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Former New York Policeman
Killed After Rescuing Workers
From Path of Speeding Train.
Student Headquarters
Books, Stationery
Magazines
Speciaf Magazine clubbing rates
New York.—Their safety In the
hands of “ Big Jack” GUmartln, forty-
one, former New York city policeman,
whose duty It was to blow a whistle
and warn them of approaching trains,
ten trackmen w ere repairing the New
York Central railroad at Bark avenue
and One Hundred and Sixty-alxth
street when Gilinartin heard the roar
of an inbound train.
He whistled. The ten sprang to the
opposite track. Gilmartin then saw
• and most complete Confectionery and Book Store
that the train, an electric express, had
taken the track upon which they stood
and was racing toward them. He
shouted.
The roar o f the train
drowned his cries.
Five of the gang saw the train and
Jumped to safety. Gilmartin and the
other live were trapped with only a
second to act.
Gilmartin leaped forward and hurled
the live tlat on the ground beside the
rails. An instant later be was hit and
thrown high in the air, but all of his
men were saved.
He was dead when his comrades
picked him up. The trutn went on.
the motortuan unaware of the acci­
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several of them sobbing, bending over
their heroic guardian.
Warm drinks and Lunches
Confectionery and Tobacco
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GUARD LOSES LIFE AFTER
HURLING FIVE TO SAFETY
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Groceries & Provisions
Good Goods and Fair Treatment
C. C. M u l k e y
& Son
Murderer's Skeleton and
Confession Found in Cabin
Hagerstown, Md.— Stained nml brit­
tle from resting 40 years In its niche,
ft subject to the elements, the confes­
sion of a murderer, Lee Singleton, a
native o f Crisfleld, Md., and some
fifty years a resident of this city, was
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found recently In a crevice between
a: a a:- -as- as- -as- as- -as- 3» -as- a: the logs of a cabin In Culver canyon,
near Eureka, Nev., by James Thorn­
ton, a surveyor, according to word re­
ceived here.
Lying In the cabin bunk was a
man's skeleton, a gold watch, engraved
i n t e r « ! u »«c o n d - c la » m atter Septembers. 1908.
with the Initials "L. R. S.,” and a
n the peat office at Monmouth. Oregon, under the
watch chain, from which htntg'& large
A ct o f March *. 1879.
silver nugget.
R IC H A R D B, SWENSON
Following are portions of the con­
Editor & Publisher
fession which could be deciphered:
“ After 14 years of wandk-rlng I am
MONMOUTH, OREGON
hack In the cabin which I buflt six
years ago. Surely, those -six years of
ISSUED E V E R Y F R ID A Y
hell should go toward the ftnal reck­
oning. I wonder If any one will ever
F R ID A Y , J A N U A R Y 18, 1921
rend this, or will It rot beside me.
“ Seems If I could lie down ensler If
Subacription Ratea
I write out that which I could not
One year
$ 2,00
dare whisper since I done It. My name
Six months
$1.00
Is Lee Singleton, born In Crlsfleld,
Three months
75 cts
Bid.; enlisted in the Southern army,
was wounded twice and served until
the close of the war, when .my parents
died.
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“ I landed in Eureka In 1871, where
1 went to work as a feeder In the
Richmond furnace. My companion was
one John Murphy, an overbearing
man. He insulted me^ on several occa­
sions, being much Wronger and a
bully. He struck irte one day. Mur­
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phy signed his dentin warrant then and
there.
“ I waited two weeks for my oppor­
It might be in order to express the
tunity, and when It finally presented
hope that the coming political cam­
Itself I struck him on the head with
paign in Polk county may be free ray shovel and threw his body Into
from factionalism, but possibly this that roaring Inferno. A s the charge
is to much o f a good thing to be of charcoal sank he was soon out of
possible.
sight. I seemed as ff every shovelful
of ore Hung Into the fh«d hole of the
I f one might have been transported furnace struck MBtri l«y^ body, and the
bodily to some distant point when bubbling of the Mast took to Itself
speech and upbridded me* for my wick
j the late week o f cold weather started
edness.”
' *nd returned at its conclusion, hr
| would never think it possible such a
Freak of Nature Beautifies
j thing could happen.
There is sure­
C ataract in Washington
ty nothing before or since that
Longmire, WuslL— i A freak of nature
| could suggest such a thing.
has changed the fa « » of N'araila falls
The law o f compensation o f which so that vlsktors returning to view the
cataract barely recogentze It. During
! Emerson spoke so pointedly will
the past winter a largre Hr log fell over
surely return something beside money the crest and In d ip p in g lodged be­
to the man who sells moonshine tween two rocks Just over the brim
whiskey to his fellow citizens.
