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. " f I '---.. , , . . -- - ' M ..... ... - 'P' l I V0I"2S DALLAS. OREGON. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1913 N!l!! r : . i : IIS OF C01I :: j ! 10 III BRIEFS .00 I rr, K;ms of Interest in Country I Districts Interestingly Told 00 ! i " no C2SERVER SPECIAL SERVICE Observer Representatives Keep in ' Touch With All Matters of Import s' ance in Their Part of the Famous r "Blue Ribbon" District of the ; State of Oregon. (INDEPENDENCE t Ct W. Butler will build a fine new residence on his lot in North Indepen dence. J W. Brooks sold his place three itniles north of the city this week; Joe Montgomery getting 474 acres and J. J. Underwood 2iy2 acres. I J. W. Linn bought another new Buto Monday, trying a Marion this time. f A couple of sitreet players have been causing quite a bit of merriment here the last few days. Their rollicking tunes have started the feet of the old netj to going and it has been no un common sight to see old gray haired inert dancing the old dances of a gen eration ago. It is needless to say jhat the players picked up quite a bit of cash. I Dr. H. C. Dunsmuir went to Al bany, Thursday where he will ad dress the students of Albany college Friday morning. I IX W. Brooks had a public sale of ill of his stock and farm implements Wednesday, and the first of the week M ill leave for the San Joquin valley in California where he will make his future home. President Ackerman of the State iNormal school was in the city Tues day. ! County Commissioner G. W. "Wells was a visitor in the city Tuesday. I V. O. Boots, the Monmouth insur ance man, was a business visitor in the city Tuesday. f- The Rebekah lodge will give a Hal lowe'en entertainment Friday even ing in the I. O. O. hall, t Mrs. Ella Shinn will build a new bungalow on her property in north Independence. Mr. Cross will shortly commence work on a new bungalow on his prop erty in this city. I the heaviest frost of the season fell Mondav night. The days have been fine and sunny and the nights clear and cold just to let us know Uhat winter is about here. The controversy of the ownership ,ot the street between D and E streets 'on Second was settled Tuesday and ! the paving company started to work Uo put in the curbs and put the street to grade. The Southern Pacific Co. has claimed that this street was deed red to them but they have been un ! able to give proof of their assertions, i There was no record of any deed to f this property on file and the only rec Urd of the street being presented to ' the railroad was the vacation of the j street by the city: The signs de- daring the -roperty to be a private way were taken down the latter part of last week. The city council has condemned the ' switch placed by the Southern Pacific i Co., near D street as there are two , large holes that are large enough for a horse to step in. Hunters in this vicinity are taking advantage of the last few days of the . season, but are going to the foot hills all of the birds have gotten gun I thv and took a sneak for "the tall ' and uncut." Mrs. J. J. Fenton, Mrs. O. Carbrav. i Mrn, M. C. Williams and Mrs. S. ' 1' ys entertained their friends at the s L -;ie of Mrs. Havs on Wednesday ; afternoon. Five Hundred was-play-' e and refreshments were served. J. O. Mcintosh and J. S. Cooper t w re appointed as clerks of both the Fjx'cial and general city elections. Word was received Monday morn-ir-T bv Mrs. I. Govro that her neioe. ;r. Dudley Gibson, of Salem, had r . The L. O. O. M. had a special train , to 8alem, Tuesday night to take in ih ir bie entertainment. ilay Russell formerly of this city l it "now attending hied school in N . where, did some of the star work .n the Xewberg team against Dallas 1 h school last Saturday. FALLS CITY Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Frink left this k for Idaho where they will spend rxHith visiting their daughter, Mrs. x Ilaukinton. Wm. Ford is tak- car of the farm during their ab- SI of the Falls City tearher left T 1t evening for Dallas to at- i- I the Tca-hr' Institute. There - . Wen no t-rh.l the last three days if the week. Ella Mfhrline spe"' umlay : h-r h"mc ia this city. S. K. SkeK who was scrialy in cl in the Seymour auto wreck, is ? rtA somewhat