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Mower County transcript., 1908-09-23
DEXTER.

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Weber gave
an informal reception to the faculty
and patrons of the Dexter school last
Thursday evening from 8 to II
o'clock. A large number were pres
ent, thus becoming acquainted with
the teachers who are 'instructing our
children. County Superintendent
Grace Sherwood was present. Music
was furnished by Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
ITCHY of Austin. Refreshments were
served before the guests departed for
home.
Miss Nettie Scrben and Mr.. DOH
erty of Grand Meadow visited at the
Laugen home Sunday.
James Watson of Medora, Cal., who
has been visiting at the home of his
son, Walter, for some time, left for
his home Sept. 18th, accompanied by
his son, Ernest.
w. H. Pierce and family came from
La Crosse Sunday in their automo-
bile. They will live in Dexter after
the first of September we are told
and their many friends here will be
delighted to have them with us
again.
The new buyer for the La Crosse
Elevator Co., Mr.. Goodfel]ow, began
work last Wednesday. He resides in
the house owned by Hans Johnson,
| west of the lumber yard.
Edwin Christgau severed his con-
| nection with the La Crosse Elevator
Co. and left last Friday to take a
position as assistant cashier in a
bank in Swift county. 4 surprise
party was given in his honor last
Wednesday evening in Medberry's s
hall, where games and dancing were
! the order, and refreshments in the
shape of ice cream and cake were
| served.
Mrs. Revo end children returned
| from their visit in Wisconsin last
Thursday.
The father and sister-in-law Of
| Mrs. Meyer and children are visiting
| at the Noyes home since last Wed
! nesday.
w. c. Allen living southeast OF
here had the misfortune to lose his
best driving horse last Friday.
I Martin Stephenson of Brownsville
opened the P. Vandenoever elevator
and began to buy grain last Thurs.
day.
11c1 uldu INeuUduei, VINO l1V6O
mile east Of Elkton moved his family
and household goods to Columbia, :
D., where he has rented a quarter
section. last Wednesday.
Bernard Schulz of De Forest, Wis.
is here looking after the threshine
and renting of his farm east of town
Robert Veelz of Brownsville has rent
ed it for next season.
Andrew Lilligraven, living in thu
Tanner ghborhood, was killed las
Monday by being kicked by a COLT or
which he was attempting to dress
some wounds.
Mrs. G. A. Herington, after a visi
at the home of Jacob Jacobson, lef
Monday for her home in Colborne
Ontario.
Eugene Eager. on the Henry Web
er farm. had an auction last Mon
day. He bought farm in tn
northern part of the state, where h
will soon move.
The Ladies' Aid society gave so
cial at the home of Mrs. Dickens las
Saturday.
Mower County transcript., 1908-09-23
FOR Q I SALE.

The parcel Of land containing about
thirty acres, known as the Flax6bre
site, is again offered for sale. It has
been broken up and 9 ane crop Of corn
Is growing upon It Parties desiring
to purchase can inquire Of a. ".
Wright, Austin. MINI. tf
Mower County transcript., 1908-09-23

help the Congregational ladies I'LL 4
car.
w. D. Lockwood left on Thurs
day for Colorado to look after busi-
ness interests
Mrs. John Cole will entertain the
Congregational Ladies' Aid on
Thursday afternoon next.
Mower County transcript., 1908-09-23
a Homemade Lifting Crane.


end of c, then passes through nova
BILE pulley G and stationary pulley H,
and thence to the windlass E.
!, may be an old cultivator wheel or
block to fit over rod secured at the
junction of C and B B to form q pivot,
and to which guy ropes are attached.
J is a block sunk in the ground to
which the frame is bolted forming q
pivot at the base SO that the crane
can make circle.
Posts may be set, says Prairie
Farmer, or trees used to fasten guy
wires in three directions from the.
support. /. to hold the crane perpen-
dicular.
BY placing 3x4 with pins for hang.
Ing hogs at the proper distance from
the crane support, hogs may be swung
With ease. however large.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1908-11-06

