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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-11-21

Pos Posy "a; and Flopsy and ~lisss:
was his Sunday school ts.s..
very best girl, and ~ 1000
Flopsy had last year aoa
Christmas from Mr.. Minds.
old gentleman laughed =.
the Jokes, and in turn toll, ! -
what he did years and y ss'e
he was q boy. staA
So the time passed
till word was brought - ~
there had been a wreck !. asa
and that no train could run MI NJ
Norfolk that night.
But / Must CO." ss,a ~.
MY father is waiting u, ~
give them a dollar if tho,
through"
"A dollar was a large sum !.
Dick, and as it was all he -. !.
a valuable offer.
The colored waiter shov.a :.
pleasantly. "Sho', dey ain,
chen de president troo," he -, ~ >.
ry. sah."
Billy Dick looked frightened !.
but he said, my father vss i h
me and telegraph to mother th.s !;
here all right, and mothsrM
worried. And father saws 4 !.
ly to worry a lady"
well, well, it is too bad i.
old gentleman. "Your fath..
worry because he knows :. \
and We'll telegraph to your no...
you like" D
So Billy Dick ate the re,, :
supper. convinced that a sm.n
couldn't do much to clear Tho ~,
If they would not even do 4 :.
president himself.
After the ice cream was AMI.
they went to the telegram onc.
sent the telegram.
Can you give mother nv i
asked Billy Dick.
The old gentleman chuckled
nodded.
Then there was nothing elss /
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With even simple furnishings. took all
her avails and compelled her to look
around Tor the Wherewith to satisfy
the cravings and clamors Of her phys
zeal nature. for she was . jolly and
weighty specimen of widowkind. As
the doctor frequently said of her:
The widow Amesy is q good-sized
chunk Of q woman; able to take care
Of herself and stand on her rights"
For some inscrEtable reason the
widow had set herself up as the cham
pion Of the weak-men,,s women or
children, there wss no difference to
her-even In the case OF q helpless
bird or dog. she would RUNE up as II
ohe had the feathers Of q motherly
hen guarding her brood from the at
lacks OF q ravenous hawk, and stay
the injurious hand. To the sick and
suffering she was kindness personi-
ned. and her gentle disposition com
bined with her physical strength and
the knowledge of how to S 1t
brought her into constant demand as
= skillful nurse. Everybody knew her,
respected her and had reason to be
grateful to her for services performed
1t some period, or other, and was
ready to fight for her II the occasion
required war on her behalf.
There was once q faint breath OF
scandal, but the doctor dissipated it in
the most startlingly vigorous manner,
and after that, neither It nor any
other. ul-wind blew in her direction.
III that woman isn't q saint, she's
next. door to being one" was his
wind.up when he told the story.
MI. Adoniram Jimson was the In
dividual Ii question. A "ne'er do WE'LL
but he took care Of the widows COW
and calf, looked after her chickens
and ducks as q labor Of love. and t.
reciprpcate many Of her little surrep
titious acts Of kindness In the shape
Of fresh baked bread. an occasions:
roast chicken or a luxuriant pie, thai
found fts wa1 into hts 'scant pantry
He accepted and ate everything ht
found there In . perfunctory manner
somewhat after the style OF the raven
ted prophet, or rather like the hos
under the OAK. that roots up and de
vours the succulent nuts. without evel
looking up to see whence they come
II % happened. late one evening
that Nj. Unison started after the
widows COW and calf that had beer
wandering among the brush all day
Tor pasture, and had apparently for
gotten the way homo. It had been
raining steadily for forty-eight hours
and the numerous sloughs, rfverbeda
and buffalo wallows. were 80 saturated
with water that 1t meant death to fall
1nto any Of them because Of the bot,
tcmless quicksands mixed with mirey
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would so in after him, but he quickly
stopped her.
mo. no. widow. for Gods sake. 90
back. Youth mire yourself an both OF
us'l be lost"
Il have it." said the widow, quickly
taking In all the surroundings. Have
patience. Mr.. Jimson, and do not
struggle, or you will sink faster" then
adding under her breath: Il must do
it; there's no time to get help; be-
sides, nobody q see me-"
The big lower limb of q sycamore
tree stretched out over and beyond
him. but out of his reach, and her
thought was, that II she could clim
out on the limb, her weight would
bend 1t down so that he could seize
hold Of it. and either draw himself
out or hold on to it until she could
procure other aid.
She climbed the tree and reached
the big limb after encountering numer-
GUS bruises and scratches, which, how
ever, she did not heed. Then resting
q moment, she stretched her body out
along the branch and began to crawl
slowly toward Jimson, who soon un-
derstood what she intended to do.
Widow" he cried imploringly.
you'll fall on an be lost. Never
mind me, widow. I amt Of no account;
I'm in my last hole, an It's jest as
well. For Gods sake, widow. go
back; don't resk your life for mel"
BE still, poor man." said the wom-
