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SOUTHPORT

Herbert Krause left Tuesday to
spend the remainder of the winter
with his mother and brother in
Chicago.
VIM. Peterman was in Casper sew
eral days last week attending to
bushes affairs.
MI. and Mrs. Floyd Rains and
baby daughter and Roy Wagner
were Cody visitors Tuesday.
Byron Wallace went to Cody
Wednesday to attend the Stampede
ball and spend a week with friends.
w. j. Peterman called at the l..
X. Johnson home Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Jones and son
went to Cody Thursday to be pres
ent at the Stampede ball.
Jay Blood, Evan Holman and
VIM. Peterman spent Friday in
Cody.
Albert Miller, Ed Martin and H.
X. Barbee were among the South
forkers who took hogs to Col ri.
day to be shipped.
Mr.. and Mrs. Max Wilde were in
Cody several days this week and at
tended the Stampede ball.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Westerman
were in Cody Friday and Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Snyder and
Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Snyder were
Cody visitors Friday.
Ed. Carter spent Friday in town.
Ranger Peterman was busy mark
ing timber on Carter mountain
Thursday and Friday.
Nels Nelson was a Cody visitor
Friday.
Mrs. Joe Ballard and the new son,
who are at st. Vincent's hospital in
Billings, are getting along very
nicely and are expected home soon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Max Murphy were
shopping in Cody Saturday.
Roy Blood and John Kinnick
We're Cody business visitors Satur-
day.
The Valley ranch school boys left
Saturday to spend the holidays with
relatives and friends in the east.
Miss Ellen Wilson returned home
Saturday after a two weeks visit
at the j. N. Mcmillan home.
The Ishawooa children and teach
er are preparing a fine Christmas
program to be given the Tuesday
before Christmas, at which they
hope all the parents and friends will
be present.
, 1924-12-17
CLARK

Mr.. and Mrs. R. G.. Hopkins en-
tertained at dinner Monday evening
to celebrate the fourth anniversary
of their marriage. Covers were
placed for twelve. The guests
were Mr.. and Mrs. Harold O'Don-
nell. Miss Margaret O'Donnell, Mr..
and Mrs. Ed Manning, Mr.. and Mrs.
John E. Simpson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Glenn B. Simpson and David Par
ker.
Walter Braten and Willard Hogan
are putting a new floor in the river
bridge near Clark this week.
Mrs. E. Fuson and son Thornton
are visiting in Belfry and will also
visit her sister in Red Lodge before
returning home.
Leon O'Donnell has gone to Bill
'lings where he will be most of the
winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. G. Hopkins went
to Cody Thursday to remain for the
Stampede dance.
, 1924-12-17

Last Tuesday Rufus Wilson
hitched Old Dobbin and his side
kick to a wagon and headed for
the Southfork sawmill. The next
day he returned with a load of
some stock sheds.
Ross NJ. Shepherd, the cattle
foreman for the Antlers ranch. wa.
a guest at the Overland hotel FRI
day night of last week.
Irvine McGhan of Wood river
was a caller on friends in town last
Sunday.
C. ]. Langston and son Harry OF
Estes Park, Colorado, arrived in
Meeteetse last week and have pur.
chased a carload of horses which
they will ship to Colorado.
Fred r. Thomas. forest ranger al
the Timber Creek station. has been
busy the past few days visiting the
farmers in the Greybull valley and
adjacent country, making a survey
of acreage, crops and livestock fol
the forest service.
CLIFFORD Scudder. who is associ.
ated with Miles Bennett in the dude
wrangling business, received wore
by wire the first of last week of the
serious illness of his father. He
Immediately left for his home in ST
Louis.
John ('Swede') Peterson has beef
recuperating in the city for a few
days.
Ed McNaugtin. the dean of tn,
sheep-shearing fraternity, has re
turned to our city for the winter
He is located at the Overland hotel
, 1924-12-17
THIS MEANS u

