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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-03-17

At length he gave It up in despair
and abstractedly felt for his watch fob.
Which wasn't there. Neither, investi-
cation developed, was the watch. At
which crowning stroke of misfortune
the timepiece must have slipped
FROM his pocket into the water while
he was tinkering with that Infamous
Maitland turned eloquent
ly red in the face.
"The price," he meditated aloud,
with an effort to resume his pose, ''is
a high one to pay for wave of a gray
glove and the echo of pretty laugh"
With which final fling at Fortune he
set off again for Maitland Manor.
trudging heavily but at round pace
through the dust that soon settled
upon the damp cloth of his trousers
legs and completed their ruination.
But Maitland was beyond being dis.
turbed by such trifes. A wounded
vanity engaged his solicitude to the
exclusion of all other interests.
At the end of As minutes he had
covered the remaining distance be-
tween Greenfield station and Maitland
Manor. For five minutes more he
strobe wearily over the side path by
the box hedge which set aside his ances-
trail acres from the public highway. At
length, with an exclamation, he paused
at the first opening in the living bar.
rier; a wide entrance from which a
blue-stone carriage drive wound away
to the house, invisible in the waning
light, situate in the shelter of the
grove of trees that studded the lawn.
Gasoline! Brrr!" said Maitland
shuddering and shivering with the
combination of nauseous odor and
the nights coolness-the latter by now
making itself as unpleasantly promi
nent as the former.
Though he hated the smell with all
his heart, manfully inconsistent he
raised his head, shifting the air fol-
further evidence; and got his reward
in sickening gust.
Tank leaked" he commented with
brevity. Quart of the stuff must have
trickled out right here. Ugh! If II
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-03-17
BEAR NAMES OF GREAT MEN.
Famous cosnomens Borne by Those Of
Humble Occupation.

The question OF what to do with our
great men after they have ceased to
hold high Office is effectively answered
in the New York city directory. Accord
ing to that unimpeachable authority.
George Washington is pursuing the
humble but very useful occupation OF
a barber in Harlem-and, according to
his customers, he is a good one. An
drew Jackson, whose name has here
tofore been associated with notable
military achievement, follows the
peaceful calling of nurse. Abraham
Lincoln is put down as a secretary,
William Mckinley as publisher, and
James Madison as the secretary Of an
important corporation. James Monroe
is a machinist: Benjamin Harrison a
printer; William Henry Harrison a
fireman, and Andrew Johnson sail
maker. Thomas jefferson is appro-
priately in charge of Tammany club.
house; John Adams is policeman.
and John Tyler proudly figures as a
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-03-17
AUTO BUFFALO HUNT
PRESENT STYLE BEATS THAT OF
THE EARLY DAYS.
Lone Bison Escapes From Farm Near
Minneapolis, and Charges School
House = Posses In Automo-
blles Chase Animal.

Minneapolis, Minn.-The screams Of
school children barricaded in a dis
trict school seven miles from Anoka
prevented charge through window
Of the building by the crazed buffalo
that escaped from James j. Hills
farm, 20 miles away, and gave the
clue to the whereabouts of the beast
that led to its death.
Reporters ascertained in their chase
Of the animal that it really is a full
grown American bison. In an auto
mobile the reporters began the hunt
Tor an animal now almost extinct
Even the skeptical people of the
country, who secuted the first reports
Of farmers who were terrorized by
sight of the beast, were convinced
that 1t really was buffalo.
Early in the day the countryside
was reused and the chase renewed.
After an exciting hunt the animal was
located in the heavy timber quarter
Of mile from Barney Monion's place
on the state road. County Attorney
II. Pratt and Lee Giddings left the au-
tomobile In which they had been pur-
suing the beast and hastily entered
the timber tract. On the other side
Of the woodland Pratt made out the
creature dashing through a field OK
stubble. Though 1t was long shot
Pratt fired This was followed by a
volley from Giddings, and together the
men hastened In the direction of the
clearings. A trail Of blood was found
and another glimpse through the
farther thickets showed that the ami
NAL was hampered in his rapid flight
by slight limp. Later in the day the
buffalo was shot and killed by the
posse.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-03-17
MISFORTUNES OF A FARMER
Twin Dies While He Is Getting Cof
fin for Other-Runaway
Follows.

