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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8tli, 1912 POLK COUNTY OBSERVER PX3E A VISION IN THE NIGHT. Th Man That Was Posed on the Edg of th Precipice. Through the hilly country of the Basques Harry A. Franck made his way on foot with few adventures, but with many Interesting experiences. At the close, of one day, he tells us In 'Tour Months Afoot In Spain," be be gan to clamber upward into the moun tains that rose high in the darkening sky ahead. The night grew black, for the heavens were overcast, but he who marches on into the darkness, if he is not confused by any artificial lights, may still see moderately well. It was two hours perhaps after night fall, and the road, its edge a sheer precipice above unfathomable depths, was winding ever higher round the shoulder of a mammoth peak when suddenly I saw a man, a denser black ness against the sea of obscurity, standing stock still on the utmost edge Df the highway. j "Buenas tardea!" I greeted him In a low voice, almost afraid that a hearty j tone would send him toppling back- j ward to his death. ! He neither answered nor moved. I stepped closer. "You have rather a dangerous posl-1 tlon, verdad, senor?" Still he stared motionless at me through the darkness. I moved quietly ; forward and, thrusting out a band, touched him on the sleeve. It was j bard, as if frozen. For an instant I re ; colled, then with a sudden lnstinctlvo i movement passed a hand quickly and j lightly over his face. Was I dreaming? 1 That, too, was hard and cold. I sprang back and, rummaging hastily through my pockets, found one broken match. The wind was rushing up from the bot tomless gulf below. I struck a light, holding it in the hollow of my hand, and in the instant before it was blown out I caught a few words of an Inscrip tion on a pedestal: Erected to the Mem Thrown over this precipice Bandits Night of But before I had made out date or name I was in darkness again. BRAGGED A BIT HIMSELF. It Was About a Wonderful New Ma chine He Had Seen. "While I was running a bolt cutter at the Bock Island shops in Chicago," writes a contributor to Railway and Locomotive Engineering, "I boarded at a house much frequented by loco motive engineers and firemen. These men talked a great deal about their tre mendous feats in getting over certain hills without the help of a second loco motive. "My opposite neighbor at table, a young fellow who ran a lathe in the shop, grew tired of this monotonous bragging; he thought he was entitled to do a little talking himself.. One evening he called out to me: " 'Well, I went over and saw that new machine today, and it's astonish ing the One work it does.' "'How does it work? I inquired. " 'Well,' said James, 'by means of a pedal attachment a fulcrunied lever converts the vertical reciprocating motion into a circulnr movement. The principal part of the machine Is a huge disk that revolves In a vertical plane. Power is applied through the axis of the disk, and when the speed of the driving arbor Is modern I e the periphery of the apparatus Is traveling at a high velocity. Work is clone on this periphery. Pieces of the hardest steel aro by mere impact reduced to any shape the skilful operator desires.' "'What in the name of sonso Is that machine, anyway?' demanded Tom Briggs. " 'Oh, It's a new grindstone,' replied James, and a silence that could be cut with a batter knife fell upon the crowd." It Wat Alive. There are In the Rook Monthly some "Memories of Mark Twain," chiefly in London, by bis cousin, Katherlne Clem ens. One of the stories told is con nected with a visit tlie humorist paid to Mine, Tussi.ud's. While In the fa mous show he stood a long while in contemplation of an especially clever piece of waxwork. He felt a sudden stab of pain In his side and, turning quickly, found himself face to face with a dumfounded British matron, with her parasol still pointed toward him. "Oh. Lor'. 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Before 1 was half ! through with It he did some material 'damage to the ship. As soon as I had j grappled with that dllllcully he caused ; another to present Itself, and when j that, too, was met be stuck another : ship before me, creating a very danger ous situation. I felt slightly outraged by this ingenuity in piling trouble upon a man. ! " '1 wouldn't have got Into that mess.' I suggested mildly. 