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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-03-11

Mr.. Handy Babb, Of Princeton, spent
Wednesday night with Mr.. Ruster
Babb.
Mr.. Theron Saxon, after recovering
from sickness, returned to his work at
Ware Shoals Saturday.
MIR. Solomon Mahaffey, of Eden sec
ton, spent Sunday with Mr.. II. F..
Babb.
Mr.. Laurens Mahon, after spend
ing several days with his sister, Mrs.
Archie Bean of Easley, returned to
his home Thursday.
Mr.. II. II. Babb and family were Wis
iting relatives in Eden section sever
al days last week.
Mrs. Brooks Nash and son, John
Robert, were visiting Mr.. John Arm
strong and family of Laurcns from
Friday until Sunday evening
Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Mahon and
daughter, Lois, accompanied by Miss
Lizzie Coleman, were visitors Of Mr..
Will Coleman and family Of Woodruff,
Saturday and Sunday.
Several Of the farmers have been
selling cotton for thirteen cents.
Miss ClarSy Cannon Of Eden sec
ton, spent Tuesday With MIR. and Mrs.
Ice Cannon.
Mr. Coke Traynham and sister. Miss
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-03-11
WATTS MILLS

Watts Mill. March 9.-Rcv. G. c.
Hedgcpcth and w. c. Golikely attend
ed services at the First Baptist
church in Laurens on Sunday night
and heard wonderful sermon preach
cd by Rev. Millard Jenkins.
Mr.. E. w. Brown. Of Darlington, was
called last week, to the bedside Of his
sick mother, Mrs. H. b. Brown, of
this place.
Mr.. Guy lI. Moore Of Cold Point, vis-
i,cd the home Of Mr.. II. b. Brown on
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. II. Brown, Of this
place. visited relatives in Grccnvillc
last week.
Mrs. Monnic Dagnill and Mr. Charlie
Grubbs, OF Grccnvillc, have bccn Wis
ting at this place during tho past
week.
Mr.. Gcorsc S. West, Of Grccnvillc,
visited relatives here on Sunday.
Little Cathlccn Sanders is sick at
his writing
Mr.. ana Mrs. G. c. Johnson visited
1T the homo OF Mr. j. +. Marry on
sunday.
Mrs. Maud Hobo and little daughter.
MiImcc, has gone TO Anderson to
pend a while.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-03-11

Lucille Of Friendship section, spent
Sunday with Misses Vera and Alliene
Baldwin.
Miss Roynie Roper and Miss Lillian
Woods Of Honea Path, spent from Fri
day until Sunday with Miss Mae Rop-
er and other relatives.
Mrs. Rebecca Owens spent Saturday
night with Mrs. John Hellams Of Shi-
loh community.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-03-11
\ REAL NERVE AND
BODYBUILDING MEDICINE

We believe Rcxall Olive Oil Emul-
sion is the best remedy made for ton
ing the nerves, cnriching the blood
building up wasted tissues. renewing
health, strength and cncrgy-thc best
medicine YOU can use ii YOU are run
iO"n, tired out, nervous and dcbili-
,atcd, no matter what the cause. II
doesn't depend for its good effect up
on alcohol or habit-forming drugs. be-
cause 1t contains none. 1t may not
make you feel better in few hours.
but it will make YOU feel better, We
are sure, Just as soon aS the tonic and
'ood properties il contains have a
chance TO get into The blood and.
through the blood, irto tin" rest 0! the
system. Pure OllvC Oil ana the lIy-
rophoSphitcs have long been endorsed
ny successful physicians, but here, for
the first time, thcr are combined into
one preparation which, as nerve
food and a builder Of strength and
ealth, we believe, has no equal.
If you don't feel Well. begin taking
texall Olive Oil Emulsion today and
build your health and strengthen your
system against more serious illness.
10 cOnValcSccntS, Old people puny
children and all others who are weak
"un- down or ailing, wc offer RcXall
Olive Oil Emulsion with our personal
promise that If it doesn't make YOU
well and strong again, it will cost YOU
nothing. II we didn't have the utmost
Fa1th In 1t, we wouldn't offer il with
thlS guarantee. nor ever recommend it
to you. we are sure that once yOu
lave used 1t you will recommend il to
your friends, and thank rs for HAVING
recommended 1t to YOU. Sold only at
the more than 1000 Roxall Stores,
and In Laurcns only by us $l.OO.
IIaurens Drug Co., l03 W. Main ST..
IIaurcns, S. G.
Sewing Machine Needles for all
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-03-11

