Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, September 14, 1906, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextPOT K County VOL. XVIII DALLAS, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, SEPTEMBER 14, 1906 NO. 27 jWe Are Well Armedl I To meet every requirement of the jnirrlinr. with the Jaiesi siyies ana best makes of g fi - - - ku 8 Ladies', Gents' and Children's 1 . . Shoes. . . jj There is honest value in every pair, and we guarantee that they will give good satisfaction, jjj We helieve thata personal inspection will make 1 you a customer. Prices? The lowest possihle t for good footwear. DALLAS SHOE STORE Mrs. J. C. Gaynor, Proprietor. I Main Street, - - Dallas, Oregon.! Groceries and Provisions WE carry all the leading brands of Canned Goods, Coffees, Teas and Spices. Also a good supply of fresh vegetahles and fruit in season. .. Crockery and Queen's Ware. SIMONTON & SCOTT, ORFIELD OLD STAND WHY DON'T YOU Use Electricity for Lighting It is certainly cheaper than oil, costing only 1 cents per night for a 1G 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. Linos will bo 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. RHODES, Manager for Dallas. STftTE NORMAL SCHOOL ST MONMOUTH $EGINS its 25th year September 2G, liiOG. Three full courses of study. Higher course recognized in Wash ington and other states. The best and shortest way to a state and life paper. Additional work in both general and special Methods ; also, school manage ment for graded and ungraded schools will be given this coming year. T.nn(Tfr terms, hicher wages and better opportunities are open to Normal graduates. School directors appre ciate the superior ability of Monmouth graduates, and the demand rar exceeds the supply. Catalogue containing full information will be sent on application. Correspondence3! nvited. Address, J. B. V. BUTLER., Registrar. BANKING RYMAIL We pay 4 on time deposits, current rates on savings accounts, receive deposits nkjert to check, and do a general bank "g business.. You can have the advantages of a strong bank at your very door by using 'he mails. Send us your deposits. Acknowledg "nt will be sent you by return mail. Savings accounts received from one &Ilar up. Open an account with us and note rapidly it will grow. i- FRANK WATSON. Presdnt R- L DURHAM. V PicJert H FEAR. Su, S C CATCH1NCS. AuL Smru-r lAJasm-st. Portland.'Ore. i "Tii mtm ii -s -m'"; Aw nnPTT.ATJD. ORE. Pays SicK Benefits of $40 to Hr0 ner month. Pays Accident Benefits class- ified according w u r- pav: Sure'eon's Fees Pays Funeral Expenses ol from $iw w ffi-. No Medical Examination. Membershij W , i i., in a 1 ueti inc. llues,$I..Waml$l ir Month W. V. Fuller, Agent n 11.. ilraonn. Dallas, Oregon. M. OLIVE SMITH t teachfr 01 PIANO AND ORGAN Vl o Wilwn Block Stodio. Boom o. DALLAS OREGON NOTES BY THE WAY Mrs. Kozer Visits Plymouth Rock and Other Historic Spots in New England. (Continued from Lust Week.) After seeing Boston, the next best move was to go to Plymouth, sit on the rock, drink from the spring that supplied the Pilgrims with fresh water, and look around. Here we found enough to keep us profitably employed for a day or two, or for many days for that matter. riymouth Hock and the original landing plaeo are at the base of Cole's Hill, and a granite canopy stands over the roek. The upper part of the canopy contains the bones of many of the Pilgrims who died during the first winter and were buried at the base of this hill. In the war of the Revolu tion and the war of 1812, fortifications were garrisoned on this hill. In the Court House are kept many valuable documents, the patents and records of the Colony, the will of Miles Standish, etc. Pilgrim Hall contains a large Museum of Pilgrim memorials and curiosities. Burial Hill is the site of the ancient fort which served as a meeting house, where the Pil grims attended, fully armed and equipped for any sudden onslaught rrom the savages. The ancient burial ground is kept in excellent condition, and all around may be seen on the old slate tablets familiar names of the Pilgrims. Plymouth Beach form3 the the outer protection of the harbor. It is morethan three miles long, and Gurnet Light House is five miles from the rock. There is a large tract of wildwood west of the town, where deer and other animals are seldom disturbed by the hunter. The next thing in order was Salem, with its witch stories, many of which were most bewitching. Here we found the houses in which the supposed witches lived, the court records of their