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could have given 1t strength to track
so far. What II 1t meant lockjaw-
hydrophobia
Water-that was the test There
was water that Cookie had brought
In for coffee, half bucket, by the
stove. He felt sudden repugnance
toward 1t. The slashed veins In his
wrists burned and throbbed as II they
were oozing molten lead instead of
blood. And he was growing weak If
he didn't get tourniquet fixed he
might bleed to death. But what was
the use?
Grit, who had opened a way out
for Molly, lay still beneath the table.
Molly. overtaxed. was in a swoon.
Pllmsoll sat in a stupor. The door
swung wide. Cookie rushed In, his
face muddy with alarm.
"rhe shows gone wrong" he cried
to Plimsoll who stared at him half
comprehending. For Gawd's sake.
what's happened here? Gimme a
drink" He snatched at the bottle
and swallowed from the neck. "Here,
you need a swlg. We got to git out
Of here, pronto Have you scragged
the gel?" He thrust the bottle at
Plimsoll, who drank, senses rallying
by the urge Of danger that emanated
from the cook like the sweaty stencil
Of frightened animal.
"Brandon's gang has come back"
said Cookie. Its the d-dest streak
Of luck. They must have fell In with
Wyatt or some Of his pals. They must
have been to the ranch. They cut off
the boys and the horses over by Sand
cricki Reynolds got clear. He saw
them comm an streaked 1t. They
were shootin' like hi, he said. Hahn
an Butch has gone up to the lookout
to Hear thatr
That was a single rifie-shot, fol-
lowed BY the others. : the last almost
as one.
"H-l!" cried Plimsoll, they've got
rs this end. It's Wyatt. Just my
id luck for him to meet up with
Brandon"
Cookie ran outside and plImsoll fol-
lowed to the door, lethargy leaving
him In the face Of disaster, though he
could not think fast or clearly. Hahn
came Gathering over the rocks on his
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ting Of the red notch In hfs ear.

sting Of the red notch In his ear.
Round the elbow Of the Hideout.
with Brandon's men dIstanced, into
the gorge at the south end. A wild
scramble up a steep slope and the
way to Spur rock was clear. PIimsoll
smiled grimly. "D-n them, I'll beat
them yetf'' For a second he was sill
houetted against skyline. then he
plunged down. Fresh droppings told
him that Reynolds had won clear. He
was safe from pursuit. II the wound
he should have cauterized It. But
He refined in for a moment. The
sound OF shout rang In his ears. 1t
was an echo. he fancied, 1t must be
an echo. flung back from the noun
tain walls ahead. But 1t could mean
nothing else than view-halloo. Some
one had glimpsed him disappearing
beyond the ridge.
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The Rimrock Trail
A Serial Story by J. Allan Dunn
Copyright 1922 by ]. Allan Dunn

hood, the man like gorilla. The
struggle was unequal, with more than
forty pounds In favor of Plimsoll,
though If Molly had possessed the
puniest Of weapons, she might have
won. He held her at last close to
him, one arm wrapped about her, his
right hand forcing the heel of the
palm under her tucked-in chin, slowly,
inexorably forcing II back while his
bleeding, distorted face lowered. This
time her arms were locked in, bent
double, useless. Her kicks were fu-
tile; she had only her teeth left and
she was going to try those. But she
knew her strength slapped. knew in
another moment or two she would be
at the mercy Of this brute who did
not know the meaning Of the word.
A shadow barred the half-open. door.
low down. A pointed head appeared
with blazing eyes, with a neck-ruff
flaring high. White teeth showed as
red gums barred In hate, and, forget
ting the wounded leg that had held
him back. Grit hurled himself In
staggering but magnificent leap. He
could not reach Plimsoll's throat, he
had lost much momentum through the
damaged leg. he lacked power from
loss Of blood. but fury gave him
strength for the spring that brought
his teeth within reach of Plimsolrs
right wrist, exposed; the cuff half
way up the forearm. Grit's teeth
slashed like chisels ripping through
flesh. tendon and artery. sending tets
Of blood squirting before Plimsoll, with
a yell Of surprise and CONSERVATION.
flung Molly into a corner, dazed and
weak. and threw up his left forearm
to guard against the dogs second
leap.
1t fell short. Plimsolrs right hand.
scattering blood. CROPPED blindly for
the gun on the table behind him. He
found the barrel and brought the
heavy butt down with a crash on
Grit's head. back of the ear. The dog
dropped like a length Of chain. Plim-
soil kicked the body vfciously, taking
the bandanna from his neck and tying
1t tight about his wrist, fastening the
knots with his teeth. With look at
Molly, crumpled unconscious in the
corner. he sought for more liquor,
found 1t and poured himself big
5orum, gulping 1t down while the blood
dripped heavily from the bandage. He
was soggy with shock and fatigue, the
strong stuff half paralyzed his facul-
ties and he dropped into a chair. gaz-
Ing stupidity at his wrist.
His Imagination was a curse to him.
He had seen Grit's slavering jaws as
they rose In the leap. the crimson
glare In his eyes. To all intents the
dog was mad. 1t had been lying
wounded In the sun. Only madness
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CHAPTER Xxx

