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she had begun this adventure, nut It
was very hard.
All her world lind
The season is at a turning point. been changed in that moment when
No longer does the thermometer seek she hud seen Robin looking at her
to attract our attention by reason ot ' from the big car that had swerved so
Its climbing, and the sunshine has perilously. He would never see her
mellowed u n til it is chummy and ac­ again. To the day of his dentil he
ceptable to those who only a little would believe she had played with
him. used him for a summer flirtation
w hile ago accused it of trying to
and then forgotten him.
outhit Mr. Dempsey.
“I think It Is more than headache,**
Into the atmosphere has gradually Peter Mllrnan observed when »be had
srept th at d elig h tful, brooding spirit gone from the room. “Was ahe unbap-
which the poets name melancholy. i py nt Great Rock?"
To many of us, however, the season
•‘I'nhappy? She had a good time
is not one in which any spirit of for a month and came away with a
sadness enters. Mother Nature Is in ■ hundred dollars more than she ex­
meditative mood. From the plnna- pected. I f that’s unhappiness, let me
ele of harvest she surveys the work I enjoy It."
i He turned again to Rradney, not
of another year and calls it good.
i realixing for an InRtent that he was
Out in th e fields the hay stacks the sort'of usual father who rarely un­
are monuments to the labor of the derstands Ids daughter. When women
farmer. Melon vines yield their de­ said little and were difficult to com­
licious burdens of BWeetness, and the prehend, he set It down to headache.
garden gives promise of stores for It wns an easy solution.
'Enry gave uotlce next morning.
w inter's needs. In the pantry cans
of fru it, vegetables and preserves ex­ He did not hesitate to say that Mrs.
cite appetites th at have been a trifle Raxon did not understand domestic
problems. He wns lofty and not to
Jaded.
The turkeys are already sleek and be perKintded. Not until too late dhl
he perceive how much more financial-
give promise of being able to fu lfill
- ly heneflclnl It would have been to get
th eir destiny, weeks before the ap­ ! himself dismissed with a month’s sal­
pointed time. On many a poultry ary In place of a longer notice.
farm the flashing w hite pullets have
Hy nightfall he was hack In hla own
assumed a new importance in the room.
He had purchased a dork
scheme of things. Red of comb with I sweater and black sneakers, and. by
feathers glistening in the softer sun­ ' the use of those devices which he had
light, shanks shining yellow, they are I learned In amateur theatricals, had
at work for their masters, justifying , disguised his face. Rradney had cm-
the kindly care they needed ns flu ffy - ployed hla leisure by doing some sur­
w hite animated balls, only a few reptitious carpentering work In the
; tower room. Sneed had arranged to
weeks ago.
give Instant warning If Itaxon re­
Miracles have been performed In lumed unexpectedly from the city
this year. How could Mother Nature Hut iim a chauffeur had been told to
be anything except thoughtful as she meet the train arriving at half-past
views again the work she has accom­ six, there seemed no reason to fear
Interruption.
plished.
The bookcase wns six feet In helghl
Life Is lovely wherever one may
be In autumn time, and It Is very, and contnlned Ave shelves. The low­
very lovely In our eastern Oregon er, behind which Nltn hnd hidden, wns
country. Let the prophets warn ua elven up to volumes whose average
height was eighteen Inches.
The
of a harsh w in ter If that agreeg with
shelves were very deep, made to ac­
th e ir observations. They may be
commodate hooka of more than over­
wrong, and anyhow, we have autumn age width, mnny of which were deeper
as our gueBt. T hat suffices for than their height. They rested on a
today.
hoard seven Inches above the floor.
Rradney hnd Ingeniously split this, so
that while the books wero not dis­
AROUND THE CORNER
turbed, the man hiding hnd an nrlril
tlnnnl seven Inches of shelter. He hnd
Farm lands are beginning to be­ the craft of a cabinet-maker, and the
come attractive to prospective buy­ tilled and hidden hinges moved noise
ers. In the W illam ette valley, ac­ lessly.
cording to inform ation that reaches
It wns ns dinner drew to a close that
us, the movement lias become active the disguised' Barnes crawled feet first
fenough to be the topic of conversa­ 1 to Ids shelter. He had arranged thing«
tion. Quite a few farms are chang­ ! so that lie could see the safe without
' moving. There wns nothing In Ills
ing hands.
