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PAGE FOUR The OREGON STATESMAN, Salem. Oregon, Thursday Morning. January 1, l93f - "JVo Favor Sways Us; No Fear Shall Awe" From First Statesman, March 28, 1831, . THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING CO. ; Chakles A. SnucuE, Sheldon F. Sackett, Publishers , i Charles A. ' Spbacvb - - Editor-Manager , i Sheldon F. Sackett - - - - - Managing Editor I - Member of the Associated Press ;! t The Aanoriated Proas la rrliislvejy entitled to the m for publlca ttoa of all newt diapatebea credited to it or no otharwtoa credited la this papar. i - ' i-i - - - i Pacific Coast Advertising Representatives: Arthur W. 8type, Inc Portlaad. Security Bids.'' San Francisco Shaxyn 'Bids. : Los. Angclea. w. Pac Bide. Eastern Advertising Representatives; ' FoBd-Paraoaa-Stecher.Inc New-Tork, J71 Midi n Are.; Chicago, N. Michigan Are. .'" S utered at the Potto ffic at Salem, Oregon, as Seeond-CUe ; Hatter. - Publinhed everrg irtpning except iianaay. B ffiet, SIS S. Commercial Street, . : . SUBSCRIPTION RATES : . aCaO Subscription Rate a. la Advaaoe. Wlthla Oragoa : tai!y and Burxtayv 1 Mo. i cenca; Mo. SJ.SS 6 Mo. SS.JS : 1 jraar .. El ! whw rents per aio. r-SS.Oa (or 1 year in advance Bjr City Carrier: S cants a month : SS.Rs a year to advance. Per ; Copy 1 tenia On train and New Stands t eema. Retrospect and Prospect THE fiscal year upally coincides 'with the calendar year; say rather that it overshadows the calendar year. So at this turning of a unit on the speedometer of time, most of what is written deals with finances, with business, with in dustry, with trade statistics, with farming. But does .econ omics absorb all our thinking and living? Are we but mon-y-making automatons rushing through the years and each twelve-month casting upsour profits to see how much they exceeded our needs? In the working out of that whole which we call life, a year with its debits and credits. Is but an incident. How well have we lived, how much have we grown, how gener ously have we served? The answers are not totaled in our ledgers, but written into the fabric of our lives. Leave business out of 1930, and how has it prospered us? Plague has spared us, and the scourge of war. We have known naught of famine. Nature marched her seasonal quadrants normally. Rain and sun, cold and heat, came at their appointed times. No violence of nature abused us, the mad horses of wind and wave and heat being firmly held in check through the year. Beauty of field and garden seemed never so prodigal. And of our families, what of them? Death touched some homes, making the numerals 1930 stand out darkly. In others came the welcome cries "of newborn "babes, and the 1930 birth year goes down in many books of family record. In still other homes children entered school, or graduated, or were married. For life must run on and time writes its chapters whether riches accumulate or melt away. The prospect for 1931? Once again our business-minded Americans prognosticate in terms of trade and finance rather than human values. Who thinks to set his stakes for wider friendships, for more intimate fellowship, with his family, for definite contributions ofs-time and effort for community welfare in a coming year? Yet these are the high values of life for which the restless striving for wealth is but the prelude. . , On this New Year's Day with its interval of retrospect and of prospect, may we suggest with our self analysis the forgetting of figures of debts and assets; and the con scious study of our balance sheet of resources in personal ity, in human relationships, and in those elements of the mind and spirit which yield the highest satisfaction in the life which we are either spending or living ? J Art and Oxen A WRITER in the Oregonian, professor of history in Lewis ton Normal, complains that the Fairbanks medal commemorating the Oregon Trail is inaccurate in the detail of the off -ox, which is shown bearing the load from his shoulders rather than his neck. Artists ha v a difficult time of it accurately picturing the mechanics of ox cartage. We recall the storm of con troversy over the mural in the Iowa state capitol building because the driver was put on the wrong side of the ox team. Iowa, it seems, at one time passed through this ox team period of its art as Oregon is at present. We do not believe the picture was changed ; and now no Iowan knows whether the driver belongs to starboard or port or riding up in the seat holding a pair of reins. . It