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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-06-22

Dick Fitzpatrick and Ollie Lindh,
fighter and manager, have broken
camp, owing to the opposition of
the police to the bout between Fitz-
patrick and Billy Rhodes being held
within the city limits. The prose-
cutting attorneys Office is wanting
to make ten-strike with anti-fgnt
sentiment, too, and has taken on a
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-06-22

Grays Harbor administered an.
other defeat to Butte yesterday at
Hoquim. Goodwin held Butte down
to four hits. The final score was
4 to /.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-06-22

about $500 year for perhaps 10
years-his salary ranging from
$500 to $4,000 season. and the
number of seasons he plays de-
Ponds entirely upon his Individual
ability
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-06-22

Rain stopped the Tacoma-Spo
kane game yesterday.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-06-22
NEW BIG QUEEN RINK
$40 Stevens ST.. Cor. First

Skating starts June IS, every
afternoon and evening excepting
Sunday during the summer season.
Positively the coolest and most gi.
gantic city skating rink In the In
land Empire.
Admission 100
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-06-22

"Base bali as a profession offers
few Inducements to any young man
of average intelligence who is ca
pable Of doing good office work C.
Of pursuing a lucrative trade or
profession" says VIM. Dahlen,
UAortstop for the New York giants.
~There Is reall little money In the
business In the long run. n a young
man Is quick. attentive, likes base
ball. has a clear brain and eye.
steady nerves, he can average
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-06-22

belligerent attitude. Therefore the
promoters have thrown up the
sponge.
The Dave Holly-Rufe Turner
fight, which was to have taken
place at Pleasant Beach, near Seat
tie, last night, Is said to have been
stopped by order Of the county Of
ficials.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-06-22

CAST OFF CLOTHING.
Positively highest prices paid for
cast off clothing. N2a3 Stevens u
IT'LL
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-06-22

A few more lots LEFT ON car linA
good SOIL Good view. Near 70
school; $3.50 and $500 each-310
down and IS q month. Northern
Investment company $50 Riverside
avenue. Phone 1922. zee
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-06-22

Nice corner lot and inside lot on
Eleventh avenue, Cannon Hill
$1050 for both, or viii sell sepa-
rately. One-fourth cash. Gray Z
McCune Co.. First and Wall streets.
Phone 800. sss
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-06-22

1U21 DIANA.
Standard Fusi 4 Toe Co, DAsl
Front Tel ssS. Carbondale, Rock
Springs and Summit coal Martin
Dolan. manager.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-01

began, with great deliberatlon. ''a poor
devil, lookin' as how he was purity nigh
done for. dragged what was left of his
miserable old body into a minin' camp
out in the Colorader mountins. The boys
hauled him into one of the shantles and
poured enough Ticker down his throat to
most put out the mighty small spark of
life left In him. He'd been staggerin
along through the snow draggin' one foot
after the other without KNOWN it, jest
cause he'd set his mind on keepin' goin'
so long he could stand up. He didn't
seem to know he'd reached camp and
kept on f1ghtin' the trail-he was plumb
loco The boys worked over him for
spell, and finally managed to bring his
senses back. but he was purity well used
up, and mighty small stakes for man.
He told the boys as how his pard had
took sick in their camp, and they had
run out of grub, and with starvation
starin' EN- both in the face, he had start
ed out to make the big camp, kind OF
hopin agin hope that he might hold on
long enough to reach 1t. but mighty un-
sartin. Said his partner would sure die
if he didn't get grub and medicine
mighty SOOns as now lie Woulu Stdtt DdSh
himself If he could stand on his old frozen
feet-his will was all right. but his old
body was way shy of the mark. Showed
off and on for a week, and no sign Of
lettin' up-one of them black snorters
you never seed the like of. little one. The
trail was all gone ard snow six or seven
feet on the level. and no tellin' how
deep UP the mountains and in the
gulches and maybe the whole mountfn
side might take to slidin and cover q
man UP in a jiffy. Not a minute
but somethfn' or other was liable to
knock him over. even II he didn't lose his
bearins. no ways unlikely. and besides.
twas crazy cold-and that me ans purity
cold The poor devil was sure in hard
luck His pardner starvin' up there in
the mountains for few bites of grub
and him havin to ask a man jest about
the same as go out and jump in the river
which amt no easy thing to do. You
see. Missy. he knew there was jest about
one chance in a hundred that a man
could pull through.
mister Bill was on hand and thawed
out the frost bites of the used up coun-
terfeit. fixed him UP some porridge and
fed it to him fast as he could stow il
away, and jest materially nursed him back
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-01

