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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-02-02

your interest on your money and taxes
and the risk of fire and
.'Of course agreed Orde inpatient
". but you're getting your stumpage
for 20 cents. and in thirty years it
should be worth dollar and a half
At the present time sugar pine such
as Orde described would cost $3.50
to 81.
Taylor relapsed into thought.
Look here. Orde."" he broke out
finally. how old are your
"Thirty-eight. Why?"
.How much timber have you in
Michigan?''
about 10.OOOOOO that we've picked
up on the river since the DAILY pur-
chase and 3O0,OO0OO0 in the northern
peninsula
Which will take you twenty years
to cut and make you million dollars.
Then why this Investment thirty years
ahead?"
"It's for Bobby explained Orde sim
ply. "A man likes TO have his son
continue on in his business. can't do
it here, but there can. 1t would
take fifty years to cut that pine. and
that will give Bobby steady income
and steady business.
Bobby will be well enough off any
way. He won't have to go into bust
ness"
Orde's brow puckered.
II know a man. Bobby is going to
work. A man is not a success In life
unless he does something, and Bobby
is going to be a success. Why. Tay-
lor.'' he chuckled. .'the little rascal
fills the wood box. for a cent time
and that's all the pocket money be
gets. He's saving now to buy thou
sand dollar boat. I've agreed to pool
In half. At his present rate of income
I'm safe for about sixty years yet
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y
you let him con- batStncss2
tinue your business?' smiled Carroll.
by the time Bobby's grown up this
business will all be closed OUT re-
piled Orde seriously.
Three years after the conversation
last mentioned, which would have
made Bobby just eight. Orde came
home on a summer evening. his face
alight with satisfaction.
He believed he had found the oppor-
tunity. twenty years distant, for which
he had been looking so long.
Orde and his wife sat together on
the top step. He slipped his arm about
her. They breathed deep of the happi-
ness that filed their lives. Two shad-
owy figures defined themselves APP
preaching up the concrete walk.
s.Hellor' called Orde.
"HeIIo!' voice responded.
Taylor and Clara, said Orde to
Carroll, with satisfaction, lust the
man j wanted to see.' The lawyer
and his wife mounted the steps.
Clara Taylor stopped short and con-
eidered Orde for a moment.
"Let US away" she said seriously to
Carroll MY prophetic soul tells me
they are going to talk business, and If
any more business is talked In my
presence / shall expire Come. Car
roll: let's wander down the street and
see Nina Heinzman."
The two sauntered away.
sLook here, Taylor" broke in Orde
abruptly; lyon told me the other day
you had fifteen or twenty thousand you
wanted to place somewhere"
eyes, replied Taylor.
"Well. believe have just the prop
osition.''
what is it?"
california pine" replied 0rde.
California pine, repeated Taylor.
California : d long way or. and there
Is no market, Is there2
Its cheap, replied Orde succinct-
". Il don't say it viii be good for
immediate returns. but Ia twenty Or
thirty years it ought to pay big on q
small investment made now =
Taylor laughed
Laugh all you please rejoined
Orde, but tell You Michigan and
Wisconsin pine IS doomed Twenty Or
thirty years from now there won't be
"
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Chapter
Is

0RDE said nothing to NeWmark
concerning this purposed new
~ investment.
1T Is for Bobby" he told
himself. land want Bobby and no
one else to run it. Joe would want to
take charge naturally"
He walked downtown next morning.
busily formulating his scheme.
"Joe.'' said Orde, ..just how do we
stand on that upper peninsula stump
ageg'
We've made two payments Of ST.,
900 each and have still two to make
Of the same amount"
ssWhat could we borrow on it?''
Fifty or seventy-five thousand
'.Joe," said Orde. Il want to raise
about $4,000 on my share In this con-
Germ
Newmark said nothing. but for some
time thought busily. His light blue
eyes narrowed to slit.
ell have to figure on 1t awhile.
said he at last and turned back to his
mail. All day he worked hard AT 8
o'clock he walked to his home. Here
he turned into d study, quietly and
richly furnished ten years I'D advance
of the taste then prevalent in Mon
rovia. where lie sank into deep cush-
Toned chair and lit the much cheWed
cigar. He looked with approval on
the dark walnut bookcases, the framed
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Cl2aptel,E
% ~

