Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, February 01, 1907, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextVOL. XVIII POLK COUNTY, OREGON, FEBRUARY 1, 1007. NO. 47. ttUY BROS. & DALTON THE BIG Furniture and t j Hardware store I Take pleasure in an- nouncing that they are now ready to re ceive your esteemed patronage and in con templation of the same have added a new and up-to-date line of Wall I Paper, Carpets, Rugs I and Household Furni- I ture to their extensive I line of Hardware and Tools, and will en- l deavor to give full I satisfaction. j GUY BROS. DALTON, Main St. Dallas, Ore. Cut Glassware Silverware Your friends are getting married ; give them a handsome, high-grade present Also a full line of OPTICAL GOODS C. H. MORRIS Jeweler One door west of Stafrin Drug Co. I JewdrTJ ! The Dallas Harness Shop ! Is in shape to sell Harness nd Horse Goods at lowest Prices. Call and get prices ;nd save money. Plush Robes, Blankets, Whips, Etc. F.SALFICKY J. A. Lynch's Barb r Shop on Hain Street We have installed FOUR CHAIRS and are now prepared to SHAVE YOU in quicker time than ever before. 1 POLKJXHJNTY 1 Its Past, Present and future. ITiie following contribution is from the pen o one of Oregon', earlier pioneer,, . recent of DhIIh, who has been a keen observer of men and a elate .tndeut of event.. The Observe gladly gives it space, U mmnl mucU will be of interest not only to pioneers, but to the many people who have come to Polk county In recent years to make their honies.-Ed.J Editor Obhervek: Some psychological something has put your correspondent in a remin iscent mood, and thinking of the past has brought him to the present, and the present leads him to the future of Oregon, and especially to the future of Polk county, the gem of the Wil lamette Valley. The "golden key that unlocks the galleries of the past" opens wide the memories of too many things that rush the fountains of the soul for us to attempt anything like a history of the past in Polk county. Your space is valuable, and our attempt will be only to give the readers of the Observer a faint idea of this country as it appears to us from memory, take a look at it at present, and view it in our imagina tion in the future. These reminiscences are not given for the entertainment of pioneers, but rather to give the "new coiner" some idea of the exquisite loveliness and ravishing beauty of this land, when the "woodman's axe had scarcely marred a single tree;" when the con tented red man looked on this beautiful scene of lofty mountains and doep green valleys, with mighty rivers flowing down to the sea, past hills and dales that were "never sear, but always green ;" when the untutored savage was led to exclaim : "Sothlie Tyee, Skookum raomouk och-oeh close Ilihee!" (God did a great work when he made this good land). The red man, to whom the summits of the surrounding mountains was the end of the world, felt that the Creator of a land like this had, at least, showered on it more blessings than he, with all his egotism, was able to comprehend. The Indian, though an egotist, and willing and anxious at all times tore count his valorous deeds, is yet a patriot and loves the land of his birth, tho home of his squaw and papoose, and, when driven from it by the in vasion of the white man and compelled to occupy an agency, invariably pines for his own couutry, no matter now forbidding it may be. The Modocs, when taken from the Lava Beds, longed to return, though nature could not conceive of a more desolate, God forgotten country than was the home of Captain Jack and his valiant little band that defied all the power of Uncle Sam for months, and then only sur rendered when starvation was before them. They fought to a finish for a country -absolutely without a redeem ing feature nothing but sage plains, rim-rock, and caves tinea wiin raiue- snakes and lava. But me uiues occupying the Willamette vaiiey surely had a justifiable pnae in men country, for "Nature in primeval beauty lay all around him, And gave freedom to the brown savage there ; No plow of the white man had ever murroH the nlain : He was monarch of all, and owned everywhere I" His wickyup and sweat-house were built or pitched in the shade of the great trees that skirted the crystal streams crossing the valley at inter vals from the source