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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-12-22
HYDRAULIC ENGINEER CAME

Louis G. Kelsey, the engineer who
has charge of the plans when the
sewer system was laid at Blackfoot,
was in town last Friday. He has
been living in Portland for some time
and is now engaged in securing a
municipal water system for Twin
Falls.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-03-31

will John Cohee break the truth oath
of the Choctaws? You know, friends,
that never in the history of our nation
has a Choctaw failed to keep his word
to the tribal council save once, and that
man was the son of a dog and he lied,
and brought dishonor forever to his
tribe. Never again must that occur else
the name Choctaw will become by
word in the mouths of our brethren, the
Creeks, and we will be hooted at by
all the nations in the land. To steal
horses is the crime of many an Indian,
Int to be a coward is not in the Choc-
taw blood"
A very fat old Indian who had been
sitting with his chair tilted back against
the wall took his pipe from his mouth
gravely and squinted his eyes to a
smaller slit. A roaming gray hound try
ing to pass between his feet was given
a swift and cruel cuff which sent him
bowling into the shadows at the back
of the hall Then the fat old man with
many puffs and much elaboration spoke,
the others sitting with their eyes look
ing unfathomable things through the
smoke wreaths.
~Temple James" said he your words
are wise, and 1 fear with you, for the
son of Willis Cohee is a coward and un-
worthy of the name OF CnoctaW. ne
fears death and will run from it like
the very wind for swiftness- His mouth
, is full of lies and deceit and ne plays
with the maidens of the tribe Whisper
, ing false things in their ears ana max
J ing their hearts leap to the sound OF nl'
, wicked words. In his hands the Cnoc
. taw honor is a dead thing and ne VII
, not be there when the day comes 10
him to face the gun of the execut1oner-
Several gutteral grnnts answered tnl
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-03-31

When he stumbled across a lonesome
grave, a queer little low house with the
rotting shingles of it's narrow roof cav
ing in hideously, he did not feel as sorry
for the dead underneath as he had done
before.
His fathers house was one of the
more pretentious frame dwellings found
then in the Choctaw nation with wide
open hall running full length between
the rooms on either side, and set FAR
off from the main road in its own par
ticuIar grove of trees speaking thus OF
its Indian owners whose desire has al
WAYS been to retire into the recesses OF
the forests Several low smoke houses
and an ash hopper doomed up darkly
in the rear and the rail fence which in
closed the dwelling was built in fasc1nat-
ing curves about a yard as smooth and
clean as a sanded floor. Some rose
bushes set about promiscuously, flung
out their branches and the odor OF
their blossoms filled the air, but young
Lewis liked better the deep baying of
the hounds as they plunged to welcome
him from the kennel built along the
fence. His mother, gathering chips In
her skirt at the woodpile in the lane be
tween the YARD anu me pdIh hou0U ~
him with Indian reticence as ne came
into sight, but her sharp eyes searcneo
his stern face though she gave no sign
Within the wide hall, smoking their
pipes in the GOODNESS of the gathering
dusk sat his father and several othel
men, neighbors, who had filed out OF the
woods one by one from their various
homes to talk over the coming execution
of John Cohee James sat on the stone
step and listened to their words Wh1cf
seemed to come to him in dream. Hi
father was saying.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-03-31
March, 1916

