Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-04-15

about every time they met. This made
the old man wrathy. and one day he
took off his hat, the way he always did
when he got mad, and his hair stood
up like a feather buster all over his
head, and he shook his old bell crown
at the lawyer and stomped his foot
and hollered out: You mean old
moneygrabberl You needn't borrow
any trouble about my not bein' there!
II L amt there by IL o'clock noon,
you may know that 1 am dead. and
you can have the bell tolled for me-
But something did happen so that
he was delayed on the road. and the
minute 1t was IL o'clock the lawyer
went and ordered the bell tolled for
old Daddy Dodge. Pretty soon the old
man came along, and wanted to know
who the bell was tolling for. When
he found out he was madden than
halter, and threatened to sue Pease
and all manner OF things"
MY goodness mel! exclaimed Dor
cas-. as she glanced at the next item.
Just listen to this" and she read:
Last Friday afternoon James Ray
and Mrs. Emeline Riggs were married
at the home Of the bride. Rev. T. H
Aver tied the knot. We extend sin
cere congratulations"
John Larkin smote his knee with
tremendous blow, leaned back in his
chair and laughed without restraint
well, l am beat outl'' he said. 81
never expected that would come to
pass, although 1 did my best to help
it along. Once, after James had been
looking across the church at Emeline
all through sermon time for nigh on to
three years, l says to him, James,
says L, the Widow Riggs is Just as
nice and pretty a woman as goes to
church, but you had better be NOV
ing If you want to get her or somebody
else will get ahead of you
well, he got red a a beet, and he
opened his lips once or twice, but not a
word could he say. Time and again
l have seen him come down the street
all dressed up in his best clothes, and
he'd go as far as Emeline's gate, and
then be too scared to go in. and turn
pose James ever mustered up the cour-
age to pop the question, Dorcas?"
Il don't know, I'm sure said Dor
cas-, but perhaps this next item may
have something to do with it." and she
read:
"a good many people around here
have lost money lately by the collapse
of the Rocky Mountain Investment
Company. Moral: Invest your money
nearer home"
That's 1t! That's itv' exclaimed
John, with a beaming face. That's
James Ray all over. He knew that
Emeline had all her money in that
company. and when she lost 1t all and
was likely to suffer, he puts MS bash
fulness into his pocket and steps right
up and faces the music. Now he's got
him a good wife, and L hope they'll
put him In deacon right away"
There's been fire. said Dorcas.
Fire? Where?" and John bent for
ward with strained attention while
| Dorcas read:
Last Wednesday afternoon about 4
O'Clock a fire broke out in the upper
story of Green's block on Main street.
The fire was pretty well started before
it was discovered. Fire company No.
2 was promptly on the scene of ac-
| tion, and soon had two full streams
on the blaze from the hydrant In front
of Alvey's drug store. Company No.
connected with the hydrant by the hay
scales, and turned on two more
streams. In half an hour the fire was
under control, and in an hour 1t was
practically out Before the first stream
of water was turned on it looked as If
the block would surely go, but the
work of the firemen was excellent,
with Chief Engineer Dan Bryan In
charge"
Before Dorcas finished reading about
the fire John had risen from his chair
and was pacing excitedly round the
room.
THE boys did well, and no mistake?
he cried. But all they have to dc
nowadays to get a head of water is
just to connect with the hydrants, and
then it staggers two men to hold the
nozzle. 1t was tough work fighting
fire when 1 was captain of the old
Eagle fire engine.
Don't you remember, Dorcas, wher