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VOL. 24
DALLAS. OREGON, TUESDAY. AUGUST 13. 1912
NO. 48
1
SPECIAL TAX FOR
STRICT WELL
iOOOD KOADS OPFRATIOXS IX
NORTHWEST POLK SPREADS
IAJIH OF DISTRICT IX
FOVR C'OrXTFKS.
COST IS $3,000 PER MILE
.More Tlion Four Miles of Model
Highway on Important Const Route
Completed; Trip Over It Is Inspira
tion, and Shows What Fnited Action
Slay Do.
(liy E. F.)
With approximately four and three
fourths miles of what is undoubtedly
the best road in Polk county complet
ed, work in district No. 1, in North
western Polk came to an end for the
season last week. The excellence of
this road, which is well known, is
looked upon as the standard of road
construction. It is on the main high
way to the Tillamok coast country,
and daily many automobiles and horse
cquippa.nes pass over it. Its fame is
known to the . autoists of Portland,
and its excellence is a theme for con
versation where good roads enthusi
asts foregather. It has taken two
seasons to build It, and it will require
another season or more to finish it to
its projected limits, but it has been
money well spent, and the men who
paid for it should be, and no 'doubt
are, proud of their work.
liuilt by Special Tax.
This road is a shining example of
what the residents of any neighbor
hood in the county may do, if they so
desire. Last fall ' the voters of the
road district placed a special tax of
eight mills upon the taxable property
g or tneir aistrict tor roau purposes,
,x and as soon as possible this spring
e i work began. Approximately $5200
m was raised by taxation, and the reg
' ular appropriation from the county
, Si court. In order to reach the rock
Ifj epiarry it was necessary to build a
' 'J biidge over the Yamhill river, and
- the total cost of opening the quarry
f was something like $2300, hut this
j portion of the work is completed and
tn xt year every cent appropriated to
i, this district may be used on the road
if itself, and it is believed that next
f season the road will be completed to
the Oner bridge.
, Q Road Is Model.
For four and a half miles this road
has been completed along the north
bank of the Yamhill river. Starting
i at Willamina it closely follows the
banks of that beautiful stream and its
5 broad surface, rocked to a width of
feet, is a model piece of work. It
is rocked to a depth of 10 inches,
and is as smooth as a floor. The cost
J has approximated about $3000 a mile,
1 but it requires only one trip over it
j for anyone to realize that it has been
, S money well spent. The road is officially
known as the "Willamina and Dolph"
I highway, and is the gateway to four
? counties Polk, Lincoln, Yamhill and
5 Tillamook. Some heavy work in
i cutting and filling has been done, but
every foot shows that men familiar
with a proper road construction have
had charge of operations. The curv- j
i atures are long and graceful, the j
. grades easy, and the inspiring sweep
.,', of fertile fields, wooded hills and
- sparkling river, forms a pleasing vista
X to the eye that once seen, will not
s soon be forgotten,
j Inspiration For Other Districts.
,, ,,ui ai uee,. uuu ,.. im"l,irst ,,laotd jn ont.ration p,st we,,k is
district may be done in any other. a ,v exc(,I!ent satjsfaction, it m said
has before been stated The enter- am, on . tri from the to
; pr.sing. people of district No 1 have tmvn hau,s thre(, tnK.ks of p,
solved the transportation problem or , wjth Mr Adams na8 na,,
; are solv.ng it as rapidly as possible, j pnar( of lu(,k amJ aisap,lointlent
- ot.ng a special tax has increased the jn oonnecUn with this contract and
value of their 'farms to an apprecia- tffortg w a macnine whlcn
l ie extent. They have transformed , wou,d Mg requirernentSi and nw
. a trail of mud in winter and a rough. that he has ,he , ne
mer into a finished and excellent
highway which will permit them to
i haul heavv loads to market at all ,
times of the vear and. in addition '
will reflect great credit upon their !
