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A boycott by southerners on Ore
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gen products
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is
threatened if the
oleomargarine prohibition act is sus­
St F
tained in tbe fail elections,
*1.(3 a »oar la adv;
2 * aa inch ; ao diseooa
spate , no charge for cott
c -auges
Psracrapbs." (e a llaa.
M a a t f r e i u e a c dlsgalsad aa a a * a
Arm strong Linoleum 9x12 $18.75;
16.00
Congoleum R ugs -
New stock of A xm inster
Special
Sm all R ugs
$2.25 to $5.75
i f eot-
tenseed oil disguised as butter is go­
ing down the throats or Oregonians
rln 'o .
Advertisiog.
lot Ucne or
poaiUoa or
sa T a l a - f a t
► > such an extent as this would in-
iicate, perhaps such a boycott would
S* the beat thing th at could happen
r us.
To Advertisers
Copy received before Tuesday i t ir
tim e for good position. Wednesday i
late and Thursday's m ail i* too late.
I-«t the south eat its 3 1-2
HUGH
PENDEXTEK_>
i> ill ion pounds of oieo instead of pay-
rg freight on it to Oregon, while we
mt the seme amount of cow butter
O ftee boar«. » to 12 and 2 to 6 ezcap
Monday« and Friday forenoon«.
O ur prices sell our goods
H IL L
r.stead of freighting it south.
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Chester Obouteiewoui and
t O D L lD G E KNOW S IT NOW
some
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ompanions entered a cemetery and
President Coolidge was notified la»
Thursday night that he had heei
nominated
for another term.
My
Wasn’t he surprised?
But he made the heat he could
the »ituation and delivered a speec?
in reply. We publixh a summary of
that reply, with comment, fumishe
hi plate form, to relieve the publish«,
ot the cost of type setting (and in
cidentally to get before readers tlx
{artisan view-point of the managers
of the 0 . 0 . P.)
gome of the ideas set forth In the
I roadside we can indorse, and some
we can't.
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A good deal of space is given tt
telling how big the war debt is aw
how the administration has continued
to get along on fewer
and
fewer
tillio n * of dollars a year as affairr
have been settling, In the words of
President Harding, “back to normal
ey "
The high cost of war and the impos
kibllity of practicing peace-time econ
omy in its conduct are paraded by
the party in power as crimes of the
democracy.
They are but repetition
oi what occurred
under
republican
auipicee in the civil war and what
will recbr under any administration
in power in case of another big war
A great deal of noise
made by the
has
been
administration about
fiaud and g raft under its predeces
scr, and there have been indictments
and great cry about punishing the
rascals, but little wool has been gath­
ered under that cry.
Charles G. Dawes was
and investigated
criticised
on these charges,
hut he gave no evidence of being per
tirb ed
by hecklers beyond exclaim­
ing, in substance: "Rell!> M aria! We
v ore getting supplies to the soldiers
as quickly as possible, not spending
time to haggle for bargains.”
And
the republican party made him M r
t Continued!
“Weil, you have made a mess of IL
Take the mayor's advice sad get out
For once San Jnan had the satis­
for a few days anyway. Make that
faction of seeing Diasdale wince. It
prospecting trip with Iron Pyrites.
itone that proved to te too much was » facial betrayal and lasted only
Start In the morning. Be In Rapid City
a
second.
As
he
carefully
smoothed
cr them. As they were pulling it
this day week, or »end Pyrites In. Til
the paper and refolded It and banded
<ver it fell upon Chester, and the It back bis features were expression
have a talk waiting for you at Cal-
Tin's eating house.’’
ther boys were not able to lif t it less. He simply said:
“I don t fancy running sway Just be­
T i n glad you sent for me.”
ff. When policemen arrived, the boy
cause this Omaha Is said to be com­
“Omaha's never been up here. He
>7as dead. Some people pronounce works only on railroad cases.” whis­ ing here.”
“ Prospecting, not running. Ton know
his a judgment from heaven for his pered San Juan. “It may be the Oga­
better than I whether It means a run­
tcrilege. Perhaps it was. To car- lala affair."
W ith a twist of the thin lips which
ning should he recognize you.”
y such a name as that into a teme- was meant for a smile Hinsdale said;
"When It comes to gun-play— "
“It easily could be that—If he's still boldly began Dlnsdale.
ery is an awful offense.
working for tbe railroad Who's Chey­
"Discard! Discard!” snapped San
enne?”
Jnan. “I ain't .gunning for your con­
There is no need for tinkering with
“Just a friend. He signs his mes­ fidence. But I.m et Pyrites right after
getting the message, and I told him I
r.«- constitution to compel a state sages that way. He knows I meet
some pretty good boys In my business wouldn't stake him and that you prob­
lonopoly of- workmen’s accident in- who may have slipped and who may
ably would. I f you say the word he’ll
urance. Proponents of the measure be wanted. That's all. Does Omaha call for you early In the morning. He'll
have your outfit ready. All you’ll have
sy private'corporations are taking know you by sight?"
