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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-03-21

| Alicia rose and, crossing the room.
carelessly inspected one of the pic.
lures on the wall, study of the nude
by Bouguereau.
I'VE need not go into that" she said
haughtily That is all over now /
came to ask you what this letter-this
threat-means. What do you expect
to gain by taking your life unless |
continue to be your friend? How can
! De friend to man like you? You
know what your friendship for WON
an means. 1t means that you would
drag her down to your own level and
disgrace her as well as yourself
Thank God, my eyes are now opened
to your true character. No self-re-
specting woman could afford to allow
her name to be associated with yours
You are as incapable of disinIerested
friendship as you are of common hon
esty" Coldly she added: Il hope you
quite understand that henceforth my
house is closed to you. If we happen
to meet in public. it must be as stran-
gers"
Underwood did not speak Words
seemed to fail him. His face was set
and white. A nervous twitching about
the mouth showed the terrible mental
strain which the man was under. In
the excitement he had forgotten about
Towards presence on the divan be-
hind the screen. A listener might have
detected the heavy breathing of the
sleeper. but even Alicia herself was
too preoccupied to notice it. Under
wood extended his arms pleadingly:
ALLIGATOR the sake of aud lang
synei"
Aud lang syne." she retorted. Il
want to forget the past The old mem
cries are distasteful My only object
in coming here tonight was to make
the situation plain to you and to ask
you to promise me not to-carry out
your threat to kill yourself Why
should you kill yourself? Only ccv2ris
do that. Because you are in trouble?
That IS Inc towards way out. Leave
New York Go where you are not
known. You are still young. Begin
life over again, somewhere else" Ad-
sancing toward him, she went on
IF you will do this | will help you.
never want to see you again. but I'll
try not to think Of you unKindly But
you must promise me solemnly cot to
make any attempt against your life"
Il promise nothing" muttered I'm
derwood doggedly.
would be terrible crime, not only
against yourself, but against others
You must give me your word"
Underwood shook his head.
II prOmiSe nothing"
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Hand Written Business Letter Ap-
Eealsd 20 the Nan Of Old
Fashioned Ideas.

Yesterday" said an old-fashioned
man. 4 received handwritten letter,
the first I had received in long time
and do you know | was much I'm
pressed by it? Much.
You know that for a long time now
almost all business letters have been
typewriter. dictated. With the vast
multiplicity OF letters TO be written.
we could no longer find time 20 write
our letters by hand That hand-writ-
ten letter that got yesterday did
please rue.
There was a man who In answer to
mine had sat down and actually writ
ten me a letter. and there was sense
of personal attention in that that
pleased me very much. and | think
there might still be found profit in the
handwritten letter. Many such letters
that we used TO get we couldn't read.
or we deciphered only with much la
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-03-21
NOTES OF THE DISASTER

The explosion caused the clogging
of the intake pipes supplying water
to the Illinois Steel companys plant
at Chicago and made necessary the
shutting down of the works for three
hours.
Hardly a house in the thickly pop
ulated farming country in a radius of
i've miles from Pleasant Prairie is
nabitable as a result of the explo-
SIGN.
Nearly every one who was within
ten miles of the factory when the ex-
plosion occurred is wearing bandage
to cover injuries.
The village of Pleasant Prairie was
without women on Friday and the
men went hungry that day. Not only
are most of the stores destroyed, but
the supply OF food in larders is scat
tered and insufficient
Phil Hess, a farmer living near
Truesdell, two miles from the factory,
probably will lose is right ear. which
WIS nearly severed oy piece OF fly
ing glass
The district schoolhouse near
Pleasant Prairie was wrecked. There
was 40 school on Friday, for, of the
fcrty-fye pupils, all but a half dozen
either were too seriously injured TO
attend or had moved with their par
ents during the night TO places of
safety.
Following the explosion. woman
passenger On a train on the Chicago
and Milwaukee Electric railway gave
birth TO a child. The. lives Of both
he mother and the infant were Sc
riously imperiled, but both survived
the ordeal.
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SYNOPSIS.