Petersburg, Ind.-James Fair, living
east of Petersburg. met with a series
of misfortunes. One of his children,
twin few days old, died and he came
to Petersburg to get coffin for the
body, and when he returned home he
found the other twin had died in his
absence. He returned to Petersburg
to get a double coffin for the little
ones and when he reached the cor
porate limits of the town his horse be-
came frightened and ran away. The
coffin was thrown out and the horse
ran into Joseph McBay's yard, striking
the pump and demolishing the wagon
as well as the pump and knocking
down rs feet of picket fence. The ami
NAL was uninjured and Mr.. Fair es
capped without injury.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-03-17

goes on at this rate, there'll be another
breakdown before she gets home"
And, Serve her right, tool" he
growled vindictive.
But for all his indignation he ac-
knowledged sneaking wish that he
might be at hand again, in such event.
second time to give gratuitous serv-
ice to his gray lady.
Analyzing this frame of mind (not
without surprise and some disdain of
him who weakly entertained iD he
crossed the drive and struck in over
the lawn, shaping his course direct for
the front entrance of the house.
By dead reckoning the hour was
two, or something later; and a chill
was stealing in upon the land, waited
gently southwark from Long Island
sound. All the world beside himself
seemed to slumber, breathless, in
sensate. Wraith-like, gray shreds of
mist drifted between the serried boles
of trees, or, rising, yelled the moons
wan and pallid face, that now was low
upon the horizon. In silent rivalry
long and velvet-black shadows skulked
across the ample breadths Of dew
drenched grass. Somewhere a bird
stirred on its unseen perch, chirping
sleepily; and in the rapt silence the
inconsiderable interruption broke with
startling stress.
In time-not long-the house lifted
into view; a squat, rambling block of
homegrown architecture with little to
recommend it save it's keen associa-
tions and its comfort. At the edge of
the woods the lord and master paused
indefinitely, with little purpose, sur
veying idly the pale, columned facade,
ano wondering whether or not his en-
trance at that hngodly hour would
rouse the staff of house servants. If
it did not-he contemplated with mild
amusement the prospect of their sur.
prise when, morning come, they should
find the owner in occupation.
"Bannerman was right" he con.
ceded; "any-"
The syllables died upon his lips; his
gaze became fixed; his heart thumped
wildly for an instant, then rested still !;
and instinctively he held his breath,
| tip-toeing to the edge of the veranda
the better to command view Of the
library windows.
These opened from ceiling to floor
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-03-17
CHAPTER II.-continued.

DON'T" she insisted-as much as
TO say that he was fabricating and she
knew it! 1--WE must hurry, you know,
because There, I've dropped
my handkerchief! By the tree, there.
Do you mind"
"Of course not" He set off swiftly
toward the point indicated, but on
reaching it cast about vainly for any
thing in the nature of handkerchief.
In the midst of which futile quest a
change of tempo in the motors i'm
patient drumming surprised him.
Startled, he looked up. Too late;
the girl was in the seat, the car in
motion-already some yards from the
point at which he had left it. Dis
mayed, he strode forward, raising his
voice in perturbed expostulation.
Butt say"
Over the rear of the seat a gray
gauntlet was waved at him, as tanta-
lizing as the mocking laugh that came
to his ears.
He paused, thunderstruck, appalled,
by this monstrosity of ingratitude.
The machine gathered impetus
drawing swiftly away. Yet in the still
ness the farewell of the gray girl came
to him very clearly.
"Good-by!" with laugh. THANK
you and good-by-Handsome DAM"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-03-17
Baby browns In Lard Pail.

Middle River, Minn.-Left alone for
a few minutes with pail of water in
which his mother had been giving
him bath, the one-year-old son of 8.
Sorenson Of this city crawled into
the pail head first and was drowned
A wooden lard pail was used as a
bathtub. The bath water was left in
the pail in the middle of the bedroom
floor and the child was playing in 1t
by splashing the water about his body.
The mother took him away from the
pail and left the room for few min
utes. When she returned the child
was found helpless with his head un.
der the water.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-03-17
CHAPTER III.
"Handsome Dan."

