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' , THE OREGON DAILY rJOtJRNAlv PORTLAND. FRIDAY EVENING. 'AUGUST 2, 1007. ;. .
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Allen 6 Lewis, Distributors
GO AFTER VOTES
III J SMLl BOAT
J Alta M. Wilcox and Her Sis-
ter Daisy Have Very
j Successful Trip. .
': CANVASS P AEMEE8
V ALONG THE COLUMBIA
Glta BjerUj U Working Hard for
Scholarship hi the Agricnltaral
College at Oorvallls He Wante to
Be an Engineer.
A1U M. Wlloox was qulU Ul last
week and ao waa hindered In her con
tact work.' Bhe recovered Monday and
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Alta M. WUcox, Cleone contestant,
who Is making creditable showing
In The Journal educational con-
test-Photo br Browning.
haa eJnce been able to add many vote
to her afore during tha lait Jew day.
Alta has pnnvaaaed . her own- 'home
town antf r-iliborIng 'towns -. w well
that now
conquer.
The other day Alta and her slater
Daisy canvassed the farmers between
Waahous-al, Camas and Vancouver, by
rowing along the Columbia river in a
mall skiff. The girls did weU on this
ooat trip.
Alta could do better In her canvassing
among the farmers if she had a horse
and buggy. But she proposes to win
a scholarship with the means at her
own command. On day in the week
she uses her father's rig and on other
days she walka along the dusty, hot
roads. But Alta la a "plucky" maiden
and always la ready to meet every dis
advantage with a smiling face. Alta
mad a fine record last week, report
ing and turning In subscriptions
amounting to M0.lt, mostly money
collected from new subscribers.
Writes XuaUess-xake Settee
, The excellent style employed by this
contestant in her business correspond
ence is worth exhibiting. Here is a
sample letter Just arrived
"Cleone, Or., Jul 29, 190
The Ore-
n Journal, Portland, Or., Gentlemen
have been working out in the count n
today, and am sending the receipts and
votes for the subscriptions I received.
Tomorrow l am going to work at the
Sandy. - They have several mills there
and If no one has preceded me I think
I will get a good many subscriptions
there. Yours truly.
AlTA M. WILCOX.
raithful Xa rraetle.
Amour the numerous letters indors
ing Alta M. Wilcox one is selected to
be printed today. Other letters about
her Till be published inthelr turn:
This is to certify that Alta M. Wil
cox has been a pupil In music of mine
for two years, regular in attendance,
faithful in practice, never losing a
lesson except for sickness or some
equally good reason, and I cordially
recommend her to any teacher as a
faithful, diligent pupil.
"'MRS. E. A. WHITNBT.
"aeons. Or.. July 15. 1907."
The Tanner Boy.
Olen Bverlev. "the farmer lad." en
ters The Journal contest from Alrlie,
determined to win a cash purse in or
der to pay his way at the Oregon Ag
riculture collere. Corvallls. where he
wlsbos to take a course in mechanics.
Olen was born at Rickreaii, a small
town near Dallas, and lived there until
he was about eight years old. He At
tended the village school of Rickreaii a
year or so; then nis parents movea to
a farm near Airlle. : Here on the farm
Olen lived with his mother, father and
The bor would do chores on tne ram
mornings and evenings and. during the
aay attend the mue school nouse on
the hill. But at Alrlie there is no
Higher school work than the eighth
graue and having completed this he
must go away from home to obtain a
higher education. He has helped hlm
In various ways to attain this end.
.rvn 108 P"' winter Olen has been
with the International Corre-
pcnoo or Be ran ton, pennsyl
siuat it1 took th, opportunity to
Sn.lJUA0lM ln order-1 to- prepare for
college After- flaiahlneV an .lwtriral
. w the Corvallis college, Olen
"OP" to eomnlete nnnontUiii'h. h.
rk
rax
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with being an pi
inr a 2?. W2rk ,n ectrtclty by tsk-
(a the
eh ),;. m aeek other fields tn mr. J5.2weT .company or Nl-
T -. . ' Jiirr -iLT.JL" n is aoia no:
boy who
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nary
pedal Sale of 'Gas I
Including Our Latest Pattern of High Oven Range
For 30 days we will offer special inducements on ranges at less than factory cost.
