♦ SHERMAN COUNTY FAIR. R IV E R wished T o Y n o w If thia was ■ chal­ lenge Miller's second said It was n ot Greater than the Last One, Monday, Then Hewson said that he would be­ Tuesday and Wednesday, Octo, gin shooting the next time he and MU- ♦ ler meL Miller’s friend persuaded * MORO, OREGON. her 10th, U th , 12th, 1910. Hew son to refer him to a second. I he FRIDAY - O ctober 7, 1910 A Man Took Big Chances on His two seconds. anxious to make the a f­ fair as bloodless as possible, arranged I' T h e 2d annual S herm an count Life. the following terms: At 10 o’clock to Talk With You. 0 fair will be held at M o ro on th the morning each principal should N ew b ric k b u ild in g n ew ly fu rn is h e d . I» leave his house armed with a 42 cali­ At any time when requested to do bo , above dates. T h e usual appropri-j I» By F. A. MITCHEL. ber revolver, only one chamber of the paper will be discontinued. But we S h e rm a n c o u n ty p e o p le m a d e w elcom e a t all tim e s. <» ation of $500.00 has been receive expect*that all arrears will be P«»d before [Copyright, 1910. by American Press Asso­ which was to he loaded. Both lived N Aug. 80 and 31 Kansas cele­ ciation. J brates the fifty-fourth anni­ from the state, and the venturi such request is made. It is easy to as yi on the main street of the town, and O n e block fro m d e p o t. R ates 50c a n d u p. tor a statement, which will be cheerful!) said the Con- Speaklng of nerve, versary of the battle of Osa­ promisesAio surpass in njany rei- I» they were to walk toward each other a bigger ln- rendered at any ti He. watomie by dedicating Juba p federate veteran. “ I saw and flriTtt will. A __ pects the one of Last year. P erson- went Into the ••Hewson w as very much put out at Brown park on the alte of the battle­ I» stance of It before army than during the whole four years this arrangement. which, he believed, field. Colonel Theodore Roosevelt de­ in all parts of the county are in A PRESIDENTIAL VISITOR. I don’t mean would result In nothing serious to ei­ livers the dedicatory address on Aug. vited and ur£ed to prep are exhib< of my term of service excited by the ther party, and refused to abide by IL 81. The park com prises a HU I»“ tnore its of live stock,produce and man-] P r e . i d . n t .M o n t t o f C h i t . N a r r o w ly a case where a mau But his second told him that If he did than tw enty-tw o acres of ro ng booming and the volleys of battle goes M i s s . i G .y n o r A s s a s s in a tio n . not he (the second I would have noth­ ground, half of which is partly cov­ ufactures lor this event. re&lhd&g It la not oft«« U»«l h president of a In like a lunatic without T h e follow ing com m ittees have! i- l- 1 1 1 H - H l i l i ! ’ 1-1 I I I' H -t- H - ing further to do with the matter, and ered with a thrifty grow th of oak am what he’s doing, but where he coolly sister republic vlnta the Hulled States Uewsou reluctantly consented hickory trees. The town of O sa w a to ­ been appointed by the executive! ••When this protqiectlve affair got out mie celebrated the fiftieth a n n iv e rsa ry aud let us hope th.it when .mother calculates on an advantage the failure we w» re all very much surprised— first, o f the battle four years ago. a t w lilth b o a r d : Superintendents of agri­ oue [»ays os a aortal call he will not as of which will coat him his life. ••I was living at the time In my na that Miller had decided to tight, and nnrrowly uitas witnessing a tragedy a* tim e Vice President Fairbanks made cultural exhibits, M r and M rs H C second, that a single tiring should de­ r e dtd President Pedro Moutt of Chile tive town in Virginia. Abraham Lin the principal speech T he W o m a n s U m b e rg e r; S uperintendents of la­ „ lew days ago The chief executive coin was the Republican candidate cide the Issue. But as Hewson was B elief corps o f K a n sa s raised th e nec­ dies’ d epartm ent. M rs L B arnum , •-y Y ou are cordially invited to m ake the known to be o dead shot It was ex­ of tue South American republic was for president and we were all watch essary money aud bought th e p ar M rs E H M oore T hese four will pected that the affair might not be on hi« way to Bad Nauheim. Germany area 'and presented it to the