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The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-08-01

literature. From literature he had
drifted into journalism and had ended
in Antioch as proprietor of the local
paper, which he contrived to edit with
a lively irresponsbiity that won him
few friends. though it did gain him
some small reputation Us a humorist.
His original idea had been that the
management of country weekly
would afford him opportunity for the
serious work which he believed be
could do. but he had not done this seri-
Gus work and was not likely to do it.
He derived Il fair income from the
Herald. and he allowed his ambitions
to sink into allegiance in spite of his
cherished conviction that he was cut
out for bigger
Oakley had known Ryder only since
the occasion of the doctors dinner. and
felt that he could never be more than
an acquired taste, if at all.
The editor took the floor tiguratively
speaking, for Miss Emory's presence
made the effort seem worth his while,
He promptly relieved Oakley of the
necessity to do more than listen. an act
of charity for which the latter was
hardly as grateful as he should have
been. He was no fool. but there We're
wide realms of enlightenment where
he was an absolute stranger. SO when
Constance and Ryder came TO talk of
books and music, as they did finally,
his only refuge was in silence and he
went into Il sort of intellectual Quaran-
tine. His reading had been strictly
limited to scientific works and to the
half dozen trade and technical journals
to which he subscribed and from which
he drew the larger part of his mental
sustenance. AS for music. he was fa
miliar with the airs from the latest
popular operas. but the masterpieces
were utterly unknown. except such as
had been brought TO his notice by hav-
ing sleeping ears named in their honor,
a practice he considered very compli-
mentary and possessing value as a
strong commercial Endorsement.
He felt more and more lonely and
aloof as the evening wore on. and it
was relief when the doctor took
him into the library TO examine speci-
mems of iron ore he had picked up west
Of Antioch. where there were undevel-
oped mineral lands for which he was
trying to secure capital. This was a
matter Oakley was interested In, since
it might mean business for the road.
He promptly forgot about Miss Emory
and the Objectionable Ryder and in
ten minutes gave the doctor a better
comprehension of the mode of proce
ture necessary TO success than that
gentleman had been able to learn In
ten years of unfruitful attempting. He
also supplied him with a few definite
facts and figures in lieu of the multi
tude of gli;tering generalitfes on which
he had been pinning his faith as
means of getting money into the
scheme.
When AT last they returned to the
parlor they found another caller had
arrived during their absence, small.
stability dressed man, with high.
bald head aud weak. nearsighted eyes.
Ii was Turner Joyce. Oakley knew
him just as he was beginning to know
every other man. woman and child In
the town.
Joyce rose hastily. or, rather. STUN
bled 10 his feet as the doctor and Oak
ley entered tie room
Il told YOU | was coming up. doc
tor" he said apologetically. Miss Con-
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Gus additions and improvements gave
1t an air of solid and substantial COM
fort unusual in community where
the prevailing style of architecture was
q square wooden box built close to the
street end of narrow lot.
The doctor himself answered Oak
ley's ring and led the way into the par
lor after relieving him of his hat and
umbrella
MY wife you know. Mr.. Oakley
This is my daughter"
Constance Emory rose from her seat
before the wood fire that smoldered on
the wide. old fashioned hearth and
gave Oakley her hand. He saw a state
". fair haired girl. trinity gowned In
an evening dress that to his unsophis-
ticated gaze seemed astonishingly elab-
crate. But he could not have imagined
anything more becoming. He decided
that she was very pretty. Later he
changed his mind She was more than
pretty.
For her part Miss Emory saw merely
q tall young fellow. rather good look
Ing than otherwise. who was feeling
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CHAPTER II.

