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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-19

if he could see MT. Corrigan he could get advice; but. no, that gentleman had already declined to help him, telling him he must brazen 1t out on his own account. Brazen it out? Yes, but how? Brass counted for nothing now, for NIT. Renwyck held all the cards. Reason did point to one possible course to hedge on the winning side and save what he could for his father out of the wreck. and at this possibility the young man grasped as a drowning man reaches for a straw.
 "Mr. Renwyck. he said. with a mighty effort to hide his agitation. what you say convinces me. I have just S1O0.000'-his own private fortune from his mother-"in bank. should like to place it in your enterprise"
 The financier started
 Well" he parIeyed. that is rather a larger amount than I had thought of handling for you. Still. a promise is a promise. Write me your cheek. Croy- land. and I'll bring out your stock cer- tificates tomorrow evening"
 The name 'CroyIand" came to Rich ard like a blow between the eyes. In his intense excitement he had almost forgotten that he was another man He could not use the esri's name for this purpose. of course, yet to sign Richard Williams to a cheek payable 4o T1coh paarrrctr vroF71d h-s fo confess all As well wave q red flag in the face of a furious bull Again he was experiencing the results of folly. but this time it contained 10 clements Of huuor whatever He vas in for ft-a maverick surrounded on every side by whfrIing Iariafs. and soon q sizzIfng branding iron would burn its everEzst- ing mark upon his hide
 ~Nr- Re1vyck.- hs faltsrei, sesper- .te1y casting about for some przctics- bse rsfrest from his dMs-ua. but ia
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-19

vain, "I fear. after all, that won't be able toto go on with you. My bankers-er"-
 The speculator looked puzzled.
 An" he exclaimed. "I think can appreciate your difficulty. You doubt. less bank in England. but that will not trouble us, I imagine" He opened desk drawer and produced a pad of blank forms. These are foreign drafts. Draw on your bankers at sight, and I will negotiate the paper through my own account and let you know the amount of exchange. You see" he laughed. "I am forcing you into a for tune. as 1t were. Really. ought to charge you a commission"
 The Texan took the blank draft handed to him. held it a moment. then slowly tore it down it's length.
 "I'm sorry. Mir. Renwyck. but-but I can't go in."
 His companion eyed hiIn critically for a full half minute. 4 moment ago he had volunteered to embark s1O0.O01 in the enterprise. and now be would fain hack out. What had changed him. The nnancier determined ts probe this suspicious circumstance te the bottom.
 Why this sudden changer he asked directly.
 Well you sec began Richard. ur5thfng i1uarfIy at the fsIsity of his position. I've been bitten in deals be- fore. and whiIer-
 Sonsense- interrupted the old gen usmzn shortly. You can't lose o1 this. Why. ny dear sir, it's a dead certain ty- What more do you w4atT
 True,- agreed Richard sadly. -srS yeT-
 CTo be Coati1uedl.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-19

~O the SuSplclOuS adyenturer the first action of his host was most peculiar, for without ex-
 panation he closed and care. fully locked the door Richards ap- prehenSions were relieved. however when Mir. Renwyck produced de- canter and cigars, lighted his own per fecto and then lay back in his deep leather chair and laughed till the tears ran down his face. The mystified Tex ain smoked on in polite silence, pa tiently waiting for some explanation of the old mans humor He could wait quietly, since it was evident from Mir. Renwyck's exuberant joy that Richard had nothing personally to fear that his secret was still his own. After q time his host wiped his eyes with his handkerchief and apologized for his merriment.
 Forgive me, Lord Croyland." he begged; but, to tell you the truth. I just cant help it. Affairs in Tex as are not only drifting my way. but the whole situation has become intense ly humorous. Why. it is a regular play. Old Bill Williams represents tragedy, my company will shortly sup ply melodrama. while third corpora tion has appeared on the stage and is furnishing both sides with comedy. Let me explain"
 Do so. l beg you" mnrmured Rich ard. striving not to look as uncom- fOrtable as he always felt when this Texas business came up. The finan- cier laughed again and proceeded:
 AS I told you before. Bill Williams company is working for a deep water harbor at Matagorda City. while my company is equally anxious to operate at IOngmatt. Very well. Now, listen. I learned today that a new corpora ton was organized last month under the laws of the state of New Jersey which styles itself the Peace and Good Will Realty company. Think of it.. The very name will kill it in it's teeth ing stage"
 
