Polk County observer., July 08, 1904, Image 1

Polk
County
Observer
VOL. XVII
DALLAS, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, JULY 8, 1904
NO. 17
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DALLAS IRON WORKS
W. C. JACKSON, successor to Ed. Biddle.
Manufacturing
and Repairs &.
Bids $ Contracts
GIVEN ON ALL KINDS
OF WORK.
Drawings and Estimates Given.
All Work Guaranteed
Foot of Mill St.
DALLAS, OREGON.
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Single Shovel Plows, Double Shovel Plows, Wing Shovel
Mows, Five-Tooth Cultivators, Disc Cultivators, Peg Tooth
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:OR. OAK and MAIN STREETS. DALLAS, UKCUUfN.
EAGLE SCREAMS AT DALLAS
Three Days' Celebration Most En
thusiastic in the History of
Polk County.
of
the glorious
the most ex-
The festivities
and the largest
wmtmmgxrm'Mim
iscomt Sale
OF WALL PAPER.
For the next 30 days, we will give a discount
of 25 per cent on Wall Paper.
We have a large consignment of paper on the road from the
East and must have shelf room.
'ow Is the Time to Buy and Save Money.
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Hew Wall Paper & Paint Store.
-ATI I & CORNES, Mill street, Dallas, Oregon
The observance
Fourth in Dallas was
tensive in years,
lasted three days,
crowd ever in attendance at a Fourth
of July celebration in Polk county
visited the county seat and helped to
make the event successful in every
way. Fully io,uuu people were in trie
city Monday, a, great many coming
from Marion, Benton and Yamhill
counties, while Independence, Mon
mouth. Falls Citv and other Polk
county towns contributed nearly their
entire population to help swell the
crowd. The farmers took a vacation
from work and brought their families
to town, and the sawmills and logging
camps were deserted while the work
ing men took a needed day's rest. The
weather was perfect, being neither too
warm nor too cool for comfort. The
best of order prevailed, and not
single accident was reported.
PIONEER DAY.
Saturday was Pioneer Day, and the
fifteenth 'annual reunion of the Polk
County Pioneer Association was
probably the most successful meeting
of its kind in the history of the
organization. The attendance of
pioneers was larger than ever before,
and the exercises were well planned
for the pleasure and comfort of the
aged men and women who were
present to renew old friendships and
indulge in an old-time neighborly
visit. The entire program, with the
exception of the baseball game, was
carried out in the City Park, and the
pioneers spent a quiet, restful day
listening to the music and speeches
and in exchanging reminiscences of
the early days in Oregon.
The annnal address was delivered
by Judge William Galloway, of Yam
hill county, who spoke on the early
immigration and the acquisition of
the Oregon country. His talk was
highly appreciated by the old people,
his personal recollections and reminis
cences of public men and events in
pioneer days being especially enjoy
able. Judge Galloway is an excellent
talker, and his address was scholarly
and thoughtful. Music for the morn
ing program was furnished by the
following prominent singers of
Dallas: Mrs. H. H. Chace, Mrs.
D. M. Metzger, Miss Hallie Morrison,
Miss Erma Smith, Messrs. Lee Smith,
H. H. Dunkelberger, Floyd Daly,
K. E. Williams, Willis Simonton and
Charles Chace. The singing was the
best ever heard at a public occasion
in Dallas.
The occasional address was de
livered in the afternoon by J. C. Hay-
ter, of Dallas, a native son of Polk
county. He spoke of the opportunities
of the Pacific Northwest, and of the
future development sure to result
from the relations lof this coast to
tho Phillipiues and the Orient.
Interest nc five-minute talks were
made by Hon. P. H. D'Arcy and Hon.
John A. Jeffrey, of Salem ; George H.
Himes and Dr. T. V. B. Embree, of
Portland.
Dr. Embree made one of his
characteristic talks, and held the
closest attention of the large audience
from start to finish. He believes that
the taxpayers of Oregon who are giv
ing so liberally of their means to aid
the Lewis and Clark Fair and tlie
Oregon exhibit at St. Louis would be
better satisfied if the managers or
these exhibits would cut out a little of
this Sacajawea, Old-Fort-Clatsop,
greasy-bivck-Injun foolishness and
devote more time and money to adver
tising Oregon's great resources and
capabilities. "This Indian fad is all
right in its place, declared the
Doctor, "but there is such a thing as
a few sentimental enthusiasts working
it to the limit, and that is what is be
ing done right here in Oregon." He
closed by suggesting that the money
being raised for statues of the "bird
woman" should be spent in erecting a
monument to the memory of Thomas
Jefferson. The speaker was heartily
applauded at the close of his address.
