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Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1910-07-28
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seconds. fOh. already having had one
encounter. we are permitted TO meet
alone. Gentlemen. ! see yoh have
guessed the truth The fact is / am
going TO relieve yOh of the annoyance
certain plan might have occasioned
yoh- have just received word that
Cameo Kirby is awaiting me now al
the dueiing oaks. We show our weap-
Ons on sight. and this time / shall Kill
him
NO. by God. you don't. claim
that right" cried Tom. -0ur plan Is
bad. ! never liked it anyway. They
kept me from going out after him yes
terday. Now he's where l can get
him
This quarrel is between Kirby and
myself. suh.' sharply interrupted Mo
reau- The message was to me-"
Il take it Of your hands" exclaimed
Tom. laughing wildly Its mine By
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1910-07-28
CIRCUIT COURT
CLOSES SESSION
tcontinued trOm page three.l
Iarhon 1. Harris VS.. Albert Gra-

Marion /. Harris VS.. Albert Gra-
ham aud W. B. Hunter.
W. L. Lay VS.. G. H. Russell. Or
der fo- service OF summons by pubh-
cation.
A. F. Sheets vs.. Frank MARI and
odeu Mari.
Geo. Haussr VS.. Alex Donnelly.
W. E. Taggart VS. c. S. Clark and
W. l.. Davis.
]. D. .Sommer and ]. A. Sommer
VS.. Albert Brayton and Mrs. B.
Groth.
Sommer Brcs. VS.. Barbara Groth
and Jessie Groth.
E. G. Kirby VS.. Mrs. B. Groth.
S. P. Miller VS.. E. H. Butts ct al.
George Houser VS.. Alex Donnelly.
Dismissed as settled on motion OF
plaintiff.
n. c. Longfellow vs.. Huffman 4
Son. Objections 10 bill of costs sus-
tanned and Judgment in favor of plain
tiff for revk ing items in cost bill.
Equity Docket
John Curry and A. c. Beckman VS..
Grant w. johnson and c. R. Dddle-
mon. Order for copy of objections
20 be served upon receiver 80 days
before the first day of the next reg
ular term of court and that objec-
, tions be served for hearing at first
day OF next term OF court.
Marshall Wells Hardware Co. VS..
T. H. Green, Helena Green, and P.
L. Slavin trustee
Vernon NJ. Gregg VS.. Vim. A. Dav-
is and Sarah F. Davis.
CITY Of Joseph VS.. Joseph Water
Works Co. Plaintiff declines 10
plead further. Decree for defendant
dismissirg suit, and judgment for de-
fendant for costs.
Grace Thorsen VS.. Thomas Thor
sen. Default OF defendant. Decree
for plaintiff as prayed for.
Chester Shumaker VS.. F. D. Akin
and EmaIine Akin.
]. NJ. Simmons VS.. Laura A. Ham
ilton e. al. F. S. Ivanhoe appointed
guardian for V. Hamiton. Default
of defendant. Decree for plaintiff
IS prayed for in the complaint, IN
-luding attorney fee of 500, allowed
by the Court.
A. c. Miller VS.. Wallowa coun-
~. Order for clerk TO pay deposit
TO plaintiff.
Frank Stephenson ct al VS.. City
Of Joseph. Motion to dissolve in
junction Demurrer to complaint.
Sustained. Injunctiol dissolved.
Burt Elton Smith and H. D. Akin
IS. B. r. Lapham and Timothy Nc
,arty. Demurrer to complaint over
uled. Defenda1t allowed 30 days
Il which TO answer.
James B. Nolles VS.. Earl L. Mar
IN and L. L. Chaplin.
Ida s. Edwards VS.. Emory P. Ed
wards. Jefaut as to defendant.
Court l,rUIter appointed referee
10 take end report testimony. Find
lug for plaintiff. Decree of divorce
upon finding.
Nancy S. Mallory VS.. T. F. Nal
lory. Order for service by pubIica-
ton.
L. ]. Pkell VS.. Catharine Pizen.
Dismissed on motion of attorney for
plaintiff.
Jonn T. Bowman et al VS.. Lloyd
Purdin. Objection to item Of fees
"a sustained. Other objections de-
MED. Judgment for defendant for
s3110.
The George Palmer Lumber Co. VS..
John Anthony. Order for temporary
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IcoSTTSCED.1
CHAPTER Y.

"a HIS trouble has driven Tom
pretty near crazy" went
| OF the judge. land I've put
J or bis and my daughter
AIMS wedding until we've settled Mr..