of the Willamette to its mouth. t Then came the Immigration pe"(J. and with it the white man, known as the "Boston tilicum" by the Indians, because the first white men ever - seen intn the mouth or trie Columbia river with Captain Gray from Boston. The time nau the peaceful occupation by a savage race alone must case and the land occupied by the dominant white race The first intimation, we imagine, of the coming of the Bostons in a body wa9 the discovery by the natives of the long trains of wagons dragging Lrint5iketheirwearylengthsacross the valleys and mountains of two Sulamilesofinhospitaew between the Missouri and Columbia JveTthe sight of which inspired he savage of the plains to resist the 8 .K prevent if possible coming "uc "" , , hung on their flanks and harassed, EX and plundered at every oppor S BeL on every hand not on y StSreavagefoesbutbytheravages of disease in their ranks, these intrepid Argonauts, without a Jason, pushed on toward the West, though no Golden leece was then expected as a reward Tor this, the most hazardous and most stupendous emigration ever recorded iu the history of the world. The fleece came later on, when a generous Government gave to every man and his wife 640 broad acres in this land of golden sunshine. After six months of battle with savages and disease, the weary, patient, toiling ox teams brought their masters to The Dalles, where the plunder and families were piled into the primitive boats of the Hudson Bay Company and the float down the Columbia to Llnnton below Portland was made. Linnton was there in the form of a bare bank landino- tw canoes, but the Rose Citv. th nriri nf the Northwest, was not in evidence. lhey arrived a depleted.- vet f1. termined band-a proof of the law of the survival of the flttest-who had left the bones of friends and relatives to bleach under the laurence of the pitiless Sahara of the West. Broken in numbers, but dauntless in spirit, they again took ud the line of march and spread out over the ever green valley of the Willamette. This picture was repeated from year to year until the valley soon had a popu lation of several thousand and the cabin of the settler was to be found in the green wood on every lateral as well as main stream of the valley. Civilization in Oregon had commenced in earnest. And what is the result? (To be continued.) COURT HOUSE NOTES. PROBATE. Guardianship of Otto G. Jarvis, a minor petition to purchase dwelling property at a cost not to exceed $1000 granted, subject to approval of court. Estate of M. L. Robbins, deceased final account approved. Estate of John' W. Keas, deceased- bond filed and approved. Estate of Alsea Bill, deceased final account approved. Estate of Morris Jones, deceased re port of sale of real estate confirmed. REAL ESTATE. United States to Julius N Hart, 1G0 acres, t 9 s, r 8 w, patent. Julius N Hart and wife to R E Wil liams, ICO acres, 1 9 s', r 8 w, $1. John Ritner to Frank Ritner, land in tlOs, rC w, $1000. Alice Milligan and hd to Wm Ellis and wife, land in 1 8 s, r 6 w, $1200. J T Ford, Sheriff, to Wm Herren, Sheriff's deed 1 acre 1 8 s, r 5 w, $1.28. Clarence Aikraan and wife to R E Williams, 160 acres, 1 9 s, r 8 w, $2500.' Thos Hollowell and wife to Edwin Lipton. lot in Falls City, $600. Sarah E Clodfelter to Dora A and H E Guthrie, lot in Monmouth, $775. E Hayter, guardian, to Albert Teal et al, land in 1 9 s, r 6 w, $1725. M Michelbrook and wife to A T Rogers, land in 1 6 s, r 6 w, $2850. I N Woods and wife to Conrad Stafrin, lots in Dallas, $700. E C Kirkpatrick and wife to R E Williams, land in 1 6 s, r 8 w, $1. R E Williams to E C Kirkpatrick, i int in lot in Falls City, $1. Geo T Hale to Yaquina Timber Co., 160 acres, 1 8 s, r 8 w, $3500. E Bogert to E D Ressler et al, lot In Monmouth, $150. United States to C E Heyn, CO acres, 1 6 b, r 8 w, patent. V P Molson and hd to Molson Hop Farm Co., 285 acres, t 7 s. r 4 w, $30,300. Bell Winters and hd to Felix Com- egys, lots in Ballston, $300. poultrymen's Meeting. mu sii m hflld in the County i. lit t nut Court room in Dallas, February 2, a meeting of the poultry breeders or Polk county. The meeting will be . .1 ..AnlnlnfT an held for the purpose oi uigauiAiug association to hold a high-class nilv. Everyone POUltiy DUU" " , interested in poultry should attend this meeting. iu tuiiUt at.nnilA.rd