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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-04-27

world. l reflected. scanning the head
lines.
Bates had placed me so that | faced
the windows. an attention to my com
fort and safety that | appreciated The
broken pane told the tale of the shot
that had so narrowly missed ME the
night before.
III repair that to-day. sir" Bates
remarked, seeing my eyes upon the
window.
You know that I'm to spend a year
on this place: l assume that you are
acquainted with the circumstances"
said, feeling it wise that We should
understand each other.
Quite so, Mr.. Glenarm"
I'm student, YOU know. and all
want is to be let alone"
This | threw in TO reassure myself
rather than for his information. 1t
was just as well. | reflected to assert
little authority, even though the fel-
low undoubtedly represented Picker
ing and received orders from him.
In day or two. or as soon as
have got used to the place. | shall set
tie down TO work in the library. You
may give me breakfast at seyen-thirty:
luncheon at one-thirty and dinner at
seven"
Those were my late masters hours
SIR
Very well. And I'll eat anything
you please, except mutton broth. meat
pie and canned strawberries. Straw
berries in tins, Bates. are not well cal
culated to lift the spirit of man.
Il quite agree with you, sir, if you
will pardon my opinion
And the bills"
They are provided for by Mr. Pick
ering. He sends me an allowance for
the household expenses"
so you are to report to him, are
you. as heretofore
blew out match with which | had
lighted a cigar and watched the smok-
ing end lntently.
Il believe that's the idea, sir
1t is not pleasant to be under COM
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MAKES CONFESSION OF MURDER
California Man Writes Letter That
Clears Up Colorado Mystery.

Delta, Colo.-A victim of the white
short time yet to remain in this
world, F. C. Bartlett. formerly of Delta,
but new in a hospital in lndio. Califor-
MIA, has confessed to the cold-blooded
killing of Fred Thielman in this county
twenty-three years ago. The victim OF
the foul crime was found dead in
cabin on the day following the date on
which Bartlett says he killed him, and
an inquest held some time later re-
turned a verdict of accidental death.
The remarkable deathbed confession
follows:
Indio, Calf. April 1T.-Sheriff OF
Delta county. Colorado-Dear Sir: In
the summer of 1883 l, with Frank Ir-
win, Mr. Eggleston and Il trapper
named Fred, either of German or Aus
trian descent, were on the Grand mesa
about thirty miles from the city OF
Delta at the source of Forked Tongue
and Surface creeks. Fred, the trap
per, and l. tented together that
summer During the time we got into
dispute about something that has
since left my mind At all events. ono
evening after coming home from hunt
Ing, Ttl Sdl utW IL " Slthh d
a sage hen which we had shot.
Whether we were disputing at the
time or not can not recall but the
awful idea struck me to kill him then
and there ! was sitting about six feet
to his right, slightly to his rear.
and picking up an old muzzle-
leading shotgun shot him about
the right ear breaking in his skull and
causing instant death.
A coroner's jury was summoned,
which after hearing the evidence of all
present brought in verdict Of death
by accidental discharge OF the gun In
the hands of deceased, or something to
that effect have never mentioned to
any person until now but the writer,
Charles Deterich, who is the means OF
bringing me to my God, who SO will
iEgly. for his beloved Son Christ's fate,
has forgiven me all. He further con-
vinced me that 1t was necessary to
notify the civil authorities and give
myself up for any action which you
may take Yours faithfully,
F. c. BARTLETT.
Sheriff Gibbs Is comforting with the
district attorney relative to what ac-
tion might be taken by the local Of
ncials 1t is not believed that any ef-
fort will be made to return him hero
II the report that he 10 dying u con
6rmed.
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Straitencd circumstances. Would a
letter to the mail order house. stating
all these circumstances, secure for
YOU a supply of the necessaries of
life on liberal credit terms? Most as
suredly not. An appeal to the propri-
etors for aid in your extremity would
be barren of results. 1t is the home
merchant who stands ready to extend
the credit necessary to tide you over
an emergency. and for this reason, II
for no other. he should have your
loyal support in your times of pros
perity
Perhaps you are financially indie
pendent and have never known the
necessity of asking for credit. Even
then yok are indebted to the home
merchant for many of the advantages
you enjoy. The proprietors of mail
order house would laugh you to scorn
were you to ask them TO subscribe to-
ward the building of your new church.
the improvement of your school build
ing, or the expenses of maintaining
your fire department. The home mer-
chant contributes literally to the sup
port of these institutions so essential
to the public comfort and WE'LL being,
and you cannot afford to withhold
from him your patronage
You know your local dealers. Per
haps they have grown from childhood
to manhood in your home town; you
were boys together. they have watched
by you in sickness, and comforted you
in sorrow. they take a kindly interest
in your welfare. Do you not prefer
that your trade should increase their
small profits rather than add its
quota to the millions of dollars annu-
ally sent to the mail order houses? II
the home merchants prosper the town
will be better place in which to
live. Their prosperity will be mani
tested by improvements in the appear.
ance of their own property, and by
their increased liberality in contribut.
ing toward public improvements, and
by helping them by your patronage,
you will also be helping yourself and
the entire community
FRANCES A. HARRIS.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-04-27
CHAPTER v.
A Red Tam-o'Shanter.

