Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, September 01, 1905, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextPOLK Co Observer UNTY r i VOL. XVIII DALLAS, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, SEPTEMBER 1, 1905 NO, 25 CLOSING SALE ON 'SUMMER G OOBS 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 Gretchen Voile, regular 20c, sale- 15c Dotted Swiss, K"'....15c Jacquard Muslin, regu lar 20c, sale 10c S. C. Dodson Co. Mutual Phone. No. 94 Dallas, Oregon HEATH & CORNES I THE WALL PAPER and PAINT MEN. 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, DALLAS, OREGON mi "THE TEST OF TIME" Swetland's Famous Ice Cream has stood the test of time for 1G years with a con stantly increasing sale. The best and purest Ice j Cream made and known throughout the North- we6t as :::::: : : "The Ice Cream of Quality" ! We receive it fresh every day by express and are ' sole agents in Dallas. I WALTER WILLIAMS MAIN STREET, . 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 handsome etched glass free if you present this ad. S. 0. CAMPBELL I FARMS in N W. V. FULLER TIMBER j CAMPBELL & FULLER Timber 1 Farm Lands, City Property J Loans and Insurance I We have the largest and best selected list of farms of any firm in .the county, including Hop lands, Fruit lands, Stock ranches, grain farms and those adapted to diversified farming. We handle timber 'ands in Polk, Benton and Lincoln counties, in small or large tracts, Homestead Relinquishments for sale on timber or stock lands. Busi ness chances looked up and located for intending purchasers. Dallas, Oregon Jow's Your Eyes? irtemade a 8tudy of the eyes for -cian a Sraduate Scientific ?v fittL 5.auny "ave success v Wi!"11, my Bosses and are ;-'uftn irDi 3 01 my 8UCCesS- -lassSilverware ijgjglass Jewelry "VrPi3! is large and shows meet thf ht 8t'les and shapes" son. iue requirements of the n'0? onovf-131 Mature is their worw8 uaside frm the Prices! anshlP and reason- CLh Fountain Pens and C roons Stones H. MORRIS 's se!er d Optician Dallas, Oregon R. C. Craven, Pres. W. G. Vassall, Cashier Dallas City Uil Exchanges bought and sold on all points. Special attention paid to collections. The Famous WASHINGTON ICE CREAM may be had in any quantity desired at Tracy Staats' Confectionery Store Cool DrinKs for Hot Weather Main St, Dallas, Oregon PROSPEROUS POLK COUNTY Full Text of Folder Now Being Printed For Distribution at the Lewis and Clark Fair. Polk County, Oregon mis roiaer Is for the busy reader. Its object is to j-icaem uonaensea information concerning the resources, luuusmes, commerce, products and climate of Polk county, a detailed description of the capabilities of this rich county would be impossible in a publication of this kind, and will nnt ho nM-omnfnr! Tha aim, therefore, will be to nresenf: in n. fA wnrAa annh in I (VUUJ4V1.4U lumiauon as a nomeseeker would naturally seek, and to give iuo moat salient Matures nf nrfisAnt: mnii f nnc nnH future possibilities. This folder is published bv anthnrit.v of th fimmtv Court of Polk County, and irresponsible and ext.avaffant. statements have been carefully avoided. Every claim set until can do verinea, and homeseekers are invited to visit the county and see for themselves the practical iv unlimited opportunities tnat are ottered in every line of endeavor. roiK uounty is known as the "Blue Ribbon Countv of Oregon." It bears this proud title for the reason that it nas won tue prize for the best county exhibit at the Oregon State Fair two years in succession. The rivalry between the several valley counties was keen in both contest, and uie iionors won are therefore doubly appreciated. Location Polk County is situated in the very heart of the world- iamed Willamette Valley. It is about 25 miles in width. ana extends from the Willamette river, its eastern bound ary, 35 miles westward to the summit of the Coast mountains. Its physical features are widely varied. Probably two-thirds of the county's area are embraced in the broad prairies of the valley and the low foothills, while the remaining one-third lies along the western boundary, where the Coast mountains rear their densely timbered heights between the valley and the mighty Pacific, 20 miles away. Soil The soil is of three general classes, according to location. That of the valley proper is a rich black loam, overlying a clay subsoil. It is proverbially fertile, and will produce all kinds of grain, fruits and vegetables with out irrigation. The soil along the streams is a sandy alluvial deposit of earth and decomposed vegetable mold, and is peculiarly adapted to hop and vegetable culture. The soil of the foothills is a red or brown loam, well adapted to diversified farming. Here is where Polk County raises her fine Angora goats and sheep, and here are found the vast orchards of apples, prunes and pears. The mountain land, when cleared of timber, produces an unlimited quantity of pasture grasses, furnishing an