Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, June 01, 1915, Image 1

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(THE HOME PAPER)
DALLAS, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, TUESDAY, JUNE 1, 1915.
(TWICE-A-WEEK)
NO. 2
TRIBUTE TO DEAD
have now a united country, united In
fact as well as In name. There Is
no north, no south, but one compact
and loyal federation, Even the bitter
feelings engendered by . strife have
MEMORIAL DAY APPROPRIATELY pa8Bed and the men who fought as
OBSERVED IN DALLAS.
STIRRING ADDRESS BY REV. TAP
SCOTT FOLLOWING EXERCISES.
Mounds of Departed Soldiers Are Pro
fusely Decorated By Loving
Hands With Spring's Choic
est Bloom.
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DEAD WHOM WE HONOR.
Civil War John Wiseman,
B. H. Reasoner, J. M. Con
way, H., C. Dimick, William
Gilliam, Samuel Sloan, William
Siebring, Simon Tuttle, G. W.
Reede, James Lowe, J. E.
Smith, William Grant, Samuel
Coad, Cornelius Gilliam, David
S. Martin, Andrew Siefarth,
Martin Hinsey, E. Kimple, Levi
Koser.
Spanish-American War Paul
Neplel.
O. N. G. W. j; Trent, Bert
Guy, Albert Johnson, John
Moore, Chester Rawell.
On Sunday last, reverentially and
patriotically, members of the Dallas
Grand Army of the Republic scattered
a profusion of spring's choicest bloom
upon mounds that mark the last rest
ing place of those departed comrades
whose valiant deeds gave aid in pre
serving the union in that awful strug
gle of a half century ago, thus by
their example rebuking that growing
spirit of indifference in the traditions
of the nation. These hoary headed
men of tottering step, through the
taste of battle, are more capable of
comprehending the real worth of pat
riotism than are those who have en
dured no greater sacrifice than annu
ally contributing to the tax collector,
and consequently the recurrence of
Memorial day to them ss one deserving
of reverential attention and the teach
ing of patriotism to the rising gen
eration. The contributions of flowers
for this most worthy cause were be
yond the most sanguine expectations
of the veterans, who received them
with expressions of gratefulness, pos
sibly appreciating the realistic fact
that ere long other loving hands would
t cilled upon to perform the sacred
aX of embellishing the graves of the
ex-J. idlers in remembrance of the he
. role part they had played in their
country's history.
Accompanied by relatives and
friends of departed ones, and a band
of children, the veterans proceeded
to the cemeteries during the morning
hours and there, in accustomed man
ner, decorated the graves of their
comrades. Commander Peter Green
wood of the local post being in charge
of the services. Following are the
ex-soldiers whose burial place is in
Dallas, and whose memories were
honored: John Wiseman, B. H. Reas
oner, J. M. Conway, H. C. Dimick.
William Gilliam. Samuel Sloan, Wil
liam Siebring, Simon Tuttle, G. W.
Keede, James Lowe, J. E. Smith, Wil
liam Grant, Samuel Coad, Cornelius
Gilliam, David S. Martin, Andrew Sie
farth, Martin Hinsey, E. Kimple, Levi
Koser. And not only were the graves
of the veterans of this nation's blood
iest conflict given attention, but those
Indian fighters and Mexican war vet
erans whose bodies lie in this beauti
ful city of the dead. Of these there
are ten in number, making a total of
twenty-two graves to receive flags and
flowers, according to custom. The
cemetery presented an Improved ap
pearance on this bright Sabbath morn,
those having loved ones within its sa
cred confines having beautified their
last resting place with garlands of
flowers and with potted plants.
Sunday Afternoon Services.
The exercisefl at the armory, held in
commemoration of those who conse
crated their lives in devotion for prin
ciple, were appropriate and impres
sive. The Rev. George H. Bennett of
the Methodist church presided, and
the Rev. Tapscott, pastor of the Bap
tist church, delivered the address. The
exercises opened with "America," the
audience joining In the singing. The
High school orchestra furnished mu
sic. Miss Grant's school rendered a
pleasing patriotic song, followed by
a flag drill by the children of Miss
Savage's room, both being well re
ceived. Prior to prayer by Rev. C. C.
Curtis, the Rev. Mitchell gave a scrip
tural reading and Miss Edna Morri
son rendered a solo, as did also Miss
Georgia Curtis.
In introducing the speaker of the
day, Rev. Bennett characterized Me
morial day as the holy American sac
rament of eulogy, patriotism and
tears.
Rev. Tapseott's Address.