to life. He asked the poor chap all about
his pardner and the whereabouts of their
camp. talkih' to him jest conversational
like, and made him forget how no account
he was. When he was feelin' sort Of
comfortable, Mister Bill Strengthened up
l tell you, little one, he looked mighty
big and strong-and raised good-natered
and careless like-jest ike he allus talks.
All right. old man. don't worry. Wen
open up communication with your pard-
not exactly telegraphic, but more salts
factory to a hungry man. and down he
goes to his cabin and was back agin in a
few minutes ready for a trip that meant
about ninety-nine chances agin him to
one-not exactly in his favor. The boys
tried mighty hard to keep him from goin'.
All hands agreed twas next to sure
death. Some said the chap might be dead,
and no use maxim a bad matter worse.
Some more thought maybe it might clear
up tomorrer and he'd better hold on a
while longer. They purity much all had
sornethin' to say, but Mister Bill only
laughed and said as how they were all
mad cause he had got the first start
that any Of em would go in minute IL
he didn't. Besides, he knew the trail--
or where 1t ought to be-better than
them, and maybe q mans stomach
wouldn't wait for the weather to shift.
and few crumbs might encourage it to
hang on a leetle longer. and OF he went.
1.-THE poor cuss left behind wished he
was twins. so as he could go himself He
seemed to think it was heap sight easier
to die twice himself than to send another
feller to die for him. He was purity nigh
crazy he was so helpless. You see. Missy,
If he kept Mister Bill from goin-which
he could no ways dc-his pardner would
sure die, and he might die anyway, and
Mister Bill besides. And little one
gently patting the sunny little head. tears
yelling into his honest eyes and his voice
trembling with emotion, Dave Bishop
hopes he'll never have another such load
on his miserable old conscience in all his
born days, for it was me. little girl,
stretched out in that shanty and old Joe
Sutter up there in the mountains, and me
sendin Mister Bill of to almost sertin
death, and not able to-raise my hand to
stop him There's some things. little one,
we don't like to be responsible for, and
it's mighty lucky they're taken out of
our hands when they get too heavy for
US to handle
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-01

If you prefer Bill, why not call him
well. just plain Bill?' she was curious
to know, much to his increased amuse-
ment.
Wall little one. I'll tell you. seem
as how Mister Bill amt done it himself.
No harm for you know, and maybe you'll
thank me for tellin you-an the more,
perhaps, as you'd never be likely to
know it any other way. 1t amt no great
secret nohow and no ways long story
You see when Mister Bill first showed up
out there in our country he was ten
derfoot. But he had plenty of sand and
all-round good sense, and he took to our
rough ways like bird to the wing, and
'twan't long afore he could ride a horse,
shoot, trail, trap, rope a steer and any
thin else a chap need to do, jest about
as well as any of US, and a tarnal sight
better'n most. Then he up and went US
some better, and done things we couldn't
DO nohow, cause we didn't know enough.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-01

We don't all start from the same mark,
little one, andAssome Of as amt SO much
to blame for things we don't know, but
| amt never discovered that eddicRtion
makes a man-anyhow 1t amt sure bet
tin. But it's a purity handy thing TO
have, and many chap puts up mighty
big bluff on the strength of It. You see,
he was one Of us, but he was different
We could see 1t plain enough, and
thought heap sight more OF him for not
lettin' on as how he could see it. He
could turn his hand to most anythin'. If
chap broke his leg or anythin' short of
bis head, Mister Bill could fix him up.
Anybody sick, Mister Bill was the doctor.
Any dockyments to be made out Mister
BIZ was the lawyer. Arguments and dis
putes were turned over to Mister Bill to
settle-he was on the level. and we knew
it dead sartin.
There's mighty few nights go by
there amt prayers said for that boy,
and he deserves 'em all More than
one poor devil, and woman and child,
owes him their lives, and he carries
marks he didn't bring into the world
with him to show for 1t. So you see,
Miss. it comes mighty easy for them
as knows him to call him Mister Bill
easier than anythin' else It's about
the only way they have of Iettin' him
know as how they respect him differ
ent from any other Bill, or Joe or Dave
It's no siouch to have 'em call you
Mister out in that country-they're
great sticklers for short handles. And
that little Miss. is why we call him
Mister Bill"
oh, isn't that perfectly lovelyv inn
pulsively cried the little miss. with
difficulty restraining the tears that per-
sisted in yelling into her bright eyes.
"And was he ever-was he really and
truly hit-si. Ut, I mean? Ind are those
the marks you mean, Mr.. Bishop?"
queried the little mite of curious fem
ininity, with fearsome concern.
We'll, now. little one" laughed Dave.
patting her reassuringIy on the shoul-
der. don't you go to worryin' about
Mister Bill He can take care of him
self, and no trouble howsomever. He's
never been put on his back yet as 1
knows of, and the man may live as
can do it amt sayfn' he don't-but
he amt never showed up. Jest-let that
boy think he's right, and bless Won.
Miss, you can't stop him nohow. He's
a hghter that don't know how to quit
I'll he gets that he's fighting for"
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-01

