Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, July 24, 1903, Image 2

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    'oIK County Observer
J. C. HAYTER,
ICDITOrt AND PUBUSHSai.
Published Weekly et One Dollar per
Strictly In Advance.
Yeai
DALLAS, ORKliON, JULY 24, 1903,
The way to build up Dallas is to pat
ronize Dallas people.
AN EFFECTUAL LAW
If the new law for the collection
of taxes is working as well in other
counties as it is in Polk county,
there will be no desire in any quar
ter for its repeal. Its provisions
are just and equitable, and work a
hardship on no one. The rebate
plan is popular, and the heavy tax
payers, almost without exception,
as well as many of the smaller
ones, avail themselves of its bene
fits. Sheriff Ford informs us that
fully 75 per cent of the taxpayers
pay within the time limit, in order
to get the rebate, while only 25 per
cent allow their taxes to become
delinquent and pay the penalty
and interest. The following figures
show how the rebate plan has stim
ulated collections in the last two
years:
In 1901, the amount of taxes
collected on the 1900 roll up to
July 1 was only $45,796.87. Al
though this was considered by
everyone to be diligent collecting,
there was still a balance on the
roll of over $40,000, which had to
be collected later in the year. On
July 1, 1902, the collections on the
1901 roll amounted to $87,200.66;
or nearly double the amount col
lected up to the same day of the
preceding year. On July 1, 1903
the collections on the 1902 roll had
reached the enormous sum of $90,
960.92, leaving only $16,000 lo be
collected.
The new tax law is an effective
measure, and under its workings
all the counties in the state find
themselves in a more prosperous
financial condition than ever be
for. The last Legislature acted
wiseJy in making no materia
changes in its provisions.
In another column, County Treas
urer E. V. Dalton issues a call for
all unpaid Polk county warrants
up lo June 7, 1902. The county
has been steadily gaining on its in
debtedness for the last three years,
and is now only 13 months behind
in the payment of its warrants
The total indebtedness of the coun
ty July 1 was $32,750. Five years
ago the outstanding indebtedness
was nearly $100,000. Since that
time a $45,000 court house has been
built and paid for; many new
bridges have been built; others, in
cluding the big steel bridge at Sa
lem, have been repaired, and more
substantial road improvements
have been made than ever before
in a like period of time in the
county's history. Notwithstanding
all of this heavy expense, the old
indebtedness has been steadily re
duced, and in another year or two
will be wiped out entirely. Polk
county's finances are in good shape.
Frank C. Baker, formerly for
eight years State Printer of Oregon,
and prominent in political affairs
of the state, was elected chairman
of the Republican State Central
Committee, to succeed W. F. Mat
thews, now U. S. Marshal for Ore
gon, who tendered his resignation
July 1. The meeting of the state
committee at Portland, for the pur
pose of filling the vacancy, was not
largely attended, there being no
contest. Mr. Baker is an ardent
Republican, and his election meets
the general approval of the party
throughout the state.
Polk is the only county in Ore
gon in which every public school
icacher employed takes a school
journal. A worthy distinction.
Salem Statesman.
General Debility
Day In and out there Is that fei'lln; ol
weakness that makes a burden of itsci..
Food dot's not strengthen.
fcloep dtx'8 not refresh.
It Is hnrd to do, hard to bear, what
: hoald be easy, vitality Is on the ebb, cud
.be whole system suffers.
For this condition take
Hood's Sarsaparilla
It vitalizes the blood, c'vea vlror and tore
to 1 ilia organs and functions, und Is
positively unequalled for all run-down or
POLK COUNTY SCHOOLS
Prosperous Showing Made by Super
intendent's Report.
C. L. Starr, School Superintendent
of Polk County, filed his annual re
port for 1902-03 in the office of Super
intendent of Public Instruction J. H.
Ackerman, Friday.
