■HIE TORCH OF REASON, SILVERTON, OREGON, MAY 11, 1899.
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N E W S AND NOTES.
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P. W. Geer is in the East. He
will visit the prominent Freethink­
ers in all the large cities and try to
interest them in our Freethought
University.
Freethinkers between 1 he Dalles
and Dayville who would like to
have us stop and give a lecture
and entertainment or hold a
debate on our way over to
the convention, should write to
J. E. Hosmer at once at The Dalles,
Oregon.
We are in receip of “Bible and
Church Degrade Woman/' a 20-
page pamphlet by the world-re
nowned authoress, Elizabeth Cady
Stanton. This excellent pamphlet
may be obtained of II. L. Green,
312 E. Indiana street, Chicago, 111.,
for 10 cents, or 12 copies for $1.00.
a free good will, for the Torch ered with small pine timber. There
seems to have become one of the was some snow along the road in
necessaries of life; I feel as though Montana and North Dakota, but
the weather was very pleasant and
I cannot get along without it.
the snow will soon be gone. We
The closing entertainment last | {»assed through a part of t h e famous
Friday night was highly appreciat­ wheat country of North Dakota
ed. We had a good house, aud the and Minnesota, which must be a
Christians who were present had
very pretty sight in the summer
many words of praise for the man­ time. Mr. Loveland and I passed
ner in which the young people the time discussing the religious
were trained, and our I reethought question when Mr. L. was not en­
friends were delighted.
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tertaining the ladies. He is an
Inform ation
Bureau
T S T H E R E A N Y T H IN G YOU W ANT?
’ If so, m ake your w an ts know n to us,
aud we will try and supply then». If
w hat we do for you is w orth n o th io g to
you, we will ex p ect no pay. C ast your
eye over the list, and th e n w rite to us.
Read our ad. on page 6. A ddress,
IN FO R M A T IO N B U R E A U , '
S il v e r t o n , O r e .
Box 100.
$ 3 0 0 0 . —T hree lols and buddings,
co n sistin g of a 2 12-story hotel, a saloon
b u ild in g , a b lack sm ith shop, two dw ell­
ing houses ami a b a rn , situ ated in Oswe­
go, Oregon.
W ould tra d e for oth er
! p ro p erty .
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adept at that business and I never
interfered, but would put in my
time-sleeping or whistling until he
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land, who has been employed by would tire of the ladies and return
Wadhams & Co., of Portland, as to me.
Upon reaching St. Paul, Mr.
city salesman, was on his way to
his Philadelphia home, and we Loveland and I decided to relieve
were soon well acquainted. My ourselves of the surplus dirt and
friend, Juliu3 Durkheimer, of Wad- whiskers gathered and grown dur­
hams & Co., was Mr. Loveland's ing our trip over Oregon, Washing­
employer, and we spent some time ton, Montana, North Dakota and
discussing Mr. D.’s virtues, one of Minnesota. We next took a stroll
which is his free thinking, which through the city and out on one of
Our offer of the Torch of Reason caused him to subscribe for the the bridges which span the great
Mississippi. The bridges are ex­
and the Oregonian for $1.50 is at Torch of Reason.
Night was soon upon us as we ceedingly high and give one a
an end and we now return to the
old rate of $1.75, which is very approached the Cascade mount­ splendid opportunity to view the
reasonable, and we hope to get ains. I would enjoy taking this river, city and surrounding coun­
many subscriptions to both papers. trip by daylight and view the try. I was disappointed in St.
Torch of Reason, $1.00; Oregonian, scenery of the “switchback” at the Paul, for I expected to see a much
summit. Building a railroad ini larger city. It is quite lively and
$1.50—$2. 50 for only $1.75.
this country is up-hill business. apparently up-to-date in most re­
Mr. J. II. Morris, our foreman, A tunnel is being dug under the spects, but does not compare with
will take charge during the few high ridge of mountains at the O r e a n n ’s m etro p o lis, th e c ity of
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weeks of the business manager’s summit, but it will be some time Portland.
My friend, Loveland,
and editor’s absence, and all com­ before it is completed, and now the left on the evening train for Phila­
munications sent to the lurch of mountain is ascended and descend­ delphia and I accompanied him to
Reason will be promptly attended ed bv means of a series of zig-zag the depot, where I hade him good
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to. While we are gone help him switches
called the “switchback.” bye. I hope to meet him again in
all you can, for he will have his
It is a splendid piece of engineer­ the “Quaker City.”
hands full.
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ing, and was a wild, romantic ride
A broad.
D a iry a n d F r u it F a r m s .—A dairy
farm of 36 acres, good alfalfa land, and
fruit farm of 80 acres, 10 acres grap es, 2
acres peaches and o th e r fru it, good
bouse and b arn s ami o th e r outb u ild in g s.
All situ ated in San Diego county, Calif.
W ill sell ch eap or tra d e for a stock
farm .
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T o T r a d e .—T w enty-tw o acre fruit
farm , 8 m iles south of Salem , O r e .; 4
acres b earin g o rch ard , m ostly w inter
ap p les, 2 acres stra w b erries, new wire
fence, good house an d b arn , plenty of
p a stu re, ex cellen t w ater, and tim ber
enough for wood. W ould like to trad e for
a larger place.
