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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1903-07-10

tired and then went to sleep under a
sagebrush and had been overlooked.
There wasn't the least danger in the
world. and his wife was foolish TO wor-
ry so about it. He knew better, but it
wouldn't do any good to tell her the
ground was covered with abandoned
shafts from ten to 200 feet deep, into
which the little feet might stray.
He didn't want any supper and, with
out seeing the girls, who were still out,
took canteen of water and went to
find his boy. From that time till morn
ing the scattered searcherS on the hill
and the prospector in his cabin heard
every three or four minutes the big
voice, now near, now far away, now
hopeful, now almost a wall, but always
loud and clear: Jack, papa is looking
for you" Jack, answer papa" Stay
where you are" Jackie, call to papa"
Soon everybody caught the idea. Calls
were heard all over the hills. but the
loudest and most constant. the one that
never rested. was the cry: "Papa's look
ing for his little boy. Call to papa,
Jack" After daylight, just as the sun
was gistening the snow capped peaks
TO the west and transforming each rock
and sagebrush OH the hills into Il thing
OF beauty, while the canyons and the
valley to the south were still in shad-
ow, Walker hatless and bleeding from
many Il fall. but as tireleSs as ever,
found himself facing Il wall tent that
he didn't recognize. but somewhere
near his claim. MS he reckoned il. He
walked toward it. and as he did SO
Ben Jones stepped from behind, with
Il cooked rifle at his shoulder, and
called out: stop there, John Walker.
You are trespassing on my ground
Without Stacking. Walker answered:
81 don't care whose ground I'm on.
I'm looking for my boy. Have you
seen little boy up this wayY'
Jones lowered his gun. lis he yours.
Walker
Yes; my little -year-old boys
lost Have YOU seen anything of him.
Without word the young miner took
the other by the shoulder and pushed
him into the tent. \ glance showed
the child, still sound asleep, with one
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LEGAL NOTICES.
ChanrerN Sale.

In pursuance and by virtue OF decrtal order of
the circuit court for the county of Van Buren,, in
chaucery, in the state OF Michigan, made and dated
on the goth day of June, A. d. 1903, in certain
cause therein pending, wherein Libbie Decker Julia
Wood and Eugene Hosner complaiuants, and
Isabella Page, Hattie Page, Margaret Hubbard aud
Luther Hubbard are defendants, which said decree
tai order sets aside the sale of the premises hereto
fore made by me of the premises hereinafter de-
scribed ana orders resale thereof pursuant to the
terms of deCretal order heretofore made aud
entered in this cause ordering sale of said prem
ses, which decree bears date October sth A. d.
1896.
Notice is hereby given, that / shall sell at public
auction, 10 the highest bidder at the front door of
Ia, court house in the village of Paw Paw. county
OF Van Buren, aud state OF Michigan, said court
house being the place for holding the circuit court
Ia aud for said county, Oh Saturday, the 18th day of
August, A. ID. 1903, at ten O'Clock in the forenoon
of said day, all, much thereof may be nee
essary 10 raise the amount due TO the said plain
ants, for principal. interest and in said cause
of the following describ, lands and premises, viz
The northeast quarter Ia of the southeast
"a OF section twenty five 25) in township three 80
south of range thirteen 3) west Van Buren, county,
state OF Michigan
Dated, Paw Paw, Mich, July I'd, A. ID. 1903.
OkAN ". ROWLAND,
Circuit Court Commissioners III and for Van Buren,
County, Michigan.
OSBORN & MILLS, Solicitors for Complainant.
Business address. Kalamazoo, Mich.
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fellows. You'll soon get on the track.
I'll look after the little chap all right,
and il Walker and his gang show up |
guess l can stand 'em off till you get
back. You'll find some one that knows
him"
AS they started he called out, "Tell
his mother he is safe as church and
sleeping like a kitten"
Jones hardly moved for an hour or
more. Then, thinking his charge might
suffer from cold, he was taken into the
cabin and covered up snug and warm
in one of the hunks.
Walker arranged with the Bliss boys
to come over early in the morning and
got back to Mercur just before dark.
He pushed open the cabin door, but
hadn't time to be surprised at the i'm
proved appearance when his wife
threw herself sobbing into his arms
and walled
"Oh, John. our little Jack is lost.'
Lost! What do you mean, MinnieT
Jack is gone" she answered. I'VE
came down on the stage this afternoon.
The girls and were fixing up the cab
in, and Jack was out in front. He
wasn't out of our sight five minutes,
but when we looked he was gone, and
we can't find him anywhere. oh, our
baby's lost. He'll get killed; know he
will" And she commenced sobbing
again.
Walker pulled himself together and
got the details about when he was last
seen and where, and what had been
done, and then said You lie down,
Minnie, and rest. I'll find him. He
couldn't go far, such a little chap"
She and the women who had brought
her in and forced her 10 take a rest
told how the whole camp was out and
every foot of ground and every pros
pect hole for Il mile had been exam
ined. Mrs. Walker was sure he had
fallen down some shaft and been kill
ed. but her husband poOhpOohed the
idea and said it was all nonsense. Jack
simply wandered around until he got
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Order for Hearing Final Account.

