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Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1923-12-28
BOWEN NOTES

Miss Mable Goff, a student at the
Greedy State Normal. is visiting rel
atives and friends at Bowen during
her Christmas vacation.
MI. and Mrs. Dwight Goff and
children were Christmas dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Tyner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Crooks and
children and Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Knapp were dinner guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Elmer Rosebrough in
Monte Vista Christmas day.
Mr.. and Mr.. Luther Mcconnell en-
tertatned at Christmas dinner their
guests being Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce
Bogart and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
Johnnie Getz, MIR. and Mrs. Park
Gof. Mr.. and Mrs. J.F.Goff, Miss
Mamie Mcconnell. Miss Carrie
Blankenship Miss Mabel Goff and
Mrs. S.EGoff.
Mr.. and Mrs. J.E.Diel entertained
al christmas dinner Mr.. and Mrs.
Forrest Goff, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Hilliard,. Mr.. and Mrs. C.E.Crooks
and daughters, Roy White, Florien
Martin. Dorthy Beck. Duane Martin
and Oliver. Norman and Bernard
White.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Johns enter
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. Chance and
family and Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Hunt
and family at Christmas dinner.
Misses Ida Assay and Susie
Chance were hostesses at a party
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Park
Goff. all who attended reporting a
fine time.
Mr.. and Mrs. T.H.Lillpop enter
tanned Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Du Boer
and Miss Bessie Lillpop at Christ
mas dinner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bob Pattee are
spending the Christmas vacation at
Denver
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1923-12-28
SOLDIERS HOME NOTES

An old time custom will be 70
vived on New Years day, when Col.
and Mrs. Hogle will open their
home and receive callers from 10
a. m. to p. m.
Friday afternoon. December 21st
about forty of the high schools girls
OF Monte Vista, entertained US with
carols. readings. and beautiful vio-
lin duet rendered by Ruth Alice
Newcomb and Audrey Assay. Little
Lillian Peaers sang two numbers
which was very pleasing to the
audience. Miss May has been untir-
ing in her efforts to entertain us
from time to time.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Barber, Fred
rick. Clarice. Dorothy and Margaret
were Sunday dinner guests Of Col.
and Mrs. Hogle: then attendeA the
afternoon preaching services and
heard an excellent Christmas SER
mon.
- . -
Master Newell Kephart sang The
Birthday of the King" at the Sun
day afternoon services. We always
enjoy hearing Newell sing.
Last Saturday. Mr.. Lawrence re-
ceived word from Denver, that his
wife who has been there under the
care OF specialist, was not so well;
so he departed on the evening train
to be with her.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Allen had for
dinner guests Christmas day, MIR.
and Mrs. Joe Busch. and Vida. Mr..
and Mrs. John Correll and Thelma:
Mrs. Glatz Trudie. Jack and Mar
garet Allen.
On Christmas eve group OF
Camp Fire girls and friends. under
the direction of their Guardian.
Miss Bushinger. loaded piano on
truck. drove from place to place
over the grounds singing carols.
Their voices floating on the night
air. was most beautiful. Many who
had retired. said they could hear
the singing and appreciated the
thoughtfulness OF tie following per-
sons who were in the group: Miss
Mary Bushinger. Josephine Van
Fleet. Ruth Alice Newcomb. Ruth
and Katheryn Sylvester. Margaret
Wallace. and Dorothy Wilson. as
sisted by the Misses Ruth Nelson,
Marion Sims. Messrs Peters. Elof-
son. Ellis.
II ever any group Of people have
had cause to rejoice and be joyful
at this Christmas season. II certain
ly ID those who are privileged to
live At the Soldiers and Sailors
Home.
The custom of the Womans Relief
Corps Of the Department OF Colo
RADIO and Wyoming to remember
every member OF the Home At
Christmas time. WAS again carried
out In 4 most wonderfully Eener-
Gus way. On two days previous to
Christmas the truck was sent to
Monte Vista TO carry the packages
out to the Home.
Both dining rooms were gorgeous
iy decorated with festoons. bells and
potted plants. The work was done
by our most efficient florist. Mr..
HaiE. assisted by Mr.. Paden.
Friday afternoon. December 2Sth.
ut 2:30. the pupils Of Mrs. Hogle
will give n recital In the chapel. The
public is cordially invited.
RECITAL PROGRAM
Melody ...--....-.................... spauiding
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Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1923-12-28
rAssE1rs STORE NEWS

