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The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-03-23

fore the steamboat bad hove intr
sight he was back with his scanty
bundle Of baggage, behaving like one
daft, talking and laughing and run
ming here and there Lee watched
him closely, then went behind the ba1
and poured out a stin glass Of whisky,
which he made Burrell drink. To Gale
he whispered moment later:
Keep your eye on him, John. Hell
60 mad at this rate
They waited, it seemed interminably
until at last white hull slowly round.
ed the point. then shaped a course
across the current toward the other
bank, where the water was less swift
As it came fully into sight Gale swore
aloud in despair:
Its the mission boatv'
"Well, what of that?" said Burrell
''We'll hire it-buy it-take itv'
Its no USE She amt got but three
dog power to her engines" Lee ex.
planned. She's a down river boat
has to run with the current to move
1--WE can't use her." Gale gave in re
luctantly. "She'd only lose time fol-
us. We've got to wait for one of the
A. @. boats"
'Wait.' cried Burrell. We've done
nothing but wait. wait, wait! Let's dc
something!'
'You go back yonder and set down,
commanded Lee. "We'll have a boa,
before long,"
The arrival of the tiny mission
steamer was never of sufficient i'm
portance to draw a crowd to the river
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bank, SO the impatient men at the post
relaxed interest in her as she came
creeping up abreast of the town. 1t
was little Johnny Gale who first saw
Necia and Poleon on board. for he had
recognized Father Barnum's craft at a
distance and stationed himself at the
bank hand in hand with Molly to bid
the good, kind old man welcome.
The saen inside the house did not
hear the boy crying Necias name, for
his voice was small. and they had gone
to the rear Of the store.
Understand? You leave Runnton
to me-" Burrell was saying. mo man
shall lay hands ON him except me-"
His voice trailed away He rose slow
" to his feet, strange light on his
face The others turned to see what
sight had drawn his eyes. In the
opening, all splendid with the golden
sunlight, stood Necia and Poleon Doret
who had her by the hand, and she
was smiling.
Gale uttered great cry and went
to meet them, but the soldier could
move nothing save his lips and stood
dazed and disbelieving. He saw them
dimly coming toward him and heard
Poleon'S voice as if at a great distance
saw that the Frenchman's eyes were
upon him and that his words were d.
rected to him.
81 bring her back to You, msieu'!"
Doret laid Necia's hand in that OF
her lover, and Burrell saw her smil-
ing Shyly up at him. Something grip
ped him chokingly, and he could utter
no sound. There was nothing to say.
She was here, safe. smiling; that was
all. And the girl, beholding the glory
In his eyes, understood
Gale caught her away from him then
and buried her in his arms.
A woman came running into the
store and, seeing the group, paused at
the door-a shapeless. silent, shawled
figure in silhouette against the day.
The trader brought the girl to her fos-
ter mother, who began to talk in her
own tongue with rapidity none of
them had ever heard before. her voice
as tender as some wild birds song
Then the two women went away TO-
gether around the store into the house.
Poleon had told Necia all the amazing
story that had come to him that dire
full night. all that he had overheard.
all that he knew and much that he
guessed.
The priest came into the store short.
", and the men fell upon him for In.
formation, for nothing was to be
gained from Poleon, who seemed
strangely tagged and weary and who
had said but little.
"Yes, yes, yesv' laughed Father Bar
mum. 'Tn tell you all 1 know. of
course. but first must meet Iieuten-
ant Burrell and take him by the hand. -
The story did not lose in his telling
particularly when he came to describe
the fight on the gravel bar which no
man had seen and Of which Poleon
had told him little. but the good priest
was of militant turn, and his blue
eyes glittered and flashed like an old
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d.
90 CREEK LEE came into the
EAE trading post ON the following
morning and found Gale at
tending store as If nothing
unusual had occurred.
Say! What's this about you and
Stark? l hear you had a horrible run
In and that you split him up the back
like quail"
"We had a row." admitted the trad
er. "It's been a long time working
out, and last night it came to a head"
"Lord-ee! And to think of Ben
Stark bein' licked. Why, the whole
camps talkin' about it, They say he
emptied two six shooters at you, but
you kept a-comin', and when you did
get to him you just carved your ini-
tails on him like he was a Eastwood
tree. Say, John, he's a goner. sure"
"Do you mean he's-passing out?"
ooh, no. reckon he'll get well,