 asked Richard. greatly interested in this new development
 ''I don't know. They are probably so ashamed of themselves that their names are kept secret" laughed Mir Renwyck
 But I thought the incorpOratOrs"-
 Dummies, like my own company. only in this case all of them are real dummies in fact as well as in theory" ."
 -'I sec
 1t develops that the promoters of this company. whoever they may be. have gone down iO Texas and invested their capital in the states largest and most generous product
 And what is ihaty' asked Richard in some surprise.
 Hot air" returned Mir Renwyck in a parOxysm of mirth. Its cheap. but they seem to want it.
 T don't quite understand
 T will enIighten you They have a ministerial looking representative of the name of FishcaII. whose innocence can only he described as infantiie. This precious old lamb called upon a firm of promoters. Hill & Eaton. who in strict confidence to he my agents. and asked their advice with re- gard to a locztion for s deeT water hsrbor on the Texas gulf coast tbey intend to construct with the assistznce of a hoqed for legislative sp7r0pris- tionl- One more Mfr. Reawvck vss
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-19
CHAPTER XIV.

"O the suspicious adventurer the first action of his host was most peculiar, for without ex- planatiOn he closed and care.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-19
Richard
 the BraZen

The progress Was not of tremendous moment. after all, yet Richard forgot the troublous harbor company and all else, indeed, besides the lady and him. self. Miss Harriet in tugging at rose bush had wounded her finger with a tiny thorn, and the Texan at once be- came far more solicitous than he would have been had he himself been gored by the horns of fractious steer. He found it imperative to examine her hurt by the light of matches which Miss Harriet struck and held in her unwounded hand. and the physician, therefore, required much longer time than he might have taken under more favorable circumstances. At length he was forced to admit Reluctantly that neither was there any danger of lock jaw nor was he studying palmistry, yet as the last match went out he ap- piled a remedy by pressing the aft1ict- ed member to his lips.
 True. Miss Harriet had snatched her hand away. but she smiled in the dark ness and was not half so displeased As sine tried to make this impertinent nobeman think. Nor was the imperti' nent nobleman half so cOntrite as he might have been, for before they left kissed her hand again on a certain dimple which had taunted him for sev. eral days.
 His heart was singing now, and the of advice by his eminent counsel, Mi- chael Corrigan:
 If ever you hope to find your Joy,
 You've got to brazen it out, my boy,
 For
 And here the hearts song ended abruptly, for Mir Renwyck was calling them from the steps of the veranda.
 "Croyland," he said laughingly as they came into the light, If you and Harriet have finished your Irritation I'd like you to come into the library for quiet smoke. There, Harriet" he chided. "you have had this young gen tleman to yourself all day. You don't begrudge him to your hardworking father for an hour, do you? Kiss me and run along to your nest"
 The Texan longed with all his soul to say the same but was forced to part more formally, at the same time bid ding good night to the rest of the little house party, after which he braced himself for an ordeal and followed MT Renwyck into the library, wonder. ing what was coming.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-19
Biggest Holiday Offerings
THE TALE OF A TUB.

in the History Of Waterbury are offered at Magners this wear. Why. because we neei the money Se have q 22-inch Doll. jointrd. for IOc. Folding Go-Cart for 2:T lee Skates. any size. 4sA.. Sleds. 2,E up. Wagons. 10- GP tO S9ia W" arc it on Mechanical Toys SIO0 LOcOmo- tives. . Cars and Track for 5lc. We carry alI sizes. also Double TrackS. Switches. Tunnels. DepOtS. Gross overs. Towers. Bridgp< and large amount Of Extra Tracking. Always call on us before you huy elSewherr
 Special-Extra fine line of Carvers. Silver Knives. Forks Spoons. etc at 2 remarkably low prize at
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-19

loBre losing Do1sJ every 1ay f5st yogr tenement is vacant Lef fhe nenocr1t find . tenant 3 days fog Be
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-19

Tu Democrat want
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-19
Maqner Hardware Co. Inc.

