Polk County observer., February 05, 1909, Image 1

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PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY
VOL. XX
DALLAS, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, FEBRUARY 5, 1909.
NO. 51
Polk.
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and Ham and country
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Next Door To Postoffice Both Phones
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guaranteed to be the best
soft wheat flour in the
Willamette' Valley. Sold
by all grocers in Dallas.
Manufactured solely by
Dallas Flouring Mill
SWEENEY BROS. Props.
Now is the Time
to visit
California
When summer has passed
in these northern states,
the sky is only mild under
the bright blue skies ot
Southern California. This
is one of nature's happy
provisions eternal sum
mer for those who cannot
endure a more severe cli
mate. California has been called
the Mecca of the winter
tourist." Its hotels and
stopping places are as
varied as those of all well
regulated cities. Visitors
can always rind suitable
accommodations, congen
ial companions, and var
ied, pleating recreations.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO.
Will be glad to supply some
very attractive literature,
describing in detail the
many delights of winter in .
California.
Very low round trip excur
sion tickets are on sale to
California.
The rate from Dallas to
Los Angeles and return is
$58.80
Limit six months, allowing
stop-overs in either direc
tion. Similar excursion
rates are in effect to all
California points.
For full Information, sleeping ear restrva
U..U1 and tickets, rail on, Mlcgrtpb or write
I. N. WOODS, Agent. DALLAS
WM. McMURRAV
Cen. f. Aft. Portland, Oregon
DR. ELBERT E. FISHER
Specialist la diseases of ths
Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat
Office, Rooms 12, Over Bush Bank
SALEM . . . OREGOX
M. OLIVE SMITH
teacher of
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correspondence!
MONMOUTH.
Henry Barry, of Airlie, was a Mon
mouth visitor Saturday.
L. M. Hall is able to be about once
more after a short illness.
Joseph Guthrie, of Dallas, visited
his brother, Harvey, Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Miller, of Corvallis,
were visitors in Monmouth this week.
Mrs. J. Moore and daughter, of Seat
tle, are visiting with her sister, Mrs.
J. Tate.
Grandma Herren has practically
recovered from her recent attack of
pleurisy.
Mr. and Mrs. N. Needham, of
Brownsville, are visiting relatives
and friends in Monmouth.
Allen Clark, who has been quite ill
with lagrippe for nearly two weeks, Is
able to be about once more.
E. Griffin, has been appointed city
marshal in the place of the former
holder of that office, who has resigned.
Jesse Yost, of Pedee, was a visitor in
Monmouth, Friday. Mr. Yost is en
gaged in the funning and dairying
business.
Mrs. E. G, Noble, of Hopner, left for
her home Tuesday, after an extended
visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
R. M. Smith.
The parents of little Mada Huber
gave a very pleasant party at their
home Thursday, January 28, in cele
bration of the child's fourth birthday
anniversary.
Nearly all of the graduates of the
mid-year class from the Normal bad
already secured positions to teach
even before they had completed the
school work.
Hon. C. L. Hawley, of McCoy, rep
resentative from Polk county to the
State Legislature, attended the gradu
ating exercises at the Monmouth Nor
mal School, Monday night.
The Fraternal Union held its initia
tion exercises and installation of offi
cers Tuesday evening. After the close
of the business session, a banquet was
served and a pleasant social time was
spent.
Henry Robertson's team became
frightened and ran away a few days
ago. Tbey were stopped before they
bad gone more than four blocks, how
ever, the damage to the rig being
only slight.
The five-year-old son of Mr.' and
Mrs. J. Tate met with a very painful
accident recently, a needle with which
be was playing being thrust Into bis
knee and broken off. An operation
was necessary to extract the bit of
steel, but the child ia getting along
nicely.
EOLA.
Mrs. Chris Ramsyer.of West Salem,
visited in Eola last Tuesday.
G. M. Steward is recovering rapidly
from his recent severe illness.
H. B. Bropby Is building a great
deal of new wire fencing lately.
