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THE MONMOUTH HERALD, MONMOUTH, OREGON FRIDAY. JANUARY 25, 1924 Page 2 H. f . Swope TALES OF THE OLD FRONTIER t. a . aw upc Lawyers 210 Oregon Building SALEM OREGON Associated—Thomas Brown By EL M O S C O T T W A T S O N ************************** Ufc 1»SJ. p«r Lli.t/U.) A. M A R A N T H O W TO M S M I T H T A M E D A B IL E N E Re l i a bl e Fi r e i n s u r a n c e and Surety Bonds T . \ T H E y e a r lsOW th e cowboy* who OFFICE HOURS 2 TO 5 P. M. • cauie up from T ex as w ith th e tra il PHONE 805 ben]» hail given A bilene, K an., th e un to l l a b l e re p u ta tio n of b eing th e “w ild cat unit w o o l. eat" of all f r o n tie r tow ns w est of tb e M ississippi. H om e ta le n t e lec ted to tb e posiU on o f tow n m a r sh al guve up tb e jo b a f te r a few w eeks Post office bldg. of sto rm y a tte m p t to ru le. T w o men m p o rted from St. L ouis cam e, sa w — Monmouth Oregon ind w ent hom e th e sam e day. T h en th e Job w as offered to Tom S m ith of K it C arson. Colo. S m ith w as D R . F. R. B O W E R S O X a q u iet little m an, soft-spoken, alm ost ap o lo g etic in m an n er. H u t a s tow n m u rsh ai of G reen R iver, W yo., tn e p re PILONE NOS. vious y e a r be h ad su ccessfu lly held in OFFICE - 33*3 check th e tough c h a ra c te rs of th a t HOUSE - 33« little m ushroom ra ilro a d tow n, th en "en d of steel" on th e U nion I'aclfic, und he did it w ith no o th e r w eapons th a n h is b a re han d s. W hen h is a p p o in tm e n t to th e m ar- s h a lsh ip of A bilene w as an n o u n ced , th e Blank Deeds, Mortgages, Etc. w iseacres cro ak ed d ism ally , ‘‘H e may h a v e tam ed G reen R iv er w ith h is fists, but th is is A bilene. W ait till he sees th e big guns of th o s e T e x a s cowboy* 1" A nd th e n th e first official a c t o f th e twice cut, 90c new m a rsh a l w as to an n o u n c e th u t Hard wood, th e re should be no m ore pisto l-to tin g “ 3ti me9i ntwo $1.15 in A bilene. Im m ed iately a m ighty Fir. twice in two 80c: 3 cuts $1.00 guffaw w ent up. F a n c y ! T b e first m an to te s t o u t th e new j law w as a n o to rio u s tw o-gun bully nam ed H ank H aw kins. B ack of H aw kins, w hen S m ith w alked up to him in a saloon, w e re h is fellow cow boys, un ugly, scow ling group. T h e des- j One door east of the Odd Fellows perudo laid his h a n d s on h is w eapons. Building. “ W h at a re you goin' to do about j Up To Date th e se ? " h e ask ed w ith a sn eer. "T h e re is a law a g a in s t th em tn tills tow n and I'll tro u b le you fo r them now ,” rep lied th e m a rsh a l q u ietly . Tables for ladies. Give us a trial. “T h e re a in 't no livin' m an can ta k e C. E. Fetxer 'em from me 1” ro a re d H a w k in s In s ta n tly S m ith 's fist flushed for- , w ard In a te rrific blow th a t dropped Efficient Service Courteous Treat th e cow boy to th e floor. T h en the ment m a rsh a l faced H aw k in s' frien d s. "H oys." he said , " I ’m going to keep A. L KEENEY o rd e r in A bilene, and I w a n t every m an to obey. If he d o n 't I'll m uke F u n e ra l D irecto r and Li c a m ad him. You m ust give up y o u r guns. E m balm ar T hey will be ta k e n to th e m ay o r's | office, w here you can claim them when Calls Promptly Answered Day you leav e tow n.” or N ight. F o r a m om ent th e re w a s an oml- I Prices Reasonable nous silence. A t an y second the h an d of a cow boy m ight go s tre a k in g j PHONES 9821 AND 9822 to h is holster. T h en th e silen ce w as 1 Independence, Ore. b ro k en by th e voice of a fa ro dealer. "M r. M arshal, th a t is th e n e rv ie st I th in g I ev er saw done. H e re 's my gu n ." T h e spell w as broken, an d as the iimn handed over h is w eapon the crow d surged fo rw a rd to do th e sam e. T om Sm ith, single-handed an d w eap (Formerly Windmill) onless, h ad d isarm ed a whole town, an d A bilene w as tam ed a t last. B. F . BUTLER D e n tis t PHYSICIAN U SURGEOS H. W . MORLAN Notary Public W o o d S a w in g per cord S e th S m ith , Phone 3205 