G raphic
NEWBEBG,
W, 1HUB8DAY, MARCH 12.1908.
I the conversation
sought j
reservation. The w hites triec mitted as a state. H e w a s ‘
Usurer
channels."
W
.
C.
W.
A
.
Hendricks,
later
governor
first to pursuade the In dian * to
xkeley,
C
al.,
M
arch
5.
accept of the kind hospitality o Indiana, U. S. senator and
ib id
** -j 'i 7
Uncle Sam , and in the second president at the United 8t
f> Spring brook on the M ap.
In fact not a tew noted
place threatened them w ith
In looking through documents
rope if they didn’t. B u t the nn have been identified w it h '
A t a meeting of the Spring-
o f Oregon history in the Bancroft
tives, loth to give up the free history, whose names I
Development League the I
L ib ra ry I am continually running
dom o f their hunting grounds, upon n o w and then; a * fo r
fhool bouse w as w ell filled w ith
across little mcidents and anec
held out against all efforts to stance, three men, w h o later
litnusers from this and neigh-
dotes o f peculiar interest, a p a rt
corral them. C apt. A. J. Smith Union arm ies iff the 60’ i
localities, although the
from their historic value. They
w ith a sm all force of regulars Sheridan and Fighting Jo H<
w a s arranged on short!
have a t least so appealed to me,
w a s sent again st C apta in John, er—had been stationed in
and ju st as a funny story is dou b
’ „
but the w ily chief m anaged to gon.
few minutes were spent in ]
ly funny when you can perpetrate
cut oft and entirely
the objects of the
it o a a friend, so, to make my
"Send me a blue pig. I f
Sm ith’s force on a little knoll,
I the transaction of I
o w n enjoyment of these little hit*
where the w hites in desperation dont----- "< T hus w ro te o m
A short recess
tone details complete, I m ust
bled
king
to
another
and
had to bnrirow d o w n in the
as taken for securing member-
pass them on.
Unlike the •‘An
ground to escape Indian bullets. the w a r began w hich
1 , when m ost o f those present |
cient M a rin e r" w ho likewise had
the ruin o f both kingdom s,
W
h
s
»
Sm
ith’s
the constitution.
a story he m ust tell, I can’t
m others and grandm others hai
absolutely
hopeless,
C
ap
County
Inspector Goodrich |
force a hearing, o r rather a read
told
ns
the
old
sto
ry
and
ve a talk on the vigorous cam-1
ing, bu t then I w ouldn’t be a s tain John climbed up in a tree
have all laughed a t the id f*
some
little
distance
from
the
be
n o w in progress against
exactin g as the old sea dog* in
go in g to w a r over such a
leaguered
whites,
w
h
o
heard
him
the
Ran
Jose scale and for good
question, an y w ay .
My
pretext.
B
ut
I
w
onder
h
o
w
orchard
w ork . The hydrometer,
science w ill be d e a r when once call out, "Q a p t. Smith! Hello,
m
any
kn
ow
th
at
an
«mery
little
w
itfi
w
h
ich
to test the spray ma-
m y "b u rd en " is consigned to pa C apt. Smith! You g o qn
vation now ? L o ts to eat, much runt of a p ig started a difficulty ferial and the pressure guage, to
per. Hence the follow ing.
between the United States and indicate its force, are essentials
‘‘Snatches" w ould make a good clothes, better g o on reservation;
G
reat B ritian which lo r a time to g o o d w ork. Then be careful
nam e for this contribution and good travelling, m any w agons;
threatened w a r and which w a s to thoroughly cover every part
w ould have appeared above a t y o u take lope (ro p e ) C apt. Smith
inally settled by the Germ an o f the tree.
o
r
g
o
on
reservation?"
The
sto
the m asthead had it arrived in
B
m p e ro rv - Qn n , l i g k ialaiid^ M r. G oodrich spoke w itbm uch
time. In other w ords there’s no r y ends rim s ab ruptly , lea ving
called San Juan in toe (juit of feyor o f our having am ong other
sequence to this story in any w a y one in dou bt as to p oor Sm ith’s
G eo igia north o f Puget Sound officer» a local inspector w ho is
choice.
