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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-08-03
OCCURRENCES OF LONG AGO.
ITEMS OF NEWS BOILED DOWN FROM THE
CENTRAL THIRTY FIVE YEARS AGO

On Tuesday last Cohn's saw mil
broke down and the mill has beer
idle over week.
viii Gilbert, Geo. Manson and
John Ward returned from Dakota
last week having each taken "tree
claim" of one hundred and sixty
acres.
Our nimrods who went a fishing
last week have returned and all re-
post having had glorious fun, with
the exception of DR.. Frost, who came
home feeling that the trip had no
pleasures for him. The DR.. has been
alllng for some time.
The new hotel of Bells and Mosher
In this city is approaching completion
at rapid rate. Dan Giles, late of
the Mansion House, at Stevens Point,
will preside in the office and have
general provision of the premises.
Moses Katz owns a horse and stab
les it at the Winkley House barn. 1t
is nice Slick-lOoking animal and is
the apple OF his eye. The other day
the boys changed horses and put in
ms SOe"il fCdl, ldUlly dIlluldl, all
bones and no flesh. The other MORN
ing, early, Moses rushed into the
stable to hitch up. He commenced
grooming the animal. He first dis
covered that the animal had no shoes.
AS he had let l.. S. Cohn drive him
the day before, he confined his wrath
to that gentleman. "By Jimminy,"
his shoes are all gone; that's the last
time Mr.. Cohn gets this horse" He
led the horse out to hitch it up.
Passing his hands over the horses
ribs in the dim light of the stable,
he exclaimed: ''By gracious You can
count every rib; all of his fat has
gone in one day. 1t shall cost Mr..
Cohn one hundred dollars" The bows
howled and Moses made things blue
around there when he discovered the
trick.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-08-03

The second story boys rooms in the
Y. NJ. G. a. are being entirely redec-
grated. They were sadly in need of
redecoratlon ana 10 Is great SaIis-
faction that it can be done. The
boys department has grown in the
last several years to such size that
the present space is hardly sufficient,
especially in the winter when the
rooms are crowded after school hours.
The three pool and billiard tables are
almost always in use and checkers
and chess have become fayorite
games. Possibly in the next several
years another building can be erected
TO the north of the present one. The
pool and billiard table purchased by
the High School Boys Club two years
ago is being recovered.
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How 9 This T?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward foI
any case OF Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls CatarFh Cure.
F. j. CHENEY & Co Toledo. o.
We. the undersigned. have known F. J.
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe him
perfectly honorable in all business transac-
lions and financially able to carry out any
obligations made by his firm.
NATIONAL BANK or COMMERCE
Toledo. o.
Halls Catarrh Cure IS taken internally
acting directly upon the blood and mucou:
surfaces OF the system Testimonials sem
free. Price IS cents per bottle. Sold by al
druggists
Take Hans Family Pills for constipation
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-08-03
FOR RENT |

Two Office rooms in the PILOT
building, overlooking the court house
square. All modern conveniences.
Hot water heat. For information call
at the Pilot Office.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-08-03
FOR SALE.

The residence property of the f. W.
Kickbusch estate, at PIG Grand Ave,
fronting 12O feet on Grand avenue,
and running west 250 feet. For
further particulars enquire of G. H.
Wegner, $50 Main street. i6-tf
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BARGAIN FOR A JUDITH BASIN
MONTANA FARM TODAY

and get a share of 100 acres of fine
winter wheat. Come TO our Office for
facts and low railroad rates. Wm. IL.
Brown Company, 5 Y. LaSalle ST.,
Chicago, or E. p. Brown, District
Manager, WauSau, Wis.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-08-03
TUESDAY, SEPT. 6, 1881.
Mayor Leahy and ]. G. Clarke, were
doing Oshkosh last week.

