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THE DAILY CAPITAL JOU RNAL, SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY, NOV. 20, 1915. FffS-' Ream ft hi ii Ai I "iTiWiiiilijiiif ' PROLOGUE. You have never come across anything more rollicking, more joy ful and full of the spice of modern life than our serial story entitled "The New Adventures of J. Rufus Wallingford." That precious pair of deft and not overscrupulous ad venturers, Wallingford and Blackie Daw, are still engaged in their fa vorite occupation of separating peo ple from their money. This story is not only brim full of snap and go, but added interest is given to it be cause of the fact that you can not only read the story in this news paper, but you can also see moving pictures illustrating it posed by fa mous actors. CHAPTER I. The Rtttitution Fund. GROANS and shrieks unspeaka. ble Issued from the clotted doors of tlie Pullman drawing room, and the two girls, wbo were the only occupants ot tbe car, looked at each other In concern. "Home oue Is 111!" said the. younger and more vivacious. She was very handsome and about twenty. Tbe other girl, who was about twen- fy-two and more sedute, though there was the twinkle of humor In her brown eyes, touched tbe bell at her side, and I be two, apparently sisters, from tbclr likeness of feature and from the neat half mourning, waited for the porter. "I can't stand It any longer, Fannie!" and the younger of the two girls Jump cd up. Her sister hesitated, then followed to t he door of the drawing room, outside of which they stood for a moment, while those terror Inspiring sounds rose uhove tbe loud rattle of the train, It was Famile who at last knocked, No one came; only the groans and Hbrleks responded. The girls looked at each other in frightened pallor. "Just turn the knob, Violet, and we'll peep In," Anally advised Fannla ; An extra kud shriek seemed to anl nate Violet's hand, for it turned tbe knob, and tbe girls peeped timidly through tbe crack, They stopped, numbed by the unexcctcd sight which wot their eyes, aud a lurch of tbe (train Jerked tbe door from Violet's (hand and swung It wldo. ' "Welcome, ladles," greeted the lean, Ifuik musician, with a flourish of his mxopbo'iie and another flourish with ills unoccupied band. "Won't you pome In and listen to-tho concert?" ' The two girls emerged from their atupor and began to turn pink with embarrassment "So sorry." apologized Fannie, but fjuddeiily Violet giggled. "Frankly," she explained, "ve thought some one whs dying In hero," 1 m : v. ,i . 'i Viols and Fannl. and the broad chested mau with the huge diamond In his cravat, who was (ho oilier occupant of the drawing room, chuckled, his wide shoulders heaving and bis eyes hnlf closing. "Wlint Is your favorite musical so led Inn r "Tell bltn 'The Wearln' o' the Oreon,' Miss Violet," tirolio In a rich voice, end i led faced conductor stood there, bis eyes twinkling. lUilh the girls laughed, and the gift ed amateur turned to the conductor villi a well assutnd expression of (trlnvnuro. 'This Is rough on real art," he com )lalned. "If you won't come In, Utiles, luy I entertain you outside?" They bad just turned laughingly to go back to their seaU, when a fluitea- 31e $b0 $&Are 6p- By GEORGE RANDOLPH CHESTER, Creator of "Wtllingford," and CHARLES W.GODDARD Copyright, 1915, by the Star Company. All Foreign Rights Reserved lug haired little Jap with a preterna turally solemn face came stalking back through tbe car, and handed tbe con ductor a note. The conductor read It, said gruffly, "No njiswer," and tbe Jap went away. The faces of tbe girls changed In stantly, as (bey saw tbe stationery, with Its shadow-like imprint of a flying bird across the face of tbe envelope. ' "The Swallow," and Fan ale's low voice filled with sadness. "Oh, Mr. O'Conuell!" exclaimed Vio let, and two quick tears sprang into her eyes. "Js the" "Yes, Miss Violet!" and Conductor O'Oonnell frowned as he punched the tickets. "It used to belong to these young ladies. Their father built it for them Warden, owner of this road. When he died old E. H. falls somehow or other got the road, and Miss Violet and Miss Fannie that I've hauled since they were babies haven't a cent. Old Falls skinned 'em, that's what be did; out of $5,000,000!" And be went on: "Say, Jim," said the black uiustuelied musician, "did you hear that outrage?" "Yes," replied the big