Local and Personal
Rev. W W. Divis of Alsea was
in Monmouth Monday on busi
ness. He returned to Alsea on
Tuesday.
D. L. Williams and family and
Miss Grace Garvin will leae
Sj.'idav for Newport, by team,
for an outing.
The Colored Minstral Hand
Wh. ii the train HrriTC-l t!e ! day
It brought Ade'es father ami ''r
rMhl suitor. Then It "Sl!:ilnI
h., he bad been elected from the
hnu- for "iinik fit.-f; how.
.,veren-dtlve. rather i!iin endure ,h(f
ni'irtirtinioii of on explanation, tie bad
chosen In break ensagemenl. and
how n'tne th mow bad eome m
he wax delighted l renew It
-Iaf- A'lcV after all was ei-
The jregi,-ry family shut up their plained, "why weren't you made mow
city resnicme July I, Mr. (iregory rcnt'e:
A Chapter
of Errors
6 ILNICE BLAKE
I True Economy . . .
i . .
toast tie wix tptading of on nrMvcry d .
tJ wura M w,u y m every way.
TL.
. WHITE .
id
The
Hit to Euroi m business, while Mrs.
Gregory and the children departed for
ll-iiir whu the reply " hy flia yoo
fef nch H enlt've lover?"
Close Ranee Duelt.
DuriioT the iirst lift v Years of tlie
i .u c . ... . . ,
iMSM-u uirouif.i town ye.su raav ,,,..,.. v.., ,.,
advertising their Show at Illde Ou Set. 2 Mis. Gregory welted 11
p'-ndenee last nitrht. letter from her husband from London
Mrs Kati- Macv Reiri3trar at lllf"l'mi" '"'r '"' w,,ui(l ,irrlXt! ,n old Amerirun navy, i::'vi8is, tne
.ilv 1 ' 'mi 1 'N'',v Vorn ou the .th of August. lie mortality of naval ollieers resulting
U-p Normal, will visit friends ir. ij ,. the d.y residence u..d keep itom du;.u HlU ,wo.t,jrdi Uiat re
forest Grove the latter part of bachelor's hull there till the return of ,ti fron nava, Hurs u the
the week after which fhe expects day " eight-tw duds li,.ed by a recent
to go to Newport for an outing. jir Gregory 'arrived 011 the day wril('r thirty-sii 1111,11 wore k'lkH1,
Anion the new arrivals at """'i-d .md. I.vk made himself eom- H "aval oilicers except three civil-
.. ,, . n. , fort 11 lite at home, dined uud proceeded iann. Till' HT cent of 1 tality aH
-Monmouth 13 Ueore t. kichy ,0 umUHV blmmflt , hl( Jbnl bu( 2it or live times the mortality of
nr.. I fn'iUt J..... X'.. ... I. I t! , i.i . . . .1 :.. 1 .......
am, jaun.v ii "in iznu -in i:u loueiiiiew uiuie mill nut. mill Ue UiU the euenil arm V ID UK' livil ar. u) ,lt, joll w
have been moving here this ri,uru 1111 11 odoik- There wan a oiie-lmlf of those not killed in these ,.., $-V-...,i.
m. n:-L.. : . t Tw,"11 elitmiice to bttt bouse, the J.,..). ., u,1,.,l The lar-'e ..
Be sure to ue t!i while oei-er who wm De gua to show you how wod 1
machine the Thile Is. If there is no White dealer handy, write us direct for (.
alogs. VedonotKlltoataloghouies. Vibrator and Rotary Shuttle Machino.
0" the work
i TV r . I. . 'uuwe thot
rf satkf ictorv itrvio-! huu it. I
wl enable you to do thk p which cant bcdocM
ce y o&ir miclilor; bause it will pltutT
y;1 h its fine finUi and beauty of iu ImihZ
la s!.-rt you will Cad tte riile reliabU S
DOUdh liuw vrjr UU1( QI View
iitaiv I tu- la.. M il one will lie
I Khali h ive to charge by tilt
the union, "o cents tin hour. My time
on the Job will lie about three hours.
