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. aee)eass I liillsboro Street Fair"51! And Live Stock Show THUUHUAY BEI'T. 23 FRIDAY PEPT. 21 SATURDAY SEPT 25 OLD PAP mm He Has His Troubles, but Stands Firm, as Usual. CASH AND 0T1IKH I'RKMIUMS For First and Second Awards for Dairy Anlmuls and other Livcstoch. Committee will buy Feed and have men care for all Exhibit Animals. This will bo the best STREET Held in FAIR ever '0 r GETS A BLACK HAND LETTER. L if In Danger if Ha Doesn't Lsavs Jsricho RiIuhi Trip In Flying Ma china Named In Hn Honor Six o Hia Hani Poiaonad. tOipyriht, M n P ILln Agricultural and Horticultural Display Come iu and sec what Old Washington County can produce. Arnold's'- Shows Arnold's show will be here and) every snuilna; feature possible will be furnished the public. .Watch locaJ notices In this FAFEB.I Everybody Will Be Here Come and MaKe it Unanimous By M. QUAD. VM. by Associated Literary J'rei Y Ifrar Wllllaro-Tblngs bare Wfurrrd here In Jericho dur lug the pant week that 1 feel I ought to writ yoo about Eternal vigilance Is tba price of liberty, and we bar got to bavs rl-llante by tbe cartload to beat tbe machination of tbe Insidious enemy. Ijint Monday afternoon. 1 waa drawing a gallon of keroaeoe la my grocery lrt old Mr. Itackabvat whose aorrowfal history I will write you oat at length io some other occasion. stronger entered tbe place and tbe fol lowing conversation occurred: ' "lo 1 addreaa tbe lion. Pap Pink bamr "Yon do." "The father of Jericho, If not of bis country?" "Tbe same." "Formerly postmaster of tbra town, but bouwed oat by Hoosevell because be looked like another Plnkbam?" "That la mostly tbe case." "Well. Mr. Pink ham. my business here Is to boy your grocery and bourne and lot. In rase they are for aale, and "The president and Old Pap bare Kt to he separated at any coat of blood an-1 trrmure or all our schemes ovist full. Kind out If Old Pap can swlrn. If h? rsn'l your way la clear. Tin y will think he waa pulled Into Ibe rler by a sucker. If your plan sac-r--ila trlfphotie me In these worda: ill mutton la cooked?" Suspacta Political Plot. In the null on Thursday rooming I received a letter signed "Black Hand." It notified rue tbat If I did not leave Jericho wltbln one week I waa doomed. Tbe letter waa postmarked Baltimore, but waa doubtless written In Washington. Have you any speci men of the handwriting of Benator Bailey or Dolllverorthat Michigan fel ler? The Black Hand orders jour Old Pap to pull hi freight within seveo daya. Ioe be pull) Not If ha la a bounced out postmaster, and they aay be la! William, you, can see to what strait , the enemy Is driven. Wouldn't It be a wise move on your part to get a shirt of mail and wear It night and day? Don't ict'tbeu make you believe tbaVtbe dolls -shirt T Just aa good. It looks to oe as If tbe time would oos be bera when both of ns will bare to carry s" gun. Wouldn't It be well for ua to begin to practice oo the draw? ' On Friday afternoon I was stopped on the street by a stranger wbo want ed to know if 1 would make a trip In flying machine be bad Invented and named "The Plnkbam" In my honor. In other words, I was to be taken op about three miles high and damped oat to strike tb earth a dead ruler. I simply winked at tbe man and passed on. LI a aaw tbat 1 twigged and bother ed me no more. William, don't let no one cajole you into getting your feet off tbe solid earth. They art after us for sure. Saturday wound up a week of ex- cltemont by Boding tbat some one bad poisoned six of my bena. More of tbe insidious enemy. He falls to bribe, bluff or scare uie. and be wreaka venge ance on Innocent hearted bens. Tbe Idea, William, la to strike us a fell blow and get tbe country to aaying tbat our Dolicles are ail wrong and that Teddy must return four years bonce. It'a all as clear to me as a gallon of N. O. inolassesi We bave got to beat tbe game, and we bave got to keep our eyes open to do It I am holding Jericho between my thumb and finger, and 1 don't care a dnro bow much she wriggles. You bold Wash ington tbe same way. Mrs. Plnkbam