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A g e n ts .— A gents w anted to sell the
F o rstn e r A uger B it. M oney can he
m ade. Send 60c for sam ple, o r $2.60
for full set packed in n eat box.
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8 0 a c re s .—A bout four m iles from Sil­
verton ; sm all, u nfinished h o u se; about
5 acres cleared ; $600. B e tter see It.
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o r S a le .—A fine little house in Sil­
verton, w ith one acre of ¡ami, for only
$285. “ F irst eotne, first serv ed .”
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F o r S a le .—A fine litte home in Silver-
to n — ’..-acre; apples, p ru n es, rasp b er­
ries, ch erries, p e ars; neat little house,
painted ami p a p ered ; good sidew alk.
Price, $450.
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S e c u la ris ts W a n te d .--S e c u la rists who
are thoroughly in terested in th e cause
are w anted to h elp build up a Secular
co m m unity n e ar S ilverton, Oregon. It
is th o u g h t best th a t each m em ber of the
c o m m u n ity own a little hom e of his or
h e r own, which can very easily be ob­
tain ed . W rite to us.
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above the clouds. The snow was
piled high on either side, and one
would imagine that winter had set E le v e n th A nnual C o nvention.
in.
Pursuant to the call of the Ex­
When morning dawned we wrere
in Eastern Washington among the ecutive Board, the Eleventh Annu­ R e a l E s ta te fo r S ale. — 80 acres,
house and b a rn , good o rch ard , all fenc­
bunch-grass hills and scrubby pine al Convention of the Oregon State ed,
8 m iles from Silverton, n e ar school,
timber. We arrived in Spokane Secular Union will he held at Day­ 35 acres im proved, on m ain road. Price
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early in the morring and left some ville, Oregon, on the 10th, 11th and $800.
T w enty acres ; 15 acres im proved, all
of our passengers and took several 12th of June, 1899. Much business fenced, good sp rin g , 1 y2 m iles from Sil­
n . Price $700.
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more aboard, making a jolly crowd, of importance is to be transacted, v erto
One h u n d red and six ty a c re s; 12
which lasted until we reached St- and a good attendance is requested. acres cleared , 6 m iles from Silverton.
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Paul, Minnesota, Monday, May 1st, Speakers from a distance have been Price $300.
at 2 o’clock p. m. The mountain invited, and a general good time is D a iry F a r m . — 480 acres of deeded
scenery was mostly passed in the expected. A full program will be land, 8»> acres in meadow and balance
grain 'b a y land, p a stu re, etc. A good
night and could not be enjoyed. announced later.
stream of w ater ru n s th rough th e farm
E. S t e w a r t , Pres.
th e year round. Also 320 acres of tim -
Through the daytime we traveled
l>er cu ltu re and hom estead w hich can
One oi our friends, who backs up
K ate D e P ea tt , Sec.
over plains and among hills cov­
l»e proved up on for $200. Good house,
what she says by her deeds, writes
d airy w ith u ten sils for m aking cheese
and b u tte r, sm okehouse, blacksm ith
the following earnest words: “Oh,
shop and tools, ami large, new barn to
H o w M u c h W ill You H e lp ?
that I only had the brain and pen
hold 50 head of cows, 50 calves and 100
of Ingersoll, that I might transfer
tons of hay. Good well a t house and
As soon as we can raise One Thousand Dollars we will begin work b arn . This fine d iary farm is located in
my thoughts and feelings on paper
one of the finest little valleys in E astern
on the University building. IIow much will you help?
T he ow ner finds ready m arket
for the good of the Freethought
If you can’t send us the cash just now, fill the blank below with as Oregon.
for all bis cheese and b u tte r at high
cause! But, to my disappoint­ much as you can afford, sign your name and forward to Liberal I ni- p u ces, and has m ade enough m oney at
ment, I have never had the oppor­ versity, Silverton, Oregon; and when we have One 1 housand Dol­ th e business so th a t lie can afford to re­
tire.
He wishes to locate in Silverton
tunities that some have had, and lars signed we will call for your {»art.
and educate his ch ild ren in th e Liberal
that I have always craved, to cul­
U niversity. H e offers all th is for only
3000—o n e-h alf down and balance on
tivate my talent (if I had any) and
easy te rm s; also 130 head of c a ttle and
increase my knowledge. But such
some hogs will l>e sold very ch eap for
0,9.
cash. A ddress th e In fo rm atio n Bureau.
is life. We cannot always have
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I promise to pay the Liberal University Company on Silverton, O re.
our wishes gratified. I hope to be
T e a c h e r.— A g en tlem an , 40 years of
able to send you a small donation dem and $ .............. , to assist in the erection of their age.
residing in M issouri, desires to
soon. If I cannot help you men­ building at Silverton, Oregon.
move to Oregon if he can get a position as
teach er or find som e congenial work.
tally, I will try and do what I can
He has excellent recom m endations and
financially, if it is ever so little.
has had very successful experience in
i tn e school room.
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You cau rest assured it comes with
$
Say, Secular friends, do you re­
alize that if we do not begin to
build within a few weeks we cannot
get into our building next fall?
Do you know what that means?
The building is a large one and
cannot be built in a few days, and
if we don’t begin our school on
time this year, it will hurt our
work very much. Those who in­
tend to help should do so at once .
Notice the blank on this {»age. A
thousand dollars’ worth of these
promises would give us something
to work on. Can’t we begin to
build soon?