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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-08-16

the corresponding frontrank man. Tne
command, "haltl" Is given when the
No. 3 men are three PAGES distant from
the No. 4 men, and oil halt and face
TO the front.
From this formation. the command
ASSEMBLE" is given when II Is desired
TO bring the squad back .ato close
order. The command Is worded, "As-
semble. to the right QefD. :.
MARCHi" At march" the front-rank
man on the right or left, as the case
may be. stands fast, while the rear
rank man of the same file closes up
behind him TO the regulation distance
OF 40 inches. The other men face TO
the right (or left). move In by the
shortest line and face to the front.
'Take distance" varies in that Il
is executed TO the front rather than
on either flank and provides different
arrangement of the men. although, for
the purpose of exercise and instruc-
tlon, the result is substantially the
same. This movement must be execut-
cd after the squad has counted of.
At march," following the preparatory
command, "take distance" No. OF the
front rank moves straight TO the front.
When he has taken four PAGES, No. 2
of the front rank also moves straight
TO the front. followed by No. OF the
front rank at four PAGES, who, In turn.
Is followed at four PAGES by No. OF
the front rank. Then when No. has
his proper distance, Nos. 1. 2, 3 and 4
of the rear rank each step of four
PAGES exactly as the front-rank men
have done. The command halt" Is
given when all have attained their dis
| tance.
To "assemble" the squad, at this
command. No. l of the front rank
stands fast. while the other numbers
move forward until they reach their
proper places In line.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-08-16

legs and bodies, sufficiently terrifying
one would suppose. TO a young woman
sitting calmly in an automobile n hun
dred yards away.
The struggle was short in Just pro-
portion to its vigor. and Mt the end of
1t two of the trespassers were knocked
out. and Smith was dragging the third
over to the wagon, into which he pres
emily heaved the man as If he had
been sack of meal. Miss Baldwin,
sitting In the car. saw her ally dive
into the covered wagon and come out
with pair of rifles. Pausing only
long enough to smash the guns, one
after the other, over the wagon wheel,
he started back after the two other
men, They were not waiting to be
carried to the wagon; they were up
and running In wide semicircle to
reach their hope of retreat unslain, If
that might be. 1t was all very brutal
and barbarous, no doubt, but the
colOnel's daughter was Western born
and bred, and she clapped her hands
and laughed in sheer enthusiasm when
she saw Smith make show Of chas-
ing the circling runners.
He did not return to her until after
he had pulled up the freshly driven
stakes and thrown them away, and by
that time the wagon. with the horses
lashed to a keen gallop. was disGp-
pearing over the crest Of the northern
ridge.
'That's one way to get rid of them.
isn't it?" said the emancipated bank
man, jocosely, upon taking his place
in the car to cramp 1t for the turn.
"Was that something like the notion
you had In mind?v
"Mercy, mol" she rejoined. And
then: "Are you sure you are not hurt?"
"Not worth mentioning" he evaded.
"Those buffers couldn't hurt anybody.
so long as they couldn't get to their
guns"
"But you have saved the company at
your own expense. They will be sure
to have you arrested"
I'VE won't cross that bridge until
we come to It," he returned. "If we
were Dack In the country from whlcn
I have lately escaped, 1t would be
proper for me to ask your permission
to drive you safely home. Since we
are not, shall assume the permission
and do It anyway"
"Oh, Is that necessarily" she asked,
meaning. as he took it, nothing more
than comradely depreciation at putting
him-tO the trouble Of 1t.
"Not absolutely necessary, perhaps,
but decently prudent. You might drop
me opposite the dam, but you'd have
to pass those fellows somewhere on
the way, and they might try to make
II unpleasant for you."
She made no further comment, and
he sent the c:iv spinning along over
the hills to the westward. A mile
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-08-16
CHAPTER WI.
Timanyoni Ditch.

