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New-York tribune., 1911-02-17
e..-in4.ndent OF hlahWays.


I-nor the foregoing principles II Is eviaen,
that the State Engineer and Superln.s,iiudd,nit an
NJ Public Works, whose present oillc'en IN
lies relate chiefly to the CONSTRUCTION arns rtat
tenance and operation OF pubiG wtvyav wou nv
should be members OF the STATE hIs ac,o,,
Commission, and that the only oths. non,-
her needed 10 complete an enlclentd nld Ua
mission would be the executive hesuc .rin
might well be designated. state oupe ~ ,be
tandent Of Highways. and shouio pe sond t,
hest errert In the construction y, 81
roads who can be induced TO accep. AZ d.siq-
Ace He should be charged Win .ne ~
neijon of routes and the preparsIt,rU,,n,, "a
nIans and specifications TO oe rsiec-
TO the commission for adoption Ut ie'''
ton. .,aoo,to,s are adopt-
.5 he the commission and contracts en.etT s',,l ~
into. the sole responsibility tor tne lit the
tion Of the work. in accordahCs W., nnn
mans and specifications, snou,u oe uith
he state Superintendent OF Highways, W.
his own force OF engineers and subordinates
directly responsible TO him. IL the other
members of the commission are dlssats.
fed with his work, and he refuses 10 ADOPT
their advice or suggestions, he should not
he subject to their control, but they snould
report their criticisms 70 the Governor. VINO
would have the power OF suspension OF re-
rnoyai
New-York tribune., 1911-02-17
Sees No Reason for Delay.

There is no reason why the reor rga,nl1za, ia,
ton OF the State Highway Comihission '.
should be postponed; or why such ,,ts.b ,Gcb
ganization should delay the work OF u, hlsn- ll,-
way Improvement. Such work sno.Iiu pr
ceed with the utmost diligence co,ran- coilsls.ri,'
with good work and reasonable eGoliois,S ,,d,,
and should be equitably Distributed tt,Iouhiu ti. :,
ont the entire state, so that ever! iocaiay
shall. at the earliest possible uate, emJoS
its due proportion of the oeneht OF sue"
expenditures. .,,.d "a in
The people insist. and are entltled I, 20 W. ~.
sist. that every reasonable EFFORT shali ,, Ou
used TO make the s5o,0oo,oo0 buiid as ii'any
miles of improved roads as possinIe. ~ H.
necessary width of improved roadwa!s' or
other extravagant construction III ons 70
caIitv. will inevitably mean no constr w =,
whatever In another locality. AS and n1dndd
dollars as possible Of the amount expemueai '1ei
should represent actual leoor pe,t9,a,fS ;,safS
and material placed on the roaa as L,set ~
There should be EXPENDED for salarlgiHi
officers and engineers and other pfrr,iisIt pnsist
raries the lowest possible amount q, sTnrisv c,ancy
emit with the highest possiole si1rtTnJby a,n,, bv
such results can be accomplsneo oils ~; ~
the compact, coherent and enicleht " sS,ith
zafion OF a construction department, a,ii
respons sihle head. answeraole 70 me ~ S ~ a
ernor' as the Governor is ansWeraole " 'ii0
people.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-05-19

"or I'll put 1t in you clear up to the
hi1t."
The stranger ran away, but In TINS
last move Sandy had practically au-
mftted his own defeat. Had prac-
tfcally admitted that he knew the
man was within his rights other-
wise, why Rebecky's denial, and tnen
her attempt to decide the question
at the point of the knife? That was
convincing.
He turned into the cabin. an DID,
old man; dropped on his knees over
Mods, who was looking at a picture
book, gathered him into his arms ana
sobbed in the way a fellow OF that
kind does when he goes all to pieces
the big, dry, shaky kind. where the
heart jumps and jerks, and tres 10
hammer its way out OF the BODY
The next day the sheriff came
alone. He knew Sandy and loved
him. and dreaded the trip. He knew
that to bring a posse would mean
fight in which many men would Ole.
He knew that old Sandy Smith, I'M
less Influenced by reason alone,
would unfiinchingly fight regiment
of officers to hold the thing he loved.
But Sandy and the sheriff were
friends, so It didn't come to that.
Sandy, old friend" he said, when
Sandy had shut down the hydraulics
roaring mouth. Sandy, God knows
I hate this trip. I'd rather not be
sheriff than to have to tell you. But
you've got to give the boy to his
father. The mans got the proof and
the order of court for his child. You
might kill me, or a dozen other better
men who come after, but you can't
kill the law. You know that! It's
the one thing that follows a man in
open fight, and is unwhippable."
So it was that the big tamaracks
moaned that night, and the flowers
around the cabin dropped, while in
company with them an old squaw
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-05-19