The prize for tho earliest married
pioneers, a hancisome rocKing-cnair,
was awarded to Mr. and Mrs. F. S.
Powell, of Monmouth. Mr. and Mrs.
Powell were married March 20, 1851.
A rocking-chair was given to Mrs.
Mary Hubbard, the oldest pioneer
woman present. Mrs. Hubbard is the
widow of the late Charles Hubbard,
and is 79 years of age.
John B. Embree, aged 57, received a
fountain pen, that being the prize
offered to the oldest native son of Polk
county.
The committee on awarding prizes
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was: W. E. Clark, of Rickreall;
Mrs. Martha Brown, of Dallas, and
S. B. Irvine, of Independence.
Officers were elected for the corning
year as follows: President, J. H
Hawley, of Monmouth, (re-elected);
vice-president, William Grant, of
Dallas; secretary and treasurer, J. W.
Lewis, of Eickreall, (re-elected). The
members of the new executive com
raittee are : B. F. Smith, of Lewisville ;
George W. Myerand T. J. Hayter, of
Dallas.
Secretary Lewis read the following
list of pioneers who died during the
year, giving a brief biographical
sketch of each :
Mrs. George Comegys, 1850.
Horace Holden, 1844.
Bolivar Walker, 1845.
Joseph Liggett.
Theodore M. Thompson.
William T. Syron, 1852.
Joseph Downer, 1847.
Miss Lizzie Boise, 1850.
Mrs. Nancy Holmes, 1848.
Mrs. Mary Anderson, 1845.
William Tate.
George Brown.
Bounds Lovelady, 1844.
Ebeneezer Keyt, 1851.
Peter Syron, 1852.
Theodore Thorp, 1844.
Mrs. Nancy Thompson, 1852.
Mrs. Eveline Martin, 1847.
Henderson Simpson, 1845.
David Cosper, 1852,
John Vernon, 1853.
The following pioneers registered
during the day :
1844
Marcus Embree, Mrs. Mary I
Hayter, Dr. T. V. B. Embree, John H
Hawley, Mrs. Alice Dempsey, William
Grant, Joshua McDaniel, Mrs. Eliza
beth Collins.
1845.
William Ridgeway, Samuel Tether-
row, Mrs. Hardy Holman, J. J. Wil
Hams.
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B. F. Smith, Mrs. M. A. McCarter
D. M. Guthrie, F. M. Collins.
1847.
W. C. Brown, Mrs. Mary Hubbard,
Mrs. Malissa Conlee, Samuel T. Burch,
Hardy Holman, Monroe Miller, Mrs.
Eliza Hawley, Mrs. Martha Brown,
Mrs. Virginia McDaniel, Mrs. Martha
J. Cosper, J. J. Burch.
1848
B. F. Whiteaker.
1849
N. L. Butler.
1850
T. J. Hayter, John Osborn.
1851
Mrs. L. J. Powell, Eobert Howe,
William Livermore, James Howe,
F. S. Powell.
1852
Elezar Kimball, Dr. Ira Kimball,
R. J. Howe, Mrs. A. E. Campbell,
G. W. McBee, Henry Byerly, Mrs.
Henry Byerly, J. W. Lewis, William
Galloway, Mrs. B. A. Grant, Mrs. E. F.
Lucas, W. E. Clark.
1853
Samuel Coad, Cass Eiggs, J. E.
Conlee, Mrs. I. E. Tetherow, Ira F. M.
Butler, Mrs. Catherine Garwood,
George H. Himes, J. M. Campbell,
Mrs. S. A. Lewis.
1854
Malinda Kimball.
The baseball game in the afternoon
between Dallas and Falls City was
closely contested and resulted in a
score of 6 to 5 in favor of the visitors.
Floyd Myer, the speedy little pitcher
of the Dallas team, played a fast and
consistent game, striking out eight
een men and holding the visitors
down to only a few scattering hits.
He received poor support, however,
and the Falls City boys made their
runs on a series of costly errors. J.
Beezley officiated as umpire.
Sunday's program.
The Sunday services in the City
Park were largely attended, a great
number of people driving in from the
country and surrounding towns and
spending the day in the shady grove
on tne uanK or tne Laureoie. iter.
