INTERMOUNTAIN TRIBUNE AND— LINN COUNTY AGRICULTURALIST VOL. 2. SWEET HOME, LINN COUNTY, OREGON, OCTOBER 9, 1913 NO. 24. $1.25 THE YEAR In Union There is Strength me over.” No one knew what the ANOTHER PIONEER HISTORY OF legend meant or seemed to have P. 0. SITUATION sufficient curiosity to investigate In past years this editor has the stone was turned over by HOME AT LAST STILL IN MUDDLE AN OLD LETTER until written many articles, urging har a little child and the letter which Words Purporting to Have Been Writ- ' ten by Christ Appearing in Public Print A subscriber to the Tribune at Holley, Ore., has sent the following with the request that it be publish ed: The following clipped from the Manistee (Mich.) Daily Advocate was received from a friend in that city with the request that it be giv en space in the Enterprise: The following letter was received from a friend in Lodi, Cal., with re quests that it be published in the Advocate: A subscriber has sent the follow ing to, the Sentinel Lodi. Read it for what it is worth: In this letter was an injunction that it shquld be published to the world whenever found, together with the statement that misfortune and bad luck would follow the per son having possession of it in the event that it was not given publi city. There was likewise a promise that whoever may have a copy of this in his or her • possession will prosper and be followed by good fortune. According to the history of tire letter it was written by Christ just after his crucifixion, signed by the Angel Gabriel 99 years after the Savior’s birth and presumably de posited by him under a stone at the foot of the cross. No one knew the legend “Blessed is he who shall turn J. M. Thompson, our popular butcher, is making extensive im provements to his Market property. He will soon be in shape to handle poultry along with his other line of business. The Tribune family makes its politest bow to Mrs. Cora Swink for the necessary ingredients for a chick en dinner, last Sunday. Such neighbors maketh the heart of ye editor glad. Wanted—This office can place a loan of $500; first-class mortgage security. If you have the money, call and see us. Hotel Suieet Home MYERS & ROSE, Props. Clean and Airy Rooms and Beds. The tables are supplied With the best the market affords X Special Orders---- Special Prices Feed and Livery Barn in connection with Hotel Prices are Reasonable. SWEET HOME - - OREGON follows was discovered: Whoever works on the Sabbath Day shall be cursed. I command Postmaster F. L. Gilbert Gives Reasons you to go to church and keep holy For Refusing to Surrender the Lord’s day without manner of the Office work. You shall not idle or mis- soend your time in bedecking your self in superfluities of costly apparel and vain dressing, for I have order The Tribune, in the spirit of fair ed it a day of rest. ness and with a desire that our post I will have that day kept holy, office squabble shall soon be settled, that your sins may be forgiven you. publishes the following rather long You will not break my command explanation by Mr. Gilbert: ments, but keep and preserve them, I read in the last weeks issue of they being written by my hand and the Intermountain Tribune that I spoken bv my mouth. You shall had resigned as postmaster of this not only go to church yourself, but office. It is true, I will admit, but also your man-servant. Observe my it was to fill my part of the follow words and learn my command ing contract: ments. Contract—This agreement made You shall finish your work every and entered into in duplicate by and Saturday at six o’clock in the after between F. L. Gilbert, party of the noon, at which hour the preparation first part and R. W. Van Fleet, for the Sabbath begins. I advise party of the second part, Wit- you to fast five days in the year, nesseth: That the party of the beginning on good' Friday and con first part hereby agrees to sell to tinuing the five days following in the party of the second part all of remembrance of the five bloody the real property in Sweet Home, wounds I received from you and Oregon, now belonging to the party mankind. of the first part. Also the following Thou shalt love one another and named personal property: cause them that are not baptised to One postoffice cabinet, valuation come to church and receive the $60 more or less. 1 peanut roaster Holy Sacrement, that is to say bap valuation $100 more or less. 2 show tism and then the supper of the cases now in use, valuation $15 more Lord and b? maae a member there or less. All the stock of confection of and in so doing I will give you ery and stationer goods now on long life and many blessings. Your hand, the valuation of same being land shall be replentished and bring $100 more or less. forth abundantly and* I will comfort The consideration of the above you in the greatest temptation, and agreement being seventeen hundred surely he that doeth the contrary dollars ($1700). Also if the partv shall be cursed. of the second part is not appointed I will also send the hardness of to the position of postmaster of the the heart on them, and especially postoffice of Sweet Home, Oregon, on the hardened and unrepentant this contract shall be null and void. unbelievers. He that hath given to It is hereby agreed that posses the poor shall find it profitable. sion shall be given April 1, 1913. Remember to keep the Sabbath day The party of the first part hereby for the seventh day I have taken as acknowledges the receipt of $20 on a rest day myself. the sale of the property. And he that has a copy of this , Dated at Sweet Home, Ore., this letter written by my own hand and 30th day of December, 1912. spoken by my own mouth and keep Signed by ing it without publishing it to F. L. Gilbert R. W. Van Fleet others, and he that publisheth it to others shall be blessed by me, and This contract having expired on if their sins be as many as the stars the first of April, Mr. Van Fleet at night and they truly believe, they Came, saying he had no money but shall be pardoned, and they that be expected to get it in a Tew days and lieve not this* writing, and my com asked that the time be extended mandments shall have plagues upon until the close of school. Thinking you; will be consumed with your him a man of his word and promis children, goods and cattle, and all ing me before witnesses that if he other worldly enjoyments that I could not raise the money, he would have given you. Do