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About Torch of reason. (Silverton, Oregon) 1896-1903 | View Entire Issue (July 20, 1899)
f THE TORCH OF REASON, SILVERTON, OREGON, JULY 20, 1899. 8 ) O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O < NEW S AND NOTES. ;0 < X X X > < > < X X X X X )< > (> < X X > < > 0 < > O < X > < ) < We will begin work on the Uni versity next week, with C. H . Thompson as foreman. It is quite warm in Silverton these days, hut we are never in danger of sunstroke, cyclones nor thunder storms. Among the noted Infidels of the East, perhaps none have done more for humanity than the great in ventor, Thos. A. Edison Time is very precious with the Liberal University promoters dur ing the next two months. Help usi get started in the new building. Mr. J. Barnhouse, father of stu dent Dick, was with us Monday and Tuesday. Mr. B. took stock in the University, and will do all he can to make it a success. The “Announcements” of the Liberal University for 1899 and 1900 will soon be out. Send for one. They are free. It don’t matter what people think. Silverton is sure to he the home of thousands of people who now live in the East. Many peo ple want to live away from the evil influences of old, heathenish ortho doxy. Not many universities have gain ed in numbers 300 per cent, during the first three years of their exist ence; vet the Liberal University has exceeded even this gain. What will be the record for 1900? LOCALS. Have you “ Com m on S en se” ? If not, send a t once for a free copy of th is lib e ra l-m in d ed advocate of advanced th o u g h t. B rings h e alth and success. A<ldress, Com m on Sense, 55 S ta te S t., Chicago, III. W oodw orkers, d o n ’t forget to send an o rd er for a se t of th e F o rstn e r Auger B its. P rice, $2.60 by m ail. See ad . Get subscribers for the Torch. People who read our paper will be-1 come interested and help our cause. Money to p a te n t good ideas m ay be by o u r aid. A ddress T he P at If each subscriber gets one new one secured ent R ecord , B altim ore, Md. it doubles our circulation. R em em ber our d u b b in g rate w ith th e regonian only lasts for a lim ited tim e. Mr. Ayers, a Secularist, of Wan- O Read our offer on page 7. del, O. T., was in Silverton this Ladies who wish cut h a ir o r com bings week. He was looking for a home woven into sw itches m ay leave th e ir at th e Torch of Reason office. for himself and for our well-known o O rders rders by m ail prom ptly atten d ed to. Freethought friend of Oklahama, Mr. O. E. Brewster. Mr. Ayres A descriptive catalogue of all the has three sons he wants to educate best Freethought works free on ap in the Liberal University. plication to Dellquest & Andrews, The Christians of Silverton seem Secular Booksellers, El Paso, Texas. bothered by the presence in our midst of two Mormon preachers. Inform ation Bureau. But why should they? The Mor S e c u la r is ts W a n te d .--S e c u la rists who mons preach God, Jesus, hell, are thoro u g h ly in terested in th e cause w anted to h elp b u ild up a Secular heaven, etc., etc., and their Joseph are com m unity n e ar S ilv erto n , Oregon. It (Smith) may have had as good a is th o u g h t best th a t each m em ber of the m m u n ity own a litile hom e of hi9 o r dream as did Joseph, the husband co h e r own, w hich can very easily be ob of Mary. ta in e d . W rite to us. 10 From the Philippines. E ditor T orch of R eason : Enclosed find postoffice money order for $1.00, which please apply T S T H E R E A N Y T H IN G YOU WANT? I If so, m ake y o u r w a n ts know n to us, to lumber fund. You will no doubt he surprised and we will try and su p p ly th e m . If w hat we do for you is w orth n o th in g to to hear from an entire stranger you, we will ex p ect no pay. C ast your However, your paper is no stranger eye over th e list, and th en w rite to us. to me, and today having received Read o u r ad. on page 6. A ddress, IN F O R M AT IO N B U R E A U , the Torch of April 16, sent by my S ilv erton , O rb . wife, who gently reminds me of my Box 100. duty, I hasten to comply. $ 3 0 0 0 . —T h ree lots an d b u ddings, This is most certainly a priest- co n sistin g of a 2 )^ -sto ry h o tel, a saloon u ild in g , a b lack sm ith sh o p , two dw ell ridden country. There is a church b ing houses and a b arn , situ a te d in O swe in every city, town and hamlet,and go, O regon. W ould tra d e for o th er 15 they are mostly large structures, p ro p erty . built of stone and exceedingly well D a iry a n d F r u i t F a r m s .—A dairy farm of 36 acres, good alfalfa lan d , and fortified, which plainly shows that fru it farm of 80 acres, 10 acres grajjes, 2 the God-given light which the acres peaches and o th e r fru it, good thousands of padres are shedding house and b a rn s and o th e r o u tb u ild in g s. All situ ated in San Diego co u n ty , Calif. upon the people does not fill them Will sell ch eap or tra d e for a stock 16 with confidence of safety from an farm . attack by their own beloved sheep T o T r a d e .