davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Illinois issue. (Chicago, Ill. ;) 1906-1912, 1908-12-18
THE ILLINOIS ISSUE

brought to the Rock Island police station since Mon
day night, and one of these parties Robert Mccoy
an employe OF the Mendoza Brewing Company Of
Rock Island died in his cell at the county iai at
11.20 O'Clock last night. Drs Dart and Souders at
tended him.
The second patient, August Kerbeke, who was
found wandering about the farm of the Tri-
City Pasteurized Milk Company few days ago. has
been In very bad way since being brought to the
station and was removed to the county JAIL where
he is receiving treatment Wednesday night he made
several attempts to tear down the cell he occupied
and destroyed some Of the equipment"
More Money Needed
An afternoon paper of Rock Island the same day
printed the following:
Rock Island is greatly in need Of some provision
for the caring for patients suffering from derium
tremens and ailments coming from excessive drink
ing said Dr. G. T. Foster this morning following
the inquest of Robert Mccoy. CAT the present time
neither the police station nor the jail is sufficiently
equipped to for such as was presented by
Mccoy. ALI cases of excessive drinking and de-
Hrlum tremens are sent to the county jail by the
police with better facilities there than at the sta
ton.
The hospitals cannot care for such cases and the
need of providing hospital ward in the Jail is en-
phasized in McCoy's In the past there have
been many such cases. especially during my term as
county physician and I believe the provision for
the care Of these patients is fully justifed''
The people who voted to retain saloons in Rock Island
county must be proud Of their work
The Illinois issue. (Chicago, Ill. ;) 1906-1912, 1908-12-18
Saloons Bankrupt a County

The board OF supervisors says
Now, the board of supervisors of Rock Island county
is not ant-saloon league Neither is it made up of
temperance fanatics But this is what it says:
Whereas, The financial condition of Rock Island
county such to make impossible for this board
to furnish sufficient amount of money to pay the
necessary expenses of the county and provide funds
for the payment Of jurors; and
Whereas, A large portion Of the expense of the
county arises from the prosecution Of criminal
and care of the poor which directly traceable to
the use of intoxicating liquors. and
"Whereas, 1t is well known fact that the use of
such liquors is almost exclusively confined to cities
and villages; and
Whereas, Under existing laws the cities and vii
lagos granting licenses for the sale of intoxicating
liquors receive the whole of the fee for such
licenses;
Resolved, That it is the Of this board that
fair per cent Of the saloon license fees now re-
ceived by cities and villages should be paid to the
county and that we recommend that representa-
tives in the general assembly use their efforts to
bring about such legislation as will make fair dis
trbution of such license fees between Cities villages
and the county,
Works the Other Way
By the way, the only argument of the liquor men
which seemed to have much weight with the substantial
49,
voters last spring the contention that closing the
saloons and cutting off the license fees would bankrupt
the communities that tried it. The bankruptcy seems
to be on the other side.
1t is well known that this plan Of having the saloon
license fees divided between the city or village and the
county one of the pet schemes of the liquor men to
overcome the farmers opposition to the saloon and head
off legislation making the county local option unit
But every time this question is touched it becomes
necessary to lay bare the great fact that the saloon is
the chief cause of crime and poverty and that if it
abolished 1t would do more to reduce public expenses
than anything else that could be done.
Great Is Personal Liberty
10 further illustrate what the saloons are doing for
Rock Island here is item from the TrCity Journal
of recent date
Two pitiful cases of delirium tremens have been
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-05-29
CHAPTER XVI.
Mr.. Hampton Resolves.

