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Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-08-15

successfully through a revival service
without consulting him, and there was
never political scheme in the county
carried through without his being on
the inside
lie was a good story teller-direet,
humorous, individual. I've seen a
crowd about him Of ten at a village
street corner or when the men were
resting at noon in harvest time. every
ear strained 10 catch his words. and
every man shouting with laughter at
his tales
lie knew everyone within twenty
miles, any everyone whom he knew
had good word for him. Children
told him their troubles, mothers named
their babies for him. men out of luck
and OUT Of work came to him for helm.
and young boys asked his advice and
TOOK 1t, No one was too low or too
Insignificant for his consideration. No
help that he ever gave was offered
with the idea Of reward. vet he was
seldom left out Of any social gather
ing in the town or the community. He
said himself once that he thought he
had ridden more miles in a motor ear
than anyone living who did not him
self own car or drive one.
II anyone was sick he sent for John
Il anyone was In trouble it was John
70 whom he came for advice-young
girls and old women. wild bovs and
shrewd men the child and the gray
beard found in him an unselfsh friend
and helpful adviser. No one ever
heard him complain or grumble or
ind fault at his humble lot.
When he died the village was crowd
ed with those who came 10 look on
his kindly face and to follow him TO
his last resting place They were the
children with whom he had nlayed
and with whom he had walked hand
n hand through the streets they were
the women whom he had helped and
the men by whom he had sat when
they We're wracked with pain: thev
were the friends be had made through
ms daily ministrations Of toll and help.
fulness
There was no sermon; there was no
need q one John had never belonged
to the church Only The minister
prayed and read:
Tome, We blessed az my Father. h.
leFtt EAe Kingdom prepared for YOU
from the foundation OF the weird for
vas an hungered and We gave me
meat ! was thirsty and We gave me
was stranger and ye took
le u naked and ye clothed me. /
vas SCI and ye visited me I vas In
PRISON and ye came unto me-
IS lsss western Newspaper Uz,sn.)
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-08-15

as an underground dungeon. and so
small that, though she had stepped
away from him to give him room to
work, he could hear her quick breath
ing and the soft rustic OF her garments
as she moved.
That wing was the lonellest spot In
the house. Even II they made the big
gest kind OF racket, It might be long
before anyone heard them. Probably
no one would miss them or begin to
look for them TIL tea time-possibly
not tn dinner time. 1t was now
three o'clock, at the most. That meant
a wait Of hours. And In the interval
he would have to tell the girl the
truth. He would have to tell her the
truth at once She was plucky. She
was trying to keep steady But he
realized that she was fighting an In
ciplent panic
Yes. "devllish" ewas the right word
for the situation. II was so absolutely
the right word. and It fitted so per
fectly into the pattern Of certain other
episodes at Tawno Ker. that a cold
conviction settled over him. or course.
the little accident was not an acct.
dent at all, though 1t could so easily
be made 70 seem one. The shutting
OF that door had been a malicious ac-
ton as deliberately malicious as the
actions that had so disturbed his
nights
From this conclusion to the next was
a short step, and he took It as he pa
tiently experimental with the useless
knob. 1t was unquestlouably another
malicious outbreak from that same
malicious source.
Verlty's voice came 10 him out Of
the blackness:
''Can't-you-open-it7"
"Not yet"
Tie spoke with robust cheerfulness.
and even in her growing panic the girl
took IN the complete change IN the
quality Of his voice. Renshaw's voice
had been one Of the things to which
she objected In him. II was In Itself
an agreeable. even a musical BARITONE:
hut # spoke with an odd fatness. as II
It's nossessor were out OF key with the
harmonles OF life. Now II vlbrated
with vital quality she had never
heard in II before. She appreciated
the change. but Il did not deceive her.
She knew ne had put on the tone for
her, as he might have put on a reas
surfing tone n speaking 70 Wanda II
he had found the child lost and fright
ened
What Il wrong2 Is II really only
stuck or--is Il lockedf~
She spoke quite naturally Insensi-
bly, she had been Gained and eneour-
aged by his rnattsr-of-facfness
The knob turns without retrsctng
the bolt" He explained the matter In
detail. glad TO divert her mind By con.
verSauon while he worked
ITO BE CONrTNUED,)
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-08-15

