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THE POLK COUNTY ITEMIZES. UNDER THE BIG CLOCK. litidcue t/ Admitted to the second «i •*»» of m ail m atter. THURSDAY, IAN. 14, 1909. What Our County Officials Have Done Since Our Last Issue. V. P . F IS K E . G D Braun, Ballston. H L Mav, Independence. Arthur Merwin, Independence. Frank P Byers, Independence. Guy B rother*............................$ 26 15 F Dallas. C A Ramsey ............................. 7 go D E M Myer, Calhreath, Monmouth. Oregon & Wash Supply C o .... 54 70 James Middleton, Dallas. Glen Siefarth............................. 2 50 W S Campbell, Monmouth. W C Williams .......................... 32 SO II C Miller, Airlie. J M Card. Dallas. Flanery & F undm an............... 8 43 Patronize One Another for the Upbuilding of Town and County. W W Miller, Dallas. H M E d g ar................................. 2 40 W P Miller, Dallas. Sheridan Lumber C o .............. 422 H T Cartmell, Dallas. John Schaller and son.............. 85 Fred Chapin. Falls City. THE VALUE OF A NEWSPAPER. •old, gray morning, dug out the living R Chapman, Salem, F J W agner............ 144 56 J J W -oats and carefully piled fine shavings Childers, Salen. Felix Comegys........................... 9 10 T A Moorman, Rickreall. When shown positive and reliable proof that a certain Out of the great weal comes tin- m them. Then he blew them indus Van B Sears............................... 7 80 A L Chute Monmouth. remedy had cured numerous cases of female ills, wouldn’t gem of eulogy to modern newspapers triously with the hard bellows, not E C K irkpatrick........................ 24 70 Win Clan field, Dallas. At Boise, Idaho, says newspaper-Tom too hard, lest he blow the shavings' any sensible woman conclude that the same remedy would Clanfield, Dallas. J J Bubler.................................. j 50 Henry A A B Morlan, Monmouth. an old, illiterate and inebriated man tway. As soon as the light fuel lie- | also benefit her if suffering with the same trouble ? Craven Brothers........................ 8 85 Henry Brinkley, Airlie. named Harry Wharbartou, stole n N A Lunde. 8 50 J J McBee, Dallas. Here are two letters which prove the efficiency of Lydia copy of the Statesman from a sub gun to burn the piled on small fat pine L G Down.................................. 1 50 W I) McCabe, Dallas. scriber’s door. He was arraigned be sticks and then larger wood until the E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. Brooks, Independence. C J Hussey................................. 39 00 Chas. fore Ju-tice llavidge for the offense fire roared in the chimney with all Brooks, Rickreali. Re<l H an k s, Miss. — “ W o rd s a r e In a d e q u a te to ex p ress w h a t and pleaded guilty. Justice is some its strength. If the coals were ne A E M y e r.................................. 3 50 J R W II McCarter, Indep, times peculiarly effected by situations glected the night before and the fire j L ydia E. l'in k lia n i's V eg etab le C om pound h a s (lone fo r m e. I Middleton Brothers................... 5 32 F,dgar Brown, Dallas. su ffe re d fro n t a fem ale disease a n d w eak n ess w h ich th e do c confronting it, and this seems to have Bert D ennis............................... 26 00 John McCrow, McCoy. went out as sometimes happened, it McCulloch, Ballston. to rs said w as cau sed by a fibroid tu m o r, a n d I co m m en ced to been where opportunity for a scathing Van B Sears............................... 2 40 J T W W Brunk, Salem. denunciation and the man “onto his was often necessary to go to the j th in k th e r e w as n o h elp fo r m e. L y d ia E. P in k h n m ’s V eg e tab le William Fudge.......................... 10 00 W 11 McDaniel, Dallas, job” mot. The petty, miserable man neighbors and borrow a shovelful of , C om pound m ad e m e a w ell w o m an a f te r all o th e r m ean s h a d T H G uy...................................... 24 00 Jacob Bolder, Ballston, at the bar was perhaps more com coals. But if the householder had j failed . My frie n d s a r e a ll a s k in g w liat lias h elp ed m e so m u c h , Chas K Spaulding Logging Co 6 62 J W McDowell, Saiem an d I g lad ly reco m m en d L y d ia K. P ln k lia in ’s V eg etab le Com pletely humiliated by the following A Elmurry, Indep. Falls City Lumber Co.............. 6 73 T lecture than he could possibly have flint and steel he made a fire with | pound.