"a hlsLl uIcW uOWu tue tOp VI
his desk and left the office. Be-
fore locking the door, on which
- soSue predecessor had caused
the words. Department Of Transpor-
tation and Maintenance: No Admit
lance Except OH Business" to be stem
ciled in black letters. lie called to Nc
Clintock. who, with Dutch Pete, was
still fussing over the whcezy switch en-
gine.
"Will you want In the Office for any
thing. Milt!'
The master mechanic, who had been
swearing ut rusted nut. got up from
his knees and. dangling big wrench
not"
After turning the key OH the depart
ment of transportation and mainte-
nance, Oakley crossed the tracks to the
station and made briskly off uptown,
with the wind and rain blowing in his
face.
He lived at the American House, the
best hotel the place could boast.
In Antioch Oakley was something of
q figure. He was the first manager of
the road to make the town his perma-
nent headquarters, and the town was
grateful. 1t would have swamped him
with kindly attention, but he had studi-
ously ignored all advances, preferring
not to make friends. In this he had
not entirely succeeded. The richest
man in the county. DR.. Emory, who
was a good deal Of a patrician, had
taken a fancy to him and had insisted
upon entertaining him at formal din.
ner. 1t was the most impressive func.
ton Oakley had ever attended, and
even to think Of it still sent the cold
chills coursing down his spine.
That morning he had CHANGED to
meet DR.. Emory on the street, and the
doctor, who could always be trusted to
say exactly what he thought, had tax.
en- him to task for not calling. There
was reason why Oakley had not done
SO. The doctors daughter had just re-
turned from the east, and vague ru.
mors were current concerning her
beauty and elegance. Now, women
were altogether beyond Oakley's ken
However, since some responsive cour.
tesy was evidently expected of him, be
determined to have it over with al
once. Imbued with this idea, he went
to his room after supper to dress. As
he arrayed himself for the ordeal be
sought to recall a past experience in
line with the present. Barring the re.
cent dinner, his most ambitious social
experiment had been brakeman'e
ball in Denver years before when he
was conductor on a freight.
1t was still raining. a discouragingly
persistent driZzle. when Oakley left
his hotel and turned from the public
square into Main street This Main
street was never an imposing thor
oughfare, and week Of steady down.
pour made it from curb to curb a river
Of quaking mud. 1t was lit at long in
tervals by Pickering gas lamps that
glowed like corpulent firefies in the
misty darkness beneath the dripping
maple boughs. AS in the case of most
western towns. Antioch had known
dreams of greatness. dreams which
had not been realized. 1t stood stock
still in all its raw, ugly youth, with the
rigid angularity its founders had i'm
posed upon it when they hacked and
hewed spot for it in the pine woods.
whose stunted second growth encircled
it on every side.
The Emory home had once been a
farmhouse of the better class Vari-
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, stance has been very kind. She has
been telling me of the galleries and
studios What glorious experienced.
\ cynical smile parted Ryder's thin
lips.
Mr.. Joyce feels the isolation of his
art here
The little man binked doubtfully at
the speaker ana then said, with gen
tie. dcprceatory gesture. Il don't call
it art
You are far 100 modest | have
heard my foreman speak in the most
complimentary terms of the portrait
you did of his wife. He was especially
pleased with the frame. You must
know. Miss Con>taEcc. that Mr.. Joyce
usually furnishes the frames, and his
pictures 90 home ready to the wire to
hang on the wall"
Mr.. Joyce continued to blink doubt
fully at Ryder lie scarcely knew how
to take the allusion to the frames. 1T
was a sore point with him.
Constance turned with displeased
air from Ryder 10 the little artist
There was IA faint. wistful smile on
her lips. He was a rather pathetic fig
ure to her, aud she could not under
stand how Ryder dared or had the
heart to make fun.
II shall enjoy seeing all that you
have done. Mr. Joyce. and of course II
wish to see Ruth. Why didn't she
come with YOU tonight"
Her cousin, Lou Benticks wife, isl
MI cI., I'm at u al
house all day She was quite worn
out, but she sent you her love"
Ryder glanced again ut Miss Emory
and said. with hard cynicism: The
notice will appear in Saturdays Herald,
with II tribute from her pastor | new
or refuse his verse 1t Invariably con-
tains some scathng comment on the
uncertainty of the Baptist faith as al
means of salvation
But this was wasted on Joyce Ry-I
der rose, with sigh
We'll. we tolerS must think of the
morrow"
Oakley accepted this It's sign that
it was time to go. Joyce. too, STUN
bled across the room to the door. and
the three men took their leave togeth-
er. As they stood on the steps the
doctor said cordially, II hope you will
both come again soon. and you, too,I
Turner he added kindly.
Ryder moved off quickly with Oak
ley. Joyce would have dropped behind,
but the latter made room for him at
his side. No one spoke until Ryder,
hating on Il street corner, said, Scr
~, but it's out of my way to go any
farther unless you'll play a game of
billiards with me at the hotel Oakley"
Thanks" CURLY. Il don't play bill
liards"
NO? Well. it is a waste of time, l
suppose Good night" And he turned
down the side street, whispering softly.
"A very extraordinary young man."
murmured Joyce, rubbing the tip of
his nose meditatively with panty
foretinger And with quite an ex-
traordinary opinion of himself
A sudden feeling Of friendliness
prompted oakley 10 tuck his hand
through the little artists arm. How
is Bentck bearing the loss of his
wife," he asked. You said she was
your cousin.
NO. not mine; my wife's. Poor
fellow. He feels it keenly They had
not been married long. you know"
Continued Next Week.
Visit our Furniture Department
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Continued Next Week.

