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Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-07-14
A FEUD OF THE TENNESSEE MOUNTAINS

From somewhere nearby mOuntainsde rifles keen report
split the air. bullet Wined like mad hornet Dale hat jumped
little his head
The awakening exceedingly Dale Wheeled his gray
aba and only tiny cloud of Smoke rising from the
aurelS than fifty feet array
Come out you cowdrd% he roared Come out and let
g0u curiosity taking the place of anger his PUe
Arrays wanted to knOw just what real hghWGymdn hke
The muflsd sound Of ug breaking short distance off his
Gpa of the finest cleare brown eyes had
eyes first; he forgot that.
she standing om cliff beyond the sparkling creek that
owed beside the RAILROAD and she partially hidden By cump
of blooming laurel But Dale could tweny
that ry line Of her rounded graceful figure whispered of dee
strength that she straight young that her chestnut
broWn hair caught the sunlight and that her face ovGSaped
and handSome-rather than prety-in spite of its tan.
Dale took off his hat There bullet hole In the very top
of its high-peaked
who's the robber?" he trowned
The girl bluSRed 4
"MejBe he amt robBer she said "Mebbe he thought you
Dale smiled "Oh, not SeTousyp"
you amt likely to be, ef ye behave ycsel."
howt and of "The Clan
Rather then they extraordinary
United America where "the blooded
darkness order that they might send missionaries
educators foreign ounethe mistake of church and
society since the Civil war;
country fascinating people
them. OF
hero a with ouodoors mind the heroine a girl of
the feud between them but
feuds it does al locksmiths.
Hapsburg (Charles Haven) Liebe the all
self made literary
land and the people And his story is labor of love-
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-07-14

long it's been fo'got, | reckon. She's
the youngest one o. old Ben's children.
She hain't like none o. the rest o. the
Littlefords. BY gosh, she's awful high
headed. She can read good, Babe can.
Old Major Bradley, from down at Car
tersville in the lowland, he spends his
summers up here TO- his health, and he
teached Babe how to read. Fine fell
Ter, Major Bradley. Lawyer. Babe
she has done read everything in the
whole DANCED country. The's sev'ral
Bibles, and a book about Pilgrims
Progress, and a Bakers Hoss and
Cattle Almaneck, and a dic-dlctiOnary.
But we'd better light out TO- the
settlement, Mr.. Bill, or wen miss din
Der, mebbe. I'm a plumb DANCED fool
about eatin'. l ct twenty-five biscuits
o. tiour-bread this mornin' TO break
fus'. asides whole billed hamshank,
and other things accordin. It's the
dyin' truth Come on, Mr.. Bill"
They went down to the creek,
crossed 1t on stones, and began to
climb the low cliff.
After an hours travelling Heck
stopped IN the trail and put the butt
Of his rifle to the ground.
"From right here, Bill" he said, 1--WE
can see every house In the whole
DANCED settlement"
They were standing on the crest OF
David Moreland's mountain. Below
them lay a broad valley checkerod
with small farms; and each farm had
Its log cabin, its log barn and Its apple
orchard. Beyond It all rose the great
and majestic Big Pine, which was
higher and more rugged with cliffs
than David Moreland's mountain.
"The Morelands lives on this side O.
the river, and the Littlefords lives on
yam side" drawled Heck. "They don't
never have nothing to do with each
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-07-14
CHAPTER I.
David Moreland's Mountain.


