Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, August 03, 1906, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextPolk OUNTY VOL. XVIH DALLAS, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, AUGUST 3, 1906 NO. 21 -IZjD - L 4 - - - w Are Well ArmpH f w aavK To meet every requirement of the purchaser, with the latest styles and best makes of. ' Ladies', Gents' and Children's . Shoes. . . There is honest value in every pair, and we guarantee that they will give good satisfaction. We believe that a personal inspection will make you a customer. Prices? The lowest possible for good footwear. DALLAS SHOE STORE 1 Mrs. J. C. Gaynor, Proprietor. Main Street, Dallas, Oregon. I J3LJ f ' - w ir t if t.jl y Tr vw-arvyYTWra Groceries and Provisions! q WE carry all the leading brands of Canned Goods, Coffees, Teas and Spices. Also a good supply of fresh vegetables and fruit in season. .'. Crockery and Queen's Ware. SIMONTON & SCOTT, ggjg; OBFIELD OLD STAND WHY DON'T YOU Use Electricity for Lighting It is certainly cheaper than oil, costing only cents per night for a 16 candle power light. It is less trouble, needs no attention and is always ready. It is safer, and where used will reduce insurance if oil is entirely eliminated. There is no danger from fire. Lines will be extended to any part of town where the business warrants such extension and the consumer can have either the same flat rate as was used by the former management, or if the consumer so desires a meter will be installed. If you are thinking of using electricity, let us know and some one will call upon you to give any information you may desire. Willamette Valley Company C. B. EHODES, Manager for Dallas. LODGE DIRECTORY. Masonic Calendar. Jennings Lodge, JNo. U, stated communications, Second and Fourth Fridays of each month. Oscar Hayteb, W. M. J. C. Hayter, Sec. Ainsworth Chapter, No. 17, E. A. M., stuted convocation. First First and third FridayB of each month. Oscar Hayter. H. P. WlBLIS SlMONTON, Set). Haomi Chapter, No. 22, 0. E. 8., stated meetings Second and Fourth TueB ! of each month. Mns. Margaret Hayter, VV. M. Mrs. Pauline Williams, Sec. I. 0. 0. F. pKV.Friendship Lodge, No. 6, meets ft Afevery Saturday evening in I. 0. 0. F. Hall. WKBAD STAFRIN, N. G. W. A. Ayres, Rec.Sec. Creole Encampment, No. 20, meets second and Fourth Monday of each month. J- E. Sibley, C. P. A. W. Teats, Scribe. fl'mira Lodge, No. 26, D. of E., meets every Friday evening. Lydia Campbell, N. G. Miss Evangeline Hart, Sec. Woodmen of the World. Jllaa Camp, N0. 209, meets in their pj"me bal1 in the Woodman building everyTueS(lay eveni B- M. Gey C. C. W. G. Vassall, Mistletoe Circle, No. 33, W. C. V., kJS18 ,n ,Deir Castle Hall, in the enjgan buildig every Wednesday w- Emma Kerslake, G. N. B. M. Guy. werK. M of Pythias iE,M;0X LoDGJi No. 9fi. K. of P. itsrvii Uevery Monday evening in ViMHall in Woodman building v "sa-nights are welcome. 4- Ford, C. C. . L. Hawkixs, K. of R. S. " Croup and Whooping Cough. A. 0. U. W. Union Lodge, No. 35 Meets First and Third Wednesday of each month. H. L. Fenton, M. W. F. A. Stiles, Fin. Crystal Lodge, No. 50, D. of h., meets First and Third Wednesday of each month. . Mrs. F. J. Coad, U. ot ii. Mrs. Ed. F. Coad, Fin. United Artisans. assembly No. 46 meets First and "Third Tuesday of each month. Willis Simonton, M. A. Fraternal Union of America lLodge No. 144-Meets Third Tuesday Lof each month. W. J. Wagner, F. M. Mrs. S. E. Morrison. Sec. Knights of the Maccabees. Dallas Tent, No. 3. meets Second and Fourth Thursdays of each month in I. 0. O.F.haIl. Dr Mark Hayter, S. K. Com. L N woods, R. K. T tilae Hive, No. 28, L. 0. T. M., meets lion Second and Fourth Thnrsday after noon of each month. Mrs. Kittie N. Miller, L.L. Mrs. Rose Fidler. K. K. Buy on Grarfif? this $60 Machinejor $25 FREIGHT PREPAID. b.l beari lock- automntic bobbin wilder Sd other ltest improve- .., This is the ANTI TRUST MACHINE. It U ?hefme machine ger,w SttCh,Bo to SS? machine, f"'" HOU.iSTER'8 BscJcy Mountain Tea Nuggets A Eo.T Xeitobi for Bo People Brian Golden Btn m " .IwrtIon. Lire A specific for Oonatlrtion. I DrtX impure Bl5dT bJ Breath; 'tain Te te and Backache, i Genuine made tr U form. S5 cents bot dl90D Wig. Holubteb siLL0 PEOPLE 60LDEM liUGCETS FOB SAU-u Mrs. NOTES BY THE WAY H. E. Kozer Tells of Her Visit 10 Arlington National Cemetery. Continued from Last Week. wi. xuc morning after our visit to ie vvasnington monument, we took the trolley for Arlington National Cem etery on the Virginia hills beyond the Potomac. It is consecrated ground to which come thousands every year "UUJ ine artn and the South, the East and the West, to honor those "who gave their lives that the country might live." Who has not within the sacred precincts of Arlington