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The Story of j ! Tj?e s0tory of Our States i : Our States By JONATHAN BRACE By JONATHAN BRACE X L 1 II.— W Y O M I N G T IS to W y oming Unit falls the hon or of bolng Ilio tirsi stato to ¡¿rant «s4u.1 l w- . - , p o I I t I 0 a I r I eh t> to «onion. In fact « lion eon gremì. In 1 80S. oroaiod tho Torritory «>f Wyoming from pnrt* of Oakota, I tali ami hlaho. a «-oustitutlon whs ii(topte<l which gav«* w onion tho right to voto. There wore rumors o f early Spanish explorations tu Wyoming hut they <«"«‘m unfoiimlisl by fact. Probably the tirsi white inon to visit this part o f tho «ountry were Slour «!«■ la Voren- dozo. and his sons who passed through this region lu 17-lit in search «if locations for trading posts. In I MM the V elio« stone was first visitnl hy hmiti'rs, al- though tho famo o f its stinto heauty was not giv«"ii much or«»- •leoce until 187u and It was sot asiilo as a federal reserve in 1872. The first permanent fort in Wyoming was erected In 1834 where tho lairuuiie river tl«>w into the riatto. loiter when the stream «if Immigrants passasi through this region on their way to the California gold fiehls a string o f forts were er«>cte«F along the Oregon Trail to pn«- t«*«"t tho travelers from attacks by the hostile Sioux Indians. Through Wyoming went not only the Oregon Trail, which was opened up by Lieutenant Fremont and his guide. Kit Car- son, In 1842, but also the Salt Lake Trail. Along those routes many travelers ort«ss«sJ Wyo ming, hut f«*w stop|M‘il and set tled there as the «ountry was the most nrld o f all our sta tea. The discovery of gold In ISO? led to the founding o f South I‘ass City and in the same year Cheyenne was laid out hy the Union I'acifie Railroad <-oui|iuny. Wyoming las-Mine the forty- fourth state o f the Union in 1891) and Is eigiitli in size with an area o f 'J7.it 1-1 s«|uar>> miles. T I » 4 f ^ ♦ ! T • X L I.— W A S H IN G T O N llK story ««f Wash ington. th e f o r ty-s*ai«nd stale o f the Union, is tin! up with two o f our presi dents. Tlie first Is obvious. for it was in honor o f our first presi- «lent, t!«*orge WHsliingtou, 1 I1.1I Ilio state was naiinsl, as a lust ing mooiortal t«> this great sol- dierstatesmau. Hut the actual fate o f this region wus due to I'resiileut I'olk, and forme«l th«> main issue in his campuigu for election in 1844. Previous to that time, the country north «if California and extending 10 Alaska, «Id o li was thru owmsl hy Russia, wak eall«M the Or«‘g«ai territory. Claim was laiil (>> this region by both (Irani Britain and 1 1»«* Unitisi States us baa h«>«‘ii srnen in tlie story of Oregon. In ISIS, «b«"n th«‘ borni- »'ary t«et\v«s-u Canada ami Hie l nit«*«l States wus settlisl. this lim* was definitely piacisi from the Atlantic coast to the Rooky mountains. But no agreement «•»»ulti I«* reached west o f that, and It was l«*ft uiuler an urrange- ineut whereby this térrttory wus to he jolutly «»'eupitHl l>y the British and Auierieans. S«‘ ttlers from the Unitesi States ii«"gan to come into the Northwest in such numhers that tlie Unitili States felt that they should own this section, which included the preaent states of Or«"g««ii and Washington, und British Coluuihia, through the right o f possession. Agitation in favor o f actively pushing our claims Ix-came so strong that when Polk was nominated by the I Vulnerata