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THE FOLK COUNTY OBSERVER, TUESDAY, MARCH 23, 1915. WANTS BETTER VALUES TAX COMMISSION MAY INAU GURATE NEW SYSTEM. Better Flan Proposed for Securing It Contemplates Tour of State by Members. Flans for obtaining more accurate land values in the counties for equali zation purposes are being considered by the state tax commission, and it is barely possible that instead of em ploying paid investigators this year the members of the commission may secure the values themselves, in co operation with the residents of the counties, according to State Tax Com missioner Eaton. Heretofore it has been the practice of the commission to employ investi gators, and assign them to districts, each district embracing a number of counties. The method employed has been for these investigators to consult ' the transfers on file with the county recorders, and then ascertain the val ue of the land covered by them through investigation. This plan has not proved entirely satisfactory, and t it is thought one now under consid eration calling for co-operation on the part of the taxpayers of each county in fixing land values, may prove more satisfactory and produce better re sults. Under it the commissioners, after obtaining the description of real es tate in the county, would visit the county personally, and hold mass meetings in its various sections. At these meetings the taxpayers would be asked to nominate an appraising committee of five to appraise land in their vicinity, the accurate value of which the committee would desire to obtain. In addition to giving the taxpayers a voice in fixing the valua tion, this plan would also result in a more accurate valuation, it is believ ed, as such a committee would be more conversant with the land than a paid investigator. Besides this it would give the commissioners an op portunity to get in closer touch with the tax problems of eacli county, and would be certain to result in more or less of a financial saving. The plan will be discussed at the next meeting of the commission, and, if it is deem ed practicable and superior to the present plan, it will likely be adopted. THE GRANGE. Monmouth, March 22. The Mon mouth Orange is emphasizing the edu cational feature of grange work. In the early winter they provided for and bore the locul expenses of a movable school in agriculture and domestic science given by a corps of eight in structors from the agricultural col lege. Later they provided for a class in farm bookkeeping once a week, giv en by Prof. Lemon of 0. A. C. This class is composed of busy farmers and farmers' wives who feel the need of a more systematic method of accounting than is generally used on the farm. It is also attended by several students from the Normal who are studying rural school problems. A section of the state library has been secured and placed at the dis posal of the public and a specialist on soils and crops from the extension di vision of the O. A. C. faculty has also been secured for a week in the com munity as farm advisor to all who care to make use of his help in any way. This man nas served in anoiuer state as county farm advisor and is unusually well qualified for this kind of work and by the cooperation of the grange and the extension division of the college is placed at the service of the farmers of the community for one week without any charge. At the March meeting of the Grange, Prof. Scudder, head of the department of agronomy at 0. A. C, was present and made a talk on farm management, or why the average farmer does not make more money. He discusses the many factors that enter into farm management, such as size of farm, kind of farming, adap tability of soil for the crops grown, rotation and diversity of crops, and showed that the business of making a farm pay interest on its cost and a good income for the manager is one that requires ability of no mean order. After talking for an hour to an in terested audience, Prof. Scudder gave opportunity for questions and he was kept bnsy answering and giving infor mation to eager inquirers for another hour. ' To say that his visit was ap preciated does not express it. He was enthusiastically received and all pres ent would be glad to hear him often. Wbile addresses of such great value are freely provided and are o vn to all, many farmers seem not to realize it well worth