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Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-07
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department OF the Interior.

department. OF tue Intefi0F.
Land Office at spok ane Falls. WASH, I
February y, 1905.
Notice 10 hereby given that the following.
ton TO make final proof In support Of his
claim, and that said proof will be made before
George +. Christensen, county clerk and clerk
Vile. Washington, on April q, 1905, Viz:
JOHN PETER THIEL,
who made homestead entry No. llles Sept. s,
township 10 no. e. range 81 +. ". 4. - 80
He names the following witnesses TO prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
OF said land, viz:
John Thiel. Jr., VIM. Kansler, Fred Koch
George Koch, all Of Ritsville. Warrington.
HAL J. COLE, Register.
First pub. Feb. %, 1909
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-07

There was recently saved off the
coast OF Cork after 80 years immersion
the engine Of the 6rst steamer that
ever crossed the Atlantic.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-07

Got few things to say before you
decide where you will buy the necessary
things for your own stable, now that you
are through buying holiday gifts for
others.
Good thing you waited. Here's some
OF the biggest
HARNESS AND HORSE GOODS
bargains that ever passed through
DOORS.
Just catch on to a few of them or
you'll be sorry; Your purse will be. too
We sell anything and everything per
tang to the harness and saddlery bust
ness.
w. r. Peters,
Ritzville, 8: Wash.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-07
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Land once at Spokane, Falls, Washington
February IA, 1906.
Notice 10 hereby given that the following
named settler has fled notice of his Intention
to make final proof In support Of his claim
an4 that said proof will be made before Geo
r. Christensen. county CLERK and clerk OF the
superior court Of Adams county, at Ritzville
washington, on April "a. 1906, viz:
CHARLES BAUMANN
who made homestead entry No. 1857, Feb IL
1soi. Tor ne :eH nwN M swA nwN seN section
u. township II north, range 50 east, W. NJ.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
Of said land viz:
Albert Friese, william Heinemann, John
Baumann, and Carl Meyer, all Of Ritzville
Warrington.
First pub Feb 81 1906
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-07

There is considerable amount Of
railroad rumor in this section Of
country at present. Today q large
party Of surveyors passed through
from north to south. Graders are re-.
ported at work on the Connell- Fletch-
er road. The air is rife with talk Of
transcontinental lines, connecting
points, terminals, etc. Usually where
there is great deal Of smoke there is
some fire. If a railroad is to be built
in this county, and the great scope of
rich producing country lying between
the two roads almost necessitstes
another line, Ritzville should be the
terminal. Or il there are roads to be
built both north and south the con.
Meeting link should operate through
Ritzville. This is the largest, wealth.
lest and should be the most progress
sive town in the county. Here there
are all the facilities and natural ad-
vantages OF location greater than pos
sessed by any other town. North,
south, east and west lie the best lands
of Eastern Washington. The finest
farm homes in the west can be seen
out few miles in any direction. Rail-
roads enroaching on the territory
which naturally comes here and lead
ing of in other directions will work
untold injury to the trade and prestige
the city now enjoys. Some action
should be taken by those interested in
the city's future to see that railroad
interests are directed this way in case
any definite or decided action is taken
by the promoters Of the various lines.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-07

The ladies of Ritzville and sur
rounding country are most respect
fully invited to attend our millinery
Opening on Saturday, March 10,
1906. All who purchase a hat
which cost SIS. or over will receive
as a present our heavy gold plated
hat pin. Refreshments will be
served. Yours for bushes.
MRS. J. NJ. ADAMS.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-07
FEBRUARY WEATHER.

Following is the weather report for thu
month of February, 1906:
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CHAPTER XIII.

When Daniel awoke the sun was climbing
swiftly to the zenith, and the full blaze of it
burnt upon a tropical tangle Of palmetto
and mango, plantain and palm. He found
himself hidden in a brake of luxuriant vege-
tation almost at the apex of lofty hill
that overlooked the Caribbean sea. Strange
sounds fell upon his ears, and he perceived
that his resting place was beneath prickly
pear fence. on the other side of which stood
matched cottage and beyond an acre of
cleared land. Beneath stretched the dark
green and orange-tawny of the forests;
strips of thorny cactus hedge insured pri-
vacy for the clearing, and here tamarind
tree reared its delicate foliage, and here
the broad leaves of bananas rustled. with
foliage all tattered by the breezeS. A goat
was tethered to a little pomegranate tree in
the garden, and over the cleared soil itself
grew vines of the sweet potato.
A second glance at the hut revealed to
Daniel its exceptional character and signi-
fcance. Before he saw the strange and
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Synopsis of Preceding Installments.