an, crawling slowly along. her arms
and legs clasped around the limb. It
began to bend with her weight at
last, but she still kept on, almost fan.
ing on. for the limb was growing
smaller and she could not grip it tight
She fiattened her body down upon It
like q worm crawling on q Quivering
twig, all the time telling Unison to
cheer up and she would save him. The
limb bent lower and lower still, until
Unison had a tiny branch in his grasp.
Nov, hold on tight" the widow
commanded, "and keep still. l am go
ling back, and when my. weight is OF
the limb It will spring up and pull you
out"
So saying. she began to crawl back
ward cautiously, lest q single slip
should throw her OF her balance and
her efforts prove In vain. The broken,
Jagged twigs and branches caught her
dress and pierced her flesh, but with
resistless force she bore her whole
weight backward against them and
tore herself free, reaching the trunk
In safety. whence abe dropped painting
to the ground.
Unison worked the sticky earth and
sand into the consistency Of Cruel. by
turning and twisting. until finally the
downward suction ceased and the ur-
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ward spring of the tree branch began
to draw him up and out. Then, climb
ing hand over hand along the limb as
it bent back to its normal position,
the woman encouraging him all the
way, he finally reached safety, and,
dropping from the limb to the ground,
broke his leg and fell UNCONSCIOUS.
When he recovered his senses he
was lying on a couch in the widows
little parlor, the widow herself bend
ing over him with a bowl of steaming
tea which she made him drink.
81 must go home, widow" said Jim
son trying tt stand up and walk, but
falling to the floor. groaning with
pain. Lifting him back upon the
couch, the widow babe him lie still
while she went for the doctor.
Hmm, a very bad case" re-
marked the doctor after an examina-
ton Of the fractured member.
Crushed, twisted and broken. How
did it happen?"
When put in possession Of the facts,
the doctor burst out into a roar of
laughter. What a sight! What a
sight" he exclaimed as soon as he
recovered his breath.
What do you mean" demanded the
widow, bridling up.
why, your crawling out on that
limb and crawfshing back again." The
imaginative doctor again broke out
into a At of laughter, which was sud
denly checked by a sound box on the
ear administered by the angry wom-
an.
You're here to fix this poor mans
leg, not to insult a woman!" she
snapped out with fire in her eyes.
Widow, l beg your pardon" said
the doctor humbly as he turned to his
patient.
1T will be six weeks before he can
crawl about on crutches, and two
months before he can attempt to
walk" was the fiat when the opera
ton had been completed.
six weeks7 Two months?'
groaned Unison. 'Le'me go home.
must go home" and he attempted to
rise, compelling the doctor to hold
him down on his back.
But the cow. widow, I must git the
cow" said he plaintively.
Never mind the COW, Mr.. Jimson.'
said the widow; let 1t 60 to Halifax.
You've got to lie still for six weeks OF
two months. I'll take care of YOU"
And she did take care Of him, pull.
ing him through until he was able to
walk.
Not long afterward, about ten days
before Thanksgiving day, the widows
little house was burned to,the ground,
all she had in the worl1 being con.
stunned with 1t. When the bucket bri
gade finished fighting the fiery demon,
the latter had the best OF it-there was
nothing left but the widow-yes, there
vas the hencoop, but that was not q
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clay, which drew their prey down into
the depths without hope of ~extrication.
Naturally careless and reckless, Mr..
Jimson plunged into a Quagmire, and
when he felt himself sinking, he
shouted for help. Fortunately the
widow heard his cries and rushed to
the rescue.
What in the world are you doing in
there, Mr.. Jimson?" she inquired after
locating him N the semi-darkness.
The cows, widow; l started after
them and forgot the slough in goin'
cross lots"
wait, Mr.. Jimson, and l will phil
you out" and she made as II she
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1t habitation for her. although she
thought she might fix 1t up and get
along all right until she could afford
to build some sort of q shanty to pro-
tect her from the inclement weather.
She refused all offers of aid, but
Squire Hobbs laid down the law and
she vas compelled to yield.
f"You will 60 over to my house and
stay there until sweEhave built you an
other house." said he with q deter
mination that overcame her resistance.
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you know what ! did last year? An
auto and | ran away together. And
remembered. OF course, that a boy
whose name IL, Milton Montgomery
Norton cant disobey, so we-Jiminy
Ann! What do you suppose is the
matter?"
Flopsy's tail wagged knowingly. but
he didn't answer. He was either jeal-
. OF this Jimmy Ann" whom he
had never seen, but to whom, Billy
Dick often talked In this way. What
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-11-21
lBy Charles III. Robinson.1
It was all on account of the Widow

