The Willamina times., August 10, 1911, Image 1

T he W illamina T imes
Devoted to the Progress and Development of Willamina and the Country that Lies Beyond.
Volume 2
Number 47
Willamina,Yamhill Co., Oregon, Thursday, August 10, 1911
be dedicated to his memory.
TELEPHONE SERVICE
Andrew Kershaw.
J. A. Hart.
Passed by Brother Oddfellows on
Salmon River Patrons Complain
Alvin Thornton.
the Death of Rex D. Lamson.
About Poor Service
Committee.
At the last regular meeting of
Brother H art then read the Want Switchboard in Willamina
Acme Lodge I. O. 0. F. No. 210,
the secretary read the following following poem:
The stockholders of the Salmon
resolutions upon the. death of Thou a rt fallen, oh my brother!
River Telephone Co., a re jn tarms
In the pride of manhood fair
Brother Lamson:
And the sorrow of our people
at the poor service they are get-
Noble Grànçl. I arise, sir un­ Burdens now the summer air.
ting from the switchboard con­
der privilege, and as o n e o fh is Ju st a few days since we saw thee
nection at Sheridan, sojays John
warmest and nearest friends, In the perfect bloom of youth,
Boyer president oF’the Salmon
feeling emotions of greatest sor­ In the glory of thy manhood
River line. According to Mr.
Crowned
with
friendship^,
love
row, to announce the death of
Boyer there are 14 members on
and
truth.
our beloved brother, Rex D.
th at line and everyone of them
Lamson. The sudden death Little, then, we thought how
is in fayor of having a switch­
sudden
'coining as it did so unexpectedly Would the solemn parting be
board in this city.-• Each.mem­
brought much distress to his That should call thy spirit from
ber pays into the switchboard at
brother Odd Fellows. To pay
. us
Sheridan the sum (ot $2.25 per
willing tribute to and express To the great eternity.
quarter and other lines connect­
In
the
home
and
church
and
the excellent attributes of the
ing there pay thb^same rate,
lodge
room
dead is no compensation for the
which, it is alleged is a much
We willfind a vacant chair
desolation produced by the loss And our hearts will burn with
greater toll than was promised
of our devoted brother, yet in a
sorrow
B
when the connection was made.
slight degree it relieves the feel­ Thinking he is no longer there.
In fact it is claimed that rates
ings of mortals to bleed together But the beauty of his living,
have been increasing instead of
though tnere be no possibility of Of his honest, upright soul,
diminishing as ^premised.- Each
Like
a
benediction
falling
. administering satisfactory con­
line has a drop in the switch­
Will upon our spirit roll.'
solation.
And the assurance, he was ready board. The Salmon River iine
^Honorable, manly and fearless Waiting for his god’s command can- withdraw from the switch­
with conceptions of honesty and Doing with a cheerful purpose
board any time" they see fit, and
¡ justice indelibly pronounced, he That which came unto his hand. - jt. is presumed^ that the other
This
shall
make
our
hearts
more
had the friendship of his ass-
lines can do the'Mme.
humble
.
' ociates, and the respect of the Knowing:
Mr. Boyer s t a ^ that a switch­
in the midst of life,
A community in which he lived, Death, is lurking in the shaddows board could be established in this
and was honored for his integ­ And will conquer in the strife.
city a t very littf|- cost and con­
rity and uprightness. Brother But his sway it shall be broken; nection made ab-Amity, thus get­
Lamson was a quiet, unassum­ F o r the bounds of old were1 Set, ting as extensive service as at
ing man, but ever ready to do When upon the hills of Judah,
present obtained
his duty and lend a helping hand Christ went forth to conquer
death.
• ; The chief cause J o r fiCgmplaint
: ; to the, unfortunate. In his death An£jthe living God is with us^ ... dies- i n - t h e - - - a wl in»
1 this frylge suffers ( the \loss’ of T h o u g h f r o m ju e a r e s t f r ie n d s w e d iffe re n c e m an ifested in m ak in g
one of its sta u n c h e st ritem bers
p a rt
repairs when the lines are down.
an d a loyal tr u e O dd ¿Fellow. pouring, still “ the oil of glad ­ There seems to bemo lineman to
ness”
Those who knew him best loved
do this Work anc"many times, in
“ Binding up the broken h e a rt
him best.
i Thou a rt fallen, oh our brother! desperation, t he stockholders
His private life was without a B u t th o u has not lived in vain
J
iw n rp n a irs i in
RESOLUTIONS OF SYMPATHY
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COFFEE
hwimmmm
FREE
We are handling LEEGE & HASKINS de-
licious High-Grade Coffee.
We invite you to attend a demonstration of these fancy
blends at our store ■'
Friday and Saturday August 11 and 12
Mr. Cunningham, special demonstrator for Leege & Haskins
will be with us to cup the cofiee. This is not the first time
Mr. Cunningham has been with us, and those who hâve at­
tended the demonstrations in the past are always pleased to
see the announcement of his coming.
For these two days only you can purchase these.coffees
at orices as follows:
Peerless Roast 1 lb,’40c, special_____ | _____L__35c
Peerless Roast, 2 lbs, 75c, special_____________ 65c
¡Peerless Roast, 3 lbs, $1.10, special____ Us____ 95c
Menado Blend, T lb, 35c, . special ____ I ___ _._Uu_30c
Menado Blend, 2 lbs, Si. 00, specials.____ ____ _85e
Oriental Blend, 1 lb, 30c, special__ _______ ___._25c
Light Lunch Served with the Coffee
Good Music. Come! Come! Come!
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