Torch of reason. (Silverton, Oregon) 1896-1903, September 08, 1898, Page 8, Image 8

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    THE TORCH
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OF
KKA.-oN, 811.VEKÌON. OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8. 1898.
\\ e were shocked t<> hear of the
To Raise Five Thousand Dollars
sudden death of Mrs. E lla Carsner
for the University.
^ ^ S e c u la ris ts
P. C. M<»*ier, vi ill give $50
^ J ^ ^ L o u Ames will give 50
A Friend will give....................... •_>u
D. Buckingham will g iv e........... 50
A. Slum an, M. I) , will give . 50
R. C. B urtis will g iv e............... 50
A Friend will give...................... 50
C. F. Ames will give............
P. Rauch will give...................... 50
I). Bolton will g iv e..................... 50
H arry Fricker will g iv e............. 50
E. Stew art will g iv e ................... 50
A Friend will g i v e ........................50
Mr. H jerm stad,
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gß
Friend from W aldo H ills \
H. Allen will g i v e .........................50
L. E. Fuller will g iv e................. 50
F. W ilkinson will g iv e............... 5 0
J . E. Brooks will give................. 50
Ju liu s F ish e r....................................50
Adolf Wolf & S o n ........................ 50
J. K. Buff....................................... ;>°
B. A. L eo n ard .............................. 50
\ 50
A F re e th in k e r.......................... '
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which will perhaps cover enough
f<»r me to stand under, as I am not
OBITUARY.
) o-O-O-O^XXKXXXXXXXi-O-O-OO-CXXX^ < very large, in case I should ever
happen to get inside of the
Mrs Ella Carsner,
building.
of W agner, Oregon. We met her
for the first tim e at the O. S. S. U.
Convention this sum m er, and, a l­
J oseph R ic h .
though our acquaintance was of
Mrs. E lla C arsner, the beloved
short d u ratio n , we had learned to wife of Robert C arsner, «lied very
love and esteem her very highly.
suddenly at her home in W agner,
W<xxlworkers, d o n ’t forget t o s e n d a n Oregon, Aug. 5, 1898.
Her death was caused, it is su p ­
order for a set of th e F o rstn e r A uger
Bits. Pi ice $2.60, by m ail. See ad.
posed, by h eart failure and, com ­
ing w ithout w arning, proved a c ru ­ I S T H E R E ANYTHING YOU WAN!
(>0-<X><X><><>-0-0-0<><>0-00-0000-0-00-0-0< el blow to the bereaved relatives
1 If so, m ake your w ants know n to us.
and we will try and su p p ly th em . If
ANSWERS TO
and friends.
w hat we do for you is w orth nothing to
Mrs. C arner was the «laughter of you, we will ex p ect no pay. Cast your
CORRESPONDENTS.
Information - -
. . .
ureau
.Jam es
A. 0 ., Dell, Ore.— P. O. order for
$1 received and your name placed
in the big hook.
Thanks.
W. C., W agner, Ore.—The $1.50
received.
We ha«l not heard of
your loss. See notice elsewhere.
an d
Lizzie
R o b in so n ,
of i eve <»ver the list, and th e n w rite to us.
Canvon C itv ,a n d had been m arried
to Mr. C arsner only about four
m onths.
Her life was short, she was only
22 years old, hut she lived long
enough to leave sweet memories
th at will have their influence for
good through all time.
In her
death we lose an energetic worker
for the cause of liberty from the
ranks of the O. S. S. U.
As fellow workers for a noble
cause, as friends, as brothers and
sisters, as m ourners, the Torch ex ­
tends its heartfelt sym pathy to the
sorrowing relatives.
M. R., Fossil, O r e .— P. O. money
W arren C arsner will g iv e......... 50 order received and placed to your
J. L. B arnhouse will g ive........... 50 cr« «lit. H eard you were sick. Hope
John Madden will p a y ............... 50 you are all right again.
Alex. H ardie will p a y ................. 50
J. M. B erry.— Y our kind letter
Mrs. E. J. Sm ith will give . . . . 50
Cal Geer will give........................ 50 received, also yonr share of the
provided th a t
Torch of Reason roof.
Many
mOre men ( ° r wonien) th an k s for your assistance.
f J 1 1 will give the same
I). P., Newberg, Ore.— Cash re­ “ 0 who could th in k th a t d eath would
am ount.