says keep on with the root beer I sent you. It may bring out a rash, but you wilt feel better for it If tbe sugar trust solicits my good of fices to get a letup It will be In vain. I am not to be sugared. OLD PAP PIN'KHAM. One Time Poatmaater. He Second Annual Fair Oregon's DirfrfestSh owl Portland Sept. 20-25 1909 Admission 25 cents. BANK REPORT 6 Hora iUcC3 Daily National Live Stock Exhibits Balloon Racing Chariot Racing Fascinating: Midway Attractions FIREWORKS will be the most gorgeous aud magnificent pyrotechnic dis play tver seen on this Coast. This will interest the whole family, Reduced Rates On All Roads. !ATE I Report of thr.contliiion of tbe Bank of Slietwoud, at Sherwood, iu the S ate of ,,rrK"Di at the c:oe of businesi 8-pt. 1, 19 9. Rcaourcca Ixmiis anil discount) f 34,038 80 llo.uis, ae . unties, rtc 391 47 Dank iii house, furniture and lixtuirs 6,414 48 Oiuci it-al estate owned... . 990 00 Due from approved reserve banks 8.994 00 Kxprnars 167 Cili ou band 3 585 91 Total $ 53,581 89 Liabilities Capital alock paid iu $ 11,500 00 IMvHlrnriS Unpai'l 4 00 Inliviilunl deposits subject to check .-. 18,317 S5 Dcumnil certificates of depos it 3.55 4" Time certificates of IciHK.it... 7,094 00 Savings I e posits 11,887,87 l.l.bhilies othrr than those above stated 37 1 have citv and eoun. I Property in all sizes, fmcre to 1,000. El P city property in both . Farnj. lands from Pracreioas good as want. 1 McNutt. Msjr. to Lt. irA 8tog. When Hnnrrv call on tb. 0 ' stauJant Fgoodsquarejneal.,,, Main St ., '.. , wro - - o nndi eome ureal twiaui. rll was . u. nf rih,fo'qulnMo)ol4ptjU. i.. tn rtaaurn tira 8. A. 1) Meek, of (ilerci, was lo Tuesday. Ill- 12 )aruld son Robt, bad s narrow tajapt las 'Saturday, a bull bvirj attacked him wbile ba waa riding UirnURb tbe yard. Thu boraa ii bawled over sod the lad (vnt to Ibe ground. Py this lime the bivii.e was en raged and alerted iu to dotimui lion, whfO tbe iwo dogs engaged bitn, peroiilUog tbe boy 10 get away. Ret. L F. B !kn p will preach hia fare ell aermona at ibe M K Churob, Sunday, holding servio-w ai urual. Ue ami hia family will leave Ijr Medfotd ntxt week.. IUv Belknap ani family bave tuad maoy triends wniin aere, sua ai regret ibeir d-parture. Edward Beoeon, wbo ran the oouf-otionery now ODnduoted oy Mr. Koeber, end whoee tone was killed by to eleotrio abook July 4, was here tbe &rn 01 lue wet-a, o- oompanied by a brother Mr. Benson has been in coum vym fornla. and nay the wee'lisr down there is very warm Q Viokera, of Cornslius, Wed nesday sent to th Argut a box oi Danlap itrawberries, the flavor of wbiob was somslbing great. They were raised on tbe Lone Fir fruit farm, in Cornelius. What do you know about Oregon strawberries f radically the first of Ootobei T Widover living It miles out from town, wants mlddl-ag''d wo man, who wants home, to orH for four email children and keephoupe, housekeeper to have full ohargtv Addrses, giving full name, . and wages sxpeoted-wagea inwt be nominal. 'x 'ib, Argue, Hillsboro. , W W. Williams, Mountalndalei and Illram Smith, of below Orenoo. L M. Herron, of b'low Tu ilatin, e a o iuuty seat oa ler Turttday. L. K. Carslene and wift, of Urreoville, w re in the oily fatu' day. J, L. Barngrover.of west of town, and who has one of the neat plttcte of lue Kasehne seotion, wae iu town Tuenday. Wanted: Girl to asint in light hoUHewurk in ezchtnge fr buttid iiid room while alien hug Hillt-ho-roschoil. Address Agt , Care Ar gu, Hilltbtiro. 28 f Mrs. Jane Beok, of FonUtm, Kan., ie ibe guest of a vera, weeks J with hr eiater jn-law,. Mrs. J. L Darugrivtr, of west of town. She lV'S for . her Kaueas home in Coluber. N W. Cbilcott, at1 the foot of Seventh street, across the B P. Railway, has pruoee for sale When you furnish your own boxes and piok them yourself he charges a half cent for Petites, and on Cent per pouud foi Italian. 