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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1933-08-17, Page 2'PAGE 2 THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD THURS., AUGUST 17, 1933 Clinton News -Record , With Which is Incorporated THE NEW ERA Terms of Subscription —; $1.50 per year in advance, to Canadian ad- dresses $2,00 to the U.S. or oth- r,r foreign countries. No paper discontinued until all arrears are paid unless at the "option of the Publisher. The date to which every subscription is paid - is denoted on the label. Idvertising Rates—Transient adver- tising 12c per count line for first insertion, 8c for each subsequenil insertion.Heading counts 2 lines. Small advertisement, not to ex, ceed one inch, such` as "Wanted", "Lost," 49Strayed," etc., inserted once for 35c, each subsequent in- sertion 15c. Rates for display ad•' wertising made known on applies - tion. Communications intended for pub - 'deaden must, as a guarantee of good faith, be accompanied by the name e£ the writer. Q. E. HALL, M. R. CLARK, Proprietor. Editor. II. T. RANCE 'Notary Public, Conveyancer Financial, Real Estate and Fire In- .eurance Agent. Representing 14 Fire ,'Insurance Companies. Division Court Office. Clinton. 'Frank Fingland,B: L• L.B. Barrister, Solicitor, Notary Public ,Successor to W. Brydone, R.C. 'Sloan Block — Clinton, Ont, CHARLES B. HALE Conveyancer, Notary Public, Commissioner. etc. Office over J. E. Hovey's Drug Store CLINTON', ONT. B. R. HIGGINS Notary Pubiic, Conveyancer General Insurance, including Fire Wind, Sickness and Accident, Ante - Huron and Erie Mortgage Corporation and Canada Trust Bonds Box 127, Clinton, P.O. Telephone 57. NORMAN W. MILLER ISSUER OF CAR LICENSES Agent for E. D. Smith Nursery Stock Office Isaac Street, Clinton. Pohne 02w. DR. FRED G. THOMPSON' Office and Residence: Ontario Street — Clinton, Ont. One door west of Angligan Church, Phone 172 dyes Examined and Glasses Fitted DR. H. A. McINTYRE DENTIST Office over Canadian National Express, Clinton, Ont. Phone, Office, 21; House, 89. 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Any money to be paid may be paid to the Royal Bank, Clinton; Bank of Commerce, Seaforth, or at Calvin • Cutt's Grocery, Goderich. Parties desiring to effect insur- ance or transact other business will be promptly attended to on applica, tion to any of the above officers .addressed to their respective post ot- fices. Losses inspected by the direc- veor who lives nearest the scene. t i t SYNOPSIS Ruth Warren, living in the East, comes into possession' of three-quar- ter interest in an Arizona ranch, left to her in the will of her brother, re- ported to have died while on business in Mexico. With her ailing husband and small child she goes to Arizona to take possession, thinking the cli- mate niay prove beneficial tq 'her husband's weakened lungs. Arriving at the nearest town, she learns that the ranch, "Dead Lantern," is 85 miles across the desert. Charley Thane, old rancher and rural mail carrier, agrees to take them. to "Deed Lantern" gate. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY "Listen!" commanded the girl suddenly. Her face was white, tense with dread, and her lip quivered. "Oh, Kenneth," she cried hysterically. "There's not sound—not a sound— it's too much, I tell you! It's deathly —nothing moves, not a living thing? It's too b -big!" Old Charley put down his sand- wich and stepping on the starter% kicked open the muffler. Ancient Lena broke into an unsteady roar. To give color to his action the old man got out of the car, threw back the hood, and stood staring skeptic- ally within. In the back seat the husband and wife were locked in each ether's arms. Little Daviel watched them with solemn eyes, not quite sure of his proper course. "It'll be all right dear," the man's voice came to her in a strained whisper above the grate - TIME TABLE Trains will arrive at and depart from Clinton as follows: Buffalo and Goderich Div. Going East, depart 7.08 a.m. Going East depart 3.00 p.m. Going West, depart 11.50 a.m. Going West, depart 9.58 pati[. London. 'Huron & Bruce -Going North, ar. 11.34. ive.11.54 a.m. Going South ,; 8.08 p.m. There's something in the adver- tisements today to interest you. Read theni. e,, '':.