and there's tiothils more to be said.
ri be here. Don't keep me waiting.
L. What's that2 No! l won't come
to you! You'll come to me, and you'll
come on the double quick! jump now!
II you don't No. that's all. Hurry
apr
Wouldn't 1t be WISER suggested
Gibbs, ito humor the man by going to
him, as he suggests? Then"-
mo. 1t wouldn'tr' retorted Horrigan
as he kept the telephone. "lf Id gone
on the principle Of 'humoring' folks.
I'd still be working at eighteen per sell.
ing ferry tickets. Take my tip. friend!
Never 20 to man. Make him come to
you. That's business. And IT gives
you q 80 per cent better chance with
him. Now, then" pulling paper from
bis pocket, II told you about the re-
port had Morris & Cherrington dig
eat showing up BENEFITS old man.
Here II Is. Like to look 1t over while
we're waitingY
"Little enough good 1t seems to have
dsnsw returned Wainwright as the
three heads bent over the document.
"Hes still fighting US, tooth and nall
Eyes" agreed Horrigan grimly. but
It's a satisfaction to know II isn't only
Us he's lighting. He's cutting bis own
throat tee."
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1908-11-06

Cynthia Garrison.
"Hs said" muttered Bennett, almost
incoherently. "he said my father made
his fortuns-by-graftr
"And you thrashed him and threw
him out Of the houseT she cried, her
old eyes ablaze.
mo"
"Alwynw
"He-hs proved what he saidr
at issa lie! A wicked, abominabls
liew
ut is the truth, mother. Would !
have told you such thing-woul
HorrIgan have left this room allye-h
It were not trueT"
A sllence-dreadfu in Its intensity
fell over the room. Alwyn dared not
look at his mother At last she spoke:
81 must know more. refuse to be-
lieve one word. You spoke. OF proofs.
What are they?" ~.
Without a word, Bennett handed her
the report left by Horrigan. For a
time silence brooded over the study,
broken only by the occasional turning
of a page Of the report Then. after
what seemed to Alwyn an eternity OF
waiting, the document slid 10 the
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1908-11-06
THE ANCIENT SPARTANS.
They FIogssd Mon Who Grew Too Fat
Fer Military Service.

Fer Military Service.
Among the ancient Spartans every
thing was considered secondary to nil
itary efficiency, and with view to Sc.
curing this the boys and men were by
law kept in continual state Of train
ing" No deformed Child was allowed
to live. Boys were taken from their
homes and subjected to military regu-
lations at the age Of seven. They We're
compelled to wear the same single gar
ment winter and summer. 1t twenty
they joined the ranks and from that
age till they reached sixty were. re-
ouired to dine ut the public tables.
where only certain quantity was sup
piled for each man. The magistrates
interfered In absurdly small matters.
They regulated the degree of fairness 10
which it was lawful for any citizen to
extend his body.
Those who dared to grow too fat or
too soft for military service and exer-
else were sometimes soundly logged.
Aellan In his history relates that
Nauclls, son of POlytus, was brought
before the ephors (magistrates) and the
whole assembly Of Sparta, and Ibis un'
lawful fairness" was publicly exposed.
and he was threatened with perpetual
Punishment IL he did not bring his
body within the regular Spartan CON-
pass and give up the culpable mode
OF living, which was declared to be
more worthy of an Ionian than q
Spartan.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1908-11-06
ITO BE Continued
WHAT is A DAY7
Ysa Probably Think 1t is Twenty-four
Hours, but Il Isn't.

