St. George News from St. George, Kansas • 3

t-W TfV iBoooooooooooooooooooooooo; Couiuj rreaimrer. County Treasurer L. P. Wood- XiccoeoooeoooooooooQoccoo' A Timely Signal COUBT HOUSSJIEwir (Recorder.) i Probate Judge. Johri C.

Zima of Emmett execu Thtf Market is furnished Wm Dalton's Sons. hard wheat 60 lb lestor 1. Of KAU It rinniVMf SoooooooooeoooooQo6ooo' py WALTER J. DELANEY OQcecobccccoscoooeooaC ft a It St. Watrn Nwppr Union.) "Stop tf The post.

ri the crossing nor the sltfn and from the wtnd.iw of tlie little watchman's shanty a dainty iwhlte hand was extended, waving a warning red flag. The automobile In fchleh Wade Dyoart and his friend; Nelson Prtouty. were seated had already bait r. J'Hnmphr ejaculated the. latter you can see a train coming half a mile-away down the rails In either It seems to me that all thin notification of peril Is somewhat in-.

perfluous." Pop! At that moment as the train thundered by. fhere was a disturbing -explosion, and D.Vsart got out of the machine to view a flat rear tire. "Perhaps It Is better to hred Big- ntJ on all occasions." observed Dy-' surt. "A blowout or a dead, engine across the rails mV.ht tiieiin dls alter. See here ha' no extra I noticed garage Just hack a bit.

Won't you run nark'and tube, while. I get, things ready' to put It In." "Sure th'nT." rernndod theagree-; able-and accommodating Pronty. and steered by the wheel while Dysart pushed f(be machine to one side and the?) Proiity sinned nrf his m'sslon. Jrar Pvsnrt had Hip fre all ready for the The Popcorn Man By CECILLE LANGDON Soccooooeoooooeoaooocooootf lit. WMUrs Ncirsnapw Union.) The popcorn man was a decided novelty when he established himself in Eaaton.

i It was at the fall season in caston. wu i when counw inoaltlons, atreet fairs. and the ilke brought a great many of weouisKK popumuon jo His waa run bjf a little steam engine. had a cheery whistle and uocu uib air i.u and, the fellow wb? passed out the nit -ifh salted bags with their1 buttered con tents "gave, satisfactory value for money received. He rarely-spoke to anybody and w.as usually falmost enveloped la a-, long linen coat, a down-drawn slouch bat and he wore long bushy whiskers.

The fact- was discovered that they were false. i Yes," be freely admitted to the curious and suspicious town marshal. not? It gives me a picturesque Identity, don't you see?" "-i 1 1 A It wa, durlruj the second week the relgn vof the tiopcorn, mantbat i i. ii evening unving uif Taniiiy auuiiuuonc. The town i band was giving a (concert and, parking the machine at the curb, she; ltke; about taking In friends, acquaintances and "the lively strains of music.

When she saw Elsie Dover at a little distance she Immediately Joined her. She liked Elsie and they were real friends. She liked Elsie's brother. Fitch Dover, too, but she had not told anybody that, not even, himself. Her first question was' regarding him.

He had been In the city fora. month and Hilda was eager, to learn how he was getting along. "Famously, writes," said Elsie, "although he Is dreadfully mysterious. He hasn't yet told us what he Is working at. though papa thinks It Is In some secret service position.

Fitch wrote last week to him hinting that we had better look out. for soon, as he had a commission to execute at Easton." "I shall be glad to see admitted Hilda. "We miss him up at the house. is: two girls finally separated and Hilda was on her way back to the auto, when, a whiff fronv thewrn pop-, per revived early juvenile days and made her feel hungry. She approached the popper which the nondescript op erator was moving -and placed her nickel on the shelfi leaf and Just then her eyes met those of the pop? corn man.

A thrill, a a shock ntentm'-mtbirmmaea frame 1 "Irv "Fitch!" "she gasped Involuntarily. The popcorn man cast a sharp, alarmed "glance all about him. "Don't speak my name, don't recognize me, dont "tel anybody I am here," he whispered "When I give you a paper bag take It home and keep It safely till I come and see you. Here. Preteud It is popcorn.