Standing in the middle of the road,
watching the dust cloud that trailed
the fast disappearing motor car Mr..
Maitland cut figure sufficiently for
lorn and disconsolate to have distilled
pity from the least sympathetic heart.
His hands were thrust stiffly at full
arms length into his trousers pockets;
a rumpled silk hat was set awry on
the back of his head; his shirt bosom
was sadly crumpled; above the knees,
to casual glance, he presented the
appearance of man carefully attired
in evening dress; below, his legs were
sodden and muddied, his shoes of
patent leather, twin wrecks. Alas for
jauntiness and elegance, alack for ease
and aplomb!
"Tricked," observed Maitland, cas-.
ually, and protruded his lower lip,
thus adding to the length of counten-
ance naturally long. "Outwitted by a
chit of girl! Dammit"
But this was crude melodrama. Real.
izing which, he strove to smile; a sor.
ry failure.
Handsome Dan,'" quoted he; and
cooking his head to one side eyed
the road inquiringly. where in thun.
der d'you suppose she got hold of that
name?"
Bestowed upon him in callow col
lege days, it had stuck burr-like for
many weary year. OF late, however
it's use had lapsed among his acquain
tances; he had begun to congratulate
himself upon having lived it down
And now it was resurrected, flung al
him in sincerest mockery by woman
whom, to his knowledge, he had never
before laid eyes upon. Odious appella
ton, hateful invention of an ingenious
enemy!
Handsome Dan!' She must have
known me all the time-all the time j
was making an exhibition of myself
X. Wentworth know no one Of
that name. Who the dickens can
she be?"
If 1t had not been contrary to his
code of ethics, he would gladly have
raved, gnashed his teeth, footed the
dance of rage with his shadow. In
deed his restraint was admirable, the
circumstances considered. He die
nothing whatever but stand still for 9
matter of five minutes, vainly rackine
his memory for clue to the identity
OF Miss Wentworth"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-03-17
PEG Leo Makes Him a Masher.

Wilkesbarre, Pa.-Mrs. Mary Or
nesky has had her husband. Peter Or
nesky, brought before the court here
In an attempt to make him stay at
home. A few weeks ago to keep him
home she burned his peg leg. but Or
nesky had her arrested and the court
ordered her to buy him new one.
She got him such fine one that he
became great favorite among the
girls and never stayed at home Ac-
cordingly she has had him arrested
for non-support.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-03-17
Copyright 1907. The Bobbs-MerrilI Co. }
SYNOPSIS.

Mad" Dan Maitland, on reaching his
New York bachelor club, met an attrac-
tive young woman at the door. Janitor
O,Hagan assured him no one had been
within that day. Dan discovered a wom-
along with a letter from his attorney.
Maitland dined with Bannerman. his at
torney. Dan set out for Greenfields, to
get his family jewels. During his walk
10 the country scat, he met the Young
woman in gray whom he had seen leav-
ing his bachelors club. Her auto had
broken down. He fixed 1t.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-03-17
Certainty Something Wrona.

"Oh. mamma" exclaimed little Net
tie one day. there must be something
the matter with the baby; he isn't
crying!"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-09

him. And he wants you to believe tina
the man. this big giant. stands there
and looks at him and then walks
away
Some philosopher has said that un.
bounded credulity Is evidence OF a
weak mind And SO / say, give me
unbouaded creduiity, and will show
you weak mind. Can you believe
his story? He shows scratch un his
nose. and wouldn't any man have
taken out his handkerchief and have
wiped 1t OF? But he lets II. remain
that little Ecratch-to bear out his
story that he WAS struck with the
gun.
Mute Bits In Court.
Mr.. Sheriff, Will you bring me those
clothes. those mute bits OF testimony
which the defense d.d--r,ot dare bring
before the jury?"
The sheriff brought In the blood,
garments.
Mr.. Wendenburg slowly drew .
soiled and bloody shirt from the card
board box. These show you" ne said
Haunting the shirt before the jury
that he pitched his wife in the car
and laid her across the seats. When
he was near home the body slipped
down into the bottom of the car. and
so he brought her home" He road
from Detective Wiltshire's testimony.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-09

which related how Beattie had told
the ofhcer that he placed his arm
around his wife's waist. and ran the
car in with his right hand. This the
lawyer showed TO have been irnpossl
Bile. because there was no blood on
the left sleeve of the shirt And in
ike manner he went over the testi-
mony OF George farrell.
WitneHs Against Bim.
rs his story a fact or not?" he
asked the jury IF the shot was fired
as he described. he would have held
her as he said. as any man would have
supported the body OF his wife after
an ounce or an ounce and a half OF
lead had entered her head But that
never happened. He never had his
coat on. When he stopped 10 fix the
lights on his car he when back to tho
rear and got matches out of his coat.
And here Is a witness-this shirt
and he held 1t up high, so that all
could see-"that can never commit
perjury. It shows that his arm never
encircled bloody woman's waist. And
here is the coaS This sleeve never
went around her waist. No bloody
woman's bloody head rested upon that
shoulder. 1t is but story. a part of
the fabrication he has built up TO tell
YOU Do you want any more evidence
than that?
And yet Mr.. Carter wants you to
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-09

