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About The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Or.) 1903-1931 | View Entire Issue (June 12, 1903)
W-rflfr -'- aWWi 4pC ft THE MAN i k ''i-i s 7:5 VKltYRODY for ten miles around knew that Hurt Thatcher ami Minnie Davis were engaged. Sho was the daughter of n farmer, niul hu was a clerk In a village store, ami both linil many frlcmU anil ac quaintances. The course of true love wag running along n smoothly as a pair of bob sleighs In winter time when wind mill agent came along anil sold Farmer Davis a mill. This ngent was a nilddle-ageil man with golden whiskers and a great deal of cheek, and no he had to direct the setting up of tho mill ho wan at the farmhouse for a couple of weeks. HU attention wan early attracted to Min nie, and he posed for an old bachelor anil uttered more words of praise and Itattcry In ten minutes than sho bad ever heard In n month before. The knowledge that she was en gaged, together wPh a sight of tbe , young man who was to lead her to the hymeneal altar, animated the ngent with a spirit of deviltry, and he sung the praises of Minnie Davis till Hurt Thatchcr'H jealousy was aroused and he was ready for a quarrel. When once n young man lets his best girl understand that he is Jealous of her she feels It her bounden duty to make him as uncomfortable as she can for a few weeks. Young Thatcher might as well have been Jealous of Minnie's grandfather as of the windmill man with his golden whiskers, but when he beard that the "TOU WAXT TO PICK X qUABJUXt" two sang hymns qd -played checkers togesMer, In aduMtlpa to gatberirfg bar ' Vesttjf'ples and roadfo bkspare op the .'front rcran4a after dinner, tbr green-eye! monster demanded" a row. One was forthcoming. On evening tbe clerk drove up to Parmer Davis' with his Jaw "sot," and Ave minutes later be was saying to the girl of bis heart: "False creature, how dare you look Into my eyes nfter the way yon have carried on with that yallar-whlskcred old hollyhock I" "Ills whiskers are not yellow, but golden," .corrected Minnie, "and he's hardly more than a young man yet." "Iln! It must bo a case of love at . first sight, with the whiskers thrown In." "I say his whiskers are golden." "They are yallarl" "You want to pick a quarrel P' "You want to marry him!" Thence on It wns easy for tbe young mnu. All 'he bad to do was to call Mluulo a heartless girl, a III rt in ml a coquette, and ndd that ho was glad he ' bad found her out beforo It was too late; Her feelings were hurt, her Indigna tion aroused, and sho suggested that be bud better look arouud and And hoiuu one to suit him better. Of course be drovu away with flaming face and surging heart, and of course It wasn't a week before everybody beard of tbe row and bad something to say about It. ' When be bad fulfilled bis mission. Which was to put up tho best wind mills oi earth and tell every fanner's daughter1 that she was tbe sweetest and handsomest girl In the country, ,' tho windmill man took his -pay and drove on, and his golden whiskers were hardly remembered fifteen min utes after bis departure. Among tbe people who were sur prised that he did not ask for Minnie's band before leaving tbe neighborhood was Hurt Thatcher. He was not only surprised, but mollified. He was not only mollified, but found himself won dering if he couldn't make It up with tho girl and bo restored to favor. Like many another man, be didn't appre ciate a good thing until he bad lost It. The mora Hurt thought of those whiskers the more ho was Inclined to believe that the color was golden, In stead of "ynllar," but how was he to let Minnie understand bis change of feelings? Ho must gently crawfish the next time she Visited tho store to "trade," and If she showed a yielding disposition tho chasm would bo bridged. This decision arrived at, be bad only UTSIBE v . ss$3se3S$w to wait, nnd for n week before sho called. In iimipsiny with her mother, ho had It nil mapped out as to how ho would receive her. His calculations received n bml setback, however. "Mr. Thatcher, we waut to look at some of your lost tablecloths." an nounced the girl, as sho looked him straight In tho eyes, and his heart went down like a lump of lead, and he saw those golden whiskers floating In tho air about him. During the hour sho was In