Visit our Furniture Department
Prices much lower than anywhere else.
Coffin Bros. 25-af
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-08-01
BY VAUGHAN KESTER

Copyright. 1901. by Harper {, Brother, a
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-17
Advertisement for bridge bids.

After celebrating over the matter for
a couple Of days the Board of Supervisors
decided yesterday to advertise for bids
for the county bridge work for the year
beginning April /. 1907. The county audi
tor was instructed to advertise and BIDS
must be in his hands by o'clock on the
morning of Wednesday. November Il.
Some changes are to be made in the
specifications for bridge construction
The registrars who served at the recent
election will be disappointed to learn that
the board decided they could not be paid
over $3.50 a day and allowing them six
days in the city precincts with the eX-
ception of the Second precinct of tho
Sixth ward, which is on the west side OF
the Missouri river. they will receive but
SIS as against S25 two years ago. The
registrars at Cut-On will receive pay for
four days, which will be $40
The quarterly report of County Auditor
Baird showed that during the months Of
July. August and September 1,442 in
struments had been filed, ON which the
fees amounted to S992.1O.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-17
Albany County Qunrantine.

CHEYENNE, Wye, Nov. 16.-tspecial)
The state Board Of sheep commissions
ers held an important meeting here and
passed an order placing Albany county
in quarantine until June 1, 1907. A gen.
eral outbreak occurred In Albany county
a few weeks ago and several bands were
exposed to scabies. If no further out
breaks occur between now and June 1, IL
will not be necessary to dir sheep in
Albany county. In case Of outbreaks
each band will be isolated and treated
promptly. The board also took the pre-
liminary steps looking to the inaugura-
ton of a number of suits against sheep
men who have violated the state import
and quarantine laws. The first suits will
probably be brought in Sheridan county.
where no less than fifteen shippers have
violated section 2091, r. s., Wyoming.
1899.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-17
MINOR MENTION.

