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About Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 13, 1912)
(OJ fTTTtlT ""'It! j) MifTHIIfff LA N-, :SV'. -;! vi-?" 'NiiiSJ, NO. IOO DALLAS, OREGON, TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 13. 1912 , YUJ" . . in Tflf I H IS TO 0 FOR ! IIS MEET DALLAS MILITLA wnx BASKET BALL TEAM AT ARMORY HERE NEXT SATURDAY NIGHT. COMING AFTER A VICTORY i Sear Champions of East Side Have longing to Snatch Victory From local Fast Five Extra Attract ions In the Way of Orchestra Mil sic and Preliminary Bouts. 1 With a determination to take the ! measure of the Company G basket . ball team of this city, greatly utrairthened. and In proper shape J for the hardest game of its career, f the fast Sllverton team of SUverton, Oteson, will Journey to Dallas next Saturday evening1 and do battle with the strong local team upon the Ar- t nwrr court. The Sllverton team Is I one of the strongest in this state, and I thus far this season, it has met with J tat one loss when Dallas defeated i them 22 to 17. In that game, the acore stood 10 to 2 In favor of Dal- luat the end of the first half. Dur ! isf the second half, Sllverton came back strong, and made 15 points while Dallas was making 12. RrHiilt Uncertain. Sllverton fully expects to win, and the local team Is not at all certain at to the result. However, a feeling ; that thev should elve Sllverton a ; trod beating In this next game has ; become Imbedded In the heart of I ch of the Dallas boys, and they are I tstar out to win. and forever Bilence 1 wj claims Sllverton might otherwise ! awe to being: near champions, If . champions. Tw men on the Sllverton team l the state in their respective Ntions. Sllverton does not Dlay or- UJtation ball, and has a right to !! anyone in Its line-up that cares J All members of the Dallas team . are soldier boys, duly and regularly emitted, and each and every one of I ttem is subject to military duty. No outside of the military company m Play. With the state to pick ( and desiring most of anything b in from Dallas, Sllverton wtll "we here stronger than ever from j standpoint of players. f Extra Attractions. Tn fame Saturday night will not tailed until 9 p. m., for the ben- ' of the business men. However, ttiS will not lag from 8 o'clock otll the start of the bis: tame, for Twnes Dallas orchestra will fUr BJtO BlnaiA A 1 1 i - .tntf - anu lUCI tS IB K ui"B lability of a preliminary game be- I - r-. - urinrcu Italian vvis I ad the local Hi.h ,.Hmi lor this big game will be on sale at Fuller s Pharmacy "wnesday. The usual price, of "mission prevail. PROSPECTS FaVfiRAR! F fOR NEW CEMENT PLANT Committee to Report at Ad- "" Meeting of Commercial ab Tomorrow Night. . 0 turned m&etinir of the Dal- T.W ni.v. ... . . sri pdrpose 'f the report of tW tpp.nted to confer with "presentatives of the Oregon C"tr'r'any regarding the proo fs of the latter to establish tL, .v e"meot manufacturing plant " Cit?- Chairman George f-r of the committee is in ' trw'.v .-.4 . " tt club it is understood that lrti i te -JT ' "Mmething ef interest r ML fcT Ttrt f th report to be tI . t!5 Project. The details S fv J mt 00 e market here are The "Popular Connaughts' On Their Visit to New York . .' , ; ' ' f ' I ? 1 i f r f ' -1 t m 1 ! I l 5 (5, -; ff mWIM$MM XOJ Photos copyright by American Press URING their brief sightseeing D their recent visit to the city as r..i.. ...a n.,Ah..a nf P.fHnin. rlewed the metropolitan district from the tower of the Metropolitan Life building, the tallest structure In the city. One of our pho tographs show, three members of the group standing on the "balcony of that lofty eminence. At the left is th. princess, at the right ber mother ' ,L ii ti..ii.iivi.t Hid to the sroTernor general and fui mtaT in New Yorlt tne aucai Ing their stay in Pew lont v of the crowds, and they suDmiueu goou of curiosity which attended tnem wnerever iue Dallas Guardsmen May Be Ordered to CAPTAIN WALTER L. TOOZE, JR.. HAS COMPANY O IN READI NESS TO MOVE OX SHORT NOTICE. Militia of Oregon to be Mobilised at n.kan.as If Nrr ""ow . L.su-uHion, of War Dr-n Rwniitlng! ProvMon Made For More Men For ServU-e. 1. the I'nited States to intervene . .v.. Miran situaiio", -- 111 1 - Is the Oregon . : -r. n 1 i .I1MTI1 W ' aiiod on for Bervice. are " tions that are agiiau,, the minasi or tne mem. - ... . . l.nr. nT I I M 1 I'll 1 1 ' . mbers of tompan, r tv. Kecem - . .. . ...!. . .. .... mir rias 1 iderable color to tne oei..i,w. 1,.