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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-06-06
CLINTON

Friends of Mrs. Charles H. New
comb will regret to learn of the
death Of her neither, Mrs. F. e.
Moore, which took place Tuesday
afternoon at her home In Dexter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perley Written OF
Pittsfield were visitors this week a.
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Guy
Whittier.
r. E. whitman motored to Milo
ON business Thursday.
George Goodale, who has been In
the Sisters hospital for treatment
for blood poisoning. has been dis
charged and returned to his home
on Baker street.
The annual district convention for
the Odd Fellows lodges in the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-06-06
WASHINGTON

EAsT-Charles Ripley Of Sears
mont was a caller here Sunday
Fred Gray Of Belfast was busfs
ness visitor here Monday. &.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Cargii1 werG
recent callers at w. NJ. Prescott's. -
Mr.. and Mrs Lyle Leonard AMI
family were visitors SUNDAY at 80
The Misses Esther and CrvntIH
Fuller Of liberty were visitors A&
Clara OverIock's Saturday.
Carl Sukeforth and Chas. 0yexIoo
are working for Uric Peabody q ~
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-06-06

the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. M. b.
Hodgdon.
Lawrence Mari and family or
Waltham passed the week end, VITA.
his brother, II. g. Mari. -...,
Andrew Leighton has rsturnsd
from a trip to Gardner ana Az
gusta. SIt-s
w. A. Moore OF Bath was q buM-
ness man In town wednesday. 3,
l.. A. Bailey Of Dresden was II
town Monday.
Mrs. Florence Erskins has beushs.
q new automobile.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-06-06
The School Of NURSING

Of the New Hampshire state ,
Hospital offers q course Of Nurs:
ing Education to young wemsr
who are eligible for admission,
The School 10 registered by che
New York and New Hampshirs,
state Boards Of Education. A.
generous allowance 10 offered TO
Students during the course. For
further information apply 70 the
oireetress OF Nursing, New
HAMPSHIRE State Hospital, Com,
cord, N. n. n =,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-06-06
READFIELD

EAST-Herman Gordon and Roy
Mace were business callers in Scion
Monday.
The L. s. C. was sFery pleasantly en-
tertafned at the home Of Mrs. Mabel
Gordon on Wednesday. A bountiful
dinner vas served. sixteen members.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-06-06

tack OF the fu, is now able to be
out.
Rainbow Branch Of the Interna-
tional Sunshine Society Of Arson ana
Forget Me-Not Branch of Madison
will ATTEND the morning service at
the Free Baptist church next Sun
day morning in q body.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-06-06
MADISON
another Burglary !. Reported
Wednesday Night--D. A. 4.
Election

another burglary "Wednesday
alsns at the residence Of Otto Banr
81 Park street il reported. High
Snerif Meeers OF Skowhexan was
" Town all day wednesday inyesti-
sSssuns the breaks OF Monday. Sher-
= Meoers had the services Of g NM
ST. ST. print expert wednesday and sew
s. photos were taken but failed
h,as,ve any definite evidence. the
Of are thought to be the work
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-06-06

W.. quiet wedding was solemnixed
Ecsrr,nesday evening by Rev. g. y.
sn.cElhiney ct the CONGREGATIONAL
M The contracting p4rties
m g, herman 1. Lane Of Emhden
III s nlia Maria Atwood ok Ktnfqela1::
u Seuple were uhAttenatd and Will
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-06-06

Mr.. and Mrs. r. L. Weeks of
Gardiner and Prof. L. F. Weeks OF
WaterviIle were In town calling FRI
day.
Mrs Mary Erskine, Mrs. Abbie
Aver are passing . week In Bath
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-06-06
MT. VERNON

Mrs. H F. Shaw has returned from
Augusta, where she has been for sur.
gical treatment.
On sunday Airs. Arthur Gordon en-.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-06-06
EMPLOY MENT

Help-Male or Female 81
A NATIONAL organization offers an
exceptional opportunity for man
or woman of character and ability. If
write or call. Room 5, Call Bldg,
1872 Lisbon ST.. Lewiston, Me.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-06-06
This Page Continually Places Buying and Selling Opportunities Before You
Becomiug Well To Do Is Easy

