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The Lamar register., 1915-09-08

Yes, and he's a dandy. Tatner, ue-
clared the girl. He went right to
work in the garden. and he's there
now"
Home strolled over to where Bennett
was working in the garden. He stood
watching the young fellow at work.
Bennett had certainly performed won
ders. Home was sorry for him.
Bennett came toward him, hoe in
hand. Mr.. Home" he said. with
flushed face, Il ought to have told you
something. / came out OF Elmira last
month, where they sent me for three
years for theft. l got in with bad
companions when l came to the city.
Nobody would give me work after that.
and the police bounded me. l walked
out from New York. l want a chance
to do better"
You can have 1t, Bennett" answered
Home. turning away abruptly.
Now / wonder what made me tell
the fellow that" he soliloquized.
Nobody in the town knew OF Ben
nett's record. except Home. Gradual
ly the boys step grew lighter. his COM
plexion clearer. He was the best work
er Home had ever had. 1t was evident
that he had been sincere in his ex-
pressed intentions. Home ceased to
think OF his past except as youthful
folly. He made him manager OF his
dairy a year later. Bennett went to
night school. Everybody spoke well
OF him.
What turned Homes thoughts along
very serious lines was the evident at
tachment that was ,springing up be-
tween Bennett and Minnie. The two
would saunter along the lanes, arm in
arm, after the days work was done
AT first Home thought little of It. It
was not until he saw. in the darkness,
a black sleeve-line against the white
OF his daughters waist that he realized
she would some day leave him.
He was expecting Bennett to come
to him. But instead OF that he came
home to find Minnie In tears and Ben
nett gone. A letter was lying on the
table, and Home picked It up and read
1t.
Bennett wrote that he couldn't face
NAA ACAA hAln lldl uo nhu ut-
ceived him. Since leaving the reform
atory he had committed a burglary.
Suspicion had never directed itself to
him, but that was the real reason why
he had left New York. He had tried
hard during those two years to put It
out OF his mind, but now that he loved
Minnie he was going back to take his
punishment, and asked them to forget
him.
Home whistled and took his daugh-
ter in his arms. The fellow was a
scoundrel." he said.
No, father" she answered. "I love
him He is a good man"
Bennett hardly saw the faces in the
courtroom. He stood patiently before
the Judge. How much would he getY
Five years? Seven to twelve years?
He could hardly expect mercy; the
crime had been planned in the reform
atory. And Bennett had refused to
diVulge the name Of his confederate.
Wonderingly Bennett saw Home
standing before him, speaking to the
Judge. He told him of his life in the
village, and how he had voluntarily
come in to the city to surrender him
SELF because the past preyed on his /
conscience. He was asking for a sus-
pended sentence.
Bennett did not know what the
Judge was saving. He stood dumbly
in the box until the warden touched
him on the arm.
You're free" he said.
Bennett only stared at him. The /,
man became impatient. Suddenly Ben.
The Lamar register., 1915-09-08
Preserving Conscience.

They tell me you have signed the
pledge?"
Yes" replied Uncle Billy Bottle
top. And I'm goin' to keep on
signin' it. Whatever happens. no one
amt goin' to be able to say my In.
tentions wasn't good"
The Lamar register., 1915-09-08

100. .OuHu ais nRnus taKen IL hcnSE
strong clasp.
Come along, my boy" said Home.
"Where?" stammered Bennett.
"Where?" echoed Home. why, to
to Minnie, OF course. She'd give me
fits If didn't bring you back to sup
per-"
Copyright. 1915. by W. G. Chapman)
The Lamar register., 1915-09-08
La Junta 4, Lamar l

Lamar put patched up team in the
field Sunday to meet La Junta and at
that gave them a good argument. Fred
Littler pitched one of the best games
Of the season, striking out nine men
and allowing but five hits. The La
The Lamar register., 1915-09-08

FOR SALE-160 acres, twelve miles
from Holly; good, no sand; mortgage
$3.50. Must sell by September 10th.
Ask $500, make me an offer.
N. o. HOWE,
Lawrence, Kansas.
The Lamar register., 1915-09-08

Summary-Stolen bases, Wyckoff
2, d. Whalen. Two base hits, Renen.
Dunlap, Maxwell, Jackson. Three base
hit, Queary. Left on bases, Fort Lyon
., Rocky Ford Z. Hit by pitched ball.
D. Whalen. Sacrifice hits, Queary,
Adams. Struck out, by Renell 9, by
Dunlap 8, by Jackson 10. Bases on
balls, off Renell l, off McGraw l.
Umpire, oberling.
The Lamar register., 1915-09-08

