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The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-11-16
BOGUS GOODS
THE METHOD BY WHICH BIG
MAIL ORDER HOUSE
GOT STARTED.
Sold Cheap Watches First-Meth.
DDS Exposed by Man Who
Was Years With the Firm
An Interesting Story.

o. the center table of nearly eve.
~ ranch houee in Benton county,
in common with every corner of
the United States, will be found q
bulky catalogue of Sears, Roebuck
& Co, Chicago. This house does
an immense business and its wealth
is away up 10 the millions, so we
regard this bit of inside information
as to the methods once practiced by
the heads, and which have proba.
bly, not gone out of fashion yet, as
worthy the perusal and considera.
tion of their Benton county patrons:
"Do you know how Sears, Roe
buch & Co. started in business?"
asked Mr.. Zandition of the News
editor recently. "I worked for
them nine years ago. knew
Sasra when he was station agent
in Wisconsin and Roebuck when
he was watch peddler. One time
Rcebuck wanted to 60 to Milwau-
kee and didn't have the money; go
he left watch as securely with
Sears for his fare, telling him that
if he should be able to sell the
watch tor more than six dollars he
might keep half he made. Sears
sold the watch for $12. Then Sears
wrote to Roebuck in Milwaukee
and got him to send by express g
dozen watches to Bill Jones, Sam
Smith and a lot of 6ctiouss names
/ These watches were billed out al
$25 and $40 paid on them appar
emily. Sears unloaded them on hil
friends easily at SIS each, which
cost him and Roebuck IS 50. Bu
the railroad company got onto th'
game and fired Sears, and two o
them opened an Office in Milwaukee
Thsy bought a thousand watche
and shipped them to every expires
office in Kansas, Missouri and Hi
, nois. These watches cost IS bu
they sold as $25 watches market
, $40 and to fictitious names.
, when the agent reported sucl
matters back as undelivered, the
this pair would write back tha
some mistake must surely be mad
, but as payment of $40 had beel
} made on this watch they would a
: low the agent con mission of So t
! secure the o her SIS sWell, th
f watch scheme worked fine and tn
. pair cleaned up $4,000. The
they bought lot of par]or sets fo
Q children and advertised them, Civ
: ing the impression you would rt
: ceive full set of furniture for S:
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-11-16
Summons.

- In the circnit Court of the state of Oregon, for
Benton county:
J. w. WR1TsMAN, Plaintiff,
VS..
J. R. Ralnwater and Lucy Ralnwater,
his wife; William Raipwater and
Sarah Ratnwaer. his vile; Anna
King and Peter King, her hus-
band; Daniel Rainwdter and Emma
Rainwater. his wife; Emmett Rain
water and Mary Ratnwater, his wife:
Mary Clark and Merton Clark, her
husband; Anna DuIey and Frank Du-
ley. her husband Emma Laughhead
and G. H. Laughed, her husband;
and Leo Cohen, Bessie Muller and
Paul Muller her husband defendants.
To Bessie Muller, Emmett Rainwater, and
Mary Rainwater, his wife, the above named de-
fendants S
In the name of the state of Oregon, you and
each of you are hereby summoned and required
to appear andtanswer the com plalnt Of the plain
tiff in the above entitle ed suit now on file with
the clerk OF the above entitled court, on or be-
fore the last day of the time prescribed in the
order for publication Of this summons, herein
after referred to, to-wit, on or before November
49, 1906 and you are hereby notified that If you
fail SO to appear and answer the said complaint
as herein required. for want thereof the plain
relief demanded in his said complaint, to-wit:
that he be decreed to be the owner In fee simple
of the following described real property. to-wit:
A. M Rainwater. Not No. 6s7, CT. 81 d 80 in T.
II S. r. 8 and W., of Will. Mer., Benton county,
Oregon, and running thence S. 1884 chains.
chains, thence n, 20 Ii chains to the N. bounda-
ry of said claim, thence S. 50 deg. Is min. W.
along Said n. boundary to place of beginning,
containing 1920 acres, more or less, all in Ben
ton county, oregon, save and except 13.1S acres
heretofore sold and conveyed to s. f. Ra1nwater
described as follows: Beginning at W corner
of D. L. c. Not. 697. Cl. 81 aud 80 T. II 5. R. and
W. Will. Mer., Benton county, Oregon, and
running thence N. 81 deg. ID min. E. along N
boundary of said claim 1910 chains. thence s.
to the N. boundary OF W. V. & G. R. R. Cos right
OF way, thence westerly along said North
boundary to the west boundary of said claim
thence along said west boundary to place of
beginning, containing 13.1 acres, more or less;
that the defendants be required to perfect the
title of said land by making, executing, ac-
knowledging and delivering deed thereto to
the plaintiff, that in the event they fail SO to
do that the decree of said court shall operate In
lieu of such deed, and that plaintiff have his
costs and disbursements, and for general relief:
This summons Is published in THE CORVALLIS
TIMES newspaper once a week, for six successive
and consecutive weeks, beginning with the issue
OF October II, 1906. and enoing with the issue OF
November %, 1906, under and in pursuance of
the directions contained i'll an order made by
the Hon E. Woodward, judge of the county
court of Benton county, state of Oregon, dated
October H. 1906 Date of first publication hereof
is October r. 1905.
L. q. MONTANYE d E. E. WILSON,
Attorneys for Plaintiff
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-11-16