�' brought about your brother Harry. twelve years or so. Originally' from Texas, so Marry said. But he knows cattle and ranchin'." "I'm glad to hear that," laughed the, girl; "it will be rather necessary to have some around who knows what to do on a ranch," "Please tell me What you know a- bout Harry's death," asked the girl quietly. Old Charley shook his head. "There ain't much I can tell you. I expect Will wrote about all anybody knows. Year brother went down into Mexico last fall. After the fall cattle sellin', it was. He and his pardner, Jep Snavely, had been figurin' on lookin' over some stock down that way — so Harry went. Snavely heard from him a time or two and learned Harry was goin' further into the interior. After that Snavely didn't hear from him. For a couple of months he did- n't think nothin' about it because mail's mighty uncertain in some parts of Mexico. Then he commenced get - tin' worried --Ste even come over to my place and asked me what should be done. Well, just about then a Mexican came into Palo Ferde and told about findin' Harry. Close to two hundred miles below the line, iI was. The Mexican knew the body was American and he brought some letters—one of them was from you. He described the clothes and so from the story the Mexican brought back and the letters and other personal things, everybody knew it was Har- ry. Snavely was notified and he seen the Mexican and told all he knew about it, which is about what I told your " "Was there anything to show what caused Barry's death?" "Nothin' exact. The Mexican said it looked like he'd been thrown from his horse and dragged but it's hard ful noise of the car. We'll just have to tell." to stick it out—you'll get used to it "Was—illarty buried?" —011—" Again the thing in his chest .,Tres, the Mexican did that and he began to flutter madly. marked the grave. He told them at the next rancho he come to about To Old Charley's mild surprise the' whew to find the grave and all." young woman sat beside him for the The girls eyes filled. "That was rest of the afternoon. Her manner kind, she murmured. had changed. Silently, she looked "I expect Will told you it wouldn't about her. There was no pleasurable hardly be possible to have the body interest in her face as her eye stud- brought over the line?" ied each detail of surroundings— it "Yes. And I'd rather have things was as though she felt it incumbent the way the,, are—I'm the only ono upon her to understand this strange who cares, anyway," she; finished country. After half an hour she be. bitterly gan to asic questions: Old Charley changed the subject. "Will we see any cowboys today?" "Are you, folks plannin' on stayin' a "We passed nue an 'home back. spell?" "That man on the horse? Ho did- "Yes—I suppose so." She answer- n't look like a cowboy. Oh. But ede slowly, with a nervous glance at don't they wear those—these fur rug the gaunt range of mountains they things on their legs and high -heel would soon be entering. "Aren't we boots and big hats and revolvers — nearly there?" forty-fives?" "It's quite a piece yet --we've "Hair chaps are ail right on a fashion plate cowboy, or in , cold only come about forty-five miles. country. That 10011 was wearin' the We cross this range and then we're useful kind—plain cowhide. He was in the San Jorge Valley. The vat- probably wearin' ridin' boots — high ley's a long one•runs 'way down in - heels. But nobody paries a gun now- to Mexico. The Dead Lantern's adays 'cepting hi-jackers and peace about forty miles down the valley officers. Ott, its lcinda ostial to carry and up against the mountains on the a gun in your car for coyotes and west side. My place is along there such, but ain't seen a cowpuncher ton --lies between the south Dead with a holster an for fifteen or twee- Lantern fence and the Mexican line ty years." --,kinda over en elbow in the moun- tain range.' "Why, according to you, this wild "Why in the world is the ranch country must be ars safe as a town called the Dead Lantern?" with a good police force." 