improved in health PREPARED FOR CONTEST Voters of Polk Will Decide on Five Important Questions; Precincts For City. In preparation for the coming election Tuesday, when five import ant questions will be decided by the voters at the state of Oregon, ballot boxes have been sent out through the sheriff's office to every precinct ' in Polk county. . Everything is in readi ness for election day, and according to the registration during the past few months interest in the event is waxing keen. Since the registration books opened for the fall election 932 have regis tered. This number added to the to tal registration last year, brings "the total number in Polk county entitled to vote to about 4,300. Voters of Dallas will cast their votes at the county court house, ar mory, city jail, and Woodman's hall. Elsewhere in The Observer is Pub lished a samnle of the official ballot and by review in? this, t he voters will be advised regarding the important questions to be voted upon. at the present time. He is at the Dallas hospital. W. F. Nichols went to Salem. Sat urday to visit friends. He was ac companied home by Mrs. Nichols who has been visiting in rortland and a- lem. Mr. and Mis. S. H. Tetherow snent a few days last" week with old friends near Monmouth, their former home. Misses Emma and reida Chrislen- koii. of Salem, visited over Sunday with friends in Falls City. Mis. Fred rerun and Miss Urace Young were passengers to Salem, Monday. G. D. Gordon, mayor of Newberg, was in the city Monday looking after his property here. G. D. Tieat and family drove to Monmouth, Sunday and spent 'the day with Mr. Treat s parents mere. Mrs. Alma Dempsey, ot Kiekreau, was a Falls City visitor Saturday. C. T. West has had city water in stalled in his" residence on Shelton avenue. The Davis and Munson families motored to Portland, Tuesday in the former s auto. Sfivernl imnrovrments are eoiner on at. the Christian church, among them liuinir a new onat of naint and a new stairway. These give the building a splendid appearance. The Ladies Art cIud met at me home of Mrs. Anna Kerr, Tuesday. Mrs. Mary E. Halsey is spending a week in Tillamook. Miss Hammond is looking after the household during her absence. H. L. Shelton, Superintendent of thp Drpiron Anti-Saloon leaffue. de livered several lectures in the diff erent churches of the city Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. T. B. Hooker and children went to Independence, Wednesday to visit at the home or Ira Hooker ior several days. Mrs. Jonah Lowe is very seriously ill and her children are all here, Mrs. Vina Miller coming last week from Michigan. Mr. and Mrs. Cleve Powell drove to Albany, Saturday to visit with Mrs. Powell's parents at that place. L. U. Ingram left this week for Hoskins where he has been employed as sawyer in the new mill there. The Snday school class of Mrs. M. L. Thompson was entertained by the remainder of the school Saturday at th Methodist church. The feed con sisted of an oyster supper. About 125 were present ana enjoyed tne frolic. This class won out in the de corating contest this summer and were entertained by the school as a result of their good work. Mrs. Mary M. Harrington and son, Ralph, spent several days at the home of. Rev. E. I. Harrington, of Newberg. AIRLIE Mrs. John Lewis and little grand son, of Portland, are visiting her son and family, A. R. Lewis. Mrs. R. C. Brown, of the Upper Pedee, was in town Thursday on her way over to Soap Creek to see her daughter, Mrs. Harry Neal. Lew Caughev went to Independ ence, Fiday. Not an empty house in town. J. F. rinch is digging his pota toes. He wants to get them out be fore it sets in to raining. VY7A Caushev visited her sister. Mrs. Joe Mortermer at Perrydale last Two familv move in to town for to have better school advantages. Mrs. A. Cauehey and Miss Mary Jones visited J. F. Ulrichs Sunday. Miss Kate Weneart visited her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. John Wienert. She is our deputy post mistress. S. M. Wom1. of Corvallis. will preaeh at the whool house Sunday evenins at 7:30 o'clock. A. R. Lewis has installed a gasoline engine in his blacksmith shop to save hand power. Mrs. George Conn visited Mrs. Wm. Shewey Sunday. T. B. Williams and wife of Inde pendence, are Lere