Carlyle Wilburton Dale-known tc
himself and few close friends as Bill
Dale-had laid out a course of action
almost before the northbound train
had left the outskirts of the state cap
ital behind. 1t incurred facing big
odds; but other men had faced big
odds and won out, and what others
had done he could do. Indeed, he had
already done several things which
other men might not have thought OF
doing, and one of them was leaving a
bride, not figuratively but literally, at
the altar in fashionable church But
he knew Patricia hadn't wanted to
marry him any more than he had
wanted to marry her.
1t was only natural for him to think
of coal, now that he had cut loose for
all time from the "set" in which he
had always been a colossal misfit, now
that he must pull his own oars or vir-
tually perish. He had heard coal
talked since the day of his birth; to
him coal and business meant exactly
the same.
One of his fathers associates had
often spoken of a fine vein in the
mountains of eastern Tennessee-had
often tried to persuade his father to
look into it, to no avail, Young Dale re-
membered that this vein lay not far
from a long railroad siding called the
Halfway Switch, in the vicinity Of Big
Pine mountain. The owners were
mountain folk of English descent, his
fathers associate had said. Decidedly
strange, thought Dale, that his father
had never cared to investigate 1t.
The cindery little train reached the
long siding about the middle of fine
spring morning. Dale took up his bag,
tlastened out, and soon found himself
standing alone In the heart of an ex-
tremeIy wild section of country.
When the noises of the little train
and the fast mail it had just met had
died away, there came the saucy chat
tering of boomer-squirrels and the
sweet twittering of birds. Dale caught
the joyous spirit. He could have
fairly shouted out of the fullness of
his very human heart. Here all was
Iunspoiled and unprofaned, and some
thing whispered within him:
"They won't call you savage
here-make this your own country"
From somewhere on nearby
mountainside a rifles keen report split
the air; bullet whined like a mad
hornet; Dale's hat jumped little on
his head.
The awakening was exceedingly
rude. Dale wheeled, his gray eyes
ablaze, and saw only tiny cloud of
smoke-mist rising from the laurels |
more than fifty feet away.
"Come out, you coward ~ he roared.
"Come out and let me see you" curt
oslty taking the place of anger in his
voice. "rve always wanted to know
just what real hlghwayman was
lIkei"
The muffled sound of n twig break
ing a short distance of to his left next
claimed his attention. He was being
closely watched by pair of the fin
est, clearest brown eyes he had ever
seen. He saw her eyes first he never
forgot that.
She was standing on low cliff be-
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-07-14

| JOhu lhC opdL hlll6 IICCh Illul lIO"St
beside the railroad, and she was par
TALLY hidden by clump of blooming
| laurel But Dale could see that sht
was about twenty; that every line OF
her rounded, graceful figure whis
pered of doelike strength that SHE
was as straight as young pine; that
her chestnut-brown hs:r caught the
sunlight, and that her face was oval.
shaped and handsome-rather than
pretty-in spite of it's tan.
Dale took off his hat. There was q
bullet hole in the very top of it's high.
peaked crown.
"Who's the robber?" he frowned.
The girl blushed.
"Mebbe he amt a robber," she said.
"Mebbe he thought you was somebody
else. Anyhow, you amt bad hurt, are
ye?"
Dale smiled. "Oh, not seriouslyl"
you amt likely to be, eff ye behave
yeself."
"If behave myself Dale
laughed. "Why, couldn't be naughty
If I tried; I'm the one and only NAM
mas little Willie-boy! l wonder IL
could put up at some house near
here; eh?'
1.-The might be-" she said, thought
fully.
"Where?"
AT pap's, or grandpap's, or with
most any c. my people; or" she added
with a contemptuOus twist to her lips,
"you might stay with some O them
low-down Morelands"
"Where do your people liver"
"Ahout six mile back that way"
She pointed over her shoulder with
a forefnger.
"Would you mind showing me the
way to your parental domiclle?"
whats that, TO goodness sake?"
"Your home, you know Dale ex-
planned with a smile.
ooh, my home. Why didn't We say
so, them No, won't" she declared.
Dale put his bag down and rested
his hands on his hips.
"Why, may l Inquirer"
"'Cause won't. don't never
keep comp'ny with no strange men,
folks. But yander comes BY, and he'll
show We the way; he's a-goin' over to
the settlement"
Dale faced TO the right and saw,
coming toward him with steps that
would have measured almost four
feet, the tal!est and lankiest individ-
ual he had ever seen outside circus.
The newcomer had a smoothly shaven
chin, his coal-black hair was long and
his long mustache completely hid the
narrow slit that was his mouth. In
one hand he carried repeating rifle. |
"Who's that?" Dale half whispered. |
"That's BY Heck" answered the |
girl. She continued In a low voice, |
His names Sam Heck but pap, he
allied him BY Heck one day. and the
Nickname stuck to him like molasses.
calls him that now, even
he revenuers. BY, he's the biggest
,ater, and the biggest liar, In the
world But his lynn don't never do no
larm, and nobody keers. SO eff We
want to go to the settlement, mister,
BY, he'll take ye over They mebbe
int got what you're used to To-
attn, but ven be welcome to what
he Is"
She laughed little. turned. and !
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-07-14

