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The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-08-30
FORMER
SALEMITE
TALKS
Captain A. W. Waters, Once
Prominent in Oregon
Relates An Interesting Ac-
count of His Experiences

Captain A. w. Waters. who, with his
estimable wife, of Weiser Idaho, are
visiting in this city. guests at the
home Of Mrs. e. T.. Waters, corner OF
Summer and Marion streets. was once
prominent in Oregon public life. II
has been IS years since Captain
Waters lived in this city, and his ex.
periencas during the intervening pc.
riod have been both varied and inter.
esting
Captain Waters is a brother of w.
n. H. Waters, deceased, and the uncle
of the Waters brothers of this city. He
was appointed United States marshal
for Oregon under President Grant, and
held the office for five years, and dur
ing a part of that time he was the own.
er of the Salem Statesman. His pub,
lie life began, however, prior to this
time. when he served two terms In
the state senate from Mutnomah coun.
ty The most eventfu part of the
captains life followed his leaving this
city. He left here in 1884 going to
the Harney valley country. 1t was
there that he gained some prominence
in contestng the claims of the set.
tiers against the encroaching and land
grabbing cattlemen.
When questioned about his expert.
onccs i'm this relation, Captain Waters
gave an interesting account of his
dealings with the selfish Cattlemen.
who had acquired practically a monop.
oily on all of the rich and productive
land in the best part Of the Harney
valley The stoCkmen had for years
held control Of these lands, and, by
misrepresentation to intending set.
tiers, had defeated the settlement and
cultivation OF the country They laid
claim to the land on the strength of
the assertion that II was all swamp
land and non.cultivatable, and Insisted
that they had the right To range their
cattle where they pleased. In this
way they appropriated the richest hay
producing lands, Upon being made ac.
quainted with the conditions, Captain
Waters, who always did feel kindly to
81 A..
self i'm behalf of the settlers. and. be
ing a practicing lawyer carried theiI |
cases To the department of the interi. /
or where, after eight years OF litiga. |
tion, he secured for the settlers the |
title to some of the best lands of the |
value of about $2OOOpO. The part |
Captain Waters took in contending fol |
the best interests of the settlers nat |
urally incurred for him the bitter |
hatred of the Cattlemen, whose inter
ests had been harmed. II was not sur
prising then that the captain soon
thereafter received from a mysterious
organization, that styled themselves
the 'lol,' premptory notice to leave
the country, and remain away. Cap.
tain Waters did not become at all
alarmed, although the notice he re-
'eiyed only gave him ten days to make
his departure. The recipient OF the
note was of the opinion that a "bluff,
Err could be "blufed" and he made
he blum" in the following communi.
alton, which he had printed in the
Burns Items:
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-08-30

/ take a pleasant herb drink. the next
morning / feel bright and my com
plexiOn rs better My doctor says n
acts gently on the stOmache, liver and
kidneys and Is a pleasant laxative. II
Is made OF herbs. and rs prepared as
easily az tea. II Is called Lanes med.
icine. All druggists sell 10 al 25c and
50 cents. Lanes Family Medicines
moves the bowels each day. II you
cannot get IT, send for free samples.
Address. Orator Woodward Leroy.
n Y
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-08-30

Ignorance" remarked young Borem
they say is bliss"
"Oh, that probably accounts for it,
rejoined Miss Cutting
Accounts for what" qucried IN,
youth.
"The cOntented and happy look you
usually wear" she replied. -Chlcag
News
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-08-30
Notice to Leave.

Editor Items: It seems that mum
Der OF the best citizens OF Harney val
ley have been notified to leave the
country. / have seen the following
aud others / have seen are similar.
Mr. A. W. Waters-Sir. You are
hereby notified TO leave this cCuntr,
Forever within ten days. never to re
turn. BY order of lOl'
AT the top OF this notice is a skull
and crossbones. Now, Mr. Editor
through the columns OF your paper. J
desire to notify the 1Ol that am not
going TO leave this country.
Come on you lol; come on yot
hlthy mob; come on you hirelings o,
monopoly; come on you fends of hel
and attempt 10 put in execution the
orders OF your superiors. but / advise
you to bring along your ascension
robes, for by the eternal. the unerrin,
leaden messenger from never,failin.
winchester will kiss your eyeIidg
down, and YOU will quietly smmber
until you awake in hell. where Won he
long.
For more than three years You dirr
hirellngs have been on my track. bu.
TOO cowardly to come 10 my face. Tn,
hrst scheme TO get rid of me was II
whisper me out of the country. as yo,
can II. You sent your hirelings al
over the country telling the settler,
mat | had sold out 10 the land.gIab
"'Fa' hoping by this means to iniure
my business, and hence leave IN
country, The next cowardly plan wa
10 give me a racket through the co
ulhhs OF an irresponsible newspaDel
q" Oh thes plans having failed. I ar
'''" IN possession Of a peremptory ne
u'e .' TO leave the country This plar
VIII also fail.
""eh came TO this valley and be
-" - uhearthing the gigantic Ianf
@11a' a knew il was at my peril but
use 10 continue my work unit
IN, -'' 'o1'ly murdered by that gang OF
1''u9. Come before me you dirt,
,o,. .'', au' | VIII spit in your face and
"'' De too cowardly 10 resent II
~. 80 De found at all times. and I nov
''' 'ha' you need not wait the
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-08-30