| looked out on the bright October
morning with renewed sense of isola-
ton. Trees crowded about my win
dows, many OF them still wearing their
festal colors, scarlet and brown and
gold with the bright green of some
stubborn companion standing out here
and there with startling vividness. |
put on an old corduroy outing suit and
heavy shoes, ready for tramp abroad
and went below.
The great library seemed larger than
ever when l beheld it in the morning
light. | opened one of the French
windows and stepped out on stone
terrace. where | gained a fair view of
the exterior of the house. which proved
to be a modified Tudor. with battle
ments and two towers. One of the lat
ter was only half-finished, and to it
and to other parts of the house the
workmen's scaffolding still clung.
Heaps of stone and piles of lumber
were scattered about IN great disorder.
Vlle house extended partly along the
edge of a ravine. through which a
slender creek ran toward the lake.
The terrace became broad balcony
Immediately outside the library, and
beneath it the water bubbled pleasant
ly around heavy stone pillars. Two
pretty rustic bridges spanned the
ravine, one near the front entrance,
1.-THE other at the rear. My grandfather
shad projected his house on a generous
plan, but buried as it was among the
frees, it suffered the lack of perspec-
Give. However on one side toward the
lake was a fair meadow, broken by
Gater-tower. and just beyond the west
AividIng wall saw a little chapel; and
6till farther. in the same direction, the
outlines of the buildings of St.
Agatha's were vaguely perceptible in
Dnother strip of woodland.
b The thought of gentle nuns and
schoolgirls as neighbors amused me.
Nj I asked was that they should keep
% their own side of the wall
II heard behind me the careful step
n Bates.
Good morning, Mr.. Glenarm. trust
fou rested quite well, sir"
\ HIS figure was as austere, his tone
IS respectful and colorless as by night.
fhe morning light gave him a pallid
last. He suffered my examination
bodily enough: his eyes were, indeed,
he best thing about him.
You may breakfast when you like,
Brand thus admonished l went into
he refectory.
knA newspaper lay at my plate; 1t was
4 Z mornings issue of a Chicago daily.
was. then. not wholly out Of the
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pulsion.-to feel your freedom cur
taile1 l, to be conscious of espionage.
! arose without word and went into
the hall.
You may like to have the keys"
said Bates, following me. There's two
for the gates in the outer wall and one
for the ST. Agatha's gate: they're
marked, as you see. And here's the
hall door key and the boat house key
that you asked for last night
After an hour spent in unpaclling |
went out into the grounds. l thought
it well to wire Pickering of my arrival,
and l set out for Annandale to send
him a telegram.
l found the gate through which we
had entered the grounds the night be-
fore without difficulty, and started off
in an amiable state of mind. My per-
plexity over the mysterious shot was
passing away under the benign in
fiuences OF blue sky and warm sun
shine. A few farm folk passed me in
the highway and saluted me in the
fashion of the country. inspecting my
knickerbockers at the same time with
frank disapproval. When l reached
the lake l gazed out upon it's quiet
waters with satisfaction. At the foot
of Annandale's main street was a
dock where several small steam craft
and number of catboats were being
dismantled for the winter. AS passed
a man approached the dock in a skiff,
landed and tied his boat. He passed
at quick pace, then turned and eyed
me with rustic directness.
Good morning." said. ANY ducks
about?"
He paused, nodded and fell into step
with me.
"No,-not enough to pay for the
trouble"
I'm sorry for that. I'd hoped to
pick up few
Il guess you're stranger in these
parts" he remarked, eyeing me again,
my knickerbockers no doubt mark
ing me as an alien.
Quite So My name Is Glenarm.
and I've Just come"
II thought you might be him. We've
rather been expecting you here in the
