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For what she had done,' echoed Jimmie. What had she done?"
 "Nothing-I mean it just said that-as though she had wronged somebody"
 There was no demand for mon- ey? No suggestion of exposure or revealing secrets-unless pay ment was made?"
 No, nothing like thai."
 Have you the letters with you?'
 No. My aunt has them"
 How does she regard them?"
 She does not take them seri- cusly But we-my sister and l. feel that a real danger threatens her and she ought to be protected.
 What have you done about it?" inquired Jimmie.
 we have been to the police, al- though Aunt Annabelle would not at first allow us to do that. Of course we have also consulted our friends, Donald Wade and others. It was Donald who told me to come to you"
 How long has your aunt been getting these letters?"
 For two months" said Evelyn. They come at intervals of a week for 10 days. There have been six altogether up to the present. They are printed in rough characters and are all posted in the neighborhood though apparently at different post offices or pillar boxes"
 Have the police no suspicious at all as to who sends them."'
 At first they thought they might come from a young fellow called Joe Allen He was an under gardener whom my aunt discharged shortly before she began to receive them. He had been heard to say in the village he would get even with her But he denies every thing, and nothing can be proved. :
 Why was he discharged? Had he any reason for reSentment?" Well" said the girl, and the color came again to her cheeks, ''he might think he had. My aunt caught him love-making with one of the maids, and that is thing she will not allow" l Does she not approve of love- making?" asked Jimmie with a smile, as he looked from one of them to the other.
 Mo-" answered Evelyn, She does not"
 She certainly does not approve of me, if you mean that" added Duckworth.
 That is bad luck" said Jimmie, but I cannot quite see why Donald sent you to me. What can I do?"
 He thought, said Duckworth, that you would be able to suggest some way in which the man who wrote them could be caught before he does what he threatens to do.
 The manor the woman, sup pose? Women are perhaps more fond of sending anonymous letters than men" said Jimmie, though insinuations rather than threats of violence are generally their line. ,
 They might, of course, come from woman agreed Duckwortn I've had not thought of that"
 Have there been other dis charged servants? Or tenants CT neighbcrs with real or fancfe q lgrievances?"
 There may have been," said the girl, but none that we can see real
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-10

S. E. Beck and George B. Spauld- ing of Funter Bay are registered at the Alaskan Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-10

"Hcled out" of golf into a fatal riddle. That's Jimmie's fate in tomorrow's installment.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-10
SIGNAL LIGHT ADDED
 DEVICE AT FIRE HALL

A red light was recently placed at the top of the flag pole on the City Hall which will act as a sig nal to Douglas firemen in the fu- ture. On meeting nights and any other times when firemen are want ed at the hall, the light will be burning. Without alarming the town by blowing the siren, firemen in various parts of the town can be called for certain purposes. The light will also be used to notify searchers in the hills as prearrang- ed, should anyone be lost.
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grounds for suspecting. !"

grounds for suspecting."
 Tt seems to me-" Jimmie said slowly that your aunt is taking the wisest view of the matter. Ger tainly the police should endeavor to find out who sends the letters, and if they continue to come I expect they will succeed. Otherwise it is best to ignore them"
 You do not think my aunt is really in danger?"
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"No,' he smiled in reply. I Go not think she is. Such letters are generally sent by some one who wants to frighten but is afraid to strike. That is the only infer ence I can suggest. A murderer does not spread unnecessary clues. He makes his plans in secret and he strikes without warning. If Joe Allen or any one like him really meant to injure your aunt why tell her so beforehand?"
 Then you think" said Duck
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DOUGLAS NEVIS
CARD PARTY WELL ATTENDED

A good crowd attended the card party given last evening by the Ladies Auxiliary and it was gen. Iuine success. There were 13 tables in play, seven of bridge and six of whist. Substantial prizes were awarded. The winners at whist were Mrs. Alex Kiloh and Henry Kufer, high scores, Mrs. August Olson and John Feusi, the lows. For bridge-Mrs. Jack Sey and Will liam Ott carried off the first prizes, Mrs. Charles Fox and Guy Smith
 the consultations. Refreshments followed the cards.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-10
CARLSONS LEAVE

l MT. and Mrs. Carl Carlson are passengers for the south on the
 Princess Norah to visit with their
 sen Lawrence and daughter Mona, | in Seattle, and enjoy a vacation. They expect to be away about three
 months.
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head without parting, Tn the style sometimes affected by artists and actors.
 T am Evelyn Blake. We ought net to trouble you, but l live at Walford near Bradford and your cousin MT. Wade is our nearest neighbor. He said as I was coming tc London I must consult you on a matter that is worrying us quite a little"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-10
Chapser l. TNFERENCES