Just
the
other
day,
h
ow
w hatsoever. Little sketches and
and ju st east o f Vancouver Is appointed to co-operate w ith the
reminiscences w ill be jotted dow n ever, I happened to run across
land lived an Am erican and an gro w e r as advisor, and w ith the
independently, in very defiance another reference to the incident
English rancher. Each had hogs, county inspector as well, thereby
o t catch other as they occur to which stated th at a reinforce
ment of troops finally arrived to and the Englishm an shot a p ig greatly aiding the latter in his
the writer.
which the American claimed be» Stork w ithout additional expense
H ere is a go o d m issionary sto rescue Smith from his position,
onged to him. A dispute fol- to the county. H e also read the
ry to begin w ith, which w a s a as em barrassing as it w a s dan
ow ed which they were unable notice as given out by the state
new one to me. In a recent con gerous.
to settle, and decided to carry board requiring the disinfection ]
tribu tion I spoke o f the Rogue
Nearly every state has its capi
the m atter to the courts,
diseased apple orchards.
. River In d ian A being tra nsferred ta l fight a t some time in its his
which courts—English o r Am eri
M r. M . O. Low nsdale, the I
from Southern Oregon to the tory. O regon’s came early, in
can? Here w as dispute num ber W illam ette valley apple
A'am hUl C ounty reservation a t her territorial days, and w a s a
tw o . According to the north- spoke a t length on his favorite]
the close o f ftbr w a r o f 1853, struggle
principally between
rest boundary settlement o f theme.
A ltho ju st recovering!
which they had w aged. W hile Oregon C ity and Salem, w ith
846, the 49th parallel w a s to from a protracted illness which
there had been missionaries in 1 Corvallis a b ad third though it
e follow ed w estw ard to the necessitated his sitting w hile he
O regon some tw enty years pre leld the honor for a brief period.
Straits when the channel w a s to talked, he spoke only as those
viou s to this, these Southern Ore B ut the strife between the first
ije follow ed. The question
can whose know ledge is gain ed )
go n Indians were so fierce, th at tw o mentioned places w a s so
which side of the
by long personal experience.
xkt messengers of the Gospel had keen as to invade aad threaten
did the channel run, both
* Describing the splendid exhibi-1
ventu red am ong them.
After the m ental poise o f the Supreme
being used.
The question a t tion made by the valley grow ers
they had been removed to their C ou rt itself. Oregon C ity w hs
once assumed inter-national pro a t the Portland Apple Sh ow he]
new home however, a M ethodist first selected as the tem porary
portions and soon troops of both advocated the production o f the
m inister visited them one Sunday capital and an act w a s soon
nations occupied the island, best apples for foreign m arkets,
an d told them as fully as possible >assed by the legislature, chang
lostilities seemed imminent, but and assured us th at through the
the story o f Christ—o f his -life, in g it to Salem. In deciding u p
cooler counsel prevailed, the con association all the good fruit of
crucifixion, etc., which w a s en on the validity o f this act the
troversy being referred to the th at type can be sold a t very re -!
tirely new to the dusky listeners. Supreme C ou rt divided, Judges
| German Em peror w h o decided it m unerative prices.
O n closing, the preacher prom Strong and Nelson deciding ad
in fav o r o f the United States.
The old orchard o f indifferent |
ised to come again next Sunday versely at Oregon C ity, Judge
H istory tells nothing, however, varieties should be cut a w a y to
i f they wished. Visibly impressed, *ratt upholding the act a t Sa
as to the settlement o f the pri a stum p o f 30 inches high and |
the chiefs asked him rather to lem, the latter’s view finally pre
m ary question a t issue—"w h ose then grafted, o r allow ed to th ro w
continue the story the next day, vailing. The "an im u s" behind
p ig w a s it?"
jap sprouts am i then g ra ft them
to which he consented. Next the decisions is indicated
in
mentioned Jw ith yellow N ew tow ns.
W
hile
the
above
m orning the leading men o f the udge Strong’s rendering o f his,
Apple anthracnose m ust be
tribe gathered about him and be in which he closes w ith apparent boundary dispute w a s ragin g in
stamped out And this is the only
g a n to ask some leading ques gusto w ith these w o rd s—" I t the fa r N orthw est bet uecu the-
no. dead
u.au w ithout A iM rifM * M i ,t(K
« remedy short of rooting out
tions.
