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Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1906-12-13
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Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1906-12-13
ST. ANDREWS
WINE OF LIFE ROOT.

1t plants hope in hopeless hearts, the
seeds of joy in joyless minds, whose
fruition Is the blooms of health on the
cheek of the perfect woman, to whom
the ills of her former existence are now
the real zest OF her pleasurable life.
Thousands OF women all over this land
have testified to the truthfulness of this
assertion.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-14

was lucky that Bertha had learned
70 read writing. because II she
hadn't she might not have known
what was IN the letter she found IN
The orchard. She and Rose. who was
her doll had postofice all OF their
own. where they used 70 go for their
nat. This was a hole IN the third
tree from the end OF the outside row.
i was just high enough for Bertha 20
each when she stood on tiptoe.
There used 70 be q branch growing
here once. but IL had been cut OF,
and the hole came where II had been.
Then some bluebirds built a nest in
IT, and Bertha used 20 90 TO visit them
sometimes. but she never disturbed
them When they grew up and few
away she and Rose took the hole for
pottoflce. They got a great many let
ters, because Bertha mailed them there,
and then went TO get them the next
cay. They were mostly make believe
letters, made OF leaves folded UP
Bertha was rather surprised when
shc found real letter II the hole She
ew Il must be for her. because no
Doly else used the postoffce or even
knew anything about II. The funny
thing about the letter was that IL was
perfectly round. like a saucer. On one
side u Was stamped with a beautiful
golden crown and on the other with
something that looked like the face Of
= watch, with the hands pointing to
-FOUR o'clock There was no writing on
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the outside OF II, so Bertha opened it,
and this IS what she read:
You are invited to attend my birth
day party. THE KING"
i wonder what king that can be?"
she said TO Rose. Just as though she
knew several OF them II suppose I
ought 70 go, because you are not al
lowed 20 refuse kings invitations, but
I wish had put on my white dress"
She looked all around, as though she
expected TO see the birthday party
somewhere, but there was no sign OF it.
So she and Bertha went down TO the
end OF the orchard and through the
hedge and then across the next field un-
til they reached the woods. There they
found a boy dressed in green with a
large figure 80" on his breast.
who are you?" Bertha asked.
Il am g page" he said. They call
me Page Seven. That is because 1 am
only IN the beginning"
Are you part OF a book?" Bertha
said.
no" he replied. Il belong to Vol
ume. It takes ever so many pages to
make Volume. Have you an invita-
Yes" said Bertha. III you mean one
to the Birthday Party. Here It IS"
You ought not to have opened it," he
said.
but II I hadn't how could I have
known that IL was an invitation?" Ber-
tha asked.
You couldn't the page replied. "and
then you wouldn't have come and there
wouldn't have been so much of
crowd"
4 don't see how anybody ever comes
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The pages Immediately stopped dan
cling and ran after the cake. but they
kept falling over one another in little
heaps all around the meadow. and as
soon as they got up and began to run
down they went again
Form IN line" cried Page One
While they were getting ready nobody
thought Of the cake and II was no.
where to be seen 1t seemed to have
rolled away into the woods and hidden
itself
What would you adviser" the King
asked. turning to Bertha
Il don't think I know" she said.
The King seemed disappointed. "Of
course, IL you don't know, you can't
give IT," he said. IF you had asked
me that question I would have said.
Make another cake and put plenty Of
sugar in II to sweeten its disposition
think that is the right answer-any-
way.it was something like that"
Then why don't you do it7' Bertha
asked.
'I know the answer 10 that" said
the King, holding up his hand. It's
because there isn't any more sugar. Is
that right?'
1T is. II you really haven't any
more" Bertha said
Something always happens when
people come TO my birthday parties"
the King said. II sometimes wish
they'd stay away"
He did not look at Bertha when he
said this. but she thought he must mean
her because she was the only one who
had come 1t made her feel uncomfort-
able 70 have all the-pages looking at
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her. but she made no reply. Suddenly
the King turned TO her and put out his
hand.
Well" he said. Il hope you have had
a good time, and I'm so glad you
camel
rs the party overT" Bertha asked.
Yes, it's all over now" the King
said. ~Good-by.
Page Seven came forward I'll show
you the way back" he said He says
he hopes you have had good time. but
you don't know what he thinks
"Good-by." Bertha said. and she fol-
lowed Page Seven across the meadow
toward the wood
They had not gone far in the woods
when the cake suddenly rolled across
the path and tripped up Page Seven 50
that he fell on his back
There IL Is now he cried. as he
picked himself up If he had only put
few raislns IN. It would have had no
trouble"
what dirsrsnes would that naks.-'
Bertha asked
1T wouldn't have been so unraisin-
able" the page said.
While Bertha was thinking OF this
they came out OF the woods. and there
was the orchard before them.
i can get along very well now,
thank YOU" she said to the page. bue
he made no reply. and she found mat
he had gone without even saying good
by.
They are the rudest people I ever
saw she said to Rose as they crossed
the hedge IF they send me another
invitation shall send it right back -
them So. thsrss'
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IL they don't open their invitations"
said Bertha
Nobody ever does come" said the
page. That's the point Of the whole
thing. / dare say you'll be tho only
person there
Then 1t won't be very crowded. 1
should think" Bertha replied, feeling a
little angry.
II suppose 1t might be worse" the
page said, soothingly. Don't begin
to scold now; it isn't time for that
yet
Il wasn't scolding." Bertha said.
That's the reason I asked you not
TO begin" said the page. IF you had
already begun I would have asked you
TO leave OF. We will go now, IL you
please
He led the way into the woods, walk
ing so fast that Bertha could hardly
keep up with him. The path turned
and twisted and led them into places
which she was sure she had never seen
before Pretty soon they came to an
other page. very much like the one
who had met Bertha. except that his
number was ~s1-' He had a large bag
stuffed full OF invitations
Have any Of them been opened?"
Bertha's page asked.
Not one" the other page replied
81 told you sO,' Page Seven said
turning to Bertha 81 don't know what
the King will say when he sees YOU"
Before long they came out of the
woods into an open green meadow. In
the middle OF which was a Maypole
hung with bright-colored ribbons. A
large number OF other pages with diff
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-14

