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2»52S2S252S2S2S25Z5HSE5252S252SVSZ32S2S2STS2S25Br25252Sï5BS2S252S2S2S2S2 ï Oregon Fir and Hemlock L u m b e r I SECRET DOORS iN ¡ MYSTERY HOUSE “ Chain Girl's" Story Makes Modest Appearing Cottage a Mecca for Curious. WITHOUT STREET ADDRESS YOUR MAIL IS DELAYED AT OFFICE OF DELIVERY Electric Light Fixtures T he D ead L e tte r Office h a s been in existen ce e v e r sin ce B en F ra n k lin s ta rte d o u r p o sta l service. E ven then people a d d re s se d m all to M r E zekiel Sm lthera, " A tla n tic C o a st.” and ex pected B en to know Ju st w h ere Zeke Stationary Ini PRISONER Lath, M - o u l d i n g s , Fruit and Butter Boxes, Slabwood, green & dry, 12 & 16 in.Stovewood, Cement, Wall Planter, Lime, Shingles, Com position Roofing^uild- ing paper, Doors, Win dows, Security Silos. IN ATTIC T h ro u g h D ays a n d N ;;h t* ef T e rro r F ifte e n -Y ra r Old G irl L an g u ish rd in C hains, A ccording to S ta te m e n t to Police. S heboygan, W ls.— In a q u ie t re s i d en ce s tre e t on th e o u ts k irts of Slie- boygun s ta n d s th e c ity ’s “ house of m y ste ry ." T o th e c a su a l o b se rv e r it Is ju s t s sim p le w h ite fra m e c o tta g e , b u t sin ce th e sto ry o f th e "c h a in g irl" shook th e to w n to its fo u n d a tio n s, th e little house lias been a m ecca o f th e curi- oua. H e re It w as th a t flfteen -y ear-oid M ildred H etnb, c h ain e d in th e a ttic , Ian. g u lsh ed th ro u g h d a y s a n d n ig h ts of te rro r, a c c o rd in g to h e r sig n ed s ta te m e n t to th e police. F ro m behind th o se w h ite c u rta in s cam e th e sc ream s a t n ig h t of w hich n e ig h b o rs tell. H e re D eter H em b lived fo r m an y y e a rs , a m an a p a rt, se ek in g n o frie n d s, e x ch an g in g no w o rd w ith h is n eig h b o rs u n til th e police took him a w a y to th e c o u n ty ja il w h ere h e is a w a itin g tria l. H ouse of M ystery. A fittin g h o m e fo r s e c re ts Is th is c o tta g e , w ith Its s tra n g e p a ssa g e w a y s a n d unexi>eeted tr a p do o rs. A tr a p d o o r m ask ed in th e p o rch floor opens L. W. Waller, Manager on a c e lla r p a ssa g e w a y . A d o o r h e re le a d s In tu rn to a n o th e r la d d e r, o pen in g upon a tr a p d o o r h id d en u n d e r th e ru g In a lied room above. A th ird la d <?SHS2S2S2S25eSZ52S25ZSHScSHS25eS2S2S2S¿S25HS25t57SESH5H5HSH5HSeSH52SH5c d e r le a d s to th e dim d u sty a ttic , w h ere L~252i25E5H5ESZS2SHSE52S2SZS2S2S2S2S£52S2SHSZSESE5ESH5H5ZSHSZ52S25252SEi M ildred H em b is a lleg ed to h a v e been held in c a p tiv ity . A h e a p o f n ig s, a d u sty ch est, a b ro k en sto v e p ipe, se v e ra l b a tte re d bi cycles. a bed sp rin g in its fra m e — su ch w as th e "c h a in g irl’s" alleged prison. O nly a few fe e t h ig h . It w ould h a rd ly give sp ace, even In th e cen te r, fo r a m un to s ta n d u p rig h t. T h e “ im a g in a tio n " th e o ry of Inves tig a to rs in th e “c h a in g irl” m y stery w ho so u g h t to d isco u n t th e tr u th o f th e g irl’s a c c u sa tio n s, receiv ed a con- Monmouth Lumber Company Phone 202 WHILE THEY LAST A fresh shipment, ju& in, of Pearl Gray Enameled Ware Pure, D urable, G uaranteed H A 10-qt. dishpan for 50c Hand basins at 50c A fine assortment of basins stew pans, stew kettles at 35c C h ained in th e A ttic. chielve ¡u-ttuH-k .w ith th*> sta te m e n t of D istric t A tto rn e y C h a rle s Voigt. " H o rrib le us th is ra s e is. th e tr u th of It, I believe, is e sta b lish e d in proof." d e c la re d th e d is tric t a tto rn e y . "W e h av e th e goods a n d evidence J . EL W inegar, Proprietor th a t w ould m ak e p o ssib le pro secution on sev e ra l churges. G irl H eld A g ain st W ish. nijSZSESUS2SZSaSZS2Sa52S2SESESeS2S2SZS’.