Colonel
TODHUNTER
of Missouri
By RIPLEY D. SAUNDERS
Copyright. 1911. by the Bobbs-ftkrril
Company
PROLOGUE.
Ladies and gentlemen, permit
M to present Colonel Todhanter
of Missouri and. his home folks.
They're our kind of people just
.the plain, homelike, everyday
sort, you know, with whom you
can summer and winter and
whom you can get to know and
to like and to feel for when they
run into trouble. There's, plenty
of love and romance in this
story, with politics of the sort
that will never go out of date-"
or let's hope so, anyway. There's
nothing of tha problem story in
this tale of the colonel and his
friends and foes; just a plain,
straight, all the way through
story of the honest, old fashioned
kind that's worth reading.
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Colonel Todhunter smiled calmly. "I . roilTuintor. "And now that you've
ain't H.klu' you to. Mary." he retorted. liro:l( .1)0ll tho subject and I've heard
in uie nisi piuoe. i pnrove oi xouis . wuat I have, will you let rue clve you
CHAPTER I.
Colonel Todhunter Campaigns Among
tho Confaderattj Daughter.
COLONEL THURSTON T. TOD
IIDNTEIl was undeniably the
distinct embodiment of that
picturesque native American
type, the Keutucklan born and Mis
sourian bred, as he entered old Judge
Boiling's law office in Nineveh and sa
luted Its white haired occupant with a
cordially Impressive wave of the hand
in friendly greeting.
It was the morning of the day pre
ceding the return from St. Louis of the
lion. William J. Strickland, law part
ner of Judge Boiling and now an avow
ed candidate for the Democratic pri
mary nomination for governor of Mis
souri, and Colonel Todhunter's buoy
antly aggressive bearing was due to
bis delight that his lifelong friend had
at last yielded to popular pressure and
made open announcement of his candi
dacy. The scent of political battle in
Ct4lr1nnf1 (tnnaa waa hot In ttlA
colonel's nostrils, and he sniffed Its j ?"em'
savor with militant Joy.
Tall and erect. Colonel Todbunter
carried his spare but stalwart frame
with an ease that somewhat belled the
grizzled gray of his hair and the white
of his soldierly mustache and old fash
ioned "Imperial." One could not easily
have failed to recognize him for Just
what he was a lineal descendant of
that colonial Virginian stock whose
grandsons followed the pioneer trail
that led from the Old Dominion, first
to North Carolina, then to Kentucky
and Tennessee and thence to Missouri,
a stock that has remained distinctive
ly American since the time of Its first
taking root in American soil.
Colonel Tod hunter laid his cane on
Judge Boiling's olliee table as he eti-
gray-blue eyes twinkled significantly.
"Judge," he said, "the Nineveh Daugh
ters of the Confederacy are glvln a
picnic down at Indian Springs today,
and they're goln' to set a dinner at a
dollar a head for the benefit of the
Confederate Soldiers' home at-IIlgglns-vllle,
sub. I reckon all that ain't no
particular news to you, but I thought
maybe you'd enjoy goin' down there
with me, sun. I'd be tickled to death
to have you."
Judge Boiling's lips twitched. "You
old devil, youl You couldn't any more
keep from campaigning among the
daughters than a yearling colt cau keep
from kicking up Its heels In the pas
ture nnd you know It. You can't fool
me."
"What 1 can't do and what a yearlin"
colt can't do are two mighty different
things. Judge," answered Colonel Tod
hunter. "But 1 ain't connected with
old Bill Strickland's campaign in no
official capacity that I'm aware of, and
if I see fit to turn a trick on my own
hook, that's nobody's blame business
but mine, suh."
Then the colonel chuckled. "I'll tell
you one thing and that ain't two: I'd
ruther have a woman's promise to
make her husband vote for me or my
candidate than to have a man's own
word on a stack o' Bibles a mile high,
suh. It's only up to the man to keep
his word. But it's up to the woman to
prove that she can manage her bus
band. And .she'll do tbat. suh or die
fallin' as deep In love with Mary as
j U kuows how. In tho second place,
I Interferin" in these here sentimental
affairs is a mighty ticklish business,
and I'm here at this picnic to have a
good time. I'm a goin' to have it, too!"