in 1841. one o f the main planks lu the party pial lim i was the famous one popu larly called, “ Fifty-four forty or tight.” In 184(5 a pem-eful settlement was made with England uu a compromise basis. In 1 Sód Washington territory was .sejsirated from Oregon. It <li«I not, however, I ms - oiii «* a state uu til 1889, and then only after thirteen y«"ars |>etltiouiug for ad mission. * J ♦ J ♦ 4 * f ♦ J i l t f | • * • * i ^ ! f (© •»X M cC lure N ew ep a p er S y n .llca le ) i <© b r M c C la r » N c v ip a p c r S y n d ic » !« . ) j The Story of j i Our States : j The Story of ! Our States By JONATHAN BRACE X L IV .— U T A H •J*HE first j i * * : i J j | f j i t * white ex cursion into v U t a h dates hack to 1540 when a party of S|>aniards sent out hy Coronado succeeded Ui ¡«enetrat- ing to the Colorado river. There Is no authentic record of fur- ther explorations until over ‘¿00 years had elapsed. In 1770 two Franciscan friars, in their at- (ern|it to find the .shortest way lo the Pacific, went from Santa Fe to Utah Lake. The iireat Salt Lak**, however, was not ills« iiver«-d until 1S24, when James Briilges, a trappier, in wandering through this region came upon this huge, inland, salt I ***• * l » l ? , j * f i J J But the real history o f Utah begins with the rise o f Mormon power ther«-. Iilscouragisl by the agitation in Illinois and Mis- sourl, the Mormons decided to emigrate to the gr«-at West. In large caravans they travele«! across the plains and In 1847 <ame to Salt Lake City where they settled. U»*re they flour- Ished, Increasing their numl>ers and by 1852 they reached a total In this vicinity o f over 15.000. Meanwhile, In 1848, hy the terms o f the treaty o f peace with Mex- ico, a huge western trai-t, o f which Utah was a part, was ceded to the United States. As no definite government was ar- ranged for, the control o f affairs locally was for a number o f years entirely in the hands of the otfi- cers o f the Mormon church. They, accordingly, made up a constitution anil orguiiiz**<l un- der the name o f the State of l>«"seret. This is a word taken from the Hook of Mormon, and signifies. “ Industry." Application was ma«le for admission to the Union, hut this was refusal an«l the federal government Instead organized the Territory o f Utah in 1850. The first governor was Brigham Young, the successor o f Joseph Smith and president o f the Mormon church. The attempt to do away with polygamy met with little success until In 18! to the Mormon church finally agrn*d not t«i countenance it. Meanwhile, growing antag onism between the Mormons und non-Mormons verged nearly on civil war. Finally a general amnesty was declared and after many requests Utah was ac cepted as t*e forty-fifth stale of the Union In. 1890. « © by M cC lure Neurapeper S yn d ica te ) See By JONATHAN BRACE n t « ; t * t ! t * | * j * j j ) j ! I « ? • l i 1 \ ’ ! j • ; * $ f ! T ! j « * I | * | * j • ^ t 1 j . t X L U — ID A H O T llK y e a r * , ‘wa saw the stars in our flag In crease fr«im thirty-eight to forty-two, for four states were uddtsl to the Union in that year. In 1890 two more stat«*s were a«lmitt«sl, the first o f which wus hlaho, so that «luring th«-s<- two years the manufacturer must have lieen kept busy turn ing <iut new flags with the prop er nunil«£r o f stars. Idaho is very rnontainous ami the name Is derive«] from the Shoshone Indian word meaning “ gein «»f mountalifk." The first white explorers were undoubtedly Lewis and Clark on their memorable trip in 1804-5. Idaho was a part o f Oregon territory, which was Jointly oc- cupled by British and Americans until the Tr«-uty o f 18-1*5 definite ly turmsl over to the United Stales the country south o f the 48th parallel. In 18*5.5 Idaho was organized as a territory, with an area three times the size o f the pr«*sent state, as It In cluded Montana and part of Wyoming. The next y«-ar Mon tana was set off for a territ«iry hy Itself, anil In 18*58 Wyoming was organized so that In 1890 when Idaho was admitted as the forty-third state of (he Un ion, its area was rediioeil to 83,- 888 square miles. Even so It ranks as the eleventh slate In size. The rapid settlement o f Muho was «hie to the discovery o f gold, tl«*> same <-ause which so rapidly built up the adjacent states. It was in 188? that gold was found at Uoeur d'Alene In the northern |rart o f tbe state, and miners Itn- medlately flocked to the state in great numiters. There was serious lalstr trou ble in the Uoeur d'Ah-ne sec tion in 18!*2 ami again In 18!*W, when martial law was estate llshis] until |>eace between the miners ami mine «twners was FOOD COSTS SHOW FURTHER SLIGHT DECUNE . .• 3W > Loyal Legion Report* on Survey M ule In Northwest Dining tlie Mouth o f June. K Hot tlavs ol miti smnmur «uni vauation <la,vs unii lor uimi I wcario^ ap paivi. This sturo is amply otpiippuil with lar^u stouks to sorvo you ami •it most i,t‘asonahh> low prioos. Tho Juao sur\«"y of f«M«d ni uortliwost In 1111>«'r prutlui'iug o«>nl< r-> tu:««I«* hy thè l.«i\nl lx'gi««u ««* l.«igg«'rs hii «I I .imi hi'riiicii, t«ill«iwiag 1141 siati la r »urvev» inailo 111 A|>ril and May, r." suite«! as follows; OUK«5«lN. Aprii May Juuc Astons No r«"p. $ l.iid No r«"p. Baker No r«‘|>. 1.54 #M 7 Brighton La («ramie l ’ort lit ml Mil« er t<in Mpriiigfielil Ni * rep No Vu r«"i> 1.4(4 1.58 IIS ¡X UNDERW EAR >(* rvu No rep l.tU 1.52 No rep. 1.38 i.ni i 1 Ili ».n i 1.31 1.34 1 A V «“rage #1 fai #1.53 w vsii 1 n ( « t o n Akt rilfoii 1.83 1.74 Beiti nghntit 1.53 1 3t» Deer Park. 1 .*«!• 1.50 Everatt . 1.51 1.M lloijumiu Nu r«"j» N«> rep. ( >1.» mpiu No. rep. No r«"i>. fib'll tt le 1 .lit« 1.55 S|H»ka ne 1 (>«• 1.41 Tacoma .... I.SL» 1 48 \N hiles No rep. No r«"p. * 1*7 # 1 .«l*i #1.4!« IDAHO Bonner* Ferrv 1.53 I.IA Km melt No ren No r«"i>. Bollateli - 1.74 1.57 »U ", A\ er» ge S i # 1.(53 # 1.51 #1 17 Th.- Mirvcy is lift.sftl 111 h 111 ilii quantiticN of sixtyei^ht primnr\ itouis actuallv coiisum«u) by rti»* hyi r family o f fivc «s tlìsrovcrcd b\ tlu» l 1»iteti States bureau o f lulx»r 11» Yevtipitos. These tiufhontutive tjiiHi. titie» ari* prired b\ thè I^»yul le*‘gi(«ii a gettiti ut thè stores and market h of thè eeuters covered. S liitig liu g and la th in g. (Jet my Jdices b c lo r c icK h in g lin g . I cuti save voti m o n ey and g iv e y o ti a b e tte r t‘o«if. A l l rooTs g u a ra n te id a ga llisi l«nks. H oy K oster. l4o\ Ui4. l ’ houe dfi-l-’-ld . jjly2 !l| '«l COOL SHORT SLEEVE SLEEVELESS APRONS light weather Wool bathing suits $2.96 to $0 50 MIDDIES FOR WOMEN IN S T A P LE AND • i1 N OVELTY STYLES and Mater Khaki twill middies $2 05 days housekeeping. 