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About Cloverdale courier. (Cloverdale, Tillamook County, Or.) 190?-19?? | View Entire Issue (Sept. 14, 1916)
expected. I wus certainly rejoiced, be cause 1 knew Important developments were to come. At the appolnteil time (Continuel! from first page) I went to the bank and waited In the shadow o f the st<*ps. Ten minutes training lu this respect, but why should lat“ r Mrs. Pixley went up the steps. slia have lle<l as to the school where 1 Joined her. Alie tapped at the «loor. him hail studied? ami it was opened by the watchman. I made no progress after nailing the W e went In behind the counters. Mrs. lie upon Mrs. I'lxley and at last deter I ‘lx ley opened a safe, took out some mined to make her acquaintance uud ! heavy account book, which I laid on a l».v pretending ns a friend, or to be | high desk for her. smitten with her, to get the secret from j “ Ilo w is It that you can come here her. I'niler pretense o f being a bank at such a time and open this safe?" I examiner I became familiar with the I asked her. employees, sho among the number. I ' “ The watchman Is in my secret. I treated her with deference and sym- j am allowed the combination o f this pa thy. One day when she wfls leaving 1 safe, which contains only books.” the bank after business hours l joined And here began the revelation. I am her and walked with her. Passing a 1 something o f an accountant, this being aestuurant, I told her that I was going i one reason why I was put on the Job. In to take a lonely dinner. Would she j Mrs. Pixley spent two hours with mo help me out with her company? She over a act of books, showing me that consented, and, selecting a table In a Carterhad manipulated them to conceal corner where wo could converse with certain peculations. And the entries out being overheard by others, we dined bearing upon them were so dovetailed . ogether. into certain entries lu a set o f books I commiserated with her at having that had been kept by her husband as such a husband, expressing wonder to make it appear that Pixley was the that any man should desert so charm defaulter. And I could not see how ing n woman. She seemed to fool very Pixley could have shown that he was bitterly toward him, but, of course. If Innocent lu the matter. I looked aside she were a thief as well as he, It at Mrs. Pixley and asked: might be a part o f her game to feign “ How about the woman with whom this. I asked her If she suspected who your husband decamped?" was the wenrin with whom her hus “ I was the veiled woman who went band had go.tc away, and she said she with him to collect the money owed felt sure of the person, I got nothing him, hut I didn't go away with him. out of her. hut » ..s Impressed with One day he discovered how Mr. Carter, the belief that there was a good deal to conceal his peculations, had manipu In her, whether for good or for evil, lated these books. He came borne so though 1 ill! not I'e I that It was for broken down that I, fearing ho would evil. A fter dinner I escorted her to make a poor showing under an inves her home and left h t at the door, at tigation, concocted this plan whereby the same time receiving an Invitation I might have nn opportunity to study to call upon her out the problem for him. The watch Despite all my efforts I found noth man, Callahan, has always been my ing to Implicate Mrs. I’ lxley, and there husband's friend and at the risk o f was no evidence at the hank to prove losing Ids Job lias admitted me here at that she was purloining its funds, dead o f night. I have had an expert though the president had put Carter accouutant with me at times, and to « mi th«» watch for this. A fter a time gether we have unraveled this conspir <’nrt«'r said that, whatever was hei acy and can make a showing such as I way o f taking money, It was so sub have given you." “ Where did you get your knowledge tle that It was beyond his penetration. However, the cash on