THE POLK COUNTY ITEMIZER. TAX LAW CORRESPONDENCE D A L L A S , S A T U R D A Y , A U O . i l , 18«:» A G E N T S FO R T H E .Mr. II. J. Hu I key a Aua wer a Lit­ tle to t ie a r aud Eloquent ITE M IZE R. to Suit Mr. Heuer. A. N. M artin . B allutox ........ S. H. tilUHLK. L incoln ......... . A. C. N KHOL*. K icukkai . . 1, LOUC K BrtT. In m n rn i ...II. M. C alhhkath . B u n a V ivía AihLlE ........... D altu X Blit». M uamoi n i ...................L. H. R owland . LODGE l i e .lU la la iiiN It the L a w la E n ­ fo rc ed It w ill D r iv e C a p ita l O u t o r the Ntnte. D IR E C T O R Y . ro lk Jennings Lodge No. î). A. F. A' A. M., hold* ivguUr communication* in Dalla* ou the second and fourth Friday's of each month. bounty's A*»en»or Hakes a Leonti Me ply Mort- farrlM e lhait ittr Former Ou«. Ainsworth Royal Arch Chapter No. 17, | meets at the Masonic Hall, iu Dallas, the first ■ Below we print Mr. Hugh Roger’s ans­ Saturday evening at 7:30 o’clock P. M. after wer to Mr. Midkey, the Polk comity as­ every full moou. sessor, as published in Monday’s Ore- Fti.*iiiship Lodge No. 6, i. O. O. I-., i ìeet» I goman, together with his note to every Saturday evening at 0.11 Fellows U ,11 editor. iu 1 »alias, at 7:30 o’clock. Lacreóle Lodge No. 23, 1. O. G. (« T., meets uiiing of each at Odd Fellows’ Hall Tuesday cvei week at ;S0 o'clock. V ili ,II Lodge No. 35, A. O. U w . mfpuat O.M Fellow.’ Moll on Monday evening.o(each week at 7:30 a'clook. LOCAL NEWS. Harvesting oils at J. D. Leo’s. Dried prunes and plums at J D. Leo’s. One inch rope for hay forks at J. D. L ee’s. Shingles and split boards for sale at «J. \V\ Crider’s. AlWvinda of machine oils at Smith & Cooper Independence Oregon. Mr. N. L. Butler’s little daughter is very sick with lung fever, we are in ­ formed. West Virginia Lubricating oil at Jap. R. Miller's. The best Lubricating oil m the world. T ry it. ROGERS ANSWER. TiiE vote . P o rtland , Aug. (>, 1883.— Seeing you have printed my circular and the reply thereto by the assessor of Polk county, perhaps you will also insert my answer to the assessor of Saturday’s date, copy of which is enclosed. The spectacle o f an assessor stickling for the strict observance of tlie law on the one hand, while he drives a coach and six through it on the other is surely a little too ludicrous. Yours Truly, H ugh R oger . THE ANSWER. P ortland , Aug. 4. D ear S i r — I am in receipt of your letter of the 31st ult., and have to thank you for the trouble which you have taken to expound your views in a manner so clear and eloquent. That lands in this state are assessed c n a valuation greatly below their actual worth is a fact so notorious, I had im­ agined, as to be altogether beyond the region of argument. In regard thereto I shall put this simple question; Do you believe there is one single man in your Mr. C. VV. Bell, of Margan county 111., arrived in Dallas on last Wednesday. He is looking for a farm to rent or for farm work. The Reed House, at Salem, has changed hands recently. W e call atten . tion to the ad of Mr. Monroe, the present ontiro county who would sell his land for the assessed valuation? That opinions proprietor, in this issue. During last week Mr. J. D. Lee made may differ as to the value of land in cer­ sale of wool amounting to about 16,000 tain circumstances I quite admit, but it is lbs. He has not paid less than 18 cents too ridiculous to supp< se that men know ­ per lb. during the season. ing anything about it can differ in figures Mr. C. F. Royal, of Salem got the varying ns much as from 50 to 75 per contract of building the Helmiek bridge, cent. Whenever real estate is assessed iu this county, for $2,475. He expects at its full cash value, us the law requires, to complete the work in about 60 days. there is nothing more to be said on this Mr. Royal, of Salem and Mr. Staples, bridge-builders called in our office on last aspect of the question. That it is not S" Thursday. They are bidding for the assessed seems to be well known to every­ contracts to build bridges in this county. body except the assessor. The only ob­ Mrs. Mahan, sister of Mrs. Aldcrson, ject of my circular was to have all proper­ of Dallas, accompanied by her daughter ty valued in “ equal and ratable propor­ and son-in-law, from Kansas, have been tion” for purposes of assessment, and so visiting relations hero during the past long as that continues not to be done a week. Mr. Amos Holman, of Dallas, got bad­ wrong is inflicted, the law becomes ly hurt on last Friday. W hile lifting a contemptible, and every