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The Red Cloud chief., 1907-07-26
Where They Were Not Bad.

A visitor who was going through the
penitentiary one day turned to the
warden and said:
81 suppose you have a good many
bad people here?"
bad! Bad people here!' calculated
the gray haired warden, with an air
Of comic surprise. "What put that into
your head? There are no bad people
here. Why, If they wanted TO be bad,
we wouldn't let 'em."
The warden smiled grimly, and tie
visitor awakened to the fact that the
''pen" was not the place where people
could affOrl to be bad, even IL they
wished. rooklyn Eagle.
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-07-26

UOOF.
ward. The blood was slowly trieklinG
from Il wound I'm the side of he head
down on the carpet. With nearly ev.
cry breath he drew he groaned. Over
turned chairs and tables showed that
he had taken part in no ordinary strug'
gle. The condition of the other man
also testified this.
The other man was Mr.. Fielding. He
was down III his knees upon the floor
rapidly going through the contents of q
dark mahogany box, which was appar'
emily full of papers. Scattered over the
carpet by his side were various strange
looking tools, by NEAR of which he
had forced the lock. Mr.. Fielding was
not all his usual self. His face was alb.
s~olutcly colorless, and every few mo-
mcnts his hand went up to his shoulder
blade and n SILVER went through his
whole frame. There was n faint odor
of gunpowder in the room. and some
where near the feet of the PROSTATE
man lay n small shining revolver.
in his task.
Suddenly there came an interruption.
Footsteps outside In the corridor had
paused. There was n sharp tapping at
the door. The PROSTATE man groaned
louder than eve and half turned over,
proving that he was not wholly uncon'
sclous. Mr.. Fielding closed the box and
staggered to his feet.
He stood for n moment staring wildly
at the door. Who could it be? He had
asked, as n special favor, that he might
not be disturbed, and Mr.. Fielding
knew how TO ask favors Of servants
Interruption now meant disaster, abso
lutte and unqualiied-the end, perhaps
of Il career in which he had achieved
some success. Big drops of perspira
ton stood out upon his forehead, drawn
Slowly and on tiptoe he drew near TIT
door.
who is that?' he asked, with won
derful calmness.
ut Is |! Let me in" came the swift
answer, and Mr.. Fielding drew a littl
breath of relief. Nevertheless he wa
angry. lie opened the door and drey
the girl in.
You fQol!' he exclaimed. IL sen
you out of the way On purpose. VIII
have YOU come back?"
She opened her lips, but no word
came. The man on the floor groaRe
again. She swayed upon her feet.
was all SO horrible.
"Speak, can't youT" he muttered b'
tween his teeth. Things have gon
: badly here. I'm wounded, and II
afraid I've hurt that chap prett
badly"
!, 81 was in the park" she faltere'
: "and | saw them. They are all comm
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-07-26
WINS A COUNTESS OF SPAIN.
Engagement Announced of Omaha
Banker to Member of Nobility.

Omaha. July 20.-AnnounGement
was made of the engagement of'Frank
T. Hamilton, vice president of the
Merchants National bank and high in
the financial affairs Of the Omaha Gas
company and the Omaha and Council
Bluffs Street Railway company, to
Countess Louisa de Cistue of Granada,
Spain. The wedding will take place
at the home of Mrs. Phoebe Hearst
in California.
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-07-26
CHAPTER XT.

EM UNION was apparently enjoy.
MY ing the relaxation of having
MXA- got rid of practically the
whole OF its guests for the
day. The women servants were going
about tl.ei. duties faithfully enough,
but with a marked absence of any SUI.
pernuous energy. Mr.. Harrison, the
butler. was enjoying n quiet pipe In
his room and q leisurely perusal OF
the morning paper. Mrs. Ellis, the
much respected housckeeper, was also
I'm her room comfortably e%nsconced In
an easy chair and studying a new vol.
ume of collected menus which n friend
had sent her from Paris. No II was
exactly ncglecting their work, but ev.
cry one was approaching a certain
sense Of peace which the emptying OF
the house from a crowd of more or less
exactlng guests had brought about.
In one room only things were differ.
ent. and neither Mrs. Ellis nor Mr..
Harrison nor any Of the household
knew anything about that. 1t was the
principal guest chamber on the first
floor, a large and handsomely furnish
cd apartment. Barely an hour ago II
had been left In spotless order by O
couple of palnstaklng servants. JUS
now 1t had another aspect.
In the middle of the roOm Il man lay
cfratcLnI upnn thp floor. face down
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-07-26
STATE CHAIRMAN FILES SUIT.
Of State viii Not Permit
Name of Sunbeam on Ballot.