is too bad if the Oregon ox medal is wrong however. As long as we cling to the ox-team locomotion by all means let us have the yoke on the necks instead of the shoulders cjf the ex-bulls. " ' The Worm Turns A GROUP of prominent farmers of eastern Washington JnL bringing suit alleging discrimination against farm fends in the-administration of taxes. They are just taking a leaf from the book of the railroads and the banks, both of which in Washington recently; secured abatement of taxes because they were unduly discriminatory. The farmers no doubt will be able to make out a good case, for in that state the excise tax was declared unconstitutional, so the banks are escaping taxation. ; The difficulty of relying chiefly on a general property tax daily becomes more apparent. The opportunities for dis crimination between classes of property as well as between parcels of property make for ineuity. Perhaps the Washing ton farmers may through their action initiate some definite relief from, the unjust burdens which their lands suffer under. At least it is significant that, a group of farmers are alive to the situation, and disposed to employ the same weapons as banks and railroads."' j - - - HURT SERIOUSLY IN AUTO WRECK INDEPENDENCE, Dec. il Mr, and Mrs. H. Ruch' who live Just across the river from .Inde pendence, met .with a, serious ac cident while on their way to at tend a friend's funeral. To avoid a collision with another car, took to the ditch, the car turning over, lira. Ruch had a badly lacerated Lead, having to be cared for by the doctor. Mr. Ruch escaped -with a tew minor scratches. They are the parents of Homer Ruch who lives here. Mary Viola Cave, ZZ, passed away in Corvallls Dec 23. ITmetv al services will be held from the day at. two clock, ReTa. Henry ' tTa.vM a.Mt.1.1.. W A I a.- a waiivivaua,t lUltQllUDUb U the I. O. O. F. cemetery Mr. H. 1. Bruni: la rery III at fc. L . n . .... . . . . a -liaviacg a .seige with tho fin. Friends and relatives ara caring for him. as h lives alone. Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Keller are rejoicing over the birth of a seven TTornd boy. born at the Salem is;. .. r. Doraono and Ross Kelson JeJt Th, first of the week for Salt 7i vty. They will, go tne southern route, and b gone I about threo woeks. "Mrs. Bert Kejler was taken seriously Ul while at work ii their pressing parlors Monday af ternoon. She was -taken to her home and last reports there was sUght change for the better. Mr. Keller had Just, left for Californ ia and he was summoned by phono and returned home at once. Woman's Club Holds Meeting ! ' SIDNEY", Dec 3 1. The An kenr Woman's club was enter tained . at i the - country home of Mrs. J. O. Karrlhia weV. Aft er the msnal basin ess meeting a Christmas ' program was carried out as follows: 'Christmas tones by tho - clab. The reading of Washington Irrfeig's "Christmas Eva" by . Mrs. Sidney Howard. A Christmas Ire was a feature of the afternoon "aiid all . members present received a gift. Mrs. A. H. Thompson became a member vf the club.. Lunch was -aerved at tba (a boor by tbo. bestees to the fol lowing: airs. Kimer Hampton. Mrs. -I. B, .Smith, Mrs. George iuim. jr.. Mrs. c. y. Johnston. Mrs. William iWlederkahr Mn O. H. llarlatt, -lira. Sidney How- aro. Mrs. -A. -U. Thompson, -Mrs. E. U rinlar. , Mrs. -R. H. Farr, and the a-oes. Mrs. X A. Farr. Jills Elsie oaugMy was guest ot tba afteraoon, . . HEALTH Toda$Ta!k" By TL S. Cope-land, U. D. FreanantlY I am asked whether I advise remoTai or tne tonsus. Anxious mothers Are always wor ried about tne thought of an opera tlon. I quite u n d er standi their feeling, yet the procedure o i re mo Tins ton sils is each : a simple one that no on should he nd ly alarmed .ore V It Is not true Da(ECLiH thai ' ill tonsils ' i should bo re moved. Thorn la no doubt In my ntinA that at tima this nrooednre has been carried too far. Tonsils that are wreo Mi-sBi qbko and cause the child no discomfort, should not h remoyed. Such tonsils will now Injure the health,' and wui unaoaDieaix shrink as the child grows older. On th other hand, tonsils which are enUrged. dlseaeed and a constant source- of iflrltatlon. should be re mo red. Such tonsils serre as a source of infectton for the body. They ereatly hinder the health and welfare or tne tnua. Children with enlarged tonsils are constantly subject to colds, sore throats, headaches, lack of appe tite and poor development 01 ine body. " ariennMs that Interfere with normal breathing should be re moved at once. A enua