-. nsViri!(l ils questions .ntfnrt affirmative, htm Wn ..H hv the orders wnun nt out to every company of . . A r sr I nt III a" ' . 1 . t-a in In the state, - readiness to move on sno- . . while no communnan". J, ha, been received, it is saw, ' sSiI-th; .v- tiican birder ana mr ation on the M-xtcan possible mohlliaation merly the final word of execut lacking. . ,.ne tel.s-.rn of ten word, or A Single 1 le 5J sx.ffl.-e less to and mobHisation camp at c 1. .... 1 miles soath of Portisno. tlon. mile. ""-- raTr .Uti eventofire- K awe prwif"-- Association, lll tour of New York on the occasion of me guesis m rnnnmit'ht and their daughter. Pi1n- psnj wcw cui. -j v Mexican tront s. HIGHWAY SCHOOL MONDAY Suervttii to Study Senoe of 4, iioaumaKiiig. . rrv, fundamentals of sclentif-. Ic roadmaklng are to be taught 41 by an expert to the supervisors m. tii, .nntv at a course of T III m " . . . . amnnxtrations to let lui t s viiu in thia cltv next Mon- X I " 1 1 1 1 1 1 T I i V f ... . j n onnttnue two days - . 1 - rr.s Krnest F. .. n X a - exoert In the engineering department of the colleae at Cor- piais ...in. -m i nrewnt to give In- t .hnri and trac- struciion hi v... . 1 tice for the benefit of the men tn have charge of the 1 . . of tne T nun t - . f, rut-Mma? ....i-. for the coming year. IT K " ' u.. will be lliustraf-a IT . ., vlw. taken from , .off1)hfc ry nrrwyw . - - . . ,he nlan of ... Judee Ed F. Toad en- , ,,,, commisxion- ! - . . .... annrviHii w i, . . l ers. ana nn, . " . ail .-t,st W m. . . tn attena. in ' ' .. A - . a, J in th Hllllit-V.!. . ,. j. INDEPENDENCE IS AWAKENING Hotel, Bank ami Many Home. to lie l"llt- InJ. pendenoe. Or.. Feb II -After having remained dormant for I" - . m.r Independence U exp- nenHng a wonderful awakening. Be- hotel and bank bu.m in now under constrtictioo, rest , -m be erected in the city dur- u .. mmer. The City ng tne romiui - . . rouncll also eocuwnpiai --"- " Vreeal -or. Mch. f rfunnr me .,.!.- ia iursri'i ' Valuable Clay Deposit Found Near City May Bring Many New Industries to Dallas MATERIAL FOUND IN FOOTHILLS WEST OF DALLAS PRODUCES FINE QUALITY OF PRESS ED FACE BRICK. SAMPLES PRONOUNCED GOOD From the number of enterprises that are being rapidly developed in Dallas and Its Immediate vicinity It is Boon to become the industrial cen ter of the entire West Side. Scarcely has the news spread that an im mense $750,000 cement plant was to be established here giving employ ment to hundreds of men and adding large payroll to the olty, than ... V a comes the lurtner iniormaiivu lying in the foot hills to the west ward of the city a distance 01 oniy three miles is a body of the finest potter's clay' that can be found In the entire state of Oregon. In ad- h ta learned, a substratum of a peculiar kind of clayey substance Is reputed to have quauueo make It even more vaiuaDie man ei ther the clay or the cement rock de that Ur a mile or so west. which are now owned by the Port land Cement company or uswego. t hovo examined both OI ine minerals and their opinion is that either Is of incalculable value. Another find that is expected to add much to the wealth of the city and county and to lend encouragement to the eastern capital now seeking investment here in the cement busi- 1. that nf a large body 01 worn. 1ICDB i,...-- - is supposed to be first quality lime stone rock, one or me muu.. fAnnlred in the manufact- ure of cement, and which has here tofore supposed to have been iacK.s in this locality. Kamnlcg Good. The presence of the clay has been known for sometime. b.ii - have been carefully tested by exper.