Local and Personal!
Have you paid your water rent
for .January?
IIaik Switches made from
coniliinjrs. ftnuire at this office.
K. V. Grilla returned hero
Wednesday from a visit to Salem
mid .leiremon, where 'he visited
relatives. The longer he remairiH
and the more lie kcch of Oregon,
the lietter he likcH the state. He
i RoitiK to return east in a few
days, hut exx-ctM to return here
aain soon.
R. B. Chaney Hat Close Call.
It. H. Chancy had a very in
teresting and rather disagreeable
finht with his Jersey hull at his
heme west of Monmouth last
Wednesday evening. He was
leading the animal from one barn
to another when the stick he hail
in the ring broke and freed th
animal from his control. The
hull attacked him and got him
down and for about a half hour
he hail a Nerious time fighting
the animal away with only the
broken stick to defend himself,
when his son, Horace, came to
his rescue ai d drove the bull
away. The animal had been de
horned, hence, Mr. Chancy es
caped severe injury although he
was rather sore next day.
Birtrdy Party.
A very pleasant party was
given at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. L. H. Treat, on February
13, in honor of the birthday an
niversary of their grand daugh
ter, Miss Helle Rogers. There
were alioiit eighteen guests
present among whom were three
or four friends from Portland.
The evening was sKnt in games
and music and at a late hour a
sumptuous repast was served
after which, the guests wishing
Miss Rogers many happy returns
of the day, departed for their
homes, having thoroughly en
joyed the evening.
Family Reunion.
There will be a reunion of the
Hewitt brothers at the home of
H. H. Hewitt, of Albany, to
morrow, February 22, at which
the brothers, accompanied by
their wives, are expected to be
present, except that in on in
stance, there is no Mrs. Hewitt,
one of the number still remain
ing single.
The names of the nine boys of
the Hewitt family are D. M., of
Monmouth, II. H., of Albany, A.
W. and J. A., of Yamhill. I. C.
of Salem, M. C, of California,
J. L. and H. W., of Portland,
and I. L. Hewitt, of Indepen
dence. Their parents crossed the
plains and settled in Oregon in
18-13, and all the boys are native
Oregonians. This will be the
first time that the brothers have
all been together since the death
of their mother which occurred
some twelve years ago.
Celebrates Birthday.
An enjoyable family reunion
took place last Sunday in Dallas,
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ira
Phillips, where a number of rela
tives gathered to celebrate his
birthday and partake of an excel
lent dinner prepared for the occa
sion. Those present were his father
and mother, Mr. and Mrs. J. D.
Phillips, Miss Pearl Phillips, Mr.
and Mrs. W. M. Jost and family,
Mr. and Mrs. Tracy Staats and
family, and Mr Gillman, of Dal
las, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ricks and
wife, of Portland, Mr. and C. A.
Nott, and Fred Huber and wife
and children, of this city.
FELL FROM DORMITORY ROOF
Rolled Twenty Feet and
From Roof to Earth.
Fell
Elmer Pyrsell, a shingler from
Portland, fell from the roof of
the dormitory Sunday monirig,
receiving a severe shaking up,
although he escaped without
broken bones.
Doctors Matthis and Howersox
were called to examine and care
for the injured party and did
what they found necessary for
his care and comfort.
Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Pyrsell, of
Portland, came down Monday to
look after their son and had Dr.
L. L. Hewitt, of Independence,
come over to consult with Dr.
Matthis, but nothing new de
veloped from the visit and both
doctors agreed that the young
man was doing as well as could
be ex ec ted.
No one is able to say just how
the accident happened, but it is
thought that while opening a
bunch of shingles, the bunch j
dropped or slid, causing his foot-1
hold to give way so that he rolled 1
or slid sonu.- twenty feet and I
then dropped to the ground, aj
distance of 35 to 40 feet, and !
while he is very sore and received :
a severe shaking up genet ally,'
there were no bones broKen norj
displaced and no internal injury;
has developed so far, and as he!
is a young man, 24 years of age,
his condition gives promise of,
speedy recovery.
A Speaker' Apology.
Prof. Scudder's failure to fll
his appointment to speak to the
farmers of the vicinity last Sat
urday was occasioned by a mis
placed let ter that I had sent him.