en- this being for whom he longed into the
aching void of his arms, she was thrust
ing him away and sobbing as she cried
mo, no no, leave me. who am most
miserable one' Behind the veil of tears
her eyes cleaned a last soft glance at
him she wavered for the smallest sec
ond. and still sobbing fed down the faint
w traced path which led to her fathers
house.
Young Lewis stood as if stunned and
watched her go, and his hot blood turn
ed cold. He was very still for several
minutes closing his eyes slowly at in
tervals as if in great pain, and then turn
ing. went striding down the side of the
bill toward the refuge of the forest
across the cotton field.
The GOODNESS of the sheltering trees
felt to him like the comfort of some
mighty embrace of kindness, and with
rapid steps he sought the fat old oak
that lowered above its fellows in ST.
lent majesty
There he flung himself at its moss
grown feet and gazing up into the IN
erlacing of its mighty boughs let him
self suffer silently like all woodland
things are wont to do.
ened and the gold of the sunshine turn
ed to rose, he lay at the foot OF the OAK
gazing off into the green aisles with I'M
seeing eyes He was trying to realize
the fact that Minnie did not love him
and would have none of him The
whole of his simple young life was to be
readiusted to this awful reality, and
the thought of the long days without
do tim ".
His childhood and youth stretched out
before him in Imagination like some
pageant and he could not remember
when Minnie had not had the chief place
in his thoughts and when his future
n,ans had not been woven with her face
in the background.
Than in the midst of the reveries o.
tho mast. there came suddenly to hi:
consciousness the face of John Cohee
who. but Yesterday had ridden by hin
with a green leaf pinned over his heart
The suddenness of the CHASTITY though
that assailed him brought him to hi
foot so horrible was it to his m1no
The green wooded places, the patches Q
bIue sky. everything, went red befor
his ewes, and for long moment he wa
hut a palpitate mass of hatred an
main "Choctaw fool he muttered I
himself and the thing came clearer
him. like a blow between the eyes NIL
ME loved John Cohee, John Gomez WI
hut the day before had come riding
nth the green leaf of death over
haart And the face of his rival foats
In the air above his eyes and refused
disappear. That rival, who looked
much Hike himself, who, though
knev IT not, had the brow little lie
omen. and eyes little more crafty al
,sbifting. and a mouth but more tlg
ond cruel than his own; that rl'
-.S,nu body was so like to b
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-03-31
Page Five

denied the statement The pipes were
pulled in silence Far off in the woods
a whippoorwill shrilled its lonesome cry
and the chorus of the katydids grew
louder with the settling OF the night
shadows. The women of the house pass
ed back and forth in the rear of the hail.
preparing the evening meal, their 1oot-
steps making soft, padded SOUNDS
through the house. One by one the
lights from the pipes were extingu1sheo
and one by one the Indian men rose
and with but nod to Temple James, they
slipped off in different directions, the
shadows of the trees hiding them from
sight in an instant
In the purple darkness by the side OF
the ancient spring where she had listen
ed to the love words of Lewis James but
a fortnight before, little Minnie was
sobbing in the arms of John Cohee.
With customary Indian female reticence
Minnie did not urge her lover to fly, but
hack of her sobs and cries, there was
the eternal feminine urge that the one
dear to her be saved no matter what
the sacrifice Little Minnie, shy as a
woodland bird and with the first stir
rings of womanhood throbbing in her be-
ing had listened to the fiattery OF hand
some John Cohee and had counted him
as her sweetheart for many moons even
though Lewis James had just discover
cd the secret These last few days mao
been like a nightmare to her simple
souI. for in spite of the attentions OF
John Cohee she could not drive out en-
tirely the memory of the words OF Lew
10 James. and somehow the look In his
ewes had been different from that which
she saw SO often in those OF her OLD
lover and the waters of her soul we're
troubled. And then had come the news
that John Cohee must face the gun at
sunset near the old council house on
day not SO far away and between the
STRINGS of the old affection, the hor-
ror of death and the memory OF that
other passionate love avowal, poor MID
ME was in as near a state OF nyster1a
as an Indian maiden ever gets
The sobs which forced Themselves
from her heart were stifed in the bosom
of John Cohee, that bosom which was SC
soon tn he riddled with the gun shots
Minnie thought of that and pressed clos
er to him in a mighty impulse to pro
foot John Cohee stroked the hair Of
bis sweetheart and spoke in voict
which was not tender, but harsh, as 1
he were fighting some unsaid word IRON
her.
would you have me turn TRAITOR an
forget the Truth Oath? Would you nav
NV name kissing in the mouths OF al
my tribe? Would you have me foree
that I am Choctaw?"
He neered into her face which glove
wanly in the dim light of the stars
- seekine there the words which he lont
"a to have her utter, for even then job
Cobee had his horse saddled and wa
Dranarine to ride forth into the ntgf
- 20 re+urn tn the place of his Dirt
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-18

