§ in the
MAINE BOY SOLDIER
SAW HIS OWN GRAVE
Wilfcrd Oakes. With law Shot
Away, Couldn’t Protest, So
They Buried Wrong Man.
Wllford O. OakM o f Patten, who rw-
tnrne<1 to Bangor. Me„ recently after
• remarkahle record of eerrlce In the
war hi a member o f a Canadian ar
tillery regiment, had the experience,
near Camhrnl, o f viewing hla own
grave, or that which was at* designated,
with his name Inscribed on a rude
slab over the last resting place. He
took a snapshot o f the grave as a
■ouvenlr.
Oakes was severely wounded sev
eral times, and passed through expe
riences of the most hazardous nature,
but returned without apparent dis
figurement, owing to surgical opera
tions In British army hospitals. In
one battle when he was wounded he
lost his Identification card and was
hustled to a hospital more dead than
alive. His Jaws were shot away, mak
ing It Impossible for him to communi
cate his Identity, and as he was miss
ing from his company his death was
finally reported.
Some soldier was
burled under his name.
A surgical operation gave to him
new Jaw hones, his tongue was sewed
up aud other disfigurements reme
died. and today one has to examine
bis face carefully to find the scars.
When younp Oakes enlisted In 1914
he was seventeen years old. but his
discharge papers give his age as
twenty-five years. This Is. however,
explained on learning that he was so
anxious to enlist that he raised his
age to gain admission.
Oakes has
been cited for bravery, and has r*-
ceived a medal o f honor.
CAUGHT BIG TURTLE
It Was an Old One and Was Set
Free.
A turtle measuring 6 feet from
besd to tall and 5 feet across Its
shell, the head being 13 inches In
circumference, was caught recently
by Japanese fishermen off Yokohama
and released by Ah Long. Chinaman,
who paid *35 for the privilege o f giv
ing the turtle Its freedom. The tur
tle weighed 600 pounds, and Its age
was estimated at 1,000 years.
Probably the reason for the pur
chase and the freedom given to the tur
tle Is that the reptile Is a sort of sacred
emblem and the Chinaman who can set
one free in the ocean considers him
self especially blessed.
An Interesting ceremony followed
the financial transaction. Ah Long fed
the turtle with several bowls o f sake,
the favorite alcoholic drink o f the
Japanese (prohibition having made lit
tle inroads there), and accompanied by
as many friends as could be accommo
dated In two sampans sailed out to
sea. and after many prayers were
said the turtle was released.
M arriage Joke That H as Gone Entirely Too
Far
HICAGO.—TUI« Is a story about a man » h o accepted the congratulation»
and wedding presents o f his friend»—and then went out and got a wife.
The wife, who la Mr». Harriet L. Sttlle. daughter o f Mr. aud Mr». Walter T.
Wilcox. 'Jill4 Wavelaud aveuue. has
announced that the Joke hna gone
YOitU
n«
quite far enough by filing a bill “ for
WurtT YOU Of AA A-A
divorce."
DON'T w in 0
“ The plaintiff at the time she wan
l*Lf Aie - f -É
Induced to marry Walter T. Sttlle be
OfAMff -
lieved that he loved her." the bill re-
cites. In the s|*rlng of 1918, the bill
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asserts. Stllle. who was employed In a
__loop office, secured it two-day vacation
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----- — - to attend the wedding o f u brother.
Upon returning to his office after the
•su f»x¿
wedding th e, other clerks suspected
him or being a principal rather than an accessory. These suspicions. If not
confirmed, were at least not disproved, the bill saya, and soon Walter’s back
was the recipient of many a hearty congnMulatory smash.
A day or two later the friends In the office presented Walter with a cut-
glass water set. You know how they do these things— everybody antes up,
and the office boy goes out to buy whatever he sees and likes.
"I would like to have you come out and see my wife,” the "bridegroom”
said. He was playing the game and having a perfectly lovely time.
The whole office force accepted the Invitation, and Walter's smile imme
diately fled. There was a Jam— now where was Walter going to get a wife—
ah I He had It.
