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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1934-01-04, Page 2PAGE 2 ererwereamdm THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD THURS., JAN. 4, 1934 Clinton . ewsN - Record 14 5, e With' which is Incorporated I' 4'J011iVLI8AR THE NEW ERA `II'Inne of Subscription — $1.50 per year in advance, to Canadian ad- dresses 82.00 to the U.S. or oth- er 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 thelabel. 'advertising Rates—Transient adver- tising 12e per count line for first insertion. 8c for each subsequent inset tion. Heading eounts "2 linea. Small advertisements, not to ex- ceed one inch, such as "Wanted", "Lost" `:Strayed," etc., inserted once for 35c, each subsequent in- sertion 15c. Rates for display ad' vertising made known on applica- tion. Communications " intended for pub- 9ication must, as a guarantee of good iiaith, be accompanied by the name of the writer. 'G. el. HALL, M. R. CLARK, Proprietor. Editor. H. T. RANCE 'Rotary Public, Conveyancer 'financial, Real Estate and Fire In. Laurance Agent Representing 14 Fire Insurance Companies. 'Division Court Office. Clinton. Frank Fingland, B:.A., LL.B. Barrister, Solicitor, Notary Public Successor to W. Brydone, K.C. •Bioan 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 Public, Conveyancer General Insurance, including Fire Wind, Sickness and Accident, Anta- mobile. Huron and Erie Mortgage Corporation and Canada Trust Bonds Sox 127, Clinton, P.O. Telephone 57. BEATRICE R. GREENE Teacher of Piano, Singing and Theory Studio -Commercial Inn. Phone 172. DR. FRED G. THOMPSON Office and Residence: Ontario Street Clinton, Ont. One door west of Angle:an Church. Phone 172 -Eyes Examined and Glasses Fitted DR. H. A. McINTYRE DENTIST Office over Canadian National Express, Clinton, Ont. Plume, Office, 21; House, 89. D. H. McINNES CHIROPRACTOR Electro Therapist, Massage 'Office; Huron Street. (Few Doors west of Royal Bank) Hours—Wed. and Sat. and by appointment. FOOT CORRECTION by manipulation Sun -Ray Treatment Phone 207 GEORGE ELLIOTT Licensed Auctioneer for the County of Huron Correspondence promptly answered. Immediate arrangements can be made for Sales Date at The News -Record, Clinton, or by calling phone 103. Charges Moderate , and Satisfactior Guaranteed. SYNOPSIS Ruth Warren, born and raised in an Eastern city, is willed a three- quarter interest in the Dead Lantern ranch in Arizona: With her youthful husband, who is in poor health, and their small son, David, they come to Arizona to take up where Ruth's brother, reported killed in Mexico, had left off. They reach Dead Lan- Snavely .could not afford to speak. term, 85 miles from the nearest rail- to her like that, any longer. She road, with the help of Old .Charley straightened, "Mr. Snavely, their Thane, neighboring rancher who also are several reasons why I do not carries the rural snail. At the ranch wish you to go with me; and there they find the partner, Snavely, and are reasons why you should respect a huge woman, Indian Ann, who my wishes. It is for your own greet thein suspiciously. As they good. There are a number of things trudge the 5 miles -from ranch gate to the house they pass a huge rock in a gulch where a voice whispers "Go back, Go back." Ruth's husband caught in a rain shortly after their arrival, contracts pneumonia and pas- ses away before medical aid can be brought. Ruth, ;penniless and with- out friends attempts to carry on but is balked at ahnost every turn by the crafty and plotting Snavely. De- spite obstacles of all kinds Ruth gives notes on her ranch interest to purchase cattle. Shu Is assisted by Old Charley Thane end his son, Will Thane. A !Mexican family has been hired to assist -with the work. A peculiar sickness developes with the livestock. Snavely calls it "liver fever" ... and says he has a pow- der for the water to cure the disease. Ruth discovers trickery in Snavely's tactics of poisoning her cattle, but says nothing, waiting for additional evidence. Drought is overcome by sinking a well in a ravine, getting water for the perishing stock. At the round -up Ruth has enough stock to sell to meet her notes. Francisco and I could manage it," voice rose shrilly, "Don't you see she said. that your brother bein' alive makes Again Snavely studied her intent- the will no :good? The will don't ly. There was something in her tone , went, by God. You ain't got no and manner which was quite new,Irights -• you ain't no pardner an' She was no longer afraid. "Look you ain't got no interest in; .this here," he said sharply, "what's the much. D'you get that I'm boss matter of ane gain' anyways." here :now!" He whirled to Ann. "Git your black face outa here!" The girl was suddenly angry. «But my brother—" "Your .brother:—how do I know he's your brother He never told me nothin' about you nor nothin' about any will. 