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VOL. 24 DALLAS. OREGON. TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 26, 1912 NO. 77 Irregularities in Counting Is Allegation of Allen In Demand For Vote Recount Republican Candidate For Assessor in Recent Election to Con test Meyer's Vote. COMPLAINT IS FILED IN DEPARTMENT NO. 2 OF POLK CIRCUIT COURT ; ILLEGAL THROWING OUT OF BALLOTS IN FOUR PRE CINCTS ALLEGED; ELECTION BOARDS "GAVE WAY TO SLEEP," IS CHARGE; LONG, WEARY HOURS RESULT IN MISTAKES IN TABULATION, IS BELIEF OF CONTESTANT, ' : - : : ; Launching of the New York; Notables, Sponsor, Flower! Girl HE . Alleging that Frank E. Meyer, who was declared elected to the office of county assessor at the recent election, by the county canvassing board, by a majority of three votes, was not legal ly elected to the office, and that sev eral irregularities exist in the returns as certified by the different election boards which, when legally counted, will show that he has been elected, Arthur R. Allen, of Rickreall, Repub lican candidate for assessor at the election held on November 5, has be gun contest proceedings against Meyer, according to papers filed in depart ment No. 2 of the Polk county circuit court on Monday. The contest is set for hearing on Friday, December 6, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, before Judge Percy Kelley. Six Precincts Specified. While the contest, which will be simply a recount, will embrace every precinct in the county on the vote for assessor, the complaint especially des ignates six precincts in which alleged errors exist in the counting, by rea son of the illegal elimination of votes cast in said precincts and further be cause members of the election boards, wearied by their long vigil in count ing, fell asleep and that Judges acted in the double capacity of judges .and clerks. Upon those alleged irregulari ties the grounds for the proposed re count are based. Three Ballots Tlirown Out. The complaint alleges that in Salt Lake precinct three or more ballots were rejected and not counted for the office of assessor, or for any other office for the reason that the voters cast their ballot for president rather than the electors for president." In South Dallas precinct it is alleg ed that "one of the clerks became too ill to continue his work, and that, on account thereof, one of the Judges took the clerk's place, performing the double office of judge and clerk, which condition was calculated to occasion error." Entire Itonrrt Asleep. In Eola precinct, where the heaviest vote in any one precinct in the county was cast, "your contestant is advised and believes, and in consequence thereof alleges, that the clerks and judges gave way to sleep on account of exhaustion from unreasonable hours of attention to work, and in consequence error was made in the count, and that one of the Judges, in spected and counted the votes. "That in a number of precincts your contestant is informed and believes, and therefore alleges, that errors were made in tabulating the votes cast in said precincts for the office of as sessor. One or More Thrown Out. "That in North and South Mon mouth precincts one or more ballots were thrown out and not counted for any county officer for the reason that the voter erroneously cast his ballot for president rather than the presi dential electors. "That in South Independence pre cinct one ballet was not considered, though legally cast, for the reason that the judges held that the voter was not qualified on account of not having re sided long enough in the precinct when, as a matter of undisputed fact, the voter had resided In said precinct for more than two weeks and was of lawful age. "That defendant did not receive a plurality of the legal votes cast at said election but, on the contrary, plaintiff did receive a plurality of said votes, and was duly and legally fleeted and is entitled to the office of assessor for said county and state." Wants Judgment of Onirt. "Wherefore plaintiff prays Judg ment of the court declaring plaintiff elected to the office of county assessor, and that the clerk shall Issue a certifl- acte to said plaintiff which shall be exclusive evidence of plaintiff's right to hold the said office, and for his costs and disbursements of the con test." C I McNary, of Salem, appears as counsel for Mr. Allen in the proceed ings. Method of Proceduse. Inasmuch as the contest only con templates a recount of the vote on as sessor, and no claim of fraud Is set up, in the event that the rase is held legal by the court, and the various motions liable to be advanced by counsel for Meyer, shall have been disponed of fa r f . - it- fit f - Ml FOB