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About Crook County journal. (Prineville, Or.) 189?-1921 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 4, 1910)
THE STORY OF A FARMER'S. SUIT Got What He Ordered, tut It 'Was After Many Tribulations. AGREEMENT NOT LIVED UP TO Mall Order Heus' Agtnt rVmld Tim. I0 fmy, but Mil Principal. Tum.d Ovtr Not to Bank For Col. Let Ion-Money t.vtd In Buying Ooodo Modo Up In Olhtr Rttpooto. WrlliiB to (lit nural Now Yorker, llw well knuwu agricultural Pter, rorrMKHKleiit aaja: 'Lint Oriiilwr man, accompanied bjr mi seualiiianr, whom knew nil bottom t mnii of eicclleiit Jtnlg nieut and reputation, called tt our liomo to Interest us In I lie . Mer chandise company, n wa not try U to tll anything-. Oh. no. ludoedl lis ti-aa Juat eiplaliilui and lllus tratlng the method of this great man order nous for Instance, lia nicxbfld of advertising, n waa glrlug a few-only a few. uiliid.jott-of the best and moat reliable families In cacti town opportunities to obtain high grade tailor marie aulla at low price tliua, Th agent carried with til in ereral piece of (lie lulling (which be al thla point made tiniie to produce and unroll), so llinl one could em mine the ijiiallie and cbooa (bo color do aired. I mi should any on wlnti a differ ent color or et la tlinn the agent bad with him It cotUd I obtained lu tho am ujtnllty at IU branch ilure In a nelBlilmrlug rlty, . "Kadi family mut order at least two aulla or one ault and one oulalde garnnnt. The material for tho two 4 anil cost fXM. The lining er to b obtained from tbo touipaujf and wer lu dllTiToiit' grade, th wt throughout for a ault cotlng $0.00. The company agreed to Ink measure , menu, uiuke aulla Becoming to auy atyle desired, guaranteeing them to lit. and irea them to the customer free of charge. Thla It claimed to do lu order to Induce peonlo to do otliee Ing fwm Hi mall order house. The agent had tho name of many of the Hunt lultiii'iillHl people of Ilia (own to allow a customers, and the mere fact that be waa accoinjmiitcd by a man honored and nwiwctod throughout the wliolo locality a lu Itaelf an Induce inent to listen to him. Let me aay Hint thla iiiuu who accompanied lihn waa liinoeeui of any thought of tnlarei resent tlon. "The wife mid I were eerlulnly In need of suits, tnit had deMded tt wait until spring, aa I had recently been (bilged to cspend all my ready money for other iurK.c. mild a mu. b to tho ajji-nt, only .to be met with an nvulnix ho of rtaaoua why ahould In. veat. lie said reieatedly that ho did not ak for one cent for two mouth after the order a given and then reiiulred only 0 tier cent th mouey until I found It convenient to pay It, We were culled U.u to note the quality of the good, which I will ay was all that could be desired. The agent declared that If I found a thread of cotton lo auy of the gooda he would present mu with a suit fre of charge. "Well, the upshot of the matter waa that he persuaded me to glv him au order for a ault for my wife and one or myseir. i was Dot Just lulled with the pattern I hud vhoseu. ao on my neat visit to the city I went to tho store to en-hang aa per agreement. There I found many plecoa of shoddy goods. Bud, though I had no Idea of taking up with the agent' offer of a free suit, I mentioned bis promts