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VOL. XVIII
PALLATOLK COUNTY, OKEGON, EEBKU All Y 8, ll)07
NO. 43.
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MOVED?
Yes we are now in the
Kirkpatrickbuilding and
ready for business.
llSTEN!
We want to tell you
that we now have a
very complete line
of Wall Paper; that
we are largely in
creasing our furni
ture stock; that we
intend to increase it
more yet; that we
would be glad to
have you call and
see us.
YOU ARE WELCOME
GUY BROS. &
DALTON
Furniture, Wall Paper,
and Carpets. Complete
Hardware stock in connection.
HARDWARE
We will now state
to our patrons that
we are in better
position than ever
to save you money
on your Hardware
Purchases.
There is no denying
the fact that many .
articles have ad
vanced materially.
The greater portion
of them we have
anticipated, and
bought largely on
future delivery, thus
saving a large per
cent. This is your
gain.
We are especially strong
on Building Materials.
If you want a range
do not forget our
Toledo-"The best
the Market affords."
GUY BROS.
Complete stock of Fur
niture in connection. -
Main St. Dallas, Ore.
I POLK COUNTY
Us Past, Present and
g mure.
The f,,llo lnK contribution i from Ule pe
o onco(0roKo.lleHrli(.t.pi,e1arl.8iaUnt
of Itallu, who hu been a keen observer of men
and a close atudcut of events. The Obskrvkb
gla.lly Riven It space, as it contains mud. that
will be of interest not only to pioneers, but to
the many ucople who have come to Polk county
In recent years to make their homes.-Ed.i
(Continued from Last Week.)
This question brings us to the
present in thought, and, without
going into history, wo find that where
once stood the wickyup and the sweat
house of the aboriginal inhabitant,
now stand thriving cities and manu
facturlngtowns, with schools, colleges,
and churches whose spires point
Heavenward and wlose bells pro
claim a civilization second to none in
the world. Some communities may
make a more pretentious show of re
finement than Oregon, but beyond all
doubt the representative citizen of this
commonwealth is a model. He is
conservative, progressive and enter
prising, with the hard-headedness
characteristic of men the world over
who keep business and social con
ditions in balance.
The Oregonian the pioneer, or the
arrival of a more recent date is not
of the Munchausen stripe, neither is
he a plunger, but on the other hand
he is laying the foundation for busi
ness broad and deep. See Oregon's
public schools, her reformatory insti
tutions, churches, colleges, railroads,
and other institutions too numerous
to mention. Of rural schools, on
which the foundations of civilization
rest, it is said that Oregon has, for her
age, perhaps the finest system in the
world the most perfect and universal
of any known country.
Agricultural and horticultural im
provement has also more than kept
pace with other important features in
Oregon's development. Her hills are
covered with orcharda, which bear in
riotous profusion, and the valleys
that once produced only wild grape
are now "deep waving fields and
pastures green, with gentle slopes and
groves between."
The site of the town of Dallas is
perhaps the most changed of any spot
in Polk county. When first seen by
the earliest settlers, the landscape was
a beautiful oak park great spreading
trees, with branches interlacing, and
a velvety carpet of grass, without
weed3 or the semblance of brush or
briars. Every fall the Indians buined
the grass, and these grass fires kept
down the small brusli ana uui not,
iniurethebig timber. There was no
brush in Oregon then, neither in the
mountains, hills nor valleys. All was
grass, grass, and big trees that grew
on the hills and mountains and by
the water courses that led down to the
beautiful Willamette, whoso placid
waters had never been fretted by the
white man's craft, and where no sound
was heard save the plouling of
snlmon. No busy machinery, no
discordant whistles of scorching loco-
mntivps or harvest engines broice ine
entrancing stillness of what seemed to
be a verdant land of eternal rest.
