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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-10

ooh Lord" exclaimed Betsey what do you know
about kids?"
She lost time in running to the rear of the cabin
There, In half minute she discovered a hole that
something had excavated beneath the cabins founda
ton, Down her knees she dropped at once and
applied her eye to the opening
Il can't thing she announced, "but know
she's there, and proby sound asleep. | went under
a house once myself and know"
IF only she is If only she isl" said the anguished
Dan, in a new, wild hope Il don't believe she can
be, Betsey-but leave look"
He got down and attempted to pierce the darkness
beneath the cabin, but to avail.
Prairie" he called. "Prarie-baby-Miss Devoe-
come out to Uncle Dan"
There response.
I'll dig in and see," he said and with all his might
and main he began to- scratch away the earth to
large the hole.
But the sand lay in shallow deposit over solid rock.
He bafed in the briefest time. However. he could
thrust part of his head beneath the beam
Il her!-she's here" he cried in joy that nearly
overcame him. "Baby-baby come out here to Uncle
Dan! She's fast asleepp
What did l say?" said Betsey triumphant1y "You
can't wake her up. You'll have to hoist up the house"
Dan for crowbar, block and a BEAM The
man so glad he could scarcely think. But with
Betsey to boss him and his blocks and push big
rocks beneath the rising shack hold it while he toied
and pred he lifted it up as giant might have done,
side went crashing down and broke the floor above
the baby's head
Then she walked, and Dan crawled wildly in under
there and got her in his arms
"Baby-was-tred she vouchsafed in her engaging
little way "Baby-had-a-nap"
Billy Partridge, worried half to death, and having
the cabin oddly tilted its base charging
headong down the hill behed big Dan with Prairie
in his arms and grabbing Miss Besey crafty about
the waist danced and yelled in his gladness like boy,
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-10

$50 long," said Dan eff you see Billy Partridge,
send him up here to the shack"
WELL Miss Devoe" said Dan to the enterprising
little tot left thus abruptly to his guardianship you're
dom pretty fancy far with my goods and chartes
and the shack comes next, | reckon, fer it can't git
away-and not cent of insurance on the place"
The youngster had discovered nothing novel in his
pockets, all of which she had red many times before
She therefore stood up his knee and patted his face
with extravagant affection
Whats this?" inquired Dan. "Payn' the damage
down in advance fer something you want to git att"
"Baby-do-yove-Uncle Dan" was all the young
ster answered, and scrambling out of his she
started inside the cabin without delay. Dan fastened
to follow with commendable alacrity and snatching
various household utensils, right and left began
hang them and stow them away in lofty positions with
a zeal that was almost fanatic.
The baby undismayed. She tried to help She
went across the the bunk and laying hold of
bootack, that certainly resembled ordinary piece
of kitchen fuel she promptly conveyed it to the fire.
place and dropped it in upon the lazy blazing logs
Dan storing loaded revolver the opmost beam
of the dwelling Descending he caught up his extra
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-10

