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County observer PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY VOL.' XX DALLAS, POLK COUNTY, OKEGON, JUNE 2, 1908. NO. 15 PUBLIC SCHOOL CLOSES equation Exercise Will Be Held in Woodman Hall, Saturday Even ing, June 13. v The graduation exercises for the pupils of the eighth grade of the Dal las Public School will be held at the Woodman Hall, Saturday night, June IS. principal B. B. Hill says that the Dallas class again holds the dis tinction of being the largest gradu ating class for the year lo Polk County, being nearly twice as large as any ' tDe c'888eB ' ne other wbools, and that their grades average considerably higher than the grades of other graduating classes. .The Dallas Public, -School" has held this tekiit-Several years and is justly proud of the work of its pupils. Noneofthe pupils In the high school work will graduate this year, since that course Is still comparatively new In the school, and none have yet reached the tenth '(trade work. A class of about 16, however, completed the ninth grade this year, averaging high in all grades, and the first class to graduate from the Dallas High School, in 1909 will doubtless be exceptionally large, considering the size of the city. Buys Modern Machine. A new tire setter at the machine abop of F. J. Wagner has attracted much attention and has called forth favorable com meut from every team ster and farmer who has seen it In operation. It Is known as the House cold tire setter, and is a machine of marvelous perfection. By its une, it not necessary to heat the tire in. set ting, and there is no possibility of overfishing the wheel. No damage can result to the wheel by burning, and the rim is not injured in the least, aa the tire can be set without taking It off the wheel. One valuable feature of the new invention is found in the saving of time over the old method of heating and shrinking, only 20 to 80 minutes beiog required for the setting of all four tires. Mr. Wager is greatly pleased with the new machine, and he Invites all persons interested to call and see it in practical operation. CULL WAR VETERAN DIES W. A. Livermore Passes Away At Age of 69 Years Leaves No Family. William Andrew Livermore, an old and respected citizen of Dallas, died Inst night at 7:30 o'clock, his death being due to the general decay incl dent to old age. . Mr. Livermore was a son of Jonas Livermore and Sarah Ellen Liver more, and was born in Pike county, Illinois, in August 1838. He came to Oregon with his parents in 1851 and settled near Perrydale. From there he moved to Salem, where he made his home for a short time before mov ing to Dallas. He is survived by two sisters and two brothers: Sarah Ellen Liver more of Dallas; Mary Ann Harpole, of Spokane ; Lot Livermore, of Pendle ton, and Leonard Livermore, of Dallas. The remains will be taken to Salem tomorrow morn ing. at 9 o'clock for burial, the services being conducted under the auspices of the G. A. R., of which Mr. Livermore was a member. The members of the class of '08, of Dallas College, and their friends drove to Teal's Creek above Falls City today for their annual class outing. They were accompanied on their trip by President C. A. Mock and Professor F. E. Fisher. ' , Annual Alumni Banquet. The annual reunion and banauet of the Alumni association of Dallas Col lege, LaCreole Academy, and Lafay ette Seminary will be held at the Woodman- Hall, Wednesday Dight, June 10. Contrary to the plan that has been followed before, there will be no program before the banquet A short business meeting will be held at the Evangelical Church at 8 o'clock, and at 8 :30 the alumni and the invited guests will go to the Hall where the banquet is to be given. Here the pro gram will be given with the banquet in the form of toasts embodying the annals of the association, the progress of the college and the future prospects. B. F. Bobinson, School Superinten dent of Multnomah county, will pre side as toast master, and an effort will be made to secure the presence of members from all of the graduating classes of the institutions represented in the association. - Although the intense interest in the election kept them in Dallas yesterday and today, many of the people of this city are planning to attend the rose festival in Portland during the last three days of this week. Floyd Myer went to Salem, Satur day and pitched, for the Salem base ball team in its game with the East Portland nine. FESTIVAL OF ROSES Thousands of Visitors Join With Portland People in Celebrat ing Holiday. COURT BOUSE NOTES Items of Interest From the Records in the County Offices Briefly Told. PORTLAND, June 1 The Portland Rose Festival opened with all Port land in a holiday humor, flower- wreathed windows and roses in evi dence everywhere. Thousands of visitors from outside points are in the city, and Incoming crowds are greeted by an immense Arch of Welcome erected at the approach to the Union Station. The Mosquito Fleet lies at anchor in the harbor, an excursion of over a hundred people, under the aus pices of the Sacramento Valley De velopment League, arrived this morn ing from the South. Washington is sending generous delegations and an excursion is expected from Lewiston, Idaho, tomorrow morning. Thewhole Northwest feels that in addition to the innumerable purely attractive features of the celebration, the event is a marvelous advertisement of the cli matio