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Smyrna times., 1929-07-24

r. d. Davis, of Milford, who has
served as night officer on the Mil
ford police force for some years,
resigned last week and turned in
his equipment to Council. Mayor
Kirby and Officer Davis had a dis
agreement in regard to a recent
arrestt and police work in general.
Following the discussion Officer
Davis rendered to Mayor Kirby his
resignation. 1t was accepted by
the Mayor. So far no one has been
secured to fill the vacancy.
1t is reported that ten-year-old
Marcella Magee, of Lewes,who was
knocked down last Sunday by a
passing automobile, north of Ches-
void, and who sustained serious
cuts about the eye and broken
leg, will likely lose the injured eye
as it has been found by the surge
ons at the Kent Hospital at Dover
where the child is confined as a pa
tient, that the eye is badly injured
and might impair the sight of the
good eye if not removed.
The Washington times., 1929-12-17
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TRIP To ARMS
CONF FERENCE

The American delegation to the
London arms parley will comprise
so State and Navy Department
employees, besides the principal
delegates, it was announced to
day. Several already are in Lon
don. having been drafted from the
London embassy.
Joseph P. Cotton, IT.. son Of the
under Secretary of State, although
not previously in the employ Of
the department. will go as one Of
three assistant secretaries.
There will be a staff Of 4 stenog
raphers, 20 of whom will be girls
IA of the latter from the State De
partment and the rest from the
Navy. For code clerks are in
cluded and three file clerks. The
secretariat comprises eight men
headed by F. Lammot Beiin, first
secretary Of the American EN-
basSy in London.
The Navy, sends a technical
staff of eight in addition to AID
miral William v. Pratt and Rear
Edmiral Hilary p. Jones. naval adj
visors t. the delegation. The
State Departments advisors mum
Der five.
The list follows:
The following is the composition
Of the American delegation to the
London naval conference:
Delegate The Secretary oil
State, ambassador Dawes, the
Secretary of the Navy, Senator
Joseph T. Robinson, Senator David
A. Reed, Ambassador Gibson, Am.
baSSador Morrow.
AdviSers-Admiral William v,
Pratt, the Hon. Hugh r. Wilson,
Rear Admiral Hilary p. Jones. Ar.
thur Wilson Page, j. Theodore
Mariner, George A. Gordon,
George Rublee.
Naval Technical staff Rear
Admiral j. r. P. Pringle, Rear AID.
miral William A. Moffett, Rear
Admiral H. E. Yarnell, Rear AID.
n1iral A. j. Hepburn, Capt. w. w.
Smith, Capt. A. n. Van Keuren,
Comdr. Harold G. Train, Lieuten.
ant Campbell
Seeretariat- r. Lammot Belin,
William H. Beck, ]. w. Ballan-
tine, David A. Salmon, w. T.
Prendergast.
Assistant Secretaries Noel II.
Field, Vinton A. Chaplin. Joseph
p. Cotton, jr., Michael j. McDer-
mott, press officer; Harry r.
Young. disbursing officer; Her
bert F. Wright, editor; Capt.
Eugene Regnier viii accompany
the Secretary of State; James L.
Bates will be assistant to Captain
Van Keuren; Alexander j. Doyle
secretary TO Mr.. Adams: Joe r.
Brewer secretary to Senator Rob
inson).
Stenographers Mrs. Pearl Z.
DeMaret, Miss L. Adelaide Wat
son, Miss Eileen McKenny, Miss
Vernita Bronson, Miss Mildred v.
Deike, Miss Adele e. Dix, Miss
Blanche ". Rule, Miss Grace e.
Alexander (now in Europe), Miss
Anna Belle Newcomb, Miss Hur-
ley S. Fisk, Miss Beatrice L.
Comeau, Nathan ,Medofsky (AIr.
wilson's stenographer) Albert s.
Browne Ambassador GibsOn's
stenographer) Miss Esther s,
Schucker (Senator Reeds stenog-
rapher) Mrs. Barni (noW In Lon
dom. Wilson C. Wilmot, mimeo-
graph operator.
File Clerks Louis E. Mundy,
Mrs. Dorothy K. Butler, Walter
III. Anderson.
Code Clerks Henry P. Dugar,
Clayton S. Becker, Miss Alice n.
Lucas, William v. Madden.
Navy Stenographic Personnel
William D. Bergman, Miss Anne
Worrall, Miss Clara bod, Miss
Marie L. Baker. Miss Gertrude
2. Baker, Miss Virginia B. Jones,
Miss Sadie NJ. Crunb.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-02-21