I LISTENED to grandmother .su4
to Jean the other morning ~
though grandmother is ordjrara,
very placid and quiet person. o.,
cred that she thinks the present ..--
Grafton has wandered pretty far 80
from the straight and narrow psfB +.
which young people walked when e.
was q girl, and that they are now 20.
ing madly afield in motor cars and all
planes and in other means Of rand ons
dangerous locomotion.
Myers, across the street. Was az
pressing the same sentiment to Il.
son at breakfast, also, following an
evenings escapade of the youth IN
an adjacent city. l recall that INV
father used to feel the same wsy abor,
my own weekend amusements and 7
have no doubt that his father felt that
the young people in my fathers time
were going to the dogs pretty RAPIDLY
Young women are differently edn.
Gated in these days than they once
were, and they have reacted 10 tbis
new education. In preparing for the
professional and business careers into
which they are now going, in CONNIE.
tition with men, they have broken
away from the imaginative and ideal.
istic and have taken up the more
severely practical studies. This has
affected their characters very little
think, but it has modified their man.
ners. Young women are not 50 shy
not so self-conscious, not SO well-man-
nered as they once were.
This feeling of self-reliance and IN.
dependence is responsible to a large
extent for the carelessness in uhvst.
cal contact which now seems to exisy
between men and women
Telephones and motor cars and hard
roads, and moving pictures and the
radio have all changed methods ana
speed of communication and SO have
changed customs and conventions. We
blame these changes on or young peo
pie to large extent, but the old have
changed quite as completely as the
young. Grandmother no longer at six
ty sits in the chimney corner with
cap over her hair and shawl over
her shoulders, and knitting in her
hands. She's out with the kids skat.
ing or dancing or playing bridge, and
she's dressed like a high school girl
and so becOmingly dressed too, that
no one would suspect her age
It is quite true that our young peo-
pie do very different things in a very
different way from what was the Gus
tom thirty or forty years ago, but they
are only following their elders can't
see that morally they are any worse
than We were at their age.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-08-15
SALESMANSHIP

/ - BIRMINGHAM is without doubt &
II good salesman. He sells books
and has made a competence from bis
/ sales, and any one who can make a
/ living selling books could amass a for
tune if he would try something that
! people want. Not one man in a thou
! sand has any heart hunger for books
When the young fellows who are
earning their living in cole CONS
around in the spring and ask my adj
vice about taking up the selling game
during the summer to Keep the wolf
from gnawing at the door during the
next year, ] always tell item that II
! they are thirsting for experience sell
ing books is the surest ana the most
direct way of getting it. 1; they want
money, they'd better try silk stock
ings. or face powder. or automobile ae-
cessories. or fur coats, or something
that people want-not something yeD
have to make people want.
Now If there is anything for wfica
| have no need, ii Is Doors ana lo
one is more keen4y aware Of ths
fact than Nancy. She has "a dust them
during the spring and fan orgies Oh
house cleaning. and she doesn't EMO!
busting.
Birmingham calls on me at a1ol.
the same time every spring, ard Know
ing when to expect him, stee. my
self against his wiles Nancy warns
me also
rs that book agent due about now
she asks.
i guess so" l answer in nol.oA'
initial way.
well. we don't need any more
books" she suggests, "and you'd PER
ter tell the boy to announce 80 4--
when he arrives that you're 10 al1'
ference. and that you're likely &c s.@'
in until he leaves"
"All right" / assent hurb.7 sa'-
ing that III have to see the man M.a..
er | buy or not. He's e. 2r
agent--he's a very interesting
man whom l am really glad @
! came home one evening a few
later feeling guilty. and I suIH
is usual, looking the part Nancy gu
pected something at once. in sl
my efforts to act cheerful
did anything happen toda'
| Inquired.
oh nothing especial I a7s
she looked at me curiousty.
went on.
"was that old book man there
"Eh. heb" I said shamcfaee1 y
And you fell again? 2
"Yeh."
why didn't you turn hin
when he asked you to buy
That's the trouble. he never
me to buy. He just shows 'em
AS SAID at the beginning, b-.-'
ham Is an excellent salesman
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-08-15
wNU Service
CHAPTER X-Continued