trials, and we could even stand on the spot where they were hung "until dead and buried," as one of the sheriff's records reads. The witch pins are still in the court house. Tho objects of interest are Roger Williams' house, (sometimes called the Witch House) 1G35-3B; house in which Lafayetto and Washington were entertained ; Broad Street bury ing ground ; Hawthorne's birthplace, and at 31 Turner St. stands "The House of the Seven Gables ;" Peabody Academy of Science, endowed by George Peabody in 18G7, with $140,000, etc. After a day spent here we took the trolley for Marble-head. Marblehead i3one of most unique towns on the Atlantic coast. It is built on the rocks, tho crevices serving as cellars. The vocation of the inhabitants since its first settlement in 1G29 has been as seamen in fishing vessels and coasting vessels. It was here that Brigadier General Glover, one of tho bravest and most distinguished officers of the Revolution, raised his famous regi ment. Every man save less than a dozen were practical fishermen. The greatest object of interest is the old burying ground on the hill, where the first settlers were buried ; also a large number of tho soldiers and sail ors of tho Revolution are buried here. Captain Mugford, who captured the British powder ship, and James Ham mond, one of the heroes of the frigate Constitution, are buried here. Rev. David Mosson, who performed the marriage ceremony between George Washington and the widow Custis, rests in this sacred soil. Tho house where the famous Molly Pitcher was born is one of the sights. From Marblehead to Gloucester, passing through Beverly and Essex, is a delightful trolley rido. This was and is the most famous fishing town on the New England coast. Along thfi coast are some of the finest sum mer homes. After a day at Revere Beach, which is several miles long, with its beautiful broad parkway con structed some distance from nign water mark, we turned our steps next morning toward Harvard ana cam bridge. MRS. II. E. KOZER. Dallas Well Represented. The convention held in Salem this week to outline a desirable system of water laws for Oregon was largely attended, many of the leading men of the state being present. Delegates appointed by President M. M. Ellis to represent the lianas - were State Senator U. S. Loughary, George T. Gerlinger, George E. John son T. J. liayter, ueoiK" NMnnandT. J. Cherrington. Will Move to Portland. Samuel Orr, one of Polk county's leading farmers and nopii.-. lid his farm at Riekreall and will move with his family to Portland, 1.., nmivrtv interests. where nen-'i"b' , . He will sell all his livestock, farm.ng implements and household goods at public auction on Tuesday, September .. ...:n nMnmpnce at one 05 Tne saie m o'clock in the afternoon, and will con tinue until eyery article is County Clerk E. M. Smith issued nc?nseedtoClareneeJ.Whites,de and Lillie May uuiune, VALUATIONS ARE DOUBLED. Polk County Tax Roll for 1906 Shows Increase of $4,000, 000 Over Assessment of 1905. The summary of the assessment roll for Polk County for the year 1900 is as follows : CLASSES OF PROPERTY " 1000 1905 Acres tillable land, (115,738) $3,311,225 $1,050,570 Acres non-tillable lands, (310,290) 2,1-17,690 901,110 Improvements on deeded lands 518,181 202,780 Town and city lots 290,020 134,300 Improvements on lots 015,200 313,795 Imp. on lands not deeded 21,815 8,720 Railroad bed, (73.09 miles) 487,050 . 207,730 Telephone and telegraph lines. 1 1,440 7,450 Railroad rolling stock 59,350 27,080 Manufacturing machinery 93,050 40,870 Merchandise 225,400 120,740 Farm Implements 2,805 09,980 Money 39,430 45,940 Notes and accounts 100,255 89,000 Shares of stock 111,200 03,300 Household furniture 183,520 150,510 Horses and mules, (4,423) 108,115 136,010 Cattle, (8,073) 08,570 91,570 Sheep and goats, (33,524) 69,130 , 52,475 Swine, (3,5G1) lO.nofi 8.705 Gross Value 8,738,070 $4,389,420 Number of polls, 1161. The total valuation of taxable property, less exemptions, in 1905 was $4,035,750. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS WEB. Mr. and Mm. Edwin Cadwell Cele brate their Silver Wedding Anniversary. About thirty friends and neighbors gathered at "tho hospitable home of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Cudwell last Fri day evening and joined with them in celebrating the 25th anniversary of their wedding day. The evening was spent In social conversation, and a number of happy speeches were made, congratulating Mr. and Mrs. Cadwell upon having reached their twenty- fifth anniversary. The hours passed most pleasantly to ail, and the evening was brought to a most enjoyable close after delicious refreshments had been served. Mr. and Mrs. Cadwell were remembered with many handsome presents, among them being two rock ing chairs, silver tableware, etc. Many letters were also received from absent friends and relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Cadwell were married in Iowa City, Iowa, September 7, 1881. They have lived in Dallas contin uously since first coming to Oregon, and have made many warm friends in this community. Both are active members of tho M. K. Church, and are interested in all movements hav ing for their object tho uplifting and betterment of mankind. Their many friends will wish them many more happy anniversaries of their wedding day. Those present Friday evening were : Judge and Mrs. J. L. Collins, Mr. and Mrs. I. M. Talmer, Mr. and Mrs. O II. Cobb, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Siefarth, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Holman, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Miller, Rev. and Mrs. A. C. Brackenbury, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Pollock, Mr. and Mrs. JS. Hughes, Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Hawkins, Mrs. F. II. Morrison, Mrs. C. S. Chanin. Mrs. W. P. Miller, Mrs. J. D. Smith, Mrs. D. P. Stouffer, Mrs. Lu Macruder. Mrs. Minnie Ralph, Miss Marie Wells, Miss Ruth Morrison, Miss Conseanco Gigger and Mr. Thomas Elliott. DEATH BY RIFLE SHOT Prominent Salem Man Kills Himself at Wallace Fruit Farm in Polk County. . Professor F. M. McElfresh, foreman of the Wallace fruit farm, three miles from Salem and formciiy'an instruct or in the Oregon Agricultural college at Corvallis, shot himself in tho head with a ride shortly after noon Satur day. Tho bullet ponetrated the brain and death resulted instantly. Soon after eating his lunch Profes sor McElfresh wout to the fruit houso apparently in his usual health and spirits and the first intimation of troublo was tho report of tho gun. It is belioved that ho was temporarily Insano. McElfresh was well known and popular in Salem, and wa3 a member of tho Masonic order. PRUNE DRYER BURNS Evaporating Plant on James Elliott Farm Destroyed . Early Wednesday Morning. Fire originating in tho tunnels of the large prune evaporator on tho James Elliott farm south of town, Wednesday morning, totally destroyed the building and its contents. Tho workmen were powerless to check the flames, and within five minutes after the fire was discovered the building was ablaze from floor to roof. By tearing down tho trestle between the dryer and warehouse, the latter build ing was saved. Fortunately, no wind was blowing, else Mr. Elliott's fino houso and barn would have been destroyed. The evaporator was what is known as a combination dryer, there being a stack dryer in one end of tho building and tunnels in the other. It had a capacity of about 600 bushels of prunes, and was one of tho best build ings of its kind in the county. It was owned by Wesley Elliott, who esti mates his loss at about $2000. No insurance was carried on the building or its contents. Mr. Elliott will probably dry the remainder of his crop In J. B. Nunn's dryer, the use of which has been gen erously tendered him by the owner. The young man feels the loss of his biiildinff quite keenly, but is not in the least discouraged and expocts-to build next year on a larger scale than before. A a dressing for sores, bruises and burns, Chainlierlain's Hulve is all that can be desired. It is BxUinj; and heal ing in ila effect. Price 25 rent. For gale by Htafrin Drug Co.- A Coos bay paper says town prop erty is higher in Marshfield than in Portland. Mrs. Beatrice Cowan Dead. Mrs. F. R. Rich received a telegram Friday announcing tho death of her only daughter, Mrs. Beatrice Cowan, which occurred at Golden, British Columbia,' on Friday morning. The news of Mrs. Cowan's death was a sad surprise to tho family, as they had not known that she was ill. Mrs. Rich left on tho early Sunday morning train for Revelstokc, B. C., and ar rived there in time for tho funeral, Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Cowan was born in Roseburg, Oregon, and was 26 years old at tho timo of her death. She lived the greater part of her life in British Columbia, her father being a prominent mining man of Revel- stoke. She left a husband and a 2-year-old son. USEFUL LIFE ENDED Mrs. Harvoy Neal returned Tuesday evening from an extended visit with her