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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-31
GRANT and lee.
Chaplain Miller Talks of Them to His
Old Comrades.

The program at the auditorium Fri
day afternoon which was the conclud-
for Memorial day drew a large crowd
OF old soldiers, school children and
others who were periodically inclined.
The main address of the occasion
delivered by Chaplain ]: K Miller,
who saw active service in the Civil
war brought back memories to the
veterans present and they gave out
ward expression of their enthusiasm
and patriotism. The speaker told of
the conflict between two great gem
erals-Grant and Lee.
1.-TWO of the greatest men of the war
were the two great surprises" said
the Rev. Mr.. Miller. "A year before
the war no one expected Lincoln to be
opened no one expected Grant to be
general of the army. Both were
creatures of the conditions.
The star of fortune followed Grant
He was not an officer of the regular
army, as Lee; he had no notorietY, as
Mcclellan; no inordinate ambition, as
Halleck; no pull at Washington. He
began by commanding regiment no
one else would command and closed
by commanding an army no one else
could command. Grant came to Lin
coin in 1854 by way of the battle
fields of Belmont, Donefson, Shiloh,
Vfcksburg and Chattanooga.
"Grant faced Lees $4,000 men with
10000 men. The generals had never
met before on the battlefield. Lee had
lost every offensive battle but one and
Grant had gained every offensive bat
tie and the only defensive one he had
ever fought. Both generals were dar-
ing and knew each others ability. The
two greatest generals faced each other
and the battles of the Wilderness,
Spottsylvania and Cold Harbor made
the north sick at heart. Grant be-
came uneasy and wired to Lincoln
and the president wired back: Hold
on to Lee with bulldog grip, and chew
and choke as much as possible Lee
started westward with Grant on his
heels, and finally. on April 8, 1865. at
Appomatox,Lee. the greatest defensive
general since Washington, surrender
ed to the greatest offensive general
since Napoleon. This is the story of
Lincoln and Grant
Mrs. Isabel Macarthur read an orig
inal poem, Our Flag vocal solo
was given by Mrs. B. B. Smythe. Lin
coins Gettysburg address was de1iv-
cred by Edwin A. Austin. ''The Star
Spangled Banner" was sung by Mrs.
John Wright.
At the Cemeteries
Thousands of persons flocked to
the cemeteries in the course of the
day. The crowd was particularly
large at the Topeka cemetery. Here
approximately six hundred veterans
of the Civil war are buried. Three
special street cars took the old SOL
diers out to the cemetery. The G. A.
Gage monument in the soldiers plat
c. N. Bacon had charge of the Me-
mortal service and of the decoration
of the graves. George w. Weed had
charge of the decoration of graves
at the Mount Auburn cemetery. Van
Smith and a number of veterans Wis
tied the Mt. Hope and Calvary GEM
eteries.
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Kansas City Produce Market.

Kansas City, May 31.-WHEAT-Cash !:
Market unchanged to 1c higher. No 2
hard. s91a@93c; No. g. ss1zd92c; No. red,
940l99c; No. 8, s71aG96c.
CORN-Market unchanged to 1c lower.
No. mixed, 571aG58c; No. 8, 571sc; No. 2
white, 571zd5sc; No 8, size.
OATS-Market PC higher. No. white,
4Oc; No. mixed 3S03812c.
RYE-Market unchanged.
HAY-Market unchanged.
OVERWHELMINGLY, 26c; firsts, 25c;
seconds, 24c; packing, PIC.
EGGS-Ffrsts, 1870: seconds, 15c.
POULTRY-Hens, 1870; ROSTERS, 1oc;
ducks, 15c; broilers, 23c.
WHEAT-Receipts, 1o1 cars.
CLOSE: WHEAT-July, 877sc; Septem-
Der, S7dS71Sc; December, S91sc.
CORN-May, 561ac; July. 56s4c; Septem-
Der, 56Tc; December, 54d541sc.
OATS-July, SOC; September, 3S7sc.
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Chicago Live Stock Market.

