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oution. President Wilson, 81 hours
before the time set for the execution,
requested q respite. BY that request,
Hillstorm's life was prolonged al
least 16 days.
On Oct. l6 the Utah board OF par.
dons will again consider tho case OF
Joseph Hillstrom, convicted OF mu--
der. II no new evidence Ia produced
by the friends or attorneys OF Hill
strom, he will again be taken into
court TO hear the death sentence read.
a new date will be set.
The Swedish government Is work.
ing for that evidence. The comrades
of Hillstrom have resortcd to petit
tions and threats. Hillstrom, himself.
sits back and stoically declares that
he could free himself in minute II
he cared to explain how he came by
a bullet wound in his chest. But that,
he says, would involve the honor OF
a woman. Rather than do that he
would go to his death. That, Hill
strom contends, is ''nobody's bust
ness"
When the date was set for Hill.
strom's execution the |. W. WIS
rushed to the defense of their COM
radc. Letters, petitions, kilograms,
threats poured into the office OF Gov.
William Spry, and pleaded. begged,
argued, demanded that Ilillstrom be
spared.
The condemned mar IS known TO
the /, W. W. forces as Joe Hill. Under
that name he wrote many songs. par
odies on popular airs, sung at ]. w.
w. meetings. He served 80 days in
Jail for his part in the ]. w. w. riots
in San Diego. He participated in the
railroad strike at Soldier Summit,
Utah, three years ago, when 1900 men
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7pay WIN spcal.

Alfred Day, WHO Is to appear at the
City Institute at Warrington. which
will begin October "a. IS ono o! the
strongest speakers on tho American,
platform upon Sunday School suiiiects.
He was general secretary Of the Mich.
igal, and New York Sunday Schoo! As.
soclations, where lie served with
credit.
The people of Warrington cannot
AFFORD to miss hearing this able lee.
turer. Mr.. Day will speak the first
day OF the institute, which is Sunday.
October "a, both afternoon and eve.
Minis
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First Club Meet;no,,

The first regular meeting Of the
Woman's Club for 1915.19l6, was held
Tuesday evening, October IL. at the
home of Mrs. A. G. Clayton, chairman
f}the social committee. About TWEEN.
W members attended and we're pro.
sided over by President, Mrs. NJ. !.
Matthews. The address delivered by
the president was greatly appreciated
bysall. The club was pleased to have
with them the house guest of Mrs.
Walter s. Furbee, Mrs. BurdIck, Of
Chicago, Ill.
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Syrian Arrested.

John Rogerson of the Bowers Pot.
terry Company, caused the arrest In
Wheeling Tuesday OF Tom Daniels. a
local Syrian Junk dealer, on the charge
% stealing brass from the shop Of
the Bowers Pottery Company, OF this
city. Daniels claims he bought the
brass from boys. Daniels was brought
back from Wheeling and gave bond
for appearance before Justice ]. NJ.
Barrack One barrel Of the brass re.
covered was worth about $500.
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Personals


George w. Bowers and John Roger.
son. sr. Of the Bowers Pottery Com.
pany. were business visitors In Wheel.
ing Tuesday.
Mrs. q. W. Christy is In Morgan.
town, w. Va, visiting with relatives.
Mrs. Walter H. o'Day has returned
from rairmont, where she was visiting
with hSr mother.
Mrs. Clara Metz and daughter,
Gladys. spent the weekend at Clarks.
burg, Viva, visiting with the for.
mer's daughter, Mrs. Anna Stanford.
The Misses Lucy Prichard and Edna
Mason have gone to Wheeling, where
they Will spend several days visiting
with friends.
W. r. Walters Of Wheeling, was a
business visitor in this city Tuesday.
VT Cline, of Clarksburg, was re.
cent business visitor in this city.
Rev and Mrs. Walter Jennings, of
the Baptist Church, have gone to Par.
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Factory Starts.

