Polk County observer., August 12, 1904, Image 2

Polk County Observer
WILL USE RIVER GRAVEL
J. C. HAYTER,
EDITOR AND PUBLISHER,
I'lilillslit'l Weekly at $1.50 per
ntrii tly In Advance.
Yeai.
DAI-I.A i, OKKOOX, AUOUKT VI, 1904.
The way to build up Dallas is to pat
fonize Pallas people.
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Republican National TicKet
FOR PRESIDENT
THEODORE ROOSEVELT,
of New York.
FOR VICE-PRESIDENT
CHAS. W. FAIRBANKS
of Iuliana.
For Presidential Electors :
(I. B. Dirnick, of Clackamas county
A. C. Hough, of Josephine county.
J. N. Hurt, of Polk county.
J. A. Fee, of Umatilla county.
MACHINERY HAS ARRIVED
Oak Sawmill and Handle Factory
Will Begin Operations Inside
of Ten Days.
The oak sawmill on the terminal
grounds of the Dallas & Falls City
railroad in the south end of town will
begin operations as soon a3 the sup
ply pipe from the city water mains is
laid to the boiler room. The heavy
machinery is all in position, and the
lumber needed to complete the builu
ing will be sawed the latter part of
this week.
L. E. Knapp, the owner of the mill
is personally supervising the work of
installing the machinery and putting
the mill in running order. Mr
Knapp awarded a logging contract to
N. J. Cunningham, of Olympia,
Wash., on Tuesday of this week, and
work in the timber near Falls City
will begin at once. The logs will be
hauled to the mill by rail, and the
lumber will be loaded on the Southern
Pacific cars and shipped to all parts
of the United States. Tho Southern
Pacific will build a spur from its
main line direct to tho mill yard.
Tho new mill will have a daily
capacity of 12,000 feet of oak, or
30,000 feet of fir. Sawdust will be
used for fuel, and the oak slabs will
bo sold to the Dallas hardwood factory
or disposed of for wood. The greatest
demand for oak lumber at tho present
time Is from the railroad companies,
who use it for car building. Before
moving his mill to Dallas this Sum
mer, Mr. Knapp sold 300,000 feet of
car stuff, and he says that the present
market outlook is such as to justify
him in tho belief that the new mill
will have orders enough to keep it
running ut its full capucity for the
remainder of tho year.
Just ucross tho track from tho oak
sawmill is the plant of the Dallas
Hardwood and Huudlo Manufacturing
Company. The owners of this plant
are C. V. Hovland, J. W. Coovert
and W. W. Weybright. Those gentle
men are now iustnlling the machinery
in their new building, and expect to
have tho plant in operation bofore
September 1. The engine, boiler and
band-saw have arrived, and more
machinery is expected to arrive next
week.
This factory will manufacture nxe
handles, hammer aud shovel handles,
dowel pins, tout plus, insulator
brackets, wood pulleys, plow beams
and wagon stock. Carefully-selected
whito grub oak, tho Btrongost wood
knowu for handle purposes, will be
used and tho company anticipates no
difficulty in securing a market for the
output of the factory. Tho owners of
the plant ure enterprising business
men, aud It is their intention to make
the Dallas Hardwood Factory one of
tho important manufacturing con
cerns of the Villalnetto Valley.
Assessment Roll Nearing Completion.
County Assessor F. E. Myer and his
office deputies are making good pro
gress in tho compilation of the l'.HU
tax roll, and it is his intention to have
the work finished in about two weeks.
Tho County Board of Penalization
will meet in the County Clerk's oftieo
on Monday, August 29.
Roadbed Between Dallas and Falls
City Will Be Thoroughly Bal
lasted This Year.
Much substantial work in the im
provement of the roadbed of the
Dallas & Falls City railroad has been
done since the rainy season ended last
spring. While the newly-constructed
track stood tho biavy traffic remark
ably well during the Winter months,
the absence of gravel left the roadbed
rough and uneven when the dry
weather came on, and the company at
once put a gang or men to work to
remedy this condition. The improve
ment has been going on all Summer,
and the track is now smoother and
more substantial than ever before.
Several miles of the Fulls City end
of the road have been ballasted with
rock taken from the James Lee farm.
This rock contains a large percentage
of lime, is easily broken, and makes
an excellent road bed. The deep cuts
and heavy fills in the hills south of
Dallas will be ballasted with gravel
taken from the Willamette river, as
soon as the Southern Pacific spur from
Independence to the bar is completed.
Louis Gerlinger, Jr., manager of the
road, informs us that this gravel will
be hauled to Dallas at the rate of six
carloads a day, and that the improve
ment will continue until the track is
placed in first-class condition for
heavy traffic the year round.