cemetery been closer to the four years of sacrifice and felt his patriotism quicken? The most impressive sight at Arling ton is that of the field of the dead, where the headstones stretch away in lines almost endless to the vision. The stones are set in rows, uniform in distance one from the other, a silent army 16,000 strong. Most of these graves are on a plateau. Under the hill is a field which contains 5000 graves. Near the Temple of Fame stands another memorial the monument of the Unknown Dead. Two thousand, one hundred and eleven nameless soldiers are gathered here in one common grave. Their names, their friends, their homes, all are unknown. The simple story is told in the letters chiseled on the monument's granite race. Stones worn with age mark the graves of eleven Revolutionary offi cers. A noble shaft is here erected to the memory of the men who perished in the Spanish and Philippine wars. Among others, we noticed the grave of General Lawton. What is more fitting than that these men should sleep on the heights overlooking the Capitol itself, close to the heart of the Nation they gave their blood to maintain? The means embloyed to give a mili tary character to Arlington are simple and dignified. All the day through, the Stars and Stripes float before Arlington House, until the sunset gun of Fort Myer sends its echoes answering from shore to shore. From Arlington, a stop-over privilege at Alexandria was allowed, and, in the care of a competent guide, many places of historical and traditional interest were visited. Among the many, we can only mention a few. Christ's Church contains the un altered pews of Washington and General Eobert E. Lee. The pews in this church were originally square, but all have been changed save Wash ington's. It is marked by a silver plate with a fac-siraile of his auto graph. The sounding-board and wine-glass pulpit, the chancel rail, the tablets of the Lord's Prayer and the Apostles' Creed were there in Washington's time. The communion table, reading desk and chairs are those which were used then. In the old days, candles werp used to light the church, and the crystal chandelier with its twelve candles, typifying the Twelve Apostles, still hangs there. The baptismal font bears the date 1818. Second only to Christ's Church in interest of historical associations is Carlyle House, built in 1752, General Braddock's headquarters and where Washington received his first com mission; the Marshal House, where Colonel Ellsworth met his tragic death for tearing down a Confederate flag at the outbreak of the Civil War ; the old City Hotel, that historic hostelry, from the steps of which Washington gave his last military command in 1799; the Masonic lodge room, where Washington presided as Worsnipiui Master, and many other places rich in the lore of Colonial and Civil War times, which annually attract thous and of tourists. After leaving Alexandria, our next visit was to the Theological Seminary where Phillips Brooks and Bishop Pot ter were graduated for the ministry; Wellington, the home or uenerai Wnshinston's secretary ; the old York- town road, down which came the armies of Washington, Larayette anu Wayne on their way to Yorktown in 1781, and the Indian settlement, where Captain John Smith stopped and held parley with the Indians in 1G07. Fort Washington and Fort Henry are seen on our way to Mt. Vernon. (Continued Next Week.) r...i,nr,i nf Kddvville. was in Toledo Thursday night visiting bis folks. He was out on a recently with Ches Morrison and the latter killed a big one after it had been treed by his own dog and Billy fommis nair. The animal harinc been living nign oTchSrnVoragoatmeat.-Toledo Leader. u ,ooif dailv. vou're not ftcruu y vui - -clean inside. Clean insides means clean, stomach, bowels, blood, liver, clean, healthy tissue m "'0"v Moral: Take glister. Rocky Mountain Tea. 3-j ceuta, - lets. Belts CiiernuK"- Observes printing. None better. EztIj Hlsers RESTS FROM HIS LABORS Funeral ot Late Robert Suitor Largely Attended by Old Friends and Neighbors. The funeral of the late Robert Suitor at the Methodist Episcopal Church, Sunday afternoon, was largely at tended by old-time neighbors and friends of the family. The officer and members of Friendship Lodge, No. 6. I. O. O. F., of whidh lodge Mr. Suitor was long a faithful and valued member, attended the services in a body. The remains arrived from Van couver, Washington, on Friday's evening train, accompanied by Mrs. Suitor, her son Elzie, and D. J, Riley. A large crowd was present at the depot when the train arrived. The body was taken directly to Chapman's undertaking parlors, and Mrs. Suitor was driven to the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Elliott, south of town. The funeral services