TH E TORCH OF REASON, SILVERTON, OREGON, SEPTEM BER 7, 1899.
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N E W S A N D NOTES.
Our business manager went to
Salem on a business trip Saturday.
In g e rso ll fle m o ria l N um ber.
The Freethought Magazine for
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Truth
Seeker
has
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, Septem ber is an “ Ir.gersoil Memo*
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L ib e ra l U n iv e rs ity in co rp o ra te d ! printed Mr. Geer’s account of ins ria] dum ber.” It contains original
, m T « ,V(>1<i„nan vi9it will‘ ThomaS A> Edl8° n ,th e articles on Ingersoll from Elizabeth
Rooms for M r .
. great inventor.
Cadv Stanton, Charles Kent Ten-
and fa m ily are being fitted up
an(J ne}. ; George Jacob HolyOake, B. F.
th‘ ormlt r-
vicinity ought to hear Mr. Wake- Underwood, Judge C. B. Waite,
Hop-pickers begin to flock to the lnah>s *aj j res8 at Liberal Hall on David B. Page, Susan H. Wixon,
hop-fields.
They will earn good gnnday evening, October 1st.
G. W. Morehouse, Helen II. Gar-
wages this year.
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Oreg()nian gave the dener, Prof. Daniel T. Ames D aniel
We are just in receipt of a letter
Univergitv (Incorporated) K. Tenney, Prof. Hyland C. Kirk,
stating that Mr. T. B. Wakeman
e &
. notice ¡„ its col. Rev. Minot J. Savage, James A
and family will leave New York u
printlng, besides a good no- Greenhill, and by the editor and
City for Silverton about the middle tice, the provisions against The- asslstantedltor8, Also the proceed-
ings and speeches of the great In
of this month.
ology.
gersoll Memorial Meeting held in
Ye editor and all his newly ar­
Chicago, and the best likeness of
rived Wisconsin relatives made a F re e th o u g h t in New H a m p sh ire .
Ingersoll that has ever been pub­
visit to the country last Sunday.
lished. This number of the maga­
“ Verily this is a different world E ditor T orch of R eason :
zine is printed on heavy book paper
than old Wisconsin.”
Whilst New Hampshire’s pious, and bound in linen pc per covers,
No chintz bugs, no potato hugs, plutocrat governor deplores the de­ with black border. For sale at
no mosquitoes, no sun-strokes, no cadence of formal Christianity in Torch of Reason Office. Price 15
droughts, no blizzards, no floods, his state, and cries for a check to cents.
and no cyclones in Silverton, but indifference and “infidelity,” Free-
there are many “ungodly” Infidels, thought is advancing in that little
LO C AL5.
state, and marshalling its forces for
R em em b er o u r clu b b in g rate w ith th e
On account of the good wages in aggre8Sive WOrk. The Freethinkers O regonian only lasts for a lim ited tim e.
harvesting and hop-picking it is q{ Manchester, the metropolis, have R ead o u r offer on page 7.
hard work to get men enough to j^eld good meetings the last four
H ave you “ C om m on S en se” ? If not,
work on the University, but the yearg. q'^e nexj, lecture season is send at once for a free copy of th is lil -
work is progressing nicely, and the to oppn the fir8t g unday in October e ra l-m in d ed advocate of advanced
workers working like demons .
' ag an IngersoU memorial day, when th o u g h t. B rings h e a lth an d success.
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Inform ation
. .
Bureau
T S T H E R E A N Y T H IN G YOU W ANT?
If so, m ake y o u r w ants know n to us,
an d we will try an d su p p ly th em . If
w hat we do for you is w orth n o th in g to
you, we w ill ex p ect no pay. C ast your
eye over th e list, an d th e n w rite to us.
Read our ad. on page 6. A ddress,
IN F O R M A T IO N B U R E A U ,
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B ox 100.
S il v e r t o n , O r e .
$ 3 0 0 0 . —T h ree lots and b u d d in g s,
co n sistin g of a 2% -story hotel, a saloon
b u ild in g , a b lack sm ith shop, two d u e ll­
ing houses and a b a rn , situ ated in O sw e­
go, Oregon.
W ould tra d e for o th e r
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p ro p erty .
D a i r y a n d F r u i t F a r m s . — A d airy
farm of 36 acres, good alfalfa land, an d
fru it farm of SO acres, 10 acres grapes, 2
acres peaches and o th e r fru it, good
house an d b arn s and o th e r o u tb u ild in g s.
All situ a te d in San Diego co u n ty , 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 en ty -tw o acre fru it
farm , S m iles south of Salem , O r e .; 4
acres b earin g o rch ard , m ostly w in ter
ap p les, 2 acres stra w b e rrie s, new w ire
fence, good house and b a rn , p len ty of
p a stu re, e x cellen t w ater, and tim b e r
enough for wood. W ould like to trad e for
a larg er place.
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A g e n ts .— A gents w anted to sell th e
E o rstn er A uger B it. M oney can lie
m ade. Send 60c for sam p le, or $2.60
for full set packed in n e a t box.
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H o m e .—F ifteen acres in S ilverton, on
Silver creek ; tine, finished house, new
b a rn , nicelv fenced, fru it, w ater pow er
A ddress, Com m on Sense, T. R . 99, 55 _*9OO0
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in tributes to tne S tate S t., Chicago,111.
F o r S a le .—A fine little house in S il­
didn’t die in th e ,
verto n , w ith one acre of lan d , for only
work goes march-
$285. “ F irst com e, first se rv ed .”
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The Articles of Incorporation for A will join them
the Liberal University have been blessed one who
filed in the offices of the Secretary Lord, but whose
of State and County Clerk as pro- ing on.
