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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-08-11
CHAPTER III.
Dicksie.

The wreckers, drifting in the blaze
Of the sun across the broad alkali val
ley, saw the smoke of the wreck-flre
behind them. No breath of wind
stirred it. With the stiffness of a sig
nal column it rose, thin and black,
and high in the air spread motionless,
like a huge umbrella, above Smoky
creek. Reed Young had gone with an
engine to wire for re-enforcements, and
McCloud, active among the trackmen
until the conf1agration spent itself,
had retired to the shade of the hill.
Reclining against a rock with his
legs crossed, he had clasped his hands
behind his head and sat looking at the
iron writhing in the dying heat of the
fire. The sound of hoofs aroused him,
and looking below he saw a horse
woman refining up near his men at the
wreck. She rode an American horse,
thin and rangy, and the experienced
way in which she checked him drew
him back almost to his launches. But
McCloud's eyes were fixed on the slen-
der figure of the rider. Her boot
flashed in the stirrup while she spoke
to the nearest man, and her horse
stretched his neck and nosed the
brown alkali-grass that spread thinly
along the road.
To McCloud she was something like
an apparition. He sat spellbound un-
til the trackman indiscreetly pointed
him out, and the eyes of the visitor,
turning his way, caught him with his
hands on the rock in an attitude open
ly curious. She turned Immediately
away, but McCloud rose and started
down the hill The horses head was
pulled up, and there were signs of de-
parture. He quickened his steps.
Once he saw, or thought he saw, the
riders head so turned that her eyes
might have commanded one approach
ing from his quarter; yet he could
catch no further glimpse OF her face.
A second surprise awaited him. Just
as she seemed about to ride away, she
dropped lightly from the horse to the
ground, and he saw how confident in
figure she was AS she began to try
her saddle-girths, McCloud attempted
hat, held rather high above his head
as he approached, but she gave him
the slightest nod in return-one that
made no attempt to explain why she
was there or where she had come
from.
Pardon me-" ventured McCloud,
"have you lost your way?"
He was Immediately conscious that
he had said the wrong thing. The
expression or her eyes implied that
it was foolish to suppose she was lost,
but she only answered: II saw the
smoke and feared the bridge was on
fire."
Something in her voice made him
almost sorry he had interviewed; u
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-08-11

| heat. Bill Dancing, giant and
dangerous one, stood lone guard over
the loot, and Young had been called
over by McCloud. How many men
have you got with you, Reed?"
Eleven"
How long will it take them to clean
up this mess with what help we can
run in this afternoon?"
Young studied the prospect before
replying. They're green at this sort
of thing. of course; they might be
fussing here till tomorrow noon, I'm
afraid; perhaps till tomorrow night,
Mr.. McCloud."
THAT won't dol" The two men
stood for moment in a study "The
merchandise is all unloaded, isn't to
said McCloud, refectively. Get your
men here and bring a water bucket
with you."
McCloud walked down to the en-
CINE of the wrecking train and gave
orders to the train and engine crews.
The best of the refrigerator cars had
been rerailed, and they were pulled to
a safe distance from the wreck. Young
brought the bucket, and McCloud
pointed to the caskful of brandy.
Throw that brandy over the wreck
age, Reed
The roadmaster started. Burn the
whole thing up, eh?"
Everything on the track"
Bully! It's shame to waste the
liquor, but it's Sinclair's fault. Here,
boys, scatter this stuff where it will
catch good, and touch her off. Every
thing goes-the whole pile. Burn up
everything; that's orders. If you can
get a few rails here, now, I'll give you
a track by shutdown, Mr.. McCloud, in
spite of Sinclair and the devil"
The remains of many cars lay in
heaps along the curve, and the track
men like f1rebugs ran in and out of
them. A tongue of flame leaped from
the middle of pile of stock cars. In
five minutes the wreck was burning;
in ten minutes the flames were crack
ling f1ercely; then in another instant
the wreck burst into a confagration
that rose kissing and seething a hum
dred feet straight up in the air.
From where they stood, Sinclair's
men looked on. They were non
plused, but their boss had not lost his
nerve. He walked back to McCloud.
You're going to send us back to
Medicine Bend with the car, l sup
poser"
McCloud spoke amiably. mot on
your life. Take your personal stuff
out of the car and tell your men to
take theirs; then get of the train and
off the right of way"
Going to turn us loose on Red
desert, are your" asked Sinclair,
steadily.
you've turned yourselves loose"
Wouldn't give a man a tie-pass,
would your"
Come to my Office in Medicine
Bend and I'll talk to you about it,"
returned McCloud, impassively.
well, boys" roared Sinclair, going
back to his followers, 1--WE can't ride
on this road now! But want to tell
you there's something to eat for every
one OF you over at my place On the
Crawling Stone, and place to sleep
and something to drink" he added,
cursing McCloud once more.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1909-10-15

