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Monmouth, Oregon.
FRIDAY. JAN. 30. 1SU4.
THE KSOCKKH
The "Knocker" is a jorsoiiue
frequently met with, us eueh city,
town, v i i hi lto or hamlet usually!
nt'for.ls iis specimen, aul .-ouic-'
times seveial of tjiem. The
kuoeker. outsiile of knocking i !
not eontiued to any one Heciiu
tion nor profession, as this class
1
is associated in all the walks of
life.
To look at him he is not iliffer
cut from other lium.ia lti tijjjs, j
and you would not recognize him 1
were you to meet him with t-nly j
a passing greeting. Hut ongage ;
him with a desire to learn the j
beauty of his town or neighhoi-j
hood, its advantages, prospects,
social conditions, etc., and you j
will soon recognize him as a!
knocker, else you will think his
locality a very undesirable
place to live fn and wonder why
he don move out.
The knocker is generally an
all-round hand at the business
and will knock anything limn
ins native city to a man's, or wo
nau's, good character, when an
occasion presents, and being of
a jealous as well as a zealous na
ture, his big hammer is always
ready. No sooner are the good
characteristics of a dace or per
son extolled than lie is ready to
deal out his blighting influence
by picking out flaws, fancied or
real to the disparagement of the
place or party praised.
As said before he may follow
any profession or avocation, and
he will knock anything that of
ers itself as a mark to his poi
soned Conception, although the
thing that excites his jealous na
ture may be only an exag
geration of his morbid imagina
tion. These creatures follow all
kinds of professions and not in
frequently climb into daces of
responsibility where they exer
cise great influence.
One of the most prominent
types of this class is the partisan
knocker who busies himself in
disparaging the characters of po
litical opponents whom lie fears
may become too popular to suit
his purposes. There are several
bright marks in the political
arena, at present, and the knok
ers are working diligently. Sec
retary Bryan seems a good tar
get, his '-grape-juice" policy ver
sus wine, being used as a reason
for attack. We presume that
when Abraham Lincoln refused
to set wines and liquors before
the delegation who notified him
of bis nomination for the presi
dency of the United States, that
the knocker had his hammer
ready. We know that he
busied himself with Mr. Lin
coln until long after that gentle
man's clay had returned to dust,
his untimely death being the re
result of knockers' plotting.
We should honor the men and
women who do their best, give
praise instead of blame, and when
their way is rough and rugged,
lend a helping hand.
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CVmriKlt, 1!U3, ly the Pnnuma-Pacific tMlcrniitlnniil Kxptmltlnn Co.
SUPERB STATUARY FOR PANAMA-PACIFIC INTERNA
TIONAL EXPOSITION. SAN FRANCISCO. 1915.
TIIK illustration nbovo shows some of th colossal works of Hculp
luiv to he set In the vast courts of the Panama Pncllle Interim
tionnl Imposition t San rrmnlsco In 1015. At the left nre Mtf-
res of a Tlhotan I.nnin and an A rub 'Sheik which will l In the
jtroup "Nations of the Kast." over the Arch of the lilslmr svin In the
Court of the Sun ami Stars; uext Is "Sunshine," ami at the ilnlit Is "Kaiu."
A .lae,.eis, Kutio lMccli iilll uml A. Stirling t'aliler are the sculptor.
First National Bank
Monmouth, Oregon
Successor to I'olk County I lank
Paid Capital, - . - $30,000.00
Surplus & Undivided Prolits, $15,000.00
J. H. V. liUTI.KU. President; Iua ( l'owi;u Vice Pres.
and Cashier; V. H. SMITH, Assistant Cashier.
Transacts a (iawral Hanking liuslntws
DIRECTORS:
I. M. SIMPSON, F. S. l'CWKU., Wm. UIHDKI.L, Sh.,
J. H. V. ltUTl.l'R, IRA C. l'OWKU,.
Thorn? Who Do Right Take Chances
Aa witness vestndav heiore
District Attorney Whitman's in
vestigation in the Xew York
state highway graft from (lover-!
nor Sult r gave the reasons why
he came to be attacked by Mur
phy. It was because he re
fused to appoint James IC (laff
nev commissioner of highways.
According to Sulzer's sworn
statement he declined to ap
point (laffney after a conference
with Senator ( )' Gonna n. From
the senator the governor learned
that (laffney was Murphy's chief
"bagman," that as such he had
attempted to hold up a state
highway contractor for if HID, -ODD
and that the appoitiuent of
(laffney would have been a dis
grace to New York.
For his refusal to appoint
(laffney trouble broke out be
tween Murphy and Sulzer. It
resulted in the impeachment of
.Sulzer by a legislature that was
entirely under the thumb of the
boss. The impeachment came
after Sulzer had been acquitted
of all the serious charges that
had been made against him. It
was a legal lynching and was
pulled off because Sulzer Jiad
sufficient nerve to decline to
make an appointment that in
his view would have been dis
graceful. Yet throughout the Sulzer
trial the bulk of the press took
every opportunity to denounce
the governor and to give tacit
approval to Murphy. Sulzer
was blackjacked as was never a
governor anywhere before him
and his virtue was his only
crime.