"H e a p go o d talk you the act)
Kes
m any o f the old infested trees,
g av e us yesterday," they said. mourners | and unburied w i t h o t * ^ mm,“ K>n aP P °'nWd *
°“r
"W e re those bad men w ho killed offence.” F o r m any years, h ow national governm ent to andit f* People in this immediate com
Jesus, Indians o r Boston men?" ever, it has been "a ll qniet on the expenses of the Indian w a r m unity not being especially in
The preacher had to acknow l the W illam ette," from this stand o f 1855 in Oregon and W ashing terested in apples are urged to
edge the truth. "A n d w a s Jesus point except for a biennial refer ton, m ade an official^visit to Vic produce the best cherries, the
a n Indian o r a Boston m an?" ence in the O regonian to the fact toria, B. C ., to audit the clffims best prunes and the best berries
On being answered, they w ith that Portland is the logical cen of the Hudson B ay C o., which th at can be grow n , co-operate in
drew to themselves for a short ter o f the state every w a y except had advanced w a r supplies to as. selling and get the best returns
consultation, presently returning geographically, which prom ptly The commission w a s accom for our products.
A business meeting o f the
w ith this ultim atum : "T o n no ealls forth such a high pitched panied by several U. S. naval
League
w ill be held next Satur
come any more. W e believe y o u r and prolonged squeal from the officers and in honor o f the visit
talk, th at Jesus w a s the best Salem hog th at w e are again as ors Sir James Douglas, governor day evening.
J. H . R e e s ,
of British Colum bia, gave them
man w ho ever lived and that sured th at be still lives.
a
gran
d
dinner,
attended
also
by
F
o
r
Committee
on Publicity.
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heap bad men killed him. But
W hile it is a w ell established British fleet officers and colonial Springbrook, Or., Mch. 10,1908.
th a t’s a w hite m an’s fight— In
act,
probably com parative! v tew dignitaries. During the dinner
dians better not interfere. Every
Something Good to Road.
people
kn ow that A braham Lin the unfortunate boundary dis
time w e take sides in w hitem an’s
The article on "D ru g s " in the
troubles w e get into trouble. coln w as once chosen governor pute w a s broached and discus
sion
naturally
w
axed
w
arm
.
o
f
Oregon
Territory.
He
w
as
Review and Herald (issue of Mch.
W e w o n ’t hear any m ore." And
the author of the story says the appointed to succeed G ov. Lane An A m eikan suggested that a 5 ) is exceptionally clear and
preacher took them at their n 1850, and though be w a s not compromise m ight be effected -practical. It is easily understood
w o rd , no more missionaries a p yet a very prom inent man, he whereby England w ould yield us by everybody, om itting all tech
proaching* them until the C ath o declined the honor and John P. the disputed island. Sir Douglas, nical terms; and it ought to be
lics undertook their regeneration. Gaines w as appointed in his proud and dignified, replied in a read by every man and wom an
place. W hile such conjecture is rather superior and pom pous m the state, yes, in the United
You have probably heard it die, we can hardly help speculat manner—“ The British C row n, States and in the w orld. It is
said at some time that the In in g o a h ow differently American sir, never alienatessthe so il," and w ritten by an M . D. o f Grand
dian has no sense o f humor. history m ight be w ritten had the said it as if the subject were efc Rapids, Mich. It does not men
But up tion osteopathy, yet it does up
Here is a story which hardly con Great Em ancipator accepted this tectnally disposed of.
post
in
the
then
isolated
N
orth
spoke
the
irrepressible
Yankee
in hold theqsteopat hie contentions.
firms the statement.
C aptain
L . F. Grover, a member o f the N o osteopath could
John, one of the most energetic, west. .
put it
I had read of Lincoln’s ap commission: "Y o u w ill please Stronger. The paper can be pro
aggressive chiefs in Oregon,
broke out in ( w arfare in the pointment, but 1 did not know make an exception, sir, in favor cured by w ritin g the publishers j
Southern part o f the state in that another man. w h o later be o f the United States as w e are a t Tacom a Park Station, W ash
1865.
Supported by a brave came very prom inent, from a under obligations to the British ington, D. C.
band of w arriors he long con state adjoining Lincoln’s w as a C ro w n for most o f the 'soil
Da. H. D. B m rE *s.
"P a s s the wine, ]
ducted/ a
successful struggle very zealous but unsuccessful h ave."
N o man ever go t to heaven ex
against the troops sent to cap candidate for the sppointment of the w nie,” hastily rejoined Dong-
United
States
District
Judge
in
las,
"le
t
us
nil
take
a
drink;
the
cept
on the record be himself
ture the beltigetent natives abd
convey them southw ard tp the Oregon when it w a s first nd- point is not n go o d one, sir.” m ade owthss earth.
HO. 21
Special Closing
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i f you get it o f Hodson
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I
I
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Plow s.
Buy a plow that does the w ork.
A lso one o f the I C t t
W A N G «:» on the
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O ur Seeds fo r spring sow ing and planting
are here.
W e handle them in bulk and
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J U S T
ARRIVED