go and get I u toxica ted on love potions
Geo. Starr of McMinnville.
benefit of our little City.
for and then settle the most Important
R. G. Starr and wife anc
Dayton Band, Committee. matter In his life?”
This was tny reply to Egleston
Charlie Starr left Tuesday morn-
when he got off a lot of foideroi about
ing for Eugene. They intent
love und Heiitiment and all that 1 ad-
TAX NOTICE
visiting Currey County before
The tax rolls for 1912 are now , mlt I wsh Interested, for I was medi
their return.
tating a propoaal uiyseif. 1 felt very
in my hands for collection. A sure Lydia would have me. Why
The wire-train of the South- rebate of 3 per cent is ailowed on shouldn't she? I was a passable fel
ern Pacific are now working all full payments, up to and in low; some property of my own; doing
well in business; fairly educated and
near the Dayton Depot. Repots cluding March 15th.
of good social position. That's the
are they will have the wire
W. G. Henderson, view I expected Lydia to take of me
strung as far as Dayton by the
Sheriff & Tax Collector. and a union with me. not whether she
would decline me on the ground that
latter part of the week.
1 didn’t get maudlin over her or she
over tne. The queetion was. Having a
Forrest and James Jones, who
Mrs. Chas. Hadley died at fairly good offer with a chance to set
are attending the Hill Military
her home near Dayton Monday tle down into matrimonial life, was
Academy at Portland, spent a night, Feb. 3 1913.
she to accept it or run the risk of not
couple of days the latter part of services were held from Funerai getting another as acceptable? Bo 1
the M. went to her und said:
the last week with their grand
E. Church Wednesday Feb. 5th. “Miss Brinsley. I’m going to make
mother Mrs Jane Jones of this
For Every Purpose and Every Trade
you a proposition—namely, that we
Obituary next week.
pass our Ilves together as mao and
city. They are sons of “Billy”
wife till death do us part.”
Jones.
Bbe looked at me out of a pair of
The Two Catamounts
Next Saturday night, Feb.
steely eyes for a few moments and
said;
By Robert Thompson
8th, County School Superinten-
•'How about divorce?"
Age
11
Grade
5
dent S. S. Duncan will deliver a
I’ve noticed that, do matter how
lecture in the Dayton School
composedly a man makes up bls mind
ft G. Starr, Manager
Houes, Also a short program Thi« story was told to mo by an old to deni with a woman, she straight
man. Jt happened in the days of his way seta about to discompose him.
will be rendered by the pupils youth about forty ye-ira ago.
"Tlie more common sense we put
of the school. All are cordially Buster, as they usually called him, into a marriage the less likelihood
er of the Unitt*d Articans came invited to attend.
had gone up in Polk County after some there'll be of a divorce.” I said.
to1 town Tuesday for a few days.
“It is the only part of marriage In
cattle. There he met some boys going
which there is a likelihood. Death is
Mrs. Nellie Beard attended the
fox hunting. They assed him to go a- certain. Divorce is [xisaible. sometimes
Feieta «1
lateral la Deytoa sad
SCHOOL NOTES
long. As he liked to hunt he said he probable.
production of “Ben-Hur” in
It is a contingency that
should lie provided for."
j Portland last Saturday night.
Conrad Foster entered the 8th would go.
"It seems to me that the first ques
He had his gun with him They struck
Kale plants for sale by F. W. Hole,
W. L. von Shurtz, of Drew- grade Monday.
down the river and noon came but the' tion to l>e settled Is whether you are
t f sey, Ore., has been visiting for
prejaired to enter U|s»n matrimony with
The 7th grade are learuing the hadn’t the trail of any fox
me
After that we mn take up the
;>oem“To a Waterfowl”.
a
week
or
so
at
the
O.
B.
Rippey
They stopped and roasted some rah provisions, if there are any.”
DR. 0. C. GOODRICH
home.
Chessel
Hatfield,
Hilbert bit« they had killed and ate their din- "That's Just like a man—always get
Unger,
Clifford
Dye,
Cora
Smit) ner. While thev were eating they heart ting the «•art t»efore the borse. It
N. S. Rippey of Clear Water,
DENTIST
swm to me that the provisions should
the doge harking.
and
Elbert
Lee
have
neither
Neb., ha > been visiting bis bro
l»e settled first The marriage is mere
Day ton,
Orei ’gon ther O. B. Rippey of this city been absent nor tardy since the Buster picked up hie gun and started ly a possible concliisiou to them.”
to climb the hill. It wag so steep that
“Seppose.’* I said, "that we leave di
beginning of the school year.
Th« Ladies Auxiliary will m««t in for the past week.
he needed both henca to climb it so he vorce till the last of the provisions or.
the Club ruum« TueMjay afternoon,
C. Matties of Portland will bl Several ladies visited the Prim left his gun behind. When he got up rather, contingencies and liegiu with
Feb. 11th.
he mw a large hole in the ground and something of more immediate concern."
under the empb y of C. Fischer, ary and other r >oms Friday.
