THF M O N H O CTH H ARALD. MOS*MOUTH OREGOV
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FR ID A Y Y F B R U 'A R Y 1. 1924
flv- A '« l -
b L s M and rt. -(u«u «iropped •* ; h*
hearth a*-.rt y Laae«s:ble. A* they Uy
there z**ping for breath the p in e e r
* o a u fi ring u|x* theta with her ax
and they >>U»e<J their brother* --a the
>>araey to
the
H ippy
UuLt.aj
Groaada
The *©!e aarT;Tor o f the n r party
si,. old hare been convinced by n w
that thia cabin r u “had medicine."
Bat he evidently n i t ' t He crawled
ti rough the broken door and spratig
at the white woman. There wa* no
time to swing the ax for a deadly
Mow. As the aatage seized her she
drew the keen edge o f the ax acre-«
hit face. Laying the flesh open to the
bone.
This w ss too moch for the warrior.
With a i.owl o f pain he r^n fr-m the
cat in and bounded into the woods
And when he returned to the Indian
town o f ChllUcotbe he told his people
—S "t without
admiration— how the
terrible “1--ng-knife squaw" had de
feated his war party with nothing but
an a x
¡NOUN'S THRILLING YARN
ABOUT SNAKE FIGHT
Cherokee Brave Declares Joint
Reptile Attached Tail of Rat
tler and Fled to the Hills.
Consci once-Struck Woman
Pays Fare 10 Years Later
Wichita, Kan.—O useleoce 1» a re
lentless creditor.
This li why a woman entered the
Rock I*! and paseenger offices here
several days ago and said to the po.%
•■eager agent: “ Mister. I am here on
a peculiar mission. I came to pay
for my two children's tickets which
I ah- .1-1 have bought ten years ago
I wasn t a Christian then and I lied
about the children * ages The amount
was *7.23."
Mr. Keyes, the agent, told her to
forget about the Incident. The woman
waa per*iateut and he wrote the gen
era! ; s--«nger agent of the road, who
•old him to collect *4 28. The woman
refused to be satisfied until ah# paid
the full *7.23. She then told him how
she bsd lied numeroue times before
the Joined the church end how the
now was paying off all debt* of honor
Montreal Man to Build
$3,COO Home for His Hens
Paul Smith. N. T.—Dr. W. L. Mc-
Dimgald of Montreal Is going to mltl-
ga*e the ruggednew* of life In the wil
derness both for himself and for hla
hens, pigs and cow*. A *8.000 chalet
Is to be erected for the hen*; the pigt.
It la thought, will be content with a
*2,000 bungalow that 1* being con
structed for them. A community bouse
for the cow* is being put up at an ex
pense of *3.000. A living room for the
owner it being lidded to Doctor Mc-
Dougeld'a farm at an expense o f *50,-
000.
Other campers also are adding the
little convenience# of civilisation to
their cabin*.
B . F . Sw ope
C . A . Sw ope
Lawyers
210 Oregon Building
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OFFICE
HOUSE
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H. W . M O R L A N
Notary Public
Blank Deeda, M ortgages, Etc.
W o o d S a w in g
per cord
Hard wood, twice cut,
90c
" 3 times in two $1.15
Fir. twice in two80c: 3 cuts $1.00
S e th s m i t h , Phone 3 2 0 5
St- Paul.— William Cfco'et*. a full-
blooded Cherokee Ind.an Bring on
Spavinaw creek. In the Flint H. 1 dis
trict of the old Cherokee nation, aad
a reputation for veracity that was un
challenged until he related this an^ke
story.
But now— well, here’s Bill's
story:
Two Men Die in Attempt
He was fishing along Spavinaw
creek when his attention was sttratted
to Save Chl'd's Kite One door east o f the Odd Fellows
by a commotion behind him. Investi
Enola. Pa.—Attempting to save a
gation disclosed a big rattler and a child's kite, which became entangled Building.
