Ofon Historical n ,'
THE HOME PAPER
NO. 92
VOL. 25
DALLAS. OREGON. TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1914
AMATEUR PLAY
PLEASES Ml
WELL ACTED COMEDY 18 EN
JOYABLE Net Proceeds of Play Will be Used
in Buying New Booltj for Free
Library."
Cast of Characters.
Dan Gillespie Norval Gates
Jorkins Jobson Fred B. West
Deacon Smith. .Francis Sim on ton
Sally Mrs. Harry Volheim
Miss Camson. .Miss Louise Miles
Louisiana,. .Miss (i. van waters
By J. C. Hayter.
There is no rubbing it out, we like
(lie amateur shows better. The smooth
nnd polished productions of the pro
fessional actors and actorines may,
and doubtless do, appeal strongly to
the high-brows, of whom there are
comparatively few, but bo us folk of
Co common everyday vat inly of
ul.om there are many, tin nmnlcur en
tertainment is by fair the better bet.
Once in awhile, it is true, the mi
crobe of "higher culture" gets into
our systems and we find ourselves
standing in line for four hours for
the privilege of paying $4 into the
coffers of the Spaghetti Grand Op
era Company. Then we go inside
iuid sit politely bored for three bonis
more, listening to the fugues and ar
peggios and rigolettos and pizzarink
tums, and pretending that we are
elated thereby, when the fact of the
business is, we are wishing away down
in our hearts that the orchestra might
forget itself for just a minute and
tear us off a few bars of "Yankee
Doodle," or "Old Dai Tucker,"
or some other equally understandable
nnd dnnceable tune.
Few there are among us who would
not gladly dig up his dollar to see
'Old Matty" wound up and in ac
tion, or to watch Ty Cobb hammer
I' long one clean over lh: root of the
Standard Oil warehouse. It would
be worth all of the aforesaid dollar,
and more. But what we really like to
do what we count it a rare privilege
to do is to go down to the college
campus some Saturday afternoon,
perch on that rocky hillside, and,
with the summer sun scorching the
back of our necks, watch the Pump
kin Center "Giants" wallop the ever
lasting stuffing out of the Squirrel
Hollow 'Red Sox."
That is a deal more to our liking.
It is the real article. We admire
the action of the big league game as
we would admire the action, of some
marvelous and well-oiled machine, but
it is these red-hot, rip-sizzling con
tests between the boys of neighbor
ing wards or villages that have made
baseball the most pop liar game in
America, and American ball pU.'-rs
i.ie champions of the wtrld.
We enjoy the modern theater, with
its wealth of talent and its miracles
of scenery, but this enjoyment is not
of the same ecstatic quality as that
which comes to us when we have set
tled down in our hard-bottomed chair
in the local town hall, (usually dig
nified by the title "opera house,")
to witness an entertainments by our
own and our neighbors' boys and
girls. We like to nudge each other
and say, 'That's John." and "You
wouldn't hardly know Mary with that
blonde wig on," and "Look, at Billy;
I'll betcher he is just scared limber."
Then the play progresses, and the
well-acted scenes make you proud of
the young actors, and the little mis
takes and rough spots are excused and
forgotten and you get out of it all
a pleasure that cannot be measured in
mere dollars and cents. No matter
if you can dissern a half-inch or so
of air space between John's false
whiskers and his youthful cheeks,
when yon happen to catch him stand
ing sidewise; no matter if Billy doos
get too far vpstage at ilie end i'f Ihe
vt and find i imself on to ! nutsidr off
too-piickly-dropped enrtain. These
little features are important They
distinguish an amateur show from a
professional show, and send us home
declaring "We wouldn't have missed
it for anything."
All of which is prefatory to a few
words of praise for the delightful lit
tle play. "A Family Affair," given
by home talent Friday evening, and
repeated last night, for the benefit
of the Dallas Public Library.