Patience-It IL said only about one
person in fifteen has perfect eyesight
Patrice-And yet even that one is
fooled when she comes to get married
The Lamar register., 1915-09-08
Valley League Notes


Mrs. Cleve Roseboom of Girard.
Kansas, recently visited relatives and
friends in our vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. Haskins enter
The Lamar register., 1915-09-08

Summary-Three base hit, Adding
ton. Base on balls, off Littler /, off
Griffin 2. Struck out, by Littler 8, by
Griffin 4. Hit by pitcher, Lomasncy.
Sacrifice hits, Lomasney, Chellgord,
Griffin. Wild pitch, Griffin. Umpire,
Byrnes.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-07-02

well. the electrical work was neat.
ly done." he remarked. THE burglar
cleaned up after himself like an old
maid, leaving no clues"
The electric signal service was next
discussed.
THE thief himself must have sent
In the signal at exactly the minute
the bank door was usually closed"
said Poe. "for BeEgs was bound and
gagged at five-flve. As the electric
signal sheet composed the last eighthoi
an inch through which he drilled, 1t
seems quite plausible that the alarm
did not work because he drilled
through that plate before five.fifteen,
before the alarm was set. All of
which proves that some one connected
with the bank did the work. Could
clerk have secreted himself any.
where?"
mo, sir. I can take my oath on
that. answered John Beggs, who had
been summoned. Besides, never
saws the thiefs face before. I made
my round at five; nobody here then
Poe requested two clerks to take
the positions of the scrub-women, and
had Beggs stand on the spot where he
had been attacked. After that Poe
walked back and forth, twisting his
lips with tense fingers, and glancing
up sharply from beneath his heavy
brown brows, sensing the situation.
Finally, giving a satisfied little
grunt, he asked to have Beggs tied as
he had been when found.
The policeman who liberated Beggs
was at hand. and proceeded to initiate
the manner Of tying.
Poe picked up an end Of the rope
idly, and made casual examination:
then he drew out his knife and snip
ped off bit Of it, which he placed
carefully in his vest-pocket, as he
turned to view the officers clumsy
work at duplicating the thief's rope
tying method.
1T was a funny way he was tied
up" said the policeman, stopping with
a puzzled frown. This rope ran in a
loop over Begg's neck, came down be-
tween his legs, and tied in the back.
There seemed to be some system to
It."
Like this. was it," asked Poe,
catching up the rope. throwing a loop
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-07-02

Il thought maybe he took burmese
or the white stun. II that's the case.
We may hear some hoptalk some
where. Those gervers often let some.
thing slip in brassing up the bundle
Of swag."
What kind Of lingo is that?"
cried the cashier irascibly. Are you
an insane man or detective?"
Poe Strengthened up. threw out his
square chest. and took deep respira-
ton; his mouth, which had suddenly
frightened. relaxed, and the wrinkles in
his cheeks grew deeper, as he 70
piled in pleasant tone:
Neither. You'll pardon mo for
talking shop. The jargon is SO fascina-
ting, you know. It's comfort to the
mouth. like those exquisite preserved
rose-leaves one gets in Turkey"
Cribben's eyes widened, as though
he had suddenly encountered a forged
check. He scanned Poe with an in
elusive frown. and then sank back
in his chair, his manner more hope.
less than before; for time had graved
the one word Business on his brow;
trifiing naturalness had been stamped
out of his character by the little punch
with which he had Cancelled checks
for years.
Il merely borrowed from the thiers
own language" Poe went on, ito infer
that, as the man had a fixed pale face
and watery eyes he might be an
opium fiend. and possibly could be
found In some New York den, where
the bundle or swag. is often
divided, and that he might let out
something while under the influence
of the drug"
"oh, see; jumping at conclusions!
Cribben seemed relieved by the ex-
PLANTATION. But let's stick to facts.
The safes back there, and over two
million dollars is somewhere else. I'd
like to have them connected"
by all means; let's look at It," re-
piled Poe, following the cashier to the
temporary barricade about the safe.
Poe crouched down and swung the
big outer door open, so that the small
drilled hole could be seen in better
light.
"Clever!" he exclaimed to the
cashier. The fellow studied this lock
a long time. He's made the hole in
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-07-02
care you an insane
man or a dete ctiVe2"