conditions, for no where else in the world can flowers be found more beautiful than the roses of the North Pacifio Coast The grand parades will exceed anything ever shown on the Coast, and besides all the leading towns of Oregon, Washington will be represented in the floats and decorated vehicles. Will Offer Fine Attractions. E. J. Arnold, of Portland, was In Dallas, Saturday, making arrange ments for the disposal of the big aggregation- of carnival attractions, which he is to have in Dallas during the street carnival on June 18, 19 and 20. Mr. Arnold says that he is pre pared to bring one of the most com plete list of attractions on the Pacific Coast, and he is certain that bis share of the big three days' entertainment will prove to bo all that could be desired. His main tent will extend for nearly a block along Mill street, and the carnival committee has decided to conrlpe booths and stands as nearly as possible to the same sec tion of the city. Christy Stafrin returned Saturday night from Portland, where he has been in the hospital under treatment for appendicitis. The operation per formed last week was quite successful and Mr. Stsfrin is rapidly regaining his health and strength. Mr. and Mrs. Hardy. Holman and Mrs. I. N. Woods and son. Laird, spent Sunday at Salt Creek. PROBATE. Estate of Stanley Brown, deceased administrator authorized to settle claims in petition for $539.15. Estate of Felix Wacbeno, deceased final account filed and administrator discharged. Guardianship of H. B. Steffy, in competentSamuel D.Stefly appointed guardian ; R. E. William?, E. Hayter and A. P. Rlsser appointed appraisers. REAL ESTATE. J L and Matilda Brown to A J Bar bam, lot in Dallas, $200. E F Lon g et ux to A J Barham et ux, land in Dallas, $1150. Frank Butler et ux to G W Gardner et ux, land in 1 8 s, r 6 w, $60. H L Crider et ux to George Shaw, 95 acres, 1 8 s, r 5 w, $800. Angelina Holt to E H Hosner, lot in Monmouth, $325. United States to Santa Fe Pacific R R Company, 10 acres, 1 8 s, r 8 w, patent Santa Fe Pacifio R R Company to Helen M McClure, 10 acres, t8 s, r 8 w, $1. United States to Alexander Courter, 160 acres, t 8 s, r 1 w, patent B F Turner et al to Lewis Edwards, 5 acres, 1 9 s, r 6 w, $295. Elsina E Lewis to W L and May Garber, 7 acres, 1 6 s, r 6 w, $1800. Ferdinand Mickenham et ux to Charles M Walker et ux, 50 acres, 1 7 8, r 4 w, $2500. T P Janes et ux to Carl Swanson et ux, land In Dallas, $1000. Chauncey L Crider to E E Tribble, land in Dallas, $310. G W Johnson et ux to Sohpol Dis trict Number 32, lots in West Salem, $130. Ellis Davidson to R Jaoobson, 376 acres, t 9 s, r I w, $13,180. T J Pettit et ux to Mary Smith, 100 acres, 1 8 s, r 4 w, and land in Mon mouth, $7000. DATE RAS BEEN SET Postponed School Picnic Will Held at Rickreall on Friday of This Week. Be BUILD MILL AT MONMOUTH Hard and Soft Wood Will Be Manu factured Into Lumber by Strong & Martin. The picnic in commemoration of the first school ever opened in Polk county will be held at Rickreall, Friday, June 6, and one of the largest crowds that has ever been assembled at an enter tainment of that kind is expected to be in attendance. The program will be practically the same as was first arranged. -Appropriate addresses will be delivered in the park in the forenoon, by Hon, George H. Hlmes of Portland, State Superintendent J. H. Ackerman, and other men of prominence in educa tional matters. The first portion of the afternoon will be devoted to the commemoration program and the unveiling of the monument which marks the place where the first school bouse was located. The remainder of the afternoon will be given over to athletic sports. Many Read Books. Miss Jennie Muscott, librarian in the Dallas Free Library, submits the following report of the work for the month of May : Number of callers, 1358 ; books loaned, 650, of which 450 were fiction, 44 non-fiction and 156 juvenile ; 17 new borrowers' cards have been issued and about 30 new volumes of late fiction have been added to the already large list, while many copies of popular magazines have been con trlbuted to the reading room by patrons of the library. Notice to Contractors. Sealed bids will be reoelved by the undersigned for the construction of a sohoolbouse in School Distriot No. SI, Polk county, Oregon. Plans may be seen at the office of School Superinten dentH. O. Seymour, or at D. J. Grant's furniture store in Falls City. All bids to be sent to J. M. Farley, Dallas, Oregon, to be opened June 6, 1908, The Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids. J. M. FARLEY, 6-26-3t District Clerk. Unofficial Election For Polk County Returns Congressman : WCHawley, Rep... W S Richards, Soc. Daniel Staver, Prob J J Whitney, Dem . Supreme Judge: RS Bean, Rep C J Bright Prghi... CCBrix.Soc Food Commissioner: J W Bailey, Rep.... E N Emery, Dem... C E Hoskins, Prohi U. 8. 8enator: I H Amos, Prohi... H M Cake, Rep G E Chamberlain, I J C Cooper, Soc R. R. Commissioner: T K Campbell, Rep. R Robertson, Dem . . Dist. Attorney : J H McNary, Rep. . . Joint Representative: BF Jones, Rep OF Luckey, boo ... Representative : C P Cornwall, Soc... CLHawley, Rep... WD Henry, Dem.... County Judge: Kd F Coad. Rep H F March, Soc.... J E Sibley. Dem..... Sheriff: J M Grant, Dem O W Hinsbaw. 