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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-27
Grow Trees On sandhiIIs.

Success has followed forest planting
on the sandhills Of Nebraska. Jack
pines planted there by the government
forest reserve ten years ago now have
a height Of over fifteen feet and q
diameter OF four inches.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-27

Twelve million dollars for christian
missions is the record of this country
last year.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-27

The operations off Smyrna were be-
gun on March under the direction OF
the commander in chief, East Indies,
Vice Admiral Sir Richard H. Peirse,
who arrived with a squadron OF bat
tleships and cruisers. A methodical
bombardment of Fort Yeni kale was
carried out during the afternoon Tor
two hours in favorable conditions OF
wea ther. Thirty-two hits were secured,
intiicting considerable damage on the
fort, and there were two heavy ex-
plosions, apparently Of magazines. The
Euryalus, which flew the flag of the
vice admiral, shot with remarkable
accuracy fro mher after 90 inch guns.
Fire was not returned The lombard
merit at closer range then began, the
weather conditions being good The
reduction of the Smyrna defenses is
considered necessary incident in the
main operations. Admiral Peirse made
a further report on his operations be-
fore Smyrna on a later date, from
which it appears that, having bonn
Garded Fort Yeni Kale on the 5th and
severely damaged it. he proceeded on
the morning of the 9Th to sweep his
way in thru the mine fields until
he drew the fire of several subsidiary
batteries, one containing four six-inch
guns near Paleo Tabia point. another
five approximate A. inch guns $50
feet up the hillside and three field guns
in earthworks at Chitlik Suardhouse.
There were also several smaller guns
concealed along the shore to the east
ward. These We're engaged by the
ships at from 1000 to 5000 yards. The
batteries replied vigorously, but after
one hours fire on each We're silenced.
In the afternoon the ships steamed in
to closer range and engaged Paleo
Tabia battery and other batteries on
the hill. Fire was continued until all
were silenced. The Euryalus and one
of the battleships We're each hit by six
inch projectiles, and the mine sweep
ers were hit by fragments of shell that
burst near
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-12-16

composed of ferns gathered from;
the woods and to add a touch of
color and "bloom' few potato
blossoms had been gathered from
the one or two gardens which
Hinckley then boosted. Hinckley
was out of the world so far as
agriculture was concerned. and
there was not a flower garden in
the village. In fact, people com,
monty stated and actually be
ileved that nothing would grow
so far north. y The Snake River
was considered the very limit OF
agricultural possibilities. The
only clearing north of the Snake
was a little place chopped off by
Norris Burlingame way up near
Browns Hill Pine County was
a lumber camp until the late
eighties and the north end of the
county never really warmed up
to It's possibilities until the Hinck-
ley fire of September |. 1894.
Looking back over the changes
since the author of this first came
to Pine County, and then looking
forward to the possibilities of the
future, can see in the short space
of one lifetime a bowling wilder
hess filled with wind falls, slash
ings, blackened stumps and
waste land, transformed by a
hardy, Industrious, indomitable
people, into Il land of peaceful.
comfortable homes, rich farms,
bountiful orchards and busy
cities. To have participated t.
some extent in this change. is one
of the pleasant recollections of my
life.
1t is really too bad that when
Pine city moved across the lake.
it did not bring its name in the
Onbway vernacular with it. Pine
City is really am ontgrowth of
Chengwatana. and should have
kept the name OF the original set
tlement, 1t is shame that the
white man, not content with rob
ing the Indian of his hunting
ground, also robbed his own Ian
guage of the many splendid con
trihutions ii might have received
from the language of the abor-
igines, "Chengwa" or "chrns-
wac" in the Oiihway tongue
means pine and "tana" town or
city, SO we have kept the original
meaning but have lost the beauti-
full word which the Indians used
and the name really belonged tn
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-12-16
A Brief History
of Pine County


