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The OREGON STATESMAN, Salem. Oregon, Thursday Morning. January 1, l93f
- "JVo Favor Sways Us; No Fear Shall Awe"
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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-
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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
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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
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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. !
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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.
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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
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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.
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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 !
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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
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. 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.
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CARDS DIVERT
AT GRANGE MEET
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