Saying which, he bent a hasty retreat
But he had hardly succeeded in plac
ing a section of the picnic crowd be
tween himself and Mrs. Todhuntcr
when a young girl came running along
bis trail, breathless, and with mis
chievous eyes.
"Mrs. Todbunter wants you to come
right back to her. colonel," she an
nounced. "She's short on men to help
her, and she's awful busy. Wants you
I to come right away, sir."
Colonel Todbunter glanced whimsi
cally at the messenger. "Ain't that Just
like a mau's wife? She didn't want
Judge Boiling when she saw him. Ob,
no! It '8 me she wants. And I'll bet
she's got the hardest Job on the
grounds picked out for me right now."
Then he turned to the amused girl.
"Thank you. Miss Louise," he said
ruefully. "Please tell Mrs. Todhuntcr
I'll be there in two or three minutes."
Suddenly, but a little distance ahead,
he saw Tom Strickland parting from
Mary. They were a handsome couple.
the colonel's daughter an exquisite type
of the well born southern girl, her hair
and eyes a rarely pure brown, her sktu
of almost baby fairness, a proud little
mouth, a Joyous bearing; the youth
tall and well built young country bred
gentleman, his eyes a clear blue, his
hair a sunburned yellow, his mouth
and chin clean cut and firm. Colonel
Todhunter approved heartily of both.
As Mary left her companion and went
to Join her mother, a second girl, with
obvious intent, crossed Tom Strick
land's path. She was of a different
type, a plebeian beauty, black haired,
with passionate eyes, full red lips, a
suggestion of rich animal life in her
movements.
"You ought to be ashamed of your
self. Tom Strickland!" she said in a
low tone, a little break In her voice.
"You let me drop like I was sometbin'
you despised Just the minute you
y" gjSj
ipsa
caught sight of Mary Todhunter. 1
wouldn't treat a dog that way, Tom."
There was something pitiful in the
utter frankness of surrender with
which the speaker's eyes confessed her
liking for Tom Strickland. Colonel
Todhuntcr knew her well, fcne was
the granddaughter of old Rafe Dog
gett, who had been a private soldier
in a Confederate regiment during the
civil war. The family belonged to the
class once known as "poor whites."
but old Doggett hud been a good sol
dier. nnd Lottio-May. his granddaugh
ter, owed ber membership in the
Daughters of the Confederacy to the
esteem In which he was held.
This was even more than a conces
slon to Inferior caste. The , darkly
beautiful country girl whom old Rafe
Doggett's son had married in another
state had gone away from home one
day, leaving her baby daughter behind,
and never returned. A picturesquely
huudsome "Indian herb doctor," who
had been peddling his wares In Nine
veh for some days and was known to
have paid bold attentions to her, dls
appeared at the same time. Lottie
May Doggett. inheriting the same vital
beauty of soft roundness, red lips and
sensuous black eyes, had grown up In
Nineveh, defiant, under tho shadow of
her mother's shame
Tom Strickland stared at the girl,
plainly surprised. "Why. Lottie-May,"
he exclaimed; "I won't let you think
such u thing! I only hurried to say
'Howdy' to Miss Mary because she had
Just got here. Anyway" and here he
smiled teaslngly "I could see with one
eye that Statu Tucker was Just wild
to have a talk with you."
Lottie-May's eyes (lashed. "Stniu
Tucker-shucks!" she cried scornfully.
"I wouldn't wipe my feet on him. Tom.
when you're around, and you know it
But I can tell you one thing" and here
a note of proud vanity sounded In her
voice-"tryln" hard as he Is to git Miss
Mary Todhunter to marry him. Just
like you are. Statu Tucker loves me
more In one minute than he will love
her In his whole lifetime."
"Lottie-May." ejaculated Tom angri
ly, "you mustn't talk like that! Yon
l.i. A- I I.rw.t.wl Vui'i-A irrtfr tin
cloths, nnd I've been vowing nil sorts "'"V ,.. ...... .,.. -r,ii..
? don't I r'h"l io euiiMv nn .uuij iuuuuui "
Old Judge Boiling laughed. "Well.