The author of sketch covering
the early history of Pine County
and the Village of Pine City
should be one whose life was a
part of the days of which he
writes, Most of the men whose eff.
forts went to make up the early
history Of the county have passed
away. Though there are many
still living whose connection with
Pine County commenced long be
fore that of the author, the mum
Der of real pioneers are growing
smaller. Most of the men who
were real early settlers and whose
activities resulted in the organiza-
tlon of the county and the village
were still living and active when I
tirst made my home in Pine City
and established the Pioneer in De
cember, 1885. | was mere boy
then, | had never voted and the
'oen who were in middle life, and
whose hair had commenced to
show streaks of gray were the
men whose names were written on
he early pages of the county S
history.
But few of the present genera
ton have ever thought that Pine
County was once in Wisconsin.
Such, however, is the fact. Until
the organization of Minnesota
Territory in lS49. Pine County
was. part of ST. Croix County,
Wisconsin. which then consisted
of ,"all the territory west of the
Chippewa River and extending
northward to the British posses
sions. Prior to the organization
of st, Croix County the territory
comprising Pine County was a
part OF Crawford County, Wiscon,
sin, and the county seat was at
Prairie du Chen. After Mime
sofa became territory, we were
part of Ramsey County until the
organization of Chisago County.
I'm 1854 the County of Pine was
set off from Chisago. but it then
embraced territory from which
Carlton and kanahec counties
have since been carved, Our old
time friend Royal c. Gray was one
of the first county commissioners
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-12-16

of Pine county and with him were
Herman Trott and George W.
Staples, whose names were house
hold words when | came to Pine
City. Until 1872 this county was
attached to Chlsago county for ju-
dicial purposes. The first term of
court iii Pine county was held in
1872 with Judge +. M. Crosby
whose life was woven into the
early history of Pine county, pre-
siding. John ID. Wilcox was clerk
and Edward Jackson, who was
hale and hearty when | first came
to Pine City was sheriff. At the
organization of the county. the
county seat was fixed by the lagis-
lature at ChengWatana hut was
removed to Pine City by popular
vote. The first crops raised in the
county Except those at the H.
dian Mission on Lake Pokegamal
were grown by Royal {. Gray on
the place subsequently known as
the "Greely Farm" The idea Of
raising crops so far north pro
voked considerable merriment and
IT was some years later that the
County Auditor of Pine county re
ported to the State Auditor that
the only thing raised in Pine
County was hell and half
breeds. -
1t would be interesting to trace
the early history of the county
and recall many amusing Incl
dents and anecdotes Of early set
tiement 1T space permitted, but
they must be omitted as must the
story of the mission of Lake Poke
CANA, though it was at this mis-.
sion that the first printing press
ever brought to the terriory now
comprising this great state, was
set up and here the first letter
press printing within the state
was done. Here also Lougfell0w
spent some time in study of Glib
way Indian life and character, in
preparation for his beautifully
unique Hiawatha.
Even as late as the time when
the author of this sketch became
identified with the county, lmm-
bering was only industry. Some
few people il the village had gar
dens and few settlers had
started clearing well remen-
Der attending church social at
Hinckley the first year of my resi-
denee IN Pine City, when the table
decorations consisted of bouquets
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-12-16

completed and dedicated last
summer. Cost Of same was
about $4,000. A large four-room
public school, built at a cost of
about 81 900. is already too small
and an addition nearly as large
will be built next summer.
Partridge township, in which
the largest portion of the Danes
live, is one of the most thickly
settled townships in the county.
Partridge township alone is too
small for this settlement and
many Danes are now comfortably
nestled in the townships of Fin
layson, Sandstone, Fleming and
Norman.
We have no local telephone as
yet, but this will probably be the
next thing on the program.
Rural mail routes will undoubted-
ly be established next spring and
we are soon to have electric light.
Poles to be used in the construc-
ton of same have arrived. The
current will come from Cloquet.
Askov is we'll known for it's
thrift and as an example of
acknowledgement of our advance
ment we might add that real
estate men from neighboring
towns frequently take land
seekers through here to show
what can be done on timber land.
There are several individuals
We might mention who have
labored industriously and with
integrity for the upbuilding and
advancement of this colony, but
we feel that we would do an
injustice if we did not mention
nearly every mortal here. as it is
the cooperation of all that has
brought Askov to what it is
today.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-12-16

The Askoy American is the
first paper south of Duluth and
Superior on the Great Northern,
and with it's large circulation is a
good advertising medium. A
trial will convince you.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-02-18
CHAPTER xSxii.
ILIoht Engine.