Miss Mary Sheridan, ot Salem, vis
ited hersister, Mrs. Ferguson, Sunday.
R. H. Haviland and son. Chappie,
were visitors In this vicinity last week.
Mrs. John Holmes and daughter,
Mrs. Gosier, visited in Eola last week.
The Rev. Hotchkiss, of Salem will
preach in Eola next Sunday at 8:30
p. m.
Mrs. O. G. Savage and son, Clyde,
are visltlog their many friends In this
vicinity.
Mr. and Mrs. Pryor Robertson, of
Turner, visited relatives In this vicin
ity Monday.
Thomas Hoimao has been confined
to bis home for some time with an at
tack of lagrippe.
A. O. Brown lost a very valuable
mare recently, her death being caused
by blood poisoning.
Th. nrment term of school In this
district will be the shortest we have
bad. lasting only six mooths. The
school w!U close in about two months.
Mrs. Lftn Howard, or West Salem,
bas returned from an extended Tlt
with her parent, Mr. and Mrs. Gardi
ner, of Forest Grove. The Gardiner
were formerly residents of this county
having lived on the Cass Riggs place.
Property owners In this neighbor
hood are making preparations to
commence the work of the season's
spraying in their orchards. It is
hoped that the county fruit inspector
will be able to cover his whole terri
tory and make sure that the work is
done in a thorough manner.
B. I. Ferguson is meeting with such
a demand foreggs from his thorough
bred Rhode Island Reds that he will
have all that he can do to keep the
orders filled that are coming in. He
already has several orders booked for
Incubator lots and single settings and
be has already furnished a number
of incubator lots.
FALLS CITY.
(Falls City News.)
J. O. French was a Dallas visitor
Saturday.
Mrs. J. C. Talbott Is visiting friends
and relatives in Portland this week.
Mrs. Singleton has returned from
Portland after a weeks visit with rel
atives and friends.
Mrs. J. M. Card and daughter vis
lied with her sister, Mrs. C. F. French,
Saturday and Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Cook and daughter
who have been visiting friends in
Sheridan returned home Thursday.
Mrs. W. W. Chapell and family
have moved to Portland where Messrs.
Chappell and Matthews are in busi
ness. Miss Mabel Packard, of Portland,
returned home the first of the week
after visiting her sister, Mrs. W. T.
Grier.
The mills In this city resumed oper
ations Monday. The camps and mills
in this vicinity had been closed al
most continuously since Christmas.
Wm, Fredrlckson had his house
hold goods taken to his ranch in the
Tillamook country the last of the
week. He is moving onto the ranch
that he recently bought of Chappell
& Matthews
While out hunting last Saturday
Frank Inman accidontly shot himself
through the wrist with a shotgun. He
came to town at once and the wound
was dressed. It is not thought that
he will loose his hand though the
wound is a serious one.
BRIDGEPORT.
Leslie Locke visited his sister, Ethel,
at Buena Vista last week.
Walter Bird has moved his home to
the Teats farm near here.
Miss Lulu Locke, of Dallas, visited
last Sunday with her parents at this
place.
Miss Laverne Burns returned last
week from a visit with relatives in
Portland.
I. F. Yoakum and Frank Laws
were out from Dallas Wednesday on
a business visit.
Clarence Bursell returned last week
from a few days' visit with bis par
ents near Silverton.
Mrs. Frank Knoll is home once
more after a visit of several weeks
with her parents near Oregon City.
The macadam roads in this district
have stood the heavy traffio during
the winter season excellently so far.
Fox hunting has been a popular and
successful form of sport among the
young men and boys of this neighbor
hood lately.
The Rev. M. B. Young, of Dallas,
preached at Bridgeport, Sunday. A
Sunday school was organlnlzed and
officers elected for the ensuing year.
INDEPENDENCE.
F. S. Nelson was a Portland visitor
this week.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Whitney visited In
Dallas, Sunday.
W. C. Butler spent several days In
Portland last week.
H. E. Wagoner returned to bis home
in Portland, Friday.
Mrs. Clarence Ireland, of Portland,
is visiting relatives here.