He regrets it very much and as
sures me he will be with us in
the near future.
P. 0. Powell.
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The Mexican Trouble Settling.
President Madero, of Mexico,
has been defeated and is in prison,
is the latest from the scene of
war as we go to press. General
Huerta has assumed the reins of
government and has appointed
i General Rlanquet military com
mander ol the lederai torces.
Gustave Madero, a brother to
President Madero, was taken
from prison and executed, having
been charged with being a false
councilor to President Madero.
Kills Mother by Accident.
Gervais, Ore.. Feb. 19. -Mrs.
W. R. Mode, of this place, was
accidentally shot this morning
about 10 o'clock and died a few
minutes later. Her little daugh
ter, aged 10. picked up a loaded
revolver, which was lying on the
table. The weapon was accident
ally discharged, the bullet striking
Mrs. Mode in the abdomen. Mrs.
Mode was about 45 years old and
she is survived by a husband and
five children. Her mother lives
in Southern Oregon.
Wanted A girl to do general
house work Enquire at Winegar
& Lorence Hardware store. 24 tf
The Siranger
A Story of Medieval Times
By EMMA STURGIS
In those feudal dnys, when every
eminence was crowned with a castle,
there were two hills not far apart, on j
eacu or wiucn a unroll una mint one or
these fortresses and lived In sight of
each other. At first they were friends,
but one dny Sir Herman rode over to
Sir Wllhelm'a castle and asked for the
hand of the latter's daughter, Wllhel-
General Daniel E.
Under Fire
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Coprmchl by AmKnran Presa Association.
GENKKAL fiAMKl, E SICKLES, the aced vercrxD of the cItII war.
under Are nl IiIh own WaterliMi recently when he whs arreste1 (in a
ctirpe f uitHiiriirtiit1iiK SXiTtt fronj the Htnte of New York He
una allevH u have ue1 thin muount of the fimds of the (rettyshuru
aionunient coniuilKHlon for hlH own use while clmlruiHii ot that body A hoi.it
of f.'liuum whh wi-niefl for (ieiiernl SlrkleK. nnd n ioiuliii inoveiuenl wn
itnrttMl to HUtwrllte the Hinount of his shortage hwHiisf of the (art he n.-.d
lilnyed In the war and particularly at (iettysliurg. where he loal a leu 1'liu
wti of trotihle whb pHrtletilar atormy for the aued general Hl wife, who was
KiMnrHted from him had helped him out rliiaucially ttefore aud offered to do ao
this time on i-onilltloui be would but meet
niliin. for lils son. Frederick. Sir Wil
helm loved his daughter dearly and
had no wish for her to leave him. so he
referred the nmlter to her. She had
met Krederi'-k while hawking and
found lil'.n an 111 favored young man.
not at all t her liking, so she decliuud
the honor offered her.
Sir Herman rode angrily back to
his castle and Informed his sou that
the ofTer had Ik-cii declined, and the
young man, who was of a vengeful
disposition, made a vow that he would
either marry Wllhelmlna or destroy
her father's castle. And when he got
her he would let her understand that
no maiden could refuse him with Im
punity, Krom that time forward Sir Herman
nnd h!s son were constantly on the
lookout for a cause for picking a quar
rel with Sir Wllhclin. In those days
the barons lived by plundering travel
ers, and both these noblemen sup
ported themselves and their retainers
In that wnv. One dark night, when
young Frederick was lying In wait for
some merchants who were expected to
pass throich the valley between his
father's and Sir Wilhelm's castles. Sir
Wllheltn. who was looking for the
same plunder, passed along the road
with a number of men at arms.
Now, Frederick knew who was riding
by, but. pretending that he thought
them merchants, fell upon them sud
denly. A fierce fight ensued, and Sir
Wilhelm's force, having been surprised.
whs routed, with the loss of several
men. while Frederick's escaped with a
few wounds
Sir Wllhelm knew that this was a
mere pretext nnd that he must fight
for having declined to give his daugh
ter to wife to the man who had attack
ed him. So he strengthened his castle,
rebuilt some of the niuiparrs. laid In an
Increased stock of arms nnd awaited
the next move of his enemy. It came
very soon. Sir Wllhelm robbed a party
of travelers, and the next day Sir Her
man sent hint word that they hod been
plundered on his own domain and de
manded the goods that had been taken.
