Polk County observer., September 28, 1906, Image 1

Polk
VOL. XVIII
DALLAS, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, SEPTEMBER 158, 1906
NO. 29
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Groceries and Provisions
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WK carry all Iho leading brands of Canned
Goods, Coffees, Teas and 8iees. Also
a good supply of fresh vegetables and fruit in
season. Crockery and Queen's Ware.
SIMONTON & SCOTT, Pallas, Ore.
SPECIAL SALE
Boy's Two and Three Piece
Suits, regular values at $4.00
(to $0.00 at almost half the
! price.
j NEW LINE OF LACES
Picture frames a new line
just received handsome pat
terns at reduced prices.
Our Boast that our line of
s hosiery especially women's
'and children's has never
been equalled in Dallas.
i Racket Store
1 Main Street, Dallas, Oregon
RAtJWNfi- RTMAIL
We pay 4 on time deposits, current
rates on savings accounts, receive deposits
subject to check, and do a general bank
ing business..
You can have the advantages of a
strong bank at your very door by using
the mails.
Send us your deposits. Acknowledg
ment will be sent you by return mail.
Savings accounts received from one
dollar up.
Open an account with us and note
now rapidly it will grow.
J. FRANK WATSON. Prdi
R. L DURHAM. Vic. Pickled
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JrVASH,&T. PORTLAND. URE.
HOTEL
High Service and
Low Rates.
C. W. NIXON, Proprietor,
Corvallis, Oregon
The Olds Gasoline Engines
I handle tho "Olds" tho host Gaso
line Engino in the market. Just the
thing for Wood Sawing, Pumping
Spraying, Feed Mills, Churning, Ete.
Come and See the best gaso
line engine made for farmers'
purposes.
Ed.Biddle, Agent
Dallas, Oregon.
PREPARE FOR SCHOOL FAIR
Committees Meet and Make
Premium Lists for Various
Exhibits.
Up
OF PORTLAND, ORE.
Pays SicK Benefits of 10 to
$50 per month.
Pays Accident Benefits class
ified according to occupation.
Payj Surgeon's Fees
Pays Funeral Expenses of
from $100 to $150.
No Medical Examination.
Membership Fee, $5.00, pay
able only once in a lifetime.
Ducs,$f.50 and $1 per Month
W. V. Fuller, Agent
Dallas, Oregon.
M. OLIVE SMITH
teacher o(
PIANO AND ORGAN
Studio, Room No. 2, Wilson Block
DALLAS OREGON
At the committee meeting held in
the ofiieo of County School Superin
tendent C. L. Starr last Saturday
morning to make more immediate
arrangements for the Polk County
School Children's Industrial Fair,
there were present from the ladies'
committee Mrs. J. 8. Cooper and Mrs.
O. D. Butler, of Independence, Mrs.
George T. Gerlir.gor and Mrs. II. L.
Toney, of Dallas, and Miss Maggie
Butler, of Monmouth; from the men's
committee, C. L. Ilawley, of McCoy,
Geo. W. Myer, of Dallas, Thomas W.
Rrunk, of Kola., Percy Hartley, of
Airlie; TJ. S. Grant, representing the
city council, Prof. Reynolds and Supt.
Starr were also present.
With Mr. Ilawley in the chair, the
committees proceeded at once to a
consideration of the many matters
that called for immediate adjustment.
Chief among the things that came up
for consideration were the question of
judges and the making out of the
prize-list.
After a lively discussion, the single
judge system was decided upon as the
most satisfactory. It was agreed that
there should ho live judges three
women and two men, the former to
judge the work in domestic arts, the
latter the vegetable exhibits. The
work of selecting and proem ing
judges was delegated to sub-committees.
The list of those who, at the
time of this writing, have consented
to act in this capacity are Miss Snell,
from the Agriculture College, at Cor
vallis; Miss Ada Starkweather, from
the Y. W. C. A. at Portland, and R. R.
Routledge of the .Portland Seed Co.
The prize list occupied some time in
the making and was but partially
completed before noon. At two o'clock
tho committees again took up the
matter, and Dually evolved the list
that appears this week in another
column.
Everyone present was full of en
thusiasm, and showed an eagerness to
work for the good of the school
children of Polk county that promises
well for tho fair in hand ami angurs
even greater things in the future of
our public schools.
Hop Picking Season Closes.
The hop-picking season is nearing
its close, and this week will seo the
finish in most of the Polk county
yards. For several days past our
streets have presented a lively appear
ance owing to the numbers of pickers
who are returning to their homes.
