Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, January 15, 1913, Page 8

as «owish,” HS RISE POWER Author of “The Man Higher Up” Copyright, 1911, by the Bobbs-Merrill Compaey F PROLOGUE. Reader, here isa live, gripping, absorbing romance of politics— not the politics of a decade ago, but the politics of today. A young American of good fighting Blood and hard, fixed ideals sets eut to smash the political ma- chine of his state without com- promise with evil. The greatmo- ment of his life comes when he must sacrifice his clean hands or ruin the father of the girl he doves. The creative genius and darge power of the author are even more notable than in “The Man Higher Up,” Mr. Miller's preceding novel. ae CHAPTER VI. The Call. HE Consolidated Coal company was a fact. a splendid, epoch making fact. = The last stubborn holdout, surrendering to Hampden’s skillful ne- gotiations, to necessity and pressure of public opinion. had been led tri- amphantly into camp—and on Hamp- den’s terms. Among the hills west of town things began to happen under his forceful direction. A spur from the railroad was being constructed. A vil- Jage of rough shanties was hastily thrown together to house the colony of miners that was to be brought jater. An atmosphere of businesslike haste pervaded New Chelsea. The price of rea! estate promptly advanced. Vi- sions of expansion. of prosperity. filled the eye. Cranshawe one day explained to John why he and his Deer township meighbors had capitulated. “We got to take what we can git. It 4akes a lot o’ money to develop coal Jands. Hampden has it—an’ we hain't. We found he'd got all the right 0’ ways. If we could find any one to buy our coal, he couldn't ’a’ shipped, *eeptin’ over Hampden’s right o’ way. I don’t like to be held up, but it’s my only chance to leave anything fer my ehildren.” “I hope it will all turn out for the est,” said Jolin, fearing—he hardiy knew why—that it might not so turn out. “Seems like,” said Cranshawe, “the feller with money has the whip hand ever the feller with something to sell or develop. Trouble is, even when we know it’s wrong. we don’t want to change it, hopin’ that some day it'll give us a chanct to make money the wame way.” “Ob, no! John protested. to believe that. I can't believe ‘Men aren't all of the dog-eat-dog spe- cies.” “Well.” said "Ri, a little ashamed, “I don’t know as I believe it myself. Guess I'm a little peevish over bein’ outbargained by Steve Hampden. I he added thoughtfully, “you could be lawyer fer the company. It Jooks like us farmers won't have much gay in the business. I'd like to have some one on the inside who could tell ™s what's goin’ on.” “No chance of that, "Ri. Hampden @oesn’t think much of me.” He did not tell Cranshawe why he had Jost the capitalist’s favor. The net result of his quixotism, he thought with some bitterness, was to ‘win Hampden’'s hostility and to put himself out of the way of protecting this farmer friends. And late in October occurred his par- ‘ty’s rally. It was necessary to marshal the badiy shaken party hosts. For into Benton county had marched a young man who, ina single opposition speech. broke through the defenses so pains- takingly reared by Jeremy Applegate and his fellow soldiers. None other than Jerry Brent. A hig, rawboned. homely. fellow, uncouth in manner and #ometimes in grammar, but with a “I'd hate | it. | rude, passionate eloquence that al-! ‘Ways carried his audience with tim. He had been a coal miner, a labor organizer, and had, after a struggle so common that description stales. been admitted to the practice of law. In all the thirty-five years of his life the charge of material dishonesty had never been raised against him; he was still poor. And he was counted a ris- mg man in the opposition party, not with the connivance of his party ‘bosses, however. They considered him @ radical, unsafe and—cardinal crime 4m an honest and unmanageable young man—ambitious. Respectable people mneered at his “antics.” It was said that his eyes were fixed on the next momination for governor. Even with ‘this suspicion rankling in their minds the bosses dared not—so popular was he among labor men—refuse him op- portunity to speak during the cam- ‘paign. | men. “heard Brent's Benton county speech. It troubled hin. unanswerable. Brent. dealt in terms of suspicion. not of facts, but it was a suspicion that found a swift echo in the hearts of his audience. He frankly said as much. “We