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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-12-15
CHAPTER XII.

One day in early October young
Milt McBriar happened upon Dawn
and Juanita walking in the woods.
The gallant colors and the smoky
mists of autumn wrapped the forests
and brooded in the sky. An elixir
went into the blood with each deep
drawn breath and set to stirring for
gotten or hitherto unawakened emo
tions. And in this heady atmosphere
Of quickened pulses the McBriar boy
halted and gazed at the Havey girl.
Juanita saw Young Mills eyes flash
with an awakened spirit She saw n
look in his face which she was woman
enough to interpret even before he
himself dreamed what It's meaning
might be.
Dawn was standing with her head
up and her lids half closed looking
across the valley to the Indian sum-
mer haze that slept in smoky purple
on the ridges. She wore a dress Of
red calico, and she had thrust in her
belt few crimson leaves from gum
tree and few yellow ones from a pop
lar
Juanita Holland did not marvel at
the fascinated, almost rapt look that
came into Young Milt's eyes, and
Young Milt, too, as he stood there in
the autumn woods, was himself no
mean figure. His lean body waE
quick of movement and strong. and
his bronzed face wore the straight
looking eyes that carried an assurance
of fearless honesty. He had been
away to Lexington to college and was
going back The keen intelligence of
his face was marred by no note OF
meanness, and now, as he looked at
the girl of the enemy, his shoulders
came unconsciously erect with some
thing of the pride that shows in men
of wild blood when they feel in their
veins the strain of the chieftains.
But Dawn, after her first blush.
dropped her lids little and tilted her
chin, and without word snubbed him
with the air of Havey looking down
on a McBriar.
Milt met that gaze with steady
one of his own and banteringly said:i
Dawn, pears like We mought "a g0t
tangled up with a rainbow"
Her voice was cool as she retorted:
81 reckon that's better than Citing
mixed up with some other things"
81 was jest a-thinkin', es | looked as
ye," went on the boy gravely. tibet
hits better then gittin mixed up with
anything else"
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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-12-15
CHAPTER XII.

