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The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1907-03-22

Hartford Lodge No. 675, +. & A. NJ,
will confer all three degrees at its
regular meeting, first Monday night
in April. The work will begin about
2 o'clock in the afternoon. and supper
will be served at the hall. No. 675
has one member who has been a Ma
son for over so years. and a half doz-
en- more who have been in the harness
for more than 40 years. She has on
her roster 25 members who are Royal
Arch Masons; who are Knight Tenn
plars, and who are members Of the
Shrine.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1907-03-22

Judge Carnes has earned place on
the Democratic ticket. as candidate
for Lieutenant Governor.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1907-03-22

health failed
Grove Pate and Morton Williams,
Beaver Dam, were in town Sunday.
The Methodists are to begin meet
ing here next Monday night, the 25th.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1907-03-22

AS yet, no response has been made
to our request for a reorganization of
Hartford's Commercial Club.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1907-03-22

been inaugurated.. and the State would
have been spared shameful chapter
in her history.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1907-03-22

Vice President Fairbanks friends
believe that he will be able to cut the
"Vice" from his title next year.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1907-03-22

What are you doing for the greater
Hartford, and better roads in Ohio
county?
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1907-03-22

Rough River Lodge No. 10, X. of
p. will give a lunch next Tuesday
night at Castle Hall. At the regular
meeting last Tuesday night Sam Bach
presented the lodge with a nice record
book for the NJ. of +. The lodge al
so presented knight Bach with an ele-
CANT X. of p. watch charm, in recog
milton of his faithful services as NJ.
of f. for two years.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1907-03-22


In another column we publish an
interview with Congressman A. d..
James, of the Third district, which we
know will be of special interest to
a large majority of our readers at
present. Not many of our subscrib-
ers escape either direct or indirect
inconvience through the miserable
mud rods of our country. For num-
Der of years Congressman Brown
low, of Tennessee, has been trying to
.eets Congress to pass an act provid-
ings for assistance from the National
government to the States for road
purposes. We are glad to know Dr.
James will favor such n law. 1t is
nothing but long delayed justice to
the interior, or country districts. I'm
told millions have been expended to
improve our rivers, and no one will
find fault with those who vote for
such expenditures. In most cases, it
was money well spent. However, as
DR.. James well says, millions OF dol
lars have been wasted upon public
buildings in small towns, where they
were not needed, which might have
been worth many times the amount
TO the people in those localities, if
it had been used in the construction
of permanent roads. over which the
farmer could haul his products to
market, in comfort at all times of the
year. We are in favor of both State
and National aid for good roads, and
no candidate for the Legislature,this
year. is going to get our vote unless
he will agree to support such an eff
fort. Reader.you can help to accom-
plish that end by making the same
kind of resolution.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1907-03-22

Examine the label on your paper, II
I Is not correct notify us. 'ff|
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1907-03-22
Among the Lodges.

Keystone Chapter No 110.conferred
the Mark Master and Past Master de-
grees at the regular session last Sat
urday night.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-04-11

This meteor unlike other meteors did not disappear,
but contened itself with resting its glowing body
limb backed by green wall. Tom checked his pace,
and approached cautiously. He arrived within twenty
yards and stood STILL noting every feather of contrasting
black and scarlet. The tanager cooked his head and
looked downward, letting Tom five yards
Then he led his observer by series of short flights and
longer stops into the hcket whisting encouragement
Tom shoudered his way through the bushes.
Finally an opening came into view. The tanager
rested moment on a branch at the woods edge, and
then left it for resting place beyond, just as
his pursuer pushed aside the last of the tangled barrier
and stumbled onto the haf-sandy, hafstony shore of
Lake Michigan.
The at meridian and the glare from the water
half blinded him. Tom rubbed his eyes and looked
about for the Bird and then rubbed his eyes again.
The twenty yards to his right, great leadcolored
hulk from the water its fore part fast between
massive bouders. At its top with feathers just rufed
by the lake wind the tanager. An oak bough high
overhead threw the bird into shadow which dued the
brliancy of its pumage and its breast like blood
1t whstled cheerfuy, however, and some look of re-
turning sense came into Toms face His eyes sought
the songser and under it the dark pile he read the
word Aurora At that sight he started back and stood
for moment rigid statue, one hand shading his
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-04-11
By EDWARD B. CLARK

