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Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-03-23
READFIEID.

hCAOF LIZ
The people in this vicinity were
aroused from their slumbers about /
o'clock, Monday morning, by the noise
of a heavy earthquake and the shaking
of their houses for some little time. and
n second shock not as severe. followed
in n few moments. The direction of
the sound was from the northwest to
southeast.
Sickness prevented Rev.W. F. Holmes
from occupying his pulpit here. Sunday,
and Mr.. Pressey took his place.
Mrs. Mann from Monmouth is visit
ing in town, this week.
New cases of grip were added TO the
long list of this disease here, this WIN
ter.
A few eases of chicken pox are re-
ported on Kent's Hill.
Plenty of snow and the roads are
very good about town now.
No one reports seeing robins thus fai
here.
A delightful progressive whist party
was given at the Elmwood, Saturday
evening, by Mr.. and Mrs. Stevens.
The guests assembled at 8, and six ta-
bles We're soon engaged in whist. At IL,
the game closed and prizes We're
awarded, the first to Mr.. Williams and
Mrs. Hunton. the consolation prizes to
DR.. Hannaford and Miss Stanley. AZ
ter refreshments We're served Mr..
stevens entertained the company with
selections on the graphophone. He has
Z very fine instrument and all the lat
est music. The small hours of morning
warned the guests that all good times
have an end and reluctantly they bade
their host and hostess good night, pro-
rouncing this one of the enjoyable oc-
casions long to be remembered.
SOUTH CHINA.
Mrs. Mary Hamden Harrington died at
the home Of her son. w O. Farrington
recently. at the advanced age of % Years.
Mrs. Harrington was the youngest of n
family Of 13 children, all of whom died
Mt an advanced age She was n woman
to whom work was n pleasure and her
kindness and labors rewarded her with a
large circle of friends and n loving fam
sly. The many times that she has faced
death and disease to help her neighbors
will never be forgotten. Until within n
few days of her death she had keen in
tcrest in all about her. She will be miss
ed by all. Five of her sons served in the
Civil war all of whom lost their lives
Two sons and one daughter survive her
w. q. Harrington and T. S. Farrinston
Of this place. and Mrs Nellie Percival Of
Fairfield. As we pass this way but once
we should all hope to leave behind us as
many pleasant memories as Mrs. Far
rington.
Miss Edith Farwell who has been very
i'll with the grip. has returned to Farm
lnston Normal school.
Miss Brewster of Portland. the State
missionary of the Christian Endeavnr. has
finished the work here. She spent Monday
evening with Miss Mabel Irish at the
Erskine Academy cottage. Miss Brewster
is very successful in her work and is a
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-03-23

very pleasing speaker. Thursday after
noon. she addressed the students of the
Erskine Academy for a short time.
Miss Helen Ring spent Saturday and
Sunday with Miss Lula Fish at Palermo
Center.
Charles Whittier of Harmony. was in
town, last week.
Miss Nellie and Frank Clark have gone
to Bangor for few weeks
NORTH WAYNE,
David Murch and son. Isaac. of Win
throp, passed Sunday with Miss Carrie
Murch at the home of r. Tibbetts.
Mrs. Caroline Palmer of Readfiald is
the guest of Mrs. Dorcas Palmer.
Miss Maud Foss is on the sick LIST
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Moulton and con
of Livermore Falls. called on friends in
; this village, Saturday.
Mrs. Eta Smith of Readfeld. naesea
. FRIDAY night with relatives in this place
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Tibbetts passed Satur-
day and Sunday with relatives in can
ton. ~
Mrs. Helen Abbott and son. Wilfred
passed Sunday in Fayette with Mr.. and
; Mrs. Frank Gunner '---
Fred Turner and Miss Nellie Conner nj
lewiston, and Mrs. Ida Abbott of Oak
iind, We're among the out-of-toWn peoDle
VINO attended the dance, Saturday night.
C. NJ. Stevens recently purchased fine
hereford calf OF u. y. Lane of Readfield
Carrier Moore and son have proved the
o!d adage true. this winter, that where
there is a will there is n way" HAVING
made every trip except a small portion OF
one. and that on account of the rain and
deep drifts.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-03-23
WAYN e,

Mrs. Jennie Stanchfield is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Partridge of Augusta
A Neal Dow memorial service was held
at the Methodist church under the aus
pices of the w. c. L. L., Sunday even
ing.
Several of the Masons of Wayne Lodge
nave Joined the chapter at Winthrop.
Miss May Barker has returned from
Gardiner, where she has been visiting
Orrin Walker of Sabattus, is visiting
his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. S.
George.
Mr.. and Mrs Nelson Manter recently
took 4 trip to Livermore Falls
Mower County transcript., 1904-03-02
Notice of Cancellation of Land
Contract.

