Morning Oregonian., December 29, 1908, Page 6, Image 6

TITE MORNING OREGONIAN, TUESDAY. DECEMBER 29, 1903-
ROAD
COMPLETED
TOWN CELEBRATES
Forest Grove Board of Trade
Gives Banquet in Honor
of Oregon Electric.
CITY'S FUTURE IS BRIGHT
Kfgular Service Begins Between
Portland and Washington County
City Speeches Conclude
Splendid Banquet. '
FOREST GROVE. Or.. Dec 2?. (Spe
cial.) Completion of the Oregon Electric
Railway between Portland arm this city
was celebrated by the Forest Orove Board
of Trade with a banquet tonight.
The banquet was held on the fourth
floor of Herrick Hall, which had been
especially arranged for the occasion,
The room was filled with the long
tables. which were crowded with
rueEta and brilliantly lighted.
Judge W. H. Hoilis. president of the
Forest Grove Board of Trade, acted as
toastmaster and delivered the welcom
lng address. His remarks had to do
with the history of the building of
electric lints into Forest Orove. which
have been agitated for the past ten
vears. but which have never materi
alized until the Oregon Electric Com
pany entered the Oregon railroad
building era. He heartily welcomed
the Oregon Klectrlc on behalf of the
Hn.ird of Trade and the citizens of this
city, and hoped that it would give us
the Ions-needed quick transient facili
ties the town needs.
Dr. W. X. Ferrm. president of Pa
cific University, and vice-president of
tne Board of Trade, handled the sud
Ject of "Our Educational Institutions."
and spoke of the benefits expected to
be derived by the school and the town.
G. S. Allen, secretary of the local
boost organization, spoke at length on
the subject. "Kor.-st Grove, Present.
Past and Future." Sir. Allen por
trayed vividly the early days of For
est Grove and the struggling school,
and also acknowledged the present
prosperous conditions existing here,
mainly brought about by the inception
of the Oregon Electric, and. as for the
future, he compared It with some of
the best towns in the Willamette Val
ley. Senator E. W. Haines and Rev. A. J.
Folsom delivered enthusiastic speeches
pertinent to the future of Forest Grove.
The College Quartet furnished plenty
of good music.
Officials of the Oregon Electric were
in Forest Grove Saturday and went
over the line from here to iiillsboro
am; passed on the efficiency of the
work dne by the construction com
pany and accepted the road. Again
on Sunday afternoon the officials came
out from Portland, and. when asked
when the regular schedule would
start. Mr. Ooolidge. superintendent of
the line, stated that there was no bet
ter time to start than the present.
"The car that will take us to Port
land this afternoon will begin the
service, and the regular service will
continue from now on." he remarked.
The cars have been running regular
ly since and are being well patronized
from both ends of the line.
TROLLEY LINE IS "WELL BCILT
Construction of Oregon Electric Fine
Bit of Engineering 'Work.
The Portland-Salem and the Forest
Grove divisions of the Oregon Klectrlc
Railway Company's system of lines In
Western Oregon represent the first 1Z
miles of electrical railway, tlie construc
tion and equipment of which was un
dertaken, built and put In shape for
actual operation by the engineering firm
of V. S. Berstow & Co., of Xe York
City. With its main frminal at the city
c-f Portland, one of the world's greatest
fresh-water harbors for oe?an vessels,
and two lines already in operation, the
Oregon Electric Railway Company is
practically In possession of the key to
the entire valley.
From an engineering point, the project
presented some seriona difficulties. The
ciiKf of which was the entrance to the
city from the southwest, as also the
necessity of crossing the Willamette
River at a height sufficient to allow the
passage of river boats requiring a clear
ance of not less than 46 feet, at high
water elevation, of at Iest feet above
ordinary water surface. However, all
thesrt difficulties. Including that of
curvature and grades, were overcome
and the builders were able to turn over
two lines to the Oregon Electric Railway
Company the first of which, or Portland
Salcm, has but IS per cent of curvature,
while the Forest Grove line has only 16
per cent curvature, and most of that is
within the city limits. Furthermore, t'.te
two lines enter the city from the south
west on more favorable grades than any
other existing line.