swung onto Fty-ifth Street car, bound for Jackson
Park He told by the conductor that if he wanted
to see real country he must go South Chicago
and take electric car into Northern Indiana. Half
hour afterward he was bowling along at ten miles
hour through pretty country which stretched far away
dead level to the right, while at the left beyond
single line of fields dark green second growth of
timber 1t dense that it looked impenetrable,
but at intervals Tom could catch momentary glimpse
of the blue lake beyond.
fash of color crossed the track dead ahead, at the
height of the trolley wire 1t travelling for the woods
from the car and made off after the bit of briancy
clearing a barbed wire fence with a farm-bo ease.
Its scarlet tanager," he said to himself; the bird
of all birds wanted to visit at its home"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-04-11

tween the bouders on the shore.
Tom thrust the paper back into his pocket and walked
slowly toward the vessel His first thought touched on
the discovery simply news story The reporter was
uppermost Then into his mind flew the remembrance
of the S., 500 reward, and following quickly
thoughts of Ruth and the fruit farm. Then this repor
ter, who had been led to possible fortune by Bird
suddenly became energetic
He rounded the Auroras prov. The upper works
all gone and there great cash in the vessels
side as though steel projectile had ripped its way
through Tom reached the deck by letting himself down
from the overhanging limb of an oak Everything had
been swept clean The hatch had been battened down,
but sprung and loosened. He hesitated to
raise it. ckened at the thought of what mi ht be hidden
in the black hold beneath.
Nervng himself with effort, he threw off the iron
sheathed lid The position of the vessel had sent aft
the water in the hold He looked down and then drew
back with a cry. The MONDAY sum- letting fall great
square of light through the haChway into the darkness
below had shown circle of dead men staring into
anoher's eyes. Their faces perfectly preserved,
though the skin was drawn and yellow. Across the
center of the circle two of that gruesome crew had
stretched their arms and had given last handclasp
which had never been broken.
Continued on page ~
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-04-11
The Lead of the Tanager

eyes, the other cutchng his pocket Then his
pose relaxed his right hand slipped into his pocket and
produced the paper that he had been reading his trip
to South Park He turned to the first page. No, he
not dreaming There, in heavy black letters
ming across two columns we'll near the top of the page,
he read this advertisement
$4,000 REWARD
'The directors of the Braham & Horton Line of
steamers will pay the above amount any who will
locate the hull of the steel steamship Aurora which
went down with all on board somewhere between
Racine and New Haven, in the great blizzard of Feb.
2I, 1888"
In the morning Tom had given the notice only
passing thought. Now it seemed to him the topic
of interest in the entire universe, he stood staring
first at the paper, then at the baCkened hulk, while
his mind rapidly reviewed what he knew of the
Aurora history.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-04-11

nIed the room Win the sCtIlI OF lIt IIIdC
bloom, and hermit-thrush was singing its GLORY,
glory" song from bush beyond the well. When in
later years. the boys liking for birds and flowers mani
tested itself, an old who in at the birth
membered these things and traced the effect to the
cause
ever known as ANYTHING else than Tom. He lived
farmer BOYS life but found time for reading than
most Tom father, who an mprovident creature
lost his farm and died His mother went while the
thrush was singing. At twenty-one Tom was penniess
and in love with Ruth Bailey who was kind enough also
Lodge with bit of house ii not much bigger than
one of the bird boxes with which he had filled the trees
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-04-11

