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Polk County has Soil
I Adaptable for all Purposes.
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Any Fruit Thrives
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Dallas will Build T w ice
as M uch in 1913
as She Did Last Year
W h a f Y ou W a n t t o T^tad
DALLAS. OREGON. OCTOBER 9, 1913
A TROUBLESOME CRITTER.
THREW SNORES
Three Hundred Y ear O ak Succumbs to
NO. 45
FIDLER’S 5 ,1 0 ,1 5 , AND1
25c STORE
Fate-
(N O T H IN G
O ld Resident Buried— Polk Prize Babies.
Jardenlers ............................
Men's
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Crossbar
Shoe Laces, doz....................
Prominent Oriental Sued—Suicide at Independ
en ce-S p rin g V alley Resident Drops Dead.
1 Pint Bottle Peroxide. . . .
25c
BoyB'
Tan
Independence Man Put on a Made One of Oregon’s Commis Independence Young Woman
sioners to Chicago Land
Drowns in Fit of Dispondency.
Vaudeville Stunt While
Show.
Sleeping.
Tuesday morning while Asa
Tuesday Hon. W. L. Tooze Robinson’8 brother and another
Believing that burglars had
formal
notification \ young man were building fence
entered his room at the Leba received
non hotel Friday night, A. C. from Governor West of his ap- | near Independence they discov-
Clyde, of Independence, aroused pointment as one of Oregon’s ; ered a heap of lady’s garments
his room-mate, Wm. Buchanon; commissioners to attend the j in an old roadway leading to the
also of Independence, and made Chicago land show and look out ; river. Further investigation re
known his suspicions. After for the grand exhibit of Oregon suited in the finding of the body
turning on the lights and mak products that will be made there of Miss Mamie Kellogg in the
ing a diligent search around from November 20th to Decem river nearby in a few feet of
the room for the suposed bur ber 8th. Mr. Tooze ha3 not ac water, her hands firmly clasping
glar, they concluded that it was cepted the appointment as yet, an outcropping root. Life was,
imaginary on the part of Clyde. but is being solicited to do so, a of course, extinct. The story, was a sufferer from cancer, and
J. C Proctor was advertising
Buchanon was soon asleep, movement being on foot by our as far as we are able to gather had had been living here since
a
sale of farm implements on
county
court
to
see
that
old
it, is about as follows:
but Clyde was wakeful and
January 1st. She formerly re the Tom Richmond place.
while trying to account for the Polk county is no longer dis
Miss Kellogg was a grand sided east of Salem, and was
strange sound under his bed, it criminated against at these east daughter of O. D. Rider, who aged 52 years. She leaves a ! Frank Rodger« came up from
was again heard, more distinct ern land shows, that she has a lives in Independence, and of husband and two children to MsMinnville to clerk in Jap Mil
and more hideous than before. comprehensive and ful exhibit late she had ben keeping house mourn her loss. The funeral ler’s drug store.
Charley Magers opened th<
Clyde was determined to inves at each one of them, and that for him, her parents having been services will occur at 2 o’clock
tigate the jnatter.this time with one of our own people is with divorced, and her mother re this afternoon, Rev. Metzger school at Ballston.
out disturbing his companion. the exhibit in person to see that married and living elsewhere. officiating, and interment will
The 13-months-old son of
He had become satisfied from full benefit is received. With Miss Kellogg had not been in take place at Odd Fellows ceme Adam K. Wilson passed away.
Mr. good health lately, and it seems tery here.
the previous investigation that such a representative,
W. W. Percival, ol Independ
no other persons were in the Tooze, for instance, an exhibit that on Monday afternoon, after
ence, was to hold an auction
room and if it proved to be of this kind in the east is one of consulting a local physician, she
sale of three fine bred mares.
Gets Check Artist. *lr
spooks that were disturbing his the best possible advertisements walked down this lonely road to
The family of Dr. Bates of
Ed. Dale, who claims to have
rest Mr. Clyde decided to meet we could put forth, but as here the river, divested herself of her been working in a prune dryer Dallas left for their former
the inevitable alone and single tofore handled, worse than use outer garments, laying them at Dallas, was arrested Thurs home in the east.
handed. Under the bed he less, and the Itemizer would not near the roadway, and carefully day night by Deputy Sheriff
Mrs. Horace Smith was very
bed he plunged and there in the be in favor of the county putting covering them with her raincoat, Harry P. Minto for cashing a ill at her Dallas home.
darkness and alone paused to up any money for such an ex after which she went into the bad check on the United States
N. Frakes and Anna Walling,
await developments. To his hibit.
stream and took her own life. National bank and also on a of Perrydale, secured license to
astonishment the sound was
The water is not deep there, and stranger in the city named wed
MAN D R O P S DEAD.