don't govern this state.” said Brent. “One man, Murchell, picks out our officers and tells ‘em what to do while in office. You people don't zov- j ern Benton county. One man, Jim Sheehan, Murchell’s tool, chooses your commissioners, your treasurers. your sheriffs, your district attorneys.” John winced. “And it's wrong, my God! It’s wrong!" the orator cried passionstely. “It would be wrong, even if these men were honest. And I blame you for it. You haven't the right to shove your responsibility on other men’s shoulders, and they haven't the right | to take the power.” | The man’s hot, rongh eloquence found a jodgment where least expected in Jobn’s heart, already sensitized by his own discoveries and questionings. Jerry Brent was right. The oldest inhabitant could not re member when the old party had been so vigorously attacked. To stem the tide of revolt—John felt.it strongly in his canvass—an old time rally was to be held in the square. Sheehan in- structed John as to the part which the latter was to play. “You're to speak. Hit ’er up hard. Tell ‘em all about us bein’ the friend of the farmer. It’s your chance. Parrott and Sherrod’l] be there. Parrott’s no slouch of a speaker, but you can beat him. Farmers like a good speech.” “I don’t know that I care to make | the speech.” “Don’t you Sheehan demanded. | “I guess so. Yes,” with sudden vigor and a short laugh that Sheehan did not understand. “I do.” “Well. then. play up your inde- pendence. Tell ‘em there's no strings tied to you.” “1 can tell them that—with truth.” Sheehan looked long and hard at him. Then he chuckled. “Of course. And don’t forget the state ticket when you're talkin’.” When he was alone John fairly writhed in his self contempt and hat- red of the boss. He prepared a fine speech, and then came the night of the rally—the pomp and panoply of war. We stand with John under the big elm at the northwest corner of the square. where Main and North streets meet. Before us is the rough board speakers’ stand. hastily knocked to- gether and liberally bedecked with @ags and lithographs of Lincoln and of Beck, the candidate for treasurer. In front are many rows of pine benches. Over all falls the white splendor of the full October moon, to be dimmed when the four kerosene torches guarding the speakers’ stand are set flaring and smoking, and by many other lights. Debouching into Main street from ether roads comes a steady stream of steeds, gaunt and strong and slow moving as the human freight they @raw, shying awkwardly at the lights chievous boys. The steeds are safely hitched in various churchyards, and the drivers gather in the square in shifting, serious groups. Gradually the square fills. A hoarse hum of voices rises. ‘Che air becomes charged with an unnatural! excitement—the sense of an occasion—bred of the strange lights and bustle and the presence of many Jobn between handshakes has time to feel it. His lagging soul, jaded by much questioning, leaps forth sud- denly responsive. These men are—the people. The power of it—the power and the glory! He thrills under a sense of oneness with them. Murchell and bis machine, Sheehan and his con- trol, seem far away. unreal, impossible. The candidates, properly acclaimed, and their party of distinguished citi- zens are on the platform. The benches are filled. Around them stands a fringe of men. mostly farmers, who in the tush for seats have been too slow. John, sandwiched in between Sheehan and Congressman Jenkins, in his eyes. on the faces of the men before him. in office. mous corporation lawyer, whose fea- tures somehow suggest that he is well named. He is adept in the use of those phrases which elicit enthusiasm, but do not convince. After him Mark Sherrod. state senator, a tall, suave man with a magnetic something about him. One of his eyes has a‘slight cast and gives all his undoubted attraction can re- move. He is a coming man. Already a. power in the big eastern city, it is whispered that he is planning to suc- ceed Beck in the treasurership. And after him the Hon. G. Washington Jen- kins, congressman from the district. Lincolnian in figure, shrill and nasa} of voice, but with the old campaigner’s fund of stories and a rough and ready spite of his time worn arguments. The front seats roar their approval. From the fringe of farmers, Jim Shee- han observes, comes only grim silence. There is an uneasy sense that Jerry Brent’s suspicions have not been an- wered. Through it all John