79 and s1 EAST MAIN. CHEAPEST STORE ON EARTH.
 Tel 244-2
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-19

If ever you hope to find your Joy, You've got to brazen it out, my boy,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-19
Y ATTRACTIVE
 HOLIDAY

gift you can easii! m ake to yo Il r friends is one or o,,r artistic
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-03

visit Bemidji in the near future.
In the Warren team are Ben
Holstein, Emerson and several other
players who were formerly members
of the Bemidji team.
A Warren correspondent of the
Crookston Times says: The War
rem baseball club has made arrange
ments for conquering tour into the
heart of the Twin Cities. This city
is supporting the fastest baseball
aggregation the northern valley has
ever seen and manager Brown pro.
poses to carry the standard OF
Warren's base ball supremacy as far
into the enemy's country as possible.
The plan is to take on Bemidji,
Alexandria, St. Cloud and other
good towns on the way to the
Twin Cities"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-03
"HELLO' Line between
THE TWO FALLS" TOWNS
Telephone Service Installed Between
Big Falls and international Falls. -
No Service South.

International Falls Echo: The
telephone line on the M. & I. exten.
sion was completed from Littlefork
to international Falls last Sunday
by Foreman Stevens and crew OF
men, and was at once connected
with the local exchange.
While the system is intended for
temporary use by the construction
department of the road, and the line
will in time be used for telegraph
service, nevertheless it is open tc
use by the public between here and
Big Falls, and is proving of special
value to the county officials, who are
thus enabled to keep in touch with
the southwest part of the county.
A. A. White is installing a loca
system at Littlefork and in a short
time we will be able to converse
with the residents of that thriving
village. c. Swedback, the proprietor
of the Big Falls exchange, was ii
town Sunday and was one of thu
/ first to use the line after connection.
were made, he calling up Mrs Swed
back at home.
Services cannot be had further
south than Big Falls, for the reason
that there is no line between there
and Blackduck, which place is fift!
miles below Big Falls and the enc
of the Northwestern's long distance
line. 1t is expected that the North
western will at once fill in the gap
and have a line of their own tt
International Falls before the rail
road company take over their wire!
for telegraph service. In the mean
time, the railroad officials and con
tractors are finding much use fol
the new line.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-03
NEWS FROM LAKE SIDE
> and GRAND FORKS BAY
People Living on Beautiful Lake Be.
midi Are Enjoying Their Outings
to the Utmost.

August 3.
Mr.. H. Stanley Chase, of the Be-
midi Cash Shoe store, left for Min
neapolis this morning.
Prof. J. Kennedy and family
arrived today to occupy their cot
tage at Grand Forks Bay for the
balance of the season. ~ -.,@.
The Misses Darlington and Nesbet,
who have been occupying the Nesbet
cottage at Grand Forks Bay,returned
today to their home in Grand Forks.
+ Mrs. M. Norman and children re.
turned today to Grand Forks. They
have been at Grand Forks Bay for
the past month and they report a
very pleasant stay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Campbell
and Miss Clara Bull arrived from
Grand Forks today to spend the
month of August at their cottage al
Grand Forks Bay.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-03
M'lNT0SH MARKET DAY ,...
A PRONOUNCED SUCCESS
No Reason Why Local Market Day
Should Not Be a Success.
full Affair.

That the Market Day. which
has been proposed by Mayor Pogue
and the members of the horse ex-
change can be made success may
be judged from the manner in which
the days are carried out in other
communities.
Mcintosh has been having a mar
ket day." and the Mcintosh Times
of this week says of the affair:
with haying in full blast and
the weather unfavorable for large
crowd, the third market day of the
season proved a much greater sue
cess than those interested had
ever hope for, much less expected,
and our business men are all well
satisfied with the business done.
III. K. Homme of Greibrok,
handled the gavel at the aution
block and did good work in every
respect.
loving to the pressure of haying
operations the day was in large
measure Ladies' day and their inter.
ests seemed to center in the butter
and egg contests which we're lead
ing feature at both Matthew'S and
Bolstad's store. At the former, Mrs.
Chas. McCarty carried of the leading
prize, a $500 silk skirt, with 81
dozen of eggs. Mrs. liver Opdahl, ,ot
Hill River, securing the $1,000 silk
skirt by bringing rs pounds of but
ter.
AT Bolstad's Mrs. Fred Syverson
lead with 81 pounds of butter, Mrs,
Lindgber coming second with So
pounds.
The next market day will be helc
on Wednesday, August 28th, anc
if those having property which they
wish to offer for sale will list it with
the secretary early it will be adver.
tised, thereby increasing the number
of possible buyers and enhancing
the chances Of securing a fair price. ,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-03

