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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1915-01-27

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eventually brought her to with the
aid of few drops of brandy.
Between them, they helped her up
( the beach, past the point, and at length
to the door of the hotel, where-reani-
mated by the mere promise of food
Rose disengaged their arms and en-
tered without more assistance; while
Barcus was deferred from treading
| her heels in his own famished eager
ness, by the hand of Alan falling heav-
lily upon his arm.
''Wait!" the latter admonished in
half-whisper. Look there!"
Barcus followed the direction of his
| gesture-and was transfixed by the
| sight of rocket spearing into the
| night-draped sky from a point invis-
| ible beyond the headland of the light
house.
The two consulted one another with
startled and fearful eyes.
AS with one voice they murmured
one word: Judith" To this Alan
added gravely: "Or some spy of
| hers!"
Then rousing, Alan released his
friend, with smart shove urging him
across the threshold of the hotel.
go on" he insisted, "join Rose and
get your supper. I'll be with you as
soon as can arrange for boat. Tell
her nothing more than that-that
thought it unwise to wait until every
body was abed before looking round"
He turned to find his landlord APP
preaching from the direction of the
hotel barroom. And for the time it
seemed that the wind of their luck
must have veered to favoring quar-
ter; for the question was barely ut
! tered before the landlord lifted a will
Ing voice and hailed fellow towns
man idling nearby.
Hey, Jake-come here:'
introduced as Mr.. Breed, Jake
pleaded guilty to ownership of the
fastest and stanchest power-cruiser
In the adjacent waters, which he was
avariciously keen to charter.
They observed haste religiously:
within ten minutes they stood upon a
float at the foot Of flight Of wooden
steps down the side OF the town wharf,
while the promised rowboat Of Mr..
Breed drew in, at most leisurely pace,
to meet them.
Aboard and away from the wharf,
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the burden Of Alan's solicitude seemed
to grow lighter with every squeal
Of the greaseless oarlocks, with ev-
cry dip and splash of the blades
which, welded by crew Of villainous
countenance, brought them nearer the
handsome motorboat which Mr.. Breed
designated as his own. 1t was not
until Alan looked up suddenly to find
Mr.. Breed covering him with a re-
volver of most vicious character that
he had the least apprehension Of any
danger nearer than the offing, where
Judith's schooner might be lurking,
waiting for it's prey to come out and
be devoured.
I'll take that money-belt of yours,
young feller," Mr.. Breed announced.
"and be quick about it-not forgetting
what's in your trousers pocket"
In the passion of his indignation
Alan neglected entirely to play the
game by the rules. The Indifference
he displayed toward the weapon was
positively unprofessional for he
i
nothing more dangerous than straw.
And in the same futter of an eyelash
he launched himself like wildcat at
the throat of Mr. Breed.
Before that one knew what was hap
pening he had gone over the stern
and had involuntarily disarmed him
self as we'll
The other two men made sad bust.
ness of attempting to overpower Mr.
Barcus. In less than a minute they
were both overheard.
"And just for this" Alan said before
getting out of earshot-3I'm going to
treat my party to ioy-ride in your
pretty powerboat"
He concluded this speech abruptly
as Barcus brought thepa up under the
quarter of the power cruiser.
Within two minutes the motor was
spinning contentedly, the mooring hat
been slipped, and the motorboat was
heading out of the harbor
Within five minutes she mad left i
well astern and was shooting rapidly
westward, making nothing of the buf
| fets of very tolerable sea kicked III
by the freshening southwesterly wind
MY friend observed Alan, "a
our acquaintance ripens / am more
and more impressed that neither Of Vi
was born to die a natural death
wIather ahed OF at the hands of those
who dislike us; but rather TO be
! hanged as common pirates"
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CHAPTER Xxx.
HeII-Eire.

HeI-flFe
But by this stage in his history Mr..
Law had arrived at state of mind
immune to surprise at the discovery
that he had once more failed to elude
the vigilance and pertinacity of the
woman who sought his life.
He viewed the schooner with no
more display of emotion than resided
In narrowing eyelids and Tightening
of the muscles about his mouth.
Much farther to go?" he inquired
presently, in a colorless voice.
AT our present pace-say, two
hours"
And will that enable us to hold
our own"
Just about" Barcus allowed, squint-
ing critically at the chase; she's
some footer, that schooner; and this
Is just the wind she likes best"
How much lead have we got?"
A mile or so-none too much"
Anything to be done to mend mat
ters?"
"Nothing-hut pray, If you remem-
Der how"
In the end they made it by narrow
margin. The face Of Judith Urine was
distinctly revealed by the chill gray
light of early dawn to those aboard
the power cruiser as she swept up
through the reaches of New Bedford
harbor and aimed for the first wharf
that promised q fair landing on the
main waterfront Of the city.
There was neither a policeman nor
q Waterman of any sort in sight
Nor was there, for all his hopes and
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SopyraE6ss AVA
CONTINUED from last week.
CHAPTER XVIII.
Stranded.

