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La Junta tribune., 1907-11-16

heart hangs on the faint, uncertain
tick Of sounder when human lives
hang on II:
where are your section mcnT' ask
eti Bucks.
..In bed at the section house"
who's With you:"
.Night agent; sheriff with two cow
boy prisoners waiting to take 50"
Before the last word came Bucks
was back at him:
To Opr.:
Ask sheriff release his prisoners to save
passenger train Go together to west
switch house track open and set Il.
Smash In section tool house. get tools.
Go to point Of house track curve. cut
the rails and point them to send rum
away train from osalaila over the blum
into the river. BUCKS.
The words hew of his fingers like
sparks, and another message crowded
the wire behind lt:
To Agt.:
Go to east switch. open and set for
passing track. Flag 50 and run her on
siding. II cant get 50 into the clear.
ditch the runaways. BUCKS.
They look old now. The ink Is faded
and the paper is smoked with the fire
Of the fifteen winters and bieaclied
with the sun OF fifteen summers. but
to this day they hang there In their
walnut frames the original orders. Just
as Bucks scratched them on. They
hang there In tie di>patclicrs' offices In
the new depot But in their present
La Junta tribune., 1907-11-16
The F'a %.

The history of the fan Is almost ms
old rs the history OF the world. One
might almost imugine Eve Haunting n
primitive fan OF palm leaves or feath-
ers in the garden of Eden. The Egyp-
tinns used fans of strange shapes made
OF parchment or plumes at their re-
ligious ceremonies. The Romans used
q fiabellum. a cOrt OF circular fan. on
occasions Of state. aud the early Greeks
had fans made of the fiat leaves of the
lotus. The Chinese and Japanese have
always been great fan lovers and lavish
infinite care upon their decoration.
Men and women use them alike. These
faus are of painted and embroidered
sIlk. gilded paper. ostrich or peacock
feathers, with sticks Of violet wood.
sandal. ivory or pearl. Queen Eliza
beth owned almost as many fans ~
dresses and had mania for collecting
them. Her subjects were In the habit
of Offering these trifies to their regal
mistress. Nine. de Pompad0ur loved
q fan and encouraged the art Of fan
painting. Her collection Of fans was
enormous. Grcuze. Vatican and other
renowned painters did not disdaIn to
lend their art to fan painting. II was
mostly executed on chicken skin OF
velluul. i.,.ati,.,i ! ~
La Junta tribune., 1907-11-16


and burned. Jim. II IL ever happens
again, quit dlspatching. Get into com
mercial work; mistakes don't cost life
there: don't try to handle trains. II
1t ever happens with you. you'll, Kill
yourself" sf3 Fi46y -
That was all he said. It was enough
And no wonder Callahan loved MIN.
The wind tore frantIcally arVplhl the
station, but everything else was 10
sill. 1t was O'clock now ant not .
soul about but Callahan, D-k Dd, J.
clicked sharp ana fast '.Twelye or
fourteen car. passed here -just-now
east-running a-a-a.- Callahan sprang
up like nash-listcned. Whats = Run
ming away: slS-.e
1t was the jackson operator calling.
Callahan jumped TO the key. Whats
thaty' he asked quick as hshtning
could dash It. ~
Twelve or fourteen cars coal pass.
ed here. fully forty miles an hour.
headed east. driven by the wi'--
That was ali J could send. for Ogsi-
ella broke ID. Ogalalla Il the staten
La Junta tribune., 1907-11-16