Rev. W. T. Tapscott, pastor of the
Dallas Baptist church, delivered the
Memorial day address, taking for his
theme "Christian Heroism," and for
his text Acta 21-13, "I am ready, not
to be bound only, but also to die. at
Jerusalem for the name of the Lord
Jesus." His, discourse in part, is here
with given:
Memorial day has become sacred In
the history of our nation. Patriotic:
citixens throughout the land unite to I
do homage to the valiant dead who
fell in the great civil war and also
to express their thanks to the sur
vivors of that great struggle for their
rsally valiant service in the pres-
sation of the union. How much we
L&e to these men it would be Impos
sible for us to declare. A million men
and billions of dollars was but part
of the cost of the war. But the sac
rifice was not in vain. Thank God, we
each other th,e same oourage, the same
patriotism, the same loyalty to con
viction that they claim for themselves.
Looking across the sea we find the
nations of Europe engaged in war sim
ilar to that which rent this country
fifty years ago. , Let us pray that the
result may be the same, that out of
this titanic struggle may come not
only a United States of Europe, but
a federation of all nations buttressed
by a league of universal peace. May
the dream of Victor Hugs be realized
when war between two nations shall
be as impossible as between London
and Liverpool, as between Boston and
Philadephia: As we have now a fed
eral government for America may we
have a federal government for the
world. As we have a Supreme court
for the United States, so may we have
an international court which shall be
the final court of appeal for all na
tions. As we meet today to do honor to
our country's heroes, I have thought
it appropriate to speak to you upon
the subject of "Heroism." Heroism of
the highest type is need In times of
peace as much as in times of war. In
our social, civil and political life,
there is abundant sphere for its exer
cise. I trust we are not lacking in our,
appreciation of the heroes. We all
recognize the difference between the
man who lives only for self and the
man who sacrifices self for the public
good or for some principal worthy of
the sacrifice. Heroism from the
Greek heros, a man) is manliness of
the highest type. The word expresses
our loftiest conception of moral grand
eur, it is the sacrifice of self for
some great principle, it Is the putting
In peril of the animal at the command
of the spiritual. It ts the calm cour-:
age which chooses to do right even In
the face of mighty odds.
The fundamental principle of all
true heroism Is faithfulness, unswerv
ing fidelity to duty. It was the fidelity
of the boy on the burning deck to the
word of his father that made the
story of Cassfbianca immortal. The
same fidelity to the world of their
commander on the part, of the Light
Brigade made the very name of Bal
aklava Immortal. Waterloo was won
by the fidelity of one brigade who
stood before the Impetuous onslaughts
of the French till every man fell,
fighting where he fell. Take the 11
lustrious example of my text: Paul is
at Caesarea in the midst of friends
who loved him. It is revealed to him
by the -prophet Agabus that when he
goes to Jerusalem he Is to be bound
and delivered to the Gentiles. Hear
ing this his friends besought him
with tears not to adventure into dan
ger. But Paul was persuaded that
God required him to go to Jerusalem
and so he was unshaken in his pur
pose both by the vision of suffering
that lay in his path and by the tears
and pleadings of his brethren. The
question of person til safety did not
weigh a feather with Paul. His only
thought was what is God's will and
knowing that he could not be deflected
from the path of duty. "I am ready"
was his prompt reply. No argument
could move him. No tears, though
they broke his heart, could break his
loyalty of purpose, grand old apostle.
How such heroism towers above the
mean and sordid lives of selfish mor
tals like Mount Blanc above the val
leys of Switzerland. The conqueror of
l.attles, the intellectual conqueror of
problems are not to be mentioned be'
side him who has conquered self, con.
quered the love of life, conquered the
fear of death and whose hand of
battle already grasps the crown of im
mortal glory.
I am here to say to you that we
too, may attain to Paul's sublimity
of spiritual stature. There Is room,
too, in our everyday life to win high
est honors in the Held of heroic ser
vice. There is such a thing as do
mestic heroism and business heroism.
the patient enduring of trials, the
maintaining of right Ideals. If you
would be a conqueror, conquer your
self, rule your own spirit, subdue
your imperious passions. Do your
honest duty day by day, dignity trade
with a spotless integrity and bring the
glory of heaven into the business of
earth. The man who bears trial with
fortitude is a hero, the man who main
tains his integrity amid severe temp
tations is a hero, the man who does
the right thing even when it is the
unpopular thing is a hero.
Finally, what makes a hero? What
made Paul so grand a hero? He
tells us in the text, '"I am ready to
die for the name of the Lord Jesus."