Sir Wllhelm sent back word that If his
neighbor thought he was entitled to the
property he had better come and tuke It.
Meanwhile Sir Hertnau had been pre
paring for the approaching fight and
was ready for It. His son Frederick
claimed the leadership, aud his father
gave It to him.
There Is a principle of war that the
advantage is with the attacking party.
This Is because the impetus is on their
side, while their enemies are on the
defensive. At any rate Frederick not
only besieged the cnstle, but led one
Sickles
From Many Sides
attack after another against It, making
a breach here and a hole there, killing
off men who could not he replaced,
while Hie stis-k of provisions within
the walls was constantly growinsr less
And so It cai.ie alMiut that Sir Wilheitu
saw that the end of the struggle must
soou come with the capture of his cas
tle, lie sent a messenger to know
what sum his enemy would ask to re
tire and !e;t e him In peace. Frederick
replied lhat the only price he asked
was the hand or the Ijtdy Wllhelmina
This was a sad blow to the hesieged
Wiihe;uiina would rather die lhan give
herself to the mau she haled, but she
could not bear to hriug destruction on
her father and his remitters.
i Now. among the travelers who had
been robbed was a young man who
had been fighting In the service of the
king of France against Ihe English.
Hearing the sound of war, he sent
word from the cell in which he was
confined and held for ransom, request
ing that he he released nnd be permit
ted to take part In the defense. When
all hoK was gone Sir Wllhelm sent
for him. The young man proposed to
lead a sort;e against the enemy and
was permitted to do so.
Just U'fo-e dawn one morning he
: fell upon them so furiously and kept
up the fight so vigorously that within
a few hours he had them in full re-
; treat. Catching stvrht of Frederick
endeavoring to rally his men. the
stranger drove his horse straight at
him nnd felled him with a hnttleax.
The suitor never arose from his fall,
and the attack was not renewed.
' The stranger Ir.d been badly wound
ed, hut did not know It till the end of
the struggle, when he fainted from
loss of blood. When he came to him
self he wns lying In a chamber of the
castle, nnd a young girl was bending
over him. She nursed him. dressing
his wounds herself and giving him
every attention as the savior of the
cnstle. He asked her what had oc
casioned the war, and she told him
how marriage was proposed for the
Lady Wllhelmina and retected.
I When the stranger recovered the
' linn,,.. n..t..w1 I. AA..tl
"ini'ii nrut-u nun "u;u uimhi 11c uuuiu
confer I'.p.in him as repayment for his
services The hero replied that If the
young girl who had nursed him didn't
oblect he would like her given him to
wife.
"What! Vv daughter!"
"Your dii'-'h'er? No: my nurse."
"Yoir nurse does not oblect." snlfl
Wllhelmina. entering the room. "One
who has saved me from a brute shall
he repaid, sice he so chooses, by what
that brute lost."
D. O. Lively Talks on Swine.
Sa.v Francisco, Feb. 18 -"All
of the v.est is practically
coming under the dominion of
the swine, the reat AmericNn
mortga;?' lifter," says D. 0.
Lively, Chief of the Department
of Live Stock of the Panama
Pacific International Exposition.
"Oriental countries are going in
for not only increased but im
proved swine raising.
"The interest in this industry
was never greater lhan at pres
ent, and the display at o ir Ex
position will be in keeping with
this interest.
"I have been advised of the
following special prizes that have
been offered by the I '.reed Record
Associations: America Hamp
shire Swine Record A-.s x-iation,
$3,000; American Berkshire As
sociation, $2,009; A-r.enca.-i York
shire Club, $500; and other As
sociations will take early action. "
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
Notice is hereby given tat the un
dersigned has bten duly appanted d
ministrator of the estate of Anna 0.
Mulkey-Boatman, deceased, by the
County Court of the State of Oregon
for Polk County, and has qualified.
All persons having claims against
said estate are hereby notifi ed to pre
sent the same duly verified, together
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office in the First National Bank at
Monmouth, Oregon, within six month-5
from the date of this notice.
Dated and first' published, February
14, 1913.
IRA C. FOWELL,
Administrator of the estate of Anna
0. Mulkey-Boatman, deceased.
B. F. SWOt'E, Attorney. 7t
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