Daniel SwAetland Is son OF the Middlecott head
gamekeeper. and has a reputation as poacher
Middlecott preserves, not only because OF his
fathers service there, but because Henry Wv
ian, OF Sir Reginald. owner of the estate, was
his best friend as boy Titus Sim, the tivians
footman Is Dams chum. They love Minnie Mar
shall. She accepts Dan. and Sim Is outwardly
resigned. on the eve of his wedding Dan is Poach-
hears gunshots from the direction of Middecott.
Dan Is carrying a handsome gun given MIN by Henry
Vivian. As he restores the weapon to its place iu
Hangman's Hut "a mOorland cottage he has rented
for Minnie and HIMSELF he sees man running
rapidly along the road In the direction OF the hut
Returning to his fathers house, Dan learns that
Matthew and his assistant, Thorpe, have had
q nocturnal brush with poachers and that Thorpe
has been shot. Next day, directly after the we'd
ding, Dan Is arrested for Thorpe's murder. his
gun having been found the spot where the
gun safely away in Hangman's Hut and that some
enemy must have taken 1t from there. Despairing
OF proving this, II in prison, he manages to es-
cape on the way to jail. Minnie has gone directly
her nearest neighbors being a tavern keeper named
Beer and his wife. Dan comes to the hut by
night says goodbye to her and makes his way to
the seacoast. first leaving note above a daep
mine shaft saying he Is about to kill himself.
He secures a position carpenters mate, under
en- assumed name, aboard the tramp steamer Pea
Dan also remembers. is about TO start for the
West Indies TO visit his fathers sugar plantati
at Tohago. During the voyage, Dan writes Minnie.
He tells her to let Titus Sim know he Is alive.
She does not do so as she intuitively diStrusts
Sim. The latter, suppo,ng Dan dead. pays ardent
court to Minnie. who. by various clues, believes
him implicated In Thorpes death. Minnie reals
of the loss of Dams ship. with all board. IN
the eruption of Pelee. Hoping to aid his suit ~
clearing Dams memory. Sim tells Minnie that
Rlx Parkinson. the village drunkard and acknowl-
on seeing her. Sim leads her to think Parkinson
intends to confess that he Is Thorpe's murderer.
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Jeffersonian Simplicity.