ideal range for cattle, sheep and goats. Climate The pleasant and healthful climate of Polk County makes it the most inviting portion of Western Oregon. There are no extremes of heat in summer, nor of cold in winter, in the Willamette Valley. The temperature is uniformly mild and even throughout the year. According to official observations, covering a period of 20 years, the average temperature of the Willamette Valley has been as follows : Spring, 52 degrees ; summer, G7 degrees ; autumn, 53 degrees; winter, 39 degrees, with a mean annual temperature of 53 degrees. The range of temperature is from 20 degrees above zero in winter to 85 degrees in summer. Sunstrokes and prostrations from heat are un known. The summer days are tempered by the invigorat ing breeze from the ocean, and the nights are always cool. The average annual rainfall in the Willamette Valley for the past ten years, according to Government records, has been 40.70 inches. Cyclones, blizzaras ana tnunaersiorms are unknown. Agriculture Polk County is largely an agricultural, horticultural and stock-raising county. The grain crop consists chiefly of wheat, oats and barley. Corn makes a thrifty growtn, and is extensively used for silage purposes on ine aairy farms. Clover, vetch, rape, beets and carrots are exten sively' trrown and are highly profitable crops. Wheat yields from 15 to 35 bushels an acre ; oats from 25 to 65 bushels. Hay crops consist largely of timothy, cheat, clover and red-top. A ready market is found for bay in California and the Philippines. Good farming land can be had for from $20 to $G0 per acre ; hill land for from $5 to $20 an acre Much of the hill land is covered with oak grubs and young fir. This timber sells readily for fire nd will more than pay for the land, which, when cleared, is admirably adapted to fruit raising. Good hop land commands from $50 to $100 an acre. Horticulture All kinds of fruit, except the tropical varieties, are grown in Polk County. The principal fruits are apples, prunes, pears, plums, cherries, grapes, peaches, apricots, strawberries, blackberries, raspberries, currants and gooseberries. All vegetables thrive with little cultivation Potatoes yield Ifrom 100 to 300 bushels to the acre, and S anVcarrots from 15 to 25 tons. English walnuts yfeld large returns, and the industry is rapidly gaming in importance Oregon fruit captured all thirteen of the medals in horticulture awarded at the World'. Fair in Chicago and another enviable record was made at the St. 5. Exposition last year. Fruitraising in Polk County offers exceptionally fine opportunities to homeseekers. Hop Industry Polk County is one of the leading hop counties in the rnSd States Polk County hops are specially quoted in S and London markets, and command top Sees Hops grown near the town of Independence were V TXa the Gold Medal at the Paris Exposition as being awarded tne uoiu ,,.,,, ,na frnm soo to 2000 goats more than pay their way by helping the farmer clear his land of brush and weeds. Experts pronounce the Polk County mohair better than any that comes from foreign countries, and the price realized this year was 32 cents a pound. Some of the very finest grades command a still higher figure. The climate of this county is especially adapted to the growth of flue wool. Cotswold, Lincoln and other sheep shear from 12 to 20 pounds. The wool clip of the county this year, amounting to 100,000 pounds, sold at prices ranging from 25 to 28 cents a pound. Hogs do well in Polk County, and are entirely free from disease. Running streams and living springs fur nish an abundance of pure water for stock, even in the driest season. Poultry raising is a source of great profit to the farmer, and offers large and sure returns to any man who will follow it systematically. Timber One of the finest timber belts in the world is found on the headwaters of the Siletz, Luckiamuto, LaCreole and Yamhill rivers, in the western part of Polk County. Hun dreds of square miles are covered with stately forests of Douglas fir, cedar, hemlock, spruce and larch. Many of the trees measure 10 feet in diameter, and are clear of limbs to a height of 150 feet. Enough lumber can be cut from one these trees to build an ordinary sized cottage. This timber has attracted the attention of Eastern capital ists, and many large sawmills are being built. The Dallas & Falls City railroad is now being extended into the very heart of this great timber belt. The foothills of Polk County are covered with oak, much of it excellent saw timber. Ash, maple, balm and alder are found along the numerous streams that flow across the county from the mountains to the Willamette river. Transportation Polk County is specially well supplied with transpor tation facilities. The Willamette River runs along the eastern boundary, and numerous boats furnish cheap fares and freights. The West Side and Yamhill divisions of the Southern Pacific railroad traverse the county from