III BODY OF GERMAN DISCOVERED IN RIVER ON POLK SIDE. Marlon County Ollicial Takes Charge of Remains; Theory of Suicide Is Advanced. SALEM, Nov, 26. About 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon a body later iden titled as that of Daniel Widmer, was found floating in the river, near the wiest end of the steel bridge. A. E. Clark, a stockman of Lents, made the discovery and communicated with the watchman on the bridge, who in turn advised the police. Coroner Clough and Chief of Police Hamilton arrived on the scene In a short time and securing a boat, towed the corpse to land, and later had it brought to the morgue, where the re mains were viewed by a number of persons. Fred Goldsmith, proprietor of the German bakery, identified them as those of Daniel Widmer. A slight scalp wound was probably received in falling. Widmr Is said to have been in this city but a few weeks, most of which time he has been out of work. Re cently he secured a position at the Clover Leaf dairy, which is just over the bridge in Polk county. It is sup posed that he was on the way to work at that place when he took a notion to jump off the bridge. No motive is known for the deed. The body is being held pending ad vice from relatives in Harrisburg who have been notified. Widmer was about 40 years old and had been In this country but a year, coming to Iowa from Germany, of which countf y he was a native. Coroner R. L. Chapman, of Polk county, to whom the case belonged, owing to its having been found on the west bank of the Willamette river, was called up by the Marion county official, but before the former could give directions as to the disposal of the body communication over the long distance phone was Interrupted and was again taken up. Contrary to re ports published In the Salem papers, the Polk county official did not "give permission" for the Marion coroner to take charge of the remains. wm g 1J rMl 'um mm pfilll! A- 1 L'A. Pk s-a ... rmmmm ;. . .....:(; ...... . vwmmMm&m vM$m 1 PhOTujU.tfYhK,HTIwaUT- , SCH(XL REPORT FOR MONTH ENDING NOVEMBER 1, ISSUED BY COUNTY SUPERINTEND ENT SEYMOUR. FAIRVIEW. HEADS THE LIST 1 Honor Roll in Attendance and Al- W"iu e "of t Tiudiiicss Shows EneoiU"- ' .. Mglng Reord; 102 VfsitH, l).V School - . ' ii v ' Boards; Best Month's Retford Counly. . v for t 1 A w 'HEN the great bull of the super-Dreadnought New Tor k hit the wa ter at the Brooklyn nary yard It made a splash that figuratively was heard around the, world. The new warship, which cost over (6,000,' 000 as she now stands and will cost $4,000,000 more to finish in the next year and a half, Is the greatest sea fighter in the universe. She la shown just as she struck the water. President Taft, Secretary of the Navy Meyer, Miss Elsie Calder, sponsor for the ship, and her flower girl, little Kathleen Fitzgerald, are also shown, snapped at the launching, which wag attended by many notables. The launching was most successful. DOUBLE ANNIVERSARY Beautiful New Butz Home Seene of Happy Event; Two Couples Observe Twenty-Fifth Murriuge Day. section of the county," said Mr. Al len yesterday. "The count will be as fair for Mr. Meyer as for myself, as every precinct will be counted, and not the precincts alone where mis takes are known to have been made that would undoubtedly turn the re sult in my favor. There may be mis takes found In some of the precincts which will place Mr. Meyer further in the lead. "I hold no animosity toward Mr. Meyer, he is a fine fellow and I have a high regard for him, but that a re count will show a material change in the result as heretofore announced I have excellent reasons to believe. However. If it shall show Mr. Mever to have heen elected I will mirelv I congratulate him most heartily. On the other hand, if I have been elected , Hop Buy by II. L. 1-Viitnii on Monday: as shown when the votes are care- A veritable house-warming in con nection with the celebration of the twenty-fifth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. II. S. Butz and Mr. and Mrs. George O. Harshman was a de lightful function at the beautiful new Butz home overlooking the city to the south of Dallas, on Friday afternoon and evening, November 22, 140 guests being present. The occasion was made most im pressive by the performance of a double wedding ceremony by Rev. C. C. Curtis, pastor of the Christian church of Dallas, when old vows were renewed- with all ths Impressiveness of a quarter century before. The guests entered into the epirit of the occasion with all the- impres siveness due a real wedding ceremo ny, and there was the usual shower of felicitations and congratulations. The house was handsomely decorat ed, many useful and