Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, August 11, 1905, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextPol Co OBSERVE! UNTY VOL. XVIII DALLAS, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, AUGUST 11, 1905 NO, 22 CLOSING SALE ON SUMMER GOODS Liberty Pongee, regular 50c, sale 35c Voile De Mohair, regu lar 25c, sale 18c Corunna Fancies regu lar 25c, sale 18c Embroidered Mesh, regu lar 35c, sale 25c Bourette Suitings, regu lar 20c, sale 15c (Jretchen Voile, regular 20c, sale 15c Dotted Swiss, raf".I".!?:....15c Jacquard Muslin, regu lar 20c, sale 10c S. C. Dodson Co. Mutual Phone. No. 94 HEATH & THE WALL PAPER Have the only exclusive wall paper and paint store in Polk County. The New Spring Stock is arriving, and comprises all the latest novel ties in interior decoration. Let them figure with you on your Spring work It will pay you. MILL STREET, H, O. CAMPBELL FARMS CAMPBELL Timber 1 Farm Lands, City Property Loans and We have the largest and best the county, including Hop lands, f j 4.1 j: ;n lands in Polk, Benton and Lincoln counties, in small or large tracts, Homestead Eelinquishments for sale on timber or stock lands. Busi ness chances looked up and located for intending purchasers. Dallas, fkM "THE TEST Swetland's Famous Ice Cream has stood the test of time for 16 years with a con stantly increasing sale. The best and purest Ice Cream made and known throughout the North west as the : : : : : : : "The Ice Cream of Quality" We receive it fresh every day by express and are sole agents in Dallas. WALTER WILLIAMS MAIN STKEET, .-. v . V .- DALLAS ORE. You will want a good homelike luncheon when shopping in Portland Swetland's 273 Morrison St. is the most popular place. a nandsome etched glass free if ELASTIC PULP PLASTER No Sand No Lime Fire Proof Water-Proof Win f Fall Off Not 1 Crack I Crumble JtfST THE THING FOR HOP DRYERS ntatajogue Prtnc Pulp Plaster Co. 517-. Main 2362 021 Chamber of Commerce POBTLAXD, ORE. Dallas, Oregon CORNES and PAINT MEN. DALLAS, OREGON W. V. FULLER TIMBER & FULLER Insurance selected list of farms of any firm in Lj Fruit lands, Stock ranches, grain H ,l .,,;,. Wo Viarwlla timhAr 'A Oregon OF TIME" you present tnis au. How's Your Eyes? I have made a study of the eyes for years and am a graduate Scientific ufanv Tiavebeen suceess- anA n-jfh mv classes and are luaj u""-.,' mv success. LOU ay icBiiiii"""---' - - Consultation free. Co6GIass?Silvew and Hish-CIass Jewelry -display is large and shows "just the right styles and shas v, r-onu rpments oi me to mm r'-reVt feature is their C. H. MORRIS Jeweler and Optician Main Street. - Dallas, Oregon J MANY GROWERS ATTEND Hop Men of Two Counties Meet in independence and Discuss Matters of Interest. "Clean picking" will be the watch word of the Oregon hopgrowers for the harvest season of 1905, soon to. be gin. Not only will clean picking be lUMbiea upon, but the growers will also exercise especial care in curing and baling their crops, observing as closely as possible, .the laws of Ore gon and the requirements of the buyers. Such was the decision reached by the growers of Polk and Marion counties at the big meeting held in independence on Monday afternoon. The Independence meetina: was the largest gathering of growers ever neld in the state, eighty-five individual growers representing every hop dis trict in the two counties being in attendance. The deliberations were marked by harmony andgood-feelincr throughout, and the discussions covered a wide range of subjects of interest to hop men. Every grower present seemed imbued with a desire to turn out the very choicest product possible and meet every reasonable requirement of the buyers to the end that the highest market prices may be obtained and the demand for choice Oregons increased. E. C. Kirkpatrick, of Dallas, was chosen to preside over the meeting, and Walter Lyon, of Independence, was called to the secretary's desk. In taking the chair, Mr. Kirkpatrick outlined briefly the object of the meet ing and complimented the growers for showing their interest in the welfare of the industry by turning out in such large numbers. He expressed gratifi cation for the opportunity afforded the growers and buyers to meet and dis cuss matters of mutual interest, and declared that such a meeting could not prove other than beneficial to all concerned. He called attention to the growing complaints of dirty hops and improper baling from the English dealers, and stated that all buyers for these houses had been warned that in future all shipments of dirty hops would be set off on the dock subject to the buyer's orders. Other speakers following