wnn wu trouble breaths throun tne mouth, instead of through tne nose. Such chudren are nsuauy backward in their -school work. are easily rexed, and tbelr general development Is retarded. It has been said that about 15 ner cent of earaches in infants .... . and young cnnarea are oue iu adenoids. Deafness In children is often caused by the same cause. This condition Is often the only cause of spasmodic croup In chil dren. With the removal of the adenoids the croup is immediately iirri- In considering the prevention of acute rheumatic fever, "St. Vi tus dance," and certain forms of heart disease in childrenl it has been definitely proved that this cannot be accomplished j without the removal of infected tonsils and adenoids. Though wholesale removal of tonsils and adenoids in children is by no means advocat ed, where there is definite inf ec- j tion they should be removed. The romovalof tonsils and ade noids is now considered to be a simple procedure, and is spoken of by most surgeons, as a minor operation. Tonsils should never be removed during the time when they are acutely involved. The Ideal time for their removal is during the summer months, when there Is less chance of colds, sore throats, and the children are away from school. , In adults, where the tonsils have persisted, they should be re moved. S.S. MEETS SUNDAY TURNER, Dec. 31 The San tiam district Sunday school con vention will hold their January meeting Sunday, January 4 at the Stayton Christian church. The theme for the day will be "For ward" PhllL 3:13-14. Rev.. W. H. Lyman of the Stayton Chris tian church will give the morning sermon. The noon hour will be taken over with the usual basket lunch. Dr. H. C. Epley of Salem will have charge of the music for the day. Special features will be spon sored by the different Sunday schools of the district. Rev. W. S. Burgr iiie of the Turner Methodist Episcopal church will give the ad dreg sof the- afternoon. , Mrs. J. M. Stover of Welser. Idaho, has been the ohuso guest of her son-in-law and daughter, MrrMdMrsTD. S. Riches, since the middle of November. Two sons,. Joe Stover who is athletic director In the Palouse, Wash.. high school and Lawrence stover of Weiser. , were . also holiday guests. The party left very early Friday morning for Weiser, driv ing through in 14 hours, which Is considered quick time for this season of the year. An informal meeting; was held at the Christian church Monday evening. A party of young people from Eugene Bible school were expected to be present and put on a musical program. They failed to arrive probably due to nn fa vorable weather conditions. Con gregational singing was enjoyed and other impromptu features were Introduced among which was a whistling duet by - Sam Smith and Willett Jesse and an interesting talk by Kenneth Hick ok, telling of his recent experi ences In visiting Mt. Hood. Waconda Folk 1 Come and Go WACONDA. Dec 31 Mr and Mrs. Robert Nusom of Woodburn and their son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Nusom of Marshfield. . Oregon, called Mon day at the A. W. Nusom home. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd "Nusom . who aro employed at the Marsbflold lumber mills are spending their vacation vis it in r friends and rela tives here. They have been the nouse guesta of, Mr. Nusom's par ents in Wood bum ainca fThrict ni will remain until after the tirst of the year. 5 Mrs. Karl Brown and daughters Shirley Bell and Eleanor accom panied by Mrs. George Brown and Miss Gladys Brown motored - to Zena. Monday, wher thay spent the day with Mrs. George Brown's cousin, Mrs. Claude Ashby. - ,v Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Palmer en tertained at dinner Sunday, tor Mr. and Mrs. Claude Stuart Pal mer (Marjorlo Jean Xounsburr) of Salem. Miss Gladys Brown left Tuea- 1 X 1 HTHIS IS ALia WE EXPECT OF. YOU, SONNY! mmmhmmmm Maeai vmb-wmmmmwm awoaa FOREST CHAPTER XXiVIII Nancy Hollenbeck never cried any more. Nor did she watch the postman. Nor jump when the telephone rang. That was something to. be thankful for. and her mother, who had no difficulty counting - her blessings, they were so few these days, was glad of that. The letters from Gale's Flat had stopped. When Mrs. Hollen beck thought of that she was al most happy. Nancy did listen to her after all. She did give up writing to that ranger. ! Thinking of it, mama had an almost physi cal sensation or warmth. " "The girls mind m! the way they did when they were babies!" she told her mother-in-law boast fully. i And she spoke