When you feel ls,ssss5sfss: sdsfs.ss. ss':
vous. tired. worried or tlesJ,ondent It is a.
sure sign you need MOTIFS NERVERlNE
PILLS. They renew the normal vigor and
make life Worth living. Be sure and ask for
Motifs Nerverime Pills P,iss Pr ssusr;ss, s. I;S9
VII LIAMS MFG. CO.. Propose Cleveland. Ohio
LAUREhS ,DRUla CO.
Laafeas, s. G.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-03-11
Spring Blood and system Cleanser


During the winter months impurities
accumulate, your blood becomes i'm
pure and thick, your kidneys, liver and
bowels fail to work, causing so-called
Spring Fever" You feel tired, weak
and lazy. Electric Bitters-t spring
tonic and system cleanser-is what you
need; they stimulate the kidneys, liv-
or and bowels to healthy action, eXpel
blood impurities and restore your
health, strength and ambition. Electric
Bitters makes you feel like new. Start
q four weeks trcatmcntit Will put
you in fine shape for your spring work
Guaranteed. All druggists. soc and
81 90.
ii. T.. Bucklen & Co.,
Philadelphia or st. Louis.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-03-11
Good for All.

Safety first" would be as good a
motto for automobile drivers as for
railroad employees Wayne Rec
ord.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-03-11

We arc now showing complete
line OF Oil Cook Stoves. Come ana
let us show you how easy they are
to operate.
S. NJ IL II. II. Wilkes & Co.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-03-11

Sewing Machine Needles for all!
makes of Machines, also fun line Of
iii. Bands. I'Obbins and ShuttlcS to
fit all machines.
s. NJ & e. II. Wilkes e. Co.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-03-11

ii. L. Bucklen & Co.,
Philadelphia or st. Louis.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-08-15
OPPOSITION
To Provision % Emergency shlppinq
blll voiced IN Senate BY Both
Democrats and Rcpu Slican1

WASHINGTON. Aug SERIOUS
opposition TO the provision OF the con-
ference report on the emergency ship
ping bill which would open the Goa ~
wise trade 90 foreign built ships admit
TED 20 American register Was voiced
IN the senate today hy both Demo
cratic and Republican senators
After several hours OF debate. devof-
ed chiefly 60 arraiEnment OF this rrn.
posal. the opposition senators agreed
10 vote Monday afternoon
Tonight 10 Was reported that admin
istratiou leaders intended to have A
conference before Monday and prob
ably would discuss The situation with
IN" president before the report IL put
TO a vote
Senator O'Gorman called IN the re-
port carlyin the day ana asked its
adoption, defending the opening OF ths.
coastwlse trade 10 foreign built 'ships
as justified because OF the prepondsr-
ating owenrship OF coastwise vessels
by railroad corporations Senator Gal.
finger began tho attack upon the re-
port TIE declared it would turn Amer.
lean shipbuildinE yards into grass lots
ana void involve the nation into inter
national complications
Senator Cummins criticised the re-
perot because under It's terms. foreign
built -hlps would be admitted 10 tho
American trade without COMPLYING
with The expensive Inspection laws
while American ships must meet these
requirements
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-08-15
MANEUYERS
VIII Occupy Attention o. ouardsrnen
Now in Camp Near Moraantown.
COL Wilder In Charge

Special Dispatch 90 the InteiIigsncsr
CAMP tADDELL. MORGANTOWN.
w. Va. Aug 1.-THE instruction tar
get practice Of the FIRST infantry OF
the West Virginia National Guard i'm
camp here was practically completed
today although there is one company
yet 10 shoot tomorrow. The record
shoot Will commence. but II will b.
impossible 20 finish 20 in the allotted
time and Colonel Wilder. OF the Fiftn
T.. :. cavalry who assumes command
Of the camp tomorrow. has consent
I'd 20 allow the First Infantry time TO
complete their record practice
The Second Infantry Of the state
troops. consisting OF about 500 men
and officers. will arrive tomorrow al.
ternoon bringing the total number of
men here 20 about 500 For the
next ten days Colonel Wilder and
stan will be in command and me
camp viii be one Of maneuvers in.
stead OF instruction
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-08-15
MrIInhurn RrIrt.