The track Is of standard gauge and
is built for heavy passenger and freight
traf.ic. The width of the roadbed is 16
feet on embankment and 22 feet in cuts,
with 14 teel fo- each additional track.
The entire right-of-way and station
grounds are fenced with woven, wire
fnce. including one stranu of barb wire
on top. Th rail Is of the finest and
latest pattern, properly bonded with
"knife edge" soldered bonds and soldered:
In streets and road crossings concealed
bonds are soldered to the web of the
rail under the anfrle bar. A comprehen
ive system of flx?d signals, indicating
distances, boundaries, danger points, etc.,
for the guidance of the public, as well
as track men, motormen, property agents,
e'c. as w.U as a comprehensive
signalling and interlocking equipment,
liaj been Installed on both systems. There
are about 3a stations on the Portlund
Salem line and 13 on the Forest Grove
division.
The bridges, the trai'smission line and
general power system, substations, etc..
are among the line figineering features
of the Oregon Electric Railway Com
pany's line. So Is the telegmph and tele
phone system for the movement of trains,
paweng'r and freight.
The rolling stock, consisting of com
bination passenger, smoking and baggage-cars,
as well as electric locomotives,
freight end construction cars, were ex
pressly manufactured for the Oregon
Electric Railway Company. Passengtr
cars are provided with airbrakes, as well
as hand brakes, for use In case of err r
genry. These cars are equipped with
sufficient power to make the run from
Portland to Salem, with one trailer. In
cluding all Mops, In 1 hour and 35
minutes.
To sum up, the Ore .Ton Electric Railway'
Company's lines in Western Oregon are
built and eiulpned according to the most
modem, approved standard. The lines jre
operated ur.der the standard code of the
American Railway Association system,
and dispatching Is done entirely by tele
graph, telephones being Installed in
shelter abed stations only, and In. each.
freight caboose, which are used In esse
of emergency. The trainmen are recruited
from steam roads, and the operating de
partment have so far carried on their
work in a manner fully eaUafactory to
them, -which Is also supported by the
amount of business the company has
done since it began to operate its lines.
M'MAHAN, KREBS IN FIGHT
Attorney" and Hop Dealer Mix It on
Streets of Salem.
SALEM. Or.. Dec. 28. (Special.) Con
siderable excitement was caused on the
streets here this evening when L. H. Mo
Mahan. a prominent attorney, and Con
rad Krebs. one of the most wiuely-known
hop men in the state, engaged in a fist
nnt- , .
It seems that some time ago, in talk
ing over a phone, Krebs used language
toward McMahan which the latter re
sented, and tonight McMahan met Krebs
In front of Wlpurfs cigar store, at the
corner of State and Commercial streets,
and demanded an apology. This was re
fused, and McMahan. so bystanders say,
struck Krebs in the face.
The two were separated after a short
battle, but mixed again soon after be
ing released. They were then separated
and induced to call the battle off. Neither
was seriously hurt.
INTENT. TO KILL IS CHARGE
Homer Black Indicted for Shooting
Dr. Robertson During Hold-up.
SALEM. Or., Dec. 28. (Special.) Homer
Black wag indicted today on the charge
SPEAKERS AT BOARD OP
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fiuy W. Talbot, Maaurr Oregon
Klectrlc.
of assaulting with intent to kill Dr. O.
H. Robertson. November an. tflacK naa
been taken into the courtroom before the
indictment was filed, and when Judge
Burnett asked him whether he had an
attorney he replied that he had not. but
expected to employ an attorney named
Leet, who lives in Portland. Judge Bur
nett said he would appoint Frank Holmes
to represent him until nis attorney ar
rived. It wems to me this Is unusual, ar-
ralnElng a man as soon as the grand Jury
brings in an indictment," remarked Black.
