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Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-03-07
In the Legislature.

The Decentralization bridge bill
passed the senate by a vote of 21 to
and goes to the governor for sigma
ture.
The house has passed the following
bills and sent them to the senate: 81,
abolishing the 81 fee for teachers ex-
aminations; 1913, providing that all
public officials must file itemized
statements of expenditures.
The Machold insanity investigation
has been terminated in the senate by
the adoption of the Investigation COM
mittees majority report adjudging
Machold insane and justifying the Of
ficials in OBTAINING him in the asylum.
The house has passed the following
senate bills and they go to the gov
ernor for signature: 8, providing that
only full-blooded bulls shall be allowed
to run at large on the range; "a, pro
viding for the sanitary inspection OF
braber shops, hair dressing parlors and
bath houses.
A bill has been introduced in the
Idaho legislature by r. o. Jones, which
is securing the backing of the mem
bers of volunteer fire departments
over the entire state. The bill pro
vides for the exemption of the firemer
in regular volunteer departments from
the road poll tax.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-03-07
CONTINUED from page 49,

ought to do, and not leave the others
undone, the old-fashioned, never to be
neglected, fundamental safeguarding
of property and of individual right
This is the high enterprise of the new
day; to lift everything that concerns
our life as a nation to the light that
shines from the hearthfire of every
mans conscience and vision of the
right.
1t is inconceivable that we should
do this as partisans; it is inconceiv-
able we should do it in ignorance of
the facts as they are or in blind haste.
We shall restore, not destroy. We
shall deal with our economic system
as it is and as it may be modified, not
as it might be if we had a clean sheet
of paper to write upon; and step by
step we sha.- make it what it should
be, in the spirit of those who question
their own wisdom and seek counsel
and knowledge, not shallow self-satis
faction or the excitement of excursions
whittier they cannot tell. Justice, and
only justice, shall always be our motto.
Nation Has Been Stirred.
And yet it will be no cool process of
mere science. The nation has been
deeply stirred, stirred by a solemn
passion, stirred by the knowledge of
wrong of ideals lost, of government
too often debauched and made an in
strument of evil. The feelings with
which we face this new age OF right
and opportunity sweep across our
neart strings like some air out of God s
own presence, where justice and mer
cy are reconciled and the Judge and
the brother are one. We know ouI
task to be no mere task of politics, but
task which shall search us through
and through, whether we be able tC
understand our time and the need OF
our people, whether we be indeed theil
spokesman and interpreters, whether
we have the pure heart to comprehend
and the rectified will to choose oul
high course of action.
This is not day of triumph; it is 6
day of dedication. HeIe muster. moi
the forces of party, but the forces o.
humanity. Mems hearts wait upon us
mems lives hang in the balance; mems
hopes call upon us to say what We
will do. Who shall live up to the grea
trust? Who dares fap to try? l sum
mon all honest men, all patriotic, al
forward-looking men, Ito my side. Coo
helping me, l will rlot fail them, /
they will but counsel and sustain me
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-03-07
Americans Kill Mexicans.
Strikers Resume Work.

New York.-Seventy-five thousand
clothing workers who struck Deem
Der 20 have resumed work, the unions
having compromised closed shop and
wage demands, and winning the de
mand for better sanitary conditions.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-03-07
General orozco for Huerta.

FL Paso, Texas.-General Pascual
Orozco Jr., the commander-in-chief of
the northern revolution, declares that
he is eager to arrange peace negotia-
lions.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-03-07
IDAHO NEWS NOTES

Elizabeth Hale, an aged resident of
Garfield. Wash, died at Cottonwood
Thursday evening.
The funeral of Richard Murphy, bet
ter known as "Spud" Murphy, a we'll
known character of St. Maries. was
held Sunday
Mrs. Marick Edmondson, aged Sc, of
Moscow, is dead. She was one of the
pioneers OF Latah county and resident
for SO years.
1t has been announced that the cleo
trification of the Milwaukee road from
Harlowtown, Mont, to Avery, Idaho,
will begin soon.
Prohibition is lost in Idaho for a
while at least as the constitutional
amendment failed to secure two-thirds
vote in the house.
The new st. Maries drawbridge, the
highest in the world, being a few
inches higher than the one at Chat
colet, has been accepted by the state
and county.
The First Bank of Culdesac has
taken over the interests of the Farm
ers' State bank, which was organized
short time ago to take over the bust
ness of the Bank of Culdesac, which
failed.
