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About Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927 | View Entire Issue (March 21, 1913)
t in i.i ' 1 1 I w. - ' tv ' tr !i X V 1 1 t 7 Mm! t 1 ' r j. i i i J f J f f i " y "N. ' '. , 70L. 25 DALLAS, ;OHEG02X FRIDAY. '.ZXARCn '21. 1913 ro. g y?- .... Vy i if; ! i MM : . I ' . III .- w " -tWg? Uii .Pw GFliOfiES TO DE DUILT DYCOUHT jEDED spans in different fARTS OF COUNTY TO BE FINISHED DURING COM- ING SUMMER. ; 30D, STEEL OR CONCRETE act Nature of Construction Yet Undecided; Savage Bridge Near vYillamina Biggest Job; New Bridge to Span LaGreole East of City and New Road to Be Opened. Construction of four bridges in dif- .ent parts of the county which, it . claimed are badly needed, forms me of the more important contracts dch will, soon be awarded by the ;.lk county court; County Commis- imers Petre and Wells have spent e past few days making a thorough tp throughout the county inspecting , 5 i A aa conditions ana ascertaining iqr emselves" the true condition of af irs in order to be enabled to handle atters more intelligently. The bridge n tracts will be among the most im rtant jobs to be awarded by the urt during the present year. Of these bridges the most import- t and longest will be the bnvage ucture over the Yamhill river near illamina. The bridge now in use ere is declared to be unfit for fur er use and must be replaced. This idge will be about 100 or more feet j length: Another new bridge must I built in Kings Valley over the Big ackiamute to repjace the Grant idge which has outlived its useful ss. Another bridge will be built low Falls City over the Little Ickiamtite to replace the Ellis idge which it is said caved in last inter under a heavy weight of snow. One Across LaCrecle. J The fourth bridge will be an en irely new one and will span the La Jreole at Bowersville east of the ity. For several years there has seen a demand from the people liv ng in that vicinity for the opening f a new road to connect the Salem oad with the Monmouth road on the outh side of the LaCreole but their petitions have invariably been turned own. The building of the' road will necessitate the construction of a short ridge and, although the exact loca ton has not been decided on it will e somewhere near the Bowersville iation on the Salem, Falls City & Festern railway. , Method of Construction Uncertain, j The type of bridge to, be built in (Continued on page 6.) II l! III! Dill I HIT SUII IUSBAND WOULD LIVE THERE BUT WIFE WOULDN'T AGREE. "ound Jefferson More Attractive ; i Missouri Couple to Air Troubles in I Polk Diverce Court. ? Disregarding the solemnity of mar iage vows, abandonment willfully erformed without cause or reason, and acainst the will and consent of ; Iaintiff are reasons alleped in a eora j laint of Robert Armstrong in an ac tion in department two of the circuit ourt of Polk county against Marie nnstrong. Both parties are from lissouri. According to the allegations the "onple were united in weilfek in ; 302. I!er the plaintiff and defend ant, it is stated, diagrwd as to whether they would reside in Jef "erson or Hannibal. Missouri. Father f defendant, it is stated in the pe tion, appeared on the scene and ws iven improper treatment by defenJ nt The plaintiff, it is farther stat 1, was compelled to sleep away from he frr.;!v. nptair. for oro time. -id, in a freneral way the cclJness c f , he fcoceho'J became rol.Vr. the de-i orwfant txTsme anrrv -nd took on an i.w.i 'efendant wen! back "Twiiie tired cf rlai and irrpaiir,t -g a The to Jeferwn. -, ' ; ;T. it It.1- "'.. Uir.!i3 fiaims tr.at re r,a ai iirrf 't t t"!-X a rxnrvil,a!i--n ,1'bfat avalL It i a.wrtJ in the -t.tjon .t iW,rXT bel:h fca en if.ai.-ed by t3"j of tw.e r.T- ( k'.a wife. 111 & IT :?'!. 