He remembered the loss OF the vessel.
The papers had been full of it at the
time. She had left port on calm winter
morning for her short run across the lake.
The worst blizzard of the season had come
up without warning, and the steamship
had never been heard from; nor had one
of the bodies of the score of men on board
ever been recovered He remembered
that the heroic search, in the face of
winter storms and an arctic temperature,
had been kept up for weeks by the tug
captains of Chicago and Milwaukee with
crews of volunteers. There had been SEN
sational features about the case not attend
ing many disasters where the loss of life
had been much greater A bottle contain
ing a message in the handwriting of the
captain and signed by him had been
picked up. 1t said: "The fires are out;
the storm is heavy; we can see nothing and
are freezing, The men are taking to the
hold. Good-by"
One bitter afternoon, a week after the
sailing of the steamship, a telephone mes
sage had gone from South Chicago to the
city newspaper offices. It's burden was.
"The hull of the Aurora is drifting past
three miles out"
A dozen tugs had started in pursuit, but
night settled down and the chase disaP-
peared in the gloom near the Indiana shore.
The next day, from oldest to youngest, the
lake captains said the same thing: at
was not the aurora, but only mass of
floating ice and snow, black with old
squaws and ring billed gulls."
The ''mass of ice and snow, gull and
duck covered" drifting toward the Indiana
shore that bitter afternoon, had been the
Aurora, after all perhaps with a slowly
perishing crew whose sole hope of life left
with the disappearance of the light of the
last returning tug.
Some upheaval attending the wave
which had swept the lake at sunset the
day before had lifted the monster, and had
given its head a new reSting-plaCe be
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-04-11

a long time dead After that they kept him tied
down to bricks and stone pavements. Tom had in
him bit of the improvidence of his father. At the
end of a year he had lots of experience and no
dollars. He found himself ashamed to face Ruth when
he took his fortnighty trips into Westchester County
So, day saying "I' 90 where 1 can't see her. and
Ill make strike if it costs WELL anything but
Ruth he started for Chicago. Two city editors in
succession turned him down when he asked for work
On his second day in Chicago there was a northeast
that tore down the three hundred miles of open
lake and sent the remains of than one Iuckless
humber schooner the breakwate into the lake front
basin One great wave had passed along at sunset
1t had approached tidal wave in magnitude and
Tom heard people talking about it the next morning
That day Cloudless and as calm as the preceding
one had been stormy.
Before see another city editor, unused Tom ''Tll
find what these Chicago suburbs can turn out in the
way of birds that don't have down East" He bought
a morning paper and took cable car for South Park
examining his paper vainy for suggestion for some
special article that he might undertake as an opening
wedge.
At South Park he stuffed the paper into his pocket and
began looking about for something in the bird line
Here, however, his prospecting met with such poor
returns that this reporter with pathological trend
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-04-11

most. Toms father, who was an lmprovld
lost his farm and died. His mother wei
thrush was singing. At twenty-one Tom v
and in love with Ruth Bailey, who was kind
to love Tom He knew of little place callet
Lodge. with a bit of a house on it not much
one of the bird boxes with which he had fl
about his fathers place. At Strawberry
Lodge he knew he could raise enough
fancy fruits for the markets to make liv
ing for Ruth and himself. 1t would take
two thousand dollars to buy the place, and
Tom hadn't a cent He had, however,
thatever-presentC confidence of the country
man that he "could do something" in New
York. So one night he told Ruth what
many another though no prettier girl had
been told before - of a searching for
fortune and coming back to claim etc.
The next morning Tom went to New York
with ten dollars, some underwear, and
queer-looking suit of clothes.
He found himself on the third afternoon
landed in the office of the city editor of a
newspaper. Tom never knew Just how it
happened, but he had met pleasant man
who wanted him to 90 with him to cash
lottery ticket, and as Tom had read the
papers, it ended in the stranger being
knocked down Then there had been
Young fellow in the crowd who saw a good
story in the thing and who took Tom along
to ask particulars. In getting them, he
had found out a good deal of Toms own
story which the young fellow dubbed a
hard-luck tale, one which he didn't mind
hearing, he said though he did have
troubles of his own. He was a reporter
with something of pull, and in two days
Tom was snapper-up of occasional light
assignments on a New York daily.
They had the usual run of fun with him
at first, but he caught on rapidly, and when
he had learned the style of the paper he
wrote acceptable stuff and went on
salary. 1t was told of Tom that he fell
down on only one assignment, and that was
when he was sent to report an accident in
Central Park. There he heard a song
sparrow sing, and forgot all about the
prominent citizen who was said to be badly
hurt Then he chased an unknown
feathered friend all over the place, and
by the time he had found out what the
bird was, the prominent citizen had been
long time dead After that they Ike
I.,,-,, o,,I -+o,o
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-04-11

Z x IHEN Tom Prentice opened his eyes for the
Y ~ first time in little Westchester County
" " farmhouse, the early morning breeze had
filed the room, with the scent of the lilac
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-05-21
Iowa at Washington n.