of auality, 118 lire mB""" a natural tonic, cleanses your system, reddens the cneeKs, uuBu" -77-7 tnil vou eat Holllsters Lcky Mountain Tea will do thta tor you. 35cents, leaur mure Cherrington. . tt.h o farmer Polk county t rea ni. , , . i acL tnn. California, last SZ -f-a lingering illness of consumption. He was 29 years old. He was married to Miss Rose Lenger remains were brought to Corvallis for burial. ALFALFA IN THE VALLEY M. E. Lounshury Tells ot the Ex periments That Are Being Made With This Forage Plant. else who desires can obtain a copy upon application therefor. II. E. LOUNSBURY, D. F. A.. . Southern Pacific Company. PORTLAND, Or., January 2C-(To the Editor.) Alfalfa growing in the Willamette Valley is still in an ex perimental stage so far as the possi bility of producing it as a commercial crop is concerned. The same could be said of clover ten years ago, but it is now one of the principal forage crop9 raised throughout the entire valley. A few years later when vetch was in troduced, it grew so luxuriantly as to obtain popular favor and at once be come a valuable and common crop. It cannot be said, however, that clover was altogether successful at the first, and many failures occurred in various sections of the valley, causing a feel ing generally that the valley lands were not adapted to the growing of clover. About this time the Oregon State Agricultural College people advanced the practice of inoculating, the soil by taking soil from a field where clover had successfully grown and spreading it over the new land at the time of seeding, which plan was considerably followed and resulted in solving the problem of inoculation. Now it is considered that the soil of the Wil lamette Valley has become thoroughly inoculated with the germs requisite for the production of clover and that a good crop can be raised without difficulty in every section of the valley. It is confidently expected that what has already been accomplished with respect to clover can also be done with alfalfa. In the past few years enough successful expeiiments have been made by individual farmers to justify the Industrial Department of the Southern Pacific Company in con cluding a year ago to give it a thorough and complete trial, under improved methods of seed and soil inoculation. A plau was therefore adopted of arranging to put in at least 20 experi mental tracts of five acres each, dis tributed in different parts of the Wil lamette Valley. The Railroad Com pany offered to furnish the alfalfa seed and land plaster and transport Inoculated soil from the State AgrI cultural Farm at Corvallis free of charge. Under these conditions it was an easy matter to find farmers who were willing to co-operate to the extent of putting in the seed, furnish ing the land and continuing the ex periment for a period of at least two years. The movement was given as much publicity as possible through the medium of the press and otherwise The U. S. Department of Agriculture learning of it, came forward with an offer to furnish sufficient Inoculated seed for planting 4ft acres in alfalfa, also inoculating material Tor an addl tional 60 acres. The otter was ac cepted and the movement was thereby nronortionallv increased. Numerous requests for seed were received from parties wishing to put in one, two or three acre tracts, and Instead of con fining the experiment to twenty tracts of five acres each, seed was supplied for 40 tracts ranging in size from one to ten acres, a total of 142 acres. Of the inoculated seed furnished by the U. S. Department of Agriculture, 500 pounds was from Montana. 220 pounds from Utah, 40 pounds rrom Turkestan and 40 pounds rrom Argen tine. The seed supplied by the is. V. Co. was from Utah. All this seed was planted a year ago last spring and the experiment has covered one-half of the period witn promise of great success. In connection with the movement, invitations were extended to those Interested to send their names and addresses for pamphlets, bulletins and other literature that may be issued from time to time. The mailing list contains over 400 names. A pamphlet entitled "Alfalfa in the Willamette Valley" was written oy Hon. W. W. Cotton, General Attorney for the Harriraan Lines, who has made a careful study of the subject from a practical standpoint, having