COUNTY
FOLK
WEEKLY AND SEMI-WEEKLY
VOL. XIX
DALLAS, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, SEPTEMBER 20, 1907.
NO. 30
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NEWS OF COUNTY TOWNS.
BLACK ROCK.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Brown spem
Sunday in Dallas with his parents.
G. W. Cone is enlarging his mill
and getting ready for a good run this
fall. '
Mayor and Mrs. Tetherow, of Falls
City, were guests at the home of Fred
Holman, Saturday.
Business is alittlequiet now because
of the ear shortage and harvest. But
it will pay you to keep in touch with
Black Bock.
Boss Pettit and William McCready
have both purchased fine residence
property In Black Bock and will build
up-to-date cottages.
A tree was felled on the railroad
bridge which spans Black Bock creek,
and it required two days to get the
track ready for traffic.
The Polk County Mill and Lumber
Company's mill has been running
steadily, although they have had to
pile most of their lumber.
T. B. Masters, general foreman of
the Willamette Valley Lumber Com
pany's camp, reports that men are
more plentiful than they have been,
and that he will soon have a full crew.
BUENA VISTA.
Nelson Anderson is severely ill.
Several people from here visited the
State Fair.
Mrs. F. C. McBeynolds has returned
to Corvallis.
Mrs. Simons is visiting her son-in-
law, John Wells.
M. M. Prather's flno dog was killed
Tuesday morning.
Miss Ndttie Hall, of Airlie, is visit
ing relatives at this place.
J. M. Prather is making building
improvements on his farm.
Balph Hall did not pick a part of
his hops on account of rain.
Grandma Wells suffered a light
stroke of paralysis last Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. McClain were
Marion county visitors Monday.
A. M. McLaughlin's team ran away
Monday, killing one of the horses.
Mrs. E. C. Cole, of Monmouth, has
been visiting her mother, Mrs. Steele.
Mr. and Mrs. Polly, of Alsea, visited
relatives and friends here last week.
The recent rain caused considerable
damage to the hops that were not
picked.
The time of the Star mail from here
to Parker has been changed from 12 :45
to 9 :45.
FALLS CITY.
J. C. Talbott was a business visitor
to the county seat, Saturday.
Misses Gertrude Waters and Gladys
Canter were Dallas visitors Saturday.
Born, Tuesday, September 12, to Mr.
and Mrs. Clarence Aikman, a 12-pound
boy.
Dr. Osmar K. Wolf left Tuesday for
Salem, where he will attend the State
Fair.
Norval Gates of Dallas, spent Sun
day with his sister, Miss Eebecca
Gates.
Frank Butler is rapidly Improving
from a. severe attack of fever at the
Falls City hospital.
Miss Clara Montgomery left Satur
day for Portjand, where she will
attend the Behnke-Walker business
college.
E. F. Long, of the Dallas meat
market firm of Simpkins & Long, was
a business visitor in Falls City,
Wednesday.
Frank Leake, a banker from Marion,
Wisconsin, is visiting his friend,
W. L. Tooze. He may decide to locate
in Oregon.
G. S. Garner, who was ill for some
time at the hospital, left Monday for
nib place of business at Drain, Ore
gon. He will make a short visit with
his son in Dallas.
The young people are looking
forward with pleasant anticipation to
the social dance to be given in Wag
ner's Hall on Friday night of this
week. The Dallas orchestra will
furnish the music.
G. S. Sutherland, who secured
employment in W. L. Tooze 8 Depart
ment Store about three weeks ago, has
returned to Falls City after settling
his business affairs in Woodburn.
Mr. Sutherland's family will move to
Falls City as soon as he can secure a
house.
T. B. Masters, foreman of the Wil
lamette Valley Lumber Company's
logging crew, has a force of 35 men
engaged in the construction of a spur
track for the Dallas and Falls City
railroad and also one-half mile of
pole road. Just now the men are
working on a trestle for the spur.
This trestle will be 600 feet long, when
completed, and in places will be 45
feet high.
Bipe strawberries in the middle of
September in Polk county are scarce.
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But they are not an impossibility, as
is shown by the fact that J. T.
