Folk Ccuniy Observer. 1'uhlL-lter. 0. C. DOUGHTY, J. K. Locke, O lt llG O V S O F F I C I A I . V O T R . Tin* Si-rctarv o f State lias cumnlet si tlu* •Hic inl ruinas» o f the votes enst fur prisddrii- t iixl élection, Novciubcr •>. The vol* reeeiv cd liy elector» huving the liighcst totuf vote Subscription Hatea. $1 50 75 50 • • • i . Per Year. Per Six Months. Per Four Mouths. Advertising rate» mm lu known on appli­ cation. Corri-'jionih iice is »olhited from ull friends of the jnijier. Monmouth, Oregon, Dee. 1, ISSN. TH E OBSERVER FOR 50CTS For Four Months. N o w is the best tim e to subscribe for the O b s k k v k k . $1 50 w ill pay the price from now till 1 Jan. "JO. A n exchange Hays: “ I f there is a balm in (¡¡lead, the 1 »emocrats would like to know where (¡¡lead is.” The newspa|>ers o f the state are speaking out very generally against change o f school books. 'Hie protest is right. N o change should be made. Perhaps in some case* special cause for change can 1«? shown. I f so, let it I k * shown before the change is m ,ele.- Oregonian. “ The hanging o f a few more o f the miserable animals called anarchists is positively demanded to insure the peace o f the country. These misgui­ ded cattle are unable to appreciate that liberty is not license: tlmt the doctrine they teach is not adapted to tin* free institutions o f America. They have brutalized themselves by associations and habits acquired in cheap dives, so that now there is hut one argument they can understand force. Like Scotch thistles, the proper way to deal with this foreign fungus is to tear it up and hum it root and brunch. Let Chicago prt*- vent another Ilaym arket by strang­ ling every animal tainted w ith an­ archy.” ‘ — - ^ ■ ~~~ - — - - Î X B ts CofXTItSt. - * f Vi O Baker Benton - • ( lai kamas ( IlltAlp Columbia ('(NM - • ( .’rook Curry Douglas (jilliam tirant Jackson •Josephine Klamath Ijtku I juw Linn Malheur Marion Morrow Multnomah • Polk - Tillamook - Unititi! la Union Wallowa Wasn» Washington - Yamhill Total Ù £ D 747 RÍ.I nun fili ljun 1.VÍ7 1 « •« )/> .*V> UT 50 infili - * ¿V) . mi . 5MM» 77!« h :\ 5ÍJ 17 43s . 143 j:u¡ 1305 1117 »7 J OUI N 140 «33* 31 ! tr i - lojll u lis i tris 1 .i Aflft 415 111 3IA X :tr)*s - 371 - I.VI3 J.ViM Hi# .. HRKi llxtl 12* . *13 14 3.^1 - ■fix, 1.-V17 32» ;»ns - 47!» 35 ( vi;* » ; ;« e a i 125 - - 7J!I 71 785 -JlV IX - 3113 - 1.VJ3 1551 102 -, 1303 1 TU, 21 :;< k ; 1 1 4.V) - - l.W) 1054 72 s:;.s 00 - IJls noi 70 - 1JMÎ ) . - % t 7. 1 1 ■ I 2!» 13 1 i 2 M io 21 F. S. D. Co. Buster D RY GOODS A T COST. -:0: & Vernon, Druggists and Apothecaries. Aru" N o w is you r chanco to get great bargains, in our D ry Good»,” F a n cy G ckk I s , Notions, Clothing, Boots and Shoes, Furnishing Goods, Crockery and Glassware, departments, etc.*©a TArugs, Taints, Oils. Glass anil all other Ar L # titles kept ill a lirst-class drug store. 9 fr i f W i r e fence and barbed wire. * b\ llarriwin's plurality, 0,700. Total vote of the state, 01,011. liuena Vista. Some fine singings are had by our young people Sunday evening. Prescription* Carefully Compounded." Carpenter tools, sash and doors. A hunting match w ill he indulged in by our nimrotls. Plen ty o f gam e and a good time. ?>Sr-Also Dealers in Tieoil A Barton’s Sil­ ver anil Plated Ware, Jewelry, -Musical In­ struments of all kinds. Builder's Material. Rev. T . F. Royal lias regular ser­ vice here. Be& Lumber and shingles in any quantity. A ll orders w ill receive prompt at­ tention. Farm produce consigned to us w ill lie disposed o f to tin* liest possible advantage and Immediate returns m ade."©# -.