Let k be understood at the out
set, however, that tha foregoing re-
ici'iks construing the imoerfcelioli-'
of the usual amateur dramatic pro
duction can be applied to these two
performances in only a very limited
degree, for we cannot aecall having
seen a better staged or a more capably
acted play in Dallas. Under the di
rection and' stage management of
Miss Bertha Serr, who has had much
valuable experience in amateur thea
tricals, and with a cast composed of
self-possessed and intelligent young
men and women, Charles TowiiHend's
famous farce was given a presentation
that would not Buffer by comparison
with productions of the same play by
many of the traveling road compan
ies. The plot of Family Affair" is
time-worn and time-honored. It has
furnished inspiration lor comedy
writers from days immemorial,, but
like good wine, it improves with age.
Briefly, and it can be told in a dozen
words, it is the story of a rich and ec
centric uncle who commands his fa
vorite nephew to take unto himself n
wite, under penalty of ii .i. i'nl:inv
if the said rich and eccentric uncle's
wishes are not speedily obeyed. The
consternation of the nephew, his
frantic efforts to find a wife on short
notice, and the well-meaning but mis-
gi lded attempts of his fa'rbiu! hiue
s lvants to help him out ol: his di
lemma lead from one awkwmd t'ititn
t;on to another in rapid suej"Ksion and
all are laug-.able in th.f e,uv.ii'.c.
Norval Gates as the nephew acquit
ted himself with great credit. He
dressed the part and acted the part.
and never for an instant did he over
play it. Overwhwelmed by the re
sults of his attempt to deceive his
uncle, even to the extent of finding
himself confronted by three pretend
ed wives and a houseful of crying
babies at one and the same time, his
every movement and facial expression
were just what one would expect ln om
a young man finding himself in such
a predicament.
Fred B. West was a most comical
Jorkins Jobson, young Gillespie's
slow-witted but faithful gardener.
Ready to assist his master so far as
to don petticoats and pose as that
young man's wife, his interpretation
of the part added much to the hilarity
of the play. Mr. West is no stranger
to Dallas, Having appeared here many
years ago in "The Henrietta" and
other well known com. dies.
The "Deacon Smith" of Francis
Simonton was a delicious bit of char
Dallas Free
Dallas Wins.
Saturday might the local high school
basket ball team met the McMinuville
team here and defeated lliem 35 to
15.
It was one of the fastest games that
Dallas ever played upon their own
floor. The McMinnville fellows were
good shots but they lacked in team
work and consequently they came out
on the small end of the score.
The Dallas boys all played good
ball and their playing was consistent
throughout the whole game they
played on the jump from the first
whistle to the last and the game was
never in danger.
The attendance was fair and all
went away praising the home team
for excellent work in this' line of ath
letics. Every person who is in the least
interested in basketball will agree
that "Pebo" Shaft has certainly
molded into shape as good a team
as ever represented the Dallas High
school. The present line-up will no
doubt hold tie state championship
which last yearrs' team so gracefully
gained.
The line-up is as follows:
Dallas McMinnville
Woods, Forward Madris
Balderee Forward Luttery
Gooch Center Pearsons
Matheny Guard Manning
Horsington Guard Dewey
The next game to be played heie
will be between Dallas and the Air
lie Wiggins team of Portland. This
team is really out of high school class
but our boys feel for bigger gan.e.
Boydston will take the Balderee posi
tion at forward, thus making Dallas
a hard team to conquer.
Chas. Poling and Hubert Good, for
merly of Dallas are playing with the
visiting team and a veryj close game
in expected. On account of the x
pences which are necessary for this
game the admission will be 35 and 50
acter acting. He has an excellent
stage voice and his make-up could
not have been improved. Mr. Simon-
ton is a resident of Pennsylvania and
is here visiting his father, Willis Si
n.onton. His generosity ir lindii.j;
his talents to the assistance of the
library will be gratefully remembered
by the people of Dallas.
Mrs. Harry Volheim was charming
s Sally, the nephew's proicmlc
wife and the gardener's real wife.
