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Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-09-20

Late in the night Madeline fell
asleep. In the morning she was pale
and languid. but In a mental condition
that promised composure.
1t was considerably after her regu
lar hour that Madeline repaired to her
Office. The door was open, and just
outside, tipped back In a chair. sat
Stillwell.
"Mawnin'. Miss Majesty he said. as
he rose to greet her with his usual
courtesy. Madeline shrank inwardly,
fearing his old lamentations about
Stewart. Then she saw a dusty. ragged
pony In the yard and a little burro
dropping under a heavy pack. Both
animals bore evidence of long, ardu-
GUS travel.
ITO whom do they belong?" asked
Madeline.
Them crIttersf Why. Danny
Mains" replied Stlnwell. with a cough
that betrayed embarrassment.
"Is Danny Mains hereY' she asked,
In sudden curiosity.
The old cattleman nodded gloomily.
Yep. he's hyar. all right. Sioped In
from the hills an he hollered to gee
Bonita He's locoed, too, about that
little b~lack-eyed hussy. Why, he hard
~ said, 'Howdy, Bill before he began
to ask Wild an eager questions | took
him In to see Bonita. He's been there
more'n = half-hour now"
Rapid footsteps with an accompani-
menf II sinking spurs sounded In the
hallway. Then a young man ran out
upon the porch He was a handsome,
trpnk~fAced boy. At sight of Madeline
~ 11nmml6 down his sombrero and.
ieapanG n her. he possessed himself OF
ber hande His axjft violence not only
Alamed M. bot peinfuiiy reminded
kqr az sOmething sbe wished to forget.
<Nfpsst0W0Dy hea& Nh heed snd
1taf~ ~ hnn1s and wrunx fhsnl and
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-09-20

His white face doomed over hers
She closed her eyes. He raIned kisse,
upon her face, but no more upon hel
mouth On her closed eyes,, her hair
her cheeks. her neck he pressed swift
lIps-iips that lost their fire and grew
cold. Then he released her, and, lift
ing and Fighting her In the saddle, he
still held her arm to keep her from
falling.
For a moment Madeline sat on her
horse with shut eyes. She dreaded
the light
NOW you can't say you've never
been kissed" Stewart said. His voice
seemed a long way of. but that vas
coming TO you. SO be game. Herei"
She felt something hard and cold
and metallic thrust into her hand. He
made her fingers close over IL. hold IL.
The feel of the thing revived her. She
opened her eyes. Stewart had given
her his gun. He stood with his broad
breast against her knee. and she
looked up to see that old hooking
smile on his face.
go aheadl Throw my gun on me-
Be a thoroughbred !"
Madeline did not yet grasp his mea
ing
"You can put me down In that
quiet place on the ~hill-besIde Monty
Price"
Madeline dropped the gun with a
s~hsdanr{r1 rr.r Of hDfroy Tho ganan
sf his words, the memory Of Monty,
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-09-20

"Dout they get On we'll t~oxethsrY~
~rn smy they 4mI rhw hAy~ tvsH
pswm In ehurxA--LxAA
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-09-20

the certainty that she would kill Stew
art If she held the gun an instant
longer. tortured the self-accusing cry
from her.
Stewart stopped to pick up the
weapon.
"You might have saved me a HI of
h lot of trouble" he said. with anoth-
err flash of the mocking smile. You're
beautiful and sweet and proud. but
you're no thoroughbred! Majesty
Hammond, adiosi !"
Stewart leaped for the saddle Of his
horse. and with the flying mount
crashed through the mosquitoes to dis
appear.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-09-20
CHAPTER XXI


