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Argonauts
A Ta'e of the Late Cal
iloin a Gold Seekers
j By JO!!N L. TIBDITS
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lu the sprins of 1SI1 a tniiu of w:i j
ons outfitted :it St. Joseph. Mo., cross
ed the Missouri anil sot oiU neross the
plains for hetivor. One of these was
ons eontaineil the wife mid two liitie
children - a lio.v ami a girl - besides t he
belonidnu-s, of Kdwiird Starkweather.
At that time the native Inhabit nits of
the plains-tho Indians, the buffalo and
the prairie dog were in possession
The Indians were ready to rob and
murder thoo weaker than themselves,
and this necessitated imuiivn'iints ro
iug iu eonipany.
Starkweather had some money whleh
was concealed on his wife's person,
for as yet there was no law west of
"AWE Tor HEADY?1' ASKED STAHK
WhATHKlt. the Mi snuil river except the revolver.
His purpose was, havinj; crossed Hie
-n:iiiiieui. lu grubstake tiinise'f and
his family ou this uiouey wliile he
prospect for gold.
In the twin was a man about Stark
weather's aye. Joel Rryaat. who by his
silKotli WHj of talking caineJ his fel
low adveniurers' contidence. Men are
jiro-rarious and prefer to work espe
cially to take risks In company, and
when Bryant told Starkweather that
he calculated to reach the Rnld ground
v.Uh ::.iiiki it ocnt.red to the latter
lh :t they might pool their funds and
buy properly in which tiold h:id been
located, thereby greatly increasing
their chances of success Starkwcath
er au'reeJ to the propcsition. ami the
Starkweathers toiled on over plain and
mountain with brightened prospects.
On reacfiitifr their journey's end
the Starkweather fand'.y lived in a
tent while Starkweather anil itryant
prospected and kept an eye open for
localities where nold had been struck
In paying ipiantilies. At last they
found an opportunity Some men with
out menus had se-ured a vein that
promised well and. beini; operators
rather than developers, were ready to
sell. Rryant was anxious that he and
Starkweather should buy them out.
but he said his money bad been sent
round the Horn to a San I'"rancsco
bank, and it would require some time
to f?et it. He begL'ed Starkweather to
put up the necessary funds, and he
would produce his share as soon as
possible. I'earin to lose the purchase.
Starkweather bought the mine in be
half of Uryant and himself, share and
share alike
The mine looked well, but there was
a hitch iu the payment of Bryant's
portion of the purchase money due to
his partner. Bryant showed a pood
deal of Impatience about its nomirriv
al and finally concluded to fro to San
Frnnclsco to discover what was the
trouble Before leavirm he spent some
time with a shyster .awyer. though
Starkweather knew nothing about this.
While Bryant was away the vein In
the mine began to produce gold in
largely paying quantities. Bryant was
absent several months, then returned
with a story that struck his partner
wilh consternation
He had learned that the parties who
had sold them Hie mine were not its
legal owners. The real title to the
property had been bought up by par-
rrwr
Vi" in Sin Francisco who had urcaii-
l-ril a cnmpttnv ami appointed hint
(Bpaitti titer agent lie produced
the paM-rs Starkweather showed ;
them to a lawyer and was Informed j
that, while they jiave evidence of very j
sharp practice. Starkweather's Interest i
In the property could only he siibstaH' j
dated ilf at alh at the end of a Ions
le-iil contest The defrauded man was :
ad Ned to accept his loss. for. hiivlMff
pa'd all hN money for the mine, he
h mI none to carry on a suit which
would proMhly to against him In the j
end lie surrendered to Hrwint. who '
was really his own agent and owner I
of the property under the name of the J
F.xeelstor liold Minim: company I
Several years passed, thiriug which j
the sufferings of l lie Star;. weather
family were In propcrtiou lo the in- :
iTciising pros cnty of the Uvolsior j
Mining company (try nut. wlm had j
used Starkweather's money the story j
of his own tntids was a myth lo buy j
the mine waxed fat and sleek. He was
known ami respected throughout the
gold region as a man prominent In the
development of the mining inicrcsN of
California. Slarkweathei w:is pitied j
as a poor devil ivlio had neither busi
ness capacliy nor I u k; but encouraged
by si piili ky wile, he weu to work ou
the margin of a creek washing for gold
and in tills way managed to keep him
self and his family alive.
lull as lie heard of the increasing
volume of gold lhat was being taken
out of the tn'iie that was by rights his
own his heart grew harder mid harder
toward the man who had swindled
htui. Time :n;i again he determined
to go and have it out wi'h I'.rvant, but
each time he was soot hid and dissuad
ed by his wife, who argued that either
he would kill Bryant or Bryant would
kill hiui. If he killed llrjuit he would
be ii murderer. lie ttlways gave way to
her persuasions.
t)tie day wliile Starkweather was out
prospecting he found it necessary-to
pass around the side of a cliif where
the trail was but from one to three
feet wide. Looking ahead, he saw n
man coming Starkweather was in
rugs. The other man was dressed in
an expeusive miuntaln costume. A
second (jinnee told the former that tiie
latter was the de facto owner of the
Excelsior mine. Ue had grown ro
tund and alMiut hlni was an air of Im
portance begotten by prosperity.
