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The Western news., 1904-12-07

why, he's just knocked out one OF
the slickest bank thieves in the coun-
try, and saved my life as well. Dwight,
you get out of her, you miserable little
sneak. Bert I'll double the reward the
Bank Of Tacoma offers, and If you and
Marion can't worry along on that and
your salary you don't deserve to get
married. Post, you take this fellow
over to the lookup and give him
headache powder. I guess he needs 1t
after that clip Bert gave him. I'm 60
ing to the telegraph office. Bert, you
and Marion stay here and fix things
up"
From his glance one could not tell
whether he meant the disordered Office
or more important matters. But Bert
and Marion knew. or at least they
used their own judgment.-San Fran
cisco Call
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CHAPTER XVII.
/" Where Is Sankala 2 y

"Hello, lookoutn'
'Hello, captain!"
"How does it look to the southwest"
"Black and foreboding, captain"
81 feared SO. Watch close the river
and bay. They are covered with those
fool fishermen tonight. The light of
morning will find plenty of work for us
to do"
Thus spoke the captain of the life
out.
Night had already closed in and the
captain of the life saving station knew
a storm was coming. He was at the
station below the rocks and could not
see out on the ocean but had called to
the man stationed on the hill to verify
the evidence of the storm. The instru-
ments at the station indicated storm,
but the rising, surging, slashing, crack.
ing breakers on the rocks gave more
formidable warning to the experienced
life saver.
1t is the same old story at the mouth
of the Columbia. From fall until
spring, throughout the long winter
months, the storms rage with unceas-
ing fury. Three days of storm and one
of dim sunshine is liberal statement
in favor of the king of day. At this
point Neptune rules unchallenged
through the winter, but when summer
comes he is superseded by old Sol, who
w.elds his sceptle with more charita-
BILE hand and makes this little stretch
of coast the most attractive spot IN the
great Pacific Northwest. Thousands Of
pleasure seekers visit this coast each
summer to view the grandeurs and
beauties of nature, but flee before ad.
vancing winter, when gloom and dark.
ness settle over the place like the pail
of death.
Men inuled to hardships and disast-
ers learn to scorn them. 1t is this class
that suffers most from them. They be.
come emboldened to stand in the teeth
of death, yea, even to enter its jaws
while the mo,e timid fly for safety, and
escape it's fangs. Day after day the
courageous 60 down, while the towards
live to tell of the chlvalrous deeds o.
the brave.
A terrific storm was rising to sweeK
the river and bay. The black horiser
The Western news., 1904-12-07

Many hundreds OF thousands voted under what Is
known as the Australian system. These entering
polling place. received a ballot In many instances much
arger than the newspaper sheet In small booth
hey marked their choice with at the top handed
he folded ballot to clerk it deposited In the ballot
box and walked out In many States the man. and
the woman marched to the polls with his ballot "a long
strip Of paper containing the Of his parys cand
dates) snugy reposng In his vest pocket He had had
for days. and 1t may may have been scratched"
opposing candidate
In other States but in very few and not In the
ricts. the voting machine used This a compare
lively recent departure and is still in its experimental
stages with opinion its feasibility divided 1t Is
very difficult to please the average practca politician
In some election districts thousand were
cast In others only hundred One district in New York
City yielded solitary ballot, and unanimous for
Roosevelt But 1t cost the city something $500
to deliver the documentary proof Of the freemans
able right at headquarters In another New York City
district there but three votes
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VEGETARIAN SWIMMERS
They Triumph Over Meat Eaters 1,
Canadian Contest.