From this comment It is believed mat
he has been indicted before or is fa
miliar with court proceedings. judge
Burnett gave him until tomorrow to
plead.
Black is accused of shooting Dr. Rob
ertson during an attempted holdup. Ho
was caotured the same night and cir
cumstantial evidence against him is said
to be strong.
SURVEYING CREW AT ELMA
Men Believed to Be Ilarriman's Ad
vance Guard Arrive.
ELMA. "Wash.. Dec. 28. (Special.) A
party of surveyors arrived here last
night, and it is reported they are the
advance guard of the men who will build
the Union Pacific extension from Cen
tralia to Orays Harbor. They will set the
grade stakes for the contractors who will
soon be on the ground with their con
structing crews.
On the strength of the new railroad
being built down this valley, real estate
values have advanced, and there is a gen
eral feeling that tho next few years will
be the best ones the Grays Harbor coun
try has ever seen.
MAN KILLED IN SAWMILL
Log Leaps From Saw Carriage Cat
rying Death to P. C. Snyder.
SOUTH BEND, Wash., Dec. 2R.
(Special.) At S:30 o'clock this morning
P. C. Snyder, a single man about 2S
years old. was instantly killed while at
work in the Willapa Lumber Company's
mill, at Raymond. He was assisting in
rolling a log upon the saw carriage at
the time. A big knot on the log struck
on a skid and the log swung around
violently, striking Snyder's head and
killing him instantly.
Snyder had been working in the mill
le-s than a month. His people live In
Tennessee.
A. SHULTZ, AGED 84, DEAD
.Settled in Dallas in 1861, Where He
Lived 4 7 Years..
DALLAS. ' Or.. Dec. 2S. (Special.)
Asbury Shultz. a pioneer of Oreon and
one of the oldest citizens of Dallas, died
here last night as the result of a sud
den attack of paralysis. He was born in
Ohio. April 27, 1S24, married Miss-Eliza
Cedars In 1S46 and in lstfl crossed the
plains to Oregon, settling In Dallas, where
he made his home during the remainder
of his life. Ho Is survived by his wife,
five children, 14 grandchildren and 11
great grandchildren.
NEW YEAREVE BALL.
A confetti novelty "balf will close the
year for Portland at Merrill's Hall, at
7th and Oak. A double orchestra, all
night dancing, a valuable door prize and
attractions introduced during the night
will be the inducements. Ladies' invita
tions free and gentlemen w-ill be taxed
tl for hat checks, with no other charges
during the night. 500 seats for specta
tors. Township Government in Force.
OLTMPIA, Wash., Dec. 2S. fSpecial.r
Clark County is the first county in the
state to report on township organization.
State Auditor Clausen has received a
complete report of such organization in
that county, following the affirmative
vote of last November which authorized
that change In county government.
Webfoot Oil Blacking keeps rest dry.
Makes shoes last. All dealers.
CAPTAIN'S WIPE .
TELLS OF WRECK
Says Experience in Earth
quake Pleasant Dreams
in Comparison.
FORGETS NIGHTLY PRAYER
Mrs. Gruggel Relates Vivid Story of
Fight With Storm - on Ocean.
Praises God for Deliv
erance From Death.
ABERDEEN. Wash., Dec. 28. (Special.)
Captain Jacobson, of the life-saving sta
tion at "Westport. reported through tha
wlrelees station at that point this after
noon that the schooner Gotoma Is ashore
seven 'miles from that point and rapidly
going to pieces.
The members of the crew, in addition
TRADE BANQUET CELEBRATING COMPLETION OREGON ELECTRIC TO FOREST GROVE
H. J. Goff, of Forest Grove.
to Captain and Mrs. Gruggel, who were
saved are: Fred Rogers, of San Fran
cisco, mate; Alexander Harley, of Port
land, cook; John Bolenski, Erick Erick
son, Albert Johnson, and John Teller,
seamen. Erickson shipped aboard the
schooner at Tillamook, having previous
ly been connected with the lighthouse at
that point.
