Putnam patriot. [volume], August 28, 1908, Image 7

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Based OH 6JI. Broad hursts Successful Play
THE MAM
I *
wn
ran^ y
u .
of
!°w3S out and told tier tbev'd
ni» to sell myself and
Slv wife—
p:::iHed Herrigan
•ah try in* to eaiui :<
:,1. -What do } on
tlH-y've forgotten all
you’ll still have the
,u'< Folks won't ask
-•• All they’ll care to
got it ”
Ko -erts blundered
. o i; the interruption,
step was to organise
,,ters' wires, ami they
wife this morning
.•J I ? ....
„ f„r a dish nest bill.
\«t thinks I'm the squarest.
Lt nan on earth. Oh, you needn’t
. I?t,r rrust means everything to
*%!* told tiie women I wouldn't
.-iv deed that wasn’t hottest,
i'"Set answered: ’Ottr husbands be
” jjr Kolerts is a crook. If he is
jw hv-irs! he’ll vote against that
, „ be dui before.’ Then on ray
tbis cihui I met my little
’ was crying. I asked him
jfl 'be matter was. He said that
'^8 bad told him I was a grnft
lteii you." his voice rising almost
, (cream. "Bennett’s made my life
jcl I’m no crook. I’m honest
srjre you're honest!” Horrlgan ex
wi. as though to a cross child.
«s The day! That's why
'rcTotii.e f"r "ljr bill. Because the
clauses have l>een cut out of
rad in its present form it’s a benefit
fie city •"
:hat isn’t why I promised to vote
I- contr di' ted Huberts, w ith a
pjirinz dash >f courage. "It was
5 lse [—because"—
\
Tht tort*dropper.
™>r nhui why, then, but Just go
'i and Jo it"
*uu't! I dare not”—
““'ll do it, 1 say!” stormed Horri
Voa can't welch ou me at this
; of the came. Those Sturfevnut
t company notes of yours were
to you and”—
od I won't take them!" dec I a ret 1
ins. slamming two slips of |taf>e!
i upon the table. “There! Take
hack!”
hat do I want of them?" argued
'^‘D craftily. "They belong tc
i 'R't. I won't keep them."
M1 ■! have to 1 keep you to yout
‘feat promise?"
them
asked a voice be
' iu doing here?" bellow
fury "You called me
>».>• f..i coming into your pri
« Icmt knocking What
acaa '.j miing into mine?"
ur®' -;u> tied Alw.vn. "I had an
■ mi the city's. The time is
*ken the words 'Uorrigtin' and
m>*at the Mime thing. Well.
*• how are yn going to vote-;
01 to (eiieve y,,u huuest, and—
an thisV" bis eyes failing
forgotten note* on the table,
dog of yours!” shouted Horrt
ss !*g a futile, furious grub for
otaeiirs which Alwyn was pick
“I’f’P them! Drop them. I
Jou'!l_
ttt hai
id enter
ref Of tl
summoned by I'tie
the room unobserved
■tested men.
• ' lie asked again. "A
n* to " .
• ahouid I ?•' asked Bennett calm
'tu ck eye taking in the nature
- (* of pa[ier even as hi* aiert
Pf'issi ra full the meaning of
lakntioo ,n which they figured
*’ twioog to you.?”
f don't tc- ong to you anyway.”
3 Horrigaa, "and if you dsr*
• feady read them. Roberts.'
* 11 < kinder voice, turning to
l,ri* seierman, "these were tc
J««r bribe, weren't they, fo»
'w the Borough bill?”
luiet r compelling tone and
^forced from Roberts a frightened
ief r, H rr gen could Interfere.
■ . t v , ,4Uiet. Horrigau.”
n-au-j,"i a, ,[,e infuriated bos*
through hia choking
‘k ' s l et »eeu Roberts and
trnH the note* to him!" plead
!i . ante ‘'Honestly, i did!
ou came In 1 conld have
fore
*sl he couldn’t have pre
**■ t‘Tva f I voted against the
at 1 ® *<jn»re and”—
H .ire‘" affirmed Bennett,
f fhe at^wraian s cold, tuotsf
— -| knew
U.4uU ill l l itfiltlsj* IlMSSUl ,
all y«m were honest at heart.
