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Vol. XXIV.
UILLSBORO, WASHINGTON COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 21, 1897.
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GENERAL DIRECTORY.
STATE OFFICERS.
(Jovorao
rieoretar ol hi U
Wm.
P. Lord
Harrison ti.
Kineaid
Ireaaorer
. fb'lllp Metacban
Hatil. r'nblio Instruction ti. M. Irwin
total Printer.
W. fc. Lw-d
I Cue. B. WUve
Hapfain CoortM U. H. I
I F. A. M
W Uverton
Hean
uore
Jads-a Fifth Ui riot ...
Attorney Fifth litrtet
T. A. MeUride
I-1. Cieelun
OOCNTY OFFICKK8.
Jadii
Coiumiasioner '
llsrk .,,
ftberiS
fteoorder
Inuuii
...H. r. Corneliu
. . l. H. Kasur
T. O. iodd
t I. A lml,r
.. W. 1. Bradford
E. L. MoOorniick
A. U.t aly
Aim nr.
....George H. Wilooi
hchool Bapertnlendeiit. .
Austin l ri
BarvtYof
Coroner.... .. . ,
Ij. K. Wilke
. . C. I.. Large
OKKOON CITT LAND OFFICE.
Kobert A. Millar Keuiater
Wm. Ualloway Keoaiver
CITY OFFICKK8.
,W. N. Bnrrett, Mayor
Thou. Tucker
J. .V. One
hoard of TrutM
.W. H. Wehiunjr
... i. n. ritanlev
It. II. Ureer
..J. P. TamiMie
rteosrder Benion "'"n
!., V.O. Miti'holi
Uarahal.... ,WiJl-
, , . I W. P. Hmiln
Jeatioe of Peaoe j j H,ck.
POUT OFFICE INFORMATION.
The valla eloae at the Uillaboro Pott
Offloe, daily: , ,
Olenooe, Wee Union, Bethany and Cedar
Hill, at ll:SW a. m.
Going Booth, 80 a m.
Going to Portland and way-offleea, 6:6ft a
nri 1 n m.
For Farminirtoa and Laorel. WedueadRy
and (Saturday at iu:au a. u.
CH0BCU AND BOCIETV NOTICES.
CONOBEOATIONAL CHDKCH, oorner
Main and Fifth street. Preaching
every Sabbath, morning and evening. Sab,
bath aobool at 10 o'olook a. m. Prayer
meeting Tbnraday avening. Y. P. S. C. K.
Monday at 8:80 p. m. All services will be
abort, bright, interesting and helpful.
Everyone cordially weirome.
EVAN P. HU0HK. ru.l-r.
MV ANGELICA L CHl'KCH. Corner
Hi Fifth and Fir. Preaching erery Sunday
evening at 8 p. m. aeoond and fourth Sun
day at 11 a. m.i Sunday aohiiol at it) a. m.;
prayer meeting every Wedneeday evening;
teaoher meeting every Sunday evening.
M. L. Pratt, pastor.
FIK8T Christian Chnrch. K. I.. Shflley
paetor, Baaellue and Third. Preaohing
every Snnday at 11 a. m. and 1M p. m.
HnndaySehool, 10 a. m. Prayer meeting,
Thuriday. 8)0 p. m. Y. P. . 0. E.. Sun
day, 710 p. m. .
ik7CHUB0H, O. k 'ii'ne paator.
i 1 .Preaohing every Sabbath morning and
evening Sabbat ool every Sabbath at
10 4. . ng every Sunday at
.W . ueneral prayer meeting every
Thnraday evening. Leadera' and Steward a
meeting the aenond Taeaday evening of each
iuontha
A. 0. U. W.
H1LL8BOKO LODGE NO. HI, A. O. IT.
W., meeta every Brat aud third
Frid avening Mfctf". M. w.
P. H. BAUOUMAN, Heoorder.
llenvhtera af Kebekah.
HILLS BOKO REBEKAH LODOE NO.
64. 1. O. O. P.. meet in Odd Fellow a'
Hall avery Saturday avening.
SAUAU WILLIAMS, N.O
p. r h.
I ILLSBORO GRANGE, NO. 7:1, meet
XI nd and ttb Baturaaysoi eaon monu
Hctj. ScHoriaU), Uaa'er,
Aai Inaat. See.
i. o. o. .
aanNTKKTlMA LODGE. NO. HO. meeU
J 1 Wedneaday eveninga at 8 o'clock, in l.O.
F. Hall. Vialtor maue weioome.
RICHARD UEMISH, N.Ji
I). M. C. O.dlt, Seo'y.
. p. a. v.
KET8 very Snnday avening at 7 o'olook
ill in the Christian c baron, iou are
eordiall invited to attendita meetinga.