Mayor Leahy and ]. G. Clarke, were
doing Oshkosh last week.
Billy Collins is building a steeple
on his house and the boys say Billy
is going to put bell in to call the
children to dinner.
The court yard is to be spaded up
and leveled off. Then if they will
keep the cows out and plant few
more trees it will make a handsome
place.
Joseph Snow, one of the old pioneers
of this country, died in Lincoln county
on the 9th ult. He was a generous
hearted old fellow but was his own
worst enemy.
W. @. Brands, one of the best bows
you will find in a days travel, en-
ployed as a typesetter on the Boon
Iowa) Republican, and who has been
making visit in the city, returned
to Boon yesterday.
DIR. Searles having sold his property
on Jefferson street to r. p. Pratt,
will build him new family residence
near the east end of Scott street.
J. Dengel and J. J. Sherman go
east this week to purchase new goods.
This firm hereafter will be known as
Adam DengeI & Co., John Dengel
having lately been admitted as a
partner. They intend to stock up
largely this fall and keep as fine a
store as in the city.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-08-03
EASY WAY TO MAKE
HAIR ATTRACTIVE

Ladies who find trouble in properly
or attractively arranging and dressing
their hair should try using little
Partisan Sage twice daily for while
and note the remarkable improve
ment. Parisinan Sage, which can be
obtained from w. w. Albers or any
drug counter, makes the hair soft,
lustrous, fluffy and wavy, takes out
the dull, lifeless appearance, dissolve
the dandruff and stimulates the hair
roots into healthy normal action. In
stead of merely sprinkling the hair,
it should be rubbed right into the
scalp with the finger tips. Partisan
Sage is a delightful treatment for
both hair and scalp, cannot possibly
injure the hair and is very inexpen-
Sive.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-08-03

Many more towns die for want OF
confidence on the part of the business
men and lack of public spirit, than
from opposition from neighboring
towns and adverse surroundings.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-08-03

Miss Ruth Winkley is visiting in
Rhinelander.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-04
ART nfa THE RESCUE.

See the d amcerl Is the dancer
gifted with imagination, ankles and
artistic inss 1t such as she is able,
by recourse t,a the poetry OF motion,
ito interpret tllle esoteric significance
Of things, eyen the subtler nuances
thereof? q
The dancertPis gifted about that way.
/ What, the n. being touched with
zeal for patriotic service, is she go
ing to do?
She is going to book tour Of the
provinces jstLt popular prices, and her
motion is UD dance Schedule K Of the
tariff withs so much clarity that if the
farmers ca dntinue TO see as through a
glass datA .ly, it will be their own
fault.
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TIIE GUTIIRE pAIN LEADER sATuRDAY, sEpTEMBER Il 95

WANTS
CLASSIFIED
FOR SALE.
FOR SALE Gentle driving horse,
cheap. Phone S44 or call at 424 y.
Springer Ave.
FOR sALE-2S acres joins this town.
Where YOU can have electric lights
and city water. See J. S. B. Hall,
FOR SAIE-A very desirable busi
ness lot 25xlio opposite post office,
on street car line, One OF a very few
Vacant lots in the business part Of the
city. Inquire of DR.. J. l.. Melvin,
12i 1-2 West Oklahoma avenue.
FOR SALE OR TRADE Improved
so acres. Is niles northeast OF Ok
lahoma City. WIN trade for live
stock. Phone TX 555. II, l.. Reyn'
olds.
FOR SALE Nice 5-room cottage 2
lots, best location. east side only
$4,000
Also 10 and 30 acre tracts, improv-
ed close to city. E j. Blackman
/ HAVE FOR SALE the Jno Hoover
property, sos e. Harrison. A dan
dy home cheap Make me an offer.
j. S. b. Hall
FOR SALE--Five-room modern house
for sale, cheap. 92O e. Noble.
Phone 1865.
FOR SAI4E-Piano in good condi-
tion, will be sold cheap. Call iO5
North Division or phone 1OSl.
---------
FOR SAI.E-A good second hand au-
tomobile, cheap. See Or. r. o.
Barker
FOR SALE very cheap, the fine
Householder property on West
Noble. lots, also 2 lots joining my
home on east Okla Ave. Make me
an Offer. S. B. Hall.
FOR GALE. S. B. Hall says ne has
a car load of Maxwells on the road
If you want an automible wait--it
will pay you.
FOR SALE-The house at 212 East
Villas is not yet sold. Only $3.50. If
you want a home this is your chance.
Dooley and Armstrong Phone 399.
FOR RENT
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GllGhriG IBQSinGSSg amid L2aiINa
0HfffiiGiiaI TDirGGGory
COUNTY OFFICIALS