Horrigaa wauled to brilie you. and you
wouldn't l»e briiiovi. Now. I wntit you
to sr-» Into t!io «■»*«! icil room and vote as
your ti*Mtih<»>d tells you to ”
lodierts. comforted. yet still trem
I -; .:, i.’ eyed, not venturing a second
look :• t llnrrijsnis
*' N * iw. ny friend.” s;»id Bennett
utly w he aiul the boss were j
alone together. “what are you going to
do nl ut it? It seems to me your game
is up "
i ”1 want those notes!" panted Horrl- '
KU!;. finding Mibcvi iit sp.ech with an
effort through hi-; red mist of rage.
"Why? They're uot yours. They 1
aren't made over to you. and there is
i no cancellation stamp on them. They
are tlie projierty of the Sturtevant
Trust company, and I'll send them
hack there tomorrow—after I've had
them photographed "
"You'll give them to me." shouted
Horrigan. his mighty body vibrating
with fury, "or you'll uever leave this
room alive!”
“Y’nu're a fool. Horrigan." remarked
Bennett, w ith condescending calm, "for
you iluti t even
know the right
man to bully!”
He traced un
flinchingly Into
the maddened
little eyes of
the boss, and so
i for a moment
k they stissl (.a
i trkinti and |mv
letariat—In the
world old strug
gle of the two
for su|>rem:u y
II o r r igan's
fare was sear- |
let. distorted
tu U r d eTons ; |
Iteimtdl's |,;tle.
i old. deadly In i
Th*'n irihHti the bntth' its repose.
ot u ,iis, t/t.th mm A n <1 then '
nit hj t mj motiunh v.v waged the bat
tle of wills, men standing mu- ,
tionless, tense, vibrant with dynamic j
force.
Slowly, little by little. Iforrtgan's
eyes dropped. He diuvin! awkwardly
to one si,ie from his position in front
of tlie door ft ml Bennett, without so
tntich as a backward look, passed out.
The boss, like a man in a daze, sank
heavily into a chair and gaaed'Straight
ahead of him. his usually red face i
(fray and pasty.
But he was not to enjoy ’even the
scant boon «*f solitude. From the ante
room t i il»!»s strobed in.
“They're going over some unimpor
tant preliminary business.*’ remarked
tlte broker, -so I came out for a breath
of flesh air. How are things going?"
“We re ln»at.' grunted ll orrigan, not
looking up
“Beat?" -creamed Oiblts. ashen and
inert at the imv.s “You don't mean
it.' You can't in n it! Hreat heaven!"
The sigiit of the other’s cowardly
emotion seemed to rouse Horrigan
from his apathy.
“If 1 c.-.n stand it. you can!” he snarl
ed. “You on:.' ■ <e jour {lerceutuge
on the deal, while I"—
"A percentage?" echoed <»fbbs, t«»o
panic stricken to ht*ed his own Indis
cretion. “Kvcry cent i bad iu the
world! I"—
Ho checked himself an Instant too
late.
“So?" drawled Ilorrlgtin. ins keen
little eyes searing the otner with
bollmlless contempt "iso it was yon
who were secretly buying tip the si*s k
and tailing in on to our game, hey ?"
••I’m milled! Broke! Ami —
"And you've got it coining to you.
you winning traitor! The man who
goes hack on his partners deserves ail
the kit king he gets."
“1-1 didn't mean any harm!" mum
hied the crushed Oibbs It eon dn't
hr.rt you people to tiave me buy Bor
ougti sto. k for myself, and I d have
cleared up a million and more oh.
lou t glower like that. Honiguu. hut
try to think out some way of"—
"Ot wt:** you cur?"
•'Isn't there any way even now to
make Bennett let up on his tight?"
"If there was you couldn't lw of use
to us. SO why should 1 talk abou* it
to you?"
"But I'd do anything in the world—
anything"—
"Von would?" cut In Horrlgan
shandy
"V.-s, yes! Only give me a chance
I'd"
Horrlgan considered, then said re
fleetivelv:
•No chance is ti»> Slight to take at a
time like this, and nobody's too rotleu
to I*. of use I've found there are
three things, one of whk'b will aiwais
Inn am man-a woman. ambition or
cash We've tried Bennett oo ambi
tion: he doesn't need money, so only
the first of the three remains."