The senate paid tribute Saturday
morning to the late Senator Hepburn
of Idaho, setting aside business long
enough to permit his former colleague
and his successor to deliver eulogies
on his lifes work.
The University of Idaho is to take
an important part in stamping out the
| hog cholera in the southern part of the
state. The manufacture of hog cholera
serum is to be undertaken at once by
the veterinary, bacteriology and animal
husbandry departments.
The new map of Idaho, which has
been in course of preparation by the
interior department and which was to
have been published last year, will be
withheld from publication pending the
action of the state legislature, regard
ing changes in the county lines, and
the creation of new counties
A deal has been consummated be
tween the Idaho state land board anC
the national government whereby Ida
no secures 54S,157 acres of white pine
timber land in exchange for a large
body of state school lands. The ex
change was made at the rate of abou
four acres of the states mixed timbe
land for one acre of the government
land covered with white pine timber
the state receiving in addition suff
cient acreage of grazing land on tn
edge of the forest reserve to make tn
gross acreage just mentioned and t
make the gross acreage exchanged an
} acquired by the government and tn
state practically the same. This des
has been pending for the last fou
: years and it is considered that it wi
be advantageous to the state in man
l ways. The land acquired by the stat
is located principally in Bannock, Bins
} ham and Bonner counties and the tin
Der land alone is worth approximate
s15,000,000.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-03-07
D|N AT BULL FIGHT
THOUSANDS CHEER HIM WHEN
HE APPEARS AT THE
RING.
ALLOWED MATADORS TO KILL BULL
Hero of Revolution Bows Acknowledge
ments to Vast Crowd-Big Street
Parade-RlderIess Horse of
Reyes in Parade.

Mexico City-General Felix Diaz
was accorded great ovation Sunday
at the bull ring, the first performance
of the matadors sport since the bonn
bardment of the capital.
Ten thousand spectators stood and
cheered Justify when General Diaz en-
tered box in the arena attended only
by his secretary, his chief of staff and
a few friends, and the hero of the revo-
luton was forced to rise time and time
again to acknowledge the demonstra-
lions.
Diaz granted the request of the mat
adors 20 kill the bull, and presented
favors 10 the popular heroes of the
arena when the animals had been dis.
patched. T. Machaquido, noted mat
ador, was slightly injured when he put
the blade into the third bull.
At noon General Huerta, General
Diaz, General Mondragon and General
Banquet stood on the balcony of the
national paIace and reviewed the pa
rade organized by the Felix Diaz club
in honor of the men who were most
closely identified with the recent re-
volt.
Sevral thousand persons, represent
ing the different branches of the mill
tary service, civic societies and frater-
nal organizations, afoot, mounted and
in carriages, paraded through the prin-
cipal streets. Thousands of spectators
lined the streets surrounding the pal
ace, but were not markedly demon
strative, although "vivas" were numer-
Gus.
A feature of the parade was the rid
erless horse of General Bernardo
Reyes, walking behind a carriage, in
which was a painting of the general
draped with crepe Barred heads al
along the route evidenced the love and
admiration of the people of the capital
for the dead chieftain.
The same solemn respect for an
other victim of the revolt was shown
when the draped picture of Genera
Gregoria passed.
Americans Kill Mexicans.
Douglas, Ariz.-For nearly half al
hour Sunday morning force of 81
Mexican soldiers engaged 16 United
States troopers of the Ninth cavalry
under Lieutenant Michaelson, on tn.
international boundary line here, unit
probably six of the Mexicans had beel
killed, several wounded and troops
and F of the Ninth cavalry arrived t
reinforce the handful of Americans.
The daily sentinel., 1913-12-13
Il

finger In the direction from where
he had come.
Tn mimi" The miner pushed hack
his broad-rfmned hat and passed
hind across his damp forehead
Like it7'
Il sure ala. Never had a softer
blanket How'd I eyer-get hereT"
Il was comm W from Monterey
the other day the miner took Up
abruptly and without hesitation. "and
] saw you doubled Up In the sand.