village. I'm John Morgan, caretaker
of the resorters' Sonses up the lake.
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that everybody in town knows that
he IS hindranCe rather than help
to the community. He is not wanted
in public positions. and when ques-
tions of local Interest and Importance
are discussed, his opinion carries far
les weight than the man who con
tributes his share to the prosperity of
the community by spending his mon
ey where he earns it.
In addition to losing in a large de
gre the respect of others and his
norting to build up the town In which
he ives fails to find the contentment
which is necessary to happiness. Hav
ing done nahing to make the town
better, he is unable to see the many
adyantages it possesses, and is con-
tinnally talking and thinking of its
deficiencies. He does not move out
however, but stays on year after year,
d 5contented parasite, getting all he
can and giving as little as possible in
return. There is an unwritten law of
nature that makes it impossible for
one to really taken an interest in
place until he has done something for
it, and 1t is only when we have done
our share toward building up the town
in Which we live that it becomes
real home to us
Perhaps the local dealers in country
towns do not always have in stock
just the articles you desire. but they
are usually willing to order whatever
their customers want, and under or
dnary circumstances can supply you
as quickly as you can procure the
goods from a mail order house When
you buy Of the home merchant, the
goods are before you and you see
what you are getting. In buying by
mail there is always a chance that
when the goods arrive they will not
prove to be just what you expected
and desired. In that case you are put
to the Inconvenience of sending them
back for exchange, or If the need is
immediate and pressing, you are
obliged to accept that which is not
entirely satisfactory
Trade at home in order that your
home town may have stores at which
to Cade. There are many times when
you are in hurry for some article
there is no time to send to New York,
Chicago, or elsewhere. Your need is
immediate and imperative. You are
GLAD under such circumstances to
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trade with the home merchant, vet n
other people followed your example
ano patronized mail order houses,
there would be no home merchant TO
trade with. II others bought of him
only when they wanted things in a
hurry, and sent out of town for the
greater part of their supplies. he
would hase left for more promising
fields long ago, or if he had stayed in
those circumstances, the sheriff would
finally have closed his doors. You
wouldn't like to live in a place with
out stores. and yet it may be that YOU
prefer TO reside in country town
rather than in a city. DO your share.
then, toward making ii possible for
the country merchant TO carry on
business
You must remember, too, that when
YOU send your money to some big con
cern in distant city, you lessen the
amount of money in circulation in
your own residence town. If you had
spent it at the home store, some OF
it at least would have been paid out
by the proprietor in the form OF
WAGES " ms tllploNe 70 'htH III tuI Ia
would have expended it for the neceS-
stiles of life, and il would have passed
from one to another of the home deal
ers. proving an important factor in
the prosperity of the community, iiav-
ing sent it to the mail order house
the probabilities are that it will never
again benefit anyone in your home
town.
You should trade with the home
merchant because he is the one from
whom you ask and receive favors.
Perhaps you have had a run of i'll luck
you have lost your position, had
long continued illness in the family. or
have experienced difficulty in collect
ing money due you. You are In
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-04-27
NO VALID REASONS
PATRONlZlNG MAIL ORDER
HOUSES IS WITHOUT EXCUSE.
GOODS NOT EVEN CHEAPER
With Freight Charges Added and
0us - Considered the Home
Merchant Does
Best.

