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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-09-20
From the Pioneer

From the Pioneer
The Board of County Canvassers
met at Washpurn last Friday and
canvassed the vote of the county.
The contest for sheriff was known
to be close between w. S. Mcdonald
of this city, and A. B. Severson, of
Washburn. The, unofficial reports
indicated that Mcdonald was in the
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-09-20

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From our own Corr espondent:
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-10

After an hour or more she again walKevn ~
toward the road, and Barney set off on iuli
run for the side-hill where the old shafts were
The Indians were out of sight; but now Do'
was afraid that Barney would fall into one
of the shafts.
Come back, Barney-come back!' she
shouted to him.
But, like all goats, Barney had great curiGs
ity about him, and, going from shaft to shalt
he peered into each, and even jumped across
some of them.
"Oh, Barney" said Dot, as she followed
him slowly. DO come away from there
You make me so scared"
As Dot talked to Barney, she became more
careless of her own movements, and, stepping
upon decaying board, which partially Gov
cred an old shaft, it gave way, and she was
precipitated to the bottom
1t was fortunate for Dot that there was nc
water in the shaft, and that it was not az
deep as many others; but she was stunned by
the fall, and remained SO for long time, fol
when she was again conscious it was dark, and
away above she could see solitary star
When she realized where she was, she called
loudly for help, but no one was near to hear
her voice. and her bruises were so severe that
she then had a long cry, and wished that
she had not played truant
"What if | should never be found?" she
said to herself. 81 shall starve in this horrible
pit and mother will never know how sorry
am for disobeying her. l wonder if God will
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-10

but the request was refused, and then Dot de-
termined to play truant
She got ready for school as usual, and, with
Barney and her dinner basket, she started
down the road.
Mrs. Raymond was very busy, and did not
notice that Barney left home with Dot, and
did not even miss him throughout the day.
When out of sight of the house. Dot left
the regular road, and took a footpath which
led over the hills.
There were many squirrel holes on the hill
side, and, as Dot and Barney approached the
homes of these little fellows, they would dart
INTO their burrows and when girl and goat
had passed, they ran out again to look after
them.
Dot found some beautiful red howers-a kind
which only grows on the hillsides or noun
tains of California-and, tying them together
with twine, she made wreath for Barney s
neck; and, at length, when tired of the hill,
they went down by little stream of water,
and, while Barney nibbled the dry grass, Dot
sat down on stone near by to eat her lunch
Thus, the little girl and her companion
played about until it was nearly time for school
to close, when they started for home but as
Dot reached the brow of the hill, she saw in
the road a band of Indian men and women
passing along with their black ponies and half
starved looking dogs.
Dot was always afraid of Indians, and she
again ran into the gulch until they had passed
by.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-10
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Frank Dutton had shrewd little head on his
shoulders, and was bound to make his way in
the world.
1t is needless to relate in detail how the
sturdy. little fellow carried out his plan. Let
us briefly say that he managed to get his
two, more cows, paying for them partly in
work and partly in money of his own earn
ing. They furnished milk and butter enough
to pay for their keeping through the winter
three calves to sell in the spring.
"Im going to buy a piece Of meadowland
for moving as soon as I can," he told his
mother, "and then we shan't have to buy hay,
and all the money the COWS bring in can 60
to pay for the land"
Did he do it? Aye! at sixteen, he owned,
in his own right, some twenty acres of land
and half dozen of the best milch cows in
the country, as he remarked, with honest
pride.
His mother no longer had to take in sew
ing; his younger brother and sisters were as
we'll cared for as anybody's children, and no
one had the least doubt that Frank was, in
fact. the head of the family.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-10
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l mean to own a farm some time, you know,
and MN why shouldn't l begin to get it noy; ),
said the farmer. "Well, Frank, that lot will
pasture three cows, and is worth three hundred
and fifty dollars at the lowest figure. Do
you believe you can pay that amount by the
time you are sixteen years old, say?"
Yes, sir, 1 am pretty sure I can" said
Frank, with his usual promptitude. Gust give
me q chance, and see if dont!"
You shall have the chance, my boy" said
Mr. Chester.
And after some further talk, it was settled
that Frank should pay for the pasture lot in
sums to suit his own convenience, only agree
ing to, clear the whole price before the day
when he became sixteen.
He had his plan for doing this-a plan
which had come into his mind while he talked
about the matter. AS the pasture would keep
three cows, he determined to have two more;
and he said to himself that he should miss
his guess' il the stock did not pay for the
land in FIVE years.
He said it to Mr.. Chester, afterward; and
the farmer went home and told his wife that
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-10
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1t now became necessary to. make arrange
went to see Mr.. Chester about it.
Gould pasture my COW in with yours, Mr..
Chester, and pay you in work." he inquired;
to. I've got pasture enough; more than
need, in fact There's that lot Of mine up
back of your house; it's good pasture only
wants clearing up little. You could turn
your cow in there, instead of putting her in
with mine; you'd find it handler"
While the farmer was talking Frank was
pondering over an idea which had occurred
to him; and now he put his thoughts into
words, exclaiming, eagerly:
"If you don't need the lot, Mr.. Chester,
why couldn't buy it Of you"
"Buy i'll" repeated the farmer, with smile,
"Yes. sir; guess could pay for it if you'd d
II guess you could!' said the farmer with a
twinkle in his eye. After a moment he added,
seriously: 'I like your idea, Frank, and Pm
willing to let you have the lot, if you are
really in earnest"
"Of course am in earnest. Mr.. Chester
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-10