Chicago, May 31.-HOGS-Receipts 1000.
Market strong; generally sc above yester-
days average. Bulk of sales, $S.65QSSO
light, ss55G8.75; mixed, $S.5O9S.s5; heavy,
IS 25d8. TIN; rough, $s.25as40; pigs. $1,000
$40.
CATTLE-Receipts 200. Market steady.
Beeves, -S7.O068S5 Texas steers, $6.65Q7. so;
western steers Sc. S017.90; stockers and
feeders, s5.75@s.Oo: cows and heifers, $500
$50; calves, $7.5oq11. 90:
SHEEP-Receipts 1,5o0. Market steady.
Native, S51O96.O0; western, $520Q7.50:
warnings, IS. S0G6. 40; lambs, native, $3.50
$50: western, $5.65Q7.55; spring lambs, $500
G9 90.
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FRENCHMAN WON,
Peugeot Car First at Indianapolis
Race-No Fatalities.

Indianapolis, May 31.-The United
States fell before France here Friday
when Jules Goux, a FTenchman, driv-
ing a French car the Peugeot won
race at the speedway in 6.31:33.45 at
an average speed of 1859 miles an
hour.
No fatal accidents marred the run
ming of the race, although two were
seriously injured, when the Mason,
driven by Jack Tower, upset on the
back turn, due to tire blowout. Tow
er's right leg was broken and Lee
Dunning, his mechanician, received
three broken ribs and internal injuries.
Physicians at the Methodist hospital,
where the two men were taken after
the race, were not sure as to the ex-
tent of Dunning's injuries last night
Charles Mez, who finished third in a
Stutz, brought the biggest thrill to the
crowd, estimated at 100, 900, when he
drove the last lap of the race with his
the upper stretch turn and Merz re-
fused to stop at the pits until he had
circled the track another time and
finished the race. Coming down the
home stretch in the finish, Harry Mar
tin, Merz's mechanician, climbed out
on the hood of the car and unbuckled
the straps so that the pitmen could ex
tinguiSh the flames imme diately.
Four out of the eighteen cars en-
tered finished in the prizes, the other
four being forced out by broken parts.
An American car, a Mercer, driven
by Spencer Wishart, finished second,
seven laps behind the winners The
Sunbeam, English car, driven by a
Frenchman, Albert Guoyt, came in
fourth. The other foreign cars in the
money were:
Piletter's Mercedes-Knight Ger
man, which was fifth, and Mulford's
Mercedes Germany, seventh. The
three Italian cars were forced out of
the contest.
The race was a little more than ten
minutes slower than last years con-
test, which was run in 6:21:06 This
was due, it was said, in a large meas
ure to the intense heat which neces-
STATED many changes of tires. Another
thing which caused a slower time was
the fact that this year the piston dis
placement was limited to $50 cubic
inches while last year the race was a
Gree -for-all.,, The Winners.
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Topeka, Kan, May 81
APPLES-Ganos per bbl:, So. rs.
NAVEL ORANGES-Per box IS 50G6 90
FLORIDA GRAPE FRUIT-Per hoy
S. 25Q5.50.
I,EMONsPer box, $7.0007 25
PINEAPPLES-Per crate, $500.
AWBERRIES-Fancy Missouri Aro
mas. per crate, S2.75. Other varieties. per
PoTATOES-New. per bu, sLs5; old
CABBAGE-New, per lb.,2hc.
RANANAS-Medium sized punches. per
bunch. s1.75q225; large punches. per
bunch' s.. 5od275; per h., &c.
ONIONS-Crystal Wax, per crate 81 GOA
g: Bermuda Onions. per crate, 81 90
RHUBARB--Per h., &c; 100 lbs. or
WAX BEANS-1-3 bu- box. 800; Dia-
roond basket, $1.o0; per hamper, $3.50.
ASPARAGUS-Pe doz punches, Soc
TEXAS CUCUMBERS-Per doz., $500
2.25. .,,-
crate, 50. 25Q3.7
HOME GROWN SPINACH-Per bu, Soc
HOME GROWN RADISHES-Round
ner doz. punches, 15c; doz. bunch lots
l21zc.
BEETS-Per doz. punches. Soc.
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TODAY'S MARKET REPORT.

