PXGE EIGHT
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON' SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1929.
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Uncle Billy Lyman Maintains
Sense of Humor Despite Long
Illness; Will Be 85 Tuesday
' A sense of humor, capable of
transcending the sixteen weeks of
Intense suffering, and sending ft
twinkle into a pair of blue eyei
when nerve wracking neuritis
pains are at their worst that be
longs to William (Billy) Lyman,
who will celebrate his 85th birth
day In bed at his homo next Tues
day. :
"Probably It is because Billy was
and still Is, a soldier, that he keeps
and croquet player, having grounds
for both at Edgewood.
The following tribute to the well
known Medford man, wus publish
ed recently in the Bristol, 8. D..
New Era: .
Most people can recall to mind
at least one , man of their ac
quaintance wh"m, they consider
ldeul, or as nearly perfect as any
human being they ever knew.
Such a man the writer has in
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& Veteran Motorist Discovers Old Pal
battling on against tho Illness mind. He Is 85 years old nnil
whlcM has kept him bed-ridden for
four months. But to those who
observe iiim closest, it appears to
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Wm. Lyman
he a combination of kindliness to
those who care fur him, and a dash
of devilment In his make-up which
prompts him to turn every serious
conversational trend dnto a ripple
of laughter. ,
... . - ! Taken .Self Lightly
i The gift of not Inking himself
too seriously, even when forced to
recount his civil war experiences,
Is contagious, If, sometimes a bit
exasperating. For Billy, who was
the second youngest boy in Com
pany C of tho 2Mb Iowa, and now
the only survivor of that company,
heartily believes that the war
would have resulted exuetly tho
same,, had he never entered. .
Of course, Billy Bays, they could
not have told him that when he
was J 8 when, In spite of being
rejected .twice on account of be
ing too small physically and not
particularly strong, he kept pep
perlng.away at the recruiting of
fleers, until the charm worked and
he got in the army.
V He served through tho latter
part of '63, through '04 and up
to tho last of August, 'or. lie
ftuight through the battles at Del
ena, Ark., I.lttle Rock, the Bat1
tie of Jcnkln's Ferry and I.lttle
Missouri and waB threo times
wounded.
Often Frightened
''"But at that. I was scared more
often than I was hit," observed
Billy. ' .
- His most prominent nart In the
wiir came at the bombardment of
the Spanish fort and Fort Hlukelny.
across tho hay from Mobile, Just
(lefore that site was taken. Ills
regiment was the first to enter
the city nfter Its surrender.
i Born In Ohio, he lived most of
bis life In Inwa. It was ot ('oun
elti Bluffs, Iowa, that he first saw
Abraham Lincoln, before the lat
ter was president and while Hilly
wag lust a hoy. Tho great eman
cipator was then a lawyer and had
come --to thnt city In connection
With locating tho Union Paclffc
terminal. ,,
i .When he reached the proper ago
he' had the pleasure of voting for
Lincoln, and has -never missed a
vote since, having cast his ballot
17 times for president.
Married In IH7I
It was In 1871 that Mr. and
Mrs. Lyman were married In the
state of Iowa. They raised five
children ot their own, four daugh
ters and one son, And two others.
Mrs. Clinton Hpencer, a daughter
from Itupcrt. Iowa, and Mrs. Wil
liam: Lyman Jr., a daughter-in-law
from Emmet, Iowa, are at his bed -side
now. the former having ar
rived in Medford last Saturday.
. Others daughters aro Mrs. Fred
Rcheffol of Medford, Mrs. K. K.
Fisher of Kupert, lown, and Mrs.
Ij, F. Bagley of Kunsas City.
"The credit for whutever small
measure of success I may have
been In this life belongs to Mix.
