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Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-02-22

ing asp posts had snapped like lead
pencils.
AS Pinkey and Wallie surveyed il
in the early dawn, Wallies voice had
catch in it when he said finally:
II guess I'm done farming. They
made good job of It,"
I'm no sharp but it looks to me
like some Of that wheat would
straighten up If it got good victim
Wallie said grimly:
tine only thing I forgot to buy
when l was Quitting in Philadelphia
was a rain-making apparatus"
ION the level" Pinkey declared
earnestly, II bleeye we're goin' te
have shower-the clouds bankin' ur
over there in the northwest is what
made me think Of it.
Wallie's laugh was cynical.
1T might drown somebody half a
mile from me but it wouldn't settle
the dust in my dooryard."
Il see you're gettin' homesteaditis,'
inkey commented, "but jest the same
them clouds look like they meant
business"
Wallie felt a glimmer of hope in
spite Of himself, and he scrutinized
the clouds closely.
"They do look black" he admitted
"But since it hasn't rained for two
months it seems too much to expect
that it will rain when need it sc
desperately"
Its liable to do anything. I've
seen it snow here in August. A fur
lined linen buster is the only coat fel
this country. I'll gamble it's goin' te
do somethin' but only the Big Boss
knows what"
Pinkey was sitting on the floor oil
ing his saddle when he tilted his head
suddenly and listened.
Hear that?" The sharp note In
Pinkey's voice filed Wallie with q
nameless fear
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-02-22

"No-what?"
"That roar-can't you hear it,"
Wallie listened intently.
"Yes-like a crashing what is it?"
Hail! And a terror! We've got
to run the stock in" He was off with
Wallie following, and together they
got the COW and horses under shelter
with all the haste possible.
The sound preceded the storm by
some little time, but each moment the
roar and the crash of it grew louder
and when it finally reached them Wal
lie gaZed open-mouthed.
Accustomed to hail like tapioca, he
never had seen anything like the big
jagged chunks of ice which struck the
ground with such force they bounded
into the air again. Any one of them
would have knocked a man uncon-
scious. 1t seemed as IL they would
batter his roof in, and they came so
thick that the stable and corral could
be seen only indistinctly.
They both stood In the doorway,
fascinated and awe-stricken.
Hear it pound! This is the worst
I've seen anywhur. You're licked,
Gentle Annie"
"Yes," said Wallie with white
face This finishes me-
You'll have to kiss your wheat
goodbye It'll be beat into the ground
too hard ever to straighten." He laid
an arm about Wallie's shoulder and
there was sympathy in his voice
few had heard there:
you've put up a good fight, old
pardner, and even il you are counted
out, it's no shame to you. You've done
good fer Scissor-bill, Gentle Annie"
Wallie clenched his hands and
shook himself free of Pinkey's arm
while his tense voice rang out above
the clatter and clash Of the storm:
'Tm not licked! l won't be licked!
Pm going to stick, somehow! And,
what's MORE" he turned to Pinkey,
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-02-22

The sporting eyes Of the country are
set on the State of Idaho this month
when, on Washington's Birthday, teams
of dog huskies driven by determined
drivers will strive for national honors at
Ashton, Ida, winter rail head of the
IT, p Yellowstone line. Smoky CASTOR,
champion. will try ito hold his title
against "Whistlin' Lyd' Hutchinson, the
plucky Idaho girl driver, and Tud Kent.
former winner, and a number of other
drivers. The pictures above show %
George Pitcher, one of the drivers; (2>
Olcott Earn, youngest contender. who I'm
ished third last year; (3) Bill Trude. one
of the famous craftsmen in America. who
is considered one of the favorites. and
"a "Whistlin Lyd" Hutchinson and the
emblem she will wear in her parka as
representative of Canada, because Mon
treal enthusiasts gave her the team she
will drive after four dogs of her own
team died during the winter.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-02-22