IT’S HERE J u s t tw o th in g s have m ade it possible for u s to give you th is 20% red u ction on T uxedo: 1. A red u ction in th e c o st o f K entucky Burley tob acco and in package m aterials, as w ell. 2. T h e c o n so lid a tio n o f th ree of our big p lan ts in to one. (Mir. Ford m ay n ot be in th e tobacco b u sin ess b u t he is righ t a b o u t c o n so lid a tio n .) Y ou know that it is the desire and policy of The Am erican Tobacco C o..to extend to its custom ers the maximum of service. Reducing the price of a great favorite like T uxedo is our idea of delivering this service. T u xed o is always FRIr.SH. E very package is— 20 % P R IC E R E D U C T IO ? Electric Restaurant V j INDEPENDENCE BARBER SHOP E. A. Weddle, Prop. Ladies’ and Children's HAIR CUTTING Tub and Shower Baths }>u l U h t i ildcflgjj Bedroom Furniture No house furnishings deserve more c f your thoughtful attention than the bed m which you rest after each day's crowded hours of work And the dressers a-,id chif foniers— aisc outstanding features of the bed room — present many opportunities for showing the good taste of the b ome owner. For the kind you wish come he ,-e . Our line Is Rich in St*, le We have a large asso rtment of all bed room furniture in the r.iodern styles and finishes 1 here is no lac k of attention either to the detai.s so often neglected that make for comfort and con venlence. Prices, as usual, make these off?, rings unurual in value. f ra u k C U lbiet. from Gallon. Ohio, h ad every rig h t lo— b u t d b ln t KlbleC a f a th e r ow ned a sto re In G alioo and couldn t m ake It pay. I l l , ftiinlly w e re in ab jec t poverty. T ak en from school when a -'inaII c h ild he s ta r te d us a fre ig h t tr a in co u p ler la tbe y srris ,f G-illon. T h e n he becam e n vender of candy on a tr a in from C restlin e t ° In d la n a p o J a N e tt he tired a locom otive a n d th en becam e an engl- i • i r Holding his Job eleven y e a rs He built a sh an ty to live In am i sp e n t h a lf of eaeh n ig h t rtu d y in g how to m ake more money, and s ta r v in g him sv lf to sa v e ev ery penny T h en he w ent to C leveland and as a free lance tried to sell real c s rj.te li e h it upon a novel schem e of tak in g an option on a lot. tra d in g th e lot fo r a g ro cery sto re; developing tb e sto re a n d selling I t H is p ro fits w e re m eag re b u t th ey w ere profits. W ith them he b o u g h t a h a lf in te re st In a livery stable, p aying $,«0 dow n lie fo u n d h im se lf h andicapped by a com petitive livery m an, so w ith th re e city lo ts bought on option he tra d e d them fo r b is com p e tito r 's bu sin ess a n d gave him notes In addition. W ith the p ro fh s from both sta b le s be took up the options and bought m ore real e s ta te on o ption. T h en R Jblet took a !'!> year lease on land next to a big hotel, e re c te d a five-story livery b arn and doubled fits Income. W hen bis w ife 's h e a lth failed he sold out and w ent to A rizona, living lliw e th r e e y e a rs, th en re tu rn e d to C leveland. H e m ade plana to erect tb e finest g a ra g e in tow n l ot stopped to bave his p ictu re tak en . B ecom ing In cr.-v tc l In p h o tography he w ent acro ss tb e street, ren ted a sto re, h ire d th e p h o to g ra p h e r's clerk who had w aited on him. to ru n It, an d s ta r te d lo d o bu sin ess. It becam e necessary fo r bim to b lre a l l a s s is ta n ts . R ecen tly llib le t becam e In terested in T ex as oil wells. He stru c k oil th e first shot at 1 ""0 feet. He ■« -d a p ecu liar a rg u m e n t in secu rin g c s p tta l He Impress»-d upon ea> ’■ .a vest o r tb s t th e risk they rs o w as groat- H e su g g ested th a t each one put In only w hat be could afford to lose in ease of fa ilu re T o d ay It I blet 1» a w ell preserved m an of seventy-one. and is w o rth One m illio n dollar«. Furniture Is Our Pledge lo You MONMOUTH HAP DWARE J. E. Wtnegar, Prr <prietor No I n c i t e d ( ost ot pr « W I mmi or rai„cd prices at H unu s Dairy. P ,uv MHk Tickets and savc. tickets for 1* r