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Sheriff Orr After
Joy Riders Dare
Youthful Auto Thieves Deputy Sheriff te Race
GENUINE
“B u l l D u r h a m
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Dallas—Sheriff Orr left Satur­
TOBACCO
As Deputy Sheriff T. B. Hook­
day night for Willows, Cal., to er was driving home from Inde­
evening a ;
return to Dallas two young men pendence Sunday
under arrest there charged with party o f young lads in another
the th eft o f an automobile be
B. McKown of rate o f speed and as they pass­ according to the size of the Mmke
longing to W.
The boys, who gave ed challenged
Fal s City.
him
to a
race.
Zachary
and Tom accepted the challenge and
were arrested at
W il­ overtook them near the factory
their names as
Roates,
car passed him at an excessive
lows Friday night by the sheriff just north o f Monmouth.
He
on telegraphic instructions from halted
his
Sheriff Orr.
the
car,
official identity
disclosed
and instructed
the occupants o f the car to ap­
caught. The snakes rarely exceed o
or 4 feet In length, anil their body,
slightly puffed at the neck, thickens
toward the middle. Their coloring Is
mostly gray and deep brown, with a
slight tinge of red. This tint scheme
Is covered by a series o f black and
red spots. Green and yellow predomi­
nate in the female, with a similar ar­
ray o f black and red spots.— Popular
Mechanics Magazine.
pear before Justice o f the Peace
Baker at Independence on Mon­
Workmen Inearth
day to answer the charge of
Skeletons in Salem speeding.— Polk County Itemizer.
L ittle Joe, age five, was sent to
the bakery for some ginger snaps.
H e came back with pickles that he
had obtained at the grocery. Wheth­
er this was I te cause he liked pickles
rather than ginger snaps just then
has not developed.
“ Joey,” said his mother, “ you go
right back with those pickles, get
the money and go to the bakery and
get ginger snaps.”
The grocer tells the story.
He
says Joey (ante in with eleven
pickles and said:
“ Muvver eated one o f them and
didn’t like it.
I want my money
back.”
Whether he ate the pickle
or threw it away is not known, but
apparently he wished an excuse for
returning them and figured one out
for himself.— Indianapolis News.
Whistle Sounds Like Calf.
Manchester, N. H.— Farmers of T il­
ton are up in arms. They declare their
cows are “ running their legs off” ev­
ery time the town’s new fire whistle
sounds.
The whistle sounds exactly like •
calf In distress.
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Genoa.— The chief o f police of
this city has received a letter
signed "Th e Tramways Pick­
pockets’ Association” complain­
ing that the persons from whom
they abstract pockethooks have
“the dishonest habit” of Invar­
iably declaring to the police a
much larger financial losa than
they have really suffered.
They cite specific cases where
ooe man claiming to have been
robbed of 2,500 lire only lost 80.
and another one reporting a loss
of 1,800 lire when his pockotbook
contained less than 200.
The letter argues that such ex­
aggerations are likely to cause
unfortunate consequences and
strained relations among tha
pickpocket fraternity, as when a
member of the association (urns
in a few hundred lire when the
loser claims to have lost thou­
sands, the pickpocket is suspect­
ed by bis colleagues o f having
retained the difference.
“ Alleged honest people should
be more delicate,” the letter
ends.
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AN O ILY SPOUTER.
“ How about that oil company you
invested in. Did they find & gusher?”
“ Only the one that wrote the
prospectus.” — Boston Transcript.
A drop o f printer's ink will
make a million think.
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[ Have Your Eyes Examined
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By Experts
W e devote our entire time to the fitting of glasses to the eyes and the
Salem— Workmen employed in
VIPERS FURNISH HIM LIVING
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grinding and making of lenses.
Paper company Satur­ Frenchman Has Become Famous for
His Skill In Ridding the Vine-
skeletons
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specialize in eye glass work entirely.
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properly fitted when you have your eyes examined here.
laying a pipe line for the Oregon
Pulp &
It’s a Real Shame to
Treat 'Em in This Way
How Small Boy Solvsd Difficulty of
Making Embarrassing Explana­
tion to the Grocer.
day unearthed three
yards From Pests.
about three feet below the sur­
face, apparently o f Indians.
Nature In Frsaklth Mood.
A reader at Grand Kalla, Newfound­
land, say» that a lobster was caught
In Newfoundland waters with a cu­
rious front left claw. It was a per­
fect form of a man's bead and face.
The eyes, nose and mouth were very
distinct; also the curling wave« of
hair and a small pointed beard. If
▼tawed from a different angle the claw
preeents the featurea of a laughing
Slrt. The length o f the heud la about
Inches.— Montreal Herald.
America has Its rattlesnake. Conti­
nental Kurope and the British Isles
are bothered with a similar reptile
known as the viper, and France seems
to be especially burdened with a great
number o f these pests. Most o f her
districts, with a few exceptions In the
northern part, are Infested with them.
Many men make a business of hunting
the viper, and one Frenchman In par
tlcular has become so efficient at the
business that he has been dubbed
“John the Serpent.” He wears heavy
boots and parries a hunting outfit con­
sisting of scissors, a forked stick, a
knife and a handbag.