'Ieonl made us ell feel creepy for
q few weeks" she admitted. y know
che was on grandfather's nerves. She
almost got on mine It's a wonder
she did not make US imagine all sorts
Of things. AS II was. we had a servant
on guard every night, you know"
"Inside the house?'
"Yes And outside, too"
And they never heard or saw any
thlng7'
Hart said he saw q man stealing
along our driveway late one night,
but he ran as soon as he knew he was
discovered. and Hart could not catch
him. jerks saw two Others-seyeral
times"
And that's all they reportedY
Absolutely ALL" Verify started to
descend the staircase, Then, recall
Ing his request, she stopped. 'But II
you sdll care to 90 over the house"
she added, Il shall be glad to take
you"
you're sure you have timer"
quite. Where shall we begnT
"Just where we are. l know my
own room. so we needn't bother about
that. And I've seen Mr.. CampbelI's
suite and the room Doctor Morris has.
Also, know whore yours U.s. What
other rooms are on this foorT
She told him as they walked down
the corridor toward the left wing
There was an upper library and read
ing room. which no one used She
threw open the door and showed 1t to
him There were also two empty
rooms aud a bath running along the
front OF the house. There was Mrs
Pardee's bedroom and bath, and a
rather elaborate guest suite occupied
BY MADAME Hyoeslef of which one
big room was assigned to Wanda and
her nurse. Verify opened the doors
OF some Of these, and pointed ont the
locations OF all Renshaw soon had
q mental map Of the second floor.
Are there any long windows and
balconies anywhereT he wanted to
know.
Again she shook her head.
The third floor, to which they pres
entity assembled. held a well equipped
billiard room, which, according TO
Verify. no one ever entered, a gymna-
Stun over Renshaw's room, which no
one ever used. and several empty
bedrooms and bathrooms. II also
held, IN the rear the servants
quarters Like everything else
In the house, these were well
lighted and modern as to their fittings
They Included a large sitting room
with comfortable chairs, reading lamps
and tables, an open fire, ana d supply
Of books, newspapers, ana magazines
zone understands why your stan is
30 well satisfied" he remarked as he
glanced In.
'They don't seem so wen satisfied
lately" yerltys smooth brow puck
cred. "Eyen jerks has changed a
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-08-15
ALONG
LIES TRAIL
By THOMAS ARKLE cIApv

Dean of Men. University of llIi,o;.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-08-15
The Blue Circle
By ELIZABETH JORDAN
tT

he had seen When he entered the
closet and for that moment stood on
its threshold. the open door itself had
cut off from his vision anyone or any
thing that might suddenly have come
along the hall.
AS he thought, he worked over the
knob, twisting It this way and that
way, trying various combinations, push
ing against the door quietly but with
all his strength, hoping against hope
that the mechanism would catch and
turn. Unless It did catch and turn,
they were prisoners. All the time he
realized that 1t would not catch and
turn. And he had nothing In his
pockets to work with, not even a small
penknife.
He redoubled his efforts. The knob
whirled smoothly round and round
Precipitation broke out upon his brow.
This was a devlllsh situation for the
girl to be inl The closet was as black
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-08-15