state of Michigan, county of Van Buren,-ss.
Probate court for said county.
At a session of the probate court for said county,
held at the probate Office, in the village of Paw Paw
on Monday, the 29th day of June, in the year Of
our Lord one thousand nine hundred and three.
Present, Hon. James H. Johnson, judge of pro-
bate.
In the matter of the estate of Abraham L. staff
ford, deceased.
Roberts on Jefiries, administrator of said estate
comes into court and represents that he is pre-
pared 10 render his final account such admins
traitor and files the same.
Thereupou IL Is orr cred that Monday, the 9Th
day of July next, ten O'Clock i'm the forenoon be
assigned for examining and allowing such account
and that the heirs AT law of said deceased, and all
other persons interested in said estate, required
to appear at session of said court, then 10 be
holden at the probate Office in the village of Paw
Paw, In said county, and show cause, IL any there
be. why the said account should not be allowed.
And IL is further ordered that said administrator
give notice TO the persons interested in said estate
of the pendency of said account, and the hearing
thereof, by causing copy of this order to be pub
lished in The True NOrtherner, a newspaper printed
and circulating in said county, three successive
weeks at least, previous to said day of hearing.
JAMES II. JOHNSON.
Judge of Probate.
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By EDMUND
AWDOLPH !.


nOunced that he would hold the prop
erty. OF course he had no business 10
do that. What he ought to have done
was To file contest in the land office
and protest Walkers patent, then com
mence suit in the district court to de-
termine the title, and that is just what
claim jumper or blackmailer would
have done, in the hope of being bought
off. But Jones was only a common
miner who didn't know much about the
technicalities of the law, but did know
there was virtue in a good gun in a
righteous cause.
John Walker, although older, was by
nature good deal such a man as
Jones. Absolutely honest and fearless,
he thought he could come nearer guess
ing what was right between man and
man than the courts and when he had
guessed didn't need any officer TO make
or help him do what ought 10 be done.
He was as much surprised as anybody
when the survey showed his lines took
in some of Ben's ground and his shaft.
He was glad of ii, because if the vein
turned and came back into his ground
he wouldn't lose his ore. But he didn't
want Ben's shaft or the ore under his
surface and was going over TO tell him
SO when he learned that the young
miner accused him of swinging lines
and proposed TO hold the ground with a
gun. That put a different face on the
matter. 1t wouldn't do to let the hot
headed fool defy the law in that way.
Besides. since he was SO free with his
accusations it was no two to one he
hadn't himself pulled the stake and To-
Gated on purpose to make Il conflict and
be bought off. Then, again, the affida-
Wit of possession could not be made and
the patent procured while Jones held
the ground. So the next day he rode
over To Ophir to get Bill Bliss and his
brother TO 20 with him up 10 the prop
erty and see who owned ii. He had
done them many good turn and knew
they would stay with him. They were
miners and not regular fighting men,
but he didn't want tOughS who would
fight for either side for SO a day. He
was Il respectable man himself and
looked up TO by all the miners and
feared by the outlaws. and he wanted
things done as they should be. He paid
up his little bills and arranged business
matters the best he could and made
will, so if il turned out that he didn't
own that little strip his affairs would
be in as good shape as possible. This
may look like reckless and lawless
piece Of business to the average reader,
and it was, but it didn't strike the min
ers and gamblers of Mercur so, and ev-
cry man in camp knew that either
Walker or Jones or both would be dead
on the disputed ground within the next
twenty-four hours, and nobody thought
of trying to stop them.
Walker was hardly over the divide
when In" Salt Lake stage drew up at
the cabin and unloadcd his wife and
three children. 1t had been their inten-
tion all along 10 come out for the hot
weather. but not for three or four
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Order for Hearing Claims.