yet he stops on the road to fix his
lights. But when he goes looking for
the gun and the lights so out, he saws.
to hi with the lights DO YOU
want any more evidence than that?
They say CHAT rhe burden all rests
on Paul. Would you think sa? 'rhanl,
God. no scrubhy farmer came along
and picked up that gun. He threw Il
out In the highway of tramps. hoping
that some tramp would pick it up. At
first he told of n rough looking man.
and when Tom owen said that If he
had beard he must have been a
white man, Henry said, oh. didn't
think or that. and then the beard
began TO appear. ana 1t has been grow
Ing ever since. And when the hat
was found Henry said that he hoped
TO God it had name in IT, Why did
he want them TO fnd a name in that
hat?
Gentlemen, the physical facts in
this case show that his story Is nm
true. He lured his wife out on TINT
lonely road and murdered her Can
you doubt Dr. Mann, who frlt the grit
in her hair, and Squire Jacob, who
saw grit in her hair7 When he knock
ed her down, she fell and was slain
in the road All the physical facts
demonstrate that his story IS untrue"
and Mr.. Wendenburg showed by IL
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-09

er's keeper? And God said to Tim
that his brothers blood cried out to
Him from the ground. and now thou
art vanished from the earth And
now He says to Henry Beattie. Thy
wife's blood cries to Me from the
ground. and thou wilt be vanished
from the earth which has drunk up
thy wife's Blood
Gentlemen. that blood was made by
human being. That car never ble5
And she was never killed in the auto
mobile. II she had been killed in the
automobile. there would have been n
stream OF blood along the road but
there was not a spot outside OF that
big puddle. II she was killed in the
road then he has told You false.
hood. 1t has been in evidence that
the blood could have run down the
gasolene tank. But in the centre of
the car there is a wheel. and IL his
band about It, And you remember
that the streaks of blood went down
the wheel. that they did not go down
the tank. There was no blood in the
dustpan. Blood went only down that
band.
Beard still Growing.
He tells you that he didn't know
that his wife was dead; that ne
thought her back was broken. and he
hurried home to get doctor. And
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-02-03
Death of William Remington

William II. Remington, who resided
with the tenants on his farm southwest
Of the city, died on Friday last aged SO
years. Mr.. Remington had not been
sick and it is supposed that his death
was due to stroke of paralysis. He
was found in his room on Thursday in
an unconscious condition and it was
evident that he must have been strick.
en- suddenly as he was fully dressed
and had apparently started to leave his
rooms to join the family below. For
several years he was engaged in the
grocery business at the corner of Chip
man and Stewart streets. He was a
resident of Owosso for twelve years.
coming here from Dansville. Funeral
services were conducted Monday after
noon by Rev. G. H. Hanks. He is sur.
vived by his step-daughter, Mrs. Harry
Strong of this city, brother, F. Rem
ington and a sister, Mrs. D. G. Avery,
both of Dansville.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-02-03
Laingsburg

Mr. and Mrs frank Sheffield of Ian.
sing, spent Sunday with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs VIM Sheffield-C Bush
and son Willard, spent Sunday with
friends at Delta-Mr and Mrs B F
Brown left Monday for California,
where they will spend the remainder of
the winter-H K Sheffield was called
to Salem, Saturday, by the death of a
cousin Barclay and wife of Grand
Rapids, have been visiting the latter 8
brother, w FL Rowley, and other rela-
tives for the past week-Albert Wal
ker was Lansing visitor, Monday
Mrs Wilber Thompson is visiting her
daughter at Elmer Vert spent
Sunday in Lansing-Mrs Austin Ryon
of Owosso, spent Sunday and Monday
with Miss Iowa Austin and other
,friends-Mr and Mrs Elmer Lowell
of Flint, have been guests in the E E
Brown home for the past week-Miss
Zelma Sherma Sherman is visiting
friends at Mason-Mrs Charles Piper
spent Thursday in Lansing-The body
of Mrs Geo Clements was brought here
for burial from Detroit. Saturday. She
was a former resident Of this place
Alexander Kennedy was Lansing Wis
itor Saturday.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-02-03
important Work.