Up To Date
Joint snake In deadly combat. Choleta in some wires near their borne, Clar
waa curious as to the outcome, but In ence Rider and Frank Snyder were
Electric
the Spavtnaw country rattlesnake oil electrocuted Rider was using an Iron
Restaurant
la a specific fo r rheumatism, lumbago, rod to disentangle the kite, and Sny
Tables for ladiea.
Give us a trial.
chilblains and the like, so Choleta der was bolding his arm when the rod
C.
E.
Fetzer
took matters into bis own hands and hit the wire.
killed the rattler. Then he cut off Its
head and tail.
Wait 38 Year* for Honeymoon.
The Joint snake which had been
Piqua. O.—After 38 year* of mar
Efficient Service
Courteous Treat
fighting for Its life laj scattered In ried life, Mr. and Mrs. Charles F.
ment
several directions on the ground, ac Sch saelln of Plqua will take Uietr
cording to Bill. and. true to It* nature. postp* ned
honeymoon
trip.
The
A L KEENEY
It set about trying to connect the scat couple wa3 married May 12, 1883. At
Funeral D irector sod Licensed
tered fragments.
But In Its burry. that time Mr. Schusselin was making
Choleta said, the Joint snake picked *10 a w eek.
Emb&lmer
1 up the tall of Its enemy Instead of Its
Calls Promptly Answered Day
own. It was well that was the last I
Big Truck End* Rejoicing.
or N igh t
fragment, for the Joint snake was too
New York.— Two hours after setting
frightened to assemble any more. foot on American soil, David Katz,
Prices Reasonable
Every movement caused the rattles to eight year* old, lay in a hospital with
PHONES 9821 and 9822
sound, and the Joint snake, apparently hi* body crushed. David and hla moth
believing R was still pursued by the er came from Poland to llv* with
Independence, Ore.
enemy, set out across the hhls like Davkl'a brother* her*. A truck ran
greased lightning.
over the Immigrant.
IT’S H E R E
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! TALES OF THE
O L D F R O N T IE R
i
Br ELMO SCOTT W ATSON
| 1111. *M t»n N**r»i-xje*r 1,'ak.R 1
THAT TERRIBLE "LON G KNIFE
SQ U AW "
MONG the ploneera who rroaaed the
Appalachians to seek new home*
In the West st the close o f the Revolu
tion wss s man named John Merrill,
who settled In what la now Nelson
county, Kentucky. That country was
•till aa moch a "Dark and Bloody
Ground" aa It had been when Daniel
A
p .- .: r first visited u and tlie f e i i of their number to'cra w l through. Mr».
an Indian attack ever hovered over Merrill immediately seized an ax and
(he Isolated cabins of the settlers and with thin weapon she killed the first
feeir stockaded fort* But Nelson was Intruder. He had scarcely rolled to
R e type o f man not easily daunted one aide when another entered to meet
■ ti he waa fortunate in having for the same fata, aa did a third. A fourth,
kla mate a woman o f remarkable unwarned by the fate o f his fellow*,
Mrv-ngth and courage.
was the next victim and by this time
One evening in 1787 Merrill was i the Indians realised the futility of
arouaed by the barking o f his dog and further attempts.
when he opened the door to see what
The three survivors then climbed to
waa the trouble he fell with his arm the roof o f the cabin with the Inten
and leg broken by the bullets of a tion o f gaining entrance by dropping
band of seven Indiana. As he dropped down through the huge chimney. But
to the floor he cried to his wife to Mrs. Merrill was at resourceful as
dose the door.
she was brave. She seized a feather
Then the savages attacked the bed, ripped It open and threw It upon
planks with their tomahawks and soon the smoldering coals In the fireplace.
made a hole large enough for one
Instantly a cloud o f smoke surged up
BISHOP'S 2 FOR THE PRICE OF SALE
A Ten Days Sale of
Clothing, Shoes, Fur
Plus $2.00
One Lot of 500 Suits
nishing G oods, b egin n in g
Wednesday, Feb’y 6th
Taken from our regular stock models for Men and
Young Men, light, medium and dark colors in plain
or novelty weaves, sizes 35 to 46. Suits priced regu
lar at
OUR ENTIRE STOCK OF
$30, $35. $40, $45, $50, $55
Men’s Suits and Overcoats
ON S A L E FO R 10 D A Y S at
Is included in this sale without reserve; all colors,
weights, materials and sizes will he on sale for ten
days at prices that mean saving worthwhile. Let
us show you.
