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About Sherman County observer. (Moro, Sherman County, Or.) 1897-1931 | View Entire Issue (May 8, 1908)
/ • E À s ta b lis h o d 1 8 8 7 . , W m . Rudolf z F iv e C e n ts -- - ” ee«e»éeeeeo«e»oe CAMP F *1 can’t go back without hearing some thousand, I should say. And to think thing about them and her.” Then he you've been—oh, blazes! W hy didn’t looked doubtful. “ Perhaps Bill wouldn’t you come home long ago?” First street. Strong brrlek ; Moro, Ore. see me, after all." * For a moment the Bum’s H e waa startled from his perplexi bulged. Comfort Should Be Carefully All kinds of Reservoir and Cistern work in con ties by a motor car dashing close to “ What!” he exclaimed. “Do you (Original! the curb and stopping l»esl<le where he mean to say I ’ve something left out nection with water system s installed in first Studied In Their Selection. I had tramped all over Colorado w ith waa slowly passing. of that Hopkins mess?” Ills face class style and all work done guaranteed. pick and shovel and hadn't taken out A large, well built man sprang from beamed with Incredulous hope. Then C on fectionery any more paying dirt than would keep Dynam ite and powder work on a ll kinds of Rock E x c e p tio n s tbe machine and In doing so Jolted be remembered hla present self. H e • . * , b d____ •____ ' > I NOT MANY PIECES NEBBED body and soul from flying apart. One against him accidentally. raised hla arms deprecatlngly and By EMMA A K C IE R OSBORNE. C igars, T o b a c c o s time I was working a bole by myself “Your pardon, str,” apologized tbe shook his head. man. The words were scarcely uttered Very Guek«t and R u riU Styles* Fo uni and camping alone on Clear creek. I “ It ’s of no use to m e ” he sighed. [CopyrtRkt, tan, by K. A. O o u ] when his face wept aghast W fc p t t o y , T ho ufli, to B< was sitting at night In my tent— 1 was " I t ’s too late; I ’m done for. You and BU liard an d P o o l T a b le » In “M erciful God.*” be breathed. Laura take I t There Isn’t enough man d Yeur Own Carpenter Cedar Pelea only stay lug tem porarily—reading some The Bum, too surprised to move and left In me to even so much as think of old letters by tbe light of a candle for the Beet Material. A R L Y summer had arrived his own face ashy pale, mumbled some living the old life again, let alone msk tbe want of something bettor to pass and tbe population of the great thing that sounded like "K ill!” The following furniture suggestions Ing the e ffo rt” < tba time till 1 turned In, when sud city had turned Itself out of The hearty clasp that Inclosed the He looked out of tbe wind dr. Then, Ioaoold d rinks and toe cream la sea may be of Interest to owners or pipe denly I looked up to see the most for doom eu masse. The season trembling hand of the Bum dispelled turning abruptly, bo held out a hand. son. Soda water, bottled and fountain, pectlve owners of amall gamps la the lorn face, the most dejected pair of of grand opera had loug since passed, all doubts as to how "B ill” would re “Ooodhy,” he said. “I must be off. w oods.' In the Ideal camp every piece always on band. eyes, looking straight at me out of tbe but n reminder of Its glories in tbe ceive him. The other hand he brought This visit baa been everything to me. of' furniture supplies an actual w a n t darknt-ss. I started as though I'd seen form of an aria loaded hurdy gurdy, down on the Bum’s shoulder with a Don't let them know.” T he easy chairs are easy to alt In, glad thump. a ghost. When I determined It was "You surely don’t mean that you one C u tt Incubators, Brooders, , B Bone Cutters, Shipping Cases, Egg Boxes, the settee» roomy and soft and the ta only a man, and an Inoffensive man at manipulated by a vigorous, swarthy "Jim ,” almost shouted tbe man; came here merely for a word and with Italian, was pang-pangtng something Log Bands, Poultry Foods *d> of any kind, Remedies, or good “Jim, can It be possible this Is you?” that, I swore at him for startling me. **up-t<£date” Poultry¡»¿Ooks from "La Sounambula.” Tbe machine ks on on the t different branches of Poultry And tears, manly, shameless tears, •‘Stranger," ho said, "can you lend was crushing away In