Mr.. Bob Hampton stood in the bright
sunshine on the steps of the hotel, his
a~ppreciative gaze wandering up the
long, dusty, unoccupied street, and
finally rising to the sweet face of the
young girl who occupied the step
above. AS their eyes met both smiled
as If they understood each other.
There is nothing quite equal to
feeling well, little girl" he said, gen.
tally, patting her hand where it rested
on the railing, and l really believe l
am in as fine fettle now as I ever have
been. Do you know, I believe I'm per-
fectly fit to undertake that little de-
tective- operation casually mentioned
to you a few days ago.. It's got to be
done, and the sooner I get at it the
easier I'll feel. Fact Is, l put IL a
large portion of the night thinking out
my plans"
Il wish you would give 1t up all to-
gether, Bob she said, ~anxiously. 81
shall be so dull and lonely here while
you are gone"
81 reckon you will. for a fact, but,
Nadia, it isn't likely this little affair
will require very long, and things are
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-05-29

Slavin. that's why I'm after him and
when I catch up he'll either squeal or
die"
But how do you known"
IL V told you the whole story
and l don't mean to now until | come
back and can make everything per.
fectly clear. 1t wouldn't do you any
good the way things stand now. and
would only make you uneasy. But II
you do any praying over 1t, my girl
pray good and hard that l may dis.
cover some means for making that fell
low %squeal."
She made no response but stood
gazing ~thoughtfully past him.
Have you heard anything lately
Bob. about the SEVENTH" she asked
finally. "Since-since N troop left
here?"
He answered with well.simulated
carelessness. mo; but II Is most like
ly they are we'll into the game by this
time. Crooks column, I have just
heard, was overwhelmingly attacked
on the Rosebud, and forced to fall
back. That leaves the Seventh tc
take the brunt Of it, and there is going
to be hell up north presently, or I've
forgotten all l ever knew about In
dians. But come, little girl, as l said
I'm quite likely to be of before night
provided l am fortunate enough tc
strike a fresh trail. Under such condi
tons you won't mind my kissing you
out here, will your"
She held up her lips and he touched
them softly with his own. Her eyes
were tear-dimmed. "Oh, Bob, 1 hate
so to let you 60" she sobbed, cling
ing to him. mo one could have been
more to me than you have been, and
you are all l have left in the world
Everything l care for goes away from
me. Life is so hard, so hard!"
Yes, little girl, l know" and the
man stroked her hair tenderly, his
own voice faltering. cts all hard;
learned that sad lesson long ago, but
I've tried to make it a little bit easier
for you since we first came together
Still, l don't see how l al possibly
help this. I've been hunting after that
fellow a long while now, a matter Of
Is years over a mighty dim trail, and
it would be a mortal sin to permit him
to get away scot-free. Besides, if thi:
affair only manages to turn out right
l can promise to make you the hap
piest girl in America. But, Nadia
dear, don't cling to me so; it is not al
all like you to break down in this fash
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-05-29

Cheyeuus. The Injuns arc gittiu'
themselves bottled up in the Ma Horn
country"
"0h, that's III Then maybe yuu
might manage to rush n message
through for me to Fort A. Lincoln
without discommoding Unclo SAM"
and Hampton placed a coin upon the
rough table.
Sure: write II out"
Here 1t is; now got Il OF early, my
lad, and bring the answer TO me YER
at the hotel. There'll be another gel
low boy waiting when you come"
The reply arrived some two hours
later.
Fort A. Lincoln. June II. isN
Hampton. Glencnid:
stone. Brant with them. Murphy, gov
ders. BITTON. COMMANDING.
He crushed the paper In his hand.
MISUNDERSTANDING OF the past, the
present, the future. He had borne
much In these last years, much mis-.
representation. much loneliness of
soul. To run this Murphy to i've
remained his final hope for retrieving
those dead, dark years. Ay, and there
was Nadia! Her future, scarcely less
than his own, hung trembling in the
balance. The sudden flashing Of that
name into his brain was like an cleo.
trio shock. He cursed his inactivity.
Great God! had he become a child
again, to tremble before imagined evil
a mere hobgoblin Of the mind? re
had already wasted time enough; now
he must wiring from the lips Of that
misshapen savage the last vestige of
his secret.
He dressed for the road. for hard,
exacting service, buckling his loaded
cartridge belt outside his rough coat
and testing his revolvers with unusual
care. He spoke a few parting words
of instruction to Mrs. Guffy and went
quietly out. Ten minutes later he vas
in the saddle, %galloping down the dusty
stage road toward Cheyenne.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-05-29
SYNOPSIS.

