THE FOLK COUNTY OBSERVER, FRIDAY, MAY 1st, 1914.
REPORTS ON HO ADS
Shows Condition of Highways
in Various Districts.
MUCH WORK IS REQUIRED.
Recommendations Will he Made to
the County Court at Its Session
Next Week.
Koadmaslcr J. Waldo Film lias cfcn
k'tol a rcporf on road pnixliliim;
tlirnurhml Polk count v fur submis
sion to tlie county court at its regu
lar monthly session next week, which
report is herewith published in t'u
Mr. Finn recommends to Ihe court
that the Kola lulls be reduced to a
four per cent jjrade; that the strip
of road known as the Guthrie lane
be tlioroushlv graveled and that twen
tv-Hvo miles of road about Dallas and
Independence and Monmouth to Salem
be oiled.
District 1. Alonzo Tharp, Super.
Owing to the very bad weather,
nothing: in actual construction lias been
done. Mr. Tharp has patched a few
bad places that threatened to become
impassable, but has nearly all of his
road money left to build with when
the crusher starts. The temporary
bridge across the Yamhill to the crush
er is nearly completed under the su
pervision of Mr, Tate. The first bridge
washed out last winter. It is propos
ed by the county court to re-locate
the crusher at a better quarry of
rock just south of the Butler store.
Considerable money will have to be
spent on the "Wilhvmina Grade" this
year, as it is in a bad state of're
pair. '
District 2. H. A. Dorton, Super.
One bad characteristic of Ibis dis
trict seems to bp the narrowed road
ways fence to fence in places about
:!() by 40 feet. Mr. Dorton has been
doing a pood strip of grading which,
if carefully bundled will make good
earth roads, as the soil is right for
that, sort of roads. Mr. Dorton needs
a better grader, and a split log drag.
District 3. D. L. Keyt. Super.
This district is noted for its tine
herds of Jersey cows, its chuck holes,
and its unlimited number of "good
seen shows up well for hiin. The soil
liere about Silver station is well
adapted to earth road construction.
Gravel is shipped into this district
at a reasonable rate from Corvallis
or Independence.
District 11. C. S. Calkins, Super.
Mr. Calkins has made a good show
ing with his early work, but hasn't
begun any actual construction. The
immediate roads leading into Air
lie are in bad shae and are going to
get attention this summer, as the
oeople in Airlie are awake and ready
to "get out on the roads" all the
gravel the court may have shipped in.
Considerable donation work is to be
done north of Frank Latighnrv's on the
road, leading from Monmouth and the
court will be able to meet this com
munity half way, as they sure do need
some work on their roads so th:'y
can get their bull calves and cream
to the station. It is planned to ship
gravel into Luckiamute station for
this work.
District 12. R. R. Riggs, Super.
Mr. Riggs has played wise this
rainy spring and saved his road money
until such a time as it will do some
lasting good. Mr. Riggs has charge
of the celebrated Guthrie lane, one of
the worst pieces of road I have been
over. Gravel will be shipped in here
and a good road made as tar as funds
will permit. Fern bridge will be re
placed by a 26-foot steel span.
District 13. T. J. Alsip, Super.
Some good work has been going on
here. One piece of rough road has
been scarified, smoothed up and the
road widened to standard width.
Patching the chucks with gravel will
be done as soon as teams can get
to the bars on the LaCreole. It is
proposed to build another mile or so
on the south side of the creek. Work
will also be done around Polk Sta
tion and Smithfield; gravel to be
shipped from Independence to these
places. New rates secured from the
S. P. are more favorable.
District 14. S. L. Stewart, Super.
The roads in this district will be
considerable, as they have a special
lax to help them out. Work will
consist of grading, graveling, cutting
down hills to better grades, replacing
old. wooden culverts with cement, tile,
and next winter maintaining the work
that has been done with the split log
drag and banks of gravel for patch
work, etc. Several bad places will
be remedied as soon as possible.