Thurs," he said, "I've Just been fooling
with you anyway. Mrs. Todhunter
herself stopped at our house this morn
ing and took Mrs. Boiling along with
her, and she made me promise to come
later, so It's all right. They'll have no
excuse for saying that we're there In
Colonel Strickland's interest, so yon
; and I can go down to Indian Springs
with a perfectly ensy conscience.
An hour later old Judge Boiling nnd
Colonel Todhunter emerged upon the
picnic grounds In company, bavin,
driven down In the colonel's buggy.
Mrs. Todhunter, a white haired old
aristocrat of tho antebellum type, ad
vanced to meet her husband and his
friend. If Mrs. Todhunter had a fault
, it was that she tacitly regarded all
Nineveh as being vassal to her social
suzerainty and bore herself something
as might the ruling monarch of some
little principality. But this manner
was not apparent in her bearing to
ward old Judge ttolliug. whom she
knew as being of her own caste.
"I'm very glad you've come. Judge."
she said laughingly. "And especially
right now. It may take you nnd Colo
nel Todhunter both to make our Mary
nnd young Tom Strickland behave
themselves, sir. Tom has already kid
nnped Mary away somewhere after I
put them to work spreading table-
You can't fool m!"
tcred and executed his gesture of cour
teous salutation.
"Well, Judge," he said Jubilantly.
"tbe fight's beguu, nud we've got to
rally around old Bill Strickland to a
fare you well, suh! I-gad. suh, I ain't
a-goln' to be coutent with nothin' less'u
whlppln' that there Stephen K. Yancey
outfit to a frazzle, suh!"
Old Judge Boiling smiled nt the colo
nel's zestful hailing of the Imminent
combat. "You're right. Colonel Tod
hunter," he agreed. "And the sooner
we get plump Into the middle of the
fight the better, sir. It can't begin too
soon to please me."
Colonel Todhunter nodded. Then hU
of vengeance on both of them.
approve of Tom's behavior nt all.
Judge."
"It pains me to disagree with a lady,
madam." replied the white haired old
Judge gallantly, "but I must say I ap
prove of Tom's conduct iu getting Miss
Mary Todhunter off to himself at ev
ery chance, ma'am!"
'.'That's all very tine. Judge." said
Mrs. Todhunter. laughing and slinking
her head, "but Mary has no busiuess
permitting Tom Strickland to monopo
lize her. She came out here with
Stamford Tucker. I wouldn't blame
Stain in the least If he got ugly about
It."
Then Mrs. Todhunter laughed and
pointed an accusing finger. "There they
ire now, looking as If butter wouldn't
licit in their mouths. Won't you
go over there for me. Judge, and tell
Tom Strickland to behave himself and
send Mury to me right away? There's
no earthly use In Colonel Todhunter
going, because neither one of them
would mind a word he says!" Old
Judge Boiling, laughing, moved off to
ward the young couple.
Mrs. Todhunter turned to the colonel.
"Yon see, I know you like a book, Colo-
name -
"No. no. that's It!" Interrupted the
girl hotly. "I mnstu't mention Mary
Todhunter's name in the same breath
with mine. It ain't right, you think!
Well. I wlll-and I hate her! I hate
her!"
"I didn't mean that, Lottie-May," pro
tested Tom. "You know I didn't mean
that"-
But the girl was gone, nagar-llke.
she moved with a sort of outcast pride,
her pretty bend held high, her eyes
flashing. In a moment she had dlsap
peared in the crowd.
"Tom." said Colonel Todhunter, ad
vanclng, "you'd better be hurryln' to
where Mrs Todhunter Is and make
your peace for stealln' Mary away
You're In hot water, young man."
Tom Strickland flushed consciously.
"Colonel, I reckon you heard what Lot
tie-May Doggett was saying to me?"
"I couldn't very well help It, Tom."
"Well, sir, you mustn't draw any
wrong conclusions from what she said,
Colonel Todhunter. Lottie-May's a
good girl, so far us 1 know, and I've al
ways felt sorry for her. But sho's been
brought up under n cloud, and it's made
nel Todhunter!'' she said, her eyes ! tier sorter reckless nnd full of tho
twinkling. "You think everything
young Tom Strickland does is Just
right, and you'd stand up for him
quicker than his own father. And as
for Mary, she can twist you around her
flngr any time. Don't think I place
any dependence upon you where they
8re concerned, sir!"
devil. I don't believe she enres how
black she paints herself, nnd I think
too much of her to take her at her
word about knowing that Statu Tucker
loves her and makes love to her with
out thinking of marrying her. That's
Just her wild talk, sir."