Miss Opal McDevItt returned from
a visit In Portland the last of the week.
Mr. and Mrs.. George Ruef visited
relative In Salem, Saturday and Sun
day.
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Bohannon have
returned from a week's visit In Port
land and Astoria.
Mrs. Charles McDevItt, of Dallas,
visited at the borne of ber daughter,
Mrs. George Con key, last week.
Mrs. P. M. Kirklaod entertained the
ladies' 500 Club at her home Wednes
day afternoon. Prize were awarded
and dainty refreshments served after
the game.
A number of the members of the
local Knigbu or Pytbias lodge paid
the Salem lodge a visit Tuesday even
ing, the launch "Independence" being
chartered for the occasion.
BIEY4 VISTA.
R. L. Hall was a business visitor in
Salem. Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Hall visited In
Corvallis last week.
David Black baa moved into Euro a
Vista from his farm on the bottom
land near here.
Forty-five cents a bushel is being
offered for oats in this vicinity.
Revival services were commenced In
the Evangelical church here Sunday.
William Murphy shipped four tons
of prunes to Portland, Friday, by boat,
for which he received 4 cents a pound.
A new bridge is being built across
the ditch going to the ferry, the fill
having been washed out by the recent
high water.
Mrs. Polly bas purchased the old
hotel site from the Whitman heirs.
She will have the old structure torn
down and a new residence erected on
the lot.
Miss Belche, who has been quite ill
here, was moved to ber home in Mon
mouth, Saturday. Reports from that
place say that she stood the hard trip
very well, considering her weak condition.
AIRLIE.
An excellent musical recital was
given at the Airlie Hall, Saturday, by
the local students of the American
School of Music. A large audience
was present and the work of the
musicians was highly appreciated.
The program was as follows: Piano
solo. Miss Blanche McKinney; violin
solo, A. G. Wlntersteln ; organ solo,
Miss Hattie Atwater; violin solo,
Frank McCurdy; piano solo, Mrs.
Flora McCurdy; organ solos, Miss
Alice Muhleman, Miss Leota Lewis
and Miss Bessie Hoisington ; violin
solo, Frank McCurdy; piano duett,
Misses Lewis and McKinney; violin
solo, Robert Story ; piano solos, Miss
Hazel Cosgrove and Mrs. Flora Mc
Curdy. After the program a pleasant
dance was given, music being fur
nished by Mr. and Mrs. McCurdy,
field manager and secretary of the
school.
BALLSTON.
Mrs. F. W. Roy Is quite ill.
Wesley Greene was a Portland visi
tor over Sunday.
Mr. Briedwell, of McMinnvIlle, was
in Ballston, Monday, on business.
Mrs. N. M. Conner visited relatives
in Portland, Friday and Saturday.
Miss Gladys Chandler, of Sheridan,
visited friends in Ballston, Wednes
day. Mrs. Ada Forack, of Oklahoma, Is
visiting at the home of her brother-in-law,
M. F. Hall.
Sam Dunn, of Portland, has been
visiting at the home of his brother-in-law,
Frank Kimsey.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Davidson re
turned Sunday night from a visit of
several days with relatives in Port
land. PEDEE.
Frank Ray went to Airlie last week
on business.
Mr. Shaffer made a business visit
to Airlie last week.
O. Oleman spent Sunday at the
home of Clarence Irwin.
Mrs. Nan Braun Is working at the
home of Mrs. Lewis Ritner.
. D. N. Turner and S. Bush were up
in this vicinity from the Airlie neigh
borhood last Sunday.
The remains ot Mr. Long, who died
In Corvallis recently from an attack
of pneumonia, were buried In the
Kings Valley cemetery, Wednesday.
Mr. Long was for a long time a resi
dent in this neighborhood. He Is sur
vived by only one of his children,
Mrs. Bevens, of Corvallis, with whom
he was staying at the time of bis
death.
PLAN UNION HIGH SCHOOL
Four Districts Beside Monmouth And
Independence Will Unite In
The Movement.