the store Minnie remarked that It was a back ward summer: that the huckleberry crop was very poor; that rain was bad ly needed; that she couldn't under stand why shovels were down and ta blecloths were up, and the uncomfort able young man could recollect four teen different occasions when she tugged In the name of "Mr. Thatcher." He wns so put out over events that he sold a 00-cent hoe to old Mr. John son for 28 cents, and astonished Aunt Mary Phillips by asking her UU cents a yard for 7-cent calico." As a matter of fact, Mlnnl? Intended to do her share toward "making up" when the proper time came, but she wanted to punish the young man first. Four weeks after the buying of the tablecloths, and without the young couple having spoken together since. Fanner Davis and wife set out one day for a ten-mile drive to Cassvllle. Intending to. come back before dark. While they were returning they met with nn accident, and It came about that Minnie foqnd herself alone In the bouse when night fell. - Shu didn't begin to get nervous until almut fl o'clock, but thru a call from a tramp frightened her Into locking all tho doors and Imagining all sons of things. The tramp had taken n cold bite nnd left, but knowing that she wns alone he would doubtless bang about and break Into tbe house. Farmer Davis bad a shotgun, and that shotgun was kept loaded with bird shot to kill owls and chicken hawks. When Minnie was worked up to such a nervous pitch that she Im agined every gust of wind to be the muffled footsteps of a tramp she got down the gun-and resolved to perish like a true heroUe. Five minute after this resolve was taken some on, knocked in. tha- front door. It Was 'the tramp. eenrta. Two minute. later be was at tie kitchen door. TJien he was beard muttering and.grumollng and getting a drink of water at tbe well. With her heart In her month and the shotgun ready to fall from her trembling hands, tbe girl waited. Tbe tramp whistled and then sat down on tbe doorstep. Dut only for a moment. Then he arose and seemed to move along to a kitchen window. Ill game was to raise the sash or smash the glass, and, shutting her eyes and tmstlng that her grave would be kept green, Minute pointed tbe gun somewhere or other and pulled the trigger. There was a flash, a roar nnd a yell. Scared as she was, she detected some thing familiar In the tones of the yell, nnd when her name was shouted she opened the door to adroit Hurt Thatch er. He bad not only heard of the ac cident that detained her parents, but had made use of ft to drive out to the fnrmhouso and tell tbe girl how sorry he was for making a chump of him self. Ho was not at the window when the shot was fired, but wnlklug away from It Most of tbe charge went wild, but about a dozen of tbe little pellets pep pered his shoulders and quickened his longing to kiss and make up. Minnie opened tbe door to speak his name and fall Into bis arms, and most of tbe stmt bad worked out and the marriage day been set when the old folks reached home, and the mother elevated her bands nnd rolled up her eyes as sho exclaimed: "For tho land sakes, but bow things do come about In this 'era world of ours!" lloston Olobe. Too Previous. A story of Doctor Sewell, for many years warden of New College, Oxford, conies from Public Opinion. When Doctor Jewell was seriously ill, about a year ago, the fellows of tho .college, and, Indeed, all bis friends, despaired of bis life. The senior fellow at tho time, wish ing to have all things In order, wrote to tho borne secretory for leave to bury the warden In tbe college chapel. Before the noxt college meeting tbe warden had recovered. Ho presided at the meeting, and with no little en joyment read out tho homo office's let ter permitting his own burial. "It gives mo great pleasure," said he, "to congratulato tho senior fellow on his admirable promptltudo and energy. I cannot, however, truthfully sny that I regret that both were wasted." TINY CLUDHOU8E FOR 00Y8. Ledanf I'm ml en it Haven Home Pitted Un With Kvcrytlilim for Horn. What Is likely tho smallest club house In the world stands near tho public highway In tho ornate grounds which surround olio of Pasadena's hnndaomo homes on Congress street. This ono-story, one-room edllleu wns bultt years ago for club accommoda tions of ii smalt euterlo of boys, young scions