District 15. Walter Bird, Super.
This district adjoins Dallas on the
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Jelly Roll Recips
Only Two Egg's Required
By Mrs. Janet McKenzie Hill, Editorof
tfu Boston Cooking School Magazine
This Jelly Roll is fast becoming very
popular on account of the way it keeps
tresh. With proper handling it should
keep fresh a whole week, providing it
Isn't eaten up in the meantime, for it is
every bit as good as it looks. 33
LOUISIANA FROM REAR OF NEBRASKA
Tommy has a moose of a district.
Portions of it, like Red Prairie,
would mire a saddle blanket at times.
About the best thing for these peo
ple in the winter time would be for
the court to buy them a good, relia
ble flying machine. The gravel that
Tommy has to put on the roads is
of inferior quality and there seems
to be no good rock in the district.
Butler hill is in Tommy's district
and we know the reputation that hill
bears, but the west slope has been
kept in pretty good shape. The Sav
age bridge will be replaced by a steel
span this season.
later. A new public market buildin
is being erected in Salera and has been
offered to the committee as a location
for the fair. It is possible the scope
of the fair will he extended this
season by the addition of other agn
cultural products.
roads" boosters and enthusiasts. Mr. I south-west, and is not a very large
Keyt has just completed an extended
campaign of filling all the chuck
holes and skimming up with the grad
er. He has also been sounding the
court as to cutting down a very bad
hill south of Mr. Goet.'s residence on
the Perrydak'-Dallas road.
District 4.'. V. A. Cockran, Super.
Many rains and heavy traffic have
raised Sam Hill with the Salein-Mc-
Minnvillo road, but as soon as teams
can get in to the gravel bars the ruts
will be patched. Mr. Cockran has
been busy repairing and grading. He
has a very large district to cover and
some of the heavy traveled roads of
the county, ilia attention of the
county court is continually being call
ed to conditions on this Salem to Me
Minnville road.
District 5. Mariam Putnam, Super.
This is known as the Kola district,
and like all the other districts needs
some good work done, and will get it
under Marion Putnam's administra
tion. The scarifier is working 011 the
Salem road in this district now, nnd
with considerable patching this strip
of important road will be in better
shape. Putnam needs a grader about
us bad as any one I know of. He nod
the neighboring supervisors have to
hire most of their tools and machin
ery. District 6. F. E. Vallier, Super.
Work in this district is progress
ing very nicely. The ruts are being
patched, some grading done, and
drains laid. A 'J(i-foot steel bridge
replaces the wooden span north of
b'ickreall. Plans are laid to start a
better road construction north from
Al Vernon's corner iulo Ihe Oak
Grove section. They need it too.
District 7. Chas. Durrell, Super.
Mr. Durrell has Ix'eu busy in his
district south of Independence, do
ing good work blasting slumps, grad
ing, graveling and rolling. The roads
need good care and niaintena','e in
this district, as (hey have n great
deal of heavy travel to hold up. Mr.
Durrell is fortunale in having abun
dance of pit gravel to work wild. Pit
gravel, in my estimation, makes the
best road of any similar material,
including crushed rock, anil this pit is
accessible at any time of the year.
District 8. Jacob Smith, Super.
Jacob Smith has the reputation
of being one of the hardest working
supervisors in the county, and I might
say that .Monmouth district needs a
man of that sort. The streets in this
town are as rough as any county road
1 have struck. Mr. Smith has most
of his main roads in good repair.
District 9. M. N. Prattier, Super.
This is liucna Vista district, and
probably has more early work done
than any other district. A valuable
change has been made through Com-
NEW DEANS SOUGHT
WOULD CREATE DEPARTMENT
OF PUBLIC WORKS.
listiu't. About the only thing here
is a good grade and plenty of gravel
or crusher rock. The drag here will
benefit little, owing to the light soap
stony character of the soil. Work is
planned 011 the Oakdale road and
McBee road, but it would be better
to change the road here in order
to get a better and dryer grade.
