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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-02-03

distance OF maybe half a mile, and the
two contestants lined up and at the
given Signal urged their mounts for
ward Tie race was Il close one for
some distance, as we could see it from
my gallery, but near the finish the roan
drew away from the black and won
handily.
Everybody applauded, and Johnson,
like a man, paid over his loss, remark
ing, with smile, that his horse was
not i'll good condition. l had been talk
ing to a friend who was seated with
me on the porch and, turning, passed
some comment about the race.
My friends face wore a grave eX-
preston. He shook his head deprecat-
ingly and said: Don't you know that's
a game? That fellow Blakemore's only
trying to see how fast Jonnson's horse
can go for a deep and sinister purpose
Il confessed that l didn't unCer
stand what my friend meant, but when
he explained it my eyes were opened
to a scheme truly as subtle as any
devil could hatch. Batson wasn't a
safe place to keep money in, my friend
pointed out to me, and Johnson every
other day or so rode across the cOun-
try on his black horse to Saratoga,
eighteen miles away, carrying with him
many thousands of dollars. In Sara
toga the money was taken at branch
banking house and shipped on to Beau
mont, where it was safe in burglar
proof vault. Blakemore knew that he
couldn't very well rob Johnson's game
in Batson because of the presence of
SO many attendants and rangers, but
he argued that if he had a horse swift,
er than the black he could outride his
intended victim on the plains leading
to Saratoga and do his thieving and
murder game at his leisure. He in
weighed Johnson into the race just to
see how swift the black could go and
whether or not the roam would have a
chance to overtake him in run for
life.
'When these things were told to me l
asked my friend if he wasn't going to
put Johnson next to the scheme and
afford him a chance to guard against
the robbery and murder plot, but my
friend shook his head again, smiled
and said that Johnson was no fool and
that if he was he shouldn't be running
such dangerous business.
'The sequel to the race came two
days later, when Johnson started off
on his black horse for Saratoga with
$4,000 stuffed away in his inside peck
ct, and it was just as my friend had
forecaSted it.
johnson rode from town at 8 o'clock
in the morning, and ten minutes later
Blakemore's roam, with the holdup man
on his back, Hoped out in the same di-
rection. Three miles from Batson, as
the story was afterward told us, John
son turned in his saddle and, looking
down the trail he had just passed over,
saw great roam horse, carrying a
man wearing a sombrero, galloping flu
riOusly after him.
johnson must have been wise to
what was in the prospective as with
out waiting to see who his trailer was
he gave the black the rein and sent him
forward to do his best The pounding
of the hOofs on the sandy soil sounded
behind Johnson, and, turning again in
his saddle, the man saw that his pur-
suer was gaining on him. A faint hal
loo, which almost shaped itself into a
command to halt, reached Johnson's
ears, and then the crack of a revolver
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-02-03
THE CRACK OF REVOLVER ECHOED
THROUGH SPACE.

