Polk County observer., May 21, 1915, Image 3

THE POLK COUNTY OBSERVER, FRIDAY, MAY 21, 1915.
DOINGS IN POLK COUNTY
STOKIES BY THE OBSERVER'S
CORRESPONDENTS.
Personal Paragraphs Pertaining to
Movements of People Whom
Ton All Enow.
BALLSTON.
Joe Davidson returned Wednesday
evening from a trip to Portland.
C. W. Wester was a McMinnville
visitor Saturday.
Quite a number of the Perrydale
people attended the silver medal con
test here Friday night. (
Henry Thomas was a Portland vis
itor the middle of the week.
Mrs. Sallie Slagle of Monroe is visit
ing her father, Henry Tlllery and
brother, A. M. Tlllery.
Mrs. Ada Barnett entertained the
Juvenile Sunday school class at her
home Saturday night.
Mr. and Mrs. G. A. McCullock of
Broadmead attended the medal con
test here Friday night.
Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Scrogglns of
Sheridan were here on business Sun
day. James McCauley returned here Sat
urday after a several weeks' absence
in Washington.
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Bowman went
to Deer Creek fishing Sunday.
G. W. Newblll and C. H. Brooke
attended the cattle sale at Indepen
dence Wednesday.
Phlna Anderson was in McMinnville
Saturday.
Rose Mayfield of Sheridan visited
Lima Yocom the last of the week
The Perrydale W. C. T. U. gave a
silver medal contest at the W. O. W.
hall here Friday night. The speakers
.were Bernlce Boyer, Alice Reetz, Ewin
Stone, Lawrence McKee and Bessie
Morrison. The medal was awarded to
Ewin Stone.
Avery Adklns of Cincinnati, Ohio
and Charles Hasbrook of Oklahoma
arrived here Monday for a visit with
their mother Mrs. E. B. Woodley.
Mr. and Mrs. Rice Cook visited her
parents at Perrydale Sunday.
Grandma Newbill came home from
Dallas Thursday to look after her
property here for a few days.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Conner oS Port
land visited Mr. and Mrs. Chester
Bafl during the week.
The Sunday school is planning to
have children's day exercises.
W. L. Hull attended the cattle sale
at Independence.
CROWLEY.
F. M. Edgar returned from' Tilla
mook Saturday night, having been at
tending state grange there.
Mr. Farmer shipped a load of sheep
from McCoy last week.
M. F. White went to San Francisco
Saturday to attend the exposition, ac
companied by Wayne Henry of Zena.
R. J. Williamson worked for J. W.
Edgar on Thursday of last week.
I Voiarbuck has made daily visits
theVSlit week to see Mr. G. C. Smith,
who Is in a serious condition.
Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Dennett are en
tertaining their two daughters and
their children from Virginia the past
several days.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Crabtree of Inde
pendence and Mrs. Ffnley Edgar visit
ed Saturday at Frank Hanna's near
Bethel.
George Sherwood motored over
from Salem Sunday.
Lloyd Malllcoat was a visitor at
Canby last week.
. Henry White motored to Salem
Saturday.
Frank Edgar and family returned
to their home in Snlem Friday after
spending a week at R. J. Williamson's.
Henry and Claud Moore of Salem
were In the neighborhood Sunday.
R. J. Williamson sold 17 hogs to
Mr. Farmer the first of the week.
A. V. R. Snyder of Dallas was a
business caller In town last week.
Henry Campbell of Dallas was, a
business visitor in town last week.
He had been out to his prune farm.
He said his prune trees looked will
for young trees.
John Green and wife of Indepen
dence were the guests of E. R. Pike
and wife Sunday. ;
Mr. and Mrs. John Robins spent
Sunday with their old neighbors, Mr.
and Mrs. Pike.
A. F. Huber and family was visit
ing 'in Dallas Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Herren visited
with Mrs. Herren's uncle's family,
Frank Hall in Woodburn Sunday.
A. L. Chute of Jefferson spent Sun
day in town visiting friends, return
ing home Monday.
