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Olir ¡Viotto T he Best is none to good for you, The be t is always the cheapest. W o r ld ’s G reatest Short S to ries N o . III. A M U N IC IP A L R E P O R T By 0. HENRY If you Are satisfied, tell the other fellow. Copyright by DoubUday, P.tfe 41 Co R If you are Not satisfied, tell us. “The Quality Grocers” Waterbury & Chapman o h l . s k » PART Estacada, • Oregon Our New Stock of Rugs Is Here Body Brussels, 9x 12 $ 1 5 .7 5 to 18.75 Brusselo ( all wool )9 x l2 $ 1 0 .5 0 to 13.00 Half Wool 9x10/4 $ 6 .0 0 to 7.00 To Keep the Floor ('.lean Rope Door Mats - 75c to $1 .2 5 Estacada Furniture Co. Green Trailing Stamps *2 a r! a\ Undertaker* $ i o A w « f Ic The Hotel Estacada M O OK RN C O N V R N TK N C R S One of the most delightful Resorts on the Coast Local and Tourist Trade Solicited Quality is Remembered W e are in business to sell Good Goods at Lowest Prices. The mail order houses neither buy your pro duce, help pay your taxes or sup port your schools. Trade At Home. Estacada Pharmacy *: Tw enty-four famous authors were asked recently to name the best short story in the English lan guage. Montague Glass. Gouverneur Morris and Richard Harding Davis all declare that 0. Henry's "A Mu nicipal Report” is one of the world's greatest short stories. -------------------------------------------------------- I. A S T is e a s t a n d w e s t is S a n F r a n c i s c o , a c c o r d i n g t o L’uli- 1 I A T ornia us. C a l i f o r n i a n s a r e a r a c e o f p e ople , t h e y a r e not m erely In h ab itan ts of u state. They u r e t h e s o u t h e r n e r s o f t h e w e s t. N ow , C h i c a g o a n s a r e n o le ss loyal to t h e i r c ity , b u t w h e n y o u a s k t h e m w h y . t h e y s t a u i u i e r a n d s p e a k o f l a k e tish a n d t h e n e w O d d F e l l o w s b u il d in g , l i u t C a l i f o r n i a n s g o In to d e ta il . O f c o u r s e t h e y h a v e in t h e c l i m a t e a n a r g u m e n t t h a t is good f o r h a l f a u hour while you u re th in k iu g or your coal bills a n d h e a v y u n d e r w e a r . Hut a s s o o n a s t h e y c o m e to m i s t a k e y o u r s ile n c e f o r c o n v ic tio n , m a d n e s s c o m e s u p o n t h e m a n d t h e y p i c t u r e t h e < it.\ o f t h e (¡ o ld en G a t e a s t h e Ihit-dad of t h e n e w w o rld . So f a r , a s a m a t t e r of o p in io n , no r e f u t a t i o n is n e c e s s a r y B u t. d e a r c o u s i n s all ( f r o m A d a m a n d K v e de sc e nded», it is a r a s h o n e w ho will lay his H uge r on t h e m a p a tic s a y . “ In t h i s t o w n t h e r e c a n be no r o m a n c e - » w h a t c o u ld h a p p e n here! Yes. it Is a bold a n d a r a s h d e e d to c h a l l e n g e in o n e s e n t e n c e h i s t o r y , rrt m a n c e a n d the atlas. 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It is n o t so f r a g r a n t a s a m o t h b a l l n o r a s t h i c k a s p e a s o u p , but t i s e n o u g h - ‘t w ill s e r v e . I w e n t to a hote l in a t u m b r i l . It r e q u i r e d s t r o n g s e l f s u p p r e s s i o n fo r m e to k e e p f r o m c l i m b i n g to tile top o f it a n d g i v i n g a n i m i t a t i o n o f S id n e y C arton. T h e v e h ic le w a s d r a w n by I b e a s t s o f a b y g o n e e r a a n d d r i v e n by som ething d a rk and em ancipated. T h e ho te l w a s o n e o f t h e k in d d e s c r i b e as “ ren o v ated .” T h a t means JS’J o .O um w o r t h o f n e w m a r b l e pil la rs , tilin g , e l e c t r i c l i g h ts a n d b r a s s c u s p i d o r s In t h e lo b b y a n d a n e w L* a n d N. tim e ta b le a n d a lith o g rap h of Lookout m o u n t a i n In e a c h o n e o f t h e g r e a t l o o m s nls iv e . T h e m a n a g e m e n t w a s w i t h o u t r e p r o a c h , t h e a t t e n t i o n fu ll o f ex q u isite so u th ern courtesy, th e serv ic e a s s l o w a s t h e p r o g r e s s o f a s n a il a n d j i s good h u m o r e d a s R i p V an W i n kle. T h e food w a s w o r t h t r a v e l i n g a t h o u s a n d m ile s for. T h e r e is no o t h e r h o te l hi t h e w o r l d w h e r e you c a n get M O N l A l . l t CLASS« i s u c h c h i c k e n f iv e rs e n b r o c h e tte . 1 A t d i n n e r I a s k e d a i . ^ r o w a i t e r if t h e r e w a s a n y t h i n g d o i n g hi t o w n . l i e pondered gravely for a m in u te a nd ; re pli e d. “ W ell. b o s s. I d o n ' t r e a ll y r e c k o n t h e r e ' s a n y t h i n g a t all d o in ' a f t e r s u n d o w n . ’* j S u n d o w n h a d b e e n a c c o m p l i s h e d , it h a d b e e n d r o w n e d in t ile d r i z z l e lo ng b e fo re . So t h a t s p e c t a c l e w a s d e n ie d me. 