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The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-10-11

In the Matter Of the Estate of Lillian
THE STATE OF MINNESOTA To Max
Happie, Mrs. Fred N. Ditmar, Walter
KleinheinZ, August p. Dipple and all
other persons interested in the allow
ance and probate of the will of said
decedent; The petition of Max Hap
pie representing that Lillian E. Jacob
us, then a resident of the County of
the 22nd day of June 1915, testate and
that her will has been allowed and adj
nlitted to probate in and by the County
Court in and for the County of Bay
field State of Wisconsin, being filed in
this Court, together with authentica-
ted copies Of said will and probate
thereof, land that in and by said will
no person was named and appointed to
be the Executor thereof in the Court
will be admitted to probate in this
State, and that letters of administra-
ton with the will annexed be Their
on granted to Max Happle: Now
Therefore, you and each of you are
hereby cited and required to show
cause, if any you have, before this
of Cook, State of Minnesota, on Satur-
| day, the 4th day of November 1916, at
10 O'clock A. NJ. why the prayer of
said petition should not be granted.
Witness, George H. Durfee. Judge OF
aid Court, and the Seal of said Court,
this nth day GE q Sfptg n p,7 III;
BENJAMIN. NJ. GoH '6fGs G. PROBATE
Attorney for Petitioner.
(Seal Judge of Probate Cook County.
Mnn.)
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-10-11
Notice for Proposals

Notice is hereby given that propos-
ais will be received up to October 21st,
1916, at y. H., by the Board of Audit
OF Cook County, Minn., for additional
repositories OF County funds. Such
proposals shall state what security will
be given to said county for funds so
deposited, and what interest allowed
on monthly balances. on condition that
such funds, with accrued interest shall
be held subject to draft and payment
at all times on demand. And such pro-
posals shall also state what interest
will he allowed on moneys deposited for
a certain length of time, naming such
period, on the conditions that such
funds with accrued interest shall be
held subject to draft and payment af-
ter the expiration of said period OF
deposit.
GEO. LENG,
Clerk Dist. Court.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-10-11
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department Of the interior.

OoPest"ont OF t0O 0ntof6ofs
u. S. Land Office at Duluth. Minnesota.
August 2Srd. 1916.
Notice is hereby given that Robert Babi-
neau. of Grand Marais. Minnesota, who, on
May 16. 1910. made Homestead application
No. O6265. for SWN of NEA, Section 81.
Township 81 NJ. Range West, 4th p.
Meridian. has filed notice of intention to
make five year proof to establish claim to
the land above described. before George
Marais. Minnesota. on the S0th day of Sep
temebr. 1916.
claimant names as witnesses:
Frank Babineau. Henry Delorrie. Peter
Cleveland. and John Marshall. all Of Grand
Marais. MINI.
JOSEPH WNCZEwSKl.
$50 l6 Register.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-10-11
estate described in the appli-
cation herein.
nofonSo re.


