Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 26, 1924, Page 8

qj By FRANK B. TAYLOR. . |) Publicity Director Community Chest. Tom Andrews came home with avy heart; he was out of a job jue to the layoff and the bairns at me were eating like young pigs. le had his two weeks’ pay in his ‘ket but this wouldn't last long e knew from bitter experience. ming; Tom was the son of a hardy W Scotch emigrant who had left the ighlands ‘oss the sea a genera: fon before and journeyed the At Fs Jantic and then across the United 3W Btates to land with only a small for 7 um and a large family on the plains miGM bf Montana. Just why the elder ing ‘Andrews had stopped there Tom ordé fever knew, what he recalled of his Frist ¥ather was a taciturn individual who NOI Farely uttered a word, but whose 1924 Srm often fell heavily in punish- ectiVi gent on the Iad who seemed to Tro jbpeathe in a new freedom in Ameri- at 2a that the older man could not dW seem to understand. s, SG. The elder Andrews died while still ices In his prime, a strong and healthy agho man taken in his manhood and the ane meidow, found herself with a hungry mpd “Brood and but little to live on after p Uz athe father’s death. Mr. Andrews ricay had started well, he had managed aun { to buy one tract of Iand that bore 9 Cr Well.and with a first and second ting Mortgage and his natural Scotch Sme ability to make both ends meet by non, ,Sheer hard work and the strictest onal Ee@eonomy, he purchased other ed'u until he had pyramided with bor. ing | rowed funds to the limit. ‘Had he E1 lived, he would likely have won out, sr g qbnt death stepped in and the race t @ .was lost. The children grew up un- ed | der the heavy handicap of poverty “Wind had never a good fighting es “Hance and at the earliest possible moment, had left the home to seek what they could gain out in the World. The old blood held them in “the paths of rightousness, but at 1IG. the same. time, the slow tempera- - r€ “ment prevented their taking full ad- men “Vantage of the few times fortune th E Xnocked on the door. $1; ~~ Tom's marriage was the first and 8 8f “Only time he had quelled the Scotch nese ‘Wood's slowness and given free rein a yw S¥b the imbued spirit that was his ‘mew heritage in the west. He “working in a copper drift when 1} INT [first met Mary and their love was ur 2 znutual. Through the following nts “crears she followed him steadfast in 90@ \thick and thin and it was mostly thin. The children came and Tom “= “found it harder and harder as time IN) rolled by. to meet the bills that came so regularly. ex At last Tom had taken a dry farm “Siomestead out of Billings. Mary =m "dnd he weighed tho chances and Toncluded this was the best way ‘put; they had saved a small sum fm spite of the hard times and as the amines were shutting down with “small prospect of opening again sri¢ s800n the family moved out into the ric ast spaces of central Montana and sri¢ #4n-a lonely shack, commenced with srig behigh hope a new life; eric bre Then came the drought years of orig e91916-17-18 and Tom saw his. little cor osavings melt away while his toll on nige SBE land went for naught. At last nti #they faced the issue bravely, winter iwi#a¥as coming on and the storekeeper im Sgt Natchez had extended them all athe credit he could. “Mary girl, I'm going south, some as on hafellows wore talking of the oll tra wa fields In Wyoming and how Casper is going to boom, I'll get work there fo “nd soon bring you down, too. Cheer Up girl, things might be a lot worse Bab Fy. now." a. Mary sent him off with cheerful , vords though her heart was heavy. =“Tom reached Casper in due time and «vas immediately placed at work in the refinery on the bull gang. His are. foreman found him a willing worker 0 dnd he soon rose to be a still fire SO. man, Here he seemed to stick for mn he had not the training necessary de for a higher step. In the meantime cll ihe had paid off his debts and Mary “4! jannd the children were living in a ittle home in Casper with the Pi. Youngsters growing up and giving e “promise of becoming fine standards n@,..of men and women. The two old- st Were six and seven, then there wis Jamie, four, and Annie, a tod- dling two. Mary had told Tom he at >Could expect another in the near i¢ . future. ““* ‘Tom stopped a moment as he ‘teached the door of his home, he *“éould hear the rict of the children “Svithin and he smoothed the lines of “ture and worry from his face as his “hand turned the knob. The young- iy wasters welcomed him with a compo- --site shout and eagerly called for nh —ssupper now that daddy was here. “s .Mary, busy with the meal, noticed ? {nothing unusual though Tom had jretained the Scotch reserve that i generally hid from her casual’ glance id # Fis inner thoughts. 