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The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1921-08-11
Copyright, Irving Bacheiler
SYNOPSIS.

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CHAPTER I.-Samson and Sarah Tray
sQr, with their two children, Josiah and
Petsey, travel by wagon from their home
" vergennes, VT, to the West, the land
q plenty. Their destination is the Coun-
uy of the Sangamon, in Illinois.
CHAPTER II.-At Niagara Falls they
meet party of immigrants, among them
youth named John Mcneil, who also
dAsGioes An 70 go to the .Sangamon country.
sue. Sarah's ministrations save the life
0I youth, Harry Needles, in the last
Stages OF fever, and he accompanies the
ITaylors. They reach New Salem, Illinois.
% ena are welcomed by young ABE" Lin
CHAPTER IIl.-Among the Traylors'
4rst acquaintances are Lncoln's friends,
JACK keiso and his pretty daughter BIN,
u years of age.
CnArrEH Iv.-Samson decides to To-
cate Ct New Salem. and begins building
nis house. Led by Jack Armstrong,
!ags. Lincoln thrashes Armstrong. Young
Harry Needles strikes Bap McNoll. Of
0o armstrong crowd. and McNoll threat
ems vengeance.
CHAPTER VA few days later Harry,
Alone, y attached by, McNoll and his
Had not Bim driven off his assailants with
q shotgun. John Mcneil, the Traylors'
Niagara Falls acquaintance, IL markedly
eetentiye to Ann Rutledge. Lincoln 10 Ii,
love with Ann, but has never had enough
courage to tell her so.
CHAPTER vi. - Traylor helps two
slaves. who had run away from ST. Louis
p escape. Eliphalet Biggs, owner Of the
saves, following them, attempts to beat
SR Trayior and in . fight has his arm
CHAPTER vII.--Waiting for his arm
70 heal Biggs meets BIN Kelso, with
whom Harry Needles has fallen in love,
6lggs asks for BINS hand. but her
father refuses his consent. Biggs re-
turns to st. Louis.
" CHAPTER vIII.-Bim confesses tc
Harry that she loves Biggs, and the
youth is disconsolate. Lincoln decides tc
eek seat In the legislature. He and
Harry volunteer for the Black Hawk war
and leave New Salem.
CHAPTER X.-Biggs comes back to
the village and he and BIN elope. Harry
learns OF 1t on his way home from the
war" Lincoln's advice and philosophy
sustain him in his grief.
I CHAPTER X--Lincoln, defeated In his
candidacy for the legislature, forms q
partnership with "Bill' Berry in the
grocery business Biggs sends gang tc
burn Traylor's house, but the New Salem
men are warned and the raiders worsted
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derormity or dumDness or garrulIty.
Dante was such poor talker that
no one would ever ask him to dinner.
If 1t had not been so presume his
muse would have been sadly crippled
by indigestion. If you had been a
good dancer and lady's favorite, I
wonder If you would have studied
Kirkham and Burns and Shakespeare
and Blackstone and Starkie, and the
science of surveying and been elected
to the legislature. I wonder IL you
could even have whipped Jack Arm
| strong"
"Or have enjoyed the friendship Of
Bill Berry and acquired national
debt, or have saved my imperiled
country in the war with Black Hawk"
Abe laughed.
In the matter Of dress the postmas-
ter had great confidence in the taste
and knowledge Of his young friend,
Harry Needles, whose neat appear
ance Abe regarded with serious ad-
miration. SO he asked Harry to 60
with him on his new mission and help
to choose the goods and direct the
tailoring, for it seemed to him high
ly important enterprise.
"Our appropriation is only fifteen
dollars" said Abe as they came in
sight Of "the big village" on a warm
bright day late in October. "Of course,
I can't expect to make myself look
1 like the President of the United
States with such a sum, but want to
LOOK like respectable citizen Of the
United States, if that is possible. I'll
give the old Abe and fifteen dollars
to boot for a new one and we'll see
what comes Of it."
| Springfield had been rapidly chang
ing. 1t was still small and crude, but
some Of the best standards Of civiliza-
tion had been set up in that commun-
ity. Families Of wealth and culture
in the East had sent their sons and
a share of their capital to this little
metropolis Of the land Of plenty to 60
into business. Handsome, we'll l-groomed
horses, in silver-mounted harness,
drawing carriages that shOne $50 you
could see your face In them," to quote
from Abe again, were on its streets.
i The two New Salem men stopped
and studied a big sign in front Of a
large store on which this announce
ment had been lettered:
"Cloths, cassinettes, cassimeres, vel
vet silks, satins, Marseilles waistcoat-
Ing, fine, calf boots, seal and morocco
pumps for gentlemen, crepe lisse, lace
wells. Thibet shawls, fine prunella
! Shoes"
"Reads like a foreign language to
me-" said Abe. "How would you like
a little Marseilles waistcoating?"
Suddenly a man touched his shoul-
der with a hearty "Howdy, Abe?"
It was Eli, "the Wandering Jew
as he had been wont to call himself
In the days when he carried pack
on the road through Peters Bluff and
Clary'S Grove ana new Salen u
Beardstown and back.
"Dis Is my store," said Ell.
"Your store!" Abe exclaimed.
8"Ya, look at de sign"
The Jew pointed to his sign-board
!, some fifty feet long under the cornice
on which they read the legend:
| ssLJ{ Erolonhnrrse Tyopovi,,v,,
Abe looked him over from head to
foot and exclaimed:
my conscience! You look as If you
had been fixed up to be sold to the
highest bidder"
The hairy, dusty, bow-legged, thread
bare peddler had been. touched by
some miraculous hand. The lavish
II I'm
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CHAPTER XII.