Mr. Thomas Bareus picked hillseli
up from the bottom of the lifeboat
where he had been violently precipi.
tateG by the impact of grounding,
blinked and wiped tears OF pain from
his eyes, solicitously tested his nose
and seemed to derive little if any com
fort from the discovery that it was not
broken, opened his mouth and
remembered the presence of lady.
Poor Mr.. Barcus!" she said gently.
I'm so sorry. Dc Forget I'm here
and say it out loud!"
Mr. Barcus dropped his hands and
dropped his head at the same time.
1T can't be did," he complained in
embittered resignation; "the words
have never been invented :"
In the bows Mr.. Law (who had
barely saved himself a headlong
plunge overheard when the shoal took
fast hold of the keel felt tenderly of
his excoriated shins, then, rising, COM
passed the sea, sky and shore with an
anxious gaze.
In the otfing there was nothing bat
the fiat, limitless expanse of the night
bound tide, near at hand vaguely sil
vered with the moonlight, in the dis
tances blending into shadows; never
light or shadowy, stealing sail in
that quarter to indicate pursuit.
Where are we?" he wondered aloud.
ASK me an easy one" Barcus re-
piled; somewhere on the south shore
of the cape-unless somebody's been
tampering with the lay of this land.
That's lighthouse over yonder"
Alan took soundings from the bows.
Barely two feet" he announced,
withdrawing the oar from the water,
''and eel-grass no end"
Obi" Barcus calculated with the
accent of enlightenment; and leaving
the motor, turned to the stern, over
which he draped himself in highly I'M
decorative fashion while cropping I'M
der water for the propeller.
That's the answer" he repeated;
there's a young bale of the said eel
grass wrapped round the wheel.
Which, | suppose, means I've got to
go overheard and clear it away"
Like Mr.. Law, he wore neither shoes
nor other garments that could be more
damaged by salt water than they had
been-but only shirt, trousers and a
belt.
IF you've nothing better to do, my
critical friend" he observed as he
stopped to hack and tear at the mass
of weed embarrassing the propeller,
you might step out and give us a
trial shove. Don't strain yourself
Just see if you can move her,
The boat budged not an inch-but
Mr.. Laws feet did. slipping ON the
treacherous mud bottom with the up
shot of his downfall: with g mighty
splash he disappeared momentarily
beneath the surface-and left mis- tenn
per behind him when he emerged
AS for Mr.. Barcus, he suffered like
loss within five minutes; when, with
much pains and patience having freed
the wheel, he climbed aboard and
sought to restart the motor After
few affecting coughs it relapsed into
stubborn silence
Studious examination at length
brought out the fact that the gasoline
hank was empty.
mot SO much as smell left" Bar
rus reported
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'hadowed Him.
, You have the courage of igno-
rance" Barcus replied coolly; "if
you'll take the trouble to glance astern
promise you sight that will move
you to suspend judgment for the time
being"
At this Alan sat up with a start.
Back against the loom of the Eliza
beth islands through which they had
navigated while he nodded, shone the
milkwhite sails of an able schooner.
Sheets all taut and every inch of
canvas fat with the beam wind, she
footed it merrily in their wake-a sill
yer jet spouting from her cutwater.
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Its no use," he conceded at length.
Were here for keeps"
why not wade ashore?" Rose Urine
suggested mildly from the place she
had taken in the stern in order to
tighten the bows. 1T isn't far-and
what's one more wetting?"
That's the only sensible remark
that's been uttered by any party to
this lunatic enterprise since you hove
within earshot OF me, Mr.. Law" said
Mr.. Barcus. Respectfully submitted .
THE verdict OF the lower court
stands approved" Alan responded
gravely.
"But there's no sense in Miss Trine
wading," Barcus suggested. Were
web-footed as it is, and she's too
tired." -
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well, what then?"
We can carry her, can't WEI"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-12
Yes | |
No | |
ORDINANCE NO. 100