Regular $45.00 range with elevated
oven and broiler, also lower warm
ing closet, with 3 single and 1 dou
ble top burners, also simmering
burner, at special price of $30.00
delivered and connected.
Regular $30.00 range with cast
body, 18-inch oven, 3 single and 1
double top burners, also simmering
burner with separate oven for bak
ing and broiling, at special price of
. $20.0& delivered and connected.
Take Advantage of These Ranges While They Last
ALWAYS AT YOUR SLRVICt
GAS
workman, but he aspires to become a
most skillful electrician.
. rarman Are WeU Informed-
' Olen Is the older of two chUdren. He
Is 17, his brother, Herbert, is IS. Glen's
father, Leroy Byerley, Is a respected
farmer and hop grower of the Willam
ette valley. The elder Byerley la a
member of the United Artisans and
Olen hope to obtain help ln his contest
race - from his father's fellow lodge
members who are loyal to their own.
Olen, like most other boys on the
farm, is a fine horseman and
he may be seen on hla nnnr nr nn
bicycle speeding over the country roads
in quest of contest subscriptions. The
district that Glen has to canvass is one
of the most fertile and prosperous sec
tions of the .Willamette . valley, be
farmers in that district are wall In
formed and good patrons of dally news
paper, rney are aiwaye reaay to neip
a young man 1ST hla struggle for an
education. It was ln this same dla
trict that Mildred ' Clemens v last year
won a great many, of - her ' victorious
VOteSV ' f t -. .J-
The farmers are "very-busy at this
time of year but this does not discour
age Olen. - He is used to .the? ways of
agriculturists and he will ride across
the fields and talk contest to the farm
ers while "tkajr ' work. --v .--f a---
Olen will - canvass all of the small
towns around Alrlie - and he will -
anywhire and everwhere he thinks he
may find subscriptions.; . - -
; Preferred Vtoek Oaaaed Cloota.
: AUsa Lewi ieat rand.
New. Mining Incorporation.
(Snectal 'Slapatcb to Tha Joamal.)
' Bumpter, Or.. Aug. a. A new com
pany haa been formed by John Thomsen
bofi sb ram
and? lose all Interest when help is within
reach. . Herblne will make that liver
perform its duties properly. J. B.
Vaughn, Elba, Ala.,' writes: "Being 4
constant sufferer from, constipation and
a disordered liver, I have found Herblne
to be the best medicine, for these trou
bles, on the -market. I have1 used It
constantly I believe It to be the best
medicine of Its kind, and I wish all
sufferers 'from- these troubles ' to knbw
the rood Herblne haa dona ma. Sold bv
of this city, called the Raros Minln
company, of which he, E. H. Horner an
u. c. ttascne, are tne incorporators. The
capital stock is $18,000. It is under
stood that this corporation eomes Into
existence for the purpose of exploltlne
some holdings which Mr. Thomsen re-
oy . aoquirea in tne cornucopia dls
triot. CathoUcOmrch at Freewater.
(Bpeeial Dispatch to She JooraaL)
Freewater, Or, Aug. S.ftlght Rev,
Bishop O'Reilly will arrive here ' next
eunaay rrom uaaer City, and In addi
tion to delivering one of his famoua lec
tures he will select a Site for th nn
Catholic church to be erected here In
the fall; There are a number 'of r-ivm.
lies la ol ylcinlty, ana aerrloes are,
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COFFEE
What is. essential
good coffee? . '
Good bean eround fresh.
and a -vyoman of comnl
sense, - -
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Tear srecer rttsrnt year asoeey II yea dost
Use ScbuUnc't Beat; we pay bias, ' '
now beln held fiundava In the dlff srent
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