'Cordin'' to my way a- thinkin' you eome here jest to steal his interest. Who am you, anyways? You're a plumb stranger to me — you ain't got a thing ed say about this ranch an' never did have. What about all that truck you was jest a, takin'—ithat goin's en about the cat, tle dyin'? What of it? Fer all any- body knows, I was jest a -Join'. my best to keep you from .stealin' my pardner blind; that's what I was Join'!An' the law would say the Henri Beauty Shoppe Over Counter's Jewelry Store Isaac Street Phone 223, open evenings. THE McKILLOP MUTUAL Fire Insurance Company Head Office, Seaforth, Ont President, George McCartney, R.R. No. 3, Seaforth; vice-president, Jas.: 'Oonnollee Goderich; Sec. -treasurer, Martin A. Reid, Seatorth. Directors: Thomas Moylan, R. R. No. 5, Seaforth; James "Shotddice, Walton;. Win. ,Knox, Londesboro; Robt. Ferris, Blyth; John Pepper, Brueefield; A. Broadfoot, Seaforth; George Leinhardt, Brodhagen. Agents:. W. J. Yeo, R.R. No. 3, Clinton; Abe Murray, eeaforth1 James Watt, Blyth; Ed. Pinchley, :Seaforth. Any money to be paid may be paid. to the Royal Bank, Clinton; Bank of ekenraerce, Seaforth, or at Calvin •thstt's Grocery, Goderich. Parties desiring to effect insur- ance! or transact other business' will be promptly attended to on applies. tion to any of the above officers :Diddressed to !heir respective post of- s4icee, Losses inspected by the .diree :torltvho lives nearest the scene. 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 ami. Going West, depart 9.33 p.m. London. Huron & Bruce -Going North, ar. 11,34. lve.11.54 a.n'. Reeing South 3.08 p.m. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY "Mr. Snavely, look here!" There was nothing aggressive in Ruth's tone, but it was like no ,tone she had ever used to Snavely. "Look at this." Ann stepped to the door of the kitchen and stood silently, her eyes ono Ruth. "Well—!" said Snavely as he read the opening words. He said nothing more until he had finished then with- out lifting itis head. "Wellwell I'll be!, Grey's alive, after all, Couldn't get a word to nobody 'till jest now. If that don't beat all!" He looked at Ruth, then lowered his eyes to the paper again. "Wants tri to come an' get hint. 1-Iermosille—powerful long job getting six days west of there, Must be desolate sure 'nough else we'd got word of him sooner. Well, things like that happen. But it beats all," he mused. "We shall start to Harry at once," said Ruth decidedly: "the Thane's are coating home late tonight and—" "Thanes? What have they got to do with this?" Snavely's eyes nar- roded. • "1 think it would be best if Old Charley went with me. I'm sure that underthe circumstances he would go, and he knows the country and speaks Spanish better than I." "You're set on goin' yourself eh " Snavely regarded her 'quizzically. "Why, most certainiy! Of Course I shall go." "Well. Jest the same, I don't see the sense in mixin' tate Thanes up with this. If you're a mind to go without ire, why don't you take LD He dropped his eyes. " Ruth, was triumphant, the man was beaten, he was afraid, I must tell my brother when we meet." Snavely paled. "What can you tell him", he asked gruffly, "I shall tellhim about the way in which you bought my' cattle note." But Mrs. •Warissn–S tor you why I done that," said Snavely 10 a re- lieved voice.; "I done it to protect you." "When I was in town," continued Ruth, "I consulted an attorney about my position on this ranch. I learn- ed that I"was not your partner and never had been. And I understood quite plainly that you knew this, and that if I had failed to meet my note yon would have been in legal pos., session of the entire ranch. "Web, but—" Snavely' paused. helplessly. The guilt and constern- ation on his face, as well as the let- ter in his hand, gave the girl cour- age. "The whole thing has been placed before nay