to the clerk. ; III 'crawl out" waa that It waa linen, not cotton, which I de tected In the 'nil wool' cooda. line. ever, by siwidlly refusing to accept nno I..,, 1 V i ... ' t. n ou. HWHis i was unany taken to tho back of the atore and ahown aome good that were really oil wool and of good quality, and we had our measurement token. "When tho lulls arrived, which waa lomo time before tho two month rr, tho time of ordering was up, wo found uieiu io no sent v. O. I)., but not sub ject to examination. Wo Were obliged to pay the amount duo for linings bo- jo we coum examine tho ault. Wo (lid thla nrolestlniilv mul fminrf ,i- aulta aiitlafnctory, except that tho wife's uoc not m quite proiwrly nnd will lutvo to be slightly altered. This, 1 have no doubt will bo done, but this locality has been left nnltn unoYnivtnrl. ly to soverul peoiilo. Including the urcHHinnKcr who una aouo the altering on other aulls. Slio vu paid In full for her work, however. "At the end of the two mouths I re ceived a communication from a Chi cago bank, Buying Unit It had bought my nolo, (so unwittingly given) of Oc tober to tho - Merchandise com pnny and could not extend the tlmo of payment. I mentally kicked myaelf good nnd plenty, borrowed the money nnd paid the flrst-niid I think I may safely add the last of my debts to tho company. Our nulla, which. : by a light discount, coat us $17.50, aeera to lie aa good aa those retailed at $2,5 In local stores, but the Inconvenience of paying for them at tho time when wa bad to and the loas of aelf respect through dealing with such a firm more than balance what we saved In money." Jaaan'a D .!! W Ilan police fr., wa originally Ik llHHtt UlNllH Mill- Iwulu ..t ,1... H...I lu the world. It eslalilUhmeiM was auiiiMt colueldi'm Hlili ihe emiwror's decre roiiilddlnu Him u-ii flu. words. Ity H airoke of the liutierliil I " aaiiiiirai were deprived of cnerisiivu wm.i,i by whl, li (hu g,.n. Ilemeii of Japan hud been accustomed from Immemorial llmea to advertise their riiuk, 8o they went Into the ,M. lice, where It waa mill wsble to carry I awoid. And a very formidable weaiH.n It waa then, being of tho two uumieu variety. The Unkind! Cut. "W can liewr Ihe lujuatlce of being deprived of voting," shouted the suf fragist, but we muni protest, and pro- (est wiiii n ft, vigor of our woman bod, against man, who make our stale of political slavery the target for III Instill lug Irony! "Just to think." she resumed after taking a drink of water and a denp brc.itli-"Jui to think of ib noble form of woman being tiiudn to typify In marble, brouae and granite that which bus never been here liberty!" luirago rew. Th Mrry Bsardtn. "I-et' h." observed Ilia ainsrl boarder, -aeailng blmself at table, "how ll It proverb run"' "Vou refer lo the saying that one ma.r meat bt another man' bush?" put In one. "Or," sit lit another. "'Iloii'l er tr skimmed milk T" "Or possibly." snld a third, ""lu but ter there la si rend hr " "No," returned the smart boarder: "the particular proverb I bad In Illino is, 'None but the brave can fae the tare.