n Another year Is drawing to a
close-a year in which many opin-
tions have been voiced relative to
the business outlook.
y But It hasn't been a bad year.
tFor US, It has been a very good year
we have done a splendid volume
hpf business and added numbers of
valued customers.
= And the outlook is good. Let us
look forward to 1924 as offering
new opportunities from which we
pare all sure to prosper.
The entire force sends you the
. heartiest wishes for a Happy New
Year.
Laundry soaps. washing powders.
/. and toilet soaps will be offered this
week In the grocery department at
i unusually low prices. These articles
are daily necessities and we fee.
that the home keeper will welcome
this opportunity to lay in an ade-
Quate supply for several weeks use.
sss sss
Mrs. Mary Bizot this week moved
with her parents into the Valley
House recently purchased by her
mother Mrs. d. L. Gingrich. During
the past few weeks Mrs. Gingrich
has worked q modern miracle in
transforming the old Valley House
into q clean. cheerful and comfort.
able rooming house. New wall COW
rings. new floor coverings, repairs
where needed. etc. makes OF the Val
ley House q needed accommodation
to our city. strictly sanitary and
worthy OF high class patronage.
- . . -
Miss Ruth Hopkins, Miss Helen
Eagle and Lloyd Ball ably assisted
US during the holiday rush. Our
holiday business was very pleasing
The Saturday before Christmas be-
ing the largest day of the year from
the standpoint of receipts, with
Monday VI this week running very
nearly ~ large.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1923-12-28

"lt's the top inch OF 4 bottle of
milk. and the extra quality OF =
Pup Cap that makes them both
worth the price. Pup.
''Men who use their heads. buy
Pup Caps."-Pup.
With best wishes for 4 merry
Christmas the store force presented
Mrs. L.L.Fassett with Drinking
Fountain to be Installed in the store
The store bunch included instaila-
. tion ~ 4 part Of the gift and Mr..
Grannis is busy this week connect
ing the fountain with the fresh
h water supply directly from well
in the rear Of the store. This gif,
|, will be . specially nice accommodation
for the public and will be convenient
ly located In the archway between
Athe Dry Goods Room and the Mems
Clothing Room.
- - -
II MIR. Freeman was the recipient
Of another pleasing present from
the store bunch. when he was pre-
sented with an Everxharp gold mod
el pencil.
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FLAPPER GRAMMAR
Teacher-"Parse the word kiss
Pupil-"Nouu. also verb transi.
tive and verb intransitive. hut usu-
Tally used ~ . conjunction. II IL
never declined. II more common
than proper. always used In the
plural. Il agrees with me-"
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1923-12-28

Many Of our shut.ins were well
remem bered and their hearts light.
ened by kind friends thoughtfuiness.
Two most cheerful patients 10 the
HOSPITAL. M.. Royce and Mrs. Hunt
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1923-12-28

In. Jack 1yaa has bsss suffer-
% sA's wssk With ~ attack Of
>snsilitis.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1923-12-28

oeetes CesSeoe = sDsuAiag the
ssseass VITA his fautly q Holly.
~. csiisssala.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-25
xxx.

Watching through the crack In the
door Ned saw the girls act; and her
treason was Immediately evident to
him. Whatever darkness engrossed
him at the sight of the ignoble girl.
begging for her little life even at the
cost of her lovers. showed not at all
in his white. set face. Whatever I'M
speakable despair came upon him at
this ruin of his ideals, this destruc-
ton of all his hopes, it was evidenced
neither in his actions nor in the clear,
cool quality of his thought.
No other crisis had ever found him
better disciplined. His mind seemed
to circumscribe the whole, dread stu
alton in an instant. He turned. met
Bess' STRAIGHTFORWARD gaze. saw her
half-smile of complete understanding.
As she leaped toward him. he
snatched up their two hooded outer
coats. and his arm half encircling
her. he guided her through the door.
Whether or not she realized what
had occurred he did not know. bur
there wGs no time TO tell her now.
Nor were explanations necessary !:
trusting him TO the last she would
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-25