Davis. drugs
Clark's, sodas.
Stockert sells carpets.
Fine engravings at Lefferts.
Ed Rogers Tony Faust beer.
Get those new photos at Sohmidts.
Plumbing and heating. BiXby & Son.
Lewis Cutler, funeral director, phone 99l.
Woodring Undertaking company. Tel. SS9
DIAMONDS AS AN INVESTMENT.
TALK TO LEFFERT ABOUT 1T.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Charles II. Cherry
~ South Eighth street, yesterday morning,
a son.
Secretary Brooks Reed of the CONNER
cial club Is in ST. Louis attending the deep
waterways convention.
If your. shoes need repairing bring them
10 us. We fix them while you wait. Sar-
gents family shoe store
A beautiful and ornamental gas burner.
the Welsbach chick lamp, complete, $l.25,
Stephan Bros, 529 w. Broadway.
WANTED-A man TO won< eSCu, mouse
and barn. Apply at Office OF Leonard
Everett, is Pearl ST., Council Bluffs.
Let Hicks make a nobby overcoat for
YOU. He fits II Just right Let him make
your winter suit, He guarantees to please
you.
Only one new case of diphtheria was re-
ported to the Board of Health yesterday
the patient being Walter Key, l1OS Fifth
avenue.
DO NOT MISS SEEING LEFFERT's
BEAUTIFUL WINDOW DISPLAY. THE
AAND0Jl1IsoA 4 W AAAAhNA W ANOON IN
THE CITY,
Mrs. John T. Henderson, who underwent
a critical operation at the General hospital
Tuesday, was reported yesterday to be
doing nicely.
A GOOD STEADY JOB FOR THE RIGHT
MEN AT GOOD WAGES. +. A. SPENCER,
TIMER AND PLUMBER, 15S WEST
BROADWAY.
The district court grand jury is expected
20 complete its deliberations this morning
and make It's report. big batch Of in
dictments Is looked for.
pay Sl2 per ton for cast iron; mixed,
SO; stove, s.; rags 1Hc per 10; rubber,
7stc; copper, 14c per ID. J. Katelman, so
Main. both phones $50,
WHEN GOING TO BUILD GO TO GEO.
A. HOAGLAND, THE PIONEER LUM-
Der MAN OF COUNCIL BLUFFS. 72i
SOUTH MAIN STREET. TEL. 2i5.
You can enroll any day or evening at
Western Iowa college. Students are as
sisted 10 positions Send for catalogue.
Phone for Information. Both phones.
High grade granite work, from the best
Barre imported GRANTEES. lettering, carving,
and tracing. Fine monumental work a
speciality. Shelley & Lane, a7 East Broad
way.
Charles Sanderson, the veteran fireman
OF No. engine house, is laid up for re-
pairs as the result Of a fall received Thurs
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-17
Rohhern Visit LAWYER and Doctor.

Robbers Visit Lawyer and Doctor.
While he peacefully slumbered, as man
with an easy conscience does, burglar
ransacked the apartments Of Attorney
George s. Wright at the family home on
South Sixth street. Although large spots
OF candle grease over the carpets of the
suite of three rooms showed that the bur
glar was provided with light, Mr.. Wright
was unconscious OF the intruders presence
until he awoke yesterday and discovered
that his costly gold watch and SO i'm cash
were missing. Big daubs OF candle grease
on the coverlid of Mr.. Wright's bed indi-
Gated that the burglar must have looked
long and admiringly at the features Of the
generally conceded handsomest member Of
the Pottawattamie county bar. As all OF
the doors and windows were locked 1t is
presumed the thief secured entrance by a
skeleton key
When Dr. Hombach returned at o'clock
yesterday morning to his residence on First
avenue, after visiting a patient with whom
he had been since midnight, he noticed two
men run towards the alley. Entering the
house he discovered that the lower floor
had been ransacked by thieves. The fur
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-17
big ReeIamation Proiect.

SHOSHONI. Wye, Nov. t6.--Cspecial.l
"A company composed of ohlcials of the
Northwestern railway and local business
men has been organized, TO reclaim a
tract of $4,000 acres of fertile land in
this locality. Engineers are now making
the surveys. Water will be taken from
Wind river at the mouth OF Little Wind
river, so that the water rights will in
no manner interfere with those of the
wyoming Central Irrigation company,
which proposes TO reclaim the lands of
the Shoshone Indian reservation. The
main canal will be thirty-fve miles long.
II is proposed TO water the land not
later than September of next year. The
land will be worth in excess of $50 per
acre as soon as water is turned on. and
the promoters claim they will sell every
foot of 1t within a few days after water
is turned into the canals.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-17