Blinded, like a wild creature, Made
line Hammond ran TO her room. She
felt as II a stroke of lightning had
shattered the shadowy substance OF
the dream she had made of real life.
The wonder OF Danny Mains story,
the strange regret with which she had
realized her injustice to Stewart, the
astounding secret as revealed by Padre
Marcos-these were forgotten In the
sudden consciousness of her WI love.
She liberated the thought that knocked
at the gates of her mind. With quiv-
ering lips she whispered IL. Then she
spoke aloud:
81 will say it-hear It. II love
him"
In a nature like hers, where strength
of feeling had long been Inhibited as
a matter of training, such a trans
forming surprise as sudden conscious
ness of passionate love required time
for its awakening, time for Its sway.
BY and by that last enlightening mo-
ment ONE, and Madeline Hammond
faced not only the love in her heart.
but the thought of the man she loved.
Suddenly. as she ragged, something
In her-this dauntless new personality
took arms against indictment Of
Gene Stewart. Her mind whirled about
brutal; she saw him abandoned. lost.
Then out of the picture she had of
him thus slowly grew one Of a differ
emit man-weak. sick. changed by
shock, growing strong. strangely, spir-
itually altered. silent. lonely like an
eagle, secretive. tireless. faithful. soft
as a woman. hard as iron to endure.
and al the last noble.
sOh. II Is all terrible !" she cried. 81
am his wife. His wife, That meet
ing with him-the marriage-then his
fall, his love. his rise, his silence, his
pridei And i can never be anything
TO him. Could l be anything to him?
I Madeline Hammond? But I am his
wife. and / love him. His wife, I
am the wife of q cowboys That might
he updone. Can my love be undone7
All. do want anything undone7 He
is gone. Gone Could he have meant
I will not. dare not think Of that He
will come back. No. he W viii come
back. Oh. what shall dor
And on the morning OF the next day.
when Madeline went out upon the
porch. stiIlweil. hsggnrd and stern.
with husky, incoberenf word. handed
LFA-- - rz ST. Ca.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-09-20

When you meet polite. refined. arls-
tocratic people, you stop to no
tice whether they have high insteps or
not.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-09-20

"They used to call him a bonehead."
THAT was before he succeeded.
Now they say he Is a man of hard,
solid sense."-Boston Transcript.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-09-20
CHAPTER Xxx

n secret To1d.
Late in the night Madeline fell
asleep. In the morning she was pale
and languid. but In a mental condition
that promised
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-09-20

Suddenly she became weak and her
hands failed of their accustomed
deftness- 1t took her shat seemed .
thousand years to dress Breakfaa
meant nothing { o her except that 1t
helped her to pass dragging minutes
Finally . low hum. mounting swift
ly to a roar and ending with = sharp
report. announced the arrival OF ths
EAR. IL her feet had kept pace With
her heart she would hare raced out -
meet Link.
GRO he corrTruED)
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-09-20

~FretfuIness. called unrest" is a
large part Of
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-09-20

st. Paul's cathedral covers an area
OF two and a quarter acres.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-09-20

Mrs. ]. r. Hume is Americas first
woman registrar of lands.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1923-08-10
VISIT MINING SECTION.

Jacob Lorentz, Nick Stein of
st. Paul, Mimi, and Bernard
Schmidt of North Dakota, re-
turned Saturday evening from a
visit in the Elk City mining Sec
ton where they inspected the
property and workings of the
American Eagel in which pro-
perty all three men are interest
ed.
The men were surprised at
what they found, even exceeding
their expectations. The company
now has a large body of ore
ready for milling which they will
run thru their mill located near
the mine.
Mr.. Schmidt and Mr.. Stein
greatly enjoyed their trip into
Elk City. Mr.. Schmidt will re-
turn to the Eagle mine wher
the mill is placed in operation
which will be as soon as the re-
pairs for the mill arrive.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1923-08-10
IT'S DIFFERENT.

Harvest on the prairie this
year is going to be one of the
longest and hardest experienced
on the prairie in many years,
yes it is doubtful if it ever has
been so hard. Heavy crops and
so much heavy grain having
been blown down by the wind
makes it doubly hard. Many
old machines that have been
placed in the fields have been
unequal for the occasion and in
several instances new machines
had to be purchased.
We will refer to one personal
case that came forceably to our
attention this week. F. G.. Nuxoll
had 65 acres in summer fallow
wheat adjoining town, a great
portion Of it, however, was blown
down. Ordinary ye0rs Mr.. Nuxoll
would cut this in three d9vs with
a binder but this year it took
him just six days and with the
hardest kind Of work. The grain
could be cut only one way and
then it was so heavy and long
that 2 man walked along side of
the binder with a pitch fork to
assist the heavy grain on the
elevating drapers.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1923-08-10
100 FARMERS
MET SATURDAY
SET PRICE FOR THRESHING
AND LABOR-WELL
REPRESENTED.