George D. Kelly was here On legal
business Tuesday.
John B. Stewart was in from Cato
township Tuesday.
William Webster and family have
moved into Devils Lake.
A. M. Steig, of Churchs Ferry, was
in Devils Lake Tuesday.
John Lempke and Andy Williamson
went to st. Paul yesterday. -
A. F. Schuneman of Leeds was in
this city on business Tuesday.
Allie Bond is spending few days
at Doc Crafts hunting lodge. It -
Wallace Douglas went to his home
at Saginaw, Michigan, Wednesday,.
John W. Maher makes farm loans
at lowest rates and easy terms:
+ Judge Cowan + returned = Tuesday
from visit to his farm near Derrick.
52 Take advantageSof the big October
clothing; sale at the New York Cash
store.4z ...% :, !.
!: A. 81 Kerlin and F. T., Cuthbert
have been at Sweetwater for a cou-
PIE Of days hunting r '''5,-
Leo and Ray Maurer, of Stark
weather, have entered the state uni.
versity at Grand Forks: : .. c''s:1
Great values in mems overcoats dur
ing the great October clothing sale at
the New York Cash Store. =
Rev. Bailey was in attendance at
the Synod Of tn Presbyterian church
at Jamestown this week. -. -
E.. J. Chamerlin returned, Wednes'
day from his trip to Washington, D. C.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1909-10-15
OkLAHOMA'S EXAMPLE.

The Oklahoma bank deposit guaran-
tee plan gets a strenuous test early
in it's history. A bank failed there
the other day for the reason which,
under the plan, should be hardly IN
expected, that of excessive and reck-
less loans. Its deposits are s3,0O0,O00.
The state guarantee fund is 100000.
The state has arranged for paying
out the entire fund in its hands and
is going to make assessments on the
banks in the guarantee plan for the
balance.
This is acceptable to the depositors,
provided the assessments are all col
lected and more banks do not fail be-
fore the guarantee fund is 4recouped
But the assessed bankers show signs
of restiveness. They do not relish
having to pay for the losses by the
reckless banking of their competitors.
They find that it makes a serious hole
in the profits Of conservative and safe
banking. So that there is a decided
disposition toward chilly feet among
those who have to pay the piper.
That is, beyond doubt, the weak
point Of joint guarantees of deposits.
The diffusion of responsibility lessons
the Individual incentive to sound
methods. If one bankers seeks the
quick profits of excessive loans those
who are yoked with him in the guar
>antee are tempted to do the same
thing. Wherefore Oklahoma may
count itself fortunate if the exempt
fcation of the scheme is limited to
one bank failure,
1t may be remarked further that it
is difficult to show why the same in
fuences would not be at work in joint
guarantees of bank circulation based
on commercial paper-Grand Forks
Times.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1909-10-15

VIM. Falger has moved his family
in from Chautauqua and they are now
located in rooms in Locke-Gram block.
Mr.. and Mrs. Romans of Calgary,
Canada, left Tuesday after a: visit
with their daughter, Mrs. Oliver
Evans.
Judge John F. Henry off1ciated at
the wedding of Edwin G.. Werner to
Miss Nellie Strong, at his Office Wed
nesday afternoon: Both the contract
ing parties were from, Hampden,
where they will make their future
home and where they are well and
favorably known.
!. Mr.. and Mrs. E. P. White, of Phila-
delphia, have moved to Devils Lake
and have taken rooms in the Short
ridge house, 623 Third street. Mr..
White is a travelling man representing
Collier e. Co., Of New York. - Mrs.
White will start class in vocal mu-
sic, and will be- pleased to meet any
one who il DESTROYS Of entering the
class. at her rooms. ,,... -
NJ: NJ: strawhecker and A. G. Tuf-
ford were III. quite a lively runaway
! Tuesday. They were driving into
Devils Lake when the horse became
frightened and ran away. In pulling
On the reins the bit was broken, Civ
ing the horse full sway. Turning a
sharp corner both the occupants were
| thrown to the ground with consider
able force, bruising them up consid-
erab1y and Mr.. Strawhecker had a
thumb broken.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1909-10-15