Regular
Regular
Regular
Rcfnlar
Regular
Regular
Regular
Kegulai
Regular
$25
$30
$35
$40
$15
S5n
$55
Suits now
Suits now
Suits now
Suit> now
Suits now
Suit» now
Suits now
Suit* now
$05 Suits now
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$19.So
$23.85
$27.85
» l v*>
$35.85
$433*5
$ 17 >5
$51.85
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FOR THE PRICE of
For instance:
Buy one suit from this lot at the
regular price and get another suit or overcoat of the
same value for $2.00. Pair up with a friend if you
like and both profit by this offer.
All Men s separate Trousers at
during this sale.
Regular $4.00 Trousers ..............
Regular $4.50
Trousers
Regular $5.00
Trousers
Regular $6.00 Trousers
.
Regular $7.50 Trousers
Regular $9.00
Trousers
Special
$3.15
<*i v>
v :
$735
capital, unequaled buying facilities and thoroughly
trained sales force. We are now prepared to
the Public as never before.
serve
C. P. BISHOP
Boys’ Knicker Suits
Lot No. 1— 53 Boys’ 2 Pant Knicker Suits
Ages 6 to 17 yrs. Regular prices $8. $8.50
and $9. Sale P rice ...................................
Ages 6 to 17 yrs. Regular prices $10, $12.50
and $15.
Special.......................................
$6.95
$8.95
Plaid A ll V irgin
Single Blanket,
Wool
$5.45
Men’* Dre»t Oxford*,
fcrovrn
and tan only, value* to $10.
$4.8o
<Hb. light gray double Blanket*,
fancy
g ir d e r ,
aixe
72x84.
Special
«M l
S me with 2 pair pants, ages 6 to 17 years
Regular values to $15.
Sale Price ............ $11.95
Entire Stock of BOYS’ KNICKER SUITS
Regular $12.50 Suits now .......................
$10.00
Regular $15.00 Suits now ...........................
$12.00
Regular $17.50 Suits now ............................
$14.00
Regular $20.00 Suits now .......................
$16.00
Regular $21.50 Suits now ......................
$17.20
Men's black and brown Dress
Shoe*,
staple
last*, regular
$7.50 to # 1 0 . ---------------------------
$ 4 .5 0
Prices
ample
Men's Dress Shoes
AH W ool Camp Blankets,
Special, par pair
F ancy
Clothing and Woolen Mill Store Inc., With
Lot No. 3— 35 Boys’ Knicker Suits
Pendleton Bed Blankets
Men’s Trousers
of Bishop's
1 -ot No. 2— 18 Boys* Knicker Suits
PLUS $2.00
4lb
Having Reorganized under the name
$5.95 •
,
Mb white al! virgin wood doub
le Blanket*, site 7 0x82.. .111.7$ •
B oy*' Dress and Heavy Shoe*.
Sepcial ___________ ______ 8 3 . «
Pure V irg in W ool. fW l ••**
tingle Blanket*,
silk
bound;
Block pla% . all sixes, . - *7-3«
All Men's and Boys’ High Cut
A m i .
Le*» 20 per cent
Men’s Underwear
Mcu'* light weight Shirts and
Drawer*, regular 81.00 value
55c each
M e»'* fine
Me»'* heavy gray
Shirt* and
Drawer*, regalar #1.25 valu*
‘ i
85c each
Merino Tart W o»l gray I «ion Suit*,
regular #3.50 vai»«. Special
$1.95
BISHOP’ S CLOTHING and W OOLEN MILLS STORE, Inc. Salem, Ore.
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