$500 Rebecky understood, and she,
too feared. Perhaps 1t wasn't rear
10 felt but rather the old call OF
the Indian blood. But, anyway on
the morning when Sandy dragged
down the dusty Winchester from the
wall. oiled 1t up, and filed the cham
bers she showed sense. He was just
starting from the door with 1t in the
crook of his arm, his eyes fixed to-
ward the other gulch, when sne
stoned him, and said in Indian, winch
thew sometimes used when talking to-
gether: mot that way, brother. II
would do the boy no good, nor bring
him back to you and me. Peace
pipes and the Great Spirit can make
smooth rough trail" He didn't resist
when she took the rife from his
hands. and stood quietly thinking, as
cartridge after cartridge was elected
by her hand, to rattle, UNDECIDED, on
the cabin floor.
Sandy finally went down across the
eulch and up to the brow OF the op-
posite hill, where he could look on
that other cabin. He was hungry for
a sight Of his boy. On the doorstep,
dirty, unkempt, and detected, sat lit
tie Mods, while at his feet, covering
in fear of something, sat a three
legged dog, which had already found
the way across the hills.
Mods father didn't seem to like the
dogs presence. He was puttering
around at something, when Sandy
sprawled on top of the ridge and
peering over, first saw him, then he
came over to Mods, shook him, and,
when the dog bristled, gave him a
kick. The dog wanted to fight, but
the man beat him off to a safe dis
lance, while Mods apparently cried.
Mods father then slapped him.
And the man came pretty near 60
ing out of the game about that min
ute. On top of the ridge, long, red
haired fellow had shut his teeth,
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-05-19

To take him away from me-to take
Mods"
The man didn't really know Sandy,
you see. or he wouldn't have broken
II so confidently. Most men would
have sooner gone against a Kansas
cyclone, or a nest Of rattlers, OF a
band of Apaches, than to stir up
Sandy saesth. But this fellow didn't
know him, and, to tell the truth. for
once Sandy was taken OFF his feet.
Nobody knows what would have
happened next, but just then, around
the corner Of the cabin, with the dog
and Pete following, came Mods. talk.
ing to Rebecky The stranger turned,
took look at the squaw. knew her,
and triumphantly waved his hand at
her. II can prove It," he said. "She
knows II, I left him with her three
years ago over In Idaho. She'll tell
you so. She has to tell you--it's the
truth"
Sandy turned and looked at Re-
becky, and she looked at this stran-
ger. But her face never changed a
muscle They all looked at her quite
a while; then Sandy woke up. For
the first time he was rough with her.
He made three quick steps, leaned
over and grabbed her so tightly by
the arm that she WINGED. in spite of
her Indian blood, and said:
'Rebecky, for Gods sake, tell me!
Did ye ever see this man before?"
Everything was quiet for what
seemed another long time. The man
grinned at her, as II pleased over all
the trouble he was making, and she
looked him straight in the eyes, and,
as she looked, her eyes changed. In
stead of having a quiet, contented
look. like happy old folk have, they
grew narrow and black and sharp
and young. Then she turned to
Sandy:
Heap lie. Never saw this white
man before" Without waiting to say
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-05-19

moaned upon the floor. and a bent.
wearied, heart-stricken old man sat
on the doorstep with his fingers
clutched through his hair-robbed-
desolated and alone. And away over
across a ridge, in a dirty little shack,
on a worthless claim purchased for
song, big, coarse man brutally
cuffed a tired little boy for sobbing
and gloated over triumph. Mods
had gone from Sandy's life.
or course. Sandy and Rebeckv
knew, within day or so, where Mods
had been taken. There was just one
ridge-a low divide-between Canada
gulch and Poor Mans gulch. where
Mods father had taken his claim. But
it was several days before either
Sandy or Rebecky tried to see the
boy.
In the meantime, Sandy didn't
work. He was kinder to Rebecky
than usual. because he knew how the
old woman suffered. He thought more
of her for 1t, because it was per-
fectty natural that he should love
anything which had loved Mods. He
wandered aimlessly around the cabin,
or out among the flowers. where Mods
had dug holes. He gulped when he
picked up the little A B c books,
and when he was alone. out under
the big, sympathizing trees, had long
talks with the Lord, begging him to
show the way so the little feet might
patter into the cabin again.
Then his thoughts took a new turn,
and he was the grim Sandy that man
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-05-19