sat, hardly mov- ing. But within him was tumult. He was contrasting the grandiloquent. vir- tuous phrases with the machine as he had seen it. And he knew that in the Gevious devices of which he could not help hearire hints in his campaigning he had caught but a glimjpwe of ue It seemed to him | it was true. want to be elected?” : i | facetious, and no one laughed at his | grave, protesting irony. flashed in their eyes by reckless, mis- | looks out | over the audience, a strange question | He is seeking a “reason,” | |.as though it were to be found written The speaking begins. After a short | preliminary speech the chairman intro- | | duces Beck, candidate for treasurer, as | | inconsiderable now as he will be when | Then comes Parrott, a fa- | his face a sinister expression which not | eloquence that catches the crowd in | t 1 { | “rea- | term commencing on Jan. 47th, 194: ing enacted before them? He could not believe it. And yet he—he who doubted—was expected to play a part in the mockery, to give the lie to his inner consciousness, to befog the issue in the minds of the listeners, to take his place in the ranks of the machine. The speech in his pocket burned to the skin. The tumult was still raging when the | Hon. Wash Jenkins concluded his florid peroration and the applause died down. Vaguely, as from a distance, John heard the chairman introduce “New Chelsea’s candidate” and the sudden cheers that rose. He did not realize, although Parrott and Sherrod did. that | in the cheers was a quality not felt in the other greetings that night. He rose mechanically. He hardly knew when Sheehan, grasping his arm, shouted into his ear: “Don’t forget the state ticket. Play it up hard!” He stood silent before them. The well conned speech, with its smooth periods, the dramatic climaxes, to which his clear, flexible voice lent it- self so beautifully, refused to be ut- tered. He could not speak the lie he had prepared; a “reason” he had not. At last words came, in a dry, sup- pressed voice. He did not mean to be “We have heard tonight of the past | Blories of our party, and of glories ; that are of the nation. 1 shall not re- peat. lest repetition dull their point. I have been asked not to forget the state ticket. in fact, to play it up hard. I need hardly speak for the gentle- men who have so eloquently spoken for themselves. I presume they do not wish to be saddled with responsibility for any of my shortcomings. nor do I! wish to be judged by theirs. I am a candidate for office. If you think me the sort of man to administer that of- fice honestly and well, without fear or favor, and as my own man, | shall be happy. If you don't think that. you can’t believe that any party's history will make me an honest official. And— that’s all I can say.” He turned and walked toward the | rear of the platform. The silence con- | tinued. Siack jaws fell slacker. The fringe of farmers stood motionless, be. wildered, slow to grasp the signifi- cance of the short speech. Through the silence the voice of Jim Sheehan. first to recover presence of mind, car- ried over the crowd to Main street. “For God’s sake start a tune or something!” This to the band. . Some one laughed. The band began to play “When Johnny Comes’ March- ing Home,” of all tunes! People began to rise from their seats, It was not necessary for the chairman to an- nounce the end of the meeting. On the stage John faced a wrathful tableau—Parrott, Sherrod and Shee- | “Don’t forget the state ticket. Play it up hard!” ban. “What the h—!”—began Sheehan, but the suave Sherrod, minus his suavity, interrupted. “What do you | mean? If you can’t support the ticket you had no right to speak at all. You | abuse courtesy, young man.” “Not yours, at any rate,” John an- swered, and walked from the stage. He made his way quickly behind it and out around the crowd. He was dazed at his own act. A heavy sense of treachery was upon him, yet he could not have done otherwise. He shad not eyes for the curious glances, many of them more friendly than he could then have believed. cast toward him. Walking swiftly with eyes cast down, he would have passed without noticing the fashionable trap in front of his home had not a voice from it called to him. “John, John!” Conitnued Next Week This story is beeoming more | interesting all the time, Do not plication has been made in writing to the Village Council of said Vil- lage of Grand Rapids, and filed in my office, praying for License to