For long time the baby failed to disturb him with
her grains Of sand For fully hour he was lost to
the world. Then he finally stirred resumed conscious
ness and sat up to look for the child.
1t was all in vain. The hillside silent, deserted,
mocking. In greater and greater circles the
went racing over the slopes and depressions of the
hill To every large rock clump of rocks he sped
in feverish alarm, calling he went, and feeling
sickening dread increase in his being.
He upon rattlesnake, whirrng out its warn
ing from the rocks He killed it and sweat broke out
upon his temples and sickening fear took pos
session of his vitals
Afraid to leave the place. yet afraid to permit the
child to be lost like this any longer he suddenly
down the mountain trail at the top of his speed to
Billy Parridges dugout shack, for he knew he needed
Dams alarm he sped with him up the hill and ran,
in fever of excitement over all the slope till nearly
noon.
alarm. We've got to git the whole camp out in the
hills. The boys will help us to hunt"
In half hour there were twenty men swarming
the sagebrush slopes everenlarging circle The
alarm had spread with amazing swiftness. Miners,
gamblers, Transfers engineers-men of every occupa-
ton in the camp had responded to the call to find
little Prairie Devoe
Noon had long since gone by; the afternoon was
aging. Three times Dan White had returned to his
shack, from the hills above, to if the baby might
not have come, through miracle of chance Three
times he had turned away to search as before, with
groan at his lips and dull, eaden ache in his breast
At four o'clock he at home more But
again, as before, he met only disappointment at the
cabin He faced the merciless expanse of sagebrush
again, but around the of the hill, before
he could start, appeared figure that held him for
moment family hoping.
IT was Betsey Dodd. She had lost her hat she had
neary all the way from Three-nile Station; she
seemed very much distraught she fastened painting
to the cabin.
81 heard-heard little Prairie was lost" she said be-
tween her gasps for breath Il came to hep-I didn't
to sound so nasty-the other day-I-I-Dan,
do you think you've looked in every place where she
could be-"
Everywhere, Betsey; I don't know what to do"
said Dan in his mannish helplessness Cant you think
of somethin'? When | saw you comm l hoped that
maybe you'd had her all the time"
oh you old crank! said Betsey not unsympathetl.
cally. "Say Dan have you looked under the house?
NO." said Dan, "of course not. She couldn't git
under"
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-10

It was fully an hour before all the searchers could
be summoned out of the mountains. Some, when they
learned where little Miss Devoe had been all the time
angry and disguised. They went home
Miss Betsey Dodd finally became discouraged in her
effort to remain at the place until Billy Partridge
should be gone. So, finally, when the sun was fairly
sinking in the west she started reluctantly away with
a faint hope that Dan might perhaps follow her to
say good-by.
Big Dan had held to little Prairie as if he never
to release her from his again, but he gave
her to Billy and walked to the summit with the prettly
blushing Miss Dodd..
"Betsey" he said, when they were quite out Of sight
you made feel awful bad when you told me you
wouldn't marry me if Miss Devoe stayed in my house
Sunday-d'you remember?"
Betsey had been exceedingly sorry for many things
said at their last important interview, but she could
not confess it all too abruptly. However, she smiled
roguishy up at him as she said: "Well?"
WELL" said Dan, in nervous fear and happiness,
she didn't stay IN my house Sunday; she stayed
under it."
Betsey smiled, then sweet, chuckle broke
from her heart
CT guess that's So" she said and suddenly NOV
ing step forward she kissed the unprepared miner
just beneath the eye, then turned and for home
like frightened doe
ployment of fetching tiny particles of shining sand
to Uncle Dan he sat outside the cabin cunsily
ing on the tiny dress he had carefully washed.
AT length she grew weary of placing all the little
grains of sand in the gold pan. She wanted her Uncle
Dan to look at the pretty things.
"Shine-Uncle Dan" she said, as she held one up
for him to take; "nife-shine."
He held out his hand indugently and into his palm
she dropped smooth bit of glistening material at
which he stared in utter establishment. It tiny
speck of gold-a nugget larger than the head of
pin
In sudden excitement he glanced at the pan. There,
with lot of sand and mica fully
of similar specks that the baby had found and fetched
to lay at his feet.
That afternoon Tom Devoe and his wife came back
to POGO del Orc camp to that the trip to
Rileys had been all in vain 1t had cost Tom nearly
hundred dollars to ascertain that the restaurant
project was diluted consomme
It cost big Dan less than fifty excited words to
make Tom his partner in a mine of gold from which
little Prairie had fetched tiny Shine"
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-10

-HEY sat in the warm June sunlight the
Vdoorstep of the small wooden shanty, big Dan
White, MINER and Tom Devoe foster-parent,
and for fully two minutes neither spoke. Big
Dan had taken off his hat, which he turned
and turned in his hands At length he dropped
it and summed up the whole situation
Gas 1 understand it. Tom," said he, you and Nancy
kind of half way reckon you want to buy that restau
rant to Rleys, and go into the grubdishin bust
ness and your idee is leave little Miss Devoe here
with fer three days while you both trapse
there and circumnavigate the proposition"
Devoe said, "Yep, that's the notion" From his
pocket he drew a soled and folded sheet of paper
which he Strengthened out deliberately. This here "
he added, SIS the restaurants regular way-bill"
at sounds like good kitchen sense" said Dan "but
this here soup-this consum-me. What in blazes is
consum-me soup?"
"Consum-me soup" said Devoe gravely "is ghost
feed It's just yeller water little bit diluted"
Dan returned the folded to its "I
didn't think you knowed how to restaurant, Tom,
said he, ''but guess there amt doubt about it.
Suppose you make up your mind to buy it and go it
a mess then what about little Miss Devoe?"
The Newtown bee., 1909-08-27