Lincoln, July 23.-Upon the refusal
Of the secretary of state to permit the
name Of John l.. Sunbeam, a Populist,
to be placed on the Democratic ticket
in the direct primary ballot, State
Chairman T. S. Allen OF the Demo-
cratic state central committee, filed
application for a writ OF mandamus
with the supreme court. A special
meeting of the court will take place
today to hear the ~pleadings.
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-07-26
Governor Sheldon , st. Louis.

Lincoln, July 23.-&ernor Sheldon
has accepted the invation of Presi-
dent Roosevelt to attel the reception
at st. Louis on Oct. 2 The governor
left for Alliance. whfe he will ad-
dress the teachers at he junior nor.
NAL, He will also Wis the schools at
Broken Bow, North Rtte and Kear'
ney before returning.
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-07-26
Prohibs Call state Convention.

Lincoln. July 23.-fhe Prohibition
party is the first in pc field with a
state convention. Chairman Clafin
has issued a call for convention to
be held July 81. in TIL Auditorium at
Lincoln. The object | to arrange for
placing a state ticketn the field un-
DER the new primary wv.
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-07-26
REV. FERGUSON IssUsPENDED.
Must Answer to conrence for A..
leaed Misconduct WI Mrs. Cross.

Lincoln, July 19.-1e preliminary
hearing of the Rev. |. p. Ferguson
of the First Methodisthurch of Uni
yersity Place ended inhe suspension
of the minister and b case will be
taken before the genial conference.
He was charged WI misconduct
with Mrs. Cross, a wohn of his con-
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-07-26

back
Coming back?"
"Thcy are almost here. Sir George
Duncombc told Inc that they could not
shoot because of the wind"
"The carr"
"DownsfairS-waiting."
He had forgotten his hurt. lie
caught up his hat and coat and pushed
her II of the room. lie locked the
door and thrust the key into his
pocket. As they walked down the cor.
ridor he lit a cigarette.
A footman met them In the hall.
"a gentleman has called to see you,
SIR, a Mr.. Spencer" he announced. II
have shown him into the library"
Mr. Fielding appeared to hesitate for
a moment.
at Is the man who wants to sell us
the car" he exclaimed, turning toward
the girl. "but | haven't wen seen it
yet. Better tell him to wait for n quar-
ter of an hour he added, turning to-
ward the footman. "Ill just drive
down TO the lodge gates and back.
Come along. Sibyl."
She followed him to the front door.
A man was seated at the wheel of the
motor car and turned his head quickly
as they approached. Mr.. Fielding nod
ded pleasantly, though his face was
white with excruciating pain.
Kept you waiting, I'm afraid" ne
said. Can you drive at all inla wind
like thisT"
Jump in, sir, and see," the nan an
swered. as the young lady c,ming?"
Mr.. Fielding nodded and stepped in
to the front seat. The girl was nlready
in the tonneau. The man slipped in
his clutch, and they glided round the
broad, circular sweep in fronA of the
entrance. Just as they stated the
wagonette drew up.
1--WE shan't be more than n fSv min
utes." Mr.. Fielding cried out, waving
his hand. "Sorry you've lost yotr days
sport"
Hold on n minute and I'll cone with
you Runton called out. That car
looks like going"
But Mr.. Fielding did not her.
Duncombe. who had returned from
the park by the fields, was fossing
the road to enter his own gata when
Il black speck far away on thetop of
the hill attracted his attentid. He
stood still gazing at it and tas In
stantly aware that it was Approaching
him at an almost incredible sped. 1t
gathered shape swiftly, and hewatch-
ed it with n fascination whih kept
him rooted to the spot. Abye the
wind he could hear the thrOlNng of
its engines. He saw it round slight
curve in the road with two weels in
the air and a skid which sceStd for
a moment as though 1t must npln de-
struction. Mud and small stOlS few
up around it. The driver was p'ouch-
G ing forward over the wheel, tete and
m~otionless. Duncombe movedto the
Z side of the road to let 1t passEith a
u little exclamation of anger.
Then, it came more clearly intl sight.
and he forgot his anger in hisamaze-
ment. The seat next the driVr was
occupied by a mar leaning I'd back
u whose face was like the faceof the
dead. Behind was Il solitary nissen-
er. she was leaning over as 1lough
trying to speak to her companiq Her
" hair streamed wild in the wiz, and
on her face was Il look of blIk and
IL fearful terror. Duncombe ~halfpoved
- forward. She saw him and tlched
IL the drivers arm. His hand seeded to
- fly to the side of the car, and ht right
D foot was jammed down. Witlgrind.
ing of brakes and the screaming of
u locked wheels the car was brotht to
IL a standstill within a few feet him,
Or - 81 -.
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-07-26

parted. but only n little moan came
from them. lie heard the rush OF
her skirts and saw her spring FOR
ward. He was left alone upon the
hilltop.
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-07-26
NEWS OF NEBRAKA.
Death Of w. A. Paxton!