27 9 John MoCallen, of near ueaar Mill, waa in town yesterday, ao ied bv his wife. He is get- . , tin out sale Dins lor an auuuuu ui bis personal ptopeity. W. K Piflvn. who has charge of the titles water and light plant at Heppner, is down for a few davs visit, and is a guest at the II V. Gates home. He ia aocmpanied by bin wife. , J. II Collier, wife and danghtor, T.nnille. returned Tuesday Jrotxi a wanks trip to Seattle. Herman Bays this country looks better than vflr to him. but admits that Sett- tie I at it on Portland tor. nueue and big things. He waa glad to get home to look after that 1500 eacka of an onion crop. Total -.53 $M 89 Stule of OreKon, J Couutv of W ash. niiton, t I, hied J. Kpcr, Cashier of the ahove-iiMtiied bank, do solemnly swear that the aliove st itemeut is true to the bcit 1 f my knowledge and belief. Kied J. Kpler, Cashier, Con cct Attest: John Coiie.iiiaiiti, L S. McConnell, Directora, NibscnlK'il and sworn to betore me this 17th ilayof Sep eniber, 1909. A. W. Hall, Notary Public, The Schiller and the 0 and Mar ra tun two 0 en"0 made cigara Wl.ni y u wntil a smoke, juit ca for one tr tbe o her They fill the b 11, ml are ih-aper smokes in tatt loug tun, than nickel goods. Mr. and Mrs 0 N Hale and laiiithttr, Miss Al ee, leave the first f tlin wttk for Portland, after niiintii-re 1 it at Males Mineral (,ring west of town. Wi I mv $"() u-'r acre for grub bit g and huroina 20 sores ready fir plow John Freudenthal. Hills boro, Or , K. 5, box 5)1). V!S 8U J. H. Peuzh, of MounlaindaV, wa in Saturday, navtng just re turtle 1 from a 60 days hrvel trip wilh bi3 team, up in ths Cndon country, where they run big com bines along with thur threshing outfits. Ho onme in 1 1 meet hie parents, Mr and Mrs VV II Paugh, of II tod Riv-r, who will s ay a week or so at Mounuindale. ; Carloi Hensloy, who has been staying in the famous Eureka Flat wheat bolt, on the Stake River, above cot lluence with the Co lumbia. is beta for a visit with his imrente, H llentley and wife, of K let HillflKirn. : He is a brother of J. II Hensley, who operated one of the transfer witgonB here for several months. He cavs' that Eureka Flat is divelopid finely the past ten years, and tbat walla wana la now (he finest city in the Iuland Empire outeide tf Spokane. a Sitat or iao.000 a ieajl permit you to ao west and grow op with the country. Such men as you are wanted west of the aliaaUslppL It Is there you will be fully appre ciated. Please name tbe price for yoor real eatate and baaloesa." William, your old pap has got some- thins besides bran In bis noodle. Tbe man bad oot done apeaklug wbeo I waa on to tbe game. It was a move on the part of our political enemies to separate us to get me out of Jericho and then turn ber orer body and soul to those who wsnt to down as. With me wsy off west they would Jump on to you like a rooster on a tater bug. did not do personal violence to the man. I simply took urn by tbe ear and led hloi to tbe door and Jumped hlui orer a barrel of salt aud told him to beat It. Offered 110,000 Job. Oo Tuesday, aa 1 was gathering a lot of garden sass to send you. that you might keep your family expenses down and know what you were.eatlDg at tbe earns time, a stranger called me to tbe fence and after lalklug about buck wheat, spring lambs and other things for a few minutes be wauted to know If 1 would go to Mexico nod superin tend a big silver mine for him at a salary of $10,000 a year, lie aald be had heard of my honesty and general Integrity and must bave in at aay price. I bung off until be offered me salary of S'JO.OOO a year, and then I closed with blni. Tbat Is 1 grabbed him to pull hlui over the fence, aud In his struggles to get away be left most of bis coat Id my hands. Do you twig. WilllamT Wanted me off In Mexico fb a bole Id tbe ground. where you might call on me In vain and Jertcbo breaking out In open re bellion before 1 bad been gone two daysl I've got a sneaking Idea that Senator Tillman pu! tbe Job up. but don't kuow for certain. Don't give hltn a bint tbat you suspect anything, but keep yoor eye on aim. On Wednesday Silas Good heart of this town, wbo Is the champion trouble raiser, came to me and eald: "Pap, there's been bard feelings be tween us, aDd I doo't want It tbat way any longer. Let's make up and be friends." "But you