got me a%fterward,
at the club. They said you'd come
over here; but that must have been
more than two hours ago"
His gaze went on past her to the
drawn hangings Of the room to the
right; and he seemed to appreciate
their significance: for his face whit
ened under its tan, and an odd hush
came suddenly upon him.
rs 1t Ben, Connief" he whispered.
Ben come back?"
He drew the curtains partly open
The light In the library had been *
tinguished, and the light hat anne
from the hall swayed about the room
with the movement of the curtains and
gave a momentary semblance of life
to the face of the man upon the couch.
Spearman drew the curtains quickly
together again, still holding TO them
and seeming for an instant TO cling to
them; then he shook himself together,
threw the curtains wide apart, and
strobe into the room. lie switched on
the light and went directly to the
couch Alan followed him.
'He's-deadf"
"Who Is hef" Alan demanded.
Spearman seemed 10 satisfy himself
first as to the answer TO his question.
"ilow should ] know who he Isl" he
asked. There used to be a wheelsman
on the Martha Corvet years ago who
looked like him or looked like what
this fellow may have looked like once.
| can't be sure"
He turned to Constance. you're
going home, Connie? I'll see you over
there. I'll come back about this after
ward. Conrad"
Alan followed them to the door and
closed 1t after them. He spread the
blankets over Luke. Luke's coats,
which Alan had removed. lay upon a
chair, and he Looked them over for
marks of identification. A side pocket
produced an old briar; there was moth
ing else. Then Alan walked restless
ly about. awaiting Spearman. Spear
man. he believed. knew this man I;
Spearman had not ever ventured upon
modified denial until he was certain
that the a was dead and then he
had answered so as not to commit
himself. pending learning from Con
stance what Luke had told,
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BETTER
DEAD

Life 10 q burden when the body
10 racked with pain. Everything
worries and the victim becomes
Respondent and downhearted. To
bring back the sunshine take
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CHAPTER X.
A Caller.

As the first of the month was APP
preaching, W~assaquam had brought
his household bills and budget TO Alan
hat morning directly after breakfast.
To furnish Alan with whatever sums
he needed, Sheriff. had made a consid-
eruble deposit in Alan's name in the
bank where he carried his own ac-
count; and Alan had accompanied Sher-
rill to the bank To be introduced and
had signed the necessary cards in or
der to check against the deposit.
Alan had required barely half Of the
hundred dollars which Benjamin Cor
vet had sent to Blue Rapids, for his
expenses in Chicago; and he had
brought with him from 'tome" a hun
dred dollars Of his OWL
The amount which W~assaquam now
desired to pay the bills was much
more than Alan had on hand but that
amount was also much less than the
eleven hundred dollars which the serv-
ant listed as cash on hand. This, Was
u stated, was IN currency and
kept by him. Benjamin. always had
bad him keep that much in the house;
Wassaquam would moi touch that sum
now for the payment of current ex-
penses.
On the first of the month. therefore,
Alan drew upon his new bank account
to Wassaquam's order, and in the early
afternoon Wassaquam went to the
bank to cash his ~chcck-one of the
very few occasions when Alan had
been left i'm the house alone; Wassa-
quam's habit, it appeared. was TO go
about on the first of the month and
pay the tradesmen In person.
Some two hours later, and before
Wassaquam could have been expected
back, Alan, in the room which had be-
come his, was startled by a sound of
heavy pounding, which came suddenly
TO him from a floor below. Shouts
heavy, thick, and unintelligible-min-
gled with the pounding. He ran swift
ly down the stairs, then On and down
the service stairs into the basement.
The door to the house from the area
way was shaking to irregular, heavy
blows, which stopped as Alan reached
the lower hallway the shouts contin-
ued still a moment more. Now that
the noise of pounding did not inter
fere, Alan could make out what the
man was saying. ben Corvet -
the name was almost unintelligible-
Ben Corvet! Benz" Then the shouts
stopped, too.
Alan sped to the door and turned
back the latch. The door bore back
upon him, not from a push, but from
a weight without which had fallen
against IL. A big, heavy man, with a
rough cap and mackinaw coat, would
have fallen upon the floor II Alan had
not caught him. His weight in Alan's
arms was so dull. so inert, that, IL vio-
lence had been his intention, there was
nothing TO be feared from him now.
Ala looked up. therefore, to see II
any one had come with him. The alley
and the street were clear. The snow
in the areaway showed hat the man
hG,, come TO the door alone and with
great difficulty; he had fallen nee up
on the walk. Alan dragged the man
into the house and went back and
closed the door.
He returned and looked al him. The
man was like. very like the n whom
Alan had followed from the house on
the night when he was attacked; GER
tainty that this was the same man
came quickly to him. He seized the
fellow again aud dragged him up the
stairs and to the lounge in the library.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-06-15

GRO BE c~oNTINUED.)
vaIuable Pair of Eish.

Two fish from the Amazon recently
arrived In London. England, having
winglike fins colored red and yellow
and black stripes OF the body. They
are valued at 500 the pair.
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Feather Gluttons-

Ransom Kennicott, chief forester In
the Illinois forest preserve district.
says that robins eat more than other
birds ]
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Feat SECOND Best Fve,.

Next { o coal, peat Is the best posi-
ble fuel. 1t burns longer than wood
and gives more beat