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About Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 23, 1889)
Polk County Observer. Publia W-r. C. C. D O U G H T Y , N u b H 'r¡| il¡u u $1 50 75 « - - - H a te s . - Per Yemr. Chopping! Chopping!! editorial ability, more than any backing from the Oriyonian. So far as the ( InxtntVKit has had achanee to observe, tite Orrtjonum shows a dis position to 1^-t the Almighty regulate the fate of newspapers, as well ts every thing else. > Anv one having feed they want ! chopped will tind me m idv to do it ! I for them in the ix-st ami quickest shape. Ciane before the mill shuts down.—Frank Collins, M onm outh,, ! ( »regoli. Yj Per Six Montini. SHELLEY &VANDUYN Hoad Quarters for General MPerehaiidi ise. 50 • • Per Four Months. D a ll a s C o u n c il Notes. Advertising rutes mudo known oiiQippli- ThA-ity council met Monday even rution. O Corresptixiencv is »oliiited from all friends ing in the council rooms with a full Physician and Surgeon. of the , a|« r. » I attendance members presided Oregon, ij^oftice, Huerta Vista, < )rcgon.*tt* over by President Ilutlcr. After the .Monmouth, Oregon, J j n . 2 :i , 1 v s t). / 1 j t „ ^ reading of the minutes, the oouneil pro.-tx-di^l to consideration of math rs Ji^rUHESpIlA SANT lAXAllv E JOHN J. D A LY , of city improvement, among which was the direction to the city mijjshal A Pleasing Sense of Health and 5 0 C T S to repair defective sidewalk« and to Tor Four Months. Strength Renewed, and of Fill prompt!? attend to ell Ugtl hniin procure two street lamps» After this entruiteu to him. Ease and Comfort business, the council proceeded Jp the O I U K F.M O VAL. D ALLA S, OREGON. discussion of the matter of water Follows the use o f Syrup o f Fig», aa Ik seta • ° works for the city. This discussiou fleetly on tho Doubtless all our rewlcrs have be „ S. J. WATERHOUSES. K id n e y s , L i v e r a n d B o w e ls was made general, and many of the fore this been informed that with thin Eifect.-.ally Cleansing tho S ystem when O • prominent citizens of Dallas ex W A R R E N TRUITT, o issue we take a „ew step in our journ- I thoraBelve8 in regard to the Costive or bilious, DispellingO Q ----- Carnes at all times a fresh and complete stock of groeeri««^ al,st.c,car,s r To-morrow we «■ I - I M M. Kills led in the gen- Colds, Headaches and Fevers move our office and press to Dallas oral ....J .......... fl>Pth ».rieflv 0 remarks, setting forth, briefly and p erm an en tly cu rin g and from there ask fora wider field D A LLA S, OREGON. 0 H A B I T U A L C O N S T IP A T IO N the need for water works and giving in which to work. <»ur reasons fir . t an for the without weakening or irritating the organs W ill practice in all the court* o f tlie il l outline m i l l i n ' of ■ what " ........ was ....... I proper I this move are public property ami cjty to ti,, |,y Way of encouragment Office in Court House. on which it acts. o to any individual or company propos- F o r Buie In 5 0 c am ] 9 1 .0 0 B o ttle * by all easily given. O L e a d in g D r u g g ists. r every description, a* cheap as the cheapest. Your patron»*, i • Firstly, Polk county, the state of ing to establish such water works. xmrAcnnuD onlt by tub cited. Call and « » h im . .Mr. Riley, Hiley, of ot the the firm of Riley A I'nited S ates o f ! Mr. Oregon, ami the l nited Satis, of „flscalled upon as an owner in CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP 00. America are in politics Itepuhlican; thf. \isting water power, to present 8 a . t F r a !» ci » co , C a l . , Nxw Y ou . N. Y Monmouth, this sheet was started as a Republican his views in regard to the proper .'.OI1BVIU.K, K t ., Orry on. paper, ami has labored continuously j manner • f constructing such system OfTioJcn Mill St., opposiie the court house. 