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Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-02

the shoulder as a token of his regard and
gratitude.
''Mr. White tells me that you've been of
fered six thousand dollars for the placer mine
at Promise Gulch," said Mr.. Sheldon, after a
pause.
yes" replied Jim. quickly; Some tender. sg.
nigh nil p petered out, and if Bart and the boys
think we'd better let it go, the Judge and ]
do which makes the majority of the firm,
therefore the things settled"
II think it's the best thing that could be
DONE" said Bart; "but do the strangers know
all about it, or have the boys been putting up
a job on them, as is too often done the other
side of the ranger
mo; this is a square thing, the judge says.
The tender-feet have been hanging around for
a week or ten days, and now they're down
here to see if they can get us five to close
the bargain. They know just how much has
been taken out already, and unless they re
blind, they can see how she washes up"
''Who's got the title?" asked Bart.
II suppose the Judge has; he attended to
the documents down at his shanty"
'Then let's go after them, and get Mr.. Shell
don to draw up bill of sale; that will wind
up the Promise Gulch business, and the other
fellows who want to stay here won't have to
make trip back there"
An hour later the tender-feet, as Jim ir-
reverently called them, had their deed OF
the placer mine where Kirk and Dory had
washed their first gold, and the entire re-
ceipts had been figured up. The yield had
not been enormous, but it was far above the
average.
Bart and the boys had taken out twenty
eight hundred dollars worth, and the com
pany had washed out thirty-one thousand
eight hundred and twenty dollars, which, with
the six thousand dollars that had been maid
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for the mine, made a grand total OF forty
thousand four hundred and twenty dollars.
The boys share of this, each having. one
third of the first sum and one-ninth OF the
last two amounts, was five thousand one hun
dred and thirty-fve dollars each, to which
should be added the amount given, them 6y
the miners at Silver Cliff, and this would
have been very handsome result of one sea-
sons work, even though they had not discov-
ereti the now famous "Sheldon."
"It's what call a right up and down good
summers work." said Jim, as MIR. Sheldon
announced the result, "and all | can say is
that if Bart and the boys hadn't come over
into this here valley, the judge and would
burro, Icoking for color on the other side of
the divide, with not money enough between
us to buy secondhand candle"
One by one the miners forming the original
company on the placer mine came up to sign
the bill of sale, and to receive their share of
the purchase money, until they were all
gathered around the camp fire, which was
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which is owned by your son." said Kirk, with

which is owned by your son." said Kirk, with
a laugh.
And, unless the father has got heap OF
dust salted down, the son is the richest,
said Jim, as if he was refecting ON the singu-
lar turns of fortune that are to be seen in a
mining country Here's Bart, now, who
was little brown-faced youngster when l
first started out prospecting, and now he can
buy and sell me a thousand times over, even
though we did strike it rich up at Promise
Gulch, and il, have got a claim alongside of
the Sheldon"
"You know where to get it, if you ever
want anything" said Bart, gravey; for the
sudden possession of wealth had changed him
somewhat, making him more serious and less
inclined to lead rowing life
Indeed l do, pard! But my idea is that
when. Kirk was SO thirsty that he tried to
dig for water with his hunting knife, he
struck it so rich for all hands of us that we
shan't be likely to want for enough to eat
again"
And Jim gave Kirk resounding slap on
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They had pleaded hard with Mr.. Sheldon
to be allowed to remain all winter, and, al
though it did not seem exactly right to make
two owners of one of the bestpaying mines
in Colorado return to their studies, he had
been deaf to all their entreaties.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-02
CHAPTER XXXV.
ADIEU TO "sHELDoN."

is September, and two of the orr
ginal founders of the town of Shell
don are saying adieu to their part
ners and their friends before leav-
ing for the East, where they are
going to school again.
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CONTINUED FROM LAST SUNDAY
CHAPTER XXXIV.
THE FIRST ASSAY.

some of my readers do not
| ID understand how gold is extracted
from the ore, and, in such cases.
Msaa5S very brief description of the meth
0SaazW Cd used on Kinks and Dory's mine
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CONTINUED ON FOLLOWING PAGE
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-01-10
COIJNTY NEWS NOTES.
 ITEMS OF INTEREST, GATHERED BY OUR . SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.