The Warrington Window Glass Co.
Z ired its furnace yesterday for the first
time this season. Tho large plant
will open for work November /. The
factory will employ two hundred men
and will pay out $4,000 each week in
wages. G. L. Bush, former manager
oil the Tuna Window G!asG Compan;
plant, of Clarksburg, will have charge
ioi the Warrington plant.
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wreak vengeance on the state officials
should Eiillstrom be executed.

lIillstrom already has been given
a staunch support by his comrades.
Money raised by them paid TO attor.
neys for his defense and enlisted al.
torneys with greater regulations to
carry the casc to tho supreme court.
They stirred tho interest of the Swed.
isli minister, who in turn gained the
car OF President Wilson.
The state officials have seen the re.
suits Of the labers OF Iiillstrom's
friends and fear that somewhere in
the bundle of threats Is one that is
genuine and may be put into execu.
ton.
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Chalmers Custer has resigned his
position as operator at tho Dixie
iIheaterland has gone to Fayette City.
Pa, where he will manage n motion
picture theater.
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Robins and sparrows Lead.
The commonest bird In the north.
eaGtern part OF the United States 10
the robin. Tho English sparrow comes
q close second.
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Allsteachers ofthe district will meet
ht the school building at Warrington
Friday, October 10, at 10 o'clock, for
the district institute. Prof. Grow, OF
The university, and Prof. Roster, of the
Fairmont Normal will deliver ad.
dresses,
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10. OF. LODGE
ELECTS OFFICERS
Grafton Chosen as Place
for Next Grand Lodge
Session.

MoRGANTowN. ". Va, Oct. IA
The West Virginia Grand Lodge, In.
dependent Order OF Odd Fellows, In Its
nftieth annual session here, elected
the following officers: Grand master,
W. F. HOLSTER. Cowen; deputy grand
master, c. L. Simpson, Huntington;
grand warden, George s. Fullerton.
Morgantown; grand secretary, A. J.
Wilkinson, Huntingdon; grand treas.
urer, George S. Stout, Parkersburg;
representative to sovereign grand
lodge, Retiring Grand Master D. L.
Ash, Sistersyille. Past Grand Master
Thomas Liyersedge Of Char
was elected member of the Odd Eel.
lows Home board, one member being
elected annually. The grand lodge
will be in session until Friday.
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Marshmallow Toast.

The Misses Irene and Ethel o'Neal,
4 Katherine Charlton and Berlin Kohlcr
gave a Marshmallow Toast OH the
Clayton Addition hill Tuesday eve.
ming
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TRAVELS ACROSS THE GREAT AMERICAN
DESERT TOLD BY FORMER ARMY SCOUT
A Trim Over the Santa Fe Trail Half a Century Ago
and the Incidents Connected With the Journey Of the
Frontiersmen Graphically Described By James King