1 His idea was that the existingpower ami carucsiiy in that direction during could he used to pump the water into Dallas, Oregon. ô its entire existence, and some of the elevated* tanks, from which pipes Kt'iwMirun officials in the county do could he run to convey water along us the honor to attribute part of their the streets for general use and for Are GENERAL BLACKSMITHIKG. success in the two elections just past purposes. He further suggested that the system be so constructed that ex o to the steadfa t support which the tra pressure could be had in case of ---- £ND----- O iiskhvf . k has given every man on tire. Prof. Hell was called for, and Druggists and Apothecaries. the ticket, from least to greatest. For although pleading inability to ex DEALERS this reason it is not unnatural that press himself from a business stand point, made some very strong argu the itepuhlican majority in this ment* from the sanitary benefit to lie Paints. Oil*. Cla*» and »1! ether Ar’ Î Yruç», J ticic* kept in a first-class drug more. county should ask for a square-toed derived; also made some pleasing fisa?* A Specialty.- ® « Republican county paper, that will forecasts of the natural beauty to lie stand ready to support it whenever derived from having water for lawn Proscriptions CarpftillT”('oinpoundod. during our dry summer, Shop opposite livery »tabic, at the foundry the fight draws mar. For reasons sprinkling lie closed his remarks by urging tin- Independence. over which we have no control, when good efleets upon the community of canvassing the Held, it was. found having as. a moral educator such that such a paper could only he had pleasing surroundings as tin- system /KF-Aliio Dealers in Keed A barton’» Sil by starting a fourth paper in the would give. Councilmen Williams ver and i ’iatni W are, Jewelry, J/usical In and Groves expressed a desire that county, or by placing the O hhkkveh tiie city act with all possible lilx-ral- strument» o f ail kind». where it could claim county support ity towards such an enterprise by by becoming, in every sense of the way of granting a franchise and of Brick Block, Imlrpendmct. word, a county paper. Tlie latter making the city a customer as far as it mod-, for such water. Mr. Ellis —Dealers in- move has been adopted after careful and Mr. (¡rant suggested that the thought, hence weare going to Dallas. sentiment of the council be presented A second reason for our removal we to tin- public through a series ot reso • -------All kind» of produce taken in exoliange for good».____ blush to mention, but the truth must lutions, covering the ground of dis 1 lardwarc, tinware and stoves, cussion. President Hutleracqujk-sced come out some way. Association in the suggestion, and explained to M O X MOUTH, o m k Furniture, house fumi sii ing with the other fellows, becoming the council that their present action Goods, wire mattresses, etc. rich and illustrious by editing county was simply preliminary, and only to papers, lias bred ambition in our allow to outside parties what the city was willing to do in case an applica humble bosom, and we felt ourselves tion was made by responsible parties ffiayWire fence and barbed wire.*©« t Holiday Goods, Clocks, at the end of our rope in Monmouth. for franchise.* lie further cautioned ’ Jewelry, Plush Toilet . Cases, Etc. Our ambition is to give to Folk the council to keep well in view the county, as a whole, a paper that will importance of their duties as custo dians of the public good, and urged compel a general support. Our am tiiat tin- council, while encouraging a bition is to give to our readers a company to engage in the enterprise, Carpenter tools, sash and doors. newspaper that will till the hill in ev also protect the city against any un ery respect,—a paper that will be just rates, etc., likely to be imposed by a water company consulting its —DEALERS IX — read Ix-enuse every issue is interesting own interests. With the idea kept o and readable. To do this we must in view, the council passed a series of have more coin; more coin than the resolutions expressing their senti Oregon atAte Itormal School. B u ild er's M aterial. present business done at the one m e n t s and respecting that ot'thecity. The lirst was in effect that-the city is üÿS“ Agents for Kapp, Burrell A Co. Independence, Orepo«.