I M Nj l E H A g. WELL was tired. Ie had spent the whole day in the aw court s and
 sas by no means
 ure that he was 5inning the case
 n which he was
 ngaged. As he toward lis chamber in Inn che
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-06-18

Mrs. Rowland survives, and re-
sides we. believe at st. Cloud, Flor
ida, we believe the only one of
these men and their wives and
daughters and their husbands who
is now living. Ed is also in Cali
fornia, we think. We have never
forgetten a mule that Ed owned.
] 1t was one of those docile looking
beasts that belied its looks. On a
visit to home the mule was put in
the old log stable, and we were in
structed to stay out, but we could
not resist the temptation to look
him over at our leisure. Perhaps
the mule had heard them tell us TO
stay out AT any rate he put us
out. For time we felt very sick
at our stomach. since which time
we have never asked whether a
mule is quiet or not. In fact, If we
had everything we wanted but
mule, we would have ali--in fact
our cup would be running over and
no place for even little mule.
Ito Be Continued)
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-06-18
The Story The Tombstones Tell
In Bristol Cemetery
C. B. R AY

we knew them, and as they were
! known to many friends, were good
citizens-hard working, frugal, yet
ing of Mr.. Little, they always had
! time to visit the sick, attend fu-
nerals, and in fact do things that
make good citizens, and by so do
ing make good community in
which to live. AS we have told you
he was Of family of II children.
We believe in telling of those de-
! ceased and where they were buried
we were incorrect in regard to one,
! so will tell you again. Seth is bur-
1 led at Oakland; Kate. wife of Chas.
Grath Frank and Maletta Garrett
at Bristol. Ounce Little was man
who was not known by his loud
talk, but was quiet, unassuming.
| When his opinion was asked, it was
given after mature thought. We
have read Of financiers, men who be-
came rich, drawing income on in
vestments their father or some 9TH
/ er relative had made, but men and
women like Ounce and Kate Little
! who started at the bottom and by
! hard work, honesty and frugality
gained goodly portion of the
wealth of the world, we believe are
| greater fnanciers than the other
kind.
Israel w. Doan died March, 1886,
aged 81 years, two months and l
| days. Elizabeth c., his wife, died
March so, 1888, aged 76 years and
16 days. The Doans lived in the
! Young Hickory neighborhood, own
ing quite a large acreage of land.
Mark Alexander now owns some of
! the land. The late Elizabeth Dean
| of whom we have told you lived
with the Doans for many years, and
we have heard her tell the history
of the family, but never thinking
they would enter into our work, we
paid little attention, and now when
we could use the information to adj
vantage, we don't have it, All the
way through our story the names OF
Terrence Campbell who died April
1889, aged "A years, three
months and 81 days, and Jane his
wife who died March 8, 1859, aged
| 93 years, have been on our mind
more than any other. After several
attempts to get the line on these
/ folks, we began to think the story
/ their tombstone tells was only the
names and dates chisseled thereon.
! but we are informed that they were
the parents of Mrs. Israel w. Doan
and lived somewhere in the Young
Hickory neighborhood. 1t may be
I no wrong for us to tell you that the
rest of the Doans are buried a.
! Lytlesburg, and it is said the rea-
| son this family is buried here was
on account of a, disagreement over
| financial matters The monuments
of the Doans land Campbells are
alike and were erected at the same
/ time, according to C. G. Wilson who
was raised not far from the Doans.
Margaret Pickenpaugh, the wife of
Peter Pickenpaugh, was born Dec
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-06-18

