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THE FOLK OOUJNTa' OBSEEVEK, FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 1911.
GIVES RULES ON TAXES
DEFINES THE PENALTY IMPOS
ED UPON DELINQUENTS.
Only Ten Per Cent Due on Taxes
Remaining Unpaid After
September 1.
The decision of the state tax com-
v. ion that only ten per cent is due
i, .vlinquent taxes, and not ten per
ci.it plus the five per cent accumu
lating in the preeeeding five months,
means a saving of a considerable sum
. to Polk county tax payers, as well as
those throughout the state. The pen
alty applies to taxes originally charg
ed, and more than that cannot be col
lected for taxes delinquent on the first
day of September. The tax commis
sion believes this to be the meaning
of the law, which reads:
" 'All taxes remaining unpaid on
the said first day of September shall
become delinmient. Upon all taxes
so delinquent there shall be charged
and collected a penalty ot ten per
cent and interest at the rate of twelve
per cent per annum on such taxes ii'om
the day on which they become deiin
auent. '
"These two sentences as they stand
in said section 3082 are exactly
written in this office mid presented
to the legislature," says the commis
sion. "If it had been intended that
the one per cent a month penalty ap
plicable prior to delinquency state
ment to that effect would have been
inserted. ' '
The miestion of how much interest
was due on delinquent taxes is one
which has been troubling sheritts and
tax collectors in the state for some
time. The ruling given by the tax
commission was prepared with the in
dention of deciding this matter.
CONGRATULATE JUDGE TEAL,
Dr. Steiner Says Polk Is Most Pro
gressive County in State.
The following letter, commending
the splendid work accomplished by the
county commissions is dining the past
season, has been received by Judge
Teal from Dr. Steiner of Salem. It is
self-explanatory:
Judge John B. Teal, Dallas, Oregon.
Dear Old Peanut John: In riding
over the roads recently in Polk county
I have noticed some of your splendid
work. I wish to congratulate you
upon not only taking up Judge Cond's
work but going him one better. Polk
county stands today the most pro
gressive county in the state of Ore
gon, and I believe it will pay your
tax-payers well for their investment.
I certainly hope that you will lie nble
to complete the road to Tillamook
to the Yamhill county line. When you
will have done this you will have set a
pace which is not only proper but will
keep Marion county humping to meet.
.1 um not saying tins to natter you
but because it is absolutely right and
you are entitled to have someone oc
casionally let you know that your
work is appreciated; every public of
ficer catches hell when he does not
deserve it, but it may be evened up
hy us not catching a little hell when
we make some mistake. I fail to see
any of your mistakes. I know when
you make them they are honest ones,
just as I have always felt that Judge
Coad's were, if he made any, oil the
road work.
on the hill above his house and will
have sixty feel full. He will have
untor in all of his buildings.
W. Wood is putting rustic on his
house and adding a porch.
J. Johnson of Corvnllis was a caller
here on Tuesday.
Spring grain and hops will not be
as e-ood as last vear.
Letitia Shewey and r.me juctsee oi
Dallas who have been visiting their
relatives here, returned home Saturday.
Herb Birlie returned from Eastern
Oregon last week.
Jones Bios.' hay baler is now run
ning early and late.
T. F. Ulrich had a horse die on Sun
day. (ieo. Conn made a business trip to
Independence on Monday.
Charles Cooper is preparing to build
a house on the lot he bought trom
Shewey.
The threshers started Monday in
this part of the county. They report
a light yield and good quality. It is
fall sown grain.
OREGON GOES DRY.
J. S. Macomber, who has re
sided in this neck-o'-thc woods
for lo these many years, is con
vinced that this is the dryest
season in eighteen years past,
and marvels greatly that Ore
gon should go dry before the
fall election. He tells The Ob
server that he has about two
acres of corn from which he
will not harvest a single bush
el, the stalks shriveling before
tassels form. His pasture, in
common with those of his
neighbors, is burned to a fraz
zle, and he is feeding his cows
the same as during the winter
months.
OUR METHOD IS BEST
MATCH FOR CROWN PRINCE
Con-
Czar's Daughter Tatiana Being
aidered by Cabinets.
