Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, August 21, 1903, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextJ . ')Eii ill 0 mi VOL. XVI. DALLAS, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, AUGUST 21, 1903 NO. 23. .- i , Our IT Having removed our entire stock to Falls City, our Clearance Sale will continue in the departments where we arc overstocked. Our Bargain Count ers there will be tilled with things you can use, You can buy from us at Wholesale We Want Your Produce And will pay you for coming to trade at our new store. Remem ber that we carry everything, and always at the lowest prices. BryanLucas Lumber Company Falls City, DeWitt Is the Name. When you go to buy Witch Hazel Salve look for the name DEWITT on every box. The pure, unadulterated Witch Hazel is used in making De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve, which is the best salve in the world for cuts, burns, bmises, boils, eczema and piles. .The popularity of D,eWitt's Witch Hazel Salve, due to many cures, has caused numerous worthless counterfeits to be placed on the mar ket. The genuine bears the name of E 0. DeWitt & Co., Chicago, Sold by JJeJt $ Cherringtou, OREGON'S BLUE RIBBON STATE FAIR SALEM September 14-19, 1903 The Greatest Exposition and Live Stock Show on the Pacific Coast High Class Racing every p. m. $12,000 CASH PREMIUMS on Live Stock and Farm Products All Exhibits hauled free over the Southern Pacific Reduced transportation rates on all lines LIVE STOCK AUCTION SALE held in connection with Fair Fine camping ground free and reduced rates on camper's tickets. Come and bring your families. For further informa tion, write M. D. WISDOM, Secretary Portland, Oregon Eat All Vou Want. Persons troubled with indigestion or Dyspepsia can eat all they want if they will take Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. This remedy prepares the stomach for the reception, retenr tion, digestion and assimilation of all of the wholesome food that may be eaten, and enables the digestive organs to transform the same into the kind of blood that gives health and strength. Sold by Belt & Cherrington. DYSPEPSIA CAN BE CUBED BY using Acker's Dyspepsia Tablets. One little Tablet will give Immediate relief or money refunded. Sold In handsome tin boxes at 25 cents. Belt Cherrlnfrton, Dallas. Oregon. Sale Conti Prices. : : : LOW RATES TO SEASIDE Fast Through Train Service Between Portland and All Beach Points After July 6. Commencing Monday July tjth, the Astoria & Columbia River Rail road Company again resumed its Summer Special Seaside Schedule, and trains leaving Union Depot Portland at 8;0Q a. m. daily will run through direct without transfer at Astoria to all Clatsop Beach points, arriving at Astoria 11:80 A. M., Gearhart Park 12:20 p. m., and Seaside 12:30 p. m., making direct connection at Warrenton for Flavel. Beginning Saturday July 11th, and every Saturday thereafter the popular Portland-Seaside Flyer will leave Union Depot at 2:30 p. m. arriving at Astoria 5:50 p. m., Gearhart Park 6:40 p. m. and Sea side 6:50 p. m., making direct con nection at Warrenton for Flavel. In connection with this im proved service, round trip season excursion tickets between Portland and all Clatsop and North Beach points are sold at $4.00 for round trip, and Saturday Special round trip tickets between same points, good for return passage Sunday, at $2.50 for round trip. ' Special Sea son Commutation tickets, good for 5 round trips, from Portland to all Clatsop and North Beach points sold for $15.00. Beach excursion tickets sold by the O. R. & N. Co. will be honored on trains of this company in either direction be tween Portland and Astoria. For additional information ad dress J. C. Mayo, G. F. & P. A., Astoria, or E. L. Lewis, Comrn'l. Agt., 248 Alder St., Portland, Ore. Write for the novel and catchy Seaside pamphlet just issued tell ing all about Summer Girls, Sea Serpents and Sunsets at Seaside. Excursion Rates To Yaquina Bay. On June 1, the Southern Pacific Company resumed the sale of Ex cursion tickets to Newport and Yannina Bav. This resort is be- -1 r coming more popular every year, and hotel accommodations are better than ever before, and at reasonable rates. Season tickets from Derry to Newport $4.50;, to Yaquina $4.00; Saturday-to-Mon-day tickets to Newport $2.65. You Know