Howard Jehries, bankers son. under
the evil influence OF Robert Underwood.
fellow-student at Yale. leads life of
dissipation, marries the daughter of
gambler who died in prison, and is dis
owned by his father. He tries to get work
and fails. A former college chum makes
a business proposition to Howard which
requires $1,000 cash, and Howard is broke.
Robert Underwood, who had been re-
pulsed by HowaFG's wife. Annie, in his
college days. and had once been engaged
10 Alicia, Towards stepmother, has
apartments at the Astruria, and is APP
parently in prosperous circumstances.
Howard recalls $3.50 loan to Underwood
that remains, unpaid. and decides to ask
him for the 5000 he needs. Underwood.
taking advantage of his intimacy with
Mrs. Jeffries. Sr., becomes a sort OF social
highwayman. Discovering his true char
acter she denies him the house Alicia
receives a note from Underwood. threat
enfng suicide. She decides to go and see
him. He IS in desperate financial straits.
Art dealers for whom he has been acting
as commissioner. demand an accounting.
he cannot make good. Howard Jeffries
calls in an intoxicated condition. He asks
Underwood for s.. coo
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In too Much of a Hurry

been watching some laborers who
were digging 6 hole in the street near
by, but as soon as the horse turned
the fip-fop they all shook the So.si
and hustled 10 the better show. Kind
Janus unhitehed the fallen horse from
the wagon. but Notwithstanding this
help ard the appeals of the driver. the
horse refused TO climb back on his
hooIs.
While he was stin ly.rg on the cold
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-03-21

]. H. Beland of Truesde i will prob
ably lose his eyes frcm fly ing glass.
Trees for half a mile around Pleas
ant Prairie were stripped of branches
and shorn off even with the ground.
Part of the body of E. S. Thomp-
son, the foreman of the glaze mill,
was found in a swamp about a mile
from the scene of the explosion.
Two mules, one wia. both ears
blows off, the other with one ear
gone and most of the hide on one side
missing, were brought out from the
ruins.
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BODY FOUND A MILE AWAY
Only One Arm and Trunk of Victim
of Pleasant Prairie Powder Mill
Explosion Rema Intact.

Pleasant Participant Of the body
of E. S. Thompson, the foreman Of
the glazing mill, was found today in
a swamp near the railroad tracks
about a mile from the scene of the
explosion. The trunk and one arm
were found.
The fragments were found by ia
cob Davidson, an employe of the
powder mill
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-03-21

Came as Pleasant Change

Dor; certainly the typewriter lett,
is a great convenience and comfor,
and still dc Ihink that it would pa,
business man occasionally tn write
letter with his own hand. Ii woulf
please his customer. do believe. t.
receive such letter that was obys
ously a personal contamination
know that such a letter pleased me
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-03-21

stones a commuter from South Jersey
joined the jubilee. First he saw the
hole in the ground. next the horse;
then a ,ook Of surprise aoated over
his features
Look hire. constable" he said TO
a policeman. ~aint We goin' leetle
bl. too last with that hoss7 Yer liable
ter have all yer work fer nothin'-
What do you mean?" asked the po-
licen1a1-
WAL, It's 5es this way. said the
rural delegate. ~shoeld think ye would
kind save time By waitin ter see Il
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-03-21

by force, when there was a ring at
the front door
Bending quickly over his compan-
ion. Underwood saw that he was fast
asleep. There was no time to awaken
him and get him out of the way, so.
quickly. he took a big screen and ar
ranged it around the divan so that
Howard could not be seen Then he
hurried to the front door and
opened it,
Alicia entered.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-03-21
CHAPTER VII.

