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ana asked cody:
"Ehat so called proofs have you
been fooled by your heelers into think
ing
Don't believe me, hey? Well, you
will fast enough before I'm done. IN
less you're afraid of what I've got to
say"
I'm not afraid of anything you can
say. The highest tribute to my ia
theirs memory is the fact that a eur
like you cannot defile it. &c on. I'll
listen to you"
VERY good said Horrigan, quite
unmoved. III make it as short as |
can. l remembered your father got
rich pretty quick. He was a member
of the organization, and his firm got
the Jobs of building the aqueduct and
the new library. That gave me my
clew. l looked up the specifications for
both jobs. and I turned them over to
the old engineering firm of Morris &
Cherrington. You know the firm, per-
haps If you don't, you can look them
up. They don't belong to the organiza-
ton; they're the best experts in their
line, and they can't be juggled with
u know them. Go on"
81 paid them a fancy sum to go over
those specifications and then examine
the library and the aqueduct and see
If they were up to the mark or if the
city q teen cheated By the Bennett
Contracting company, | had a strong
idea I was right but l wouldn't speak
till | had the proof When | got home
after tie ball tonight l found the Nor
ris & Cherrington report waiting for
me. / brought a copy of it along with
me-"
Wen" asked Bennett indifferently,
what then?"
Here's the copy of the report. Look
it over for yourself The crookedest
job ever pulled off in this city! Third
rate material when the material called
for in the specifications was used at
all. Granite shell filed with mortar
instead of solid granite; foundations
barely half the depth called for; in
ferior tiles in place of freproof ones;
cheap, crumbly iron and steel instead
Of first quality-oh. there's fifty such
substitutions and frauds! It's the raw
est, bummest job I ever heard of. If
any of the organization tried it now
adays the men who did 1t would be
wearing stripes in a week. Graft hey
/ Why, your father was the boss CRATER
Of the century, tie star graft getter OF
the bunch! He
"Hush. For Gods sake, hushr pout-
ed AIwyn. My mother sleeps only q
few rooms beyond. r.
what do I care?" roared Horrigar
in triumph Let everybody hear
The whole world is going to hear it IN
less that Borough franchise bill goes
through Beat that bill and every pa
per in the country will have that report
to publish. Stop your fight against us
and the report is buried. That goes
II
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Don't forget the fremen's dance
on the 31st.
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B. 7(l1lo
. parting feet on
the stairs The young man sat, lost.
hopeless. horror gripped. his eyes run
ming mechanically over the closely
typewriter pages of the engineers re-
port Outsider as he was in matters of
practical business. Alwyn could see
that Horrigan had in no way exag-
gerated the documents contents. He
knew. too, that the firm of engineers
who had drawn up the report were
the foremost Of their sort and above all
shadow of suspicion.
litttle by little the numbness lifted
from bis brain. and in its place crept a
horrible conviction of the truth. His
father-the gallant young soldier who
had won nations applause in the
civil waffle man who. poor and un-
aided had built up a fortune against
keenest competition and had earned a
repute for sterling probity which had
ever been the delight and model of his
son-this was the man whom a low
5lackguard like Horrigan now had the
right TO reyile-a man apparently no
better than the boss himself-than any
dishonest heller in the organization!
And, as If it were not enough that
the idol OF a lifetime were hurled.
crushed and dehled, from its bright
PEDESTAL the family name must next
be dragged through the mire of polit-
ical filth and Ill repute and the dead
mans memory forever blasted Either
that or his son must withdraw from
the gallant fight he was waging against
civic corruption, for that Horrigan
would carry out his threat and blazon
forth tothe world the story and proofs
of the elder Benefits shame Alwyn
had no doubt. With all his faults the
boss was a man of his word
stop your fight against u.s." Horri-
gan had said, "and the report is
burned
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CHAPTER XII.

