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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-12-17
BY REX e. BEACH.

Helen questioned strive ut Iengtn.
but gained nothing more than that Sc
cret service men had been at work for
weeks and had today unearthed the
fact that vigilantes had been formed.
They had heard enough to make them
think the mines would be jumped again
tonight and SO had given the alarm.
"Have you hired spies?'' she asked
incredulously.
"Sure. We had to. The other people
Swallowed us, and It's come to point
where it's life or death to one side or
the other. told Mcnamara we'd have
bloodshed before we We're through,
when he first outlined the scheme-I
mean when the trouble began"
She wrung her hands. That's what
uncle feared before we left Seattle.
That's why took the risks did in
bringing you those papers. 1 thought
you got them In time to avoid all this
struve laughed a bit, eying her Gu
riously.
"Does Uncle Arthur know about
this2" she continued.
ANOS We NOA = ACS NALL AAOW 0Ay lulAk
more than necessary. He's not strong
man."
Eyes, yes. He's not we'll" Again
the lawyer smiled. 'Who is behind
this vigilante movement"
1--WE think It is Glenister and his
New Mexican bandit partner. At least
they got the crowd together" She
was silent for time.
II suppose they really think they
own those Mines"
Undoubtedly"
"But they don't. do they?' Somehow
this question had required to her In
slstentiy Of late, for things were con.
stantly happening which showed there
was more back of this great, fierce
struggle than she knew. It was impos
siblc that injustice had been done the
mine owners, and yet scattered talk
reached her which was puzzl.ng
When she strove to follow 1t up. her
acquaintances adroitly changed the
subject. She was baffled on every
side. The three local newspapers up
held the court. She read them care
fully and was more at sea than ever
There was disturbing undercurren
OF alarm and unrest that caused her t.
feel insecure, as though standing OF
hollow ground.
Eyes, this whole disturbance is caus
ed by those two. Only for them wee
be all right"
"Who is Miss MalotteY'
BE answered promptly, 1.-THE hand
soonest woman In the north and tn
most dangerous"
'In what way? Who is sheg'
ats hard to say who or what she
4 is. She's different from other women
She came to Dawson in the early days
just came--we didn't know how
whence or why, and we never fount
out. We woke up one morning, ant
there she was. BY night we We're al
jealous, and in week we We're mos
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-12-17
A Real Wonderland.

South Dakota, with its rich silver
mines, bonanza farms, wide ranges and
strange natural formations, is verit-
able wonderland. At Mound City, in
the home of Mrs. E. Clapp, a wonder
full cese of healing has lately occurred.
Her son seemed near death with lung
and throat trouble. "Exhausting cou oh
ing spells occurred every FIVE minutes,
writes Mrs. Clapp, when I began Civ
ing DR.. Kings New Discovery, the
great medicine, that saved his life and
completely cured him." Guaranteed for
coughs and colds, throat and lung troub-
les, by P. A. Clemmer, druggist. Soc.
and 81. 90. Trial bottle free. T
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-12-17
R. N. A..

Oracle-Miss Mabel shumway.
v. O. Miss Ruth Evans.
Chancellor Miss Dell Rose.
Recorder Mrs. Mary Salisbury.
Receiver Miss Josie Beeedlove.
Marshal Mrs. Anna Huessellmann.
Inside Sentry Mrs. Mary Malanaphy
Outside Sentinel Miss Alberta Scott
Manager-Mrs. Elizabeth Johnson.
Physicians Drs. Plummer and jim
derlee.
Delegate Mrs. Ida Gibbons.
Alternate Mrs. May Salisbury
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-12-17
Those Delicious Lemon Pies

The kind that makes your mouth
water" are easily made with no fus-
sing and at least possible expense if
you use eOUR-PIE" Preparation.
Don't hesitate. Try it and tell your
fridnds. At grocers, 10 cents Every
body is pleased with with "OUR-PIE. -
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-12-17
The Rev. IrlR Hicks 1908 Almanac

Is ready for delivery and eNcells all
former editions in beauty and value.
The cover is beautiful design in col
ors, the entire book is full of fine half
tones, astronomical engravings and in
teresting matter. 1t contains the Hicks
weather forecasts complete for the
whole year, finely illustrated. The
price by mail is 35 cents, on News
Stands 80 cents. WORD AND WORKS,
the Rev. Irl R. Hicks fine monthly
magazine, contains all his weather fore
casts from month to month, together
with vast amount of the best family
reading. The price is 81 a year and
one almanac goes with each sub
scription. Address Word and Works
Publishing Co., 22O1 Locust Street, st.
Louis, Missouri Write for rate on
almanacs in quantities. Agents wanted
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-12-17
Fraternal Society Officers for 1908.