“Well, what's your income?”
just as he looked over two large cata
Thoroughbred Plymouth Rock
Dorothea Litcher was out of
in
the
meat
market,
for
a
couple
Again I winced, not so much at the
mounts jumped nearly in his face.
Cockerels for sale.
school Wednesday*
question as nt her cold blooded man
of weeks.
He an down and told the boys. The ner of asking It. However. I consid
O. J. Shirley 7 tf 2.
Lenore Berry is absent from boys could not find them, because they ered
it an eminently projier one to ask
Dr. Walter Becker of Sherwood
G. B. Londershausen was in
school
this
week
on
account
of
and
rescinded
frankly:
had
gone
back
down
the
hole.
was in our city Sunday to attenu
Portland Saturday.
“1 have from investments $5.500."
sickness.
They had to smoke them out so they
the funeral of his sister the late
“Reni estate, bonds, stocks or what?”
The ninth,gjad^ is studying begi n to carry fire. At last one of the This was getting Irritating.
J. G. Lewis was a McMinnville Mrs. Lulu Bishop.
boy got a piece unto the hole. Out
"After all. I was right in the first
visitor Saturday.
William Burke left Wednesday the Punic Wars in history.
c me the two cats. They went down place.” I said a bit sharply. "You ex-
The
debate
last
Friday,
the
See the big Valentine display morning fur som.-pan of Wash-
the river with the boys and dogs after pe»-t me to lay bare all my affairs to
at Hams .
8 tl 1. ington where he will oe employ- question which was Resolved them. One catamount ripped Buster’s you when yon haven’t given me the
that eighth examination should dog’s side open. Buster came up and slightest intimation that if they are
Mrs. R. L. Harris was a Port- ed on the railroad.
satisfactory you will accept me for a
be aboished” wras won by the 8hot him
land visitor Saturday.
huslinnd."
Herman Jefferson went to affirmative.
The boys ran the ether cat four miles
"I was not aware.” she replied icily,
Pearl Turner came home Tues- Portland Tuesday morning where
up the river. When they came up to “that I ex|>ected anything, i thought
The deliate for next Friday him he was digging a hole in the : «r < . that you were tlie ex|<ectant person.”
day morning.
he will be tr^aieufur an abscess
will
be on West’s Prison Policy. James took aim and hit him in the site.
Oh. henvens! Worse and worse! I
Frank Mabée of Portland spen’ on his neck.
All the dogs jumped on him and beg. n sat feeling nud doubtless looking like a
Affirmative:
Gordon
He'vie,
Sunday with home folks.
fool
I took out my handkerchief and
G. B. Lundershausen and son Vernon Foster and Ralph AbdilL to fight.
wi|ied
my llps- tliey didn't need wiping
R. L. Clark was a Portland Paul nave rented lot i. mcNtoi. Negative: .'dartha Lewis, Aver
Some way they got into the river and -then dusted some sjmh ks off my coat
business visitor Saturday.
hopyaid. Paul hus rea,giK0 m. Parish and Roy Williams.
one of the uwfuiest fights he ever saw • olar. thea crossed one leg over the
u ok place. But the dogs got the best o, her and said nothing. Neither did
position
as
oulcher
lu
un
the
sum
Miss Eva Darr spent a couple
Lydia
The
twelth
grade
have
com
of
him because he was wounded
of days in Portland last week.
Dr. Bishop, of Led Hid coui -
"I think." I said presently, "that I
pleted the book on American
had better”-
H. J. Maynard was a business try, was in Portland the fore
Literature and one classic.
“. egtn all over?"
part of the week looking up some
visitor to Portland Saturday.
A desire to get even with her by
The average of the fourth
Bargains in lest Cards at good houses.
snyb:g something smart took pOKSVH-
sion of me. When a man tries to beat
Harris’.
Charles Foster, of Hood River grade, in Miss Dowers room, lor
8 tf 2.
a wommi by wiving Hometiling smart
the
spelling
contest
was
9J
and
Glen Hord came up from Port spent oaiuruay night ai.u S ul -
he always gets deejier lu tbe mud.
a fraction.
"Or drop tlie subject." I said, with
land Tuesday to spend a few Uay in this city win. in& uuii.
some hauteur.
The tenth g”ad? will her’
Mrs. Jono McDonaiu.
days.
"You haven't taken It up yet." was
William Schell and his wife One doze.i t horoughbred Ply studying “Lancelot and Elaine
her im|H*rturbtible reply.
What did she mean by this. I won
were visiting in Portland Satur mouth Rock hens and pulieu in Tennyson’s “Idylls of the
dered. Haven't taken it up! I thought
King
”
,
Thursday.
for
sale
at
$1.00
each.
day.