"She's certainly grown up to be a
mighty pretty girl. Tom." ic-tri Colonel
a word of advice':"
"Certainly, colonel," replied Tom.
"Well. Tom. speakin' plainly, it's this.
You better tight mighty shy of Lottie
May hereafter, suh. I don't mean any
thing against the girl. But she thinks
a lot of you, and she don't mind lettln
you know it. and that makes a mighty
dangerous situutlon."
Then, seeing that the young man was
111 at ease and maybe inwardly resent
ful. Colonel Todhunter left him, to his
obvious relief.
But tho colonel himself shook his
head doubtfully. "There ain't no big
ger fool ou earth, suh." he communed
with himself, "than a healthy young
chap iu his twenties, with a hend fuller
of women than a squash is of seeds
and Just about as soft as that there
squash, too. suh. I don't like to think
of Tom Strickland, with Mary on one
side of him. and him lovin' tho very
ground she walks on, and Lottie-May
Doggett on the other side of him aud
her lovin' him the way she does love
him."
Even as be thus mused an approach
Ing figure brought a humorous grin to
Colonel Todhunter's Hps. It was the
martial figure of Captain Sim BIrdsong
of the Nineveh light infantry, but
without the aggressive support of his
regimentals and with dejection in ev
ery line. Sim's face was the tragic
mask itself.
"Great name above, cap'nr' vocirer
ated the colonel, mock apprehension in
his tone, "what In thundcratlon la the
matter, suh? Yon look like you'd lost
your last friend on earth!"
"Colonel Todhunter," said 131m sol
emnly, "you're the very man I wanted
to see, suh. I'm In a peck of trouble,
and I'm a-goln' to ask you to tell me
the best way out of it, if you'll be so
kind, suh you bavin' more experience
in the world than me."
"Sim," replied Colonel Todhunter, "I
don't know whether I can or not, but
I'll do my level best. suh. Specify your
trouble."
"Colonel," responded Sim wearily,
It's Miss Angelica Exall's ma; that's
what it is. I can't shake her off, suh
That old woman's worse'n the seven
year itch. I can't get rid of her for a
inluute, Colonel Todhunter."
"What do you want me to do, Sim?"
"I want you to Bee if you can't toll
Miss Angelica's ma away from her for
h little while, colonel; that's what I
want The old lady hates me worse'n
poison, so I dnsn't come right out and
face her, suh. I can see right now.
plain as the nose on my face, that I've
got to leave this picnic without sayln
u blessed word to Miss Angelica 'loss'n
somebody helps me out o' the fix I'm
in. Couldn't you figure out some way
of doin' it. suh? Miss Angelica's ma
thinks a heap o' you."
Colonel Todhunter smiled grimly
"Sim. there ain't but one way. and
that's by drnggln' Mrs. Todhunter into
it I ain't got no business doln' that,
but I'll try if I can make the rlffie. I'll
see if I can't fool Mrs. Todbunter into
sendln' word to old Mrs. Exall that she
needs her to help with the dinner. But
you got to hide out when that word Is
delivered, sub. From what you say
Miss Angclica'll have to go right along
with her ma if there's any sign o' you
belu' in the neighborhood. Sim."
"Colonel Todhunter. that's a mighty
fine Idea, and 1 believe it'll work like a
charm, suh. If I get any kind of a talk
with Miss Angelica, colonel, I'll be
grateful to you all the rest of my born
days."
Colonel Todhunter chuckled, but
made no reply. The next moment he
was headed for the spot where his
wife ruled the dinner arrangements.
"Well, well. Colonel Todhunter!" that
lady cried. "I'm certainly surprised to
see you, honey. But I reckon you must
have hoard that all the work's done
and diiinor's about ready, and you're
too hungry to wait any longer."
Colonel "'odliunter laughed Into Mrs.
Todhunter's bantering eyes "Mary,"
he said. "I want you to do a good turn
for poor Sim BIrdsong."