or more possibly, when Pinkey nudg-
ed Wallie violently.
whats that huffin'. do you reck-
on?"
Wallie awoke with a start and list
ened.
"Huffing" was the right word. Ly-
ing next to the logs, some large ami
NAL was breathing SO heavily in Wal
lies ear that it sounded like bel
lows. He peered through a crack and
saw something that looked like mas
todon in the darkness tugging at a
sack he had used for chinking. 1t
was not horse and was too large
for his Jersey. 1t flashed through his
mind that it might be roaming sill
ver-tip from the mountain.
Pinkey was out of the bunk at
bound and around the corner OF the
cabin, where his suspicious we're in
stantly verified.
TITS a BULL" he shouted. l
thought it. Looks like a thousand
head of cattle tramplin' down your
wheat-field!"
Wallie turned sick He could not
move for moment. His air-castles
fell so hard he could almost hear
them.
do you think they've been in
long?"
Cant tell till daylight"
Wallie was now In the doorway and
shapes browsing contentedly in his
grain-field.
"What1l we do" he asked. de-
spairingly.
"Do?" replied Pinkey, savagely,
Juggling at his bootstraps. "I1l send
one where dogs won't bite him with
every cartridge Well run thousand
dollars worth of taller off the rest of
EN-. Git into your clothes, Gentle An
ME, and we'll smoke 'em up proper"
II don't see how it could happen"
said Wallie, his voice trembling. 1.-THE
fence was good"
IF it had been 20 feet high 'twould
"a been all the same" Pinkey an
swered. Them cattle was drove in"
"You mean" Wallie's mouth op-
ened
"Shore-Canby! 1t come to my
mind last night when | seen that
bunch movin' Pretty coarse work
call it, but he thought you was alone
and wouldn't ketch on to it."
He'll pay for this!" cried Wallie,
chokingly.
"You can't do nothin' with him but
deal him misery. He got too much
money and pull fer you. Do you know
what l thinks gnawin' on him?"
my taking up homestead"
THAT, tool but mostly because Miss
Spenceley dressed him down for sell
in that locoed team to you. He's jeal-
GUS"
Even in his despair Wal1ie felt
pleased that anyone, especially Can
by, should be jealous of him because
of Helene Spenceley.
HE aims to marry her." Pinkey
added. 81 wisht you could beat his
time and win yerself a home some
how. l don't think you got any show,
but if was you I'd take another turn
around my saddle-horn and hang on.
Whenever l kim" kindly, "Pll speak
good one for you. Throw your sad
die on your horse and step, young fell
Ter. I'm gone!"
The rant nope which Wallie had
nursed that the damage might not be
so great as he had feared vanished
with daylight. Not only was the grain
trampled so the field looked like a
racecourse, but panel after panel Of
the fence was down where the quak-
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-02-22

A White Leghorn hen in the flock
at Purdue University, in Indiana, ie
proclaimed the worlds long distance
layer, by establishing record Of
egg production of 1,243 eggs IN
seven-year period This is an aver
age of TITS eggs year, and is
claimed to be larger long period
production than that credited to any
other hen.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-02-22
The Dude
w rangler
Caroline Lockhart
Copyright, Doubleday. Page & Co.
CONTINUED from previous issue)

CONTINUED from previous issue)
Wallie's pride in his wheat was in.
ordinate. He never could get over a
feeling of establishment that the
bright green grain had come from
seeds of his planting-that it was his
and he would reap the benefit. Ma
ture was more wonderful than he had
realized, and he never before had ap-
preciated her. He always forgot the
heart-breaking and back-breaking la
Dor when he stood as now, surveying
with glowing face the even great car
pet stretching out before him. In
such moments he found his compen-
sation for all he had gone through
since he arrived in Wyoming, and he
smiled pityingly as he thought of the
people at The Colonial, rocking plac-
idly on the veranda.
did you ever see anything pref
tier?" Wallie demanded, his eyes
shining.
Its all right" Pinkey murmured,
absently.
you're not looking" Wallie said.
sharply.
"I was watchin' them cattle"
II don't see any"
Pinkey pointed, but Wallie could
see nothing.
IF they got cows on Mars. I'll bet
could read the brands" Pinkey
boasted. Can you see them specks
movin' off yonder?"
Wallie admitted that he could not.
TITS cattle, and they act like some
body's drivin' EN-" Pinkey declared
positively. Looks like it's too early
to be movin' 'em to the mountain"
His curiosity satisfied. he gave the
wheat his attention.
ut looks fine, Wal1ie," he said with
much sincerity.
Wallie could not resist Growing.
you didn't think I'd last, did you?
Miss Spenceley didn't, either. She'll
be disappointed very likely when she
hears I've succeeded"
Don't cackle till you've laid your
aig, Gentle Annie When you've
threshed and sold your grain and got
your money in the bank, then I'll help
you. Well git drunk if / have to rob
a drugstore"
you're always putting damper on
me. 1t was you who advised me to
go in for dry-farming," Wallie re-
minded him.
II figgered that if you lived through
a year of it," Pinkey replied, candid
| ly, then almost anything else would
look like a snap to you"
1t was plain that in spite of his
prospects Pinkey was not sanguine
but in this moment Of his exultation
failure seemed impossible to Wallie
In various small ways Candy had
tried to break him and had not sue
ceeded. Boise Bill had prophesied
that he would not "winter"-yet here
he was with every reason to believe
that he would also summer" Wallie
felt rather invincible as he reflected
upon it, and the aurora borealis did
not exceed in color the outlook his
fancy painted that evening.
cts eight-thirty," Pinkey limited
when set up till all hours over
sleep in the morning"
Wallie came to earth reluctantly
and as he returned to the cabin he
again permitted himself the luxury OF
plying the folk Of The Colonial, who
knew nothing Of such rapturous mo-
ments in that stale, uneventful world
which was SO remote and different
from the present that it was begin
ming to seem like a dream to him.
They had been asleep for an hour
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-02-22
Faxes Greater Than Net Income

