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Charlevoix county herald., 1914-03-07

comfortable dinner, but in reality, !
believe, to preclude the possibility
of being followed. When we had fin
ished our breakfast, Brace, taking the
hotel-man by the button, said
"Old pal, you hev got a stranger
staying in this house, reckon"
The man scratched his ear, looked
up and looked down, and then, at a
jerk of his button, blinked up at
Brace, and said
oval, allow | hev."
"A wooden-legged stranger,
think?"
The same shutting, and then
oval, allow he hev got a wooden
leg"
"A niger, / believe"
oval, niger accordin' to appear
ances."
81 kinder fancy he's in the little
chamber over there. 'Twarn't swine
heard gruntin', were il?
you kin inspect him, If you like"
IL will, after which hef l take a
fancy to nailin' of him up for four
and twenty hours for the same num-
Der o. dollars, you will allow me the
use of hammer and some three-inch
plntS
al will do that" said the man,. and
the two having shaken hands on the
bargain, he went off to get the arti-
eles required, while Brace looked into
the room.
"It's the same" said Brace, and
turning up his sleeves, he proceeded
to nail up the door in business-hke
manner.
al don't think he will trouble as,
unless he kin afford to make it worth
the old pals while to let him out"
said Brace, as we started from the
house, lend even then he won't get
much of a chance, SEEM as no mortal
man can get down that hole without
a light, and we've got eyes for to
see hef light is follerin' on us"
1t was dark, despite the snow that
lay upon the ground. Brace led the
Charlevoix county herald., 1914-03-07

seen; there was not a footmark in the
slushy snow which still lay ankle deep
upon the ground; it seemed complete
ly abandoned. But the Judge led the
way through the deserted rows of
tumble-down huts, and presently
pointed to one from which column
of blue smoke was ascending through
the clear air. -.D
We were on a plateau in the very
heart of the. mountains. All around
the rugged peaks rose high into the
still air tinted with deep purple in the
where the sunlight fell upon the
snow. Where the snow had slid away
from the precipitous sides, the gran
lite, streaming with water, glittered in
the bright rays as if it were encrusted
with jewels.
AS we came to halt, waiting for
a response to Braces call, the silence
was broken by prolonged roar like
that of distant thunder, as some rock
loosened by the frost broke away and
hurtled down the unfathomed canon.
A man came from the building,
which still bore faint trace of the
word "Hotel" on its facade, and
greeting Brace with the air of an old
acquaintance, said he had got every
thing aired, and a supper all ready
to put down to the fire. Brace had
seen the necessity of preparing him
for our reception. A couple of rooms
had been made as decently comfort
able as might be expected. We left
Lola there, and strolled out while
the dinner was preparing.
The end of the town abutted upon
a wide stream, that was tearing and
whirling along among the gigantic
powders that marked its course, to-
ward a black cleft which divided a
towering mountain in two. Fantastic
as are the effects which characterize
the heights of the Sierra, l had seen
nothing comparable to this. 1t was
as if some mighty hand had split the
mountain in half.
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81 have know'd the time" said the
Judge impressively, when both sides
of this river was lined with miners,
and every one on 'em worth his thou
sands of dOllarsp
! had no sympathies with the past
glories of the stream. My mind was
filed with admiration of the savage
beauty of the scenery around.
Thar" said the Judge, fiinging a
piece of wood, part of an appliance
which might have washed gold un-
told, into the turbid and rushing wa
ter; thar, bar stoppages, that'l pass
the Great Hesper in less time than ii
will take us to get back to the hotel"
us il through that cleft we have
to go?"
"Ah, sir, and down into the very in.
nards of it."
was looking toward the dark
chasm with feeling of awe, when
Brace touched my elbow. He was
dragging at his chin tuft, his lower
lip protruding, his heavy brows bent
He pointed slowly TO trace in the
snow.
"The man from the hotel been
down here's that what you mean ?"
| asked.
ct amt him, sir, that mark. Look
at tits a one-footed mani end"
he added, striding forward and look
ing closer-"end it's a left-footed
mani end it's a wooden-legged manp'
and then, with conviction, "It's the
burned niger that's been spyin' after
as. Leave him to me. He amt goin'
to spy on us tomorrow, not hef /
knows It,"
/ approached the marks, and per-
ceived that beside the foot was the
round hole made by d wooden stump.
After dinner, Brace looked to the
pine torches he had brought up, and
spent the evening in drying them
carefully, while chatting with the
man of the hotel. He said not word
about our discovery, nor did the man
speak of any visitor being in the
house. This, with a certain cunning
look in his little red eyes, alarmed
me.
We were called at four o'clock the
next morning, Brace saying that we
must start early, in order to get our
job done in time to get back to n
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way with pine torch, which burned
sluggishly in the mist that enveloped
US. Lola, holding my hand tightly,
we followed close behind Brace, who
kept the torch low to show the
nature of the path, nevertheless we
slipped and fioundered considerably
in stepping from bowlder to bOwlder
the half-melted snow rendering it
impossible to obtain firm footing.
Under other circumstances, Lola
would have enjoyed the difficulties,
and laughed at our mishaps, but now
she neither smiled nor spoke; some
times she would press my hand
little tighter-that was all the sign
she gave. We followed the course of
the river, guided by the sound of
the rushing waters. AS we proceed
rapid, the stream forming a long
succession of falls, and, the light in
creasing, the rocks and powders
about US became dimly visible
through the gray mist. At length
our progress was stopped by huge
rock that rose perpendicular before
as.
"Harkp said the Judge, as we
stopped TO regain the breath that had
been pumped out of our lungs by the
last scramble.
listened-we seemed to have
turned our backs on the stream-its
rushing sounded more distant than I
had yet heard it. ] said this.
"Hark again. said Brace. Then
as l leaned my ear attentively,
heard beside the swirling and dashing
noise in our rear muffled roar, that
seemed to come from the very bowels
of the earth. l almost fancied ] felt
the rock vibrating under my feet.
you're right" said Brace, when
gave him my impression; lend the
roar you hear is that stream shootin'
down thousands of feet to- the bottom
of the great hole. If it warn't for
the burned mist" he added, holding up
the torch, which revealed but few
feet above our heads of the granite
wall by our side, you'd see that we're
now standin' right between the two
sides of the divide we looked at last
night. We air standin' right over the
canon, with pre'aps four or five thous-
Charlevoix county herald., 1914-03-07
CHAPTER XIX

