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DRAMATIC,
REAL ESTATE
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SECTION FOUR
Pases 1 to lO
VOL. XXX). PORTLAXD. OREGON. SUNDAY MORyiXG, - JULY 28, 1913. SO. 30.
DAVE HORN HAS CAREER
AS STAGE COACH DRIVER
Pioneer Whip . Handled Overland Express in Early Days He Is Now
- . Retired Farmer,, But Will Appear in Eonnd-Up.
WM. GAD
3 WASHINGTON, CORNER OF FIRST STREET C
SBY
Furnish the Home MthOur Furn
Buy direct from Gadsbys' and save from $25 to $125 on your outfit
A roung married couple told us last week, they didn't know anything about furniture and naturally Ted aJ na,S,
the best place to go to secure the best furniture for the least money. They all said: ."Go to Gadsbys corner .d .W..
They said rightlv, too, because where the majority buy is bound to be the Jest place; and young folia like to ff;,,0
their home furniture, for we have so much to select.from. Where other houses show one or two designs of a kind e show dozens, and
it's ail of the good quality kind we hare been selling right here at the same corner of 1 irst and Washington for the last 2d ear0. we
own our building and have no rent to pay. That's why we can save you money on your outfit, whether it be a cottage or a mansion.
Complete Close-Out of Lawn and Porch Furniture
We do not intend to carry over any Summer furniture. All must go! To make it go, we4sut the price 20 per cent. Every piece
was designed for cool, recuperative Summer evening and Sunday comfort. Hand-made woven reed, white maple wood; made up
In cool tinted colors. Made for out-door wear. Wiu siana ine aew. DarEom vaiucn iw i"" Uu,..
' Gennine Old Hickory is a luxury at the price of a necessity.
You '11 be surprised to know at how little cost you can secure
a complete set of lawn furniture, a porch swing, or a com
plete outfit for the sleeping porch or Summer home-.
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Three-Piece $25.00
Parlor Suit $19.50
Parlor Suite, this style, three different pat
terns, in birch frames; finished, a davk, rich
rosewood; upholstered in velour; regular $25.
cut to $19.50
Others as low as $15. OO
Mission Library Table $14.50
Mission Library Table; choice quarter-sawed
oak, fumed or early Eng- (J A fff
lish; size 26 by 42 inches 5 JL T'eOVJ
Floor Coverings With Service and Beauty Put
in to Stay in That's the Kind Gadsby Sells
SPECIAL SALE ROOM-SIZE RUGS
600 Patterns to Choose From
Five racks like picture, each displaying 125 patterns.
Rugs from b".9 feet to 12x15 feet on display., Anglo
Persians, Indians, Arabians, Royal Worcesters, Bag
dads and Tepracs all here at bottom prices. Some
special bargains: ? . '"
Oriental Wiltanas, 9x12. $27.50
Wilton Velvets, 9x12. $25.00
Eureka Velvets, 9x12 .$14.50
Metropolitan Brus., 9x12 $18.00
Smith's Tapestries, 9x12 $15.00
Tyvan Art Rugs, 9x12 $12.00
Anglo-Persians, 9x12 $55.00
Special Brussels, 9x12... ......$ 9.50
All other brands equally low.
Don't forget we have the extra large Rugs in stock.
Folding Go -Cart
With Hood, $6.75
We know vou will be pleased with this
folding: Go-Cart It Is a practical de
sign strong, durable, light in weight
and folds flat so it can be taken on
the streetcars. Made of imitation
leather, has half-inch rubber tires, and
comes complete, with folding hood, SU.75
Gibson Cleanable White
Enamel - Refrigerators
Keep Your Food Cool and Clean I Save
One-Third mm Your Ice Bill.
We are agents for the celebrated Gib
son fold Blast Refrigerators, white
enameled. Carload Just arrived; all
sizes and shapes.
Cook Stove at
$8.50
Just the stove for a small home where
a range is too expensive or too large
to consider at the present time. Does
perfect baking and has a good-sized
oven and a full-sized firebox. An
economical user of fuel. Gadsbys' spe
. - clal, HJM).
Acme Range at $27.50
Reg. $40 Range with high closet and du
plex grate, spring-balanced oven doors. .
This is a heavy, substantial, durable
range, made of the best quality cold
rolled steel. Adapted for coal or wood.
Oven thoroughly braced . and bolted,
asbestos lining throughout, nickel
trimmed section plate top. Price t270.
THE
flOOSIER. SPECIAL
"He may live without pictures,
Ee may live without books,
But civilized man cannot
Live without Cooks."