In Which Abe, Elected to the Leglsla-
ture, Gives What Comfort He Can to
Ann RutIedge In the Beginning Of
v Her sorrows-Also He Goes to
Springfield for New Clothes.
Radford's grocery had been so
wrecked by the raiders that its owner
was disheartened. Reinforced by John
Cameron and James Rutledge he had
succeeded in drawing them away be-
fore they could steal whisky enough to
get drunk. But they had thrown
much Of his goods into the street.
Radford mended his windows and Of
fered his stock for sale. After time
Berry and Lincoln bought 1t, giving
notes la payment and applied for a
license to sell the liquors they had
thus acquired.
Late that autump boy baby ar
rived In the Traylor home. Mrs. On
stott, Mrs. Wadden and Mrs. Kelso
came to help and one or the other
Of them did the nursing and cooking
while Sarah was in bed and for a
little time thereafter. The coming
Of the baby was comfort to this lone
ly mother of the prairies.
There is letter from Sarah to her
brother dated inlay, 10, 1888, in which
she sums up some months Of history
In the words that follow:
"The Lord has given us new son.
have lived through the ordeal
thanks to His goodness-and am strong
again. The coming Of the baby has
rec0nciled us to the loss of our old
friends as much as anything could.
It has made this little home dear to
US and proved the quality of our new
friends. Nothing is too much for them
to do. don't wonder that Abe Lin
4 coin has SO much confidence in the
people Of this country. They are
sound at heart, both the northerners
and the southerners. Harry Needles
is getting over his disappointment. He
goes down Ito the store often to sit
\ with Abe and Jack Kelso and hear
them talk. He and Samson are get
ting deeply interested in politics. Abe
let's Harry read the books that he bor-
rows from Major Stuart of Springfield.
The boy is bent on being lawyer and
improving his mind. Bim Kelso writes
! to her mother that she Is very hap
py In her new home but there Is some
thing between the lines which seems
to indicate that she Is trying to put
q good face on a bad matter. Abe
has been appointed postmaster. Ev-
cry time he leaves the store he takes
the letters In his hat and delivers them
as he gets chance. We have named
the new baby Samuel"
One evening, of that summer, Abe
\ came out to the Traylors' with a let
ter In his hat for Sarah.
"How's business?' Samson asked.
Going to peter out, ! reckon" Abe
\ answered with q sorrowful look. 1T
will leave me badly in debt. ! want
ed something that would give me a
Y chance for study and I got It. BY
jingl 1t looks as II I was going to
have years OF study trying to get over
It Have you got any work to give
me7 You know can split rails about
d fast as the next man and III take
I my pay In wheat or corn.
You may give me al the time you
en- spend outside the store" said
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1921-08-11
NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the Roard
Of Education Of the Medina Village.
Ohio. School District win receive seal
the 23d day of August. 1921. for the
CONVEYANCE Of pupils residing in Mont
vile Township. on or near the Pike as
nrovided by law. to the school houses
in Medina village The Board OF Edu-
cation reserving the right to reject
any or all Bids.
c. r.. Jones. Clerk
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when he turned far down the road
and waved his hand to her.
"Oh, my pretty lass Do you not
hear the birds singing In the mead
ows?" said Jack Kelso. ~Think Of
the happiness all around you and Of
the greater happiness that is coming
when he returns. Shame OF, yau s'aosil T.
I'm afraid he'll never come back, !"
Ann sobbed. NJ n
Nonsense Don't get a. maggot In
your brain and let the crows 60 walk
ing over your face. Come, wen take
q ride In the meadows and II I don't
hiring you back laughing You may call
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-04-07
DIR. PARKER SPOKE
TO WOMEN MONDAY
ON SOCIAL HYGIENE