(copyrisN - 'a)5, by Alfred C. ClarkD
The reasous why people should
trade a home are numerous, but so
far as We are able to learn but one
reason Is advanced for purchasing
goods OF g-. order houses, That one
reason 5aying OF money-is often
no reason a all. for in many instances
the expre>- charges or freight and
carriage WI. bring the cost of an arti-
Gle that aa quoted in the price list
seemed wonderful bargain, almost
or quit mp 20 the price charged by
the loCa. dealer. But even were one
able to save a few cents on the pur-
chase price by buying away from
home, II appears to us that the loss
Is Infinitely more than the gain, for
he who sends the money which he
earns in the home town out to swell
tho Golfer OF wealthy dealers in dis
tant cities cannot fail to forfeit in a
considerable deeree the respect of
those around him. nor can he under
these conditions preserve his self
respect intact
The man who patronizes mail order
houses must have u sneaking feeling
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Miqht Head Her or.

Henry said Mrs. Peck, Il an. go.
ing to get phonograph and talk
into it, SO that if l happen to die FIRST
you can still hear my voice.
Perhaps" replied Henry, hope.
fully, Il will die first" Houston Post.
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Provoeation Enouob.

Maud (before the laughing hyenas
cage)-How provoking. Here we've
been 20 minutes, and the hyena hasn't
laughed once.
Ella-Strange, and he's been eyeins
your new spring hat. too.
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A Slioht Qifferenee

Friend-Well, did you get your copy
right for that last work?
Author (mournfully)-1 did, bas the
printers didn't. - Baltimore i per-
icRa.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-02-07
HAWKEYE LUMBER CO..
Managers of Various YARDS to Meet
Here Tomorrow.

The annual meeting of the mana
gers of the Hawkeye Lumber Co..
with headquarters in this city, will be
held tomorrow and Wednesday, in Os,
kaloosa. There will be twenty mana.
gers from the eighteen different
yards operated by the company, ani
a good meeting is expected. Follow
ing are the names of those expected:
Messrs. Sam Anderson, Abba, Iowa;
Vest Craver, Avery, Iowa; H. C.Webb,
Bedford, Iowa; |. L. Funk, Center.
vile, Iowa; Harlan C. Smith, Center
vile, Iowa; H. c. Royce, Creston,
Iowa; S. NJ. Harmon, Farmiagton
Iowa; J. T. McKfttrick, Ft. Madison,
Iowa; John w. Fisher, Humeston,
Iowa; Frank Boyles, Jerome, Iowa;
Walter r. George, Lovilia, Iowa; Fref
A. Edwards, Mt Aver, Iowa; H. C.
Reich, Mystic, Iowa; w. e. Stump,
North English, Iowa; ]. E. Frane, Oak.
vile, Iowa; H. H. Hutchinson, Osce-
ola, Iowa; j. w. Fleming, osceola,
Iowa; Ed F. Larson, Oskaloosa, Iowa:
Vernon C. Chance, Plano, Iowa;
George c. Allensworth, Red Oak,
Iowa.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-02-07

This but emphasizes what have
already stated, that the interest Of
one should, and will in reality, be the
concern of all ultimately. l regret to
find that the slaughter of human life
in some of our states goes on ulabat.
ed, and regret that our progress must
be marked by the shedding of human
blood. And / sincerely trust that the
legislatures of the states where such
catastrophes have recently taken
place, will investigate the cause Of
these accidents and give US some
wholesome laws that will at least
minimize to the lowest possible de-
gree, the loss of life in our mines
This is duty they owe to their con
stituents, and to the immediate fami-
lies of the men who brave the dangers
incident to this great industry. All
states should by law make the en-
ployer equally responsible for the
protection of human life, or pay the
penalty. When the employer, in the
language of the Divine Book, becomes
"his brothers keeper" then accidents
in the mines and elsewhere will be
comparatively few and less frequent.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-02-07
ST. Valentines Day.

st. Valentines Day occurs one
week from next Thursday and numer-
Gus stocks about the city are on dis.
play. The stocks are more numerous
this season than ever before AID the
goods mora elaborate and elegant.
The price ranges about the same ar
before a1d the trade can be accom-
modated with anything from penny
card to the more elaborate and ex
pressive creations costing several dol
lars each.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-02-07

Washington Press: Our local High
school debating team won in the de,
batting contest between Washington
and Pella, held here Friday evening
of last week in the High school audi,
torium. Pella defeated Oskaloosa a
few weeks ago, but they were 1OC
strong enough for our boys. Wash
ingto1 now has Iowa City to beat in
the final contest. They may not be
able to do that, but the boys certain
ly can talk ito beat the Dutch"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-02-07
r. o. Hutchins.
Margaret Hutchins.