muu, frowning as be lit a (hick black cigar. Blackie gazed out of the door to where the bountiful golden head of Vio let Warden rested upon the shoulder of her dark haired sister. Suddenly be slammed his saxophone In Us case und hurried straight out to the girls and leaned over the seat In front of them, "Beg your pardon," be began, bis black eyes snapping. "I'm Horace O. Daw, and you might as well call me Illackto; everybody else does. My part ner is J. Itufus Wallingford, and he's the slickest little flnauciul manipulator in the United States, bar none. Why, Jim Wallingford can go Into a town where the entire floating capital con sists of three copper pennies and a plugged dime and come away with enough money to start a branch mint Now, we've Just heard that old K. II. Fulls skinned you out of Ave million, and we're going to get H back for you. Olve me tbe details." Three minutes later J. Rufus Wal lingford, coming to the door of tbe drawing room, saw Blucklo aud the two girls bent together In friendly and eager conversation, "Come here, Jim," called Blackie. "Say, there was a whole gang In this deal, a clique headed by Fallsl We're going to get that money!" "Fine," chuckled Wallingford. "Get ting money either backward or for ward Is my main reason for living." Just then tbe train stopped with an abrupt Jerk, which threw big J. Rufus Wallingford oil his feet aud tossed Vio let Warden forward Into the arms of Blackie Dnw. Five, young men picked themselves from the floor ot tbo magnificent prl vute cor Swallow after that rude stop of the train and viewed the devastation with extreme annoyance. The whist cards lay scattered everywhere; a beau tiful pasteboard model of a portable bungalow had been Jerked from the sideboard aud bent In tbe tumble. "How very aggravating!" said young Benssy Fulls as bo rung for Shurunsu ka, but his dimples returned Immedi ately. "Some one shall have a good ragging for this. Sammy, you've been a vexing lung time In coming." "I beg your pardon, sir," replied the Jap In his college English, "but 1 thought you might like to know the cause ot the delay, and I hurried out to Investigate." "Very well, you may tell ua," Mr. Falls graciously consented. "Thauk you, sir," responded Shamn snka. "There Is a heavy rock alkie ou l ho track Just ahead of us. The en gineer made a very good Btop, but un fortunately snapped a driving rod In doing so," "You will tell the conductor," said Mr. Falls in the voice of authority, "to repair the driving rod, clear the track anil proceed Immediately. Walt; he shall have written Instructions." Mr. J. Itufus Wallingford was out side discussing ways aud means with the conductor when Shauiusuka came with the message. "Would you listen to this?" flared O'Conuell, "Mr. Falls directs me to re pair the driving rial, cleur the track and proceed Immediately!" He turned In Shumasiika red In the face. "You tell Mr. Falls that I directed bltn to go (o the dov 11 1" he roared. Wallingford turned lo the conductor In perplexity. "You must be tired of your Job," he suggested. "Mu? I lovo II," responded O'Conuell. "Hut you don't t til uk I'm sending that answer to President Falls, do youT It's his saphced son hack there, and he's been giving me fool orders ever since we picked up bis souse car at tbe Junc tion. It the Jap only curries him my llttlo speech, and the cub only reports It to his old man, I'm In lino for pro motion, ir that's worth while." A savage dissociation upon tbe road In general was presently Interrupted by the arrival of Benssy Falls, attend ed by his quartet of friends. "I dumand an aiiology," he said, his dimples Interfering sadly with his se verity. "You will either apologise or I shall he compelled to ink you to tight," declared young Mr. Falls very sternly. "That's what I call sportln'," an nounced Ilickey Saunders. O'Connell looked over the shoulders and arms of the athletic young Mr. Falls appreciatively, and a twinkle came Into his eye. "Far be It from me to commit assault, battery or may hem upon the son of my bread and but ter," be stated. . "But even if you were your owu father, Mr. Falls, I'll bet n month's pay I'd defend myself If struck If struck!" To the surprise of all, young Mr. Fnlls dashed his (1st angrily Into the red countenance of Conductor O'Con nell. Then Mr. Falls hit the ground! Big Jim Wallingford bent over the pros- ... . ; ...... . ... ... ; . .... :. - ,J