! t1t you up In the saddle and
brot shf you home
me mans heart au;tsred Ike a
fame Ia the wind
''HoT-hoW long ago vas thatP'
List week Nest have been
Tues day. You've been hoIdin' down
the bunk for six days"
a queer laugh forced Itself be-
tweei the mans lips and something
quivs red IN his throat.
isis days? Why. ] thought It was
only yesterday" He paused for a
rnornsnt. Eliminating. Can't seem
TO remember things very well. I
know I was running toward n green
place where there was plenty Of wa
ter-aad then everything got black
and ! vent under
The miner fell to shovellng again.
his arms lifting and falling rlethod-
ically The man settled himself COM
fortab y on n big rock. rejecting up
on th,' others brief. direct ezplana-
tlon. After q time he got up and
walkoi beside the long sIuice.
"F'iH ding much color2''
no. 80 far" The miner straight
enAd up. ''why7"
"Used 70 play this game myself"
fhe man responded careiessiy. II
a
Somehow both men lifted their
eyes to face one another. The sud-
den hush seemed almost brittle with
expectancy.
"Becn working this for iongT" the
man continued.
Maybe a month. Once or twice I
struck sor1ethin' good. I'm hopin' to
get the vein pretty soon"
The miner spoke sharply with a pc
culiar trenble In his voice. You
seem sort OF curious
II ann" The man stared absent
~ across the stream at the high cliff.
II was Just thinking about a man
over Smoky Creek way, where / hall
from. About month ngo ne muir
dered n chap and dropped out OF
sight. Somehow the posse never
could pick up his trail Funny,
a puzzled glare came into the min
cr's eyes. Maybe 70" ne admitted.
Put what's that rot to do with"
mot n thing" the man hastened
TO interrupt. II was Just building up
n little story. that's all. II all came TO
me like NJ II ] had read II out OF a
book. supposinE this murderer-he
went by tho name of Silent Kelly.
didn't hc7-nuppoalng he got across
the divide and cheated the desert?
Huppoaing he came TO this 'dobe shack
yonder and went into washing Dirt
No one would think OF looking for
him In this gulch. now. would they2"
The miner lot his shovel chatter
70 the ground md an ugly look crept
into his eyes. II hope there amt
nothin' personal in them remarks"
he vcntured. III you mean to say
that Tim
The man held up hand and
smile lowered about his lips. II
didn't mc~n TO offend-or to inslnu-
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ate. don't care who you are. or
where you came from. or what you We
done. You treated me white you
did. pulled me out Of that he'll and
nursed me like a WOMAN That's a
lot more than any ore has ever done
for ne-and you can just bet I'm not
going 70 forget IL"
The miners face cleared What's
your name7"
call me-Dury." the man an
swsred. after a moment Of siIenee-
Just plain Duffy. I've a sheep
ranch In the Spanish Basin"
MY names Harper" the miner
spoke up in reply. I'm glad we un-
derstand each other. Duffy"
Their hands met
Got another shovel7" the man who
said his name was Duffy resumed.
81 haven't anything in particular to
do IN the next few weeks III earn
my grub--and pay you back for ths
nursing"
And so. IN the succeeding days Of
brilliant sunshine, warm, flower
scented air and cIoudless skies. the
two men-Harper and the rnsn-rho
was called Duiy-labored cid. by
side. grubbing at the river-bank.
trusting each cleanup might Disclose
even the rnerest trace Of precious col
or. But the elusive god OF Fortuns
seemed chary Of that particular gulch
and the hopeful CLINT OF yellow did
not materiaiize- And never, IN all
that time. did either one or the other
Of the two recall the words that had
passed between them on the certain
afternoon OF Dury's awakening.
One morning. a fortnight later.
Harper suggested riding 10 camp for
needed supplies: and Duffy. with the
prospect Of an enjoyable change. in
stantly agreed. After minding Anal
Instructions. he rode out Of the green
gully and struck OF across the rocky
fat, arriving in Monterey shortly aft
or noon. The single. twisting street.
ansie-desp with the red dust that
ba ked under the torrid sun. was de-
serted. a number OF forlorn adobe
huts, clustered on either side OF the
road, comprised the entire camp.
Duffy tied the pony before the store
and went in to make the purchases.
When he came out again to secure
the heavy bags behind the saddle.
the dag hush was broken by the
discordant notes OF dams hall pi-
ano. And. Joining in at intervals,
ahrill voice wavered in an old ia
miliar afr.
lie listened. arranging his stirrups.
And when the hush again settled
down he climbed slowly into the sad-
die. touched the pony's side with his
knee and headed up the street.
Near the outskirts OF the camp a
nuttering sheet of paper. spiked
against the wall of an old corral.
caught and held his eyes. Abruptly
he refined back. and then. with some
thing OF a start, sent the pony nearer.