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“I don't think so." And Dlnsdale
to do Is to take your guns and stay
ich insurance for less than coat, drummed the table gently, bit eyes out till you get my word at Rapid
'.'ell, let them. The public t i n stand |
’ city a week from today."
Ailed with a far-away look. "I know
But Dlnsdale grew more defiant, and
ax long as the insurance companies ‘ I never saw him to know him. Wbat's
sullenly insisted:
in. The proposed amendment would he look like? What'e hie real name?"
“I ain't afraid of Jim Omaha. He
“Like yourself, I never sew him
rovide jobs, a t the voters’ expense.;
to my knowledge," replied the gambler either doesn't know me. or else he
n oUcials to administer it, and regretfully. " I never heard him called does If he does know me— wall, he
Isn't called the 'bloodhound' for noth­
anything but 'Jim Omaha.' Union Pa
ould do nobody else any good.
clfic bloodhound. He’d never come up ing: and I might as well have It out
here except on big builnaaa. Railroad here as to have him chasing me over
Our game wardens catch a violator
Into Montana."
bust nets."
“I was looking further ahead than
1 the game laws often enou"h to
“Then It'e tbe Ogalala affair, all
that,” said the gambler. “I f he comes
right."
tersely
declared
Dlntdnle.
cep up the revenue from fines, end
“Wonder If he's struck the gutch yet?” and goes, and the coast remains clear,
he neighbors chip in and pay the
“Small chance. I know pretty well you can return and sit Into a game
that'll make your everlasting pile. It'll
ines and go on hunting just the who comes In on the stage." Then
make the Ogalala Job look like a two-
thoughtfully:
"But
If
be
has
sneaked
ame.
In he’s got a fine liny on you. The bit limit <upier I t ’ll be as quick aa It
Is big."
ttArn's boiling over with fool talk
Some of the “expert” doctors who '
W ith scowling brows Dlnsdale de­
about your doings Even Cheyenne
.>
iave been testifying in the Chicago ; City must have heard by thia time clared:
"I don't know anything about the
that
you're
called
the
'greenback
muu.'
ourder tria l »bout endocrine glan. •
Tou've got K itty against you. also Ogalala Job. Let Omaha come and
.(■parently hove endocrane deficien- Keno Frank, French Curly, and not. try to nail It on me. He'll have his
hands full to make It stick. Nothing
< es themselves.
knowing bow many others."
"Mayor Farnum doesn't feel just , at all to hook me up to that buslnifis”
San Juan Joe smiled cynically and
Miss Minnie Gourley of Portland like a brother to me. And don't forget I softly reminded h im :
Bundy Allen."
Isited at the
Ernest G ourley‘ and
“Nothing at all except the talk about
“I wish you wouldn't try to be funny
laron Gormley homes last week.
when things may be very serious," pro­ you being the 'greenback man.’ But
undoubtedly you could explain when
tested the gambler.
“But I'm not Joking. Why, I ’ve re­ and where you got hold of ao much
ceived a dozen warnings today against paper money—new money, at that.”
Dlnsdale'! face lengthened; then
n i s i « » •• • Combined Bandy Allen."
Tre.orient,both
“Bah! French Curly trying to be grew ugly, as he muttered:
local and Internal, and has been success­ j. cunning. I'll dress him for that.”
“It'll be up to him and tbe Union
ful In the treatment of Catarrh for over
'Then there's the mayor; tried to Pacific to show down, not me. Maybe
orty yean Sold by all druggists.
order me out of town this morning," I won It i t gambling.” .
P. 1. C H E N E Y & C O ., Toledo, O h lr
added Dlnsdale.
“All right, Dlnsdale. I've done my
beat for you. but a man must play his
«mused themselves by
uprooting
m hs tones. They tackled a big
H a ll’s C a ta rrh
H lC fllC lIie
i
Coolidge's running mate.
D r.iC . FICQ, Dentist
I t is the fashion for every candi­
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date to “ point with pride” to what­
ever his party has done and to “ view
with alarm ”
anything
other party.
I f the money were used for charity
that Is spent preserving game in or­
der that "sportsmen”
may
gratify
their lust to kill something our taxes
n ight lie lest.
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I f the game
commission and the
| ubile service commission and a dozen
F IT ”
Grown» , tridgH work and fillings. It will
pay you i tt> get my prices ou your dental work.
Cusick bank building, A lbany
». i
done by the
T hat’s partisan politics.
