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then even they do now; and | proud of the
nickname then, as | am proud Of it now. hur-
red into the cab blew OFF brakes! franticaly threw
the bar forward and opened the throttle. The
train started-and not second too soon! Jimmy
Mulhaven himself showed big mountaineer from the
engine steps; every window in my side of the cab
broken by flying stones l looked back despite my
resolve to keep my eyes ahead. that the tall,
wildly beautiful woman protesting
"'Let him a1one! l heard her cry shrilly. Let him
alone I'm gon' to kill him myself with rife!'
"And l knew then that little short of miraculous
power could prevent her keeping her word continued
to pull train through the Unaka Mountains
Imagine, Boys, if you can, my position. Lord!
couldn't help what had happened. | tell you would
have willingly suffered any torture that may
devise if it would have undone the awful thing And
could think of way to make the woman understand
that it had been unavoidable accident. You see at
that day great many of the people in the mountains
disposed to look upon railway as an intruding
thing And still further, Boys, imagine my position.
had kddie of my own little girl four years old who
cared for by the fine Irish widow who the Train
mems Hotel at that time. This kiddie was all I had
l all the kidde had; didn't even have near
relatives living. 1t this perhaps that tore my
heart by the roots for the mountain woman that strong
wildly beautiful creature who had promised that she
would kill me. You understand, Boys-I realized the
value of child.
aThe following morning when l came down to 90 to
work it all l could do to climb up into the cab
of old 33. My nerve was almost gone. l rubbed
Evening star., 1914-04-19
By HAPSBURG LIEBE

grmy hand my face to hide the paor. Good old
Jimmy AIulhaven there! The CRIME didn't fool him.
| saw him watching with his eyes filled with fine
sympathy as he made ready for the start Jimmy and
l were better friends than most brothers. L"
The onetme engineer stopped abruptly, and inclined
his head. The dead silence that was broken bv
sudden bowling gust of snowaden wind the outside
The young driver of No. 80, who had said that an en-
gneman of the right kind completely lost his
nerve seemed hardly convinced. He watched the hotel
owner with thoughtful eyes, however.
FINALLY Squaredeal Ryford raised his iron-gray
head and resumed, and he spoke as a man speaking
to himself amid great silence:
Then Jimmy came to me; he put his black hands on
my knees, and looked up into my face. Old man, he
said I'm surprised to you here. You'd better quit
right You see, l heard that woman make her
threat yesterday, and know she'll certainly try to do
what she said she'd do Why, as sure as you're alive
this minute, Squaredeal Rford you'll get rifle bullet
through the head if you make another run-those
mountain women can handle rifle almost as we'll as
their folks
"You heard her make the threat I said Did the
conductor and brakemen hear ito'
"'No,' answered Jimmy. I had told them they'd
better sneak to their places before warned you and
they were gone
"'Have you told anybody about the threat
asked.
3'Not soul, answered Jimmy
Then don't, Jimmy ordered.
But you began my fireman, when nterrupted
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gan my fireman, when | interrupted:
I've thought it all over, fig
ured it all out,' l said. Any en-
gineer who pulls this train across
the Unakas will be shot at-and
the chances are strong in favor of
the first shot getting him. She
couldn't tell that it wasn't me,
Jimmy, if another man pulled 33
instead of me-faces look much alike
at little distance, and then there'd
be the CRIME. And if she did know
that it wasn't Newell, the fact
that it was the driver of 33 would
most likely be enough to warrant
her shooting. Do you think, my
friend, went on, that l could pike
off, and let some other fellow run
the gantlet in my stead? No! 1t was
l who made the gantlet, and now I
must run it-and with boots on, like
a mani
"Thewoman couldn't be arrested,
and made to take an oath-that is,
be bound to peace?' muttered Null
haven.
Arrested I exclaimed. After
what she's suffered? Of course mott
She wouldn't swear to peace, and
then they'd put her in prison. l
couldn't think of that, my friend,
No, Jimmy, there's no way out.
I've thought of everything
NBy gad!' growled my fireman,
as he bent again to his shovel. L
can't see what it happened for
"Nor can L. l replied gloomily;
but it-happened.'
Suddenly Jimmy Mulhaven
Strengthened. But your nerve is
bad he said, and you ought to
take long rest. AS for a man to
take your place, l can fill it. I'm
next in line of promotion, and there
are no extra engineers now. Not
that want the promotion for my
own sake, Squaredeal, but because
there's a chance that the woman
won't shoot at me. and absolutely
no chance that she won't shoot at
you. Come now-I'm your friend
take my advice
a reached down and caught good
old .Jimmy's hand in mine. You
are truly my friend I said, and
I'm not going to let you put your
self in danger for my sake. So
there's nothing working, Jimmy, in
the hero line
Il tried to smile; but l couldn't
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mems Hotel, unostentatious hostelry in little
Southern mountain town. The older trainmen looked
with regret upon the speaker; then they began to
turn ptying eyes toward the and manager of
the place, Squaredeal Ryford The latter named per-
son. tall very quiet, prematurey gray of forty
thereabouts, rose nervousy from his seat before
the glowing stove and walked slowly the
For a long moment he stood staring through window
into the cold, snowy night, and when he turned it
to approach the driver Of No 80
you're wrong he said, dead wrong. I was an en-
gneer several years before you came- had quit being
engineer several years before you Ask the
boys there. Ask old Jimmy NIulhaven he used to fire
for me-
And better driver never opened throttle behind
boiler' exclaimed Mulhaven, giving the younger
gnenan glance that lacked in measure, the quality
of friendness.
Ryford sat down. At motion from him, his daugh-
ter, girl of dozen years. brought box of cigars,
which he opened and passed to his patrons.
TN going to tell you. No 3O,' he said in his grave,
half-sad voice. "how lost my nerve And when I'm
through want you say whether you could have gone
being engineer He puffed thoughtfully at his
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Drawings by G. E. Wolfe

