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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-05

George Hamlin, wife and children.
Glen Durham, Mrs. d. w. Presnall,
John Augustine, Mrs. Lizzie Burger,
John Alvey, Mrs. Kate Beach, George
Kent. Mrs. William Alvey, and Robert
Denbow. all Of Albion, We're in the city
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-05

Mr. w. e. Lewis, Of Watseka, H., is
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. G. Il. Patter-
son.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-05

The young musicians Of our city are
going to do all they can to help pay
for the new Y. M. C. A. building and
will give recital, Friday evening, In
the new auditorium under the direction
of Mrs. Bella G. Waldo. Admission 10
and Csc.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-05

The largest line Of pretty and SER
viceable dolls. doll cabs and the better
class Of toys and games in the city at
Simmons Book Store.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-05

The Mt. Vernon Hawkeye says:
Rev. Father Loughnane. located to
Marion, serves the Lisbon charge also
now. He succeeds Rev. Father Har-
tigan, who has been transferred to
Strawberry Point. The services In
the Catholic church are held on the
third Sunday Of each month" Father
Loughnane, until recently, was pastor
Of the Catholic church at State Center.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-05

Carnival of nations, December and
s, basement of ST. Paul's church.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-05

Mr.. Everett Nash returned this
morning from Fort Dodge, where he
has been for few days visit as the
guest of Mr.. Henry Parker
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-05

B. A. Mansfield, formerly Of this
city, one of the old Iowa Central con-
ductors, who Is now yardmaster Of the
Great Western at Des Moines, spent
Sunday in the city visiting Mrs. A. B.
Mansfield and other friends.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-05

Signet Chapter will confer royal arch
degree tonight. Supper at $3.50, WISH
tors are welcome. l. T. Forbes. II. P.
The evening world., 1904-09-02
WESTERN GINGER
TO AID PARKER
Joseph G. Johnson, Of Kansas,
Enthusiastic Bryan Man,
Coming to Aid Taggart at
the National Democratic
Headquarters.

Joseph @. johnson. Of Kansas, one Of
the most enthusiastic Bryan men In
the country, q man who stuck to Bryan
and shouted for Bryan and whispered
for Bryan In the st. Louis Convention
even after Judge Parker was nomi-
mated. 10 coming to New York TO bs
chief assistant at Democratic head
quarters Of National Chairman Tag-
CART The invitation has been sent and
accepted. II Is understood that the
National Executive Committss insti-
gated the move,
Reports from tho West have been to
the effect that the Democrats in the
Bryan stronshods have failed to en-
thuse over Parker. Many OF them
have announced their intention Of vct-
Ing for Watson or Debs. The Bryan
l.aders. while outwardly favorable,
have not been doing any effective work.
brings Western Ginger.
Mr.. johnson Ia believed 10 be the mar
who can put some ginger into the Bryan
forces out West, and that Is what he Il
being brought TO New York for. II ID
anticipated that as soon as he rets the
dust OF travel on Ids clothes he will
begin to get william J. Bryan busy on
the stump although Mr.. Bryan has an
nouncsd his intention Of making nc
speeches for Judge Parker until 90
tobsA
rhs National and State leaders, who
hsvs the Nov York campaign In hand
~ . lntis apprehcnsivs about the n
1tuh u william Randolph Hearst
- !: ) Sassii.. III a ns@spSpsss . n pount t
The evening world., 1904-09-02
and leave for rns ssrun probably on

and leave for rhs sSt,Hn probably on
While In g. Louis they Will b the
guests Of Mrs. Daniel Manning Of AL
bany, widow Of the former Secretary o<
ne Treasury. who 10 President OF the
Woman's Board In connection with the
Exposition. and whose st. Louie homo
u At No. $3.50 Berlin avenue,
The annual meeting OF the Am srtoan
Bar Association will bs held In g.
Louis on Sept. " and mat faot has
largely governed the selection Of the
date for the trip TO 81. Louis, but Jydgs
Parker would NOT definitely say to-day
that he would attend the melting Of tho
association.
II was made yuy plain that in this
ma tier, as In tnat OF peech-mAking
he win be governed by his own judg-
msnt at the time. The date nxed for
the return Of the party makes Il clear
that Judge Parker does not expect TO
attend the eeremonies incidental %
New York State Day at the Exposition,
Oct. l. when Gov. oden win make an
address,
The weather WIS gloomy and threat
en,ng her to-day and Judge Parker
remained at work In his library.
The evening world., 1904-09-02
PARKER SETS DATE
J FOR ST. LOUIS VISIT