W hy should anyone yearn to fare
forth and butcher one of the comllest
ol God'« creature», in the name of
sport? How about tbe economic
gain? It is nil. The o u tin g T .lt isn't
t.icessary to kill a deer to have an
outing. Which do men desire most,
the outing or the shot that brings
down a deer? — Portland Oregonian.
TH A T
For G r a i n S a cft* * and T w i n
Î
O. W . FR IIM i
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New
and best grade of
Seeks
Second
j
on hand
f
Market price« paid for any kind of
4/
’G R A I N .' A N D H A Y
O' so other commissions were abolish­
ed the state’s sxpense account would
“ All
I ■ lessened.
own hand. I saw trouble ‘ where no
trouble exists, undoubtedly And I was
selfish : I confess It. But I did want
you to Join me In a little matter, little
work and big result«. A bit of busi­
ness where you couldn't lose lf jo u had
nerve
And T il gamble you've got
mountains of nerve." ,
'
Dlnsdale ckiwed his under lip re­
flectively, and In a milder tone said ;
“I've got nerve, n il Mgiit
AirFt
boasting for me to say thdt. About all
I have got." and he laughed shortly.
“But lodk at It my way: I want a
squint at Jim Omaha. If he's on my
(rail I want to know him by sighs.
A mnn .doesn't have to scoot from
A good many individ­
uals would he added to the number
o? unemployed, hut not the number
Ft tirin g to work, for few of those
tGlows want to work.
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A m e ric a n E a g le
A political party is the biggest and
most expensive curse
of
Fire (Insurance Co.
America,
w ith the exception of another politl-
ral party.
And the biggest at any
particular time it the (the In power
at that time.
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The latest “ threat'' of rain seems
t ■ have Aisled.
But watt till the
ptunes are ready to pick. — Eugene
Register.
f
Home "po o r prunes" are not
osly ready but are being picked
now.
I
Ila.v is wortii ju st as much in storage as
you might g«|t for it in case of fire. Th >
H.iglt‘ Fire I I i - u r ; i ! i i i ‘ < < >111 1>. 11 1 .
j>.t\ y o u
o f th e cash value in cus
I A i l l « ' ! I( . I I I
I will
of loss by fire.
C. I \ STAFFO RD, A gent
<
Right. Dlnodal». |-vp Dana My
■ •at fo r Y o u .",
the«e hill« Just because sc«oa«oiie la
after him."
Sau Juxn gated at the deuermtned
face admirably.
“Tea. Dlnsdale. you're outfitted w ith
nerve I'm no tenderfoot, but when It
comes to Jim Omaha and he has reason
to think he wants me— excu«> me I
"Better mas thau I have r a i »way
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Any Girl in Trouble
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may communicate with Ensign Lee of the Salvation Army at the
•
W hitt Shield Home, 565 Mayfair avenue, Portlaml, Oregon.
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Our Ice Cream
fs made for tbe best of us. Re­
member, poor ice cream is not
ouly not so delicious as ours but it
is positively dangerous and un •
bealtey. Wg absolutely guarantee
that we do not violate tbe pure
food laws, either in word or in
deed, in compiling our ingredients
for tbe manuiacture of tbe best ice
cream made.
Clark’s Confectionery
from him or tried to, and they've told shouted.
me about him— some of them have.
But coming from which direction?
Others have Just dropped out of sight Dlnsdale knew he must leave town on
and they didn’t go Into hiding. Then the Jump If any fighting resulted. W ith
this prospecting trip with Pyrltee Is i hand on his gun and his head swing­
off. eh?”
ing from side to side, be advanced a
“I won’t say It's off." was the slow few rods when a head popped from
response. "Maybe after this cuss blows behind a dry-goods box.
Dlnsdale
la and I have had a chance to size him whipped out hia gun but refrained
up, so I can know him on sight the from firing when a voles shouted:
next time we meet. T il go sway with
“The hotel!
H e’s coming out!”
Pyrites for a bit. Maybe then I'd be
The light was sufficient for Dlnsdale
keen to come back and dip into the big to recogqjse the speaker to be Scis­
game you’re raving about.”
sors, and he swung about on his heel
"I'm afraid Pyrites won't wait. H e’s Just as Bandy Allen ran Into the road
crazy on the one subject— prospect­ from the hotel, a long gun clasped In
ing. I f you don't stake him. and I his two hands. Up went the gun to
don’t, he'll get some one else to. I f his shoulder and down dropped Dtna-
he can't get a stake he’ll go without dale, and two loads of slugs tore with
one.
He starts tomorrow morning, s scream over his head. Had he re­
stake or no stake. Then again, there mained erect he would have caught the
wouldn't be any point In your going charge full in the chest He rolled to
with him except as you did so to one side and came up on one knee as
dodge Omaha.”