Feb. 10 and GOTH Four games were
played Tuesday at 45-7:45-8:45 =
9:45 p. M, and two Wednesday at 1870
and $50 p. m. The championship
game was played at $3.50 p. m. We'd
nesday.
Mrs. e. B. Linsley returned Satur-
day from ten day vacation i'm st.
Paul and Minneapolis, where she Wis
tied friends and relatives, being enter
tanned at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Chas Miller. They are located at
|3740 Bryant Ave. So. Minneapolis. Mr..
Miller and Clarence are employed by
the Men Refrigerator Co., and are
getting along fine. Marion who was
a student and graduate of the Cent
raj high school in 1928, is just COM
plotting business course at one of
the Minneapolis colleges. Mrs. Miller
and other members of the family are
all well, and wish to be remembered
to their friends here.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-02-21
NORMAN TOWNSHIP

Alice Devall visited with Florence
and Loretta Purull Tuesday afternoon
Laverda Kruger visited with Mrs
Omer Forsyth Tuesday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Devall and
family were Sunday dinner guests at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Steve
Purull.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Hennen spent
Friday afternoon at the Geo. Watson
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. H. Kowitz and fam
lily spent Sunday afternoon with Mr.
and Mrs. Chester Waletzko.
Mr.. and Mrs. Steve Purull and chill
dren spent Sunday evening at the L.
H. Kowitz home.
Frank Devall sawed wood in this
neighborhood last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Hennen, and baby
called at the Omer Forsyth home last
Thursday afternoon.
Aug. Kruger visited at the F. De-
vail home Tuesday afternoon.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-02-21
LEGAL NOTICES
CITATION FOR HEARING ON PETI
TION FOR PROBATE
OF WILL

ESTATE OF JENS HENRIKSEN
State of Minnesota. County of Pine
IN PROBATE COURT
In the matter of the estate of JenS
Henriksen. decedent.
The State of Minnesota to all persons
interested in the allowance and probate
of the will of said decedent: The petit
ton of Maren Henriksen being duly
filed in this court. representing that
Jens Henriksen, then a resident of the
County of Pine. State of Minnesota, died
on the 18th day of December. 1928,
leaving last will and testament which
is presented to this court with said Pc
tition, and praying that said instrument
be allowed as the last will and tesla
ment of said decedent, and that letters
testamentary be issued thereon to Maren
Henriksen, NOW THEREFORE,, you.
and each of you. are hereby cited and
required to show cause. if any you have.
before this court. at the Probate Court
Rooms in the Court House. in the Viii
lage of Pine City, County of Pine. State
of Minnesota, ON the 4th day of March.
1929. at one o'clock p. m. why the
prayer of said petition should not be
granted.
WITNESS. the judge of said court.
and the seal of said court. this 4th day
of February. 1929.
Court SeaD ROBERT WILCOX.
ALBERT JOHNSON. Judge.
Attorney for Petitioner.
(Feb. 7--21)
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-02-21
WASHINGTON LETTER
Continued from Page -