HHda was all In a quiver, it waa only by a gleam from those magnetic ri.K i. i i wm vi inni one uuu ret- ognlzed him. despite his grotesque dls- Insertion of 11 in- tube within ten minutes, hut Pronry did not appear. In fact, the latter did not find the especial tnhe he was ordered to'get at the enrage and had to go some dia- tance to the only other one In the y. town.

Another trn'n wnt by. This time "the Batcl'ii came nut of the shanty, and l')yar. snrnHsi'd and gratified to catch llit of a neatly at I it 4 it 1 Si 1 1" I tired, heanty-fncwl of about eight een. the op Mie pretty hand that hart previous'- ntn-ctpd bis attention, She waved rl to bait a fnrm- er's wagon on th -other side of the rallrnnd, and tlun ns the train passed went back into the shanty. Not for many a moon h-d "id DysnTt seen a more attract've I'o'nn.

burn reports that taxes are being paid in more slowly this year than heretofore. Bad weather conditions probably accounts for this in part. It may be that banKs over the county have considerable collections not yet turn ed in jis little money has been received' from this source. County Clerk. The county clerk's- office making up the 1921 tax rolls.

is County Superintendent. Report from, the different high schools show the enrollment as follows: j. rf Boysf Girls Total St. 9 23 Westmoreland. .31 .,..18 32 16 55 82 15" 22 12 20 6 11 11 34 85 .82 151 2i 36 19 11 17 23 30 3 Havensville' Wamego, 69 6 St.

..14 7 Wbeaton. .19 5 6 Garrison .12 Total 263 341 604 The Second bi-monthly examine tion will be given January 6-7. County ftoard. The board of commissioners met in regular session at the of- uce oi county cierK, an memueru i -1 li 1 of the board and the county clerk present In addition to the allowing of claims the following business was transacted Petitions filed' praying for the incorporation of the town of Emmetf as a city of the third class th same approved, incorporation adopted and. publi- canon oraerea.

The road petition of "Whence; Helget et al. was laid before the board, Jhe bond approved, view ordered for January 4, 192i at lO a. and C. H. Bayles, W.

P. E. Bowles appoint ed viewers. The: assessment of se1 of 10-10 9 was ordered transf ered from S. D.

7 to S. D. 41 and the dif ference in school 'tax $26.44 abated. In compliance with an order from the Tax Commission on file a valuation of $910 on lots 17 and 18, blk 4, First addition to St. Marys was declarederroneous aud the tax amounting to $25.02 abated.

5 Abatement of tax were order ed by the board oh the follow ing items: Tract City of St. George' 'valuation $40t), 96 lot 504 Wamego City, valuation of $1215, tax "and oh the personal assessment of P. J. Farrell, valuation $5,000, tax $123.25. The board voted to grant Mrs.

Fern Perine an allowance of $15 per month. A -contract was entered into with the Avery Co. for the pur chase of a 45-65 "A very tractor for road grading, the machine now owned by the county to be accepted in' part payment. Hit, Wtrn Nwtpnpr I "A good jiroWder an band," declared Mrs. Helfji Bliss.

"and the making of one depends on the Mi common sense of the amiv im tn.he the hw9 therefore reacK (for an wp distinction that rlng bothlng fc (nnme hjeen to watcn the usband oiosely, to act with decision jwitnoui hnhand uesslna- II" thOPsnand.guesaujg Thus to her caller, young rs. Ballln, bride of. a year, mind was always open for suggestion and advice. BJlss went.mtd'fletalls: "In the sama. way.I looik Mall my rights and quietly enforce jjhem.

I bBve trained my husband No to fellow his wife all the money she njJs not that they are stingy, but tneajnx tne certain amount for housefiqld' expenses they think the wlfj should have, and she drudges along jailthe navegund lt 5,, nave Just my. seir, yon mean py jielplng yourself. Mrs. Bliss?" Inquired Cora artlessly. iv the average, husband Is careless of his money.

He eitTles It In his -pockets half the time, not knowing how, much he has, You know nearly all the men folks whuf'amount to anything belong to the town club, "Yes." nodded "It Is costly. They have expensive suppers and special functions where they play1 cards and the like, vfhlle we poor women have to scrape and save to buy a bit of finery for a call or a party. I began to notice some timet since, that Robert would some from the club feeling unusually pleas ant. and 1 found out by clever ques tioning that he had been a winner." gambling?" Inquired Cora b-eathlessly. "The men don't call It soThey term It a lucky sirlke.vWell.

on one of these occasions I investigated Rjobert's pockets. There was a great rH of bills In his coat. UI-helped myself to half of his winnings. i "Denr! dear! How innocent and In experienced you are," merely laughed Mrs. Bliss.

