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Qumttto mwtt VOL. 27 (THE HOME PAPER) DALLAS, POLK COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1915. (TWIOE-A-WEEK) NO. 69 BURRS HAVE A HISTORY AIRLIE CORRESPONDENT RE VEALS INFORMATION. Millstones That Ground Polk County Pioneer's Grist Now Repose In Historical Society's Care. , The Observer's story of the efforts Judge Teal is extending to secure, for the decoration of the lawn in front of the Polk county court house, the first set of mill .stones used in this county, it not in the state, has been read with interest by W. M. Shewey of AirJie, whose recollection of pioneer events is so vivid as to make him an ' authority. Some little doubt has ex isted regarding the origin, and the date of the first use of these old burrs that now occupy a place in the rooms of the Oregon Historical society at Portland, and Judge Teal has sought information as to these facts in order to facilitate his effort to bring the stones to Dallas as keepsakes of the early days and as decorative curiosi ties for the court house yard. In a communcation to The Observer Mr. Shewey reveals the interesting early history ot these burrs that ground the wheat of -those brave souls who conquered many hardships in the settlement of Polk county, and start ed the agricultural development that has since made its rich soils produce (lie finest grains, fruits and vegetables in the state. The first mill in Polk county, according to Mr. Shewey, was at Ellendale, in 1848, and was origi nally owned and ojwrated by one O' Neal; probably James A. O'Neal whose name-appears in the first court record of the county. Employed by O'Neal was Thomas R. Blare, who crossed the plains to Oregon territory in 1843. Together these two men dug the rock that made the mill stones, "from the hill south of the old resi dence on the George Brown place, four miles north of Dallas." The rock was hauled down to the spring on this place, where the rough natural creation was chiseled into the shape of burrs. This great accomplishment was hailed far and wide as indicative of the progress of the world, and es pecially of the community, and ho lit tle interest was excited when the great stones were tumbled onto a "lizard" behind seven yoke of oxen and hauled to the mill site at Ellen '"'dale, where they served nobly for 1 number of years, and under at least two owners, OVNeal and J. W. Nes- mith, in grinding into grist for the livelihood of the community the first -grain crops that were harvested in Polk county. "Though the mill had no conveniences for cleaning grain and though its work was slow and tedious it was considered a God-send l.v the early settlers," says Mr. Shewey. , The ownership of the mill and the burrs remained close in the" Nesmith family, after the transference from James O'Neal, until Judge Boise be came their possessor. Judge Teal started years ago a movement to get the burrs for the Polk county court house lawn, but before he had a chance at their acquisition they were moved to Portland, where they re mained in the yard of one of Judge Boise's relatives until that property was sold, lhey are now on display in the rooms or the Oregon Historical society at Portland and with the as sistance of Congressman C. A. McAr thur, Judge Teal is making a strong effort to secure their return to their native district. crops all over' the Luckiamute valley were good this year, and hay, too is in store. The large quantity of wheat is being held in the warehouses of the county, principally Monmouth and Independence. Farmers expect no Bales until the prices make radical changes. The quantity of clover seed in Polk county was fair, and this is being held. A few contracts were made at 14 cents and the crop went to tne buyers immediately. ESTIMATE IMPROVEMENT COST. DISEASE PLAYS HAVOC Property Assessed for Macadamiza tion of Uglow Avenue. At Monday night's session of the city council the cost of tip improve ment of Uglow avenue was estimated at $2 for macadamization and .'13 cents for curb on either side of that thoroughfare. The recorder was in structed to notify the property own ers to that effect, and October 4 was fixed as the data, for hearing objec tions. The condition of the crosswalk at the intersection of Main and Church streets having been reported to be i.i bad condition it was ordered removed andjthe void filled with crushed rock. The street commissioner was also or dered to make repairs to the street approaching the fair grounds, and to water the same nights previous to fair days. Messrs. L. H. Fenton, W. L. Soeh ren, N. L. Guy and James Harris were appointed special police officers during fair week, they having made that request. They will serve with out pay, the idea being the preser vation of order on the grounds dur ing the fair. - ' GERMS LIEELT TO DAMAGE BEE AND FRUIT INDUSTRY. Honey Producers May Prove Menace Throughout the Pacific Northwest, Says Prof. Kincaid, APPEALS FROM ORDER ACTION AGAINST INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT COMMISSION. West Salem Parents Contend That Insufficient Sum Was Allowed After Son's Death. FIGHTING FOR CHILDREN. Griffin Case Will Be Heard in Mc- Minnville Today. Mrs. Bertram S. Grilliu got into a net of litigation when California courts granted her application for the custody of her children after she was divorced from her husband in that state. Mrs. Griffin hurried the chil dren from California to Oregon, so that her divorced husband could not appeal from the decision of the courts in the matter of guardianship, and it is said that she kept the young ones in this state without the knowledge ot the husband. Mr. Unthn learned of their removal and followed them to Oregon. In the Yamhill county court he instituted proceedings to have the guardianship granted by the Califor nia court set aside, and requested the appointment of a guardian. The Yam hill justice refused the application and allowed the guardianship to re main as it