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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-11-25

Reame. But for nearly sixty years
I've watched the birds build their
nests in those trees. | climbed those
hickories for nuts when | wasn't big
ger than pint Of cider, and it's been
to those naples that I've looked for
the first signs of sap. Maybe they're
not mine. | don't know I've always
supposed they were, and they shan't
be cut down without fight to save
them"
Out from the house down to the gate
where the men were talking came a
girl, dressed all in pink. a soft. fluffy
pink which reminded one of cloud
at sunrise. while her hair lay piled
above her head in a great mass Of
golden light. She gave the young man
simple nod of greeting while passing
a hand through her fathers arm Her
presence seemed to bring constraint
upon the recipient OF the nod. for he
spoke with diffidence not noticeable
before
I'VE supposed when we bought our
place that the trees belonged to us.
and when you said they were your
property father had the land surveyed.
The decision was that the trees were
on our land or. of course. father would
never have touched them. They arc
grown so large that the field is practi-
cally useless because Of their shade.
Nothing will ripen there"
I've had surveys made myself"
came Reame's ready response. 1T has
been done three times to my certain
knowledge and each time in my favor.
Besides. offered to buy the field Of
your father. not because l cared for
the land. but to preserve the trees"
lie doesn't want to sell" the eyes
of the young man were on the girl in
pink-"and l presume the only way
says just what you do-that the
quarrel need not in any way interfere
with US young folks. I'm sorry that
it can't be settled in some other way.
but it won't make any difference with
the friendship of our families"
"Do you think those trees are on
your fathers land. Ben Holcolm?" de-
manded the girl suddenly.
Il should not have cut one of them
down if did not Winnie" he replied
in surprise.
''It's Just like killing an old friend
Her face was cold, but tears were In
the voice which held so much Of pro-
test. Il used to build my playhouse
under that one. and I've spent many
an hour in the crotch where the tree
braLched. It was there used to study
my lessons. and now you've cut il
down"
I'VE did not know how you felt
about them We supposed that they
were ours. and ii they are father In
tends to have the ax at them ALL Now
that your father has arrested mine for
trnspass and destroying property the
on thing left is to fight 1t out. But.
Winnie. 1t won't make any difference
with u.s. will it?''
sne turned resolutely from him 'lt
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-11-25

What are you up that tree for?' he
called out cheerily.
"What terrible storm it wasr' she
answered. II was walking in our
pasture. and all of a sudden it grew
dark: ! heard that rushing and rolling.
and was caught up and carried
through the air just like apiece of
paper. Then l felt myself coming
down and down and down. Then the
branches caught me. and the rain be-
gan to pour. When it grew light was
in the very tip top Of the tree and
managed to climb down this far my
self, but I can't get any farther. Help
me. please. Ben"
He folded his arms. looking up at
her sitting there on the branch
ut looks as though you were quite
comfortable there" he said "Of
course you're pretty wet. but it's
warm. and wetting won't hurt this
weather. Let's talk things over
What'll you give me for releasc:"
"Don't bother. Ben. Help me down
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-11-25
Notions About Sleep.

One of the rudest acts in the eyes Of
a native Of the Philippine Islands is to
step over person asleep on the floor.
Sleeping is with them IL very solemn
matter. They are strongly avcrse to
waking any one. the idea being that
during sleep the soul is absent from
the body and may not have time to re-
turn if slumber is suddenly broken
If you call upon a native and are told
he is asleep you may as well depart.
To get 4 servant to rouse you, you
must give him the strictest Of orders.
Then ut the time appointed he will
stand by your side and call. "Senor,
senor!" repeatedly. each time. moro
loudly than before. until you are half
awake Then he will return to the
low note and again raise his voice
gradually until you are fully conscious.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-11-25
Social Progress.

THE Pilters are getting on rapidly,
aren't they?"
Indeed, yes. They used to employ
washerwoman. but now they have a
laundress. s."-Woman's Home Compan.
ton
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-11-25

DIR. E. G. Allen, of Shreveport,
Announces that he has opened an office
in the Cooper Building. DR.. Allen is
graduate of both schools and carries a
full line of homeopathic remedies.
Special attention given chronic diseases.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-11-25
Sure Sinkers.