is bitterly angry about it, and the
president has announced he will ask
congress for an issue of irrigation
bonds.
Mr.. Ballinger is a lawyer and would,
of course, be in no danger of making
a mistake in ruling out the certificates
of indebtedness He has done this,
though: He has made the law look
silly and the hair splitting interpre-
tation of law a thing of inexcusable
pettiness. Furthermore-the certif-
cate plan being "socialistic''-thes Sec
rotary has made out a rather hand
some case for Socialism.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1909-10-15


government to levy such; a tax be-
cause Massachusetts collects tax Of.
that kind for state purposes and fears
the effect Of an effort to collect a dou-.
BILE tax of that nature. Massachu-
sets prefers the Aldrich method Of
collecting taxes, a method which ia
vors her manufacturers and puts it
on the consumers of her manufactures
most of whom live outside her Dor
;ders. This entire willingness to put
the tax on: the other fellow is one of
the strongest arguments in favor of
an income tax which is at least an
honest effort to tax the fellow who
can afford to pay.-st:, Paul Dispatch.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1909-10-15
Resting Farm Hands.

Every farmer . u1fs Knows what Ire.
mendous capacities farm hands usually
have; but while they eat vel they
work well too. 2S 5313s!, 2 s.s rig
Here's agood suggestion shout fsed-
ing farm hgnds Il GIVE them plenty
Of Quaker Oats. a big diBh o.
Quaker Oats porHdge with sugar and
cream q milk 10 the greatest break
fast In the world for man who needs
vigor and strength for long days
work The man that eats Quaker Oats
beautifully and often Is the man who
does good work without excessive fa.
tigues There d a sustaining quality
IN Quaker Oats not found a n other
foods. and for economy It is at the
bead Of the list. Besides the regular
ssss packages Quaker Oats Ii hacked
q largo gize family packages. win
So without chin,
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1909-10-15
BALLiNGER AND RECLAMATION.

One of the most important of the
/ reclamation projects is at Grand juno
H ton, Colo, in country even now fam
Gus for its farm products. The work
has been stopped for some time. It
ought not to be embarrassing to recite
"a why
a. In the reclamation act is the provi-
sion that the entire cost is ultimately
4 to be borne by the settlers within the
area irrigated. Payments for land are
4 made into what is known as the re-
/ clamation fund and they can be made
Eat once or in Sinstallments running ov-
Ter a period of years To carry on the
work vouchers are drawn directly up
I ON this ~reclamation fund. Those who
had taken up land have had, neces-.
Ssarily, lot of idle time while they
walt the day the water is turned on
SO many Of them have hired out to
Il the government. When Secretary
Garfield was in charge of the depart
ment of the interior a scheme was hit
upon by which these settlers could not
I be paid in part, not in cash, but with
certificates of credit against their
1debt to the government. It was pure
Fly voluntary upon the part of the set
tiers The plan was Of mutual bene-
lit. The farmer made his living and
d at the same time found himself be-
coming a land owner in fact. The re-
c1amatioH fund was saved from being
drained too rapidly and more work.
could be. carried on than If the govern
Sm,ent had ito meet large labor bills ev-
cry month. -
. Almost with the day Secretary Bal
SHnger took Office he pronounced the
certificates of Indebtedness illegal. He
stopped the system at once. A news
paper which finds everything to ad-
ssmire$ in Mr.. Ballinger's strict con-
$struction of the law" sneered at Sec
Eetary Garf1eld's plan as socia1istic.
Perhaps it is only incidental to 'strict
construction that the work ON GER
tain Of the reclamation projects was
halted for lack Of funds, that Junction
City, Colo.-for only one community
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1909-10-15
A MATTER OF TAKES.

South Dakota republicans are for,
an income tax, but Massachusetts, re-
publicans do not favor constitution
al amendment permitting the federal
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1909-10-15
WA n I 7 :

- - FOR SALE. -s"-
~~-~~>~~o~0~~-~.~. ~-~~~-~~-~~~~~-N~~
FOR SALE-556 acres of choice land
: situated in Morris township, about
nine miles northeast of Devils Lake,
section 80 and "a. About 400 acres
under cultivation and excellent
buildings, Price $500 per acre. A
snap. For particulars write lock
box 232, Granville, N. D. :
e@~o~~~~~~~~o-~
-" TAKEN UP. Il
8, Taken up: 3 red spring calves, j
heifer and 2 steers. Owner. can have
same by paying for this notice and
calling at farm 4 miles south and
mile west Of Penn, n. D. Mrs. K.
Wengurm. 10 '.s' ''s,'S'S :.
:. Taken. Up = One red mully heifer
with white spot in forehead at my
farm miles southwest of Grand Har-
Dor. Owner can have same by paying
costs Of advertising. Albert A. Bryn.
C~ocSe>e>>>e-cNe <~~.~~-~-~.>~~-~.~~~s
TO THE FARMERS will pay the
top price for hides, wool and scrap
iron. Davis Rubin. 512s Second st.
Weigh your load at the city scale.
(Haley & Hyland) before bringing to
the yard. II
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-09-25