District 16. J. J. Underwood, Super.
Mr. Underwood's main roads are
among the best maintained roads in
the county. His is north Indepen
dence district. He is kind of up
against it for a grader, as the In
dependence grader is being used to
scarify the tough roads preparatory
to oiling. Work has started on the
Independence-Monmouth road to wid
en and drain it. One bad feature of
this two miles of important road is
that three supervisors have a chunk
of it to take care of, consequently
there has been three types, or kinds
of work.
District 17. James Middleton, Super.
This district lies north of Dallas,
nnd has several miles of crushed rock
roads, also some good gravel roads
leading back into the hills. It is
planned to extend the rock road to
the Salt ( reek school house, and do
other work up in the hills where
it' is much needed. Work has been
going on, blasting out stumps, widen
ing the road in places and generally
standardizing the system. Crushed
rock will be used principally this sum
mer.
District 18. Frank Wilson, Super.
Considerable ditching, etc., has been
going on here. At present Mr. Wil
son is at work near the Wallace
farm, widening the road to standard
width nnd will gravel the same when
he can get into the gravel bars. A
:reat deal of donation work is done
11 this district every year, and these
people deserve a good deal ot consid
eration from the courl.
District 19. Ren Womer, Super.
Ren Womer lias the famous Ed-
wanls Hill in his district, and also
ther mails that are hard to keep
up with the money available. He has
wasted lioncot Ins monev bv getting ing.
out too early this year, as the rams
would have washed away a good part
of work that might have been done.
District 20. L. I Bursell, Super.
This district extends north and west
of Monmouth and has a good many
Proposed Amendment to Constitution
Department to Furnish
Employment.
The creation of a department of
public works by the state the duties
of which shall be ' primarily for the
establishing of public works for the
employment of the unemployed citi
zens of the state is proposed in an
initiative petition for a proposed
constitutional amendment initialed
and filed with the secretary of state
by B. F. Ramp, of Brooks, chairman,
and E. L. Cannon, of Salem, secretary-treasurer,
of the party. Accord
ing to the provision of the amendment
it shull be designated as article xxix.
Following is the proposed amendment
in full:
Section 1. 'There is hereby created
and established a department ot in
dustry and public works, which shall
be under the supervision and control
of the state labor commissioner.
Such department shall establish in
dustries, systems of transportation,
distributing stations, and public works
tor the employment ot the unemploy
ed citizens of the state of Oregon and
for the distribution and sale of their
products.
Section 2. Fuuds for the opera
tion and development of this depart
ment shall be derived from a tax Upon
the estates of deceased persons ap
praised at fifty thousand dollars
($50,000) or moie, in value, and from
appropriations that may be made for
such purpose. Said tax on estates of
deceased persons shall not be less than
10 per cent and may be graduated
above that percentage by law. Such
tax shall be paid and collected for
the payment and collection of the in
heritance tax in chapter IV, of Title
XVI, of Lord's Oregon Laws. All
income from the operating of in
dustries under tins department snail
Chicken Raiser Makes Money,
W. J. Garner, a poultryninn at Polk
Station, transacted business 111 Dallas
yesterday. Mr. Gainer at present bin
olio White Leghorn layers, and is now
eivmg about .fl2; per mouth from
the sale ot eggs. He keens an nccur
ate account of each hen, bne'of which
layed 241 eggs in a year. 'I hese eggs,
sold at the market price, brough
.".()!), while feed cost $1.14. Mr
Garner has 1100 chicks, and will in
the near future install nil incubator
of 1200 capacity in order to mini
inize brooding labor. Besides being
engaged in the chicken business, he
has twenty acres planted to apples,
raises a few hogs, and is, like most
ranchers in this county, making
monev.
Crop Outlook Is Bright.