Chicago, May 31-WHEAT-wheat scared
today because of continued dry hot wealth
er southwest Besides, there was fore
cast of small world shipments. 1t also
was officially announced the wheat crop
of India was considerably smaller than
last year. Opening prices. were nc to
sc higher. July started at 92ssc to s25sc,
a gain Of 5sc to Rc, and seemed inclined
to hold within that range.
Profit taking the part of holders
ever, was steady with July 1ac net higher
at 92Lc.
Cash Wheat-No. red, s1o1@1. o41s; No.
8 red, 93c@S1 90; No. 2 hard, 931hd95kc; No.
No. 2 northern, 92d94c; No. northern,
91d93c; No. spring, 92@93c; No. 3 spring,
91@92c; No. spring, S2@90c; chaff, 90q96c;
Durum, 90dS6c.
CORN-Corn showed firmness in SYM
pathy with wheat. July opened Bc to
Ac up at 57ssc to 571sc and rose to $3.50
57Ac.
The market, though not active, display
ed only slight tendency to react. The
close was steady with July &c net higher
Corn-No ?, 5sa5sAc; No. white, 5s1k@
594c; No. yellow, 5sa5SAc: No 8. 57A@
Sc; No. white. 5sq59Ac; No. yellow.
No. 4yellow, 57A@571sc.
OATS-In oats the trade leaned decided
ly to the buying side. July which at the
outset was Ac to &c higher at 3Sc to
$3.50, steadied at 3S24c. An advance at
the yards was responsible for an upturn
all around in provisions. First sales were
unchanged to 10c advance, including Sep
TENDER pork s19.85 to S19.s71a, September
lard s11121h; ribs, 81. 46111. 421s.
Oats-No. 2 white, 41@411zc; No. 8 white,
s9% d4Oc; No. white. ss1zaS9c; standard,
401z@41c.
RYE-No 2. 6366315c.
BARLEY-50d68c.
TIMOTHY-$32 5d4.O0.
CEOVER-Market nominal.
PORK-S20.50
LARD-$11. 1212.
RIBS-$12. O0d1275.
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Robbed of His Legacy.

Chicago, May 31.-Charles Smith
was robbed of $1.1O0 early this morn
ing in front of the Chicago Northwest
ern station while he was waiting to
catch a train for Iron River, Michigan,
where he lives. The money was his
share of a legacy which he collected
yesterday. Smith was found raving
and trying to tear out his hair by two
policemen to whom in time he ex-
planned that two men had attacked
a piece of pipe. ct would rather kill
myself than go home and tell my wife
that I was robbed" he said to the
notice
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Kansas City, May 3-HOGS-Receipts
500 Market SC higher. Bulk of sales, sS65
as 10: heavy IS. 6odS. 20; packers and butch
ers. SIS 65ds75 light, IS. 7GGS. 10; pigs, $500
500.
CATTLEReceipts 200, including 100
southerns Market steady. Prime fed
steers IS 25dS IS; dressed beef steers, S7-25
6S25; western steers, S6-75GS25; southern
steers S.. 75G7 60; cows. s45067.10; heifers,
Sc SOFAS 10: stockers and feeders, s6.50QS.c0;
bulls IS OO67. 25; calves, $7.o0410.5o.
SHEEP-Receipts none. Market steady.
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Topeka Gets Next Meet.

Parsons, Kan, May 31.-The state
convention of postoffice clerks met here.
The next convention will be held in
Topeka May 80, 1914. Miss Norah
Leseur, Kansas City. was elected pres
ident; Miss Sadie R. Dorsy, Lawrence,
secretary; I. w. Proyer, Coffeyville,
treasurer; Fred Smith, Wichita, dele
gate to the national convention at
Cleveland.
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Chase County Grows.

