, ; , . ' . THC OREGON DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND, WEDNESDAY EVENING, 'MARCH li1 1003. ' ' '
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' Banta Fa, March I. The- ancient Ban
' U Fe chuich at Santa Ft, New Mexico,
la the oldest lioaee of . worship In the
United States, according to tths claim
'. t tha Chrlatlan Brother, tha Calho'io
1 order which haa obarca ot tha" edifice,
brother. David.".; wbo looka -after.',. the
nlrituol welfare of the pariah, aaya the
reoorde of the Chriatliin Prothera ahow
'-' that the foundation . pf the : Santa Fe
church wa laid In 1541. The next old
- eet church bulldln In' thla country ia
v- the miaslon of Ban Xavler, aituated near
, TuoBon, Aria ona, . In - a Fapag-o , Jndlau
aettlement There ia a dinoute aa to
whether the Ban XaTler ' mlasion waa
. atarted In 1847, aa la aaaerted by aome,
or at a later time. d Coronado, Who la
' aald to have laid the corner atones of
; the mlaaion-building. '. waa InfipatnMn
IS 4 T. vand it ia believed by -those who
4 have investigated the facto bearing on
the eubject that the 8anta Fe church
1 10 or. tlyeara older than the Sao
1 Xavler miealon building... . .-. ; '
t'- The conatructlon of the Santa Fa edi
fice waa elow work. '. The wore expert
t artlaana had to bo brought all the way
from Spain. - Indiana were forced - to
perform mnch of the hard manual la
bor, auch aa .maklag the- aaobe bricka
or blocka which were need in the walla
and carrying them to the placea where
they were laid. The walla of, the
building are irom wm a nv wi
thick. That the aun-dried clay blocka
were atrong and oervlceable la atteeted
by the -fact that they have withstood
the ravages of the elements for nearly
400 years, and still i are In apparently
aa good condition aa when they 'were
first placed In poattlon. " ,
- The cbnrch haa undergone many im
proveroenta since first it waa built. It
now haa little resemblance to the origi
nal atructure. The adobe outelde walla
have been smoothed over With plaater.
and wherever evidence of decay waa
shown repalra were made. The ancient
belfry haa been remodeled to auch an
extent that Ita appearance la entirely
changed from that of the original
structure. The old bell, which la aald
to have been placed In the church , la
at the time of lta completion, now oo
cupiea a position just Inside the en
trance door of the church. The bell of
Itself is a relic that attracts the atten
tion of all who visit the blstorio place.
It waa cast August . )S5, aa ia
hown by tha date which la .moulded
upon ty. The tone of the bell la' mel
low and musical and-1 can be heard a
great distance.
The distinguished honor of ringing
thla ancient bell la accorded to but few
persona by "Brother David." Prealdent
Roosevelt la one of those who waa In
vited to aound forth the tones of the
bell. Thla was la 1903, when the preal
dent visited Santa The chlef-execu
tlve of the nation pulled the rope with
vigor that cauaed the bell to give
forth a tone that waa heard far beyond
the limlta of the pariah.
i Ancient BelL
Thta hull ia uid to have done service
In Spain for nearly 200 yeara before It
waa brought to the ancient pueblo of
Santa F and Installed in this church.
In the times when the church edifice
waa need aa a fort to ward off attacks
of the Indiana the bell waa uaed to
sound the alarm to the settlera of the
6anta Fe district rrhen the Indiana
wooped down upon the pueblo.
whn fha church was built and' rot a
century or two afterward the openlnga
In lta wans, now miaa wib wimwi
of glass, were covered with woven In
dian blankets when atorma came. Ordi
narily the openings were left free of
obstructions and the pure air of the
mesa swept through the building. The
bare ground served for a floor until
1710. when a puncheon floor wka put
down. Since that date the Interior of
the church haa been ornamented with
a gallery. The walla of the edifice are
adorned with a number of paintings,
some of which are the work of old
masters and are very valuable. -
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Girl Yells .Wh.en Robber
, Thrusts Revolver in
! Her ; Face.
! (Special Dispatch to. The Journal.)
,r, Baker City, Orv March -An attempt
. to rob 'the house of Isaao 'Baer waa
fiuetrated last night by the timely ar
' rival of Miss Blanchett, a' domestic,
) upon the scene. V
Mr. and Mrs. Baer left home about
- T o'clock to spend the evening with
friends and were not at home at the
-.time 01 me nwmpua ruuuoiy.