Fully ninety per cent of the crop has
been saved in good shape, and
although the mold made its appear
ance in several of the yards along the
river, on tho whole the crop is above
average and tho hops are In excellent
marketable condition. The pickers
have had a prosperous season, and
smiling, though bronzed, faces testify
to goodly sums earned in this in
dustry. Already the money is being
put into circulation and our merchants
report sales increasing steadily.
Legal blanks at this office.
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School Children's Industrial
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DALLAS, OREGON
Friday and Saturday, Sept. 28-29.
Come and see the Grand Exhibit prepared by Polk Counts bright
boys and girls. Liberal Prizes in Cash and Merehand.se, .need
ing a fine Howard M. Cable piano, will be awarded. :
OVER. $800 IN PRIZES
v, t th children have produced, so bring
The people want to see what the ch klren i
theirproducts regardless of the, s L &
tainment Friday night. This is the first one,
W oq -a ,?raBTEE! Sept. 28-29
LIST OF PRIZES
Liberality of Business Men Make
Premiums Worth Competing
For.
The following is the list of prizes to
be awarded at the Polk County School
Children's Industrial Fair, Dallas,
September 28-29, 1900.
Grand prize for the best collective
district, exhibit; $475 Hobart M.-Cable
piano given by Eilcrs' Piano House
of Portland.
Second prize for collective district
exhibit, Globe given by The North
west School Furniture Co., Portland.
First prize for individual exhibit of
potatoes, $10 suit of clothes given by
the Uglow Clothing Co., Dallas, Ore
gon. Second prize for individual exhibit
of potatoes, $2.50 seed stock given by
the Portland Seed Company, Portland,
Oregon. '
Corn First prize. Poland China hog,
given by T.' W. Bruuk, Eola;
second prize, $2.50 seed stock given
by the Portland Seed Company.
Cabbage First prize, yearling Cots
wold ewe given by F. II. Fawk, Rick
reall ; second prize, $2.50 seed stock
given by the Portland Seed Company.
Pumpkins-First prize, Berkshire
hog given by D. L. Key t, Perrydale ;
second prize, $2.50 seed stock given by
the Portland Seed Company.
Individual collective exhibit First
prize, yearling Lincoln ewe given by
Ilawley and Son, Bethel ; second prize,
$5 cash.
Record of growth of vegetables First
prize, $5 given by Wm. Riddoll, Mon
mouth ; second prize, $2 cash.
EXHIBITS BY OIULS TWELVE YEARS OF
AGE AND UNDER.
Sewing First prize, $5; second
prize, pair of patent leather shoes
given by tho Bee Hive Store, Dallas.
Darning First prize, $5 street
jacket; second prize, silver thimble
with name engraved.
Jelly-First prize, $5 gold ring;
second prize, $1.00 box of candy given
by Frank Kersey, ixud a pair of white
Bantam chicken? given by Ray &
Stoner.
Canned fruit First prize, $5 ; second
prize, $1.00 box of candy given by
Tracy Staats and work box given by
Stafrin Drug Company.
Light bread First prize, $5.00;
second prize, $2 given by the Rickreall
Milling Company.
Flowers First prize, $5; second
prize, flower garden set.
EXHIBITS BY GIRLS OVER TWELVE YEARS
OP AGE.
Sowi n g Gold th i mble with n ame en -graved
given by A. H. Harris ; second
prize, pearl handled gold pen.
Darning First prize, $5; second
prize, ono dozen cabinet size photo
graphs given by T. J. Cherrington.
Jelly First prize, $4.50 Floreloid
silver mounted toilet set;secoud prize,
silk waist pattern given by Mrs. Ella
J. Metzgor.
Canned fruit First prize, $5 gold
bracelet; second prize, ono year's sub
scription to the Ladies' Homo Journal
given by W. R. Ellis.
Light bread First prize, $5 ; second
prize, manicure set given by Belt &
Cherrington.
Flowers First prizo $5; second
prize, $1 and sterling silver hat pin
given by C. II. Morris.
SPECIAL PRIZES.
Watermelon $5 for the best water
melon exhibited, given by Polk
County Observer.
Muskmelon $2.50 for the best m usk
rnelon exhibited, given by Polk County
Observer.
Bread $10 for the best bread and
$5 for tho best rolls made with the
Rickreall Milling Company's 'Blue
stem Blend" Hour and $5 for tho best
pastry made with tho Rickreall Mill
ing Company's "White Lily" flour;
all given by the Rickreall Milling
Company.
Credit to the State.