but once think never cause me any trouble over that I have suffered for you; if you the office, I extended the time as do it will be well for you in this asked for. -world which is to come. Not two weeks after. I began Whosoever shall have a Copy of l dealing with Mr. Van Fleet I was this letter and keeping it in their informed by men from Holly and house, nothing shall hurt them, Crawfordsville, both former homes neither pestilence, thunder or of Mr. Van Fleet that he would lightening. If any woman be in beat me if there was any chance birth and put her trust in me she whatever as he had no money. shall be delivered of her chjld. You Beginning to see that this might shall hear no more news of me ex be so and that I was in a tight place cept through the Holy Scriptures, I made him an offer that he pay me until the judgement. All goodness $500 down and give me notes for and prosperity shall be found in the the rest with good security and I house where a copy of this letter give him a bond for a deed. This shajl be found. he said he was sure he could do but only wanted a little time. FINISHED The next thing I heard he was The story goes that the little girl (Continued on page 5) 1 (Continued on page 2) monious action along various lines. It is only by harmony of action that any public action can be carried to a successful conclusion. There is, also, a matter of ex pense connected with almost any enterprise, especially of a public nature, which is too burdensome for the individual to undertake. The accruing benefit is usually in direct and the individual usually refuses to undertake a proposition unless he has assurance that the benefit is direct. The following letter from the pen of Manager Stewart, of the Albany Commercial club, concerning har mony of action by Willamette valley counties in advertising our splendid resources, is along the line wherein a harmony of action is absolutely necessary. The benefit to accrue from this campaign will be general in its character while, incidentally it is individual. The plan or move ment, refered to in Manager Stewart’s letter is most meritorious and is worthy. We hope a general effort along the lines indicated will be made: Asher Ferris Hamilton, After Lingering Illness of 18 Months, Makes the Final Journey Asher Ferris Hamilton, of Holley, Oregon, »departed this life, about noon, Friday, October the 3rd at the age of 68 years, 9 months and 17 days, after a lingering illness of a year and a half, suffering untold agonies, all of which he bore with the utmost Christain fortitude. Always cheerful and thoughtful of the comfort of those that attend him, to the last. Deceased was born in Waukegan County, Ill., on the 16th day of December, 1845, an only son of Silas and Andana Hamilton and obtained his early education from the com mon schools; later he attended the Eastman National Business college of Chicago, graduating from that institution on the 30 day of April, 1866, with honor and with the degree of Master of Accounts. Albany, Ore., Oct. 4, 1913 Shortly after this, an opportunity Editor Tribune offering, he crossed the plains to Sweet Home, Ore. California with ox teams where he Dear Sir:—I suppose you have' remained only for a short time,. re noticed in last nights edition of the turning to Wisconsin to engage with Herald and Democrat, an account of his father in the mercantile busi the preliminary meeting held at ness. But here again his restless Salem last Thursday, to make ar spirit would not allow him to re rangements for concerted action on main, and again he turned his course the part of the eight valley counties towards the Pacific coast. • After a to properly advertise the Willamette year or more sojourn in California, valley as a district at the Panama Oregon and Washington he once more returned to. the land of his Pacific ¿xposition. earlier years and on March 2, 1873, This movement has so far met with the warm support of all to was united in marriage to Miss whom it has been explained, and we Elizabeth Crane. But the west was still catling him hope that as one of the moulders of public opinion in Linn county you and for the third time, in company will get behind it and give all the with his wife and infant daughter assistance you can. By getting the and his father and his family, in counties together and putting up a 1875 turned his face towards the joint exhibit, the expense to any setting sun, arriving in Linn county one county need be only a very and settling on a farm a few miles small amount. Also, if, by concert above Waterloo, on the South Santi- ed action we can prevail upon the am. In 1885 he -sold the farm and railroads to issue stop-over tickets moved out on the valley a few miles to people from the east, and arrange for excursions through the valley from Lebanon where he remained from Portland, we shall have ac until 1888, when he moved to Sweet complished a great deal. At the Home to engige in the mercantile present time, when a tourist starts business with his father, remaining up the coast from San Francisco, it there till the store burned in 1893. From thence, alternately, he en is a very rare qccurence for him to gaged in farming and in the store get off the train until he arrives at business till the1 time of his taking Portland, and most of them pass through the Willamette valley at away. Mr. Hamilton was the father of night. You would place us under many eight children, all of whom with the obligations and at the same time wife and aged mother, survive him. render valuable assistance to a The children are Mrs. Lula Barr, of worthy cause, if you give this move near Sweet Home, Mrs. Fannie R. ment favorable editorial comment. Mealey, of Foster; Chas. A. of Hol~ If you do so, kindly send me mark-» ley, Wm. S; of Altona, Wash., Mrs, ed copy, so that I can read your Ruth Hand of Prineville, Mrs. Jennie Rice o£ Holley, Mrs. Bessie Dicken article before the club. son of Raymond, Wash., and James Yours truly, Harley of Holley. C. H. Stewart Mr. Hamilton was a conscientious Mgr. Commercial Club. Christinn man, as was attested' to J. M. Goings is busily engaged in by his every day life. He was a hauling lumber, these days. He member of the Christian Advent will soon have quite an extensive church of SsVeet Home, and at one lumber yard. He talks of establish ■ time was an ordained minister of ing a planer in connection with the ¡ that denomination. yard. (Continued' on page 6)