ents of one son Edward, and one.
daughter Maggie, wife of Clark
Pedicord of Co. c, 122 o. W r., en-
listing Aug. p, 1862, and serving
to the end of the war. He was 1st
Sergeant at the time of his dis .
charge. His death occurred Jan.
12, 1917, at st. Cloud, Florida,
where he is buried George W., son
of E. Z. and R. G.. Rowland, July
4, 1911-Nov. 10, 1911. The father
and mother of this child live on the
U. g. 0gan farm close by the Grove
! church. Mr.. Rowland is a grand
! son of Hyatt, and of this family
once so numerous in Bristol is now
/ the only one of the name, and he
lives right on the edge
| We note in a sketch of the life of
Silas Rowland, that he was the last
of the II children, also that Helen
| Grant was Marietta girl. We are
| unable to learn the maiden name of
( his first wife. We quote: "He re-
Gently made the assertion which is
borne out by his friends, that no
person ever saw him angry or heard
him use profane language" The
dates Of Martha, first wife of Silas
Rowland, are gone, the stone hav-
ing crumbled.
We believe the Abel family NOV
ed to Indiana after the death of
Mrs. Abel. A daughter visited rel
| ~ 70 ;cJ,
| could give the children of all these
sons and daughters, but we are un-
able; but no doubt offsprings Of
Robert and Esther Rowland are
scattered to the four corners of our
nation, and mayhap of the world.
Another branch Of the family To-
| Gated near Reinersville, just over
| the line in Noble county We have
reference to Robert Rowland who
| we believe was a cousin of the ] 2
| we have noted. We are indebted to
our friend Vic Walters whose ability
| as q newspaper man is known to not
| only readers Of various papers, but
| to the big boys in the office, for an
| article written, after the death of
| the said Robert Rowland. wherein
| he tells of the noble lineage of
| these people. Mr.. Rowland was an
exceptional man, retaining his fac
| ulties to a marked degree, up to the
end of a long earthly pilgrimage,
long past the average and allotted
| period-being 81 at the time of his
demise. The sketch goes on to tell
of the great number of eminent
physicians in the family, in and
around Baltimore, also of one of the
connected located in California.
who was very wealthy. The sketch
states that the great grandparents
were William and Sarah Latham
Rowland who first settled in Della
| ware and went from there to Cecil
county, Maryland.
In a summong up, let us say that
it would be impossible to compre-
hend the effects wrought by the is
sue of this man and wife on the
community, church, state and ma
ton They have gone, leaving an
| example OF righteousness to not
only their offsprings, but to all peo-
! nle
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-06-18

Delmer Donovan Ray, three year
old son of Delmer and Belle Cordray
Ray. was born in Bristol township,
and died in the tragedy Of the barn
fire on the Marshall Hastings farm
at Otho, April 27, 1880. While we
dislike to re-tell the particulars or
this sad event, yet we feel that
those of our little readers and the
children of the coming years into
whose hands these books may fall,
should know some Of the details OF
this event that has been made 4
part of our story from the fact that
little Donovan is buried here. IL
was on Sunday forenoon OF April
27, 1880. The father had finished
his morning chores, some OF the
Cordray children were there, ana
they and some of his children want
ed to go fishing, so he went with
them after turning out his team.
The mother was about her mouse
work. after bathing and dressing
the children. 1t seemed but rev
minutes after Delmer had been IN
the barn until it was found to be on
fire. Little Donovan and his little
sister had gone into the barn 10 get
a rope to "play horse.' when the
fire caught the little fellow. Inc
little sister Maxine, we beleVe' es-
caped unharmed. The remains OF
the little fellow were taken TO the
Miller funeral parlors and on the
following day the, funeral services
were held. While we can never see
WHY these things have to come INTO
the lives of our friends and to us,
while blows like this fall hardest on
those whose hearts are entWlned
with the victim in blood ties, YET
scores rendered sympathy, yea num-
dreds. even those who never knew
the family. We remember that our
ING that time our work took us INTO
q neighborhood distant from the
home of the Rays, and everywhere
we went we heard expressions Oh
sadness and sympathy. We nave
told you this that we may tell you
that when anyone tells you that this
is a hard world and folks are hard
hearted. you may know that none
but those speaking are that klnd.
Resides the parents the little one IS
survived by the following brothers
and sisters-Wendel, Bernice, Lu-
ellie Maxine and Myron.
John Quincy Little was the son Oh
John and Jane Rowe Little, and was
born in Bristol township, OCT. l.
1858. and died Feb. 16, 1881, aged
70 wears. four months and 10 days.
His wife. Mary G. Rowland, with
three sons, Charles of New YORK
Harley and Edgar H., Bristol, ana
one daughter, Belle, wife OF w. r.
Fox. survives. Charley's wife was
formerly Mayme DuckWitz; Edgar's,
Della Wilson; Harley's, Ida Nc
Gregor of whom we have SO recently
told you. AS we have told you,
Harley's have one son, Don Carlos.
Edgar's have two daughters, May
and Helen, and one son, Edgar
Belle has one son, Raymond, and
two daughters, Catherine and Ell
eanor Ounce and Kate Little as
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-06-18
True Blue Cooking Club
The True Blue cooking cIuh