Molly Mine.
Sandy, replacing the. blanket on
WAITS face. examined his guns AMI
started climbing up to the Rig bowl
der. Soon he discovered the nni.re-
opening and proceeded eautioa =.
To Sandy's right Mis- r. ~ nIie
lar rock. to his left the curve Of the
blocking bowlder with the skeleton
tree topping 1t, withered In the cleft
that had first nourished. then denied
1t nourishment. 1t cleaned silver
gray, attracting his attention. As he
gazed his sharp ears caught the tiny
crack Of brittle branch. Instantly
he dropped to all tours as a squirt Of
flame showed from the tree and q
bullet whined over him, to smack
against the rock and fall nattened.
Sandy did not move. He knew that.
to the man firing. his fall might have
seemed hit. that he had beaten the
missile by the space Of a wink. He
heard more broken boughs. as II his
assailant were clumsily, assuredly,
clambering out of ambush, and he
shifted silently into position, rife set
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Sosoy Oio iNot moVCs TIC NueW U1Sp
to the Man Firing, His Fall Might
Have Seemed Hit
down, both guns ready. There came
a strange thrashing sound. groan Of
mortal anguish, silence. If this was
trick, 1t was a crude one. Sandy
waited. That groan, half sigh, half
rattle. could not be mistaken. He
half circled the bowlder. gliding up a
f1attened traverse, and saw, lying out
spread over low bough Of the with
cred tree, face to the moon. gun away
from the curling hand, Butch Parsons.
With ready gun Sandy reached
him, bent turned him on his side. A
bullet had ranged through both hips.
shattering them. The spine must
have been injured. There were pud-
dies Of blood that told the injury was
some hours old. Butch had lain there
paralyzed passed by Brandon's men as
dead, lingering like the traditional
snake until sunset to see and recog-
nize Sandy coming through the gap.
to use his last remnant of life to pull
trigger and so to die, the injured YER
tebrae giving away to the effort, the
spark Of life pinched out.
Ito Be Continued)
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CATARRH

Catarrh 10 Local disease Greatly m
nuencsd by Constitutional conditions
HXILG cATARRH MEDICINE con-
sisfe Of an Ointment which gives quick
intSsrai Medicine. . Tonic. which acts
throuGh the Blood on the Mucous Sur
faceo and assists in Kidding your system
Of CatArrh. 4
ooid BY drugxists for over - fesS
The Nenana news., 1923-04-14
HERMAN ANDERSON'S MODERN RESIDENCE
 FOR SALE

Has the following rooms:
 Entrance VestibuIe
 l Large Living room, 16X26
 3 Berooms leach has clothes clo- set.l
 1 Large Kitchen. white enamel, with breakfast nook, seating six persons.
 1 Bathroom, finished in white e. namel. with bath tub. wash basin ard lavatory.
 I Good well. with clear water all the year.
 1 Edison Gold Medal Monograph. A houseful of A 1 oak furniture.
 l Dustproof warehouse. 45X45.
 The basement of the house can be used for warm storage, Capacity ov- CT 50 tons.
 For further information see Her man Anderson.
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that existing federal bureaus have pursued a course wholly detrimen- tai to territorial development. Here is one bureau that could be i'm mediately and lastingly helpful. In the course of time it could make the railroad actually profitable; but of vastly greater importance, 1t would bring to Alaska what Alaska needs more than anything else-peo- pie. people of the right kind.
The Nenana news., 1923-04-14
GOTWALS PRAISED AT JUNEAU
 FOR INTEREST IN TERRITORY