I'd very much taken it up.
H. G. Ogden
“Perbnps you haven’t understood.”
A. J. Hunsaker, of McMinnville
I
said,
“wbat I ve been talking about”
Mrs.
Hatch,
son
and
daughter
Bids Wanted
spent a few days in Dayton this
”1 dare say 1 haven’t"
of Portland attenueu the luneral
week.
Until 6 o'clock Feb. 21, 1913
“Didn't I make myself plain?”
of
Mrs.
Hatch
’
s
sister
tne
late
“That depends upon wbat you bad to
Sealed
bids will be received
Miss Mamie Clark of Portland
say."
Mrs.
Lulu
Bisnop,
in
tins
city,
from parties willing to furnish
spent a few days at the O. B.
I was getting more miffed every mo
Sunday
last.
50
cords of oak wood for school
»
Rippey home.
ment I looked ominously at the door,
but It didn't seem to frighten her. 1
Mr». Eva L. Sams and Misa district No. 28, said wood to I e
Miss Lulu Nichols spent from
rose.
Tlint didn't frighten her either.
Friday until Sunday evenmg in Mildred Horu were Portland vis- not over 10 inches at large end
"On reflection." I said. “I think my
¡tors Saturday and bunuay last nor less than 2 inches at small
powers of stating things may he bet
Me Minnvilie.
ter adapted to some other intellect"
D . „ ,
. D ,t , f i week. Iney attenueu lue pro end. The wood to be delivered
Bert Hord was in Portland for ...
_ ,,
"Male or female?”
....
.
.
ductiun oi Hen Hur balurday on the school grounds on or be
This broke me up completely.
I
a couple ot dayj the latier pan
..
fore the first day of September,
of last week
I n‘ghU
Htoisl stupidly looking down at my
toes.
*
tor sau. 1913. The Directors of school
Valentines at Hani,’. 8 if 2. ■
“Why don't you go and explain It to
district
No.
28
reserve
the
right
Call on, ur wrue,
some nice man nnd let him come and
Mrs. Ezra Woodard of New
Started In Bravely, but End
il. H. Burnhan. co reject any or all bids.
tell it fo me." she remarked.
berg was a Dayton visitor Wed
W.
T.
H.
Tucke
,
Clerk.
There was nothing to be gained with
ed In Total Collapse.
Dayton, Ure. o u 2
this cool creature. But her coolness,
nesday.
A. G. Carter, of Newport aftei
the disappointment I suffered, every
Thomas McNish leit fur Pori- spending a few uays nere with
am a practical chap and believe thing. maddened me. I scouted my
Co the Ladies Auxiliary to the in 1 marriages
made on common sense practical ideas
land Wednesday enroute to nu frienos and relatives, returned
| would gladly have
Jommercial Ciub:
principles. What does a man want to thrown myself nt her feet and begged
home in Albena.
to his home the tore part of the
for pity, mercy, anything except this
We, the Dayton Band, do
The foundation has been laid weeK.
horrible monster that stood between
lereby tender our heartfelt
Dayton Market Report
ns
But how could I jump from my
for anew 40 ft. addition to tne Tlie annual meeting of the
hanks f r the appreciation
position of a practical marriage ar
S. P. Depot at this place.
country____________ _ 30c.
stock hoideis of tne U. in. M. F. shown us for our efforts, also Butter
ranger to a despairing lover? There
,,
creamery_______ _____ 33c.
was no hope With a feeble attempt
0. B. Rippey and his brother A. A. of Dayton was held here the contribution of $27.75, the Eggs........................
-kl-g
nt
Indifference I went to the door.
Poul'ry
.....
...........
.
_-8c.
N. 8. visited the formers farm last Saturday, -he quarterly proceeds of the “Pie Social.”
Hearing n flutter behind me. 1 wan
Venl......... ................
.... 9c.
at Middleton last Tuesday.
meeting of tne directors was al
4 Sc.
..........................
nlwmt to turn when a pair of arms
We also trust that our efforts Beef
Pork.................... .....
— 9c.
wis thing nbout me. and 1 was held
Mrs. A. E. Lee and children so held the same day.
.... 7c
nay ever be worthy of appreci- Mutton..... . ...........
m n tight grasp.
spent Saturday and Sunday in
.........................
. 2c.
Mrs. Chas. Harte and daugh ition and that we may be found Data
"Come back." she laughed, "and be
Wheat
..........
...70c.
Lafayette visiting relatives.
gin
anew. And thia time at the be
ter Margaret spent a few dayt eady to aid you in the further Hay clot er.-...........
.. J9t.
ginning."
“ timothy______
—$9t.
J. B. SwjrJ, D 8.net Manag- this week with her sister, Mrs ing of any good move for the
What was the beginning? A kiss. „
” vetch und oats
. <9t.
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Dayton Hardware Co
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