• A woman? 1 dou't understand"
“Miss Wainwright”
“But"—
-l isten here Bennett's In love with
Waluw right's niece You'ie tut him
out Go and tell hlui if he'll let our
bib aioue i ou'll smash the engagement
and leave her free to marry him
-| e*n't: I—bold on. though! After
ward I could deny the whole thing
couldn't i lt d I* bis word against
mine, and she'd never beilere 1 <-o«id
do such a thing I —I might try
••Yes." grow-led Horrigan. “you might
A cur that's lost mil his uene van try
things that eiefl an ordinary crook
would Uiilt fit.**
Hut Gtbba did not hear He had re
turned to tin- corridor in search of
Bennett The man scarcely deserved
the opprobrium bea|ed on hiui tiy llor
rigan A brilliant. daring operator. be
was uuknowu to bimseif. a rank row
ard at heart For the first rime in his
rife the cowardk-e bad cropped uUt
and. to do Gibbs justice. It had driven
hid temporarily insane In hia^aor
eii t1' t!if i «< ‘i i»* v* js i * v > ■, »*,< ^ *;* t'‘ i
carry uut It was a putrid l it of jet |
s.ui a: wit. i a fin::a fct y drowning
U.u ill ! tjef to cl1.’ teh
llurriitan (•< :■> led him from the
moot, h- t i s iv.ati I nvt' e <|ttltv rg
covered f i v or '! Hi. I ,>ir hi'
hopes had 1 ece cd Hr bail staked
heavily .»u the deal Mor iv er. It* fid
HIV. a* be Mil'll tin ;! dt the wreck iff
that mighty podtanl prestige he had
ao long amt wearisomely to.i t up It
might eiiu. If Alwyn fill tilled hi'*
threat a Unit thv notes, lead to graver
personal consequences Yvt thv !>u
dug pluck that had carried th s man
of Iron froni the gutter to the summit
of iKiiitical power did uot desert him.
nor did be show the loss of oiiv iota of
his customary monumental calm
Scarcely had Horrigan quitted the
room when i’erry and I'a 'as entereil
It
"You could cut tbe atmosphere In
there with a cheese knife." Perry was
saying "Williams doesn't think tbe
Borough bill wlli come up for bait an
hour or so. We'd better spend the
time till then In here than to stay there
aud turn our lungs Into a microbe too."
Pallas did not answer. She sat down
by tbe table and rested her bend de
Jeetedly on one little gloved baud The
sight of Bennett hia grave, hopeiena
appeal to her; tbe calm, utter despnlr
of his brave race— all these had affect
ed her deeply. Perry noticed with
brotherly concern tier look anil attitude
“Peeling faint?" he asked.
"No. I'm ail right, thanks”
“You look pretty near as blue as A1
wyn. He”—
"1'on't let's taik of bim, please,” she
begged.
"Why not? lies tlie whitest chap
til's side of Whltevllle "
"Thai's what I used to think, but I
know better now.”
"Then, miss." broke In a voice from
the d I'irwav. “you'le entitled to anoth
er know.’”
Phelan, who, passing down the cor
rid or, bad heard tier last words as he
reached the threshold, turned Into the
room
“Kx< uso me for buttin’ In on a fam
ily chat.” he remarked. coining forward,
“but I’m pretty well ported on his
honor’s character. an’ when I hear any
one knot-kin’ him It’s toe to the hat
What have you pot against Mr Ben
nett? ‘None of your measly business,
says you. ’Quite so.’ says I. an’, that
bein' the case let's hear all about It.”
Somethin# that underlay the seeming
Impertinence of the alderman’s biufT
speech touched Ihiilas. On Impulse she
“Mr Bennett.” said she. “is opposing
the Borough bill, knowing we shall Is*
paupers if he defeats it He also sold
Borough stork short t»efore he an
mmnced his veto. What ran one think
• *f a man who enriches himself at the
expense of his friends?”
“Geo “ cried Perry, “that’s a terrible
thing! Bennett’s the original man
higher up. I’m afraid l wonder he
isn't afraid to wear the clothes of such
a wbkcd geezer «s himself!”