Our Irrigated lands are b I bo being j gnrnients to enteli on sny projection.
I He found he could move his limbs
sought. Outsiders arc dropping In-j
( without attracting any noise. He tried
to the country regularly
to look
It when Rradney, directly the dinner
about them. Some announce them­ wns finished and his employer settled
selves Immediately
as prospective to a game of auction, hurried to the
buyers of farms, and others look for room. Rradney sat In Raxon’a chair
a tim e before they divulge
thetr and looked hard at the lower shelf,
wants. The past year has seen mors but could detect nothing unusual. It
naw people In our midst than for was not io difficult for Rarnes to re­
main Immobile and patient as for
M veral years.
Undoubtedly one of the caueee for some. He hnd the hunter’s Instinct
highly developed. He was not the
this enlivened Interest In land, after
man to forsake a pool If the fish did
it has been spurned for to long, is not Immediately rise to hla fly. This
the fact th a t industry and business wns a game after Ills own h eart He
activities have lost Borne of their thought of poor Fleming Rradney.
momentum. The thoughtless have overtaxed owing to the defection of
permitted themselves to assume that 'Enry, scurrying here and there with
the cltleg were a never ending source his grave face und rather grand man­
of jobs or businesses that could not ner, and smiled. At ten he wns tired
hut sanguine. At midnight he begun
fa il to continue profitable.
Anyone who has much business to suffer from the hardness of flip
floor. Rut the longer he wnlted, lie
experience, or has watched employ­
told himself, the sooner would the
ment conditions, knows the fa lla c y ' quarry come Into view.
of such reasoning. The ups nndj
It was nearly one when Paul Rnxon
downs occur In all lines. Farming entered, lie took a seat at tlie center
ie slowly rig h tin g Itself and finding | table nnd put on It some small change
stability afte r a try in g period. A h a and bills. Bridge winnings, no doubt.
vocation i t offers a lot of compensa­ Then lie lighted a cigar and went to
tion that those engaged In It fall t«ij the door lending to hla bedroom, soon
credit it w ith . In cities the compe­ to reappear with a velvet smoking
tition in business is fast and relent- j jucket. it seemed to Barnes thut lie
paced up and down before the book-
leva. and the advantages the farm
ense for hours. Then suddenly he
oifers are receiving more considera­ went to the safe, lamed the well
tion ag farm ing demonstrates that it known combination swiftly nnd flung
is strengthening Its position.
It open. He seemed to tie searching
The Hermiston district offers real feverishly for some one thing in Its
Inducements to new s ttlers. The deep recesses.
program of farm 'ng. alter a costly
Very quietly Barnes pushed open the
period of change that has resulted' oaken side of Ills prison. It mi. :«• no i
Then, as noiselessly, he -
ia much capital investment being sound.
lost, is stable. Local farnierB who, emerged. Ills next move was to erawl -
to the shelter of the table. Here he I
have a rlAlry herd, a commercial flock
felt safe. He could see that Raxon
of chickens, a / li t t l e
pasture and
wue still searching. Steulfhlly the
some cash crops, in addition to the man who had been ’Enry rose to hla
Old reliable legume, alfah'a. are just kttcea. Then lie rose (o hla feet and
about as sure of a living as anyone. came nearer, Inch by Inch, to the un-
T heir results are the safe Indicator ’ conadotm man. He covered the Inst
few Intervening feet In a leap. Raxon'a
to the newcomer.
The Hermiston country can con-i head, twisted sideways with the fear­
sclenttously recommend Itself as a ful end agonising force of a blow on
place for a man of moderate means ilie Jaw, caught sight of a face wholly
unknown to hint. The disguise was
to make a liv in g and accumulate an
palpable, but sufficient.
He was
Investment In his farm and the stock
tlimwu forward on the heavily padded
and equipment that Is a part of the Isuuge. It was while he was fighting
farm ing buaineas. I t can not pot It­ for breath that hla bands were tied
self forw ard aR a place In which to lieliltul him. Then a loop of rope was
become Independently rich. Very few forced Into hla mouth and something
people are p iling up fortunes any­ pulled down over his bend to that he
Next he was
how, so this country la not guilty of- could aee nothing.
any In fe rio rity when It makes that dropped to the floor and pushed
through a narrow doer. After that
candid admission.
he was not molested. Rut lie could
I t Berms now that we may expert
hear someone at the aufe. Papers
some Influ x of new blood, both on our rustled, drawers were opened. Then
virg in land th a t awaits the plow for the steel doors swung to. M ie r hla
the first tim e and on some of our locked door was opened and abut.
developed places whose o» nerg have I After that for hours there was black­
decided that the exacting conditions ness and ersmp, rage and despair.