What You Art Taking When you Uke Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic because the formula. Is ptainly on evenr bottle, showing that It Is simply Iron Quinine la a taste less form. No Care. No Pay. 60c tines i Oregon The Chattanooga Advertising. ' The Chattanooga Medicine Co., with laboratories and general offices at Chattanooga, . Tennessee, and brapep houses ap i-;OUi8, ,o., ancj San Franpiscp, Cal., has ie pome one of the largest proprietary medicine concerns in the world. In the growth of this great business two factors have been dominant: The merit af its products-Wine of Cardui and Thedford's Black Draught has been widely recog nized and the original advertising methods adopted have excited great comment. The publicity for these medicines does not consist of the catch phrase and extravagant state ment too often employed in adver tising today, but instead the plain story of experience with the medi cines given in the plain language of the people themselves. The following letter is a fair sample of the thousands of Wine of Cardui testimonials published during the past twenty years. 2068 Eastern, Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio, May 20, 1902. I consider Wine of Cardui a most excellent woman's remedy. It is certainly a specific as a tonic and regulator. For eight years I suffer ed with female trouble. I had in tense pain in the back nnd head, leaving me so weak that I was un able to stand at times. Medicine did not seem to help me, but after all remedies had failed me Wine of Cardui proved my one great, true friend. What a relief I ex perienced! It came only a few days after I started taking it. I used it faithfully for four months and gradually grew stronger and better. I am now regular to the day and for the past two years have enjoyed blessed good health. I certainly wish every sick aud suffer ing woman could know of "your blessed medicine, how much pain and suffering it would prevent, and what a difference it would make in thousands of homes where there is sickness and sorrow todaj', if they had Wine of Cardui it would bring relief and joy instead. MARGARET GREENMYRE. Pays for the OBSERVER and the Weekly Oregonian one year. In order to take advantage of this liberal offer, yon r subscription to the Obssrvkb must be paid up to date. Now is the time to anfieflrihe. SICK HEADACHE ABSOLUTELY and permanently cured by using Mokf Tea. A pleasant herb drink. Cure constipation and indigestion, makes you eat, sleep, work and happy. Satisfaction guaranteed or money back. 23 cts. and CO cts. Belt it Cberricgton. Dailu, Oregon. !J5 HUNTERS HAD GREAT SPORT Rigged Up "Fake"- Deer and Had Comrade Shoot At It. "I 1 l-t tir -m r , . oionci u. w. Mattnews .a rived home this week from the uppe waters of the McKenzie, wherewith a party of friends, he enjoyed a splendid outing, feasting on venison and trout and having a good time generally. An Oregonian reporter was a member of the party, and in Monday's paper he tells of a prank that was played on one of the boys, in which the jovial Colonel and "Slim" McManuB took a prominent part. No one loves a joke better than the Colonel, even when the joke is on himself, and while the reporter doubtless drew on his fer tile imagination for a part of the story, the Colonel admits that the facts are, in the main, correct. The story of the "fake'' deer is as follows: "A practical joke played near the junction of Horse Creek and the McKenzie one night last week, was not really in violation of the law, but pretended to be and it re coiled on one of the perpetrators in a way that made him think for a short time that there was 'some thing doing in that neck of woods.' In that isolated section of Lane County it has been the custom of campers to occasionally stalk deer in the dark of the moon, using a bicycle lamp to blind the animal and also to aid in aiming the rifle. "A few nights ago Nate Solomon, of Portland, and C. H. McManus and C. W. Matthews, of Dallas, plotted to have W. L. Bentley, of Portland, go stalking and shoot at a fake deer. In the afternoon Mc Manus and Matthews slipped down to a deer lick in the dense forest and rigged up a tomato can, many of which they found lying around, to represent a deer. This was done by boring two holes in the can and placing a lighted candle in it, so it wpuld look like the