Kirby. for the fact is ! don't want her
10 take any chances OF being s widow
50 young. sir"
DO the ladies know what Is going
forwsrdT-
NO. and ! cannot impress that fact
upon you too strongly. sir. They Re
hevs and are 10 oe sept ID the beie1
thst Z Colonel Nureau accepts cur in
vilsClUn WIN Ne doubt ne will 90.
We aTe g. merely making s pleasure
jauuJ O. G-u1aN plantation We
gr- -Gsc in that tight. sir
-a t--r Il Jo.one. MOrsau
so Ihai J-- --l.y : may maize MS &c
Quairlunce 81 ast aCG snow some
measure Uf their gratitude 10 MIN fer
shooting down the despoiler Of their
father
The entrance o. Nine Davezac pro
hibifed further discussion of the sub
iect
All Sh, exclaimed suspiciously.
the gentlemen talk secrets already.
NJ Aaron >ne added sraciuusly. ron
and ! have not net for many years
"A creaI loss 10 uIe." he galiantly
replied kissing her pTofered hand
"a uarpy meeting madame The
ju ur NJ continued unblush-
in >s'uSSing plans for the
pE ra a1. lument OF Colonel Mo
redu
-Theu you must not talk OF gloomy
subjects. a. saw you were doing"
she replied No denials. please. for
II is always when | see rwo heads to
Ge-h-r ,r ,ll- house ii must be THAT
tn,y ,a rair hatred for that poor
Eugene hll-
Poor. madaues echoed Aaron.
turning IL amazement to Judge Pley
del
u should nave warned you sir"
explained rhe latter. that NY dear old
friend mas retained her sentimenIaiity
with mar youth Considering that
Nine Davezac was past ffry-hve. this
was indaad doublv ranartshls nor
f,-n,nnr.s
.Did vnr snow rhis Ei-bv ms
Gsmss' c-reva.y lnouir.d Aaron
No mops,.r,r never. but knev
pls father and 1 cannot make uvsslf
u fee abOu, Jhe son as do all these
Others .nnw mis- reputation. N
Aaron Bur luSt think-n boy who
had no one IL watch hin. no one to
care, H. drifts with bad comnanions.
ne mus. li-- -uu4aow ON could
lieve r. r.-- no gambler but thai
l- r uuul IL MIN cuuld do
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y y By BOOTH HARRINGTON ANDHARFY LEON WILSON
~ NOVELIZED FROM THE PLAY BY ,WB.M FERGUSON

ed old Group. popping his head around
the door ard making a polite bow
Before the gentleman could arise Kir-
by's partner shouldered his way past
the negro and strode into the room
We'll. Moreau. I've run you down
st last he exclaimed cynically. ewing
the startled gambler I've hunIed
the town for you. from the Sale de
Conde TO Congo square. reckon you
know who | come from"
Mureau. momentarily staggered.
quickly recovered his wontpd compo-
sure. His immediate task was TO get
rid OF Aaron before the latter was in
possession Of any plain truths-truths
with which the overheated Bunce
seemed Io be bursting.
'AIr. Randall" he said politely and
with no evidence of haste. my bust
ress with this gentleman is private.
Night beg Of you
He kin stay for all care" inter
rupted Kirby's partner
Not at all. not at ALL" apolocized
Aaron THE house Is yours. sir" he
added. turning to his hOnored guest.
With another bow. which this time in
cluded Mr. Bunce. he hastily left the
tOom
Seemed kinder anxious TO cit him
out o the way" commeuTPd the in
,ruder after moments silence u
reckon you didn't hardly calkilate on
Gene Kirby's turning up here in Moo
Orleans just about now. reckon II
you heo you might have stayed hid IN
Mexico"
You think I'd hide from Gene Kir-
by" demanded Moreau. folding his
arms and giaring al the other.
Il don't think You will no more re-
piled Bunce lacouicully. You know
Jack. what | admire about you is the
Impotence a good skeer puts into you
You're so skeered of kirby's getting
vou you've got the impidence to be
here with the Randall family because
.Ou think it's the lasJ place he'd look
Ter you"
-Well:" demanded Morean.
Yes; he's pretty well again. and he's
waiting for you. colonel. He don't
know these folks, and he don't care
what they think OF him. Its you he's
after. and guess you wouldn't exact
ly like him To have a talk with Tom
Randall That's where I've got you
You've got TO meet Kirby yourself
stead o. waiting for this young Ran
dali to try il for you You've got sense
enough to knOw that II Tom went
you might have both Of them af.er
you"
Il suppose" said the other suavely.
you mean may hupe for a settle
menl Of NY Affairs with kirby?''