Mr. Kirk patrick were: H. J. Ottenheimer, R. E. Williams, Conrad Krebs, Hon. I. L. Patterson, J. E. Hubbard, J. F. Groves, E. D. Cooper, J. C. Morrison, W. W. Percival, H. B. Plummer.C. A. McLaughlin, D. B. Taylor, Sam Orr, Verd Hill, Mart Scrafford, I. F. Yoakum and C. L. Fitchard. All the speakers are heavy growers, repre senting from 20 to 600 acres of hops each and being numbered among the most successful growers in the state. All agreed that the only fair and proper way to pick hops is by weight and earnestly urged the adoption of that system. Some of the speakers ex plained that, in deference to their pickers' wishes, they had already agreed to pick by the box, but stated that each box would have to weigh 50 pounds, in order to conform to the law passed by the last Oregon Legislature. This requirement virtually amounts to the same thing as picking by weight. Another point upon which the speakers agreed was that the hops must be picked clean. The complaint of the English buyers as to dirty hops was admitted to be just, and a united effort will be made this year to keep the product free from stems, leaves and other foreign matter. In former years clean picking was a great feature in Pacific hops and materially assisted in their sale, and the growers will endeavor this year to place none but clean hops on the market Another important action of the meeting was the pledge of the growers to use no more clotk than is actually necessary in baling. On all hops sold in England the actual weight of the cloth is allowed the purchaser, and heretofore the buyers have allowed the grower seven pounds. This year only five pounds will be taken. This allowance conforms to the law passed by the last Oregon Legislature, which reads as follows : Section 1. That hereafter in all sales and transfers of hops there shall be allowed and deducted as tare five yards of baling cloth is the maximum quantity to be used in making the bale, and the standard weight of each yard of balingcloth is hereby fixed at twenty-four ounces. Any vendor of hops using heavier sacking than that specified in this section, or ..sing any extraneous matter in the baling there of, shall have the same deducted as additional tare. After each grower had been given an opportunity to express his opinion on the subjects under discussion, a motion was carried that the chairman appoint a committee of five to prepare resolutions setting forth the plans of the growers for the 1905 harvest sea son The chair appointed as such committee H. J. Ottenheimer, R- E. Williams. Conrad Krebs, K. D. Coop er and I. L. Patterson. The resolu tions prepared by the commit and adopted by a unanimous vote are as follows : , Resolved-That this meeting of hop grSs assembled, representing the pound3 per uaie . , majority of hopgrowers of Marion and Polk counties, declare ; First. That our aim and desire is to pick our hops as clean as possible. Second. Baling them in neat and square bales, carefully sewed, using not to exceed nve yards or standard hop cloth, bales to weigh between 175 and 210 pounds each. Third. That we will not use any sulphur that is not guaranteed to us to be free of arsenic. Fourth. That we will pick our hops by weight, believing that to be the fairest to both the picker and grower. No price was set for picking, each grower being left free to make his own arrangements with the pickers. The only requirement that will be in sisted upon is that the hops shall be picked clean and the baling done in a proper manner. While no concerted action was taken, it is generally understood that the pickers will be paid at the rate of one cent a pound, which is equivalent to 50 cents a box. The meeting was highly successful in every respect, and the growers present expressed themselves as satis fied with the outlook for a good crop and a fair price. Vigorous spraying has destroyed, the vermin and over come the danger which threatened the hops a few weeks ago, and a crop of choice quality now seems assured. While some yards will not yield an average crop, it is believed that Ore gon will produce a greater number of bales this year than she did in 1904. Pickers are plentiful, and no trouble is anticipated in securing all the hired help needed in harvesting the crop. Some of the large growers are already turning pickers away. The drying season will commence a few days earlier than usual, and the harvest will probably be on in full blast by September 1. Among the growers present at Mon day's meeting were: H. J. Otten heimer, Conrad Krebs, T. A. Riggs, E. C. Kirkpatrick, H. Hirsohberg, R. E. Williams, D. B. Taylor, J. S. Cooper, U. L. Frazer, Ike