times pausng scuriously for an. nstan
10 view the occupants before dashins
OFT to the safety Ola brush covered pas
| ture. -
There is no other city in America
probably in the world-wherc such things
arc known. There is no citv where the
Wiidiife' SO rapidly disappearing through
determination, exists as it does here.
Visitors to San Antonio arc utterly
amazed.
These are features we ought to CAPT.
talizc. They are wonderful drawing
CARDS when coupled with the fact that
we have here. a modern city, up-to-date
IN every particular, paved streets and
highways. lights. street cars, miles of
avenues lined with beautiful homes SUR
rounded with an almost virgin country
III which still exists the wildlife that
once filled all America
That these wolves, foxes. rabbits,
birds and other wild things are here
is due to the fact that the thick cover
ing OF MESQUITE bushes and trees or the
hills around the city affords ample pro-
lection. There the wild things live and
prosper as their ancestors did in the
distant days when the first missionaries
built the venerable missions that also
form a part OF our antiquity. From the
the wild life of another era
still looks down ,1on a great modem
city, the metropolis of Texas with its
twinklins electric lights that sparkle and
glow for miles. The Bob White" tune
fully sounds his beautiful notes. the
perches in the tree top and
serenades us and from the distance the
coyote filings defiance to the wind. OIL
all the features that 90 to make San
Antonio novel, attractive and interesting,
not the least is the fact side BY side
with modern civilization. the last wild
life in America lies down in peace.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-25
THE CHARM THAT IS OURS

Starting from flag pole on the
Goliad road, a paved highway. a pack
OF hounds and i party OF men began
a wolf hunt the other night which
ended in the slaying of big lobo within
mile or so of the city limits. These
hunts are OF frequent occurrence here.
In fact they attract little attention from
the public. The men who love the sport
and who maintain the packs, enjoy them
but beyond that, there is little notice
taken OF them.
Beneath the glimmer of an electric
hight, the other night. coyote paused
at an outlying street corner near the
southern end of the CITY to give voice
to the ghostly wall and staccato bark
for which he is famous. Instantly the
dogs OF the neighborhood responded
with series Of barkings and yclpings
ranging from the "yip yip' Of the fox
terrier to the hoarsc bow WOW" Of the
bull dog. Whereupon the coyote hurled
a defiant howl or two in parting and
dashed away TO the friendly protection
OF a mesquite patch fifty yards distant.
The other morning shortly after day
break, an early riser in another section
OF the city paused for moment on the
walk in front OF his house to admire
the sunrise colors of the eastern sky
Clear and sweet from several vacant
building sites across the way came th5
call of Bob White" as quail perchet
on top of a rock sounded his familiar
song.
Any moonlight night, in any residence
district OF the city the mocking birds
can be heard in full concert. the songs
continuing all the night through. Or
the lawns, wild rabbits hop and skip
throughout an area within two miles
OF the business district where the rush
and roar of traffic never ceases. Within
few miles of San Antonio. deer FIRE
, quently dart across the paved highway:
lat the approach of motor cars, some
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-25
WILD LIFE IN ROADHOUSES.

1t is commonly difficult for steady
going citizens to get excited or indig-
nant over crimes committed in that
questionable rural resort. the road
house. When one reads of the robbing
or Fleeing of q galaxy of socially
prominent" or otherwise notable indiv-
Enthusiastically enough, persons with
educated tastes in moOnshine and Jazz
are tacitly assumed nowadays to be
prominent" in either society or Dusi-
ness-at a motor resort near big city
the temptation arises in an orderly
mind to dismiss the affair with a
trite phrase about the rapid parting
of the fool and his bankrol. But that
is not an adequate way to deal with
one of the hardest crime problems OF
the period.
Lawlessness which fails to arouse
public Indignation is the most danger
Gus kind of all. The bootlegging road
houses despise and disregard the law
and do their best TO cheaper it i'm the
eyes of others. They use for their
purpose the healthy temptations of a
ride in the country air, hunger and
a desire for gaiety. That is the in
sidious part OF the situation.
The country districts around the big
cities must take steps TO police them
selves better both by demanding real
service from their present agencies for
law enforcement and by establishing
better agencies.
Public opinion should insist that
these essential steps be taken-Chica-
so Daily News.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-25