EDA ADAMS. Pree't.
Defrea of Honoi.
IPHK DEGREE OF HONOR. A. O. V.
1 W., meete n Odd Fellowa' hall ewrv
Brst and third Friday evening of raoh
month. M. M. Pitlenger, C. of II.
Mrs. Bella Brown, Recorder.
Katkbene Mater.
1)H(ENICIA TEMPI.K NO. 10, R. 8.,
meets every Slnd and 4lh Fritlny in each
month at 7:30 o'clock In I. O. O. r. H ill.
Mas. SUSIE STANLEY.
Maa. M. A. House, M. E. C
M. ot R. and C.
K. of P.
I1IKENIX IXtOE, NO. 84, K. OF P.,
meeta in Odd Fellowa' Hall on Monday
evening of eaoh week. Sojourning brethren
eloomed to knlge meetinir.
J. M. WALL, CO.
I.. A. lAno, K. of H. At S.
A. P. Aid 1. M.
f ptALITY LODOE NO. S, A. f.AA.M,
1 meeta every Saturday night on or after
mil moon of each month.
W. D. WOOD, S . M.
R. Cam da li. Secretary.
O. E. M.
flMTALATlN CHAPTER, NO. 81. 0. K.8..
1 meeta at Masonic Temple on the 2nd
and 4lh Tuesday of eaoh month.
Maa. W. D. HARK, . M.
Oiun CanmiTB, Secretary.
vr. r. t. v.
HILLSBORO, W.C.T. V. MEETS IN
the Congregational Chim-li on the
tth Friday In each month at 8 o'clock t.
M.
rprALATIN
PLAINS PRESBYTERIAN
1 ti
'hnrrh. Regular preaching. Sundava,
11 o'clock A. M: Snnday acbool, 1ft o'clock
A. M. W. H. DlERDOHFr,
' Fastor.
K. 0. T. .
710LA TENT, NO. l, K. O. T. M..
meels in tMd Fellowa' Hall, on sec
and fourth Thursday evenings of each
month. L. A. LONG.
biKTOH RowHts, Com.
K. K.
WASHINGTON ENCAM PMENT No. IN,
I. O. O. F.. meeta on lint and
bird Taeadaya of eaoh month.
P. M. C. Qrtv, hWtho.
E5. RAX309 POKT, SO. ", (1. A. K. j
Hf EETS IS ODD FELLOWS II AM. ON
the first and third Selurdav of each
month, all :8 o clock, I . M.
J. I'. Hicks, A. M., II, U Locke. T. T.
Mlntant.
UEX. BASSO ( 0Kr SO. 47. W R. V.
MKKT IS ODD FELLOWS II ALL
Hillsboro, on the 1st. tnd 9d. Fridajs
ol each month at H. p. m.
Mrs. irsn.lsll, Pre.
Mr. Oriaa Oarllle, Bee
PUUFEHHIONAL 0AKD0.
THOXAS H. T0UE,
TTORNE Y-AT-LA W,
hillubgho, okeuon.
Orrioa: Morgan block.
w. a. uiun, l e
BARRETT ADARS,
HILL8BOKO, OKBOON
Ovnrs: Central Block. Room ud T.
MNTo aowiuw, v. D. ttrra.
Noury Poblio.
SMITH ft HOWMAX,
TTORNEYS-AT-LAW.
HILLS HO HO, OBEOON.
Orvioa: Roouia 6 and T. M org am block.
C. E. KISDT,
TTORN E V-AT-LA W,
PORTLAND, OBEOON
1 Room : No. 8, Portland Saving Bank
Boilding, Beeund and Waabington Streata.
1. 3. HPOW. UIO, B. iAUt
BAULET BROWS,
YTTORNEYS-AT-LAW,
BILLS BORO, OREOON.
Resident agent for Royal Insurance Co.
Roomh: 1, 2, and S, Hhute Building.
8. T. LI.NKLATEB, H. B. C. M.
piIYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
' '' UILLSBORO, OBEOON.
Ornoa: at reaidenoa, east of Court
Houae, where be will be found at all time
when not visiting patienta.
J. V. TAMIESIE, M. V.,
g P. R. R. SURGEON,
Or no and RaarDBMoi t oorner Third
and Main Btreeta. Othoe hoora, HM to 12
a. m., 1 to A and 7 to 8 p. m. Telephone to
reaidenoe from Brook it Sela' Drngatore at
II hour. All call promptly attenaea,
night or day.
W. D. WOOD, M. D.,
piIYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
UILLSBORO, OREGON.
Otmn: In Chenette Bow.
oorner First and Main atreeta.
RaaiDmai
F. A. BAILEY, M. D.
IJHYSICIAN, SURGEON AND
A AOCOUCHEUR.