A asks r 10 lend him ~ cents. p
has but % cents and gives that 10 A
A accepts II, remarkiug that he viii
trust B for the balance. T. later asks
A 90 settle with him whereup0n 4
claims that as Il owes him % cents
one debt offsets the other. What Is th1
ansWer:-B BaltluOre American
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-08-30

" you are troubled with impure
blood indicated by sores, pimples.
headache, etc, we would recommend
Aeker's Blood Elixir, which We sell
under a positive guarantee. Il will al.
ways cure Scrofulous or Syphiutic
pOisons and all blood diseases. so
cts. and 800. ID. j. FRY. Druggist
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-08-30
The White House

Restaurant is still the leading eat
ing house in the city Meals on shori
Astlss. Give ua q sall.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-08-30
4 hmm nr,nnhthr GrnNr.


Dan a rol.rcd man, was employed a
porter In u mercantile establishment II
town In rl"rida, and his dulles re
quirCd HIM - have the store swept %.
: o'clock IN the morning He had hCc'
late Ter many mornings, and on th
sixteenth consecutive time his employ
or reconstructed with him thus:
"DGn, wh. can't YOU got here or
time
"W,ll Nr. T.," said Dan, "ycr see
live the Whor side of Mount HcrmOI
cemetery and can't always get yere OF
ilmc."
"Nhy IN thP world do you live so fal
from "o"r work" said his employer
Withrvt moments hesitation Dar
responded:
Yer scr. ll's d's ycre way, Mr.. L.
IN &c homes w.d ycr-I wants a hom'
he.Old the .rave."
rae S--saSrVy OF Salt.
Although Ia treaties on dletetlcs sal
figures as u cOnGiment, it Is universally
recognized To Le something more; In
Iced Il Is an indispensable element Of
the food of man and animals A well
known authority asserts, says The
Medical Press and Circular that when
ever the annual consumption OF salt
falls below twenty pounds per head OF
population the public health Is likely
TO suffer, 1he deprivation OF salt doe
not produce definite disease, but re-
duces the vitality Of the organism as
whole, So that the victims Of admins
trative measures which restrict ts'
consumption OF salt more readily fall
prey 10 prevailing epidemics, as vel
as 70 endemic maladles.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-09-19
SHOOTING AT WEST DOVER.
Fred Boyle Wounded Twice-Frank
Boyle was Making His Little Son
Drink When Fred lnterfered.

Frank Boyle, &c. shot his brother, Fred
Boyle. 90 twice in a row at the home of
their father. Rufus Boyle. in West Dover.
Sunday forenoon. one bullet struck
Fred IN the hand and the other lodged
in the left side, under the ribs. The
physicians have been unable to extract
this bullet, but they do not believe the
wound will be dangerous
The general report is that too much
liquor was responsible for the shooting
Frank is married, but is divorced. lie
has boy six or seven years old. 1t
is reported that he had given liquor to
the child and was trying to make nm
drink more. when Fred humanely in
terfered i'm behalf of the child. The IN
reference led to a quarrel, and Frank
seized his 32-calibre revolver and fired
twice. Fred struggled with him and
took the revolver away, preventing furth-
cr shooting.
1t was reported i'm West Dover Sunday
and Monday that three shots were fired
and that one grazed Freds back, but
Frank Boyle claims only two shots were
fred. and when the officers found the
revolver there were only two empty car
tridges in 1t.
After the shooting Frank walked to
the home of c. e. Mann. constable, and
surrendered himself. lie claimed the
shooting was accidental. lie was glVer
n hearing before Justice ]. c. Snow ant
was held for appearance before tins
county court in the sum of $500. Beint
unable to furnish bail he was taken tt
the Jail at Newfane.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-09-19
Sudden Death Of M. J. Dowley.