state. ,ng for the result of the election, for bloodless after all. Nobody knew Tw o o f Osawatom ie’s noted relics are alfco act as a com m ittee on arranR- tu search of treatment for heart trou It was generally known throughout the ble He had met Mayor Gaynor sev south that In case the man nominated what Miller could do with a gun. but the John Brown cablu and th e Jo h n m ent. J O T h o m p so n will have he had alw ays been so peaceable that on a platform of ‘No slavery in the It was not supposed he was much of a Brown monument- entire charge of the stables, an When the monument wus set up the territories’ was elected our political uiarksmau. plans will be m ade so th a t all li^c main street o f the town rau uorth of leaders were going to take the south “No effort was made to keep the af­ Y f tu r J ’C itih g p lace b etw een tra in s stock will be pro p erly h o u s e d ^ I t and It fronts north, but will be ern states out of the Union. fair. the terms aDd the tim e a secret turned to front the main street, which ••Virginia at that tim e was a Union A duel limited to oue shot was unique a t T h e D alles, O regon, this fair. T hose w ho expect state. At any rate, there were a lot and Interested every one. The ulght now runs south of u. On the north exhibit horses will find it to their A n e x c e lle n t r e s ta u r a n t a t m o d e ra te prices. T of Union people In it. and 1 was one before the fight all the men in town side o f the shaft are these words: Ï advantage to apply at pnee to M r This Inscription Is also In com memo r a of them, though afterward I went were discussing the probabilities com of the heroism of Captain John T h o m p so n for reservations o f stall over when the fighting began. ' ' hen cerning It. Most people believed that tlon + + + -:-+ Brown who commanded at the battle of we heard that Lincoln was elected, you Hewson, having but a single chance to S S Z s t o X auk 30. IK*, snd Who d ed room . bet everybody looked serious. Some get rid of bis opponent would let him and conquered American slavery on All entries are to be m ade either ecatlold at Charlestown. Va.. Dec. i. 185» were hot for secession right off. some empty tbe chamber of bis On the west side o f the monument by mail or in person, at the office were opposed to anything of the kind, then walk closely up to him aud kill ❖ while the rest didn’t know what they him. Others figured that Miller would la the name of Frederick Brown, who of W ilson & M ow ry, with G eorge wanted. • 1 w as one of those who find some method of drawing Hew- w as shot down in cold blood by one of M owry secretary, or with W m S T . N C R O F T O N , P rop rietor were on the fence, aud It was our son’s ball at a moment when he would the border ruffians on the morning of kind the leaders were laying for to fire a t a disadvantage, which would Aug 80 1859. OU Ibe south side are M ow ry assistant secretary. It mnke secesshmlats of. When a man leave Miller at liberty to take a dellb the name« of David H. Garrison and requested that as m any entries as * was an out and out Unionist It was erate aim. All agreed that If one or George W. Partridge and on the east possible be m ade before fair week. pretty nurd to move hhn. though lots the other was not seriously hurt the side the names of Theron Parker Pow ­ S ten in H e a t, E le c tric L ig h ts, E le c tric GEORGE M o w r y , Secretary, ers and ChHries Keiser. These men of us that were strongly opposed to matter would come up again later. C all B ells. O. K. A N. Local* T r a in s •‘Shortly before 10 o’clock on tbe seceding fought hard enough after the tf.29] -• M oro, O r morning of tbe fracas I took position Old Doinlulou seceded. sto p a t fro n t d o o r. R ailw ay T ic k e t ¡Pii •,: ;¿.-.juiijit •.