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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-01-12
Our Daily Story.
Martha's Intervention

looking after her, shading her eyes
with her hand.
All that evening Margaret sat in
the old kitchen, lingering over the
spot where she had been happiest.
She had prepared her little bun
die and placed her sum Of money
in the pocket of her dress. She
had written a note to her grand
father and laid it on the unrumpled
pillow. And now the house was all
still-the girl crept down stairs
and out in the orchard.
The moon shone bright; the path
to the road was c,ear. She crept
down it and opened the gate. A
little way beyond a dark figure
stood among the trees.
IN darling!" cried soft voice
1t was Ralph. "a carriage stands
at the foot of the lane" he whis-
pered. 1--WE will be beyond pur-
suit in an hour. Come, my dar-
ling"
But, as she placed her hand in
his and lifted her lips to his own,
another figure crouched until now
in the shadow of the great pear
tree beside the gate, arose and glid-
ed like a ghost between them. A
white face turned itself toward
Ralph Hartland, a white hand
waved him backward.
"Demon!" said low, clear voice.
BLACK hearted demon! Leave the
poor girl, and got
who are you that interfere?"
said Ralph.
Her mother" said the woman.
Margaret screamed. In the
moonlight, her head uncovered, her
face pale as that Of the dead, the
face seemed that of a spirit. She
did not recognize Martha and, over
come by terror, tainted in her arms.
When she again opened her eyes
she was alone with the woman. She
knew her face and voice now and
shrunk away.
"Where Is Ralph" she said.
Ralph. as you call him, has gone
forever, | hope. If he has gone to
his wife he has done we'll, for he
has one. am your mother. Years
ago | left my fathers home 4.
night with one as bad as Ralph.
We were married, and six months
afterward learned that he mad
another wife, and he finally fed TO
escape the state prison. | only re-
turned to place you, my child, upon
the steps of the old homestead.
After that | worked honestly for
my bread in farmers kitchen, but
| could not refrain from seeing my
child. l have saved you, my dar-
ling
rMagaret sobbed upon her breast,
"You must not leave me, mother"
she said.
In the dawn two women knnlt
before the old man, and he was net
stern to them. nor cruel; his lips
pressed Margaret's forehead, but
he took Martha to his heart.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-01-12

BUTTE, Mont, Jan. 12.-The rel
atives of M. S. Largey, heir to a
$6,000,000 copper mine, are alarmed
by a report that he is engaged to
marry Nena Blake a young Chicago
actress, and that he is now travel
ing about the country as the angel
of a theatrical company which he
put on the road in order to make
the young woman a star.
Largey, it is believed, is not in
fatuated with the stage, but with
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-01-12

Miss Blake. Miss Blake, it is I'M
derstood is as much infatuated with
the stage as with Largey. She has
insisted on winning historic fame
before any other considerations.
People in Butte are wondering
if an actress will be installed as
mistress of one of the finest homes
in this city. Family conferences
are being held and Mrs. L&rgey is
preparing to go easc and attempt to
break her son of his infatuation
which is costing him a fortune.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-01-12
1T ARRESTED RALPH'S IMPLOR-
ALTON OF "COME, MY
DARLING"