from what I hear, though he won't let
nobody come near him except old Doc.
But he's lost a battle, and that ends
killer quits second best it breaks his
hoodoo. Why, there's been men layin'
for him these twenty years from here
to the Rio Grande, and every feller he
ever bested will hear of this and begin
to grease his holster; then the first
shave tail desperate that meets him
will spit In his eye just to make a
name for himself. No, sir! He's a
spent shell. He's got to fight all his
battles over again, and this time the
other Teller will open the ball. oh,
I've seen it happen before. YoG killed
him last night, just as sure as If you'd
hung up his hide TO dry, and he knows
it."
"Pm a peaceable man." said Gale on
the defensive. Il had to do it." Z
II know! / know! There was wit
nesses. This dressmaker at the fort
seen it, so hear
The other acquiesced silently.
"Well, we'll, Ben Stark licked!
can't get over that. 1t must "a been
somethin' powerful strong to make you
do it, John" When the old man
vouchsafed no more than nod to a
question the prospector inquired:
"Where's POleon? I've got news for
him from the creek"
II don't know Whyw
His laymen have give up. They've
crosscut his ground, and the pay amt
there, so they've quit work for good"
HE drew a blank, eh?"
"Worse'n that-three of them. The
creek is spotteder than a leopard.
Runnion's men, for instance, are into
1t bigger than house, while Poleon's
people can't raise a color. | call il
tough luck-yes. worse'n tough. It's
hard billed and picked To them as
has shall it be given and to them as
hasn't shall be took even what they
amt got, as the poet says. Look al
Necia. She'll be richer than cream
puff. Guess I'll step around and see
her"
''She's gone" said the trader YEARLY,
turning his haggard face from the
prospector.
"Gone! Where?"
up river with Runnion. They got
her away from me last night"
.Sufferin' snakesr' etaculatad
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$50 that's why" Then be added SIM
ply. Lets go and git her, John"
The trader looked at him queerly.
Maybe | won't--on the first boat!
I'm eating my heart out hour by hour
waiting waiting-waiting for some
kind of craft to come. and so is Bur-
rer."
whats he got to do with it," said
the one eyed miner jealously Cant
you and me bring her back?"
Hell marry her. God. won't there
never be bOat|'
For the hundredth time that morn
ing he went to the door Of the post
and strained his eyes downstream.
"Well. well. Them two goin' to be
married." said Lee STARK licked, and
Necia goin' TO be married-all at once.
hate to see it. John. He amt good
enough. She could "a done heap bet
ter There's lot of regular men around
course. always bein' broke like dog
myself. / amt kept up my personal ap-
1earance like l ought. but I've got some
new clothes now, and you woul1n I
know me. I bought 'em off tender
foot with cold feet, but they're the
goods and you'd see a big improve
ment in me"
He's a good man." said Gale, "bei-
ter than you or me. and n al torn
up over this. l never saw man act
so. When he learned about it I thought
he'd go mad. He's h2unted the river
bank ever since, raging about ior so'ne
means of following her, and ii | hlCn ,
fairly held him he'd have set out Sin. i.
handed
While they were talking Burreil
came in, and mo Creek" saw that the
night had affected the youth even more
than it had Gale or at least he showed
the marks more plainly, fer his face
was drawn, his eyes were sunken as l.
from hunger, and his whole body
seemed to have fallen away till his
uniform hung upon him loose, ur.zempt
and careless.
II can't wait much longer" said Bur-
most the next instant he was on his
feet again, saying to the trader. as he
had said it score of times already
''Runnion comes to me. Gale! You IN
derstand he's mine. don't your"
The old man nodded. Yes: you can
take him.
We'll, who do git?' asked Lee.
"You can't come along" the trader
said. I'VE may have to follow the
hound clean to the States. Think of
your mine"
ITO blazes with the mine" exploded
the shaggy prospector. Il reckon I'm
kind of a daddy 10 your gal, and I'm
goin' TO be in at the finish ~
Suddenly the lieutenant uttered a
cry, and with a bound Gale was beside
him.
Look. Over the point! Down yon-
der. / saw smoker
The three stared at the distant for
est fri &c lat ,lasl.ed the bend of the
river until their eyes ached.
You're tired, my boy" said Gale.
wait"
He obeyed and finally over the tree
tops saw faint streamer of black.
ut Is! 1t ISL cried the soldier.
I'm going for my war bag" And be-
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Better get your bicycle ana SOW
ing machine repairing done now than
to wait until later In the season
when the spring rush begins. ]. ].
Eyer, 80 Mission street. zee
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(Continusd)