Mr. and Mrs.. IA J Doran left last
sfenlUg Tor vacation trip 20 Allan
nc CITY. y
irwin Douglas and Shields Clay,oa
made an auto trip 70 Wheeling. on
Thursday.
David May was a Brilliant. Ohio.
caller last evening
MI aud Mrs Charles parktns ana
son Walter 90 salem. y , Who have
been visiting WellsburE relatives. Ter,
for Falrmont 20 visit relatives, before
returning 90 their home
clifford Wells Was a bethany caller
last evening
Mrs.. Sadie Mays and two children.
% Lees burg. FLA. are visiting Wells.
burg relatives
Miss lrma Fulton. az Wsllsville.
Ohio. h the guest Of Mr. and Mrs. }.
$. AppleEatc.
Mrs ". l. holland has returned
home after a visit With relatives IN
Pittsburgh pa
Hon Albert Snedeker returned
home yesterday from a business trip
20 New York city
Miss Catherine. daughter OF Mr..
and Mr.. A n holland a. visiting
relatives IN Stcuhenville. Ohio
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-08-15
UNCLE WALT: The Poet PHILOSOPHER

=fF go 80 tst sasssr O
me Huea reign done vatchul waiting Won The crazy
FTan hunE o Office long and chung eai
-..~-...... - to gin and lemon peel The symbol OF re
"NIDflFJL NAlIlNG cause pocket crokecre bottle
bis hand be- ruled his bleeding land What
o OF men are they who'd tolerate of such sDe-
eak- Are they weak Bur waiting o,
aa-a ne rs.ng sun ne Jram tpot sailed Justice must
nave vailed AT loaded down with wealth suIpe b force
stealth De SAILED The Paree or booze - f,g-
Sums 9th kindred thirsty ahos hand. ,e. 80
blood OF a concrete
a % derat from that land be jobbed adm hars rem, s
as there no dungeon deep where
Was there gai0vs sucA az he5 a. .r ~
gone and there perhaps u dawn b-zhts- -ette- s
FeaF Feacc has an inning So a-y-ou a..
ol1 ne dove DEPART and should fireworks start l 49,
sncd, as before veil ustch and some more
Go - WALT MASON
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-08-15
To Work on Roadt

An order Was received this morn
inE from Judge e.. e.. New man. of the
circuit court. ordering Harry Elliott
to do work on the county roads with
The rest OF The prisoners now 20 oc-
cupied Elliott is under Indictment
for shooting up a house in Buffalo
district. and jumped hls bail before
be could be bruughf 90 trial az the
June term OF the circuit court lie
will come 40 before the Judge az the
October term The work DO does now
on The roads viii apply on bis sent
rnce. N Do Dr. convicted or LEI acquit-
tel ne VIII boz rpuumorafed 20 tho
LEGAL rate Boo case ho furnishes hau.
De order for road work will not be-
effective
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-08-15
SPECIAL TRAINS
VIII Be Operated on Baltlr,or.
ard Ohio Railroad for Bia
Fair "a Ciarksburo

are-iaI ilaratrh 90 ffe fnfcffrsrrer
tLAkkSBI re. ". Va Aug IL
special trains Will be nun on an
branches of the Baltimore a OHIO
Ialifoaa leading 20 ClarksburR TOR
West Nlrunia Fair this year. when
VII Do held September /. 9. 3 and 8
Announcements have also been mads
hF the officers ~ the fair assOciafi1n
~ nave mum ber % special trolley
care running from the court houaa
square fD the fair grounds and the
rare VII Do only FIVE cents The Faf--
mnn' 4 'IarFaburF Traction COMPANY
eII LfInF number % &c cars
IRON Fairmonf % Clarkaburr for the
nov ialr to help take care n the pas.
'.ffr trarlr and there will be- ample
trolley car facilities for all one can
tni In me fair grounds ln q few min
uifa and there viii BE- enough cars 10
prevent any waIffnr
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-08-15