From the Home Magazine.
Jefferson was a methodical man, keeping
account of all his expenditures. and the
yellowed accounts kept while he was in
the White House show that he spent $12.-
600 for liquors alone during his term OF
eight years. When we take into considera-
ton the fact that glasses clinked merrily
around the cabinet table as well as at the
dining table. and that an open buffet was
kept for all callers this amount is not sur
prising. Notwithstanding the low prices.
Jefferson often spent as high as $50 on his
small dinners. wine list not included, and
he was most particular about his wines
and brandies.
Jefferson's state dinners were usually
limited to about forty guests. The large
dining room was not considered finished.
so when his guests were numerous he had
a long table placed in the center of the
great east room. and dismal enough 1t
must have been. with its bare walls. many
windows and draughts and insufficient
light from the candles. which dropped
wax tears at every wind which blew UP
from the Potomac. No wonder Jefferson
and several of his successors looked for
ward dismally to the state affairs and
cheerfully to the informal dinners.
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Daniel watched the negro displayed 1t.
Taking an iron spade and seeking a corner
of the garden near his unseen visitor, Jesse
turned aside the long, creeping fingers of a
snake gourd that trailed there under the
shade of a citron tree and began to dig in
soft earth AS the old creature worked and
sank swiftly downward into the soil he
sang to himself in piping treble with the
usual West Indian whine. The voice was
feeble, hut-the words were sinister and told
of evil. A bluebird sat on a thorn and put
his head on one side to hear the song; a
green lizard, with eyes like Jesse's own,
rustled out from the cactus fence and stop
ped, with palpitating tremulous motion of
its front paws, to listen also Then the
bird flew and the reptile fled. and Daniel
Sweetand was sole secret audience of the
song.
'IowrdeIn, lie, low dem lie
Dey come. dey come but dey never go by;
And de roots OBJ de creeping snake-gard know
Where dey sleep so still In de hole so low
O5eah-die
Obeahdo!
Low dem lie. low dem liz
Hark de buzz of de carrion fly!
But nobody guess what the snake gard know,
Twining him root far down below
O5eah-die
Obeahdo!
Low dem lfe low dem lie
De worms day crawl In de dead mans eve.
ARd-de snake fztrd~he suck. and Jesse he know
What lie so stili IN de hole so low
.--rs--- Obeah-de
Obeah- do"'
The song rose and sank and seemed to
hang in the trees and creep about like an
evil presence. The refrain rose into a wall
and its last penetrating note was answered
by crisp STIMULATION of great winged
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or destroy. Fools fear Obi, and wise men
ind him useful: hence the high priests of
that satanic cult still thrive. A negro
would no more speak disrespectfully of
them than he would OF his own grand
parents.
Suddenly, as Daniel stared and felt q
growing inclination to be gone, the mystic
himself appeared and stood in the morning
light. He appeared profoundly ancient, and
his ribs made gridiron Of his lean breast
His limbs were skin and bone; his scanty
wool was gray: a tangled network of fur
rows and deep lines SCARED and scanned his
face in every direction; and, curiously wide
apart. on either side of huge, fat. Ethio-
plan nose, .the,man's eyes cleaned from his
withered headpiece like the eyes of toad.
Observation-Disclosures undress. Only the
ruins of pair of trousers covered his loins
and band Of red cloth circled his throat.
Despite his advanced age, no little physical
strength remained to him. and now, as
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Day died while the fugitive kept his hid
ing place. Then swift, but amazing sun
set encompassed him. Rose and gold was
the sky, all streaked with tattered ribbons
of orange cloud The light SWAN reflected
upon the sea, and It spread to the lofty ho-
rixon in broad sheets of reflected splendor
From the mountains the scene was superb
In its manifold glory; then the vision per-
isfed and inky silhouettes of palm and
plantain and bread-fruit tree stood out
black and solid against the water. Far be-
low the Peabody" lay, like a. toy ship,
and twinkled with lights upon the rosy sea.
Darkness leapt out Of the east and under
the fringes of the forest night had already
come Tree frogs chirruped with endless
crisp tinkle OF sound the air was filled with
the drowsy hum Of insect life. fire-fies
flashed, and from far below the mournful
booming of the marsh frogs made music
proper to time.
Sweetland pursued his slow way until
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solitary human being who INHABITED 1t the
sailor Guessed that he stood upon the
threshold of mystery. AS matter of fact
he had intruded into the secret stronghold
of Jesse Hagan, the Obi Man. The situa-
ton was silent and mysterious: the place
was adorned, or made horrible, with frag-
ments of things dead. Two bullocks skulls
stood at the entrance of Mr.. Hagan's dwell
ling and round his land bobbed fantastic
ribbon wherein hung empty bottles, bright
feathers and fragments of gaudy rags
Within this zone none dared to enter unin-
yited, for Obeah is a live cult still-a creed
beyond the power of missionary to shatter
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a fight between us which should get to
something first. AS to alligators. l never
seed the tail of one; but lizards was there
by the millions, and iguanas, too. They
be very b chaps and pretty eating when
you can catch EN-, so Bradley says. The
lizards be all eoIors of the rainbow and all
sizes, from tadpole to a squirrel In the
trees was all manner of dollhouse things
a-blazing away and quite at lone. and on
the hillsdes grew wild plantain, wild in
digo. guinea grass, cotton, cashew pains
(cashews be nuts, cabbage PAINS and all
manner of other fine things, with the hum
ming birds and butterflies looking like
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grasshoppers. Jesse's uncanny melody ft-
ted the place. the man and the task.
"k never did, thought Daniel as his eyes
grew round. IF the old devil ban't digging
a grave! And singing rhymes to his beast
ly self over 1t, too! To think that Johnny
Beer ban't the only verse maker as I've
met with in my travels! But Johnny never
in all his born days let of such rhyme as
that I'm sure us never would have stood
it. A grave, sure enough-an' more'n one
poor wretch. has been buried there seem
ingly!"
The remark was called forth by an Incl
dent, for Mr.. Hagan suddenly exhumed a
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midnight came. He climbed on mechanical
cheek and the stars above him told him
that he had reached some mountain top.
Further for the present it was impossible
to proceed. Until day, therefore, he post
poned thought and action. He frightened
his belt to stay hunger; then rolled up in a
dry corner under the savage and spined
foliage of opuntia, and there slept
dreamlessly until the return of the sun.
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gourd spread within his reach and thao
the beast declined. 1t dragged its bride az
far as possible, stamped the earth, and
with unceasing swish. swish, swish OF tail
kept the flies from its sweating TANKS.
Go be continued tomorrow.)
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leapt to his cheek.
'Alive," he said.
And kicking. your honor. i had to do
all l done an give the policemen the slip,
for the law was too strong for me. But
afore God l swear I'm an innocent man.
and, after my wife, I'd sooner you be-
lieved in me than any living"
"Oaths are nothing to you," said the
other coldly. Come aside and speak to
me-"
They walked apart on the wharf. and
Vivian continued.
why did you lie to the officers and de-
'Loopgaroo, Loup-garou.
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DANIEL SWEETLAND
By EDEN PHILLPOTTS.

