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About Corvallis daily gazette. (Corvallis, Benton County, Oregon) 1909-1909 | View Entire Issue (May 10, 1909)
FOOLED TJEROBBEBS An Incident of the Days of Stage coach Holdups. - r f I Ell QUICK WIT OF PAT CLOHESY. ftllllin ery and yrnasnings Lzi Special Sale on All Trimmed Hats ALL PRICES REDUCED Large assortment to. choose from. Make your selection early nderson t Summer Rates East During the Season 1909 ' via the-: Southern Pacific Co. from - ... . - , V' CORVALLIS, OREGON To OMAHA and Return - - $62.60 To KANSAS CITY and Return $62.60 To ST. LOUIS and Return - - $70.10 To CHICAGO and Return - - $75.10 ; and to other principal cities in the East, Middle West and South. ' Correspondingly low fares. On Sale June 2, 3; July 2, 3; August 11, 12 To DENVER and Return - - $57.60 On Sale May 17, July 1, August 11 Going transit limit io days rom date of sale, final return limit October 3ist. These tickets present some very attractive features in the way of stop over privileges, and choice of routes; thereby enabling passengers to- make side trips to many interesting points enroute. - Routing on the return trip through California may te had at a slight advance over the rates quoted. Full particulars, sleeping car reservations and tickets will be furnished by R. C; LINNVILLE, Southern Pacific local agent at Corvallis or WM. M'MURRAY, General Passenger Agent Portland, Oregon S3 E3 WJn, Paints and Varnishes are the BesC 'Sold by ' Graham & Wells WOODS BROTHERS GENERAL REPAIR SHOP Prompt attention given to repairing all kinds of gasoline en gines, autos, bicycles. Plows . and axes sharpened. Saws filed. All work guaranteed satisfactory and done on short notice- Gi,ve us a call. We can " please you. Located back of Beal .Brosv'-blacksmith shoy on Second street. Phone No. 3145 Ind. ars CORVALUS, OREGON YOU GET WHAT WE GET - rkBt r a ur books are open for your inspection. ! Zi! & Buyers name given if wanted We not only isomer hsb . , -u . a '. . . j i .. in gei, lup prices, out you can sausiy yourseu "absolutely at any time that you get what we get. PROMPT CASH RETURNS Ship your produce to us. -Write to i us now for coops, tags, etc. SOUTHERN OREGON G0UUISSI01I GO. V.H. McCqrquooale. Prop-. 95 Front St., Portland, Oregon The Trick by Which the Old Time Mining Man of Colorado Saved Him self and Sacrificed His' Fellow Trav elers and the Story Sequel. ' Iff "When the passengers in the old couching days found themselves in the I clutches of the 'road agents' they in- i stinctlvely hurried, during the short l time that driver and guard were' be ing put in a proper state of helpless ness, to secret money and valuables in the first safe place that suggested it self," said a veteran Colorado mining man. "But such precautions were use less, for there was small time and smaller opportunity of place to hide anything in a mere shell of a coach. If a man was found without money, they stripped him and searched the stage as well. . "The experience of Pat Clohesy, an old time mining man of Colorado, is historic. One afternoon he took; the stage ' from Silver Cliff camp, bound for the railroad, sixty miles away. In the coach were a dozen other passen gers, none of whom knew him." As they reached the narrowest part of the gorge that leads out of Wet Mountain i valley a loud command of 'Hold up your hands!' brought the stage to a sudden standstill and every passenger in it to a swift realization that unless i quick action was taken he would go broke. One crammed his wad of bills down his boot leg: another thrust his roll down the back of his neck; a third took off his hat, put his wallet inside and set it back on his head. Every man Jack of them attempted to se crete his money except Pat Clohesy, and Pat sat perfectly quiet. -"In a few moments a rifle barrel ap peared at the window, and there came the order. 'Hands up and all out!' Out the passengers tumbled and stood in line with lifted hands. Pat at the far end. When the searching highway man . went through the first man he found . nothing. . Irritated at this, he started through the-second, with the same lack of success. Angry at this, the bandit turned to his fellow robber, who stood covering the 'line with his Winchester. . "'They, have been tryin' to hide their stuff, d-n 'em!' he exclaimed. 