Sherman County observer., July 02, 1909, Image 1

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The grain Growers Conveniences
Are not alone confine'! to Rural Free Delivery of mail
and the Telephone.
There is another convenience which all
farmer* should have — and m any do h a v e — a checking ac­
count with a good bank.
The poseeeeor of such an account
avoid* th* rink of having hi* money on hl* person or about
hl* home where it is in danger of fire and thieve*.
Hi* hili* paid by check are not only a valid reoeipt, hut
also a convenience in hi* home transaction* where very often
the necessary change for concluding rettlem ent is not at hand
It was a cracker, the last of a pack—
Some pxnk— a id a match— and oar llttlm hoy J a c k -
Oh, dear met
Perfectly harmlea* whan
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Wd they happen to w it
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Oh, dear me!
Little boy Jack had no harm in his head
When he happened to pause by the big oanna bed—
Oh, dear met
The (JJasco QJarehousc (Hilling Co.
Bank, of (Hero.
Jack ii a good little boy, and he knew
Those cannas were dear to the heart of Aunt Sue__
Oh, dear me!
A GHOUP OF PATRIOTS HARD AT IT.
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Your patronage solicited.
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NO BLE room, isn’t IÎ?” said
Mrs Clayton to her husband
as they took their places at
the long table d'hote of the
Hotel du Wood lu Christiania.
"I
should say we were the only Am eri­
cans here—the only ones who realise
It is the Fourth of July.”
The first course was net before them,
and they had Just begun to eat when
the music began. Suddenly Mrs Clny-
tou looked up from her plate aud be­
came uncomfortably awnre tbut they
were the only guests sitting. All the
others had risen. O f course they could
not afford to be singular, so they rose
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O p p o s ite P o s t O ffic e
The U m atilla House
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No R ent to P ay
No Clerks to P ay
By ARTHUR J. WEEKS
“ Don’t you worry.” replied the cadet
“These posters w ill tieffcy to draw a
Complete Assortment of Silverware and Jewelry
crowd, and we’ll get that crowd.”
The baud men couid not exactly
the point, but they let the poster stay
on the wall aud decided to take their
chances. The cadet urged them to pr*-
pare a rousing big dinner.
“T he whole county w ill be here,” he
By ROBERTUS LOVE
A n y and n il K in d s o f P a te n t M e d ic in e A lw a y s In S to c k
said with enthusiasm. “ 1 am banking"
on our having to feed at least 5,<»00.
(Copyright, W09, by American Press Asso­
aud you must have plenty of grub.”
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Long rustic tables to seat a thousand
A D E T H E N R Y J. H A Y N E S
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catue home about the uAlrile penple at a time were erected In the
A hundred young
of June oo big first furlough courthouse yard.
he
oro
men and women volunteered to act as
from Went Point.
waiters. •
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In hlg spick and span uniform and
M artin Verner had made similar
an a future leader of great armies he
preparations In Ids grove. To the pub­
wag Burusvllle’* pride.
The brans
lic the most interesting part of Ver-
band met him at th * station and ve-
ner'a arrangements was a long trench
corted him home, playing •‘H a ll to the
Wax it the cracker that whispered to Jack,
dug lu the middle of the grove two
Chief."
feet deep aud three feet wide. This
“Make the most of me, the last of the pack!”
‘‘Haven’t you fellows any band pa­ was for the barbecuing of the beef.
a a*a
.aw A A iA wa»
an» a** mj » a*,
sm
Oh, dear me!
vilion y c tZ ’ the cudet Inquired.
Uncle Ike Jackson, an ancient negro
“Don't w e ©he, do you Z ’ was Band with a reputation a * a skillful barl>*.
Did it suggest, “Stuck on top of a oanna,
Leader Tom T urner’s way o f replying culst reaching back to the days before
See how I ’ll startle Aunt Sue and Aunt Hannah I”
“No. hut I want to see one.”
the civil war, was engaged to superin­
/ Oh, dear me!