The brothers of the late D. M. Hew
itt, who attended the funeral, were
Judge H. H. Hewitt jof Albany, Adam
Hewitt of Amity, Andrew Hewitt of
McMinnville, I. Hewftt of Salem, Doc
tor J. L. Hewitt of Independence, also
a brother of Mrs. D. M. Hewitt, M.
Miller of Amity. The six brothers act
ed as pallbearers.
C. C. Lee went to Albany on a visit
Saturday, returning home Monday.
Work on the new wing of the ware
house is progressing nicely. The frame
Is up, ready for the siding and the
roof.
Corvallls. Both are graduates of the
O. A. C.
Miss Esther Porter is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Liither Stout of Mehama.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Webster and son
Lame, Mrs. Bert Morgan and children
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. L.
Grice.
Owing to the unsettled weather the
Civics Improvement club has put off
the road cleaning until the weather is
more favorable. This club has done
much toward cleaning the road,
most every farmer has his fence rows
cleaned out, a,nd several have their
fences painted white, which greatly
Improves the beauty off their farms.
Everyone is busy with strawberries
now. Some have been picking a cou
pie of weeks.
HOW
ABOUT CUT
SMITHFIELD.
Mrs. Rose Smith has been at the
bedside of her father for a few days.
Mr. Smith was recently hurt seriously
by a fall, and Is reported to be very
low.
WILDWOOD.
Ira Green has returned from a
three weeks' visit to his parents near
Mollala.
Elmer Fry has returned from
Noon's camp, where he worked a few
days.
F. C. Butler, Ed. Hull, John and
Clyde Fry were Hoskins visitors last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Mason moved
to their new home Sunday. . Their
house is not completed, but Mr. Mason
expects to finish It in the near future.
W. E. Woody and family, Claude
Lida and family visited Sam Rlkers
Sunday.
"The Old Crips" had rather an ex
citing ball game Sunday. On account
of rain the attendance wasn't very
large.
Mrs. Emily Price, Enez and Eva
Hull visited at Mason's last week.
J. E. Crosby went to Kings Valley
Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ira Green are living
with Mr. J. F. Leigh during Mrs.
Leigh's absence.
L. D. Fry and sons are doing some
slashing and clearing land for pasture.
OBITUARY
OAK DALE.
Miss Josephine Wright of Dallas
was a visitor at our Sunday school
Sunday.
The housekeepers are likely to get
rid of all their tin cans and buckets
as there is a demand for them from
the boys to build bird houses with.
They have put up something over 700
and the end Is not in sight.
Every one was glad to welcome
Grandpa Robinson at the Sunday
school Sunday, after his long absence,
he having spent the winter at Spokane
with his daughter, Mrs. Vira Kahili
There was preaching Sunday at the
schoolhouse by Rev. Lamber Moffet
of the Advent church. Every one
liked his address and hope he may
come again.
School closed Friday and Mr. and
Mrs. Neal have moved to their home
near Dallas.
George Robinson has the neatest
lawn in Oak Dale. His fine tennis.
court is a great attraction to the
young people, and to some that are
not so young also.
Don. Miller has returned from his
California trip. He found times rath
er dull down there.
Walter Vassell of Dallas spent Sun
day with Fountain Murphy and his
mother.
Merrll Tillotson Is having the
mumps. Mrs. Macomber is also hav
ing a severe attack of the same.
Mr. and Mrs. N. Hughes spent Sun
day in Dallas.
L. D. Miller has about 500 young
chickens, mostly White Leghorns.
AIRLIE.
Dick Crowley and wife visited her
parents, George Goodman and wife.
Jas. Smith of Corvallls was here the
first of the week.
Mrs. Muriel Cooper,, who has been
ill so long. Is getting so she can walk
around some.
Our road supervisor has a fine piece
of grading here and will gravel the
same.
The late freeze has cut the fruit
crop short.
The Commercial club had a business
meeting Tuesday evening. Good roads
was the main topic for discussion. C.
L. McKlnney of Portland was present
and gave a good address on good
roads. It was agreed by nearly all
present that they would give one day
on the roads each month, under the
direction of the supervisor.