Nearly 100 threshermen and
farmers met in Cottonwood, Sat-
urday evening, representing the
communities Of Fem, Winona,
Keuterville, Greencrek, Ferdin-
and, Cottonwood for the purpose
of discussing harvest wages and
the price to be charged for
threshing.
After some. discussion it was
decided to pay common labor $4
a day for IL hours which of
course also includes board.
$1.00 a day for team and
harness.
$1.50 a day for team, wagon
and rack.
The matter Of setting a price
for threshing was discussed al
some length and the final price
agreed upon was as follows:
For complete outfit with cool
house, 16 cents a bushel fol-
wheat; barley and oats Ia cents
a bushel.
For a complete outfit without
cook house, 13 cents for wheat
barley and oats II cents.
All farmers and thresherme1
present agreed to stay with
these prices as set by the meet
ing Saturday evening.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1923-08-10
EFFECTIVE SEPT. Is.

A saving of $4,000 a year on
freight rates for farmers of
Lewis and Idaho counties will be-
come effective after Sept. Is of
this year, according to advice
from A. E. Holcomb of Craig
mont, president of the Shippers
and Producers Transportation
league of central Idaho and
southeast Washington, who was
Wednesday advised by H. E.
Lounsbury of Portland, general
freight agent of the Union Paci-
fic system, that the arbitrary
rate over Culdesac on the Camas
Prairie railway would become eff
fective on that date. This viii
mean a saving of from one te
two cents per bushel at the diff
ferent stations on the prairie.
This reduction in the freight
rates was brought about by the
work instituted in January, 1925
by the shippers league. Mr.
Holcomb and E. A. Cox of Lewis
ton, who is attorney for The
league, have spent the past yeal
and a half in efforts to acquain'
the farmers and the railway OF
ficials with the conditions and IL
putting the idea over.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1923-08-10
BAD ROADS CAUSE.

The caravan of American
Legion delegates, some so cars
in all that were to have passed
through Cottonwood, Tuesday,
failed to arrive, only three cars
going through. The cause, it was
learned, was an article which ap-
peared in the Boise Statesman
recently in which the writer,
who had Travelled the north and
south highway recently, told of
the terrible condition of the road
and of the danger of the route.
Many men who expected tc
motor through to the convention
at Coeur d'Alene gave the trir
up and some, it is understood
went by way of Pendleton.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1923-08-10
COLLECTOR HERE.

Charles N. Blearley, deputy
collector for the Internal Reve-
nue. Department of Idaho, with
headquarters in Lewiston, was a
business visitor in Cottonwood
for several days this week. Mr..
Brearley while here settled a
number of claims for the govern
ment in regards to persons hav-
ing failed to put on the neces-
sary sum Of revenue stamps on
deeds and etc. The customary
fine Of $40 which isfthe mini
mum charge by the government
on each deed where the amount
of stamps are lacking, was not
enforced on his trip this time,
he having received notice from
his department that the same
would be cancelled on al deeds
over two years old or before the
revenue law was clearly inter-
preted.
Those who have paid fines,
and there are a number Of them
in this vicinity, will be refunded
their money, is the opinion of
Mr.. Brearley.
Mr.. Brearley is a pleasant
gentleman. TO meet and one who
aims to do the right thing, and
of course he also has his instruc-
tions from headquarters.
Prior to a clear understanding
of the law which required a Sc
cent revenue stamp for each
$500 consideration or fraction
thereof on deeds when a mort
gage was given the same was MOI
applied as when a cash consider
alton. In every case revenue
stamps were only placed in the
amount Of the cash consideration
and not in the amount of the
deal regardless of whether &
mortgage was given or not
which the law now explicitly says
must be the case.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1923-08-10
PACKED HOUSE
CREETS BORAH
200 WERE UNABLE TO GAIN
ADMITTANCE TO THE
THEATRE.