Dresden. Sajony. King Frederick
Augustus of Saxony, through bis gov
ernment. Is discussing with tbe czar,
through tbe cabinet lu St. Petersburg.
tbe possibility of an alliance between
tbe former's eldest son. Crown Prince
George, wbo was twenty-one last Jan
uary, and Grand Duchess Tatiana, tbe
czar's second daughter, wbo was sev
enteen this montb.
If tbe official preliminaries are satis
factory as far as tbe statesmen are
concerned Prince George will go to
Russia wltb bis father to be presented
to the pretty, tall, dark balred grand
BUGGY IS DEMOLISHED.
Collides With Automobile cn Fair
view Avenue Saturday Night.
Late last Saturday night an auto
mobile containing five persons collided
with a buggy near the corner of Oak
dale and Fairview avenues, demolish
ing the hiiisc-diawii vehicle and slight
ly injuring the driver, whose name is
said to be Mnuger, residing south of
town. J. S. Macomber and wile were
proceeding homeward ahead of the
buggy, and encountered the automo
bile across the road.
After wailing a few mimttex, they
were permitted to pass, anil the auto
made its way toward Dallas, sinking
the buggy eniouto. The name of the
automobile owner, nr the number of
the machine, is not known.
Boys and Girls Are Hustling.
District No. 25, Itutler, has a live
bunch in its boys' and girls' Indus
trial club, ami if it is not heard from
in the exhibit to be made this fall
the membership thereof is going to
know the reason. At a meeting at
Butler last Saturday evening there
was much enthusiasm over the var
ious projects, the parents of the pu
pils entering into the spirit of the
occasion, suggesting and giving other
aid in the work. An interesting pro
grain was also rendered. School Su
IH'rvisor Mnckcn was present.
Burial of Mrs. Foster.
The funeral of Mrs. Ida Foster,
wife of the late Eugene Foster of
The Observer, was held on Wednes
day afternoon, and was attended by a
large concourse of sympathizing
friends. The body arrived here from
Spokane on the 11 o'clock train, and
the remains were laid at rest beside
those of her husband. Rev. Miles de
livered a brief tddress over the body
at the grave. The floral tributes were
decidedly claliorate, contributed by
the grand lodge, K. of P. of Washing
ton, and others.
AIRLIE.
J. O. St sals lias built a cement wa
tering trough in his pasture for his
stork.
A. C. Staats is building a reseivoir
CBOWN PBIKCI GEORGE OP BAXONT.
duchess. She bas already had more
than one such un offer for ber band.
It Is still believed at most of tbe Euro
pean courts that tbe Prince of Wales
bas been very seriously considered as
ber future busband and that the sub
ject Is still under consideration by tbe
English and Russian governments.
It Is needless to say that tbese young
men and maidens are allowed to choose
tbelr future life partners only after
the most lengtby and detailed negoti
ations by the respective governments,
which take up the pros and cons of
political benetlts or embarrassments.
as well as financial settlements by the
bride and bridegroom's families, wltb
necessary provisions for their belrs.
ALL MODEST CROWS FLEE.
Figure ojf Woman In Modern Attire
Horrifies the Pests.
Marinette. Wis. Crows bad been
working gretit havoc wltb the newly
planted corntlelils uf Howard Smith
son, a young fanner, until be went to
Milwaukee ami pit an Idea from tbe
fashions distorted by women.
He went bm-k and made a transfor
mation of a male scarecrow wltb
wbicb tbe crows had lieconie so friend
ly that they ieri-bil on Its mimic gun.
The upKT part of the figure he dress
ed witli a low necked garment and the
lower in with a silt skirt. He fash
ioned the Hair low over tbe forehead,
hidlug the ears, and uwn tbe head he
set a waving plume.
Soon after a Buck of crows came
hovering over tbe Held. They were
just preparing to alight when tbey be
held such a figure as bad never before
met their gaze. With one mighty caw
they flew away.
If you don't believe it ask 8mltnson.
THE POLK COUNTY OBSERVER,
(THE HOME PAPER)
(Continued from page one.)
class a man might have from 5000 to
25000 trees, the former being quite a
common individual acreage. Cultiva
tion and care of the trees cannon be
expected to equal that in the Lnited
States because of the above mentioned
scattered condition of the Flench
plantings as compared to our system
of specializing in raising prunes ex
clusively. The prune grower in the
Northwest generally depends upon
that crop chietly and Ins treeb cov
ering perhaps all the ground ho pos
sesses, he gives to it his undivided
attention.