"I never want to see the sea again,"
said Mrs. Gruggel, wife of the captain, in
an interview today aboard the steamer
Santa Monica, where she is being cared
for. Mrs. Gruggel is slightly past mid
dle age, stout of build, strong In appear
ance and of Irish parentage. She has
accompanied her husband on one or two
voyages, but declares never again will
she take any chances on the water.
F.artliquake Mere Pleasantry.
Intensely interesting and dramatic and
with touches of pathos and humor is the
story Bhe tells of the terrible experience
she. passed through.. For three days she
was crowded in the' contracted space of
the wheelhouse, which provided poor shel
ter for herself and members of the ship's
crew, though this wheelhouse saved them
from the awful battering of the seas, and
doubtless from death.
"You know," began Mrs. Gruggel, "I
was in the San Francisco earthquake
and we lost our home, but to make a
comparison between the earthquake and
my experience on the Gotoma, the earth
quake was a pleasant dream. The Go
toma. in the first place, was unseaworthy.
I told my husband on the trip up from
San Francisco, after she had been
patched over, that she was a dangerous
craft. Just as I feared, she went to
pieces, when, if she had been a good
boat she could easily have ridden out
the storm.
Drinks Rain Water From Hoof.
"When It was found impossible to stay
MAYOR-ELECT OF ASTORIA IS
NATIVE SON.
A. M. Smith.
ASTORIA. Or., Dec 28. (Spe
cial.) A. M. Smith, Mayor-eloct
of Astoria, was horn in Port
land. August 2. 1S69. and reared
. on a farm near Harrisburg in
Linn County. He attended the
, , University of Oregon from 1886
to 1890 and graduated from the
law department of the Washing
ton and Lee University of Lex
ington, Va., with high honors in
1S2.
Since 1894 Mr. Smith has been
engaged in the practice of law
at Astoria in partnership with
his brother. John H. Smith. Al
though a Democrat, in 1899 he
was appointed City Attorney by
the unanimous vote of a Re
publican City Council and was
elected to that position on the
Citizens ticket for three suc
cessive terms by majorities ex
ceeding two to one In each in
stance. He was elected Mayor
as the nominee of both the Citi
zens' and Democratic parties.
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in 'the cabin we "had to go' to the wheel
house, and by luck there were boards In
there which the crew fixed up for a bed
for me. They placed It where the water
would not reach me. but I might as well
have been in the eea. The water poured
through the top, but the sides prevented
us from being battered to pieces and the
wheel-house is what saved us.
"I was soaked through all the time I
was in the wheel-house and I did not
dare to move much, for if I moved one
way I would go out of the window, and
if the other way Into the water that was
rushing over the vessel. While I lay
there I would catch a little fresh water
in my mouth and it felt so good, for I
was. feverish and thirsty. I was so ter
rified that I cad not know what to do
with myself, though I kept up my cour
age and encouraged the men.. My heatf
was lying in water most of the time, and
my stockings were soaked. Then the
cook would take off my stockings and
wring them out and tbey were so wet
that when they were pulled on again they
actually seemed dry.
Forgets Till Last to Pray.
"All this time I had forgotten to pray.
I have prayed every night when I am
at home or on the sea. but somehow I
forgot this time, and all at once, when
I was sure It was the last of me, I made
up my mind to have a little prayer all by
myself. You know prayer will avail
nothing If you leave it to the last mo
ment. So I was glad I had prayed be
fore and not left it until I got In such
a tfeht pinch, for the Almighty Isn't
going to help you out then.
"Well, I prayed, and after I prayed
such a sweet peace came Into my breast.
All my anxiety left me and I rested so
nice and so calmly that I prayed again.
And it was those prayers that eaved us.
