THE POLK COUNTY OBSERVER, TUESDAY, JUNE 8, 1915.
GERMAN SOLDIERS IN TRENCH UNIFORMS.
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so as to keep out sand. The photograph shows a group being Inspected before returning to a trench.
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rants drawn on Road Districts No. 7
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Dated at Dallas, Oregon, May 29th,
1916. - F. J. HOLMAN,
County Treasurer.
FOR SALE New hornless talking
machine, ten double records, new,
115. Davis & Horn. 28-tf.
TERSE TALES OF TOWN
LOCAL NEWS OP DALLAS AND
THIS NEIGHBORHOOD. :
Personal Paragraphs Pertaining
People and Their Mavements,
Gleaned by Observer.
Miss Muscott of the public library
has been Joined on her trip by thi
Misses Nellie and Ora Collins of Ari
zona, land they will spend several
days in the grand "canyon, from thent
going to the exposition at San Fran
Cisco. The Misses Collins will
company Miss Muscott to Dallas,
where they will spend their vacation
visiting at the home or tneir parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Collins.
Abram S. Locke, who until four
years ago, , when he moved to Port
land, was. a resident and leading citi
zen of Independence, died at Portland
last week at the age of 58 years and
10 months. Burial was at Indepen
dence.
Riddell & Sons Bold their wool slip
this week. There were 6324 pounds
at 29 cents. The amount was 11,543.'
96. Monmouth Herald.
Miss Vera Burns, who has been
teaching the Intermediate grades of
the Buena Vista schools, has been
elected to a position In the Portland
schools and has accepted.
Mr. Linn of Portland, representing
the Ellison-White Chautauqua system,
was in Dallas on Saturday.
In order to encourage a large at
tendance at the Portland Rose Fes,
tival June 9, 10, and 11, the railroads
centering in that city have announced
round trip rates of one and one-third
fare. This will apply to all territory
within approximately 200 miles from
Portland.
Dallas will put on her glad clothes
to welcome Chautauqua visitors,
The sawmill at Buell has discontln
ued operations, and the men formerly
employed there are now seeking work
elsewhere.
The Buell baseball team, of which
Lloyd Ridgeway Is manager, has re-
celved new suits and the boys are
now open to engagements.
The Buell correspondent to the
Sheridan Sun -aayB: "T. J. Merrick,
road supervisor of District No. 22, has
Just completed two large grades of 160
. feet each and a 350 foot fill between
the Wolf hill and Jim Savage's place
at the very low cost of 1250."'
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Yocom of Ball
ston have gone to San Francisco to
visit the exposition, going thither by
automobile.
The Ballston Dramatic company re
cently put on a play there, and real
ized the handsome sum of $66 there
from. Attorney Walter L. Tooze, Jr., de
livered an address at a K. of P. picnic
at Hubbard last Saturday.
Miss Katherlne Van Voorhees ot
the Dallas hospital is attending an
Adventlst convention in Portland and
during her absence, Miss Pearl Den
nett la acting in her capacity as su
perintendent. A. H. Dennett of Crowley, who has
been very low with heart trouble, Is
improving gradually.
The Helm Optical company has es
tablished a business In their line In
the Uglow building at 609 Mill street.
Mr. M. L. Morris of Lebanon, who
moved nere with his family this week,
will be local manager.
An auto party from Dallas attend
ed the graduating exercises at Per-
rydale Friday evening.
An auto-truck load of young Deo-
pie from Salem came over to Dallas
Friday evening to enjoy skating at the
rink.
Rev. George W. Taylor of Albnny
will preach, both morning and even
ing, at the Presbyterian church next
Sunday.
After furnishing music for the
Rainbow theater at McMlnnvllle the
past several months. Miss Pauline
bnyder has returned home.
T. J. Warren and family of Mc
Mlnnvllle came up and Sundayed with
Mrs. Warren's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
A. V. R. Snyder and other Dallas rel
atives. Miss Georgia Ellis spent part of
last week In Portland, returning home
Monday evening.
