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Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-07-06

did not speak again until ne brought
the Cannonball to a stop at the sta
ton. Even then It was only per-
the gate with me, and with five min
utes to spare, we lounged and smoked
in the train shed My mind had slid
away from my surroundings and had
wandered to a polo pony that
couldn't afford and intended to buy
anyhow. Then Mcknight shook off
his taciturnity.
For heavens sake don't look so
martyred," he burst out; Il know
you've done all the travelling this sum-
mer ! know you're missing a game
tomorrow. But don't be a patient
mother; confound it, have to go to
Richmond on Sunday IL want to
see a girl"
"Oh. don't mind me-" l observed
politely. Personally, wouldn't
change places with you. What's her
name-North? South7''
West" he snapped. Don't try to
be funny And all / have to say,
Blakeley, is that if you ever fall in
love / hope you make an egregious
ass of yourself"
In view Of what followed. this came
rather close to prophecy.
The trip west was without incident.
/ played bridge with a furniture deal
er from Grand Rapids. a sales agent
for a Pittsburg iron firm and a young
professor from an eastern college. !
won three rubbers out of four, finished
what cigarettes Mcknight had left
me and went to bed about one o'clock.
1t was growing cooler. and the rain
had ceased. Once. toward morning, l
wakened with a start. for no apparent
reason, and sat bolt upright. ! had
an uneasy feeling that some one had
been looking at me, the same sensa-
ton I had experienced earlier in the
evening at the window But / could
feel the bag with the notes. between
me and the window. and with my arm
thrown over il for security, l lapsed
} again into slumber. Later, when
: tried to piece together the fragments
of that journey. l remembered that
my coat, which had been folded and
/ placed beyond my restless tossing
had been rescued in the morning from
e heterogeneous tumble of blankets
evening papers and cravat. had been
shaken out with profanity and donned
with wrath A. the time. nothing oc
Cured to me but the necessity Of
writing to the Pullman Company anC
asking them If they ever travelled fl
their own cars I even formulated
! some of the letter.
was more cheerful after l had hat
/, a cup of coffee in the Union station
+ It was too early to attend to business
and I lounged in the restaurant and
D hid behind the morning papers. AS
/ had expected. they had got hold Of M
? visit and its object. On the first pag'
was a staring announcement that thl
% forged papers in the Bronson cas'
r had been brought 10 Pittsburg- I'm
derneath. a telegram from Washing
3 ton stated that Lawrence Blakeley o
r Blakeley & Mcknight had left 70
e Pittsburg the night before, and that
d owing to the approaching trial Of tbl
Bronson case and the illness Of Johl
/. Gilmore, the Pittsburg millionaire
( who was the chief witness for tn
/. prosecution, It was supposed that tn
e visit was intimately concerned wit
the trial
; looked around apprehensively
g There were no reporters yet In sight
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baptism and vaccination. Whoever
wants them will have to steal my coat
to get them"
We'll, l would move them, If were
you Somebody in the next house
was confoundedly anxious to see
where you put them. Somebody right
at that window opposite.
scotfed at the idea, but neverthe-
less l moved the papers. putting them
in my travelling bag, well down at the
bottom. Mcknight watched me un-
easily.
Il have a bunch that you are going
to have trouble" he said, as ] locked
the alligator bag. "Darned If ] like
starting anything important on Fri
day"
you have a congenital dislike to
start anything on any old day." re-
torted, still sore from my lost Sat
urday. And If you knew the owner
Of that house as l do you would know
that if there was any one at that
window he is paying rent for the
privilege"
Mrs. Klopton raped at the door
and spoke discreetly from the hall.
did Mr.. Mcknight bring the even
ing paper?" she inquired.
Sorry but I didn't, Mr.. Klopton,
Mcknight called. THE subs won,
three to nothing" He listened. grin
ming, as she moved away with little
irritated rustles of her black sill
gown.
] finished my packing, changed m5
collar and was ready to 60 Their
very cautiously we put out the light
and opened the shutters. The win
dow across was merely a deeper blacl
in the darkness. It was closed anS
dirty And yet, probably owing t.
Richeys suggestion, l had an IN
easy sensation of eyes staring across
at me. The next moment we were a
the door. poised for fight.
Wen have to run for it," said ii
whisper. shes down there witt
a package of some sort, sandwiches
probably And she's threatened nj
with overshoes for a month. Read.
rowl"
had a kaleidoscope view of Mrs
Klopton in the lower hall, holding GU
an armful of such travelling impedI
menta as she deemed essential, Will
, beside her. Euphemia, the colore
p housemaid, grinned over a white
= wrapped box.
"Awfully sorry-no time-back Sur
day" painted over my shoulder. The
the door closed and the car was mo'
3 ing away.
e Mcknight bent forward and stare
= at the facade of the empty house mex
door as we passed. 1t was blacl
4 staring, mysterious. as empty buil'
e ings are apt to be.
e I'D like to hold a post-mortem o
t that corpse of a house" he sal
e thoughfully. BY George. I've a nj
ton to get out and take a look"
s Somebody after the brass pipes
d / scofed House has been empty fc
e a year"
l. With one hand on the steerin
). wheel Mcknight held out the other fc
d my cigarette case. Perhaps"
Z. said: "but ! don't see what she woul
want with brass pipe
t "A womanl" laughed Outrigh
] you have been looking too hard 1
the picture in the back Of your watc
If that's all There's an experiment lii
that. If you stare long enough"
& But Mcknight was growing sulky
D. he sat looking rigidly ahead, and
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years / was almost
helpless. Kidney Sc
cretions scalded ter
ribly and Obliged me
to arise ten to twelve
times a night. My
left limb became so
stin and sore / could
hardly walk IT. just
nobbled around with
"a cane. / had almost
every complaint that
diseased kidneys pro-
duca and Doansa KID
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-07-06