They Triumph Over Meat Eaters In
Canadian Contest.
In a long distance swimming race
recently across Toronto Bay from the
Yonge street wharf to the swimming
club, on the island lagoon, says the
Toronto Star, there was fought bat.
tie between vegetarians and meat eat
ers. The course was about two miles
in length and H. f. Strickland, Of To-
ronto, a vegetarian, made the journey
in the record time Of fifty minutes.
George II. Corson, another vegetarian.
made the course in fifty-two minutes.
Two Englishmen had come over to
swim in the race--sturdy beef eaters
from the land Of roast beef--but they
found the pace too fast and dropped
out midway on the course 1t was q
handicap contest, but In actual time
vegetarianism scored decisive VIC
tory.
The race was not announced as q
contest between vegetarians and meat
eaters, but Messrs. Strickland and
Corson resolved to give it that turn.
They entered. Like others they train
ed. On the day Of the race their sole
diet was pea butter. The last week
they reduced their ordinary vegetarian
diet to simples, such as pea butter,
peanuts and raw fruit. Before setting
out In the race they informed the as
tonished meat-fed Englishmen, who
were supposed to be the best men In
the contest, that they were vegetar.
ians, had eaten no meat for years and
intended to prove the superiority Of
their diet.
They did 1t. As they glided through
the waves they were borne up by the
consciousness that they were vindicat-
ing vegetarianism To others 1t was
race for glory; to Messrs. Strickland
and Corson it was an opportunity Of
showing a meat-fed world the error Of
its ways. They were men with a mis-
sion. A great cause relied on them
and inspired, fired by this knowledge.
they slipped through the water with
| ease and made their meat-laden COM
petitors look like stationary objects.
A long swim Is one of the severest
physical tests to which can can be
put and in order to settle conclusively
the respective merits Of pea butter and
beefsteak another race, specially ar
ranged for the purpose, should bt
brought about, two men a side, over a
two-mile course. It would draw q
large crowd of butchers and market
gardeners to cheer their respective
champions.
The Western news., 1904-12-07

every CITY, village, at every little red school
house marking sparse settlement in the vastness of
our western prairies far in the mountains miles
from railways and telegraph fnes thousands of miles
across the seas the citizens of the Republic their
ballots November to choose the first citizen of the land
Not only sufrages given to elect President
but the millions upon millions of ballots brought State
county and city candidates the exultaton Of victory
the sting Of defeat
Over 100000 ballots for presidential candi
dates As the stump speaker would in referring to
the popular President since 1885, "See how
RroWW The has been:
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THE REPUBLIC AT THE POLLS.

careful estimate OF the cost Of holding the presden
tal election of 1904 that at least $2OOOOOO spent
by the States municipalities, townships and boroughs
in legitimate This does not include penny
York expended 100000 Massachusetts expended
$5OOOOO Illinois Ohio 100000 So it does
not take long in running the list Of foryfve States to
reach the $25 100000 mark In addition to this the States
of the meetings Of the members of the Presi
Dental Electoral Colleges when they gather at the State
capitals the second Monday of January following the
presidential election The general government pays the
mileage and and per diem the Of
the Electoral Colleges who carry the the President
OF the United States Senate Washington The appoint
ment of Is much sought after especially from
distant States 1t provides pleasant trip the Of
the government and good pay for nice task especially
to the man from Maine or Oregon California.
The total registration Greater New York was
voters In 1900 64Oe4 in 1902 ia. The
else Of the franchise in the Ave boroughs the
New York involved this the expenditure of $818OS5
for the registration and the casting Of the The Board
of Elections costs this $57921O including salaries
commissioners, clerks, etc.
In Chicago the total registration reached against
4Oo077 in 1900 and O245 in 1885, The the city of
Chicago for registering and polling the vote nearly the
in New York City.
st. Louis showed a falling of in the registration
voters Only 1872 1877 the 1904 compared
with 134924 for 1900.
The freeman will look and ponder for q moment when
he learns what 1t cost to conduct the election six Of
principal cities Of the country Below the figures
Cities Cost
Philadelphia .................$ 247615
ne" YORK Sl6OS5
Chicago .......... .,...,,.,.,. .......... 0OOOOO
Baltimore .......... ............ 175OOO
Boston .......... .............. 10000
St Louis Observation-Disclosures. ......... 100000
Iotal .$2,114oS5
The Western news., 1904-12-07
Black Snakes.

1t Is true that the rattlesnake and
the black snake are mortal enemies,
and the black snake Is the victor in
their battles. breaking the neck Of his
adversary before the rattler has time
to strike. The black snakes Of this
country are as harmless as frogs. On
many OF the large plantations in the
South they are tanned and kept as q
protection from their enemy, as the
warm climate prevents keeping the
houses closed SO as to keep them out
The Western news., 1904-12-07
CHAPTER XVIII.
Sankala Listens to the Plotters.