of Mat Tully with a certain satisfaction .... "Lou's latest suitor." But not in your wildest Imagin ings could you call him a devoted suitor. There would be weeks when Louise wouldn't see him at all. He was so wrapped up in his work. t Or was.it Helen HefflngerT Louise wished she could be sure. She thought It was his work, but with Louise always talking about him. . . . And she had so mutch to offer, even if she was plain, j Plain! Louise no longer thought of herself as plain. ( It is wonderful what love can do I Her new clothes helped, too. JEver since the Saturday that Nancy failed to come to the Ladies'; Aux iliary meeting at Aunt Elite's home that memorable Saturday that she waited for Roger j-Aunt Ellie had shown her displeasure at Nancy by being extra nice to Lou. I She took her out shopping and bought her a beautiful! hunter's green velvet suit, with everything to match. True, she balked at the cost of alterations, but Lou didn't mind that, she was used to sewing. J : Aunt Ellie even talked about buying he ra fur coat, but that was really to spite poor Uncle Jo seph, who was complaining of" rheumatism again. If he insisted upon going to the springs! or a hospital she'd probably boy it. just to show she could spend money as fast as he. i But not a cent did she talk of squandering, on Nancy, though Lou hinted as much as she dared. It bothered Lou a lltHe, but there wasn't t any thing' shajcould do about' it. An army with, ban ners couldn't' budge Aunt Ellie once she had made-up -her Imlnd. Walking to the- ferry ater a particularly dull afternoon n San Francisco with Aant ; Elite she happened to glance at a Market street clock and saw that ft was just quarter to five. The Park hurst bank where papa worked, was'- only two or three - blocks away. It, she hurried she could get there i before he left at; five, and they could have the long trip home together. S Besides, she had on the new green velvet, and Peter Hollen beck loved to have his girls call on him when they were all Press ed up. ..(' ;( ;": . With a little sigh for poor, in dulgent papa, asking- i so -j little, working so hard, she turnsd her footsteps toward the banJci Mr. Lachmaa'a ear, th jchauf f ear stamped In the seat in front, was waiting at the earbt Mr. Lachman himself was loing out of the heavy bronze door 1st the moment Louise came In. . j -Well!" be boomed. weUf If it Isnt the lady Louiser Oat day for 'Portland where she will visit friends and relatives. Miss Brown Is the Waconda l teacher and she nlans to school spend the rest of-the bolldaya 1a Port- Und. ; School work will be resosn ed Moaday. January S. f Mr. and ": Mrs. . WlUlarn Mean- Christ's small son. Bobble who has been Ul the past week ts improv ing satisfactorily since a diet baa been adhered to. strict Via irta- ZL '"' LOVE came his cold, damp hand. Off came his derby bat. Papa, hurrying for the five fif teen, dashed up to the door at that very moment. Intent on catching his boat, he passed right by them. "Wait Louise laughed clutched at his coat. "Wait for me I've..; come to take you home!" '., . Oliver T. Lachman took anoth er look at Louise. She was even more stunning than he bad re membered. ' 1 "Tea, we're- going to drive you down to the ferry, old man!" He had made a swift decision. Genial wrinkles apeared on his long, lean, face. He beamed at his employe. He was going to give him another chance. On the way to the ferry he lift ed Louise's ungloved hand. "I see you wear no rings," he said meaningly. His eyes bored into hers. "I've never cared for them!" "Hum that's because you nev er had the right papa to buy them for you . . . haw haw . . . Right, Hollenbeck? Hum . . . you'd need something special, Lady Louise. A special design. I might sketch something. Just for fun!" Before they parted be had promised to call on Sunday to take Louise for a drive. "Show yon what It's like to ride in a REAL carl" he bellowed. And then, jovially, to papa. "By the way, Hollenbeck, that will give lis the chance to talk a little busi ness. I've been thinking of mak ing some changes at the bank. Might be something- pretty nice for you." Ridiculous to feel like the bero one of a melodrama when you're 25 and hare been known alt your life as1 "the plain Hollenbeck girl." Louise knew it was silly. But she couldn't help feeling that way. Mr. Lachman was mad about her, that much was plain. He had given papa a raise and prom ised bigger things: He made ex travagant gifts to the family, eyes on her. . -For the first time in ber life Lou was