visiting his son H. Williams and family. Ward Butler, of Independence, was a busine visitor here this week. A. J. Johnson, of Conallis. visit ed his brother. A. V. Sunady. Mrs. T. C Turner made a busincs r Colonel Kingman, U. S. Army pre ' " ' k ' 1 ' il l i -- 1 -v x " I ta" i I - ! :J m i! F 't COLONEL DAN O. KINGMAN, division engineer of the Southeastern division, witb headquarters at Savannah, and senior colonel In the United States army engineering corps, succeeded General William T. Rossell as chief of engineers of the army, with the rank of brigadier general, when the latter recently retired on account of age. Colonel Kingman Is a native of New Hampshire. He was appointed from that state to the Military academy at West Potijt on July 1, 1870. He was appointed a second lieutenant on June 16. 1875; a first lieutenant on March 4,' 1879; a captain on March 20. 1880; a major on July 31. 1897; a lieutenant colonel on Feb. 10, 1905. and a colonel on July 6, 1908. He has held the latter rank continuously until the present time. Colonel Kingman has done a great deal for the betterment of the Savannah river and harbor. Hunting Season Hundreds of Birds Killed by Polk Hunters Duck and Geese Sea son Opens Tomorrow. Today marks the ends of the open 'season for China Pheasants in the state of Oregon, and the opening-of the season on ducks, geese, rails, coots and gallinules. As was expected during the latter part of September, the season for pheasants which had been closed for two years resulted in the killing of thousands of pheasants in Western Oregon. Local sportsmen, with but few exceptions, found game plentiful. This was especially true during the first part of the season, but during the past week, the game became more scarce. While the hunting of ducks and geese in Polk county will be limited to. but few sections, several sloughs are expected to be well filled with water during the latter part of next month, and mav afford good hunting grounds. Several places have been leased by local hunters and the season is looked forward to with keen antici pation. For the benefit of tht local hunters, the following information is extract ed from the last issue of the Oregon Sportsman, and may prove of consid erable assistance. New Federal Law. The new federal migratory bird law provides a five-year closed season on the following game birds: Band tail ed pigeons, curlew, wood ducks, and also all of the shore birds to be found in Oregon except the black-breasted and golden -plover, Wilson or jack snipe and greater and lesser yellow legs. Both the black breasted and golden plover are rare in Oregon so trip to Independence, Tuesday. The thermometer dropped to 30 on Tuesday morning. Coldest this fall. Mrs. George Conn was an Indepen dence visitor Tuesday. . Mr. Nyman. of Kings Valley, ship ped 16 dressed porkets to the mar ket Tuesdav. A carload of live hogs was shipped to Portland from here this week. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wil liams on October 2!). a nine pound son. Troy Turner, of Fir inve. was a business caller in town "Wednesday. He reports everything moving on nicely up there. The freight receipls for October. 1013 run nearly W.m0 so the asenl rewrts. Was not more than that manv hundreU last October. Jos. Goetx Irft yesterday morning for PoTtland where lie will remain 'several days visiting friend and rel ! atives. New Head of Engineering Corps Closes Tonight the only shore birds which are lawful to hunt are the Wilson or jack snipe and greater and lesser yellowlegs. It has heretofore been lawful to hunt the' above birds in season in this state and for that reason the new fed eral laws are of particular interest to Oregon sportsmen at this time, as they supersede state laws wherever there is a conflict. A daily closed season is set on all migratory game and insectivorous birds between sunset and sunrise. HUSBANDS AND WTVES OF MEM BERS HAVE JOLLY TIME One Hundred and Fifty Eastern Star Members and Friends are Enter tained By Naomi Chapter. Naomi chapter No. 22 order of the Eastern Star entertained about 10 members and guests with a delightful Hallowe'en party Tuesday evening in the new Masonic temple. After a short business session of the chapter the doors were thtown open to the invited guests