So, it's love that makes a hero. Love
of country makes a national hero,
but the highest type of heroism the
product of the love of the Lord Je-j
Bus. When they were probing among;
his shattered ribs for the fatal bul
let a French veteran exclaimed, "A I
little deeper and you will find the
Emperor." Vovfn deep in the heart
of the christian soldier is "the name
of the Lord Jesus." and when other
spells have lost their charm and other
names have lost their music the name
of the Lord Jesus will be an electric
dynamo in life, a peaceful quietus in
death.
Beloved friends, I shall be gratified
if this service shall have helped you
to do life's duties more faithfully, to
bear life's burdens more patiently and
fight life's battles with greater forti
tude, and especially if the name of
the Lord Jesus shall be to you the
commanding notice It was to the
Apostle Paul.
O. X. G. Observes Day.
A squad of Guardmen from Com
pany L, under command of Capt- Staf
rin, visited the cemetery on Sunday
morning, and there decorated the
graves of departed members of that
military organization by placing flow,
ers and flags upon the mounds. Those
who have preceded their comrades to
the grave are W. J. Trent, Bart Guy. i
Albert Johnson, John Moore, and:
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when he returns to the coast six weeks
hence, he will assume the pastorate of
the Laurelhurst parish. There were
no services at the Catholic church In
this city last Sunday because of his
unexpected departure. Who will suc
ceed Father Cronin is not known at
this time, but It is probable that this
parish will have a resident curate, the
membership having shown marked
growth during the past year.
ROAD WORK IS RESUMED.
BIGGEST CHEESE IN THE WORLD
It stands In the Palace of Food Products at the Panama-Pacific exposition,
a monument to the dairy industry of the Empire State.
Chester Rowell. One Spanish-American
veteran lies buried here, the body
of Paul Nepiel, who enlisted from
New York state, and this grave was
not neglected by the guardmen.
MEMORIAL DAY AT SCHOOLS.
it.
Patriotism Instituted Into Young Idea
By Appropriate Exercises,
Friday's Memorial day program at
Dallas schools, while simple In detail,
touched the patriotic impulse of the
young and inspired a greater rever
ence for the flag than at any previous
demonstration of a similar character
ever held In the city. Both the high
and the grade schools were active in
commemoration of the nation's de
parted soldiery, the exercises i being
1 eld within the buildings on account
of rain. Grades one and two of the
primary departments postponed their
outdoor exercises until tomorrow
when the program will be followed
out, should weather permit.
At the high school Superintendent
Ford, without special pains, delighted
the members of the school board and
its president, the memDers of the G. i
A. R. and visitors with a musical pro
gram which was In charge of Miss
Gertrude Irwin, instructor In the musi
cal department. "Columbia," "Tent
ing Tonight," "The Flag of the Free'
and "America" as rendered by the
classes proved Inspiring. AduetbyEcho
Ellis and Nellie Allen was received
with satisfaction. Dr. McCallon, pres
ident of the school board, offered an
Impromptu talk of a patriotic and jol
ly nature that appealed to the audi
ence. The doctor's remarks contain
ed much of dry McCallon humor,
keeping the audience in the best of
spirit, the flag coming in for its usual
share of attention. The G. A. R. post
was represented by J. A. Braden, Mr.
Darling, E. L. Johnson and B. Love
lace. Besides Dr. McCallon two other
members of the school board were
present.
At the grade School, where mem
bers of the grand army were to have
addressed the- assemblage, Messrs.
Phillips and Fuqua were present. Mr.
Carpenter being unable to attend on
account of sickness. Glen O. Holman
was assigned for an address and spoke
In an impressive way to the younger
students upon the significance of the
flag. The visitors were amazed at the
precision of the students in executing
the drills and salutes to the- flag. Lin
coln's Gettysburg speech was delivered
in chorus by the various classes under
the supervision of the Misses Savage, ;
Morrison and Mitchell and MIsb Yost,
"Young America" came nicely to the
front. Miss Morrison's "Ode to the
Flag" was so dexterously delivered as
to delight the visitors and at the
same time appeal to the youngsters.
perlenced and competent engineer and
had never suffered an accident of a
serious nature before. Another broth
er was killed in a logging camp of
the Spauldlng Logging company on
the Luckiamute river, while engaged
in felling trees, about ten years ago.
His parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. P. Rus
sell, and several sisters and brothers
reside in the Macleay neighborhood
in Marion county, and another broth-.
er, Rufus Russell, Is county clerk of
Linn county.