Smith had his vote Of thanks from
Colonel Dexter Baldwin in. Williams
sheet-iron office at the dam, the
colonel having driven out to the camp
for the express purpose; and the chief
of construction himself was not pres
ent.
you've loaded us up with toler-
ably heavy obligation, Smith-Corry's
mother and me-" was the way the
colonel summed up. III you hadn't
been on deck and strictly on the job
at that railroad crossing yesterday
morning"
Don't mention II. colonel" Smith
broke In. II did nothing more than
any man would have done for any
woman. You know II, and know IL.
Let's leave II that way and forget It,"
The tall Missourian's laugh was en-
tirely approbative.
II like that" he said. "It's a good.
man-fashioned way of looking at 1t.
You know how I feel about it-how
any father would feel; and that's
enough"
PLENTY" was the brief rejolnder.
"But theres another chapter to 1t
that neither OF MS can cross out you'll
have to come out to the ranch and let
Corry's mother have a hack at you,"
Baldwin went on. Il couldn't figure
you out Of that II should try. And
now about those claim Jumpers: sup
pose you didn't know any of them by
namef"
mo"
"Corry says you gave them the time
Of their lives. BY George, wish I'd
bsen there TO seel" and the colonel
slapped his leg and laughed. did
they look like the real thlng-sure-
enough prospectorsi"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-08-16
HOW A SQUAD TAKES INTERVAL
AND DISTANCE.

While for marching and the pur-
poses OF drill In the manual OF arms
n squad is kept In "close order"-that
is, the distance of the crook of the ell
how between man and man In each
rank, and 40 inches between the front
and rear ranks-certain kinds of In
struction could not be given In that
formation. The setting-up exercises
tcalisthenics) or the bayonet drill
could not be executed at close order.
II is essential. therefore, to distribute
the men so that, while they still re-
main in a precise and military forma-
ton, they may be sufficiently separated
for each man to have room for the
swing of his arms and legs or the
charge Of his bayonet. In order to
effect this, the squad will execute the
commands, take interval" or "take
distance"
When the squad is Mt halt, the
command Is given, "Take interval-to
the right QefD MARCH" At
"to the right QefD," the four rear
rank men march backward four steps
and halt. At the command OF execu-
tion, "march." all men In both ranks
face TO the right. The leading man In
leach rank then steps or. When he has
advanced four PAGES, the second man
in each rank steps off, keeping four
PAGES behind his leader. Then follow
the third men In each rank. at an In
teryal OF four PAGES from the two men
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-08-16

II can't talk and drive a speed
wagon Mt the same time" he told her,
twisting the gray car into the road she
had indicated. and he made the asser-
tion good by covering the four remain
ing miles in the same preoccupied
fashion.
There was n reason, of sort. for
his silence; two of them. to be exact.
For one, he was troubled by that
haunting sense of familiarity which
was still trying to tell him that this
was not his first meeting with Colonel
Baldwin's daughter; and the other,
much bigger and more depressing, was
the realization that In breaking with
his past, he had broken also with the
world of women, Mt least to the extent
of ever asking one of them to marry
him.
He pushed the thought aside, COM
ing back to the other one--the puzzle
of familiarity when Miss Baldwin
pointed to transplanted Missouri
farm mansion, with columned por-
tico, standing in a grove Of cotton
woods on the left-hand side Of the
road. telling him 1t was Hlllcrest.
There was a massive stone portal
fronting the road, and when he got
down to open the gates the young
woman took the wheel and drove
through; whereupon he decided that
it was time for him to break away,
and said so.
"But how will you get back to the
camp7" she asked.
81 have my two legs yet, and the
walking isn't bad"
"No; but you might meet those
two men again."
"That is the least of my troubles"
| Miss Corona Baldwin. like the Mis-
souri, colonel, her father, came upon
moments now and then when she had
the ultimate courage of her impulses.
81 should have said you hadn't a
trouble in the world" she asserted,
meeting his gaze level-eyed.
The polite paraphrases of the cof-
fined period were slipping to the end
of his tongue, but he set his teeth upon
them and said. instead: "That's all
tell you that you've been driving this
morning with an escaped convIctT
II shouldn't believe It," she said
calmly.
swell, you haven't-not quite" he
returned. adding the qualifying phrase
In sheer honesty.
She had united her veil and was
| ,clyi l,a Inft
come in and meet her mother. Some
thing In the way she said 1t, some little
twist of the lips or look of the eyes,
touched the spring of complete recog-
milton, and the familiarity puzzle van
ished instantly.
'You forget that am a working
man." he smiled. my gang In the
quarry will think I've found q bottle
somewhere" Aud then: ibid you ever
lose glove. Miss Baldwin, white
kid with little hole in one fingerT
Dozens of them," she admitted |:
''and most of them had holes, I'm
afraid. But what has that to do with
your coming in and meeting mamma
and letting her thank you for saving
my life?"
Nothing at all, of course" he
hastened to say; and with that he
bade her good-by rather abruptly, and
turned his back upon the transplanted
Missouri mansion, muttering to him
self as he closed the portal gates be-
hind him: Baldwin, OF course What
an ass was not to remember the
namel And now I've got the other
half of II, too; it's Corona"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-08-16