Washington, D. O., May 18.-Edmund
M. Powers, appointed rural carrier,
Joseph r. Collins, substitute, at Har-
pers Ferry.
Postoffice discontinued at Pickering,
mail to Gilman, Flinchford mail to
GAINESVILLE.
]. +. Pappe of Sioux City has been
appointed food and drug inspector and
chemist in the agricultural depart
ment.
Complete rural delivery service has
been ordered established in Montgom-
cry county June /. total number OF
routes in the county is seventeen, OF
which the following Ave are re- arrang-
ed: Red Oak, routes and s.; stanton,
route 1; Villisca, routes 2 and 4. Other
routes in the county are as follows:
Elliott. routes 1 and 3; Grant, route
routes and Q; Red Oak, routes 2, 8, 4,
and l.
Complete service Is ordered estab-
lished in Fremont county July /; total
number of routes in the county is
twenty-five, of Which the following
four are new: Imogene, route No. a;
Percival route No. 2; Sidney, route
No. 3; Tabor, route No. .. Other
routes In the county are as follows:
Bartlett. route No. /; Hamburg route
No. /, 2, 8, and s.; Percival. route 1:
Sidney, routes 1 and q; Farragut.
routes and 2; Imogene, routes l. 2,
1; Thurman, routes / and 2.
The contract for fuel for use OF pub
lie buildings at Clinton, for the next
fiscal year has been awarded to the
Clinton Gas Light and Coke COM
pany.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-05-21
JOSEPH vANDEGRIFF INJURED.
Engineer at Fairfield Rug Factory
Narrowly Escapes From
Death

Death.
Fairfield.-His coat accidentally
catching in an overheated belt, Joseph
Vandegriff, engineer at the rug factory,
death. He was dragged and squeezed
severely but an employee stopped the
machinery instantly on seeing the en-
gineer's predicament.
Fred Turner Injured,
Fred Turner, the flfteen-year-o old
"devil' in Lowther's job printing office,
was injured while feeding press Sat-
ing broken, the fingers split back to
the wrist and his thumb taken off at
the Joint. The boys hand is pern,a-
nently injured and he will not be able
to use 1t at all for several weeks. This
is the second accident in Fairfield
printing offices In the last week, the
other one occurring in the Tribune Of
fee, where Charles McCampbell, the
devil" there, mashed three fingers Of
his right hand.
Rev. Gibson Resigns.
Rev. w. P. Gibson has resigned his
charge of the United Presbyterian
mission here and will leave Fairfield
next week. Rev. Gibson has been in
Fairfield since the early winter and
has won many friends here.
All city water was shut of for three
repairing of a broken main near the
water works.
The baseball team from the Charter
Oak wagon factory was victorious In
a game with the employees of the Lou
den Machinery company Saturday aft
ernoon by the decisive score Of "a to
-. The game attracted crowd Of
hackers Of each team. The receipts.
amounted to $35, which went to the
n 1iaS, {o$ 3p,,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-05-21