lean operation puts American capital
and American capacity on its mettle.
President Coolidge has probably
made his last two judicial selections
in the appointment of former men,
Der of the Senate and a southern Rep
resentative to associate justices of the
United States Court of Customs APP
peals. Mr.. Coolidge has made another
parting request of Congress, which
is, that they authorize the appropria-
| ton of a moderate sum to recondi-
ton and make habitable Mount Wealth
er, property of the government, near
BluemOnt, Virginia. The request fol-
lows his suggestion of last summer
that spot should be made available,
reasonably close to the Capitol, where
the President could retire over week
ends and escape for a few hours
from the official grind of the White
House. The idea of having a rest
ing place for the Presidents within
| close proximity to Washington seems
to be a splendid arrangement, but
Presidents, like the rest of the citi-
zens have varied ideas as to where
and how they will spend their lei
sure hours.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-02-21
BROOK PARK

Mrs. A. L. Scofield was a Mora cal
Ter Tuesday afternoon.
Phil Woods has gone to Rochester,
where he will undergo examination
in regard to his health.
| Asa Woodbeck motored to Mora
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. Harte visited
in Pine City few times last week,
and Mrs. Harte is taking treatments
there.
VIM Kohl visited his parents at
Mora last Thursday.
H. w. Mcclellan, Harley Alderman
and Joe Ekmark were callers at Mora
last Thursday.
E. j. Wright motored to Mora Sat-
urday evening.
Owe Rasmussen made business
trip to Pine City Saturday.
A number of the young people en-
joyed sleigh ride party Friday eve
| ming.
Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Alderman of
Cambridge, came Saturday evening on
account of the illness of Mrs. N. F.
| Alderman.
Wilbur Parsons who has been-work-
ing at Isanti for some time, visited
here Wednesday of last week, with
his father, E. H. Parsons, before 60
ing on to his home at Hibbing.
Dr. Kelsey of Hinckley, was a cal
Ter here Sunday.
| I'll Of IL.
weekend visiting friends and rela.
tives here.
E. j. Wright motored to Mora Mon.
day evening.
Mr. and Mrs. H. w. Mcclellan were
Hinckley callers last Thursday.
! A. L. Scofield was laid up a few
days last week, with an attack OF
tonsilitis.
John Clark left Tuesday for Wash.
ington, with a car load of stock
| While there he will visit his sister
Mrs. Emmett Bacon
Earl Stream and Rens Livingston
motored to Hinckley Sunday.
Miss Evelyn Larson visited at her
home at Ogilvie, from last Thursday
until Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Buckmister
of Vernon Center, came last Thurs
day for a visit at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Bert Chase.
| Ernest TOpp and Sons held an auc-
ton sale of their stock and machin-
cry at their farm Tuesday.
A girlhood friend of Mrs. H. W.
Harte, visited with her here, last
Thursday and Friday.
Geo. Clark. who is working at Bruno
visited with his family here Sunday
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-02-21
(FrOm Another Correspondent

Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Theisen of Willow
River, Mimi, were pleasantly sur
prised Saturday evening. Feb. 18th, in
honor of their fifteenth wedding an
niversary. Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Her
merding had uniquely arranged the
affair, they having invited Mr.. and
Mrs. Theisen and sons to a delicious
six o'clock dinner. About $3.50 there
was an arrival of about 80 guests. to
help make merry and celebrate with
the honored guests. The evening was
pleasantly spent at cards. At twelve
o'clock delicious lunch was served
consisting of salad sandwiches, pick
les, cake, and coffee. The guests
left at late hour, wishing Mr.. and
Mrs. Theisen many more welded years
of happiness.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-02-21
OF THE SAGE
6y Hal G.ENARTS