W. o. w.
G. C.-Wm. G. Kunes.
A. L.--John gilbert.
Banker-W. H. Tillson.
Clerk--F. ]. Prann.
Escort-W. T. Forty.
Watchman--,J. E. Howe.
Sentry Clement Henry.
Physicians -Drs. DAILY, Scripture and
Hunt.
Manager-C. ]. Vance.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-10-10

HE GREETED THE YOUNG MAN CoRpIALLE
sister, Rose, who was much more Iii.
style, and doubtless in the course OF
the evening he could get Kate off by
herself.
So the four sat on the steps and
made merry, and when Phil proposed
walk Fred cordially seconded the
Idea, and they all got as far as the
gate together. Phil thought there
couldn't be a better time for telling a
girl you loved her than the quiet moon,
lit night nor a better place than the
deserted streets Of a quiet suburb.
But when they reached the gate Rose
decided she wanted a wrap, and in
stead of waiting for her. as he should
have done, Fred strolled on up the
street with Kate, and Phil had to wait.
1t wasn't a hilarious walk. Rose
seemed as out of sorts as Phil, and
they were both glad when they reached
the gate again and could get away
from each other. Phil would not &C
cept Roses invitation to wait on the
porch until Fred and Kate came home
he didn't want to see Fred at all. But
he cmsoled himself with the thought
that very likely Kate was as disap
pointed as he himself. and the very
next day he telephoned for permission
to come up that evening. 1t was gra-
ciously granted, and he went down.
town and bought ring, being an old
fashioned lover.
The next afternoon he CHANGED to
meet Kate on the street, and she
stopped him. by the way, bring over
your banjo tonight" she said. Wen
have a little porch party, and your
banjo is always so much In demand 1"
And then be began to wonder whether
It could be possible that she might not
care for him. If she did. why on earth
was abe always getting lot Of people
around when he camel Then his brow
cleared. 'The dear girlr' be thought
"Ehe Is afraid win see that she
cares. and II is her way Of defending
herself"
The porch party was jolly. and there
was a good time. but Phil saw next
to nothing of Kate. She was here and
there and everywhere, the moving spir.
IL OF fun. Nevertheless be felt that be
gained a little, for when he said GOOD
night he held her hand decidedly long
or than he would have wanted announcer
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-10-10
Quite sordid.

There was a burglar in the room.
The beautiful young lady sleeping
there was awakened by the fash Of his
lantern.
"Let US come To an understanding. -
abe said pleasantly. Are you the sort
Of burglar ! have met in flctiOnY
81 am not, num-" replied the visitor:
I'm the real thing. hope that silver
on your dresser Is too"
wouldn't do any good to talk TO you
about your golden haired baby, Them
"EOpe."
SCOT a sick wife ct homer
Nope"
Worthy man, driven to crime by
hunger perhapsT'
'Nope. Just out from me last job"
''Well," concluded the young lady,
'pm disappointed. You're mean to dis
turb me, and I'm glad that's plated
ware."-PhIladeIphia Ledger.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-10-10
A PLAY TO
THE GALLERY.
By Cecilia A. LOizeaun.
Copyright. 1906. by May McKeon.

1t had just dawned upon PHILIP
Smart that Kate Hampton was the Cir
he wanted. He wondered how he could
ever have hesitated or ever have had
a doubt. Why, she was simply cut out
for him, he thought, as he dressed with
care and precision to 60 and tell her so
Il should have told her months ago"
be mentally argued. "She must think
I'm an awful duffer," and he wondered
anew that he had been such a blind
fool as not to know what had been the
matter with him all these months. He
believed now that he had been in love
with her ever since they had gone tc
the kindergarten and had not known it
His heart was very light, and he was
singing at the top of lusty baritone
voice, "oh, but love you, dearg' when
there was a thump at his door and bis
best friend, Fred Bart, dropped in
Fred was also dressed with care and
precision and accosted Philip with hie
customary belloY.
Going up to the Hamptons? Well
hurry up! You must have been dress
Ing for an hour. What makes you SC
happy got your salary raised?"
moi" said Philip shortly. He sud
denly felt anything but cheerful. AZ
he knotted his cravat he said many
things under his breath, Ostensibly al
the stubborn tie. The thermometer Of
his feelings was dropping. He wonder
ed what In thunder Fred had to 70 w
there tonight for. Couldn't he see when
he wasn't wanted2 The last time Kate
had been not much more than civil.
He finally turned from the glass and
wriggled into his coat, with flushed
face. We'll, come ont" he said.
As they strolled up the SHADY sub
urban streets Fred did not seem to no
tce the drop in Phips spirits, but talk
cd away, with his hand on his com
panion's shoulder, until Phil began tc
hate him.
However when they reached the
Hampton house and found two white
clad figures on the porch his heart be
gan to bound again. 1t was quite like
" that Fred was going to see Kate's
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-09-20
OREGON souIRs.

