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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-05-22
GARVIN'S CoRNrs'
BY THE REVEREND JOSEPH L. GARvm
PASTOR or FIRST CHRISTIAN cur..

A. el9fr tpday ibst ,s,..
~ hel1 faapenalbis fa.t nv
300 patt0lHan fof lbsi,t Ailf I
llnninfallif f0uhd IA naiilt n
luN not g4pDrsfasd si 1H
lil.lel NEGLECT N dass..'a q I
ulll bs esq 10 XXI
~ Naf bose ohafaelss W
ln her face n h ~ NJ (
ilf0 hypnotic ls...silAi Z
~ NhnFffaia eharaelsa Nj
HNHii carry On
~ iiiina ION ! would ~. Ky
iHrl til5 office h ~ y
thai ! can aee1mplist 80
ils people Of this cltya m
This Il stroan. .,..,
inlk. fnfHunaiiy' I tsiis'sh''af..
people AZ iheif word as,,, 7, u
p Keep o. l bsllags n Nv. IN
That Mayer Miller No., ~
ported 10 Liza alllluds w n
~ ne efforts 10 handle \. z
fN.altei auaafious Evil w
Miihaat nstai SD I..a
gsi,i lss5pf o. any palils s,' -
Let The people sf s..,o
pose me festfintsd diss', - =
want 70 see he city e.a.
MS foal ard loaths1sas ' -.
busy" and fiHd cot ~ -.
aiding the mayor Ia
don'i eavy him. - -
ihiq JOB. am consiaesa ~,
BE- takes such a stand =
given enthusiastic s',,,r = ,.,'Ai
WAY walt foe astse,t,.
QUIT Why not form vlrsls
miftees 10 each Earaf
aiiFs VI such a rssorf -. ~
ported will bring absst ~.
ton u the inmates hi.
done let as help Mayss ~
tie thing DO wants 10 II
There Il 81 ethissi "a -.
question Involved. The - !. /
gully as the samsn. y
our nation IL feeling N. A.,
q heroic crusade afaihss n.
In al iia forms ~
Vet sHiy q sin 1. II. 1t
n weakness II IA cars-
lives " all it, rietlns
Lst ~ she believe 10 x>~.-l
pure home Iife and A ia.
city DO oar duty now. IL
np tho man ehp. a. mayof
mltted himself 70 this ssts-,-.''
crusade.
let as help the poles IL 4.
dutvi n We point out ~ -.
they will suppress them ~
help chief Ward carry 81, x, v
TO drive tie business out ef
Dost blame these mes Il ~.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-05-22

owner Of that fractional part OF real
estate In fee simple.
Mas Eiklna does not seem To be
breaking her heart for the Duke
d'Abruzzi She presents to the
world a remarkably clear complex,
ion, bright eye and happy eounto.
nance.
BY all odds the best equipped man
In the senate for debating the tariff
IL A. y, Cummlna. the new senator
from Iowa He knows more about
the intricacles Of the various SEIZED.
ulen than the much oyerrated Ala.
rich, and Ia great deal reader on
his fees. The people arc 10 be con.
graduated In having n man 80 com.
potcnt to represent their side lust
at this iuncture a Iuncturc, az IL
seems Al tho present moment, OF the
swlll and the pigs. Sincerely.
RATH.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-05-22

With Georsetosnt mayor we'll on
the road to recovery and our own
plnchinr scurching ehauffeurr. the
Job ceases to be a sedeniary sine
cure
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-05-22

To the average wage Garner II h
little strange that corporations
should pay BITS salaries TO men who
think out mo transfer" schemes.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-05-22

Wherever Mr. sehisely may b
at this moment. We feel safe In
stating that he Is softly reissratlng
that he viii not resign.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-05-22

In finding that street car con.
dlIiuns ars entirely satisfactory the
council committee at least didn't
disappoinf any expectations
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-05-22

That apoiogiHing English lord BY
this time has a quaint suspicion
that truth Is more dangerous than
fiction.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-05-22

Mohonk peaecmakers need
never worry about war with Great
Britain az long a. Vancouver puts
10 yesterdays Style Of a game.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-05-22

In the physics Of tariff. AIdrieh
has proven that whatever goes up
must 90 w siiil higher
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-05-22

Kcrml, Roosevelt, took sin theu-
paad clEarets TO Africa. which vas
taking an uhaportrmanlitc Advan
,Agc Of the fauna.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-05-22