' neighborhood as an enterprising and j
i progressive 'community. They have
. certainly received their money's!
worth
The voting of a special tax in other
d'ricts of the county would sneedilv !
s-olve the question of good roads, so
far as Polk countv is concerned. :
Whii h i-o,,ntv rnurt is do'nir all i
that is possible in this regard, they;'"
the entire
cannot hope to cover
- . '
county in one year, or in 10, for that;"- ,
matter, owing to limited funds, but lne ""''as pimc.
ine inniMuuai uisincis may hpsic in
a great measure. t
ChxmI Roads Plentiful.
Polk has manv good roads and
more miles are being added to the
total vearlv. People who have had
occasion to travel over the roads of .
this and adjoinina counties are
unanimous in declaring that this
r-.untv leads a'l others in the matter
of improved highways. The worst
ilacs are belrir rebuilt and imr.rov-
d as rapidly as possible, but it ail
r..n'K on.t miih th hrr ter-
ritorv to be served it is impossible
f.r the Cour.ty Court to give all re-
lief at once. Resident of other
neighborhoods should make a trip to
d -.strict No. I and inspect the work
Icim done there, and they may thus
se for themselves a hat may be ac-
c rr . h d in a sine'e year by united '
s. lion and the voting of a social tax
to assist in the work. The trip a II
1-r.ive a reve!ati-.n to the skeptics.
WOULD SEVER BONO
OF 34 YEARS
AFTER :$l YEARS OF MARRIED
Ml'K DIVORCE ASKED.
Thomas Cornelius Declares That
Helpmeet Abuses and Treats Him
in Cruel and Inhuman .Manner.
After living together for nearly 34
years and raising a family of children,
Thomas E. Cornelius has begun act
ion for divorce in deparment No. 2 of
the Polk county circuit court, from
his wife, Emma C. Cornelius, accord
ing to papers filed with County Clerk
E. M. Smith Saturday by C. L. Mc
Nary and Walter L. Spaulding,- of
Salem, attorneys for plaintiff.
The complaint recites that the cou
ple were married in Washington
county, Oregon, November 24, 187S,
and that there have been three chil
dren born to the union, all of v.'ho'rn
are over the age of 21 years.
Cruel Treatment Alleged.
The complaint alleges that "plain
tiff has treated defendant with kind
ness, affection and forbearance" and
that "at numerous times defendant
has treated plaintiff in a cruel and
inhuman manner," specific charge be
ing made that such action occurred
in February, 1910. That during the
time of their married life "defendant
has been captious, over critical, and
has lectured and scolded plaintiff
without cause or provocation, and
has attempted to make plaintiff con
form to her peculiar views, much to
his annoyance and humiliation and
which conduct has materially annoy
ed and harassed plaintiff, and which
treatment on the part of plaintiff is
cruel and inhuman."
So Thomas has at last tired of it,
and now asks the court to dissolve
the martial bonds of many years.
Property Division Arranged.
In the complaint it is recited that
plaintiff and defendant have come to
an understanding regarding the prop
er division of their lares and penates
and each has agreed not to make
claim for any portion of the others
property, Doth are residents of Polk
county according to the complaint.
QUARRY TOOPEN SOON
Oswego Portland Cement Company
to IScgin Operations on Rock Quar
ry in Few Days is Report.
operations of the big cement rock
quarry west of Dallas owned by the
Portland Cement company of Oswego,
it is reported will begin in a few
days. Twenty-five men will be em
ployed. The plant at Oswego is
practically completed and everything
is in readiness for the manufacture
of cement.
A siding from the main line of the
Salem, Falls City & Western railway
was built to the rock quarry last
year, but delay in the completion of
the big plant at Oswego has made
it impractical to begin work at the
quarry on a large scale. Under the
direction of Manager Steinmetz a
large amount of work has already
been done at the quarry but no rock
has been shipped.
ROCK HAILING XIG1IT AND DAY
Ralph Adams Rushing Work on His
Street llaiifing Contract.
Working two crews and rushing
operations night and day without ces
sation, Halph Adams, who has the
contract for hauling rock for the city
streets now undergoing improvement, j
is bringing in the material at a rapid i
rate. The new engine which was
WILL I TRXISII P. O. FIXTURES I
"oal ,a"l"
Mill Get Important i
Contra t From Falls City.