Another bachelor with o misplaced
sense II pride boasts be- II going AZ find
him a girl and settle down as soon as DC
can afford a home and a family. When
he was making twenty dollars a week be
thought the marriage salary would be
fifty.
Now that he has progressed 70 one hun
drcd and fifty dollars a week he believes
hc cannot possibly make II On this side ~
two hundred. by the time he Is satisfied
with the financial outlook 0n d0mrsticity
be- viii tie well on his way along the
downward slope Of life and the children
Of his younEe brother viii reap the re-
ward 81 his work.
Every time ! put another five spot
away in the bank" said this bcehelCr. Il
say "a myself. There goes nj row of shingles
for my bungalow In the country. j will
never marry a girl until | can give her
everything she has had at home. Up to
now II has been my misfortune 70 care
for the girls who have had q great deal
more than I could afford r. give them.
There l. nothing in the Hide world ike
a house with plenty of gard in the front,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-18
Fort Brown Notes
Army Orders.

Captain Charles De +. Chandler, signal
corps. to Fort Sam Houston: Captain
Frank III. Burton. Fifteenth Infantry. de-
tailed quartermaster corps, relieving Cap
tain William Ii. Baker.
Captain Frederick q. Turner, Tenth To
Thirteenth Cavalry: First Lieutenant Louis
A.. Meraux. medical reserve corps, Ia Jack
son Barracks; Lieutenant Colonel Charles
Wilcox and Captain Adam F.. Schlanecr.
medical corps, detailed hoard Columbus
Barracks, for examination of candidates
10 United States Military Academy, reliev-
ING Captain Charles II. Morse and Harry
X. Beery, medicals corps.
QuartermaSter corps changes: Captain
Frederick l.. Buck to FL Paso: Captain
Charles l.. Nelson to Fort Sam Houston (:
Captain George +. Thorne To Fort IIau-
chuaca.
Captain William a. Wickline, medical
corps. ten days leave.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-18

Livery time | am ID a hurry 20 -et
somewhere and stick my foot through a
hole ia the socks the laundry has for
gotten TO mend threaten TO 20 out and
commit matrimony." says another bachc-
Tor no. avcrsc to the chime Of the wedding
bells.
If there IN ono man "a earth ! envy q
~ the one who PUSHES home NJ the elev-
enth hour. finds his clothes all put out
where ne can reach them on tho run and
then dash down 10 keep a business engage
ment without even so much as a ruffle on
bis temper.
"Another -nviabie fellow II the one who
when he has n headache u tucked away
IN n quiet room. instead ~ having the
dumhwaitrr tell. the door heli. the tele-
phone bell and the church bclI combine to
play N tatfon IN his nerves.
1T must h. appctiziHE 10 sit facing q
platter Of golden riggs and crisp bacon
thanked by a steaminz cup 81 fragrant
coffee in the moruin. instead OF beating
i, around to the nearest dairy restaurant
y here the Wnitress frowns "a 20 because
YOU wipe or yOdr plate with one OK
the paper napkins.
Single bIrsscdnrs~? Not a minute
longer than X takes me ~ find the girl
NJ y willing 10 sign up q fitty-fifty con-
tract for life ~"
Courage. maidcns al ~forIorn. There srs
quite a few wiiin- worshippers left
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-18
MONiTION.

In the United States District Court for
the Southern District of Texas.
The United States 81. One Wagon and
One Set VI Harness. M. ISL. u. Ill. Mar
~hal'~ Docket l44S.
IN obedience ~ 4 warrant If seizure IL
me directed. in the above entitled cause. |
have >eIzed and taken into my possession
the following described properly. to-wit
One spring wagon and one sci single har-
mes. For the causes set forth IN the libel
nov pending N the III. :. District Court for
the Southern District Ut Texas. II Browns
vile. Texas. ! hereby give notice w M per
sons claiming the said described one spring
wagon and one set Of single harness. or
knowing or having anything to saw why the
same should not be condemned ana for
felted. and the proceeds thereof distributed
according 70 the PRAYER OF the lihel. that
they be and appear before the said conrt
70 to held m and for the Southern District
at Texas. ~ the United States CONT room
in the city ~ Brownsville. on the Both day
Of March. 1916. at Ia o'clock on the fore
noon OF that day, If the same ~haIl he q
day of jurisdiction. otherwise on the next
day of jurisdiction thereafter. then and
there 10 nterpo>e a claim for the same. and
To make their allegations in that lrhalf.
,. A. HERRING.
Y. :. Marshal Southern District Ct Texas.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-18

other side az the table ana warch mc argue
with the lex III lamb IL the confession ~
r bachelor you would never suspect OF
domestic proclivities.
There are times when II looks as II the
single man were missing the real meaning
Of life. lie is inclined 10 drift into an
%ingrowing Crouch. 20 be fussy about the
temperature of his bath. 10 complain about
the neighbors' children. n magnify The
small troubles and make 81 them events
instead Of incidents.
by and by he comes a. be almost NJ
welcome In the homes Of his friends rs
he 10 in the street lie IL referred TO as
that Grabbed old guy and not without
reason"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-18