^SaSlSHS2S2S2SaS25HSiSHS2SHS2S^ “T h e re Is p o sitiv e ev ld eu c e th a t th e g irl w as h eld In th a t h o u se a g ain st h e r w ill, a n d th a t sh e w as cruelly ab a se d . " I In ten d to p ro se c u te th is case to th e lim it. I t w ould be a n a b u se to p u b lic m o rals to le t It go w ith o u t th e m ost th o ro u g h an d se a rc h in g Inves tig a tio n ." Is H etub w as re m an d ed to th e custody S a e me. All w o r k g u a r a n t e e d . o f th e sh e riff a fte r a h e a rin g on a w rit o f h a b e a s c o rp u s b efo re C o u rt Com OILS AND m issio n e r F ra n c is W illia m s had r e G A SO LIN E su lte d In d e fe a t of h is ho p es of fre e dom. MONMOUTH HARDW ARE au ro REPAIRS your Tractor ready for Spring work? Webber’s Garage U N IO N M uddy ( qmplexion OUR COMPLEXION Y is muddy. You look hag gard and yellow. Your eye« «re losing their lustre. T h e trouble is with your liver. Take Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets. They will correct that. Then avoid meats, hot'bread and hot cakes, take frequent baths and a long walk every day, and you will soon be a« well and as beautiful as ever. Price 25 cents per bottle. Chamberlain’s Tablets WHY GIRL’S KISS HAS "KICK’ In to x ic a te d F eelin g You G et Is Real T hing. Says C in cin n ati C hem iat. C in cin n ati. O hio.— Leo R. I o rst, re tirin g h e a d of th e fe d e ra l p u re food a n d d ru g la b o ra to ry , rise s to rem ark th a t th e In to x icated fee lin g you get w hen you k iss yo u r b e st girl is th e re a l a rtic le . T h e k iss w ith th e "kick" la a t le a st Art p e r cent alcoholic, he say». C h em icals p u t Into to ile t w ater* w ith w hich g irls a n o tn t th e ir lips pro- vide th a t v io len t com eback. G irl C h ased by W olves O conto, W l s —Alice SteíTea» seven teen. re sid in g n e a r L ena, w a s chased by a flhcfc o f tim b e r w olves as she w as on h e r -w ay to (la stu re to look fo r a s tra y cow. N eighbor* »iglr.-d th e pack a f t e r tra ilin g th em tw o hour* a n d shot th ree. T h e o th e rs di'-ippenrv-d In a sw am p. C ounty C lerk Ire paid out 100 a s bo u n ty a n d a lik e an . int will be p a id by th e sta te . Confections P e rh a p s th e y h a d Z eke’a a d d re ss in le tte r s up in th e g a rr e t, m aybe a chest fu ll o f ’em, b u t th e n It w as e a sie r to let Ben h u n t Zeke. T o d ay people a re a d d re s sin g le tte r s to Jo h n Sm ith. New f o r k , X V . o r C hicago, III., th in k in g 1 'n d e Sam c a n lo c a te him . w hich is Ju st as in co m p lete a s w as Z eke’s a d d re s s of yore. T he P estofbee D e p a rt m ent a sk s you to p u t th e num ber and s tre e t in th e ad d re ss. It h elp s you. MORLAN M onm outh’s la r g e s t and m o st co m p lete C o n fe c tio n e ry and Book S to re C . E. F E T Z E R Paper H anger and Decorator Leave orders at Morlan’s or L N. Prime’s, West Main St. How do you exi>ect th e P o sta l Clerk to know w h e th e r you m ean T rin id ad . C alifo rn ia, o r T rin id a d . C olorado? A LW A YS S P E L L O U T T H E NAME O F T H E S T A T E IN F U L L IN T H E A D D R E SS. “ MORE B. F. BUTLER Dentist The American F ruit Grower, cading fruit paper now edited by 1. Lewis and the Monmouth Herald both for the price of one. i for both publications one year. M onm cuth Leaves M o n m o u th L e a v e s In d e p e n d e n c e North Bound 7.38 a. m. 7.10 a. m. <4 4 4 2.22 p. m. ; 1.50 p. m. «4 «4 5.38 ” 15.10 “ j 10.00 a. m. South Bound 10.25 a. m. 44 44 ?.l ’• p. m. , 3.19 p. m. 7.15 “ 6.45 “ P . 