"You'll learn In time. you'll learn." r- Corn did not fancy the prediction, 8he suggestion of un derhimdedness. In two Instances after Mrs'' Bllsa-lscnsa the same1 equivocal were an Inherent right for a helpmeet to make all out of a husband she could. NowfCora had no knowledge what ever that her husband, Walter, en gaged In, anything more flagrant than a game of cards at the club to pass a pleasant hour, but gradually her sen slbility as to the matter of a forced contribution of the husband's spare cosn "ecame less acute. one evening Walter brought home with him to din- npr visiNir tn th( rlnh.

mnn nt some business, prestige, and impor- "'c "cm, iwiue through the hall. Cora observed Val- gloves lying on the floor beneath the overcoats. 4 8he restored them a iPdcket, but "ajhe djd so her, band In with a roll of, For oyer a she had, been contriving how to spare a little, money for a new bat. Temptation assailed Doubtless Walter carrted In that loose manner the money represented by card earn 18 the, club. She fluttered1 and liesitatea.

take 1U" she deterraineK though uneasily. "Then if Walter makes any comment I will make a Dlavful lest of it." i Cora the money, secl-etly, gntJly, The time came for, the guest depart, As Walter helped faim on Walter "How did they ever come in ny, uu, niev are uiuic, SUOKe rour "And, hello commented' tne cnest "ttle roll of loney. further'I had a little roll of jmoney. -l- ii Cora's cheeks were burning. She discovered her doable error.

Win ha fl mnv tn RPfltvh nron tha arse with the missing money in uie cms ih ner ireniiiiiic lingers, "Is Ihla the money?" she asked as naturally as she could. 1 a stroll townr-v nodded open window. "A frleid b- i fioie or hi a iv-c-fc-'Ir rules 'br 'I I I jt'K 'I -l'1 58 to 59 i-2 Ibtcst 1. 56 to 57 54 to 55 SOFT WHAT y- 60 lb test or 1.1 58 to 591 ib 56 to 57 l-ilb Butter, Efrs, Firsts. A Broilers, 21bs and Roosters What Shall 1 4 dive? Why, give, something perishabw for -a Christmas present, that last at most but ah hour or a day or a week, when the imper- 5Kable is under your handf AhX if, among these imperishables, you choose The Youth's Compaa ion, your gift has this special qualfty; the' newness of the gift, its freshness, is not at once ex hausted.

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St. Paul Boston, New subscriptions received at this office. The Extra Dollar Counts. A small variation in the price of a bushel of Wheat, means a cot sideWble Imonnt on a quarter tioh's crop. An extra 50e a hundred on a' thousand-pound steer means, a five 'Mouarbill tb the, seller.

Expense on production has been fixed at marketing tinie and absorbs a good per cent of the selling )rice. But an'ex tra a bushel or 50c a hundred in a sale price is NET to the producer. The difference between profit and loss! may rest hi a omparatveiy moderate price margin. 1 That is why it behooves farmer and stockman to keep V.t'-to-theminute i on the markets. The Drovers was esU-y--lished to give this informal! and for 38 years has rendered valuable service to the south It is recognized as the autho.

by courts, railroads, bakers, and thousands of hte most su ful fariuers and' stockmen in territory are daily readers. 1 Telegram and St George Telegram alone is -tJ, Value of Ton Get i. The mint value of goW rary, but maina con per troy 18,84151 muuion npon this value, a wouia sert to i Xid "-a At A young xir -nrr ttjre piarrij a WuL '1'of Hi (l? i- tor, has completed real estate re port belonging to tK'e J. F. Winter estate.

The will of the late, Bridget Clark of Blue township was pre; bated November 24s James t. Clark was' appointed executor. Miss Mollie Morris of Wesl- executrix.of the es tate of C. E. Morris, deceased, made annual settlement Decem ber 3.