GtHVt GUHsUN'
Toward the close OF that summers
day II was the within OF that arch'man-
ager OF theatricals whom men call
Fate to stage an anticlimax In the
midst OF a vast and hilly expanse OF
desolate middle western country
rude and rugged dick OF earth which
boasted no human tenancy within .
circle of its far-fiung horizon and was
bisected. not neatly. rather irregular
iy, by the flowing double line OF steel
ribbons which marked the railroads
right OF way over the old Santa Fe
trail.
So much for the stage: the light eff
tects were provided exclusively by the
crimson and purple and gold OF a por-
tentous sunset: the properties en-
ployed were simply a special train and
what IL known as a light engine.
II was the engineer OF the special
who started the trouble. After bring
ing his monster to a full pause, he
turned upon his passengers and-not
without plausible excuse-violently In.
dicted Mr.. Alan Law Tor abuse OF his
and his fireman's trustfulness.
o.. They had been engaged, both gentle
men asserted vigorously. for nothing
more dangerous than n quick run
across the prairies. In furtherance OF
the unspeciied plans OF Mr.. Alan Law
and his companion. Miss Judith Urine.
After starting out. they had wickedly
and maliciously been bribed by the
said Law to put on speed and catch up
with the special. IN order that he might
rescue from the latter n young woman.
his bride.to.be and the sister OF Miss
Urine.
But--and here was the grievance
they hadn't bargained TO be shot at
with pistols. And precisely that out.
rage had been put upon them during
and subsequent to the moment OF res
cue.
II was unhappy Mr.. Barcus who pre-
cipitated the AFFAIR. This gentleman
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won't make this Pullman move without
an engine"
All the same. w can't stop here
like bumps on a log. waiting for that
gang OF thugs to sail up In the light
engine and cut our blessed throats."
Mr.. Law answered this unanswer.
able contention only with a shrug.
Then. stepping out on the forward
platform OF the Pullman. he east q
hopeless eye over the landscape.
Raw. rugged hills hemmed In the
right Of way. hills whose vast TANKS
were covered with dense thickets of
mesquite, chapparal. sagebrush and
cacti. the haunt Of owls and rattle
snakes and-solitude. No way OF es-
cape from that pocket In the hills 9th.
er than by the railroad itself.
He lowered his gaze to the tracks
and siding-and started shat ply.
"Eh-what now?" Barcus inquired
with interest.
Some thoughtful body has left an
old hand car over there in the ditch"
Alan replied. Maybe Il isn't beyond
service"
with me supplying the horsepower.
supposed"
Horse isn't the word" Alan cor.
rected meticulously; and escaped the
others wrath by dropping down to the
ballast and trotting over to the ditch,
where the hand car lay.
Looks as II II might work" he an.
nounced. Come along and lend me a
hand
Half a minute" Barcus answered.
lodging suddenly back into the car.
When he reappeared. after some five
minutes. Rose accompanied him, and
Barcus was smiling as brilliantly as
though nothing whatever was wrong
with his world.
Sorry 10 keep you waiting. old top
he explained; but I wal smitten with
| an inspiration. There didn't seem tp
he any sense in letting the amlable
| Judith loose upon this fair land, 90 !
sound n coil Of wire In the porters
| closet and wired the handle OF the
drawing room door fast to the bars
across the aisle. tn take her some
time 10 get out. now. without assist
ance."
Ten minutes had passed before
the two grimy and perspiring gentle
men succeeded In placing the hand cal
upon the tracks.
"It's q swell little hand car" Bar
Gus observed grimly: mo wonder they
threw Il away"
whats the difference how II looks
as long as II will gof"
But win III" Barcus doubted.
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Alan standing his watch on the obser.
walton platform. In company with
Rose; and the train booming along
through an uncouth wilderness OF arid
mountains. barren mesas. and sun.
smitten fats given over TO the desolate
genius OF sagebrush.
Whatever had been the tenor OF the
communication between father and
daughter. Judith eventually emerged
from the drawing room In an ominous
temper. Barcus. coming drowslly
away from his compartment at the
same time, was Jared wide awake by
sight OF the foreboding countenance
she wore: and after q moment OF doubt
followed her back to the lounge at the
rear Of the car.
He got there In time TO see her nj
rigid %standstiil. staring steadfastly at
the two figures so close together on
the observation platform. But on
his appearance Judith shook herself
together. snatched up a magazine, and
plunged wrathfuily into an easy chair,
burying her nose between the pages OF
the publication with every indication
OF deep interest In It's text.
MIR. Barcus. however, had learned
the lesson OF bitter experience to the
eject that the outward bearing OF
Miss Judith Urine was no sure index
10 her inward humor--uniess. that is,
IL might be taken TO indicate the d.
rect contrary Of it's sembiance;
though even this was no reliable rule.
Reminding himself Of this, no there
fore invented q morbid interest in an.
other magazine-round tho edge OF
which he kept o wary eye upon the
young woman.
For nll her evaporation, Judith con.
tanned herself longer than might have
been expected. Her continued show
OF placidlty. indeed. lulled Barcus into
a dangerous feeling OF security. Per
snnded that she meant TO behave, he
gradually ceased to watch her as mar.
rowly as at first. and lost himself in O
morose reverie whose subject was the
seemingly permanent mourning into
which he had plunged his face and
hands for the purposes OF his mas
misunderstanding them a shade OF
ebony upon which soap and water and
%scrubbing had no effect whatever. And
he had invented a most excruciating
method OF %revenging himself upon the
d~ruggis. who had taken advantage OF
his confidence and sold him the In.
eradiable dye-when he was reused by
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CHAPTER xxxv.
caboose.