hear me way down here, i ask Him to
send some one to find me?" she questioned
of herself
The anxiety and suspense seemed terrible
to Dot, and at last, completely worn out, she
fell asleep. Already the miners in the vicin-
ity were securing the hills, gulches and streams
for the lost child, for not one Of the generous
hearted men could sleep while there was
hope of rescuing little Dot.
Il saw Indians going past here Yesterday"
said one. "They may have stolen her."
"Or she may have fallen into the creek, or
into one Of the old shafts" observed another
Yes. the old & shafts are terribly danger anger
Doubtless the bones of many missing miners
are mouldering at the bottom Of some of
them. We must be on the lookout, or we
shall stumble into them ourselves" =
and, leaning over the edges, they shouted,
Dot! Dot Raymond" They even called
her name at the mouth of the shaft where the
child was sleeping, but no Dot heard them,
for she was dreaming. of climbing tall noun
tains, with Barney skipping by her side.
At length, Dot was awakened by something
that jumped upon her face.
She was much frightened at irst but, as
she felt the jumping again and again, she
to find anything that had life and was harm
less, in such dreadful place.
Slowly but surely, Dot saw at length that
it was getting lighter, and at last, away. up,
twenty or more feet above her resting place,
the sun was dimly shining into the top of
the shaft. Dot could now see the toad in one
corner of the pit, and she told him that, 'if
she ever got out herself, she would take him
with her." and the toad readily assented by
blinking its bright, round eyes at her.
What long hours were those to the bruised
and hungry child 1t must have been nine
o'clock in the morning before Dot heard any
thing from the world without. Then miner
came to the top of the shaft, and shouted
her name.
How that sound thrilled through and through
her frame, so that she could hardly answer!
With a scream of joy. at length she made
herself heard.
Then it was that a loud shout was sent up
from man to man, until it reached every
miner in the settlement.
"She's found! she's found!' they shouted;
and the hillside was soon covered with the
anxious relatives and friends.
In transports of joy, Dot soon saw bucket
descending, to. rescue her from her dreadful
prison; but, first of all, she placed the little
toad in the bucket thinking that it wanted
its liberty, as well as herself, and getting in,
and holding to the rope, she reached the top,
to find her parents there to clasp her in their
arms With streaming eyes, they returned
thanks to God for delivering their child from
lingering death in mining shaft, and Dot
was SO thankful that she never played truant
again.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-10
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He had saved money enough during. the sum-
mer and fall to get the roof mended and pay
for few other repairs, much needed to make
the house warm before the first snow fell, and
Mrs. Dutton began to feel that it would be
only few years before she could indeed rely
upon her boy to take his fathers place in
.pDoviding for the household.
1lIe went to school through the winter, 5nd
orked for neighbor out of school hours, do
chores for fifty cents week. This was
NJ much, but it helped to buy food and
fuel for them all, and Frank felt very manly
when he brought his pay to his mother every
Saturday, night.
His heifer "came in" quite early in the
spring, and proved to be ha an excellent mixer +
hwas old enough for veal, and Frank spent the
money that he received for it in the pur.
schase of seeds to plant his garden, and a
couple of hens to set" de had done 30 well
with his chickens that he resolved to raise as
hmany as he could this year.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-10
Copyright by James Elverson.