eyes of a deer shining in the dark- It was arranged that Solomon should bring Bentley down to the deer lick at dusk and have him shoot at the supposed deer, Matthews and McManus were to be behind logs out of range and were to move the can by means of a long string to represent the swaying of a deer's head. At the third shot they were to pull the can down to the ground to convince Bentley that he had killed the deer. A general laugh on Bentley was the last thing on the pro gramme. "At dusk McManus and Matthews went down to the licks to light the candle and arrange the plot. Half an hour later Bentley, armed with a 30:30 rifle, went, guided by Sol omon, to stalk a deer in the licks. Less thai a minute before they reached the scene McManus had posted himself behind a four-foot fir ree and Matthews, after vainly endeavoring to disentangle the line attached to the can, had jumped behind a log, but not the one he had so carefully selected in the afternoon for cover. "Bentley saw the fake deer. He said it looked like a lantern tohim, as the eyes were too large. Solomon said it looked like a deer to him, and Bentley blazed away. The bullet missed the mark by a mile, but Matthews thought he had a dum'dum' somewhere in his car cass. " 'Pull the string' he yelled. " 'There ain't no string,' shouted back McManus. " 'Hi, there," don't shoot,' came from where Matthews lay behind a og. 'Don't shoot any more, for God's sake. Is that you, Solomon?' "Solomon said that was he and promised that there would be no more shooting. Tb.ua assured Matthews came forth and straight- ned himself out. Then he started for home. He was bathed in perspiration when he reached camp, but his legs would have taken him a few paces further if necessary to get him out of the range of a 30:30 rifle. Everybody gathered around bim and asked him for particulars and told how they would feed it to EXPERIENCE 13 THE BEST teacher. Use Acker's English Remedy in an; case of coughs, cold or croup. Should it fall to givs Immediate relief money re funded. 25 cts. and 60 eta. Belt Cher rington, Dallas, Oregon. Bentley for shooting at a fake deer. "Matthews moved uneasily in his seat, and waved his hand. 'Leave Bentley alone,' he gasped. " 'Why?' asked everybody in astonishment. 'Isn't the joke on him?' " 'Not by a jugfull,' said Matthews. 'It's all on me. Bent ley fired so wide that I did not even hear the bullet whiz through the trees, but I feel as if he had filled me full of holes." "Matthews took the morning stage for Dallas and Bentley is still looking for deer." PASSED TO HER REST Mrs. James K. Sears Died of Paralysis Friday Morning. Mrs. James K. Sears, of McCoy, Polk county, died Friday evening at 5 o'clock, as a result of paralysis, after an illness of only a few hours. Mrs. Sears was alone in her home in McCoy Friday morning, her daughter and husband both being in the grain warehouse about two blocks away from the house, and about 10 o'clock in the morn ing, while she was in the yard among the flowers she was smitten with a sudden stroke of paralys.s and fell in her tracks. Her daughter in the warehouse heard her Bhrill scream and rushed to her assistance, only to find her already writhing in the agony of death. A doctor was immediately sum moned from Perrydale, two miles distant, but when he arrived he dispelled all hope by saying that the woman was dying, and could ive only a few hours at best. True to the doctor's prediction, she passed away at 5 o'clock in the evening, surrounded by a circle of heartbroken relatives and friends. Mrs. Sears was the wife of James K. Sears, who has been for many years a prominent warehouseman, doing business at several Polk county towns. lhe last few years a portion of the time they made their home in Salem, while the daughter attended school. Deceased was born in Spring Valley, on the old Walker donation and claim, May 24, 1857, and re mained upon the farm until her marriage to Mr. Sears in 1878, after which they went to McCoy, where they have made their home most of the timesince. Her father, Major W. M. Walker, preceded her to the great beyond several years ago, but her aged mother still sur vives, a resident of Salem. Deceased leaves four daughters, Maud, Dora, Winnett and Bernice, and one son, Earl, all unmarried and living at home. Mrs. Sears was a noble Christian woman, who