Although he rould not shout, he
required ot those who would be sue-i
ccesful as farmers of Irrigated la n d , found to rould make tnartleplpte
are more than they ran bring them-
eelves to meet.
W N U. SERVICE
noises. He made them till his throat
ached and the corners of his mouth
were raw from the harsh rope, lie
had uo Idea yet where he was. He
supposed Belllngton must have pre­
pared this secret place und kept Its
locality hidden. Perhaps through It
there had come men, ere this, who hnd
spied upon him. (.’ramps seized him
wlwise agony left him white und feeble.
Perhaps lie would starve to death
here. It was well known, that his
movement« were uncertain, secretive,
and thnt he wus Impatient of que.rtl.in
Ing. It would he found thut his bed
was unoccupied. They would not look
for him here. They would hunt far
afield while he starved to death in
this tower retreat. No shame or re
pentsnee entile to him. .Instead he
cursed himself for carelessness. In
Ills former home he had preserved al
most an excessive caution, hut he bad
supposed In so large a household a
this, with ninny servants and guests,
he wus safe. There were otjier room«
which should have attracted burglars
more than these, rooms where women
kept their diamonds. To come here
argued a preconceived plan.
First of ull he though of McKImber.
Could he, after all, have dared this?
Was his dejected spirit assumed for
putting the younger mini off Ids guard?
He remembered telling McKImber that
those who underestimated him enme
to disaster. Perhaps lie bad made the
mistake of thinking a man beaten to
the ground when lie was merely rest­
ing, awaiting an opportunity to spring.
His nssallant might even have been
young McKImber. It was a tall, agile
man who attacked him.
According to Barnes' Instructions,
Sneed, at breakfast, asked If he should
arouse Mr. Raxon or see If lie wanted
his eoflfee In his room. As a rule
Raxon was up early. In the end they
discovered him.
His mouth wus
swollen and discolored, and he could
not rise to Ills feet when Rradney un­
cut the bonds. He was In a deplor-
abstraction was yonng Robin McKim
her, who had been In the house a week
and hed learned of the danger In
which his father stood.
In flgwr»
young McKImber was like the man of
whom Raxon had one fleeting glance.
Never again would there be the op­
portunity to get uny mere Ifloiinlnat
Ing letters. The page stolen from the
register ceuld not be replaced. What
a fool he had been not to have them
photographed. To implicate the poli­
tician without them would be almost
Impossible. Were McKImber to make
a hold stand nnd accuse his enemy of
attempted blackmail, the public would
probably Hock to the support of the
alder and better-known man. It was
the greatest blow Paul Raxon had
ever sustained.
He felt that the
humiliation of it would never pass
from Ids inind. His face was bruised
and sore, but lie hardly knew U. He
who had warned his opponent of the
folly of underestimating him had
fallen himself into that very trap."
It wag late In the afternoon when
he allowed his wife to enter. She hnd
l brought with her a pot of coffee and
| some sandwiches. The coffee he drunk
eagerly. He would not eat.
"I don't know what we are to do
now those nten have gone. It was
! most Inconsiderate of you to talk like
i that to them. The ranlds won’t wait
nt table and the agency can’t send any
men until tomorrow. I f only we hadn’t
so ninny people staying here!”
"They won’t be long here,” he said
grimly. “I think this social experi­
ment Is going to end. Pile the whole
hunch In automobiles and take them
tS the chateau at Huntingdon. Tele­
phone for reservations and see’ they
get a good meal.
They’ll like the
change. Now leave me alone."
CHAPTER XII
Is shared by many others and be will
uever ffeel aafn As he probably won’t
run for office now, be nay make a
tight of It. He has money. He can
retain the best counsel, while we are
Handicapped from the sta rt I t Is not
i matter of choosing to benefit one at
(be cost of the other. Personally, I
am inclined to be sorry for McKImber
W ith us all It is merely the easles'
and safest way to get the money we
have been defrauded of from the man
who did IL ”
“Who’s to bell the c h t r Barnes
asked. "How are you going to talk
it over with Raxon?"