treatment by Dr. Dickerson, though we are sorry to see Jack just about the same. :. Mrs. John Naylor is sick at this writing MT. and Mrs. Bunch visited Mrs. Mitchell Sunday. .... John Law .ence had eight nice hogs to die last Friday. ...... Joe Lindsay and Oscar Lawrence are preparing to move to Little Rock in few days. -. The long bridge across Palarm creek was washed away last week by the high waters, and will cause the people living on the R. F. D. route considerable inconvenience about mail .. An inspector came up from Little Rock last week and went over the rural route and agreed to recommend a continual tion of the route for one month anyway. Now, patrons, IS your time to do your best to secure per manent service, and this can be by subscribing for your home pa per first, and then some other read ing matter, so as to bring the list of pieces of mail up to the require ments which is 2ooo pieces month ly. Now if you people want your route continued it will be putting your money to good use to sub- scribe at least for one of your coun- ty papers. Every family in the county ought to take and read their county papers. The show man passed through here and gave an entertainment last Monday night.
 January s.
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The County Road System.
or Log Cabin Democrat:

Editor Log Cabin Democrat:
 In regard to our road system, l believe the convicts ought to be worked upon the public roads and I hope the day is near at hand when our laboring people will take hand in this question and help settle it with honor to themselves and credit to the state. Another thing undesirable ill one road sys- tenn is the road commissioner. The money that has been paid out on road commissioner in Faulkner county alone would build a road from the west line of White coun- ty to the east line of Perry county that would be dry enough for blind Bartemus to go through the county without getting the soles of his shoes wet. I am opposed to road commissioners for that is the coun- ty judges business to see after the welfare of the county and put the money on the public roads instead of putting 1t on men.
 c. D. SOwELL.
 Vilonia, Ark.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-01-10
BARNEY.

Mrs. G. R. Brown is very sick at this time. The Cadron has been higher than has been known for many years, washing quite a lot of fencing and land as well l.... J. R. Blessing and J. T. Ingram killed hogs Friday and Saturday,. II. s. Morris and Miss Della Spradlin were quietly married at the home of the bride last night at seven o'clock, Rev. M. A. Thomp- son officiating. Only very few atteneded the ceremony. IA. L.. Powell has a new farm bell. We hear it ring very often ow....We understand that the land buyer who was here last week has gone home without buying any land. I. w. Poteet had the misfortune of keeping bachlor hall last Saturday night. The newly married couple are the guests of G. R. Brown and family, who gave the infare dinner. .... Porter Robin ion gave the young folks nice party Saturday night, which was enjoyed very much. ..Mr. Zugel- der failed to be at the church to- day with his talking machine ow- ing to the dampness of the wealth CT.
 Tan11arv 6
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-01-10
SIXTEENTH SECTION.

It is warm and damp this morn ing. -. Those that killed hogs are afraid of losing their meat. We have had the biggest rain since the last writing that has fell since 1882. The branches turned out to be creeks. w. G., J. s. and w. T. Russell and Alex Patterson went to Little Rock Sunday. ..... There is some sickness here now. Jimmie and Bessie Cazort wis ited at their grandfather's yester- day. -. Miss Tinie Russell of Ar genta is visiting relatives here. -. s. T. Cazort was at Fl Paso Satur- day. :. Mrs. w. G. Russell is i'm proving. ...J. E. Stanley was at Vilonia last week on business. ... w. M. Tygart sold yearling this morning to N. c. Carter. A dis pute arose between some few here last week that J. T. Cazort and Miss Daisy Cobb were married two weeks ago, but the writer called up Esq. Newell last night and found out that he didn't marry them, so everybody is satisfied now..... Since the writer has begun writing it has commenced to rain. Mrs. w. F. Pool returned home from Bentonville with pneumonia yester. day. Earl Edwards has pneu monia. Success to The Log Cabin Democrat and its many read CTS during 1907.
 January 7.
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HOLLAND.
January

