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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-06

With this month the first semester
ends. For the first time semi-annual
promotions will be made all along the
line A class of freshmen will enter
high school the first of February and
at that time children will be allowed
to enter kindergarten.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-06
LAKE SUPERIOR COURT

New Cases.
1896. Mary Jane Chick VS.. Chicago
& Erie. Personal injury.
1897. Charles Chick VS.. Chicago &
Erie. Personal injury.
1888. F. Madleuer VS.. Fred Carr.
Civil.
$3.50. Louis NJ. Heintz VS.. Gostnn,
Meyn & Co, ct al Suit to have deed
to property reformed.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-06

The girls will be unable to begin
their work in physical culture this
week, because. owing to misunder-
standing. not all the Indian clubs
which were ordered have come The
work will begin next Tuesday and the
class will meet on Tuesdays and Fri
days at 4:30.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-06

Miss Eichhorn was was unable to
be at school Tuesday on account of
sickness. On this account no recita-
tions were held in German.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-06

ALI TALK ABOUT PUBLICITY ~
GREEK TO YOU" UNLESS YOU An.
FERTISE OCCASIONALLY.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-06

The Washington building has re-
ceived a beautiful picture-the gift of
DR.. Sharrer.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-06

A new school has been opened at
Gibson with Miss Lulu Behrens as
teacher.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-06

They hold rehearsaIs every noon and
evening as the school is dismissed.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-06

Too much cannot be said about the
overcrowded condition of the high
school. It is expected that about two
hundred pupils will be enrolled next
semester. AS the high school is
crowded now, what to do then is q
problem. Next year the enrolment
will probably be two hundred fifty or
sixty and some changes will surely
have to be made in order to accommo-
have so many pupils.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-06

The corps OF teachers now number
eighty-seven, two new teachers having
been added They are Miss Lulu Beh-
rens, who has charge of the Gibson
school, and Walter Alice, the new in
structor in the high school.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-06

! Mr.. McElroy has now settled up with
the different classes on the tickets for
the last Hobart game.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-06

superintendent Mcdaniel had charge
of opening exercises yesterday morn
ing and spoke on the Temple Of
Jaws" He then applied several points
to our life today, and his talk was both
interesting and instructive.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-06

A whistling brigade has been organ
ICED with Fat" Hunter at its head
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-06

The monthly examinations will be
held this month. The grade of each
pupil will be based upon his class
standing. This was done because the
final exams" will be held then and
not holding any monthly exams" will
be more convenient.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-09-15
CHAPTER XIX.
A Talk with Whispering Smith.

A Talk with Whispering Smith.
When Whispering Smith had fol-
lowed McCloud from the tent, Dicksie
turned to Marion and caught her hand.
"Is this the terrible man / have heard
about?" she murmured. "And I
thought him ferocious! But is he as
pitiless as they say, Marion?'
Marion laughed-a troubled little
laugh of surprise and sadness. Dear,
he isn't pitiless at all. He has I'M
pleasant things to do, and does them.
He is the man on whom the railroad
relies to repress the lawlessness that
breaks out in the mountains at times
and interferes with the operating of
the road. 1t frightens people away,
and prevents others from coming in
to settle Railroads want law and
order. Robbery and murders don't
make business for railroads. They de-
pend on settlers for developing a
country, don't you know; otherwise
they would have no traffic, not to
speak of wanting their trains and men
let alone. When Mr.. Bucks under
took to open up this country to set
tiers, he needed a man of patience
and endurance and with courage and
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-09-15