"They looked like bunch of hired
assassins." said Smith, with a grin.
"It's some more of the interference,
isn't itT
The colonels square jaw settled into
the fighting angle.
"How much do you know about this
business mix-up of ours. SmithT he
asked.
"All that Williams could tell me In
little heart-to-heart talk we had the
other day."
"You. agreed with him that there
was tolerably big niger In the wood
pile. didn't your"
II had already gathered that much
from the camp gossip"
"well, it's so. We're just about as
helpless as bunch of cattle in a sink
hole" was the ranchman presidents
confirmation of the camp guesses.
"What In the name of the great horn
spoon can we do-more than we have
doneT
"There are number Of things that
might be DONE" said Smith. falling
back refectively upon the presumably
sIs-r<ss-
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-08-16

dead and buried bank-cashier part Of
him. "And IL you can manage to stay
in the game and play it out, there is
big money in it for all of you; enough
to make 1t well worth while for you to
put up the fight of your lives"
"Big money?-you mean in saving
our investment"
"Oh, no; not at all; in cinching the
other fellows" Smith put in genially.
Colonel Dexter Baldwin lifted his
soft hat and ran his fingers through
his grizzled hair.
"Say, Smith; you mustn't forget
that I'm from Missouri" he said half
quizzically.
"But l shouldn't think you'd need
to be shown in this particular in.
stance" was the smiling rejoinder.
''The chance to sell you people watef
from your own dam isn't the only
thing or the main thing In this case
They are obliged to have this dam site.
or, at least, one as high up the river
as this, In order to get the water over
to their newly alienated grant In the
western half of the park"
you've got 1t straight" said the
colonel.
"very good. Then they're simply
obliged to have your dam, or Don't
you see the alternative now, colonelT
Heavens to Betsy!" exclaimed the
breeder of fine horses, bringing his fist
down upon Williams desk with crash
that made the ink bottles dance. And
then: "What lot Of fence-posts we
are-the whole kit and b'ilin' of us
II they get the dam, they sell wnter to
us; II they don't get it, We sell IL to
them!
THAT'S 1t. exactly" Smith put in
quietly. sand l should say that your
stake In the game is worth the stiffest
fight you can make to save 1t. Don't
you agree with me?"
"Great Jehu! I should say sow
calculated the amateur trust fighter.
Then he broke down the barriers mas
terfully. "That settles 1t. Smith. You
can't wiggle out of it now. no way or
shape. You've got to come over into
Macedonia and help us. Williams tells
me you refused him, but you can't re
fuse me-"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-08-16
TURNING THE SQUAD.

When squad Is marching in line
there are two. ways of turning it-on
a moving or on fixed pivot.
The squad is turned on moving
pivot when II Is marching as q sepa-
rate unit or when, In n column OF
squads. the command "column right
(lefD" Is given. The moving pivot, in
which the pivot man on the front rank
advances at the halfstep OF 10 inches
until the lire is abreast of him. is de-
signed to turn column precisely but
with the least loss OF headway.
A fixed pivot, squads right (lefD,"
turns each squad In its place on the
designated base, right or left, and Is
n movement which bears important re-
lation to every other squad In the col
umn. For II the forward movement
is not entirely checked by the pivot
mans turning and marking time In his
tracks, the whole company will be
thrown out Of alignment.
Being In line, the SOUND executes
the command "Right QefD turn .
At "march" the pivot man (No. ~
of the front rank faces to the right,
taking first the full step of 80 inches,
In order to clear the space directly
behind him, and then advances at the
half-step while the other men of the
rank oblique to the right until opposite
their places in line. Each then exc
cutes second right obllque. and on
arriving abreast of the pivot man,
takes the half-step until the last man
In the rank arrives ON the line, when
all proceed ut the full step.
To turn the squad on fixed pivot,
the command "Squad right (lefD =. e.
MARCHw Is given. At march," the
right man (No. ~ In the front rank
faces TO the right and marks time. The
other front-rank mei. obllquing to the
right, place themselves abreast of the
pivot man and also mark time. In the
rear rank. No. 3. that is. the third
man from the right, moves straight to
the front until he Is 40 inches In the
rear OF his front-rank man. He then
faces to the front and marks time. The
second and first men of the rear rank
follow No. 3 In column until they also
are directly behind their front-rank
men. They then face TO the front and
mark time. No. 4 of the rear rank
meantime moves straight to the front
at the side OF No. for four PAGES. He
then faces 10 the front and steps up
abreast of No. 3. AS the last man ar
rives In his place-or. when perform
ing the movement by numbers, at the
sixth count after the command Is
givea-both ranks execute forward
march" without further command.
"Squad right UefD" Is a much
used and important movement that re-
quires much practice for proper exc
cution. especially by the rear-rank
men, who too often undertake tc
scramble into position. The pivot mar
also must be extremely careful to turn
In his tracks and not TO take ground
an admonition easily comprehended
but frequently neglected In execution
The pivot man and the rear-rank mer
have II In their power TO make ol
spoil this movement. which. improperly
executed, will disrupt and disarrang,
an entire column.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-08-16
A ciean.Up Job Later.