are down on the president," Aiys I. "Yes, I thought he ought to have given roe an office for tbe way t yelled for him, but let tbat go. Mebbe be'll fix things right blmeby. Let's you'n me go fishing this afternoon to show folks here In town that we've .made up." I snld I'd go. and t went home to dig some unit, wnen 1 toio airs, nna- ham wunt waa op she threw up her hands and called ont: "Pap, If you go you will never come back alive! It's a plot of tbe enemy. They can't hire you to leave Jericho, and they are going to assassinate youi Deprived of your support, what a tbe president going to do?" William. Mrs. rinkbatn cannot oniy tell you what alls you oyer tbe long distance telephone, but she reads tbe future when tbe moon la full. It was full lust week. I llnteued to ber and then put up a Job ou Silas. I went Ashing with him. but when be waa about to elbow me off tbe bank Into a deep hole I turned on him. When 1 had made blm holler for mercy 1 took from his person a slungshot, a black jack, a knife aud a pistol. He had meant to make sure of your pap. 1 also took from bis pocket a letter he bad received from Washington. There was no name signed to It, but 1 have my suspicions. One paragraph of the letter read: BOWSER THE SHARP Nobody Cart Work a "Con Game' on Him. Inc ident, no had repeatedljr warwal- . Mrs. Ilowwt sbo.it such traOaartk. Whn ho arrived and got seated at tfce dinner table she ionocently asked: -Ik meo ever go around with brass) Jrwplry trying to mII It for gofclf "lo ihry!" he exclaimed" ae ho too- i ed up. "Well, I should rental tbaS i they did! It's a regular buatness wttk ' Ma of them." "And what atnrles do they tetir "Ob, tbey generally get Off ftfmtM0 about a k i k wire or starving cbfldreatr It's what the potW-o rail the aympsjU ft dodge." ( "And not n of tbem la honestr : "Not a living one. Tbe whose SS ought to be In prlaoo." "But there most be eases where Sasai Mies are bard np." persisted Hi. aW.4 ser. 1 "All nonsense. If aay of tbo;tsJlasi call here yoo doo't want to ts tskasa In l. anv of thetf stories. Bv slesaVe It happen lt t9" n about this matter all of a sMf1',' "Why-why, I Just happenodlol of It. yoo see." f He Wants PartieufaVs.' t. Mr. Bowser leaned back east I f hr fYr half a minute with a -Ilumpbr' went oa str aaar i meal and asked no more questlesmlS t was not until f bey reached taa sallls)n room tbat be said: Now,, madam, telroe all abowt IM ton have bad a confidence game wsst) I ed on yon todsy. and I want tbe pssw tk-ulara." 9 "But be talked like an hoooac sjaas-.f c h. certainly. He made yo MUefs. Hack wss white." -And Is wife la UI."- . -Tbe osoal tale. What did b taMaVf to eelir "This gold breastpin. Bo aW-JaVi was worth 15 or SO. and he tot as Safs It for two." -For two! For two!" exclaimed air. Bowser a be reached for n. '-"res-, gave him $2 for this piece of breast -Un"t It K''dT "Gold nothing! It'a pwro end 4 adulterated brass, and Is worts aaosjt v 10 cents. By George, but jros sass bave softening of tbe brats'. TeiAS In and done for as slick as gteeesf w "I-I thought It waa gold." "And yoo think tbe moos la sssfa ft of green cbeese. He said it was pads 4. of course, but you needn't have boos X: ninny eooogh to believe R. Tww iSf '4 dollars for 10 cents- worth of trass I a Don't talk any more about nay twits n chickens." - "I wbb you would take K as Jeweler and see what h soys," eev Jl served Mrs. Bowser after a utosaest. 'What! Don't yon belkrto wast uur - "But be seemed so hones.- easf somehow believe be stood and me In the eye and lied to mo. the pin seems like gold to mo.".. .. , "Taken In and done for by o SWSM tbat wouldn't fool a baby. 'and yet yos bate to admit It." be laughed.' "vTsy," woman. 1 was on to tbat tsoso boffS-t- I waa out of knickerbockers. irsessS. j of a dozen well known cos nmes.