Merrick J. Dowley 70. for 90 years
resident of Brattleboro died suddenly of
apoplexy Monday forenoon at his home,
II Pleasant street. He was standing up
IN the house when the shock came. but
fell 10 the floor and died in about 10
mirutes without regaining consciousness.
Mr.. Dowley was born in Dover Aug. !,
1929. He spent a large part of his early
life in Wardsboro. but was afterwards en-
gagged in the wood working. business in
northampton. where he spent II years
coming to BrattlebOro 90 years ago. He
was employed as wood worker in the
Estey organ plant until about three years
10 when he retired. His first wife was
Marcia Fits of Wardsboro and his second
wife was Ruth Taylor of the same town.
whom he married Aug. a. 1855. He is
survived nv n widow and six children.
Fred Dowlev of Milford n. H.. George
and Levi D0wlev of Boston. Harry T..
Dowley. Mrs. Jennie r. Slater and Mrs.
Susie l.. Bishop of Brattleboro. He
leaves two sisters Mrs. George c. S.
Smith and Mrs, Mary Jane Wright of
Greenfield. Mass. Mr.. Dowley was a
veteran Of company ID. 10th Vermont regi-
ment and served about nine months. He
was a pensioner. The funeral was held
ut the house at o'clock Wednesday, Rev.
r. X Marvin of the Universalist church
officiating The burial was in the family
lot in Morningside cemetery.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-09-19
The New England Magazine.

The September New England Magazine
marks the beginning of its twenty
seventh volume ard the nineteenth I'M
der its present ownership. A biography
in brief OF Lydia Hintley Sigourney is in
troduced by a frontsspiece portrait. In the
style of her time. with Whittier's appre-
ciative lines TO her as title. Here was
one OF the first OF Americas literary
women. a ''poetess." whose annual out
put was something prodigious, and who
is now almost forgotten. The Rev. J. X.
Wilson enters Fort Pophams claims as
the Doorstep of New England, where the
the Pilgrims came to Plymouth Rock.
That the settlement there was not per-
manent one. abates no jot or title there
of. Both these articles are full of good
pictures, as Is also The House OF the Four
Chimneys. in the old Dutch town of Com
munipaw. favorite literary theme OF
Washington Irving. The leading article
Of the number seems to be Mrs. NJ Il. d.
Whites interesting account OF st. Marks
and scarborough. The pictures of the
beautiful church, cloisters and school
buildings that crown Holy Hill are ac-
compBnied by others of the picturesque
roads running along the edges of the Bur-
netts Deerfoot Farm and the wide acres
of Montgomery Sears's Wolf-Pen. The
quiet beauty and comfort of the old town
and the splendid accomplishment in char
acter building and classical education of
the school are happily shown.
There is a curious lot of information in
An old Bunch of Almanacs and some TX
cellent verse and fiction The number Is
fun of good things. Warren f. KEEL
logg, Park Square, Boston. % cents.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-09-19
GRANGE NEWS.

Protective Grange gave the first of a
series Of dances at Grange hall Thursday
evening.
Several from Protective Grange attend
ed a corn roast at Fred Walls Tuesday
evening.
District Deputy II. w. Sargent made
an official visit to the Newfane Grange
Wednesday evening.
The Grange Sewing society met We'd
nesday and Friday to work for the an
nual Grange fair, which will be held Oct.
s.
Protective Grange held regular meet
ing Wednesday evening. After the
business hour. the following program was
presented by the lecturer Reading, Mrs.
Carl 6 Hopkins reading, Mrs. camden
smith: question, Resolved, that New
England farmers can compete in the
future with those in the West" discussed
by c. w. Sargent, A. w. Roel, r. l..
Frost Philip Il. Franklin, a. j. Currier,
w. L. Banks, Col. II. +. Taylor. Mrs.
r. w. Bruce and Miss Ada Eddy; read
ing Mrs Fred Wall: paper by Col. Tay-
lor; 1.-THE Grange Husbandman," edited
and read by Mrs. S. w. Edwards
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-09-19
The WeIls-Earr Wedding.