0 "Well, you see, the brand is the "Lots safer. We got rattlesnakes •entline of a lantern an' folks got to and a few other things, but in town willing it the Dead tanteren—I rec- you've got high school kida Scootin' kart because there wasn't no light in around in stripped Fords." it. A man makes a brand and puts For the first time in many house it no his cattle, and then folks get to calling it whatever it looks like to and from then on everybody calls the ranch that." The old man paused. "I expect this'll be your first trip out this way?" he asked. "I may as well tell you," said Ruth, "my husband hasn't been doing well in business for some titre—hie health you understand. Harry knew how things were ,_indwell, he's always been my big brother, My husband and I were very ,young when we mar- ried and he kept his eye on us. Ho felt that we had no one to fall back on but him—my father and step• mother weren't—" she paused. "When Harry came West and bought his part of the cattle ranch, he willed it to me. He wasn't married, you see, and he wanted us to have something to fall back on if anything happened to .hint. Now that he's gone, we've cone out here to the ranch. We also think the climate will benefit Mr. Warren." Old Charley was silent for a mo- ment. "WelI, well," he said at last, "so you're part owner of the Dead Lantern." The car covered a hon - tired yards of road. "Don't suppose you've met Jep Snavely yet?" , the girt laughed. She relaxed in the seat, and pulled her tight -fitting hat from her head, let the dry wind do as it pleased with her short amber hair, "We've been awfully ruche," she smiled, "we should have intro- duced ourselves my 'husband's name is Kenneth Warren; I'm Ruth." The old man nodded. "I figured maybe you might be. I think my son, Will, wrote you about — Mr. Grey." " "Oh!" The girl's face went sober, "I .see, of course. Mr. Will Thane's lettere came from Los Angeles and I didn't think of there being a con- nection when I learned your name this morning. Did -, did you know "WeI1, yes—I expect it will," Nearlytwo hours after they had passed through the range •of low mountains and had twined southward, Ey wire fence came down from the mountains on the western side of the valley. "That's the Dead Lantern fence," said Olcl Charley noncommittally. "There's twenty thousand acres o£ the Dead Lantern, feed enough to run two thousand head, the land's all fenced, and there's heaps of browse up in the hills." "How big is twenty thousand acres?" "Sizeable. The skyline of those mountains is the western bound'ry; to the south where that ridge runs out into the valley is the southern line. My place is 'round on the oth- died -and -fifty -pound squaw, glanced back among his numerous progeny, and then turned his black eyes on Wlarren. "No 'sabe," The horses started forward.`• "Mama, letter for the man!" David, the letter from the box out- stretched, started toward the retreat- ing wagon. • "No, David, not to that man. Mai — an endeavor to show that the business or pleaesure car has some right on WHAT OTHER NEWSPAPERS 'ARE SAYING the highways.—.Mitchell Advocate. tai er side of that ridge—'bout twenty miles by read. But there's a trail ever the ridge from the Dead Lantern home ranch to my place, that makes it about six utiles" "And all that land from here tc the mountain tops belongs to the Dead Lantern?" "Yes. And there's a heap more of it you can't see tucked away in them canyons. If you followed the line fence on horseback it would take you about four days to ride 'round the Parch." "No wonder it can hold two thou- sand cows! What do cattle sell for apiece I mean ]tow much a bead?" "Forty to fifty dollars lately." She made a quick calculation. "My heavens! Could we get a hundred thousand dollars for the cattle?" Old Charley smiled. "It's not quite as simple as all that," 01d Charley remarked gravely as he turned from the read and stopped by the Dead Lantern mail box. .lust beyond the mail box was the gate; a newish sign, crudely lettered in black paint. was nailed on the middle bar. ANY- BODY COMING ON TH1S RANCH IS LIABLE TO GET SHOT. When the old man heard the girl gasp he knew that she had seen the sign, and with averted eyes he be - them, By and by, some name Sticks gan to rummage in the governmen1 mail bag. The girl watched her husband's face, as he reach; their eyes met blankly, then turned to the old man. "What in the world does that mean?" asked Warren. "Nobody thinks it means any- thing," answered Old Charley reas- suringly, "Just Jen Snavely's way lie's a little ac -centric." He point- ed to a faint cloud of dust far up the two wheel paths which led from be- yond the gate toward the distant mountains. "I'll be going along now —I reckon it would be