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About Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 28, 1913)
i I POLK COUNTY OBSERVER TUESDAY, OCTOBER TWO 28, 1913. ! i: : , 1 ; I . I n ' i I , (j'1. 1 , .1 1 i i t i J - 1 1 1 . I : . . 1 : . , ) : r i I t : i I 'i ! ! ! WE INVITE The man most difficult to fit, to let US make his next suit. No obligation to pay for it unless lie is perfectly satisfied. PHIL BEGIN French Dry donning and Premiing. Goods failed for and dolivorod. Phono 10!U fill Mill St. Polk County Observer Published Beml-Weekly at Dallas. Ore gon, by the .HlftKIIVKIl PIUNTINU COMPANY Olllc I'lionra. Business office Mln 19 Press room Main 19-2 W. If. TOTTKIf. Manwcrr. ttnt.ril as soeond-class matter Mur. h 1. 1907. at the poatoNtoe at Dal las. Orea-on, under the Act of CtnrenB of March S, 1879. Subscription Itatrai One Year H-J? CI. M..nlha 75 Three Month 40 Strictly In advance. Tht way to buiLi up Dallas is to pat en is Dallas ptopit. Dallas Iron Works Mm hluM IVitiiitrjiiK'n 1'attoru Makcrx. swvMii.i, work a srictiAin V urn prepared to do any kind o' Iron and Urana work, Lumber truckr and Stock work on hand We maki (lu best and eheapi'Mt Htuinp I'ullei on th market. I'rleiw reasonable LUMEE1K i ' When We Hand You Our Esti mates of the cost of the lutnur veil re.utr you on u depend upon It that the tires v II hs as low a flrst -class, wel xntsoiicd lumber can bo soM for hou estly. If ou piix moro ovi p.v t. much. If uu pa I s.: U'll );i I 1 s. cither nvi. lity or quantity. UNIVERSITY APPROPRIATIONS The referendum iitliielied to tlu itp- priiii'inlioii hills for llio I'niversity of Oregon slioulil 1m dclented tor two rotisons: To lvlmki' and put a slop to I he exploitation of personal l iovnn ees ut f ho expense of the state; ami to supply mir institution with the funds it so sadly needs. To oncoiirairo the use of the referendum to satisfy spite, and its nuiuipuhiliou as a weapon of retaliation, is to eireumvent the very purpose of its adoption. It is ex ceedingly unfortunate that, at this lime when a sincere effort is beinjr made to divorce our educational in slit ut ions from polilies this survival ot things passing should nave been permit tod to appear. Unfortunate also that one of our lending institu tions of learning should bo thus om haiassed ami its otlicieuey crippled through no fault of its own. The University's need ot the appro priations is admitted by all who are familiar with its ntlairs, and- is eon- ceeded even bv those who are trvurjr to deprive it of the funds appropriat ed. The last huildiny const meted on the University campus was e rooted some six vears ajro, and since then the attendance has doubled. Tents and temporary frame buildiusrs aie used class rooms to accomodate Ine ovorllow. I lis affairs are w isely and ecoiiom-1 icnllv alniinistorod. A comparison ot J (he eosi iH-r student at the liuver-i it v of Oiem and at other iustitu- liotis irivinsr the same irrade of instruc- Th suitability of tlio county 'h noil for loganberry culture Khotihl attract these iiiMtitulions, for there is a de mand for the fruit that linn never been Hiipplied. Let llillsboro follow the example of Dulliis. llillsboro Independent. COMPETING FOR A RECORD. And now eonies the thrilliiur news from Corvnllis tliat the egjr layiujr record is nirain liable to have things done to it bv a pen unite mid distant relative of the late record smasher. This biddy has laid 28.") erp twenty days less than a year and apparently is not at nil fatigued. What a ohanite a few years have made in the reiiiiireinonts of prize nil iv. Formerly always bred for feather and form alone, a prize winner ould, and has been known to lie, m apnblo of laying a single ejrjr. So her looks wore up to the standard,, no one was iniiernnoni etiounu io ask alioul nor epr layiuj; capacny. Itut this is a practical ae and after some doubt in"; 1 nomas arose to in quire ii I lie average neu was paying her wav, the trap nest was invented. Itv this cheap itnl simple device it is possible to know exactly how many ofi'jjN a