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THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON '
THURSDAY MORNING, -AUGUST. 10, 1922- -
-Issued Daily Except Monday by
THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING COMFA1IT
i'1- 21 B 8. ' Commercial St., Salem, Oregon
(Portland Office, 127 Board. of Trade Building. Phone Automatic
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In this paper arid also the local news published herein. -
R J. Hendricks
Stephen A. Stone
Ralph Gloyer ...
Frank JaskoeU . .
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TEUCPHONES: Business Office. 21
.v ...ClrcuUUon .Department, ill
Job Department. 68S
Entered at' the Postof flee in Salem,
OUR GREAT AND GROWING INDUSTRY
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There is a great deal of encouraging information in the
Pep and Progress pages of The
. Encouraging to those engaged and engaging in the fruit
industry, and to those who are in any way concerned in its
prosperity, growth and progress generally and this includes
all of ,ti8, in the city or. in the country.
VVe have truly the land of diversity
-And the-country of .opportunity
. And of the things makinsr;
form not the least part; nor their successful production the
smallest part of the total sum making for our country of
opportunity. :r i
&Th Salem district has had the dryest season of its his
toryand still there has been no failure in the fruit crop.
Strawberries were short? but this district picked a great ton
nage nevertheless; Loganberries were cut short by the long
dryseason; but the .tonnage was much larger than. the most
sanguine expected in such a season.
But there will be all the evergreen blackberries that can
betaken care of ; and all" the, rest of the berry crop3 have
giS on' fair yields ' ; : i. ' ,
. rAhd'5there is' a butnper cro'p lpf peaches, early and late
. varieties; there will be all the prunes that cah be picked and
dried and shipped and canned, with" favorable weather in
harvest time. -A gTeat pear crop is. coming; on". The same
indications point to. aUrig apple crop -L - '
: And the trees are fairly loaded and their limbs bending
lovwith walnuts; with many of the limbs propped up.i And
thtta.will'be a good filbert
Salem .is better, provided this year than heretofore a
great deal better provided with, facilities, for canning and
dehydrating and drying and shipping and otherwise "taking
care of the fruit1 crop.- - 11" '
; ? But every facility will be strained to capacity' during the
rest of the fruit harvest, till the evergreen blackberries and
the pears and prunes are taken care of, and the activitis will
continue till way up to the middle of January, "finishing with
the late pears an4 winter apples, t - . ,
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.Its all very enfeouraging.5 And thiVail means that fruit
w11 continue to he planted to" the extent of the ability of the
nurseries to supply the stock; and that the right varieties
wjU go out more- generally than ever before the varieties
which we excel and on which sure and good profits can be
mpde in growing and inarketing them.? ; '
. Arid this will mean more and. larger, canneries and fruit
packing plants of all kinds in Salem. Jt-meansTtna't Salem
eli 2n .the to . heing the greatest fruit city in the
United States. (
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y The Fairmount Dairy in Salem has one of -thefinest ''and
most complete plants in. the entire, country. -The article de
scribing this institution on the Pep and Progress Daees is
well worth reading. It will telp to make anylemite proud
of his city, as he 3hould be, and has many reasons to be i
Coolidge May Fly from -1
. v Roseburg to Eugene
' EUGENE, Ore., Aug. f. Vice
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fopyrifht, 1923, Associated Editors
YARNS OF THE BIG WOODS
J4ir-f "The Swamp Auger i. '
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v Mvuwir.u 1 ...
