8 T H E TORCH OF REASON, SIL V E R T O N , OREGON, TH U R SD A Y , JU L Y 14, 1S&8. To Raise Five Thousand Dollars u rer, L. Am es, of S ilv e rto n ; V ice-presi- of the best places in E »stern Ore- bike across on his horse and the' for the U niversity. dent«, M rs. C lara B ailey of P o rtlan d , H. an . raise «.* all «.»„via kinds » of gon. He c— 71 come ~ back « and uh takb ian.v- me on behind M. Daniel) of M cM innville, M. P. Hos- fruit, and I ate freely of the cher- h,rP anii ferry me across. The riv- ^ X fe c u la ru merof Silverton, Lottie P«chl 2 O p- <' M"8itr- w i|l 8’v e • *50 a,,,,’A.arr’e, ' ™ ' ag?V ’ 1E- R- ries, which did not quite agree with er. irt ^ eeP a ?d wide, but we cro-sed me; but Mr. Shrum doctored me " ‘thout accident ami were soon at a“ V F Lou Ames will give.. .50 Cal Geer .of B u rn ., successfully and I was soon all !,,e home of Z. J. M artin, who has A Friend will give.................... 50 1 ' C And~ wa of -''»"'X right, am i after three days I was P 18* been elected treasurer of ihe 1» R .u .l.in .rb f.m w ill , d v , 50 S hrum of G rade, Crook co u n ty . A full D. Buckingham will give. . .-. report of the th ree d a y s’ m eeting» will able to resum e m y trip. * I had a c°u n ty , in spite of his Secularism A. S lam an, M. D., will give. splendid visit. The Shrum fam ily *^r- M artin cannot he a t the C0R.’ be given in the n ex t issue of th e Torch, R. C. B urtis will g iv e............... 50 are all Secularists and first-class v<;nt4On» h u t h is best wishes are A F riend will give...................... 50 people*- At Voiney Shrum’s place < in the evenii g <. Abroad. C. F. Ames will give...................50 I visited one night, and found arrived a t the home of Vice-presi P. Rauch will give..................... 50 i T# L» K atie Mt tteson there em ployed as ! ^ ent b a r r e n C arsner, where m D. Bolton will give...................... 50 , ^ "< = '“< ' « 1 « h page.) H arry Frlcker will g iv e ............. 50 try A nleloPe valley, w here we teacher, for which position she is found a hearty welcome and a good indebted to th e Torch of Reason. supper. E verything is in readiness E. Stew art will g iv e .................... 50 foun(1 a little city nestled among Mrs. Shrum also advertised in the for the 10th an n u al convention of A F riend will g i v e ........................50 the treeless m ountains. W’e were same way, which was the m eans of the O. S. S. U. and we are assured Mr. H jerm stad, / then sixty miles from our startin g getting her a splendid housekeeper. of a grand good time. The DePeatt Friend iron, W aldo H ills ( ’ • • • ” ,,oint and it was 4 Here I met Mrs. E. J. Sm ith, of girls arrived next m orning in com­ L. E. F uller will give.................. 50 H,t " e " ill,ed for suPPer and ,hen ¡G ran t county, who is a sister of pany with I). C. Adrews and wife Mrs. Shrum and a thorough Secu­ who returned to their home at Lone F. W ilkinson will g iv e............... 50 went six nii,es fu rth er and stopped larist. I wish I had space to tell of Rock th a t evening and brought J . E. Brooks will give................. 50 for the night. all the good tim es I had here. H ay ­ Prof, and Mrs. Hosmer with tlmrn Ju liu s F isher. . ............................ 50 N ext m orning we started before ing season is on, and I tried my to W agner on S atu rd ay . & ^ ° n ........................ -n ^be rise °f the sun and sped away hand at helping, but I won’t say Now for the convention! The Oregon State Secular Union is fast with what success. B. A. L e o n a rd .............................. 50 over thü m ountains in th e direction We left this pleasant place on m aking history, and this promises of A. J. S hrum ’s. And w hat a road! 50 I Sunday, and th at evening found us to he the best convention ever held. A F re e th in k e r............. We had passed no scenery on the 50 ( at the home of E. E. Allen, on \Y h at is to follow will he reported W arren C arsner will give. 50 trip th a t would com pare with it. ! Bridge creek. Mr. Allen was not in full. W ith great hopes wo will J. L. B arnhouse will g iv e........... 50 After leaving Coal Cam p, th e road a t home, but I had a good visit begin our work tomorrow (Sunday). provided th a t P earl W. G eer . extends over the very tops of the with the rest of the fam ily, and found th a t the two young ladies ex­ a more men (or women) m ountains for a few mile» am i then Lumber Fund. J will give the sam e begins the descent of six miles down pect to com plete their education in the Liberal U niversity. Mrs. Allen w “ am ount. W here are To raise $1000 im m ediately, the m ountain to C u rran t creek. is enthusiastic on the subject of Previously the seventy-four? acknowledged........... .