big arrival sy the day Mt McCioud even
II she didn't get in until IL o'clock at
night She brought the mail and the
express and the laudseekers and the
travelling men and the strangers gen.
essiiy. 30 the NcCioud livery men aud
hotel runners and prominent citizens
and prominent loafers and the city
her But II was not 20 that night.
The platform was bare. Not even the
hardy chief OF police. who WAS town
watch and city marshal all combined.
,yeptarei out.
The engineer swung out Of his cab
with the silence Of an ahuse<i man.
His eyes were full Of soda. his ears
full Of sand. his mustache full Of burs
and his whiskees full Of tumbleweeds.
The conductor and the brakemen
climbed suiienly down. and the bag
gageman showed Open his door and
slammed q trunk out On the platform
the outgoing crew climbed aboard
and In \ hurry. The conductor elect
ran downstairs from the register and
pulled his cap down hard before he
pushed ahead against the wind to give
the engineer his copy of the orders as
the new engine was coupled mp. The
fireman pulled the canvas jsaiously
around the cab end. y The brakeman
ran hurriedly back 10 examine the air
connections and gave his signal to the
conductor. The conductor gave his to
the engineer. There were two short.
choppy snorts from the iol. and 50
moved out stealthliy. evenly. resist
lessly into the teeth Of the night In
another minute only her red lamps
cleaned up the yard. One man still on
the platform watched them reccde. 1t
was Bucks. g
He came up to the sdispatcher's Of
fice and sat down. Callahan wondered
why he didn't go home and to bed,
brt Callahan was too good railroad
n1an to ask questions OF a superior
Bucks might have stood ON his head
on the stove and il rcIhot without be
Ing pursued with Inquiries from Gala
han. II Bucks chose to sit up out there
on the frozen prairies in ~ fiinsy barn
of a station and with the wind howl
ing murder ut ~ O'Clock past and that
on chri-th oath of December, 1t
was Bucks own business
II Kind of looked for my mother to-
night" said lie after Catalan got his
orders out of the way for n minute
'.Wrote she was coming out pretty
soon for little visit"
Where does your mother iiveI"
Chicago. l sent her transportation
two weeks ago. Reckon she thought
she'd better stay home for Christmas.
Back in Gods country they have
Watch ont toniGlg. Jim. I'm going
home. It's wind for your life.''
Callahan was making meeting
point for two frcights when the door
closed behind Bucks. lie didn't even
sing out Good night And as for
Merry ChrI-well, that had no place
on the West End anyhow.
"D-i. d.. d.. d. came clicking into
the room. Callahan wasn't asleep.
Once he did sleep over the key. When
he told Bucks. he made sure Of his
time. only he thought Bucks ought to
know.
Ducks snoOk ntS menu pretty naio
that time. ITS awful business. Jim.
Its murder. you know. It's the peni-
tentiary II they should convict you.
But It's worse than that II anything
happened because you went to sleep
over the key. you'd have them on your
mind all your life. don't you know
forever. Men aud = and children.
That's what I always think about
the children: MANNED and scalded
La Junta tribune., 1907-11-16


The cHrUe.
swell surroundings Bucks wouldn't
know them. II was Harvey Reynolds
who took them of the other end OF the
wlre-n boy In thousand for that
night aud that minute The instant the
words flashed into the room lie In
structed tiH agent. grabbed an AZ and
dashed out into the waiting room.
whore the sheriff. Ed Banks. sat with
his prisoners, the cowboys.
ED cried Harvey. there's run
away train from Ogalalla coming down
the line In the wind II we can't trap
1t here It'll knock % into kindling
wood Turn the boys loose. Ed, and
save the passenger train. Boys, show
the man and squire yourselves right
now. dOn't know what you're here
for. but | believe its to save 50. VIII
you help
The three men sprang to their feet.
Ed Banks slipped the handouts of In
a tricc. "Nevcr mind the rest OF 1t.
Save the passenger train frst"' he
roared Everybody from Ogalalla to
Omaha new Ed Banks.
(which way? Howl" cried the cow
boys, In a lather OF excitement.
Harvey Reynolds. beckoning as he
ran, rushed out the door and up the
track. lis posse mt his heels. stumbling
Into the gale like lunatics.
smash In the tool house door," pant
ell Haryay ns be neared It.
Ed Bnnks seized the AK from his
hands nd took command as naturally
rs Dgw ~.
pic, up that tie and ram herr he
cried. pointing to the door. "lAl to-
gether- uow!"
Harvey and the cowboys splntered
the panel In n twinkling. and Banks.
with n Few clean strokes. cut an open
Ing. Tie cowboys, Jumping together,
ran in and began fishing for tools In
the dark. One got hold OF wrench:
the other. pick. Harvey caught up
claw bar, and Banks grabbed spike
maui. In bunch they ran for the
point OF the curve on the house track.
1t lies there close to the verge Of u
limestone blum that looms up fifty feet
above The river.
But 1t Ii one thing to order con-
tact opened and another and very DIFF
fcrent thing to open 1t Mt 2 In the morn
Ing on Dec. % by men who know no
more about track cutting than about
iogarithms. Side by side and shoulder
to shoulder the man Of the law and the
men out Of the law, the rough riders
and the railroad boy. pried and wrench
Ell and cIawed and struggled with the
steel While Harvey and Banks claw
ed at the spikes the cowboys wrestled
with the nuts on the bolts Of the fish
plates. 1t was battle. The nuts
wouldn't twist; the spikes stuck like
plies; sweat covered the assailants.
Harvey went into frenzy. Boys.
we must work fasterr' he cried. tug
eipg at the frosty spikes. But flesh and
blood could do no more.
There they come-there's the rum
away train. Do you hear 1t? I'm 60
ing to open the switch anyhow" Har-
vey shouted, starting up the track.
"Save yourselves"
Heedless Of the warning. Banks
struggled With the plate bolts in n
,ilent fury. Suddenly he sprang to his
leet. Give me the maui" he cried.
Raising the heavy tool like tack
inmmers he lsuded heavily on the bolt
La Junta tribune., 1907-11-16
Humor ~ Philosophy
D. DUNCAN n. ssnru
PERT PARAGRAPHS.