Rv unanimous vote the Portland city
council ordered the issuance of $4,775,-
600 worth of municipal Improvement
bonds. provided for in amendments to
the charter in the June election, and
bids will be advertised for at once IN
Portland and New York city for the
sale of the entire issue.
A runaway took place in Albany re-
Gently during the parade OF Ringing
circus that resulted in serious injury
to Mrs. D.. F. West of PlainView.
Fol the first time since the prose
cution of the railway ticket "scalpers''
during the Lewis & Clark exposition
under the statute passed by the legls-
lature in 1905. warrants were issued
this week for the arrest OF M. Max
well and John Doe" who sold two
railroad tickets to G. H. Beasley.
Trouble is brewing for all the com.
binations of business interests IN
| Portland which may fall under the
ban of the Bedding ordinance.
P~ortland's first horse show will be
held in the Oriental building at the
Lewis & Clark exposition grounds Nov
Z, 8 and 9.
Picnic parties and private friendlS
gatherings where liquor is passed
around are hereafter exempt from po
lice interference for lifting off the Sun
day lid.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-09-20
MooRs ARE BEATEN IN BATTLE
Plan to Stampede French Troops Al
most Successful.

Plan to Stampede French Troops Al
most Successful.
Casa Blanca, Sept. 1.-During the
fighting between the French forces
and Moors near the French camp the
Moors al first retreated. and 1t was
thought that the engagement was
over, when suddenly the enemy reap
peared in great force in two direc-
lions. The Algerian cavalry found
themselves almost surrounded, but
formed a square and slowly fell back
until reinforced. In the meanwhile
the French ships showered shells
among the hills, scattering the
enemy.
The engagement lasted three hours
The line of battle extended over two
miles, and it is estimated that about
| l 1000 Moors were engaged. The loss
of the latter is not known, but 1t is
believed to have been heavy, as the
French officers counted the bodies Of
20 Moors in one roadway. The French
loss was Is killed.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-09-20
COMING EVENTS.

Free street carnival, Walla WaIA
Wash, September 1923.
Washington Retail Grocers, Seattle
September 1919.
Montana Pioneers, Billings, Sep
tember 1928.
Southern Idaho Baptist Young Pee
pies union, Boise, September 1917
Fairs.
Riverside, Wash, September VIA
C~entralia, Wash, September Sl4
Roseburg, Ore, September, lOlA
Athena, Ore, September 1871.
Salem, Ore, September 1921.
Orohno, Idaho, September lI-ls,
Missoula, Mont, September low
Redmond, Ore, September ls-li.
Prosser, Wash, September lSzL
Great Falls, Mont, September ZS1'
North Yakima, Wash, Sept ZS-.o'
Colville, Wash, September 1874,
Anaconda, Mont, September ISss
McMinnville, Ore. September L %
Pendleton, Ore, September lo-a''
Victoria, B. c., September 2+sS'
Spokane, Wash, September 1"
tober 5. 0oo,,o
Helena, Mont, September 'V0'"
Der 5.
Puyallup. Wash, October 10
La Grande, Ore, October 20,
New Westminster, b. u 0
1-5.
Caldwell, Idaho, October To-
Scio, Ore, October "a %,
Davenport, Wash, OCTOBER -
oregon City, Ore, October VII
Colfax, Wash, October az.
Lewiston, Idaho, October ~
Baker City,, Ore, OCTOBER
Wilbur, Wash, October 1910. ,L1s
Walla Walla, Wash, Octope
Boise. Idaho, October 2l-zo,
Prineville, Ore, october l0i"
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-09-20
NORTHWEST STATES
WASHINGTON, IDAHO, OREGON
AND MONTANA NEWS.
A Few Interesting items Gathered
From Our Exchanges Of the sur
rounding country-Numerous ACCT
dents and Personal Events Take
PIace-crop Outlook Is Good.
IDAHO NEWS.