Amesy.
During the lifetime of her lord and
master Mrs. Amesy was nothing but
m atom f%iurrying around on the edge
OF the social whirlwind, but, as a wild
ow with q tidy bit of money left hcr
by the lamented departed-that was
another matter. Then, the storm GEN.
ter sought to draw her In and squeeze
the money out Of her. Being a wise
woman, she resisted the pressure and
invested her windfall in a little cot
tage, which possessed three rooms be-
low and two more in the attic. This.
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BIlLY's THANKSGIVING UNCLE,

"Thanksgiving's coming again, Flop
sy," said Billy Dick. But l forgot,
you don't know Thanksgiving, do you?
You were only the ragman's dog then.
You ought to have been here-why, do
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The age-herald., 1902-05-08
GROCERS TO ERECT
 A NEW BUILDING
Whitfield & Go. Will Build a Four Story Structure On First
 Avenue.

In the near future J. G. Whitfield & Co.,, wholesale grocers, will begin the erection of a handsome pressed brick building on First avenue between Sev- enteenth and Eighteenth streets. They have sold tie building they now occupy and -ll move into the new quarters just as soon as completed.
 The new building will be three stories high and will have a basement with as much floor space as either of the other stories. It will be 50 by 182 feet. and will be built at a cost of about $40,000, in cludipg the price of the lot.
 Whitfield & Co.'S business has increas- ed until the new building is necessary. MT. Wood, one of the members of the firm said last night that he believed all of the large concerns on Morris Avenue would In the course of a few years be driven to First avenue as the space be- tween the avenue and the railroads was entirely too small, the distance being only S2 feet. This will be the third build ing erected Ly wholesale grocery con- cerns on First avenue within the past twelve months.
The age-herald., 1902-05-08
FOUND GUILTY.
Riley Hubbard Seems Fond of Jail
 Life.

Riley Hubbard, a negro. was found guilty on a charge of grand larceny. Rl- ley was accused of stealing a purse con- taining some money The offense was said to have occurred at Brookside at a time when Riley had been out of jail a very short while. The crime was com mitted. so the states witnesses said, on April l, but Riley when arrested on the 2d did not plead that the affair was an April fool joke
 Riley has remarkable criminal record. He seems to be fond of jail life and has lived under several administrations of the sheriff's office. Sheriff Morrow, when he took charge of the office, found Riley in jail and so did Sheriff O'Brien when he was elected, and the present sheriff, A. V. Burgin, had the same experience.
 Neal Martin was found guilty of steal ing a horse and was recommended to the mercy of the court.
The age-herald., 1902-05-08
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