'"The late Ethan Allen Hitchcock"
said diplomat, had trenchant. out
spoken way with him. Once at a re-
ception I heard an inventor describin.
In his presence new kind of warship
""This ship of mine the inventor
said, is modelled on the duck
"'It flies. eh?' said Hitchcock.
"'No, no; of course it doesn't fly
said the inventor impatiently. 1t isn't
an aeroplane. It's ship. But it goes
over the water like duck
"'Suppose an enemy fires at itT said
Mr.. Hitchcock.
""Then 1t dives like a duck replied
the inventor.
"Right out Of sight? said Mr.
Hitchcock.
"Right down to the bottom said
the inventor proudly.
"'Humphr said Mr. Hitchcock
Seems Il good deal like those we have
already. doesn't it?'"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-11-25

she was walking the floor. white with
terror and anxiety over Winnie. She
had not been seen since leaving him
and her father at the gate On to
where he had seen the figure in pink.
She must have taken refuge some
where. What if He could not get be-
yond the ''if." She must be found.
Soon it ceased raining. and on he
kept. stumbling over uprooted trees,
fallen branches. jumping over pools of
water. calling her name over and over
again; back through the woods. this
time in another direction.
'Vinnie! WINNER Suddenly in an
swer to his call he heard response
faint and far off. He called again and
looked around The field was level
Nothing was in sight. But the call
came again. this time with more dis
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-11-25
the
Cyclone Struck
Copyright. 1909. by American Press Asso
By A. F. RANSOM

Copyright. 1909. by American Press Asso-
eiation
@1 HE keen gray eyes of the elder
man searched the blue ones Oh
IL the opposite side of the gate.
In them was certain honesty
strongly tinctured with look of re-
lief.
Il can't tell you how much obliye,l
| am. Mr.. Reame." the young man
said. Il couldn't help but fec! that
now this trouble has come you wouldn't
want me around"
I've lived right here OH this farm
for ffty-six years. replied Reame.
land there's no one above ground who
can say that l ever asked man. woman
or child to take part in any of my
uuarrels."
The young man nodded. There isn't
many men who can say that
1T isn't that I've anything against
your father in this affair."" continued
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-11-25
Time to Go.

While at sea between Malaga ana
Melilla. rather an amusing incident oc-
''as others see u.s." says Il writer in
London Black and White After t,jc-
ner an orderly approached me unaskcG
and produced a whisky and soda. Mt
er pause Of ten minutes he repeated
the performance. At the third re!eti'
ton | demonstrated and ut the sat1@
time asked what owed him. Meth
ing, senor." he replied. "Rut we Were
told you were an Englisliman ard
that we were to give you Il 'wista
soda every ten minutes before Won
went to bed. and we have to obey or'
ders." ! went to bed.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-11-25
Lucky,

Little Walter was whispering into
the ear of his dog.
"What arc you saying to Rover.
dear?" asked his mother
"Oh. ] WAS just telling him how
lucky he was" replied Waiter. cause
he didn't have to have his neck washed
and his hair combed or go to SCHOOL,
Chicago News
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-11-25

