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..
Riddell, Rep...
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E. 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. BL McKlm. of Baker City, Is vis
Itiog at tbe borne of his daughter,
Mrs. I D. Brow a.
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