W. T. Wardle, pastor of the First
Presbyterian Church of Dallas,
preached an eloquent patriotic sermon
in the morning, and Rev. James
SCOH'S EMULSION serves as a
bridge to carry the weakened and
starved system along until it can find
firm support in ordinary food.
Send for free nropla.
SCOTT & BOWNE, Chemists,
409-415 Pearl Street, New York.
50c and 1.00; all druggists.
Moore, of tho Dallas M. E. Church,
delivered a masterful sermon in the
evening.
The Sunday afternoon concert given
by the Normal Cadet Band was one of
tho most pleasant features of the three
days' entertainment. The program
was made up of classical music and
popular selections, and furnished a
variety to suit all tastes. The Normal
School band is one of the best In the
state, and Director Frank Lucas re
ceived many compliments for himself
and his musicians for the enjoyable
program rendered.
Monday's celebration.
The parade was formed on Court
street in front of the City Hall and
moved down to Main street in the
following order: Monmouth band;
carriage containing Hon. George H.
Burnett, of Salem, President of the
Day; Hon. Claude Gatch, of Salem,
orator, and Harry H. Belt, of Sheri
dan, reader of the Declaration of Inde
pendence. Next came tho Liberty
Car with 45 little girls representing
the 45 states of the Union. Miss
Hallie Morrison represented the God-
doss of Liberty ; Miss Maude Robert
son, Justice, and Mrs. J. H. Dunn,
Columbia, The beautiful floats of
tho Rebekah lodge, Women of Wood
craft, and Degree of Honor followed
in the order named. Lastly came
the handsome floats of the Bee Hive
Store, Heath & Cornes, and the Hub
Clothing Company, followed by the
Dallas Juvenile Band.
The procession moved around Court
house square and then down Main and
Academy streets to the City Park,
where the patriotic exercises were held.
Thousands of people lined the streets
to review the big parndo, and none
were heard to express themselves but
in terms of highest praise of the
beautiful and imposing effect of this
big feature of the morning's attrac
tions.
Arriving at the City Park, the
parade was disbanded and the great
throng found seats under the spread
ing maples and spent an enjoyable
hour listening to an excellent patriotic
program. The bands played lively
national airs, and a vocal chorus
gave a soul-stirring rendition of the
"Star Spangled Banner." Harry H.
Belt read the Declaration of Inde
pendence in a clear and distinct voice,
ana with much expression and feeling.
Hon. Claude Gatch, of Salem, held the
audience spell-bound for nearly an
nour by his splendid eloquence. His
talk was well balanced, and the senti
ment expressed was that of a pure,
loyal and progressive American. The
splendid applause which greeted the
speaker when he had finished was not
a greater compliment than the close
attention given him throughout the
course of his speech. The remark is
general that a better Fourth of July
oration has never been heard in Polk
county.
in tne alter noon, the various sports
were carried out on the College
campus. Here one had the best
opportunity of the day to form an
idea of the size of the crowd. The
campus is in the shape of a natural
amphitheater, and the hillside from
Main street to the Gymnasium build
ing, a distance of a quarter of a mile,
was covered with one . dense mass of
people ; great crowds found standing
room around the edges of the base
ball field, and the streets were jammed
with buggies aud carriages. It is be
lieved that a conservative estimate of
the number of pecple witnessing the
athletic sports would be in the neigh
borhood of five thousand. While the
sports were going on, the streets in the
business portion of town were crowded,
and hundreds of people were enjoying
a quiet afternoon at the City Park.
Prizes were awarded in the athletic
events as follows :
100-yard race, open Lloyd Lauuer,
of Dallas, first,medal ;C. W. Campbell,
of Dallas, second, medal.
100-yard race, for boys James Por
ter, first, $5.00 ; George Morton, second,
$2.50.
Fat Men's race A. G. Fisher, of
Independence, first, $5.00 ; Charles F.
Belt, of Dallas, second, $2.50.
Girls' race Hattie Boydston, first,
$3.00 ; Lena Schmidt, second, $2.00.
Three-legged race Lott Brown and
Frank Kersey, first, $5.00.
Pillow fight, for men Conyer, first,
$5.00; Thomason, second, $2.50.
Pillow fight, for boys Gale, first,
$3.00 ; Morton, second, $2.00.
Relay race Launer and VanOrsdel,
prize two pairs of running shoes.