That summer Juanita's cabin rose
on the small patch of ground bought
from the Widow Everson, for in these
hills the raising of a house is simple
thing which goes forward subject to
no DELAYS of striking workmen or
baking contractors. The usual type,
with it's single room, may be reared
in a few days by volunteers who turn
their labor into a frolic. She had owed
much to Jerry Everson and to Good
Anse Talbot, for had her building
force been solidly of Havey or Nc
Briar complexion the school would
henceforth have stood branded, in ma
tive eyes, feud institution.
But Good Anse and Jerry, who were
tolerated by both factions, and were
gifted with a rough-hewn diplomacy,
had known upon whom to call, even
while they had seemed to select at
random.
The cabin had been finished just be-
fore the news came of the death OF
Fletch McNash, and Jerry Everson
had gone over with her to survey and
admire it.
AS he stood under the newly laid
roof, shifting the fresh. woody fra
GRANGE of the green timbers, he pro-
duced from under his coat what looked
like giant powder-horn. He had
scraped and polished 1t until 1t shone
like varnish, and he hung it by its
leather thong above the hearth.
asMhaA 10 it for larry D, damanded
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reckon Anse Havey won't hardly let
hit go by without dom nothin'. Thank
heaven, thar's some mer left in Their
hills like Anse Havey-but eff Jeb don't
do nothin' I'll do hit myself"
Again Juanita shuddered, but it was
not the time for argument, and so she
went on, bitterly accusing Havey in
her heart for his wizard hold on these
people-a hold which melted them to
bloodshed as the fanatical priests OF
the desert urge on their wild tribes
men.
She did not know that Bad Anse Ha-
vey went every few days over to the
desolated cabin and often persuaded
the boy to ride home with him and
spend a part of the time in his larger
brick house. She did not know that
Bad Anse was coming nearer to lying
than he had ever before come in with
holding his strong suspicious from the
bow because of his unwillingness to
incite another tragedy,
So when one day McBriar bench
man by the name of Luke Thixton had
left the mountains and gone west, Anse
hoped that this man would stay away
for a long while, and he refrained from
mentioning to Jeb that now. when
the bird had flown, he knew definitely
of his guilt.
While Dawn, under the guidance OF
her preceptress, was making the &C
ouaintance of new and sweeter life.
whose influences fed her Inauguration
and fred her quick ambition her
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the girl. and with that he took II down
again and set 1t to his lips and blew.
A mellow sound. not loud. bur far
carrying, like the fox-hunter's taiiy-ho.
noated over the valley.
Our house hain't more than a
whoop an boiler away" he said
aWkwardly, but when ye're Twin over
nyar by yoreself, eff ye ever wants any
thing in ther nighttime. jest blow thet
horn"
After she had almost burst her
cheeks with effort, he added: Don't
never blow this signal onless ye wants
ter raise merry hell
Then he initiated very low, through
pursed lips, three long blasts and
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| weeks to years, and she awoke each
new day braced to hear the news of
some fresh outbreak, and wondered
why she did not A few neighborhood
children were already learning their
rudiments, and plans for more build
ings were going forward.
Sometimes Jeb came over from the
| brick house to see his sister, and on
the boys face was always a dark cloud
of settled resolve. If Juanita never
questioned him on the topic that she
knew was nearest his heart it was be-
| cause she realized that to do so would
be the surest way to estrange his
friendship and confidence.
In one thing she had gained a point
she should need. Back somewhere be-
hind the veil of mysteries Anse Havey
had pressed button or spoken a word,
and all the hindrance that had lain
across her path straightway evaporat-
ed. Men had come to her, with no
further solicitation on her part, and
now it seemed that many were animal
ed by desire to turn an honest penny
by the sale of land. In every convey
ance that was drawbacks of ninety
nineyear lease instead of sale-she
read a thrifty and careful knowledge
of land laws and reservation of min
eral and timber rights which she
traced to the head of the clan.
AS summer spent itself there was
opportunity for telling timber, and the
little sawmill down in the valley sent
up it's drone and whine in proclama-
ton that her trees were being turned
into squared timbers for her buildings
Once, when Milt McBriar rode up to
the sawmill, he found the girl sitting
there, her hands clasped on her knees,
gazing dreamily across the sawdust
and confusion of the place.
"Ye're right smart interested in tibet
thar woodpile, haint ye, ma'am?" he
inquired with slow, benevolent smile
His kindness of guise invited conf
dence, and there was no one else with
in earshot, so the girl looked up, her
eyes a little misty and her voice i'm
pulsive.
"Mr McBriar," she said. every one
of those timbers means part of
dream to me, and with every one of
them that is set in place will go hope
and prayer"
He nodded alphabetically. II reck-
on" he said, "ye kin do right smart
good, too"
"Mr McBriar," she flashed at him in
point-blank questioning, since l came
here | have tried to be of use in a
very simple and ineffective fashion.
have done what little l could for the
sick and distressed, yet l am constant
ly being warned that I'm not allowed
to carry on my work. Do you know of
any reason why shouldn't go chead?"
He gazed at her for a moment. quiz
zically, then shook his head.
"Oh, pshaw!" he exclaimed, Il
wouldn't let no SIGH talk es thet fret
me none Folks round hyar hain't got
much ter do except ter gossip round.
Nobody hain't a-goin' ter hinder ye
Wa hain't such bad people, after all"
After that she felt that from the Nc
Briars she had gained official sanction,
and her resentment against Anse Ha-
vey grew because of his scornful I'M
graciousness.
The last weeks OF the summer were
weeks of drought and plague Ord1-
narilv. in the hills storms brew swiftly
and frequently and spend themselves
u, vlolen. ontrorrjngs and ,anDonad-
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A man may deliver convincing
barroom Grafton concerning free
country, and then be required TO put
his money or the counter before being
aarvad.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-10-28

laws relating to exemptions OF irri-
cation systems from taxation. the
court gives the opinion that 1t was
clearly the intention of the legislat-
ure to divide irrigation companies
into two classes for the purpose OF
taxation those selling or renting
their water supply and those which
did not The former are to be taxed
TO the extent of their sales or rentals
and the later exempted. The proper
~ of the Idaho Irrigation Co., the
court decided, belonged to the latter
class and was exempt so long as il
sold or rented no water, except to the
settlers on the project, who, by the
terms of the contract, became the
owners of the water right and the
water which it carried, under a lien
held by the construction company
covering deferred payments.
AS to the right of the company to
obtain reimbursement for the take
paid under protest, the court say
that, as the assessment was made OF
the property that was exempt from
taxation and involved property whicl
was illegally assessed, it has tn
right to bring action to recover.
The opinion was written by Chic
Justice Sullivan and concurred in b
Justices Bulge and Morgan.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-10-28

Dispatches from Washington last
week announced the appointment OF
Ben X. Gray as Register of the land
office at HALEY. This is the same Of
fee to which H. M Hall OF this place
was an aspirant, and while the an
nounoement of the appointment or
Mr.. Gray was no surprise TO the
friends OF Mr.. Hall. the means that
we're taken TO bring about this ap-
pointment is not relished by the dem
ocrats In this section. Ben Gray has
wide circle of friends in this land
office district. who are glad to see
him land the plum, and no blame is
attached to him for his persistent ell
forts TO secure 1t.
According to the best information
lobtainable the whole thing was con
lcocted by the politicians at Boise, re-
gardless OF the wishes of the demo-
Gratis of this land district, and was
brought about through compro-
mise between the two factlons OF ue-
mocracy at the capital
This may be politics for them, but
the rank and file of democracy down
this way do not take kindly TO the
fact that the Boise politicians dictate
how the various offices shall be par
celled out.
, That Mr.. Gray will make an excel
= lent official goes without saying, an'
! he will find plenty OF work to do upol
2 taking the office, as since the death o
l the former register, Mr.. Williams
4 official business has accumulated
{ the office which could not receive at
d tention until new register was az
+ pointed and qualified.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-10-28
Free Mail Delivery for Villages