Mrs. Volheim was thoroughly at home
on the stage and her every word and
movement evidenced a keen apprecia
tion and understanding of the diffi
cult dual role. Able critics have as
serted that but few women are really
funny on the stage, but we think the
grouchiest of them would freely admit
that Mrs. Volheim is entitled to a
place among that fewr .
Miss Louise Miles was deeply pleas
ing in the character of Miss Camson,
the housekeeper. Her part was that
of a woman of middle age and her
disguise was so effectual that her
acquaintances would have had difficul
ty in recognizing her, had they not
found her name on the program. Miss
Miles read he? lines in such a seeming
ly natural manner as to completely
sink her own identity in the part
she was playing, and that is real
dramatic talent. .
Louisiana, the negress, was down on
the program as "Miss Grace Van
Waters," but if those six teet ot
black legs and arms didn't belong
to Merle Meyer, we miss our guess.
Miss Grace" had but little to do,
but like everything else our young
friend Merle dees, be did i: well.
The members of the Lib. ary Hoard
are grateful to all who assisted in
making the play successful; to the
young people in the cast who gave
so freely of their time and talents; to
the Moose and High School orchestras
which furnished delightful music be
tween the acts; to the Uglow Clothing
House for the loan of costumes; to
Horn & Davis for furniture; to Wil
son Ayres for the free use of his
pleasant little theater; to the print
ers of the city for good printing at
liberal prices; to Mrs. J. II. Craven,
president of the Dallas omen s Club
and the young ladies who presided at
the candv booth, and to the people
who patronized the entertainment
each evening.
The net proceeds of the play will be
used in buying new bdolc-i for the li-
braiy.
Library.
cents. Reserved seals at Slafrin's
drug store. Come out and help D. jl.
S. to win. Don't forget the date,
Saturday January 24th at! 8.45 p. m.
The Boys Plead Guilty.
Two young men, members of a Leb
anon team, were brought to Dallas
Saturday to answer to a charge of
Inreeny of goods from HnylerV book
store. The theft was committed No
vember 7th, when the team came to
this city to play a game with a local
eleven. Mr. Hayter at once placed
an officer on their track, but it was
not until a month later that the of
fenders were located. '
Upon being arraigned before Justice
Holman, the young men pleaded guilty
to the charge. After hearing the de
tails of the affair and receiving the
promise of the wrong-doers to walk
more circumspectly in future, the
court collected from them a sum suffic
ient to repay Mr. Hayter for the
stolen goods and to reimburse the
county for its costs and discharged
them from custody.
"I deeply regret the mis-step of
these young men," said Mr. Hayter
yesteaday, "but it was an offence that
I could not lightly overlook. As vis
itors from a neighboring town, I took
every pains to make them feel wel
come in my store, and they rewarded
this hospitality by carrying away some
of my best and most saleable goods.
Had they infomcd me that they were
planning to steal these goods, I would
have made them a present of all they
took. I would have been only that
much the loser, and the young men
would have escaped the trouble in
which they later found themselves.
In common with many other mer
chants of Dallas. I have been arnoyed
by petty thievery for the last several
months, and have determined, so far
as my store is concerned, that the
practice must cease."
tMiinSlk4mmm
CITY COUNCIL
EXTRA SESSION
SEPTIC TANK FOR SEWERAGE
TO BE PROVIDED
Tax, Payers WiH'be jiSfced to Vote
$10,000 Bonds to Cover Necessary
Expense. ' !(
The City Council held an informal
meeting at the council' chamber on
last Saturday evening U discuss the
proposition of installing a Septic
tank for the disposal of the city sew
age. Professor W. F. Allison of the
State University was present und gave
the council the benefit of his know
ledge on the subject; the Professor
is a sanitary engineer and expert
of many years experience and was
able to give very valuable suggestions
in regard to the matter. The Pro
fessor had previously gone over the
town and investigated the location
for the tanks and recommended that
they be placed near the present sewer
outlet on the Uglow property and es
timated that a sewage tank large
enough to accommodate, Dallas, would
cost by the time it was installed, in
the neighborhood of $111,000. A num
ber of citizens wen present at the
meeting and the matter was discussed
generally and it was decided to put
the matter before the pioplc at the
't.'iiing spring election in the shape
of a vote on a bond i-isi.c, the bonds
to mil for twenty vests. .