F. J. Coad, manager of Coad's
Planing mill was a visitor in . alls j
'eonnected with his contract for fur- ,
nishing the ne-v fixtures for the post- j
"'" aL
lurcs "l lnls n"' are purcnaeeci in :
the K3"' an(1 8re expensive but.
this r:'f'- material will be)jf!ht Bnd not pit itself to be j
tried and tnf -nt;re outfit, exclusive
r.f V Kr.va nil! lui tMi-nwl rn of'
' "s.
Mr- and Mrs N- Hayes nav" re"
turned from a six weeks stay at
N -halem. where they have been op-
crating a moving picture theater un-
deT eanvas. They disposed of th
outfit and will hereafter remain in
this city, where Mr. Hayes win re-
management of the Star
theater on Main street. Mr. Hayes
sas since the completion of the rail-
rcai3 ly the Tiliamo-k country new
peopie are moving in by hundreds
ar"l a!! r,f the towns and "towns. t"
ar, boom ine. j
h. Yon Pulle-t-
""1- Matthews served a chicken
dinner to all v:wtorf Saturday entnK.
Falis City News
.
Miss M-!'a White, of Oak Orove. '
visited frin ! in Da'.as the last of thjtach in the vkinity of Tiliamoc-k
.week. They report a very p!asant trip
IT READY
SEPT. 10
RAPID PROGRESS MARKS WORK
OX ARMSRY PACKING HOUSE.
Luildiiig Heady for Machinery Early
in Coming Week Says Contractor;
Prune Crop Light Here.
With a full force of men employed,
work is being rushed on the prune
packing plant of the J. K. Armsby
company in this city and Contractor
Mclntire is authority for the predic
tion that the building will probably
be completed by the first of next
week. The work of installing the
machinery will then begin and it is
hoped to have this completed and t'ie
plant ready for operation by Septem
ber 10.
Mr. Mclntire has just returned
from a trip to Roseburg and says
that the prospects for a good crop of
prunes in that vicinity is not nearly
as bright now as a few days ago.
The warm weather is having a ten
dency to cause the fruit to drop to a
great extent he says and this is bound
to have its effect.
Crop Light Here.
"It is my belief that the prune
crop of Polk county will not average
more than 30 or 40 per cent," said
R. L. Chapman, the well-known
grower today. "While the fruit is not
dropping more than usual at this
time of year, those growers who neg
lected to give their orchards a thor
ough cultivating early in the season
are apt to find that more of their
fruit will drop than is usual."
XEW SUFFRAGE LEAGUE BORX
Monmouth Has Organization For Pro
motion of "Votes For Women."
MONMOUH, Or., Aug. 8. A large
woman's suffrage league has been
formed here. The officers are: Mrs.
Verona Daniel, president; W. E.
Smith, vice-president; Dr. Laura C.
Price, second vice-president; Mrs. P.
H. Johnson, secretary; Ira E. Powell,
treasurer; advisory council: Mrs. J. H.
Ackerman, Rev. W. A. Wood, Mrs.
Myrtle Davidson, H. S. Portwood, T.
M. French.
In this league Is numbered one of
the intellectual leaders of the state,
President J. H. Ackerman, who for
many years held the office of state
superintendent of public instruction,
is known not only throughout the
state but throughout the United
States, as an intellectual leader and
one who stands for progress, both
educational and political.
Mrs. J. H. Ackerman, with her
characteristic charm and " dignity,
will prove a very helpful member of
the advisory council.
BIG FISH STIRS XEWPORT FOLKS
Monster Halibut Catch From Myste
rious Bed Attracts Attention.
Recent arrivals from Newport
bring wonderful stories of the mon
ster halibut that are being caught at
some mysterious and newly discov
ered beds, reported about 35 miles off
shore. Charles Bilyeu, who returned
from Newport Saturday, says a hali
but was brought in Saturday which
weighed 146 pounds, and that fish a
few pounds smaller are by no means
uncommon. The beds have recently
been discovered but the lucky fisher
man is endeavoring to keep their loca
tion a mystery. The big fish he
brings in almost dally have created
no little excitement in Newport and
an effort will be made to locate their
habitat.