Omaha, July 19.--Wlliam |. Pax.
ton, a pioneer and on of tlt most
prominent citizens Of Omahi, died
suddenly at his homelast niAt.
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-07-26

gregatlon. A powerful sermon IN the
subject of virtue caused the woman
repent.
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-07-26

RHEUMATISM CURED IN A DAY.
Mystic Cure for Rheumatism and Neuralgia
radically cures in l 10 3 days. Its action upon
the system z remarkable and mysterious. IL
removes at once the cause aud the disease i'm
mediatsly disappears. The first dose greatly
druggist, Red Cloud. 'f
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-04

and builder; two-story eight-room residence;
$500.
Twenty-eighth street, 2O29 west-N. NJ.
Smith, owner and builder; one-story six-room
residence; $1,000.
Thomas Flanery, owner and builder; HISTORY
seven-room residence; s27o0
Dalton avenue. 2621-H. P. Sherwood, owner
and builder; history eight-room residence;
$4,000.
Pennsylvania avenue, 1613-1G15-E. r. Bailey
owner; G. E. Lewis, builder; two-story eleven
room residence; S45O0
Breed street. e25 South-M A. Requette
owner; Walker, builder; one-story seven-room
residence; $1,000.
Twenty-ninth street, 2os2 west-Maggie Lid
dell, owner end builder; one-story three-room
residence; $1,000
Elden avenue, 957-w. j. Chambers owner
and builder; two-story nine-room residence
$4,000.
Twenty-eighth street. 1857 West-F. e. Whit
aker, owner and builder; one-story seven-room
residence; $4,000.
Forty ninth street, 4S5 East. Hofer, owner;
NJ. Burgbacher, builder; two-story eight-room
residence; $4,000.
Avenue Fifty-eight. 144 East-L. j. Ethepore,
cwner; e. E. Boyden, builder; one-story six
room residence; s2485.
Avenue Fifty, 623 West-Mrs. NJ. A. Grover,
owner; J. Mushrush, builder; one-story five
room residence; $2085.
Halldale between Irwin and Anita-A. W.
Iiolway, owner and builder; two-story eight
room residence; $4,000.
Flint street, 2O51-Abbot & Jones, owners and
Builders; one-story six-room residence; $1,000.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-04
VACANT LOTS SELECTED
FOR EARLY IMPROVEMENT

Included in the realty deals of recent
date are the following reported by vari-
Gus agencies:
Ingram & Briggs report the sale of two
residence lots, each of which is to be
improved at once with a modern resi-
dence. Willis M. Dixon has sold to
Thomas e. Scott and Fred P. Scott of
Scott Brothers. 75x14O feet on the east side
of Arapahoe street, south of Twelfth
street; consideration $425O c. M. Briggs
sold to Herbert G. Schmidt 5Ox15O feet on
the south side of Washington street near
Hermosa street; consideration $3.50.
Shea & Oliver reports that j. III. I.yall
has sold to Thomas Wenham a lot in 7
B. SeXton's tract, consisting of a one
acre chicken ranch; consideration $4,000
William R. Stats company has sold to q.
w. Hill lot in Oneonta Park tract: con-
sideration $21OO. Martha Riddle has sold
to Sarah Dillon lot in Harvard Heights
tract; consideration $3.50. william Ar
hams sold to Ida Pooler lot in Salvador
tract. improved with a-five-room cottage:
consideration $260O. j. c. Pooler has sold
to William Arhams two lots in the South
Arlington tract; consideration $1,000.
Dickinson &c Dezendorf report the sale
to John Musselman by Paul Gessner Of
the property at 1924 West Twenty-first
street for $47OO. The property consists of
a lot 60x135 feet, improved with seven
room residence.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-04
NEW PASSENGER DEPOT
STIRS REALTY MARKET
MODERN RAILWAY STRUCTURE
TO COST OVER 100000
Transportation Gate of Los Angeles
to Be One of the Finest in the
Country-East Fifth Street
Frontage