vine and the first thing that greeted
our ears was the tinkling of the bell
carried by the bell mule We were
soon at the herd and found the two
herders entirely at sea as to what di
rection to take that might lead them
to camp. They had heard the signal
to drive in and presuming it to come
FROM another direction started the
herd that way and soon became abso
lutely lost as to the proper course to
take to get to camp. Cases of this
kind are not new on the desert as a
sounds may often appear to come from
exactly the opposite directions.
/ remember while crossing the great
trackless Pawnee divide between Pay
nee Forks and Smokey Hill forks In
March, 1866 with a small outfit OF
three wagons and an escort of ten reg
ular army soldiers from Fort Larned
with a government coal prOspecto1
that we got lost in driving snow
storm and in the late afternoon when
the storm passed over and the sun
came out bright and clear we were al
most at the camp where we had start
ed from that morning
But to return to the lost herd | i'm,
mediately sent two men at full speed
on the back trail to notify the outfit.
A brisk wind set in from the southwest
or staked plains and the mirage ghost
disappeared no one knowing whittier
it went When it did SO we could see
two men travelling to the easterly d.
rection. I Immediately covered them
with my field glass and was pleased to
learn that they We're the two pickets
Stanley had sent back along the trail
according to my instructions and while
viewing them through the glass they
came to halt and trained a glass in
our direction and were soon coming
our way at full speed. They were trav-
cling on the same trail which our out
fit had gone over the previous after
noon. When We reached the herd |
turned their heads west and taking the
direction by my compass we were
making fair time when we met the two
pickets. l left the herd in charge Of
John Grey having first driven out to
the main Aubury trail and then forging
ahead in company with Dick Williams
to carry the tidings to the outfit I
was but a feather for my fine animal
to carry and Williams rode first class
mule and we fairly flew over the des-
ert waste and arrived In camp ahead
of the men whom had sent back over
the trail made by the herd. It was al
most high noon when the herd arrived
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in camp and the stock was watered
and given a small grain feed. Our
casks were filled and we were soon on
our way to another water hole but
this one was much smaller, about
twelve miles distant, which had beer
discovered by Morrow and Irish Mike
while scouting the day previous when
the parson and myself had returned to
our outfit. When we struck the main
trail I sent Stanley ahead with the
two mess wagons and the extra stock
to build fires and prepare the evening
meat. The trail was hard and travel
ing vas good but the mirage rose high
er and higher and almost obscured the
sun l was careful to see that every
team did it's best and that each driver
gave his team close attention. The sun
was fast sinking behind the dense
mirage and it appeared as If we were
going to be enveloped in total dark
ness. But the old adage, it is always
darker before dawn, proved true on
that occasion for the treacherous
mirage soon disappeared.
We soon came to an incline to the
westward and here l found a note
from Stanley stating that the camp
ing place was at the foot of this grade
and about two miles distant. Here
We dropped into single file. The whips
were cracked and the mules were told
to step up a little, which they did,
and as the slanting rays of the sun
were bidding goodnight to the Aubury
trail we once more pulled into camp
at small water hole in the Ameri-
can desert. Great care had to be
taken in watering the stock as there
was but little water and it became
necessary to let the stock drink from
buckets before unhitching. The
aroma of the good old 1O4 proof black
coffee Of army fame mingled with the
odor from the frying, boiling and
roasting Of the meat made me feel
more as though we were in paradise
than out in an apparently boundless
desert. Supper was dispatched and
before turning into our blankets We
creased all of the wagons by the light
of Our lanterns.
There was good grazing near at
hand and the herd was turned out and
all but the cooks turned in and the
camp was soon as silent as the tomb.
This water hole was much smaller
than the one above described but fur
nished no willow fringing nor any in
dication that the place had been win
tered by Buffalo during the season but
the edges of the pond bore evidence
that antelope had watered there with
in a fortnight and also that barefoot
ponies had watered there, but wheth-
er they were carrying on their backs
Comanches. Arapahoes or Cheyennes
we had no means to determine. The
water in this hole was of a blachsh
nature and savoured very much of
alkal. Before retiring to our blankets
it was agreed that the night watch
wake the camp early and that we
make a breakfast drive and that we
trust to luck afterwards. According
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fThe fifth of the series of Mr.. KING
s+orias Of the trip across the Great
American desert is published To-Day, ~
thu last article, the party WIN MI:
king had gone along the Santa re trall
to point where water had become
scarce and scouting parties were az
times sent ahead to find water noles.
The practice of turning out the STOCK
at nlaces where any grazing was avail,
able, resulted at the close OF the last
article. in both stock and herders De-
inc absent from camp and signaled to
return. but had failed to respond.)
70 he thus aroused and told that the
herders with the herd had not respond
ed to the signal to drive IN, was
new phase in the trip. The herders
had come to camp for their m1dnlght
meal and so had the two men on picket
duty. the herders leaving IN south
westerly direction the same from
which they had come There was no
time to mince matters. The four SAD.
die horses were picketed close by and
Morrow. myself and two others were
soon in the saddle and leaving Stanley
In charge we started in the dlrectioh
taken by the herders when leaving
camp. The mirage was already settling
on the desert but we followed the trail
left by the stock and came to the graz
ing ground of the night previous as IN
sdicated by the mule beds or the place
where the tired animals had lain
dow. to rest. We then began to in
yestigate as to the probability OF an
Indian stampede and soon satisfied our
selves that there had been no savages
in the neighborhood for we struck
fresh trail leading almost straight east
which had but recently been made by
both herd and herders.
At this juncture sent one man back
with word to Stanley to send the two
mounted men which had stood picket,
back east on the trail We had not
ridden long before the trail turned d.
rect!y to the north. We then put our
animals to their best and naturally
few over the sandy waste. We had
not travelled far when Morrow said he
heard firing. The sun could be seer
only poorly through the dense mirage
and John Gray fired his carbine three
times and was answered by the faint
sound of firing in the distance. 1t was
almost impossible to determine from
which direction the firing came but we
had the trail made by the herd left to
guide us and following this at rapid
sait Va soon passed down into a IA
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ly we were up bright and early and
the cooks having put away all mess
kits the stock was allowed to water
and while the pale moon Shed it's sill
very rays over the sandy waste a
caravan of forty-two prairie schoon-
ers journeyed westward no. We knew
nothing of the great void into which
we were now plunging but a large
portion of us had had army training
in roughing it and this same expert
About midforenoon we came to
halt in the midst Of a good grazing
ground where we went into camp with
the wagons four abreast and turned
the stock out to feed. We now took
the first degree in the conservation OF
resources so far as water was con-
cerned Washing hands and faces was
out of order, each man was allowed
one-half pint of water to drink and
be could not use it for any other pur-
pose nor give it to any other person.
One pint to the man was issued to
the cooks to be made into coffee ana
taking all things into consideration
we had a fair meal for which we all
felt thankful. The two of us, Jim
Marrow and myself, prepared to go
on ahead and reconnoiter. We stored
away a good share of roast and boil
ing beef and plenty of salt and some
ground coffee. We each took three
pints of shelled corn to be used IN
case Of emergency AS the wagon
train pulled out on the trail Jim and
I galloped ahead Of the outht and
after parting word with Stanley we
cantered westward and were soon lost
to sight in the greal yellow mirage
and we could compare ourselves 10
nothing more or less than two
Bedouins Of the American desert.
The sun was in mid heaven when
slight breeze from the faraWay noun
tain dispelled the dense mirage soon
to be followed by one of the surprises
of our lives for in the PARKWAY north
appeared a small dark cloud and
while our course lay westward the
cloud grew larger and darker and ap-
reared to be travelling straight south,
hence the cloud and us were travel
ing at right angles to each other. The
temperature began to hunt for zero
and we were soon enveloped in almost
total darkness. A beautiful soft snow
began to fall and we had scarcely
time to don our overcoats and leg
pings before we we're in the midst OF
a snow storm from the unseen noun
tains. The mirage had disappeared
with the coming of the storm which
lasted but short time and when the
snow cloud passed on it's way we were
standing on now white desert under
a clear sky in which danced the gold
en- orb of day. Here we found a new
source of vegetation, the raw sun
weed the same as grew along the Ne
osha Verdigree and Cottonwood riv-
ers in southwestern Kansas. Jim
pulled up some Of the weed and dig
ging hole with his knife we planted
tnem in the trail and fastening note
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NATIONAL RIFLE
TITLE IS DECIDED

