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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-10-26
SALE OF CAPITOL BUILDING
LANDS.

NOTICE is hereby given that on No
ycmhcr ,. 1908, all of the Capitol liuildng
Lands in Potter County will be offered for
sale at public auction between the hours
ot 10 o'clock Il. m. and O'Clock p. m. at
the front door of the Court House i'll said
county
For descriptions. apprascmcnt and
terms of sale apply To this department.
Dated at ficrre, $. -. September aG
1908.
G. i. BACH
Comr School Il Public Lands
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-10-26

Isaac Rcd Owl and family Of
Santee, Neb. arrived tast Friday
to spend the winter with his father
Rev Geo. Red Owl OF Whitcbovsc.
They have two bright little child
rem named Geo and Victoria.
They came by way of Gettysburg,
which place they left on Thursday
about 2:3o p. m. while the storm
was still raging. They reached
the Missouri bluffs about dark,
when they lost the road, and mad
to stay out all night only about .
mile distant form town. Luckily
they had sufficient robes with then
to save them from sustaining am,
injury asa result of their exposure
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-10-26
NOTICE FoR PUBLICATION


IJNNNtIINVNt OI thN intrrlOr, land UIIicN
1T Huron, SD. Oct. II. 1905
NOTICE is hereby given that the fol-
low ing named settler has filed notice OF
his intention to make final proof in sup
port OF his claim and that said proof will
he made before the Register and Receiver
al Huron. $ -. on December 6. 1905. viz:
i'eirr Olson. II +. No. 1856
ior the v sv and W nwil See. 33, THO
". h. .S " 5th p.M. He Gamcs the fol-
lowing Witnesses to prove his continuous
residence upon and cultivation of said
land viz: VI 1. THOMPSON Lyle Sandell.
j \ Whitesidc and " /, Burgess, all OF
Gettysburg : y
1919 G \ BLAKE. Register
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-10-26

The roads are fast drying up
again.
Mr. Conser took a roundtrip to
G,nflvshllrnr rNnneln,r
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-10-26

are these lines fromJ. II. Simmons
Of Casey, Ia Think what might
have resulted from his terrible
cough If he mad not taken the med
cine shout which he writes: 81
had a fearful cough, shat disturb
cd my nights rest. ] tried every
hing hut nothing would relieve
il. aa.il took Or king New Dis
coYefy for Consumption, Coughs
and Colds, which completely cured
mr.. lastaaflN .eiieyes and perma-
eantl egres ali throat and lung
diseases: prevents grip and pneu-
nonia. Al joscclyns, druggist:
soc and Sl.00 guaranteed Trial
hottie free.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-10-26

An Indian who was III town
Tuesday informed US that he
thought The majority OF the full
bloods were now in favor of the
leases. Il was the mixed bloods
WHO were trying 10 knock them
out. because they could no longer
keep large herds. without payine
wha. was equivalent 10 4 heavy
tax.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-10-26

Circuit court adjourned on sat
nrdav. to meet Dee 5th. The case
OF Walter Nomeau against Sheriff
Hurley and others was decided in
favor of Walter. he getting a iud9
menl or The full amount Of his
suit, %i.ea0.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-10-26

Air Peter 0lson's final proof
notice appears in this issue rs a
new one, with change Of datc. be
cause certain o. his witnesses
could not appear at the time
originally set.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-06-11
JUDGE WHO HAD TANTRUMS.