state of Michigan, County of Van Buren.-ss.
Notice is hereby given, that by order of the pro-
bate court for the county of Van Buren,. made
on the 18th day of june A. ID. 1898, six months
from that date were allowed for creditors to pre-
sent their claims against the estate of Anne Isabella
Lyster. late of said county deceased, and that all
creditors of said deceased required TO present
their claims to said probate court. at the probate
Office in the village of Paw Paw, in said county, for
examination and allowance, or before the 2lst
day Of December next, and that such claims
will be heard before said court on Monday, the
2lst day of September, and on Monday, the Dist
day of December, A. ID. 1903, at ten O'Clock in the
forenoon OF each OF those days.
Dated, June 18th. A. ID. 1903.
JAMES II. JOHNSON,
Judge of Probate.
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IVitIt his gan at cock ne stepped quietly
weeks yet. But the owner of their cot
tage sold it 10 some one who wanted to
move in at once. Mrs. Walker knew
the father would be glad enough to see
them at any time, so stored the things
not needed at the camp. sent the others
out by freight wagons and loaded her
self and children into the stage and
came on.
Nobody told her about her husbands
trouble or why he went to Ophir. She
and the girls gayly took possession and
proceeded to clean up the cabin and
have a woman cook supper for its
grizzly old owner when he got back
They were so taken up with their work
and with specializing on where best to
hide to see papas surprised face when
he came i'm that they forgot all about
little Jack for as much as five minutes.
When mamma looked up and asked
Katie where Jack was, she answered,
Just out in front picking mountain
flowers" Her mother suggested she
had better look after him little or he
micht wander away. Katie looked. but
there was no Jack In sight. She went
around the cabin and then extended the
search and was soon chasing wildly
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MERE didn't seem to be any.
thing for respectable, law abid-
ing citizens TO do but stand
aside an1 Lot
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-11-22
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES.

Ed Marchant is back on the Aline chronocope
paper printing strange" stories again
Rube studeville died Monday from the
ceved Hght Walter Haigler at Eagle City.
The Alne Chronoscopes story Malard duck that
weeks after its death scents of the Glass noun
tain variety
The NJ W. A lodge Homestead Blaine county viii have
Thanksgiving will count the least and
a the most, fifty.
The Pyhian Times from Perry
illustrated magazine edited by J. E shanafelt
chancellor elected representative
Braman held high school meeting night. regis
the special election closed Friday night
The Blackwell Record estimates the average yield
an acre for Kay county bushels bring
around thirty cents
There was sausage feast carvle one dog
bit several other dogs in that neighborhood
okahonans are holding in light
They would almost Il not little rather
than the other fellows oney
Today is different any SUNDAY yet for AHae The
bell of the Christians "butted' in
Miss Quick is aashIng 10 tie Faal
Eagles contest Dollar cashas foi many
Major simpson or FL Reno says he is IN favor statehood
the p q. q order
The Ava Review points out in urging building %
new jail that some Of he county Commissioners
have becn indicted to recommendation
5uries q iheT coat1 n
relation &c the construction Of 5al
Flynn there nothing in he charges ssHs'
Burwe lie calls II the usual Oklahoma method
shawnee police rough house ~ ether nish'-
arrested by ard warrants FTe so~a oat ioi
the Two a little later
4 chauffeur in the shawnee police eou last vssk o.
care'essnes Re belonged carnival company
>..5.,gsp, R,ssr ., tff.,o, o are PREPARING ~as-
nut logs .o- export 10 They Expert %
export about so logs from Sezfnqie ratioa.
X \ Jackson - rosaa ossatv killed II
t-ostonwoos liver near otfes ar o7a-
ing
The a raezsorsal foz1taa rs 17veaea II
okiaho--s City The foasan ereed - tss
club a Departed rnsze9-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-11-22
FIGHT OF FINANCIAL GIANTS.