world. Those trees are ours. They
shall not be cut down. Until you are
willing to say that they are ours and
not yours will never speak to you
again-that Is. in the way you have
asked me to-"
"See here, little girl" interposed her
father. turning her face upward with
his hand; II have told you that this Is
my quarrel don't want you young
folks to mix in. Mr.. Holcolm and
can settle it without help"
THAT doesn't make any difference"
she persisted. "I'll never marry Ben
or meet him except as stranger until
he says that those trees are on our
land. He's got to say so before the
lawsuit comes off. or never will"
She did not wait for an answer. but
with head high in air and a poor at
tempt at a dignity which had no exist
ence she turned and left them. They
watched until the shrubbery hid her
from sight. and then Reame turned to
Ben, with smile.
II didn't think she'd take it quite so
much to heart" he said. but she's
pretty hard hit Those trees have
been her playmates for good many
years now"
"If we had only known" said Ben.
perhaps it might have been avoided.
but father is set in his way and thinks
he has right to do as he pleases with
his own. It's making 1t pretty hard
for me- though. I didn't think Winnie
would turn me down as she has,
And she'll persist. You're between
two fires now" Reame paused. glanc-
ed around and continued:
THE air is hotter than boiling oil.
and unless I'm mistaken We'll get a
| regular Northwestern before dark
There's some tools down at the ex-
press office | must get up before It
reaches here, so I'll go along to your
place with you. Ben"
They walked slowly on in the after
noon sunshine. The air was hot and
the sun beat down with feryor
which was almost oyerpowering. Away
to the west cloud was hanging, low.
black and ominous. Not a breath Of
wind was stirring. and the leaves of
the naples hung wilted from their
stems. The birds barely skinned the
earth in their fight. and the crows
were keeping up an incessant cawing.
while a peacock on the rail fence
which separated the Holcolm garden
from the barnyard was filling the air
with it's discordant cry.
| I'VE are to have a storm. and that
before Reame gets home again." NUT
tered Ben after his companion had
left him. NO matter. 1t can't be any
worse than the one we stirred up
when we chopped that maple down.
Who'd have thought it would have
brought on all this trouble? Who do
those trees belong to. anyway? Reame
put up such Il fight if he didn't think
he was standing on sure ground"
He stopped at the fence and looked
at the sky. The cloud in the west
was no nearer. the air was sitting,
while mufIled grumbling kept sound
ing away off where the cloud hung.
'1'll get the cattle under cover" he
said to himself when that cloud
gets to moving therell be something
doing. or I'm no judge"
A half hour later the cows were
housed. the chores well under way
and he was in the NOW Of tho barr
throwing down hay. when there came
a sound like the. roar of a breaking
dam. crash that dcafcncd. and al
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-11-25

was Diack as ullu-
night. The rain
came in torrents.
beating upon the
roof like pebbles
thrown from a
thousand slings.
The wind whis-
tied and r,lmbled
while he stood
quiet, not daring
to move until the
darkness less
ened. Thus five
minutes went by.
and then he slow
ly. carefully CROP
ed to the little
la d der built
against the side
of the nearest
stall. down that
and then to the
door to look out.
OF t he rea t
s ira Nv st &C K
which had been
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-11-25
An inhiction.

Your tickets were complimentary,
were they not?"
Well replied the man who had
seen a painfully amateur entertain
ment, II thought they were until l
saw the show
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-11-25

tlnctneSS. Then
he sa " her. Over
in the next field
very ar the
center stood a
solitary elm. the
lowest branch at
least ten fee
above his head.
On that she was
perched. her pink
dress clinging to
her figure in long.
dripping fold S.
There wasn't q
bit of dignity or
cloud effect about
her. A great glad
ness surged up
Il n d t hrou & h
him at the sight.
and he leaped the
fence. Fastening
toward the tree.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-11-25
Whv He Is Solid.

How can you tell he is solid with
the firm? Does he come in late and
go away early?''
"No; he comes in early and goes
away Buffalo Express
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-07-22
ELMA.

Mrs. Al. Merrill went to Aberdeen
Wednesday,
Mrs. j. r. ODonnell went to Mon
tesano Tuesday to visit relatives.
Nj. and Mrs. e. M. Barry left
Tuesday for their home in Marsh
field.
Mrs. Jennie George Brockway, OF
Pueblo, Colorado, is in the city visit
ing relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Nygaard Of Ia
coma spent last week visiting Mrs.
Nygaard's sister, Mrs. Will Burgar.
Miss May Wade, who recently re-
turned from Alaska, arrived WedEes-
day to visit her sister, Mrs. June
Corbett.
Dave Vance has on hand car load
of chittim bark, known as Cacsara
bark-which will be sold to the medi-
cine manufactures in the near future.
Mrs. Chas. +. Peterson entertained
party of ladies at her home on
Young street Friday afternoon, in
honor of a number of out of town
ladies who are visiting in the city.
The Vance Lumber Company ls
building a road into new quarter
section of fine timber, east of the
mill and will have it completed and
start hauling this month. This will
give a new supply of at least six mil
lion feet.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-07-22
IN CHtAALlS COUNTY
,egms of interest From all SECTIONS
esf Chehalis County, Gathered nv
aberdeen Herald Core spondentS
and Cleaned From Our County
Exchanges.
MONTESANO.