(Up in- the T'reat lonesome
woods ot the North the old guides
Dive invented many yarns' to ex
plain to the tenderf eet ; from the
tjtles-fhe .strange tracks, the
weirdUQOlses; and all the other
tew experiences of tjie great out
oorsr Mr Chllds , ws formerly
game warden in the woods of
iforthre Wisconsin i The stories
which he-: tells i here are stories
whiclk' he 'collected from the . old
fttude themselves. , Twelve will
te published.. The one below is
the fourth.) 5
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. Tb great, woods ,of, the North
rre criss-crossed with tracks, call
jog cards dropped by .the animals
tor the keen eye of the tracker to
fread'. On the edges of the swamps
where the ground sucks greedily
at the feet of the hunter as though
It would swallow him up for dar
ing to Intrude, these marks are
cftea plainest. ' - -44 -
........... .Manager
Managing Editor
. .Cashier
.-.Manager Job Dept
-Oregon, as second class matter
Statesman of this mornine-
up this diversity our fruits
President CalvlnCoolldge, sriir be
carried in an airplane from ltoVe
burg to Eugene Saturday If plans
of Ll L; Ray, president of the local (
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The fclggest' Little Paper in the World
To the tenderfoot the tracks
are bewildering. The mark leTt
by a skurrying rabbit, may sug
gest to his mind anything from
a gliding stiver f ox' to majestic
moose. ; The guides grin broadly
as they watch a new-comer exit
edly studying tracks. ' '
-What Is that? asks the ten
derfoot hoarsely,1 pointing to a
webbed outline . in the swampy
ground. . ' r- '--r-",:s
"Hmm," drawls the guide,
pursing- his lips, "looks like a
swamp-auger has. passed this way.
Never heard of a swamp-auger?
Well, he's a great big bird, kind
of built on the order of1' a-duck.
And he has a bHTlhatV Jlkea
corkscrew. It's ; tnlgaty handy.
too, because he use,it'to. get' hts
food - with. He Just bores right
down into the swamp for worms.
you see. ; Sure enough, there's
little. hole vherw See, it There's
Chamber of Commerce, 'ate car
ried out. It Is .planned: re have
one of the army'airplanea now on
duty at the Fugene. ba3e of the
forest fire patrol meet the Vice
president at Roaeburg and. brin
him her j in advance of the other
members of the party.1 This, it Is
said, will give him more time to
be Bhown about the city and sur
rounding country.
Judge Brandon Sweeping
All Alabama Counties
BIRMINGHAM, Ale., Aug. 9.
Incomplete returns Jrora yester
day's primary, tonight indicated
that Judge W. W. Brandon swept
all counties in the state with the
exception of Randolph, where
Colonel N. B. Graves received a
heavy vote. Charles S. McDowell
for lieutenant governor, received
practically the Brandon vote, car
rying every county In the state so
far. with the exception of Butler.
The Henry Ford Muscle Shoals
Issue was believed to have been
reflected in the substantial lead
for public service commissioner
held by Fitzhugh Lee and Frank
P.Morgan.
BITS FOR BREAKFAST
The glorious rain
.
But Salem got only a few drib.
let yesterday.
They had Talr sized showers
down McMInnville way.
The weather man Is predicting
showers today. Hope he reads
the signs aright.
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First car of pears . started to
rolling tpwards Salem yesterday
beaded to the Hunt cannery
here. From North Yakima, With
this cannery able to put out 120.
000 cars of pears a day, and all
the rest of the fruit factories
-working on pears, Salem wUI be
the true pear city in a very short
time.
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Jimmy Culver, county road
master, Is mighty busy these days
on the program to give old Mar
ion the best paved market 'road
system of any county in Oregon.
The Rickey road is done. Next
will come the finish of the stretch
near - the reform school. . Then
the Garden road will get another
mile, of paving. , And so it goes,
all over the country Two more
years of It, after tbla year, on the
present program. And then it
will never stop. The people will
never let it atop.
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It is pretty well understood
that there will be no hiatus at all
in the Pacific highway through
Salem.' Hope It , may be hurried
through before' fair week.
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There will be no hall in the
growth of the fruit industry In
the Salem district. But it will
go ahead on solider and more in
telligent lines; better selection of
kinds and better selection of vari
eties. And better methods gen;
erally. The pioneering stage Is
passing. One may be more sure
of success, in the fruit Industry
here' now than at any time in the
past If he will use his eyes, and
his head and his hands.
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where the swamp-auger, was bor
ing."
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THE TROUBLES OF BOUNCIXq
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"I guess. I'm about the. home
liest thing in the world." squeak
ed bouncing Betty sadly "Nobody
Wants to have me around Jusi
because I'm pretty to look at. All
they do Is throw me about, like
an old shoe. I'm the worst abus
ed thing in the playroom.