After a service of nearly thirty years
as recorder of Dublin, Sir Frederick
Faulkner is about to retire at the age
of "a
Sir Frederick is noted throughout Ire
land as one of the most irritable judges
uron the bench, and he is not SLOW TO
uncork the Walls of wrath when any
thing IN the handling of case evokes
lis dispieasure.
IN his earlier days he was constantly
il hot water. but it was found that his
bark was worse than his bite, and after
awhile = counsel practtcing IN MS court
learned TO receive with SIol1d1ty his IT,
radeS of abuse.
1t was astonishing to a chance visitor
to behold a recorder dressing down
lawyer who stood silent before the tor
rent of words, but the lawyer well knew
that before the court closed the recorder
would make amends for his outbreak by
singing the unfortunate attorney 10 be
the recipient of some marked complt-
ment
The retirement of Sir Frederick will re
move from the irish bench one of fts
most picturesque figures. osis his NOM
DRY will live in the LEGAL fraternity
| through the good stories told of hia
! outbreaks and apologies
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Now, l had intended to stay week,
and l assure you it was with surprise
l heard my voice answer:
II will be obliged TO leave in the
morning
"AlI looked their surprise. Mother
seemed disposed to speak, but, biting
her lips. RETAINED Father. after CIV
ing me a keen glance, arose, saying
~ ~
Rather short stay then passed out,
paper in hand. / hope that I'm wrong
but II seemed to me l saw relieved
look flash over the faces of Alice and
Tom; Ann;e's 1 could nor see. her thin,
girltsh face being turned from me. Tom
anG ! Joined father on the porch. Real
~ felt sorry for them. With all good
intentions they brought up all topics
with which they were acquainted. but
none of interest TO me. On my part the
effort to find mutual ground was
equally unavailing, and soon we
dropped into silence. I never again ex-
pect to feel so saddened. Here on the
old familiar ,iorch. under the same old
trees l first realized 1 had lost my
home with my boyhood. and that takes
away the best part Of our side-track
musing.
TT was one of those rainy nights so
common 10 the old Susquehanna river
towns-a night when the white stoles
of the Mary's steal along the purple of
misty mountains; when with the liquid
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CHAPTER x.

The following three days were spent
by John In very pleasant manner
The long, cool hotel porch was the &C
cepted rendezvous of all the railway
men; and n finer class than these boys
of the Rockies in the early eighties.
would have proved extremely hard to
find A merry, laughing lot of broad
breasted bronzed boys of all ages,
their adherence to type unaffected by
diversity of age. divergence of birth
place Only kindred to a finish. in their
deep love for the stern land of their
was as wine to their lungs; whose awful
shriekfng storms rang as the notes of
a fife against their ears; whose utter
desolation and Arctic night was a thing
to laugh over. as laughed Tie men of
the long boats as the icy spume of
Scandal froze upon their lips. These
men were along the best tenents of
Johns home life. Courteous, loW-voiced,
with II quick perception of the rights
or others or an eager sympathy ringing
in voorhees, deeds, they proved rapidly
absorpttve to him
On the morning of the third day. the
porch was filled with The idle men of
two districts. John was idly watching
reading d letter. The envelope with its
Eastern postmark lay UNDECIDED on the
floor.
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tops of the range yet are golden
crowned: now the swift fingers from
the Lesser one by one, remove the CO.
ronaiE l'r-il only on the highest weaves
the rIivs sage of the departing light.
John, il would mean much to stand UP
there now on Mt. Pope. We would ig-
more the dull gray of these lower levels
chilling before the night, and with
straining eyes yet pursue the dim blaze
of the setting sun
And the application" asked John.
rs this Turn your back upon the
past; at best it is only a reflected
beauty whose outlines are fated to
quickly darken under shadows, and you
only need to go upward and higher TO
look in-u the heart of the sun
1T may be ali right" reioined Gray.
but L think the Excelsior chap. If he
had q moment of lunacy in his windup.
would have exchanged his higher level
and old banner very cheerfully for a
cup Of coffee and a slice OF old ham"
"All right" laughed Lawrence, II see
1 have no cause of further worry. When
{. man draws his metaphors from the
flesh pot his case Is not severe"
! Probably supper, or its lack. will
have something to do with it, replied
John, as they started toward the hotel.
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II think, Lawrence said Gray,
mcodily, that your mountain spirit
would have a hard time to convert me
into abiding love for this abomina-
ton of desolation. Why, / wouldn't give
one row of my despised cornfield for all
the sand, rock and alkali in sight"
Lawrence returned no answer to the
homesick outbreak but stood silently
looking out toward the settin" sun AS
il dipped from sight and the cold. heavy
shadows crept around their feet, he
turned, saying:
John, do you remember how the
other night in Chicago 1 spoke about
everything being in parables?"
y *
We'll, now we stand here in the
the shadow. but the light that CLOVIS
yet out there across the distant plain
is the same that gilds the mountain top;
but the shadow of the peaks cut longer
all the streaming glory will dim under
the night rush. Look Now it is all in
blackness-gray and forgotten-but the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-06-11

SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS.
John Gray, young virginian, is persuaded
BY Frank Howe. brakeman. to leave profit
less farming and Ego railroading." Gray bids
adieu to his aged father and mother. his
and. with Howe. beats his way to Chi
cago. The freight train on which they are
stealing a ride goes into a wreck. which
and tragedies of raiIroad.ng. Arriving in
Chicago. they receive. through the assistance
of ''Girlie'' Mason, positions under Lanigan,
the general yard master. They find home
IN Nanny Sulliyan's boo riding house,
where Gray meets a number On railroad men
and gains an insight into their makeup.
During supper "Giriie'' comes into the room
in an intoxicated condition. He is put to bed
by Scranton Pete" one of the old-timers.
who regards him as his protege- Several
hours later Howe and Gray are walking
through the train yard they see conmo-
ton about yard engine. Forcing their
way through the crowd they find to their
horror that ''Girlie'' has been run over while
attempting to save a six-year-old girl :,
''Girlie'' dies in the arms of Scranton,
who vows over the body OF his dead friend
that he will give UP rnilroading forever.
Scranton spends the night making up q
package of ..Girlie's' private papers 70 se sen
to the boys father, and as dawn is breaking
he tells Howe and Gray of a frtghtful wreck
occasioned by his drunkenness while on duty
a train dispatcher several years before.
is now called and Gray leave Howe in Chi
cago and go west to Unitah, at the invita-
ton of Mr.. Blank. the president of the Inter
Mountain Railroad. Pat Brady, one OF the
cleverest engineers in the States, joins them
there Lawrence gets q position OF trust, d.
rectly under Blank, and Gray and Bady are
on the Huron branch, an exceedingly rough
and difficult stretch Of mountain railway.
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Kendall said one of the party,
auizzingIy what have you got-another
cry out of the East?
Yes replied the other. That's just
about what 1t is. The old story-mourn-
ing over the bright intellect wasted
amid ignorant associates here the
speaker, by an agile leap. sprang over
the railing, about a fraction of a second
ahead of a chair-to disappear, laugh
ing, around the corner.
" y
Il can't see why SO much conmotion
should be created by fellow giving a
correct abstract of his correspondence, -
remarked another, dryly. Its the bur-
den of about every letter received here.
For my part I am unable to understand
why our friends in the 'effetc' cannot
leave nus olne, to live our lives in our
own way?"
"a fine specimen for a lotus eater?"
commented another After the general
laugh has subsidized, a young man folded
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-06-11
DMIRAL WINFIELD SCOTT
SChLt,Y is one Of the most gall
liant of men, and. whatever may

be sad 20 and against MS
bravery in the battle of Santiago, no
one can say with truth that he was ever
lacking in courtesy to the ladies. He
IS the perfection of old-fashioned polite
ness. a regular Lord Chesterfield of this
hurrying, hustling age, when so few
have time for politeness.
The Admiral and Mrs. Schley returned
to Washington some time since. and
took up their abode in Il modest hosiery
which has been their home for many
years. One evening the admiral was
smoking In the lobby and swapping
yarns with some old cronies when the
clerk at the desk told him that some
one wanted TO speak with him over the
phone. He went to the instrument,
cigar in hand. and his hat rakishly
perched on one side.
His friends heard him say: Eyes, this
Is Admiral Schiey; who is it speaking
To me- Then they saw the old salt
spruce up, toss his cigar away. and
lift his hat high above his head. why.
how 90 you do. Mrs Green? l am very
glad to speak to you and know you are
Well Yes, Mrs. Schley is very we'll:
and then came cross-fire of questions
about every member of the family col
leCtively and individually. all the tins
the admiral. with his hat off snilin;,
and bowling at every word
When he finished he was greeted witt
WILD applause. and for some minutes ht
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the magazine he had been reading John
noticed ii was a reyieW-thcn turning
TO the party said:
You all know how ii is. If they
could understand as we do. they would
all be out here. Let me give you an ex-
perience j had this spring. You know
that after that affair 1t Devils Gate, 1
took a trip back East. ! had been alb
sent exactly four years the day show
ed up in my little home town. My moth
er and elder sister were at home and
We're properly glad to see me; after a
little while my father and brother join
ed us. then just as supper was ready,
NV youngest sister came IN.
well. we went into the dining-room
and 1 tell you, boys, 1t seemed strange
~ good 10 sit once again in my old
place, amid the familiar home sur
rourdings but the old pictures ard fur
nishtngs were the only unchanged OBJ
je It's [ noticed a subtle change in the
whole family. Mother seemed to have
adopted a different mode of speech and
action; father was grave and silent: my
brother appeared awkward and con-
strained. while my eldest sister. Alice
withdrew into languid reserve that
found unapproachable; my other sister
Annie, kept her eyes upon her plate.
answering my questions with decided
bashfulness. L seemed strangely out of
place, and. being very hungry, turned
my attention to the table.
~ "
LAS I looked over the few thinly cut
slices of bread. sliced beef, lonely cubes
of cheese, 1 thought OF one Of old Pc
ter's 'scows' with a juicy. white-col-
Jared portcrhouse and double handful Of
fried potatoes In the corner. Being d.
rectIv opposite my brother, l studied
him iutent,y. When last I saw him he
was a ruddy-faced boy OF seventeen.
Now before me sat a thin, sunken-eyed
Young dude with the thin. trembling
hands, lack-luster eyes, and dropping
jaw of his clan. Faultlessly dressed,
high-coIlared, he nibbled his dainty
slice in silence.
'Roys. what would I not give TO get
outfit, leave it ont here IN the desert
TO scare coyotes to death, and let he
poor neck swell against blue flannel
shirt. Father was absorbed In the stock
column of the evening paper. SO L
helped myself to everything In sight in
a vain hope of filing at least one corner
of my stomach
Now and then during the silent meal
| / caught Armies eyes fixed upon me,
but before | could catch their express
| sion they were quickly withdrawn.
" How long visit do you propose to
| make?" asked father as he finally laid
aside the exhausted paper.
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SONS on
A STORY or