Mrs. C. A. Johns of Portland visited
Dallas relatives last week, returning
home Saturday.
Mrs. L. & Flnseth is a guest of Port
land friends this week.
The Riley opera house now awaits
only the laying of the floor to be ready
for occupancy by the lessee. Mr.
Smith. A temporary front is contem
plated by Mr. Riley, who has been
unable to make satisfactory arrange
ments with the Star theater for a
solid front, the lease of the Star not
expiring until In the fall. Mr. Smith
has not yet announced the date of
opening the new 110.000 theater.
Negotiations for a game of ball on
the home grounds between Perrydale
and Dallas for the twentieth of the
month are pending with good chances
of success. 1
The Grand Ronde and Buell base
ball teams met at the former place
last Sunday, the Indians defeating
their rivals by a score of 8 to 1.
There will be the regular semi
monthly meeting at Christian Science
church tomorrow evening.
Mrs. E. H. Miller, who has been a
guest of her niece, Mrs. C. R. Can-
field, returned to her home In Ever
ett, Washington, yesterday.
Dr. V. . C. Staats was in Portland
last week .where he took the degree
of Scottish , Rite Masonry.
Mr. and Mrs. Thorlaw Tyler-Smith
of Rortland and MrB. Wm. Tyler
Smith of Sheridan and Mrs. Henry
Savery of Ballston were visitors
Thursday at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
F. J. Craven on Mill street.
T. W.. Nordby of Portland was a
Dallas business visitor Thursday. Mr.
Nordby was formerly a Dallas busi
ness man and is now engaged In the
lumber business In Portland.
SOCIETY
Maintain Trip A Jolly bunch of
siuaenis met at tne nign scnool Mon
day morning at 7, to go on their an
nual Mountain day trip. Each class
had Its own wagon. There were about
twenty or twenty-five students In each
wagon, while others went in automo
biles. In the morning an impromptu
track-meet was held, when races, high
jumps, etc.. were Indulged In by var
ious students. Games were also play
ed to pass away the time until time
for "eats." At twelve a famished
crowd of students assembled around
the "eats wagon," awaiting their turn
to be served. After lunch the greater
number of excursionists went further
up the creek on a tour of Inspection.
At six o'clock the tired, but happy
crowd returned home, after spending
the day at Ellendale.
LOCAL NEWS.
Farewell Party The friends of Miss
Bertha Hillman of Bethel tendered
her a farewell party the other even
Ing, prior to her departure for Ari
zona, at the pretty farm home of Mr.
and Mrs. F. H. Hillman. Those pres
ent were Misses Bertha Hillman
Gladys Smuck, Edith Romlg, Dorothy
Landess, France! Hawley. Phoebe
'wyatt, Mary Booth, Lucile Wvatt.
Jennie Marvin, Helen Richards, Neva
Hillman, Mae Richards and Mildred
Hillman, Messrs. Mark Richards,
Lockie Cooper, John Romlg. Willis
cook, James Marvin, Raymond Bover,
Earl Cooley, George Marvin Ernest
Ingram, William Patty, Warren Cool
ey, Robert Wyatt, Lee Cooley.
Entertain Veterans Mr. and Mrs.
Numa Arnold entertained the Dallas
Grand Army Post, at their home on
Miller avenue, Wednesday evening:
last, the occasion being Mr. Arnold's
sixty-ninth birthday. After a social
hour delicious refreshments were
Berved. Toastmaster Greenwood in
troduced Post Chaplain Robert R
Carpenter, who delivered a masterlv
address of congratulation, which con
cluded the evenings entertainment.
Theater Party On Friday evening
me senior class of the high school
gave a theater party at the Grand
The students met at the hlirh srhnn,
building and went from there to the
ineater in a body: They enjoyed a
spienaia snow.
Many, Many Thanks.