I Tfilanchett carried a key to the back
door and returned 10 me nouae aooui
S:S0 o'clock, having spent the afternoon
with her sister. She came In at the
Bide gate ao as to enter the rear door
and did not notice anything wrong un
til she had aacended the steps onto the
Rorch, when she ran Into a man who
ashed a light on her and thrust a
ariAamiarir revolver within a few inches
of her face, with the warning not to
scream make any fuse or he would
Bhoot her,',; ejhe was too scared to movei
or utter a aound until she heard an-1
other man say "For God'a aake don't)
hoot the jgjrl."
-With a yell of terror that brought
forth the neighborhood. Miss Blanchett,
turned and fled down the steps toward
' the gate. She did ot stop to see
whether the would-be robbers contin-
: ued their operations or not, but when
the neighbors arrived no trace of them
could De found. An Investigation
. t a that thj. mn' hnA not tftHtnA
an entrance to the hOUBO. I
Lieutenancy Ooea Begging,
-f (Special ' Dispatch to. The Journal.) - .
Boise, Idaho, March 4.-Governor
Gooding has Just received a Jet
ter from Acting Secretary of War
Oliver, on authority of the president,
CLBkins' that he recommend a candidate
from the Idaho national guard to take
the examination - for admiasion to the
regular army as second lieutenant, but
the executive is unable to find one who
la desirous of entering the United States
service. The examinations, will take
place next July. ' - ;
Astoria's City Physician.
(Special 'Dispatch to The Journal.)
Astoria, March 4. The city council
has elected Doctor Clara W. Reames to
be city phyelclan. - . v
Proper economy
Grape-Nuts
and cream, with an egg on
toast.and a cup of piping hot
Postum," form S riourishing
and economical breakfast, ; :
There a Reason!
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:SfArDe?ilp?ofeionandnow. the. above. The Dental profession ia
. constantly proclaiming we cannot and do noj do what we. Bay. , y . ;
3-:&r& fact that we pureeing more Den more room to our already large
auaVSs IStSttat tlw.to merit in our;workmanshiP.1We tend an earnest request to
4nSiorLts to kindly caU and have their work, done by uslooked over and if .there is any-
thing' wrong, itfll gladly be done over . . . V .
p-IiSln in some of theleading cittf. of.tiie east, and we have not an
rotoUnSaU oi jibiKty and npwledgeW Al&tal profeBBlon, ' again we extend the above
;4 challenge to all. Dentists: 1 ' v, '. v":' .
' 111 ol our dff ices are of the high' class; havlnfc installed all of iht latest appUances and formulas for
- in t1 morally and ProfM8ioMl1
qualified pa carry out any assertion We may make. ( :
-1 :d it "is ieil-kriown fict that whenever' a. thorough expert enter a new" field in any line, his profes
.sional friends will knock at his door. , , , " - ' ' j ; ' !
-.We wish to add that we stand ready to testify and pVoVe to the public (hat we have never met
" with one misfortune among; the; tens' of thousands of our patients.
;' ;Our phenomenal success is due to honest and high-class work at most reasonable prices. Thus,
the reason jealousy exists. I (
' -' All our work is backed up by , a protective guarantee.
Nervous people and those afflicted with heart weakness can have their teeth extracted, filled and
bridges applied without any pan or bad results by our improved methods.
There is not a day passes over that we do not receive one or more bad cases from some one of
yoW mosVlineS snd surgeons and not yet have we
Son successfully. Those who cannot pay cash can have their, work done on the installment plan on
the same basis as for cash. Consultation and examination Free.
' wtt ttmpt OY NO STUDENTS: EVERY ONE OF OUR DENTISTS ARE GRADUATES,
xiwwnnlk FROM FIVE TO TWENTY YEARS' EXPERIENCE. WE OWN AND CON-
mmommaEvmTED states, be sure you are in the
RIGHT PLACE. . ( .
LADIES in attendance.
Uioii Painless leftists
Dr. P. L. Austin, Manager
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MALHEUR WOOL
Want Uniform Coyote - Law
: but No .BurketLLaw
Sales Days Wanted.
(BpecUl Wipatcli to.Tba JombU.)