Is Mira Brown at homer inquired
the caller
mo. mA'am. she isn't replied the
maid.
Then Il was you who was singing
30 drcadfiily out u tune when ]
turned the corncr." said the caller.
"No. indeed. ma'am.- cried the In
dlenhnt maid. that was missusi"--
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-05-22

This lamp smokes. doesn't Il.
Mary"
4 don't know whether II smokes
or drinks. num- but ] know II goes
out at nights Scraps.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-05-22

4 The s. v. company will have to
revise It's estimate Of what the
public will stand for.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-05-22

ntdn the prncp the hea FAn the o thu
tho OF tho potmaad NJ
o. md an
forms Non 4 nas bee a
Now the mppn to put O u rcpunc
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-05-22

1t is possible that these gentlemen prefer to charge
an illegal passenger rate Tor profit but for the sake
OF amusement
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-05-22

Have you ever been at the teie-
phone In a storm
"um-yes Ny wife occasionaliy
calls me up"-Rehobcth sunday
Herald
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-05-22

Lawyer (crosss examininKi You
testified that Aisa hmyfha was
walking IN her sleep. lios DO YOU
hnug she was anieepf
Witness We'll. a NOUS ran across
the floor riHhi In front Of her and
she never batled an eyo--chieasp
Tribune
Who Judges others condemns him
sslf Italian
DO VIZ owe the doctor much ?
asked the wife
"No. paid him lac, week Why
Dc you ash p -
.''iiecaans ha hasn't said yoi this ia
tho finest baby hs ever saw View
York Tribune.
when fiattefers meet the devil
goes 10 dinner--ftrnch-
Isn't Il great advantage to
study fafslsn languages before ifaN-
cling absaad,~
mot always" answered Miss
Cayenne. -unfamiiiafity with a Ian
EuhEa occasionally enables oas TO
conceal great deal of downright
Ignorance. Washington Star
who ar. ready to believe are
ready TO deceive.
IAN right behind thercf- called
the conductor from tho front Of the
ear
Hold on cried a nhriii yalce.
wait tiil ! st my clothes ont
Tho paassnEefa eraned their neekH
exroclaniiy A small boy was Htfuk-
Cling to get a basket u laundry
aboard.-fuch
whsn Il rains pofridge the beggar
has no spoon Danish
Patlenee was tho Judge eon-
aidrfa,cf
ratriea very; he asked me my
Age before be swefo me-fonkers
Statesman.
We never know the worth Of water
AN the wcll Il dry German.
No man ever became n villain all
at ncg.--JuvenaL
-Edueauon won't make a man any
better If he's naturally had. says
the Philosopher q Folly. hut II viii
help him 10 keep out Of jail -
Cleveland Leader.
Whatever may be the customs and
laws Of country, the women decide
It's morals French.
ns-fIaw in !, you are always out
when eAiif
gl,. fost furt Lila
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-05-22

The best way TO Kill time profit
ably Ia TO employ it.--chicago News
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-05-22

SITS easier ter
knock down nine
pins than set EN-
up~-but " qlt
paid Ter nettin'
'sm up"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-05-22

Whatever may be the customs and
laws Of country, the women decide
It's morals - French.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-05-22

when fiaitafern meet the devil
eDes 10 dinner French.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-11-25
cousin Lancet"

amends. But such opportunities had
slipped away unimproved, and here
was the new railroad superintendent,
whom their bluff neighbor Sinclair
never referred to other than as the
college guy, being brought apparently
as prisoner to the Stone ranch.
Busted with her thoughts, Dicksie
rode slowly along the upper trails
until long detour brought her around
the corrals and in at the back of the
house. Throwing her lines to the
ground, she alighted and through the
back porch door made her way unob-
served to her room. From the office
across the big hall she heard mems
voices in dispute, and she slipped into
the dining room, where she could hear
and might see without being seen.
The Office was filled with cowboys.
Lance Dunning, standing with cigar
| in his hand and one leg thrown over
| corner of the table, was facing Nc.
Cloud, who stood before him with his
| hand on a chair. Lance was speaking
as Dicksie looked into the room, and
| in curt tones: my men We're acting
under my orders
You have no right to give such or.
| ders," McCloud said, distinctly, nor
| to detain me, nor to obstruct our free
passage along the right of way you
have agreed to convey to us under our
survey"
Damn your survey. l never had
I plat Of any such survey. don't
recognize any such survey. And il
your right-of-way men had ever said a
word about crossing the creek above
the fiume | never would have given
you right of way at all"
There We're never but two lines
run below the creek; after you raised
objection ran them both, and both
were above the fiume."
Well, you can't put grade there
| and some Of my neighbnrs are goini
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-11-25
SYNOPSIS.