LAT evening a. Der bone 90 Pleas
ant sNcnus. Miss Bertha Jkcohs eu.
tertalnet In honor % Miss Bella
Bailey, Who on "Wednesday neKt. Weds
Prof ; G. Grill The AFFAIR WAs IN
The nature % linen shower. the
many articles being hidden away a
cirerent PARIS Of the house. where
they we're found % The honor ruest
Miss Doris Gibson. % WArNCOd. And
Misses Marion ana Beatrice HaEer-
man. % n he-ilng. wcrc present About
twenty were present In all season
able refreshments were served a. the
conclusion
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-08-15
WELLSBURG

WELLSBJRG. " Va. Aug. IA
free Methodist camp meeting opened
IN Wellsburg to-day. Friday August
t. starting to-day. the camp meet
Ing viii COnuue tor ten dave. during
which time o. D. expected all the pas
tors OF the different Free Methodist
churches 81 this district will b. pres
ent and deliver 4 sermon. The place
or holding the camp meeting this year
D. centrally and well located IN an OF
chard on Main. between Fourteenth
and Fifteenth streets. where no street
ears pass nor anything that ls likely
To Dis tlrb any OF the meetings
Early THE morning TENTS were
nauleQ 20 the site and a larEt number
oi men has been business engaged an
aay In setting them up while O mum.
Der, among which VAS the main tent.
were erected yesterday The smaller
tents. numbering about 90. have been
placed in large square. and in the
center 81 these stands the main tent
the main tent Is LARGE. and Is sun
and waterproof. and contains enough
seats 90 accommodate about 900 PEG
PIE. u o. % ublouE shape. and the
pulpit ls built o. one end and from this
me bench seats extend 90 the back Of
the tent The living tents are Of diff.
ierent sizes. from d. 90 o. feet square.
suitable 20 accommodate the families
Water and lights are both on the
ground Tor the usc OF the families
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-08-15
PILES CURED At HOME BY
NEW ABSORPTION METHOD

pr t1p auner from bleeding urffrr.
~ rrrfrlfIrF Pile s.~1 ~. 800
$500, a11 7 sill Tell you how m r1fs
a-..-rf e. home hV the new aHarrrffrr
-nl arl VII also aarf snHrs q
ZONE treafrrerf free f4r trial -ffh
- IRON your own locality 10 re-
Immediate ralfef ara penn
80 SEND NJ money. nuf
81 others ~ IRIS orar write f0fav 4.
summers. Boz r. Notrs Dams.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-08-15
NAME TICKET

Democrats u Berkeley County Hold
convention ard Name County
Ticket.
~ rafrn a. fhe TrfeIIfren~sr
VA kIlN-B re. W. Va. Aur IL -
nr Democrats % Berkeley county
n-i in convention here thls afternoon
aHl nominated ne following ticket
county CLERK Lee gner
Eubarkr
Lloyd
seller o.
House % faIevafaa u.vf6 n net
lff and W. o. Lewis
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-08-15

Attorney Fred D.. MaIy of wheel
i0F uili be the speaker the HamIT.
con Club camp. on SUNDAY afternoon
Attorney Naurg Nar assistant prose.
cutting attorney under J H HandIan.
and ia n prominent and f1rrrfuT
sDcaker Good music VI1 fn furnished
and p'eaEtn and profitable day Um
Do aarIrrd an who attend
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-08-15