Ysu Probably Think 1t is Twenty-four
Hours, but Il Isn't.
Nine persons out Of ten-yes, 800 out
of every 1,000-if asked how long it
takes the earth to turn once on It's
axis Neuld answer twenty-four hours,
and u the question, How many times
does It turn on Its axis In the course
Of the year? the answer would be
S65k times. Both answers are wrong.
1t requires but twenty-three hours
and fifty-six minutes for the earth to
make one complete turn, and it makes
1861 turns during the year. The er-
ror springs from wrong idea OF what
IL meant by a day.
The day Is not, as is commonly sup
posed, the time required by the earth
to make one turn on its axis, but the
interval between two successive pas
sages Of the sun across the meridian
that Is to say, the time which elapses
after the sun Is seen exactly south In
its diurnal course through the heavens
before II Is again seen in that position.
Now, in consequence of the earth's
revolution in Its orbit or path round
the sun, the sun has the appearance
of moving very slowly in the heavens
In a direction from east to west. AT
noon tomorrow the sun will be short
distance to the east of the point In the
heavens at which II Is seen at noon
today, so that when the earth has
made one complete turn 1t will still
have to turn four minutes longer be-
fore the sun can again be seen exactly
soutb.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1908-11-06
AW'A she Nov Mayor r.
49, Based .. GHaroada,uyts successful rqav ~ a
| THE MAN
R or
THE HOLZzz22a = -

rnp JOBS or building the aQueduct ana
the new library. That gave me nay
elew. looked up the specifications for
both jobs, and | turned them over to
the old engineering firm OF Morris d
Cherrington. You know the firm, per-
haps. II you don't, you can look them
ND. They don't belong to the orSaniza-
ton; they're the best experts In their
line, and they can't be jugyled with.
II know them. Go on"
81 paid them fancy sum to so over
those specifications and then examine
the library and the aqueduct and see
II they were up to the mark or II the
city d been cheated by the Bennett
Contracting company. / had strong
idea was right, but I wouldn't speak
till I had the proof. When got home
after the ball tonight l found the Nor
ris g. Cherrington report waiting for
me. brought copy of it along with
ne"
"Well," asked Bennett indirerently.
what then?"
Here's the copy of the report Look
it over for yourself The crookedest
fob ever pulled of In this city! Third
rate material, when the material called
for in the specifications was used at
ALL Granite shell filled with mortar
instead of solid granite; foundations
barely half the depth called for; In
rerior 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 ever heard OF. III
any Of the organization tried 1t now
adays the men who did 1t would be
wearing stripes in a week. Graft, heyf
Why. your father was the boss CRATER
of the century. the star graft getter OF
the bunch! He
"Hushl For Gods sake, hush!" pout-
ed Alwyn. "My mother sleeps only
few rooms beyond. r.
"What do I care?" roared Horrigan
in triumph. LET everybody hear!
The whole world is going to hear 1t I'M
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!
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1908-11-06
CHAPTER XIII.

THE mOmentous Friday had ar
rived: the day whereOn the ia
nous - or infamous - Borough
4 Street railway bill in its
amended form was to come uD for the
aldermen's consideration
Every paper In tho city devoted col.
umns to the situation. Everywhere IT
was known that the hoy mayor was
lighting with all his might the bill be
had already vetoed Equally well was
It understood that HorrlgaR was max
ing the battle OF his whole career Ia
behalf of the measure. II he could but
induce his solid thirteen" aldermen to
stand Arm and could maintain bis hold
on Roberts for the fourteenth. al
would bs plain sailing and the bill
would pass by q twOthirds vote In
spite OF the mayors veto.
More than the mere bill and bis
price for It were included In Horri
gan's reasons for his present activity.
He recognized that bis Drestigs rs boss
was at stako-that In case OF failure
bis held on the organization would be
considerably weakened, perhaps almost
90 much shaken as to permit Phelan to
fulfill his once absurd threat to tear
him down from his emiaencs. Fer the
whole organization was viewing with
breathless interest tho duel between
HorrigaR and the youthful mayer the
a. II n
beaten man commands scant respect
The board OF aldermen were. In ses-
sion In tho city hall. or the ante
chamber Of the great room where they
met was a small, sHug!y furnished
apartment. FIRST OF q series of similar
rooms that stretched away. witk con
nectiRs doors, to the far esd OF the
main corridor. This place, with the
room adjoining. had ence been the
oOmptroller's Office. OF late. however.
that ofacial had changed his quarters
and the room nearest the sntechamber
had been appropriated BY Horrigan
himself as a sort of unofficial snug.
sery. where he could SIT at case and
transact business at close quarter
whenever the organizations secret In.
terests demanded his presence at the
city hall.
Here. his whereabouts known only
to his intimate and personal lieuten'
anita. the boss was wont to SIT at case,
like some fat, rubicund spider In the
center of a web Of intrigue. and issue
hts orders or plans Of campaign. some
OF these were carried by word OF mouth
through the anteroom Into the alder
manic chamber Others be transmit.
ted By means Of q telephone that stood
ready on the center table. before which
his great easy chair was always placed.
Around this table as the board OF al
aermen were about to convene on the
fateful Friday Of the Borough bifs
Anal consideration sal three msAY
wainwright, Gibbs and Horrisan' I'm
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1908-11-06
BY
ALBERT
[SP1AYsoN
dfERHUNE
CHAPTER XII.
c0pXRlGKTiso M
Gk0FGE AAR0AQHURST