It simply means that you must have the
necessary energy and ambition-and also
that you must come within striking distance
of opportunity.
Most of the people who fail to achieve sue
cess claim that their failure has been due to
lack of opportunity, rather than to lack of
ambition and energy.
But really and truy-getting close to OPP
portunity is the very easiest part of succeed
ing and becoming well to do.
All you have to do is to read the Kennebec
Journals A-B-C Classified Section daily.
That's easy enough for anybody. And it
will keep you in close touch with opportunity,
because this section is full of opportunities
which are alphabetically arranged for quick
finding.
We believe we have proven our case-but
if you doubt us, try reading the classified Sec
ton for few days and be thoroughly con-
vinced
Let Station A-B-C do your Broadcasting
Call 1876
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-12-11

Allays irritation, soothes and heals
throat and lung inflammation. The
constant irritation of a cough keeps
the delicate mucus membrane of the
throat and lungs in a congested con-
dition, which BOSCHEES SYRUP
gently and quickly heals. Fol- this
reason it has been a favorfte house
hold remedy for colds, coughs, bron-
chitis and especially for lung troubles
In millions of homes all over the
world for the last ifty-eight years,
enabling the patient to obtain a good
nights rest, free from coughing with
easy expectoration in the morning.
You can buy BOSCHEE'S SYRUP
wherever medicines are sold.-Adv.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-12-11

Of his calm self-possession might be
s%natched from him. If she could EN-.
barrass him, if she could see the red
rise under his tanned skin, she would
be giving Mr.. Lee a lesson good for
his soul.
tive got powerful little use for an
affair like that" said Lee cOolly, when
she told him. THANK you, Miss San
ford, but I don't think I'll come"
Judith shrugged her shoulders as
though it did not in the least matter
to her.
I'm giving 1t for Marcia" she said.
do you think it would be quite nice
to her to stay away? l am afraid that
she will be hurt"
Not Judith's words, but the look in
her eyes changed Lees intentions.
IF it's for Miss Langworthy," he
said quietly, "Ill come"
The day came and Bud Lee began
to regret that he had given his prom
Use to go to Marcia's dance. All day
he was taciturn, aloof, avoiding not
only the visitors from Rocky Bend
and the other ranches, but his own
fellows as well. He took no part in
the races, was missing when the blaz-
ing trenches and smell of broiling
meat told that the barbecue was in
progress. He worked with his horses
as he had worked yesterday, as he
would work tomorrow. With the dusk
he went, not to the mems quarters.
but to the old cabin at the Upper End.
Again and again that day he had
thought of that look in Judith's eyes
when she had asked him to come for
Marcia's sake. What the devil did
she mean by it? He didn't know ex-
actly, but he did know that in its own
vague way it irritated him. Her eyes
had laughed at him, they had leased,
they had told him that Judith herselI
wasn't wasting a single thought upon
Mr.. Bud Lee. but that she had noticed
his obvious interest," in Miss Langwor-
thy.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-12-11
Here's David BurrilI Lee in
full dress. Now, what will Ju-
dith look like, dressed up2
cTo BE CoNTINUED.)
Primitive Homes

Lava blocks roughly quarried pro-
vide the rural Icelander with his build
ing material. His farmstead consists
of a group of small cottages Joined to-
gether. The lava blocks are laid n
on the other and the crevices are
stopped up with moss or earth. Some
of these houses have wood rafters.
hut the majority of them have whale
ribs instead. These are covered with
brlshwood. on top of which turf Is
beaped. The turf bears a good crop of
grass, which is carefully cut for hay.
The houses have no chimneys. and a
fire is never kept in any Don except
the kitchen, even in the coolest wealth
er. The smoke passes out through a
hole in the roof. The only windows
are pieces of glass, or thin skin. four
inches square. No attention is given
"a ventilation, and the atmosphere of
the house is almost uncomfortable to a
foreigner. The natives sense of smell
is deadened by the universal habit OF
taking snuff.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-12-11
THE PARTY

