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NEWS FROM COUNTY SEAT Court House Notes. MARRIAGE LICENSES Clarence Fishback, of Carlton, and Addie Clinton. Walter E Wren of Salem, and Mary Hansen. Hugh Thomas, of Dallas, and Hattie Hunt. HOP CONTRACTS Gregg & New-bull to Klaber, Wolf & Netter, 20,000 pounds 1912s, 15 cents. Dewey Hill to Hugo V Loewi, j 70,000 pounds 1912s, 20 cents. PROBATE Estate of Martha V Whitnier, deceased. Petition to erect mon ument at grave of deceased al lowed at cost not to exceed $110. Estate of Herman Sperling de ceased. Inventory and appraise ment filed and approved. Guardianship of Lola P Perry a minor. Inventory and ap praisment filed and approved. Estate of Peter Kurre, de ceased, Vouchers filed on distribu tion and executrix credited with $525.42. Estate of Wallace Yates, de ceased. Charles F Shagle, Geo. A McCulloch and Orval E Focht appointed appraisers of the estate in Polk County. Estate of Harvey Tingel, de ceased. Final account filed; Wednesday, February 7, at 10 a. m. set for hearing. Estate of Margaret Wankey, deceased. Final account ap proved and administrator dis charged. Estate of August Martin Wer ner, deceased. Will proved, ad mitted to probate; Gred G Werner appointed executor on filing ap proved bond in sum of $8000, letters to issue. Estate of Wallace Yates, de ceased. Appraisers appointed for property situated in counties of Tillamook and Washington. Estate of Edna P Smith, de ceased. Will admitted to pro bate; William F Smyth appointed executor without bonds; J. M. Briggs, H. M. Brown and J R Sibley appointed appraisers. REAL ESTATE L A Mallory to Wallace Yates, land in Balhton, $300. ' Glen W Percival et ux to Le Roy Bierce et ux, 30 acres tp 8 s, r 5 w, $2000. , - Same to Guy N Wood, 30 acres tp 8 s, r 5 w, $2000. Same to Jasper N Wood et ux, 40 acres tp 8 s, r 5 w, $2000 Martha A Holman and hus to Junnie Silverson, land in tp 8 s, r 5 w, $350. Oscar Hayter et ux to George H Bronson, lot in Dallas, $10. L A McNary to F P Mays, one seventh interest in 367.10 acres in tp 7 s, r 4 w, $1. Esther Montgomery to Henry C Brown, lot in Falls City, $125. C C Hansen et ux to H Larson, 119.23 acres tp 6 s, r 6 w, $4800. C F French et ux to G W Hud son, lots in Falls City, $700. Geo W Gordon to J C Ains worth, 20 acres tp 8 s. r 5 w, $1. Martha L Belieu and hus to Otto Kneebone, lots in Falls City $10. William Morrison et ux to Geo P Siefarth, 44.56 .acres tp 8 s, r 5 w, $10. Mary E Hallock to Fred W Hughes, 4.14 acres tp 7 s, r 6 w, $10. J J McBee et ux to A S Garner, land in Dallas, $10. A H McLaughlin et ux to S B Irvine, 47.22 acres tp 9 s. r 4 w, $2500. J H Mulkey to Blanche Sloan, 15 acres tp 8 s, r 4 w, $1. Charles A Nelson et ux to Wil - liam M Whyte, land in tp 8 s, r 7w. $1. B F Wells et ux to Delia L Thomas and hus, lots in Dallas, $10. Chas L Torneon et ux to Net tie J Abbott, 7 acres tp 8 s, r 6 w, $3500. R E Bilyeu and hus to Sarah Burright, lot in Independence, $150. Mary Elizabeth Connett to F W Smith, 14.37 acres tp 9 s. r 4 w, $1. W M Erskine et ux to Mrs. M J Crowley, 1 acre, Monmouth, $1000. Charles D Bronson et ux to C H Webber, 1G0 acres tp 7 s, r 7 w, $10. George H Bronson et ux to C II Webber, 160 acres tp 7 s, r 7 w, $10. William Ellis et ux to Alvin B Brown, 43.39 acres tp 8 s, r C w, $1242. C II Webber et ux to Nelson P Wheeler, 320 acres tp 7 s, r 7 w, $10. CASTING LOTS. Curiout Military Custom That Wat One In Vogue In Europe. In the armies of the seventeenth and eighteenth centime the cus tom of casting lots to decide what soldiers should be punished for the offense! of nil whs common. At Winchester, Knglaml, in l5. com plaint was made that after the sur render there had tieen unfair plun dering. Six soldiers were tried, and found guilty, and it was decided bv lot which one of the six should be hanged. At Tangier in lli'i't and again in 1IH55 two soldiers had to cast dice on a drumhead, and he who threw the least was eciiird. Thomas Mnv's translation of Mar clay's "Icon Animornm" sixes a curious storv of this sort Speaking of English courage, he say that during the war in the Netherlands some soldiers of the Spanish party were taken prisoners bv the Hutch, who decided to make reprisals for the previous crueltv of their ene mies. Out of four and twenty men eight were to be hanged. "'There wore lots, therefore, .thrown into a helmet." says May. "anil the pris oners were commanded to draw their fortunes. Whoever should draw a blank was to escape, but whoever should draw a black -lot was to be hanged presently. "They were all," says May. "pos sessed with a great apprehension of their present danger, especially one Spaniard. Their pitiful