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/■ • m t / m i TfYW<t ■ t W p 5 A 1 w w n i'J S w ¡7 i v>y // U 1 VOL. II. A M URDER DESCHUTES, CROOK COUNTY, OREfiON, SEPTEMBER 1!>, I‘.HO. NO. M YSTERY. The dee,,.-it mystery rfiroud. the f . X X & X X X X X X * whole tragedy. Every evidence ol ca S. P. D o n k e l. an Old R e s id e n t, th e the deed seems to have been wiped a * V ic t im . out and the disposal of the body shQws marvelous shrewdness on the rtf' The people of this community part of the murderer. Who did ^ were greatly shocked last Tuesday the deed? What was the motive? <. TH E R E ’S NO USE W O R R Y I N G 8 by a report from up the river that Was it robbery, revenge or plain ^ Maybe yon missed our big opening. Well, don’t old-time resident of this place had depravity? These questions are at (R let it worry you or prevent you from visiting our been foully murdered and his body this time unanswerable and bid ^ store now. as wo will have more surprises for you buried in a spot little likely t» at fair to remain so. Even the fate of ^ than could ever be expected. Our stock consists of tract the attention of searchers. the victim might have remained y* everything needed in this vicinity and prices are The victim was S. P. Donkel, who forever a mystery had it not been such as will meet with your approval and make for some time had been engaged for the thoroughness and acuteness ^ you our steady customer. A continuous opening with his son Cleveland in putting of the searching party. ^ from now on to which you are cordially invited. up hay on the Pelton place, 18 Simon Peter Donkel was born at i miles south of this place. On Williauisfort, Penn., May 16th, THE BEND M ERCAN TILE CO. Sunday, September 6th, Mr. Donkel 1837, and at the time of his denth ! ^ A. H. CiltANT, M asaglk was seen by several persons at his was in his 67th year. At an early j jR camp near the Pelton barn. A age he left his native state and liv siied near the barn was used by ed for several years in each of the Mr. Donkel as a camp and it was gtates of Michigan, Iowa and Min there that the mysterious tragedy j nesota, coming to Oregon in 1887 occurred. Both father and eon and settling in Columbia county in had planned a trip up the river for tbe vicinity of St. Helens. From Monday morning ljut when morn- there Mr. Donkel and family re- ing came Mr. Donkel, senior, com - 1 moved to Clatsop county where plained of being unwell and sent they lived for some time, finally the son, Cleveland, ahead, promis- coming to Crook county in the i.ng to follow later in the day. spring of 1899. The ranch now This was the last seen of the victim owoed by C. W. Willey was pur- alive. When Cleveland Donkel ^ chased by Mr. Donkel on hisarriv-j returned he found no trace of his al in Central Oregon, and here the! father about the camp and in family made their home until last[ Has a complete line of quiries developed the fact that no winter, when they removed to the goods at his new store. person in the vicinity had seen his Collin’s place two miles north of | A two-thousapd 4 dollar father since the fateful Monday. Deschutes. The death of Mrs addition has just been The neighbors rallied to the aid Donkel June 19th was a sad blow of the dead man’s family and soon ; to the family, and immediately received. Qualities right a searching party was scouring the following they again took up their | and prices right. vicinity for some trace of the lost residence at the Meadows where a W . H. STAATS, Prop., man. No results came from the ranch was rented, search and the party again took up Air. Donkel’s remains were Deschutes, • - - Oregon. the work near the camp where the brought to this place Thursday victim was last seen. While at the afternoon and consigned to their j camp the attention of Win. Yande- ¡„pt resting place beside those of vert was attracted by the appear- ifi9 wife. At the grave a short mice oi the place where the camp- j pong service was condm tel hv the! fire had burned and he began to j Aliens Iva West and Marion probe the eartii underneath the Wbst. The surviving children, ashes. lie found the soil loose as Wallace, Isaac, Cleveland, 1 va and if recently disturbed, and by dig- Be.-sie. have the sympathy of the ! M IN N E S O T A B U F F E T | ging down the remains of Mr. entire community in their bcreave- 2 TVVOIIV».t M ’ KK OW M, l U O P B . T Donkel were disclosed two and one merit, half feet under ground. The party % Ths only Srsi-cJass establishes?!? of ¡is kind in Y/csIera immediately ceased digging and </> Creek Cour.ty. Cleveland Donkel at once started School opened Monday with Mr. *> for Brineviile and notified the . Rowan in charge and a good at- ❖ countv ollicials of the discovery, tendance, twenty-two scholar b - ♦ T h e f i n e s t b r a n d s o f w'rto.t, liquor.«*, b e e r s 5»r.d c ig a r s c o n s ta n tly on n an d . the I* On Wednesday a party composed ing enrolled. Considering >;• of Sheriff Smith. Coroner Crooks, short notice given oi the opening £ Bastern oeojilo ure fsperiiilly invil 'il !•> <•»:! ut tiio Puli',*t wlim in )),,• ,-;tv. Assistant District Attorney Bell of school the showing is very goor. <• .... * .. . , ^ ami Dr. Belknap went to the scene a id it is probable that the capacity __ of the crime and unearthed the re- of tin* schoolroom will he taxed to A /*- v A mains. Coroner Crooks empanel- its utmost before the end i f t he T ' ed as a coroner’s jury, T. 8. Hamit- school year, A . C. LUCAS. " ----- The school hoard has ordered a ton, Won. Vaodevert, C. B. Allen. Dick Vatidevert. C M. Willev and new dictionary and ibis together Ralph Caldwell. The inquest was with tue apparatus on hand will i- its doors and livery held Thursday morning and the furnish a fairly good equipment The Booth it Cornett and Vandevert stages sto rig" can he had • u short notice to dri to the limber. thr. e sons of the deceased narrated for a school of its size. The hoard PILO BUT K INN Accomodations for travelers ahv -*>3 first-class to the jury all they knew concern- has advertised for bids tor supply B E N D , OREGON. ing the disappearance o f the de- iug fuel for the year. A practical censed. An inspection of the body course in bookkeeping has been A c c o m o d a t i o n s f i r s t - c l a s o in e v e r y r c s p o c t a t showed that the victim had bren introduced into the higher grade shot a little above and behind the and will lie continued during the left ear. a thirty-two caliber builet year. This study encourages neat being found in the br\in. The a n d legible writing, gives accuracy This popular rerort is under the special management and super jury brought in a V e r d ic t that the in figures and spelling and is a vision of Mrs. Win. Staats. deceased had come to bis death by ' subject much needed ia every oc- a party unknown to the jury. Icupation. CESCH'JTEO, CRZCON. H O T E L S TA A TS