County and Municipality Get Busy Af
ter Being Delayed by Rains.
Road work was resumed through
out the county yesterday, and with
continued fair weather will be rushed
during the ensuing few weeks. It will
be necessary, because of unfavorable
weather conditions after grades had
been prepared, to do a considerable
amount of this work over so far as
smoothing the surface is concerned
Travel on the soft earth cut deep ruts
in these ;highways, making itt im
practicable to deposit crushed rock
upon them, or to leave the uneven
roadway for summer travel. The work
at Falls City, which is the most ex
tensive in its scope of any improve
ment undertaken in this county this
season, was resumed yesterday morn
ing, the grading crews finding their
way back to the Siletz basin, where
quite a- bit of work remains to be
done. The crusher at Falls City Is
again operating, and rock Is being
hauled from there to the county road
between that place and Dallas.
And while the county is active in
making highway improvements Dal
las is likewise busy with its street
betterment projects, which were also
necessarily delayed on account of in
clement weather. West Court street
has been graded, and rock will be
delivered on this thoroughfare as soon
as the contractors have the curbs
completed. The other streets includ
ed in the Improvement area for this
season, will receive attention as rap
idly as possible, and when fall arrives
Dallas will have fourteen additional
blocks of street Improvement to its
credit.
PUPILS TO MAKE EXHIBIT
DALLAS SCHOOLS PREPARING TO
DISPLAY WORK OF PAST YEAR.
Domestic Science, Manual Training
and Other Departments Invite
Inspection By Public.
YOUNG OUDERKIRK SHOWS GRIT
PROGRAM NOW COMPLETE.
Prizes Offered In Contests at Rlckreall
Picnic June 12.
The sports program for the Rick
rettll picnic, which will be held at the
usual place on Saturday, June 12, has
been prepared by the committee in
charge of that department, and Is
herewith first presented by The Ob
server. There will be a game of
baseball between Dallas and Falls
City, following the sports, for which
variety of prizes are offered. Re
lay races, school teams only, feo yards;
shuttle races, one-room schools, two
to five-room schools, city schools, boys
and girls, pennants to winning schools;
60-yard dash, high school students on
ly, J2.50 in trade; 60-yard dash, free
for all, S3. 60 hat; 60-yard dash, boys
under 12, $2.60 pump action air gun;
60-yard dash, boys under 16, $2
watch; 50-yard dash, girls under 16,
$1.50 middle blouse; 50-yard dash,
ladies, $3.50 case of perfume.
Other prizes as follows will . be
awarded: Prettiest baby under one
year, sidewalk sulkey with hood; old
est married couple in Polk county
present, $5 rocker; prettiest girl pres
ent, 2 -A Buster Brown Ansco cam
era; Polk county man with largest
flamily present, 50-lb. sack of flour
Polk county widow with largest fam
ily present, 50-lb. sack of flour; tallest
man present, one year's subscription
to Polk County Itemizer; shortest man
nresent. two year's subscrfntion to
Polk County Observer.
Does Not Faint When Ann Is Drawn
Into Live Rolls at Sawmill.
Mr, S. Ouderkirk, father of Cecil
Ouderklrk, the young man who suffer
ed the loss of an arm last week while
in the employ of the Falls City Lum
ber company, was in DallaB on Satur
day visiting his son at the hospital,
and from him The Observer learns
some additional facts concerning the
accident. Fully twenty minutes elaps
ed from the time young Ouderkirk
was caught by the live rolls until he
was extricated by fellow workmen,
during which period the victim watch
ed the operation of taking the machin
ery apart in order that he might be
released with perfect calmness, not
even experiencing the slightest degree
of faintness. When almost a death
like pallor overspread the counten
ance of one of the workers, the young
man remarked to him that from in
dications he was likely to be the first
corpse, and cautioned him against
fainting. It was grit supreme.
According to the father, had not a
workman hard by caught young Ou
derkirk and pulled with all his
strength against the rapidly revolving
rolls, the victim of the accident would,
undoubtedly have been drawn Into the
bevel gears to the shoulder, and pos
sibly lost his life. When brought to
the Dallas hospital, the arm was am
putated below the elbow, and that por
tion of the member separated has
been preserved in the office of the op
erating surgeon.
The classes In domestic science and
art of the high school are preparing
an exhibit for Friday of the present
week. It will represent the work dons
by the .girls during the past year. The
sewing exhibit will consist of hand
and machine problems. Patterns draft
ed by the girls and garments made
from them will be shown. In the kit
chen will be shown bread, cakes, pas
try, vegetables, salads, desserts, etc.