BARBER SHOP TO BRIDGE GAXG
"Mr. Hibbs the Barber" Seeks For
Satisfactory Xiche in Life.
Mr. Hihbs, the barber, has quit the
barber business, and went to work on
the bridge gang Wednesday. A hat
was seen floating down the river yes
terday, and It is said that Hibbs fell
off of a bridge and is now swimming
down the various water courses on the
way to the Pacific oc-an. Later, it
was learned that Mr.- Hibbs had re
signed on the bridge gang and goi.e
hack to the barber shop. Falls City
News.
Waitln to Ih Found.
Eaeerlv sc anning the face of every
paswrt,y, a small black and white-
rH,tted u.rrier takes up a prominent j
; oosit on on tne euro on me corner oi
Main and Acadlemy sereeta n
watchf.s and waits "to be found.
Eve ry evening at nigntiail tne wimui ,
canine face appears on the corner.
The doe can nevpr b found In day-
oat)tured tn tne evenings, but sits
. - . - -. .
mere lor nours. uni n rnori
made by some kind-hearted individual
:i iiwiiu, uiwi v """
some littte dog in the world. Aban -
doned by its master, it probably re-
member seeing him last on the cor-j
n, r which it haunts so persistently.
and the poor, half-starred, weak. Iittl '
animal imagines he will return for
her where she lost him. people liv-
inm in the neighborhood have rrown
to know quit Well her wistful face
and lh. poor. ,lim little body. .
dump and "wiggley" a hen she first
t(-ean her nightly vigils, but ail ad-
van c-eii toward cement. ng the.r friend-
hip with nice bones and t.omls of
milk arc- d:sdaind by the faithful
dog
Dr. A. B. Start-uck. acct.mpan.e-d
by hia parents. Rev. and lira Ftar-
buck and a ster,
Mm Edsth. return-
ed lat Sun-lay Eight from
week"
outin at Pacific C.ty on the eicean
PLAFi
BY THREE BQUHD OVER
00 ASSAULT
SALEM WHISKEY RESPONSIBLE
FOR ROW OX POLK COFXTY
SIDE OF RIVER FRIDAY
AFTERNOON.
ONE MAN IS BEATEN UP
Fml Lind, Said to be a Paroled
Convict, (Jets Worst of Dispute
Willi Two Companions; Latter to
Face Grand Jury is Court's De
cree; May Have Reon Hold-up.
H. Bristow and Clifford Young,
two young men who claim Portland
as their home, were bound over to the
next session of the Polk county
grand jury by Justice Hardy ITolman,
under $500 bonds, upon the charge
of assault, following a preliminary
examination held this morning in
Dallas. They are now in jail in de
fault of bail. The complaining wit
ness is Fred Lind who bears a scar
on his forehead as visible testimony
that he was hit and. hit hard.
The trouble occurred on the Polk
county side of the Willamette river
in West Salem on Friday afternoon
According to the story told by wit
nesses at the preliminary examina
tion, Bristow and Young purchased
a quart bottle of whiskey in a Salem
saloon and prepared to go to the
river on a swimming expedition.
Lind asked to accompany them and
the three went to the river and hired
a boat in which they started to row
across the stream to the Polk county
side. When they reached a log boom
the boat was upset and all of the
three plunged into the water, Lind,
being the most intoxicated, getting
the most complete ducking.
Fight on the Shore.
Up to this point the testimony of
the three principals substantially
agrees but from this time on it dif
fers widely. Lind claims that the
others beat him over the head with
the bottle for some unknown cause.
while Bristow and Young declared
that Lind had been begging for more
whiskey and threatened to kill them
If he didn't get it. They say that
they thought he might have a revol
ver and tapped him over the head
before he could use it.
The testimony of Lind and of three
eye-witnesses strongly tend to show
that Bristow and Young were the ag
gressors. They say that he was beat
en over the head as he lay on the
ground, helpless , because of his in
toxication and the wet clothing, and
that one of the men afterward threw
the bottle at the recumbent figure of
Lind striking him in the back. Pre
vious to this, Bristow and Young had
ordered three boys who were eye-witnesses
to the row to "beat it" which
they did, but hid in the bushes near
by and watched the fight. All three
of the boys told a very straight story
regarding the affair and it evidently
Impressed the court.