SYNOPSIS.-Bud Lee, horse
foreman of the Blue Lake ranch,
convinced Bayne Trevors, man
ager. is deliberately wrecking
the property owned by Judith
Sanford. a young her
cousin, Pollock Hampton, n
Timothy Gray, decides to throw
up his job. Judith arrives n
she has bought Gray's
share in the ranch and will run
1t. She discharges Trevors. after
shooting him twice in self-de-
Tense. The men on the ranch
dislike taking orders from a girl,
but by subduing~a vicious horse
and proving her thorough kno"l-
edge If ranch life, judith wins
the best Of them over. Lee de- !
cides to stay, for a while at least. :
Judith becomes convinced that
her veterinarian, Bill Crowdy, is
treacherous. She discharges him
and gets back Doc Trip. her dead
fathers man. Pollock Hampton,
part owner, comes to stay TOT
good" Trevors accepts Hamp-
tons invitation to visit the rancn.
Juditn2s messenger is held up
and robbed of the monthly pay
roll Bud Lee goes to the city
for more money. getting back
safely with it. though his horse
is killed under him. Both he and
Judith see Trevors' hand In the
crime. Hog cholers hard to &C
count for, breaks out on the
ranch. Judith and Lee 1nvestl-
gate the scene of the holdup. A
cabin in a 1ower-planted clear
Ing excites Judith's admiration.
1t is Lees, though he does not
say SO. They are fired on from
ambush, and Lee wounded. An
swering the fire, they make for
the cabin. Here they Arc Bill
Crowdy wounded. Dragging him
into the building, they find he has
the money taken from Judith's
messenger They are besieged In
the cabin all night. Hampton ar
rives in time to drive the attack
.rs off and captures shorty,
who later escapes from the ranch.
Judith tells Bud Lee her financial
troubles and he says he'll stick.
He's beginning to be fond of her,
In spite Of her mannish ways.
The discovery is made that pi-
geons, with hog cholera germs
on their feet. have been liberated
on the ranch. Lee captures a
stranger. Dick Donley, r~ed-hand-
ed, with an accomplice, a cowboy
known as Poker Face"
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-12-11

/ tried several remedies, but moth
ing helped, so when l read in the
paper about Resinol, / thought l
would give it a trial. / can't praise
it enough, for it has done wonders
for the baby's skin and she sleeps
all through the night now. / would
advise anyone with a similar case to
try Resinol Ointment" (Signed)
Mrs. Rose Goersdorf, 81 Furman
Avenue.
All druggists sell Resinol Soap and
Ointment.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-12-11
Judith OF Blue Lake Ranch

helplessness which turned f1atteringly
to the strength Of the other sex. Ju'
dith asked no man to aid her in mount
ing her horse; Marcia coquettisniS
slipped a daintily slippered foot into
a mans palm, rising because OF his
strength.
Now, when his thoughts went to Ju'
dith, Bud Lee turned them dexterous'
ly to Marcia, making his comparisons
shaping them to fit into his pet theory
When, days passing, he did not see
Judith, he told himself that he was
going to miss Marcia when she left
When one day he came Unexpectedly
upon Judith and with lips and eyes
she flashed her ready smile at him.
he felt that odd stir in his blood. What
a pity that a girl like her, who might
have been anything, elected to do a
mans work! When, again unexpect-
edly, he came another day upon Mar
cia riding with Hampton, there was
no quick stirring of the pulses, and
he contented himself with the thought
Now, hat is the sort of woman. A
mans woman! His other self . :.
and so On.
When Judith planned q little party
to mark the departure Of Marcia on
decided that the Langworthys were
leaving then, but at least Farris and
Rogers were-the reasons actuating
her were rather more complex than
Judith herself fully realized or would
have admitted. She liked Marcia ;
she wanted to do at least this much
for her. Living room, dining ROOM
music room, library-they would all
be cleared of the larger pieces of fur
niture, the double-doors thrown open.
The string band from Rocky Bend
would Judith would send out
invitations to the nicer people there
and to the ranches hereabout. She
would have a barbecue, there would
be races and the usual holiday games,
her the dance. Marcia would know
nothing Of it until the last day, when
her eager enthusiasm would send her
a-futter to her dressing room.
Unanalyzed, it was simplicity itself,
this giving a farewell party to Marcia.
Under analysis, 1t was a different mat
ter. The boys at the ranch would be
invited, and of course most of them
would come. But Lee would come.
Judith would see to that, ever if he
should hesitate.
Bud Lee had always been so self
possessed, had so coolly found her
lacking, that, piqued a little, Judith
longed for the opportunity to place
him in an atmosphere where q little
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-12-11
CHAPTER IX-Continued