William Jennings Bryan will speak
TO the democrats Of Idaho in BOISE oh
September II.
At a meeting of the Lewiston moo
hoard recently the tai levy was hxed
st 7 mills. which will insure a tund oI
s34OOO for school purposes.
party of q Indian scholars are on
the way to government school at Gar
Isle, Pa.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & st. PAU
will build a railroad along the 81.
Maries river from the town OF St.
Maries to Collins, Idaho, the ermlnal
station Of the Washington, Idaho &
Montana railway. The road will be
completed simultaneously with the
main line of the st. Paul road
along the St. Joe river.
The total value of all property IN
Idaho subject to taxation for the year
1907. as agreed upon by the state
hoard of equalization, figures up 10
$97,441, 445.55.
The table shows that Ada county
still leads the counties of the state IN
total assessed valuations, its total be-
ing s11O32, 1872 20, or a gain of $1,5O2,-
1874 over 1906. The valuation oil
railway lines in Ada county over last
wear. according to the assessments by
the board, amounts to $136,967; OF tel
epbone lines. $24,4S2.69; of telegraph
lines. $14S2.55. -,
The gross state tax levy for Ada
county for 1906 was $41,429.S7. Fol
- m
1897 1t is given as $5S,94S.2O.
Drilling for oil, gas, water, or what
ever may be found has commenced II
Payette in earnest.
With a gain of almost $~2,5OO,OOO IL
this years total valuations as com
pared with that of last year, Shoshon'
eats will be completed and ready TO
county is rapidly forging its way U
the front as being the richest count,
in the state of Idaho, and now les
than $1,000, 900 separates 1t from Adj
county, the leading county. The tota
valuations of the two counties TO
this year are as follows: Ada count
S11.O32,152.2O; Shoshone county, $40
242, 054.5S.
Wallace schools opened last MOI
day.
Charles H. Harding has bought tn
Fairvoew farm, near Spalding, consis
ing OF over a section of choice Ian
from ]. H. Wann & Sons. The pric
was $40, 900 and the buyer will TAX
possession at once.
Judge Steele has overruled the m
ton of the defense to quash the indie
ment against Thomas Eagan, who
charged with an assault to comm
murder. and set the Ease for trial Ser
10. Eagan shot Hilda Carlson al
her small brother several weeks ag
after he had been rejected. The
sault was made at the country hon
of Miss Carlson near Cottonwood.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-09-20
The Generals Reason.

Major General Greedy, commanding
the northern division of the United
States army. sent a report to the war
department recently, giving reasons
why soldiers are dissatisfied and jes-
ertions are so frequent. He says the
causes are:
Frst-Insuficient pay.
Second-Lack of canteen.
Third-General worthlessness.
Fourth Too much non-military
work.
Fifth Hardships on practice mar
ches.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-09-20
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

News of a strike of silver glance ore
in the Railroad mine, about so miles
from Weiser, Idaho, in the northern
part of the county. is reported. A
specimen of ore that was brought to
Weiser by DR.. S. Peacock, the general
will run 5000 ounces of silver
to the ton. The ledge is more than four
feet wide and will run $50 to the ton
the entire width of it. A new cotton
Nedbury smelter has been placed on
the property and was blown in We'd
nesday. The strike has created a great
deal of excitement in the Heath dis
trict, where it was made. 1t is a large
district and there is great similarity in
the mines of the entire district.
Nettie Rogers, aged IA, of Boise, was
drowned in the Payette river about 10
miles above Horseshoe Bend, Idaho, re-
Gently. The body has not been re-
covered.
1t is reported that Five hundred
SQUARE miles of rich wheat country
were devasted to the amount Of $780,
600 or more by a severe windstorm and
w~aterspout which passed near Endi'
colt, Wash, Sunday night. The storm
seemed to originate near Pennewawa OF
the Snake river and, taking a north
easterly course, it swept toward Endi
colt, 80 miles distant, in a path OF q
miles ide, destroying 90 per cent of tn,
standing grain and doing in calcuabl,
damage to other property.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-09-20
MONTANA ITEMS