In case the people should not see
fit to authorize a bond issue it v. ill
lie necessary to take money out of
the general fund of the city, wlich
would completely stop all st.viot work
i or it;3 year, as me suie lauiis musi
be built, the State Hoard' of Health
having allowed the city to place sew
age in the Lacreole only nntil tanks
an be built next summer. In a recent
be built next summer. In a recent
suit brought by the Board of Health
against the city of Silverton to stop
the City from placing sewage in a
stream, the court sustained the posi
tion of the Board and ordered Sil
verton to stop dumping sewage in
the stream, hence the same question
as to Dallas would undoubtedly re
sult in a decision against Dallas.
Stiengort Friessn.
A very pretty but simple wedding
look plate at the heme of the bride's
p.i run Is, Mr. and Mrs. Peter A. Irie
sen at Polk Station Jast Thursday
afternoon at 3 o'clock, January 15th,
when Miss Marie Friesen and Mr.
Cornelius Stiengert were united in
marriage. Rev. A. Friesen performed
(he ceremony.
The bride wore a beautiful gown
of cream crepe de chine, and carried
a bridal bouquet of roses. Tha groom
was dressed in a suit of blue serge.
There were no attendants and the
ceremony was performed in the good
old impressive German style.
Both the bride and groom are very
popular and have a host of friends
who wish them a prosperous and hap
py life.
They will make their home in Dal
las and will be at home to friends at
their residence on Hayter Street after
the 1st of February.
We were, unable, io.ge.t- full list
of the 60 or 70 invited guests, but
the following Dallas people were pres
ent : Mr. and Mrs..; Hauler and
daughter Nettie, Miss Susie and Mar
ie Peters, Miss Goldie Fast, Miss Ten
nie Friesen, Miss Susie Brown and
Mr. Peter Heendrirks. Many valua
ble presents were. Teceived.
Travels. Too Fasti'
The Airlie correspondent of the
Moumodlb Herald has tin following
roast on the Medical School Inspector
that recently visited their school.
The school superintendent II. I.
Sevmoi'r and a medical school inspect
or from New York, earn our school
a whin-wind call last Thursday. It
she is inspecting the schools al! over
the .date in the same manner that she
did ibis one, the State Superintendent
or who ever is imposing her august
person on the intelligent people d
tax pa vers of the state, would -do well
to let htr Teturn to graft ridden Ne
York where she belongs.
The Observer man called on Cotinty
Surintendent and he agree! with th
correspondent that the inswtor was
traveling too fast and the State Su
peritendent is of the sum opinion.
This inspector is under Hie ront'nl of
the State Board of health ard not un
der tbe control of the Superintendent.
Moved Into New Quarters.
Last Saturday Mr. Oscar Hayter
moved his law offices to the New Dal
las City Bank building and now occu
pies the most complete suite of ofhec
rooms in the city if not in the state,
No law firm in Oregon has better ar
ranged rooms for conveniences than
the one Mir. Hayter occupies. There
are four large rooms in the suite, the
center one in front is the reception
and stenographers' room. To the left
a door leads to Mr. H. H. Belt s roonc
who is associated with Mr. Hayter.
On the right of the reception room
entrance leads to the private offices
of Mr. Hayter, besides each of the
rooms have separate entrances to the
hall. The furnishings of the rooms
are in keeping with the surroundings,
' The library room is an exceptionally
large one, arranged with shelving
made to hold the different sizes of
law volumes. There is shelf room to
accommodate 2,385 law books besides
room, for the different (reference ta
bles, indexes and desks. It is well
lighted and that feature alone is a
very escential one to any library.