went with him whar he went, and he
went with me whar l went. I'd fight
TO- him, and he'd fight TO- me. It's
hard to tell, even after this long
| time. -.
David, he was strappin' big man,
like all O. the Morelands. He was
about yore size, and grey-eyed like
you, and he had brown hair like you.
When you walked up to the gate, it
made me think O. him the day he was
married; he was all dressed up in
dark blue like you. .. Then David
he went up here one summer and
found this vein O. COAL He got law
full p'session o. the mountain, and
moved his wife up here. The rest u
us lived over in the Laurel Fork coun.
try then.
Zone day got letter from David.
which said that man named John K.
Carlyle was a-goin to buy his noun.
tain and the coal, and said that his
wife was pow'ful sick. A week later
she died, and left baby which died.
too, accordin' to a old Injun by the
name o Cherokee Joe, who knowed
my pap and knowed David. And a
month later we was all dragged from
our beds by this same Cherokee Joe,
tellin' us that Carlyle had shot David.
Carlyle Cherokee Joe said, was
adrinkin' hard. The Injun seed the
shootin through a window.
1T was might nigh to three days |
later when we got here and found
pore David a-layin whar he'd fell |
We secured the mountains TO miles
and miles around in a sarch TO the
dawg who killed him, but we never
found him. >. The ianG up here
looked purity, and it belonged to 10
by David's death so we all moved up
here to live, and built US cabins.
Major Bradley found out about the
end O. my brother, and he wanted US
to put the case in the hands O. the
law. But we wouldn't do 1t. A More
and never goes to law about anything
He pays his own debts, and he collects
what is his due"
JOlln nlOIclullu ulOSC lHG
porch floor, which creaked under his
weight. He stopped before Dale, and
vent on sadly:
Now yell know why was so much
ore up when / heered yore name, the
Carlyle part. John X. Carlyle killed
he best man at ever lived. And meb-
,e yell understand why we amt never
lad the conscience to sell the COAL
which cost Brother David his life"
Moreland's guest sat staring absent
Y toward a brown-winged butterfly
hat was industriously slipping honey
rom the heart Of a honeysuckle
loom. He gave no sign that he had
card anything out of the ordinary,
ut in an odd, persistent way his mind
eemed to connect his father, John X.
bale, with the story he had just heard =
John X. Dale had come originally
rom West Virginia, and he had fatty
efused, time upon time, to make any =
lvestigation OF the Moreland coal !,
roperty.
The hillman interrupted young
ale's. thinking G
"Addie, she's a.goin' to have dinner a
lady purity soon. Would we like to 81
ash, Mr.. Dale?" Il
yes" was the answer, and In the N
mes of Bill Dale's quiet voice there
as a shade Of meaning that More
nd did not catch. ayes, I'd like to In
ash" a
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-07-14

an old, old sorrow, "is knOwed as Da-
yid Moreland's mountain mostly be-
cause David Moreland is buried in tho
very highest place on top of it, him
and his wife. He was my brother, and
was the best brother a man ever had.
II was allus the talk o the neighbor-
hood how much we liked each other.
Up ontel the time he was married I
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-07-14
"What was you a-doin' here
a-talkin' to my gyurl3"

ITO BE coNTINURD.l
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-11-18
'romote Manager
Postal Telegraph

r. T. McCurdy. manager of the local
nice of the Postal Telegraph com
any. has been transferred to Denver.
1bere he will enter the electrical de-
artment OF the office. the change be-
~ a promotion for him. w. S. Bibb
ormerly OF the Postal relay service
Ill succeed Mr.. McCurdy. Mr.. Bibb
as been stationed recently In tho
Denver office at Seventeenth and
'hapman streets. Mrs. Bibb will be as
istant manager OF the local office
aving been In the service of tho COM
any for several years. and at one
inc manager of tho Postal office at
brentwood. Mass. and at a number
Texas stations. Mr.. Bibb has been
the employ of the Postal for 20
cars. Mr.. and Mrs. Bibb Will reside
1885 East Eighth street
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-11-18
,rews-Beggs Folks
Have Booster Meeting

The Monthly Boosters meeting. at
nded by about 125 employees of the
rews-Beggs Dry Goods company
as held Thursday evening in the
'orc building.
An interesting and pleasing enter
dnment program was followed by
efreshments and at the close OF the
lceting those present enjoyed the
,maindcr OF the evening in dancing.
The meeting was opened by a COM
unity sing led by V. z. Haven. Sew
raj songs were given by the double
iaie quartet. Miss N. Miner gave a
clightful reading entitled Smiles.
.hile Lewis Van Arsdale gave a
mort talk on the Golden Rule as
pplied to Business which was
Enthusiastically received.
General preparedness talks on tho
hristmas business furnished the
opic Of an address by Ira Young.
The entertainment and music of
ne meeting was furnished by the
mployes OF the store and arranged
nder the direction OF Mr.. Miller.
hartman.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-11-18