hard, metallic were plainly visible In the blue eyes of Keeping, consult our latest t estait catalog No. j q j nr r*r*ut. me soinethbig to blow jn y bruins out GRASS VALLEY. ORC. precision and with the courage and W illiam Vnn Camp Higginson. lie with?” “I ’ll blow ’em out for you,’’ I answer confidence of a five thousand dollar linked an arm affectionately within - that of tbe dirty, unkempt bum. / ed sharply, “If you don’t quit looking a night prlma donna. i* ; The Rum, perspiring and asleep In a “Come inside,” he said. at me that way.” Portland, O regon There was business of Importance “I ’ve beeu pr< « g a tin g without find loppy mass on the end of a bench In Spokane, W n . ing anything till I'm dead tired of tbe Paradise park, awoke with atich a start that morning for the banking house of business. I ’ve got a fam ily In the east that several of the perpetual sons of Hlggiuaon, Matthews & Pollock, and that’s depending on me, und I haven't rest near by were visibly alarmed. when Mr. lligglnaon'9 arrival was an P R IC E S R E A S O N A B L E . nounced partners and clerks hurried anything to send 'em. The w ife ’s sick, Some of them moved away hurriedly. Rut the Bum's movement proved not to counsel with him, but Mr. Higgin and they’re about to be fired from tbe but they’re In. Suy, stranger, lend too menacing. He merely shook himself, son waved them off. . He passed on Conducted on B est Principles listened a moment, glared at the hand through tbe long hallway straight to your gun.” “See here, my friend, I'm pretty organ In no pleasant mood and shuffled his private offices. MORRIS CHAIR. H e pushed the Bum In gently ahead hard up myself. I f 1 lend you tny gun. away In the direction of Chatham C o o a m e r c lo l T r a d e S e llr lie d bles and desks of convenient height It w ill be useless without a cartridge. square. of him, closed the door and locked It. The hurdy gurdy, as If with mali This m atter of comfort should be as Now, I don’t see any use wustlng am Jim Pierson, w herein the ¿evil have Satisfaction Guaranteed ** carefully studied In the selection of munition that way. Just you watt a cious Intent, moved also and right at you been all these years?” then adding. simple camp furniture as in that of the minute and I ’ll think up a way for his heels broke Into something sturdy In a voice not devoid of einotlao, “I've BothCin W orkmanship and Price -*-I’ve actually prayed that you’d come moat expensive pieces. I t is a ques yofi to get rid of yourself wltbouLcoat- from “ W illiam T ell.” at “* ’ "ZZT" V ....... The Bum now seemed roused to an baek.” You keep tlon of proportion, o f careful adjust lBg anytbing. I have it. r Office at Furniture Store. The Bum didn't notice the incongruity right on. D'ye see the north star up ger H e turned savagely and was on - - ji ^ - - 1 - -* -t— - T---■ - -r r ' .."L " ment of parts to tbe whole. there? Well, you follow that star for the point of engaging In pedal combat of nigglnson's language. He was strug Furniture of quaint and rustic style about a mile and you’ll walk off a cliff with the Instrument when, as if to call gllug with his own emotions. He avas may be found In tbe shops, but it Is Into an abyss 600 feet deep. There are off hostilities,* It struck Into “Yankee trying to venture that one question that even better to have It built by a car rocks below—pointed rocks—and they'll Doodle.” The Bum, desisting from his had t>een uppermost In his heart slneh Intentions of maltrcatfifisnt,*flcd for- bis Yankee Doodle” had sent the blood penter or unskilled workman or to make mince meat of you.’’ i m m u i i M v S s v frrV 'v rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrv v v v v rrrrrrrrw v v v rrrrv s w v STO P A T build It oneself. Next to an original “Much obliged,” tbe strange man an favorite gin shop, where he sank Into coursing through his veins and dragged him from his wretched nltode Into the and Interesting design, solidity of con swered, “ I ’ll do I t Any way to efid the farthest comer. Commingling w ith the heavy noises atmosphere of bettor things, luto the struction la tbe prime requisite. Care this torture. How far did you say It of the streets and the rattling elevated presence