I am sure they did. For why did that
peace come into my soul Just at that
time? It was God. of course, telling me
that we were saved. And then the good
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I' 1 'S -'V:j
W. K. Ferrln, President of Pacific
University.
steamer Santa Monica came in sight and
It was God that sent her to us, too."
BIG ESTATECOMTESTED
HEIRS OF V. H. CATjDWELD SEEK
TO BREAK WILL.
Seven Children Divided Against
Seven More in Effort to Secure
$75,000 Estate.
ALBANY, Dr., Dec. 28. (Special.)
The battle for the $75,000 estate left
by V. H. Caldwell, a Linn County
pioneer, who died last April, is now In
progress in the Probate Court here. All
of the 14 children of Caldwell are pres
ent at tho hearing.
Caldwell's signature to the .will was
proven by tho first witnesses called
E. D. Cusick and H. B. Cuslck, of
Cisick's Bank in this city, who saw
the old man sign the will which Is
now the basis of tbe contest. The
executors then introduced evidence to
show the mental capacity of Caldwell
ft the time the will was made, and F.
N. Durly, George Downing. F. A. Min
sensinger and A. J. Jackson, of Salem,
and J. V. Pipe, of Albany, all of whom
had business relations with Caldwell,
testified for that purpose.
George W. Caldwell, a Portland at
torney, who is one of the executors, is
being assisted in the defense of the
flrill by Attorneys T. G. Greene, of
Portland, and Gale S. Hill, -of Albany,
while Weatherford & Wyatt. of this
city, appear for the contestant.
Caldwell left 14 children, and the
bulk of the estate is given to seven of
them. One daughter received but $100,
and six other children only $500 each,
George W. Caldwell. & Portland attor
ney, and William H. Caldwell, of Al
bany, were named as executors and
were also made trustees of a fund of
$10,000 for charity.
Almeda Caldwell, the youngest child
and an Invalid, is the contestant in the
proceedings. She alleges that her
father, who was 77 years old when the
will was made, was very feeble and
that he was unduly influenced by
George W. Caldweli. the Portland at
torney, 1 who. the contestant avers.
wrote the will and then used improper
means to secure his fathers signature,
after poisoning the old man's mind
against the seven younger children.
The seven children who were be
queathed practically all of the $75,000
estate are Mary S. Kantz, of Portland;
George W. Caldwell, of Portland; Nel
lie Hughes, of 'Washington County:
Andrew J. Caldwell, of Stayton; Wil
liam H- Caldwell, of Albany; Frances
Caldwell, of near Albany, and Martha
E. Marsh, of near Albany. The chil
dren who were cut off with $500 each
or less are Charles Caldwell, of Port
land; Lydia D. Caldwell, Fred Caldwell.
Frank Caldwell, Nancy J. Shoe, James
G. Caldwell and Almeda Caldwell, all
residing near this city.
NEW BUILDING IS VOTED
Forest Grove School District Elects
to Spend $12,500.
FOREST GROVE, Or., Dec. 28. (Spe
cial.) The Forest Grove school district
voted today by a vote of 82 to 33 to
erect a new school building, costing
$12,500. The population has so Increased
that a new building is necessary. The
site and plans have not yet been sub
mitted, but a modern ideal building will
be constructed. The present building
will be used for the intermediate grades.
Marked for Deatb.
"Threa years ago I was marked for
death. A grave-yard cough was tear
ing my lungs to pieces. Doctors failed
to help me, and hope had fled, when
my husband got Dr. King's New Dis
covery." says Mrs. A. C. Williams, of
Bac, Ky. "The first dose helped me
and Improvement kept on until I had
gained Z-8 pounds in weight and my
health was fully restored." This medi
cine holds the world's healing record
for coughs and colds and lung and
throat diseases. It prevents pneu
monia. Sold under guarantee at
11 drugstores, fiuc and $1.00. Trial
bottle free.
PRICHARD UNFIT
TOT
Affidavits Filed Against ex-Superintendent
of Clark
County Schools.