Jacksonville. Fla, Oct: 19.-Ser-
geant James S.tStewart, Massachu-
sets National Guard today won the
national individual championship, the
most important individual rifle COM
petition in the United States. The
match was part Of the National Rifle
Tournament here His score was 315
out Of a possible 1876.
Private r. B. Crawley, United
States Marine corps was second with
315 and private S. w. Pearson, Oregon
National guard, third, with 314.
Stewart, although his score was the
same, as Crawley's was awarded the
championship because he hit the
bulls eye a greater number Of times
consecutively.
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TWENTY Fine Years AGO
- From The Courier Files

October 20. The Daughters Of Vol.
Grams VIII give an oyster social and
snort literary program at Major T. p,
Spllmans, West Second street next
tuesday evening, October q. Every.
one is invited.
Oscar Won Holtzschuherr returned
yesterday from Chicago where he has
been purchasing holiday goods.
October Fl. = James King is home
from Carthage, Mo-, where he attended
the reunion Of his old regiment
The fire alarm called the department
out at midnight last night to the Yves.
tern Machine Works where they soon
extlngu1shed small blaze in the roof.
October %. = Mr.. and Mrs Frank
Simmons leave tomorrow night for
Cedar Rapids where they will visit
r. E. HORNED and wife.
Major Hamilton is in Burlington ia
hear Thomas B. Reed.
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COUNTY ENGINEER INJURED.

Des Moines, Oct. 19.-County Engi-
neer John w. Budd was seriously in
jured, J. T. Paskins was badly hurt
and two other men slightly bruised
when Budd's auto turned turtle on the
street here Wednesday night Budd
was taken to his home where it is
stated he suffered a fractured nose, a
broken cheekbone, dislocated and
probably fractured shoulder
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GIRLS BACK IN HOME.