where they entertain many friends,
 C. A, Sanford has had part of his house in Sanfordtown reshingled.
 T. II. Judd of Danbury, Charles FayeFeau, George Treadwell and Luther Seeley have killed over 40 woodchucks in the past few weeks, all within half-mile square. There are lots left, They are very destruet- i've to gardens,
 The long row of dllapidated horse sheds of the Congregational church does not help the looks of the church properly.
 Judge John N. Niekerson and Philander Brotherton have lots gl city boarders, making it quite lively in the Center. !
 Mark Twain entertains a large number of friends at his home in the west part of the town!@
 D. C. Sanford has fine lot of R. l. Reds, White Wyandottes and Ply mouth Rock chicAens, nearly 50 in all. He has some fine chicken houses.
The Newtown bee., 1909-08-27
The NeWtoWn Bee
 Newtown, Friday, August 27, 1909,
New Milford.
CHARLOTTESVILLE.
Miss Jennie Anderson Is visiting

Miss Jennie Anderson Is visiting her sister, Miss Annie Kennedy.
 The sewing bee" met with Miss Angelia Morrissey on Monday after noon.
 Rev J. T. Van Burkalow preached in Poughkeepsie on Sunday last. There was no service in the church in his absence.
 Mrs Lois Hall has returned to her home in this place.
 William II. Newton of Schenec- tady, N. Y., is visiting his sister, Mrs E. II. Minehardt.
 Mrs M. Buckingham is with Mrs George Newton.
 The cantata "Evangeline" will be given on Thursday and Friday even- ings of this week.
 Misses Marion Underhill and Mary Paine spent a day in Bridgeport, re- gently.
The Newtown bee., 1909-08-27
Marketable.
NEWS IN BRIEF.

Miss Ada M. Austin of New York, who has been a guest of MI and Mrs Joseph E. Watson for week past, returned home on Tuesday.
 Mrs Cecilia s. Denslow of New York is spending two weeks with her mother, Mrs Pollock.
 James B. Tousey took his wife, Mrs Thomas P. Peters and Edward 0. Sperry to Lake Mahopac, N. Y, on Sunday, to spend the day. They made the trip in MT Tousey's auto.
 Mrs L. M. Campbell of Still River has her grandson, Norman Collins, staying with her for a few days at Moses Devaux's.
 Mrs w. s. Franklin of South Beth lehem, Pa., is stopping at Mrs L. G. Toohy's for while.
 It is expected that Mrs c. P. Dens- low will sing at St Andrews church next Sunday.
The Newtown bee., 1909-08-27

The Bedding Inn on the Ridge is stopping place for autoists and is quite popular.
 William c. Sanford of Pleasant Valley is in quite poor health.
 Marshall Driggs has taken Annie Banks Of Bridgeport, and Emma and Ruth Read of Reading on week s auto trip.
 Herbert Barnes place is well under way and makes another fine place on the road across the Ridge.
 John M. Sullivan and family of Bridgeport are spending a few days at their old home on the Ridge.
 First Selectman George A. Banks has been aoing some good work on the road from J. S. Sanford's to Sulli- vans store. It has been one of the worst pieces of road in town.
 Jesse Banks, who has been quite i'll with an abscess. is able to be at work again. Dr Smith lanced it last week.
 The methodist church fair was a success. The receipts were over $40.
 The Methodist Sunday school pie nicked at Putnam Park, Wednesday.
 Mrs H. NJ. Wakeman, who has been quite ill, is able to be out again and is convalescing slowly.
 Mrs J. M. Treadwell of St Angus tine, Fla, and family return home, Saturday, after spending the sum- mer with George and Carrie Tread we'll in Sanfordtown.
 MT and Mrs J. B. Cornwall and family of Bridgeport are at their beautiful place in Sanfordtown,
The Newtown bee., 1909-08-27
AT ST JOHNS.