From, the floor where it had
been carelessly thrown, the rub
ber doll looked up at Florrie, the
beautiful china doll-' with real
hair. Florrie sat up on the table
and proudly stared straight ahead
with her round, bright blue eyes.
5 "What a . beautiful complexion
she has," the rubber doll sobbed.
"She's Just as white as snow,
while I'm an ugly, red color.: Just
look at. her hair. ' And I havent
any at alL It's no' wonder they
set keg' up. like that where every
one can admire, her." N A
V You might be worse off than
to be made of rubber," interrupt
ed the big rubber ball in the cor
ner. "I think rubber Is very nice.
No use talking. . I wouldn't get
very far without it." -
""But you're a- ball," mourned
Betty- , 'That's different. J The
best balls are made of . rubber,
but it's different with me." , ;
I "You can make a noise and I
can't." comforted the ball. ,"'
"All 1 can do is to squeak,"
said Betty. "Some dolls can say
'mama. I'd give anything If : I
could. That's a ladylike thing to
do. Whoever , heard of a ' lady
that Just sneaked?"
V ''Well, keep still about it."
commanded the ball; "It doesn't
do" you any good to fuss. A rub
ber doll should have a bouncing
disposition." k : -J-V-
The door was flung open. Mar-
gief lo whom the-playrpom be-
THE FREE LIST
Senate Votes to Concur in
Action Taken by House
More Than Year Ago
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.
Hides, boots and shoes and leath
er were voted back to the tariff
free lis today by the senate,
which thus concurred In action
taken by the house more than a
year ago. There was only one
roll call on hides and the re
sult was 39 to 26 against the com-mitteej-ates
of two cents a pound
on green or pickled and six cents
on dried hides.
How They Voted.
The senate divided as follows:
For a duty on hides Republi
cans: Bursum, Cameron, Capper,
Curtis, Ernst, Gooding, Harrold.
Ladd, McCormick, McNary, Nichol
son, Norbeck, Oddie, Phipps,
Shortridge, Srnoot. Stanfield,
Sterling and Warren 19.
Democrats: Ashurst, Brous
sard, Fletcher, Jones, of New Mex
ico; Kendrick, Ransdell and She'p-
pard 7. Total 26. j
Against a duty on hides Re
publicans: Ball, Borah, Brande
gee, Calder, Colt, Cummings, Dil
lingham, Edge, Frelinghu'ysen,
Hale, Keyes, Leifroot, Lodge,
Moses, New, Newberry. Pepper,
Rawson, Spencer, Sutherland,
Towrisend, Wadsworth and Winis!
23,
Democrats: Dial, Gerry, Glass,
Harris, Heflin, Myers. , Overman,
Pomerene, Reed, Simmons, Smith,
Stanley, Trammell, Underwood,
Walsh of 'Massachusetts, anJ
Walsh of Montana 16. Total 39.
Lines Disappear. '
Most of the more marked lines
which have developed in the sen
ate during the 'tariff fight dis
appeared on this vote, "but aTjouf
the only -surprise warthat:a laa-
jorlty of the Republicans voted
against making hides dutiable..
Not only, was there a split among
he majority leadership on the
question, but also on the finance
committee and ven in the Repub
lican agricultural bloc, which
through Its chairman, . Senator
Gooding of Idaho, had asked for
two cents on green hides and six
on dried hides. , ' i'j.
Only two members of the fi
nance committee majority Cur
tis and Smoot supported the du
ties while four member Calder,
Dillingham, Frelinghqysra.and
Sutherland voted agalppi-fnem.
Chairman McCumber d Senator
Watson of lndiana, the other two
members present were paired and
unable to vote; Five members of
the tariff bloc'broke away on the
ballot Spencer, Willis, New,
Keyes and Townsend.
, v Smoot Motion Prevails.