Andrew
Torgeson
moved
there, but there was not hide
as everything went to show a Moore. The capture was a
nor hair of man or spook to be
premeditated act,Coroner Chap piece of clever work on the part from Stiver to Yaquina bay.
Commissioner Kirkland re
found. Clyde thought it pos- Aged Resident of Spring Valley man was not called. The young of Deputy Minto, as he had been
Succumbs to Heart
sibe that the coca-cola he drank
lady, maybe 25 years of age, was given one description of the turned from a trip to Eastern
Failure.
before going to bed might have
not, so far as known, entangled man and when he arrested him Oregon.
The Dallas W. C. T. U. were
deluded his mental faculty.
in any romance and the only the check man was clothed in
Benjamin Young, an aged supposition is that despondency
having a meeting at the home
However, he continued the in
an entirely different outfit.— o f Mrs. Judge Truitt.
vestigation until it became clear man, fell dead while attending over her physical condition and Salem Statesman.
Editor M. L. Pipes was issu
to him that his bedfellow was a to the evening chores in the continued brooding caused a
ing supplements in the Benton
ventriloquist of no mean order. bam belonging to John Sykes, state of mental abberation,
Seid
Back
is
Sued.
Leader and supposed to be pros
Buchanon was snoring and in Spring Valley, Tuesday even which impelled her to the deed.
Seid Back, Chinese merchant perous on account of them.
throwing his voice under the ing. Mr. Young was about 64
years of age and had heart AUTO U SED TO HAUL HOPS. and hop grower, has been
George and Andrew Hagey
bed.
made défendent In a $10,000 left Sliver to take up land in
Clyde and Buchanon came trouble for several years. Tues-
damage
suit
by
Anna
Delwing
here expecting to embark in the he seemed better than he had Machine Pulls Load of Two as the result of bad feeling j Harney county.
Hardy Holman and family
confectionery
business,
but felt for several months and
Teams When Emergency
during the hop-picking season moved to Corvallis, where he
abandoned the idea and return persuaded the family to allow
Arises.
in one of his yards near Inde was employed at the front on
ed to Independence displeased him to leave the house and as
pendence.
The woman was
with each other after the ex sist in the evening work about
That the automobile is more one of his pickers and alleges the Oregon Pacific.
the
barn.
He
had
been
dead
Uncle Wm. Ellis, of Dallas,
perience of one night away from
efficient than the horse for quick
several minutes before his body delivery was proven at Inde that he damaged her feelings sustained a severe stroke of
home.— Lebanon Express.
was found. The funeral was pendence Sunday night when and reputation to the extent of paralysis.
$10,000 by remarking about her:
Judge N. L. Butler united in
326-YEAR-OLD OAK FELLED. held Wednesday at 10 o ’clock C. G. Long went out four miles “ You ought to be ashamed of
marriage Mrs. Edna C. deJean
front* the residence of John south of town and brought in
yonrself.sn old woman hke you,
Ax Humbles Venerable Tree on Sykes. Burial took place in the 38 bales of hops in a big touring coming into my hop yards and and W. G. Harris.
H. B. St. John was up from
Pierce cemetery near the home. car. The owner of the hops
Polk County Farm.
Mr. Young was unmarried, had them loaded on two wavons stealing my tent. You are a McCoy on business, with the
thief
and
a
liar
and
I
will
have
In the year 1587, when Euro and hailed from Pennsylvania. and they were uncovered when you arrested. You swipe my county court.
I. P. Reese left McCoy on a
peans were planning colonies in Coroner Chapman was called it started to rain. It was im tent and took new for old one.’
business trip to Eastern Oregon.
America, one of the oldest and from Dallas and held an inquest, possible to get teams to haul — Journal.
George Kelty left McCoy for
largest white oak trees in Polk the jury finding that death came them in, so he called up Mr.
a two weeks' visit with his sis
county began to grow. The from natural causes.
Long, who went out in his ma
E U G E N IC BABES.
ter in Union county.
massive oak, which has been
chine and brought the two loadB
D. L. Keyt was having a house
Prune Crop Heavy.
cut down on the Whiteaker
in at one time. The wagons
The prune crop around Mon were coupled on the back of the Polk County Ranks High in built on the hill west of McCoy
farm, two miles north of Mon
and the surmise was that he
mouth, was 326 years old, as mouth is extraordinarily heavy machine as trailers and there
That Respect.
had captured a bird to inhabit
estimated by counts of the rings. this season. Growers are daily were 18 bales on one and 20 on
Its circumference was 19 feet, hauling the fruit in to the dryer on the other.— Oregonian.