had been granted. Today Circuit Judge Belt is at McMinnville to hear an appeal made by Mr. Griffin from the ruling of the county court. io grant the appeal Judge Belt must reverse the decision of the lower court. McCain, Vinton & Burdett of McMinnville Fill represent Mrs. Grif fin and Oscar Hayter and Walter L. Tooze, Jr., will appear on behalf of the father of the children. FARMERS HOLDING GRAIN. Early next month Circuit Judge Belt will hear a case here that is unique in Oregon court proceedings because of the fact that it is the first of its kind to be put at issue in this state, tins is an appeal from the or der of the State Industrial Accident commission in the matter of an award u iv uiiam a. moore ana wile as life income after the death of their son, caused by a cave-in while he was engaged in digging a sewer ditch at w est salem some time ago. The com mission ordered that Mr. and Mrs. Moore be awarded an income for life of $10. The commission took into consideration the amount that the son might contribute to the support oi nis parents ana set $10 as the sum to cover this. But Mr. and Mrs. Moore contend in their appeal that they were totally dependant upon the son for support, and that the order of the accident commission is Insuf ficient to provide their livlihood. The case will be submitted on briefs to be filed not later than October 7. and Judge Belt will decide the case on the evidence shortly after that date. There is no precedent to follow in dealing with this appeal, as there is no record of an appeal ever having oeen made to the order of the state Industrial Accident commission. MRS. FULL AWARDED PENSION. Family of Logger Killed in Spaulding (J amp rrovided For. Through the Industrial Accident commission Mrs. Anna Full of Eagle creek, whose husband died in the Dal las hospital as a result of an acci dent while employed in the logging camp of the Spaulding Logging com pany, has been awarded a pension of $30 a month for life, unless she ve marries. Her two sons, aged 7 and 2 years, will receive $6 a month each until they are 16 years old. For Mrs, run, $00.1J was set aside to pro- vide the income and for the sons the amounts were $502.46 for the older son and $766.10 for the younger one. Nosema apis, the germ which work ed havoc with the bee industry on the Isle of Wight, off l.he coast of England, a decade ago, has suddenly appeared on this coast and threatens great harm, not merely to the honey producers, but the fruit trees of the northwes.1.. The organism has been identified by Professor Trevor Kin- caid. He is seeking what science has not yet suggested a means of coping with the little known disease. Al ready a large number of apiaries in western Washington and several across the Cascades have been invad ed by the germ, and countless thous ands of l.he insects have died. The peril to the fruit industry is that which will result from the reduction in the number of creatures which aid in pollenizing the blossoms. Flowei gardens will, of course, suffer too, troin lack of fertilization. The diseases would not spread so ! rapidly, according to Professor Kin caid, were it not for the thieving na ture ot the bee. The insect is exceed ingly industrious, but quite as thor oughly dishonest, he says. Combined in gangs of raiders, they invade each others' hives or colonies in relentless conquest. Where the disease mani fested itself in a hive, the occupants are weakened in numbers and in strength. Poor defenders, they nev-j ertheless' wreak a desperate ven geance unconsciously, for the invader in turn tails a victim to the deadly nosema apis. In a brief reference to the epidemic n the Isle of Wight, where the production ot honey is a most important industry, Professor Kincaid obtained a shadow of infor mation concerning the disease. The authority he finally located has served him no further, however, than to fix the identity of the organism which is costing bee-keepers a handsome for tune this summer. The germ which causes the sick ness is in the honey of affected colo nies. It takes five days for the dis ease to develop in the healthy bee, rroressor Kincaid otters no sugges tion" for the treatment' of ' the afflic tion, but hopes to find a drug that can be mixed with the honey, destroy ing the germ without doing harm to the bees. The investigation may take several months. Professor Kincaid thinks it quite possible that the dis ease may spread over the entire coun try and even abroad.' Some of the bees seem immune to the disease, and he looks to the breeding of these im mune bees to restock the ravaged apiaries. This was the method suc cessfully pursued' by Pasteur some years ago when a disease, of which this reminds Professor Kincaid, de stroyed silk worms all over the world, causing a loss of $100,000,000 in France alone. 650 PUPILS IN SCHOOLS ESTIMATE PLACED ON ATTEND ' ANCE BY SUPT. FORD. Enrollment .Better Than Usual In . crease in Student Population, and More Coming. A large increase in registration in the city schools has been noted since the opening of classes on Monday morning, when there was a total en rollment ot about 450 pupils in the two ouiidings. Un Wednesday, Su perintendent Walter I. Ford estimat ed that the registration had reached 610 in the grade and high schools and by Monday morning the figure will .'ery proDaoiy go close to 650. Of this enrollment about 135 are hio-li school students with the majority of ine remainder in the classes m ses sion at the grade school building. AH grades above the fifth A, meet in the high school building and there are so many pupils in the sixth and seventh grades that all available seats are oc cupied and new accommodations are being provided. The various grades include 475 children. ine enrollment tins year shows a little better than the usual increase student population. Last year the to tal number in school was 588, of which 129 were in the high school classes.. The school industrial exhi bition in connection with the 