CHAPTER XII.
-aLWYN BENNETT sat in his Own
Ia study at home in the big Ben
Y nett house that remained Us
4 \ almost the last landmark OK
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1908-11-06

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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1908-11-06

"'s'"' 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.
Little by little the numbness lifted
from bis brain, and in its place crept
horrible conviction OF the truth His
father-the gallant young soldier who
had won nations applause In the
civil war-the man who. poor and I'M
aided. had built up 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 low
BLACKBOARD like Horrigan now had the
right to rsvile-a man apparently no
better than the boss himsolf-than any
dishonest heller in the organization!
And, as II 1t were not enough that
the idol of lifetime were hurled,
crushed and defiled. from its bright
pedestal, the family name must next
be dragged through the mire of polit-
zeal 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 to the 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. Horrl-
gan had said, "and the report Is
burned"
Yes, the boss was man Of bis word
Even Bennett admitted that. He would
fulfill his promise In either event.
Listlessly Alwyn began to review
the case. On the one side a perhaps
| Quixotic fight for an abstract principle
Ia fight whose reward was political
death, loss Of the woman he adored.
family shame that might crush bis
fragile old mother to the very grave.
On the other wealth, honor, love, the
governorship, future happy and glori-
| Gus.
Was he not fool to hesitate? Had
he not salyed his conscience sufficient
ly by vetoing the Borough franchise
bill? Had he the right to bring this
new shame upon his mothers gray
head? Where lay his highest duty?
The soft rustling Of silk and hand
laid in light caress upon his head
aroused the miserable man from his
reflections.
Bennett looked up to see his mother
standing beside him. She had thrown
on a wrapper and in sllppered feet had
stolen noiselessly into the study.
IT was awakened by voices" she ex-
planned. II thought l heard some one
| talking excitedly In here. Is anything
the matterT
Nothing nothing dear" he answer
| ed gently, drawing the little old lady
affectionately down to seat on bis
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1908-11-06

proofs and says he will publish then,
broadcast unless withdraw my oppo-
sit1on In the Borough franchise mat
ter. II let that bill pass. Friday no
will burn the report. and
There Is only one thing to do" In
tsrposed the mother. speaking with
slow decision, her voice AZ cold and
colorless as her face. Fright must pre-.
vaii, no matter WHAT
-Mothorr' cried Alwya. sren'blias
"You advise mo to- You advice me-
81 do not advise, command. Do
right!
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1908-11-06

uOOE. oChtIChs
glanced at bis
mother. . b Q
W as standing
rigid, her face
cold and hard
~ granite
"HsFAWA he's
fsrreted this
cut" be said
not daring to
ORA W = Q q 2 or
o. profeY com.
fort to the wo
man whom the
boss' disclosure
had turned to
stone. He has
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1908-11-06

WV
N you please
shout the bill
You're q fHs
man to preach
about graft, you
are! The very
roof over your
head. the clothes
on your back.
ere bought
W 18th 8raft
money!
Bennett scarce
ly needed tho
coarse insult.
nor did he note
II o riga MS
grunt Of good
by and I b .
IL IL
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1908-11-06

aIwsav' her voice rising to O we'll OF
panie stricken appeal. "DidaAdid that
man dare to hint anything against
your fatheri fell me the truth! !
havs a right to know. Did her
Alwyn bowed his head In silence.
.Tell me what he saidT
Evening journal., 1908-03-24
PLATFORM
FOR JUNGLE JOE"