7'Pr.f f- r tit 1 ;3- Rowell Tract to New County Fair Ground COMMERCIAL CLUB COMMITTEE , DECIDES UPON LAND HANDY TO BUSINESS CENTER OF CITY. Option For SO Days Secured and Ar rangements to Finance Plan Now :,Is Under Way; Club Urged to As sist in Farm Development Work: Band to Go to McMinnville. .The Polk county ' fair association will be offered a portion of the Row ell tract of 16 acres in the western part of town for exhibition grounds, according to action taken at Wednes day night's meeting of the Dallas Commercial club. This tract consists of 16 acres and an option was re cently secured on it for a period of 30 days, at what is declared to be ft very reasonable1 price. "While the en tire tract is not needed by the fair as sociation, the general sentiment ap pearing' to be that 10 acres will be sufficient for this purpose, it is nev ertheless proposed to purchase all of the land and set part so much of it as may be necessary for fair purpos es. I he matter oi financing the proposition and furnishing it to the fair association was left with the fair committee of the club to take such action as they may deem necessary. The committee which has in charge the selection of a suitable tract for the fair, have spent much time in the work and have considered several available locations finally deciding that, all things considered, the Row ell holdings offered the best induce ments. It is- located east of the Boydston property and south of the street leading to the city reservoir and is handy to the business center. Co-Operation is Urged. A communication from Secretary Chapman,- of the. Oregon' Develop ment league, was read urging the co operation' of the club in ;the further ance of the promotion of agriculture plans as contemplated by Senate Bill 72 passed by the recent legislature This bill provides for expenditure of money by any county that sees fit to take up the work, the state agree ing to expend a like -amount in the employment .of an expert from the Oregon Agricultural college whose duty it will be to assist the fanners by suggestion and otherwise, Jn the solution of the many problems of proper cultivation of the sou and the care of crops, which appear from time to time. It is believed that this plan will appeal to farmers through out the state and already there is a well-defined demand for the extension work in the different counties. There is to be no expense to the farmer and the expert will personally supervise all experiments coming under his di rection. . , Band to McMinnville. It was unanimously voted to send the Dallas band to McMinnville upon the occasion of the coming excursion to that city to witness the basket ball game between Silverton and, Dallas which will take place on the night of Saturday, March 29. A special train will be run on this ocasion and it is believed that a large number of Dal las bugs will take advantage of the opportunity to visit the Yamhill county metropolis and boost for the home bunch and watch them win the basket ball championship of the state. Fanners Would Join. J. R. Craven stated that he had been approaehed by some of the far mers living near Dallas who stated that they would like to become mem bers of the club if it eould be arrang ed and he thought that this might be advisable. He would welcome such members and he thought it would help the 'work and assist in extend ing the influence of the organization. Other members expressed themselves along this line and an amendment to the constitution of the club will un doubtedly be arranged to permit such additions to the membership. ' Chairman W. L. Soehren, of the amusement committee submitted a report regarding the recent banquet of the club which was received and placed on file. It was decided that membership by ; the club in the National Chamber of Commerce as-ociatinn would be ad visable and the secretary was in structed to remit the necessary mera- bersiiip fee to the olaeials of the as sociation. Go After Tield Day. It wan dwi'ld that the ds'rnaii"n ff Pallas as the place fr bo!. ling the proposed fiV-'d day athletic t n teU bv Polk county tr!.o 's would be advisable and the el;ib endorv-d tie fpvt. IVpj-ident nounfd tl.at would Fuller an- ieUe valley town. Th appoint arf'!v ha ;-'-ri at !'- to ! k af!pr t ; p n-atspr ! z the aiTair. It U r-;n,1 (Lai. the e-- i will X? . 1 i on 1 .' Ir-- larg ntrr.iier r.r Vp trt the e''y a-.t that ti. bu-i-ri ' ';"! r-''- 1 by c-.-.