Late Washington advices state
that the postofilce department an
nounces that the first village iree
delivery service of mail has been IN
augurated In the village of Terre
Alta, w. Va. With rural free deliv-
cry well established throughout the
country, the residents of villages
have been the only persons left out
of the free delivery service. FOR
some time the officials of the post
Office department have been working
on the plan to make the free delivery
service universal by extending 1t TO
the villages. Should the experiment
at Terra Alta prove successful the
department will take steps for an ex'
tension of the village service
throughout the country.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-10-28
Closing of the Canal.

Another big land slide occurred In
the Panama canal recently and now
the word goes forth that this water
way will not be ready for transpor-
tation again until the first Of the
year. Perhaps the people Of Idaho
do not realize just what this means
to them. New rates were being es-
tablished for transportation between
the west and the east that meant
great saving to the people OF this
state, and the closing of the canal is
most severe blow TO commercial
interests. AS one of our exchanges
we'll says:
In the year or more that the chan
mel had been open steamship lines
were formed by groups on eastern
western and gulf coasts. The rail-
roads, deprived by law Of operating
their ships through the canal, were
forced TO abandon the trade. This
business, already considerable. to-
gether with the rich future prospects
went Immediately TO the new com
panies These corporations, equip
ned with sufficient capital and exten-
sive fleets, entered the coast-to-
, coast trade to make money. They
found that they could underbid the
land carriers, and were entering Oh
n long-term contracts for the trans
h portation of freight and passenger
= at low rates by way of the canal
II Then the slides occurred.
r Ii would seem that the future his
~ tory of the canal would be on pa
}, with some of the irrigation tracts
is Idaho, and no one can predict tn
N time when it will be completed.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-10-28
pumpinR Plant Destroyed.

IN Sunday evening last fire COM
.,o,oiv destroved what is known as
pumping Plant No. /, belonging 10
tho irwin Falls North Side Land
Water Co. and located between Haz-
o,,on and Miner, on the first segre-
cation. and which was used TO pump
wafer onto the high land In that sec
,,op The origin of the fire is traced
80 tho crossing of electric wires. Al
though the plant was not IN use at
,ho time. the transformers there
wera used in conveying the current
70 uazelton to supply light and pow
or for that town, and as result VI
tho fire. that place has had to again
resort TO lamps and candles
As the plant proper is of rock con
struction. many would wonder VIVA
,here was about it that couid purh
h,t a contained some expensive ma
ohinerv and motors. and the loss u
the company is estimated at apou
st5 OOO 1t is stated by those wh
r,tnessed the fire that the plu
danes from the transformers twiste
tho heavy iron beams of the buildin
nc if they we're so much wire. 1t
olso stated some damage was ais
done to the power plant at shoshon
Fails As a result of the fire, j
rome was without lights during Il
oor,v mart of Sunday evening.
We are advised that the work
rebuilding the plant will at once
started.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-10-28

Only irrigation systems from which
the water is sold or rented or used on
lands outside the state are subject 10
taxation under the laws OF the state
of Idaho enacted in 1899 and amend
ed in 1912. Other companies are eX-
empt from taxation. This decision
is made by the supreme court in the
suit of the Idaho Irrigation Co,
Carey act company, against Lincoln
county and V. V. Bower, the tax col
lector.
The court rules that the Idaho lr-
rigation Co., having lived up to It's
contract with the state. has sold nor
leased no water except to the settlers
on the project who were therep!
made owners OF proporuonat'
amount of the system. The diver
sion plant is constructed in Blaine
county and the greater part OF th'
system lies in Lincoln county, all II
the state of Idaho. Under thes
COnult1OnS tne court Illus NhaN ~
company has no taxable interest i
the canal system.
The suit was brought in the dis
trict court for Lincoln county to r'
cover S1623.54 taxes paid on tn
canal system under protest. The d'
fendant entered a general demurr'
which was upheld by the court an
, the irrigation company refused
I plead further, appealing to the S
, preme court on that decision. III
a supreme court reversed the jud
4 ment of the trial court and reman
q ed the case back with instructions
8 overrule the demurrer and perm
O the defendants to answer If they ca
e to do so.
= 1t was alleged in the complaint a
"a not contradicted in the demurl
that the company was using none
If the unsold water rights on Its lar
,e or on any lands whatsoever.
In discussing the meaning OF
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-10-28
So. 90 Per Year
For Relief To Entrymen.