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I th i n k t h a t if he h a d n o t u s e d his r a z o r t h a t d a y I w o u ld h a v e r e p u l s e d h is a d vances. and th e c rim ina l c a le n d a r of t h e w o r ld w o u . d h a v e b e e n s p a r e d t h e a d d i t i o n *>f o n e m u r d e r . I h a p p e n e d to be s t a n d i n g w i t h i n five f e e t o f a c u s p i d o r w h e n M a j o r C a s w e ll o p e n e d fir»* up»»ti It. 1 h a d b e e n o b s e r v - n n t e nougii to p e r c e i v e t h a t t h e a t t a c k - iu g f o r c e w a s u s i n g G a t l i n g s i n s t e a d of 8<|Uirrel rltlcH. .so I s i d e s t e p p e d s*> p r o m p t l y t h a t t h e m a j o r seize»! t h e op p o r t u n i t y t»i a p o lo g iz e t»» a ti outiuu- b a t a n t . H e h a d t h e b l u b b i n g lip. in f o u r m i n u t e s h e h a d b e c o m e m y f r ie n d a n d h a d d r a g g e d m e to t h e ba r. I d e s i r e to i n t e r p o l a t e h»*ie t h a t I a m u s o u t h e r n e r . H ut 1 a m n»»t o n e by p r o fe s s io n o r t r a d e . I e s c h e w t h e s t r i n g tie. t h e sloin h h a t. t h e P r i n c e Allu*rt. t h e n u m b e r o f b a le s o f <»»»tton d e s t r o y ed by S h e r m a n a n d p lu g »•hewing W h e n t h e or« ln*stra p l a y s “ P i x i e ’* l d o not c h e e r . Maj»»r C a s w e l l b a n g e d t h e b a r w ith his fist a n d t h e first g u n a t F*»:t S u m t e r re-echo»*d W h e n lie ti le d t h e la st j o n e a t A p p o m a t t o x I b e g a n t»> hope. B u t Mien In* l»«*gau o n f a m ily t r e e s a n d «h*moiis|rat(*d t h a t A d a m w a s on ly a t h i r d c o u s i n o f a c o l l a t e r a l bran» li o f I t h e C a s w e l l fa m ily . 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B ut before 1 bad o b t a i n e d m y r e l e a s e b e laid p r a t e d loud- ' ly o f a n i n c o m e t h a t h is w i f e re c e i v e d a n d s h o w e d a h a n d f u l o f s ilv e r m o n e y . W h e n I g o t m y key a t t h e d e s k t h e c le rk s a i d to m e c o u r t e o u s l y : “ I f t h a t m a n C a s w e l l h a s a n n o y e d y o u a n d if y o u w o u ld lik e to m a k e a c o m p l a i n t w e : will h a v e hi m e j e c t e d . H e is a n u i s ance. a loafer a n d w ithout a n y know n m e a n s o f s u p p o r t , a l t h o u g h lie s e e m s to h a v e m o n e y m o s t o f t h e tim e . B ut w e d o n ' t s e e m to be a b l e to tilt upon a n y m e a n s o f t h r o w i n g h im o u t legal ly." “ W h y . n o . " s a i d 1. a f t e r s o m e refle c tio n. “ 1 d o n ’t s e e m y w a y c l e a r to m a k i n g a c o m p l a i n t . H ut I w o u ld like to p l a c e m y s e l f o n r e c o r d a s a s s e r t i n g t h a t I do no t c a r e f o r his »•ompany Y o u r t o w n . ” 1 continue»!, “ s e e m s to he a q u i e t »»lie. W h a t m a n n e r o f e n t e r t a i n m e n t . a»i v e n t ure . o r e x c i t e m e n t h a v e y on to o f f e r n» t h e s t r a n g e r w i t h in y o u r g a t e s ? " “ W ell, s i r . " v p id t h e c l e r k , " t h e r e will lie a s h o w h e r e n e x t T h u r s d a y It I s - I ’ll look If u p a n d h a v e t h e a n n o u n c e m e n t s e n t u p t«> yountr»*»»m w ith tla* i«»«- w a t e r . G o o d n i g h t " A f t e r I w e n t u p t»» m y ro o m l loo ke d o u t o f t h e w i n d o w . It w a s o n ly a b o u t 10 o' clock, b u t I looke d u p o n a s i l e n t to w n . T h e d r iz z le c o n t i n u e d , s p a n g l e d w i t h d i m lig h ts , a s f a r a p a r t a s » ur- r a n t s in a c a k e so ld a t t h e L a d ie s ' e x change. Nashville occupies a foremost place am o n g th e m a n u fa c tu rin g r e n te rs of the cou ntry. It Is th e fifth boot and shoe m a rk e t in th o United S ta te s the largest can dy a nd c ra c k e r 'm a nufa ctu rin g city in the sou th and does an eno rm ou s tv hole- sale dry goods, grocery and dr ug business. 1 m u s t tell y o u h o w 1 c a m e to be In N a s h v i l l e , a n d I a s s u r e yo u t h e d i g r e s s io n b r i n g s n s m u c h t e d i u m to m e a s It d o e s to you. I w a s t r a v e l i n g e ls e w h e r e on m y o w n b u s in e s s , b u t 1 h a d a com m ission from a n o rth e rn liternry m agazine to stop over th ere and e stab lish a p e r s o n a l c o n n e c t i o n b e t w e e n t h e p u p . i c a t i o n a n d m m o f Us c o n t r i b u t o r s , Azal(*a A d a ir . A d a i r ( t h e r e w a s n o c l e w to t h e p e r sonality e xcept th e h a n d w ritin g ) had s e n t In s o m e e s s a y s d o s t a rt ! ) H n d To be continued