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The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1909-10-08
SYNOPSIS.

Murray Sinclair and his gang of wreck
ers were called out to clear the railroad
tracks at. at Smoky Creek. Mccloud.. a
clair and his men In the act OF footing
tho wrecked train. Sinclair pleaded in
mail sma trest only Ky to
edischarged the whole outfit and ordered
s ace w,TesckHaEs burned McCloud became
d The West, Who e came to iook at f the
wreck; Whispering Gordon Smith told
rie esS4ent Bucks Of the railroad. of Nc.
ssrazed miners and that was the reason
tT tae superintendent's appointment to
ms ne S Sfilce Mccloud arranged board at
sH-ioreman's deserted wife. Dicksie Dun
ming was the daughter OF the late Rich
heart shorEy %hs sr had Il. died s, 81 d Sa9ksn
which occurred after one year Of mar
; reg NE: Smoky Creek bridge was mys-
ss rdoS sn,,,, burned; President Bucks noti-
meu smith that he had work ahead. A
s s,s. Train was wrecked by. an open
NV ana Ia Later passenger train was held
posse plnsns car tho 5Soo sSndts two w mee
s s,na, Whispering Smith. approached
. Iaiied ~ He tried 70 buy him OF. but
vas IN danger. McCioud was carried
Iorcinly Into Lance Dunnings presence.
Cumming refused the railroad right-of
interfered to prevent a shooting ARRAY
Dicksie met McCloud on a lonely trail 10
warn MN MS life was In danger. On his
way nome a shot passed through his hat.
sudden rise of the Crawling Stone riv-
rion appealed to McCioud for help Whis-
perinE Smith Joined the group. McCioud
took his men to fight the river Lance
Dunning welcomed them cordially. Nc
Cloud succeeded In hating the flood.
Dicksie and Marion visited Sinclair at his
ranch He tried to persuade his deserted
VIE TO return to him. She refused. He
accused accuse whispering Smith of having
held up and robbed. the bandits escap-
Ing: Smith and McCioud started in pur-
suit Al Baggs ranch Du Sang killed old
BagEs. Whispering Smith befriended his
teh-year-old son. They came to Williams
Cache. Smith was certain the bandits
we're there. He importuned Rebstock.
Re lnS 81 the cache" to give up Du Sang
would clean out the whole gang, inclu-
ding Rebstock. Smith came upon the
oandits Du Sang among them. Marion
prayed that he should come back alive.
smith learned that Sinclair. Rebstock and
an escaped bandit had Joined forces. He
started after them with Wlckwire. Smith
Invaded the Williams Cache rendezvous.
tight hole. He arrested n horse-thief.
sinclair had gone. presumably TO kill
McCloud. Sinclair visited Dunning and
was given sympathy. Dicksie knew OF
MS presence. Sinclair started for Medi-
cine Bend. Dicksie reproved her cousin
for not arresting Sinclair. She set out
In the storm for Medicine Bend. She
thrown bruised and bleeding against Ma
rtons door. Dicksie told her story. The
doctor who attended her refused Sinclair
admission
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1909-10-08
Gee Cuckoo Of Africa OF Great Service
to the Natives and Protected
by Them.

One Of the most ragaelous OF birds
In certainly the bee cuckoo. or moroo,
little bird very like tho English
sparrow.
II IL found In various parts OF Afri'
ca where Wild bees abound. and. being
unable 10 help Itself TO the honey
which II ita fayorito food. II resorts
to human aid
Having discovered swarm of bees,
Il nlcs TO the nearest habltatlon. and
attracts by tn cries Of "chcrr. oherr.
ehcfr." tho attention Of some OF the
natives II then fica orI In tho dlree
ton of the neat, tutoring ita cry and
waiting for It's followers TO oyortako
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1909-10-08
Valuable as Honey Finder

II. Should they be tardy II returns
to meet them. and seems aa n trying
to urge them ON To greater speed. tho
natives answering II with a low shis.
tie
Arrived at i,s Destination. n IL "a.
lent. waiting patiently on tho bouFh
Of n nelghboring tree while IT, hu.
man friends dig out the nest. a good
share Of the honey ON the comb con.
tanning the bee maggotH, being left by
them for their ioathercd guide.
Tho natives never iniuro this bird.
and always prevent travellers from
shooting H.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1909-10-08

