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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1911-01-12

4 PARTY GOWN FOR STATE OCCASIONS.
home for Christmas She was reticent
as to her impressions of the New York
seminary. but seemed extremely glad
to be home, Notwithstanding the fact
that Nat had apparently contracted no
disturbing alliances with the other
bellies Of our village. And Roland re-
manned true-a reliable second string
to Josie's bow. Roland was working
hard at the bank. with an application
that earned Blinky Lockwood's regard
and outspoken appreciation. and his
Christmas raiment proved the sensa-
ton of the season,
In passing | should mention that
Betty didn't come home once through
| out the entire school term. The Christ
mas and Easter holidays she spent
with "A girl friend at her Philadelphia
home
'"~" meanwhile life in our town SIM.
mered gently. Duncan continued to
make progress. For one thing | re-
call that he put in hot soda with whip
ped cream. which helped lot TO hold
the trade regained in the summer from
| Sothern & Lee
Occasionally Duncan visited some of
the towns in the county to develop the
mail order business which he had sue
cessfully inaugurated and which in
creased materially the profits of the
Arm -.
There was Il certain night along to-
ward the LIST of January when trade
was dull. as 1t always is after Christ
mas. and there was nobody in the
store save Nat and Tracey Each had
their task. whatever it may have been
and each was busted with it. but of the
two Tracey seemed the more restless
Duncan broke n long silence in the
store. whats the trouble. Tracey?"
Tracey pulled up with a stare of con-
fusion IL dunno. Mr.. Duncan; |
was thinkin' | guess"
Anything gone wrong?"
mot yet
Somebody been demonstrating that
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Gated Duncan with a courteous ges
ture
'Scipio." said he. this gentleman
will have glass of wine with me"
"YasSuh." stammered the negro
Bohun turned to his guest Won't
you be seated. Mr.. Duncan?" he said
You have interested me considerably
sir and | should be glad to discuss
the matter with yon"
Speeches.. Duncan gasped incoher
emily and C1oved toward chair as the
servant reappeared with tray on
which was decanter of sherry and
two old fashioned. thin stemmed crys-
tai glasses. He placed this on the
library table. filled the glass and at
sign from Bohun retired
'Sir." said the colonel. inaicating the
tray, Ito you. hold it privilege sir
10 drink to the only gentleman of spirit
It's been my good fortune to meet this
many a year"
BY way OF an aside. il should be
mentioned that this was the first and
only drink Duncan took while he lived
In Radville
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CAM" demanded Tracey desperately.

CAM" demanded Tracey desperately.
Great snakes. hope not"
The boy sighed THINK YOU. Mr..
Duncan. ! was only worryin' because
you and Angie is singin' together in
the choir now Josie Lock woods gone
TO school an-an' Angles the purtiest
girl In town--an l was 'fraid I you
might like her best when Josie's away
An | wanted to ask you to pick out
smother girl"
Duncan chuckled silently. Tracey"
he said presently. III strikes me you
must be in love with Angie"
The boy gulped. II am"
And | think she's rather partial to
you"
DO you, really. Mr. Duncan?'
81 do. Do you want to marry herr"
Gee. can't hardly watt Only"
Tracey continued. disconsolate. lit
amt no use. really She's so purity an
swell an old man Tuthilrs SO rich
not like the Lock woods. but rich all
the samee-an' I'm only the son of the
livery stable man an fat anal that
an
Nonsense. Tracey" Nat interrupted
firmly. IF you really want her and
will follow the rules give you it's n
cinch."
Honest. Mr. Duncan?"
II guarantee it. Tracey. Listen to
me-" And Duncan expounded KEEL
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to sound immodest. bur 1t looks as If
you were right old man-apparently
there's nothing to IL.
Probably ! should have stayed Oh
Tor supper. but couldn't: ! should
have choked. AS II was. my soul was
curdling Another ten minutes and |
should have jumped down on the lawn
and run round the house on all fours
yappihg and foaminp az the mouth
and have wound up by biting old
Blinky
1.-THE worst of II all is | know I'm
angrateful: | know they mean we'll
But why Is il thai people who mean
wei almost Invariably CRATE upon
your sensibilities like the screeching
OF slate pencil?
But mustn't say mean things
about my future relatives. | presume
That is the great trouble with your IN.
fernal scheme. Harry 1t seems TO be
working like charm. and now that
I've got something to do I'm not so
strong for 1t as was But | gave YOU
my word = Only mind this-if
the rules prescribe IA perpetual course
OF Sunday dinners en- famlle lis 20.
Ing to break down and turn out nat.
ural born tlivver There are limits 10
human endurance. and Pm human.
Whatever else | am not"
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CHAPTER XVII