Fruit prospects generally through
out Polk county have not been affected
bv the recent cold weather. Peaches
probably will be a total failure, but
cherries and prunes were too far along
when the cold nuns and frosts came
to be injured seriously. Indications
are now that theie will be a big crop
of both this year. egetahon gen
erally is nearly a month advanced.
Hoses and other flowers that usually
are not in full bloom until just before
Decoration day, have been blossommt
for the past week.
Blaze Does Slight Damage.
The rooming house of Mrs. Mary
Brown immediately east of the High
School building, was damaged by fire
during the lunch hour on Wednesday.
A spark from the chimney lighted
on the roof and burned a large hole
before extinguished by the fire-de
partment. The loss by fire and water
is light, and is fully covered by in
surance.
Too Many Wednesdays.
"Well, bv Jovet" remarked Sec
retary Miles of the Commercial club,
as he tossed aside a notice he was
preparing for a meeting of that organ
ization tor ednesdav evening,
"there are five Wednesdays in April,
and as; the club meetings are held on
the first and third Wednesdays of
each month, I guess this is a work to
be deferred a week." The club will
meet next Wednesday evening.
be used in further development of
this department. I NOTICE TO PUBLIC
Section .), All funds collected audi ihe law provides that the public
appropriated for this department I highways must not be used as dump-
shall immediately, upon collection, be 1 ing grounds for garbage, refuse or
available for use by the department. J rubbish ot any sort. lolation ot this
All expenditures of these funds by ! law is punishable by heavy fine ami
ihe state labor commissioner shall ; imprisonment. Supervisors of the
be subject to the approval of theiseveral road districts ate instructed
Oregon state board ot control. to keep 0 sharp eye out for violation
Section 4. All provision:
state constitution and laws of Ore
gon in conflict herewith are hereby
abrogated and repealed insofar as
they conflict with tins article, llns
article is in all respects self execiu-
of the of the above law.
WALDO FINN.
Road Overseer.
Advertised Letters.
Advortised letters in the Dallas
postofiice, April 28th, 1014: Cheney,
Mr. Milton; Collier, Miss Rae; Fran,
hills to contend with. Mr. Bursell! Mr; Grant, Mrs. Jas; .Tenner, Mr.
is now busy with the grader and will j Ben; Olfson, Mr. Chris; Portland,
do considerable work w here it is very j Eugene & Eastern Ry. Co; Roallsen,
badly needed and where it will, no : Laura; Rewitzer. Mr. John;
doubt be appreciated as the people g M; KatIlorilie. Wolfe. Mr.
liae produce to get to market. )
District 21. Ed. Sampson, Super. j- wi Wolfe. Mr. R. L; V. P. Fiske,
Some of the worst roads in Polk j Postmaster.
county may be found about Falls
City in the winter time. Thev are! Imnressed With Old Polk.
iiijssiiiiuM 1,1-u:. ,.1,1 hi iv 10 uvom a iractu-a v hot I id 1111 im nuns are "Tl,; i . 1,1,. H.,o ,,
bad hill: the road has b, opened under way to help them out providing ' try." said Attorney-General Crawford
. i uiey lend a iiaim. ADundance ot good . to The Observer on Tuesday. "1
rock is to be found west of town have been more favorably impressed
above the falls, and the contract is with Polk County on this visit than
let for enisliing a quantity, of rock to lever before. The farms and orchards
rock the roads with. Ed. Sampson i arc looking splendidly, and every-
nas aoom ou miles ot road in Ins dis-1 thing, including the country homes.
iiici, eousequemiy ne nas a uara prop-, present a prosperous appearance.
osiuou io wrestle wnn in mis moun
tainous section. I carry some life in
surance and my advice to Ed. would
be to take out a few thousand right
away.
District 22. T. J. Murrick, Super.
Be gentle with all animals.
KC Jelly Roll -One
CHp sifted flour l scant half tea
spoonful salt; level ieasfoonfttis K C
Malting Powder; grated rind of 1
lemon; Seggj beaten light; 1 cup sugar;
'A cup Hot mil.i; glass of jelly; jsere
uered sugar.