wTHE first season of the Boom
company was most successful
Its prospects for the future
were bright. The drive had
been delivered to its various owners
at a price below what it had cost them
severally and without the necessary
attendant bother. Therefore the log
gers were only too willing to renew
their contracts for another year. This
did not satisfy NeWmark, however.
What we want he told Orde, rs a
charter giving us exclusive rights on
the river and authorizing us to ask
toll. I'm going to try and get one out
of the legislature"
He departed for Lansing as soon as
the assembly opened and almost i'm.
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possible He's Hon does OTGe %
going to learn to Son sound to goar"
be lumberman by practical expert
ence. and that practical experience
he'll get with other people. No work
ing for his dad in Bobby's. can tell
you. Then. when he's worked into
the harness little. the old man will
take him out and show him the fine
big sugar pine and say to him: There.
my boy; there's your opportunity. and
you've earned it. How does Orde &
Son sound to your"
Taylor nodded several times.
81 believe you're on the right track.
Count on me"
AS Orde walked home that evening
after hot day his mind was full OF
speculation as to the immediate future.
He had local reputation for wealth.
and no one knew better than himself
how important it is for a man In debt
to keep up appearances. Nevertheless
decided retrenchment would be neces-
sary.
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% t7VocO TCttV00o 1t010s
won't pay quite so big as we thought
It would" he concluded. with a rue
full little laugh.
1T win pay plenty well enough re-
piled Newark decidedly. "and it
gives us vantage point to work
from. You don't suppose we are go
ing to quit at river driving, do you?
We want to look around for some
timber OF our own. There's where the
big money is. And perhaps we can
buy schooner or two and 60 into the
carrying trade. Newmark & Orde
means something to these fellows
now.
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fully the agreement between himself
and Newmark. while the lawyer took
notes and occasionally interjected a
question.
..All right said the latter when the
details had been mastered. I'll draw
the necessary notes and papers"
ssNow." went On Orde producing the
bundle Of papers from his pocket.
sshere's the abstract Of title. ! wish
you'd look it over. It's long one.
but not complicated. as near as ! can
make out Trace seems to have ac-
quired this tract mostly from the orig
inal homesteaders and the like. who.
of course, take title direct from the
government. l want you to look It
over, to be sure eyerything's ship
shape.
Zone other thing" concluded Orde.
IL want this Investment to get no far
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s u e n q q HfSl
learned to love.
She had all his
confidence.
B o b by had
turn e d out a
sturdy. h 0 n e st
little fellow. with
M ore t b a n a
strea ak of his
mothers charm
and intuition.
| want TO give
him all t b e
chance there is. 4
Orde explained
to Carroll. "A
boy on e b to
start where his
father left off
and not have to
do t b e S a m e
thing all over
again"
"W by MT
Evening journal., 1910-08-06
NANNY HOLDS
WATCH ON CANS
Oxygen Tanks Keep Sparks
Lingering in JOe'S
Last Round
FORMER CHAMP GETS
HOME FOR THE FINISH
BY United Press Leased Special Wire. !

