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About Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927 | View Entire Issue (June 16, 1911)
IMANY PLACES f ,flltflt''wll'ilB r . - WdonceJ-Prospect. , .-ul or ' ce meet were neve .7h.vre this year. In- firt" . hnve horses con Vfi"nce ,1 of the Northwest. horses coming A .1 orta i ' ... 5111 a r ; vears ago was oniy nffalr, has Utile ne'B' w haVe entrleH from wnnclnirg, Albany, 1 it a 1V Meaioru, ,ui -iland. -'" U .- KugenB' , . , MMlnnvllle 3'l".Zn,;. Canby..Port- TC.L and Prlneville also the line wilt swytn L'orvtn"-, ., ond Prlncvill U, " . . ' ' sivprett and Walla Mh you will we have nice S . . ,. turf events. i,,peC"!,. have, beyond .doubt, F" "I the draft horse it xhllit We r bcl ,.,, of such progress us I I hr"el Klvl"ff l"'ernl Prh!e8 fr thr hlKh.y-va.ued draft Prtfl' ' wiion. with their 'in' t(perchoron Horse Com ?lk?Ief..rnd giving. liberal c.omPl: i,, of the imported Ifi Lawrence & McMillan fo contributing liberal . cash I f ... t of their Imported as well as entering f of the optn classes. ?" ."'....hUn is in the show, nntdotie. with' the Polk f Vbred stallion, King Oscar, a d Clyde- Judging from the I C A is sending In his especially f , '.a Mmnosed of one part nd beans and two parts ground C ',to all of his patrons who are 4,i their colts -ready for, the J(u might guess he Has a Jl'AIrlie Percheron Horse Com Ihai entered the contest with the Led stallion Gallant, a horse I romlses to be one of the great Islres the county has ever had. The Lmouth Clyde Horse Company Is i in with the symmetrically-form-f imported stallion Uniformity, one ,M grandest looking Clydes the Iter has ever seen. - . . fou will see by. the names of the Lr of these Btallons, and the Ll prizes being offered by them, I We are assured of a grand draft Is,; representation. We also have f standard bred and thorough bred ion stirring to make our show a 4d success. '. , - EUGENE RAILROATirARTED rplo Unite In Olcbratlmr wi. I-lne. to Sltmlaw. EUGENE, June 12 Ti'..n.. n,. people gathered at. the end of Fifth street this afternoon to celebrate the beginning ot construction work on the Kugene-Sluslaw railroad The stores of the city were closed from 2 t(i i o'clock, and the business nart of town was practically empty durlng tn biles were pHcked alon way, u tinea with un enthuslnBti and cheering crowd. Construction of a railroad from Ku.nu t.m nas ueen me Uream of for 30 years At 2 autumn. ng the right ot Lane County o'clock this nfi cession of citizens, headed by tho may! . in, vuuiicii, rormej ana vyinamette streets and to the scene of operation at 8 th inarched in cit I.. wrsecuon or f irth and Blair streets. The procession was headed by a bumi and was one of the largest that has formed In TCnimnn i.w.An,i,. . . Automo biles were In line, followed by carriag es and buggles,and scores on foot All tho speakers dwelt on the lm portance to Kugene of securing rail road connection with the coast nnr. ticularly In view of the nearness of tne completion of the Panama Canal The line is flimnoed by the Lane County Asset Company,, which local corporation, organized In Octo ber,, 1809. Permanent survey has been completed to a point 30 miles west of Eugene, and several available preliminaries have been completed from this point to the coast. The company owns 1800 feet of water front at Glenada, on the Siuslaw river, ' rnna Tint, la tu, ..Itl tion, and the Asset Company owns surveys 10 mat point. Contracts have been let as far as Elmira, 14 miles west or juugene, MARRIED WEDNESDAY NOON Mr. DellHTt P. Piaster and MIhs Jen- nlo F. PlcsHlnger United. 1 presbyUvian Church. Irvlces, Sunday June 18. .". lunday School, 10 a. m. Jorning Service, 11 a. m.;toplc of on, "The Verifying Faculty." 'hrlstlan Endeavor meeting, . 