THE CRACK OF A REVOLVER ECHOED
THROUGH SPACE.
ception; but, as Mr.. MCGOWAN himself
said, they only went to show how bar
barous and cruel man can be when his
baser passions are restrained by no
established law.
cit takes the crooked gambler to
show genius when it comes to Matching
up scheme to rob somebody" Mr.. Nc
Gowan observed during the course of
one of his interesting yarns, "and some
Of the things saw there were certain
ly revelations to me.
ut was out in Batson, Tex, a few
years ago during the great excitement
that l conducted a restaurant and ho-
tel. There were lots Of places just like
mine in town and lots of plain bar
rooms and gambling dens too, but the
district was on boom, everybody had
money, and there was chance for all
of the proprietors to make quite few
dollars above their expenses.
you've never seen a frontier dance
hall and gambling joint all in one, have
you? Well, it's a sight that one must
view with his own eyes to fully appre-
ciate and l won't attempt to describe
the dozen or so joints in Batson.
81 went into the places often and saw
more queer characters than thought
the world contained. The regular Tex
as COW puncher, in his buckskin trou-
sers and 6aring shirt; the begrimed oil
Ro11 I,
foul smelling; the half breed, in his era
~ attire, half civilized and half bar
barous; the square jawed 'slicker up
or CON artist; the shrewd faced, gen
orally carefully dressed gambler: a
sprinkling of rangers not appareled like
plainsmen, as we see them in pictures,
but with correctly fitting, up to date
clothes on, such as are worn in the city;
the slick and wide awake dealer and
the berOuged, gaudy woman of sin, in
abbreviated costume, were all there,
and in their endless race after gain
they fought, they deceived, they stole
and they killed.
There was one fellow in all that
group l marked out in my mind as a
bad man. / had never seen him before.
never heard anything said about him.
but the very expression that lurked
about the corners of his mouth under
his heavy black mustache the CLEAN
that never left his dark eyes, the cruel
chin, aggressive in it's squareness, all
told me that he was dangerous and not
to be trusted.
Il found out that the man was a gam
bier from the east Of very shady reDu-'
tation and known generally as a 'fixer'
and also suspected Of even worse One
day l saw that -Blakemore,
they called him, or something like that
standing in the roadway in front of
my hotel, holding q roam horse by the
bride and talking TO 4 young man who
was part owner OF a very rich gam
ing house and who was mounted on a
coal black horse.
'Blakemore was talking about his
horse, booming its stock to the sky,
and the other man-we'n term him
Johnson for this occasion-had also
some good things to say about the
beast he was bestriding.
'The end of the matter was Blake
more offered to bet Johnson $50 that
his roam was a better horse than the
black, and Johnson, his sporting blood
aroused, took the wager, and then and
there arrangements were made for the
trial of speed.
every body cleared the road for the
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-02-03

DUEL IN THE MAIN STREET.
re-echoed through space as bullet
sent his hat tumbling and twisting to
the earth.
johnson was game, and he had done
a bit of gun fighting, but he had too
much money about him to chance a
combat, so he chose rather to try flight
and dug his boot heels deep into the
sides Of his madly rushing horse. There
was only one roam horse in Batson, and
of course Johnson knew who the man
following him was, and in his mind he
determined to settle old scores on some
other occasion.
THE black spread itself, and with
long, powerful strides it raced over the
prairie like an Arabian prize winner,
and, although the highwayman's horse
did its best to rise to the occasion, it
soon began to lose ground and finally
after five or six miles had filtered by
was distanced entirely.
johnson reached Saratoga in safety.
deposited his money and rode back to
Batson the next day. He said nothing,
but a week or so later Johnson and
Blakemore had pistol duel in the
main street of the town, and Blake
more got a big 40 bullet right through
the center of his forehead. Then the
whole story came out, and the wild lit
tie town was heartily glad that it was
relieved Of one Of its widest citizens"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-02-03
The Question.

''If I were to ask you a question,
What would your answer be?"
said one day to a lassie gay.
Il really don't know said she.
"It depends on the kind Of question:
Ills a secret I replied,
Concerning US two, but chiefly YOU"
And 1 looked in her eyes and sighed
eff I were to ask you that question.
What would your answer be?''
She smiled, Il guess it would be
Yes"
And she archly looked at me.
IT thought I was not mistaken"
Said I, my lady fair.
II guessed twas so. What I wanted
to know
Was this: Do you dye your hair?"
New York Press.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-02-03
Not IncOnlDafiAIe.

II hope you will excuse my appear
ance," said the father Of an exceeding
ly obstreperous family as he descended
from the nursery to greet his friend,
''but, to tell the truth, the children and
have been having some hot times up
STAIRS
81 should have judged from the
sounds that 1oated down." replied the
visitor, "that it was more of whaling
expedition. Baltimore American.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-02-03
Getting Even.

