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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-02-06
CHAPTER VII.
THE ANGEL OF DEATH.

| AnG aNN1A VI OESa4 H.
Nearly three years after Malcolm
Kirk and his wife had made their
promise in the little Home Missionary
church Of Conrad, one evening in Sep
TENDER. stranger stepped out of the
east bound Chicago express upon the
platform at Conrad and inquired for
the residence Of the Rev. Malcolm Kirk.
He lives up by the church," said the
man to whom the question was put.
Come out to the end Of the platform
and I'll show YOU"
The stranger followed. and the man
pointed up the street where the tower
of the little church could be seen.
You'll find him In the parsonage
close by at the right Of the church"
The stranger thanked him and start
ed down the platform steps, when the
man called after him:
They're having trouble at the min
ister's house. thought If you didn't
know l ought to tell you. They have
a very sick baby there"
The stranger paused and looked un-
certainly at the man.
Il won't 90 there, then. If l ought
not am one Of Mr.. Kinks old semi
nary classmates. stopped off on my
way home from Colorado, where l
have been taking my vacation. Per-
haps had better not call there to-
night. didn't know Of his trouble.
Do you know how sick the baby isl"
"No. It's serious. The doctor has
been there nearly all day." -.
The stranger hesitated and finally
moved on toward the parsonage.
Il will simply stop and inquire at
: the house and then go, to the hotel"
he said to himself. ,s~.- a@az -.. -
When he knocked at the little parson-
age. Dorothy herself opened the door.
This is Mrs. Kirk? l am Mr.. VIII
son, one Of Mr.. Kinks classmates at
Hermon. You remember me? was
on my way from Colorado and stopped
OF to see him. ! only just heard Of the
Illness Of your baby. r. Il u
55ssas 'Come in, Mr.. w ilson. i know NAL
com will want to- see you." she said,
and he. entered with some reluctance
to intrude at such q time. but her man
i ner assured him that his presence was
grateful to them. BE-
Three years had made some changes
II Dorothy. She was very beautiful
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-02-06

ness"
from the fires. when through the dust,
racing in from the prairie, came a
team Of powerful farm horses drawing
an empty hay wagon. The lines were
trailing on the ground. and the harness
was broken. and as they rushed by
some one shouted, That's Phil Bar
toms teamv'
A little farther down the street the
horses were caught and stopped.
Kirk ran up with q crowd of other
men.
mo signs Of Phil anywhere" said
one OF the men who had helped to
catch the team.
Hes probably been thrown out
somewhere"
Drunken men never get killed."
Il wouldn't give much for his
chances IL he fell of in the gully grass
over there" said another. pointing to-
ward the district from which the
horses had come into the town.
Malcom's mind was in q whirl.
"He may be near by. We ought not.
to leave him without looking for him."
As he spoke he heard the boys moth
er saying as she faced Dorothy in the
study, my boy may never be saved"
"We've got our hands full looking
after the town. We might as well
face that fact; no rain for two
months. water all out of cisterns and
low in wells and that fire coming
down on us 40 miles an hour" SAID
one Of the business men.
Kirk looked around him. The citi-
zens were coming out of the stores
and houses and the whole town was
reused to face and fight the coming
danger, for it was true, unless the
wind changed or died down. Conrad
sX4s fhreatened. Xith the fate which
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-02-06

Constipation neglected or badlytreat-
ed, leads to total disability or death.
Rocky Mountain Tea absolutely cures
constipation In all it's forms. IS. A.
E. Mossberg.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-02-06

tone Of hopeless sadness that Dorothy
lifted up her head and looked at her.
Don't say that" she said, and the
tears flowed down her face faster.
They were merciful tears. Her heart.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-02-06
CHAPTER TX.