Headquarters U. 8. Grant Post. G.
a. n., lianas, June 6. 1916. At a reg
ular meeting of U. S. Grant Post. No.
17, G. A. R., the following resolution
was unanimously adopted:
Resolved, that the sincere thanks
of this post Is hereby tendered to
Mayor E. C. Klrkpatrlrk. Capt. Con
rad Stafrln, Attorney Walter L. Tooze,
Jr., Messrs. Henry Campbell. R. L.
Chapman and Lew A. Cates. for their
kindness in conveying this post to
monmoutn on Decoration day. Mav 31
The patriotic spirit that animated
those gentlemen on that occasion will
long be remembered by U. S. Grant
rosi.
That our thanks are also due to the
Dallas Ministerial esociation for the
pleasing religious exercises on Me
morial Sunday, May SO.
By order of P. S. GREENWOOD.
Commander.
Dallas Loses Trophy Cup.
Company M of Salem won lh thlrH
battalion trophy match on the Flnzer
rifle range, across the river from Sa
lem, in Polk county Sunday, with a
total score of 196 over all range. In
competition with Companies K of
Corvallls. and L of Dallas, which
made 1414 and 1720. respectively. The
trophy consists of a silver cup offered
by Major Carle Ahrams and must be
won three times In succession br any
one company or riflemen before It be
comes the permanent property of that
company. Last year Company L of
Dallas won the trophy.
The Dallas band will open the con
cert season on Saturday next with a
program on the court house plaza.
The newly organized Institution- is
said to be rapidly rounding into form
under the hew director.
If it's optica, we have it, or will
get it. Helm Optical company, 609
Mill street. 27-tf.
See Van Orsdel and Manston for
old line Are insurance the Queen,
Liverpool, London & Globe, company
13. The oldest and best on the coast.
Who repairs storage batteries right
here in Dallas? Catherwood. 25-tf.
Screen doors and window screens,
Dallas Warehouse & Manufacturing
company, Barham & Son, proprietors,
There Is more to hair cutting than
merely cutting off the hair. Try us
for an up-to-date stylish hair cut.
C. W. Shultz. 13-tf.
Better glasses at better prices at
Helm Optical company, 609 Mill
street. 27-tf.
Dr. Rempel, Chiropractor, 613 Church
Dr. Stone's Heave Drops cures
heaves. Price $1, for-sale by all drug
glBts. Adv. 79-tf.
Our Abstract plant is posted to date
every morning from Polk County rec
ords. Brown-Sibley Abstract Co., John
R. Sibley, manager. 94-tf.
We are here to stay, and Invite
your patronage. Helm Optical com
pany, 609 Mill street. 27-tf
Who knows Catherwood? Every
automobile owner. 25-tf.
John R. Sibley, lawyer, 610 Mill
street. 94-tf.
When you want insurance or surety
bonds, call on Prlchard.
The Dallas Wood company la ready
to furnish you with mill wood. Good
loads and good service. All wood cash
on delivery. Phone 492. 103-tf.
Increase your crops with land plas
ter, best grade, Dallas Warehouse &
Manufacturing company, Barham &
Son, proprietors.
Even If you don't need glasses you
are cordially Invited to call and In
spect our equipment. Helm Optical
company, 609 Mill street. 27-tf.
Dr. C. L. Foster, dentist, City Bank
building, Dallas. 73-F.
The Observer costs no more than
others.
Sell that old automobile; that old
watch; that photograph outfit of which
you have tired; your dog or shoat;
that old wagon, horse or cow, churn,
wheelbarrow, tools for which you have
no use; that shed that fcught to be
torn down; that vacant lot, or any
other thing. The Observer want ads.
will do it Dor you. One cent the word..
The Helm Optical company never
urges a visitor to buy. Make us a
call and let us prove this. 609 Mill
street. 27-tf.
Koser.
SCREEN DOORS No flies to swat If
you fortify with our screen doors
and windows. We can serve you
quickly with the galvanized or black
screens in regular or special sizes.