HILLSBORO, OREGON.
Ovtiob: in Pharmacy, Union Block. Calla
attended to, night or day. Reaidenoa, o. w .
Cor. Baae Line and Seoond itraeta.
R. MIX0",
JJENTIST,
FOREST GROVE, OREOON
now making teeth for $8.00 and f 7.8U
per aet i beet of material and workmanship
Will compare with sets eoating $26. Teeth
extraoted without pain. Filling at the
lowest prioee. Ail work warranted.
Ornci i three door north, of Briok
store. Office boor from a. m. to 4 p. ni
A. B. BAILEY, 1. I. H.
jENTIST,
HILLSBORO. OREOON.
H.x.ms 1 and Morgan A Bailey Block
WILKES BROS.
t IWTRACTORS AND
iV SURVEYORS.
UILLSBORO, OREGON.
Amn for Bar Look Type Writer. Two
door '' of PoatotBo.
THUS. I). HUMPHREYS.
CONVEYANCING AND
ABSTRACTING OF TITLES.
HILIBORO. OBEOON.
liesal paper drawn and Loans on Real
Kstate ncirotiated. Bueineas attended to
with promptneaa and dispatch.
Orrtci: Man Street, oppoaite Court
House.
WM. BEXS05,
PRACTICAL MACHINIST
rll LLP BOKO OREGON.
All kinda of repairing on Steam Engine
and Roilera. Mill Work, Threehing Machine
Mrtv.nl
Feed Cutters, Sewing Maehinea
Wn.hinn Machinea. Wringer, Pnmp.
Soaliw, Sciaaor ground, Gnn and Look
smithing. Saw ground and filed; and have
a large number of aeoond nana engine ana
boiler for sale. All work warranted.
Dr. Price's Cream baking Powdar
WerM'l Fair Nigh Award.
Ask your physician, your druggist j
and your friends about Shiloh's Cure
for Consumption They will recom
mend it. For sale by the I Wta Drug
Are you made miserable by Indl
gestion, constipation, dlcxlnem, lose
of appetite, yellow skin? Shiloh'f
Vitalizer Is a positive cure. For sale
by Ihe I Vita Drug Store.
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thus Ptoumta ae viahs, ycahs in which, im
INOL INSTANCia, PAINS AND ACHES
Rheumatic, Neuralgic,
I HAVE RAVAORD TH1 HUMAN FRAME. T..ltCOB
OOl OlA. CURED THKM NO BOAST ; THEY ARK
V I SOLID FACTS HELD IN PROOF.
MMli
Absolutely - Pur
Crlebralvd for in (Treat leaven
irtrruwiiiU Mat! i.ciitiuiiivM.
Aa-.urf .lie lool auinst alum
and all forms of adulteration
common to the rhean brands.
eyef asking Powder Co., New Vark
THE MN OF IRKEVEKEME.
The Anit-rican Church Sunday
School Magazine, in publishing a aer
Im of article on the "Ten Coiumaad
mentti," from (he pen. of the Rev,
Dr. Win. Vilherfor-e Newton, of
PittaflelU. Maaa., which furnlaheft
admirable readinir for all claws of
people. The article on the third
comraandiiient in the April number
of the Magazine thus conclude:
'The sin of irreverence la the sign
of moral degeneration.
"I go at times Into Jiwpitals and
retorniutory institutions, where I am
conacioua of an evil I do not te with
my eyes by the odor of the disinfect
ant which I perceive witli my nos
trils. I enter Ktnokingcart and hotel
corridors, where the heavy fetid at
mosphere of the place, surcharged as
it la with the stale aroma of old ci
gars, impresses: upon my mind the
fact that the men are gone and the
odor of their vices remains. So it is
with the Bin of bl.ispheuiy. I may
not see the sin of it but I perceive its
iojurious effect by the moral odor,
that Inheres in the environment after
the sin and the sinner have departed.
I recogni.e with certain people the
signs of moral degeneration on every
hand, even. though I may not see or
hear the actual transgression. They
have become degenerates deteriorates.
They areof their father, the devil,
and the truth is not in him. The
cancer of wayward sin has eaten in
to their very' lives and now they
are lower than the beasts that peril-h
because they have thrown their mor
al responsibility and freedom to the
winds of heaven.
"These, then, it seems to ine nre
the two vital thoughts of-this sub
ject:
"lly the name of God,- we 'mean
the moral character of God; and it is
our duty not to lower or degrade this
character, because of these three
reasons, because
"It destroyed our standard.
"It debases our conscience.