said. 'but you never can tell. The last
one 1 made was one Of the worst cakes
I ever saw. It got down from the table
just as we were all ready TO begin
and went rolling ABOUT the meadow.
The whole volume OF pages had to
chase 1t before they could set IL back" :"
He took the bag OF invitations from
Page Thirty-one and emptied them out
on the table Then he counted the In
vitations and set them all up In little
piles, one on top OF the other, with ten
in each pile. They made just ten piles.
and Bertha knew by that that there
would have been just 100 Of them II
they had all been thvre. Only enc was
missing from the last pile.
"I must have made mistake" the
King said. He began all over again.
only this time he made piles Of five In
vitations each instead OF ten Still
there was one missing from the last
pile
That's very funny" the King said
'T never could do arithmetic"
Perhaps the one that Is missing is
my invitation Bertha said Page
Seven has It. you know"
That's it.' said the King with an
air of great relief. "Of course we can't
do anything moro until we have new
one made"
1--WE might eat the cake" Bertha
suggested.
She had no sooner said 1t than the
cake gave a little scream and stood up
on its edge It rolled quickly down the
long table, sending the knives and
forks every which way. and Jumped OF
upon the ground
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ferent numbers on them were dancing
about It.
why do they have that therer Ber-
tha asked. This is not May but Au-
gust"
The first of May is the Kings BIRTH
day" Page Seven said. "and this is the
Kings birthday, so It must be the irst
of May"
Bertha was very much puzzled. but
everything looked like the first OF May.
The apple trees were just beginning to
blossom and the grass had not grown
very much yet. However, she said no
more about 1t and the pages led her
across the meadow, which was per-
fectly round. to palace where the
King lived. The palace was also
round and It stood in the middle of a
round garden with walks leading out
from 1t among the flower beds like
the spokes of a wheel The palace was
not a very large one, but II looked very
nice because Ii had been freshly paint
ed The King came out OF the door to
meet them when he saw them coming.
Come and see the birthday cake"
he said. giving Bertha his arm and
leading her toward the gate
The cake had been placed on a long
table under the trees. 1t was covered
with white frosting and it had colored
candles stuck in IL.
How pretty It looks!" Bertha said.
Yes" said the King. Il think my
self it's rather pretty one I made it
last Thursday"
Il know 1t must be good Bertha
said
1T has been good 50 far the King
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-14