Mrs. Henry Bower returned We'd
ntssday evening from few days Wis
II NJ Olympia with her parents. Mr..
ANA Mrs. Austin.
clyde Jackson, with G. J, Vayhing-
ar. The hardware man, went to Seat
tie Thursday morning to spend
,aSDnt two weeks with his parents.
The Lady Maccabees will give an
icss cream social next Friday, July
IS in Odd Fellows hall. beginning
s1r 5 O'Clock, p. m. The public is
invited.
j f Lambert and Mrs. w. F.
lambert and daughter, Dorothy ar
rived from North Yakima, Wednes-
day afternoon and will spend sew
.sral weeks in Montesano with rela-
lives
Mr.. and Mrs. S. w. Hoptonstall
VIII leave the first of August for
Salt Lake City, to attend the Nation
al Encampment G. A. r., after which
MI. HOplOHSldll Will Coh'ihuS A
"Trip east to visit relatives.
Miss Rose Thorn, of Chicago. Mrs
WV. II. Rowley and Miss Dorothy
FRowley, of Tacoma, the two latter
sneing sister and neice of Mrs. l.. {.
: Akin, of Montesano, are visiting her
rur a few weeks.
John Carnahan has purchased
FROM w. s. Davis his three acre
tyact. with all improvements, lying
n, nth and east of Church street. The
Mace is an ideal location and makes
=. vsry desirable home.
Mary and Ramona Youngs left
vr'hursday for Olympia and Seattle to
visit. Mary Youngs will attend the
Grand lodge l. o. G. t., which con-
wines in Everett, Wash, July 20,
going as delegate from the local
IC45Sc.
Dir. and Mrs. F. A. Blythe, OF Ne
-z,raska. and Mrs. Burt Baker, OF Ad-
IRAN. Mich, have been visiting Mr..
AND Mrs. James Milroy for the past
tsp DAYS. Mrs. Blythe and Mrs. Bak-
ar are sisters of Mrs. Milroy, whom
they had not seen for twenty years
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-07-22
NOTICE OF PRIVATE SALE.

In the Superior Court of Chehalis
County, Washington. E. e.
In the matter of the estate of Ben
Dean, Deceased, Carl c. Ritenour,
Administrator.
Notice is herby given, that in pur
suance of an order of the Superior
Court of Washington, for Chehalis
County, made on the 18th day of
July, 1909, in the matter of the
estate of Ben Dean, deceased, the
undersigned, the administrator of
the said estate, will sell at private
sale, the following described prop
erty:
That certain stock of goods, wares
and merchandise, including furniture
and fixtures and certain lease-hold
estate, and other personal property
connected with the business of the
grand-subdivisions as will result in
complete disposition of the said
property without necessitating the
sale thereof at retail same being
now situated in the city of Aberdeen,
Chehalis County, Washington.
That for particular description
by items of the property hereby no.
ticed for sale, reference is hereby
made to an itemized or detailed list
thereof, now on file with the said
administrator and subject to eXami-
nation or inspection at any time by
any person desiring to bid thereon,
at the office of j. c. Cross in the
Wishkah Block, in said city of Alb
erdeen, Chehalis County, Washing
ton.
The sale will be made on the 9TH
day of August, 1909, at the hour Of
10 o'clock A. NJ, of that day, and
bids will be received at the office
of J. c. Gross. in the Wishkah Block
in Aberdeen, Chehalis County, Wash
ington, same being the place where
the business of the said estate is and
will be conducted.
The terms Of the said sale will be
cash, lawful money of the United
States, ten per cent. of the purchase
money to be paid to the Administra-
tor on the day of sale, balance on
confirmation of sale by the court.
The Administrator reserving the
right to reject any and all bids.
Any and all sale or sales to be
subject to confirmation by the Court.
Dated this 22nd day of July, 1909.
CARL c. RITENOUR,
Administrator of the Estate of Ben
Dean, Deceased
J. c. CROSS,
Attorney for Administrator
Aberdeen, Wash.
Date Of first publication, July %,
1909.
Date of Last publication, August
S, 1909.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-07-22
IRRIGATION and Good Roads.