An Ordinance granting to the Aud
ubon County Farmers Mutual Tele-
phone Company, corporation, its
assigns and successors. the right to
place and maintain upon the streets
highways, avenues, alleys and pub
lie places of the Town OF Audubon,
Iowa, all the poles, wires and fixtures
necessary ana convenient for supply
ing the public with telephone and
electric timing system or any other
improved electrical devise for the
period of twenty-five (25) years. up
on the conditions and terms herein
stated and contained. and providing
for the protection of the property
thereof. and imposing a penalty for
the violation thereof.
BE II Ordained by the Town Coun-
Gil of the Town OF Audubon, Iowa:
SECTION /. That the Audubon
County Farmers Mutual Telephone
Company, d corporation, It's assigns
and successors, be and is hereby
granted right OF way for d period OF
twenty live (25D years, Tor the err
ection and maintenance OF poles and
wires and ali OF the appurtenances
thereof for the purpose OF transact
ing general telephone and telegraph
and ereCtnc timing system, through,
upon and over the streets, highways,
avenues, alleys and public places,
ways and bridges OF the Town OF Aud
ubon, Iowa, subject however TO all
the conditions and stipulations here
in set forth.
SECTION 2. The lines of poles
and wires now placed are hereby rec
ogniZed and approved, and any new
poles or supports or wires hereafter
placed, shall be SO done under the
supervision of the Street and Alley
Committee, and the same shall be so
placed and the wires thereon Sc
cured and kept at such elevations as
20 reasonably avoid danger 10 per-
sons and the adjoining property; said
poles shall be reasonably straight,
shail be well tamped, and not less
than twenty-five feet in length.
SECTION 3. After the erection OF
said poles and fixtures, said company
shall restore the surface OF the
streets, highways, avenues, alleys
and public places, which are dis
turbed by il to the condition in which
il found them. The work OF so re-
storing the streets as aforesaid, shall
be done under the supervision OF .he
Committee on Streets and Alleys; any
expense to which the said Town shall
be put, by reason OF the neglect Oh
said company 10 do said work in a
workman-like manner. shall be paid
by said company, upon the presenta-
ton of bills, certified by said commit
tee. In case said company's lines
shall be found 20 interfere with the
change of grade of any street, or with
any public Improvement, or the rights
OF any citizen, said company shall up
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on receipt of written notice thereof,
from said Street and Alley Commit
tee, and within a reasonable time,
move its said lines at its own ex-'
pense, so as to avoid such interior
ence.
SECTION 4. Said company shall
hold said Town free and harmless
from all damages. or claim for dam
ages, caused by the negligent con-
struction or maintenance of its said
lines, and shall be liable for injuries
to public or private property, of any
kind, which may be caused thereby.
SECTION s. Nothing in this Or
dinance contained shall be so con-
strued as to grant unto said company
an exclusive right upon the streets,
highways, avenues, alleys and pub
lie places, or to prevent the grant
of similar privileges to other individ-
uals or companies for like purposes.
SECTION 6. Said poles shall not
be so set as to interfere with the
constructing, placing or proper main
tenance of any water pipe, gas pipe.
drain or sewer that has been or may
hereafter be authorized by said city.
SECTION Z. Any person who
shall interfere with, cut, injure. re-
move, break or destroy any of the
poles, wires, fixtures, instruments or
other property of the said Audubon
County Farmers Mutual Telephone
Company, its assigns or successors,
shall be deemed guilty of INSIDE
meanor, and, upon conviction there
of, shall be fined in any sum not less
than ten dollars nor more than one
hundred dollars and any person who
shall paste, tack or fasten upon the
poles or fixtures of said company, its
assigns, or successors, any sign,
poster, advertisement, notice or BAN
ner shall be fined in any sum not less
than five dollars nor more than
twenty-five dollars.
SECTION s. In consideration OF
rights and privileges herein granted
said company shall, upon request OF
said Town, allow said Town of Aud.
ubon, Iowa, to place upon the poles
within said Town, such wires as may
be necessary for the purpose OF main
tanning FIRE alarm system and shall
furnish the said Town of Audubon
Iowa, with a telephone placed in itl
City Hall, and one in City Marshal''
Office, free of cost to said Town, ant
the free use of any telephone ex
change that may be owned by salt
company in said town for said tele
lphone.
SECTION 9. This Ordinance shall
take effect and be in force from ant
after its passage, approval by tn
Mayor, publication and ratification
by the vote of the people as by Law
provided.
Dated this 9Th day of August, 1915
I'll. ]. MANTZ,
Mayor of the Town of Audubon, Iowa
1924 w. ]. LAUBENDER,
lClerk of the Town of Audubon. Iowa
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Reinemund Hardware Co.
Phone 13l
Phone l31