^| town of Monmouth would allow us to willing to grant a franchise, covering FULL FACULTY, ask for. lienee we remove to Dal rigid to lay and maintain pipes in Hair Lumber and shingles in GOOft B U IL D IN G S , las, the center of Polk county, where tlie streets of tlie «city, and to erect any*quantity. All orders L IG H T E X P E N S E S . will receive prompt at we can tap the attorneys and county hydrants. Second, that such com pany be exempt from city taxation tention. Farm produce officers in their very center of af for a period of years on their stock consigned to us will be fluence. and original plant. Third, that the disposed of to the best Thirdly’, we move to Dallas because city promise city patronage to such possible advantage ami . immediate returns made.“© « we have there an opening for other a company so far as tin- city ha?» use business that can be run in eoiijum'. foi water for tire and other purposes. After tlie passage of these resolu ----- :0:----- tion with the paper, and the business tions, the President urged that the Monmouth, Oregon. All Normal Graduat«« racaiv» a Diplomr requires access to county records. matter lie presented to tlie notice of from tha Slat* whi»h gutherii»* them to These reasons*are all we know of, outside parties likely to w ant to en l***h >n ary publie »choc! in th« S tan Othar «rant naentn r.rtiflcalr» #n Pre»«nt»- ami an' to us amply sufficient. In ga g e in such u n d e rta k in g ; also he enumerated some of the uses to whifli tion ar t h « . Normal Diploma», without ax- parting from Monmouth, as a mere such Added power could lx- applied «W-Tovered hack and covenienee am ination. : for ridine location for press am! office, it is ncod- in manufacturing. One he especially O • in bad weather. o T H F F A M E R S G R O C E R Y A N D PRO less to assure all parties concerned suggested that fruit canning and Makes Regular Connection drying could be introduced by this that it means no separation of inter means. Prof. Hell closed by a high W illi north and south lfiim d trains and boat* O P T o E ^ I P L I V I I T Q - . DUCE COM PANY. ests and no diminution of attention endorsement of riie water to lie ob at Independence to what we hold to lie common inter- tained from such a source, as even A * ~ f ¡-Tod table boanl i* farnishrd to stu dent» at the* Nurmal Dining M all" nt $I.5C t-st. < >ur home feeling ami our home tin- existing mill race. The Oti- , , . . , ‘ |-er week. (»... 1 I.,C.-din« in famille» with Desire to announce to the People that they are now ready to > inter sts as •individuals remain at skuvkr ’ h representative took occa 1 ns-.eng.Ts, baggage nini pnekngr» narrasi t.. ; fum ah.-d room, fuel and light.-., i.i.00 to X ! 5t sion to interview several leading cit- and from at reasonable nites. ord er- left |-er week. h * . business having opened out in the Poppleton Brick, l|ain Monmouth, and we cordially assure zens who were not able to I k - present, nt W orth '» grocery «»on. will receive all our friends that our efforts will fee among whom were J. J. — prompt attention.— A . N. IIA L L E C K . ' -------:0:------- Dalv, .1 H. St., Independence, Oregon. increased just us our possible Held of Timmcn, Dr Woods, A. K. Wilson, - 1 Practical Course of Study, influence is increased in favor of ev-1 Mr. llow c and Sheriff Smith. From I all In- received tlie same expression ; & ery vital interest of our home. Wt . . . . , . | of sentimentln favor of the m ove-! — Completed in a — will milnttln tele;-iph i- cunm uni lll(.n,t ,,n,j we ran <ttft,iv urpt. th,. ration with our old Held, and will mattt r upt>n tht- attention o f any Aruhitouts and Builders. give it a wt-ekly |u«rsoiu\l visit, so «<>d all partiesi st-eking ^roiitable in- S h ort T im o. that in the matter of local* or in that N»-^tntt-tils, \v hicli a ill result in great e*jrPlan\ sfieeitimtlon* and esti . public good, of ietluciiee, our readers will soon As w,. pr,,^ i we ]Mrn that u mates furnished on application. Sen I for Catalogne. Addir«» th» Presid«nt that Monmouth bus gained ami not (<«>m|iany is U-ing organized to take S h o p tw o d oor* sou th o f th e c it y D. T. S t a s i .t í . Jfonmouth, Oregon. lost by the change. W’e deft-r an out- j action ii^uiKBliatcly, and we will In w a te r-w o rk s. line o f our fiitun- course until our a,,h- to report their progress in our i Imlejx-mlence, Oregon. -------- :0;-------- < 1 i .in > , , next • issue, next weeks i sue, when we willspcuk We are prepared to pay our little phs-e as clearly us we are \ t'.lectiu ii »1 l»«l|ih . able. Until then we ask for an arrest The elect ion . >f United States Sena of judgment. tor pn—ednff quietly in both houses (^^rtltxxls delivered free o f charge in Monmouth and Independence." The obituary not ice o f tlie Portia n. I of the legislation, Tuesday. There L. DALTON, general manager.