Portraits of danger at Pipestone country frontier
Jim Stuart faces Ojibwa traders wary of his allegiance while seeking to secure fur trade. Baptiste Wagosh warns him against entering Pipestone lands. Jingwak, a rival shaman, is accused of being paid by paradees to deter outsiders. Night camp hushes as pursuers close in on their canoe and Sunset House remains their aim.
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Oparadees
Omar
Ipsets
LeBlond
Jim
Pipestone
LeBiond
Nea
Paradis
Ottawa
Baptiste Wagosh
Jingwak
Hsan
Wagosh
Esau
Ahaman
Wabeno
Sunset House
Tim Stuart
Mitawangagamea
Aurore LeBlond
Beau
Fred
Stuart
Peterboro
Ksau
Ialands
Pipestone Lakes
Kenadin
Lake of the Sand
Trail of Rival Fur Trader Amid Pipestone Isle
Jim Stuart and Omar navigate Ojibwa tensions on Pipestone lakes to secure trade with the islands. Paradis’s deceit sparks tribal doubt, as old man Zotaire weighs loyalties and a looming December rendezvous is set. Jim seeks a one year window to overturn Paradis and win back furs, while Aurora awaits in Winnipeg and danger lingers on the Sturgeon trail.
Loss of the ox marks progress in farm power
The piece reflects on the ox’s decline as the mule and imported horses replace oxen in farm labor. It laments the loss of aesthetic rural charm and the lost art of ox driving while acknowledging efficiency and speed favor automobiles over traditional work animals.
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Europe
United States
Ox Ag
Anniversary of a Captain’s Death at Dinner
The landlady, in a sentimental mood, notes the anniversary of her uncle the 09 captain who perished with his ship twenty five years ago. She recalls the pet lamb he gave her as a parting gift. A boarder mournfully reacts, lamenting the lamb's fate and the loss.
Wooden Leg Claim Denied by California Supreme Court
In California the Supreme Court ruled that a worker with a wooden leg cannot claim Workmen's compensation for leg injury after a horse threw him. John Driscoll, a teamster, broke his artificial limb. The decision, with dissenters opposing the majority, argues allowing such a claim could broaden to crutches, glasses, and false teeth.
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Supreme Cowt of California
John Driscoll
Tors Out Then on the Other Hand
A fragment from the Boston Transcript notes a string of quips about indecision and misdirection, referencing unfinished business and a lone unanswered point as the piece trails into a lilting aside about a bachelor.
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Boston Transcript
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