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The Marshall republican., 1911-10-19
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MIAMI

Rev. c. C. Downing of Newark,
Mo-, has accepted a call to the
pastorate OF the Miami and
Bethel Baptist churches. The
action OF the pulpit committees
In extending the call to Rev.
Downing was ratified by the
church at the Sunday morning
session.---R. II. Scott OF Nelson
captured fifteen premiums at the
state fair on his %. I. c. hogs. He
was awarded five first prizes, six
second and four third. He was
also awarded champion and grand
champion on "old Tom" the head
OF his herd. This was quita a
victory for Mr.. Scott, and n well
deserved one, as he has one OF the
finest herds OF fine bred hogs In
the West.---Mr. and Mrs. Adolph
Royar had a narrow escape from
losing their house by fire Wednes-
day when a blaze started In the
kitchen. II was quickly got under
control and but little damage
John Guthrey has rentedd his farm
to a Mr.. Henshaw OF Marshall and
will move his family to town In a
short time. He will occupy the
Kre property, where Y. T. Casebolt
now lives. II Is reported that MT
and Mrs. Casebolt will move to
Marshall.---Miss Laurena Burn
side and Mr.. Emery Proctor, both
OF ottumwa, Iowa, were married at
Kansas City Saturday afternoon
at five o'clock at the home OF MT
and Mrs. Chas. Hisle.---Mrs. NJ
z. Null expects to leave tomorrow
Cor Los Angeles. She will spend
several months in the land OF sun
shine and flowers, where she hopes
the climate may prove to be bene-
ficial to her health, which has not
been vigorous for some time
L. e. Kelly Is Mt Kansas City TAX
ing treatment for n cancer that
affects his lip. He was accompan-
led by his brother-in-law, Lon
Burnside, who returned.-News.
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ARROW ROCK

Mrs. !. M. Perkins and daughter
of Sidney, Nebraska, are visiting
at the home of #. o. Shepard this
week. c. C. Furguson, wife and
daughter, who were also visiting
there left yesterday for their home
in. Texas.----Lee Debs came up
from Boonville in his auto and pur
chased Duroc Jersey hog also
Shropshire buck from w. p. Law
less this week.----Rev. Edward
Eilers and bride, who have been
visiting with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Herman Eilers, here for sew
eral days expect to leave the last
OF this week for Evansville, Ind,
where Rev. Eilers is pastor OF a
church. Rev, Eilers preached here
Hast Sunday evening to large au-
dience and there would have been
many more out to hear him had
there not been services at the
Methodist church At the same hour
--et&tesman.
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Saved His Mothers Life

-Four doctors had given me up,o
writes Mrs. Laura Gaines of Avoca
La, "and my children and all my
friends we're looking for me to die,
when my son insisted that I use
Electric Bitters. did so, and they
have done me a world OF good. I
will always praise them" Electric
Bitters Is a priceless blessing to
women troubled with fainting and
dizzy spells, backache, headache
weakness, debility, constipation or
kidney disorders. Use them and
gain new health, strength and Wig
or. They're guaranteed to satisfy
or money refunded. Only soc at p.
H.'Franklin's.
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and yet sleepless Hiram Scranton,
of Clay City, ILL.,, coughed and
coughed. He was in the mountains
on the advice of five doctors, who
said he had consumption, but found
no help in the climate, and start
ed home. Hearing OF DR.. Kings
New Discovery, he began to use
II. "I believe 1t saved my 1ife," he
writes "for 1t made new man OF
me, so that can now do good
work again" For all lung diseases
coughs, colds, lagrippe, asthma
Group, whooping cough, hay fever
hemorrhages, hoarseness or quinsy
its the best known remedy. Price
soc and $l.Oo. Trial bottle free
Guaranteed by p. Fl. Franklin.
The Marshall republican., 1911-10-19

Samuel Birch, of Beetown. Wis,
had most narrow escape from
losing his leg, as no doctor couel
heal the frightful sore that devel-
oped, but at last Bucklen's Arnica
Salve cured It completely. It's the
greatest healer OF ulcers, burns
boils, eczema, scalds, cuts, corns,
cold-sores, bruises ana piles, on
earth. Try 1t. Csc at p. II. Frank
Inns.
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Deafness Cannot be Cured.