Bob at the mouth Of the Cache there
was little fear for that outlet. The
turn to the left was the unexpected
Over the little fire in the ranch kitch-
en- where they ate supper. the four
men were in conference 20 minutes.
1t was decided that Scott and Kennedy
should head for the Mission pass.
while Whispering Smith. with Wick
wire to trail with him. should under
take to cut of, somewhere between
Fence river and the railroad. the man
who had gone south, the man believed
to be Sinclair. 1t was late moon.
and when Scott and Kennedy saddled
their horses Whispering Smith and
Wickwire were asleep.
With the cowboy, Whispering Smith
started Mt daybreak. No one saw
them again for two days. During
those two days and nights they were
in the saddle almost continuously.
For every mile the man ahead OF them
rode they were forced TO ride two
miles and often three. Late In the
second night they crossed the railroad.
and the first word from them came in
long dispatches sent by Whispering
Smith to Medicine Bend and instruc.
tons to Kennedy and Scott In the
north. which were carried by hard
riders straight to Deep creek.
On the morning OF the third day
Dicksie Dunning. who had gone home
from Medicine Bend and who had been
telephoning Marion and George Nc
Cloud two days for news. was trying
to get Medicine Bend again on the
telephone when Puss came in to say
that n man at the kitchen door wanted
TO see her.
who is II. Puss?"
81 dino. Miss Dicksie: deed. l never
seen him bfore."
Dicksie walked around on the porch
to the kitchen. A dust.covercd man
sitting on limp horse threw back the
brim OF his hat as he touched II. lifted
himself stifiiy out OF the saddle, and
dropped TO the ground. He laughed at
Dicksie's startled expression. Don't
you know me?" he asked. putting out
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The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1909-10-08

the saddle and waved his hat. She
watched him ride down the road and
around the hill. When he reappeared
she was still looking and he was gal
Looping along the lower road. A man
rode out at the fork to meet him and
trotted with him over the bridge. Rid
ing leisurely across the creek. their
broad hats bobbing unevenly in the
sunshine. they spurred swiftly past
the grove of quaking asps, and in a
moment were lost beyond the trees.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1909-10-08
CHAPTER xxxvIi,.-con.inued.

No man In Medicine Bend knew Sin.
less than Barnhardt. No man could
better meet him or speak to him with
less Of hesitation. Sinclair, as he
faced Barnhardt. was not easy In spite
Of his logged self-control: and he was
standing. much to his annoyance. In
the glare OF m arc-light that swung
across the street In front OF the shop.
He was well aware that no such light
had ever swung within a block OF the
shop before and In II he saw the hand
OF Whispering Smith. The light was
unexpected. Bnrnhardt was a surprise,
and even the failing snow. which pro-
tected him from being seen 20 feet
away. angered him. He asked CURLY
who was III. and without awaiting an
answer asked for his wife.
The surgeon eyed him coldly. "Sln.
clair. what are you doing In Medicine
Bend? Have you come to surrender
yourself?"
Surrender myself? Yes. I'm ready
any time TO surrender myself. Take
me along yourself. Barnhardt, II you
think I've done worse than any man
would that has been bounded as I've
been bounded. l want to see my wife"
Sinclair. you can't see your wife"
Whhfs the matter-is she sick?"
NO. but you can't see her"
Who says can't see herr"
Il say So"
Sinclair swept the Ice furiously
from his beard and his right hand fell
to his hip ms he stepped back. You've
turned against mo too. have you. you
sray.hnircd woif3 Can't see her, Get
out Of that door,"
The surgeon pointed his finger Mt
the murderer. mo, l won't get out OF
this door. Shoot. you coward, Shoot
an unarmcd man. You will not live
10 get 100 feet away. This place IN
watched for you: you could not have
got within 100 yards OF II tonight cx.
cent for this snow" parnbord, no,n,od
through the storm. Sinclair. you will
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1909-10-08