subterfuge is heavy stone from a wagon his back gave resorted to for its evation. Your letter way, and lie has not been able to walk enters into other matters which it is since. needless here to discuss. This much only Mr. R. H. McCarter, of Crook county, son-in-law of Mr. A. Shultz of this place, I would remark, that nothing was further gave us a pleasant call on last Wednesday, from my intention than to intimidate any l ie is visiting relatives, with his family one. It is far from the desire of the at present. com [»any to coerce the people of Oregon Mr. A. R. Lyle, of Hay Creek, Crook as to what law they should make. In a county, is visiting friends in Dallas this recent letter from the secretary in Scot­ week. H e gave us a very pleasant call on last Wednesday. He expects to re­ land he says: “ The matter lies in a very small compass. There are other fields of turn home soon. Dr. A. E. Scott has his office fully fit­ investment. Oregon is the only state in ted up and is prepared to treat all diseases which such conditions exist. Is it not scientifically. Chronic diseases of what­ therefore only reasonable and natural that ever nature a specialty. Office in rear j we should leave it alone meantime?” Our o f B. M. Smith’s drug store. money can be lent elsewhere to greater Hon. John S. White, from Umatilla j county, who served in the Legislature o f ! advantage, and if the “ flee people” of ’78, and was a member of the celebrated Oregon enact laws which drive capital investigation Com. was in town this week. from the state that is their concern, not He is purchasing stock »beep for Eastern ours. Yours truly. H u g h R o g er . Oregon. T o the Assessor o f Polk Comity. A six year old son of Lem Tillottaon was thrown from a horse at the farm on MULKEYS REPLY. L ittle Luckiamute, on last Monday, and j D a l l a s , Oregon, Aug. 8, 1885. suffered a dislocation o f the elbow. Dr. Scott was called and set the limb, and at j M r . H ig h R oger — Dear S ir: Your last accounts he was doing well. letter of the 4th insl. has been received In our issue of last week wo mentioned by me. I am glad to see by it that you a call from Prof. W. S. James, and by give your assent to, at least you do not mistake connected him with the Portland Business college. H e is president of the controvert, my position that I cannot Columbia Commercial College, and not lawfully lower the valuation of your Portland Business College. We gladly mortgages below their face. As that was make the correction. the only object, ns far as it could be W e have placed a number of copies of gathered from your circular letter, and as B. J. Kendall s book on diseases of our difference of opinion about that form­ horses and their cure, in the hands of Mr. R. M. Smith, druggist of Monmouth ed the only issue between us, a further for sale. W e offer them for the exceed­ reply from me would seem to be unncces- ingly low price o f 2octs. per coppy. They sary, but that I wish to acknowledge my m w» rtl; Oil'- times that amount to any j oblij_ tio n i to you tor the very graceful ono who has hones. Call and get one. . . . . , • *,. , manner in which you have yielded your Mr. Fred Waymire has located on Hay first position. creek, Crook » ounty. In a business letter You now seek, if I understand your lie enclosed to us three formidable look­ ing stilletioi in the shape of porcupine second letter, to have “ real estate as­ quills. .W o are glad Fred is one o f those sessed at its full cash value,” and you say men who pay for their paper in advance. when that is done, “ nothing more is to W e never would have courage to dun him be said on this aspect of the question.” after receiving such a significant display That request it is your privilege, as a as this letter contained. tax-payer, to make if you think the as­ Tuesday evening as Miss N ellie M iller and her mother were returning from a sessment too low. T o quote from my drive in the country their horse shied at former letter to you: “ You would he some object in Main street, cramping the justified in that case in demanding that I buggy so as to throw them both out. should obey the law and make a proper The animal then ran from Main St. to Church St. near the depot and was caught assessment of laud.'’ by Marshal Shultz. The women, particu- In response, therefore,. I meet you lary Mrs. M iller, were bruised some but frankly and say that when you have made nothing serious is apprehended. your complaint in that regard specific and The G reat S t r ik e .