me what you thought when 1 acted so
dreadfully at Marion's."
81 didn't deserve anything better
after placing myself in such a fool
position. Why don't you ask me what
I thought the day you acted so beau
tifully at Crawling Stone ranch? 1
thought that che finest thing 1 ever
saw"
s"You were not to blame at Mari
on's."
Il seemed to be, which is just as
bad. l am going to start the phones
going It's up to me to make good,
you know, in about four hours with a
lot of men and material. Aren't you
going to take off your hat?-and your
gloves are soaking wet"
A voice called the superintendent
name through the tent door. 'Mr. Nc
CIoud?"
What is it, Bill?"
"Twenty-eight and nine-tenths on
the gauge, sir"
McCloud looked at his companions.
ST told you so. Up three-tenths. Thank
you, Dill, IL NC Will yOu III q hAAuCO'
Tell Cherry to come and take away
the supper things, will you? That is
about all the water we shall get to-
night, l think It's all we want"
added McCloud, glancing at his watch.
'Tm going to take look at the river.
We shall be quiet now around here I'M
til half-past three, and if you, Marion,
and Miss Dunning will take the tent,
you can have two hours rest before
we start. Bill Dancing will guard
you against intrusion, and if you want
ice water ring twice."
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-09-15

skill in dealing with lawless men, and
no man has ever succeeded so we'll as
this terrible man you have heard
about. He is terrible, my dear, to law
less men, not to any one else. He is
terrible in resource and in daring, but
not in anything else l know of, and
knew him when he was a boy and
wore a pink worsted scarf when he
went skating"
81 should like to have seen that
scarf" said Dicksie, refectively. She
a few minutes she made Marion lie
down on one of the cots. Then she
walked to the front of the tent, opened
the flap, and looked out.
Whispering Smith was sitting be-
fore the fire. Rain was falling, but
Dicksie put on her close-ftting black
coat, raised the door-fap, and walked
noiselessly from the tent and up be-
hind him. "Alone in the rain?" she
asked.
She had expected to see him start
at her voice, but he did not, though
he rose and turned around. "Not
now" he answered as he offered her
his box with a smile.
"Are you taking your hat off for me
in the rain? Put it on again!" she in
sisted with a little tone of command,
and she was conscious of qualification
when he obeyed amiably.
Il won't take your box unless you
can find another!" she said. "Oh, you
have another! I came out to tell you
what a dreadful man l thought you
were, and to apologize"
Never mind apologizing. Lots OF
people think worse than that of me
and don't apologize. I'm sorry l have
no shelter to offer you, except to sit
on this side and take the rain"
"Why should you take the rain for
me?"
"You are woman"
"But a stranger to you"
"Only in way"
Dicksie gazed for a moment at the
fire. "You won't think me abrupt, will
your" she said, turning to him, 'but,
as truly as live, cannot account for
you, Mr.. Smith. / guess at the ranch
we don't know what goes on in the
world. Everything / see OF you con-
tradicts everything / have heard OF
YOU"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-09-15
Where Milton Wrote.

The last years of Millions life were
spent in a house in Artillery Walk,
Bunhill Fields, London, Eng, where
he, while blind, composed and die
tated to his daughters Paradise Lost"
Paradise Regained" and Samson
Agonistes," and where he died in
1874, at the age of &C.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-09-15
Words sweetlv snoken.

Only a few sweet, loving words
that is all; but coming from the heart
and going to the heart, they would
brighten many a life and comfort
many a soul, as the speaker of them
little thinks. Let us not be so cnary
of them.-Mary H. Perkins.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-09-15