The Mcintosh team will play a
game of baseball against the Bemidji
independent team Sunday, it heing
the first clash between the regular
team of this city and the Mcintosh
aggregation.
Friday of last week, the scrub
team of this city lost to Mcintosh
by a score of to 3, in one of the
closest games that Mcintosh has
played this year.
The Mcintosh team defeated the
Fosston team, which was the only
nine that defeated Bemidji this year,
and according to the dope" the
game Sunday should be hot
contest.
The visiting team has for its
pitcher Narveson, who has made an
enviable record this year as a hurler
of deceptive slants. He is only II
years old, but possesses cool head
and has remarkable speed. The
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-03
ARE NATURAL GATEWAyS
TO|TASCA STATE PARK
S. N. Owen, Member Of State For.
estry Board Says Bemidj and
Park Rapids Are Outlets.

The natural gateways to Itasca
park are Park Rapids, east of south,
and Bemidji, east of north. Both
are about the same distance from
the fine park lodge erected by the
state. The region is therefore,
equally tributary to both towns, and
both would be equally benefited or
injured if the park area were settled
by farmers or preserved as forest.
The Forestry Board was gratifed to
learn, through representatives from
Bemidji, and through many citizens
of Park Rapids, conferred with under
the auspices of the towns CONNER
cial clubs, that both places are free
from jealousy of each other regarding
tourist traffic to the park and thai
the citizens of both approved of the
park scheme, and are eager to coop
crate with the Board in any anc
every way they can, to make thu
park attractive to tourists, and II
realizing all the plans that may bt
devised to make it a thing of beauty
and joy forever. This is perhap
rather roundabout way to say tina
the people of both towns are enter
prising, public spirited, far seeing
and have realizing sense that the,
are under obligations to do some
thing substantial for those VIII
come after them. It is this spirit
pervading the whole region, tina
has to bud and blossom as tn
rose" within few years past. Til,
towns named are worth exponen
of spirit.-M. S. Owen, me ember Q
the Minnesota Forestry Board il
Farm Stock and Home.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-03
J. A. ARMSTRONG WILL
RUN HOTEL AND CAFE
Will Remodel Challenge Hotel and Run
a. It, as Well as His Arm.
strong Cafe

J.. A. Armstrong, proprietor of
Armstrong; Cafe, has decided that
he will continue to operate his cafe,
as we'll as the Challenge hotel, which
he recently leased. ~. .......~
Mr.. Armstrong announced a few
days ago that he intended to close
the cafe and operate the Challenge,
only, but he has since changed his
mind, and will operate both places
It is Mr.. Armstrong; intention tc
repair and renovate the interior o1
the Challenge hotel and conduct il
as frst-class hostelry. This work
will be done just as rapidly as car
penters and painters can perform
the labor. When this is done, thu
hotel will be in frst-class condition
to handle trade.
Mr.. Armstrong will continue tx
run the cafe along the same excellen
lines that he did heretofore.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-03
MAYOR SCOTT, EX-INDIAN
AGENT, WAS HERE ON VISIT
AS Acting Indian Agent at Onigum, the Leech Lake
Agency, He Took All Fight Out Of the Bear
Island Indians

Major George L. Scott, U. S. A.,
retired, ex-acting Indian agent in
charge of the Chippewa Indians OH
the Leech Lake, Cass Lake, Red
Lake and Winnibigoshish reserva-
tions, has been visitor in Bemidji
and at the Red Lake Indian agency
during the past few days.
Major Scott was for two years in
charge of the Indian affairs at
Onigum, the Leech Lake Indian
agency, and during that time made
an enviable record as a strict officer
and one of a few who carried on
numbering and logging operations in
behalf of the government with salts
faction to both the contractors and
the officials of the Indian depart.
ment.
He insisted on the timber being
cut in strict conformity to the rules
of the Indian department, and with
the cooperation of Senator William
O'Neil of Cass Lake, the very
efficient superintendent of logging
on the reservations, got the Indians
all there was coming to them from
the logging operations on the reser.
vations under the provisions of the
Morris Chippewa law. -.
Major Scott took hold of affair.
at Leech Lake at a time when the
Indians were not in a very tranquil
state of mind, and when the mem
bers of the Pillager band we're con
sidered as being especially vicious
and troublesome.
The major, who is absolutely fear
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-03
Extension Being Rushed to Completion.