Taxes Greater Than Net Income
Taxes for electric railways for the
year 1922 amounted to $92.000,000."
says J. w. WEIGH, secretary OF the
American Electric Railway Associa-
ton, while during the same period
the net income was only sS6,000,000.
In other words, electric railways paid
more money into the public treas
uries in cities, states and villages
than they pal dto stockholders and to
their reserve funds combined. since
1890 net incomes increased little
more than 500 per cent, while taxes
increased over 1000 per cent"
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-02-22

flercely. III you don't stop calling me
Gentle ANNIE I'll knock your block
OIL"
Pinkey looked at him with his pale,
humorous eyes and beaned APPROX
ingly.
Ito Be Continued)
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-02-22
NEW TODAY

o ACRES-New bungalow, view, streams,
bearing orchard, chicken-house Lake
Washington Blvd; s miles out. Terms.
owner 49, Burke Bldg, Seattle.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-02-22
MISCELLANEOUS
M EN- WANTED

MEN WANTED
so MEN wanted at once to take up brick
laying and plastering, $40 to SIS a day.
Big demand. Also auto engineering, au
tomotive electricity, battery work and
Welding Only few weeks required. All
pra ctica training; special rates now on
We pay railway fare. Write or call
Hemphill Trade School, BOG b, Pike ST.,
Seattle Wash
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-09-13
STOCKTON NEWS

Miss Stella Richardson left this
week to resume her duties as teacher
In the public schools Of Baltimore.
Mrs. Brown, of Harrington, accom-
panied by Gertrude Pollitt was a Wis
itor this week with her sister Mrs,
Asa Pollitt.
Mr.. William Nelson has returned to
his home in New Church, after a visit
here with his aunts, the Misses Col
Inns.
Mr.. Fletcher Nelson is spending
this week with his aunts, before leav-
ing for Johns Hopkins University.
Mr.. John Bromley, who is superin.
tending the State road work at New
Church, was a weekend guest at the
home of his father Mr.. Thos. Brom.
ley.
Mr.. Carlton Lang left this week te
attend Goldey Business College ir
! Wilmington.
Mr.. William Baylis left this week Il
take charge Of the Commercial course
in the High school at Tasley. N
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-09-13

and express their happiness, but that
he does not like snakes, because they
don't sing or laugh or smile.
Snakes only care about being fed.
he stated, but when his opinion was
heard by the snakes they merely Kissed
and wriggled off as though his opinion
did not interest Them"
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-09-13
Regular Proceedings OF
County Commissioner.

E. w. Perdue, work, on roads
$1s9.17.
J. S. Tarr, work on roads, $139.12
w. L. Smith, oil and gas, roads
$685..
Murphy's garage, Tractor for roads
$250.OO.
L T. Jones, work on roads, $3.50.
Curtis w. Murray, work on roads,
1912.
Shovel Mfg. Co., supplies, $S.72.
Charles H. Holland, work on truck
$500.
James z. Mount, supplies, 1925.
The Merchants Company, work on
roads, $685..
H. w. Carey, work on roads, $3.50
DR.. A. E. Landers, Physicians &C.
count, $500.
w. T. Mason, work on roads, $119.
A. P. Shockley, work, roads, $63.1S
J. w. Holland, work, roads, $157.2o.
Geo. E. Shockley, work, roads.
$61.12.
P. D. Cottingham & Co., supplies
for Jail, $12.16.
P. d. Cottingham & Co., supplies
for Court House, $6.75.
C. & P. Telephone Co., for Court
House and Jail, $11.51.
Stansbury Disharoon, work, roads
| $4,000.
c. H. Burbage, work on roads
$123.25.
w. w. Davis, Tailor, $1,000.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-09-13