- iioaton 't ruuscrlpt. Ready For ths Wsni. "A WOlliail lu a lutrUh wli,,m I Mr. ed." ald an Lol-IIxL i-i. rL'v-iuti ii a'nu.ul each day lo prepare herself for the wontt. i was complimenting her one day ou the extreme tldluea of the bouse even early In the morning. "'Yes,' she snld. i alwaya like to ave my neuruom done dearly, for, aa I alius sea, you never knows what may Plien, ow aoon one of the children muy be brought 'ouie lu a at or with broken leg, nnd. as I .alius sea, it don't matter w hat 'BiieniCo long aa you've got a bedroom to put 'eui iiiio.- (.urntiiii Magntlne. Desorlotian at M.i.i. Jimmy." said Ihe teacher, "what Is caper "A cupo laud exleudlug Into the water." ) "Corrci, William. Ivtlno a Biilf. "A gulf la water extciidlng Intotlie nun- "tio-xi: Chrlstophe:-." to a amall. ea ger looking boy. "what Is a iii.,ni,tnir liuistopbir abut up from hia sent so uddenly as to sin rile Ihe teacher and promptly nupomled. "A mountain la laud extending Into ths nlr,"-Duiideo Auveniser. WHY SALVES FAIL TO CURE ECZEMA SclentiM are now agreed that the csema germs are bulged not in the miter skin or epidermis, but in the inner skin. Hence, a penetrating Mmd ii rewired, nut an outward alve that cIors the por-,. W recommend to all ecjicms patients the standard preoption Oil of Win! ergreen as cotnpnunilrd in liquid form known as I). I) I) P,... cription, A trial bottle f ihi. n n . ' I'rHption, at nnly Ss wj, instantly relieve, the itch. We have SOld ftnd rfi-umman-LJ .1.:. . i ,,,,, rrmt.(y for years, and know i.( wonderful cures from its uc. VVe recommend it to our patrons. Th- tViimdi Co., 1'rlneville, Oron. Teacher' Examination. Wanted. Tlm min tliaaar 1.... ....ii. . ... i-Kn nun aiiiii, IIIIO WOllll. 1 flirnUh .1... i . ' iw iiiniN'r, but Uflllt wiirk ,.,.i,i....i.i i.i drewi . ). Hox 20.. I'rluevllle. o! " 111(1 Notice is hereby given that the county supxrintendent of Crook county III hold th regulsr exsiuination of sp plicanla lor date pa porn at l'rinvi!l. louowat Commencing Wednisdsv. at v o clock a. m. nd continuing until naiuruay, AUgul 13, at 4 o'clock p. lo ednetdar Penmanibip, h i 1 1 or y, signing, physical geography, reading payclndiigy, Thursday Written aritlinwtln. ), ory of teaching, grammar, bookkeeping, pnvnra, eivu government. Kridiy I'hydology, geography com position, algebra. , BatUnlsT HolaiK titans gHiiaral history, Knglisli literature,' school law. ' It. A. Foiin, l-ounty Kcbool rjuperiutendent. Help Wanted. Matll And Vninan aanlu.1 A mt. ii w nun oil ranch j good wage. C. h. Robkh. rot. Ore. 7-14-lmo ' - .. .- i r r . j Percheron Sullion for Sale. Oontlnr 4 ni.l i ii ... - A. V . y. asss. Hsy Creek. Ora. 5 "'" fk s cnnipnv SHOP H. D. STILL i PrinevOle. Or MTAffl C.J Thty Panaail th U.I. Lord Coleridge was ouoe tho victim of tho varxliv ini'n m nr..ni n . waa MildreSHlng a large autlieutx- there nuen ue umkj tne pbraao: "We must remeliiber not Inerelv lh l,..,it.iv ,.r Individual colleces. but Ilia tiaiuru iis a wnoie. Aud what a whole it l.'" "Hear, hear!" yelled the varsity men "Ye, what a bole!" hey groaned "What a beaatlv holer Then It dawued uikui Lord Coleridge ioih ion wa a tiling he would rather hiivo expressed otherwuie.