3 He had bought a Tribune as he ‘{ fcame home, he and Mary had never Uc elt well enough off to become reg- W ‘ular subscribers to the daily papers, w but Tom often bought the Tribune ¥ to read after supper for he and rf Mary both enjoyed this small contri- rt ‘bution to their leisure time. ‘To- ot {night he hoped to find something in n ithe Want columns that might lead wv {to a job. 1 { Across the front of the page was re ™ ghastly story of murder and sul- u@ = Sclde. +Tom had known the partici. D1 spant# and the tale of death made a vy; ideep impression on his mind. Cou- 2 © tpled! with his foreboding because of * + mo work, Tom caught himself brood- Atwater Kent Radio Don’t buy Radio on con- versation. Buy on dem- onstration. Call us. The Klein-Marks Music & Art Co. 288 E.2nd. Phone 1745 heart. ing. moonshine or bootlegger route, but} will haye to stay here for some time, his innate conscience refused to per-} I'm afraid from what the doctor mit him to engage in the traffic says, and what on earth you and yet. If things got too bad he might} the kiddies will do I can’t see.’’ turn to such and he weighed the] “Forget that girl, I'll get some- chances of making several good runs and then quitting before the law awoke to the fact that he was en- gfged in the traffic. When: he went home that evening 9 the house in Mary had met with an accident dur- ing Was unable to learn clearly, from al’ accounts she had been talking to some one over the telephone in a neighbor's house and was sudden- ly stricken, The neighbor had called doctor who had taken her to the he fo ing over and over the story of the death of the unfortunate family and several times he shook it out of his. thought only to have it return more vividly later on. Mary haq put the children to bed and after a weary day, had gone to bed early also, Tom sat up for a bea early also. to find solace In sleep but fated. After a fitful night, he left as ‘usual inthe morning giving Mary his pay for personal needs, “All walked the streets calling wherever i there seemed the least chance of his [dren to stay within under Dot's care| dren's time that finding employment, but with the same result. kept the fact of his Mary. He was not sleeping well, the tragedy came nightly to his pillow no matter how he tried to fight it away and then the worry of his fi- nances was slowly eating into his He no longer went direct to the matter when applying for work, rather He strove to teat around the bush to put off as long as possible the refusal he was certain was com- Mary spoke of paying some little accounts out of next pay and the words stabbed him like a knife. Several times he consideted some] have to be bothered.” and lucky friends who had worked with him in the refinery ang had risen to sudden affluence by the SMe Ae Pen eae eee bend ie Ught ahead. In the corner of the room was Mary's trunk and in t top tray was his old pistol that homestead. ing all, Tom sat up for a ‘the ague. After_ntime he rose and went in to supper. ‘He failed to eat anything carry out day hé! details of Mary's trouble from Dot- After the meal he ordered the chil- always|and walked to the hospital. Here | Swim. This contin-| he was ushered into the long ward lay-off’ from Mary’s cot. She was white as the the long lashes. Tom wondered why he had never considered Mary's beauty before in a passing. thought as he bent over her. she said. thing else. I thought would turn up so that you wouldn't is i with} of the ho formerly | something like a sob, he kissed her. “There wont be any addition Tom.” Mary sald wearily, “but 1 thing to do shortly and we'll be on easy street before your around again, or I'll die trying.” Mary's eyes suddenly opened: wide, “Tom, you surely wouldn't ——? her voice failed to form the hidden fear, but Tom understood. They had lived together too long and were bound to each other too closely for him to keep things from Mary when she wished to know. He was un- able to meet her eyes and she read with a woman's intuition, the an- swer to her question. She raised up confusion afternoon, just what Tom spital in the ambulance. Dot, the}in the bed in her anxiety and Tom eldest child had returned from school} was forced to quiet her. “I won't to find the home deserted with] cirl. There now don’t fash your- Jamie and Annie at the next house. self, I won't. She and Sandy the oldest boy were | anyhow. an effort to get was sullenly con on a nearl. med m andy 1 ing on his wrongs through being forced by his sister to leave an interesting game of football to do menial tasks. of the neighborhood and. Sandy were. te have set some brick traps that at had learned about from his old- er brother who was a’ Boy Scout. This was Sandy and Mat had that afternoon that the two had planned to skin and do. divers oth- er things to and this delectable pas- time had to be forgotten, This blow on top of his troubles was almost more than Tom could bear. bed room he sat down in utter de- jection on the edge of the bed and took. stock. trented him right, his troubles were | talking; you go look up Mri I didn’t intend to ‘That was just a slip of my But Mary would not be supper, frying some cold stove and tongue. satisfied. “Oh Tom surely you wouldn't leave me alone.” She_ reiterated over and over as Tom repeated his promise. At last he managed to Mat, another urchin] quiet her a little and the two re- mained in silence for a tim sald Tom as last, prom- ise nothing is going to happen. You can put it.away and forget it; I'll first year in schoo!