giving up a day or a half day to hear them. However, the Monmouth Grange is not discouraged but will continue to seek for the best available help from outside sources as well as from general discussions by the wide awake men and women of its membership. The members be lieve it well worth while to lay down their work and spend a day together each month for social enjoyment and general improvement. The member ship runs above the hundred mark and is constantly increasing, , there being twelve at the last meeting. P. 0. POWELL, Master. AMONG FARMERS . . . tfhis is the season of big eggs and M. S. Faulkner's Rhode Island biddy is so far ahead in the egg production, To put a permanent quietus on the cackle of other hens this hen put forth an extra effort Sunday and brought forth an egg that measured Sy2 inches the long way around and fy the shorter way. It was an egg within an egg, having two well de fined shells but only one yolk, with the white between the two shells in addition to that in the inner egg. Sheridan Sun. Winter sown oats and vetch around Buell are said to' have been badly damaged by the severe weather of last winter. Wheat is reported to be in splendid condition. Minor Rainey of Buell is feeding twenty head of shouts and two nice hogs on Berkshire hog feed without pasture and he expects to market the twenty head in July or August. He pays at the rate of $40 per ton for the feed and seems fully satisfied with the investment. He also has, that nice driving mare with every hair lying just right and the buggy all cleaned, and says when the roads get good the boys will have to trot out their best blood to drive around him. Sheridan Sun. OREGON ALMANAC ISSUED. Advance Copies Show Book Is Fund of Information About State. Advance copies of the 1915 Oregon almanac have been distributed and 300,000 copies for free distribution will be ready in two weeks and may be obtained by writing to the Oregon State Immigration commission, Com mercial club building, Portland. The new almanac has 320 pages devoted to information for homeseekers, set tlers and investors. The last edition, that of 1013, had but 144 pages. A- resident of Oregon for six years said that he had learned more about the state through reading the almanac for 30 minutes than during his six years of residence. The almanac was prepared under the supervision of O. C. Chapman, Oregon State Immigration agent, who in turn was assisted by J. W. Brewer, W. L. Crisscy, Edward N. Weinbaum and others. ' It contains statistics on every resource and industry in the state. That Coast Road. Under the present arrangements with Tillamook, Polk and Yamhill counties in one judicial district, there would be three terms of the circuit court each year, which is now neces sary. lien the law goes into effect making Washington and Tillamook counties a judicial district, it will con fine this county to two terms of the circuit. There was no need of this change as far as Tillamook county was concerned, and for that reason the law should be referred to the vote of the people. Why create more offices when there is no demand nor need of themt The taxpayers should have something to say about this ex tra and unnecessary expense. We hope that some organization will be formed to have this bill referred to the people, for as we have just been informed, there is no more need of this judicial district in Washington county than there is in this county. On general principles this bill should be defeated, and we hope the grangers and other organizations will get busy and swat the bill by having it refer red. Tillamook Headlight. Entertain at Five Hundred. Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Martin enter tained a small party of friends last Friday evening in honor of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. White of Albany, former residents of Dallas. Four tables play ed five hundred, after which dainty refreshments were served. Those pres ent were, Mr. and Mrs. Chauncey Cri der, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Jacobson, Mr. and Mrs. H. I. Price, Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Belt, Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. Sundberg, and Mr. and Mrs. White. Free Trips to Exposition. Two Polk county ladies will visit the Panama-Pacific exposition at the expense of The Observer. These free trips o the big s'ww are