The True Blue cooking club met
at Homer nigh school, June II.
Meeting was called to order by
song. The leader, Miss Wade, gave
very interesting talk. 1t was de-
cided to have a cooking club this
year instead of sewing club as it
has been for three years. After the
business session, adjourned. Games
were played and refreshments were
served The members were glad to
add to the club Pauline Shepard
and Lydia Nolan. There was one
visitor at the meeting Mae
Shepard.-XX. aa
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-06-18


we remember she came to Bristol
with the Wilson family and lived
with them two years after they
came here. Later she lived nea"
them. Where Mr.. Pickenpaush
died, we have been unable to learn.
Our informant thinks Mrs. Picken-
paugh and Mrs. Doan were sisters.
oliver M. Pedicord died Dec. %,
1888, aged 27 years. He was the
son of Jonathan Pedicord. After
the death of his mother he lived
much of the time with his uncle
Zachariah, where his death occur
red-of consumption as they said
then.
Nancy Camp was sister of Rob-
ert McGregor James and Alex
were brothers, both Civil war vet,
Grams. and buried at Mt. Zion, Bris-
tol township. Their grandfather
on their mothers side founded the
Blue Rock Baptist church. For
this connection and history we are
indebted to our good friend Mrs.
Dora Campbell. We may be able to
give you more Of this history at
some future time.
IN When we told you of A. j. Law
renee, whose name was Ambrose,
but who was called Remy, we prom
ised to tell you of his wives later,
He was as we said thrice married.
The first two wives were sisters.
The first, Eliza beth Carnes, died
Aug. IS, 1880, aged 81 years, three
months and nine days. The second,
Mary Carnes, had been married
twice before, first to a Coleman,
then Krigbaum. His last wife was
Mary Mousley. AS we remember,
the first wife met her death in a
fall She was standing on the
fence picking peaches, from where
she fell and broke her neck. We
feel we must tell you a story here
that we heard at that time. "A
grandson was sent to tell some OF
the neigh bors about his grand
mothers death, which he impaired
something like this: sThere is one
that won't eat any moreA-granny
fell off the fence and broke her neck
spang off = We have been unable
to GET the dates of the other two.
The second wife was killed when
the team ran away when they We're
returning home from the jollifica-
ton following the election OF Gro
yer Cleveland. The third wife, Mary
Mousley, outlived Mr.. Lawrence,
and after his death married Tilman
Hoyt We think she died at Hack
ney about 4 There seems to be
a difference of opinion as to where
she is buried. While there is open
space adjoining the graves of Mr..
Lawrence and his first wife, enough
for their graves, there is no mark,
and time and the elements have OBJ
liberated all traces of graves on the
surface. The last wife was q sister
of John Mousley, whose Story has
been written ! She took -+quitekan in
terest in the school literaries. Hav-
ing aygooda me mernory,sshe did quite a
BIZ of declafming att the old Elec-
tion school house.
: We Iearr since writing the Nc
Gratha section that : Dan .McGrath
lives in Cohlmbuss His wife Is
English, but we are unable to get
her maiden name or the land of her
nativity. Our impression is that we
said Mr.. McGratn was dead, but we
are glad to make the correction,
and he will no doubt be glad TO
know that he is not dead.
RowIands
AS boy we used to hear father
tell that there We're three families
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-06-18
DEMOCRAT AND ENQUIRER, S4

For the time being we can fur
nish the Cincinnati Enquirer and
the Morgan County Democrat, both
one year for S4. This offer holds
good, on the Enquirer, only to those
who cannot be served by carrier.
f19tf
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-06-18
This can h Ia p ) s!S t

Protection
Against Loss BY
Fire
Tornado
Windstorm
Lightning
Explosion
Business
Interruption
Loss of Rents
Sprinkler
Leakage
Aircraft
Collision
automobile
Fire and Theft
Damage to
others propert
Personal Injury
to others
Damage to your
own machine
Additionol
Cooe11ses
Personal Effects
Parcel Post
Motor Carlo
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-12-24
COAL FERTILIZER

DR.. Franz Fischer, director Of the
Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Coal
Research, informs that coal in small
doses stimulates plant growth and
acts as a satisfactory fertilizer.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-12-24
WEATHER CONSP|RES
AGAINST ST. NICK
Prospects For White Christ
mas About Nil Through
out Country
(By Tho Associated Press