As the spring advanced, Brace
turned his eyes daily to the mountain
tops. On the first of May he said he
would have day or two off, and "jest
have a look round at things"
On the seventh he returned.
"The times come" he said, "the
SHOWS goin' away sharp, and the
rocks is already squittering down,
but glory be, the holes open All
we'r got TO pray for now is that the
KidTl listen to the vice of reason.
Leave her to meP'
As we were sitting at table ne said,
in casual way
"I was up to my old lot in Peters
vile for q bit of a refresher during
my little holiday, sir; and you're no
idea how nice the old place do look.
Now, supposin'-as we amt got nairy
blessed thing TO DO for the next week,
we kinder take a look around arteI
that stone we used ter think such a
lot of--jest for curiosity hke--hey ?
The Kid used ter make a fine to do
about bein' good when she was sick
do you feel like it now, my gel ?"
Lola turned deadly pale, and was
silent for a moment, then lifting her
eyes to mine. she stretched her hanc
out, and, as / took il, said
81 am ready"
We made our preparations that
afternoon, and took the night train
from San Diego to Canon River,
where ave put up for the night. In
the morning we took the stage TO
Great Canon City--a deserted mining
town at the foot of the Sierra. After
lunching at the only hotel, we hired
mules, and, leaving the valley, as
cended the mountain path.
Water streamed freely down the
mountain path upon the lower slopes;
but our difficulties only commenced
when we reached the line where the
half-meited snow made the rocks
treacherous even TO the feet of the
sure mules. We had four hours of
terribly rough and dangerous travel
ing before we reached Petersville--
the most wretched collection Of rotten
shanties | ever saw.
Not living creature was TO he
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A DANISH WEDDING.