If you are interested in the way
you are to appear for the Christ
mas dinner you had better bring
in your suit and have it cleaned
and pressed, or just press it for
you. in order to give us time to get
them out. We ought to have them
not later than Monday, December
%. If it can be done, we will do it.
For your 5 s 5 see Bill at the Tog-
gerry, 10 East Cody.
, 1924-12-17
MEETEETSE

h Kurtz. the hide buyer, has
for the past few days been inter
viewing his many customers in this
vicinity.
Andrew Tillman came to town
last Sunday on one of his regular
irregular trips with a load of lum-
Der from the Southfork mill.
Geo. Hurlbut drove to Thermop-
oils Monday, taking C. J.. Sangston
To that town. who is on his way to
Colorado. Mr.. Hurlbut returned
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Scoved returned
from T~hermopolis Saturday, where
they have been for the past three
weeks.
Monday morning Miss Maybeth
Williams Lizzie Ford refused to
start SO she walked to town. She
says all h automobiles on the
road were going the wrong way.
F. w. Wilson of Grass Creek was
in town owe night Saturday.
Elmer Carlson of Worland was a
caller in the city last Sunday.
Among those who attended the
Stampede ball in Cody last Friday
evening were Mr.. and Mrs. Miles
Bennett, Curtis Sell, Fred Lewis,
Roy Starkey. Joe Lang, the Misses
Raymond. Schultz, Redmon, and
some others. They reported an i'm
mense attendance and a dandy good
time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hagberry,
who have been at the George Rem
ner ranch near Fenton for the past
month, came up Friday and went
to the Henry Larson ranch on Wool
river.
Arthur Porter, one of the tor
shepherds of the YU ranch, came
In last week to remain for the bal
ance of the winter.
w. p. Price of Wood river was
in the city Thursday afternoon.
Tom Gearhart and Leland Croft
were Grass Creek visitors Thursday,
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Duston of
Cody were callers in our city for
a short time Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry River and
daughter. Genevieve Irwin, were in
the city Thursday.
w. F. MCGEE of Sheets Flat was
in town Friday and took out a Loaf
of shingles for his new sheep shed.
A. j. Kneisley of the Antlers
ranch was a visitor in town for
a short time last week.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Niles,
on Thursday, the 18th, a fine boy
All are reported as doing nicely.
On Tuesday of last week Henry
Sayles was called to Thermopolis
to see his brother Ned, who has
been there for the past -four weeks
taking treatment for a trouble
which was caused by a broken leg
thirty years ago. He is now in Bill
hngs n If no improvement is
SHOWN soon he will go east to seek
relief.
Mrs. Sarah J.. Watson left Wed
nesday to spend the remainder of
the winter with friends in Billings
and Havre. Montana.
Las Tuesday Mrs. May Klein
went to Billings to have some dent
al work done. She returned Friday
in a more gentle frame of mind.
Last week Tony Norscog and Paul
n became the owners of the
poo room and soft drink parlor
formerly conducted by Geo. Martin.
Leo Newton has gone to the saw
mill on the south fork of Wood
river where will spend the balance
OF the winter cutting saw logs.
On Saturday. the 5th. Teddy
Thayer returned to his old range
with Mrs. Teddy. They were mar
ried at Fillmore, California. It was
a great surprise for Teddy's friends
mere and their many friends are
extending congratulations and wish
Them all the joy and happiness pos
sible.
e Hurlbut. the Wood river
norseman, was transacting business
, 1924-12-17

Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Capron and
children and MI. and Mrs. E. B.
Shaffer and children and l.. X.
Johnston were dinner guests at the
W. j. Peterman home. The dinner
was in honor of Mr.. Peterman's
birthday.
, 1924-12-17

Files has been in failing neaIth for
some months, but it is hoped by his
friends that his condition will show
improvement soon.
, 1924-12-17

Jack Files was home for a few
days last week from the Powell
hospital. but returned to the hos
pital for further treatment. Mr..
, 1924-12-17

FARM PROPERTY INSURANCE
Insure your farm property with
the Shoshone Farmers Mutual. See
G. A. Holm, Agent. Cody. 4-15-25
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LETTER FROM Mrs. JOHN Al
DEN PRESCOTT To PRISCILLA
BRADFORD. C0STINIED

"But surely leslie. J aid 60 her
when he complained uf her huf
band rcilshne.s 'lou cannot begin
to teach a child before b can talk
lu br un-clfrb
You certainly can answered les.
'ir The new theory iu child train.
ing b. tu begin immediately, not only
with physical but with mental and
moral discipline. n is not from ms
bcing stern with little John thai he b.
thinking now that hc Is abused uit
ilr John at this moment WAS bowling
ai tho top % Dis yolrci but b Be- be
cause of your own selfIshness In not
punaderIns what b. best FOR him In
your desire % hold him In your arms
and rock him 90 sleep
"A Tor ms not doing tho same
with child that ! had borne myself
I want 10 assure sou that l would
mako no difference in my duty 90.
ward ans child whom ! consider my
particular cspuusibihJy
With that. Leslie left the room.
and shortly after Mlss Anderson
oame and took mr 60 my apartment
Altha Miss Anderson ala this very
automatically saying she was afraid
I would Doe disturbed by little Jacks
screams and cries, I am sure that
Leslie told hes that she must come
after me
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RANCH PRODUCE
BELOW 1923
Condition OF All but Winter
Wheat Poor, Figures Show