•Öl- James Monmouth, Oregon. fiö»* Item her the place, corner brick store, N I K S A SM 1TH,-©| Dallas, UST. H. Oregon. B U TLE R, Druggist and Apothecary. — Dealer in— mgs, Chemicals, Books, Stationery, Toilet j article*, etc. n Prescriptions Carefully Monmouth, - - SHELLEY & VANDUYN. Compoiintled. - Oregon. Head Ouarters for Honorai Merchandise, Polk County Bank. M O X M O ( ’Tir, Independence O R E G O X. Oregon. rtfD oes a general hanking business. Sight 1 Drafts on New York, San Francisco or Port- j land. Deposits received subject to cheek or! mi certificates o f deposit. Collections will I receive prompt attention. Office hours » a. in. to 5 p. in Untre Horn!nr 1'ronf Sn/c, se- ] cured by Vale Time Lock. Oregon State \ I iti'cts and Builders. FU LL FAC U LTY, k . Goods will be Sold Cheap. Tatom. Real Eätate and insurance Agent Parker & Ferguson. Vaughn & Billard. These goods must be sold. f c r W e are goin g to close out our stock, and parties needing anything in our line w ill find it to their advantage to call and see us. Independence. Brick Block, Win. Wells, the hop man, now lives in town. it is reported among the farmers that tin* potato crop did n >t yield as much as was expected, y et they are plentiful anil bushels w ill be sold as the price advances. Former Offers Fade Away In Oblivion. Amunition. Hew Stable, w. i D ALLAS, OREGON. -Dealers in— The Kocinhlc at the hall Thanks­ Oregon. Monmouth, g iv in g evening wax a grand success. The exercises were under the man­ agement o f Frof. Rrynnt. Th e sup­ Summon,. per at tin« hotel was all that could lie Vis io ns: Sello uts . Justice’s Court fur the precinct o f Mon­ mouth, State o f Oregon. County o f Polk. Nov. 21, ixxx,—V isitisl IMst. N o. asked. The Duena Vista Sunday .School John C. Worth, plaintiff, | nv|, a„:i,,n to 56, about tw o miles from Dallas, with L. Scrobert as teacher. This is lias elected the follow ing officers: Kit Wing'defendant, j rwover 1,,on(>'' To Kit Wing, the above named def dnnt: a sm all district. Th e lions;* is very E. ('. Hall, superintendant; E. (J. small and common, and the furni­ Heath, Asist. superintendant; Don­ i x i’lii*: NAMH o f Tin*: s t a t u o f I Oregon, you are hereby required to ¡ip ture is worse still. T h ey have no ald Bryant, secretary; Mrs. M . S. pear helore the undersigned, a Justice of the maps, globes, or anything usually Bevens. treasurer; Miss Ida Bryant, Peace, for the precinct aforesaid, on the 20th o f December, 1 ssx, at 10 o'clock in the thought necessary in teaching. The librarian; Miss Bell Hall, organist; day forenoon o f said day at the office o f said scholars seem to I k * ve ry much inter Miss M aym ie Jiryant, Ast. organist. Justice, in said precinct, to answer the above named plaintiff, in a civil action. The de­ ested in their work, and you w ill ve­ <>ur public school is doing line fendant will take notice, that if he fail to ry seldom tind a school where there work under the efficient manage­ answer the complaint herein, the plaintiff will take judgment against him fur $7 so and is lietter order. ment o f Prof. Bryant. his costs and disbursements in this ivfr From her»* we went •<> <>ak Dale, Dr. Locke was at Independence The dcfciiilent will further notice that his Itist. No. 5s, J. ('. McFarland teach­ lust Saturday. Tin« Dr. is becoming property has been attached in t'/e above 1 action i* lhlisheil in the l’o* k C oi xty er, with 16 pupils present. The quite popular and a favorite among ( mime* li sK.HVi u for six consecutive wee/.s. bv or­ house is not liuislicd, hut w ill pre­ our |M'ople. der of the undersigmsl, made Sol . Ill, Isss. Witnc - my hand, — II. ('. 