ITO be continued
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and feet of nothing under US, on a
lump of rock that's tumbled down
from up above, and wedged itself here,
cause somethin' stopped its goin' fur
der, end it do tremble, allow. II
amt solid! It's moved lump since
knew it in the old days, and one o
these days chunk from up above will
come down and start it off for good
an ALL"
81 think we may as well get off it,
in that case"
oval, yes 1t amt more risky
standin' on it than standin' under it;
but as we've got to go under it,, and
down the hole, we may as well git"
Charlevoix county herald., 1914-03-07
THE
GREAT HESPER
By FRANK BARRETT

And he kept his word. Every day
he exhausted his stock of adjectives
in clarifying the estate and dilating
upon the marvellous results to be OBJ
tanned from fruit culture, and occa-
sionally he referred to the Great Hes
per with such contempt that one
would have thought it was hardly
worth stretching out ones hand to
take.
This had the effect that Brace de-
sired. She listened in moody silence,
and after | had turned the subject,
she would sit with her chin in her
hands, her elbows on her knees, and
her great sad eyes fixed upon some
distant object, wrapped in dreamy
meditation. But Brace was not con
tent with this.
One day | overheard him speaking
TO Lola when they were alone.
81 reckon we shall have TO show off
our good pints, my gel, before the
squire and his daughter come here,
or we shall look pretty mean by COM
parison, and Gentleman Thorne will
sOrter feel sick, seem us hangin'
around. He'll say to hisself, nat'ral
like, well, here's this squire and his
daughter, as I've never done nothin'
in partickler for, has set me up in a
business as is goin' to make me the
most eternal ALFRED millionaire that
ever lived; and, on the other hand,
here's this derned old Judge, as
skercely earns his salt, and the Kid,
as I've nussed and saved twice from
dying right out, and all they've ever
done for me is ter rob me Of all
he'd, and do their level TO clean me out
and ruin me-"
He might have continued, being Of
a persevering sort, but that Lola ran
away to her room, slammed the door,
and burst into a fit Of crying, that
could be heard where sat on the
terrace
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RalkY Tom.

run upstairs, Tommy, and bring
baby's night gown" said Tommy's
mother.
Don't want to" said Tommy
ooh, Tommy" If you are not kind
to your new little sister she'll put or
her wings and fly back TO heaven"
Tommy's reply came.
We'll, let her put on her wings and
fly upstairs for her night gown"
Charlevoix county herald., 1914-03-07

EXCHANGE-What have you tai
trade IN good productive property foy
good double house and lot In Ypsilap-
ii, the normal school town. AddrssS
Trade, Box 240, care United Week y
Press Association, 1858 Market Ave.
Grand Rapids, Michigan.
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Very Popular.

".She says she had several men
running after her at the seaside"
"Ha, ha; SO that's what she says,
EN-
yes; my, she must have been pop
ular."
"Well, | hardly call it that. What
she means was she came very near
drowning one day, and the whole life
saving crew ran after her"
Charlevoix county herald., 1914-03-07
WANTED
FARMS FOR SALE OR
EXCHANGE

am too busy getting oat my annual farm
cataiog to write ads. This eataloR will be G
neat little Booster" for Western Michigan, ar
well 40 a partial list of the farms I have fof
sale During the next few weeks several thou
sand of these catalogues will go into the hands
Of men who want to buy Michigan farmfH
If You have a good farm that you vSHk D.
sell or exchange for city property and do Il
quickly, get in touch with noe promptly with
full particulars as TO description, lowest price
and bermSs 30 that l csD give accurate
intelligent description and IL possible i will
include IL In my list in THE eataIog.
If you want TO buy either small larRV
farm In Western Michigan, or a large bloch
of cheap unimproyed land that will rapidly in
crease in value, don't buy until you can ses
my list. Ask for eatalog Il will save yOR
money
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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1914-06-18
deg 30 minutes w.. 9 chs; thence W..