All her life Margaret Hunter
had lived alone with her grand
ia Their in gray stone house in the
midst of a garden, which hid it
from the road. Old Mr.. Morley
would have nothing to do with
neighbors, and, thinking of the
cold, stern man, who had never
once caressed her, it did not seem
unlikely that he might have been
unkind to her parents.
A woman, no longer young, evil
IDENTIFY a hard working person, yet
as evidently by birth born in af-
f1uence, had met her once in the
woods. Margaret was little child
and had asked her for kiss. Now
and again the woman had crossed
her path in some lonely place, and
talked to her as no one else ever
did. Margaret asked her name
once, and the woman had said:
Call me Martha"
Martha was my mothers name"
said the child. "She died before
ever knew her"
That was years ago. Margaret
was now II, yet still she met the
pale fair woman with her hard
worked hands and high-bred face,
her common dress and lady like
movements, in the woods by the
little spring, amid the gray rocks
in the pathway that led from the
orchard itself.
OF late, however, someone else
had met her in the woods, Some
one else had told her, as this wo-
man had said, that she was beauti-
full. Someone else had kissed her
also, with kiss that thrilled her
through and through. She had a
lover of whom she knew nothing,
save that he was handsome, that
he praised her, that he said life
was unblest without her. She
knew her grandfather would put
an end to the pleasant meetings
if he guessed at them, and Ralph
Hartland told her SO.
"A strange old gentleman, your
grandfather" he had said, "a man
who, though doubtless deserving of
respect, had no sympathy for 9th
ers. Were | to go to the house and
ask permission to visit you, though
he knows me well enough by repu-
tation, he owuld drive me from his
door. We must marry first, Mar
garet, and then ask his forgiveness.
We can do without it If he re-
fuses"
And Margaret felt that II she
had but her Ralph for her very own
self she could do without all else.
What had her grandfather ever
been to her? She loved her friend,
Martha, much better
That day she kissed her friend
| fondly when she met her. She had
promised her lover to leave home
with him that night and she knew
that day they might never meet
again.
She looked back after she had
gone a little way. Martha stood
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-01-12

The Big Bend railroad has Sc
cured a franchise from several Lin
coin county towns. Arthur Baines
one of the promoters said: 1--WE
secured a 80 year franchise from
the Davenport town council and we
secured a similar franchise from
the council of Reardan. These
franchise lead through the chief
streets of the towns.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-01-12

William Walsh until recently
port engineer for the Northwestern
Steamship company at Seattle, has
fled, according to his former en-
ployyers, to escape prosecution on
a charge of grating. Walsh is
said to have told some intimate
friends that he would hide in Spo-
kane until the affair could be set
tied. He is out on $500 cash bail.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-01-12

County treasurers of the state Of
Washington are planning to form
an organization, and to this end a
convention has been called to be
held at Ellensburg April 20. The
purpose of the organization will be
to discuss Office methods and to
work for advancement along lines
of accounting.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-01-12
STUDY LOCAL
FIRE SITUATION

Fire representative of the gov
eminent and National Fire Under
writer's association are arriving in
Spokane today. They meet here for
complete study of fire and SAM
tary conditions in this city.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-01-12
TRAFFIC DELAYED

For four hours yesterday evening
the cars of the Spokane Traction
company were tied up. The cause
of the tie-up was the burning OF the
feed wire supplying power on Wall
street.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-01-12

James Clark of Seattle killed
what he thinks is the largest cou-
gar ever seen in that section of
the country, while hunting in the
woods north of Ballard. From
hasty measurements taken shortly
after the kill Clark estimates the
size of the cougar to be Is feet and
2 inches from tip to tip.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-01-12
GIVES SPOKANE
BIC POPULATION

According to figures compiled by
Postoffice Inspector Wayland of Sc
attic, Spokane has a population of
S1,118. Mr.. Wayland figures the
population from the postal receipts.
He gives Seattle 212,7OO, Portland
196,543 and Tacoma 77,430.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-01-12
HIGHLAND CASE
UP TO PRESIDENT
tScripps News Associa toni

PORTLAND, Jan. 1.-THE find
ings of the court martial of Lieu
tenant d. c. McClelland, Fort
Wright, Spokane, have been for
warded by Gen. Constant Williams
to Washington, d. c., where the
papers will be passed on by the
president, Nothing regarding the
findings could be learned.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-01-12
To be Hanged by Default.
1t is a tickle pubic.

1t is tickle pubnc.
Only the other weeping
the law Vermont the hands stubborn about
did,
beginning there practically
the galows.
Now have of Antoinette Tola Hackensack N
who murdered beast about
surely doubt about gi-and
the
HERE is A CHANCE. The a woman, Is
what Mary Rogers She
wtlu criminal understanding
law; nothing responsibility nstnctvey protecting
the life.
No. humanity has bothered itself little
Tola capacity in
Rogers and the appeal
with
In few days the scaffod erected
the penalty There every
properly could essenng rigid
sentence
But the public woman
will be LITERALLY HANGED BY DEFAULT
bloody barberou sickenng business
Chicago is consuming ambition gain"
magazine article The author probably that
all trains explosion on the lake
w Bryan has been long hurry back
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-01-12