. With hides sent back to the free
list Senator Smoot, of 'Utah, for
the committee moved thijthe sen
ate disagree to the amendment
proposing a rate of 5 J cents a
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pair and 5 per cent adcValprem on
ooots ana snoes, ana var-ngj
er and various other kinds' of this
mcoB
FLAT
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Edited By Jobju FL Millar J
longed, and her older sister cams
into the. room In a lively game ot
tag. Margie, in trying to dodge?
raninto the table, and down turn
bled .Margie and Florrie t6o. MarV
gie got up", but Florrie couldnt
She lay in a dozen pieces on the
floor. -"Dont
cry. Margie.' said Bijf
Sister;" "Here's old 1 Betty. Tof
still , have her. , See. -t You caa
throw her all you "want. Shelf'
worth a dozen old china dolls.' &
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PICTURE PUZZLE
PUT THESt ItTTEWSt
TMt PROPER SQUAUtS
AND WAKE A WOROt BOrJlTC::
MO VE
y 1 Ul
product. This motion prevailed
without a roll call and as a- sub
stitute the senate approved the
house provision proposing' a duty
of, 20 per cent ad valorem on
chamois skins, pianoforte, piano
forte action,' player piano action
leather. enameled upholstery
ished in the white or in the crust.
- Other Duties Cut.
Without roll calls, the senate
then cut from 4 to 3 per cent, the
proposed duty on bags, baskets.
belts, satchels, cardcases, pocket-
books, jewel boxes, portfolios and
other boxes and cases wholly or
in chief value of leather. On such
articles permanently fitted and
furnished with traveling, bottle, i
drinking, dining or luncheon, sew
ing, manicure, or similar seta .the
doty was made 45 per cent ad
valorem in place of the 60 per j
cent originally proposed.
T
ARE EMPLOYED
Seven Instructors Assigned
hv Rnard Mrs Ham -
Dy.DOSra !VI b. ndlllll
ton Resigns
Seven new instructors were em
ployed or assigned positions in
the Salem public schools by the
school" board Tuesday night. Ex
tensive equipment and supplies
were purchased by the board at
this time. The resignation ot
Mrs. W: M. Hamilton, instructor
at- McKinley school, was given at
this time and it was accepted by
the board.
: ;A combination gas range willj
bd -Installed in McKInley for the
coining year. The cost will be
$324... A saving of 150 over last
year's outlay for chemicals for
the high school laboratory was
effected by the order placed.
which' was for $350.
The instructors assigned Tues
day evening were as follows:
; Miss 'Mabel Robertson, head of
history department, senior high,
$140.
Miss Ada Ross, head of Eng-
Ish department, senior high, at
rk! salary of $150.
RJ Miss May Rauch, head of Eng-
lifh department in junior highs.
salary not fixed.
i ! Miss Mary E. Eyre, history de
partment, senior high, $130.
L! Miss Margaret Purvine, com-
Lmercial department, senior high,
130.
fi j Miss. Constance Cartwright, En-
Eillsh department.
senior hg h,
.MA 4
Miss Hazel Seely, .English de
partment, senior high, $130.
Kootenai National Forest
UmDer OUTTerS TrOm
Work of Vandals
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.--Sixty
incealiary fires were set yester
day in. the Kootenai national for
est. Montana, according to die-
patchf. received today by the for
est service irora its Miseoma ueaa
quarters. A special force of offi
cers has been detailed to- run
down the offenders. . . '
Sumuiarizlng the fire situation,
the service said in northern Idaho
a 1,000 acre fire on the Clearwa
ter national forest hadi not. teen
brought under control and in
Canyon creek on the Blackfeet
forest not far from the' Canadian
boundary a .fine stand of timber
surrounding a noted tour st cami-
ing ground, located on an attrac
tive scenic section of tho North
fork Flathead highway has been
destroyed. In northern Idaho,
two large fires covering nearly
1,000 acres each have been put
under control by forest officers.
The tire situation in the Pacific
northwest also was reported to te
extremely serious.