~1OT NRAYMOND'S home was on
h grassy knoll in mining settlement
In the mountains of California
kazbf Her father was an old forty
Miner" who had lived alone in his
tworoomed cabin for several years,
intending to make his fortune in California,
and then return to his Eastern home. But
/ when his gold mine yielded more and more
Of the precious metal, he concluded to send
for his wife and Dot to keep him company.
Dots mother was sad-looking woman, who
Asyas homesick from the date of her arrival in
kt mountain cabin, and who daily sighed
the society, privileges and luxuries of her
/ New England home.
But Dot was petted by all the miners, be-
cause she was the only child for miles around;
and many homesck man took her upon his
knee, and dropped a tear of sorrow when he
thought of his own little girl far away across
the continent.
For playmates, Dot had but just one, and
that was little back-andwhite kid that was
given to her by one of the. miners.
She named the kid Barney-after an uncle
I that she left in the East@a and the two play
mates roamed over the hillsides together,
waded through the streams in the gulches, or
played on the grassy knoll by their home from
morning till night
Dot taught Barney to climb to the roof of
the cabin and then jump to, the ground She
i Sometimes, Barney would stand on one end
Of the board and play as well as a child might
do, but at other times, when Dot was high in
the air, he would jump from the board, and
seemed to enjoy seeing Dot fall to the ground.
When Dot was nearly ten years old, several
families moved into the neighborhood, and
school was opened about mile distant from
! Mr.. Raymond's cabin.
Dots mother was glad to have her daughter
attend school; but she could not dismiss her
4 fears in regard to the safety of sending her
little girl so far from home, especially as
bere were mountain lions and, now and then,
her wild animals in the vicinity.
Besides, there many open mining
sbafts that Dot must pass on her way to the
school.
These shafts were made by miners when
4 searching for gold, and when the mine failed,
it was abandoned and carelessy left open.
Dot promised never to go near these open
ngs in the ground, and begged her mother to
let her go to school, as she twas not afraid
OF bears, lions or Wildcats"
Therefore, Mrs. Raymond consented, and
poor Barney was shut up every morning in
4 the little smokehouse until Dot was well on
: her way, lest he should follow her.
Dot loved her school very much at first, but,
! as the months rolled by and the weather be-
J came very warm, she tired of her studies, and
onged for her former freedom in wandering
over the hilsides with Barney.
On the morning of her tenth birthday, she
teased her mother to let her remain at home;
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-10-10
DEEIES THE PRESIDENT.

The open deGaance by Senator Fof- akci Of President Roosevelt in hi speech al tAe late Republican eonFen= tion will not aid the Republicans in 4arins together in Ohio When am told said Senator toraler. that 1 am to stand for whatever some other man stands. 10 matter what Il may be. | am not going To subscribe 10 it . He followed that bz declaring, T have always considered if all honor 10 be United States senator. 1 have never understood that somebody was 10 tell me how 10 vote IIut then Foraker knew he had fhe convention 1t his back before he made this bold decla- ration and power makes men of the Forakef stamp bold to the point of im- pudcnce.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-10-10
THE sDMISTSTRiTION ND WALL
 STREET.