“W e'll have to see about >150 first to tend the cooking of the beef. Old Ike
build It,’* said Turner.
knew bis business thoroughly, and ho
People who happened to pass In the road
T hat evening the cadet attended a would accept no suggestions when it
Saw w ith surprise some French ©anngs explode—
meeting o f the band at the courthouse, came to barbecuing.
Oh, dear me!
called to consider ways and means for
Cadet Haynes called on the old n o
N ea-eat H otel to B usumm «« Center, B anks and De|>ot.
the purchase of a uew bass drum. H e gro the evening o f the 3d of July. In
As a finale it was a raocess;
proposed that a Fourth o f July picnic
times past-UACie
Sunday D inner 35 cent«.
But— th* sequel that followed perhaps yon ©an gnei
under the auspices of the band be held,
Ike
bad
dpne
with a big dinner at 25 cents a bead
many favo r* for
Oh, dear me!
T a b le the Best th e H a r k e t w ill Afford
the proceeds to go toward build lug
“young M a r « «
hand pavilion.
H in ry ,” and the
hoy had rew ard­
The suggestion was adopted. T u r
ed him well. The
ner was appointed to engage the use
two bnd a eouil
of Veruer's grove for the day. I t was
dentlul talk Inst
a very attractive s|x>t to thq public
* M o ro , O re g o n .
Ing an hour.
on u hot day, but Its owner was the
“Ilee, hee, b« e!
meanest mao In the county. For twen
laughed the ©hl tcrlng wildly; then It flew Into the air, lodge of the town. The announcement
ey years be had been called “Stingy’
man as H*t>ry the fragments falling into the scat­ had brought In nearby farmers. O f
Vertier in ordinary conversation. He
emerged from his tered dirt from the trench. A piece of course, again, the citlsens turned out—
kept his grove uuder lock and key. In
cabin. Then he beef with a splintered fragment of the male population, for in that day it
closed by a high fence and padlocked
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erhere the people stop
doubled himself bone attached fell at the feet of a man was not a woman’s place to appear in
gates.
up in a paroxysm near the ropes. He picked it up and a parade.
"Goln' to charge money for the din
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of glee.
ner,
heyZ'
he
said
to
Turner.
sniffed nt it.
The “procession" formed on the play­
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Three
tbtigs
’Yes; It's for the band pavilion."
“ Whew!” he ejaculated.
ground e f the only *c bool house in the
'I'l>e*
O regon,
Uncle Ik e derrly
'H uh! 1 see. Then you can afford
"Dot low down nlggah boy mu*' town. The grand marshal was the
loved— money, a a done sumpin’ to dem beefs when I sheriff of the county, who was also
to pay me >50 for the grove. Thut's
Hteant Il**at.
Elect rio Lights
Electric Call Bell*.
Joke aud Ci'det tole him to poab de vinegar on ’em,” a Mason from the blue lodge. He bad
my Agger.”
Henry J. Haynes
said Uncle Ike.
Turner reported to the band, and It
a sword that had been In the Mexican
H O T E L R A T E S TO S U IT Y O U .
"Ah sho* a 111.
An hour later, while the Investiga­ war. The white plume of h i* w ife’s
was determined to hold the picnic I d
Marae H in ry ; Ah tion was still going on, the band struck hat was utilised for his insignia. He
the courthouse yard, which could be
"W E LL O ST T U A T
six»'
W ill!*
he up “A Hot Tim e In th * Old Town" was mounted oo the biggest horse of
had free. It was not a desirable loca­
All O R & N Trains Stop at Front Door
CROW D.”
called out as the and began marching back toThe court­ the town. When be gave the order to
tion. but It would do. Advertisements
Hee, he«P
Railway Ticket Office in the Lobby.
house. The crowd fell In. It was fine fall in th * lodge beaded the column.
of the coming celebration and the din­ young man departed
Four fat beeves were slaughtered by marching music. Besides, the people Next came the Justice of the peace of
ner were placed in all the newspapers
order of M artin Veruer, cut In quarters were hungry.
of the county.
the township In a one horse abay. The
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school followed him.