The revival meeting at the Berry
school house closed Sunday night.
Quite a number were converted and
were baptized. The meeting was con
ducted by Elder Gontag of the Men
nonlte faith.
Miss Miller of Monmouth, who hac
a millinery shop here, had a fall last
week and Is confined to her home.
Daniel Matheny Hewitt.
.Daniel Matheny Hewitt was born in
Washington county, Oregon, April 2,
1844. When a small boy he moved
with his parents to Yamhill county.
There he resided until 1872. He was
the son of Henry and Elizabeth Hew
itt, pioneers of 1843. He was per-
haps, the oldest white child born in
what is now Oregon. On September
16, 1867, he was married to Henrietta
Miller. In the fall of 1872 he moved
to Polk county, and resided here un
til called home. At the age of 18
he was converted and united with
the United Brethren church, but later
in life united with the Evangelical
church and remained a faithful mem
ber until the time of his death. About
nine years ago he retired from the
activities of life and moved to Mon
mouth, where he resided at the time
ol his death, May 15, 1916.
Father Hewitt is survived by a
widow, two sons, Erlly of 'Monmouth
and Guy Hewitt, who is living on the
farm south of Monmouth, three
grandchildren and eight brothers to
mourn his loss. His body was laid to
rest in the cemetery south of town,
followed by a large concourse of sor
rowing relatives and friends; in fact,
the largest procession that has been
seen in Monmouth. Floral offerings
were beautiful. The services were
conducted at the Evangelical church
by the pastor, assisted by W. A. Wood
of the Christian church. The relatives
have the sympathy of the citizens of
Monmouth. All the brothers, except
one in California, were present.
MONMOCTH
I. Simpson, the Lucldamute farmer
and dairyman, was in town on busi
ness Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ebbert Helterbrand of
Suver, R. F. D., were in town last
week doing some trading.
- iJtr. and "Mrs, Alvle Byers of Albanj
w4re the guesu of his sister. Mrs.
John Doughty,' one-"day last week-.--
OAK GROVE.
Mr. Vincent was in Salem Friday.
. Mrs. Frank Farmer visited her
mother, Mrs. Fawk the latter part of
last week.
Frank Edgar and family and Jesse
Williamson and family spent one day
last week at J. W. Edgar's.
A goodly number was in attendance
at the church here Sunday. Several
members were received in the church.
A baby boy was born last week to
Mr. and Mrs. Webb Lewis, all doing
nicely.
Mr. and Mrs. Kaner Trent and lit
tle daughter and Mr. and Mrs. J. W.
Edgar were Sunday visitors at Mrs. J.
C. White's.
POLK STATION.
Work is being Hone on the new
road between Polk and Rickreall.
Robert Toevs, one night last week,
started down the stairs in his sleep
and fell about two-thirds of the way,
but was not hurt seriously.
Mrs. Klaasen of Salt Creek was In
the neighborhood last Sunday, look
ing for her minor son. who had run
away from home about two weeks.
She had expected him to return soon,
but as he made such a long stay, she
became alarmed and began a search
for him.
Miss Justina Newfeldt, who is work
ing at Rickreall, was at home over
Sunday.
The Dunn brothers have a fine
stand of vetches in their orchard,
waiting to be turned under for ferti
lizer. Dr. and Mrs. Rempel visited m-lth
the Dyck Juniors Sunday.
MOrNTAINVIEW-POPCORX.
Irene Koehn. who had her arm
broken at school, is getting along nicely-
W. T. Pearce, of this community for
a number of years, hut who is now
preaching at the Slletz Indian Reser
vation. Is seriously ill at Drain, where
he was attending a conference.
Mrs. Charlie Wilcox of Belllngham.
Wash., is visiting her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. G. R. Adams.
Mr. W. A. Smart and Robert Shinn
spent the week-nd visiting friends in
William Richardson.
J. W. RoblnBon has received newB
of the death of his cousin, William
Richardson, at Spokane last week. He
died very suddenly of heart failure.
He was a son of Clayborne Richard
son, who was for many years a resi
dent of Independence. Mrs. May Far
ley, who lived in and near Dallas for
many years, Is his sister.