Among the girls who will leave on
Monday for Towson to attend the
Normal school are Misses Alma Par
sons, Dorothy Miles, Blanche Reid,
Inez Baylis, Mary Lang, May Powell,
Gladys Porter. and Margaret Waters.
The Epworth League Social was
entertained at the home of Mr.. A. S.
Bromley on Wednesday evening and
the Young Peoples Club on Friday
evening. The Misses Bromley are
giving the College boys and girls a
good time before leaving.
Mrs. Thomas Waters, Of Florida,
has been visiting this week at the
homes of DIR. Dickerson, w. H. Mar
shall and A. C. Hancock.
Mrs. Sarah Jones Of Remson, spent
a few days here with her sister, Mrs.
James Smack.
The Chautauqua at Pocomoke City
was we'll attended by number of
Stockton people. e
Mrs. Lou Price has been confined to
her home on account of illness.
DR.. and Mrs. Burwell, Of Chinco-
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-09-13
Reflections Of a
Bachelor Girl
pY HELEN ROWLAND

WOMAN no longer considers spin.
" sterh0Od disgrace or marriage
necessity-but, somehow she still
thinks of spinster as one who has
missed u lot, and Of bachelor az one
who has escaped lot.
Every young man has q vision Of
doing something glorious, something
that will startle the world-and then
sitting down and never doing anything
else, except amuse himself. for the
rest Of his life. nl
Whenever q man suddenly decides
that something is bad for him." and
prepares to "renounce" 1t, you may
safely surlnise that he has found
something else more interesting or
fascinating to take its place-whether
it's food, game. or a woman.
After marriage, 4 man locks most Of
HE beautiful sentiment away In the
cedar chest with hls wedding coat
and then mlslays the key.
Every man believes that woman Is q
magician who can tie man to her
forever-by giving him all the rope
he wants.
Most women fade and wither from
starvation Of the vanity. Even q
wifes faith In her charms cannot
subsist forever ON the memory Of
three months of intensive courtshlp
and two weeks Of honeymoon.
= A woman will torture her toes In a
shoe that 10 two sizes too small, In
order to charm man, and then snap
at him because her feet hurt.
It's a wise lover, who knows when
to kiss-and part.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-09-13

league, were recent guests at the
home of Mrs. Thomas Wharton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Hill spent
Sunday here with the formers par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. W.. H. Hill. Ar.
thur Jr., who has been here some time
with his grandparents, accompanied
them home.
Several from here attended the fu-
neral Of Mr.. William Hancock in Snow
Hill this week.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-09-13
Tuo Tones

A young man who had reached the
stage at which his voice was changing
went into grocery store.
In q deep bass voice he demanded
"a sack Of -four; then. his voice sud-
denly changing to high pitch. he
added land pound Of coffee"
Just minute. please" said the
Jerk; II can't wait On both'of you At
once"
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-09-13

and GnOmeS anC
B no W MES anC
Elves. old Mr.
Clan t, witty
Witch. the men,
bers Of the Bogey
family and Of the
Oaf family were
all on hand to
hear the latest
things that had
happened.
"AlgernOn Ant
was seen carrying
a lifeless butter.
fly, almost twice
his size, to the
Ant Palace, Ant
/, Hill, Ant City,"
was the first item
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-09-13

Mariana Pie Won Hill, Ant City,"
.i... e..rs,... was the first item
that Billie Brownie
read aloud to his audience.
Then he continued reading:
"A boy stood under some heavy
trees on Wednesday last when it was
raining. He said the trees were made
to keep people dry when it rained, but
the trees are of another opinion. They
say they were not made for that alone
by any manner Of means.
"Greenie Grasshopper hoped into
little Mahalia's bedroom last week. It
was said that Greenie decided he liked
the 0ut-of- door world better and would
hate 1t II his mother made him 30 to
bed each night In such a big bed as
Mahalia slept In.
young Danny Darning Needle was
in society last week. He went into the
parl0r of Winnie's parents. He said
society didn't interest him, however,
and that he would never be a social
climber.
''Nutty Chum, the chipmunk, was
seen going into his hole early last eve.
ming.
"T have an engagement for nut
supper with myself he told the repor.
ter for the Natureland News.
"Nurse Fog had the Mist grandchil-
dren out for an airing on the hills
early yesterday morning.
Those around said 1t looked as
though there were mountains made Of
misty clouds. 1t was because all the
Mist grandchildren got up early.
"Thes trees, wearing their different
shades and styles Of costumes, had
their photographs taken in Glimmer
Lake last week. The photograph was
said to have been very beautiful.
MRS. Robin called her son, Robbie
Robin, away from the Peoples Porch
yesterday by chirping for him. He went
at once, and for his obedience and good
behavior Mrs. Robin gave him a worm
as a reward.
1.-THE flowers in the flower garden
are at their most beautiful best now,
and little Nelly, who loves to wear flow.
ers, has pretty one each day tucked
in the ribbon Of her MILDLY blouse.
"Brindle, the dog, and his master
were seen asleep side by side in the
Back Yard on Tuesday last. Brindle
had his paw on his masters hand and
their affection, even when asleep.
was a beautiful thing to note.
1.-THE Skua Gulls are said to be enc
mics Of every living creature they can
get the better of, and they will some
times even eat their own children.
1T is said that they are never ad-
mitted into polite society.
"Rumor has it that the emu is the
largest bird, next to the ostrich. They
will lay from nine to thirteen eggs In
hole which they scrape out in the
ground.
'Mr. Emu matches out the eggs and
Is an excellent father. q
"Marian's pie won first premium at
the County Fair last week. and her
mothers patch quilt also won prize.
Many people were seen carrying dolls
which they had won as prizes, and
others were seen eating taffy, which
looked delicious when they first tasted
of 1t and which seemed to be very
tough In a very short time.
"This item has been sent to the Ma.
tureland News by County Fair visit
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-09-13
IDADDY,S
EVENING
FAIRY1ALE
ZM .z yy, 6tahsa1 !! 6qnner
ANOTHER COPY