CRUEL TO WIFE, SAYS SON
Action Begun to Revoke Teacher's
Certificate Married Second Wife
While First Mate Lay Near
by TJnburied.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Dec. 28. (Spe
cial.) Sensational changes have been
made against Milton Prichard, ex-Super-lntendent
of Clark County schools, before
the State Board of Public Instruction, in
an attempt to have hie teacher's certifi
cate revoked. The case, it is expected,
will be heard at Spokane some day this
week by the State Board of Public In-
E. W. Halna, of Forest Grove.
struction, the State Educational Asso
ciation being in session in that city.
It is alleged in affidavits on file with
the State Board at Olympia that Prichard
is morally unfit to hold a teacher's cer
tificate, that he is of a cruel, overbear
ing, vindictive temperament, and that he
has been guilty of conduct unbecoming
a husband and father. These charges are
supported by affidavits of residents of
Clark County, among them being Robert
Clifton Prichard, the 10-year-old son of
Milton Prichard, and the integrity of
those making the affidavit is vouched for
under oath by some of the most prom
inent citizens of the county.
In these affidavits it is alleged that
Prichard repeatedly beat and whipped
his first wife, now dead; that he .was
ruilty of unmerciful cruelty to his son
Robert, who at the time was about 7
years of age; that he used violent and
profane language in addressing his wife.
It Is charged that on one occasion when
his little daughter, then 18 months old,
was crying the mother being unable to
quiet the child, Prichard took a strop to
punish the child, but the mother pro
tected the baby with her body, where
upon Prichard beat his wife with the
strop. For trivial offenses it is said he
would strike the children on the head and
his son alleges that he was very fre
quently beaten black and blue by his
father, and that on one night he was
made to stand In a corner, his father re
fusing to- permit him to go to bed at all.
The father is said to have pulled the ear
of his little daughter so hard that the
ear was loosened at the bottom and bled.
The boy says he often saw his father
beat his mother, when she attempted to
interfere in behalf of the children.
These charges against Prichard have
been brought at the instance of educators
outside of Clark County. The affidavits
were filed with County Superintendent
Oscar McBride. and he in his official
capacity presented the case to the State
Board of Public Instruction.
Milton Prichard was County Superin
tendent of Clark County between Sep
tember 1, 1903 and September 1. 1907. He
was married June 25, 1S!M, to Mabel L.
Brumagin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D.
B. Brumagin, of this city, he being 24
years of age and she 17 years. They
had three children. She applied for and
was granted a divorce, March 2, 1907, on
the grounds of Incompatibility of tem
per, and it was generally thought that
even in the divorce proceedings the wife
tried to shield her husband.
A. few days over six months after the
divorce was granted Mrs. Prichard died
of tuberculosis, September 18, 1907.. Sep
tember 19. 1907, while the body of his
former wife was still unburied, Prichard
secured a marriage license in this city
and was married here the same evening
at 8 o'clock by Rev. J. E. Snyder, of the
Presbyterian Church, to Miss Allie Nunn,
aged 23, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. H.
Nunn. of this city. The bridal couple left
the same evening for Carbonado, Pierce
County, where Prichard had started to
teach school about two weeks before.
Steals Knife; Gets 12 Days.
OREGON CITY, Dec. 28 (Special.)
"William Wilson, who was arrested Sat
urday on a charge of stealing a knife
from the Royal Restaurant, was this
afternoon found guilty in the Justice
Court and sentenced to serve 12 days in
the County Jail.
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Whooplng-Cough, Croup,
Coughs, Colds, Catarrh,
Bronchitis, Diphtheria.
fMnin la Boon to Asthmatic.
Dom it not seem mors effective to breathe in
remeay ior aiieww ui mo o
to take tbe rwnedy into the stomach , ,
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urrace wnn every Dream, -V V ,r,
constant treatment -It U invaluable to mothers
with small cnuaren.
