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ABSTRACTS
The Man
An tilisolutidv bay title nmv
lie given by a Wat rants I bn-d.
It Im* a very misleading name
The Warranty 1* no stronger
than the present ability of
the signer to make good, and
he may be dead when your
defer! is discovered.
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Brodneys
Get an Abstract
Now
/
Aiid know that vour title is
perfect. It may -.tw milch
delay and annoyance. Your
title may be held up us un
salable at a time when a -ale
is greatly desile!».
Eor tl.i*
delay you have no rc.'our-ve
on your grantor. It i- v«»nr
worry, not I iin . Always de
mand an abstract when you
buy real estate.
4
Why the Deal Fell Through
He did not know the exact
acreage, for no survey had
ever been made.
The land lia<l never been
abst fileted ; l>nt the title lie
thought was good, for he
bought from old Bill Jones,
an honest man.
< 'ollie to ti till > Hlf - 7i . - •!••<•<!
was not on record; lie would
rile it at ■ mce. The patent
he had never-een. but would
look that up, too.
Here was an old mortgage
the clerk found "unsatisfied”
Vet it surely had been paid.
The buyer wanted the farm
if the title was good, but be
ing from Missouri had to be
shown.
So the deal fell through.
Moral:
(Jet an al s ract
ami be readv.
L'nn foui!» Abstract Co
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Alta'y, Ore
Visitors are tecleóme tiiicther
Intending to purchase or not
You can buy clothes
in
lots of places,
lots of prices
But aftet
all there's something to
be considered ill style,
fit and tailoring.
I'hese are our strong
points.
We get an indi
viduality in our cloth-
ing that you don't see
in ordinary clothing.
There id no use telling
in because you expect it;
and behidtF. voti al wavs
look for the m :« things
our store, anti are
never disappointed.
When you buy your cloth
ing from us you are sure that you are getting
the pick of the market.
tint/ O k rciMtfs, $10 up
THE BLAIN CLOTHING CO
ALBANY
Subscribo for
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T he S antiam N ews
Scio. Oregon
F ew Cold Figures
and Solid Facts
From
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M CUCHÍ ON
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The Mail <>nlrr »torri«
II...Id, M««d
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A handsome young aoldier of
fortune, a prince»» of enchant
ing beatify, fw<> eccentric adven
turer» who leave will» disposing
of the island of Japat and its
ruby mines. two heira who must
marry within <i year to inherit
the property despite the 7acf
that
they are
already
married.
u shrewd American lawyer. a
acheming Hritiah
solicitor,
u
pretty stenographer. a prince
who is musical and profligate
and a horde of fanatical • *!<»» •
lems who wilt inherit the riches
of Japat provided the heira do
not marry each other
these are
the leading characters in a ro
mance
which for genuine nov
elty, thrilling and unusual situ-
ationa,
live American
humor
and the path ' a of a great but
/lu»
apparently hopeless love
rarely been
surpassed.
equaled and ng ver
CIl A ITEM I.
TIIK t.ATK MN. SKAUlia.
E
IIE death of Taawell Ntaggs was
stimulating, to say the least. In
applicable though the e»prv«
lie attain.-d
' «Ion may seem
the end of a bale old age by lumblllg
alibl«*a»ly Into the mouth of a crater on
the island of Japat. somewhere lu the
mysterious south »«■»» The world tad
quite thoroughly forgotten hl-n «luring
the twenty mid years Imiixiilatrly pre
«■«sling tils death
It was. however,
noil. «-«I, » worth while to rrini-iiilst
lilm »t tbla p.irtl
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a last will ami testament ttial l«ade
fair to distress as well ns startle a
great many (wople on ¡artIt sides of the
At la till«'
In Hoaloo the law ffriu of llowen &
Hare wu« puxxllng Itself beyond reason
In the effort t«> antli-lpnte and clreuut
vent th«- plans of th«« firm of Bosworth.
Newnea A <ira|«ewln. la>t>doii. E C.
while on the other »Ide of the Atlantic
Messrs Bosworth. Newives A Grape
win were blindly struggling t«> do pre
clsely the «»me thing In relation to
.Messrs Bowen A Hare
Without seeking to further Involve
myself I «ball al oti.-e conduct the
reader to the nearest of these law of
flees
"Pretty badly tangird. I declare."
«aid Mr Hare, «taring helplessly at
hl» senior luirtner
"Hopelessly.-
agree«!
