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About Illinois Valley news. (Cave City, Or.) 1937-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 21, 1947)
Illinois Valley News, Thursday, August 21. 1947 | plate. She le t o u t a g ro w lin g hiss ! and rou sin g h e rse lf, w a d d le d off in Information on How d ig n a n tly. She w a s n 't used to such To Raise Your Dog shabby tre a tm e n t. Nosey had no tim e to w o rry o v e r th is breach o f frie n d s h ip in Der- m ie 's in d ig n a n t sta m p in g off. In , fa ct, she was back in a fe w m o- I m ents, ru b b in g h e r face a g a in st his pants leg as a re m in d e r o f her i gnaw ing v ita ls. She h a d n 't been fed in tw o hours. Nosey paid no a tte n tio n to her p le a d in g He was w a itin g fo r the s tra n g e r who was to v is it h im . A t ’ A LITTLE knowledge is a dan- p re cise ly th re e o 'clo ck, as the note 1 stated, a ta ll, s h a b b ily dressed m an J * * gerous thing when it comes to appeared. H is d a rk h a ir was ! treating illness. If in doubt about sleeked n e a tly back, but o th erw ise » 'h a t a ils y o u r p e t, b e tte r c a ll t h e 1 he was h a rd ly a p ic tu re o f s a rto ria l v e t e r in a r ia n . M a n y d is e a s e s , how - J e v e r, a re s im p le to re c o g n iz e a nd ; elegance. 1 " M r . C ollins? You re ce ive d m y ! tr e a t fay y o u rs e lf. TH1 FIC TIO N CORNER THE PORK BANDIT Bv DEE RANDALL K J O S E Y C O L L IN S , as you know, stores? The same chain a ll the A ’ is the N u m be r One E g o ist of tim e. I f we could get to the bottom the day. Ju st as Napoleon once la id o f th a t, w e’d be g e tting some c la im to the title B u t th a t was back p la ce .” In the 17th o r 18th ce n tu ry. And no D e rm ie ’s boredom w ith this con body bothers m uch about h im I | versa tion was evident. She settled any m ore. E xce p t those who lik e to back on the co m fo rta b le p illo w in d ig and delve in to m usty old h is to ry stalled in the d ra w e r. B ut not be books. fore looking at the e m p ty plate be Napoleon had o n ly an E m p ire to fo re her. Soon she was snoring conquer Nosey had a newspaper pe a cefu lly. She knew the plate office and an e ve r-lo vin g T illie as w ould be fille d la te r on. note ’ ” Nosey noticed the s tra n g e r’ s his te rr ito ria l grounds. I t ’ s true , it proved ra th e r expen sive th is e g o -building business. But no m a tte r the cost. Nosey is ac c la im e d as a self-m ade m an One of the finest m en on the s ta ff o f the D a ily Gazette. Besides T illie and the newspaper office, it m ust be revealed. Nosey has s till a n other love. She now lay co zily in her p riv a te re tre a t . . . the r ig h t hand d ra w e r o f Nosey’ s desk T here was a q u ie t p u rr as Nosey patted the soft, d ir ty w h ite fu r on D e r m i e ’ s neck. I D e rm ie was the n ickn a m e fo r H y p oderm ic. A nam e fittin g to the over- i sized cat because you re a lly had to ' s tic k a needle In h e r to m ake her s tir. r ile stra n g e r's hand quivered nervously as Nosey m otio ned him T here was o n ly to a c h a ir one o th er th in g th a t would rouse this re fle xin g feline. T hat was the Nosey read and rere a d the un- hand q u ive re d n e rvo u sly as he sm e ll o f boloney o r liv e r, even fro m j signed note on his desk. “ M aybe beckoned h im to w a rd s a c h a ir. He I the fa rth e s t c o rn e r o f the in k-sm a t- ) I I ’ll be able to get a lead out of this took the p a p er the m an handed tered c ity room . _ . . ' a fte r a ll,” he reflected. Some butch- h im . O rig in a lly fro m the re s ta u ra n t on e r has received a note sa ying his " I 'm m an a g e r o f the sto re on the c o rn e r w here she was expected store w ould be next. He was com ing to r id the place o f m ice and m ake in to speak w ith the e d ito r. The e d i East 80th street. Received th is note h e rs e lf g e n e ra lly useful, she had to r had turn e d the whole business e a rly th is m o rn in g . I le ft the place found refuge in Nosey's c o m fo rt o ve r to Nosey d isg u sted ly. News and h u rrie d rig h t dow n here as able desk d ra w e r. The c la tte r of seldom w alked rig h t in to a news soon as I could. D id n 't have tim e to dishes and hustle bustle o f the paper office. Leads that cam e in by change m y c lo th e s ," he looked