"Why, what in the world's tho mat
ter with Sim? That, boy Imnn't gone
and hurt himself, has he?"
"Mary," said Colonel Todhunter,
"Sim's hnvin' the very old scratch of a
time. He's tryln' to get Just n minute's
chance to court Miss Angelica Exall,
nnd her nin won't let him have it. We
got to help him. Don't you need old
Mrs. Exall over here for a minute?"
Mrs. Todhunter contemplated her
husband sternly.
"Well. I do declare. Colonel Todhunt
er!" she ejaculated. "If I was such a
dyed In the wool matchmaker us you
I'd be afraid to go out among young
folks nt all. You ought to be nshamed
Kf yourself."
But Colonel Todhunter held his
ground manfully. He knew Mrs. Tod
hunter. Her bosom yenrned even now
to succor Sim BIrdsong In his senti
mental plight.
"You go and tell Mrs. Exall to hurry
over here," she said. "It so happens
that 1 do need her to help dish up the
dinner. If I didn't I wouldn't send for
her to save Sim Birdsong'a life." But
Colonel Todhunter knew better.
Half an hour later Sim waylaid blm
in a grateful ambuscade. "Colonel Tod
hunter," he said. "It worked. And I've
said some words to Miss Angelica Ex
all that I've been trying to say for a
month, suh. I'll never forget you and
Mrs. Todhuuter the longest day I llv,
colonel."
Later In the afternoon Colonel Tod
hunter laughed to himself.
"I'll tell you, suh." he concluded, "if
old Bill Strickland ain't solid with the
Daughters of the Confederacy here in
Nineveh It uln't my fault. I ain't never
worked so hard with the women since
I courted Mrs Todhurter and she
shore did make tne work overtime and
no mistake, suh!"
C
chapter tr.
Mar) Todhunter Entertains the Green
Eyed Monster.
OLONEL TOPIit NTEii was
seated In his favorite cane bot
tomed armchair at the far end
of the wide "gallery" extending
across the entire front of his home, an
old fashioned colonial house of hos
pitable aspect. With Mrs. Todhunter
he had Just returned from the Daugh
ters of the Confederacy pienie. ana
they were awaiting the arrival of Mary
and her escort. Stain Tucker, before
having supper.
The Todhunter residence stood on the
crest of a gentle slope overlooking the
pleasing sweep of Missouri countryside
that Intervened between the town of
Nineveh nnd the colonel's own peaceful
fields of growing corn. .Mrs. Todhunter
sat close to her husbaud. her hands
folded in her lap. her happiness sweet
ened eyes contemplating the pastoral
nleture that had come to seem a vital
part of her own life.
They'd better be almighty quick
about gettln here if they know what's
good for 'em." grumbled Colonel Tod
hunter wistfully. "I'm as hungry as a
young hound dog this very minute. I'll
be shot full of holes If my stomach
don't feel like my throat's cut, Mary. I
could eat a grludstone right now if
somobody'd bust it up and pass it to
me on a plate for real Tittles!"
"You ought to be ashamed of your
self, Colonel Todhunter." smiled Mrs.
Todhunter, "after that dinner you ate
at! the Daughters' picnic. I declare to
goodness I as afraid they'd all think
you never got anything fit to eat at
tone."
"When I'm ashamed of having a
good appetite, Mary," replied Colonel
Todhunter, "and 'specially If I ever
come to that day when I ain't got It,
I'll ask the Old Marster up above to
call me to my heavenly home. Th' alu't
no man got a right to turn away from
wholesome vlttles when the good
Lord's been bountiful enough to per-
ride 'em for that man's eatln'. Natuw
don't Dover give a man such a right
If he gets so he can't relish his food
It's one of her punishments for his
playln' torn fool with himself, siunln'
and skylnrkln' around. And I aln'l
never seen no trlfler at menl times thai
was fit to do a mau's work."
Mrs. Todbunter laughed outright
"If you're rating to get ready for hard
work, Colonel Todhunter, I'm certainly
glad to see you cut henrty, because
you'ro likely to be kept mighty busy
nomliiatln' Colonel Strickland for gov'
ernor of Missouri. You could nominate
yourself a heap easier."