Curing of prunes in Francj i.-i
hanging slowly from the crude over
to the "etuve" or small evaporator.
We could perhaps improve our cured
product if we were not compelled to
hurrv in the drying process and if we
could afford to give it as much lime
as thev do in France with a like num
ber times of heating and cooling. The
slower method as employed by the
French producer gives mm a larger
cured product to the ton of fresh fru:t,
and the slower method witli the appli
cation of lower heat temperatures pro
duces a better appearing fruit. The
French tonnage may be graduully in
creased under the present stimulating
effect of the excessive prices which
have prevailed during the last several
seasons of short crops. (Samples and
values may be seen at my otliee.)
The prune of Bosnia Servia is per
haps the nearest competitor to 1 lie
Oregon prune in the matter of llaor,
though they can nowhere near com
pare with the Northwest in the gener
al average size of the fruit produced,
nor in the style of packing, though it
must be admitted that in recent years
they are making decided improve
ments in the preparation of their pro
duct for market. (Sample lit my of
fice.) It is only a few years since the
Oregon prune was entirely unknown
in the markets ot luuope. today il
is a very large factor in the English
prune trade anil is Becoming every
year more favorably known through
out the continent. In England the
trade in prunes from the United
States is now of sufficient imoorla i.-e I
that the method of arriving at the
net weights by the customs olliecrs
upon landing these goods in Liverpool
and London should hnve the attention
of the consular departments of botl
countries. livery American shipper
who is doing business in hngland is
constant lv annoved by the inevitable
short weight claims which are made
hy English merchants, based upon
the lauding weights of the customs
officers. From personal observation
the difficulty is entirely due to an old
fashioned, crude system of weighing
and their method of arriving at the
of the containers. The utmost
care and liberality in weighing and
packing on this side of the water does
not seem to eliminate the trouble. No
similar difficulty is experienced in any
other foreign market where the en
toms officers are supposed to possess
at least equal ability.
The prune industry of the North
west has a most promising Intur
The area where the best fruit is pro
duced for drying is small and there
can be no danger of overproduction
should Oregon double her present
acreage, for, by the time the increased
acreage is in bearing the growing pop
ularity of this fruit will easily take
care of the increased production and
the Northwest will then be shipnin
insteail of at present a possible 30 to
40 million pounds annually, in full
crop years 80 million pounds or more,
and I am convinced that quantity
can be marketed at nrohtable prices.
French prunes, as produced in cer
tain districts in Oregon, should be
specialized and given more particular
attention. This writer believes that
there is no liner French prune pro
duced anywhere in the wide world
not even in the most tavored districts
of France itself, than can be pro
duced in certain sections of Oregon
With a little more attention as to the
type planted, a little more care eon
coining fertilization, pruning, and i
determination to produce size rather
than quantity, and this splendid fruit
can be made tremendously prohtabl
it possesses merit of a very high oi
der. In view of the fact that it lit
almost never been known to fail to
produce a good crop in any part of
the Willamette valley I am further
convinced that orchardists who are
now specializing the Oregon prune
might very profitably add to their or
chards a quantity of the Oregon
French prune giving it such attention
as has been mentioned above. With
this planting they would then have
in years when the Oregon variety is
a short crop, something with which
to pay expenses.
There is in Europe, with its tre
mendous population and relative small
area an almost unlimited market for
many of the food products of this
country. The present rapidly expand
ing apple production of the Northwest
will find there a large outlet which
has yet scarcely been touched, espec
ially so in many of the large con
tinental markets. There can also be
developed a very much larger market
than now exists for many of the can
ned fruits as produced in this coun
try and which are today "practically
unknown in manv of the very larire
centers of Europe. The merchant in
this country who would introduce his
product into any foreign country must
be prepared to meet all of the special
requirements and demands of the
trade, though they may appear exact
ing and may necessitate a consid
erable extra expense and trouble in'
order to fully meet their requirements.
With the establishment of new and
cheaper water shipping facilities from
this coast to the Atlantic coast and to
Europe, the future certainly looks
bright for the producer of Oregon
prunes or any of these products which
may be - successfully exported and
which may at the same time find a
profitable market on our Atlantic sea
board.