A deed was filed yesterday from the Watson Waroho use and Mercantile Com pany to the Mayberry Hardware Com pany, conveying a lot fronting 300 feet on tho south side of Avenue D, running back of equal width JAG feet to an alley, and a lot fronting 25c feet on the north side of Avenue and running back 140 feet to an alley. The consideration ex- pr, ssed in the decd is SIC, but the rev enue stamps placed on it indicate a con- sideratior of s22,500.
 Dr. Joseph R. Smith, through Messrs. Motion & Co.,. has sold the property at the northwest corner of Eighteenth street and Fourth avenue to MT. H. L.. Mcconnell of Mobile.
 The consideration is $90OOO. The lot is buildings.
 MT. J. c. Whitfield has purchased from the Birmingham Reeity Company an un- improved lot on First avenue between Seventeenth and Eighteenth streets.
 The dimensious arc 5ox1s2A feet ana the consideration Is s14,7o0.
 It is a11derst cod to be the purpose of NIT. w nltHelO tO erect upOH IL d TOUT stcry brick building to be occupied by J. G. Whitfield & Co.
 Other deeds were filed as follows
 w. c. Phillips to Republic Land Com l.. pany: ;25G0.
 H. McCally to A. A. Clisby $1600.
 w w. Barclay, ct al, to G. H. Tay- Tor; 5000.
 A. and M. Clifford to Mrs. L. II. Rus sell: s35c0
 N L. Miller end wife to II. A. c. Syl- vester; $cS00.
The age-herald., 1902-05-08
NEW ASPECT OF
 THIRD REGIMENT
COMPROMISE TICKET IS PRO. POSED AND COMMITTEE GOES
 TO MONTGOMERY TO SEE GOV. JELKS AND ASK FOR ELECTION.

Anniston, May 7.-(Special.) 1.-The end of seems drawing near. While Captain Daniels, who has charge of the affairs for the anti-Higdon faction, has said that he did not care to have anything else to do with the proposed settlement, he has again taken charge for his friends to adjust the regimental officers, after much solicitation.
 The settlement as Is now proposed is that a committee shall wait upon the Governor and ask an election without any reference to Colonel Higdon.
 The committee shall consist of Captain Daniels, of the anti-Higdon faction and Captain Burr of the l1igdon faction, so called. The harmony ticket proposed is as follows:
 For Lieutenant Colonel-F. P. McCon- nell of Talladega.
 For Major of the First Battalion-Cap- tain Bankhead of Jasper.
 For Major of the Second Battalion Capt J. L. Daniels or Anniston
 For Major of the Third Battalian-Capt. Simpson of Florence.
 Captain Daniels left yesterday for Montgomery. being joined at Talladega by Captain Burr. These gentlemen will not arrive In Montgomery In time to see the Governor tonight. but will see him the first thing In tfe morning.
 The two officers will carry credentials of inducements from 32 of the 43 officers in the regiment, tn sse not being counte ed with the majority, being the two Brm- ingham companies. and the others from Huntsville and Decatur.
 The vacancies for which an election will be asked will be for those made by the | resignations of Lieutenant-ColonelK Kyle | and Majors Parks, Huey and Mcconnell, who resigned shortly after the Eigdon- | Kyle courtmartial.
The age-herald., 1902-05-08
TO MUNICIPAL LEAGUE.
President Weakley Leaves-Mayor
 Drennen Unable to Attend.

President John W. Weakley of the Ala bama League of Municipalities left last night for Montgomery to attend the an. nual meeting of the league, which opens today and will last for three days. Mayor w. M. Drennen who Is secretary of the league, will not be able to attend on ac- count of the death of his brother. A pa per on Street Improvements" which was to have been read before the convention by him will be sent down and read by some one else. Mayor Drennen has made a study of this subject on account of the vast amount of street improvement being done in Birmingham and is well qualified to discuss the subject.
 The Board of Aldermen and city off cials of Birmingham have been invited tc attend the meeting. and it is probable several will go down to Montgomery to- day.
The age-herald., 1902-05-08
WILL MEET NEXT
 IN BIRMINGHAM
SESSION OF THE GRAND LODGE KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS COMES TO A CLOSE IN MoNTeoMERY-Lo. MAX ENDORSED.