cation herein.
Defendants.
The State of Minnesota to the Above
Named DEFENDANTS
You are hereby summoned and re-
CURED to answer the application of the
applicant in the above entitled proceed
ings, and to file your answer to the
Sud Application in the office of the
Clerk of said Court, in said County,
within twenty days after the service
Of this summons upon you, exclusive
OF the day of such service, and, if you
within the time Aforesaid. the appli-
cants in this proceeding will apply to
the Court for the relief demanded
therein.
WITNESS, Geo. Leng, Clerk of said
Court, and the seal thereof, at Grand
Marais, Minnesota, this 7th day of Oct.
A. d. 1916.
GEO. LENG,
Clerk of the District Court.
(seal District Court, Cook County.
Mimi
ARNOLD & ARNOLD
Attorneys for applicant.
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H. r. Kline, F. b. Rossom. $.
H. Eckman, r. n. HALEY, B.
G. Segog, b. r. Hursh, Kris
tian Mikklesen, Christine
Mikklesen, John l.. Simmons,
Andrew H. Bell, r. r. Graft,
Melvina w. Graft. sole her
and devisee of T.. ID. Graft.
deceased, John II. Johnson.
Jennie Krojanker. Jens Mix
kelsen, Thore Mikkelsen,
Karen Benson, Tonnette
Larsen, Betsy NJ. Mikkelsen.
Kristian N. Mikkelsen, Axel
H. Mikkelsen, Ida c. Ros-
som, Administrative OF
the estate Of Fred b. Ros-
som, deceased, Ida c.. Ros-
som, Edna A. Rossom, Ru-
ben G. B. ROssOm, and Carl
Hartley Rossom, Heirs of
Fred B. Rossom. deceased.
Ida c. Rossom, Guardian Of
Ruben G. b., Edna A., and
Car Hartley Rossom. Minors,
Carl L. Mikkelsen, Arthur H.
Mikkelsen, Olof NJ. Mikkei-
sen, Haakon S. Mikkelsen,
Catherine Schibsted, Ellen
ANClSoIls
Schibsted. Ralph Schibst ted,
Peter Peterson, Chris Peter
son, Leonard Ntzhugh,, The
State Of Minnesota. The
County of Cook. Martha Sc
COG. sole heir and devisee of
B. G. Segog, deceased, Gust
Carlson, Bernt Johnson.
Martin Larsen, Administra-
tor of the estate of Tonnette
sen BekkesVeen' Administra-
trix of the estate Of Jens
Mikkelsen, deceased, I'm
known Heirs of Tonette Lar
sen, deceased, Unknown
Heirs of Jens Mikkelsen. de-
ceased, and all other persons
or parties unknown, claim
ing any right, title. estate,
lien or interest in the real
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IN DISTRICT COURT
Eleventh Judicial District

Eleventh Judicial Distrit
In the matter of the applica-
ton of John F. killorin, to
register the title to the fol-
lowing described real estate,
situated in Cook County,
Minnesota, namely:
The West half of the North
east quarter, Southeast
quarter of the Northwest
quarter and Lot Two in Sec
ton Thirty, Township Sixty
five North, of Range Five
West of the 4th p. NJ;
Lots Seven and Eight and the
East half of the Southwest
quarter of Section Eighteen,
Township Sixty-four North,
Of Range Three West of the
4th P. NJ.
Northeast quarter of the
Northeast quarter of Section
Fifteen, and North half of
the Northwest quarter and
Southeast quarter Of the
Northwest quarter of Section
Fourteen. Township Sixty
four North, of Range Five
West of the 4th P. NJ.
North half of the Northwest
quarter, Southwest quarter
of the Northwest quarter
and Northwest quarter Of
the Southwest quarter of
Section TWenty-eight, Town
ship Sixty-five North of
Range Five West of the 4th
P. M.
Lots Seven and Eight in Sec
ton Six; Lots One, Two and
Three in Section Seven, and
the Northwest quarter of
the Northwest quarter of
Section Eight, Township Six
-Four west t' Of the - 4th ?. NJ;
Lots Three and Four and the
South half of the Northwest
quarter of Section Three,
Township Sixty-four North,
of Range Five West of the
4th p. NJ.
South half Of the Northeast
quarter, Southeast quarter
and Northeast quarter of
Section TWenty-eight, Town
ship SiXty-five North, of
Range Five West OF the 4th
P. NJ.
Lot -FOUR, Northeast quarter of
the Southeast quarter and
Southeast quarter of the
Northeast quarter of Section
Thirty-f1ve, Township Sixty
five North, Of Range Five
West of the 4th p. NJ.
East half of the Northwest
quarter and East half of the
Southwest quarter of Section
Fourteen, Township Sixty
four North, Of Range Four
West OF the 4th p. NJ.
Southwest quarter of the
Northwest quarter and Lots
One, Five and Eight in Sec
ton Nine, Township Sixty
four North, Of Range Five
West of the 18th p. NJ.
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TOrrenS 147
STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
Cook
The Benson signal., 1916-12-02
THAT'S so much more than I've dared