ney Pills removed them all. At the age
Of 76 / feel like a boy and enjoy health
and comfort. Can anyone wonder at
my gratitude?
Remember the name-Doans.
For sale by druggists and general
storekeepers everywhere. Price SOC.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo. N. Y.
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Mrs. M.--Who did you vote for?
Mrs NJ don't remember his name.
He gave me his seat in the street car
last week.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-07-06

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II your dealer does not keep the kind you want.
send ms HIS address and tho price ia stamps for
y full size package.
WHITTEMORE BROS. & CO.,
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The Oldest and Largest Manufacturers Of
Shoe POfishes IN the World
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FEELS LIKE A BOY.
Since Doan's Kidney Pills Cured Him
Of Terrible Kidney Trouble.

Sheldon Smith. Prop Arlington
House. Woodland. Cal, says: Three
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piaesdanywhsra. a.
Tracts and kilip az
flies Neat. clean.
ornamental. conten-
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Can'tspIll o7
tip over. viii not son
or iniurc anything
Guaranteed ELECT
I've. Ofnil deaieraur
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HlRoLD sOnERa
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nreoklIn, N.Y.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-02-26
4 N
O ! |.

a HISTORY of the Mid Continent Oil Field is a his
L n tory of the Prairie Oil and Gas COmpany-aS this
field has grown so has that COmpany-frOm few small
lines around Chanute and NeodeSha Kansas to pipe
line system that reaches all the producing pools in the
states of Oklahoma and Kansas, providing an immediate
market for every barrel of oil produced. Neither eX-
pense energy have been spared the part of The
Prairie Oil and Gas Company in the making of it of
the largest pipe line systems and marketing agencies in
the history of the oil business There has been no hes
fancy on the part of its management in extending its
lines to every part othe field thereby encouraging one
of the greatest if not the greatest industries in the state
of Oklahoma. A wild CATER drilling a well far from
developed pools knew that if he were fortunate and oil
was found he was assured of market for his output and
that that market would be provided by The Prairie Oil
and Gas Company.
The production of the Mid-C Continent Field was for
several years far in excess of the marketing facilities
Pipe lines could not be built fast enough to keep pace
with the increased output of the new wells drilled.
Everything possible was done by The Prairie Oil and
Gas Company to relieve the situation and better the con-
ditionS There never a time during the existence
of this overpoduction that this company did not have
forces of men building lines and constructing steel
storage tanks. Tank farms purchased and tanks
built at the rate of each day until at the present time
The Prairie Oil and Gas Company has about 1900 steel
tanks holding from 35 900 to S. 900 barrels each filled
with crude OIL in fact the total amount of crude oil held
in storage by this Company alone in the Mid Continent
Field 40000O00 barrels In addition to this The
Prairie Oil and Gas Company was and is now running
through its lines and marketing an average of from
eighty to hundred thousand barrels of crude oil each
day and for all of this oil the producer is paid in cash.
He not compelled to wait for his money! it is readvfor
him as soon as his oil is taken by this Company and
there no discrimination between producers, each and
every one being paid the same price per barrel and that
prce1Sthe regular posted market quotation of ThePrare
Oil and Gas Company ruling the day the sale is made
Millions of dollars have been diSh1rsed hu The prare
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1911-12-20
Liquor Sellers Hav-
ing a Hard Timec