ornamental gifts were presented the happy couples, luncheon was served, music and mer rymaking followed in order, and the company departed with a general ex pression of dfsire to participate in the golden wedding feast, 2 5 years hence. Many old and dear friends from out of town were present to add to the enjoyment of the occasion. POLK PIONEER PASSES , Mrs. Martha Simpson Dies at Her Airlle Homo at Advanced Age; Was Pioneer of 1815. The death of Mrs. Martha Simpson aged 97 years and 14 days, occurred on Friday last at her old. home near Alrlio, death being the result -of old age. The funeral was held on Satur day and the remains laid to rest in the Smith cemetery, Rev. J. P. Carson of prove, Sunny Slope Monmouth officiating. U. S. Lough- ary and wife and J. D. Bevlns and wife of pallas attended the last rites. Martha Jackson was born in Frank lin county, Tenn., November 8, 1816. In 1830 she moved with her parents, to Alabama, and after three years went to Arkansas. She lived in Ar kansas for ten years and was married there to Isaac Mlddleton Simpson on August 16, 1835. They moved to Missouri and remained one year, com ing to Oregon in 1845 by an ox team over the Meeker route. They came down the Columbia river from The Dalles on a raft, landing near the present site of Linntorr; in the month of October, and settled at Airlie, Polk county, December 2, 1845, where she has since resided. Four children were born, three of Showing three schools on the stand ard list; 48 in the roll of honor for having an attendance of 95 per cent or more, and 21 on the honor roll for having no- tardiness during the month; and containing also much other valua ble information for those interested in the schools, County Superintendent H. C. Seymour has issued his regular monthly report for the month ending November 1, 1912, as follows: Number of schools reporting cor rectly and on time, 65. Number of schools not reporting on time, 4. Number of pupils remaining at time of last report, 1353. , Number of pupils registered new during month, 844. Number of pupils registered second ary during month, 62. Number of pupils readmitted during month, 105. Total number of pupils on register during month, 2354. Number of pupils dropped during month, 19. Total number of pupils on register at time of this report, 2729. Number of days taught during month, 19. Whole number of days' attendance, 60,876.",-.... .. .. ... . (. Whole number of days' absence,' 1754. Whole number of times late, 612. Number of pupils neither absent nor tardy, 1628. Average number of pupils belong ing, 2770. Average dally attendance, 2677. Per cent of attendance, 96.6. Number of visits by parents, 106. - Number of visits by school boards, 02. Roll of Honor. . "The following schools have been placed on the roll of honor for the county for having made a percent of attendance of 95 or more: Zeha, Dallas, Smithfield, Red Prairie, Lew-j Isville, Ballston, Monmouth, Airlle, Bethel, Polk Station, Ward, Perrydale, Fairvlew, Cochran, Rickreall, Oak Point, Elkins, Independence, Antloch, Buena Vista, Spring Valley, Harmony, Upper Salt Creek, Montgomery, Lin coln, North Dallas, Crowley, McTlm monds Valley (100 per cent), Fir Concord, Oak Dale, Lone Star, McCoy, Guthrie, Liberty, Falls City, Black Rock, Oak- hurst (100 per cent), Pioneer, Cherry Grove, Mountain View, Hopville, High land, Mistletoe, Valley Junction, Fern, Brush College. The following schools have been placed on the roll of hbnor for hav ing made no tardies during the month: Smithfield, Eola, Red Prairie, Orch ards, Ward, Fairvlew, Butler, Oak Point, Brush College, Spring Valley, Montgomery, Lincoln, Enterprise, Mc- Timmonds Valley, Lone Star, Black Rock, Plonker, Cherry Grove, Oak- hurst, Hopville, Highland. Standard Schools. The Fairvlew school, with G. W. Dykstra as teacher and A. Aebl, Kirk Scrafford, Peter Nelson, E. E. Hilti brand as school board; the Pioneer BUILD TEMPORARY WALKS. Prospect of Paving Iiidm e Oimn- ell to Build Crosswalks of f Wood. ' The building of wooden cross- walks on Main streeet at the In- tersection of Mill, the first of V which was put In Monday, has given rise to speculation as to the reason therefor, especially In face of the ordinance which calls for ye concrete crossings only, in the business section. Inquiry has elicited the information that the wooden walks were built because of a belief among the members of the city council that it Is only a question of a few months until hard surface pavement will be put down on the business streets and the council did not believe in putting the city to the expense of concrete crosswalks which would have to be torn up in a few months. "The intimation that paving