Yoakum, W. W. Percival, H. B. Plummer, M. Burch, William Wells, W. P. Bevens, I. L. Patterson, H. B. Brophy, J. W. Yost, B. Wolf, D. Simpson, W. N. Yeater, W. J. White, Fay Brown, Wm. Walker, Walter Roy, Charles Matti aon, Verd Hill, P. S. Greenwood, G. N. Sloper, Orville Butler, G. P. Locke, F. A. Patterson, J. F. Groves, James Tedrow, Wallace Huntley, L. Damon, B. Allen, M. M. Porterfield, James Griggsby, J. A. South, L. Rice, J. A. Richardson, Edgar Brown, Sam Orr, S. T. Burch, J. R. Cooper, O. D. Rider, C. L. Fitchard, Mart Scrafford, John Burton, Frank Brown, Joseph Brown, A. J. Richardson, J. C. Morrison, M. Mix, H. L. Crider, J. E. Hubbard, D. Davidson, J. A. Byers, Thomas Fen nell, John Brown, John Kirkland, A. Nelson, J. M. Linn, Frank Fluke, R. D. Cooper, S. D. Walker, Leonard Krebs, C. A. McLaughlin STld J. E. Yoakum. CAN'T SELL WORMY FRUIT Local Dealers Have Been Warned That Law Will Be Strictly Enforced. Don't try to sell any more wormy fruit. It is against the law, and the order has gone forth that this partic ular law shall be enforced. President Smith of the Oregon State Board of Horticulture gave instructions to the local dealers Monday morning that they must discontinue handling any wormy, diseased or infected fruit. Down in Portland, J. H. Reid has been appointed inspector for Multno mah and Clackamas counties, and he began work last Saturday by dumping five tons of peaches, pears and apples into the crematory. The Front street merchants must refuse hereafter to receive any such fruit from the farm ers of Oregon. Feed your wormy and diseased fruit to hogs. Don t try to dispose of it by selling it off the place, or you will be liable to a heavy fine. Spray your trees and see that very little wormy fruit is produced. This measure was introduced into the Oregon legislature for the benefit and protection of the careful grower. Other states have had such a law for several years, and as a consequence, Portland has been made a dumping ground for diseased and wormy fruits from the surrounding states. Hood River Glacier. P. A. Finseth arrived home from North Bend. Oregon, last Friday even- g. He came by steamer to ruewport id thence by rail to Dallas. He re ports business lively at North Bend, ,nd says that the people of Coos county are greatly elated over the promise of early railroad communi cation with the outside world. One of the events of the trip that will always pleasantly remembered by Mr. iln- seth was the reception given In his honor on the evening before his de parture for home. The affair was attended by all the leading merchants of North Bend, and Mr. Finseth was given a hearty welcome to the city, especially by the merchants engaged in his line of business. This spirit of good-will, altogether too rare among business competitors in this busy day and age, was deeply appreciated by the recipient of the unexpected hospitality. WILL BUILD SAMPLE WALK City Council Orders Cement Cross walk Constructed at Main and Mill Streets. The city council met in regular session Monday evening, Mayor Biddle presiding. Present, Council men Ayres, Stafrin, Cosper, Shaw and Coad; absent, Councilmen Belt and Boals. The report of the Auditor for a por tion of the quarter ending July 31 was read and referred to the Finance Committee. The report of Treasurer W. G. Vassall for the quarter ending July 31 was read and referred. The report shows cash balances on hand as follows : General fund, $677.26 ; sewer fund, $30.91 ; waterworks sinking fund, $700. Bills against the city were ordered paid as follows : J. M. Grant, salary and fees $54.75 Johnson Lumber Co., lumber. . . 40.29 M. D. Coulter, sprinkling streets 6.00 Dallas Electric Light Co 96.25 W. G. Vassall, fees.. 17.67 D. P. Stouffer, fees il.50 On motion of Coad, the Marshal was instructed to have the old fire engine cleaned and put in operating condition. Councilman Coad recommended that a concrete crosswalk bo built across Mill street, on the west side of Main street. On motion of Cosper, the Street Committee was authorized to proceed with the construction of the walk as recommended. No one appearing in opposition to the proposed construction of a sewer in front of the Kirkpatrick and Pfeiffer lots on Main street, the City Attorney was instructed to prepare a resolution looking to the construction of such sewer and submit the same at the next regular meeting of the council. On motion of Ayres, the City, Marshal was ordered to notify all owners and occupants of business houses in the East half of Block 10, (the business block directly west of the courthouse,) to remove all wooden privies and water-closets from their respective