WV ~ 1 4 1lflNAl4AiA1
District Judge = "A. II. Huston
County Attorney. Arthur r. Swami
County Judge. John D. Chappelie
County Clerk ............ AL Leer
County Treasurer 80. r. y. Stewart
Clerk OF Courts. Walter A. Humphrey
Sheriff ............ VIM. Sherwood
CoEdty Assessor. ...E. y. Garter
County Commissioners: Jack Lang
ston, chairman l. ". oliver, N. w
Sloan.
County SUIT. -. Margaret Doolittle
CITY OFFICIALS
Mayor .......,......s.J. r. Nissley
Commissioners; G. G. Clother, W.
II. Mitchell.
City Clerk ....... II. n. Dunham
Treasurer ........,.A. 3. Armstrong
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A.. II. & s. r..
North Bound.

4O6-K. C. and CBacago Ex.. .5:35 a. N.
LEX. G., Colo and callf..S;lS u. IN.
4l2-K. c.. Chicago and Calf.
Flyer -. ....-.........S.25 p. m.
i42-Enid. Kiowa & Calif.. 1925 D. IN.
Kiowa, local, Except
Sunday - . 7.10 a m
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FOR SALE-r Prepare Tor a full busi-
hess course. The Capital CitNI
Business College offers fine opportun-
ity. Get scholarship at Leader office
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statesmen WANTED

SALESMlSN-Big money, big line, all
necessities groceries, paints, oils,
stock food Sell at wholesale Goods
and house nationally known. Ina
mense crops insure vast trade Quit
road-stay in home territory-build
homes and bank accounts as hundreds
do Regular trade, quickly; easily
covered. No capital-effective sell
ing helps $3.50 to $500 monthly. John
Sexton & Co, Wholesale Grocers,
236 w Lake 81, Chicago. W
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WANTED--TO RENT

WANTED TO RENT-7A man and
wife wants to rent or furnished
rooms for light house keeping. Pre-
fer to be with an old couple in a
modern house. See Garrett, 11G 10
East Oklahoma avenue.
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a x gmmNRm ammaan
cIl1 oARRAaE COMPANY.

Let US furnish you Sanitary
Garbage can and keep it clean for
you. Phone AGA. Dead animals must
be removed at once. Law is strict on
this.
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RAILROAD TIME TABLE