By local applications, rs they can
not reach the diseased portion OF
the ear. There is only one way to
cure deafness, and that Is by con-
stitutional remedies. Deafness Is
caused by an inflamed condition OF
the mucous lining OF the Eustaehian
Tube. When this tube is inflamed
you have a rumbling sound or i'm
perfect hearing, and when II Is en-
tirely closed Deafness 10 the result,
AID unless the inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored to
its normal condition, hearing win
be destroyed forever; nine cases
out OF ten are caused by Catarrh,
which Is nothing but an inflamed
condition of the mucous surfaces,
We will give One Hundred Doh
lars for any case Of Deafness
(caused by catarrh) that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send
for circulars free.
F. ]. CHENEY & Co. Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 7oc.
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
3tipation.
The Marshall republican., 1911-10-19
GILLIAN

Mr.. r. N. Ayers traded his
livery horses and rolling stock to
Mr.. Hale at Nevada, Mo-, for
lS0 acres OF Vernon Co. land.
Mr.. Hale took the horses, vehicles
etc., to Slater and sold them at
public auction on last Saturday af
ternoon. Some OF the Gillian peo-
pie are said TO have shed tears
when they saw the old familiar
horses and rigs with which they
had been associated so long leave
Gillian. II is rumored that Mr.
Ayers expects TO put in several
automobiles and high stepping
thoroughbreds and do business on
a more resplendent scale. ---
Cards are out announcing the mar
riage OF Miss Chloe Helen Crum-
baugh to Mr.. Archie w. Pennock
of Slater, on Tuesday evening, Oct
Il at the home of the brides
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ID. T. Crum-
baugh.-Globe.
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CHAPTER VIII.

DE CAUSE on FREpuM.
NN the morning after Jakey's
interview with the colored
woman through the crack In
the jailyard fence Souri, Slack
was. washing dishes by an open win
dow In the kitchen. an addition built
Of pine boards to one Of the united
houses which formed the Slack dwell
ing. The sun was shining brightly, and
. morning glory she had trained up to
grow about the window was fresh with
dew. Souri's heart felt unusually light.
The air was 80 fresh; the sun was so
bright; the morning glory flowers had
such companionable look In them
that Souri, was very happy.
Suddenly there came to her a quick
sinking away from the plessurablc sem
satlon. "A sense Of danger rushed in to
take its place, Surely something hor-
rihle was about to happen.
In I moment she heard the clatter cf
horses hoofs coming Il q gsllQps Look
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NELSON
Stipation

Mrs. Geo. Thomas OF Koping re-
turned home Sunday morning from
n few days visit with Mrs. John
Thomas and family. She was ac-
companied home by n number OF
relatives. When they arrived home
Mrs. Alex Gull had prepared de-
llightful dinner for them. In the
afternoon Mrs. Geo. Thomas led
the way TO the DINING room
where cake and wine were served.
Those present were Messrs. and
Mesdames Cliff Thomas OF this
city, Lewis Ballard and baby of
Sweet Springs, Geo. Harris of Kop
ing, Edd Harris OF Adair, Roe
French OF Elk Lick, Ben Thomas,
OF Koping, Bob Thomas and fam
lily. All were invited to Bob Thorn
as for supper and enjoyed roast
ed pig.---Mr. and Mrs. q. w.
Cowan and family, who have lived
here many years, left Wednesday
for Eimonta, California, where they
expect to make their future home.
The Ladies Cemetery Club
will give musical at the opera
house in this city, Friday night,
October 27th. They have well
selected program in which there
is not dull moment and the best
OF local talent is represented. The
musical is given To help rise funds
for new iron fence which the
ladies will have erected along the
front of the cemetery.--- The
protracted meetings at the Pres
byterian Church commenced Mon
day night. These meetings are in
charge of Rev. Jury, of California,
Mo-, and Rev. Price of Napton.
The attendance is large and much
interest is being manifested.---
A very painful accident happened
Saturday to a horse of Trafton
Jones of route two. In some way
the horse broke pillow handle
which was in the barn lot and
ran a splinter four inches long in
to it's breast.----G. w. Cowan's
sale last Saturday was well attend
ed and everything brought good
prices. A two-year-old jersey COW
was sold to Chas. Conway for SIS.
Two hogs weighing about $50 and
aio, brought $l2.so per head being
bought by Mr.. Frank Buford. =
Record.
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wizard y GIT thisr' asked Souri,.
her fnce white as ashes.
."Dunno. Left wid De niggsrs at Mt.
Torbufp plantation. re asr. Torpurs
Niger"
"who tole y ter tote hit hyarT'
"Oic Niger what icabe hit"
"What'd he say7''
"Nuffen." And the boy pointed to
the corner ms n that was sufficient ex-
planation for any one.
Souri, could not read what was writ.
ten there. but she knew Mark had been
captured. and Il was fair to suppose
that he was ut or near Chattanooga.
"waai." she said, "y' niggers hev
passed this ter me; reckon y ken pass
me back: I'll go 'th y. Air y hungry"
TIE rid since one O'Clock dis mawn-
IN" .Ir II,
"waal. tnke yer horse round ter the
barn fur n feed. and then como In
hyar."
The darky showed his white teeth
and did as he was bidden. When he
came In Souri, placed something to eat
before him, and then went In to In
form her mother Of what had happen.
ed.
"Maw." she said. "Jakey's TUX"
la sakes!" exclaimed the mother
with scream. "Air they goen ter
hang bimr
Don't know. The sojer's TUX. too.
Reckon they'll hang him. sarten."
How'd y knowg"
Souri, told her about giving Mark the
handkerchief ana its return I'm dc
cause OBJ fredum."
"What shall we do?" moaned ths
mother. rocking In concert with her
feelings.
I'm goen ter Chattanoogy ter find
out"
They'll hang y. too" whined Mrs
Slack.
Reckon not. mought nnd way
ter git Jakey outen jail"
AN tn sojer too?"
"Mebbe."
"Air y goen jest's y air7"
Souri, thought awhile without reply
ing. She would go with the cd'ored
boy OF course. He could show her the
way, and she might pass for soms
relative. But that would not do. She
was white, and the boy was black
Why not darken her face? The idea
was good one.
"Maw." she said. I'm a-goen out tel
find some berries to make me mer
latter" and before her mother couit
reply she was OF. When she returned
the negro boy had finished bis break
fast. She told him that she would bt
ready to go back with him In half Al
hour. While she was talking to hin
he fell asleep.
To be continued.
The Marshall republican., 1911-10-19
HOUSTONIA