-Uiidou Tit-llll. No Vow.ls In It. Many nlnces bnvo curious tin 111 A lint apparently there la only oue place which hn a mime without any vow ela. That place Is tho lit tie hamlet of Ws. near Pari. Wa being on unpro nounceable, numo, the Inhabitant of the hamlet havo transformed It Into "D'Ca." but tbl chnngo has not been aanctlimed legally, ami on all the offl cinl rec-ortls tho name Ws still npiwara The hamlet has 117 Inhabitants, and lie olo attractions are the Chnteau d'Oany, wlilch has been for many j hi uie poHHeasion of Edmond About' family, nnd the Chateau de tiguy, wuicn ta one of the best speel uions oi i ue renaissance alyle of arcbl lecture, 8ama Papatnn r.in. Tho frauc vwaa formerly called Hvre tpouiid), tnmigh the connection with any special weight Is not evident. Th.. unino or the German cola, mailt, mean ing a weight of eight ounces. n t.xr tuorly In general use lu Europe. .The uamo or tne- Kullnn coin that oorre aiKinda with tho franc (lira) also uicans pound. Tbo coins lu present use lu Spain bnvo their names from other aourcea. Tbe live peseta piece la called eseuuo (slileld). "Peseta," tho name of the small coin representing the monetary atiuulard, means slmnlv "lit tie piece." "Ituhlo" Is from the word tnoaulng "to cut" and waa ao called bocnuso orlirlunllv the wun au oruamentui oilgo. .Dr. J. P. Goray (licensed phyiician and surgeon) Specialist in disease of tbe Eye, Kar, Nose and Throat. flrailuatod from Harvard I'niversily' Medical Miool in 18!U. liraduaUil from tho Mafsai-hnsett Kye A Kar In Urinary in lwaj. Was on the medii-sl Uff of three Urge IWon hospitals. fHilleil in Portland in January, 1H4. Eye lledche Tumora Inllaiiimaliom Crosa ejes four light I Ear PeafuesH - Catarrh , Kinging in ear Note Catarrh OMruetiou to Adenoid breathing Polypna Throat Tnneilitia Catarrh Intlamniaiion Hasdquartert- Prineville Hotel Will b her Ibis week. Horn Offic.-51S Oregonian buildin., Portland, Or. i I " - LOST TIME. The most reckleu spendthrift it the one who squanders lime. Money lost may be regained, friend ships broken may be renewed, houses and lands may be sold or buried or burned, but may be bought or gained or built again. But what power can restore the moment that has passed, the day wjiose sun has set, the year that has been numbered with the ages gone? Mission Finished House Ton-room house fully furnished with Mission furultme; on beat residence Btreot, one block from Main street. Two lots, 80x11(1. Fine shade trees, two roomy porches, good chicken house and woodshed; chicken park, cellar, ice cold water. Owner liomcsteadlng and must raise capital ; good long easy terms on part. J. S. FOX. one house east of Commercial Club, P. O. Box 1, rrineville, Or 4 ' W Week-end Excursions to Lake Odell Finest trout fishing and sailing in Central Oregon Distance from Bend 72 miles Round -trip rate by Auto $20 Schedule Leave Bend Strd.,, it 1... 7:00a.m. Holland, t ,t fl.30 " Creacent . Rt in-30 " ArriveUkeO-loll, ' Bt "j p m : Iave lake Well, Momla.- , j. ft m " Crescent, ' " 8 00 ' " Roiland, jq.' Arrive Bend, , "13;M p m ArrangemenU may be made for car from , Prineville to connect with the above at $30 for round trip. The Merrill-Wilkinson Co.; Bend, Oregon Attorney S. W. Stark, of Hood Kiver. Oreeon. eamliilnt (,. uie itepuoiican nomlnat nn r rfuuge in tli Neventh Judicial District, comprising the counties of Hood Kiver, nascoauu Crook, at the primary elec- ,1... t. mi. iiwil III IliiO. Mr. Stark waa born in Omm mini. Missouri, in 1878, studied law in the office o Judge Bennett at n, n.n. nd was admitted to the br by the i-upreme uourt in 1901, and subsequent ly in the same