"It is the sign of moral degenera
tion, and thus recognizing the com
mands involved In the warning not
io cieai irreverently Willi tlie name
or character of God, we lift'our hands
in prayer and say, Lord,'Jiave mer
cy upon us and inclin'u our' hearts to
keep Thy law.' "
The lieat Remedy for Rheumatism.
Mr. James Rowland in, this village
states that for twenty-five, years his
wife has been a sufferer from rheum
atism. A few nights ago she was in
such pain that site was nearly crazy.
She sent Mr. Rowland for the doctor,
but he had read of Chamberlain's
Pain Balm and instead of going for
the physician he went into the store
and secured a bottle of it. His wife
did not not approve of Mr. Rowland's
purchase at first, but neverless a
plied the Halm thoroughly and in an
hour's time was able to go to sleep.
She now applies it whenever she feels
an ache or a pain and finds that it al
ways giTfs relief. He says that no
medicine which she had used ever
did her as much good. The 25 and
50 cent sizes for sale by The Delta
Drug store.
Mamie Toor Howels Will, rascareta.
CaiuW rathartic. cure rnntinATlnn fnrvf
10c, -JOc '-'v c. C. la 1. Urujii,titr,-fuiiJ money.
"It I the Rest mi tank."
That Is what Edwards" Parker,
merchants of Plains, (hi., say of
Chamberlain's Pain Ililm, for rheu
matlsm, lame back, deep seated and
muscular pains. Sold by The Delta
Drug Store.
Nd-Tn-Bw for Fifty trnta.
Guaranteed toiuro hahif cure, make weak
men ulrong, blood pure. . 60c. 11. Ali urugiriata,
,v,nstirwition muses more limn hnli
he , of wom4.n. Kar,-S (1oVPr
RiMt Tea Is a pleasant cure for consti
pation. For sale by the I Vita Drug
Store.
Ask your Druggist for the Kinder
garten Novelty, "The house that
Jack Built." lie will give it to you
Shllelh'Is Ayer's Cherry Pectoral.
AafaaanVawa
fn
5ciatic, Lumbagic,
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A SAYAGE HEK0.
Some fifteen or sixteen miles south
of Red River Station there is a peak
standing out " on the open
prairie and commonly known
to all the country round as
Jim Ned Lookout. It is merely an
elevation forming tint northern end
of a long bluff that strelehe away to
the south. The ascent is quite grad
ual and easy on the aouthern side,
but on the northern it Is abrupt and
precipitous. In most countries. It
would not be considered much of an
elevation but s(aUuiug as it uova oaj
Ihe level pararies of Texas it is con.
sldered quite a mountain. It stands
perhaps only about 200 feet above the
surrounding plain but that much U
sutticient to give oue, standing on the
summit, a view of all the country on
three sides for miles around. On Ihe
south the view is curtailed by the
bluffs, but in other directions it is all
that could be desired.
Perhaps not one person in twenty
of those now living In Montague
county knows that this point of land
pertuates the name of one who, for
resolute fidelity to his friends, pathet
ic faithfulness to his loved onea and
self-abnegating heroism In the hour
of final trial, had few tquals, even in
this land of frontier romance and
heroism. Human he was, and henoe
not free from faults by any means but
a few. mountain peaks of grandeur
stand out so prominently in his char
acter that at this distance they serve
to throw all the low ground of his
faults into the obscurity of their
shade.
Jim JSed was an Indian, and a
Comanche at that. The first was
ever heard of him in this country was
one hot afternoon in August, '65,
when two cowboys happened to be
riding by the peak which now bears
his name. Those were troublous
times. This part of the state was still
rent and torn with the concluding
struggles of the great war. There
was as yet no government here suf
ficiently strong to hold in check the
restless tribes just across Red river,
and hence troubles from that source
were frequent. The Indians made
frequent incursions into the state, and
the story ot each successive raid was
told in a series of smoking houses
and Bcalpless human beings. Hence
it Is no wonder that Jim Parker and
Ned Harris the two cowboys referred
o, were startled when they noticed
the motionless form of a man with a
gun in his hand stretched at full
length on a ledge of rocks barely 'be
low the summit of the peak. Park
er was the first to discover it, and he
reined in his pony at Ihe discovery.
"Hello!" he cried, "What's all
this?"
Sure enough, what was it? One at
that distance could barely tell', that it
was a man rather than a wild beast,
and the decision as to whether It was
a white man or an Indian was utter
ly out of the question.
After a parley of a few minutes
Harris and Parker agreed to separate
one approaching the peak from the
northeast and one from the north
west. Each had his Winchester uu
slung and ready for action, so that If
Ihe mysterious figure had opened
fire on them, the other could have
silenced him in short order. - Hardly
had the two approached within 'fair
rifle range when the figure leajied to
its feet, dropped the gun and waved
its empty bands over Its head. This
was correctly interpreted as a gesture
of peace and the two riders lowered
their guns and rode up for a confer,
ence. On closer view It was evident1
that the man was an Indian, and that
he was not over 24 or 25 years of age
lie was powerfully built, straight as
an arrow and with an air of deter
mined independence uncommon even
among his own race.