In introducing Col. J. c. Gotwals, Engineer ~Oficier of the Alaska Road Commission who was one of the honor guests at a recent recep- ton in Juneau, chairman Henry Roden praised his work in the high est terms, saying in part: Without reiecting upon any other officer, I think I can say he has done and Is doing more for the Territory than any other man.
 Digressing for moment, Col Gotwals thanked members of the Legislature and others present for their part in the presentation to him of the Distinguished Service Medal which he said he valued more on account of the honor 1t repre- sented to the 2,4O0 "buddies' who under his command constituted the Searchlight Unit of the E.F.
 The work of the Alaska Road Commission, he said, lays mostly in the wide areas of Interior Alaska. He complimented the people of Jun eau for their support of the Comis- sion and "their board view of the roads situaton." He dealt briefly with the Territory's needs for trans portation and spoke of the utility of sled roads in Interior Alaska and the part they are playing in devel- opment of mineralized districts, men, tioning particularly the Kantishna region.
 He touched in passing on reserva- tions which he asserted was not true conservation. He argued that in or der to bring about development of a pioneer country it is necessary to take a chance, to leave resources available for acquisition. He pointed to the history of the development of the Middle West and Northwest ! for precendents.
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A NEW BUREAU FOR ALASKA

With the Alaska Railroad in con tinous and successful operation comes realization Uf the fact, not withstanding it's great present use fullness, little if any progress has been made toward fulfillment of the larger purposes Tor whien it was contracted. points ou, the Alaska Weekly, published at Seattle.
 Superceding the pioneer process of mushing and dog-teaming, the Alaska railroad affords modern, com fortable and expeditions means Of getting from one place to another in Alaska. It does not reach all the places to which Alaskans and others wish to go; but for the full stretch to which T. has been com pleted it provides adequs te trans portation.
 Failure as to the larger purposes We have in mind, is no3 due, in any sense, 10 the builders of the rail road or it's operating management. l. was the late James J. Hill, Am erica's greatest railroad man, who first put into words the sound theory that the success of railroad is measured by the population and the prosperity of the country through which 1t passes. and on the confluence of branch lines and high ways tapping the territory at farther distances. Mir Hnps policy enlarged upon ss the years went by, was to encourage settlement and ac- tivity in the development of all nat ural resources at every possible point in the country that his lines traversed.
 A government ever to be blessed for building the Alaska railroad has stopped short of the duty imposed by the very fact of the railroads existence. Trains run on schedule time, passengers and freight are cared for in regular order; but of definite plans to increase the bus
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mess of the road, and so to increase the measure of Alaska's prosperity, nothing has been heard.
 What is now most needed is an migration, colonization, promotion, business-gettipg bureau, call it what you will And no matter what Alas kans may think of federal bureaus in general, it will be agreed that such bureau as we have in mind belongs with the federal govern ment railroad organization. This bureau does not belong in Wash ington, D. C. but at the admins trative headquarters of the railroad in Alaska, just as the great publicity promotion and immigration bureaus of the ranscontinental lines are To- cated at their general headquarters
 The functions of such a bureau should be so obvious as to need no recital Its first business would be to assemble accurate information about Alaska-all of Alaska. 10 be sure, but particularly about the country most accessible at any req sonable distance on both sides of the railroad. With this information in hand organized effort should fol- low to bring the opportunities and possibilities within reach by the rail- road to the attention of desirable classes of prospective settlers wher- ever they may be. ":--.-
 There is nothing new about this plan. II has been proved out by all the transcontinental lines of Am erica. Without exception it has prov ed successful, to the great and grow ing advantage both of the country and the railroads. Except for this sort of work the Pacific Northwes. and the western states generally would still be far short of the pop ulation and prosperity they have to- day. ...
 But it would be a new thing for Alaska. Sad to say, the conviction rests upon the majority of Alaskans
The Nenana news., 1923-04-14
DO ALASKA HIGH SCHOOL
 GRADUATES FLUNK? ?

The answer to the question, "Do Alaska high school graduates funk when they enter Outside colleges and with graduates of standard high schools in the States?" is em- phatically ''No!" declares the Alas ka School Bulletin. Street corner gossips sometimes convey the dole ful information that the graduate of an Alaskan high school is handi- capped in life's race and must nee essarily take a secondary place. The one Alaska student enters college and is dropped out for deficiency in his work at the end of the first college semester along with several hundred others who never saw Alas ka or her high schools, is held up as horrible example while the ninety and nine who made gcod are forgotten.
 At the close of the school year 1921-1922 the department sent let ters of inquiry to universities. col leges, normal schools, etc. in which members of the 1921 graduating class of Alaska high schools were enrolled, requesting information on the standing made by Alaska stu dents. Replies were received on the work of nineteen students and in- dicated records ranging all the way from satisfactory to superior for eighteen students, and a failure in the case of one student who en- tered the United States Military Academy at West Point. New York and who was honorably discharged at the end of the first semester for deficiency in mathematics and French.
 Complete information on the re- cards which are being made by the thirty members of the 1922 grad uating class of Alaska high schools who are enrolled in colleges and universities during the present school year are not available. How ever, we are able to present the records of the nine students who are enrolled in the Freshman class of the University of Washington. These nine students were graduates from three Alaska high schools in May, 1922, as follows: Anchorage ?; Fairbanks, ?; Juneau }. Of this group, not a single one failed to pass the mid-year examinations. The records of the University show that approximately 3 per cent of the
The Nenana news., 1923-04-14
ISLAND RACE IS VANISHING