pulled heavy Colts from his pocket,
and was taking very careful aim.
Things he drew a bead on didn't live
long, as a rule. Then he decided the
distance was too far. Decided some
thing else, also; and that was that
he would go down and kill this brute
II 1t cost him his own life, his hone
OF the hereafter, and Mods. That
boy should never be cuffed again.
he would see to that, he muttered.
as he crashed down into the clearing
The man started to say something,
out got good square look into
Sandy's flaming eyes. and decided this
wasn't his hour to talk. Mods looked
up, and with cries of Daddy Sands,
Dear Daddy Sands! knew you'd
come. l knew you would find me"
rushed frantically over and clasned
mis- arms tightly around Sandy's legs.
For once he was not taken into arms
For once there was no reply.
Sandy had an errand to perform
lie wasn't the quiet Sandy of the last
TWO years, but the old Sandy of the
Geronimo and other border DAYS. He
had mission.
And Mods father read It and grew
Whlte' and lost his defiant grin. There
IN front of him stood Death. lust
waiting a few minutes to do its work
And 1t would be done-the CLINT of
the white-hot steel shone in the evos
and told him so.
The Lord mayn't always work
thlnss out the way We like best. but
somehow or anothar if ,,o,,, =,
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-05-19

more, she stopped over Mods, who
ad stood curiously looking at all of
hem, tiereely gathered him into her
arms. and trudged through the cabin
loor.
You see. you're mistaken. stran-
GER" Sandy drawled gently. with a
big sigh Of relief. She don't know
YOU. You CANT have the boy"
The stranger began to argue, in a
1eaceable sort of way, and he and
Sandy sat down on log. Then Sandy
heard something "slip-slipping" over
the grass behind him, and turned
rOund in time to see Rebecky with a
hunting knife, about ready to end the
strangers claim on Mods. or anything
else in the world. She was all In
Han again, and was there to kill.
Sandy grabbed her. and. although she
was withered, old. bent. and small,
and he a giant in strength, it was
about all he could do to hold her of.
She fought like wildcat trying to
get at this intruder.
Sandy got the knife away from her
and turned to the man.
The fellow sneered, and said: Put
the knife into her why don't you?
She's nothin' but lynn old squaw."
That started Sandy to boiling. and
he moved toward him with that kind
OF stealthy. deadly way that pan
theirs have when slipping up on some
thing. The fellow saw he had gone
too far, and began to back off.
Now you hike, and be damned
quick" Sandy said between his teeth
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-05-19
:. NODSA WANA :.
BY ROY NORTON
copyrlght b y. Z. NeIaon

DDS, he was called, not be-
cause he was particularly
sleepy. but rather as an
abbrevlation for the only
name which he had ever
known. his Indian appella.
tion OF Nodsawana. May.
be he got the aams with.
out christening. When
the Nez Perees got q
white boy, they didn't go
much on formallty.
A4Ftsxs O.. A. E4.GAk. 80
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-03-01
Tri-COnEtY Gas Company.

A Pittsburg dispatch under date of Feb.
26, says: The Tri-County Natural Gas
company OF Pittsburg has awarded con-
tract for forty miles pipe line covering
Clarion, Forest and Elk counties in
Pennsylvania, which will connect up the
wells of that company and afford sbund-
ant facilities for distributing natural gas
to consumers. The order for pipe is quite
extensive, requiring over 1000 tons OF
various sizes, ranging from two to six
inches in diameter for field lines and from
eight to ten inches in diameter for main
pipe lines. The new work will cost about
$500, 900.
The order was secured by the hope
Engineering and supply company Of
Pittsburg, which will also erect gas
compressor station on the lines ofthe new
company. The TriCounty Gas company
was organized last April and has leases
on 20 600 acres of gas territory in the three
counties mentioned. Since its incorpora-
tion it has sunk eighty-tive wells with a
daily production of 100000 900 feet. The
markets reached by the company include
Oil City, Franklin, Warren, Kane and
Mt. Jewett and several manu- featuring
points where there is a large consump-
ton of gas. These towns will be receiv-
ing gas, it is expected, within ninety
days.
The equipment for the big compressor
station for the company has been ordered
and consists of seven gas engines of 300
horse power each, and will have many
novel features connected with them. The
Tri-County Gas company has capital of
81 200, 600 and bond issue of 5000, 900. 1t
is owned and controlled mainly by Pitts
burg men, with II. p Taylor as presi-
dent, James Scott, vice president, and
Charles A. Lawrence, secretary.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-03-01
POrkey.