The weather man seems to have
organized a conspiracy with the ele-
ments to keep Santa Claus from using
his sleigh and reindeer in most parts
Of the United States this Christmas.
Prospects for white Christmas
east Of the Mississippi were about nil
and they weren't much better for the
western half of the nation. There
may be some snow by Thursday night
tr Colorado, Wyoming, Montana
northern Nevada and Idaho, but
that's as far as the weather forecas-
tiers would go.
Meanwhile the pre- Christmas heat
wave" continued. Chicago had So de-
grees Wednesday. the hottest Dec. %
since back in 1904 New York had a
maximum of 52-the warmest Dec. %
in IA years.
Flowers were blooming in Pitts
burgh. Golfers were preparing to try
out their Christmas gift equipment In
Detroit, and Louisville looked for the
warmest Christmas since 1893.
Even the snakes have been fooled.
Both Ionia, Mich. and indianapolis.
sent in reports reptiles had been COM
ing out of their holes to see what 1t
was all about.
The Pacific coast, however, was
subjected to a heavy gale.
st. Paul and Minneapolis had their
usual consignment Of snow Wednes-
day night. Both were blanketed ex-
cepting in the downtown districts
where the snow turned to SluSh.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-12-24
AT THE MOVIES
PARAMOUNT THEATRE

Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell
are the clever. captivating stars OF
the new romance, Delicious"
In Delicious" the petite Janet Is
cast as a lovely Scotch lassie bound
for the land Of the free. America. And
Charles Farrell is handsome Amer
ican millionaire sportsman who. on
the boat. accidentally meets Janet
and Immediately falls for her ador-
able charms. But, as you know. the
road to true love is never smooth, so
that Charles and the trusting Janet
are separated through the sly efforts
Of a pampered society girl who ex-
poets Charles to marry her. How FL
Brendel as Farrells Swedish valet
takes it upon himself to become a
clever understudy for the overworked
Cupid, makes possible highly ANUS
ing and enjoyable climax.
David Butler is the director OF DE
licious," which opens an engagement
at the Paramount Theatre Friday.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-12-24
New England O. E. S.
Officers Installed

New England, N. D.. Dec. 24.-New-
ly-elected officers of the Cannon Ball
chapter. o. E. S.. were installed here
recently with Mrs. Gordon Gardner
and Mrs. j. A. Elliott acting as in
stalling officers.
During the coming year chairs In
the lodge will be occupied by Mis-.
Thomas Gallup, worthy matron; Ar
mold O. Iona, worthy patron; Mrs.
K. B. Elliott, associate matron; James
Elliott. associate patron: Mrs. Louise
Maxwell, secretary; Mrs. A. G. Sair,
treasurer: Miss IrmS Cent?, conduc-
tress; Mrs. F. A. Schatz, associate
conductress: Mrs. E. J. Strang, chap
lain: Mrs. H. L. johnson. marshal;
Miss Ruth Bailord. organist; Miss
Thelma Strang. Adah; Mrs. Sam
Masler. Ruth; Miss Anne Pulkrabek,
Esther: Mrs. N. Hass, Martha; Mrs.
Ingvald Oakland, Electa; Mrs. Paul
zempel. warden; Mrs. G. E. Nielsen,
sentinel.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-12-24
CAPITOL THEATRE

A rare treat is in store for the Cap
itol Theatre audiences starting to-
morrow in the form of Ferenc Mol
mars captivating comedy, The
Guardsman." one Of New York's big
eest stage hits. which has now been
made into talking picture by Metro
Goldwyn-M Mayer.
Not only will screengoers see THE
Guardsman" as 1t was originally pro-
duced by the Theatre Guild, but they
will also see. the renowned stars OF
this celebrated theatrical organization
Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne,
who we're induced to come to Holly
wood to make their talking picture
debut in the vehicle in which they
scored so highly on Broadway.
Prominent supporting roles are
filled by Roland Young in the anus
ing role OF a "Peeping Tom" who
spies upon the matrimonial discord OF
the principals: the inimitabel zasu
Pitts as maid.
No expense was spared In squipping
tbs production with what are believed
to be the most beautiful md artistic
settings and gowns seen on the screen
In some time.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-12-24
Cass Beef Farmer
Wins State HOnOrs

Fifteen Aberdeen Angus baby
beeves Weighing an average of 075
pounds at 420 days OF age won for
j. r. Askew, Casselton, Cass county
the title Of state champion beef pro-
ducer in the 1891 carlot baby beef
project conducted by the extension
service Of North Dakota Agricultural
college.
Ross Haibeck and Sons, Steele, Kio-
der county. were second In the prof.
ect, their car Of Is Shorthorns aver
aging 9lS pounds at the end Of the
420-day period.
Good records were made during the
last year by F.. s. Jo6ephson. WASH
burn. Mclean county, and Roy Small,
Bismarck
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-12-24

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