"That's so much more than I've dared
to hope"
swell, it's settled, then. I'll give
you money for expenses. You'll start
as soon as you like-the sooner the
better. I hope to think of other sug-
gestions especially about commune
eating with me-"
Long after the lights were out and
the low hum Of voices had ceased
round the campfire Duane lay awake,
eyes staring into the blackness, mar
Yelling over the strange events of the
day. And as he lay there, with the
approach of sleep finally dimming the
vividness of his thought, so full Of
mystery, shadowy faces foated in the
blackness around him, haunting him
as he had always been haunted.
1t was broad daylight when he
awakened. MacNelly was calling him
to breakfast.
The rangers were eating in circle
round a tarpaulin spread upon the
ground.
"Fellows," said MacNelly, "shake
hands with Buck Duane. He's on
secret ranger service for me. Service
that'll likely make you all hump soon
Mind you, keep mum about it."
The rangers surprised Duane with a
roaring greeting, the warmth Of which
he soon OWNED was divided between
pride of his acquisition to their ranks
and eagerness to meet that violent
service of which their captain limited.
They were jolly, wild fellows, with
just enough gravity in their welcome
to show Duane their respect and ap-
probation, while not forgetting his
lone-wolf record. When he had seated
himself in that circle, now one Of
them. feeling subtle and uplifting
pervaded him.
After the meal Captain MacNelly
drew Duane aside.
Here's the money. Make it go as
far as you can. Write me care Of the
adjutant at Austin. I don't have to
warn you to be careful where you
mail letters. Ride a hundred, two
hundred miles, if necessary, or go clear
to Ell Paso."
MacNelly stopped with an air of
fnality, and then Duane slowly rose.
"I'll start at once," he said, extend
ing his hand to the Captain. II wish
I'd like to thank you"
"Hell, man! Don't thank mel" re-
piled MacNelly, crushing the proffered
hand. 'I've sent a lot of good men
to their deaths, and maybe you're an
other. But, as I've said, you've one
chance in a thousand. And, by
Heaven! I'd hate to be Cheseldine
or any other man you we're trailing.
No, not good-by-adios, Duane! May
we meet again !"
The Benson signal., 1916-12-02

ranger. You'll see there's no date on
that paper. No one will ever know
just when you entered the service.
Perhaps we can make it appear that
all or most of your outlawry has
really been good service to the state.
At that, I'll believe it'll turn out So"
MacNelly paused a moment in his
rapid talk, chewed his cigar, drew
his brows together in a dark frown,
and went on. "No man on the border
knows so we'll as you the deadly nature
of this service. It's long, long chance
against your ever coming back" -,
"That's not the point" said Duanel
s'But in case I get killed out there
what"
"Leave that to me-" interrupted
Captain MacNelly. 'If you lose your
life out there I'll see your name clear
ed-the service you render known.
You can rest assured Of that"
IT am satisfied" replied Duane.
The Benson signal., 1916-12-02
CHAPTER XIV.