The music at St Johns Sunday will be as follows:
 Morning.
 Te Dedm in B-minor, Dudley-Bnck Ofertory anthem, "The Earth is
 the Lords" Mosenthal
 Evening.
 Magnificat, Klein Nunc. Dimittis, Schecker Offertory anthem, "Hark, Hark,
 my Soul,'' H. H. Shelley
 H. A. Palmers place in the choir will be taken by l.. s. Richmond on Sunday. MT Palmer is enjoying vacation.
 Miss Minerva Hoyt will sing the alto solos, both at the morning and evening services.
 DEATH OF MRS F. HURLBURT.
 Mrs F. Hurlburt was operated on for tumor at the Danbury hospital, Monday morning and failed to rally from the operation, passing away at 9 o'clock the same evening. The funeral will be held at the Richmond homestead, Thursday. w. F. rBen-. nett had charge of the funeral ar engagements. < Deaconess Roberts of Torrington is visiting friends in town.
 H. A. Palmer is spending his va cation at Ocean Grove. The. funeral of Charles Marsh, who died Friday, took place Sunday, Rev George Bennett of Grace Church, Jer- sey City, officiating. There was very large attendance at the service. A quartet from St Johns choir sang sweetly the hymns 'Tarry with me, 0 my Saviour and "There is a blessed home." Several of the guests at the Park View House spent Tuesday ataLake Waramaug.
The Newtown bee., 1909-08-27
WEMANESA GRANGE.

The ecantata, Evangeline, is to be given under the direction of P. H. Smith of Pawling by the Wemanesa Grange on Thursday and Friday evenings of next week, August 26 and 27, at Gaylordsville, in a tent near the Methodist church.
The Newtown bee., 1909-08-27

To feel strong, have good appetite and digestion, sleep soundly and en- Joy life, use Burdock Blood Bitters, the great system tonic and builder. .
The Newtown bee., 1909-08-27
Reddlng.
STATE ROAD WORK.

Surveyors are laying out for the st1te road from the Episcopal church to Marcus Burr's on the Ridge. Con- tractors are at work on the state road from H. s. Osborne's to Five Points. The object is to make state road from Danbury to Bridgeport.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-18
PIRATES OWN PITTSBUJRG;
BIG IF" COVERS DETROIT
Monster Welcome for Smoky
City World Beaters
Especial Dispatch 10 The CALI

PITTSBURG, Oct. 1.-THE Pittsburg
baseball team arrived in Pittsburg at Z
o'clock this morning. Tomorrow it will
own the city. The enthusiastic fans
believe they have earned what they will
own. There will be a parade in which
civic clubs, old time baseball players,
amateur teams, fans and other organ
izations viii participate. The mayor
and his official family will go the en-
tire route.
More than $4,000 people are expected
to crowd Forbes field, where the team
will be welcomed home with praise for
the honor brought to Pittsburg. Con-
gresham James Francis Burke, will
deliver the principal address and pre-
sent the players with checks for their
share of the receipts of the seven
games. Each player will receive more
than $500.
On the train coming over from De-
troit two purses We're made up for
Babe" Adams-one by his teammates
and another by the fans. Adams is re-
ceiving enough homa ge to turn hero's
head, but the experience is not spoil
ing him. He went quietly to his home.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-18
Play Continued in Handicap
Singles Tournament