That same night, according to the bill, the little rose light In Harriet Wil
cox’s parlor blinked softly under the barrage of love Walter was sprinkling.
On April 11, 1918. Harriet and Walter were married and the "bunch" gave a
nice little house wanning for them.
Things went along pretty smoothly for a while, the bill says, and then
Walter started to neglect his wife aud later turned to cruelty.
C
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Congreaa Shoe* Com» Back.
There ha8 been a very decided reviv
al o f the old “congreaa gaiter,” with
Its elastic Insert at the sides, which
were very generally worn more than a
quarter of a century ago. The explan
ation rests In the fact that American
shoes are now being extensively worn
by the natives of Japan.
The more
rrpld adoption o f the western style* of
lace and bntton shoes Is made difficult
by the native custom that requires that
shoes he removed before a parson en
ters a home or Inn. In some cases It
Is even required that the shoes be re
moved or at least covered with cloth
protectors before entering shops, thea
ters and similar public buildings. This
custom has led to the quite general
adoption o f the old-fashioned but con
venient “ congress” hoot by tho^e who
wear occidental footweur during busi
ness hours.
Hen Letters Her Egg.
James Albert Plgg o f Terre Haute
has a ben.
The rooster’s name
Is Tom.
Now Pigg says when he
lifted the hen recently he found “ she
had laid an egg with a monogram
Initial T in raised shell at one end.”
FARMER
COULDN'T
MARRY
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The Germans Did It and tha Yankees
At# tha Bird.
Wounded, gaaaed and shell shocked,
and after having been at 14 different
hospitals. Sergt. Benjamin C. Sehlll
hna returned to hla home In Oolutn*
but, O., wearing the Croix de Guerre
and red and green citation cords with
the honor of having received 14 rlta-
tlons with his regiment.
” ! want to
tell you about last Thanksgiving.” he
laughed.
“Our turkey was gaased,
hut we ate him. Yep, we washed Mr.
Gobbler off with chloride o f lime and,
say, he was some bird."
.
FORD
T he Universal C a r
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is really the necessity of farmer, manu
facturer, contractor and merchant. It
has all the strong features of the Ford
car made bigger and stronger. It has
the powerful worm drive, extra large
emergency breaks acting on both rear
wheels and controlled by hand lever,
124-inch wheelbase, yet turns in a 46
foot circle, and has been most thorough
ly tested. W e know it is absolutely de
pendable. W e advise giving your order
without delay that you may be supplied
as soon as possible.
T h e demand is
large and first to order first to receive
delivery.
Leave your order today.
T ru ck chasis $550 f. o. b. Detroit.
Fox Farm.
After two years’ operation*, start
ing with eight pair* o f blue and two
pairs of hlack foxes. Claude Green o f
Petersburg, A1u*ka. now ha* between
280 and 273 blue and 17 black foxes
1 on hi* farm In the Tonga** National
; foreat. The farm la on Suknll Island,
1 which has been leaned from the gov-
eminent. A fl»h house holding Ifi.lSS)
dry fish has been constructed mi the
farm.
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"Personal Liberty" Hit.
8pooners. beware I
"Personal lib
erty" l* due for another rap In Kansas
City.
Superintendent Dunn has an
nounced hla Intention o f mnklng
Swope park "light a* day" with a
new lighting system.
Peter Deidrich, Agt.
Some "Clean Up.”
It was «onte “ clean up I"
Chris
! Christianson flashed a ÍUH) roll In a
w-aalimom In Boston. Two men n w
It. and after one minute’s cleaning
they left—with the 1100.
Bird Brings Wild Mates to Owner's
Cornfield.
Last August Simon Tlxel o f Platt
Center, N. Y., yvhlle working In the
woods, caught a young crow.
He
brought It home and It became very
tame and a great pet. but Its life Is
now lu Jeopardy. Tlxel declares.