DR.. Veleria H. Parker, assistant edu-
cational director of the American So
cial Hygiene association, spoke to a
meeting of women and girls at the
high school Monday afternoon. the
subject of her talk being "The Story
of Life" -Four reels of motion pic
lures on How Life Begins were
shown at the opening of the program
by Miss Martha Riley who is accom-
panying DR.. Parker on her lectures.
The program was very well attended,
a large number of mothers and daugh-
ters being present at the invitation of
the Ladies Literary club. After the
film and talk to high school and
training school girls, the speaker ad-
dressed the women's club on "The
Woman's Responsibility.
Dr.. Parker is speaking in the state
under the auspices of the Wisconsin
Federation of Womens Clubs and the
Wisconsin League of Women Voters
in cooperation with the State Board
of Health. She is a speaker of nation
wide recognition, connected with the
National League of Women Voters and
was, during the war, director of pro-
lection work for the girls of the state
OF Connecticut. Miss Martha Riley is
director of social work for the state
board of healthe
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-04-07
OCCURRENCES OF LONG AGO
ITEMS OF INTEREST BOILED DOWN FROM
THE WAUSAU u PILOT 80 YEARS AGO

M. Fl. Barnum and wife visited in
Milwaukee last week.
F.. A. Delaglise. the founder of An
tigo, is in the city.
Miss MoIlie Eldred has returned
from Faribault, Mimi, where she has
been attending school.
Will Goodrich and Tom Mercer. stu
dents at the Delafeld Academy, are
home for short vacation.
Karl Mathie. who is now improving
his mind at Appleton college, spent
last week in our city.
Geo. Tuttle left yesterday morning
for Ripon at which place he will at
tend college during the coming term.
Mrs. Chas. Winkley left for Waverly,
Ia, last Tuesday evening. She will
visit with her daughter who now re-
sides at that place.
c. N. Johnson, the prince of cooks,
who has been spending the winter
in one of McCrossen's camps near
Ogema, came down to take hand in
the charter election.
Henry Abraham who is now attend
ing college at Appleton, will not re-
turn home at the close Of the term,
but will remain in Appleton where
ne will work at his trade during the
summer.
John Johnson. Albert Johnson and
Sam S. Messervy have returned from
Ontanogon county, Mich, where they
were engaged in logging for the Dia-
mond Match company, during the past
season.
DR.. Dan p. Wylie departed for Glad
stone, Mich, last Thursday where he
will enter into the practice Of medi-
cine. The town is a new one on the
500" road. II is on Green Bay and
has a bright future.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-04-07
SEED INQUIRIES
WILL BE HEEDED AT
AGENTS OFFICE

For the past several weeks scores
OF inquiries have been coming to the
-ounty agents office asking about
seeds. Many farmers have already
laid in their supply, others are still
.ooking. Now is the time to put into
practice the arguments in favor Of
good pedigreed seed you've heard or
read about the past months" County
Agent Swoboda says. Good seeds
were never cheaper than they are tins
spring. This@is the time to get start
u Time isXshos9. Call, write or
phone my Office" Mr.. Swoboda has a
large list of offerings. The Edgar
lule Bred Seed Growers association,
of which Geo. Gintz is secretary. hos
hundreds of bushels Of Wisconsin No.
| Swedish Select and Kherson oats,
also clover seed and potatoes. GOOD
seed is first essential to a good crop.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-04-07
SIGN TWENTY-SIX
NEW TEACHERS FOR
YEAR OF '21.'2E

Supt. S. B Tobey returned Saturday
from trip into the southern part of
the state when he signed up twen-
ty-six new teachers for the Wausau
public schools for next year. Prac-
tically all except that number, accord
ing to Mr. Tobey are going 10 remain
in Wausau during the school year of
l92l-1922 and have already signed
their contracts. There are a few va
cancies still but these, it is anticipa-
ted, will be filled within the next
month and most certainly before the
present school year ends. Supt. To-
bey's trip included La Crosse, White
water, Madison, Beloit and Milwaukee.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-04-07
BANQUET FOLLOWED BY A
DEMONSTRATION LAST
MONDAY

