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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1904-05-19
EMPTY NOW.
How One Woman ouI, MsdIeIns.

How One Woman Quit Medicine
while a coffee user my stomach
troubled me for years" says a lady OF
Columbus, o.. -and had TO take medi
cine all the time. had what thought
was the best stomach medicine could
get. had To keep getting II filed all
the time al 40 cents a bottle. I did
not know what the cause Of my trOu-
bic was but just dragged along from
day 10 day. suffering and taking medL
cine all the time.
About SiT months ago I quit tea
and coffee and began drinking Postum
and have not had my prescription
hlled since. which IL a great surprise
TO me for Il proves that coffee was the
cause Of all my trouble although new
er suspected Il.
feel since have been taking Postum
! say. To tell the truth I don't feel
at all only that I set hungry and eat
everything I want and lots OF II and Il
never hurts me and I am happy and
well and contented all the time
Il could NOT get my family 10 drink
Postum for a whiie until mixed II In
q little coffee and kept on reducing the
amount of coffee until ! gut Il ali Pos
tum- Nov they all Ike Il and the
never beIeh Il up like eonea.
We all know that Postum Is = sun.
shine maker. hEe Il helps one great
" Eor We DO not have TO saink of achet
and pains all the time and can use
our minds foF other thinHn~ Name
given ~ Postum Co. Battle Creeh.
Mica
The ona who has 10 bother Win
coiIee eches apd pains a hadly haudE
capped n lhe ra<d lof inmo and for
ipna Fuafum Il a won6eflnl entnlla
81. HhetN1 rsanpn
1nNN in nNeA rtthsHN a. t'e lsne
a&s NAl'A 1ooh. 4he AaAN 81 MsII
4.M
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Seeks TO Retrieve Fortune.

This advertisement recently appear
Cd In the London Times: -wilI any
rich lady or gentleman (perhaps with
kinD make settlements upon. or be-
quests TO. the members OF n family re-
Gently reduced In circumstances Life
long references II acceptable. patron
could, in gratitude. be cared for In
own home OF in country house. lovely
elevated spot. splendid views Ad-
dress Desperandum. etc"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1904-05-19
cHAPTER xxI.-contInued.