OAKGROVE.
There was a very enjoyable party
at the hall Saturday night with free
ice cream. .
Mrs. Dean's daughter and family of
Salem spent "Friday and Saturday
with her folks here.
Koy Gilbert was kicked in the back
by a horse while hitching up this
noon, and Pete Hanson and family
are spending a week in Salem.
There was a Sunday school picnic
on the hill at the Poley Nelson spring
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Pardow were dinner
guests at Stevens' Monday. Mr. and
Mrs. Finley Edgar of Crowley called
in the afternoon.
The Paul Smith thresher is thresh
ing at Benton Smith's now.
The striped bugs are eating up some
of the gardens in this vicinity.
William Pardow had a tip-over
while boat riding Sunday, which re
sulted in a good ducking.
Thadd Stevens marketed his last
load of early spuds at Dallas Wednes
day. He realized $103 from four
acres, which yielded 73 sacks.
Mr. and Mrs. Delap have returned
from a two weeks' outing at the coast.
Otto Hansen had two teams haul
ing .$)!) worth of gravel on the road
last week. It was his donation work.
Stevens have a boat on their pond
Joe Pardow has been hauling baled
hay to trow ley tor beth White.
li. 1 . Allen, who was very ill, is
well and is working with Paul Smith's
thresher.
William Knower visited Sunday
school Sunday.
Mrs. Rowland was ill Sunday.
Finley Edgar of Crowlev bought
forty-two fence posts of Thadd Ste
vens lu?t week at fourteen cents each,
Johnny Mono received a phone last
Monday that his mother was at the
hospital for an operation for appen
dicitis and gallstones, hhe is report
ed as doing line.
Mrs. Davidson and daughters Lillie
and Pearl spent Sunday with Mrs.
Dillun at Greenwood.
William Edgar of Crowley spent
Sunday at Vincents.
Our Sunday school averages forty
five. Next Sunday is church day. Come
out and hear our new pastor.
Next Saturday is Grange day.
The hop yards here look rather
poorly. The arms or stringers . are
blighted or dried up.
Some Trite Facts About
Dallas In a Nut-Shell
OAKDALE.
Chas. Graham and his sister, Miss
Graham and the Tedrick young people
have gone to Newport tor a vacation.
Mr. and Mrs. Willis rrink have
gone to Ocean Park for an outing.
The threshers are with us once
more. George Sellers threshed for
Joe Murphy, Hoy McDonald, Mr.
Comely, O. E. Dennis, Ben Thomp
son and Mr. Hepner this week.
The family of John Farley and
other Liberty people spent Sunday on
the La Creole.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Vassell of
Portland and Walter Vassell of Dal
las spent Sunday at Joe Murphy's.
Miss Gertrude Wilson of Dallas,
visited at the Garwood place last
week.
Ben Thompson is up mid mound
once more.
Dallas has two planing mills and
wood working factories, also an iron
works and machine shop.
Dallas is a trade center for a vist
surrounding territory.
Dallas has nine religious organi
zations, with seven edifices of wor
ship. Dallas has a modern sewer system,
touching all sections of the city.
Dallas has many beautiful and
costly homes. And the number is on
the increase.
Dallas has an active Commercial
club and a Woman's club constantly
working for the material interests of
the community.
Dallas is the starting point for the
hunting and fishing grounds. Deer,
grouse, pheasants and quail are here,
while, an occasional cougar or wild
cat is round. Speckled beauties
abound in the streams.
Dallas enjoys the reputation of be
ing a clean town, with a good moral
atmosphere.
Dallas has a $15,000 armory, large
and well equipped.
Dallas has a sawmill cutting over
15,000,000 feet per annum, and fur
nishing steady employment to 175
workmen.
Dallas is a ready market at good
prices for evertyhing raised on the
farm. The local demand is greater
than the supply.
Dallas has a volunteer fire depart
ment that fights the destroying ele
ment like old-timers.
Dallas probably handles more mo
hair than any other town in the state.
Angora goats make money for their
owners.
Dallas has two substantial financial
institutions, occupying modern brick
blocks.
Dallas has large tracts of standing
timber, tributary to it, dotted here and
there with sawmills of the smaller
class.
Dallas is picturesquely situated on
the LaCreole river, and has a happv
and contented population of about
3,000, 90 per cent American.