premises at once. James Hayes was elected policeman by a unanimous vote of the council. City Attorney Hayter reported that he had examined the county records and the law as to the city's liability in the matter of keeping the mill race covering in repair, and gave it as his opinion that it is the duty of the Mill Race Company to keep the race in such a condition as to protect the public from danger and to confine the water within proper limits. On motion of Cosper, the Auditor was ordered to notify the Race Company that the council will take up the matter of con fining the water and ordering a new cover on that portion of the race be tween Church and Levens streets at the first regular meeting in September: m 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 any stronger than they were. The tan on their face is darker and 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 nor sleep well. What they need is what tones the nerves, perfects digestion, creates appetite, and makes sleep refreshing, and that is Hood's Sarsa parilla. Pupils and teachers generally will find the chief purpose of the vaca tion best subserved by this great medicine which, as we know, "builds up the whole system." Auto Route Abandoned. The management of the auto car, which has been running between Salem and Independence for the past few weeks, has finally decided to give it up on account of the fact that the heavy car is unable to stand the wear and tear of the heavy grades and rough roads on the route. It has been a success financially, and a great convenience to the two towns, as well as the Intervening country. It has been well patronized, and the growing business would soon have necessitated greater facilities, but it was discovered that the work was shaking the heavy car to destruction. Salem Journal. Big Advertising Contract. The Southern Pacific Company has planned to bring California and Ore gon to the attention of the Eastern tourists during the approaching fall and winter season as it has never done before. The information has been given out that the company has set aside $100,000 for the purpose of adver tising the Shasta route and the Coast Line in Eastern magazines. r'e like best to call SCOTTS EMULSION a food because it stands so em phatically for perfect nutrition. And yet in the matter of restor ing appetite, of giving new strength to the tissues, especially to the nerves, its action is that of a medicine. Send lor 1n uinp'n SCOTT bOW.Nfc, Choniott. oi$ Street, New York, juc aod i -oo ; ail draKiu. i WATCHES, JEWELRY, FOUNTAIN PENS GOLD AND SILVER SOUVENIRS If you expect to buy any tiling in Watches, Jewelry or Gold and Silver Souvenirs or Fountain Pens, you shuuldcall and see ray new goods before you buy. I am offering some very fine goods at prices that are very reasonable. My Souvenir Goods and Fountain Pens are exceedingly finei I. was never better prepared than now to at tend to the repairing department Satis faction positively guaranteed at all times. A. H. HARRIS JEWfELER0icN NEAR POST OFFICE ON MAIN STREET, DALLAS, OREGON PRIZE FOR PORTLAND YELL Exposition Offers $25 for a City "Whoop" and Same Amount for a Slogan. If you want to make $25 easily, try your hand at writing a yell for Port laud at the Lewis and Clark Exposi tion. The date is September 30, but the yell must be in the hands of the committee by August 31. Tlie exposi tion company offers a prize of $25 to the person who submits the yell that may be considered best for the pur pose. Contestants should remember that something in the nature of a college yell is wanted, but it must be original and striking. The contest is open to all. All yells should be sent to Henry E. Reed1, secretary of the exposition, theenvelope3 being marked "Portland Day." Another prize of $25 is offered, under the same conditions, to the per son writing the best slogan for Port land. By slogan is meant a catch- phrase such as the one used by Tacoma to excellent effect, "Watch Tacoma Grow." The name of Port land, of course, must figure. The slogan must haye the merit of being lively and convincing something that will cause people to think and talk about Portland and ask questions. It must not be more than five words, but may be loss. The results in these two Interesting and novel coutests will be announced shortly after the 31st of August. Port land day, September 30, promises to be the biggest dny of the entire expo sition in point of attendance and gen eral interest. 