Murray Sinclair and his gang of wreck
ers were called out to clear the railroad
tracks at Smoky Creek. McCloud,
young road superintendent, caught Sim
the wrecked train. Sinclair pleaded in
nocence, declaring it only amounted to a
small sum-a treat for the men. McCioud
discharged the whole outfit and ordered
acquainted with Dicksie Cumming, girl
of the west, who came to look at the
wreck. She gave him a message for Sim
clair. Whispering" Gordon Smith told
President Bucks of the railroad, OF Nc.
Clouds brave fight against q gang of
crazed miners and that was the reason
for the superintendent appointment to
his high office. McCloud arranged to
board at the boarding house of Mrs. Sim
clair, the eX-foremans deserted wife.
Dicksie Dunning was the daughter of the
late Richard Dunning, who had died of
broken heart shortly after his wife s
demise which occurred after one year OF
married life. Sinclair visited Marion Sin
clairs shop and fight between him and
McCloud was narrowly averted. Smoky
Creek bridge was mysteriouSly burned.
McCloud prepared to face the situation.
President Bucks notified Smith that he
days and finally got the division running
in fairly good order. He overheard Dick
sic criticising his methods, to Marion
Sinclair A stock train was wrecked by
an open switch. Later a passenger train
was held up and the express car robbed
Two men of a posse pursuing the bandits
. were killed. McCloud was notified that
Whispering Smith was to hunt the des-
proposed that Sinclair and his gang be
sent to hunt the bandits. A stranger. ap-
parently with authority. told him to &c
ahead. Dancing was told the stranger
preached Sinclair He tried to buy him
off but failed
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-11-25

low upon her head. She stood In her
saddle habit, with her quirt still in
hand. ANY affair that may lead my
cousin into shooting is my affair.
make it mine This is my fathers
roof. / neither know nor care any
thing about what led to this quarrel,
but the quarrel is mine now. | will
not allow my cousin to plunge into
anything that may cost him his life
or ruin it," She turned suddenly, and
her eyes fell on McCloud. Il am not
willing to leave either myself or my
cousin in false position. l regret es-
pecially that Mr.. McCloud should be
brought into so unpleasant scene,
because hid has already suffered rude
ness at my own hands"
McCloud flushed. He raised his
hand slightly.
And / am very sorry for it" added
Dicksie, before he could speak. Then.
turning, she withdrew from the room.
Il am sure" said McCloud, slowly,
as he spoke again to her cousin,
there need be no serious controversy
over the right-of-way matter, Mr.. Dun
ming. | certainly shall not precipitate
any Suppose you give me chance
to ride over the ground with you again
and let us see whether we can't ar
rive at some conclusion?"
But Lance was angry, and nursed
his wrath long time.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-11-25

three carried rifles slung across their
pommels, and in front of them rode
the stranger.
talk of the morning came back to
Dicksie's mind The railroad graders
we're in the valley below the ranch,
and she had heard her cousin say a
good deal on a point she cared little
about, as to where the railroad should
cross the Stone ranch. Approaching
the fork of the two roads toward
which she and the cowboys were rid
ing, she checked her horse in the
shade of a cottonwood tree, and as
the party rode up the draw she saw
the horseman under surveillance. II
was George McCloud.
Unluckily, as she caught glimpse
of him she was conscious that he was
looking at her. She bent forward tc
hide momentary confusion, spoke
briskly to her horse, and rode out OF
sight At Marions she had carefully
avoided him. Her precipitancy at theil
last meeting had seemed, on refiec
ton, unfortunate. She felt that she
must have appeared to him shockingl!
rude, and there was in her recalling o
the scene an unconfessed impression
| that she had been to blame. Otter
when Marion spoke of him, which sh'
did without the slightest reserve ant
with no reference as to whether Dick
sic liked it or not. it had been in Dick
sizes mind to bring up the subject o
| the disagreeable scene, hoping tina
| Marion would suggest way for ma
king some kind of unembarrassini
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-11-25

