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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-12-13

The old man was sitting on box on
the platform. smoking his pipe. when
Hemstead tried TO engage him in con
versation- Immediately .Dowdell left.
looking at his watch and then going
into the woods. He remained nearly half
an hour. while the others sat dejectedly
on the platform. specializing wildly as
to what the old man purposed TO do.
Fifteen minutes before train time Dow
dell returned, resumed his seat on the
box, rehlied and lit his pipe and smoked
slowly, watching the rings he sent roll
ing upward with skill and apparent en-
joyment
'Dowdell." began Hemstead. "will you
tell us-no. hang it. not what you are
going 10 do; don't look so surly, What
time is it. please?'
-Four thirty. The five young men saw
II was but five minutes until the train
was due All remarked upon the change
that appeared to have come over the
old reporter. He didn't seem to be the
Billy rfey knew in town. There was an
unfamiliar expression on his face; an
unusual appearance Of the eyes: his
hands twitched nervously: he would not
talk. The last was not the least sur
prising.
The only thing for U.S. said Hem
stead. is to watch him and do what
he does. or take advantage of the play
he makes"
A distant foot toot" mufied by the
thick forest. sounded indistinctly. Dow
dell jumped from his box and ran like
a boy OF sixteen down the station plat
form and on south along the side of the
railroad tracks
Say, Dowdell!' shouted Van scoy, as
the old man shot past the crowd But
Dowden ran on. unmindful
Let's get down the other side of him
and see what we can do said Hem
stead. They FASTENED on in DowdeIl-s
direction and past him. keeping their
eyes on his peculiar. unexplainable ac-
tons.
My God!7 shouted Groves. with a
look of horror on his young face. Look
at him. What If he should
''T-o-o-t. t-o-ot; toot. tootr' The
blatant whistle of The oncoming loco
motive drowned out the rest of his
question.
A second later the huge. black form
of the engine. a rift of yellow smoke ap-
pearing and disappearing above it.,
blurted out through the small opening
in the edge of the forest, and, rocking
and swaying with it's long train of heav-
lily loaded passenger cars, it darted
across the clearing at a rate of maybe
fifty, maybe seventy. miles an hour, in
the direction Of the reporters
1t had been a day OF nervous suspense
in the newspaper Offices in the Twin
Cities City editors and managing edi-
tors worried as the hours passed and
no word came from their reporters sent
20 write the biggest story of the year.
The II o'clock edition went to press
without a line OF the account. So did
the 2 o'clock. and the o'clock. and the
o'clock, and the special mail edition
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-12-13

