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About The Redmond spokesman. (Redmond, Crook County, Or.) 1910-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 4, 1913)
V, HKCKMIIKK 4. IV I] P A C K TURKIC T il K KKDMONO «POKKHMAN The Store Where Your Wants Will Be Filled Cole’s Original Air Tight Heater Hardware and Implements H)K WOOD A M ) LIGHTER FUEL WK ('AHRY A FULL LINE OF THE AMOVE STOVES— ALL STYLES AND SIZES— BOTH FOR WOOD AND COAL. THEY ARE FUEL SAVERS, BUILT ABSOLUTELY AIR TIGHT AND MADE TO LAST. NO FIRES TO KINDLE COLD MORNINGS. GUARANTEED TO HOLD FIRE OVER NIGHT WITH DRY WOOD. TO REMAIN ALW AYS AIR TIGHT. TO HEAT A ROOM FROM ZERO TO 70 DEGREES IN FIVE MINUTES. THE COMBUSTION IS SO PERFECT THAT ASHES ARE REMOVED ONLY ONCE IN SIX WEEKS. THE MOST SATISFACTORY WOOD HEATER EVER MANUFA(TUREI). IF YOU WILL GIVE A COLE’S HOT BLAST A TRIAL YOt WILL NEVER USE ANY OTHER KIND, Steel Ranges WE ALSO CALL YOUR ATTENTION TO OUR FINE LINE OF STEEL RANGES AT ALL PRICES, IF YOU ARE WANT ING TO HUY THAT KIND OF A STOVE. IN THE REGULAR COOKING STOVE LINE WE AUSO HAVE A LARGE ASSORT MENT OF DIFFERENT KINDS AND MAKES THAT IT WILL ME TO YO U * ADVANTAGE TO LOOK OVER WHEN WANT IN'«, \\A i HING OF THIS KIND. ALFRED MUNZ HIS RISE TO POWER By Henry Russell Miller, A u th o r o f “The Man higher Up" Cayyr1|kl. UH. V» Mw W l i - V m l l tew pan, CHAPTER XII. L t c u i t i and Wild Money. s<»\ ,,r lb® «14 NgtOM return ing to New I'lixlara after four years would ha»* found »nat ___ Improvements wrought Nnf thr prosperity Ihua attratad mere hr i rmi,I.a from the laide o f thrl» I *1 it in » Il le It waa all New Chrl • own, and It had coma Ujr the a »* o f Htepben llnuipden'a apéenla . for the roaI company. »lesplte the a of the game, waa a aurreaa for -oacornad. Already tt waa paying ilenda. it a great deal more than a "Imom happen In four years. That mini of ryrlea aaw William Murchell a er ahakan. totter ami ergali to the h Moat Iieople credited tilla tu « raft o f Mark Sherrod, atale trena ■ and the new mlnlater. and hla lieutenant. Governor Parrott, cheli would have placed Ihe credit ■lame alee where. Had he had tho It o f dlaeuaalng Ida mlalakea he Id have added a year to our ralcu >n and aald that the Initial blow (•ceil atruck at hla |Kiwer when on •Haiti June day In company with Sheehan, he hail aought to press right fared young mini Into hla Ire. It waa your good fortune to l»e a lient o f New Chelaag at that time will reuieinlier how John Ihm de apiieared when he waa thirty- a grave, ipilet man. looking older 1 hla yeara. aa carelessly dreanetl aa i are apt to lie who are dreaming >lg tilinga Illa hair waa lieginniiig lllln at the templea lie walked 1 a alight stoop g ml with leea ng é the long, alow alrlde o f a man > t HInkw unirli on hla feet e made It a point, however un- plly hla eauae waa prugreaalng. er to aeem downcaat. Von would e him. prolailily thinking tt a pity 1 aueh an attractive man ahoold "» unpractical and th* object o f ao many hlllrr and («iwerful riitultlea I f thè trulli itiuat tic told. New Chelaca waa nere than a little dlaap|M>lnted In John Ininmeadr 11la hralth waa not alwaya gooil. Ile had aulTi-rcd a aeri,ma lllneaa dur- Ing otte « liner and. Iwlw een thè dui Ira of office, thè cerca nf a growlng prt rate practlre and thè Inreaaaut lalaira o f |a,|ltlra. hla laaty had I*« mi aadly m erlate»! Ile waa alili dlatrtct at torie.». laat Irophy o f thè refortu «a v e I Ita t had awept over thè ahattered inn, Ulne t'nder thè leaderablp o f tireene. an e t gnmhlrr and former lieti- friiaiil o f Hheehnn. lena ohvkmaly thè brute and far alirewder Itinti thè de- poaett taiaa. thè l'iumvllle organlaatloD had rtaen frani Ita ashea Ile had re rapitim i all tlie munty oflce®, eicept «b e li John, n rati,lutate fur reelertlon. had won Miratigli peraoual (mpularlty and hy a arant margln Politica la a bari taakmaater. John found |HH>r coni|ienant!on In thè fai-t that he hnd l » w m » well known thraughniit thè alate The year aftrr thè llentoii munty reform he had Jota- ed hluiaelf lo thr cause of Judge <irny. an lioneat and rapa Me la « y „ r « h o durili to a«k thè old pany noiufiia- flou for gotrrnor agalnat thè organica- tlou'a rholce Wlth thè Juilge John niade a vigor,ma atumplng cnuipntgn In every eounty o f tlie alate Ile waa new. he waa enthualnatlr. he waa dar- Ing l'eople llateneil Parratt waa nomi nateli eaall.v arronllng to thè '•alate.” Judge Iniiinieadr waa not nominateli to thè aupreme court thnt yenr beare thè tirench of a llfelong frloiidahip. ,U- crea»iil hlttemeaa agalnat hla ami nwj inanr I told vou aoa frani Mlaa Itoherta. Itili John preai Inai mi Ile dld more than aitili k Ile devlned and prolTered renieillea wlth a nalvt* dlaregard o f tue conoervstlt e habll o f Iba American mimi flint Inrlted mlrth In aome. np- i.rahenalon In othera and liewlldermoot In alin odierà It la not neccaaary her» tu enumerale hla remedlea. Tbey hava alme baroni* reepectahl*. Ile learned In minnion wlth other joiing tcu«ocInala amnethlng o f thè ex- (aleni e and fharHcter and «Ima of tlie lieraotinl government wblrh Iny hehlnd tlie formai and o f thè marvelotialy woren ayateto by whlrh die domlnnnt ............litica Iw Ialini die forili o f gov e rn u ie n t lo llie lr portarne lle ln g a yo iin g m an who Ih o u g lit h lm a e lf lu a|>lred. he waa ng haal an d d ie mora ile te rm i ned lu dentroy tlia t ay a te m Not w lio lly In rk ln g a sensc o f pro|M*rtlon. he ivo Hindi die te m a r lty o f h lm who UtidertiHik a u rh w h oleaale d e a tru rtlo u . ilut hla jroutbful optlnilaui and falth In tlie pontile limi not falletl llla tank «a a to gspound thè machino to Ilio people of hla alate Alwaya be anw flrtory Juat mie year a liend In Ihoao dnys—to In» einct, three yenra after tlie deetnictlon o f thè Hluvhan marhlne there wna atrlfe In die orgaulxallona of laidi pardon Ulani tlie ilevuted benda o f Murchell and DutTv. thè reapectlve boaaea. hurtled WE WANT TO CALL YOUR ATTENTION TO THE FACT THAT WE CARRY THE LARGEST STOCK OF HARDWARE AND AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS OF ANY CONCERN IN CENTRAL OREGON. AT OUR STORE YOU CAN SECURE JUST WHAT YOU WANT— FROM THE SMALLEST PIECE OF HARDWARE TO THE LARGEST AGRICULTURAL IMPLE MENT. WE HAVE EVERYTHING FOR THE FARMER IN THE IMPLEMENT LINE, AND EVERYTHING FOR THE BUILDER IN THE W AY OF LIGHT AND HEAVY HARDWARE Agricultural Implements WE CARRY IN STOCK DEERING AND JOHN DEERE BINDERS, DEERING. DAIN AND ADRIANCE MOWERS, IN EITHER 4 Vi OR 5-FOOT CUT; MILWAUKEE, DEERING AND JOHN DEERE HAY RAKES OF ALL SIZES. A COMPLETE STOCK OF REPAIRS CARRIED FOR ALL THOSE MACHINES. WE CARRY THE FAMOUS JOHN DEERE PLOWS— THE BEST ON EARTH. FULL LINE OF THEM—WALKING AND RIDING. EVERY PLOW GUARANTEED TO GIVE ABSOLUTE SATISFACTION. OLIVER CHILLED PLOW' LINE, BOTH WALKING AND RIDING. BEAR IN MIND THAT WE ALSO CARRY A FULL STOCK OF DRILLS—THE CELEBRATED VAN BRUNT AND THE SUPERIOR DRILLS. AT ANY TIME WHEN YOU ARE IN NEED OF ANY IMPLEMENTS, CALL ON US. CONSULT US. WE W'ILL GIVE YOU THE BENEFIT OF MANY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE. REDMOND, OREGON THE LARGEST HARDWARE AND IMPLEMENT HOUSE IN CENTRAL OREGON alniae ftmn strange quartern Anxious ■ rlea rung from the deck of the abtp Murrhell had steered ao long Tbeu the storm burst. 1 be Metiulal election of a state treas urer wua at hand There ap|ienrcd to John one day a plausible gentlemau « li<> dlaniaaed the troubled waters He nua In a slats of righteous Indignation Mure bell's domination had cuutinued too long! Patience with hla tyrannical « a y s hna censed to t>* a virtu®. Hla niilttiicsa had t>een proved by hta breach o f contract to let Sherrod suc ceed deck And be. Ihe meaaeuger. was glad to say. In confidence, that (hoar able and distinguished (wtrtots amt leaders. Mnrk Pberrod and Phi lander Parrott, were organizing a re volt and pra|>oard to make the treat urerahlp nomination a teat o f strength. And they hnd commlaaloned him to urge that other able, etc.. John I>un tneade. tbe man who hnd "licked Murrhell In hla own hark yard.” to kiln tbe reform. He was deeply hurt when John refuaed