KIRK PREVENTS A LYNCHING.
AS Malcolm Kirk and Carver ran on
directly in the face of that wild line of
hre and smoke there was only one su-
preme thought in the mind of Malcolm.
He saw the boys mother, and while he
ran he heard her voice as she had ap-
pealed to him in his study.
lnstinctively the two men bore of
from the road over which the horses
had entered the town toward a swale
where the grass and rosin weeds grew
deep, and it was but a few feet from
the beaten track Of the prairie road
that they saw the body of Philip Bar
ton, lying face downward, the hands
clinched and holding tightly a broken
piece Of the lines of the harness.
No time then to stop and ask wheth-
er he were living, but up with him be-
tween them and back to the town with
all the power Of their pulsing man
hood.
Carver was entirely sober now. He
was naturally man of great muscular
endurance. Malcolm had kept up his
physical training in his work with the
young men in the church
Not word was said. They realized
that the time was short, and they ran
with their unconscious, heavy burden
between them.
Meanwhile men, women and children
had organized in desperate effort to
save the town. There was one fact in
their favor. 1t had been the custom
for those living on the edge of the town
to picket their animals out on the prai-
RE near by. The grass was cropped
short on this account Under any or
binary circumstances this fact would
have insured safety from any usual
fire. But the whole prairie was afame,
everything was as dry as two months
of drought and hot winds could make
it, and water for long time had been
very scarce in wells and cisterns Back
of all that advancing line of fire was a
prairie gale that shot the flames
straight forward. and old settlers, some
of whom had seen the great fires in Da-
kota in the early sixties. looked at the
sight now before them with grave
faces.
Dorothy came to the door Of the par
sonage, stood there moment and then
ran. with other women. her neighbors,
down to the main street
Bucket lines we're being formed from
all the wells and cisterns that were
available. She instantly joined with
the others in handing the water 4
large company of men armed with wet
cloths to whip out the fire began to
form as far from the houses as they
dared. 1t was too late now to plow
fire breaks and too windy to make a
back fire. The only hope that any one
had was that the shortness of the grass
near the town would check the fury OF
the advancing whirlwind of fame
"Have you seen Mr.. Kirk" Dorothy
asked as she first Joined the others
And they told her. Her face blanci1',l
and her lips breathed a prayer as she
worked on silently. She knew that he
whom she never loved as she loved
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-02-06

that year befell more than one ranch
and settlement.
Il believe Dorothy would tell me-
to CO." he said to himself. Then
he spoke aloud: II don't feel like CIV
ing young Barton up If he is anywhere
near. We can perhaps reach him be-
fore the fire reaches US. Who will go
with meY'
Il WILL" said Carver, who was at
Malcom's elbow.
Come on then," Malcolm cried. And
together the two men started on a run
in the direction from which the horses
had come in.
"Was Barton a friend of yours?'
asked Carver. as he painted by the side
Of the minister
no: l only knew him slightly"
What are you trying to find him
for?"
For his mother"
Inc men ran on. Over on the near
horizon line of flame and smoke over
% miles long marched down toward
them and the town of Conrad. with a
prairie gale behind it and human love
and courage in it's path.
The Nome nugget., 1901-11-16
ALASKA AS A CRIME CENTER.

Probably no section of the United States has been feer of crime than this section of Alaska, when the conditions and,the character of large class of the people who have hither are understood. A heterogeneous class of mankind have foregathered in Nome during the past two and athalf years During aportion4 of that time, at least, the country was without constituted authority of any kind And yet law and order were preserved in way that speaks wells for the sober and the intelligence of the men gathered on a~barren shore
 There have been but three trials in the district court for the highest crime--the taking of human lie One of these murder trial took place at Una laska and, strictly speaking, should not be charged to this section since the crime was committed o one c the Aleutian islands. Another case was for man. slaughter and the defendant acquitted, the jury returning verdict that the homicide was justiiable The third mar was also charged with manslaughter,
The Nome nugget., 1901-11-16

