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ififr? t S3 Jk -! a1 v r&, N-- T? ; - - V t. -- . ' -!- , t 'T ."fl-i- - - Vir- -- 1 L&1 y. iff 1 5 ' VST &?& M 5T-2 FfS: Jr.- - &-- c -7 -- I; a?. 1- ? (i r !--:: .f -- ft- 3 f. ri !; &- $ w?y h TSmt f 1 r h T paj SSJ .? 5 I ft . I i $ I Colmirfras firortraL HifffinmuiMit MERBMBEBtB. . g; stkother. F. K. STU0THEK. . ESBsr RepiMicai, Ticket For BmiBMB Jadge M.B.BEESE. . UaiveiattrBccecta-- CHABLE8 B. AHDEBSON, J.A.COUPLAND. Bailraai CovBaiarioaer HEHBT T. CLABKE. DiatrictJikw J.CMABTIN. C.E. ABBOTT. CoHtyTiBW rer F.K.8TBOTHEB. Coanty Clerk FRANK. 8CHBAM, Clerk of District Comt JOHNGIL8DOBF. CoutySaperiBtendeat J.B.ALCOCK. Coaatv Sheriff J. L. 8HABBAB. Countr Conner DR. W.W. FRANK- Const Jadg' JOHNMOFFETT. Coaator AaMaaor JOHN LEU8C Coaatr Seperriaon , A. E. PRIEST, W, J. NEWMAN. . The handwriting on the wall, "Two times and out" Secretary Tail is on the high season hi way to the Philippines, but W. J. Bryan is still carrying on a debate with him. Columbus can have another city letter carrier if more people will num ber their houses and put down more cement sidewalks. Lost- Creek township has three candidates on the democratic county ticket Fifteen townships have not any. That is one of the beauties of the new primary law. John Luschen k the republican nominee for county assessor. He k a level headed, fair minded, practical man, and will make a splendid county assessor, and he will be elected, too. The republican nominee for sheriff, J. L. Sharrar, k well and favorably known to the voters and taxpayers of -this county. ' The democratic nominee has had it two terms. Two times and out will be the verdict of the voters. The democratic nominations for district judges in thk judicial district were manipulated by the clerks. The friends of Judge Hensley feel sore about the manner in which he , was slaughtered, and it k not to be won dered at The corn crop in thk county may not be quite as heavy this year as it was last, but what k short in quantity will be more than made ujj by the in crease in price. Our farmers. area happy, contented, prosperous people. Everything they have to sell brings big prices, they have telephone con nection with the outside world, the mail k brought to their door daily, their children can attend the high schools, andit k thk prosperity of our farmers that k building up the great state of Nebraska. mmS hL iJiiMliii to Jam. htm. vuTtoaaaasaiaaiaaBtBair. MOOSnMUABraft-taawOto ! awwmeaatanatoifraUAloaiaaaitfc IMiirMli mififi Hi iliniialfr COLORADO LAND j& BTaraa IN SEDGWIQR COUNTY. njE HAVE cheap land that k good. It k nice smooth land with 111 a good soil, 2 to 3 feet.deep. Good water and plenty of it wM I live on a farm 12 mUes southeast of Julesburg. I am per il nwnently located there. I don't want to sell out Why should I? You aire invited to come and see me at the farm. Let me show you a man that has lived there only two years and made ten thousand dollars. Let me take you to farmers that have lived there 20 years, so that you may see how they are doing. We will talk with the farmers. I wiU show you spring rye that will go 30 busheb to the acre, spelts 50 bushels, wheat 30 to 40 bushels, and some very good com. 1 know of the best bargains. You can not do better than to see aw, I can show you nice unimproved land at from $8.40 to $10 per ere. We want the settlers, but there k splendid chances for the speculator, tor thk land k sure to double in price in a very short time. Jnet think of it, one crop more than pays for the. land. Write me when youarecoaaiarandlwill meet you at the depot, take you out and show.you around. Copse and see the old mrmer, he will do you good. . -Yours respectfully, s HOW UK, O. JS. ABBOTT STANDS AT BOMS. The following endorsement was - ' jam given Mr. aMMtt oy urn dvoiuib home county before hk nomination at. the primary. To the Republician Voters of the Sixth-Judicial District: .We, all the republican members of the Dodge county bar, desire to re commend Charles . Abbott of Fre mont, who