J" ft' J .if w- - ' -JS i h 4 i ' 1 r jC Wallingford Bent Over the Prostrate Benssy. trate Benssy solicitously. Now be raised that limp young man and sup ported tbe son of old Falls back to the Swallow. He was a friend and a comforter In need was J. Rufus Wallingford and one wbo knew well how to administer restoratives and take some himself. Tbe boys liked the Impressive and help ful stranger. Ho was a big man and a cheerful man, and his round face bore tbe color which could only come from years ot fustldlously selected food and drink. Moreover, his haberdush ery, though striking, was correct and up to the minute, aud there was no dis puting the fact that be employed a tailor who was an artist Also he ap preciated the pretty little pasteboard house, when, In his active groping for openings, be spied It ou the floor, and expressed Ids interest "Rlppln" fine thing It Is," Rickey Saunders boasted. "Benssy's the arch itect and builder because be is such a clever chap with bis Angers, but we're all in ou the Invent lu'." "It's for a ilsblu' trip we contem plate," young Falls modestly ex plained. "Aud so you're building a wind proof, dust proof, rain proof and snow proof portable house?" suggested J. Rufus, still groping. "Also heat and cold proof," added Rickey. "You see, we couldn't And a good portable bouse, so wo Invented one. Stunning, the amount of brains we found lu the crowd! Benssy In vented the hollow walls, air space and that sort of thing, yon know, aud the rest of us made suggestions." "Clover scheme," deelured Walling ford, studying the model. 'There's a fortune lu It Your mar velous portable houso should be your gift to your fellow sportsman at about '.'5 imt cent dividends, and I, whb am strictly a business man, am so favora bly Impressed that I should bo delight ed to take sr,0(0 or $",0,000 worth of tbe stock myself." "Thauk you," sold Benssy gratefully. "I consider that a great compliment, I'm sure." Reggie Haugh had been flapping his thick lower lip with his thick forefinger In deep thought "Only trouble Is," he objected, "that all tbe rest of us have had a share In tbe Inventing, which makes It a sort of family a flair, don't you think?" Wallingford was Instantly ready for that emergency. "So far as that la concerned," he observed In smiling con fidence. "I Invented Inventing, though I am far too modest a man so to state," and be laughed Jovially, closing his eyes and shaking his big shoulders to show them that this was a Joka "Even while we have been talking, I have discovered a radical defect In the con struction of your portable cottage, and have Invented a way to overcome It You are making your hollow walls In straight sections which merely abut apon each other. Warpnge and shrink age will draw them crooked aud leave r t i I ... . - .iitggyi Saw:-' -rssa wide cracks. What we must do Is to make the hollow sections like this," and he deftly and ruthlessly cut open upon alternate edges one of Benssy's sections, telescoping the two parts upon each other slightly so as to show the plan of overlapping, and then re versing them to show how much space they saved In nesting for shipment There was a general chorus of polite exclamations. "That surely makes Mr. Wallingford one of the family Reggie," declared Rickey. "I vote him in, fellows. Now, one, two three" "Aye!" courteously shouted his friends In perfect unison. "I thank you," said Wallingford, ris ing and bowing gravely. "I've only a minute, and then I must go back to my partners," announced the chuckling Wallingford as he step ped Into the Pullman drawing room, where be explained the matter. "Can Fannie and I help?" offered Violet eagerly. She and Blackie had become great friends. J. Rufus blinked, and then he chuck led. "It will give Blackie and me great pleasure," he assured her. "Would you mind, Miss Fannie, If I gave you a lit tle detective work In tbe office of the Speckled Bass Portable Bungalow com pany? Miss Violet, you'll have to help Blackie be In three towns at once. Blackie, you are to be Mr. Bezazzum ot Bezunk, Mich.; Mr. Cnzlzun of Ca zak, Ont, and Mr. Penawpus of Penap, Ark." The grand opening of the factory of the Speckled Bass Hollow Walled Por table Bungulow company was a func tion long to be remembered. Fully one third of tbe factory was given over to offices befit ting such a distinguished set of officers. Entering a spacious vesti bule In Dutch