M. L. Grisham returned Friday from a business trip to Lonoke county Mrs. Minnie Riggin re- turned to Fit. Smith today after a short stay with her brother, R. $. Purifoy, on her return from Nal vern, where she visited the parent al home. IL. L. Barker is spend ing the holidays in South Carolina. ....J. M. Stevenson and family returned from West Tennessee today Willis Grisham and Mel win Goode of north Alabama visit ed old friends and relatives at Hol- land during Christmas returning home last week ...J. w. Jackson and wife visited their daughter, Mrs. Icy Shannon, in Texas dur- ing the holidays. ...J. M. Garrett visited his brother, Jas. Garrett, at Kansas City last week, returning Friday. ..Rev. Jas. Ellis of Texas arrived last week and took charge of the Holland circuit, preaching an able sermon both Sunday and Sunday night at Oakland. Quite a number of weddings have been pulled off during the past week, beginning with a new year. We wish them a prosperous and happy life. The recent flood of rain has done more damage in this sec ton of the country than ever before, the Cadron and Bayou reaching the highest mark since 1882. Sev- eral bales of cotton already picked and in the pen went down the Cadron. John Obor in attempt ing to cross Cold Spring slough got a very fine mule belonging to John Gibbs, also mare belonging to Steve Woodwork, drowned and came very near losing his own life trying to save the team. TT. F. Langley has moved into his new residence just completed near Hol- land. ..J. J. Cantrell has moved to the river near Red Hill.
 January 7.
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furthermore the committe decided to try to get each church to adopt some plan so as to get each mem- Der to contribute ten cents for this work. We have notified nearly all the churches of this matter re- questing them to report any amount collected at the district meeting at Enola, which commenced the last Friday in December, at which time the committee was to meet again. Several churches respond ed at the district meeting with
 nice collections, so we have de- cided to press this plan until the
 fifth Sunday in March. So, dear
 brethern, we trust that you will accept this as a personal letter in which we ask you to try and get each member of your church to give as much as ten cents to this great work. Of course, let all give as much as they wish, but urge
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-01-10
NORTH MT. VERNON TOWN
 SHIP.

It commenced raining here Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock and continued until Thursday afternoon at o'clock. The Cadron here was higher than 1t had been since 1882. The rain did great deal of damage to fences in the bottom lands and washed away cotton pens contain ing cotton. :. The Cadron bridge in this vicinity which was damaged by the recent rains was repaired Saturday ....Quite number ot our people are suffering with bad colds at present. Misses Ada and Mary Graham and Kate and Adna Stevens of Naylor were here the first of the week and organized Woodmen Circle at Rose Bud -. R. o. Maddox, Mrs. Lou Presley and little son and Miss Ollie Pres ley are attending the quarterly meeting at Pleasant Hill at present. B. M. Maddox is attending school at Rose Bud ...Zim Somers of Bethesda was in our midst this week :. Much success to The Log Cabin Democrat during the year of 1907.
 January 5.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-01-10
HAYDON'S HILL.

Things are changing "muchly" this season. Here is partial list:
 R. L. Linn moves to Shira farm near Preston. Alex Mutter takes MT. Linn's place here. D. J. An drews follows MT. Mutter up. J.
 O. Cart has moved to the Williams place. Prof. Berry takes MT. Carts farm. R. Haydon has built at Rock Gap and will move there this week. Mrs. Turner takes Haydon Hill farm. c. A. Harrison goes to his mill near Lol- lie and Fred Simmons will occupy the house vacated by MT. liar rison. MT. Keener is building a house on land of railroad company. I. B. Timer will take Thayer farm for this year. James New came in from the Indian Territory and will be at Haydon's mill at Rocky Gap
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-01-10
ROCKY GAP.

We had a great rain last week which did a great deal of damage in washing away bridges and fences. Haydon's mill has been shut down for some time on account ot a broken engine but will start to- day. John Mitchell and Miss Susan Coley of Mayhower were here Sunday. .. Mrs. Adams and son, Robert, left last Thursday for Prescott, Ark, where they will make their future home. Mike Gillian and Miss Lela Colay spent Sunday on the river The duck hunters are not having much sue cess on flag pond as there is too / much water. w. F. Colay, w. lH. McCaulley and son, Russell, Aleft last week for the southern part of the slate, where they will trap for furs this winter. R. Haydon' S house is just about completed .... R. w. c. Nooner, T. M. Nooner and ]. w. Wilson went to town with cotton Saturday. Esq. A. A. Mosely, who has been very sick for some time, is some better at this writing Taylor and Moore Adams left Monday for the Fourche mill where they will work through the winter. fishing Butler left last week for Boxite after Christ mas visit with home folks. We would like to hear from the Sunny Side F. E. & C. U. of A. How are you progressing. The Cedar N Ridge farmers union meets every gsecond and fourth Wednesday nights in the month. Come on boys and join our ranks. Hello, correspondents, what is the matter, we are not filling our space ln the reper and it gets ads. Let's take Jew start with the new year and |. make this the most successful year 1.-The Log Cabin Democrat has ever had.
 January 7.
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ASSOCIATION MISSIONARY
Statement from the Executive Board of
 Greenbrier Baptist Association.