Dr. "a7 reported in WcIIzburg this
morning t1at William Shaner. son Of
william Shansr. of This ritv had hon
INJURED in railroad wreck near co.
iumhus, %. earlier in the week and
would lose both his LEGS as result
NO details ~ thr accident could be-
learned except that H0urg ShaTer was
I'ioNn under train. tho wheels
passing over both legs. ono near the
Dup and The other near the knee
Ii was also reported that no had
Dt"n iak'n fO hospital in Sfpubrn.
llie o.. but telephone calls no the
LnIo VALLEY end me guI hospital ir
.hfl ei'y elected che Information that
l' was IN neither of them. no uav b.
mar me report i7 erroneous with no
.olndaiion and The people Of Wolf.
otF. nope such viii b. tho case SIR
-hafer is away from bone Ar ffe
present time and u is thought he De-
m bhio. Dommur cation Win reI-
1--WE. nf mo boy could NOT b. had brf
rom what could Do learned indirectly
.le' have heard nothing directly of
The accident
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-08-15

a horse driven bg James Elliott Of
the country. slipped 0n TIE bricks az
The street on Seventh street on Fri.
day moruin. and sustained hard
fail lt was thought a. FIRST from tho
way the horse FELL that 10 had broken
one Of ifs leEE. but fortunately such
was nor the case. and only a few
scratches we're the extent of the .n.
ilries received b. The horse
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-08-15

me kitchen cabinet. which wac
..akf1 from The Photograph Art eaf
l"rF m N d f.rrNrr several werts
.-o ana Iosi t0 rho people of Weus.
found 'hIH morning resting
Don Do came f0 fIH work Orf. frr
fnir6f wfr there evidence fr.r
.lnr who took NO. became rqrar.rrla
.IIs'r end wished fo ease thrI- Ir.
ward selves 10 the knawIng fear fhsre
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-08-15
Appropriation Estimates
For Year Ending June 30, 1915

S.stisa.s ~" a e'''''' % ''- GU q Nh"e"ns
h-.-h esaaits
sil ~ .Heen nsutzD.lty.
fror e. sa
d
ari ~
90 d. other
Pa abs Year
81 fsr aln1as aosarr-
ascs.s.rr
ahso.nd tasHt itnarsd sEytsht
ss. $ ss. 81. s -, &c. ne all i'
20 te
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-08-15

'omins out Of the house last even.
Ing about e 100 o'clock Jssp.r Potts
came almost face fu face with TAN
man under the Erapt arbor in the
rear OF hi- home af tho corner OF
Fourth and Charles street The sur.
prise OF each man was such that npi.
lher moved Tor q minute Then Mr
Ioli- called f0 h.s daughter Luna 10
come out and told her there was a
man under 'le aaTbOT and fu watch
him for minute Nr Potts mon
went into bis house and rot his De-.
Oliver and when he returned th. man
nad skunk alouE tho arbor iu tho dark
ness and was almost out of tho ya-d
Nr Pott- went after him aud fred
TWO shots at him. buf 500 Tar a. known
neither shot took effect
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-08-15

SATURDAY eyerirr q recert,cr ~tll -
heid for TIE neely married couple AZ
The Nnttre oo1 hCme in Ruralo Dis
tr.ct tnat AL D. a ~rl attended AZ.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-08-15

Austin Ciyde hayncs. Green orisa
Socniy, Va. Va. sara kathrSa Fuitou,
Wells burg
Colin MclAy. cecil Pa. Genic Craw-
ford. Biossburg. Pa
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-08-15
ONE q ONE q ONE

efal men heard the young man scream
a. he iell the distance and rushed 20
his assistance He received a heavy
shock and was stunned for several
minutes but was sull conscious and
was taken into the Mlller home and
Drs Harden and Dare summoned
and upon examination found there
had been no bones broken. the only
marks OF the fall being on his left
arm and several other bruises show
cd that be fell nn his left side. but
no bones were broken. which b. a
miracle
81 noon he was beginning 10 come
around again and o. uuw resting easy.
altnough he viii likely be- confined 10
his bed Tor few DAYS but the al.
tending physicians think there will
De- no serious result of the fall
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-08-15

In order that they may sleep in peace
without the troublesome thoughts
produced by their evil actions When
the cabinet was taken 10 was taken
from the back entrance Of the store
II was returned in a more honorable
way, through the front door.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-08-15