Dallas Planing Mill. 26-9t.
FOR SALE Sulky in good condition.
19. Davis & Horn. 28-tf.
FOR SALE On place first-class sec
ond growth cord wood. Apply Anne
Ladstock, phone 1602. June SO.
FOR SALE Hay, at Derry ware
house. Address H. W. Thirlsen, In
dependence, R. F. D. 1, or call at
Th'lrlsen farm, Rlckreall. 19-tf.
FOR SALE Iron Age seeder and cul
tivator, $6. Davis & Horn.
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given to whom it
may concern, that the undersinged has
been duly appointed administrator of
he estate of Mary E. Halsey, deceased,
by the Hon. County Court of Polk
County, Oregon, and has qualified. All
persons holding claims against said
estate are hereby notified to present
the same to the undersigned, duly
verified, on or beforo six months from
the date hereof, and all persons in
debted to said estate are hereby no
tified to make immediate settlement
thereof.
Dated at Dallas, Polk County, Ore
gon, this 28th day of May, 1916.
ALBERT TEAL,
Administrator of the estate of Mary
E. Halsey, deceased.
SIBLEY & EAKIN,
Attorneys for estate. 26-4t-x
WANTED Machine, cast and stove
plate Iron, brass and copper, zinc
and rubber, and rags of all kinds;
in fact, junk of all kinds. A. N.
Halleck, Monmouth, Oregon. 8tf.
FOR SALE One 6-horse kerosene en
gine; excellent condition. Guaran
teed. A bargain. Dallas Warehouse
company, Barham & Son, proprle
tors. 6-tf
FOR SALE National cash register.
$15. Davis & Horn. . 28-tf.
WANTED Your lame horses to shoe.
Williams, the horseshoer, Monmouth,
Oregon. 8-tf.
WANTED Carpet cleaning and win
dow washing, both business and res
idence. Milo V. Woods, phone 1173
or 1092. 11-tf.
FOR SALE Good dry summer cut
second growth fir and oak wood,
will sell in woods or deliver. I. L.
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT.
Notice is hereby given that Paul
Fundman, the administrator of the es
tate of Eliza Day, deceased, has filed
his final account as such administrator
in the County Court of the State of
Oregon for Polk County, and that Sat
urday, the 26th day of June, 1916, at
the hour of 10 o'clock In the forenoon
of said day, at the Courtroom of said
County Court, in the Court House in
the -city of Dallas, Oregon, has been
appointed by said Court as the time
and place for the hearing of objec
tions to the said final account and the
settlement thereof.
Dated and first published, May 28,
1915.
PAUL FUNDMAN.
Administrator aforesaid.
OSCAR HAYTER,
Attorney. 25-4t-x
Smith, phone 1404.
22-9t-x
BUNGALOW EXPERT HERE The
Dallas Planing mill has secured the
services of an up-to-date specialist
in the fine art of bungalow building.
He is recognized as the best on the
coast. He will furnish free plans
to those purchasing material at the
mill. 26-9t.
FOR SALE Two Baddies, $7.50 and
$20. Davis & Horn. 28-tf.
FOR RENT Good modern cottage,
Sheldon street. Enquire at 618
Church Btreet.
FOR SALE Burbank seed potatoes,
$2.25 per sack. A. H. Dennett, Crow
ley Station., 27-3t.
NOTICE OF ANNUAL SCHOOL
ELECTION.
Notice is hereby given to the legal
voters of School District No. 2 of Polk
County, Oregon, that the annual elec
tion of said District will be held at
the High School building, from 2
o'clock p. m., until 6 o'clock p. m.,
on the third Monday of June, belne
the 21st day of June, A. D., 1915.
tnis election Is called for the Dur-
puae ot electing one director to serve
for five years and to vote a snerinl
tax of six mills to assist in the main
tenance of the school and take far.
of the bonded Indebtedness of said
district as Itemized in the budget ad
vertised in the two newsDaoern nnh-
lished in the district.