• ••But what 1 started In to tell you on the sidewalk between the two dis­ We»t Bound Colonist Rates about was the way Ben Hewson a putants* bouses. I noticed knots of office in th e L obby. .. strong secessionist from the Orst, tried men and boys gathering, the Union •8 to drtv£ Ed Miller, as stroug a Union sym pathizers taking position not far C ontinue until O ctober 15, 1910, T E S T O S U I T Y O U . i HO TEL RA C 1st. out of the Uulon and Into the Con­ from Miller’s bouse, and tbe aecee- O n ly $25 from St Paul, O m a h a , federacy. They were both plucky slonists mostly congregated In the di­ o r Kansas city. Send for your enough, though they were of different rection from which Hewson was to ad kinds. Hewson was aggressive, alw ays vance. Within a few minutes before friends, brother, sister, fcousin, o r ( j I U I I I 1 I 111 1 1 11 1 I 1 1 1 1 +'1 '*1 ft H l m 10 o’clock the street w as. lined with sw eetheart. O regon needs m ore people, expectantly w aiting to see tbe people *, m ore farm ers to cultivate fight Photo by American Press Association. “When the town clock struck tbe ap­ its idle lands, to m ake perm an en t p r e s id e n t pr d k o montt . P o r tla n d , O re g o n . pointed hour Miller emerged from bis hom es, and assist in upbuilding of Opened June, 1908. <.rnl times and wus In conversation house and walked to the middle of the our schools, churches, and o th er with the mayor ouly a few moments str e e t It was now seen that he had Eastern Oregon Headquarters. before that offldnl was shot down the advantage of the sun on bis back, institutions. 1 his will cause towns ---- aboard the same ocean liner on which though as tbe morning w as generally and villages to grow and take on P o s iiiv ly m- s t c e n tra lly be himself was taking passage It Is cloudy this made but little difference. new life. New railroads will be fortunate that the conversation ended He walked slowly down tbe street, and lo c a te d . F ifth S t. c a -s p a s s when It did. as looking on at attempt­ built and the C olum bia river will before he had gone twenty paces th e d o o • eve y few m iu te s ed assassinations Is not good for heart turning my eyes In the other direction play an im p o rtan t part in trans­ I saw Hewson coming, also in tbe trouble. . . . . . . porting the products of the soil to Attractive Cafe and G rill Music While In America President Montt middle of tbe street, a quarter o f rw1W*l on President Taft at Beverly m arket. Its people we need ; the mile away. At this moment Miller European Plan. Rate» $1 00 and up and stayed for .several days In New drew. Hewson, probably either tbltlk- railroads are doing m ore than their York and Boston, where he was paid lng the distance too great even to ____ L Q . SW ETLAN D . Secy, and part to get them here, and all who honors befitting his high station. He make ready or intending not to open desire to see the country prosper- was elected president for a five year fire until his antagonist should be at JJOHM BBOWN’8 o a n iw . term In June. 190eavenwortb aud 7.00 .un 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ^ depurtmenL New York city, Lleuten- them. Miller was retiring, said very 6.55 pm 70 | . . . Shaniko . . his opinions take time by the forelock to prevent little and never forced 7.35 ant Colonel Mason M. Pntrlck. United the regim ental hand of the Thirteenth 6.15 . . . W ilcox .. 57 7.45 I reckon an excitable his enemy from killing him. The space Infantry from Fort Riley to usslst In 5.50 States englueer. now on duty In the upon others . . . . Kent . . • 52 8.05 . .Bourbon custom bouse. Norfolk. Va : Captain man is more easily Irritated by one of over which Miller sent bis bullet w l l the parade. The governor has detailed 5.35 45 8.20 .Gras« Valley these fellows who when you go for measured w ith a tapeline and found tw o o f the companies of the state 5.05 38 . . . Etskine . . «8.40 them shut up like a clam than. any to be 456 feet and 8 Inches. Tbe re­ militia for the week. The state depart­ 4.45 30 8.55 . . . . Moro . .. • 27 other kind. Hewson knew that Miller markable features of his feat were, ment of the Veterans’ Association of 4.30 9.05 . .. DeMosa 23 was straight Union and Insisted on first, that any revolver could be made the Spanish-American War are to be 4.20 O scar A nders O^/'M a n a g e r . 9.20 ! .McDoneld ¡19 When he 4.05 to do such accurate work at such long present and to act as persoual escort arguing ibe point with him 9.35 I ,. . . Sandon.. 16 C o r. F ront and M o rris o n S t». P o rtla n d , O re g o n . 