crow ded re sta u ra n t had proved too m a il m ig h t b e tte r have been called down a p o lo g e tic a lly . " Y o u r store w ill be next. This m uch to r her sensitive nerves. ''m is le a d s .” U sually some quack a fte rn o o n ," the note read. I t was Nosey stopped his tender p a ttin g seeking p u b lic ity T his annoyed D e rm ie no end. R a is G rim d e te rm in a tio n could be seen signed: "T h e P o rk B a n d it.” in g her head, w hich was m ore en e rg y than she cared to use, she perked a q u izzical eye at him . ''D e r m ie ,'' Nosey spoke seriously. " I f we could get a beat on this Pork B a n d it case, we'd sure have som e th in g ." D e rm ie 's answ er was an assent ing hiss. "Seven b u tche r shops in seven d a ys.” Nosey went on, " t h a t ’s a reco rd fo r any c rim in a l He's p le n ty n e rvy, too Sent them a ll a notice beforehand He's got the cops in a quandary. M ust be a ghost b a n d it.” Here he snickered s c o rn fu lly at the idea o f a ghost ran sa ckin g a cash re g is te r and s tic k in g a b u tche r k n ife in a m an's back W hat puzzles m e .'' Nosey went on w ith his one-sided conversation, " is how he gets In and out w ith the cash rig h t under th e ir eyes And why docs he a lw a ys p ick on pork • • .» • • • 1 1.760 ya rd s 5 To encourage 9 To put on 12 P e ru u n poet 13 G ir l's nam e 14 To o b tain la b o rio u sly 15 Sacred w ord 10 L a rg e cross 18 To seize 20 M olte n lava 22 T h a ila n d 24 Isinglass 27 To engrave 29 T w o fo ld 31 H igh c ra g g y h ill 32 C a p ita l o l New Caledo n ia iv a r ) 34 Edge o f a h ill 38 Sym bol fo r n ir k e l 37 Ir rig a tio n d itc h 39 Ita lia n tenor 41 Note in the c h ro m a tic scale 42 F o re te lle r 44 European song th ru sh 45 C onsum ed 47 L a y e r o f m e ta l 49 Spanish coin 50 A u th o r o f F ig h tin g M en” 52 N u m be re d d is k 54 By 55 T a v e rn 57 T h ird person o f the iiin d u t r in it y 59 F re n c h fo r Solution In N o l l loouo 1 2 > 6 5 16 20 71 it 6 9 17 16 13 29 26 u 24 14 46 45 55 43 sc SS 62 »7 56 65 56 44 49 ***1 55 52' SI 57 54 56 64 65 66 ’ 'T’T 59 66 69 No. 2B ' 5 To shun 8 To sm ear 7 T eutonic d e ity 8 I.ig h t brow n 9 E n try in an account 10 C o rre c t 11 Com pass p oint 17 S ym b o l (or o sm iu m 19 P a rt o f 85 U n a s p ira tc d 28 B a rn y a rd 16 ■w 4»' 47 IS 51 w 41 11 19 W »7 41 10 14 22 ii 61 7 1) p a p e r m oney 6» P a rt o f ihe skeleton 4 ' 12 IS s X h \ -and parents approve this laboratory-pure, • foil-wrapped, quality bubble gum! ------------------- the sport to every grown up: I also recommend BUB for quality and p u rity !” BUB meets all P u re Fo od req uire ments! I t ’s made entirely in the U.S. A. — under the must eanitary conditions! i t your dealer does not have B U B Bub ble Gum, send us his name and address along w ith your name and address and 30* and we wiU m ail you 5 packages of delicious B U B Bubble Gum. This offer good u n til Aug. 31. 1947 only. Champions like (orris say: / osi f o r tin Ytllow t ’o e ta g t w ith tk r big L tllir il Bowman Qwm, Ina, more feerie are smokms CAMELS th a n ever before! Nosey scanned the w r itin g care in the set o f Nosey's features. The e d ito r had fa ith in h im . He would fu lly . N o th in g there to g ive m uch o. have to get to the b ottom o f this a clue. "H a v e you seen the police? th in g As n u m b e r one egoist, he fe lt ‘No s ir, th o ug h t I ’d speak to you ce rta in he could firs t. T hey seem to be g e ttin g no he laughed ru e fu lly ^ N IN D IG N A N T p u b lic was be w here fast, co m ing boisterous in th e ir vehe "T h e re has been a note before each c rim e , you k n o w ,” he re m in d e t m en t d e n ia ls of this P o rk B a n d it h im . Nosey a b se n t-m in d e d ly pat who slew and robbed a t re g u la r d a ily ted D e rm ie 's neck. She s tirre d in te rv a ls The e d ito r had h inted at looked la n g u id ly a t the v is ito r anc a bonus o r som ething e q u a lly sa tis dozed off again. fy in g fin a n c ia lly to the guy who got Nosey asked h im a lot of ques a lead on th is sto ry. It w ould sure tions and the v is ito r seemed anx come in handy. Nosey d ream ed ious to supply a ll the d e ta ils pos : Next m onth he and T illie w ere get sible. " I 'm flu tte re d you have s< tin g m a rrie d . m uch confidence in u s ," Nosey to il A g lin t of happiness fille