successful! grown-alfalfa on ms Greshara farm. Another pamphlet is now In the course of preparation which will con tain letters from the persons con ducting the experiments, giving particulars as to when the seed was sown, preparation of the soil, progress of the plant, how treated and its present condition. It is expected that ...... ... . this pamphlet will oe reauy ior uiaui bution early this Spring for the in formation of anyone who may con template putting in alfalfa this season It will be sent to those whose names are on the mailing list and anyone ENJOY THEIR VACATION Mr. and Mrs. F. K. Hubbard Are Visiting Principal Places of Interest In California. NOT PARTISAN MEASURE Father of Reciprocal Demurrage Law Says Framers Looked Only to General Good. FRESNO, Cal., Jan. 27-(To The Editor.) According to promise, I will send you a few lines for the Observer. Five weeks ago today, Mrs. Hubbard and I left Dallas for California. Our first stop was at Sisson, where we stayed one week. This is one of the places where the natural scenery is certainly grand. On the east riset Mt Shasta, 14,450 feet high and looks to be not more than two miles away ; on the west is Mt. Eddy, not so high as Shasta ; to the north is Black Butte, which is almost solid rock. They tell me that since the earthquake this mountain has changed. Always before this winter the top of this peak was the first place the snow would melt, but this winter it does not melt. Just at the toot of this mountain rises the Sacramento river. It gushes forth a stream as large as the Lucklamute, of ice cold water, as clear as crystal. You can see thousands of the fluny tribe that make you wish for a rod and line. The California fish and game law Is quite rigidly enforced, however. One mile down the Sacramento river Is the state fish hatchery. Everything there is nicely arranged with beautiful grounds. There are 42 different ponds, and every one alive with fish. They have every species of fish known in the United States. They employ 20 men, and count on hatching 150 million fish each year. All the streams in the state are stocked from this hatchery. Our next stop was at Wheatland. 200 miles down the Sacramento valley. This brought us to the wheat belt of the state. While the yield is small from four to six sacks per acre they claim a fair margin of profit on their wheat crop. The farming is done on a large scale from 1000 to 3000 acres in one farm. Here also is tho main hop industry of the state. The Horst yards are bore, also the Durst brothers. From Wheatland we went to Sacra mento, arriving there the day the Governor was inaugurated. From Sacramento, we went to Fresno, which certainly is an ideal little city . of 20,000 inhabitants, situated in the heart of the San Joaquin valley. You can go out in the country and look until the sky and earth meet It is all one vast vineyard. They also raise some oranges, lemons, peaches and walnuts, but they can't raise good apples. You can get plenty of Oregon apples however, at two for five cents. The entire distance from Sacramento to this place Is one continuous stretch of level land, and to my mind is the best part of California that I have seen. We expect to leave here on the 28th for Southern California. While the weather Is much warmer than you have been having in Oregon, they tell us it is the coldest they have had for years. Fuel is very high, and having to keep up their reputation for a warm climate, they don t keep good fires. Well, Mr. Editor, if you think this will do, I may send you another letter later on. F. K. nUBBARD Representative Chapin, of Mult nomah County, states his position on the criticism which ha3 been made that the reciprocal demurrage bill he has Introduced Is a political measure. He says : "I take issue with the contentions raised against the commission bill introduced by me and drawn by the transportation committee of the Chamber of Com mere of Fortland. I find that practically all the opposition so far found to the measure arises from strictly party grounds. I dis cover from talk with those who have so far discussed the bill that the ouly objection found with it arises from the provision that Governor Chamber lain is given the appointive power in the creation of the commlsaion after the enactment of the bill. The great fear Is that it will be used as a means