Bowen
agreed Mr
very much as If be had at first Intend
■•«I to groan
Before them <«n the table lay the con
lent» of a bulky rnveliqw. a long and
stu|«endous letter fr««m their l.ondoti
«■orr<*s|H«i>denta and with It a <.py of
Taswell Skaggs' will
Mr Bowen re
rently had been named ns Joint egeext
t««r of the will, together with Mir John
Allencronible of la«ndoo. " <'. on«-
time neighbor of the lair Mr Skaggs
A long and ■•tn»|a«ratlng cablegram
hud touched somewhat Irresolutely
U|H«n the trrma of the will. t«esldes
notifying him that one of the heirs re
sided in Boston
He was Instru« l«it
to apprise this young man of bl« g s-1
fortune.
There was one very lni|>ortant. per
Imps Imposing, feature In connection
with the old g«-iitlemati’s will be was
decidedly soximl of mind and b«>d»
whet! It was uttered
When such astute lawyers as Bowen
A llare give up to amaxement. the
usual forerunner of consternation. It 1»
high time to regard the case as star
tling.
"Read It again, Bowen."
"The wUir
"No; the letter."
Whereupon Mr B««wen again rend
Bosworth,
al«>u<!
the letter from
Newn«-s A Gra|«ewln. this fl ina alow
ly and speculatively.
"They seem aa much «|Hiet by the
situation aa we," ba observed refl«-
lively.
"Extraordinary alata of affaira. I
must say.“
"And I don't know what to do about
It. I don’t even know bow t«> begin
They're both married "
"And not to each other."
"She's the wife of a Iz»rd knows
what of a lord, and he's married tn an
UBCoOMDonly fine girl, they say. not
withstanding the fact that ata has
larger social aspirations than he ba«
means."
"And If that all Important clause In
the will la not carried «»vxt to the let
ter the whole fortune g«H«s lo the bow
wowa "
He
•’Practlcnlly the same thing
11
. calls tb«m 'nsUves;' thst's all
i looks to me as though th« bowwows
1
| wUl get th« old man's millions.
Carefully
Note
and
don't »«e how anything «bort of
Idem « can alter the sltnstlon."
"Thank tu-aven. Ikiwrii, he name*
you as ex«« utor. not me.”
It s an
"I »liall d«»«'l|ne to iw-rve.
In the
ltn|M>aslhle situation. Ilarc
flrsf place. Hl»nggs «a« not an Inti
mat«- frleiul of mine
I met him In
i'onvtantliH pte tiie ir.irs ago and aft
erwsril ha tut «al »«« iih - t*u«liie<*« for him
tn New V*uk
lie trol no right to
lnit*«w Upon me a* If"
Hut wliy should vou ti««ltate' V«'ii
hare «»lily to wait for the year to r»»ll
by and then turn your troubh-s over to
the native»
1 ■ uug llmwnr < an t
ir-arrr Mi-« Ruthven iti-ld«- of ■« year
■Imply I «« aiiM- there 1» no Ml«« Ruth
ven
Sites Ijuly luidy what's tllr
na me
"1 lepplnghnm “
"And Hr«.wne already Im« one Mr»
Brown«- io his credit. d«>u t ym •ev
It'« hard
Well, that iw-ttl«-« It. I'll say
ly probable lliai llntwne w til murder or
dlviwev hi* wife, nor 1« It likely that
her lady-lop wouul time the coiirnge
to <lt-|H>-«' «>f In r In iinibr iii'e In either
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llare."
"'rii.n's their unfortunate lookout
V... <•■ ■■ o• i t
'ii id «• a
iiiatrlmoiilal agent *'
Hut. man It's an outrage to give all
•f It to IliiMe w r«-t. hi-l Islander» How
worth says that ruble« and »at»pblre«
grow there like iuu»l«r*-nii« **
Hmworth iii«.« «.i >« that th«« l»lan<l
■r» are tin *
mt«
.cut ami will tlglit
for their riglita
I tn«re are law > er»
niKMig them, ti«- *'iy«. a« well «• jewel
tlggere and ftslieriiwii."
Sk igg* and l ady I><'pplngtiaiii'a
gramlfatlier were the only while men
who ever lh«'d there long enough to
Ind out «hit the i-luml ti ul »tored up
for clvlha«iii«in
»«•«•
t outright, but
the
why h«« want»
natives."
"I’«‘rba|is be • »«•' m || to
loiititle-.» In«tiglit It for a song. and.