"Oh, isn't that grand. And Just to
think, Cathy and Maude, we have
known him all this time, and never
knew how very brave and good he Is.
You see, Mr.. Bishop, he has never told
US very much about himself. We
thought we knew him, but we didn't.
When l ask him to tell me about him
self and the things he has done, he
tells me somethin, funny. He seems
to think I am only a little girl-or a
joke-and he Is never quite serious
when he talks with me. He told me
ABOUT an unruly horse throwing him
into q creek when he was a tenderfoot,
and how very bad man was going To
make him dance the way those horrid
men do by shooting at his feet"
Did he say what happened to the
bad man. little one?"
''He said they--they compromised, I
think"
well, well, that's purity goodr
chuckled Dave. "If it was a compro-
mise 1 guess as now the bad man was
mighty glad it want no fight. But
that's about as much satisfaction as
you're liable to get to let Mister Bill
spin the yarn
Please tell me something that Mis-
ter Bill has done-really and truly. I
think I rather like that funny name
after all-don't you, girls?"
Indeed. dol think it just splen-
didl'' declared Maude, enthusiastically
Somehow 1 am not the least bit sur
prised; it seems as If had known it
all the while" Cathalee, however, ven
tured no comment. nor raised her eyes
from her work.
do you think. Mr.. Bishop. that he
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-01

would mind If called him Mister Bill?"
inquired Edith, very seriously.
Well. little one, that's purity hard to
say" replied Dave. equally serious, "but
1 have an idee that your little heart
wouldn't ache long for anythin' you could
ask of Mister Bill, and I guess you're
safe in calm him jest about anythin'
you take a notion. Leastwise, if you
have any doubts. jest try 1t on, and if he
kicks up disagreeable like, tell him that
old Dave Bishop egged him on, and be-
tween US both / guess we can bring him
round all right which suggestion
seemed to amuse the speaker no less than
his listeners.
protest that I am an unwilling ac-
complice to a base conspiracy-I feel
guilty alleady,'' laughed Maude.
Z 1t will be jolly to surprise him by call
ing him Mister Bill, won't It,, girls? But
then, of course, he will be sure to know
who told US. won't he. Mr.. Bishop?'
Mighty likely to guess first time, I
should say, little one A real and truly
story? Well. Miss, couldn't tell you no
other. I've never read books, no account,
and the only kind / know is what you
call real and truly-and them in plenty.
The story I'm goin' to yarn amt very
long, and wouldn't amount to much writ
out in book, like enough, but 1t may
mean more to you-same as 1t does to me
than all the stories In them fine books
up. there-good and all right enough, no
sore of doubt. A chap can say heap of
things that wouldn't amount to much if
some feller didn't prove that jest as
smart and lest as brave men live and
breathe as is writ about.
"One winter. about five year ago" he
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-01

story. No high soundin' words like you
read maybe every day. bur Jest little
pictur of our rough life out there among
the mountins, but it's real and truly
tnat's what you wanted. And II you
think a rough old fellows advice is worth
rememberin'. little woman. Jest rest easy
with the real and truly. and you'll never
be bothered by the things as amt. and
there's mighty sight Of 'em In this
world
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-01

In tOday's issue of The Sun
day Call appears the fourth in
Gtallment of Albert Z. Lyons
latest and most thrilling
nOvel-sgIister BnI--a story
dealing with the exciting ex-
perfences of Western mining
life and the more important
phases of a strike, pOrtraying
the methods of a clique of
Eastern specuiators to take ad-
vantage of the trying times and
gain control Of the properties
around which Mr. Lyons has
woven his interesting tale. The
author has carefully selected
his characters from everyday
life and has produced I'm
sinister Bill" one that will
strongly appeal to the reader
as a man of the times. 4sIister
Bill" viii be concluded In next
Sundays Call.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-01

HON do you mean by
Mister Bill? Mister
Waldron?"
"Sartin, sure! Who
else could I mean,
little one? Pears to
me you amt over
well acquainted with
Mister Bill after all,
said Dave, laughing
heartily at the per.
inquiry of the little
miss.
'How oddi And why
DO you call him Mis-
ter Bill instead Of
Mister Waldron? Or,
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-01