psOPUs. Sept t-Judgs Psrksr WI
leave here on Sept. n to vistt the Lou.
isianA Purchase Exposition at 81 Louli
and will bs In st. Louis four dAya
This announcement was made a
Rosemount to-day and It was also an.
nounced that the Judge has no intsn.
tlon Of making any speeches eithep al
81. Louis OF en- route, going or return
Ing
The Judge will be accompanied by
Mrs, Parker and Secretary MoCaus-
land. They will travel by regular
trains over the New York Central and
Hudson River and Big -Four Railroads
will 90 from here dtroct 10 81. Louis
The evening world., 1904-09-02

eSi oay Shy hHi1 GovNh ~. .h~' s.AA'
Johnson " depended upon 10 mrsts
change In this state OF affairs.
HiIl Goes Back Home.
Senator Hnl left for Albany this after
non. When asked u he had heard that
the Murphy McCarren feud had been
settled he sald he knew nothing ahaut
II, Senator Hill. spealkins Of Benator
Depew's assertion. made In q speech at
me Brcoms County Fair yesterday. that
he never attempted to interfere with
President Roosevelt concerning the In
dictmsnt of Senator Greene OF Bins.
hafton, In conn cotton with the postal
frauds, Senator Hill said:
the statement that Senators Depew
and Piatt not only intsrfered with but
threaened ne President 10 made In WILL
IAN Allen whites article In McClurss
Maessins for this month. telling how
President Roosevelt smashed the postal
frauds. whsr did Mr.. White get his
informationi Either ne was absolutely
sure Of hls ground before he committed
himself In . hish-ciass, non-partisan
magazine, or he Is a reckless. unreli-
able reporter. II seems 10 me that II
Is now a question Of veraclty between
this william Allen White, President
Roosevelt and Senator Depsw."
The evening world., 1904-09-02

Roosevelt enthusiastically, but shey
don't say anything about Barker. Mr..
Johnson U depended upon to mrsts =
change In this state OF affairs.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-12-02
thermometer marked as high as 40 de

thermometer marked as high as 40 de
grees
81 often heard this was sort "
summer resort observed Tom Broad
head but banged if ! knew it was n
summer resort all the year rOundr'
BY and by it got to be Il case OF look
ing on the bright side Of the affair
from pure reaction
II don't know" said Railway. at
won't be so bad, after all A couple Of
days of zero weather. with all this wa.
ter lying around would fix things up
in pretty good shape If she only
freezes tight we'll have good solid
bottom to bnild on
The inscrutablp goddess Of the vii.
derness smiled and calmly. relcntlessly
moved her next pawn
1t was all so unutterably simple and
yet so effective. 1t showed.
All night and all day the great flakes
zigzagged softly down through the air.
Railway plowed away two feet of it.
The surface was promptly covered Ly
second storm. Radway doggedly
plowed it out again.
This time the goddess seemed TO re-
lent. The ground froze solid The
sprnklers became assiduOus in their
labor Two days later the road was
ready for the first sleigh, its surface
of thick. CLASSY ice beautiful to be.
hold. the ruts cut deep and true, the
Ul m. Ia1 a
tarding hay on the descents At the
river the banking ground proved solid
Radway breathed again. then sighed.
Spring was eight days nearer. He was
eight days more behind
AS soon as loading began the cook
served breakfast at o'clock The men
worked by the light of torches. which
were often merely catchup jugs will,
wicking in the necks Nothing could
be- more picturesque than teamster
conducting one of his great pyramid
ical loads over the little inequalities of
the road. in the ticklish places stand
ing atop with the bent knee of the RO.
man charOteer, spying and forestall-
ing the chances of the way with n fixed
eye and an intense concentration tha I
relaxed not one inch in the miles Of
the haul Thorpe had become fun
6edged cant hook man
He liked the work. There is about it
a skill that fascinates. A man grips
suddenly with the hook of his strong
instrument. stopping one end that the
other may slide. He thrusts the short.
strong stock between the log and the
skid. allowing II to be oyerrun He
stops the roll with sudden sure grasp
applied at just the right moment to be
effective Sometimes he allows himself
to be carried up bodily. clinging to the
cant hook like an acrobat to bar. un-
til the log has rolled once. when. his
weapon loosened, he drops lightly, cas-
lily to the ground. And it is exciting to
pile the logs on the sleigh. first layer
of five, say: then one of -four smaller. of
but three. of two. until at the very
apex the last is dragged slowly up the
skids. poised and just as II is about to
plunge down the other side is eripped
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-12-02
and held inexorably by the little men