BY United Press Leased Special Wire
BALTIMORE, Md. Aug. Ga lit
tie, bent, gray haired old colored
Nanny" is holding the watch over
Joe Cans, former lightweight cham
pion of the world I'm the domestic
ring, (the home of his foster parents,
which was Cans greatest ambition
in life to build) today This neatly
clad, calico enshrouded little "Mam-
my" is holding the watch for the half
hour and hourly administration of
medicine, which today is admitted
to be of little value to this once great
pugillstic.
AT the bedside of the almost uncon-
scious fighter, DR.. Jay, the noted spe-
cialist is in constant attendance, with
oxygen tanks close at hand for emer-
gency. On the oposite side of his bed
sits Mrs. Martha Cans, former colored
school teacher, whose unswearving
loyalty has been marked. But Mrs.
Cans is fast breaking down under her
constant vigil.
AT Cans home ii was stated this
morning that Joe was by inches vast
ing away: he hardly weighs sixty
pounds. The doctors say at the best
he cannot last more than three days.
No one is allowed to talk to the dying
man and even If this privilege were
granted. Il is hardly probable that
the interviewer could chronicle the
answers, so weak is this former
champion.
Evening journal., 1910-08-06
ALFRED II BREAKS
WHILE LEADING RACERS

BETTERTON, Md, Aug 6.-Col-
onel A. L. Ainscow's launch, Alfred
H., met defeat yesterday in a race
with the See-O-Bee. owned by c. @.
Burns. of this place, and after decid-
edly Outspeeding the latter the AL
fred IL. broke two cylinders.
Colonel Ainscows boat started by
completely outrunning the See-O-Bee
and in the thirteenth mile when it
had the lead by three-quarters of a
mile. broke a minor belt connecting
the magnetic. and was delayed more
than ten minutes for repairs. Dur
ing the repairs of the broken belt the
See-O-Ree passed the Alfred H., but
after the repairs had been made the
Wilmington boat passed the local
craft in less than two miles and when
the people had about given up hope
for the See-O-Bee winning. the bad
break was made. The second break
put the Alfred II. completely out of
business. The parts We're taken from
the engine and taken TO Philadelphia
IN hope that the rings VIII be ready
for to-day.
In every mile OF the fifteen miles
Il went Colonel Ainscow's boat show
I'd its superiority Of speed over the
3otterton boat. and after the first
I've or six miles It could be plainly
ieen that the See-O-Bee was doomed.
Evening journal., 1910-08-06
FREE TELECRAMS
UNDER THE BAN
All Franks Are Null After
August IL, Under
Federal Law

Orders disseminating the use OF
franks, OF privileges Of using the SER
vice free of cost, were issued yester-
( day by Robert G.. Clowry, president Of
the Western Union Telegraph COM
pany The rule viii take effect August
r. The notice promulgated to frank
holders reads as follows:
under the new Federal law approv-
cd June Is and taking effect sixty days
thereafter, it will be unlawful, on and
after August II next. for this company
to issue franks for tho transmission
OF kilograms to any persons except
officers. agents and employees. and their
families. of common carriers, and eX-
cept to the classes Of persons specific
ally mentioned IN said act. II will like
wise be unlawful for any persons other
than those excepted to use such franks.
"All complimentary, business and
half-rate franks now held by persons
ot0er tnan those excepted by said law
will be null and void after August II,
and should be returned TO this COM
.pany for cancellation
Tho Postal Telegraph Company has
not yet notified it's frank holders OF its
intention to withdraw the privilege,
hut one OF the officers of the concern
declared yesterday that the same law,
as quoted, governed that corporation.
Evening journal., 1910-08-06
MT. SALEM METHODISTS
A BUSY CONGREGATION

Mt. Salem Church is having inter-
esting services with growing congre-
cations and membership. A few weeks
ago seven persons were received into
the church by letter and last Sabbath
FIVE others were so received. The
Sunday schools, both at Riddles Me-
mortal Chapel and at Mt. Salem, have
been we'll sustained I'm attendance and
interest all through the summer
months, aud are now looking forward
10 September for a great rally day
uf all the members and friends OF
these schools.
The Epwofth League has had a
new election of officers and a new
selection OF committees to cooperate
with them, and is now taking on new
/ life. The Sunday evening services
/ FOR the months OF July and August,
! from to s o'clock are under their
auspices. and are proving TO be popu-
lar. The topic OF the league selcc-
ton Is we'll presented by one of their
number each evening. and IS follow
ed by a short adress by the party
The church choir under the diredior
o. the leader Mr.. Russell, assists
with bright. sprightly music, Last
Sunday evening the male quartet. ol
this section OF the city. Messrs, Scott
Stoddard. Start and Braddock, assist
ed the choir, and I'm addition to thi,
sang three selections OF their owl
with their old-tlme charm and prom
10 all. This same quartet has con
sent to sing again tomorrow even
ing
Evening journal., 1910-08-06
UNDER FEET OF
RUNAWAY HORSE