Chamberlain of this city produces
some very fine berries in September.
These berries are of the Evergreen
variety and bear twice a year. Last
year, Mr. Chamberlain sent a box of
the berries to William Brown, of
Dallas, in October.
Stanley Brown, the young man who
was hurt in Spaulding's camp near
Black Bock about eight weeks ago,
and was taken to Lebanon about two
weeks later, died Wednesday from the
effects of his injuries. He was run
ning adonkeyenginein the mountains
when the cable broke and flew back
with such force as to break his leg.
Mr. Brown was about 19 years of age,
and was well liked by all who knew
him.
A proposal to build and operate a
system of waterworks in Falls City
was made to the council by County
Commissioner John B. Teal, Monday
night. For $2500 to be paid him by
the city, Mr. Teal agrees to furnish 10
hydrants for 20 years without cost. to
the city. At the end of the 20 years,
the city is to have the privilege of
purchasing the plant, the $2500 already
advanced to be considered a part of
the purchase price. Mr. Teal proposes
to pipe the water into town from the
springs on his mountain ranch.
MONMOUTH.
The Normal school will resume
work next week.
Robert Grounds has returned to his
home after an extended visit in the
east.
Mr. and Mrs. Donald, of Providence,
Rhode Island, have been visiting in
Monmouth this week.
Mr. and Mrs. McFeran, of Eugene,
visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
S. M. Daniel this week.
Jeff Miller, of Ranier, formerly of
Monmouth, visited his sister, Mrs.
D. M. Hewitt last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Retford, of
Lebanon, visited at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. A. N. Hallock, Monday.
Professor and Mrs. Pettys have re
turned from their vacation outing, to
resume their work in the Normal
school.
J. H. Hawley was exhibiting some
of the prunes dried in the Monmouth
drier this week and they were fine
looking ones.
Mr. and Mrs. Jolly, of Moscow,
Idaho, were Monmouth visitors this
week. Mrs. Jolly is a daughter of the
late C. G. Fisher.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Reno, of
Missouri, are visiting Mrs. Reno's
sister, Mrs. Sacre. They are well
pleased with this state.
Professor and Mrs. Robinson have
returned from their visit n the East
and Mr. Robinson is preparing for
his work at the Normal. Their many
friends are glad to see them back
again.
Donald Lewis has been visiting his
father, C. C. Lewis, the photographer,
this week. They went to the Siletz,
Monday, to visit Mr. Lewis' sister, on
her homestead. Donald will return
next week to resume his school work
at the U. of O. in Eugene.
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POLK.
Nice refreshing rains these days.
A good deal of sickness and colds
among the folks In this vicinity.
Yoakum & Chitty finished picking
hops in the Koser yard Monday.
Miss Mary Reddecopp, of Salem, is
working in the Dyck prune drier.
The Koser hop yard fell about 750
boxes short of last year's yield.
The switch, recently built here, is
doing considerable business already.
A good many Portland people are
out hero picking hops for recreation
and profit.
The prune men seem to be short of
hands this year. They offer from $2
to $3 a day.
Supervisor James Boydston is busy
grading the hills between his place
and the Enns prune orchard.
D. D. Reddecopp has moved to Dunn
Bros.' place. He and his wife are
working in the Dyck prune drier.
The biggest record of hop picking
in the Koser yard was 97 boxes in 12
days, or an average of a little over $4
a day.
The Dyck vineyard has an enormous
crop of grapes, a lot of which will go
to waste for want of help in taking
care of the crop. -
F. A. Koser took twelve of his Berk
shire swine to the State Fair. We
predict that he will bring back some
handsome premiums.
Mrs. Marie Roumaino and her
mother-in-law from Portland, visited
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Teter Red
decopp a few days last week.
A great investment, absolutely safe,
brings returns that nothing else can ;
giving surplus earning power ; secur
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Rocky Mountain Tea does. 35 cents,
Tea or Tablets. Belt & Cherrington.
THEY BURNED SLASHING
And the Slashing Burned Up More
Than $2000 Worth of Property
In King's Valley.