Mrs. F. A. Wolfe, of Tolk County,
in conjunction with her daughter,
Belle, had on exhibit of farm products
at the State Fair that was a credit to
the agricultural development of the
state and to women as farmers, and
was awarded first prizo in the special
farm product class. The products
shown in tho exhibit were 8iecimens
of crops raised by the labor of these
two women, and, in proof of the fact
that farm labor or out-of-doors labor
is not detrimental to the love of the
beautiful that is characteristic of
womanly women, this exhibit was
most tastefully arranged. All women
who have to work for a livelihood
cannot be farmers, or beekeepers, or
poultry raisers, or horticulturists, but
it is strange, como to think about it,
that so few among those who might
lead useful, healthful, independent
lives in any one of these vocations rise
to meet the opportunity.
State Fair Surplus.
Notwithstanding the rain tho state
fair will be a success financially and
something like 12,000 will go to the
treasury. The receipts, which have
been gathered so far, amount to
f-20,40fi.27 and at present the ripens1
exceed the receipts by $123.75, but
there is some money coming from the
gale of the excursion tickets and fl.KOO
from the race entries.
WITH POLK'S SAWMILLS
September Timberrnan Devotes
eral Space to Record of
Improvements.
Lib.
Oberer & Meyer's sawmill at Falls
City began sawingearly in tho month.
Tho plant is cutting about 15,000 daily.
Willamette Valley Lumber Com
pany, of Dallas, is erecting a brick
burner, 50 feet high and 1G feet in
diameter, to take care of the refuse
from tho mill.
Charles H. Johnson, of tho W. W.
Johnson Lumber Company, Minne
apolis, Minn., is spending some time
on the Coast visiting tho company's
plant at Dallas.
The Polk County Mill & Lumber
Company is the name of a new con
cern that is operating a mill on tho
line of the railroad west of Falls City.
This mill is owned by Macready,
Cooper, Coverdale & Sloper, of Inde
pendence. It has a capacity of 20,000
feet daily.
The Polk County Lumber Company,
Dallas, has purchased the Strong mill
and moved it to Bridgeport, near
Falls City. The stockholders and in
corporators "are Harold W. Strong,
John Forsyth and Ethelwyn Strong.
They cut 11 r and oak. Tho capacity
of the mill is about 20,000 feet a day.
W. W. Johnson Lumber Company,
of Dallas, has installed an electric
light plant in the mill. The company
is building a dam forty feet high, 300
feet wide, which will back the water
half a mile. Tho company will install
next spring their largo Mundy road
engine, which has a rope capacity of
two and a half miles, and was formerly
used successfully by the Chapman
Lumber Company, of Portland, at
their Oak Point, Wash., camp.
Falls City, Oregon, Sept. 4, 190C.
" The Timberrnan : While we believe
we have not heon so handicapped as
some of tho other mill men, yet the
situation in tho past few weeks has
been very serious with us, especially
cars for Southern shipment have been
scarce. Wo do not seem to bo able to
get enough Southern cars to move our
upper grades, as we woulrt almost be
willing to allow our common to
accumulate to some extent providing
we were ablo to move our uppers. We
are in need at tho present timo of
about 25 Eastern cars and 40 Southern
cars. "In addition to this, expect to
have use for 100 cars for stock manu
factured in September.
Yours very truly,'
FALLS CITY LUMBER CO.
DEATH FOLLOWS OPERATION
It arouses energy, dovelops and
stimulates nervous life, arouses the
courage of youth. It makes you
young again. That's what Hollistor's
Rocky Mountain Tea will do. 35 cents,
Tea or Tablets. Belt & Cherrington.
Dallas and Salem to Meet.
Tho lovers of tennis, who have
watched with interest tho two games
between the Dallas and Salem teams,
will be glad to learn the date for the
final game is soon to bo decided. The
Dallas team is composed of Staats
and Williams, and the Salem team
will bo Chester Cox arid Frank Will
man. A number of tennis devotees
will go to Dallas the first of the week
to complete final arrangements for
the deciding game of tho series.
Among those who will visit tho Polk
county seat are: Wellor Chamber
lain, Dr. Seymour Skiff, Hollister
Chamberlain and Frank Willman.
While in Dallas Junior matches
between the representatives of both
clubs will bo pulled off. Capital
Journal.
Ask any "JAP" that you may see,
"Why the Czar, with Bear behind,"
had to climb a tree.
The Yanks, God bless the Yanks, says
he,
They gave us Rocky Mountain Tea.
Belt& Cherrington.
Throat Coughs
A tickling in the throat;
hoarseness at times; adeep
breath irritates it; these
are features of a throat
cough. They're very de
ceptive and a cough mix
ture won't cure them.
You want something that
will heal the inflamed
membranes, enrich the
blood and tone up the
system .. .'. .. .'.