I'd I say that if an engineer is the right
kind to the bottom, he never loses his
nerve for good,' declared the young
driver of No. 30. This thing of fellow
dropping his goat forever is more a myth
than anything else.
Following the speech all became ex-
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TN going to tell you, No. 3d." he
half-sad voice, @how l lost my ner
through l want you to say whether "
on being an engineer" He puffed
cigar for few seconds, and began:
The road was in its swaddling
clothes then. We didn't have
the nicely ballasted roadbed nor the
well graduated curves that you have
now, we didn't have the big Nal
lets, and we didn't doublehead. My
engine was a little, slender fellow
numbered 33-and a good old girl
she was for all her lightness. ran
in here, pulling few freight cars.
every other day.
"At the time | am telling you
about | had heavier train than
usual, and had lost ten minutes on
the grades on the other side of the
Unaka Mountains. Once well over
the summit, l set myself to making
up a little time, and was crowding
old 33 as far as l considered safe.
l had reached a fairly level stretch
just beyond the foothills. Day was
just breaking, and l remember that
the mountain fog hung in long, thin
streamers in the valleys below. l
was rounding a rather sharp curve,
when my headlight swung itself onto
a sight that almost paralyzed me. 1
reversed as quickly as could, wish
ing that the engine might even leave
the rails; but she only reared and
bucked, throwing showers of sparks
from her driving wheels, and didn't
go into the ditch. Oh, I still see
that little flutter of white, there in
the mountain dawn!
Jimmy Mulhaven and I sprang
from the engine the moment it had
come to grinding stop, and the
conductor and brakemen joined us
Immediately. Before two minutes
had passed there was a crowd of
lanky, sober mountaineers on the
spot, seemed to have sprung
from nowhere,-and among them
was woman, one woman, a tall,
strong, wildly beautiful young wo-
man. Boys, l feel that l can't dwell
here. l must skip a little.
Jimmy Mulhaven brought me
to my senses. He stole up and took
me by the arm. we must get away
as soon as we can, he whispered in
my ear. In two more minutes your
life won't be worth two cents. These
people can't be made to understand
that it was an accident. Quick,
Squaredeal!'
@Yes, they called me Squaredeal
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G.. A. R. NOTICE.