7 p. I ivenlne Service, 8 p. m.; topic of ion, "Symbolism of Bible Wells.' jidweek prayer meeting,, frhufs 'clock. foil are cordially invited to wor- I with us. I EDGAR W. MILES, I Pastor J Homo Baklnff. fh, ladles of the Methodist Church I sell home baking, consisting of ad. Dies, cakes, cookies, etc. "the S that mother used to make" in window of Mrs. Lee Smith's Mil try Parlors, tomorrow, . Saturday, fe 17! Call in and take your din f home with you. I; ',' Wool Wanted. I am In the market for wool, and 3 Bay the highest market price I me before disposing of your clip (Swhere. H. L. FENTON. ?s ovens with glass doors are on play at Craven Brothers.' PIONEER PICNIC PROGRAM I'M of Events To Be Glv Juno 21. en Saturday, The following program has been !ll , " C"y SatUrday' Ju 2" 'I WH1 ho k , . i lo in . uwi iu iu.30 a. m. The Drocessloti 1 1 1 . to . 'uim at ju:30 "mm 8t,eet and will march to th ' 'iy pai-K, where the exercises will be Music by band. .,. Invocation by Rev. C Song. Opening address P. Gates. , J III CBlUflll Ol - "ay, j. n. Hawley, of M ivjuHic by band pillow tight and PERSONAL MENTION re-lh is Mr. Dolbert F. Plaster and Jennie F. Plessinger were married at the home of the bride's parents, three miles southeast ot .Dallas, Wednesday, June 14, at high noon, by the Rever end C. P. Gates, pastor of the United Evangelical Church. Miss Onblfl. Plaster anted ns brides maid and Mr. C. B. Plessinger as best mnn florin? the cerftmonv. Onlv the Immediate relatives and near friends of the family were present. The young couple will reside for a time at the Plaster farm, on the Oakdale road. onmouth. Address by President J. H A,.v.,r. man, of Monmouth. , Music. ' Dinner. Hot coffee' will be furnish ed free at the park. During the afternoon the following wi ne carried out on the couege campus: 1:30-2:30 Race tug-of-war. 2:30 Baseball game, "Old Alerts" vs. "Pioneers." 3:30 Daseball, Tndians vs. Dallas Greys. ' 6:30-7:30 Militia drill on Main street. 7:00 Hose races on Main street. 7:30 to 9:00 Free open-air band concert on court house plasia. Suitable prizes will be awarded for the oldest and 'or the earliest pio neers, and also tor the oldest pioneer couple present. At a meeting last week the commit tees necessary to carry out the pre paratory work for the picnic were named, as shown below: Finance and general arrangements H. L. Fenton, W. A. Ayres, W. L. Soehren.. Music and program U S. Grant, H.H. Dunkelherger, C. S. Graves, Mrs. Ella J. Metzger, M. D. Ellis, Willis Simonton. Decorations H. L. Fenton, Mrs. G. L. Hawkins,. W. V. Fuller, Mrs. Ella J. Metzger. Coffee Tracy Staats, Miss. Stiles. Sports N. L. Guy, Carl W. J. White. Miss Paulino VanOrsdel ' has turned from a year's work at University of Oregon. ; V; MPH H C T f T, 1 1 ... . . . . . u.t 1 1 1 1 , ui iciijuain, ' visiting at the home of her mother .tits, earan Richmond. Carl Fenton, a student of the Uni versity of Oregon, arrived " home Tuesday for the summer vacation. J. E. Allen, a prosperous farmer of Oak Grove, was In Dallas, Wednes day. He says the preparations for the picnic and farmers' institute are completed and a record-breaking crowd is expected at the Grove to morrow. ' i . A. II. S;holes n nrnmlitnnt minine man of Southern Missouri, is visiting relatives and friends in Dallas Mr. Seholes is a loyal admirer of Oregon and never loses an oorortunlty to spend a summer vacation in the Wll lamctte valley, where he has many friends and acquaintances. RAIL FRANCHISE IS SOUGHT Portland & West VoatnL Road Seeks Kiglit Through KlicrUlnu. Furmcra to Organize GRESHAM, Or., June 13. The farmers of all Eastern Multnomah are planning tho organization of a Produce Association and have called a meeting at the Commercial Club Hall to perfect their plans and elect permanent officers. It is for all pro ducers of farm products and its pur nose Is to eliminate the commission houses and middlemen. Steps prob ably will be taken to establish a ware house with competent salesmen an charge, with the idea of securing the best uniform prices for all pro ducts at all seasons of the year SHERIDAN. .Tune . 