Vicksburg. Miss, Dec. 49,
When L. Hibou. one of the indict-
ed alleged liquor dealers, entered a
plea of guilty before Judge Moung-
er, in the Criminal District Court
this morning, the court imposed a
fine of $500, and informed the de-
fendant that he would also be SEN.
fenced to sixty days in the Warren
county Jail, but that he intended
to hold up the Jail sentence pending
future behavior. ''If you open
your saloon again. shall see that
the Jail sentence is Immediately
put into effect commented Judge
Mounger.
Announcement was made that
the cases Of about forty other alleg-
ed liquor dealers will be set for
trial Thursday of this week. and
Judge Mounger stated that. if
necessary to finish the business be-
fore the court, the session will
lapse into next week. The evident
determination on the part Of the
officials to get after the dealers.
struck home, too. for there was not
door open, and the proverbial
.'side entrance" was also out lof
business Judge Mounger said he
was receiving the. most cheerful and
commendable cooperation Of the
officials since they held a confer
ence Saturday.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1911-12-20
State Normal Col
lege at Hattiesburg

Speaking of the State Normal
College now being built at Hatties-
burg. State superintendent Powers
says:
Some people seem to have an
idea that it is destined to be an
expensive institution which will
benefit the few, rather than the
many. This is mistaken idea
This college was established for
the sole purpose of preparing train
ed teachers for the public schools
of the State No student in any
State is allowed to attend normal
college without entering into a
solemn obligation to teach for not
less than two years in the public
schools of his State The act
creating the Mississippi Normal
College provides that students
educated there shall teach their
first years in the rural schools of
the county in which they reside.
This will give to the rural schools
many trained teachers, whose in.
.tiuence will be felt in every coun-
tS.s, The function of a normal
collegxe is to prepare trained teach
ers for aaIl the schools. We Ger.
tainIy areN aware of the fact that
we have feAy such teachers in the
rural schools, of today. Mississippl
is the only State in the Unior
without trainfi1e school for teach
ers
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1911-12-20
PERCY May Be ASKED TO RESIGN.

The following very interesting
special from Jackson was published
in the Meridian Star of last Satur-
day:
"Since the speech of Senator
Percy at Washington in which he
bitterly attacked Ex-Governor Var
daman. revamped all the charges
made against his successful COM
petitor in the campaign, and gen.
orally gave the political pot another
stir. and the fiavoring added to the
general concoction by Major VAR
daman's tobasco like reply. there is
a great deal of political talk float
ing about as to what the Legisla-
ture will do and what it will not
do.
About 80 per cent of the next
legislature is aligned with the Var
daman faction The intimation is
now made. and in fact is a matter
of current comment, that just as
soon as the Legislature is organic
ed a resolution will be passed call
ing upon Senator Percy to resign
his seat in the United States Sem
ate. This seems to be a settled act
that it is going to be introduced.
and as partisanship has been
wrought up again to the boiling
pitch. it may pass without any op-
position save for the small minority
of Percy Administration men who
are left in the legislature.
''Some of the Legislators have
said that inasmuch as majority
of the voters had voted against hin
he should quit and he is going tC
be asked to do SO"
No great or good thing evel
evoI yes from a qualification Of sen
sual propensity, purely for its ap
peasement. That Mr.. Percy. afte
enjoying the honors he craves
among bis own common causers''
and after tasting the sting Of ig
nominy and defeat through an eIe
ment alien to him and his policies
should again and wilfuIly stir Vi
strife over q battle 20 fought an1
80 settled, and further show th
poor taste and poorer patriotism
to air his grievances at the Nation
al Capital with no provocatlon ex
cept what he had known for /
months previous to Mai. yardaman'
Election. is as regrestable and a
sa|snitous and as inexcusable as th
fact 'Aat Senator Percy oceupie
he nN |en he now does.
a aGaanan's bitter response
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1911-12-20
THERE is NO SfJCH WORD As FAIL
THE Mill PROPOSITION.