Of 1t over the trembling watchman's
neck, drawing the ends up between
his legs, and tying them behind in .
series of peculiar knots.
The officers eyes went wide with
surprise. That's it, exactly!" he ex.
claimed. II never saw anything like
1t before. I noticed 1t particular"
Poe volunteered no explanation to
the awed group around him; but he
did smile to himself as he glimpsed
the cashiers interest.
He took the broken bucket used
by the woman whose body had disap-
peared, wrapped it into a neat parcel,
turned to the cashier, and extended
his hand in good-by.
But you couldn't have formed any
theory in such short time," exclaimed
Cribben. "Why, you haven't any clue
outside Of the scrub.woman's disap.
pearance. She was probably killed
and carried away, to shift suspi.
cion."
Probably" answered Poe, the
strange wrinkles Pickering for q mo-
ment in his cheeks. "But I'm taking
a bit of that rope with me, and the
pieces Of that bucket. I may be able
to gather something from them"
Without further comment, he bow.
ed and walked out. On his way to the
South station he sent the following
wire in cipher to Burns. the million.
aire banker, who shared with Mitchell
and Poe their secret works in the in.
terests of justice:
Canvass opium dives catering to
foreign criminals. Watch for tall,
whitehead -Englishman with close
cropped hair. tenor, decided stoop.
Send Volume H and suit Of slops by
my man to Grand Central at 11:12.
Ill run across you"
Christopher Poe took an afternoon
train for New York, secured an en-
closed section, locked the door, care
fully united the bundle containing the
broken bucket, and examined 1t. FIRST
roughly and then infinitely.
At . quarter past II the train
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-07-02

the single vulnerable spot, and lined
up the tumblers SO they dropped when
he punched through. Think of boring
hole for year!"
He looked up and held out on his
palm perfectly rounded bit of wood.
the size of pencil, two inches long,
and enameled a glistening black at
one end.
whats that thing?" cried Crib.
ben. "Where'd you get it? What do
you mean by working at the hole for
over year?"
He bent closer, and fingered the
round, smooth piece blankly.
you can see here, at the mouth of
the hole," answered Poe, indicating
with his slim finger. Its more than
a year old, 1 should say, from the
number of rings which show where he
left of drilling each time. This stick
fits exactly in the hole. l found it
on the floor here. Evidently over
looked. You notice the end is
enameled?"
Yes. But what's the connecticut"
gasped the other.
why, it's evident! The fellow had
access to the safe in some manner for
over year, and managed, bit by bit,
to drill through the steel. At first he
probably puttied and painted over the
small hole. Then, as it became deep
er, he made this stick to plug it with,
and enameled the end to match the
safe door, the spot being SO small as
to escape notice. He did his stint
of work every SO often, and replaced
that plug each time to conceal all
traces. Then, when he calculated to
within an eighth of an inch Of the spot
where he could get the tumblers into
alignment. he simply waited for a
chance, and turned the trick"
But no one could do this. John
Beggs is the only man ever left alone
with the safe; he couldn't play a part.
! told you he is above suspicion"
I'm quite sure of it. / just had a
look at him. He hasn't enough brains,'
was the reply. as Poe turned to IN
examination Of the inner door.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-07-02

stopper-knot. and then jerked an end
Of it into Matthew Walker"
I'll bet you a layout I can tie a
better Walker" answered Poe.
That's too easy" grinned the otn.
er. his face becoming ghoulish in the
effort. Get something more like a
rope. and Ill show you a few things. I
used to be. why, was champion rope
tier and wrestler Of" He curbed
his wandering tongue, looked sharply
at Poe. and then dropped back into
the same listless, languid flow of
speech. II say, get something like
rope and I'll give you a tie. good
British tie, like they do at the fairs
in merrie England, and If I was to
tie you up proper you wouldn't roll
out Of it in fortnight, either"
Poe called Simmy, and managed to
procure piece Of clothes.line for a
consideration, and, with the explana-
ton that it is common sport in Eng.
land to tie up wrestler and see IL
he can wriggle out Of 1t, the Chinaman
was satisfied. :,
Poe admitted that the others knots
were better than his, though they
were clumsily made, the effects Of the
drug beginning to show. Poe ordered
the lost layout, and his companion
smoked eagerly.
Having finished. he dropped back.
and began talking idly. Boosting vain.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-07-02

through the alarm plate in the outer
door of the safe, and sent in the prop
er signal to the insurance company at
ISIS. In penetrating that plate be-
fore signaling the insurance company
to set the alarm, he knew the opening
OF tie safe could not be registered. He
had then gone to work on the inner
door with his electric drill, which he
had concealed in his pail. The power.
full current had melted through the
lock and exposed the treasure. Tying
up the money and bonds, he stole the
watchmans keys, opened the front
door to the bank, and dragged through
1t the dead body of the scrub.woman.
leaving the door open in spirit OF
bravado, knowing that the sight would
horrify and mystify the police.
He had then packed up the swas
in false-fapped suitcase, and skip.
ped to New York. having sewed $50.
900 in his belt in case OF emergency.
On leaving the bank he had resumed
his wig and skirts, thus leaving no
possible trace. These he changed at
his lodging house before leaving Bos-
ton, as man. He had gone to Sim.
my's cellar. after purchasing passage
to England. feeling certain that he
would be safe in the den until the day
Of sailing.
1t was morning before the whole
story was finally dragged from him.
Then Poe called up the police and de-
livered his prisoner
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-09-10
OFFICIALS CHANCE
County Treasurer D. S. knight is
Succeeded By County Treasurer
Scott Roos- Recorder Reed and
Surveyor Castle Begin Their Sec
ond Terms.