tiling, one saw surround ing bltn a number of beautiful glass doors, leading Into the office of Presi dent Haugh, In mahogany and ebony; of Second Vice President Ilumperdink In rosewood and sliver birch; of Sec retary Saunders in walnut nnd cedar; of Treasurer Cash, in redwood and blrdseye maple, and of Manager Wal lingford lu plain oak. Besides these there' were a buffet stocked with more varieties of liquids than a dye shop, and a small boy, proud lu many gold buttons. Also there was a very neut mid retiring prlvote sec retary for Manager Wallingford. Be hind the offices was the factory, with workmen, grinning foolishly when un observed, In snow white uniforms, and the very cleanest of clean shavings scattered everywhere. The board of directors held their Arst regular meet ing lu tbe new quarters. . "You see, fellows,", declared Rickey 8aunders, "It's not only sportln', but rlppln', what this chap Walllngford's done. Oh, come in Mr. Wallingford. Jolu us In an absinth puff?" "No, thanks, hoys' smUcd the gen eral .manager. "I came in to discuss stern business and to lay before you a synopsis of our progress during the two months and a half since we organ ized our company. I now have the pleasure of presenting tbe most prom ising of the replies I have bad from our advertising. The Arst one of these, requesting us to make a price on 300 of the portable bungalows, Is from a Michigan cranberry monopolist who expects to house his pickers right where the picking Is good. The next one, from Ontario, wishes prices on a hundred and twenty-Are, nnd this one, from Arkansas, asks for n quotation on a hundred of the portnhlo bungalows." "Heurl Hear!" shouted Rickey Saun ders, and tbo others clapped their bunds. Wallingford lnld down the letters and took up two other packages. "I have furthermore to report," be went on, "that we have received our Joint patent from (he government at Washington, granting us the exclusive right to man ufacture our article In the United States." Ho held up the document in question, exhibiting Its gaudy ribbon and seal. "Also 1 have to report," be contin ued, this time with solemn Impressive ness, "tbo procuring of six putents In my own name for six more or less trlv lul Improvements In portablo bouses or bungalows. These are, of course, my own iu vent Ion and my own property, out it Is only my decent duty to offer them to the Speckled Bass Portable Bungalow company at the nominal price of $ia,000, cash! Here are the roplus, gentlemen, and 1 shall retire without recommendation of any sort" And he retired. Seems to me this Wallingford chap's too good a business man for us. Yon see, It's like this," said Ringgold Cash. "To begin with, the follow has no right to Invent portable house Improve ments after we have perfected tbe ar ticle." "Tbat'e Itl It Isn't sportluT declar ed Rickey, much disappointed In Wal ling ford. "Uontleuicn of the board, I move you that we table Official Manager Wal llngford's prottosltlon," said Benssy. "Rlppln'l" shouted Rickey, Jumping op. 'Three cheers and a tiger for Benssyt Now, fellows, one, two. threel" gentleman from Bezunk, Mich., a Mr. Bezazzum, visited the factory quite opportunely one day while a spe cial called directors' meeting was In session. With him was a beautiful daughter whom be called Violet and who In' Walllngford's private olHce rushed Into tbe arms of the private secretary and giggled for a solid five minutes. Pete Bezazzum of Bezunk was in truth a wondrous creature In felt boots, corduroy trousers, a canvas coat a Sweater of gorgeous hues and won drous pattern and a broad brimmed felt bat As for bis countenance, It was lean and bony, with tbe most ab surdly sprawled black mustache im aginable and a little tuft of chin whiskers which began neatly to be a goatee and ended In all directions as if it bad suddenly become Intoxicated. His eyebrows were equally black, and beneath them glowed a pair of black eyes which alternately twinkled with mischief and flashed' with hawklike Intensity. Toad Jessup, the gold buttoned small boy, after one good look at him, went out Into tbe stock room, where he leaned over a barrel of nails and laugh' ed until be bad the stomach acbe. "Well, yuh see, gents," said Mr. Be zazzum in objection to the company's product "I'm a-wlllln' tuh pay thuh topnotch buh danged price fur tbuh very best buh gosh part-table bouses what can be coaxed together, and I gut