copyrsh. 1905 b, EIDE. palDot,. An right. reserved,
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snake-gourd waitin' for Massa Vivian. He'll
be berry comfable dar wild de udder GEM
men, .-ts
you talk too much,'. said Ford. Come
in and don't make jokes at your time of
life. Think of the devil, your master, and
how precious soon you'll go back to him,
jesse
you my massa, sir; Jesse dun want no
udder massa dan Massa Ford. Marse
Debbil, he no pay such good wages as
you"
Ford laughed and dismounted from his
horse. He was big, hard man, roasted
and shriveled somewhat by life In the
tropics. He always wore white ducks and
felt hat that sloped well back over the
nape of his neck. His hair was long and
black, his eyes were also black, and his
face hard, clean cut and handsome. But
the narrow slit of his clean-shorn mouth
showed unusual strength of character, and
spoke of greed and craft as well. Tobago
admired Jabez without liking him; the lit
tie island was proud of his prosperity, but
1t did not trust him. His downfall would
have brought sorrow to few, for many~se-
cretly disliked him and suspected him OF
dark things. But he was strong, and not
man among his neighbors would have cared
or dared to fall foul of him.
Now Ford followed the priest of Obi into
his secret dwelling, where monStrOuS mat
tiers were hidden in the gloom and evil
smells stole out of the darkness. Three
dried mummies first appeared. One was
crocodile and hung from the roof; the other
propped in corners, with dreadful SEM
blance of living and listening about them.
Festoons of birds eggs, curious seeds and
dried pumpkins were stretched across the
ceiling; skins of animals and birds Uttered
the floor. Unseen things squeaked in
cages; there was piece of red glass in the
roof and through it. onto a wooden table.
there fell-a round, flaming eye of light
which luridly Illuminated the assembled
horrors Uncanny and malodorous frag-
ments filled the corners; filth, mystery and
darkness blended here; and across one cor
ner of the hut hung a curtain which hid an
arcanum, the holy of Obeah holies.
Jabes Ford sat down on three-legged
stool by the table, and the red light shone
like sulky fire amid his long dark locks.
He shifted the Infamous air, then took a
cigar from his case and lighted 1t.
Meantime, with more pluck than wisdom,
and only thinking of the things that he had
heard and seen. Daniel Sweetland followed
close upon the heels of the strange pair
Now he stood outside the hut near the open
door, and, crouching here, listened intently
to the conversation within. Beside him the
tethered goat still browsed, and Ford's
horse smiled the ground for something to
eat. But only the lush foliage of the snake
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-21

side and il was not until almost dark
that the department was able 10 turn
its attention to this point
At o'clock it was believed that the
fire had been checked at Van Ness and
Filbert streets. The buildings on u
high slope between Van Ness and Polk,
Union and Fnbert streets, were blaz-
ing fiercely, famed by a high wind,
but the blocks were SO sparsely settled
that the fire appeared to have but
slender chance of crossing Van Ness
a this point.
Mayor Schmitz. who directed opera
lions at this point, conferred with the
military authorities and decided that
it was not necessary to dynamite the
buildings on the west side of Van
Ness. This would seem to assure the
safety of what remains of the Western
addition. 1t is the only point of eX-
posture to which this section of the city
was subjected. AS much OF the fire
department as could be collected was
assembled TO make a stand at this
point.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-21
MESSAGES ARE
ACCUMULATING
At Least 100000 Are Tied Up
in Different Offices of West
ern Union Company.
cABLEGRAMS FROM EUROPE
DELAYED TELEGRAMS ARRIVE
IN SALT LAKE.