FIERY, ITCHY SKIN
IT
Menthol-Sulphur, a pleasant
Sream.
will soothe and beal skin
that is irritated or broken out
With eczema; that is covered with
gly rash or pimples, or is rough
br d y. Nothing subdues fiery
akin eruptions, so quickly, says a
noted skin specialist. .-
The monrent this sulphur prep
aration , is applied .the itching
stops and after two or thres ap
plications, tho eczema-is gone and
the rkin is delightfully clear and
gmooth. Sulphur Is so precious
as a skin remedy because it de-
i'Stroys the parasites that cause
Lihe burning. Itching or disfigure-
nnent. Mentho-Suiphur always1
rheals ecsema right up. . s
y A small Jar of.RowIes Mentbo-
t Sulphur may be had at any ifood
NEW
eOlUDIY
am w mtm
i i it ii in iiiii i in i
SOOTHED
WTH
SULPHUR
drugstore. Adv. ,
BID
Add
of
REVELATIONS OF A WIFE
CHAPTER S3
HOW MAJ. GRANTLAND SENT
THE MAN WHO FOLLOWED
SWIFTLY ON HIS WAY.
At the sight of the closed car
glidiug toward. the limousine in
which I sat I felt all the vague
fears of my Journey south, crystal
lze into sharp terror. Maj. Grant
land's persistent telegraphing, the
torn pieces of the telegram, which
I had picked up when they had
dropped from Dicky's pocket, the
race for it was npthfng else
which the officer had made with
this very car passed quickly in re.
view before my mind. What men
ace to me or ni ne was hidder be
hind these curtains? .
The driver leaned out of the
car as he drew it up beside the
one I was in, and called out blat
antly: "Call von tll mt thfl why to
cedar crest inn?-
instead or answering mm air-
t. , Grntiand threw a
question at him.
"Isn't your name Garland?"
"That's my moniker, the n an
replied flippantly.
'"You work at the Cedar Croft
Golf Club." ,
"Right you are old top."
Grantland Pretends.
"Drop that!"
Thi. officer's
"I thought I'd
voice was savage.
seen ycu there. If you're Garland,
you know every door in this v
lage. ,But I'll repeat the informa
tion. It's a blonk down," he Jerk
ed his thumb back the way wo had
come,' "and a half-block" to the
right. Now get out of here."
"What the " the man began
truculently.
"I m Grantland, Maj. Grant
land. Is that enough for you?"
It evidently was mora than en
ough for the fellow's mouth f!?w
open ludicrously.
"Oh!" be sa'd faintly. "I did
n't know. Beg pardon "
YOUR LAST CHANGE
TODAY
90c six-ft. Congoleum ....... . ...$ 169
.$10.00 40-Ib, Cotton Mattrc ..! ...........:. j 6.50
$12.00 25-lb. Silk Floss Mattress... .U 9.75
$i8.00 35-lb. Silk Floss Mattress... 11.95
Oil Heaters . .. 5.95
Six holed malleable Steel Range, grey porcelain
and nickle trimmed. Double warmer, priced at 74.50
Good six hole range, nicely trimmed, leg base and v
a good baker, priced at 1......... .: .......52.50
Six hole "Estate" Range, white porcelain and nickle
trimmed, sale price ....i.:....... : 78.95
w6rth&gray
, Second Floor ..
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Ptiirt Euel and Labor Economies
August 12tb .our HEATROLA
will and. W hava left only a
Trombar of fieatrolas ofTarad under this special club
plan. First corns, first served. So if you havan't
jotoad oM HEATROLA CLUB, do it now !
Estate Heatrola is the new - day way of heating for
email, home and bungalows, trs, offices, etc
with or WITHOUT BASEMENTS. It looks like a
f honoctapb and wotks like a furnace. It win heat
3 to connecting rooms perfectly during the coldest
G.S.I
Us epos- his car around killful
ly, .ud - in- another salnute was
gone m-steaitbJly, 'hf had -reared.
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MaJ. Grantland turned to Dicky.
"Where these fellows get their
booze is beyond me." he said 5u
ostentatiously careful tones.
"Moonshine. 1 surpose, D'cky
answered as easily. "He certainly
was toting a good one."
"You see. these are the only
lights anywhere around," MaJ.
Grantland went on in elaborate
exclamation, "and I suppose his
befuddled bran decided that he
needed information."