dere, ILL.,, where the church had to
be enlarged to accommodate the con-
verts. Sunday was converted
while playing with the old Chicago
White Stockings in the days of
Arson, White and Dalrymple. He
stopped one night to listen to
street evangelist, and wasIso i'm
pressed by what he heard that he
gave up his profession on the dia-
mond and entered Y M. C. A. work
and afterward became an evange-
list A recent report said Sunday
had died of nervous exhaus ton. He
had been i'll, but is again at work
IN the field where he tries to make
Il of his base hits home runs.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-01-12
DO Or DIE.

When your heart fails, you die. 1t
is failing when your breath is short
after exercise. IL you have dizzy
spells, irregular pulse, fainting spells,
pains in chest, etc Don't neglect
these symptoms. they develop very
fast. Give your heart nourishment
and strength with DIR. Miles New
Heart Cure. and save complications.
If first bottle fails to benefit, money
back.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-01-12

Because Peter Christensen was
appointed chief of police at Bel
bingham last night, Patrolman Bir-
mingham, who expected the posi-
ton, resigned and threw his star
at Acting Mayor Landstrom.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-01-12

1t is rumored that Superintend-
ent Van Zant of the Steilacoom in
sane asylum may be removed, and
that he will be given the position
of physician at the Soldiers Home
at Orting.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-01-12
bits Of NORTHWEST NEWS

league and the labor party will
unite. The two factions will meet
tonight at the Seattle labor temple
to lay plans for the approaching
campaign.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-01-12
MILLS Are CLOSED

The -four mills of this city are
closed temporarily owing to the
boycott of American goods in Chi
ma. China received about one
fourth of all flour made in Spokane.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-01-12
ST. PAUL ROAD
ANNOUNCES ITS
COlONIST RATE
(Scripps News Association.)

CHICAGO, Jan. 12-The st. Paul
railway Is the first to announce
cheap colonist rates from the east
to the Pacific coast. The rate is
1913 and takes effect Feb. Is and
continues until April T. The other
roads will follow suit and a great
colonist traffic is expected.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-01-12

J. Ogden Armour has written
magazine article. Are the packers
on the run?
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-01-12

DR.. p. 8. Hyrne ana 3. L. xngersoll.
Physicians and Surgeons. 2l2 and
2I3 Temple Court, Office Phone Main
~. DR.. Byrne: Hours-10 to ~ am.
Dn 90 3d. Tourney Rr rnssTS to II issla m
to 8 and 7 to 8 y. m.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-01-12

The railroad terminal plan has
been abandoned by the Seattle city
council for the present.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-01-12

The Press want ads bring quick
results.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-01-12

The Seattle city council deferred
action on alderman salary question.
1t is proposed to pay Seattle alder
men S125 per month.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-01-12
TnF Traders NATIONAL BANN
OF sPoKANH, WASH

SdpitdA SVV,VVV
Officers-Alfred Coolidge. preside
A. Kuhn. vice president; Chas. 8. El-
tinge, cashier; J. Elmer West. assist.
ant cashier.
Directors-M. M. Cowley, Patrick
Clark, James Mona CHAN, A. Kuhn, Al
fred Coolidge. d. ~ DTumheller. J.
Elmer West
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-01-12

Be kind to the rich. Think of
the things that are printed about
them after they die
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-01-12

W. Bryan has been long that he will hurry
If he wants to find an aching void it,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-01-12

The King County Horticultural
society will give flower and fruit
show the coming summer.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-01-12

girl, so Intent were they all on
themselves"
Il was tired" said Captain Mary
Taylor of the Salvation Army. at
seemed that | couldn't stand up an
other minute. | was about to give
up when Mrs. Hyde came to me,
spoke kindly and sent me to get
something to eat"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-01-12

The Seattle Municipal Ownership
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-01-12

Senator Ankeny yesterday intro
duced a duplicate of the Jones bill
confirming the Colville Indian
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-01-12
WASHINGTON 7HEATER
Riverside Avenue.