The reader will excuse the writer ior
this return to tne seeuuo
fascinating past, for while we enjoy
the present and desire to be classed
.nn- the m-omoters of all things for
the public and private good, we hope
we may be pardonea u me
of sixty years ago open the very
fountains of the soul and incline us
to linger in the shade of the almos
forgotten past, wim us
i iitina in ft land
scenes ana reuimw., -
fresh from the Omnipotent u u.
not call us a fogy or a mossback, for
while we love Oregon in its past, we
love it more in the present.
The civilization 01 roia - -he
wondered at when one knows
the character of its rounders ; when
. i thp ani fit 01 a iajiuuci
K : a Coionel Ford, together wit
IheEmbrees, Thorps, Grants , the Mc-
Daniels, and others 01 -
Za mlAwl. energetic, conscien-
Thevlaid thefoun-
tious a m - v- - . Do
dation nerewiu. - . ti,
..-nWnr a moment that fa nan
eTsm eveheld sway n, early Oregon
. fwn3 ever more noted
tor no euuuuj - ,
i -irim. ana ine
for ts rengwua -
nominations worked in
harmony in the first campmeet.ngs
,Jnves as well asatthe revivals
held in the settlers' homes.
Lionel Cornelius Gilliam and Col
on Nathaniel Ford, both men of
Pf; -Lh arrived here In charge of a
18.eaCA!I?,l the"fittest"of their
small wg-- . ,fo Thoueh
of a distinctive char-
. m
long trains 01
IS and far apart in their habits
and inclinations, and both born lead
era of men, they were never known to
clash on points relative to the public
good.
Gilliam was a born frontiersman.
Patriotic and a man of war, he came
to Oregon fresh from the Florida war
and had also seen service in the Mor
mon war at Nauvoo and other places.
He was known to be a man without
fear, kind and gentle as a child, ex
ceedingly strong in his friendships,
but just. Hospitality and the relief of
the needy were the ruling passions of
his nature, but as an opponent he was
never to be despised. He had that
characteristic - of being first in war
and first in peace, and was known as
a generous foe, dictating liberal
terms at all times to the conquered
Indian tribes of the Northwest.
Colonel Ford had all the elements
of a leader, He was also hospitable
In a marked degree, and his family
were prominent in the social life of
the county. As a keen politician, he
always carried the day hands down.
The pioneers always relied on "Nat"
Ford as their leader in education and
politics. Always a Democrat and in
war times a Southern sympathizer, as
were many of the pioneers, the greater
number of them having come from
the border or Southern states, Colonel
Ford prided himself on his Virginia
blood. Having held slaves in Vir
ginia and Missouri, he brought sev
eral negroes to uregon. These were
freed by the law forbidding the hold
ing of slaves in the territories.
rersonai sketches or men and wo
men of these times could be multiplied
without number, for characters worthy
of emulation were not wanting. In
fact, as we see it now, every man and
woman of the early '40s was a heroic
character. Certainly every woman
who was a mother was made of more
than ordiaary metal, for the heroism
that braved them to face the trip
across the plains, with all its mater
nal responsibilities, deserves all the
honor that the most prolific pen could
write. It must be conceded by the
most cynical that the brave, good
mothers of those times did as much
for the success of the present genera
tion, with all its comforts and high
civilization, as did the men.
But enough of the past and present
Let us now take a glimpse into the
future, with a firm belief in the great
possibilities not only of this immedi
ate community but of the Willamette
country in general. . '
(Concluded Next Week.)
F. E. B.
We heard a man say the other
morning that the abbreviation for
February Feb. means Freeze every
body, and that man looked frozen In
his ulster. It was apparent that he
needed the kind of warmth that stays,
the warmth that reaches from head to
foot, all over the body. We could
have told him from personal knowl
edge that Hood's Sarsaparilla gives
permanent warmth, it invigorates
the blood and speeds it along through
artery and vein, and really fits men
and women, boys and girls, to enjoy
cold weather and resist the attacks of
disease. It gives the right kind of
warmth, stimulates and strengthens
at the same time, and all its benefits
are lasting. There may be a sug
gestion in this for you.