The Lake County Veteran s Associa-
tion has invited the Kenosha- Racine
Counties Association to attend the
annual reunion at Waukegan on We'd
nesday and Thursday, August 10th and
Goth. The invitation has been accept
ed for the Goth.
This is the date of the formal pro-
gram when Comrade Colonel Samuel
Fallows, department commander of
Illinois will deliver the principal
address.
It is certainly fitting and opportune
that Wisconsin Veterans should be the
guests of neighboring Illinois comrades
to enjoy with them the "words fifty
spoken" by this most acceptable
soldier orator who fifty years ago COM
manded Wisconsin regiment.
The order of exercises embodies
other attractive aud edifying features.
1t seems unnecessary to urge every
Racine and Kenosha county comrade to
attend and thereby manifest APP
probation of Lake county's hospitality
and at the same time extend hearty
greeting to Comrade Department Com
mander Fallows. How can any old
soldier stay aways
In view of this cordial and attrac-
tive invitation it is deemed advisable
to omit our annual picnic.
Here is an opportunity for those
clamoring for some date other than
Labor Day to demonstrate by large at
tendance the advantage of 8 change.
Electric Park where the reunion will
be held may be reached by the Chicago
and Milwaukee Electric from Racine
at 9:15 a. m. and Kenosha 9:31. Sc
cure from the conductor a transfer
from the main station at Waukegan to
Electric Park. The round trip fare
from Kenosha is doc and from Racine
Csc. In the afternoon frequent north
bound trains will accommodate those
returning ito the west part of the
county.
The W. r. c., the Ladies of the G.
a. H., the daughters or veterans, the
Auxiliary to the Sons of Veterans and
any other organization affiliated with
the g. A. R. are included in the
invitation.
Badges will be for sale at the de-
pots and aboard the train. Have even
change ready-25c.
Presiding officers of all organizations
are asked to notify the undersigned,
451 Grover street, Kenosna, of prob
able attendance, not later than Mon
day, the 18th, SO that ample transpor-
tation may be provided.
Refreshments will be served by the
Wax gan W. r. G.
Signed, G. E. Likes,
President Kenosha-Racine Veteran g
Association. adydw
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WooDWoRTH.

Miss lone Edwards is visiting at
Wilmette.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gust Lantz and Mrs.
John White attended the funeral of a
friend in Kenosha on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs Gust Silsdorf and fami-
ly have returned from Milwaukee and
viii make their home with f. Kruegar
until fall when they will move to the
Waldo farm.
Miss Johanna Ruse and Miss Elsie
Kruegar spent few days of last week
in Milwaukee.
Tuesday evening of this week the
German Lutheran church of Bristol
gave an ice cream social at the home
of John Schwartz. Al report a good
time.
Many of the farmers in this vicinity
complain of considerable damage to
oat crop by army worms. 1t is many
years since army worms have worked
III TINS section.
Harry Castle and family have NOV
ed to the new cottage on their farm
that is to be their summer home in
the future.
The G. E. Society will give a lawn
party and entertainment at the home
of james Gray Saturday evening, Aug
Sth. Ice cream and cake will be
served and fine program given.
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PLEASANT PRAIRIE.

The threshing machines are busy in
the neighborhood this week.
Sam Lawson is loading two cars of
barley for shipment.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. Gould and dauph-
ter have gone on a two weeks auto
trip and will visit her mother at
Beaver Dam.
The fourth quarterly conference was
held at Wesley Thursday afternoon by
District Superintendent Rollins.
Walter Halle and Victor Sheeley
have gone down the river on a two
weeks camping trip.
The Royal Neighbors will meet at
the church Tuesday afternoon. Mrs.
J. R. Smith, Miss Hazel Smith and
Mrs. A. Halle will entertain.
Mrs. Yates has gone to Wilton.
Mimi, to visit her daughter, Mrs. D.
W. Spooner.
Miss Julie Hockney of Antioch, Wis
tied at F. D. Barter IS a few days the
past week.
Elizabeth, Edith and Bessie Boggs
returned to their home in Sheboygan
Wednesday morning after a month Is
visit with their grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Shostedt.
Little Carl Petersen, son of Chas.
Petersen, had the misfortune to fall
from horse and break his arm re-
Gently.
Mrs. Elsie D. Fox has purchased a
new Ford automobile.
Frank Barter of Hazard, spent Sun
day with his parents.
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several weeks with her relatives, the
Bacon family.
Mrs. Louise Hall of Berwyn, H., is
visiting at Mrs. Julia johnson s this
week.
Miss Nettie Hartnell of Chicago,
spent Sunday with her mother, Mrs.
Clara Hartnell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence CornweIl have
gone to Woodstock to visit Mr.. and
Mrs. Mathews.
Mrs. Ida Stewart expects to go to
Stevens Point this week for visit
with the Montagues.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Hartnell and
Mrs. Jane Wicks expect to go to Cum
berland, Wis.,, by automobile in few
days.
Mrs. Geo. Philips and daughter
Roberta have gone to Hebron to spend
few days before returning to their
home in Riverside.
Mrs. Ed. Keigher and daughter &C.
nieve of Oak Park, are in Salem with
Mrs. Van Vie, who is spending August
in her old home.
Misses Rachel and Elvira Smith re-
turned from their visit in Minneapolis
Monday.
The farmers are busy threshing
their grain.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Tewes of Waukegan,
autoed out for Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Gull visited relatives
IN Bristol last of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. Mutter autoed to
Kenosha Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Burdick entertained
Mr.. and Mrs. M. Balm of Waukeean.
last of the week.
Miss Lulu Root is visiting this week
in Chicago.
Miss Marie Bacon returned to her
home in Oshkosh Monday after spend
ing the summer here with her grand
mother, Mrs. Bacon.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. Mutter, Misses Stel-
Ia Rhodes and Marie Bacon autoed to
Racine last, of the week.
Miss Olive Hope returned from the
summer school at Milwaukee Friday
and left Monday for her home in
Bloomington, Wis, for her vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Milliger of Keno
sha, visited Sunday with their friends
Mr.. and Mrs. Baesch.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Boss entertained
Mrs. Elgerton of Kenosha last week.
A number from here went to Keno
sha Tuesday to attend the funeral of
Mrs NORM.
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Local Items