Copyright NJ. 3. De Courcy3
fall still low
stole cloise
strong
arises to bran the hands
shaces boyhood
he throws only
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Go Be Continued Next Sunday.>
Admiral SchIey's PoIiteness

failed to see the joke He felt it incunl-
bent, he said, to throw away his cigar
and take off his hat even when talking
through the phone TO a lady. 1t appear
ed TO the spectators the very essence OF
gallantry and on the same plane with
the farmers daughter who was so mod
est that she had to leave the room 10
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bars Of the last robins note yet ringing
in your ears. you sit gazing mournfully
God only knows why-out under the
green Gothic arched vista of dripping
branches. while all kinds of creepy
fancies sob il your heart And the
rain! Real live rain. And the smell of
the grassI''
Here young fellow reached into his
hip pocket, drew out a murderous six
shooter, and proceeded to say, while he
fondled the gun in his right palm:
Here IS a man, whom I've in my
feeble way, loved. We have slept side
by side. shared the same cup and crust
and borrowed each others chips; but.
boys, say the word and I'll send him
where he can sing his rain song in
earnest
Let him have it," growled the bows.
shut up. you idiots" exclaimed the
original speaker. you are worse than
Mother Maloney's ducks Well. shortly
afterward my mother and sisters Joined
us. Then the storm broke: and what I
got was a-plenty. 1t seemed according
to mothers talk that had been max
Ing bad medicine 1 had delibera teIy
thrown away all Of my opportunities.
voluntarily placed myself in a way of
life that reflected disgrace upon all of
my name. tell you it was bstter."
While the others sat silently looking
out into the night, the singing words
ran swiftly on
Did you ever notice how q place
blends with its people? Why, the ideas
presented had the tinge of the black
sodden air and SNUG streets and il
seems that never again shall l hear
the tinkle of dripping waters. but that
through It's music will run these words
NOW after 1t all. after the painful sor-
row you have caused, ard the heaped
shame your life has thrown upon us.
you after four years absence present
yourself here garbed as q tramp -
| w ny. Thomas would skulk back streets
II returning from a fishing expedition
were ne attlred as you are.
~ ~
Il sat silent To these people love. life
and manhood was only the matter of
tailor's fashion plates. l was on the
point OF arising to pass out into the
night in search of a hotel when a thing
| came to pass that was a sponge across
dark corner up springs q little slender
figure to stand, poised, hands out
stretched for a bewildering second, then
with dash of swift feet and swirl of
skirts, pair of slender arms were
thrown around my neck and Il sweet
broken voice cries:
Oh. Jack, Jack. my great lion heart
ed brother. don't sit there like a statue
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CHAPTER IX-(Continued).