Ladies, have you tried denatured
alcohol for your chatting dishes. 1t
is cheap, safe and clean. Phone SIS.
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Clifford Godfrey returned this
morning from a two weeks visit on
the Sound
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-04-03

GIarry Bitterly OF verden vas well
known visitor In chickasha Yesterday
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-04-03
May Vote if Registration
Certificate is Lost

Section 10 Of the primary election
law: ANY person who loses a certifi-
cate OF registration may be entitled
70 vote. provided he makes an affi.
davlt to the fact that he has lost said
certificate and is unable TO produce
the same and provided further that
said inspector OF elections Is satisfied
that the elector is the person men
toned in the duplicate in his hands,
and should such inspector not be per-
sonally acquainted with such elector,
such elector may prove his Identity
by some citizen who knows that he
Is entitled to vote and II such inspec'
tor becomes satisfied from such evi'
dence he may issue to such elector 9
duplicate Of said certificate. and such
elector shall be entitled to vote there
on"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-04-03

The farmers rally to be held In
chlckasha next Friday should draw to
our city a large concourse Of people.
Dr. s. A. Knapp Of the United States
Department OF Agriculture, Washing
ton. d. C.. the state agricultural board.
Superintendent Cameron and other
speakers OF note win be present and
enllghten those in attendance along
agricultural lines.
Many subjects Of special interest
will be discussed Among other things
will be boys and girls industrial clubs,
women's institute clubs, and the farm
ers' cooperative demonstration work.
Il will prove Of great worth to every
person attending. whether interested
in farming or not
Every citizens Of the state who reads
this will be doing his nelghbor a kind
favor by mentioning the opportunity
offered in this great state meeting.
The following program has been ar
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-04-03
GREAT FARMERS RALLY WILL
Be HELD NEXT WEEK

ranged for this meeting:
10 a. Welcome address. County
Superintendent r. II. Wilson.
1915 a. m.-Response, J. p. conuors,
Guthrie.
1916 a. MP. e. c. U. OF A. OF Ok
lahoma. J. Y. Callahan. Enid.
10 M.-Adjourn until afternoon ses'
sion.
1880 D. Embarrassing Mans Earn
ing Capacity" DR.. S. A. Knapp, Wash
ington, D. c.
$3.50 D. m.-"Co.operation Of the
Farmers Institute with the A. & NJ
College" J. II. Connell, saltwater
4:30 p. m.-Automobile ride over the
city.
1880 p. m.-(Subject to be supplIed)
u. f. Balcomb. Saltwater.
$3.50 p. m.-Growth Of Our Public
Schools and Their futude Outlook
state superintendent E. D. Cameron
Guthrie.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-04-03
POCaSSet Comes to The
Front With Cow Story

Pocasset. Okla. April 2.--The read
ers OF the Chickasha Express In our
little up-todate town noticed the arti-
Gle in that paper where Dan Gar
land is the proud owner Of the milk
giving COW. Well. Pocasset is up to
the minute on this line herself.
Willis Minter. better known as
Doe owns a COW that he thinks
eclipses anything in Oklahoma. He
swears that his thoroughbred Jersey
gives enough milk to support her trip
let calves, furnish the town with milk
and butter, fattenlng enough hogs Tor
a years supply of meat, and this COW
never has to be fed. She sucks her
Self when hungry. and requires three
men to milk her and carry away to
keep her from drowning in the white
fluid. Milas Bedingneld will voueh for
this report.
Editorial Query:-Isn't Doc ship
ping few car loads Of the cows milk
daily2
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-04-03
Murder
Mystery