Vaudeville
FINE BILL THIS WEEK.
Performance Every Afternoon and
Evening at 2, 7, 9 p. m.
See-The Great Martelles
See-Haides Russian Dancers
See-Dida, Marvellous Illusion
see-Richards, serpentine Dancer
See-Mr. and Mrs. Young, Com
edy Sketch
See-Arthur WiIson-Day by Day.
See-Biograph 1.-THE transformers"
Admission to all. ............. 15c
Reserved seats .............. Csc
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-01-12

Umatilla has been declared to be
the most feasible point for the COM
mencement of the Union Pacific
line to Seattle.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-11-29
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE SALE BY
ADVERTISEMENT

Notice is hereby given that that certain mort
gage executed and delivered by Ernest Arthur
and Emma Arthur, his wife mortgagors to the
Security Banking Company. a. corporation Of
Minneapolis, Mimi. mortgages. dated the 21st
day of July, \. u. nineteen hundred and four
of Deeds of the County of Ward and State Of
North Dakota on the 22nd day of July, A. d.
nineteen hundred and four, at 10 30 clock a. m
and recorded in Book IL of mortgages at page
800. and assigned by the Security Banking Com
pany a corporation, mortga gees. to ii. E. John
son of McHenry County, North Dakota, will be
foreclosed by the sale Of the premises in such
front door Of the Court House in the County of
Ward and State of North Dakota at the hour of
two o'clock p m. on the 5th day of January,
4. D. 1907. to satisfy the amount due upon such
mortgage on the day of sale.
The premises described in such mortgage and
which will be sold to satisfy the same are des-
cribed as follows, to-wt: North one half south
west quarter nv swAD the southwest quarter
northwest quarter (swA nw1A and southwest
quarter Of southwest quarter (swA swA) of
Section thirty-two (Sec. 32), Township one hun
dred fifty.two North (Twp 1872 NJ. Range eighty
two West (Ree. 50 W. of the 5th p. NJ, contain
ing one hundred and sixty (160) acres, more or
less according to the u S. Government survey
thereof.
There will be due on such mortgage at the
date of sa e the sum of eighty-four and twenty
five one bundredths (SS4.25) dollars
Dated at Ryder, N. d., this 18th day of Nov.
a. d. 1906.
H. Z. JOHNSON.
Assignee of the mortgages.
Atty. for Assignee of the mort gagees.
Ryder. Ward County. North Dakota.
First Publication. Nov %, 1906
Last Publication. Jan. 3 1907
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-11-29
CONTEST NOTICE

Department OF the Interior, United States
Land ONCE. Minot. N. d., Oct. II, 1906.
sufficient contest affidavit having been
filed in this Office by John Asunma contes-
tant, against homestead entry No. 3Olol, made
Nov. l. 1901. for the neA Of sec. Il twp. l52 n r
% w. 5th y. m. by Bert G. Ward cOntestee IN
which it is alleged that said BerC G. Ward. SAID
cOntestee has wholly abandoned said tract and
changed his residence therefrom Tor more
than six months since making said entry ana
next prior to the date hereof that he has not
established residence thereon; that SAID
tract remains in it's natural state, wholly aban-
doned and unimproved except small Shanty
which is not habtable: and that said alleged
absence from the said land was not due to MS
employment IN the army. navy or marine corps
or the United States as private Solulef, Of
ticer seaman or marine during the war with
Spain. or during any other war in Which the
United States may be engaged ana SAD par
ties are hereby notified to appear, respond ana
offer evidence touching said allegation at ~
o'clock q. m. on January 3, 1907 before the
Register and Receiver at the United states
Land Once in MinOt, North Dakota.
The said contestant having. in proper am
davit. filed November s. 1906, set forth tactS
which show that after due diligence personal
service of this notice can not be made, 1t IS
hereby ordered and directed that such nOtce
be given by due and proper publication.
Y. Z, Fox.
Thomas +. DISCARD. Receiver.
Atty. for contestant,
Minot. n. ID. 1l-15-l2-2O
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CONTEST NOTICE