verify Nodded Toward Hair a Dozen
Foreign Built "Boxes" That Oceu-
pied a Conspicuous Place In the
Foreground.
little, and James seemed almost sullen
yesterday. l do hope we aren't going
70 have trouble with them. now OF all
times
Possibly lis the night watching
they object to-"
Il suppose so. And vet. on the
other hand Leoni gives them the most
amazing fees. We have begged her
not 10, for OF course she can't afford
Il. but she - used 20 doing every
thing on q superb scale and she Is not
able 70 change her ideas ANY ser
1snts. anywhere. would be glad r. do
shat she asks for what the gives them
And after this. Of course. they won't
have IL watch"
Possibly that's what's The matter
with them. Perhaps they see their
fat fees departing"
Possibly But don't think 50
They know her well enough bv this
time 10 realize that she viii keep on
s-bsldlzlng them. On one excuse or
smother. It's the way Leori IS made
she Is the mS-t generous woman IN
tie world Yet hereafter ahs and
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-08-15
OUR YOUNG PEOPLE

''I7-f--F'-I -EE-ll33-.I--lI--7
&c. 1925. Western Newspaper ~ -
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-08-15
Heliuy, and Hydroeen

The bureau = standards Says hellam
VII lift cos pounds per cubic FOES
under ordinary conditions Hydrogen
viii In ooT1 pounds per cubic toz3t.
II ar and gas are az the same pres
sure reduction OF pressure causes
proportional reduction q lift In
crease q pressure On the Eas sacreasa
the Lift.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-08-15
Copyright, 1920

IA demonstrative prOnoun
18-Part of a stair
1S--Ghastly pale 20-Embezzfea
22-Pieces of frst-hand work
"a public conveyance (abbr.)
ga road tabbr.)
2S-An Egyptian god
3O-FIavOred with MACH 3z-IOdo
33-BeIOnging to IL
34-An article of food
3e--A brood of pheasants (EngIish)
39--A primitive weapon
41-The doing of something
43-Meetings (slang)
45--A conjunction
46--A mans nickname
47--COnstructed
4s--A part of Canada dnitialS)
5O--A nObleman 52-Scfeneea
S4--BeautifuI 67-Assistg
5S--An American poet
61-opposite of "Outs"
62--An evil Egyptian god
83--An inlet of the sea
Ga continent tabbr.)
GA note OF the diatOnic scale
Solution will appear in next issue.
Solution Of Last Weeks Puzzle.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-08-15

Solution of Last Weeks Puzzle.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-08-15
HoW 70 soLvg A cRoss.MoRp PuzzlE

HOW SOLVE A CROSSWORD PUZZLE
When the
which
Ne the a
"he the
viii
kspaces
obsolete forms n the dehnl ~ ""1
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-08-15
Horizontal.

Horizontal.
1--BeIonging TO the brother OF Abel
5-Sedate and sober
9-Sharp to the taste
I0-One of tribe of American Indians
12-An authoritative standard
IA piece of land under cultivation
deliberations ITO fasten
lS-To tear 20-Phenyi (abbr)
2i-A proposition
"a remarkable African antelope
24-An assimiIated form of sin"
25-A kind OF Illuminating mammal
(pluraD
27--Initials of "a former President
2s-Part of a circle (pluraD
29--The stone of a drupaeeOus fruit
(PluraD 31--Du1
SS-Wrath 35--In addition
s7--A kind OF cooked egg
&S-Mercilessly 39-Fuss
4O-'TO droop "A mans nickname
Alto remark
"a considerable number
"a note in the diatonie scale
a1-The giving of certain kind of evil
dence (plUraD 52-A proposition
53-An idiot
s5--A point OF the compass
56---A Doctor of Science
57--Part Of the verb ito be-
$50 enveIop and secure with string
Go-naughter Of Tanfaius Cmyth.)
63-Smalt portions
6a--A ferOciOus animal
G6--A point of the compass
67--Crazes
es-DiScoVers the meaning Of
G9--Remafns
Vertical.
IA sOft-nuhed fresh winter fish
Part of the body 3-That thing
"A prefix si9nifyias "Over. beyond"
5--A month tRbbr.1
6--An indefinite article
Z--An electrified particle
B--To pun along after
e--The luminous train OF comet
It--SOmethinE very inaammabie
ia place for coming money
IA--COoked in fat
The Kusko times., 1925-05-09