Allen dropped the shotgun and began
“Don't agree with that last,” stub­ firing with his hand guns, the lead
bornly retorted Dlnsdale. "All I want kicking the dirt Into Dtnsdale's face.
“Go back 1“ he roared, throwing him­
Is one peek at Omaha. Just a look so
I'll know him and not be thinking self flat and rolling toward the box
which sheltered Scissors.
that every stranger may be him. I
sort of feel I ought to stick along here
Perhaps Allen believed bis quarry
till I can size the *bloodhound' up. was seriously wounded and unable to
Just sort of feel that way.”
gain hts fe e t; perhaps the Influence
1'So long as he can't be after you Impelling him to commit the murder
for the railroad job there's no reason outweighed all sense of discretion.
why you shouldn't stay here as long Whatever was driving him to make
ns you wish,” the gambler carelessly his kill he did not falter, but with a
loud yell, of triumph began running
replied.
“Oh, he may think he has reason toward the writhing figure. W ith the
to want me," mumbled Dlnsdale. “Any­ resilience of a steel spring Dlnsdale
way, I'm much obliged to you for the came to his feet. Allen came to a
trouble you've taken.”
halt and fired with his left hand and
“Not a bit. I was selfish. I wanted
was throwing down his right-hand gun
you In with me on the big thing. Per­ when Dlnsdale's lead caught him I n 1
haps It’ll work around to that.”
the forehead.
i
They shook hands add Dlnsdale
As Allen went down on hts face
slipped out Into the night
some ene grabbed Dlnsdale's arm ; and
As he reached the lighter street be­ Scissors was w alling:
{
fore the Centennial hotel some^one in
•'Now you’ve gone and done I t I I
front of the hotel called out sharply
Drinking, gambling, scaring folks, gas­
and men appeared at the windows and
sing the city fathers, and now a kill­
ran from the door. Those who left
ing'
Coma away I Coma awayl"
the building scurried around the cor­ *
ners. Curious to see what was about And he arged Dlnsdale down the
to happen Dlnsdale halted and sought street.
the cause of the disturbance.
"Shut up! Think you're telling nte
“ R u n ! Greenback I Run. you fool t" something new?” growled Dlnsdale.
shouted a man crouching at tbs corner "Keep along with me till I can write
of the hotel.
a few words to San Juan. Give me
“He’s after you most proper!" some of your paper I"
howled another voles
He halted In the light of a gambling-^
Dlnsdale began to realize that his hall window and placing the pad ’
appearance was t^e cause for the ex­ against Scissors' back he found a pen­
citement.
He remained motionless, cil and hurriedly wrote:
wondering what It was all about. That
"Allen laid for me. I did for him.
be was not u favorite with the strange­ Am riding south. Start Pyrites early
ly acting spectators was proved by a la a. a . I'll meet him on the stage
deep voice bawling:
road ten miles from town. H are him
‘'Now git him. Bandy 1"
bring outfit, a forty-four Winchester
Diasdale growled under his breath rifle and plenty of ammunition. Allen
and glared suspiciously about expect­ was drunk or crazy. Use your lnfla-
ing an attack from every patch of ence with city council. K ill off any
shadow. He had not placed any cre­ mob talk. I'll look for a message at
dence In the threats of Bandy Allen Rapid City week from today—P. D."
so persistently repeated to him dur­
"Take thia to Ssn Joan Joe In a
ing the day. He slneerety hoped tt
rush. Scissors. I f he's In a game,
-was a false alarm, and he would have
break in so be can read it at once.
hurried on I f not for the fear that Don't talk.”
Allen was In ambush ahead. There
Then he hurried down the street,
was Mayor Farnum'a warning, con­
running swiftly whan he came to the
cise and positive, against any street
dark stretches. Discordant cries grad­
fighting. The town would not be safe
ually merged into a sullen roar, the
for any one who Indulged In the
hunting call of the mob. He wan wall
pastime And Dlnsdale wished to re­
ahead of his pursuers, however, fov
main until he had glimpsed Jim
he gained Clarke's livery etable sad
Omaha. From the medley of voices,
calling warnings for him to run, Jeer- procured his horse from the el espy
hostler and centered down the stag*
Ingly denouncing hint, and urging Al­
ien to “settle his hash," It was plain ' road without anyone queatlonlax his
fiolng.
Allen had been making his boast at
the hotel and the street In front of
CHARTER VI
the building 1 ad been picked for the
sssault.
Pyrltee wan garrulously grateful to
"Where Is he?" loudly yelled Dins-
Dlnsdale for providtng the stake, sad
dele, not knowing whether to retreat
for two days of their hurried Journey
or advance.
I|cre he comes! Run'“ some one toward the divide batwaea Rsotd and
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