GRANTS V.Virt DAILY COTRIKR
'AGE root
I !
neighbor smelled
'he thought
Not
rather strong of a ranchnrie.
having the least suspicion that his
companion could be uuy other than
By W. W. Fidler
oue of the five men who »Carted with
PNEVMATIC TIRES
him from the Big Flat, he ventured
iu an undertone to banter the un­
our last quotation left Mrs. Geleel I or follow it. Garel it Uy groping their
known
regarding Me strong Indian
•ami her daughter Mary, tied t* the i way through a grove of wlde-apread-
■meli. No sooner had he spoken, a
wall and the husband and father ■ log myrtle timber about half a mile
word than ho was startled by that
dead, The work of murder and pil- ■ below their starttng point, they sud-
mystic Tgh' and felt a sharp sting
lage, as related by Hi liman. oou- ■ deuly became aware of a large num­
in> hie right arm while he heard the
tlnued as follow»:
ber of persona coming directly
Why 'They Arc Fur Better
dull twang of a bowstring Brought
Corner Oak and F Streets
“About < o'cloak the Indians had 1 towards them. Halting and stepping suddenly to a realising sense of his
Gill
Brothers’ Northwest Grown Seeds
gathered together uader the bluffy ’ carefully to one side and behlud
danger, ho ejaculated his usual form­
aiw more hardy, are of frenter vitality
bank on the beach, and. oowrtsl by ' some ot the thickly growing trees ula of speech, ‘Hell Honey. Hurrah
»nd far superior in every reepect, due to
the Increasing darkaeea. »eparaled i that lined the trail, they awaited de­ for Yates' and Instantly ftrod oue
the climate in which they are raised.
into several »quads and set out to be­ velopments. It was only a moment barrel of his double gun into the bo­
They have opportunity for full develop­
Deuce of a Time,
Tar and Feather*
A man arreeted for murder bribed a gin their work of rapine and murder. and they were convinced that the dy of hl» Indian companion, who
ment under moderate winter anti sum
It la thought that Richard Coeur-
-Uon Invented tarring and feather- simple member of the Jury with a hun­ Ge i »el’a restaurant and Wright's of­ ■ moving mass were Indians. The fell to the ground with a dull gurgle,
mer conditions.
g. When he sailed for »he Holy dred pounds to insist on a verdict of fice were about halt a nuke apart, men had »otue knowledge of the In­ and curled up in the last struggle
Many of our seeds ara rvtra sv'.octad strains,
ind, Richard made sundry laws for manslaughter. The Jury was out a and while the first part of tae mas­ dian language. sufficient at least to When Vales and his neighbor made
originated and develoned by un through many
years of careful study and cxp- rimcntation,
e regulation of his fleet. One of long time, and at last came In with sacre, which appeared in a former ' understand that the Indians were aa- I
and arv the unquestioned lender» among »erd»
etn was that a “robber who shall be the deaired verdict. Afterwards the part of this narrative, was being en­ ■ cited and belligerent, aud by the I the mutual discovery and brought
gs the rapid increase in our trade with nur-
nvlcted of theft shall have his head prisoner had an opportunity of seeing acted, a squad of savages headed by sounds they knew that they carried their companionship to a sudden tov-
ket gardvner» ailover th<-northwest will attest.
mhtutlon, similar discoveries were
.opped after the manner of a cham- the simple Juror, and »aid: “I'm
« Rri.i I «n r»< ilici» na-
fon, and boiling pitch shall be poured obliged to you, my friend. Did you ' Kuos had approached W right s house 1 bows and arrows and guns. It did made at other pointe of the race
»er IlM Me low.
icreou. and then the feathers of a have a hard time?" “Yes," replied the and sorrouuded it, without creating not require much conjecture to con-I course, and not many minutes
Alwu« with trial rollerflu« wg»
m <I V..U .
mm 4 ••» hii »«’«
ishfon shall be shaken out upon him. man. “A deuce of a time. The other any alarm. When they had complei- vines the men that the Indians were elapsed before a regular pow wow
i that he may be known, and at the eleven wanted to acquit you."
; ed their circle around the house Enos on the warpath, and that the shots ensued, mingled with the oaths and
r “ *-
■st land at w hlch the ship shall touch
' went to the door, and in hie usual heard a short time before were the ; execrations ot the five white men.
i shall be set on shore."