George A. Yule has gone to Rock
Island, Ill, on business trip.
William o. Gipe of Benton, Wis,
was Kenosha visitor on Tuesday af-
ternoon.
Miss Catherine Quinn has returned
home after spending week s vacation
in the country.
Our anniversary sale prices will
please you. L. H. Holbrook, ieweler,
219 Wisconsin street. advdwa8
R. G. German of Chicago, was the
guest of former Mayor James German
Tuesday afternoon.
Artificial light is the first necessity
OF civilized life. We install lighting
plants for country homes. Chas. Fl.
Uoodman. adv
Special discount on watches, rings.
silverware, cut glass and china at our
anniversary sale. Holbrook, ieweIer,
219 Wisconsin street. advdwa8
G. P. Rockwell former sales cores
pondent at the plant of the Jeffery
company and now in charge of the
great Jeffrey salesrooms in Boston, is
here to attend the big sales conference.
Mrs. Charles Fl. Gonnermann has
been confined to her home for several
days on account of badly sprained
ankle resulting from fall on the steps
at the home on Market street. She is
recovering.
Mrs. Fl. G. Mau and Miss Cox gave
hay stack party last night. Several
different games were enjoyed on and
around the hay stack, after which re-
freshments were served. All reported
a good time.
More additions to the list of Keno
sha people in war ridden Europe in.
clude Miss Leah Kella5, a teacher in
the Chicago schools, who is now in
Paris and Miss Hannah Kelley of Bris-
tol who is visiting in Scotland.
Mrs. Mary D. Bradford, superinten-
dent Of the city schools, who has been
attending the summer school at Column
bia University, will return to Kenosha
early enough to make her preparations
for the opening of the new school year
The schools will reopen on the last day
of August.
"Better Farming" says, "The in
stallation, in the farm house, of mod
ern heating systems and bath rooms
and laundries with sewage and water
connections will cost no more than
some of the usual farm machinery and
is just as necessary" If you have
been side stepping these conveniences
because you felt that you could not af-
ford them let US relieve you by giving
a free estimate of the cost. You will
be glad you did it. Chas. II. Good
man. adv
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Az FHE RHorE TuEspAy. Aua. II

VIM. Theo. Diebels is the instructor
of the Knights of Columbus Choral
Club Of st. Louis, which is to render
the concert to be given at the Rhode
Opera House, Tuesday, August 18th.
Such was the success that followed his
own mastery of the music and his pro-
ficiency as an instructor that the
Choral Club, which had already
achieved position of standing as a
singing organization, became noted for
its remarkable rendition of the sacred
music. An instant demand arose for
the services of the choir at all i'm
portant church functions in st. Louis,
and immense crowds attend whenever
it known that these knights are 60
ing to sing. adv
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CHRONOLOGY or EVENTS
WHICH LED TO GREAT
WORLD CONFLICT.