Toledo. Ohio. April 3.-In the finding
Of the bodies OF Ludwig Kreuger. aged
Sc, and his wife. aged So. buried in
the cellar OF their home. which was de-
stroyed by fire early yesterday, the
Toledo police are confronted by a puz-
zllng murder mystery.
AT 3 o'clock yesterday morning the
Kreuger residence. one mile west Of
Toledo, was discovered ablaze and
there was no trace OF the Kreugers.
When the ashes had cooled a search
Of the debris was made. but there was
no evidence Of the aged couple having
been burned TO death. Later two boys
who were digging in the cellar noticed
that the brick door had been tampered
with. One of them raised q brick and
the face Of the dead woman was re
vealed. More OF the floor was taken
up and the body of Kreuger was found
Both had been stabbed to death. 1t Is
not known just when the Kreuger'
we're murdered.
Mr. and Mrs. Kreuger were last seer
alive on Tuesday. by N. sobolosh who
paid Mr.. Kreuger $1,000 on some land
It is believed robbery was the mo
tive.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-04-03
Referendum
Invoked

Guthrie. Okla, April 3.-With the
McGulre-Norris faction highly nervous
because Of a report that ex-Chairman
Charley Hunter would start an upris-
ing, sixty-seven big chiefs Of the Re-
publican state central committee, most
OF them members Of the committee by
proxy only, met here yesterday and
decided to attempt to massacre the
general election bill with the referen-
DUN. Committees to get out the pc
tltIons and get up the $4,000 slgners
necessary to a petition to get a refer
endum election we're appointed. Sew
eral speeches OF great length were
made denouncing the law as danger
Gus to Republicans. Eleven chief OBJ
jections we're raised. These had al
ready been prepared by order Of Nor
ris and Mcclure. and consisted princi-
paliy in purely partisan knocks" on
the election law.
There vas not and win be no at
Tempt 70 initiate . Iaw TO replace the
general election law. The Republicans
gave as reason for their fear that the
honest but misguided Republicans
might become muddled If voting on
two subjects. and they decided TO bend
all their efforts 10 a destruction Of the
act OF the second Legislature.
Charley Hunter was there and had
f. but little 70 say. but tales had been
circulated that he had been making
alliances with various dlsgruntled
chief,ains from the east side OF the
state and might attempt 20 upset the
present organization Of the Republican
party Hunter didn't have much "a
say. but all Judged 1t best to end the
assembly as soon as possible 10 avoid
any explosion which might have lifted
Mcclure and Norris from their sea-
on the chest holding the Republican
organization.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-04-03
Insurance Department a
Money Maker

Guthrie, Okla. April s.--The wisdom
of the Democratic Insurance laws was
again demonstrated today when T. J.
McComb. state insurance commission.
er, turned over to the state treasurer
s66. 6.s49.OS. the receipts OF bis depart
ment for the month Of March. Every
cent that comes into the state treasury
through this source is that much saved
10 the taxpayers and It is estimated
that the insurance commissioner Will
during the year collect $4,000 add.
tional 70 the above amount As the
cost of running this department is only
about $4,000. the state will realize a
net revenue for this office Of more
than $4,000.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-04-03
Where To Vote

Precinct No. 2.-All that portion Of
the city north Of Choctaw avenue and
west OF Fifth street.
Voting place, R. C. Henry's store, 527
North Ninth street.
Third Ward.
One precinct.-All Of the city east
OF Fifth street and north Of Iowa ave
nue..
Voting place, police headquarters.
Fourth Ward.
Precinct No. l.--All that portion Of
the city between Iowa and Oregon ave
nues and east OF Fifth street.
Voting place, lodge hall on Mime.
sofa avenue, between First and Sec
ond Streets
Precinct No. 2.-All between Iowa
and Oregon avenues and west Of Fifth
street.
voting place. Cumberland Presbyte
rlan church.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-04-03
.SCABLABOR
BUILT IT
Stir in Labor Circles Ov-
er the Inauguration
CrandStand