Sunday after noon were simple but impressive. An able and touching sermon was preached by Rev. A. C. Braqkenbury the local pastor, and appropriate music was rendered by the choir. The church was filled with choicest flowers, and a pretty wreath of immortelles rested upon the casket. At the con clusion of the services, the friends were permitted to view the remains. As the procession slowly moved by the open casket, men and women could not restrain their tears as they gazed for the last time on the face of one who had been their friend, and whose dying wish was that his body might be laid to rest amid the scenes he had loved so well in the earlier and more active days of his life. The services at the grave were con ducted according to the ritual of the Order of Odd Fellows, and were beautiful and impressive. The pall bearers were Judge J. E. Sibley, U. S. Grant, J. G. VanOrsdel, C. E. Shaw, F. J. Coad and Horace WTebster. In the death of Mr. Suitor, the Pacific Northwest has lost one of its most useful and active men. He was a developer and builder in the truest sense of the terms, and left the im press of his influence upon every community in which he lived. En dowed with indomitable energy, keen foresight and sound judgment, he carried to a successful termination numerous industrial enterprises, that in the hands of men less bold and energetic would have resulted in failures. He engaged in the Bawmill business in Polk county at a time when the industry was far less profit able than at present, but notwith standing the fact that he suffered un avoidable losses and that almost insurmountable obstacles were thrown in his way by peoplo less progressive, he proved himself master of his work by establishing at Dallas one of the best paying sawmill properties in the Northwest. His courage in beginning this work at a time when he had been rendered almost penniless by the burning of his mill at Falls City ; the masterful grasp of mind displayed in planning and building an extensive system of flood-dams in the LaCreole river and in clearing the stream of obstructions for a distance of 15 miles to make it navigable for logs; his long and stubborn legal tight for the right to use its waters for logging purposes, and his final victory in the Supreme Court of Oregon, where the rights of sawmill owners in this state as to the use of streams were definitely settled, once and for all, are well remembered by the' people of Polk county. In carrying out this work, Mr. Suitor settled a question that had long been uppermost in the minds of the people of Dallas by demonstrating that logs from the vast forests on the headwaters of the LaCreole river could be floated to thi9 city and manu factured into lumber at a profit. It is only truthful to say that Dallas' supremacy as a lumber manu facturing point was established on the day that the Suitor sawmill cut its first stick of timber. After operating the mill successfully for several years, Mr. Suitor sold out at a highly profitable figure and went to Westport, on the Lower Columbia river, where he developed another fine sawmill property. Afterwards, in partnership with D. J. Riley, he built and operated a sawmill at Linnton, pronounced by experts to be the most substantially constructed mill between Portland and the mouth of the Colum bia river. Since selling this mill to Eastern capitalists, Mr. Suitor had lived in Portland, where he engaged in buying and selling timber lands. He had been living in Vancouver only a few weeks when his death occurrad. Legal blanks at this office. Wild blackberries are very scarce in the Coast range. A woman worries until she gets wrinkles, then worries because she has them. If she takes Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea she would have neither. Bright, smiling face follows its use. 35 ceDts, Tea or Tablets Belt & Cherrington. EARLY OREGON HISTORY For Coughs, Colds and Croup Weil-Known Indian War Veteran Tells of Organization of Polk County Companies. PORTLAND, Or., July 30 (To the Editor.) Just a few lines in regard to the early days of Oregon. 