For once. In a way. II fell out pre-.
cisely As Mr.. Law had planned and
prayed.
Constrained TO pull up In order to 70.
move the obstruction from the track.
the train Q OF the freight choked
down It's collective wrath on being pre-.
scented with a sum OF money. In the
hopes OF further largesse II lent its
common ear TO Alan's weli.worn tale.
which had 30 frequently proved useful
In similar emergencies. Of an clipping
couple pursued by an u~nreasonlngly
vindictive parent; and had its hopes
rewarded by the price Alan bargained
TO pay In exchange for exclusive una
OF the caboose as far as the next town.
30 that II was not more than ten
minutes before Rose was settled 20
rest In such comfort AZ the caboose af.
forded. while Alan and Barcus SAT
within It's doorway and smoked.
Neither he nor any other aboard the
freight suspected for an instant that
In the box car next forward OF the en-,
boose. q woman In mans clothing lay
perdue. now and again ~chucklinR
lmpishly to herself In anticipation OF
! the time and the svsnt she was bidins
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the sudden flight OF a magazine across
the car, missing his head by a bare
two inches, and the bang OF a chair
overturned by Judith as she jumped
up and flung herself ~furiously toward
the door.
Just what had happened on the OBJ
seryation platform Barcus didn't know,
but he could readily believe that the
lovers had just INDUCED In some espe-
cially provoking and long-drawn'out
caress.
He overhauled Judith Tor too oon
In another moment she would have
had her sister by the throat-if her
purpose had not been to throw Rose
bodily overheard. as Barcus suspected.
Happily, he was as quick on his feet
as Judith on hers: and almost before
he had grasped the situation. he had
grasped her-had seized her arms and
drawn them forcibly behind her back,
at the same time swinging her round
aud e~ndeavoring TO propel her back
through the doorway.
II was a man-size Job. For the ensu-
ing Ave minutes he had his hands full
OF violently ~resentfui and superbly
able bodied young woman. Only with
the greatest difficulty did he succeed
In wrestling her up the aisle and to
the door OF her compartment. where
an even more furious resistance for
some additional minutes %prefaced the
ultimate closing OF the door upon the
maddencd Judith. Even then he might
not draw a free breath there was no
way OF locking that door from the out.
side; and he dared not leave go the
handle. lest the girl again ny out and
renew the battle.
Waving aside Alan's proffer Of as.
sistance, he acidly advised that gen.
I tleman % return TO his post OF duty
and not let his infatuation blind him
10 what mig II at any moment loom
up on the track behind them. Barcus
stoutly held the door against the girls
attempt % pull II open and through
another period when she occupied her
self with bicksng It's panels ~ II hope
full OF breaking n way out. A hong
pause followed. He heard no sosnds
from within. And wearying. he won
dered what the devil she was up to
Then her vsic~ penetrated the barrier
its accents earn and not unamiable:
"Mr. Barcus"
"Helio!" he replied, startled. VIVA,
10 II, Miss JUDITH"
"Please lei ne out"
"Not much"
"Oh-pleassi-
Struck by the fact that she hadn'
lost her temper on hearing his refusal
no hesitated.
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"will you be good II ] let you outf-
Perfectly"
mo mo shenaniganf
81 promise"
WORD OF honor7"
III my word OF honor e any
thing to you-you have It,"
wei 4" he said obviously.
In the same humor he turned and re
leased the knob: promptly judith