United States Senator William
E. Borah, of Idaho, was greeted
by packed house Monday even
ing, and again as on former oc-
casions more than 200 persons
were unable to gain admittance.
The Orpheum theatre was filled
to capacity an hour before the
distinguished speaker took his
place on the rostrum.
According to those, who heard
the senator at both Grangeville,
Winchester and Ferdinand, he
/, made by far his best speech in
Cottonwood and at times the
senator resorted to eloquent ora
tory force to drive home his
points. 1t is also safe to say
that his audience was with him
heart and soul.
Senator Borah's subject, "How
to Find Markets for the Ameri-
can Farmers" a topic Of great
interests in farming sections,
brought out almost every farmer
in this immediate vicinity. 1t is
estimated that 600 heard his
speech in Cottonwood.
Senator Borah after stating
that the situation "never was
more serious as to agriculture"
urged that the only definite and
permanent remedy was the open
ing of foreign markets by the
stabilizing of Europe. The wide
spread economic disturbances,
with abandonment IF farms, pro-
vided a condition that, he said,
"causes us to wonder as to the
future"
The condition on the farm,
Senator Borah said, was one that
concerned not only the farmer,
but the entire people of the ma
ton. He believed that the mi
grafton from the farm assumed
an aspect that involved no less
than the preservation of Ameri-
can institutions. He said that
the whole problem involved
markets, that all other problems
center there, and that a second
necessary factor in a turn to safe
economic conditions was a relief
from burdensome taxation.
Opposes Reducing Acreage.
Senator Borah said he did not
believe reduction of acreage
practical, requiring a nation
wide understanding. and he die
. not believe such a plan economi.
cally sound nor humanitarian
"Why reduce acreage when there
are thousands hungry or starv.
ing he said. The plan of hold
ing wheat. designated as &
wheat strike" he argued offer
ed no assurance Of relief, for ulti
mately the market would have tx
be found for the product.
The feature of freight ratt
was important, perhaps vital, thu
senator said. and some step'
! should be taken along that line
E hut it was not remedy. If th'
entire freight rate to Chicago
YVES eliminated, he said, the pric'
then realized by the grove
: would not be profitable in tn
5 sense Of restoring agriculture t,
e that basis to which it is entitled
: He urged free tolls for American
o shipping through the Panam'
S canal as the stabilized Of freigh
t rates, offering water competi
tion to rail, and said that tn
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1923-08-10
TAKE ACCUSED MAN
TO LEWISTON JAIL
Talk of Lynching-Eller Takes
Man to Lewiston On At
tOrney's Plea.

Lem Binnion, aged 40 years, q
blacksmith who has been en-
ployed in the James Oliver shop
at Grangeville escaped possible
lynching from a mob OF men,
infuriated over a statutory
charge brought against him by
two Grangeville girls, when
Sheriff William Eller removed
him to the Nez Perce county jail
at Lewiston Wednesday evening.
The charge was preferred again.
st Binnion Wednesday morning
and in preliminary hearing be-
fore Probate Judge w. L. Camp
bell he waived examination and
was bound over to the district
court under $4,000 bonds on each
charge.
The offenses were alleged to
have been pelpetrated about two
weeks ago. The girls are both
IA years of age.
Binnion has been a resident OF
Grangeville for number OF
years.
Attorney M. r. Hattabaugl
was retained by Binnion as
counsel, and it was upon Mr.
Hattabaugh's recommendation
that he was removed to Lewis
ton.
Sheriff Eller passed through
Cottonwood Wednesday with th'
accused man.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1923-08-10
5-YEAR OLD
BOY KILLED
WHEN BIG CASE CAR GOES
OVER EMBANKMENT
NEAR COTTONWOOD.

Ronald, the 5-year old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. William Huff,
former residents of this vicinity,
but now residing on a ranch
near Sites, was instantally Kill
led Saturday morning at 7:30
a. m. when the big Case car
driven by Mrs. Huff left the road
near the Tony Terhaar ranch
and went over an embankment.
The mother and daughter were
only slightly bruised. The car
turned over completely and was
badly damaged.
Mr.. Huff, accompanied by his
family came to Cottonwood to
take back home with him a trac-
tor that had been left here for
repairs at the Service Garage.
Mrs. Huff and the two children
started home in the car with
Mrs. Huff at the wheel while
Mr.. Huff followed them up with
the tractor. They had only gone
about two miles from town when
the sad accident occurred which is
almost unaccountable on the part
of the mother. The door in the
front compartment of the cal
either flew open or was opened
by one of the children who were
riding with their mother in the
front seat. Fearing that one
of them would fall through the
open door Mrs Huff attempted tc
close the same and it was while
engaged in this act that the cal
left the road and overturned
killing the boy instantly. The
car ran for more than $50 feet
on the edge of the embankment
before leaving the road.
The father, who had driver
his tractor only as far as Simon
Bros, slaughter house was a.
one notified and DR.. Shinnicl
was called by telephone from tht
Terhaar country home. Thu
car had to be lifted from tn,
young boy before he could be re
moved from the wreck. Aftel
an examination by DR.. Shinnicl
it was found that the younl
boys neck was broken.
The Huff family and the re
mains of the boy were taken tt
Sites soon after the accident b.
V. A. Dye. The funeral service
were held in Sites Sunady.
The family has the sympath,
Of the entire community.
The car was brought to Cot
tonwood, Monday by Pearl Dy
and after closer investigation
showed that it was badly damag
ed. Those who witnessed tn
scene of the accident and saw tn
car in its position after the fata
plunge are all wondering hoy
the mother and daughter escar
ed death.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1923-08-10
TANKS PLACED.