i' rules of ! Himes Engineering Cn
Surveytng and Platting
i'-g his brother. James Graham "s"'"- crouciiins iu
and familv. Mr. P.rnhnm in rr. Vl'stl,,ule- Mr- ;,l'W w a imwer- tunee was cveu
weok. Mr Rhv a nastnr r.f .. . . . . . . duels were woumled. J lie lar-e
J i outer uoor or n en wa not in ked. i t i.- , ,, ini,t
tie Christian church. and. .umUw the knob, he pushed ,2 n",mlM;r " n,f 1111 KV s (umI,n
Vi!li,m PMh,m .nri f.milv Af th diwr- I" the Inner d,H,r were KlasS .v d" tl11' ll0rt '' 1n.1 be"
ilium Graham and family of ,.11(,k tn(U(i w)lih m tww. t1(. combatants, which cus-
Trt in Falls, Idaho, are hnre v:sit- hall ohoue dimly and revealed a man's toniarilv was only ten paces, or
a comer of the thirty feet, la a few duels tne uis-
css. a l ie larmn-
, . . . . , . r, lu " Minuter 10 leur. iaa- uecatur duel it was lucinv-iour
IU...I..K in.m ii vihii to me ax- , ,he man by the collar, he nhoved fttt anJ onv ,elve in the Rain
p -sitions in California. He ui,u ttnuub the Inner door, which he bridw-Coehr'in duel
thinks the nnp nt Sni. nipon tho ,,,ul "lreml-v olK',l,,L lm" ud'
L , .,,.,, , ' ualilni: him as a cat would shake a
mo beautiful while that of San mouse, cried In stentorian tonea:
Francisco is the most elaborate. "You contemptible sneak thief! Whut
. . are you dolnt; here?"
The Locket Lemati club leaves ,Tl11' wh" )'ou" ",ld we"
o . 1 . i e i dressed, made no reply. He seemed to
Saturday for their annual fishing be undecided as to what excuse to
and hunting trip. The members make There s u pitiable imk on
of this club are J. R. V. Rntler Ll! f,u'e ex,'"ed Mr (:r"fy'
rrv.-n.i mr, ii' commiseration.
Dr OtisRutler, G. T. Rnothhv "You're a:.o,e,her deco.it lo.-
and L. Ground; Mr. Ground Will ln man." said the latter, "to be mak-
nnt nccomnnny them this yar '"s M livl",r '" "'ls Wl,y- IIave .vou
i.. . i , , T, r. , , ever done any thieving' before?"
but instead Mrs. J. R. V. Ruor ..No, ,. Klllll tl. Ulilll
"nd Mrs. Dr. Rutler will make "Weil, in tiwi case rn let you go.
tin the nnrtv lt 1 tm '"' you'll up for a
INCOGNITO
By RUTH GRAHAM
The (iiinir lndv nut her cloved An-
vers into her ixutemonnaie. took out a
five dollar told coin mid dropped It Into
.lack's begrimed hand. Then, turn
in;.', she went into he house, without
looking back.
The licxi aftrrn'ou at precisely A
0 Mi li U an iiU;nii;oli.e (IicU li,i ui Miss
Ashiiiore's diMir. She heard it and, as
Biiuiini; that il was her machine, she
went out drcsseJ for a drive. She was
somewhat puzzled at the chanced ap-1
pearanee of the mechanic. Instead of
overalls he wore a suit built by n fash-
Estimates furnished on Drainaw
and Irrigation Work. '
Phone 502. Dallas, Ore.
B. F. SWCPE,
Attorney r.t Lnw and Notary
Puo.ic.
Home Phone:
Office, No. 1.320,
Residence, No. 3712
Offlffl In CtrnxL U..1I.1-.
lonable tailor, a double breasted, fancy i r , ,
waistcoat a volumiuons nzure nolka ln"ePen"cnc"' Cfegon
Monmouth Grange 476 '
"econd Saturday in Each
dot necktie, while ou his hands were a
pair of new tan gloves. Xor was there
(he slightest sijn of black on his Im
maculate complexion. AUirhtlmr. he ! Mpp h
term of years. I'll clve you a chance.
Dwi.ht Quisenberry leaves to- ' wor'; NnX!' "t of h"re'" ,
, f n r- , , , The next monilim us he was pilnx
Mny mi imvv,iiv nt-re ne nas se- out to his club for breakfast he met
cured a position in a drug store, the postman at the door, who handed ?ml IUV'U ""''f ,'u,;t(''
rv. -L. , , hi.,, h l..llr fmn. 1,1. a.l,.u f M lrillW of the blood.
Jack Merlweather was a howling
swell, lieing rich he had uothing to
do except uu.use hiueif. liul aiuuse
mei.t with him must he la km out of
doors. He was devoted lo teuuis and
baseball In fact all athletic sports.
Wheu thus euiraircd he dressed accord.