Vale! Or.. March 4Tha Malheur
County, Wool Grower.' aasociation waa
organU in thli tlty Monday and
many problems ot intereat to the , aheop
men of tha county were discussed Th.
rn'aUng was presided oyer .brOjW
W McKnlght. one of the PMM
5ereePe?e'd iST-'
rtary of the state woo growers' as-
of he turenubf animal industry for
Orea-on, Washkiton nd JWo, on the
Un"' Barkatt BUI ABsallad.
The new law proposed In the Bur-
mfln was bitterly assailed by each of
S3SA anjnan, of the sheep-
men or m wu"
YhtoWll become, a law w. will
huva to ffO OUt 01 DUSineaa 'J
Snd of the county.", said Ant0ntSUr
naa of Jordan Valley, and a chorua of
"ao will? we." came from, all part of
the hall, the resolutions committee
KVtVraTt waV uninlmoualy adopt-
Uniform Coyote aws. . ,
Tha coyote question was discussed at
. . r J: . i. tn h tha con-
jaw enouia o V V
ern atatea, that -one tate mlgh : not
benefit by the law of another atate.
Dr? McClLre estimated that at least
2B0.000 eheep fell a prey to these ani
mals -ayery year, not considering the
snit . nthar forms of domestio
life sacrificed each year. M"nS
It least. He favored putting candl-
tt.a likffiBiAtnr nn record D6-
un ISO 1U( V , . , .
lore vuw wouwuh, r""vv
of paramount Importance to the sheep-
man.' iijjs oreuiui
from Ghairman McKnitht.- "Tea, more
than Statement No. 1."
Bait Stock u'bscribed.
1 Tha aaaoclatlon voted to ask the state
association to aet Juno S and June
Ml. a 11a 1 a Thai tn At fAf
wiU b taken up by th wcretary of
-.. - .. . t A. f If asMaShA WtnA
tne Stale association, mr. swiuni .J""
waa present and aug-g-eated that these
dates would In all probability be most
acceptable to tha state association, y
K.onrl aharAa rtt atnek were
mbanrihad Chv r the association in the
Idaho Sheep Association Bait company.
holdera of somethlna- like M to !& per
ton on nuv vuv u
, At the eveninr session a permanent
Oraanlftation waa errectea oy ine aaop-
tlcally the same aa the one governing
the association of Umatilla county.
' Tha following permanent officers
were elected:- George W. McKnlght,
. nrsaMfint: Harrv Andaraon. vice-Dreal-
dent; Blwood L. Clark, secretary. The
following, acting with tha offlcera
elected. . will constitute - the - aaecutlve
pnmmittee of the organisation: , Hub
Waltera, Tom Turnbuli nd J. H. Bea
At I'l p. m. the members of the as
sociation adjourned to the - Goodrich
hotel, where the cltlxena of Vale had
prepared a banquet in honor of tie
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Brawny Laborers- by Train-
load Pass Tjirough Town .
During the Season.
(Special DUptten to Tbe Jonnwl.)
Plnrl Waah. March 4. To have an
army of 40,000 brawny railroad laborers
paas through a town of scarcely iob in
habitants. . secure accommodation at
the One small hotel and restaurant sup
ported oy me village ana o men o i
ently tetraca their tp nd reaume
former on other nlacea In the world
aside from that ahut In by the can
yons of the Snake river valley, nas
been the scene witnessed by the ham
let of Rlparla. the lower terminus of
the Washington A Idaho road, which
Is building 77 miles up the crystal
Snake to Lewlston, Idaho.
rvnaarva.tiva aatimatea nlared on the
number of men, a congregation of va
ried nationalities, wno, aunng tne pum
aaawa rnAnrh m kava Vtaan ah 1 rift. Y.V thft
tralnload Into Rlparla for employment
on the railroad construction. Is placed
k.u Kivnnn it ihl, tlma nnt a alrn
Lof the horde' of humanity.ywhlch would
apparently be thronging thVitttle strip
01 country, ia jviueiii. ucy uot
as quickly ana as suenuy aa tney, ram,
unobserved personally, but traveling In
motley - crews. Beds strapped on their
backs, withaheir last month s earnings
securely tucxea away to do ueiu iuwi
from use until their appeals for work
were unheeded, griisled. bearded men.
lada accompanying, their brown-faced
fathers, Italians, Greeks, a few Mon
tenegrins, Japanese and a scattering of
surging for months Into the village.
uuei near mparts, nave nyymuuwj
not felt the influence of a flood of rail
road laborers coming within their gates.