Half way across the street he
spelled out the heavy, black head
line. Face to face with IL he read
the whole announcement.
REWARD.
Two hundred dollars reward
will be paid for any information
leading to the arrest Of one Silent
Kelly, description uncertain. who
shot and killed Edward Bnrrister
at Smoky Creek. Communicate
with the sheriff.
Carefully. critically Duffy read
and rercad the glaring statement. and
The daily sentinel., 1913-12-13
By ROLAND ASHFORD PHILLIPS


& = T..
See hare. .nsf5n = 4,lsS9y s>sGps4
on, into DE n.oouiisht s'Iou wanted
Information abAut SQpf Helb. Atnet
you, That vas w1z9 tsr ~ few4rd
was for. ehz I teT y4p feeN ~
man and yea asseA1e8 htqk 10
won't ever prove a19th4nE AeainFt
him He's innoeept l>te pleSea MIN
. dirty trick In 63enk MeHy.-
The sheriff chohed hack Al oath.
"Youire@Ehatz ILL., - 2 ~
Tn silent Kelly. sherjG.. the nan
who was. called Duff resnIssd.
When I broke out Of the Smoky
Greek district changed my name
shot and killed Barrister in self
defense; Il was q mere matter OF
Quicknsss-snd / got my gun out
1rst. When I tried to set across the
desert ! went under-and this Harper
found me Today At noon ! net
to Ain-not knowing the truth. He'd
been writing home about his wealth
and his mines You know the kind
OF chap he wA4 sheridt ~ Well.
-couidRA s4afd Mp and tel the poor
little girl that, could I? Fact is.
none OF IN could. for that matter
30 I made her think he was a decent
right and that he had been foully
murdered. She was never to know
that caught him cheating In card
game.
1T took all of her money to get
her here, and she simply had to go
hack. So l cooked up this scheme.
1t was . lie handed you this after
noon. but I knew II told you the
truth then you'd not give me the
coin. But I'm talking to you straight
now. sheriff"
The sheriff. as though stupefed at
this abrupt and unexpected confess
sion. remained speechless. . Silent
Kelly. after passing limp hand
across his damp brow. continued:
Now you've got your Information
of Silent Kelly. Got II first hand
the reward was for. wasn't II? l.
told you the right thing about Bar.
ulster. caught him cheating and
told him so-and beat him drawing.
A mans got TO think pretty quick In
a time like that, shsrIff. Now I'm
putting myself In your hands. Do
what you think best, I haven't led
a spotiess life-but II you let ma get
away from here III be straight from
today on. and I'll give yea ny vord
to pay back that hurdTe5 you loaned
me. Going 10 trust MAJ You ala
once. and l kept my wcfd. didn't I?
If Motif you and the Law are not
satisfied guess I'm Worth 81 En1ch
dead as alive"
And with thai be whlrled abruptly
on his heel and pjpddea slowly up the
rnooniit read. With .ntGrt, the
sheriff dfoppsa hand to his alb and
jerked out q heavy sit-sh1oter. The
singing from the distant saloon arose
and fell at intervals ljaa Wind azncns
the pines. Ths shefin lifted she Gun
at arm's length and aimed Il sauars
behind the ctheTss onouldera. Ard
then, as his hngsr tightened upon
the trigger. MS arm wont numb and
fell Imply down. =
at Amt according TO the law" he
gulped huskily. as the form of Silent
Kelly dwindied smaller and smaller
under the moonlight. land it's my
duty to uphold 1t. But guess this
time human natures got the best OF
me-"
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then very Eraveiy he rode on, his
pulses leaDinz. hts naxers trembling
on the relns-
Upon his arrival home Harper
greeted him with a welcoming shout
and bountlful supper, and when
they had finished eating they went
out on the shadow Of the adobe, with
the warm wind stirring their hair
and the star-dotted heavens bending
over them. and talked and smnksd
far Into the cool night But Duffy
made no mention Of that bit Of nut
tering paper on the corral wall And
later. when the candle was put out.
he lay back IN his bunk, staring
emptily at the low ceiling. recalling
the words he had read
He came to make the trip 70 Mon
terey regularly each week, and one
day the weekly stage that met the
train from san Diego came In while
he was IN camp
II discharged its lone passenger q
sIim. pathetic slip of girI. who, puz-
zled and helpless. set her bag down in
the dust and stared about at the
huddled row OF shacks.