Lighten, the labor of the house by putting
a Kitchen Cabinet in the Kitchen. -
It is the most practicable labor-saving de
vice of the age, and is especially desirable
at this season, when the weather is all
that we can stand.
Comfort in the Kitrfien means Comfort
".All-tb.ro '-the-House."
All good. All made of Oak, varnished
and rubbed to a satin finish.
It is a pleasure to us to show our goods,
and we request the pleasure of your inspection.
Bed Davenports at Only $25
Special this week
only $25. Sold
on easy terms.
Has receptacle
for bedding
makes comfort
able bed. Frame
is of oak. Seat
and back uphol
stered over oil
tempered steel
springs. Covered
Sn Morocco
leather. - -
Use Our Exchange
Department
If you have furniture that doesn't suit
want something more up to date and
better, phone us and we'll send a com
petent man to see It and arrange to
take tt as part payment on the kind
you want the Gadsby kind. We'll make
vou a liberal allowance for your goods,
and well sell you new furniture at
low prices.- The new furniture will lie
promptlv delivered and your pieces will
go as first payment. Kasy terms on
balance. Have furniture you 11 be
proud of.
No'HatterWhat bu
sby Sell
Want In Furniture
it for
.V
Our Helpful Credit
' Service,
" I All the Credit Ton Want.
We . cordially Invite " you to open an
acconnt with us and make the pay
ments 'to fit your circumstances. - We
charge nothing extra for the accom
modation of credit, and all our prices
are marked In plain . figures. We
charge ne Interest nor do we require
vou to sign any notes or give bonds.
Vfe are content to take your promise ip
pay and we are anxious to make it
as easy for you to pay as possible.
l - DAVE taOBS.
ENDLETON, Or., July 27.-(Spe-cial.)
When- but a small -lad.
with his parents. Dave Horn
well-known pioneer stage 'driver of
Eastern Oregon started on his long
journey westward from the Atlan
tic Coast, and from almost In
fancy was taught how much courage,
fortitude and skill counted In crossing
the plains and winding through the
treacherous mountain passes by team,
as pioneer settlers were wont to do In
the early days.
Leaving his. people in Wisconsin,
when but a young man, Horn traveled
to Carson City. Nev.. In 1860, and there
first took up stage driving. A few
years later he drove the Overland stage
in various parts. of Montana, his chief
run being from Helena to Beer Lodge.
While so employed Horn carried many
Government officials and men of prom
inence among them President Gar
field, who was commissioned to settle
up some affairs with the Flathead In
dians shortly after the Civil- War.
In 1874 he came to Oregon and start-1
ed driving the Overland stage from
Umatilla to Kelton, Utah--one of the
longest and hardest drives In the
Northwest. This position he retained
until the railroad went through and
since then he has engaged chiefly In
farming in this county. Mr. Horn lias
many intere-alng and thrilll'ig tales to
relate of his experiences, but has an
unusual record of never having been
held up or robbed while "on the road."
Indians at various places gave trouble,
however, for some little time. .
Mr. Horn was born In 1839 and Is
one of the few old stage drivers livlna
In Oregon today. Of his old comrades
and fellow drivers he says not more
than half a dozen remain, most of
whom reside In Montana. For a num
ber of years lie has been living In re
tirement on his farm a short distance
from this city.
After Inspecting a Concord coach re
cently shipped from New Jersey to the
Roundup Association at this place, Mr.
Horn has consented to handle the rib
bons at the coming show in September,
with the coach "rigged up" In genuine
early-day fashion and his own horses
six in all drawing the coach. He says
he intends to have the minutest detail
carried . out In fitting up the stage
coach to conform to the vehicle of olden
days complete from the messenger
with the "sawed-off shotgun" to the
tarpaulin. The stage coach race, though
always a big feature of the roundup,
will this year lend an added charm to
the show with the veteran driver on
the box.
MAYOR "CALLED" WHEN
HE GETS DEPUTY, TO RULE
Most Important Project Being Considered Is Consolidation of City and
County Governments, on Resolution by Clyde.
WHAT Is the use of being president
of the City Council and at times
acting Mayor unless one can
wield some authority? No one has been
able to answer this question to the
satisfaction of George L. Baker, who
is now serving his second term in that
capacity, and he therefore proceeds on
occasion to exercise the authority vest
ed In him.
Last Wednesday Mayor Rushlight
had a little lobbying to do among the
members of the Council, as he himself
admits, and asked Baker to preside.
Baker smashed the gavel against the
desk several times to get order, as
some one was endeavoring to talk to
the Council.'but the Mayor and several
Councilmen were "buzzing" about one
of the desks and were making con
siderable noise.