Montgomery, May 2. - Especially - The Grand Lodge Knights of Pythias of --la- bama completed its work today and ad- journed after voting to meet next year in Birmingham.
 The work of today's session has been largely secret, but the most important act was the adoption of a resolution looking to the erection of a state temple. A committee consisting of the grand chancellor, grand keeper of records and seal and grand master of the exchequer was named with authority to set aside whatever sum they thought advisable of the surplus money now in hand for state temple. This is to be taken as prelimi- nary step.
 A second resolution was adopted to au- thorize this committee to apply to the next legislature for authority to issue s6O 900 of f per cent 20-year bonds for the purpose O. completing the temple, The next session of the grand lodge will pass finally upon these propositions.
 A resolution strongly endorsing Tennent I,omax of Montgomery for supreme vice chancellor was adopted This election Will take place at the session to be held in San Francisco next August. and MT. Lo- max,s chances for the position are con- sidered very bright. He is one or the brightest and most eloquent Knights In the country and at former sessions or the supreme lodge he has won much praise. ,,
 Governor Jelks today appointed Hon. Claude E. Hamilton of Greenville to De judge advocate general on his personal staff. vice Colonel Frank G. Coffey, who has removed to New York. MT. Hamilton is one of the most prominent young law yers in his section and is serving a sec ond term as Mayor of his thriving town
The age-herald., 1902-05-08
BRILLIANT CONCERT.
Miss Gocke to Present Varied and
 Entertaining Programme.

Miss Edna Gockel. who will give piano recital at the Conservatory of Music tonight is one of the few vituosos of American birth. She is conceded to be the most brilliant concert player in the South.
 Her programme will include Beeth- ovens c minor theme and variations, two short pieces by Schumann. three or four short pieces by Chopin and several com positions by Liszt. The Mephisto waltz which ends the programme is a wonder fully fetching piece. It opens with an im- itatien of a village orchestra tuning up'' In ffths.
 Many tickets have been sold and a large audience is assured. This will be Miss Gockels first appearance in recital since she returned from Berlin. She achieved a triumph at the festival when she was accompanied by the Thomas orchestra, but in a recital programme she will have wide scope for the display of her versa tility as well as her virtuosity.
The age-herald., 1902-05-08
CONTRACTORS ID
 START UP AT ONCE
They Offer Carpen terS 35 Gents
 Maximum for g Hour Day,
ATTITUDE OF UNION MEN
Master Builders Voted Unanimously to Go Ahead, But Officials of Dis trict Council Confident oF
 Winning the Fight.

The building contractors who shut down May 1 rather than accede to the de- mands of the Union carpenters for an eight-hour day at a minimum of 35 cents an hour. have decided to resume work regardless of the union.
 The Master Builders Association held meeting last night at Turn Verein Hall and adopted this resolution:
 Resolved by the Master Builders As sociation, having failed to come to any agreement with the Carpenters Union, that it be the sence of this organization that we proceed with our work and that we agree that the maximum wage to be paid to first class carpenters be 35 cents per hour and the minimum number of hours per day shall be not less than nine hours"
 The meeting was largely attended and the resolution was carried by a unan- imous vote. Ensley was represented.
 The association decided to secure a hall quarters.
 After the meeting adjourned Secretary Evans, who is recognized as one of the leaders among the contractors, said he did not think there would be any diff culty in getting good carpenters for the wages offered. Three dollars and fif- teen cents a day would not be long re- fused, he said.
 Asked if the contractors would resume work today MT. Evans replied: We will start at once to get ready. I think by Monday we will all be at work"
 Other members who discussed the sit uation said they thought the strike would be like that of about two years ago. One of them remarked: When we stopped work before many union men held off for a while, but they afterwards came to us, and so it will be this time"
 Carpenters Confident.
 The officials of the District Council of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners express themselves as con- fident of being able to win the fight. One of them said last night that he had an- ticipated the action of the contractors in voting to resume work on lines independ- ent of the union, but that he was thor oughly true to the union. None of them, he said, would desert. The union was never so strongly banded together as 1t was asserted.
 The District Council was much grati- fled at the prompt action of the Brick layers union pledging it's moral support.
 The carpenters will labor systematical- ly and consistently to persuade members of the craft in other cities from coming to Birmingham.
 The differences between the union paint ters and the paint contractors are practi- cally settled.