Chapters I and II Ralph Connor Becomes Ranch Visit Guest
Ralph Connor visits Swan Creek in the Rockies at Jack Dale’s invitation and meets the Noble Seven a band of ranchers and cowboys led by Fred Ashley. The group includes Bronco Bill Hi Kendal the Duke Bruce and brothers Hump and Bertie Hill. Prohibition exists yet ranchers smuggle liquor under a sickness permit.
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Ralph Connor
Jack Dale
Swan Creek
Rockies
Noble Seven
Fred Ashley
Ashley
Bronco Bill
Hi Kendal
the Duke
Bruce
Edinburgh University
Hump
Bertie Hill
The Pilot Comes to Swan Creek in Alberta Frontier
The Sky Pilot Arthur Wellington Moore arrives as Swan Creek's new missionary. The Old Timer resists church intrusion while the community debates a church in the foothills. The Old Timer’s grief for his wife and daughter Gwen colors his view, as the schoolteacher contemplates the mission’s impact on the settlement.
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Arthur Wellington Moore
Swan Creek
Progress and a farmer’s wife welcome land market gains
The narrator recalls a Saturday and a following week guarding a notice about progress, markets, and higher land prices. Robert Muir, a new arrival farmer, sees it as a harbinger of change, while his practical wife urges acceptance for the sake of their family’s future.
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Robert Muir
The Pilot s Measure
Hi Kendal arrives with a missionary at a school as a horseman calls the sky pilot a pretty kid and a parson not suited for the range. He rejects a pale feathered youth, wanting a rugged man with teeth and feathers.
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Hi Kendal
Parsons
Missionary Pilot Latour Appears Among Swan Creek Folk
A young missionary named the Pilot arrives in Swan Creek country to visit a school and the narrator, skeptical at first, is drawn in by the Pilot’s charm and vision. They travel to witness a sunset, Latour’s smile brightens the crew, and the narrator wonders how the Swan Creek people will respond to his approach. The piece ends with anticipation for the first Sunday.
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Sam
Swan Creek
Latour
Louis
Rock Island council moves on bridge repairs and flood fixes
City officials announce near funds for No 4 and 6 bridges with emergency borrowing of 12000 dollars. A pumping plant at Fifth Avenue sewer mouth and bids for Forty fourth Street repair were authorized. Also mentions tax funds and forthcoming finance steps amid flood damage in Rock Island.
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Rock Island
McConochie
Milan
Fifth Avenue
Forty Fourth Street
Viaduct Hearing Set Oct 1 by Hampton Township Commissioners
A notice posted at Warner's crossing announces another hearing on the Rock Island Road petition to change viaduct plans. The Hampton township highway commissioners will meet October 1 to consider the request. A 100 ton crane is in place in the center span of the machine shop, with the lifting operation taking about fifteen minutes.
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Rock Island Road
Warner's Crossing
Highway Commissioners of
Hampton Township
Engineers Consider Interurban Route From Rock Falls to Moline
Rock River Traction Co directors met to decide on an interurban line from Geneseo to Moline and Rock Island with two route options along Green river north and south. Engineer Sears presented feasibility data while Chicagoer Mr Evans studies the full Rock Falls to Rock Island path for financiers. Propers township supports a Prophetstown to Rock Falls bridge on the south side over Rock river.
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Rock River Traction Co
Geneseo
Moline
Rock Island
Green River
Rock River
City Lines
Sears
Evans
Chicago
Rock Falls
Prophetstown
Sterling
Sterling Township
Lyndone
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