north to south, and the Dallas & Falls City railroad furnishes an outlet for the stock country and timber district to the west. A steam motor makes three round trips daily between Independence, Monmouth and Dallas, and two trips daily to Airlie. Every farming community has its free mail delivery, and the county is covered with a net work of rural telephone lines. Education The educational facilities of Polk County are excelled nowhere on the Pacific Coast. The Oregon State Normal School is located at Monmouth ; the Dallas College at Dallas, while excellent high schools are maintained at Indepen dence, Dallas and Falls City. There are sixty-five public schools in the county, and no provisions have been neg lected for en lightened christian training. In every village and hamlet, one or more church spires point upward. No County Debt Polk County has no debt, and all warrants are cashed on demand. The handsome new courthouse, constructed of Polk County stone at a cost of $50,000, has been paid for, and taxes are growing lighter each year. The county is well supplied with good roads and bridges. Dallas Dallas, the county seat, is a thriving manufacturing and lumber town of 1800 inhabitants. It is located on the banks of the LaCreole River, and is surrounded by hop yards, orchards and grain farms. It has an excellent mountain water system, electric lights, sewerage, and numerous mills and factories. Dallas is on the Yamhill division of the Southern Pacific railroad, CO miles south of Portland and 14 miles west of Salem, the State Capitol. It is the seat of Dallas College. The population of Dallas has doubled in the last ten years. Dallas is within one day's drive of theocean beach and numerous fine mountain resorts. ISafkltig 4f Saves Health - The use of Royal Baking Powder is essential to the healthfutiess of the family food. Yeast ferments the food. Alum baking powders are injurious. Royal Baking Powder saves health. ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO.. NEW VORK. Independence iraeuu- ThAvieM runs from 800 to 2000 theTUr ac Tie price for the past four years has pounds pe : acre. ia v of tTi 7 1 a VoZ. Polk County produced PU3 pounds of Tops last year, yielding a total "venu oCve'r 1850,. The future importance of this Industry can scarcely be overestimated. Live Stock Polk County is the home of blooded horses cattle, Polk county i Q more fine otock being goats, sheep and hog in Ojg , state. p"w3e" . or Canada in the last ten years held in the United States or ca & can be found here. Polk . ia j in county in Oregon, and ranks 6how held in the Jly ? SbitfX of its kind in the Dallas each year is the only exnib rney SMi" goaUndustry is all profi, as the Independence is a busy town of 1000 inhabitants, and is delightfully located on the Willamette Eiver in a rich farming and stockraising district. Independence is the acknowledged "Hop Center of Oregon," more bales of hops being shipped from this point than from any other town in the state. Not only a majority of the hops of Polk County, but a large portion of those of Marion County, are mar keted here. Independence is on the West Side branch of the Southern Pacific, 76 miles south of Portland and 12 miles from Salem. It has electric lights, good streets, and is growing rapidly. Monmouth Monmouth, the seat of the Oregon State Normal School, is beautifully situated in the heart of a prosperous agri cultural community. It has a population of 900. In the winter, this population is increased to 1200 by the large attendance at the Normal School. Monmouth has electric lights, good stores, numerous churches and a refined and intelligent citizenship. Falls City Falls City, the youngest of the four prominent towns of the county, has a population uearing the 1000-mark. Falls City is a lumber town, and is located in the edge of one of the greatest timber belts in the Pacific Northwest A first-class, standard gauge railroad conveys the products of it3 three sawmills to the Southern Pacific track at Dallas, nine miles away. There are numerous smaller towns and villages in the county, all having fcchools, churches, and good shipping facilities. To Homeseekers To the man who is willing to work, Polk County offers opportunities not to be excelled in the United States. Its soil is rich and has never failed to reward the husbandman for his toiL Its vast timber supply and other practically undeveloped resources offer a good investment for capital, and Its beautiful scenery and healthful climate make it an Ideal place for a home. For all honest. Industrious people who are seeking a new home in the Great West, a warm welcome is waiting in Polk County the Blue Eibbon County of Oregon. How To Reach Polk County No visit to Oregon will be complete unless you have seen the Will:ftnette Valley. To reach Polk County from Portland, take the Dallas train at the Jefferson Street depot at 6 p. m., or the Independence train at Fourth and Yam hill streets