To John P. Degnan, late of Sergeant, Min
Take notice. That you are in default, under
and according to the terms, conditions and pro-
visions OF that certain contract. dated the four
D: Brown and Perry L. Reynolds of the County
of Mower and State of Minnesota, agreed to
convey convey r unto you: upon full and timely perf99r-
tlons and provisions thereof. reference to which
Contract for more particularly is hereby made,
Of the following described real estate situate in
Mower County, State of Minnesota, to wit: The
northwest quarter of the northwest quarter
and east half of the northwest quarter. and
west half of the mort theast quarter, and
the northeast quarter OF southwest quarter of
section nineteen, all in township one hundred
and four, range sixteen, except Waldron's ad-
dition to the village of Sergeant, and Brown &
Reynolds addition to the village of Sergeant.
and school house grounds, and one acre decided
to Kansas City Grain Company and railroad
right of way
And that according to the terms, conditions
and provisions of said Contract there became
que oe and payable pa from you to said Frank D
and Perry L. on ths ssnd day
dred dollars, with interest tLeceon at six per
cent per annum from the fourteenth day of Ju-
~ l90s; and nd at the date of this notice said
un,aid: and such default as above specified
NJ New. , Therefore. You are hereby notified,
service OF this notice upon you, you pay to US
at Austin, Minnesota, the amount of money
above stated, with interest to the date of pay
ment, and cost of the service of this notice and
perform the terms and conditions and comply
with the provisions of said Contract on your
part to be performed. said Contract will be
cancelled and terminated, and all your right,
title and interest Hereunder, and in and to the
land and property covered thereby, forfeited
and annu!led Said cancellation and termna-
tlon OF said Contract to take effect April Sec
ond. 1904.
w. w. Ranney, Frank D. Brown.
Attorney for Vendors. Perry L. Reynolds
2-1O-17.24
Mower County transcript., 1904-03-02
Order to Examine Accounts.

STATE OF MINNESOTA.
County of Mower-ss.
In Probate Court.
Special term, Feb. 1904.
ton, deceased,
On reading and filing the petition of Sarah
r. benton admlnistratrix of the estate of
George " Benton, deceased, representing
among other things, that she has fully admins
ted tered sald estate land has in good faith paid
certain debts and claims against said estate
which .a haye not been proved nor allowed,) and
praying that time and place be fixed for ex-
aiming and allowing the final account of her ao-
mlnlstratlon, (incluoing said debts and claims
So SO PAD by her and not proved or llowed). and
1or the assignment of the residue of said estate
to the parties entitled thereto by law:
II is ordered, that said account be examined
an ana al petition and application for the allowance
OF SAG claims and debts so paid by her and not
yet allowed according to law, be heard by this
G@nrt G61 on a Monday, the 7th day of March A. D.
~ lSo4 at ~ O'Clock a. m, at the probate office, in
the City Of Austin, in said county.
ana 1t IS further ordered. that notice thereof
ne given TO al persons Interested. by. publish
Ing this order once in each week for three sue
the MOWER COUNTY TRANSCRIPT Il weekly
neeWspaper ne printed and published at the City
Dated at Austin, Minnesota, the 5th dav of
February "A. D. 1904 'D,''1f N,l''D O'' "a
= %'s'f. - J. NJ. GREENMAN,
,>,ss4. ....t.it -- Judge of Probate.
Mower County transcript., 1904-03-02
Order for Hearing Proof of Will.

State Of Minnesota.
County of Mower-ss.
In Probate Court '.,
Special Term February end 1901.
In the matter of the estate of Franz Chnnow
deceased,
Whereas, an instrument in writing. purport-
ing to b. the last will and testament of Franz
ChinnoW, deceased, late of said county. has
been delivered to this court:
And Whereas August F. Chinnow, a son of
said deceased has fled Herewith his petition,
representing among other things that said
Franz Ch,nnOw died in said county, on the 2lst
day of January 1904 testat te, and that said de-
ceased appointed no executor in said last Will
and Testament, and praying that the said in
strument may be admitted to Probate, and
that Letters ot administration with will an
nexed be issued to Fred Bliese by the Court.
1t is ordered, that the proofs of said instru-
ment, and the said petition, be heard before
this Court, at the Probate Office in said County,
on Monday the 1th day of March A. D. 1904 at
o clock in the afternoon when all persons in
terested may appear for or contest the probate
of said instrement;
And it is further ordered, That notice of the
time and place of said hearing be given to all
persons interested, by publishing this order
once in each week for three successive weeks
prior to said day of hearing in the MOWER
COUNTY TRANSCRIPT, a weekly newspaper prin
ted and published at the City of Austi u, in said
County.
6. Dated at Austin, jn;, Minnesota, the End day Of
[Seal.] By the Court.
j. NJ. GREENMAN,
Judge of Probate
Feb. TO- H. "a.
Mower County transcript., 1904-03-02
Order to Examine Accounts.
STATE OF MINNESOTA.
County of Mower