~ ROBABLY nothing ever gave
rise to more comment in Rad
Vile than Betty Grahams de-
parture to spend the winter mt
boarding school near Philadelphia.
Hardly any one knew anything about
tin fact. the rumor of il WAS Just
being noised about and contemptuous-
ly discredited on all hands when Ira.
cey galloped down Main street Monday
morning with the news that she had
left on the early train.
RadvilIe was at first stupetied. then
clamorous, but there was little infor
nation to be got out of old Sam
Duncan himself refused 10 be inter
viewed. He told everybody who had
the impudence to mention the matter
to him that 1t was Mr. Grahams af-
business man. he said and If he chose
to send his daughter away to school
he had perfect right to do so
One direct result of it all was to
hasten Josie's own leave taking. II
would never do to let the Grahams
eclipse the LockwoOds. you see Josie
had been talking of going to a school
In Maryland. but Betty's move to a
fashionable center like Philadelphia
made her change her mind. and ar
rangements were made by which Josie
was able to go Betty one better. A
young ladies' seminary in New York
city itself received Josie. She left us
bereaved about week after Betty
vanished from our ken. but promised
to be back for the Christmas holidays.
Betty was happy. she protested in
every communication and wholly con-
tent She was getting along The
other girls liked her. and she liked
them. these statements being made In
the order of their relative importance.
Lots Of them, of course were fright
fully swell Betty annexed "frightful-
ly' at school, by the bye) and had all
sorts Of clothes. The drug store. not to
be outdone, supplied her with a party
gown for state occasions.
Josie kept her promise and came
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WAS ONLY TBiNkIN ABOUT ANGIE
log.'s rules al ir.1th. adapting them
to Tracey's cirt ,...stances. of course
ity of a craven i5"nge You try and
you'll see If Tn un, right" he conclud-
ed
Gosh, | bIieve you are" Tracey
cried admirinr I'm just gon' to
see how 1t works
DO If you'd favor me. Tracey"
Say. Mist-Nat. you've treated me
somethin' immense"
Your mistake. Tracey haven't
treated anybody since I've been here
Pm on the wat,..
Il mean just now. when we vns
talkin bout me m Angie. I'd I'd
like to help yon the same way i |
could"
You would?" Duncan eyed III boy
apprehensiyely. wondering whi. was
coming
Yes, indeedy. would An prhnps
| kin tell you somethin tina, vi.
Speak. beg"
"iou-er-you' re tryin to court Josie
Lockwood. amt YOU"
OH" said Nat $50 that was it
That's a secret. Tracey" he averred
"All right. Only if YOU are she's
your'n"
Just how do you figure that out?'
"Oh. kin tell. She was in here to.
night with Roland
"ronight?"
Yes just afore you come home from
! prayer meetin She was lookin' for
| you. an when she seen you wasn't
here she wouldn't wait for no soda uor
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CHI PIER 'NEIII