Dallas has some knockers; but,
thank the Lord, they are in the min
ority.
Dallas has good transportation fa
cilities, both passenger and freight.
Dallas is the county float of Polk
county, and here is a handsome $40,
000 court-house of Oregon stone.
Dallas has a $50,000 High school
building, and two modern ward
school buildings.
Dallas has hard-surface street?
throughout tbe business district, and
many miles of concrete sidewalks.
Dallas has a gravity water system
pure mountain water from the hills
miles away.
Dallas has a packing plant, handling
upwards of 3,500,000 pounds of prunes
annually.
Dallas' manufacturing institutions
distribute approximately $200,000 an
nually among its 300 employes.
Dallas is free from malaria, ague or
dangerous epidemics. Death finds its
victims principally in old age.
Dallas is tihe home of the Polk
county fair.
Dallas has a Southern Pacific ma
chine shop, where about 50 persons
are employed.
Dallas has a modern and thorough
ly equipped hospital.
Dallas has a $10,000 public library
and reading room.
Dallas has a creamery that takes
every available ounce of cream at
top prices.
Dallas' rainfall averages 45 inches
per annum. No zero weather.
Dallas' public schools are on the
accredited list with all state univer
sities. Dallas has a men's social club occu
pying well appointed rooms, and this
is but one of several similar organi
zations. Dallas' section is rapidly develop
ing the dairy industry. There are
several registered herds, and more
coming.
Dallas lias a sportsmen's organiza
tion, the Nesmith Rod and Gun club.
Dallas has nearly all the fraternal
orders extant; few are lacking.
Dallas is supported by people who
are making money, and consequently
have money to spend. Ono cannot
distinguish the city chap from his
country cousin.
Dallas has tributary bottom lands
as productive as any in the world,
with the exception of those along the
Nile.
FOR INFORMATION ABOUT DALLAS, OR POLK COUNTY,
DRESS SECRETARY COMMERCIAL CLUB, DALLAS, OREGON.
AD-
ervta is stated to he a poor
wretched little peasant kingdom not
half as big as the state ot Illinois
and with less people than the city of
New York.
An Everyday Cake
Here Is a simple and Inexpensive cake that
can be varied in many ways with different
frost ings and icings. It looks a little nicer
baked in a tube pan, but will be equally as
good baked in a square loaf.
K C Gold Cake
Br Mrs. !r-net McKenzie Hill. Editor of
the Boston Cooking School Magazine.
cup butler' i cup sugar: yolks of t
egg, beaten light; 1 cup flour, lest t
level tablespoonlilt; t level teaspoonfitU
K C Baking Powder: i cup milk: orated
rind 0 1 orange.
Sift flour and baking powder together
three times; cream -butter and suear. beat
yolks of eggs, add these to creamed mixture,
and lasdy add the moisture and flour alter
nately, beating batter until smooth. Gold
Cake can only be made successfully by beat
ing yolks of eggs, very, very creamy and
lipht lemon colored, wins- a rotarr beater.
I he rotary neater is tne only
beater that will do Justice to
the yolks of eggs. The beat
ing kills all egg taste and
improves the texture of the
cake.
Coco&nut Frosting
Beat the whites of 2 eggs dry; gradually
Seat in half a cup of sifted confectioner's
sugar and continue the beating until the frost
ing is smooth, thick and glossy l then beat in
grated cocoanut, fresh or prepared, and
spread upon the cake. This frosting is made
thick by beating rather than by sugar.
Save this recipe. Yon will want to use it
frequently. Or better, send us the colored
certificate packed in each 25-cem can of K
C Biking Powder and we will mail you "The
Cook's Book" containing this and 19 other
baking red pes equally (rood all by Mrs. Hill,
Jacjues Mig. rO. t-nicagn.
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Results
Is the one read by a people who
want the news while it is news.
When subscribers anxiously
await the arrival of the home
newspaper it is a sure indication
that that paper is read. You read
the Observer from first to last
page, because it is chock full of
interesting local news matters
in which you are directly inter
ested. Others do the same. They
read your advertisement if you
have one with as much interest
as any other feature, because it
is artistically displayed by -en
who are adepts in this line.
THE POLK COUNTY OBSERVER
DALLAS, OREGON
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