attorney," said Ruth. "The—,whole—thing?" "Yes. When I learned that I was not your partner and that you bad purchased' the note I understood how anxious you were to have me fail to meet it. But let's not say anything more about that," "But I don't see,", replied Snavely, guardedly. "what call you got to get uppity. Suppose you wasn't a pard- ner—that's your fault." Ruth's anger mounted. "That sounds very well. But what will my brother think when 1 tell him about mysterious disease you called `fiver fever'? What will he think when 1 She heard the step of Snavely's horse, and then saw hint galloping toward the little adobe house. Ann leadingtwo horses through the corrals. Ruth went into her room ^and began to pack. Before she had finished she could hear the sound of the team and buckboard coming from the barn to- ward the house. Ann stopped by the small mesquite where Ruth's horse still stood, and climbed from the buckboard. "Ann, said Ruth appealingly, as the giantess came toward her, "Ann, please help me!" "Shorely, Miss 'Ruth — 1'11 help you pack." "Not that, Ann — take me to Thane's I must go there at once. We'll put all my things in the buck- board and then drive there. They'll be home some time tonight or to- morrow morning." Ann dropped her eyes and slowly shook her head. "I reckon I dasn't go fer doin' nothin' 'sept what I was tol' to do, Miss Ruth." Ruth tried to appear surprised. "But Mr.- Snavely knows I wanted to go to Thanes'." "No'm. He tel' me you'd try to make me do that. Ile says I got to take you right to the railroad." "But please, Ann—you'll do it for he. Hewon't know—please, Ann; I beg you to." The giantess stood with bowed head and twisted her big hands to- gether. "1 wisht I could, :Miss Ruth, I wisht to Gawd I could." "Alin, listen to me!" Ruth grasp- ed the huge arm. "Listen, Ann, I've discovered the voice in the gulch it's Snavely. There's a trick to it— he's been tricking you with it, scar- ing you so that you would be afraid of him and do as he told you." (Continued Next Week.) same." Snavely stepped closer, his face thrust forward and his pale eyes glittering, "You conte on this tell him how I came to put the wrong place -with a paper you say is a sure powder in the spring troughs that 'nough will, but you ain't got nothin night?" "Are you a-cusin' me--"" Snavely's voice rang, then 'died away before the girl's steady gaze. Ile dropped his eyes. Ruth was triumphant; the man was beaten, lie was afraid of her now! "Didn't you never think," he asked falteringly, "that, things might look different than what they are?" "No," said Ruth boldly. But al- though he stood cringing before her Snavely did not appear so abject as Ruth thought he should be, Didn't he realize he could be sent to prison "Do you deny you tried ev- erything you could to make me lose my interest?" He dad' not reply to her question. But after a moment hes said slowly, still with lowered eyes, "Them things is hard to prove." "I don't think sol But I can tell you something else which is not hartl to prove: I can whisper in the gulch as well as any one ealse!" He raised his eyes quickly. his face dead white, Ruth glanced lingeringly toward Ann then hack again. "The night of the storm, Mr. Snavely," she said ,quiet- ly. Ile faced her in silence; the mus- cles of his long stringy throat con ti acted spasmodically. Suddenly he turned and, walking slowly to his room, entered, Almost at once he reappeared, the packet of bank notes which Ruth had given him in his hand. He held them out, "You best take these here an' go git your bro thea ." Ruth took the notes. She ,thought she understood; when . -she and liar- ry returned, Snavely would not be on the Dead !Lantern. Perhaps that was the best solution. She turned to Ann. "Ann, I wish you would get the buckboard and take, David and me over to Thanes'. I'll have' an early supper ready by the tithe, you harness up," Snavely had walked toward his room, now he turned and came back. "I don't think you'd bast go Rnixin' the Thanes in this." In spite of the apparent humble- ness of his tone, a twinge of fear caught Ruth's heart. But she ans- wered, "I don't see that it can make any difference to you now, Mr. Snavely." "It makesa sight of difference to lite!"' he said sharply, and his eyes, no longer ,jerking, bored into hers. Francisco? But the best thing would Ruth gripped herself. "Do