*©« h . . f » U H - r . W h. . — . h . » . i h . r , « L b . 1 •V* tr* is tenderly presented in ni"*t of wa* no other thought than that Hon. dl«ha Jl. I Ti l. U..II* ... th. i r» bo »tiew.-r^vi f r o m : h e I t bio a i d a , „hv our exchange*. One ptqx-r say* that J. N. Ibtlpli would sutx'tx-d hlm-s lf, $ 5 3 0 - 2 2 IN GOLD C O IN ! w ith it sunk not 1."« than $l.V>,nou. and he r.-ceivtsl all tlie Republican !• *ub*. *|l»t r • en«| ««Mrrnl T i n « ' -amt- Hgirn-s can lx- u«c<l \\ n.-n vtites but live, one rt-publican Ix-ing U SE JrX. B U T L E R , the ( >i .*i:tiv tat pa*«.-« ¡ia ay, only the ab-s-nt. His vote was (57 of the !ki al. Æ tliT»*- ciphers :axil not lx* used, «im votes. Governor IVi.n iyt-r w as ten- Real Estate and Insurance It** • ««»if N.» V i ■ i ». h t. ...k i» - r . f • , • . . ..... , ■ Druggist and Apothecary. ply to save space. Ill this connection dcrvil tin- votes of the 1* denux-ratk- f_*J ■'f r<" n^^nm^r o f . i e y ho. — De»l*r i n - - our attention I* calle«l to tho cause of members. Thoclwtlon was tinishc.l • ••* «**•. f..r » * »I« • MM»»iba i • |5 r| .. fni Xnur«, Cliem ii»!», lti.-ik», Stationery,Toilet 1 kr- r i m dH», » . , I ’ xrti. lm. etc. death a.««igne 1 by the sag»- running W'tsineealay by a joint session of ‘ * ''» !• * > » •• Pit - • , , t . . I w m --------- 1 PrrBcrlption* Carefully Compounded. tho llt r i iViiltv both house*. To th« new anh«n .i#r rt»«t m ndlnir m e*-r ’«rt ar. , »w*»r to th« ah*.qu-«tf.,n »« »til rn-« rf I M onm outh, - - - Oregon. U f » n , a I l..» *ch ore of :itw r.-it « The Ortrptniim st-t-ms to have all nmw »t]‘i*«H»#r» who «««.| «'»rrert ** *%•«»« ««»111 Oregon at ita fi*-t. Moral: I kin’ t go t I M I M < i N ».«»I I» « Ml V . f th« wx ' ' •' « ; . *••*! • r iw.f, A I into tin- new >oa|M-r btt*imw* uiil.w* M r«. R anxieur, C ity R a m a r " v r » - »V k 'll!» A I ore Q°* MONMOUTH, » T ' « r t««nt t»«dt.>comr>«t«f'.r ( t » flt»| the OrrgonuiH oa. ks yen. lnde|x*iid«’iu v , tins m a d e a tine '* trt« il B» s«*l*x-tion o f w .xd en g issi* , r it>- n(• for «I• raa'-tK • *>r i ot» f ri I • b»»*nrti<. » « - P o e s a general bankini I f this i* go'jtrl, w e lien-by jx-tltlon or * t ■ M • • i • 1 » Uh« J. K. Locke, X Independence TH E OBSERVER FOP* A t t ö r iie j; a t L a w , BUY Y0UR-GROCERJES AT Attorney at Law, ° NOTIONS! NOTIONS ! ! J.*H. Townsend, O Attorney at Law. Vauglin A Hillard. Buster k Vernon, Farmers Mercantile Association, Horse-Shoeing*. In . General Merchandise, Reck Prices, Best Grade of Goods, F. S. D. Co. And Fair Dealing Is Gur Motto. H. B. Patter son, lias mov ed his stock of Agricultural Implements and Farm Machinen Amunition. To the new Opera House, Independence CÒOPEH k GONNA WA Y, Hardware, Sieves and Tinware. ftermak Collegiate, and Commercial Departments. Monmouth Stags. ^ Every JDay. Parker Ferguson. Groceries, Canned Goo and Provisions, Wôod an Willow ware, Glass an Q.ueensware, etc. CASH FOR PRODUCE. [ M ETHUSELAH Ja m e s THE AMESICAH HCMESTEAOI Tatom. Monmouth, Polk County] the (im/oni.m for periiii'-ieii to go I Into busint-K* at 1 »alias. Our opinion I ill tliv matier i* that the .V o n lavkvtl lauis, button*, articles f..r fan cy w o r k , rem nants o f cash m ere, print*, h an d k erch iefs, jm rses, etc* Give an curly rail. THE A UEM I C I* HOWEUTfia. I* % N K ItMH Tiw iriM i t t »II!*« \ oitk t jtt . ewl fahl* h» th« «4». Uri I If*» »Art j tw «rit« . Sold by N. H. Butler. T h r K. G. »nd P. G>. k s r f t.r»n. fre.1, «m l fl. nr ■ tiilia kDd Et-cm lutila. of Independen««, from Dixie, tur- E. Hayter’s for Dry Goods. Drafts on New York. *»n I land. Deposit* received «uhi on certificat.-» <>f deposit (JJ* receive prompt attention. On»* ni. to 5 p. m. Hairt Burglar curvi fry Vale Tirât Lock.