The Observer congratulates Mr. Hay
ter on his rapid advancement to the
high position be occupies as an at
torney, and also as a citizen of Dallas
and even if he has attained what he
has long desired a law office with nil
modern advantages we believe that
prosperity will not change his popu
larity on his genial disposition.
Teachers' Meetings.
A local Teachers' meeting will be
held at Independence Saturday, Janu
ary 24th, beginning at 10 a. m. Dr.
Winship of Boston will be present
and will make two addresses. Also
Mr. R. D. Hetzel of the Agricultural
College will make an address upon tile
Boys' and Girls' Industrial Clubs o5
Oregon. Miss Rose Vreeland, ' the
nurse sent out by the Stale Health
Board to inspect the schools of the
State, and who is now working in
Polk County will make nn addioss
explaining the work which the Slate
Health Board is undertaking to carry
out. Teachers from Dallas and points
near here may take the 7.50 train
for Monmouth, changing there for In
dependence. This is going to be one
of the best Institutes ever held in the
county and a good attendance is ex
pected. The Polk County Principals' Club
will hold their regular monthly meet
ing at Independence Saturday night.
Benton County Says That Polk Coun
ty Will Help.
A letter to the Portland Journal
from Corvallis says that Polk County
will help them build a good highway
to Salem. The writer srtys:
With a desire to co-operate with
this county a delegation front Polk
County, headed by H. C. Dunsmore of
Independence and including two of
that county's road officials, came to
the road meeting here , on Tuesday
night and gave assurance to the Cor
vallis Commercial Club that if Benton
County desired to build a line or high
way from the south to the north line
of the county, Pulk County will co
operate by taking up the work nt the
county Hue, and will continue it to
Salem. They also assured the Cor
vallis Commercial Club that no matter
what type of road Benton County de
cides to build they will equal if not
better it.
Methodist Boosters Organize.
The ladies of the church served a
very toothsome banquet to the gen
tlemen of the denomination on Fri
day evening. The pastor, Rev. Geo..
H. Bennett, with a few humorous
anecdottes and in a short address
outlined the purpose of the gather
ing, the organization of a "Booster"
club of , Methodist men. It is the
purpose of the organization to re
build the church in the near future,
adding a basement and apartments
for gymnasium, shower baths, parlors,
and moving picture outfit for the Sun
day school and pulpit work. Twenty
six men signed the roll as charter
members, I)r. A. M. McNicol was
chosen president, Ed. C. Dunn, sec
retary, and W. G. Black, treasurer.
Rev. Dr. Wakefield and Dr. M. Mc
Njcol were called out and-responded
with neat speeches.
Eagle Crest Orchards
The Kagle Crest orchards are locat
ed three miles east of Crowley Station
in the northeast part of Polk County.
Thev now have 10,000 tiees and 10.-
000 loganberry plants of which they
expect that about 1500 to 1700 K-ach
trees an-1 all the loganberries Kill
bear this year. Many other such
fruit ranches in this county are com
ing into bearing, and the Polk County
Fruit Growers' Association is at work
trying to provide a market for the
fruit here in Polk County.
Quiring Quirinf. '
Mrs. Agatha Quiring and Mr. Henry
W. Quiring, both of Dalla were uni
ted in marriage by Justie,? Holman at
his office in the rout bouse, Mu.iday
evening at about five o'clock.
Report of the Schools of Polk County
for the School Month Ending
- December 26th, 1913.
Number of schools reporting correctly
and on time 67
Number' of schools (noi, reporting on
time ,.J'. i.S
.'-'umber of pupils remaining at lime
of the last report...... 2804
Number of pupils registering new dur
ing month ....j.... i ........ .45
Number of pupils registering second
ary during month. c. .....36
Number of pupils re-atlmilted during
month 141
Total numbar of pupils on register
during month 3020
Number of pupils dropped during
month 223
Total number of pupils on register
at time of this repot", 2808
Number of days taught during month
...16.04
Whole number of davs attendance. .