k a candidate before the primary on Sept 3rd for the republi can nomination as one of the Judges of the District Court of the Sixth Judicial District, consisting of Mer rick, Nance, Platte, Colfax, and Dodge counties. The honor, came to him entirely un solicited, hk name having been placed on the ballot by petition of 150 pro minent republicans of hk own city. Mr. Abbott k 36 years of age, a graduate of the Law Department of the University of Nebraska, in 1897, and has been in active practice of hk profession in Fremont ever since. He has by close attention to business and strict interrity built up a good general practice. 'He has been a very active republican, having served two years as secretary and five years as chairman of the Bepublican County Central Committee. He has never been a candidate for office, but was appointed City Attorney of Fremont four years ago and has served in that capacity since. The last four years have been ones of great activity in municipal improvements in the City ofFrementand the large volume of legal detail connected therewith has been handled by him with credit and in the courts the city has been almost uniformly successful. Mr. Abbott possesses the scholar ship and legal ability to perform the duties which would devolve upon him, and we, as hk associates most heartily recommend him to the voters of this district for hk ability and character, believing that hk experience well qualifies,him for the position, and that in the event of hk nomination and election that he will perform .the duties of the office to the entire satis faction of the people of the district Dated Fremont, JSebr., Angust 20th, 1907. John W. Graham, C. C. McNish, F. Dolezal, A.B. Hinman, A.K. Dame, . J. C. Cook,. RRCook, Fred W. Vaughan, Robert J. Stinson, W. J. Courbright, H. M. Kidder, A. H. Briggs. COAL TRUST EXTORTION. The Anthracite Coal trust has start ed trouble in Pennsylvania by raking the price to consumers in Philadelphia to $7.25 a ton, which in former years bas usually ranged from $5.50 to,$6. The commercial bodies of the city of Brotherly Love have taken a hand and the courts are to be asked to grant relief, the petitioners asserting that the increase k due to a combina tion of mine' operators, railroads and retail dealers to rob the public The coal operators make little argument in support of the "increased price, ex cept that they own the anthracite, the supply of which k growing rapidly less each year and that they are not anxious to dispose of the product, even at the high price asked. The investigation of conditions in Philadelphia has produced some in formation interesting to western buy ers of anthracite. The price paid for anthracite at the mines k fixed, as it has been for some years, at $3 a ton, and the difference between $3 and the retail price k the amount paid to the railroads and the dealers. In Omaha Pennsylvania anthracite retails at $10.50 a ton, a margin of $7.50 a ton between the cost at the mines and the cost to the consumer. It requires some hardihood on the part of the dfjte I railroads to deny that thk knot an exorbitant freight charge, but the companies have been wccessful, up to date, in maintaining whatever, pries they have decided to establish. The coal roads of Pennsylvania own and operate the anthracite' mines of thevstate. Thk was established clear ly in the hearings before the commis sion appointed by President Boose--veh to settle the coal strike three years ago. Under the federal rate law passed by the last congress, such companies were given until May, 1908, to dispose- of v these holdings, after which date railroads, must confine themselves to the transportation busi ness, carrying only such commodities of their own as are intended for Jkeir own use. Thk means that the rail roads shall not hereafter engage in mining, lumbering or any other busi ness in competition with other con cerns. 