Lewlston. the upper terminus of the
railroad, wnicn tney were canea to con
struct, has been void of any evidence
Spokane, the largest city in the district.
naa aa yet , interact no wuru vi nm.i
protest or oommendatlon. The laborers
have aeeminarly vanished Into the un
known. y
In not one or tne small towns aiong
the river bank haa an Imported labor-
Inr man atnnned tn make his home.
They have paased In aad slipped out
witn tneir cnosen crowa. oiragRicio
ar seen daily, a part of them com
mencing a weary Journey to other
fields to seek employment, others turn
ing their backs on the village, and, pack
laden, atartlng the trudge up the rail
road grade to the construction camps
where are employed others of their Ilk.
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OUR NEW POLICIES OFFER ALL THAT IS BEST IN
V ; LIFE CONTRACTS EITHER TO BUY OR SELL.
. tow Non-PfirticiUng Rates High Cash Values
SUPERIOR INDUCEMENTS OFFERED TO RELIABLE ACTIVE AOENT8.
. Apply to nUBM B. BXAJU. JCaaager of Agents. tt4 iumhes axoaaags BMf.
Dentists, barring none,, who will com-
Kansas for Taft,
A (United PrM Leased Wire.)
Topeka, Kan., March 4. Republicans
of Kansas met In state convention here
today to name delegates to the National
Ranublican convention. As the atate
committee and practically all of the
county conventlona have indorsed the
candidacy of Secretary Taft for th;
presidential nomination it is renaruou
as a foregone conclusion that the Kan
sas delegation will be sent to Chicago
under Taft Instructions.
Drawbridge to Be topaired.
(Special -Dtepntcb to The learntl.)
Astoria, Dr., March 4.The Wahkia
kum county court, now in session at
Cathlamet, Washington, has awarded a
contract to Ferguson and Houston, to
construct a draw rest for the draw
bridge over Brook slough, near Bka
mokawa, for $6,658. .
Paralytic Patient Improves.
(BpecUl Dispatch to Tb Joorait)
Wilson vllle. Or., March 4. JT. W.
Jaager of thla place, who has been suf
fering for two weeks with a paralytic
stroke, complicated with grip; Is much
Improved and his recovery Is hoped for.
He ia 69 yeara of age
CASTOR I A
Por Infants amd Children.
Ttu Kind You Haya Always Bought
Bsars th
gigaatursof
.Wet and Slippery.
pavement maks aooldants to
harass frsqasnt. Far Outs,
Bruises, Sails Stratus try
Mexican
MustangLiniment
HsoskS down to ths bona,
relieves all soreness In a Jiffy
v thea heals the wound or torn
llasments. Ks grsat antl
septlo qualities maks tt safo
and suro. -v -v -v
Equally good tor Man or Beast
Our FREB Wklrt, " PotaU from a J
Horat Doctor'sDlary" will hslpyou
in curing your llrestock. Send for it.
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AMONG THE LUMBERMEN WHO ARE STOCKHOLDERS ARE THE F01
JOHN W. BLODGETT, Grand
Raplda, Mich.
ARTHUK HILL, Saginaw, Mich.
W. W; MITCHELL, Cadillac,
Mich. .
EL N. SALLINQ, Manistee, Mloh.
J. WENTWORTH, Bay City,
Mich.
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DR - p AUstIN, MANAGER
N. E. Corner Second and Stark Streets
Portland, Oregon
Capital . . $250,000
G. K. WjENTWORTH President -
JOHN A. KEATING Vice-President
H. D. STORY Cashier
F. A. FREEMAN Assistant Cashier
LOWiwu:
O. W. EARLE, Hermansvllle,
Mich.
O. K. WENTWORTH, Chicago, I1L
A. W. COOK, Brookvllle, Fa,
N. P. WHEELER, Endeavor, Pa,
W. E. WHEELER. Portvtlle, N. T.
O. F. WATSON. Tlonesta, Pa.
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Women's and Children's Diseases Treat- ' .
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. Women Physicians only
NERVOUS AND CHRONIC DISEASES
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and up-to-date maternity , hospital In J - -,.
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W. B. MERSEREATT, PortTllla,
N. Y. ' '. .
U J. WENTWORTH, Portland,
Or.
X E. WHEELER. Portland. Or.
W. A. DUSENBURT, Olean, N. T.
J. H. COOK, Portland, Or.
E. & COLLINS, Ostrander, Wash.
members ox u aasociaupn. y .t ;
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