Inuly, but as soon as he had tiuished a
game he bathed In perfumed water
and put ou altlro quite elcsnit enough
l.iwignt has made good n secur-
' i"jr his right to a druggists posi
tion and the Hlrald congratu
lates him on his success. R. E.
Hewitt will take his plnee in th1
Perkins Pharmacy until Dr. F.
R. Bowersox returns next Saturday.
him a letter from hs dai.t'hter Adele
pcstn.arked New Hampshire:
DeuretH Papa-1 trust that you have
ntely urrlviil When ynu read III is you
will dnulitletw have learned of the Impor
tant event thai hat ueeurrert In my life
t wish you would write me ut at you
feel Don't conceal a sinule thing You
know that your approval of everything
I have ever done has been necessary to
my hipp:net-s In thin, the most impor
tant of all, I beg of you to write me
frankly and freely
As soon as Mr. (irocory found leisure
to do so he wrote his daughter hitfou
Mr. S. I). Harrows and his
sister-in-law, Mrs. Fratk Bar- leaiiy;
rows, and her son Charles and A"lv,d on ,ln,,! Yori received. Don't
, , . ,, . ' "U understand Your loving FATHER.
little daughter Mamie, of Handon uy lt.tllru , ,.an.e a letter which
who are traveling by auto and was as im-onic as his own:
Visitillir friends nnrl iil-,tiirna in Nevermind All a miaiake
Mr. Merlweather was also fund 0f an
tes, havhitf several In his garage, and
he kept them all In older himself. He
had plenty of tools, and whenever any
thing Iu the machinery of one of his
ears broke or became disarran-ed he
would ilou his overalls and lis It. One
day ho had been working under a ear
long enough to become mm h begrimed
and, having repaired the damage, con
cluded to try Hie machine wbb a view
to seeing If what he had mended would
hold. He preferred this course to risk
ing a breakdowu In a ear lllled with
others.
Jack did not change his overalls or
wash the smudge off his face or hands,
but started down the road looking for
all the world like a greusyui,'chaule.
The machine behaved admirably, and
Jack was about to turn back wL
saw ahead of him a lady alight from a
Month at 10:30 A. M.
Public Program at 2.30 P. M. to which
vititcrt are welcome.
P. 0. Powell, Master.
Miss Maggie Butler, Sec.
stood uncovered
"Good afteruoou. .Miss Ashmore."
"Why, Mr. Merlweather!"
-T animate, wasn t t. that I eamp
upon you yesterday when you broke.
down.'
"You don't tuean"
"Yes; am the mechanic who res
cued your machine and brought you
home.
"lleaveas." exclaimed the lady, bit
ing her lip and coloring, "and i paid
you for"-
Jack Hipped with Ms thumb the coin
she had given him which he had con
verted Into a fob. saying:
"Here It Is. I have earned It, and I
mean to keep It in memory of the serv-1
h e It was my happiness to do vou."
Miss Ashmore blushed and ns soon
as she recovered her composure said-
"A good automobile mechanic should
also be a good driver. Perhaps I may
uire you tor my chauffeur this after-
noon'P'
"Not for hire this time. One memen- The best Weekly Journal of
kTm: bP hn,W t0 the Northwest. Gives all the
The two got inn, tile car and sped ' News of the World,
sway.
A lady who heard the story remark-1 Price per year $1.59
ed Th,, two should make a match.-1 Herald one year 1.50
botn papers tor.. 2.0U
V. O. BOOTS
Fire, Life and Casualty
INSURANCE
Losses Promptly Paid
THE
1: 1
l Weekly Oregonian
Overheard at a Dane.
"Don't you love to watch them?
ADELE
difWnt V.-illou rn,i.na nnan.i "Wt"" ,mt'n I" the matter
iL 1 w V T lth thechlldr inilltered Mr. (iregory
through Monmouth vesterd.iv
enroute for Carlton and Portland Uni-m eve,,, r ,,r ,.f, the next ZSZtit! "ZTZl
nod U'pro th, o-muta nf tl V ,l'l a inKtake. rnerniio m o ti.,..i.i... ,
" e,..v,j,w, v.j t. u, .., n illuming s o might1 1 " ii,v,,n
r..-.. , .. - . However, he was fam hir whh 1 hi'sn .......i ......i . ""sm i ,,... , , , ., m,
Mitt ana lanniy tor a short stay. ...M,,(l .,..... ,,, , .., ,)t M' ,M , n,T"""e' tin he ! r. " ,",tu U1 mey say ,
mL . .. . . . . kiuileMiils in the lles of his ehil- reached her. lie nt one., r,.,.,.,,.,,,.,., '1 such cood excre s.vo It ..... " ; Rundav Srhnnl
iney will return Here Saturdav dren and had become accustomed to Mks pi,, .a a " u !,.; nr...... i ! r, , ' 1 .