DON'T"
Rc6sr laughed bot he put his arms about her,
"Notin no,lun at all only it didn't happen that way
it happened this way" The content IN hls voice was
good 10 hear. Alice recalled it again just before she
wcnt to sleep that night, and smiled happily to herself
in the dark.
The following day was palnant with tho FIRST real
heat of thc summer All ready for plantin' Robert
liinnurced when he came TO dinner Never saw the
rouUd work better; that south fields smooth as dane,
in floor cornl be UP in week II IT keeps like this
Tic atc his dinner quickly and gone. Alice sat a
long time al TIC table When she finally went into the
kitchen with pile OF dishes she could hear The steady
click click Of tho planter III the south held She went
10 the kitchen door and looked of the pasture to
the great brown saarc that III few weeks would be an
cxpansc OF waycrius, whispering green. FAINT blue
tic planter wire where caught the sun; the team was
eoirg south and her husbands shirseevcd figure was
irdi5,irct Another long warm afternoon. and man
Uhc came tired to supper and went silent TO bed
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-09-25

crt take two steps across The porch Her heart gave
i,le leap of fealty What need had they of annycr-
>eres every day was anniversary She would rather
hear those two steps then She worked very fast and
tho kitchen WIS al in order before the Inc OF across
the porch was pe5ccptbly as'aGL
The housowork took such lit,lc wluc for only two
Alice went into the small parlor aud busted everything
painsalngl She had never cared much for THIS room
It lad not INC 1omcy feeling that the others had She
knew why though she hardly sdnittcd tho thought .
she missed the piano. IS eisl, she had gone 10 inc
paEo rs 10 an Interpreter Of al her moods She played
only the simplest music. and often she wandered of
into fancics az her own; muck OF tie tmc she played
by car but when any tccrs either of oy Of uErcs
needed expression, she played When she married. The
piano he'd been left for lEe yognSer sister It almost
good for her to be IL the house day Ike this She
put up her dusicr took up her sewing and went ort
under the apple trees. The afternoon was long; Robert
was narrowing the south field. and the sun was setting
bclo-c he followed the hoses zap 10 The watcrDg-lrough
When he brought in tie m'li frohing she ton Of he
pals, he 5eid: Gucss Wo1- eai any su0Gcr t set
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Robert looked suddenly serious Nov Rob don't
Won think would be tic very incest thing VIC cocd do7
Just like being married all over again Besides l want
TO-.
Still Robert looked perpleaed his yifc waited: at
last be said: Honestly. dcut hcw We c7n Allie
Oh, I've got il zll planned. We can 90 tne night
just right SINCE tey Tut on that carly train You can
set Joe Davis 90 do the chores. You'll never know
you've been away
If twas ans other time o. year. Allie Robert
stopped minute" No, ] d1l't see how VIC can I've
got TO get that sogih piece o corn in. IN have the
ground ready Wednesday noon il the weather holds
I'll have 10 wait till he's through an hes sowcru Gmc
Besides. It might rain Nou don't misd ho7cstly? g"
lie locked at hiS wiic with trogblcd darkeung of his
gray eyes: she was pouring GLASS Of water ard IL Tan
oyer Robert got up and came around the table
I've got 20 60 now" lie took ier face between
h irn brown hands and turned IL 10 the light Conc
look up herel You kuow yourc q farmers wife
you'd rather get the corn planted ,au anything else.
rs soon rs is al done YOU oan Sc home and stay .
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~ 7ave1y 2lbbo<t

week I 5han't have so much or Lard then. ard can
get aoac alone You amt houcsiek?"
Rob Landoul" Alice was ON her feet with her
hands Upon MS shoulders, all her loyalty shining in hc-
cycs. You know I've rcycr bccH homcsick minute
no, minute | like farming and farmers and corn
planting; | do" Her eyes getting suspioously
bright Robert bent and kissed her and stopped the
outburst
." / n,ust 20 now ] know you amt soin' to mind"
No she didn't mind She already clearing the
table when she heard thc kitchen screen shut and Rob
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-09-25