12. At the council meeting the city of Sheridan was petitioned for a - right of way through tha nrinclDal street of the town by the Portland & West Coast Railway. The right-of-way agent for the Portland & West Coast people was nreKent and he asked for a fran' chlse for his company for the build-lne-. mninfaininer and ODeratinsf of a railway line through the city limits of Sheridan. Tha franchise asked tor pertains to Yamhill street and runs Its full lencth. While nothing- was defi nitely stated as to when the work was to commence, a nerlod of four years was asked for, in which to begin the work. ' : . ThA mnttpr of the franchise was re ferred to the street committee, which will report at next week s council meeting. - - Mrs F. A. Fenton, ELECT COLLEGE PRESIDENT Acting President Winter Placed Head of Dallas Institution. at PROMINENT HOP MAN DIES John Burton Passes at Independence After Short Illness. "Bepot Store" Opened. J. C. Rickli will open the new "Depot Store" on the corner of Church and Clay today, and will be ready to attend to all customers promptly and carefully. He will carry a line of groceries, tobaccos, furniture, tents, etc., and will also provide lunches and cooling drinks. "Quick Meal" gasoline stoves are fuel savers and safe to operate. Craven Brothers, agents. At the annual meeting of the board of trustees of Dallas College, held .Tuesday night, the board recog nized the worth of Acting President A. A. Winter by electing him to the position of president of the college, to take the place of Dr. C. A. Mock, resigned. Miss Abrams, of Salem, a graduate of the School of Oratory of Willam ette University, was elected professor of oratory and elocution for the en suing year. The following honorary degrees were awarded: Lillian Ladora McVicker, Master of Arts, In course. The Reverend M. J. Ballantyne, Master of Science. The Reverend M. C. Morlock, Doc tor of Divinity. Bishop W. H. Foukc, Doctor Divinity. Word was received in Dallas yes terday afternoon of the death of John Rnrrnn. which occurred at his home in Indenendenee after a brief Illness. ' Mr. Burton was one of Polk Coun tv's substantial citizens and a pio neer hop raiser of the Independence district. He waa a memDer oi me Elks' lodge, under the auspices of tuhixh Mo funeral will be held at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon. The Dal ios vu,a win Btmn.l the services fn a body. COLLEGE DIPLOMAS GRANTED lint of Graduates In Vailmw Pepart- nu-nts For Year of 1911. At the graduation exercises held in tho TTnitoil TSvamrelical church, Wed nesday morning, Juno 14, at iw a. in. the plygram was as follows: Voluntary, William caiaweii. . Invocation. Dr. C. C. Poling. Pinnn "William Tell" overture trttn -rcaiiiA norlaon. Ada li inveaim, ... Impnpllpr. 'i.iterntuire and Progress, uiaajs A. Wilson. ; Amr.rlc.i-s Young Men," Clarence W. .Reynolds. , Hi.lentlon. mixed quartet. , . neHu-I.in and Education," Helen P fiiirnev. Tho liuritnu-p f the Aites.' Lew a FtnllRntvne. vnni solo. "The Elacksmun, (J. W. Cherry). Prof. H. H. Dunkel 'The Power of Influence, ah reu 'Ghosts of Books," Q. Willis Mont eomerv. I uinnn "I.laht Cavalry" overture Ar 9iml IlPSSie LHMlBOn, AUil T nnunulilllir T.Pi ia Frink. Dena Butz. tv. rhniii.niri ot principle.