adored. And It is excit ing to .be adored, even If it is only by a middle-aged banker with a long, wet nose and a bald head. A beloved woman . . . Lou brushed ber dark brown hair Un til it 'shone. Studied ber fine, healthy skin. Admired her 'tall, slim figure. . . It gave her cour age to think that some day . . . some day .not too far away, Mat Tully might really care. ... Things might hare come .to a crisis sooner, but Aunt Ellie broke ber hip and mama took that as an excuse to spend days, and often weeks with her in the warm, dark house In Sn Francisco. "I'm re ally ber nearest relation." she said. "I ought to b ethere in Case anything- happens." - "The wife's stepsister is 111," papa told Mr. Lachman. "A very rich woman', . . devoted to Kitty and the girls." I - Mr. Lachman, hoping his con sideration would be noticed and appreciated, relaxed his courting just a little. In a Quiet corner of the club la the evenings he gave himself up to thoughts of Louise . . . angel of mercy, soothing the fevered brow . . . Little pictures of her hovering over the sick bed floated before his eyes. Sweet Lady Louise . . . Imperceptibly the picture changed. The old lady vanished. It was hie fevered brow Louise was soothing. . . . "Aahf- He could almost feel her soft hand at bis temple . . ..what a wife she would b V . . ' Bat it was really Kitty who sat long hours with the invalid. Aunt EUie In one big padded chair, Kit ty in. another, they weald chat and dose air day.1 ir - "Too can't fool me. y Joseph la too, free with that second firl Aunt Ellie would'beginw . -k5yt jIUolonIyttv..hetbe .randl i.Once on the subject of poor Uncle Joseph's' faOlasr. the would talk tor an hour and all mama i By HAZEL UVINGSTON had to do was murmur "No!" or' ."Would you believe it," and lie back In her chair, not hearing a word, her mind: in a delightful state of coma. - Every two ; hours. Aunt Ellie took her "nourishment" and of course mama, too. The old cook knew how to please. The trays came np laden with rich little cakes, whipped cream, and soda mint tablets, laid out like candies on a tiny glass dish.! Food always made Kitty Hol lenbeck talkative, j She would nibble and : complain about Grandma Hollenbeck, "Ellie, I give you my! word,! she'd rather talk to the butcher boy than to me. 'Why last week. . . " Then It would be Aunt Elite's turn to nod and mumble, "Well!" soothed by; the drone of conver sation, lulled to warm sleepiness by the familiar tale . . . almost as good as counting sheep. They both enjoyed the winter. There was -little enjoyment in it for Nancy.. This business of meeting Jack Beamer in private booths and out-of-the-way places was getting on her nerves. No matter where y they went the? bumped into a skinny fellow with a derby hat and a muffler around his neck. He was always standing around. "I know it's a, detective!" Nancy fidgeted. "Don't be absurd!" The long delay was telling on Jack.too. He looked older; there were little puffs under bis , eyes. But be wasnt afraid of detectives. He felt sure that be bad allayed all Anita's suspicions. "Oh, well! I dont care much either i way," Nancy had said wearily. The months of caution had been so long J. . so gloomy . . . Nights of restless tossing, fevered dreams of Roger and the cabin . . . days of waiting. Divorces seem bo simple when you read about them. When they're, your own they aren't sim ple at alL There ! are witnesses , to think of, and grounds to pre pare. Annulments are even harder. Mr. Hess, the attorney she had engaged, was supposed.: to be one of the beet. But he was so slow . . . if only some thing would happen! "Come up to the stock farm over the . weekend.'! Jack suggest ed. ; "There won't be any -detectives, imaginary or otherwise, to bother yon there, 1 I have to. go up and look over ; the yearlings anyway. ; Come on, take a cliance!" ! He really didn't expect her to Come. ! I She looked at him drearily, her pansy-soft eyes far away . . . "Jack. I'd Just love to. I'm so sick of the city, never going any where exciting . but how could I golf,-- ,.. , "Why not?". i j "Well, it wohld be all right, of course, but who'd believe it? No . ; . it's impossible I. . . " "Why is impossible? . In . the first' place, no one' Is going, to know. - And in the second place, lf.they do find put, it's all right. The manager, Jack Garfield, has his family there. Mrs. Garfield is a fine little woman, used to be a school teacher, rery refined. Ton can. be visiting her! They've got two kids and IS dogs and 17 cats. and Mrs. Garfield , belongs to the Metnoaist church, j Now. I ask yon what could be more reepec- tawe than thatfij ; ; It might be respectable, but It wouldn't seem so if it were found ouC Nancy knew that,-" Weill That made it more exciting. , . ; Meeting Jack on Saturday morning, climbing into the long, low ear beside him. Nancy, felt like ber eld self. Aa early morn ing fog had curled her bright hair late soft ringlets that framed her impudent, laughing face in a ha lo xof burnished geld. But now the- aun shone.