of representative men. Now, «*■ v * - ful cabinet work la unnecessary and la‘(” trains was "Yankee Doodle.” The stir powerless w ith fear, he could not so “Just n mile. You cross a rise In tbe C o r n e r 7 th a n d S ta rk S tr e e t s . accurate joining superfluous. No glue ground, then walk on a level till you ring old tune seemed bent on a new much as mention their nam es-her It la new and Its rooms are provided with should be used, but Instead pin and come to a sort of ravine. Cross the ra march to victory, for on It came, some name. dowel construction, as exposure to rain running water and long distance tele He would go. He wouldn't remain vine. count about a hundred steps, and times so Indistinct that It was almost phone*. European plan. Rates melts glue, and chairs and tables are you'll be right on tbe brink of tbe lost, but Its unconquerable risibilities even though Illggluson was most hos «1 p er... day and upward c frequently needed outside tbs camp bringing It out every time above tbe pitable. Better tormenting uncertainty precipice.” Highest priced room $3 Send your oroen to a hour that unde ratend» Western condition» Cedar poles make the beet material “Much obliged to you, stranger. 1 city’s roar, louder, stronger and nearer, than torturing truth. He rose. and you will get aatlatartlon. per day. * “BUR 18 ^TILL IK LOVR WITH TOU.” The bark can be le ft on, giving a until It was at the very door of tbe sa “I can’t stay, Bill. You’re too busy a reckon I'll find It.” P o r t l a n d S i c d C o . Starbuck. W»»h.. Feb. 7. 190*. the Intention of returning to your mis loon, arousing and beating human emo -man to lie lathered w ith ”— G en,tom an. I *m h M I . ( yea an order lor Med« t i ll, aprlnf ■» I liked “You can’t miss It. I t extends ten rout M«d. v«ry much la ,i tp rln r > - “Sit right down there,” said Illggln- erable ex latence? Why, we’ve grieved miles to your right and five to your tions Into activity, Your* truly. C’haa. W rig h t, President. * Tbe Bum lifted his head and listen aon, forcing the Bum baek In a quiet, for you aa for one dead, and do you M*». L. P. PaNNINOTOH. left straight across your path. Keep imagine that I'm going to let you go? Our new 100 page Annual Seed Planter's Guide tails all. It's M. C. Dickinson, Manager. looking up at tbe north star, and yon ed. The anger so recently In his counte masterful way. Then, with a q u a v e ro f up- to-date and full of good things. Ask for book No. jyg nance had disappeared. He arose; he tenderness In his voice, “Jim, I know Don't you care any more for us than won't know when you get to It.” i straightened his big, gaunt self; be car- what brought you back, and the soon that?” ____ a -—- There wasn’t any use of his looking 5 K S ffiL ° w a ~ 'T in u a t go,” stubbornly Insisted the red bis head high; be walked to the er you know the le tte r.” up to avoid seeing the gulf, for the d i door o f the gin shop w ith a firm step, The Bum’s heart camo dangerously Bum. . vide was high on either hand, shutting “By li«‘avena, you shall never leave passed out and down the street. near stopping. * I t was, then, as he fear ont so much sky that nobody could see And a new light shone pitifully from ed. Would Billy say “married” or—oi; thia room except to come home to us!” two steps ahead. H e Went on, after Hlgglnaou wus a mau of strong na bis deeply sunken dark eyes. —“dead?” H e wouldn’t wait to hear. thanking me agabl for putting him on On be went, traveling a little more Agnln he rone for flight. Higginson ture. H e was thoroughly aroused and aW IK O IM O BRAT. to snch an economical way of killing than a mile—tbe mile that was destined placed kindly restraining hnruls upon was speaking forcefully. He could not P r o t la n d , O r e g o n . charmingly sylvan effect B ut Wher himself, and I started In once more on to prove the most momentous of his allow the Bum to return to his misery. bhn. my letters. I was thinking of getting ever a rough surface might prove un O SC A R A N D A s O N M A N A Q X R life. He hesitated not until be caught Beatrice Cuyler—Is—not married. Higginson's forcefulness awoke the Into my blankets when the fellow pleasant to the touch, as on the arms spirit