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
SEAFORD, Del, Ang. 6.-To regain
consciousness and find herself lying
heiplessly under the feet of a run
away horse and expecting every mo-
ment to be trampled 70 death was the
experience OF Lydia Warrington. the
il-year-old daughter OF MIR. and Mrs.
l.. J. Warrington. of this town, after
she had been dragged for several
hundred yards down the county road
last night by a frightened animal.
Miss Warrington with her two
cousins Alfred and Margaret Warning
ton, of Georgetown, had attended
James Camp meeting, and had started
for Seaford when their horse took
fright at a passing automobile and
dashed down the road. The road was
crowded with teams and it was hut
a short time before a collision
CURED. The carriage was demolis
and Alfred Warrington and his sis
were thrown out. but Miss LYDIA Wa
rington was entangled In some of n
wreckage aud was dragged for sew
eral hundred yards. The horse
turned in a woods road and the re-
mainder of the vehicle struck a tree.
This is the last Miss Warrington re-
membered until she came TO her
senses lying underneath the feet OF
the frightened animal.
Evening journal., 1910-08-06
Over the State Line.

Groundhoes are plentiful along the
trolley lines. and many are being shot
and brought to West Chester.
The members of Kennett Episcopal
Church are raising funds TO build
parish house next to their church.
Mrs. Elma NJ. Preston has been re-
elected president of the Kennett
Square Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union.
Arrangemegts are being made for
the Opening Of Twin Oaks Camp
I meeting. near Chester, on August lS,
one OF the preachers engaged being
c. Z. Roberts, q converted Texas cow
boy.
A still al the plant of the Pure OF
Company. I'm Marcus Hook, caught hr'
and caused much excitement, but tn
hremon extinguished the blaze befor
any serious damage was done.
Farmers of Southern Chester coun
, Nv will meet at Avondale to-day 4
discuss milk prices. and the meeting
will be addressed by J. Walter Pan
coast. Of Philadelphia; Professor II
E. Van Norman. Of state College. ant
w. A. Hunter Of Boston.
Evening journal., 1910-08-06
ACTIVITIES OF
HEPTASOPH'S

The order Of Heptasophs, or Seven
Wise Men, is moving along as we'll
as can be expected. The attendance
at the different conclaves is little
above the average for this time OF the
year. The following is a list Of the
state officers for the year 1910: Grand
chancellor, Harry B. Miller; grand
archon, William Dennis Hudson ;
grand provost. Harry A. Thomas;
grand prelate, T. A. Harding, of
Newark, Del; grand scribe. William
Wiutrup; grand treasurer, Harry A.
Dempsey; grand inspector general,
William r. l1by. of Chester, Pa. /;
grand herald, Harry A. Coke; grand
warder, James Dover; grand senti-
mel, Frank p. McFarlin; grand in
structOr, William 5. Bowen.
Peerless Conclave. No. 10. met on
Tuesday evening with a decided in
crease in their attendance.
Alizpah Conclave, No. 2. has chang
ed their meeting night from Monday
to Wednesday, and now at No 604
Market street.
Friendship Conclave, No. 1, met
on Friday evening with a fair attend
ance. This conclave is wide awake
and expects number of applications
for membership as soon as the wealth
er becomes settled a little cooler. in
the early fall. The conclave is try
ing TO arrange a big night on Octo-
ber 10, the twenty-ninth anniversary
OF their institution, Il being the old
| est cOnclave I'm this state. One new
candidate was accepted.
Brandywine Conclave, No. 4. met
ON Thursday evening with a good at
/ tendance
Evening journal., 1910-08-06
Social and
Personal