W here are
tak e
ceived. T hanks.
If you get too
the seventy?
The pearl beyond all price,
tired to tell the tru th , you m ust be W hose g ilt it was to m ake of earth
A glorious parad ise?
a little like your name w ithout the
“ But gracious m em ories com e fast,
last “e”.
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Of word and sm ile so sw eet,
O. C. L., Fouke, A rk.— Papers T h at m ade th e «lav and h o u r w ith joy
And h ap p in ess com plete.
sent. Please do not be sorry. It
was the best thing that could have “ We m iss a presence fair an d sw eet,
At m orn, a t noon, at n ig h t;
Send for a Liberal I Diversity
happened. Papers with account of We see life’s pro m ise fade aw ay
Announcem ent.
Too soon in ch illin g b lig h t.
C«»n. all gone.
W rite for our term s to agents
“ But pain can never rack h er form ,
J. P. McC., Riverside, la. -T h e
Nor sorrow bend it low ;
for the F orstner Auger hit.
The
grief th a t e lu sh e s life and stre n g th ,
1 dfdlar placed to your credit. Try
H
er
h e art can never k n o w .”
Let every true Secularist stai d to get able and do your best. A n­
firm at his post and we will soon gels can do no better.
We will
» o < x x k x > o < x x x ><>< x ><>< x ><>< x x x > o - o <
see splendid results from our labors. make it win.
CORRESPONDENCE.
How do you lik e the looks of the
A. R. T., Soldiers Home, Ohio.—
dining hall with its new eoat of T hanks for literary contribution > < X H X K X > < > < > < > < > 0 -0 < X H > < X > < > 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 <
white and green ami its new chim ­ and good wishes. We d id n ’t quite
The Cross.
ney?
understand the last p art of yonr
Read o u r ad. on page 6.
A ddress,
INFORMATION BUREAU,
Box 1)0.
S il v e r t o n , O r e .
2 0 M en W a n te d .— If you are a Secu­
larist and have $500 to invest it will pay
you to w rite to th e In fo rm atio n Bureau.
In w ritin g sta te your age, fam ily if any.
occupation ami views in regard to relig­
ion.
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A g e n ts .— A gents w anted to sell the
F o rstn e r Auger Bit.
.Money can lie
m ade. Send 60c for sam ple, or $2.6(1
for full set packed in neat box.
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8 0 a c r e s .— A bout four m iles from Sil­
verton ; sm all, u n fin ish ed house; al>out
5 acres cleared ; $600. B e tter sc* It.
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W h o W ish e s to I n v e s t? —104 acres of
as good bottom land as th ere is in the
sta te of W ash in g to n . W as offered $10,-
000 for naked land 12 y ears ago. Sixteen
cows, 9 heifers, 3 horses, w agon, h arn ess­
es, plows, harrow s, dairy and utensils, 9
hogs, 6 pigs, 60 to 65 tons hay, hay bail­
er, good boat, tide w ater at door, 2 h o u s­
es, 2 barns,"spring w ater a t both houses,
berries of all kinds. O w ner has milked
35 cows and kept 21 head of young stock,
c u ttin g plenty of hay from th is excellent
d airy and stock ran ch , which he now
offers, w ith ali stock, produce and im ­
provem ents, for $5500. W rite to th e I n ­
form ation B ureau at once.
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F o r S a le .—A fine little house in Sil­
v erto n , w ith one acre of land, for only
$285. “ F irst com e, first se rv ed .”
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F o r S a le o r T ’-ad e.—A farm , about 30
m iles south of The D alles, 320 acres, in
g«X)d school d istric t of ab o u t 100 schol­
ars ; county road crossing Cascade m oun­
tain s, daily m ail, sh o rt d istan ce to saw ­
m ill and flouring m ill, tw o stores, black­
sm ith shop, free wood and an unlim ited
m ou n tain ra n g e ; l>ox house 16x22 w ith
: kitchen and woodshed added, good
brick fireplace, both up and dow nstairs
ceiled w ith m atched lu m b e r; post barn
20x32; 3 m iles of goo«l fence, 120 acres
in cu ltiv atio l, ab o u t 50 m ore ready for
plow. The ow ner holds deed from gov­
ern
m et. Price $2000. W ould trad e for a
E d ito r T o rch of R eason : .