He was tborn in Lane county in
1857, and was a graduate of the Old
Christian college at Monmouth. He
lived at Monmouth for a number of
years and In 1883 moved to Spokane,
where he has lived ever since. He
was married and leaves two sons. He
was a member of the Christian church.
Ho was a lawyer.
CHILDREN MAY OPEN ACCOUNTS.
Advantages of Postal Savings Banks
Offered Youngsters.
A child ten years old may open an
account in the U. S. postal savings
bank, after July 1, according to In
structions Just issued by Postmaster
General Burleson. In sparsely settled
districts where the local postofflce is
not designated as a postal savings
bank, the account may be opened bv
mall. Postmasters at all points will
have blanks, so that these deposits
may be forwarded to the nearest pos
tal saving bank. The amount depos
ited may also be withdrawn by mall,
with any interest that may be due.
A savings account may be opened
by a married woman free from anj
control or interference by her hus
band. Postofflce officials are forbidden
to disclose to any person, the amount
of any deposit. Withdrawals may be
made without previous notice, and the
government promises to repay all de
posits, with Interest, on demand. Chil
dren who make these deposits, can
make them in their own name.
More than half a million people
have opened accounts with the Postal
Saving system. Forty per cent of the
depositors are foreign born citizens,
and they have more than 50 per cent
of the deposits, showing that what
might be called the foreign population
Is doing a lot of saving.
PIE?
IS NOT THE LABORER WORTHY
OF HIS HIRE?
It Is absolutely necessary In order
to succeed in any business undertak
lng that there should be a profit, oth
erwise community building would be
an utter failure. Take, for Instance,
the manufacturer, the merchant, the
baker, or tlie candlestick maker, what
would happen to them if others en
gaged in their particular line of en
deavor should cut legitimate prices to
a point where there could be no prof-
It, with the sole intent and purpose of
eventually eliminating opposition and
thus gaining the entire field for them
selves? Could the mechanic or the
day laborer build for themselves and
families homes, educate their chil
dren, pay taxes to maintain state,
county and municipal government,
and contribute to the maintenance of
churches', charities, and other laud
able purposes were they to receive
but sufficient remuneration for their
services to keep soul and body togeth
er?
Profit Is equally as essential to the
farmer, the stockralser, the dairyman,
the fruit grower, and In fact all who
Inhabit this globular wad. All, per
haps, may stem the tide temporarily
without It, but as a- "regular Institu
tion" profit from the efforts of man
kind, no matter In what direction
these efforts may be directed, must of
necessity be the governing rule.
Competitors may undertake to force
those in tills line or that out of bus
iness, cutting prices for the purpose
of gaining public patronage for the
time being, but having accomplished
their unbusinesslike and uncharitable
end, what happens? Having lost mon
ey In so doing It must recuperate its
finances, and as a rule an extra tax
must be imposed upon the patron,
thus causing unwarranted distress on
the pocket book. If "cut prices" can
obtain after competition enters a field,
It would naturally appear that there
had been an "overcharge" prior to
such time, for, as said in the begin
ning, all businesses must have a prof
it to lire.
The City Steam Laundry, like oth
er institutions having an investment
and employing labor, must have le
gitimate prices for the service per
formed, and notwithstanding the fact
that Its competitors far or near may
cut'! In an attempt to force It to the
wall it will still maintain its prices,
believing that the laborer Is worthy of
his hire. This is. It believes, a land
offering equal opportunity to all men.
and he who would undertake to build
fence around any given territory
and call it all his very own is "count
ing without thought." Its prices are
those which have heretofore obtained
In Dallas for many years, and have
always been considered fair and equit
able. Then why should the people of
this community, who are constantly
sending forth a cry for new Industries
and new Institutions that will give
employment to labor and distribute
coin of the realm throughout the
town, aid an unwarranted and uncall
ed for attempt to kill off an industry
that has entered a field In which there
should be sufficient business to sup
port both? We appeal to the good
people of Dallas, and the surrounding
country, to consider these facts, and
hi doing so we believe that in all
justice' the City Steam Laundry will
lose nothing through this alleged at
tack upon it.