For few moments Underwood was
too much overcome by emotion to
speak. Alicia brushed oy in naughty
silence, not deigning to look at him
All he heard was the soft rustic of
her clinging silk gown as it swept
along the floor. She was incensed
with him, of course, but she had
come That was all he asked She
had come in time to save him. He
would talk to her and explain every
thing and she would understand.
She would help him in this crisis as
she had in the past. Their long
friendship, all these years of intimacy
could not end like this. There was
still hope for him. The situation was
not as desperate as he feared He
might yet avert the shameful end OF
the suicide. Advancing toward her,
he said in a hoarse whisper:
"Oh. this is good of you. you've
come-this is the answer to my let.
ter"
Alicia ignored his extended hand
and took a seat. Then. turning on
him. she exclaimed Indignantly:
The answer should be a horse
whip. How dare you send me such
a messenger" Drawing from her bag
the letter received from him that
evening. she demanded:
What do you expect to gain by
this threat?"
Don't be angry, Alicia"
Underwood spoke soothingly. trying
TO conciliate her. Well he knew the
seductive power of his voice. Otlen
he had used il and not in vain, but
tonight 1t fell on cold. Indifferent
ears
Don't call me by that name" she
snapped.
Underwood made 90 answer. He
turned slightly paler and, folding his
arms. just looked at her. in silence.
There was an awkward pause.
At last she said:
Il hope you understand that every.
things over between US. Our ac-
ouaintance is at an end"
My feelings toward you can never
change. replied Underwood earnest
ly 4 love you--I shall always love
you"
Alicia gave little shrug of her
shoulders. expressive OF utter indiffer-
ence.
'Love," she exclaimed mockingly
You love no one but yourself
Underwood advanced nearer to her
and there was a tremor in his voice
as he said
You have no right TO say that You
remember what We once were. Whose
fault is II that | am where am 70
dav9 When you broke our engage
men5 and married Old Jeffries to graft
fy your social ambition, you ruined my
life. You didn't destroy my love-you
couldn't KIN that You may forbid me
everything see you-tC speak to
you-even to think of you. but ! can
never forget that you are the only
woman ever cared for. II you had
married me. might have been a dit
ferent man And now. just when l
vant you most. YOU deny me even your
friendship What have done 10 de-
serve such treatment? Is it fair? Is
It juSts~
Alicia had listened with growing i'm
patience II was only with difficulty
that she contained herself. Now she
interrupted him hotly:
Il broke my engagement with you
because found that You were deceiv-
ing me-just as you deceived others +
ITS liei" broke in Underwood Il
may have trified with others. but |
never deceived you"
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RurS, Delegate Indignant at the Idea
CT Driver Taking the Death
for Granted.

A sweet dispositiOncd horse was
slowly pulling delivery wagon down
Se,enth street the other slterroon
when. Just below ses1nut street. his
feet crossed and he fsn heavily TO the
pavement
Ia 10 that tine large crowd had
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Szmeness

natural scenery" said the man whs
looks bored.
do you mean to compare a mag
nificent mountain with the broad ex
panse of the scar
Yes. Wherever you find spot ,,
exceptional beauty somebody is sure
10 decorate it with sardine tins and
biscuit boxes. "-Washingtcn Star.
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Asks 5o-cent Gas for Milwaukee.

Madison. - Assemblyman Yocksy
has introduced bill providing for
so cent gas in Milwaukee. The meas
ure is drafted along the lines of the
2 cent passenger fare bill and applies
only to companies having more than
so, 200 consumers.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-03-21
Former Bali PLAYER Found p.,d

Sheboyg an.-The body OF William
CIarisse, aged IS, who left home here
three months ago in search of en-
ployment, has been found in the She
boygan river II is not known how
be met death.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-03-21

Green Bay.-Martin & Wigman.
contractors and engceSvs, have fled
petition of bankruptcy in the fed
eral court. Their liabilities are $780,
600, with assets Of $4,000.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-03-21

the boss is goin ter die afore ye start
ter dig a hole ter bury him. "-Phils
delphia Telegraph.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-03-21
Addition T. shaekles.

Ore OF the first reforms wanted In
this country is for husbands to tel
their wires what incomes they have
Judge Willis
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Find Body in sheboygan River.

Racine.-Edward Cullen, aged SIS,
FORMER professional baseball player,
was found dead in bed in this city.
Heart failure was the cause.
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Uncle era SAYS:

Don't forgit tint Judgment day Ia
ev'ry day on the part Nv your sharp
eyed neighbos. --Boston Herald.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-03-21

The worst kind of shame Is beins
ashamed of frvg2l'ty or poverty
Liyy
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Kausaa Law { Laad Associates
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MANILA ITEMS.
j. + !: T. j. j. + j. j. $50 j. \ = j. +

