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A New Arrival of Farm Wagons
just received, including the
Bettendorf,
Moline,
John Deere
Shuttler
Owensborough
and a number of Farm Trucks
Highest prices paid for
WOOL and MOHAIR
The John Deere Disc Harrow
None better, made
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Winegar & Lorence, Monmouth, Oregon
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Tale of a Joy Ride
In Nineteen Spasms
Continued from last week
We are amo-njr the latter so
whpn the boat reaches the north
Bhore we descend the gang plank
and prepare for change of means
of travel number six. There are
only three automobiles this time
but they are larger and there is
plenty of room. I was in the
center car which is crowded and
the car behind contains the wo
men of the party and has lots of
room. But the men seemed
bashful and not inclined to seek
feminine society until one drum
mer, after repeated invitation
that was little short of command
by the driver, left us and went
to the rear car.
A companion drummer ex
plained that he preferred the so
ciety of men on that trip as when
the auto got stuck or run off the
track the men were expected to
help, and in cars where females
predominated the men might ex
pect to do prodigies in the way
of muscular exertion.
Thus we traveled until we
reached Fve Mile creek. This
ordinarily is low enough so horses
and wagon are Hot needed. But
recently they are needed and the
need is supplied by two half
breeds who drive a team of three
cayuses. They ferry the fore
wheels of the cars across Five
Mile and then with the cayuses
on a run they hurry on to Ten
Mile creek and do ferry service
there. These half breeds are lo
cal characters known to all who
ever traveled the coast
One of them, Logan, i alleged
to have recovered half a dozen
bodies from the wreck of the
Czarina as they were washed up
on the shore. His meeting with
the first body was to him a grew
some experience. He came across
the sand and wave worn body in
the early dawn of the morning
and when he realized what it was
his hair fairly stood on end and
he was tempted to turn and run
for there 's nothing so dreadful
to an Indian as a human corpse.
But the gulls were picking at the
eyes of the floater and conquer
ing his superstition the Indian
dragged the body upon the beach
and covered it with drift plank.
Afterward he found several other
bodies. Logan does not like to
tell of this experience and if
asked how many bodies he found
will shrug his shoulders and
mumble "Three or four!" Lo
gan sat in our car on the five
mile journey between creeks
while his fat brother Jim held in
the galloping cayuses.
The last lap of the ride was
very pleasant The sun was ap
proaching the meridian, the tide
was out and the auto spun along
briskly towards the Siuslaw.
Once more on a plank runway
over the sand and we reached
the banks of the Siuslaw and
were ready for our seventh
change.
But the steamer Lena which
was to have done duty on the
next lap was not ready. She had
been left to her own devices
while the stages were absent and
the result was that when the tide
ran out she was left high and
nearly dry. She laid, resting on
one side and with the train soon
about to depart from Cushman
the prospect for an additional
day on the trip began to loom up
ahead of us.
The engineer started the en
gine of the boat and her engine
began to churn in the sand and
water. The boat straightened ud
but did not move. After a short
test with the engine and a few
efforts to rock the 'boat into deen
water, the crew rolled cigarettes
all around, lighted them and
were ready to get to work in
earnest. All the while old Father
Time kept up his steady licks,
the tide kept lowering and the
train was as far off as ever.
Captain Polhemus, who is
scheduled to direct the SDendinc
of a few hundred thousand of
government money at this point,
was present and volunteered some
advice and assistance.' But the
boat refused to be rocked or Dried
from its moorings and all the
while old Father Time kept
grinding away.
A smaller and nameless launch
appeared in sight and attached
herself to the beached Lena by
means of a line. Another line
was attached to the stern of the
boat and passed to the shore and
on this we played at tug of war.
But although the propeller of the
Lena churned and bubbled in the
mud the boat seemed more firmly
anchored. The seat pulled out
of our towing launch and still
Father Time kept grinding away
the seconds, minutes and hours.
Finally they got a .pole at the
bow of the launch and pushed, a
pry beneath her bow and pried,
a hurry up squad who rushed
from one side of the boat to the
other and rocked,, the propeller
was put in motion and slowly the
boat worked out into deeper
water. '
Then the captain of the Lena
found that her engines were filled
with sand and the boat could not
go anywhere until the sand was
cleaned out
So the smaller launch was com
missioned to get the passengers
to the train. But only the rail
road passengers were allowed as
the boat was small and there
could be no stops along the way
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Base Ball and Tennis Goods
MORLAN & SON
"Monmouth's Largest and Most Complete Confectionery
and Book Store."
First National Bank
Monmouth, Oregon
Paid Capital, . . . $30,000.00
Surplus & Undivided Profits, $18,000.00
Established . 1889.
Ira c. Powell, President; J. B. V. Butler, Vice Pres.
W. E. Smith, Cashier.
We offer the best service consistent with
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Interest paid on time deposits.
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J. B. V. BUTLER, IRA C. POWELL.
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