llnlg. who also hnd made New Ctael sea Ills legnl residence. Invented sun dry lurid epithets to deacrlh* John’s folly and urged reconsideration. John shook hla head. “ Itnt I thought you wanted to put Murrhell out o f businessT” “ Not Murchdl. I ’ ve grown past that I’m rather sorry for him Juat now. And I ’d rather hare him run things than Sherrod It’s the In atltutlon we’ve got to destroy—aa he told me himself once. Nothing’a gained If we substitute one boss for another." "Then what are you going to do, my destructive friendP* "T ry to slip In between them. I thlnk-put up an Independent candi date.” John mnde hie rnm|<algn. When the primaries had t<een held, he waa him self astonished to discover that nearly a quarter o f thr delegates chosen were pledged to his lnde|a>ndent candidate. Hut liefnre daylight on the night be fore the convention John learned that he had f>ecn used to draw delegates from Murrhell for Sherrod’s puns'se; he saw hla hand dwindle to a faithful handful When the convention met. Sherrod was In control After the preliminaries John, answering to the rail cnll of counties, placed hla candidate In nomi nation In a speech that could hardly he heard for Jeers and entrails It waa brought to an abrupt conclusion hy a yell from the gallery. "Sit down, sonny Only money talks In this con ventlonT Kvon the delegates Joined In the roar o f laughter And then the conti waa accomplish»«! The Parrott- Sherrod candidate waa withdrawn and Sherrod himself substitute»!. Amid confusion thnt amounted almost to a riot he waa nominated. A nonpartisan candidate was put tip that fall John and Jerry Itrent were moat active In hla support They made what waa aald to tie a remarkable campaign, and In every county they were met with tremendous enthusi asm IVopIr flocked h.v thousands to hear them and rheere») themselves hoarse as the young orator* excoriate»! the boaaea But on election day the people marched to the polls, voted aa they had always done and ele»1ed the old party ticket by a majority of more than 1(10.000 The campaign fixed John’s place firmly In the public mind This place, one that a practical man would hare thought twice before seeking, was won at the cost o f much o f hit buoyant optimism. It alin»vst coat him hla life alao A heavy cold contracted during the laat days o f the campaign eventu ally settled Into a stubborn rase of pneumonia Th»*re were many anxlona dnva In the Pnnmeade home Nor waa Mlaa lioberta’a anxiety unshared Through three consecutive nights Hugh Pnnmeade never sought hla ron<-h. but kept a constant vigil by hla son’s taslalde. listening to the painful hresthlnr and. without protest, to the reproach»«, o f an Inner voice When the Christmas holldavs arrived John was still con lined to his room. That wlntrr Senator Murrhell varl««1 his program by apemttng thr mngreo- alonnl re»-e«* at hla Irgnl realdrnce And one Sunday morning he came fa»-e to fare with the Judge and Miss ttohert* In the vestibule o f the Presby terian church It waa the first meet Ing In more than two years "Th e doctor tells me John ought to go south and won’t. I f It’s on account of- r r - money matters." the senator looked carefully out Into the street “ I ’ll be glad to help o n t” “ No. sir.” the Judge pot In stiffly “ I f John needs money It la my right to provide It." It had not (xvurred to him l>efor* to exercise the right "S tu ffT said the senator “ I know how you’re fixed. Hugh. Ton can’t a f ford I t I can.” “ W e Punmendea, Senator Murchell, don't accept charity from our political enemies.” “ Our political enemies! H are you turned reformer. Judge?" Murchell tn- qutris! Innocently. “ I thought you didn’t twllev* In agitation.” “ At lenst my son la an honorable gentleman.” the Judge retorted, " lie d<««tu't go ah«<ut deceiving hla friends with promises he has no Intention of keeping.” Her® the Judge certainly scored. “ John." de»-lared the Judge later to ltol>erta with III concealed prUle, "doesn't need charity from me or any one else. Only Justice. He’a an honest hut misguided man.” Others than Senator Murchell