A pretty wedding took place Tues
day evening at the home of Mrs.
Florence e. FarT, 10 Main street, when
her daughter, Miss Florence Edith
Farr, was married to Francis George
Wells of New Bedford, Mass. son
of Mr.. and Mrs. George Wells of Green
street. Brattteboro. About % guests
were present and were received in
person by Miss Farr and Mr.. Wells.
At 100 o'clock the bridal couple, un-
attended, took positions before Rev.
r. X Marvin, pastor of the Universal
list church, and were married with
ring service. They stood on white
fur rug which had served the same
purpose at eight weddings previously
The ceremony was performed in
front of a high bank of laurel and
hydrangeas on which was the mono
gram CIV" in hydrangeas. Large
ropes of laurel extended from the cen
ire to the corners of the room and
were fastened with clusters of hyd-
rangas. Cut flowers also we're used
in decorating the rooms. The bride
wore a dress of white null trimmed
with Valenciennes lace and white rib
bon. She carried bouquet of white
carnations. The wedding was fol-
lowed by reception, after which Mr..
and Mrs Wells left for a short we'd
ding trip. They will return to Brat
tleboro in few days and will go
from here to New Bedford, where they
will begin housekeeping. They will
be at home at 143 Washington street,
that city, after Nov Is. They re-
ceived many handsome wedding gifts
of silver, gold, cut glass, linen, pict-
ures, furniture etc.
Mr.. Wells graduated from the Brat
tleboro High school in 1898 and has
since been in the clothing business
with the exception of year spent in
a music store in Boston. He has a
position with F. w. Wentworth in New
Bedford Mrs. Wells was member
of the class of '97 in the Brattleboro
High school, and for the past three
years has been stenographer in the
office of the Brattleboro Gas Light
company
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-09-19
STUDYING Arithmetic.
philadelphia Inquirer, Sent. lot

philadelphia Inquirer, Sept 10th.l
We do not share in the humor Of Presl-
dent Thompson, of the Boys High
School who thinks it a great joke to an
nounce that his graduating class could
not pass an examination In arithmetic.
Nor do we see any sense i'm the proposal
TO make the test in arithmetic harder for
girls simply because they may have to
teach It, Fortunately mathematics still
remains a test in both schools, but the
jest about arithmetic is a poor one.
1t Is undoubtedly true that the average
graduate of the High School could not
pass an entrance examination to the
Freshman class.
Why7
Simply because of the inane method of
teaching the fundamental science in the
lower schools We are addressing many
parents who went through the public
schools. and though they had their trials
they did manage to master arithmetic
fairly well But what about their chill
dren? Is there a parent who has not
been worried over the fact that his chill
dren are making poor progress in arith-
metic? And when the parent tries to
aid Is he not told that his methods are
different from those of the teacher and
will not be accepted, although the results
are the same? This happens every day
I'm the school year. and the anxiety of the
child who Is compelled to make bricks
without straw and is punished for not
doing so.
Forty years ago the boy or girl was
| given practical" arithmetic and made
figure out all the sums from one
| lover to the other. They were made &c
learn rules until they could repeat then
backward and today as men and womer
| they can reueat most of them. They
/ were helped at home and at school, and
| the book itself gave sample problems
In the end the boy or girl got a gooC
| knowledge Of the science. which LASTED
for life. Nowadays the teacher puts
few examples on the board and explains
! them The child is given no Arithmetic
or else is skipped around in it until h,
does not know where he II "at." Will
any attempt to learn rules Is frowne,
down with the greatest severity.
This is all humbug. 1t is in a way
crime which the authorities are infictinl
on the youth of this city. They confes
It themselves by lowering the averag
necessary TO pass to 50 per cent Did |
happen thirty or forty years ago that
boy who had only 80 per cent. in arith
metic could be promoted? Not at all
He was considered Ounce.
This attempt to teach arithmetic with
out books is one OF the crying evils o
the day. one might as well try TO injec
II with a hypodermic syringe as to us
the present methods.
President Thompson made n poor Joke
but he called attention to a situation tina
has become intolerable and ought to b
remedied.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-09-19
SULLIVAN COUNTY FAIR.
At claremont Junction, N. H., Sept.
Both and Oct. list.