The Camas Oil company, plac-
ed their two $500 gallon storage
tanks on the concrete founda-
tions built for them near the Joe
South blacksmith shop, Satur-
day. They were transferred
from the flat car on a truck. The
first car of gasoline for the new
concern arrived Tuesday evening
from Lewistown, Montana. The
company is now ready for busi-
ness. The company's business
in Cottonwood viii be in charge
Of the Cottonwood Garage. Be.
sides handing qaso'ine they also
deal in coal oil. distillate, greases
and oils of ell kinds. They solicit
shart of your business.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1923-08-10
SHIP CATTLE.

Five carloads Of the finest
beef that has been shipped out
of Cottonwood in many days left
the local stock yards, Tuesday
morning on their way to Seattle,
the cattle were shipped by John
Baer. They were all in excellent
condition for beef. Those sell
ing the stock to Mr.. Baer were
Frank Hatke. Is head; Fred En-
neking, 6 head; Monastery, G
head; Frank Kaufman, II head
Jim Crea, 5 head; Henry Hatke
s head; Frank Enneking, 3e
head; August Schroeder, 81
head and H. G.. Chicane. 5 head
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1923-08-10
COMMISSIONER LYDIA HAS
AN IDEAL HOME ON RIVER.
First Visit to Her Old GirlhOOd
Home in 81 Years-Rela-
tive Buried There in 1869.

Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Bowman,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Bowman
and son, Jack, of Butte, Montana
Mr.. and Mrs. George Medved,
Mrs. Fred Simon and Bernice
Simon, of Cottonwood, Mr.. and
Mrs. France Bowman, Mrs. John
Long, Mrs. Gus Wickman, Ed
ward and Ralph Long of Grange
vile; and Mrs. J. w. Jordan, of
Lewiston, motored up the Sal
mon river Sunday where they
spent the day at the home of
County Commissioner Clark
LYDIA at Slate Creek.
The most outstanding feature
Of the trip was that it was the
first time in 81 years that Mrs.
Bowman visited the scene Of her
girlhood days and decorated the
grave of her grandmother, Mrs.
George Popham who was buried
in the Slate Creek cemetery in
1869. The tomb stone, erected
q few years after her grand
mother died is still in perfect
condition.
Mr.. Bowman operated q saw
mill at one time a short distance
UP Slate Greek and the lumber
was used for building a flume 20
veors ago. Mr. Bowman came
to Idaho in 1879.
The social side of the trip was
greatly enjoyed, nothing being
too good for the party at the
home of Commissioner Lvda,
who has one of the most modern
homes in the county. Mr.. and
Mrs. Wilson, whose services Mr..
LYDIA has engaged also saw that
the party was not in want.
The LYDIA home is supplied
with electric lights, heater, fans,
range, hot water heater and
everything that goes to make q
home comfortable and for the
entertainment of his gentlemen
friends he has pool and billiard
table. The grounds about the
home are kept in a most perfect
condition and would make a city
man envious. In the yard are
trees of all kinds included among
them English and black walnut
trees that are bearing nicely
The black walnut tree is the tall
of the country, it being II feet
around and its branches extent
fifty feet in each direction ant
makes an idel place for a party
And girls, the sad part Of il
oil is that Mr.. LYDIA is a bachelor
and we see now why the womer
in the party all had an extrs
smile for him.
AS to the roads, of which we
have heard so much talk, being
located on the North and South
highway in places they simply
could not be any better but from
Whitebird, for a stretch of about
four miles up the river they are
not so good and shows what
kind of roads the people in thai
section had to contend with be
fore the highway was ever
!, thought of.
The box canyon, the mos
scenic spot on the entire road |,
built about 100 feet above tn,
!; river with walls Of rock extend
,, ing high into the air on boil
sides of the river. When thi
. highway is completed we will
T venture to say that it will be tn,
scenic road of the west.
The party will remember TO-
some time to come the way the,
: were treated by COMMISSIONS
LYDIA and Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson
! who have invited them TO retur1
: when the water melons are ripe
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1923-08-10
SPECIAL PICTURE SHOW.

"Peck's Bad Boy" starring
Jackie Coogan will be shown at
the Orpheum next Wednesday,
August Is as special show.
Bring the children.