and held inexorably by the little men
in blue flannel shirts
Chains bind the loads And If ever
during the loading or afterward when
the sleigh Is in motion the weight Of
the logs causes the pyramid to break
down and squash ont, then woe 10 the
driver or whoever happens 10 be near
For this reason the leaders are picked
and careful men
AT the banking grounds, which lie in
and about the bed Of the river. the logs
are piled into a gigantic skidway to
await th" spring freshets. which will
carry them down stream to the boom
In that inclosurc they remain until
sawed in the mill
Thorpe. in common with the other
men, had thought Railways vacation
al Christmas time a mistake He could
moi but admire the feverish animation
that now characterized the jobber Ev
cry mischancc was az quickly repaired
as aroused expedient could do the
work
sprang to their tasks with aacrity,
gave more than an hours exerton to
each Of the twenty four. took q pride
In repulsing assaults Of the great en-.
envy whom they personifed under the
generic she"
One morning In February Thorpe
was helping load big butt log He
was ono of the two men who stand at
either end of the skids to help the as.
cendng log keep straight and true to
its bed on the pile His assistants
end caught on silver ground for a
second and slipped back Then the
log ran slanting across the skids in
stead OF perpendicular to them To
rectify the fault Thorpe dug his cant
hook into the timber and threw his
weight on the stock. He hoped in this
manner to check correspondingly the
ascent of his end. In other words, he
took the place on his side Of the pre-
venting silver so equalizing the pres
sure and forcing the timber to its prop
er position. Instead of rolling the log
SID he stock OF the cant hook was
jerked from his hands. He fell back.
ard the cant hook, after clinging for
q moment to the rough bark. snapped
down and hit him a crushing blow on
the top of the head
They took Thorpe up and carried him
In. Just us they had carried Hank Paul
before. Men who had not spoken n
dozen words to him in as many days
gathered his few belongings and stuff
ed them awkwardly into his satchel,
Jackson Hines prepared the bed of
straw and warm blankets in the bot
( tom of the sleigh that was to take him
out.
"IIe would have made q good boss. ''
said the old fellow. Hes hard man
to nick"
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-12-02
of light on the ceiling over his head.

Of light on the ceiling over his head.
He watched them idly for time.
then turned on his pillow. At once he
perceived long. double row Of clean
white painted iron beds. on which lay
or sat figures of men. Other figures Of
women glided here and there noiseess.
ly They wore long. spreading dove
gray clothes. with u starched white
kerchief drawn over their shoulders
and across the breast. Their heads
were quantity wh'.e.garbed In stiff
winglike colts. fitting close about the
oval Of the face Then Thorpe sighed
comfortably and closed his eyes and
blessed the chance that he had bought
a hospital ticket Of the agent who had
visited camp the month before. For
these were sisters. and the young man
lay in the hospital Of st. Mary.
Like II great many other charities
built on a common sense. self support
Ing. rational basis. the woods hospitals
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-12-02