*“—M rs. W illie E d w a rd s. 8 H McKlniurry, Indep. these crude instruments. With the Luckiaraute Tie Company....... 7 87 lieen, had the limit of the law been S T Burch. Rickreali. H a m p ste a d , M a ry la n d .—“ ‘ B e fo re ta k in g 1 L y d ia F . F in k h a m ’s flint held firmly in the left hand he Mrs P E Compton...................... 44 35 Win McIIardy, Dallas. given him: V eg e tab le C o m p o u n d I w as w e a k a n d n erv o u s, a n d eomld co u ld n o t J A Burns, Dallas. “The offense with which you are would strike it a smart but glancing A R M organ............................... 9 00 be oil my feet h a lf a d a y w ith o u t su ffe rin g . T h e doctor* to ld Geo McLaughlin, Buena Vista. charged and to which you entered a blow with the steel, resulting in a m e I n e v e r w ould he w ell w ith o u t a n o p e ra tio n , b u t L y d ia E. D J Switzer................................. 90 Isaac Phillips, Dallas. P in k h a m ’s V eg etab le C o m p o u n d lia* d o n e m o re for m e th a n all plea of guilty, was that of larceny. Belt & Cherrington................... 22 20 X A Emmett, Monmouth. th e d o cto rs, a n d I hope th is v a lu a b le m ed icin e m ay com e in to The punishment under our statute shower of sparks These sparks were R T Pierce, Dallas. M W Mix.................................... 13 85 th e h a n d s of m any m o re s u ffe rin g w o m e n ." — M rs. J o s e p h II. might be a fine of $300 or six months caught in a dry piece of half burned M M Porterfield, Independence. D an d y . G H Crawfotd .......................... 40 00 in jail, or both. The market value, cloth, because the charred ends of R E Ferguson, Independence. D P Stapleton............................. 102 50 J J Finn, McCoy. or the actual cost of the article that such cloth are easy to set afire. As We will pay a handsome reward to any person who will Thomas S train ........................... 15 00 II B Flannery. Amity. you stole is most insignificant, but to prove to us that these letters are not genuine and truthful Percy H adley............................. 67 60 J I. Purvine, Salem. those who need it and to those who soon as a spark was caught it was M Putnam, Salem. appreciate it, it becomes of great nursed and blown into a flame from — or that either of these women were paid in any way for Chester Guthrie ........................ 96 10 John W Quirring, Dallas. value. It is like a ray of light in a which the fire was started. X F Yoakum............................... 24 12 C A Ramsey, Dallas. their testimonials, or that the letters are published without sick room, or a drop of water to a J N Jones .................................. 157 60 N M Rasmussen, Dallas. their permission, or that the original letter from each thirsty flower. The modern up-to- Wm Fudge, Ballston. Henry Clifford........................... 137 50 date newspaper today is the poor not come to us entirely unsolicited. G Rempel, Dallas. J A Butterick............................. 67 50 John man’s friend and the busy man’s J A Gibson, Sheridan. A Sampson................................. 210 00 J. K. Sears was a McMinnville visitor W hat more proof can any one ask ? W D Gilliam, Dallas. guide. E A Pagenkopf.......................... 101 95 C L Gilson, I’errvdale. We may not be able to teach a man Saturday. Bert Betters«)» went to McMinnvile F o r 3 0 y ears L y d ia 13. P in k h a m ’s V eg etab le Total................................. .