"And you are wet, of course" said
McCloud, feeling Smiths shoulder.
mo, only soaked. l have fallen into
the river two or three times, and the
last time, a big rhinoceros of yours
down the grade, a section foreman
named Klein, was obliging enough to
pull me out. Oh, no! l was not look
ing for you," he ran on, answering
McClouds question; mot when he
pulled me out 1 was just looking
for a farm or a ladder or something.
Klein, for a man named Small, is the
biggest Dutchman l ever saw. Tell
me, Klein l asked, after he had quit
dragging me out-he's a Fanoverian
where did you get your pull? And
how about your height? Did your
grandfather serve as a grenadier under
old Frederick William and was he kid
naped?' Bill, don't feed my horse for
q while. And Klein tried to light a
cigar had just taken from my pocket
and given him-fancy! the Germans
are a remarkable people-and sat down
to tell me his history, when some
through a megaphone, and all that
poor Klein had time to say was that
he had had no supper, nor dinner, nor
yet breakfast, and would be obliged
for some by the boat he forwarded me
in And, in closing, Whispering
Smith looked cheerfully around at
Marion, at Mccloud, and last and
- Ill ;a1z in
Did you come from across the
river?" asked Dicksie, adjusting her
wet skirt meekly over her knees.
"You are soaking wet" observed
Whispering Smith. across the riv-
err" he echoed "Well, hardly, my
dear Miss Dunning! Every bridge is
out down the valley except the rail-
road bridge and there are few things
I don't tackle; one is the Crawling
Stone on a tear. No, this was across
a little break in this man McCloud's
track. 1 came, to be frank, from the
Dunning ranch to look up TWO women
who rode away from there at seven
o'clock tonight, and l want to say
that they gave me the ride of my life"
and Whispering Smith looked all
around the circle and back again and
smiled.
Dicksie spoke in amazement. How
cid you know we rode away? You
were not at the ranch when we left"
ooh, don't ask him!" cried Marion.
HE knows everything" explained
McClcud.
Whispering Smith turned to Dicksie.
81 was interested in knowing that they
got safely to their destination-what-
ever it might be, which was none of
my business. l happened to see q
man that had seen them start, that
was ALL You don't understand? Well,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-09-15
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER MURRAY Sinclair and his
gang of wreckers were called out to clear
the railroad tracks at Smoky Creek.
CHAPTER II.-McCloud. a young road
superintendent caught Sinclair and his
men in the act of lootlng the wrecked
train. Sinclair pleaded innocence, declar-
treat for the men. McCloud discharged
the whole outfit and orderkd the wreck
age burned.
CHAPTER III.-McCloud became ac-
uuainted with Dicksie Dunning, girl of
the west, who came to look at the wreck
She gave him a message for Sinclair.
CHAPTER IV.-"whispering" Gordon
Smith told President Bucks of the rail-
gang OF crazed miners and that was the
reason for the superintendent appoint
ment to his high office. McCloud ar
of Mrs. Sinclair, the ex-foreman's desert
ed wife.
CHAPTER V.-Dicksie Dunning was
the daughter of the late Richard Dun
ming, who had died of a broken heart
occurred after one year OF married life.
CHAPTER VI-Sinclair visited Marion
Sinclair's shop and fight between him
and McCloud was narrowly averted.
CHAPTER VII.-Smoky Cheek bridge
was mysteriously burned. McCloud pre-
pared to face the situation. President
Bucks notified Smith that he had work
ahead.
days and finally got the division running
in fairly good order. He overheard Dick
sic criticising his methods, to Marion
Sinclair.
wrecked by an open switch Later a pas
senger train was held up and the express
car robbed. Two men of a posse pursuing
notified not that whispering Smith was to
hunt the desperadoes.
CHAPTER X.-Bill Dancing a road
lineman, proposed that Sinclair and his
gang be sent to hunt the bandits A
stranger, apparently with authority, told
him to go ahead. Dancing was told the
stranger was whispering Smith,"
CHAPTER xI-Smith approached Sin
clair He tried to buy him off, but failed.
He, warned McCloud that his life was in
danger.
CHAPTER xII.-McCloud. wa carried
forcibly into Lance Cummings presence.
Dunning refused the railroad a right-of-
way, he had already signed for. Dick
sic interfered to prevent shooting af-
fray.
CHAPTER xIII.-Dic<sie met McCloud
on lonely trail to warn him his life was
in danger On his way home Shot
passed through his hat.
CHAPTER XIV.-Whispering Smith re-
ported that Du Sang, one OF, OF SIn SINCLAIR
gang. had been assigned to Kill McCloud.
| He and Smith saw Du Sang.
CHAPTER XV.-Whispering Smith
tainted Du Sang and told him to get out
| of Medicine Bend or suffer. Du Sang
| seemed to succumb to the bluff.
| CHAPTER XVI.-McCloud's big con-
struction job was taken from him be-
| cause of an injunction issued to Lance
Cunning by the United States court A
| flood stihed further railroad operations
CHAPTER XVII.-Beset by flood Dick
| eie asked Marion to visit her. Marion
proposed asking aid to stem the flood
| from McCloud. At first Dicksie refused
Then she agreed.
CHAPTER withdrawing at the
camp. they learned Smith had followed
| them from the ranch to be sure of theil
| safe journey. McCloud offered the aid Of
| 100 men and equipment
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-09-15
One Thlno to His Credit.

