E. B. HENRY
MARRIAGE CUSTOMS.
CIVIL ENGINEER and SURVEYOR
Th*
KLAMATH FALLS
Chang* From th* Era Whin
Wives W*r* Taken by Fore*.
Marriage customs have changed ev
erywhere with the advance of civiliza
tion. Anglo Saxons In uuclent times, it
is said, used to capture tlielr wives by
DR. WM. MARTIN
force from tlieir fathers or their bus
baud*. It did not matter which.
This was before Augustlue came to
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preach Christianity. Then purchase was
Uiore common than capture, although
the latter seems to have t eu frequent
enough to the reign of Etbelbert to
need regulation bv law. By this law a
mau might ruu away with u woman,
provided he afterward paid her pre
vious owuer, be he father or husband.
50 shillings, if it was husband who
hud thus been deprived of bis wife, the
COUNTY SURVEYOR
woman's captor lia<l not only to pay
him the fine, but also to buy him an
other wife. In any case the stolen wo
man t>elonged to her captor.
LAND SURVEYOR.
If a man had purchased his bride lu
the days of Etlielbert aud afterward
concluded he bad paid too much for
KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON her. it was lawful for him to return her
to her former owner and claim again
the purchase price, provided that he
bad not previously expressed satisfac
DR. C. P. MASON
tion by inakiug the bride a present on
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the morning after the wedding.
The next step was the "foster lien.”
Office in American Bank and Trust Coni
when the bride price was paid ou the
pany'a Building
I day of espousal aud was supposed to
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■ couqiensate the parent for the cost of
KLAMATH FALLS
OREGON I brtngiug up bis daughter, it seems,
however, that this soon fell iuto dlsre-
I pute, as there was no law against the
WILL A. LEONARD
I father engaging his daughter to nu
merous suitors, taking from each the
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I “foster Hen” and. of course, cheating
all but one on the wedding day, which
Witb row-Mel base Building
at that time was only the day of be
trothal. when the suitor gave a “wed"
or pledge for the future performance of
PIERCE EVANS
his contract. If the suitor did not claim
his bride within two years after the
ATTORNEY AT LAW
wedding day. he forfeited all right to
KLAMATH FALLS.
OREGON i her and to whatever money or goods be
had paid for her. If the woman and her
father broke their promises, the father
had to give the suitor four times as
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much as the suitor bad already paid
f him.
ATTORNEY AT LAW
i As civilization advanced the bride
price was given to the woman herself
OFFICE OVER POSTOFFICE
and became her dowry, while nowa
days the tables are frequently turned.
, and the bride settles the money ou her
, I busband.
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All hinds engineering and draughting
Office over Klamath County Bank
MELVIN D. WILLIAMS
Civil and Irrigation Engineer,
East Main St., below 4th
Klamath Falls, Oregon
whlcn nave been neglected* by the
dressmaker.
A mixed line is n line composing the
raception committee of a club's presi
dential candidate.
A broken line is a series of sum*
give straight Hues described l>y u worn
an alighting from a street car.
A straight line determined by two
bargain table* is considered as prolobg
ed both ways until the store closes.
Women equal to the same thing are
nut always equal to each other Nellie
Parker Junes in Chicago Keuord Her-
aid.
Notice
KLAMATH COUNTY BANK
Commencing January 1, 1M7, the
Klamath Fall* Jersey Dairy will-charge
the following prices (or milk delivered: ALFA MARTIN,
Presulvnt
Per quart, H cents; pint 5 cent»; per
gallon 30 cents.
Bini S. Loo*lev.
KI.AMATH FALLS, OREGON
E. K. REAMES,
AI.EX MAIU.IN, Jr
Cashier
Vice-President
The Pioneer Bank of Klamath County
GOING TO KENO?
-STATEMENT DEC. 31, H»OiV—
If so, get a rig from the Mammoth
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Stables. Fine, gentle horses, good bug-
Ixutns
and
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giee, rea«nnal>ie price*.
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A Pointed Prayer.
I'ue from Banks
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Lodge
No
110
Aunt Dinah Inni come to see her >ld
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mistress, w ho bad Just recovered from meets ill the Y. O. I'. \V h ill every
Tuesday
evening.
Visiting
Brothers
al-
au UlneM.
pi4N,O7b.t>3
wav» welcome.
I"hn Y i-leti, M. W.
' Yer. Miss Lila. I slio'ly done prayed
J. W. Memen*. Recorder.
11 »mt ITIf«
fer yer to git well all de time, and now
i
Evangeline Lodge N>>. ss Degree of
yer see how It done turned out.”
‘ Then you believe that your prayers Honor Lodge meet* in the A .< >. I'. W.
hull every -eeoml and fourth Ihursdavn
arc always answered, l>inuhP*
"Bho’ly, slio'ly!" Then, with a sly in tin- month. Nanev N . W bite,C. of II.