In the Probate Court for Otter Pre- cinct, Fourth Division, Territory of Alaska, before Honorab ble E J. Stier, commissioner aud ex ot1icio probate judge.
 In the matter of the Estate of George M. Arbuckle, deceased-No. 46.
 Notice of Final Hearing. Notice is hereby given that the hear ing of objections to the final report and account of William B. Thomas, as ad- ministrator de bonis non of the estate of George NJ. Arbnckle. deceased. will be held in the probate court room. at Flat, Alaska, oh Saturday, May i6th. 1925, at two o'clock in the afternoon. Dated: Flat, Alaska. March 6th 1925
 E. J. STEER.
 Commissioner and ex otfici
 Probate Judge.
The Kusko times., 1925-05-09
Notice to Creditors.

h the Commissioners Court aS Ophir, lnnoko Precinct. Fourth Division, Territory of Alaska, beforel Chris tian @BoIgen, U.' s. Commissioner and ex otficio probate judge. In the matter ofth estate of Peter Mohrdock, deceased.
 Notice is hereby giveu that the un. dersigned has been duly appointed ad- ministrator of the estate of Peter MohrdOck. deceased.
 All persons having claims against said estate are required to present same, duly verified, with proper vouch- CTS attached, to the undersigned, at Ophir. Alaska, within six (6) months from date of this notice.
 Dated Ophir. Alaska, April 24. 1925
 JOHN kRIEGER,
 Administrator. First publication, April 9. 1925. Last publication. May4l6, 1925.
The Kusko times., 1925-05-09
RATIFIED
 BY SOVIET Y
British Concern Lands Big Gold Mining Con-
 cessiOn, Siberia.

Moscow, May 8.-The soviet government has ratified a con tract between it's concessions committee and the Ayan Cor, poration, q British concern, for the exploration covering @ period of thirty six years. of gold fields in the Okhofsk and Kam- chatka regions. Eastern Siberia The government reserves the right to buy all geld extracted and, aside from the FaBuentfor the concession, the company is to give the government five per cent of the total output.
 Frank Joaquin, Canes creek. arrived Sunday for a few days in town.
The Kusko times., 1925-05-09
ACTIVITIES
 ON GREEKS
Indications of a Busy Season Throughout
 This Section.

Ophir, May 4-Ophirites are busy constructing 8 bulkhead with brush and gravel on he Paulson House cor. her, to safeguard against the breakup of the mighty Innoko waters.
 On Ophir creek, John Staten is all set and ready to begin his summer op- erattons and is only praying for Old Sol to get a move on.
 Myers & Berg are putting final touches to their preparatory work for the summer.
 Collins X Hard, with crew of four men, are building roads aud hauling wood. and are going ahead nicely,
 The Johnson boys are in fine shape and are only waiting for the water and warm weather. Billy has big patch of ground cleared off, and expects to do litJle scientific farming as side issue Witb b5s mining activitles.
 Ou AovtI creek, Mts P. A. Ander- SOD and Pete Hesick have some very Qood paY uncovered, and expect to take out liJtle spending money vet before the water comes.
 On Victor eulch, Vic Hill is busy shoveljhg out his drain He expects to be working full blast this summer. His crew of huskies is already on the ground.
 On Spruce creek, John Rieck will be working the Nlnal property, and he is hauling his boxes from the mouth Of Little creek.
 Happy Hal Nicholson is also busily engaged in getting ready for thee sum mer.
 Dan Nicholson has all his wood hauled and IS now ogerhauing his air line scraper for the big season with Pete Jensen.
 Frank speI jack is all set and is wait ino for the water.
 The Plume Dredge Company crew, under the guidance of Charles Kimball, is doing fast work in the construction of their dredge. They gre now busy caulking the hall. which will soon be ready to take to the water. The work is going on with great strides, and the
The Kusko times., 1925-05-09
Notice to Creditors.