“I think if I telephone to h la he
will couie.”
“But he might bring a gang of thugs
with him,” Barnes objected. “He can
get a bunch of gunmen any time he
needs them. What’s to prevent him
going through tills place and getting
the letters?”
“It Is not a house easy to break
Into, as you know. He will not be
admitted If he does not come alone.
I f he is as desperately anxious for
those letters as I believe, he will coine
at once and tifbue. I shall not men­
tion them when I speak to him. but
he will be thinking of nothing else.”
Malet had the opportunity to- get a
few words with Nlta later In the eve­
ning.
“A few mornings back,” he said
softly, "you met young McKImber In
the grounds ut Great Rock. You had
a few minutes with him and then left
him. You suid 'ybu thought you had
been breaking your heart. Nlta, what
did you mean?”
She smiled at him. "Did I say
that? How hilly. Doesn’t one exag­
gerate before breakfast?’’
■ “You can’t deceive me like that,"
be answered. "Y'ou -are fond of
Robin and you are torn between two
emotions, your love for him and your
loyalty to your father. What you
would like to be able to do Is to take
those accursed letters and give them
to Mr. McKImberv without letting his
wife or son know they ever existed.”
“I would rather do that than any­
thing else,” she admitted. She saw
that It was useless to conceal it from
the sculptor. And she knew, too, that
this mlddlu-uged genius with the worn
face und quiet ways, loved her. “It
is hard, Uncle Floyd,” she said, and
smiled whimsically, “to feel one Is be­
traying where one loves.”
“You are not,” he protested.
“But I am. It Is Impossible to avoid
knowing It. When Raxon gets those
letters nothing can save Mr. McKlm-
her from constant humiliation. I f you
hnd heard the tone Raxon used you
would understand better. He will
compel Mr. McKImber to do all the
little nnd big disgraceful things that
might hurt the new Raxon’s reputa­
tion. The record Mr. McKImber has
built up will be trailed in the mud.
Robin lias told me so much about his
father. I have heard so much of the
acts of kindness which he hides from
the world. He has educated hundreds
of poor children, for example, and peo­
ple don’t know It because of that
rather bluff, overbearing manner.
How can I deny having helped to send
the father o f my Robin to disgrace?”
She was silent for a moment. “I can
see him losing Ids self-respect and
sinking lower und lower. His wife
and son won’t understand. It will be
horrible for them. I have sent away
the man I love believing that I am
heartless, without faith or honor. And
I con never open my Ups to Justify
myself. There Is nothing that can
save either of us."
"Don't say that," Malet cried. He
was deeply moved. “There Is always
a way out when It It right that there
should be. And if ever a thing was
right, It Is that you and he should be­
long to one unother. Something shall
be done.”
"There Is nothing any on« can do,"
she said.
“Doesn't one exaggerate after din­
ner?" he laughed. “My niece, go to
bed nnd sleep. The least of all your
uncles Is on the Job."
It was to Peter Mllmnn that he
first addressed himself. "Mllrnan,"
lie began, “ I'm very much interested
In the outcome of a romance that be­
gan under,my eyes nt Great Rock.”
Malet flung himself down In a chair
nnd lighted a cigarette. “You know
that to men of middle age who have
of necessity passed hy the time of
love and roses there Is something very
fascinating In seeing splendid youth
In Its great moments.”
Peter Mil man did not show hls vis­
itor that this interruption was unve!
come, Milman was engaged In plan­
ning how to get Paul Raxon to t ds
house eager and yet unsuspecting.
And Floyd M a le t. was beginning to
talk of love and youth.
“I suppose so,” he assented cour­
teously.
" I’m talking ahout Nlta,” Malet
went on. “I suppose hundreds of men
hnve fallen under her fascinations."
He langlied a little ruefully. “I am
one of the oldsters who admit It."
"So do L” said the other. “To me
she Is one of the most lovely creatures
I have ever m e t”
‘T h e man she fell In love with—"
Malet continued.
"She fell In love with?” Milman
demanded. “Really that's Interesting.