I
had scrap for "a hours. But. Dick
sic, your tramp is hummer. I've
tried to ride him down and wear him
out and lose him. and. by heaven. he
turns up every time and has been OF
more use to me than two men"
She put her hand on Whispering
Smiths arm. Il told him II he would
stop drinking he could be foreman
here next season" Puss was putting
up the lunch. why need you hurry
away" persisted Dicksie. I've got a
thousand things to say"
He looked at her amiably. This is
really case OF must"
Then. tell me. what favor may l
do for your" She looked appealingly
into his tired eyes. Il want to do
something for you. must. don't deny
me. Only. what shall It be-"
Something for me? What can I
say? You'll be kind 10 Marion-I
shouldn't have to ask that. What can
ask! Stop! there Is one thing. I've
got poor little devil OF an orphan up
In the Deep Creek country. Du Sang
murdered his father. You are rich
and generous. Dicksie; do something
for him. will you? Kennedy or Bob
Scott will know all about him. Bring
him down here. will you. and see he
doesn't 20 to the dogsY You're good
girl. What's this. crying! Now you
are frightened. Things are not so
bad as that. You want to know every.
thing-I see II In your eyes. Very
well. let's trade. You tell me every.
thing and I'll tell you everything. Now
then: Are you engaged
They were standing under the low
porch with the sunshine breaking
through the trees. She turned away
her face and threw all OF her happi.
ness into n laugh. Il won't tell"
"oh. that's enough. You have told"
declared Whispering Smith. II knew
why. Of course knew--but wanted
to make you own up. Well. here's the
way things are. Sinclair has run us
all over Gods creation for two days TO
give his pals chance TO break into
Williams Cache TO get the Tower w
money they loft with Rcbstock. For
fact. we have ridden completely
around Sleepy Cat and been down In
the Spanish Sinks since I saw you.
He doesn't want 10 leave without the
money. and doesn't know II In In Ken.
nedy's hands. and cant get Into the
Cache to md out Now the three
whoever the other two are-and Sin.
clair-nrc trying 10 Join forces some.
whorc up this valley. and Kennedy.
Scott. Wickwirc and are after them;
and every outlet Ia watched. and Il
must all bo over. my dear. before sun.
net tonight. Isn't that fine! mean
TO have tho thing wound up somehow.
Don't look worried"
DO not-do no, let him XIII YOU"
she cried. with a sob.
"iic will not kill me: don't DO
afraid"
u am afraid. Remember what your
life In to all OF uS'"
Then. of course. I've got 10 think
OF what II In TO myself-bcing the only
ono I've got Sometimes don't think
much Of II. but when ! yet n welcome
like this II sets mo up II cnn once
got out OF the accurucd manlalaughtor.
Ing business. DlciHlo- How old are
you? Nineteen Well. you've got tho
finest chap In all these mountains, and
George Mccloud has the Finest"
With bubblnR laugh bho shook
her nngor NJ him. "Now you are
caught Say tho finest woman In these
II You daro' Say the finest
womnni"
"Thc finest woman Of 10 In all oroa.
toni" lilo ewung with laugh Into
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1909-10-08

Many n glrl thinks she has broken
hor hear, whom nhc has only spfaiuod
hor Imagination Life
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1909-06-25
The Missouri idea
SpreadlinG.

Last year at our State Corn
Show former sweepstakes, aud
first prize winners at former
shows were barred from entering.
certain classes, in order that am
eteurs might have q chance. Il
worked admirably, and only one
man raised any objections so 1t did
not hurt any. At the National,
Show at Omaha, to be held from,
December 9th. to 18th. q similar.
rule has been passed. Heretofore
a few men have been permitted to
carry off most every thing in sight
and that will be prevented this
time, and any man who has good
corn stands Q chance.
Instead of $1,000 cash prize as,
heretofore there will be three in.
stead Of one on white corn, one
on yellow, and one on any other
color other than white or yellow.
Exhibits must be in the hands
of the committee at Omaha, Neb.
by November 9th. that all may
be ready when the show opens,
on the 9th of December.
Very truly yours,
s. NJ. JORDAN,
State Vice. President Natl. Corn
Association. Columbia, Mo.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1909-06-25
Notice to Co<n Exhibitors,

It was decided at the last ans
nual meeting of the Missouri
Corn Growing Association that
in the msns' classes, only mann
bers In good standing win be ale
lowed to make entry. Aayper-
son can become member on the
payment Of fifty cents to the Sec=
retary Of the Association.
1t will be q rule in the boys
and young mems classes that
none may enter any class or con.
test who are not members of the
State Corn Growing Contest.
All that 10 necessary to Join
the contest is to send in to the
Secretary your name, address,.
age, and kind of corn you are,
growing, If you have not ell
ready joined by sending your
name or If some one elsa has not
sent it you must do so by the first
day OF August, as the date for
entry will close on that day. Af-
ter that it is too late to join for.
this year, and any who have not
joined will not be permitted to
enter any corn nor enter any Of
the contests for prizes.
There will be many fine things
to be won again, SO it is wise to
get into the game as it costs,
nothing.
Very truly yours,
s. M. JORDAN, Sec'y.
Columbia. Mo.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1909-06-25
Folk Back From Lecture
Tour. $40. 900 to Good.

st. Louis, June 11.-Ex-Gov.
srnor Joseph w. Folk has just
returned to st. Louis from. 3 leo
ture tour. Since he left Missouri
three mouths ago, Mr.. Folk has.
covered 250O0 miles, delivering
ninety lectures and making $40,
900. He acted as his own msn..
ager. The Ex-Governor had ..
sliding scale for his lectures,
For some of his talks hs received
$500 each for few q little under
the amount and for some more,
The lecture tour covered territory
from Maine 10 California and
from Canada TO the Gulf.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1909-06-25