"Bang" went the gavel again. It
was harder than before, and everyone
In the room sat up to see what was
doinjr. - -
"With all due respect to the Mayor,"
thundered Mr. Baker, "I don't see how
people can hear any better when he is
making a noise than when any one else
Is; you will all have to keep order."
And the.Mayor was "good" ever after
during the session. 1
One of the most sweeping proposi
tions before the Council at present is
the consolidation of the city and county
governments. Councilman Clyde has
submitted a resolution, which is now
with City Attorney Grant, seeking a
means of effecting this merger. Mr.
Clvde. believes the taxpayers are being
levied upon altogether too much for
salaries and that It Is unnecessary to
have so many sets of clerks and. of
ficials. Nearly all of the offices are
duplicated, such as Sheriff and Chief
of Police; City and County Auditor, and
others, making a city and county pay
roll that is large. While probably not
all of these places could be filled by
one set of officials, such as clerks In
the various offices. It Is Mr. Clyde's
contention that nearly half of the pres
ent working force, of the two govern
ments could be eliminated and with no
decline whatever In the amount of work
that might bo accomplished. The peo
ple would have to order the consolida
tion, but Mr. Clyde firmly believes that
if it is ever put to a .vote, the electorate
will order consolidation by a large ma
jority. ' ' ' '
.
Frank S.Grsnt. City Attorney, was
the butt -of a good Joke last session
of the Council, but more than being a
good Joke on htm, does It serve to show
the absurdity of the present siow-
lovlng form of city government.
"I would like to ask what ever be
. - - a PAxnintlnn which I introduced
here several months ago, Instructing
the City Attorney to arati an.amena
ment for a J200.0CO bond issue tor pub
lic market .purposes, said councilman
Daly to President Baker.
Mr. Grant was asked about it.
t rover heard of It." he said. " "It
never came to my attention. If It had,
would have attended to it long ago.
"I believe Mr. Grant did draft that,"
spoke up Clerk Grutze. "If I remember
correctly, the resolution was sent to
him and he submitted the proposed
amendment at once."
Investigation showed such to be the
case. ' So involved and complicated is
the machinery of municipal government
that the officials forget about Impor
tant subjects In the unwinding of red
tape and long-drawn-out delays.,
.
One of the most peculiar things com
ing to the attention of the Mayor's of
fice is the apparent sincerity of the
officials of the Warren Construction
Company in asking that the Hassam
Paving Company be awarded the con
tract for paving Spokane avenue, in
Sellwood. The Haesam people present
ed a petition signed by 66 per cent
of the property owners there, but the
Council awarded the work to the War
ren Company for bitulithlc. Now the
successful concern asks that Its rival
be given the work, because, it is said,
the paving companies believe' that a
majority of the people, when making
written petition, should be favored.
.
Theodore B. Wilcox, who is a mem
ber of the water and auditorium
boards, was with his colleagues on the
water board holding a private meeting
with Mayor Rushlight last week, when
notified that he had been charged with
exceeding the automobile speed limit.
"Well." he laughingly remarked, "I
suppose Justice Is likely to be done,
then. . I have only been arrested once
In my life and that was when I persist
ed in playing baseball in the street
when I was a youngster. As for my
car well, I couldn't get more than 15
miles an hour out of it If I had to."
-
Councilman Daly's ordinance, now
before the Council, creating a publlo
service commission of three members,
each to receive J6000 a year, is a measure-
which undoubtedly will create no
end of debate and will cause endless
speechmaklng In the Council before its
final disposition. It would give all au
thority to regulate rates and service
into the hands of three men, subject,
of course, to court decisions.
At' a recent meeting of the Park
Board. Mayor Rushlight made public a
good Joke on himself. It came about
when Park Commissioners Stoll, Clark
and Lewis were trying to ascertain how
a large, modern stable came to be con
structed on certain city property In
Brooklyn, near a park.
."I tried, as a member of the Coun
cil." explained Mayor Rushlight, "to
keep the stable out of the neighbor
hood. '. It was when Mr. Simon was
Mayor. He was determined to build a
city barn there for purposes of econ
omy, not wishing to buy any more
property for It. I knew he was strong
for keeping down expenses, so I figured
that if I would Increase the appropri
ation for the proposed barn from $20,000
to $42,000, Mr. Simon would refuse-to
expend that much money for a barn. I
Increased' the amount, but he built the
barn, which Is a fine one and. for that
matter, a good thing for the city, but I
had my work for nothing."