The Oldest Pontunwlrr. .
The St. Louis Globo-Deniocrat
publishes the following sketch of
the oldOj't jiortmHKter m the Vnited
tute, who tins served continuously
fince 1828, having' been appointed
by John Quincy Adumu.
' The Globe-Duiuocrat hus recent
ly published pictures and sketches
of ft nurnlwr of arsons who be
lieved themselves the oldest post
masters in the service of Uncle
Sam. They were interesting in
themselvw, but what is still more
interesting they have served to
bring to the front the man who is
reully the oldest, whose cluira to
that distinction is backed by the
postmiwter general, and is, there-,
fore, beyond question. 1 his pos
tal j a iriuch is Dr.' iioswell Bearda
ley, who was appointed postmaster
ut North Laving N. Y., by Johu
Quincy Adams, June 28. '1828, and
has served in that capacity at that
, plat ever since, nearly 74 years.
This is fifteen years longer than the
was not conducive to his health, he) utwernor rilon lnKrm.
left for other parts. It is said that ' Salem, Or., Jiino 19. Governor
he forgot to say good-bye to. his . (Seer this afternoon granted a full
young wife. A warrant lias been I pftnlon to Frank Ingram, it life
issued for his arrest. Not long ' prisoner from Linn County, an a
since McMilnit wrote a letter to the i ruwaid of his bruverv in savin ih
Examiner to see how the. music
business was -running over here but
received no encouragement. A few
months ago he won the love of Miss
Edna Mitchell, a Klamath Falls
young lady, well known in Lake
view, and they were married.
Farmer Bo) Cunvlut Hunter.
A motley crowd of convict hun
ters stepped off the 0. K. & N. train
Wednesday morning and a general
smile passed over the face of the
bystander as the mission of the
newcomers was made known.
"We are Hood Kiver men," one
of the five said "and we are going
QUt after that reward.? ' 'i ;' '
The naniea oi the members of
the party were given as t. F. Louts,
Harry Hampshire, James Hughes,
James Moberly and Aleck Uillwjii,
record of any other postmaster tn C. A. Bell, they said would follow
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ties at Washington, Mr. Beards-j The sleuths are simply farmer f Erank 8. Ingram is single man,
ley Is now 2 years aid. .He built! boys who are probably used tojfurnief by occupation, and is now
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the store wherein the postoilice is hunting bear ana grouse in uiu
LvRtflH m-pr eixtv vears taao. Of woods about the base oi Mount
course Postmaster Beardsley has
life of Guard Girard ,ln- the recent
penitentiary outbreak. Ingram,
who suffered the loss of a limb in1
consequence of his brave act, will
not be informed of tlie commutation
of his sentence and restoration to
citizenship until tomorrow morn
ing, and theu ihe'news will be
carefully delivered to him, tinea it
is believed the sudden announce
ment of the welcome news might
aggravate his weakenedjCowiition,
n hile the pardon dates from to
day, Ingram will probably nut, bt
removed from the penitentiary un-
til he has entirely recovered from
the operation necessary 'from his
wound, which will not be many
days., Ingram has never discussed
with the prisou ollicials his plans
for the future, since he has never
had, un intimation of the reward
that awaited him.'
not depended upon his oltice Balary
for support, but has been engaged
in the merchantile business and
other ventures, whereby he has
amassed a fortune aggregating
150,000. His salary for the first
year us postmaster was 11953, and
ut no time has -it exceeded $200
During all these years of active
life he has never indulged in a va-
kj yeurs om. lie was m-nteinwil
lor itie, Having tieen covicted of
Hood and the- dogi they have along murder in the second degree, iiml
have good records ws bear trailers, (was received at the penitentiary
but what a burlesque on the canine March 22, 18D2 iMiice his incur.
breedl One was un old, fat, red eeration he has worked in the
cation. He never could tind tlie
time. Every three months during
his long service he has made out
the reports of . the oftice and for-
canine, evidently a. cross betweou
a British bulldog and an Irish set
ter; two were diminutive fox
hounds; a fourth wus a three-quarter
greyhound; and they were all
led along tlie depot plulform with
as much care as a woman would
bestow onjier lap dog.
'Don't you worry about the said:
shops, and has learned the black
smith trade. A tine specimen of
his' handwork may be seen in
Governor Geer's ohW It is' a
miniature anvil, and is used lor a
paperweight. i J
fcpeakini Ingram's record as
a prisouer, Superintendent Lee
"He has been a model prisoner,
industrious, attentive and diligent'.