deg. 80 minutes w., chs; thence w.
20 chs; thence N. - deg. 80 minutes
E., % chs; thence s. 80 deg. E.,
chs, to the place of beginning, applica,
ton of P. A. Shearer, Lewiston, Idaho;
List 1-2442. A tract of 80 acres, with.
in what will probably be when surveyed
Sec. 81, T. 81 N, R. 10 E., described as
follows: Beginning at Corner No. J.
whence Forest Service Monument, con
sisting of projecting point of a
granite bluff, marked F. s. M. H. bears
s. A. deg. 80 minutes E., 1.07 chs; ex'
tending thence N. so deg. Is minutes
w., 1910 chs; thence N. II deg. E.,
4.O5 chs; thence N. II deg. E., 7.5O
chs; thence N. 4s deg. E., $50 chs;
thence N. 10 deg. 80 minutes E., chs;
thence N. deg. 80 minutes E., Is chs
thence s. 81 deg E., 80 chs; thence s
Is deg. W., 10 chs; thence s. 81 deg
80 minutes w., 1880 chs, to the place
Of beginning, listed upon application Of
George 8. shissler, Sites, Idaho; List
1.2443. May IL, 1914, G. NJ. Bruce
Assistant Commissioner of the Genera
Land Office. IA
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Department of the Interior, U. s..
Land Office at Lewiston, Idaho, May
%, 1914.
Notice is hereby given that John
Zbonark, of Grangeville, Idaho, who,
on May 26, 1913, made homestead entry,
No. O4s74, for NEA NWA, Section 80,
Township 80 ~, Range E., Boise
Meridian, has filed notice of intention
to make five year Proof, to establish
claim to the land above described, be-
fore Grafton F. Johnson, U. s. Com
missioner, at Grangeville, Idaho, on the
End day of July, 1914.
Claimant names as witnesses: G. F.
Brown, Walter Rice both of Mt. Idaho,
Idaho, James P. Hartman, Jardin Baker
both of Grangeville, Idaho.
l-6 Henry Heitfeld, Register.
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NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.

To the heirs and assigns of j. f.
Moshier, deceased.
You are hereby notified that the
undersigned has for the year 1911, 1912
and 1913 expended 5000 in labor and
improvements upon the following placer
mining claims, situated in Florence
Mining District, County of Idaho, State
of Idaho. The Lost Lake and Flag
staff, and if within ninety days after
the duplication of this notice you fail
to contribute your proportion of said
expenditure for the years 1911, 1912
and 1913, towit: $500 and the cost of
this publication all your rights, title
and interest is said claims will become
the property of the undersigned.
2-15 s. 10 Claude Flint.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Department of the Interior, U. s.
Land Office at Lewiston, Idaho, May
8, 1914.
Notice is herby given that Edwin
Newton, of Elk City, Idaho, who, on
July 8, 1907, made homestead entry No.
12343 serial, No. O2145, for VIZ SEA,
SEA NWA and NEA SWA, section
10, township 80 N, range 8 E., Boise
Meridian, has filed notice of intention
to make five year Proof, to establish
claim to the land above described, be-
fore Theo. P. Tollefson, U. S. Commits
sioner, at Sites, Idaho, on the 18th day
of June, 1914.
Claimant names as witnesses: Oscar
Maxwell, James Smith, W. L. Hawkins
all of Elk City, Idaho, Charles Scho-
field of Kooskia, Idaho.
SIG T. H. Bartlett, Register.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Department of the Interior, U. S.
Land Office at Lewiston, Idaho, June
6, 1914.
Notice is hereby given that William
l.. Hawkins, of Elk City, Idaho, who,
on January IA, 1908, made homestead
entry No. 1250S serial, No. O2245, for
NWA SEA, VIZ NEH, See. IA and
SWA SEA, Section IL, township 30 N,
Range s E., Boise Meridian, has filed
notice of intention to make five year
Proof, to establish claim to the land
above described, before Theo. P. Toll
lefson, U. s. Commissioner, at Sites,
Idaho, on the 14th day Of July, 1914.
Claimant names as witnesses: James
Smith, M. F. Hawkins, Oscar Maxwell,
Edwin Newton all of Elk City, Idaho.
3-6 Henry Heitfeld, Register.
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FEEDING ROUGHAGE.