Egg race Gale, first, $3.00; Morton,
second, $2.00.
Pony race Rosco Staats, of Airlio.
The baseball game between the
Dallas and Falls City teams was the
principal event of the afternoon. The
Dallas team had been strengthened
after the game of Saturday, and
showed up in much better form than
in the previous game, while the Falls
City players were weakened by the
loss of Pitcher Salisbury, who was
too lame to play. Frank Shriver
pitched a fine game for Dallas, strik
ing out eighteen men. The Falls City
pitcher was given an unmerciful
hammering, the Dallas men batting
the ball when and where they pleased
Falls City played a better and safer
game in the field than they did on
Saturday. Walter Holman.the veteran
ball player of McMlnnville, umpired
the game and gave excellent satisfac
tion. The score of the gamo was 17 to
6 in favor of Dallas.
The boys' dog and cart race took
place on Main street at 7 o'clock in
the evening and was second only to
the pillow fight in the amusement it
furnished for the crowd. Three dogs
were in this race, each being driven
by its youthful owner. The carts
used were of the latest approved rac
ing style, being provided with rubber-
tired, ball-bearing wheels taken from
worn-out oicycies. The dogs were
trained to run well, but showed a dis
position to stop and fight at critical
moments, thus causing their driver:
no end of discomfiture and annoyance
After two heats were run, the judges
decided that the three dogs were
equally matched as to speed, and the
prize of three dollars was divided
equally among Masters Dimick
Fuller and West.
I he hose race between one of the
department teams and a team com
posed of town boys was won by the
latter. After the race, connections
were made at the hydrants in front of
the public square, and a demonstra
tion of the usefulness and capacity of
Dallas' new waterworks was made,
This test proved to be one of the inter
esting features of the day to the visi
tors, all of whom spoke in highest
praise of Dallas' splendid facilities
for fighting fire.
At 9 :30 o'clock, an exhibition of fire
works was given in the courthouse
square. During this exhibition, the
only incident to mar the pleasure of
the day occurred, but luckily nothing
worse than a big scare resulted. The
committee in charge of tho fireworks
were firing rockets from the balcony
above the main entrance to the court
house and a spark from one of the
rockets was blown through an open
window into some loose paper on the
floor of the Circuit Judge's office. The
paper caught fire and blazed brightly
for a few minutes. The crowd out
side turned in the fire alarm, which
brought the department out in short
order. H. L. Fenton and two or three
other men who were inside the build
ing succeeded in putting out the fire
iii a few moments, and when the fire
men arrived they found that their ser
vices were not needed. The damage
done by the flames was trivial.
Special trains to Independence and
Falls City after the fireworks carried
the greater number of visitors to their
homes, and by eleven o'clock the
streets were deserted. The social
dance given by Lucas' orchestra at
City Hall was largely attended and
lasted until shortly after midnight.
CELEBRATION NOTES.
A more orderly and well-behaved
crowd never assembled in the state of
Oregon. No fights or disturbances
occurred during the three days'
festivities, and only one arrest for
drunkeness was necessary.
Judge William Galloway was kept
busy acknowledging the congratula
tions of old friends and acquaintances
upon his success in the June election.
George H. Himes, of Portland,
secretary of the Oregon Pioneer Asso
ciation and assistant secretnry of the
Oregon Historical Society, was among
the prominent visitors. Mr. Himes
has a warm spot in his heart for Polk
county, and seldom fails to attend the
pioneer reunions in Dallas.
Three hundred people came from
Independence and Monmouth on the
morning motor, Monday, and one
hundred and fifty passengers arrived
on tne 10 ociock train irom rails
City.
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When you take Grove's Tasteless Chill
Tonic because the formula Is plainly
printed on every bottle, showing that
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Sets Good Example.
Polk County is setting a good ex
ample in the preparations it is now
making for an exhibit at the Lewis
and Clark Exposition. Mrs. F. A.
Wolfe, who has for a number of years
made splendid county exhibits for
Polk County at the state fairs, has
charge or the work of preparing the
county exhibit for the Lewis and Clark
Exposition, and has the hearty co-op
eration of the Woman s Lewis and
Clark clubs of Polk County, and a
display of which not only Polk County,
but all Oregon may be proud is as
sured. Rural Northwest
A Sustaining Diet.