TickctN r for JERSEY S -w - Quarts i Quarts (in-ir« M.tH) »1 ) ^ ° «0 quarts ........... $5.00 YOUNC BROTHERS DAIRY “ Awne S03 MONMOUTH AYR. *ead yow : own H erald $ 2 .0 0 p er year J im T in k e r's got a th o u g h tfu l *pou«e— a re g 'la r gem. old Jim d e c la re s: w henever J im 's a ro u n d tb e b o s s ', h e » one of her especial c a re s S h e criticizes how he chew s, a n ' b a te s to un’ bis w h isk ers grow — S h e fu sses lets s t o u t h « shoe», she likes to see 'em «hlne. ye knew She loves to see h e r hubby w ork rtnd b ring th e tootb«nine bacon In. t ut he m ust e a t it w ith h is fork an d not »til gravy on hi.» e h ln t S h e •o lig e a If on hi* b re a th th e re a in 't th e scout rtf new -m ow n b a y —w hy. it w ould p e ste r me to d e a th ro breeh my te e th six tim e* a d a y ! J :u likes to re a d th e p a p e r sem e—o f e » e n :i s In his ro ck in ' c h a ir .—till she sugg. rs he get th e coinh. a n ' ra k e th e stra w «ced frn.n hi* h a ir. . . S h e recom m end» a chilly h a th each nig h t a fo re he h its th e h ay.—a r d re g iste rs a show »vf w ra th on ho.v he stow« h is c!"zc aw ay a re an ideal j-r.lr if f e r t 'e n a 'e — a i m at«d . . T h e re wo*" i t e n « th e r e if «he « »Id ke-- • I CO «Ml V y V T O ur o u v e »f U n . H o u se w ife : This u w M t n tnU eu b n su H s le ju i H i n t s ’ IS l» u te r m u uier tu lsrea is. W e l u j f t t you s l i t i»w te .u m m a n j t e s t s it im you* r s c tfs book Home-made Cement—It is not necessary to buy cement. A very pood one may be made by follow ing this simple recipe: Mix some plaster of Paris with the white of an egg to the consistency of cream. This is as good as any prepared cement and a good deal cheaper. • • • After Cleaning Clothes.—Very of ten after cleaning clothes with gas oline a ring will be left This may be removed by steaming over a tea kettle. • • • Silver.—If silver is put into a pan of sour milk and allowed to stand over-night, it will be bright and shiny in the morning. • • • Pipes. —The pipes in s sink need never become stopped up if iust a little precaution is exercised. 11 a cup of kerosene is poured down the drain once a month, followed by two gallons of boiling water the next morning, there should never be any trouble The kerosene cuts the grease and the boiling water washes it a wav. • • BUILDING TILE Made in Monmouth make the best and most economical building mater ial you can buy. In long wear and low cost of upkeep there is nothing that will compare with tile or brick. The appearance of such a house is always attractive and it holds its selling value better than a frame house. Drain Tile in all Sizes. Ask us about them. Central Clay Products Co. • Making a Vase.—A pretty vase or fiower con'a ner may be made from an old bottle That sounds strange doesn t it—but it's so First, sa'urate a cord in either kerosene or turpentine and tie around the neck of the bottle at the place vou wish to cut it off Then light the two ends of the cord and turn the bottle slowly st> that the heat may be evenly distributed Third and lastly, plunge into cold water and the neck will break off evenly • • • The Grater.—After grating either lemons or cheese, a very stiff-bris tled brush will thoroughly cleanse the grater. • • • Candle Grease on Linen.—Candle rease may be removed from any f nen article by putting a blotter under the pigce and using a warm iron. Let the iron stand on the material long enough to melt all the grease, which will be absorbed by the blotter • • • Clothes-pins -Clothe« pins which hive been boded in «all water will keep the clo'he» from sticking to the I es in cold »rather A rither g ■' hint ’ r this »ea'her Add * - , t to i quart of wateg w bo.ia u Pieklea, Olives, Salad Dressing Greenwood Cottage Cheese MONMOUTH MARKET FRED J. HILL, Proprietor WANTED—Men or women to tak orders for genuine guaranteed hosier for men, women, and children. Elim nates darning. Salary »75 a wee full time, $1.50 an hour spare tirai Cottons, heathers, silks. INTERNATIONAL STOCKINi MILLS, Norristown. Pa. UR-2