"William Bairow of "Westmore- and was on Thursday. appointed guardian of his mtnor children. i Joseph L. Vilven of St. Marys made annual settlement Tuesday r- v- The will of the late Frank Feh aber Wheaton was probated ast Monday.

BxibVrt Matzlte was appointed executor. Cornelius Cullivan of Belvue made, final settlement Tuesday as administrator of the estate of Mrs! Anna Cullivan de- ceased. Jerome Vanhole of Belvue made final settlement Tuesday as executor of the estate of George Lenhart, deceased. J. Teeter, on Wednesday made final settlement as administrator of the estate of L.

C. Thompson, deceased. A license to mary was issued Wednesday to James L. Burgess of Westmoreland.over Iva Lelievre, Westmoreland, age over 21. This couple as jnarried by Probate Judge W.F.6rutzmacher k.

C. Benner of Clere was 1 'j i 1 uijt weanesaay appomiea administrator of the estate of Mrs, Martha deceased. 1 District Court. The following cases have been filed in the district court the pas' week:" Lee Costello has brought at- tacbment proceedings against Jt 'j Lucretia Pierson to re- vlT.Vr -j, rj, cover irqm the Star attorneys for the plaintiff, WA4.U; tMt s- D. Weaver et al.

has brough suit in attachment againSt R. W. Pierson et proprietors of the Mar Drug btore of Westoore- land. Brookens Francis are attorneVS ijul Plaintiff lor tne piaintlll. AUen "et al have brbuffht agamat uuuu ix.

gviuacjjci, The case comes into the district court on an appeal 'from Justice of the Peace J. B. Schreck's court Green townsVip. Charles Hughes A' for ih(t plaintiff 19 th. ana oroonens Francis are tne attorneys for the 'defendant: 4 (.

r. Lucy V. Ingalsbe has brought 'a suit in uartition. affainst L. E.

i j. i nt 1 tt v. Irish, et, al. Charles Hughes is w. -j -1 "(I.

tt 1. -the attorney for the plaintiff, Stenger has commenced Proceedings to. collect for recoy- 1. 'r ir' ery of money against JTqe MCoy, MnrnW.ia tW nftnrnev V. the plaintiff and G.

L. Brand IV. lur 111c uuicuse. v. District court convened Mon- seven of these are supposed to fae 'for trial.

One is a misdemean disturbing the peace, one drawing check Unlawfullyjthree A tn, for violating, the blue sky, law A 1 I 1 anrl James Berber and Frank uieu iur uurg- Iary' After-a three wef ks tem Sentemher there wpre a lartre of jury cases carried over the December term. As. there is less than two weeks for" court until the Christras holidivs a uru vuxiwv, i.ynuos a fraouct of tiv-vlncss guise. Here was mystery secrecy, In- tance. iney removed tnetr overcoats Drug Store owned by the irier-deed.

She went back to the auto. "Jhf harack A P'nMrr isons. Brookens Francis are sqmenow sne was greatly mterestea and disturbed. Was, Fitch in any dan- ger? She did not start up (he ma-' chine, she knew not why. and when Fitch, through, for, the evening, cov- ered the popcorn wagon with a heavy piece-of canvas and started away.

slowly and at a distance she followed. be turned Into another street an auto circled past her. Two men were it, Tbev as thev neared Fitch, sprung out. there a scuf- fle. They seemed to knock biro sense- picked him up.

flung him into their auto and started up again. All of a sudden then Hilda Brewer sh- ma nt alyzfr Its mirits. Her-pulses beating tumultously, she had but one Idea- to keep ber captive lover in sight until 'it the Impulse to le structure. She as he faced the id viiiilm; for my mure from the in n) low tire, aid i and nV. 0 dnvs." re- "iiN-hitinn Ills IlUIIRS i iii id to act as -s'llisIU 'lt'e, -vl 1 -llrt niif "'inalden or ibe frl TK.m-.

tlwnghtfnl- i foi 'ho girl i tv real village humble and obscure, There was -at'on. and -Hvvnrt weiii "Sop," tbe automobile. 'Hi'red. "It 'was vorh "Wliatrye: litis got ilrito many times during the next week or two his sister, who was engaged to Pronty. asked the latter, have noticed he has missed" me several morn'ngs and re- plied Pfouty.

