Polk County observer., December 01, 1908, Image 1

OLK
OUNTY
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PUBLISHED SEMI-VEEKLY
NO. 42
VOL. XX
DALLAS, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, DECEMBER 1, 1908.
"UNCLE BILL'S" BIG BANQUET
Many Guests Attend Celebration of
Hon. W. C. Brown's Eighty
fourth Birthday.
Eighty-four years old and looking
hale enough to live to see one hundred,
Hon W. 0. BrowD, the "Uncle Bill,"
who bus come to be regarded all over
Oregon, as a sort of an incarnation of
Santa Claus, celebrated his birthday
at tbe Dallas Hotel yesterday after
noon, with his famous annual banquet
to the widows of this city; a banquet
that has come to be regarded as one of
the biggest events of the year in Dal
las and whose fame has spread abroad
until it isviewed with an almost equal
amount of interest by residents of
neighboring cities.
This year, however. Uncle Bill went
a step farther than had been his prev
ious custom. Invitations were ex
tended, not only to the widows of Dal
las but to the widowers as well and
the host was so well pleased with the
success of the Dew plan that he has
declared his intention of continuing it
in his future birthday celebrations.
About SO guests assembled in the'
hotel parlors at 1 o'clock. A few who
had received invitations were unable
to be present on account of illness or
the feebleness of advanced age. In
the throng of guests, the host moved
here and there, the central figure,
extending greetings heartily to all
and conversing gaily with first one
and then another. Although in this
large gathering gray heads were in
predominence and the light in the
happy faces reminded one of the mel
low glow of a beautiful sunset, it is
doubtful if a finer crowd was ever
before assembled in the city, except
perhaps, on the occasion of some of
Mr. Brown's previous anniversary
celebrations.
Shortly after 1 o'clock, dinner was
announced and the guests filed into
the dining room, seating themselves
on either side of the long table with
Mr. BrowD at the head.
And then the banquet I The host
had given Instructions that no pains
should be spared to make it abso
lutely the best ever aDd beyond all
doubt, his instructions were followed
out to the letter. Every delicacy that
culinary ingenuity could devise, made
a bill of fare that might have been
tbe envy of an epicure, and above all,
there was the atmosphere of good
fellowship, the spirit of holiday, to
give zest to the eating of the delicious
birthday dinner.
Rising in his place after the close
of tbe banquet, the host made a short
speech, thanking his guests for their
kindness in contributing to his happi
ness by granting their presence at his
birthday anniversary dinner. "And
I waDt to ask you right now" he said
"to all be with me again a year from
today to help me celebrate my next
birthday if we are all alive then."
, Here his voice broke pathetically with
OLLIDAY GOODS
The time is near when many hearts may be made
happy and it is an undisputed fact that a
Beautiful piece of Jewelery or Cut Glass, a nice Watch,
Gold Handle Umbrella, a piece of Silverware, a beautiful
Diamond and many other beautiful things found in A. H.
HARRIS' JEWELERY STORE would be the most appro
priate gift for that occasion.
I carry the nicest stock of watches in Polk county. I
have the Howard, Hamilton, Illinois, Hampton, Waltham
and Elgin in nearly all the different grades and 150 diff
erent designs in Gold-filled, Solid Gold, andNickle Cases.
I employ one of the finest engravers in the state. Monograms a specialty. All
engraving free this month while you wait. It will pay you to call and see for
yourself. I want satisfied customers therefore I guarantee satisfaction.
Don't Forget The Place
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DALLAS, OREGON
To The Highest Bidder
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A $40.00 Banquet Range
to be sold to the highest bidder regardless of price and without reserve, for cash.
The BANQUET RANGE is without a peer among the steel ranges on the
market today and we have adopted this plan of calling the attention of the pub
lic to the merits of this particular range.
BANQUET RANGES embody the many features of practical excellence you
expect in the product of one of the largest stove plants in the world. The oven
walls are lined with asbestos, concentrating the heat around the oven, economiz
ing heat and making Banquet Ranges quick and perfect bakers.