-.;-,-j a f ' --t grn to py a'i tx- Be Site For ROCK QUARRY TO BE SCALPED Preparations Now Being Made For Road Improvement. The committee in charge of the rock quarry decided this week to flush the dirt from the rock quarry preparatory to beginning, road work at the earliest possible moment. It is expected that O. D. Stewart, who has so successfully managed the work at the quarry for the past three years, will be employed to supervise the work for another year. During the period of Mr. tSewart's employ ment no accidents have been charged to him. VOLUME OF BUSINESS AT SHER IFF'S OFFICE1 INCREASES. : Three-Fourths of County Taxes Paid During Rebate Period: O. ' & C. Railway Company Pays Big Sum, Although the force of . deputies in the sheriff's office is still up to their ears in work, and .cannot tell, with any degree of certainty, just where they are at, they are nevertheless certain in the statement that never before in the history of the county, have the people been more prompt in the payment of taxes and that the close of .the rebate period, on March 15, found more than three-fourths of the total tax paid. They , arrive at this conclusion by comparing the re ceipts written, with last year, and they say that this year the number is much greater. There have also been an unusually large number of half payments but the bulk -of the tax payers, especially the heaviest land holders, have taken advantage of the rebate and have contributed their mite to the strong box of the county. ' Railroad Pays Up. Among those who took advantage of the rebate was the Oregon & Cal ifornia Railroad company, otherwise known as the Southern Pacific, which enriched the county treasury to the extent of $21,974.63 on rolling stock, road bed, station grounds, tools, etc. This company has 55.28 miles of road within the confines of Polk county divided- among three divisions as fol lows: West Side division, 21.61; Yamhill division, 29.58; Sheridan di vision, 4.1W. lhe iormer is valued at $22,960 per mile ; the Yamhill di vision and the fchendan division at $19,600 per mile. ' The total rebate on the taxes amounted to $078.79. Among other heavy taxpayers who have made their annual donation is the Spaulding company which con tributed a total of $6,806.23 on its timber holdings and improvements, and W. W. Mitchell, trustee who (Continued on Page Six) ran n: BPEil STORE "GOLDEN RULE" DRY GOODS STORE TO START HERE. . C. Penney Company of. New York and Salt Lake Includes Dallas In List; Lease Taken on Gail Annex. Opening and operation in Dallas of gpneral dry good store by the J. C. Penney company is the plan now under contemplation by the concern, all arrangements having been com pleted. A lea.e baa been takn on the big store room in the Gail IMel annex now occupied by the Po'k Mer- canine company, and the company; expects to open for business eoon ai- ter April 1. ! The J. C. Penney company owna i and operates a string of atorea in) Utah. Wyomiv.g. Idaho, V,Vl:r gtnj and Or a, and ha nearly M e-tab- Ushmenta in tlf !! nd i cn-j stanily wa s tpr an IMP SEME ram? d.'ir? to the- lit. Is.::i lI:l.V-Ad!r. -Hed hr Mr. lVn-.f-r r-H- af-iA.t Ft;e S-pt. in-. r: the Willam ftrpury a.l-M-r. a:"t, T'.p -1- t j,-p n 'and c ' hp'! y.3 r New Y" !..' . '. c- r !' ! 3 1 5 --" A ? t' Trtx.s r t. jn -f t:-e r s - lORWf T- SiiiUiiLI liLULIi I SEEK TO STIMULATE SALE OF TIMBER LANDS BY CIRCULA TION OF FALSE REPORTS ' IN CHARGE NOW MADE. PATROL COST IS NOT HIGH New Law Will Work No HardsMp On Owners is Belief; Expense of Protecting Timber May Be Easily Managed; No Reason to Sell Holdings. . . , ;-.t : Salem, Oregon, March 20. It has been" brought to the attention of the State Forester' that some unscrupu lous timber brokers are misrperesent ing the provisions of the compulsory patrol law which was enacted by the recent legislative assembly and be comes effective June- 2. Owners of timber claims have been told that un der this law it will be necessary for them to kfeep a patrolman on their claims all summer at their own ex pense, and this has been urged as a reason for sacrifice sales. ' State ments of this kind are made purely for the- purpose of stimulating the sale of timberlands, thus increasing the business and incidentally the commissions of timber brokers. The law provides that every tim- berland owner in the state, not re siding within one and one-half miles of his property, shall furnish a sui ficient patrol therefor during the dry season, and that in case he tails to do so the State Forester shall pro vide the same at a cost not to exceed five cents per acre per annum. Any amount so paid by the state shall be a lien upon the land and shall be col lected with the next taxes. . Expense Not High. It is obvious that the maximum expense to the owner or a quarter- section of timberland can not exceed $8.00 per year, an amount that should scare no owner into disposing of his timber claim at a sacrifice. One of the best ways for timber- land owners to comply .with the law is to join county fire patrol associa tions that have been organized in most of the timbered counties of the state. It is expected that every tim bered, county will have such an or ganization before the fire season ar rives.