"We are going to make our track
equal to the very best," said Mr. Ger
linger, Tuesday. "Business is good,
considering the quiet seuson of the
year, and the outlook for the future is
highly encouraging. The sawmills
at Falls City are steadily increasing
their output of lumber, and the freight
and passenger business along the line
isconstantly growing better. Theoak
sawmill and the hardwood handle
factory, now being ouilt in Dallas,
will ship a large amountof raw mater
ial from points along our road, and
the company expects a heavy increase
in the shipment of hops, grain and
other farm produce as soon as the new
warehouse at Bridgeport is ready for
use."
Rebekahs Install Officers.
Installation of officers was held by
Altnira Rcbekah Lodge, No. 2G,
I. O. O. F., last Friday evening. The
new officers were installed by Mrs.
J. E. Sibley, District Deputy Presi
dent. Refreshments were served at
the closo of the lodge. The officers in
stalled are :
Mrs. Paulino Williams, N. O.
Mrs. Ora Cosper, V. G.
Mina Hughes, Secretary.
Nora Robertson, Treasurer.
Minnie Robertson, Warden.
Ollie Howe, Treasurer.
Mrs. Jennie Gaynor, Chaplain.
Mrs. Ella Metzger, R. S. N. G.
Mrs. Mattio Syron, L. S. N. G.
Mrs. F. II. Morrison, R. S. V
Effio Brown, L. S. V. G.
Mrs. Mattie Wagner, O. G.
Mrs. J. S. Talbott, I. G.
G.
Enlarges Scope of Work.
The associute alumni of the Oregon
State Normal School at its annual
meeting adopted plans for enlarging
tho scope of its work. The plan as
outlined includes a county secretary
in each county of the state to co-oper
ate with the officers of tho association
and report any changes among the
mombers ; also to reportany vacancies
that may occur, and in a general way
report to the officers tho work beiug
done among the 070-odd graduates of
this school, over 70 per cent of whom
are teaching. It is proposed next year
to devote an entire day to the alumni
programme arranging for the mem
bers of Christian College to occupy a
part of the day and the State Normal
graduates tho remainder, having a
banquet at the intermission.
FIRE DESTROYS FARM HOUSE
Could Not Stand Operation.
Ruth Poling, tho five-year-old
daughter of Rev. I). V. Poling, pns'or
of the Congregational Church of The
Dalles, died at nine o'clock last Wed
nesday evening at Cascade Locks,
where the family was spending the
Summer. The child was operated up
on at The Dalles n few days ago for
an a flection of the throat, and the
shock of the operation was so great
that she was unable to take nourish
ment Ruth was a twin sister of Helen
Poling, and was a bright little girl.
Rev. V. F. Clapp, of Forest Grove,
conducted the funeral services Friday
afternoon.
Shipped Fine Goats.
V. S. Grant, the well-known Angora
goat breeder of this city, shipH-d
thirty-four registered goats to the
Carl ion Cattle Company, of Orting,
Wash., last Friday. The shipment
consisted of thirteen bucks and
twenty-one does, and netted Mr. Grant
the neat sum of $1000. One of the
bucks was sold for S17.". Mr. Grant's
flock of pure-bred Angoras is gaining
a spUndid reputation among breviers
all over-Hie Pacific Coast, and the de
mand for hi tock is constantly in
creasing.
General Debility
D.'.y in ana oiu mere is i
wcuknesa that makes a bunion of list :..
lxxl does not strvngthtn.
f-lcop dis m4 refresh.
It is hard to do, bard to brnr, v!:
fcbould be easy, vitality la on the ebb,
Uie whole system suffers.
for tt:s condition take
Hood's Sarsapariuc
It vitalizes the blood, (rfves viL-or nul :
to all the onrans aud functions, it i
positively unequalled for all run-dow.. c
debilitated euiiUUiuns.
Will Repair the Damage.
Polk County will lose nothing by
the fire which occurred in the court
house tower on the night of July 4.
R. E. Williams and V. O. Boots,
agents of the companies in which the
building is insured, adjusted the loss
last Thursday and submitted a propo
sition to the County Court to repair
the damage and ilaee the building
I and furniture in as good condition as
j the same were before the fire iky until.
The offer was accepted by the Court,
and carpenters and painters will be
gin work at once. The damage is
nominal, and the work of repairing
the room will lie liuished within throe
or four days after it is lcgun.
Depot at Stiver Burned.