the reins over -four piunging horses
us he fooled numbering Concord stage
over the trail from Omaha to the little
camp called Denver.
Ii was five years before their trails
crossed again. Cal Warren was the
first of the two to we'd. and he had
established post along the trail.
rambling structure of 'dobe, poles and
sod, and there conducted the business
of 1.-TWO f, One" :. calling impossible
and unknown in any other than that
day and pace
The long bull trains were in sight
| from horizon to horizon every hour OF
the day. The grind of the gravel wore
| down the hOofs of the unshod oxen.
and when fOOtsore they could not go
| on. One sound bull for two with
tender feet was Warren's rule of
trade. These crippled ones were soon
made sound in the puddle pen, sod
| corral flooded with sufficient water to
puddle the yellow clay into six-inch
layer of stiff, healing mud, then
| thrown out on the open range to fat
ten and grow strong. But transitions
were swift and sweeping. Steel rails
| were crOwding close behind the prairie
schoOners and the Ox-bows. Bull trains
grew fever every year and eventually
Cal Warren made his last trade of
! two for one.
Bill Harris had come back to view
the railroad of which he had heard
so much and he remained to witness
and to be part of the wild days of
Abilene, Hays and Dodge, as each at
tanned the apex of its glory as the
railroads end and the consequent des-
/ tinatiOn of the Texas trail herds. The
implanted desire to run cows him.
| self aud when he was wed in Dodge
he preached this project 10 his boy.
hood pal.
1t was the sincere wish Of each to
gain the other as a partner in all flu
ture enterprise, but this was not to
be Warren had see.. the bottom drop
out of the bull trade and he would
not relinquish the suspicion that any
business dealing in fOur-fOOted stock
was hazardous in the extreme and he
insisted that the solution of all their
financial problems rested upon owning
land. not cows. Harris could not be
induced to farm the soil while steers
were selling round eight dollars q
head
Warren squatted on a quarter OF
land. Harris bought few head OF
she-stOck and grazed his cows north
and west across the Kansas line into
the edge Of the great unknown that
was styled Nebraska and Northwest
! district. At first his range was limit
less, but in few short years he could
stand on the roof of his sod nut and
see the white points of light which
were squatters' wagons dOtting the
| range to the far horizon in any direc
ton he chose to look. The first OF
these to invade his range had been Cal
Warren, moving on before the swarm
of settlers fOcking into the locality
| of his first choice in such alarming
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-02-21
M.N,u. RvtcE

The days OF the open range in the
cattle industry were as romantic as
anything that ever occurred under
feudalism. The owners of important
brands were veritable barons in their
respective territories. making their own
iaws-unwritten but none the less ef-
fective-and keeping large forces of
retainers to protect their rule. These
helpers were selected for their physical
courage no less than their ability as
ranch hands and We're capable of be-
ing changed speedily into a fighting
force-a sort of irregular. but highly
efficient cavalry.
Events were frequently OF grim ma
ture and at all times exciting. AS in
the DAYS Of medievalism, the lesser
sarons held allegiance to more power
full princes, the magnates of the in
-dustry. 1t was a colorful regime present
ing strong attraction for adventures
Thievery and outlawry flourished. but
with all the irregularity and rough
ness, there was a chivalry and code
OF honor. Certain infractions of the
rules brought a swift and unrelenting
Justice
The transition from ranges to farms
the settling of the sage-was stir
ring period. The change was resisted
by the cattlemen in much the same
spirit and with similar Sanguinary ac-
compartments as the barons of old re-
sisted the despoiling of their feudatory
powers. But the old order had to pass.
The march of law and the establish
ment of orderliness could not be de-
MED.
This story deals with the appearance
of settlers and the breaking up of the
range. 1t is located in a section where
the cattlemen were especially antag-
onistic and resistant. where no portion
OF the range had ever been fenced and
where signs were posted at frequent
intervals notifying any would be home
steader not to tarry in any part of the
country. The wording was, "Squatter,
don't let the sun go down on you" The
tale is full of the romance and the
thrill of the period II is made more
interesting from the fact that its prin-
-cipal character was a cattleman who
espoused the cause of the homesteaders
and had to fight to the extent of his
resources on account of the stand he
took.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-02-21
WILLOW RIVER