and the people bit all over the coun-
try. Uncle Sam has stopped Sears.
Roebuck & Co.'s mail fourteen
times for fake deals like this but
has never been able to catch them.
Sears Is probably worth nine or ten
millions. Roebuck lie working in
Des Moines, Iowa, for $18 week.
having been forced out of business
several years ago. As an illustra-
tion of how this firm makes money:
About year ago they bought
about three thousand bicycles all
alike, and they placed three prices
on the same wheel, which cost them
Sc. 50, and they sold 1t for $12.75,
$16.25 and $3.50. The same
wheel, mind you, possibly differ
ent color of paint but the only diff
ference was that some people want
ed a $12.5o wheel and others q
$12.75 wheel, and they got what
they wanted. They work the same
graft on clothing. In catalogues
they advertise clay worsteds at
$12.5o, SIS and SIS. No matter
what you pay you get the same suit.
The name Ssars, Roebuck & Co. is
their trade mark and as Roebuck
has been bankrupt for several years
he is not conne cted with the firm.
Montgomery Ward is, practically
dead and bas been for several years.
Yet these people have been so suc>
cessful in stealing from The public
such large sums that it is wonder
Uncle Sam allows them to exist.
Toeir advertisement is deceptive.
They do not fill orders as the Gus
toners think they are filled, yet
they are smooth enough to keep
within the bounds of the law some
way Even your country merchant
who pays larger whole sale price
for his goods than they do, could
get rich selling better grade of
i goods to the people that patronize
these two big places. I worked for
Sears, Roebuck & Co. for two years
and I know what I say is true."-
Norton County News, Kansas.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-11-16
Winter Rates To Yaquina Bay

A low round trip rate of $3.50 from
Albany and $3:25 from Corvallis and
Philomath to Yaqnina has been put In
effect by the Corvallis & Eastern dur.
ing the entire winter and spring, until
May 81, 1907. Tickets good for return
90 days from date of sale. Splendid acc
ommodations for all. at low rates.
g Full information from G. & E. Agents
or Conductors, of J. G. Mayo, Gen. Pass
A tA1Dany. Tickets on sale daily.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-11-16

Portland, Or, Nv. 10.-The
Journal says. Irregularities in the
purchase of some Indian lands on
the Umatilla Reservation held by
W. J. Furnish, Col. James H.
Raley, John Crow, Frank Curl and
Thomas Thompson are being in
vestigated by J. II. Alexander,
special agent for the government
land Office, with a view of setting
aside the deeds issued by the gsv-
ernment for the land. From off.
cial circles comes the intimation
that prosecutions for the making of
false afidavits in the acquisition of
the land, are likely to result from
the investigation. For some time
Edward Dixou of the Portland di-
vision of chief inspectors, has been
having the conditions of things
looked into at Pendleton by Alex
apder and his assistants.
FOR SALE. Clean vetch and
cheat seed. Matthew Thomson, c.
and E. crossing, Corvallis.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-11-16

Portland, Nov. 15.-PortIand:
Journal: When Charles Royal was
first convicted of larceny 10 the po-
continued on page 4.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-11-16

Avoid alum and alum phos-
phate baking powders. The
label law requires that all
the ingredientsIbe named
on the labels. Look out
for the alum compounds.
NOTE.-Safety lies in buying only |
Royal Baking Powder, which is a
pure, cream Of tartar baking powder,
and the best that can be made.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-11-16

In the Circnit Court Of the state of Oregon, for
Benton county:
]. w. WRITsMAN, Plaintiff, |
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-11-16
E. E.. WILSON,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Summons.