Many of his Linn County aequaiiu-
looks of these dogs," said Louts, as
he saw the smiles, "They have all
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warded tnem to iisumgi.uu, ouuwinnunra w uv
it is said to his credit that there woods and these two fox terriers can , ances have been calling 6h him
hit never been an error discovered j tVilek a man just as well." j regularly, and somebody volunteer-
in one of them. ' Until a few 'years , And' the guiis. h was a, little ed to aid him in getting a pardon,
ago Mr. Eeardslcy had always been! 22 caliber breech loader; another . Quite a strong eflort was made in
a democrat, but in loao ue gave Waa an extremely long singie-un- mv uenuti, om part ot ins relatives
rel muzzle-loading shotgun wun,were against lnui, and . rendered
accompanying ramrod, such na j the work in his behalf very dim
were qtiU couinfon 40 years ago;! cult. Ingram has always claimed
practical exhibition of his belief in
independence in politics by break-
ing away from-Bryan . and voting
forlfcKinley. The postoffiee de
partment at Washington regards
its subordinate with manifest iutr:
e.t. His picture was secured by
the private secretary of one of ' the
postmaster generals 'some years
ago, and his long record of serv.ee
; 16 familiar to the heads of bureaus.
' Moreover, 'the postoffiee - depart
ment has given evidence that it
would deliglit to honor the man
who has been one of JitB faithful
' employes during so greit a pprtion
of its existence. At the second in
augurtion of Mr." McKicley, an
invitation was sent to Mr. Beardsly
iiU.h5 name of the department to
visit, Washington as its guest. This
invatitation, however lie could not
accept, much to his regut, ' for he
wus sick, and da red not make the
journey.' 1 , ,
' Tuok FrcneU Leave.
another was a double-barreled
shotgun, breech-loader of an an
cient pattern, and there we.e two
that it was to save Ins own life
that he took that of his brother."
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me uci mat won ingram s par-
they will simply, take those old
guns away from you and kick you
out of the woods. Thty 'would not
deign to hurt you-"
Not daunted by these remarks,
however, the maiiliunter struck up
bixth street looking for a place to
obta.n breakfast, vrior to their de-
, parture for the firing line. What-
Word comes from Klamath Falls ever their fighting abilities may be
that A. P McMllan, teacher of brass they certainly have as much self
instruments, string music, baseball Icjnfk'enee as any ot the' pose now
repeating rifles that had probably (Ion was the saving of the life of
done good service in exterminating - Guard Gitard at the risk of hiring
the bear from Hood Biyir, Valley I his own, when Tracy und Merril
since' the close of the Divil War. escaped from the penitentiary.
UVhere i Chief JleLauchlan; lie - After murdering rihop Guard Fer
promised to be here to meet u' j rell, the convictB started after
queried Louts', but the chief was, Girard. They, were chasing him
not on hand. Dikective Cortfanoldown a narrow corridor, in the
was, however, and as he sized up j foundry building and closing in on
tiie outfit he said: "Well, if Tracey j him" rapidly,. Just as , they had
and Merrill ever get eight of you ; taken aim to kill Girard, Ingram,
enthusiast und late candidate for
Justice of the Peace at Klamath's
shire town, has taken French leave
without consulting his wife or any
body else, says the Lakeview Ex
aminer. Mac also took a bicycle
t mt belonged to another man, and
eperated several confiding friends
fr.im their Bjiare Ci.sh on a borrow,
tie did not want to overlook any
body, desiring to be remembered
by all bis friends, so he appropria
ted $75 or $80 that had been en
trusted to him to purchase instru
ments for a young ladies brass
band he proposed to organize. He
learned that the., authorities ot
SSeattle. Wusb, wen.- on bis trail foi
some .offense committed in that
otty, and not desiring to go Imck
o Wwluugtou because the climate
on the trail of Tracey and Merrill.
Telegram.
who was standing neur tlie corridor
intercepted Tracy, the foremost of
the two, and grabbed his rille, at
the same time receiving a bullet
from Merrill' gun, that lodged in
his (Ingram's knee and necessita
ted amputation. By this1 time
Girard had reached a place of safe
ty, and the convicts went to the
penitentiary enclosure, killed two
guards and made their escape.
Baves Two From Death.
"Our little ilmighler had mi almost
laul attack of whooping Clinch and
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oii'iif.niti, wrus iur. n . xv. nvn- ...-,. u..,.. n...,; ui ;
hikI, of Armmik, N. Y., "But, when sll I V)id' ', ,,,'' .
reineun.'s iiintHi, we vuveo
A Terrible Explosion.
"Of a Kiuoline stove burned a lady
heie friglitfully," writes N. K. Puhner,
of Kirkiiuin, la. "The best ductm
couldn't heal the nuiniiiK sum that
followed, hut Buekiiii's A ruicit Sulve
eisiiiely cureil her." lufullihle for
otlier reined ii.'o (niled, we mved her
hie by Dr. Kings rew Hisntvery.
Our niece, who Imd Consuiiitioii in
:in ml vh need stage, nleo uaeil this
wonderful medicine and to-dnv she is
perfectly well." Desperate thruath and
iing diKease yield lo Dr. King's New
Dis'iovery., us no other medium on
mirth
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