T h * master—
Three dnys later Tom T urner called and carted to the edge of the barbe-uc
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“Now, gentlemen.’’ sald Cadet Haynes they didn’t call -him the master then;
the baud together In greut anxiety. trench about midnight. Several eends
E very’ man knew the reason. They of wood were dumped near by. with st the band meeting a fte r midnight. be was simply the village schoolteach­
” 1 must take the
er—“headed” bis pupils.
He carried
had seen “Stingy’’ Verner's picnic post­ plenty of kindling Old Uncle Ike * r
rived shortly a fte r the beef quarters
4 o’clock train
the ball which called the scholars to
ers.
The
owner
of
the
grove
was
go
M 9 M R IM M M M M H M M M M M N
were delivered on the ground. W ith
for West Point
school five day* in th * weak, and he
•ng to hold anqppoaltifcn picnic. Col
him was a tall young darky, a stran­ this m o r n i n g
rattled the clapper from the atari of
ored posters four feet long were ad­
ger In town.
Furlough’s
u p
the parade until It halted on the court­
vertising throughout the county: "Big
'Dis boy mab fust assistant.* ex
But before I go
house square. Then came the citlsens,
Old Fashioned Barbecue Dinner In
plained Uncle Ik e to his employer
I have a few lit­
on foot aud in wagon*.
Beautiful Vertier’B Grove," Burnsville,
All kind* of Reservoir and Cistern work in con­
All gwlne larn him how to barbecue.”
tle bills to pre­
Whan the grand marshal «topped the
on the Glorions Fourth.
Barbecued
For several hours the two men
sent.
V e rn e r
nection with water system s installed in first
procession he dismounted, sheathed
M eat—All You Can K at—15 Cents.”
worked, preparing the meat and the
hired an stiver
hl* htotortc blade and Joined his lodge,
class style and all work done guarantee*}»
“T hat knocks us clean out," said fire. The trench was half filled with
tlRlng sharp over
and tha stone was masoalcally laid.
Turner.
“
People
around
here
hare
been
D ynam ite and |M»wder work on all kinds of Rock Excavations
cordwood and kindling.
Iron rods
A t lloundabnrg
The crowd went across the street to ‘
wanting a barbecue for the last twenty were laid across the trench, and upon
to do his adver­
a good* box on which stood the JuatJce
years. We might ns well quit, boys.”
these were placed the quartern of beef
tising. ‘and that’s
of th * peace, who read tha Immortal
H . A . S tu a r t, M o ro , O re g o n .
“Not on your Itfet” spoke up Cadet
That triflin ’ cullud boy done 1« out,”
why
he, didn't
Declaration of Independence. As soon
4 - = |
H a y u e s . “Go «aid Uncle Ike to Verner, who etbue
suspect anything
as he had finished the fln t aatute of
right ahead with down early to see if everything w *^
when the day
the day was fired. I t was from the
your picnic. I ’ve going well.
light poster« were
only anvil in town. I t was primed by
been doing a lit
H e declared that everything was in
put
Those
a veteran who wore the uniform of
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w* .««a«
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tie thinking abont readlnesn and he did not ueed further
poster« cost me
the soldiery that followed old Each
this o p p o s itio n help. The crowd began arriving ulrnttt
>20. I t i p p e d
Taylor to Mexico. H e was the only
picnic, aud i have 9 o’clock. Oue old farm er expressed
U n ci* Ike a Avar.
uniformed mao In the town.
u plan that will surprise that the meat w
hs not al­ Then there’s a
A fter the tbandera of thia black
make old Stingy's ready cooking.
H e declared that it
little bill for six
smith shop attachment the clttxen*
barbecue look like should have been started at midnight.
doten giant fire­
marched to the grove ■ mile away—
a two-for cigar In “Tnkes twelve hours to barbecue meat
c r a c k e r s — the
It may not have been that distance—
in a box of per right,” he Insisted.
But the towns­
and there they picnicked. Waa there
fectoa.”
people told him that Uncle Ike knew
ever a banquet that surpassed a coun
K u o w ln g th e perfectly well what he w bs doing.