.«»iilrary to nil liniiian lielirf be may
tan« n-'.iirr«1« <1 a < .«u— leu« ••
Any
iow
there remains a ehanev for the
iclrs t«« liTvtilt the w III "
Il «-an't I»- doll«'. Hare. It can't la-
lone
It's a» dean an Instrument »■>
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It Is by thia time «af<- for the r«-nder
i amuiiie lli.it Mr Ts»wel| Sksgg-
ind I--« «1 a re b tusn «nd therefor«
privileged to I«- «■« i entrh
II«« « aim« «»f
i Hound old country family In uppei
England. Inti s»a«in« to lime uisrrlnl a
lilt h I ho i* Ii • sinll««n Illa wife inn srrv
tug «» go' eri'ew» In the home of a > rr
isln earl when Ta«well won tier heart
i ml dragged her from the »tailed |">«I
Don of minding other people » children
Into the h • i . , ICUOII« one of caring
for Itrr own.
Their only «on w a« killed by a run
«way li««r»«- when he w«» twenty, ami
ii . ; daughter iw • «me th«« wife of an
\im-rhin iiiuiih I llren tie when «lie
was »< .«r« ely out of her t«-rn«
It was
'lien that Mr Mkaggs. practically ebll<l
determined to make liiinMiif wife
esa a« well
lie magiinntmously deed«! the tin
—ritHll«-«l farm to bin wife, turned Id»
•« urltl« - lnto« a»h «ml ihcn «et forth
upon a lovagc of exploration
It 1«
ointnoii hlsinry tliat u|«-«n >>ne dark,
.till night In I a-« eiulier hr «nl«l giwMlby
forever to Hie firm and Its inlnlrr«».
t»ut It 1« doubtful If either of lhem
heard him.
To la- ''J«illy well even" with him
vfr» Skaggs did a moat priggish thing
sh<- <ll«al »lx months later but before
lolng so «lie made a will In which «he
eft the entire «-state to her daughter
.'ff>-< titnlly depriving the absent hits
band <>f any chan«« to reclaim III»
own.
Taawell Staggs was In Khntighal
when he hen rd the news. It was on s
Friday
III« Informant was that ««ret
while friend Jink VVyckholme
Nat
urally Nkaggs felt deeply aggrieve«!
with the fate whl«h permitted him tn
' apltulala when unconditional aurreti
drr was »<> close nt hand, ills Inn
gunge for ««nr brief quarter of nn hour
did more to up«« t the progress of Chris
tian endeavor In the far rant than all
the Idols In the t'lilncse empire
"There's nswtliln' In England for me
Jackie
Mf gnl's n bloomin' foreigner
by this time, ami site'll sell the bleedin'
farm, of course. Khe’s nn American
God bless 'er 'cart. I «fare say If I'<!
go to 'er and «ay I'd like my f irm l»n<'k
again ahe'il want to fork hover, but 'er
*tl«t«nnd wouldn't l«e for that aort of
hextrnvagame. 'Ed tmot me off the
hlslnnd."
"Th* 1'nltiw! State« lan't nn Island
Wyckboims.
Taixy." explained Mr
gulping lil« brandy and anda.
llr Wyckbolme was the second non
of Sir Romrliody-or-otber and had mar
rlrd the vicar's daughter
This put
him Into ait' h bad <w1<«r with bls fam
Uy that he htirrle«! off to the dogs -ami
a gi-dly sized menagrrlo besides If the
(Continued)
Your Home »t< re.
i 1st.
Tax«-* ..........
; 2nd.
: 3rv1.
Roail donations .. ..................... HU)
not have to be wry much to best
Fur churches, schools, picnics
and all other social purjMMtvs ikM) that sum, now would it?
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Total
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Our donations, lanes, etc., would
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.Something
/• itrlht r . I mi/i/sis t>f . Iburo
First. How much doe» the Consumer's Friend Store give toward» building and
maintaining you road», schools, churches, fairs, socials and all other necessary
public improvement»' Which, if maintaimil pnqwrly, will aikl to the value of
your prw|« rty in th«- country as well a« in town; you and your children's happi-
m -• and to the general welfare of the entire community, which »Mould be the
i ieal aim of all of u».
You atai the Conaumcrs Friend store answer to this qu««tion is: Nothing
did we get
>•« and nothing did we give, and nothing will we give; the home
merchant is g>««l enough for that. Now isn't that nice.’
1 olid. W h> n you have for »ale a few egg», Iw-arui, pop corn, onions, cabbage,
■hickrns, etc., who buy» thia from you in trad« or caah? The mail order house
store? No. no, the home merchant n gm«! enough for that
The mail order
house is satutli I with cold cash in a Iva n <■ fur what they »ell you. Of courso if
you should semi mure money than your order amounts to. they will return It; oh
how nice and accommodating of them'
When you want or need cn-dit, what are their term»?
t'Aî'H IN
ADVANC E before you s«-e the goo>la
ll<>w almut it if your home merchant
treated you that way? How long would you trade with him providing your
. redit «landing was good? Not long. We assure you.
