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About The Santiam news. (Scio, Linn County, Or.) 1897-1917 | View Entire Issue (May 10, 1917)
•ft • e ft f * I . * * t* » s V ft ’ * •■ », • 9 > w • w •« >' f • * • • .» «» ' . _ r • L • • é ’ •w. * • k ft « « ‘.1 V .M* ’••Xft» Jr - * w »"Ji ♦ -V • ,. x / ji » .V A»« • 1 - w. •:! » ; •» > V» f I 0 7 he W ay Joel Said Farewell And I lien C unged I ¡i» Mind About leaving. By Cl ARIÓSA MACKIE \t In n Jo-1 Tv --------- k< «irnry n«d the , « ok ..... letter tnd re.id that hi» m-p-un.I- on hi» mother'» mi ] q had died with out near relativ*-« ami had h it ii.m th * con fartable sum of *13,000 m Gi Ii there »a» not a s«»ui to whom h« conti'li- i the »«founding n<-aa. < . «e Io. I.cd iH-hind hi» < iiinpre- < d lip» was hidden *• secret t!iat would have pr< vided tin- people ,,f Little I er Uith a lie .i»>.r<-le . Miurce of interval fur the coming winter - nmiii Joel kept his -ci-rt’t. and no one was the Wi,er when In- il..»e*i the little liarne»« »hop and »pent »cv • t.<i <! t*.» in X* u \ ,.rk Btit » . v liv* returned from tlie citv «ml pr»* • m d.io *n*ll *|i lolllctil.« oí hl» I ore- a* nted the furniture containci I il) hi» lonely bachelor nbml l<* tn th« thrift)' .« ¡i who lived on III» edge of Isge, and tinal- h when tin* ler dropped a word in the i*f the laidie«’ Aid »■• il iy',» -«day »<Hi,iule then Little •uit U:> Vert »tra j!it and I m V . . >• ... : 1 about the wav bo’» been received in our v Hngr. He rav« he’s !ir<<1 hen* fifteen year« arid Im t«n t inticli lictter acquainted than when he cam«*.” ‘ I hat « every mile hi» own fatili. then !" cm d M « 1- .tiny l’alar I *• rmly. "lie'« th« tno«t un»o< ddr ruiti in Lit! • I.'.ver. Mv con»' ienre i» 11< ir a*«mt .1 ■< I Tv ' • »bim I',.- done 111" I' it I i It'd in nuke " pl',i:*.uit for him in < liuivh and out "’ A »oppr- 1- <1 gi ,<:le from thc V"’ <■ : fir!» ni h di'tunt corner do. «»I Mi», l'unir''■ bp., into a grim frown. Iler «iodi lirmvn **v. « -hot little aif.’rv s¡ itks at the g .•••1er«. •’ I lia! u very tri;,-. ’! I1 soothed the mim !» t p**acefullv. “I r .n - tre we Imve u!l tl<»ne our best to mn’.e Joel feel at home in our mid t." Mr-. D ‘icon S* inning bit her thread a ith a «han» eli k of her false teeth ami fold <1 up the ging- hnni u ¡■ron »!ie had completed. ‘Seem« like J .I never forgive „ ’«y- self if JM ... Tyke ' .e.burv goes nwav fro;*» IJtt!c River f -'ding sore about the way Ii ♦ been tr atrd. | don’t Itclicve it:iv nf y m really know just ht»W kind lieirted he I*. Onlv lu*'a dreadful «by, mid it'» a «etbiick ! "Mola* he is going to get mar rud. X’nu I < in •• tn think of it ! shouldn’t worn! r a m to if that wi the iK i-ict of hi« going, lie’« goinf to i.*et married tn n widd r, mm’ie. and »he. having a h ni» 'ful of furni ture left bv h«r first lm<’and. won't have no need for J > I» thin’’«.*’ Mr«. Spi-mr.* bismi*i around the I t «y circle. "I'm m yhty glad t think he’« «nii.» f.> ntirricd II*- « jest tlr' nicest kind of man Ib-'ll m .'.c »-»me girl a gm -d hu« band. I'm di*npi> «iitc<!, though I lor I pick » mb from Little Ihver." Thrro wna a long this, uni 1 ».t last M nt nho«e honor they nminced Hist refr litnenl» I«* »erred in the (lining r>s»ni, ami »<» for the tir o Icm" Jm-I Tvkt burv and I: « aC.i rs wcr« forgotten Joel liim-olf, harm" given av In* fur-I'lirc aril <1 «p»-,**l *»f hi* bu«ine«-, ».it in Ina In**, lv r*, «,> j»» the l<- «1 hotel tli • vill- _-e a!f >n!< and wondered «hat he would <!•• m tt « "I II »hake the dust <<f the het' village from mv feet," said Joe’ mornselv. eyeing hi« reflection in the waiv mirror with a gloom? frown. " There won’t lie one p- r- son that will mi«» inc when I’m gone. I f l’<l hern trotted decent here I'd t ever thought of leavin Little Riv-r It would have dope the village piMxl to spend mv money here. I could build a house a« fine as loiwyrt Begg« and live on mv in terest money. The women ain’t t’“. . t ’ uc tuudi. and I aiu t a >*ad 1 »king f.