and he convicted, and is now serving fifteen years sentence. Nome has witnessed two other homicides since the early, days of 1899, when the first tents erected on the beach, although Dry creek had its white inhabitants early as 1898 In the fall of 1899 Policeman George Edwards shot and killed John F. Mallon after the latter had attempted to kill another man. The coroners jury exonerated Edwards. Billy smith, in the spring of 1900. met his death at the hands of a man whose cabin he attempting enter with force Before he died Smith himself exoneraied, from blame the man who shot him.
 The records of the district court show that the most common crime is larceny and there is a much larger percentage of petit than grand larceny HoId-ups and highway robberes have not been as numerous as might have been expected. It was re. marked the other day that Nome has been and is @the tamest camp ever known in the history of mining" and the assigned was that the 'cod of the North mems blood to be sluggish" The stirring early days of the West and Southwest were cited 'the brave days of old," where every man was a walking arsenal and something was wrong if one or more men were not killed every night" A real or fancied slur or insult could only be atoned with blood, and from the Mississippi to the Pacific, and from the Canadian border to the Mexican, hun dreds of nameless graves attest the fact.
 But We do not thlnk the absence Of blOod-lettlng
 in Alaska is because of the cold climate the blood can be fired here in the manner that caused it to run riot ill Arizona, or New Mexico, in Cali
 ornia. The application of hot and rebelous liquors
 to the blood has nearly always been the direct cause of most of the bloody fracases which have made mining camps notorious.
 It may be that we are becoming more ''civilized" and are less ready than fathers to call in the aid oi pistol bowie knife. Every generation it is said, grows weaker and wiser and yhap with our weakness wisdom has impressed upon us the in sensate foolishness of taking brothers liie Dur ing the last quarter of century many of the blood and thunder heroes have been laid away in eter- nity's subdivision, they rest. perchance within the walls of modern penitentares. Fortunately the Younger breed and the James and other we'll known outlaw families longer heard of, and none others have taken their places. Therefore believe that the human family is progressing. The "bad man" is no longer hero, even in nickel novels We
 must be rising, insensibly perhaps to higher plane of cvilization-a civlzation at least, which does not call upon man to steep his hands in the blood of his fellows.
The Nome nugget., 1901-11-16
TRUSTEES BOWED. NECKS.

Trustees Chambers and Bruce are pursuing their folly, at least Contractor Bayles is doing it for them, in the building of that $96OO school house. No one can blame the contractor, and he will no doubt do good job. But so long the school house stands 1t will be to the folly of couple of men who, in defiance of public opinion, ignoring the best interests of the community, insisted the erection of 8 school building which nobody but the two trustees themselves wanted.
 We have heretofore stated that the manner in which the contract for the building was let no new bids having been asked for is glaringly suspicious. The court house building, within few feet of the new school house, built in 1900, when the price of lumber high, as we'll as all materials and labor used in it's construction, and it includes comprehensive steam heating system The total cost was $7,2OO, and it is twice the size of the school house. And tbe bills were paid by A. K. Wheeler, at that Net this building, one half the size without heating apparatus of any kind, will cost $9,6OO; lumber is half the price it was in the sum- mer of 1900; is labor, and so is building material of every kind. Further comment is super1uous. A wayfaring man. though fool, need not err in his deductions.
The Nome nugget., 1901-11-16

Br'er Chambers knowledge of the value of Nome tundra may not be so limited as Br'er Hoggatt in. timated the other night at the citizens meeting It may be that the tundra cases had been properly diagnosed before prescribing.
The Nome nugget., 1901-11-16

The eldest native inhab:tant in these parts one Kayuka who lives near Snroek, says that this winter "maybe pretty warm; perhaps eold maybe so SOL. All of which goes to show that Kayuka does not propose to lose his reputation as a weather prophet
The Nome nugget., 1901-11-16

Captain J. E. Hansen betrays the bluff heartiuess of the sailor. In his lexicon there is place for "techniealities," but he knows the "ropes-n. And that's what counts.
The Nome nugget., 1901-11-16

Complaints are frequently made to the NUGGET concerning the ndiscrminate end careless use of Oil and gasoline stoves and lamps. A number of fires, which might have resulted disastrously, have oc. cured recently, caused by the negligent way in which these articles have been handled. Eternal vigilance the part of the fire officials may prevent disaster
The Nome nugget., 1901-11-16

One-third of the board of school trustees is not here to take up hisrhaTe of the burden. Maybe the two-thrds are sorry; maybe not
The Nome nugget., 1901-11-16