year admitted to practice in the United States. Circnit ami n;.. trict Court of Oregon. OfkfariArl an office at The Dalles snd practiced law until jiarcti, 1909, then moved to Hood Kiver, where b is now located. laidadv , Qua. W. Wextz, ' Hood River, Or. 51 1 For IrnVated Farms I and Fruit Lands IHTHg DESCHUTES VALLEY WRITS JONES LAND m Kedmond, . Ores ob Notic toCriditora. Kotitre in HmwI.w ium t... .i i igiil. the adiiiiitrator with the will an. nexrd of tfte esute of t'harles Wolfer, ile- rvaMHl Ut mil ........... I : """g ciaim SKainM at estate to present the same with the ... ,m, to me Uhilerniiriied at Oregon, within sn wi mi rn-fv puoti- utl this 30th day of June. 1010. , , if. in. li.. CLLIOTT. AIttllllil.tMlnr .1. ,1.. . i a : : 7",. win annexeii ot ... vuariec wuner, Ueceanetl Sheriff Sale. ,nf th'c,rJu' of the State of Oregon John Moore, plaintiir. Moses NI.wonBer and Maria Kiswongcr, ileloiiilaiilN. ' Notice in hereby eiven. that hv .1... r 5 ."""'i01' and onler of sale iauel mu . ii"v.inuiiiirtoft.-r(Kjli(:ountv Ore iron i.n the Mth day of July, in favor ... ....... ..i.ir, iimintmana against Moses .uana nmwonger, defemi- a.i.r, ,r uic sum OI IDU.7H li.lj. gold coin Willi interest at the raftwt per 'cent per aillilllil fnim ihtt Ml. .1.- ,.t i.'... 1 . .1 r. .L j -y, iiu, ana th llirlhn.ii.ni n'i.u ui .... t . v. -..hiuubis ana amourse- .na am. enu aiiorncy fees, in which UlllMIAnl it f...,l j . .. j- -r - - luiuin urilfrvu oy the l onrt that the property atwehed in a.iri niwiisr ut-NTruiea. oe aolil action anil hi-. for the satisfaction of raid judgment in the manner provided by law. which judg ment P,,n.ll,Ul a... .1 ' I I. ' -"- nun uwi.t-tU HI mi cr.i Court on ll'e5t" dy Rotiee u hereby given, that in obedience - , naia i nave levied UK.n the following dest-rilied n-sl nninartv t.f . I r. . ... l i t ' 9 lt 2 7' 10: int l 2 3. tot i 5 and ii, hlm-k i;: lou 7, 8, , lo, II ami 11?. Ilirwlr 4 litta 7 fi in li i t.. i i . : '. i, u, a, iu ft aim ii. iiiiM'K 5; Ms 7, 8, 9. 10. U and 12. block 12; lots tnr to tl( Tnunsit. nf ll,.e. :.. . . J ountv, Onyon, according to the plat i 'Tr ".flle orticeofthe county fl Mm t uuiuyanu siaie, Deuie the nronprtv ati.wKmi i,. .: . ; 7 1 vj j " ".nun, anu i n.a.j wis i;aiumav, tke 27th Day af Aatut, 1916. at thfl hr.nr nf nn. 1 .1 r. . : - " v.w 111 mt- niiernoon ol said day. at the front door of the Court- .. ' tivr rrineville, Lrook Oovntv. Oregon tK. .1-,. .17 rai ,'ix.perty t pubiic auction to the hiKh est hit hit r fur f,t-i ; i.s.k.1 r- , ..a ueuiu, su HUMy tMlltl judgment and interest and coat, audaccru iiiir costs, nil 25.' .JU'f 2S: im' IaSt UsUe A"S- FRASK ElKIBS, SHKRirF, Crook County, Oregon. They are Here The New MITCHELL and REO Car. Call and see them before buying else where, as we can come nearer giving you your moneys worth than any other agency. Both machines run as smooth as silk and the way they eat these hills is a caution. Hodsoii & Smith FMXEVILLE, OR. Professional Cards, Croat County jfistrmot Co. AbatraoU at title to all land sad lews kit lu Crook eounlr. I. f. IjUt, Smtlary, rriaavilk, Ortiw f TJrtytlUt Jfox, . f.