Mrs. Isaac Van Meter and son,
Clarence, of Defiance, visited with rel
atives and friends Tuesday.
R. C. Jackson transacted business
in Omaha and Council Bluffs Tuesday.
Mr.. Holten, representing the Oma,
ha National bank, was caller on GU:
banks here Tuesday.
Quite few of our people attended
the fair in Arion last week.
r. Shaw YAM of Denison, came
over Wednesday looking after business
w. j. campbell, of Bowdle, S. D.,
transacted business in Manila last
Wednesday.
Mr.. Hoffman, of Manning, is helping
Isaac Hird invoice his lumber yard.
Claude Breckenridge transacted bus
mess in Des Moines one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eben Ehrie, of Muir
dock, S. D., returned to her parental
home to spend the winter.
Mrs. DR.. Draper went to Dawson,
Neb where she will make visit al
her parental home.
The German Verein held ball on
last Thursday evening.
Bert Blair transacted business in
Denison Thursday and Friday.
Messrs. Allen Saunders, Wallace
Saunders and George Saunders spent
Saturday and Sunday in Dow City WIS.,
iting relatives and friends.
Miss Wanda Lyden, of Manning,
came Friday to make visit with her
mother, Mrs. AL Milligan.
Bert Blair transacted business in
Denison Thursday and Friday.
l., hoc, nSiC nn1
her position in the telephone office, has
accepted a position in the telephone
Office at Atlantic.
Mr.. Stokes has taken charge of the
VIM. Hyden farm while Mr.. Hyden is
taking a trip to California.
Miss Luella Vennick, who has been
teaching school il Manning, spent
Sunday at her parental home.
DIR. J. B. Christy, who will be re-
membered by a good many of our peo'
pie as moving here several years ago
and only remaining four or five
months, and who is now practicing at
Cambridge, Iowa, came to Manila one
day last week on visit and got too
much of that stuff which puts all good
men to the bad and when at the de-
pot in the evening just before taking
the train for Defiance, where he had
been visiting, was overcome by the
influence of the drug and lost his coat,
hat, gold watch, stick pin, pearl hand,
led pocket knife and five dollars in
money. A couple of hours later he
wandered up Main street to the hall
way of the city hall, where he divest-
ed himself of his trousers and shoes.
He then wandered on up the street
to the residence of j. B. Schmidt and
entered the house and wrapped him.
self up in the portiere curtain. He
laid down on the dining room floor and
went to sleep and was found later by
Mr.. Schmidt and his wife when they
returned home from the store. He
was taken care of until the next morn
ing, when his wife, who was visiting
with her folks in Defiance, came up in
an automobile and returned to that
place with him.
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notice.!

We have opened an office and
salesrOom LIST door north OF the
Review office, where you have the
opportunity to inspect our stock OF
SINGER SEWING MACHINES
which we sell on the installment
plan or for cash. A liberal allow
ance is made for old machines in
exchange for new machines. We
demonstrate the use of all attach
ments; give full instructions.
Drop us postal card for free trial
of machines. We also carry a
complete line of supplies for same,
consisting of needles. belts. need
lers, oils and special appliances
for doing all kinds of fancy work.
You are especially invited to give
us a call and see the best line Of
sewing machines ever in your city.
We also do expert repairing on
Mondays and Saturdays, only. Sat
isfaction guaranteed.
}. r. oLOS, Mgr, Oenison, Iowa.
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Notice to Bidders.

Sealed proposals, accompanied by
certified check for ten per cent OF con-
tract price, will be received by the
county auditor up until IL o'clock a.
m, on Monday, October IL, 1911, for
the construction of concrete cuivert on
county line southeast of West Side.
Contract to be let to lowest responsible
bidder. Plans and specifications are
on file in office of county auditor.
The board of supervisors reserves
the right to reject any or all bids.
4O-2t
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Notice..