In the Circuit Court OF the State OF Oregon for
Benton county:
GARRISON SHELDON, plaintiff,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-28
NOT AFRAID OF WORK.

The East Oregonian is delighted to
see the young men returned from the
various schools to their homes in this
city, engaging at once in useful work
for the vacation season. This is the
best sign of success.
The more experience you can get
while you are young, the better it will
be. Work is not degrading, but on
the contrary, it is elevating in the
highest degree. Don't be fastidious
about the kind of work you do. Have
one final object and course in view
for life, but do any kind of honorable
and legitimate work to reach that
end.
There are too many white shirt stu
dents in the world now. What the
world needs most right now, is a stu
dent who will put on the overalls and
get into the harness. Work and
thought go together. They are twin
brothers in life building. Don't think
that because you are fitting for some
profession that you can be idle during
vacation and go back to school ready
| for work.
Do something all the time. Don't
get in the habit of being idle.
Pendleton has the linest class OF
Young men and women students to bt
found anywhere. They mean busi
ness and will succeed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-28
"a PETITION"

Lord, give the mothers of the world
More love to do their part;
The love which reaches not alone
The children made by birth their own
But every childish heart
Wake in their souls true motherhood
Which aims at universal good.
Lord, give the teachers of the world
More love, and let them see
How baser metals in their store
Nav be transformed to precious ore
BY loves strange alchemy.
And let them daily seek to find
The childish heart beneath the mind.
Lord, give the preachers of the world
More love to warm the word
They speak for tender souls to hear;
Too long old dogmas based on fear
The human race has heard.
Inspire Thy ministers to feed
Their nocks upon a loving creed.
Lord, give the Christians of the world
More love for daily use;
And show the msimple ways to prove
They do not keep the Rule of Love
For homilies abstruse,
But live each day Thy golden law
AS II Thou dwelt on earth and saw.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-28
THE FRUITS OF THE FIGHT.


The East Oregonian is proud Of the
favorable advertising which it has re-
ceived as a result of its untiring sup
port Of the equal suffrage amendment
at the recent state election. 1t was
one Of the very few Oregon papers to
make an Outspoken and bold cam
paign for the suffrage amendment,
and as a result of its bold fight. all
the womans publications throughout
the United States have mentioned ii
and commended it for its stand.
The East Oregonian made the fight
for the suffrage amendment for prin-
ciple. It believes in equal rights. II
believes that the splendid womanhood
which rears families, teaches schools
conducts successful business enter.
prises and which IS the peer and
equal Of man in every social, intellec.
tual and business sphere, is entitled tc
voice in making the laws.
Every leading publication in the in
terest Of women in the United States
has reviewed the fight in Oregon, anC
everyone reviewing the fight mention
the tireless campaign made by thi
paper, with the result that within tn
past month the East Oregonian ha
been introduced to fully half milliol
new friends throughout the Unite
States.
AS a result Of this new friendshi
and acquaintance the East Oregonia
receives letters every day from ever
quarter, commencing 1t for its worl
Thus it is enabled to carry the mes
sage Of Pendleton and Umatilla cour
ty to new fields and introduce tn
wonder Of this great state to peop
who will come and make their 1om'
here in the future.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-28
THE PENALTY OF CULTURE.

Sam Wax Wax and John Mitchell,
two Umatilla braves, were on trial in
Judge Wolverton's federal court in
Portland yesterday, for taking. whis-
key from a Pendleton joint to the res
ervation.
The court addressed Wax Wax in
the most elegant English, but the
Umatilla was unresponsive.
Finally John Mitchell told the court
that Wax Wax's English education
had been sadly neglected and he didn't
know whether the court was asking
him If he was guilty or not guilty, or
whether some more abstract question
in ethics was being propounded.
Whereupon the court asked Mitchell
to interpret the courts questions to
his companion.
Wax Wax and Mitchell both pleaded
guilty to the crime of carrying whis-
key to the reservation. Wax Wax
who could not speak English, wa:
fined $50 and costs and three months
in the Umatilla county Jail. Johr
Mitchell. whose English education
was more polished, was given jus
double this sentence for identicall!
the same crime.
Mitchell paid the penalty for hav
ing culture. Wax Wax, while revel
ing in more dense ignorance, will ge
out of jail a month earlier than hi
more learned associate.
Judge Wolverton evidently judge
| that Mitchells familiarity with Eng
lish made him more capable of un
derstanding the crime which he ha
committed than Wax Wax, who wa
ignorant of English.
But Judge Wolverton ma le a mis-
take in not setting Mitchell free o
condition that he name the Pendleto
joint keepers who are furnishing thi
whiskey to ignorant and irresponsible
Indians. every day.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-28
DAMAGES FROM SHELTER.
Stevens County Farmer Given $500
for Injury From Fumes.

