Smith Drives Off To Save The Dam In A Reckless Rush
Smith with Corona Baldwin escapes rivals, crosses a trestle in a daring car maneuver and confronts claim jumpers. He defeats them, then agrees to help Colonel Baldwin protect the dam site and wooden water rights in a high-stakes fight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timanyoni
Miss Coyers
Colonel Daddy
Baldwin
Smith
Risk
Miss. Baldwin
Martin
Timanyoni Diteb
Mitch
Jocosely
Dexter Baldwin
Missouri
Williams
Jehu
Macedonia
Camp Dodge Construction Starts With Army Cantonment Plan
Des Moines reports official confirmation of Des Moines as the thirteenth divisional army cantonment site. Construction begins immediately at Camp Dodge, with Major General Barry inspecting the ground and Major M. A. Butler directing camp work. Labor crews move in as materials and orders arrive, while Iowa eyes large wartime expenditures and manpower needs for 1300 to 5000 workers, with provisioning and uniforms planned for artillery and engineering units.
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Des Moines
Baker
Camp Dodge
Barry
Central Department
M. A. Butler
Central
Interurban
Sons Telephones Company
Charles Weitz’ Sons Company
General Contractors
J. P. Massard
Iowa
Harding
Davenport
Cedar Rapids
Council Bluffs
Logan
Frank ‘Tho Ton
M. ‘Butler
Tai P. Wolff
United ‘States
Ralph H. _Faxon
Ashton Clemens
Chamber of Commerce
Alph Botton
Co"ly Herrit
Greater
Fairweather
Dodge
Timanyoni Ditch Chapter Ends With Gratitude At The Dam
Colonel Baldwin thanks Smith in Williams' sheet iron office after a tense railroad rescue at the dam. Baldwin praises Smith for aiding Corry's mother and hints at future ranch visits. He notes the encounter with claim jumpers and recalls Corry’s report that Smith gave them a rough time, ending with a lighthearted remark.
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Timanyoni
Smith
Dexter Baldwin
Williams
Corry
Baldwin
Rame
George
Dia
Questioning Smiths Duty at Ditch Company After Lawrenceville Affair
The passage ponders whether Smith should take a key role at the ditch company, given hopes to avoid prison in the Lawrenceville affair. It suggests disappearance as a wiser option to dodge accountability.
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J. H. Allison
State ‘Agricultural College
State House
Allison
Agricultural Extension Department
Ames
Smith
Ditch Company
Lawrenceville
Resistance of the Wind Tests on a Morel of the Neptune
Naval tests in Washington navy yard wind tunnel measure vessel resistance to a 30 mile wind at 14 knots. Naval Constructor William McEntitee finds about 770 horsepower needed to overcome wind resistance, about 20 percent of propulsion power.
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Neptune
Washington Navy Yard
William McEntitee
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Francis Lynde
Charles Scribner’s Lone
Dainty Corona Baldwin
Lttle
Miss Baldwin
Hilcrest
Miss Corona Baldwin
Ike
Corona
Cantonment
Iowa National Guards
Weather and Crop
Bureau. Co
Pottawattamie
South Western
South Central
Michigan
Connecticut
Montana
Ohio
Herbert c. Heever
Washington
Francis E. Whitley
Bek Moines
The
Council of Defense
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