-- Elmer' Barnhart. "Service," Claud L. Shaw. 9i.Im.IImi "mixed Quartet. Address to class, Prof. D. M. Metz ger, Dean of the Faculty. . Presentation of diplomas, rresinmii A A Wlntr. uroith nf Our Fathers." college Onnrtftt. TTrewlth is eiven the list oi mem w nf the 1911 graduating class. The class flower is the wild rose; the .ninn nid rose and green; mot to, "Service." Classical. Claud L. Shaw. G. W. Montgomery. Alfred J. Vick. H. Elmer Barnhart. ' Scientific. Lew S. Ballantyne. Elementary. Clarence W. Reynolds. Helen F. Gurney. Carrie E. Evans. Frank A. Johnson. Almeda J. Fuller. Lloyd L. Rice. Beth Miriam Deal. Aeademle. Gladys A. Wilson. Bessie Waan Dodson. , Leone S. Williams. Hazel Knight. , i Musical. ' Ada Hodson Longnecker. Dana. L. Butz. TV . tBrnM . Hop Dealer Sued. SALEM. June 13. George Fend- rifh hns instituted suit in Circuit Court here against Charles Livesley, a local hop dealer, asking for $8167 rtRmaees for alleged injuries sustain ed when Livesley's automobile hit a carriage which Fendrich was driving. The accident occurred March 19, last year. of United Evangelical Cluuvli. Services Sunday, June 18: Sunday school at 10:00 a. m. Morning worship at 11:00 a. m. Junior K. L. C. E., 7:00 p. m. Evening Bermon at 8 p. m. Midweek prayer service at 8 p. ThnrHdflV. We most cordially Invite the public wnrshln wtlh us The stranger within the city Is es-pecially welcome. C. P. GATES, Pastor. Saturday Specials i ". .Committed to Asylum. On complaint of E. R. . -Cribble Thomas Lyons, of Dallas, has been oiien before the County Court for unminitlmi as to his sanity. After the usual medical inspection by Dr. B. H. McCallon he was adjudged in sane, and was oroerea cummmm v the asylum. Wool Wanted. I am in the market for wool, and will pay the. highesf market price. See me before disposing of your clip elsewhere. H. L. FENTON. JUNIOR ORATORICAL CONTEST t, iir.,l,iirt First. Miss Inez Ridgeway Second, Is Decision mi,, nnr., mi tun) or oratorical con- .t wo. held In the United Evangeli- 0i r-hiimh Monday evening. The Judges selected for the occasion were nmi C. P. Gates, and the I'll. . . M T 1 F. HoDkins. of Dai- i... .mi th Reverend G. L. Lowell i 'oim Their decision placed Les ter Barnhart first and Miss Inez r,,i Th nroKram of Kiven herewith: onpr "Amfsrica." by the audience. .in v,a pverend S. S. I II V ui. ti ii i'n, " ,J ui.mmnv nf Portland. - Oration. "We Puss This Way But na Aria Farmer. ai tho Reverend IS, w. aanes. Oration. "Paddle Your Own Canoe,' nration. "Befitting Patriotism," Inez Ridgeway. r..t -Mi Rcntt. Miss Poling. Oration, "An Optimist's America,' Lester Barnhart. ni.nn ailn Dena Butz. -r , i tv. T?t.vprpni1 E. W. 1 vocai b"ii - Miles. - ONE DAY ONLY 36-inch Foulard SUk, per yard i ' Regular Value up to 75c I 27-inch Tissue Silk, per yard ! Regular 50c quality 27-inch French Organdy, per yd Our regular 50c grade 43c 33c 35c Teachers Examinations. Ktnttn la hereby given that the County School Superintendent of Polk cni.ntv Will hold the regular examin ation for applicants for State papers at Dallas, commencing weanesuay. June 21, at 9:00 o'clock a. m., ana continuing until Saturday, June !. at B:00 p. m., as follows: For state certificates (one-year, nve- year, life.) " Wednesday a. m. Arltnmetic, (.ivu Government, English Literature. Wednesday p. m. ueograpny, Grammar, Physics. Thursday, a. m. Orthograpny, ine Practice. Bookkeeping. Thursday p. m. Writing, Physiol- Friday a. m.V. 8. History, Phya- ical Geography, Botany. Friday p. m. School Law, Psychol- Saturday a. m. Reading, Algebra, n.Ml t I ltnrv Saturday p. m. Composition, Amer ican Literature. History of Education. Cn mi at a nrimary certificates: Wednesday a. m. Methods In Read ing, Methods In Arithmetic. Wednesday p. m. Methods In Lan Methods In Geography. i Thursday a- m. Orthography, .t-i mnA Practice. I Thursday p. m. Writing and Phys- i us-i.y a. m . Th. SubJecU for Thesis: Lesson by Stone, language I Work in Primary Grades. Number ' Work in Primary Gradca, Busy Work !. -, Poaslbllitles of in rn in ! j - :v.in study In Primary ! Child Study. Applicant choosea one ' subject i Friday p. m. P-chology. Note Question on Theory and Prac tice Writing. Arithmetic rnyioioy. and' Psychology will t the aame for Primary Certificates aa for other Cer tificate. It, C. EETMOUR, 6hof4 Supt. Polk Cp, Oregon. -- State Deiiosltorlee, - ,-, t..