*n< r.” Jocf re* I.Ten- 1 **l »« 1 o liitid »by ey • s st h. .» re- 1 fl'-ction in th« mirror. tórri I x»k • I ilig III »pile of the irr • ’ti’u riti »• in »«. hi fad. Jod Trk. « »burn was a 1 antlsomc man. .J « HO WH« forty v* ir* o' J tliere »4- not a thread of whit« in hi* a I» •in .Unt hair. Slid*! »nlv he arose atid. spur *< h iti * the glass, brushed hi* hair ir.t ■ •■mie »«ntblft’M*«* of order. “II go to New Y*rl tom- *r '*v night, •nd now. after I’ve had m>- »»ipnrr II* - I ■ ' ’ !■ ‘ ' ■ '■ " the * I * tli 't I' <• h.i'1 ». qn,kintan« <• with." Jod» »iowi wa* quite bli k a hen ho rang tl.*.* doorir*ll at Npin mne»’. therefore wh«n the p>rtal »wuu Vdr and the hail ' • <« a stream •*: light over his forti he blinked and winced like an owl. "Il’s Joel Tvk* 'burv, as 1 live!*' cr • <1 Mr« .- ¡.in . ng h*. artily “N.m this i- real n ■!..•'.*• rly ! Come right in «! <1 have n bite to r.it W- \ iu.i »at d i»!i to •tipi'cr, ilenrv, here » Jo»*| come to »ti, >s*r!’’ "Henry," »I h ». i :«|, addressing he ¡Ej'i uml, "eat o' r »uj:jw»r quid, and be nl*>ut what I p!s”.n<*d. T<< night nt !• o’dock—-evenbodv, v ur-’er-t.ind ?" Mr*. Spinning n . c J and frowned and smiled at h< kl< <1 softly. Tlice, ad ir'g th gu*‘»t, lie ti'l, ‘'When are v*>u g«n to leave Little River, Joel?" “Totimr-uw m ’bt.” .id Jo helping hiimu-If to another bisru "Wish said the be roii*»r< *'Mi--<( f> rg( ttii.-j h>» dillid tonishment. "Who’ “Ever.body in Li! tltc deacon ( tiidlv. here hut what yoit've (buie a g* I turn for «orna tirie or <> forgotten 'em, I suppa haven't! They like around, and if ou wuvn’t so I si !i fui vmi'd I,.' the nri.-t piped r mar in the village, n t even the |HM*tmsatcr. E . Ma “«If course he w SO »tern. J* e|. th «orno folk* that '■<» l"1 lar of the ehur wd! UM nume ! Mr heartily. “Do mu r< i ir niece. ( h.-trl* ttr W. v'lim! cd a» she sten ipod into the frmi parlor and li Ù •p in littn lamp on tlm < was visititi ’ rie Jod !!u»h< d d’d remember u hoin In* -can ■ church, vet to uImm he ocably lost hi« heart, thc silence und I ! -Im» pn«t t**n years mi,lit I k * I door <»f Ins heartsirkn ■*,« tv Charlotte l> -d rdur d*stant home. IL* heard that she bad marriol "I remember,” I faintly. “She's ill Little River, C.imr t ’ Ch.irlotte’a <l w ■!<»« visit my s:»t( and as pretty » one I ever »»*■ I declare, it don't com proper for a Widow* to I><« ignite So C" oml looking u» our ('harlott'*." M rs. Spinntn- smiled innocently i is »he thru»! a photograph into Jo-1’» hu nd "That’« ( ar etc. She’« coming around tonight, and you’ll have t. K'i‘ her lionm." At that itumint the ls*ll ran" clamorously, and, with a »hpht chuckle of delight, M.». Sp>nn n • hastened to nti»wer it. while Joe devoured the j ictiirc r ith his ev h"W hopeful, no longer »lit or difi- dent. Thrir dentil» contained ,i new purpose, a new light, urn« courage. Here «a» «mm thing !■> fght for and win—Charlotte Wav- land that win' The door opened, and into th- room streamed a m rrv crowd of men, women ami children. All the folk« in Little Rr.er -ini-d gather ed together under Deacon Spin ntng’a hospitable roof. "Stiq-ri-e. Joel Tykeahurv!" tlmv cr ml in uni- •on a« thev er >v i. ■d around him. That wan the beginning «>f the happiest evening .Jnel ha<l cvi r known, Refer« it c”<l< 1 he h;i<l for- ever dropped hi« cloak of reserve, and he found that hi « fellow towns men met him more than halfway. A strange new jov «ansr in hi« heart, for thc widow>-d Charlotte had Mushed I m ' ii ii t if nil v when their c'.<- - met, and lie had a kid the plea«nrc I I nf lir«F (■« itti t irt Vi v Imino I of her company* home «till ami Ix^en r. ■ I erpici All nt on. hi* píen» chan ci! »uh lightning rapidity. He would rom ein in Little River. He would build the heve, and Chur lotv-—be u;'J j»rg her! lie v MARKF/I REPORT I The followinK «re r«»h price* quoted on Thumtay of each week by uur dealer»: W .-it .. Oat».............. , . ................. 70 flour, p«r «ack .......................... 