THE CITY STEAM LAUNDRY.
W. L. Hughes.
STATESMAN SUED FOR LIBEL.
Photographer In Capital City Would
Recover $7XOO Damages
Alleging libel, H. D. Trover, a pho
tographer of Salem has instituted a
suit against the Statesman Publishing
comD&nv of that city, asking for 17500
in damages. TrdYer was recently con
victed in the municipal court there of
violating a city ordinance by giving a
glass of beer to William Gaunt- In
a news Item appearing In the States
man with relation to his conviction. It
was alleged that Trover had been con
victed of selling the beer, it is charged
In the libel suit, when the jury had
only found him guilty of giving It
away. The charge as reported In the
news Item constituted a violation of
the state law as well as a city ordin
ance, while the charge upon which
conviction was had was only a viola
tion of the city ordinance.
Observer want ads. do the biz.
SOMETHING NEW!
TlNKERTOY
The Wonder Builder
This new toy
construct a thous
and Moving Marvel
ous Figures
Make your children happy with
"Tlnkertoy."
Price, 60 cents.
Hayter's Book Store
428 Main Street.
DR. STONE'S
POISON OAK
REMEDY
A snow white medicine, soft and
soothing to the skin, applied every
hour at once relieves and soon cures
POISON OAK
Price 25c and 60c For sale by all
druggists.
Reserve Ybur Rocms
for the big
EXPOSITION
$1 TO $2 A DAY
HOTEL THOMAS
Next Door to Everything in San Francisco
971 Mission Street
Near Sixth
ON DIRECT CAR LINE TO THE EXPOSITION AND DEPOTS
San Francisco, Cal.
YOU MAY VISIT
the
California Expositions
On your way to or from the East.
On sale May IS dally to September 30
permitting stop-overs en route. Ten
days' stop allowed on one way tickets
at San Francisco and Los Angeles.
A New Fast Train
"The Exposition Special"
Dally on and after May 16
Leave Portland dally 8:30 a. m.
One Night to San Francisco
LOW ROUND TRIP FARES TO SAN
FRANCISCO AND SAN DIEGO DUR
ING THE EXPOSITION PERIOD.
Visit the Southern Pacific building at the Panama-Pacific
Exposition". Rest Room, Moving Pictures, Travel Lec
tures, Ticket and Validating Office and Information Bureau.
Full information from nearest Agent of
SOUTHERN PACIFIC
John M. Scott, General Passenger Agent, Portland, Ore.
May 14-21-28.
Try An Observer Want Ad
WHEN THE TEST COMES, YOU WANT TO KNOW
THAT YOUR CAR WILL MEASURE UP TO THE
REQUIREMENTS. FORD CARS, WITH THEIR
LIGHT, STRONG, FLEXIBLE FRAMES, STURDY,
POWERFUL MOTORS AND SIMPLE DESIGN, MEET
ALL DEMANDS. IN CITY OR COUNTRY, ON GOOD
ROADS OR BAD, UNDER ALL CONDITIONS, THE
FORD GETS THF.Rp: AND GETS BACK AT AN
AVERAGE COST OF TWO CENTS A MILE FOR OP
ERATION AND MAINTENANCE.
BUYERS WILL SHARE IN PROFITS IF WE SELL
AT RETAIL 300,000 NEW FORD CARS BETWEEN
AUGUST 1914 AND AUGUST 1915.
RUNABOUT $110; TOURING CAR $490; TOWS
CAR $690; COUPKLET $750; SEDAN $975, F. O. B.
DETROIT WITH ALL EQUIPMENT.
ON DISPLAY AND SALE AT
Ford Garage, Dallas, Ore.
Star Transfer Co.
WE MOVE ANYTHING
THAT IS MOVEABLE
PROMPT SERVICE
G. A. & L C. 1MUS0TT & A. P. STARR, Props.
Paone Stands: Webster's Confectionery 511 Ellis' CoafecUoBery 1062
Barm 1074