- bright and warm February . . v almost spring I. . i (To be continued) BITS for ii '-t " r v iiTPTcnmrrKa ; iv. i.anainast A IVilvvi Mar w - ; fa I V H Xf ararfh . Glfllam-Collins also told of the banging at Dallas of William I! Everman. in 185 Z, for the killing of Serenas C. Coo per, who b4d accused ' Kverman of stealing watch. He bad ev idently gtolefc i the watch, forhe was a desperate and' worthless character; There was then no Jail in Polk county, and the sheriff kept Evermajs in a house, under guard. His brother, Hiram Ever man, pleaded guilty of being an accomplice In the killing, . and was . contended to serve three years Ini the penitentiary, i there being- Ino penitentiary he was sold i to the highest bidder, Theodore Pratber. -who aetj him free after three years ef service, Enoch Smith, also an accom plice, escapedji by disagreement of u jury.i waav rearrestea, xna again and sentenced to bang! and finally was pirdoned. Smith went tot Lane county and took up land claim, -aid married, and his wife left him and he committed suicide, in 1877. David J. ICoe, also an accomplice, obtained change of venue and was acqutt- tea at tne mat, . ' . ;! . i ' r ' About that time Nlrarod O'Kel ly; in Benton county, killed Jere miah Mahoney, in a . quarrel about a land claim. He was sen tenced to1 the imaginary pen i ten tlary and pardoned. Mrs. Collins told of the Wimple murder ht Cooper hollow. Polk- county; he was 85; murdered his child vlf aged 14., He was hanged at! Dal las. That ..hanging was October 8. 1852,, -" : M ' Robert I Maynard killed J. C. Piatt on Rogue river. There was no law. Maynard had a private necktie party; . was hanged by vigilahts. A man named Brown, in Jackson county, shot a com panlon. There were no officers. bnt the people) chose W. W, Fow ler as judge, and Brown was duly tried, convicted and hanged. j i! ' ! .;V- In July,; 1853, Joseph Nott! was tried fori murder in Umpqua (now Douglas)! county. He I was acquitted. ; In that period, during and just , after the gold rush. there were many lesser crimes. such as burglary and larceny. and frequent escapes and deliv- wies irom tne unguaraea j log buildings that served jails. ! " , ! That was quite a contrast to conditions in the first years of the settlement of the old Oregon cotxntry. There was so littlei dis order In the period from, the I ear ly twenties, when the French-Ca nadians with their native wives began opening their farms in" the Willamette valley, and after Ja son Lee and his fellow mission aries came in 1834, and on up to me eany forties, that this; ab sence of crime! and criminals, and- the -; uniform good order maintained. wa pointed out as an argument i against the estab lishing of the provisional govern ment, -y- I--.',-,- I That was one of the reasons Lieutenant Wilkes of the United States exploring expedition gave when he was appealed to for his advice in the matter one of the arguments he used In his coun sel against the movement. 1 He said there was no need for laws, other than -. the ones that were adpted in 1841; when the estate of Ewing Young had to be! set tled, when the laws of New Tork were authorized to be used. Lieutenant Wilkes made himself rery much disliked on account of his advice ! against having a further provisional government. mainly on the ground that the order of the country was- so good that it did not need any statutes against criminal acts. V But there was one killing lover the circumstances of which there is a good deal of variance In the accounts of the writers of (early Oregon history, It was . the f kill ing of 'Thornbur by Hubbard. One writer put the killing several years after it happened, j and there were conclusions that the Hubbard who kilied Thoraburg was" the man after whom I the town of Hubbard was named. and that he killed Thornburg when be tried to break into the house where the Indian wife of Hubbard lived. The Bits man thinks Bancroft was right when he said Hubbard and Thornburg were Wyetb men, and the killing ,was at Fort WI1 