CHAPTER XII.
RLWYN BENNETT sat in his own
IA study at home in the big Ben
I y nett house that remained as
u almost the last landmark Of
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A CHANCE TO SPRUCE I'm

If you want your soup strainor.
pruned we will block them out in an,
pattern-lip ticklers, fantaiIs b;IiS
goats or preacherinos.
Hair cuts of all kinds, from wooIu
willies to ring around-a-rosevs WosL
your ears without extra charge
BERRYS WHISKERARTTIM
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Old Puritan Rye is uneono,,.,
You will find it at the Hotel Jordan an
bar, and having found it, Won H';i,
0 ~ O'i-oi - anu Aft
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see ! NOW, uO
as you please
about the bill.
You're a fine
man to preach
about graft, you
are! The very
roof over your
head. the clothes
on your back,
W ere bought
W t b gra f t
money!"
Bennett scarce
~ needed the
coarse insult,
nor did he note
Fl 0 rig a ms
grunt of good
by a nd til e
clump of his de-
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1908-08-24
NOTICE

10 the Third Judicial District Court of the
State of Nevada, in and for the
County of Eureka.
In the matter of the Estate Of Eva j. Shaw,
deceased.
Notice is hereby given that Flora Grace
Magee and Ethel Wenban Dean have filed
with the Clerk OF the Third Judicial District
Court Of the State Of Nevada, in and for
Eureka County, a petition pray .ng for the
admission to probate of the last will and tes-
lament of Eva j.. Shaw, deceased, and that
letters testamentsry be issued to them, the
said petitioners, and that Thursday. the 9th
day OF August, 1908, at ten o'clock a. M. o,
as soon thereafter as counsel can be heard, the
same being the date of the regular session Of
said Court, at the Courthouse in the courtroom
thereof, in the town Of Eureka, County Of
Eureka, State of Nexads, has been set by the
Clerk of said Court for the hearing Of said
petition. when and where any person interested
may appear and show cause why said petition
should not be granted.
In witness whereof, | have beIeunto set my
hand and affixed the seal Of said Court this
18th day of August, 1908.
X. VEGETABLES,
County Clerk Of Eureka County and
ex oficio Clerk of said Court.
BY J. Mechanics, Deputy.
Hewlett, Bancroft & Ballantine, and Geo.
w. Merrill and A. l.. Fitzgerald,
Attorneys for Petitioners.
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PROPOSALS
Bridge Work