DEPARTMENT. of the Interior, United States
Land Office, Minot, North akota; Oct. ., lW6.
A sufflcient contest affidavit having been
oo cont s against homestead entry NJ s4sls,
made July Fl. 1905. for the sen OF SECTION -.
Township 159 n, Range 90 w. 9Th +: NJ, by
Franz W. Thiel contestee, in which 1t Is al
LACED that Franz w. Thiel, said contestee, has
wholly abandoned said tract and changed ms
residence therefrom for moro than six months
since making said entry and next prior to the
date hereof; that he has not established a resi-
natural state. wholly abandoned and unim-
proved: and that said alleged absence from
the said land was not due to his employment
in tho army, navy or marine corps OF the United
states as a private soldier, officer, seaman or
maine during the war with Spain or during
anv other war in which the United States may
BE- engaged, and said parties are hereby mott.
fed 70 appear, respond and Offer, evidence
somchins said allegation at 10 o'clock a. m: on
iSec 81. 1905, before the Register and Receiver
a. the United states Land Office IN Mlnot,
The said contestant having. in proper atti-
dayit, filed Oct II, 1905 set forth facts whicn
show that after due diligence personal service
az this notice cannot be made, It ls hereby
ordered and directed that such notice be given
y u"o -" p.op,'' T. F. Fox, Receiver.
Thomas E. DISCARD, Minot, N. D.,
llO25ll,9 Atty. for Contestant
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ALIAS CONTEST NOTICE

Department of the Interior, United States
Land Office, Minot, N OAK. Oct. 10th. 1905.
A sufficient contest affidavit having been
fled in this office by Gunerius Hildahl, con.
testant, against homestead entry No. 33O39,
made May g. 1905, for lots l, g and 4, Sec, g.,
lot 6, Section 4, Township ISL: Range 81, by
Alfred c. Moen, contestee, in which it is alleged
So id entryman has wholly abandoned said land
for more than six months last past, and has
never established a bona fide residence there
on, and that he has failed to improve abe same,
except to build or cause to be built thereon a
small inhabitable shack, and that said al.
legged absence fromsaid land was not due to
his employment in the army, navy or marine
corps OF the United States as private soldier,
of1cer, seaman or marine during tho war with
Spain, or during any other war in which the
United States may be engaged:
Said parties are hereby notified to appear,
respond and offer evidence touching said allega-
ton at 10 O'Clock a. m. on Jan. 2, 1907, before
the register and receiver Of the United States
land office in Minot, N Oak.
The said contestant having, in proper ali.
davit, filed Oct 10Th, 1905, set forth facts which
show that after due diligence personal service
Of this notice can not be make, it is hereby
ordered and directed that such notice be given
by due and proper publication.
T. E. Fox, Receiver.
Greenleaf & Leighton,
Attys. for Plaintiff. lu9o-ll-z9
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CONTEST NOTICE.

department of tho Interior, United States
Land Office. Minot, N. d., Oct: 9, 1906.
Asufficient contest affidavit having been
aled in this Office by Oscar Cluckey. contest
ant. against homestead entry No: s7oos made
January l6 1904, for WY swA Section s. Town
ship 16l. Range 81. by William BurthWlck.
cOntestee. in which IL Is alleged that SAID en-
tryman has not since the date OF his ming
thereon. established. had or maintained his
residence thereon; that since that time he has
resided elsewhere than on the said land and
now does reside elsewhere than thereon: that
since that date no part of the said said land
has been cultivated: that the said entryman
has not since that date made any improve
ments of any kind thereon: that he has wholly
abandoned the same for more than six months
last past and that said alleged absence from
the said land was not due to his employment IN
the army, navy or marine corps OF the United
States as private soldier, ofttcer, seaman. or
marine during the war wish Spain. or during
my other war in which the United States may
oe engaged. Said parties are hereby notified
to appear respond and offer evidence touching
said allegation at 10 O'Clock a, m. on Deem
Der 81. 1905. before the Register and Receiver
at the United States Land Once in MinOt. N. D.
The said contestant, having. in q proper ati-
davit, flied Oct, IS, 1906 set forth facts which
show that after due diligence personal service
ordered and directed that such notice b given
BY due and proper publication
l. D. AcGahsn. Register.
G. Ausland. Att.
4inOt, Nd lSD4s