She asked her questions, got her an
swers Triumphantly she turned tt
Trip.
The Bagley ranch, though a hundred
miles away, was the nearest cholera
Infected place of which Trlpp had any
knowledge. Bagley did have a flock OF
pigeons; a man, a month or so ago
had bought two dozen from him. the
man wasn't Trevors. Bagley didn't
know who he was. The same man
however, had shown up three days age
and had asked for another half-dozen
of the birds. There had been three
willie pigeons among them. He was
a shifty-eyed cE ap, Bagley said, old
brown suit, hat with a rattlesnake
point, spelled Donley.
Lee returned with the shirt which
he had ripped from his prisoners
back. Adhering to the inside of it
were little, downy feathers and three
or four larger feathers from a pigeons
wing.
II guess he rode mostly at night. at
that" concluded Lee. "a great little
fat man you must have looked, stran-
ger. with six Of those brides in your
shirt
Donley's face was q violet red. But
a glance from Lee shut his mouth for
hisn. Poker Face, still looking on,
gave no sign of interest.
"Put him in the grain-house," said
Judith, her eyes bright with anger.
"And see that he doesn't go Shorty's
trail. Poker Face, have you anything
to say for yourself?"
mo-" answered Poker Face.
"Then,'' cried Judith holly, you can
ha ge your time right now! Donley,
here, III prosecute. He's going to pay
for this mornings work. I've got moth
ing on you. It's up to you to see that
l don't get it! And you car tell
Shorty for me-yes, and Quinnion, too,
and Bayne Trevors, if you like-that
l am ready and waiting for your next
playl And don't forget that when San
Quentin is full there's still room in
Folsom"
udltl tOlCPiOhNd iiiIiS O1
thai she had a man for him. Lee and
Carson conducted an expostulating
Donley to the grain-house and Jailed
him wordlessly. Then Carson put a
man on guard at the door, daylight
though it was. When all was done he
filed his pipe slowly and turned trou-
bled eyes after Poker Face.
49,
"She made a mistake there, though"
he said regretfully. "a better. cow
hand l never ask to see, Bud. An you
ought to see the game of crib that
man plays! Nope, Judy; you're wrong
there"
But Bud Lee, the man who did not
approve of the sort of woman who did
mans work, said with unusual
warmth:
Don't you fool yourself, Carsonl
She hasn't made one little misplay
yeti"
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-12-11
P X
Judith Triumphant

Though, under the surface, life upon
Blue Lake ranch was sufficiently tense,
the remaining days Of June frivoled
by as bright and bonny as the little
meadow-hlues flirting with the field
flowers.
Since from the very first the ranch
had been short-handed, the hours from
dawn to dusk were filled with activity.
Carson. who, true to Judith's expecta-
lions, had brought back some new
IDEAS frsm his<Aew days at the exnert-
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-12-11

with scabs and
the itching was
so severe I had to
keep stockings on
her hands to keep
her from scratch
ing. l had to be
up at night as it
bothered her so
she could not sleep.
Two doctors, one
of them a skin
specialist, told me
-L- l.l
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-12-11
Vanity Cost Life

The Assyrians were a luxurious and
oeauty-loving people, and both men and
women were addicted to an elaborate
use of cosmetics. According to history,
the last monarch, by name Sardana-
palus, dressed and painted like His
women" and it is due to this vanity
that he met his death. One of his gen.
erals visiting him found him penciling
his eyebrows and stabbed him.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-12-11

Turn fattery upside down and you
have SANDER.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-12-11

Where Boosting ends, there dignity
begins.-Youn2.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-12-11
Baby Tortured Day
and Night by Eczema
Resinol Stopped Itching and
Healed Sick Skin

Brooklyn, N. Y, May 1917
thought it might interest you to
know how much Resinol has done
for my baby. Her face was covered
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-12-11
Herriot's Mascot Hungry

The governor of French Indo-Clina
has given Premier Herriot of France
a costly pet. 1t is an elephant eleven
years old and weighing 2,644 pounds.
On the trip from Indo-China to France
1t ate 400 punches of bananas for
which the premier had to pay. In
desperation he has sent it to the
Lyons zoo.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-13
POLICE AUTO
is OUDISTANCED