"What's your name?" was the
question first propounded by Parker.
The Indian told him.
"Whe-e-e-w!'' whistled the ques
tioner, "I've heerd lots of long-tailed,
hyfalutin' Indian names before, but
darned if that don't beat 'em all.
There ain't no Christian man in Tex
as es could keep track of it. I'll call
you Jim for short, after myself."
The long-named son of nature re
ceived the announcement of this
wholesale sacrifice of syllables with
out protest and without moving
a muscla.
"What you doing here?" was the
next question.
"Me watch me on lookout."
"Who're you on the lookout fur?"
"Inun gal sister you see um?"
There was a pathos about his in
flection as be asked this question that
proved conclusively that an Indian is
not all stoic. Little by little, by dint of
much questioning and after laying a
severe strain on his scanty knowl
edge of F.nglish, the whole story was
brought out. Until only a few days
before he h-.d lived with his people
in the Comanche country and had
been perhaps as good an Indian as a
Comanche ever gets to be. Aword
Ing to hi4 statement he had seen
very litttle of the white people, and
had never had any trouble with any
of them, but only a few days before
a section of his tribe had run eff to
make an incursion into Texas, and
bad taken with, them his only sister.
.' Us was suro tlay hud (aaualitr Ly
force, and that she would return as
soon as she could regain her liberty,
tie lelt sure her cipton bad takeu
berdown toward Clear Creek canyon,
and that iu coining back to the terri
tory they would be coiuel!ed to pass
near this peak. Hence he had taken
his stand here, and proposed to keep
it until his lost sister was restored. If
at any time be happeued to fall in
v:'.b. !h rn.vi r.4 ?. rr ..... ... '
A grunt and a significant shake of
Ihe head were the only indications of
what he would do in that desirable
contifc'ency, but they were sutticient
to impress the white men with the
desirability of letting him stay w here
he was.
"Uo it, old fellow," shouted Par
ker. "Them devils needs thinning
out, any way, aud I'd just as lief
you'd help do it as anybody."
'That night Parker and Harris rode
into Red river station, a bustling lit
tle frontier town only a few miles
away, and reported what they had
seen and heard. The general verdict
was that the Indian must be let alone
in his benevolent design as to finding
his sister, and exterminating some
of his fellow-tribesmen. Red river
station was a lively place in those
days. It was where the Chisholm
cattle trail crossed Red river, and
at certain seasons of the year there
was a perfect stream of cattle and
cattlemen going from Southern Tex
as toward the Northern markets.
The strictly permanent portion of its
population was small but extremely
lively. - In this instance they imme
diately took a deep interest in the
newly arrived Indian and made Inm
frequent visits. With characteristic
Western impartiality, though they
decided it would not lie fair to name
him after one of his discoverers to the
exclusion of the other, and hence
they rechrlslcned him "Jim Ned,"
thus honoring both Harris and Par
ker alike. Iiy this name he went
ever afterward, and his real name
was forgotten. It was too long to
remember. His sisters name like
wise failed to suit the lastidious ears
of the station tieople, and hen .-e they
reciirisiencii ner as Mai. uy some
unexplalnable process of evolution
this developed into S;il S ida, and so
she was called." Jim Ned took no
offence at this piece of pleasantry
and as he had no idea what sal soda
was, the ivame prolmhly suited him
better than a shorter one would.
After awhile the rw uinlient figure
on the ledge of rocks got to be a fa
miliar ene to all the neighboring
Count TV. Dav after iIhv nn nuoo.r
I how hot the sun might there
was the same motionless form grasp
ing the same ominous Winchester
and keeping the same grim outlook.
And ttfter the winter came, no mat
ter how fierce the norther was, it was
the same old sight. A pony was al
ways picketed in a cleft In a bluff
near at band. I-'rf queutly Jim
Ned, when he saw strangers coming,
would ride out to them and inquire
as best he could for his sister, but no
word of her ever came. Uofore the
winter come, though, the white set
tlers found out that, though Jim
Ned's vigils might not bo helping
him any, they were helping them.
Not a solitary Indian horseman
could pass that way without being
seen by the grim sentinel on the
peak. More than once during the
fall the white men were saved from
massacre by being forewarned by
that lonely watcher. Oradually he
came to be regarded as more of a
protection against savages than the
whole garrison of I'nited States regu
lars at the fort at the station. He
i was regarded as a kind :f benevolent
genius, and the mothers of Montague
county rocked their babies to sleep at
night with a feeling of greater secur
ity because they knew that Jim Ned
was still keeping lookout over (hem.