West of the Pecos River Texas ex.
tended vast wild region, barren in
the north where the Llano Estacado
spread it's shifting sands, fertile in the
south along the Rio Grande. A rail-
road marked an undertaking course
across five hundred miles Of this
country, and the only villages and
towns lay on or near this line of steel.
Unsettled as was this western Texas,
and despite the acknowledged domi-
nance of the outlaw bands, the
pioneers pushed steadily into it.
The Rio Grande flowed almost due
south along the western boundary for
a thousand miles, and then, weary OF
it's course, turned abruptly north, to
make what was called the Big Bend
The railroad, running west, cut across
this bend, and all that country bound
ed on the north by the railroad and
on the south by the river was as wild
as the Staked Plains. Across the face
of this Big Bend, as if to isolate it,
stretched the Ord mountain range. In
the valleys of the foothills and out
across the plains were ranches, and
farther north, villages, and the towns
of Alpine and Maria. :.
Like other parts of the great Lone
Star State, this section of Texas was
a world in itself-a world where the
riches Of the rancher were ever en-
riching the outlaw. The village closest
to the gateway CT this outlaw-infested
region was little place called Ord
named after the dark peak that loomed
some miles to the south.
Toward the close Of day in Sep.
tember a stranger rode into Ord, and
in community where all men were
remarkable for one reason or another
he excited interest. His horse, per.
haps, received the first and most en-.
gaging attention-horses in that region
being apparently more important than
men. This particular horse at first
glance seemed ugly. But he was a
giant, black as coal, huge in every
way. A bystander remarked that he
had grand head. His face was solid
black, except in the middle Of his fore.
head, where there was a round spot
of white.
The rider, like his horse, was giant
in stature, but rangier, not so heavily
built. Otherwise the only striking
thing about him was his somber face
with it's piercing eyes, and hair white
over the temples. He packed two
guns, both low down-but that was
too common a thing to attract notice
in the Big Bend. A close observer
however, would have noted singular
fact-this riders right hand was
more bronzed, more weather-beaten
than his left. He never wore glove
on that right hand!
He had dismounted before q ram
The Benson signal., 1916-12-02
SYNOPSIS.

place: The Texas cow country. The chief
character: Buckley Duane. young man
who has inherited a lust to kill, which he
suppresses. In self-defense he shoots dead
the wild country where he joins Bland's s
outlaw band. Euchre, an amiable rascal,
tells him about Jennie, a young girl who
bad fate. They determine to rescue the
girl and restore her to civilization. Eu-
chre has. just reconnoitered. and is re-
porting the outlook to Buck Euchre is
killed. Buck kills Bland and is danger
ously wounded by Mrs. Bland, but es-
capes with Jennie. Jennie is abducted.
Buck never sees her again, but kills her
the hands of lynchers for a crime he new
er committed. He goes to see Captain
MacNelly of the Rangers.
The Benson signal., 1916-12-02

"Sure I lied," he said, $50 1 amt
takin' offense at the way you called
me. I'm lookin' to make friends, not
enemies. You don't strike me as one
Of them four-fushes, achin' to kill
somebody. But if you are-go ahead
an open the\ball. :. You see, l
never throw a gun on them fellers
till they go fer theirs"
Knell coolly eyed his antagonist,
his strange face not changing in the
least. Yet somehow it was evident
in his look that here was metal which
rang differently from what he had
The Benson signal., 1916-12-02
Duane a pen, ran his forefnger along

Duane pen, ran his forefnger along
dotted line.
Duane's hand was shaky. Years
had passed since he had held a pen.
1t was with difficulty that he achieved
his signature. Buckley Duane-how
strange the name looked!
Fright here ends the career of Buck
Duane, outlaw and gun-fghter." said
MacNelly; and, seating himself, he
took the pen from Duane's fingers and
wrote several lines in several places
upon the paper. Then with smile
he handed it to Duane.
"That makes you a member of Com
pany A, Texas Rangers"
$50 that's t!'' burst out Duane. a
light breaking in upon his bewilder-
ment. "You want me for ranger serv-
ice?"
"Sure. That's it," replied the
Captain dryly. "Now to hear what
that service is to be. I've been busy
man since took this job, and, as you
may have heard, I've done a few
things. I don't mind telling you that
political influence put me in here and
that up Austin way there's good deal
Of friction in the Department Of State
in regard to whether or not the ranger
service is any good-whether it should
be discontinued or not. I'm on the
party who's defending the ranger serv-
ice. 7 contend that it's made Texas
habitable. Well, it's been up to me to
produce results. So far I have been
successful. My great ambition is to
break up the outlaw gangs along the
river. have never ventured in there
yet because I've been waiting to get
the lieutenant I needed. You, Of
course, are the man I had in mind.
It's my idea to start way up the Rio
Grande and begin with Cheseldine.
He's the strongest, the worst outlaw
Of the times. He's more than rustler.
It's Cheseldine and his gang who are
operating on the banks. No one seems
to have seen him-tO know what he
looks like.
II assume, of course, that you are a
stranger to the country he dominates.
It's five hundred miles west of your
ground. There's a little town over
there called Fairdale. It's the nest
of rustler gang. They rustic and
murder at will. Nobody knows who
the leader is. I want you to find out.
Well, whatever way you decide is best
you will proceed to act upon. You are
your own boss. You must find some
way to let me know when I and my
rangers are needed. The plan is to
break up Cheseldine's gang. It's the
toughest job on the border. We want
to kill or Jail this choice selection of
robbers and break up the rest Of the
gang. To find them, to get among
them somehow, to learn their move
ments, to lay your trap for us rangers
to spring-that, Duane, is your service
to me, and God knows it's a great
One!"
II have accepted it," replied Duane.
"Your work will be secret. You are
now a ranger in my service. But no
one except the few I choose to tell
will know Of it until we pull off the
Job. You will simply be Buck Duane
till it suits our. purpose to acquaint
Texas with the fact that you're q
The Benson signal., 1916-12-02