$116.50 i oa The grade hugs the side of the Secularism in connection with e th ­ J . S. B ro o k s .............. ' W . II. G a te s .................. 7. poo m ountain and scenery below is in ­ ics and highest m orality. J would People of W a g n e r ............ 4 70 N ew s and Notes. have staid longer, hut the tim e for D. C. A n d rew s.................................. 50 deed picturesque. We passed doz­ the convention was draw ing near, M rs. J). C. A n d rew s........................ 1 00 M r. W arren C arsn er, of W agner, adds ens of freight team s loaded with and I took leave early in the m orn­ J. L. Barn house.................. / 7 7 so’.oo a good span of horses to th e U niversity wool for The Dalles. They had ing, resum ing rnv way up Bridge \\ a rren C a rsn e r.. .......................... 50.0a w ork. begun to clim b the m ountain, but creek. This stream is called Bridge Mr. .Jack Slirurn, of G rade, proposes night overtook them and they were creek because it has no bridges on to conduct a singing school in W agner it, although the road crosses it d uring th e com ing w in ter an d donate comp« Bed to m ake a “ dry cam p” m any tim es and affords the cyclist on the steep m ountain side. The much inconvenience and some half th e proceeds to the U niversity. M r. M ack R a m sh y, brother of R ev. first two miles of the road extends wadi ng. In a short time we were in the R a m sb y of thia c ity, was a t th e coven - down a rocky slope, and then we s T H E R E A N Y T H IN G YOU WANT? city of M itchell, which I described tion an d m ade a fine little speech. H is reached the “ saddle” . Below us If so, m ake y o u r w ants known tons, advice to Secular w orkers was excellent. was w hat m ight be called a valley, on a former visit as an incorporat­ and we will try and su p p ly th em . If ed city with only one street. The w hat we do for you is w orth’ nothing to Ih e work of th e O. S. S. U. in sa n c ­ it is so far below the lofty m oun­ reason there is but one is because you, we will ex p ect no pay. Cast your tioning th e work of the L iberal U nivers­ tains which surround it, but it is, there is no room for more in the eye over the list, am i th en w rite to us. ity and th e Torch of Reason, m akes our Read o u r ad. on ¡»age 6. A ddress. canyon in which the town is locat­ in itself, but a vast stretch of bar­ INFORMATION BUREAU, success c e rta in . Now let us all pull to­ S il v e r t o n , O r e . ren buttes, alm ost m ountains in ed. The only way you can see any Box 100. g e th e r. size, covered and crowned with lava distance is up. But I find th at o r S a le .—A fine l i t t f h o m e in Silver- I'. S. M atteson, of T u rn e r, Oregon, Mitchell has another street. It is ton F — ’g -acre; apples, p ru n es, rasp b er­ 1 his place is called “ the a two-story town. One street is al- composed a song to he sung a t th e grave rock. ries, ch erries, p e a rs; n e a t little house, of K atie K ehm S m ith th e first day of devil’s potato p a tc h ”, but I think most above the other. This “ upper p ain ted and p a p e re d ; good sidewalk. th e convention. It will a p p e a r in th e the devil is too sm art to p lan t his sto ry ” of the town is afflicted with Price, $460. n e x t issue of th e Torch. A B a r g a in .— 81 acres, 3 m iles from potatoes in such a place. It is cer­ disease and is quarantined. No Silverton ; 25 acres c le a re d ,10 acres hops, one is allowed to go “ up stairs” nor Miss K atie M atteson p atronized th e tainly a misnomer. ... ___ B ut it does re- 50 acres bottom la n d ; 5-room house, M itchell is doomed. In fo rm atio n Bureau and secured a p o e i-; semble a potato patch, with hills of come down. good b arn , h o p -h o u se; good stream of One year it is washed out with w ater. Alm ost at b u y e r’s own price. tion as teach er. This is th e th ird young , . - lady - who - - has secured a position by - th is k m ountainous size,and in the m idst flood, the next year it burns out, W e have only 30 d a y s 'in which to sell. M rite o r call now. and now it seems to be dying out. of this “ patch ’ lives Jack ¡Shrum. m eans in the last m onth In a But there are m any good people W a n te d A buyer for a well equipped P a rtie s who have advertised in th e Who would have thought it? there and Secularists are r o t w ant­ livery stab le. Good horses, good buggies, w a n t colum n of th e In fo rm atio n B u reau , 8 ,O rt t ,m e " e w e re tb e v e ry ing. good harneses, etc. (Jheap. Write to us. in th e Torch of R eason, have secured n n id st of this desolate s tr e tc h of In the evening we reached the S chool T e a c h e r.