The report shows several interest
ting details, some of the figures being
as follows: The number of persons
between the ages of 4 and 20 years re
siding in the county at the time of the
report was 3408, a gain of 106 over last
year. The number of pupils enrolled
on the school registers is 2474, with
2772 for the year previous. The num
ber of teachers employed during the
year was 86, being 63 less than last
year. The number of teachers hold
ing institute attendance was 84, a gain
of two over the previous report. Num
ber of applicants examined for teach
ers' certificates during the year, 45,
and the number being unsuc
cessful was 4. Every teacher em
ployed In the county takes an
educational journal. The num
ber of persons not attending
any school has decreased from 643 to
506. The average daily attendance
decreased from 1754 to 1600, and the
number of months taught from 8 3-3
to 7. The r umber of legal voters re
mains the same, 2200. There are 65
school houses in the district, none
having been built during the year.
During the year one county and five
local institutes held. There are
now 3481 library books on hand, 231
having been purchased during the
year. Uasn on nana, June 10, lauis,
$3451.76. Received during the year
from all sources, $43,201.02. The to
tal disbursements, including $27,175.-
65 was $39,229.76. Total cash now on
hand $3971.26. The report for 1902
showed $48,271.07 as having been re
ceived, and $44,819.31 as the expend
itures. The value of school houses
and grounds is estimated at $60,650,
and of the furniture and apparatus,
$12,000, with $30,200 insurance car
ried. The average monthly salary
paid the teachers is increased $2 on
both males and females, being $45
for males teachers, and $35 for female
teachers.
TO BUILD DORMITORY
Oddfellows Will Spend $4000 on Ad
dition to Home.
Mrs. D. M. Metzgor returned home
this week from Portland, where she
attended a meeting of the board of
trustees of the Oddfellows' Home of
which organization she is secretary.
The board decided to build a dormi
tory, or annex, to the Home, near
Kenilworth, and it is expected that
the contract will be let and work
started on the new building by Aug
ust 10. Sunday's Oregonian says:
"The board of trustees, W. T. Wil
liamson, chairman, held a meeting in
this city In which all the members
were present. It was then decided to
advertise for bids for the erection of
the buildings according to the plans
that had been drawn up.
"The new building will more than
double the capacity of the Home, and
will provide 24 new rooms. The cost
of the annex will be about $1000, out
side of the furnishings, which will
likely be supplied by the Oddfellow
and Eebekah lodges throughout the
state. The present building was pro
vided for and the rooms furnished In
this way. Many of the lodges have
already commenced getting together
a fund for that purpose. It is hard
ly probable that the rooms in the an
nex will be furnished so elaborately
as in the main building. There was
a rivalry then as to which lodge
should provide the handsomest fur
niture. "The new annex will be an attrac
tive structure. It will be two stories
high with full basement. It has been
planned for the comfort and conven
ience of the wards of the order."
RESCUES DROWNING BOY.
Frank Rowell Pulls Fred
Fisher Out
Dead
of LaCreole More
Than Alive.
Frod Fisher, the 8-year-old son of 0.
L. Fisher, was almost drowned while
swimming with a crowd of small boys
In a mill pond above town, last Satur
day afternoon. While running back
and forth on the apron of the dam he
lost his footing and slipped down the
steep incline into the deep pool below.
His youngoompanions were unable to
rescue him from his perilous position,
but their lusty cries for help attracted
the attention of Frank Rowell, who
happened along on his way home,
west of town. By this time the Fisher
boy had sunk out of sight for the
third time.
Mr. Rowell lost no time in reaching
the point of the dam where the boy
went to the bottom, dove headforemost
Into the water and brought the boy to
the surface and then to the bank. The
little fellow appeared to be lifeless.but
prompt measures were taken to resus
citate him, and after roiling him
around, standing him on his head and
getting a couple of gallons of water
out of him, he was taken home, none
the worse for wear, apparently.
It is in decidedly good form for a
boy to learn how to swim, especially
in this state where there are so many
streams, but when deep water is re
sorted to by small boys a grown per
son and a good swimmer should be
one of the bathing party. Brave men
like Frank Rowell do not happeu
around every time somebody's white
haired darling boy is flying the dis
tress flag.
f o-To- isac for Tittj Crct.
Guaranteed tonacoo bsblt cur, makes veak
Ml swot, binvi pur fc ti. Ail Oruct
I wrote to Doctor
Pierce, who sent me
a very kind letter
and advised me."
Thousands of weak and sick women
can trace the beginning of a new life of
perfect health to that letter written to
Dr. Pierce.
Sick and ailing women are invited to
consult Dr. Pierce, by letter, free. All
correspondence held as strictly private
and sacredly confidential. Address Dr.