- The experience of these asso ciations some of which have been in existence for four years, proves that adequate patrol can be secured at a cost of from one and one-half to three and one-half cents an acre, and if all of the timberland owners join, the acreage cost will be materially de creased. Protection from fire at a cost of $3.00 or $4.00 per quarter section should be welcomed by all timberland owners, and it is hoped that no one will be induced to sell their holdings through misrepresen tations made by unreliable timber brokers for the selfish purpose of in creasing commissions. SECTION FOREMAN IS INJURED Southern Pacific Employe May Lose Foot as Result of Accident. Bones in his ankle were broken and other injuries inflicted upon R. L. Warthen, section foreman for the Southern Pacific for the Perrydale district when he was pinched by a freight ear recently. He was brought to this city aud later sent to the rail road hospital in Portland by Dr. Star buck, company physician. It is feared that amputation may be nec essary. TEACHERS TO FI EET HERE Polk Pedagogue to Assemble in Dal las oa Saturday; Interesting Pro gram Promised. With an attendance whips it i ex pected will reach between 7.) and 100, the next mating of the Polk county teacher will be held in the high whxi boil. ling in thia city on Salcr- day bepnnir.g at 10:J(J a. m. an.i eon-i tinnirg through toe aitprnoon. At the afternoon. thia tsroe the fu lowing pr gra.n wsll he f flowed : 10u? M -fa.ie, Ilirh ac'r.Aol orchct- tra. 13:4') Ad !rw. E. S. Evenden Mnwjia Normal. E. F. Carl ton, j i 1 ;.) M i tr. 1 :4 -Pr c b '. Port la r.- e ll'.gh thrA rc!.p-1 ! rtm r-v IV sj J p. M.s Mary Carrp- ! 5. r -1 3 . "1 A rrir In Polk Made Bricks of Early i Days Show Made in 1868, Brick From Chimney in Old House, Still as Good as Ever; Made on Salt Creek. Two bricks from an old-time chim ney torn down by John Diehm recent ly, unfold a story of possibilities, un der proper treatment and manage ment, of the brick and tile business in this portion of Oreogn. From all appearances the chimney reached the average age of manhood and the ma terial was in good condition, the mor tar having washed away. Two of these specimens were left at The Ob server office by Mr. Diehm. One bears the letters "W D" and the other carries the . date "1868." In quiry develoos the fact that in 1868 William Dodson, on -the Salt Creek road, conducted a brick business, fur nishing the material from his own place, business of course being on a small scale. It is certain one of these specimens came from his place. The other, it is thought by those who are well able to glance backward to the embryo days of the state's struggle for existence, believe that it was made at, the foot of Mt. Pisgah, whose base meets the city's limits. The material is red in color, unlike the famous white brick made at Wil lamina. which, it is claimed, are the Ibest in the world. Those who have examined the 45 year-old specimens and who have in the past sent the shale to the American Clay Working Machinery company at Bucyrus, Ohio, ff recognized authority, made favor able markings, one specimen grading No. 2 and the other No. 1. Factory Near RickrealL In speaking of the manufacture of brick in the early days, Mr. T. . J. Hayter, whose memory is one of the fillTII TO EXTEND SERVICE TO MA- RION COUNTY TOWN. Early Morning Train From Falls City is Promise For Near Future; Sa lem Bridge Now Completed. That trains will soon be in opera tion from Dallas to Silverton over the new Willamette river bridge in Salem and thence by the new line from that city is the report in circu lation among, railroad men. It i probable that the gasoline car that now makes three round trips daily over