Beat the sugar into the eggs: add the
lemon rind, then the flour, sifted three
times with the salt and baking powder;
and, lastly, the milk. Bake in a but
tered dripping pan; turn out on a damp
cloth, trim off the crisp edges; spread
with jelly and turn over and over into
a roll while still warm. Dredge the top
with powdered sugar.
Hot tnilk used in the jelly roll en
ables it to be rolled without danger of
cracking. Have the milk scalding hot,
also be careful to have the eggs and
sugar beaten together nntil very light
and creamy. Bake in a moderate oven.
K C Jelly Roll is illustrated on page,
thirty-two of the new and handsomely
illustrated 64-page K C Cook's Book,
which may be secured free by sending
the certificate packed in every 25-cent
can of K C Baking Powder tox the
Jaquus Mfo. Co., Chicago, 111.
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When you purchase your stationery
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We are showing Hurd's Fine Sta
tionery in all of the new Spring
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428 Main Street
'TAXES IST BE GUT'
PORTLAND ATTORNEY SEEKS
REPUBLICAN NOMINATION
FOR GOVERNOR ON PLAT
FORM PROMISE TO RE
DUCE EXPENSES.
"Unnecessary Boards and Com
missions Should Be Abol
ished," Says Former ,
Mayor of Baker.
nnd is about ready for the publi
good ileal of donation work has hivn
done on the two-year-old road tlirniurh
l'rntbier's bottom leading south from
Bnona Vista to Benton county line.
This will be a main road some day.
One property owner just north of
the Luckiamute bridge, on this mad.
has the anchor wires for his hop les
out in the road about twenty feet.
District 10. F. N. Stump, Super.
I havent' been over much of Mr.
Stump's district, but what I have
Cherry Fair in July.
The Salem Cherry Fair will be held
early in July, according to a recent
decision of the Salem Commercial
Club. Exact dates will be selected
Ivy poisoning, swellings
or tne nesn, nne ana
tings of insect, stilt
Aeck and lams back
should b treated with
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power that is more effective
than the strong, harsh lini
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and its application is Always
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price 23c ftOe aad S1.00,
JamMF.Ballard.Prop, CLouls,Mo.
Uss Stephen Eye Salve for
era svyea 4s war .
On a platforiii that promises to reduce
taxes, cut the expenses of state offices
to a minimum, abolish all unnecessary
boards and commissions, and to reduce
the expenditures of all commissions not
abolished, Charles A. Johns, attorney of
Portland, Is making a clean-cut race for
Republican nomination for Governor.
Although Mr. Johns has resided in
Portland only two years, he is a pioneer
of Oregon. He was Mayor of Baker for
four terms, and School Director of that
city eighteen years. He has received the
unqualified indorsement of all bankers of
Baker of his candidacy.
Regarding his platform, Mr. Johns
says:
"Exnenses of fhA Rrato nnn
showed a material IncrwiHA fnr 1 a 1 -i.i &
over 1903-04. That was natural. But
the increase was more than $3,000,000;
that is outrageous.
"This unnecessary Increase out of all
ratio with the growth of Oregon with
its almost unbearable burden to tax
pavers Of the Stfttft. tt mv ffrat raAn
for entering the race for Governor.
puir-minaea voters will concede that
there should be a material inrrnnt. in
the expenses of the office of (iovernor
for 1913-14 over 1903-04; but there is no
valid reason why this increase should be
h.m'w. mis is entirely undefendable.
t COflt SI 1.000 to nonrlnpt tho nffln. nf
Governor for 1903-04; in 1913-14 the ap
propriation for the same office was
as. 700.