Her father did not teil me." "Who
was lit "
“ Young McKImber, Robin by name.”
“He will be very rich," said Milman,
"and Barnes’ objections can be over­
ruled. 1 have never met the McKlm-
bers, but lie la said to be a man of
good character,”
"They can’t possibly marry," Malet
declared. "S'lie has broken It off with
him, and she won’t change her mind.
Poor child, it was a wound that may
never heal."
“ Why. If she loves him and he loves
her, should she do that?"
“Because she know» that she Is act­
ing for the enemies of hls father."
"We are not Mr. McKlmber’a en­
emies,'' Mllnmn retorted.
"We are going to put In Rnxon'a
hands whst will make McKImber for
ever hls slave. Tliat's not too strong
a term. We are going to sail McKIm-
her body and soul to Pan! Raxon. Do
yon auopose, knowing thaL Nlta can
zaurry McKImber*» m r
Milman frowned. "Deer, fleer." he
»»Id. almost testily. "Nlta went there
for a definite |>urpose which had as
The evening that saw the Rnxon
guests taken to dinner at Huntingdon
found the Japanese garden in Lower
Fifth nvenne oeeupled by the Mllnian
conspirators. During the dinner, which
was perceptibly better served because
Sneed bad dropped back Into his old
place Hnd Achille was less hurried,
I here was no word said abont Great
Rock. It wns when Sneed had taken
the coffee away t"hat Mllrnan began.
Sitting In the center of them, lie
showed no sign of triumph. Watch­
ing him. Nlta thought that she had
never seen a man more perfectly
courteous than he. Mllrnan compli­
mented them all on what thpy had
done, but It was her father who came
In for the greatest praise. The daugh­
ter watched him growing younger as
he listened to Peter’s encomiums.
Barnes felt that at last he had been
able to do his share.
‘‘We are now,” Mllrnan went on, “In
the position of holding what Raxon
was going to use to lever himself Into
a senatorial seat. I have little doubt
In my mind but that he will pay the
price asked, which Is a million dol­
lars. Without this evidence he has
no actual hold on McKImber. With
It he can command his absolute obedi­
ence. I feel certain that with Mc-
Klniber's help Rnxon can win. W ith­
out it he has little chance. The ques­
tion Is this: Is the Benatorshlp worth
n million dollars to Paul Rnxon7 If
not, we nre wprse off than when we
began. I f It Is, we hove won.”
Peter Mllrnan looked about him ns
the ehnlrman of a meeting docs when
he desires suggestions. None would
have supposed that there was a very
real risk of disgrace and Imprison
ment If Rnxon refused to buy and de­
termined to prosecute.
“I f yon had looked Into his face,'
Rradney remarked, "and had seen all
the passions of hate and disappoint­
ment, fear and despair graven on It.
you would have no doubt nt nil on the
subject I ’m certain he will buy them
hack.”
"But he’ll try nnd get us," Barnes
He Was In a Deplorable Condition.
reminded him.
“I wasn't any too
able conditio:-..
He would tell his gentle.”
"There's always that danger,"'Peter
F ife nothing. Nor would lie hear of
Mllrnan observed calmly; “but when a
the police being notified.
" I know who did It," he lied, ‘‘mi l I man has so overpowering an ambition
will attend to him myself. Thill must as his, he may use caution which Is
not get Into the pnpers. I f It does, I really abhorrent. I have no doubt he
shall know It comes from one of yon will wish he could put us In Sing Slug.
three.” He looked coldly nt Ids wife, But better counsel will show him that
It Is dangerous. Before we see him
his butler, mid the footman.
It was Rradney alone who dared to we must rehearse some of the circum­
meet Ids gaze. In such u rage ns this stances In which we were Injured by
Mrs. Itaxon trembled. Sneed could him. I wnnt him to think that we nil
not avoid the coiinclousness ^hnl It | know very certainly by what means
was or.e of the wealthy employing j he hurt us. In case he should decline
classes who shivered with anger J to buy these letters, he must under­
Rrndney welcomed the opportunity to ! stand that he cannot prosecute us."