The meeting wi's one of contentment
ami despair. Mrs. Stall weather wn
not there to caution her husband and a
resolution flashed upon hint to take at
least a slight revenge lie would force
the man who had ruined hlni and his
family to give way helore hiui. There
was no part of the path between them
, more than tweiii.v-four inches wide.
Bryant, seeing a man such as he was
' used to commanding coming, did not
' change his gait, expecting lo be per
mitted to pass without troul !e. Stark
weather stopped at the narrowest spot,
j standing square in the trill
"Step aside, my man.'' slid Bryant.
"Yon don't recognize i.ie "
j Bryant started. The voire tirst told
' hlni who opposed his passage. Then
, beneath a beard that h id grown griz
zly uuder trouble ilie race of his for
mer purtuer revealed Itself to His vis
ion. , "Well 7" said the mine owner, not
knowing w hat win to follow.
"Turn about and go hack."
"Why should I do that 7"
: "Because it Is titling that a rascal
; should give way before the man he
I has swindled."
Bryant was frightened at lieing
caught with a precipice be'ow him.
Ibis way stopped by the man he had
j defrauded, but made a desperate ef
! fort to appear calm.
I "My tdd -and esieem -d frh"id." ron
' tinned Stark-rent bor. "I have often re
; solved to take out of your hide re
j venge for my ruin, hut av patient
j wife has always dissuaded me on the
! ground that if 1 killed you I would be
la murderer. Here is an opportunity
for us to have it out together neither
purvivinjr to pass Into the hands of
the hangman. I propose that at a
given Ri"mil ynu may give It if you
like we draw and begin firing."
I "1 am unarmed." replied Bryant,
paling. "Having but n short distance
! to go. I left my revolver behind me." j
Slarkv-eaticr took his weapon from
! Its holster and threw It over the cliff. I
Some fieconds after it reached the hot- I
torn Hie sound came up to them.
! "Let It be a Ih.'ht wl'h fists," he '
said, "or a wrestle with arms and
: lees "
I Bryant limited in Starkweather's eye
i and saw there a resolution to take tils
! revenge at the expense of his own
"fr.
; "Are you ready?" asked Starkwenth
j er. ndvaneln;: a sfep.
Had It not been for an '"-.mutable
purpose, plainly written lu Stark
i weather's eye, his opponent might
! have tried to argue with him or to de
ceive him by promies. tint lie saw
certain death for himself and the man
he hud wronged
"What do you wish me to do?"
"Fight."
"I mean what recompense for any
wrong I have done you do von wish?"
"O'i. I never thought of that!"
"I will agree." Bryant proceeded, "to
turn over to you some of my stock In
the Excelsior Mining company." -
"It Is not your stock; it Is initio.
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HIS h 1 1 holiness Joachim III. the (Jreelt patrlnrch, who died recently
Ml, Constantinople, was after death fully vested and placed In a sit
ting posture in the episcopal chair The public then Hied past the
chair and paid their last tributes of veneration by klsslnu the robes
of the deceased prelate, as shown In the picture at the top The patriarch
was borne sitting in the chair, to his last rcstlnc pine st the monastery ot
St Demetrius He wore the By.niituie crown The procession, lucllldliiK
uilor tun! soldiers, was enlienielv mid to western eyes
Local and Personal
M2. Ike Dempsey, of RickiT
all, visited her sister, Mrs. H. E.
Guthrie, and nieces, .Mrs. P. E.
Chase and Mrs. Hartley Mulkey,
for a week, returning
Wednesday.
home
The Book Club met Wednesday
at the ho.ne of Mrs. P. E. Chase
and notwithstanding the inclem
ency of the weather a goodly
number of ladies were present
and had a very enjoyable time.
Come, let us heirin the strut't-'le I
don't wish to take any advantage of
yon while your mind is ou another
mailer.'
"For heaven's salt, man! At the
sliirhlest jar we will both no over the
clifT"
"I have made up rt.y mind to that."
"I will do anything you ask." I'ignm uraue-r irsi piace,
Von win never i?et out or this tiirtit j Dallas 98.6; second place, Mon
without ack.towiedim on paper how im()Uth 94.8; third pluce, Inde-
11111 i 1 1 11 1 i-' 1 nir.
Bryant hesitated.' then resorted to a
FUhterfut'e. "I have neither pen nor
paper." he said.
"I have both. In my po'-ltef Is a
map of a region In which I inn on the
way lo prospe -t. and I have a pencil."
T.'ildn? both from his pocket, be add
ed. "Write a confession, and I will let
you pass without a fiirht."