Notice is hereby given that letters testamentary of the estate of James Erskine Fullerton, deceased, having heretofore, to. wit, on the tenth day of March, 1925, been issued to the under. signed, all persons having claims against s4td estate are required to pre- sent the same to the executrix, each duly verified according to law, and with proper vouchers attached. at the office 0i Albrecht and Taylor, Iditarod, Alaska, within six mouths of the date of this notiee-
 Dated: March 10th. 1925
 ANNA NJ. FULLERTON,
 as Executrix. \ LBRECHT AND TAYLOR,
 lditarod, Alaska,
 Attorneys for .Execnt~i
The Kusko times., 1925-05-09
Notice to Creditors.

In the Probate Court. at Ruby, Nulato Precinct, Fourth division, Terri. tory of Alaska, before A. J. Day ton, United States Commissioner, and ex of1icio Probate Judge. In the matter of the estate of David W. Lewis. deceased
 Notice is hereby given that the un dersigned has been duly appointed ad ministrator of the estate of David w Lewis, deceased.
 All persons having claims against said estate are required to present them, duly verified, with proper vouchers attached, to the undersigned. at Ruby, Alaska, within six (6l months from the date of tbis notice. Dated Ruby. Alaska. April q h, 1925.
 VANCE R. MCDONALD,
 Administrator. JOHN W. DUNN,
 Attorney.
 First publication A pril l8. 1925 Last publication, May Is. 1925
The Kusko times., 1925-05-09

oys hope to see tbe wheels go areuud in command of Mickey Morgan, an ex-- perienced s0urd0u. h dredeeman, with John Adams at the levers
 Nels Vibe is all through hauling his wood, and is now trying to catch up some much needed sleep.
 Mr. Lampka, on Esther pup, is haul ing his provisions for the summer, and he expects to do great work this sea- son. Here is hoping that he does. as he and his wife surely deserve it.
 On Canes creek, Hans Ericson is in good shape, and is only waiting for the water.
 Guinan & Ames' crew are out cutting wood. while Bob Roberson is hauling it. Bob, by the way, predicts an early run of water.
 On Yankee creek. Ed Nollette is get ting out some timbers for his works.
 Fred Dubois is doing the annual as sessment work on his property.
 The Plume Dredge Company is get ting ready to start overhauling it's ship on Yankee G. w. c Glass and sons, Ophir aud Clyde, are there to do the necessary preparatory work.
 Mir. Klmball also expects to get the ditch camp started just as soou as the seasons weather will permit, and if everything goes well the hydro electric power plant will at last become a reality. MT. Clark. a graduate of Stanford University, will be in charge of the finishing work of the dlch and power plant.
 The Alaska Road Commission has several men working, and as soon as weather permits will start the big work which, let us hope, will not stop until the road Io Opnir has been com pleted.
The Kusko times., 1925-05-09
10th Anniversary of
 Sinking of Lusitania

New York, May Memorial ser vices in the Town Hall thiS afternoon marked the tenth anniversary of the sinking of the Lueitania, with the loss of l,l98 lives. including l24 Amer jeans. Clergymon, all fathers of naval officers, civilians and relatives and friends of victims were on the pro- gram.
The Kusko times., 1925-05-09

Mike Thompson, after visit of sev- eral days in town. left Wednesday for McGrath. on bis way to Candle.
The Kusko times., 1925-05-09

Ike Hayes was a Monday arrival from McGrath.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-08-20
Market News

1t is the idea of this column brief
for fruit produce Many of the items will
Yakima and Wenchee daily and the Produce News of
Seattle and New