But the bandits were suspicious OF
the car behind and turned into Ra-
VIENNA blvd. dashing away at 60
miles an hour thru the Green Lake
district and turning north on the
North Trunk highway.
Coons urged the police car ahead.
but his car, being far inferior in speed
could barely keep the other car In
sight The bandits were having
trouble with their machine, and red
flashes showed from the exhaust.
For several miles beyond the city
limits the two cars raced thru the
night, Then the car ahead turned
into the Lake Forest road and cut
over TO the Bothell highway again,
circling back TO town. Coons stop.
ped at every turn and marked the
road with chalk so that other police
cars behind could find them.
After losing the bandit car, Coons
stopped and phoned in, asking for
police guard TO watch the Bothell
road at the city limits While he
was driving in to Seattle the bandits
suddenly appeared again, but after
n futile chase OF several miles the
police were outdistauced and the rob.
bcrs made good their escape.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-13

nECLARING that the Seattle
~ school board had no right. legal
or moral, to pass judgment upon
the actions OF score Of Lincoln
high school boys and girls. gathered
at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. w. II.
stoyer. 1918 Meridian ave. last Sat
urday evening. Thomas Byron Mac
Mahon, an attorney In the Arcade
building. told parents Saturday that
they should fight TO the limit
against the boards arbitrary
action"
Parents OF some Of the children,
indignant at the school boards
course in the matter, consulted the
attorney to learn their legal rights,
preparatory TO attending a special
board meeting next Tuesday evening,
when the question OF relnstating the
children will be considered.
"The affair at the Stoyer home,
during which outsiders are said to
have introduced small quantity
Of liquor. has been over.emphnsized
by the board" MacMahon, who lives
in the district and who has been
active In the anti-cignret campaign
in this schools. told The Star. THE
score Of boys and girls at tho
party were decent, respectable young
people, having innocent fun" he
.atd
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-13
ESCAPE POLICE
IN THRILLING
ROAD CHASE
Desert Motorboat at Bell
ingham, Come Here
SEEN BY POLICE TWICE
Robbers So Far Have Made
Good Their Escape

TRAVELLING all night from
the scene Of their crime,
five bandits, who Friday after.
noon held up the Royal Bank
OF Canada at Nanaimo, u. C.,
escaping with between $4,000
and $4,000. reached Seattle
early Saturday morning and
evaded capture after n thrilling
sO.mile chase by the police.
The quintet OF robbers entered the
bank AZ Nanaimo shortly before :
p. M held up several bank tellers
scooped up all the money in sight
missing a mining payroll OF 800, ooC
locked in a safe. and escaped in a
waiting auto.
Following carefully.lnld plans. the
bandits used a motor boat TO reach
Bollinghsm from Nanaimo. Here
they were seen 10 enter two autos,
a Cadillac bearing license 252.s4e.
issued TO W. a. Walker OF Tacoma,
and Ford car with a license issued
TO Albert IaRue, Seattle. for a Ford
truck
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-13
H0LDUPS' CAR is
SIGHTED IN CITY

The Seattle police were notified al
$3.50 a. m. Saturday that the Ford
had been ditched near McMurray,
and that the five men in the Cadillac
were driving toward Seattle.
Several squads OF policemen. heav.
lily armed. were detailed in prowler
cars 20 search all highways leading
into the city, About I a. m. Patrol.
men j X weedin and NJ. A. Coons.
while driving north on 10th ave. n
T., saw the holdups' car pass them,
going south.
The officers turned their car and
followed. They identified the ma.
chine by the license and saw five
armed men inside.
Knowing that police guard was
stationed AT the University bridge.
Coons and Weodin quietly followed
the bandits, planning 20 wait until
they were south OF E. 45th ST. before
shooting
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-13
TO VISIT COAST

VICTORIA, ~. c., Dec. 10
Schedule of the Japanese training
squadron, which win visit the coast
this year was announced by the
Japanese consulate indicating the
fleet will reach the American coast
first at Sun Francisco late in Janu.
airy,
The squadron, comprising the
cruisers ldzumn YulSumo and Asuza.
under the command OF Vice Admiral
sahuro Momotnk with Sa3 midship.
men, will call at Honolulu en- route
to AmcricnsJt is scheduled to reach
san Francisco january %, remain.
ing several days. The squadron viii
then proceed north touching at
Portland Seattle, Victoria aud Van.
CuuVcr u G..
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-13
Boys Death Due
to Broken Neck

An autopsy performed Friday
night by Or. w, j Jones showed tho
death OF Armndy Crosse. I, to have
been due 10 a broken neck, accord.
Ing to the coroner The boy was
playing near his home, 1889 Rainier
ave, Thursday afternoon when he
fell from whoelbnrrow. He died
in nm ambulance en- route to the city
hospital at midnight