of the man within the Bum. A ’ a glimpse through the canyonllke street She's still In love w ith you,” said Illg of ch ain , the wood should be planed came back. “Do you suppose for one moment. of his objective point Then he felt a gtnson, looking at the Bum steadily, Nearest Hotel to Bueiness'Center, Banks and Depot. “W hat’a the matter?” I said. “Didn’t and sanded. No stain la necessary on Bill Higginson, that I —look at me— bit uncertain. Then he set his captive free, and the the bark, and the planed surfaces m a; you come to It?” Scarcely knowing w hat he was doing Rum walked to a window, where he would face my mother, your w ife— “W ell, yes,” he said. “I came to It be le ft to the finishing o f time. Sunday D in n er 36 cents. and perhaps from a long established stood looking out for a long time, but and her? Never! Let me go!” Very few pieces of furniture are all rig h t I crossed tbe rise and tbe habit of leaning against things for sup be was not studying the Wnutles or - Higginson broke Into a torrent of F re e bus to and fro m tra in a needful. B u ilt In fitments can be ravine, then counted my steps till they port, he reached out a hand and rested monstrosities of neighboring skyscrap Imploratlons. Ix>ng, earnestly, he plead R ates by th e day made to take tbe place of movable numbered ninety-five. Then I thought It for a moment against that mountain ers. H e was dwelling on what seemed ed. The Bum held out tenaciously. I'd like to see how uear the gulf I was, 6 0 c, 7 6 c , S I . 0 0 , $ 1 .6 0 , $ 2 . pieces and ars both more Interesting so I took a match out of my pocket of strength, the sub treasury. New en to him, ns nearly ns he could figure Then, little by little, he commenced to and lees expensive. Chairs and ta ergy seemed to be imparted to him by things out, possible Impossibilities. And give way until he found himself aa bles ars, however, necessary, and a and struck It. There, not ten steps there was a warm , hnppy feeling w ith powerlcHM to resist tbe strong love eC E u ro p e a n Plan from me, was the great black dark awing seat la a desirable adjunct to a in him, the like of which he hud long the Insistent man as he had been to ness, and I knew I was right on to i t since, relinquished. He whistled "Yan stay the desire that turned his foot A G ood C lean F a m ily H o te l camp on a rainy day. Cedar poles and 8omebow It scared me.” slabs are used In Its construction, and kee tioo«lle" softly, and Higginson won- steps In the direction of W all street. “You shouldn’t have lit the match,” it la hung from tbe ceiling by Iron Higginson saw the Rum waa weak vile red as be slipped Into an adjoining chains. ▲ M orris or rhcllnlng chair Is I said. “You should have walked right rood^beyond the hearing of tbe B u tn .' ening and lu des|»eratlon made his g y Q vhoro tho ptoplo »top tbe most com fortabt^aeat In existence off the cliff without knowing where Bring a complete outfit of my last attack. and should be Included In even a jU»ort you^ were going to fall. You've spoiled Jlin”—bis voice was heart reaching clothes,” he telephoned In a low voice; Hat o f furniture. The proper asses the'whole business.” •yes, everything- hat, necktie, shoes, lu Its tenderness—“you couldn't have "I reckon I'd rather do the Job with uremente caa be obtained from any tho whole business. What? No, noth the heart to forsake us again Just good example o f the style. Cedar pole** a gnu. I ’ve got something here that’s ing's happened to me. 1 Just want them when w e’re when we re expecting a O m korr , worth a dozen cartridges.” And fie for— Well, bring them along, and little chap we’ve nlready named Jim?” M . L. Evans of DeMoas baa been laid Steam H e a t. Electric L ig h ts Electric C all Bella. handed out a little brown stone. There was a long silence. \ right away. And, say, Thomas, don’t up w ith rheum atism for some tim e and "W hat do you menn?” I asked. The dogged look In the Bum’s eyes mention this to Mrs. Higginson?