He
see a man of whom he had heard so I I-'loyd Malet had said little.
nine!) bad, nt whose hands lie had him j wns watching the girl’s sensitive face.
self experienced Ill-treatment, nt a He did not understand how It was the
moment when Ids usual control was - others did not realize she was suffer­
gone. It seemed to the scientist that ing. They hnd assumed that she wns
for a ndnute the mask wns lifted mid wholly with them nnd as eager ns they
tho terrific emotions which he hnd I to win. It Was becRnss Malet loved
kept hidden were let loose, lie cursed j her thnt he knew what was passing In
Id ’ v.'fe. He called Sneed a timid, her mind. He had seen her with
Robin. He knew certainly that she
worthless cr< dnr that lie hnd al
lowed n thief to break through nnd loved the lad and suffered torture at
assault him, Ilrmiury, towering over the thought that she was going to aid
'hem ull. enme In i.,r Ids share. Where In giving Paul Raxon the whip hand
hnd this hnlk’ng flunkey been Hint the over him.
marauder bad stolen t.-pon him?
It wns plain to Floyd Malet that
Rradney was secretly aiau.-td. Then this love of his for a girl, whose
he saw Ids chance to escape. He re­ beauty had first attracted him be­
called some of Barnes' gestures and cause it was of a rare and liner sort,
gave notice nt once. There could must be kept a secret. What has the
hardly lie n suspicion of collusion. It world to offer but acorn for the mld-
seemed te Mrs. Raxon that here was die-aeed nnd unsuccessful
lover?
a courteous and efficient man serv>nt But o. e, he reflected. I f It la genu­
goaded to rare Insubordination Sneed ' ine. finds Ils reward In service. TTow
suddenly took the resolve to depart c o u ld b e help her? Was It poss'ble
with his footman.
to biii.g her happiness and Robin?
Raxon turned to his wife.
"Pay Th • oilier men were talking about
I'-.eni and see they 1» ve at once.”
Robin’s father.
Tneed turned on b is heel nnd 'cP
"lie w ill suffer,” said Mr. Mllnmn
the room.
Ills second-footman foi Impartially. “And hla family will
lowed.
suffer. I am sorry for them; but In
" If rnv o f the«« ether petwle h-'-, r ' : this case our Interests weigh down
r - ” commotion. Just tell them I lino the balance. McKIml'er, at all event«,
a fnlntlnr spell and shall be all right has money and an assured position."
tomorrow,"
He almout pushed liei i "Why not offer to sell the tetters to
from the room and tnrned the key,
him, then?" Malet cried. “You will
Raxon hoped, as he walked to th«- got your money Just the same and
safe, that he would find rbe rohliery you will he defeating Raxon?” He
had Iwen made by professionals for ! noticed that Nlta listened eagerly for
readily convertible plunder. He hard the reply.
ly dared search for the McKImber ex­
"There are two reasons against It.
hibits.
one, that we know Raxon to be a
The envelope which had held what crook used to chicanery, fraud, and
would have kept McKImber a pliant blackmail. He w ill not protest, no
and obedient tool was gone. Negetin
matter how we obtained these letter».
ble »ecurltles and s large sum of east He will probably pay. W ith McKim
were untonehed. It was plain that the I h t It ia differsut. How shall we con
Irtrnder hnd come for one thing only, j vlnce him that If he buys these let
sad hud been successful. The mat. ters he 1« aefe from subsequent black­
who would have most to gain by this | mail? rte w ill know that hla secret -------------- (To he ee«H »w U 5---------
" T i d y Philosopher
Many of the world's grenteat
phltaeophers are known to have had
very little concern for their [srsonil
appearance. One notable except Ion
according to a biography written
abont 1688 and recently reprinted
was Spinoza who, says the anther,
“was extremely tidy." Whenever he
left hla house there was. as well,
"something about hla clothes which
usually distinguishes a gentleman
from a pedant"
A present-day critic observes: “lie
was a man of the greatest reticence,
but with nothing to conceal; a man
of Intensely ‘private life,’ but wholly
'r s n s p s r e n t “
H E BM 8T 0N IRRIGATION DIS­
TRICT NOTICE
Notice 1s hereby given th at the
board of directors of the Hermiston
Irrig a tio n District, acting as a board
of equalization, w ill meet at the of­
fice of the secretary in Hermiston,
Oregon on the first Tuesday in Octo­
ber, 1927 at 8 P. M., for the purpose
of reviewing and correcting the
assessments and apportionment
of
taxes to be levied on or before the
first Tuesday in September, 1927.