Dallas Orange Installs.
The Dallas Grange installed officers
for the current year last Saturday
morning at 10 o'clock. Frank Butler,
Deputy State Master for Polk county,
was the installing officer. The first
and second degrees were conferred on
one candidate. The next meeting will
be held on Saturday, February 16,
when further initiations will take
nin,. All members should be on
hand, and visitors from other Granges
will be made heartily welcome.
Oregon's Early Marriages.
Mrs. Mary Prather writes the Port,
unj .Tnnrnal from North Bend, Ore
van. as follows : "Regarding the first
white couple married in Oregon, 1
wnld like to say something. My
father, Alonzo Wood, settled near
independence, in Polk county, in the
spring of 1847. My maiden name was
Mary Wood. My father crossed the
. m 184S. but we did not get to
Lit ,mtv till early next year.
orriAfl near Independence on
Anrits 1847. My husband's name is
TSore W.Pra'ther, and he settled
.ithinamileof Buena Vista.
Legal blanks at this office.
It's a good old world after all ;
If you have no friends or money,
In the river you can fall;
Marriages are quite common and.
there would be,
pSVou take Rocky Mountain
Tea. Beits -neiiiuB1""
POULTRYMEN ORGANIZE
Elect Officers and Make Plans
for County Poultry Show
in December.
A permanent organization of the
Polk County Poultry Association was
effected at the meeting held in the
Court House, Saturday. The meeting
was well attended, considering the
weather, aud sixteen charter members
signed the constitution, while many
others expressed their desire and In
tention to join.
The officers elected are as follows :
President, C. L. Shaw; vice-president,
C. S. Graves ; secretary-treasurer, J. E.
Beezley; executive committee, C. L.
Shaw, N. M. Grant, C. P. Cornwell,
Lee Smith and J. E. Beezley.
From the Interest manifested at and
since the meeting, it is believed that
we will have a membership of upwards
of fifty before our first annual show
which will be held some time in
December.
Any person wishing information
concerning the association should see
some one of the members or com
municate with the Secretary, who will
be glad to answer any and all
questions. -
Poultry raisers should begin now to
prepare for the December show, for
some nice "Specials" as well as cash
prizes will bo offered. Send in for
membership application blanks.
J. E. BEEZLEY,
Secretary.
Have Become World-f amous.
A meeting was held at Dallas, Ore
gon, on Saturday, for the purpose of
organizing a poultry association,
which will hold annual shows in fu
ture. This is a good move and the
interest in the exhibition will be fully
as great as that shown by the Polk
county people in their Angora goat
expositions, which have become al
most world-famous. Pacific Homestead.
Has Had Many Soft Snaps.
Warren Trultt, formerly state sen
ator from Polk county and afterwards
a federal judge In Alaska, is now a
state senator in Idaho, representing
the county in which Moscow is locat
ed. He has also been recommended
for appointment as U. S. district judge
to succeed Judge Beatty, lately re
signed. Legal blanks at this office.
W. H. Holgate returned from
Dallas, Thursday, whither he had
gone to setup the postofflce fixtures
which had been removed from Cor
vallis. These fixtures originally cost
Postmistress Helm about $ 1700, and
they are still in first-class con
dition. Corvallis Gazette.
. Printing, the kind that pays, at the
Observer office.
WAS PIONEER OF 1853
Mathias W. Stewart Dies at His
Home Near independence After
Long and Useful Ule.
The funeral of the late Math las W.
Stewart, one of Oregon's pioneers,
was held in Independence Wednesday
afternoon, at the I. O. O. F. Hall, un
der the auspices of that order. Mr.