d his usu h im . " W ill you pardon me a mo a lly p la c id eyes Sweet T illie w ith m e n t w h ile I get m y notebook i her flaxen cu rls And how she could w a n t to jo t down a ll the in fo rm a tio i cook' N osey's m outh w a te re d in an you can g ive m e .” tic ip a tio n of the d a ily m eals, lik e Now Nosey nevei bothered w itl those he had a lre a d y sam pled at a notebook. A ny old piece o f copy T illie 's little a p a rtm e n t. p a p e r d id fo r the ho ttest scoop. D e rm ie opened d ro w sy eyes and O utside the c ity room , Nosey looked re fle c tiv e ly at the s till e m p ty headed fo r a telephone booth. H i m ade a ca ll, picked up a notebook fro m a p ro te s tin g ste n og ra p h er and re tu rn e d to his nervo u sly w a itin g : I v is ito r. CROSSWORD PUZZLE lliir im n la l Steps in trea tm e n t of m any dogs diseases is given in our W eekly N ew s paper Service booklet No. 78. Covers diet, housebreaking, teaching tricks, etc. S< i d 25 cents (coin) for "H ow to Raise and Train Your Ilo g ” to W eekly N ew s paper service, 2 « West 17th St., New York 11, N . Y . P rin t nam e, address. I booklet U tle and No. 78. BUBBLE CHAMPS CHEW BUB I 43 D rie d giape 46 To leave out I 48 E astern state i 51 P rin te r's m easure 53 55 56 Beak 58 W holly I» |>, 80 G o lfe r's m ound 61 You and 62 Land m easure 64 A rtiflc ia I lai (uage 88 Bal •> Ionian dei 60 He w ro te down sentences scru p u lo u sly, m a k in g sure to dot every and cross e ve ry " t . " To anyone lo o kin g on, it was evid e n t Nosey I was s ta llin g fo r lim e . I t was o n ly a m a tte r of a few m in u te s before the two husky cops a rriv e d A p a ir o f handcuffs were I clin ch e d on the now s p u tte rin g v is i | i to r who dem anded to know the m ea n in g o f this. Here, boys,' Nosey addressed the cops, " is yo u r P ork B a n d it." He k in d o f sneered o ve r the nam e as , o n ly a re a l egoist could do. The m an suddenly stopped bat th u g "H o w d id you kn o w ? ” he asked "W e ll, you see,” Nosey d ra w led , his five feet fo u r sw a yin g m a g n ifi c e n tly . "y o u said you ju s t came fro m y o u r pork store. When D cr m ie woke up and ju s t went rig h t back to sleep again. I knew th a t was a lie. I f you had re a lly com e fro m there, she w ould have been o ve r there sn iffin g y o u r pants and lic k in g y o u r leg, m aybe even chew- ing a piece out of it. It's past her m ea l tim e now .” he sm ile d down fo n d ly at D e rm ie who had s tirre d at m e n tio n of her name, lo o kin g ex p e cta n tly at the e m p ty plate. , ' : 1 , He went on: "T h e n you to ld me some d e ta ils that the po lice have c a re fu lly guarded fro m the p u b lic Nobody but the P ork B a n d it h im s e lf could have known them " The m an huug his head d e sp a ir in g ly " I used to own h a lf o f the ch a in o f sto re s.” he spoke b itte rly " U n t il m y p a rtn e r sw indled me out of m y share It was the only w ay I knew of to get back w hat re a lly be longed to m e ." F o r a m om ent Nosey's gaze was s y m p a th e tic a lly bent tow ards the m a n 's back as they led h im aw ay Then he re tu rn e d to D e rm ie "H a v e patience, old g ir l. " he pat ted her head When he returned th e re was an e xtra cuahion in Der m ie s d ra w e r d o m ic ile and a brand new plate It has tw o s p rig h tly m ice p ainted on it. T his hss caused no end of concern to D e rm ie . who. m inus her once sh srp teeth, can’ t figure out ju st how to bite Into the little rascals She doesn't h a ir any tro u b le w ith the e xtra helpings of boloney, ¡hough YOU SAVE s, OddO w ith Firestone's low prices. «Sags« w ith our lib e ra l trade- in allow ance. c^agsa m ore on m ileag e and safety. £ o d d * tim e and trou b le . . . use th e c o n v e n ie n t Firestone Budget Plan. TH ESE FEA TU RES: U p to 5 5 % STRONGCR. N e w S a ttl-S u re d , , r d body e x t r a p ro te c tio n a g a in s t blow o uts a n d can bo rec a p p ed a g a in a n d a g a in . U p to 6 0 » . M O R I N O N -S K ID A N G U S . N e w S o ft,-G rip tra c tio n a n d e x t r a p ro te c tio n tre a d assures e x t r a a g a in s t s k id d in g . U p t s l l ’ . IONGCR MILCAGC. W id e r. R a tte r tr e a d an d Y ita m ic R ubber p re v id e e x t r a p re te c tia n a g a ia s t w e a r. 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