Strange isn't it. that seven out of every ten men in this country are from Missouri" and the re mainder 'from Texas?"
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1901-08-11

obstacles to be encountered and ex-
penses paid. in which tea growing in
this country may be made remunera-
tive appears to be in the ability of
growers to produce high grade varieties
successfully Thus far there have been
established at Pinehurst very fair tea
gardens. from choice imported Chinese
and japanese seed. From them have
been produced both-the green and
black teas. of d quality which readily
commands 81 or more in the retail mar
ket. The gardens have few vacancies,
and the plants grow luxuriantly.
1t was to be expected, of course, that
in our experiments we must encounter
many disappointments, But there has
been enough success thus far to war
rant their continuance. 1t is hoped that
ultimately the manufacture of those
very highly esteemed and high priced
teas, which are rarely seen outside the
distant countries where they are grown,
can be attempted. 1t is simply because
of light firing that they do not stand
transportation. and they should be
drunk shortly after manufacture. In
this field the American grower need
fear no competition from the Orient
Such teas demand a high, indeed, a
very high. price but it is believed, if
no better can be obtained. otherwise,
there will be no scarcity of buyers"
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1901-08-11
REPORTING YACHT RACES.
How the Cup Contests Are Covered
for the Newspapers.

During the recent races between the
Constitution, Columbia, and Independ-
ence. and again on the occasion of the
Astor cup race. the DAILY News" in
common with other papers furnished its
readers with reports of the contests
from the start until the hour of going
to press. the stories being marvels of de-
tail and accuracy. The reader undoubt-
eddy scarcely realizes what is necessary
for the obtaining of these reports, the
preparations which make them possible,
and the care and knowledge essential to
a successful gathering of the information
and its distribution.
The scene of the greater part OF the la
Dor is on the south shore of the island,
near the Davis villa on Bateman's Point.
1t is doubtful If anywhere else in this
country such a broad and magnificent
view of the ocean can be obtained as
from this particular spot. To those unfa-
miliar with n the effect is grand and in
spring, and the place is ideal spot to
watch yacht racing.
Had the establishment of a wireless
teiegraphy system been carried out at
the Point for the reporting of the races
IL could not have been more practical and
perhaps would not have beer so satisfac-
tory as the ordinary Morse sy3tcm, which
is used The details OF the apparatus
necessary for the work are thus describ-
ed:
Every movement the yachts make.
from the time of casting off their moor
ings until their return, is recorded and
transmitted over the wires. Announce
ments of important happenings. In the
form of bulletins are sent over the
wire every two or three minutes. Thus
person in New York can keep himself
as well informed of the condition and
chances of the yachts at any time, as
though he were alongside them. In the
case of the Independence breaking her
topmast. for example, a bulletin was sent,
and if ii had been so desired an extra edi-
ton Of any of the daily papers in New
England or New York could have been
placed on the street for sale within half
an hour after the accident. These are
some Of the advantages coupled of course
with many disadvantages, best under
stood by those familiar with such work"
The local telephone company furnished
a cable of ten wires. lacked in at the
switch with each one OF the local tele-
graph Offices. a certain number of wires
connecting with each office. and thence
on, to a short distance beyond the Old
Fort Road, where the use of poles was
dropped and fences used in their stead
On reaching the sea wall the cable was
separated into FIVE pairs of wires. two
wires running to each one Of the five ia
bes furnished. on which to place the teIe-
graph instruments, each table being sup
piled with ar operator The style of in
strument used is the regular main line
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1901-08-11
RIDES BUT PAYS NO FARE.
Reuben the Street Car Mems
FavOrite Passenger.
DisreputabIc-LooI>i Dog Who
Makes Up in Intelligence What He
LnciSs in COmcIiDcss-Witbo
Home of His own. But independent