Now a few prices from one of our h ailing mail »udi r gnxvry stores, to
compare with our prices. These are correct we auur* you.
Rsmember you
have freight to pay on all orders from them.
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Mail Order »tore term»
Cash in Advance
Granulated sugar, 15 lb».
"
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loo '• .
Com meal. 9 lb. sack
Violet Oata........ ...
Violet Wheat
Violet Wheat, bulk .
Violet Buckwheat .
R illed I lata. 9 lb. »ack
Olymiric flour..........................
Olympic Wheat Hearts
Corn I* lakes............ ....
Schilling Beat »'«in..............
Schilling baking powders, 5 11»
h'me salt ;t7e, freight 13c.........
Rm k »alt
Cream of Tartar, 1 II.................
Eruit coloring. 2 oi....................
Coffee extract
. ......
Muvtard dry, heat
In-inona, |<vr doteti................
Pure honey. I qunrt
Maple syrup, I quart.......... ..
M<>laa< s, l>ent
...
........
•• bit k Sti -> p
...
Cream brick cheese
2 lbs. I.imburger ......................
Barataria Shrimp, I lb
Klp|a*red Herring. I lb
Select oysters. M ox
.
Diamond C »cap
....................
Rex lye, can
.......... ..............
Japan tea, choicMt
••
•• choice ....................
Solid Pack tomatoes
Maine Sweet corn
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Copenhagen snuff, •> ox
Mailorder stores' total
I‘I us fn ight estimated
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10
55
35
14
15
35
30
25
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25
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10
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1.76
60
I*.
40
15
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6
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Ml
30
45
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Our term.« cash or product», and on
Unir. How doe« that rompan? ?
< >ur price 16 « Ita............................. j 11.00
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ti.irl
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10
5
15
43
25
lo
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1.90
60
I'.
45
17
6
65
:ui
60
60
1.10
4K
26
60
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20
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45
25
50
16
25
20
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4
25
12«,
l-' i
25
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60
»19.07
Our total ____ I17.A3
Wc »ave you
11.64
Now friends how does this look to you? Of courac they promise you a trade
souvenir for your trade if you guess what it 1». Chance* are it is a good one,
that you can buy for a lead Ihre«- cent piece with a hole in It in any reliable
store. How fortunate if you should win the souvenir.
Now her«« ar«- a few batts from th«- same catalogue:
Arm A Hammer soda
Star ami some other tobacco«-»
Barley................ .............................
Salam la
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Our price ...
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50
7’»
21.
2
Now these are alwnit all the choicest bargains we can see, and the othrr
goods are listed for the »»me prices as our» and a good many are » good deal
higher as you notice in our comparison list.
Enough »aid, ho|>e you will catch on.
Your» to live ami let live
J. F. Wesely
Clubbing Wale«
Volke of I Inal Netth-mcni
A» the time of year is now at hand
Nolic« 1« hereby given that the under-
when winter reading »hould iw pnivided aigi . d aduiini't r »t r o( the estate of
for, we make the following clubbing Muns S i.aeler, <|e> ••»■>■<1, lata of I.inn
■ffer to our readers. One year’s sub county. Oregon, ba« tile I Ids final ac
«cription to the Saniiam New.« is in count m rad ■■«late with the t ie l k of
cluded tn all the prices quoted below. l.inn County, Oregon, anti ilia court lisa
The Weekly Oregonian (Portland »2 25 ti«••• I the «»th dav of |b-cemlier, at the
floor <>( I o'clock |> a., lor the bearing
The Semmi Weekly Journal "
52
of objections, if any, to »aid account
The Breeder* Gaartte (Chicago) »2 26
and for the settlement of the uni«,
I b.- l nrice a w« . k WWM(N 1 '
Hated till« the 3Mh lay <4 Otitobsr,
Any >1 a year magasinc
-
- 12.00 ItVJ.
Cha«. S baeler,
give you clubbing rates
Administrator of »«fate
with any newspaper or magazine, no
ol Maria Kcbnofer
matter win re published.
l.imc, cement, rubber noting and all
kintia of building material at the Scio
Planing Mill.
j. K. We»tber*ord,
Atty, lor adminetrator.
THE SANTIAM NEWS
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