wAsHINGToN. July 10. The
crop reporting board Of the depart
mrnt Of agriculture estimated The
condition u winter wheat on July
D. 1924. was 57g, against 7s.S Tor
July ]. 1928, h Was announced to-
day.
Spring wheat was estimated a
SIS. against Se4; an wheat. 79o.
against 7s,a
Corn WAS estimated 40. against
$40.
The board estimates that The total
production on July /, 1924, Of win
ter wheat was 5ig.O0O.oO0 bushels.
against J2L0OO.O0O harvested in
ls23. Spring wheat. lg7 1000. 600
bushels, against 2i3.000.O 600 bushels:
an wheat, 10000. 600 bushels. against
100000 900. corn, 2.sI5.oO0. 900 bush
cls, against 2,OgG. 0O0. 900.
Tho yield per acre for 1924 OF
winter wheat is forecast as il.I.
against l45 for 1928: spring wheat.
H. against ~: an wheat 1856.
ogninr 1875: corn. cas-. against
.se5.
Tho amount Of wheat remaining
on farms July is estimated a.
80 per cent Of last years crop. or
about 30.sO6,0OO bushels as compared
with 5j.sSS,0oO on July !. 1923.
Estimates and forecasts Of wheat
production reported 20 date from all
countries included the United States
rs compared with 1,i55.OOo. 600 bush
els. compared with $4,000, 600
bushels produced in the same coun-
tries last year q reduction Of about
: per cent.
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pounced upon aud pulled down.
They were kept busy swinging
Justify with their oars AT the
women as fast ~ they obtained
hold on the llfrboat.
Aud then. from the deck, one o.
the sailors began 10 pump away
with q shotgun over their heads. the
shot scattering harmlessly beyond
them
The women were frightened They
fsil hack iu the water Clark and
Tracey and the sailor saw their or.
portunity. Like monkeys they sprang
up the sides Of the yacht and fell
upon the deck. exhausted
TRACEY. first 10 recover got 10 biN
feet and issued orders
The lifcboat was abandoned Tue
yacht was too steep for the woWCn
10 cl.mb. Tracey mastering h'H
men. got the mother ship under Wl.y.
Clark went to Tile stern and
played the srnTchlight on the
water. lie saw the women slowly
kfhhHihA AhNuA u NlikF iih hAf- ~
was Toba. Toba. iaoir queen no
longer. but at bay. fighting for
her life against her sisters IN re-
brllion.
In horror br watched the scene
for few minutes lie would hive
put back and saved her u there md
been time. but there was not ~
Marian. anxious. curious. came go
his slide. Clark gw the woman who
had loved him 20 down beneath The
heels OF her subjects They swain
away lie PLAYED the light upon the
water where she had been. There
waH no sign % her
Clark went below that night heart
sick. He could not shake the mem
ory " the native girl from his mind
And he slept ntfnlly with visions %
her. as he had known her The basis
for his dreams.
There were days Of quiet cruis.
Ing under the tropic suns. with
Marian. silent. sympathetic at
his side before he could drive
thought OF the tragedy FROM his
mind and heart and il,rn with
The cool brecrr~ Of Seattle whip
ing across The deck Of the ship
they rosed into the harbor with
their treasure.
I, Was nigh, when they entered
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By FRED v.
WILLIAMS