daughter, Mrs. Cogill, at Astoria. Sho will visit tho remainder of tho week in Dallas. McMinnvillo Telephone-Register. J. W. Forsyth is at homo from tho Falls City Lumbering district this week, where he is interested with the Polk County Lumber Company. The company is putting in a new mill which will be ready to start up in a few days. Newborg Graphic. Ask any "JAP" that you may see, "Why the. Czar, with Bear behind," bad to climb a tree. The Yanks, God bless tho Yanks, says he. They gave us Rocky Mountain Tea. Belt & Cherrington. Legal blanks at this office. FIFTY CENTS IN some conditions the gain from Ihc use of 5cotts Emulsion is very rapid. For this reason we put up a fifty-cent size, which is enough for an ordfhary cough or cold or useful as a trial for babies and children. In other conditions the gain is slower health cannot be built up in a day. In such cases Scott's Emulsion must be taken as nourishment; a food rather than a medicine. It's a food for tired and weak digestions. fend for Irrr rumple Scott & Bowne, 4om;s n st. ChemteM NtwYork 50c and ti.oo. AM dniiU riiomas C. Nye Passes to His Re ward After Brief Illness, Aged 79 Years. Thomas Callaway Nye died at the home of his granddaughter, Mrs. S. C. Miller, in Dallas, Tuesday, September 11, 1906, after a short illness, aged 79 years. His remains were taken to Vancouver, Wash., Wednesday morn ing, for burial beside his deceased brother, John Wirt Nye, who died in 1805. Mr. Nyo was born in Asho county, North Carolina, May 14, 1827. He moved to Missouri in 1840 with his parents, Dr. James Madison Nye and Nancy Callaway Nye. In 1847, he, in company with his 'father and two younger brothers, went to Mexico In tho service of the United States eovorn ment. In 1850 he was united in mar riage with Frances E. Gess, a daughter of Captain William Gess, of Randolph County Missouri. Ho came to Oregon in 1865, and engaged in farming and stockralsing in Umatilla County up to 1900, when his eyesight and general health failed. Since 1903 he had lived in the Wil lamette Valley, most of tho time in Dallas, Polk county. Mr. Nye joined tho Masonio Lodge in Trenton, Grundy County.Missourl, in 1850. At the time of his death he was a member of Umatilla Lodge, No. 40, A. F. & A. M., located at Echo, Oregon. About seven years ago, he united with the M. E. Church, South, and remained a faithful member until his death. Ho was devoted to his church and to Masonry, and lived a consist ent, upright life: In polities, Mr. Nyo was a staunch Democrat. He wa3 a kindly old gentleman, and raado many frionds during his stay in Dallas. He is survived by an aged wife; one daughter, Mrs. A. J. Dillon, of Butler, Washington ; one brother, A. W. Nye, of Pendleton, Oregon ; and threo sis ters, Mrs. M. J. Mays, of Elgin, Ore gon ; Mrs. S. M. Angell, of Ritzvillo, Washington, and Mrs. M. M. E. Metz ker, of Springfield, Missouri. The Renewal ot a Strain. Vacation is over. Again the school bell rings at morning and at noon, again with tons of thousands the hard est kind of work has begun, the re newal of which is a mental and phys ical strain to all excopt tho most rugged. The little girl that a few days ago had roses in her cheeks, and tbo little boy whoso lips were then so red you havo insisted that they had beon "kissed by strawberries," have already lost something of tho appear ance of health. Now is a timo when many children should be given a tonic, which may avert tnuoh serious trouble, and we know of no other so highly recommended as Hood'sSarsa parilla, which strengthens the nerves, perfects digestion and assimilation, and aids mental development by building up the whole system. Died of Apoplexy. John 11. Lewis, of Salom, died in tho Murphy hopyard near that city, Monday. His death was caused by apoplexy, from which ho had been suffering for a number of years. Besides a wlfo, ho loft two daughters and one son, who resido in the east, and two stepdaughters, to mourn his death. Mr. Lewis was a relative of J. J. Wiseman, of this city, and had many acquaintances hero. Change of Date. Dallas Collego will open Its doors for tho Fall term on Tuesday, Septom ber 25, instead of September 19 as first announced. Prospects of a largo attendance of students is highly en couraging, and it is believed that the attendance will exceed that of any former year. Many improvements have been mado about tho college buildings and grounds, and every thing will be in readiness for tho opening one week from next Tuesday Printing, the kind that pays, at tho Oiwrrveb office. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Thompson, pop ular hotel people of Dallas, spent Monday in tho city. McMinnvillo Telephone-Register. Miss Anna Cornelius, daughter of John Cornelius, is now assistant In structor of typewriting and shorthand at Dallas College. Prof. G.B. Hardin is professor of that department there and gave her the position. Forest Grove News. Manager A. Welch of tho Willamette Valley Co. came up from Tortland last evening for a short stay in this city to Insjieet tho local water and light plants of tho company. Ho will leave today for Corvallis and Dallas on a similar mission. Albany Herald Mr. Welch arrived In Dallas, Thurs day, and spent several hours looking over the extensive construction work in progress at the company's big power station in South Dallas. It arouses energy, develops anil li inula t- nervou Hfn, nrrnoa th courage of youth. It makes you young again. That's what Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea will do. 35 cents, Tfa or Tablets. B. It & Cherrington. HEROIC DEED RECALLED Polk County Suicide Rescued Girl on Mount Hood Five Years Ago. The death by suicide several days ago of Professor F. M. McElfresh at tho Wallace fruit orchard, of which ho was superintendent, near Salem, has aroused no end of surprise and regret among the Mazamas, by whom he was held in high regard. Profes sor McElfresh it was who performed a spectacular feat In saving thelifo of a young woman who fainted in a bliz zard near tho summit of Mount Hood, in July, 1901, while the Maznmas were scaling the big peak. With a fino display of courage he offered himself as a human sled, and with tho uncon scious young woman, Miss Bethel Rawsou, of De Moss, Or., lashed to him, he was lowered by ropes down the steep sides of tho peak by other brave Ma zamas. It was the only effective way of getting the imperiled young woman down off the peak and to safety. Pro fessor McElfresh not only devised tho means, but volunteered himself for the arduous feat. The Mazama party were near the top of the peak when Miss Rawson fainted from exhaustion and exposure to a blizzard. All other moans of get ting her off tho mountain, after efforts to restore hor had failed, proved una vailing, and Frofessor McElfresh's ingenuity and fine courage solved a difficult problem and made him a popular hero. He declined to take any credit to himsolf, however, and with a modesty that was second only to his courage dismissed his conduct as not unusual. Oregonian. Best Man Was Absent. Millard Long was to have been best man at the Whiteside-Guthrie wedding in Dallas, Sunday, but he wasn't. It was all because ho ruinod his Sunday trousers, just as ho was leaving Cor vallis, so at least his friend George Whiteside, says. Millard was all dressed up 'til his bost friends would searcoly have recognized him, and his frisky driving horso was hitched to the buggy and waiting to start. Mr. Long's hair was anointed with goose grease 'till It fairly shone, and his shoes had been rubbed with "Rising Sun" stove polish 'till they were liko mirrors. And just as ho went to get his grip to put it into the buggy, that pesky critter, tho horso, took a notion to huiry up. Ho hurried. So did Millard. The latter ran 'til out of breath and finally "stubbed" his toe and landed In a ditch. One knee was almost dislocated and tho trousers were a total wreck. That is why there was no best man for Clarence White side to lean on in his hour of trial, Sunday noon. Corvallis Gazette. Harney valley may havo artesian wells. W. II. L'ogan has sold his interest In the burlier shop of Logan Bros, to Hugh Maloney, who will also occupy Mr. Logan's dwelling in this city. Mr. and Mrs. Logan aro moving to the A. Braly farm west of town, which he has leased. McMinnvillo Reporter. Ladies, read this catalogue of charms. Bright eyes, glowing cheeks, red lips, a smooth skin without a blemish, In short, porfoct health. For salo with every package Hollistcr's Rocky Mountain Tea. 35 cents. Belt & Chorrington. The 8 Pacific Coast Leader Oregon State Fair SALEM SEPT. 10-1506 OPEN DAY AND NIGHT The West is a good and promising Live Stock dis trict. This exhibition will be of great value to breeders and purchasers. The entire stock-loving West will be at SALEM. Come and see the Display of HORSES, CATTLE, SHEEP, GOATS, SWINE and POULTRY Also a Grand Display of AGRICULTURAL, HORTICULTURAL, MECHANICAL and FINE ART WORKS. Racing Events Daily c- CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. V. II. DOWNING, Pres. FRANK W. DURE IN. Sec.