Two days. Sept SOth and Oct. LIST. are
the dates of the Sullivan County Fair at
Claremont Junction, n. H., and the usual
high class county fair will be held. The
exhibits which include agricultural pro-
ducts. fruits, vegetables, ETC., will be of
the very best and the large premiums and
prizes offered will attract large number
of contestants. The amusement portion
will be devoid of nothing in the line of
sport and enjoyment; this alone will be
worth the trip.
The horse racing will be very import
ant feature this year. as the purses
amount ito over 5000. A large list of
entries have already been received, and
with the classes all filled. warm time
will be on at this speedy half mile track.
Preparations have been made to handle
large crowd and the visitors will be
assured of a good time with every pos
sible convenience.
Round trip tickets, including admission
to the fair, will be on sale at Concord,
n. H.. and stations on the Concord divi-
sion of the Boston & Maine railroad, and
at intermediate stations on the Connecti-
cut & Passumpsic Division between Wells
River and Brattleboro, VT, also at Keene
and intermediate stations to Westmore-
land, n. H., at reduced rates.
For information in regard to rates and
stations, see Boston & Maine posters
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-09-19
Counferfeif Gold.

Few persons know that the gold used in color
printing, and ON mirror and picture frames is
made of bronze and spclter, and not from the
pure gold leaf, as generally supposed, but
which. however, pives the same effect and
costs much less To make. There is another
popular article that is also very much initiated,
and that is Hostetters stomach Bitters. Spu-
rious dealers often refill the bottles, and thus
give them the same appearance as the origi-
nal. but unless they have our Private Stamp
unbroken over the neck, they are not the gen.
nine. Refuse all such limitations if you value
your health. The genuine Hostetters Stom-
ach Bitters has an unequalled recordiof cures
of stomach complaints back of il, and fair
trial will convince you of its value. 1t will
cure dyspepsia, indigestion, constipation. bill
iousness, nervousness, insomnia, and malaria,
feverand ague.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-09-19
Office Seeking the Man.
[Montpeller Journal.l

The places of honor in the legislature
naturally attract attention in these times
preceding the assembling of the MEM
bers of the legislature. Mr. Merrifield
seems to be the natural candidate of
the Republicans for the office OF speaker
of the House. His experience in the
general assembly in the various capaci-
ties from the clerical and recording Of
fees up to representative and senator
and In the immediate past. with the
capacity for affairs he has shown in all
the places he has held point to Mr..
Merriheld as the one man of known
and undoubted qualifications for the Of
flee OF speaker. He is man Of sound
Judgment Just in all his ways sober
minded. and would administer the duties
OF his office with judicial wisdom and
impartiality. There really ought to be
no partisanship in the selection of a
speaker when man OF the stamp of
Honest John Merrifield is candidate
The only question ought to be- will he
serve the state In the Office of speaker?
This Is not known. All that is known
Is that in this case the Office is seeking
the man.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-09-19
e. II. Porter for Speaker.
[Montneller Argus.l

+. II. Porter. of Wilmington. will be
presented as Democratic candidate for
speaker of the House when the legislature
convenes. DR. Conland. of Brattleboro,
has been mentioned as a candidate for the
place. but declines to consider 1t because
of poor health. Mr.. Porter will serve his
third term in the House this year He
has made many friends during his service
in the House and deserves them. Mr..
Porter is successful business man, a
staunch Democrat and a conservative
legislator. 1t is following good
presidents for the Democrats to present
one of their best men for such position.
In the possible event of the opposition
organizing the House which some Repub-
licans now fear. Mr.. Porter would fill the
position of speaker with credit.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-09-19
Harmon E. Eddy of stratton Will Be
YOUNGEST Representative.

Harmon e. Eddy of Stratton will be the
youngest member of the next legislature.
He was born June 10, 1881 and is there
fore only a little more than Fl years
old. Had he been born three months
later he would not be eligible to the
office. Mr. Eddy was formerly a stu
dent at the Brattleboro Academy in
West Brattleboro, where he was guard
on the foot ball team. He is now a
student in the University of Vermont.
Arnold Ball of East Haven. a Democrat,
who was born in Newark in 1926, and
settled in East Haven In 1874, will be
the oldest member. He has been con-
stable and collector of taxes and road
commissioner six years.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-09-19
MASSACHUSETTS NOTES.

a series of burglaries took place Friday
in Heath while many people were at
tending the Charlemont fair. A gold
watch valued at $50, other pieces of
jewelry and articles of clothing COM
prised the plumber taken at Clifford
Gleason's house, ]. ingalls, lost silver
money and silver relics: Sullivan Glea-
son a small amount in cash; Rev. d. B.
Warren at Heath a few small articles
The houses of jerome Kendrick and Mr..
Wilson in the edge of Charlemont were
entered but nothing of value taken. A
stranger who was seen in two different
parts of the town is supposed to have
been the burglar. Burglaries were COM
mtted in a similar manner last year
while people were at the Charlemont
fair.