MADAM" said the passenger in the
crowded car, may ask how far you
are going?"
''Fifteen blocks"
''That's fortunate. I go only twelve
When l get off, if you watch your
chance, you may have my seat
you're considerate, / must say"
"Ah! Exactly what 1 wanted to re
mark when 1 surrendered a seat to you
the other day and got no thanks.'-
Philadelphia Ledger.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-02-03

On the night watch at the parish
prison things were Gull, ana the Cepu-
ties of the gate guard sat in the clerk $
office, off the yestbuie. listening to the
stories of wild and lawiess Texas
town as James MCGOWAN, cafe pro
prietor, told them, says the New Or
leans Picayune
The stories were of the lurid and the
sensational order, full of crime and de-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-02-03
q Very Short Time

Mrs. McCall-They haven't been keep
ing house very long, have they?
Mrs. Hiram Offen-Gracious. no.
Why, she can recall the names of all
the servant girls they have had.-Bal-
timOre News.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-02-03
Thoughtful of Him,

Anxious Mother-What did you do
with the medicine the doctor left for
you, dear?
Tommy-A poor little sick boy around
the corner didn't have any, so l gave it
to him.-Brooklyn Life.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-02-03
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
LEADING ATTORNEYS.

LEADING ATTORNEYS.
Al Z, 1O1NE 1 S-RUSHNELI. WATKINS s. MOSES
az mefs' Phone, Sc Union Phone. So
c,I = dc1CS IN ali State and United STATES
courts. once over State Bank of Grant
county,
Lancaster. YVieoo,,r;,,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-02-03
Good Time For Will

Patience-Wil proposed last night.
Patrice-I expected as much.
"Why so?"
''There was bargain sale in engage
ment rings advertised yesterday
Yonkers Statesman.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-02-03
Evidence.

Briggs-Do you mean to say that you
slept outdoors all winter? Aren't you
cold?
Griggs-Cold! Why, when the doctor
took out my appendix the other day it
was chapped.-Life.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-11-11

under the direction of llr. and Mrs. Jack Bagln: after the concert there will be q dance. Each evening the ladies wiu have numerous articles for sale. It will be fine opportunity to secure your Christmas presents Many beautiful fancy articles have al ready appeared along with more use fuf articles. Real home made candy win be in evidence and don't forget the ouns girls-they have been so busy isIeiy and you will be surprised at the value for your money. apart from the novel experience of fishing in Arizona
 The Cecelian Glee cluo met Wed nesday evening after schoo, to prac- tice. The club members are now studying some new music. and are at work in earnest trying to master them.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-11-11
attend the Baptist church conven,ios

attend the Baptist church convention
 Miss Ray Cohen WAS given a pleas ant surprise party bS a number Of her young friends on last Friday even ing. The evening was an enjoyable one. being spent in playing games Dainty refreshments were served Those present were: Misses Margaret Dow. Kathryn Robson, Jessie Prather, Mabel Born. Zoihe Bell. Ray Cohen; Messrs. Tom Rice and Jay Bell.
 
 / The ladies' of St. Cecelia's Guild have decided to postpone their bazaar until Nov. Fist and 22nj. Everyone should endearor to attend The fiYs1 evening there vii be a fine turkey supper. with lots of good things to ac- company the turkey. The second evening there will be 3 fine concert,
Bisbee daily review., 1906-11-11

many of the rooms for special Thanks giving programs to be held the Wed nesday before Thanksgiving.
 The basket ball team went to Bis bee this morning to play the Bisbes team. They left hopeful of being victorious.
 Write Stultz is absent rom the fifth grade, being with her father in the mountains. Her mother was called to Colorado some time ago on account of her grandmothers illness
Bisbee daily review., 1906-11-11

will visit friends during fair week. aIs and Mrs. l. L. Sparks will leave Sunday afternoon for Phoenix to attend the territorial fair and visit Mr. .;parlss sister. Mrs.W. F.. Deity. {
 The invitation rehearsal given by the music class Of Clarence Krinbili a delightful treat to the fortunate ones who were present. Jesse May Walsh. Eva Day sand Blanche Beckwith. as vocalist, .cornetist and reader assisted with the program. Those pupils who too.. part did so well that they were a credit to their teacher, who has cf- ten delighted Douglas audiences with bis playing. being musician of great ability and wonderful execution.
 Clarence Minus and Ed Wood were visitors rom Capanea on Tuesday.
 Frcd Carisiy. of Capanea, arrived in Douglas Thursday night 60 spend q few days with his sister. Miss ka;h- srine Christy and accompany her to their homo In Phoenix-
 Prui. i.utE Mr. BansAloan. Mrs. Dyer. Miss Houchc and Miss Cum mins went 10 B,sbSe on the morning train, with the high school basket ba1i team to witness the game 10 be played between them and the Bisbee team A number of the high school students went also 10 root" for the Douglas team
 Ed Bowers, who is shortly to open a produce market in the Palace mar ket, arrived in Douglas early in the week. Mrs. Mowers and little daueh- ter are visiting in Phoenix until af- ter the territorial fair.
 The machinists held their regular dance at Irene hall on Wed nesday evening. A good sized crowd was present and the music, which was furnished by the Douglas orchestra, was very good.
 Mrs. Mccoy and Belle Brown went to Stafford on Thursday afternoon to
Bisbee daily review., 1906-11-11