Sankala Listens to the Plotters.
Sankala had hard battle with the
surf but she reached the traps formerly
tended by Dan Lapham before the
storm was at it's heighth. Dan, of
course, was not near the place. The
wind was already raging and the white
caps were multiplying at rapid rate
and leaping higher and higher.
At her back the sea was boiling like
caldron while to the south it was
not SO much disturbed. Her home lay
across the raging sea while Sand Island
lay to the south. 1t was this great up
heavel of sand and the driftwood upon
its surface that broke the storm to
some extent and yet left means of es-
cape for Sankala.
But she would not have returned to
her home at this time had the sea been
as calm as an inland lake. She had
started out on mission and this would
she complete with a woman's deter
mination. She was looking for Dan
Lapham. Her strong and handsome
young friend had aided her in fishing
the traps when her aged companion
was unable to assist. He had also, on
that very morning, left her money
with which to buy necessary supplies;
he had promised her that Ringwold
should not 90 to the poor house; and
above all there was an underlined feel
ing in her heart for the young man
which only comes to woman once in
lifetime.
Sankala did not understand this ana
would have blushed had it been ex-
planned. 1t was the same old story
which has caused the joys, sorrows,
disappointments and happiness since
the days Of Adam and Eve.
While clinging to the piling which
held the netting of Lapham's fishtrap,
to steady her boat, Sankala could see
that the water was rapidly rising and
that each food dashed higher above the
mark made by the former wave. The
billows grew darker and more sullen
while the whitecaps looked like great
animals leaplng at random in the di-
rection of the bar.
Before it was too late she turned her
boat toward the island, where she
landed without accident. But she was
just in time, for old Neptune's work
farther out at sea was telling and
great waves from the mighty deep came
rolling over the bay, converting 1t into
mad, seething thing of destruction.
The rain began to fall in torrents.
The wind blew with such force as to
send the cold drops like heavy shots
in slanting course through the air.
These struck the thinly clad girl with
force that made her shiver with pain
and cold.
When cast upon her own resources
in time Of danger, woman is said to be
superior to man in courage and endur-
ance. Before she resigns herself TO
fate, she employs every means in her
power to thwart it's disasters. If she
cannot turn its couse, she goes with
it as a companion. Death is thus
made less bitter and an example is
given to the world.
Sankala dragged her boat as fal as
she could and then tied the long line
attached to it's prov to limb of tree
which had been cast far upon the
sands. She began to look about her for
a shelter. She remembered an old
tisherman's camp farther up the is-
land, and taking the provisions which
she had prepared for Dan, she made
her way to the shack.
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CHAPTER XVI-Contiuued.

The island was soon reached and
the man taken ashore. The morning
was crisp and cold and fire of drift
wood was kindled for the comfort of
the wounded man and his companions.
As the day Jagged away the man grew
worse. Dan was his most attentive
nurse. In the afternoon he persuaded
his companions that it would be better
to take the wounded man to his home.
They agreed upon this but they did
not know what to do with their pris.
oner. On the southside they could not
hold him, and if they left him on the
island he might be compelled to re-
main for several days without assist
ance. They wanted him to accompany
them to thier homes, but Dan had mat
ters of more Importance demanding his
attention on the north side. He told
them to leave him on the island and he
would take his chances on reaching
shore.
The fishermen pulled out with theil
wounded companion, reluctantly leav-
ing Dan behind.
Throughout the day Lapham walked
up and down the island viewing his
friends and enemies as they lay on
their oars in threatening attitudes.
He managed, however, to keep con-
cealed behind the driftwood from his
enemies, while he was too far away to
be distinguished by his friends.
He had searched the island from one
or1 <o ha h,1k h0
southsiders had intended making this q
sort of prison had they carried out their
original plans and had removed every
seinblance of craft from the place.
Besides the island had always been
sort of neutral ground and since the
quarrel had begun, neither side at
tempted to occupy it and all fishing ap-
paratus and supplies had been taken
away by the respective owners.
AS night came on, Dan became more
anxious to reach the north shore. He
wondered how many of his friends had
fallen under the fire of the southsiders,
and wondered more how Sankala was
faring.
Old Seadog was too much absorbed in
the trouble at hand to carry out hlF
plan of taking Sankala and Ringwold
to the county poor farm, but he knew
the girl was worrying her young life
away over the outlook for the future
and possibly by this time, SO far as he
knew, che was grieving by the bedside
of the deceased Ringwold.
The impatient young fisherman coule
remain an exile no longer. He con
structed raft from planks and timbers
which had lodged on the shores of the
island and with pieces of planks useG
as poles and paddles he started for the
main shore.
Before his work had been completed
however, night had long since faller
over the waters and storm was brew
ing.
The came sound from the clash O
the wave and current on the bar greet
ed his ears at that moment that mad'
the frail Sankala tremble with fear a
she left the north shore to search TO
him that she might give him the foot
she had prepared for him and of which
che thought he must by this time be il
such dire need.
The Western news., 1904-12-07

the north, and war to finish was now
more imminent than ever.
''Will those soldiers never arrive?'
was the question old Seadog asked
himself as he directed his men to bat.
tie for the traps.
The Western news., 1904-12-07