PAPEETE, TAHITI, April 14-
 The native race in French Oc- eania is doomed. Today it is rare to find a pure blooded Polynesian on Tahiti. The Marquessan native is in the late twilight of his existence according 10 the French authorities there.
 Chinese are crowding the natives of the islands, and besides constant addition to the present Chinese population by new arrivals, the birthrate among the Chinese on the islands is steadily increasing. While some of the Chinese in the islands marry native women, the majority are bringing in Chinese wives and are raising a new generation of pure Chinese.
 The expedition of the New York Museum of Natural History which has recently returned from the o. ther islands of Tahiti, where they have been collecting specimens of bird life, report deplorable state of affairs as far as the Marquessans are concerned. There are scarcely any Marquessans left and they are in wreched condition from disease and underfeeding, the New Workers state. :.=.
The Nenana news., 1923-04-14

students enrolled in the Freshman class were dropped in the middle of the year for failure in their work, whereas but 97 per cent of the entire membership, representing high schools throughout the North west, did satisfactory work, 100 per cent of the Alaska high school graduates made good.
The Nenana news., 1923-04-14

In the school election held a. Girdwood, Joe Reno was chosen treasurer and C. N. Banks clerk of the board. Girdwood is now in the hands of the motion picture army, which descended upon the historic camp recently to secure location pictures for the forthcoming Alas kan Moving Pictures Corporation.
The Nenana news., 1923-04-14
LOCAL TRAIN SCHEDULE T H F A SKA RAILR OAO

Trains leave and arrive Ncnana as follows:
 500 ?. m3 Tuesday and Friday fer Seward and intermediate points Returning arrives Nenana GAS a. m, same days. 1;8O p. m, Tuesday and Friday for Dunbar, Fairbanks and Chatanika Arrives Nenana 12:30 p. ms Tues day and Friday. .~ Pullman sleeper charges: Lower berth, S4.5O; upper berth, S3.50 Tickets entitle holders to priyl- leges Observation car
The Nenana news., 1923-04-14

Aldemon Knight, one of the first stampeders to the Hope district in 1896 died in his cabin several days ago from a stroke of paralysis. Mir. Knight was the owner of quartz and placer claims in the district.
The Nenana news., 1923-04-14
NOTICE

T. ". Buchholz, of Nenana, has been named authorized representa- tive of the Fairbanks Clothing Co, in Nenana and vicinity and is em- powered to receive money due the company on old and new accounts.
 J B FOWLE
The Nenana news., 1923-04-14

MT. and Mrs. W. A. Vinal, well known Alaska mining people and sourdoughs, and residents of Anch- orage are leaving for Ophir, where they have large mining interests. They plan to remain away for the summer.
 Pretty Spring hats at Abe Simsons
The Nenana news., 1923-04-14

Dr. Paul's Form Fitting Shoes for children at Abe Simson's.
The Nenana news., 1923-04-14
FUR RENT NEW YORK BLOCK

iAlso known as The Arctic)
 4 two-story building on corner of best business block in Nenana. Building is 25X1O0 feet. Lower floor has plate glass front; also two-window plate glass front on side street. Upper floor has fifteen rooms, all nicely furnished. House has hot air and steam heating sys- tems. Has electric washing machine mangles washtubs, etc. Good oppor- tunity for enterprising party. For further particulars see or write Abe Simson, Nenana.
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WANT ADS

FOR SALE-1 bed complete. l brass bed complete. =.: I Three quarter bed spring. 1 Writing desk.
 1 Dining table
 dining chairs, leather seats l Cupboard. glass doors.
 l Cole air tight heater.
 3 50 gallon hardwood barrels, Screen doors, kitchen tables and other furniture
 Road house 5 miles south of Healy with equipment
 l Log cabin and lot Cheap to settle estate. -.:.. /. Inquire E. T. Sullivan. B st. be- tween 1st. and End. @:.*..... ..@*
The Nenana news., 1923-04-14