1'ereivnl, sent a neat appearance when com­ A ll the business interests in our Justice of ffie Peats*. pleted and w ill lx* large enough to little town are thriving. A large nccommiMlate all the pupils in the I amount o f wheat was stored here district. Th e teacher and pupils are and tliis is a good shipping point for in earnest, w orking harinonionsly hops. The Imp crop has not been together. Th e order is v e ry good, sold yet. and tin* lessons w ell learned. 1 it i B e th e l. think tins school lias learned tw o things w ell, and that is how to m ove Curtis H aw ley o f tin* normal Plans, specifications and esti­ around tin* school room and not school visited relatives at Bethel mates furnished on application. make any noise, also how to learn Saturday and Sunday. H e rep o rts Shop tw o doors south o f the city their lesson*» without whispering or everyth ing prospering in and alxnit water-works. bothering their neiglilH>r. M millionth. Nov. _.iid, visited F.d. Not son in it was a bet— An interesting Independence, Oregon. List. N o. 51. Found idm busy in a wheel-l»ar row ride transpired at Mc­ rough house, culled a school room, Coy tw o Sundays ago. Mr. J . D. about U miles from the county seat. Belt our w orthy postmaster presid­ The desks and -s*ats ought to he call­ ed at the handles, W in. A v e r y ed racks o f torture, as they must lie comprising the load. This surely is IN D E P E N D EN U E, O R E ( i< >N. very uncomfortable to tin* larger not “ offensive partisanship” to see jMV*Livt‘rv, Koud and Snlcstnhlr. Kir*t-ohi*s scholars, for whom they are entirely republicans hauled through the streets turnouts, and tirirt'M nusonahlo. Give m a «•all. north finí o f Main Stnvt, H KKKKN ft to small. The pupils, a* a rule, were by dcnuM'mtii' postmasters. IIA id ., proprietors. intent on im proving tlu ir t in , res­ Dr. Poole is doing an extensive ponding prom ptly to the call o f their and sum'.xsfhl business in the line o f ' teacher, w ho is fully abreast o f tin* eaeeinatiou. times in 1»is lalsir and js doing good F. F. Emmett is teaching school irk. W e are Selling our Stock of Office ia Court House. Hardware, tinware and stoves, Furniture, house« furnishing Goods, w ire mattresses, etc*. 2tt NIKS A SM IT H . W ill practice in nil the courts o f tho Stato t <>.> 15 - .•«•All Ti:ni 077 m -: 0 : Attorney at Law, •0 b 4 ti !» Surprising Cash Bargains. Attorney at Law, 7? / 120 { I thanksgiving evening. , The citizens and students o f tin« town have organized a literary club Physician and Surgeon. tlmt meets every Friday evening. Tin* meetings have I m * cu ve ry in- j ^ o f f l e e , Buena Vista, O r e g o n .-«* , teresting. T h e teachers o f Yam hill ^county . met at this place siaturday, N ov. 17, J O H N J. D A L Y , :md organized a teachers association with the following officer»: Fresl- ' dent, J. A . Uuciianon: \V. F. Dud- lcv, secretary; Mrs. V. Martin vice- president; Mrs. Jessie Johnson Will promptly intend to all legal Liuiness treasurer. County Supt. Ilaker was entrusted to him. present, and tin* meeting was made D A LLA S , OREGON. very interesting. The next m eeting w ill I k * held at Newls rg, Dec. 13th. The teachers o f Folk county are cordially invited to be present. W A R R E N T R U IT T , BUY YOUR GROCERIES AT Normal School. S. J. W ATERHOUSES. GOOD BUILDINGS, LIGHT EXPENSES. C arries at all times a fresh and complete stock of grtx'eries.— * Normal, Collegiate, and Commercial Departments NOTIONS! NOTIONS ! ! -------- : 0 :-------- every description, as cheap as the cheapest. 