Copyright, by Alfred E. Lyons.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-01

Mister Bill never had much to say
about that trip 1t was no ways a pleasure
jaunt. but he made the cabin somehow
with the medicine and rations that saved
old Joe's life Joe says Mister Bill Jest
fell into the cabin all in q heap. he was
that far gone. And old Dave Bishop
thanks God for givin' the boy strength
to get up to that cabin-that same
Dave Bishop would no ways care
about livin' If Mister Bill had
never come back from that trip.
I don't know nothin' about how a father
holds his boy. but I nary believe a dad
ever thought more Of his own flesh and
blood than Joe ana me thinks of Mister
Bill. And that's one reason, little Miss.
why two rough old buffers love MisteE
Bill, and amt ashamed to say So"
Womanly hearts were too, little proof
against the homely pathos OF the simple
tale. and heads bowed lower and IowsF
over the work in hand. while bright eyes
filed with tears. and one OF the little
circle-Cathalee. by name-took abrupt
leave and hurried away upstairs.
''You see, Miss, It amt so much Of q
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-10-20

d..
cothe. The bride is the daughter Of D.
G. Burns and the groom is son Of D.
w. Ward, prominent families of this
place. They will live in Ottumwa,
where the groom is working at his
trade of barber.
The five year old son OF j. E. Nc
Glothlen sustained internal injuries
Tuesday by falling from a wagon.
Mrs. Sarah Morris has moved into
the Ed yanness property on North
First street.
Twenty-three friends of A. T.. Cecil
gave him a surprise Monday night In
honor Of his 42nd birthday. Supper
was served.
John Toohey OF Jamestown. South
Dakota, arrived Tuesday for a short
visit with his mother, Mrs. Margaret
Toohey.
Mrs. L. A. Lemon and son, Burn, re-
turned Tuesday night from an extend
ed visit with relatives in Ohio.
The funeral Of Mrs Elmer Ellis and
children was conducted at the Chris
tan church Wednesday by Rev. G. w.
Hampstead, the Congregational pastor.
Interment followed in Highland ceme
terry, the bodies being buried in one
casket. Owing to the circumstances
surrounding these deaths and the
prominence Of the families. the attend
ance was very large.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-10-20
HIS FOOT CRUSHED
UNDER CAR WHEELS.
ROCK ISLAND sWITcHMAN MEETS
WITH ACCIDENT AS HE
BOARDS TRAIN
Albert Huffstetter Of Elaon While At
tempting to Board a Moving Car
Loses His Footing and sustains
Severe Injuries.

F1om Thursdays Daily
While In the act Of switching some
cars In the Rock Island freight yards,
Albert Huffstetter a Rock Island
switchman met with painful accident
last evening at 500 o'clock which re-
resulted In him having his right foot
crushed.
Mr.. Huffstetter along with the
switching crew was employed at the
foot Of College street engaged in
switching cars. In attempting to
board one of the cars which was NOV
ing, he took hold Of the ladder and as
he did SO his right foot slipped from
the ladder and under the wheels Of the
train.
The ambulance was called and the
injured man was taken to the Ottumwa
hospital where DR.. A. O. Williams
dressed the injury and rendered the
necessary medical attention. It is
thought by the attending physician
that amputation will not be necessary
and That Mr.. Huffstetter's foot can be
saved.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-10-20
PENNINGTON.

Pennington, Oct. 18-Mrs. G. r. Neff
and Mrs. John Jack left Tuesday morn
ing for Attica, Kansas. to visit rela-
tives
Mrs. Clarence Hutchinson and
brother. Fred Brabham. Of lola. Kansas,
arrived Saturday, having been called
here by the illness Of their mother,
Mrs. Frank Brabham.
Mrs. w. T.. Kirkpatrick entertained
the women of the Methodist Episcopal
Aid society and their friends Saturday
afternoon at tea.
Lloyd and Elmer Wolf, who have
been visiting their parents, returned to
their homes In Taxman, Kansas, Tues
day morning.
Mrs Hannah johnson Of Athens
Mo-. is the guest Of George Gray and
otehr relatives.
Richard and Arthur Moreland left
Tuesday morning for Washington. and
from there Will go to California
Mrs. Charles Galland of Revere, Mo.
is visiting her daughter, Mrs. II. II
Turner.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Beaty have gone
to Curtis, Oklahoma, to visit relatives
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Morse OF Hanni-
bal. Mo-, spent Saturday with NJ. H
Morse and family,
Chapter O, P. 3. o., was entertained
Monday evening at the home of Inez
Goodman. The principal feature Of the
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-10-20
HITEMAN.