You run no risk when you buy a BANQUET RANGE. You can try it for
30 days, and if it will not bake and cook as good as any range, we will take it
back and refund your money. , , ,
Sealed bids will be received for the range up to the 24th day of December,
1903, at 12 o'clock noon, and no bids will be opened until that time. All bids
must be securely sealed and marked, "bid on range", and addressed to ADAMb
& BROBST CO., Dallas, Oregon, with your name and address and bid enciosea
We will be glad to show the range and explain its merits to anyone and n
anyone bids on the range without seeing it and after seeing it they are not satis
fied, they will be under no abligations to take it as it will then be awarded to the
next highest bidder.
(In answering thU advertisement, please mention tbe nam of this paper.)
AnAnc RPORST CO.
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Dallas Furniture and Implements Oregon
emotion and he sat down.
Mr. Brown'e speech was followed by
short speeches from several of the
guests, thanking him for his kindness
in asking them to share in his cele
bration, extending him hearty birth
day greetings and wishing him a long
and fortunate ltfe.
Before dispersing the guests were
grouped on the front porch of the
hotel and a photograph was taken,
many of them desiring it as a souve
nir of the pleasant event..
Those present were: Mrs. M. J. Voa-
per. Mrs. P. L. Chipman.of Corvallis,
Mrs. T. M. Bailey, Mrs. S. P. Rigga,
Mrs. S. J. Woods, Mrs. Margaret Pet
erson, Mrs. J. C. Gaynor, Mrs. 8. J.
Richmond, Mrs. Mary A. Graham,
Mrs. L. A. D'LaBhmutt. Mis. Mary
Bricker, Mrs. M. Poland, Mrs. E. H.
Hibbard, Mrs. Mary A. Marks, Mrs.
R. Haves. Mrs. F. E. Gage, Mrs. C. E.
Snyder, Mrs. Myrtle Rife, Mrs. Mary
Conner, Mrs. Edith Rowland, Mrs.
N. O. Martin, Mrs. E. A. Lewis, Mrs.
Anna Downs, Mrs. Emma Vanskike,
Mrs. Amelia Boston, Mrs. Mary Sav
age, Mrs. E. A. Frazier, Mrs. Docia
McOaleb, Mrs. N. C. Brown, Mrs. N. J.
Frink, Mrs. E. J. Emmons, Mrs. A. J.
Hastings; Messrs. C. H. Chapman,
L. O. Hill, J. V. Lyons, J. J. Wise
man, T. J. Campbell, A. W. Dunn,
W. H. Reynolds, Oliver Stump, Ed
Biddle. C. G. Rowell, Frank Fuchs,
E. T. Miller. John Ashbauerh and
Dan Syron.
RALPH FISHER MURDERED
Former Resident ot Polk County Falls
Victim to Malice of J. A.
Finch.
WINS IMPORTANT CASE
Robert M. Wonderly Gets Decision
Over Corporations in General
Land Office.
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An important decision has been ren
dered at Washington. D. C, by 8. V
Proudflt, Acting Commissioner of the
General Land Office, respecting the
rights of settlers who have squatted on
unBurveved timber land which
sought to be acquired by other inter
ests subsequently by tho application
of scrip thereon. The case decided Is
that of Robert M. Wonderly against
the Northern Paciflo Company and the
Weverhaeuser TImbor Company.
copy of the decision yesterday reached
A. W. Laffertv. a local attorney, who
anneared for Wonder! v and is also
counsel for nearly a score of other set
tiers who have similar cases pending
before the General Land Uttloe.
Early in 1900 Wonderly and several
other residents of Falls City, Polk
county, each squatted on a quarter
section of unsurveyed timber laDd just
outside the Siletz Indian iieservation
and made necessary improvements,
intendinar to file on the land as a home
stead as soon as the survey could be
had and approved. On June 6. 1900, a
few monthsafter the settlers located on
the land, tbe same claims were selected
by the Weyerhaeuser Timber Company
with Northern Pacific scrip. The set
tiers made repeated efforts to have the
land surveyed, but this service was
not performed until 1904 and has never
been annroved.