The tumbling waters* of Parwtlse river
which form S'arada fa ll» nesw strike
It is a rare day that Senator La- this log in each a mamner as to spread
Follette does not introduce in the out In a live-finger formation which
U. S. senate some bill to stir class a< x rd ln g to M«»unt Rainier devotee«.
against class and create unrest and ■ u ha nee*, tbe beauty of the ftlllsi
dissatisfaction.
Recently a news-
| paper man visited
Wisconsin on a Mud W,*asps Build Nests
various conditions most o f which re-
I fleet the LaFollette peculiar idea of
Lnnsdtde. Pa.— Mud wasps, several
statesmanship.
W riting back tho nests o f fh«*ni. were the enuse of stop­
! newspaper man blamed the who’ .- ping an old grandfather's dock, the
property of Prank 8 Oottshalk of
thing to the income tax.
The. in- York ardour.
& I justice of such a report is the (odder
The clock had kept correct time for
years until s few days ago, when It
| on which radicalism thrives.
begun to A .m aj mptnma of Internal
disorders
Tpon In«estlgatl«* It was
found there were several nests o f
wasps Inside, which ware playing
havoc with the works.
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Meditations
No matter what your plans may be we
can supply you with best material at lowest
prices.
Oregon Fir and Hemlock Lumber,
Lath, Shingles, Lime, Cement, etc.
Estimates cheertully turnished.
Monmouth Lumber Company
L. W. Waller, Manager
1 “The Sign of the Rose”
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Liability and Surety Bonds
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Father of
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Men’s Suits, Overcoats, Sweaters
Ladies’ Suits, Dresses, Sweaters
Give me an order and be coin inced.
T. J. W E D E K IN D
Monmouth Ore.
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If Your Feet Trouble
you come to us for relief.
W e can make you comfortable.
I sell nothing but good shoes. No paper soles in
stock. Call and look them over.
Oils. Polishes, Shoe Strings
Heavy and Fight Weight Socks
Gloves and Notions
All Harness Goods left 1 am selling at Cost
First ('lass Repairing
CHARLES M. A T W A T E R
Post office block
in Grandfather's Clock
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O’ m u y a k m t u b c e s t
<? THE B A N D A\AKfc*i !
Se»en-Year-0ld Boy Saves
Baby From Burning Home
Orlando,
Kka— Frank
Eaton,
a
«rvnn-yenr oM lad «rf thla city, proved
himself a hero when be saved his two-
year-old sister fro « ( M r home, which
w as In flar* ea
Frank’ » parents, w-ha were attend
! g their dairy trade at the time, saw
their homte in flame* and rushed to
the scwo«Y only to And dbtranew Im­
possible. An# they returned to tbe front
o f th* hton-f* they me« the bey com-
J i* oat. Ms baby sister to his arms.
LKad After Pulse Stopped.
Stratford. Conn - Physicians said
that Jack R. Leany. seven year« old.
of tHs city Used fire hours after his
pula* stuggsed throbbing
Stimulant*
war* > us«aii to «kanu Ufa Is has bods.
January 17th to 24th is
this year
National Th rift Week,
when people everywhere will be reminded of Benjamin Frank­
lin in his teachings
of
Leaders
thrift.
have
endorsed the
mmtmcnt as a sound plan in helping the country to increased
prosperity.
A hank book is the text-book in the study of thrift.
the book heeded most by Franklin,
white was the results of his endeavors.
make if you would
succeed.”
said
It was
because there in blnck and
“Spend less than you
Franklin’s
famed
Poor
Richard.
Happy are » t to state that this institution helps perpetuate
T H R IF T .
We do everything in our
money of our depositors and we
power
realize
pends upon the future of our customers.
to safeguard the
that our
future de­
Feel free to call upon
us for service we can render you.
First National Bank
MONMOUTH, OREGON
IRA C. POWfcLL. P r e s . J. B. V. B L-1LE R . V ic e P ub * .
F. E. CHAMBERS. C ashier ; C. C. P O W E L L A sst C ashier
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Directors J B. V . BUTLER. C h a i r m a h ;
WM. R ID D E L L
I. M SIMPSON. G. A. CONN. D. R. R ID DELL IRA C. POWELL