Sealed bids will be received by the Board Of
County Commissioners of Eureka County,
Nevada, at the office of the Clerk of said
Board, up to the LIST day of September, 1908,
at 0 O'Clock 3. m. to furnish material and
re pair the bridge on Bateman Street, across
the Big Ditch, according to the following
requirements:
Two (2) of the old joists now on the bridge
shall be placed across the stream, one % on
the north and one on the south ends thereof ;
between these two (2) shall be placed at equal
intervals twenty t2Ul new joists, consisting OF
pieces 3 inches by II inches by 16 feet. IL
addition so many Of the old joists as may be
necessary shall be used to break joints in the
GOV. ring. The joists to be well tarred on the
tops, ends and for Is inches on the bottom.
Flush with the top and along the end Of the
sills shall be placed a line of new four inches
by six inches lumber on its Nat, securely nailed
to joist with seven inch spikes. Below the
line of A inch by 6 inch the sides Of the bridge
and the joists shall be securely bulkheaded
with two ~ thicknesses Of two inch plank
down to where the same is exposed. The
zane to consist of the old joists taken off the
bridge and to be securely spiked.
The covering of the bridge shall be of new
lumber, four inches by six inches aud four
inches by four inches. The covering to break
joints where possible. and shall extend four
inches beyond the end Of the josts on the
sides, and from end to end of the bridge, about
81 feet, and to be securely toe nailed to the
| joists with 60 ID nails. The railing shall con-
sist Of three posts at each end four inches by
six inches by t-e feet in length. Each post to
be bolted to joi t. with two ~ half inch
| carriage bolts. The hand rail to be of new
lumber surfaced, four inches by four inches,
| and to be double jointed to posts with cut one
inch deep. The hand rail aud posts to have
two ~ coats of substantial paint. Under the
ends of the joists and against the caps shall be
| placed a line Of two inches by 6 inches new
lumber to be nailed to each joist with two 60
ID wire nails.
For any further information inquire of the
| Commissioners
The party or parties whose bid may be &C
| cepted shall enter into a contract and furnish
a good and sufficient bond for the faithful per-
Torrance of the work. Said work to be com
pleted not later than seven az days after the
| acceptance of the bid. The money to be paid
at the first regular monthly meeting of the
Board after the completion of the work and
its acceptance by the Board.
The Board reserves the right to reject any
and all bids.
1t is hereby order d that the above proposal
for bids be published in the Eureka Weekly
| Sentinel, a newspaper published In the town
of Eureka, Nevada, for the time required by
law.
Attest: Il. McCHARLES,
County Clerk.
By j. McCharles, Deputy.
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ed china. as there are in everything
else in the universe. And 1t may be
that some of these are bad Instead OF
good. The proportion of bad germs
to good ones is as 6 to 1.o00.OO0.OOO.
The bad germ may kill you; the good
ones may be eaten by the spoonful
without harmful results. A healthy
person will eat many billions a day
DR. at a single meal without getting so
much as a suggestion of he toInach
ache. In fact, If he did not eat great
quantities of heterogeneous he could
not assimilate his food and would soon
dry up and blow away"
Herman Ridder, who will ~eollaborate
with Colonel Henry Watterson and
other Democratic editors in an adj
visory capacity to the national Demo
cratic press bureau, is the president OF
the New Yorker Staats-Zeitung COM
pany and one of the best known Ger
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county. n. j., and has been in politics
since 1882. He worked on a farm In
his boyhood and was engaged In the
produce commission business in Phila-
delphia for ten years. He returned to
New Jersey and was elected county
clerk in 1882 and was reelected three
years later. From this office he
stepped up into congress. where his
constituency of the First district has
kept him ever since.
Mr.. Loudenslager lives at Paulsboro.
n. j.
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C a m paigD COM
mittee, a post held
for two years past
by Congressma
James S. Sherman.
the vice presidential
n o m e. b u I
Chairman Hitchcock
decided to place the
Jerseyman in per-
sonal direction OF
the work from New
York.
Mr.. L~oudenslager
is ffty-six years old,
a native of Maurice
town. Cumberland
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1908-08-24
WATER NOTICE

