New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1910-01-26

ed Icampfres. orde. glancing around |
him, noticed these.
Doctor" he commanded sharply,
'.get at your grub! Make some coffee .
right of and bring it down. Come on, |
boys!''
Over score of men attacked the |
sluiceway, for by now part of the rear |
crew had come down river. The pond
above had recovered its volume Wa
ter was beginning to trickle over the
top Of the gate. The men worked up
to their knees in swift water. They
could not see, and the strokes of ak
or pick lost much of their force against
the liquid. Down by the sluice doz-
en- lanterns fickered and blinked vel
low against the blue blackness of the
night. Orde opened the sluice gates
The water had become too deep for eff
fective work, and half hours flow
would reduce the pressure. The time
was occupied in eating.
When the meal was finished the men
lit their pipes and went back to work
philosophica1ly.
Near midnight a swaying lantern
was seen approaching. Orde heard the
sound of wheels. A moment later Da-
ly's bulky form stepped into the illu-
mination Of the fire.
Orde wandered over to where his
employer stood peering about him.
ooh, there you arew cried Daily an
grily. what in h you up to here?''
Running logs" replied Orde coolly.
Running logs" shouted DAILY, pro-
ducing a much folded newspaper
''How about this?"
Orde lowered the paper to the camp
fire. 1t was an extra, screaming with
wood type:
Rioting and Bloodshed In the Woods
| Rivermen and Dam Owners Clash.
| There followed highly colored state
| ment that a skirmish had left the field
| in possession of the rivermen, in spite
of the sheriff and a large posse, but
that troops were being rushed to the
spot and that this high handed def
ance of authority" would soon be sup
pressed. 1t stated that the loss of life
was as yet unknown.
Don't you know any better than to
get into that kind Of row down
here?' said DAILY. "Don't you realize
that this isn't the northern peninsula ~
"Sure I do" replied Orde placidly.
"Come along here till l show you the
situation ,. ----4--~------~-..- ..--
The sheriff did not reappear. Reed
evidently now pinned his faith to the
troops. ~~-------~---.- ---.-.-~-
By o'clock the main abutments had
been removed. The gate was then
blocked to prevent its fall when it's
neither support should be withdrawn.
Suddenly was heard an exultant yell
from one Of the axmen. A brief in
slant later the swapping of wood fibers
began like the rapid explosions of in
fantry fire; crash and bang Of tim.
bers smote the air, and then the river
exultant, roaring with Joy, rushed into
the new passage opened for it.
Orde stormed into the camp
Roll out, you river hogsv' he shout
ed to those who had worked out their
shifts earlier in the night. "Roll out
you webfooted sons of guns, and hear
the little birds sing praise!'
Suddenly Orde had froze in an atti
tude of attentive listening. "Hark!'
said he. ....-
Il Faint tho xvo n1orip
bore to their ears a sound whose diff
. ference from the louder noises near a
hand alone rendered it audible.
. 'The troopsr' exclaimed Orde, seiz
ing lantern and returned down th
trail, followed eagerly by Newmarl
z and every man in camp
The men drew a little to one side
watching the dim line of the forest
dark against the paling sky. A mai
, rode out of the shadow and refined VI
by the fire. "Halt!' commanded
, harsh voice. The riverman could max
out the troops-three or four score o
, demonstrating rigid at attention
, Reed pushed forward. u.s.
: 81 wish to inquire. SIR" asked th
: commanding officer Of Orde, IF yo1
have gone mad to counsel your me-
to resist civil authority?''
| II have not resisted civil authority,
replied Orde respectfully. 1.-THE re
) ports have been false. The sheriff o
5 this county has arrested about twent
| of my men single handed and withou
= the slightest trouble
3 "Mr. Norris" cried the officer SHARP
| ~, lis what this man says true?"
5 1T sure is. Never had so little fus
arrestin' rivermen before in my life
'Then why the devil am l dragge
up here with my men in the night?
cried the officer explosively. Who
responsible for this insanity anyway