v Oslo LOCKWOOD came home
again for the Easter holidays.
but she didn't return 10 finish
u her term in the New York
school-just why we never discov-
cred The Lockwoods furnished us
with no really satisfying explanation
They said that Josie didn't like New
York. but I've always doubted that es-
pecially since Josie married and in
sisted on moving straight away TO that
metropolis suspect she didn't get
along with the class of young women
with whom she was thrown at school,
and I'm pretty certain she was uneasy
about Nat all the time she was SO far
away from him
1t was during this period. between
the Easter vacation and the end of the
spring school term. that E,oland Bar
nette's animosity toward Duncan be-
came virulent
Josie. of course. was prompt to Dust
Angie Tuthill from her pi;lce in the
choir After that she sang with Nat
on Friday nights as well as Wednes-
days and twice per Sunday Between
r
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the servant said and ushered him into
the library
Bohun received the young man
standing He was as courteous be-
meath his own roof as he was impos-
sible away from it.
The colonel nodded Al your serv
ice. sir" and waited srmy
Duncan had his own way of getting
at things.
May | inquire. sir. if you are ac-
quainted with the firm of L. j Bart
lett & Co. of New York;
II have heard of it. Mr., Duncan"
Then would you mind doing me the
favor of writing 10 Mr. Henry Ke
logg. the Junior partner. and asking
him about me?''
The colonel stiffened MAY | ask
why | should do anything so uncallcd
for?"
Because it isn't uncalled for. sir. |
mean you won't think so after I've
explained"
Bohun incline his head. searching
Mats face is keen. bright eyes.
"Yor s. IS this way. | want
you to with considera BILE
sum OF 8a 4 naturally you would
not do bout knowing some
thing abou
II inclint much to doubt that
l should do - - any event. Mr.. Dun.
can
"Oh. don't say that You don't know
the circumstances as yet" Nat jerked
his head earnestly at the colonel. You
est men in town. and I'm certainly one
of the poorest. so of course ] turn to
you in case like this"
Duncan could have sworn that the
eyes were twinkling beneath the saw
agely knitted brows.
you must understand I'm in busi-
ness here In Radville-a partner in a
growing and prospecting concentrate
doing-very well in point Of fact"
"YesY
But we haven't any spare capital.
In fact, we haven't got any capital
worth mentioning. But the business is
entirely sound and solvent"
IL congratulate you, sir"
'sThank you very much. Now. I'm
interested in rather singular case,
that Of young woman-a girl. |
should say-daughter of my partner.
She's good girl and wonderfully
sweet and fine sir. She comes Of one
Of the best families In these parts"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-04-07

In short all incidents in the life
.Sufferings, death and resurrection
unit the ascentiOn of Jesus
Christ were true and faithfully
-reTfOducel, according to the BIZ
Tble, and the impression made up
on the masses was am immense
one. IN the Story Of the suffer
ing of GhriSt alone it required
twenty separate acts as follows:
1st. A bust Of Jesus. End. Chris
kneelmg, Bird. Mary, the mother
Of Christ. 4th. Christ and Mary
5th.a Jesus and Judas. 9th. Fare.
well from Bathanien. 7th. Or
dering of the last supper. 9Th.
The Lords supper. 9th. Christ
ON Mt. Olive. 10th. Jesus taken
prisoner. 18th. Before the High
Priests s12th. Before HerOd. 18th
The crown of thOrnS. 14th. Car
rying the cross. 18th. The march
10 Calvary, in which over 100
people took a part. All shouting,
crucity Him, cruelty Him, and
the Roman soldiers striking the
Lord with their fists and ridicuI-
ing Him. 18th. Taking eJsus from
the cross, whereby the women
took a most prominent part, in
asking Herod for the remains
and the guard to watch the grave
18th: Christ, in the lap of Mary
with the women kneeling before
them. 18TH The burial, where a
large stone was placed Ofer the
entrance Of the tomb, this was af-
forwards removed by the angles.
18th. The resurrection. Goth.
The ASCENSION. With this act the
wonderful drama of the passion
Play; at Oberammergau was end
ed. Quietly and deeply touched
The multitude left the building in
which they had just witnessed
the Life and deach of Christ, re
produced by the plain, piOuS IN
habitantsd Of 0berammergau.
Many a Christian that attend
I'd the Passion Play received an
everlasting blessing; for without
a dedbt many of the visitors who
witnessed the play were good
Christian people from all
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-04-07