Scoffs Emulsion
is just such a remedy.
It nas wonderful healing
and nourishing power.
Removes the cause of
the cough and the whole
system is given new
strength and vigor .. ..
Send for fret umf'i
CCOTT 13 BOlVNEy cbemht,
409-415 Pearl Street, New Turk
JOt. mnj f.OO. All iruigittt
Albert Williams Passes Away In
Baker City After Short Illness,
of Appendicitis.
On Sunday afternoon, the sad in
telligence was conveyed to our com
munity of tho death, in Baker City,
of Albert E. Williams, who but a few
weeks ago was in our midst. Word
was received here last week that ho
had been operated on Tor appendicitis,
and thoso who hart known and loved
him, expressed grave concern as to
his chances for recovery. A loving
brother Henry, sped to his bedside,
and everything possiblo was done
to delay the coming of the Reaper, but
without avail, and Sunday afternoon
ho passed beyond tho borders of the
great unknown.
Albert Edward Williams was born
in Wales, Great Britain, April 6, 1882,
and was 24 years old at tho timo of
his death. He was the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas Williams of Lewisville,
who with six brothers survive him.
He was well known, in this city,
having for several years been clerk
at both the Gail and Cottage hotels.
Of a quiet and cheerful disposition,
those who knew him best and came
in daily contact with him, grow to
love him for his kindliness and sturdy
manhood, and a host of sorrowing
friends are mourning his untimely
death.
Tho remains were brought to Dallas
Tuesday evening and a delegation of
Knights of Pythias, of which de
ceased was a member, conveyed tho
casket from the train to Chapman's
undertaking parlors. Tho funeral
services were hold Wednesday morn
ing at 10 o'clock in tho Evangelical
church, and were conducted by llov.
D. M. Metzger, who spoke comforting
words of consolation to tho bereaved
parents and relatives and also to tho
sorrowing friends of him who has
gone from this life. Tho student body
of Dallas College, of which tho de
parted had been a member, passed
resolutions of condolenco to the
sorrowing relatives and they were
read by Mr. Arnold at tho funeral
services. Out of respect to the de
ceased the business houses of Dallas
closed their doors, and the auditorium
of the church was filled with friends
who had known him.
The service at tho grave was con
ducted by the Knights of Pythias, and
as the beautiful and impressive service
was read and tho casket, containing
all that was mortal of their late
brother, lowered Into its last resting
place, those who had known Albert
Williams turned away with tho feel
ing in their hearts that it wus good to
have known him.
Tho pallbears were J. A. Lynch,
Chauncey Crider, John VanOrsdel,
Harold Jorgenson, Charlie Teats and
Chester Rowell.
PREDICT GREAT FUTURE
Prominent Eastern Lumbermen Are
Well Pleased With Sawmill
Outlook In Polk County.
L. F. Knox, W. G. Moore and John
Skelly, prominent lumbermen of
Grand Rapids, Minn., are visiting
Dallas and vicinity and renewing
boyhood friendships with W. V. Fuller
and Wm. McIIardy.
On Friday they made a visit to Falls
City and lnspeated tho various lumber
enterprises in that vicinity. They
were surprised at tho extensive lumber
interests and marvelled ut tho enor
mous growth of timber adjacent to
that section. Mr. Skelly stated to an
Observer representative that the man
who conceived and engineered tho
building of tho Falls City Lumber
Company's plant was undoubtedly a
genius, and he never expected to bo
able again to look down a 90-foot
smoko stack from tho side of hill.
Mr. Skelly, who has traveled ex
tensively in other states, is positlvo
that tho scenery and landscape out
looks in Oregon are not to be excelled
in tho world, and declares tho Wil
lamette valley is tho irtost beautiful
he has ever seen.
Tho gentlemen left Monday for tho
coast and will endeavor to consume
various numbers of crabs, clams and
other salt-water donisons, tho gas
tronomic capabilities of which they
have just learned. On their return
they will look over this vicinity with
a view to future location.
BRIGHT PROSPECTS IN STORE
Will Build Addition to Warehouse.
The Soehrerrwarehouse is taxed to
its fullest capacity to Btoro the hops
that are coming in, thero being some
1400 bales in storage. The company
is turning away many growers w ho
are desirous of placing their hops in
storage at this time, It is the inten
tion of tho company to build a 41-foot
addition to tho warehouse as soon as
workmen and material can bo obtained.
TriMing, the kind that pays, at the
Observer office.