Tea and cake will be served to visit
ors. Ice cream and sherbet will be
on sale. The girls In the canning;
baking, and sewing clubs of the grades
will also show the work they have
done during the year.
The manual training department al
so will at this time make a complete
exhibit of all the work in this de
partment, which will include prelim
inary wood-work, finished cabinet
work and mechanical drawing. The
work for this exhibit will be of a
quality much superior to that made
last' semester. The various articles
and drawings will be on display in
the halls and office of the high school
building. - Special features will be an
eight-room house reduced to a ono and
one-half inch scale and worked out
and constructed as nearly as possible
on the same plan as would be used in
a full-sized building, and one of the
eight bookkeeping desks that are be
ing made for the school by the boys
of the department. Each article will
bear the name of the maker, and first,
second, and third prize ribbons will be
awarded by local men.
The teachers of the schools, and
particularly those in charge of theso
special departments, would be pleased
to have the people of the community
view this display.
At 1:30 next Friday afternoon the
pupils of the primary and Intermedi
ate grades of the public school will
give an out-of-door program consist
ing of songs, drills, etc. An exhibit
of school work will also be on display
In the various rooms following the
program. Parents and friends are In
vited to both the program and exhibit.
NO MORE WAR MATERIALS.
ENCAMPMENT AT GEARHART.
Memorial Day at Monmouth.
U. 8. Grant Post, G. A. R., by spec
ial invitation, visited Monmouth yes
terday afternoon, and participated in
the exercises there, listening to ft
splendid address by the Hon. C. A.
McArthur of Portland, known
throughout Polk county as "Pat." The
veterans went to the college town by
automobiles, some of them being ac
companied by their wives. Indepen
dence ex-soldiers were also present.
Messrs. M. B,. Grant and F. J. Morri
son attended a meeting of the rural
carriers of the state at Salem yesterday.
Men's Conference Tonight.
Mr. A. F. Flegel of Portland, a
speaker of some prominence, will de
liver an address at the court house
this evening before an audience of
men. the meeting being held under
the auspices of the Oregon Hygiene
society. Other speakers on the pro
gram are Dr. A. B. Starbuck and
George T. Gerlinger. The program In
full was published In The Observer of
last Friday.
Was An Experienced Fnrlneer.
Jesse Russell, who was killed above
Black Rock last Thursday afternoon
when he jumped from his runaway
locomotive, had been in the employ
of the Spauldlng Logging company
for the past fifteen years, was an ex-
Third Regiment, Oregon National
Guard to Go There July 5.
Gearhart Is the place officially se
lected for the maneuvers of the Third
regiment, O. N. G., at its annual en
campment, and the Dallas company
will entrain for that place early that
morning. The camp will be made
close to where It was held last year.
Pending positive arrangements with
the railroad and other matters, the of
ficial confirmation of the site was riot
made until Saturday afternoon.
All the companies of the regiment,
Including the sanitary corps, will leave
Portland on July 6, and will remain
during the next ten days. While a
school of instruction, these encamp
ments are also given over to pleasure,
games and sports. ,
The eight companies of the Coast
Artillery corps will go to Fort Stevens
June 16 to 27. The Field artillery'
on the same date goes to Glglin. near
Monterey, Cal., and the cavalry toj
Monterey July 6. Before the troops i
leave for these various camps there
will be a number of changes and pro
motions in the staff and line.
MATTHEWS ACCEPTS OFFER.
Will Deed Falls City Lai id Wanted for
Bridge Purposes.
After having addressed a libelous
communication to the council of Falls
City, in which he characterized some
of the officials as having acted in an
unprincipaled manner in connection
with the city's attempt to secure
parcel of land adjacent to the river
for municipal purposes, Mr. Irvin
Matthews has suddenly arrived at the
conclusion that he would better ac
cept the offer extended him by the
aldermanic body and deed the land In
question to Falls City. It will be re
membered by readers of The Observer
that through condemnation proceed
ings in the circuit court Falls City
was awarded a strip 200x10 feet, but
omitted to include 20x10 feet addi
tional that it desired. For this Is of
fered to pay the costs of the action,
amounting to $77, but this offer was
declined by the owner. He now, ac
cording to Information received at
this office on Saturday, agrees to deed
the city the additional strip wanted,
the consideration being that the city
liquidate the costs In the suit.
Perrydale Will Graduate Eight,
A class of eight seniors will be
graduated from the Perrydale high
school at the commencement exercises
to be held Friday evening, June 4ts.
