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About Torch of reason. (Silverton, Oregon) 1896-1903 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 28, 1899)
THE TORCH OF REASON, SILVERTON, OREGON, SEPTEM BER 28, 1890. 8 Do not fail to hear Prof. Wake- The house of God is the place man at Liberal Hall, Sunday even- where our heavenly lather has in vited us to meet with him that he N E W S AND N O TE S. lnK * may commune with us and pour > 0-0-0000000000000000000000 < I rtf fir m <11 ¡Oil Bureau A grand reception for the new I out blessings upon us.— [The Mid- T S T H E R E A N Y T H IN G YOU W A N T? 1 If so, m ak e y o u r w ants know n to us, an d we will try an d su p p ly th e m . If w h a t w e do for you is w orth n o th in g to 2 n d . A ll frie n d s of th e U n iv e rsity 9 ie L o rd in th e first a c t of every you, we will e x p e c t no pay. C ast vour are c o id ia liy in v ite d . serv ice? W hy does th e L o rd sk ip ¡eye over th e list, and th e n w rite to us. out as soon as his friends call on Read o u r ad. on page 6. A ddress, IN FO R M A T IO N B U R E A U , Last Ihursday evening Mr. C. E. and oblige them to coax him students and teachers of the Lib- I *ul'd. Then why is it that the preach- The bright sunny weather still eral University will be given at Liberal Hall, Monday evening, Oct. «re always pray for the presence of continues. School opens next Monday. The large crowd of hungry car penters at the University make lots of work.for the cooks these warm Reynolds gave a phonograph con- tQ con)u back?—[W. E. Johnson. days. cert in the dining hall oi the Uni Those wishing to secure Torch of versity, which was greatly enjoyed Reason Song Book, No. 2, should by a party of friends which had as “ W hile th e re is one u n tro d d en tra c t For in tellect or will, order now. Price 10 cents. A nd m en are free to tiiin k and act, sembled to hear it. Life is w orth living s till.” M r. H . C. Edwards is with us Miss Clara Wakeman, instructor again. His son will attend the 1 in drawing and painting for the L O C A L S. University again this year. Liberal University, has won great R em em ber o u r clu b b in g rate w ith th e Nearly every child in Silverton fame in New York city and Paris, B o x 100. S il v e r t o n , O r e . $ 3 0 0 0 . —T h ree lots an d b u d d in g s, co n sistin g of a 2 ^ - s to r y hotel, a saloon b u ild in g , a b lack sm ith shop, tw o d w ell ing houses an d a b a rn , situ a te d in O sw e go, O regon. W ould tra d e for o th e r p ro p erty . 15 D a ir y a n d F r u i t F a r m s .— A d a iry farm of 36 acres, good alfalfa lan d , an d fru it farm of 80 acres, 10 acres g rap es, 2 acres peaches and o th e r fru it, good house and b a rn s and o th e r o u tb u ild in g s. earned a pocke't. full of money pick- T he U niversity is fortunate in se- O regonian only lasts for a lim ite d tim e. All situ ated in San Diego c o u n ty , Calif. Will sell c h ea p or tra d e for a stock . , , . . Read o u r offer on page 7. farm . 16 ing hops this year. curing her services. H ave you “ Com m on S en se” ? If n o t, To T r a d e .—T w enty-tw o acre fru it Again the great loads of wheat Our business m anager went to send a t once for a free copy of th is lib- farm , 8 m iles so u th ’ of Salem , O r e .; 4 wait for hours their turn to unload Portland Monday to meet Prof, e ra l-m in d ed advocate of advanced acres liearing o rch a rd , m ostly w in ter at the Silverton elevator and mills. Wakeman and lamily. Later— th o u g h t. B rings h e a lth and* success. ap p les, 2 acres stra w b e rrie s, new w ire Com m on Sense, T. R . 99, 55 fence, good bouse an d b a rn , p len ty of They have arrived and are well A S ddress, p a stu re, e x cellen t w ater, and tim b e r The large hall in the University pleased with our country, our cli ta te S t., Chicago,111. enough for wood. W ould like to tra d e for 17 W oodw orkers, d o n ’t forget to send an a larg er place. will probably be finished inside mate and the prospects for the Lib o rd er for a set of th e F o rstn e r A uger with a steel ceiling. A g e n ts .— A gents w anted to sell th e eral University. B its. P rice, $2.60 by m ail. See ad. F o rstn er A uger B it. M oney can lie Miss Katie Matteson arrived from m ade. Send 60c for Sam ple, o r $2.60 Two hundred thousand d o llars; L adies who wish cu t h a ir o r com bings for full set packed in n e a t box. 13 Turner Monday and is helping us was given in prizes for the best woven into sw itches m ay leave th e ir get ready for the opening of the plans for building a University in o rd ers a t th e Torch of R eason office. H o m e .