Dear Brethern; immediately af- ter the Association of Pleasant Grove, your executive committee met at Holland and in accordance with the instructions of the asso- citation laid out the work of the missionary, Bro. Roberts, for an- other year. Bro. Roberts is to put in each Saturday and Sunday in the month until Summer, then full time until the association, and we agreed that the association pay him 200 dollars for his services,
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-01-10

that each member give this little mite at least. Send all contribu- tions to w. w. Lovil, Holland, Ark, or bring it to fifth Sunday meeting at Bethany the last of March. G. M. FORD, w. w. LovIL,
 ]. M. BRYANT,
 R. F. ADAMS,
 F. C. FLOURNoY.
 Committee.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-01-10
SPRINGFIELD.

Miss Mamie Morgan returned . from a visit to Morrilton the past )week. a. Dr. A. H. Stephens and the local camp w. o. w. have let the contract for a two-story build ing on the site fomerly occupied by the Bird building. Dr. Steph- ens will use the lower floor for drug store and the w. O. w. and Odd Fellows will use the upper room for a hall Sam Bell rode into Cypress between here and Solgohachia Friday, and came near being drowned. He and his horse, however, finally succeeded in making landing, but not until they had ruined saddle and over coat. .... The end of match that Ed Combs was trying to ignite Thursday to light the lamps in J: $. Cathcart's store, broke off and fell among lot of fireworks, which immediately caught fire and had it not been for the heroic et- | tforts of all the citizens near the place would have totally destroyed the building and contents. The flames were extinguished and the loss is estimated at about S5o..... The water duiing the week s heavy rains undermined R. M. Morgan s chimney causing 1t to fall Friday. The Cadron has been on !, rampage the past week, doing J heavy damage to fences and some lands, some cotton also has been destroyed L. B. Dawson moved into the residence his son recently purchased from Will Burns. wv. A. Brown moved into the Mitchell residence the past week. He pur- chased the property a few weeks ago. -. Andrew Cantrell has re- turned to Springfield. Mrs. H. A. Loamis and so1, Leslie, are wis 'fiting her mother, Mrs. Leah Moses. .. A. M. Nelson of Jenny Lind visited in our city the past week. Rev. c. H. Nelson and Willie Cureton of Conway were in town the past week. Mrs. J. N. Martin and Mrs. Lum Duncan have been indisposed for several days. Justice I. J. Williams was in from Mallettown Saturday look ing for business -. Robt. l.. Ar nor went to Morrilton the past week to see the "Prettiest Girl ln Dixie. We would like to call \ the attention of the county judge to the present condition of the bridge over the north Cadron, on the Springfield and Conway road. The bridge belongs jointly to Con- way and Faulkner counties, and as 1t is in a dangerous condition from careless attention and high waters, we suggest that the county judge of each county either come or send some competent person and inspect said bridge. A few hundred dol lars spent now might save several times the amount besides lives and property.
 x January 6.
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We would chron-

for the season. We would chron- icle other changes, but fear the typos would get mixed. Patrons of this school district, No. 9, have repaired the school house prepara- tory to having winter school. -. Our telephone company is getting in business shape and will put up a line at once.
 January {.
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STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO, ss

STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO, ss.
 LUCAS COUNTY.
 Frank l. Cheney makes oath that he is senior partner of the firm of F. J. Cheney & Co.,, doing business i Il the City of Toledo, County and State aforesaid, and that said firm will pay he sum o ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by the use of Halls Catarrh Cure FRANK J. CHENEY. Sworn to before me and subscribed in my pres ence, this eth day of December, A. D. 1880
 A. w. GLEASON, (SEAL.) NOTARY PUBLIC. Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally, and acts directly on the blood and mucous surface of the system. Send for testimonials free
 F. ]. CHENEY & Co.,, Toledo, O. Sold by all Druggists, 7Sc.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-01-10
To Court Men.

You will find it to your interest to see DeArmond Bros. first and second houses south of court house before you engage for your home during the January term of court.
 2t A. l.. DEARMoND.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-01-10
MAYFLOWER.