'I could have seen that ship.' "'No, you couldn't The weather's thick. "Ohr I apologized blankly. "The examiner did not stop there. Difficulty followed ditliculty In the im aginary homeward voyago until when just off a lee shore with outlying saud banks the examinee said desperately. '1 shall have to think a little, sir.' I " 'Doesn't look as If there were much time to think,' was the sardonic reply. ; - "'No, sir,' the examinee rescinded, 'nut on board a ship; but, then. I ' could fee. As it is, so many accidents J have happeued that 1 really can't re- uioinlier what there's left for me to work with. Have I two anchors at the ' bow, sir? " 'Yes. But there's only one cable. You've lost the other.' " Then I would back them if I could and tall the heaviest hawser on board on the end of the chain I h' fore letting go, and if she parted frvui that, wbkb U quite likely, 1 would Just do noto lug.' ""Nothing more to do, eh 7 'No, sir. I could do no more.' "'You could always say your pray ers.' "But the exhausted capL-ln cf this refuel In multiform distress was not shipwrecked after all. lie passed with credit" German descent, a'nd his father "speaks broken English. Lew says the old gen tleman went to a big art gallery re cently and came borne greatly en thused. "Saw a fine painting, Louis,' he said. "You did?" "Yes, it wns a fine one huntrets of people looking at It It must haf been word a huntret dollars, sure." "What was Its name?" asked Lew. "Dot I can tell you not. but it was a fine picture." Describe It to me." "Veil," said the old gentleman, "there vas three fellers. Von vas playing the fife, von vas playing the drum, and der other hat a headache." New York Telegraph. Wash milk things first In cold water and then scald them. To scald them first makes it much harder to get them absolutely clean. If the lambs are to be fattened for market start them on little grain Just as soon as they will learn to eat It and feed grain continuously with good pas ture until they go to the block. Star Transfer Company All who want Gravel please order of us. (eneral Express ami Transfer Busi ness. Stand nt Webster's Confect ionery Store. 1 Mi me 511. llam Phone 1071. G. A. 5 L. C. MUSCOTT DALLAS, OREGON. Statistic which have been kept In connection with death from sunstroke lu the United States show that a vast majority of fatalities occur among heavy drinkers of intoxicating liquors. This fact is one that is worth remem bering. Any who have seen motorcyclists scorching along country highway will appreciate the descriptive force of the magazine writer who designated one of this species as " goggled maniac on a barking motorcycle." Once beard, the phrase seems to stick. Spccinl Offer. To Introduce the Sunset Magazine into new homes we will make the following special offer: For $1.00 we will send Sunset Magazine for 6 months and will send post paid either of the following: Hammond's Latest Atlas containing new map3 of each State and Territory in the United States, as well as maps ol every country In the vor!d; also lat est census figures and statistics, or a Standard Webster Pocket Diction ary, bound In leather, indexed, and containing 20,000 r.-ords. State which premium you want and send jour order to Fred Hockley, North west Manager, Sunevt Magaxine, Portland, Oregon. 7-9tf of the State of Oregon for Polk Coun ty administrator of the estate of Wil liam J. Hooker, deceased, and has qualified. All persons having claims against the said estate are hereby required to present them, duly verified, with the proper vouchers, within six months from the date of this notice, to the said administrator at the Bank of Falls City, In Falls City, Polk County, State of Oregon. Dated and first published August 20, 1912. WALTER F. NICHOLS, Administrator of the Estate of Wil liam J. Hooker, deceased. OSCAR HAYTER, Attorney. v 8-20 9-24 The Cochin, formerly called th Shanghai, is generally considered to W the oldest type of fowl. A a distinct breed It Is known to have N-eii kept In China a early as tbe first Importations Into America be ing made some seven year later. at An Art Critic. A a actor who 1 known as Lew U cf ! Some Indication that record break ing w heat crop Is In sight Is showu in the figures recently published relative to the output in Kansas, Nebraska and Oklahoma, the yield for the present season being ltU.OOt,ftO bushels as agalust UCooo.000 bushels for last year. 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Notice is hereby given that the un dersigned executor of the estate of August Martin Werner, deceased, has tiled his final account in said estate with the Hon. County Court of Polk County, Oregon, and the same has been set for hearing on Saturday, September 28th, 1912, at the hour of 1 o'clock p. m., at which time all per sons having objections thereto, if any there be, are hereby notified to ap ptar and present the same to said Court In Dallas, Polk County, Oregon, for adjustment, and if you fail so to Jo said executor will ask for an order confirming said report and closing said estate. FRED O. WERNER, Executor of Estate of August Martin Werner, deceased. SIBLEY & EAKIN. Attys. for estate. 8-20 9-17 SIMMONS. In the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon, for Polk County, Depart ment No. 2. Addie A. Launer, plaintiff, v. Adam A. Launer, defendant. No. 5004. To ADAM A. LAUNER. the above named defendant: IN THE NAME OF THE STATE OF OREGON: You are hereby re quired to appear and answer the complaint filed against you In the above entitled Court and suit within six weeks from the date of the first publication of this summons, to-wit, on or before the 9th day of October. 