I won't charge for my services, for try picnic In real enjoyment! Fourth
boy’s resourceful­
About 10 o’clock the Burnsville Brass I’ve had a glorious Fourth.”
of July picnics In those biassed daya
ness, the band band marched Into the grove playing
were reunions.
men believed that
Yankee Doodle." Cadet Haynes. In
A fter the feed In the woods the col
he might manage full uniform, marched In front as rir^cQ THE GLORIOUS FOURTH
ored folks had their time. They were
to do something major. When he reached the ropes he
the servants of the citlsena. They led
to help them out, made a peculiar motion w ith his Stick.
BACK YONDER. the procession to ths old mill site near
bnt w h e n t w o Uncle Ike at once lighted the fires un­
by, and while tha parson, the faithful
days later there derneath the beef, applying ths match
slave of the village doctor, waded hla
appeared a new at h alf a doten points. Then lie picked
A Fourth of July without firecrack­ several convert* out Into the muddy
series of posters, up a pall and started for the spring ers, without • brass band, without an stream and soused them under the
still m o re flam­ as If to get water.
oration, closing with the immersion of people on shore sang. “On Jordan’s
boyant, announc­
Ruddenly there was a ripping, pop­ a bunch of negroes In ths creak near Stormy Banks I stand."
A
o r mew ing “d n y ltfb t fire­
ping sound. Old soldiers In the crowd the water mill of the town and county-
Then the assemblage scattered-the
porruio.
works"
Ver- were reminded of the skirmishes dur­ can you conceive of a natal day of farmers back to the country, tha citl
si
moat
lost
hope.
Ber’s grovs, they
ing the sixties. It was like an uneven
that sort? Do you go bach that far?
sens to their homes, where they had
Tom Turner brought in one of'the
o f th new volley fire of musketry or the crac­
It happened In a Miaaourt town about tbalr suppers, for tha regular meals
poatero, which be had torn from the kling discharge of a Gatling gun. Now
fifty year« ago. It may have occurred In those dear old days were served
side of a barn. To hl* aatoulahment and 4 hen the popping was punctuated a little further back, but It Is not al­ regularly regard less ef any great cfrle
Cadet naynes proceeded to paste the by a roar like th a t of a small cannon
event. By 0 o'clock everybody waa to
ways wise to be exact about data*.
poster on the courthouse wall. Thia Great clouds o f ashes and odoriferous
Th* big event of th* day was the bed Light* were o u t The day had
canoed the trombone to growl that smoke arose fro m the barbecue trench
been observed. There were no head
laying of th* cornerstone of th*
Haynes must he “a-atandln' in with From time to lim e one of the beef courthouse in th* county. Of
tha oext day
FORMALDEHYDE. RUBBER GOODS, PERFUMERY.
BRUSHES. COMBS, SPONGES. CIGARS.
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Dealers in G eneral M erchandise
A NORWEGIAN .
FOURTH.
MURO PHARMACY « * » * * *
Experienced, Registered P h a rm a c is ts
H edicines C a re fu lly Com pounded.
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C opyright. 1900, by A m erican Press A sso c ia tio n
Don’t stop to think thia over, but Blurt an account now wi»h
E x p ert,
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M a n a g e r.
when— Ix x itn !-a n o tio n The baas drum
announced another selection.
Once
again the diners arose en masse.
"Ze a ir nationale o f Finland, ma-
daine," quoth the Frenchman depre-
catlngly.
"Finland be”—
*‘Sb—Ed!” warned his wife in a
whisper.
So It went on. their dinner a series
of rising« and fallings. Russia came
next, coincident with the entree. When
the ''Marseillaise” came they Jumped
quickly to their feet and smiled at the
Frenchman, who bowed lower than
usual as he sat down.
Ity this time Mr. Clayton was look­
ing d e s tra te . “I f they’li only let up
on one of the meat course«,” he
groaned, “the dessert can go to thun­
der. Garcon!”
.
Mrs. Clayton saw him slip two gold
pieces Into the waiter’s hand ss he
muttered some Inaudible Instructions
In hla ear.
Every one In Norway
seemed to know a little English.
“ I don’t know, sir; I am afraid It w ill
not do,” hesitated the waiter.
. “T ry It, aud tf It works there'll be
more coming.”
The w aiter bowed and moved off.
