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About Corvallis daily gazette. (Corvallis, Benton County, Oregon) 1909-1909 | View Entire Issue (May 17, 1909)
I .W WWW3k WWM iWSSl l.wi IP- . , rmm prmr Rw,m - ar i II It Ik If if 1p r I I I ill lilllll f Mlllinerv a nd rnlshlngs Fu Special Sale on All Trimmed Hats ALL PRICES REDUCED Large assortment to choose from. Make your selection early arson Benton County Lumber Co Manufacturers of all kinds of Fir Lumber, IVlooSdinos, Cedar Posts, Sawed and Split. Gedar Shakes Dealers in Doors, Windows, Lime, Btqk . dement, Shinglss, etc Occidental Lumber Co. ' Successors to ' -v ' Corvallis Lumber Co. We are here to supply your needs in the Lumber line. Please call on J. B IRVING, for information and prices. And take notice that if we have not ,got exactly what you want we will get it for you. . ' . G. 0. BA.SSETT, Local Mgr. & WHO On sim Paints and Varnishes are the Best. Sold by 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. Give us a call, v We can please you. Located back of Beal Bros-' blacksmith shop on Second street. Phone No. 3145 Ind. .. irothe! CORVALUS, . OREGON .Tiss Best Paint , ' '. , ' ' 'There' is no" better paint made for appearance' and'' 'durability than ' ' '' v- t . - Apm&Qtialsay PaSnz '.,. . .'f.' -'' '- s- 'Specially prepared for exterior and. interior use..'- '" : "FLOOR VARNISH THAT WEARS" ' Xjb; Miner . - I t . WALL PAPER AND PAINT STORE Second Street, Near Palace Theater '; ., " . A DOUBLE COMBINATION TREASURE BOX. t By ELBERT T. BENTLEY. Copyright, 1909.' by American Press Asso ciation. , "There's a letter for you In the bos. Billy," said the farmer. "Somepln im portant, I reckon." i ' Billy Andrews, a young farm hand. threw down a pitchfork with which he had been tossing hay on to a wag on, went to a rural delivery box. on the road, and took out a letter. The printing referred to was the firm name and address of Cleaver, Cuttle & Crane, ' attorneys at law. . The letter stated that William Henderson, Billy's uncle, had died and before'" his death had executed an Instrument giving Ills nephew, who had been named for him, a farm worth $10,000. The deed was deposited in a safety deposit compa ny's vault in the city., The ky to the box was -at the attorneys' office,, and Billy could have it by calling for it the next day at 3 p. m. ' Obtaining leave to go to the city at the appointed time, Billy put on his store, suit, took a train and in an hour was in the office of Cleaver, Cuttle & Crane. Mr. Crane received him and read him the document by which the farm was conveyed. : -It was a very singular paper. The box at the de posit company was one; usually rented to business partners. It had a double combination lock, one-half of the com bination being known to one partner" and the other half to the other, so that it could only . be opened when both were present. Mr. Henderson had given $10,000 in bonds to another per son, and, for the sake of economy, so said the instrument, had deposited the deed and the bonds together intone of these double combination boxes. " It was specified that either party should go at the other's call to assist in open ing the box. Mr. Crane had notified the, other party to be at the deposit company's vaults at 4 o'clock that day.. This economical - arrangement was certainly very well devised, though Mr. Henderson had not been a money saver, and it seemed singular that he should so suddenly have shown such a disposition. Mr. Crane sent1 a clerk with Billy to the vaults, and the young farmer was shown into a parlor and asked to wait a few -minutes. ' He spent them wondering what the "other fellow" looked like if he were a farm er or a city chap. While he was con jecturing the door opened and the cus todian ushered in as pretty a country girl of eighteen or thereabouts as Billy haa ever seen. She was tucy Miller, the owner of the bonds. ' " I will -"take you two" said the Cus todian, "to your box and show you the process of opening it.!' , v , 1 Opening several doors composed of steel jDars ' and several -nlore of solid metalv . he . took them ' into a place where boxes were ranged In profusion. Turning a key in the lock of their box, the custodian opened a small, thick door and exposed a knob. .He gave Billy a series of numbers and showed is him how to turn the knob. Then he supplied Miss Miller with similar in formation. The joint owners of the box were occupied casting sly glances at each other, and it required several lessons to enable them to get at their respective treasures. When the box was finally opened each took a look at the contents. They expressed them selves satisfied, exchanged addresses and departed. - In a couple of days Eucy Miller re ceived a note from Billy saying the whole matter had been such a surprise to him that he had not even thought to notice the location of his farm. Would she mind meeting him again at an appointed time? Of Course she con sentedshe was obliged- to consent and four days, after the first opening there was a second one. ".Then Lucy. wrote that some one had asked her if her bonds were "registered" or "cou pon," and she didn't know. She would like him to help her unlock the box.r During the second week of the joint ownership the box was opened four times. On the fourth Billy told the custodian that he needn't trouble him self to come-with them J to the box since they now understood the opening process perfectly. The custodian smiled and reminded Billy that he had cer tain unlocking to do himself.' When they left the office Billy looked wist fully at a leather covered sofa inthe parlor, wishing he and Eucy could sit there awhile together, but the deposit company was a place of business and nothing else. However, when Lucy wished to cut her coupons Billy was permitted to go into a little 4 by 6 compartment with her while she did the clipping. Billy wished, to take possession of his farm,' but had no money for live stock or farming implements. This suggested Lucy's bonds. He couldn't steal them if he wanted to, which he didn't, for both Lucy and the custo dian were present' when they were open to him. Besides, what would he do on the farm alone? He wouldn't think of running iti without woman's help, v .... . i . . One day Billy got a note from the manager of the deposit company that the partnership box: had been rented for only, three months and the term was about to expire. Billy and Lucy could not have it for another term 'for the reason that their visits to their box were so frequent that it took up too much. of the custodian's time. On receipt of this letter-Billy went to the address Lucy Miller had given him, and' before he left her they were married and went to live on Billy's farm. ; . , . L"What a slick feller ole Bill Hender son was!" said .a neighbor. , "How he did play It on them two chicks he wanted to bring together!" ;''' , ; l:'Shirt''W-aist MllBBiBtSMBiMiasBtnmmmi 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. Qome 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 ivul that you have saved money on your outfit. 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