''There." says the good woman as
the transfer man drives OF with her
trunk. "Now I'll know whether or not
the baggagemen are really as rough
with things as they are said to be-"
How will you known" asked he,
friend.
II put an egg here and there amons
my clo.Ees."-Judga
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-08-16
No Rest for the Idle.

Little Jlm's father was an exceed,
ingly idle man, and when. In an at.
tempt to inform his son about Sun.
day, he remarked: SUNDAY Is q day
for all men TO rest"
Jim's big eyes flew wider open as
he inquired: "But, papa, IL all your
days SundaysT"-The Christian Her
aid.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-08-16

short OF the trestle river crossing they
overlook and passed the wagon. Be
cause he had the colonels daughter
with him, Smith put on a burst of
speed and so gave the claim Jumpers
no chance to provoke another battle.
In the maze OF crossroads opposite
the little city on the south bank of
the river. Smith was out of his reck-
oning, and was obliged to ask his COM
panion to direct him.
II thought you weren't ever going
to say anything any more" she sighed,
in mock despair. ''Take this road to
the right"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-08-16
sTo BE coNTINUED.J
Resistance Of the Wind.

Resistance Of the Wind.
Tests on model of the naval collier
Neptune made In the wind tunnel Of
the Washington navy yard by Naval
Constructor William McEntee show
that II this vessel were steaming
against 30-mile wind at IA knots an
hour 1t would require about TO horse-
power to overcome the resistance Of
the wind. This is about 20 per cent
of the power necessary tc propel hss
through The water.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-08-16

Do you believe that Smith
would be wise in taking IN i'm
portant position with the ditch
compsny-especially II he really
hopes to escape prison a. . re-
suit Of the lawreneeviIle AFFAIR
Wouldn't he be wiser II he disap-
peared from the new Job7
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-08-16
AFTER SAVING THE LIFE OF DAINTY CORONA BALDWIN,
SMITH TAKES 1T UPON HIMSELF TO SAVE THE COM.
PANY'S PROPERTY At THE RISK OF HIS LIFE

Smith
bachelor society
Rhand hre wrongfuly accused of dishonesty Watrous
Dunham his be the
Smith strikes Dunham him dead fees the
n sometime irrigation
Rockies John Smith
Of his boss by his evidence n
because the financial asked
the Office financial
Smith life Miss Baldwin,
Baldwin, president of the
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1917-11-22

Account Of Robt. H Pruitt, $3.50
for killing five wolves, approved.
Account Of w w Brazeal $3.50
allowed.
Account Of J E Booth, S660.l2,
for balance on piers Of Oasis bridge,
allowed.
Court adjourned for the day.
Nov. 6, court convened at $3.50 a. m.
wife all members present.
Account Of St. Louis B. Co., S3s.75
allowed.
Account Of R Gideon, S2Ol.40
allowed.
Account Of R Gideon, $3.49, the
County's part for making M & NJ Tax
book and R r Tax book, Sass order.
ed certified to the State Auditor for
state'e part.
Account Of Gardner Office Supply Co
for $24.70, allowed
Account Of c Davis, S1S3.33, for
salary as Circuit Clerk for Sept. and Oct
1917, allowed.
Appointment Of K c Ford as assist
ant Circuit Clerk, approved.
Account Of White River Leader, IS.
40, approved.
Account Of J T Shackeliork, Si0,
allowed.
Account Of Hollister News, 5000,
allowed.
Accocnt Of Architect & Eng. Supply
Co., for $3 so allowed for sl.75.
Account Of W A KeithleY; ior IS,
! allowed.
Account Of Warren Craig, IS, bounty
on wolves, allowed.
Salary OF J w Bennett, Sis, allowed
Account Of w Bennett, S4l.48
allowed.
Account Of J W Bennett, s9.o;
allowed.
Account Of Arthur James, S256.91
allowed.
Account Of Arthur James, So 2'
allowed.
Abstract fees Of c Davis, Circui
Clerk, approved.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1917-11-22
There's something
doing every minute
when
PRUDENCE
SAYS
so
Corporal Morris Writes