'o p r i x t o r RAYMOND E DERBY P h o n e 1104 O regon Groceries & Provisions Good Goods and Fair Treatment C. C. M u l k e y & Son C O R O N A ^-The Compact and Portable Citation In the County Court of the State of Oregon for Folk County. In the matter of the' estate of John H. Moran, ■ Citation. Jeceased. To Thomas Kelley, Thomas Mo- rsn, Katherine Boatman, Ellen Thorp, Lucy Gladys Rassmussen. Henry C. Moran, and Mary A. Stine, and all others unknown, if iny there be, and all persons inter ested in said estate, heirs and de visees of said deceased, John H. Moran: IN THE NAME OF THE STATE >F OREGON: Y<>u are hereby commanded and cited to appear be fore the County Court of the State of Oregon, for Polk Ccunty, sitting for the transaction of probate busi ness, in the County Court room in the County Court House at the city of Dallas, Oregon, on the 18th day of May, 1922 at the hour of 10 o’clock in the forenoon of said day, then and there to show cause, if any exist, why an order of sale should not be made therein, direct ing and authorizing sale for cash in hand, the following described real property, to-wit:—All the right, ti tle, interest and estate of said John H. Moran, deceased, at the time uf his death, and all the title and estate which his heirs at law and devisees have since acquired there in, in and to the following describ ed premises, namely:—An undivid ed £ interest in and bo the follow ing described real property, to-wit: Beginning at the S. W. corner of the 1). L. 0 . of D. J . Whiteaker, Not-No-2269, Claim No. 66 in Township S. S. R. 5 West of the Will. Mer. in Polk County, Oregon; and running thence north 33.80 chains; thence East 42.50 chains to the center of the county road; thence South 6 deg. 35 min. West along the center of said road 34.50 chains to the South line of said D L. C.; thence West 38.81» chains to the place of beginning, and con taining 135 acres, more or less, ex cepting therefrom the railroad right of way of the Oregonian Rail road Company as deeded to it; also, except the right of way given the Wihamette Valley Co., to set poles; along the south line of said prem ises, and alonr the East line of the above railroad right of way: also, excepting therefrom 84 acres off from the south and »old and con veyed to C. S. Chamberlain, leav ing 50.43 acres, situate in Polk county, Oregon. This citation is published in the Monmouth Herald for a period of 4 consecutive weeks, beginning April 7th, 1922, and end ing with the issue thereof of May 5th. 1922. a weekly newspaper pub lished at Monmouth, Polk County, Oregon, chosen by the executrix for such publication, published at Monmouth. Polk Coun ty. Oregon, and having a general circulation therein, by c^der of the Hon. Asa B. Robinso*. County Judge of said Cour.ty. dated and en tered on the 4th day of April, 1922. Witness my hand and the aeal of said Court affixed this 4th day of April, 1922. Floyd D. Moore. County Clerk ol Polk County, Oregon and ex officio elerk of said County Court. Monmouth and Independence Auto-Bus Schedule •4 P o *t o ffic e bldg. 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