Cottonwood Fails, May 31.-With
but three exceptions, every township
and town in this county shows a gain
in population over last year, accord
ing to statistics just compiled by the
county clerk, made up from the as
SCISSORS returns. Strong township
leads, increasing from 1877 in 1912 to
272 this year. hatfield township is
next with a gain of g.
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ANOTHER AIR VICTIM.
Young Aviator Killed at Chicago When
Biplane Tipped.

Chicago. May 31.-Aviation claimed
another victim today when James
Colovan, a young amateur flyer, was
killed by the overturning of his biplane
just outside the flying field of the
Aero club of Illinois. Colovan's ma
chine, which he owned, caught in the
branches of a tree and dropped to
earth and Colovan was crushed under
the engine.
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Now York Produce Market.

New york, May 31-BUTTER-Mark
firm Creamery extras, Csc.
CHEESE-Market firm. State whole
white and pale and colored specials, 14Ac;
ditto average fancy, lac.
EGGS-Market irregular. Fresh gather
ed dirtfes No. l, 1SG18Ac.
POULTRY-Live poultry, steady; chick
ems. broiIers western and southern, BIC;
fowls, 19c; turkeys, 121zc. Dressed, steady;
fresh killed western fowls, 161zd19c; tur-
KEYS 1SG19c.
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c. Iosenb Live Stock Market.

ST Joseph May 31.-CATTLEzRecei
100 Market steady. Steers, s7-00G5.5 So
cows and heffers, s4.0ods.25; calves, 5000
HoGsReceipts 1900. Market steady to
strong. Top, SS.771a; bulk of sales, $3.50
sHEEP-Receipts 500. Market steady.
Lambs, $7.00dS.25.
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Idverpool Grain Market.

Liverpool, May 31.-WHEAT : Spot,
steady: No Manitoba, rs Cd; No Man
itoba Is 4c: futures, quiet
CORN-Spot firm: American mixed,
new IS d American mixed, new, kiln
dried. IS 90; American mixed, old IS Cd !;
American mixed old, via Galveston, no
stock; futures, steady.
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Topeka, Kan, Nav II
GREEN CURED HIDES-Natives n,
!, lac; No; 2. lse; a., Side Brands. logic:
Bull sand Stages; s1zglO1Ac; Horse Hides
TAI.LOW-4S4d5%c
DRY HIDES-Butchers' heavy. 2o1o1.,
dry salt, 13Q15c; Mink, 81. 50G17 90: RaccnrSo,'
ood3 IS; Skunk (black), $4OOd1 so: S["ni..
,short stripe), $3.00G1.OO; Skunk (narro 1,n
stripe), S2.35475c; Skunk (broad sfr,n1~~
s.. 25Q30c; 'Opossum, 15Q90c; trash wortL'
less: Muskrat. large. 75a30c: Musixrat
medium. 5e025c; Muskrat small. s5SSaac'
The above prices are for prime furn
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wichita Live Stock Hfarke,

Wichita, May 31.-CATTLE-Receip 100.
Market lower. Native steers, Sc. 75G8-25;
cows and heifers, IS 50d7.50: stockers and
feeders, Sc. 5066. so; bulls. $5.5oG6.75; calves,
$7.O0d10.00.
HOGsReceipts 700. Market strong.
Top IS. 55GS. 65.
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Bond Election at kansas civ.

er foretold a heavy vote here today
at a bond election to provide an is
sue aggregating 100000 to be used
in erecting a branch library. a high
school and twelve ward schools.
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TnneIxa Markets.

FURNISHED by the Chas. Wolff Packing
Co. yards close at noon Saturday. We
cannot use pigs, thin sows or hogs
weighing less than 40 lbs. Do not mar
ket hogs unless same are well finished
as we cannot use half fat stuff. We give
he low prices effective at once, until fur
Their notice.1
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Two Postmasters Annointed.

Washington, May 31.-Lucy ]. Epley
has been appointed postmaster at Beu-
Ian. Kan. The president has designated
Bertha Wilson acting postmaster at
Scandal, Kan.
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Cbicapo Produce Market.