R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription cures
weak and aching backs, headaches, nerv
ousness and other womanly ailments by
curing the womanly diseases which cause
them.
"In the spring- of 1900 I became very ill,
writes Mrs. Alviena ScholU, of Lake Washing
ton, Lesueur Co., Minn., my back was very
v atiri afhfA Rn that T could do no work at
all, so I was obliged to take to my bed. I felt a
constant desire to urinate and the pains in
abdomen were almdst unbearable. I wrote to
Dr. Pierce, who sent me a very kind letter, and
advised me to take his Favorite Prescription 1
and 'Golden Medical Discovery.' I took six
bottles of each and am a well woman now. I
cannot say enough in favor of Dr. Pierce's
medicines. "
"Favorite Prescription" makes weak
women strong, sick women well. Accept
no substitute for the medicine which
works wonders for weak women.
Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are the
most desirable laxative for delicate
women.
COURT HOUSE NOTES
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
TJ W Beeman et ux to W E Gilbert,
lot 5. block 2, Leven's LaCreole Hd
add to Dallas, $700.
Hiram Woodbury to J A Soesby et
al, 160 acres, 1 8 s, r 8 w, $1000.
Sarah and James Helmick et al to
W N McLaughlin, 42 acres, t 9 s, r 4
W, $500.
H S Montgomery et uxto Salem,
Falls City & Western Ry Co tracts in
Falls City $170.50.
W 0 Brown to D F Wagner, 39.38
acres, 1 7 s. r 3 w, $35.
D F Wagner et ux to Carey F Mar
tin, 39.38 acres, 1 7 s, r 3 w, $100.
W E Gilbert et ux to Oliver S
Stump, lot 5, block 2, Leven's LaCreole
Hd add to Dallas, $700.
William Chapman et ux to J S Ful
ler, 5 acres, t 8 s, r 5 w, $500.
Dallas City Bank to Matilda Seth,
lot 4, block 19, Ellis' add to Dallas,
$70.
E Murdock et ux to Matilda Seth.
lot 5, block 19, Ellis' add to Dallas,
$80.
J S Combs et ux toEA Babcock
169.10 acres, 1 6 s, r 4 w, $1600.
W N McLaughlin et ux to W P
Bevens, 20 acres, 1 9 s, r 4 w, $600.
George Buckner to Willard Bern
ard, lot A block 4, Burley Fruit
Farms, $675.
H A Thomas et ux to Lachele & El
bert, 9 acres, 1 7 s, r 3 w, $450.
Keller & Nehrbas toLuckiamute
Flouring Mills, tracts in 1 9 s, r 5 w,
and flouring mill $10,000.
Ed VanPelt et ux to W H Moyer 17.-
433 square feet, 1 8 s, r 5 w, $80.
J M Wise et ux to D L Keyt, 82.67
acres, 1 6 s, r 5 w, $1900.
Scott Leavitt to Hazel J Courter lot
6, block K, Falls City, $35.
PROBATE.
Estate of R L Skinner, deceased-
sale of real estate confirmed.
Guardianship of Viva L. Courter, a
minor petition for sale of real estate
at private sale set for hearing Mon
day, August 17,
Estate of John Ellis, deceased in
ventory and approvement filed and
approved; exempt personal proprrty
set aside to widow.
Guardianship of R L Willis and
Katherine Willis, minors petition for
sale of real estate filed ; ordered that
citation issue, returnable August 22,
1903, at 10 o'clock a. m.
SKULL WAS CRUSHED
Joseph Guthrie the Victim of a Ter,
rible Accident at Falls City.
Joseph Guthrie met with an accident
Wednesday afternoon that will prob
ably cost him his life. He was help
ing to operate the carriage in the
Watkins mill, near Falls City, and
was working between two large logs
on the deck, alongside the carriage,
when the sawyer pulled the lever that
operates the log-moving machinery,
and the two logs were brought together
with terrifflc force and in such a way
as to catch young Guthrie between
them and crush his skull. When the
logs began to move, he started to run,
and probably would have escaped
unhurt, had he not fallen into a hole
in the deck from which he could not
extricate himself. He was conscious
when taken from beneath the logs.but
was jammed and bruised about the
head and shoulders. Dr. McCallon
was summoned from Dallas, and has
been with him almost constantly for
the past 36 hours. The injuries are
of a very serious nature, and it is not
believed that he can possibly recover.