Sell Intoxicating Liquors for the and: terminating on January 46th, 1914, by the following person and at the following place as stated in said application, to-wit: Anthony McAlpine In the east front room of the ground floor of that cer- tain one story frame building situated upon lot 3, block 18, Plat of the Town of Grand Rapids, in the Village of Grand Rapids, Itas- ca county, Minnesota. Said application will be heard and determined by said Village Council of the Village of Grand Rapids at the Recorder’s office in said Vil- lage of Grand Rapids in Itasca coun- ty, and State of Minnesota, on Fr: day the 24th day of January A. D. 1913, at 8 o'clock p. m. of that day. Witness my hand and seal of the Village of Grand Rapids this 8th day of January, A. D., 1913, FRANK SHERMAN, Village Recorder. Notice of Application for Liquor License State of Minnesota, County 2f Itasca, Village of Grand Rapids, ss. Notice is hereby given, that applica. tion has been made in writing tothe Village Council of said Village of Grand Rapids, and filed in my office praying for License to Sell Intoxicat- ing Liquor for the term commencing on January 15th, 1918, and terminat. ing on Januery 15th, 1914, by the fol- lowing person and at the following place, as stated in said application, respectively, to-wit: Cal Gilman. In the west front room on the ground floor of that certain one-story frmae building, situsted up- on lot 20, block 18, ‘plat of the Town of Grand Rapids, in the Village of Grand Rapids, Itasca county, Minn. Said application will be heard and determined by said Village Council of the Village of Grand Repids at the Recorder’s office im said Village of Grand Rapids, in Itasca county, and State of Minmesota, on Friday, the 24th day of January, A. D. 1913, at 8 o’clock p. m. of that day. Witness my hand and seal of the Vil: lage of Grand Repids, this 6th dey of January, A. D., 1913. (SEAL) FRANK SHERMAN, Village Recorder. Notice of Application for Liquor License State of Minnesota, Qounty of Itasca, Village of Grand Rapids, ss. Notice is hereby given, that appli. cation has been made in writing to the Village Council of said Village of Grand Rapids, and filed in my Office, praying for License to Sell Intoxicat. ing Liquors for the term commencing on January 18th, 1913, and terminating on January 18th, 1914, by the following persons and at the following plaée, as stated in said application, respectively to-wit: Mohr & Dibbert. In the north front room on the ground floor of that cer- tain two story frame building situated on the east 50 feet or lots 10, 11, and 12, of block 16, original plat on the town of Grand Rapids, Itasca county, Minn. Said application will be heard and de- termined by said Village Council of the Village of Grand Rapids at the Recorder’s office in said Village of Grand Rapids, im Itasca counyt, and State of Minnesota, on Friday the 24th, day of January A. D., 1913, at 8 o’clock p. my of that day. Witness my hand and seal of the Vil. lage of Grand Rapids, this 4th day of Janjpary, A. D. 1913. (SBAL) FRANK SHERMAN, Village Recorder. Notice of Application for Liquor Licerise. State of Minnesota, County of Itasca, Villaga of Cohasset, ss. Notice is hereby given, that applica- tions have been made in writing to the dommon council of said Village of Cohasset, and filed in my office, pray- ing for License to Sell Inotxicating Li- | quors for the term commencing on Jan- uary 17th, 1913, and terminating on Jan. uary 17th, 1912, by the following per- sons, and at the following places, as stated in said applications, respect- fullg,, to-wit: ‘Carl Nelson & Co., one story frame building situate on lots 1 and 2, in block 2, original plat of Cohasset, Minn. Said applicaion will be heard and de- terminated by said common. council of the Village of Cvhasset, at the coun- el room in the Village hall of said Village of Cohasset in Itasca county, and State of Minnesota, on the 16th day of January 1913, at § o’clock p. m. Witness my hand and seal of the Vil- lage of Cohasset this 3lst day of Decem- ber, 1912, (SEAL) : F. J. SKOCDOPOLD, Village Recorder. Mortgage Foreclosure Sale. Default has been made in the condi. tions of the mortgage executed by Harry S. Cleveland and Nellie P. Cleve- 1and, his wife, mortgagors to W. H. Robilliard, mortgagee, dated May 1st, 1909, and recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds for Itasca county, Minnesota, May 17th, 1909, at 5 o'clock, |ship 67; Range 