There was another copy of the Ma
tureland News. and all the Fairies
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-09-13

or, though 1t is
not exactly q Ma
tureland story.
"Mr. Sun was
called upon by
Mr.. Moon In what
was known as a
partial eclipse
the other day. 1t
was said this was
Of interest to
those who had
heard about such
events and who
had asked to hear
of more.
Bobby, a boy,
b q 9 announced
that he likes ca
nary birds. be-
cause they sing
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-22

such as you can get at the ten-cent
store. and silver fringe, from the
same source. should drip from the
branches. Festoons of silver and
popcorn balls may be stretched
from the chandeliers to the corners
Of the room.
For the ccntcrpiecc at the table,
mass evergreen branches to form a
large basket and fill il with snow
balls made of cotton lightly brushed
with glue to accommodate silver
dust.
At each chld's place have a tiny
box covered with silver paper con-
tanning candies and nuts to be taken
| home Use silver or glass candle
holders and white candles to light
| the table.
For lunch serve sandwiches OF
white bread and Jelly cut into animal
shapes with a cookie cutter and
cocoa with whipped cream over the
top, following with vanilla ice cream
in bell or star shapes and white cake
and white animal crackers dipped in
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-22
Bismarck Hospital

Admitted to the Bismarck hospital
for treatment:
George Ehel, Hebron; Mrs. }. II.
Alsbury, Menoken; Rev. G. +. Bob
ncr, Aberdeen, S. d.; Mrs. Fred
LindhOlm, Stanton; Baby Anna
Doerr, Lehr.
Discharged: j. +. Williams, city;
Mrs. John Balm, Judson; Mrs. j. p.
Reisnauer, Center; Mathilda Neher,
Hebron; Fred Kleingartner, Fredo-
mia; S. b. Gooding, Braddock; Mrs.
Christ Nelson, city; Gertrude
Schieck, Judson; Ellatena Flcgel,
Kuhn; Mrs. w. j. Walz, Kongsbery;
Mrs. Henry Bader and baby boy,
Wishek; Mrs. l. T. Lewis and baby
boy, city; Mrs. Theo. Halverson and
baby girl, Raleigh; Mrs. f. }. Saw
tell, Flasher; Baby Robert Sawtell
Flasher; Anna Shannon, Herried, s.
d.; Mrs. John Bieber, Mott; Mrs
f. I. Huber, Turtle Lake; Vera Ro-
venko, Max; Helen Herman, Under.
wood; Mrs. Resin Schnaidt, Almont
Birth: Mrs. Erwin Johnson, bah!
boy, city.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-22

Hkddies Christmas Part }lltt g

Another good game is Il star hunt.
Silver stars are hidden about the
room and each child is given Il little
stocking made out of carleton in
which he collects the various stars
he finds in a given time, say Is min
utrS. These stars pay be at the
ends OF little silver threads that are
interviewer about the rooms to give
zeSt to the hunt.
In giving chldrcnS party it is
not necessary TO plan every minute
beforehand. II the surroundings are
attractive enough to intrigue the
imagination youngsters viii hook
after themselves very successfully.
Their play should, however, be
/ slightly supervised By an older per
son who uses her social tact to sec
/ that all children enter into the spirit
| o. things and the more restrained
and timii children are urged to take
par; in everything