of what were then doslguntcd as "the best fmullles"-lmys who- are now grown up-and tho very naino of tho club tins panod Into oblivion. Nobody actually know what took placo In this clubhouse, which was built In tho West Sldo suburbs, but It pleasod thoso having the exclusive pos session of it to so shroud their moots with mystery that the most grewsome tales of orgies went abroad, over which Imaginative and uneasy elders shook their heads dismally, while thoso who know only laughed and drew pret ty accurate conclusions from their own boyhood days, that nothing more ex citing than Imitation high Jinks went on there. lie that as It may, those boys have grown up In grace and wisdom, says the I,oa Angeles Times, and tho club house wns abandoned and was recent ly purchnsed by Its present owner, Dr. A. A. Wright, who had It moved Into his private grounds and presented It to his grandson, Irving Heuton, who lives with him. Although now personal property, It Is the gathering place of the Junior Athletic Club, and Is fitted up In a manner so exactly like the room of a "grownup" as to throw any boy or girl who sees It Into spasms of delight. The house U painted dark green, with white trimmings; Its sash win dows give It a modern, fashionable ef fect, and the outside chimney of red brick adds a res! house finish, which captivates. The celling Is plenty high enough for nn ordinarily tall man to walk Inside If ho Is prepared to feel like a giant after getting there; the miniature tire place, bnby andirons, low chairs-Just right for short legs-toy tables, and everything on the dwarf plan are ad mirably proportioned. Tho place Is complete. It Is lighted by electricity, has an electric bell and telephone, while all tho Interior decorations Indi cate a boy's bent. Golf clubs, rackets, guns aud fishing rods adorn tbe walls. Hook shelves hold boys' books, the ta ble Is littered with boys' literature The lockers bold collections of birds' eggs, buttsrfiys, shelU and beetles) drawers, stamp collections and W collec tion of catpalin buttons' ornament a velvet pane) oh tbe wall. It It here of an evening tbe Joa A.Uetc Club. wnos irjbif-rp e i ween IS antf 1H years of ege, meet to dlscush club matters, club 'finances and arrange tbe very successful and only ocaslonal dances they give for their girl friends at the Valley Hunt Club. This clubhouse Is the center of all the boy life In tbe neighborhood, and has a charm In Its harmonious com pleteness which Is as fascinating to those who retain an accurate memory of their own childish dreams nnd long ings as to any of tho young fry who revel In Its use. Plet Hern's arreting. PI et Hejn was a Dutch uavnl officer who captured ouc of the Spanish silver fleets In ICW. How he was received at home upon his return Is told In the "Naval Heroes of Holland." The home-coming was such ss no Dutchman before hlra had ever experi enced. Wherever he went bis reception was one of unbounded enthusiasm. Everywhere he wns feasted, every where bonfires were burning, bells were ringing and crowds were shouting themselves hoarse In his honor. Ills progress from city to city was an un broken ovation. Hut that was not the end. The Dutch housewife Is noted for her cleanliness. After all that feasting. Plet Hcyn turned his steps to the home of bis two sisters In tbe village of Hro eck, noted as the most scrupulously nent town In all that land of spotless paint and glistening metal dishes. There Plet announced himself by tho knocker on the door. Thta was answered by one of bis sisters, who, on opening the door and seeing who was there, Instead of falling upon the neck of her hero-broth-er as the sister of such a man would do In any other land, coolly looked at his feet, and seeing that his boots were muddy, said, "Bo. Plet, Is that you? Just stay there till I bring your slip pers." A Hrmon on, Money. "No, my son," said the Hlllvllle par ent, "money doesn't bring happiness; it only pays bouse rent and the grocery bill and makes the bailiff and the bill collector respect us six days In the week, while the. parson gives us tho bnllelula smile on Sunday." Atlantic Constitution. No Danger There, "That antlquo Miss Purslcy told me yesterday that Dr. Kelson says grip Is caught through kissing." i "She's safe."