every thing progressing at a rather
 increasing gate in the Moctezuma district. Br. K. Is superintendent of the big Pflsres mine which supplies the Nscpzarri concentration with ore
 and knows every detail of the busi- ness.
 Mr. Seiiesl- usually known as Uncle Selick, IeaTes for Mababi today to enter the service of that company for whom he worked for several years.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-11-11

At the meeting of the high school literary society held on Nov. }. new officers for the next quarter were elected For president. Ray Cohen: vice president. Ted Rice: secretary. Kathryn Robson, treasurer, Ruby Dfces. Louie Simmers, who has been aby sent some days, reentered the fourth grisda on last Monday.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-11-11
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Afry Losyin sa9 r0r oe Asnte yisso district sixteea mileG est oi Cos yesterday to be gone several tuxs inspecting his numerous proper tisa in that district. especially the Misobe4h ou which Con vessTeeu Aill vigorously at work This tsnnei is a cruescut and expects tD cae the has driven a tunnel 3f8 feet and Is letge during the next few days and Mr. Loevin ri1l remain tO ascertain the result. Mr. Mcknight, xho is q large stock owner in the same piopo- siiiou has been in Douglas this week-
 Chaffey Hanson will return from the Monte yisto next Monday when he win report progress on his proper ty. 4 great deal Of interest has been aroused in that district of lste by the operations of experts who wers emnaoyc6 to put ap private reports aud Vcspectuses. the contents oe which In several instances became common property.
 ar. Boothroy. along with his wife and daughter passed through Douglas day beforc yesterday to what is known as lot four, or the Mabad concession where his company owns thar inn mense property. Mr.- E. went down principally for the purpose of stock ing the range on the property where thousands of acres of the finest grass is gowing to waste and the supply of stock is totally inadequate to utilize it. Mir B. has also important mining interests in northern Mexico which will doubtless share his attention be fore he returns
Bisbee daily review., 1906-11-11
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peo on tne morning train with the high school basket ball team. Miss Gun nsus .sill take the afternoon train rom ''siee for Phoenix where she will visit friends during fair week.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-11-11
DOUGLAS SOCIETY NOTES.

 l Mrs c. O. Thomas is expecting her sister. Miss Flora McCrosky, of Kan sas City. very shortly to spend the winter Miss McCrosky wiH be a great addition to Douglas social cir- eies-
 Mrs Norcop. wno has been visiting her son and daughter on east Eighth street for the past ten days, Left We'd . nasday for her home at Separ, New Mexico
 i Miss Flora smith. one of inc teach CTS in the public schools, accompanied noon train for Phoenix where she will visit her mother during fair week.
 
 Last Sunday evening quite a crowd gathered al the city park to listen to the band concert. The music was very fine and much enjoyed by all. Alter being deprived of the weekly band concert for So long. every one is de lighted to know they have been re- sumed. The new leader. !. G. Morley, k musician of rare ability and the band promises to make reputation under his leadership. Miss Mary Mullin. accompanied by Miss Anna Lucas. who will be the fcrner's guest during fair week, left fer Tempe this afternoon. Misses Claire Kelsy and Mabel Cowie departed for Phoenix on to- days train where they will attend the joint county institute
 Miss FearI Cummins went to Bis
Bisbee daily review., 1906-11-11

Miss Mary Mullin. accompanied by
 Miss Anna Lucas. who will be the fcrmer's guest during fair week, left
 fer Tempe this afternoon.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-11-11