30 Beautiful Half-Tone Views of Clatsop Beach bcenery Free. The Astoria & Columbia River Rail road Company has just issued a Souvenir of Clatsop Beach containing 30 elaborate half-tones of the principal points of interest between Portland and Seaside, which will be mailed free upon application to C. A. Stewart, Agent, 248 Alder St., Portland, or J. C. Mayo, G. P. A., Astoria, Ore. Railroad to Tillamook, The construction of the high bridge and four trestles on the line of the Portland, Nehalem & Tillamook rail road, the contracts for which have been let to Wakefield & Jacobson, of Portland, will commence at once and be finished as speedily as possible, so that when the grading Is well under way, track laying can proceed without loss of time. Hon. J. H. Hawley, president of the Polk County Bank, at Monmouth, was a business visitor In Dallas, Saturday. The old J. Qulnn Thornton house, one of the historical landmarks of Salem, was destroyed by fire Saturday afternoon. Hendee horse brushes take the place of both brush and comb and leave that glossy, satin finish that you so much admire. Guy Bhos. Dear Gus : I have solved the mother-law problem, just give her regular ly Hollister'a Rocky Mountain Tea. It will make her healthy, happy and docile as a lamb. 35 cents, Tea or Tablets. Belt & Cherrington. Ou August 7, 1903, there were adver tised letters in the Dallas postoffice for Mrs. Minnie Helnzelman, Mrs. W. M. Williamson, Miss Delia Sweet ing, Johnnie Elliott, Robert Fawcett, L. M. Frank and W. H. Jefferds. C. G. Coad, Postmaster. It will wash and not rub off This complexion all envy me, It no secret so I'll tell Take thou Rocky Mountain Tea. Belt & Cherrington's. A. Noltner, of Portland, was in Dallas, Saturday, enroute home from Monmouth, where he had been In at tendance upon a meeting of the Board of Regents of the Oregon State Nor mal School. He says the school will open as usual in September, and that prospects are bright for a large attendance of students. Chamberlain' S Diarrhoea Kemedy. Never fail, Buy it now. It may aav life. WAS POLK COUNTY PIONEER Mrs. Muldah A. Brown Dies at Her Home In Corvallis, Aged 81 Years. Mrs. Huldah A. Brown, a Polk county pioneer of 1850, died in Corval lis last Thursday, aged 81 years. The funeral was held from the Christian church, Friday, and interment took place at the Buena Vista cemetery, where her husband and other relatives are buried. The maiden name of the deceased was Huldah A. Zumwalt. She was born In Warren county, Missouri, July 25, 1824, and emigrated to Oregon in 1850. She settled with her parents on a farm near what la Independence, Polk county, and a year later married Dr. Davis of the vicinity. They re sided on a farm in the vicinity until 1876, when they moved to Buena Vista, where the husband died in 1878. In 1880 she became the wife of S. K. Brown, one of the earliest settlers in Benton, who died in 1883. A few years later, Mrs. Brown removed to Corval lis, where she has since resided. Corvallis Times. SENT EAST FOR BURIAL Remains of Victim of Accident at Alrlie Are Shipped to New York. The body of Conrad Winterstein. the young man accidentally killed at Alrlie, was brought to Dallas on the motor Thursday night and was ship ped to Portland, Friday morning. The dead man's parents reside in Now York, where the body will be shipped for burial. Wintorsteiu was a member of Multnomah Camp, Woodmen of the World. The Observer was misinformed when it stated last week that Winter stein was thrown from his horse. The young mau was driving a herd of goats and leading his horse by a rope. The animal took fright and started to run, when the rope became fastened around his wrist. He was unable to extricate himself and was dragged a distance of 200 yards and kicked to death. Must Face Jury Again. Senator John H. Mitchell will be once more brought before the Federal Court on September 5, when, with his associates, he will be tried on what is , known as the Puter Indictment, In which it 13 alleged that Mr. Mitchell accepted $2000 from S. A. D. Puter as compensation for his services in assisting Tutei to secure expedition of various claims through the Land Office. At the same time Salmon B. Ormsby, William H. Davis, Clark E. Loomis, Henry A. Young and George Sorenson will be tried for a similar offenso charged In a separate indict ment. If you are troubled with dizzy spells, headache, indigestion, constipation, Hollister'a Rocky MountalB Tea will make you well and keep you well, If it fail3, got your money back. That's fair. 35 cents. Belt & Cherrington. The Famous WASHINGTON ICE CREAM may be had in any quantity desired at Tracy Staats Confectionery Store Coo! Brinlis for Hot Weather... Main St., Dallas, Oregon . . Colic ChoWra and IbaniSerlllZl a i,arThoea S-rmtr. New fail. Buy it now. It may avc hie.