''The Teller who burns his candle at
both ends hez this to his credit: he
is helpin' to make the candle bizniz
good"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-28
Assaulted With an Axe By the
Father of Children in Her
Care 49,.
UNFORTUNATELY PREVENTED
/: FROM KILLING HIMSELF
Demons Wife Had Left Him FEARING
Violence and the Victim Of His Bru.
taIity Was Caring for His Children
Intended to Kill Them.

Madison, Wis.,, April 2S.-A diaboli-
cal crime was averted only by the
working Of Providence upon the mind
Of Albert Engel, GA West johnson
street at midnight last night when,
with an axe, he attempted to kill
Mrs. Mary Townley, a neighbol .ith
the evident intention of committing
suicide afterwards. 1t is believed he
also had evil designs against his chill.
dren. A bottle of carbolic acid was
found in his pocket by the police
Engel was sent to Jail for sixty days
today.
The Engels have had frequent do.
mestic quarrels and 1t is said Mrs
Engel left several days ago fearing
violence from her husband. Mrs
Mary Townley, an aged woman was
caring for the children. At midnight
Engel appeared armed with an axe
and directed three blows upon Mrs.
Townley's body but the bed clothes
acted as buffer and saved her from
serious harm.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-28
THE CENSUS WAR
Secretary Nagle and Commissioner
North Are Still Fighting

Washington. April 2S.-Secretary
Nagel, of the commerce and labor de-
partment, and Director North, of the
census bureau, have locked horns over
the question who is TO have respon-
sibility and authority over the census
bureau, and it was the cOncensus of
opinion last night that one or the
other would be compelled to retire
from the government service with the
odds strongly in favor of the retire
ment of Director North.
Secretary Nagel, while he would
make no statemen: in regard to
whether he desired the official head of
Director North, said i:lat he aud the
director had differed seriously, as he
thought, and that the matter would
have to be cleared up. Asked wheth-
er he had any one to suggest for the
dictatorship in the place of Mr.. North.
the secretary said that he had no
power to appoint a director of the
census, and that, therefore, he had
nothing to say on the question.
Director North, when seen at his
home last night, said he did not in
tend to resign, in fact, that the ques-
ton of resignation was not involved
in the dispute between himself and
the secretary, from which 1t may be
inferred that he either does not con-
slider the question over which they
had differed sufficiently serious to
call for his resignation, or else that
he regards his own position so strong
that he does not fear his resignation
will be demanded.
within a day or two l will have a
statement ready for publication,
which will be most interesting" said
Mr.. North. "At the present time
cannot argue the question of admins
tration of the census bureau"
Mr.. North volunteered the state
ment, however, that he was not wor-
ried. Nevertheless, Director North is
not leaving any stones unturned to
put himself straight in this matter
and to more strongly intrench HIM
self 1t Is known that he has many
powerful friends at both ends of the
capitol, among them Senator Aldrich,
of Rhode Island, and he was in touch
with number of them yesterday af-
ternoon and last night. He saw Sen
ator Crane, of Massachusetts,, among
others. Mr.. North is himself q Boston
man.
The story was circulated yesterday
that Secretary Nagel was seriously
aroused over charges of immortality
existing in the census bureau, and
that he also appeared before con-
gressional committees. Mr.. Nagel de-
MED that there was any truth in this
story. He said that he had made no
Investigation Of moral conditions ex-
listing in the bureau. He said. how
ever. that there was question of
administration" involved. which must
he settled. He denied that he had
brought any formal charges against
Mr.. North.
Nevertheless, Mr.. Nagel was at the
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-28