FOR SALE-One 8-disc cultivator one improved post hole digger; one V-bar barrow; price s75, f. O. b. Healy. Inquire News.
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WANTED TO RENT-Piano in good condition. Inquire News.
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.ty Spring hats at Abe Simsons
, 1923-06-17
CARNEY DIES
after BLOOD
TRANSMISSION
Sand Bar Character, Shot by
Police, Succumbs to
Wounds

James Carney. 81 years OF age. who
was shot at 334 West B street We'd
nesday by Officer Pile OF the police
department died at a local hospital
at 4:o5 o'clock yesterday afternoon
after evehy effort had been made to
I've his life. Internal bleeding that
could not be stopped was probably the
Immediate cause of death.
Two blood t-ransfusions in which n
fellow tank builder had given blood
for the wounded man were made Sat
urday but they proved futile
The body Of the deceased is now at
the Shaffer-Gay chapel. The inquest
will be held tomorrow by Coroner
Lew NJ. Gay.
The mother and brother of tho dead
man arrived this afternoon from Chi
cago TO attend the funahaL
During Garvey's illness at the hos
pital many friends came to SEQ him
and a voluntary subscription Of $500
was taken up for his funeral ex-
penses.
The fatal shooting occurred when
PatrJlman Pile had arrested the man
and had pushed hin into the house
on West B street. 1t seems that Gar
vey attempted TO get away in some
manner or to attack the officer.
, 1923-06-17
FIVE DIVORCE
CASES PENDING
IN COURT HERE
Failure to Provide" Is the
Charge in Three of Suits
To Be Tried

The fact that they were married on
Christmas day. the year being 1922
and h place Denver, seemingly fail
ed to result in a successful marriage
in the case OF Lucille La Rue and Ed.
ward w. La Rue. The former is su.
ing for a divorce in the eigth dis,
trict court, charging failure to pro.
vide. She also wants temporary and
permanent alimony and the custody
OF minor children.
Frances l.. O'Nell is asking for a
divorce from Barney o'Neil on the
grounds of cruelty. The couple were
married November II. 1909. at Ray.
don. Okla. The plaintiff is seeking
500 per month alimony and the Gus.
tody OF a minor child.
In his suit against Emma L. Rohm,
Joseph Rohm charges desertion.
The couple were married April 20.
1916, at Salida, Colo.
Nettie johnson asks for a divorce
from Howard z. Johnson on the
grounds Of failure to provide. The
couple were married April /. 1890,
at Beloit, Kan. The plaintiff asks
for temporary and permanent alimony
and the custody Of two minor
children.
Dorothy Brownfield asks for a di.
vorce from John o. Brownfield on the
grounds of failure to provide. They
were married August 1, 1920 at Lowell
Wye. She is asking for temporary
and permanent alimony and the Gus.
tody OF n minor child.
, 1923-06-17

Scout Hacker said that he had no
platform except efficiency. "I ms
mayor will be efficient" hs said
"All my appointees will be efficient
or else they viii part company with
their positions. The public will be
efficient" The candidate received
quite an ovation during the giving
of his address. He liz under the
management of H. H. Wrightsman.
Scout Nichols who has H. B. Dur
ham as his campaign manager set
forth a new water supply for Casper
as n Of his planks. A complete
survey OF the country would be made
to ascertain h best supply. and an
adequate bond issue would be loated.
The scout oath laws would be strictly
lived up to IN all matters by the ad-
ministration. The schools should
have their hydrants and hose inspect
ed once a month. Tho Sand Bar
would be paved so that when a raid
is made by officers the patrol wagon
could get to the scene of action at
greater speed.
Scout Post ave as his platform the
following:
, 1923-06-17

THE utmost economy consistent
with good administration; fostering
the principles Of good government,
good citizenship and character build
ing-the principles OF the Boy Scouts
and the service clubs: identifying the
city and carrying on its expansion:
doing everything possible to assist
Casper in securing an abundant sup
ply of N water; creating harmony
and in cooperation in the affairs of
liens for their mutual benefit. happi-
school during the last few weeks. He
liens for their muual benefit, happi-
ness and welfare.
Hacker is a first class scout who
took third place in the scoutmaster's
missed only one session of the school
out of 16. There were AZ members.
Nichols has 10 merit badges. When
he obtains two more he will be class
ed as an Eagle scout
Post is the oldest of the boys in
point OF service. He has been rec
commended for assistant scoutmaster
and Will be commissioned in thirty
days.
The m~ayoraiity and council candi-