A portion of Kings Valley was fire
swept last Saturday, according to a
Corvalli3 Times correspondent. Tip
Maxfield, Arthur Price and Art Miller
set Are to the slashings on their places.
They had more firo than they wanted.
The flames got beyond control, and it
was not until a wide area had been
burned over that they were ex
tinguished. All of the hop men of the Maxfield
and Allen yards, as well as all the
neighbors, fought fire Sunday night
and a greater portion of the day Mon
day. The fire burned over Arthur
Price's farm, a part of Art Miller s, a3
well as over portions of other places.
It destroyed eight or ten miles of
fence, three head of cattle, five or six
sheep and other valuable property.
About $1200 or $1500 worth of saw
logs piled along a skid road, belong
ing to Curtis Miller, were burned.
The entire 103s will approximate
$2500. No houses, barns or other
buildings were burned, although the
home of Arthur Frice bad a close call.
Women have decided that in case
they cannot vote, they will cut out the
"Stork" proposition. Perfectly proper
to take Hollister's Bocky Mountain
Tea. It's good for everything. 35
cents, Tea or Tablets. Belt & Cherring
ton. The Observer office wants the print
ing you are particular about.
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DALLAS,
HOPEFUL SIR THOMAS.
BY DEAN COLLINS.
Three times la vain I've scratched
and dug
To win that heavy silver mug;
And though it seems a fruitless quest,
Once more I'll do ray very boat
To show the Yankees just the same
That I am sandy yet, and game;
That still my veins my system sluice
With good, red, sanguinary juice.
'Tis a small job to build a yacht
Though some may think that it is not ;
But the one thing that I don't know,
Is how to make the darned thing go
Quite fast enough to overtake
The yacht the blasted Yankees make;
Sol must work with might and main,
The convolutions of my brain.
Now, to secure sufficient speed,
Propellers are the things I need
Egad, I think that live or Bix
Upon the Shamrock IV I'll fix!
To furnish proper motive power,
And sail about s'teen knots an hour,
I'll build a treadmill down below,
To make my six propellers go.
I'll place a negro in before,
And then that Southern senator,
Who bears the pitchfork in his hand,
I'll start behind the colored man ;
And, say, the way they'll cover ground
Will surely make those wheels go
round,
(If I am not mistaken in it,)
Some fifteen thousand times a min ute.
Orelse I might persuade John D.
To try the treadmill once for me,
And Just behind him, start a man
With a subpoena In his hand ;
Or get some Oklahoma chaps
To sprint a half a dozen laps,
By putting just within their view
A keg of. foaming beer, or two.
But if this subterfuge should fail
To make the bloomin' Shamrock sail,
I have another method still,
Which I am certain surely will.
I'll stand with Bryan at the stern,
And say : "Now, Bill, I'd like to loarn
About all this here tariff rot."
And William J. will then wax hot;
His oratory, spouting fast.
Will strain the canvas from the mast ;
Before that blast of fervid air,
Across the waves my ship will tear,
And thus the sturdy craft, 'tis clear,
Will leave the Yankees in the rear;
And, joy of joys, the world will see
Me bear that mug back home with inel
JOHN HYDE IS DEAD
Pioneer Druggist of Dallas, Dies at
His Home In Lincoln County.
John Hyde, an old and respected
pioneer of Oregon, died at his home in
Toledo, Lincoln county, Wednesday
afternoon. News of his death wan
received over the telephone by his
nephew, Walter Nichols, at Falls City
at 3 o'clock.
Mr, Hyde was a resident of Polk
county for many years, and was on
of the pioneer druggists of Dallas.
His first wife died while the family
were living in this city. Shortly before
leaving Dallas for Lincoln county,
Mr. Hyde was married a second time.
Mr. Hyde was held in the highest
esteem by the people of Lincoln
county and served them for many
terms in the capacity of County Treas
urer. He was still filling that offlce at
the time he was overtaken by his last
Illness.
The Observes hopes to be able to
be able to give a more extensive
biographical sketch or this old pioneer
In a future Issue.
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Such clothes as these actually raise the standard of
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Lots of other good makes at $8 to $15.
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We are showing the best assortment of Ladies' and
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