offered in the subscription contest now barely under way, being only two of the twenty-two prizes. In addition to the free round trip ticket to the fair, the winning contestants will receive $"J5 in gold for expense money, besides tickets to the exposition grounds. LOCAL NEWS. There should not be prosciastina tion in the matter of renovating the city. The present is the accepted time. Breeding places for flies and other insects should be eliminated forthwith. These pests get an early start with the opening of warm weather, and every day's delay means millions of flies. i Increase your crops with land plas ter, best grade, Dallas Warehouse & Manufacturing company, Barham & Son, proprietors. All White Clover Butter is now put out with coupons, and if consumers will carefully save them, the coupons will assist them in securing a beauti ful set of dishes. A sample of these dishes may be seen and further infor mation obtained by calling at the T. S. Townsend Creamery Company's office. 102-4t. Call on The Polk County Observer for printing of any kind. There s nothing too large, and nothing too small for it to turn out in the latest approved manner. We print every thing. And prices are guaranteed to be satisfactory. Let us give you an estimate on your next job of printing. Order your cabbage plants from W. R. Tapscott, phone Dallas 1143. 92-tf Farm loans; five years time with optional payments at current rates of interest. Write for information, Ore gon Title & Land Credit Co., 209 U. S. National Bank building, Salem, Ore. Gail s famous meals. Screen doors and window screens, Dallas Warehouse & Manufacturing company, Barham & Son, proprietors. See Van Orsdel and Manston for old line fire insurance the Queen, Liverpool, London & Globe, company 13. The oldest and best on the coast. 5-tf. Jno. R. Sibley, Lawyer, 610 Mill street. 94-tf Gail's famous meals. When you want insurance or surety bonds, call on Pnchard. Or. C. L. Foster, dentist, City Bank building, Dallas. 73-F. Dr. Rempel, Chiropractor, 513 Church Dr. Stone's Heave Drops cures heaves. Price $1, for sale by all drug gists. Adv. 79-tf Our Abstract plant is posted to- date every morning from Polk County records. Brown-Sibley Abstract Co., Jno. R. Sibley, manager. 94-tf $2G6,284.19 in excess of liabilities is the standing of the Oregon Fire Relief association of McMinnvillo. That doesn't look much as if it was about to "bust," as some would have yoin believe, does it? Al. Snyder is still the agent. SHERIFF'S SALE. Under and by virtue of an execu tion issued out of the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon, for the Coun ty of Polk, on the 20tli day of March, 1915, upon a decree of foreclosure and sale given and made by said Circuit Court on the 181 h day of March, 191.), in favor of plaintiff and defendant, P. S. Wick Co., a corporation, in a suit then pending in said Court wherein J. M. Farley was plaintiff and L. D. Daniel, Jesse A. Barham and Walter J. Barham, copartners un der the firm name of Barham Bros., P. S. lck Co., a corporation, H. R. Muscott and John Doe were defend ants, (Register No. 4507), and to me, the undersigned, Sheriff of said Coun ty of Polk, directed, I am commanded to sell, at public auction, in the man ner prescribed by law, the following described real property, to-wit : Lot numbered three (3) in Block numbered two (2) in Levens' Third Addition to Dallas, in Polk County, State of Oregon, together with the tenements, hereditaments and appur tenances thereunto belonging or in anv wise appertaining. Notice is hereby given that on Wed nesday, the 21st day of April, 1915, at one o'clock p. m. of said day, afc the trout door of the County Court House, in the City of Dallas, in Polk County, state ot Oregon, I will, in obedience to said execution and order of sale, sell the above-described prop erty, to the highest bidder, for cash, in lawful money of the United States, in the manner prescribed by law. Dated this 20th dav of March, 1915. JOHN W. ORR, Sheriff of Polk County, Oregon. OSCAR HAYTER, Attorney for Plaintiff. E. K. PIASECKI. Attorney for P. S. Wick Co. M23-A20 Notice to Contractors. Notice is hereby given to whom it may concern that bids will be opened by the County Court of Polk County, Oregon, on Thursday, the 8th day of April, 1915, at 2 o'clock p. m., for crushing and putting in the bunkers at Falls City, Oregon, of 