There is no use tryi- g to pretend you
are not there. because you are, and
frankie and Mary will not hurt you.
What do you want7''
Again the swinging door back Of
them was gently pushed against the
chairs a little harder, but there was
no answering voice.
What was IL? Had a wild animal
got into the housef But how should
1t be loose In San Francisco: and didn't
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mamma lock all the doors?
Yes. they both thought again it must
be a burglar for sure.
'Tll give you my dollie and all her
nice clothes for your little girl, IL
you will go away" said Mary, not
daring to look UP or back of her.
'T will give you my sword that I
frightened the peddler with, and my
new drum and soldier suit, II you want
1t, and won't tell who you are. even
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-14

81 guess that was when mamma
shut the front door and went out af-
ter the policemen"
Then the soft noises were heard by
the children again. Some one or some
thing was stirring about in the other
room. Was 1T a man or thing-and
what kind of a thing? They both
wished now that they knew.
Mister Burglar man." frankie said
after a little, and trembling very hard.
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funny Uncle Charlie on the red burlap
background, in its gilt frame, began
to smile the most frankie did not
see it. Neither did Mary. But the
eyes of the picture watched them both,
so It seemed.
What do you suppose fen?" whis-
pered little Mary, both her hands in
one Of Frankie's, her ten pink little
toes sticking out under her night
dress, her eyes looking very scared
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-03-23
LAWRENCE COUNTY IN Joy.
Old Court House Will Give Way Il
More Modern Building.

Deadwood, S. D., March 1.-the
Lawrence county court house, built by
the late Fred n. Evans, formerly a
prominent resident Of Sioux City, is
about to be torn down preparatory to
the erection of q new building. This
old court house has been in use for over
twenty-five years and has been the
scene of many famous trials.
The past thirty years have been
famous ones in the legal history OF this
county. The first court held in Dead
wood was held by Judge q. G.. Bennett,
territorial judge, and the first seat OF
justice was a keg of nails in the tin
shop IN the rear OF Star & Bullock's
hardware store. Captain Seth Bullock,
now United States marshal of South
Dakota, was the first sheriff.
IL was before the advent of the law to
Deadwood that Wild Bill was shot from
the res while playing cards in the No.
10 saloon; blu equally interesting cases
came up afterwards. One peculiar case.
often quoted today by the old time law
yers, was that known as the Callison
ase A man named Couk and a woyn-
an, Mrs. Boughton, We're arrested for
the murder OF Mrs. Callison, the first
school teacher In the Black Hills, who
was found dead in her bed one August
morning. The peculiar feature OF the
case was that Couk, who was charged
with %conspiring with Mrs. Boughton to
commit the murder and who was tried
first. was found guilty, while Mrs.
Broughton, who was charged with the
murder itself, was acquitted, Couk
served but a short term in the peniten-
tiary. being pardoned out. He was aft
erwards hung some place down IN New
Mexico for murder, and IL is said, con-
fessed at that time TO having killed Mrs.
Callison.
The various judges who have prcsid-
ed In this circuit and In this old court
house were G.. G.. Bennett, afterwards
delegate TO congress: g.. G. Moody, aft
erwards United States senator; w L.
Church. now a prominent lawyer in.
Chicago. Charles Thomas, deceased; a..
j. Plowman and Joseph -. Moore, both
now engaged In the practice OF law in
this county, and w. f. Rice. the incum-
Npnf
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-03-23
GRAND JURY DRAWN.
Regular Spring Term Of United States
Court viii Be Held Soon.