The second quarterly banquet OF
the Boy Scouts of Wausau and Mara
thon county was held Monday evening
at st. Mary's dining hall on Grand
avenue. About $50 scoutmasters,
troop committeeman, and others who
are interested in Boy Scout work, at
tended and remained through the de-
monstrations of the evening. A very
delicious repast was served first by
the ladies of st. Mary's church during
which music was played by the Melo-
diouS Mixers.
Following the dinner, the $50 Scout
workers adjourned to the auditorium
upstairs where demonstrations were
given by st. Mary's Troop No. 2, and
by the Pine Tree Patrol, No. l.
Demonstrations
NJ. C. Ewing, president of the Boy
Scout Council of the city, made brief
talk at the start in which he stated
that no speaker for the evening could
be obtained so Scout Executive George
Driesbach had substituted program
by the Scouts. Mr.. Driesbach then
took charge of the program, first in
PRODUCING Troop No. 2 of st. Mary's.
ST cannot introduce Troop No. with
out first saying that it is the best
troop in Marathon county by far. Al
though Troop No. was victorious in
the race for the presidents cup, Troop
No. 2 is the best troop and, | must
say, has developed more rapidly in
Scouting than any group l have ever
SEEN"
Troop No. 2, under the direction of
E11,,,o,. Epohc ifc cco11trl1 :
ter, who is now assistant executive,
took the floor and in very able
manned the troop was guided through
various activities, Mr.. Fochs explain
ing features as the work progressed.
The boys demonstrated first aid,
played several Scout games at which
the audience was much amused, and
then each individual Scout passed
through the audience showing how
various knots are tied. st. Mary's
the conclusion.
Earn Equipment
Pine Tree Patrol, No. 2, of which
M C. Ewing is the head but which
Major f. L. Gottschalk is training,
was introduced The boys were
praised ny MT. Ewing IOT earning lHelI
own equipment. When these boys
came to him telling him they expected
to make 5000 by giving play 10 help
buy their equipment, Mr.. Ewing de-
clared he laughed to himself believ-
ing it impossible. However What
Happened to Jones" netted $3.50. The
boys earned enough to pay $500 for
their Pine Tree equipment and now,
Mr.. Ewing says, are prepared to as
sist any other group in starting Pine
Tree patrol. These organizations con-
sist only of first class Scouts.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-04-07
SCOUT WORKERS SEE BOYS In
ACTION; MOVEMENT THRIVES

DR.. H. r. Hopkins then presented
Pine Tree No. which gave a demon
stration of packing and unpacking its
cart and equipment consisting OF
nearly 500 different pieces. Each boy
had his place and the work was per-
formed rapidly and efficiently. Later
the audience was permitted to take
several parts of the equipment out of
the cart and the troop checked its
equipment. Every missing article was
discovered with the exception of a
screw taken off a wheel. Wehn it was
called to the attention of the boys that
something on the cart was missing,
they discovered this.
County Troops Grow
The evening taught Scout workers
many things and ended with talk by
Mr.. Driesbach and two reels of NOV
ing pictures of Minneapolis Boy Scouts
in camp. Mr. Driesbach declared that
Wausau has twice as many Scouts as
Madison, as many as there are in the
city of Milwaukee and has two Pine
Tree patrols TO the one of which Mimi
eapolis boasts. A third Pine Tree pa
troll is being organized. AS a county
director, Mr.. Driesbach declared Wake
lin McNeel was doing wonderful work
and that where seventy boys were en-
rolled in the movement six months
ago there are 200 now.
Following are the organizations and
the names of those who participated
in the demonstrations Monday:
Troop No. 2.
outmaster-Elmer Fochs.
Asst. S. M.-Robert Helling, Cla-
renee Gaetzman.
Senior Patrol Leader-Leander Mol
ter.
Scribe-Henry Weisbrod.
Bear Patrol-Winand Ritger, patrol
leader; Harold Dernbach, assistant pa
troll leader; Edward Erdman, Henry
Hett, Archie Becker. Francis Crooks,
Edward Kuhlman, Howard Akey.
Wolf Patrol-Richard Helling, pa
troll leader; Roy Buck, assistant pa
troll leader; Gordon Buck, William
Weisbrod, George Forcey, Arnold
Schrier, Harry Dustin, Louis Laut
Grow Patrol-Clayton Crooks, pa
troll leader; Wilfred Swan, assistant
patrol leader; Jerry O'Neil,. Herbert
Mysha, Myron Forcey. Charles Dern-
bach, Norman La Porte, Alfred Muel-
ler,.
New Patrol-LeRoy Arnett, Law
renee Borth, Edward Schmitz, Alfred
Salzer, Leo Ne.son Joseph Peters.
John Woitowski Myron Teipner, Will
liam Ford, Ralph Collins.
Pine Tree Patrol No. /.
DR.. II. r. Hopkins Master.
Myles Treveranus- Patrol leader,
Sr.
Leander Molter-Asst. Patrol lead
Ger, Jr.
Judson Smith-Scribe.
Jack Taylor-Baker.
William Carter-Lighter.
Silas Tobey-Water Boy
Franklin Krohn-Handyman.
Merrill Thompson-Woodma
larry Roller, David Smith-Subs.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-04-07
April 3. 1883