Ladies, read this catalogue of
charms. Bright eyes, glowing cheeks,
red lips, a smooth skin without a
blemish, in short, perfect health. For
sale with every package Hollister's
Rocky Mou 11 tain Tea. 33 iiU. Belt
& Cherrington.
Dallas College Opens Its Doors for
the Year's Work With Pleasing
Exercises.
Dallas Collego opened its doors last
Tuesday morning for the commence
ment of another school year. Having
thoroughly renovated tho college
building and added new equipment in
the various departments, and with a
strong faculty, headed by the new
president, Dr. C. A. Mock, tho college
opened its doors u nder most auspicious
circumstances.
Promptly at 10 o'clock the opening
exercises were commenced and the
following program rendered:
Singing by the assemblage, followed
by reading from tho Scriptures by
Rev. M. J. Ballantyne. After another
song by tho audionce, which was
followed by prayer, the Dean of
Faculty of tho College, Trof. D. M.
Metzger, made a few remarks of
welcome. Ho was glad to seo many
faces which hart become familiar
through several terms of collego asso
ciation and was glad to welcome thoso
who camo ns strangers, and trusted
that tho coming year would be of
great profit to both students and
teachers. A vocal solo by Prof. II. II.
Dunkelborgcr of the department of
Mathematics, entitled "Tho Two
Grenadiers," was excellently rendered
and heartily applauded. Prof. Floyd
E. Fisher of the Department, of
Sciences next made a few remarks,
promising tho prospective students
plenty of hard work in his part of the
college, with an occasional explosion
to vary the monotony of too much
study. Ho was followed by Miss
Josephine Armstrong of tho Art De
partment and Prof. G. B. Hardin of
tho Department of Shorthand and
Typewriting, which has lately been
installed in the collego. Rev. N. W.
Sager of tho Bible study class next
made a few appropriate remarks
which were followed by a vocal solo,
entitled "Tho Slumber Boat," by Miss
Edna Morrison and which was do
lightfully executed.
Prof. Metzgor, as chairman of the
exercises next called upon Judgo J. L.
Collins, who has been a liberal and
constant patron of tho college, for a
fow romaiks. Judgo Collins iu his
opening sentences congratulated the
collego upon tho accession of Dr.
Mock to the president's chair. The
speaker, in an ablo address, spoko of
having recently read works of Thomas
Jefferson, and was particularly im
pressed by tho injunction of Jefferson
for tho people to educate themselves
and their children. "To do right is
tho greatest aim of man, and intelli
gence to do right is what you are here
to obtain," concluded the spoaker,
whoso address was heartily applauded.
Itev. Chester Gates was next called
upon to make some remarks on behalf
of tho Alumni Association, a goodly
numbor of whoso members were
present. Mr. Gates moved the assem
blage to appoint a committee of three
to draw congratulatory inessago and
forward samo. to Daniel Poling, u
former member of the student body,
and who has entored tho "blissful
state of matrimony." He also moved
the assomblugo to appoint another
commltteo to draw resolutions of con
dolenco and forward same to tho
parents of tho lato Albert E. Williams,
who was known and beloved by all
tho members of tho Association.
Prof. Wm. Caldwell was next called
upon and in responding regretted the
fact that ho had not been born or a
family of orators, but proceeded to
render on tho piano tho "Second
Mazourka" by Benj. Godard in a most
masterly manner. Prof Caldwell is
undoubtedly a most accomplished
musician and tho Collego is to bo con
gratulated upon his acquirement.
Dr. C. A. Mock, tho new president
of the Collego then proceeded to make
a few remarks in closing the exercises.
In part tho Doctor said, "a Latin
phrase occurs to me which is seemingly
very appropriate at this time and it is
'Labor omnia vincit', Labor conquers
everything. If you wish to accomplish
anything it must bo by labor. Edu
cation can only bo accomplished by
hard labor. It will be the aim of the
College to set In-fore you plenty of
hard labor and also thoso things
which will le helpful and strengthen
ing." The program was concluded with
tho song, "Tho Collego Midst tho
Hills," which was written in honor of
Dallas College by Daa Poling. En
rollment of students was next pro
ceeded with, and from tho goxily
number who were in attendance an i
thoso who have signified their inten
tion of attending, tho Collego U
assured of ono of the most successful
years in its history.
In tho near future the College will
devote an evening to exercises and
will invite the public to attend them.
It is the intention to have State Supt.
Aekerrnan and prominent educators
of the state mako addresses and a
special musical program will be
offered. The date of the exercises w ill
bo announced later.
Slartin UXoiacr, a femur wi-H-knowa
Albany boy now conducting a suc
cessful book Htore in Dallas, is in the
city for a visit with his father, J.
Meiser. Albany Herald.