more than hundred more than one day
out of a year here at this jerk-water
side-track station Wonder If hen be
able to handle the stuff all right?"
''Oh. yes, guess so" said Hemstead-
But he'll earn the $40 bonus we gave
him yesterday to be on hand and keen
the wire clear for us today. Wen have
to see that he gets another $40 at least
if he-r
Great Scott, boys. the operator isn't
here!' shouted Groves. who had hasten
ed on ahead. and who now emerged from
the shack.
WHAT exclaimed the others in dis
may.
He's gone," yelled Groves. What
the deuce can we do now? Wonder
where he is?''
Drunk. perhaps" answered Dowdell.
Drunk on that so we gave him"
All searched through the two rooms
Of the shack-the telegraph office.
agents office. baggage. express and
waiting room, all in one, and the mans
living and sleeping room IN the other
and looked in the most impossible places
for the fellow. under the table and
busgk, behind the boxes stored there,
and even in the coal bin. Not a trace
of the ran could be found.
I'VE seem to be up against it," OBJ
served Groves
Yep" chimed three others.
A train was due to pass through Be
midi at ABS in the afternoon. The re-
porters ascertained that en- route north
two days before. They had tried every
means possible to get an order from
the superintendent for it TO stop at Be
midi. but in vain. 1t was the through
Pacific st. Paul express. they were told.
sad made very close connections at St.
Paul for the train for Chicago and New
York. and could not be delayed a min
ute under any circumstances or for any
person.
The reporters walked the platform in
front of the shack for nearly half an
hour, waiting hopeIessly for the opera
tor and thinking hard Now and then
one of them would swear in his desper-
alton. But there was no way out Of it
that any one could suggest. Finally
DodwelI looked at his watch. then sat
down. took out a book of notes and a
srent block of yellow paper. and began
10 write.
wonder what the deuce he's going
to Go with ii when it's written?" re-
marked Groves.
Haven't the slightest idea" said Hem
stead. Don't suppose he has"
a few minutes later. however, it ap.
peared to them that he had definite
purpose. The old man had finished hi:
story. read it over slowly and care
fully, making a change here. making a
paragraph there. then he rolled it UT
and addressed it to the city editor OF
the Mail"
Not having the faintest idea what the
old reporters game was the others
with time hanging heavily on their
hands, followed his example. They wrote
their stories. with little or no interest
then fixed them as Dowdell had done.
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planned Farnsley. Train leaves at
4:10."
There must be some hustling." said
the managing editor. looking at the
small clock that stood on his desk.
Get them started without delay" and
he turned to write expense checks of
large proportions for reporters.
Yes. but. Great ScottT shouted
Farnsley. there's nobody in the Of
fee. Everybody out securing for stuff.
I've tried to get Jones at the city hall.
but he isn't there. Mayne can't he
reached at police headquarters-don' {
know where he is Lubold is out on
Wen. somebody's got TO be sent on
that train.'' interrupted Culberson. The
next is s;55. We can't lose time like
that"
They had walked out in to the re-
porters' room. while talking. and the
managing editor saw Dowdcll.
There's Billy" he said
Il know" whispered Farnsley. as he
drew his superior back into the oflce.
But we can't send him on story like
this. You know that
Yes, 1 know" said the managing
editor slowly, thinking Then: Some
body's got to go, though. and at once.
Try to reach Mayne or Jones again
The city editor was unable to locate
either of the men. and so told Gull
bertson.
Send Dowdell. then" he commanded.
! 'Dowdelli" the managing editor
called. Then he turned TO Farnsby
and said in a low tone as the old re-
porter crossed the room: There may
be a little of the old fire left in him-I
hope So"
The gaunt Norway pines near Bemidji.
in the far northern part of Minnesota,
swayed slowly and with seeming de-
liberation as a cool northwest wind
whistled among them. Through the
1 tangled underground five men picked
their difficult and somewhat uncertain
way. Their dress and frequent loud OBJ
/ jurga tons. heard above the noise of the
wind and the cracking Of drying twigs
and leaves beneath their feet, indicated
plainly that they were not native to
/ those parts.
The forest through which they were
passing was almost forest primeval;
a wild. virgin woodland. whose byways
were known to but few save the red
man; a locality famed among sports
men, but none had seen half its beau
ties. The pines stood thick for hun
dreds of miles. vast expenses where the
incisive ak of the lumberman had not
yet wrought devastation. There was
timber of every form and variety-oak
J poplar. pine. beach, and tamarack-
with here and there a small clearing
where hunters or Indians had camped
The sounds that were heard in tbs
forest were the sounds OF nature unal-
tered. The thunder of the cataract die
not Cypress the ear; the song of the
winds among the trees recalled an old
| lullaby; the waves crashed increasingly
| against the shores OF the lakes which
! were found there in numbers uncounted.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-12-13