when the proceedings had been closed,
a strong current of discomfort set
from the managing head of the Stone
ranch Rumors of Lance Cummings
dissatisfaction often reached the rail
road people. Vague talk of an extern
sive irrigation scheme planned by Sin
clair for the Crawling Stone valley
crept into the newspapers, and 1t was
generally understood that Lance Dun
to the enterprise.
Dicksie gave slight heed to matters
as weighty as these. She spent much
of her time on horseback. with Jim
under the saddle: and in Medicine
Bend, where she rode with frequency,
Marion's shop became her favorite
abiding place. Dicksie ordered hats
until Marion's conscience rose and she
practically refused to supply any
more But the spirited controversy
on this point, as on many others
Dicksie's haughtiness and Marion's re-
straint, quite unmoved by any show of
spleasure--ended always in drawing
! LHG TWO ClOScT W edCH OLuST.
! One March afternoon, coming home
| from Medicine Bend, she saw at some
distance before her a party of men on
| horseback. She was riding a trail
leading from the pass road that fol
lowed the hills, and the party was
coming up the bridge road from the
lower ranch. Dicksie had good eyes
and something unusual in the riding
of the men was soon apparent to her
Losing and regaining sight of them al
different turns in the trail, she made
out, as she rode among the trees. thai
they were cowboys of her own ranch
and riding, under evident excitement
about a strange horseman. She rec
ognized in the escort Stormy German
the ferocious foreman or the ranch
and Denison and Jim Baugh, two o
the most reckless OF the men. Thes,
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-11-25
81 GINS SCRI6MER5 O0WS

ton as they met any departure from
their traditions, with curiosity and dis.
trust. On the other hand, the new and
younger blood took hold with con-
fidence, and when Glover called, "Yo
heave ho!" at headquarters, they bent
themselves clear across the system for
a hard pull together.
McCloud, resting the operating on
the shoulders of his assistant Ander-
son, devoted himself wholly to for
warding the construction plans, and
his first clash over winter road-build-
ing in the Rockies came with his own
right-hand man. Mears. McCloud put
in switch below Piedmont, opened a
material yard and began track laying
toward the lower Crawling Stone val
ley. when Mears said it was time to
stop work till spring. When McCloud
told him he wanted track across the
divide and into the lower valley by
spring, Mears threw up his hands But
there was metal in the old man, and
he was for orders all the time. He
kept up a running fire of protests and
forebodings about the danger of ex
posing men during the winter season
but stuck to his post.
Spring found the construction of the
valley line we'll advanced, and the
grades nearing the lands of the Dun
| ing ranch. Right-of-way men had beer
working for months with Lance Dun
ming over the line and McCloud had
! been called frequently into consulta
ton to adjust the surveys to objec
| lions raised by Dicksie's cousin to the
| crossing of the ranch lands. Ever
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-11-25
CHAPTER XII.
The Quarrel.

line marked the first determined effort
under President Bucks, while under
taking the reconstruction of the sys-
tenn for through traffic, to develop the
rich local territory tributary to the
mountain division. New policies in
construction dated from the same
period. Glover, with an enormous
capital staked for the new undertake
ings, gave orders to push the building
every month in the year. and for the
first time in mountain railroad build
ing winter was to be ignored. The
older mountain men met the innova
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-01

ter for him to reach the lock with his
arm through the aperture and try. it
from the outside.
The officers are chagrined at the
escape. 1T is the first since 1 have
been in charge of the jail, two and a
half years. said Henry Bayliss. An
other prisoner got out of the same cell
once before but failed to get out of
the prison and was caught on the
steps.
Plumbers working on the heating fix
lures in the building say that Agner
had tried to get them to let him have
a saw or a file when they were working
just outside his door. HE prayed and
begged with u.s. they say. but of
course we refused to let him have any"
The twin cells are in the women 8
ward and the other one was occupied
by a negro girl, Lillian Sneed, who said
this morning that Agner had heard a
bell ring about o'clock and asked her
what that meant. She told him that
meant to go to bed but says that he
continued to move about in his cell
and asked her Tor a match to light a
cigarette.
It is the belief of the officers that
Agner unlocked the door during the
day. There is no light in his room ex-
cept the daylight and the letter he
wrote and left in his cell must have
been written in the light and after he
had unlocked the door, judging from
the surety he had that he would escape
about o'clock in the afternoon. Of
ficers had talked to him after that and
he had leaned against the casing of the
door with his fingers clutched in the
grating. thus taking a natural position
and still holding the door securely
against the frame.
Leaves a Letter.
The letter which the counterfeiter left
is a mystery to the United States mar
shall and the county officers. The priS-
oner evidently thought he had a very
fine joke up his sleeve as he sat down
to write that letter while the door stood
unlocked ready for his delivery. Ap
parently he was in no hurry and new
phases of the joke came to his mind
and were jottedN down leisurely. h
says he will come back soon-if not
sooner-thinking how hard 1t would be
to overtake him. He adds a postscript
that upon due reflection he would walk
about the town a bit before leaving.
hoping to meet some of his relatives.
Then he put a one cent stamp on the
letter and laid it down, when another
happy thought struck him and he
picked it UP to write on the fold, From
a bird that flew
And yet it may be that he was
serious about the matter and will go tc
see his family and seek legal advice.
He left three addresses.
This is the letter which the United
States deputy marshal is pondering
over trying to decide whether it is
joke or a serious communication:
Dear Friend Sheriff:
This may be a surprise to you but
don't be worried as 1 am a good fell
low even if / have been hauled around
in shackles and cuffs which was the
first time in all my life. But 1 am in
nocent of any crime and I will never
deny the truth and soon as can ge+
an attorney Off not sooner). will be
back and board with you again and
prove to you all that 1 am not guilty
of any crime.
81 never did any one any harm to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-01