—A gen tlem an with the h elp they w anted, and as a eonse- c o u n t r y . O h , fo r a cam era! I m ust hom e of J. L. B arnhouse, on Moun­ th irty y ears' experience in th e school .juence o th e rs have valual.le position» lia v e one If I ever m ake this trip tain creek, where we stopped for room, who holds a sta te te a c h e r’s certifi­ as teach ers, housekeepers, etc. Is th e re • un tn P the night and had a good visit. I cate, would like e m p lo y m en t as teacher. a n y th in g you w an t? again. had been there before, and am ever ( an teach vocal a m i iiis tu in e u tu l music. 'ri * *i t A. few m om ents’ ride between t h e 1 The te n th an n u al convention of th e « * * . o e tw e e n i n e , anxious to return and give the good C are o f C h ild re n .— A girl of 19, Oregon S tate S ecular Union was a de-1 P °tato b ,jlh fou,1J « s o u C u rran t people in this com m unity a visit steady and q u iet, S ecu larist, w ants s it­ cided success in every p a rtic u la r. The c r e e b » which we followed to the and a lecture. Mr. Barnhouse made uation as care-tak er and tea ch e r of ch il­ d ren . Is co m p eten t, can teach ru d i­ ethical basis was m ade m ore secure bv m outh of M uddy creek, then up me rejoice by giving me a check for m ents of m usic and plays th e organ. am en d m en ts and th e action of th e ex- M uddy creek for a few miles when 150 for the U niversity and express­ References given and req u ired . ccutive hoard in placing th e L ib eral w e b e g a n o u r tu s s le in earnest with ing a wish to be able to do as much S e c u la ris ts W a n te d .--S e c u la rists who every year. I m v ersity in th e h an d s of th e ¡»resent *i * • . are thoroughly in terested in th e cause m an ag em en t was sanctioned an d h ig h ly m o u n t a i n s , which lasted over I c a n ’t ta rry „ long. I visited ____ at arv '»anted to h elp build up a Secular commended. The U nion, by unanimous an bour before we began the de­ the home of E. R. Laughlin for a i'o n *’n iln ity near Silverton, Oregon. It vote pledged its h e arty su p p o rt to th e scent to Cherry creek, where liveth few m om ents, and th en we started [ L iberal U niversity and m ade th e T orch th at m an Shrum and his fam ily in tor W agner, a distance of about 40 h e r ow n, which can very easily he ob- of Reason the official organ of th e O. 8. , a beautiful little valley nestled m iles right through the m ountains, tain ed . W rite to us. At W aterm an I saw Mr. P u rd in , R e a l E s ta te fo r S ale. - so acres , am ong th e hills. I was glad to get Mr. R ichards and others, who said house an d b arn, good o rch ard , ail fenc­ The convention a t Wagner 1» a thing th e re . Mr. Shrum and m y itikuvi father they would be . at the convention. --------------- « ... .. . > v iiiio ii. ; ’ ■■viH »vrvuii, n ear scnooi, ed, 8 milen from »-11 Silverton, school, r w n n S ta te Soon. . * of th e p prtSt, a st, and th the e O Oregon Secu were hoys together. I g o t there in " as 14 b a r^ rb^e th at day, b u t I '¡t's(J)Cre8 in iI,rove(h on m ain road. Price lar U nion has sta rte d on a n o th e r y ear .1:____ r 1 • 1 » . w a s e equal u u a l to in c e I I realized renli?™ ! t th k o at i * •» - * to it it s since Twenty a c r e s - ._ ! 5 a - n r , a ; 1 n partook was w ith b rig h te r prospects. T he following tim e for dinner, ■ of which - I r----------- 1 would have several .lays In which ha.cc.l, ^ “ 1",,^,,!;: 7 " officers were elected for the ensuing y e a r: h ea rtily and with great relish. Mr. to rest. I found a young man mak- verton. Price $700. P re sid e n t, E. Stewart, of Dayville; Sec- S h ru m ’8 ranch extends twelve ing hay on the bank of the Jo h n One h u n d red and six ty acres; 12 retary, K ate DePeatt,of A sh la n d ; T r e a s - 1 miles along C herry creek and is one Day river and got him to take the Prk-Z ¿io o ^'’’ 4 ’" iIv8 fr° m 8i,verton- Inform ation • - Bureau I u ij — j uvj v w ii