* Buffered uutold agonies, bat la now up “Well, the match I lit shone on some and perfectly well. Ask h im w h a t The Bum turned ns Higginson re slowly disappeared. T^ey became over- H O T E L R A T E S TO S U IT Y O U . thing bright. I picked up this stone cast with moisture. ’ He reached a cured h im and he w ill sav leg* than entered the room. and saw that the flame was shining on a 60c bottle of W atkins* Rheum atism hand to Higginson, which Higginson "Tell me about the others,” he said. particles of gold.” AH O R & N Trains Stop at Front Door and Gout Tablets. For a long time Higginson talked. dkl not now Ignore. I moy^d the stone about In the light " I ’ll go home w ith you,” he said. . Things of vital Interest had transpired • R ailw ay Tipkct Office in the Lobby. . Sold by of tbe candle, and It sparkled from The offices of Higginson, M atthew * since that mad, wild day of the Bum’s various parts. A Pollock were located In one of those disappearance. "Hdo here,” I said to the stranger. T . N . C R O F T O N , P r o p r ie to r . Ills fnther had died leaving him a modern structures that afford tenants “You turn In here with me, and tomor smnll fortune If he were ever found. every convenience. A luxurious bath row We’ll go down and bunt for more His mother still lived. Ills sister I4U - room was oue of the attachments, and E very bottle positively guaranteed of this. Mayb£ we can find the place.” ra, as the Bum had nlready surmised, It was here that th * first move was “I t ’s right on the edge of the gulf.” had married Higginson, and It was only made toward the outward transforma “Ratal There Isn’t any gnlf. I knew am m o tba t a b u . a year since the marriage had occurred. tion of the Bum. Merely a bath and a rt used In Its construction In connec yau wouldn’t walk Into It anyway. Higginson and I.aura were Jlviug In the clean linen have materially assisted many a bum on his way toward refor tion w ith slender branches of sapling« Only lunatics choose horrible deaths, old home w ith the Hum’a mother. mation. And Higginson's valet was a which form spindles in tbe sides and and I saw by your eye that you were Everyeknown means had lieen em not a lHiiatlc. You’re only discouraged. beck. The cushions may be made ployed and lurge sums of money spent host within himself In the matter of The abyss you saw wus created by some Inexpensive material and stuff* In tho search for the Bum, and year grooming. James Harvey Pierson surveyed him w ith cotton. An arm chair of unusual your Imagination.” after year the fam ily had remained In I gave him something to eat and a design Is shown in the cut. I f is built town late Into the heat of the summer self lu the long m irror and for th * first of pine slabs and cedar posts and Is couple of my blankets. He was tired and had returned early In autumn, hop time In the five years of hla self exile provided w ith a pillow. A small table out«M>d slept soundly till morning, lug against hope that he might come smiled happily Into his own eye*, not when I put. some bacon, hard tack and would be useful In aa out of door sx- and there would be Rome one to wel so niueh In satisfaction w ith hta Im • tin cap full of coffee into him. Then prove«! apiH'arnnce aa with newly latence. Tbe slabs of which tbe top come him. » la made are planed to furnish a smooth wa started toward the gulf. When we Beatrice Cnyler cared little for social awakened hope and the anticipation THS BUM QI.AMRD AT TUB HARD OROAR. got to the top of the rlso I had'm en lose who were surface f o r work or for serving tea mntters these days. Hho was going a of going home and to tho tioned we looked across the ravine, the act, for he stepped boldly across longing to greet him. and there was nothing but dead level W all street and entered a great granite good deal Into the poor parts of the He forgot for the moment that city trying to lessen the pangs of her 'L ’finvel of HousaCsspIng. ahead to the foot of the divide. The building. own sorrowing heart by helping to alle late day when, with fortune Irretrieva Whan earth’s last pteture is dusted mau looked at it astonished. ^We count Uls personal valuation was material bly swept away, he bad voluntarily And the floors of» painted Spd dried. ed ninety-five steps duo north from ly depreciated when he waa summarily viate the woes of others. chosen complete Isolation. For the mo When tba oldest earpet Is beaten But Laura knew—and I-aura hesitat