\ serious accident bsfell Haldin
hlllman, younE man. this morning
when he tell from the roof OF the
Ieetcrs property on High street
allEhting on brick walk Hillman.
who has been working for j. NJ Char
mock. the timer. for several DAYS
past. was helping Irwin Charnock
paint The roof OF the double house OF
charles lceteTs. located on High
street directly across from the new
First ward school when at 1920
o clock this morning be- slipped one
place un the roof which he had
painted and fell on. there being no
way Tor him 90 stop the fall
He had been working on the up
per side OF the double house which
is occupied by VIII Miller. while Char
mock vas worklnE on the lower side
iharnock heard him yell as be fell
ana climbed on the roof 90 see him
living ON the hTtrk uaNsrn.rf g..
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-14

Mrs. CluttOn and John Pels, of Dem
yer, are visiting their sister Mrs.
Charles A Fox, on Myrtle avenue.
Lewis ". Vlect obtained a marriage
license yesterday at the county clerks
office to wed Miss Margarita Ramsey.
Conductor Stockwell and brakeman
C. Farmer went to Sanderson yesterday
to bring out another Raymond Whit
comb excursion.
THE navigable Rio Grande" has to-
tally disappeared from the place where
1t is supposed to be, except a few pools.
and people are walking across its dry
bed
Hon. Joseph FIory, railroad commits
sioner and the next Republican. gov
ernor of the state of Missouri was in
the city yesterday. During his stay
here Mr.. Flory was the guest of his
old friend, collector Moses Dillon.
Miss Dorothy BOWman's recital prom
1ses to be quite an event socially Miss
Mae Heath, the charming and gifted
sister of assistant postmaster general
Perry Heath. viii sing two numbers.
Mrs. !. VI. Turner will assist with
violin obligato
El PasO is threatened with a change
from the warm. midsummer weather
which it is enjoying. Weather Observer
Lane received a dispatch from chief
Moore Of the weather bureau. contain
ing the warning that the temperature
in northern Texas and northern New
Mexico would fall 20 degrees in the
next 56 hours.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-14
Oregon Is IS Years Old
"OregOn Country First Seen by Capt.
Gray IN 1892, Entered Union as
n State HALF Century Ago.
By Rev ThOs. B. >SregOry "
CONTROVERSY Of more than halt

CONTROVERSY Of more than half
n a century's duration was brought
4 to a glorious close when, s.
years ago today. oregon took her proud
place in the sisterhood OF the union
Full of interest, and at times very
thrilling, is the story Of the"Oregon
country" as it was called in the early
days
In 1892 Capt Robert Gray discovered
the Columbia river, naming the mighty
stream after the good ship in which
he made the discovery. It should be
said right here that Capt Gray had al
ready achieved memorable results In
1897 he sailed from Boston in the ship
Washington for the purpose Of trading
with the natives Of the northwest and
returned in 1890 by way OF China, being
thus the first man to carry the Ameri-
can flag around the globe
OF course, after Capt cray had dis
covered the Columbia, England was
obliged to have it discovered" by one
of her captains, and the great eOntro-
versy between the two countries over
the Oregon country was not terminated
until 1912, when Uncle Sam won out IN
the famous "AshburtOn treaty. so ABLY
For a Ions time the American people
were bhssfully ignorant Of the splendid
region that had come to them. In $50
the first house was built in Oregon, anq
year later John Jacob Aston founded
astoria In 1888 he MethOdists esta1-
lished mission in the Willamette VAL
ley In 1886 Dr. Whitman and the Rev
II. H. SpaldinE, with their families, went
out from Missouri the two women De
ing the first white women to cross the
Rocky mountains. So late as 1872 the
white people in the vast region OF more
than 100000 square miles numbered
only 24O.
About that time DR.. Whitman made
his memorable trip east, returning IN
1913 with 1000 settlers, when pro-
vistOna1 government was organized.
Still the ignorance and indifference OF
the east held on and it is no exaggera-
ton to say that but for Thomas IL
Benton and Whitman, with two OF three
others, the Oregon country would have
been allowed to go by default The
leading men in the nation declared
that the Columbia river region vas
worthless, to begin with, and that Il
was too far away for sensible people 70
trouble themselves about.
But Benton stuck to his task, GYMS
the men at Washington no rest day OF
night. and finally the great deal was
closed by which the magnificent ter
ritOry was coded to the United states
to have and to hold forever.
(Articles by this noted wT1ter are reg
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