which con sisted of the Masons of the city and their wives. All bawl been asked to wear either comic, old-fashioned, or fancy dress. While the olden time smwn predominated among the ladies. many of the gentlemen's costumes were comical alnnist to extremes. II. L. Chapman and J. C liayter were esiecially noticable. The former as a "beautiful doll" and the latter as a gTey kitten kept the crowd guessing for some time as to their identity. A short program was rendered by members of the chapter. The Chinese solo by I. S. (irant and the Swedish inirsonations by W. V. Fuller, were quite the success of the evening. It leing necessary for both U respond to many encores. After the projrram all formed for a grand march which l-d to the beau tifully decorated dining room below where a delicious lin"h wa served. A free-will oflVnnff was collected which "i to be applied to the fund for purchasing furniture for the new lode room. When goodnit'hts were aid it wa with the unanimou wish that Naomi chapter would entertain o.n again. STAR lEUS on ran APPROVAL Local Talent in Pantomime Scores Big Success; Many Enjoy Play; Specialties Good. The Doll Shop was given its initial performance by local talent Wednes day night at the Armory. A large audience enjoyed the pantomime, songs, dances and other specialties in terspersed. The first act was entirely in pantomime, representing an old German shop with the proprietor and his workmen renairing and rearrang ing the assortment of dolls, which includes the baby doll, the dutch doll, the colonial doll, the Japanese doll, the Parisian doll, Topsy and I.impy the famous rag doll. These dolls were all personated by local people and created a world of mirth by their frolics. Act second represents the old pro prietor's dream ill which the dolls are holding high carnival. This af fords an opportunity for the intro duction of specialties. All of the parts without exception were well taken, and gave evidence of much work in careful preparation. A second reproduction was given last night. Cast of Characters. Prologue, Eulala Butler. Shopkeeper, F. G. Simonton. Katy, his daughter, Muriel Grant. Workman, Merle Meyers. English family, F. E. Collins, Mrs. F. G. Simonton, Pearl Jost, Lenora Craven. Girl with broken doll, Claudia Plank. Dutchman, Clair Snyder. Bessie, Winona Rice. Spoilt boy, Mrs. W. L. Tooze. Fairy, Helen Casey. Dolls. - Broken doll, Louise Miles. Colonial, doll, Miss. Pearl Horncf. Baby doll, Alva Lucas. Irish doll, Lucille Hamilton. Brown bears, Hollis Smith, Wilhert Hamilton, Edwin Serr, Elwyn Cra ven. Dutch doll, Mme. J. Sziver. Jap dolls, Marjorie Bennett, Gladys Lough a ry. Parisian doll, Miss Winifred Wing. Limpv, rag doll, Norval Gates. Topsy, F. W. Zeller. One of the prettiest fentures of the evening, was the minuet given by the following ladies: Miss Pearl Ho mer, Miss Helen Casey, Mrs. W. L. Sochren, Mrs. C. L. Crider, Mrs. II. Volheim, Miss Sadie Lynn, Mrs. L. D. Brown and Mrs. J. L. White. Interest in Revival GrowB. Despite the unusual number of at tractions that have occupied the minds of the Dallas people this week, the Brooke-Curtis revival is daily grow ing in interest. Manyjiave come to feel that to miss one" service is a thing to be regretted. Evangelist Brooke's sermons are of the strictly educational tyne, yet deep in spirit uality and fraught with love in eveiy sentence. is familiarity with "The Book" and his clearness of interpre tation and exegesis are notable feat ures of his work. Those desiring to build up in scrip ture knowledge and spirituality can not be disappointed in the work of this evangelist. The music is in spiring. Some of the subjects upon which Mr. Brooke will sjieak are as follows: Friday evening "When Pay Day Comes Around". Saturady evening "The Three Worst Bargains in History . ounday morning "Leath er S'ctaclcs". Sunday evening "Is Jesus The Son of God". Lnst Sunday evening Mr. Brooke gave his own ersoual reasons for his faith in the claims of Jesus. Next Sunday eveninc he will treat a like subject but wm consider the general evidences of the fact of Christ's sonship. Free Transportation. The Trans-Continental Freight Bureau has issued Tariff No. 54-A. which provides for free return of all stock exhibits made at the Pacific International