Camp Funston, Kan, Nov. IA, II.
Editor Republican.
Dear Sir:--Have been asked to write
an article for your paper by several
friends from Forsyth, explaining a few
things about camp life. l never was
great hand at writing but will do the
best possible,
At reveille (5:30 a. n.y. the men
fall in line for muster Then follows a
little double time which is sure to wake
fellow up. Then breakfast. Drill
starts at 7:42 and lasts till 1900.
There are plenty Of rest periods so it
not as hard as it sounds. Then dinner,
and drill from LAS to 4;30. Retreat
at $3.50, aud the men are at liberty to
do whatever they like.
There are men here from every walk
OF life. There are numerous Y. NJ. c.
AS which are doing excellent work
for the men here. They afford relig'
ious services Sundays, and other days
during the week prayer meetings are
held, They also furnish lot Of good
entertainments and athletics.
The drill periods are not used for
drilling only. So muca playing has to
be done during part Of that time, such
as soccer, basketball, football, baseball
aud other games. 1t is surprising to
see how last the men learn the drills.
The officers are TO be credited on the
way they handle the men and instruct
them. Wednesday afternoon, Satur'
day afternoon and Sunday are rest
periods.
The camp is becoming more like
home each day. Steam heat is on all
the time and there is warm water now
to wash the Kansas sand out Of your
eyes and ears.
The reason the fellows learn fast is
because they are all anxious to get to
France and get in the fighting. The
Taney County boys are second to none
in anything they take up, even il I do
say so myself.
Well that is about all I can say at
present. You can print this or part Of
It if you desire. Maybe l can do bet
ter next time.
Sincerely,
CORPORAL S. S. MORRIS.
Hdq. Co. 342 F. A.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1917-11-22
FATTY Lewis" Gives Definition
Of MudhOIs

It remained for Fatty Lewis"
(Anhur F. Killick) late Of the Kansas
City Star, and who is now wrestling
with a "Swindle sheet" for the Dickey
Clay Products Company, to give the
proper definition OF a mudhole. In
addressing a good roads convention at
Chillicothe, Killick described a mud.
hole as a body Of water, irregular in
size and shape, which failed to get
from one side oi the road to the other.
You are going to find many mudholes
in this county before the winter is over,
and this paragraph is written 10 encour
age road overseers in their efforts to
have our roads properly drained,
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1917-11-22
Proceeding Of County Court
Of Taney County

Court met Monday, Nov. 5 Gith
Geo. T. Hicks, presiding Judge, J. M.
Holiday, and J. G. Haskins, associate
judges and J. R. Gideon, county clerk
present.
Claim Of Mrs. Lee Haggard Tor care
OF pauper, $50, allowed.
Claim Of Jacob Cummings, $50, for
care Of pauper, allowed.
Claim Of A J Pruit, $50, for care Of
pauper, allowed.
Claim Of Jesse Chandler, SIS, care
Of pauper, allowed.
Claim Of B T Thurman, $50, care Of
pauper, allowed.
Claim Of NJ E Bid, S22.5O, care Of
pauper, allowed.
Claim Of M L Waye, $22 so, care oI
pauper, allowed.
Claim Of VIM. Melton, $22.20, care
Of pauper, allowed.
Claim Of K D Wells, sl0, care ol
pauper, allowed.
Claim oil Jas. Tabor, s55, care ol
pauper, allowed.
Claim Of J r Gideon, SIS, advanced
10 pay expenses Of patient TO the State
Hospital NJ. 8, Nevada, Mo-, allowed.
Settlement allowed for J D Blanken'
ship, ovsrseer district No. II, for $40
40, amount Of account.
Account Of W L Humphrey, S48.90
allowed.
School Fund bond approved, and old
bond ordered released, and warrant
ordered drawn for $500 in Iavor Of Geo
E Gall.
Tax valuation Of Sam Clemons
Merchant statement be reduced from
500 to $500.
| Account Of Pies Keithley, Of Distric
No. 1S, OF S54. 10, approved, ant
ordered paid.
Account Of R H Combes, % rs, ap
proved, aDd ordered paid.
Account olS. P. Day, So 05, approx
ed and ordered paid.