Congressman Fowler 1i NeH Jersey, :, by the grace of Speaker GaaeH, chairman of the house c9mn 5tzae on banking and currency has .&mcty for the shortage of m)aes. IT Wall street. First, he would deposit tbe noney received by the Gnital States treasury for taxes in the banks, an1 secondly, he would grant to the na- tional banks the right of issuing cashier checks to an amount eqnaIinS one-half of their capital. As most oi the surplus money in the treasury has already been deposited by the administration in it's favorite banks without interest, the proposal that such deposits should be made legal would hardly help much. To give the national banks the right Of issuing cashier checks would he species of inHati0n that might lead To great abuses aud would only be benefit 10 the Wall street bankers and sbeca- lators. Who will care To take a cashiers check in place of moeny in time of stress. when banks may be pcriIoasIz= =aea=lto failure because they cannot pay their deposifors
 This republican plan of forever fa- yoriua the banks and never think ing of the people. when enactine finan- cial lesislatiou is on q part with Republican tariff lceislation, which protects the trusts and combines at the expense of the people
 Any new financial lesislalioR that will De acceptable to the Democrats must ac iol Thc preservation of t.e riahts at .he great arm> of bank de positofs. and not to allow more lea= way 10 the banks. The facf is the Republican financial system is break ing doVH. for alhou4h nearly all tha free money in the United States treasury has been handed over to the banks without interest the Wall steeet banks are still crying Tor more
 The administration ot the United States feasaH has virtually been handed over by Secretary Shaw 10 the Rockefeller and other great Wall street interests, and il masf be pre- Sumed that President Hooseyell has approved the extraordinary actions of uis secretary of the reaslay. for he has uol raised fhe finger ol caution, or said q Wold 10 restrain him.
 The Ren1bieau system of aeeasury tiHaHee as now administered. is to faX lhe=PeoPIe for the benefit of Wall sfreet and us trenHed fnanciers. by making Jhe United States feasUry a @igauttc bankin2 institution 10 loan the taxes collected to favored banks, without interest and all expenses paid ly the taxpayers The compaeeney of Republican congresses to this system shows the subselYiencX of the Repub- lican politicians, great and small to Wall street influences
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-10-10
SENATOR BAILEY.

Says the Houston Post Senator Bailey is one of the most conspicuous figures in our national life today, he has won a place as high as Webster
 Clay or Calhoun, and when the Ameri- can history of today is written he will be classed as the Daniel Webster of this generation Those who know
 him recognize the fact that he k a man of sterling character and that there is nothing in him mean or con temptible, and that above all he is a man of perfect integrity The cry comes that he has practiced law, that he bas accepted retainers to do pro- fessional service outside of the sen ate; yet even his scverest critic has not been able to show where he has ever raised his voice in congress <wherc he has stood leader, for
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-10-10
POINTED PARtGR APII>.

X kiss in time may prevent nine. The phonosraph isn't to blame il il has a bad record
 Much of the queerness affected by humanity is cultivated.
 With some men life is but a hog path leading to the cemetery.
 Sarcasm k q weapon that should be drawn onl3 in self-defense.
 Hard facts do not always make an impression on soft-headed man.
 Probably more intellectual women would marry if they were asked.
 Occasionally we encounter a wise man who causes us to admire d fool.
 Every time a man gets it in the neck he realizes how little he amounts to.
 Don't make yourself common, the World only sits up and takes notice of the uncommon
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-10-10
MAKES OWN COFFIN; KILLS sEL
Illinois Pioneer Ends Life After Civ
 ing Odd Funeral Orders.

Litchfcd, H., Oct 10-Afler work ing diligently four weeks in making his own coffin, Charles Stout, aged S5 years, pioneer of this city. committed suicide today by shooting himself. He left two notes directing that he be buried in a striped shirt and overalls, and that the funeral expenses be not over s. He left $500 in closet to his wife.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-10-10
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ROCKEFELLER BEATS HIS
 sCNfN RACE 70 REGISTER
Old Magnate Uses Auto While John [. Jr Comes In Train From Tarry-
 town To New YcrK.