Summer changed to fall, fall to
winter and winter to spring, and
still no reliable news. One lime he
had disappeared from his post for a
whole week, and when he re-appeared
at the end of that time pony and
rider seemed well nigh exhausted.
He had heard of a woman 200 miles
to the siuthwest ami lu l gone to
see if it were not his sister. It
proved another woman, and here
turned to his old post.
"Me find um ur bust!'' was Ills
only comment.
Another time two toughs and
would-be humorists from a neigh
boring ranch told the station people
of a Joke thry intended to piny on
Jim Ned. They were going to fix
up a plausible lale and by it decoy
him some ten mile down the river
to where a woman of very bail
repute kept an establishment. It
would doubtless be very funny to -ee
the poor fellow's disapMiritment.
The station s?ople tried to dissuade
them, but to no purpose. How the
experiment worked nolsxly ever
koew, for the Jokers never returned
to tell. It was commonly sup
pooed that Jim Neil killed them
both, and the better element of soci
ety hoped he had. Nothing was
done about it.
Jim Ned occasionally csroe to the
statiou to see if anyone there had
gotten any of the new he had miss
ed. On one such occasion a soldier.
rather more brutal than the rest,
remarked to him.
"Jim Ned. a new womau struck
town last night. Uo size her up and
ee If she looks like Sal Soda."
"Hold yer lip!" retorted com
rade. "Ain't you gut more seuse.
He's ust guying you, Jim Ned."
This was said in a spirit of genu
inn go. nl, but (lie inuian' baVr'aV-'
ready turned In the direct iou poiut-
d . Tfc
woman. Neil strode . over to her
with eager steps and looked down
Into her eyes The crowd had fol
lowed him, but when they yaw the
look of aiute agony that suffused his
face most of them turned away. The
woman seemed of the lowest stratum
of humanity, and was evidently in
the last stages of a loathsome disease.
The long, black hair was matted
around the staring, hollow, eyes, and
and the flesh was putrid and black
with the rottenness of disease aud
the work of bruises iLtlicted upon
her. Jim Ned clasped her hand
bent over her and gazed down into
her eyes in the agony of his grief.
A filthier, more disgusting sight tha
the woman could not have been
imagined, and one young fellow
turned up his nose at the scene.
"Roys," said a gm.led old stock
man, fingering his six-shooter, "she
his sister, and I say hang a man as
wouldn't cross hell for his sister."
That seemed the prevailing sent
ment, and the young fellow let his
nose turn down again, lirother and
sister were talking away in some
unknown tongue, presumably their
native Comanche.
"Boys," continued the last speak
er, "she's tellin' him all about it. If
any of you follows is mixed up any
ways in this business, you'd lietter
make your wills and say your pray
ers, for there's goln' to be hell to pay
somewhere."
Kvery man looked at his neighbor,
but nolKaly moved. The woman
had been iirought to town that morn
ing by a party of cattlemen, and had
been left there to die. There had
been five men in the party, and
they were all newcomers vnd Strang
ers to tho men at the statien. Next
day news was brought, to'town that
ail five of the men had been found
dead in camp, each with a Winches
ter ball lodged somewhere about him
Nobody knew whether Jim Ned had
been absent from the station the
night before or not, but all were
afraid to inquire. The;, general ver
diet was that it was an awful veu
geance, but a Just one,
"He hadn't orter tied about it like
he did," remarked one of the sol
diers. "I s'pose, though, he knew if
he told us it was white men he wuz
after we wouldn't 'alet him staid."
Two days after the strangers were
found dead Sal Sisla died, aud when
Jim Neil laid her to rest under the
CO) ton woods that fringe ted River
there were many moist eyes among
those who stood by and looked on
Perhaps It would be better for Jim
Ned's reputation if the narrative
should stop here. Ho far-1 have told
only ot his strong points; It now be
comes necessary to tell of his down
fall.
After his sister's death the whole
mainspring of his life seemed to Is?
gone. No more keeping tiresome
vigils on the peak for him! . No more
work of any kind, In fact, when
there was any possible chance In the
world to get out of it. He spent all
his time loafing around the fort,
depending for a living on the popu
larity his previous record had won
him. Then he began to develop an
unsuspected capacity for drinking
whisky. Driuk has caused the ruin
of many other great men, and there
is no wonder that It overthrew him.