BY United Press Leased Special Wire
CHICAGO, March 24-Five WE'LL
known Republicans viii meet to-mor-
row night at Springfield. They are the
members OF the committee on pro-
gramme and resolutions named by
State Chairman Roy o. West and they
will gather TO decide as far as they
can what kind OF a platform is TO be
given Speaker Joseph c. Cannon for
the Republican nomination for Presi-
dent With the meeting OF this COM
mittee scheduled, the Chicago Taft
Club which was told not long ago 20
lie down and play dead, has begun TO
show signs Of life again in the line.
of a platform proposition. A committee
from the club will visit the commit
tee on program and resolutions when
they assemble at Springfield, and in a
kindly way supervise the work II is
said to be the desire of the Taft peo-
pie to see that the endorsement Of
Speaker Cannon is not made so ardent
that it viii blind the delegates to the
State convention to tho realization that
TAT Is a candidate. There is a strong
probability that the Ohio revision
plank viii be put in the State plat.
form.
The adoption Of the Ohio plank IS ono
Of the things the Taft people are anx-
ious to secure They say it win At Taft
much better than It VIII Uncle joe"
Evening journal., 1908-03-24
FOILED
THIS FIRE BUG
InCendiary Had Planned TO
Roast Alive Tenants Of Big
New York House

NEW YORK. March 2l-What Is
described by the police as the holdest
attempt ever made 20 burn down a
houseful OF human beirgs was made
early to-day In the five-story double
decker tenement al 3s4 East Sixty
third street. That a large logs Of life
was averted is due 10 Policeman Dan
Barry. as the incendiary planned 70
cut Off all egress of his intended vic
TINS. Twenty italian families with
their boarders occupied the place.
oil had been used 70 drench the roof
until Il floated on the top Of the rain
water remaining from last nights
storm. and all down the stairway the
oil had been spread. the incendiary
stopping at Intervals TO allow pools TO
collect. Under the stairs leading to
the scuttle oil-soaked rags had been
Piled and here the flames we're started.
In the lower Railways the oil had
been dashed over the woodwork and
apparently the incendiary had planned
10 FIRE this only means Of exit 20 the
street, but was frightened away.
One Of the tenants smelled smoke
and raised an alarm by firing his
alarm. Barry ran to the building TO
find the place in a panic. He fought
his way up the stairs, finally discover
ing the fire and was able TO put 1t out
before half the tenants had gotten out
OF their rooms Police investigation
showed that tenants have received fire.
quent letters saying they would be
burned out unless they left the house
and the attempt is attributed to the
Black Hand.
Evening journal., 1908-03-24
WILL SELL OLD
WATER PUMPS

The Water Department has decided to
dispose Of all its old machinery now that
the two new pumps at the city mills sta
ton are in operation and giving satistac-
ton. The sale will be advertised for May
T. and 1t is expected that there will be a
number Of bidders from cut Of town.
At the Tenth street basin there are two
pumps. One is a Remington Corliss COM
pound machine, with a capacity Of 100000
gallons a day. The other machine is a
Snow compound pump. with capacity
Of 100000 gallons o day. The Remington
machine is in fair condition. The snow
pump is in first-elass condition. as It is
a comparatively new machine. There are
also at this station auxiliary pumps ana
two lOo-horsepower Wilcox boilers. which
are In good shape.
At the old city mill there is one COM
pound Corliss pump, with a capacity OF
l0OoO. 000 gallons a day There is also one
Worthington compound duplex pump. with
a capacity Of 100000 gallons day. There
is one air compressor, sundry auxiliary
pumps. boiler feed pumps. The Corliss ma
chine was installed in 1886 and Is in good
condition. The Worthington machine was
Installed in 1850 and was overhauled and
thopsughly repaired In 5sss. II is stu in
E0od Osndisisn. sA.AsuaA q Little weVn.