of her sister, Mrs. George Maxwell on
Sixth and Jackson. Her condition is
reported to be somewhat improved.
Mrs. A. P. Goenour and Mrs A. v
Gordon are visiting relatives in
Mrs. OIeson of 635 Lake street has
returned from Harrington where she
spent a few days visiting her son.
Mrs. Mary Dohan of 315 Monroe
street is improving very slowly after
a five weeks Illness.
Mrs. Will MulIvihill is moving to-
day from East Fifth to Lawrence
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Sloan and
daughter who have been visiting
friends here on their way home from
Kansas City returned to their home in
Newton yesterday.
The Ladies Aid society of the Third
Christian church met at the church
this afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Black expect their
son and family to arrive today from
Chicago for an extended visit
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Tinchor of
Highland Park entertained Mr.. and
Mrs. f. E. Cherry and Mr.. and Mrs.
A. T. Voigt at o'clock dinner Sun
day.
Mr.. P. r. Lynch of East Eighth
street left today for an extended trim
to Omaha, Salt Lake, San Francisco.
and Seattle. He expects to be gone
about a month
Mr.. and Mrs. John FeIdner left
saturday for weeks visit in Chi
cago. During their stay their dauRh-
ter, Florence, will be at the home of
her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
Felkner in Highland Park
The Christian Endeavor and Society
of Helping Hand of the Leland Street
watermelon social on the church lawn
tonight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-01
bird THAT FLEW"
L. ID. Agner Left Message When
He Escaped From County.
Said He Would "Walk Around
Town for Awhile"
HE WILL COME BACK.
Bring Lawyer With Him to
Prove His Innocence.
Opened Lock on His Cell With a
Spoon.
HE WILL COME BACK.

Franklin Agner, a United States
prisoner charged with counterfeiting
silver dollars and held in the county
Jail, broke from the prison last night
after the guards had gone to bed and
made good his escape. He left letter
saying that ne was innocent and had
just gone home to his wife and babies,
one of which is but eight days old, and
would be back in a short time with a
lawyer to defend him.
Agner was locked in one of the twin
cells on the third floor of the Shawnee
jail at the request of Deputy United
States Marshal B. F. F'leniken who
asked that he be remote from another
counteTfeiter named Riley who was
in the cell room on the first floor.
The bolt of the cell door was found
turned this morning and the prisoner
gone. The only tool which can be
found with which he erected his es-
cape is a large metal spoon sharpened
like a chisel at the handle. He could
easily have sharpened 1t on the cement
floor.
Deputy Sheriff Lon Sauls was on duty
last night and Undersherif BaylisS had
retired with his family in the Jail resi-
derce. SaUls heard nothing during the
night. He had been awakened at IL
O'Clock by the parole officer from the
Penitentiary looking for a convict but at
that hour there was no movement in the
halls The deputy sheriff had retired
at 1890 o'clock and the prisoner got
away sometime between that time and 6
O'Clock when the heavy basement door
which bolts on the inside was found
open.
Opened With a Spoon.
An investigation of the cell was made
Immediately and the key tried on the
lock. 1t was found that the bolt could
be shot with very slight pressure. The
sharpened spoon handle was found to
be the exact width of the key. This to-
gether with a crooked wire to throw
the tumblers the officers say were the
only tools of the prisoner. OF course
he could not have worked it from the
inside but the holes in the center of
the cell doors are left open to pass
food through and it was an easy mat