On account of "a difference in
rates between the /. G. and Missis-
sippi Central. the Pearl River Mill
proposition is still in the balance
with the scales turning against US
at the present; but not because of
any fault or failing of the people
of Brookhaven.
Be it known to all people every
where. that with that splendid en-
terprise and willingness to do and
dare and give for the prosperity of
our town and county characteristic
of them, our comparatively small
coterie of business men got
together on this new and IN
spring proposition, with vim
and energy and determination un-
surpassed. and in a remarkably
brief space of time had $25, 900
subs cribed for the purchase of the
mill property which sum still
stands as q guarantee. Surely, this
should be an inducement to busi-
ness uplift somewhere and cannot
fail in every direction!
We are still looking pressed
in on every side. there is nothing
else to do. But The Leader is moi
going to give up hope of the Mil
proposition or of some Other
splendid enterprise to be-. until i
hears the sentence pronounced.
With such people as our people
there is no such word as Fail.
AS Gen. Armstrong once said
Let US achieve the impossible. 4
We have done what we can-noH
let us do what we can't
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1911-12-20
THE COUNTY FARM
IS MAKING MONEY
Pres. z. P. Jones. Of the Board Of
Supervisors. Makes Statement and
Shows Figures.

The report published below Of
the management Of the County
Farm and of the working of the
public roads in District No. / by
the county convicts is the best
showing in recent years: due to
the able management of the County
Farm by the present superintend-
ent, Mr.. q. e. Williams. and the
better and more harmonious rela-
tions aRd ability to work together
Of the members Of the Board of
Supervisors. The report in figures
is as follows. to-wit:
ROAD ACCOUNT DIST. 1-l9l1.
BY credit for working
roads, District ! $4,000. 90
To total expense of road
hands, teams. guards,
etc 1901 54
By amount to credit Of
road account Dist. /
for 1911 $1O98 46
COUNTY FARM ACCOUNT. 1911
Total credits for County
Farm including 1911
inventory S9096O "a
Total debts of County
Farm. including 1910
inventory 1929 81
BY amount to credit of
County Farm account
for 1911 $272O. .27
As several of the members of the
present Board of Supervisors will
go out Of Office on the 1st day of
January ]. wish to express my ap-
fpreciation to all the members of
the Board for their uniform kind
ness. courtesy and help on all occa-
sions.
2. P. JONES,
Pres. Board of Supervisors.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1911-12-20

Opens 7 am. Closes s pm.
Closes Saturdays at 9 p. m.
McGRATH
McGRATH
Christmas Shopping!

You Be easily relieved that yexng problem Of the Of
able gifts fill your Xmas obligations you will the big Busy
Store and suggest suggest
selves as both appropriate and useful gifts
Elegant Tailored Suit Tailored Coat Beautiful Pattern Hat
Willow Plume Japanese Crepe Scarf silk Shawl Scarf Fancy Side
Pattern Velvet Handbag Leather Purse Fancy Comb BsJe
Silk Hosier-a colorsLadies and Chdens Mue Kid Gloves
Chdens Gloves Mts Chamois Gloves Embroidered
Saoped Effects FourCom Effects Scoped Edge
boded Edge Lace Edge Hemshhed Edges Beautiful Sheer Fabcs
Hand embroidered dainty designs Direct mpoaion Chr
respondence Cards. Glass Hand Painted Gold Furnished
eed China Cake Plates Nut Bowls Cracker Jars Sugar and Ceamer
Refers Mufler ETC. Dugge Art Square Rug Handsome
Rocker Sewing Porch Chair Dressing Table Princess Dresser
Lounge, Brass Bed, Chfonier China Closet Dining Table.
Our embrace all that and nobb, and your seec-
lions be made from the styles and latest shades Visit the Big
Department Store and let display lines you
you FIJI the complete list of Xmas gifts.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1911-12-20
Opening the Way to
Sell Farm Products