0 r cited. Call and see him. All Normal Graduate* r .r «ir . a Diplomi from the Ktat* which authorizes them to teach in any public school in the State, other State* era lit teacher*' certificate* on p rie n t» tion or the*» Normal Diplomas, without ex­ amination. c h e a p Y o u r patronage ia »oil Monmouth, Oregon. u r v iis r a -. .Mr-Good tallio board is furnished to stu- dentsat the "Normal Dining Hall" nt $|.5C 1 per week. Good hoarding in families with' furnished room, fuel and lights, $3.00 to $3.S< , i>er week. Farmers Mercantile Association, at the Stump school hou*e a few :0:- LEALERS miles south o f Monmouth. Frank i- T e n c h r ** A * »o ria ti«*n . making a good reputation as a teach­ A pleasant m e e tin g o f the Folk er and tin* people o f that community AND- Practical Course of Study, county Teachers’ Association was are fortunate in -»«curing it is st*rviet*s. • —Completed in a— held at Independence Saturday N ov. The literary society o f Bethel ran “ I, ’xx, .T h e ax-ociation was called to xucees-fully last year under the name order by Supt. Reynolds, and the “ Wclisterxan.” Again it has revived minutes o f tin* last m eeting read and ¡(•a c tiv ity and g > •- into the -* a- >n- Specialty. approved. II¡story being the open­ work alsmt twenty-five active mem- Send for Catalogna. Address the President 1 ing topic, thirty questions, live on I ht «. The society is a credit to the Shop oiijxwite livery «table, at tho foundry D. T. S ta sle y , Jfonmouth, Oregon. eaeli o f the six epochs, w ere distri­ community. Independence. ' j buted among the t«*achers present. The people o f Bethel have ls'en Mabel ( 'rexsey and F,\v. Richardson, listening to a very interesting *erie- D. Warren, j. E. j rrm, n r»x*iUxl tw o splendid pieces. Discus- o f lectures by Itev. Ilau liu an o f I lli­ - 111 b i-te iv \\;|s ( 0 *11 resunnxl. nois. H e is an able man. lit« takes At tin* afternoiMi -es-ion it was voted up the xultJoet o f the Tabernacle o f to hold tin* next n iivtin g at Mon­ All kinds o f produce taken in ex-ihangc for goods.- the old testament with it-ty p e -a n d mouth on Saturday Jan. I, '>!». A fter shatlows, with outline maps anti General a '¡ill further discussion by almost MO X M OUTH , ¡charts. Ills work is o f a nature to everyone, a song,“ Womens R ight’*«” yield lasting benefit. by six little children was well done, O L. B. Frazer is in Eastern Oregon and tie* “ Dude” nvitation by Maggie —(Km. Simmons well n«ntlered. It was on business, voted tfiat physiology in* tin* subjivt North V a m liill. for next meeting. Then« wen« :W North V iu n liill now lias two bar- enrolhsl, with tldsgiHKl memliersliip U*r »Imps. and hearty *up|mrt Supt. Reynold* Runnels A Perkins have moved is m aking tlit**e m eeting* and tin« in ti there new drug store. Th ey Wood Work a Specialty. sclnmis o f tin« eonntv a grand success. have it nicely arranged. Frank Berlwell anti John Bunn have lieen up in (fie mountains for a —DEALERS IN— A munition chcn|>er than any other week, hunting cattle. (»nr genial ilentist, J. L. Hay*, pi i« *- in Folk eoiiiity, F. S. D. ( ’■>. * # “ A!1 eb.nrge« reasonable. Girt ns a call. w ill -ttirt tt> Pullman, \V. T. in' « W ikm I taken in exchange for go,»Is feu day«, to locate tlien*. at tin* Farmers Supply d««|N>t. Then« w ill I k a mask tall here Sold by U. H. Butler. t m o n m o u t h , O r e g o n , GENERAL &LACKSMITHÌNG. Horse-Shoeing In Short W arren Time. & Jerman, General Merchandise. Bed Rock Prices, Best Grade of Goods, And Fair Dealing Is Our Motto. OREGON. Blacksmiths and Horseshoers. Agricultural Implements and Farm Machinery, COOPER & CONN A W A Y , Hardware, Stoves •sTAjrnt« for Kapp, Hum'll 4 Co. Y> and Tinware. IntlojKndcncc, Orrgr*."«l