**nh. perry! Don't Joke about It”'
begged Dallas. “Can’t you see tlte serl
«us <ide of anything? W<* shall he
peimilo.s and depemlent ou”~
I ear thou not. sister mine!” de
flared IVrry in his l**st mehstraiiiatic
manner. “Paupers, sayest thou? Par
i*e it so! Little Brother IVrry will
‘fuard tliee from the cold, shiverx
swats «»f a wintry wind. May Is* we
ran sell violets or start a tight club
ir” —
•• 1 Kiii't!” she urged. Jarred by Ills flip
pancy "You don't undersjniid I"—
'As for that story of bis booor's sell
in’ stock short and milkin' a pile of
cash on his ow n veto.” put In Phelan
genuinely worried, "Horrigau’s looked
It up an' got enough facts to make him
think lie ran prove.it- lie's goln' to
make Williams tell the whole story to
the aldermen tonight. It's a lie. of
course, but it’ll hurt Ids honor a lot.
an' tile worst of It is Bennett refuses
to deny it "
"lie does, eh?" remarked Perry
“Then I'll do > .ine talking alioiit it
I'!! h ive to fracture a promise i made
Alwyri. blit I guess it's worth while.”
"What do you mean'/" queried Dallas
in wonder
"I mean Bennett lent me the money
to sell enough stock short to make up
for what you and I would lose if the
hill was quashed, and he gave me il
letter to his oivu broker We carried It
through, and now you and I stand pat
to whi whichever way the cat Jumps.
We re on velvet, thanks to Alwyn.
“lie did this for usY gas|>ed Dallas
In aroajie “But why didn't you tell
me? Why did you let uie misjudge
him?”
“Ilf made nir promise not to let yoo
know a thing at*>ut It. and” —
“Say. young*ter." broke In Pbelan.
ttugling with excitement "you come
phasin' along with me Into the aider
men's meet In' I'll have you get up
tbere an" tell what you know It'll
knock that lie of Williams' and Horrl
gau'e so high it'll forget to bit groun
again. Come on. «oul Tbere's anre
liable to te bot doln* In the tneetlo' in
mhout eleven second*. Come along!**
CUAPTKK XVI.
DM.1.AS 'eft alone In Horn
gau’o private room, sat at the
big table, making no effort to
folio* her brother ami f’he
lua A uieeeenger. aearcbing for Hor
ngun. Inistied In. looked inquiringly at
the motionless arbite fa<-ed girl, then
;«isred on te fbe committee room be
yoml and on again In bin search until
the Bound of bis fmjtstepa died. And
■till I*a as *at. inert, dumb
Little by ittle stir was piecing to
gether the facts of the long, miserable
complication in tbe light of w bat Per
ry bad just toil! tier It »a# absurdly
east now that she held tbe key of tbe
situation. She could understand every
thing—bow Waiowright bad put b«r
fortune Into Rmtifll atooh to In Su
ets-.-* Beuuett: bow. faiiv.i? TO more ;
Utter, be bad need Ai'vvns know .-u,
of the fact as a w«.ii>ou sv -t :!>e
young turn. bow He wit hi I
to Bare her fortune :?o-1 win be
forbidden Pet t ft* l-i.is ' or fee iii,r»
by telling of the gonerou? a-1
"Fran r.rst to last." she murmur. i
in unhappy contrition. “he his .o t< I
honorably and as be tho u’u I a
h«>e wanted biui to and for my har
ness. And I. .e the wren el
foo I was. eoi dn't unde - Al
publicly humiliated him Uh. if on*>
it weren't too late to”—
A vision of till*!"- flashed he* -
miml. and she shtnld red. ret 4
that tier rash steps had eut .el
“It Is too late." she confess, si To b-r
seif. fighting !>«ck the hot tea s \'
seared her eyes But at ea.-: 1 - .in
te : him 1 know ami l»*g his foil n
ness and thank him "
The soinul of voh-ea in the e >: t i ■ ■
musisl tier from tier bitter revere
she spra. g up hastily, unw: - !
at:.' should see tier tear stained I*t ,
but tile speakers, though they drew ’
near, did not enter Horrlgiin's otthv
Instead, they stepissl Sato tli* ail; " ,
U;g committee room. The messenger
had left ajar the doi>r between the two
rooms. Heallztug this snd not wishing
to lie awn. Dallas shrank lank towanl
the wall, fearful of detection. Then
the yoke of one of the speakers sud
deuly arrested her notice.
••Well.” Bennett was saying In no es
pev. tally drII tones, "you said you wish
ed to speak to me In private What
have you to say? Be brief, for 1 am
busy.”
Finding herself the unwilling witne«*
to what promised to be a confidential
talk. Dallas stole towanl the door lead
lug to the corridor, but Horrlgan. as
was hl» custom, hud locked It on going
out She dared not enter alone the
crowded anteroom In her present state,
so hesitatingly she paused, forced to
remain where she was. The sound of
another voice chained her to the spot,
and. unconscious of eavesdropping, she
stood spelltmund. hearing every word
distinctly through the half oi>en door
way.