$1447.97 T G Richmond, Dallas. of your age and habits to read it, but C o m p o u n d h a s been th e s ta n d a rd rem edy fo r Wm Riddell. Monmouth, we will prevent you and other v from Wednesday. PAUPER, INSANE AND INDIGENT SOLDIER 0 I Morris, Rickreall. fem a le ills. No sick w o m an does ju stic e to depriving us of its benefits. In steal The iingle of sleigh belli is held on all Dallas Hotel............................. $ 9 25 h e rs e lf w h o w ill n o t try th is fam o u s m edicine. J W Morrison. Dallas. ing it you enrich yourself not at all, sides this week. M ade ex clu siv ely fro m ro o ts a n d h erb s, a n d J K Neal.............................. 10 08 Harvey Cole, Buena Vista. for you have no comprehension or Cecil Graves was a passenger to Eu lias th o u s a n d s of c u re s to Its c re d it. W Collins, Suver. Dr. T V B Embree.................... 2 00 W appreciation of the wide information gene Wednesday. Sam Morrison, Airlie. M d h » M rs. P in k lia m in v ites all sick w om en Dr. A B Starbuck...................... 5 00 W O Morrow, Independence. and friendly greeting and benefits lion. C. L. Hawley was a Corvallis ii-SSF to w rite h e r fo r ad vice. She has C E Huntley............................... 76 00 Fred Moseman, Monmouth. that it brings. For, although a pity, visitor the last of the week. g u id e d th o u sa n d s to h e a lth fre e of c h a rg e . J II Moser, Dallas. C. G. Merritt was a passenger to C L Crider.................................. 3 95 G A d d ress 51 rs. P in k h a n i, L y nn, M ass. it is true, that n man who has the A Conn, Suver. T A brass and abandonment to steal a Corvallis the last of the week. N M Connor Ballston. Miss Jessie Musgrave, of Corvallis, newpaper has not brains enough to West Salem Supply Company . 10 00 Hartley Mulkey, Monmouth. visited with her sister, Mrs. A. V’. Ellis, read it. F S Wilson............................. Loman Connor. Ballston. The newspaper comes to us ns a this week. C A Robinson......................... . 12 00 Isaac Connett, Buena Vista. Archie Massey and friend, Miss Kin- friend; it greets us every morning and C Constance. Independence. A sale hus been made of the quarter W P Fisher............................ . 10 00 II IVter Cook, Rickreall. every evening und advises us of the man, visited with Virgil H. Mas. ey and block on the corner of Sixteenth and Glen Butler, Butler. D G Meador........................... W I. Cook, McCoy. Thurman street, to F. S. lieleher, Gra- news of the day and of the ships that family Monday. W II McKee, Perrydale. Total ................................. .$164.73 J W Mver, Rickreall. pass in the night. There is no civil A. V. Ellis and Virgil If. Massey hani A. < Iriswold and two other Port W T Butler, Monmouth. David ftachtigall, Dallas. Louis Toedtenieier, Airlie. CIRCUIT COURT, DECEMBER TERM ization and no happy home in our were passengers to Independence the land capitalists. Messers Belcher and Jos Craven, Monmouth. Griswold are connected with the Falls last of the week. John Holman, Dallas. land today without the newspaper. Jurors .................................... $471.20 Percy Hadley, Airlie. City I.umber Company. They are Lynn Richardson, who has been fill The prospector, the miner, the Witnesses ............................... 630 55 George Hagood, Dallas. a vacancy as section foreman, at prominent timber men from Michigan, herder, the forest ranger, and even ing Tom Warm and family have rented a R X, Steven 8............................. who located here several years ago, and North Yamhill, is home. 1 25 Pierce Riggs. Rickreall. large ranch in the Klickitat country R R Riggs. Dallas. the criminal who is trying to escn|ic during their residence in this city have H P Minto............................... E X Hall. Dallas. and will soon move there. made large investments in timber lands justice, will ride for miles and miles A good piano for sale. Will take a Clyde W ilson......................... G A Rolierts, Rickreall. and Portland realty. They w ill in the over rough mountain trails to get gy * Our basket hall letter failed to come Simon Robinson..................... 