Smelter fumes versus farm produce
should have been the title Of a case re-
Gently tried before a Stevens county
jury in which a verdict of $500 was
rendered in favor of c. w. Park, a
farmer who alleges in his complaint
that the poisonous gases emanating
from the smokestacks of the North
west Smelling & Refining company,
destroyed the products of the soil on
his farm, says Seattle dispatch.
1t looks as il the smelling concern
would nave to lay down and be good
as all of the litigation against them is
tased on practically the same grounds
as preferred by c. w. Park.
Unless the Northport Commercial
club carries out its plan to settle the
losses by litigation of the smelling
concern, Northport will not be troubl-
ed by smelter fumes for some time to
come.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-28

. Great truths are portions of the .
. man,
. Great souls are portions of .
. eternity;
. Each drop of blood that e'er Q
. thro' true heart ran
. With lofty message, ran for .
. thee and me! .
. For Gods law since the starry Q
. song began,
. Hath been and still forever .
> more must be,
. That every deed that shall out
= last Times span
. Must goad the soul to be erect Q
. and free! Q
james Russell Lowell. Z
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-28
a LESSON TO TRAITORS.

In Pueblo, Col, a few months ago,
they had just such contest over paw
ing materials and bids as Pendleton
has had this spring.
Finally one company was awarded
the contracts for paving with certain
patented material. Another company,
which claimed to have a material
"just as good" and which was foiled
in its attempt to tie up paving before
the bids were called for, hired a local
business man to act the part of a
traitor to his town, and through him,
as a tool and catspaw, began an in
junction suit to stop the work, after
al details were ready.
The injunction failed and the mis-
erable tool of the blockading company
was left out in the cold. The COM
pany which hired him to betray his
fellow townsmen then told him to
whistle" for the $500 which it had
promised to pay him for acting as
their tool He had entered into a
dishonest contract for a price and
could not collect by law, and the paw
ing company which was defeated II
its efforts TO block the progress O
Pueblo, through him, was as cheaI
and dishonest as he. and left him t.
bear the disgrace he brought upol
himself alone and without remunera
| tion.
This is a lesson for traitors VIII
would ally themselves with dishones
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-28

Wei il you don't like the foreign
ers who plot against the life of Amer
lean presidents. what are you going
has been in power in the United
States since the war and who has ad-
mitted undesirable hordes, by the
shipload, for the benefit of the trusts
and monopolists. don't you? Now II
plots are formed and revolution in
cubated in the big cities, who is to
blame? the Infant industries" need
ed cheap labor and we have It.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-28

Al the news all the time in the East
Oregonian.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-28
DEATH & CO., MONEY MAKERS

We kill 57,513 and injure over 232,-
900 workingmen every year in our
mines and factories and on our rail-
ways. says the Rev. Josiah Strong.
Railways alone kill over 10000. On
an average a man only lives 10 years
in some departments Of our steel
mills before he is killed. In some
pottery works in New Jersey he is
doomed to die Of white lead poisoning
in two wears, but there are. plenty of
men waiting for the job when the un-
dertaker takes the victim away
Wilshire's Magazine.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-28
RELIC OF LEWIS AND CLARK.
Section of n Dugout Canoe Found
Near Snake River.