tbuh buh Jlug money" and here be slapped his pocket meaningly "bu-u-ut I don't notice from your catalogue enough newfangled doodads, dlngueses and blckeys tuh seem tuh chahm tbuh dollars out'n these co'duroys.", " The . members of the board looked around. "I'm very Borry, Mr. Bezazzum," re turned Mr. Wallingford, "but I am sure that our catalogues do not do full Jus tice to the Speckled Bass Portable bungalow. You must come out Into our factory and Inspect one which Is complete and ready for shipment You have not seen the Improvements upon the Speckled Bass bungalow."' Deftly and quickly the manager dis played the wonderful attachments pro tected by the six Wallingford patents. "Yuh can Jes' book mah ohdah faw 300 hollowed walled bungalows, with all of them there Improvements, and I slip you 10 per cent of thuh entire bill In cash right now. Yo' all can ship tbe balance C. O. D., and you can write or telegraph anybody in Bezunk, Mich., about tbe credit of ole Pete Be zazzum." . On the day tbe shipments of Mr. Bezazzum of Bezunk, Mr. Cazlzua of Cazak and Mr. Penawpus of Penap were to reach their destination Mr. Walllngford's private secretary called on a certain lawyer who Immediately telephoned a certain other lawyer. On that day the National Hollow Walled Portablo House company, which was a real concern doing a real business, filed a suit 'against tbe Speckled Bass concern for Infringement of patents and damages. Au injunction was also fllcd. Here was a pretty how do you dot Manager Wallingford Immediately call ed a board of directors' meeting, an Imperative one, aud three most impor tant social engagements were broken. This thing ot being In trade had be come a bore. ' Four days after tbe suit was Aled there came an agonized telegram from 1 r:."l Siva ,-a4f, It. ' . ' . 5t ..MS "I'm ag'ln you see?" Mr. Bezazzum that an Injunction had been served upon him, forbidding him to pay for and remove the portable bungalows consigned to bim. On the second day after that, again, Mr. Be zazzum himself came Into the factory, both himself and his daughter, clad In the moat violent silk sweaters procur able. ' Hey!" shrieked Mr. Bezazzum. "Ol'l have the law on yea, begoht You prom ised me 300 bungalows, and 01 bev me mtn engaged and no houses to put them In. I could huve got thlm shanties elsewhere; hut by chcmlny, I blsce my confidence een diss Ik Inner con cern, and they turn me down. I'm ag'ln yonl See? Tomorrow, by hock. 1 II stack you up In front of a $200,000 damage suit, ao help me I And that goeel" 1 "TT 4 I- ' u r ; Mr Him i "My dear Mr. Bezazznm, you must realize that so far as Intent goes, we are entirely innocent In this affair. In a spirit of fairness, however, we will do this much. We will pay the freight both ways, take back the 300 portable bouses and repay your 10 per cent ad vance deposit In cash." "near, bear!" cried Rickey Suunders, in a tono which tried to be exhilarat ing. "That's a sportln' offer, Mr. Be zazzum. Mr. Bezazzum's answer to that sport ing offer was Immediate, picturesque and violent. He Intended to press his claim in tbe highest courts in the land, so help him Moses, aud there was no possible compromise. Hold on, though! There might that Is, it was Just barely possible that there might be a way out. It might be barely possible that If tbe Speckled Bass company were to relinquish the goods free, in settlement of Mr. Bezazzum's claim well, gentle men, there you werel The dense silence was broken by Humpcrdlnk. "Did I understand the gentleman to say that be offered compromise?" he queried In tones of Intense thought Mr. Wallingford, apparently hopeless and despairing, put the compromise into Intelligible terms. "At last there's somethln fairly sportln'!" Rickey plucked up his spir its enough to announce. "Is It correct, guv'nor, that this gentleman will Just take the 800 portable houses and go back home to Bezap, or Bezlbbcr, or wherever It Is, and never ernevr molest us again?" "That Is bis only term," vociferated Mr. Bezazzum. ' "Then," went on Rickey, still bright ening, "I vote, fellows, that we accept the bloomin' compromise and thank the gentleman from Bezam for having made his rlppln' good sportln' offer." "Just a moment, gentlemen," warn ed Wallingford solemnly. "We are set ting a dangerous precedent We have customers in Ontario and in Arknnsns who will be claiming the very same terms." , . ; "Move we let 