The graduates are Lenna Keyt, Ber
nice Boyer, Roslna Bra ley, Paul Rees,
Herman Jennings, Guy Lee, Carl Mot-Lh wmxd umrMFmmWifHWC
Hearing Is Potponed. rf and Harry Behm. Dr. Nott, of h. Dunklebeftfer. To get awi
The preliminary examination of MCMinnvme, win aeuver tne class ad
Clarence Bursell. formerly a resident dress.
of the Bridgeport neighborhood, who
is charged with having shot and kill
ed Charles Zimmerman near Silverton,
will take place hi Salem today, it hav
ing been postponed until this date.
Grange Metinjr Changed.
The regular session of the Mon
mouth Grange will convene on the
first Saturday in June instead of the
second Saturday, on account of the
picnic at Rlckreall which Is scheduled
for the second Saturday, June 12
Herald.
Father Cronin Leaves Parih.
The Rev. Father Cronin, who has
been In charge of the Dallas and In
dependence Catholic parishes for some
time past, has gone east on a com bin -
business and pleasure trip, and
Ten-Year-Old Violinist.
Monmouth has a girl ten years old
in the person of Helen Cornelius, who
is said to show remarkable ability as
a violinist. She has appeared several
times In concert In Monmouth and
other cities, and her ability In this di
rection Is something out of tle ordin
ary. On Friday last this young miss
was given sn ovation when she played
In Salem before a large audience.
Oddfellows Elect Officers.
The officers elected by Friedshlp
lodge. No. , L O. O. F.. for the en
suing term are: Toney Larson, noble
grand; R. Burch. vtce-irand; C. B.
Stone, secretary; Walter Williams,
treasurer. N. A. Beach was named as
D. D. G. M.
Would-Be President Nelson Announc
es His Intentions.
Exportation of war materials to the
warring nations of Europe will be pre
vented, if N. F. Nelson of Brownsville,
announced candidate for president of
the United States, wins out In the
presidential election next year. Keep
ing strictly up to date In his campaign
to succeed President Wilson, Mr. Nel
son has given forth his views on the
latest great question of national pub
lic policy. He Is in accord with Pres
ident Wilson, however, in his peace
policy.
"When In the course or human
events," reads a statement which Mr.
Nelson has given out, "it becomes nec
essary to declare that which is best
for the welfare of humanity, be It
known that, as a candidate for the
presidency of the United States in
1916, I believe it to be my duty as
such to announce my firm determina
tion to forbid exporting all war mater
ial to countries engaged in deadly con
flict, this policy to remain In force
from and after having passed both
houses of congress.
"Furthermore," says Mr. Nelson,
who feels he can couch public mes
sages in the language In which presi
dential messages are writ, "I approve
of President Wilson's efforts In ten
dering the good offices of the United
States in bringing about an honorable
peace.. We, as a nation, are not gov
erned by dollars and cents, but by
principle love to God and good will
toward men." .
The Way of the Transgressor.
The Observer on Friday paid the
penalty for stealing "news" from its
esteemed contemporary across the
way by having the wrath of the par
ties misrepresented fall heavily upon
Its bald pate. In giving the filing of
an action for divorce in the circuit
court here by one Mrs. ' Bennett It
was stated that the defendant is the
publisher of the News at Sandy, Chas.
Bennett, a former resident of Dallas.
This proved to be erroneous, Mrs. Ben
nett herself making this fact known to
The Observer. Mrs. Zlypha E. Ben
nett, wife of the publisher of the
Sandy News, Is in the city visiting, and
Mr. Bennett will follow within a few
days..
Snyder Makes Long Walk.
Mr. Snyder, formerly with the Ore
gon Power company In Dallas, but
now In the same company's employ
in Albany, spwfct Monday In DjIIils.
get away from
office drudgery and at the same time
get the benefit of, exercise and fresh
air he walked to Dallas, accompanied
by a Mr. Klnsey. They made the dis
tance in about seven hours.
Bwptlon to Grand OIHorrn.
The Oddfellow and Rebekah lodges
will hold a Joint reception at Oddfel
lowa' hall this evening, Mrs. Ora Cop
per, arand secretary of the latter, and
of the former, both of Dallas, being
Mr. A. V. R. Snyder, grand chaplain
the honorees. A splendid program,
followed by refreshments, has been
arranged.
The Woman's club will hold its final
meeting of the year at the library
building this afternoon. A number of
neighboring club women have been In
vited to attend. It being what la known
as Guests' day.