Going about
from vineyard to vineyard, he hunts
out and kills the vipers, receiving pay
A Piano Bargain
Awaits You
You can have a piano installed in your
home ior a cash payment of $10. Sub­
sequent payments just as reasonable.
This is a bargain you cannot afford to
miss.
For full particulars
Address
AV 3(7, Polk County Post,
Independence, Oregon
Mr. Barnes, U. S. Wheat Director Says:
“ EAT MORE
BREAD
And reduce the high cost
of
living.”
HOLSUM
BREAD
IS T H E C H E A P E S T A S W E L L AS
T H E MOST W H O L E S O M E ON
THE M A R K E T TODAY.
BUY THAT
EXTRA LOAF
Your Grocer Has It.
Cherry City Baking Co
NO PR O TEST
"H ere’s a note yer feller wants me
to take t’ you. He give me a nickel.”
"T h at’s probably Interest on the
note.”
Seek John Calvin’s Grave.
The spot where John Calvin, the
Protestant reformer and theologian. Is
burled, In Geneva, Switzerland, Is be­
ing sought by the authorities on infor­
mation furnished by a man who says
he is a descendant of Calvin. The
location of the grave has been handed
down through the Calvin
family
under pledge of secrecy, according to
the man, who is seventy-one years of
age, nnd as he Is without Issue he be­
lieved it his duty to divulge the lo­
cation to the ecclesiastical consistory
at Geneva.
Tradition has It thHt John Calvin,
who died on May 27, 1564, was burled
“ In the common cemetery in Geneva
called “ Plaln-Palals,” but the exact
spot has not been Identified.
Birth Interests Medical Men.
A Berlin woman gave birth to two
healthy girls. Mother and babies were
doing well when a third girl was bom,
seven weeks later. According to the
latest reports the whole family are
doing well. The unusual side of the
ease Is that the third child Is alive and
doing well. Usually, a retarded birth
results In the death of the child.
Cases of twins born a short time after
each other are fairly common, but not
so with triplets.
Engine Run by Sun Power.
A novel engine is operated by sun
power at Mead, near Cairo, Egypt. It
i consists of five 205-foot boilers placed
■ on edge and In the focus o f five ehan-
j nel-shaped mirrors. The engine's best
run for an hour yielded 1,442 pounds
J of steam at a pressure of nearly 16
pounds a square Inch—equivalent to
63 horse power. An acre of land is
j occupied by the plant
Had Partiality for White.
An odd request was made by a negro
who was hanged at Lake Charles La.
He requested that the scaffold for his
execution be painted snow white 'in
keeping with the white suit, shoes.
| tie. and socks he wore. He also asked
that the executioner and attending
deputies be clothed In white.
Beaps Cooked by Lightning.
Lightning struck the wire, that were
stretched between the rows of lima
beans In a truck garden near Washing­
ton and cooked the beans. It was re­
ported that the beans were large and
Jnley. cooked with a delicacy
hat
would suit the palate o f an epicure.
ANXIOUS TO PLEASE.
“ I t ’s like this, Minus Oggy,” ex­
plained the proprietor o f the Tote
Fair store at Tumlinville. Ark.
“ This yur cussed drummer has just
called m# a liar Would you druther
I ’d wait on you now and mebby give
him a chance to apologize and back
out, or would yon prefer to see the
fight first and trust to luck that I'll
be able to wait on you afterward?"
— Kansas City Ntar.
Wonderful.
The man who carried off $3.500
worth o f radium has returned It with
the explanation that he has lust
learned Its value So shines an hon­
est deed In a naughty world - Boston
Transcript
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not
sell any merchandise; but
This is your assurance
of getting
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325 State Street, Salem
Dr. Burdette
Opposite Ladd
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Bargains
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Exchange Department
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W e have for your inspection in our exchange de­
partment, everything for the home. Listed below
are a few of the many bargains
$50.00 Combination Book
Case.................. $ 3 5 .0 0
$9.00 Rockers now .....
4.50
$4.50 Rockers now
2.25
$7 00 Rockers now......
3 50
$8.00 Rockers now
4.00
$4.00 Oak Stand Tables now 2.00
$18.00 Dressers
10.50
$13.00 Chiffonier
6.50
$25.00 Chiffonier
10.00
$40.00 Brass Beds
20.00
$20.00 Iron Beds
1 2 .0 0
$7.00 Iron Beds...........
3.50
$16 (X) Iron Beds ......... 10.00
$4.50 Iron Beds.... .......
3.00
$3.00 Iron Beds
1.75
$22 00 Oak Library Tables 1 1 .0 0
$6.00 Stands
$20.00 Settees...........
$5.00 Stands
$35.00 Divans
$20.00 Sewing Machines ...
$15.00 Rockers ......
$100.00 Ranges .....
$4.i 0 Tables .
$15 00 Kitchen Cabinets
$14.00 9x12 Rugs . .
$25.00 Wood Heater_
$14.00 Oil Stoves
$40.00 Gas Ranges ____
$30.00 Gas Ranges
$2 00 Chairs
3.25
7 .5 0
2.50
17.50
5 .0 0
7.50
60.00
2.00
8 .0 0
5 .0 0
1 0 .0 0
8 .0 0
2 0 .0 0
1 5 .0 0
1 .0 0
C. S. Hamilton
340 Court Street
SALEM
House Furnisher
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