”1-1 hardly know how to Ivogtn."
Gibbs was replying to Bennett's curt
demand “It Is a delicate subject
and”—
“Then the sooner It Is treated to o|ien
air the I letter. Is”—
"You've won the Borough bill tight."
begat) Gibbs
“Is that all you have to say to me';"
"No. You've won. lint you've lost mr
ulore Y'oll've lost I lallrts \\ .iluvv! i _■ '.it
”1 hanb.v heed to lie reminded of
that." retorted Bennett "and It is a
I lion t C» rc* To C1ISW*U*S
“Hut listen." pleaded Gibbs ns the
mayor made a move us though to have
the room. "One minute! 1 sn> jon’ve
won the Borough tight. I've w^u Dal
las Can’t we"—
“Well, what?" asked Hennett. with
ominous quiet as he paused iu ills de
parture
“Can't we strike some sort of bur
grain?" said Gibbs tentatively.
“Kxplaln. please." ordered Hennett.
with that same deceptive calm.
“Why." went on Gibbs, euilmhloned
at the other's seeming eomphneme.
"suppose you gne np this Borough
fight and I give up Dallas? I won her
by a triek. She doesut really love me
It is her pride, not her heart, that made
her throw you over and accept me. II j
is you she loves, and I've known It all
along, and you are in Ime with her."
“What thenV*
“Just this." returned Glbtis. wonder
ing at Bennett's quiet reception of the
strange offer "She will marry tue l*o
cause she isn't the sort of girl to go
back on her promise, especially since
she looks on me as a sort of high mind
ed martyr to your oppression, so If 1
hold her to her word she will not back
down Now. it you. even now. with
draw vour opposition the Borough bill
will i:u tinsmith
I- e I it K o
through nmi I
v III break my
engagement to
1 >u Ibis Wain
w r I g h t a n <1
J*-.t i e her ftw
to marry you "
“Vow promise
that?"
<rl«l
(jlhliH. elated "I
promise on my
word of honor!
Is It a iuir
UtainV
"tiiiilw." re
plied A I w v ii
■lowly. "I iliiJn't
think there wm
»<> foul u cur .1 w
joii lii fi11 Hie
world I thought 1 understood how ut
tcrly rotten you were, hut I didn't li‘
have there was ii hi ii n living vvlio could
"GIWi* / ilWn'l thinI.
there uiirt so lout 11
cur o# you in ail the
world.”
debase himself as you've Just done."
"But"— begun Gibbs, in bewilder
ment
“Now you'll listen to me for a mo
nieut.1' cut In Bennett, mlemlng the in
terruption "You «ay I'm In love with
Miss VValnwrlght It Is true I love
her In u way a dog like you could never
understand if he tried for a lifetime.
I’d give my life for one word of love
from her. hut I'd sooner go forever
without that word than win It by a
dishonest deed that would prove me
unworthy of her. I asked her love at a
free gift and tried to deserie it. She
refused, and I won't try to buy what
■he -won't give me. especially since the
price would make ute as unworthy of
beraa you yourself are "
“But you take the wrong view of IL
Tou see. if—
“1 see tbla much: I'll have to afieak
plainer to get my view of thr iw Into
your rile mind If ever uguln you
meet me. atand out of mr way. Don't
speak to me or cotue wtiere i am. for
If you cross my path attain I'll treat
you ten thousand time* »<»r*e than
when I thrashed you lu that football
game That'* all."
Bennett, retraining bi* wrath with
a mighty effort, turned on hi* heel and
strode off into the corridor, testing
till.i* taring after biru In dumb. Im
potent deepair
When the broker bad reeorered hlm
aeif sufficiently to start from the room
Da I la* Wainwright atood before him.
burring the e*it Her fare waa dead
w hite, ber l ig dark eyes ablare.
"Wait!"" site commanded. "I must
•peak to you—for the last time.”
“Dallas!” gasped tbe desperate man,
bis drawn face turning p<wttl»ely yel
low "Too were—yoa— yoo heardT*
"Mr Bennett just now called you
■tbe foUiest cur in all tbe world,' ” said
Iw i>. hor v iiiiv scarcely louder than
a wh;s(«-r. yet twry syllable atinsliig
a* a whiplash •‘IK* (Hit tt too mildly."