Ham. on Sauries Island, where Wyeth built ' that fort Bancroft said Captain Lambert ef the Wy eth ship and Townsend, the nat uralist, who came in 1834 1 with Wyeth on his second trip aoross the plains, in the same party with Jason Lee, held an inquest; over tlfe body of Thornburg, and.! after hearing the evidence, returned - a Verdict tit 1llfiHMah1& hAmLM. That early day coroner's Jury, for I , . ''M 'ii i thoio exlsteaca JaCX w no written law. live tfubbard er- tlf icate to , snow tne aimng; m? in self defense, and to clear him in case of; arrest under any law that In, after years might be en acted. So the Hubbard killing of Thornburg was'ln 1834 or 1835. : ; . h"" Charles Hubbard, after whom the town of Hubbard was named, came to Oregon in the 1848 im migration,) from Missouri, and settled on his claim a part of which came to be the Hubbard townsite. (Hts wife. Margaret,; whom he bad married in Mis souri, died at her home In Hub bard December T, 1179. aged S. Had she lived a lew days longer she would have celebrated .her golden wedding. t - f ! r., . V'V ' .t !. " Mention was made' of the 1UI lng of William Hamilton by William Kendall. January 1 7. 18S1, near what is now the pen itentiary annex, and. was the re form school; the killing that led to the first legal hanging la Mar lon county. , - . I ! ' i In lAter , years, a number of bloody tragedies were enacted In that locality; killings, suicides, etc. And there were pioneer spooks' out that way. Old residents used to' point out a couple of stately balm trees, on the Turner road, a mile or so north of the bridge across Mill creek this side of the reform school annex land. Those innocent loqktng balm tre s shel tered the ghosts of murdered men. ; The trees appeared any- thing but weird, to one who did not believe In ghosts. By the way. do the students who read these Bits know that weird Is a noun as well as an adjective, and that it Is also a verb? As a noun, it means fate, lot, or fortune. As an adjective, the ghostly attrib utes with which you are familiar.- You- . know about Shake speare's weird - sisters, the fates of Macbeth. As a verb; to" weird, a person is to tell his or her for-; tune; to assign a certain fate.! "After word comes weird," said the. ancient sage. SIDNEY. Dec. 31 Ankeny grange number 540 held tbelr so cial meeting atHhe, grange hall re cently. Cards was the diversion for the evening. Supper was served at midnight by entertain ment -committee in charge which were; Mr. and Mrs. George Rallo. Jr., Miss Laisel Mathews, and El mo Brown. ' Those present were Mr. ,and Mrs r A E. Cole, Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Hampton and family,' Mr. and Mrs. Freetag and family, Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Farr, Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Mallatt. Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Johnston. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Jor- genson, Mrs. Eva ,W lntermante Mr. and Mrs. George Ralle, Jr., Miss Laisel Mathews, Miss Phyllis Cole, Miss Marjorle Cole, Donald. Smith, Dale Bohna, Walter Wulff and Jack Clark. . . A joint installation og new of ficers for the ensuingof Turner Surprise grange,-Stayton grange and Ahkeny will take place at thft Ankeny grange . hall .Saturday. January 3rd at an all day meet ing. Mrs. Ellen Lambert of Stay- , ton will act as installing officer. TEACHERS 60 'I . TO STATE MEET WOODBURN, Dec. . 3 1 Many Woodburn teachers left Monday morning for Portland, where they are to attend- a meeting of the Oregon . State- Teachers' Associa tion. The meeting is to be held In the Lincoln high school building! in Portland. Verne D. Bain, su perintendent of the Woodburn public schools, and Miss Virginia Mason, instructor In Woodburn high school, are acting as repre sentatives of Marion county at the meet. Mrs, Mabel Ballard a grade teacher -is acting as Wood- burn representative In the meet ing. The meeting is to be held both Monday and Tuesday. Burglars . entered the West LWeodburn store about two or three o'clock Tuesday morning and made away with merchandise probably amounting to a value of 1200. Canned 'goods, tobacco, gloves and other wearing appar-. el were Included In the haul. The robbers gained entrance to the store-by Jimmying the back door ana opening another door about In the middle of the building. 1 -inis roDoery la the third one In eo many; rears. Last rear a large haul was taken by robbers. ' 1 ! CARDS DIVERT AT GRANGE MEET i : i :'i .;K:t.i;:;.':;.;r:V;;.-''' ' ' ' :,