wishes and tears in some of th standers-by did move pity, in others laughter. There was besides in that danger an Knglishman. a common soldier, who, with a care'ess countenance, expressing no fear of death at all, came boldly to the helmet and drew his lot. Chance favored him: it was a safe lot. Being free himself from danger, he came to the Spaniard, who was yet timorous and trem bling to put his hand into the fatal helmet, and. receiving from him 10 crowns, he entreated the judges oh, horrible audacity ! that, dis missing the Spaniard, they would suffer him again to try his fortune." May further relates that "the judges consented to the madman's request, who valued his life at bo low a rate, and he again drew a safe lot." May seems rather to regret the second escape of the foolhardy Englishman, whom he denounces as "a wretch unworthy not only of that double but even of a single preservation, who bo basely had un dervalued his life." Misplaced Humor. A former employee of one of Greater New York's zoological gar dens had reason to regret that he once tried to be as funny as he could. A strange visitor, after look ing at the seals, asked the keeper what they ate. "Oh, fried eggs and little things like that," was the answer. "Anything else?" asked the stranger. "Sometimes a bit of steak and onions or a chop or two." said the keeper. "Anything else I can tell you?" "No, thank you," the stranger answered politely. "1 only want to know because 1 am the new super intendent of the gardens, and I want to be sure that the keepers give the public accurate informa tion when they are asked civil and natural questions." Exchange. My Passport By PETER RUDINE CopjrrUjht by An.n-lrnn Ao clntli'it, 1911. Of all countries l the world that foreigner!! bad better keep away from Uussla la flrst. 1 hsppoued wliou there some yean ago to bo a well known man among my own country men. I bad represented my country t several foreign courts, and any member of any American embassy abroad would know mo at the men tion of my mime. After an Interview with thn Ameri can minister concerning lertnln mat- ' ters of diplomacy wltti w hich I hud been charged from Washington 1 went to my hotel, luteinllng to leave the next day for Berlin, thence on to Par is, Loudon and New York. 1 had left ; my passport to be vised, a id It was I to be sent me the next morning. It ' was brought me by a oler'; lu the ! American embassy, a young Husslan J who had lived In the United State I and spoke and wrote English. When j he handed tt to me 1 noticed that he i seemed to be studying my personal 1 appearance. I glanced at the pass- port to see that it was nil right, then. ; looking tip at the young man, saw that he was still studying me. "1 seeui to Interest you." I said tart ly. j "I beg your pardon, sir. When we deliver a passport we are resonslhlo fur Its getting Into the right hands." j With this he bowed and withdrew. The next day 1 hoarded a train nl the station. - As soon as 1 appeared a roan In the uniform of n railroad olU cinl took me to a carriage and put mo Into a compartment. There were six seats In the compartment, one of them occupied by a gentleman and four by some friend who laid evidently come to the train to see him off. 1 took the sixth sent. A moment before the train started the ofllvlal who had put ma Into the carriage enme t the door to shut It. Refore he did so the friends got out. leaving the traveler alone . with me In the compartment, As soon ! as we left the station and rolled Into the light 1 noticed that my fellow pas senger was the exact counterpart of myself, tie was about my height, though a trifle shorter. In every oth er respect he might have been taken for me. My looking at him no sorutlntr.lngly appeared to Irritate him. so I stopped ; It. We rode on together all the after noon, and as we were approaching the border separating Utisslu from Germa ny the man pulled out a cigarette and began to puff lustily. Both windows ' were up, and I attempted to lower ono of them. The man stopped me. I per sisted, whereupon the man drew a re volver, leveled It at me and said some thing In Russian. Understanding this to mean that If I didn't let the window alone he would murder me. I desisted. Gradually 1 became overcome by the fumes of the cigarette and lost con sciousness. 