22; southwest quarter Sheriff of said County at the front door of the County Court in the Village of Grand Rapids, in county, on Monday the Wth day February, 1913, at 10 o'clock, a. m., public vendue, to the highest bidder for eash, to pay the amount then due on said mortgage together with the cost of sale including Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) attorneys fees stipulated i Said mortgage. Dated Decemiber 18, 1912. MARGARET A. THORPE, Assignee of Mortgagee. EDWARD T. THITSWORTH, Attorney for Assignee of Mort. gagee, 643 and 644, Andrus Build- ing, Minneapolis, Minnesota. H. R. Dec. 25, Janmary 29, '13. Summons. State of Minnesota, County of Itasca, in the District Court, 15th Judic. ial District. L. M. Mann Land Company Plaintiff, vs. William T. Bailey, Henry Hughes, W. J. Moore, Olat Fosmo, Char. les Butts, John Dugan, W. C. Winston, O. W. Saunders, Great Western Farm Land Company, Northern Pacific Railway Com- pany, W. P. Jewett, Taylor Falls & Lake Superior Company, Mathias Doll, Santa Fe Pacific Railroad Company, Hanson Ey. Smith, James P. Stearns, Charles H. Dickinson, Trustee, H. F. Brown, H. F, Browne, G. W. Holland, Frank J. Heller, Minnesota Land Corporation, Ez. ra Rust, George L. Burrows, ‘Caroline S. Ness, W. C. Hen- lein, John McGuire, T. B. Walk- er, Annie Cadotte, Cora Ca. dette, L. C, Felch, Alvarado Park, Delmer A. Park, and Wal. ter D. Park, as sole heirs of James R. Park; Fred A. Kribs, Louis H. Ickler, C. EB. Purdy, F. A. Chamberlain, C. H. Dav. is, Alfred N. Sicord, James G. Reid, John Moeller John H. Loper, Robert K. Boyd, William ‘Wood, F. W Bonness, J. J. Howe, Nellie Armstrong, Hers. chel B. Fryberger, Somerset Company, Deer Lake Timber Company, Sheldon-Mather Tim- ber Company and Louis A. Pradt, and ali other persons unknown, claiming any right, title, estate, interest or lien in the real estate described in the complaint herein, Defendants. The State of Minnesota to the Above Named Defendant: You are hereby summoned and re- quired to answer the complaint of the Plaintiff in the above entitled action, which complaint is on file in the of- fice of the Clerk of the above men- tioned court, and Serve a copy of your answer to the said complaint on | 22 the subscribers, at their offices, Room 14, Metropotitan Life Bidg., in the City of Minneapolis in the County of Hen- nepin, State of Minnesota, within twen- ty days efter the service of this no_; northeast quarter, tice upon you, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to ans. wer the said complaint within the time aforesaid, the plaintiff in this ection will apply to the court for the relief demanded in said complaint. You ere further notified that this action is brought for the purpose of quiteing title in plaintiff to the fol- lowing: The west half of the northwest quer- ter, Section 21, Township 62, Range 22; the west half of the southeast quar- ter of Section %, Township 58, Range 22; the Southeast quar. ter of Section 14, Township 150, Range 28; the northwest quarter of the south. west quarter, Section 25, Township 59, Range 22; the west half of the north- west quarter, Section 25, Township 69, Range 22; the west half of the north- west quarter of Section 22, Township 61, Range 22; the northeast quarter of the northeast quarter, Section 32, Township 54, Range 22; Lot eight, Section 18, Township 63, Range 22; northeast quar- ter of the southwest quarter Section 8 Township 68, Range 23; north half of the southeast quarter, Section 4, Town. ship 59, Range 22; southeast quarter of the northeast quarter, Section 3, Town-| of the northeast quarter, Section 33, Township 56, Range 26; west half of the southeast quarter, Section 18, Township 61, Range 23; west half of the south- east quarter, Section 1, Township 56; Range 25; south half of the southwest quarter, Section 9, Township 56, Range 25; southwest quarter of the north. west quarter, Section 33, Township 54, Range 22; northwest quarter of the southwest quarter, Section 33, Township $4, Range 22; east half of the north. east quarter, Section 35, Towmship 59, Range 25; Lots One, Two, Three and Four of Section 9, Township 58, Range 27; southwest quarter of the northwest quarter, Section 11, Town- ship 65, Range 22, southwest quarter of the northwest quarter, Section 11, Township 55, Range 22; south half of the southwest quarter, Section11, Town- ship 56, Range 22; Lots two (2), Section 6, Township 54, Range 22; northeast quarter of the