-. i Ktnte Treasurer OAi.r. .i , tfu.ra - Thomas B. Kay has named the banks to care tor the state's money for the i r rennnolnting the same banks now on the list and a few addl- Th Polk County nan, oi tv. .o named amonK inn Aiuniiiuui.il, tt .. . - - j nml th Dallas Na- ncw ucywoiw. - - -', tlonal Bank was renamed one of those to act in that capacity. tKEiday June 1 THE BEE HIVE STORE A Reliable Place to Trade o ? r """" lS o .1 3rd Count of Piano Vote: No. 2 " 3 4 " 8 " 52 53 " 54 6325 No. 55 14,485 " 61 15,365 " 66 7375 " 67 7385 " 79 7350 " 137 4950 151 6195 Thousands of votes are out, and have not been turned in for any contestant. AH Pink votes should be in the store and counted for someone by nfext Wednesday. Come to our store, see and try this splendid instru ment. We will tell you all about our plan of giving this ano awav. This is a present worth haying. v"w Jr This Piano is of the celebrated Upton make. It car ries the manufacturers' Ten Year Guarantee. We Cordially Invite Your Inspection UGLOW CLOTHING HOUSE Men's Fine Clothing, Gentlemens' Furnishings, Etc., Florsheim Shoes DALLAS, - - LOOK HERE! r t The OW tiprcss i Transf cr Co. 4n n kind' of hsullnf t rr onabl. rU 8 nd bth pbose. at Webster Coftlo rrj Stor Proposal For Bids. ci.ii hirt will be received at the offlc of the Auditor and Police Judge of the City of Dallas, Oregon, unui s o'clock on Monday, the lth day of June, mi, for auD-graaing ..u macadamizing five (5) -Dice, anu street Intersection In ald City. Bald work must be done In accprdanc. with the plan, and specification, ouuineu In Ordinance No. 160 of ald city. t.irt must be accompanied oy certified check, payable to th. City of Dallas, for ten (10) per cent, oi m amount of the bid, to be forfeited to said city In case the maaer u w give a bond and exfceute a contract tor the faithful performance of .aid work. The envelope containing the bid muBt be directed to the undersigned Auditor and Pollc. Judge, and marked "Bid on Street Improvement." A bond in amount equal to the con tract pric will be required for the faithful performance of the contract. The City reserve the right to reject any and all bid. rw,n. Iiv order of the City Council Jf" " I f the City of Dallas, Oregon, made on the 6tn aay oi um, .. , (Seal.) CHA8. GREQORT, Anditor and Police Judge of Dalian, Oregon. ' Grand IUr Knight at TyUilmM, Antorla, irc, Juno Jt, 4. II. j For the above occasion th. South-' rn Parific and CorValll and Eastern will 11 low round-trip ticket from all points. Including brt.n'-nss t p-lal low round-trip farrs. Ticket will lw 4d June lth and lth, good for re- urn until June J4th. The plendid irurslon steamer "T. J. Pottr has ben chsrt.-rKl for thl occawion, and ; will eV. Ah' street dock. Portland. Jfor Astoria t ll: p. rn., Jan lth. ' tvurnlnr from Artori at midnight un 211. tx-lfSrat r. urgently - . . mmWa ,..m i 1 1 1 iii far ' throi!h local sent, or C. W. FtingM-. lty tlcfcrt agent. Third and v ahinr ta ir-t. Tortland. For dtail'd far from ny station, rail on nr in,ih.n Tcinc or Comllii and Fr agnt. 1I-It Are Yob To See The ARTHUR STARR Prows & e'Mry, Attornej-a. Notary Lrl Mr for nl. at thi offlc. 0-r Harter. lawyer. Room, i and Vglow vulic.ng. Th FrtnT S Fir. P.lSf Aiwocl. tio. of BoMlT'. Orf; J. D. Winn, OInXCON lint. Emu V . Ort. Dallas Lumber 6c Loggini Company at Dallas About Your Material Not Always the Cheapest but - Always The Best Lumber Shingles Hoofing : i DALLAS, 1 0. O. F. Building