Lyman," ha said, with the only
apparent trace of seriousness ex.
pressed during a recent visit. The
couple celebrated their fifty-eighth
wedding anniversary lust Septem
ber. Prominent In O, 'A, It,
I Prominent In the service of tlu
0,,A. H., ho was post commander
In Iowa for a number of years,
after which he was active In the
Idaho organisation until 1918,
when ho went to. Columbus as a
delegate and roturned to his home
state of Iowa. In ID20 he came
to Medford, attempting to find n
suitable climate for Mrs. Lyman,
then In poor health,
For the past eight years he has
been commander of the local O.
A. R. post. Hovon years ago he
was gent as one of the five dele-i to spring into existence, with cur-
gates from the state of Oregon j lou rituals and mall-order myster
to the Denver encampment. Ilojles to furnish a spiritual kick for
was also chosen as a stale dele- persons with nothing to do. Almee
gate this year, but his Illness kept Hmple Aict'hcrson Is mild stuff for
hm from going. such persons. "The Divine Order
During the 16 long weeks of: of the Royal Arm ot the Ores!
Illness. Ms room has been stacked Heal" is more like It. Such cults
lth fIniVAra. haIm unit Inlf nn I have their "nriiii-naiu" ... tin net
from friends throughout Medford, j "roads to the kingdom," and their
lies on a bed of sickness in Med
ford, Oregon. Ills nume Is Wil
liam Lyman nnd we first knew
him In Oakland,. Iowa, In . 1881.
That. wus tho year wo first en
tered the newspaper business- as
proprietor of the Ouklund Acrbn,
which we' purchased from Alf.
LoiiJn six months' after It was es
tablished. Mr. Lyman gave it the
name of The Acron. ' lie waB also
Instrumental In having the town's
name changed'' from Big Orove to
Oaklund, which was much more
euphonious and desirable.
Mr, Lyman was a pioneer. "Ho
settled In ' Big Orove when a boy.
and as a boy enlisted in the Civil
war after hoing ejected three
tlmcB because of ; his age. He
made a-gallant record as a pri
vatom and same r home benrlng
some of ' the' scars -of victory, set
tlod 'down and married tho girl
who was waiting for him.
Mr." Lyman Is a . man of Ir
reproachable character, one whom
everybody instinctively loved and
honored. His life wus full of
countless deeds of kindness and
generosity. As a business man
he amassed some fortune, which
he spent largely helping others.
Unselfish, devoted to bis family.
He belonged to no church but has
been n contributor to all, nnd
insisted that his children be In
Sunday school every Sunday
morning;.
He is Just a common man, but
uncommon In many ways Jolly,
good-natured, a wit and nn
tertuiner. His greatest passion Is
for flowers and his homo is n
showplace. He 1b possessed of
remarkable vitality and up to his
recent Illness walked mnny miles
a day.
Mr. Lyman attended nearly
every national rounlon of the
Grand. Army of tho Republic dur
ing me last 49 years. He was
appointed ' one of the five dele
gates representing tho state of
Oregon, for this year but is un
able' to. attend on nccount of his
Illness. He Is the only surviving
member of Co. c 20th Iowa In
fnntry..
Our only excuse for writing tho
nbovo Is thnt It might bring u rny
of s it n s h I n e to one who has
radiated sunshine to thousands
during his long life:
"Scatter flowers to the living."
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Baby Star at WPG
By Frnnk I Wi-Ucr . v .
v - - Farm Edjtor :.
AHKOf-laWd I'reH Kettture "Service
H'AKIIIttGTOtf'yP) Applica
tions for lonnn from tho federul
farm bop id totalled approximately
$70,000,000 Hfpteniber SO, Chair
man Lffttiso reveal In a Htute merit
to the senate committee on agri
culture. Of that nmount, tho chnirman
nayp, $67,000,000 tentatively ,. has
been approved by. the board. Only
$680,000 uctually hun been called
for.
Interpreted according to tho
board 'h policy of muklng loun
the amount "called for" repre
Hentn tho sum cooperatlvoH have I
qualified to receive. The $57,
000,000 1h approved, providing the
cooperatives Keeking to borrow It
can Hatiufy the board's demandn
In regard to organization, previous
acquisition of loans from the fed
eral intermediate hankH, and security.