8oo.. F H Muscott, Rep... County Clerk: F 8 Crowley, Dem.. JP Sears, hoc E M Smith, Rep Treasurer : Ed Da no, Dem WF Muscott, Soo.... DPScouffer. Rep.. Asesrtr: CS Grave., Rep rZ Meyer, Dem.... Sjron, Soc Superintendent w I Reynolds. Dem H C Seymour, Rep.. Borrej-or: wtWU4, Coroner: L Cbspmaa, Rep. us Ise loner: J J I Fiss.Soe AM Holmes, IXn.. 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W. Strong and W. A. Martin are erecting a sawmill at the junction of the Big and Little Luckiamute Rivers, south of Monmouth, which will be in operation just as soon, as the plant can be completed. The hardwood mill at Teats Siding, on the Falls City railroad, is being moved and will be used as far as the machinery is sultr.b'e, which will be added to and made of a large capacity for both hard and soft merchantable wood products, of which there is ample supply on these streams. As this mill will be adjacent to Moo mouth, it will be quite an addition to the business interests of the town. The Rev. N. W. Sager and family left yesterday afternoon for Newberg. After a short visit in that city they will go for a trip through California and the Eastern States. Dr. C. A. Mock, president of Dallas College, will fill Mr. Sager's place as pastor of the Evangelical church until s suc cessor has been appointed. Mr. Sager was obliged to make the change owing to ill health. The Rev. A. C. Corbln announces that owing to the Baccalaureate ser vices at the Evangelical Church, Sun day morning, the services at the Christian Church will be deferred, so that the members who desire may attend the former exercises. The hopyards In the vicinity of Dallas which are in cultivation this season are doing well and the work of training Is far advanced. Several of the yards have been plowed up how ever, and others are being allowed to lie idle. The strawberries In this vicinity are just beginning to coma into bearing and be placed on the market. It la claimed that the crop will be heavier this year and the berries of better quality than for several seasons past Although no regular memorial exer cises were held in Dallas, Saturday, scores of people went to the cemetery. cleared weeds and grass from the graves, and added new decorstloos of roses and other flowers. A great many voters who had failed to register bad to be sworn In yester day, and the clerk was kept busy issuing petitions to the late comers almost up to the hoar that the polls were closed. Several from Dallas drove to Rick reall, Sunday afternoon, and wit nessed the baoeball game between Bethel and Rickreall. in which the former were victorious by score of 4 to. The Dallas Free Library sen two large boxes of magaxioe to Falls City and Black Bock this week for distribution among the men la the logging esopa ia that neighborhood. Willis Slmonton Is able to be about on re saore after a severe ill doss. The annual plcnlo of the Polk County Pioneer Association will be held on Thursday, June 18, the first day of the big street carnival. Prepar ations are being made for a larger and better program than has ever been given before. An effort Is being made to secure Judge William Kaiser, of Salem, as speaker of the day. The banquet for the pioneers will again be one of the enjoyable features of the reunion. The members of the Dallas Tennis Club are taking great Interest In the sport this year, and are already developing some good championship timber. N. L. Guy, the corresponding secretary, will endeavor to arrange for tournaments with players from Monmouth, Salem, and other neigh boring towns, and lovers of this game will probably have the pleasure of witnessing many close and exciting contests. The meeting of the basketball asso ciation which was to have been held Friday night was postponed on account of the absence of several of the members. A meeting will be held in the near future to complete prepara tions for the organization of the team for Its eastern trip next Fall, and to decide finally upon the personnel of the team and the officials who shall accompany It The proprietors of the Colosseum skating rink have decided to continue to run it until after the carnival, although It bad been reported that they were to close the big amusement hall this week. They will purchase moving picture machine of their own, and will also continue the moving picture exhibitions that they have been running the past two months. The Dallas Junior baseball team was defeated by the team from McMInnvllle yesterday afternoon In a hard fought game, the score standing 8 to 10 in favor of the visiting aggre gation at the close of the ninth inning. The Dallas aggregation bat been playing excellent baseball this year and this Is Its first defeat A large crowd assembled In the city park Sunday afternoon at the seoond of the weekly concerts given by the Dallas band. The band Is doing excellent work, steadily Increasing Its membership and its repertory, and the Sunday afternoon conceits will be one of the most attractive features of the summer. The first of the entertainments for the commencement week will be given at tbe college chapel Friday evening by the young women of the Utopian Literary society, and will be followed on Saturday night by the fourth annual program and banquet of the Philadelphia Literary sockrty. Dr. Mark Hayter went to Portland yesterday afternoon, where be wl'l serve as one of the examiners for tbe Stats Dental Board. Be aays that there will be between 40 and 69 appli cant tola year, ooe of tbe largest classes that has ever taken the exam I cation. B. 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