May Have lU-cn Hold Up.
The questioning of the witnesses
by Deputy District Attorney Joseph
E. Sibley brought out the possibility
that the state may attempt to estab
lish a charge of "hold-up" against
Pristow and Young. It is admitted by
Lind that he had a few dollars in his
possession when he met the other two
men In the Salem saloon, but when
he awakeend in the Salem hospital
where he was taken aftr the light.
he did not have a cent. The eye-wit-
nesses referred to heretofore said that
thev saw one of the men rea renin !
t.inH nnrket!. h he lav on the bank
of the river.
It is claimed that Lind is a paroled
convict and had been working on the
McMahon ranch near Waconda.
Deputy District Attorney Joseph K.
Sibley represented the Mate and Geo. j and children about two years ago. tinner was seriously and pernaps per
F. Skiff was appointed by the Court !h-n the family bx ated jn Mon- j manently hurt, but he Is now recov
to defend the prisoners. j mouth where h lived until ber erlng.
. death. She a the mother of five-
eoie lu.lcs l-a-ieru VWl. . hildre n. a boy and a girl living in WM L HOLD ADJOURNED SESSION
Mrs. Frank Wing who has bee,, I Monmouth and one child in Houfhj
visiting her parents in West Bend. .
Wisconsin, for the pant three month
.,i , ,,, i,,., i i,.,ii., i.,n
oav t venine. Mrs. Wing was ac-orr.
i panied by her picter. Miss May Shin
! ne r
n,,r ,lf W(.Ht n, n(J
Back From mloi.
Mr. and Mrs. Eueene Hylr ai l
son Charles returned Friday from a
month-, vifit ith Mr ari( Mr-
r. p8ttPrRn jr , at Ma),!. Th y
ai0 visited a sister of .Mrs. il,ivt-r
jn Rom.hurgi Oregon.
Mrs I V Yoakum and
' ' ' ' ( NVw.
, ' f A outing
William Faull. form, rly -nisM m
the hardaare l.us.r.... in th s . I.r
i"w rdinsr ner I'. ri and. is t
h'jr"!" " fr'-r"-
M:m F.ii Tman, he rrillv
ret gned her po t.n a matron of a
sn atari urn in W:U n slia. sh
Inrton. ! in the city
.' Mi
Ed th Ptartxjck. M . T;!mn is n
her may to "o . roiny mhr h-r
parents 1
J W. e r,-lr a-
e r dr. of han J '
d t y !
are rri----e-ire -.? to I e ' rr
m.e. t. . hr ati-ut th ,:-t-. r t m cf
rieit w-ek. Mr r 1 M- c r r
i i
jv.sit the prtncip: - m , ..r
th ir am up
MACHINE PLHS
001 GRADE
JAMES V. CHTTTY INJURED WHEX
EXtiTXE GOES' IXTO DITCH.
Act ident Occurs Early Sunday Morn
ing on County Road Xcar Rullston;
Ankle Crushed Under Machine.
Plunging with his engine off the
road grade near Ballston at an early
hour Sunday morning, and being pin
ned down by the heavy machine for
some time, until companions succeed
ed in freeing him, James V. Chitty
road master in district No. 1, and a
well-known citizen of Polk county
had a miraculous escape from serious
injury and possilde dath. Mr. Chitty
who has had charge of the road
work in Northwestern Polk started
for Dallas with the engine late Sat
urday night, following the shutting
down of operations for the season.
The accident occurred about ' 2
o'clock Sunday morning at a small
bridge near Ballston where the grade
is not as wide as the bridge. In the
darkness it was impossible to distin
guish this feature and, while the
front wheels kept on the grade, the
rear wheels being wider, failed to do
so and the heavy engine plunged
down the grade and landed on its
side. The machine caught Mr. Chit
ty's left ankle and held him so se
curely that companions found it nec
essary to dig away the ground in or
der to free the injured man. He was
brought to this city on the tank wag
on where his injuries were attended
to and it was found that he was not
seriously Injured, although It will be
some time before he will be able to
be about as usual.