There must be some motive shown
for the suppositiOn Of such an act as
murder. What motive can be shown
here4 Certainly not that Of robbery.
The horse Of the missing man came
back alone. its lariat dragging. as We
shall prove. II had not been ridden
since the larIat vas broken. You all
krow. a. We shall prove. that this man
Juan was never known to ride a horse.
We shall prove that he walked sixty
miles. to the very spot Shere the
horse had been tied. and that he
scorned to touch n horse on his whole
journey. He wanted no horse. He
stole no horse. That was no motive.
To be subject 20 the law. - you
very well know. n man must be NOR
ally responsible. He must know right
and wrong. ! shall show to you that
when this man was q child he was
struck a severe blow upon the head
and that since that time he has never
been Of sound mind. his brain never
recovering from that shock, a blow
which actually broke In a portion of
AAa oAhi- oluCt hnAI llne ne has
had recurrent times OF violent insan-
i'y. with alternating spells OF what
seems a semLidiocy. This mans
mind never grew. In some ways his
animal senses are keen 10 a remark.
able degree. but of reason he has
little or none. He can not tell you
Why he does thus or 50. This I shall
prove to you.
Il ask you. gentlemen OF the Jury.
you who hold this mans life IN your
hands. are you going TO haRg a man
for murder when Il is not shown q
murder has been done? And would
you hang a man who IL more ignorant
than n child Of right or wrong! II
that fair playf Gentlemen. We are all
here together. and one OF us Is ~ good
~ another. Our ambitions are the
same. We stand here together for
the best interests OF this growing
country-this country whose frst
cord has always has been fair play.
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vfIIe that nlahf m orninons onIsi- ~,
few naen appearea on the streets No
body talked. or n auy one dld there
vas one subIect 10 which - refer.
once was made.
Franklin finished his dinner. went
20 his room and buekied on his revol-
yer. smiling grimiy AZ be did 20 at ths
thought Of how intimately all law II
related 10 violence. and how relative
10 its environment r. all law. We went
"a Battersleigh's room and knocked
entering at the .oud invitation of that
friend.
"shure. Ned. me boy said Batter
sleigh. we've yer side arms on this
evenin'. Yo give MP the profession Of
arms with reluctance. Tell me. Ned.
what's the campaign fer the evcnIn'f'
well" said Franklin. Il thought I'd
step over and sit awhile with Curly
this evening. He may be feeling a III
tic lonesome"
quite right ye ere. me boy said
Battersleign cheerfulIy. .ouite right.
An II ye don't mind I'll just jine ye.
It's lonesome I am meself the night
Battersleigh busted himself about
hts room. and soon appeared arrayed.
as was Franklin himself. with re-
volver At his belt.
"shure. Ned. me boy he said. -an
officer an a gintlemhn should nivver
appear abroad without his side arms.
At laste. methinks. not on a night like
his" He looked at Franklin calmly.
and the latter rose and grasped the
hand OF the fearless old soldier With
out a word. The two strolled out 10.
gether down the street IN the direc
tion Of the shanty where Curly uaa
keeping his prisoner"
Ito be confinuedl
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Now. Is u your already formed wish
TO punish this man7 I say. no. ! say,
first give him his chance"
As Franklin ceased and seated him
self the silence was again broken by
rising buzz OF conversation This
was proving really a very interesting
show. this trial Il must go on yet
little further.
Gail William Haskins." said the
prosecuting attorney. starding MP,
with his hands In his pockets
william Haskins. william Haskins.
william Haskinsi Come into COURT"
cried out the clerk fTom his corner OF
the store box. No immediate re-
spOnse was made. Some one nudged
Curly. who started up.
-who-me7" he said.
lis your name william Haskins7-
asked the Judge.
Reckon So" said Curly. MY folks
used To call me that. ] usually go
under the road brand o. Curly
though He took his seat on n stool
near the store box, was sworn. with
his hat ON. and the prosecuting attor-
ney began the examination
What Is your name!"
why. Curly"
What is your OecupatiOnT"
WHAT"
How do yOu make your liVinG?-
-Punehin' cows. Not that low It's
any o. yOre d-d business"
Where do you resldeG"
Where do live?"
yes"
well. now. I don't know. My folks
lives on the Brazos. an I've been driV.
in two years. Now take mp a claim
on the Smoky. out here. l low III
go North right soon. to wyomIn'.
maybe"
How old are you7"
''Oh. I don't know; but I low about
twenty-fOur or twenty-five. along In
there"
Where were yOu last Wednesday,
"whatG~
Were you one OF the posse sent
out To search for Cal GreathOase1''
Yep; me and Cap Franklin. there /"
who elseg'
why. Juan. there. him He was
traili1' the hoss for MS"
where did you goG''
about sixty miles southwest, Into
the breaks Of the Smoky"
what did you fndG"
I'VE found q old camp. Hoss had
been tied there and broke his lariat.
Bushes was broke some. but we didn't
see no blood. as know Of"
Never mind what you didn't see" /"
~WeIl, now"
-Answsr my question"
NOV. say. friend. you don't want TO
get too gay"
Answer the question. Mr.. Has
kina. said the culfrt-
''well. eli right. Judge; IN DO Il 20
obIiEe y0u. The most ne saw there
was where a irs had besn- Looked
Ilko 4 right smart hre. They vas
plenty O. ashes lyih' there"
-Did yon nee anything n INC
aeheef~
what business a 4 q yDurn1s
tgou now. said lha court. "foN
| masl essWw me qpeasipns. Mf ,lee'
! klns
~AN flNHs iudrs eala cnflr Es's.
1aAne hardly RAAi ~ 4|N w kNy
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why. it fell plumb to pieces" {"