Becoming disgusted with tne delay
securing action on trie survey
which was necessary before the land
could be filed on as homesteads,
Wonderlv and his associates instituted
content proceedings against the rail
road company and the Weyerhaeuser
IntarpHta. resist Dflr the application 01
the lieu selection list by which tbe
Weyerhaeusers sought to seize the
property. The case was tried before
tbe officials of the Portland Land
Office and was decided in favor of the
railroad company, but Wonderly
ppealed to the General Land Office,
and in tbe decision or tne acuob
Commissioner the ruling of the local
officials has been reversed.
The Acting Commissioner holds that
nsurveved timber lands cannot be
seized by tbe use of scrip where prior
to the date the scrip is offered tne land
as been settled on by a bona fide set
tler, reeardless of whether or not the
claim subsequently should be aban
rtnnivt Under this ruling all tbat
Wonderly and bis associates will have
to do to acquire the land Is to remain
on tbe premises until tbe survey has
hnen annroved and then file on the
aame under the homestead law and
Ann.nletA the necessary proof. Tbe
claim for which Wonderly Is contend
ing is worth about 1 15,000. Wonderly
haa hMn living on tbe land and
making some Improvements annually
since he first squatted on it la two.
Sunday Oregonlan.
"Brew" I" Towa" Friday Night.
Eckhart's Ideals will open a two
nights' engagement in Dallas at the
Woodman Hall, Friday night, Dec
ember 4, with tbe bright comedy
"Browns In Town," which deals with
tbe tribulatiooiof one, Dick Preston
and bis wife.' In their effoits to keep
their marriage from reaching the
ears of Dick's father, who threatened
to disinherit hint if be married before
a certain time. Finally the young
Bit aamd tbe name of Brown,
which leads to many complications
and their unraveling provokes much
merriment. Ticket for this show are
bow on til at Stafrin's drag store.
Admission will be SO cots for adults
and IS cents for children. So extra
charg for reserved seats. "
i Thursday and FliJay free admission
the KJertric raiaoe for child res
in the Oregonian of Sunday's issue
is contained the following report of
the murder of Attorney Ralph B.
Fisher, a former Polk county boy and
well-known to many of its people,
especially those living in Dallas and
Monmouth, at both of which places
Mr. Fisher, atdifferent times, formerly
made bis home.
"Attorney Ralph B. Fisher, prosecu
tor for the Grievance Committee of the
Oregon State Bar Association, was
shot and killed almost instantly at 1 :30
o'clock Saturday afternoon by Attor
ney J. A. Finch, who had recently been
disbarred as the result of charges of
drunkeness that were prosecuted by
Mr. Fisher.
"The tragedy occurred in Mr. Fish
er's private office, 322 Mohawk build
ing, Third and Morrison streets. Miss
Verna Burkhart, Mr. Fisher's steno
grapher, 428 East Thirty-fourth street,
was the only witness, and she lied
screaming from the room. The assas
sin emerged deliberately from the
room where lay his victim, walked
down the corridor and was about to
take the elavator when siezed by Dr.
H. F. Leonard, who detained mm.
"Fisher, at the time of his death,
was seated at the desk in his private
office, awaiting the arrival of his wife
and baby. Only a few moments before
the entrance of the assassin, Mrs.
Fisher had called him by telephone
telling him that she would be down
presently and would bring the baby.
The attorney was smiling in anticipa
tion of the visit and the smile was
on his features as he glanced up Into
the hideously distorted face of an
intruder at whose hands he met instant
death."
The victim of that pitiful tragedy
was a son of Hon. 0. G. Fisher, who
was at one time Representative from
Polk county in the State Legislature.
He was born on his father s farm a
few miles north of Dallas. Later he
moved with his parents to Monmouth,
where he attended the State Normal
Sohool before taking the law course
n the wtate University at Eugene.
He afterward practiced law In Idaho,
then in Salem, and finally moved to
Portland, where he was living at the
time of his death..
Big Reduction
5 ALE
On all Ladies' and Children's Coats.
All this season's styles.
Special Sale on -Clothing
Men's, Boy's and Youth's Suits will
be sold at a big cut in price. If
you need clothing it will pay you to
see what we are offering. .
Special lot Ladie's 26-in. Umbrellas
90 Cents
Campbell Hollister
CASH STORE
SCHOOL OFFICERS TO MEET
Large Delegations Are Expected
Attend Convention in Dallas,
Saturday.
