Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1917-02-09
BY E.AlEXANDER POWELL
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10 you mink the plan iS pracu-
cable?"
Anyhow" answered Morrisey, en-
Enthusiastically, I'm for trying it."
We'll have a meeting here, then"
said Helen. II know a young lawyer
In Big Falls, a Mr.. Clay, whom l will
ask to come up. We must be sure of
our ground"
That meeting became memorable In
the annals Of Jacksonville. There were
nine persons present there having
been invited, besides Clay, the lawyer,
five Of the foremost independent own
ers. Helen's plan was adopted with
whoop.
The hundred or more settlers living
In the country adjacent to Glacier
were amazed when a few mornings
after the Dawson conclave, a party of
surveyors appeared and proceeded to
lay out the street plan for fair-sized
town. These men had hardly finished
their work when two hundred lumber
Jacks swarmed In from the railhead
above Dawson and began cutting tim
Der within shooting distance Of the
village Of Glacier.
Rows Of log houses sprang up as
though at the touch Of a magician's
wand. Stores, a boarding house and
town hall were among the most pre-
tentious structures. All were built
entirely Of logs.
When the news Of what the indie
pendents were doing reached Rupert
Holmes, he did not grasp the signid-
canoe OF 1t at once.
The next Jolt for the Amalgamated
crowd was administered on the follow
Ing Monday evening, when Councilman
Shonts burst into the Office of "Big
Bill" Behrens in Big Falls. ard swore
like Cossack with wet feet.
whats the rioti" demanded Beh-
rens.
"RiotT yelled Shonts; "that indie
pendent gang with the lumberlands
Joan OF Arc have just sewed you
sleepy suckers up in your own blan-
kets. That's what the riot is"
Come across" snarled Behrens,
Tets hear the sad news"
"They showed a motion In the city
council tonight compelling the Anal
gamated to build through to Glacier
according to its charter provisions.
It's tabled until the next meeting, but
It'll go through then as sure as a gun
unless we manage to block It,"
Behrens was vastly excited by this
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Suppose anybody down at Glacier
knows you're In our employ?" he de-
manded.
NO." retorted the visitor; ut would
be poor business for me-"
"Just a CLEAN OF intelligence"
grunted Behrens. "All right, keep 1t
dark, but get back there and keep us
posted up to the minute. Who's be-
hind this new mover
swell, there's Morrisey and that
bunch, but of course the Dawson girls
behind 'em. She's the brains of that
combination and now she's got law
yer named Clay on her stafr. That fell
lows some shrewd, too"
well. jump out" ordered Behrens.
use the code over our wires.
Ha ] thought So"
AS Shonts started for the night train
Behrens, whose last remark had been
occasioned by the ringing Of his tele-
phone. leaned over and placed the re-
eeiver to his ear.
who Is IT." he inquired.
"Holmes, Seattle" was the sharp re-
tort. "Just got some information from
Dawsonville. What's the matter with
you. Behrens-asleep at the switch? 2"
"Oh, It's that Morrisey crowd, try
ing to put something over" snarled the
agent. Cant sleep with 'em, you
know. Just got to meet 'em a little
better than half way--that's ALL"
"How does the council stand?"
They're pretty hidebound lot"
"Any of 'em take coinf
might. We can try II out"
TRY 1t out7 Why. wake up, Beh.
rens--this things got to be choked