A detachment of the Eighteenth in
fantry from Fort Bethune trapped, by
Indians in n narrcT gorge. Among them
the name of Hampton. also Cults the
post trader, and his daughter. ellis and
o majority OF the soldiers are killed dur,
the girl only. escape from, the Indians.
They fall exhausted on the plains 4
company of the seventh cavalry, Lieut..
Brant in command, find them. Hampton
and the girl stop at the Miners Home in
Glencaid, Mrs. Duffy, proprietress. Hamp-
ton talks the future, over with Miss I'll
er's picture and tells him wha she can
of her parentage and life. They decide
she shall live with Mrs. Herndon. MAZDA
and ~rejoins Hampton. He induces her to
go back. and TO have nothing more TO do
with him. Hampton plays his last fame
that he has quit, and then leaves Glen
caid. Miss Phoebe Spencer arrives In
Glencaid to teach its first sch9Tl Mas
etc. She boards at Mrs, H]erndon,s.
Nadia ard Lieut.. Brant again meet with
out his knowing. who she is. She informs
honor of Miss Spencer Lieut. Brant
meets Silent Murphy, Clusters scout, He
reports trouble brewing among the SIOUX.
Social difficulties arise at the Bachelor
Spencer. Lieut.. Brant meets Miss Spen-
Ger but she is not his acquaintance OF the
gay pelOre. SHe tells nun u t>duH', ~
he accidentally meets her again as he is
returning to the ballroom with a fan for
Miss Spencer. Brant accompanies Nadia
home from the dance. On the way she
informs him as to who she is. and that
she is to meet Hampton. Grant ana
Hampton meet. Hampton informs. the
lieutenant that his attentions to MAZDA
must cease, and proclaims an authority
over her that j~ustifes the statement,
Brant tells Hampton of the presence or
Silent Murphy, and of the fact that Red
Slavin receives government messages Tor
i n Miss Spencer called on Bob Hamp-
ton. Tells him of q red-faGed strangsr
views Red Slavin. Finds that he is an ex-
trooper in the Seventh cavalry, 1t was
Slavin's and Murphy's testimony that
more than ten years before had convicted
Robert Nolan. then a captain in the sey-
enth, Of the murder Of Maj. Brant, Sr,
Hampton attempts to force a confession
from Siavin. slavin insists 1t is Murphy
he wants, and Murphy had left. In a
scGftle Slavin Is killed by q knife thrust,
Hampton s~urrenders to Buck Mason,
marshal. Mob attempts to capture him:
Mason and his prisoner escape to a ~!
10 burn them out. Brant tells Nadia that
he loves her. She tells him there is an
insurmountable barrier between them,
but that she. does not fully understand
&. Brant and his troop rescues Hampton
and Mason from the fires set by the
gambler through the lines Of fire, Hamp-
ton is taken to the hotel and Nadia comes
10 nurse him. Miss Spencer accepts the
heart and hand of Rev. Wynkoop. Brant
is ordered 10 take the field. Before he
goes Naida tells him she loves him, but
PLANTATION. He insists he will return to
her.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-05-29

ion," and he gently ~unclasped her
hands, holding her away from him
while he continued to gaze hungrily
into her troubled face.
Sometimes I feel just like a cow
ard. Bob. It's the woman of it; yet
truly I wish to do whatever you be-
lieve to be best. But, Bob. I need you
so much, and you will come back,
won't you? I shall be so lonely here,
for-for you are truly all I have in the
world"
With one quick, impulsive motion
he pressed her to him, ~passionately
kissing the tears from her lowered
lashes, unable longer to conceal the
tremor that shook his own voice.
Never. eve doubt 1t, lassie. 1t will
not take me long, and If l live I come
straight back"
He watched her slender, white
robed figure a 1t passed slowly down
the deserted street. Once only she
paused and waved back to him and he
returned Dstant response, although
scarcely realizing the Act.
Poor little lonely girl! Perhaps !
ought to have told her the whole In.
fernal story, but I simply haven't got
the nerve, the way 1t reads now. II
I can only get it Strengthened out, it'll
be different"
Mechanically he thrust an unlighted
cigar between his teeth and descend.
ed the steps. to all outward appear.
ance the same reckless, audacious
Hampton as Of old.
The military telegraph occupied one
half of the small tent next the Miners
Retreat, and the youthful operator In.
stantly recognized his debonair visi
tor.
well, Billy" was Hampton's friend
ly greeting. "are they keeping you fair.
ly busy with wars and rumors Of
wars these days?"
"Nuthin' dom Just now" was the
cheerful reply. Everything goin' ter
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-05-29
SUMMED UP rAT sIruArioH.
Whole Sermon In the rrsmp's Con
cludirp Remark.