8 60 1 M Robertson, Rickreall. near future improve the property with a to baud on going to press, as trains are from the little wooden box nailed to a Daniel. workingmens' hotel or upnrtment house. very uncertain eve rywhere. Total.................................. $1121 10 J W Rogers, Rickreall. tree the newspaper. It tells him of It is said that Mr. Stout is no longer —Oregonian. Fred Rhode McCoy. home and friends and if all arc well; acting ns advance agent for the Oregnne, MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE This seems too cold weather for ma- „ E E Hart, Buell, it tells him of sickness or of fortune s l his place having been taken by Walter Today was the day set by the Supreme ting, not a marriage license having been G la s s* Prudhomme............... $ 97 00 R A Hastings, Airlie. Critchlow, whom they picked up in ot the condition of the market. It is Court for the hearing of the Ah Hem- I! issued by the county clerk since our last Independence E n te rp rise ....... 15 00 Ross Rowell, Buell. I) R Rtibie. Salem. food and thought and joy for him; he Chicago. I bree case, hut Clerk Smith informs us I issue Ross E Moores Company............. 1 50 G H Rent, Independence. I that an extension of time has been grant welcomes it as his teacher and his Jacobson Trnnsfer Company.. 4 40 Chas Huge. Salem. ed, although he does i.ot know yet to friend. It gives him and every in I'm Telling You. what date. Polk County Observer.................. 13 23 Fred Hebding, Perrydale. tellectual man, woman and cb-ld a Pat Murphy, who was in lodgings, Polk County ItemUer.................... 6 25 J J Russell, Monmouth. sort of hand hold on the doings of the was greatly annoyed by (he landlady 11 J Hedgpeth. Airlie. Total .................................... $137 38 Win Sargeant, Perrydale. day and the pulse of the country. helping herself to his provisions. She Total claims allowed excepting And yet you will steal that little began by taking a piece of Ills butter, L I Bursell, Dallas. budget of news and »ell it, or trade it and when Pat came home she said: W A McClean, Sheridan. salaries and fixed fees__ $2871.18 J II Burton, Iuden. or exchange it, with all of its teach “Pat, I'm taking a little of your but E C McTimmonds, Airlie. ings and benefits, for n drink of ter, hut I'm not like other landladies— FOR JANUARY Geo M Tice, Falls City. whisky, for that which only blights, Pm telling you.” W L Tooze, Falls City. will tell you something you destroys, and brings more darkness, Next day It was an egg, and so on. David S McDonald to Muir & Mc F V Van.Vortwick, Dallas. and more ignorance and shame. may not know about Farming, Donald Co., land in Dallas.......$ Every day there was something tuken Robert Webb, Dallas. In »11 kindliness, Wharbartou. and and put off with the remark, “Pm not David S McDonald to Andrew B C P Wells, Indep. Fires, Pearl “Fishing, Pills, sincerely hoping that the experience like other landladies—Piu telling you.” Muir, % interest in 160 acres in Seth White, Rickreall. Woman’s Invasion, Flying- t 8 s, r 7 w ............................... will be helpful to you and others, I W J White, Dallas Of course there was never any re A B Strong et ux to F S Strong. Clarence Whitman, Sheridan. Machines, and Actors. will allow you to go your way. for we duction in Pat's hill. One Saturday his land in Perrydale..................... 950 J W Wilson, Dallas. have no punishment quite commen hill came to a larger amount thau Clifford Wanless et ux to John It will givevou lots of good short A Womer, Airlie. surate with the offense. As long as usual. PAt looked at It, bundled up a and Sherman Robbins, land in R M Wonderly, Falls City. stories and beautiful pictures. mercy and justice go hand in hand, few things in Ills handkerchief, walked t 6 s, r 6 w .... ........................ 750 C P Embree, Monmouth. and this matter presents itself us it to the door and said: You’ll like it. Get one to-day. R M Smith et ux to D G Dove, 160 D W Saw telle, Sheridan. does to me, I am going to give you a acres, t 8 s, r 5 w ...................... 2000 D J Henry, Salem. “Landlady, Pin sloping. Pm not like LO O K F0i THE PATCHW ORK COVER larger measure of mercy than justice. other lodgers—I'm telling you.”