1 landed in the city of Portland, October 15, 1853, and worked in that vicinity most all of the winter of 1853-54. In March, 1854, 1 went to the Umpqua Valley, and in what was then known as Tin Pot valley, six miles below Yoncalla, on Elk creek, I got a job carrying the United States mail to Scottsburg, 35 miles down the Umpqua river. I was employed by Harry Christian, who was afterwards well known in Polk county. I continued to carry the mail on that route until October 10, and then went with William Parker to the Willamette Valley, driving a four horse team for him. We stopped at Solomon Tetherow's place for a day or two. In the meantime, the Yakima Indians had murdered Agent Boland in the Yakima Valley, and when Governor Curry called for volunteers to putdown the uprising, I volunteered at Dallas. The company was made up at or near W. C. Brown's store in North Dallas. At that time there were very few houses in North Dallas. Our com pany mustered 102 men. A. N. Arm strong was chosen Captain ; Ben Hayden was First Lieutenant; Ira Townsend, Second Lieutenant, and T. J. Hayter, Orderly Sergeant. Washington Hayter, I think was Second Sergeant. There were four Corporals Sam Tetherow, Marcus Gilliam, I. V. Mossman and Richard Smith. We were mustered in on the 15th day of October, at least the company was made up on that day. We went to Portland, and from there to the Cascades by steamer; made a portage there to Upper Cascades, where we camped seven days, waiting for trans portation to The Dallas. While wo were at the Cascades, a family by the name of Griswold gave us a dance and we had a fine time. That family were all massacred by the Indians shortly after we left. We finally got to The Dalles, where Captain Armstrong was elected Major ; Ben Hayden, Captain of our company, and Ira Townsend, First Lieutenant. I shall not attempt a description of our campaign in the Klickitat country, as it has been often described by much better writers than myself. I served with Captain Hayden's company un til we were mustered out at The Dalles in the early part of February, 1856. Then Captain B. F. Burch's compauy arrived at The Dalles, and I joined it and served until we were all dis charged at Salem. I want to say here that it would be hard to find a better set of men than the ones who belonged to the two companies from dear old Polk county. Although very many have crossed the dark river, they will always be remembered by their old comrades now living. I shall have something to say about Dallas in my next letter. Alki tenas wawa. I. V. MOSSMAN. POLK'S SCHOOLS PROSPER CROCKER GETS PLACE Pioneer Conductor Will Have Charge of New Daily Passenger Train. The changes and reorganization of train crews caused by the new pass enger and freight trains into Dallas will place the passenger crews as follows : New morning passenger train from Portland J. V.- Crocker, conductor; J. E. Cuniff, brakernan ; Jap Waite, engineer, and Kern, fireman. Evening passenger train from Port land T. H. Burkheimer, conductor; C. S. Miller, brakernan ; Bat Casey, engineer, and Knight, fireman. L. D. Keyzer, conductor, and A. C. Roth, brakernan, will handle the re lief run, relieving all West Side and Yamhill Division crews that work on Sunday. H. W. Schorr will be con ductor of the new freight train. With three milking machines one man can milk 60 or GO cows in an hour. That beats the hand-squeezing method, remarks the Albany Demo crat. Old maids would bo scarce and hard to find, Could they be made to see, How grace and beauty is combined By using Rocky Mountain Tea Belt & Cherrington. Superintendent's Annual Report Re. veals Healthy Condition ot ' Affairs. i 4 r e M KQOffB 5COTT3 EMULSION won't make t hump bids tii si jiit. neither will it mak f. i!-o-4 ' j lnt, b-l it luA toft bone arj hc.t UsstMtA Lone it tmong ts few iT..A rr.-i.-ss cf recovery in imiu bofie C4rii4ln1i..t'tl. Send i'tr fr- sample. !v.5:l Strert, NswViHt 5--C 1..C $!.--,..: ."Ji C. L. Starr, School Superintendent of Polk county, forwarded his annual report to State Superintendent J. H. Ackerman, Tuesday. The report is an interesting document, and shows a healthy condition of affairs in the public school system of Polk county. The report shows the total number of school children in the county to be 3858, as against 3631 in 1905, a net gain of 227. Of this number. 1980 are males, and 1878 are females. There are 28 male teachers and 79 female teachers in the county. The average monthly salary of male teachers is $55.20, and of female teachers, $10. Every teacher in the county is a sub scriber to some educational journal. There are 66 schoolhbuses in Polk county, two of which were built dur ing the year. The average number of months taught was seven. The num ber of visits by the County Superin tendent during the year was 55. The number of miles traveled by that officer in the performance of his official duties was 1400. One county institute and and ten local institutes were held. The total of number of book3 in the school libraries of the county is 5328. Th9 private schools in Polk county are the Oregon State Normal School aud Dallas College. The estimated value of schoolhouses and grounds is $68,151, as against $02,055 in 1905. The amount of in surance carried is $42,020. The amount of cash on hand In the county school fund is $4815.39. HAY MAY YET BE SOLD Hoik County Farmer Thinks Eastern Oregon Will Furnish Good Market for Valley's Surplus. Hon. John