Colored paper st the c ourier.
ooacUlatory tone called to Wright to result of au attack on the people be­ while occasional shots were ex-
come out, as he wanted to talk with low. That the Indians had been suc­ changed between the parties, In n
him. Wright hesitated, but the con­ cessful was evinced by their coming very short time the parties separated
fidant urged him to go ont, asked it up towards Big Flat, apparently for by mutual consent. Thd five men
he was a coward, and when that the purpose of putting a finishing kept on down the river while the In­
word was used Wright sprang to hts stroke on the affair by killing those dians took to the hills.
feet, and opening the door, stepped who were engaged at the ball. There
“■Reaching the cabin of the brave
out. Enos had purposely stepped to wan no opportunity for the men to recluse, the five men were delighted
one side after calling to Wright to talk with one another, but they were wtth hie defense, and urged him to
come out, the better to hide his tacitly under the leadership of Jim, go on down to the mouth of the river
movements. When Wright stepped and al) the others waited to hear but he declined to accompany them.
out he was blinded by the daftness, from him. He dare not speak tor He did not want to leave his cabin
and seeing no one, he asked, "What fear of endangering a plan which to be destroyed by the savages, At
do you want?' At that moment Enos he was maturing for killing as many last he prevailed on the mon to stay
stepped out from the darkueas and as possible of the Indians and stam­ with him until daylight. Early next
answered; T want you,' adding a peding the balance. At last silence morning the men started for the
string of oaths, an(j struck him a became intolerable and Jim called mouth. In a short time they came
In sight of tha smouldering ruins of
blow on the head with an axe with
which he had provided himself for out in a loud husky voice, ‘Every the many cabins which had been set
man kill an Indian and run like b—1 on fire by the Indians. Here and
that purpose. Wright was partially
for
the mouth of the river' followed there a dead body was found, in all
stunned by the blow, but received
by the crack of his rifle, and almost
only a alight cut, and turning toward
cases brutally mangled. Some seemed
instantaneously by the sbots of bis
the door he made a step forward,
to have been tortured. One of their
companions. The Indians had not
when Enos dealt him another and
number was sent up to the Big Flat
yet recovered from their defeat and
fatal blow with the edge of the axe,
to carry the news ot the massacre to
which deft his skull, and he tell to disappointment by the recluse miner, those who bad remained there and
mentioned above, and this sudden
the ground with a groau, while his
danced all night, while the Indians
unlooked for and damaging assault
confidant leisurely stepped out and
by our five brave men. completely were killing their friends at the
Joined the band of murderers.
mouth ot the river. While standing
upset their plans for the attack on
Wright's body was brutally mutilated
over the dead body of a miner who
the dancers above, and sent them
and left on the spot where it fell,
had been ruthlessly hacked and man­
scattering through the woods, brush
rf you travel straight for our yard you
“The other squads of Indians
and rock for a a far place. As soon gled, they were Joined by a man by
will
land in the renter of satisfaction,
were, at the same time, industriously
the name of Charley Foster, who
as the men delivered their fire they
fair
prices,
good lumber, quick service
engaged in performing their allotted
‘“J>| proceeded to narrate his experience
trailed arms and started u___
share of the tragedy, Going from
i during the night when the murders
and
a
variety
of building materials
through the timber towards the
cabin to cabin, killing the inmates,
were going on.
from which to choose.
mouth of the river. Some of the In­
rifling and then setting them in fire.
T was’ said he, ‘sitting in that
dians, too, went pell mell down In
All was accomplished in a short halt
the same direction. iNow was to be cabin there wtth that man when the
hour, and the savages then turned
Let ns help you go straight
seen (if light enough) whites and In­ Indians came to the door and called
their footsteps towards the big flat,
dians running from one another, side to me to come out. I did not want
where the ball was going on at its
by side and in the same direction. to go, as I have made It a rule never
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height of enjoyment.
Like riding on a railroad one has to go out at night when called upon
About three quarters of a mile
to
do
so.
tor
I
believe
therp
Is
always
death often sitting by his side, and
above the mouth of the river and on in this Instance, each had for a com­ more or less danger in doing so, but
the trail to Big Flat, lived a miner panion in his flight one who, if he this man, who had come to spend the
of a recluse nature, who did not at­ had known who was his companion night with me, said that he would go j
tend the ball. Engaged in pouring would hae turned and dealt a death out and see what the Indians wanted.