expected. Invited to start fight or
withdraw, as he chose, Knell proved
himself big in the manner character
istic of only the genuine gunman.
stranger, I pass" he said, and,
turning to the bar, he ordered liquor.
The tension relaxed, the silence
broke, the men filed up the gap; the
incident seemed closed. Jim Fletcher
attached himself to the stranger, and
now both respect and friendliness
tempered his asperity.
"Wal, fer want of a better handle
I'll call you Dodge" he said.
"Dodge's as good as any. Gents,
line up again-an' if you can't be
friendly, be careful!'
Such was Buck Duane's debut in
the little outlaw hamlet of Ord.>
Duane had been three months out
Of the Nueces country. At Ell Paso
he bought the finest horse he could
find, and, armed and otherwise out
fitted to suit him, he had taken to
unknown trails. He passed on leisure
ly, because he wanted to learn
the way Of the country, the work,
habit, gossip, pleasures, and fears
Of the people with whom he
came in contact. When he heard
Fletcher's name and faced Knell he
knew he had reached the place he
sought.
Duane made himself agreeable, yet
not too much so, to Fletcher and
several other men disposed to talk
and drink, and eat; and then, after
having care for his horse, he rode
out of town a couple Of miles to a
grove he had marked, and there, we'll
hidden he prepared to spend the
night. This proceeding served
double purpose-he was safer, and
the habit would look well in the eyes
of outlaws, who would be more in
clined to see in him the lone-wolf
fugitive.
Long since Duane had fought out
battle with himself, won a hard
earned victory. He had assumed a
task impossible for any man save one
like him, he had felt the meaning Of
it grow strangely and wonderfully,
and through that flourished up con-
sciousness Of how passionately he now
clung to this thing which would blot
out his former infamy. He never
forgot that he was free. Strangely,
too, along with this feeling Of new
manhood there gathered the force Of
imperious desire to run these chief
outlaws to their dooms. He never
called them outlaws-but rustlers,
thieves, robbers, murderers, criminals.
He sensed the growth Of relentless
driving passion, and sometimes he
feared that, more than the newly
acquired zeal and pride in this ranger
service, it was the old, terrible in
herited killing instinct lifting its
hydra-head in new guise.
This night a wonderful afterglow
fingered long in the west, and against
the golden-red of clear sky the bold,
black head of Mount Ord reared itself
aloft, beautiful but aloof, sinister yet
calling. Small wonder that Duane
gazed in fascination upon the peak
Somewhere deep in its corrugated
sides or lost in a rugged canyon was
hidden the secret stronghold of the
master outlaw Cheseldine. All down
along the ride from Ell Paso Duane
had heard of Cheseldine, Of his band,
his fearful deeds, his cunning. his
widely separate raids of his fitting
here and there like a Jack-o'-lantern;
but never a word Of his den, never O
word Of his appearance.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-29
Weather Forecast