J. c. Osgood. honorary vice president
for Colorado of the seventeenth ma
tional irriga ton congress, which will
meet at Spokane. Wash. Aug. .. re-
Gently wrote a letter to the secretary
of the beard Of control in which.
among other things he said:
81 think good roads convention
would add greatly to the interest of
the coming congress. but I go further
than wanting merely good roads. |
want the very best roads, and be-
lieve that the people of the irrigation
states have claim on the government
for large expenditures in the buildin"
of the principal roads through the
mountainous and sparsely settled sec
lions of the country equal in charac-
ter to the best roads Of France. Eng
land and Germany"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-07-22
GOOD ROADS IN GEORGIA.
Talk Of Seven Hundred Mile Road
Between Atlanta and Washington.


The Good Roads club Of Georgia has
started movement for the construc-
ton of an improved highway between
Atlanta and Washington. about 700
miles. The plan is that each of the
counties in the different states should
agree to maintain the highway after 1t
has been completed. The rapid spread
Of interest in automobiles has aroused
the Georgia men to the urgent need OF
better roads in the south and they be-
lieve that an improved highway from
Atlanta to the national capital would
give Il great impetus to the good roads
movement all over the south.
1t has been suggested by the project
ors of the proposed highway that the
authorities of each county agree TO
round up, roll and ditch one Of the OK
listing connecting roads from border to
border and improve it with macadam
surface as soon as possible. 1t is be-
lieved that this plan can be carried out
so that motorists will be able to travel
good roads by the middle Of the com
ing summer. 1t is suggested that the
dirt roads which must be included In
the highway be kept in condition by
using split log drags similar to the one
devised by d. Ward King of Missouri.
The farmers of Georgia are just us en-
thusiastic over the plan as the auto
mObilists Of the state.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-07-22
MoCLIPS

Victor Anderson has bought the
grocery and dry goods store of Frank
81 after.
i new sidewalk has been built in
--runG of the O'Neill property on Pa
'-,sic avenue.
Fred Willis, engineer at Stearns,
'-ilsia mill, moved with his family tC
Aberdeen Tuesday.
Mrs. ]. II. Springer of Detroit
Fitch, is here for the summer as the
.sssast of her sister, Mrs. II. c. Le-
.tand.
The new camp at Kuhn, between
TsUMlis crossing and McGlaufin, Is
u.pp established and logging and
- ingie making operations are vel
amber way.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-07-22

terstices; then the liquid asphalt will
be put on hot in the proportion Of one
and one-third gallons to each square
yard of surface. 1t will then be given
from five to ten hours to penetrate
and then another coating Of screenings
and the read rolled again. and then 1t
will be ready for use.
Many will not agree with Mr.. Owen
that telford block is good for automo-
bling, as it is well known it is very
hard on tires. but it makes very
solid. even road. and until the horse
drawn vehicles make 1t bad 1t is all
right.
What county engineers and other
road builders should try to do is to
build road that will stand the horses
and the iron shod wagons. and after
doing that they will have solved the
good roads problem.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-07-22
HOQUIAM.

3yy. A. Mock left for Missoula to reg
ys,,ar for the reservation lands.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Hollis
Il girl, at 1913 Queets avenue, Tues
DIV, July 20.
ysoyn-To Mr.. and Mrs j. w.
J,rnkler, 315 Fifth street, boy
FNeight, 10 pounds.
.ossi HIKE, the we'll known drug
.-1st. is making an extended visit IN
..s.sJnd cities.
Mrs. Annie Clark and daughter
EAalen, of Boise, Idaho, are visiting
with Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Fairbairn,
or This city.
Mrs. Henry Levi and family re-
armed Thursday from Seattle and
g,ssqtland, where they have been Wis
Tt5ng friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Munroe will
leave this week on five-week's trip
10 Seattle, Portland, Spokane and per-
yi.lE,s San Francisco.
III. and Mrs. Charles Wiedeman
~ ,.:..nree sons, of Wilkesberry, Penn,
a.:c~5 listing with Mr.. and Mrs. Fritz
Elas-otzki of this city. Mrs. Wedeman
;ln,i Mrs. Rebotzki are sisters and
R1aye not seen each other for 81 years
Mr.. Wiedeman is a retired butcher
AND has rented a cottage at the beach
Fs9r his family, where the Wiede-
mans will spend several weeks.