- k.ii, makers and tney nave pronounced It capable of making th finest sort of pressea or - JM n,nj,,roa a. very fine graln- il reaui.ji v ..,, ed brick of almost pure wn:. ii., ohamred to many cunere.i. shade, by the addition of darker colored clays. A numoer 01 r . maae irum . have been pronounced unenu.. - Manager Partridge, of tne 1- Til. rnmnanv. has had long experience in the business and he Is convinced that the oeposiv . .-v.. ial In question is very valuable. . m-aa nrst oucuvoiti the garden of the old Garwood place In Oakdale. on the Falls City road. It lies within two feet or tne un. .w . ivr of beaverdam soil that Is famous for Its productivity. The clay I. of a very fine ur. .nu I. of a bluish slat In color which turns to white on being ournt. soft and as fine ss putty-In fact I. apparently gressy to th. touch. The property ..now owned i by Mr and Mrs. O. E. uenni. um1 for garden purposes ior 20 years. Worth Devem.-. A rfpreentauve oi " r.mpnt company. inr -v,.. rem which proposes to establish a $750,000 cement plant nere. smind the clay and it is nnaersu. consider. It worth deve.opme.- smlnation of the peculiar format. on Iylng below th. clay ha. revealed t him. It U ld. a 'stance that considered even of much greater Im portance than the cement Further investigation is w ' ma ., soon a. possible, and It is con - dently exacted that tne warrant kiii h"'" - ..11 tnvsiinriit, the ...t aiifflrient to promovc v forty to the fullest In order to mane oemeui - - rock found here ,''"7' sdd a certain percentage o stone. The Oregon x-j - company h.s n searcn - l.mestone dept, the one requisite to make Its owning complete here. w,4 U is now understood mi found the derd miners! iu per at-s of the LaCreo in - -rton that Is popular with the d-r hunters of this city. Kugena Guard: Th. real eU actively In Lane cousty at the present t:m f 'T forerunaer of what to om -It th. ader.t of spring. EXTRA MOTOR CAR SERVICE , . Airiiw and Salem to be Connect- ed. From a reliable source, it is learned that within a short time the railroad service of this coun- ty is to be improved by the ad- dition of a gasoline motor car to run between Alrlie and Sa- lem by the way of Independ- ence. The deal lis now on be- tween the Southern Pacific and the Independence & Monmouth railway. The plan is to make two round trips a day from Airlle to the Capital City, using the Southern Pacific tracks from Airlle to Monmouth, the Inde- nendence & Monmouth to Inde- r pendence, the Corvallls branch of the Southern Pacific to tne v prosslnsr of that road with the Salem, Falls City & Westeorn and thence into Salem over the latter FRIDAY NIGHT RED LETTER PE RIOD FOR LOCAL LODGE. With visiting members present from Salem, Independence and Falls City to the number of about 100, in addition to the members of the local lodge, Marmlon lodge Knights of Pythias, of Dallas, was the recipient last Friday night of the greatest boost in Its hlBtory. The spacious lodge room at Woodman hall was it. ranaHtv until a late hour, and the following banquet, spread In the banquet room on the first floor, was an occasion long to be remembered. Grand Chancellor nri. o nr nd Keener of W l lllLluaii, " ' Records and Seal Stlnson, of Salem, came over with the Salem brethren and were interested spectators of the work. One candidate was conducted through the rank of Page, four were taken through the rank of Esquire whit- aeven Investigated the myster- ... f the rank of Knight and were received Into full membership. vll Cltv Doe Work. Th brothers from Cascade lodge, of Falls City, had charge of the work h. three ranks and were ably as- Vi v members from the other ,(. it was well after midnight before the Initiatory ceremonies were concluded when all were summoned h. t.annuet room where an appe- .;i .nread consisting of chicken pie mashed potatoes, salads, and the usual things that go with them, were temptingly arrayed, these courses oe ing followed by Ice cream, cake snd fragrant coffee. The - tables were decorated with carnations In the col ors of the order, the room being ar rayed in streamers of blue, yellow nd red. making a very entranaing , r)urnK th), dlner Thorne's j p rendered sev- j adjoining erslch ( th. .nnuet lodge room. Following