The Southern Pacific depot at Suver,
a small town in Southern Polk county.
seiner with most of it contents, vra
d.-sj by filv lttt Thursday morn
iug, afSsvKx'k. The tire is supposed
to have caftw f rom sp.uj. ,lrorpw,
by a passingX.,.,,.., Th,
Loss Will Reach One Thousand
Dollars, With No Insurance.
The dwelling house of W. A. Brown,
near Falls City, was destroyed by fire
Tuesday morning. The woodshed,
smokehouse and other outbuildings
were also destroyed. The fire is sup
posed to have originated from a de
fective flue or from a spark from the
chimney falling on the dry roof.
The fire was not discovered until too
late to check its progress. Mrs. Brown
was working in the kitchen, and hear
ing some unusual noise, looked out
and saw the dry gras9 in the yard
burning furiously. She rushed from
the house and found the entire upper
story enveloped in flames. Finding
that the fire was beyond their control,
the family hurriedly telephoned to
near neighbors for help. Several
perjons responded and lent valuable
assistance in saving a part of the
furniture.
The burned house was a substantial,
two-story structure, and had been
built probably ten or fifteen years.
The loss is estimated at $1000. No
insurance was carried on the building
or its contents.
Notice of the Meeting of the Board
of Equalization.
Notice is hereby given that on Mon
day, the 29th day of August, 1904, the
Loard of Equalization will attend at
the office of the County Clerk of Polk
County, Oregon, and publicly examine
the assessment roll and correct all
errors in valuation, description or
qualities of lands, lots, or other prop
erty, and it shall be the duty of per
sons interested to appear ut tho time
and place appointed, and if it shall
appear to such Board of Equalization
that thereire any lands, lots, or other
property assessed twice, or in the
name of a person or persons not the
owner thereof, or assessed under or
beyond its actual value, or any lauds,
lots, or other property not assessed,
said Board snail make tue proper
corrections.
Dated at Dallas, Oregon, this 12th
day of August, 1904.
F. E. MYER,
Assessor for Polk County
Keep Off the Hose!
While out for practice drills, the
firemen have been greatly annoyed of
late by persons driving over the hose
while it is lying in the street. The fire
hose used in Dallas is the strongest
made, but it would be easily injured
when under full pressure, by a horse's
shoe or a wagon wheel, and the
damaging of a single section would
mean a loss of 50 to the city, hence
no risk of injury can be permitted. A
city ordinance provides a punishment
for driving across a fire hose of a $50
line, or 25 days in the city jail.
Low Rates to California.
Tlio Triennial conclave ivniglns
Templar will be held at San Fran
cisco, September 5th to 9th and the
Sovereign Grand Lodge I. O. O. F.
will be held at name point September
19th to 25th.' For these occasions the
Southern Pacific Company will place
in effect the extremely low rate of one
and one third fare for the round trip,
not to exceed $25.00, the rate from
Portland. Those who are planning a
trip to California should take note of
these rates.
Many Apply For Certificates.
County School Superintendent C. L.
Starr, assisted by Mrs. F. H. Morrison
and Miss Dora Roy, is conducting
the semi-annual teachers'examination
in the circuit court room ut the court
house this week. There are forty-four
applicants for certificates, twenty of
whom are trying for primary and
county papers. The applicants for
state papers are : Lola I. Dale, Leota
Foster, Bessie Foster, Atta Gibson,
Leota Boche, Jennie Neal, Roy Smith,
Vara Stewart, Erma Hall, of Mon
mouth; Iuez Warner, Ada Aldricb,
Frances Cooper, Joel Wilson, Ivy
Burton, Ada Byers, of Independence;
Harry Seymour, of Falls City; Fred
Crowley, of Rickreall ; Ellen Johnson,
Myrtle Davis, of Marion county;
Maude Wills, Mrs. F. II. Buchanan,
of Yamhill county: Beatrice Bulk
head and Christie Burkhead, of
Wasco county.
World's Fair Vote.
Miss Rose Broukeu is now in the
lead in die World's Fair Contest, with
Mrs. V. P. Fiske a close second. The
vote Wednesday evening was :
Miss Rose Bronken 919
Mrs. V. P. Fiske 845
Miss Nora Robertson 612
Miss Hallie Reynolds 342
Miss Lilly Baxter it;c
Only a Mask.
Many are not being benefited by the
summer vacation as they should be.
Now, notwithstanding much outdoor
life, they are little if nnv stronger
than they were. The tan on their
faces is darker and makes them look
healthier, but it is only a mask. They
are still nervous easily tired, upset
by trifles, and they do not eat or sloop
well. What they need is what tones
the nerves, jvrfects digestion, creates
appetite, and makes sleep refreshing,
and that is Hood's Sarsaparilla.