"Well, he got it!" Dicky coun
tered dryly. "I never saw a fel
low wake up to quickly in my
young life."
Forceful Mrs. Lukens.
1 fell like screaming a protest
that I wasn't deceived in the least
by their elaborately planned cha-j
ter. There had been no semb'ancc
of intoxication about the driver of
the other car. Whatever h's pur
pose bad been, sinister or not, he
had deliberately sought us.
It was a relief when Mrs. Lu
kens came back, wearing the same
air of cuiet efficiency.
"Everything is all ready fr
Mrs. Graham." she said, "and t
is fortunate, that her room Is on
the ground floor. There is only
an, attic upstairs in this cottage.
Now I know it would only dis
turb htr to meet me tonight, so
1'IJ lost rut along ahead of you to
show you where the room is, and
then 1 11 get ont of the way. But
there's a fire in the kitchen and
hot water, and Mandyill get
you anything you need., For that
matter I Bhan't leave the. house
until 1 know you're all Tight.'"
I know your kindness pf.oi".
MaJ. Grantland replied. '
;l blessed the . thoughtfulnes
which "led the . woman:;, to Bparaf
me the ordeal of an Introduction, f
Most womeo'would, have driven-'
me to- distraction wUb fusslness.
I felt I should like Mrs. Lukens
immensely. '
Maj. Grantland turned to Dicky,
who had been leaning forward
talking to him through the halt-J
open door of the tonneau.
''How can I help you?" he ask
ed. .
"I can yalk," I put In firmly,
if weekly. I was determined that
FURWIt;URE
AT REMOVAL SALE PRICES
Join oWHEAlROIiA
une
ion
absolutely
This is the last week of our HEATROLA '
CLUB special ofTerJ Join NOW arid you
ge t absolutely FREE wh your; Estate "
Heatrola ONE TON OP COAL:- All you )
pay down on this CLUB OFFER h
You pay the , balance
i - on :this liberal , paiffijji(411atior
Heatrola made at any time you rnay specify
CLUB OFFER
few of the timitad
weather, and us
stove. It heats by
like a farnac.
Eatat Heatrola is finished in handsome, grained
mahogany enanveL Easy to keep clean. No iron
to black. No nickel to polish. Just rub it and dust
it with a doth, as you do your furniture. - -
Join th HEATROLA CLUB NOW. ONE TON
OF COAL FREE. Only $2 down and tb. balanc"
to easy, convenient payments. . Act at one I
- GOOiKP viRNlTURE
I . would not W j carried into TO.
new abode like sack of w.bsat.. ,
Something about Mrs. Lukens's
indoniOable back bad, given trie
the impression of invincible will
conquering , physical weakness. ' I
was sure that if she bad been In
my rlac e she would have walked ?
if her way had been over red-hot
coals. ' ": ".
"Nonsense!;. Dicky returned.
putting; his arm around me. bit I
pushed it away determinedly N :
""""I will not Lc carried." I ?a'dt
pettishly, but; - determinedly.
"Please get out? and Jthen.glve
me both your hands. I can wan-
age beautifully leaning on you. v V
Til aee to the trapsv Grahu.V ?
MaJ. Grantland interposed'with ln. "
stan acquiescence to" my, 'plan. t J
Dicky obeyed ;m '..request a u't.-.? '
two of flow.lanore,o; ftforr i ank 1 1
exhausted but triumphant vupotn ' ;
one of the beds of Mrs. Lukens a v
'aun parlor." - "
(Tofba continued) '
FUTURE DATES .
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Mcthodirt Confrae. fJ-m. ' ,
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f renntn, 8eiQ. r ) I.
I Bttmbt tU oi tl PdlS, ,1
f October 5, b4 Vjflk County fair, . t
. Nifwlm T, TaMday Ouml !-
Mas - " .ft
Watch
n
'Em
DC0EC2S
TO BUY
t
i
IIASZ DAY!,
TWO-BURNER: ; ;
OIL STOVE
with Canopy Top
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There is a good selection
of FURNITURE from
which to choose.-- --
. You Can Save.
" Money: '
If what you want is here.
no more fuel than an rwAir..
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