"Oh. you Del you can hupe.- chuc-
kled Bunce When | left Gene TWO
hours ago | said I'd nnd yOu for him
he went 10 the 'duelinC Oaks'-ynu
know ihem-and will there for you
Ee'lI be AT The fur end-alone You 20
into the grove al this end-aiOne After
you've seen each other shoot when you
please Do you uIdersIand?"
Tell him I'll be there" said MOreau
grimiy.
On Bunce's departure Colonel Mo
reau. with his usual amiable manner
and native regard for the truth. ac-
quainted Aaron and Tom Randall with
the sudden alteration In his plans. add
ing that for the present he must defer
his meeting with tine ladies.
Fob this" he concluded. producing
his Derringer. means an appointment
/ cannot decline We dispense with
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THREE DAYS ON PICKET LINE
Captain Relates Some Interesting h. cidents While in Front of
 Petersburg.

Some time about the middle of Feb- ruary. 1865. I was detailed as officer of the picket for duty on the line in our front, extending from the Weldon rail road. not far frem the Yellow tavern on our right, to where we joined the First brigade's pickets of our division on the left My detail, ss l now re member, was about 65 men, some from perhaps every regiment of our brig ade, writes c. M. Heidelberg, captain Company G, Sixth Maryland, in Ma tional Tribune When we arrived at the reserve picket post I was met by a captain of the One Hundred and Tenth Ohio. who had his reserve in line to receive us. when he gave me the number of men on duty. My first relief was soon detailed, and in charge of sergeant. accompanied by 3 ser geant who was to direct the new pick cts to their posts and take charge of the old picket The captain proceeded to give me the orders to the officer of the picket. He told me of the placing of videts at night, and the persistent custom of the Johnny pickets of trad ing with the boys; and you boys who ever did picket duty along the front of our corps will remember how very close our picket lines were about that time. The captain insisted the prac- tice of trading should be broken up, but in my mind I right there secretly decided I would have some rebel news that night, if Johnny asked a certain videt whom I had In mind for a trade I therefore selected from my old company D, Sixth Maryland, one John Travers, whom I knew was equal to any emergency that might arise, and had him detailed on first relief on videt, with instructions to trade anything the Johnnies proposed. Sergt. Joe. Eyler, also of Company D. Sixth Maryland, was sergeant of the first relief picket, and I posted him to answer promptly any call from any of the videts, but to positively disallow any trading or any communication from any of the videts. Travers, of course, excepted. There were several calls to the first relief videts from the rebel pickets, but all efforts to communicate for trade except from Travers's post was sternly refused. John answered his man and allowed him to approach. His proposition was to trade tobacco for coffee, salt or sow belly. John agreed, provided he
 brought him Richmond paper of that days date. Sergt. Eyler took coffee and salt, ana returneu IaCoI wrth . 6na Iot of chewing and cmokinC to
 bacco, and copy of the Richmond Whig. We had some interesting read ing the next day.
 should also state that in the in structions given me, I was told that every evening, before night. the reb- els would call to us, saying: Tanks, are you ready to chop wood?" That no arrangement had been entered into for detail from each picket to meet
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innocent face, led Little Saucer-eyes straight to the taffy-covered sofa pill low. like a lamb to the mint sauce
 Percy sat carefully down on the sugar-coated pillow, and Tacks, hardly able to suppress his emotion, shrieked hoarsely: ''I'll tell Sister you're here!" and went madly on his way.
 But Tacks didn't tell Sister He ran out in the dining room, put his head under a rug on the floor, and choked for five minutes.
 When Sister" entered the parlor, Tacks was among those "also pres ent"
 The taffy had taken kindly to Percy's lavender panties
 Percy arose to Greet Clara J., and with him arose that yellow soft pill low, clinging tremulously to a back ground of outraged lavender trousers.
 Clara J. was a brave girl. She longed to take the lid off laugh that would startle the neighborhood, but she was polite enough to renig So she stood there, biting her lips, while Percy bowed and bobbed, and every time he bobbed the soft pillow went up in the air like the wash on a line on a windy day.
 Wont you sit down. Mir Jones? ?'' Clara J. said, sweetly; then in swift
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Tohn Henry l J Courtship | Bv GEORGE V. HOBART

aside: Hacks, leave the rooml"
 But Tacks wouldn't go-not for priceless gems!
 Percy proceeded to part his coat tails before doing a Society droop, and in that manner he grew wise to the airship attachment in the rear.
 An expression of wonderment crept over Percy's face, and with much de- liberation he started to pry of the in- cubus.
 Then something ripped It wasn't the sofa pillow.
 Clara J. was painfully embarrassed, and Tacks was busy taking care of a series of internal spasms.