Good morning. madam said the
scody stranger. rs the lady ~ tho
house opened the door IN response to
his knock
what Is IT," demanded the lady Of
the house-a suunrc.jawod, sharp
eyed, nrm.lIppod woman, with her
hair In Il little knot on the top OF her
head.
Madam, I'm travelling incog. so TO
speak" explained the secdy stranger.
with n brave attempt At II winning
smilo, Il am gathering material for
a sociological book. and. OF course.
must gain my data from my expert.
ices at the home of wealth and cul.
ture, n of which | readily perceived
yours to be-"
Not a smile from her. She coldly
looked him up and down, closed the
door slightly and inquired, Jelly:
rs that all?"
"Ah, madam. II I could only interest
you in my iden-my idea. If | may
term 1t. | have so far been unable to
find a young woman worthy to figure
as the heroine of my novel. Now. IL
your daughter could be described as
the heroine, 1t would not only reflect
credit IN you, but pay a deserved
tribute to the charms which am sure
she has inherited from"
1--WE haven't any daughter. You
may as well be going along"
Then, madam, one word more. AS
you can readily understand, some of
the most interesting portions of my
book will deal with the food and lodg.
ing | received during my researches.
Now, If you would oblige me with a
meal"
Not to-day"
"Or ven a-er-what Is ~slangily
termed a 'hand.out,' by the gentry of
the road"
1--WE eat at the restaurant at the cor.
ner. So, of course, | haven't any cold
victuals to hand out"
Then, madam. if you could give
a pair of your husbands old shoes
MY husband wears my old Shoes
And then she shut the door, and
the student Of sociology gazed at it for
a moment, then turned and walked
slowly to the gate, where he turned
and looked back at the house and re-
marked, solemnly:
And he deserves to."-Midland.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-05-29

lots happier between us since my late
shooting scrape. When fall comes I
mean to take you east and put you
in some good finishing school. Don't
care quite as much about it as you
did, do you?"
YES, I think l do, Bob" She strove
bravely to express enthusiasm. 1.-THE
trouble is, l am so worried ove your
going off alone hunting after that
man."
He laughed, his eyes searching her
face for the truth. well, little girl,
he won't exactly be the first I've had
call to go after. Besides, this Is a
particular case, and appeals to me in
a sort of personal way. If you only
knew 1t, you're about as deeply con.
cerned in the result as l am, and as for
me, l can never rest easy again until
the matter Is over with"
TITS that awful Murphy, isn't it,"
He's the n I'm starting after first
and one sight at his right hand will
decide whether he Is to be the last as
well"
81 never supposed you would seek
revenge, like a savage" she remarked
quietly. "You never used to be that
way"
Good Lord, Nadia, do you think I'm
low down, enough to go out hunting
that poor cuss merely to get even with
him for trying to stick me with 9
knife? Why, there are 20 others who
have done as much, and we have beer
the best of friends afterwards. Oh
no. lassie, 1t means more than that
and harks back many a long year.
told you / saw a mark on his hand
would never forget-but l saw thai
mark first Is years ago. This is g
duty l owe a friend, a dead friend, te
run to earth this murderer. Do you
understand now? The fellow who die
that shooting up at Bethune Is years
ago had the same sort of a mark or
his right hand as this one who killed
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-05-29
THE MARKETS..