— T he present in the proper manner, and have indicated •trike of the tclegraph operators is the wherein the present assessment is defec­ tive, I promise you that I will, and, as I most important one that has ever occured believe, the Board of Equalization will in the United States. It has reached the give your suggestions a sincere and care­ most remote corner of the union, and ful consideration. there is no use attempting to disguise the I accept your statement that you did fact that it has nearly paralized comercial not intend to intimidate any one in operations throughout the country. The threatening to withdraw your capital strikers are holding out with unflaging from Oregon, 1 wish to say, in my own determination and there is little doubt o f their final success. The business of excuse in so intimating that I was, and tl,e companies » i l l butur »sues fur abumlentty operators | »m .till, unable to image any other reason government which alone give* value to your propel ty here. BETTMAN CUMMINS AVENCED. .1 Vigiluiiec ( ouiiLiKre Taken Mr- W katueh R eport for J u l y , 1883.— i Plicrnoii Out o f the Juil I Dining June, 1883, there was no rain;! I 4 clear and 2 cloudy days, and 20 days unti Manses Him. smoky, obscuring the sky. The mean temperature for the month ( Su u.lt-rl, m d O w a b ry l.vft to bT D e g i r f t t o was 08.8‘i degrees. Highest daily mean D e a lt W illi as ( h r L a w ; temperature for the mouth 74 degrees, O lm ata. on the 23d. Lowest daily mean tempera j Une 62 degrees, on the 15th. Tlie la r w rr Uaagrd lu c .d ., la the !*«•.■ Mean temperature for the month at 2 r a n of I.M * Bruplr, Duel, ring HI. «/clook P. ¿I. 78.77 degrees. laiMM'rurr la I Sr lavi. Highest temperature for th© month ill degrees at 4 o’clock P. M. on the 7th. james f . m c ph e r so n . Lowest temperatine 62 degrees, at 7 Columbia Chronicle Extra, Aug. 6. o’clock A. M. on the 16th. E or several days rumors have been rife The prevailing winds for the month of the probable lynching of J. F. Mc­ were from the north during 30 days, Pherson if he secured a stay of proceed­ south l day. ings from the court, but as there was so During July, 1882, there were 3 rainy much talk wo were inclined to think that days aud .01 inches o f water, 22 clear it was all talk. It was noticed yesterday, and 5 cloudy days. however, that a gre.it many people were Mean temperature for the month 03.90 on our streets who seemed to be engaged degrees. Highest daily mean tempera­ iu earnest conversation wherever a squad ture for the month 74 degrees on the 16th. would congregate. In the evening the Lowest daily mean temperature for the streets were alive with people, but very month 55 degrees on the 7. little was said in regard to the murderers. T. P earce . A t about 10 o’clock a body of masked Kola, Aug. 2, 1883. men, numbering about sixty persons, took A C ard o r T hanks .— T he undersigned possession of the public square, and placed by the courtesy o f the Editor of the I tem - guards around the scaffold and through­ iz.il!, takes this method o f expreatint; his out the square to keep outsiders from in­ heartfolt gratitude and thanks to the peo­ terfering. A portion of the crowd then ple of Buena Vista amt vicinity, and to demanded admittance into the jail yard, Dr. It. Leonard, the faithful family and, upon refusal of the jailor to open physician, for the kinducssa and sympathy the door, a crowbar was procured and the shown him and his family during the door pried open. The jail guard began shooting, the tiro being returned by the sickness ami burial uf his coinpauiou. mob, who then grabbed the guard ai d D. S. N ash . -----— — — | hold him until the work was clono. Cao. S chool O penino . The Oregon S ta te! p. Church, who was acting as death ¡ Normal School at Monir.outh, will open ¡ watch, locked the jail door at the first its scc-'Ud session on Tuesday Sept, 18,. „¡arm and threw the key under the steps. ¡ Hon J. F. Cnplesuf Portland will deliver \s the mob entered the jail they remark- the opening address at 10 o’clock A. M. ed to the guard; “ Wo are not here to j An inteaesting programme in connection break the law. but to fulfill it. That ap­ with the address will be annouuced in peal don’t go.” The jail was then broken duo time. into and McPherson taken out and as- j H A sisted upon the scaffold, his shackles still j C A P T U R E OP T H E .CONVICTS# upon his feet, and the rope was placed P a r t i c u l a r » o f the T a k i n g o f G lenn around his ueck and made fast over the and l!ru d »!iu w by tlie s h e r iff of beam. As he mounted the scaffold, lie