shop online at www.missourivalleyshopper.com September 8, 2015 •Page 11 The Bookworms Grafton Fans Will Like Muddled ‘X’ “X” by Sue Grafton; © 2015, Putnam, 403 pages ——— BY TERRI SCHLICHMEYER The months spent with your ex are better forgotten. You don’t even like to think about them, in fact, and you rarely discuss them. That’s all in the past now, and best that it stay that way. Or is it? What if lessons learned from your ex back then can save the life of someone today? In the new book “X” by Sue Grafton, recovered memorabilia leads to an eXtra disturbing discovery. Ruthie Wolinsky was at a total loss. Recently widowed when her husband was murdered under shady circumstances, Ruthie was trying hard to clean up his paperwork and get rid of junk. She’d hired someone for the latter, but the former was trickier — made more so by the strange call from the IRS, asking for receipts from 15 years ago. Private investigator Kinsey Millhone had once worked with Ruthie’s late husband and though she was no fan of Pete Wolinsky, she adored Ruthie and agreed to help. As she waded through moldering boxes in search of old receipts, Kinsey remembered that Pete had been secretive so she wasn’t surprised to find a hidden envelope and an odd code. Pete had obviously been working on a case that he wanted kept quiet; that intrigued Kinsey, and so was her name. It hadn’t been a big job, but Kinsey wanted her money. The code Pete had fashioned was easily broken — Kinsey’s landlord, Henry, loved doing cryptograms — but the names it yielded didn’t make sense. How could a woman long-dead be of any interest to anyone today? And how did Pete end up with a few old pictures and a Bible from a lifetime ago? Better question: why did someone else want them enough to threaten Kinsey on her own turf? My very first thought while reading “X” came to me long before I’d even reached the middle of the first chapter: there’s a lot of filler in this novel. Readers — even those starting this series from here (and that’s OK, by the way) — don’t generally need a paragraph on the ingredients in bread or on making coffee. I point this out because the whodunits you’ll find in this latest installment from author Sue Grafton are classic Millhone, but the padding becomes a distraction after a while. I’m sure I’m not alone in thinking that those pages could have been more mystery and less mud to slog through. And then again, you’ve read Grafton’s other 24 books (A through W and short stories). Can you stand to miss this one, the third-from-the-presumably-last? No … really, you know you can’t. This is the book mystery fans have been waiting for, and they may otherwise find “X” to be X-cellent. who hated unfinished messes. What else could she do but complete his case — especially since she’d been stiffed by a client who’d lied to her from the start? The woman said her name was Hallie Bettancourt and that she was looking for someone she’d put up for adoption years before. Bettancourt had paid in cash, but the $100 bills were counterfeit Author, Illustrator To Discuss New Book Join author Marilyn Kratz and illustrator Beverly Behrens at the Yankton Community Library on Sunday, Sept. 13, from 2-3:30 p.m., as they launch their new book “Quilts and Country Gardens-Remembering a Simpler Time.” Talks begin at 2:30 p.m., with book purchasing and signing taking place both before and after the presentations. Kratz states, “The incentive to gather a second group of my newspaper columns into this book comes from comments of those who read the first one, ‘Feed Sack Dresses and Wild Plum Jam – Remembering Farm Life in the 1950s.’ So many people told me that book brought back happy memories of their days growing up rural. It gives me great pleasure to give readers another glimpse into that simpler time. “The quilt block designs and botanical prints in this book were painted by my long-time friend Beverly Behrens, an artist who grew up in rural Alcester. I have enjoyed working with her in our first joint project. Her watercolor prints add not only color but warmth and interest to this book.” Marilyn Kratz drew from her experiences growing up on a farm in southeastern South Dakota to write columns for a weekly newspaper, The Observer, published in Yankton. She has had almost 700 articles, stories, and poems published, many in children’s magazines. This is her sixth book. She retired after 31 years teaching elementary school and resides in Yankton with her husband. She enjoys reading, gardening, singing with her church choir and visiting her grandchildren. Beverly Behrens was the only person in her grade in the oneroom school she attended in southeastern South Dakota. She was often occupied with art projects at the back of the room while the teacher met with other classes up front. This led her to study art at the University of South Dakota. She has painted scenes from as close as her home state of South Dakota to as distant as Monet’s garden in Giverny, France. In recent years, she has found added inspiration in botanical art. Besides teaching adult classes, she is active in art fairs, solo shows, guild activities, and juried exhibits of the American Society of Botanical Artists. Creating quilts is also among her pursuits. 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Missouri Valley Deutz 320 Bean Head; 8RW, 30” Corn Head; ANKTON MACHINERY: Schuler Feed Wagon; H&S Wheel Rake; 82’’ Heavy Duty 325 ACRES TURNER COUNTY LAND LOCATED IN Rotary Tiller c/w: gear drive, 3 point PTO shaft w/overrunning clutch; NORWAY AND HURLEY TOWNSHIPS Gehl Silage Chopper w/ Heads; New Idea Manure Spreader, PTO; Elson OFFERRED IN TWO TRACTS AT AUCTION Pull Type Gopher Machine; 3pt. Blade; FH F-11 Loader; 3pt. Rotary Mower; (2) 6’x10’ Wagons; 3pt. Tractor Snowblower; (2) Cat Irrigation The following two tracts of land will be offered for sale at auction Motors, 3150 & 3208; Fair Mfg. 3pt. Snow Blower, Double Bath; New Holin the Wieman Auction Facility located 1-mile south and ½ mile land 116 Windrower; 3pt. Post Digger; Pair Pallet Forks; 3pt. Box Blade. west of Marion, SD on: SKID LOADER EQUIPMENT: 94’’ Hydraulic Skid Steer Loader Dozer Blade/snow pusher; HD Post Puller w/Hyd. Cyl; Unused Lowe Hyd Auger TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 15TH 750ch 9 in & 12 w/skid steer quick attach; Call 665-5884 to place your adw/here. in steer quick attach; Unused Unused Stout Brush Grapple HD72-8 w/skid Stout Brush Grapple 10:30 A.M. XHD84-6 w/skid steer quick attach; Unused Stout Rock Bucket/ Brush It is an honor to offer the following tracts of land located in the Grapple Combo HD72-3 Open-end; Unused Stout Material Bucket 84 w/ highly productive and tightly held Norway and Hurley Townships double cut-edge; Unused Stout Tree & Post Puller; Unused Stout Walkof Turner County, SD. These tracts would command top rental Through Pallet Forks 48 in.; Unused Stout Full-Back Pallet Forks 48 in. rates and returns to investors with great eye appeal. Both are VEHICLES & TRAILERS: 1996 Jet Grain Trailer, Steel, 34’ Tandem axle, located along a hard surfaced highway and will be available to Tarp, good CALL 665-5884 TOtires & brakes; 2006 Timpte Tandem Axle Grain Trailer, Sufarm for the 2016 crop season. PLACE YOUR per Singles; 2001 Transcraft 53’ Triple Axle Flatbed Trailer; 2004 Timpte AD HERE. Triple Axle Grain Trailer, Air Lift Rear Axle; Travelute 20’ LS Trailer, TRACT ONE: 160-ACRES Blue; 2004 GMC Crew Cab Dually, Triple C Flatbed w/Alum Toolboxes, LEGAL: The SW ¼ of Section 20, 98-53 Turner County, SD. Duramax, Auto, 4x4; 1983 Ford F-250, Dsl, Manual, 4x4, Flatbed, Camo LOCATION: From north edge of Hurley, SD go 2 ½ miles west north side of the road or at the junction of 283rd St. and 453rd Paint, Runs Good; 2001 Ford F-250 Ext., 4x4, V-10, Auto, Runs; 1996 Ave. Titan 20+4 Flatbed Trailer, Good; 1997 Travalong 20’ LS Trailer, Good •154.98 acres tillable with the balance in RROW and Rubber; 6x16’ Homemade Flatbed Trailer; 1972 Holiday 26’ Camper, drainage ditch that divides the farm into two fields. AC, Needs TLC; 1995 Ford F-150 Ext, 4x4, Auto, Runs Good, High Miles; •Soil production rating of 81.4 predominant soils Chancellor 1976 GMC 1 Ton Cube Van, Custom Construction Work Van; Utility Box silt loam (80) Egan-Trent loam (92) Trailer; Homemade 26’ Flatbed Trailer; 2006 International 9400I Truck, •Available to farm, operate or lease out for