"Rat. sweetheart"—
••"Mis* VV i nw right." piewse I heard
you nfier to w’l mo to him in exchange
for his conscience. tf tuy own brother
hi! I tool iin- such a thine I would not
hav«» ho t-rsi him. hut I myself heard
It V I I I . aril his splendid answer
I; . von know. I »as joking! That
It u .s just a triok to"—
'.list such a trivls that made mo
to be imir wife? Vo*. but
l! ‘imo viiu had to do with a man -
a man In a million not with a poor.
. d • • - i tt s dial like mo And bo
answered ym as I shon d havo an
svvervd yon bad my eye* been opened
In I Imo I"
••f> •!*." groaned (KM*. Mr bene
on s sii'sc d took at mo liko that!
I o.o t Is-ar it! I lore you! tad I" —
~.Vu l I In my criminal folly (>n m
Is is! to marry you!' * ..J I
let you kis> mo. My ■(»> .1 uegnideil
fv'.owr by itail bon b <1 >our* I et
you speak vvoulsof iosonviiio. I lwoke
a brave man's lioart for your worthless
sake 1 Mi. the sinumv* the horrible
shame of It all! Hut l ahull thank tjod
on my tombs I knee* that I havo foumt
out tlio truth liofmo it was too late "
"Too i.itoV ho echoed 111 horror. Id*
Voice rising almost to a scream l»al
la?*, you iv not
going to tint) w
me owr> You
mviiV'—
•SiottttlM#*.’*
xhv atittwvivd
uuivtly. a world
of won doling
vconi in hvr
Ivvvl tone*. “you
d o uo( v * v u
know how vikf
a thing you hiv
Now Ivavv me,
1> I « i o Your
l>rv»w ucv nick
IMW IIIV."
llv tried to
a|H*ak. hut *01110
lliiug of the in
of fa hie con
,A<>tr Ifciiv wr, }>tca*r, tempt hi her
You i-.mm, c Birk ,.>OK K|
C US Hit . , l l i
1 »• ii c o «1 him
Without *i wort! he «lmik out of tin*
room nml out of hot' lift*.
I helaa. apu with oaputiess for the
comm# sin uuli* in tin* ahlertmuilc
< h;imtH*t‘. busted past through tin* o>r
rhlar Ih* alderman Itml man.v duties
today, ami as the performatioa? ol ea.li
brought him nearer t*• hi*s lmu-*d for
n*\t «*e on llun ij. ui In* was positively
her.mi tu with ri :hteous bliss. Dallas
caught slight of him.
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Society Directory
I. O. O. V.
Israel Putnam l.odge, No. 33
Meet* t vm Tuesday evrinnj* at 7 HC o'clock
from Oct ohri 1 U Ap’d I. mhI li oVIw k ft****
April » to < MoIht 1, in * hid Fellow*’ Hal
Poiufret Strict Vinting brother* alwaya w«l
Noble (»ntnd, t hath1- M. Nieholi
Vice (<r«ntl, Jano Haitie*.
Se< retarv. huriva II. r idler
Treasurer, I-eon 1'. Wilson.
A. G. Warner Pos>
No. 54, G. A. K.
Meets in V II. hall W«m
nAMttv m'oiHK* *•* * o'clock
W. H. W litttrtnon-,To*! t «»'• *
inikntIci. < t.ituiK'v M«» -c; Ail
S. K. SiNildiuK.iJUiMtriDitiktri
Putnamf Council. No. /?4C
^ Royal Arcanum
k M(Tl- 1*1 Mini -id II
t*a* h mould, fit k oVlo* k, ii
LO.i.i Ff4k*w« Hall, K* ut 14
T Poirtret Mmi.
(rfuTKe W. I4*ijer, lU’jfent.
Warren Am* *, 8u<*rcUr>.
Business Directory
CHARI.M K. HRAHUI K H A R « K. KI »»*l
SEARLS & RUSSELL,
ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELLORS-AT*LAR
CENTRAL BLOCB, PUTNAM.
Office Hour* * * ro., to 4 |>. n
Mr. Hear l»fivr»«pFctal attention! o(*ort<orftttoi
and Municipal law , Mr. Ku»**ll to prooat« uu
the drafting uf will#, act* al*o a*
*umlni«trator mdlruiurlBthi- *«*ttlem«nt of
ate*
C M AKJ.KS L. TOKKET. MARLON M.«.KI*MEH
Torrey & Geissler,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
NVw Bradley Huitdtritf.