E X Mohr of Grand Rapids, chair
man of the purity department Of the
Michigan Sunday School Association,
and one of the strong business men OF
his home city, is to spend Sunday in
Owosso in the interest of the important
work Of the department he represents.
He will speak as follows:
10:00-'The Glory of the Second
Mile," First Baptist Church.
11:15-Women's meeting Baptist
church.
2:30-County Mass Meeting, First
Methodist Church.
4:0O-Purity talk to men only, Y. M.
@. A.
6:00-Union Young Peoples Meeting,
M. E. church.
7:00-Inspirational Address, Congre-
gational church.
1t is hoped there will be large at
tendance at all of these meetings and
Sunday schools are especially urged to
send two delegates to the mems and
young peoples meetings
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-02-03
Dursnd.

Alonzo Griffin has been assisting in
the postoffice during the illness of Mrs
Roy Clark-George II. Herrick is a
winner with his Orpingtons in the
poultry show at Detroit which closed
Yesterday. He showed a nice string
and got in with some blue ribbon win
ners-Miss Pearl Nivison, who was
seriously i'll, was taken to Detroit last
week for treatment. Her condition is
little improved-The little four
year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs E
O'Dell. fell into tub of hot water and
was severely scalded. DR.. Hixon is at,
tending her-Mr and Mrs G R Nc
Laughlin of Owosso, visited Saturday
night at the home of her parents, MI
and Mrs r K Perry-State Treasurer
A E Sleeper was in town last week and
called on b H Simpson. He left nice
deposit with the Commercial bank OF
the state funds-Bert Reed and Al
Betterly clipped 276 sheep last Friday
and Saturday for E Judson, and this
week they will be at the Cooney farm
and at George Judson's Of daines--
Postmaster A. B. Freeman has had
troubles of his own the last two weeks
In spite Of it all the service at the post
Office has been good, Miss Pearl Nivison
was the first to lay off on account OF
illness, and then Mrs Roy Clark was
taken i'll. The P M had to dig in him
self and get what extra help he could
on short notice-Bankrupt proceed
ings were started against the stock and
business being conducted by VIM. Sin
ger, here, located in the Brown build
ing. The doors were closed last week
Mr. Singer re-opened in the Hub short
ly before the holidays, but made the
mistake of trying to swing bushes,
without the aid OF printers ink.-Du
rand Express.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-02-03
Death of Mrs. Margaret Gillian

Word was received in st. Johns Mon.
day afternoon Of the death of Mrs.
Martha Gillian, which occurred at her
late home in harlotte with her daugh.
ter, Mrs. Margaret Doolittle
Mrs. Gillian, who was born in Clin.
ton county, near Elsie about S5 years
ago, lived the grea er part of her life
here. After her husbands death she
lived with her son, DIR s. E Gillian,
until he died. She then went to Owosso
remaining with her daugter and r..
moving to CHARLOTTE with her about a
year ago. She had been i'll but few
days with pneumonia but not being
particularly strong could not survive.
The funeral services we're held at Char
, lotte Tuesday and the BODY was brought
here w, dnesday noon for interment In
he Ct Johns cemetery. ST. Johns Re.
publican.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-02-03
Perry.

Seville West has been rendered the
position of assistant superintendent
with the w J Barwell company at
Waukegan, ILL.,, and will move his
family there in the spring--Mrs Sc
vile West is seriously i'll with the grip
Mrs Jack Walsmith of Lansing,
visited at the home of Mrs A H Gun
solly, Saturday-Miss Georgia Cady
of Shaftsburg, spent the fore part of
the week as a guest Of Miss Leota
Grigware-MrsI Irene Morrice return
ed Monday from Detroit, where she has
been visiting her daughter, Mrs Geo
Field-Henry Locke and Elmer Ar
mold have effected settlement with
the parties who ran into the rig con.
tanning Joseph Locke and Miss Goldie
Arnold Miss Arnold is slightly i'm
proved-tMrs Fl Abels and son haye
returned from Byron, where they have
been visiting her daughter-The
Baptist revival meetings will continue
this week-Three conversions were
reported last week r Brandt was
in the northern part of the state the
latter portion of last week on business