is even being considered by the council, and that that considoTa-' tion is strong enough to Induce it to build temporary wooden walks, will be accepted with a ray of hope by the enterprising and progressive citizens of Dal- las," said a prominent citizen this afternoon. DiHB DEFEATS CAPITAL BUSINESS COL LEGE 55 TO II IN BASKET BALL Local Boys Show Up Strong Score Baskets at Will; Team serves Better Patronage, and -De- FOUR SELL HOP CROP fully recounted. I certainly am en-' titled to the office. Friends Iledpe Funds, "Friends have rallied to my sup port; friends who stood for me all through the campaign and others Total Expenditure of $J.".n!M; One of LargcM IHnls of Season. Yesterday, through his agent. It. L. Fenton, R. E. Williams, purchased the who did not, and have pledged funds entire hop crop of a Chinese gnawer to bear the expense of the recount; ; near Independence, consisting of 300 therefore there is nothing left for me ; l.al- s. the crn of K. E. Lee. J. E. to do but to have a recount, hence Dennis and Gates & Campbell of U:il my action in filing- notice. I will con-: las. the purchases amounting to about ttst only on the grounds of erroneous, 125.000. The price paid was kflld to counting, will set up no charge of j be rather low and the hops of medium fraud nor try to have any precincts , quality. The hops were taken for im thrown out. ! mediate delivery and shipment wiil if According to the information I ' made to a London firm. The d.al 1 whom are still living: Marshall W., i of Elk City; Isaac M., of Airlie, and Mrs. Eliza Laughary, of Monmouth. Her husband died in 1887. "Aunt Patsy" as she was familiarly known throughout the valley, was quite active until lately and possessed a wonderful memory. She leaves several grandchildren and greatgrandchildren. TO ISSUE PHOTO RECORD f rcgon power Company Will Iro duce Hook of Photograph Showing Seenex ami Building in County. For the purpose of having at their main office a complete panorama of the difTerent cities in which thMr properties are located, the H. M. Ryllesby company, of Chicago, is hav school, with Miss Carrie Dahm as teacher and Fred Happe, J. H. Keeler, G. W. Curtis, O. N. Harrington as school board; the West Salem school, with Miss Ruby Rotzlen, Miss Orpha Bell, Miss Etta White, as teachers and C. Ruge, George Gosser, George Fruz ure, F. I Wood as school board, have become Standard Schools, having won all of the 14 points required. "Many schools are short only a few points and. will soon win those. 'The rtport this month shows 102 visits made by members of school boards. This is the best record ever Dallas High School basket ball team defeated the Capital Business college five at Salem on Thursday night, in a one-sided contest, 65 to 14. The Dallas club clearly outclassed the Salemites, although the latter was composed of full grown men, Willie the DuIIhs five were only high school lads, Hut they gave a good account of themselves and could have made the score much larger on their side, had they so desired. A special train wSis run over the Salem, Falls City & Western, and about 60 young people took advantage of the opportunity to see the home team In action. Manager B. A. Teats, of the team, has the following to say of the game: Preliminary Was Slow. "The preliminary warm-ups didn't tell much, and the Dallas crowd was a little uneasy at first, for theirs was a team of boys, pitted against a team of full-grown men. The game wasn't long In doubt, for within one-half minute of play, Helstand, Dallas' cen ter, had landed one basket, quickly following . it with another. From then on It was only a question of what the socre would be. In rapid succession Boydston and Woods, for wards, and Helstand, scored basket after basket, until the whistle of the first half told a score of S3 to 5. "In the second half the Dallas team slowed up, and in the middle of the half changed Boydston and Wilson for Gooch and Campbell, the latter Intro ducing himself with a neat field bas ket. Every man on the team threw baskets but Wilson and Gooch until Dallas had 65 and C. B. C. 14. Dallas Has Fine Team. "Dallas has a High School team to be proud of and deserves bette;- pat ronage than it received last whiter. If you like a one sided score where the boys get a chance to use their team work come to their games tblh winter. If you like a game that Is close, whire you can see each man play for every point he gets, they will furnish you that kind of a gam '. We have the champion High School team this year. Boydston and Wood are 50 per cent stronger than last yetir. Hit stand went up against "Pebo" nil Inst winter while Matheny an 1 Wil son keep their men covered all the