Mr.. and Mrs. Albin Lundgren and
children spent the weekend in Mime
apolis. Mrs. Lundgren and children
returned Sunday, and Albin stayed
over to attend a statesmen convention.
Little Sonny" Johnson, who has spent
the past six months here with the
Lundgren family, returned and will
remain with his parents, Mr. and Mrs
Dick Johnson.
Mrs. BOudin spent Thursday and
Friday of last week in Duluth
with friends and relatives, and Incl
dentally celebrate her sons birth
day
E. u. Mark. horseman for many
years, is spending a week here with
Edw. Clough, and visiting other &C.
quaintances.
The Farm Bureau held business
meeting at the old school house Sat
urday night and had a social time
afterwards. On account of the very
cold weather, the meeting was not
very well attended.
John Guessing. who has been Wis
iting in Gilmanton, Wis, recently,
returned home Monday. His twin
brother, Chris, who had visited here
several times before, returned with
him.
Mrs. Victor King and son, Jackie.
went to Duluth last Thursday They
are visiting Mrs. Kings sister.
There will be services at the Pres
byterian church Sunday evening, at
s o'clock. Rev. Fillinger will preach.
All are welcome.
Victor King, our efficient signal
maintainer, went to Hinckley Tues
day to take the railroad examination,
which is given every two years. to
refresh in the minds of the employ
es the different signals such as
lights. whistles, and other forms of
signaling. Mr.. King left Hinckley
on the evening flyer for Moose Lake,
where he officiated as referee at
the Tenth Regional Tournament at the
Moose Lake high school gymnasium,
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-02-21
CHAPTER |.

rider logged nOrthward along the
road on big pinto horse. led buck
skin, packed. trailing half-length be-
hind. ranch road branched off to
the left and the man pulled up his
horse to view a sign that stood at the
forks.
"SQuatter, don't let the sun 60 down
on yOu," he read That's the third
one of those reminders, Calico" he told
the horse. ''The wording a little diff
ferent but the sentiment all the same"
Fifty yards off the trail the charred
and blackened fragments of a wagon
showed in sharp contrast to the
'"They downed his team and torched
his worldly goods" the rider said. "All
his hopes gone up in smoke"
He turned in his saddle and looked
off across the unending expanse of
sage. COldriver-prObably so named
from the fact that the three wells in
the town constituted the only source
of water within an hours ride-lay
thirty miles to the south, cluster
of some forty buildings nesting on
a wind-swept fiat Seventy miles be-
.yond it, and with but two more such
-eenters of civilization between, the
railroad stretched across the rolling
desolatiOn.
The man took one more look at the
evidence left behind to prove that the
sign was no empty threat before
heading the paint-hOrse along the left
hand fork. He noted that the range
COWS along his route were poor and
lean, their nip bones showing lumpiIy
through sagging skin, giving them the
appearance of mixers rather than
beef stock. The preceding summer had
been hot and dry, browning the range
six weeks before it's time, and the
stock had gone into the winter In
poor shape Heavy snowfalls had COM
!pieted the havoc and 10 per cent of
THE range stock had been winter
killed. Those that had pulled through
were slow in putting on weight and
recovering their strength.
big red steer stood broadside to
him, the Three Bar brand looming
ION Its side, and the man once more
pulled up his horse and lost himself
in retrospectiOn as he gazed at the
brand.
1.-The old Three Bar. Calico" he re-
marked to the horse. 1.-THE old home
brand It's been many moon since
last ! laid an eye on a Three Bar
cow"
The man was gazing directly at the
steer but he no longer saw it. In
stead he was picturing the old-time
scenes that the sight of the brand
recalled. Step by step he visioned the
1ong trail of the Three Bar cows from
Dodge City to the Platte, from the
Platte to the rolling sage-clad hills
resnd old Fort Laramie and from
Laramie to the present range
His mind pictured two boys OF GONE
where round eighteen years of age
setting forth from the little home town
of Kansas City, Nesting at the con-
ffuence of the Missouri and the Kaw
"A year later Cal Warren was whack-
ing bulls on the Santa Fee trail while
the other. William Harris, was holding