STATE OF MINNESOTA. tS '.
County: of Mower-ss. ss
8 In Pr bate Court. i - ~
Special term, January 27, 1901 sEs#
In the matter of the estate of Knudt Tlomp--
son, deceased. ~ r.. -, IA
On reading and filing The petition of o. A..
Heblin, administrator of the estate of Knudt
Thompson, deceased. representing. among
other things, that be has fully. Administered
said estate. and pray ing that time and place.
be fixed for examining and allowing the final
account of his administration, and for the as
sienment of the residue of said estate to the
parties entitled thereto by law.
! 1t is ordered, that said account be examined,
the 29th day of February A. D.. 1904; at two
to,ciock p n. at the probate Office, in the city
OF Austin. In said county !@t@i#* ~ u. -
And it is further ordered. that notice thereof
be given to all persons Interested BY publish
cessiye weeks prior to said day Of hearing, ia
the MOWER COUNTY TRANscRIPT, q weekly
newspap per, printed and published at the city
OF Austin in said county. j NJ g. IoI}f77,',
January A. D. 1904. - G.'7i 80 - ~ =
By the Court. - j. M. GREENMAN
~ fseal) : Judge of Probate.
Mower County transcript., 1904-03-02
Ine details OF the WORK lis practica.
experience was suf6 6cient to solve readi

Ine details OF the WORK lis practical
experience was sufficient to solve readi
r *
ira expedients or facility which the
days brought forth. The fact that in
him was vested the power to discharge
kept the men at work. "' 1.'. 2'siss & s5#
Dyer was in the habit of starting for
the marsh an hour or so after sunrise
The crew, of course, were at work by
daylight. Dyer heard them often
through his doze, just as he heard the
chore boy come in to build the fire and
fill the water pail .afresh., After. a
time the fire, built of kerosene and
pitchy black pine, would get So hot
that in self defense he would arise and
DRESS Then he would breakfast lei
surely. 8S5TIIAsisGG Il itasGG HTBGCff.I ~
! Thus he incurred the enmity of the
cook and cookee. Those individuals
have to}prepare; food three. times day
! for 4halftaaI5 hundred, eaters, besides
which Oh sleigh haul they are sup
posed to serve breakfast at o'clock
for the leaders and d variety of lunches
up to midnight for the sprinkler men
Az a. consequence they, resent, ,infrac-
tons of the little system they may
have been able to introduce. -
Now, the business of a foreman is to
be up as soon as anybody. He does
none Of the work himself, but he must
see that somebody else does it and does
1t we'll. He must know how thing
ought to be done, and he must be on
hand unexpectedly to see how it's ac-
complishment is progressing. Dyer
should have been out of bed at first
horn blow, ;:. 49,.
O'Clock. 1t was inexplieable! He hur-
ried from his bunk. made hasty toilet
and started for the dining room to get
some sort of lunch to do him until
dinner time. As he stepped from the
door of the Office he caught sight of
two men hurrying from the cook camp
to the mems camp. He thought he
heard the hum of conversation in the
latter: building The cookee set hot
coffee before him. For the rest he
took what he could find cold on the ta-
BILE.
Dyer sat down, feeling for the first
time little guilty. This was not be-
cause of u sense of a dereliction in du-
V, but because he feared the strong
mans contempt for ineficiency.
II sort Of pounded my ear a little
long this morning" be remarked. with
an unwonted air of bonhomie.
The cook creased his paper with one
hand and went on reading.
II suppose the men got out to the
marsh on time," suggested Dyer, still
easily.
The cook laid aside his paper and
looked the scaler in the eye.
you're the foreman: I'm the COOK
said he. You ought to know
Dyer was no weakling. The prob
lem presenting. he rose to the emergen-
Mower County transcript., 1904-03-02
coey,isb>. I902. 'by |,.~a,, Ed~a-d 'uvsit.3re