Something About Kuropatkin.
Mamma, is Kuropatkin an angelr'
mo, child. Why do you ask?'
because this paper says Kuropat-
kin's right wing is demolished. 10
Kuropatkin a bird. thenT'-Kansas
City Journal
The Western news., 1904-12-07
Even Up Things.

"Some of your opponents. Colonel
are accusing you Of putting money
into politics." said the plain citizen.
"Well, some Of the others have been
accusing me of taking money out Of
it." replied the Colonel. so things are
about even up."-Philadelphia Press.
The Western news., 1904-12-07

Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker. said to be
the greatest living botanist, has passed
his eighty-ssventh birthday.
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SheriH's Sale,

Notice is hereby given, that by virtue of
general execution on transcript to me
directed by the clerk of the district court
of Wapello county, Iowa. against the goods,
chattels. lands. tenements, etc., of A. J.
Hicks defendant in favor Of B. BOSNIAN.
plaintiff, I will offer at public sale, to the
highest and best bidder, for cash. at the
front door of the court house in the city
Of Otumwa. Wapello county. Iowa, on the
10th day of April. 1904 between the hours
of 8 o'clock n. m. and o'clock p. m. on
said day, all of said A. J. Hicks right, title
and interest in and to the following de-
scrihed property situated in Wapello coun-
ty. Iowa. to-wit:
Northwest quarter northwest quarter sec
ton %, township II. range IA: southwest
quarter southeast quarter section 20, town
ship II, range IA: southwest quarter south
west quarter section 20, township II, range
IA: south II northwest quarter southeast
quarter, section 90, township H. range IA;
west part northeast quarter northwest
quarter. section 90 township II, range IA;
west one-half southwest quarter northeast
quarter section II. township II, range IA;
all in Wapelo county, Iowa.
Sale to commence Mt the hour of 1870
o'clock p. m. of said day.
Witness my hand this 18th day of March,
1904. j. II. CREIER,
Sheriff Of Wapelo County. Iowa.
BY JOHN D. STEPHENS, Deputy.
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FARM FOR SALE-160 ACRES RICH
prairie and timber land, n square quarter
section, In seven fields of convenient size;
80 acres of the timber land is clear of
stumps; bottom land on both sides Of
creek not subject to overflow; ten acres
of the timber land used for pasture is set
with forest trees suitable for saw timber
framing and fencing; 70 acres prairie.
Besides sixteen acres Of meadow, there Is
sufficient pasture. No waste land. A
small creek running through the place
touches about all of the fields, which,
with natural or living pool and two
living wells and one pond on high ground
furnish stock water: frame house of sew
en- rooms, pantry and closet; hall on first
and second floors; three porches, two of
which are wire screened: dry frost proof
cellar; fine well; beautiful site, lovely
door yard and shaded by choice trees;
frame barn, 4SX70 feet, posts IS feet,
stalls for eighteen horses and many cows;
bins for grain and room for forage to win
ter all such animals; buggy, wagon, har-
ness, machine and implement room; pub
lie road on two sides Of place; fourth of
q mile special delivery daily mail route.
One to five miles from about twenty
churches, representing about all denomin-
atoms; same distance from several public
schools, including one high school; FIVE
miles from two good towns Of 200 and
900 population and four depots, on two
grand trunk railroad lines; "a miles west
of st. Louis In Montgomery county, Mis-
souri,. Price S45 per acre. $1,000 cash, on
half cash and balance on time, to suit
you. L. A. Thompson, Montgomery City,
Missouri.
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l. EGAL.
sheriH's Sale.