You can't ever tell the artistic tem-
perament or do anything else with It,
You can always find plenty OF help to
he either happy or miserable.
Highway robbery IL almost a. re-
spectacle As highway snobbery.
A seeing society tour requires mOt0c
car. steam yacht and the services OF q
inegaphone chaper0n.
A modern menu card may he pleas
ant reading, but 1t Is 10 xuidebOok to
health.
There is nothing like taking chances
except losing them.
When In q gambling proposition 1t Is
considered by sane people luckIer to be
unlucky.
A man pays much more heed to his
conscience II he thinks the police are
looking.
Marriage IL a lottery In which thers
are no blanks. but sometimes there arc
blankety -blankcty blanks.
The means of some people are SO AZ
titcial as to be absolutely questionable.
La Junta tribune., 1907-11-16
And Vice Versa.

Lots OF people are good when 1t is
easy"
YES. and have observed another
peculiar thing"
What Is it,
'They are so apt to be easy when
they are good"
La Junta tribune., 1907-11-16
Looked sa.picious.

Percy-I-nw-weally believe Algie IL
--aw-losing his mind. doncher know.
Clarence Why do you-aw-think
%. dcah boy?
Percy saw him give hIs-aw--
tnIlor go yestahday.-London Tribune.
La Junta tribune., 1907-11-16
Quita oh-erxina.

"Food adulteration Is getting to be
great menace"
But don't the manufacturers OBJ
serve the pure food laws:"
"Oh. yes. They observe them closely
for the purpose Of seeing how they can
get around them"
La Junta tribune., 1907-11-16
Worryinq Him.

worrying Him.
oh, papa.
See
The octopusi
The creature
Writhcs in pain.
The folks
Are SO
Enkind. | fear
IIc VIII not stand the strain.
The government &
Is after him
with vengeance
In It's eye.
And IL
Is very rough indeed
For one
So frail
And shy.
lis tentncles
That used to wrap
Almost
Around the world
Are now
Drawn In
Quite modestly.
And most OF them are furled.
And since
He isn't
Bad at heart
ia really
Like to know
Why any
Cruel government
Should treat
Tie darling
So.
/ fear
That they.
VIII break his heart
II out they do not look.
hut he'll
Survive.
because
No f1ne
Can break
His pocketbook.
La Junta tribune., 1907-11-16
None Such.

~ want husband who is perfectly
safe and sane on all subjects"
Poor thing"
Meaning whom?'
"You"
"Just why. pray?
perpetual spinsterhood is yours"
La Junta tribune., 1907-11-16
Catered TO All.

"Jones IL good hearted fellow"
"Yes: he Is generous to a fault"
"Yes; that Is what keeps him poor.
He has SO many faults that he b gen
srous to-"
La Junta tribune., 1907-11-16
Good Boy.

It seems that Washington. besides
A brave and nervy fighter.
Was quite hand to dodge his tax.
According to one writer. H.
Hurrah for foxy Uncle George.
His halo shines the brighter
La Junta tribune., 1907-11-16
She Didn't Knew
What 70 Do.