Washington. d. c.. April s--Con-
sternatlon relgns in labor circles here.
II has been whispered around that the
grandstand from which President re-
viewed the inaugural parade was con
structed by non-unlon labor Not q
plank was laid. It Is understood; not
a nail was driven in the entire grand
stand, by an organized son Of toll.
The incident was the subject OF a
heated conference OF the members OF
the Central Labor Union at Typograph-
ical Temple Tuesday night. in which
the tobasco was sprinkIed freely over
the heads Of officials IN charge Of the
erection OF the inaugural grandstand-
This incident recalls another inaugn-
raj grievance which organized labor
nursed. The event was the last inaug-
uratlon Of Theodore Roosevelt The
United States Marine Band. which Il
reputed to be the best equipped and
most thoroughly organized military
band in the world. was accorded the
honor Of leading the inaugural pageant
The Marine Band is not a union band
It Is made up Of expert professional
musicians. who are under the employ
Of the government and draw excellent
salaries from Federal sources. Upon
hearing that the Marine Band was to
march in the parade. and at the head
Of the pageant, all the union bands
scheduled to take part in the parade
Immediately refused to get into line.
The chief marshal after great deal
Of harranguelng finally induced the
bands to take part in the parade. but
It was under rigorous protest that
they did so.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-04-03

tain this end the people should ini-
tiate to establish a state oil refinery,
cotton and woolen mills, state packing
houses and such state industries as
will protect the producing classes in
the full enjoyment Of the fruit of their
own toll.
We cite as a precedent for this ac-
ton our present guaranty law in be-
half of bankers.
Therefore, be it further resolved. we
most heartily oppose the sale Of our
school land TO anyone other than a
bonafide homesteader OF not more than
100 acres to any one man, and advise
the referendum of the law as passed
by the last legislature so as to restrict
the sale such land to 16O-acres tracts
Also advise the initiation Of the New
Jerusalem plan as proposed in the
last legislature by Russell
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-04-03

Since the wards OF the cIty have
been divided into precincts, many
voters are up in the air as to where
they should vote.
Here are the precinct boundaries and
the voting places.
First Ward.
Precinct No. 1.--AiI that portion OF
the city south Of Oregon avenue and
west of Fifth street.
Voting place. w. c. Wells grocery
on South Third street.
Precinct No 2.-All that portion Of
the city south Of Oregon avenue and
east OF Fifth street.
Voting place. WOmmacks store.
Second Ward.
Precinct No l.--Ail that portion of
the city between chOctaw and Iowa
avenues and west Of Fifth street
Voting place. Yellow Barn.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-04-03
STAMP TAX
PROPOSED
Has the Support Of Ad-
miniStratiOn-NO In
come Tax

washington, d. c.. April S.-If the
RepublIcan leaders Of congress wish to
incorporate in the Payne tariff meas.
ure a stamp tax. they have been as
sured that the administration will back
up.
fine proposed tax. II II Is finally
dded TO the Payne bill, will not be
Pas extensive as Il was during the Span
fish war. at which time Il was a pro-
prietary and documentary tax. It Is
proposed to make It merely a docu-
iifsntary duty II Incorporated this time.
Representative Dalzell In confer
ence with Mr.. Taft. said he thought
such a tax would bring into the treas
ury a yearly income Of $25,000,Oo0
This is probably slightly In excess OF
the actual sum. as probably the treas.
ury department officials could give the
accurate estimate.
The stamp tax. II levied. could be
easily collected. In addition to this
it has many attractive features. but
It is not believed It would meet with
much favor in the senate. Il is gener-
ally conceded that Il could pass the
house without any difficulty.
Il can be stated on excellent author
ity that there Is no longer an idea en-
tertained Of trying 70 impose an In
come tax at this time. owing to the
constitutional objections in the way
Of II. The lawmakers take the posi-
ton that II would be the height Of
folly to rely Tor any part Of the reve
nue. on a measure which might b
made invalid and worthless by a rul
ing OF the supreme court
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-04-03

The following resolutions we're
adopted here yesterda,
we, the Grady County Farmers
Union. in session at Chickasha April
2. hereby indorse the action and work
of our state union officials in organ
izing and developing the true pr'nci
pies OF unlonism.
We furthsr indorse the work of our
official papers. the Union Advocate
and the press in general in sympathy
with the great work undertaken by
our body as an organization and we
recommend to our membership and all
producers Of wealth to subscribe for
and read union literature.
In view of the fact that there exists
entirely too much lethargy on the part
of farmers and producers Of wealth in
not securing the needed laws necessary
to their welfare through our elective
representatives. we recommend the
movement now on foot for the meet
ing at Oklahoma City, April 20, of the
working people to organize civic
initiative that seeks the betterment
of working people. The initiative and
referendum being a cardinal doctrine