—Lon W H Conlee to Lydia M Wilson G A Schroeder, Dallas. land in Germantown................ 50 Chas Iliff, Independence. I liope your case may serve as a don Answers. H D Montgomery to Edith Mont W A Scott, Independence. lesson to others, for while you have gomery, land in Falls City. M Scrafford, Monmouth. been let off easy, other offenders will ¡ h the cheapest as well a« the most sat Beautifully Arranged. L Gerlinger etux to Salem, Falls S B Irvine, Independence. not be dealt with so leniently. This Brown—Well, you've got the quar isfactory to use. If you <lo not know City * Western Ry. Co., land J M 8ebring, Airlie. this you can find it out by matter of stealing newspapers must ter. Is your sister coining down? in West Salem.. ................... 3000 J W Jenkins, McCoy. be stopped and this court will aid in W A Brown et ux to Edward E “I’ve arrnnged It lienullfully, old Fred Johnson, Airlie. preventing acts of the nature which chap. I told her It was you first, and Mary Lee, 8acres, t 8s r 6w 600 I) Shepard, Dallas. No matter whether you use little or has brought you into court.” J M Grant, sheriff, to K M Brown G F Shew, Independence. and slie said to tell you she was out much you’ll find your correspondence 20 acres, t7 s , r 6 w............... I! F Jones. Perrvdale. The learned judge might have gone and then I said I was fooling and and accounting easier to handle if we L Rice et ux to Red Front Gro G W Seifarth, Falls City. a little farther in his denounciation of that It was Charley Jones, and you supply the stationery. We solicit a trial cery Mercantile Company, 175 Fred Kau, Falls City. order and confidently expect it will re ought to have seen her hustle to get acres, t 9 s, r 3 and 4 w .......... 7,500 G I, Kelly, McCoy. of this crime, and probably would into a clean shirt waist! She'll be right sult in your becoming a regular custo C C Lockhart lo John Shatterly Chas Kerher, Airlie. have, had the case been applicable, down!” mer hereafter. When sumniet has passed in (Vt acres, t 6s, r 7 w................... Henry Smith, Monmouth. looking at the matter in the light he these northern states,the sun Victoria Howard and lid to Paul W J Craw ford, Salem. is only milil under the bright Fundman, 76 acres, t 6 s, r 7 w 1000 W J Orondcy, Salem. Not Surprised. does. The man who takes a pu|>cr for blue skies of Southern Cali Peter Knrre et ux to Eunice Bell J R Xesmith, Rickreall. Skipper—I am Inordinately sensitive a year or so and then refuses it of the fornia. This is one of nature’s Putnam, 61^ acres, t 8 s, r 4 w 1500 S H Crowley, Rickreall. to uncongenial surroundings, so much h a p p v provisions—eternal W F Muscott et ux to D J Grant postmaster is just as guilty of larceny so ttint (he very' sight of some people * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ft ** Peter Xewfeldt, Dallas. summer for those who can 92 acres, 18 s, r 6 w ................... 4000 C H Cummins, Monmouth. I as was the (verson who stole it from will give me a nervous shudder. Chip (k not endure a more severe U L Frazer et tlx to C P and J P W L Xewbill, Ballston. another’* door. He allowed the edit per—Oil, well, there are very few of us climate. Irvine, 130 acres, t 6 s, r 3 and 4 T T Notson, Dallas. that do not shrink from meeting our California has been called w........................................... R C DeArmond, Independence. or to spend hi* time, money and abili the “ Mecca of the winter creditors. Lola M Bookman and hd to M D E E DeArmond, Suver. ty in an endeavor to give the reader tourist.” Its hotels and stop Wilson, land i n t 8 s r 4 w ....... 