Livestock Kxposition to 'e held at the I'nion Stock Yards, North Portland. Oregon, DecemlHT H to LI, 1013. This is a very signal recommendation of the importance of this show, as never before in the his tory of shows on the West Coast has a rate been made which would ix-rmit of the movement of livestock exhibits from the Middle West under like favorable ruling. Special Meeting of Woman's Club. At the r-iiular meeting of the Wom an's club Tuesday, November 4, at 2::: p. m, Mrs. Kohhinw. of the ! motic Science depart merit, O. A. C, will lie present to Ix-gin a thiec days course of lectures and demonstrations on the Ih-rnestic Science arts. lec tures aod demons! rat iis will I inven each afternoon an, I evening at the club rioms to which all ladies of the con.muiiiiy are invited. No fee will lie charged and it is hojied that the I j lies will all lake ahar.taire of this ppletidid opportunity. Mi Klla tlundiTson returned Mon- i day fntn l.er month' visit with her jparciit in Wlieeler fnntr. STUDENTS FROM AFAR Every County in State Represented at Agricultural College Many At tend From Other States. Oregon Agricultural College, Cor vallis, Ore., Oct. 31 For the fourth time in the last five years the stu dent body of the college represents every county in Oregon, a large ma jority of the states of the Union, and many foreign nations. Multnomah leads the counties outside of Benton, California the states outside of Ore gon, and Canada the foreign nations, in the number of students supplied. There are 93 students from Cali fornia, 79 from Washington, 20 from Idaho, 11 from New York, 8 from Illinois, 6 each from Indiana, Massa chusetts and Kansas; and 5 each from Montana and Ohio. In all 31 states are represented. Canada has sent 7 students, Hawaii 6, India and Japan 4 each, China 3, Russia 2 and Greece and the Phillimnes 1 each. The number of students enrolled in the regular course prior to Octo ber 10, was 1419, an increase of 21 per cent over the number at the corres ponding date last year. There were 187 enrolled in the summer session and much larger numbers are expect ed to register for the winter short course and for farmers' week. All these classes of students together with the expected increase in the full-year enrollment, will bring the entire num ber of students doing resident work at the college to about 3000. The senior class is the largest in the his tory of the school, and it is expected that there will be about 175 gradu ates next spring. z Although the exceptionally large numbers tax the capacity of the in stitution to its utmost, new sections have been organized where required and the work of all departments is being well cared for. Students and instructors alike are characterized as enthusiastic and optomistic by the Registrar, who states that the most successful beginning in the history of the school has been made. LOCAL FOOT BALL TEAM TO MEET FAST TEAM SATURDAY Lineup For Dallas is Strengthened Sheridan, Independence and Other Teams in Schedule. Dallas high school will play Mon mouth high school Saturday afternoon on the college campus at 2:30 o'clock. This is the first game of the season at home for the Dallas team, and the first game played on a Dallas ground for several years. Final arrange ments were not made until late Thursday evening. The Monmouth team will be a good team and will, without a doubt, be a fast one and the people are promised an interesting contest. . The schedule for the , Dallas team this season wil be as follows: Le banon at Dallas, Friday, November 7. This game will be played at a great expense to the Dallas team and the high school boys will need the sup sirt of all loyal fans financially. The next game that is arranged is the return eame with Iehanon on Saturady, November 22. The last game of the season will be with In-dt-K-ndence on Thanksgiving day it the first part of the season is a suc cess for the Dallas team. The only ocn date that the home team has is November 15 and manager Oooch is trying to get B. A. Teats' team of Sheridan for that date on the Sher idan giouuds. The Indeeiidenee game will be the most interesting contest of the season and November 27 it is ex pected that the grounds on the col lege campus will be a lively place. In Saturday's game 'Dub' Mul key of