Mrs. G. d. Woodward came up
from Atlantic Monday for short
visit with old friends and neighbors.
Grant Lancelot of Des Moines was
in the city the past week visiting his
parents, editor Lancelot and wife.
Miss Winnie Simmersen is taking
a vacation and visiting relatives in
the eastern part of the state.
Mr.. Hatlip the piano tuner return
ed to Des Moines Sunday after few
days work here in the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. H. Kroeger autoed
over from Harlan last Saturday to
visit friends for the day.
Mrs. Chas. Kommes spent last week
at the home of her uncle Mr.. Kane
Williams in the country.
Nick and Don Niklason drove down
from Audubon Friday and stayed over
Sunday with friends.
Mrs. Will Eckles went to Atlantic
Sunday and visited relatives until
Monday evening.
j. B. Rendlemann and son James
of Des Moines were here this week
on business.
Mr.. A. w. Bradley was here over
Sunday visiting old acquaintance
and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Dryden were Sun
day visitors at the ]. B. ]. Lohner
home here.
Mrs. Nels Hansen is entertaining
her sister and nephew from Chicago
this week.
Miss Madeline Shelley of Anita
spent this week guest of Miss Mable
Hansen.
Joe Welch and Ralph Brownlee of
Adair were in Extra Monday on bus
mess.
Miss Minnie Beck is working for
Mrs. Luther Hensley this week.
Mr., and Mrs. Chas. Milliman were
shopping in Atlantic last Friday.
The Denisen road graders went to
Anita Monday to some grading.
Trode Hansen went to the county
Sunday to work on the farm.
Ben Carver of Anita was busi-
ness visitor In Extra Monday.
Chautauqua opens Thursday of
this week.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-12
OFFICIAL PAPER OF AUDUBON COUNTY
AND OF THE TOWN OF AUDUBON
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION

To the qualified electors of the in
corporate Town of Audubon. Iowa:
You are hereby notified that spec
ial election of the qualified electors
Of the incorporate Town of Audu-
bon. Iowa, will be held at the Town
Hall in said town on the lith day
of September, 1915; that at said cleo
ton the polls will be opened at the
hour of O'Clock, A. M, and shall
remain open until the hour O'Clock
p. NJ, of said day, at which election
the following proposition will be sub
mitted to vote of the qualified cleo
tors of said incorporate town as pro-
vided by law. to witt
Shall the Audubon County Far
mers Mutual Telephone Company I've
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-12

Or motion an order was approx ed
z citing the County Engineer to
prepare plans and estimates TOR z
wood bridges, concrete bridges and
q bulk heads. (see@ order on fils)
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-12
JENSEN & VIEWER

granted a franchise for the use of
the streets, alleys and public places
of the incorporate town of Audubon,
Iowa, upon the terms and conditions
contained in the Ordinance herein
after set forth and shall said Ordin-
ance be ratified, confirmed and made
operative, said Ordinance being as
follows, to witt
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-12
BOARD PROCEEDINGS

Auditors Office
Audubon, Iowa, Aug. 2, 1915.
Board of Supervisors met at 800
o'clock A. M. as per adjournment Of
July 18th, 1915, members present r.
p. Clark. Chm, f. f. Johnson and b.
j. Black.
Minutes of last proceeding meet
ing read and approved.
On motion claims on the Bridge
Fund were allowed as follows:
Pay roll No. 9 Oakfield new s l1S 30
n OIL
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-12
DANISH LUTHERAN CHURCH

Young Peoples Meeting this eve
ming at s o'clock. Sunday school and
Services at 1890 in the morning and
5 o'clock in the evening. Choir
practice Wednesday evening at $500.
]. p. Christensen, Pastor.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-12
NEW TAX LEVY is MADE