First published in the Barton
County Democrat, March "a, 1911
Executors Notice.
State of Kansas, Barton County,
IS.
In the Probate Court in and for
said County.
In the matter of the estate of
LephOld DOlechek and Jose
phine DOlechek, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that
Letters Testamentary have been
granted to the undersigned, on
the Last Joint Will and Tesla
ment of LephOld DOlechek and
Josephine Dolechek, late Of said
County, deceased, by the Honor
able, the Probate Court Of the
County and State aforesaid, dat
ed the Ord, day OF March, A. u,
1911. Now, all persons having
claims against the said Estate, are
hereby notified that they must
present the same to the under
signed for allowance within one
year from the date of said Let
tiers, or they may be precluded
from any benfit of such estate;
and that if such claims be not ex-
hibited within three years after
the date of said Letters, they
shall be forever barred.
Nick j. Weber,
Executor of the last Will and
Testament of Lephold Dole
chek and Josephine DOlechek,
deceased.
March 3rd, 1911.
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ed to take the money back and
to release the Saviour he began
pulling his hair and moaning in
repentance for the dark deeds he
had committed, after all hope of
saving the Saviour was lost he
committed suicide. The part of
Judas made a deep impression on
the audience.
The chorus consists of fifty
two people, men and women
which rendered the prologue to
every act, and is rendered in a
most classical manner. Several Of
the characters in my estimation
were too young persons for the
parties they were to represent,
especially the man representing
Peter and the Apostle John, but
In every instance their parts were
carried through with credit to
themselves.
This will be about all | will
have to say. in regard to the Pas
sion Play. Personally | am not
sorry that | was able to attend.
| seen what they had to offer and
am convinced that many of the
hundreds of thousands who wit
messed the play returned to their
homes feeling that they had re-
ceived an everlasting blessing.
1t is my opinion that the In
habitantS of 0berammergau
should watch very carefully over
this play so as not to have it mod
erniezd. And not to be led into
the idea of modern times. because
| am thoroughly convinced that il
the Passion Play was mOdernized
it would not attract the
American people, as is is not nee
ceSSary for Americans to 90 to
Europe to see a modern play. As
all up-tO-date plays are frs intro
all uptOdate plays are first intro
duced in the large theatres in
America. And should the Passion
Play be reproduced in modern
style thousands of people who
now attend would not care to
make the trip. Thousands of
Americans made the trip to 0ber-
ammergau, and returned directly
from there to America without
visiting any other points in Eu-
rope, many having previously VS.
tied the old country. | happen
ed to meet a number from New
York who told me that they made
the trip on a ship carrying 600
people exclusively for the passion
play. They left New York about
May 1St and it was their inten-
tiOn to be back home about June
first. so to be absent from home
only about four weeks. Their
sole purpose was to see the Pas
sion Play.
With best regards to all ac-
quaintances.
PETER BRACK.
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more especially to Fred V. Mar.
ker, Leo Marker, Ruby Marker,
Clare Marker and Willard Mar.
ker, Heirs at Law of Thomas C..
Marker, deceased, late of Bar
ton county, Kansas.
You are hereby notified that
|, Frances V. Marker, Executor,
CT said deceased, did, on the 9th
day Of March, A. D., 1911, file a
petition in the Probate Court Of
Barton County, Kansas, praying
that l might be authorized and
empowered to sell the following
described land, for the purpose
of paying the debts and costs of
administration of said estate, to-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-04-07

First published in the Barton
County Democrat Mar. 81, 1911.
Notice of Final Settlement.
State of Kansas, Barton County,
SIS.
In the Probate Court in and for
said County.
In the Matter of the estate of
Anna Kvalik, deceased.
Creditors and all other persons
interested in the aforesaid estate
are hereby notified that | shall
apply to the Probate Court, in
and for said County, sitting at
the Court House, in Great Bend,
County of Barton, State of Kan,
saS, ON the 1st day of May A. D.
1911, for a full and final settle
mentl of said estate.
WenslOw Cipra, Administrator.
of the estate of Anna Kvalik, de-
ceased.
March Is, A. D. 1911. At.
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wit:
All of the Southwest quarter of
Section Sc, Township Is, Range
10, in Rush County, Kansas.
And said petition will be heard
at the office Of the Probate Judg,
of said County, on the Both day
of March, A. D., 1911, at 10
o'clock A. NJ. of said day, at
which time and place each of
you and all others interested are
notified to be present and show
cause, if any you have, why an
order of sale as prayed for should
not be granted. Dated this 9Th
day of March, A. D. 1911.
Frances V. Marker, Executrix.
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two rods wide.