l)ou£2a* < o iiu iy . Sheriff’ Pardon of Douglas county ar­ exclaimed: “ Before God I urn innocent. rived here this afternoon, having in You are hanging an innocent man. He charge Bradshaw and Glenn, the escaped begged piteously for mercy, and asked convicts, captured by him on Saturday'’ them to hang Ownbey first. morning last, near Oakland. The par­ H e thou offered up a prayer, when, ns ticulars of the capline art* as follows: On soon as he was through, he was pushed Wednesday evening last he received a let­ off the scaffold. The rope was either too ter from an ex-convict, signed “ A long or else it slipped, McPherson strik-1 Friend,” who reported to him the pres­ ing the side of the trap as he feli, and his ence of the convicts in Douglas county. feet reached the ground. Strong hands On receipt of the news he immediately grasped the rope and his ponderous body started in search of them, in company swung clear between the heavens and the with A. J. Barlow aud Joseph Kennedy. earth, and he was literally strangled to They took the train to Drain’ s station, death. By this time the streets were full where they procured aback and proceeded of people, all eager to sec the execution, to Rice’ s hill, where they got on the track and discovered that the convicts had but the vigilantes kept them out ot the Call the A tten tio n o f the Citizens o f P o lk County to the Fact that th ey have J . 33 . THE PIONEER OF mwfc INVOICED, GOOD GOODS, Bui, will ¿till OJer their Entire Stock of I n W W ith STAPLE ANO I FANCY an T S A N D C A P S MEN AND BOYS CLOTHING, BOOTS A'lD SHOES, 9F A LL GRADES. , ■ -:o:- Hardware, Grocries, Crockery. I w ill continue m y regular im portations o f SALLER LEWIN CO S PHILADEL­ Y» PHIA FINE SHOES, GIANT SEAM BOOTS. AND MY OWN BRAND OF BASKET FIRED NATUR.’ L LEAF o - t . o v î i a ' (PiTiNTLD j c : a 1 ; th , 137«.) TEA. Dallas, Oregon. ««n «» Y H Q J V i ) o . ) BED-ROCK PRICES. » . * * * at reasonable rates. Js m Main Street, « Y Q Y Y *0 Y T aid untU ali si« ns o f 1,fo were extinct. Leaving the buck at Grecian Bend, they | The body was then given to the jail guard tracked them to a ravine a short distance j a,lC^ ^ ie coroner summond. Upon his ar- frorn town, in which grew a thicket of oak ¡rival the body was cut down, and he sum- grubs. Here they lost track of them, but j moned a jury who rendered a verdict as met Tom Batley, who said he had seen follows; coroner s jury the smoke of a camp fire in the ravine, j W e, the undersigned coroner’s and that he would go over and see what summoned to inquire into the cause and it was, under the pretense of looking for circumstances attending the death of Jus. j F. McPherson, do find that the said Jas. a cow, aud accordingly did *»o. It proved McPherson came to his death by hang­ to be Glenn and Bradshaw, the men they ing and strangulation, the person or per­ wanted. Barlow, Kennedy and Batley sons causing Ins death being unknown to watch them all night, while Sheriff Pur- the jury. don proceeded to Oakland, a mile or more EZRA SNODERLY. awny, and gathered up a posse of five Rpncial to The News. men, whose names are as^follows: J. H. D ayton , W. T . . Aug. 7.— Tuesday, A u ­ Maloney, J. II. Howard, Peter McCragger, " m •I S. Beck, and E. P. Beck, to assist him gust 6, will long be remembered by the in capturing the convicts. They then people of Dayton, W. T ., as being con­ proceeded to the scene of action and sur- nected with the hanging of Ezra Snoder- rounded the convicts, the sheriff’ and part of the posse going up on the hill back of j ly» OIie ° f the three Cummins murderers, the camp, aud Rome of them being sta- hanged to-day in the presence of 4,000 tinned «lo n g th« road. They then got » | Lung before the hour nut for close to the camp as possible without giv- 1 1 ing an alarm ayd concealed themselves | execution people began to assemble behind some brush where they could around the scaffold in Court House H a v in g purchased the w e ll-k n o w n corner D ru g Store, I have replaced plainly see them. The convicts'w ere in A t 11;3o A . M . the Dayton tiie old stock w ith a new and the act of washing their faces and hands. I ^ n Howard went to the camp and told the | Lrays, under command of Capt. Burns, C O M P I .E T E A S S O R T M E N T convicts who inquired of him that ho was ! marched into the yard and formed in half out hunting. Just here the sheriff and square around the scaffold. O f Drugs, Chemicals, P a te n t M edicines, T o ile t Articles, Etc., Etc. posse rushed down on them, telling them A t 11:40 Snoderly