Lower "a hosL" hr cried "uT
boat Is gone
ThcA heard tho crack IT pal
lsNs as the life boat slipped into
the sea and then the groan ul the
oar loCh, a. the three sailors
pulled toward them
ono gf trr men in lhr water
showed signs so exhaustion -
can't Keen up ans longer De- said,
n am gone
The srarghiIghl ON the yacht 0p-
Grated by Marian. flashed one by one
over their farrs and then singled
out Clark She wanted tn ne sure
tu1, ho WAS alive.
Then Marion turned the sword ~
.lghl thru tho uIEhi behind them
and picked out the Wild faces ~ the
AmszoRs swimming fightulIy ON
Tho Trail uf their Intended yirum
Sho picked oui the face Of
IOba and WIS terrified az the
expression of Wild rage upon Il.
Tcha had singled out Clark and
was striking toward him with
suiii. strong strokes.
Her brain was clear now Mem.
oD had come hack clark. the man
She loved was escaping She would
rather give him 10 death than 90 Jhr
other woman.
An urse iu her pursuit % him was
the knowiedst that just at the mo
mtnl when she had been so sure 81
him iu the studio back iu Portland.
when she had stood on The threshold
Of bring him back 10 The island as
her own Tor life. fate should decree
that she suffer the influence OF tho
drug,
The boat reached the strug
cling men Ia the water Ia the
nick Of time. One by one they
climbed weakly into Il. The, fell
exhausted la it, bottom. Aud.
then. rousing themselves. mus.
tcring their last strength, they
manned the oars aud pulled for
the ship.
The Amazons did not halt NJ sight
OF the boat They came ON. The
lifebO1t drew nearer is mother ship.
The first o. the Amazons Clutoucd
40 the lifehoats side.
Powerful creatures. they no lonEep
feared these white strangers Tho
moon had gone behind "a hank ~
clouds The lifeboat bobbrd on the
sea In darkness Clark and his men
We're conscious only Of long. shluu 8
fingers rising out OF the sea. which
they knocked over, bowlcd over. che
by one. with Their oar butts
Who was Toba In that frenIicd
mass of humanity that clustered
around the lifeboats Who. los.
ing consciousness. would 20
down. never 10 rises
on they came. The white men
fought fran,lcally. Ashore they
would have been no match FOR
these women. Tho fact that they
were Ia the boat and tho women in
tho water gave them a distinct al.
vantage and placed tho fighting
women az a handicap.
While some OF their companions
manned the oars and pulled tho
boat by sheer force thru the water.
the others struck out and fought tho
Amazuns away.
Finally the yacht was reached and
tho scarchlight ringcd their enemies
faces out Of the night, ono by ono
the white men clambcred aboard the
yacht. fighting and kicking away the
cropping hands OF the women.
In few moments only Clark
and Tracey and another sailor re.
manned behind IN the lifeboai.
They could not leave their posts.
turn their backs unless they were
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TOMORROW; Letter from John
Alden Prescott TO sydney Carton.
Copyright lBst =. D.. A. Rsrslrs. tnrl
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tneycr thought dear Priscilla. that
Leslie could DO 10 hard j can see
now that che viii always have her
own way even n tho heavens fall .
used 20 worry Tor fear she and John
would pay too much attention io the
baby they had adopted. but now ms
great fear b. that the poor little th.nE
win be- neglected
There Is no reason why you should
not come = day OF two before the
party and stay with mo in my own
apartment N sou can do ihiF I wish
you would write me, or telephone
Untii hear from sou. I remain.
Always your friend,
MARY ALDEN PRESCOTT
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The Tangle

Gan
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A
A Sequel to THE Beacon Hill Mystery"
Romance and Adventure Ia Seattle