Sunday the engine was righted by
Lou Muscott and a number of work
men when it was found that the ma
chine was not seriously injured.
WALK DRY-SHOD OVER FALLS
Interesting Sights at Oregon
During Dry Season.
City
How many of you, long residents
of Oregon City, ev,cr took advantage
of the dry season, when every bit of
the water In the big river is going
through the mills, to walk around on
the edge of thie fulls, dry shod, and
see the places that are usually cov
ered with tons of water? It's inter
esting to see this dry bed of a great
river and the work the water has done
for centuries, and It is interesting to
watch the hundreds of big eiils try
to go up over the falls through the
fish ladder. The narrow cut in this
ladde r is a very swift race nnd hour
after hour the big eels will try to go
up to th,e river above the falls. They
will cling to the sides of the cement
with their mouths, while the rushing
water will make their tails snap like
whip lashes. Hour after hour, and
day after day tlney will work, gaining
inch by inch, but always losing out as
they almost gain the top, and as they
lose their holds and are curried down
they take with them a mass of wig
gling, writhing eels below them. Un
less you are fully sober, I would not
make the trip. And. by the way, did
you know that sixty tons of these sec
ond coysins to water snakes have been
taken from below the falls here this
summer, or 2 76,000 single, slimy
eels. This great mass of writhe was
loaded in boats and shipped from
here by the state game warden, and
they are put in cold storage and fed
to fishes In the different hatcheries.
Oregon City Courier.
DEATH RESULTS FROM DltOPSY
Momimiith Woman Smi'iimbs to
At-
tack of Disease.
Mrs. C. 11. Parker died of dropsy
at the family residi nee In Monmouth
August 9, at the age of f years, II
months, eight days. The funiral was
held at the Christian church on
Saturday August 10, at two o'clock.
by Rev. VV. A. Woods and Interment
took plae-e at the Knights of Pythias j suit an attorney, and was arrested by
cemetery, i Night Marshal David Grant. He was
Mahala P.oe Parke r was born Au- J re le ased on his own recognizance to
gust 10, lr,2. In South Dakota, and ; await the remit of Herne tta's Injur
cam to Oregon with hr hunhnnd j i'-n. At first it was thought that the
I'aKoia w no a unai.ie 10 ne present ,
t funeral
Two children are
ill ad
She mad" hosts of friends during
her fhort residence In Monmouth,
who esieiid their profound sympathy
to the bereaved fam:ly.
l'il" Action For Moiie-y.
Through their attorney I!
Swi.p-, i onkey Walker, a nur-j
ehaod c firm of Independence, have'
fxeim an at:n In the Polk county)
court gaint J R. How-iton kinB -
, for Judgment in th sum of tZZ 4
and . and d hiir-mrila of act
ion. The mon- y is -ked In payment
for c-xi aold ! fendant.
loipnuing lfe-r I arm.
Mary 1". It I--. e.f Portland, is In
!:! ' for a few ! . up nnten.lmg
the irrproi merits on h-r farm aouth
e.f Sh- is t,n a Urv an.l
-r,mmo1iu barn built, the dae.linir
house is l!Pf r-p red and other,
rmciiii r l nc inill. d n.
the t r m
"
W. V Fuller and Rot rt Fshc-r
r-1 ;r r. -1 M'.ndT niM from
mot..r trip t N- p '' TH- y made
fh n.n to the r- --rt n l back, in
Mr f. r '.-' itae aft rei.rf.rt a
t le.- t and tanvntfui trip . h
. They
- ,t I
a rt er .r. lay. Au
SECOND STILL IX SERVICE
Celebrated Battalion of Xation-
al Guard Is Doing Duty at
Old Stand.
Notwithstanding that the re-
port was printed Saturday that
the order disbanding the Second
battalion of the Oregon Guard
to which company G of Dallas is
4 attached, had been signed, no
fr further action has been taken
and the local guardsmen, includ-
4 ing Captain Tooze, Jr., are still
fr ready for the fray. In a Port-
land paper of Saturday appears
a stinging row of accusations
fr against General Marion P. Maus
which has furnished the sensa-
fr tlon in military circles this week.
fr So far as is known here, the men
are just where they were three
weeks ago, and the "Govern-
ment at Washington Still Lives."