the road from Black lioek and Falls City, to Salem, will be operated to Silverton as soon as arrangements now under way are completed. It is also reported that a schedule will be adopted which will give ialls Cit an early morning train out of that place, thus permitting people from there to make the round trip to Port land in a day. It is thought that the Silverton service will be inaugurated at the same time that the additional accommodation for Falls City is un dertaken. Car is Curiosity. Since the new bridge has been com pleted at Salem, and the gasoline car has been operated through that city to the main line Southern Pacific atation, it has been the source of con siderable wonder by the people and is invariably followed by many curi ous glances. While it is laying at the Salem station it always attracts the attention of the loungers who in- ppct it with much interest. The new bridge is now practically completed and the machinery for raising the lift has been connected' and found' to work satisfactorily. The first few times the bridge was opened to permit the parage of boats, the work had to be done by band which was a slow proceeding and required much time. The lift i o evenly l.al ancd with eounterwight that it re quire but a small amount of power to raie it. An ! trie dnareo i iwl to LanIl the l.fL VTOXTLD PAEE MAPLE THrE3 i , ILkireia Fni4erts Object to Court Order U Cst Thca Down. i;ikraH, Marph 2 ) (;pial) The rp of th! r'ape are np in nr over rpcert eur.ty c.:;rt direct i 'l'T Df the r-:.; tre m trt r.t f t l h cut d n. re -t r-.it it.pv vear ! 1 f 1 1 ': - tr- 1 a , It the .,1 .r r d n t:.f :r T: 1 f -n-i.'l t'-i the IIS TO 111 mi v & 1 l IT ' t ' Good Material best of the early pioneers, recalls the fact that in 1856 the baunuera lac tory was started near Rickreall. He is very certain that, while the meth ods of manufacture were crude, the product was of the finest kind. The city jail, it is thought, while it does not stand squarely with the world, is built of brick the raw rm tonal from what is now the Buta- farm which is a fine farming tract. The Dodson brick, Mr. Hayter is sure came from the William McMinn Dod son place, about five miles north of Dallas. The Wilson building, it is thought, was built of brick made on the Butz place . when A. K, Wilson put up this structure on Main street in 1890, the work being ..done by Washington Loran Smith. DALLAS AND SILVERTON SETTLE CHAMPIONSHIP. TO Game Scheduled For Saturday Night, March 29; Special Train From Dal las Planned; Band to Go. Following closely upon the heels of a flat refusal to meet Company O basket ball team on the McMinnville floor to settle the coast champion ship, the Silverton team on Tuesday night gave the McMinnville promo ters and the manager of the Dallas team assurance that Silverton would accept the Yamhill city's offer. .The date was set for Saturday night, March 29.- Efforts are being made to secure a special train from Silverton and Dallas, the train from Silverton to pass through this city and be joined by the Dallas contin gent!. Should the promoters be able to make satisfactory arrangements with the railway company there will be enough people from Dallas and Silverton to fill the large court at the Yamhill county neat. It is estimated that over 300 will attend from Dal las. Reservations for seats are now being contemplated. While arrangements are yet in complete it is planned to time the departure of the special train from Dallas so that it will reach McMinn ville not later fhan 7:30 in order to permit the Dallas rooters time to "take in the town" before the game. Badges will be provided for all who go and music by the band, which has been secured by the Commercial club will add to the festivities of the oc casion and enliven the trip. FENTON IS NAMED CAPTAIN Dallas Man Gets Signal Honor at University. Carl R. Fenton of Dallas, has been elected captain of the University of Oregon basketball team for the sea son of 1914. There were no other candidates and his election was unan imous. Fenton is a junior in college and has played center on the varsity team for three years. He is generally con sidered the premier center in confer ence basketball. Last year lie was unanimouidy chosen by the critics for that position on the All Northwest