He is a son of D. M. Guthrie, and is
about 30 years of age.
Pays for the OBSERVER
and the Weekly Oregonian
one year. In order to take
advantage of this liberal
offer, your subscription to the Obskrvbb
must b paid up to date. Xow is tta
time to tabtcribe.
LIS
ALL OFFICERS RE-ELECTED
Dallas City Bank Declares Semi-An-Annual
Dividend of Five Per
Cent.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Dallas City Bank was
held in the Bank parlors, Saturday
afternoon. The old officers were all
re-elected, as follows : R. C. Craven,
president; R. E. Williams, cashier;
W. G. Vassall, assistant cashier.
Joseph Craven is retained as book
keeper. A 5 per cent semi-annual
dividend was declared. The business
of the bank is In a most satisfactory
condition. -
During the year just past, the bank
has been provided .with new furniture
and fixtures throughout, and is one of
the neatest institutions of the kind in
Oregon. R. E. Williams, the cashier,
has been connected with the bank for
the last fourteen years, and from a
small beginning has seen its business
grow until it is now conceded by every
one to be one of the most solid finan
cial institutions itt , the state. The
Bemi-annual dividend of 5 per cent is
of significance In two ways in the
the first place it is gilt edge assurance
that the Dallas City Bank is
managed -by very capable men
and in the second, place it proves
that the people f in and near
Dallas are prosperous to a marked
degree. Under sucb circumstances
the directors are ;to be congratulated
upon their action, last Saturday, when
they voted in favor of retaining for
anothor year the services of the old
officers.
WINS FAME AS ARCHITECT.
Edward T. Foutkes Home Before
Starting on Two Years of
Travel.
Edward T. Foulkes, son of Mr. and
Mrs. R. Foulkes, of 821 First street,
returned to Portland Saturday for a
short visit. Mr. Foulkes is a gradu
ate of the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, and was recently awarded
the Rotch traveling scholarship as the
result of the architectural competitions
held in Boston. This scholarship
grants him annually $1,000 for two
years to be expended in foreign travel
and study. Since his graduation from
the Portland High School Mr. Foulkes
has taken up the study of architecture
with marked success and ability, and
the winning of the Rotch scholarship
is a coveted honor in his profession.
Recently he has been employed in the
offices of Carrere & Hastings, the
well known New York architects.
Mr. Foulkes will commence his
studies in Europe about September 1,
and he plans to go from Portland by
way of China, Japan and llndia. He
will spend the winters in Paris and the
summers In Italy. Oregonian.
Mr. Foulkes is a nephew of Morris
Jones, of this city, and spent his boy
hood days at Oakdale and Monmouth,
in Polk county.
lust About Bedtime.
take a Little Early Riser it will cure
constipation, biliousness and liver
troubles. DeWitt's Little Early Risers
are different from other pills. They
do not gripe and break down the
mucous membranes of the stomach,
liver and bowels, but cure by gently
arousing the secretions and giving
strength to these organs. For sale
by Belt & Cherrington:
Shingles For Sale.
First-class red cedar shingles
for
sale.
A. Shultz,
Dallas, Oregon.
A. M. Ayers and family have re
moved from Lacomb to Dallas,
Polk county. Lebanon Express.
BRIGHT'S DISEASE.
The largest sum ever paid for a pre
scription, changed hands in San Fran
cisco, August SO, 1901. The transfer in
volved in coin and stock $112,500.00 and
was paid by a party of business men for
a specific for Bright's Disease and Dia
betes, hitherto incurable diseases.
They commenced the serious investi
gation of the specific Nov. 15, 1900.
They interviewed scores of the cured
and tried it out on its merits by putting
over three dozen cases on Urn treatment
and watching them. They also got phy
sicians to name chronic, incurable cases,
and administered it with the physicians
for judges. Up to Aug.. 25, ejghty-seyen
per cent of the test cases were either
well or progressing favorably,
There being but thirteen per cent of
failures, the parties were satisfied and
closed the transaction. The proceedings
of the investigating committee and the
clinical reports of the test cases were
published and will be mailed free on ap
plication. Address John J. Fultoh
Company, 420 Montgomery St., San
Francisco, C&l.
nz
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Dyspepsia Curo
Digests what you eat
This preparation contains all of t&
digestants and digests ail kinds of
food, ltgivesinstantrelief and never
fails to cure. It allows you to eat all
the food you want. The most sencitiva
stomachs can take it. By its use many
thousands of dyspeptics have been
cured after everything else failed. It
prevents format ion of gas on the stom
ach, relieving all distress after eating.