3 U0 Hutter. (Country) per roll ... 70 Butter Fat (neti . , :a* Flflt’. rate count, per duten ... 3H Hen», |■«■r pound.........................14 to 15 tieecx, per pound ........................ 10 Turkey», per pound................ 17 I’ucka. |»er t»und I’vkm............ 1« Duck». Indian Runner ... .......... 17 Fork. drv»*od......................... |*‘4 Veal. j«-r |x»ut-.<l. for »hipping . ... 12} Typewriter ribbons 65c at the News office. BARGAIN CLUBBING OFFER YOU CAN AFFORD A EKHAP8 you think you cannot afford a motor car becftust* you think that a satisfactory car most cost #1 ioo <>r S| jtai. But if you will look over tilt* Grant Six at you will find that you can buy a full si/cii. full ¡»owerml five paascngeT car with ev*rv iinptovi m< nt .tml r<-linemciit ami that you can run this car tor a :■ I il than you think. P The «»rant Six gels on an average, from 18 to 20 miles to r gallon of gasoline, !•<•«> miles to a gallon of oil and (‘»<HMi miles or more out of a standard tire. It is so «tui'lily built that your repair hills are extr ntelv -light. \b »v** all it is ii car for the "tirst- car” buyrr b< i <u<e it- ec'inornt and dept mlability do nut demand « xuei teure in running a ear. You want a car -everybody dot s. Get a Grant Six now and enjoy it. It ml! gm you everything in cluding looks that any ;r up to $1110 can give you FRED T. BILYEU SCIO, OREGON (irunt Ahftor Car ('or¡>ora fiori. ('lercia ml. Ohio Sunshine Route Open Windew Way r *77* "77i es e-> HOUSEHOLD dQL.; >LD / /z CALIFORNIA it/ SAN I I! \N< l.-< « » ù OSI.Mi l E VAI I EY !.(iS AN« .ELI S ORANGE EMPIRE and many other attraction^ The three splendid maga zines illustrated above and the Santiain News, mini re tail value $125, all one year for only $1.65 Costs Little More A-k local agent for infortì ition JOHN BIG ATLAS F REE To all those taking advantage of thi» offer we will include I BEL • Big. hficcial, 2»>-l‘agc Atlaa of the I* rifle Northwest State« »ml of the World. Invaluable for home, »chooi or office. Call at our office and »ee this premium for yourself. M. SCOTT General Passenger Agent, Portland, <begun Southern Pacific Lines Produce and THE SANTIÄM NEWS glad that hi» itihmt.iime was «til! a »<•< ret. ’■Joel Tvk**sbnrv «rem* to have found hi* tongue nt la»t," »aid Mi«» F’annv I’ll.-rJ rath.-r acidly, like he a II took up over that fl'ditv widow. I g n -• Mari» Spin- ning knew what -he wan talking about when «he «aid he was going to marry a widow.” Mr». Spinning overheard the re mark aud »tailed mirthfully. “I didn't know a thing, F’annv Char lotte’s coming now was a dispensa tion of Provident r." •« "Dispensation of Providence, a«- •iated bv Mana Spinning!" sniffed Mi«» Pollard, quite tin »nvim•■<!. t Cream THE DIRT WASHES OFF -NOT IM Ktint your kitchen and txathrom with kMlw.ire ■ — — In cant b y i N. I. MORRISON Wall ware is being tried out here by several and they all speak of the ease of washing off Plant Maat Exter«. the grease or dirt—try a can. It ha« loTif bcen kr >wn thnt and Every can guaranteed by N I plant« aa Venus’ flv trnp adi'.d-v catch aud sqtti'cse to death flh'aand Morrison. othcr inaecta alighting <>n thrir Get RiJ of 1 our Kbeumati«m leave«, bnl Ihr dbenverv cmnpar* Now ia the time to get rid of vour ativrlv rocent that thc plant« dipe-t th<* »öfter part« of thrir prev bv rheumatism. Ycu will find Chamber- meana of n j< ptic fermrnt seervted lain« liniment a great help. The relief bv thc leave». i which it nffonia ia alone Wurth rnary time* its coat. I am in the market for produce of ail kinds, KO bring it .in. I am paying top prices for Eggs, Poultry of all kinds, t’hickens, Turkeys, Geese and Ducks, also Veal and Pork. In addition to these, I am paying within 2 cent« here, of the tup fur ( KHA M. delivered in Portland. I also aim to keep within 2 cents of the Portland mar ket on all produce. Bring me your green liidi •» an<l pelts and I will treat you right. o. R. TURNER Successor to Densmore-’.Vade Co.