rne men were earning from $40 to
$50 a month. They had most of them
never seen Hank Paul before this au-
tumn. He had not, mainly because of
his modest disposition, enjoyed any ex-
traordinary degree of popularity, yet
these strangers cheerfully, as q matter
of course, gave up the proceeds Of a
weeks hard work, and that without
expecting the slightest personal credit
The money was sent from the boys" :"
Thorpe later read heartbroken letter
to the unknown benefuctors. 1t touched
him deeply, and he suspected the other
men of the same emotions, but by that
time they had regained the independ-
ent, self contained poise OF the from
tiersman. They read it with unmoved
faces and tossed it aside with more
than ordinarily rough joke or oath.
Thorpe understood their reticence. 1t
was part of his own nature. He felt
more than ever akin to these men.
As swamper be had more or less to
do with a cant hook in helping the
teamsters roll the end of the log on the
knack. Toward Christmas he had be-
come fairly efficient cant hook man
and was helping roll the great sticks Of
timber up the slanting skids. Thus al
ways intelligence counts, especially
that rare intelligence which resolves
into the analytical and the minutely
observing.
He was getting just the experience
and the knowledge he needed, but that
was about all. His wages were $50 q
month, which his van bill would re-
duce to the double eagle. At the end
of the winter he would have but lit
tie over $10O to show for his seasons
work, and this could mean at most on
ly $50 for Helen. But the future was
his. He saw now more plainly what
he had dimly perceived before, that
for the man who buys timber, and logs
1t we'll, a sure future is waiting. And
In this camp he was beginning to learn
from failure the conditions of success.
Mower County transcript., 1904-03-02
CHAPTER vi.

l~1H HEY finished cutting on section
II during Thorpe's second
week. 1t became necessary to
begin on section II, which lay
Mower County transcript., 1904-03-02


II week. 1t became necessary to
begin on section ii, which lay
two miles to the east. In that direction
the character of the country changed
somewhat.
The pine there grew thick on isolated
islands, Of not more than an acre or
so in eXtent-little knolls rising from
the level Of a marsh. In ordinary con-
ditions nothing would have been easier
than to have plowed roads across the
frozen surface of this marsh. The pe-
culiar state of the weather interposed
tremendous difficulties
The early part Of autumn had been
characterized by heavy snowfall in1-
mediately after series of mild days.
A warm blanket of some thickness
thus overlaid the earth, etfectually pre-
venting the freezing which subsequent
cold weather would have caused. All
the season Railway had contended with
this condition. Even in the woods.
muddy swamp and spring holes caused
endless difficulty and necessitated a
great deal of "corduroying," or the lay
ing OF poles side by side to form an
artificial bottom. Here in the open
some six inches of water and unlimit-
ed mud awaited the first horse that
should break through the layer Of snow
and thin ice. Between each pair Of is
lands a road had to be 'tramped."
Thorpe and the rest were put at this
hsagreeable job. All day long the,
mad to walk mechanically back anj
forth on diagonals between the mark!
set by RadWay with his snoWsloes
EARLY in the morning their feet were
wet by icy water, for even the ligh,
weight of u man sometimes broke the
frozen skin of the marsh. By nigll
road of trampled SHOW of greater OF,
less strength was marked out across
the eXpanse. Thus the blanket was
thrown back from the warm earth
and thus the cold was given a chance
at the water beneath. In a day or sc
the road would bear horse. \ bridge
OF ice had been artiicially constructed,
on either side of which lay unsounded
uepths. This road was indicated by
a row Of frs stuck in the snow on
either side.
1t was very cold. All day long the
restless wind swept across the shiyer.
Ing surface Of the plains and tore
around the corners Of the islands. The
big woods are as good as an overcoat.
The overcoat had been taken away, ,:,
When the lunch sleigh arrived the
men huddled shiyerins in the lee OF
one of the knolls and tried to- eat with
benumbed fingers before a fire that
was but mockery. Often it was near
ly dark before their work warmed
them again. All of the skidways had
to be placed on the edges of the is.
lands themselves, and the logs had to
be travoyed over the steep little knobs.
A single misstep out on to the plain
meant mired horse Three times
heavy SHOWS obliterated the roads, so
that they had to be plowed out before
the men could go to work again. 1t
was a struggle. "Ir Il .i,.es
RadWay was evidently worried. He
often paused before gang to INQUIRE
how they were making it, He SEEM
I'd afraid they might wish to quit,
which was indeed the case. but he
should never have taken before them
any attitude but that Of absolute CON
fidenco In their intentions. His anx-
iety M1s natural however. He re.
Mower County transcript., 1904-03-02
To be e 6 Continued.