Jesse Mui pie, Recorder.
glance: "Y'er see, I nel-cr tempts vie
♦•-4M.075.ri3
Lord, 'ease I dou't pray fer nothin' dat
W. O. W. Ewauna Camp, No. 790, \V.
I dou't know I'll git. l»r. John, he O. \V., meets every Tuesday evening
!, Alex Martin, Jr., Cashier <>f the aliove nann-d Bank, <lo solemnly
done tol' me lie tort yer w as on de re ut 7 :30 o’clock nt Samlermui’* hall. All swear that the nku' statement is tine to the be*« of mv knowl<*<lgein<l la-liuf.
neighbor*cordially
invited.
covery road.” After a pause she weut
At«» AltrriN, J h ., Cashier.
C. K. Brandenburg, Clerk.
ou:
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 7th »lay <>l January, 19V7..
"Say. Miss Lila, yer know what I
A. F. A A. M.- Klamath Lodge No
(*kvt.)
D. V. KtOK KM PAII,
prayed fer last night?"
Notary Public lor Oregon.
77. Meets *atur«lav evening on or la-
fore the full moon of each month in the
“No.”
“Why, I Just p'intedly begged de Masonic Hall. W. T. chive, W. M.
YV. E. Bowdoin, Secretary.
Lord ter put It Into yer heart ter give
me dat brown silk dresa yer done out
O. E. -».—Aloha Chapter No.bl, meets
in the Masonic hall every tecond and
grow ed." Brooklyn Eagle.
fourth Tuesday evening* :n each uic nth.
To Be Refilled.
Christine MurJoch, W. M. Jennie E.
In one of the suburbs of a big city la Reames, Secretary.
the site of a well known school of
I. O. O. F.— Klamath Lodge No. 137
theology, from which go out each week meet* everv Suturdav evening in the
end many members of the senior class A. O.l . W. hall YV. II. North, N.G.
to try tbeir voices as "supplies.”
Geo. L. Humphrey, Secretary.
A passenger on a Monclay morning
Ewauna Encampment N--. 4’’-. I.O.O.F.
train was surprised at the number of
Encampment meet* second ami fourth i
men who got off at that station.
Saturday* in the month in the
"Who are all those chaps getting off A.
O. U. W. hall. C. C. Brower, C. 1*.
here?” be askt-d the brakeman.
Geo. L. Humphrey, Scribe.
"Them?" asked the brakeman, "Ob.
Prorq-erity Reiiekah Ixxlge No. |rtt
they're returned empties for the co!-
1. O. O. F. meets in the A. O. ('. YV.
lege !'*—Youth's Companion.
hall everv first ami third Thursday* in
tiie month. Francis E. Bovd, N. G.
Easy.
Frankie llarutnond, Secretary.
Teacher—Now, boys, what Is the vir
Having opened branch houses in Merrill,
K. of P.— Klamath Lodge No. 99
tue of magnanimity? 1‘uplls — Aw?
meet*
in
the
A.
O.
I'.
W.
hall
every
Teacher— What Is It If a big boy want .Monday evening. Bert Bamlier, C. U.
ed an apple very badly and were to
Bonanza and Bly, I am now prepared to
John Hamilton, K. of II. and S,
meet a small boy with one in a piner
M. W. of A.— bulge meet* in the
where nobody could take the small
I . W. hall every fir«t ami third
(ill all orders for supplies from these points,
boy’s part— Class (with eager Illumi A.O.
Wednenlay in the month.
nation« — Dat’s a cinch ! - Baltimore
W. B. M- I .oigh’in, Consul
American.
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W. A. Phelps, Clerk.
thus saving you time and expense >
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To the Retail Liquor Trade:
LADYLIKE GEOMETRY.
E. WHITLOCK
UNDERTAKER
AND EMBALMER
Holder of License No 29.
KLAMATH FALLS,
OREGON
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Foresters of America—Ewauna Camp,
A Discarded Jack.
“Jack,” said the one in chiffon, "pro No. til. meet* in the A. O. C. W. hall
Figures of thè same shape don't al posed to me last night.'*
every second and fourth Fri lays in the
in1 1.11..
C. IIVi■ 1 -ii, C. 11.
ways have the same style.
The one in gauze smile I.
E. E. Jami-'n, Rec. Sec.
Figures of the same size never con
“He doesn't do it at all well, does he,
aider themselves equivalent
dear?" she said.—Chicago News.
A straight line Is the shortest dis
tance between two millinery ope.ii-igs.
Tin better to win men's Mteein than
A plain figure is one ail meufs of their wonder.
C. D.;WILLSON
KLAMATH
FALLS, ORE.
Buy a Lot in Hills’ Addition
st of tlic Depot
One Hundredan Twenlyfive Dollars
FOR A LOT 50x120 FEET
SMALLEST
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Can you find a better investment in the city?
paying the present value price and will thus secure
the benefit of the increase
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FRANK IRA WHITE
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