C..B L. h r. RY.
No. 707 west bound, arrives. 9:55 a. m.
Depart -, ,.,,,f,,,..,. .ll45 a. N
No. EOS, east bound, arrives. 2:20 p. m.
Departs ...... .....f. 800 p m
Station division and Perkins.
CASIIlON &. FlINGIrISlfF3R
liz Leaves Guthrie for Kingfsher and
Cashlon at 11.55 0. M
i46 Arrives from cashion and King,
fisher 2:15 D. m.
A.. n. & s. r..
North Bound.
,4OG-K. c. and csacago Ex.. .5:35 a. N.
LEX. G., Colo. and Calf Isis "a. m.
1S-K. q. aud Chicago. .... $500 p. m.
4l2-k. G., Chicago and Calf.
40 EiyeF 1, q ,;,;;,'.'''.S:s9 ,,;,, S:ss p m.
f4-Enid, Kiowa, local. Except
south sound. " = 7
17-Texas Express 10 ESQ a. m. 1850 a. m
15-For Purcell S:25 a. m. $3.50 p. m
405-Texas Express ...... 1910 b. m
44t-Okla City Only 9.45 a. m 9:55 am.
443-From Enid and kiowa, Ex
sunday .-......... 6:45 p. IN.
EASTERN OKLAHOMA
Departs
41S-For saltwater. Pawnee and
Gushing, Ex Sunday. $3.50 a. IN
i10-For saltwater Pawnee and
Gushing, daily ...,,.. $3.50 p. m.
iOs-From Gushing, Pawnee
and Saltwater daily .10;15 a. IA.
417-From saltwater, Pawnee and
Cushing lsx sunday . 4.15 p. IN
d., Il. & g..
ll2-Enid, Kiowa, Panhandle
Texas. daily ......... 3:25 p. m.
ti4-Locm, Enid ana Illowa,
except SUNDAY 700 a. m.
4ll-From Enid. Kiowa. Fan
handle. daily ......... 9:45 a. m.
4ls--From nnid. Kiowa, except
except Sunday -...... 700 a. m
Deparss OF 1855 for Oklahoma city onl;
FORT sAHTE & WESTERN
2-For Fort smith. daily 49,. s:io a, N
5-From weleetka, ex Sunday 1892 a. m.
2-For Fort smith, daily .... $40 a. m.
J--For Weleetka except Sunday $40 .. m
ST. LOUIS, Ell. RENO & WESTERN
l9-for lei Reno, ex. Sunday 500 q. m
Arrives
2o-Trom El Reno. ex Sunday s:s2 , nI
NJ. K. & T.
Departs
No. Il leaves Guthrie for Falls
ar .... .....-..+--..... 100 a. ff
No. Ie leaves Guthrie for ST.
Louis and X. c. at ..-.f1.55 a m
No. Is Arrives at Guthrie from
Fails at ..-...-.......i0.0 .0s 2 NJ
No. II arrives Guthrie from all
northwest points at . a.05 = m.
All trains arrive and depart from Union
Station at junction Of Oklahoma aud
1arrison avenue and Fourth street
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MONEY TO LOAN.

$500,00O.00 TO LOAN on farms at
61s per cent including commission
See Pennock & Son over Oklahoma
State Bank.
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Offices and Banks Close.
All banks of the city. postoffice and
county and city offices will be closed
Monday on account of labor day.
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BUSINESS CHANCES
SITUATIONS WANTED

WANTED-A place as cook and gem
eral house girl, will give first class
references. Phone 6S5.
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WAN reu-MIscELLANEous.

ORDERS taken for tatting. Prices
reasonable. . Phone 1898.
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WANTED--TO EXCHANGE.

EXCHANGE S-room residence, lots
Z and s, block So f. Guthrie. North
ern land preferred No agent. Box
25 Kodak, So. Dakota.
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TOWEL SUPPLY

Towels and aprons Of all kinds fur
nished at very reasonable prices. Sea
before you buy. d. Crays.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-04

FOR TRADE Rooming house at
Ponca City doing good business
for Guthrie property. j. S. B. Hall
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WANTS
CLASSIFIED
wANTEp-AeENTs

AGENTS WANTED opportun-
ity for general agents and canvass
ers. Brand new no-splash, curtainless
dry-floor, shower bath. Instantly at
tached Lightning sellin. Exclusive
territory Write quick. TIE Perk.
ins-Friedman Shower Co.. Cincinnati,
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Is it for rent? Try The Leader
Want Columns.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-09-24
CHAPTER V-continued.