3500 yards of rock, more or less, according to specifications on file in the office of the County Judge. Also for hauling and delivering same on county road at points to be designated by the Court. The Court reserves the right to re ject any and all bids. J. B. TEAL, County Judge. SHERIFF'S NOTICE OF SALE IN EXECUTION OF FORECLOSURE In the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon, for the County of Linn. Notice is hereby given that by vir tue of an execution and order of sale duly issued out of the circuit court of the state ot Oregon for' Linn county on the first day of March, 1915, and to me directed upon a judgment which was enrolled and docketed in the of fice of the county clerk of said court on the first day of March, 1915, in a certain suit then pending in said court, wherein Fred Reis was plain tiff, and f rank Whiteaker and Jess Whiteaker, partners doing business under the style and firm name of Whiteaker Bros., were defendants, judgment was rendered in favor of the above named plaintiff and against the above named detendants, Frank Whiteaker and Jess Whiteaker, part ners doing business under the style and firm name ot Whiteaker Bros, and against Jess Whiteaker individ ually, for the sum of One Hundred Sixty-Five ($105.00) dollars, with in terest thereon from the first day of December, 1914, at the rate of six (6) per cent per annum, and the further sum of twenty-five ($25) dollars at torney's fees, and the further sum of ten and ninety-five one-hundredths ($10.95) dollars costs, which judg ment was enrolled and docketed in the clerk's office of said court on the first day of March, 1915. And, whereas, it was further order ed and decreed by said court that the following property should be sold by me to satisfy said execution, I will, on Saturday, April 17, 1915, at the hour of one (1) o'clock p. m. of said day, at the west door of the court house, at Dallas, Polk county, Oregon, sell at public auction to the highest bidder tor cash in hand, on dav of sale, all the right, title and interest and es tate which the said defendant, Jess Whiteaker, had and all persons claim ing under him, have in or to the here inafter described premises, and every part thereof. Said property is de scribed as follows: The Donation Land Claim of Wil liam Whiteaker, Not. No. 2270, Claim No. 57, being part of Section 7 in Tp. 8 S. R. 4 W. of Will. Merd., Polk County, Oregon, and Claim No. 67, be ing part of Sec. 12 in Tp. 8 S. R. 5 W., and being described as follows: Beginning at the Southwest corner of Section 6, Tp. 8 S. R. 4 W. of Will. Mer. and running thence East 48.23 chains; thence South 36.40 chains; thence West 94.75 chains; thence North 7.60 chains; thence East 8.25 chains; thence North 28.80 chains; thence East 38.27 chains, to the place of beginning, nil in Polk County, Ore gon, except a tract of land consisting of 7 acres, described as follows : Be ginning at the Southwest corner of said claim, thence North 7.60 chains; thence East 8.25 chains; thence South 7.00 chains; thence West 8.25 chains to tlie place of beginning, all in Polk County, Oregon. Also, beginning 2.29 chains North and 1.00 chain hast of the quarter section post on the line between sec tions 8 and 17 in Tp. 8 S. R. 4 W. of W. M. in Polk County, Oregon, being at the Northwest corner of Asa Bur bank's D. L. C, Not. No. 1658, Claim No. 41, and running thence North 21.50 chains to the Northwest corner of Thomas Burbank's D. L. C. ; thence East along the North line of said Thomas Burbank's D. L. C. 9.50' chains; thence North 19.G6 chains to the South line of E. C. Dice's D. L. C. ; thence East along said line 10.07 chains; thence South 19 degrees East 45.56 chains to the North line of Asa Burbank's said claim; thence West along said line to the place of begin ning, containing 91.65 acres, more or less, all in Polk County, Oregon. Also, beginning at the Northwest corner of the D. L. C. of Asa Bur bank in Polk County, Oregon, Not. No. 1658, Claim No. 41, and running thence South along the West line of said claim 27.50 chains; thence East 43.14 chains to the land of Western Oregon K. R. Co"., thence North li2 degrees West with the line of said railroad 29.17 chains to the North line of said Claim in the center of the county road ; thence West on the North line of said claim 33.77 chains to the place of beginning, said land being situate in