Pupils and teachers generally will
find the chief purpose of the vacation
best subserved by this great medicine
which, as we know, "builds up the
whole svstom."
The distracting headaches from which
so many women suffer make life & daily
punitory. It men sunereu witu
ache as women do, business would be
almost at a standstill. Does not the fact
that women oulv suffer from these severe
headaches suggest that there must be a
When the womanly organism is dis
eased, headache, backache, nervousness
and sleeplessness are consequences which
are sure to loiiow.
$500 Reward for Women
Vtio Cannot bo Cured.
Backed up by over a third of a century
of remarkable and uniform cures, a record
Riioh as no other remedy for the diseases
and weaknesses peculiar to women ever
attained, the proprietors ana maters 01 ui.
Pierce's Favorite Prescription now feel
fniiv warranted in offeriner to nay fsoo in
legal money of the United States, for any
case of Leucorrhea, Female Weakness, Pro
lapsus, or Falling of Womb which they
cannot cure. All they ask is a fair and
reasonable trial of their means of cure.
World's Dispensary Medical Asso
ciation, Proprietors. Buffalo, N. Y.
I took two Dottles of vour ' Favorite Prescrip
tion ' and two of the 'Golden Medical Discovery'
and am feeliusr well," writes Mrs. Dan Mc-
Kenzie. of Lorwav Mines, Cape Breton Co..
Nova Scotia. " I find uterine trouble, pain in
the side and headache. After taking your medi
cines I Rot well. You may publish this or use
it in any wav vou think best, as I cannot speak
too liijfiilv of 'Dr. Pierce and his medicines."
Frkk. Dr. Pierce's Common Sense
Medical Adviser is sent free on receipt of
statims to rjav expense ot mailing only
Send 21 one-cent stamps for the book in
Daner covers, or V stamps for the clom
bn::".d volume. Address Dr. R. V.Pierce.
LulUlo, N. Y.
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uigosts wnat you eau
Charles Syrou aud family left this
morning for an outing in the R vk
Creek country.
DoWltt's Kf Salvo
F or Piles, Curns, Sores.
COURT HOUSE NOTES.
CLAIMS ALLOWED.
PAUPER ACCOUNT.
Henry Black $ 35 00
C E Huntley 45 55
Viola Bed well 8 00
D G Meador 11 00
PRINTING AND STATIONERY.
Irwin-Hodson Co 12 25
W A Wash 175
Glass & Prudhomme 78
Observer 33 45
ELECTION ACCOUNT.
JMFlynn 2 50
Ira C Powell 17 50
Lee Ro well 5 80
Green Hastings 2 00
Charles Stewart 2 00
ROADS AND HfGHWAYS.
Capital Lumbering Co 13 34
T B Huntley 21 G2
Independence Lumber Co 127 17
A R Bell 100 00
J A Tate 134 50
M Mulkey 26 50
B JRidder 55 00
F J Morrison 18 75
James Boydston 70 00
Frazer&Rice 4 00
J M Farley 7 00
Hilliard & Ply male 2 50
SALARY AND FEES.
A Huston, asessing . 65 00
A N Hoi man 65 00
F C Myer 61 25
Mrs F E Myer 61 25
F E Myer ... 75 00
Arminda Loughary 55 00
DrWSCary 15 00
T J Fryer 3 45
J T Ford 138 73
Tracy Staats 65 00
Andrew Trent 24 65
Milo Woods 15 34
J E Beezley 02 50
Ed F Coad 66 65
C L Starr 85 46
William Riddell 14 00
E M Smith 137 58
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES.
CGCoad, postage 109 10
V E Gasso 9 50
D Syron, labor 3 00
Wilson Drug Co., mdse ... 130
J G VanOrsdel, electric lights . 15 00
H V Gates, water rent 20 00
Belt & Cherrington, mdse 1160
A S Newton, tax rebate l 23
B Wilson et al, Justice court 41 90
J A Laurenson, cement walk 2355 80
F H Morrison, sup't work 25 00
Conger inquest 49 50
Mrs F A Wolf, Fair exhibit 150 00
J G Barber, aid for soldier 20 00
Claik & Buchanan, expert booksl72 50
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
George W Powell et ux to William
and Octavia Fades, tract in 1 6 s, r 6
w, $500.
II H Jasperson et ux to Mary Isabel
Babbitt, lots 4, 5, 6 and 7, block C,
Damon's add to Monmouth, 1450.
II H Jasperson et ux to W F Middle
ham, lot 9, Gibson & Kirkland's add
to Independence Fruit Farms, $650.
WFMiddleham to Jennie Jasper-
son, 20.87 acres, t 8 8, r 4 w, $G50.