The new telephone company is
composed Of Austin business men who
have invested their money for better.
and cheaper service. They should have
the loyal support Of all. S '5s#@
Mower County transcript., 1904-03-02

"HoW's tit1s ntc1ly' cried Dyer sharply
cy. Without another word he pushed
back his coffee cup and crossed the
narrow. open passage to the mems
camp.
When he opened the door silence
fell. He could see dimly that the room
was full Of lounging and smoking lum-
bermen. AS matter Of fact, not
man had stirred out that morning. -
'How's this, men" cried Dyer sharp
ly. "Why aren't you out on the
marsh?''
No one answered for moment. Then
Baptiste:
,'He. max too tam cole for de marsh.
Meester Railway he spik dat we kip off
dat marsh wen he max cole.'' '*o:. ....
Ii Dyer knew that the precedent was IN
6sputable. ..,g..<. =.
{ r"'Why didn't you cut on eight then?''
be asked still in peremptory tones.
6, Didn't have. no; one TO- show us
where to begin," drawled a voice in the
orr,,,ary t3g7JNhoT&Nj ii 81 I00TI
"T Dyer turned on his heel and vent
iout.@dt ID 9ulWA ooa1oIoI& c4iE@ ,H
crew iworkedlon the marsh that.
afternoon and the subsequent days Of
the week, They labored conscientious
", but not zealously. The work moved
slowly. At Christmas number Of TIE.
men a"went out" Most of them, were:
} back again after four or. five days, for
while men were not plenty neither was
y work. The equilibrium was nearly ex-
act. s,55>''E''.< 9<'' ~ Pr ~ &.
But the convivials had lost to Dyer
the days Of their debauch. & Instead of
keeping up to $4,000 a day, as Radway7
had figured was necessary. the scale
would not have exceeded 10000. .
g.. %.,>.,E1;@ To be Continued. - .,tz.
Evening star., 1904-03-24
THE EIGHT-HoUR BILL.
Secretary Job of Chicago Attacks Labor
Leaders

In a discussion of the confusion which
opponents of the eight-hour bill declared
would follow the enactment of that measure
into law Frederick w. Job. secretary of the
Employers Union of Chicago. yesterday
said to the Senate committee on education
and labor that he did not believe the labor
leaders OF the country represented the real
views of the rank and file of workingmen
organized or unorganized. He made an at
tack on the leaders. asserting that, from
Gompers down. these leaders persisted in
misrepresenting conditions.
Mr.. Job called attention to labor troubles
where non-union men had been beaten
down with clubs or shot, and said that the
contained one word of denunciation of these
crimes. He said that the organs mentioned
were edited largely by the labor leaders
making criminals of the men.
The other speakers before the committee
today were George s. Boyle. editor of the
Municipal Gazette of Wilkesbarre, Pa. !;
Herbert E. Miles of Racine, Wis, and DAN
lei A. Tompkins of North Carolina. Mr.
Tompkins was questioned in regard to child
labor in the SOUTH and answered that the
manufacturing interests of the south were
now recovering from the labor restrictions
caused by the slavery system Slavery was
a form of restriction. he said but the i'm
provement for all classes in the south was
progressing and would work out satisfac-
torily without leg gislation better than with It.
Evening star., 1904-03-24
WILL NOT BE IN VISTA.
The Proposed Buildings Of the Agri-
cultural Department.

The new buildings for the Department of
Agriculture which are to be erected In the
mali near the site of the present ancient
structure will not be located within the
limits of the proposed vista from the Capt.
tol to the monument. 1t is proposed that
the Zonf of this vista shall extend 445 feet
on each side of line drawn from the dome
Of the Capitol to the monument. There has
recently been 81 well organized protest
agains the location of any public buildings
within this strip, and several hearings were
held by Senate committees on the subject
Senators and representatives have been ad-
dressed personally in the matter The pro-
test was raised by architects and others,
and has grown to extensive proportions.
The protests. while general in character,
have been aimed particularly at the pro-
posed new buildings for the Agricultural
Department, for these are the first of the
public structures projected for the mall
and authorized by. Congress.
Yesterday the House appropriations COM
mittee received a letter from the commits
sion in charge of the construction of the
new agricultural buildings. conveying the
information that the site of the structures
has been definitely fixed and that 1t does
not come within the proposed S30-foo zone
between the Capitol and the monunent
This information viii PROBABLY be very
gratifying to those interested in the vista
project, and settles for the time being at
least the reports of proposed encroachments
upon this territory.