There Was not a moment 20 lose
Clark plunged into the water Turn
hack 10 his men hc cried.
Wen have 90 swim ID.
ihcy followed him Into the
water, I'm doing "a they were
frrced 10 throw away their guns
@s2 ssandon their si,y rockets.
Ter behind them. truuiuE ON the
avJeh. screaming out ou abe night
strcamed The tribe ot Wild women.
Behind them. stumbling, lcapIng
like frogs, came tho dwarf men who
were their slaves
Clark knew tho women were OK
pert swimmers. tie told his men so
MS they ploughed thru The water.
Now the cries OF the women hot iu
pursuit, came nearer
Tie surf was UNUSUAL, calm,
but a. they cleared the first llue
Of breakers. the sWrlls Werr high
and the tide. running la, madr
their fight TO reach the yacht the
harder.
The white men fought desperately
thru the waves and gradually placed
a gOodly distance between them ana
the shore. The moon flashed upon
the water and made them shining
marks.
Clark. floating upon his uac',
scanned tho shore and saw TIC first
~ the women reach the surf line.
She halted and stared about, then
sighted them NJ sea,
Il was Toba. He knew her by the
Wild cry she emitted when she re.
allied Der lover and tho white men
hlc taken 90 tho water.
Clark heard the splash OF the
tmatons' bodies n they dove
into the sea. lie looked back
and saw them coming swiftly
toward him and his little com.
pany. using long. powerful
strokes, Swimming thru the sea.
Tho yacht was near. yet far. and
Clark was afraid. az the progress
the women were making. whether
or not he and his men could cludc
aem.
There was 30 need Tor secrecy
und silence now so he md his lei.
lows called shelly 20 those on the
yacht There was another life boat.
n those OF the crew who remained
on the yacht could lower il into the
water and come TO their rescue they
might be able 10 fight the Amazons
off
Tracey shouted 10 his men on ihe
Yacht and they responded.
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Sanc, and NlcE were furprned
when Mister ZIP their new little
fni2 friend, took them 10 Too edge
OF tic woods mud fbowrd them
wherf ms new amusement park
was.
There b war. with a Dig sign
over the gate which said. Happy.
Go.Lucky Park. Come In"
can anybody So in7" asked
Sane, Anybody who wants to-
sure" nodded Mister ZIp ANY.
body who hus 10 cents But % takes
more 10 set out than Il does 10
gee n"
why asked Nick IN surprise
''uh because slid Mister ZIP.
when people como they wan, 70
ny everything ana buy everything
ANA Il costs money Ton not o.
youns as / used 10 De md 10 I %.
cldcd that had better make my
fortune THIS Il the way I'm going
10 DO H."
Who iH coming 10 your parkg'
asked Nancy
-Well.' said Mister Zlp. sticking
bis tongue into his cheek and look.
ins wise. everybody. I hope. !
thought | would let Nick DO my nd.
ycriising and pass around bills tell.
ms lll about the park and having
UicIurrs on the billa JuFt Ike cir.
euscs have pictures pasted ~ every
where 10 Let people know about o."
Hoomyr cried Nick. "l'd Ike
that"
THE Fairy queen said that sou
Twins knew whore an tho wood
people lived" went on Mister zip.
rs that fo7 And the meadow PEG
pie and harnyard people"
"Ycs-wc do know" said Nancy
eagerly May help Nick TO pass
the bills nroundT'
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Yes iuissdise' sald Mister IN.
Here they are"
Ana opening q LoE De tool. Dut a
loi of hills with printing on them.
Some were red and some green and
some yellow and some blue.
'Oh, aren't thay lovely as.
claimed Nancy. ~ know al tie
people viii like Them. Bur nm have
70 be careful not 20 give Billy Bun
rcd one he hates red so"
'Huh Whats thlt9" cried Mis-
Ter zip Billy Bull, did you say2
Wo don't want any bulls around
bore. 20 We don't. OF any cow OF
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the harbor, cleaning with iis lights
and Marian stood beside him on the
bridge.
our adventures are over De
aid Marian, We can live In peace
WIZ you marry me- Aud help mo
forget tho pastg"
She raised her lips 10 his and Dc
kissed her
Il love YOU he fald u have
loved you n long. long time
She nestled close tn his arms.
II love you, too. lloyd" She
said And have loved you long.
long time"
Then there y nothing that stands
In tho way OF our marriage tomor
row.
She looked up surprised. aud
laughed.
NO she said lie swung her ii
hia arms and placed her lightly 90
the rail- Then lac turned aud called
10 the captain.
Tracey" he said Il want sou 10
stand up Tor me. I'm going 10 be
married tomorrow
THE END
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uae or horses or sheep Or goats Or
nuyfaIs from thc hsuyar1 except
the chickens and ducks and maybe
rHr pussy oat EOt even dogs are
allowed in
WHY. 4 thought sou said any.
body that had 30 cents" Hlid Nancy
u HuTprIHs
wei / Eueel those people
wouldn't need any 10 ceuis. de-
elarsd Mister Zip "Au they would
need are four feet They could step
right over the fence and smash
escTyfhluE
tHut how about the blrds7' said
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Nick They oau come I1 st.,.
they want 90. 1 rueH"
Hopping rain f0aas~ sy...
Mister Up "Tug DO tax = b..
N never thought about a. q
Wen have 10 lst them ia FREE
SAY" Fald Mrs Crsa.,-.
Daddy CrarkHuts at that vsre
ute. \ think we'd better ~.
what's going on over b. ~, -
blofgom patch. Something 49,
know
A. that minute Nick Ers-l.,
her front door and HANDED h +,
10 I:s Continued
fHDuEr.EaI 1870 81 3. A. z-4sf,,
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TIiI END

Someone has had to FacrtI,s some
new furniture because they arc lc1y.
Ing town These bargains can be
found IN tho Want Ad columns
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Night Wire From Priscilla
bradford 20 Mrs. Mary ~,
den rrrsrnlI
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WIN be very glHd 10 accept your
invitation Think sou are perfectly
right IN your ideas about little Jack
have never been able 60 believe
that the modern way Of bringing up
children tends 10 splendid men and
women. They need mother love and
mother carcsses. WIN talk about b.
when see you. PRISCILLA.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-05-16
Friday, May 2

SENATE Met at noon; recessed at
$50 p. M.
Adopted the Norris amendment TO