hen is laying. Thus a new standard was set lor prize lowis, ami inounii utility, eare t'ull v bred as her sister, the line looker but for a ditVoient purpose, may be off oolor, short a few beaut ifynift feathers or like it he (. A. cham pions be oi mixed nreod, u sue mis the ejrsf inyiufr record, nolliinir else is needed or no criticism ollered. Itreedcis of fancy fowls refuse to xlubit in the monllinir season, hut ould the jrrent ojtir layers be shown in moulIin.it ami sun laying, nun would score the most points for the practical poult ryinan. No doubt the new conception of a hen's require ments will soon work a ehanito in the poultry exhibits as now held. Al ready many poultryincn refuse to ex hibit fowls where appearance alone is made the basis of awards. Kgit layiiift contests are becoininjt more numerous and compel it ion for the1 best records more keen. Uontt life to the new hen. If we have a "now' woman" why not a 'new hen, ' and may thev both rise to their latent possibilities as ra'idlv in the future its they have in the near past. Klamath Falls may lay claim to be the oriitinal (iarden of F.den but Al bany thought, at least for a time that she liiiitht lay claim to haviuit been a lioiuau "lovince. A small sack of copper coins wore found at the bottom of a sixteen fool excavation, two of which were coins issued in the time of Constantino the Croat, ItiOO veal's iiuo. However an old sol tier re membered that the part of tow n where the coins were found had boon tilled in years aito when doubtless a col lector lost a valuable part of his rare coins. eph K. (loodwin, of Albany, would have met his fatality before he deed ed his property to his children for their promise to care for him during his life. F'red Kffersou would have died sooner than he did by taking the starvation erne to cure catarrh, under a pupil of the infamous Linda Hur- tteld llazzni'd. of teachers, for who ever heard of a jrirl known to be a good cook and housekeeper remaining long unmar riedd, unless she was very hard in deed to please. And now but little remains for other states to do but to produce a hen that lays every day but legal holidays. "The mayor of Tacoma thinks it hardly fair to ask the street car com panies to lower their car steps in or der to accomodate the present fashion in women's skirts. Mean old thing. Last week's papers give accounts of numerous carloads of apples being sent to England, Australia and Af rica. England boasts that the sun never sets on her dominions and it looks as if we could soon make, the same claim for the Oregon apple. Late reports from Kansas tell of heavy rains. Can it be that J. l'lu vius on returning from his summer vacation has got into the wrong jiewf ltanisli the thought. The excessive winter rain is our only excuse for grumbling at the weather, and we don't propose to be deprived of it without a struggle. The Cottage Grove Sentinal says of it lie proposed ladies' night at t he Commercial club that the women will take part in the business session, "Enjoying themselves afterward in the same manner as the men." We are indeed shocked to know that so many of Cottage Grove ladies smoke. The Weekly Oregonian and the Semi-Weekly Observer, would give you all the news worth reading. Is combination, to paid in advance sub scriptions, $2.2o. It is proposed in Kansas to require every county school teacher to take a course in domestic science. Which now doubt would result in a dearth How's This. We offer One Hundred Dollars re ward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. R J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, 0. We, the undersigned, have known V. J. Cheney for the Inst 15 years, and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transactions and fi nancially able to carry out any obli gations made by his firm. National Bank of Commerce, Toledo. 0. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken inter nally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent free. Price 75 cents per bottle. Sold by all drug gists. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation. Dallas Lumber & Log ging Company Repairing Bicycle, Motorcycle. Gas Engine, Locks and Other Mechani ical Devices When in need of an ex pert workman call L. B. HIXSON, Jr., :Uf Main Street. Dallas Phone 1072 Try our Gasoline Service for Convenience lion covering lisoloses the following figures Annual ,is per student at the University of Otv;oit 'rli'S; at the University ot Washington, $'J1S; Kansas University J1'; Iowa University, fJSl; Mich- gan l Diversity, The Uomiuvtvial club and Women's club unanimously passed resolutions recommending the defeat of the re ferendum on those bills, and it is to be hoped that the result oii election day will prove a merited rebuke to (hose who would discredit the Oregon Sys tem and sacrifice our institutions of learuiiig to unworthy motives. Some Ashland burglars must have ;i period of five years, i a strong sense of humor as they en tered a store opposite the police head quarters and next door to the jail. j Surely the grass grows green on the Foolkillers. else Frances Ferr. of West j Yaquina would not have lived to pour 'gasoline fioin a five gallon can on the smouldering embers of the tire; Jos- . . . SKATING . . . AT ARCADE GRAND RINK Band Every Tuesday Evening from 7 to 1 1 Dance Every Saturday Night. Moose Orchestra Skating Every Evening and One Af tternoon Each Week on Mondays. Free for Ladies No Skating on Saturdays Give us a trial and we assure you very courteous treatment. C. W. STUMP, Manager When you think of Flour or say Flour, say "OREGON'S BEST" Made right here in Dallas of Choice Selected Wheat, and guar anteed in every way. Many housewives noted for their line rep utation for Light and W holesome Bread, owe it to OREGON'S BEST, Try a sack. SWEENEY BROS., Millers DALLAS, OREGON LODGE DIRECTORY I Mil It VKHSWS I V IU Aawm- li,.Nv nil on lUst nj th.rj Mon,U ( n.h monih ut NWxvJ ii! m ! 'in n-mtr ituJ.- Mil 1 IF M STAFUIN. M. A lilts :-;MOV',V. S,vMirv, ia ut k ut OK V Not A lVU NoM. Or:lJ WtHU'Ml OI' IHt. OKU T: 1 Cn;; Nv Ji1 rt;- la W. O V. H:' n T:.fcU vn!r,f r. h . . W K. V. KFFW Corv-1 iYbl V. A AY Kt S Ol.rk A. Jk S- U Xjl -f ! 'n XI . fc",l m r, a. ii wr. to. w v i: - t. jf fTva t- at Tit o CANNERY QUESTION "Oallas appears ti lv approaching the cannery question in a business like manner and has opened negotia tions with a leading California pack ing company to open a branch in that city. Independent business is all very well if it can he made a success, but it is notorious that a large number of independent canneries established .luring the past few years in Oregon but few have survived beyond the first year or two and but a small per cent of the total number are now operated. Cau-os for tli;s condition are easily found. Successful luanufactiiring in stitutions must have intricate selling oixain-aiions and it is mamtotly itn povib!o tor a number of small iiuio pen.ic: I canueiies to moot on an o.pia! basis large institutions such as tinxse of Cahtort'.ia and some eastern siasos. Then the .unstion of msiiagvmert cuts big r.g-.nv. Su.vessfal iw men .:. I n en rap-sble ot e:Vi. ie:'.t uianage n. .t aiv rot easily sv.ih1. and as ; e i,i,u ivr.icnt oonii:;es are us ually comisAsod of sttvkhoMers h Kate .!l .v i: teivsts. who do not piv tciul to un,:cis.ta::d the cantr.r.g busi iu and !;o have usually taken !. k to .tsx'M in csKHblisl.iug a h.ni.e tih;str. i!h- ivmpany is ,iep;uie:u i:;r, a hsrv.1 tr.av.agfr and without i ::n is h lpl w. iljia. t.v, at::ii::g i'' -' 's are sold to vrr.n; unities under a evnitract of fun;;s!ui,g a proves man tor a tear. at t;;e rp;ra:n of the cvr. tract tie ot!.it;'.y faers tlio p:'Mc!ti of oeuri:.g a con-pete: t :va;-. to !- I t'v pla.e hu-h is soime ti:: s in is.s.!;,. :id '.av d;.vu.t. .is pl.t;;. drtl. jH'.er.t has :e;vd and crvers h.e sut- to:v,i ;.-s !.,: afu-r having brlietsi a:: vutpal for thir fre had Un t.i:r.:!uNi and pla;.rel asftrvUr.g'y. ' !ae t u-'d after a short tine ; e caftt euid rn a.-vj hat l x bad .rmn. Ua!r thvf firvur.!- U it Hll.l 1 to do a la..as has a:'d aevf it th fact that a:jsor pr::t tvidit;tn th i:.i pr:: : !