AK 7ELL, Lawrence said
wv 5 5:ae- Il # 81 81. s' IL. in . s::5
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-11-14
GETS WINDFALL
AMOUNT $4,000
More Good Luck For Game
Warden Harry Chase
MONEY LEFT BY UNCLE
Thi, l. the Second Legacy Mr.
Chase Has Received In Few
Years.

Harry Chase. tho energetic county
game warden, has Jus, received tho
meas tina, through tho recent death OF
~ uncle 10 Wisconsin, he 10 10 be- the
recipisni Of legacy Of 1900.
Tho boss comes 10 SIR chase 10 .
lelisr from bis brother. Who 10 90 a.
torsey Ia oneonio. Wis. and who 10
the executor Of Tho estate. IL viii be
scccssary 10 probate tho estate and the
legacy will therefore not reach the log.
aies inside Of year.
Although The executor did no, men
ton many particulars Of the will II
Vas eyideo, there were number OF leg.
acies Of an squ NJ amount
This ID tho second time tha, Mr.
Chase has been the fortunate rcoipl-
ent Of good luck Of financial nature,
The other a remembrance for q larger
amo un, from tho estate OF his s,ep-fa'
Their.
Mr. Chase IL printer by trade and
Vas employed in this ofice for sever
al years. During the past year he
has held the position Of county game
warden and has carried out the duties
OF ,ha, difiicult position 10 . manner
10 wio the APPRECIATION OF the state
commissioner.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-11-14
WITH MASONIC HONORS
Funeral Of the lsts A. e. Wilcox Of hoosiek
Falls Here Tomorrow.

Falls Here Tomorrow.
The funeral OF the late A T. Wilcox
OF Hoosick Falls Sho was brother OF
DR. 8 X Wilcox OF this place will he
held Wednesday afternoon at one
O'Clock at his late home. The burial
will be in this village with Masonic
honors In charge OF the Hoosick Falls
lodge. The funeral party will come
by trolley and members OF Mt An
thany lodge are invited to join in the
exercises here.
Alfred b Wilcox was native OF
Bennington, the son OF the late DIR 81.
las S wilcox and had he lived until
January would have been 81 years Of
age. HIS had been resident Of Hoos-
lex Falls for about % years and had
held q responsible position with the
Walter A Wood company for quar-
ter OF century.
At the outbreak OF The civil war he
entered the service as drummer boy
for New York regiment and was with
the army over two years
He leaves q widow, a son, Rollin g.,
a grandd aughter, Edna g., and
brother, DIR r S Wilcox OF Benning-
ton,
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STRUCK BY
Il SHOT
Harold Plumb Of Readsboro
Victim Of Accident.
MISTAKEN FOR A BIRD
Had q Narrow Escape But VIII
Experience No Permanent
Injury From Wounds.

Harold Plumb Of Rsadsboro, q
cousin OF G II Plumb Of this village,
10 recovering from the effects OF .
charge Of shot which he accidentally
received while hunllng Tow days ago.
Plumb, who IL about IS years Of aga
was hunting ~lih Paxon Bowen, n son
OF Lawyer y L Bowen OF Readsboro.
The two young men had separated 10.
tending 10 moei nj the foot OF Q steep
bill on the slope OF which they had
been looking for partridgss. Plumb
had irsmped . long distance and ON
tho way down the hill stopped 10 .
spruce ,hicke, 20 rest.
he laid on the ground with one leg
straight and the othor bent NJ the kece
He wore brown trousers and the raised
knee which he Was ncrvously moving
was mistaken by Bowen for . par
fridge just preparing 10 ny.
When the two reached The home OF .
physician u was found that2l shot had
hit the young man 10 different parts
OF the body, several lodging 10 the
hsshy part OF the lex below the knee,
some passing through the finge's and
ooe stopping on rib just over the
heart
The gun used by Bowen was . close
shooting 10 guage and the cartridge
was loaded with smokeless powder
apd No 4 shot. Considering oil the
circumstances II is remarkable tina,
the accident was not more serious.
Plumb Is now out OF doors, and,
while little sore 10 spots, has other.
wise recovered from the effects OF the
shooting.