For lmtatea taroat
there la nothing better Lir C"! TOrM
tnan CTesoiene adqkpuo
6end 6c In pottage
for sample bottle.
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Shrewd buyers are
vantage of the attractive values offered
during Our Annual Clearance Sale of
Jewelry
Diamonds ,
China and
Cut Glass
Tewelry buying yesterday took, on proportions of a Christ
mas rush. Our Annual Clearance Sale opened with prices
reduced throughout my entire stock.
Many belated Christmas buyers and others who had evi
dently received cash as gifts,, were here taking advantage of
the bargain prices that are now being offered to effect a
quick transformation of goods into money.
These reductions are what bring the shrewd buyers:
Diamonds
10 per cent below regular prices.
Gold and Gold-Filled
Jewelry Novelties i
25 per cent below regular.
All Watches
Except Howards, 20 per cent off.
Sterling- Silver
Toilet Sets
25 per cent reductions.
All Cut Glass
and Aronson
Hand-Painted China
Clocks and Umbrellas
25 per cent off regular prices.
These big reductions extend through my entire stock.
Nothinc has been reserved from the general reduction.
My stock today is as complete as any in the city showing
more attractive jewelry pieces than can be found m any
store in Portland.
Regular Prices at this store have been so reasonable that
our Christinas trade just passed eclipsed all former records,
demonstrating that VALUES are here. .
It will pay you to seek this sale for jewelry bargains.
ARONSON
Popular-Priced Jeweler
Sl'MPTEIt PRESENTS VIVID PIC-
TIRE OF WILD AYEST TOWS.
Woman Conducts Gambling House
and Barmaid Serves Drinks
to Patrons.
BAKER CITY, Or., Doc. 28. (Special.)
The lingering remnants of wide-open
frontier life may still ne found at Surap
ter. Huntington and Copperfield. this
county, where Rambling in practically all
its forms runs wide and unmolested.
And to complete this picture of the old
border days, a woman conducts one of
these gambling houses at Sumpter.
Since the crusade of recent years
which pressed down the lid upon public
gambling, roulette, twenty-one and other
kindred games that caused gun plays
and wild west romance, were supposed
ha. o hoen discarded except In Nevada.
This wave of reform Is also supposed to
have swept Baker County, uuc in ai
least three towns games are running as
wide as they evere did at Virginia City
or Telluride.
It is in Sumpter. however, that open
Piano Bargains Extraordinary
A High-Grade Used Piano Better Than a Cheap New One
A FINE,S LIGHTLY USED PIANO FOR ONLY
$157
Another well-known New York make, only slightly used, at
$167
Still another upright in excellent condition, left with us by family
going to China, now only
, $195
Others at prices far below their actual value. Come and investigate
these today
GRAVES MUSIC CO.
Ill Fourth Street, North of Washington.
quick to take ad
294 Washington (Near Fifth)
gambling retains the standing and re-i
spect it commanded In the days before
the crusade. Shorn of Its former glory
as a great mining camp, as tho result of
continued litigation by the owners of
the mines, the camp still holds the dis
tinction of being the most prominent,
wide-open gambling camp in the Taclfio
Northwest.
Sumpter has a population of between
600 and 1000. It also has two grocery
stores, a butcher shop and ten saloons.
Connected with most of these ten saloons
is a complete gambling layout that runs
night and day, provided there are miffl
cient patrons. And it Is in Sumpter that
the only woman gambler and saloon
keeper in the entire Pacific Northwest
conducts her place. She is known
among the miners and all who patronize
her place as "Mother" Woods, and aid
ing her at the bar and tables are a
young hnrmnld and several gamblers.
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Here are to hp found a number of slightly
used pianos which are very desirable in
struments sweet tone, beautiful case de
signs Well-knovn makes, worth in many
instances nearly double the price quoted.
Some have been taken in exchange as part
payment toward the beautiful Sohmer or
a Hallet & Davis, while others have been
out on rent, and since being returned have
been polished and tuned, and are none the
worse for their slight use.
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