northwest quarter, Sec. tion 14, Township 59, Range 22; south. east quarter of the southeast quarter, Section 21, Township 62, Range 23; south half of the northeast quarter, Section 28, Township 62, Range 23; west half of the southeast quarter, Section 28, Township 62, Range 23; southwest quarter of the Southwest quarte,r Sec- Section 28, Township 62, Range northeast quarter of the northeast quar- State of Minnesota, County of Itasca, In the District Court, 15th fal district, 2 LL. M. Mann Land Company, Plaintiff, vs. Wiliam T. Bailey, Henry Hughes, W. J. Moore, Olaf Fosmo, Char- Heller, Minnesota Land corpora. tion Ezra Rust, Geo. L. Burrows, Caroline S. Ness, W. Ci Hen- lein, John McGuire, T. B. Walker, Annie Cadotte, Cora Cadotte L. C. Felch, Alvarado Park, Delmer A. Park, and Waiter L. Park, as s0le heirs of James R. Park; Fred A. » Kribs, Louis H. Ickler, C. E. Purdy, F. A. Chamberlain, C. H. Davis, Alfred N. Sicord, James G. Reid, John Moeller, John H. Loper, Robert K. Boyd, William Wood, F. W. Boness, J. J. Howe, Nellie Armstrong, Herschel B. Fry- berger, Somerset Company, Deer Lake Timber Company, Sheldon-Mather Timber Com. pany and Louis A. Pradt, and all other persons unknown claiming any right, title, es. tate interest or lien in the real estate described in the com- plaint herein Defendants. Notice is hereby given that an actiom has been commenced and is now pend. ing in the above named court by the above named plaintiff against the above named defendants, the object of which is to obtain a judgment that the plaintiff is the owner in fee simple of the following lands, to-wit: The west half of the northwest quar ter of Section 21, Township 62, Range 22: the west half of the southeast quar. ter, Section 29, Township 58, Range 22; the southeast quarter, Section 14 Township150, Range 28; the northwest quarter of the southwest quarter, Sec. tion 25, Township 59, Range 22; the west half of the northwest quarter, Sec. tion 25, Township 59, Range 22; the West half-of the northwest quarter, ‘Sec. tion 22, Township 61, Range 22; the northeast quarter of the northeast quar- ter, Section 32, Township 54, Range 22; lot 8, Section 18, Township 53, Range Range 22; southeast quarter of the Section 3, Town, ship 57 Range 22; southwest quarter of northeast quarter, 33, Town. ship 56, Range 26; west half of the southeast quarter, Section 18, Township 61, Range 23; west half of the south. east quarter, Section 1, Township 56, Range 25; south half of the southwest quarter, Section 9, Township 56, Range 25; southwest quar. of northwest quar. ter, Section 33, Township 54, Range 22; northwest quarter of the south. West quarter, Section. 33, Township 54, Range 22; east half of the northeast quarter, Section 35, Township 59, Range 2%; Lots One, Two, Three and Four of Section 9, Township 58, Range 27; the southwest quarter of the northwest quarter, Section 11, Township 55, Range 22; south half of the southwest quarter,, Section 11, Township 55, Range 22; Lot Two (2) Section 6, Township 34, Range 22, northeast quarter of the northwest quarter, Section 14, Township 59, Range 22; southeast quarter of the southeast quarter, Section 21, Township. 62, Range 23; south half of the northeast quar. ter, Section 28, Towmship 62 Range 23; west half-of the southeast quarter, Sec. tion 28, Township 62, Range 23; south. west quarter of the southwest quarter Section 22, Township 62, Range 23; northwest querter of the northwest quarter, Section 27, Township 62, Range 23; northeast quarter of the northeast quarter, Section 28, Township 62, Range 23; east half of the southeast quar. ter, Section 28, Township 62, Range. 23; northeast quarter of the northeast quar- ter, Section 17, Township 61, Range 28; south half of the ‘southeast quarter, Sec- tion 5, Towmship 62, Range 28; east half of the northeast quarter, Section 8, Township 62, Range 23; west half of the northwest quarter, Section 9, Townshb 62, Range 23; west half of the southwest quarter, Section 15, Town. ship 61, Range 28; west half of the northwest quarter, Section 35, Township 59, Range 25; west half of the sonthwest quarter, Section 15, Township 61, Range 23, all in Itasca county, Minnesota, and have no right, title, estate or interest therein or Hen thereon. Dated this 18th day of December, A. D., 1912. - 614 Metropolitan Life Building, Minneapolis, Minnesota. H, R. Jan. 16, Feb. 19, 1913 that the defendants and each of them - ot j | } | | ; | | | d q J } a t) a