 Percy began to back up. Presently he hit 8 small table on which rested a costly bit of bric-a-brac, and over went the whole plazazus with smash on the floor.
 Percy gave Clara J. the frightened fawn eye and started to gather up the shells from the floor.
 When Percy's shoulders went down, quite naturally the pillow went up in the air, and then Clara col lapsed.
 Tacks was under the sofa biting holes in the carpet.
 Attracted by the crash, Mamma and Papa cut in. They stood in the door and watched Percy digging for broken bric-a-brac with a sofa pillow clinging gayly to his southeastern ex- tremity. He looked like an animated Japanese lantern.
 It was too much for Papa. He gave Percy the boot and tucked.
 Mamma teetered over to Percy and said: "Oh, it doesn't matter, MT. Jones'" and then she took pull at the pillow.
 AS she did so Percy sat down on the floor with bump that shook the block, and 1t was even money who was the most surprised, Mamma or Percy.
 Clara J. had left the scene of battle, and Tacks was out in the hall pray ing for power to laugh just five min utes longer.
 Percy arose painfully. So did the sofa pillow. Mamma eyed them both SuSPlCIOuSly.
 T beg your pardon, Mrs. Van vivver!" said Percy, and with both hands behind his back he took an other yank at the evil.
 u-r-r-r-fp!
 Percy stood up and Mamma ex- claimed: Mercy on us!"
 Its a mere nothing, assure you!" said Percy.
 Wont you re-seat yourself?" asked Mamma, politely.
 "Tm afraid I'll have to when this comes off," answered Percy mourn fully.
 q fear I don't quite catch your meaning" said Mother, and now her signals were out for a cold wave Percy blushed and said: The fact is, Mrs. Vanvivvier I'm making a col lection of sofa pillows-new fad don't you know. Awfully jolly sport
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Miss Clara said could have this one so-er-er-that is, took it. Fad oi mine, don't you know"
 "Indeed!" said Mamma. Well, 1t must be rather awkward to carry the bottle of mucilage that goes with that fad. Good night, MT. Jones'" and with this she brushed by and left him on the ice.
 Percy stood there a living picture entitled Down and Out
 He hadn't friend in the world ex, cept the soft pillow, and that stuck closer than a brother.
 His checks were all in, and he had just made up his mind to lean through a window, call a cab. and say: "To the morgue, drive fast,s' when Tacks jolted him back to life by saying: Here's Pops old over coat. On your way. quick. Send the pillow home by express and all will be forgiven
 With something akin to joy in his heart, Percy dug up a dollar. gave it to Tacks, and said: Little man. you've saved my life-bless you. bless you! Tell your sister I leave town tomorrow morning very early and may be gone for seven yearsi"
 Then Percy and the sofa pillow went under the overcoat. and the
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Seven of us were entered in the race for Clara Js affections, when determined to get out my saw and do some heavy ice-cutting.
 The other six were society shines, and every time I dropped into Clara Us brownstone I found one of these pale boys draped over a sofa, making gurgles with his voice, and handing out Eff glances to my own particular Pattern of Dress Goods.
 It was cruel.
 Something kept whispering: John, get your brush and paint finish for these polishes," so finally I went after them.
 Percy Acton Jones was my pet aversion.
 Percy was short and fat, and when he talked he used blonde voice.
 Percy used to be a dramatic critic on one of the mail order journals, and he had the reputation of being able to throw the hammer farther than anyone else in the Knockers Union" Percy rejoiced in the fact that he was safe from the retributive slap, because when an actor or an author whom he had toasted went after him for the purpose of handing him one, Percy would always pull a frown down over his fat little forehead and exclaim: Aren't you the rude thing!" in soprano-then it was all off
 Clara J. rejoices in a small brother whose company name is Thorndyke, but the family call him Tacks for short. Tacks is eight years old, sharp, and hard to sit on. I was his hero, and it only cost me four dollars, most ly in nickels.
 So, with the aid of Tacks, I formu- lated finish for Percy Acton Jones that was beautiful to the limit.
 I had often noticed that the parlor of Clara J.'s camp was threatened ing, and one of these saffron-colored sit-down-easys gave me an idea.
 I took Tacks into my confidence and explained my plan. Tacks didn't like Percy In his estimation the Jones party was stout parcel of heated air, and Tacks was eager to be up and do ing him.
 At a candy cave I bought a pound
  of saffron-colored molasses taffy and had it rolled out flat and square, so that it would just about cover the top of soft pillow.
 Tacks was with me, going and coming, and when we reached home he went through the basement and let me in the front door. I felt as nerv- ous as an unopened Jackpot, but we finally introduced the saffron-hued taffy to the yellow sofa pillow and placed it carefully in the chair most affected by Percy.