at 7 :30 a. m. The motor between Dallas and Independence connects with both trains. Matthleu Day at the Fair. A special day at the Lewis and Clark Exposition has been named in honor of Hon. F. X. Matthieu, the sole survivor of the 52 pioneer settlers of the Oregon country who voted to establish an American civil govern ment in that vast section, on the 2nd of May, 1842. The vote took place at a trading point called Chanipoeg, about thirty miles south of Portland, and the proposition was bitterly opposed by the Canadians and other subjects of Great Britain who were present. By a majority of only two votes the Americans won, and thus established the first American civil government west of the Rocky mountains. Mr. Matthieu, though a French-Canadian, sided with the Americans. He has lived ever since within three miles of the historic spot. September 15 has been chosen as the day on which ho will be honored at the exposition. Rheumatism, gout, backache, acid poison, are results of kiduey trouble. Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea goes directly to the seat of the disease and cures when all else fails. 35 cent9. Belt & Cherrlngton. T. J. Cherrlngton will attend the Photographers convention of the Pacific Northwest from September 6 to September 12. He says he will bring every new idea and style under the sun when he returns home. Customers will please remember the dates of his absence. WAS PIONEER OF 1847 Ira Perry Smith Passes Away at His Home ia Portland After Long Illness. The Better Way The tissues of the throat are inflamed and irritated; you cough, and there is more irrita tion more coughing. You take a cough mixture and it eases the irritation for a while. You take SCOTT'S EMULSION and it cures the cold. That's what is necessary. Itsoothesthe throat because it reduces the irritation ; cures the cold because it drives out the inflammation ; builds up the weakened tissues because it nourishes them back to their natural strength. That's how Scott's Emulsion deals with a sore throat, a cough, a cold, or bronchitis. WE'LL SEND YOU A SAMPLE FREE. SCOTT & B0WNE, 40 a l-nrl fttrrrl w lark Ira Perry Smith died Sunday morn ing at the home of his son-in-law, Dr. I. T. Mason, at 798 Kerby street, Port land. He had been in failing health for several years. Mr. Smith was one of the early pioneers, having come to Oregon with the James Kimsey party in 1847. Mr. Smith was born in Missouri, October 5, 1823. His first wife died soon after arriving In Oregon, and their four children died within a few years of the death of their mother. Upon his arrival in Oregon, he settled on a farm in Polk County, where he resided for about 20 years, and where he married Elizabeth Price, a member of one of the best known of the early Oregon families. About 1865 the family moved to Col fax, Wash. While in Washington, Mr. Smith served one term as County Commissioner of Whitman County. In the early '90s they returned to Polk Comity, where he resided up to a few ago, when he went to Portland. There were nine children in the family, of whom three are now living, Mrs. I. T. Mason, and Mrs. Nellie Warmoth, of Portland, and Green Smith, of Colfax, Wash. Mr. Smith, himself, was the only living member of a family of 11 children. He united with the Baptist church in 1854 and remained a faithful member to the time of his death. The body was brought to the home of his nephew, Samuel Smith, at Smithfleld, Polk county, Monday eve ning, and burial took place In the family cemetery, Tuesday afternoon A brief but impressive sermon was preached by Rev. J. B. Thompson, pastor of the Baptist church of Dallas. Many pioneers and old-time friends of the family attended the burial. Glenn O. Holman and wife came down from Dallas last Sunday, and will make their future home in Mc Mlnnvllle. Yamhill Reporter. Good advice to women. If you want a beautiful complexion, clear skin, bright eyes, red lips, good health, take Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea. There is nothing like it. 35 cents, Tea or Tablets. Belt & Chorrington. Prunes are ripening rapidly in the orchards around Dallas, and drying will begin next week. The fruit is of excellent size and quality this year, and it is believed that most of the orchards will yield an average crop. Are you lacking in strength and vigor? Are you weak? Are you In pain? Do you feel all run down? The blessing of health and strength come to all who use Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea. 35 cents. Belt& Cherrlngton. WATCHES, JEWELRY, FOUNTAIN PENS COLD AND SILVER SOUVENIRS If you expect to buy anything in Watches, Jewelry or Gold and Silver Souvenirs or Fountain Pens, you should call and see my 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 fine. I was never better prepared than now to at tend to the repairing department Satis faction positively guaranteed at all times. A. H. HARRIS iciat, NEAR POST OFFICE ON MAIN STREET, DALLAS, OREGON