It is an. old saying but . true,
one that no man cares to 60 to.
churchand here his business con-
demnsd by one who ID merely liv-,
ing OF the generosity Of thig or,
that religious organization. Let
then. get hack to. the. .gospel,and,
cut out political sermons and
abuse Of business and the men.
win soon return 70 the,ehurch and
the world will become better and,
happier. Men will Be lsds but
the will not 5e driven.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1909-06-25
'ROUNDABOUTTHE STATE.
Cleaned from Exchanges--Made by the Shears,
the Pencil and the Paste Pot--Sone Origi-
nal. Some Credited, and Some Stolen,
but Nearly All Interesting Reading.

) Attempts to extort Sc, 900 from
Mrs. Virginia Wright, promi
} nentin in st. Louis society club life
} was revealed Q few days ago b,
: the arrest Of Jesse ]. Felchin
aged nineteen years. He il
: charged with having writer
threatening letters demanding
that money be sent to him in foul
punches, $500 in each. The penal
ty for refusing to comply was tt
be the death of 9 ''life-l long loved
one."
A law suit out of the ordinary
was tried a few days ago before
Justice Harris in this place, say,
the Sturgeon Leader. The PLAIN.
tiff and defendant were brothers
and the attorneys were father and
son. The case was tried without
a jury and taken under advise
ment for three days and nights,
The court WAS hung, so to speak,
but finally decided in favor Of the
youngerbrother and the younger
attorney.
Robert Colvin, who was confn-
ed in the county Jail at Rolls on
the charge of robbery, broke Jail
early Sunday morning and made
his escape. He effected his ss-
cape by outing hole in the roof
of the Jail, and making rope out
of the quilts of his bed and let
ting himself down two stories TO
the ground. Although efforts
were made TO catch him, so far
no trace has been found of him.
Two full-grown lions running
through the streets Of st. Charles
scattered a carnival crowd in ter
ror and emptied the big car shops
by the river bank when they were
driven to bay in the shop
yards. Showmen captured the
lions an hour after they had es-
capped, and after one of them,
"Denver," had fatally bitten a
valuable trick pony.
Thirty teachers at 3 monthly
salary of 1861 to instruct 200
students was the status of the
Maryville Normal faculty before
Governor Hadley and the board Of
regents applied the pruning knife.
The pupils of Mound City school
numbered 464 last year and they
were very efficiently instructed
by thirteen teachers.
| A Pike countian OF distinction
lis never without honor in his own
county. Pike has more home
pride and loyalty to its own than
any other county in Missouri,
There isn't q Democratic paper in
Pike now that hasn't elected
Camp Clark President in 1912,
nor q Republican paper which
hasn't at least nominated him.
Robbers blew open the safe in
Rucker Brothers drug store 81
Huntsville early yesterday morn
ing taking $3.50 in cash and de-
stroyed valuable papers. The
robbers also entered Hammstt's
drug store and took $50 from the
money drawer. No Oiew has beer
secured to the robbers.
The board of managers of the
| Pythian Home of Missouri will
visit Msryville on June % TO in,
spect proposed sites offered ths
Knights Of Pythiss. -Four sites
for the 500, 600 ledge home viii
lbs offered By MAryvills.
| Samuel A. Doughsrty. sditol
lof the Standard ct Lucsrne. com.
United suicide Tuesday by drink
ling 0 rbolio acid. Domestic
trouble i reported to have bear
the cause. Doughsrty ut tn
time worked II Kansas City.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1909-06-25