why. IL fell plumb to pieces"
did Il disappear?"
Shore II did. Wasn't n thing left. {"
did IL look. like a mans body.
them"
NO. 1t Just looked like a pile O.
ashes"
Bore no trace or resemblance to n
mar. then?"
None whatever"
You wouldn't have taken II for n
body, them"
Nope. Course not"
Was any part u a body left?"
Mary thing"
ANY boot. hat or bit Of clothing?-
Not a single thing. fur's 1 cd see. +"
We'll, now. Curly" said Franklin,
please tell us how long you have
known this prisoner"
Ever since we was kids together.
He used TO be a mozo ON my pap's
ranch. over in San Saba county"
Did you ever know him to receive
any injury. any blow about the head?"
We'll. onct ole Hank Swartzman
swatted him over the head with a
swinsletree. Sort o. laid him out.
some"
did he act strangely after reeeIv-
ing that biow?"
Why, yes: reckon you would your
self He Lii him a good lick. II was
for ridin' Hanks favorite mare. an
from that time 10 now Juan amt
never been on horseback since. That
shows he's loco. ANY man what walks
Is loco. Part o. TIE time. Juan. he's
bronco. but all the time he's loco"
He has spells OF yIolenee?"
shore. You know that. You seen
how he fit that Injun-"
"Oh, keep him to the line" pro
tested the prosecutor.
Nov. say" Insisted Curly, If you
want something they amt none o. you
said a word about yet. fll tell you
something. You see. Juan. he had a
sister. and this here Cal 5rsathouse.
he"
Il object. 20 Honohi I objeet!-
cried the states attorney. sprnging 10
his feet This ~ briEsin' the dignity
o. the law Into ridlcule. sahi Into ridi-
euIei I objecti"
"Er. ah-h-hi" ynwned the Judge. sud.
denly sitting up. '-J0urn court. Mr..
Cierki We win set tomorrow morn
I'm at the snme place. AZ nine O'Clock.
Who is in charge of this prison0ri
There ought TO BE- some one 10 take
care OF him"
4 reckon I am. Juoge." said Curly.
! ''IIe is sort o. stayin' with me while
Bills under tie weather"
We'll. take him In charge. some
ore, and have him here in the morn
Ing 49,
IAN right. indee.~ said Curly s.sist-
y. -T1I take rare nf him"
n was three O'Clock Of the after.
noon The thirst of a district Judge
had adjourned the district court
Fynnklln'a heart sank. He dreaded
ihe Might The real court. rs he ad-
miited 10 hinpelf would continue rs
session that nlsht. Al the Cottage bar.
ard pefbaps Il might n0l adlonrn until
yordIts had been ren6ered
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p.n.ln In chs.n..M.LInn-

From experiments made At the New
York Agricultural Experiment Sta,
ton at Geneva. with pepsln In cheese
making. one conclusion drawn Ia that
Il IL the pepsin contained In the rem
net that causes the changes nctleed In
the ripening process. Prof. Dean Of
the Ontario Agricultural College Dairy
School says that n this be true. Il has
been suggested that pure pepsin be
used instead OK rennet for c1agulafing
milk In the making Of cheddar cheese.
A sample i0t of peDssn was got FROM
Chicago and some cheese have been
made at the Guelph Dairy School.
while the cOsgnlation ala not appear
20 be normal. Is With reanee. the curds
after dipping seemed very nice. Prof
Dean says q uiii be sOne time before
he cheese can b. reported on.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1904-05-19
Thester Panic Mortality.

The Gazette Medicale dc Paris
states that in q theater panic and fro
about one out OF every three specta-
tors perishes. This was the proportion
at the Brooklyn theatsr IRE In 1876.
with 400 victims; at Nice. In 1850,
with 65 victims; at Smolensk. In lsS5,
with as0: at the Opera Comique. At
Paris. in 1887. with 131: the Exeter
Theater. England. with 177 victims. In
1881; At the Oporto Theater. in lssS.
with 50: and at the IroquOis Theater.
In Chicago. where sT3 perished-
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1904-05-19
Heavy Erslaht charn.a.

Owing To heavy port charges at
Beirut and relatively high freight
rates on the Lebanon Railway during
the harvest. some 1000 to 5000
camels. each with n burden Of 500
pounds OF grain. daily pass between
the interior OF Syria and the sea via
Nazareth The camel driver. how
ever. claims half Of the load as his
reward. and the farmer. after paying
taxes. for seed. etc. has seant compen-
satiOn for his labor.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1904-05-19
CLEVER TRICK THAT WON.
Ambitious Youth Sold His Verses by a
Ruse.


Ambitious Youth Sold His Verses by q
Ruse.
Many years ago. writes Mr.. Thomas
Bailey Aldrich in -Ponkapog Papers, .
n noted Boston publisher used 60 keep
q large memorandum book on a table
In his private once. The volume al
ways lay open. and was I'm no manner
a private affair. being the receptacle
Of nothing more important than h&s-
tily scrawled reminders TO attend 10
this thing or the other.
Il chAnced one day that q very
young. unnedged author. passing
through the city. looked In upon the
publisher. who was also the editor OF a
famous magazine. The unfedged had
q copy OF verses secreted about his
person. The publisher was absent and
young Milton sat down and waited.
Presently his eye fell upon the MEM
orandum book. lying there spread out
like a morning newspaper. and almost
In spite OF himself he read. Don't for
get 20 see the binder" Don't forget
to mail T. his contract, /" Don't forget
HIS proofs" and so forth.
An inspiration seized upon the
youth He took a pencil and At the
tail of this long list Of don't forgets"
he wrote. Don't forget 20 accept As
poem"
He left his manuscript o. the tabls
and disappeared That afternoon wien
the publisher glanced over his memoir
andn he was not q little astonished
at the laSs item; but his sease Of hu-
NOR was so strong that he did accept
the poem-it required a strong sense
of humor TO do that-and sent the lad
a check for II, although the verses re.
main TO this day nprinted.-Youth's
Companion.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1904-05-19