These are the enervating days,
when, as somebody has said, men
drop by the sunstroke as if the Day of
Fire had dawned. They are fraught
with danger to people whose systems
are poorly sustained ; and this leads
us to say, in the interest of the less
robust of our readers, that the full
effect of Hood's Sarsaparilla is such
as to suggest the propriety of calling
this medicine something besides a
blood purifier and tonic, say, a sus
taining diet. It makes it much easier
to bear the heat, assures refreshing
sleep, and will without a doubt avert
much sickness at this time, of year.
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Dallas Oregon.
GRAIN HEADING SHORT
Willamette Valley Wheat Fields Will
Not Give Usual Abundant
Yields.
(Government -Crop Bulletin)
The weather during last week was
variable. The 28th and 29th were very
hot, after which it turned cooler and
good rains fell in the eastern sections,
but none of consequence occurred In
the western part of the State. In the
Willamette valley the drought con
tinues and all late crops are suffering
and badly need rain. The fall grain
harvest has just begun, and will be
come general in about a week. The
crop is good nearly everywhere, ex
cept in the Grande Rondo and Powder
River valleys, where it was badly
damaged by frost of last week. The
frost in that section . was unusually
severe, and, besides damaging grain
in tne Head, it cut allN tender vegeta
tion to the ground and iniured con
siderable fruit. Spring erain is do
ing poor-ly, especially in the Willam
ette valley and in southern Oregon,
where it is heading so short that fears
are entertained that many fields will
have to be cut for hay.
Good progress has been made in
harvesting the hay crop, much of'
which is now safely secured. The
yields are generally reported light,
especially timothy, which in a number
of localities turned out to be almost a
failure. Vetch yielded well and clover
was but slightly below the average.
Hops, corn and potatoes need more
ain ; potatoes have suffered the most.
Hops, although still green, have not
their usual vigor at this season of the
year, and the growers do not expect a
full crop. Apples continue to give
promise of good yields, and it is ex
pected that a fairly good crop of
peaches will be picked. All crops are
remarkably free from insect pests.
POLK GETS BANNER
Has Greatest Percentage of Member
ship in Oregon State Teach
ers' Association.
The beautiful banner awaided by
the Oregon Teachers' Association to
the county having the greatest per
centage of paid membership will adorn
the office of County School Superin
tendent C. L. Starr for the next twelve
months. It belongs to the teachers of
Polk county, and will be in their keep
ing until such time as some other
county shall make a better showing
in membership. Superintendent Starr
and the teachers are justly proud of
the handsome prize and will make an
effort to hold it for succeeding years.
The executive committee employed
F. A. Routledge, of The Oregouian art
staff, to design the banner, and are
much pleased with the design he sub
mitted. A pioneer schooihouse occu
pies the left side of the banner, and a
group of the buildings of today the
right side, while in the open book is
the quotation from Horace Mann-
Let the next generation be my client."
In presenting the banner to Folk
county, D. A. Grout, of the executive
committee, said :
"I now have the pleasure of giving
this banner into the custody of Polk
County until our next meeting. To
the teachers of Polk county is this
honor due because of their splendid
showing in the membership of this
association. I congratulate them,
heartily. Teachers everywhere are
ealizing more and more that the suc
cess of their educational gatherings
measures to the public their interest,
their earnestness, and their progress-
iveness.
WIPED OUT BY FIRE
Business Part of Lafayette Is
Practically Destroyed.
Fire that broke out in tho rear of
J. J. Hieks' livery barn, at Lafayette,
la,st Thursday, destroyed nearly all
the business buildings of the town.
The blaze was sn.all when first dis
covered, but the fire-fighting facilities
were inadequate. Volunteers pumped
all the wells dry in the vicinity, in a
frantic effort to put out the flames, but
strong breeze from the west more
than overcome their efforts and the
fire burned everything in its path.
When tho local fire-fighters saw
their efforts were hopeless, aid was
was asked from McMinnville by tele
phono. All the rigs in McMinnville
were pressed into service and about
200 men drove over to Lafayette. They
were too lato to be of any service. The
losses are estimated as follows : J. J.
Hicks, livery barn, $2000; Edwards'
general merchandise store, $2500; H.
Begumm, generel merchandise, $2500;
feed store, $500; Postoflice aud tele
phone office, $1000; Joe Matty, several
small buildings, $1200; three dwell-
ngs, $2500.
Vickery's store, in a brick building,
and a saloon were not touched by the
flames.
Blank notes for sale here.
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of the food, distress after
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