Court VIII Be Held soon
Sioux Fails, s. D., March 1.-THE work
Of drawing the grand and petit jurors for
the regular April term Of United states
court in this city has been completed by ID.
q. GI.dden, federal jury commissioner, and
O.. S. Pender, clerk of the United States
court. The approaching term promises TO
be one Of the most important ever held in
South Dakota In the n~elghborhood of 100
cases are TO be disposed of during the
term. The grand jurors will be required to
report on Tuesday. April 3, when the term
~convenes, while the petit jurors will not
be required 10 be on a nd until a week
later-on April 10, The jurors drawn are
as follows:
Grand Jurors-F. a. Croal, Milbank
Clarence Rowley, Sioux Falls; G. c. Brat
rud, Sioux Falls; Robert Beattie, SiouX
Falls; j. W. Currant, Lead; O. l.. Wood,
Milbank: o. n. Brown, Cyanide; c. i.
ellis, Lead; il. H. Sanbig, New Hope; b..
M. Cochran, Artesian; O. A. Crown, Bijou
Hills; A. j. Annis, Ethan; William Lang,
Lead; Frank Wager, Aberdeen; Royce
Patterson, Gettysburg; K. Nelson, Mil
bank; Fred Knott. Huron; w. L. Blood,
Sioux Falls; r. F.. Bernard, Mitchell,
Frank Kunerth, Sioux Falls; T.. j. Nor
rison, Springfield; Q. T. Kemp, Water
town; Dan Scott, Sioux Falls.
Alternate Grand Jurors-Julius Scham-
Der, Eureka; /. NJ. Helmey, Canton; /. a.
Baldwin, wentworth; r. +. LeaYitt, Sioux
Tails; r. Lawrence, Lead.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-03-23
THE CATTLE ON RANGE
ARE WINTERING WELL
There Are Fewer Dead Cattlt
Observed Than for Many
Years Past.
THE RANGE is NUMBERED
Clerks, Sehoolma'ams and Farmers Art
Filing So Fast on Land That Cat
tIemen Will Be Forced to Re-
duce Their Herds.

Sioux Falls, s. D., March 17.-John
w. Hutchinson has just received a let
ter from his son, who is conducting a
ranch northwest of Pierre. He writes
that the past winter has been a most
favorable one for stock. The death
losses have been the lowest since he
went on the range, as the recent storm
had no bad effects. While there was
plenty OF snow the weather was not
cold. In faGt, the mercury did not
reach the freezing point on that sec
ton Of the range. He states that since
the storm he has Travelled q good many
miles and was most agreeably surprised
TO find so few dead cattle.
Mr.. Hutchinson thinks the days OF
the big cattlelnen are numbered. He
tells OF the situation in his immediate
neighborhood. Thousands of acres of
and In that section have been filed on.
the past year by clerks, school teach,
ers n other young people. AS a rule.
these people have not made actual set
tlement. They have made the neces-i
sary improvements but nave not fenced,
which leaves the land free for the
range of the cattle. However, as soon,
as these lands are proven up on and.
are sold to actual settlers, which will
come in h near future, then viii the
fences spring up and put the cattlemen
out of business.
Cattle on foot are at the present time
selling at the lowest point known for
the past fifteen years, and at the same
time meat on the block is bringing as
high a price as known during the past
fifteen years. Then the members of
the beef trust want the people to be-
lieve that there is nothing in their
business for a committee to investi-
rate.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-03-23
CLuNC DESPERATELY
TO HUSBANDS BODY
a Heroic Attempt OF Rosebud
Woman TO ResusCitate
Dying Man.
SPENT NIGHT IN STORM
While a Blizzard Swept PrairIes n
EnveIoped Them in Darkness, She
Remained in Chicken Coop
with the Mans Body.

Bonesteel, S. D.. March 15.-Clinging
close to the cold, dead body of her hus-
band in the chicken coop, where he a
fallen over, Mrs. w. A. Wiiloughby,
living north OF Bonesteel, spent the
whole tempestuous night during the
recent fearful blizzard that swept this
country, out in the little, unprotected
hen houJ1 near the helpmeet who a
suddenly loot life.
MIR. Wlloughby left his warm home
early in the evening ON shis stormy
night to go into the chicken quarters
in order to provide the fowls against
che severity Of the raging winds n
snow. He did not return as soon as
his wife thought he ought and she fol-
lowed out into the awful night. In
the chicken house she stumbled over
his dead body.
She tried TO rouse the lifeless form,
but all consciousness had flown n
then she tried TO pick UP the heavy bur-
den in her weak arms and carry her
mate indoors. But she failed TO move
the cold form an inch. Because of the
binding blizzard that tore the air out
side and swept drifts of snow which it
was impossible TO penetrate, she did
not dare go into it, knowing ii meant
certain death If she did.
And so this brave little woman, shiv-
ering with the intense cold, sat there
in that lonely death chamber, the
weird birds about her, all through the
hight and until late the neXt day when
u neighbor CHANGED to come near
enough to be summoned. She lowered
over the l~ifeless form until long after
the cocks Of the chicken house well
coined q new day, ana she suffered
severely from the chill.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-03-23
ONE MAN BURNED
TO DEATH AT COTTON
fire Which Threatened the Winch
Town Was Put Out After
Hard STRUGGLE.