C. B. Bell went to Bisbee yester- day on mining business Charley has not been seen in his digging clothes since he returned from Denver and the presumption is that he Is training for . superintendency in the Tordillo district
Bisbee daily review., 1906-11-11

Preparations are now, going on in i
Bisbee daily review., 1906-11-11

Geo Kingdom, who possed through to Globe yesterday where Mrs. King doa is visiting her mother, reports
Bisbee daily review., 1906-11-11

sI- snd Mrs. l. l.. Sparks will leave Sunday afternoon for Phoenix to attend the territorial fair and visit Mr. sparks sister. Mrs.zW ". E. Deity.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-11-11

Shoes That Mora Than
 Satisfy Satisfy right of of 50 that into every shoes Is especially selected and integeny neghbor the number of stated does include lets heel nails
 be at patent that unless conscientious ef applied shoe making, galore result We unqualihdedy record as absolutely guar anteeing shoe be thoroughly well made with well without. from stock sighting in particular.
 Let us fit you now-shoes for the entire family
Bisbee daily review., 1906-11-11
Baby Blanche& & Her Doll Cousin,

At home the 2nd foo= all the little girls who gan sec them.
 Baby Blanche" Is very best doll bought for dollar will go seen has lovely curly harligbt dark and shoes and stockings
 Small undrest dolls 25c and 50c
 Drest dolls just crost from Germany, 50c s1. They 20 to sleep. tions which have been under way for
The Washington herald., 1906-11-14

considerable surplus OF manufactures for
export. Domestic commerce taxes our
transportation facilities TO such an extent
to-day that the movement Of agricultural
products TO the seaboard for export is
greatly hampered. and it is dificult TO get
what we have 10 sell 10 market. A peO-
pie so fortunately circumstanced as to be
busily engaged supplying each others
wants may be pardoned for overlooking
the possibilities in foreign trade
we have no doubt that our merchants
and manufacturers Will be able to cap
ture all the foreign trade they can handle
when they go after it. They have done
so in the past, in spite Of obstructive
tariffs, both domestic and foreign. The
government cannot take the place OF pri-
vate initiative in building up trade
abroad, nor do our merchants expect it
to do so. But they have right 10 ex-
pect that the government shall neither
place needless obstacles In the way Of
oversee commercial expansion. nor pro-
woke by an illiberal policy the retalia-
ton Of foreign nations upon our export
trade.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-14
Promoting Our Foreign Trade

The New York Board Of Trade has is
sued call for a national convention to
meet in Washington January IA next for
the purpose Of considering and devisipg
measures for the enlargement of our for
eign trade. In the call for the convention
reference is made 10 obstacles which
have hampered our efforts TO develop the
commerce OF the United States with for
eign countries" These obstacles are not
specifically mentioned, but obviously they
are such as may be removed by govern
mental action, or the necessity for q M
tional convention would not be apparent
4 That some features Of our tariff svs-
TEN VIII come in for their share of con
sideration as obstacles" to foreign trade
we have no doubt. When high protective
tariff sentiment was at its height in this
country. foreign trade was scoffed at ss a
thing not TO be encouraged. Tariff
schedules were regarded as especially use
fur in obstructing imports. The home
market, we We're told. was quite sue7-
eient to absorb the products of our fac
tories. Our surplus farm products for
eigners would have to buy anyway be
cause they could not get along without
them, This theory obtained until cur for
eign trade got big enough TO command
attention. when 1t was ceen that it de-
served encouragement and should not be
needlessly obstructed by tariff taxation
To-day there is a widespread demand
voiced by the New York Board of Trade
in its call. for the removal OF obstacles
Of whatever nature. to the natural ex-
tension Of foreign commerce.
Yet the home market theory finds much
support in the facts OF our economic his
tory The American people have for many
years upheld the policy Of protecting our
domestic industries. and 50 aiding in our
internal development Without attribut-
ing too much OF our national prosperity
70 the protective tariff. it may be said
that this policy mas been, on the whole
justified by results. Our foreign trade
or at least our sales TO foreign countries.
has not suffered 50 much in consequence
Of it as many have been led to believe
for the simple reason that the rapidIv
growing consumptive power OF the peo-
pie has kept pace with the productive
capacity Of our factories, and there is net
IN prosperous times like the present anv