but the effect was that of sweet orches-
tration.
Giant moose stallSed in the dark
depths and were not afraid, for they
were hunted but five days in the year.
The men had seen two within an hour.
The great brown antlered beasts had
not scampered off. but had stood stolidly
by. interesting and apparently inter
ested Red deer. the caribou and white
northern were at home in the vast tract
through which they were trekklng.
Ruffled grouse, as the stranger passed,
got up whirring out Of the brush.
Thousands of quail scuttled about undis-
mayed at the sight OF the intruders.
sweet odor of the pines. healthful,. re-
freshing.
But the men were hurrying on, APP
parently unmindful of the beauties of
nature, and complaining as men do com
plain when business takes them from the
realm of pleasure. Crossing a narrow
stream by leapinG from stone to stone
that protruded above the smooth sur
, face. plunging again into the depths
where the sun seldom enters save il
winter when the trees are stripped of
their foliage, encountering unforeseen
Instructions in the way of bayous, wide
and STILL which had to be circled at
great loss of time, and vines that ex-
1 tended across in great masses from tree
to tree, they worked forward. perspiring,
impatient
"Oh, let's rest a while" said Hem
stead young man whose fashionable
clothes had been sadly dirtied and torn.
as he SUNK on to a fallen tree trunk.
We'll" said Van Scoy. man few
years older, its bully good story,
when we get it in"
Yes, but 1 wouldn't go after another
story under these conditions for twice
what I'll get out OF this one"
"Oh it's all in a lifetime" merrily
shouted Groves. the youngest of the
crowd. I'D rather be doing this than
attending to Office routine of three
alarms 'obits.' and the like"
/ The enthusiasm of youth" observed
Dowdell. who was Sitting on the grass
hopping his forehead and neck with a
handkerchief. But that's ell right" he
added Gather the sap while it's on its
way up. Groves. and the refining pro-
cess win be simpler and more satisfac-
tory
Three-quarters of an hour later the
five arrived at the edge of a wide clear.
/ ing that bristled with stumps and was
covered with yellow chips. At the OPP
posite side stood a low. log shack. Into
and out Of it extended a single telegraph
wire. which disappeared among the
leaves thirty yards on either side Jn
front lay two red-brown strips of rails
the trains did not pass that way FIRE.
quently enough to give then a ''shine. "
These. too. lost themselves in the near
by wood. 10 the north and 10 the south
"I'n bet that operator viii have par
| alysis before a. m. tomorrow" said
Van Scoy. Eighteen thousand words
! in one day for man who does not send
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-12-13
A Ii the red hairs on the head Of
N Billy Dowdel that had not fall
L n en- out had turned gray-prema-

n Billy Dowdell that had not fan
Il n en- out had turned gray-prema-
turely, perhaps. and yet he was
almost an old man. The people Of
newspaper row pointed him out to new
reporters as the man who beat the
world on the Lehman tragedy; who had
got out the only story on the Pillager
massacre in 1881: who alone. when no
other man dared attempt It. had ferret
ed out the corruption in the State gov
eminent and had sent three State Of
ficials and six members Of the Legisla-
ture to the penitentiarv and who had
written two successful plays and sever
al books.
But that was in the long ago. Nobody
considered that he was retained on the
staff of the Mail because his services
were worth the very good salary he
drew inferring rather that It was be-
cause of what he had done for the pa
per and because he would not leave 1t.
Those really big stories-the important
conventions. the large catastrophes. the
mysterious crimes-that Billy Che was
not called Billy irreverently) used TO be
sent out to write. were assigned TO
younger men, and he was given nothing
but the easiest and simplest things 70
do. The city editor considered that it
would be foolish to expect the old re-
porter to handle a big story. So did
everybody else.
Thus it happened on September 6-as it
happened on many other days-that
Dowdell sat in the Mail" Office and
watched the reporters one by one called
to the city editors desk TO receive as
signments. Bray a very young man.
was the last to be sent out. The work
assigned to him was to write the story
of an explosion IN the milling district
in which FIVE persons had been killed
and twice that number injured.
wouldn't you like to handle a story
like this again. he asked of DowdelI
with whom he had Just been talking
about newspaper work.
Yes. I would" the old man replied
But ] guess ] have been shelved." he
added. with a queer smile.
A few minutes later messenger boy
strolled into the room and laid a tele-
grsm on the desk of the city editor
Mr. Farnsley That official read It and
looked about the room. Then he studied
his assignment book and found that
every reporter was out at work-every
one but DOwdell. who was reading a
paper. at his own desk in far corner
of the room. Farnsley consulted his
BuIlingers. and then called up several
Numbers on the telephone. Evidently
much disturbed. he FASTENED into the
managing editors Office across the
hall.
Here's the biggest story of the day, -
he said. handing over the telegram
Probably the biggest story Of the
year"
Yes. indeed" said Mr.. Culberson
Hustle two or three good men up to
Black Earth quickly
"Bermidjfs the nearest point" ex-
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-06-24
THIRTY-TWO
PRISONERS FINED, SENTENCED AND
DISCHARGED SINCE MONDAY
MORNING.
And the Week is Not Hall ovsr.-TOtal
Saturday Night Win Probably Beat
all Previous Records