Duffy. emerging from the store,
beheId her there in the center Of the
road Turning quickly at the sound
Of the slamming door. she noticed
him. picking Up her bag she came
over 70 the sidewalk
This IL where take the stage for
Smoky Creek. Is IL not1' she asked.
Could you tell me how long ] have
Duffy removed his sornbrero. 'Ths
Smoky Creek stage leaves tomorrow
about SIX o'clock" he exclaimed. III
over 20 Johns Place. II isn't much
Of q hotel. but you can rest there
until morning"
She thanked him and her tired eyes
lighted.
''You-you are acquainted In Smoky
Creekf" ahe ventured. - they werv
trudging up the street toward ths
two-story adobe. which. for courtesy.
went by the name Of Johns Face.
sheep-rsnch near thers in Spanish
Basin" he added. as an afterthousht
Then maybe you know Ned Bar
risteri"
He caught at his breath for a sec
ond. but did not change expression.
I've heard Of him." he stamnered.
Hes my brother" the girl went
tinsnt 10 see him. I wrote from San
Diego. but he did not answer. The
last letter we received from him was
dated at Smoky Creek. Do you sup
pose he'll meet me there"
Duty stared straight ahead OF him,
breathing hard. Down at the far
end of the street the plano was go
ing again. its harsh. complaining
notes rising in the stagnant. heat
laden air.
We've had such good letters from
him" the girls voice trernbled ever
go lightly. And we were so glad that
he's been making a success-out of
his mines. Folks never believed he'd
amount to anything-except me-"
"Barristcr-told you that" Duffy
found his tongue. Told you he was
mlning-making money?"A
They were at the hotel now. and
Big John hinself--a dark skinned
half-breed. came out smiling for the
bag. and still smiling shambled back
through the door. The girl and Duffy
faced each other.
"Yes-he told US that" she wayered;
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into each others faces. Duffy trem-
bling and expectant- the sheriff with
tight lips and dubious eyes
You mean en- get siIeat Kelly
By miduight-you take your hundred
right now-2nd stay in camp until
get back That ~
Right. sheriff. Duffy hurried
I'll wait kere-and II you're no; sat-
isfled with my proof. III return the
coin"
Only for moment did the sheriff
hesitate. and then being but human.
put out his hand in mute acquies-
cence- Duffy grasped IL
Silent Kelly is down the creek.
making a stall at sluicing." he ex-
pIafued. He isn't getting any color
game from the first rode his pony
IN It's getting pretty hungry by this
time. You take it and he'll make q
lire for the gulch-"
Very attentively the other listened:
then he put hand to his pocket and
counted out five gold pieces, which be
pushed across the table
I'm trusting you n n OF a lot
more than / would most strangers"
he admitted frankly.
Duffy covered the yellow stack
with shaky palm
You'll ind me waiting for you
when you get back. sheriff" he said
quietly I'm be at Johns Place"
So they parted-ths sheriff to
gather mis- posse. and Duffy hurrying
back to the hotel He went up the
door of the girls room Gaining no
response. he pushed in She was
asleep on the bed. where to all ap-
pearances, she had cried herself into
q stupor.
He found her handkerchief. wrap
ped the gold pieces in one corner and
deposited It beside her pocketbook on
at the sleeping girl, he tiptoed out
of the room
II was quite dark now; the moon
was not yet up, and only the big,
white stars lent a shimmering pallor
to the silent camp. Emerging from
the hotel Duffy seated himself on the
low porch. in the shadow OF the roof
Five minutes later riotous bunch
Of sheep herders pounded down the
road. left their mounts before the sa-
loon. and disappeared within.
An hour dragged. and abruptly the
watcher in the black shadow sat up
straight. A cluInp of horsemen ap-
peared for the instant on the hill
brow and then dipped down toward
the camp. After snort interval
they passed before him. swiftly and
silently. like a troop of specters, the
shimmering dust trailing behind like
q veil. And in their midst. bound
upon a pony, Duffy saw the bumped
form of-Harper.
Presently the sheriff rode back
alone. and as he approached DUFFY
called to him. He refined in and
swung down from the saddle.
We'll" he began, I'VE found the
man just as you said. Took him
completely by surprise. Denied every
thing. OF course. We will take him
over to Smoky Creek in the morn
ing" The sheriff laughed. said he
had never beenx In Smoky Creek in
all his llfei"
Duffy drew in a deep breath. II
don't believe he ever was" he an
swered evenly. y
Whats that?'