app 1900
p. Single, who has been in the city
for week past, while commenting on
the deep snow, said: "In the winter
of '43-'44, / was logging at Crooked
Riff, near Grand Rapids; the snow
was very deep-fully equal to the fall
OF the past winter. The roads re-
mained perfectly good until the 10th
Of April. when camp was broken. The
Wisconsin river, that spring, was un-
usually high and great deal of dam
age was done to lumber and logs"
The Whist club was again enter
tanned by Mr.. and Mrs. ID. L. Plumer
last Saturday evening. The evening" s
contest resulted in Mrs. Plumer's side
making gain of 65 points.
The drive whist club was enter
tained by Miss Clara Brown on We'd
nesday evening. Mrs. Graffam and
l.. A. Pradt carried off the honors.
d. j. Murray walked down town last
week, the first time since he broke his
leg.
Henry Lohmar left yesterday for
Clintonville. to take charge of new
German paper at that place.
Eagle River Vindicator: Walter
Alexander. of the Stewart Lumber Co,
was in town the forepart of the week.
His company have stopped logging
operations at their camp below here,
and shipped their outfit to Wausau.
Stevens Point Journal: +. r. Fitz-
gerald. of Wausau, was in the city on
Wednesday and showed his friends the
handsome medal received at the Ma
tional encampment, for being the best
drilled soldier. Mr.. Fitzgerald is a
machinist, of the firm Of Fitzgerald &
Amunson. The medal he re ceived is
a handsome one and is highly priced
by the owner.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-04-07
PEOPLE IN NORTH
PART OF TOWN MET
AGAIN LAST FRIDAY

Residents of the district about the
Franklin school met again at the
school building last Friday night,
many parents and teachers being pre-
sent and the matter of the grounds
across the road, which are used by
children attending that school, was
discussed a second time. A commit
lee consisting of H. ]. Evans, Miss
Margaret O'Toole and E. A. Keays was
appointed to carry the matter to the
city council. The petition printed in
The Pilot last week was widely cir
culated and some 100 persons signed
it, according to City Clerk Frank N.
Blecha, to whom it was submitted.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-04-07
ROTARIANS CELEBRATE
ELECTION OF JIMMIE"
AS DISTRICT GOVERNOR

Wausau Rotarians celebrated over
the election of Alfred H. Zimmerman
as district governor at their regular
semi-monthly luncheon Monday at St.
Johns Guild hall. A large percentage
Of the members of the club were pre-
sent, the result of a drive for better
attendance. John A. Sullivan, presi-
dent, presided.
During the luncheon songs were
sung with Joseph Ekman at the piano
and after the luncheon Mr.. Sullivan
extended welcome to those Rotarians
who had returned from the south.
Tom Jacob gave very interesting
half hour talk on the Ford industry
A committee on Volley Ball was ap-
pointed.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-04-07
LAST FARMERS ONE
DAY INSTITUTES HELD

The last one day farmers institutes
cf the season were held in the town of
Texas and town of Hamburg last
week. Miss Mary A. Brady, home de-
nonstration agent, organized a wo-
mems club in school district No at
the Texas institute last Tuesday and
F. G. Swoboda, county agent of Mara
thon county, and A. H. Cole, county
agent of Lincoln county, led discus
sions on silos, soils and live stock.
The principal subject under discussion
was Threatening Grain for Smut"
About 500 bushels of oats and barley
seed are to be treated this spring and
orders have been received for ten bu-
shells of high grade seed corn.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-04-07
MRS. GOODSPEED, CHICAGO,
PASSED AWAY RECENTLY

The death of Mrs. Goodspeed of
Chicago, will be learned with sorrow
by her many Wausau friends, who
knew her through summer associa-
tions at Plum Lake. The Chicago Tri-
bune said recently:
Mrs. Thomas w. Goodspeed, wife
of DR.. t. w. Goodspeed, corresponding
secretary of the University Of Chicago,
died yesterday at her home, 5765
Blackstone Avenue. Two sons, Attor-
ney Charles Ten Brooke Goodspeed
and Edgar j. Goodspeed, professor at
the University of Chicago, also sur
vive her. Mrs. Goodspeed was 76
years old. Funeral services at the
home tomorrow at 2 o'clock; burial
private at Mount Hope cemetery"