Dated at Dallas, Oregon, this 6th
ay of June, 1916.
C. G. CO AD.
Chairman Board of niru-mn
Attest: TRACY STAATS,
District Clerk. 28-2t.
GUARDIAN'S SALE.
Notice is hereby given, that by vir
tue and in pursuance of an order of
the County Court of the State of Ore
gon for Polk County, sitting in pro
bate, made an entered of record in
said Court on the 1st day of June,
1915, In the matter of the estate and
guardianship of Irene Westfall, a mi
nor, authorizing and licensing the un
dersigned as guardian of the Estate of
said minor to sell the read property
of said ward, hereinafter described.
at private sale for cash. In the man
ner prescribed by law, the undersign
ed as such guardian will, from and
after Wednesday, the 7th day of July,
1915, at the law office of Walter L.
Tooze, Jr., Esq., In the National Bank
building, in the City of Dallas, in
Polk County, Oregon, proceed to sell
the said real property at private sale
for cash In hand on day of sale, in
accordance with said license of sale
and in the manner prescribed by law,
subject to confirmation by Baid County
Court; said real property being par
ticularly described as follows, to-wit:
An undivided one-ninth interest In
and to the following described prop
erty, to-wit: Lots 1, 2. and the East
half of Lot 3, In Block 3, in Cattron's
Sub-division of Out Lot No. 6, In Mon
mouth, Polk County, Oregon.
Dated this 7th day of June. 1915.
MARY F. WESTFALL,
Gardian of the estate of the above
named Minor.
WALTER L. TOOZE, JR.,
Attorney for the Guardian. J.8-J6
SHERIFF'S SALE.
Under and by virtue of an execution
issued out of the Circuit Court of the
State of Oregon, for the County of
Polk, on the 18th day of May, 1915,
upon an order of sale and decree of
foreclosure given and made by 'said
Circuit Court on the 6th day of May,
1915, In a suit then pending in said
Court wherein Theadore Lengele, was
plaintiff and Mrs. B. McN. Moore, J.
M. Hanslmalr, George O. Sloan and
Daisy A. Sloan, were defendants, (Reg
ister No. 4628) for the principal sum
of $13,000.00 and interest thereon
from March the 2nd, 1914, at the rate
of 6 per cent per annum until paid,
together with the sum of Three Hun
dred Dollars, attorney's fees, with
costs and disbursements herein, taxed
at $30.05, and the further sum of
Two Hundred Ten and 92-100 Dollars
for taxes on the premises set forth
and mentioned in plaintiff's com
plaint, and whereas ft was further or
dered and decreed by said court, and
to me, the undersigned, Sheriff of the
County of Polk, directed, I am com
manded to sell, at public auction In
the manner prescribed by law, the fol
lowing described real property, to-wit
The Southwest quarter ( 14 ) of Sec
tion fourteen (14) the North half
(14) of Northeast quarter (14) of
Section Twenty-two (22) and the
North half ( ) of the Northwest
quarter (14) of Section Twenty-three
(23), all In Twp. 7 South Range four
(4) West of W. M.
. Notice Is hereby given that on Sat
urday, the 26th day of June, 1915, at
one o'clock p. m. of Bald day, at the
front door of the County Court House,
In the city of Dallas, In Polk County,
State of Oregon, I will, In obedience to
said execution and order of sale, sell
the above described property, to the
highest bidder, for cash, in lawful
money of the United States, in the
manner prescribed by law.
Dated this 26th day of May, 1916
JOHN W. ORR,
SHeriff of Polk County, Oregon.