The army worm is playing havoc
with the wheat on many farms in
this community. George II. Davis
says that he turned his hogs in his
wheat and the animals are rapidly
destroying the worms, with no PAR
tlcu,ar injury to the wheat.---
Harry Herring who recently sold
his farm to Reid Bros, left Mon
day for Berryville, ARK, to look
over the country there with a view
. lo5ating
The Marshall republican., 1911-10-19
BLACKBURN

Friends and relatives here re-
ceived invitations from Mr.. and
Mrs. Adolphus Thomas Catron
to the marriage OF their daughter
Miss Mamie Inez, to Mr.. Grover
Cleveland viney on Wednesday
evening, October a5, 1911 at hall
past eight o'clock at Soe A. Aven-
ue, Lawton, Oklahoma. At home
after December I, Lawton, Okla
homa. a.---The Zion Evangelical
Lutherian congregation OF this city
celebrated mission festival Sum
day, Rev. VIM. Richter, Of JEFF
ferson City, addressed The con-
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SLATER

Bryson Crawford moved last
week to his home recently bought
of A. l. Pollard. Mr. Pollard has
moved to his east Slater home.
3. II. Dawson has purchased
a half interest in the barber shop
with Wash Clark and has begun
to master the tonsorial art
The city council at its regular
meeting passed an ordinance
closing all meat markets and all
other places OF business on Sun
day except places where actual
necessities are sold.----J. W.Buch
anan had the misfortune to lose
one OF his fine black horses last
week from pneumonia. The loss is
not only In the value OF the horse
which was about s22j but Il
causes him great inconvenience In
finding a mate for the one he has.
DIR. II. p. Price has returned
to Slater and located for the rrac-
tiSt VI HithlNilts- " W hiFh
who has for the past two years
been with the Mead Shoe CO.. re-
signed this week TO accept a posi-
ton as shoe salesman for Rose &
Buckner.-News.
Chas. Townsend, OF this place
received n message the first of
the week notifying him OF the
death OF his brother, Edward
Townsend, chief-of-police at Kla-
math Falls, Oregon, who died last
Sunday. He will probably be bur
led at his former home, Chambers
burg, Move are In receipt
OF an invitation to attend the gold
en- wedding OF Mr.. and Mrs. Thos.
w. Gwinn, at Palo Alto, Califor-
MIA, Oct. 2ith, 1911. While there
are many OF the friends OF this de-
voted couple in this locality who
cannot be present on this occasion
all will extend them their best
wishes and hope that their even
ing OF life will be one OF sunshine.
--Rustler.
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ing up the road. Of which she had
view from the window, she saw a
horse covered with foam tearing to-
ward her. with a negro boy on his
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HEk.
bare back. In moment the rider was
at the fence and had reincd In his
s>rse. Wild with haste aud excite.
MEL. seeing Souri, at the window, he
called:
"Am dis Slack's placer
"Yas."
"whar Souri, slnekf"
"Hyar."
"YouT"
"Yas."
The boy beld up a red handkerchief.
and then jumping OF his horse threw
the reins over a picket I'm the fence.
which he vaulted. and running up to
the window poked the handkerchief at
her. Souri, at once recognized the hand
kcrchief she had given Mark. sewed
on TO a corner she noticed n piece OF
dirty cotton cloth on which some one
had written with n pen:
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gregation in the forenoon and Rev
F. A. c. Meyer, of Colecamp, Mo-,
and e. Biegener, of Jennings, in
the afternoon, the latter in Eng
lish. A handsome sum Of money
was collected for the missionary
work of the synod.---Mrs Anil
Loper went to Kansas City Sat-
urday morning for visit with her
sister, Mrs. G. 8. Bulkley.-Record
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the present case it comes down to
this: You are going to fight for a rail-
| road majority in the legislature, and
you want Reynolds for the head of
the ticket because you know that you
can depend upon his veto II you don't
get your majority. You are not going to
get Reynolds or the majority either
without the help Of the party organ
| ization."
I'VE can put 1t simpler than that"
laid the railroad man. I'VE get moth
,lg without your help as the head of
| the party organization That is why I
asked you here to dinner with me to-
night"
II have been wondering for the last
half hour If you really believe that
you need me, McVickar. When 1 gave
| you fair warning two years ago you
| wouldn't take 1t, and we did you up.
Are you sure you are ready now to
holler enough?"
Once again the vice president re-
fused to be hurried into making an
| admission. When he spoke it was aa
the fighting corporation commander.
| There Is limit to all things, sena.
tor. and you are pushing us pretty
we'll up to 1t. l suppose you can swing
the legislature. and you can have 1t
and be hanged! Wen have our gov
ernor and our attorney general"
| You nre betting on that. are your
smiled the man in the opposite chair.
"Is that your declaration Of warp
Call 1t anything you like. We are
not going to be legislated of the map
II we can help 1t. Strong as your ma.
chine is, you can't swing Gordon in
against Reynolds If we put up the
right kind Of fight. and when It
comes to Rankin for attorney general
you simply haven't another man In
the party to put up against him"
You're settled this definitely in
your own mind. have you, Hardwick %
was the quiet question. I'm sorry.
I've been hoping you had learned your
lesson-you and your tribe. l came
here this evening prepared to show
you a decent way out Of your trou-
bles. SO far as this state is concern
ed"
Again the railroad magnate put his
elbows on the table edge. What was
your decent way major?" he asked.
using for the first time the courtesy
title by which the ex-senator was best
known in his home country.
| Il don't mind telling you. though
you will call 1t an old mans foolish
ness. have a grown son. Mcvickar.
Did you know that?"
Yes"