-.t plan n iiil as el Se a Sa JojhsI a:..i all a::v n a.w :;h esiaV 1 s xi s a ;v ;e 'ii,-h alnra.iy have '..it -rs;a.;:ja;!s". arsU ho .irsin? i. .Na .i A a illustration in Wb : i' ; s-... . is t.siinl it th Cftu:-a-sr's Xit - brarvbes of a f. r f i i o'.s ;:,a Kt it cast Nf d r. ' '--; s :v f art. sSs.i a prwar- t: t ari.fi f.-r a hk aJ ill Wke all !-a; ,s . -yvi. It WvHild b lifx-hly i.s. r i. hate a in:;:-j;jv5 : t : j-i'a of fruit a.l t-g-riaSI ts g.H: g l. ar j f ars s"! :rrnreTs fT Vt icifrt i f tWiM-4 ii ! rti5lsi W--s ,4 ;, i fcarifi. Ka! if lis. is .- -... i.. r-a it a.Hrar j V. jo f.sr 3.-lJ S J-! ia M5i!:.- as A R ORY WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY OCTOBER aoth and OCTOBER 30th The beautiful musical pantomime adapted from the German I n.i.r t. It,, -n hvu Under the r j Auspices I A.vy 1 .- ) of the W! tisrATi t ChteIn- iCvC-dQ rm Mat' piemen, t fcA 1 4 mnenl j jtfikl Mbfe Budapest of. he 5 ii'VjV- tel sjMt Hungary aub Av ;i;gV :. "THE MUM U IT" Two hours of fun and frolic In "Doll Land in which many dainty noTelties, dances, groups and solos will be giTen in beautiful costumes and under colored calcium RESERVED SEATS 50c Tickets may be pnvured from members of the Civic Improvement Department of the Woman's Club, and will N? on sale on and after October 2Srh at Stafrin's Drjc Store V Itoanse Pump1 I SIMPLE AND PRACTICAL EVERY PART GUARANTEED INEXPENSIVE TO OPERATE We have several plants in suc cessful operation in the vicinity of Dallas Craven Bros. Hardware Co. DALLAS, OREGON Good Lighting, Like Good Air, Is Necessary for Good Health Good lighting is as important for the children as good food and pure air. Electric service with proper lamps and shades, not only means good and economical home lighting, but light that is healthful, clean, safe and con venient. The IDEAL TIME FOR HOUSE-' WIRING IS THE FALL. Then you can start evenings with the cheer and comfort of the best lighting. An estimate of the cost of wiring your home may be obtained for the asking. Courtesy First Good, Service Always. Oregon Power 605 Court Street Company Phone 24 Star Transfer Co. WE MOVE ANYTHING THAT IS MOVEABLE PROMPT SERVICE G. A. and L C. MUSCOTT, Proprietors Phone Stands: Webster's Confectionery 511 Barn 1074 Ellis' Confectionery 1062 Professional Cards Wm. A. nimes, Mgr. Ed. J. Himes, En sr. MIMES ENGINEERING AND CON STRUCTION CO. Engineering and Surveying. Plans Drawn and Estimates Cheer fully Given. Otliee, Room 8, l7jrlow Huilding, Dallas, Ore. Phone 502. ! DENTIST DR. CLINTON L. FOSTER. ! (With Dr. JJutlor) I Ottu-e over Fuller Pharmaev. DALLAS OKECiOX : dentist ! B. F. BUTLER Offlc over Fuller Pharmacy. Office hour from t to II a. m.; 1 to i p. m. DlUa Oroo Houra: a. m. to 5 p. m.; other houn by appointment. rhone 1414 DR. D. G. REMPEL I'HIRorilAlTOil Xcrv SpevialM n 1 Spinal Adjuster 114 Court St.. Oallaa. Oregon. Dr. Louis G. Altman Homeopathic Physician, General Practice. Special attention to Asthma, Dropsy. Gall Stones and Rheumatism. 05c and Ke. X. Litvrtr St Phrce Main 147. SALEM.'OKE DENTIST M. HAYTER Dai:as Xatioctl Bank Bai:dii? Orryv ft ED. r. COAD. . . AttTEcy n Lxw. Prebu Cajej a SyecLilty. Eaca 28. 5ii;osiI Bik B-U T . A.TTORNET AT LAW OSCAR HAYTER ! Rooms 5 and C, Uglow Bldg. Dallas Orepri' G. O. HOLM AN LAWYER Office in Wilson Building. ATTOR X E Y-AT-LAW D. H. UPJOHN . Rooms 19-2G ; Dallas Xational Bank Bids?. DALLAS 0REG0X ATTORNET AT LAW WALTER L. TOOZE, JB Dallas Xational Bank Building Dal 1m Orcgot ATTORXETS AND ABSTRACTORS BROWN & SIBLEY Abstracts promptly made. Notary Public. Collections Mill St. Down-stair. . DaJlaa. Or SIBLEY fc EAKIN The only reliable aet of Abstract! I Polk County. OSo on Court stree DaJlas. - . Orcgo Thoae llll-I R. L. CHAPMAN FTXT-RiL DIRI.CTOR AND EMBALM ER Calls promptly ansvered Say or m& DU. AUTO FOR HIRE JCcCAyx & ccLLurs Livtry OUve Smlth-Blcknell Tabr of PIAXO-aad ORGAX Sra iio 712 Oak S:. DALLAS 0?Sf VLTESIXAXT SriGECX DR. L. VT. HORN to It. ve. t ri. at M-Ca:a c ST.l t .. t trirr tsw