TO PLANT FISH III
POLK STREAMS
MOVEMENT OX TO STOCK WAT
ERS WITH RAIXBOW TROUT.
Several Thousand May be Planted in
Different- Creeks und Waterways;
Closed Streams For Two Years.
If efforts now being made are suc
cessful it is probable that several
thousand trout fry will be planted in
the streams of Polk county under the
supervision of State Game Warden
Kinley.
ifeaded by Fred Toner, an enthusi
astic angler, a number of local fish
ermen have united In an effort to
stock the streams with rainbow trout
and have made application to Flnley
for a supply. They have been In
formed that the fish may be secured
as soon as necessary technicalities
are complied with. It is the inten
tion of those interested in the matter
to plant a large number of the fish
In every stream of the county. The
question of making an effort to close
the streams against all fishing for two
years is also under consideration, as
it is felt that It will be useless to
plant them with young fish only to
have them caught the second year.
Former Effort Failed.
"A few years ago a number of
Eastern brook trout were planted In
some of the Polk county streams,
principally the LaCreole," said a well
known fisherman yesterday, "but the
(ish were not protected by law dur
ing the open season and the result
was that they were nearly all caught
the succeeding year. ' One man alone
caught 70 of these little fish in one
day. They didn't look like the fish
that usually frequented the stream
and, upon Inquiry It was learned that
they were Eastern brook trout. He
wondered how they got Into the
stream but he went on catching them
and did his part In denuding the
stream of the small fish. There Is
no use in planting fish in any stream
unless it is closed to all fishing for
a period long enougn to permit the
fish to grow to maturity and propo
gate. If this is done the sport will
be greatly enhanced and I sincerely
hope If the present effort to secure
a large number of brook trout Is suc
cessful, that measures will be taken
to close all streams for two years at
least."
HEARING LAST OF THE WEEK
R. Weldon, or Black Ris k, to lie
Tried for Assault on P. BcrnettH.
Peter Rernetta, of Black Rock,
who was Injured in an altercation at
Black Hock with It. Weldon early In
July, and who has since been at the
Dallas hospital recovering from his
wounds, is able to be out and It Is
probable that Hie hearing regardltigl.
the trouble will be held the last of
the week before Esquire Manly liol
fnan in Dallas. Soon after the trou
ble, Weldon came to Dallas to con-
j,r(. (.uIIouh). of Dewrtmen No.
3, to lie In Dallas UesliM-xIa).
County Cbrk K. M. Smith has re
ceived notlee from Judge William
eialloway that that official will be in
Dallas tomorrow (Wednesday) for the
1 purposo of holding an adjourn' l w-s-lMop of five minutes was made. I-av-U:on
of his court. All Intereste d are i Ing Newberg at i ST, the run was
Hfked to govern themselves accord-j made to Portland In rapid time and
1' lingly. the Intersection ef Corbet t and Ban-
r-; i croft str-e-t was reached at 4:22. The
Intited lo Sale-ill.
Ciiiiitiil Afseml.lv No. S4.
I'nited i
..,. w m hi,i . f,.!vl and love I
fun on Friday night, August IS, tol
celebrate their arrival at th 500 ,
mark In memh. rship. and Dallas lodge
has len Invited to participate, mr-
ordinc to a letter receive by Willis:
lmti'iin, s'-cretary of the local an-
sc ml.ly. on Monday. The local lodge j
),, urged to bring In any anll- j
.fat, which they may have for In-
ttimicn. It i probable that several
,, Artisans will attend
ami i hi ny isan. -
"itt'b:rig his finger in a saw and ;
(lilting the flesh to the bone was the ;
painful ex(riert of Edward Stafrin
is employed t the Dallas Lum -
Per and b'Cemi company's mill.
K.me time yesterday afternoon while i
attending to hia duties his hand slip- '
,-d and the mxw caught hia aecond
f.tgr Jast above the first Joint al-'
most erir it.