II NsSWClateH Tfrss-I
TENARKtNA, Texas. March 1S-Vot-
err Of Bowie county tTexasJ are hulloting
to-day on the question ~ whether tire conn
~ shall return Ia the 'wet" column. The
election has attracted widespread attcn-
tion because Of >trepHous campaign Of
the prohibiiioniStS.
viii ID. Cp~haw. known n the Georgia
Cyclone" former Congressman Miner Wal
lace IL Arkansas. and other speaker ~
prominence have toured the county during
the past four weeks. delivering anti-~aloon
addresses.
Miller county t.irkansa>l IN which half
of TeNarkana j. located. l. drv. There j.
no prohibition agitation on that side of
the line. however.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-18
BY JANET BARRY.

Three bachelors told me within thirty
minutes they considered marriage the
greatest game Of life.
Why. then. If marriage Is the greatest
game in life. have they failed TO sit in
and gather their share of the winnings
Why. if there j. inspiration IN the music
Of the wedding march. ID - many inter
esting and attractive men stand along the
side lines and cheer their brothers ~hc
are marching a. the Memberships tuncf
do you consider marriage n gcod
gameF' | asked a fourth haChelo-.
"Great. but ] never gamble" was the
succinct reply.
Here was a man who. by al the anglinG
laws ~ mother and maid. should have
been lanied safely on the shining sands
Of matrimOny ten years ago. He has
looks lie has personality. lie has posi-
ton. II he suffers At all il Il from infia.
ton Of the pocketbook lie il a normal
man. considerably above the average IN
most things. flattered 10y fortune in Il
few.
And be calls marriage a gamble.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-18
Irish And Catholic
Soldiers Hear Able
Sermon By FIR. Frigon

Father J. b. Frigon. pastor Of the Sacred
Heart church. last night preached 4 very
able 81. Patrick'S day sermon ID a large
gathering Of irish and Catholic soldiers
from Fort Brown. In his address Father
Frigon told of the services that had been
rendered the Uaited States by Iri-h-Ameri-
cans and spoke of the duties he Ameri-
can citizen Of Irish birth aud descent owed
tIe United States.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-18

IA likely stretch ~ garden In the rear. a
neatly croppc, hedge nll around IL. the
girl waiting for you ~ the Loor and a
youngstcr or two to keep things lively.
The man does not realize he Is depend
ing upon that extremely evanescent GUAM
Itity. luck, when what be really needs IN
pluck. Ior the sake ~ the riFht man a
girl knows saclfice "a not sacrifice nt NIL,
but pleasure.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-18

BY +. I. HERRING. Deputy, Brownsville
Division. 3l4lG
First published STAG. Republishcd
3lsl6 on account III Typographical error
in original publication.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-18

indoor championships Ut the "A. Az VI,
which are being run off TODAY. : M ali "a
the events the cream vi the athletes are en-
tered. and ID j. hard to pack ~faYorltcs n
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-18
ROOMS AND BOARD.

ROOMS. Sl.5o. - and $3.50 per week.
With board. Ii and = per week. Windsor
Hotel. oil Washington street. -i6
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-18
Bowie County Deciding
Whether To Go Anti

by Associated Press.

TENARkANA, Texas. March 1S.-Fivc
hundred children carried banner urging
votes against the saloons ~ Il parade IN the
polls here this morning a. a demonstration
attending the prohibition election being held
IN this county today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-18
HELP WANTED.

acter and energy 10 represent detective
agency in towns and counties. Experience
not necessary. Address II. O. Box 212.
Houston, Texas. -3
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-18
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENT

| hereby announce myself as candidate
for the Office Of sheriff of Cameron county.
for reelection. Subject to the action of
the democratic primaries.
" r. NA\\. Sheriff.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-18
Senior Track Stars at New York.