In the growing Of cut flowers the
greatest advances hare been made
with roses. carnations and violets.
There are Row annually sold In this
country Ss.o00.OOO to 100000 worth
OF cut roses. This represents some
thing like lOO.OO0.OOO or l25.c0O. 900
nowers. The growing OF roses as an
industry has developed especially In
the yiciai;y Of our largest cities. such
as New York. cnicago and Philadel-
pnia--World's Work.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1904-05-19

Few persons know what IL meant by
size" In the matter OF coats. shoes.
etc.
sire IN coat IL an Inch.
In underwear II is two inchea.
In socks. one ireh Is meant.
In a collar, n size IL half an inch
In gloves. oneqUarter OF an inch.
In hats. oneeighth OF an inch.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1904-05-19
What 10 the Monroe poesrInef

At a recent examination Of youns
men In England three Of the answers
10 the question. what Is the Monroe
dOetrineG- we're: The religion Of
America taught by Dr. Monroe on the
transmigration Og souls" The doc
trine that people may be married sew
ernl times" "One that has to do With
vaccination and smallpox; II was
brought out by Prof. Monroe"
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c%GaEssSrG 8
ny MTSTIQl

0UAnNH (0At 9Nal
There has recently been a number
OF experiments made TO and a fuel
which should be not only much clean
er than coal. but which should also
increase the number OF heat units
for a given bulk Of material. says the
Philadelphia Public Ledger. The eie-
ments of cost Of manufacture and
shipment must also enter into all
these calculations. so that what viii
meet requirements In one locality is
totally untitled for another. To pre-
vent the waste Of the sawdust from
the large mills which are cutting down
our forests a sawdust and petroleum
briquette has been produced. and
other seemingly waste products have
been combined with chemicals 10 az
them for use as fuel Thus the i'm
mense piles Of culm dust TO be seen
around the mouths Of the coal mines
have cor1c In for their share OF at.
tentIon. Ono OF the newest chemical
combinations which utillxes this ma
terial in large proportion comes from
Kentucky and consists In melting res
In and oil together until they fuse,
adding TO this while the mass is heat.
ed 10 $50 degrees Fahrenheit diluted
sulphuric acid. The resulting com
pound Is combined with a mixture of
coal dust and black oxide Of mangan-
ese. which has been heated for about
an hour at a temperature Of 200 de-
grees. This whole mass is then sub
iected 90 pressure To compress IL into
bricks OF any desired shape and si$e.
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MeehanIeaI AIes 10 RapId R.asIro

stA~~'Nf~-f FNfS~ - FNsbse NNN1aAtNUs
At the meeting Of the French Acad.
emy Of Sciences. held recently, NJ.
Andre BrOca and n. Sulzer commu-
nicaied n paper on the subject OF rapid
reading. They showed that the diff
ferent letters OF the alphabet aEdf60t
all apprehended with the same aHIek-
ness. For instance. the time taken
TO recognize an r is nearly on6JhIrd
longer than that taken to recognize a
T. They consider that the alphabet
is badly designed from a physiological
point OF view. Il should be composed
Of very simply designed letters as T
or l. Rapidity of reading would thus
be increased and brain fag'' would Be
notably diminished. II would also be
better 90 have the letters printed In
white ON a black ground than the sys-
TEN which obtains AZ present The
time taken TO recognise a letter print
ed In black ON a white ground was
nearly ten times longer than white on
a black ground.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1904-05-19

II Is supposed by some that Pana-
ma derived its name from the native
word for butterfly. Explorers Of tho
interior tell Of swArms Of butterflies.
which At times rise on slopes Of the
mountains in dense clouds. darken.
ing the sunshine. Others maintain
that the name Is from an indian word.
meaning abOunding In fish.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1904-05-19

Among the inventions in tho old
times for fixing the hair in position
was advertised as follows: "A new
method Of stuccowing the hair in the
most fashionable taste. 10 last with
very little repair during the whole ses-
sion Of parliament Price only s
gulneas. n. B.-He takes but one
hour to build the head and two for
baking A."
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In 1868 the hrst japanese newsps,
per. with some news translated from
the Dutch. was published. Nov ia
pan has l.500 daily newspapers. but
there are TO evening newspapers
among them One OF the Toxic papers.
tho Japan Times. is printed IN Eng
nsh. but Is produced by Japanese ex-
eluEiVely.
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The similarity Of army oniccrs' uni
forms % those of the rank and Gle.
resorted 10 IN order to bafsa tho
shsrpahootera. has its disadvantages
u IL complained that the -gaIloper.. =
carrying orders. are unable 10 hnd
readily the ofacers to whoP, the or
Gers should be delivered.
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Brother Williams, oninIon