}| keep on trying until I land some rried a dead mouse] work and I'll take care of the kids too. Mrs. Barney will help me a little and if I get short I know sev- eral fellows I worked with that will let me have a little money. When you get well, I'll ea job and we. can soon get back on our feet again.” “Tom, there.was a woman in the bed next to me today and another woman visited her, I heard them Blank nd_see_m: other Goiffg into the little Life, he felt, had not d uld see no day-Jand ask her to come Dondered on its easy method of end-| serving charity, Che Casper Sunday Cribune ~ 3 : . She is with the Communtty Chest] alms. However, one spoke to him of|the Community Chest. This is a here and she may know something. Tom remembered the Chest driv: “ had bought when he went on the} he had given a or ke she collec- preity het lorena 2 nervous | ment from the His thoughts reverted] tor who had called, but he ney-| to ‘on ‘the trail to its sinister, blued “nteet and he|er considered it more than some de-| chance should go by. The two wom-| lies could tell similar stories and the| made to give Casper funseckers . 8 remote from him]|en saw this and they agreed to stay| Chest needs replenishing, will youjreal treat in this unusual form of The children's voices injand his, but a worthy civic duty.| until the neighboring — girl the next room shook him as with| However Mary’s hunches were often|come and look after the little ones , right and he left her after a little to} and Tom left with hurried: thanks i her plan, promising to|for their kindness.. Hardly had he come again on the morrow as soon} gone when one of the women.sllpped envelope and reserving only a little} and managed to gather a few other] #8 he could and carrying away with | into the little bedroom, and, opening : him a whole aggregation of orders respecting his own* and the chil- made his He called the woman Mary named ued for nine days and still he had|smelling of disinfectants and to]over the neighbor's telephone and| coming in then, cut short further ex- stated the fact that Mary wished to} planation. sheets he noticed first, then she saw] see her at the hospital, but before] women departed leaving the girl in him and her pain dimmed eyes open-| he finished, the woman on the other | charge. ed a little wider.and she smiled at|end of the line had Jearned -at least. him as two great tears came over an inkling of the state of affairs. As the children were being sent to| taken on trial, which was all that he| club at the Hotel Henning, Satur- CRATING school the next morning by Tom] asked for as he’ knew his Joyalty and day at 12 o'clock. and he was arranging for a young girl to stay at the house to tend the “Oh Tom, why didn’t you tell me?"| youngsters while he was out during| the boss came in . the day, a car stopped and two wom-| take an hour off “You had enough trouble girl,-and}e@” alighted. They came into the lit-| pital to see Mary. T have been trying to find some-|tle home and introduced themselvé me. When Trade Winds Fail ; Few industries enjoy a steady flow of business the year round. many concerns, the good trade winds of a few months must compensate for the business‘doldrums of a long-period. For such companies, commercial banking is a vital necessity. facilities available at their bank enable them to take full advantage of their peak months, while assisting them through the dull periods when overhead exceeds income. : Commercial banking is the main function of the Citizen’s National. Cautious in ‘its selection of a sound clientele, this bank has consistently shown its readiness to extend co-operation when business is good and to lend its firm support in times of financial stress. If your business is inherently sound—but is subject to the normal depres- sions of manufacturing and selling, if you are seeking wise banking ex- perience combined with a vigorous, progressive policy, you will be quick to appreciate the type of service by clients of this bank. The Citizens National Bank | _ Mr. T Rumor is rife that Lyle E. Jay, Republican nominee for re-election to the office of County Assessor, has been dealing unfairly with the tax pay- For those who are not familiar with the mode of assessing prop- erty, we submit some THINGS YOU OUGHT TO KNOW. | On or:about March first of each year special assessors make a can- vass of the County with an honest endeavor to list ALL PROPERTY for Each taxpayer is requested to list his property and sign his ers. taxation. schedule. On the first. Monday in June, the Board of: County Commissioners, acting as a Board of Equalization, reviews the assessments as submitted by the County Assessor, and, if, in their judgment, the values placed on property at the time of assessment are not in conformity with a scale Levy 4.3527 State - County _ 4.00 | General School —______-_ -63 Library _-_________ ein 25 High School __-_~___-- High School Bond ___-- School Dist. No, 2______ School Dist. No. 2 Bond_ City of Casper _____-__ City of Mills __._.