to the chain and drove him back and
forth. hauling the barrel up and down
the slide way. AT the bottom it was
capsiZed and filed by means of long
pole shackled to its bottom and manp.
ulated by old man Heath. At the top
it turned over by its own weight Thus
seventy odd times.
Then Fred Green hitched his team
on and the four horses drew the crpak
ing, cumbrous vehicle spouting down
the road. Water gushed in fans from
the openings on either side and beneatl,
and In streams from two holes behind
Not for an instant as long as the flow
continued dared the teamsters breathe
their horses. for pause would freeze
the runners tight to the ground A
tongue at either end obvated the ne.
cessity Of turning around
That night ii turned warmer Tho
change was heralded by a shift Of
wind
She's goin' to rain" said old Jack
son. 1.-THE air is kind O holler."
Hollow" said Thorpe. laughing
How is that?"
~ don know" confessed Hines. but
she is She just feels that way"
In the morning the icicles drpped
from the roof and the snow became
pOckmarked on the surface.
Radway was down looking at the
road.
shes holdin' her own" said he.
"but there amt any use putting more
water on her. She amt freezing a
mite. Wen plow her out"
So they finished the job and plowed
her out. leaving exposed the wet
marshy surfa 4e OF the creek bottom, on
which at night a thin crust formed.
She'll freeze a little tonight" said
Radway hopefully. You sprinkler
boys get at her and wet her down"
Until 2 O'Clock in the morning the
four teams and the six men creaked
back and forth spilling hardly gath.
cred water Then they crept in and
ate sleepily the food that sleepy
COOkee set out tor them.
by morning the mere surface Of the
sprinkled water had frozen Radway
looked in despair at the sky. Dimly
through the gray he caught the tint of
blue
The sun came out Nuthatches and
woodpeckers ran gayly up the warm.
Ing trunks of the trees; blue Jays Hutr.
ed and perked and screamed 10 the
hardwood tops, covey OF grouse ven.
tnred from the swamp and strutted
vainly pause OF contemplation be.
tween each step. Radway. walking out
on the tramped road of the marsh.
cracked the artificial skin and thrust
bis foot through into icy water. That
night the sprinkers stayed in.
The devil seemed in it Men were
lying idle; teams were doing the same
Nothing went on but the days of the
year. and four of them had already
licked off the calendar The deep show
of the unusually cold autumn had now
disappeared from the tops Of the
stumps 1t even stopped freezing dur
ing the night. At times Dyer's little
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-12-02

marsh!''
No one answered for moment. Then
Baptiste:
''He maxi too tam cole for de marsh
Meester Radway he spik dat we kip of
dat marsh wen he max cole"
Dyer knew tnat the precedent wasi
disputable.
'Why didn't you cut on eight thenY
he asked still in peremptory tones.
Didn't have no one to show US
where to begin" drawled voice in the
corner.
Dyer turned on his heel and went
out.
The crew worked on the marsh that
afternoon and the subsequent days OF
the week. They labored conscientious
ly, but not ZealOusly The work moved
slowly At Christmas a number Of the
men went out" Most of them were
back again after four or Eve days. fot
while men were not plenty neither was
work. The equilibrium was nearly ex.
act
But the conviviaIs had lost to Dyei
the days of their debauch Instead OF
keeping up to 10000 a day. as Radway
had figured was necessary. the scale
would not have exceeded 10000.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-12-02

The s'aler did what he considered
his duty. All day long he tramped
back AMI forth from one gang of men
to the other keeping sharp eye on
the details Of the work. His practical
experience was sufficient to solve readi.
ly such problems as broken tackle, ex.
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
Dyer was in the habit of starting for
the marsh an hour or so after sunrise.
The crew, of course. were ut work by
daylight. Dyer heard them often
through his doze. just as he heard the
chore boy come in to build the fire and
I'LL 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.
Thus he incurred the enmity Of the
cook and cOOkee. Those individuals
have to prepare food three times a day
for half hundred eaters, besides
which on sleigh haul they are sup.
posed to serve breakfast at 3 o'clock
for the leaders and a variety Of lunches
up to midnight for the sprinkler men,
AS consequence they resent infrac.
tons of the little system they may
have been able to introduce.
be up as soon as anybody. He does
none of the work himself, but he must
nee that somebody else does it and does
1t well. lie must know how thing
ought to be done, and he must be on
hand Unexpectedly to see how its ac-
complishment is progressing Dyer
should have been out of bed at first
horn blow.
One morning he slept until nearly 10
o'clock. 1t was ineXpIicabIe! 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 n sense of dereliction in du-
ty. but because he feared the strong
mans contempt for inetiiciency.
IL sort of pounded my ear a little
long this morning" he remarked. with
an unwonted air of bonhomie.
The cook creased his paper with one
hand and went on reading.
IL 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 weaklng. The prob.
lem presenting. he rose to the emergen.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-12-02