Play was continued yesterday in the
handicap singles tournament begun in
the park courts n week ago. Three of
the four seminal places were disposed
of, while two contestants remain to
fight it out for the fourth. In the
lower half E. p. Finnigan G5) and C.
Curley (scratch) reached the semi
final round. In the upper half W. H.
Hoyt 900 win meet the winner of the
W. Bonifield Us 1-6) VS.. J. Schwarz
(3-6) match in the semifinals.
Yesterdays scores follow:
Preliminary round-C. Curley (scratch) beat
NJ Ferry Us 3-6). 6-3. -; n. G. Knowlton
(-15) beat G. A. CIesry Us 40, Ga, 6-1;
F. W. Guerin to- beat W. A. Ross (15 5-6),
ca. e.: E. NJ. Waycott us 40 beat ]. E.
EastOn $50, 6-2. 81. 6-3.
First round-Curley beat Knowlton, 6-3,
60; Wsycott beat Guerin. GO. 6-4; NJ A
Peck (15) beat W. L. Phillips 900, 6-1. 6-4;
c. Sparrowe us 2-6) beat l.. Kaiser (15 4-6),
81, SIS; ". L. Phillips Us 3-6) beat ]. F..
Levin 500 by default; G. E. Flanders Q5 36)
beat A H. Still Us 3-6b. 81, 81.
Second round-W. Boniheld Us 1-0) beat II.
F.. Hobson Us 80, 6--l, L6. 81: ].
Schwsrz t3-6) beat b. Batkin t-15 3-6), 6-S.
Sc. e-3; Curley beat Waycott. 4-6. Ga.
6-4; Sparrow beat Peck 6-3, 10; Flanders
beat Phillips. GO, -.
Third round-W. II. Hoyt (30) beat r. A.
Orrett Us 4-6l. 6-1, 6-4: Curley beat Spar
rowe 7-5. Sc: e p. Finnigan (-15( beat
Flander, 6-2, 6-3
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-18
Academic Athletic League
Holds Annual Election

The annual election of officers of the
Academic Athletic league was held at
the University of California club on
Saturday evening, and in spite of his
strenuous objections, A. j. Cloud was
unanimously reelected. Russell P.
Baker of the Alameda county subleague
was elected vice president; Sidney A.
Tibbets of the Peninsular subleague.
secretary; Charles Mel of the San Fran
cisco Subleague, treasurer; o. A John
son of the Peninsular subleague audi
tor. and the position of Pacific athletic
association delegate was awarded to r.
E. Dickerson of this city.
Reports of the retiring officers showed
the league to be in very healthy con-
dition and in every way with a mem
bership larger than ever.
The fall track and field meet will be
held at the new Preside athletic
grounds Saturday, October 80, entries
closing on next Saturday.
Hitchcock school was announced as
winner of the Northwestern subleage
championship, while Stockton Will
meet Woodland for the San Joaquin
supremacy. The final Rugby game will
be played November 6.
The girls basket ball final between
Santa Rosa and Lowell high schools
will be played November 13 at a place
yet to be named.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-18
Tiger Fans Dope "What
Might Have Been"
Especial Dispatch to The Call

DETROIT, Mich. Oct. 17.-Detroit is
not as downcast as might be expected
over the result of the worlds cham
pionship baseball series. Three pen
nants in a row is considerable glory.
Neither Tigers, club officials, nor the
Detroit public concede that the Pirates
have anything on the American league
champions. The close fight, they say.
proves it. jennings thinks that had
the weather been warmer, so that Dono-
van could have worked again, or Null
lin had not been worn out by flinging
two such strenuous games as he did in
freezing weather, the result would have
been different The fans add some
thing to this and assert that If Jen-
nings had used Willett in one of the
games that Summers fooled or der
ricked Summers for Willett i'm either
contest before it was irretrievably lost,
the series would have been Detroit's by
four games to one.
That the 1908 or 1907 Cubs would
have made an easy clean up with either
the Tigers or Pirates is the conserva-
tive opinion of the closest students of
the three worlds series that have been
played here. No expressions of dis
loyalty to the Tigers are heard.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-18
DEATHS