the 2016 crop Auto Shift, Clean. year TOOLS & BUILDINGS: 30’ X 65’ X 15’ Peak Ceiling Double Door Storage •Annual Taxes are $4,333.30. Great eye appeal land that Building Commercial fabric, waterproof, UV & Fire Resistant, 12’ x 12’ has been well farmed. •This tract has a blue line running through it and would be drive through doors; (2) 10’ x 20’ Commercial Pop Up Tent; (2) 16 ‘ x 22’ affordable to install drain tile to make every acre highly Marquee Event Tent, 320 sq.ft, one zipper door, 7 windows; 20’ x 40’ productive. Full Closed Party Tent, 800 sq.ft, doors, windows, 4 side walls included; •Base & Yield info, wetland maps, and other pertinent info 10’ 20 DRAWER HEAVY DUTY WORK BENCH WITH HANGING WALL 40’’ found in the buyers packet high hanging wall, stainless steel drawer panel, metal handles; HD Tire Changer, 110v 60 hz; Heavy Duty Wheel Balancer 110v 60 hz; 20’ Heavy TRACT TWO: 165-ACRES Duty Bi-Parting Wrought Iron Driveway Gate; 1” Dr. Air Impact Wrench LEGAL: NE ¼ of Section 25, 98-54 Turner County, SD. Kit; 20 ton Air Hydraulic Jack; 50 ton Hydraulic Bottle Jack; 12 ton pipe LOCATION: From Tract One 1-mile west south side of the road or bender; 10 Ton Hydraulic Porta Power Kit; Welding Helmets, Solar Power; at the junction of 452nd Ave and 283rd St. (6) Heavy Duty Warehouse Steel Shelving Racks, (6) units, 72 ft per skid •102.11 acres under cultivation, 60.31 acres in hayland, balance found in trees and RROW. per lot; 8pc 5/16”X7’ Chain Slings one skid per lot; 38pc 9.5-17ton Screw •Soil production rating of 50.4. Predominant soil Salmo silt Anchor Shackles one skid per lot; 72’’ Forklift Fork Extension; DELTA loam (32) and Lamo silt loam (69) Commercial Table Saw, Nice. •Available to farm, operate or lease out for the 2016 crop LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT: Portable Livestock Loading Chute; 300+ Steel year. Sellers to have the property surveyed to determine Posts; Wood Posts; (70) 20’ Continuous Fence Panels, 6 Bar, New; (40) the boundary lines. 12’ Portable Panels, New; Calf Cradle; Loading Chute; 16’ Windmill •Annual taxes are $2,657.74 Base & Yield info, wetland Tower, No Head; Small Pull Type Caker, Elec. Gate; Wood Feed Bunk. map, and other info found in the buyers packet. MISCELLANEOUS: 8 Pickup Loads of Cut & Split Firewood; Metal Ladder •Cattlemen or hay producers check out this tract lots of possibilities for rotational grazing, hay production or can Rack for PU Flatbed; Omaha Dually Flatbed w/Tommy Lift; (3) 500 Gallon continue with row crop production. Fuel Tanks; 500 Gallon Fuel Tank w/Stand; 18V Dewalt 1/2” Hammerdrill & 1/2” Impact, w/Cases & Batteries; PU Toolboxes; Elevator Belting w/ TO VIEW THE PROPERTY: We invite you to inspect the property Cups; 2x4 & 2x6 Lumber; Barn Siding; 24.5 LP Truck Tires; NEW 3500W at your convenience or visit www.wiemanauction.com for a buyGas Generator; Engine Stand; Truck Tarps; Chains & Binders; Lick Tubs; ers packet or contact the auctioneers at 800-251-3111 and a 15”, 16” & 17” Tires; JD Quick Hitch; Alkota 5142 220V Pressure Washpacket can be mailed out. er, Dsl Heat, Hose Reel, Nice; Large Shop Press; 16” Chevy Alum. Wheels; Pressure Washer; Gas Generator; JD 3pt. Arms; Drill Press; Welding Rod; TERMS: Cash sale with 15% (non-refundable) down payment Oxy/Acet. Torch on Cart; LOTS MORE. auction day with the balance on or before October 15th, 2015. LATE CONSIGNMENTS: Allis Chalmers WD Tractor, WF; Farmall H TracWarranty and Trustee’s Deed’s to be granted with the costs of title insurance split 50-50 between buyer and seller. Seller to tor, NF; Grain Cart; Dwyer 5 Bale Processor, Electric Switches, Tandem pay the 2015 taxes in full. Tracts One and Two will be sold indeAxle; Oxy/Acet. Torch on Cart; 3pt. Double Bale Mover; 3/4 HP Elec. Postpendently and not tied together. Remember land auction to be hole Digger; 3pt. Posthole Digger; Pallet Forks; 3pt. Box Blade. held at Wieman Auction facility. Come prepare to buy! Many more items by sale time as this is an early listing of items. MARGARET L. HUFFER FAMILY TRUST –OWNER HARVEY S. HUFFER ESTATE – OWNER JANET MAKELA TRUSTEE & PERSONAL REP. 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