Long Beach. Cal. Nov 17.-Men
dressed in asbestos clothing braved
the great column of flame of burning
gas we'll at Signal hill. near here late
today and placed a charge of explosive
which blew out the fire. The we'll was
the Martin No. l of the Royal Dutch
Shell company estimated Ito be flow
ing 100 100000 cubic feet of gas daily
which took fire early today.
A chair wrapped in asbestos fabric
was swung from line between der
ricks on either side of the we'll and
Inen pulled into the edge of the flames.
Ihe men dressed in asbestor clothing
then carried the packages of dynamite
which was of usual power, up to the
chair and placed them on it, Tho pack
ages were wrapped in asbestos paper
to keep the dynamite from igniting.
watching crowds scurried for shelter
as the men walked into the flames,
fearing premature explosion of the
dynamite.
The chair and Its burden were wung
Into the flames by the derrick and
when directly over the mouth of the
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-11-18

walsenburg. Nov. 17.-(By Tho AS
,ciated Press)-Assertions that the
,vernor's proclamation declaring
,artial law in Huerfano county in an
cipation of today's strike of miners
! tho Colorado Fuel and Iron COM
sny's mines was made without law
Il excuse and that the question of
b legality will be taken into the
,urts were made here tonight by John
! McLennan, president of district No.
/, United Mine Workers of America.
r. McLennan came here from Trini-
Id today to look over the situation
I'd he declared that there were no
gns of violence and that in spite of
,e strike citizens were going about
,eir business in quiet and orderly
amer.
I'm his proclamation declaring mar
al law In Huerfano county" the
.atement said, the governor stated
lat tumult and riot and insurrection
ere threatened and that he got his
formation from certain peace off,
,rs and other good and reputable citi-
ms.
ANY person who knows anything
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-11-18
Alleged Bad Check
Artists Are Caught

Two men whose names are said to
be Pennant and Arnett, wanted in
this city for different cases of short
checking. were arrested In Denver
yesterday. and today Sheriff Thomas
and one or two men supposed to be
able to identify them, will go to the
capital city for that purpose.
Pennant is said to be 36 years old,
and Arnett 81. One of the transac-
tions Is said to be two months old,
and the other about a week or two.
First National bank checks it is un-
derstood. were used. and among the
victims of the transactions was the
firm of C. L. Diggs & Co.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-11-18
Seeks Albert Graham

Who knows Albert R. Graham
To tho Pueblo county sheriffs Of
zee thcrc has come an anxious inquiry
or this man. who is said to have left
.lectrn, Texas. last August. and has
OF been heard from by his relatives
here since about September Z. when
q was known TO be at Burlington. this
tate.
1t Is feared that he has mot with
oul play: his father Is said to be in
estitute circumstances.
Any ono knowing anything about
he whereabouts OF tho missing man
requested to notify the sherifrs
iffice or communicate with r. @. Gra-
,am. box 1ols. or with C. T. Ciynch.
,ox 1872 Electra. Texas.
Graham is described as being feet.
inches tall. and weighing approxi-
natcly 165 pounds.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-11-18
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER ls, ls2l-PAGE THREE

The completely equipped Y. w. c. A.
at Pueblo was devastated, with other
property i'll the floods last June.
The workers of the association, how
ever. undaunted by the handicaps to
which they were subjected, almost
Immediately established temporary
headuarters from which they conduct
ed an employment bureau.
In spite of local suffering, $1,000 has
already been raised in Pueblo to make
the initial payment on a new location
for the Y. w. c. A. 1t is expected that
the check that will be sent to Pueblo
from here will be increased to 800 by
additional gifts from other persons.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-11-18
JNION HEAD TO TEST SHOUPS
RIGHT TO SEND IN RANGERS

at all about the facts in the mase
knows that tumult and riot and insur-
rection in this county is the zero in
robabilities. and. as far as the gov
ernor's having obtained his informa,
tion from certain peace officers ana
other reputable citizens is concerned.
the truth which is simply that Sheriff
Capps appealed to the governor for
help and so far as have been anle
to ascertain nobody else made any ap-
peal whatsoever to the governor OF
anybody else for help.
of unrest here, but on the contrary.
1 see citizens going about their work
peaceably and withaoso lutely no ex-
citement. Conditions in Walsenburg
certainly do not lend themselves
readily to thei impression created py
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-11-18
Altar Society to
Hold a Bazaar

The Ladies' Altar society Of St.
Patrick's church has almost complet-
ed arrangements for bazaar which
Is to be held in St Patrick's hall on
the nights OF November % and %.
In addition to the usual features
there will be card playing and dancing.
excellent music having been provided
Tor tho latter. The purpose of the
bazaar is to secure funds for the pur-
chase OF flowers which will be used by
the members Of tho society in decorat-
Ing the altar OF the church for. special
services held on Christmas day. Many
articles have been donated to the So
ciety for the bazaar.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-11-18
Kansas City Y. w.
to Help Pueblo

The following clipping taken from
the Kansas City (Kansas) Kansan,
tells of further aid to be given the y.
W. c. A. of this city on its building
fund:
Directors of the local Y. w. C. A.
by their own personal pledges have
raised $l5 which they will give to the
association at Pueblo, Colo, to assist
in the rebuilding of the Y. w. c.. A.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-11-18
PEEK MAY BE BARRED
FROM WRESTLING IN NEB.

Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 17.-1f unofficial
reports concerning alleged foul tactics
employed by John Peck, Shelton.
Neb., heavyweight wrestler, in his re-
cent bout at New York, are confirmed.
the Nebraska grappler will be barred
from contests in his home state, Lewis
r. Doyle. state boxing commissioner
said this evening. Commissioner
Doyle said he was Investigating the
teportS.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-11-18
DON ASBESTOS SUITSTOPUT
OUT HUGE GAS WELL BLAZE

well and about eight feet above 1t
the charge was detonated electrically.
The explosion shook the column OF
flame and blew out the fire. which is
supposed to have been caused by fric-
ton of the gas on the well casing.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-11-18
Marriage Licenses,
Births and Deaths
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Jesse J. Morris. Ashland. Nebraska.
and Mrs. Elizabeth Smith, La Junta'
Colorado.
Jabe l.. Segman, Pueblo, and Mary
Fellhauer, Fowler. Colo.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-11-18
CARD OF THANKS

CARD OF THANKS
We wish to thank all our friends
and neighbors for their kindness and
sympathy during our recent bereave-
ment. also for the beautiful floral
tributes.
(Signed)
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Egan.
David O'Neil,
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-11-18
DIED

MAIo, Mary. age 1a days. died At
$50 East Abriendo. Nov. II. Body at
Whiton-Ma
FLOREZ. Elasia, age months.
died at $40 Smelter Ave. Body at
United Dayis-Vories.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-11-18

Tho body of Julia DrIscon was for
wardcd yesterday noon to Salida,
Colorado. for interment by the Nc
Carthy-Brown Undertaking company
accompanied by relatives.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-11-18

Tho funeral of Charles Andersen
Will be held Saturday afternoon q
2 o'clock from tho United Davis
Worries chapel Burial will be II
RoselaWn.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-11-18

his old
Of
General Wood general Of the Philippines has with
officers with him his
campaign there the early days Of the He is shown
these The
officer the right of the top is the generals
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-11-18

The funeral of John Allen Kirl
will be held this morning at 10 o'clocl
from the United Davis-vories chape
and the body will be sent at 1 o'clocl
to Harrisonville, Mo-, accompanied b!
tho family.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-11-18

Tho body of Lloyd II. ward was
sent to walsenburg. Colorado, yester.
day afternoon. accompanied by his
son. ]. II. Ward. by tho United Davis
Worries Undertaking company.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-11-18
FUNERAL NOTICES

The funeral of Mrs. Mary Ann
Thomas was held Thursday afternoon.
A short service was held at the home
on account of the illness OF Miss
Sarah Jones, one OF the daughters.
The regular service was from the
Northern Avenue NJ. Z. church, con-
Quoted by Rev. Kreuger. Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. Litz. Mrs. Johnson. Mr..
Brown. accompanied by Miss Jones
sang Lead, Kindly Light" 1T Is Well
With My Soul" Asleep In jesus,
and Sometime Wen Understand"
Flower bearers were Mrs. Roy Rush.
Mrs. Harry Haney. Miss Marguerite
Fleming, and Miss Lucy Popejoy.
Pail bearers were Geo. Litz, n. Rush.
B. +. Mitchell, G. w. Treese, +. H.
Stokes. and C. B. Knoth Interment
was in Mt View in charge of 7. G.
Mccarthy g. Co.
The funeral of Loesa Loaiza was
held at 10 o'clock Thursday morning
from the home, 1909 Pine street.
Father Bertram officiated. Burial
was in Roselawn in charge of 7. g.
Mccarthy & Co.
Tho funeral of Lester Ellis Ard was
held at the whiton-Mahar chapel
Thursday at p. m. with the Rev.
G. X. wixom officiating. Burial was
in Mountain View cemetery.
Tho body of Lloyd H. Ward was
sent to walsenburg. Colorado. yester-
day afternoon. accompanied by his
w ~ xf1
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