I apply the term "great" to him ad
visedly, for if a mart who can take a
great purpose and stick to it is not a
great man, who Is? Jim Ned had
done this, but whisky was too strong
for him and he fell. AS he took to
drinking he took to- lying, swearing
and, unless the indications were far
wrong, to stealing as well. Things
began to disappear very mysterious
ly around the station, and suspicion
pointed to Jim Ned. So rapid was
this downfall that the course of six
short months sufficed - to bring
him from the josition of al
most a patron saint to that of the
most despised character around the
town. There was only one friend
left for him, and that was Charlie
Hall, the young son of Opt. Hall,
who commanded the garrison at the
fort. However, no actual theft was
positively proven nn him until one
day a shotgun belonging to this boy
disappeared and was found in the
Indian's porwontiion. Thn a council
of war was held anal it was decided
that the fellow should be whipped.
When the time selected for the pun
ishment srrived be begged thst he
might be left unbound, promising to
make uo resistance and no attempt
toescse. On the strength of this
promise his hands were unbound,
but no sooner had It been done than,
with a yell, he broke for the bluff
overlooking the river, plunged over
it, ami uy ins ani in sMtuiuitiiK
aud diving managed to escape to the
other aide.
Suit) We 1.4 after Ibis Charlie Halt
was up the river shooting ducks'
when a baud of some five or six Co
manche got in pursuit of him. He
uieeded in hiding for the time
among the trees on the river's bank,,
aud while there Jim Ned put in his
appearance. It was the first time he'
wis evident from his looks lhat he
still wished well lor the hov,
"Why haven't you got clear out of
this countiy?" asked the boy
"Me no want leave Sal Soda," was
the resionst.
The river at this place consisted of
a wide reach of red sand, with the
water flowing along a little channel
on the opposite side of it. The dry
sand seemed firm enough, but was
in reality full of dangerous quick
sand. The voices of the pursuers
were heard near at hand, making it
evident that there was no time to
lose.
"You no go straight down river;
quicksand there," said the Iudian.
"Uo straight Yroes to big tree there
then turn down."
Charlie acted on the advice, and in
doing so of course lost some valuable
time. Hardly had he gotten started
down when he saw Jim Ned at the
head of the Comanche galloping
straight across the sand he had just
told him coulained quicksand. The
boy gave up in despair, but, hetrlng
a yell, looked back and saw th
whole group struggling in the death
clasp of the awful quicksand. To
save his life Jim iNed had led th
Comanche knowingly into the quag
mire and had perished with them
It was done of his own free will, to
save the life of a boy who had been
his friend.
A liar? Yes. Jim Ned would lie
like a dog. Drunkard? Yes, he
drank like a fish. Thief? Yes, he
even stole; but he lived for another
and he died for another, and that is
more than can be said of most of us,
Jim Ned is no Imaginary fellow
He was as real an historical charac
acter as was Napoleon Ilonaparte.
Ah, Jim Ned ! You were an un
fettered and untutored savage, and
your sense of right and wrong was
very slightly developed. You di
not even know how to distinguish
between another's property and your
own. ou knew how to give u
your life for your friend, though; am
perhaps in that day when the sea
gives up its dead and the quicksands
of ltd River give up theirs, it shall
be found that he who knows this,
even if he knows no more, shall he
accounted wise. P. W. Horn, in St
Ijouis Q lobe-Democrat.
CI.EARISM AWAYTIIE Kl III1ISH.
Shortly after the Inauguration the
Columbia S. C. state, commented on
Pres. McK in ley's inaugural address
in this editorial parigraph:
"The concluding sentences of the
address are full of fine sentiment for
fraternity, and the effacement of sue
tlonal issues. We are quite sure that
President McKlnley Is sincere in his
wish snd promise to promote the
complete reunion of the American
people. North and South. We have
not feared a revival of force-bill legis
lation, because we have not believed
that the republican party would cast
itself into a quicksand, open-eyed.
The great issues now to be settled
have no relation to the former sec
tionalism, and the interests of all the
artles require that the arena for
their determination be cleared of all
the rubbish of old conflicts.
Similar praises of the president's
inaugural have been published in
other Southern papers. The legisla
tion of Congress will confirm the im
pression made by the inaugural ad-
ress and give to the Southern eo-
ple a new proof that President Lin
coln, in the closing words of his first
Inaugural we are not, we cannot he
enemies spoke a profound truth that
that they did not heed then, but that
they are prepared to recognize now.
Mr. Allen, of Crook county, has
Just come over the mountains by the
Lcbannon road, on horseback say
the Albany Democrat, and reports
seven or eight feet of snow on Sand
hill, and that traveling was decidedly
rough. He thinks by the middle of
next week it will be safe to make the
trip.
Tillamook city now has the benefit
of mountain water, pure and fresh, in
sufficient quantities to supply the
needs of the town and to check any
ordinary fire which might break out.
No dam or reservoir has been con
structed at the head of the water sys
tem. When this is done Tillamook
city will have as efficient a gravity
water system as any city in the state.