Business frontage in the region of the
Arcade station, especially along Fifth
street continues to interest investors
who know that the railroad company Will
in the near future erect a modern depot
on the site of the present station, the
front of the new structure to come out
on line with Central avenue.
The building of the new depot will be
one of the most important improvements
for the immediate benefit of Los Angeles
Really the depot is the gate or front door
of town or city, and the strangers who
come our way, and they come by the tens
of thousands every year, should be favor
ably impressed with pleasing surround
ings on alighting from the transcontinen-
tai trains. 1t is the purpose of the rail-
road company to build the handsomest
passenger station to be found west of
Chicago, the cost fof the Improvement to
run over 100000. The best of conveniences
will be provided looking to the comfort
of the travelling public. 1t is understood
that many of the old buildings along
Fifth street and Central avenue adjoining
the depot grounds will be removed and
new structures of modern design erected
to be leased to good tenants.
SyndicateS and individuals who have
purchased frontage near the depot during
the past three years are waiting Tor
ground to be broken for the new station,
when they will get busy carrying into
effect plans for important improvements.
Recently several sales on Fifth street
have been closed.
John C. Mordough, the City of Mexico
banker, who during the Shriner visitation
invested $4,000 in Los Angeles property,
has just made another investment through
Robert A. Rowan & Co. and j. M An"
drews. Mr.. Mordough has purchased
from B. S. Phelps and ]. A. Stafford the
lot 2719x100 feet at 714T6 East Fifth
street, the consideration being S27,5OO'
The lot is improved with small frame
structure of nominal value. Mr.. Nor
dough now owns a frontage on fifty-fve
feet on Fifth street
S. A. Selbie has bought from the Title
Insurance and Trust company, trustees
lot on the north side of East Fifth
street, between Crocker street and Towne
avenue, unimproved, 271sx10O feet, to an
alley; price, $22,0OO The sale was made
through the agency of w. B. Merwin &
Co. This makes the third lot reported
sold on East Fifth street during the last
two weeks.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-04
GLOWING REPORTS COME
FROM ALL PARTS OF STATE
Splendid Crops Observation-Disclosures Of
an Era of UnexampIed Prosperity
for CaIifornia-Varied
improvements
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 3.-California 8.
is in the midst of its harvest season. and
from all parts of the state the California
promotion committee is receiving splen-
did reports of crops and price conditions,
showing that the state is passing through
an era of unexampled prosperity With
the exception of prunes, apricots and
asparagus reports show that the output
Is exceptionally fine, with an eastern
demand that exceeds former records.
Prices are very high, and even in crops
which are short producers will have best
results.
There is a dearth of labor in all agri-
cultural districts, and thousands of peo-
Pile can find immediate employment at
remunerative wages. Canneries and
packing houses note great scarcity of
help, notwithstanding a high wage that
is being offered.
Railway building, both steam and cleo
trio, is progressing rapidly in many parts
of the state, many lines promising oper-
alton during the coming month. Wide
development of the interior Is promised
through this construction. and with 1t
a more intensive settlement through sub
division of large tracts into small farms,
for which there is great demand.
Building operations in all parts of the
state show great increase. In San Fran
cisco conditions are rapidly improving,
prices of building material having re-
turned to about normal, and much out
side capital coming in for investment
There is strong financial sentiment, as is
indicated by increased bank deposits and
increased bank clearingS.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-04
PROSPERITY
is WITH US
BANKERS A UNIT IN COMMENTS
ON OUTLOOK
BUMPER CROPS BRING CASH
FROM THE EAST
Industrial Enterprises Growing In
Number, with Employees Working
Overtime-Deposits Increas-
ing in the Banks

Conditions in financial circles, in the
industrial and real estate field and in the
line of building are all that could be
desired for the season of the year in Los
Angeles and Southern California. The
groves and fields have produced bumper
crops and fruit growers and land owners
report a prosperous year. Cash returns
for the crops are flowing back from the
east, swelling the deposits at the banks
and increasing available funds for the
further development of Los Angeles and
the cultivation of groves and ranches
that are constantly increasing in value
Local bankers view present conditions
in all lines of commerce with much sat-
isfaction, all interviewed stating that
everything is down to solid basis in
commercial affairs and that the outlook
for period of bounding prosperity was
never better than at present. Question
able speculative propositions" said a
banker, "have been eliminated and for
months no encouragement has been given
to any individual or corporation who de-
sired loans for promotion schemes.
Money is available for any legitimate
proposition and accommodations are
given regular customers. The conse-
quence Is that all of the banks are well
supplied with cash and the deposits are
steadily growing
Merchants assert that business is good
and that collections are made without
difficulty.
Transactions in the realty field have
been fairly active for the summer. Real
estate agencies without exception report
that they have a greater number of in
quiries for homes and investment propo-
sitions than at any time for several
months. Expectation is strong that a
large number of important deals will be
closed before the first of the month.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-04
PrinoipaI Building Permits