time. Those who didn't take time to come last year come this year and you'll come to the second game." CUM II IT f 0 DIVORCE HIS COURT OF DEPARTMENT NO. 2 ASKED TO SEVER MARRIAGE VOWS OF MIS-MATED COUPLES, ONE HAS JOY IN JAGFEST Fills Up on Firewater and Abuses Spouse, Is Allegation; One Union Has Lasted 21 Years; the Other Survived the Hand or Fate for 22 Months. The galling marital vows of two mismated couples will be severe! bv the circuit court of Polk county If the prayers of the plaintiffs uro an swered by department No. 2, accord ing to papers filed with the County Clerk last week. Susie A. Vorphal has begun an action against Ltdas W. Vorphal for absolute divorce and such other re lief as to the court may seem proper, according to a complaint filed by her attorneys Oscar Hayter and H. H. Belt. The plaintiff and defendant were married in Portland on January 24, 1911 and lived together until Au gust 1, 1911 when the plaintiff left defendant and since has lived apart from him. She alleges that "since their marriage defendant has been guilty of truel and inhuman treat ment and personal abuse and Indig nities rendering her life burdensome and unhappy, and that defendant is possessed of a violent and ungovern able temper and on frequent occas-. Ions has choked, beat and otherwise mistreated plaintiff." Among other things it is alleged that "defendant has pointed a loaded revolver at plaintiff and threatened her life all of which has caused plaintiff to leave defendant and live apart from him." Plaintiff also asks the Court to re store her maiden name, Susie Whit comb. Cruelty and Drunkenness. Alleging cruelty and gross and ha bitual drunkenness and other short comings of a reprehensible nature, Cora D. Comstock has begun an ac-. tion in department No. 2 against Frderlck E. Comstock, according to papers filed on Friday by Walter L. Tooze, Jr., counsel for the plaintiff. The complaint states that the couple were married at Dundee, Ore., on May 8, 1888 and that they lived to gether until Nov. 10, 1912 when de fendant left plaintiff. The complaint accuses defendant of "gross drunken ness and a quarrelsome disposition" and states that "defendant has often abused plaintiff and cursed her in the presence of her children and once when a number of friends were at the house." It is also alleged that the "defendant's gross and habitual drunkenness has weakened his mind." Three children have been born to the. union, two or wnom are under age, viz.: Edna May, aged 16 years and Herman, aged three years. Plaintiff asks Court to give her the custody of the two minor children, alleging that she is competent to care for and ed ucate them, and that the defendant, by reason of his drunkenness and his habitual associates. Is entirely unfit to have their custody. She also asks the Court to require defendant to pay to the clerk of the court $30 per month to assist her In the care and education of the children; also asks a further sum of $150 pendente lite, and a still further sum of $160 to permit her to employ attorneys and for the expense of the suit. RICKREALL COUPLE MRI1IFD MKs Esther Edgar Iks-onic the Bride of Harry Sheruood. The marriage of Miss Esther Edgar to Harry Sherwood, both of Klckrmll. made any one month, and we hope j occ urred at nign noon yesteruay at me that these visits may continue, as we home of the bride s parents near Crow are getting the best of results from ! Station. Rev. J. W. Osborn offl fh.. vlit l,v members of thei'tinK. The wedding was attended IS BAD CHECK ARTIST Former Dallas Resident Gels Into Trouble in Portland For Passing Alleged Worthless Paer. boards." LABORER CARVES POKKM.W. Angered at Discharge, Tom Homer Inilh-tM Serious Injury. Following his discharge from the Wig-Rich' ranch, five miles south of y about 40 of the relatives of the con tracting parti's. Mr. and Mrs. Edgar left immediately after the wedding feast for Portland and Oregon City for a short honeymoon, after which they will be at home In Aurora. Ore gon, where Mr. Sherwood Is Inter sted In business. The bride is well known ing a cities series of views taken of the Independence, on Monday. Tom Ho-,'" lhe vicinity of h W. E. Gilbert, a former resident of Dallas. Is In trouble at Portland as a result of the Indiscreet Issuance of checks of a worthless nature, accord ing to reports from that city. Mr. Gilbert was in the employ of the Johnson Lumber Co., while here about five years ago and several worthier checks, it is said, are still tucked away In out of the way places as mementoes of the gentleman's carelessness. According to reports, Mr. Gilbert, who is a broker residing at the Im perial hotel In Portland, on Saturday, wrote a check