Here's a story bout a nan what's
bcen married ten times!" Brother
Williams seemed lost In thought. Then
he spoke up: what make um print
sich tales ez dat7- he said. wen a
man once gifts In de lunstic asylum
dey orter stop talkin' bout hlm!--At-
lanta Constitution.
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To cure an sch
ing back.
The pafne 81
rhsumatsam.
The tired out
feelings.
You must reach
the spot Rt a.
the cause.
In most cases Ills
the Kidneys
Doa ms kidney
Pills are for the
kidneys.
Chas. Bierbach.
stone contractor.
tivin z At 2625
EL-aeaas "a E~f.
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Msshsror.y-s Sweet Powders for chndrs-a-
Successfully used By Mother Gray. aur
IN the Childrsn's Home in New YoSk. cure
Constipafioa. FeverishneSs. Bad Stomach.
Teething Disorders. move and regulate the
Bowels and Destroy Worms Over 5000
tessimouials. AZ ali druggists. 2Se. Sample
FREE. Address A. S. Olmsted. lie Roy. NY.
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YOu never hear any one complain
about Defiance Starch There Is
none to equal Il in quality and guam
tity. 1S ounces. 10 cents. Try II now
and save your money.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1904-05-19

The two greatest fodder plants on
earth. one good for II tons hay and the
other % tons green fodder per acre.
Grows sverywhere, 30 does Victoria
Rape. yielding COCO lbs sheep and
swine food per acre
gusT sKxD 10c IN STAMPS 10 TIE
John A. salzer Seed Co. In Crosse.
VIA. and receive In return their big
eatalog and lots OF farm seed samples.
(W. N. Ul
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The government oi paru WIN Nuars
nntsr iho construction 81 railway
fFvan ne pnclnc 70 = uavigabIe branch
q ne Amnnnn.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1904-05-19
FILLER for Fountain Pen..

Lyman Fisk Of wOodcliffe. New
York. has invented n convenient de-
vice for filling fountain pens There
are two pipes which lead from the
source Of supply into the pen. one 20
carry the ink and the other to feed air
into the bottle TO relieve the vacuum
caused by the removal Of the ink As
the air 20 supply this vacuum II
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1904-05-19

To Cure q Gold I'm Ono day.
Take Laxntivs Bromo Oufnins TahlstR An
druggists rsfund monsv II it fails tocura &c
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1904-05-19

n you don't get tho biggest ana
best It's your own fault Defiance
Starch is for sale everywhere and
there is positively rothing to equal
II In quality or quantity.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1904-05-19

Shads should be pretty sure OF any
thing they feel In their bones
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1904-05-19

Mustard plasters come under the
head OF drawing instruments.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1904-05-19

Fish make excellent brain food and
those that get away make liars.
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taken from inside the pen reservoir. II
is obvious that when the ink has
risen TO n certain height a return Gov
Of the ink will supplant the movement
OF air. continuing rs long as ink Is
pumped from one holder To the other.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1904-05-19

Too many men spend their N 1ney
before they get IL
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Try me Just once and I am sure
90 come again. Defiance Starch
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The thread Of a love story usually
winds mp witt tie.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1904-05-19

In order 20 tell n womanis age cor
rectly n man must first ascertain It.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1904-05-19

II a-man Is able 10 collect his
thoughts he can pull through without
borrowing eroable
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1904-05-19

Mrs WnnslowHs sosahsnx Syrup.
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Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-15
OREGON ITEMS.

In Oregon there are 56 national
banks, six are insolvent, 12 in volun-
tary liquidation, leaving 38 in opera
tion.
The Touring mill at North Powder
was totally destroyed by fire, includ-
ing large quantity of grain. This
mill was one of the Oldest in the coun-
ty. having been built in the early 7Os,
and has been in continuous operation
ever since.
The drowning of two little girls, Rita
Fox and Anna Cieloha, aged respect
lively, II and 13 years, near the mouth
of the Willamette river is reported.
The parents Of the children live at
Vancouver, Wash, and were camping
near the bank of the river. They were
drowned in sight of their parents. Both
bodies were recovered.