—T w en ty -tw o acre fruit as a six-foot stone wall with port farm , 8 m iles so u th of S alem , O r e .; 4 acres liearing o rch a rd , m ostly w inter holes does. We find crosses nailed, ap p les, 2 acres stra w b e rrie s, new wire tied or built on everything— they fence, good house an d b a rn , p len ty of p a stu re, e x cellen t w ater, and tim b er have them everywhere. A native enough for wood. W ould like to trad e for 17 or a Spaniard will mutter his pater a larger place. noster and slip a bolo between your A g e n ts .— A gents w anted to sell th e ribs, or call you omega (friend)and F o rstn er A uger B it. M oney can be m ade. Send 60c for sam ple, or $2.60 shoot you at the same time. We for full set packed in n e at box. 13 (the Minnesota and Oregon regi H o m e .—Fifteen acres in Silverton, on ments) were 35 days in the wilder Silver creek ; fine, finished house, new b a in , nicelv fenced, fru it, w ater power ness, under the command of Col. —$3000. Summers, and some part of the col F o r S a le .—A fine little house in Sil umn was in a skirmish with the v erto n , w ith o n e a c r e of land, for only 4 insurgents 28 days. The last four $285. “ F irst com e, first se rv e d .” days we marched from Isidro to F o r S a le .—A fine litte hom e in Silver- Calumpit and took the train for to n —¿¿-acre; apples, p ru n es, ra sp b e r ch erries, p e a rs; n eat little house, Manila. Thursday, June 2, we p ries, ain ted an d p a p e re d ; good sidew alk. 3 will sail away for home, sweet Price, $450. home. F o r S a le o r T r a d e fo r P r o p e r t y in or D an J. K retzer . near S ilv erto n —320 acres n e ar Dayville, O re., on both sides of Jo h n Day riv er; Manila, P. I., May 27, 1899. 80 acres m eadow ; good house, barn, sheds, cellar, e tc .; ex cellen t w ater, well and sp rin g ; 200 head horses, 100 head A g e n ts .— Agent9 w anted to sell R ight cattle, 24 sw arm s bees, etc., e tc .; one- Living, a hook th a t sh o u ld be in every half section of school land, w hich can hom e. Send $1.00 for sam p le copy and easily he o b tain ed , joins th e place. All term s to agents. for $8500 o r good tra d e . 25 LIBERAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION. The capital stock of the Liberal University Corporation will consist of 10,000 shares at ten dollars per share — a total of one hundred thousand dollars. Each stock-holder is entitled to vote the amount of his stock at any of the stock-holder’s meetings. No assessments will he levied. The money raised by selling stock will he used in constructing the University buildings, purchasing apparatus, and necessary lands, and carrying out the plan of the school. Thirteen trustees will be elected by the stock-holders each year; said trustees to have full control of the management of the University. The money received for tuition and the sale of scholarships is expected to he sufficient for carrying on the work of the School after it is once started. How many shares do you want? Fill out the following blank, and forward at once to Liberal University, Silverton, Oregon; or, to T. B. Wakeman, 93 Nassau Street, New York City. Liberal University Corporation. 1899. hereby subscribe f o r .............. Liberal U niversity Corporation, Information Bureau shares of Stock, at Ten D ollars each, in the now form ing at Silverton, Oregon. Nam e Post office Street, or Post office Box T h e r ig h t is re s e rv e d to r e je c t a n y or a l l B id s State R e a l E s t a t e fo r S a le. — 80 acres, house an d b a rn , good o rch a rd , all fenc ed, 8 m iles from S ilverton, n e a r school, 35 acres im p ro v ed , on m ain road. Price $800. 5 T w enty a c re s ; 15 acres im p ro v ed , all fenced, good sp rin g , m iles from Sil v erto n . P rice $700. 6 One h u n d re d a n d six ty a c re s; 12 acres cleared , 6 m iles from Silverton. Price $300, 11 D a ir y F a r m . — 480 acres of deeded land, 80 acres in m eadow an d balance grain hay lan d , p a stu re , etc. A good stream of w a ter ru n s th ro u g h th e farm th e y e ar ro u n d . Also 320 acres of tim b er c u ltu re an d hom estead which can he proved u p on for $200. Good house, d airy w ith u te n sils for m aking cheese and b u tte r, sm okehouse, blacksm ith shon and tools, and large, new b arn to hold 50 head of cows, 50 calves and 100 tons of hay. Good well a t house and b arn . T his fine d iary farm is located in one of th e finest little valleys in E astern Oregon. T he ow ner finds ready m arket for all his cheese and b u tte r’ a t high p u ces, and has m ade enough m oney at th e bu sin ess so th a t he can afford to re tire. He w ishes to locate in Silverton and e d u cate h is ch ild ren in th e Liberal U n iv ersity . H e offers all th is for only $3000—o ne-half dow n and balance on easy te rm s ; also 130 head of c a ttle and some hogs will be sold very ch eap for cash. A ddress th e In fo rm atio n B ureau. Silverton. Ore. 13 T e a c h e r.— A g en tlem an , 40 years of age, resid in g in M issouri, desires to move to Oregon if he can get a position a* teach er or find som e congenial work. He has ex cellen t reco m m en d atio n s and has had very successful ex p erien ce in * th e school room . 19