J. P. Dougherty, who has charge
of the actual work of building the
Big Falls-International Falls exten.
sion of the M. & I. railway, returned
last evening to Big Falls, after spend
ing yesterday in this city.
Mr.. Dougherty states that the
rails are laid on the new line to
within twelve miles of international
Falls, but refuses to be committed
as to when the road will be entirely
completed into the boundary town
and trains running to the terminal,
but states that the work is being
rushed with all possible speed.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-03
New Lodge For Blackduck.

A new M. B. A. lodge will be
instituted at Blackduck on the nigh,
of August 18th, when it is expected
that large class of charter mem
bers will be initiated into the mys
teries of the order.
Charles Parker Of this city, dis
trict deputy of the M. B. A. for the
Sixth and Ninth congressional
districts of Minnesota, has made
several visits to Blackduck Of lat.
and has already secured twenty
applications for the opening night
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-03

less, got number of the Pillager
bucks together, and locking himself
room with the reds, explained
matters to them in a very different
tone than they had been accustomed
to hearing. . -
The Indians, who had been acting
ugly previous to the arrival of
Major Scott, were informed by that
gentleman, in no uncertain tones,
that he expected them to 60 to work
raising crops on their allotments
and to cease holding war dances and
drinking bad whiskey; that if
fight was all that they desired before
pursuing the even tenor of their.
way he would be pleased to accom-
modate them, as he had been an
army officer all his life and had
made special study of subduing
Indians; he simply desired a days
notice in order to make some hasty
preparations, when he could give
them all the fight they wanted.
The Indians departed from the
agency to the Island, imbued with a
wholesome respect for Major Scott,
and they have never given any
trouble since then.
Major Scott is now living at
Battle Mountain, Nevada, and is
enjoying the best of health. He
intends to engage in mining, and
has returned to this vicinity for the
purpose of visiting at Cass Lake with
his daughter and also to close
some matters that have been left
open at the Indian agency. ~.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-03
saltwater PEOPLE ARE
PREPARING FOR THE ELKS
State Meet of AntIered Gang Will Be
Held at the "Prison City,
Next Week,

The Saltwater Daily Gazette says
of the forthcoming meeting of the
Elks of the state, which will be held
at the Prison City" next Wednes-
day and Thursday:
The Elks, with their wives,
daughters, relatives and friends, will
be here next week,representing every
lodge in Minnesota. 1t is due to
the honor and pride of our residents
that the city be made clean and
attractive, by removing all traces of
boxes, barrels, weeds and everything
that goes to make your premises
unattractive. Put forth little extra
exertion to look we'll. Decorate
your homes and your business places
with the stars and stripes and the
colors of the Elks-white and pur.
pie.
appearances 60 longway and il
the thousands of people who will be
here next week note the cleanly
streets, yards, walks, ect. as we'll a
the places of business, the impress
sion produced will not be derogator.
to Saltwater. Such conventions O.
representative men often prove o
solid and substantial benefit to tn
cities where they meet and are en-
tertained. Do your part to aid tn
members of the local lodge who hav
made it possible that the Elks STATE
convention meet in Saltwater
Decorate your homes and bushes
places, have welcome for the visi
tors, as they are at least, among tn
best people on earth. And the dat
is Wednesday and Thursday, Angus
7 and 8, 1907. Get busy and pre-
pare to welcome the visitors. The
will all recognize your Hello
Bill'." H..
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-03
A LONG DISTANCE HIKER
IN BEM|DJ| YESTERDAY
George TiseII Is Walking East from
San Francisco to New Z.
York City,.

George Tisell was in Bemidji
yesterday. -... ...
. Tisell's name does not mean very
much to >Bemidjians, but he has
quite a reputation, nevertheless.
Tisell is one of the champion pedes.
trians of America, and he is at pre-
sent engaged in adding another link
to his chain of hiking" exploits.
He is engaged in completing 5000
mile hike in six months, and he is
due in New York on November /.