With yesterday mornings session Of
police eouEt the city officials bad dispos-
81 Of twcnty.threc cases since Monday
morning. The police brought in 50 many
prisoners yesterday that special ses-
sion Of court was held by Mayor Grille
at G:3O o'clock.
At this session one plain drunk paid
50 fine, another a s. fine, one went
over for five days and another for three
days. Two young men paid SO apiece
for laying torpedoes on the street rail
road track.
Roy Green, colorcd, under bond to ap-
pear at tie next term Of circuit court
to answer 70 an Indictment, II one be
found. on the charge Of shooting, with
intent to Kill. Dury Banks, was trolleyed
in before his honor "Wednesday morn
ing. He had been out on a oriental jam
bouriee Tuesday night. He plead guilty
to the charge. and, strange as it may
seem. refused 70 offer the usual excuse
As he couldn't pay 4 $ fine he was
sent over TO Floyd Robinson with com
mitmcnt paper, which entitled him to
five days lodging.
Harry Fulton, colorcd, didn't know
whether to plead guilty or not guilty
to the charge OF drunk and disorderly
He studied about it little while be-
lore attempting to reply 10 the mayor
question. but before be had figured il
out the mayo said guilty ios him.
He accepted the plea a. ns.'er OF
course. Harry drew 3 and costs. The
mayor was notified that Harry was
wanted at Squire Dayid's court to answer
the charge OF disturbing the peace and
dignity Of Monticello avenue ct various
times during the week. He was sent
over to the magistrate BY an officer. VINO
was instructed to return lin, after trial.
Earl Monroe, the only white man of
the bunch. didn't have 10 enter any plea.
Ills touslcd hair. blcary eyes, bIanched
check. muddy clothes and general sorry
appearance answered for lin, silently.
but surely. lie was able 10 pay an a,-
scssmcut OF $ and costs, and after doing
50. lett the Office in a hurry.
Thi, ease totaled the whole number
II priSouers tried -inr.. Ntanday m,r,,i,,.,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-06-24
William Herndon, a Young B. & O.
Brakeman Run Over by Freight
Cars. Receiving FatalInjuries
Died at Harrison County Hospital Early the Next
Morning. After Suffering Agonizng Pain-Left
Arm and Both Legs Horribly Mashed

William Hendon, Baltimore s Ohio
brakeman. received fatal injuries in the
railroad yards here Al. midnight Tuesday
night and died 1t the Harrison county
hospital at 6:SO o'clock the next morn.
ing after suffering untold agony.
Herndon was braking on freight
train that had just come into the yards
after a long switching trip. When the
train had reached the new tower house
in the yards Just west Of the passenger
platform, a switch was to be made to
pass the train onto another track. Hcrn-
don climbed down from the rear chr
Of the train and operated the switch
lever. He gave the signal for the en-
ginecr TO back, and in some way or other
he failed to get out of the way Of the
moving train and the rear car knocked
him down. The car wheels passed over
him before he could get up. The wheels
passed over his left arm and over the
lower part OF both legs, mashing and
bruising them horribly.
The train men rushed to the spot and
carried the suffering man to one side Of
the track. The Harrison county hos
pital ambulance was summoned and the
s,ap, was removed in tito the lrsspifal.
At the hospital the doctors and ply.
sicians attended the injured man. He
fingered through the night, and died
at 6 o'clock Wednesday morning. Rev.
X. b. NIcDanel and Miss Elsie Rose,
nurse at the Kessler hospital, the latter
being one of the intimate friends Of
NJ. Herndon, were at his bedside and
administered unto him until death re-
lievcd him Of his agonies. Wednesday
morning the remains were removed to
the undertaking establishment Of the
Palace Furniture company and prepared
for burial.
Herndon was % years Of age. His
home Is at Heaters, Braxton county,
where his parents and relatives live. lie
had been working on the B. o. in the
capacity Of brakeman for some time
His parents were notified Of the ac-
,ilent and Of bis death BY wire. 4 re-
ply was received from them stating that
they would arrive in CIarksburg Wcdnes-
lay evening to take the body in charge.
There have been no arrangements made
for the funeral and there win be none
made until the arrival Of the young
mans parents.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-06-24
INCORPORATION
Granted BY County Clerk to the Shinns-
ton Social Club for Divers Purposes.