"The annronrlation in 1 903-04 fnr tua
orricf secretary or State was $24,300,
and in ..-13-14 it was S6K.000. an lnrrius
of $43,700. The office of State Tretis-
irer cost the taxpayers $10,600 for
903-04. but increased to t:S.snfi fnr
913-14. Appropriations for the office of
ttorney-Oeneral increased from JT-'fin
for 1903-04 to $26,600 for 1913-14. There
are no valid reasons for these excessive
increases, and I promise In my platform,
if elected Governor, to cut down th v-
pensos of each of these offices, thereby
reducing taxes. I consider this a sacred
promie and will keep it.
"Other excessive appropriations were
for boards and commissions, These ex
penditures increased from $7,600 in
!Mi:i-ii4 to S1.17H.0U1.5O for 1913-14. If
lected Governor I will abolish all un
necessary hoards and commissions and
mako a material reduction in the ex
penses of those not abolished.
"The Increase in the evnenses for
tntp trovernmpnt from I'J.t 92.4.1 1 .Til? for
!m:t-o to $t;.i 7:t.47n. 1 7 for 1 in n-i 4 is
xcessive, and I promts in my platform
o show a ntaterinf decrease In this ex
penditure and a consequent reduction in
taxes.
M y record as Mayor and as Sch onl
irector of Pufcer shows tho affairs of
these offices wore conducted at a mini
mum cost and on a business basis, ami
that the service was efficient, l-'or this
reason, I received the unqualified In
dorsement of the three banks of Baker.
Officer" of these hanks say over their
sirna mres that 'in our Judgment, as
Governor, he could and would do the
saife thinp for the State.'
"Tl'e State of Oregon needs a clean
cut, business administration, and as Gov
ernor I can and will give It that kind of
tin administration."
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Office Phone 031.
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Consultation and Examination Tree.
DALLAS, OREGON
DENTIST
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Office over Fuller Pharmacy.
Office hours from 9 to 12 a. m.; 1
to 6 p. m. .
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WHAT HIS OLD NEIGHBORS SAT.
To Whom It Mny Concern: fhsrles A
.Tnhus was a continuous resident of
Paker City for twenty-four years, during
v'i ch time tm served four tervis es
M;iyir and eighteen consecutive years as
tii-liool In'roctor.
s M;iyor he enve the citv an honest,
tffuitMit sdmini.stranon. and its finan
r?a 1 a ff "lirs were conducted on a close,
sa'e. economical hasiR find at the very
lowest exien-ie to the taxpayers.
As Sclm.il Irrrtnr he alwnys worked
for the best nf results and for economy
in adrn'nistnit'on. with fmpairim: the
hiirh standard of the Ilaker City schools.
in our judgment, as Governor, he could
nnd would do the same thing for the
St:te.
Hated st Baker Citr, Oregon, this "th
dav of March. If 14.
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CITY.
Pv Wm. Tollman, its President.
CITIZENS' VAT ION AL BANK OF
BAKKR CITY.
By F. r. Bodinson. Its President
BAKER LOAN A TRUST COMPANY.
By a A. Sonne, it Cashier.
(Paid adT.)
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"One apple a day will help to keep
the doctor away."
Phone 1183-2
R. Ii. CHAPMAN
FUNERAL DIRECTOR
AND EHBALMER
Calls promptly answered day or night
Dallas, Oregon.
S. B. TAYLOR
Civil Engineer and Surveyor
Room 10, National Bank Building
Phone 453, Dallas, Oregon.
LODGE DIRECTORY
UNITED AitTISANS Dallas Assem
bly, No. 46, meets on first and third
Moneys cf each month at Wood
man hall. Visiting members made
welcome.
W. J. "WHITE, SI. A.
WILLIS SIMONTON. Secretary.
WOODMEN. OF. TIIE. WORLD
Dallas Camp No. 209 meets in W. O.
W. Hall on Tuesday evening of each
week. J. F. Driseoll, Consul Com.
F. J. Craven, Clerk.
A. F. A A. M. Jennings Lodge, No.
t, meets second and fourth Fridays
of each month, In Masonic hall on
Main street Visiting brethren wel
come. W. R. ELLIS, W, If.
WALTER S. MUIR. Secretary.