the chores ali donc IN, t.r,d tonight" They ate in
The dusk The SOFT da:p ar coming in at the open win
dows; after while Robert sad Makes think o
the cvcnju5 l used to 80 and you that summer you
was yistr' at The Iolman place. The parlor windows
was always open, an you'd slip in an play while the rest
OF Us set on the porch; Ole Mr. 1olman KEEP right
Acc laughed "Ycs. and isn't it funny when vou
think about it. that it hadn't happened 10 visit Grace
olmau and she hadn't happened to be engaged Tom
Gray, and you hadn't Uccn Toms best friend"
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eyes smiled more than his mouth he spoke d,l;berat~ly
d" [ don't know as do These have been about the be5t
days I've ever had
The pink in his wfe's checks dccpeued and spread
Its been beautiful year. That's why ! think VIC
ought to do something very special And L had letter
from mother to-day; She come home for our
anniversary. She's going have Tom and Grace. and
many OF the people that there nj the wedding
she She'd have written about II before. only
Marys been sick and she didn't know whether she could
do H.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1909-01-14
Bradford Visits abeno.
Francis S. Bradford of Apple

Francis S. Bradford of Apple
ton, candidate for circuit judge
of the tenth judicial circuit, was
in the village couple of hours
yesterday visiting his friends
and meeting new ones.
Mr.. Bradford is a very pleas
ant man TO meet, an able at.
torney and well qualified for the
position sought He has served
faithfully as official court report
er in the district for the past
twenty five years and has there
fore the advantage of q large
amount of training and expert
ence in the work. lAr. bradford
has a wide acouaintance through
out the dis trict ard stated that
he was highly pleased with the
encouragement he re eceive d
where ever he went.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1909-01-14
Star Basketball Man Quits
Game and Goes to Work.

Warren Richie. who for the
past year has attended the Bush
ey BUSINESS college, left this
morning for Wabeno, where he
has accepted position as stem
ographer and bookkeeper for
the G.. w. Jones Lumber compa-
ny.
Mr.. Richie, during his stay
here, has won many friends,
who regret his leaving Apple
ton. He has been we'll known in
athletics here during the past
four years, having competed
three successive years in the
state basketball urnam e t
while member of the Sheboy-
gan high school five, and during
the past year was the main stay
of the Bushey team In their long
schedule, in which they won
nearly all of the games played.
Four basketball men from the
Bushey school have recently ac-
cepted positions, VIII ich will
cause the balance of the sched
ule to be dropped, leaving a
clean record for the season, of
eight games won and none lost.
- Appleton Post, Friday.
Mr. Ritchie succeeds Will
Grossman, who was promoted to
the position of head bookkeeper
in the Company's office at APP
pieton.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1909-01-14
Patients at the Hospital.

A Russian, who is unable to
talk English, Was brought to the
hospital the first of the week
with a broken heel. The man
fell off = lumber pile at Soperton.
VIM. Nesbitt Of Soperton,
formerly of Marinette, is at the
hospital suffering with append
citis. He has been improving
the past few days and an opera
tion may not be necessary.
Anton Hoffman came near
losing his left hand last week
while top-loading at Connor
Otter Lake camp. Three fingers
were cut off and the fourth finger
badly smashed. He is being
cared for at the hospital.
Andrew Nickle of Chiffon had
his thigh fractured while em
ployed by the Bay Shore compa-
ny at Soperton, and as taken
to the hospital where the frac
ture was reduced. MIR. Nickle
was employed as carpenter
here last summer with his broth
er Pete.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1909-01-14
ADDITIONAL ITEMS.

The Wabeno Lumber company
has commenced hauling logs to
their mill yard. The Company
is logging just north of the track
and will PIT in about the same
amount of logs ~ last year.
Our business men aud citizens
generally all agree that we need
some kind of fire protection, if
nothing more than a bucket bri-
grade. But talk is all there is
to il. A little fire from stray
match or cigar stub could easily
burn up several blocks. Think
is over.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1909-01-14
Bank Officers Reelected.

| The stockholders of the State
Bank of Wabeno held their an
nual meeting at the bank build
ing Tuesday evening. The fol-
lowing directors were re- elected
for the ensuing year: A. &. Law
renee, F. O. Rusch, j. B. NAL
low and M. J. Dickinson. T. A.
Richardson was elected a direct
or in place of DR.. Hubbard, re-
signed. The officers of the bank
who have served the past year
were re-. elected for the ensuing
year as follows: F. Q. Rusch,
president, M. j. Dickinson, vice
president, A. E. Lawrence, cash
ier. The banks books show a
steady increase in business and
patronage and the officers are
well pleased with the progress
made since it's establishment,
little over year ago. Earnings
of the bank have been placed in
the surplus account instead of to
pay dividends SO as to strength
en- the position of the bank.