has done much good n the world, and leaves a host of friends, besides the heartbroken members of the family to mourn her sad and untimely demise. She has always affiliated with the Bap tist church. She leaves three sisters, Mrs. J. L. Purvineand Mrs. D. G. Henry, of Spring Valley, and Miss Dora Walker, of Salem. The funeral services were held at the Zena church Sunday morning at 11 o'clock, and interment was in Zena cemetery. Salem States man. Last week a man was in town soliciting funds for establishing a ibrary to be placed in the county ail for the benefit of the prisoners. This man was earnest in bis solici tation, thinking that he was doing a great good, The prisons' and ails of our lands are too well pro vided for the comforts of their in mates now. When some of our aw abiding citizens cannot afford the luxury of a library, it looks ike placing a premium on prison ife by giving a prisoner more ad vantages than many persons have at home. Let our jails and prisons be what the name implies, a place of confinement and punishment, and not a palace. Sheridan Sun. Legal blanks for sale at this office. ACKER'S DYSPEPSIA TABLETS are old on a positive guarantee. Cures heart burn, racing of the food, dSstrtsa after eating or any form of dyspepsia. One little tablet gives immediate relief. 28 cts. and CO cts. Beit Cherringtoa Dallas, Oregon. FARMERS ON EASY STREET All Kinds of Products Find Ready Sale at High Prices. With-wheat, oats, hay, hops and prunes yielding from fair to large crops, and prices for all these com modities unusually high, there is a certainty that money will be plenti ful in the Willamette Valley this Fall and Winter. Practically everything the farmer has to sHl, from an egg to a load of hay, has found ready sale at high prices. Theie has been a big profit inevrry cord of wood the farmer could cut and bring to town. The season has been favorable for grass, and the heavy flow of milk has been accompanied by a brisk demand and record-breaking figures for dairy products. When the harvest is over and the net proceeds of the season's work has been deposited in the bank, Willamette Valley farmers will have good cause for gratitude as they gather about the festive board on Thanksgiving day. The success of this year's work should bring about a great change in the Valley, which is truly the garden fpot of Oregon. Some of the old houses, with their low ceil ings, moflii-grown roofs and well worn floors, should give place to more modern structures such as may already be found on a large proportion of Oregon farms. Out dated machinery should be sup planted with implements which will make farm labor more agree able. The hand-power pump should be surmounted with a windmill, whose capacious tank will always have an abundance of water ready for use not only in the farm yard but also in the house, where too many pails of water have already been carried by the wives and daughters. Homes should be made more comfortable and attractive, 60 that the tendency of the younger generation shall not be to leave the quiet, healthful country life for the rush aud turmoil of the city. For a number of years following the last business depression the way was hard for the farmer, though no more beset with troubles for him than for the average laborer or busineps man in the city. The last two or three seasons have served to place the farmers on their feet again, and many of them have , good-sized bank accounts. Upon their success depends the prosperity of the entire community, and all will rejoice with them in the return of conditions which per mit them to enjoy more of the luxuries and comforts of life. Oregonian. W. B. Duncan, a farmer residing near Lincoln in Polk county, de parted on the afternoon train Saturday for his old home at Astoria, where he has not been for 20 years, and will spend the regatta week visiting relatives. Statesman. Acute Chest Pains From "Tobacco Heart." Valvular Heart Dis ease Threatened. Dr. Miles' Heart Cure Cured Me. The effect of excessive smoking shown bjr uch symptoms a heart pains, heartburn, smothering spells, shortness of breath, flut tering and palpitation, is most serious. If vour heart is in arv way affected you should at once begin tl.. use of Dr. Miles' Heart Cure which enriches the blood, regulates the heart's action and improve ths circulation. "I am