J. NJ. Hope. Miss Kate Hope, and
Fred J. Hope are occupying their cot
tage at Kits Hammock Miss Hope
has as her guests Miss Helen Carter,
Of this city, and Miss May Thornton,
of Alexandria, Louisiana.
John Collins is visiting his sister,
Mrs. Michael Scanlon, of Dover.
Mrs. H. l.. Garrett and two daugh-
ters, Gertrude and Clara, are visiting
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. d. B. Town
send. of Dover.
Miss Fannie Hurd is at Harrington.
Pennock Powell is visiting his par
ents at Hartly.
Miss Annie Sterling is the guest OF
Miss Maude Price, of Cheswold
Miss Justice Chambers, of Wyom-
ing, has been visiting here and at
Atlantic City
Miss Nell Reese has been the guest
Of relatives at Marydel.
Miss Adelaide zearfoss is spending
a month at Dover
Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Hutchinson
and son, Cole, Of Leipsic, who have
been visiting here, have returned
home.
Walter Buckson has been the guest
Of Leipsic friends.
Mrs. Edward Noll and children are
Camden visitors.
Mrs. Raymond L. Plumly and
daughter, Miss Lulu, are the guests
Of Milford friends
Miss Margaret Macklin, of near
Bridgeville, is a Wilmington visitor.
Mr.. and Mrs. William j. Neal. OF
ottawa, Ontario. Canada, formerly o.
this city, are visiting their parents
Mr.. and Mrs. w. b. Glenn, No 1905
West Eighth street.
Miss Mabel c. Sands, OF Washington
d. c., is visiting her grandparents in
this city
Miss Emily p. Bissell, of the Della
ware Anti-Tuberculosis Society, is
spending the month at Gloucester
Mass.
Thomas J. Gray and his sister. Miss
Eta Gray, of Bridgeville, we're VIII
mington visitors yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John G.. Hartmann
are entertaining Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
e. Schaefer and Miss Bessie Heath,
of Buffalo. n. Y, who mOtored to
Wilmington from Buffalo in a Chal-
mers ar, arriving here Thursday
night.
The Rev. William H. Logan, Miss
Nellie G. Logan and William Logan.
Jr, of Philadelphia. are now at their
home, No. 702 Van Buren street.
Mrs. Benjamin r. Bacon and son
we're Newark visitors recently.
Miss Alice DAILY. of Newark. has
accepted a position with the DUPONT
Powder Company.
Miss Marion Jones was a South
Newark visitor recently.
Misses Ethel and Bertha Phillips
are visiting their grandparents. Mr..
and Mrs. John A. Cranston, OF New
port.
Mrs. Viola Wilson has been a New
port visitor
Miss Lucille Satterfeld, of Dover,
is visiting in this city
James II. Lightbourne is visiting
his parent at Dover.
Evening journal., 1910-08-06
MADE LOVE
ACROSS STREET
Window Filtration Results in
the Marriage of Young
Workers

A window Irritation carried Oh for
several months between the building
occupied by Hopes & Townsend. and
that tenanted by the Ulrich Printing
Company opposite, in Philadelphia,
resulted in the marriage of Charles
f. Raschkc. and Florence b. Bean. Of
that city, employees of the respective
concerns.
According to their fellow employees,
chance glance between the two
while at work some time ago was fol-
lowed by a daily exchange of loving
looks and gestures from building to
building. until Raschke and Miss Bean
finally met and decided upon marriage
on June IL, when the ceremony was
performed by the Rev. Frederick
Doerr.- Of st. Stephens Lutheran
Church. Mrs. Raschke notified her
/ parents Of her marriage yesterday
| from Wildwood, where the couple ar,
spending a honeymoon.
Evening journal., 1910-08-06
WANT PLAYGROUND
ON CEMETERY SITI
Twelfth Ward Residents WOuli
Have COrpSeS Removed to
Some Other Section
WILL ASK COUNCIL
TO MAKE THE CHANGl