"H6k " w.
"Why did the
old woman live
in a shoe?"
Don't you
know"
"No; tell me-"
$50 that the
tongue of the
shoe could tell
her what to do"
La Junta tribune., 1907-11-16
BEE a good deal

'h6 y kOA 0<0s
OF stnH tnYstst
about the onEi-
neer.'' said. Cal
lalian detected
ly. Whats the
matter with Tho
dtspa tcher?
What'sthe mat
-fAl- 49,
La Junta tribune., 1907-11-16

49,
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-11-22
Dir DIS
E.
f Kings.

|rcuit.
of Mort
lseAl of
ship No.
north of
j, west of
|ngsbury
ming on
court in
Schuyler
l.. Cor.
of the
led land,
tn day of
|Fd in the
# Kings.
pril "A. ID.
1utes in
ook 56of
I assign
~ A. n.
le, dated
rd in the
of Kings
'ril, 1902,
! Book 80
t appear
that the
| and that
d on the
e of the
citing adj
hat the
court at
! the city
Try. and
3Othday
hour of
ich time
pear and
n should
ord II be
e date of
'unty In
and pub
t,county
Dakota
er, A. D.
county.
Judge.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-11-22
Ladies W aiStS

LduICS w dlSlS
We handle only the Du
Brock waist because exper-
ience has shown them to be
the best. They are perfect
ly made and give satisfac-
ton. We have several ex-
ceptionally good values Sc
lected for this sale. One is
a good heavy feeced cotton
waist in a nice variety of
patterns. Special C1 en-
at Dl.bJ
AZ spse;.I s:'i "s'.'. a; $500
They are regular $3.50 and
5000 numbers, just for this
sale at S..
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-11-22

fg Law.
CO that
coughs,
affected
Id Drug
II other
mend il
en- and
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-11-22
Belts, Bags, Combs.

Belts, Bags, Combs.
We bought the sample
line of a leading manufac-
ture and while we could
have marked the goods reg
ular we have put them out
at much less and many num-
bers you will find priced at
soc are regular 75c values.
We show a large range of
articles at roc that are 25c
value. This department has
been enlarged and we are
sure you will note an i'm
provement. One big special
will be 25c collars I2Kc.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-11-22
Hosiery Department.

Just moved to new To-
cation in our store and
greatly enlarged and for
this occasion will have some
very attractive specials two
of them being:
Childrens all wool hose,
worth regularly 25c to SOC.
Your choice all I0n
sizes lJG
A heavy cotton ribbed
and some Aeeced Is to 4oc
''!1f: hii :;.ss 5e"' sn"'s. Tic
The Tupelo journal., 1907-08-23
The Baldwin Fair for 1907.

Elsewhere in our columns will
be found the announcement Of
the Baldwin Fair for 1907 which
is scheduled to come off the 25th,
10Th and 9th Of September.
This will be the fourth annual
fair and the program is the most
attractive in the history of the
association. The officers, John
P. Dulaney, president, and For
est Prather, secretary, with the
various committees, have been
busy in getting everything in
order and the coming event will
prove no doubt one of the great
est successes in the history OF
county fairs. The people of Lee,
Prentiss, Itawamba, Pontotoc,
Union and Tippah counties are
invited to take part and every
community should be represent
ed by entries in either live stock,
poultry or farm products. The
stockholders of the association
as well as the citizens of the
community have done much to
stimulate the Improvement of the
live stock and products of the
farm and no one can attend and
witness the events of the week
without being stimulated by what
they may see. Get something
ready on the farm to be entered
and carry it up and let your
neighbors know that you desire
to show what you are doing your
Self and learn what they are do
ing.
The management invite the
young ladies of the county to be
present and take part in the
horseback riding and driving
which is always one Of the most
delightful events of the week.
Tupelo has some expert riders
and we hope they may be on hant
and take part.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-08-23
A Card.
To the Voters of the 4th Super
Visors District and to my
Friends in the County:

To the Voters OF the 4th Super
visors District and to my
Friends in the County:
After serving the people as
supervisor for three terms
about IL years having been
elected 3 times on the first bal
lot, | deemed it proper that
should withdraw from the race
for a Ath term, and l take this
way through the columns of the
Journal to express my thanks
and appreciation to tbs voters of
the 4th district and to my friends
for their kindness to me in the
past and their fidelity to me to
the very last. | would like to
remind the good people of the
county that when / took my
seat as a member of the board
some IL years ago, that the as
sessment roll showed valuation
of the county less than So, $780,
000, and the present assessment
will reach about SIS, 800, 900,
an increase of something like
So, 300, 600. I mention these facts
to call attention to the fact that
the duties of the supervisors have
to expand to keep pace with the
almost unprecedented growth
and prosperity that. marks the
progress Of our grand county. It
has been my policy, and have
endeavored with the aid of my
fellow members. to channel all
of the large creeks in the coun-
ty (this law, a local one, having
originated in this county, and
bring into use and the successful
cultivation of these fine, rich
lands that have been lying idle
for this purpose for all time in
the past, and / think, in this,
we have been largely successful,
and today.something like 3O,0OO
acres of fine lands have been re-
claimed to successful cultivation
The Tupelo journal., 1907-08-23