The dates for the Maryvillt
Chautauqua are August 81 to 90
II Adam was q Missourisn, al
the MoFmons claim. then like
those to-day hshad TO be shown
The Parkville Horse Show
Association will bold their show
this year on September IS and ie
A class Of Ave boys and siz
girls have graduated from the
state school for the q! deaf and
dumb.
A st. Louis girl has been
awarded 5000 damages in g suit
against an ice cream company
whose goods poisoned her.
With Secretary Nagel superyis-
ing the census department, the
Greenfield Vidette looks for o
surprising increase in the popu-
lation ofsSt. Louis.
The Columbia Daily, Herald
ceased publication Saturday
June g. Aaron b. States, who
served the paper we'll as editor,
is looking for another berth.
A dispatch from Mexico a few
days ago says that triplets were
born to the wife Of H. T. Rosen-
thai, two girls and q boy, the
three weighing sixteen pounds.
In Hannibal during the month
of May there were forty seven
births and only fifteen deaths,
II this rate continues ten years
Hannibal will be 2 considerable
city,
The directors Of the Mexico
business mems association have
offered the Knights of Pythias
lodge 70 acres ofIand and $40, 700
in cash to locate there S1OO, 900
home in their city.
A farmer near Ridgeway has
just sold his last years crop OF
corn, realizing $50 per acre for
the same. Five years ago the
.he land sold for S45 per acre.
So says the Journal.
The Grand lodge of Odd Fell
lows of Missouri created a new
office in the order, a grand in
structor in secret work was pro-
vided for who will receive a an.
nual salary of s2,4oO.
Dan Lewis and ]. Crowley of
Iron county, were in law oyer the
ownership of seven pigs. When
the case ended recently the cost
amounted to over $500 to say
nothing Of attorneys fees,
Ground has been broken for
erection of q clubhouse on Mary
land Place for students in the
school Of journalism of the Uni.
yersity Of Missouri. The con.
tract calls for the completion Of
the building by, September 10.
A negro ct Rolla bad made so
many friends by bis attentive
and upright life that when he
died last week the three banks in
the city closed while his funeral
was going on. He had been JAM
itor in two Of the banks for years,
l Holt county road overseeres
bsld . good road convention in
Hound City recently. Besides
having plenty Of mud roads Holt
county has some of the most lop-
sided roads in Missouri, and the
good road Enthusiasts viii have
plenty Of raw material TO work on.
Mrs. Rachel Stobaugh, eighty
iiys.years old. died q her home
near Parnsll Tuesday. She was
he ersas-grandmoths Of twenty
ssvsn. The grsndmosAsr Of nine
}ssn, and he mother Of four,
thrss Of whom we're living. shs
hsrsslf vs. he last Of ; family Of
IN children TO die.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1909-06-25

1
Railroad, the projected electric
line from Rolla to Licking, : dis.
, tance Of forty miles. The capi.
tel lie $4,000.
A Pike county man, according
to the Louisiana Times, wal
SHOWING his children 9 picture o.
of . zebra. ''De you know whsl
1t isa" he ask. "Sure," replied
one little chap. "0ne Of grand.
pas mules in a bathing suit"
When the crest Of the food
reached Trenton Thursday Grand
river was 2 mile wide. North
ward the waters are recsding and
conditions began to improve last
night. Considerable damage
has already been done, how ever
To- agriculture.
John stropple of Macon, seven-
ty-four years old, who has res
Gently been told by his doctor
that an operation would be neces-
sary to save his life, yesterday
took strychnine, called his family
about him, knelt down and pray
ed for forgiveness, and died.
Barnard will have its annual
picnic this year on August 8, 8, Z.
A meeting of the citizens of that
town was held last week and the
officers were appointed: Henry
Stalling, chairman general com.
mittee; John A. Fields, N. L.
Pierce, Lowell Campbell, M. M.
Pollard and j. E. Stewart.
G. V. Bechboldt, twenty-five
years old was arrested on q
Kansas City Southern passenger
train Thursday when it arrived
at Amsterdam, and is now con.
fined in the county jail, a con-
fessed forger. While working in
Amsterdam he forged check for
s62.50 on the Bank of Amster-
dam.
L. C. Wilson last week traded
to Senator J. w. Peck 800 acres
of land located about seven miles
northeast of Albany, for the lat
ter's stock of merchandise at
Westborn. The land went in at
S75 an acre, making q total Of
S22,250 Mr.. Wilson has taken
charge ofthe store and will con.
duct it until he trades.
After a quarrel with his father
in law, J. T. Small, Robert Un-
derwood last night at Webb City
twice fired his revolver in the
yard OF Small's house and in o
few minutes Small dropped to the
ground dying from apoplexy.
He has been arrested charged
with murder. At first it was sup
posed he had shot Small, the
true cause of his death was not
learned until the arrival Of the
coroner.
Hon. Ed W, Turner die d
Thursday evening at Plattsburg
from q stroke Of apoplexy. He
was one Of the most prominent
men Of Clinton county, and had
for years been q CONSPICUOUS
Democrat of that section. He
was about seventy years old.
We understand that he had
just delivered an address to the
Daughters Of the Confederacy at
the home Of Alfred Eaton and
had taken his seat when he was
instantly stricken.
While plowing on the farm Of
J. B. seaton q short Distance
northeast Of Cameron, Friday q
young man was followed quite q
distance by . wolf. The ami
male conduct was. too bold to
suit the boy. who unhitched his
team and made : for the house.
Mr.. Seaton armed him sslfwith 9
shotgun, and going back 10 the
field, succeeded In getting q shot