New York Oct ln.-John D Roclze= felIeI in aa. automobile beat his son on I train in race from Talrytewa to . registration plaea= a No 934 Sixth avenue.
 Afr. Rockefeller reached tn BIacs and registered 3 few minutes befo.e , o'clock. His first qastion on entering was: Has my son been here yet?2'
 On being assured that he was the first Rockefeller to appear, he said: T told him I could beat him if ha chose to come down by train. He male fine time It is glorious morning
 Mr Rockefeller took seyera. min. utes to mark his ticket. As he was leaving the booth he stopped and talk ed with Policeman Carroll on detail at the polling place.
 T feel better than ] have in yeaFs. h. said to the policeman.
 This delightful summer and fall weather is enough 10 make life worth living.
 John D. BocEefell T reached the booth II htaaet~s aft-e h's fathef had left.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-10-10

-You are invited 10 attend the grand ball to be given by the Ladies Temple society Thursday night, Octo- Der II, at the Main rink admission s1 per couple, including refreshments.
 We are giving free 7.50 worth of Ware at our store next week See ad- yertisemcnt in this paper for particul ars. McGaughy Hardware company.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-10-10
Cotton Gossip from Private Wire of
 Walter Gotter and Company.

Kew York Oct. To- Hubbard sales last Saturday and Monday were 1oos- 900 bales If they come into the market to cover today, cotton should work mp oil cents without a doubt
 FheO. H. Price. Ne W York Oct 10.-We think that on moderate reactions the market will still do to buy.
 | & Bache and Company. New York Oct l0-We think that now at the ring bidding the market LID. Roller. New Orleans, Oct. 10.-The market looks like a purchase. Kofer. WALTER COPPER AND COMPANY.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-10-10
SHOOTS SELF AS BRIDE WAITS
Mystery in the Suicide of an Ohioan
 About To Be Married

Lovelaud, 0hio Oct To- John kell. awidowcr. aS wears old. shot and kill cd himself today two hours before he was to have been married to Miss Del. va Malloy K years old. There k much mystery about the suicide kell left note to the girl, saying Every thing is going against us, and always has. Good by" His body was found dressed in his wedding clothes.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-10-10
CHAMPION LADY SKATER.

Miss Dora Frachetto. the chan2pio4 fancy and trick lady skater will b. al the Bluff City rink Thursday night October II. Miss Frachatte has won many medals for art on the rollers all ] it will be worth eour while to wtness hef exhibition.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-10-10
Walter fotfer and Company's Daily
 NrW Orleans Cotton Letter.

IF Pine street. Pine Bllllt, Afks OGtz Io, I99G.-0ne clock letter
 Cotton R9llish sentiment received further encouragement today by weather developments over night. The cold wave pushed down further than anticipated. causing heavy and light frosts throash0ut the northern DOT ton of the bell While high winds and the absence of rata are mitigat= ing features. as the effect on yeeeta- ton is concerned, the lateness of the crop and the time of the season al which these ffosts occur are facts to be considered in judging the dam age.
 News about injury to cotton will only be heard in a couple of days. h. dicatons are for cold weather and frosts in the northern portion, the cold wave will move further east, causing lower temperatures in Ten nessee. the Carolnas and Alabama, but it will slowly warm up in the western belt Our markets opened 16 to 8 points higher, professionals real ized freely and caused a semi-setbaek of points Trading and opinions are mixed While further reduction in the crop size concerns the chances fer the distant futures, continued fair weather is liable to increase ginning
 
 and movement fsupes. We are onlE at the beginning of the season and prices are around 1o.75 cents. All this is food for thought.
 Frost predictions from Washington for the Carolinas, Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi stimulated the markets but profit taking by longs and hedges from the interior checked it. There is not enough speculative enterprise on the part Of the public to assist professional operators, who, according to New York wires were reported as buying on the depression.
 Spots are steady, little on the mar ket. The demand runs on benders ahd staple cotton. Short staple cot ton neglected and offerings of cotton to arrive fairly free Official records show killing frosts al Malvern, Rus scllyiIle and TexarEaua, Ark. This stopped realizing and bull operators biddiug around the ring tound readier following indications favor early Mnine frosds this year, which will prevent much depression in futures. Should this cold spell be followed by mdicat.aaz es Faiu in the belt, as is usually the case. bull speculation may
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-10-10
MIR. MET MELBOURNE
 GETS DESERVED PROMOTION

Mr. Met Wilbourne. who has been connected with the Graphic office for several years has been promoted to the position of foreman of the mechan- ieal department. AH Wilbournc.S well known and very popular in the city.