800 L E Olden. Monmouth. ping places are as varied as what he believes he wants, and then Anthony Dent, Perrydale. No Hitch. those of all well regulated John Dickinson, Independence. How did the wedding come ofT to without warning comes the postal cities. Visitors can always John W Orr, Rickreall. from the postmaster, with the curt day r 11 nd suit able accoin inodations R O Dodson, Monmouth. “W ltheut n hitch." congenial companions, and Jph G A Pagenkopf. Airlie. words “Refused. ” The man who “Glad to hear It." varied, pleasing recreations. W A Adams, Salem. John Palmer, Monmouth. does this is lacking entirely of all ”1 said without n hitch. The bride G R Adams, Salem. sense of honor. After deluding the bscked out ut the Inst mluute.” H X Alderman, Salem, editor all those months with the be F R Alexander, Indep. * , lief that he is getting what he wants I A Allen, Rickreall, That you never miss the water till and is able to pay for, ho cruelly jabs the well runs dry. and not then If yon J E Allen, Rickreali. ¡I Will he glad to supply some R G Allen. Stiver. in the knife “Refused,” without even Chance to live In moonshine territory. J D Allen, Salem, very attractive literature de a word of thanks for the service that J W Allen, Rickreall. scribing in detail the many de has lieen so faithfully rendered him. That there Is no place like home, for We h a v e everything X Anderson, Dallas. lights of winter in California. Of course there is a law that will reach which some exiles thereof are moet de A M Arant, Monmonth. Very low round trip excursion constantly on hand that him, but few newspaper men care to vontly thankful? T E Armstrong, Airlie. tickets are on sale to California. go to the trouble of having him C M Bailey. Dallas. The rate from DA I,LAS to is generally kept in the arrested for the dollar or two he may R M Ballard, Rickreall. Los Angeles and return is That, while It takes money to make owing. They simply put his name oil the mare go, most any old thing will A J B irham, Dallas. best confectionery and W L Barnhart, Falls City. 9SS.O O their own private black list, and hsvo that effect on money. cigar stores in the land. G W Baum, Monmouth. charge what was coming up to profit Jacob Becker, Buena Vista. Limit six months, allowing and loss. «>ur goods are the best, I. X Bilieu, Dallas. stop-overs in either direction. Strictly Scholarly. T P Bevens, Airlie. Similar excursions rate* are and our prices are right. In these days of electricity, when “Why do you call your horse Eth W W Evans, Airlie. in effect to all California points. E E Black. Dalla». the simple turning of a switch gives DoIi.ffUt V Come and see us. Jos Black, Dallas. “Because I am n student of the instant light snd heat, a glimpse o| Por (nil Inform.finn, .looping e r mwrvs- Xathan Blair, Buell. imces.”— Baltimore American. lion. .n,t tickets, call on. Iel.gr.ph or writ* great grandfather starting the morn W H Mack, Monmouth. C D Blarhard. Rallston. ing fire would seem the funniest sight Not • Myth. I. X. WOODS, Agent, DALLAS W H Boats. Dallas. imaginable. The night before, the M ary had a little Iam b— Kugene Bogart, Monmrnth. The s ta te m e n t m u st be so. red coals in the fireplace were careful J II Marks, Monmouth. F o r th ey a re doing a tunta R M Bosley, Monmouth. La a m oving p ic tu re ehow. W M . M c M U R R A Y , C e n. ly buried beneath the gray nslica so North Main Street J E Martin, Dallas. - D e n v e r N ew s-Tim es. that they coaid be raked out and fan Pass. A g e n t Joshna Bowles, Dallas. C l o u d y : DALLAS W M Bowman. Monmouth. ned into a flame when the next fire P O R T L A N D , . O R EC O N Jas Boydston, Dallas. waa needed. The old gentleman, in th« S M Braley, Buell. CLAIMS ALLOWED • $1 50 ltemizer.one year in advance.................................... .. 2 00 With Weekly Oregonian or Semi-weekly Journal. .. 1 75 I With Oregon Woodman ' “ ‘ 257 I Office, Ml’TITAI ) Office, M l i l A l, ( R egi, lence, 1401 BELI. I Heuijence, 113 i PHONES: ROADS AND HIGHWAYS ___ s did McCOY. Quarter Block is Sold. NEW SUBSCRIBERS THIS WEEK. i REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. The Very Besi Stationery. Getting Your Stationery Here. New Books Library. LG Drown, Willantina. at II A Duggan, Buell. | Merry Hearts, Allen; Hero Tale®, NY H Knower, Salem. i Baldwin; Captain of the Crew, Barbour; B B Knowles, Independence. ¡American Boy’s Handy Book, Beard; Peter Kurre, Independence. ; Famous Leaders Among Women, Bol* H M Lacey, Airlie. ton; The