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The School Officers Convention to
be held in Dallas, Saturduy, Decem
ber 6, will be devoted to a discussion
of methods for the bottermout of
school conditions and an effort Is
beino made to secure tbe attendance
of all of the school officers from every
district In Polk county. State Super
intendent J. H. Ackerman and several
other prominent men In Oregon's
educational circles will be present and
will take an active part in the work.
The following Hat of subjects will Pe
brought up for discussion before tbe
convention :
Compulsory Education Law, Union
High School, Methods Apportioning
School Funds, Increasing the State
School Fund, The Unit of Administra
tion, Supervision, The County Treas
urer should be made ex-ofriolo School
District Treasurer, Publication of
School Laws, Creation of a County
High School Fund, District Board
Meetings, Elementary Agriculture In
the Schools, Meetings for Voting
Special Taxes, Condition of School
Building Light, Ventilation, Heat
ing, etc.. Report of Superintendent to
School Board after Visiting School,
Compensation for every School Officer
who Attend Convention.
SAY! HOW ABOUT
THAT PICTURE
Wouldn't it look better in a brand
new frame? Well, there is just one
place in Dallas where you can have
it attended to in first-class style, re
novated, reframed or remounted.
That place is
HALL $ HAYES
FURNITURE STORE
Prepare For Poultry Show.
Tbe Polk County Poultry Raisers
Association baa Issued Its catalogue
and announcement for its second
annual poultry show to be held in
Dallas, Wednesday. Thursday and
Friday. December 16, 17 and IN. A
larger list of prizes Is offered than
ever before and It Is believed that
eihibltors of floe poultry from all
parts of Oregon will be attracted to
tbe show this year and that the list of
entries will far exceed that of last
year. Elmer Dixon, of Oregon City,
an eirieoced poultry man, has again
been secured to act as Judge of tbe
exhibits. The officer of the associ
ation are: C. L. Shaw, president;
C. 8. Grave, vice-president; J. E.
Beezler, secretary and treasurer;
a L. Shaw. B. I. Ferguson. C. I .
Cornwall, X. M. Grant and J. E.
R'ezley, executive committee.
Electricity for Lighting
Is only expensive to people who are
wasteful and careless. To you, who
are naturally careful, it does not
come high.
It Is economical because It can be quickly turned off wnen not needed.
With gas or kerosene there Is the temptation to let light burn when
not needed to save bother of lighting and adjusting. In some homes
the electric light bills amount to only one or two dollars per montn.
You can probably got some kind of artificial light for less money
than electric light, but does it save you anything when It limits op
portunities for work and recreation ruin your eyesight smokes
your walls mars decorations and increases household work.- lou
could probably save a dollar tomorrow by going without your meals
but it wouldn't be economy. It is not ao much what you save, but
bow you save that counts.
WILLAMETTE VALLEY CO. BATES-Itosldenca on meters, per
Kilowatt 15c; Residence, flat per month, lflcp 60a llATMJ 1UU
BUSINESS HOUSES 25c pr drop and 60 per Kilowatt up to 10 drops ;
over 10 drops aw per drop and 60 per Kilowatt up to 40 drops; over 40
drops 17Jc per drop and 6c per Kilowatt. A drop figures 16cp or less.
For power rates apply at the office. We are always ready to explain
the "Ins and outs of the lighting proposition to you. call on us or
phone to us, we are never to busy to talk business.
Willamette Valley Company
E.W. K EARNS, Manager for Dallas.
Office on Mill street. Just north of the Court House, rhone Bell 421.
Mutual ml. 1
A. E. Trask. of Falls City, visited
relative here over Sunday. He is on
crutch, tbe result of an accident In
which be sustained a fracture of the
right ankle. Ha was driving team
down a mountainside when tbe borse
raa oil. and after arolnff a distance be
turned them Into tb brush aod was
throws out Wotidburo Iodpendnt
Mis Lena Fpaogle, bo Is teaching
near Dallas, cam down Thursday
morning to visitth rest of tbe w-k
The Jacobson Transfer Co.
All kind3 of hauling promptly done. Spec
ially equipped for the careful moving of fur
niture and pianos.
Phone orders to Belt
Bell. 301
& Cherrington's Drugstore
Mutual, 253
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