as shown by Better Farming will pay
for itself in one season in feed that Is
saved or that would be wasted from
feeding on the ground.
Any kind Of boards may be used for
making the rack. but it will last much
longer If made from wood that resists
the action Of the weather. The run
ners are 2 by inches, fourteen feet
long, shaped at the ends like sled
runner Six inches from each end is
2 by 8, three feet long. set inside the
runners. A third 2 by is set inside
the runners at the center. On the top
of the end and center pieces are nailed
9 by As, fiat side down. In each corner
a 2 by 4 upright three and half feet
high is made stationary, also one at the
center of each side. Three four-inch
boards are nailed to the uprights.
Holes are bored in the ends of the
runners and heavy wire inserted, to
which singletree is attached when
ever it is desired to move the rack
about the farm.
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subject to the prior right of any such
settler provided such settler or appli.
cant is qualified to make homestead en-.
try and the preference right is exercis.
ed prior to July 30, 1914, on which date
the lands will be subject to settlement
anu entry by any qualified person. The
lands are as follows; The Eh E1s SW
"A NWl4 the SEA NW4, the So NE
a, the So NEh NEA, the SEA NV
"A NEh Sec. II, T. ~ N, R. l W.,
d. NJ, 100 acres listed, upon application
of Sam NJ. Jones, Whitebird. Idaho:
List 1-2459. A tract of 57.SS acres.
within Sec. IS, T. 80 ", r. 4 f., des.
cribed as follows: Beginning at Corner
No. |, granite rock, whence the quar-
ter corner between Secs. Il and IS. T.
80 N, r. 4 f., bears +. 20 chs; ex
tending thence S. 90 chs; thence f. 5
chs; thence S. 20 chs. thence w. II
chs; thence n. AZ deg. W., go chs. :;
thence n. p deg. 81 minutes f., 1920
chs; thence n go deg % min, w. 7.23
chs; thence S. 81 deg. 33 minutes w..
l4.33 chs; thence n. 81 deg. W., .25
chs; thence N. Is chs; thence n. rs
deg E., 2 chs; thence n. 40 deg. E.,
1880 chs; thence N. 81 deg. E., 8 90
chs; to the place of beginning, listed
upon application of A. D. BARLEY,
Grangeville, Idaho; List 1-2473. The
VIZ NWA, the NWA SWA Sec. %,
I. 20 N, R. 4 E., 100 acres, listed upon
application of Lawrence R. Moore, 215
Bay View Street, San Rafael, Cali
fornia. The NEA SEA, the NJ NJ
SEA SEA, Sec. %, the N.Y. SWA
SWA, the NJ SEA SWA SWA, the
NEA SWA SWA SWA, Sec. % T. 30
N, R. A E., 1850 acres, application of
Harry Markham, Grangeville, Idaho.
The VIZ SWA SWl4, Sec. IA, the E1s
SEA SEA Sec. Is, the E1a NEA NE
"a Sec. %, T. 20 n, r. E., 60 acres,
for which there is no applicant; List
1-247s. The VIZ NWA NEA NwA
the NWA SWH NEA NWA, Sec. II,
T. 80 N, R. E., $50 acres, application
of Patrick H. Leach, Grangeville,
Idaho; List 1868. May -, 1914, G.
M. Bruce, Assistant Commissioner of
the General Land Office. IA
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tae estate of John S. Danforth de-
ceased, were granted to the undersigned
on the 23rd day of May 1914, by the
Probate Court of Idaho County.
All persons having claims against
said estate are required to exhibit them
to ne for allowance at the law office
OF N. Reese Hattabaugh at Grangeville,
idaho within ten months after the date
of the first publication of this notice,
or they shall be forever barred.
Dated this 2nd day of June 1914.
Henry 5. Hazlitt, administrator with
Will annexed. %
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TO ENTRY OF
LANDS IN NATIONAL FOREST.


Notice is hereby given that the lands
described below, embracing 4S2.SS
acres, within the Nezperce National
Forest, Idaho, will be subject to set
Element and entry under the provisions
of the homestead laws of the United
States and the act of June IL, 1906
ga Stat, 233), at the United States
land office at Lewiston, Idaho, on July
30, 1914. Any settler who was actually
and in good faith claiming any OF said
lands for agricultural purposes prior to
January l, 1906, and has not abandoned
same, has preference right to make a
homestead entry for the lands actually
occupied. Said lands were listed upon
the applications of the persons mention
ed below, who have preference right
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NOTICE OF ATTACHMENT.

In the District Court of the Second
Judicial District of the State Of Idaho,
in and for the County of Idaho.
Carrie M. Stone, plaintiff VS.. The
Concord Mining Company, defendant.
Notice is hereby given that an at
tachment has been issued out of the
above entitled court, in the above en-
titled action, against the property of
the above named defendant.
In witness whereof, 1 have hereunto
set my hand and affixed my official
seal this 9th day of June, A. D. 1914.
J. A. Bradbury, Clerk District Court.
3-3 (SeaD By G. F. johnson, Deputy.