44584
Whole number of days abs-nee 1538.5
Whole number of tunes late. .... .463
Number of pupils neither absent or
late .175:)
Average number of pupils belonging
2875.4
Average daily attendance 2779.5
Per cent of attendance... 96.(i6
Number of visits by parents 201
Number of visits by members of the
board , ..116
The following schoois have been
placed on the roll of honor for having
made 95 in attendance or over:
Zena, Dallas, Eola, Red Prairie, Lew
isville, Ballston, Saltn-eek. Parkers,
Bethel, Polk Station, Ward, Perry-
dale, Fairview, Cockran, Butler, Rick
reall, Oakpoint, Elkins, Antioch,
Brush College, West Salem, Buena
Vista, Buell, Spring Volley, Popcorn,
Upper Salt Creek, Montgomery, Lin
coln, North Dallas, Enterprise, Suver,
Crowley, Greenwood, Fir Grove, Con
cord, Oakdale, Lone Star, McCoy, Lib
erty, Black Rock, Falls City, Pioneer,
.Cherry Grove, Oakhuist. Mouiituin-
view, Mistletoe, Valley Junction,
Brondmead, Fern, 72, Srnithflold, Val
leyview, Monmouth High .-'chool, Air
lie, Bridgeport, Independence.
The following Bchoois have been
placed on the roll of honor for having
made no tardies during the month: i
Eola, Red Prairie, Lewisvtile, Parker,.
Orchards, Polk Station, Ward. Cock
ran, Antioch, Brush College, Bnena
Vista, Popcorn, Harmony, Crowley,
McTimmons Valley, Greenwood, Fir
Grove, Oakdale, Lone Star, Oakhnrsrt,
Mistletoe, Broadmead, Smithlield.
The following schools have become
standard : Beuna Vista, , Norm Dal
las, Zena,. No. 72, Lincoln, Oakhiirst,
Antioch, Fir Grove McCoy, Gutl erie,
Greenwood, , Airlie, ' MomUahwiew,
Red Prairie, Enterprise, Fern, Lewis-
ville, Ward, and many others have
nearly all of the points, so we are ex
pecting by our next report io be able
to report many moro schools.
School rallies have been held in the
following places since the last report :
Mountainview, ' Valley Junction,
Butler, Parker, Highland. Lcwisville,
Buena Vista.
Ther j have been many Parent-Teach
ers Associations organized ill the
county during the month, also many
Bnvs' and Girls' Industrial Clubs.
The school Officers' Convention
which was held Decern btu 20th was
one of the best attended and most
successful we have ever held.
Pennants for the Standard Schools
have arrived and have been awarded
to Beuna Vista, North Dallas, Anti
och, Gutherie, Greenwood, Orchards,
Mountainview and Lewisville.
Yours respectfully,
H. C. SEYMOUR.
The Tooze vs. Bnti Case.
In the Friday's iss'ie ot this paper
reporting the case of Tooze vs.
Butz in reference to the fees of the
state land board for the loaning of
school funds, the article might have
been misleading, as we stated that
the jury found in favor of Mr. Tooze,
while tliis was true Mr. But was not
liscretlited by the verdict as the plain
tiff sued for $25 and was allowed only
$10. , ,
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Pirthj. ,
Dr. McCallon.report;d.tJin following
arrivals in Polk County laxt week.
To Mr. and Mrs. Herlia .1 Wiebo of
Salt Creek, Wednesday the 14th, al
boy.
To Mr. and Mrs. James Mid lleton
wo miles north of Dallas, Friday the
Kith, a girl.
Debates to Begin in March.
The Polk County High S. htx.l De-
hating league will consist of Ihe
schools at Independence, Monmouth,
Dallas and Falls City this year. The
first debate will be held or. March
Ih and the Monmouth negative team
will meet the Independence affirma
live team at Independence. The In
dependence negative team will meet
the Dallas affirmative team at Ikilliis.
The Dallas negative team will meet
the Falls City affirmative tram t
Falls City. The Falls City negative
team will meet the Monmouth affirma
tive team at Monmouth.