o v e r stepped a custom to a|<end the Yuletlde In New Chelsea. To John, by way of llnlg ami Mlaa Roberta, ram* rumors of s very gay h«»u** party on the ridge that hnd been led by aome atrnnge whim to ei|>erleno# the novelty of a “ A little. She thinks 1 am a foot I’ve found.” be added, "that that opin ion Isn't peculiar to her." ••John.'' she pleaded wistfully, "why won’t yon quit? You've done enough.” "IX,wn In your heart, do you want me to quit. A nut Roberta?” "Polltlca has been the ruination o f our family. We Dunmeade® are all fo o lsr “ ’ We DuntneadesT Yon know yon never did a foolish thing In your life. Aunt Roberta." be smiled. “ Ye® 1 did." ahe answered grimly. ” 1—1 like your kind o f foollshnea®’* "Annt Rolierta." he said, with a flash of tbe boyishness be bad almoat lost, "you’re the worst humbug In Christen dom. You think yon're crabbed and cranky and practical, when really you're Just a generous, great hearted, romantic old dear. You think you've missed something big and wonderful and you're afraid I’ m missing It. too. Maytie you have Maybe I am. Rut there are more wars than one o f find ing romance and bapplnes® I am not no unhappy man " i "A re you telling the truth?” ahe nsk*«l quietly. The flash o f boyishness subsided. "1 think I am." he answered gravely. But afterward, when she had gone, he carefully gathered np the fallen petals and tossed them Into the fire. He watched them quickly shrivel and 1 “ Aunt Roberta," h* said, “ you're the disappear. worst fraud in Christendom.** C H APTE R XIII. country Christina® One day Miss The Forerunner. Roberta brought to him an armful of B went south The doctor had roses sent by Katherine. prescribed three months' rest “ I went to call." she explained, “ on John was back In New Chel- Katheriue Hnmpden They were ask- sen In one. preparing with Ing about you ami somebody suggested ! sending flower® So thnt little Mlsa dogged energy to begin a new campaign I Haines went over tbe house and got against the state machine. The campaign that followed waa but 1 together all they had Katherine help ed her." she added "She suggested i t ” a weary repetition of other yenr® with- ■ out the stimulus of hope The spasm! "That was very good o f her.” "John, she Isn't engaged y e t Why?” of enthusiasm past, the people bad , “ la thnt a conundrum I Probably, 1 sunk back Into habitual lack o f Inter-! should say, because she hasn't found est. The only notable political feature I rny one with the re»iulred »combination o f that year was tbe quiet contest o f talents and possession® Or It may within tbe organization between th® be she has found him and he—let us old boss and the new. a struggle In not be too ungallant—doesn’t know I t ” which Murchell was forced to yield. “ John. It Isn't too late for you." Wbeu a man sees the best years of “ It Isn’t too—why. my gracious! bis life slipping away with no accom Aunt Roberta, she likes nice, sleek, plishment. w hen he has suffered uot prosperous gentlemen. Honestly now. only denunciation and misrepresent»-, you could never fit that description to tlon. w hich are uot easy to hear, but me. could you?’’ lie laughed very also trenebery and ridicule, which are harder, and misunderstanding and In-' heart! ly. She looked at him keenly, rose to difference from the people he Is trytug her feet and went downstairs to pro- to serve, whlrh are hardest of all. he ! cure a vase for the flower® When ahe cannot be greatly blamed for wanting returned, he waa staring oddly at sometimes to “ chuck the game." aa | them. What ahe rend In hi® expres Haig put It to John one eveulng I d early winter. The bantering frtemV sion was not at all mirth. “ Suppose." he aald abruptly, “ you ahlp between them, grown deeper as take the flowers downstair® They— the years passed, had been worth more to John than he quite realize«! 1 the odor la a little too heavy.” “ Why don't yon chuck th® game? “ 1 thought." ahe aald quietly, "your laugh w aa overdone. John, how much You're further back than yon were four had your politic® to dp with—it?” H Continued on Page 7