best for you folks to meet your new pardner a- lone, anyways" He looked into War- ren's eyes. "And if something should come up sudden -like .that you'd want to get to town in a hurry just ride over the mountain to my place. This old car ain't much, but she still rolls;' While they were piling the bag- gage by the mail box, both the girl and her husband glanced frequently at the sign. They watched Old Charley until the car disappeared over a hill a few hundred yards south of the gate. "No. I hardly know anything a- then turned their attention to the bout him. Harry used to mention approaching wagon on the ranch him in his letters. Are you a'friend road. n£ his?" When the wagon stopped at the The eld roan .pursed his lips. "I'm gate, an Indian boy of ten slid cau- a neighbor. In fact, a reel close tiously to the ground and, with his neighbor to the Dead Lantern. It's wide eyes fixed on the three by the only about six miles over the moun- mail box, sidled to the gate and op - tains from the Dead Lantern house erred it. This done, he speedily re - to my house " joined the family in the wagon, Ken- "Ah what sort of a man is Mr.: neat Warren went forward. "Can my brother?" Snavely?" you tell 'me," he addressed the tom - "Yes, pretty well. He and Wil; "He's about fifty -e. good deal hundred -pound Indian on the wagon used to ride the country together slimmer than me" -the old 'than seat, "where Mr. Snavely is? Are quite a bit whenever Will came out. smiled -,"He's an old cattleman; but you his man?" Will was here whoa the news was he ain't been in this country more'n The,; Indian looked at his two-hun- ma will tell you when the man, comes to whom you are to give the letter." An instant later she whirled about to her husband, the letter in her [hand. "Kenneth! This letter •—• it';i the one I wrote over two weeks ago 7 If this truck hogs the road notify the company," Many people wish that every trans,. port and. bus company would not only adopt but practise this motto. • The way many of the drivers of large to Snavely—he doesn't know we're transports and busses hog the centre coming!" of the road is dangerous to general I( traffic, and those in authority should (Continued next week.) make an example of some of them in FROM ZORRA (Toronto Globe Robert L. Mclntosh,.last survivor of the famous Zorra tug-of-war team which vanquished the best rivals the world could produce has passed away at Woodstock. They were great men, those Zorra farmers, men of brawn and brain, who brought honor to their country and were the pride of the neighbors of Zorra. Their aq chievements should be recorded in some enduring form, as it is unlikely Canadians shall see their like again. it==lriaO ORATORY "Political oratory in Ontario these days is for the most part long en quantity and decidedly short' as to quality,"--gPeterboeo Examiner. As a matter of fact, many of the would-be spellbinders seem to be more up the spout than anything else when it comes to effective sporting. The genuine eloquence of former Ieaders such as Macdonald, Laurier, Tupper, Cartwright, Blake, Foster and many more appears to have be- come a lost art. Brantford Expositor GOOD STORIES FROM BAD MEN Wedon't fall for all those stories told by criminals in the Kingston in- vestigation. If the men in the pen had been good and reliable citizens they would not be where they are to- day.—Chesley Enterprise. ADVICE CAME T00 LATE Medical men advice that tanning be taken in small doses at a time. In our boyhood days we would have lik- ed to have been able to quote such advice.—Walkerton Herald -Times. HOME PRODUCTION SOLE SOURCE OF OUR WEALTH The less practical member of a family will always view distant fields as greener and more productive than those around him. The visionary Printed on ono large transport are economist imagines that trading MII the words, "Our Motto is courtesy." over the world is what ' will bring wealth. As a natter of fact there is no wealth produced by trading. A trader may accumulate wealth, but he gets his wealth from those who have produced it, and does not pro- duce it himself at 111. Wealth comes from taking raw materials and seta ting them up into railroads, bridges, factories, buildings,merchandise and various forms of useful assets. The United .States trades 98 per cent. with itself and in doing so has be- come worth