was brought out be­ to throw up their hands, which they did, A L S O tween Sheriff Hosier and Deputy Sheriff seeing they had been caught in a trap. Cavanaugh, preceded by Revs. W h it­ A full assortment of Paints, O ils, Brushes, and e v ery th in g pertain in g to NE W* AT LAIM.K comb and Van Patten, and followed by Sheriff Thompson, of Walla Walla coun­ San Francisco has had a very distinc­ tive fire, which consumed almost a block ty, and Sheriff Wilson, of Garfield. On in a closely packed portion of the city. leaving the jail Snoderly shook hands Losses are estimated at $200,000. with Ownbey and remarked that lip A Mr. Charles Thompson, o f Astoria, (Ownbey) knew that he (Snoderly) was while working on a building in that city innocent. T o which Ownbey replied that on last Monday, fell a distencc of thirty he knew he was guilty. A scaffold was feet, and sustained injuries from which built immediately in front of the entrance ho will die. to the jail yard. Snoderly ascended the D. L. James, a heavy star route con­ tracter in the south, has been arrested, scaffold with a firm, quick step, and took ! E > - A . ‘ 'S r O R I S T I O r l l T . eharged with whole sale forgery. It a seat on the platform. Rev. Whitcomb seems that nearly all lus securities were offered a long, fervent prayer, the prison­ forged names. When will the mail ser­ er kneeling with bowed head. A fte r vice stealing stop? prayer Sheriff Hostlerturnud to Snoderly W o m a k e 11 S p C C i l l l l y O f Í H H l l g P l ’ C S C n p t i O l l S , F j l l l l U . V The great Conclave of the K Templer w ill meet Monday, Aug. s ä s San Francjjco. Elaborate preparations any are being made to constitute this gather­ front of tlie platform, Snoderly said: ing one of the grandest aff’airs of the “ Gentlemen, I die an innocent man. I cuasC Sixty or seventy Sir Knights die for the crime of another man. Is that will go from Oregon. light? I hope you will all pray for me. G I V E I S C A U L . W e are glad to note that *îie i r,eo l>afis I am innocent. I think I am prepared nuisance is to be abated somewhat on the Northern Pacific rail road. General to meet my God. I have been a bad boy Manager Haupt has sent out a notice j and stolen things, but of this crime I am 1 which, if carried out, will spoil the fun innocent. I owe no one a grudge, and 1 | of a large claas of free pass tramps who hope no one lias a grudge against me. 1 j have for years infested the rail road. S TA TE AG E NT FOB _ am innocent. You are hanging an mno- L«-»i Art Found. cent man.” Snoderly then shook hands A valuable art, once so well known to » with all on the scaffold, saying a few 1 ihu inhabitant, of the republic of l ’ errj- | words each He taIked „ fow minu„ „ dale and adjacent territory, has recently I . , , . _ , . . . . heon discovered b^ the well-known haber-! Sheriff Wilson, who arrested him, dasher, .T. D. Walling, F. A., who will using about the same language a« wh*n b,. pleased to in.purt information on the to the audience. While Kheritr discovery to any and all that will call on * ,. 4. <. . . him at his new storo at Perrydale dur- " * * adjostmg the nooM, Sm-derly j ing business hours. Practical demon- said, “ Gentlemen, I die an innocent stration givtu as a preference and money raar, innocent You are takii.g an saved to the applicant guaranteed. . , , -r i J. D. W alliwo I innocent ® » M • l,fe- 1 ,n innoeunt. c P«*rryd.ale, Or., May 22, 1883. I black cap was then drawn down, and at j 11:50 A. M. Sheriff Hostler sprung the BncklfB‘ * t r i l i r a S a lv e . e ,, trap. His neck was broken by the fall, The Best Salve in the world for Cuts, ! . , , .„ .„ j , „ T > , Bruises, Sorts, Ulcers. Salt Rhenm, Fever and he d,wl ,th scarcoI> a trc,l,or- T ,*c Sores, T*-tter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains, ; drop was four and one-half feet. A t the Corns, aud all Skin Eruptions, and p osi-1 end of twelve minutes the physicians pro- ti.u l, cure. P ile , i t i„ gu .r.uteed l o , him dead. K ver,thing | «n e I g l.e perfect aati.fnctiou or money re- 1 51 funded. Price, 2"> cents per box. For smoothly, .bowing great care on the ■ale by Jasper K. Miller. ( part of Sheritr Hostler. Snoderly* »t f I>os*ee*i..n caused much »iirpri*«', the gi n , unusually C O N S IS T IN G O F Now is the Time to Buy, as We Must Make Boom for Our ; 99 I T E G o o d s an d N o v e ll DOST PRICES FOR CASH. ü H most A T T R A C T IV E B o o ts •3 - l.L AT MW O U ) STAND IN THE h m C O L U M B IA o q W . a. 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