you. bo fer you an' me to light out to; realize that you a criminal and that gether to -morrow ntornin' ". you will face arrest as soon as, I Ruth thought a moment; she might bring my brother back?" go with Don Francisco—perhaps that TO the . girl's. amazement, Snavely would be best.' But she certainly would not go alone with Snavely. She Looked at hini. "Perhaps Don to prove it." Ruth was against the wall. She was trembling. Tightly she gripped the letter in her hand and summon- ed all her courage. "But your part- ner is my brother—he will be com- ing back here soon—he may even come today—any time. The letter tniist have been sent quite a while ago and he was much better -- he might have beenableto get to the railroad without any help-" "All right If he's your brother why don't you go git him? What'er you a-standin' there for I give you the money Why don't you git go - in'?" He left Ruth contemptuously and stepped to the kitchen door. Ann was still inside. For a minute he spoke rapidly to her in Spanish, Ruth could not catch more than n word or two. While he was still speaking, Ann hurried from the door passed Ruth without a glance, and left the house on the way to the barn. Snavely turned to the girl. "You're a'goin' jest as soon as Ann's iisady Collect, your kid an' your things an' git out! By sundown tonight there ain't goin' to ,he nobody on this .place but Pte. I'll have that greaser outfit loaded an' started off this place in ten minutes! Then I'm goin' for a mite of a ride. When I come back there ain't goin' to be nobody here! You think you can goa-clutterin' up this place with people an' drive a man outa his mind ---I'll show you! Git goin'!' He strode, past her and out of the house. Ruth let him go -there was no- thing further to say. But 'she'd find Harry. She heart] the steps of Snavely's horse,, and presently saw him galloping toward the little adobe house where Magda was taking in: her washing which had festooned the bushes since early morning. He stop- ped his horse with a,jerk and called. Don : Francisco and Alfredo came to the doorway; Magda stood in the yard, her arms full of clothes. Snav- ely spoke fiercely, Once,. Don Fran- cisco pointed toward the ranch house and asked a question. ,Snavely's voice roared in nsply. A moment or two later Alfredo was hurrying to find Don' Francisco's team and Mag- da had thrown her wash into the old man's wagon. Snavely rode away toward the mountains. :Tice tears welled into Ruth's eys -those poor people. They had been so happy. Like trusting • children, they had accepted her gift of the land and the little house, the gift which was to have been theirs for smiled, "Con like fancy words,' he so long as they. Jived and worked Said slowly, "so I'll "ask you if you hard. They had worked .hard. nbalize where you stand i?ow?" Iris As she entered the house she saw MAKING WEATHER ON RAILWAY TRAINS Writing in the January number of the Canadian National Railway Mag- azine on the development of air con- ditioning for railway passenger cars, James Contagnes points out that railroading today is more than ar- ranging a traffic schedule. "The builders of the early railroads did not dream" he says, "that they would have to call on .chemical and elec- trical research engineers to devise a method so that the traveller would be accorded ideal 'conditions. Once it was thought sufficient to provide a fairly comfortable car and a time- table that could be adhered to, Now springlike weather is one of the re- quisites to keep railroad customers by installing the equipment for man- ufacturing perfect weather. CLEAN AND TEST YOUR when you squeeze into an aetomobile; TOBACCO SEED well, may be you can, I can't. i Au - other thing. No engineer on any train I ever rode has yet suggested that I should leave my comfortable seat and help, him fix a flat tire.' Yes, ladies and gentlemen. I like to ride on trains, And I still think I'm right." Tobacco seed, as it is shelled out, ordinarily contains a considerable quantity of light and immature seed, chaff, and other foreign matter. Such seed should' be well sifted through suitable screens to remove the chaff and put through, a tobacco seed cleaning machine to remove the dist and light seed. This machine natur- ally removes a' quantity of the light seed which is usually ;poor seed and, consequently, the percentage of ger-. urination can bre