S. M. ENDICOTT,
Attorney for Plaintiff. Mar28-J25
SHERIFF'S SALE-fsjjf
Under and by virtue of aT uscu
tlon Issued out of the Circuit Court
of the State of Oregon for the .County
of Polk, on the 28th day of May,
1915, upon a decree of foreclosure and
sale given and made by said Circuit
Court on the 13th day of February,
1914, In favor of the plaintiff and
against the defendant. Falls City Or
chards Company, in a suit then pend
ing in said Court wherein Vancouver
Trust & Savings Bank, a corporation,
was plaintiff and Falls City Orchards
Company, a corporation, Mrs. C. A.
Jones and William Carlson were de
fendants, (Register No. 4310.) and to
me, the undersigned, Sheriff of said
County of Polk, directed, I am com
manded to levy upon and sell at public
auction, In the manner prescribed by
law, the following described real
property, situated In the County of
Polk and State of Oregon, to-wit:
The East half of the Southeast quar
ter, and the Southeast quarter of the
Northeast quarter of Section 33, and
the Southwest quarter of the North
west quarter of Section 34, and the
South half of said Section 84, all In
Township 8 South, Range 6 West of
the Willamette Meridian; and also
the Northwest quarter of the North
west quarter of Section 3, in Town
ship 9 South, Range 6 West of the
Willamette Meridian, excepting there
from 15 acres, to-wlt: Beginning at
the Southeast corner of said Section.
34, Township 8 South, Range 6 West,
and running thence North 30 rods;
thence West 80 rod's; thence South 30
rods and thence East 80 rods to the
place of beginning; all being situate
in Polk County, State of Oregon, and
containing 505 acres, more or less:
Otherwise known and described as
Tracts numbered 1 to 50, inclusive, of
Falls City Orchards Tracts, as shown
by plat thereof filed April 13, 1910,
and found at page 9 of Book 2 of the
record of town plats of said County
of Polk, in the office of! the County
Clerk of said County.
Notice Ib hereby given that on the
said 28th day of May, 1915, I duly
levied upon the said read property,
and that on Wednesday, the 30th day
of June, 1915, at one o'clock p. m. of
said day, at the front door of the
County Court House, in the city of
Dallas, in Polk County, State of Ore
gon, I will, in obedience to said execu
tion and order of sale, sell the above
described property to the highest bid
der, for cash in lawful money of the
United States, In the manner prescrib
ed by law.
Dated this 1st day of June, 1915.
JOHN W. ORR,
Jl-29. Sheriff of Polk County. Oregon.
SCHOOL BUDGET
rtollaa nrAvnn Uav 1 1
To the County School Superintendent Pnlk Pnuntv Orirnn:
The following is an estimate of the expenditures which will be neces-
uaij lur me SCnOOl VeBr II1E inH 11I fn Bhiuil niarln ItTumh Dnllr
uumy, uregon:
Teachers' salaries
Furniture
Apparatus, such as maps, chalk, erasers, stoves, curtains
Library books. suDDlementarv rHr
Bonds to be paid off 1.600.00
Repairs Of SChOOlhOUSeS Snd nnlh.illrflnM 1 1KA AA
ruvsrouna apparatus 250.00
Interest on bonded Indebtedness 2,(25.00
. .113,600.00
250.00
S50.00
60.00
Observer want ads. do the Ma,
Election expens
Janitors' eight salaries
Janitor's supplies
Fuel
Light and power "'"""
Clerk's salary
Postage, stationery and idvurtlilm. .
Water
Telephone
Laboratory equipment
Insurance
60.00
1.000.00
166.00
250.00
160.00
$00.00
76.00
2(0.00
20.00
375.00
100.00
Total 123,730.00
Respectfully submitted.
TRACT STAATS.
Clerk of School District No. 2.
Notice to Contractors.
Notice is hereby given to whom It
may concern that bids will be opened
by the County Court of Polk County,
on Tuesday, the 15th day of June,
1916, at 2 o'clock p. m., for the con
struction of three reinforced concrete
bridges and one mass concrete pier.
Plans and specifications are on file in
the County Clerk's office. A certified
check for 6 per cent of the amount of
the bid must accompany each bid.