Get up a club for the Torch of letter. Please write again.
place in Silverton of equal or less value.
I see by the last arriv al of the The price of th e place is based on its
Reason in your vicinity It will pay
G. E. M., Riddles, Ore.— Address
Torch of Reason th at we have m oney-m aking cap acity , and it is now-
you. W rite and get our term s to changed.
paying a good incom e. We will in v e sti­
Hope you will get here,
again
slum
ped
into
the
ru
t
of
the
gate
any offer m ade.
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agents.
but advise vou to work there at
Before we go t<> press, we find th at present if you can get fair wages.
the long looked f r studding are There is plenty of work here now,
nearly all sawed ami will probably hut will he a little dull during the
winter probably.
be on the ground this week.
.1. A C., Jackson, T e n n .— The
, money received and Forstner hit
sent by mail. The hit mav need
sharpening.
Hope it is the right
size, hut am told th a t there is
more th a n one size of Yale lock.
Mr. Cline of Mt. Ang'd treated us
Any questions gladly answered or
to a box of the largest, most deli­
corrections made.
cious peaches we ever had the pleas­
ure of testing.
Don't tell us that
Lumber Fund.
peaches cannot b* raised in this
section of the country.
To raise $1000 im m ediately:
aeknow Hedged.............$401.95
Our beloved Pearl, the business Previously
R. C. B u r tis ....................................... 50.00
m anager, arrived safe and sound W. L. M a rs d e n ................................. 10.00
J . ('. W e lc o m e .................................
2 50
Monday evening, h av in g traveled H . M. H o rto n ...................................
1.00
seventy-six miles that «lay.
In A. A. Brown................................ 5AX)
spite of his long trip he is well,
sm iling, and happy, and ready for
Are you acquainted with the
the husir.es? th a t aw aits him here. m erits of the F orstner auger hit?
The Torch of Reason family has
raised 11.80 for shingles in response
to our call a short lime ago. who
is there that has not sent the $.25?
It is not too late to do so now.
“ deluded fa ith fu l” ,at least our paper
has been allowed to hear the cross;
but, alas! I find it is not sym bolical
of the Lowly Jesus. It is only the
everyday cross, rath e r th an the one
belonging to th e Nazarene.
Enclosed find P. (). order for $1.
Y ours for Reason, Right and
Justice.
G. H. B a il e y .
F o r S a le .—A fine litto h o m e in Silver-
to n — l2-aere; apples, p ru n es, ra sp b e r­
ries, ch erries, p e ars; neat little house,
p ain ted am i papere«!; good sidew alk.
Price, $450.
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W a n te d —A b u y er for a well equipped
livery stab le. Good horses, good buggies.
' good harnese8,ecc. C h eap . W rite to u s.8
S ch o o l T e a c h e r .—A g e n tlem a n w ith
th irty y e a rs’ experience in th e school
room, who holds a tc a c h c r ’s state certifi­
cate, would like em ploym ent as teacher.
Can teach vocal a n d m stu m e n ta l m usic. 9
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S e c u la ris ts W a n te d .- S ecu larists who
arc th oroughly in terested in th e cause
arc w anted to help build up a Secular
co m m u n ity near S ilv erto n , Oregon. It
E idtor T orch ok R eason :
is th o u g h t lx‘8t th a t each rnendrer of the
1 see in the last issue of the Torch I co m m u n ity own a little hom e of his or
h er ow n, which can very easily l»e o b ­
that you want money to buy s h in ­ tain ed . W rite to us.
.
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Those Shingles.
gles for the roof of the U niversity
building. Now I am poor and have
to pelt wood for a living hut I feel
a? though I ought to do som ething
for w hat I consider the greatest
institution in the S tate if not in
the world, cousequently y«»u will
find enclosed in this letter 25 cents
Real Estate for Sale. — 80 acres,
house and b a rn , good o rch ard , ail fenc­
ed, 8 m iles from S ilverton, n ear school.
35 acres im proved, on m ain road. Price
, $800.
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T w enty a c re s; 15 acres im proved, all
fenced, good sp rin g , l l 2 miles from Sil­
verton. Price $700.
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One h u n d red and six ty a c re s; 12
a<Tes cleared. 4 m iles from Silverton.
Price $300.
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