Dieting unnecessary. Pleasant to take.
If can't help
but da you good
PrpredonljrbT EU Pit V irr & Co., t hic(TO
1u it. boultt cbcteins a uiuesliM5oa. sua.
BELT & CHERRINGTON
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FOUR
Bargains-
-FIRST: '
General Merchandis0 Store to
trade for a first-class, up-to-date
farm, worth .$15,000 or up.
Will give or take difference.
SECOND:
160 acre farm, Well improved,
and located on the coast, to
trade for a valley farm. Will
give or take difference.
THIRD:
3 good farms to rent, one cash
rent, others grain rent.
FOURTH:
Good farm for sale at $15 per
acre.
FOB PARTICULARS ADDRESS
Cooper & Hurley
REAL ESTATE OFFICE
Independence,
Oregon
I
a woman is in love,
That's Her Business.
If a man is in love,
That's His Business.
But if they are both in love,
and want a wedding ring,
That's My Business!
C. H. MORRIS,
JEWELER and
OPTICIAN
Legal blanks for sale at this
office.
11' IB
Biggest Bars
In Town For
A Nickel..
You can't afford
to buy elsewhere
Main St., Dallas, Ore.
A Vacation and a
should go together
You can have your Vaca
tion as soon as you get your
Kodak of
PFENNIG
JEWELER & OPTICIAN
Wilson Block, Dallas
HARNESS AfiD
SADDLES.
I have juat received a Fine New Stock
of Harness and Saddles and invite you
to call and examine them as to style,
workmanship and price. I have the
finest line of saddles ever shown in Polk
county. They are strictly "down-to-date"
in every respect.
HORSE BLANKETS
A big assortment prices according to
quality all fitted with "Double Sur
cingles," a new feature which every
horseman will readily appreciate. Come
and see them.
HAKXESS OIL, Best Grade,
WHIPS and ROBES.
Frank A. Stiles
MAIN ST.. DALLAS, ORE.
KODAK
hss stooi the test 25 yesrs. Averse Annssl Sales ever Ona czi a Iklt Ica
1 fcot&s Does tills record
Skirt Waists,
W ,vm 00iG9 TWtii-r nrn!
Slimmer lrcss Croods
and the like are going to be sold and out of the way
before memoie
Do you want your
share of these?
A
Tkat prices cut no figure.
In a case like tkis it is not
34 cents and up
We are going
to sell them
Main
DALLAS
yANOitSDEL, Hayes & Co.
IReal
YOU WILL FIND IT TO
YOUR ADVANTAGE TO LIST YOUR
PROPERTY WITH U8.
MS1 1, (upstairs) Wilson Building:. Dallas, Ore.
AGNER
CARRY A COMPLETE LINE OF '
Single Shovel Plows, Double Shovel Plows, Wing Shovel
Plows, Five-Tooth Cultivators, Disc Cultivators, Peg Tooth
Harrows, Spring Tooth Harrows, Disc Harrows, reversible
with Extension Head. :::::::::::::
All kinds of Plows, Harrows, Cultivators and everything needed to
cultivate a hopyard or orchard.
rAI I AC HDcnnv
CENTRAL MARKET
Haldeman & Murrell, Prop'rs.
FRESH AND SALT MEATS
of All Kinds.
Fish, Game and Chickens
ICE FOR SALE.
o
Farmers will find it to their advantage to
bring us their Poultry and Eggs, as we pay
the highest cash price for same at all times.
EAST SIDE OF HAIN STREET
Dallas, Oregon.
Chill
cf ccrit t;al to yen 7
S & KEYT
Street
OREGON
Estate
FARMS, STOCK RANCHES,
TIMBER LANDS and CITY PROPERTY.
BROS.
Ten
tlo Cere, flat Pay. ' 50c