Elwood p. Pyle, vice-president
the c. and j. Pyle Company, Leather
manufacturers, living at No. 210I
Lancaster avenue, said to-day that al
City Council was about to purchase
plots of ground in different sections
the city for Fairgrounds and parl
purposes - might be we'll for the parl
committee of that body to considei
the ancient colored cemetery at Ian
caster avenue and Union street as 1
site for a park.
This cemetery, as we'll as another
facing on Union street, at Second
street, were well out in the country
when Wilmington was a small town
but now that iC is growing rapidly
particularly in that section, an agita'
tion has been started to remove Tho
colored cemeteries in that locality. Il
is thought that the ground could bt
purchased at reasonable figure, pro
vided the city would take up tho
bodies and inter them elsewhere.
Among those most interested in the
movement is the Rev. John Connolly
pastor of st. Thomas Catholic Church
at Fourth street and Grant avenue
and there is some talk of a comittes
Of representative citizens Of the
Twelfth ward. appearing before tho
park committee of Council and also
the Park Commission, to take up tho
matter with them. II is pointed out
that the cemeteries in question being
so close to the centre of the city, ars
retarding the progress of that section
and that something should be done
Council appropriated SAL 900 for the
purchase of lots and it is thought by
Twelfth ward citizens that now ia
the proper time to strike the iron,
while il is hot.
Evening journal., 1910-08-06
CLAYMONT GIRL
TO CORRECTION
Tells Philadelphia Judge Man
Who Promised to Marry
Her Disappeared

The old, old story of broken home
ties and dependence upon promises
OF marriage which were never kept
was reiterated by Dorothy Harper. a
comely young woman of Claymont,
when arraigned before Magistrate
Belcher, In Philadelphia yesterday.
The girl was arrested late Thursday
night I'm a house on Noble street.
Miss Harper declared that her
mother had died several years ago
and that she had been sent 10 Phila-
delphia to live with an aunt Upon
her return TO her home her father
had married again and she was com
PEELED TO seek quarters elsewhere.
In Philadelphia she met a man who
asked her TO marry him, the girl
meanwhile promising TO wait until
he had acquired sufficient money for
the venture. The man disappeared
Miss Harper was sent TO the House
Of Refuge and her father was notified
Evening journal., 1910-08-06
PRESENT MARTHA AS
SPRINGS PARK OPERA

This afternoon and evening will be
the last opportunity which the public
will have TO see "The Mascotte" pre-
sented by the Aeolian Opera Company
In the summer theatre at Brandywine
Springs Park. The company has made
one of the hits of the year in this
piece and IL is expected that there
will be a large attendance al both
performances. Beginning on Monday
there will be another brief season OF
grand opera, as Martha" is the one
selected
On Sunday afternoon and evening
the opera company will give the usual
concerts in the theatre. The standard
number of selections. fourteen. will be
given, of which seven will be vocal.
including solos by the principals of
the opera company and seven instur-
mental by the orchestra. As on pre-
vious Sundays admission to these con-
certs will be free.
Evening journal., 1910-08-06
CANNOT ACCEPT THE
PLAYGROUND PROFFER

Owing to inadequate funds, the
Playground Association will be un-
able to use the ground al Conrad and
jackson streets loaned by the Labor
Lyceum William d. Brinkle. secre-
tary of the Playground Association,
has sent the following letter
July 26. 1910.
Mr.. Max Goetz. secretary Labor
Lyceum. No. l12 North Jackson
street, City.
Dear Sir: Miss Weaver has
referred your letter of July 12,
offering your ground at the cor,
ner of Conrad and Jackson
streets, to me for reply
! regret very much that the
funds at the disposal Of the
Playground Association will not
admit of opening a ground there
this season. We hope. however,
TO be able another season TO make
use of the ground If your asso-
citation is still willing that We
use it. Yours truly.
William ID. Brinkle,
Secretary Playground Associa-
ton