'The hope for a reduction of the price of anthracite lies in the breaking up of the combination by which the railroads which own the mines maintain a monopoly of the anthracite trade by controlling every means of taking the coal to market Omaha Bee. If a man wants to run for any office in Nebraska, under the present primary law, and k not known to the voters, he wants to have hk name changed so that it begins with one of the first letters of the alphabet RAR HAMPTAIV fWIF Hfll II m. f ,mr PLACtl ByMMIUUlBUUHSnWmilOte JtBQKjtlMQSZL Continued from last week. CHAPTER XXIII. The Door Closes. Totally exhausted, the two men dropped their heavy burden on the earth. Mason swore as the blood be gaa dripping again from his wound, which had been torn afresh In-his ef forts to bear Hampton to safety. Just below them a mounted trooper caught eight of them and came forward.' He failed to recognise his officer in the begrimed person before him, until called to attention by the votcsv of command. "Sims, if there Is any water In your canteen, hand it over) Good; here, Marshal, use this. Now, Sims, note what I say carefully, and don't waste a minute. Tell the first sergeant to send a file of men up here with some sort of a litter, on the run. Then you ride to the Herndon house the yellow house where the roads fork, you re memberand teU Miss Kalda Gillia (don't forget the name) that Mr. Hampton has been seriously wounded, and we are taking him to the hotel. Can you remember taatr "Tea, suV Then off with you, and don't spar the horse.' v He was gone Instantly, and Brant began bathing the pallid, upturned face. Tou'd better lie down. Marshal," he commanded. "You're pretty weak from loss of blood, and I can do all there Is to be done until those fel lows get here." In 15 minutes they appeared, and five minutes later they were toiling slowly down to the valley. Brant walk ing beside his still unconscious rival. Here and there down the streeVbut especially about the steps of the Occi dental, were gathered the discomfited vigilantes, busily discussing the affair, and cursing the watchful, silent guard. Aa these caught sight of the little party approaching there were shouts of derision. The sight and sound angered Brant - "Carry Hampton to his room and summon medical attendance at once," he ordered. "I have a word to say to those fellows." Seeing Mr. Wynkoop on the hotel porch. Brant said to aim: "Miss Spencer Informed me that you saw a man leap from the back window of the Occidental. .Is that truer The missionary nodded. "Good; then come along with me. I intend breaking the back of this lynching business right here and now." He strode directly across the street to the steps of the Occidental, his clothing scarcely more than smolder ing rags. The crowd stared at him sullenly; then suddenly a reaction came, and the American spirit 6 fair play, the-frontier appreciation of bull dog courage, burst forth into a con fused murmur, that became half a cheer. Brant did not mince hia words. . "Now, look here, men! If you want any more trouble, we're here to ac commodate'' yea. Fighting Is our trade, and we don't mind working at it But I wish to ten you right now, and straight off the handle, that you are simply making a parcel of fools of yourselves. Slavln has been killed, and nine out of ten among you are secretly glad of it He was a curse to this. camp, but because some of his friends and cronies thugs, gamblers and dive keepersaccuse Bob Hamp ton ofhaving killed him, you start In Mindly to lynch Hampton, never even waiting to and out whether the charge is the truth or a He. Ton act Hks Now a Httle steep, act American ettlseaa. that we have naaaded STERL Couches-?.,. ions upholsteriags, solid oak frames and claw feet, full spring construction in all prices from $42.50 down to. f4.90 We are Closing Out all Go-Carts at Bargain Prices A V kit : Ifi i tarn : 2 -B szjz casg JEl Q g5 Large SgE Picture Moulding, Pretty arlor T i West 1 1VJ? t . i n to the facts, and" if you must hang some one, put your rope on the right man. Bob Hampton did not kill Red Slavin. The fellow who did kill him climbed out of the back window of the Occidental here, and got away, while you, were