-Glovolud Plain Deal er. . Fever Is as ornery as prlzo lighters: It won't break clean. HAPPENINGS HERE IN OREGON LOOKINO POR LOST PACKAUIIS. linker City Receives n Visit by I'ostotflce Inipvctor. Two special' Inspectors of tho Post, olllco Depnrtmont nro nt linker City Investigating tho mysterious dlsnp ponrnuco of two roglstorod money pnekagos, which havo been missing slnco Inst March, The packages worn deposited In tho postotllco In this city by the First Nntlonul Hank, on March 17 last. Ono was addressed to Ilrown & Pearce, nt Cornucopia, nnd tho other was addressed to ft Mr. Hun saker, at Pine. Neither package reached Iln destination nnd the bank made Inquiries concerning thnm at tho ofilco In linker City. At first It wan claimed thnt the post master at Koatlng. tho first way sta tion on the route- out from linker City, bad rocolptod for thorn, but some time afterwards It was dlscovored Mm! tin, Ifnntlnir nniittniritnr bait re ported tho packages short when the pouch rencheil thoro, ana mo .manor hml tionn nvurlnnkftil br tha Ilakor f'ltv nfflpn. Tint tntnl amount of mon ey In tho two packages was $480. LAND ORDUKIlt) WITHDRAWN. La drsmie Office Receives Orders Con ccrnleg Ursnt and Morrow. A tolegrnm hss been received by the La (Irnnrie land ofilco officials from Washington as follows? Withdraw from settlemont, or any appropriation, townships 4, range SI nnd 30; townships 6, ranges 28, 39 nnd 30; townships 6, ranges 27, 2S. 29, 30; township 7, range 27; tho north half of township 7, ranges 28, 29 nnd 30; tho west hair of township 8, rnngo 27; all south and east. J. H FIMI'I.K. Asslsfant Secretary The land lies In Grant and Morrow counties. Star Company to Resume. The Star Consolidation Mining Com pany Is planning to resume) operations In a few days on nn extensive seale. Superintendent V II. Ilehnn has Just returned from tho east, having been successful In rntslng sufficient funds for all necessary Improvements. This property Is located on Martin creek. In the Hohcmla district. They have over 1000 feel of tunnels, and to a flvost&mp mill on tho ground. Many very rich specimens of ore havo been found on this property. Against Sunday Ball Oemes. The antagonism to Sunday baseball as broken out afresh at Kugene. aad a coApUInt hsa bee a made by a large numbajr of cMliees, who west before tbe Conaty Cfirt and aecared a tem porary InJ'inetton prohibiting base ball on Sunday, This action is only preliminary to a case that will come up at the Juno term of the Circuit Court, when It is tho hope of the plaintiffs to havo the restraining erder made permanent. June Salmon In the Rlucr. Tho regular Juno run of fish hss evi dently arrived In trip lower Columbia, and for tho first time In sovrrnl weeks salmon nro really plentiful, although thero Is no big run. Tho fish nro largo and of Ann quality, thoso ranging from n in CO nnumln nnrh nreclamlnatlnK. As tho best catches nro being tnndo in tho lower harbor and arouna tno mouth of tho river, tho Indications nro that a now run la entering tbe Co lumbia. Latsst Music for Chautauqua. Music will bo mndo nn especial fes luro of tho meeting of tho Willamette Valley Chnutaunun Association this yenr. Mrs. Walter need, of Portland, who has been placed In rhargo of this department, will orgnnlzo n largo chorus from among tha singers of Oregon City. Six of tho very latest musical productions will bo selected for presentation during tho Chau tauqua. Receipts of 5tte Land Office. Tho receipts of the State Land Of flco for tho .month of May amounted to 150.647.74. This is tbe largost month's receipts in a period of It years, with tho oxcoptlon of ono month In 1899, when holders of land certificates mndo payments of arrear ages In order to secure n reduction of tho rate of Interest. Practically all the receipts this month came In dur ing tho first 21 days of the month. President (liven Vacation. President II. Edwin McOrow, of Pa cific Collogo, has been granted n year's loavo of ahsenco by tho board of .man agers, and will npond noxt year in special work nt Harvard University, Professor C. 13. Lewis, of Colorado, has been elected as acting president of tho collogo, which insures good management for noxt year. Made Large Additions to Lodge, A colobratlon by the Womon of Woodcraft was beld nt Hosoburg. s fow days ago, tho occasion being tho closo of a throe months' campaign for now