Mr.. and Mrs. William Slower, of En-
deavor, are guests of the l.. r. Brennan
family at Minister. Mr.. Slower has lately
had an attack of bilious fever and is not
yet very strong.
f. A. Littlefield is improving his house
with new roof of rubberoid which will
be some different in the future.
John Brennan, of Kellettville, was the
guest of o. E. Rupert on Saturday last,
and as he is quite we'll informed in the
art of photography, he gave Rupert some
tips in this line.
Mrs. G. II. Blum was a business visitor
at Kellettville on Saturday last.
Miss Roxanns Kifer spent Saturday
Valley, their home.
Messrs. McMillen, Rsyhorn and Fitz-
gerald, of Msyburg, spent Sunday with
the Rupert family.
Miss Mabel Baughman visited relatives
in sheffield. Saturday.
Bird Lindsey, of Wellers, cut his knee
joint quite severely Friday morning, but
was able to get the first train to Sheffield
and had it dressed. Five stitches closed
the wound.
George Welsh, OF Balltown, spent Sun
day with his mother and sisters at Shelf
field and returned to the farm the first of
the week.
The Misses Harkison, of Buck Mills,
spent Sunday with the Bradybaugh fam
lily at Balltown, and attended the Sunday
School at Minister.
Mr.. Mckenzie and Victor Hendrick-
son, of Kellettville, came up Sunday and
held prayer meeting. Rev. Mr.. Tramp
ton is engaged in great revival at Kel.
lettville and was unable to come. This
meeting was we'll attended by our people.
There was communion service at Yam
kee Camp on Sunday morning, and we
are pleased to hear that a revival has
been in progress there with some success.
Clarence Eakin will be through here
Tuesday next aud Rupert will have to
get into the harness again.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-03-01
Whig Hill.

There is nothing like being brief and
to the point. So thought the herald of
last weeks letter from this place. A
small place in this world certainly justi-
ties us in larger in the hereafter, so we
rest assured of being in the front ranks.
A number of the male population of
our hill are spending the week at the
county seat as jurors.
We fear the farmers institutes we're
not represented very largely from this
vicinity. Now If the crops for this season
are a complete failure, how about it9
Mrs. Emma Ward, OF Pittsburg. Pa 4,
visited with her fathers people here aud
also her son Thomas, returning to her
home Monday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adam Emert are again
located in their home here for few
months.
Melvin Gslbreath spent the Sabbath
with friends at East Hickory.
l.. Il. Beck attended the revival meet
ings at Mayburg over the Sabbath.
A number OF farms are for sale or rent
near by us. Seems some would dearly
love to HE away to town or elsewhere
and take up their abode, but for some-
thing or various reasons they are unable
to get away from our hill aud with a
rural route forthcoming our way and all
things going smoothly, we wonder who
says we are not "going some."
f. Jones, of West Hickory, was on the
hill on business Saturday last.
Earl Berlin has concluded that the
poultry business would he a paying in
vestment and is putting his ideas into
practice. We all join in wishing him
success.
Rev. g. A. Barnard held communion
services In the NJ. 4. church Sabbath
afternoon.
A. Colby, of Titusvile was on the
bill Monday last, looking to the interest
of his farm aud other matters of import
ance.
Robert Grove spent Saturday and Sun
day with friends at Msyburg.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-03-01
FIVE LIVES LOST IN FIRE
Overturned Lamp Is Supposed to Have
Caused the Disaster.

Hazleton Pa, Feb. 2S.-Supposed to
have been caused by the explosion of
a lamp, fire during the night burned
two houses at Oneida, near here, occu-
ried by Gabriel Gerotsky and Michael
Slovak, Hungarians, and five members
of the Gerotsky family lost their lives
IN the flames.
Mrs. Gerotsky and John, a crippled
son, escaped.
The crippled boy was awakened
from his sleep by the cracking of the
flames. He and his mother went down
stairs to investigate, but could see no
fire and returned to the second floor
to go back to bed.
When they reached the top OF the
stairs the flames had eaten their way
through to their home and shut on
the sleeping members of the family,
and they could not be reached. The
Slovak family was awakened in time
and escaped from their home safely.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-03-01

THE solicitude OF the railroads for the
country's welfare would be sublime If 1t
were mt so blamed ridiculous. Since the
interstate commerce commission decided
against the raising of freight rates most
of the big presidents of the big railroads
have been shedding great salt tears lest
Street is doing its utmost 10 avert pan
ic. Some of the big city newspapers are
likewise frightened" at the sudacity of
the commerce commission, and are pre-
dieting all sorts of dire cslaInities to come.
Meanwhile the common people are calm ly
pursuing the noiseless tenor of their way,
acting as though they rather enjoyed the
situation as it now stands.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-03-01
JimmY's Recitation.