The joint committee recently ap
pointed to consider the proposal to
establish a union high school for In
dependence and Monmouth bas Just
recently Died It report and the mat
ter I now assuming a definite form.
The territory which the school I
supposed to draw its support from will
comprise not only Monmouth and In
pendence, but also the four district
adjoining and the site selected by the
committee Is on the motor line and the
county road about half way between
tbe two cities, the most nearly central
location that could be decided upon.
Tbe vote on the proposed plan will
be taken at annual school meetings or
district Involved next Jane. Tbe
school, ir established, will be tbe
strongest union high school of Ore
gon and the popular aentimeot In
that vicinity I strongly In favor of It
An option ba been taken on ten
acre of land for the site and tbe In
tention I to erect a substantial and
modern building with ample room to
allow for a large growth or atten
dance. In esse to people decide favor
ably on the question of establishing
such a school at tbe June school
meetings.
Recreation, entertainment and ex
ercise get on tbe rollers at tbe Colos-sr-ara
rink Saturday night.
SHOULD BE PROTECTED
L. Gerlinger Believes Land Grant Suits
Ought Not to Jeopardize
Industrial Interests.
In a statement made recently to the
Oregonian concerning the suit of tbe
United States against the Oregon and
California Railway in the matter of
the railway land grants, L. Ger
linger, of Portland, president of tbe
Salem, Falls City & Western Railway
Company, who has purchased for
himself and the companies he repre
sents, large 'tracts of tbe railroad
land, declares that these purchases
were entirely innocent of Intention or
attempt of fraud. He says that the
sales of timber land to lumber com
panies has developed a great industry,
one which should by all means be
protected and that the government
has itself long recognized the validity
ot the railroads' title to the granted
land, through Its attorneys and land
department. Mr. Gerlinger's state
ment In part is as follows :
"Without attempting the legal ques
tion Involved in the suit of the gov
ernment againt purchases of land in
the railroad grant, there are some feat
ures of a practical nature with which
lam acquainted and to which I de
sire to call attention.
"About two years ago the railroad
company began to refuse to sell any
of the granted lands. This withdrawal
led to complaint by the people of
Oregon and a demand for the forfeit
ure of tbe lands.
"This complaint bas served to call
attention to other matters connected
with the granted lands and has re
sulted In the creation of a situation
calculated to do enormous injury and
work a serious Injustice to the Individ
uals engaged in the lumber industry
of the Western part of the state and
indirectly to the state as a whole.
"For many years the title to all of
these lands was without question. The
purchases thereof were made in good
faith by those interested in the tim
ber lands and in the sawmill indus
try In all parts of the United States.
The people paid their money for tbe
timber, built their mills, logging rail
roads and other appurtenances and
for many years have been building
up their industry until today it furn
ishes employment far more men in
the Willamette valley than any other.
"Whatever the legal presumption
may be regarding innocence or tbe
contrary, as a matter of fact present
holders are innocent. The reason for
that statement Is this: When a cer
tain titles or class of titles bas been
transferred again and again, passed
upon by lawyers, confirmed in every
way possible, and particulary when
the Government as the original paten
tor bas apparently recognized it, no
Individual hesitates to accept such
title.
"These lands In question have been
on the market for nearly 30 years and
patents have been Issued from time to
time. Futhermore, the government
Itself bas accepted these patents : thus
confirming their validity in tbe minds
of the people.
"Tbe Oregonian bas published a
partial list of purchasers of railroad
lands. This list, however, Includes
only the larger purchasers. There
are thousands ot farmers and small
sawmill people who purchased over
160 acres who no doubt are all In
cluded In the suit the government Is
bringing against purchasers in good
faith.
"This will unquestionably result in
great loss to the present holders of
these lands and will tend to retard de
velopement In Western Oregon ts no
one In a milling business, bused
upon these lands, will feel justified In
spending more money or continuing
the development ot them.
"The purchasers of these timber
lands did not profit at all by the pur
chases per se. They paid full value
for them at the time of purchase and
tbey bought them at the market price
and paid the railroad company tbe
money.