The following Polk county it with him.
Woodson Maddox and John
and the diameter about six feet. of the Monmbuth Evaporating
babies received prizes as fol
A short distance away stands & Canning Company, which is IN D E P E N D E N C E M AIL GAINS. lows at the eugenic contest held Fletcher had left McCoy on a
hunt for deer In the Nehalem
another giant oak. Its circum in operation night and day. The
last week at the state fair
ference is 26 feet.— Oregonian. prunes are smaller than last Increasing Postal Receipts May
One-year-old country girls— country.
Mrs. Frizzell and Mrs. Nut
season in nearly every case, but
Flnst. $25 cup Grace Holman,
Put Office Above Second
ter’s horse got scared at J. K.
the crop is much heavier. In
Mrs. Morrison Buried.
daughter
of
Thomas
Holman,
Class.
Sear’s engine at McCoy and ran
The remains of Mrs. Micage some instances trees were in- j
Eola.
Morrison were brought here jured as a result of the heavy ! Postmaster Merwin, of Inde
One-year-old country boys—- away, badly injuring the ladies.
Isaac Hughes was getting out
from Eugene Friday for burial. crop. Rain caused no damage. ! pendence, gave out the figures Second $15 cup— Dan Quick,
some samples from the rock
Rev. Wood, of Monmouth, con mold being slight and given little for the second quarter of the son of J. W. Quick.Ballston.
ducting the funeral, and inter thought. According to the grow- | fiscal year. The total receipts
Two-year-old country girls— quarry for J. D. Lee to take
ment taking place beside her ers in the hill regions west of
Second, $16 cup— Dolores I & - down to the Mechanic's fair.
Lot Shreve accepted a posi
husband in the Odd Fellows Monmouth,"this*'year's crop te ! for the i4,:co" (,i 7? u^ rter ° f
vean Kahle, daughter of Uarl
tion as clerk with Neis & Smith
r were $1471.91, wh le for Kahle, McCoy.
cemetery. She was a pioneer about 25 per cent heavier than J“
this year they were $2135.45.
of 1852, and until 1897 made her that of last year. Several in This is a gain of 45 per cent for
Three-year-old country boys in their Dallas store.
A car load of lobsters was
dividual
dryers
are
operating,
home in and nc.’.r Dallas, her
—
First, $25 cup-Melvin Rhodes,
this year. If the office gains
brought from the Atlantic to
husband pasing away that year. and the harvesting is advancing only a small per cent over last j son of Ira Rhodes, McCoy.
see if they would thrive in Puget
Mr. Morrison prior to that for rapidly.— Oregonian.
year during the last half of the T W E N T Y -S IX Y E A R S AGO. Sound.
many years conducted a hard
year it will pass to a second-
Jack and John Spong left
Army Surveyors at Work.
ware store where Simonton &
Military engineers are in the class office. The quarter Just Taken From the Files of the Lincoln to find Jobs in Portland.
Scott now are. and he and Elijah
passed is the heaviest of the
Rev. T. F. Royal united in
Itemizer of Saturday,
Miller built that brick. Mrs. Monmouth section making sur
four in the amount of business,
marriage H. S. Butz and Miss
October 8, 1887.
Morrison was an aunt of Hora veys of the roads and hills for but the first quarter showed a
Chloe Miller, of Dallas.
tio and Wesley Morrison, of use of the United States War
Esther Edwards, of King’s
Salmon were reported so
Dallas. She leaves a son, T. J. Department. The crew has been decided gain over the same time
last year.— Oregonian.
tnick at Devil’s lake, between Valley, was married to J. B.
Morrison, of Eugene, and three at work in this district for some
the mouths of Salmon and 81- Burch, of Dixie.
grandsons, E. E. Morrison, of time, but the work will now
A lot of Odd Fellows came
letz rivers, that settlers simply
Mrs. Stella Dodge Dead,
Springfield; Rev. W'illard A. El have to be abandoned soon on
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over from Salem to visit the
Mrs. Stella Dodee nossed f * —« v f t
kins. of Lebanon, and Deputy account of winter weather. It
Sheriff Dillard A. Elkins, of w'*l be rcTir.'cd r"*!v next away rt Lee home in D ".iv water and with "itchforks filled local lodge, and had a big feed
ut Charlie iJackin hotel to fin
spring.— Portland Telegram.