Relow are the leading building permits ls-
sued during the past week:
Forty-sixth street, 14O East-W. Ryan, owner
A n. sloat, builder; one-story five-room resi-
dence $20OO
T,eiehton. owner; A. NJ. Gay, builder; one and
a half story seven-room residence; S250O.
Dorohester avenue, 2951-Charles H. Barlford,
owner and builder; two-story ten-room resi-
dence S6900
tric company, owner and builder; one-story
one-room boiler room $S71S.
Forty-eighth street. 1915 West-Mrs, Murray,
owner; Daily Press. builder; one-story six
room residence; $500
Maryland street, 12S1-F. Gourley, owner
Lutz, builder; one-story eight-room residence;
$4,000.
owner and builder; one-story seven-room resi-
dence: $1,000
Dalton and Santa Barbara avenue-W. o.
Luck, owner: Charles Patterson, builder; one
story six-room residence; S2OO0
Lake street. 1OcO-W Dalton, owner; L. NC
Kinnon. builder; two-story eleven-room resi-
dence; $4740
Forty-second street. 9l5 west-George Hid
den, owner and builder; 11A-story seven-room
residence; $1,000.
Adams street. 1917 west-zM. E. Sloan, owner
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-04

TTNHE distinction which marks the
difference between a house and
Il home is forcibly illustrated in the
magnificent residence just completed
for Frank r. Strong of the well known
real estate firm of Strong & Dickinson.
The mansion occupies a spacious lot
100X225 feet on the west side of An
drews boulevard, which is 140 feet in
width, the widest street in Los Angeles
The house is just 500 feet north of Sun
set park. the locality being in the most
charming section of the Westlake dis
trict. In large measure the splendid
effects produced in architectural de-
sign are due to the skill and good taste
of the tBurck-Gwynn company, archi-
tects, contractors and builders.
Description In Detail
The approach to the residence is so
cheering that expectation is somewhat
aroused before one has seen the inter-
ior. The massive porch and Its ad-
joining terrace overlook residence
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-04
SYNTHETIC SUGAR
PROBLEM SOLVED
FREE DEMONSTRATION GIVEN IN
LOS ANGELES
Positive Claim Is Made That the
Process Will Revolutionize Pro-
duction of One of the Chief
Staples of the World

In the smelling of ores the dross is
burned away and the pure metal thus
separated is secured. 1t has long been
known that synthetic" sugar was pos
sible and chemists the world over have
been striving to attain method for max
ing it in paying quantities.
A young man of 25 set out to "smelt''
charcoal into sugar. How well he has
succeeded may be witnessed at 2915 Har-
ward boulevard on demonstration days,
twice week. An assayer by profession,
1t was natural he should make his ex-
-periments in making sugar diamonds"
along the same lines as in the treatment
of ores, letting fire do the work.
Value to Commerce
commercially speaking. this process
will revolutionize the production of one
of the worlds staples" said one of the
managers of the plant.
when 1t is known that forty-eight
pounds of charcoal treated in combina-
tion with sixty pounds of water will
produce one hundred pounds of chemi-
cally pure sugar, the mind of man imme-
diately launches off into the realm of
figures trying to compass the possibili-
ties.
peat as we'll as wood produces char
coal To use the familiar terms, how
ever, which apply to wood, a cord of
wood produces 720 pounds of charcoal
BY the Stewart process 720 pounds Of
charcoal will produce 1900 pounds of pure
sugar To produce the United States
supply of 1892 900 pounds of sugar
would therefore require 2,56S000 cords of
wood.
"But 1t may be asked Where will the
wood come from? To say nothing of the
present supply of standing timber, which
by the way would be sufficient to supply
the world with sugar for many genera
tions to come, take for example our rap
idly growing eucalyptus groves. In
recent issue of local paper it was stated
that an established growth would yield
sixty cords of wood every eight years.
This would yield yearly average of
sugar by the Stewart process of 11,250
pounds of sugar per acre. Beets. for in
stance, yield on the average, say, one
fifth of that Hence it will be seen that
1t wc1ld be in the line of possibilities to
raise eucalyptus groves for the purpose
and clways be sure of a supply. How
ever this is given merely by way of illus
tration, for to those familiar with condi-
tions surrounding sawmill in forest
it will be quite apparent that the waste
products from lumber manufacture would
give a Stewart sugar factory more raw
material in week than it could consume
| in a year."