for $10,000 on a bank at Woodland. Washington, with which he bought stock in a realty' concern. in which they are interested, j mer, a laborer, it Is said, engaged in a vorably to the plaintiff, the county possess, there have been plenty of ( considered one of the lareest ,t the j These consist of photographs of large quarrel with Mr. McDonald, foreman clerk will be ordered by the court to mistakes made which require correc-, season. i size which are bound in hook form J at the ranch, and as a result the latter open the ballot boxes and the count will be made by the court or by some one designated by him. the clerJt act ing as tallyman. Every ballot cast in the county will be inspected and counted on the office of assessor. Both the plaintiff and the defendant may be represented in person and by counsel, and all ohjectbms regarding the counting of sieged illegal hallo's, ad vanced by counrel. must be decided by the court. fiend Rcqno4 It. Regarding a recount of the votes ; that fact should be established cast lor assessor at the recent election j I am do'ng so at the urgent request j Cleve Burch f many friends from nearly every dan Saturday. tion before the public will know who' really has been elected. In some in- ; FRIENDS FF.IJCITATK stances whole ballots were strung 1 R- without being counted simply because ' Mr. and Mr, l urfne Haytrr of a technical error of the elector in : mimlfd of Aniilctry. voting for president. Other Instances Th Jtih wedding anniversary of are known w here some of the election Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Hayter was the board even fell asleep while counting s enal for -a happy K?h ring on and in some instances became too Thursday night, some 2 couples of weary and ill to even perform their , friends and neighbors culling briefly (and which contain all the points of . was seriously cut about the face and COUPLE , interest, including the public and t.ody w ith a knife In the hands of .main business buildings, street views Homer. It Is said that Homer at once and other interesting data ef .the f it- left the ranch and his whereabouts b s. The work for Dalias. Independ-' sre at present unknown. Homer is ence and Monmouth In which the Or- ' declared to have fled w ithout both'r- . i . .., I 1 inquiry lit inr n umuniiu nunK ue- jveloped the fact that Gilbert had n money on deposit. As the check had not been cashed the authorities de- f elded to hold him upon the charge of (obtaining money under false pretenses for the cashing of a smaller one for f?l drawn unon the sump tiank present running lines and establ:shlngiprHn(, detectives ,BV that Gilbert corners In the Eola hills on some,.,,. ... .,,. k.i.i.- --.I .xi ... the most charming of ladies ami is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Edgar,1 old-time residents of that community. Surve)hig Near Kola. Deputy County Surveyor F. M. Sil ver, w ith a crew of men Is engage d at i . duty. If I rightfully am entitled to the office' I want to know ft, and If Mr. Myer is the successful candidate to remind them of the fact that the day must i observed. The v!sit of th se frien2 was in the manner of a surprise and the occasion was of an informal nature t ut nnc the less egon Power company operates, is be- ing to Uke his b longings, or even hiai property ow ned by Mrs. Willis Simon-' BUmptlon , verified by Dallas people "" '""- (who it is reported were mulched for ; small amounts but railed to pntse- j cute the gentleman for some unknown Muscott, , I, . ..t ,(.- Kaii fur. ir,g done by Photographer Stone of cont this city, under the direction of Man- Homer was arrested in Independ ager J. I White, of the Polk prop- j nce last night by Marshal Tupper erties. The book will contain be-' ,nij waiving examination before Jus tween : and 4 views snd these will,,, . ;,. ... ,h., i.r.ht l-e sdded to from time to time as new . . it,j .... i 1 ---- . , . . , 1 to Dallas where he was locked up In I . . buildinrs are completed. Thee hoks , . ... Mrs. Margaret Hayter. Grand Wor Ih f mmtv tail tn till t I he action t, V ... ... . . - . . sre intended for information or the ' ' " " tny siatron oi tne n. t.. p. oi ireeon. ! Horn. i To Mr. and Mrs. Henry ! Noem! r 2. 112. a daughter n if-lied by a Portland Judge. Fred Palmer arrived In Dallas Sat urdar nisht from Seattle, to visit his returned fre-m Kheri- pleasant snd srreeaMe t the Ha t r home office and for the use and coo-' lhe grand Jury on charge of assault returned Sunday morning from official j parents. Mr. and Mrs. I. M. Palmer, .as well as the it t.-ri lenience of poiMe Investora with a dangerous weapon. ; visits to Southern Oregon lodges. in ho arc both In failing health.