"Maybe I could, honey," replied Colo
nol Todhunter, "but Bill Strickland's a
mighty popular man, all the same, and
he deserves to he. I reckon I could be
elected cnsler'n him, too, knowln' blame
nigh every Democrat In Mlzzoorah, but
I'd mako a mighty poor governor. You
got to handle some all fired measly
customers in politics, aud I ain't got
patience enough to handle 'em right
That's exactly where old Bill Strlck
land's got uie beat. He can use all sorts
o' men, crooked nnd straight, to gain
honest ends he proved it when he
was chairman of the state committee
and that's what a governor's got to do
to accomplish auythlng worth while
That's why I'm workln' for Bill Strlck
land. He ain't only my frleud he's
far and awny the best man for gover
nor of Mlzzoorah visible to the nuked
eye tit the uresent wrltlnV
llo He Continued.)
mams
I'lattsmoutli, Neb.. June 1. 1913.
Hoard met In regular session. Pres
ent. C. K. Jordan. I K Hpphnor mil
Julius A. I'it. County Commissioner:
1. C. Moriran. Count Clerk.
Minutes of lilevlous session reail and
approved, when the following business
was transacted in texulur form:
l.ounty Treasurer this ilav Instructed
to refund L. 1'.. I pton t tie sum of $24.35
account personal property in Liberty
1'reeiiu't beiu assessed too htKh and
tax bavin been puid under protest.
The Farmers State Rank of ITnlon.
Neb., made application to beeoma a.
depository for county monovs and th
bank was so designated.
The followlnir resolution was thin
day adopted by the Hoard of County
Commissioners: The County Clerk In
hereby Instructed to notify the Lin
coln Telephone ami Telegraph com
pany to remove all telephones from the
court house and from the jail, but to
leave the one In at the poor farm, ef-
lecuve on iiini arter July i,
Resolution passed instructing the
Nebraska Construction company to
proceed with the construction of
bridges that have been measured up.
i ne roiiowiiiK claims were allowed
on the General fund:
Kd I'lrlcli, n u is I n K Jesse V.
Oeams i goo
Strelwht & Strelght, burlel of
Jesse V. (learns K2.11
Warren Tulene, dlKKlnir irrave
for Jesse F. Ceanm K 00
H. I). McMaken & Son. rock and
Ice to county 9.38
C. K. Heelmer, salary 41.00
Will I.au, daniuxe on wheat field 20. OS
M. lllld. repairs, to office chair..
O. II. Jordan, salary
Julius A. Pltx, salary and mlle-
ao
B. I. Clements, coroner's report
on John Maddox
(J. 1. Vtulnton, board county
prisoners and salary, April
113 192.90
C. L. Quinton, boarding county
rrlsoners and salary, May,
912
C. D. Quinton, bonrdtnir county
prisoners and committments,
April. 113
C. I. Quinton, boardlnx city
prisoners and committments,
May. li:t
D. Saxon, groceries to Frank
taker
J. H. Donnelly, work In County
Assessor's ollice
WeopInK Water Republican,
printing commissioners proceedings
R. II. Scott, auto hire to commis
sioners
Klopp & liartlctt Co., supplies
and records to county
I,. U. Larson, repairs at Jail....
Strelglit A Strelirht, balance due
burlel Tom Archer 20.4S
Jno. T. Porter, damage to land
account road (Itefused 6.00
M. Archer, State vs. Wm. nrat-
ton
C. ). Quinton, same
M. Archer, State vs. Albert
Stevens
C. I. Quinton, same
Lincoln Telephone and Tele-
K iu 1 1 Co.. rent and tolls
Fred Patterson, work on Manley
road 21.75
The following claims were allowed
on the lloiul fund:
J. Adams a Son, lumber on Iloafl
District No. IB t 70.82
Z. W. Shrader, road work and
expense, Pond District No. It . . 65.72
Johnson & Jones, blacksmith
work. lioad District No. 14.. 15.00
C. II. Spohn, amount cut from
bill fi-7-i:i. District No. 13 8.75
It. C. lialley, blacksmith work
and road work. District No. 9 82.00
C. II. Spohn, road work, ltoud
District No. i;i
1.00
4.0
30.30
6.26
160.40
13.20
5.40
4.67
200.00
3.50
3.15
72.30
1.50
4 10
2.30
4.40
2.10
43.00
C. F. Vallery. same,
Nicholas npp, same, No. IS
J. W. Kell, same, No. 2
Neb. Iowa Steel Tank Co.,
culvert, ltoo.fi District No. 2..