KANSAS CITY-Cattle-Choice export
and dressed beef steers, SG.4OW7; fair to
good, $5.00G6.35; western steers, so,Oo@
$685.; stockers and feeders. s3.25q5,4o;
southern steers, $3.5O@6.S0; southern
COWS, S2.25@4.50; native cows, S2.50@
$50; native heifers, $S.25@6.4Q; bulls; sS.25
Q5.25; calves, SS.75q6.0O; Hogs-Heayy,
s5.55Q5.65; packers and butchers, $3.50
SOS; light, s5.2545.55; pigs, S3.75q4.15.
Sheep-Lambs, s.5O@7.00; ewes and year
lings, s4.O0@4 so; Texas yearlings, s4.5OQ
5.25; Texas sheep, sS.75Q4.25; stockers and
ST. LOUIS-Cattle-Natlve shipping
and export steers, s6.25M1.l 10; dressed
beef and butcher steers, s5.6Oq6.25; steers
under 1000 lbs, $4.75Q5.50; stockers and
CPS; Gamers. $1.5O@2.60; bulls, $4,000
$50; calves, sS.25q6.25; Texas and Indian
steers, So. 20 @6. 70; COWS and heifers. $l.75
packers, s5.00@5.65; butchers and best
heavy, s5.6OQ5.70. Sheep-Native NUT
tons, $3.25Q4:5O; lambs, $4.5O@7.25; cuJls
heifers, $S.5046.25; bulls. $4.o0Q5.75;
calves, $2.50@6.5O; stockers and feeders.
s5.25@5,40. Hogs-Choice heavy shipping,
mixed s5,0O@5.65; choice light, $500
5.s2h, packing, $5.00@5.65; pigs. s4.15Q
$40. sheep-Yearlings, $4,50Q5.25; sheep.
$4.00Q5.OO; lambs, $5.25Q6.75.
Grain Markets.
CHICAGO-Wheat-No. 2 red. s1.O1@
1.02k; No. 3, 93cQ$1.02; No, 2 hard. $1,01
Qs1.07. Corn--No. 3. 75h@75%c; No. 4.
CSC; No, 8 yellow, 75@76c; No. 8 white,
51kc@54c, Oats-No. 4. 50@51Ac.
KANSAS CITYmmWheat-No; hard,
95 1880; No. 3. 99c. Corn-No. 2 mixed,
691sc; No. 3, 69Q69hc; No. 2 white, zoe;
No. 8, zoe. Oats-No. 2 white, 52h Q53c;
No. 2 mixed, 50@51c.
ST. LOUIS-Wheat-No. 2 red. S1.02@
1.03; No. 2 hard, 96c@s1.05. Corn-No. 2
7Shc; No. 2 white, 75h@7Gc. Oats-No
2, 52Hc; No. 2 white, 561ac.
PEoRIA-Corn-No. 2 yellow, Tee; No
8 yellow. TAN @75c; No. 3, 72%c; No. I
6Shc; no grade, 64@65c. Oats-No. I
wbite, 52Q52h C No. 4 white, 61Ac.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-05-29
CHAPTER XXV,-Continued,