3.50 found that Miller wouldn t talk he lost range, second, that any one except a 9.40 . . . Klondike 14 3.40 his temper, called him a traitor to the marvelous shot could do I t and. third, for R oosevelt 9.55 . . . . Wasco . i q The task o f relating something of 3.25 10.10 south and wound up by saying that ir that any man had tbe nerve to ex­ . . . . . S in k ...• ' 7 3.15 the deeds of John Brown Is not one to 10.15 . . Gibson be wasn't with the south he’d belter pend his only shot at such a distance. F ree B ush to a n d from T ra in s . K ates 5 be approached with lightness of heart, 3.10 10.40 Ar ......... Indeed, so great w as the admiration Lv 0 get out of It. 2.55 50c, 75c, |1 .0 0 , $1.50, »2.00. E u ro p e a n Roosevelt. Although half a ••It was easy to see I but all this was | for his coup that secessionists and even 10.40 Ar ...... BigS" • • • very annoying to Miller We were all Unionists forgot the momentous Issues century plus almost another year has 2.45 Lv plan. S h e rm a n C o u n ty h e a d q u a rte r* . 10.50 . . .Des Chutes surprised that he didn’t resent what of the times, crowded around Miller passed Since he expiated on the sca f­ 2.38 10.58 K Celilo fold his offense of seizing United 2 30 Hewson said, and some set him down and congratulated him. T l.05 Sutnit. .. 13 States property at Harpers Ferry, his­ 2.20 for a white feather man Possibly i l l . 25 A G O O D C L E A N F A M IL Y H O T E L . “1 asked Miller bow be dared fire at The Dalles. !20 2.00 Hewson thought so. too. and that s the such a distance and to what be at-' torians are atill divided In their Judg r u 11 ■ i n n " ‘ ........1 1 111 1 i- H - H - For information and rates, apply to reason he kept on adding one Insult tributed his success. He said that at ment of him and his acts. •T he men o f the time called him would F. C R A B T R E E , A g en t, ufter unother, vowing that he tbe moment be fired a spark of sun » . < >•*. drive the black Republican out of the light struck one of a pair of glusses hero, madman and almost everything between. It remained for an Intelli­ state or Into the Confederacy All this Hewson wore on his nose. It seemed happened half a century ago and Is to Miller that his whole being was gent anil highly trained historian, not of southern Wood, a full general on now pretty nearly forgotten I he Is concentrated In his aim. which he dl after the fact, when uumoved by the sues that then were of such Impor rected In a line Just above tbe lance are now buried. Human slavery ed rays, and be was sure be would passions of the civil war period, to W . c . R U T L E D G E . P roprietor. wus not extended; It died* hit his mark. That was all be knew class him ns a common criminal, says The day news .•atne that Lincoln about It. though be thought there was one of the most recent of B ro w n n ..- - - I . ““ For c o n s titu tio n a l a m e n d m e n t was elected separated us pretty much some luck In It But this can hardly biographers. ‘¿Tbat, g iv in g to c it ie s a n d to w n s roent of John Tirown la perhaps farther N e a r e s t H o t e l t o B u s in e s s C e n t e r , B a n k on to one side or the other. .Those who be so, for w hen the war came on MU were Inclined to Hseeeet«* before. but ler w ent north, became a sharpshoot­ frt>m the truth than auy opinion en­ e x c lu s iv e p o w e r to lic e n s e , D e p o t. C o u r t e o u s T r c a V n e n t , C le a n flidn’t avow Itielr sentim ents, now er and waa considered the crack shot tertained of him fifty years ag< y regu late,-* co n tro l, su p p re ss, -Whowed their colors, and as they were In his regiment. He possessed a fac­ telllgent and educated men o w n is a n d T a b le t h e b e s t t h e m a r k e t w i l l or p roh ib it th e s a le of In to x ­ th the majority the rest kept qulev ulty of which he was probably Ig ever political faith. Brown was on ic a tin g liq u o r s w i t h in t h e Some of the secessionists were mighty anarchist toward a single group o _ noruat at the time of hla duel.” hot against those who wanted to throw Just humnn laws because he « m u n ic ip a lit y .r ntY the Lincoln yoke four months lx* acutely their conflict with w a S U N D A Y D IN N E R S 3 5 C . 