New Haven, Jan. 29-Forecast:
Fair tonight; Sunday unsettled,
probably rain or snow, somewhat
warmer.
Connecticut: Increasing cloud
inesS and slightly warmer tonight:
Sunday rain or snow and warmer.
Moderate to fresh northeast
winds.
The disturbance which was
central over Colorado yesterday
morning has moved eastward and
now forms a trough of low pres
sure extending from southern
Texas northeastward to Wiscon-
sin. 1t is causing unsettled
weather with rain or snow in
nearly all districts east of the
Rocky Mountains except in the
eastern portion OF the lake re-
gion and New England There
has been a decided fall in tenn
perature during the last "a hours,
in the eastern districts. At New
Haven the fall was from 65 to %.
Moderate temperatures prevail in
the central districts but between
the Mississippi river and the
Rocky Mountains the tempera-
lures continue low.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-29
PLAN NEXT STEP
IN CONTEST FOR
DUNN'S FORTUNE
So-l's Widow Confers With
Counsel in Question of
Sharing Estate.

Mrs. Jennie Dunn, widow of John
F. Dunn, and daughter-in-law of the
late William Dunn whose East Bridge
port property was sold at war prices
to the Remington interests a few
months before his death. was a visitor
in Bridgeport today in connection with
the probating of the elder Dunn's will.
Mrs. Dunn, whose maiden name was
Jennie Hall, conferred with her law
yer, Thomas C. Cough1in, former
judge of probate, whom she has re-
tanned in the interests of her four
children, Anna NJ, William r., John
Leo and Margaret M. Dunn.
Although it has been reported that
the marriage of John Dunn had re-
suited in an estrangement of her hus-
band and his family, it became known
today that this report is erroneous.
Pleasant relations with the elder Dunn
continued between his sons family
and himself. All the Dunn family
attended the wedding. Following the
death of the younger Dunn, 1 3 years
ago, Mrs. Dunn went to work for the
support of her four children. They
are grown now, and she is living with
them, in Howe avenue, Shelton.
Mrs. Dunn said that her plans are
not definite; she is awaiting the advice
of her counsel. Thomas C. Coughlin-
Under fthe will of the elder Dunn, all
the property goes to his widow, who
makes her home with q daughter,
Margaret. The estate is estimated at
upwards of $40,0 900.
Because John Dunn worked with
his father, years ago, in establishing
a milk business which furnished the
cash to buy the property recently sold
tolthe Remington interests, his widow
believes her children are entitled to
share in the fortune derived from the
sale of the land.
There are two other children be-
sides the daughter, Margaret, and the
deceased son, John. They are Nellie
and William, who represented by At
torney Thomas M. Cullinan.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-29
NEITHERCUT CAR
HITS CARPENTER
At BUSY CORNER
Machine With Woman AZ
Wheel Seriously Injuries
Stacy w. Hall.

Driving an automobile at a slow
rate of speed south on Main street at
Fairfield avenue about II o'clock this
morning and with the traffic opened
to- her, Mrs. Richard I. Neithercut of
$50 BroOklawn avenue, wife of the
purchasing agent of the Bridgeport
Brass Co., struck and knocked down
Stacy w. Hall, aged Sc, a carpenter,
of 33 Whitney avenue. Hall suffered
a fracture of the skull when, in falling,
his head was struck by the rear mud
guard.
The emergency hospital ambulance
corps was called and Hall was taken
to st. Vincent's hospital where he is
in a serious condition this afternoon.
Traffic Policeman A1pheus G Gou1den
took Mrs. Neithercut to police head
quarters and after witnesses said that
she was not to blame, she was re1eas-
ed.
Witnesses assert that the automo-
bile was driven slowly and that Hall
attempted to cross the street while
traffic was closed against him. He
did so at his own risk, according to
the police reports.