Said Board having appointed
themselves viewers who will meet
at the point of beginning of pro-
posed road on the 18th day Of
April, 1911 at 2 p. m. and pro-
coed to view said road as the
law directs at which time and
place all persons interested may
have a hearing. In case the said
viewers fail to meet on the day
designated they may meet ON the
following day as provided by
law, without further notice.
Witnessed my hand and the
official seal Of Barton County,
this 7th day of March 1911.
c. F. Younkin, County Clerk.
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.
from Oberammergau to Munich
in conversation with an old Ger
man lady if the did not think it
was the real Christ that passed
before her, of whom she had read
in her school days, because it had
been true likeness. No doubt,
a good many of my readers will
like to know my ideas of the Pas
sion Play. l will try to express
my private opinion. Truly it is
no small undertaking to repro
Ilduce the life and death of the
Saviour, Jesus Christ, on the
stage. The stage as a rule is a
place for mirth and laughter, to
get applause, and which it gener-
ally does. As a rule the pub
lie complains that there are not
enough moral plays produced but
in most large theatres good NOR
al operas are produced that will
lead to a better public Life.
In 0berammergau the Passion
Play. has been reproduced for
hundreds of years in a simple
way by these plain, GOd-fearing,
Village people.
The greatfillneSS Of the CathO-
lie Christians i'm time of need and
plague was the cause of the first
Passion Play, and afterwards re-
produced in its memory. That
Is at least what we are told by
cOnyerseing with the people. |
have no reason to doubt the
truthfulneSS of the same. My
idea. of the production is that
many people have received great
blessings from this Play. One
week before | went to 0beram-
mergau | was in KarlSbad, BOhe-
mia, there | met up with an aged
minister from England who told
me: 81 have seen the Passion
Play ten years ago and | am very
thankful to my kind Lord that |
am able to see it this year again:
all hardships and worries of my
long trip and expenses are moth
ing in regard to the benefit and
blessings / have received from
the Passion Play of these simple
thrifty and piOus people of Ober-
ammergau."
As to the play itself the parts
taken by these plain people are
filled to the best advantage and
are really praisewOrthy. From
beginning to end they put body
and soul in a true Christian man.
ner into the play. A number Of the
men accomplish great things, for
instance, the man who takes the
part of Jesus Christ, by the
name of Anton Lange, plays his
part In a most masterful manner.
This plain man in the separate
acts in the life of Christ, the suf-
fering in the garden and in the be-
traying by Judas, before the
High Priests, before PLATE and
HerOd and in the crucifixiOn, it
surely must have been a great
strain. ON this man to go through
with what he did, always being
the same quiet and friendly sui
ferer. And in every way was a
true picture of the Lord, another
character that should receive
special mention was the charac-
ter Of Judas, played by a man
by the name of Johann Twink.
1t was actually surprising in the
manner IN which he carried his
part when he returned to the higt
priests throwing the money bag
at their feet containing the 80
silver pieces which he himself call
ed blood money, when they refus-
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First published in the Barton
County Democrat, March 10, 1911
Administrators Notice of Hearing
Petition to Sell Real Estate.
To all whom it may concern, but
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-04-07

First published in the Barton
County Democrat March II, 1911
Road Notice.
State Of Kansas,
County of Barton, IS.
Take notice that a legal petit
ton signed by Os Wood and
fifteen other householders of
Great Bend township, in said
county has beed presented to the
board Of county commissioners
praying for the establishment of
a proposed road as follows, TO-
wit:
Beginning at the North East
Corner of the North West Quar-
ter of Section 16, township 10,
range ID, and running due north
on the half section line and ter
minatmg at the bank of the Wet
Walnut Creek. Said road to be
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-04-07

First published in the Barton
County Democrat, Mar. 81, 1911.
Notice Of Appointment.
State of Kansas, Barton County,
IS.
In the matter Of the estate of
Leopold DOlechek, late of Bar
ton County, Kansas.
Notice Of Appointment.
Notice is hereby given, that on
the % day of March A. D. 1911,
the undersigned was, by the Pro
bate Court of Barton County,
Kansas, duly appointed and quail
flied as Administrator of the es-
tate of Leopold DOlechek, de-
ceased, late of Barton County.
All parties interested in said es-
tate will take notice and govern
themselves accordingly.
H. NJ. Starr, Administrator.
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FOR SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS

Send lcc., name Of paper and this ad. for
our beautiful Savings Bank and Child's Sketch.
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A Trip to the Orient on the Steam
Ship Cincinnatti"-- by Peter Brack

Following is the eighth installment of this story,
cd which concludes this story. o.
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A 5o-cent bottle Of
SCOTS Emulsion

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