Sections 8, 16 and 17, Tp. 8 S. R. 4 W. of the Will. Mer., Polk County, Oregon, and containing IOo.yo acres, more or less. Also, beginning at the Southwest corner of lot 3, in fractional block 3, in Hill's Town of Independence, Polk County, Oregon, and running thence East 86y2 feet; thence North 31 feet; thence West 86i2 feet; thence South 31 feet to the place of beginning, all in Polk County, Oregon. Also, beginning 2 1-6 feet North of the Southeast corner of Lot 2 in Block 2 of Hill's Town of Indepen dence, Polk County, Oregon, and run ning thence West 148V4 feet; thence North 25 feet; thence East 148V4 feet; thence South 25 feet to the place of beginning, all in Polk County, Ore gon. oaid sale being made subject to re demption in the manner provided by law. Dated this 10th dav of March. 1015. JOHN W. ORR, M12-A16 Sheriff for Polk County. EXECUTORS NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT. Notice is hereby given that the un dersigned executors of the last Will and Testament of J. D. Kelty, deceas ed, have filed their final account as said executors in the County Court of Polk Countv, Oregon, and that said Court has appointed Monday, April 12th, 1915, at 11 o'clock, a. m'. of said day a the day and hour for the bear- ing of objections to said final account and the settlement thereof. Now, therefore, all persons inter ested in the estate of said decedent are hereby notified and required to appear at the County Court room at the Court House at Dallas, said Coun ty and State, at said time, to then and there show cause, if any there be, why said account should not be settled, al lowed an'd approved, and said estate forever and finally settled and said ex ecutors discharged. Dated March 12, 1915. GEORGE L. KELTY, CLYDE KELTY, Executors of the last? Will and Tes tament of J. D. Kelty, deceased. CLARENCE BUTT, Attorney for Estate. M12-A9 EXECUTOR'S NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that the un dersigned by an order of the County Court of Polk County, Oregon, has been appointed as executor of the es tate of Almira G. Ellis, deceased. AH persons having claims against such estate are required to present them within six months from the date ot this notice, with the proper vouchers, to the undersigned at Woodburn, Ore gon. Dated this 4th dav of March, 1915. JOHN M. POORMAN, Mr.5-Mr.26 Executor of said estate. NOTICE OF GUARDIANSHIP. To Irene Westfall, Infant Child; Christiana Badders; John C. West- fall and Mary E. Westfall, bis wife; Mary F. Westfall; Mary Fraundener and Rudolph Fraundener, her hus band ; and Helen Westfall ; and to all others concerned: You and each of you, are hereby notified that Frank I. Westfall has filed his petition in the County Court of Polk County, Oregon, asking that Mary Jf . Westtall of Amity, Oregon, be appointed Guardian of the Estate of Irene Westfall, infant child, which estate consists of an interest in real property located in Monmouth, Polk County, Oregon, and said Irene West fall being- non-resident of the State of Oregon. lou are further notified that by or der of Hon. J. B. Teal, Judge of said County Court, Wednesday, the 31st day of March, 1915, at the hour of ten o clock in the forenoon of said day, has been set as the time, and the County Court room in Dallas, Polk County, Oregon, as the place for hearing Baid petition, and all persons in interest may attend at said, time and place and show cause, if any they have, why a guardian should not be appointed as prayed for in said pe tition. This notice is served upon you by order of Hon. J. B. Teal, Judge of the County Court of Polk County, Ore gon, made in chambers on the 3rd day of March, 1915, the date of the first publication hereof being Friday, March 5th, 1915, and the date of the Inst publication being Friday, March 26th, 1915. FRANK I. WESTFALL, Petitioner. WALTER L. TOOZE, JR., Attorney for Petitioner. M.5-M.26 NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that on March 1, 1915, F. J. Craven, executor of the estate of George M. Gooch, de ceased, filed in the County Court of the State of Oregon for Polk County, his resignation and final account as such executor, and that said Court has appointed Monday, the 5th day of April, 1915, at ten o'clock a. m., at the Courtroom of said Court, in the city of Dallas, Oregon, as the time and place for the hearing of the said application to resign