hand was con o f bookkeeping?" " I studied It nftcr my husband left. stantly deficient, and Darter suggest- ed that Mrs. I’ lxley be simply ois- The person you sent to find out about «-harged without any reason being glv- that caught me unawares. But at the «‘ii her. The president communicated time I «lid not know she came from this to me. and I suggested that he you.” “ Mrs. Pixley,” I said admiringly, tak put the matter off. I had become c«ni- vlneed that Mrs. Pixley had a secret. ing from under my coat m.v badge of 1 was stendlly gaining her confidence, office and handing It to her, “ I re and 1 hoped in time she would let sign in your favor. I f 1 am worth $10 a day as n detective you are worth a « mi t something. To this he assented. A couple o f days after this 1 re- hundred.” As we I«»ft the bm^k I handed a celved a note from Mrs. I’ lxle.v, as fol twenty dollar bill to Callahan, but ho lows: Dear Mr. Detective—You a r e on the declined to accept it. The next morn w r o n g t r a c k In s h a d o w i n g me. C o n c e a l ing I called on the bank's president y o u r s e l f under t h e steps leading up to and was obliged to confess that nay t h e hank t o m o r r o w n i g h t (or. r a t h e r , the work had been done by the woman he n e x t m o r n i n g ) a t 1 o 'c lo c k «ind w a i t t ill had sent me to watch. Carter’s books I come. M. D. P. I cannot tell why, but 1 was not so were examined without Ids knowledge. much astonished at tills as might be I’ lxley was sumnion«»d home by Ills w ife and put in Carter's place. Mrs. Pixley was given the shares o f the U k o f the bank, worth $8,500, and husband Is ns cblpi>er ns before lie lugubrious. No, sir, I don’t believe thnt a woman is any more liable to divulge a secret than a man, especially when It be comes her Interest to keep It. At uny H a* ren ted the well known I rate, such Is my experience A PUZZLING CASE New York C lo th in g - Store” ('has. I Clough building and w ill g la d ly welcome all old customers as well ss new. Yen will fled an np-te-date line of His Line. A charming young member o f a wo man’s literary club, who adds the dls tluctlou o f being a bride to successful authorship, recently met a gushing stranger at a club reception. “Oh, Mrs. Blank. I am so glad to meet you. I enjoy your stories so much, and y«nir husband’s t«i«*." Then inUllng as an afterthought, "H e Is lit ernry, to«>. Isn't he?" FARMER. “ Thank heaven, no!” replied the brUle. 'T ie ’s In the coal business."— O regon. New York Press. Men’s Wom en’s and Children’s Ready to wear Garments at Lowest Prices. ii LICK JUAN and M T i l l a mo o k . Proprietors * • 308 X YES IS A VOTE FOR YOUR CHILDREN ONE NORMAL NOT ) ENOUGH Oregon has but one Normal School. This school is located at Monmouth. Excellent as is the work of this school It is utterly unable to supply but a small part of the need for trained teachers for the State. O f m o r e t h a n 6,000 school te a c h e r s in th e p ublic schools of O re g o n , b u t 13 p er c e n t h a v e been t r a i n e d f o r t h e i r pro fe s s ion of t e a c h i n g in N o r m a l Schools. r It is a well established fact that our one Normal School cannot supply the needs of the entire state. That is why we ask for your work and vote for the proposed Eastern Oregon State Normal School at Pendleton, Oregon. C iV E EASTERN O REGON SQUA R E DEAL E i g h t c o u n t ie s In t h e W i l l a m e t t e V a l l e y h a v e e m p lo y e d d u r in g t h e p a s t f i v e y e a r s , 203 t e a c h e rs w h o h a v e g r a d u a te d f r o m t h e M o n m o u t h N o r m a l as a g a in s t 39 M o n m o u t h N o r m a l School g r a d u a t e s f o r t h e e i g h t le a din g c o u n tie s o f E a s t e r n O re g o n . D u r i n g t h e past f i v e y e a r s t h e a tt e n d a n c e of s tu d e n t s f r o m n in e W i l l a m e t t e V a l l e y cou nties w a s 877 s tu d e n t s as a g a i n s t 91 s t u d e n t s f r o m n in e of t h