and their values largely increas-
ed to the owners, and largely
advanced the Tax List. It has
also been my policy to build iron
bridges on our most important
streams, and we have now con-
structed and in progress of con-
struction, Z iron bridges in the
county. The courthouse having
been burned, the present board
was called on to build a court
house. We have only to point
you to the building that it may
speak for itself. We have one of
the best, most substantial and
best equipped stone court houses
in the State. And it has been
our policy to levee our creek bot
toms for road purposes and
gravel levees and roads as far as
our ability permitted, without
burdening the people with too
much taxation. l call your at
tention to some few of the most
prominent things that we have
been called on to do, and it is
with you to say whether or not ]
have been faithful. God knows
| have tried always to be true
and faithful to every trust re-
posed in me. | thank you all.
Very truly,
j. c.. CALHOUN.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-08-23
The Baldwin Fair

The various committees of the
Baldwin Fair Association have
gotten together and completed
arrangements for the coming
fair.
The date fixed is September
|25th, 26th and 9th.
The premium list will be issued
in a few days, but for the benefit
of those who live at a distance
we will state that premiums will
be offered for the best saddle
horse, best harnessshorse, single
and double, trotting, pacing,
best pair of mules, best mule
colts one, two and three years
old, best brood mare, best Jack,
best stallion, best mich cow,
handsomest turnout both single
and double, best lady horse back
rider, best display of farm pro-
ducts, pears, apples, peaches, etc.
best display Of canned fruits,
vegetables, etc., and numbers OF
other things to numerous to men
ton here.
All entrances from a distance,
and those who wish their stock
cared for during the fair must
be registered three days before
the fair commences so that &C
commodations may be secured.
The counties of Lee, Prentiss,
Itawamba, Pontotoc, Union and
Tippah are invited to participate.
The newspapers published in
the above counties are requested
to give their farming friends the
above information as early as
possible in order that they may
prepare for it.
Forfurther Information address
F. PRATHER, Sec.
Baldwin, Miss.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-08-23
The Cure for Gossip.

What is the cure for gossip?
Simply culture. There is a great
deal of gossip that has no malig-
nifty about it. Good-natured peo-
pie talk about their neighbors
because, and only because, they
have nothing else to talk about.
AS we write, there comes to us
a picture of a family of young
ladies. We have seen them at
home, we have met them in gal
leries of art, we have caught
glimpses of them going from a
bookstore or a library, with a
fresh volume in their hands.
When we meet them they. are
full of what they have seen and
read. They are trimming with
questions. One topic of CONVEX
sation only to give place to an
other, in which they are interes-
ted. We have left them after a
delightful hour, stimulated and
fresh; and during the whole hour
not a neighbours garment was
soiled by So much as a touch.
They had something to talk
about, They knew something,
and want to know more. they
could listen as well as they could
talk. To speak freely Of a neigh
boris doings and belongings
would have seemed an impertl-
nence to them, and, of course, an
improperly. They had no temp
tation to gossip, because the do
ings of their neighbor formed a
subject very much less interest
ing than those which grew out
of their knowledge and their
culture.
And this tells the whole story.
The confirmed gossip is always
either malicious or ignorant. The
one variety needs a change of
heart and the other a change of
pasture. Gossip is always aper-
sonal confession either Of malice
or imbecility, and the young
should not only shun it, but by
the most thorough culture re-
lieve themselves from all temp
tation to indulge in it. Il is a.
low, frivolous, and often a dirty
business. There are country
neighborhoods in which it RACES
like a pest. Churches are split
in pieces by it. Neighbors are
made enemies by it for life. In
The Tupelo journal., 1907-08-23
Farmers Warehouse to be
Built at Verona.

The directors of the Farmers
Union Warehouse Co. met at the
court house here Monday morn
ing for the purpose of consider
ang bids for the building of the
warehouse which had been de-
cided on at Verona. The direc-
tors present were T. J. Boyd,
president, TT. Leslie, secretary,
Wade H. Long, e. Fl. Jones, J.
D. Mallory, W. P. Hunter, j. M.
Nicely, B. F. Moore. After con-
sidering the bids submitted the
contract was awarded to the Aus
tin Brick Co, OF Pontotoc, for
the sum of $4,490 90 to be COM
pleted by October 18th. The
warehouse will be 100 by 18O
feet, of brick and covered with
the best galvanized sheeting.