not willing to pay their fair portion
OF the expenses of the government"
Senator Rayner asked whether the
senator from Texas was not satisfied
with the reading of the first and Sec
ond opinions of Justice Brown in the
income tax cases that he changed his
mind. Mr.. Bailey sail in reply that
1t was generally supposed that it was
Justice Shiras who changed his opin-
ion.
II do not say 1t was Shiras." said
Mr.. Bailey. II have had it from a
reputable man close to Shiras that he
was not the man. l have heard that
1T was Justice Gray who changed his
opinion"
MIR. Rayner said he did not refer to
that particular change. He said the
reading of the two opinions of Justice
Brown In the income tax case con-
vinced him that he had changed his
opinion on the constitutionality of the
tax.
II do not know what Justice
changed" said Mr.. Bailey. "I regret
that anyone changed. do not hesi-
tate to say that when an honest man
changes his opinion he should change
his position. think the justices of
our courts are incorruptible, but do
not by any means believe that they
are infallible"
Cores Populism.
Senator Gore began a general de-
nunciation of the principles of the
protective tariff.
McCumber's Stand.
Mr.. McCumber asked the senator
voh l.
while one-half to two-thirds of the
coal miners of this country are for
eigners they were superior here and
not so in their own countries. He
insisted that it was the different con-
dition under which they lived which
was brought about by the protective
tariff in this country that allowed
these miners to make more money and
to live better than while abroad.
Does the senator mean to intimate
that the Republican party has pur-
sued a policy which has turned over
the labor of our coal mines to foreign
ers?" inquired Mr.. Gore.
Mr.. McCumber replied that the
gates of America have always swung
inward to the people of the world.
Then reviewing political conditions,
Mr.. More. speaking in dramatic tones.
referred to various industrial condi-
tions in the United States to show
that the tariff had nothing to do with
the prosperity of the people. He in
sisted that the Wilson bill, approved
August %. 1894. could not have
brought on the panic of 1893.
won't the senator admit that an
ticipation brought that panic about"
asked Mr.. Scott.
II will admit the senator's state
ment if the senator from West Vir-
ginia will admit that the anticipation
of the Republican party precipitated
the panic of 1907. and that the panic
ow 1873 was brought about by the
same cause as those panics came un-
der Republican presidents and under
the operation of Republican protec-
tive tariffs"
Taunting the Oklahoma senator
with having been populist in 1894.
Mr.. Scott asked whether he had
copies of his speech of that year.
Eyes. have them" replied Mr..
Gore. land the question reminds me
that have grown wiser. and that the
senator from West Virginia is not too
old to gain wisdom"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-28
AFTER CHICAGO
BOARD Of TRADE
Illinois Legislature May Pro.
hibit Dealing in All Food
Stuff Futures

Springfield. ILL.,. April 2s.-With on
ly on dissenting vote. the judiciary
committee of the house today favor
ably recommended bill which at
tacks and prohibits all deals in fu-
lures. particularly in food stuffs. on
the board of trade. The measure
makes it felony to sell commodities
including petroleum. grain. food
stuffs, stocks or bonds. unless the
seller is the actual owner OF the COM
modify sold at the time of the trans
action. The prohibition against deals
in futures extends to the person who
buys commodities from a seller who
he knows is not actually the owner of
the goods.
One of the sections of the bill pro-
hibits cornering or attempting to COR
ner the market on grain of any kind.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-28
SIGNED WIfE'S
NAME 10 LETTER
Husband Used This Means of
Getting Money From spoony
Correspondent

Kansas City. April 2S.-Chester NJ
Hamsher. in the federal court here to-
day pleaded guilty to a charge OF
signing his wifes name to love let
ters which he wrote to Neil Johnson
a wealthy man of Atchison, Kas. He
was sentenced to year in Jail.
The post Office department could
have made no objection to the love
letters if Hamsher had not been mer-
cenary in his motives. please send
$40 by return mail-here are mil
lion kisses for you"-was the objec-
tfonable part of the letters in the eyes
OF the federal officials.
The correspondence lasted siS
months, and Johnson gave nearly
$500 before he became aware of the
deception.
Hamsher's wife knew nothing oil
the affair until her husband was ex-
posed.