greatly increased in the majority of cases. Quite often seed which is produet ed in unfavourable years, or dried un- der unfavourable conditions- after harvest, germinates rather poorly. Ordinarily the first cleaning removes from 15 to 25 per cent of the origin- al weight of the seed. If poor germ ination results following the first cleaning, the seed may be recleaned and any quantity of the lighter seed removed,' depending on the force, of air current used. Large pots of seed with undesirable percentages of germination have been made "market able by this process, and eases are at hand where the germination has been improved 10 to 30 per cent by re- cleaning.' Preparation of your to- bacco seed for the 1934 crop deserves your immediate attention and wiii be cleaned and tested free of charge by the Dominion Experimental Sta- tion, Harrow, Ontario. (WICK THINKER "Mrs. Briggs," said the new board- er at breakfast, "who owns those ferryboats I tripped over coming down the stairs just now?" The landlady shot him a fierce look. • • "Ferryboats, indeed!" she cried. "I'll have you understand they are my shoes." The boarder gulped uneasily. "I didn't say fairyboats," he has- tily replied. "I said 'fairy boots.'" NO FLAT TIRES FOR THIS LAD "When I have to go places, I like to 'mow when I'm, going- to start and what time I'll get there," says Frederick Edwards in the January is- sue of the Canadian National Rail- ways Magazine. "I'm satisfied if the guesswork is left to the bays who bet on horses. I get assurance from trains ... Trains run on rails. No- body knows where an automobile is going to run next. When you climb on a train you have in your subcon- seious mind a feeling of absolute safety that you can't possibly get A PRAYER FOR THE NEW. YEAR Save us, Lord, this fair New Year, From the -Word that starts the tear; From the streams of guile that lure Prom Thy living waters pure; From the heartless greed of gold, With its perils manifold; From the pride that blinds the sight To the glory of Thy light; Prom the bigot's loveless zeal, Reckless of Thy Kingdom's weal. Grant us in this New Year, Lord, Diligence to seek Thy Word; Eyes to see with vision clear. Hearts as Thine own truth sincere. Grant us hope to point the way From the darkness unto •day. Give us faith that life is good. Give us joy in brotherhood. Grant us, other boons above. That all -crowning virtue, Love. —!Thomas Curtis Clark in New Outlook: A MICKEY'S CANADIAN ANCESTRY P. J. Cantelon, of Goderich, in the "Sentinel" reveals the interesting (to me hitherto unknown) fact that Walt. Disney, Mickey and Minnie Mouse, the Three Little Pigs, et al, are of Ir- ish -Canadian ancestry. - . Walter El- ias Disney's, greatgrand£ather, Elias Disney, came from Ireland about 100 years ago and settled on the Maitland concession of Goderich township, Walt's father, also named Elias Dis- ney, was born there. One of the or- iginal Elias' sons, Kepple Disney, married an aunt of Mr. Cantelon, They moved to Morris township and later back to Goderich whore he was a salt -weal driller ... later they move. ed to Kansas City, and now that branch of the family is located in Portland, Oregon ... I don't ]snow whether that family tree is very clear but it is supposed to confirm the fact that Mickey Mouse has a bit of Cana- dian beaver in him. RIGHT -ABOUT " I say, my man, ant I on the right road for Fenner's farm?" asked the motorist, The yokel looked at him a few mo- ments and than nodded his head. "Yes, sir, you be on the right road," he re- plied, "hut ye be going the 'wrong Fvay:' A u an T ride cy TOO FEW BUSINESS FIRMS EMPLOY ADVER- TISING TO LESSEN THEIR COSTS OF SELLING. Business enterprise today has two major prob- lems: 1. To increase sales; 2. To lessen the cost of selling. Yet so many omit the use of advertising, despite their readiness to agree to the proposition that "advertising lessens the cost of selling." We're frankly amazed at the avoidance of ad- vertising in the face of the knowledge that it costs less to sell with the assistance of advertising than without it. Strange, strange—this hlllnan tendency to go contrary i;o what knowledge and experience have taught us is right! To lesser your cost; of selling, we commend to you an adequate campaign of regular advertising in TI -IE CLINTON NEWS- EC A FINE MEDIUM FOR ADVERTISIN'G—R17AD ADS. IN THIS ISSUE PHONE 4 •