Neb. A Iowa Steel Tank Co..
culvert. Pond District No. 27..
Neb. & towa Steel Tank Co,,
culvert, Poad District No. 10..
Neb. A Iowa Sleel Tank Co.,
culvert, ltoud District No. 11..
Hen Heckman, road work, ,Uoad
District No, 10
The following claims were allowed
on the Hridgp fund:
J. Adams A Son, bridge materlnl 49.57
7.. W. Shruder, bridge work.... 4.70
1!. C. Hallev, same 6.00
Hoard adjourned to meet Wednes
dav. July 1. 1913.
D. C. MnltUAN, County Clerk.
1R2.75
No. 1 66.30
123.20
64.40
62.63
10.95
24.32
29.12
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GOOD ROADS MEETING
VIEWS PUnSiUlH AFTER
MANY YEARS ABSENCE
SATURDAY AFTERNOON
AT
II
A int'i't inn lias been aiTUiiKt.'il
In luke place Sal unlay al'lcninon
al 'J hYIpi-L in tlie I liiiiiinei'cial
cluli munis iu the (Iniiles block of
I he aiiltiiimlMle owners of Cass
cotiiily, ami all others interested
in tin' ilex t-!f ijitiH'iil of fiooil mails,
lo form a r.as cnunly anlomoliiln
associal ifHi anil to elect ollircl's
for the in'jraiiiziilion. Mr. Harry
l.owrie nf Omaha, I lie new stale
seiTelary. will he nri'scn! ami ail
ilress llio ineelniu- nn the need of
oi ynnizal ic hi lo seenre pood
minis ami lo lake measures for
tile lietleriilelil of tile Conditions
of the aiitomohile owners
f liroiitthoiit I lie county, and every
man who lias a car or experts lo
purchase one .should be on hand
to hear what Mr. f.owrie has to
say. These orjfafii.at ions in
other counties of the slate have
proven of much benefit lo the
owners of aulos nnd Cass county
should no longer be without
proper representation in the mat
ter of securinpr pood roads
throughout the county, and an
organization of this kind is just
the thing- to push it through.
Omaha Parties Wed.
This afternoon County Judgi
A. J. lieeson, at his ollice in the
court house, pronounced the
words that united in the bonds of
wedlock Lysle K. High and Miss
Eleanor Hastall, both of Omaha
The young1 people came down on
No. 2i ami nt once visited the
court ami secured the necessary
permit to wed, and having heard
of the ability of the judge as a
tier of tln matrimonial kind, se
cured his .services iu making them
one,
Yesterday . N. Ilaliu of St.
Louis, an old-time l'latt smoutli
resident, was in the city looking'
after business matters, as he is
now engaged in traveling on tho
mad for a wholesale jewelry
house, ami while here Mr. Ilahn
spent several hours in view ing tho
scenes of ears ago. He resided
here in l7ii-W ami the changes
thai time has made have been
wonderful, and ho was full of
anecdotes (if times here. Mr.
lli'lin wns employed here in a
large furniture ami hardware
store located in a brick building
near where the coal ollice of C. .
Itaylor now stands, and it was
considered a tine structure in
those days, but the building of tho
railroad yards made il necessary
lo tear it down, lie slated that
on the site of the building where
the Journal office now is the
IMatle Valley House reared its
head and. was considered some
hotel iu those days. The busy
part of town in those years was
located down on Second and Third
streets and many brick buildings
were standing there, but have
vanished with the years and are
now numbered with the past. Mr.
Hahn slated he felt a great deal
like Ilip Van Winkle awakening
from his twenty years' sleep, as
very nearly all those he had
known in the past had been
gathered to llieir long home, but
he remarked on the tine appear
ance of Main street and its build
ings, as compared with what he
remembered of it in Hie years he
resided here.
Thomas H. Heeson of Alliance,
Neb., manager of the Bell Tele
phone company at. that place, was
in the city Monday evening for a
few hours visiting with his grand
mother, Mrs. Allen lieeson. and
daughter. Miss Cert rude.