Two dozen cabegrams from Europe
reached Salt Lakes telegraph offices yes
terday lnquiring of persons in San Fran
cisco. They came from England and
France and one was filed at Constantine
pie. These messages will be handled as
soon as possible and the information if
obtainable will be wired back. The mes
Sages were sent to Salt Lake as the near
est point of inquiry, it being impossible
TO get a message into the Oakland Of
flee.
1t is estimated that 100000 Western
Union messages for San Francisco are
tied up in different offices throughout the
country.
The Chicago offices were buried yester-
day in messages and other cities through
out the west, including Salt Lake, eX-
perienced the same condition.
Nearly 100 messages were received at
the local offices for residents. in Salt
Lake from relatives in San Francisco. The
MESA ges were delayed for hours and
some of them two days. The telegraph
lines are being repaired as soon as pos
sible and every operator Is being pressed
into service The operators in Salt Lake
are working twenty hours a day Three
operators for the Postal Telegraph office
here left Chicago last night ana will ar
rive Sunday The offices here have sew
erai thousand messages to be sent to San
Francisco but every wire is in operation
and there is no chance to put the mes
sag es on. In day or two after the OF
fees are established in San Francisco II
is expected that the congestion Will be
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-21
AVENUE OF ESCAPE FOR
REFUGEES ENDANGERED
Continued from Paae 1.


Bay street and the end of Meiggs' and
Fisherman's wharf. To the eastward
it extended down to the sea wall, but
had not reached the piers, which lie a
quarter of a mile toward the east.
The cannery and warehouse of the
Central California Canneries company.
together with 10000 cases of canned
fruit, was totally destroyed, as also
was the Simpson and other lumber
companies yards.
The flames had reached the tanks of
the San Francisco GeS company, which
had previously been pumped out, and
were burning the ends of the grain
sheds, FIVE in number, which extend
further out toward the point
Fighting the Flames.
Flame and smoke hid from view the
vessels that lay off shore, vainly at
tempting to check the fire. No water
was available except from the water
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-21
ORDER FROM HARTMAN
Authorizes Expenditure of 100000
in Telegram to E. E.
Calvin.

E Ii. Hartman. the railroad king, has
authorized Vice President and General
Manager E. r. Calvin of the Southern
Pacific to spend 100000 for supplies for
the sufferers in San Francisco, and TO
call for any large amount that may be
deemed necessary and further to call up
on all eastern lines for any aid. Mr. Cal
win has established temporary headquar-
ters at the Oakland pier, near the tracks
of the Southern Pacific.
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MEASURES OF RELIEF.
Oakland Straining Every Nerve to
Succor the DesoIate.

Oakland, Cal. April 2O.-The Oakland
relief committee. under which name
all the churches, Protestant. Catholic
and Jewish. all fraternal societies. in
Guiding the Masons, Odd Fellows. Elks
Woodmen, Knights Of Pythias, the
chamber of commerce. board of health
and the medical societies of Oakland
are operating for the relief of the ref
ugees and of San Francisco. reports
that from $4,000 to $4,000 destitute per-
sons are being cared for in and around
the city of Oakland tonight. OF this
number the housing committee of the
general relief organization has placed
40, 900 i'm churches, halls, Kinks. theatres
and other semi-public buildings. In
vided at the various parks and i'm the
suburbs. many thousands more being
sheltered and fed in private homes.
Ample facilities have been arranged
for the accommodation for all refugees
who may possibly come to Oakland,
and also for the care of the injured.
Camp Will Be Organized.
A large military camp. in charge of
an officer designated by General Funs-
ton, viii be organized tomorrow, and
this officer will have charge of the san
itary conditions at all camps, OF which
there will be eight or nine.
All religious services will be sus-
pended on Sunday in Oakland and all
surrounding places and the members
of the various congregations will de-
vote themselves to relief work
which is taxing the capacity of the
people.
The relief committee has on hand
$4,000. subscribed by local firms. fra
ternal bodies and individuals Private
charity will perhaps double this
amount.