Notice OF Application for Permission TO APP
propriate the Public Waters Of the
State of Nevada.
Application No. 1889.
Notice is hereby given that on the 18th day
If August, 1908. in accordance with Section
%. Chapter XVIII, Of the Statutes of 1901,
one Eureka Live Stock Co. OF Eoreka, County
Of Eureka. and State of Nevada, made appli-
cation to the State Engineer Of Nevada for
permission to appropriate the pubic waite $
of the State Of Nevada. Such appropriation
is to be made from Cathedral Canyon at
points on unsurveyed land about four miles
north east OF the north east corner Of Sec.
IL, 7. IA N, X. Sc e., by means of ditch and
five ~ crbic feet per second is to be conveyed
to points of use, sections IL and IL, Is, Ia, 20,
"a. q, 90, SGT. IA ~, r. SO H., by means OF
ditch and their used for irrigation purposes.
Signed:
FRANK r. NICHOLAS.
State Engineer.
First publication August IL, 1908.
Last publication September z, 1908.
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an insurance company in his thirteenth
year and at twenty became an insur-
ance agent. He engaged in newspaper
work even years later. established the
Katholisches Volksblatt, a German
Catholic weekly, and in 1885 founded
the Catholic News, which soon became
The leading American paper Of that re-
lgious denomination. Mr.. Rider a
been influential in politics-city, state
and Nationalist an independent Dem
ocrat. He took a prominent part In
the Cleveland campaigns and in the
tarious reform movements in New
York city. having been especially active
IN the German-American Reform union.
Much of his time is devoted to char
table work. A year ago he was elect
ed president of the American Newspa-
| per Publishers association.
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university at the same place in 1878,
taught school a few years, then stud
led law and was admitted to the bar.
From 1879 to 1883 he was deputy
circuit clerk and deputy sheriff OF
Lewis county, and in 1885 he re-
moved to Shelbyville. which has
since been his home. From 1889 to
1893 he was prosecuting attorney OF
Shelby county. He married Miss
Molly Graves In 1881 and has several
children. Chairman Lloyd is promi-
len in the Odd Fellows and Knights
of Pytnias and Is a Methodist. having
served as delegate to the general con-
ference of that denomination. He was
,nc several years Democratic whip
a the house of representatives.
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the death deal
ing germs that
may be conceal
ed in the afore-
said cracks and
thus able to es-
cape the on
slaught of the
dish rag. Anoth-
err expert on the
subject. how
ever. takes issue
with DIR. Wiley
and says: "Of
course there are
=. .AA1
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The late Senator Allison of Iowa was
very cautious about taking sides on
any question. ''The more ! see of that
marvellous equilibrist, Allison" once re-
marked private" John Allen, "tle
more | am reminded of a man named
Gates who used to live in my peerless
town of TupeIo. Gates would never
take sides. He would not commit him.
self. One day a doctor and a lawyer
decided to force an opinion out of him.
They got into a quarrel with Gates
present.
81 was out hunting said the doc
tor, and | shot a bull buffalo. He
was sitting up in a big tree eating
grapes, and l plugged him and down
he FELL
"'Go alongr broke in the lawyer.
Buffaloes do not climb trees
There was a long dispute. and the
two decided to leave it to Gates. He
deliberated carefully. Well he said
finally, as a general thing buffaloes do
not climb trees. but there's no telling
what they will do when they are after
grapes"
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Congressman Henry Clay Louden-
slayer of New Jersey, who is to have
charge of the New York headquar-
tiers of the Republican national cam
paign, Is one of the hard working mem
bers of his party. He is serving his
eighth term in congress. Mr.. Loudensla-
ger was mentioned as a probable chair
man of the Republican congressional
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Corn on the cob raised on the Bryan
farm is now part Of the daily menu at
Fairview. The husks are being saved
as ~provender for the Minnesota mule
which has been donated to Mr.. Bryan
DR.. Harvey w. Wiley. who as pure
food expert of the government is on
the lookout for enemies of the public
health. has started a crusade now
against cracked crockery on account of
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1908-08-24

Frank o. Lowden of Chicago, who
is prominent as a member of the
executive committee of the Republican
national committee in the conduct of
Judge William IL. Taft's campaign for
the presidency, is a lawyer and capt.
talist. He was born in Sunrise City,
Mimi, in 1861, and is an alumnus OF
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man journalists In
America. He is very
much interested in
tariff legislation de-
signed to provide
cheaper paper for
ewspapers. Mr..
Ridder is of Ger
man %parentage. but
Is himself a native
New Yorker. He
began his business
career as an errand
boy at the age OF
eleven a enter
II &LA a~onlAu nf
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the Iowa State uni
versity. Mr.. Low
den IN d a
daughter of b
sleeping car mag
nate, the late George
NJ. Pullman. He is
a factor in various
financial and indus
trial corporations of
the middle W e $ I.
When Colonel Low
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~ ERT NJ. FER
ID NALD. nomi-
mated for gov
n by Maine Re
publicans. Is max
ing an active can
vass. The state
election in Maine Is
chiefly interesting
TO the rest of the
country a 1t
takes place Il num-
Der OF weeks before
the general nation
zfaa4tAn WEHa
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CHAIRMAN ]. T. LLOYD.
Congressman Who Heads Democrats
Congressional Committee.