brave intent through to the end. Sha
had not counted on Neds power OF
observation. He suddenly halted
turned and looked into her face.
1t was wan and dim in the pale
light: and yet something about les
deepening lines quickened his interest
She saw him start; and with single
syllable of an oath, reached his han'l
under her hood to the track of the
artery ut her throat. He needed tn
listen but an instant to the fevered
pulse TO know the truth.
Were going too FAST" he told her
shortly.
"NO-now Her tone was desperate
and his eyes narrowed with suspicion.
Wrenching back her self-control she
tried to speak casually. Il can KEEP
up easily" she told him. II don't feel
it yet-I1l tell you when do. We
can't ever make it if we slow up"
He shook his head, wholly uncon-
WINGED. Il don't know what's got into
you. Bess. You can't fool me. / know
feel it, good and plenty, and you're
just running yourself to ceath. Dooms-
dOrf himself can't do any more than
kill US"
But he can"
Were going to hit an easier pace.
Believe me, he's not running his heart
out. He's planning on endurance,
rather than speed. j was fool not
to think about you until it began to
get me-" -
1t was true that the killing pace
had been using up the vital nervous
forces Of both their bodies. Ned was
suffering scarcely not al all as yet.
but he had caught the first danger
signals. Bess was already approaching
the danger point of fatigue. When Mel
started on again he took quick but
fairly easy walking pace. -s.'
They mushed on in silence, not
even glanciny back to keep track OF
Doomsdorf. And it came about, in the
last hours of the ngiht, that the rest
both of them so direly needed wds
forced upon them by the powers of
nature. The moon set; and generally
smooth though the ice was, they could
not 60 on by starlight. There was
nothing to do but rest till dawn.
lie down on the ice" Ned advised
"and don't worry about waking up.
His voice moved her and thrilled her
in the darkness. "I'll set myself to
wake up at the first ray; that's one
thing l can always do" She let her
tired body slip down on the snow, rely
ing on her warm fur garments to
protect her from it. Ned quickly SEE
tied beside her. sand you'd better
lie as close to me as you cam"
CONTINUED i'm Our Next Issue.)
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-25
A PROBLEM WITHOUT A SOIL
TION.

A dispatch in the World says thl
the more or less mysterious multi-m
lionaire. Sir Basil Zaharoff. is wor
ing hard at his home in Paris. his taS
being the revision of the fifty-eigt
volumes in which he has set down Il
events and memories of his life.
The fact that the Baron has BED
atle-and willing, which is much mo
wonderful-to lend the Greek COVER:
mcnt 81, 100000 for deposit as guara
tee that any reparation TO Italy o,
dcred by the Council of Abassatx.
will be paid, is in itself almost tnOus
to prove that these memoirs are 4
large interest and presumably of equi
value as a contribution to the insit
history of the past half century. al
cording to The Worlds correspondent
however, the baron has put in his wi.
that on his death his executors are
burn his colossal production.
Why has he written the fifty-eigl
volumes only to have them destroyt'
instead Of published? That the indul
trious author, dubious of his ow
judgment as to what should and whi
shouldn't be revealed of his histor
sEculd have provided for their JUDI
cious or cautious editing after h,
dcathS-that would have cut out jug
the things that the Baron's reade
would want to know. Such editors a
ways do. But to burn the books is
leave curiosity foiled and irritated.
well as to waste vast amount of tin
and energy expended by man wi
has not been accustomed to was
either.
But possibly The Worlds informa Il
was mistaken as TO the Baron's pu
pose. 1t almost is easier TO believe til;
than to believe that the mans sen
and courage have failed him at las
New York Times.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-25
?. SCAPE
). SCAMP
I. PSALM
). MAPLE
SHE STOPS AT NOTHING.