five. Fenton is an all-around athlete, playing left guard on the football eleven and right field on the baseball nine. Before entering Oregon he play ed with the champion Dallas basket ball team, which toured the United States in 1908. REED LOS IN JAIL Four Salem Persons Disturb Peace oa Public Highway; Three Are Fined But One Makes His Getaway. Because he, i:h three others, "started sometlang" in Salem and tlipn adjourned to the Polk county tide of lie river to c-tl;e it, one Torn Rppd ocp'.rses a soft eonrh m tie ucsnty jail where be i en-ing out a fine irrj-ed r"n him by Justice IF. L. Wod. cf V.V-t Salem precinct i t:p"n the charge of "dfiur" S I" ppap t-n a fvuie t.;gLway. no other rr.ptr.ber t-t the party j-ail their ! , f :sps r.d " r. r-t yet bp en an re- iH.Jp,1. Jf.J ,-, r. . ,.- fii 1. art's that t!. T-tcU rf FaJpm t"-.:' ,-.: tp fn Capita! V. r b fir row t- tvP r. 1 0 the , r.'er rr (! a r Fill ME III KID tkrtM nnracn n hi in in ill W WW WW UlU It ILL I liilL PLANS- FOR PREMIUM OFFER TO SCHOOLS OF COUNTY OUTLINED; NO CONTEST OR GUESS WCILIL Clubbing Offer to , Help Schools in Standardization Plans ; Desire to Assist in Laudable Work is Aim of Observer in Present Distribution Scheme Presented. Today The Observer inaugurates one of the most novel and original prize distribution events lu the his tory of Polk county, the ultimate aim of which is to assist the schools in their work of standardization, by furnishing one of the requirements needed in that connection. This will be - undertaken by this paper under conditions which will make it possi ble for every school in the county, and every grade or room in the grad ed and high schools, any college or. normal school, religious organization, and even private individuals, to se cure a high grade picture absolutely free. While this offer extends as above related to other organizations than the schools, it is primarily in tended for their benefit and we be lieve will prove advantageous for them. Plan is Outlined. All that is necessary to secure one of these fine pictures, which are not by any means cheap, but which com prise copies from some of the most noted art studies the world has known, is to secure a club of new subscribers for this newspaper, or to secure renewals from old subscribers. The idea is .for each school in the county to select the quality of picture it wants and then make an effort, on the part of the pupils, to secure the necessary number of subscribers to get the picture. Nor 13 this all. While the pupils are securing the subscrip tions they will, at the same time, be earning money of their own, for The Observer will give a commission of 15 tier cent on each dollar paid on I new subscriptions and 20 per cent on every dollar paid on back subscrip tion or renewals. Thus the school children of the county, while helping to get a picture to adorn their room and make it standard, will Je mak ing money for themselves. No Chance to Lose. This is not a contest and there is no guess work or "ifs nor ands" about it. You get the subscribers we furnish the picture and we will guarantee as many pictures as there (Continued on Page Six.) BSTtfAL IB BBE DALLAS ASSOCIATION HOPES TO SUPPLY CITY'S NEED. Annual Meeting For Monday Nijht to Elect Officers and Discuss Plana; Present Hospital Inadequate. For the purpose of electing officers for the ensuing year, to hear reports of the work done during the past 'ear, and for the transaction of oth er iniortant business, the Dallas Hospital association will meet Mon day nisht, March 24, at the county court room in the court house and a full attendance of stockholders is earnestly requested. Plana for car rying on the work for the eomii.g year which include the erection of a hospital buildinz will be discussed. The association is dcc!.ired to be in satisfactory condition, financially and it i hoppj that a rr a. -.- menu to btiihl can be de f. nit tlv made. The prpnt h-pital is much too small for the demanda made upon it and every available foot of space is beirg ol.lired and t;ll it cauuot aup f'v app.wTT-odatior.a for all ho p r 'r. It in BuS' ljttly epn'ial that s 'IT; P rr r car tvp t rovi-;e d -,d lhise vx er.ar t; v.. n a! matirr . th, -, :s jinr- 1 !.- e a rff l.tr 1 f '-re V. , 1 i : i jo, Fair. (4 a- .4 rM-4 irx futcr