County Clerk Charles F. Holden grant
certificate OF incorporation Wednesday
. the ShinnstOn Social club, for the
purpose Of social and moral improve
ncnt and a cultivation, Of the art Of
hospital and entertainment and for pur-
poses Of innocent diversion and amuse-
ment, for the selling and furnishing Of
Refreshments and to hold, lease, sell and
convey real property to the value Of
$4,000 and personal property TO the
value Of $1,000. The ineorporators are
Leslie Hawker, Robert R. Hardesty,
Charles L. Hurscy, Il. II. carder and
J. c. Hartley.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-06-24
BIG CHURCH DAY.

The Davisson's Run Baptist church
is arranging to have big day next sun
day, the occasion being children'- day
exercises. An organ has been secured
Tor the event and the church ediiee will
be handsomely decorated in geenery.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-06-24
BAND CONCERT.

The Opera House band, assisted by
the best local talent. viii give con
cert in the near future. The proceed,
viii be used to dcfray the cost of new
uniforms recently ordered. Date Of the
concert viii be announced later.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-06-24
TAKEN TO COOKS HOSPITAL.

Wesley Parker, superintendent Of the
o'Nei coal mine, took his wiiG to Cooks
hospital at Fairmont this morning. to
be operated on for a serious chronic trou-
bic.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-06-24
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Susannah Bise and others to 0. $.
Mckinney, trustee, 45 acres d coal, In
ion district.
West End Land company 70 Ashby
Monroe, one lot, city.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-06-24

Robert ShuttIcworth went to Grafton
today to sec the street fair.
DR.. and Mrs. Luther o. Whitman left
this morning for their home in ST. Cloud,
stinn.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-06-24

Rev. T. /. Gardner. of salem, is 4
city visitor.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-06-24

c. ", Law returned This morning from
ParkcrsbWg.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1903-05-29
The X-Rays.

tests and examination with the aid of
the X Rays, established it as fact
that Catarrh of the stom tch is not a
from repeated attacks of indigestion.
"How can | cure My Indigestlon?'
kodol Dyspepsia Cure is curing thou
sands. 1t will cure you of Indigestion
and dyspepsia, and prevent or cure
Catarrh of the Stomach. kodol di-
gests what you eat-makes the stu-
mach sweet. Sold by White & Co.
+. NJ. Snyder, Leland Ida.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1903-05-29
A Little Early Riser.

Now and then, at bedtime will cure
constipation, biliOusneSs and liver
troubles. DeWitt's Little Early Risers
are the famous little pills that cure by
arousing the secretions, moving the
bowels gently, yet effectuailv, and
glands of the stomach and liver tina
the cause of the trouble is removed
entirely, and if their use is continued
for few days, there will be no return
of the complaint. Sold by White & CO
and +. NJ. Snyder. Leland Ida.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1903-05-29

- The social of the Ladies Aid held
Saturday afternoon was splendid
success. II was the first ice cream SER
we'd this season and it was also the first
of the strawberries which have been
served. Some S35 90 was received rs b
result of the Aids labor thus.leaving AS
net quite u sum. The ladies' are greatly
indebted to Nj RS Miller of the StElmo
who favored them in every wav, plac-
ing at their disposal all the conven-
fences of the Pacific; hotel.
Mrs.M. Bostwick, mother OF Mrs M.
xNasspls and Mrs J.T. Stranahan ar
rived from her home at Bozeman Mont
to visit :his summer with her children
and their families.
The case of J. ]. Mitcham against
th. Kentirick Water Go was tried
an Moscow this week, and quite few
Of cur citizers are called in witness OF
the various facts to he brought forth.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1903-05-29

= Mr.. Joseph pominville, of saltwater
Mimi, after having spent over 1000
with the best doctors for stomach
trouble, without relief, was advised
by his druggist, Mr.. Alex. Richard, to
trya box of Chamberlain's s, ,Onlaeh
and Liver Tablets. He did so, and il
a well man to-day. Ii troubled with
indigestion, bad taste in the mouth,
lack Of appetite or constipati on, give
these Tablets trial, and you are Ger.
tain to be more than pleased with the
result. For sale at 25 cents per box by
A. G, White & Co.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1903-05-29
Painting the Church

The board of trustees of he Preshy
terian church have decided TO t,y and
paint the church and also shipgle it
this spring The paint was procured
last fall and a special price has been
put on both the work and shingles.
The sum now raised for this purpose
is still some .S25 short of what is desired
and any member of the church or con-
gregation who desires to aid in this
can leave their name with r. e. Sin
clair, orJ. A. Hedges.