He allowed himself four hours for
sleep that night, and the next after
noon headed for Denver On the way
he studied maps again, but the one to
which he paid most attention was
new one drawn by himself, on which
the various ranges of the Rocky Noun
tains were represented by scrawled,
lead-penciled spirals. Right where his
thin line crossed these spirals at a
converging point was Yando chasm,
a pass created by nature, which was
the proud possession of the Inland Pa
cific, now the most prosperous and d.
rect Of all the Pacific systems; and
the Inland, with an insolent pride in
the natural fortune which had been
found for it by the cleverest of all
engineers, guarded its precious right
Of way as no jewel was ever protect
ed Just east of Yando chasm there
crossed a little "one-horse" railroad,
which, starting at the important city
Of Silverknob, served some good min.
Eng towns below the Inland's line, and
on the north side curved up and
around through the mountains, ram.
bling wherever there was freight or
passengers to be carried. and ending
on the other side Of the range at Mug.
get City. only twenty miles north of
the Inland's main line, and hundred
miles west, into the fair country which
sloped down to the Pacific. This road,
which had its headquarters in Denver,
was called the Silverknob and Nugget
City; and into its meeting walked AL.
llson, with control
His course here was different from
that In Jersey City. He ousted every
director on the board, and elected men
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kneeling. with her earnest face up
turned to one bright. pale star.
CHAPTER WI.
SIN PleeIna out the World.

OtlII Fleeing Out INC WoTlos
The map of the United States in
Edward E. Allison's library began.
now. to develop little streaks. but they
we're boldly marked. and they Rugged.
with extraordinary closeness. the pen.
Gil mark which Allison had drawn
from New York to Chicago and from
Chicago to San Francisco. There
were long gaps between them, but
these did not seem to worry him very
much. 1t was the little stretches.
sometimes scarcely over an inch
which he drew with such evident
pleasure from day to day, and now.
occasionally. as he passed in and out,
he stopped by the big globe and gave
it a contemplative whirl. On the day
he Joined his far western group Of
little marks by bridging three small
gaps, he received a caller in the per
son of a short, well-dressed old man,
who walked with cane and looked
half asleep, by reason of the many
puffs which had piled up under his
eyes and nearly closed them.
I'm ready to wind up, Tim" re-
marked Allison, offering his caller
cigar, and lighting one himself. when
can we have that Vedder Court prop
erty condemned?"
Whenever you give the word" re-
ported Tim German, who spoke with
an asthmatic voice, and with the quiet
dignity of a man who had borne grave
business responsibilities. and had
borne them we'll
Allison nodded his head in satisfac-
ton.
You're sure there can't be any hitch
in it?"
Not if | say it's all right" and the
words were Tins only reproof. His
tone was perfectly level, and there was
no CLINT in his eyes. Offended dignity
had nothing to do with business. Give
me one weeks notice. and the We'd
der Court property will be condemned
for the city terminal of the Municipal
Transportation company. Appraise-
ment, thirty-one million"
81 only wanted to be treasured"
apologized Allison. 81 took your word
that you could swing it when | made
my own gamble, but now ! have to
drag other people into it."
That's right" agreed Tim. 81
never get offended over straight bust
ness" In other times Tim German
would have said get sore" but, as he
neared the end of his years of useful
activity, he was making quite a spe'
cialty of refinement, and stocking a
picture gallery, and becoming a CON
noisseur collector Of rare old Jewels
He dressed three times day.
(TO BE CONTINUED)
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you have choice, but, with your ex
raordinary talents and beauty, my adj
vice is just to the contrary. You
should delay until you have had a
wider opportunity for judgment You
have not as yet shown any marked
preference, hope"
Calls quite unreasoning impulse
was to giggle. but she clothed or
voice demurely.
mo. Aunt Helen"
You are remarkably wise" compli-
mented Aunt Helen, bit of apprecia-
tion which quite checked Calls I'M
pulse to giggle. "ln the meantime. it
is just as well to study your opportu-
mites. OF course there's Dick Rodley,
whom no one considers seriously. and
Willis Cunningham, whose one and
only drawback is such questionable
health that he might persistently IN.
terfere with your social activities.
Houston Van Ploon, am frank to say,
is the most eligible of all, and TO have
attracted his attention is distinct tri-
umph. Mr. Allison. while rather ad.
vanccd in years"
"Please!" cried Gail. You'd think
was horse"
81 know just how you feel" stated
Aunt Helen, entirely unruffled; but
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Fish Gas.