and of all objec tions to said final account and the set tlement thereof. On said 5th day of April 1915, at the hour and. place above mentioned, said executor will apply to said Court to resign his said trust and for the allowance of his said final account; on or before the day appointed for such hearing and settlement, any person interested in said estate may file bis objections thereto. Dated and first published, March 2, 1915. F. J. CRAVEN, Executor aforesaid. OSCAR HAYTER, Attorney. Mch.2-30-5t. NOTICE TO CREDITORS. Notice is hereby given that the un dersigned has been by the county court of Polk County, Oregon, ap pointed administrator of the estate of Gerhard J. Quiring, deceased, and has qualified. All persons having claims against said estate are notified to pre sent the same, duly verified as requir ed by law, to the undersigned at the law office of L. D. Brown, Dallas, Ore gon, within six months from the date hereof. Dated this February 9th, 1915. JOHN W. QUIRING, Administrator of the estate of Ger hard J. Quiring, deceased. U D. BROWN, Attorney for the Estate. 98-5t. NOTICE OF EXECUTOR'S FINAL ACCOUNT AND APPLICATION TO RESIGN. Notice is hereby given to all whom it may concern that the undersitmed, I). U Keyt, has, on the 16th day of March, 1915, filed in the County Court of Polk County, State of Oregon, in he matter of the estate of h. C. Kevt, deceased, a final account of the doings of said D. L. Kevt as Executor of the Last Will and Testament of said E. C. Keyt, deceased; that said final ac count and resignation have been, by order of said Court, made the 16th day of March, 1915, set down to be heard and passed upon at the court room of said Court at the city of Dallas, in the County of Polk and State of Oregon, on Tuesday, the 20th day of April, 1915, at 9:30 o'clock a. m., at which time and place all per sons interested in said final account are notified to appear and present their objections thereto, if any they have ; and at which" time the under signed Executor will apply to the said court for leave to resign his office of executor and to have his said resigna tion accepted; and will ask that his said final account be settled and ap proved and that he be discharged. Dated and first published the 19th day of Mareh, 1915. D. L. KEYT, Executor of the Last Will and Tes tament of E. C. Keyt, deceased. Mar.19-Apr.16 EXECUTRIX' NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that the un dersigned has been duly appointed by the County Court, of the State of Ore gon for the County of Polk, as Exe cutrix of the Last Will and Testament of John Ferguson, deceased, and that she has duly qualified as such Execu trix. All persons having claims against the estate of said decedent are hereby notified to present the same, duly verified to me at the home of J. C. Ferguson, about one mile West of Salem on the Wallace road in Polk County, Oregon, within six months from the date of this notice. Dated at Dallas, Oregon, March 16, 1915, MARY FERGUSON, Executrix of the Last Will and Testament of John Ferguson, Dec. 5-5 DR. TOEL ELECTRO-THERAPIST AND ELECTRO-SURGEON DALLAS, ORE. FOUR YEARS STUDY AT GER MAN AND SWISS UNIVERSI TIES AND THE LARGE HOS PITALS OF LONDON, ENGLAND. OVER THIRTY YEARS EXPER IENCE IN HIS SPECIALTIES. Office: 619 Washington street, one-half block east of the S. P. depot, from 9 a. m. to 12 noon, 2 to 5 p. m., to 8 p. m., Sunday 10 to 1 p. m. Telephone 1303. Specialties: Cancers and Tumors. No knife and loss of blood. No plasters and pain for hours or days. Polypus, Goitre, Files, Fistula, Dis eases of Women, Skin and Nervous Diseases, Neuralgia, Neurasthenia, Gout, Rheumatism, Liver, Stomach, Kidneys, Bladder .Prostate, Asthma, Bronchitis, Catarrh, Dyspepsia, Con stipation. Patients from out of the city wish ing to consult him must inform him before hand by letter or telephone of the time of arrival of their trains to make sure that they can be seen the same day. A Lasting Friendship FRESH BREAD, FRUIT ANO VEGETABLES EVERYDAY. Staple and Fancy Groceries simontoF & scon Phorrn 18. 626 Court St. i-i IM7MBEI& V, I OFFICE I When We Hand You Our Esti mates of the cost of the lumber yon require yon can depend upon it that the fig ures will be a low as first-class, well seasoned lumber can be sold for hon estly. If yon pay more yon pay too much. 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