—Fifteen acres in S ilv erto n , on Silver creek ; fine, finished house, new sc h o o l. b arn, nicely fenced, fru it, w ater pow er California. The plan of our first Orders by m ail prom ptly a tte n d e d to. —$3000. Parties desiring to study short building was drawn by Mr. Samuel hand and typewriting should report Ames of Silverton, Oregon, free of to the Torch of Reason office or the charge. Who will draw the whole plan for the same price or furnish Liberal University at once. the $200,000, as Mrs. Hearst of Cal Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Reynolds and ifornia did? Miss Clark of Tillamook are camp Before this issue reaches many of ed on the University grounds. Mr. our’eastern friends, one of the most Reynolds is working on the build important events in the history of ing this week. our school will have taken place. Quite an amount of stock in the It is Prof. Wakeman’s lecture on Liberal University Company has “ I Come Not to Destroy, But to been sold this week. Don’t forget Fulfill,” Sunday evening, Oct 1st. that the stock books will soon be closed. Belief, fear,'superstition and hate Mr. Roy Wiles, one of Oregon’s are the corner stones of the Chris most excellent painters, will paint tian religion, while science, brav the large Otto Wettstein Free- ery, investigation and love are the thought badge, which is now on the giant piers on which the coming re gable of the Liberal University. ligion of Humanity are being built. We are pleased to learn that Frank Brown will attend the Lib Kruger says be puts his trust in eral University again this year. God. But it is not to be supposed His brother Harry will come with that the shrewd old Boer is not him and will spend the winter in keeping his powder dry at the same our school. time.—[Oregonian. A Free Trip to Paris! Reliable persons o i a m echanical o r Inventive m ind d e s ir in g a trip to the P a r i s K x p o s i t i o n , with good salary and expenses paid, should w rite T h e P A T E N T R E C O R D , B a lt im o r e , M d . THE New F o r S a le o r T r a d e fo r P r o p e r ty in o r near S ilv erto n —320 aeres n e ar D avville, O re., on both sides of Jo h n Day riv e r; A. A R M S T R O N G , P R O P . 80 acres m eadow ; good house, b a rn , sheds, cellar, e t e .; ex cellen t w a ter, well Shaving, 10c.; Hair Cutting 15c. and sp rin g ; 200 head horses, 100 head cattle, 24 sw arm s bees, etc., e tc .; one- half section of school lan d , w hich can 60 YEARS’ easily be o b ta in e d , joins th e place. All E X P E R IE N C E for $8500 o r good tra d e . 25 Next Door to Morley’». T rade M arks D e s ig n s C o p y r ig h t s A c . Anyone sending n sketch and description may quickly ascertain our opinion free whether an invention is probably patentable. Communica tions strictly confidential. Handbook on Patents sent free. Oldest agency for securing patents. Patents taken through Munn A Co. receive _ gxcial notice, without charge, In the Scientific Jf mcrican. A handsomely Illustrated weekly. Largest cir culation of any scientific journal. Terms, f.3 a year : four months, f L Sold by all newsdealers. MUNN &Co.3e,B",*d” ’ New York Branch Office. 625 F SL, Washington, D. C. 1899. * hereby subscribe fo r..................... shares of Stock, at Ten Dollars each, in the Liberal U niversity Corporalion, now forming at Silverton, Oregon. Name Post office F o r S a le .—A fine litte hom e in Silver- to n — *^-acre; apples, p ru n es, rasp lier- ries, c h erries, p e a rs; n e a t little h o u se, p ain ted a n d p a p e re d ; good sid ew alk . Price, $450. 3 B a rb e r Shop Liberal University Company. J F o r S a le .—A fine little house in Sil- I v erto n , w ith one acre of lan d , for only $285. “ F irs t com e, first se rv e d .” 4 State 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 o r a ll B id s -M J R e a l E s t a t e fo r S a le . — 80 a c r e s , house a n 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, 35 acres im p ro v ed , on m ain ro ad . P rice $800. 5 T w enty a c re s ; 15 acres im p ro v ed , all fenced, good sp rin g , 1% m iles from S il v erto n . P rice $700. « One h u n d re d a n d six ty a e re s ; 12 acres c leared , 6 m iles from S ilv e rto n . Price $300, n D a ir y F a r m . — 480 acres of deeded lan d , 80 acres in m eadow an d balance grain hay lan d , p a stu re , etc. A good stream of w a te r 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 ber c u ltu re a n d hom estead w hich can be proved up on for $200. Good house, d airy w ith u te n sils for m ak in g cheese an d b u tte r, sm okehouse, b lack sm ith shop and tools, an d large, new b a rn to hold 50 head of cows, 50 calves an d 100 tons of b ay . Good well a t house an d b arn . T his fine d iary farm is located in one of th e finest little valleys in E a s te rn Oregon. T he ow ner finds readv m a rk e t for all h is cheese an d b u tte r’ a t high prices, an d h as m ade enough m oney a t th e bu sin ess so th a t he can afford to re tire . H e w ishes to locate in S ilverton and e d 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—o n e-h alf down an d balance on easy te rm s ; also 130 head of c a ttle an d som e hogs will be sold very c h eap for cash. A ddress th e In fo rm a tio n B u reau , S ilv erto n , O re. 13 Teacher.—A gentleman, 40 years of age, residing in Missouri, desires to move to Oregon if he can get a position as teacher or find some congenial work. He has excellent recommendations and has had very successful experience in tfie school room.