Had an Oppenheim, a Chambers
McGrath written a tale a few YES
ago of girl who forced her way in
sheriff's home and then single ha \
cd, freed her fiance from the near
Jail with the aid QIthe keys t..
volver she obtaiped in her hous. orea
ing. readers would have been anus
at the idea a girl could do such
thing. "a
But truth continues to make d
ton look silly. And times ha
changed. The Warren, Pa, girl W
did that thing is of a type that d
writers of shilling-shockers have n
caught up with as yet. There are 4
licewomen. and women deputy sherii
today-also girl bandits. Milady
her emancipated state both enforc
the laws and breaks them. No task
too much for her.
If the facts in this case were as tn
are told. here was love laughing at I
locksmith and the sheriff and all b
embattded array of the forces of Ia
and order. That's tie way the NOV
scenario writer would look at
Many other persons will take that j
judicial attitude toward the exploit
this lass, too. 80
But are not tn, ladies going a l
too far? Nobody, not even judges al
juries, have objected very strenuous
SO far to women shooting up the
husbands at odd shines, even to the
shooting up other people husband
But if they are to be permitted
break open the jails to get their chos'
ones out Of duran &C, of what use W
be jails, or policemen, or laws event.?
D,ffaln L-vnpipO Naur
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-25
WHEN "UNLE SAM FAILS

President Coolidge is reported to be
planning to call upon every state in the
. union to "do its share in the enforce
. ment of claws" 1t is made fairly plain
. that claws" although plural in form. is
well nigh singular in meaning. In other
words. the Nolstead law is the one whose
projected enforcement is held most con-
! spicuously in view.
. Exactly what is the idea: The report
Amentions two considerations. First. the
: President would bring about a more
: drastic enforcement OF Claws" Second,
: the work of enforcing or attempting to
! enforce "laws" one particular
Flaw, OF course-has proved to be too
much for the federal government alone;
: the states will have to lend a hand, or
else
But apparently no alternative has
been mentioned: none "for publication"
at least.
The report seems to have several
marks Of significance. 1t indicates a
retaliation on the part of federal Off
Gals that the task which they so avidly
undertook several years ago is vastly
heavier than they had anticipated. Then
the federal government was going to
show how mighty and efficient it was in
! the enforcement OF law that was un-
POPULAR law that had been enacted
over .thc protests of many states and
hundreds of thousands of citizens
In earlier DAYS the authority OF
'"Uncle Sam" was a by-word for the GER
tainty OF law enforcement. An offender
might escape when he had to deal with
istate authorities: but just let him cross
Uncle Sam il he dared But that was
before Uncle Sam undertook to enact
and enforce unpopular laws.
Now the federal government is plan
ming, it is reported. to have the states
prosecute certain offenders rs a means
of bringing about more drastic" en-
fforcement. Is it to be admitted, after
all, that local sclf-government is the
F more effective?
Although the federal authorities have
not mentioned what the consequence
would be il the states should not be en-
/. thusi&stic about rushing to their aid, one
iwho did not draw from the appeal a GER
.tain conclusion would be rather slow OF
scompr ehension. What the reported plan
plainly means is that the federal au-
liberties realize that they. alone, cannot
s1nake prohibition prohibit. and that
I their only hope OF averting failure in a
Z greater degree lies in the possibility OF
getting local officials to take up the
! task.
E People who believe in local self-cov-
Sernment-and it is significant that they
! should have to be referred to as consti-
Styting a class unto themselves-might
Seasily think that state authorities would
!. be more successful. or less unsuccessful,
: than federal authorities have been in the
= attenlpt TO. enforce prohibition" But
! mightn't the states fail for the same
4 reason that "Uncle Sam" has lost pres
: tige?
: If the people of given state were
~heartily in favor of prohibition, than pro-
!. hibition would certainly become more Of
!. an actually than it is where the Vol
stead law is unpopular. But even un.
!. der conditions so favorable to enforce
: ment, prohibition would not surely
$ prchibit-simply for the reason that il
Us humanity impossible to maintain the