over some old dusty volume, obliv­ blow before many steps had been I remonstrated, but be was bent on [
ious of the turmoil of death and des-
taken. Everybody on
the Oregon going at ail hazards, so I told him
struetion going on at the mouth of
coast knows Yates— "Hell Honey to go if he must. The Indians think­
the river, he was suddenly brought
Yates’ as he was usually called. Yates ing it was me, said to him when he
to a state of wakefulness by the sud­
Dofl Wad Rheumatism.
was one of those five fugitives, and stepped out, ‘How do Cbarluy. You
To Clean Silver.
den rushing of footsteps and a tre­
Fined for keeping a <W abut up in I To remove tnrnlah from sliver eas­
while running at full head of steam good man come here; and tbo man
mendous
push
and
thump
at
his
door,
stepped
out
still
farther
Into
the
ooo
room
for
seven
years
without
ex-
ily, place It In a solution made by
UUCON
he ran afoul of his nearest neighbor,
KK LK COMF.-.VY
which shook the frail tenement from
and in the intense darkness could not darkness, f had* neither knife, pis­ erclae, a Ixxidon womnn pleaded that pouring s quart of belling wnror on a
floor to roof. Dropping his volume
eould not take it out because of teaspoonful of salt and a taaapoonful
distinguish who his neighbor was. tol nor gun, or I would have gone out she
its rheumatism.
of ancient lore, he seized his double
i'■of soda In n bright new aluminum pan.
(Continued
on
Page
Five)
But having a good nose for smelling,
barreled gun, and had hardly time
to raise the locks when the door gave
way and a crowd of savages rushed
forward to effect an entrance. He
let off one barrel and then the other,
and two Indians fell on the threshold
and several more reeled and fell back
Into the darkness, while our recluse
Within the next ten years, we see more
drew his revolver, which, according
industries, better development of the re­
to the custom of the times he carried
in his belt, and began a brisk fnsl-
sources of this region, better business
lade out into the dark mass of scur­
for everyone; and now is the time to get
rying
Indians. Taken by surprise by
ready.
the sudden and determined resist­
Our New Industries Department is
ance of the lonely inmate of the
cabin, the savages, after firing a few
with you—new capital and new people
random shots at the brave man, fled
are needed to make the most of your
en masse towards the Big Flat, In­
wealth of natural resources.
tending to attack the dancers and
The New Industries Department is
there continue the work of death.
disclosing to investing capital the great
Do you recollect I told you that about
8 o'clock the dancers at Big Flat
raw material wealth of our Agriculture,
thought they heard three shots in
Timber and Minerals. It is working for
succession down towards the mouth
the legitimate expansion of every indus­
of the river, and that they also heard,
trial possibility for the region, and sup­
as they thought, a cry or call for
plying a consolidated, supplementary
help; that some thought nothing of
Chamber of Commerce type of service
it, and they began dancing again?
for the five Oregon counties and the one
■Yes, yes, we remember, but what
California county within our territory.
of It?
“Well, some of the dancers recall­
We have every confidence in what the fu­
ture holds in store.and hydro-electric power’s
ed the few words of warning given to
participation in it. At present the Industrieqof
Mrs. Geisel by the Indian, and five
this region are counting more on electricity
of them, forsaking the pleasure of
per in the outsoles, insoles, counters or heels, of
than ever before; and we are proud to be able
('airy the nieswige of long wear, jierfeet fit and
the gay dance and the charming com­
to say that the communities we serve have ad­
any
shoes hearing our trademark.
genuine sati«fartion to the uacr.
pany and conversation of the exquis­
vanced further in the use of labor-saving house­
For
more than 10 years, the standard by which all
ite belles (nine-tewths of them rusty
We picture here Home real values.
hold equipment than many of the largest cities
miners, who tor tha time were called
shoe
comparisons arc made—why be satisfied with
If you have not worn these famous shoes, start
on this coast or anywhere else. If you are ready
Lizzie, Jennie, Polly, Kate, etc., etc.,
a
makeshift
—the original will save your money.
now. Ask any one you know how they like them.
to have your household work done electrically
all tor the sake of a Jolly dance, you
Some numbers in short lines to be closed out might
—a member of this company will be glad to
Come
in,
examine
the
shoes,
read
our
oiler,
good
know) who graced the puncheon
tell you now little it costs.
prove just the style you want.
all the time, *10.00 and a new pair” if you find pa-
floor ot the hall, seize their rifles
and in Indian file started down the
trail towards the mouth ot the river,
to discover the cause of the shots
and call which they supposed they
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had heard. It was dark, very dark,
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and tha trail led through heavy tim­
ber and dense thickets ot brush, and
it soou became very difficult to keep
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