+. f. Parkyn returned yesterday
from near Ahsahka, where he went
to arrange for bringing down the log
from which Lewis and Clark, the ex-
plorers, in 1906 partly finished a ca
noe, and for some reason abandoned
the work before 1t was completed,
says the Lewiston Tribune.
The circumstances of the discovery
were published in the Tribune some
time ago. Mr.. Parkyn was directed
to the place by Charles Adams, an
Indian, who claims that his knowledge
Of the matter came through his
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-28
Bingham Springs
THE POPULAR BLUE MOUNTAIN RESORT

Bingham Springs beautifully the
the hotel making
most
vegetables the
spare pains pleasure
a orS25.OO
$500 week privileges
This includes all privileges Of the grounds including
swimming Address M. FOLEY, Bingham
Springs. Posoffce Oregon.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-28

grafters to defeat the interests of their
town.
1t is needless to say that Pueblo
business men gave this fellow such
cool treatment thereafter that he vol
unfairly sold out and left the town.
And it is needless to say that his rep
utation followed him.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-28

grandfathers, who knew Lewis and
Clark well and took care of their
horses for them during their stay on
the canoe was found.
Before leaving. as a token of their
appreciation of the excellent service
rendered them by Mr.. Adams grand
father, Lewis and Clark presented
him with small adj which has ever
since remained in the possession OF
the relatives and Is now in the hands
of Mr. Adams, who states he has also
located the AK which was used in
building the boats. The AK is said to
be in the possession of Indians on
Ford creek and will be secured by
Mr.. Adams as soon as he can make a
trip to that section.
Mr.. Parkyn says that the log is
badly decayed and only a four-foot
section of the rear of the boat could
be saved. This has been placed in a
tight frame to hold it together and
will be brought to the city today on a
raft by Frank Marquette. The stump
from which the canoe was cut is vel
preserved and will also be brought
down.. a piece, taken from the inside
of the canoe, was brought down by
Mr.. Parkyn and shows plainly the
marks of the AK and bears every evi'
dence of having been roughed many
years ago. This piece was presented
to d. w. Greenberg, secretary of thC
Commercial club.
As to what he will do with tht
stump and section of the boat, Mr.
| Parkyn said he was undecided as yet
| but expected to place them on eXhi
bition for time after they arrive il
| the city.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-28

Not only is the East Oregonian bet
ter off by its fight for the noble
women OF oregon, but Pendleton and
Umatilla county will be benefited by
its new friendships. 1t will carry the
story of Umatilla county to people who
never before heard of it.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-28
Packing House Rhymes.

Sing a song of acids,
Bucket full of dye;
Four and twenty bob veal
Soaked in alkali.
When the mess is cooking
Shake the borax can;
Isn't that a dainty dish
To set before a man?
Memphis News-Scimitar
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-28
HOTEL PORTLAND
OF
PORTLAND, OREGON.

PORTLAND, OREGON.
American plan. SO per day and up-
ward. Headquarters for tourists and
commercial travellers. Special rates
made to families and single gentle-
men. The management will be pleas
ed at all times to show rooms and
give prices. modern Turkish bath
establishment in the hotel.
II. c. BOWERS. Manager
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-06-08
KNITTED.
Coffee knitted an Old Soldier.

An old soldier. released from cof-
, fec at -. recovered his health and tells
about it as follows:
Il stuck to coffee for years. although
Il knitted me again and again.
About eight years ago las a rcsul:
OF coffee drinking which congcsted my
liycrJ. was taken with a very severe
attack OF malarial fever.
Il would apparently recover and
start about my usual work only to suf-
fer relapse. After this had been
repeated several times during the year
| was again taken violently i'll.
The Doctor said he had carefully
studied my case. and 1t was either quit
coffee or die advising me to take Pos
tum In its place. had always thought
coffee one OF my dearest friends, and
especially when sick. and was very
much taken back by the Doctors deci-
sion. for | hadn't suspected the coffee
| drank could possibly cause my trou-
BILE
thought IL over for a few minutes,
and finally told the Doctor | would
make the change. Postum was pro-
cured for me the same day and made
according to directions: we'll, liked
II and stuck to 1t, and since then !
have been a new man. The change in
health began in few days and sur
priscd me, and now, although I am
seyenty-two years of age. do lots of
hard work. and for the past month
have been teaming. driving sixteen
miles n day besides loading and un-
loading the wagon. That's what Pos
tum in the place of coffee has done
for me. now like the Postum as well
as did coffee.
Il have known people who did no:
care for Postum at first. but after hav-
Ing learned to make it properly accord
ing to directions they have come to
like It as well as coffee. never miss
a chance to praise it." Name given
by Postum Co., Battle Creek. Mich.
Look for the little book, The Roa1
to Wellville," in pkgs.