Monday was day of changes at
the courC house, although there was
no signs OF 1t apparent In the usual
routine OF business which went on
IN much the usual manner. The sec
ond term of Mr. d. S. knight who
Tor the past four years has presided
over affairs in the County Treasurer's
ot1lce, expired on Monday and Coun-
ty Treasurer elect, Mr.. Scott Roos
became the county treasurer.
Mr. Knight mas been an efficient
and obliging officer and there has
been no occasion during the four
years of his incumbency of this of
Iice, for the citizens of the county to
regret that he had been elected to
this office. He has been ably assls.-
ed by Mrs. Knight who has served
as his deputy and who has been re-
tanned by Mr.. Roos as his deputy thus
assuring the smooth running of the
business of this office. Mr.. and Mrs.
knight have won a warm place in
the hearts of the people of Wauseon
and they are glad that Mr.. Knight
has engaged in business that Win
keep him as a resident of the town.
Mr.. Knight is not only a faithful and
efficient county officer, he is in the
complete sense of the term good
citizen entering into public affairs and
boosting for the general progress
and welfare. In church work both
Mr.. and Mrs, Knight are Give wires"
and such Give wires" are a blessing
in any cmmuNity.
Mr.. Roos who succeeds Mr.. knight
comes from Chesterfield township
and will make as able and efficient
an officer as Mr.. Knight. With a
record for lifelong honesty and pro-
bity, interested in all that pertains
to the progress of the community an
active church worker and known to
be loyal to the highest principles, Mr..
Roos will prove worthy successor
of the good men who have served the
country in the treasurer's office.
In the office of the recorder and
the surveyor there was no perceptible
change although from the legal point
of view a term expired in both these
offices and a new term began
Messers. Reed and Castle, we pre-
sumo, congratulated themselves that
they were fortunate enough to be
elected to succeed themselves and
pitched in to the work Of their sec
ond terms.
The next changes will occur on the
third Monday in September when Mr.
A. @. Price who has served two
tarnoc &c Conntu CornuniS eionar will
be succeeded by Mr.. Clark Aumend
and Messers. Barden and Griffin will
begin their second terms,
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-09-10
AUGUST WEATHER
Coolest August in 46 ycafs--Above
the Normal in Rainfall --Kilnng
Frost on the Last Day.

Mean temperature of the month,
GAL degrees. Maximum temperature
soo.o degrees on the 10Th; minimum,
35.6 degrees, on the 31st. Range of
temperature, 51.2 degrees; mean daily
range, 1913 degrees; greatest daily
range, 34.4 degrees; least 4.3 degrees.
NO. days the temperature went be-
low SO degrees, 6; below 60 degrees,
~; above rs degrees, II; above 85
degrees, 3. No. of days the temper
ature was not below Is degrees, IA;
not below 65 degrees, 8.
Average daily sunshine, 49 per cent.
of the day time; of cloudiness, Sc per
cent. of the whole time.
Total rainfall 1886 inches; greatest
depth in "a hours, 1.20 inches on the
21st.
No. of days clear 8; partly cloudy
12; cloudy, IL; with .01 inch or more
rain, IL.
No. of days there was fog, 8;
thunderstorms, A.; solar halos, A; lunar
haios, 1; frost, l.
Prevailing direction of the wind,
northeast and south.
Normal August temperature GAG
years., 69.5 degrees, warmest August
75.4 degrees, in 1900; coolest August
65.5 degrees, in 1883, and GAL de-
grees in 1915.
Highest August temperature in 46
years, 1920 degrees, in 1874, on the
goth; lowest, 1888 degrees, in 1888, on
1.-THE 23rd and 35.6 degrees in 1915 on
the 31st.
Normal August rainfall (44 years.
2.88 iches; wettest August 4.86 inches
in 1886 and 1908; dryest, 0.49 inch in
1893.
August this year, taken as whole,
| is the coolest August in 46 years. The
mean temperature Of the month, 64.1
degree is below the lowest previous
record, which is 65.5 degrees in 1888
Also the maximum temperature this
year, 86.8 degrees, is below the pre-
vious record which was 87.7 degrees;
and the minimum, 1856 degrees, is be-
low the 1888 record, which is 1873 de-
grees. Then, again, this year there
were only 2 days that the temperature
went below 45 degrees, while in 1888
there were 6; in 1884, g.; in 1885, 9;
in 1887, 6; in 1890, 1897, 1904, there
were 5. This shows we have had il
cool in August other years.
The morning Of August 81, 1868
there was freeze that killed all ten
der vegetation.
THOS MIKESELL.
Special Observer
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-09-10
CAMPBELL BAYEs.