The Court reserves the right to re
ject any and all bids.
J. B. TEAL,
May25-Junell. County Judge.
SHERIFF'S NOTICE OF SALE IN
EXECUTION OF FORECLOSURE
Notice Is hereby given that by vir
tue of an execution Issued out of the
circuit court of the State of Oregon,
for Polk county, on the 4th day of
May, 1916, and to me directed upon a
judgment which was enrolled and
docketed in the office of the clerk of
said court on the 17th day of April,
1915, in a certain suit then pending In
said circuit court wherein I. Mendel
sohn was plaintiff and George A.
Looney and Clara Looney, his wife,
were defendants, a Judgment was ren
dered in -favor of the above named
plaintiff and against the above named
defendants, George A. Loo,"Jand
Clara Looney, his wife, for llsTlun
dred eighty-seven and fifty, dne-hun-dredths
($687.60) dollars, with inter
est thereon from said 17th day of
April, 1916, at the rate of seven (7)
per cent per annum, and the further
sum of twenty-two and fifty one-hun-dredths
($22.60) dollars costs of suit
and accruing costs; and whereas It was
further ordered and decreed by said
court that the following property
should be sold by me' to satisfy Baid
execution, I will on Saturday, June 6r
1916, at the hour of one (1) o'clock
p. m. of said day at the front door of
the court house at Dallas, Polk county,
Oregon, sell at public auction to the
highest bidder for cash In hand on
day of sale, all the right, title and in
terest and estate which said defend
ants or either of them have, and all
persona claiming under them have In
or to the hereinafter described prem
ises, and every part thereof. Said
property is described as follows:
Lot one (1) tract "D" containing
4.46 acres. In Monmouth Walnut
Tract, more particularly described as
lot one (1) tract "D" of the southwest
quarter, of the southeast quarter, of
section thirty-one (31), in Township
eight (8) south, range four (4) west
of the Willamette Meridian.
Said sale being subject to redemp
tion In the manner provided by law
and as provided in said decree.
Dated this 8th day of May, 1915.
JOHN W. ORR.
Sheriff for Polk County, Oregon.
May 9-June 4. ,
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Notice is hereby given to whom It
may concern that bids will be opened
by the County Court of Polk County,
on Tuesday, the 15th day of June,
115, at I o'clock p. m., for the crush
Ing and putting In the bunkers at the
Spring Valley quarry of 1500 yards of
rock, more or less, according to spec
ifications on file In the office of the
County Clerk. Also for hauling and
delivering same on county road at
points to be designated by the Court.
Furthermore, bids will be received for
setting up crusher, building bunkers.
and opening quarry.
A certified check for S per cent of
the amount of the bid must accom
pany each bid.
The Court reserves the right to re
ject any and all bids.
May 5-St J. B. TEAL, County Judge.
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per, costs no more than a weekly.
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NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT.
Notice Is hereby given, that Conrad
Stafrln, the administrator of the es
tate of W. H. F. Manston, deceased,
has filed his final account as such ad
ministrator In the County Court of the
State of Oregon for Polk County, and
that Wednesday, the 9th day of June,
916, at the hour of ten o'clock In the'
forenoon of said day, at the Court
room of said County Court, In the
Court House In the city of Dallas, Ore
gon, has been appointed by said Court
as the time and place for the hearing;
of objections to the said final account
and the settlement thereof.
Dated and first published, May 11.
1915.
CONRAD STAFRIN,
-Administrator aforesaid.
OSCAR HAYTER, Attorney. M.ll-J
ADMINISTRATRIX' NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that the un
dersigned by an order of the Countv
Court of Polk County, Oregon, has
been appointed as administratrix of
the estate of F. J. Page, deceased.
All persons having claims against
such estate are required to present
them within six months from the date
of this notice, with the proper vouch
ers, to the undersigned at West Salem.
Oregon.
Dated this 21th day of MarV915.
ALICE E. PAGE.
2-tS Administratrix.