We, the undersigned druggists OF
Denison, Iowa, do hereby agree to
close our places OF business on all
week days at 500 p. m, except Satur-
days, and to observe the following
hours on Sundays:
Open $3.50 a. m.
Close 100 p. m.
Open $50 p. M.
Close 500 p. m.
This arrangement to take effect on
October 8, 1911, and to continue until
May l, 1912.
PHI A. Schlumberger,
Lamborn Drug Co.,
r. knaul.
40-2t
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tied at the Tom Munsey home. Mr..
Huckstep is contemplating the pur
chase OF farm near here.
Fred Weatherbee, of Council Bluffs,
was a recent visitor with relatives at
this place.
Miss Lucinda McHenry is having
the pleasure of visit from her friend,
Miss Tena Nelson, OF Boyer.
Mrs. Minnie Mesenbrink, of East
Boyer township, came down Saturday
for a visit at the home OF her father,
u. r. Griffin.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. J. Hallowell are en-
pertaining their two daughters who
came Sunday for visit at home. The
daughters are Mrs. Garfield Rule, OF
FIT. Dodge, Iowa, and Miss. lnez Hol-
lowell, of St. Louis, Mo-, who have
come to get acquainted with their
new niece the little daughter OF Joe
Hallowell.
William Ettleman has returned from
trip to Decatur, Neb.
Pearl Servoss came down from Den
ison Sunday to spend the day with
friends.
Despite the rainy morning goodly
number OF people attended the NJ. r..
church to hear the first sermon given
here by Rev. Joseph Stephen, the new
pastor. He preached splendid SER
mon on Being Filled With the Spirit
After the services were concluded,
nearly the entire congregation went
forward to shake hands with the pas
tor and sincere greetings were en-
tended. We bespeak for the new pas
tor a successful and helful ministry
in this charge.
Mrs. George Fritz was business
visitor at Denison Monday.
! Messrs. Allen and Wallace Saunders,
| of Manila, are pleasant visitors at the
Mott McHenry home.
The grim reaper, Death, has again
entered a home in our midst ana
claimed for his own Mrs. Caroline
lHoaglund, mother of Mrs. P. E. Flo
ldine. For some time she has battled
| for life, but at last was wOrsted in the
struggle and succumbed. Loving hands
had done all that hands could do, kind
friends did all in their power, but 1t
was not to be, and thus long and
useful life came to close. Caroline
Hoaglund was born at Province, Stock
holm, Sweden, on Jan. Is, 1884. She
passed her young life there and mar
ried there She was the mother OF
eight children, five O.. these preceding
her to the great beyond and were there
to greet Mother" when she came. She
came to America in June, 1902, and
had ever since made her home with
her daughter, Mrs. P. f. Flodine. She
passed away Sept. %, 1911, at the age
of n years and S months. The funer-
al services were held at the house
Saturday morning at 10 o'clock, Rev.
Walter A. Creason conducting the
services. and she was laid to rest in
the city of the dead a mile west OF
Dow City, where she awaits the resur-
rectiOn morning.
We shall sleep, but not .orever,
There will be glorious dawn;
We shall meet to part, no, never,
On the resurrection morn.
! The Northwestern Railroad company
has replaced the shingles on their de-.
pot with new rubberOid roofing, thus
helping to get everything ship-shape
before winter sets in.
The dredge has again left the river
and will have long cut through land.
They are at present on the John Grit
| fin land, a couple OF miles west CT
town.
Miss Gladys Smith, of independence,
Mo-, is visiting at the home OF Ro-
manan Wight.
Mrs. J. II. Best returned Monday
from a visit with her parents in Den
ison.
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SOCIAL NOTES.

! nc 1dU1cS u ACAu IuCAi
tea room at the pleasant home of Mrs
o. A. Patterson Wednesday afternoon
Mrs. Patterson was assisted in cater
ing to the guests by Mrs. SERVER
These teas are becoming very popular
and will be held regularly through
the winter.
Mrs. Ferguson was kensingtor
hostess Thursday afternoon, entertain
Grove, who has been visiting her sis.
ter, Mrs. Kemp, for the past week. AT
the close of a pleasant afternoon a
very fine luncheon was served.
The Current Event club had pleas
ant session Thursday afternoon, when
several old settlers gave very interest.
ing talks. After the program light
refreshments were served.
T.
On Friday evening the teachers
club was royalty entertained by the
Misses Craft and Miss Latchaw, at the
residence OF Mrs. J. B. Romans. 1t
was the purpose to initiate the new
teachers into the club and some very
good stunts were pulled off, making
lots of fun. An elegant two-course
luncheon was served at late hour.
A few friends enjoyed a game of
bridge whist at the Mcmahon home on
Friday evening
Mrs Ley gave delightful party on
Saturday afternoon, complimentary to
Mrs. Davis, Of Omaha. ABOUT twenty
five ladies' enjoyed Mrs. Legs hospi-
tally and were delighted to visit with
Mrs. Davis, whom all remember as
Miss Pearl Ley. Mrs. Fellows and
Mrs kemming assisted the hostess in
serving a dainty luncheon at the close
of the afternoon.
On Monday afternoon Mrs. Davis
was again honored when Mrs. Chris
Kemming gave delightful tea for her.
Covers were laid at beautifully ap-
pointed table for twelve ladies and
dainty, delicious repast served.
Miss Bertha Romans was hostess to
the S. S. club Tuesday evening at the
club rooms. a very pleasant time
was had and delicious supper served.
In spite of the rain the w. w. WIS
held their picnic in Washington park
last Thursday afternoon. The attend
snce was rather small, but they made
up in enthusiasm what they lacked in
numbers. A number of good speeches
were made and fine supper enjoyed.
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Sale Dates Claimed.
Oct. 1S-Arthur King. General sale.
Milford township.
Oct. 19-V. L. Dayton, Shorthorn
sale. Harlan, Iowa.
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The Current Event club had a pleas
ant session Thursday afternoon, when
several old settlers gave very interest
ing talks. After the program light
refreshments were served.