noon at 3 O'Clock from her residence
and was largely attended.
Mrs. Dustin, aged 43 years, died al
her home In BentQnsport Friday of IN
ternal hemorrhage She was held I'M
high esteem in the vicinity in which
she lived.
Stanley Wiley died at the home OF
his parents in Des MONIES township
Saturday night of tuberculosis Of the
lungs at the age Of % years.
Dr. Cook and wife of Olney were
quests Of q. c. Rambo and family last
week.
Mrs. Brooks is visiting her brother,
Vance Wilson, in Ottumwa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kinney of Bloomfield
are VISITING Mrs. Kinney's parents,
north of town. Mrs Kinney was for
merly Miss Helen Anderson.
Mrs. P. E. Walker attended the flu
neral of Mrs. Wainscott at Douds-
Leando.
Roy Snyder Of Delta visited Mrs.
William Thomas Thursday. He will
visit relatives In Keokuk over Sunday.
Mrs. Henry Haiti of Douds-Leando
visited relatives here Thursday and
Friday.
Mrs. w. Lining is in Ottumwa, the
guest of her daughter, Mrs. Gertrude
Sloan.
Mrs. William Mcintosh left satur-
udy morning LOT u WISH Will IcldtlNtS
in Ottumwa.
Mrs. Milton Fosnot Of Des ,Moines
returned to her home Saturday. afte1
a two weeks visit with her mother.
DR.. Harris accompanied Ell Bell to
Ottumwa Saturday to consult a physi-
clan in regard to Mr.. Bells foot, which
has caused him much trouble for this
past few months.
Mrs. Frank Haney returned to her
home in Ottunwa Saturday, after a
brief visit with her parents at Pitts
burg.
Mrs Pittman and little daughter
spent Sunday in Mt. Zion with Mrs.
Cupp, mother of Mrs. Pittman.
DR.. Cresap OF Bonaparte was IN
Keosauqua Saturday
Attorney J. p. Starr was a business
visitor here last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Brownlee and
Mrs. Fred Rigsby accompanied Mrs.
William Long to her home at Bona
parte and spent Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Dodds and son
| spent Sunday with relatives In Harris
burg township.
Miss Elsie Drummonds OF Ottumwa
is visiting her parents at Pittsburg.
Robert Dolbery and his sister, Mrs
Thomas returned to their home IN
weeks.
Miss Maude Winters Of Douds- Lean
do spent Saturdar with relatives here
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip B. Brown OF
| Lebanon were guests OF Mr.. and Mrs
George w. Swiers Sunday.
Alex Smith made business trip to
| Missouri last week and while at Cor
! in, Mo-, ~he spent the day with his SIS
ter. Mrs. Clancy.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-05-21

IOWA NEWS IN BRIEF.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
School Convention Meets.

School Convention Meets.
Clarion-The Wright County Sunday
school convention will meet in Clarion
June IL. Superintendent of Schools o.
II. Benson is president. Miss Yeater Of
Des Moines and Banker j. H. Hardin
of Eldora will address the convention,
as well as prominent workers in the
county,
Deputy Inspeots o. e. 8. Work.
st. Charles.-Mabel Chapter No. TIA.
Q. e. S., held special session Friday
evening for the inspection Of the work,
by the grand deputy matron, Mrs.
Cooley. There We're fifty members in
attendance, every officer being present.
The work was well exemplified. The
grand deputy gave an entertaining adj
dress. which was highly appreciated by
all present.
"ko koals" Will Meet.
Mason City.-The Association Of Ko-
Koals, an organization OF coal dealers
Of northern Iowa, will have their sec
ond annual picnic at Clear Lake. June
20. The program Of arrangements In
ner, speaking by representative coal
men and a program of sports. In the
evening a "korkuskation" will be held.
The Ko Koals are a secret organiza-
ton, corresponding to the Hoo Hoo's
OF the lumbermen.
carson Man Sadly Hurt.
CARSON. w. HeEton, a wealthy
farmer near here, was dangerously in.
jufed by fall and Is now in pre-
carious condition. Mr.. Heston was in
the NOV Of his barn when he fell,
alighting in such position as to in
jure him terribly.
Install Atlantic U. G. r..
Atlantic.-Next Saturday evening at
the T. o. o. r. hail In this city there
will be installed the Atlantic council
Of the United Commercial Travellers Of
America. The work Of arranging for
the new council has been In progress
for some time. and the installation on
Saturday evening will be by the Fort
Dodge council. The local council will
start out with about thirty members,
residents of this city and the towns in
this vicinity.
Tramp Lands in Asylum.
Atlantic.-An unknown tramp. who
has, been about the city for week or
more past, was this morning taken to
the asylum at Clarinda by an attend
ant of that institution. No one knows
the man, but several have seen him
around here for the last week. Yes
terday he went to Guthrie City and It
was there that he was taken in tow by
the medical attendant
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haps. He will make few trips
away but for the most part he will
sit on his porch in the society of a
fat black cigar, talk about the crops
and the weather with the neighbors
and meditata what he would do If he
were but ten years younger. Some
folks say he will not let the ten years
make any difference and that when it
comes to considering presidential mat
tiers your Uncle Joe" is the right
party to keep watch of.
J. C. Welliver.