Jackson. Miss Dec. 19.-The
bankers and other business men of
jackson are quietly organizing in
the interest of the farmers. and in
a few weeks will be ready to take
care of all county produce. such as
grain peanuts. hay; potatoes. cane
and rice.
The company will be organized
with capital Of $50 900. The nov
ing spirits in the enterprise beinR
the foremost wholesale hnd ret
merchants, capitalists and others ia
the city. or district who may de-
sire. to join hands with Jackson.
The banks will guarantee to meet
the obligations of the new COM
pany. and thus the farmer is
doubly secured.
The farmers hereabout are up
against hard proposition. They
cannot make cotton at a profit be-
cause of the boil weeviI The crop
in this territory is shorter. per-
haps, than in any other section of
the State, the decrease in the four
years being something enormous
The output this season will be
about $4,000 bales, only. against a
quarter of a million four years ago.
wherefore it is imperative that
other crops must be depended upon.
/ The idea is to have the farmers
bring their corn to the warehouses
of this new company, in the ear.
1t will be sheIled and sacked for
them and sold to best advantage.
Sugar cane will be taken care of a
also at least a syrup refinery will
| be established where a standard
4 article may be turned out
] Hogs and cattle will be handled
| in the same way In fact. every.
thing the farmer may bring to
town will be taken care of, and
possible assistance extended
to Athe farmer who desires to get
away from cotton Once divorced
from The ali-cotton system, it i.
believed ashe Mississippi farmer
with a little aAsistance. soon vii
become more prosperous than hs
ever was. They haMe found out al
least that they must make theil
farms self-sustaining. and'R eyer
after one years experience there is
more meat and bread hog
and hoininy lin the jackson terri
tory today than at any time since
the war. Money is scarce. but so
much less cash is needed that its
absence is not felt as it would have
been three or four years ago when
every mans smokehouse and corn
crib was in the Northwest.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1911-12-20

together with the gratuitous otfense
of Mr.. Percy. does not prophesy
reconciliation between the factions
in the Democratic Party in Missis-
sippi.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1911-12-20
SUBSCRIPTION 81 4 YEAR.
In the Few Remain
ing Days.

Before the close the Holiday Season would like impress upon
you how well prepared supply your Christmas wants
We show line Of the useful pleasing items for gifts
that will suit member Of family your friends This be
demonstrated better than for you call during
next few days
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1911-12-20
ESCAPES FROM ASYLUM
AND GETS INTO JAIL
Roscoe Coon AgSin in Llme-Light So.
periniendeht Says Hes Not
Insane.


Roscoe Coon. pseudo lunatic. is
again in Brookhaven and in jail, a
place which is not strange to him,
having taken several lessons in Jail
oIgy IN that bastile ere this happy
holiday season.
AS will be seen by the letter be-
lew to Sheriff Estus G. Smith, Coon
mads his escape from the insane
hospital. where he was sent on an
order of the court.
TIE expressions of the superin-
ten6ent are not very complimentary
to the parties who were directly
interested in having Coon placed in
the asylum and any one can CLEAN
from his remarks that the ''luna-
ticoa of Coon must be a show and
make believe.
The letter is as follows:
East Miss. Insane Hospital.
j. M. Buchanan, M. d.
Superintendent.
Meridian, Miss. Nov. 70, 1911.
To the Sheriff of Lincoln Co.,
Brookhaven. Miss
Dear Sir-Your man Coon made
his escape from here last week.
Coon was not crazy, and he was not
crazJ when he left here before, as !
wrote you.
II seems, strange to me that a
owslike Coon could make mon
keys Of the court and the jury as
that fellow did. In fact he laugh
ed about it after he came here. and
wanted me to discharge him. /
told him the court would get him
again. He laughed and said.
they cannot touch me now, as |
am clear 1t is evidently a
frame up on his part, which he
worked well.
shall not take the man back
any more.
Yours trulv.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-01-28
IvrIruD rnrsu rzAsrD wIHz.l

Charleston. w. Va, Jan. 2S.-Dem-
ocrauc threats to impeach Governor
Glasscock, the Republican executive
Of this state, through his connection
with the United States senatorial
tangle, fell to the ground today when
an agreement was reached between
the warning parties which probably
will permit OF the formal election OF
Watson and Chiffon to the United
States senate. Fifteen Republican
state senators fed TO Cincinnati to
prevent the organization Of the legis-
lature but they were induced to re-
turn by an agreement between Glass
cock and Chiffon that the president OF
the senate should be a Republican.
When they returned the Republicans
in the senate failed to vote and
though Chiffon and Watson were
elected dlassoo0k refused to issue
their credentials. threatening to call
out the militia TO enforce his orders
II impeachment we're attempted.
The mix up was apparently ended
today when the Cincinnati bargain
was reaffirmed.