She smiled at him through a mist
Of tears, a smile the sad sweetness of
which he would never forget. IN the
sense you mean, no. No living mar
stands between US, not even Bob
Hampton"
Does he know why this cannot be-"
He does know, but l doubt if he
will ever reveal his knowledge; Ger.
tainly not to you. He has not told me
all, even in the hour when he thought
himself dying. l am convinced of that
Lieut.. Brant, but because he knew his
partial yevealment of the truth was a
duty he owed us both"
You leave me so completely in the
dark" he said; sis there no possibil-
ity that this mysterious obstacle can
ever be removed?"
None. 1t is beyond earthly power
there lies between us the shadow of
a dead nan"
He stared at her as If doubling her
sanity.
"a dead man! Not Gillis?"
mo, it is not ellis. / have told
you this much so that you might COM
prehend how impossible it is for us
to change our fate. 1t is ~irrevocably
fixed. Please do not question me any
more. cannot bear it,"
Brant rose to his feet and stood
looking down upon her bowed head,
her slender figure shaken by sobs.
MAZDA, as you have asked it, l will
go; but l go better, stronger, because
! have heard your lips say you love
me. I am going now, my sweetheart,
but if I live l shall come again. l
know nothing of what you mean about
q dead man being between us, but ]
shall know when l come back, for
dead OF alive, mo- man shall remain be-
tween me and the girl l love-"
"This-this is different" she sobbed
different; 1t Is beyond your power"
81 shall never believe so until ]
have faced 1t for myself, nor will
even say good-by, for, under God. I an
coming back to YOU"
He turned slowly and walked away
As his hand, touched the latch Of the
door he paused and looked longingly
back. -"
MAZDA
She glanced up at him.
You kissed me once; will you
sEaih?"
She rose silently and crossed over tc
him. her hands held out, her eyes up
lifted to his OWL. Neither spoke as
he drew her gently to him and theil
lips met.
= "Say 1t once more. sweetheart"
"Donald, | love you"
s1ssfAE moment TREY stood thus face te
face. reading the great lesson of eter
nifty within the depths of each others
. eyes. . Then slowly, gently. she re
leased herself from the clasp Of his
strong ar ms. ra.I.f
..YoY heaeye in me now You dc
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-05-29
Russia Importing Motor Cars.

According to the official figures Of
the Russian customs, the importation
of motor cars into that country is in
creasing very rapidly. The following
totals are given: In 1902, 35 cars; in
1903, 60; in 1904, $50; in 1905, III,
and in 1906, 242. For the first six
months of 1907 the total was PSF.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-05-29
Lighter Then.

"You say Atlas held up the worl1?"
81 did"
Carried it on his s~houlders?"
yes, sir"
He must have been a remarkably
strong man. No nan could do that
nowadays"
But things are different now"
"In what way?"
well, you see, there was but a small
part of the world discovered when
he held it up."-Illustrated Sunday
Magazine.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-05-29
Lived Long, Though Delicate.

The death has ouccurred at Somer-
sham, England. of Mrs. Holdich, in her
one hundred and first year.. She was
born in that village on January II,
1908, and up to the age Of IS was so
delicate that her parents feared she
would never grow to womanhood.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-05-29
Has Many Honors.

Sir Rennell Rodd, who is likely to
succeed Sir E. H. Egerton as British
ambassador at Rome XXI autumn, is
a poet as well as a ~diplomatist. He
has had some unusual experiences, has
been present at warlike operations and
has been decorated with medals and
clasps in consequence.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-05-29

not go away blaming me?" she ques.
toned. with %quivering lips.
There is no blame, for you are do
ing what you think right. But | am
coming back, Nadia, little woman;
coming back to love and you"
An hour later N troop trotted acros
the rude bridge and circled the bluff
on its way toward the wide plains.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-05-29
wnrs ut cave noms
Mobile Youth Evidently 30, OF. W
tfins SttF ffuth

Rocker T Washington. TusAereos
tamouu head sali recently ia Nuw
YORK. that the thought the r%lualus %
iaionna ~ the south would bo a good
thing And to sn objection 10 replied
with a smile;
oh, what n vague oblectiun'
Wagner than the anAwor " the Sio
oilc womau's Bon.
"A youth OF twenty or so. he cello
brntcd Easter In the unclobod saloons
by drinking largo quantities OF cgg.
1og.
Tho next morning he came homo
% breakfast rcd.cycd and pale. lie
ite nothing. He only tried. with many
srimaces. to swallow IA cup OF cot.
zee.
John said his mother. severely.
what time did you come homo last
Night
THE vague youth answered:
Bed time Los Angeles Times.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-05-29
Church Growth in New York.

Since the establishment of the Ro-
man Catholic diocese of New York q
century ago there has been erected in
the territory Of Greater New York n
church building in every 200 days.