For the past few weeks, he says,
his farm has been overrun with wild
crows. His tame crow files Into the
woods, perched Itself upon a limit o f I
a tree, caws a few times, and soon the
tree Is full o f crows. Then the tame :
crow files home, followed by the wild 1
one*. Tlxel says he has no objection
to the crow bringing home Its broth
ers, but when he coaxes them Into
his barn and they begin to banquet on
his oats, corn and wheat. It Is more
than he can stand. He will give the
crow one more chance, and If It dm**
not stop Its performance off goes Its
bead.
Tlxel says he has shot close to 100
crows In his barn, hut It does not de
plete the ranks. They have eaten at
least ten bushels o f grain, lie de
clares.
Phone 1283
Stayton, Oregon
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Salem
ADVERTISING PAYS
Man la Convinced of the Power of
Printers’ Ink.
Does it pay to advertise? George C.
Wine, age fifty-nine, o f Hartford City,
Ind., is convinced o f the power o f
printers’ Ink.
Wine recently adver
tised for a housekeeper and got a wife.
Now he’s happy.
The marriage took place In the
clerk’s office. Elisha Fierce. Justice
o f the peace, tied the matrimonial
knot. The bride formerly was Mr*.
Martha J. Jones, age fifty-five, of Mont
pelier.
She admitted to the license
clerk that she had known her husband
only four days.
"H e had the advantage o f me.” she
said. “ I answered his advertisement
and he came to Montpelier and made
Inquiries about me. while I didn’t have
a chance to look him up.”
Wine has been active In Salvation
Army work here.
G ASSED THE TU RKEY
Oregon
I Vision
is the faculty of seeing- Thing for a moment
—do you see as clearly as you ought? If you
don’ t have us examine your eyes—examina
tion free. We can fit you with glasses so
you will see bothlnear and far with perfect
comfort. All work is guaranteed.
P i
THINK cACT
SAVE YOURj EYES
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Hartman Bros. Co.
Jewelers and Opticians
N. W. Corner State
and Liberty Sts.
SALEM , OREGON
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Couple Told by License Man That
This Wat Not Russia.
’^YaVaVa’.a ’^ .a ’.aVaVaVa'.a’é i’.a'.iiVaVa’.a '.A ’.g'.kVaVa’.aVa
A Hungarian girl and a Russian ap
plied for a marriage license In the
Franklin county probate conrt at Co
lumbus. Ohio, and everything went
smooth until It came to filling in the
name o f the officiating minister.
“ Who will marry you?” aaked the
HOME M ADE BREAD,
marriage license clerk.
"Him.” said the groom-to-be. point
C A K E S A N D C O O K IE S
ing to another Russian who had ac
companied the couple.
"W ho’s him?” asked the clerk.
"Him a Russian farmer,” was the
C E. K R A M E R , Proprietor
reply.
“This Isn’t Russia, and ’Him’ won’t
STAYTO N
OREGON
do.” said the clerk. “You will have
to get a preaeher or a Justice of the
peace to do the splicing In this coun
try.”
THE STAYTON BAKERY
NO ORDER TOO LARGE
Got Old Wedding Fee.
Forty years ago Rev. J. A. Sutton
o f La Rue, O.. performed a mnrrlage
a ml the bridegroom forgot to hand
over the customary fee. Through the
mail Rev. Sutton lias recalved a $10
bill and n note accompanying says It
Is from a “ stricken conscience."
As
Reverend Sutti n has performed 714
marriage ceremonies, he does not re-
inember the man who “ forgot.”
Alas and Alack.
"Dry” upper Michigan’s
aches have beep cured. The
which began several weeks
Immediately followed by an
bot-wnter bottles—but. alas,
tie leaked, and the officials
’em have any more.
stomach
epidemic,
ago, wns
influx of
one bot-
won’t let
New and Second Hands Goods
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W e Buy, Sell and Exchange
I urniture, Ranges, Heaters, OH Stoves, Rugs
and Sewing Machines ,
“ WE SAVE THE PEOPLE MONEY”
Peoples’ Furniture Store II
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271 N . Commercial St.
Salem, Oregon
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