Relief for Carey act entrymen who
have been closed out" because or
either lack OF water TO irrigate their
lands OF the cutting down OF project.
is proposed by Congressman Addison
+. Smith, who spent Saturday III
Boise, leaving last night for Twin
Falls, where he will spend the next
three weeks prior to returning to
Washington to take up his duties In
the lower house OF congress. While
here Congressman Smith secured a
certified copy of the irrigation and
drainage commissions report on the
Twin Falls-Salmon River project.
recommending that it be cut down,
which he will have placed on file with
the department OF the interior to post
il as to the actual condition settlers
are in and the availability of the
water supply.
1t is proposed by Congressman
Smith during the next session OF
congress to introduce bill which
will provide that Carey act entrymen
who have been so closed out OF
projects, will be given a year of grace
with priority right to perfect final
proof through cultivation and secure
absolute title to their respective ell
tries. He believed the settlers have
suffered so much that the govern
ment can at least show that their
good intentions are appreciated and
| 81 ~iQyh n -
lands which they filed upon.
AS the law is at the present time,
Carey land when released by being
cut out of a project goes back into
Il the public domain and the settler
II who filed on it loses all his right TO
title. This is considered manifestly
unfair by Congressman Smith. He
believes that Carey act projects III
this state, either cut down or ell
~ tirely lost through failure OF compa
as nies to build the irrigation systems
have some rights that should be pro
lie tected and he proposes in his act Il
Us protect them, if that is possible.
There are a number OF Carey ac
III settlers in Idaho who would be ma
e terially benefited by an act of tn
We kind Congressman Smith proposes,
'p- is said. Most of them took up tn
* land in good faith, only to discover
20 after they had prepared it for cult
vation and made improvements, ths
ne the companies having the project
IN charge could not deliver water
eV- them. Some Of the projects faile
10 completely. Others cut down tt
Dy acreage, leaving many entrymen ou
ers side of the irrigation system.
'ne BY providing that such entryme
ltn shall be given year in which
MS prove up on their lands after thu
Oh revert back to the government
oee cultivation, Congressman Smith b
tne lieves a great many of them will S
III cure title when they will be able
rm- get back on their feet financially al
otherwise.-Capital News.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-10-28
To the L. S. Supreme Court.

The supreme court today allowed |
an application for a writ of error |
applied for by Ed Crane of Latah
county through his counsel. James
H. Former and A. H. Oversmith. in
the case in which the state of Idaho
made him defendant. and thereby all
appeal was perfected TO the supreme
court of the United States. That
tribunal will be called upon to de-
termine definitely if the supreme
court of this state was correct in its
Interpretation of the stringent amen
datory local option law passed by
the last legislature as senate bill No.
! SO, to-wit: That its provisions are
not contrary to the constitution OF
either this state or the United States
in taking away from the applicant
the right to have liquor in his pos
session in a local option district
either county or state.
The appeal is to be the last chap
ter in the strenuous fight that ha
been made against the anti-salool
} and liquor laws placed on the statut
books of this state. The liquor in
: terests lost their fight before the su
= preme court of this state for tina
e tribunal held that the amendator
e local option law was not only const
u tutional but upheld all of its man
o nrovisions that stand in opposite
e to the liquor traffic.-Capital New
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-10-28
Markets as a rule have all bee

Markets as a rule have all been
shattered the past week. Last week
hogs took a sudden jump from about
s5.25 to S6.10. and some of our feed
ers were fortunate enough to unload
at this price. The last of the week.
however, another slump came. and
there was practically no market at
all for porkers. Following this came
sudden drop in the price of grain
and seeds. Referring to the sudden
decline in hogs, an official of Morris
& Co., the big Chicago packers, says
the extraordinary drop in values is
largely the result of the interference
of Great Britain with the commerce
of the United States with neutral Eu
ropean countries such as Denmark
Holland and Sweden, although th'
over-supply of hogs and the univer
sal crop conditions this year hav
} cut considerable figure.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-10-28

Keep lard In tin or porcelain. acid
driving south of town, had a run
glass jar, salt in a wooden box or
glass receptacle and spices In tin
that will not absorb orors of flavors
from each other If placed in paper
box. Keep chocolate in a closed dish
or paper box. Bitter or sweet choco-
late or cocoa powder will absorb any
odor nearby, even the wood odor OF
a cupboard.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-10-28
Liquor Shipments Must BE Accepted
by the Railroads.

Washington, Oct. 22.-Federal
Judge Carpenter today issued per-
manent injunction restraining the
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacihc
railway officials from refusing to ac-
cept and deliver liquor consignments
to Iowa points and to agents of con-
signees on the written orders Of the
latter.