V V n, n . ' ; , , V -"7""" u KIM Ashmore. a young ladv he V ls: so few men lend well- Preaching Service,
or Sunday and MlSS Blanche St tt C,msl(1"' ,,",,u "f rH" ,"m,1",l, knew slightly But Mlw AshmoreVill isn't she snlenr'i.M Horf, Y P A Mootinir
will accompany them to Surintr- 0 ..Tf . m the JlZVl her S 1 9 . hcs ?v?3 LLt'
.,, , ' : . ... " ' lorgoi an amnit tins lanuiy mat er . , w tu his face covered win, i,i.,nn a l V. ' JUBl 10 6
field Where they Will visit her the af.enioon he nKvived a tele-' and grease on h0D, h . 1 T "; X' the-V npV('r to i Prayer Meeting W
sisters, Mrs. Lenhart and Mrs. B'am f,H,m his wife which upsn him aoclniiv. Seeing a n,.w.i,n,,ie .' .' 1 r!ltl" like the idea, don't
...... ...I. . " -.-.-......V,. r.(lr vtU8 .,- y . , . .
mtt.tli .... .i. U'u im r Tlinnw
EVANGELICAL CHURCH
F. M. Fisher, Pastor
. 10:00 a. m,
- 11:00 a.m.
- 7:00 p, m.
- 8:00 p. m.
Meeting Wednesday, 7:30 p. m.
AilHe haa hud i severe
ompletely:
Come at one
thoek
Mr. tJregory took the first throu
train to his summer home and on
arrival met his wife at the door, w
told him that during his absence Adele
had met and fallen desperately In love
with a young men. who had responded.
He was Intellectually rather than phya
lcally vigorous and desperately seusl-
tl.'u 11.. I,..., ....tl 1 ... 41... ... 1
..... v . . r iniu i-'iiiuni iu inetiiv, uuu
and spirit, the impulse to start with Adele had received a letter from him
the birth of the day to do all things breaking the engagement without glv-
....ii i . i ...
Sowash
"The Top of the Morning."
There is beauty ia the old Hi
bernian greeting that wishes one
"the top of the morning," which
few of us are able to comprehend.
The morning's prime, with its fresh,
sweet hours of tonic breezes and un
tainted air, the invigoiation of body
much pleased at the prospect of an as
sisuuil.
.VOU. Isn't it fiinnv I, niv- .a,1 .... ; runtomi v mtroen
ffet to it ' ro,o.,l.. u . , 1
AV ,,. two or thrnl .. 1, , i Sunday School, - - 10:CK)a.m.
. . PU io exam g wi en t Mere ;p u- o ii.on m
Bh Ine my machine and tell me whafa the was much talk aboSt it in the m "g SerVlCe' "
is matter with It?" iM pers-now everybody d, n cs How 1 1 ?' S' C' E' Meeting'
vbo Jack pulled his machine to the side funnee '"-life Preaching Service, - 8:M p. m.
lele of the road, alighted and looked for i .1 Prayer Meeting Wednescay, 7:30 p. m.
ove the trouble. He soon fmi ,., .
BAPTIST CHURCH
G. A. Pollard, Pastor
Sunday Sehool,
well until the sundown brings its
rest and happy reverie and "depths
of incommunicable dreams" if vou
go a-walking in "the top of the
morning," ready to be guided by na
ture, nil these wholesome influences
will come to you, and every hundred
lug any reason In conscouence the
poor girl was prostrated.
Mr. (iregory was furious. After com
miseratltig with his daughter and get
ting from his wile the name and ad
dress of the mau who had Jilted Adele
be returned to the city On the niorn-
" ,r """" r(,mi" ' " said I Her Till.
tueie was a broken rod that would In llnirn." i
have to l repair,,!. This involved ivMr It !mnnts r?fuSe to
taking the machine to the garage V , Mr' A )'0UnS hride was
"Oh. il..,:,'" .,.. i .,. . .' nnn-h shocked nf l;n. ,
, . . ,.' "'""m'u me gir. :, .' n""o a uiarrica ounuay oenooi, -'
m lm 1 i nn11 f i ly a servant and Preaching Service,
Mr'hIi!V T al 0,,e of these l nstrrted her husband not to call C U. E. Meeting,
'm ! ..' '"M!t: W ' Jck. . by her Christian name ereont I Preachin ServiS.