Sioux Falls, S. D., March Tine
entire business portion Of Cotton, an
important town on the South Dakota
Central railroad northwest of Sioux
Falls, had a narrow cap from de-
struction by fire this morning. The
town has no waterworks system ana
only by the heroic efforts of the citl-
Zens was serious loss prevented.
AS it was the ollie Taylor business
block was entirely destroyed and John
Hovde. formerly Of Duluth, Mimi, was
burned to death.
The building was occupied by a pool
nall, barber shop and apartments OF
the Minnehaha club, a social organl-
Zation. Hovde, who was 90 years Old
was asleep in the pool hall when the
fire broke out and was unable 10 es-
cape. He located at Cotton about two
years ago and has wealthy relatives at
Duluth. 1t was impossible TO save any
of the contents OF the burned structure.
The loss is estimated at $4,000; in
surance not yet known.
Fortunately there was little wind and
this aided the volunteer firemen IN pre-
venting the fire spreading TO adjoin-
ing buildings.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-03-23
A PLucKY scHooLMA,AM.
How She Is Holding Down a Claim
Near Miller.

Near Miller.
Miller. S. d., March 1.-THE experience
OF Miss Matte Gordon, a modest young
school teacher, to keep her homestead a
mile west Of this town, might discourage
many q man, but the young lady IS maxi
ing the fight OF a hero to hold on to 1t un-
III she can prove up In another year. She
filed on the r~eiinquished claim some four
years ago and during the first year a
man contested IL, but she won out at the
land office. h has worked since then
to earn money to keep up the place. In the
different towns, going back frequently TO
expend her earnings In required improve
ments. having a Ettle house that answers
for her home, besides u well and fencing.
She had a good lea OF hay made on the
land in the summer and rented u part OF
the land for pasture. Now she is COM
PEELED 20 defend her right again In the
land Office, another man having contested
the claim. But the lady has nor listened
70 the howl of the wolves In the midnight
hoCrs as she held the claim down these
years nor glanced into the CHASTITY GENE
rery northeast OF her land or listened to
the strange tales told by reliable farmers
OF the mysterious dancing lights they had
seen just west or her home, 70 now allow
the land 10 go by default, and without
fear she will again fight for the possession
uf her home. She Is now teaching the
school at Cavour, but tho storms 81 the
past rave not discouraged her from maxi
Arg the customary visits to her lonely cot
ssge 10 sleep and eat and dream az the
wealth IN store for her if the land Eeers
moytng Gkywarsa In price III the future al
IL mas since she sertied on IL.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-03-23
A PERIL0US JOURNEY
ON MISSOURPS ICE
Two Men and a Girl Gross
Shaky Field and Arrive
Safely
PROVIDED WITH POLES
rhe Swift Running Water Could g.
EASILY Seen Through the Thin Ice
Long Time Without Mail
Prompted the Trip.

Yankton, S. D., March f9.-Situated
as this own Is. with a large river on
the south, with M bridge across Of per-
manent character, there are bound to
be- every winter some perilous cross
ings. But it remained for n G. Vose
and a small party TO yesterday beat ali
records in daring.
For three weekB the condition Of the
river at this point has made ii inn
possible TO cross with mail and COM
municatiOn has been completely cut off
by the thin Ice which formed after the
river broke up the third week in Feb
ruary.
Tired of being without their mail for
so long a period, T.. c.. Vose, Chris
name OF Weber, with the latter's sis
ter, who was due in Sioux City, all
started across, provided with twelve
feet poles for each member of the
party.
There was no place in the journey
where the poles could not be sent clear
through the ice at one thrust and no.
where could bottom be reached. 1t
was with many misgivings that the
party picked it's way and many close
calls were experienced. Finally this
side was gained by all except n Of
the party, who broke through the ice
W feet from shore and went down in
four feet OF water.
II was without doubt the most risky
crossing of the river here that was ever
accomplished with safety, and was the
more remarkable that a young girl
made the trip with some OF the most
venturesome men on the river bank. :
The ice was so thin that the swift
running river could easily be seen un-
derneath as the party carefully and ST
lently picked it's way. A chance or
careless step. as has many a time hap
pened, and n or more lives would
have been snuffed out under the ice
with no chance at rescue.