th» ran ce and began to pick up nug ejected not two minutes later by a And the youngest spider has died, ed not a moment to Impart her knowl ment also the bitter years that fol gets. functionary In servile blue and many edge to the sympathetic ears of Bill— lowed faded from hta memory. W a s h a ll r e s t—an d , f a it h , w e a h a ll m-ed W ell, that’s w bat led up to the dla- brans buttons. By Jingof’ exclaimed the delighted it« — - ------------- - re that Beatrice Cuyler Would go down to Covcry of the Suicide mine. The Lie down tOF a moment or two “ Beggars not allowed,” he snarl«»!, Illgglnaou «9 Pierson emerged to view. ill the duet on the grand piano stranger and I have long been parda, pointing to a framed -elgn hanging In her grave unmarried unleas Jim re “Man alive, yon look as well sa anF turned. Shall eat ua to work anew. and either of ns could sell out for a the corridor. body. All you need Is a little braVtng “Now, Jim Pierson,” suddenly broke million. H e built a fine house and And those that are clean shall ba happy. But tbe Bum had a mission to per out Higginson—"now, I ’ve something np aud filling out and somebody to pat They shall eat off a kitchen chair brought his fam ily out to live In i t form, regardless of unfeeling bouncer*. else to tell you. Blamed If I don't half hew heart Into you, and 1 gueaa It A n d d a s h w it h a aawen le a g u e b ro o m a tlc k l i e took me In and returned the loan He went away for awhile, came bock believe you're the biggest fool ever won’t I>e long before your heart w ill At the baok of the chiffonier. of a couple of blankets when he was and stood gating wearily at the debo be all right,” he added, w ith a slgstfi- a would be suicide with a salt of apart- nair being* swinging In and out of the waa.” W a ahall have real paint to lean on, MI admit It,” sadly-replied the Bum, cant wink. rile everything Into the hail xments In hta home and an elder down Now,” he continued, reverting to th * big building unrestrained, while they wriggling uncomfortably. And acrub for hours at a sitting guilt to cover me nights. And never ba Aired at all. In turn looked contemptuously down “Why, see here! A fter you lit out, eternal masculine, "let’* go and havo H e did more than thia. He had a upon Mm from the superior heights of some time within a year and a half, something to e a t” / And tba man of the house will praise ue r, 1 daughter who thought a lot of me, a d d r e ssin g th « S h e r m a n C ou nty O b serv their good clothes. And will (more than probably) blame. — ............... ' your brokers, Hopkins A Co., redeemed \ knowing that I ’d saved her father, And we never ehall get any money Ttai Bum seemed not perturbed by tbemOelvee. e n c lo sin g $ 2 .5 0 , w h e n w e w ill sen d y o u th e S h e r ihelve« They made good up to 80 Advlee. ap<l he gave me her too. AH the lack (And certainly not any fame). indeed, be waa per cent on all accounts, yours among “Whstta th< beet way to anva 1 for a ll of ue was started by my reckon- their superiority. m an C ou nty O b server, price $ 1 .5 0 and th e w e e k ly But each for the foy of the clearing Ing that the man who wanted to k ill c* ,,ou’ 1° occupied tbs reot. W e’ve got It In trust for you e y rt asked the thrifty'yonth. • - - — --- L* eto e tM e B e ta A B * a uelae O regonian, price $ 1 .5 0 e a c h fdr on e-year, y o u s a v And each In bar flnnfntne glee deeply on how he might elude tbe vig rig h t her* In tbe bank, drawing inter “Quit reeding the racing news himself would shrink from death I f To look Just as well aa the neighbors ilant doorkeeper. in g 50 c e n ts b y so d o in g . est It’s something like— well, I don’t the made it frig htfu l enough. ' , Or the setae of vMnge they aSdtak see. —Laura ta BrSNCKR TBOWBRUXMK < **1 aanat a»t ta there»“ he —«1 PLUMBING ® STEAM FITTING; The Undoing of the Bum. H. A. Stuart, Moro, Oregon. P ustbww , flaws »I Q ongbete • W h en Y ou W an t Vinton Hotel Ë Pprtland Seed Co. New Entirely, Convientto Business F. R. A X T E L L , MORO, O R | W hen ... . Z in ZZ P o r tla n d Hotel Oregon Best Seeds for the West Wright-Dickinson Hotel Co Portland Seed Co. 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