Training of Wild Animals, A H South wick, Salem. Bostock; Bernardo and Laurette, J M Tabor, Sheridan. Bouvet; Asia, Carpenter; The Courtes H Tarter, Airlie. ies, Clapp; The Prince and the Pau;>er. C3 Lorence, Monmouth. Clemen® (Mark Twain); A Primer of J J Thurston, Suver. Evolution. Clodd, John Halifax, Gen W B Duncan, Salem. tleman, Craik (Muloek); Mr. Isaues, K M Paxton, Salem. Crawford ; Choice Readings, Cumnock: G C Dunham, Independence. Old Chester Tales, Delano; Donald anti W W Percival, Independence. Dorothy, Dodge; Cattle-Ranch to Col I) D Peter®, Dallas. lege, Doubleday; Dr. GreenfelP® Parish, P T Patterson, Independence. Duncan ; The Graysons. E. Eggleston; J S Pettyjohn, Butler. The Wreck of the Red Bird, G. C. Eg Samuel Phillips, Salem. gleston, The Mill on the Floss, Elliot; Wm Kllifl, Fall® City. Methods of Industrial Peace, Gilman; W L Phillip®, Airlie. Rock, Gordon (Connor): Ameri Ordered that the official bond of C. S. Black Leaders and Heroes, Gordy; The Graves a« county assessor l>e approved, can Story of the English, Uuerber; The with H. E. Williams and B. H. McCal- Petterkin Papers, Hale; Gold Elsie, lon as sureties. John (E. Murlitt); Little Red Riding Ordered that the official bond of C. A. Hood, Lang; Lewis and Clark, Lighton ; Dyck with B. F. Jones and I). L. Hedg The Smoke Eaters, O’Higgins; Six es as sureties in the sum of $500 he ap Nursery Classics, O’Shea; Snowland proved. Folk, Peary; Among the Forest People, Ordered that all of road district No. Pierson; Primer of Forestry, 2 vol- 18 he annexed to district No, 21, and umns. Pinchot; Men of Iron, Pyle; district 18 he discontinued. Tales From Baron Munchausen, Raspe; Ordered that the following named Mrs. Wiggsof the Cabbage Patch, Rice persons he apj>ointed as road supervis (Ilegan); Three Margarets. Richards; Fourty-One Year® in India, Roberts; ors : Oliver Cromwell, Roosevelt; My Air- District 1—Percy Lady Ships, Santos-Dumont, Beautiful Joe, “ 2—George Newbill Saunders; Tom Grogan, F. II. Smith; “ .‘1—John Diegnan Jolly Good Times, M. P. W. Smith; “ 4—G II Crawford Deep Sea Vagabonds, Bonnichsen; In “ 5— C W Chapman India, Stevens; Monsier Beaucaire, 41 6—W E Goode 11 Talkington; The Story ol Kennett, “ 7—1) P Stapleton Tayor; Calumet 4,K.” Webster A Mer- 44 8—Thos Strain win; Nature Biographies. Weed; Her 44 I)—Geo A Wells Ladyship's Elephant, Well»; Choice 44 10—Everett Hiltibraml Literature for Primary Grades, book 44 11—Percy Hadley one; What Katy Did, Woolsey (Susan 44 12—Chester Guthrie Coolidge). Report for D e c e m b e r: 44 13—Ilenry Clifford Number of fiction books 444 ; non-fiction 44 14—J A Buttrick hooks 110; children’s books 219; total “ 15—G W McBee 773; number of caller®, 1536; borrower’s ‘4 16—J N Jones cards issued 24. 44 17—Henry Voth 44 * 19—K A Pagenkoff 44 20—J H Mulkey 44 21—A Sampson In the matter of the petition of Aaron Maybee ami Isaac Klliott praying for the vacation of 1 *to 11 in block 4 of management, and some other Highland addition to Dallas, outside the limits of said city, ordered that pe things of a like nature on which to base an estimate of its prob tition he granted, Ordered that the tax levy for 1010 he able worth to the city. It has made as follows: simply stated the facts, and will State, county, indigent sol dier« and library fund........ 9 8-10 mills leave the matter to the advo County schools.................. 2 8-10 mills cates of a municipal system. Many towns in the valley, probably a General road..................... 3 mills ------- mills majority of them, own their own plant* Total................................... 