POLK BIRDS 1L
BE SEll AT
FI
ASSOCIATION DECIDES TO MAKE
EXHIBIT OF CHOICE POUL
TRY OF 51 EMBERS AT
BIG STATE SHOW.
HELP INDUSTRY IS IDEA
L. S. Bobbins, of Eola and Mrs. Win
nie Bradcn, of Dallas, Among
Those Who Have Already An
nounced Probable Exhibits; Others
Expected Soon.
Decision to provide a suitable ex
hibit of the prize poultry of Polk
county fanciers at the coming Oregon
State fair was made at the specially
called meeting of the Polk County
Poultry association held at the Court
House in this city on Saturday after
noon. While there was not a large
attendance, owing perhaps to the very
busy season with the farmers, those
who were there were enthusiastic
over the proposition and the predic
tion was freely made that there
would be no trouble In securing and
Installing an exhibit at Salem. Th9
association feels, It is declared, that
no opportunity should be overlooked
to promote the industry In this county
and it Is realized that exhibits at
public fairs are one of the best plans
to encourage growers to improve
their poultry.
Some Who Will Exhibit.
L. S. Robbins, of Eola, one of the
largest poultry raisers on the Coast
will exhibit about 20 choice birds, it
Is said. Mrs. Winnie Braden, secre
tary of the association and manager
of the "Sleepy Hollow Poultry farm"
near Dallas, will also have some
choice representatives from her
yards on display. Other members of
the association have also signified
their intention of exhibiting and it
is thought that there will be no trou
ble in securing the 100 birds neces
sary to enter an exhibit as an asso
ciation. Winners of Individual prizes will
receive their prizes in cash hut,
should the association's exhibit re
el ve a prize, the money will go into
the funds of the association.
Sound Financially.
"The Polk County Poultry associa
tion is practically out of debt," said
Mrs, Braden, secretary. "We have
funds in the treasury. This ha been
a successful year, our first one in
fact, and interest in the association
has grown to such an extent that
practically every poultry raiser In the
county who makes a specialty of bet
ter birds, Is a member.
"The slogan of the association Is
"Better Birds and More of Them"
and there appears to be a general
de-sire on the part of the breeders tei
live up to this motto. Poultry rais
ing Is fast becoming more profitable
each year, and interest In the indus
try is growing as the success of the
older breeders Is noticed. We are
trying to make this year the banner
one In the history of the county, and
feel that a creditable exhibit at the
state fair will go a long way toward
establishing the claim that Polk coun
ty is the "blue ribbon county" of the
state. We certainly ha-e the poultry
all that Is necessary Is to get It on
display at the fair. This I believ."
will be done."
NEW PORTLAND RECORD
.1. L. White Drives E.-M.-F. Car From
Dallas to Portland In Two Hours
nnd Seventeen Minutes.
Fred Beli her" record of two hours
and thirty minutes between Portland
and Dallas, made on July 4. in his
Thomas car, was shattered Saturday,
wh'n J. I White, of the Oregon
Power company, drove his 5-passen-ger
E.-M.-F. from Dallas to Portland
in exactly two hours and 17 minutes.
With four passengers. Mr. White left
Dallas at 2:00 o'clock. lie took the
Pe-rrydale, Amity, Newberg road, and
one hour and a half after leaving this
cltv. rolled Into Newberg, where a
roads are in excellent condition, ae-
cording to Mr. White, and In fine
"ha .e for rapid traveling.
Th'" party re-turned from Portland
nnay evening, masing ine nigni
run In three and one-half hour,
'
NEW OITIt ER INSPECTS ROD
snistanl fcuK-rintetioVnt (ioe Oyer
Line In Cia-adlm- Car.
Purf-rlntendent L. R. Fields, of the
Southern Pacific, was in Dallas lat
week In his private rar for th ptir
ikiw of making an Inspection of the
H y r A w nd f,ther portions of
the line. With him a F. M. Kief. r
rc-cently appointe-d assistant superm-
tendent to cce-d C " Biood. and
;two daya mere ent In this vb in ty.
'The party made a trip orr the .
F. C. A VV. and the section of the
road between W"hiton and Dallas In
the taaoline car used by t be I.
M. It Mr. S f- r's first trip
'over the road.