I
memwWiif mm tm,4&s r WAvur S5iiSn v4iVE$i$
While visiting an exhibit of pioneer motor cars at a recent county fair in Oregon, Henry
Crenshaw of Tillamook recognized the old 1909 Buick shown here as the identical car he
had purchased more than twenty years ago. The Oregon farmer to whom he sold the car in
1910 has used it continuously since that time. The four-door 1930 sedan in the background
is Mr. Crenshaw's twentieth Buick.
IiltlLON, Germany (P) A bell I here under government license,
casting school has been established I Those who nlrendy possess practi
cal knowledge of metal casting can
get the bell instruction by mall.
llruil liuyx American Ciiiw
ltIO JANElKO lP) Seventy
five millimeter anti-aircraft artil
lery of American make may soon
be added to iirall's defense. There
were two bidders to supply a first
battery for experimental purposes,
one a firm in the United States
and the other French.
The American bid was $50,000
less than that of the French com
pany, or a difference of a mil
lion dollars for the twenty batter
ies which the ministry of war
evenluully will mount.
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LE.VIXGn.AD ffl The palacei
of Alexander t on Kameny Is
land has' been made over into- a
rest- nouse..Jor. soldiers of the lted
army. ' Tho great halls that form
erly witnessed .court affairs of bar
baric Bplendor,. have become lec
ture rooms, i movie theaters, din
ing rooms, reading rooms and I
lounges. . . ":: '
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AYR, Scotland UP) A stained
glass window in memory of Elsie
Mackay, the English herless who
lost her life on a trans-Atlantic
flight with Capt. Walter Hlnch
cllffo in March, 1928, will bo
placed In tho Glenapp Parish
church. Tho Earl nnd Countess
of Inchcape, parents of the avla
trlx, donated the memorial. ;
Netherlands Gulden Troducts ex
position In this city. The former
war lord devotes less time to saw
ing wood and more to growing
Iiowers ns no ages.
URIEBKRGEN. Holland. (P)-
Wllhelm Hohenzollern, ex-omperor
of Germany, exhibited roses, dahl
ias and rhododendrons at
unl- I
the I
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.ULCANIZINQ 8Y8TEM
All Work Guaranteed
Phipps Auto Park
Highway at Jackson
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BAUYvH5tMArilt
ATLANTIC CITY. N. J. (P) A
five-year-old radio Hlar h one of
the fiuit tiros at WPU.
Huhy Unite Marie Is Riving a
Henies of hroadeaiitii nt the Rtutlon
earh 1-Ylduy afternoon In the
ciiltdron'ji hour. She In a Hlnger.
dancer and Impersonator of ntage
oelehvhleH. Hhe started her career
at W'Vii last- mimmor nnd slnco
then linn made a vaudeville totur.
Hhe him made frequent chain np
pf n rnnces.
. "In by far the larger number
of chhch," espial hh Mr. Igge, "ln-
quest or application ' lor a loan,
Individuals or groups representing
cooperatives huvo appeared before
us to find out Just how to go
about it.
"In some of these cases such
as applications for loans on farm
land, we have advised the appli
cants that we did not feel Uu-y
were within the scope of our ac
tivities and have rt'femd them to
t he f edera I fa nn loa n boa rd .
"In many cases tho discussions ;
developed the fact that the coop-
era live had,, pot had an audit of Its
business for a considerable period
of time, or In the caso of plant
facilities, that they had not been
appraised In recent years."
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AID TIRE SALES
Due to tho present day demnnd
of the automobile driving public
for expert nnd rupld service the
tire merchant ot today must be
more than a dealor nnd repairman.