NEW YORK. March ls.-A representa-
tive entry. with talent from adj sections ii
the country, features the national senior
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-18
Bugle Notes

Artificer Dill, Company F., Fourth In
fantry, will leave today for Corpus Christi.
where he will spend 4 two day pass.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-18

FARM FOR EXCHANGE--2S0 acre farm
in Arkansas; 40 acres in cultivation.
Good three-room house and outhouses.
Plent of water and fruit. such rs cherries.
peaches, apples. plums and grapes. Rails
ing oats, wheat. clover, etc. In straw
berry section. $l2 per acre. Want unin-
numbered land. r.. J. care Herald. II
FOR SALE-Two desirable lots. 5Oxl2O
feet each. Call l22l jefferson street-l7
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-18

Private Blyn, Company F.. Fourth IN
fantry. II in today from Naranio, ranch.
Private McDermott. Company +. Fourth
Infantry, i promoted To artiticer.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-18

Automobile license No. $50 has been u.
sued by the county clerk IL Tcnaso Kim
ball.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-18

FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE-42xl50 LOT.
with combined store and dwelling, Of ce-
ment brick. Building leased for one year
for $50 per month, tenant paying light. wa
ter and upkecp. Also two-story red brick
eleven room apartment house, steam neat
and all modern convenienees Screened
sleeping porch 10 each room. On main
street in prominent city New Mexico. A
good deal. T.. j. care Herald. II
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-18

Cured hy suspicien-
There are q lot Of Len Like him-afraid
10 take a chance. They see the other fell
lows plunging. pilinE Up the bank roll.
wearing the laurel wreath. plucking the
golden prizes from the tree Of domestic
happiness. but when II comes 10 a little
pluckinS on their own behalf they suspect
every prize OF being merely gold plated.
To them every attractive girl is tinsel
rntil she has married the other fellow and
proven her intrinsic worth 20 be eighteen
karat Then they sit Id the snnd stand
alone and wonder Why they were not wise
enough 70 pick n uinner
The ambition OF my life Il. 10 have a
nice roemy home. with a weathcrec OAK
dning room and q real girl. TO sit on the
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-18

Private Martin. Company II. Fourth III
tantrN. 4, ~ today from Olmito.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-18

III the world owes u- n living, why not
pull Of our coats and proceed to collect itf
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-18

ADVERTISING
WAITED.

fThe Herald will publish. free Of charge, for
a period ~ three days, until the headl OF "Po-
stions Wanted" advertisements for persons
out Of employment who are seeking employ
ment. Such persons are nj liberty to Use the
classified Column" Of The Herald. All that
Is necessary is that they send in their writ.
ten advertisements Answers may be directed
in care Of The Herald If desired. Out of town
requests will please enclose postage for re-
plies If answers are directed in care Heraldl
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-18

WANTEn-IIeolthv. English speaking girl
"a care for small children. help with
light homework. III small town near
Brownsville. Good home Tor rieht party.
Address Mel. care Herald. Ii
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-18
SPANISH LESSONS

SPANISH LFSSONS-For children. age
from 7 - II years. every Saturday
morning only. Miss +. Bolado. 903 Levee
street. If
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-18
MONEY TO LOAN

MONEY TO LOAN on farm and ranch
lands. Describe your property fully. Box
12i, Houston, Texas. 20
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-18
WANTED TO BUY.

WANTED To BUY-One p horsepower
gas enginc IN good repair. +. Y. Rowson.
Receiver. san RenIto. Texas. -22
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-18

YOUNG MAN OF 10 wants work Of any
kind. Office and dry goods experience.
Salary no object. Cecil J. Feike, 1913 West
Fan Avenue. San Antonio. Texas.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-18

many ~ the contests.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-18

NANTElIPu~Itlon as steam or gas engi-
neer. Seven wears experience. Best Of
references. Phone 800.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-18

NANTED-Po-ition ~ hJokkeeper and
general office man. Can operate type
writer. References. Over fifteen wears
experience with manufacturing and mer-
camille firms. Thoroughly competent. Ad-
dress Box BOO, Brownsville. TexaS.-3l6tf