“ Rule Britannia” corresponded to the
fillet of beef, and had they been In the
humor for It they might have sppre
elated the appropriateness.
W ith a
three nrtlnutes’ Intermission for salad,
the “ tVn< ht nm Rhein” folfowed.
•'I’erjmbs we shall be able to enjoy
our dessert and coffee In peace,” Clay­
ton sighed. But Mrs. Clayton's parti­
sanship nnd patriotism got the bettet
of her.
“ Do you mean to tell me, Ed, s f t e t
all
this courtesy to other nations.
Ajneelrs Isn't to have some homage?"
she erl'-jl Indignantly
"W a it,” he replied significantly.
0L.XTTON 8TA BX D 8TUA1OUT BK FO U* HIM.
It was nt the supreme moment when
without In the least knowing what It all had «-uteri enough of the dessert to
waa all about. Mr. Clayton looked ex­ make iliem w ish to «-ontinue llrat "The
pectantly toward the doors of the an­ Star Spnngh'd Btmner" came like a
ion. “Edith," anld he. “I guess aome il^in’j-ei c M i L M f . and Mrs Clayton
H|>rnn-' lo their feet
o f course every
royalty tnust be coming in.”'
■one
“Oh, I hope so I” she exclaimed.
But no one came In. and they re­
As I In- mush Inns neur«-d the end the
mained standing until the music gUe-ts p i-psn'd to s|| down, but that
ceased. Meanwhile the gnreon had re­ satl <fm-tl<>n was denied them
(>n«-e
moved the course, which they had more the music struck up a second
barely touched.
st^te’ii of the air. All eyes were turu-
“ Find out what It’s nil about?” Mrs ed xo the Americana, for by tills time
Clayton Implored her husband.
every one knew their nationality.
H e turned to the man bealde him
Cl-«ton stjired straight liefore him
at the long table, a distinguished look­ mitllin lilnglv
The Frenchman was
ing person who wore the detorntlon of j bt Inning to comprehend nnd- entered
the Legion of Honor.
into the spirit of th«* thing A look of
"Excuse me, sir. but could you tell | ml miration was on his face.
Again
me why we all stood up Just now?" ' and yet again. Exclamations In many
The stranger eyed them with s ' tongm-s were coni in /f r o m all side«;
gleam of mlugled amusement and pity.
"Mills r est affreux!” "Hlnunel!"
"Eet was te national air of Boland j "Beastly, don't ye know!”
xst eey play. Did not monsieur sink - Clayton was Inflexible
The enbat-
•e t flneZ’
| dlzt-d w aiter looked st him expectantly,
"W ell, once w ill do for me,” said Mr. • hut he gave no sign. The music went
Clayton. “I want to eat my dinner In on
Finally he nodded and there was
an end Tln-y h id had th«dr revenge.
pence. ’
•'Hurrah for Fncle Samf* said Mr*.
The flab course had Just been served,
and they were prepared to enjoy' It Clayton sot to vot e.
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P lastering , Q rick and C oncrete W ork
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For
flie Summer’s
Cooking
N o kitchen appliancecivessm h
actual satisfaction and real home
comfort as the new Perfection
W ic k Blue Flam e O il Cook-
Stove.
I| Kitchen work, this coming
.summer, w ill be better and quick-
■er done, w ith greater personal
comfort for the worker, if, instead
of the stifling heat of a coal fire,
you cook by the e n ttu trat/J
''""'“NEW PERFECTION
Wick Blue Flame Oil Cook-Stove
Deliver« heat where yqu want it— never where you don’t want h—
rtru» it dove not overheat the kitchen. Note the C A B IN E T T O P ,
with shelf for warming piste« and keeping food hot after cooked, also
convenient drop «helve» thst can be folded back
not I * uae, and
two nickeled bora for holding towels. .
Three aisee. W ith or without Cabinet Top. At your dealer's,
or write our nearest agency.
when
/Sayb l a nr
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derful light giver. Solidly mada,
beautifully nickeled. Your llving-rooea will be pleasanter
with a Kayo Lamp.
f
. I f not with your dealer, write our neareet agency.
S T A N D A R D O IL C O M P A N '’
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