Notice is hereby given, that by virtue OF
general execution on transcript to me di
rected by the clerk of the district court OF
Wapello county, Iowa. against the goods
chattels, lands, tenements, etc, of A. J
Hicks. defendant, in favor of Lewis Men
denhall. plaintiff, I will offer at public sale
to the highest and best bidder. for cash. at
the front door Of the court house In the
city Of Ottumwa, Wapello county, Iowa, on
the 10th day Of April, 1904, between the
hours of o'clock n. m. md 4 o'clock p. m.
on said day, all Of said A. ]. Hicks right.
title and interest In and to the following
described property situated in Wapello
county, Iowa, to-wit:
Northwest quarter northwest quarter,
section 30, township II, range ID; south
west quarter southeast quarter section 90,
township II, range IA: southwest quarter
southwest quarter section 20. township II,
range IA; S * northwest quarter southeast
quarter section 20, township II, range IA;
west part northeast quarter northwest
quarter section 90, township II, range IA;
west half southwest quarter northeast
quarter section II, township II, range IA;
all in Wapelo county, Iowa
Sale to commence Mt the hour of LIS
O'Clock p. m. of said day.
Witness my hand this 18th day Of March,
1904. ]. II. CREMER,
Sheriff of Wapello County. Iowa.
By JOHN D. STEPHENS, Deputy.
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BLACkHAWk.

Blackhawk, April &C. A. Burk-
hart and wife visited Sunday at the
WIN. Burkhart home.
Oliver Prever and family spent East
er at the Will Rudd home near Ash
grove.
Messrs Miner Barnes, Charlie and
Albert Brown transacted business in
Bloomfield Friday.
Frank Hopkins and Sylvia Bean
We're callers at the R. H. Coop home
Sunday.
Charlie Chatterton and family. of
Unionville. visited Sunday at the Char
lie Brown home.
DR.. Patterson, of Unionville was a
recent visitor at this place.
F. w. Bean and daughter Sylvia
made a business trip to Bunch Sat
urday.
John Harteen. of near Albany, Wis
tied over Sunday with friends and re-
latives at this place.
Vim. Brown and son Albert made a
business trip to Bunch Monday
Lovic Kinsinger, of Bunch, spent
Sunday at the S. Kinsinger home.
Messrs. Will and 4Aibian Kelley Wis
tied over Sunday at the Dan James
home.
Frank Strunk and family visited at
the parental Glassburner home Sun
day.
Dan James was Bunch caller Sat
urday.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-07

Follansbee, a lecturer of considerable
ability will speak on the first night
Ex-Superintendent of public instruc,
ton Barrett will speak on the second
night and the class exercises on the
third night. The baccalaureate ser.
mon will be preached Sunday evening,
April 80, by Rev. Barrett, at the Meth
odist Episcopal church. The gradual
ing class consists of three young mer
and seven young ladies'.
Prof. G. w. Bryan, of Centerville
once principal of the Milton schools
but now engaged in the real estate
business, was here last week visiting
his old friends and pupils.
The city election resulted as fol.
lows: Mayor, w. T. Moon; council
men, A. B. Hale and J. C. Holland !;
clerk, D. A. Miller, and assessor, Elias
Bell.
Volney Maggie, of Red Oak, was a
visitor recently.
Married at the home of the brides
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. P Rinabar-
ger, in South Milton, Miss Mae Rina-
barger and John Black, of Chequest.
Henry HARDWOOD, formerly of this
place, but now of Oklahoma, died in
that state recently.
Rev. Randolph filled his appointment
at South Prairie Methodist Protestant
church last Sunday.
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sIeoURNE Y.

Sigourney, April o The Easter
exercises at the Methodist Episcopal
church Sunday evening We're very
pleasing. The program occupied about
one hour and forty-tive minutes, the
greater part of which was very inter
esting. The house was packed
Mrs. G. B. Barrett and children, of
Washington. came up to help Mr.. and
Mrs. Barrett color Eggs for Easter.
Miss Margaret Stanton, one of Sig
ourney's public school teachers, in the
city schools, spent Sunday at the pa
rental home in Oskaloosa.
The funeral of Mrs. William bunker
occurred at the German Lutheran
church yesterday afternoon at o'clock.
Mrs. bunker was inferred at West
cemetery.
Mrs. w. b. Merriam died at her home
in northeast Sigourney yesterday
morning at 1870 o'clock. Her illness
was of short duration and her death
very sudden. The children had been
sent for but were not able to reach
here before her death. Funeral ar
engagements not yet known.
4 Prin. H. s. Mcvicar. Of Thornburg,