members, During that porlod the lodge increased from a membership 60 to 176, and n large number of appli cations aro still on fllo, Weston Normal Commencement, Tho Eastern Oregon Htnto Normal School at Weston, U now busy with preparations for commencement. Tho weok opons with tho baccalaureate ex ercisoa Sunday, Juno 7. AI'I'llAI. 01 ORIUION. To Secretary of Interior I'rom l.nnd Commissioner, General W. II. Oiloll, as attorney for thn Stnto of Oregon, linn appealed to tho Secretary of tho Interior from the decision of tho CommisRlnnor of the General Lnnd Office in tho mnttor of llou land selections upon mineral base In Southeastern Oregon, Tho Com missioner hnil rolnrtml Itm anlnniln... of lieu land mndo by Mr. Odell for the state, assigning nn a reason therefor thnt tho stnto had already sold thn lands which It seeks to usn ns bane. Another reason assigned for the re jection wns thnt tho mineral character of tho land had not boon proven, Tho Commissioner also hold that the proceedings for tho adjudication of tho mineral character of tho land worn Irregular for thn reason thnt they wero commenced before application had boon mado for tho selection of tho Indemnity lands. Governor Chamberlain lis written a letter to tho Secretary of thn Inter lor ndvlslng thnt official that General Ollnll llhl autlinrllv In rnrn,nt . State of Oregon In this procoodlng, and that it Is his desire, as Chief Ex ecutive, that tho selections be ap proved, so thnt sales made by the state shnll not be rendered null nnd void. KUmsth Lake Railroad Running. Trains aro running regularly on the new Klamath Lake Hallroad from Laird, on tho Southern Pacific, to Pak egama. tho temporary term I dim In Klamath county.andstngeeand freight wagons nro able to make their trips In half the time thnv II,1 wlmn ih- went to Ashland and Ager. Mall still romes ny stsgn rrom Ashland, but It Is expected tho government will soon arranxo to havo It lirnnt-hi vl iii . railroad, thus greatly Improving the service Particularly In winter, when mud nnd slush Impeded travel, the railroad will facilitate the carrying or mall and gain thn appreciation of peo ple who hanker for letters nnd pspera beforo they becomo atjclent history. Carnival at Sslem. Salem will not celebrate tho Fourth of July In tho usual way. but will hold a street carnival from Juno 2 to July i, inclusive. All tbe plans have been perfected and a committee of active and enternrlilnr rlllmni ! , work of-carrying thorn out so well In nana mat tao success or the carnival Is assured. City Recorder N. J. Judsh Is general manager tad baa 11 assist aatt. rfo-sr for Oregon Hoy. Homer Martin, son' of D. II. Martin. of Mount Pleasant, near Oregon City. wno was recently graduated from Stanford University has been elected to tho chair of Latin nnd German In the Palo Alto High School. Professor Ainriin n ns acccaiou mo omco for year, and will begin his labors In tbe fall. Carrier Lumber for Mills. Tho Denton County Lumber Com pany has cotnplotod a flume for the transportation of lumber from Its sawmill In the woods on Gressy creek to Philomath on tho line of the Cor vellU & Eastorn Ilallroad. Tho length of tho flumo la C; miles, and Its ca paclty Is 2C.000 feet of lumber par hour. MttTLAHD MAKKETS. Wheat-Walla Walla, 7O073ot val ley, 7fc, Uarley Feed, J20.00 per ton: brew ing, 21. Floui Bwt trlss,f3.9l(i4.80igra. ham, I3.4693.s5. '" Mlllstufls-llran, $28 psr tonj mid dllngs, 27; shorts, -JHM; chop, 18, Oats -No. 1 whlU, ll.10tll.16t grav, $1.05 psr cental. Hay Timothy, $20(B2lj clover, nominal; cheat, $16010 per ton. 1'oUtoss Uest Ilurbabks, 6000e psr ok; ordinary, SosjiGo per cental, growers' prices: Merced sweets, $8 3.60 per cental. Poultry Chickens, mixed, lldl2oj young, 138140S hens, 12c; turkeys, live, lA(417e; dressed, 3022o; dnoks, $7.007.60 por down; gseM, $00.6. Cheese Vull cream, twins, ISXft 16o; Young America, 1 601 bfio j fact ory prices, IQlKo; less. Butter Fancy crssmsry, 30$22)jO per pouau; extras, zio; dairy, 20t2Kot tore, 10918c, Eggs MKQllXt per dosen. Hops Choice, 18020a per pound. Woll-Vallev Wi917 Kastern Ore gon, 8014; aiohslr, 36037fjr, Jisef Gross, cows, 34o per pound; stoers, 56o; dressed, 8&c, Veal 7$8o, Mutton Gross, $3.60 por pound; dressed, 77Ho. Lambs Gross, 4c per pound; dressed, 7o. Hogs Gross, ogi)o per pound; Aressed, 7X).