the Dallas high track team last season will play quarter for the visitors, lie is known to he a fast player, and playing with some othei players who are exoerienced they will no doubt make it warm for the locals The Dallas team will tie practically the same as last week when they plaved at Newberg, with the ex ception i'f right end. Kakin will be plaved in the place of Miles or Mil- I Icr. Kakin is fast and should make j a good end. The other rswition will lie filled by the same men used last w eek. Word was received late Thursday i evening that the Monmouth tea j would not be here for Saturday 'and will lie substituted br a team ; made tip f nm local player. Mernorv i.lava queer prank aome times. After three men in Sheiby j county, Mo bad been ilidteted fof lrjury on their property return, i six property owner in an adjoining c.untv called and had tberr ae merit lisl corrected. No doubt the I.W-k recalled forpmen property. DALLAS IS DUE FOR HARD GAME WID JURY IS II ov i ri SESSION NEW LIST TO BE DRAWN AS SOON AS JUDGE ARRIVES Argument For Motion of New Trial For Lewis Davis To Be Important Jury Drawn. j i Yesterday, the first session of the grand jury, selected at the last term of court, was called and will con tinue in conference until tomorrow, when, upon the arrival of Judge Webster Holmes, it will be discharg ed, and a new grand jury drawn. It may be that the present grand jury will serve several days, or until the judge is ready to accept the re port. One of the most important inci dents to be associated with the com ing term of circuit court will be the argument on a motion for a new trial in the case of Lewis Davis. Davis was convicted during the August term of court of murder in the second de gree and was sentenced to life im prisonment in the state penitentiary. Attorney Walter L. Tooze, Jr. for the defendant filed motion for a new trial, among other things alleging that improper remarks were made by the district attorney in his argumeut and exceptions were also taken by counsel for defense as to admission of evidence and other legal phases of the case. Davis was convicted for the murder of his mother-in-law, Eliza J. Stewart, of Ballston. Following is the list of jury drawn for the November term of court : Anthony Dent, Amity W. A. Patton Independence 0. E. McCaleb Monmouth J. M. Wooden Buell C. E. Herrin Monmouth W. B. Banett Independence A. II. Wyatt Amity Henry Voth. Dallas, No. 1 John Wienert Airlie Oscar Smith Dallas II. G. Seeley Independence Rex Womer Airlie F. M. Waters Airlie E. E. DeArmond Stiver Thomas Guthrie Dallas P. W. Flanery Amity J. F. Ulrich Airlie G. A. Sperling Independence D. O. Dove Monmouth A. N. Newbill Dallas J. H. James Suver Frank E. Valier Rickreall A. Hastings Airlie G. N. Newton Airlie J: W. Robinson Dallas A. W. Dunn Dallas J. M. Burford Dallas G. F. McBee Dallas N. F. Gregg.. Ballston AN EXPERIMENT IN COUNTY IN STITUTE WORK. Spend Day in Watching Work at Teachers' Training School; Enter tained at Normal The County Teachers' Institute started out Wednesday morning with an excursion to the State Normal school at Monmouth, where the day was sjent watching the work ot the Normal training school and listening to addresses by pedagogic authori ties. On arriving at Monmouth the ru ral school and grade teachers weic escorted to the high school and there every facility was afforded them to watch the work of the training school conducted after approved modern methods. In the meantime the high chool teachers were taken to the Normal wher thev were shown every courtesy and every effort was made to make their visit both pleasant and 'nstrurtive. At noon the visitors were enter tained at" a banquet prepared in the Normal where thev were shown every being delightfully decorated for the occasion and expressive of the Norm al's welcome to the teacher of the onnty. The teacher and Normal students were addressed by State Superintend ent Church at 3:4. In his message Mr. Churchill emphasized the im portance of the element of personal ity in the art of teaching. This ad dres was preereded by music fur nished by the trainine whool orches tra, composed of juveniles ramrin? in are from 7 to 14 year. Their work i exceptionally r1""! and re- (roftttnned on Pae Foitr) TEACHERS MAKE IP TO IIII