'(Yes. and came home two. nights rom a long spin, nd I found a lady's veil In the car." 'j "Ah nodded Prouty significantly "that looks suspicious." "And a card with a notation on It 'Order at Penvllle the six newest pho nogranh records. Send by train to Miss Ada Rigley. "Penvllle." ruminated Prty 'Intel -'llgently, aroused "at nce.

was where Dysart met that pretty girl tak Ing the watchman's place, "The strange thing Is. 1 khow a Miss "Ada Rlgley in the city, i They are a quite prominent and 1 saw by the paper she was summering at vllle. I did not mention my discovery to Wade. He Is so queer." secretive, and stealing march, on me!" rf fleeted Prouty. "I "a fancy I will investigate." the close friend of Wade Dy- proceeded at once to do.

Two ii evenings later when Dysart drove the nttraetlve youns. Inrjv wateh-man'sstianty, to the' home where she was staying. that of the watchman. Sfld turned homeward boond: Prouty ran hjs machine close beside him. balled him and bofb camp: a halt.

"I see you have-. been' improving 'the time." greeted Pronty. after 'meeting the most bnrmtnn vimnji I have ever ifiu 'reof'ed 1 1 1 hnm-. i 'ti'i ti -eljitlvp?" iti uivi jioed as dial. (Vrtittiii 1 nw who she Is.

tar we have mniuai conn 1 H'm! Voujdon't mean to say It la ous?" siii-Trested- Polity. KniinenH and del'chthilly h-iinv hearted-' "i i'mji's In jii nf" I'ei- tbiH m-'finl us arid the automobile broke down." "Tes. sngpestlns the usual Im- rionsiix! of 'Kvjii'ifv M--ri-r' There was I 'i to she could secure: aid or rescue. Now. with his overcoat, their visitor groped courageous to face any peril for bis He drew forth of dear sake, she that she' loved 8oves' JlVi 'H: "Not.

roinft" he said, inspecting It Was apparent as the two men The bond' of C'E. Cree appbint'both- for $5.50. The price ci "Why. yes." was the reply, after, an day. There "are 151 ciSes 'dock'et-Inspertlon.

The piipst dPnnrtPd wit ed. 1 here are nine criminal case Uie luwu ueiiiuu umi uiejr uuiu-eu uie pursniKUt all events they, speeded up -terrifically as they struck open Hilda, all in a Sutter could only think of keeping them In ylew. As Ag they turned a sharp Cnrve they re Imoraemaniy iosi- 10 view, one snuii- and shrank, down asU criish ,1. nio nri at. JrJ0 lit; VITOI c.

In a ditch, two mennnder It. Flung free from 't. Fitch revived from bis' first assault-and was staggering wildly about. and then won-derlogly he recognised Hilda. "Get to the nearest summon police at Easton.

he quavered, and. sank to the ground from sheel shock and weakness Iia hml Ift a11 mt.n hack to normal in a- dajy qr 7 wo. The real popcorn man, had IVwi the leader of a gang pf burgtari who -were In- I fe.rin the district, eivine them "tins- as to prospective places to loot, com munlcatlng with them through notes In the popcorn bugs and posing and iShtdu sumed his but Kad been sua- pected and canttired. 'ag he. u.u denca to bring the gang to Justice and' renrrr most of 'hv'r cnln ed coroner upon the resignation.

of W. A. Irwin was approved by the board. Among the township officers' hnnda xrer1 TTflYTV l-t. 3 c.

Lewis, constable, and S. bchurr, trustee oi t. lieorge townsiup. DlfTarent Thermometrta cla. The scale employed by a thennome fer Ja tndlcared fcy oneNof.

tb Jn' C-ttent. Fw CL It, or ly V.t tRZ I i-V renhfclt, 11 fleeces of one thermometry reaJ.Jy ronven-Tj I to k1 fciJ.cr. rtT'o't -jli back, into the hail found Cora hysteri- 'J. "Why, Cora, dear, whatever Is the be inquired solicitously, rOh he cjingitig to him friglnened Hnd coi tnte. j-I i w' IIH VH 111" II I Ml I ITMHJII Ta I 1..,.

forted her? advl8erl how hnshand. In keep on gtv- fcl 6, Ing me your love and your confidence end I Villi nli'avs meet yon half ii f-f.