Bryant knew that It was death or
surrender, so he wrote the confession.
That nlht when Starkweather went
home he showed the paper to his wife
and they were happy for the first time
since thev had become nri'onauts. The
Excelsior mine was reorganized with
the 1 ontrolllm; Interest in the hands
of its real owner.
Youth and Pleasure.
Youth is not the ntfo of pleasure.
We then expect too much, unci we
arc therefore exposed to daily dis
appointments and mortifications.
When we are a little older and have
hi'oiiolit down our wishes to our ex
perience, then we become calm and
l)e;in to enjoy ourselves. Lcid
Liverpool.
Hair Switches made from
coinbings. Enquire at this office.
Report of Spelling Contest Meld
December 17, 1912.
CLASS "A" (Schools of more
; than 5 teachers. )
PViurth Grade First place,
Monmouth 98.5; second place, In-
dependence 94.5; third place,
Dallas 915.7.
Fifth Grade -First place, In
dependence 98.7; second place,
Dallas 93.4.
Sixth Grade-First place, Dal
las 92.1; second place. Independ
ence 91.8.
Seventh Grade First place, In
dependence 97.1; second place,
Dallas 96.1; third place, Mon
mouth 90.8.
pendence 80.7.
CLASS "B" (Schools of two to
five teachers.)
Fourth Grade First place,
Perrydale 100; second place,
Mountain View 99.6; third place,
Rickreall 99.5.
Fifth Grade-First place, Black
Rock 100; second place. Perry
dale 99.8; third place, Rickreall
99.6.
Sixth Grade First place, Black
Rock 98; second place, Rickreall
97.6; third place, Ballston 94.2.
Seventh Grade First place,
Black Rock 98; second place, Rick
reall 96; third place, Perrydale
94.8.
Eighth Grade First place,
Black Rock 100; second place,
West Salem 97.2; third place,
Rickreall 96.6.
Class C (schools ot one
teacher.)
Fourth Grade -First place, Mc
Coy, Lincoln, Pioneer, Mistletoe
100; second place, Smithfield, Oak
Grove 98.6; third place, Bridge
port 98.
. Fifth Grade-First place, Polk,
Oak Point, Snmiyslopo, Iih"
Star, McCoy, Mistletoe lOO;st'iond
place. Red Prairie !!); third plac .
Upper Sail Creek
Sixth (initio --First place, Fair- -view,
liono Star, McCoy. Mistle
toe 1K: second place, Stiver 1W;
third place, Cochran, McTini
montls, Pioneer !Ki.
Seventh (initio - First place,
IiridRepni't, Fairview, Mutler.
Lone Star, McCoy. Mistletoe 100;
second place, Red Prairie, Stiver
PS; third place, Sinilhtield !7..r).
Eighth tirade-' First place.
Fairview, Lone Star 100; second
place. McCoy !'.).:; third place,
Linciiln !)s.
Schonls making the highest
average for all grades; Class
"A"-lallas!U.S; Class "15" -lilack
Rock 08.fi; Class "C"
Fairview, Lnie Star, Mistletoe
tied; each lot).
The following schools made !"
per cent or more in the following
grades:
Fourth tirade -Pallston, Roth
el, West Salem, P.iienrr Vista,
Plack Rock, Aiilie. Red Prairie.
Parker, Orchards, Ward, llutler,
Oak Point, Fir (irove, llopvilNw
Highland, (Irando Rondo,
Fifth Crude l'.allston, i'.ethel.
West Si;leai, Mountain View,
Smithfield, llutler, (ireenwootl,
Fir drove, (iuthrie, Oakhurst.
Ilijville.
Sixth Crude - Elkins.
Seventh Crade- Pioneer, Oak
hurst, llopville, Sunnyslope.
Eighth Grade-Pa rk'-r, Oak
hurst. The interest and results ol
tainfd in this contest have been
very satisfactory as shown by
the numerous perfect grades re
ported. The next test will be held Jan
uary 151st.
All children in the grades above
the :rd have taken part in the
contest in those schools entered
and all but two schools were
entered.
II. C. SKYMOl'R, Supt.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
Notice Is hereby ifiven that the un
dersigned lias been duly HpKinted ex
ecutor of the estate, of Roetia K. Meek
er, deceased, by the County Court of
the Plate of Oregon lor polk County,
and iias (nullified.
All persons having claims against the
sid estate are hereby notified ,to pre
sent the same duly verified, together
with the proper voucher therefor, to
the undersigned executor lit his resi
dence in the City of Monmouth, in said
County, within six months from date of
this notice. M
Dated and first published, January
17, 191.1.
Wll.LARP MlU) Mkkker,
Executor of the estate of Roetia E.
Meeker, deceased.
15. F. Sworn, Attorney. fit
AUCTIONEER
J. S. SMITH,
Aii'lie, Oregon.
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Give me a trial.
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