D A Coovert et ux to Newton SSmith
ct ux, lot 24, block 4. West Salem,
$750.
George W Powell et ux to D W and
Dillie James, 20 acres, t 6 s, r 6 w,
$ 1000.
E V Dickey et ux to George W
rowell, 30.01 acres, t 6 s, r 6 w, $1350.
James R Brown et ux to Robert
Quinn, 55 15 acres, t 6 and 7 s, r 6 and
7 w, $1675.
AbelUglow et ux to L M Fisher,
lots 7 and 8 and south i of lot 6, block
19, Thorp's Independence, $15.
Moses Manston et ux to J A Lauren-
son, lots 1 and 2, block 2, Sites add to
Dallas, $200.
G A Wells et ux to Henry Seaton,
lots in Buena Vista, $250.
W C Brown to Minnie F Hastings,
lots 4 aud 5, block 6, Germantown,
J R Wyatt to C S and B E Cooper. I
160 acres, t 10 s, r 6 w, $$00. j
Maggie A Clark and hd to Peter!
and V E Cook, tract in Ball's 3rd add
to Ballston, $500. '
GAP IS CLOSED
Independent Telephone Company
Has Through Line irom wr
vallis to Newberg.
rvinneetion is to be made at once
via the Indendent telephone system
with the Dallas. KinKS Valley, Sheri
dan and other independent lines in
Western Benton and Polk counties.
J. M. Staats, manager of tho Kings
V..1W and Airlie telephone company
and superintendent of tho Dallas,
Lewisville and Fans vny hubs, w
inrnun Thnrsdav. and closed a con
tract with W. D. De Varney to till in
the gap from Linderman s noitti 01
Corvallis, to a connection with the
above lines at the farm of Mr. Staats.
A commercial line is in course of con
struction, connecting Kings Valley
for the exclusive use of through busi
ness to Corvallis. This arrangement
will give the Independent system
complete connections as far north as
Newberg, including McMinnville,
North Yamhill, Sheridan and all in
termediate points.
Funeral of Miss Essie Simpson.
Tho funeral of the late Miss Essie
Simpson, who died in Monmouth on
Thursday, was held at the Christian
Church in Monmouth Saturday after
noon. Interment was made in the
Odd Fellows' cemetery, south of Inde
pendence, Rev. Brown, of the Christian
Church, officiating. Miss Simpson
was born in Lewisville, this county,
May 12, 1882, and always lived in the
county, where she received her public
school education, after which sho
attended the State Normal at Mon
mouth. She leaves a father, mother
and brother. She was a sister of the
late C. D. Simpson, who died less than
three months ago. She died from
consumption, having been confined to
her bed for the past six months. Miss
Simpson was a member of the Inde
pendence Rebekah lodge.
IN
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Buys and ships Hoes, Mutton and
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The largest and best stock of
Materials for Fancy Work
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Dallas, Oregon
U D ill D STORE
Flour and Mill Feed
of all kinds.
LAWN and FIELD SEEDS
Horse Medicine and Stock
Food of all kinds
We buy Wool, Hides, Furs and Tallow
One Door west of Hub Clothing Store
on Oak Street.
J. L. Castle, . Dallas, Oregon
DON'T WATCH!
your old time-piece to see
if it is keeping correct time,
but buy a reliable Hamilton
Railroad Watch or a Paillard
iS on-Magnetic Watch.
ONEIDA SILVERWARE,
made of the best material nnrl
a 25-year guarantee with nil
articles of this hranA v
also keen the WhifA Af0ti
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brand Knives. Forks Ton
and Table Spoons.
Call and See My Line of Goods
CHARLES H. MORRIS
JEWELER.
DALLAS,
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Wagons, Carriages, Buggies and farm machin
fiorse Shoeing ana Plow Work a Specialty. Z.
We have one of the best Shoers in the State.
New and second-hand rigs to sell or trade.
Phone Farm 329. North Dallas, Ore?
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Will close out our stock of groceries at
once to make room for Shoes and other
lines which are now in transit. NOW
IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY.
Good Cider Vinegar
at, per gallon
iQt Bring your
gallon jugs.
Pollock's Cash Stotf1
UGLOW BLOCK, DALLAS, ORE.
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CARRY A COMPLETE LINE OF
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I lows, Five-Tooth Cultivators, Disc Cultivators., Peg T':
Harrows, Spring Tooth Harrows, Disc Harrows, reverb
with Extension Head. : :
All kinds of PInu c u, -..... . . ., ,fe
5 mit.w u --""i ..aiiows, cultivators ana everyimng ---
cultivate a hopyard or orchard.
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W. C. JACKSON, successor to Ed. Blddlc
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