CongressIoHaI OOTHH'ItEc~
Representative James Tighiman
LLOYD. chairman of the Democratic
congressional campaign committee,
was elected to the Fiftieth congress
from Missouri to ill a vacancy and
has now seer about ten years Of con-
tinuous service in the house. He was
born in Canton, Lewis county. Mo-, In
1857. was graduated from Christian
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HENRY w~ArTERsON AT HIS DESK IN DEM
oCRATIc NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS.
that the editorial writers Of the daily
papers in the great cities are kept sup
piled with arguments to meet the at.
tacks of the Republican speakers and
writers.
The influence OF the newspapers ON
q presidential conflict cannot be under
estimated, and IL Colonel Watterson
with his national reputation and ac-
knowledged ability GAN fulfill the
plans he is already said to have made
for advancing the cause Of Democracy
and Mr.. Bryan there is no doubt that
be win WELD a most potent influence
In the present contest for the most
powerful governmental Office In the
world today.
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Maine cannot be said to be a political
weather vane for the whole country.
its state election is always interesting
as indicating by the vote which way
the political wind in general is blow
ing.
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WATER NOTICE

Notice Of Application for Permission TO APP
propriate the Public Waters OF the
State Of Nevada.
Application No. 1869.
Notice is hereby given that on the 18th day
Of July, 1905, in accordance with Section %,
Chapter XVIII, of the Statutes Of 1907, one
Eureka Live Stock Co. Of Eureka, County OF
Eureka, and State of Nevada, made applies-
ton TO the State Engineer Of Nevada for per.
mission to appropriate the public waters OF
the State of Nevada. Such appropriation Is
to be made from Roberts Creek at points on
unsurveyed land 100 chains west and 80 chains
north Of the north west corner Of L. % N,
K. 81 T.. by means Of dam aud reservoir and
i've ~ cubic feet per second Is to be conveyed
to points Of use by means Of ditch. hume or
pipe and there used for filling storage reser-
voir.
Signed:
FRANK II. NICHOLAS,
State Engineer.
First publication August II, 1908.
Last publication September 7, 1908.
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FRANK o. LOWDEN. den unSucceSSfully
ran for governor of Illinois four years
ago he was credited with making the
most unique campaign since Victor
Murdoch. the aurora borealis states
man from Kansas. rallied the red
headed men of his district to his sup
port and won the race for congress in
a warm finish. Mr.. Lowden did not
travel in cars patented by his father
tn-saw. On the contrary. he Travelled in
nothing but freight cabooses. He
dressed In the working ''togs' Of a
farmer and smoked a corncob pipe.
Colonel Henry Watterson. the ia
nous Kentucky editor, politician, states
man, lecturer and speaker, has had a
varied and important career. and he
Is now engaging in still another branch
of the worlds work. He has been APP
pointed the generalissimo of the pub
licity forces of the Democratic national
campaign committee that is just now
working to elect w. j. Bryan presi
dent, and that the colonel is extremely
well fitted for this task not even hi:
bitterest opponents will deny.
As head of the national Democratic
vas;icity department it is Colonel Wa
zGa's task to see that the news
papers throughout the country are KEEP
supplied with timely matter concern
ing the Democratic candidates and thu
proceedings of the campaign. He vii
see to it that the speeches OF MI
Bryan and Mr.. Kern. the vice presl
Dental candidate. are placed befor'
every voter in America who can read
no matter what language he reads. an'
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NtAtt I4NkTHttTs
First publication August IL, 1908.
Last publication September Z, 1908.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-19
COURT NOTES.

Judge Morse Yesterday denied the in
junction prayed for by Henry Hall
against the Iowa Copper company TO
prevent that concern from levying a
stock assessment.
The sisters of the Holy Cross hospi-
tai will appeal from the verdict against
them for $4,000 secured by Frank Gitz-
hoffen for the loss of eyesight through
defective nursing, and Judge Richie
yesterday set the date for hearing the
application for q new trial for Jan. 81.
Because the supreme court decided
THAI Christine Pugmire was not enti-
tied to a $500 verdict against the Ore
gon Short Line because her complaint
was defective, Judge Richie yesterday
granted a motion by her attorneys to
amend the complaint to conform to the
decision of the court, and the case will
be tried again.
Judge Ritchie yesterday denied a
motion made by the attorneys FOR the
Utah Light g. Railway company to or
der a nonsuit in the $4,000 damage suit
brought against that company by Da-
vid c. Evans. The case has been on
trial before Judge Richie all week.