AHLERs-In this city. October 10, 1909, George
Ahlers, dear husband Of the late Johanna
Ahlers, and father OF Estelle j.. George q.
and Irene NJ Ahlers. 3 native Of Germany,
aged So years month and % days. A mem
Der Of the Germania club.
Friends and acqusintances are respectfully
invited TO attend the funeral today Mon
dsy), October IS. 1903, at l:30 o'clock p m,
from the mortuary chapel Of the Golden
Gate undertaking company, 2475 Mission
street Interment Cypress Lawn cemetery,
by electric funeral car from corner of Twenty
eighth and Valencia streets at O'Clock p. N.
ALVEEsoE-In Oakland. October Il. 1909. Rob
ert Benjamin AlversOn, beloved husband Of
NJ. Alverson. Mrs. Lou Brdgford and Mrs
Mary Simthy Of Paris, O., native Of Ken
tucky.
BoHANEoN-In West Berkeley. October Il.
1903. Evelyn c. dearly beloved daughter Of
Grover c. and Evelyn W. Bohsnnon, a native
Of West Berkeley, Cal, aged q days.
BRADLEY-In this city. October Is 1909
Charles. beloved husband Of the late Bridget
Bradley, father Of Mrs. Nellie HedIuend and
the late Thomas. Michael. Charles. Annie and
owen Bradley, and grandfather OF Mrs Mllie
Roberts and Charles Bradley, native OF
County Donegal. Ireland, aged rs years. wi.
salia. Cal, papers please copy.)
Friends and acquaintances are respectfulIv
invited 10 attend the funeral today Mon
day. at 3 O'Clock a. N. from the residence
near Eighteenth. thence to ST Charles Bo-
romeo church, where a requiem high mass
VIII be celebrated for the repose OF his soul
commencing at $50 a. n Interment HOLY
Cross cemetery.
BURK-October- 10. 1909, James. dearly he
loved husband OF Sarah A. Burk loving father
Of william P, Rose F.. Katharine II Fs
Their J.. James A. Urban T.. Frances NJ
Genevieye S. and Lucia +. Burk and Mrs
Charles r. Delport and the late GLADYS
&. Burk, and brother Of william and Thomas
Burk OF New York, native Of Ireland A
member Of Burns lodge No S. A. o. u. W
New York papers please copy.1
Friends and acquaintaDces are respecffuli,,
invited 20 attend the funeral TODAY (Non.
day) at $3.50 O'Clock, from his late resi-
dence 3007 Webster street, thence 10 ST
Vincent de Paul's church, corner Of Green
and Steiner streets. where d requiem high
mass will be celebrated for the repOse 81
lis SOUL commencing at 10 O'clock Inter
ment Holy Cross cemetery
coNCER-In this city. October IL. 1909. Hiram
" Conger. a native OF Scranton. Pa aged
81 Years (Racine and Milwaukee. Wis, pa-
. pers please copy.)
coENELL-In this city. October is. 1903. An
ME Oonnel. native OF ireland. aged %
: years.
Friends and acquaintances are respectfully
Invited TO attend the funeral today Mon
dav) October Is, 1909. at O'Clock a. m,
From the parlors of the California undertak-
ing company, 22i0 Steiner street between
Sacramento and Clay. thence TO Sacred Heart
church, corner OF Fillmore and Fell streets,
where a requiem mass will be celebrated for
the repose Of her soul, commencing at y n. m.
Interrnent Holy Cross cemetery. by carriage
pFMPsEY-In Denver Colo, October II. 1909,
Mary Agnes Dempsey. dearly beloved wife
OF T. A Dempsey. loving mother OF Albert
and Mary c. Dempsey, and beloved daugn-
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-18
Slow Drops Pat Three Kinks in Tigers Tail

PITTSBURG, Pa, Oct. 17.-Charles
CBabe) Adams, in statement issued
today, explains how he defeated Detroit
three times in the worlds series:
My success in pitching can be at
tributed to the slow drop ball 1 dis
covered in the first game that Detroit
could not hit this kind of ball TO any
extent. When they would connect it
would be a short hit to the infield and
care of such hits.
The slow drop I alternated. first out
and then in. 1t went to the outside of
the plate, beyond the reach of the bat
hitting distance the ball was low and
its slowness caused a false estimate of
the strength required from the batter.
In such a quick feat as batting a false