tne 'i" was sgaln opened and the work com pleted. The affair, taken In Its entirety was voted by all participating to have b-en one of the moat successful lodge v.r h.ld In Dallas and leach and every visitor declared that he had "had the time or Ml me. Special trains on the Ealem. rati. City Western and tne inuru.. - . t, Monmouth railways convey ed the crowds home after the festiv ities but It was well along towara the "wee. sma' hours" before slum ber claimed them. Members of Mar mlon lodge acquitted themselves no bly as hosts and all drlar. that last Friday night's affair has done much to create Interest la tha order. Sev- a ...ll.atU. for memcrsnip PUS Ellffl BIG MEET ,, tMn received and tt appear.! tardies during the that th. local Pythian, ar. In a way ta Increase th. taemberanip 01 the order la this city to a aubstaa t!al extent. Jlif SCHOOL AUK COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT SEY MOUR COMPILES MONTHLY REPORT OF POLK ED UCATIONAL WORK. TARDIES ARE TOO NUMEROUS Standard Requirements Being Met In Many Districts and Coveted Dis tinction Spurs Others OnUnus ual Awakening of Interest Among Directors Throughout County. The report of the schools of Polk county for the month ending Janu ary 26 has Just been compiled in ths office of the county superintendent. In commenting upon the results shown, Superintendent Seymour says: "When we consider the condition of the weather during the past, month, we know that an attendance of the entire county of 95.4 is mighty good and with the same Interest the rest of the year we will more than make the 95 per cent we are after. "There are too many tardies ana we must do something to try and have all children In on time If pos sible. As I said in the last report, nearly all tardies come from a few families, and if these will work a little harder to get the children in on time we will reduce the number. "More schools are becoming stan dard, as we now have Spring Valley. 11 GOOD Lincoln, Buena Vista, and North Dai las, with several others to become , standard within a few days, so that by next month we will report at least ten standard schools In the county. With continued Interest in the stan dard school work,, such as we have been having, we will have at least thirty schools standard before the school year ends. "Notice the great increase in num ber of school board members who have visited th schools this month ,enty and last month only for ty. This Indicates Interest on tna part of the school boards." Statistical Report. Number of schools reporting cor rectly and on time Number of pupils remaining at time of last report Number of pupils registered new during month Number of pupils registered sec ondary during month o Number of pupils readmitted dur ing month 219 Total number of pupils register ed during month Number of pupils dropped dur ing month si Number of pupils remaining at time of this report 29 Number of days taught during month Whole number of days attend ance Whole number of days absence. .2639 Whole number of times late ... 52 Number of pupils neither absent or tardy 1541 Average number of pupils belong- log Averaee daily attendance 203 Per cent of attendance Number of visits by parents ... 95 Number of visits by members 01 school boards " Honor I.IU The following schools have been placed on the roll of honor for the county for having made a per cent r.t attendance of ti or more: Dallas. Smithfteld. Pedee, Rallston, Parkers, Monmouth. No. 15. Bethel. Polk Sta tion Oak Grove. Ward. Gooseneck, Klkins. Independence, Antioch, Pop corn. Buena Vista, Spring Valley, n..r.n,r ijnw.ln North Dallas, Su- ; ver. Crowley. F.r Grove, Concord. Oak Dale. McCoy, Guthrie. Powell ' Camp. Falls City. Black Rock. Pio neer. Cherry Grove. Oakhurst. Rock Creek, Mistletoe. The following school, have been placed on th. roll ef honor for th. Mn inr not having made any month: nmun- fair! field, Ward. Gooseneck. Rickreall, Spring Valley. LineoiB. irw'i. Oath rto. Powell. Camp. Oakhurst. M'wnUin View, Hlghlaad. Mlstleto. r , old -tT. rf lndepetd-nce. "MM I Of fh . a ; fContinaed n rfe " m th report.