Jimmy is one of the most enthusias-
tic members of his Sunday school. He
is usually very quiet. but when, soon
after he Joined. II storm prevented
many members Of his class from COM
ing to take their parts in long
planned entertainment Jimmy could
not endure in silence the distress of his
teacher.
"IIi can speak n piece" he said bash.
fully
"Oh. can you? What is it aboutT'
"'Bout the beasts that went with
Noah"
well. said the distracted teacher, 81
haven't time to hear it now. but I
think it ought to help ill up. Thank
you. Jimmy"
When Jimmy's name was called the
small man mounted the platform, put
his hands in his pockets and proudly
and loudly spouted the following:
ghe helix and the helephant hentered the
hark
When the helephant hopened the ball.
The helix hasked the helephant. whats
to heat?''
Said the helephant "Ay is hall"
The helix and the helephant hate the 'ay;
Said the helix, with a heloquent sigh,
"Hi 'ope you are 'appy this 'orrible day."
And the helephant Unanswered, "Haye."
London Tit-Bits.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-03-01
NeighbOrhOOd News.

President Tait has nominated Hon. r
P. Hsbgood for postmaster at Bradford
after hard fought scramble by other
applicants.
Mayor Glenn is again enforcing the
"blue laws" against Sunday business
people of Franklin. His order covers all
sorts of stores, confectionaeies and soft
drink concerns.
Rev. William f. Fleming, who has
been pastor of the Presbyterian church of
Clarion for the past eight years, has re-
signed to accept call to the pastorate of
the First Presbyterian church of Taren-
tum.
Hon. N. ?. Minard former judge of
Cameron county and a pioneer lumber
man, whose operations were along the
headwaters of the Allegheny river, died
at his home in Emporium, Pa, Monday
afternoon aged SO years.
The Buffalo health authorities profess
to b'lieve that the typhoid epidemic at
~ 10 huH ptoh NhhsVh W bCdu hSht NObo
of decaving ones being annually dumped
into Lake Erie. Similar epidemcs are
predicted for Dunkirk and Buffalo.
Erie's typhoid epidemic is still increas-
ing. Since the first of the year there have
been 726 cases and II deaths. The prob
ability is that the 1000 mark will be
reached before the upward tendency ends
with perhaps 100 deaths. Seven deaths
occurred last Sunday, the highest record
since the disease became epidemic.
Anthrax which is commonly called
"black leg" or "bloody quarter" which
affects all kinds of livestock and which
may be even contracted by humans, has
made its appearance near the Conemaugh
river, just across the Indiana County line
in Westmoreland County. This is one
of the most deadly and contagious dis
eases that attacks livestock.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-03-01
SAVED FROM ANGRY MOB
lherlff's Posse Prevents Lynchlng,
Following Fatal Quarrel.

Bellefontaine, Ohio, Feb 2S.-John
Beers. farmer 40 years old, and his
son, Gibson Beers, 81 years old, were
saved from a mob of would-be lynch
ers this afternoon by Sheriff's posse
after the Younger man had shot dead
Burr Kerns. a neighbor.
Kerns, accompanied by his brother,
Daniel, and two friends, had gone to the
Beers home, where they accused Beers
Of stealing corn. According to the
elder Beers, during the alteration one
Of the men struck him with shovel
knocking him down. He say that an
other man attacked his wife, and that
Burr Kerns was rushing at him when
young Beers fired.
After the shooting Kerns's friends
assembled with the avowed intention
Of lynching the Heerses. The latter
barricaded themselves inside their
home and held the mob off with rifles
until the Sheriff arrived with a posse,
70 whom they surrendered. Daniel
Kerns was also arrested.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-03-01

Quite apart from the interest Of
fungi to the naturalist the temptation
cannot here be resisted to refer to n
method of procuring one kind of fun.
gus, which .night take rank among the
minor sports This Is the fashion.
originating III France, of procuring the
trutlle by the aid Of swine and hounds.
More i'll assorted sporting companions
can hardly be imagined. The trufle
grows underground. Pigs are partic.
ularly FOND Of these dellcacies and.
guided by the scent, will discover
them by roofing in the earth. After
the discovery of the trutlles the dogs
are employed to beat back the pigs
and prevent them from devouring the
spoil And every quality dear to the
sportsman of skill and judgment is
needed to control and obtain the
sired result from the efforts of a herd
of swine and pack of hounds.-Lon.
don Outlook.