-R. C S.. IK'.na.V. anH , a a 11 . . '""' rs'..' nt a,r la (rook Conntr Bank. Iloiira-U to 1 ami 1 u, a. "i"1"""' Aiimeniary canal sad higlana Cimo. Cdm.ro-, JIT. fielknap d d wards AjftMmn mmo" SmrfmA. Otl fm SW 4Sus m tOUmmm; PrmooUo. ),. ' t -X. Stotonborf SPAjHtiam mnm SnrS.,m (County f hysician.) c. ' " mvaa-. O. JfyJo !Pf titam omo" Smrymmm orrics Oss ixa Booth or admIo s Xiaeaaroas. Both noire aa real denes telephones. JPrioooHU. Orooom . 3 rink jCawytr romf, !PrinnHI,, Ortf,m. ffj Si. Ctti.n, f ' Jflltrntjr-Mt-Cmm, Pri,.,!!,, Orofom. Jftl'mejf.mt-Cmm SPo Cttato 03lc with Geo. W. Barnes PrimtmtU, . . Orojo N. W. Sanborn , Attorney-at-Law A damson block . Prineville SECOND - HAND STORE All Kinds of Good Bought and Sold C.L. V. Marker ' Dillon Building. VV. A. BELL FRANK iMENEFEE I-awyers The Dalles - Oregon G. L. BERNIER Attorney-at-Law Will prsctloe In all the Court. Offlee next door to Dr. Roenben'a, Prinevllla, Oreon. WADE UUSTON Surveyor Homestead locations a specialty PrineTilla, Oregon Best Material Finest Workmanship Modern Methods and Correct v Mechanical Principles unite in The Royal Standard Typewriter to produce the world's best writing maehine, one that has established a new and higher standard of efliciency and economy The Real Standard of today. The Best Typewriter At. the Lowest Price . $65.00 Local agent for Central Oregon, 10 env hH ruA, . munu oieuograpner ana JJook keeper, Prineville, Oregon fA5 151 POLK'S GAZETTEER . ,7 - muiy m rara Hshlrmton, icivina- a IWriptiva Nktnh of enrh plaris Wrtliun. Stllnnlnv iVa.ilitU. J , 01 J .7 " nu . inwH. B. Ik POI.K CO, Inn. Statement of Resources and Liabilities of The First National Bank Of Prineville, Oregon At th do of basin June 30, 1910 RK8OLKCK8 Ins and DUeonnta S-T0.1J" 54 United States Bonds Hsoo 00 Bank rremses,ete 13,538 12 Redemption fund ta 00 Cash A lue from banks SUS.194 56 Do You Want a Car Of course you do. Then buy a Buick You will not be diftAnnnintAsl J. A. MOORE, agent for Red mond, Madras and PrinevilU Will demonstrate the car any time. . . - 5.19 S'199,015 a B. F. ADea, PnaMeat WiU WurawaOer. Vica-Praaidaat LIABILITIES capital Stock 80,000 00 "uniu8 se.uoooo uomnaen proflu !, 90 inreuhitlon.... 7,000 00 oaiviauai Deposits 4w;M a T. M. Baldwin. Caabiar R Baldwin. Aaa't rJ.U. 00 f M I Drop m and See 4 j Champ . Smiths DEALER IN Soft Drinks of all kinds Imported and Domestic Cigars At the old Smith fe Cleek stand, Main streetrtwo f doors south First k National Bank " t Crook County Journal $1.50 North Beach Qttn of tko tfortAmost &ortt Near the mouth of the Columbia River, on the Washington coast The Place to ' Spend Your Summer Vacation Twenty-five Miles of Magnificant Beach Level, Compact and smooth Many thriviug and tidy communities' delightful hotel, cottage, tent and camp life. All the comforts of home and the healtBful. invigorating recreation of tho seaside surf bathing, fiishing, clam dig - ging, beach bonfires, riding, racing, hunt ing, strolls and driver through picturesque wooded headlands Reduced Rates from all parts of Oregon and Washington ... via Oregon Railway & Navigation Co. Season Rate From Portland, round trip, $4.00 Three Day Saturday to Monday Rate, $3.00 Purchase tickets and make reservations at City Ticket Office, Tl.Ird and .. ...ue)l rurusuu, or inquire ot any 0. H. & N agent elsewhere for information Wm. McMurray, General Passenger Agent, Portland, Ore CROOK COUNTY JOURNAL County Official Paper. $1.50 per year