Lemuel Melson who murdered
Charles Perry In the Coast range of
mountains, Josephine county, March
23, 196 is to hang July the 21. This
Is the case where the Jurisdiction of cheat seed were -t,!en f-om his gran
the court was in question so king, the! ary. When be wante to shave, he
crime being committed at a point
near the boundary line Is-1 ween Jose
phine and Curry county.
OU U. THE SI AI E.
The H.irrisburg Review says a
labor exchange will ssu tie organised
in that town. v
P. French sold a baud of 500 head
of steers iii Hums, Harney county
last wet k, for .1." a head. .
The Misirliig mill at Pendleton U
running night and day.. Fifty-five
men are employed at the mill.
a U-ar aud caprurvd two cubs near
otter rocks; Lincoln county last
week.
Monument has been '-hitched up"
with Heppner by telephone, and work
on ihe line to Canyon City is being
pushed.
The Albany Creamery Association
has contracted with a S.tlcm firm to
furnish .io.onii pounds of Albany
made butter.
Grasshoppers about the size of a
tlea are so thick in the Fulton
neighborhood, 1'inatilla county, that
they raise in cli mis whenever dis
IiuIhhI. There hto said to be many cater
pillars in the orchards of theCoquillo
valley, and owners of the trees are
preparing to make war un tho
worms.
Tho West Shore Mill company, of
Astria, is piittint: into its mill a nest
of new l 'lO-pound pressure boilers, so
as to give increased power with
which to furnish the city with
lights.
' Thomas Wliilehoru h is decided to
build a two story, brick building in
Corvallis, ami William Cor licit will
st'irt up his brickyard at once.
Mr. Corbett expects to employ 10 or
12 men.
Beef cattle are becoming quite
scarce in Coos county, owing' to the
recent visits of interior cattle-buyers.
Tho meat markets now experience
some trouble iu supplying their cus
tomers with good heel.
The Rosehurg Review says the
effect of the heavy sentences imposed
by Judge Fullertoti bt the latest term
of court will result iu the lightest
criminal docket at the, next term
that Douglas county has had for a
long time.
Several carloads of baled hay were
shipped from Junction City last week
by Maurice Allen. Sixteen dollars
per ton was puid for tho hay. That
is far enough away to be beyond the
suspicion of a local nuirkct control,
and it is a prosperity price, too.
Cattle buyers are now working
Klamath county. For good 2 and
:l-year-old beef steers they are offer
ing i'2", but are making few if uny
purclirt-ies, s.iys the Klamath Repub
lican. Some of the cattle owners aro
reKrled to be holding out for f.M per
head.
Asa (filbert lost a wagon-load of
oats, hay and Hour, and a pair of
horses, while attempting to ford Sal
mon creek last Wednesday, miles
southeast of Fugene on the military
road. The wagon was overturned,
and the horses were swept off of
their feet and drowned.',
William Rrenner, of Scio, and D.
Wheeler, of Iielmioii, are buying feed
hogs near S -io for shipment to Ne
braska. They luve bought about 000
head, for which they paid from 2 to
2 cents a pound gro-s. Seio was a
squealing center of industry last
Monday, as wagon load after wagon
load of pigs were brought in.
The construction of the Raker City-
Harney county road through Sticey's
gulch and around the Dooley moun
tain, the winlir barrier to travel
from south to P. ik r City, has been
commenced under the auspices of
he Raker City Commercial Club,
ami the amount of money that will
e exS'iided ill be between $700
and (loi)O.
I.ast Tuesday Peter Harris, an old
man who has followed sheepherding
n the southern part of Wasco county
for several years, died very suddenly
at Cross Hollows, from heart failure.
produced from drinking alcohol.
After taking a number of drinks of
the liqu ir in quick succession, be
was sci.'sl with fainting spells, ami ,
died Is-forn the dis'ter summoned
from Antelope arrived.
A farmer named Olfiit, living on
Trout Creek, Crook county was found
ead in his p.ist'ire n-i-ently where
he had probably been killed by his
horse drnrging him on the ground.
He lived alone mid remote trom
neighbors hence was not found till
he hid la-en dead some days. Three
horses that h bsd shut in a corral
presumably on the d ly of bis death,
had perished from s'urvati in and
thirst.
Recently I. I'. F. My, of Newport,
tied his eow with a long rots- to an
apple tn-e in his orchard over night.
In tlie morning, seeing the cow loose
he went to invest t-i'tp, ami found
that a thief h id untied th" rope from
the cow and tree snd carried it off.
All of his buckwheat, oat 4 and
discoveri-d that som
one
had
had enter
tuken hit
ed his
rsxor.
holi-e and