Chicago. May 31-BUTTER-Mark
higher. Creameries, 241zQ25c to 28c.
EGGS-Market unchanged
POTATOES-Old, unchanged; new, $1oo
to SIPS.
POULTRY-Market higher. Springs,
alive, 1512c; chickens, alive 151sc.
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NIinneanoIis Grain Market.

Minneapolis, May 31.-WHEAT-Close
May, 905sc; July, 917sd92c; September, 931
@93Ac; cash No. 1 hard, 941ac; No. 1 north
ern, 93694c.
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the witness said. George M. Roosevelt
deposition was ended when court adj
journed until p. m.
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Lambs s7.0O9s5o; yearlings, s5.5o@7. 90;
wethers, s5.0oQ6.oO; ewes. $5.0095.75; stock
ers and feeders, $3.5005.00.
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The Prudential Trust company loan.
money on city property.-Adv.
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THE 300 HITTERS.

American and National averages. in
GLIDING games of Wednesday. May Is:
AMERICAN LEAGUE
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Market price paid Tor dry lot cattle
If YOU will favor with your inquiries
advising number of head. quality, age
and length of time on feed, we will make
you an offer or arrange for our BUYERS
to call you
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Topeka, Kan, May Al.
EGGS-Fresh country, 15c. W.
POULTRY-Hens, all sizes, 12c: sprin1s
over lbs, lie; broilers, 2lbs. and un5ers
&c; geese, &c
TURKEYS-Hens turkeys over slbs.. IA.
young Toms over IL lbs. 14c; old Tons'
l2c. 0'
BUTTER-Packing stock. 2oc
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Topeka, Kan, May 81.
CHICAGO EGGS-1SAd 1s15c.
NEW YORK EGGS-20c.
CREAMERY BUTTER-Chicago q: N
Y, 2711c; Elgin, &c; Topeka wholesale, 2sc
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Butter and Eggs.

FURNISHED by The Continental Creamery
Co., Topeka, Kan.l
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COUSIN ON STAND.

CONTINUED from page One,
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Topeka Hide Marked
Topeka, Kan Nav .,

Quotations furnished by James q. sroi.h
Hide Co., los East Third ST.
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WESTERN LEAGUE PITCHING REC
ORDS
Including all pitchers who are credited
with winning or charged with losing
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Topeka, Kan, May 81.
PRAIRIE HAY-No. 1. 500; No. Q
$500.
NEW ALFALFA-Choice 1890; No. I.
$500.
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TURNIPS-Per doz. punches. 35c.
ARKANSAS PEAS-Per box, zoo
GREEN ONIONSNPer doz. punches. nc.
doz. bunch lots. 1Sc.
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Topeka Grain Market.

FURNISHED by J. B. Billiard, corner Kan.
sas ave. and Curtis st.1
Topeka, Kan, May 81.
wHEAT-754S0c.
CORN-5sc.
OATS-35c.
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Topeka Fruit and Produce Market.

ISelling prices by Saml E. Lux, wholesale
Fruit and PRODUCED
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Topeka, Kan,

Topeka Butter, Eggs and Poultry.
FURNISHED by the Topeka Packing ~ I
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Topeka Hay Market.

FURNISHED by I. A. Beck, 212-214 K. 9Th
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-07-17