 Then I left Tacks on guard and gumshoed away like Rallies, the busy burglar
 When Percy rang the bell that eve ming the door was opened with sud denness that made him gasp, and Tacks, with a heavenly smile on his
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whole package made a rush for the door and freedom.
 He never came back
 When I sauntered in a half hour later l overheard Clara J. saying to Tacks: Here's a dollar, you little imp. Now. don't you dare tell John Henry"
 The next day I gave Tacks another dollar for not telling me.
 There was only one way to get rid of the other five saucy ones who sat around and spilled words in Clara Us parlor, and that was to induce her to walk down the church aisle with me until the minister stopped us.
 So I framed up line of talk that thought would be strong enough to make her look up the market quota tions on freshly picked orange blos- sons.
 I figured it out that all l had to do was to talk my lines and the girl would swoon at my feet. With a speech like that the part would play itself-there was nothing in it!
 But luck wasn't with me.
 Unkind Fate gave me the double cross and my hoodledoo was working overtime.
 For two weeks I was out on a side track with my strong speech locked up in a cold storage car.
 The trouble was that the old folks looked upon me as one of the family to such an extent that every evening
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in grove immediately in front of our reserve post and chop trees for wood for the reserves for the next 24 hours. At the usual time the call came to our picket, and the word soon came to me for orders. I told them to answer: Yes" and about my en- tire reserve wanted to go. This, of course, did not allow. but permit ter about ten men, without arms ex- cept one ax. to go. and ordered the rest of the reserve in line with arms We soon saw the rebel detail coming, 3 half dozen or more unsrmed and four guards, equipped. in charge of 3 lieutenant He directed the wood chopping, and 3 pine tree. perhaps eight inches in diameter. was selected and soon cut down. Then he stepped off perhaps ten feet, and set man to chopping, then another, and when the tree was cut up he set two other men to cut down another, and ordered detail from each army to carry the d. vided portions to the reserve post and return for the next tree.
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Clara Us Papa used to float in the parlor and cut fee for hours at a time, while Mamma sat in the rock ing chair and made faces at herself in the mantel mirror
 It was a fight, and there was tie up in the wedding bell business, but won out
 Clara Us father is a Wall street broker-retired. Every morning for 20 years he went into the street and came home at night with-a-hat ru1I.
 He used to throw what he made in the cellar, and when the cellar wouldn't hold any more he got mad and quit bringing it home.
 One evening I brought Papa a book entitled An Inexpensive Way to Get Rich,' written by a chap who Is visiting friends in the poor house Father went out in the dining room and started to read the book tT' Mother, and she went to sleep.
 Here was my golden opportunit' and cashed in.
 led Clara over to a dark corner and began to talk fast
 Clara J,'' I said, flor weeks and weeks I've been waiting for chance to place your tiny mitt in mine aha give 1t the silent squeeze-take that! Through all the waking hours of the day and through the lonely stretches only you, beloved - look into my lamps and you'll see I'm not kidding youl Are you next, little one?"
 Clara J. nodded.
 This was the opening scene from my strong speech, and 1t seemed to be a hit all right; but perhaps I wasn't swallowing my palate and getting nervousl We'll, maybei
 Listen, Clara J."-I braced and began to push the lawn mower again .@"since time immemoriai men have melt at the feet of beauty and-er- er-I say, since time immemorial ken have melt at-er-"
 The wheels were slipping and I had no sand.
 'T say, Clara J., since time mim- mimimorial ken have belt at the meet
  the keet of-er-er-"
 Back up!" said she very softly, and my life was saved.
 It was the first time ever heard her use a fancy phrase, but she had timed 1t just right. It brought me back to earth as no other words could. Isn't she the wise little gazaboine, though?
 discarded my strong speech and got right down to cases.
 Clara J." I said. months and months ago your image moved into the only furnished room in my heart, and now I want to collect the rent are you wiser"
 "Yes." she said, and her head dropped a little lower.
 'T was out" I went on, "to hand you one of those long, ready made speeches. full of moonlight serenades and peeping stars nestling in azure skies, and soft sentences tied up in a true lovers knot, but I fell down in the first lap and had to cut 1t out Now. the point Is this: When can I grab you by the southpaw and lead you of to a minister's, where togeth CT we can hear the birdies sing?"
 For 8 moment she was silent. then she looked up and said ever so sweet ly: Its up to youl"
 The next minute-well, it's none Fof your darn business!
 Copyright by c. W. Dillingham; Ce.)
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Perquisites Allowed Naval Officers.
 The perquisites allowed officers in the navy will aggregate nearly three quarters of a million dollars in 1911.