to Increase Democratic patronage. It is said by the partisan press that the intent of the bill is political and that it has been drawn to this end, and I take exception to this statement. "I am as good a Republican," con tinued Mr. Chapin, "as can be found in the Oregon Legislature. I take issue with the statement that the bill Is a creation of J. N. Teal, builded in the interest of himself or of Governor Chamberlain. That cry has been raised in interested quarters to befog the issue, knowing the prejudice which a Republican Legislature would certainly have against any measure Intended for Democratic gain. It Is not a Democratic measure and is not intended for Democratic gain. It was not drawn by Mr. Teal in his interest . . 1 or in tne interest 01 uoveroor Chamberlaln or any patronage. The bill Is not a creation of Mr. Teal, but is a compilation of the Wisconsin and the Iowa laws which have been operative and effective for some time and which were therefore valuable standards and foundations for the formation of the Oregon draft. "No one can make the charge that L. A. Lewis, Henry Hahn, T. D. Honeyman, H. Wittenberg, A. F. Biles, F. A. Nitchey, I. Lang, Bon Albers, E. Ehrman, A. II. Devers, Sol Blumauer, W. H. Boharrel, S. M. Mears, W. B. Glafke, or W. A. Mears are Democrats. These are the mem bers of the transportation committee, or most of them, who sanctioned the present form of the bill. "It was thought that one man, the ohief exooutlve of the State, could be hold closer to duty, if he had full and complete power over its solectlon than If tho office were elective or In the hands of several men. To further balance it, not more than two men from one party may be on the commission. "There will not always be a Demo crat in the Governor's chair, and the sponsors for the bill are not lookiug to the immediate creation of the com mission, but to its ultimate task. They are looking ahead with a broad view to the future good of the State, not Introspectively at the Immediate present" LUMBER TRADE IS BRISK Trapped An Otter. An otter, an animal now very scarce la this part of the state, was trapped recently In the Calapooia River, two miles above Albany, by Charles Barry. The animal was a splendid specimen, measuring four feet, eight Inches from tip to tip. It's pelt Is believed to be worth $20, About two woeks ago Sanford Archibald, an Albany boy, shot a young otter on the Calapooia. A tissue builder, reeonstructor, builds up waste force,' makes strong nerves and muscle. You will realize after taklnc Holllster's Rocky Moun tain Tea what a wonderful benefit it will be to you. 35 cents, Teaor Tablets. Belt & Cherrington. Week's Basketball Scores. Salem Y. M. C. A., 31 ; Monmouth. 8, Willamette, 29; Monmouth, 22. Dallas, 23 ; Portland Y. M. C. A., 10, Multnomah, 13; Dallas, 8. When you want printing that is right, come to the Obskbveb omce. The Salem Journal makes the sweep ing assertion that the only appropri ation before the legislature today that is calculated to benefit the producer is the Jones bill for free locks and canal at Oregon City. All the rest are to burden the producer. Supply of Cars For California Ship ments Is Far Short of Demand. Reolvlnff to an Inquiry of the Ore- con Tlmborman as to trade conditions and the outlook for the lumber busi ness in the Dallas district, George T. Oerlinger, secretary and goneral manager of the Willamette Valley Lumber Company writes as rollows: Dallas, Ore., January 10, 1907. TheTiraberman : Roplying to your letter of January 2. we consider that the lumber business for the year 1900 has been very good. We have, how ever, been greatly disappointed and lost manv thousand dollars through the Inability of the railroad companies to supply us equipment for California business. Regarding the prospect for 1907, we feel that the year will be even better than 1900, but we cannot reel at all optimistic regarding tho car situ ation for Southern shipment In fact we believe that the same bad condition will exist throughout the year. Yours truly, WILLAMETTE VALLEY LBR. CO. Printing, the kind that pays, at the Obsebveb office. It's a good old world after all ; If you have no friends or money, In the river you can fall ; Marriages are quite common and, More people there would be, Provided you take Rocky Mountain Tea. Belt & Cherrington.