The Pennsylvania Railroad Company or rather its man
sgement tore down hundred miles of Western
Union Telegraph poles and along its right of way
averred that the telegraph company had the legal right to
the right of way Goulds Rockeellers principal
stock holders resolved revenge started in to knock
the stock values the Pennsylvania road down. They
have succeeded fearful to those who owned
and Pennsylvania railway stock to be as good and as
gold wheat in the mill whole army OF small
investors been financially stranded 1t is estimated
that this battle of giants has affected hundred
and fifty thousand families many of whom found
themselves utterly ruined These Wall street in af
fectng the commanders only in limited way, mean dis
sster to the rank and file of trusting investors.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-11-22
HOW INSPIRATION CAME TO DoWIE.

interesting account of how Dowie the prophet found
his vocation given by K Friedman in Everybodys
Magazine:
"One night in Melbourne, there swept his con-
inspiration the full force of the sixteenth
chapter of St Mark-He beleveth and is baptized
shall be saved. In my shall they cast out
devils. They shall lay hands on the sick, and they
shall recover imagination fired with the idea that
he prophet foretod by Malachi and this nspra
ton he what is suppostously in his creed
and built foundation of his really immense fortune
He laid his his wfe's lead prayed and cured
headache, and then, wit will have it, he pro-
his hands everybody and everything else
Those that know Dowie that from early life he had
he manifested all these symptoms which
aenst would put under the general head Of religious
hystera this be it would oera plea of his sincerity
His wife others cured and the legons of the faithful
increasing by virtue of these proofs of miraculous
started form the divine healing associa
ton developed later into the organization
the international divine healing association with Dowie
for the president
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-11-22
MISSING LINKS.

The pursuit of the missing link remains fascnat
ing expedition has just returned from visit TO
the northern British New Guinea regions
never raversed by white and has published
a parliamentary paper describing its discoveries.
Among other things tribe that lives in swamps and
morasses was which could hardly walk dry
land One of these is described "the most apelike
human figure read Of
A tribe of pigmies Intelligent looking and pleasant
faced" was also encountered It's chief gracious
enough allow himself be measured and was four feet
three inches height % inches around the waist
That the tribe intelligenlookng doesn't deprive it
of its chance to be the missing brute Many Intelligent
looking know less than monkeys, while many low
g-outang displays than his alleged
descendant
But possibly the New Guinea tribe may have tradition
that the European white is the link
that members with the original ancestor de-
scribed by Darwin
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-11-22
KANSAS CURRENTS.

Testimony meeting was held at wellington Wednesday
evening big however will come off, they say wheh
a certain county officials term expires.
It turns out that Mrs Barton, married to Jas
Savage of Winfield her third husband Is not break
ing any records Her second husband mas Deeh MAJ
red to his wife for some months
"cnch, is a new game introduced Wellington by
Wichita man. bowling alley problem
Another one of Harvey countys pioneers pushed the
new and unknown week He A G. Richard
Mcpherson her neighbours house from burn
ing last week hear the other woman say;
Eyes and will never hear the last OF 1t.
From the reports in the papers like the butchers
playing coal dealers They have started te
gossip that turkeys there will be enough
go round Thanksgiving
An average month have been handled
at the Conway station this But
ing number the coroner and the Undertaken Ior
several their horses into the country "
exercise them
N.wtons Minus One Whist club Kansan Repub-
lcan be fourishing
Assurance from the salna Journal X. N. G.
will be built of turn at this time
carload Of alfalfa seed recently shipped Mead
county $1,000 And the wasn't saved more than
during The entire growing season.
Kansas sss drafts were chicken compared
with Missours thousand dollar bills gets
to cheap leather couches certainly loom as
a state resources"
The "false-aiarmst" at Scott. And the
fire boys are breaking The eght-hOur law.
The men who are supposed to have gotten
diamond have caught La Junta, Colo They are
said to closely resemble old-stye Popuss
Augustus gas deep The ten-nch drill
will be used next week the hole will
faster"
Typographical errors very misleading. The Gazette
own into his
cellar yesterday had beer there ahead
OF him and had a quart of his fruit
card Claus North Pole, has already
Arkansas City postofce Bright child
thus special delivery stamp
that there will be enough Hessian flies left after
cold spell to make wheat raising next year al least inter-
esting.
Paragraph reports number of pumps frozen light
Sedgwick Sedgwick dry the
election
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-11-22
JOE CHAMBERLAIN, THE PROTECTlONlST.

There is difference in the industrial conditions
of England and America some of which Chamberlain Is
ignorant of ignores giving his personal pledge
to the people Britain that the cost of living VIII not
be increased by the adoption Of the protective policy
ask YOU said Liverpool ito take my pledge and TO
believe my sincerity that accept my proposals as
they stand pledge myself they will not add one farthing
to the cost of living of any family in the country
Chamberlain this doubt, information OF the
experiences of the States Here the imposition OF
protective duty usually been followed by fall in the
price of the protected article Whether it will work in the
same way England where conditions are so radically
different is a fair matter for debate.