e le a din g c o u n t ie s o f E a s t e r n O re g o n . Owing to the crowded condition of our one Normal at Monmouth and also the distance and expense of attending, students from Eastern Oregon are com pelled to go to neighboring states to secure their training as teachers. O NLY CO STS 4 CENTS PER $ 1,000 T h e a n n u a l m a i n t e n a n c e cost of t h e pro posed S t a t e N o r m a l School in E a s t e r n O re g o n a m o u n t s to b u t one 2 5th of a m i l l or 4 c e n ts on a th o u s a n d d o lla rs of t a x a b l e p r o p e r t y . I s n ' t it w o r t h t h i s to h av e y o u r c h i l d r e n t r a i n e d to b ec o m e u se fu l and p r o d u c t i v e c itize n s ? STRONG ENDORSEMENTS Among those who strongly endorse the establish ment of the proposed* Eastern Oregon Normal School are Governor Withycombe, J. H. Ackerman, Presi dent of the Monmouth State Normal; W. J. Kerr, President of the Oregon Agricultural College; P. L. Campbell. President of the State University; Robert C. French, former President of the Weston Normal, and practically all ot the leading educators of the State. J. A. Churchill, Superintendent of Public In struction, voices the sentiments of those who are most familiar with the need of more adequate Normal facilities when he says: “ O re g o n 's g r e a t e s t need f o r its r u r a l schools is th e t e a e h ; r w h o has had f u l l p r e p a r a t i o n to do h er w o r k . Su ch p .- e p a ra tio n ca n best com e t h r o u g h N o r m a l School train in g . . " I t r u s t t h a t t h e v o t e r s of t h e s t a t e w i l l assist in ra is in g t h e s t a n d a r d of o u r schools by e s t a b l i s h i n g a S t a te N o r m a l School at P e n d le t o n . T h e lo c a tio n is c e n t r a l , t h e i n t e r e s t of t h e people of P e n d le to n in e d u c a t i o n m o s t e x c e l le n t . and t h e la rg e n u m b e r of p >p :Is in t h e pub lic schools w i l l g iv e a m p l e o p p o r t u n i t y to s t u : !e.-ts to g et t h e a m o u n t of t e a c h i n g p r a c ti c e r e q u i r e d in a s t a n d a r d n o r m a l s c ho ol.” All the above educators ins st that a standard Normal School must be located in a town of 5000 or more population and having enough grade pupils for teaching practice. VOTE RIGHT B y v o t i n g Y E S f o r No. 308 you w i l l h e lp to g iv e to t h e school c h i l d r e n of O re g o n the s a m e a d v a n t a g e s e n j o y e d by t h e school c h i l d r e n of o u r n e i g h b o r i n g sta te s . V o t e Y E S f o r N o . 308. Eastern O regon State Normal School Committee .1 H. Gwinn. Secy., Pendleton, Ore. (Paid advertisement) Notice of B<>ard<>f Equalization Meeting Office Ground Floor Bell Phone 53-J T«xl«l Hotel. Notice is hereby given, that on Mon P. O. Box 147 day, September It th, 1SRB, the County Board of Equalization will m«»et at the With R«illie Watson Court House, in Tillamook City, Ote- gon. ami public examine the assessment j roll for saitl year, ami correct any error in valuations, description of land, lot, or 0 other property. Said board will con tinue iu session from day to day until the examination, correction and eqali- zntion of the assessment shall be <-om- pleted. All persons who may be inter-j ested in the assessment of their prop-1 ertv should appear at said time an«! L. V. E B E R H A R D , Manager. place, ns no changes can be made after the adjournment. All protests must be tiled with the board the tirst week. Complete Set of Abstracts of the Records Dated at Tillnmook City, Oregon,! of Tillamook County, Oregon. August 8th, P»l*>. OREGON C. A. Johnson, Countv Assess >r. T IL L A M O O K . Abstracts on Short Notice by the PACIFIC ABSTRACT CO. When in Tillamook and you want a _ , ' .. , , , .... .. . . good meal at a moat reasonable price Take the old reliable W hite stage for call at M. Oleson's in the Ramsey Hotel a comfortable, safe and sure trip to dining room. Tillamook. 4