C. White, the well-known farmer of Oak Grove, was a business visitor in Dallas, Monday. Mr. and Mrs. White arrived home recently from Enterprise, Wallowa county, where, they visited for several weeks at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wesley White. Mr. White says crops are good in the Wallowa valley, and a good grain yield is also promised in the Grande Rondo valley. Fields on the west side of the Blue Mountains, however, do not look so well, and in many localities the growing wheat has been totally ruined by the hot winds. Mr. White is of the opinion that Eastern Oregon will furnish a market for a good share of the Willamette Valley's surplus hay and believes it would be wise for the farmers to bale every pound of their hay and store it for the spring market. Little of the burned grain in Eastern Oregon will be cut for hay this year, for the reason that there is little substance left in the straw. The normal demand for hay east of the mountains will be greatly increased next spring by the ex tensive railroad construction work that is being carried on in that portion of the state. Camp Willamette. The beautiful spot across the river in folk county, just above the point opposite the city, which is being cleared of all underbrush and made into a really ideal picnic ground and park by the Salem Launch Club, is a scene of activity these warm days. The launches take parties to and fro from the city to the place, named Willamette Park, and many citizens of Salem are availing themselves of the cool shade and exhilarating breezes of this place. A number of parties are expecting to camp there within the next few weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Myron Stone and Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Stahl have already pitched their tents there and others will follow in the near future. An enterprising restau rautuer has a stand there, band con certs are given there on Sunday evenings and, in fact, it bids fair soon to rival The Oaks in Portland. A fine bathiug place for ladies across the river from the park is being visited daily by parties of ladies. A telephone has been placed in one of the tents and altogether it is an ideal camping and picnic park. Salem Statesman. Died in Idaho. SOUVENIR GOODS We have a neat line of souve nir gifts. Here are a few suggestions : : : Post Cards with handsome views of Oregon and Washington also a complete Hue of Comics, Burnt leather.eto. Steroscopic Views A fine collection of Ore gon scenery made by an expert photographer. Pictures Matted Pictures of Mt. Hood and Multnomah Falls. China Views our Public School, College and Court House on fine China plates. MEISER a HEISE Dallas, Oregon at fL OF PORTLAND, ORE. Pays SicK Benefits of $40 to $50 per month. Pays Accident Benefits class ified according to occupation. Pay j Surgeon's Fees Pays Funeral Expenses of from $00 to $150. No Medical Examination. Fred C. Raymond, a former well known merchant of Falls City, died recently at his home near Caldwell, Idaho. The cause of his death was typhoid fever. No particulars have been received by his relatives in Polk county, the only word sent so far being a brief telegram from Mrs. Raymoad to her brother-in-law, Ira Mcbrling, announcing her husband's death. Mr. Raymond moved to Idaho several years ago and purchased a flno tract of land In the irrigated district. He was a reliable, in dustrious citizen, aud had many friends in Dallas aud Falls City. Membership Fee, $5.00, pay able only once in a lifetime. Dues,$f.50 and $1 per Month W. V. Fuller, Agent Dallas, Oregon. BEST GOODS!! I carry a complete line at all times of Jewelry, Watches, Clocks and Libbey Glass. Every article is of high quality and best workmanship that the market affords. C. H. MORRIS Jeweler and Optician Main Street. - Dallas Oregon HARNESS SADDLES If you desire to groom your horse in the proper style.a har ness shop is the proper place to buy your outfit. I carry a complete stock of : : : HARNESS, ROBES, BLANKETS WHIPS and can lit you out In short order. Also carry a full lino of Driving und Working O loves, at from 75c to $2.00. ALWAYS BEADY TO DO YOUR REPAIRING. Fi'suik A. iilcN MAIN ST.. DALLAS. ORE SPECIAL SALE Boy's Two and Three Piece Suits, regular values at $4.00 to $0.00 at almost half the price. NEW LINE OF LACES Picture frames a new lino just received handsome pat terns at reduced prices. Oar Boast that our line of Best state fair ever is in prospect. Printing, the kind that pays, at the Obseeveb office. roIEYSIlOIETIAn tope b coob and blilani hosiery especially women's and children's has never been equalled in Dallas. Racket Store Main Street, Dallas, Oregon M. OLIVE SMITH tehBr c, PIANO AND ORGAN Studio, Room No. 2, Wilson Dock DALLAS OREGON"