Is it any wonder that political
independence is such a scarce
article? Is it any wonder good
men shun oflice as they would a
plague? Hast Oregoriian.
A Big Steer
Through the kindness of Mr.
Frank Hill, of Orillia, we have
before us a copy of the Birming
ham, England, Daily Mail, which
gives an account of the giant fat
steer Pat, which has been shown
at county fairs about England.
This steer would show American
farmers that they don't raise all
the big animals. Pat weighs 214
stone or 2M8 pounds. The paper
also tells of some potatoes which
weighed seven pounds. There
are some good farmers over there
all right. -Kent Journal.
NEWS FROM COUNT SEAT
Court House Notes.
REAL ESTATK
Charles A Robertson to Harry
0 Fawcett, lot in Kingwood
Park, $10.
Jessie Hill to 0 H Robbins and
wife, .08 of an acre, t s r 5 vv,
$10.
James P Anderson and wife to
C E Dodson, lot in Independence,
$100.
Virginia A McDaniel to State
of Oregon, 120 acres, t 7 s, r 6
w, $240.
W P Mars and wife to II A
Eeckwith, lot in Dallas, $1.
Hans Ladstock to Anne Lad
stock, 10 acres, t 7 s, r 5 w, $1.
I R Gillihen to Mary E Gilli
hen, in Independence, $1.
Clarence E Kurre and wife to
A M Bingham, lots in Independ
ence, $1500.
J Mcintosh and wife to Lillie
Mae Rickman, Thorps, Independ
ence, $500.
C L Crider and wife to Jesse A
Barham et al, lot in Dallas, $10.
Harbor Sound Inv Co to Frank
Holm, lot in Blue Ribbon, Ore
gon, tract, $10.
W II McCarty to Margaret Mc
Carty, 1305 acres in t 8 s, r 8w,
$1.
J L Murdock and wife to
Martha L Chapman, lots in Mon
mouth, $100.
Mary E Brown to James Ross
and wife, tract in Dallas, $25.
J L Hanna et al to A L Sper
ling and wife, lot in Independ
ence, $1.
Thomas D McCain and wife to
Ann M Donaldson, lots in Buena
Vista, $250.
E P Sine to Calvin D Eppley,
Hartley & Craig Fruit Farms,
$10.
Amos II Holman to Arthur G
Cutler, lots in Dallas, $8001.
F W Waters and wife to Louisa
Thomas, lot in West Salem, $10.
Abstracts promptly made by
Brown & Sibley, attorneys and
abstracters.
School Books
and Tablets
CONFECTIONERY
Cigars, Nuts, Etc.
MONMOUTH,
P. H. JOHNSON, Proprietor.
OREGON
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If so give us a chance
to figure with you on:
LUMBER, SHINGLES, DOORS,
WINDOWS, LATH, CEMENT,
MOULDINGS, PLASTER, LIME,
SAND and BRICK
Also SLABWOOD and CEDAR POSTS
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Dallas Lumber & Logging Co.
Phone Main 202.
Monmouth, Oregon
Bargains In Land
We have concluded to enftiiKe in the
Real Estate BuHincss, but different
from others. We propone to bring buy
er and seller together. If they trade
our remuneration to be 2 1-2 per cent.
I am in touch with many prospective
buyers and traders. ConHult me. I
have lands that can be bought or traded
almost anywhere you desire it.
Washington Lands
80 acres, 9 miles north of Goldendale,
12 acres cleared, mostly in apples, (iO
acres good land, balance rocky; good
house and barn.
320 acres, 3 miles from Centerville,
prairie land, 225 acres under plow, part
of land is second swale, part of unculti
vated land can be plowed, the balance
is pasture land; hog-tight fences, most
ly new; well, springs, windmill and
tank, house, new barn and other build
ings. Owner does not need cash and
has farm machinery to sell on reason
able terms.
120 acres, 10 miles north of Golden-
dale. 8 acres under plow, 16 acres
slashed and burned. 200 to 225 bearing
fruit trees. 300 more two year old
apples. All good land and lies nearly
level. Irriiratincr ditch and good creek.
There are 1000 cords of wood standing.
Large 7 room house, barn. Price 5, 000,
mortgage of $000. Will trade for im
proved ranch of equal value.
The timber soil is volcanic ash and
red shot, and it is suitable for all kinds
of fruit, berries, alfalfa, grain, pota
toes, etc.
Land is easily cleared, as the timber
is scattering, in Borne cases the timber
will pay for the cost of clearing, and
an average cost is $25 per acre.
Oregon Lands
172 acres, one and one-half miles out
of town.
108 acres, 5 miles out of town.
34 acres, in town, to trade or sell.
If I haven't got what you want I'll
get it for you. ,
Call and see me or write to
S. II. HINKLE,
Monmouth,
Orkgon.
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