15 6-10 mills and have them in successful operatio n What other towns have done I)alla» The levy last vear was 11.5-10. This van do That is a certainty, but will is accounted for by the state tax being the end justify the expenditure? We higher and the buying of a rock crusher, are not prepared to nay. Corvallis its operation, and the deficit on road bonded itself for $75,000 to put in a work last year that had to he made up. plant that cost them $95,000 before they The court adjourned this morning to gut through with it. meet again next Tuesday and further It is announced as Mr. Gates’ inten consideration of the work outlined for tion, if he keeps the plant, to in the the coming year. spring build an aditionnl reservoir for the storing of water for fire protection alone. The other reservoir is to be used for the town supply, and if it runs Estate of Ashbury Shultz, deceased— out during the summer, we will have to Eugene Hay ter appointed administra let our law ns go dry until it gets anoth tor; bond filed and approved; J. D. er supply on hand. This is an added Smith, H. G. Campbell and John Rich expense the city would be put to, for wo ter appointed appraisors; inventory and must provide for all contingencies, and the cost would not he a light one. appraisment filed and approved. In the event that the city buys the Guardianship of Wayne E. Greenwood, works,Mayor is in favor of its con a minor—W. E. Greenwood appointed trol lieing put Muir outside the con guardian; bond in sum of $5000 filed trol of the city entirely As has been and approved; A. F. Toner, John M. done in Corvallis, council. lie would like to see a Grant and Carl S. Graves appointed ad water commission Appointed by the gov ministrator. ernor who would not be influenced by Estate of Augusta Campbell, deceased any party affiliation, entirely untrainel- —W. D. Campbell appointed adminis ed in every way , and having the full trator, and only power of its management. Estate of William Livermore, deceased Enough said. Shall we buy or not? report of sale of real property heard and Although the Itcmlzer is not at this approved and sale confirmed. time advising for or against the buying of the water plant at the price offered, yet we think that there is one thing that should be done now. That is the changing of our charter so as to allow of at least $50,000 more of bonded indebt Thursday: edness. To let the opportunity pa«a C. L. Crider, Dallas. now at this session of the legislature B. F. Jones, Independence. may run us up against some terrible Fridav: hard propositions in the two years that J. L. Castle, Dallas, must elapse ere the ctiance again comes J. B. O’Brien, Dallas, , to us. Our town is grow ing too rapidly Mrs. O’Brien, Dallas. and has too brilliant a future before it A. W. Bergent. Lincoln. to allow of our continually being ham Mrs. Bergent, Lincoln. pered by lack of funds with which to J. K. Neal, Buena Vista. make needed improvements Who W. D. Campbell, Dallas. knows that within the next two years C. L. Hawley, McCoy. we may not want to put in a water K. C. Eldridge, Independence. system of our own, entirely indepen G. O Holman, Dallas. dent of the present one. There may ho Saturday: other things of a like nature come up M. A. McLaughlin, Falb City. that we might be prohibited from. Let G. B. Davidson, Buena Vista. us he ready to soize opportunities—de Sunday: sirable one*. That is the way to grow. ---------- ♦ • ♦ --------- E. P. Weir, Airlie. F. D. Pomeroy, Independence. Jones, of Polk, lias introduced a hill appropriating $100,000 for the relief of Monday: the veterans of thelndiini Wars of 18V- W. L. Tooze, Falls City. 0. Mrs. Tooze, Falls Citv. Hal Schultz, Falls City. E. A. Stenson, of Rickreali, anil Mrs. R. E. William®, Dallas. Stenson «re now residents of Belling Tuesday: ham, where the earthquake was so se N. McKinzie, Falls City. vere Monday night. Mr. Samuel Orr was also there on a visit with his daugh Wednesday: ter, Mrs. Stenson. G. B. Master®, Black Rock. Now is the time to visit C alifornia IT IS UP TO YOU. Probate Court. PORTLAND HOTEL ARRIVALS. 7 0 Y e a r s w ith C o u g h s We have had nearly seventy years of experience with Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral. That makes us have great con fidence in it for coughs, colds, bronchitis, weak throats, and weak lungs. Ask your own doctor what experience he has had with it. He knows. He can advise you wisely. Keep in close touch with your family physician. 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