Was born near Delta, Ohio, August
1st, 1841. With the exception of
about three years spent in the war,
his life has been lived in Fulton coun-
ty, where he was known and loved
by great many people.
ii August 9th, 1862, at the age of 21
he enlisted in Co. H, Tooth o. V. /.
He was taken prisoner at Rhinestone,
Tennessee, August s, 1868 and serv-
ed six months in rebel prison on Belle
Isle Richmond !, Virginia, until ex-
changed. He was wounded in action
at Franklin, Tennessee, November 80,
1864. At the close of the service ne
was mustered out by order of the
War Department at Camp Dennison
May 20, 1865. He was one of fifteen
Bayes', all related, who went to the
war from this community, and all Of
whom returned. Death has since
called ten of them. His soldier lite
was characterized in the words of
one of his officers who knew him Yves.
in the Atlanta campaign, "He was
always ready for duty" August 81,
1915 at the age of IA years and one
month he was mustered out of life's
service by the Great Commander.
January 31st, 1866, he was married
to Nancy E. Robinson. Five children
are left to mourn the ucpa..uls
Father, Mother having died October
l21st, 1900. The children are Mrs. Ira
Hartman, Mrs. Freeman Gorsuch,
Mrs. Paul Williams, Mrs. Maud Quill
lette and Mr.. Frank Bayes. He is
also survived by two brothers, Henry
of Bryan, and Doc. of Wauseon, and
one sister Mrs. Demming of Michigan
There are eight grandchildren. In
June of 1902 he was married to Miss
Alice Miksell who ded in March OF
1909. Since that time Mr.. Bayes has
made his home with his son Frank on
the farm. Here he had every care
and kindness shown him.
He was an active member of the
Losure Post G. A. R. For more than
forty years he had b9en a member OF
the Christian church, active in its
service and interested in its progress,
Funeral services were held Friday
afternoon at the home on the farm
Rev. J. A. Wharton officiated and 8
quartet of singers from the Chris
tian church sang beautiful hymns. A
1 throng which filled the house ant
much of the yard attended these ser
vices, among which were the Grane
Army Post. Burial was made in the
Wauseon Cemetery. At the grave thu
Post used its impressive burial rites
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-09-10
POMONA GRANGE.

Amboy grange will entertain Full
ton County Pomona grange, Saturday
September 18.
The afternoon will be given over to
the following program:
The threshing dinner, elaborate or
simple and sensible e?-MrS. Viers,
Mrs. Fewlas.
Recitation-Thelma Rowland.
Music-Amboy orchestra.
Recitation-Mr. Duryea.
Ways and means of keeping the in
terest of young people in the grange.
Mrs. E. P. Ames, Mrs. Van Horn.
Recitation-Aice Barnes.
Reading-Mrs. Alfred Viers.
How will attractive home, school
and church surroundings, aid in pro-
ducipg 40 better crop of girls and
boys Mrs. Rowland, Mr.. C. Row
land and Mr.. Robinson.
Song-Morris Brothers.
Recitation-Mr Duryea.
IRMA SHARP, Lecturer.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-09-10
FROM DEFIANCE.

The following letter, dated > Def
ance, Ohio, September End, 1915, was
received too late for last weeks issue
l notice the Wauseon ball club is
asking for a game with some Toledo
team for Sunday September 5. IN
regards will say that the Defiance
Wonders have that date filled and al
SO September 18th but we sure would
like to come over on any other date.
We lost. game some time ago to
Wauseon 3-2 which we cnsidered was
taken right out of our hands but in
case of a return it would be impossible
for them to repeat. Therefore we would
like to come to your city and prove our
claim. "We challenge the Wauseon
Ball Club for a game of ball in your
city," Will also state that the Wau-
seon Club does not have to go to
Toledo for games. Our terms are go
and 40 per cent. of gate receipts, go
per cent going to winners, with a
guarantee of $40.
Yours respectfully,
o. C. FRENCH, Mgr
DEFIANCE WONDERS