"As everyone must be aware, tbe
greater portion of this grant would
not support human life. The only
way It could be kept to use would be
to sell It to the men who would put
sawmill upon It, put in railroads and
perfect a lumber manufacturing enter
prise. "The people of this country consti
tute the government and the pur
asersof these land in question are a
a part of tbe people. They, therefore,
should be protected by tbe government
instead of harassing them In their
enterprise which gives employment
to thousands."
Semester Brgias Aaapktously.
The registration for the second
semester in the Monmouth Normal
School began Monday, many new
name beloff a Med to tbe list of stu
dents. Tbe authorities of the institu
tion profess themselves highly grati
fied with the work of tbe student
during the past semester and predict
that tbe second semester will snow a
marked increase In attendance as
many who will enter have been teach
ing daring tbe Fall months.
lie with th crowd of amusement
seeker. Where? At tb Colosseum
skating rink Saturday eight.
White
SALE
Commencing SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6th we will
place on display at very attractive prices new lines of
Embroideries, Ladies' Muslin
Underwear, India Linens,
NainsooKs, and White Lawns
We are showing a strong line of these goods and our
prices on White Skirts, Corset Covers and Muslin
Gowns will certainly appeal to you. Now is the
time to buy such goods. Remnants in Wool Dress
Goods on sale at One-Half price.
Campbell Hollister
CASH STORE
Electricity for Lighting
Is only expensive to people who are
wasteful and careless. To you, who
are naturally careful, it does not
come high.
It Is economical because It can be quickly turned off wnen not needed.
With gas or kerosene there is the temptation to let light burn when
not needed to save bother of lighting and adjusting. In some homes
the clootrio light bills amount to only oue or two dollars per month.
You can probably get some kind of artificial light for less money
than electric light, but does it save you anything when it limits op
portunities for work and recreation ruins your eyesight smokes
your walls mars decorations and increases household work. You
could probably save a dollar tomorrow by going without your meals
but it wouldn t be economy. It is not so much what you save, but
how you save that counts.
WILLAMETTE VALLEY CO. RATES Residence on meters, per
Kilowatt 15o ; Residence, fiat per month, 16cp 60c. RATES FOR
BUSINESS HOUSES 25c per drop and 6c per Kilowatt up to 10 drops ;
over 10 drops 20o per drop and 6o per Kilowatt up to 40 drops ; over 40
drops 17Jc per drop and 6o per Kilowatt. A drop figures 16cp or loss.
For power rates apply at the oflloe. We are always ready to explain
the "ins and outs of the lighting proposition to you, call on us or
phone to us, we are never to busy to talk business.
Willamette Valley Company
E. W. KEARNS, Manager for Dallas.
Office on Mill street, Just north of the Court House. Phones Boll 421,
Mutual 1297.
The Jacobson
All kinds of hauling promptly done. Spec
ially equipped for the careful moving of fur
niture and pianos.
Phone orders to Belt & Cherrington's Drug Store
Bell, 301 Mutual, 253
BUILDERS ATTENTION
In connection with our Lumber and
Shingle trade we are now handling
LIME , PLASTER, CEMENT. BRICK
and SAND. Lowest possible prices
on all building material.
THE CHAS. 11. SPAULDING LOGGING CO.
MANUfACTUREHS Of fit LUMBM
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BLACK'S STABLES
Having purchased this well-known barn, we so
licit a share of your patronage.
EVERYTHING FIRST-CLASS
Excellent accomodations for commercial men.
STOVVE BROS.
MAIN STREET
TTOT at L1W
Ed. F. Cod,
Office In Courthouse
DALLAS. OREGON
TTOaSET AT LAW
Walter L. Tooze, Jr.
Office Id Wilson Bldg.
DalXaS Oatova
Goods
Transfer Co.
DALLAS, OKLWUN
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DALLAS, ORBOON.
TToanats at l AW.
PlBLEY & EAKI5,
Th only rcllabls set of Abstracts la
Polk county. OAcs a Court St.
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