112; and tf you fail so to answer the said complaint, for wsnt thereof the plaintiff will apply to said Court and take a decree against you for the relief prayed for in said com plaint, via., that the marriage con tract now and heretofore existing be tween the plaintiff and the defend ant be forever annulled and dissolved, and that the plaintiff may have such other and further relief aa to the Court may aeem meet and equitable. This summons, by an order of the Honorable Ed. F. Coad. County Judge of Polk County. Oregon, made at Chambers at Dallas. "rrnorv. on the 27th day of August. 1913. is served upon you by the publication thereof, not less than once a week, for six consecutive weeks lmmdiately prior to the th day of October. 1911. in the Polk County Observer, a wekly' newspaper of general circulation, published Ira said County of Polk. The date of the first publication of this summons Is August 27th, 1912. OSCAR HAYTER, 8-27 10-8 Attorney for plaintiff. CITATION. In the County Court of the State of Oregon, for Polk County. In the matter of the estate of WAL LACE YATES, Deceased. To EDWIN YATES, ALBERT OS BORNE YATES and EMILY CATHERINE PALMER, heirs of the above named, Wallace Yates, deceased: IN THE NAME OF THE STATE OF OREGON: You are hereby cited and required to appear in the County Court of the State of Oregon In and for the County of Polk, at the Court Room thereof. In the city of Dallas, In said County of Polk, on Tuesday, the 8th day of October, 1912, the same being the second day of the October, 1912, Term of said Court, at the hour of ten o'clock in the fore noon of said day, then and there to show cause, if any exist, why an or der of sale should not be made by said Court that all the real property of said estate, hereinafter described, be sold by Albert Osborne Yates, as administrator of snid estate, at pri vate sale, for cash, as prayed for In the petition of the said administrator filed herein on this day, for the pur pose of raising funds sufficient for the payment and satisfaction of the charges and expenses of administra tion and the claims against the said estate: said real property being de scribed as follows, to-wit: 1. Beginning at a certain oak fence post -434 4 feet West of the Southwest corner of Block 11, in the Town of Ballston, Polk County, Ore gon, and running thence North 41 8 H feet; thence West 2174 feet; thence South 390 feet to the North line of railroad lot; thence South 71 dear. East 87 feet, and thence East to pine of beginning, containing 2 acres, more or less; also a triangular pieoo of land, beginning at the South west corner of the above described tract, running thence North 71 deg. West 91 feet and 4 Inches; thence North 19 deg. East 264 feet; thence South to place f beginning, contain ing 1205$ square feet; situated in Polk Countv, State of Oregon. 2. Lou 5. C, 7 and 8, in Block 25. in West Portland Heights, and ac cording to the map known as the map of West Portland. Heights, re corded in the County Clerk's office at Hillsboro, Oregon; situated In Washington County, State of Oregon. 3. Part of Lot 3 of Section 33, Township 1 North, Range 3 West Willamette Meridian, Washington County, Oregon; to-wit: Beginning on the South line of the Wm. Porter Claim as defined by Southwst cor ner of same, and a stene In the cen ter of the County road at the North west corner of the M. Peterson Tract and running Eastward along said line 3.41 chains to the Northwest corner of land owned by Yates; thence South along West line of Yates land 5.92 chains to the South west corner; thence Westward paral lel with North line of said Porter Claim 3.45 chains to the West lino of Klengers tract; thence North 1 deg. 30 mln. parallel with the East line of J. Butt Claim .No. 63, 5.92 chains to the place of beginning, con taining 2.03 acres, more or less; sit uated in Washington County, State of Oregon. 4. Five acres or the North end ot Lot 25, Section 6, Township 5 South of Range 10 West, Willamette Me ridian, being more particularly de scribed as follows: The land contain ed within the following boundaries: Beginning at a point where the West line ot Section 6, Township 5 South of Range 10 West Intersects the Coast line on the South side of the ntranc to Nestucca Bay; thence East 4 rods to the line of Lot 26 in Section Township 6 South, Range 10 West; thence North on said line 30 rods to the corners of Lots 23. 24, 25 and 26, Section 6, Township 5 South of Range 10 West; thence West on the line between Lots 24 and 25, 15 rods to where said line- inter sects the Coast line of the South side of the entrance to Nestucca Bay; thence In a Southwesterly direction, following said Coast line to place of beginning, containing 5 acres; situ ated in Tillamook County, State of Oregon. WITNESS the Honorable ED. F. COAD. Judge of the County Court of the State of Oregon for the County of Polk, with the aeal of said Court affixed, this 23d day of August. 112. (SEAL) E. M. SMITH. fWk of said Court OSCAR HAYTER, 8-27 10-8 Attorney for Administrator. J. THE BKST WHEAT M VKF.S THE BEST BRKID. if it has been properly milled. It Is in the case of OREGON'S BEST flour which Is made from the cholc est selected wheat milled by modern machinery, resulting in a flour that produces not only the best bread but also cake, cookies, pies, and every thing baksble. Try a sack today Just -to know what perfect flour is. SWEENEY BROS. I DALLAS, OREGON I i