chasing the wrong man. Mr. Wynkoop saw him, and so did your school teacher, Miss Spen cer.' Then Wynkoop stepped gamely to the front "All that Is true, men. I have been trying ever since to tell you, but no one would listen. Miss Spencer and I both saw the man Jump from the window; there was blood on his right arm and hand. He was a mis shapen creature whom neither of us ever saw before, and he disappeared on a run up that ravine. I have no doubt he was Slavin's murderer.'' "Now, you fellows, think that over," said Brant "I intend to post a guard until I find out whether you are going to prove yourselves fools or men, but If we sail In again those of you who start the trouble can expect to get hurt, and pay for the piper. That's an." In front of the hotel porch he met his first sergeant coming out "What does the doctor say about Hampton?" "A very bad wound, sir; but not nec essarily fatal; he has regained con sciousness." "Has Miss Glllls arrivedr "I don't know, sir; there's a young woman cryin' In the parlor." The lieutenant leaped up the steps and entered the house. But Is was Miss Spencer, not Naida, who sprang to her feet "Oh, Lieut Brant; can It be truly you! How perfectly awful you look! Bo you know if Mr. Hampton is really going to die? I came here just to find out about him, and tell Naida. She is almost frantic, poor thing." Though Brant doubted Miss Spen cer's honesty of statement his reply was direct and unhesitating. "I am Informed that he has a good chance to live, and I have already dispatched word to Miss Glllls 'regarding his con dition. I expect her at any moment" "How very nice It was of you! Oh, I trembled so when yon first went to face those angry men! I don't see how you ever dared do It I did wish that either Mr. Moffat or Mr. McNeil could have been here to go with yon. Before Brant could reply his attentive ear caught the sound of a light foot step In the hallway. He met Naida just without pale and tearless. Both her hands were extended to him un reservedly. "Tett me, win he liver The doctor thinks yes." "Thank God! Oh, thank God!" Ska pressed one hand against her heart to control ita throbbing. "Ton cannot know what this means to me." Her eyas seemed now for the first time to mark hia own deplorable con dition. "And you? You have not been hurt, Lieut Brant?" He smiled back Into her anxious yea. "Nothing that soap and water and a-few days' retirement will not wholly remedy. My wounds are en tirely upon the surface. Shall I con duct you to him?" 8he bowed, apparently forgetful that one of her hands yet remalaed Imprisoned in hia grasp. "If I may go, yea. I told Mrs. Herndon I Should remain hero if I could be of the slightest assistance." They passed up the staircase side by side, exchanging no farther speech. Once she glanced furtively at hia face, Ita very eahnness kept the words her Una unuttered. At the door they encountered Mrs. Guffy, her est ayes red from weeping. Tarn m aflss GDw, Mrs. Guffy.1 IN G QUALITY .anVaBmTaW V Diner L fl fall stock IJSaslf k arriving mjjff every 4uL)M All prices . 11 u down to U tt 6Qc A full line in all the different grades of ticking, including felts in art ticks down to the cheapest LANDON'SF,rst 1th St, Columbus, Neb. Hampton If It la possible." "Sure an' she can thet He's been asUn' after her, an' thet pretty face would nape any man In gud spirits, rm thlnkln. Step roight in, miss." She held the door ajar, but Naida paused, glancing back at her motion less companion, a glint of unshed tears showing for the first time In her eyes. "Are you not coming also?" "No. Miss Naida. It Is best for me to remain without but my heart goes with you." Then the door closed between them. CHAPTER XXIV. The Rescue ef Mfsa While Hampton lingered between life and death, assiduously waited upon by both Naida and Mrs. Guffy, Brant nursed his burns, far more se rious than he had at first supposed, within the sanctity of his tent Glen caid meanwhile recovered from its mania of lynch law, and even began exhibiting some faint evidences of shame over what