'em all have the terms," returned Rickey promptly. "Move we let 'era all have 'em. That's, sportln', eh, fellows? Somebody sec ond the motion." They had barely made that resolution when the attorney for the National company Just managed to happen in upon them. Tbe attorney for tbe Na tional company was very severe. He would give the Speckled Bass company a few minutes In .which to buy for $125,000 Walllngford's patents, which bad bees Infringed, and to quit busi ness entirely aud forever. It took the board of directors Just forty-three seconds to accept the proposi tion, and immediately thereafter It departed In a body, declining even to take a porting drink In the hideous marts of trade. Violet and Fannie Warden started nervously ns the door of Manager Wal llngford's private office opened, but they brightened as Mr. Wallingford and Pete Bezazzum entered with a dis tinct and concerted swagger. "Everybody's discharged," announced J. Rufus Jovlully. "The Speckled Buss company has gone out of business." "Forever!" Mr. Bezazzum pulled off his whiskers and threw them on the desk and became Blackie Daw. "We must bave eleaued up about a quarter of a million for the Warden restitution fund, Jim." "A little better, I think." Walling ford threw open tbe safe and drew out a bundle, which be tossed on tbe desk. "There's a hundred and twenty-flve thousand cash, which I wouldn't touch until we bad every possible comeback settled." "That's the Idea." ' Blackie turned In explanation to tbe mystified girls. "In any con deal it's easy enough to get hold of the money, but to make It safe money requires both skill and pa tience." Violet laughed, but Fannie still look ed troubled. I don't quite understand how you got this money, Mr. Wallingford." 'By strictly legitimate business methods hi use every day from Port land, Me., to Portlard, Ore.," Immedi ately claimed Wallingford, quite anx ious to convince Fannie that it was all right. "That Isn't what I meant," Fannie went on. 'However you got it, the money Is for patents you sold the company your inventions." 'Bunk!" grinned Blackie. "Jim In vents like he eats his dinner, five or six- courses nt a time. The fact you have to consider Is that we got this $125,000 for the heirs of the Warden estate, out of tbe heirs of some of tbe crooks wbo robbed It. And there's mure besides, girls. You own 525 flue, hollow walled, very portablo bunga lows. What are they worth, Jim?" Can't sny exactly." Wallingford had a deep frown on his brow. They're at good distributing points, and they should bring a couple of bun-. dred thousand dollars, but the Nation al Portable Bungalow couipauy offers ua a hundred thousand net, and" Put away the pencil and paper, Jim," ordered Blackie, for Walling ford had begun to Ago re. "We'll take that hundred thousand and know where we're at flow about It, girls?" "But we can't accept all that mon ey!" protested Fannie. The girls had clasped bands again. "We" That'll do," said Wallingford gruffly. "You'll take what we get for you or we won t piny." "Let 'em pay your expenses, Jim," Blackie had detected a tear trembling on Violet's lashes, nnd Fannlc's lips were quivering. "Expenses consist ot whatever any ot us four blowed In. Lnd I move that wo lock up this office ana inrow me Key away, oireaneigniy horsepower car and go some place for a celebration dinner on the expense fundi" SOME OF THE LAWS OF", As Early As 1867 the City Council Took Coziiizance of the Salem Hog In the good old days of 48 years ago, the city marshal was allowed tbe son of $1 for attending the meetings of the city council, according to the city law published in a directory issued in 1871. This directory of 44 years ago is in the possession of David A. Johnson, who prizes the book from the fact that he was right here at the time, doing busi ness on Commercial street, between State and Ferry. . The city fathers in. those days were not backward about providing an in come for the city, as the city laws pro vided that a menagerie Or oircus should bo assessed $25 a day, bowling alley paid $50 per annnm and the saloons got thiB: "For keeping a bar room or drinking shop where spirituous or malt liquors are sold in quantities of less than one quart, $200 per annum." These laws were in force and passed by the council May 22, 1867. The foundation for taxing automo biles and taxi-cabs was laid by the city fathers 48 years ago when they