opened II wide and swept out into the
corridor, her mood now one OF really
fetching moakery.
Thank you so muchl" she laughed
into his face OF die comiture; and drop
ping him an ironic curtsy, she turned
forward and swung into the drawing
DOT occupied by Urine.
Wonder what she put that on forr'
he speculated. with reference to the
ankle-long Pullman wrapper which Ju
dith had seer ft to don during hei
period OF captivity. Heaven knows
it's hot enough without wearing more
clothing than decency demands
but you never can ttii uuVuN ~ WIN
an 4. bet q dollar I've made
blithering ass OF m~yself-lettns he'
loose at ALL"
He took his doubts aft. communi
eating them to Alan and Rose.
And his long conference with Aiar
and Rose on the observation platform
Afforded Judith ample opportunity IL
which undetscted to suborn the trair
crew to treachery.
Whether she did or not. this is wha'
happened in the course OF the mex
hour: the special was forced to take Q
siding to make way for the Californis
limited. east.bound: and when this had
passed. the engine OF the specia
coughed apologetically and pulled
swiftly out, leaving the Pullman stalled
on the siding.
From the rear Of the tender thu
brakeman and fireman waved affecting
farewells TO the indignant faces o.
Alan and Barcus when they showed II
the front doorway.
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with such patience 40 she could mus
ter.
The whistle OF q locomotive over.
taking the freight sounded the signal
for her to take action on her cherished
plan.
Rising, she glanced out OF the open
door. A curve in the track below the
freight, laboring up a steep grade. on.
abled her TO catch a glimpse of a head.
light, followed by a string OF lighted
windows. indicating n single CO: the
special. beyond q doubt.
without hesitation. since the train
was not running at epeed. she dropped
out to the ballast, wheeled smartly
about, caught the handbav ut the end
OF the box car as II passed and swung
herself up between II and the caboose.
A trife later the freight gained tho
summit OF the grade and began to run
more smoothly.
Climbing to the top Of the box car
she peered keenly through the gloam.
ing. which was not yot 30 dense that
she might not discern two heads pro.
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heavy man, but active and Infatuated.
He fought like a demon unclaimed. II
was all very exciting. Mr.. Law was
even beginning to enjoy II when he
heard a woman ehriek. Al the same
Instant revolvers began to pop.
Mr.. Law released his foe almost as
quickly as he was released. Both rose
as one man, 10 find Judith Urine be.
side them. a little smile OF excitement
playing round her lips as she looked
up the track and watched the special
slow down TO a stop-several persons
on the back platform plying busy tris.
g~er-fingers all the while.
As these last threw open the plat.
form gates and dropped to the ballast.
stiil perforating the air with many bul.
lets. Mr.. Law. Miss Judith Urine. and
that late belligerent, the engineer.
turned simultaneously and sought the
Q a of the tender.
On the opposite side they found
Urine and Mr.. Barcue standing
uncertainty above the body OF the fire.
man. who. It appeared, had stunned
himself In falling and remained In
sensible.
The appearance OF Law and Judith
from behind the tender, closely pur.
sued by the engineer, who was in turn
closely pursued by gentlemen with re.
volvers. stirred Barcus and Rose to &c.
ton. Alan passed him at a round
pace, pausing only long enough to seize
Rose and drag her with him toward
the special.