! Dr. Copeland is up again after
 inc weeks of fever. ..... Master JH Taylor has come back from .C where he had been under
The Washington bee., 1907-05-25

bronze and stands on a handsome
stone pedestal. II was executed by
the famous sculptor, Frederick Mac
monnies, was completed at his studio
in Paris, and was formally accepted
on December 20, 1905. The statue
shows the famous general on horse
back, the likeness of Little Mae"
whom the union soldiers loved so well,
being striking.
The monument stands at the Juno
ton of Connecticut avenue and Co
lumbia road, and was procured
through the efforts and subscriptions
of the Army of the Potomac
Gen Mcclellan was born in this
city on December 3, 1926, and was
graduated from West Point in 1916.
He fought in the Mexican war and
then became vice president and en-.
gineer of the Illinois Central railroad.
He was at the head of the eastern d.
vision of the Ohio & Mississippi rail-
TOAD when the civil war broke out, and
was commissioned major general by
the governor of Ohio. A short tine
'er the first battle Of Manassas he
placed at the head Of the Army
As Ra&0S~~& L. 1oa.A ~ @A.A--a
The Washington bee., 1907-05-25

will cause a sensation greater than
ever.
1t is said that he has Of late gone
back to the firebug business.
For 25 years a band of firebugs
operated in this section of Ohio and
across the border in Michigan and In
diana, and nearly 100000 worth of
property was destroyed. Between so
and 100 men were involved, many of
them among the most prominent in
William, Fulton and Lucas counties.
Page was the star pyromaniac of
the bunch. He was an expert at set
ting fires, but was the tool of the
wealthier men. For a trick turned in
Michigan he was arrested and con-
victed, the gang failing TO aid him.
While he was in prison they neglected
bis family.
Page came out of the prison af1ame
with bitterness. He began his con-
fessions two years ago, and 20 indict-
ments We're returned. some being still
pending. The cases went back 20
years.
He told how arson had been made
The Washington bee., 1907-05-25
BEGINS JAIL LIFE AT 95.
Man Who Broke Up Firebug Gang
Must Serve Sentence.

Bryan, O.-Eighty-five years old,
Jack Page, whose evidence sent %
men to the Ohio penitentiary during
the past two years and broke up the
worst gang of frebugs, ever exposed IN
this country, has himself been sent
to serve two years in the penitentiary
for arson.
An old Indictment was revived, and
Page pleaded guilty. There was moth
ing else for him to do. The judge
told him the action was a rebuke to
him for trading upon lis ability to
convict other culprits.
1t is also said that Page was sent
to the penitentiary largely to protect
him from violence, as ne is said to
have made additional revelations that
The Washington bee., 1907-05-25

business by a gang wnlcn solicited
trade the same as an insurance COM
pany does, except that their PROPOSE
tion was the reverse of the insurance
proposition. They insured destruc-
ton by fire instead of protection from
fire.
They worked up custom among men
who were in financial straits and
needed the insurance money, and
even farmed out their services to per-
sons who wanted a neighbor's barn
burned for revenge. So many promi-
nent men were in the conspiracy that
justice was bafled for over a score of
years.
The Washington bee., 1907-05-25
STATUE TO GEN. MCCLELLAN
Fine Bronze Memorial Recently Un-
VeiIed at Washington.

WashingtOn.-The statue to Gen.
George BrintOn Mcclellan, which was
unveiled here recently, is executed in
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-06-25
FOREST RESERVATIONS.

Denver is the first body
the subject of the disposal of the
public lands OF the United States
century. that period has by
disposed the major of Its hold
the stable door after nearly all Of
stolen.
whether the people who have
OF the benefits which accrue
taking good the steeds which st remain In the stalls
coalbearng forest pasture and
remaining the possession OF the government
record in this matter and DEMANDS
TREATED WITH THE SAME CONSIDER
THOSE CosnioNwEAITis WHICH HAVE ALREADY Di-
VmED THEIR PATRIMoNY AMONG THEIR INDIVIDUAL CIri-
the widom
treating public but insisted that
benefit OF the states wherein
for the benefit of the
the Union who have lands forests mines
the possession OF private individuals
unable resist the justice OF this contention
recognize the rights of those
small representation the lower house
when they understand the matter thoroughly
ma bo depended prevent injustice
popular the East Is that the Far West
its forests and that supports the
gabbers steal the public domain but the
campaign by the Public Lands Convention
all that is asked for justice for the
states DEMANDS THAT THE PROFITS ARISING
EI.EVENTHHoUR REFORM SHALL NOT BE ABSORBED
HAVE EATEN THEIR CAKE and wish to
chance nbbe theirs