Stewart died at his home, a few miles
north of town, Saturday, January 26,
after a short illness. He was born at
Auburn, N. Y August 2, 1832, He
was engaged with his father in the
mercantile business as a youth until
1853. In 1853 ho started for the West
via Nicaragua, going to Northern
California, engaging in mining for
several years. In 18G1 he settled in
Salem, remaining there a short time,
and then going to Idaho. In 1864 he
returned to Salem, where he Jived for
several years. In 1868 he moved to
the farm north of town where he lived
until his death.
In 1868 Mr. Stewart was married to
Mrs. Elizabeth Cormack, she being
the only near relative in Oregon to
mourn his death. The deceased was
one of the oldest members of Valley
Lodge, No. 42, 1. O. O. F.
Farmers' Institute.
A farmers' institute, under the di
rection of the officers of the Oregon
Agricultural College, will be held at
Oak Grove on Saturday, February 23.
Dr. James Withyoombe and his staff
of three assistants will be present ;
also, Mrs. Clara H. Waldo, seoretary
of the Oregon State Grange, will
speak on that date. All-day meeting.
Doors open at 9 a. m. Watch for pro
gram later.
Monthly Weather Report.
U. S. Weather Bureau,
Falls City Station.
The following is a summary of
weather conditions for the month of
January, 1907;
Maximum temperature, 46 degrees
on January 24.
Minimum temperature, 9 degrees on
January 17.
Snow, 4.3 inches. ,
Precipitation, 16.31 inches.
Greatest precipitation in 24 hours,
7.80 Inches on January 3 ; greatest in
40 hours, 10.20 inches.
FRANK BUTLER,
Co-operative Observer.
A traveling man suggests that the
young lady employees in P. A. Fln
seth's store should be called "Honey."
Why? Because they are In the "Bee
Hive."
It's tho highest standard of quality,
a natural tonic, cleanses your system,
reddens the cheeks, brightens the eyes,
gives flavor to all you eat. Holllster'a
Rocky Mountain Tea will do this for
you. 35 cents, Tea or Tablets. Belt&
Cherrlngton.
TAX DEEDS VOID
Judge Gantenbeln Hands Down De
cision Which is Far Reaching
In Effect.
Tax deeds issued by Multnomah
county covering property worth at
least $1,000,000 are void.
This is the effect of a decision given
by Circuit Judge Gantonbelu last
week. Practically it invalidates all
the so-called "junk sales" of county
and city property for delinquent taxes
that have been made to date, and it Is
estimated that the amount of delin
quent taxes for which the sales were
made aggregate at least $50,000.
The decision is one of the most far
reaching given in years. It affects
property in all parts of the city and
county. This is the first time the
validity of deeds issued by the county
on the basis of sales for taxes has
been raised in this state. The Supremo
Courts of but two other states Kansas
and Oklahoma have passed finally
upon this matter, and the decision of
Judge Gantenbein Is In line.
The suit in question was that of
George L. Parker against J. K. Kol
lock, ostensibly a suit to quiet title to
property in Point View Addition, now
a part of the city, but really to test
the validty of deeds issued by the
county on the basis of sales for de
linquent taxes.' It was tried in Judge
Gantenbein's court several days ago,
and since then the jurist has made an
exhaustive investigation of decisions
in similar matters In other states.
The result Is a complete victory for
the plaintiff, but before he can resume
possession of the property he must
"make good" to the county for the
back taxes.
A law was enacted by the Oregon
Legislature in 1893, and amended in
1901, by which a county is authorized
to bid the amount of taxes -due,
together with the costs for which any
parcel of land is offered, and if there
be no other bid of suoh amount the
land may be sold to the county.
The court holds that the county has
not power under the constitution to
speculate in tax titles, and cannot be
come a competitive bidder at tax sales.
Adoed given by the county for land
bid In by the county at a tax sale
must show on its face that It was not
purchased as a result of competitive
bidding.
The court holds that recitals in tax
sales must show that the county's
statutory right to purchase the prop
erty in question existed at the time of
the purchase, and unless a deed given
thereon contains such a recital it is
Invalid on its face.
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