~ and then sat silently in the Of
flee smoking The jobber looked older
The lines Of dry good humor about bis
eyes had subtly changed to an expires
sion of pathetic anxiety. He attached
no blame to anybody, but rose the next
morning at horn blow. and the men
found that they had new master over
them.
Now it became necessary to put the
roads in shape for hauling All winter
the blacksmith had occupied his time in
fitting the iron work on eight log
sleighS which the carpenter had hewel
from solid sticks Of timber They were
tremendous affairs. with runners six
feet apart and hunks nine feet in width
for the reception Of logs.
The carpenter had also built two i'm.
mense tanks on runners. holding each
some seventy barrels of water and With
holes so arranged that on the with
drawal of plugs the water would food
the entire width Of the road. The
sprinklers were filed by horse power
A chain running through blocks at.
tached to a solid upper framework.
like the open beIfry of an Italian mon.
astery, dragged Il barrel up wooden
track from water hole to an opening
In the sprinkler. When in action this
formidable machine weighed nearly
two tons and resembed moving
house. Other men had felled two big
hemlOcks, from which they had hewed
beams for plow.
The V plow was now put in action.
Six horses drew it down the road. each
pair superintended by driver. The
machine was weighted down by a mum.
ber of logs laid across the arms Men
guided it by levers and by throwing
their weight against the fans of the
plow. 1t was a gay. animated scene.
this, full of the spirit of wnter-the
plOdding. straining horses. the brilliant
ly dressed, struggling men. the sullen
yielding snow thrown to either side
the shouts, warnings and commands
To right and left grew white banks Of
snow. Behind stretched broad white
path in which a scant inch hid the bare
earth.
For some distance the way led along
comparatively high ground Then.
skirting the edge of lake. it plunged
into deep creek bottom between hills
Here earlier in the year eleven bridges
had been constructed. and perhaps as
many swampy places had been cor
duroyed" by carpeting them with long
parallel poles. Now the first difficulty
began.
Some of the bridges had sunk below
the level. and the approaches had to
be "corduroyed" to practicable grade
Others again were bumped UP like tom.
cats and had to be pulled apart en-
tirely.
Still that sort of thing was to be ex-
pected. A gang of men who followed
the plow carried axes and cant hooks
for the purpose Of repairing extern
poraneously Just such defects which
never would have been discovered 9th.
erwise than by the practical expert
ence. Railway himself accompanied
the plow. Thorpe. who went along as
one of the "road monkeys" saw now
why such care had been required OF
him in smoothing the way of stubs,
knots and hummocks.
When the road had been partly
cleaned Radway started one of his
sprink!ers. Water holes of suitable
size had been blown in the creek bank
by dynamite. There the machines
were filled. Stratton attached his horse
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-12-02

are under the Roman Catholic church..
From one of the numerous agents who
periodically visit the camps the lum.
Der jack purchases for IS ticket
which admits him at any time during
the year to the hospital. where he is
privileged to remain free of further
charge until convalescent. So valuable
are these institutions and SO excellent
ly are they maintained by the sisters
that a hospital agent is always well
come even in those camps from which
ordinary pedders and insurance men
are rigidly excluded.
In one of these hospitals Thorpe lay
for six weeks suffering from severe
conclusion of the brain AT the end OF
the fourth his fever had broken. but
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-12-02
CHAPTER VIII.

ITlT1 HEN Thorpe finally came to
M himself he was in n long,
U bright. clean room. and the
sunset was throwing spashes
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-12-02
"HoW's this. menf" cried Dyer sharpl

"HoW's this. menr" 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 a
man had stirred out that morning.
"How's this. men?" cried Dyer sharp.
". "Why aren't you out on the
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-12-02
CHAPTER VII.

m HDWAY returned to camp by the
9th of January. He went on
N SnOwshOes over the entire job
~ and then sat silently in the Of