He Is a lawyer. and pretty bright
one. they tell me. As 1. happen to
know, he Is well up ON the corporation
side Of the argument, and have been
afraid he would marry and settle
down somewhere In the east I'm
getting old. Hardwick, and I'd like to
have him with me. Out Of that no.
ton grew another. l said to myself
this: II McVickar could have a good
clean cut young man representing his
railroad, a man who not only knew his
business in the courts. but might also
know how to plead his clients case
before the public-if McVickar could
have such a man as that for his cor
poration counsel and would agree to
live somewhere within shouting dis
lance Of such a young mans Ideals
we might all be persuaded to bury
the Ratchet and live In peace and am
ity."
A slow smile spread itself over the
strong face Of the railway magnate
why didn't you say in the beginning
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"A Third PARTY MIGHT IMAGINE THAT
YOU ARE TRYING To BRiBR ME-"
minute. Lets so back to the begin
ming and start over again l said that
Gordon is going to be the next gov
ernor."
Il know you did. and l said he
wouldn't be, not IL we can help It,"
said the railway magnate. with equal
determination.
THE methods you will take to de-
feat him will insure his election, Nc
Vickar. You fellows are mighty slow
to learn your lesson. You don't know
anything but bribery. The times have
changed, and you have not changed
with them. say Gordon will be the
next governor"
Again there was strained silence.
It was the vice president who broke
II.
III we had the safest kind of ma
5ority in the legislature we couldn't
be sure Of accomplishing anything
with Gordon in the governors office"
he asserted. "You don't need to be
told that"
"Oh, I don't know" was the calm
rejoinder. Gordon Is an honest man
and fair man. II you could 60 to
him with clean hands, but you could
not do that, Mcvickar. You're too
badly out Of practice"
"You are not putting 1t quite fairly,
senator. We are too badly whipped
to take any chances"
II know. That IL what you always
say. and you have said 1t 80 much,
you and your fellow railroad man
ayers. that you have lost the straight
forward combination. You don't know
how to make a clean fight, and It's
your own fault"
Once more the man with the square
Jaw took time to consider.
YOU'RE sparring with me, .Blount,"
he said finally. "You are talking to
me as you might talk to a committee
Of the Good Government league. Let's
get together. You control the political
situation. and we recognize that fact.
Meet me halfway and tell me what
you want"
Il want a square deal all around,
Hardwick; that's all. And you've got
to make a clean fight this time II you
want me with you. A new day has
dawned In American politics. and
my kind recognize 1t, and you and
your kind don't seem to recognize 1t.
That Is the difference between US. In
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that you wanted a place Tor your
boyT
I'm not saying 1t now" was the
sober retort. you forget that you
have just been telling me that you
don't intend to comply with the con-
dition.''
What condition?"
THAT you turn over q new leaf and
meet the people Of this state half
way"
There Isn't any halfway point in
a fight for life. You know that as
well as do. But We'll give your son
the place gladly"
The man who had once been his own
foreman of roundups Strengthened him
self in his chair and smote the table
with his fist.
mo, by thunder, you won't-not In
thousand years, McVickar! Maybe
you could buy me-maybe you have
bought me in times past-but you can't
buy that boy! Listen and I'll tell you
what I'm going to do. l telegraphed
MIN this afternoon, telling him to
throw up his job in Boston and come
out here. If he comes pretty soon he
Will be legally citizen Of the state
before election. You said we didn't
have anybody but Rankin to run for
attorney general. I'll show you If we
haven't
Mr.. Hardwick McVickar was not of
those who fight as men beating the
wind. What time the deft waiter was
clearing the table and serving the
, small coffees he kept silence, but when
the time was fully ripe he said what
there was to be said.
you've got US by the nape Of the
neck, as usual, Blount," he said.
Name your terms"
II have named them. Get In line
with the new public opinion. and well
do what we can for you"
McVickar had anticipated the thing
! which was about to happen, not pre-
cisely in its present form, perhaps, but
In some form which would involve the
providing Of place for the senators
son. and he smiled inwardly when he
remembered that he had given Gantry,
the division traffic manager Of the
Transcontinental, instructions to look
up one Evan Blount, young lawyer,
| on his next visit to Boston.
BY all odds II would be better to wait
for Gantry's report before taking any
| decided steps In the bargaining with
Evan Blount's father. but unhappily
the crisis had arrived, and quite prob
| ably 1t could not be postponed. None
the less the vice president tried for the
postponement.
You're asking good deal, Blount,
and you don't seem to realize it. If
we should agree to meet the people of
| this state halfway, as you suggest.
what guaranty have We that we won't
be compelled to go all the way?"
The fine lined wrinkles were appear
ing again at the corners Of the hered-
itary Blount eyes.
You can't quite rise to the occasion,
| ran you. Hardwick?" smiled the boss.
You'd like to be good, of course. but
you want to be cocksure beforehand
that 1t isn't going to cost too much"
I'm only asking for little time In
which to consider it." was the vice
presidents final word.
You have all the time there is be-
tween now and election. I've told you
what am going to do
You know very well that we can't
allow you to do what you propose
With an unfriendly attorney general
we might as well go out of business
first rs last"
ut Is up to you, Mcvickar.a was the
calm reply.
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PROLOGUE.