a local newspaper man and have been an inveterate smoker sines my boyhood. A little over a year ajo I first noticed symptoms of hiart trouble, onlpta tioa an! acu e piHs and a peculiar, I might s;y. indescribaole feeling across my chest. Local physicians said I had 'tobacco hesrt' 1 quit smoking for a while and took regular de. of digitalis and belladona with some relief but t!ie same o'i symptoms were still th-rr-. A lricnd of mine hevi recently died of what the doc'ir said was valvular disease of the hear, Knowin? that his symptoms were similar to mine I felt that my time too was limited, although I am still a vounf mm, in my tiurty-ninth year. In Skillman & Stone's druf store here Dr. Miles New 11 -art Cure wis recommended. I began taking it and I can positively state that its rffc.-t is marvelous. I have just finished my thirl bottle and feel like a 'kid' and believe I am cured. Th. letter is the spontaneous utterance of wne who wishes to thank yoa for benefits r?ceie I." Wt S. Gimht, Seattle. A'ash, formerly of Spokane, Wash. A!: druggist Sc-11 and guarantee first bot I'.e ' r. Mile.' Ke.n-dies. Snd for free h ok oi Ntvous aii Heart 1 seases. Addreas Ur. Miles Medical Co, Elkhart, lad. THE OLD REUADLE' a ; ni. i L'viiaA'i'iJiLai Absolutely Paro THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE PARSON WAS VENTURESOME Rev Adams Gets in Deep Water and Narrowly Escapes Drowning. Newport had quite a sensation at the bathing Friday and it was all caused by a person being too venturesome in the surf. It might be remarked that nearly all the accidents at most surf bathing re- , sorts are caused by someone being careltss and getting beyond their depth. A report from Newport of Friday sa)'s: While surf bathing at the ocean beach on Nye Creek, Rev. F. H. Adams, of McMinnville, narrowly escaped drowning. He swam through the surf and becoming ex hausted was unaule to return ag'iinst the tide which was ebbing at the time. He succeeded, how ever, in keeping afloat until assist ance from shore reached him. Samuel Dugger, of Albany, and II. B. McCamish, of McMinnville, at the risk of their lives swam out and effected his rescue after a hard struggle in the breakers. He was enjoying the swells be yond the breakers when he dis covered that he could not make his way to phore. On account of the rescuers being in the surf for con siderable time it was with the greatest difficulty that the drown ing man was reached. The waves were quite strong against them, and had it not been for great presence of mind all would not have been saved. Great credit is due those who participated in the rescue. Rev. Adams is lately from New York and has been pastor of the Baptist church at McMinnville since his arrival in Oregon. Albany Herald. NO PANIC IN THE WEST 'Plenty of Money and Plenty of Common Sense," Says Governor Odell. A dispatch to the Uecord-IIerald from Mohawk Lake, N. Y., says: Governor Odell, who has just re turned from a tour of the West, says the people outside of Wall street are too busy with big crops and other business to pay any attention to the recent flurry and failures. "There is no sign of panic any where except in the East," he says. "In the West there is plenty of money and plenty of common sense. Business is good, crops are abundant and money cheap every where! have been. The excitement and demoralization of the East are regarded with indifference in the great, busy productive, West." he continued. "Of course I found labor strikes in the West as in the East, but they were strikea for higher wages and shorter hours, not strikea against lower wages, which are signs of bad times. That is a very important fact to remember just now. Rev. W. T. Wardle, of Dallas, occupied the pulpit of Mizpah Presbyterian church, Powell street, Sunday morning. He was formerly pastor of this church. Oregonian. Played Out. Dull Headache. Pains In various parts of the body Sinking at the Pit of the Stomach, Loss of Appetite, Feverishness, Pimples or Bores are all positive evidences of impure blood. No matter how It be came bo, it must be purified in order to obtain good hea.th. Acker's Blood Elixir has never failed to cure Scrofulous or ypfcilitlo ri-crs or any other b!co diseases. It is certainly a wonderful remedy and we sell every bottle on a posi tive guarantee. Beit & Cherrington, tml laa, Oregon.