June 2s-Archduke Ferdinand,
heir to Austrian throne, and his
c,nsort assassinated at Sara
jevo, Bosnia, by Servian mem
o~-s of the anti-Austrian propa-
ganda.
July 22--Austria demands rep
aration. Servia's reply declared
unsatisfactory.
July 23-Augtria sends ulti-
matum to Servia to make final
answer by six o'clock July rs.
July 24-Russia asks extern
sion of time for Servia.
July 25-Servia agrees to all
demands save that OF permitting
Austria to try Servian offenders.
July 26-Servian minister at
Vienna given passports. Servian
army modified. Gear sends
warning to kaiser.
July 27-England proposes
mediation by Germany at vi
emma. Greece promises Servia
aid.
July 28-Austria declares war
against Servia and begins hostil-
tiles.
July 29-German troops
massed at Russian frontier. Rus
SLAMS preparing to mobilize.
Kaiser warns czar not to move
troops. Austria invades Ser
via.
July 30-Kaiser sends car
proposal to mediate at Vienna.
July 31-Kaiser again de-
mands Russian mobilization
cease. Martial law throughout
Germany. Gear replies 1t is
technically impossible" to sus-
pend military operation.
August Germany declares
war on Russia Italy declares
neutrality. Kaiser mobilizes.
France issues decree of mo-
bilization. Gear declares mar
tial law.
August Russians enter Ger
many. Germany sends troops
through neutral Luxembourg to
reach Franco
August 3-Kaiser moves three
Gerpan armies against France.
Belgian king prepares to resist
the German advance, refuses
prefer of kaiser's protection and
appeals to England. German
troops take three Russian towns.
August Great Britain sends
ultimatum to kaiser. Germany
declares war on France. France
makes like declaration. Kaiser
asks war appropriation of sl.-
250,000,000. German warship
bombards French station In AL
geria. England declares war on
Germany
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First publication August 6, 1914.
NOTICE OF HEARING.

STATE OF WISCONSIN-IN COUNTY
COURT FOR KEN0SHA COUNTY.
In the matter of the application of RU-
DOLE LEUTE and ANNA LEUTE. hus-
band and vile, for leave TO adopt a
minor child named, known as and called
VERA MARTIN.
NOTICE IS H--REBY GIVEN, That at
the regular term of the county court to be
heid IN and for said county of Kenosha,
at the county court room in the court
house, in the city of Kenosha, in said
henosha County, on the first Tuesday (be-
ing the first day. of September, A. d.
19i4, at ten O'Clock A II, the following
matter will be heard and considered:
The petition of Rudolf Leute and anna
Leute,. husband and wife, of the city of
henosha, in the county of Kenosha and
state OF Wisconsin. for leave to adopt a
minor child, not their own by birth. known
as, called and named VERA MARTIN, and
being the child of Frederick Martin and
Rose Martin, born in lawful wedlock.
Dated August 3, 1914.
By the Court,
GEO. w. TAYLOR,
W4o County Judge.
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BRISTOL.

Mrs. Fred Leonard entertained rela-
tives from Kenosha over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Castle and son
OF Chicago, spent part Of last week
at the home of Ed. Pike.
Rev. and Mrs. j. L. Jochum and
children went to West Bend the last of
the week to attend the funeral of Mrs.
Jochum s mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Dixon entertain
ed company from Union Grove OF Sun
day.
Mrs. Luck Webb of Channel Lake,
visited relatives here last week.
Miss Alice Brown entertained about
thirty of her friends last Thursday af-
ternoon in honor of her fifth birthday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Brook of Brigh-
ton, spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Lynn Everett.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ted Zerbal are happy
over the arrival of son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Bottlemy of
Wolworth, called on friends here Sun
day.
Miss Irma Lane Of Kenosha visited
at the home of Homer HOLSTER last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs George Bryant and Mr..
and Mrs. David Jackson autoed to
Kenosha and Racine on Monday.
Roy Wickham who was operated on
last week at the Kenosha hospital for
appendicitis is doing nicely.
Several of the Masons from here at
tended the Masonic picnic north of Ke-
nosha last Saturday.
Miss Munroe of Chicago is visiting
at the home of Ed Pike.
The Ladies' Aid Society met on
Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Andrew
Hansen.
The Bristol Automobile club made
their second annual trip to Riverview
and Lincoln Park last Saturday.