1 was awakened from my slumber by a -man shaking me. It required some time for him to arouse me. and when he did so I found that we had arrived at the station ou the border where all passports are examined. I looked about for my fellow passenger, but he was not there. Not thoroughly myself. I seized my band baggage and went Into the apartment In the sta tion where passengers are required to wait while their passports are be ing examined. Then I opened a satch el In which 1 carried my passport. It had vanished. ' I now recalled the man that looked like me, and It oceurreJ to me that he had robbed me of the document with the Intention of passing out f Rusala by It. I told my story to the officer In charge of passport examina tion, and he Immediately Issued an order to detain any one attempting to pass ou a passport bearing my name, lie. was too late. One of bis deputies reported that the passport bad been used by a man for whom a sleigh was waiting: be had Jumped Into It and ' been driven away. When I was shown i the official he threw up hiH hands, ex claiming: "Great heavens!,. This Is the man." In this Instance 1 was sated from suspicion be. case my pawport had beeu used, but there remained the question. ;'Was I In collusion with him?" I requested the otlicer in charge-to telegraph an account of the case to the American minister to Rus sia, and he did so. But I was delayed several days in the little station be fore an order came to permit me to go through without a passport. Ilud It not been for my diplomatic connec tions heaven knows what would have become of me. Several years after this I was sitting In my office In the state department at Washington when -a man with a Russian name was announced. I or dered him admitted, and he said to me: "I owe you my life. sir. or more. Had it not been for my using your passport I would now be working In First National Bank Monmouth, Oregon Successor to Polk County Bank' Paid Capital, ' . - $30,000.00 Surplus & Undivided Profits, $13,000.00 J. B. V. Butler, President; Ira c. Powell, Vice Pres. and Cashier; W. E. Smith, Assistant Cashier. Transacts a General Banking Business DIRECTORS: I. M. SIMPSON, V. S. POWKLL, J. H. STUMP, J. B. V. BUTI.KU, IRA C. POWKIX. Christmas Holiday Fares ON THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC Account the Christmas and New Year Holidays, a special rate for students and others has been authorized from all points of One and one third fare for round trip sale dates for students: FROM: Albany, Corvallis. Forest Grove, Ml. Angul: Dec. 20th and 21. Mi Minnvillo and Salem: Dec. 21st and 22nd. Dallas: Due. 22nd and 2.'!ml. Eugene: Doc. ICth and 17th. final return limit January 8, 1912. OTHER SALE DATES Between all stations in Oregon and California where regular fare is less than $15.00. December 23, 21. 25." SO, 31. 1911. January 1. 1912. Final return limit January 2, 1912. For full particulars call on nearest S. P. Agent, or write to JOHN M. SCOTT. General Passenger Agent, Portland, Oregon. The " HERALD Neat, Newsy and Clean Job work neatly done. Prices reasonable the mines of Blberia." "Are you the man who drugged me with cigarette smoke?" "I am. I was made up. The cleric In the embassy who took you your passport did the work. The railway of ficial who showed you to the compart ment was one of our circle. And the friends seeing me off were also mem bers, holding the seats that there should be no one else In the compart ment." "Why were you trying to leave Bua sla." "Let us not speak of that" A Lucid Explanation. When the Lexington avenue car was near Fifty-ninth street a short, rotund woman signaled to the con ductor. He rang the bell. The wo man arose, walked forward, sat down heside another woman, and they began to talk. Meanwhile the car stood still. "Do you wish to get off the ar, lady?" the conductor inquired. "No," she said. "May I ask why you gave the sig nal?" " "Yes, you may, and I'll tell you. I wanted to change my sent, but I didn't want to be thrown off my feet while I was making the change." And she calmly resumed her . interrupted conversation. New York Herald. Hair Switches made from combings. Enquire at this office. t -v-. v -v wwv Subscribe for the Mmonouth Hearld ADMINISTRATORS FINAL NOTICE. In the matter of the estate ) of - Amanda Doughty, deceased. J Notice is hereby given that the un dersigned administrator of the estate of Amanda S. Doughty, deceasedt has filed his final account in said estate with the Hon. County Court of Polk County, Oregon, and the same has been set for hearing on Saturday the 20th day of January 1912 at the hour of 10 o'clock a. m. of said day, at which time all persons having objections thereto, if any there be, are hereby notified to appear and present the same to said court in the court room in Dal las, Polk County, Oregon,' for adjust- mant tinA linnn raltii,.A n -. n A anlA administrator will take an order finally and fully closing said estate. - J. M. Grant, Administrator of the estate of Amanda S, Doughty,- deceased. Sibley & Eakin, Atty's for estate.