- "And weren't you ever fooled 7 , "Me taken In me, Bowser? Not-OS) your life. 1 have never Co mo wll ike '"' forty rods of 1L Gold) . Why a csUd-w could smell tbe brass. And ACCUSES MAN OF SWINDLING, be bad a sick wlfe-ha! ha! har "If a Jeweler says it's brass" Takes Him to Station House For Sailing Mrs. Bowser Braaatpin Hs Thouaht Braaa Told to Go Horns and Lose Sharpness. By M. QUAD. Coprrlsht. IftS. by Associated Literary Preaa-J RS. BOWSER bad Just cot ready to, go downtown and do some shopping when there waa a ring at the bell aud she opened tbe door, to And a strange man on tbe steps. He waa a worklugman, and be held hi bio band a little box which be opened; showing a breastpin, and said: "Lady, I am out of work and my wife is 111, aud I want to sell you tnla article to raise a little money." "But you should go to a pawn broker," was the reply. "He will only loan on It, and tbat not half IU value. 1 want money for medicines and food." "The pin may be brass for all I know," said Mrs. Bowser after looking at It. "Lady, I pledge you my word tbat It'a solid gold. It was a wedding pres ent to my wife. It's worth 110, but you may bave it for three." "It may have been stolen." "I ask you If 1 look like a thief f 111 give you my name and address and you can find out that things are aa I tell you. Take It for 12, for I most have money. The doctor baa left a prescription that I must bave filled." Mrs. Bowser bad heard so much about fakers tbat she was afraid, and yet she bad to admit tbat tbe man looked what be claimed to be. After a brief mental struggle she banded "How can be aay anythlag- Wby doo't you own up that been played T Yes, I'll take It and I'll also tell blm what wttted wife I have. Ooldt A Sk. wife!" , Makes on Afreet. - - Mr. Bowser had headed for a , ry store wbeo a pedeetriaa and accosted blm wlthr "M later, here's a diamond tins; bs longing to my wife. There's two asaatt " diamonds, and tbe ring coot 0aV -TM take $20 for It" "Urn, am. Maybe yea are tto ksast that sold my wife a bnostpss for X today." "I sold one to a lady around here. Sbe was very belp me out, but 1 must have money." "You are just tbe chap I wast at ssa. -Takes walk with mo." "I wUL" "It was a gold breastpin, waa ttT f "For sure." "And this la a diamond ring?" "It is, sir." Mr. Bowser walked the mas into M . police station and up to the desk eat said to the sergeant: . f "Officer, here la a man 1 wast aa : .; give In charge. He's a swindler." "Aren't you mUtakenf asked Ota ". officer. . "I bave knows the 00OQ twa.H or three years. He'e a hard worker and out of luck. He waa ssklng as to buy a breastpin fhla forenooaC . "But he sold it to my wife, sad KaW brasa. Tbe diamonds la his ring ar. only glass." : The sergeant sent for a serosa tbe street, and when the over tbe money and said she would 'had made bis examination and report.. keep the pin simply as security. : When tbe man had departed It struck ber to take the pin along and ask' a Jewel- J 1 Mr. Bowser stood with open OMSta.. and might have remained, sa sssjav longer bad he not been told. . "Better run home, now, and try a lose some of your sharpness oa tsa . way.!. Welir asked Mrs, Bowser, as la arrived. " -. Fools snd jackasses, the whals of 'em," bo replied aa bo sat with a .grant And thars alt aa gst out of him. , j( i AMD WAJit MONET FOR MBDIOINSB rooD." er to value it This abe did and was more than surprised when It waa nauuea back to ber. with the remark xea, 111 aoua gold and probably cost 10. I will give you three for It tor oiu goto. There wasn't any doubt aa to what Mere Nonsao.se. v- -"I wish," sbe complained, "that ysex.. wouldn't talk so much so use nee ,aa me." . . -; i "I didn't know that t talks . sn: sense to you." . : "You're, always tellmg dm,, about ... yourself and what you lav hsss - lug."-Chlcago Rerd-Herald. - , . ' . - Poor Pasal r . TommyMamma, wuy have yos fC; papa's hair in a locket? v . His Mother To remind mo that ho , once had. some, Tommy. Jewelers,. , Weekly.- . . .. , . ." '- . "" . She Never Caught Oa. "Dearest," she murmured, afraid vou'll change." . i "narllnff " ha answered, "TOsUl find any change about ne."--XttXp.' ! : Another telt. ' Bill I have lust takes which was Indorsed by my doctor. Mr. Bowser would aay when ho came lUJUl-What waa It? home to dinner and was told at q$ "A chKk."-Yoiers Bbitsaiaaa were In town Tuesday.