OHIO Hours: * to U. 1 to f>: »; 7 to »
j/ Kit' II- JOHNSON,
Attorney and
Cou nsellor-at-Law
WagnerV Bio< k Kortuedy oMi* of JoLa >
Cane ut« r. Putnam. < osu. RJP"’ I‘lephooe .14-li
JjlltKU li. CAI(U
Attorney and Counsellor
At Law
office no. t
New Hr.dley Building.
Hoar. 9-12 1—4 7—b
Hoorn 107 Elm Street.
Q ■ * B. « BUT,
Mouldings and Bracket*,
Huh, Blind.. l»oor«. Window Km*.. Wow
Turning. Htr.lghi, Hcroll a.d Bud »»»lng
Klaaia. ad it itch lag. framing Klaa. Hluklag
Boat*, drwrl Port., BaJa.ter, H'ar Kail nag
Build*or* Klalab.
Shop on romfrrt .timrt, a*ar tfc* twldg., r»t
onto. < UDB
Tli Pitaaa fm*q mi MaeUn
Ctrwriti*.
limml foaod.
HH/KlUttl of il
•»<l Mw-hiM- work, *04 UK
t celebrated riuaMr Mteaa
W. H. BAHBK.H Trm.
pimua •*▼»«•«
MrtAred* u. declared Aj.rU 1*1 u* Oototei
Utlaeack yeor, payable April *rb aad octoUi
«tt. Deperft- ®*d* alley Ik* »r.l day of *Mt
BOiUwawin itlont from the drat dap of tfcr
■aaordlad TOLMTKUmi.rrooo.
OfSOKOK »T MOLT Pr»*.
II
A. MO10NTOH.
Dentist.
Coart llimK Illork, Putnam. Offc-e Hwn
fro* 9 o. ib. to ! f. t»., aed 2 to 5 P. »
Oflro TrUjbosr M-3.Ho®« T*lepho»el7^*Il
ptuus
General Insu-ance Agency,
riLLta arri-tnio cp rraia*, nrj,«
All gowil «tto— »0o«l4 b» *tliir***ed.
L. fl Foilrr a*d »U! m»!« preapt .At tattoo
FOR SALE
, i«k IVtttfr*
iSt* A »»» *,' ^ k i»
lftj
5° !»Oih Is -’;
♦cnr*- \f r<M
old. H»n »s. v-s % ; « b*?t IK* r
specialo" - * V:ul« *r*
made » -v* •v*-,«vb- u t -ice-. pxn-Mh<*
s«Hatai*tn» <*?■*. v*s n>» *«rri' of tnj*1
I'mJv iH- v ... i ** 1 \ . ■O .tn.tm * *;>;■
Oewpag K' i* * *h '* n">u*\ .it*F
Htirii in \< ivlfFk ~SJjTHI
THE \EW FIREPROOF
HOTEL NAVARRE,
7tn Ave and ,s8th Pt.
B*«ii *. M. i't ,.. -i». M <»
imun « L«\ . \ *| V; -; \
yv.
JVtt. .
Ihr.ua, i
AccMlMt, ami Klfgant |
Within Kiw Mimitr* Walk ol l'lirnttv*. Shop*
hwH'Ih^. U¥> I wt W»'«l oi HitNkilw «) N* *
1 >ut«'h linll I m>j* *t iu 1 'tty, t'n 1<
i'ar* I'a«» llotri to Ail 2i*iit-o*<U.
II 50 rKK I>AY without Hath.
12.00 *‘K,{ pay with H*ll5
Suite* |3 50 S» n*l For llookltt
s'IKAKNS A DABli, l»r©pt.
^Artesian Welle
F. A. CHAMPLIN
M«i>. St TjOtuMlloiulow M»«l
NEW YORK
CLIPPER
a tms aacATiaT
IKITRICALi SHOW PAPEI
IN THE WORLD.
tUI hi Yur. slid* ton, 10 Bl
MUTED WKKKLT.
•ample Copy Free.
FRANK QUEEN PUB. CO. (U*
MJfff! HOUR, » rm.lMIKKH,
*w.
jwuimco
IHI Hi* IN
LUMBER
of
g ALL KINDS
o
Lime, Cement
Drain Pipe
Paints and Oils
Fertilizers
Fire Prick and Cement
Ladders
Shingles, &c. &c.