Reliable persons of a m echanical or Inventive m ind
videff by law. A copy of the same
The New Hampshire and Merri- desiring a trip to the P a r i s E x p o s i t i o n , w ith good
salary and expenses paid, should write
wili be forwarded to any address mac Valley Freethinker’ Conven­ T h e P A T E N T R E C O R D , B a lt im o r e , M d.
e r 50 cents.
; t*on is t0 {)e il(dd’ for
drst
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in Mancliester(City Hall probably),
We are very glad to learn that t ^e eecond Sunday in October. By N e w
B a rb e r Shop
our friend, Dr. S. W. Wetmore, °C invita tion o, the local Freethinkers,
Next Door to Morley s.
Buffalo, N. k ., who has been very
gturoe, the Surapee poet, will A . A. A R M S T R O N G , P R O P .
ill, is now recovering and out of grace th e occasion, and Mrs. Morilla
Shaving, 10c.; Hair Cutting 15c.
danger.
The doctor was greatly yj# Ricker, the woman lawyer, will
affected on hearing of his friend of cour8e be on her feel, and the re-
50 YEARS’
E X P E R IE N C E
Co,. Ingersoll’s death, and since re- doubtable Washburn, of the Iuves-
turnlag from the funeral he has tigatorj ghould uot fail to show his
been dangerously ill.
genial face. Of course he will talk,
The Incorporators of the Liberal
University met at the Torch of
Reason office in Silverton, Tuesday,
September 5, and ordered the stock
hook opened for the sale of stock,
One half of the capital stock has
already been subscribed, but the
stock-book will be kept open until
September 25, so that all will have
an opportunity to subscribe. Please
use the blank on this page.
as only he can. The local talent,
of which A. C. and Anson G. Os-
good are not the least, will do their
hearty best, and a trifle may be
added to the work by
Yours truly,
J o h n P rescott G uild .
Tyngsboro, Mass.
Are you acquainted with the
merits of the Forstner auger bit?
T rade M a r k s
D e s ig n s
C o p y r ig h t s & c .
A nvone Rending a sk etch and description may
quickly ascertain o u r opinion fre e w h e th e r an
invention is probably p aten tab le. Com m unica­
tions strictly confidential. H andbook on P a te n ts
sen t free. O ldest agency fo r securing p aten ts.
P a te n ts ta k e n th ro u g h M unn & Co. receive
fe c ia l notice, w ith o u t c h arge. In th e
Scientific JfmericatE
A h andsom ely illu stra te d weekly. L arg est cir­
culation o f nny scientltic Journal. T erm s,
a
y ea r: fo u r m o n th s, | L Sold by all new sdealers.
MUNN
& Co.36,Broad’a’ New York
B ranch Office. 625 F S t„ W ashington. D. C.
Liberal U niversity Corporation.
1899.
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hereby subscribe
for
shares of Stock, at Ten D ollars each, in the
L ib e ra l U n iv e rs ity C orp oratio n ,
now form ing at Silverton, Oregon.
Name
Post office
State
Street, or Post office Box
T h e rig h t is reserved to re je c t an y o r a ll B id s
F o r S a le .—/V fine litte hom e in Silver-
to n — bo-acre; apples, p ru n es, ra sp b e r­
ries, ch erries, p e a rs; n e a t little house,
p ainted an d p a p e re d ; good sidew alk.
Price, $450.
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F o r S a le o r T ra d e fo r P r o p e r ty in or
n e ar S ilverton—320 acres n e a r D ayville,
O re., on both sides of J o h n Day riv e r;
80 acres m eadow ; good house, b a rn ,
sheds, cellar, e tc .; excellent w ater, well
and sp rin g ; 200 head horses, 100 head
c attle , 24 sw arm s bees, etc., e t c . ; one-
half section of school lan d , w hich can
easily he o b tain ed , joins th e place. All
for $8500 or good tra d e .
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R e a l E s ta te fo r S a le . — 80 a cres,
house an d b a rn , good o rch a rd , all fen c­
ed , 8 m iles from S ilv erto n , n e a r school,
I 35 acres im proved, on m ain road. P rice
J|8 0 0 .
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T w enty a c re s ; 15 acres im proved, all
fenced, good sp rin g , lb , m iles from S il­
v erto n . Price $700.
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One h u n d re d an d six ty a c re s; 12
acres cleared , 6 m iles from S ilv erto n .
Price $300.
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D a iry F a r m . — 480 acres of deeded
lan d , 80 acres in m eadow an d balance
g rain hay lan d , p a stu re , etc. A good
stream of w ater ru n s th ro u g h th e farm
th e year ro u n d . Also 320 acres of tim ­
ber c u ltu re an d h om estead which can
he proved up on for $200. Good house,
d a iry w ith u te n sils for m ak in g cheese
and b u tte r, sm okehouse, b lack sm ith
sh o p and tools, and large, new b arn to
hold 50 head of cows, 50 calves and 100
tons of h av . Good well a t house and
b a rn . T his fine d iary farm is located in
one of th e finest little valleys in E a ste rn
Oregon. T he ow ner finds ready m ark e t
for all h is cheese and b u tte r’ a t high
prices, and h as m ade enough m oney at
th e business so th a t he can afford to r e ­
tire .
H e wishes to locate in Silverton
an d ed u cate h is ch ild ren in th e L iberal
U n iv ersity . H e offers all th is for only
$3000—one-half down an d balance on
easy te rm s; also 130 head of c a ttle and
som e hogs will be sold very ch eap for
cash. A ddress th e In fo rm atio n B u reau .
Silv T ton, O re.
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T e a c h e r.—A g en tlem an , 40 years of
' age, residing in M issouri, desires to
move to Oregon if he can get a position as
teach er or find som e congenial work.
H e has ex cellen t reco m m en d atio n s an d
h as had very successful ex p erien ce in
th e school room .
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