SIDNEY, Ia, Nov. 1s.-(SpeciaL) 1.-The
most sensational case of the present term
Of court was the Islander case Of Mrs. Lena
Hayes against Nanny Smith, cashier OF
the Riverton-bank. Both parties are well
known i'm Riverton, where they have lived
for many years, and large part of the
population of that town was over as wit
nesses. Mrs. Hayes charged Smith with
having made remarks derogatory to her
character and good name and the latter
denied the charge. The trial consumed two
days. After being out nearly twenty-four
hours the jury failed 20 agree and was dis
charged by Judge Macy over the long dis
lance telephone, he having adjourned court
and gone to Council Bluffs. II is Under
stood that the jury stood to in favor
of the defendant.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-17
CONVENTION OF FRUIT MEN
Southwestern Iowa Society Meets in
Council Bluffs in December.
SESSIONS TO CONTINUE THREE DAYS
NRny Men Prominent in the Growing
and HRndIins of Fruit Have Places
on the Program, which &C.
Lengthy.

The thirty-frst annual convention of the
Southwestern Iowa Horticultural society
will be held in Council Bluffs December g..
and z. Ihe sessions will be held in the
county court house, local arrangements for
the meeting being In the hands Of COM
rnittee consisting OF ]. p. Hess. Alexander
Wood, ". E. Keeline and George Allingh-
man, members of the Council BLUFFS Grape
Growers Shipping association.
On the program, which was received here
yesterday. are several Council Bluffs men,
among the number being DIT. A. p. Han
CHIT. Georg Alllngham, ]. A. Alabaugh.
@. @. Rice, p. Hess, w. s. Keeline, Al
exander Wood, J. r. Rice, Miss Minnie
Avery. henry sperlng. p. Bigler. G. C..
Hanson, II. c Raymond and E. Kretch-
iner.
This is the program for the three days
neoting
FIRST DAY.
Finish placing exhibits.
Directors reports, by ID. b. McCalla,
d N, edwards. james Mcdinnis, n c,
Tfeasurer's report, j. P. jackson, Glen
seefetary's report. w. NJ. Bomberger,
Harlan.
dolph.
Address, Hon Wesley Green. secretary
OF the Iowa State Horticultural society.
Pure Food Laws and Their relation to
Horticulture" II. r. Wright, state pure
"strawberries," II. d. McGeehon, Attain
tic; DR.. Bender, Oakland.
Gathering Grapes" Charles c, Colbert,
FIRST EVENING.
Music.
Address Of welcome, Prof. o. j. Nc
Manus, Council Bluffs.
Response, J. II. NJ. Edwards, Council
Bluffs.
Address, H. w. Collngwood New York
city, editor of Rural New Yorker.
Notes from Fremont County" Hon. o.
n. Bechtelb Hamburg; Samuel Holmes,
Hamburg.
Council Bluffs.
SECOND DAY.
waiting for Buyers or Looking Up Mar
kets," Hon. George II. Van Houten, LenoX;
j. w. Murphy Gienwood.
Discussions, FRAUDS or the Real Thing
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-17

CEDAR FALLS-Three persons were
nearly overcome with coal gas this morning
and were with difficulty resuscitated. They
were David Bagg and wife from Des
Moines, who are visiting here, and Mr..
Bagg's mother, who is a resident of this
city.
WATERBOO-The Rlackhawk Bar asso.
citation tonight rendered Judge A. s. Blair
of Manchester a farewell banquet in this
city. c. E. Pickett presided. Judge Blair
twelve years service. because OF falling
eyesight. He is greatly beloved and re-
spected.
CEDAR FALLS-AiT. and Mrs. Chris
Juhl of this city this evening celebrated
their golden wedding anniversary In the
Odd Fellows temple where over 800 of
their friends and countrymen were ban
quoted At 5 o'clock there was q church
service. and then the large company went
TO the hall to complete the festivities
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-17
NEW HOSPITAL IS DEDICATED
Bishop O'GOrman Present at Services
at Mitchell.