JOHNO FOUCO
S
Office ud Vtrdt muth ul Po.t
ONtea, PutnMn.
CASTOR IA
Ik Iiiuto u4 CkiUm.
TIm KM Ym Ian Alviys Bn0t
pMM O. UMtlU
Real Estate, Life Accident
and Fire Insurance.
HaUamr Black
Ftiua
When You
Haw got done ..trying"
unsat isf.utoi s Heat
ing i toilers,
YOU C ' N SAFELY
BUY THE
BOILER
K al way ^satisfactory.
All styles and all sizes. I in
use since 185 t.
J. A. HUVRARD,
S«#ilir\ Phtntfert. and
Hi A »}<M KtlU'l
j IWftt'i, Com*.,t\m* lot Windham
I a tut Tolland i liioty,
FARM
JlORTtilKK l\U.STM\TS
Thai Inn Stood lh> Tist In
25 years
The fiimoculrtmiv that juH pa* *«'»’, 1 »« to
Muto* tlri)Ht)i,‘hTii('il t tin, wlist1 *
tli in 11 v*1 * iHMiki'tl «)< »»•*' dtttiu*'
at.it ti'l uvting the |HitJp ot IS'AI, namely ; Thai
there U t»o other properly ante at ttn«t, »rd
that m» lung a* the *a»< <»*U am! the »un alune*
ttifttfRA Ih* no hart! UttH'1* ahead toi the it*uit
« itti t» well Mated faith, to it he 1 earn U»et« l>«
tiiii m*t votmu ** t«v the holder ut t» well planed
I hiii Me»t9^*ir<* oil Mteh piopetly. h’m taetdv
fivt ufti* mu K‘**t Mm»£ u* Farin l.om *
have »to«*d the teat without the k;** nj n *t ugla
dollai to •*.> itit mdm . a *t»k me«t U;nl «m of
out \t *v t * )• Uml» umloiiii t•> nan I'ui llrm.
VV« should In1 t»haM«i to tend «*« < • ve
j tmmot tn.in of our loan* to anv one e’**t* «l
I «n ahmluteiy safe ilift'stttuciit that vvil! net
Farniers&TrailersBank
Wakefield, Nebraska
luhu I>. Il i'Well, l*’ve* t» Matht i'-toiV f
R, II Mithi Wion. t aahlet.
mi: a.\u 1 Air
The Light that Never Fails.
Tin* lu*»i st I.mil)) *»ii Hi®
Mmkt'l, till thing* <*on*hle,t*sj, 110 (l«t»*
K«‘r, iHuhiutuvi. ( ’all mid *4*i‘ thi'iii in
ojK-ritUon nt
l>. F. X. MVOY, 4dt.
til M:iin !Slm l, r.ili.Hiii,
win-rv < Tn|>» and is!t Mipjdle*
for l<am|Mi»n Ik- had. AImi rr ft* 1*1101*1
cmi Ik* glvon lo many now in urn?.
I liMvi* » coUMtion of Hu** Vtolio# wbkli
Imvc tivriticii lo o( , ninony lb« m era
(Mwcmt ol my own makr * hit'll wit* tiiwtu imohwnI
fot imnc»it»l work, »Uo teveril vary old
•ti unseat* idiublc ‘oi | trior or prultmcionai |»uf *
poor*. AH thour in lint hr nold.
The early hird—eU\,t*t*.
JOHN A. MORSE
-ft® South Mmtu Htreet ( ona
> Commonwealth Hotel
> Opp. State House. Boston
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Offer* room* wltb but and mid v.a*«r
(»r f 1.00 per day and up; ruuiua with
private bath for fl.AU per day and up)
•uile* u( two ruutna and batb for f3 Off
per day and up. Weekly ralea on room*
willi lot and cold water and ebower
balba, |«.H0 to fff.tO; room* wltb private
bathe, fll 00 to f 12 00; eultea of two
l tom* and bath f 14 00 to f‘22.00.
Absolutely f I reproof, Htone fltrore,
r.ulblnii wood but the doore. Kqulpped
with Ha own HanUary Vacum Clean In*
riant. lying Distance Telepnone la
Kei ry Kuo in. dtrlolly • Temperance
Hotel. |
STOKER f CRAFTS. Manner.
Hand (or Booklet.
For Sale I
THE
ON ELM "STREET
Inquire of
Richard Gorman,
Iuauronco and Rea] Eetate,
Bradley Building, - Putnuo