At a meeting of the city council
last week the following tax levy vas
made which will be the basis for the
taxes for 1915 and payable in 1916.
The levy totals 2S mills and is divid-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-01

week the executive council continued
to dream of the showing Kansas would
make at the fair. Then the plans for
the white way were really completed.
The contract was actually let.
That was two weeks ago.
But the white way is not started.
A few days ago a brigade of state
house janitors with moving machines
cut the state house lawn. That was
the only extravaganza which the state
suffered in anticipation of the big fair
"a twenty-five cent hair cut.
So when Topeka entertains her
thousands of visitors during fair week,
she will give them tabulated state
ments of Kansas wealth and pros
perity. She will sing them the song
she will take the visitors gently by the
hand and guide them through the
dark paths and over enc holes and pit
falls at the state house and pray that
the visitors won't think of the con-
fTaSf
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-01
TO DISRUPT GUARD
Plot Against Colorado Militia
Is Charged.
General Counsel of Mine Work.
ers Is Accused.

Denver, Sept. IA conspiracy to
disrupt the National Guard of Colo
RADIO and to obtain wholesale indict-
ments of state officers and coal mine
operators is charged in a partial re-
port of the military court of inquiry
made public by order of Gov. George
A. Carlson.
The alleged conspiracy, according
to the report, was entered into by a
party of detectives under direction of
A. M. BeIcher of West Virginia, gen.
eral counsel for the United Mine
Workers of America, and c. B. Elliott,
former adJutant general of West Vlr-
ginia.
The portion of the report made pub
lie was issued by Lieut.. Col. Edward J.
Boughton, a member of the military
court investigating various charges
against Adj. Gen. John Chase and
of Colorado. 1t was part of the
partial findings which already have
been reported to the governor.
According to this report, the party
arrived in Colorado on or before May
IS, 1915. 1t consisted of Robert Car
ruthers (also known as r. w. Coats),
c. d. Elliott and several women, in
Guiding a Miss Florence Jenkins. The
report includes a letter signed by
Coats, dated August IA, which reads,
.'The total operators employed at
present are twenty-eight male and
seven female
A letter signed by Belcher, included
in the report, is addressed to Mrs. R.
w. Coats, alias Carson, alias Carruth-
ers, alias Carter and then some
aliases"
The report charged that the Belcher
party planned to secure indictments
against Governor Carlson, Attorney
General Fred Ferrar, Adjutant Gen
eral Chase and other high officers of
the National Guard, as well as certain
coal operators. This plan was given
up, it is said, in favor of one in
volving the return of indictments by
federal grand jury.
Certain local officers of the United
Mine Workers of America, the court
declared, did not approve of this al
legged plan to obtain indictments. The
report charged that it was planned
to use the prospective indictments in
order to secure the dismissal of
charges against union leaders in the
recent coal miners strike.
A letter from Coats to Belcher, in
cluded in the report, says:
I'VE are already securing a lot of
assistance from ex-officers of the
guard and influential business men, to
secure results"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-01
TODAY'S MARKET REPORT.

Chicago, Sept. 1.-WHEAT-Fine wealth
er and abundant offerings sent wheat off
today after an irregular opening, 1ac high
er TO 14c lower with September at 93%z C
to 94Hc anG December 915sc to 92c. Sep
TENDER showed flash of strength at the
minutes that option had dropped half be-
low yesterdays close, selling beingactive-
Deferred months also eased off materially.
An easy tone at Liverpool was an aid to
the bears.
For the first time in the history of the
exchange no grain was delivered on Sep,
TENDER 1. This scared shorts and caused
a big buying rally. The market closed at
a net advance of &c to &c with September
96Ac; December 93as@931Sc.
CORN-Corn followed wheat and at the
opening was from II sc to 11sc lower, Sep
TENDER 711sc to 711ac and December 60fkc
to 617ac. Perfect weather in the corn belt
was the chief early bear factor.
Heavy buying took place at the decline
and prices rallied some. AS in. wheat. i'm
proved demand for the cash article helped
the upturn- Cash houses bought the Sep
TENDER delivery and commission men pur-
chased December. The market closed easy,
unchanged to a net loss of 14c.
OATS--Oats dropped in sympathy with
to &c lower and a further small decline
followed.
OyISIONS-Provisions were irregular
at a range of 21ac lower to &c higher with
January pork showing the most streng
on a slight improvement in hog prices.
Good demand lifted lard 21ac but ribs were
easy under slow call.
A break followed stop loss orders and
the market became. very dull. easing off
from &c to 35c with pork showing the
greatest decline, ribs a close second. A
slight rally followed.