municipal ownership of the water
works, BODYBUILDING. drains TO carry
off Sinsinawa's overflow, inquiries into
the Tanner company county con
tracts-all these Wiley had put before
Harlan IN his years OF mental growth
through high school
lie knew OF the judges conserya-
tism, of all the influence of birth,
breeding. association which were
about the younger man, and he felt
a masters pride, a jealous triumph,
that he was forming Harlan's deeper
ideals. The Van Harris mad a tradi-
ton formed by Harvard. the Atlantic
Monthly, a New England ancestry and
generations OF thrifty but not burden
some wealth A tempered blood. a
certain coldness in looking on the
larger aspect OF affairs, all this went
with the judges calm, kindly, imper-
turable example The West had not
broken the sense OF their culture.
They were the cautious. genial Amer
leans OF the constitution whom one
means by the best people"
Except Rube. He was extra-consti-
tutional and reversion Even Har-
Ian could sympath etically understand
why Rube's hands felt too big at his
mothers dinner-table.
They walked out through the warm,
scented light. Wiley sighed "Old
boy, suppose this is about the last.
You'll be gone now for year. And
Arne Vance is going back TO Wiscon-
sin to finish up his agricultural
course; and Janet'll be too busy with
school affairs to find time for our
meets In the old shop. When we talk
ed most of the night-us four. You've
meant so much 10 me. Janet says We
ought TO get out the July number or
The Inland Empire for Christmas.
Then they both shouted irrepressi.
bly,. The Inland Empire was a pulling
monthly the quartet had started a
year ago with some vast hope OF har-
boring therein the genius OF the Mid
lands. 1t was always In the Earlyille
print-shops. waiting for the editors to
pay the printers bills, four months
behind Its date-line OF issue. Janet
Vance's salary usually went TO help
ing on the hamstrung magazine. Wiley
Curran never had any money, and the
Van Harris did not take kindly to Har-
lan's connection with the project.
(Continued)
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-07-17

CHAPTER II.
(Continuedl


Wiley sat listening. Il suppose,
he murmured, like a man who rel
tshes his anticipation but draws back
from its ends. He had swung the
circle of the west like most OF the
midland young men. demonstrating
N Dakota, mining, timber cruising
selling real estate running country
papers, leading forlorn hopes OF i'm
possible reforms In the wide-open
camps OF Nevada and Montana. fruit
raising on the Matagorda coast OF
Texas, exploiting reclamation pro-
jects in Louisiana-always the en-
thusiast. the dreamer, gaining, for
himself nothing at all except the ar
dor of the game-the mighty and ex-
piring drama OF the old west In the
nineties he had seen and lived and
exulted In; free-footed and shirtless
for sixteen years he had missed moth
ing OF the last of the great days. He
had written once of the final round
ND I'm the southwestern cattle country
and its epic note had aroused the
magazine makers for its brilliance
and it's pathos. A dying flame with
the life IL celebrated He had done
nothing more: he was back in the old
town, and merely Curran OF the
News.
He looked from Janet Vance's Of
fee window TO his shop. a long one
story building, Imprinted, gray, like
worm that had crawled hungrily
down from the bluff to High Street,
to stare at the courthouse from its
two grimy windows You would never
have thought that out OF this lethargic
monster came more contraband opin-
ions, and into II more unpaid bills
than any print-shop in Iowa.
Over the lawn from the basement
Jail came a man who smelled of car
bolc acid The town kids knew he
was "trusty" and that some OF the
prisoners came every day 10 get the
exchanges from the News office. The
fumigated one spoke pleasantly to the
editor and went In for the papers.
He rummaged the editors desk. open
ed a drawer and filed his pipe from
the editors tobacco and came out.
In the drawer were two dollars OF the
editors money but the jailbird did
not touch them-that wouldn't have
been playing square with wiley"
RUDE watched him go back TO the
courthouse Jail. Around the Square
lights were coming now and then;
from Dckinson's grocery, the Hub
clothing house with its lsenbaum ~
Kickenheimer clothes from New
York; the Palace of Sweets. with a
departing group of high school girls,
and a countryman gazing in the win
dow mill-pond at the gold fish; the
First National bank with the gilt le-
gend, Van Hart & Donley," above the
cornice, and before 1t the historic
hitching-post with the lead bullet Inn
planted in the copperhead riot of 63--
prosy and commonplace it might be.
but how dear and familiar was 1t ali!
Even Wiley T. Curran, the towns
insurgent, knew 1t, now that he was
back. bit gray about the temples aG
ter years on the great highway be-
yond the everlasting hills.
RUDE voiced the curious call OF
homecoming: ITS funny how some
times we all want to get back. There
was the two Schnitzler boys and Nor
rison-ain't he in the bank. now? And
you and me-once Hen McFetridge
batted a fly clean up in the court
house clock and stopped it for six