A large number of the sheep OF
southern Montana range in the Mad
ison forest reserve during the summer
months. the country around the head
of the Ruby river and its hundreds OF
tributaries being apportioned to dlI-
ferent sheepmen, who pay a lberal
fee to the government for the priv
ilege. The same conditions also ap-
ply to the other reserves, which nave
been established more recently at the
headwaters of the tributaries of the
Big Hole and Beaverhead.
Madison county produced nearly a
million pounds of wool during the
past season.
Secretary H. r. Wells of the Mon
tana Stockgrowers' association has
called a meeting of he executive
committee of the association to be
held at Miles City September 16.
John Ryan, managing director oil
the Amalgamated company, is again
at his Office in Butte for the first time
since last April when he started fol
New York and soon afterward sailed
for Europe.
The wool crop in southern Montana
is the biggest in its history. Beaver
head will weight out 1,750,OO pounds
a quarter Of a million more than an!
other veal in it's history.
NJ. w. Mann has been appointe'
custodian at Fort Keogh, the command
of the Sixth cavalry has departed 10
the Philippines.
II has been stated that the missiol
of Governor S. T. Hauser, who wen
east recently. is in connection wit
the building of a custom cope
smelter on the Missouri river in tn
vicinity of Helena. The smelter Is
be in close proximity to the lowe
plants on the Missouri.
James Hoar was killed at Butte r.
Gently by a man named Ruscoviel
after a quarrel, the slayer escaping q
soon as he realized what he had don
Hoar was a miner, % years old, an
came to Butte from San Francisco.
Probably the longest trout eve
taken from a stream in western Mon
ana was one caught recently by Robe
II. Marks south of Stevensville in a
irrigating ditch in his field. 1t WI
a bull trout, measuring 3515 inches
length and weighing 1914 pounds.
Eight prominent Billings men we
the guests OF honor recently at VIII
was one Of the most unique banque
ever held in eastern Montana. 1t W;
given by the wealthy and well-knoV
Chinaman, Leo Quock, at his ne
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-09-20
NORTHWEST NEWS.

Edith Wilson, a girl about IA va,.
old, attempted suicide at Portland
Gently by swallowing several tab,a..
of poison. The cause Of the act W."
that the girl had been arrested for =,
co%rrigibility.
There is an influx of Hindus
Grays Harbor.
North Yakima has Just put IN a.
auto hose cart, which is said 70 ~
satisfactory work. 1t is one of the tsS,
in the Pacific northwest.
After a two days session the sto..
association of master plumbers closos
it's convention in Bellingham. LAM
| Smyth of Spokane was elected nros,
dent. The association will meet nov,
year in Spokane.
Sergeant w A. Berg of North Va
kima, Company e, N. G. w, won tbo
presidents match at the annual shoe,
which is being held under the ausnIcos
of the National Rifle association ),
Camp Perry, Ohio.
No smoking is allowed on the bach
platforms Of Tacoma railroad powa,
street cars within the city.
William Davis, who shot and kiIloa
John MCGEE, a Seattle contractor. sew.
eral months ago at L~eavenworth ia
very low with heart trouble.
Rainier Beach and Dunlap, suburb.
on Lake Washington, with territorv
two miles square and a population n,
, five to seven thousand, have voted n
annex to Greater Seattle.
The Washington Annex MOTEL. a sr.
! story steel building on a double corn.
er in Seattle has been soil by James
! A. Moore to G. j. Smith and A. s
Kerry of Seattle for $500,O 900.
The state reformatory commission
has selected a tract Of land one and
one-half miles northwest of Monroe
;. as a site for the reformatory. The
price asked for the site is $4,000.
George G. Burton, now in SOLITARY
confinement in the Seattle city jaI
awaiting transportation to Illinois Il
= serve a term of 20 years for burglary
0 is one OF the most skilful safe bur
=, glars the authorities In Illinois eve
:. had to deal with.
The banks OF Seattle have come t
u the aid Of the state commission Of tn
Alaska Yukon-Pacifc exposition AM
&c by agreeing to cash all warrants draw
on the fund to be raised by sale 0
e shore lands as provided for by tn
Il state at the last session Of the lesil
" lature have eliminated all obstacle
= from the path Of the commission.
Work has begun on the installetiO
IL of the Gamewell fire alarm system
Lewiston, a force of linemen havil
Ut been brought here to string the te
nc miles of wire which will carry II
alarms.
Montana has 1885 full members ar
46S probationers in Methodist churc
nc There are So churches and As parse
ages. The total value of church pro
erty is $76,625, on which there is
eu Indebtedness of $14,115, which prob
bly, will be wiped out this year.
during the last year the sum OF sl2,S
was paid on the debt.