___ City of Evansville _ Valuation of County____ i 2.10 07 | 4.96 | 83 | 12.1 | This data has been compiled from the records of the Assessor's office and is sufficient If you feel that you are not getting a where property values. are concerned. square deal, place the blame where it belongs. Pe a ae de i ees enema ae ~ ___ $61.068.739 axp _ 1921: 1921 Appropriation $265,813 244,274 38,473 15,267 121,416 4,047 260,507 43,592 300,205 head him Mary, place the blame for it all on SUNDAY, OCTOBER | 26, 1924, » Announcements were made rela- z baret a place that was open where hejtrue story, with a fow points dis-/tive to the Jack O'’Lantern cal worl good pay|guised in order keep embarrass-| which the club is giving next Thurs- Sein te ake ia fee = pals. Through| day night at the Townsend _ hotel. such ajthe Chest Fund, many other fami-| Elaborate preparations are being entertainment. Butterfield’s —_or- chestra will furnish the music. If you like to dance, eat, and have a real good time, you can't afford to miss ft. would | help? ———_— —_—————_ Call 2370 and have a new heated closed Ford car delivered to your door for shopping or any other ‘pur- FEATURES CLUB MEET | === ‘ A. H. Cobb Warehouse Co. TRANSFER STORAGE Mary's trunk, slipped Tom's pistol into her bag. “I've got it,” she said as she re- turned to the other room, and the girl who was to: mind the children Don’t buy Radio on con- versation. Buy on dem- onstration, Call us. The Klein-Marks ‘Music & Art Co. 238 E. 2nd Phone 1745 Phone 2203 : or Shortly ‘after the two Mrs. Lorraine Light presided at Tom found the business house and| the regular. weekly meeting of ‘the thé position was still open. “He was| Business and Professional Women's 136. West B. steadiness wollld soon cinch the job. ‘The feature of the meeting was a That afternoon while at his work,| non-partisan study of the various told him to} political parties presented in the g0 to the hos-}form of a brief suvey, which was It was a happy| given by Miss Mary Kissick, general little reunion there that the ward| secretary of the ¥. W. C.-A. of Cas- something | to Tom, then asking him a few ques-| saw and the two made many plans| per, Misy Kissick was asked to give tions regarding Mary and the affairs|for the future as soon as Mary this because she is particularly well They told him they | could get back home. had already been to the hospital and talked with Mary-and had come di- rect from her to the little home. Tom was diffident but pleased that they did not seem to consider him an_ object of charity and offe: informed on political issues and sees, Today Tom 1s still a worker, he|them’in a broad soctalogical way. has come up a little but not as far]’The members of the club are not as he will go, the family is out of] content to vote only—they wish to debt, the children are growing to]do so inteljigently and realize that become worthy citizens and Tom and! this.cannot be done unless some time nin study and thought. With Credit W. W. SPROUL FOR STATE SENATOR W. W. Sproul, has been in Wyoming eighteen years and in Casper eleven years. He is a Spanish War veteran, a contractor and builder, was postmaster two years, has served two terms in the legislature, with distinction, is a member of the bar and is well quali- fied for legislative duties. _, Vote. for Sproul and the Legislative Ticket =. DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMITTEE ©: . Natrona County, Wyo. © = -ih —Political Advertisement. ayer—_ Ps = : a . |. fixed by the said Board, which equalizes'all property in the County, (real — or personal) according to location they proceed to raise or lower the val- uation whichever the case may be. vie Siege 3 ; - In cases where-increases-or decreases have been made by the board in valuations a registered notice is mailed him advising him of such action. i On the fourth Monday in June the said Board of Equalization sits to hear any grievance on valuations placed by the Board or the Assessor. At this time all adjustments are made on valuations. On the valuations as adjusted by the Board of Equalization the taxes are levied according to the budgets filed by the various boards, as follows: : : é . “7 93923 °° Levy . 3.8 3.39 80 30 2.35 78 6.27 1.00 12.40 22.3 ~V ‘ ” 1922 Appropriation $183,167 244,780 50,747 16,358 162,458 56,606 300,377 50,568 300,377 6,448 1923 Appropriation $277,725 242,038 . 58,675 22,003 162,641 53,983 397,040 63,323 347,070 . 6,570 1924 Levy 2.815 3.965 744 Al 2.67 557 6.33 -979 17.00 24.7 12.8 1924 Appropriation $275,109 289,768 75,768 40,069 250,033 52,160 550,449 85,140 536,038 7,085 2,709 $97,729.782 5.94 , $59,702.416 $73,085.741 proof that there is very little authority vested in the County’ Assessor This Advertisement Paid For By Friends of , LYLE E. JAY County Assessor