CITY FATHERS
WORK SOME
REGULAR BUSINESS TRANSACT
ED FOR CITY
Bills Allowed and Much Work Ac
complished Adjourned Meeting
Necessary.
Tbe regular session of the Citv
Council was held at th-3 City Hail
Monday evening with Mayor Van Ore
del presiding, and all members of the
Council present. .
An ordinance was passed requiring
the construction of certain side walks
in the city.
On motion the Auditor was author
ized to notify W. F. Pheiffer of Al
bany, to tear down the old wood shed
at the rear of his brick building on
Main street in this city.
On motion the proper officers were
instructed to notify property owners
to clean up the trash at the rear of the
stores.
The following bills were allowed:
Polk County Observer....,..! 20.50
L. H. Gohrke 2.50
McCann & Collins 2.00
Star Transfer Company . 12.40
U. S. Laugharty . ., .1)0
Dallas Logging & Lumber Co. -124.80
Polk County 14.66
Frank Lovelady 1.00
H. S. Butz........ 2.50
H. L. Fenton. . 11.90
F. M. Collins.::.,...'. 7.40
Daniel Syron 11.70
The bilLof W.,G. Vaughn for the
construction of the Kirkpataick sewer
on Main Street was brought up and
discussed by the Council and by a vote
of 4 to 3 it was not allowed.
An ordinance providing for the eon-
stiuttioh of sewers on Court and Kl
lis ctreets was passed.
On motion the Auditor was instruct
ed to advertise for bids for the con
struction of sewers on Court and F.I
lis streets.
On motion the ordinance committee
was iuKtructed to draw jp an ordin
ance repealing ordinance No.-
and ordiance No. 4 and to amend
ordinance Noi. 15 and 54.
The Mayor appointed Couneihr.cn
Barbi", Sibley and Risse.r as ii com
mittee to fix price on corrugated iron
belonging to the city for sale.
Or, motion the proper officers were
instrnefod to enforce the ti!ifti or-
linsnces of the city.
The Auditor was instructed tc noti
fy tho night watch Mr. 8ha.v to ap
pear before the Council at an adjourn
ed meeting, Monday evening, Jnucnry
26th, to answer charges agiitist him
regarding his enforcement ot law.
On motion the ordinance committee
was instructed to draw an ordinance
repealing the ordinance licensing skat
ing nnks.
On motion the Council adjourned
to nice'. Monday night, January 26th.
Polk's Weights and Measures.
A. V. R. Snyder, Sealer of Weights
and Measures for Polk County has
visited eleven towns in the county and
tested 172 sets of scales, of which
152 were found correct and sealed;
eleven were corrected and sealed, and
nine were condemned.
Twenty-one counter measures were
tested and all but two were up to the
standard, and these two were correct
ed. Fourteen automatic oil and gasoline
pumps were tried out, and five of
these were found a trifle short, but the
dealers were glad to correct them.
Of the twenty-six gallon and half
gallon liquid ; measures ' tested, all
were f onnd eorrect. -
Mr. Snyder expects to test all wag
on and stork scale just as soon as
the roads-get in -condition for making
complete county visitation.
M. E. Sunday School.
The Sunday school board of the
Methodist church held its annual elec
tion last week. Reports were read
ndicating steady growth and a pros
perous condition. Mrs. F. H. Morri
son, who has been the popular ami
successful superintendent for the pas'
eighteen years, retired from the of
fice, to the deep regret of the school.
The following officers were elected:
. P. Miller, superintendent; Mrr.
W. O. Black, assistant suieriiite;i-
dent; Ralph Howe, secretary; Fran
ces Dempaey, treasurer; Earnest Mc
Callon, librarian; W. R. Hows, chor
ister; Helen Syron, organist; Frances
(lFarimgton, assistant organist; Mrs.
Fred Wagner, superintendent prim
ary; Pauline Miller and Esther Win
ter, pages.
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