BURDOCK.-Died, at her home in
Wapello county, Sunday, Feb. 3, 1907
at 3 p. m, of Inflammation, as the re.
suit of la grippe, after a short dura.
tion, Emoline o. Burdock, aged %
years. Funeral services Wednesday,
Feb. 6, at IL a. m, at the resiuence o
Mrs. D. s. Smith, and interment in
Beacon cemetery. Deceased leaves
a husband, VIM. Burdock, and moth
er, Mrs. D. s. Smith, to mourn her
death.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-02-07

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., at 1:
o'clock noon, at the office Of the Off
ciating justice of the peace, Esquirr
l.. M. Bacon, Monday, Feb. 4, 1907
Miss Belle Wolfe of Osceola to Mr.
Clay e. Lngle Of Charlton.
Friends of the contracting parties
were witness to the ceremony. The
bride was guest of friends neal
White City AMI the happy affair viii
be somewhat Of surprise to the
many friends in their respective
homes. They are most worthy people
and local friends extend co1gratula
tions.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-02-07
RUMBLE OF THE RAILS
News Picked Up at Depot, Siding and
Round House.

The Iowa Central has gone back te
its old custom of changing the pas
senger engines in this city. Passen.
ger No. 4, arriving in this city al
1880, changes here, and the oppo
site train and crew going north also
changes here.
Iowa Central passenger traias
have been running more or less late
during several days past, but the
worst delays occurred Saturday and
Sunday nights. Saturday night pas
senger No. 2, south bound, Tue here
at $3.50 O'Clock, was seven hours late
and did not reach the city until after
three O'Clock Sunday mor-t7g. The
delay was caused by waiting for the
mail car and mail from the north
west, which was storm hound. The
same train last evening liG NOT arrive
in the city until about 1880 O'Clock
on account of the storm, and minor
causes delayed the other nigh trains
80
The Union Pacific is building at its
Omaha shops four sample steel cars,
two for freight, one for passenger
service and one mail car.
q ~
The Western Passenger association
has granted the request Of the Travel
ers' Protective association of America
for an interchangeable excess bag.
gage book, so that the users of excess
baggage books in either association
may cover their respective territories
without being obliged TO have sepG
rate book for each line.
81 Rk
The Northwestern railroad has con
cluded the experiments which it has
been carrying on for the past three
months, with oil burning locomotives
on it's western division. Orders have
been issued to prepare all locomotives
in Wyoming for the use of oil fol
fuel, instead of coal. The coal used
by the Northwestern in Wyoming is
hauled 900 miles from the Iowa coal
fields, and 1000 gallons of oil have
been found to do the work of $4,000
pounds of coal.
The interstate commerce commits
sion after several months of waiting
has given TO passenger officials its
definition of what constitutes excur
sion business and what must be con-
sidered as tourist traffic. According
to this definition excursion business
is round trip tickets sold at reduced
rates and limited for the return trip
to thirty days or less. Any length of
time longer than a month allowed in
connection with the sale of a round
trip ticket at a reduced rate must be
designated hereafter a tourist ticket
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-02-07
GIRL ASKS DAMAGES.
Telephone Operator at Wayand De.
mands $4,000.

Mount Pleasant, Ia, Feb. 4.-Be.
cause, she says, her good name was
brought into question ana that her
reputation was besmirched, by talk
that a well known business man paid
her long nightly visits. Miss Nellie
Brooks, night telephone operator al
Wayla1d, has sued David Evans toi
slander in the sum of $4,000.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-02-07
Real Estate.
Loans, Abstracts
and Insurance
FIRE AT MOUNT PLEASANT.
New $4,000 Y. M. C. A. Building
Menaeed BY Flames.
To an

Mount Pleasant, Ia, Feb. A
large amount of coal STORED in the
basement of the Seeley Y. M. G. A
building was discovered on fire this
morning. 1t is thought that 1t can be
extinguished without serious damage
to the building, which was built re.
Gently at cost Of $4,000. The fire
was caused by spontaneous combus
tio1.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-02-07
SCRATCH KILLS sIMPkINs.
n. &. simpkins Of MarshaIItown
suceumbs in Agony.

Marshalltown, Ia, Feb. All. Il.
simpkins, the leasiing undertaken Of
the CITY, died today of blood poison.
ing as the result of the prick of an
embalmer's needle two weeks ago.
He suffered untold agony. In prepar-
ing body for burial the steel aeci
dentally slipped into the palm of his
hand. Blood poisoning resulted in
general sepsis.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-02-07
DIED IN JAIL

Coroner is a investigating, Case A.
Iowa City.
Iowa City, Ia, Feb. 4.--Allen Day,
aged thirty-sevel, a coal HEAVIER, was
found dead in the city jail today,
where he was sent for drunkenness.
The coroner is investigating.