Dubuque, Oct 19.-The four girls
who escaped from the Home Of the
Good Shepherd were recaptured
twelve miles from the city the next
day and were glad to be taken back
to the home They had spent the
night tramping the road, and as it
rained all night they presented a for
lorn and bedraggled appearance when
run down by the sheriff.
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cHILD's DEATH PECULIARLY SAD

- :
1owaCity, Oct. 19.-Peculiarly sad
was the death of little three year old
Beulah May Rhodes of ,ShueyvillaI
Johnson county. The mother was &C.
companying the child on visit from
Rockford, ILL.,, to oKansas City, when
the girl was striker suddenly, and
died, when the destination was reach
ed. The mother came home, bringing
the lifless body, and planned to meet
the father en- route, having sent
warning. In some way, the man miss
ed connections, and thus the heart
broken mother was compelled to
make the journey with her lifeless
babe, with only the sympathy Of
strangers to give surcease to sorrow.
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WEEKLY WEATHER OUTLOOK.

washington, D. c., Oct. 70. The
United States weather bureau makes
the following predictions of weather
for the coming week over the plains
states and upper Mississippi and lower
Missouri river valleys; the weather
will be fair, although unsettled wealth
er is again probable over the extreme
northwest toward the end Of the week
Somewhat cooler Wednesday in the
northwest and on Thursday in the up
per Mississippi valley.
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ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING.

Danville, ILL.,, Oct. 10. David Har.
ris, farmer of Mount Zion who was &C..
cidentally shot yesterday by Mrs. Sam
Burstein died today. Harris was in the
Burstein store purchasing a revolver
when gun which Mrs. Burstein
thought was not loaded, was a'-.
charged
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PIONEER is DEAD,

Kansas City, Mo-, Oct. 19.-Joseph
&. Mccoy, pioneer plainsman, who laid
out the famous cattle trail from the
state of Texas to Abilene, Kan, died
here today after two months Illness
He was one of the founders of Abilene,
Kan, and contributed much to the de-
velopmen1 of the southwest before the
building of railroads.
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GOOD NIGHT FOR HoLD-UPs.

Sioux City, Oct. 19.-Monday even
ing proved fairly profitable for thieves.
and hold-up men in this city. Two men
were knocked down and robbed of con-
siderable sums in Morningside and
residence was lotted and petty THEY
erv reported in many localities.
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COCKTAILS READS PAPER.

San Francisco, CAL, Oct. ia pa
per by Major General George A. Goeth-
ais, builder Of the Panama canal on
Organization as Applied to Construc-
ton Work." was one Of the features
of the program of the opening session
today of The American builders con-
ereSS
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October 16. - T. J. Phillips, super
intendent of the Whitebreast Fuel
Company mines returned last night
from Ladd~ ILL.,
Michael J. Whalen and Miss Maggie
Reardon were united in marriage at
7:30 last evening at st. Mary's Cath
olic church by Rev. J. Kreckle. The
bride is the handsome and accomplish
ed daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Dennis
Reardon. The groom is a telegraph
operator in the freight office of the @.
The happy couple left for Chicago at
four o'clock this morning.
October II. The water company is
preparing to enlarge it's mains on JEFF
ferson and Fourth streets to eight
inches.
October 49, - John Tee, engineer of
the @ has moved his family from
Creston to Ottumwa.
w. D. Tisdale is expected home from
Omaha tonight where he has been on
business for several days.
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BODY Is MANGLED.

Keokuk, Oct. 20.-With both legs
and an arm cut off and his face en-
tirely gone, the mangled body of John
H. Riley, a brakeman on the Kline,
whose home is in Hannibal, was found
on the C. B. & @. tracks opposite the
Harrison Box factory at the foot Of
G street, after freight train No. 1922,
on it's way to Burlington from Hanni-
bal. had passed over 1t.
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FARMER IS KILLED,

Aledo, ILL.,, Oct. 19-William Kist-
Ter, farmer residing at Buffalo
Prairie, ILL.,, died instantly in an au-
tomobile coming into Aledo late yes
terday afternoon. He was driving to
to town with his son. The coroner as
cribed the cause to heart failure.
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BOOSTERS ARE PLANNING.

Williamsburg, Oct. 19.-The Boost
er club is planning for another race
meet here October 20. The track is in
fine condition and is considered the
best half mile track in the state.