Hiteman, Oct. 1S-Miss Title Feath-
eringham entertained a few friends last
Wednesday evening in honor of Miss
Roberts of Hines.
Miss winifred Welsh returned home
Tuesday after weeks visit in Abba.
Misses Margaret and Minnie Phillips
were Abba visitors Thursday.
Misses Helen Loyde : and Florence
Matthews spent few days In Abba
last week.
David and Harrison Waterman spent
Sunday with their grandparents In Of
tumwa.
Miss Maggie Ellen Winston was a
business visitor in Ottumwa Thursday
Miss Title Featheringham is the
guest of Misses Emyla Cameron and
Isabel Morgan Of Buxton.
oliver Welsh was an Ottumwa Wis
itor Monday.
The Ladies' Aid society Of the Con-
gregational church met with Mrs. p. H
Waterman Wednesday evening.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-10-20
RUSS ELL.

Russell, Oct. 1s.-Mr. and Mrs. T. H.
DeLano returned FRIDAY from a two
weeks visit at Des Moines, Fort Dodge
adm Knoxville.
Sophia Stech of New York, Ia, left
Tuesday for Oskaloosa.
O. P. Lovett and wife of Corydon
arrived Monday for visit with their
daughter, Mrs. Ollie Goltry, north Of
Russell, and Mrs. Osa Westlake at
Melrose.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Goltry were
Charlton visitors Tuesday
w. D. Simpson of Mt. Etna was call
Ing in Russell Tuesday.
At the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Norman southeast of Russell Wednes-
day evening at 7 o'clock occurred the
marriage Of their daughter, Minnie. to
De Soto Lynn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Smith returned
Monday on No. from a visit in the
northern part Of the state.
Mesdames E. c. Hill and Robert
Lynn were Charlton callers here Tues
day.
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ALBA.

Abba, Oct. 18.-In the district court
yesterday the state finished It's evidence
in the case OF Elmer Cooper. Lon
Cooper was brought from Fort Madison
Tuesday evening to testify in the case.
number OF persons in the neighbor-
hood where the shooting occurred are
here as witnesses and a great deal 1T
interest is manifested therein.
Marriage licenses were granted yes
terday to William P. Tyrrell, aged 49,.
and Grace Williams, aged 20, both Of
Mantua township. and Jesse Hugie-
banks, aged "a. and Winnie Long, aged
az, both Of Eddyville
The apparatus for the manufacture
OF telephone supplies has arrived and
Is being put in place in the building
recently erected for that purpose In
North Abba. The company came from
Chicago to this place. When in force
the factory employees about one hun
dred men.
All the dirt work on the dam at the
reservoir Is completed and only the
rtprapping with stone remains to be
done. The work of completing the sys-
tenn OF waterworks is much retarded
by the inability to secure materials
at the proper time
The house occupied by William Da-
Wis In the first ward was discovered to
be on fire again last night about $50
o'clock. The FIRE was started by a
passing train on the Wabash The
same house was considerably damaged
last Saturday night about Ia O'clock
by fire.
The supreme court yesterday affirm
ed the decision of the district court
In the case Of Thomas Smith, who was
sentenced to serve q term in the penl-
Tertiary for the shooting Of Wild Sar-
yer while Smith was acting in the ca
pacity Of night Waterman at this place.
The Ottumwa district conference Of
the Methodist Episcopal church closed
a three days session here yesterday.
About thirty ministers were present,
besides several laymen. Rev. C. S,
Cooper gave stirring temperance
| lecture during the session and Presi-
dent ]. w. Hancher of the Iowa Wes-
leyan university delivered an enthusi-
astic lecture on Education" Rev. /.
N. Campbell talked yesterday morning
on Sunday school work.
| Mrs. T. w. Martin of Des Moines is
| visiting at the parental Martin home
this week. Mrs. Martin will join her
| husband at Lands, wyoming, In a
short time.
| W. H. Needham. postmaster at Sig
Quincy and T. P. Sprilman of Ottumwa
were in attendance at the republican
conference yesterday.
Mrs. l.. F.. Owens Of Burlington re-
turned home yesterday, after q visit
with her sister, Mrs. A. r. Barnes.
The remains Of the infant son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Ellie Martin were bur-
led in Oak View cemetery yesterday.
| II. l.. Ginger left yesterday for Des
Moines to spend his week Of vocation