4'oltoil bulbing suits 76c to $2.05 While jeans middies, spe cial each $1 19. just the thing for the w prill 26c, 46c, 00c, $100 Caps .Middies are always an all 'round staple garment for warm weather wear for around home, for sports wear or for camping slip on and off on short no New sport unnlel umblies, colored collar uml Ix-lt, sp.cial each $2 05 ials of percale and gingham. New low prices 95c to $1.95 MISSES’ COOL OINOHAM STREET DRESSES $195 EACH Pretty and attractive gingham dresses for girls 12 to 17 years Towels in All Sizes at Low Prices Towels are always slaple thc year 'round hut are «•specially •■ssculial on your camping or vacation trip Note the r«-asoiialde low prices. I lurk towels priced at each 10c, 12* r, 1 be, 20c Turkish low «-Is prieetl each 20c, 25c, 36c, 50c nt age. The dresses are mail«' id' pretty plaiil patterns with collar, cuffs ami licit made ol contrasting color in plain ma tenais a very excellent \ til it«* nt a low price. Each, only luxuriunt har\i"Ht. $195 MEN S COOL STR AW HATS AND NEGLIGEE DRESS SHIRTS Travel Luggage The coatli'KM (lays ami I lie season lor straw hats are I upon us. Here at this ’ si ore men will liitil a spleintiil showing of (tool, negligee shirts, all fast colors, soft cuffs, coat styl«s ami with or with out collar. Not An Arrest on the Fourth. Th«" police got ahiudutely no bus! •a* out o f th«- Fourth o f July cele h ration. Th«* «*r«iw«l was a iniiat rderlv one and not an orilinanre of the city was sufficn-ntly fractured to -suit in an arrant. Is Building Home for Someone. S. R. Brami, .sees th«* rn*«-«l for more homes in Cottagi" drove and has • 'u rtili the erection o f a bungalow on his projsrty on cast Washington avenue. Hi- is litiihling it for th«' pur |x>se of sale. Price range $1 76 to $3 76 New wiile rildion sailor straw hats here at $3 00 MENS COOL UNDER W E A R FOR W ARM DAYS Cochran Leads State Band. Charles Cochran, baml i(*a<l«-r here, ha«l charge of the Oregon slat«" huml at Eugene «luring the American Issgion convention, the regular director being absent. at new low -price« lt< fore taking your viii - u - tioii trip conte and look over our slock of trunks, hags ami suit cases. < tur prices have already be.-n reduced hut here is an additional saving 25% OFF FORMER PRICES This Store Is Headquarters tor Boys’ Togs There are occasions when even the hoy needs new i I k ' sm up togs ami the togs for hoys at this store are the kilul to please hotll mother and sou. New ipiality cups in latest plaited style, unbreakable visor, each ............ $1 25 Hoys’ dress shirts priced at $1 00 to $2 95 Boys’ ties priced at each 25c, 39c, 50c to $1.00 Athletic style union suits, sleeveless, low neck, knee length ami loose fitting just the thing for warm • lays of perspiration. L Y N X HOLLOW. Whip one enp cream, stiff, add vin egar and mix. Henson cabbage with effected. salt and paprika and mix with dress Idaho Is fifth from the end In ing. the list o f states according to To remove stains o f fruit from linen moisten the cloth in water rind I10I1I it population, uml H<-c«»r<llrigly has over a piece o f burning sulphur. Then hut four presidential electors. wash thoroughly. 0 But the state Is developing rap The fats which accumulate from idly, boiling beef nre «piitc hard, as is the ( © b y M cClure N ew sp a p er S yn d ica te ) nature o f tallow generally. If mixed with a portion of salad oil to the consistency of lard it is an excellent The Sentinel want* the new*. Phone substitute for lard in making pie crust •• and for cako shortening. I it in. Our number i* 159 J. AN I) in style ami pattern, easy to Lora lie, (ire., July ei. — (H|«ennl r«< Th«" Nentinel.) Tie* hiiv « r«q» i- abuii hint, und the grain is lookm g fun The apple crop w ill !»