was so plainly a mistake. And the populace were also beginning to exhibit no amah degree of interest la the weighty matters which concerned the fast-culminating love affairs of Miss 8pencer. Almost from her earliest arrival the extensive cattle and mlnlag Interests of the neighborhood became aggres sively arrayed against each other; and now, aa the fierce personal rivalry be- Mesars. Moffat and McNeil lore Intense, the breach per ceptibly widened. While the Infatua tion of Bev. Mr. Wynkoop for this same fascinating young lady was plainly to be seen, his chances m the race were not seriously regarded by the more active partisans upon either aide. The regular patrona of the Miners' Retreat were backing Mr. Moffat to a man, while those claiming headquar ters at the Occidental were equally ardent in their support of the pros pects of Mr. McNelL It must be con fessed that Miss Spencer filrted out rageously and enjoyed life aa she never had done in the effete east The Rev. Mr. Wynkoop always felt serenely confident of an uninterrupted welcome upon Sunday evenings after service, while the other night of the week were evenly apportioned be tween the two more ardent aspirants. On Monday, Wednesday and Friday evealags the Miners' Retreat was a scene of wild hilarity, for it was then that Mr. Moffat was known to be com fortably seated in the Herndon parlor, relattag gruesome tales of wild moun tain adventure which paled the cheeks ef his .fair and entranced listener. Then on Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday nights, when Mr. McNeil rode gallant ly In en hia yellow bronco, bedecked ta an the picturesque paraphernalia of the boundless plains, revolver swing lag at thigh, hia wide sombrero shad owiag hia dare-devil eyes, the front of the gay Occidental biased with lighta and became crowded to the doors with enthusiastic herdera drinking deep to the success of their representative. It is no more than simple justice to the fair Phoebe to state that she was, aa her aunt expressed it "In a dread fal state of mlad." Between these two picturesque and typical knights of plain and mountain she vibrated, un able to make deliberate choice. While laboring In thw state of iadeelsloa late one Wednesday night Moffat tramped heavily lato the Misers' Re treat and called Long Fete Lumley over into a deserted comer of the bar room. "Wen, Jack." the latter began ex- BWCimauj, Bf JB imj ev mm viw on that cowboy at last, hey?" "Bern it all, Pete, Im blamed It I know; leastwise, I alat got no prove-us. I tell ye thet girl's about the toughest piece & rock I ever had aar special call to assay. Tessa it's thai way. She's got some dura down east notion that she's got ter he rescued, aa' home away In the ef her hero Uhe they do in them novels the Kid's alien readm', and as I reckon I've got tar rescue her!" "Rescue her from whut Jack?" WsU, ye see, Fete, maybe JThi pert ly ta blame, rve sorter tamaV her algata with laanrdtn' road agenta an tames ef thet sort, while, so fur. as I km ham, ef a McNeil has seam Hm' her up sssnuslous warn la Jaaa, until ska's alum get 'em on the brain. And now. I reekem m htm ft gutterbelajuna." "WhasMmrhelsyansr ff-Hf-ym mutat fasusBBat VaVaTal VTaTaTsafl usBBsf asaVsan Everything we ell we guarantee BaVUw Hft BVaHamBVaVXaBVaVawaBBasmft BBBHaBSBaamaamammBM 5 Lowest prices on framing WNgvgrjjacrilky Qaality for Price wuTsuaTTa aU right ter help puff me out o' this holer Long Pete nodded. "Well, Pete, this is "boat whut's got ter be done, es near ea I kin figger it out Ton pick out maybe half a dosen good fellers who kin keep their mouths shet an' make Injuns out of 'em. Then you lay fer her, say bout next Wednes day, out In them Carter woods, when she's comln' home from school. Ill Under naturaUy happen long by acci dent bout the head o the gulch. an' jump in an' rescue her. Saber Lumley gased at his companion with eyes expressive of admiration. "By thunder, if you haven't got a cocoaaut on ye. Jack! Lord, but thet ought to get her a fiyin'! Any shootln'?" "Surer Moffat's