Bishop O'GOrman Present at Services
at Mitchell.
MITCHELL, S. D., Nov. l6.-(SpeciaI
Telegram. last night st. Josephs hos
Pital, just completed, was dedicated and
presented to Mother NJ. Joseph. under
whose direction it was built. A vast au-
dience attended the exercises in the city
ball. An address was delivered by Mayor
Branson. The building was presented by
II. c. Preston, chairman OF the CONNER
cial committee, and was accepted on be-
half of Mother Joseph and the presentation
sisters by Bishop Thomas OGorman
whose address was characterized by show
ing an extreme friendly feeling for
Mitchell. Dr. Thomas Nicholson of the
university spoke in behalf of the educa-
tional' institution and DR.. Van Buren, Knott
of Sioux City delivered an address In be-
half of the physicians. Twelve rooms in
the hospital were furnished by citizens
and societies of the city.
The structure represents an investment
of $4,000. II occupies a block OF ground
in the eastern part of the city. II is four
stories high and is equipped in the most
thorough manner. The hospital was opened
to the public today.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-17

day while sliding down the pole at the en-
ginc house.
ON the application Of Mrs. Hannah ley
than. Thomas Mackland was yesterday .ap-
pointed by Judge Green temporary guardian
for her mother Elizabeth Mackland. Tho
bond was placed at $4,000.
Special sale on home made candles, 100
10, Thlrty-five- dollar diamond ring free
Come in and vote. one vote with every
cents worth OF candy purchased. q. G..
Brown, Purity Candy Kitchen. 81 w. Bdwy.
Rev Henry belong performed the mar
riage ceremony yesterday for Hugh T. Pat
terson and Mary Spencer, both of Union
vile, Mo. and Clarence IT. Garrett OF
Chicago and Eta kemmerling Of Weston
Just received, a large shipment Of self
basting Savory roasters. which we are GO
ing TO make leader Of; 81 rooster for
81; One week only, remember. See our
Schoening Co.
Hon. w. l. Smith. Colonel c. @. Saunders
and G. NJ. Harl will leave Sunday for Dem
yer 10 take dispositions for the defense in
the suit brought by Pottawattamie county
against the Portland Gold Mining company
and its stockholders to collect taxes. MIR.
Harl appears for the county In the suit.
Can you AFFORD to throw away that last
winters suit when you can have II cleaned
90 perfection. Give us a trial on those
fancy waists and dresses We can make
everything. Council Bluffs Cleaning COM
pany and Rug Factory, "a North Main st
Tel 5l6.
NAVY BEANs-There are all kinds. We
have this years crop. Several of our Gus
toners have told us that they bake fine
Five cents per pound II you want some
thing tne in canned baked beans we have
what they call red kidney beans They are
extra fine? 10c per can. We would like to
mention something about our bacon. We
have had lots OF compliments about It; lie
per h. We do not give any prizes with our
cofiees. We self them on their merits. For
the past six years Paxton & Gallagher have
n blend hn "a w ne
friends; 35C per 10. We have another good
mixture at 25c. Barter & Miller
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-17
vEY CONVICTED OF MURDER
Man who Killed Companion for Few
Cents Must serve for
life

MITCHELL s. D.. Nov. lS.-Cspecial
Telegram. )-Howard Edward yey was on
trial yesterday afternoon in Circuit court
for the murder OF James Burke last July.
The deed was caused by quarrel over
few cents in gambling among hoboes. Vey
was convicted on the testimony of a Wit
ness and further by a Confession OF the
crime made to States Attorney SpanBler
and Sheriff Cook last August The jury
brought in a verdict this morning OF guilty
OF murder and fixed the punishment at inn
.prisonment for life. Williams, partner OF
vey. will be tried today on the same
charge.