Statistics show that the total
number of tire dealers In the
Unlfcd states has decreased from
about iiO.000 last year to about
80,000 according to the Klsk The
company. In turn, tho percent of
dealers , handling only one make
of; tires has Increased from ap
proximately 48 per: cent to mora
than 08 per cont, according to
Sam Jennings, local I'M h It dealer,
"This decrease in total numbers
nnd Increase In the percentage of
dealers who are placing their full
effort back of one make ot tire is !
a good thing for the tho Industry
nnd a good thing for tho motorist" j
says Mr. Jennings. "The tire "man
of today has to be nble to provide j
expert nnd scientific advice,' based
on exact information nnd deals net I !
to prevent tiro waste, In order to J
win public confidence and patron- ,
g.
"The public has plainly shown
that it demands the kind of service ;
that bigger and better tire mer- j
chants can give and statistics on
the industry Indicate that the ,
trend is all toward larger and bet-
ter equipped tire stores." 1
.Chliipso Mke Soft Drink
SHANGHAI (P) The demand
for a certain American summer
drink beennio so strong here that
retailers weto unable to mcVt it.
The price went up from a nickel
to fifteen cents a bottle nnd even
then It could not always bo had.
STOCKHOLM H) Arrange
ments are already being made to
vope with the influx of automoliil
ista expected here next May to
October for the exposition of arts,1
crafts nnd ideal homes. Stations
are to be opened at tho main en-1
trances of tho city, whero pilots
wilt he furnished to guido visitors
to any rie.ilred place.
How Weird Cults Start
When the good middle-westerners
got tired of living their normal
lives they go to U)s Angeles. Lay
ing aside tho enres ot the farm
In Iowa or the automobile agency
In Ohio, they prepare to enjoy In
unfamiliar leisure tho fruits of
many sober and Industrious years.
Hut when life is easy, life Is dull.
Absent aro tho old familiar faces,
absent the family and social ties
that would help make life worth
while. There Is nothing to do, and
thero Is no cherished 'old friend
around to see It done, tlood sense
and Inhibitions suffer accordingly.
HHululy dated human beings
torn from their natural settings
cause strange and wonderful culls
who,' In missing the ray of sunshine-brought
by Mr. Lyman to
each meeting, have tried to re
turn a little of It Into his life,
when he needs It most. .
"Mr, and Mrs. I.yman have a
cottage at. Edgewood Park where
they have greatly enjoyed "Ood's
out-of-doors," part of their .time
the past few years. The grounds
are a marvel of neatness, arranged
tyr Mr, Lyman. Ho Is a great
lever of' sports and games, and Is
an expert pitcher ot horseshoes
holy hooks, their "sixth seals,"
their "seventh trumpets of Clnb
rlel" and much more of the-same
general pattern. .
Tho other day the body of a
young girl long dead was taken
out of tho floor of her foster par
ents' home In Los Angeles along
with the bodies of seven mummi
fied puppies. It proved to be .the
remains of K so-called princess of
"The Divine Order of the Royal
Arm of tho Great Real" who was
to have risen again and greatly
edified tho faithful of tho order.
Instead she persisted In remaining
ns dead n possible. Which helps
to prove that miracles do not come
about even to relievo the ennui
of transplanted dwellers on the
t'nrlflo coast. I'll Iimi no News.
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See Drill for Body Work
Rsdlator Repairing
Fender and Door Repairing
Automobile Glass Installed
while you wait.
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TOMORROW BEGINS
Week of Bargains
Literally Thousands of Articles at
New Greater Reductions
WILL BE OFFERED THRIFTY SHOPPERS THIS WEEK
Tf
W UOL
Amazing History Making
Quitiiig Business
PRICES
ARE
CUT
TO
THE
BONE
Without
Considering
Cost -
we1! a sbm suae m mmm
thaw
NOW ON
GOODS
ARE
GOING
FAST!
These
Bargains
Can't
Last at
These
Prices!
All back payments on contracts and all open book accounts must be
paid by November 1st or the merchandise will be repossessed and sold
during this sale.
Doors Swing Open Monday at 9:30 A.M. Sharp
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