three hundred and thirty nine billion dollars, including foreign credits. The greatest financial, in- dustrial, agricultural, and commercial country of all time, and all made out of home production. Indeed, there is no other source of wealth, for im- ports can be paid for only out of the proceeds of home production. Kincardine News. SHOULDN'T CRITICIZE The Buffalo child who put his foot on the track in front of an approach- ing train didn't know any better and motorists who try to beat trains to crossings and who pass 0n hills and curves should withhold their criticism of his act ---Hamilton Spectator. cal =O REAL WESTERN STUFF Bob Hoggarth's stallion broke loose from its tether shortly after the supper hour last night and, galloping to the Square, scooted hither and thither in the traffic, taking to the sidewalk and scattering pedestrians. At every approach the horse reared up and struck out with its front feet, It wasn't safe to get too close, The horse ran around the ,Square and was detoured into an alleyway at tha Venus Cafe, and then the amateur cowboys set to work. Ropes were flying through the air and finally one encircled the beast's neck. The rest was easy. A large crowd wit- nessed the fun.—,Godericlt Star. ROAD HOGS GOOD NEWS FROM HARVEST FIELDS harmers, generally speaking, are surprised and delighted with the way their grain is threshing this year. We were talking, with a feed grinder this week and learned, from him that the grain so far coming under his care has been of choice quality. While the farmers are not harvesting as many Loads to the field as they de- sire they find that the number of bushels to the load is most gratify- ing . For this reason the harvest of 1933 bids fare to compare with oth- er years. Should we have a few more copious rains the corn crop will prove satisfactory, while the necessary po-' tato will yield splendidly. —Exeter Times -Advocate. WINGHAM, The by-law, which was submitted to the ratepayers of Wingham Monday • for the town to take over the local arena, was defeat- ed by a majority of 33, the total number of votes cast being 537. The arena, which is a steel structure, was erected about 12 years ago at a cost of around $22,000, when a great many took stock to assist with the proposition. There were 10 men some time ago who paid a $9,000 note at the bank, six of whom went on an- other mortgage as guarantors for $0,000, which is held by a local citi- zen. The mortgage was being fore- closed about a month ago and the arena was advertised for sale, when a request went to the Council from the Chamber of Commerce, "that they prepare a by-law and submit it to the ratepayers of the town." The Council complied with the request and the sale was called off for the time being. With the by-law defeat, ed, the fate of the arena will soon bd known. WHICH , Rex: "I'm going to take my htii" and go unless you give me a kiss." Rena: "Take it" —Medicine Hat News. Did. You Ever Stop to Thick ---Just. what a ten dollar hill which a farmer spends in his home town may accomplish? Let us follow it around. Probably the dry goods merchant gets it first. He passes it on to the hardware merchant in payment of an account. The hardware merchant pays it in wages to ono of his employees. This employee pays it to his landlady, who pays a grocery bill with it The grocer can then pay his butcher. The butcher passes this on to his produce mer- chant, and this produce merchant, buying largely from the farmer, passes this ten dinars back to the farmer, from whom it originally carne. Thus it has, in its ramblings among the hone town people, served many useful purposes and yet it is still in the community to again serve. See Away To Distant Merchants -----That ten dollar bill is gone for good. It may serve to build up the Iarge city elsewhere. But so far as the home community is concerned its usefulness is at an end, and the community has been drained of just that much working capital. When h Need f Printing --,---Remember that orders left with your hometown printer will serve to pay wages of workmen who in turn spend this money with local business houses, thus serving to maintain that round of busi- ness which is necessary in order that rural towns throughout Canada may flourish and prosper, THE CLINT N NEWS ;" ESRD A FINE MEDIUM FOR ADVERTISING—READ ADS. IN THIS IS SUE PHONE 4