52-3tc
W . J. W A R N E R ,
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Secretary.
In the M atter of the Estate
of
Caro Fancher Rowe, Deceased.
Notice ie hereby given th at the
undersigned ad m ln itratrix of the es­
tate of Caro Fancher Rowe, deceased,
has filed her final report w ith the
I Clerk of the above entitled court, and
that the Judge of said Court has
designated Saturday, the 1st day of
October, 1927 at the hour of 2 o’clock
In the afternoon as-the time, and the
rooms of the above entitled Court In
the County Court House at Pendle
ton. U m atilla County, Oregon, as the
place when and wherd hearing Is to
be had thereon. A ll persons In te r­
ested are hereby notified to then and
there appear and show cause, if any
they have, why said, report should
not be approved, the adm inistratrix
discharged and the estate closed.
Dated this 1st day of September,
1927.
June Rowe, Administratrix.
W. J. Warner, attorney for Estate,
Address, Hei miston. Ore.
52-8tc
NOTICE CF FETAL H F A R IT C
Notice is hereby given th at the
undersigned, as administrator of th'
estate of Ceorge Anderson, d;
e
has filed Ma fin I eccotf t '
in said £stn e v t' t ’ -
' 'a
•ounty co: rt of the str.tc r'f. C g n
NOTICE OF EQUALIZATION
for U m atilla county; and that th
MEETING
Notice is hereby given th at
on ■ Judge thereof ha® fP ed Sat'fifday
Tuesday, October 4th, 1927, the D ir­ the 24th day of September. 1927, at
ectors of the W est Extension Irrig a ­ the hour of ten o'clock A. M. as the
tion D istrict w ill meet at the District time and the county court room in
office at Irrigon, Oregon, as a Board the court ho1'? , nt Pendlcthr.. Ur* e-
plae-
of Equalization, for the purpose of I tiila County. Orc. im as
reviewing and correcting the a n n u a l, for the heaving c l objection,, to such
assessment and to hear and determine final account and the s ttlem cnt
thereof.
any objections thereto.
M. H. HOBSON,
A. C. HOUGHTON.
52-1
Secretary. ' Adm inistrator of the estate of George
Anderson deceased.
Raley,
Raley & W arner, A. S. Cooley
NOTICE OF HEARING UPON FINAL
and John F. K ilkenny, Attorneys
REPORT
for Adm inistrator, Pendleton. Ore­
In the County Court of the State of
gon.
51-5tc
Oregon for Umatilla Couivy.
MONTANA'S RICH REDWATFR
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OPENED BY NEW RAIL l k
A P ID development o f the great
■» farming country in the Red­
water Valley of Southeastern Mon­
t a n a i s s e e n in t h e o p e n in g o f
1,000,000acres by a new branch line
o f the Northern Paci fic Railway run­
ning 63 m iles from Glendive.
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Here the Northern Pacific will sell
direct to farmers a half million acres,
obtained from the U . S. Govern­
m ent, a t prices ranging from only
$10 to 120 an acre, w ith 20 years to
pay. Taxes are extremely low —only
1 0 to l6 ce n tsa n a c re . Special advan­
tages are available t o neighbors and
colonies desiring to settle together.
Diversified or mixed fanning is
su ccessfu l th r o u g h o u t th is area.
Corn has increased by hundreds of
thousands o f acres in the last few
years in Southeastern Montana. H og
production has grown rapidly. All
classes o f livestock are raised. The
dairy industry is getting a good start.
Communities already are estab-
lished. Churches have been built.
Schools are open. There is progress
ahead. W ith the coming of the rail­
road m arkets will be closer. Mcr?
farmers will come in. Land value-
will increase.
The Northern Pacific Railway will
help farmer I in getting started right.
Settlers are wanted who seek a real
chance for themselves and their fam­
ilies. The Northern Pacific will send
a representative to talk the m atter
over, i f desired. Investigate this op-
port unity. Letus send
you booklets, prices
and ea sy paym ent
plan. All sent free.
MAIL COUPON!
M . Hushes, Land Commissioner,
ortherr Pacific Railway Co.,
Drawci l*4 St. Paul, Nunn.
Without obligation cm my part pleaee
send all information about Redwater
Valley Country.
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