, Tuesday morning. Mrs. Dodge tneir wagon beds.
Eugene.
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and
Girls’
15c
Ribbed
Hose ...................................
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5c
5c
Stationery, a dandy box. 15c, 25c
25c
SP E C IA L S
10c
15c
and
Tin Pie pans................
Razor Hones..............
Toilet Paper, 2 rolls f o r . ..
Black
CENTS)
iCc
10c
Hose, ribbed top, p a ir..
C O M M IT S SU ICID E.
5c
Hed Hand Candy, Vi pound
Ladles’
2 5
Large, Fat Pencil Tablet..
Handker
chiefs . . i .............................
TO OZE APPO INTED.
25c
Ladles' Crossbar Handker
chiefs
IT W A SN ’T SPOOKS.
A B O V E
5 Boxes of Matches............
15c
3 Bars Hand Soap..............
10c
Large 23x44 Heavy Bleach
ed Turkish T ow el..........
20c
2 Packages SpearmlntGum
,5c
Regular 10c. Bar Glycerine
Soap ..................................
16c
Sc
10-qt. Retlnned Dairy Pall.
25c
Flower P o t s . . . . . . . 10c, 15c 25c
Mason Jar Tops, 2 d o z . . . .
25c
3 qt. Granite Pudding Pans
MasonJar Rubbers, regular
Dust Pans....................
10c
10c, 15c
10c kind.............................
5c
REMEMBER THE PLACE
- B y L>t klar.
— D e M a r in P h il a d e l p h i a R e c o r d
F ID L E R ’S 5, 10,15, and 25c
ST O R E
ish up the evening.
While coming to town in
Just South of The Itemizer Office.
their buggy, the tongue came
down and Mr. and Mrs. William
Savage were upset in a ditch,
the former, having his back
Pacific for the best showing of to claim the honor of this un
badly wrenched.
The little son of Otis Smith blooded horses of all breeds. In precedented record of prizes
and wife died at Dallas.
some way this prize was not in won, but it cannot get away
Ijafe Williams was back from cluded in our report of last from old Polk.
Grande Ronde, where he had week. Mr. Comegys won the
Kansas Wind the Stuff.
been to help the agent out with cup on Clydesdales and had it
Dr. H. B. McCallon gives us
his bookkeeping.
with him Tuesday. This was
The Itemlzer’s funny man one of the most important an Instance of Kansas wind that
said that the reason a city was 1 prizes offered at the Dallas fair, shows it has some good qual
generally called she was because and we regret that It should ities, even if it does sometimes
blow the feathers off the chick
a city was supposed to have have been overlooked.
Mr.
some bustle to it, and to be pro I Comegys is surely to be’ con ens. Some years ago Peter
Edigar arrived in Dallas from
vided with outskirts.
gratulated on his ability to pull that state, bringing with him
I. G. Denny, of McCoy, passed down such a souvenir, espec his auto. During the many
his examination before the su ially after having to compete years two of his tires have re
preme court and was admitted with the first-class animals he tained the Kansas wind until
did. At the state fair Mr. Come Sunday, when one of them gave
to the bar.
Will Parry sold his interest In gys also made an enviable rec up the ghost at the Dallas gar
the Corvallis Gazette and went ord, coming home with eight age and blew out.
to work on the Salem States first prizes out of 11 to be com
peted for. His herd consisted
Will Exceed Two Million..
man.
After a tour of the prune dry
John White was up from his of eight Clydesdale mares, and
Oak Grove farm with a fine load winning such a majority of ers of the county. Fruit Inspec
of Glorl Mundi and Baldwin prizes shows their superiority. tor J. B. Parker, notifies the
They were all the get of Mc Itemizer that the dried prune
apples.
Queen, the noted stallion be crop will exceed two million
longing to him and Ralph Sav- pounds. To be exact, the total
McQueen's Get.
ery. The showing in Clyde output of the county, as com
Felix Comegys. of Perrydale, stock at the state fair was large piled by him, will this year
was in Tuesday, a'little peaved and he had to compete with the reach the grand total of 2,016.-
because no mention had been best registered blood from all 000 pounds, a fine showing and
made of his securing the silver over the state. Both Yamhill one hardly expected at an early
cup offered by the Southern and Marion counties have tried date.
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omies of time and labor. Drud
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vice which the MONARCH gives
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