'We'll just make 'em strip, and then we'll go through the stage.', They'll pay for puttin us to all this trouble!' " r "Then up spoke Pat Clohesy from the far end of the: line.. 'Gentlemen,' he said, addressing the highwaymen, 'I know you're in a hurry, and I know I'm a poor, miner with all my -property in the world just the $15 I've got ln my pocket. If youll leave me that lit tle roll, I'll tell you where these other fellows have hidden their swag, so's you can collect it quick and skip out Is it a bargain?' : ; " 'Sure.' said the man with the guarding rifle. Fifteen dollars meant nothing to the band compared to the risk. . 'Well,' said Pat, pointing to the first in line, 'that fellow's money is stuffed down his right boot leg.' . "The holdup investigated and drew forth a plump roll of bills from the boot leg. 'That next man,' went on Pat, 'has got his money hid under the Jiind seat in the stage.', The bandit found a fat wallet stuffed under the cushion. 'The next has got his money in his hat, and the next crammed his stuff down the bacl? of his neck, and the next' Pat went down the line of them, while the highwayman drew forth money from all manner of places. Swiftly collecting .their booty, they bundled the passengers .back in the coach, set driver and guard back on their seats and told them to go ahead, not, however, before they had given Pat a twenty dollar bill and a hearty slap of thanks on his Irish back. "The storm that broke over his bead Inside that coach after it had rolled a safe distance from the bandits threat ened his very life before- he could get a hearing. Had it not been that the robbers had disarmed them all and Pat was a huge man he never would have got away alive. . , " 'Each of you figure , up just how much you've lost.' he said to his fel low passengers when at last they would listen, 'and I'll pay you back not only - what that is. but an equal amount in addition, for the bother I've given you.' and he pulled from an in ner vest pocket , a huge roll of bills. Id bewilderment the travelers counted up their losses. Collectively it was about $1,000. Pat peeled off two $1,000 bills from the bulky mass of money and, handing them to a responsible pas senger, asked him to make correct di vision when they reached the railroad. 'I'm sorry for the unpleasant quar ter hour I caused you,' he continued 'bu.t it was the only thing I could do to save myself. ; I have just sold a mine back 'in Silver Cliff for $GO,O00 cash and had no other way to bring the money out except in my pocket. Here is the bundle of it,' and he held up the fat roll. 'When I heard the holdups outside. I thought it was all up. for you can't hide, money from those hounds. But- when you fellows pulled out. your money to hide It and I-saw that pone of you- had any large amount I thought 1 would work -n game - on the road agents and give you. away to the vil lains in order to save myself. I surely did! They've got $1;000. but I've saved my money T "Washington Post. Waist The event o the season. This line of Shirt Waists includes the very latest styles, the most season able materials and the lowest prices. The ladies can find here a selection suited to every taste. Come while this special sale lasts and secure the best bargains. LATEST COLLEGE CUTS When you buy your clothes here you have the sat isfaction of knowing that you are correctly dressed arid that you have saved money on your outfit. 3 3 ONT FORGET That our NEW HOFiE SEIVIKG MACHINE is p. standard make and that you can buy one for 25 to $35. They are equal to machines costing twice the'money. H H A RRI 8 PLAN UR VACATION NOW at our expense A CHOICE OF FOUR FREE TRIPS IS OFFERED YOU SEATTLE DURING ALASKA YUKON EXPOSITION As hig!: as we have mounted in de light, in our dejection do we sink as low. Wordsworth. , - YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK YOSEMITE VALLEY LAKE TAHOE ALL YOUR EXPENSES PAID IF YOU HAVE FRIENDS IN THE EAST WHO WANT TO VISIT THE PACIFIC.COAST WE CAN ARRANGE IT This is your Opportunity For complete information address rWyi IgiSJ San Francisco ! 848k THE DAILY GAZETTE ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME x