ZrZZTn: ITJJr-. -.Me ; Prayer Meeting Wednesday, 7:30 ,
duplicate the rod I will p, , , fur rnr wlln V ' , " " " " her h or-
and
10:00 a. m.
11:00 a. m.
7:00 p. m.
8:00 p. w.
you."
"1 wish you would." said the girl.
"1 11 pay you for what you do."
, ,n '"i ins NPfl,
!''de the (lran-in,T
Wld. "Mv love. wl,t ,.,..,i. .....
;want todavrbnitmnRSr1
,.t I.... ...
i in f ,' '"K B,l,r "'rivai uie ruiprn was jack re-entered l,i i,,.,..i.i 1
vnrds of the wsv wi find von s en- .,, L '"i'hhi his machine, ran1
. - -i -iniu n a iu vim ,i,v,,,M am. w uicu uonu (lie rad a hit to ,1 firm I. .
Pin'' out more iannh v an, with h .... ..,i.. i .. , u. ..., . . mt 10 ra,m bouse
1 1 - ...i. .k. i'., me u,v, nuru me mm iviurneu With a BtOUt roup Th
lighter heart. London Mail. doorlell rang, and Mr. Orecorv nusbed havlmr i,ii, t,..i . .. .'. 1
past the maid who admitted hlin Into nether, the gr ,., h ' ' f''w, A R OT D A
' Rulina Habit 1 the dining room On the thrt-shold he it. Jack got Into hl8 own m-M, , ,MQbl RACTERS
"My dear, remarked Professor 8,0H K,,H'li The culprit crouched dragged the load to his garage
in .1 ',. .. i t . behind the liri,L-fwt tn I v . .
tiiiiM-s ue, as nc came uownsnurs , " i '"" " take vou home" he ni,i
oressctl to escort Iter to the theater,
l44 OVER 65 YEARS'
EXPEHItHH
"It seems In n, I hum ! "T "p wIIIm
' fore." said the asionish, ti Du T,T:J .T
- uiiij in it.) nnpinn i
i I...... ., . . v """u niu ue-
.. '"- .'" I uonu WU
liver the machine at vr
; -OUld you have It tlin i. .
! usuajiv go for drVe nt that hour."
,as play.
one. The nrofessor went nnstairs -
r i - wrim . i iio-fcui ji usually go for a (t. alt!
to miike the suggested change. After , Then the situation dawned ujwn him. j "I have uo doubt of It "
many minutes of impatient waiting, i HI daughter's suitor had called on ; Jack enjoy, the mrt h
Ins wife followed. Ills tie removed. ; uouut,.ts to ass ror her hand, got ; uig ami. exiHH-tw lu.,t ,,. . I
41,. .r........ I....J ..l..,.,t...;...l..ll s Wistee.1 in the vestlhnle mul lw..n n,i 1 -nl.l r. . Asnniore .
.j it.. -.i ' i taken for sneak thief I clothes .i..... .. , . . lr ne m u
coiuintieu i up niiiiresMiig iirocess, , . .
.n-l hi, :f nfer h. ilirnW I T1,Hl Si,n,e d"' AM
SIBLEY & EAKIN
515 Court Slv..i r.n
- b,,,,, uregon
Acomblete set of abrtracU of Polk Co.
Established in 1889.
WALTER G. BROWN
Notary Public
Blank Deeds, Mortgages. Etc.
placidly
Times."
into bed. New York
All a mistake.
morrow evening
We will be with you to-
w:. Z ;, ! Uor h be was.
'wat the door she said
mil I it wu, m i( uow
1 ti'k the ,ri,e of the rod to re-
Tbaoc MRSS
Designs
Copywqhts 46-
AnTone iendlng t ikeleh nd newriro
quickly ueeriHia our oei,oii 'free """""JT
Invention lt prolMibl? pie"0l'l!;c-'mS","Si
t,imtrlclljconllleiiii,l. HUKDBOOK on
tent tree. Oldest wiener for e"'""''''"'.'
Munn 9 i-
Scientific flimricait.
S hsndtometf lllnrtriiled weeUr- i,rw?i3t
clmion of tnr icienlidc tnnrnal. r'I'iKi
Teir i f onr monlht, IL Sold bj all
Branch Offlce. Ot T St, WMblogtoivD-
Othcent r ! Surying and Subdividing
eatcor , of n1 nCe, P-fpt service, wo'rk guara,
ea.Uorner of Clay and Broad teed. -Himes Engineering Com-
pany, Dallas, Ore., Phone 502