face exhibited a falat smile at these words of praise. "It wouldat be ho great shacks of a rescue without an' this hes got ter be the real thing. Only, I reckon, ye bet ter shoot high, so thar won't be no hurt done." When the two gentlemen parted a few moments later the conspiracy was fully hatched, all preliminaries per fected aad the gallant rescue of Miss Spencer assured. Indeed, there is' some reason now to believe that this "Mlas Sjaencer Phoebe It la Only 1, "Mies Spencer Phoebe It Is Only I Mr. Wynkoop." desirable result was rendered doubly certain, for as Moffat moved slowly past the Occidental on his way home a person attired In chaps and som brero, and greatly resembling McNeil, was la the back room, breathing some final instructions to a few bosom friends. "Now don't eh any o you fellers eh go an' ferget the place. Jump in eh lively, just afore she eh gits ter thet. thick bunch eh ander-J 4S 2HHeueu.7jnjaa . auuuuuuaanKafL -. JHssspSnMaLjasa mSBBmBSaMKxaVanaSanaBv JlKifiEi. av am BBB am bbs bbbubv: ia7 PBUW LAKE Situated 15 miles from Truckee on the Main Line of "The Overland Rut." Stop-overs permitted on Railroad and Pullman Tick ' eta. Connections made with the famous Union Pacific train'Tke OverUa Liaites' and other Through Trains. The Place Inquire E. G. BROWN In HaiHlsoiii St vlfeh ay Homefiiriiishiiigs . . Xititirj Cud The only had for a small room. Convenient and easily handled. More popular ev ery day. Kitchen Cabinets Iron and Brass Beds Music Cabinets and Novelties. brush, whar the trail sorter ea drops down inter the ravine. An' you champs waater eh git yerselves up so she can't pipe any of ye off eh In thia yere eh road-agent act I ten ye. after what thet eh Moffat's bin a-pumpia later her. she's just got ter be eh rescued, an in blame good style, er eh it ain't ao go." "Oh, you rest easy 'boat ail thet. BIB," chimed In Sandy Winn . his black eyes dancing in aaticipatkia of coming fun. "Well git up the om ariest outfit whut ever alt the pike." The long shadows of the late after noon were already falling across the gloomy Carter woods, while the red sua sank lower behind old Bali moun tain. Rev. Howard Wynkoop, who for more than an hour past had beea vaia ly dangling a Baaing line above the dancing waters of Clear creeks, bow reclined dreamily on the soft turf of the high bank, his eyes fixed upon the distant sky line. His thoughts were on the flossy hair and animated face of the fair Miss Spencer, who he momentarily expected would round the edge of the hill, and so deeply did he become sunk in blissful reflection as to be totally oblivious to every thing but her approach. Just above his secret restlag place, where the great woods deepen, aad the gloomy shadows lie darkly all through the long afternoons, a smaU party of hideously paiated savages skulked silently in ambush. Sudden ly to their strained ears was borne the sound of horses hoofs; and then. aU at once, a woman's voice rang out in a single shrill, startled cry. "What Is upr auestioaed the lead ing savage, hoarsely. "Is he a-doia' this little job all by hisself ?" "Danno." answered the fellow next him, flipping his quirt uneasily; "but I reckon as how it's her as squealed, an' we'd better be gittiag la ter hev our share o' the fun." The "chief." with an oath of disgust dashed forward aad his band surged after. Just below them, aad scarcely 50 feet away, a half-score of roughly clad, heavily bearded men were clus tered in the center of the trail, two of their number lifting .the unconscious form of a falating woman upon a horse. "Cervera's gang, by gosh!" paated the leading savage. "How did they git yerer "Toa bet! She's up agin the real thing," ejaculated a voice beside him. "Let's ride 'em off the earth! Whoop!" With wild yells to awaken fresh courage the whole band plunged head long down the sharp decline, striking Continued on last page. TAHOE to Rest of maMmaBBBBBaanmTB ay - bh m p . MMMMMMM i " I Jsl InSiScnisofyoujerBnBsysaaiiaten T; . "v. TS ri& 5fiS v&!tii 'MMmSkMmMm A. simdfmp , g&u-i 'Jtr, r-SS2t