Reuben is the street car mems fav-
orite passenger. Reuben is the name
they have given a disreputable-looking
dog who has no permanent home and
spends his time riding on electric cars and
visiting the various fire engine and truck
houses. Despite Reuben's lack OF good
looks he is. If the stories told by his
friends are to be believed, an animal OF
rare intelligence.
This sagacious canine was passenger
to Chevy Chase with a reporter last Sun
day. The conductor of the car when ask
ed whom the dog belonged to and how he
came to be aboard seemed astonlshed.
Don't you know Reuben?" he asked.
why, 1 thought everybody was onto
him. That's the knowingest dog In the
world. This is his first trip with me for
two months. He's been rusticating with
the marines down at the Navy Yard. He
turned up at Rock Creek Bridge this
morning. and has been riding with me
ever since. Reuben amt tied to anybody.
but all the boys on the line are glad to
meet him and extend him courtesy Reub-
en- goes and comes as he pleases. l don't
know that anybody claims the ownership
of him. l have been on this road four
months and this is his second visit to me.
cars, and he knows just where he is go
ing and who he is going with.
When l saw him at the bridge this
morning l knew he had come to spend the
day with me. When l said all aboard
for Chevy Chase at Cabin John. he
jumped on the car and has been riding
ever since. He don't bother anybody and
is lots of company. He cant speak words,
but he talks with his eyes, and / can
understand what he wants to say. He
won't stay with me long. He'll probably
spend a day or two on this run and then
transfer to some other branch and put in
a few days there, and then he'll probably
pay his compliments to the boys of the
Fire Department. They all know him.
too, and like him.
Reuben lives on the fat of the land.
He won't eat stuff that common dogs eat
He wants good meat and milk. and will
devour an onion or tomato with relish
Reuben has been over every branch of
road owned by the Capital Traction and
the other company. He knows all the men
and is known by them. He's as gentle
as baby and as wise as an OWL and has
covered more miles of rail without
paying than all the men, women, and
children in the District put together. A
great dog is Reuben"
During all of the time the conductor
was singing his praise Reuben was perch
ed on the rear seat of the car. bobbing his
head from side to side, apparently hugely
enjoying the sight of the bright blue sky
and trees and flowers and grass that so
abundantly abound along the route to the
Maryland resort.
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1901-08-11

A strange story is told by a Vinalhaven
citizen ard Il man whose word is as good
as his bond" On the morning of July Il
he arose early and at about o'clock
went into his field to NOW. The grass
was wet with dew and the air was crisp
and cool. but not cold enough for the
forming of ice or frost. He had moved
but few minutes wnen he thought it
hC st to whet the scythe. In doing so he
graSped the snath OF the scythe and to
his surprise found il covered by a thin
coat of ice for about a foot from the end
where the scFthe is fastened on the snath
He rubbed off the ice with his hand and
resumed moving. After moving for ten
or fifteen minutes he found the Snath
again ice coated. He removed the ice and
proceeded with his work and the third
time the ice appeared. He can in no way
account Tor this. unless 1t was caused nv
the rapid motion of the scythe as il swung
through the cool morning air. causing
rapid evaporation. or perhaps there was
a cold current of salt air drawing in OF
the water. as his field Is situated near
the waters of Penobscot Bay. He thinks
some chemical action caused by the salt
on the grass and evaporation was pruba-
bly, the cause of this unusual appearance
of Ice In July. Further than this he can
not account for the phenomenon and
would be pleased If some scientific person
would give him some eXplanatioa.-Ban
gor News.
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1901-08-11

Then she responds by touching her nose
with a finger of her left hand.
During October the Anus hold a relig-
ious fete. which is called the Bear Fes-
tivai. because they sacrifice n bear which
has been carefully fostered for three
years.
judicial punishment among the Anus
consists of n sever beating with a stick
administered to the culprit The crimes
are generally Understanding articles or
the wife of neighbor. AS there are
eight men to one woman the majority of
the males are not married and wife
stealing is very common. The accused is
subjected to a long examination by the
chief of the community. and is then
compelled to resort to the ordeal of fire.
He must take a stone out of boiling wa
ter. If innocent the Anus think he will
not be injured. If the question cannot be
settled in this way the principals in the
dispute must fight 1t out.
The Anus are poiytheists. though they
limit their gods to two-a god of fire and
n god of water. Tho first Is called Kabe-
kamoi and the latter Matokamoi. They
also. like most peoples who have re-
ligious system, believe in some sort of
heaven and hell-Japau and America.