• very ."«mull ou mg to th«- fa rt (hut the mins anil lie" frost killed the fruit in the blossom Ther«" has b«"«"ii a splemli«! rroj> «it logaiitx-rru-s and rherri«"*. Hlaekberrn nre hliMiuiing profusidv anil proinis«- :« (Special to The S«.*iitin«,l.) July 6.— Mrs. Awbray Wolford has b«"en seriously ill. The Marvin Jn«-ks«>ii family was in Eugene last Friday. Tin- Carl and Arthur Cnmptx-ll fam ilies niotore«! to Eugene Maturilay. Mrs. Frank Clock, o f Cottage drove, has been »pi-nding the w«"«"k with the W olford family. Miss Ivy Porter and la-ster |Vnti««> wrero among the visitors in Kugine Haturilay. Mr. and Mrs. Win. Blatir si»"i«t the week end with relatives in Corvallis ami Albany. Miss Ruth (»b o w returned to her horn*" on Mosby creek for an over the Fourth visit. The Marvin Jackson family ni«it<ir>'«l to Thurston for the Fourth. Dr. and Mrs. Ernest l»ls»w , of Port land, ami Miss Nora, of K:«l«m, came up Satunlay evening ami spi-nt the Fourth with home folks. Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Hartley and s«m Harold nrrivpd Timsilay from B«-nd for » visit at the I. N. Dresner home. Mrs. Win. i'larik and two sons, who had been visiting with Mrs. Plank’s parents, Mr. 0114! Mrs. Frank Mnckm, have returned to th«'ir home at Reeds p«»rt. Mrs. Wolford was taken to the do shen hospital Wednesday for treat ■lent. Mr. uml Mrs. Paul Barnett and tin ir daughter left Thursday for Dryad, Wash. g o w n s , Those aprons are attractive Hay and Berries Doing Fine. Coyote* In Bohemia Dlstnrt. Thoxe who ram«" out «>f the H>ih«-mi district for the Fourth o f July r. |>orted that eoyotea are aumerou* m the ilistrirt un«l can he heard both day ami uight, prohahly accounting for the fact that d«‘«T appear to lx- »career than iiAual. bathing suits, raps and shoes. for warm weather wear tice of sw limiting togs We invite you to look over our large line of chemise, skirts, corset covers, drawers, etc. i. a. Price range $1 00 to $1.75 Light weight lisle union suits short sleeves ami long || sleeves, ankle length. Price range 90c to $200 LOW CUT SLIPPERS BOYS FOR CHILDREN TWO PIECE KNICKER SUITS l ’riees are all reduced 011 hoys’ l wo piece knieker suits ut. this störe and mothers will find u good selection. Look them over todny. Yuo are welcome. here in all sizes inclini ing barefoot sandals, hlaek kid, brown kid, patent leather. Sandals priced a pair $1.75, $1.95, $2.25, $2 45 Slippi-is c swimming ami if you are in need Prices In c lu d in g MEMBER OF THE F A M IL Y The water is now at ils best for One third off former y \ WOMENS A \ erage #1.(14 #1.51 i l II (ienerai average Idaho, Oregon :iinl NV ashingtoit April »finie Mny FOR W OM EN 1 52 1 15 1.17 1 1 I!« 1.52 i .54 I 1 45 1 5(1 1.5s i.j: -Hi 1.37 1 19 1.45 BATHING SUITS FOR EVERY COOL M U S L IN Priee ränge $2.21) to $3.25 : h . $5 96 to $12.50 Grocery Specials for This W e e k and Next I M bi i i u KY<‘u ( ' i t y D elivery Large size can Cove oysters, a can I>i 1 1k tea in green or hlaek style, a pound Standard blend hulk coffee, si pound l»**st grade hulk coffee, si pound ........... COTTAGE OREGON GROVE THE QUALITY STURE- coop servic 35c 33c 15c 14c COTTAOE GROVE OREGON