This story of Il young mans
honest attempt 10 break" The
boss and the power of The
machine" is an Accordingly in
tinaate portrayal Of the working
i he wheels within wheels in
Il desperate political struggle Of
TO-DAY. TIE senator. strongly in
trenched behind his party ma
chine" presents on almost IN
vulnerable front, and The con-
t7ict between father and SON as
thls young lawyer, single hand
ed, fights for What he honestly
believes to be The truth and
right holds one with a hemen-
dous sympathetic interest.
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CHAPTER II.
THE BOSS.

RN a private dining room in the In
termountain hotel. whose en-
trance portico faces the capitol
grounds in the chief city Of the
Sagebrush State. two men were finish.
Ing dinner
On the guest book Of the Inter.
mountain one Of the men had regis
tered from Chicago. The name was
Nlegible to the cursory eye. but since
1t was the signature Of an empire
builder 1t was sufficiently well known
IN all the vast region served by the
Transcontinental railway system.
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BY
FRANCIS LYNDE

THAT was hard" Gantry assented
then, Your father married again"
Not for some years" Rlount quail.
fed "Bui for me the heavens were
fallen. was sent away to school,
and FROM school J went to college, to
Europe and back here 10 the law
school. In all that time I've never seen
the Circle Bar or my native state;
have never been west of Omaha"
"Then the senator's-your fathers
political life has never touched you?"
ut touched me on the sympathetic
side, Dick. saw a large hearted,