3 2 8 X Y es , HERO ON HERO COMMISSION. fore Lincoln would be In a position to deemed divine law .” put a yoke on to them They weren t 1 -- The battle of Oaawatoode *' ENDO RSED BY * I ad- even willing to wait for the state tc A. J. Barr, • CsmBBls Fund Msnsgsr, commemorated by the R oose'e Rlaked Life to Save Another. O'BOCRKR A.M T» OKNXBAI. WILLIAM secede Among these was Ben Hew erection of a new state joim r 4 0 , 0 0 0 O R E G O N C I T I Z E N S U. BIXBY The Carnegie hero fund com tnli dress and the son He talked to knots of men and ra°"t park, was one of u. the ---------- , . hn Greater Oregon Home Rule Axxociation ■ton. which bad been Investigating a psrk. to Individuals, being far more bitter II arley B Ferguson. United States en cldents In the western cnr**r . t,oo 0OOOOCKXXXXXXX>0 thrilling life aavlng episode of a re­ glueer. no» on duty In the Bell build nrgalnst what he ternjed rhe rene 618 Electric Buildinj, Portland, Brown before he turned > ■ _____ cent date wherein a man at tbe rlak eastern grides of the south than the northern big. Montgomery. Ala. aid A d v e r tis c m e ftt.J ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ of hla life aaved en oil spattered with fatal results. little band. In- All of these officers ore on Inspection rw*or)l£. IC X X X X X 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 states. He hnd only chauffeur from burning to death, “When the ordinance of accession n force work aud It Is planned that they shnll O V C a C 3 Y F .A R L ' eluding hla sons, p ltt*» aRI’ n" - th c x p e a ijtN C jc make a trip to Havana to survey the passed the legislature every vestige of ceased Ita labor* on finding that the of 400 MI...M,rl.o4 " h«> o,,p»• i*n a wooden tree box directly In front of episode haa been trying to conceal North river, bus laid before ne» i»« A w ^ i u n . ¿ » « to m , t. T rack M a rr s his connection with the heroic a c t ' Miller's door written with his own Se» in a ry of War Oliver his E n tire ly new , c o n v e n ie n t to business. In order to metre bo«» • J ^ cher, hearty D c s io n s A- •' -x A t 8.35 on a recent morning while •He. he!” laughed the i ruining the Maine General hand: T h ose who are nhf *’hb us CORVRtOHTS So. pl .t i C lean b eds, a n d ta b le tb e b e st tb e ra a rk t t a n d hal« « . .w * b o th e n d s are against us. Let them g o ' Every Mr. Barr waa peaelng a garage two Anron# oen ’lnB a skoleh a n d Lï"«n Blxlo p a called in to bear It • T i l h e lp make m • iut'-4»rinln onr opinion cans o f gasoline exploded. Part of one who pass«*! It read It and looked The •• Rourke plan has lieen rerern-a w ill afford. P ric e s n e g o tia b le . C om ­ meat.** „Cornell WUJoW («. an arm) t-»«"<* of engineer*, and up at Miller's house All looked grim the burning liquid fell on a chauf •out free. t'l«l4>ily Uln««r«tM wenhtV. A . “Miller sent for one of his Intimate beet out the flames and then aaaUted going to make s d ip t» ® » * r fen* ot pnenmatl’- < sissons No divers cnlnLlou o f Shy r irntlSO t-nunjl. >ocoooooooooooooooooo “What mukas him t h ? n_^,tiona. hut ypjir t month*. IL Hold by • are M«.vl nor |Siiifi*»ns. I» Is prop«»e«l friends and told him to go to Hewson In extinguishing the fire la the garage, • He asks nil kind« of and say he proposed to remalu where though warned that there was mn< h Illg the liab le in a • n u l l e o f p o w « f e i enhb* stai lift iMt completely be wa» and that If Hewson wished to gasoline there, likely *> explode at sever undertakes to g11 Pittsburg P«»st. . I ”. •Mil ’»f the wiitef. •»»' that il complete . drive hllU out F v would have to do so esy ommeut * » " The Observer. ♦ K a n s a s ♦♦ ♦ Honors ♦♦ ♦♦ John Brown ♦ A NERVY SHOT. HOOD i hotgl o Q R 6C 0N j 5 < E. C. S M IT H , M A N A G E R O n your w a y ANB HOTEL FROM PSR TbAN B D ALLES ♦ ♦ ♦ * ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ ♦ *4- U M A T IL L A H O U S E ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ THE DALLES, OREGON. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ + ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ MEW HOTEL PERKINS T Mr- H O TEL OREGON rmUMBil SOUTHIBH »1. WRIGHT-DICKINSON HOTEL COMPANY ESM O N D HOTEL S ettle It N ow S ettle It Right H O T E L MORO w Opposite Postoffice Oft. oro O regon. V IN T O N H O T E L Grass Valley, Oregon, Sckntiiic American. oi nei nub «ui u** possini*. I at tba potm « weapon. Urwaon CONDUCTED ON THE BEST PRINCIPLES.