At Fray.Bentos. in the Argentine, is
the largest kitchen in the world. Here
beef extract is made-40 pounds OF
beef give one pound of extract. And
here, up to 1900 all the waste-all the
entrails and fat and so forth-got
thrown into the River Plata.
The waste Of 1000 bullocks thrown
daily into the Plata brought the fish
I'D from the sea to Fray-Bentos in I'M
unbelievable thousands. Boats could
hardly advance for the silver waves
of fish. These fish could be caught
with shovels. with scoops. with the
hand
The people of Fray-Bentos. in the
unparalleled abundance of the Argen-
tine. varied their free beef with free
fish, and in addition ground up daily
fish enough to light the entire district
with fish gas, avery clear illuminant
made from fish oil,
But today they utilize at Fray-Bentos
every part of the bullock but the bel
low. Consequently the fish millions
Of the past have deserted the river
and fish gas, that romantic illuminant
has been supplanted by vulgar cleo
! tricity.
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QeBALL Of Id
9yGEOpGE RANDOLPH CHESTER.
ana, LILLIAN CHESTER WV
$; & g, ILLUSTRATED 4rCDR1ODES

out. I'll make you another PROPOSE
ton. I'll build the line from Pines to
Nugget City myself, If you'll give us
track connection at Copperville and at
Pines, and will give us a traffic con-
tract for our rolling stock on a rea'
sonable basis"
Again Wilcox looked at the map.
The Silverknob and Nugget City road
began nowhere and ran nowhere, so
far as the larger transportation world
was concerned, and it could never fig
ure as a competitor, The hundred
miles through the precious natural
pass known as the Yando chasm was
not so busy stretch of road as 1t
was important, and the revenue from
the passage of the Silverknob and
Nugget City's trains would deduct
considerably from the expense Of
maintaining that much-prized key to
the golden West.
"Ill take it up with Priestly and
German" promised Wilcox.
IlOW SOOu Gan yOu iSl ulS hhO"
Monday"
That afternoon saw Allison headed
back for New York, and the next
morning he popped into the offices of
the Pacific Slope and Puget Sound
where he secured a rental privilege to
run the trains of the Orange Valley
road into San Francisco. and down to
Los Angeles, over the tracks of the
p. S. and p. S. The Orange Valley
was little, blind pocket of road,
which made a juncture with the p. S
and p. S. just a short haul above San
Francisco, and 1t ran up into rich
fruit country, but its terminus was far,
far away from any possible connection
with a northwestern competitor, and
that bargain was easy.
That night Allison, glowing with an
exultation which erased his fatigue
dressed to call on Gail Sargent.
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of his own. Immediately after. in the
directors meeting, he elected himself
president and, kindly consenting to
talk with the reporters of the Denver
newspapers, hurried back to Chicago,
where he drove directly to the head
offices Of the Inland Pacific.
I've Just secured control of the Sill
verknob and Nugget City," he in
formed the general manager of the In
land.
80 noticed" returned Wilcox,
who was young man of fifty and
wore picturesque velvet hats. THE
papers here made quite a sensation
of your going into railroading."
They're welcome" grinned Allison.
''Say Wilcox. If you'll build branch
from Pines to Nugget City, wen give
you our Nugget City freight where we
cross, at Copperville. east of the
range"
Wilcox headed for the map.
What's the distance?" he inquired
twenty-five miles; fairly Level
grade, and one bridge"
Couldn't think of it" decided vii
cox, looking at the map. Wed like
TO have your freight, for there's a lot
of traffic between Silverknob and Mug
get City, but It's not our,territory. The
smelters are at Silverknob. and they
ship east over the White Range line
Anyway, why do you want TO take
away the haulage from your northern
branch?"
Figure on disseminating 1t. Th'
grades are steep, the local traffic II
light, and the roadbed is in rotteI
condition. II needs rebuilding through