as sessed a one horse dray $10 per annum, while the man lucky enough to possess a two horse truck paid $15. Auctioneers were set back $50 a year and if a peddler, whished to peddle goods other than products of the state, the dam age to him was $10 a quarter. Saloon keepers were supposed to keep a "decont and respectable house." A fine of $50 was assessed against the person who forgot his parlor language) and was guilty of "rudo, indecent or disorderly conduct." Speeding was an unknown quantity in those days, yet the way was pre pared for the fast ones of the-present day, as the 1867 ordinance provided that a fine of. $10 was about right for the offender who might "ride or driva through the stroets of the city at a pace liable to endanger life or prop erty." . Drawing a' dirk knife was an ex pensive sport, as an offering of $100 to the city treasury was the required amount in case of conviction. Five pounds of gunpowder for priv ate" use was the limit for one person, and business houses were limited to 25 pounds of gunpowder, in cans and 25 pounds of blasting powder. Sheep must have been rather plenti ful in those days, as the marshal was allowed only 50 cents a head for tak ing up stray sheep, while a horse, mnle or cow stood him good for $2. Running to a firo incurred some responsibilities in the early days of that 70 's. A section of the ordinance pro vides that, "if any person shall wilr fully fail or refuse to aid in extinguish ing a fire or in saving or protecting property exposed to danger, when ord ered to do so by the chief or assistant engineer, such officer Tnay cause his arrest and ou conviction, shall be fined not less than $10." As early as 8(!7, the people of the city proterred to do their own digging around their flower beds and in their gardens as one section reads: "No swine shall go at large in any of the streets, alleys, lanes or public, places in the City of Salem." If swine in any number or size did happen to wander within the city limits, the marshal was authorized to place them in a suitable enclosure, post notices in three publio- placcs and if not claimed within a week, Bold to the highest bidder. That tho city fathers had advanced. ideas about permitting goods to be dia played on the sidewalks, note tne rol lowing ordinance, passed in 1807: "That any person who shall place, or oxpoBe for sale, any vegetables, furni ture, boxes, fowls, goods, wares, mer chandise of any description, or other obstructions, which shall occupy a frontage of over 12 inches (from the adjacent building) on or over the Bide wiilk, shall upon conviction before the recorder, bo fined not less than $10." WEST BTAYTON NEWS The Misses Adio and Osa Condit re turned from the Han Francisco fair last Tuesday. Mrs. Briggs, Harry and his wife, vis ited iu Scio Friday, returning Sun day. Blacksmith Uiggy made a riying irip to Hilvertou Wednesday. The Busy B's held their weekly meeting at the home of MrB. Cones on Wednesday afternoon. Tho W. V. I. company had a party of Hollanders looking over the lands of the project on Tuesday and Wednesday of last week and it is reported thut tho following sales were made, though the names of the buyers were not learned by your correspondent, the Plaster anil Shearer place of 20 acres, the Cryder man place of 30 acres, the Miller place of 30 acres, the Kirkpatrick place of HO acres and the Ureen place near rnr ner of 101 acres. It is said that th buyer of tho last named factory. It ia plates starting a cheese factory. It is also reported that the Woodward place would very likely be sold though t deal was not yet closed. West Stay- ton feels quito sanguine as settlers oa the lands of this project is all that is needed to make this a very prosperous little burg. Stayton Standard. fEEN EIDOE NOTES Miss Caroline Siegmund visited la Hannv Hollow the past week, the guest of her sister, Mrs. J. M. English. . Mr. Winalow, of Mehama, was a Ridge visitor one day last week. Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Becker have re turned from their trip to the exposi tion. Mr. and Mrs. Burdick, of Mehama. spent Wednesday afternoon at the Ja cob Etxel home. Messrs. John Apple, Jr., and Alfie Moss, of Howell, spent Sunday on the Kldge. i 4 Adnlph Tietze was a Mehama visitor Fridsy evening. Henry Hobson, of Salem, was on tbe Ridge Inst Tuesday looking for beef cat (Coatbnefl axt Saturday.) tle. titayton Standard, , ,