'county fair has broken into the regular order of things in the city schdols, but bv Monday morning all will be in re-adi ness for the term's work and no other interruption is likely to occur. and enthusiastically carried out and speaks well for the success of the many events that are planned for the winter months, such as parties, danc es and receptions. Ports May Be Develooed. A joint meeting of the port com missions of Toledo and Newport was held on Friday and Saturday and was attended by many of the taxpayers in Lincoln county in addition to the members of the commission and resi dents of the two cities. The object or tne meeting was to plan means for the development of the harbors at those two cities. W. V. Fullr nf Dallas attended the meetine-. return ing nome yesterday after spending me weeK-end at the beach. Mr. Ful ler says that the first step undertak. en by the commissions will be to in stitute a survey with the idea of de termining the cost of the proposed mipovement and development. NORMAL ENROLLMENT LARGE, Plate Exhibits. The plate exhibits of apples, pears, prunes, plums, peaches, walnuts, fil berts, quinces, etc., is very creditable, as may also be said of the evaporated products. The display is comparative ly large while the fiiiit. especially the evaporated kind, appears to be better: Hon. which was largely attended by vuon mm nuuwu ucrg io31 wbbwi. ' smarms, i fie program was merry Monmouth Hag 325 Students Seniol Reception Gay. Yesterday morning the ottendanci at the Monmouth Normal school haj reached 325, considerably more than have ever been enrolled at that insti tution m the many years of its exist ence as a teacher's training school At the end ot the second week school last year the enrollment was 232, so that the present attendance is an increase 'of approximately fifty per cent, mat young men do not seek the general training of the normal schools, but rather confine their stud ies to specialty lines, is evident from Lte feet , that of the registratiiiuut Monmouth ot 32o only about 30 am boys. The bnck work on the tram ing school building is well under way, and the contractors plan to have the job finished and the building ccraio ped by the time school opens for the second semester's work. This is !o be a thoroughly modern building, nnd equipped with the latest and most modern accommodations to be in keeping with the rest of the normal school equipment. The Monmouth in stitn.t ion is rapidly forging ahead and is favored in its progress by the fact that the two other schools in the state nre closed. The graduates of the in stitution are in demand to fill teach ing positions in all parts of Oregon ana in many cases they are employed in other states. There are frequent calls coming into President Acker man's office for instructors that it is not possible to fill because of the de mand. ine normal school social season opened, most auspiciously last Satur day evening with the Senior recep- Luckiamute Valley Hay Crop Also Is Being Stored, Grain in large quantities is beine held by fanners of the Bncns Vista section in hope of higher prices. The Walnut Cron Verv Good. An inspection and examination nf the walnut orchards in the Willamette valley has just been completed by Prof. C. L Lewis, head of the horti cultural department of the O-eiron Agricultural college, and Fred Groner an extensive grower of walnuts. Ac cording to Prof. Lewis the general outlook, both as to quantity and quali ty, is the best for several yean and bearing trees are well fiuited. Add ing to this crop, that from a number of orchards just coming into bearing, insures an excellent yield for the valley. Editor To Meet at Salem. Salem will be honored with the an nual convention of the Oreeon State Editorial association on November 5 and 6, according to the announcement from the president's office at Oreerm Citv. The Salem Commercial club and newspaper men have extended their energies to secure this impor tant meetine and are now planning murh entertainment for the visiting editors. . . i ' - ---' s 1 MRSI HALLIE PAEEISH HINGES Known as the Oregon Nightingale, who will sing at the county fair t It is. afternoon and evening. Paroled Man Not Convict. As soon as a prisoner is released from the Oregon State penitentiary on parole he ceases to be a convict ac cording to the ruling of the supreme court Tuesday in an opinion handed down in the case of the State of Ore gon against Joe Perry, a resident of oalem. mis case appealed from the decision of Judge Percy R. Kelly, of the circuit court of Marion county by me ueienaant and Justice ifiakin in his opinion reversed the ruling of Judge Kelly. Justice Moore and Jus tice Harris concurred in the opinion of Justice Eakin and Justice Bean dissenied. Two of the Polk county delegation to the state penitentiary are out on parole at the present time. OLD TIMERS' GATHERING 0, WHAT PRETTY BABIES POLK'S FINEST PRODUCT AT TRACTS MUCH ATTENTION. Baby Show and Eugenics Contest Conducted By F. E. Davis. List of Entries. POLK COUNTY PIONEERS MEET AND ORGANIZE. Secretary of Stats Historical Society Present and Makes An Interest ing Address. About 150 of the first settlers of folk county and their lineal deeend ents perfected an organization of the folk County Pioneer association at the fair yesterday afternoon when George H. Himes. secretary of the Oregon Pioneer association was in the city to direct the formation. J. Ford took the initiative in the actual organization yesterday when he di rected a brief address to the prospec tive members of the association. He was followed bv Glenn O. Holman, whose few reminiscent stories were entertaining, and bv Breeze Gibson, who, as a small boy, crossed the plains in the early fifties. Mr. Himes also addressed the group and outlined the purpose and ambition of the proposed association and all signed the regis ter, thereby becoming members. the idea of the Pioneer association is to keep alive the memories of the settlement of Oregon, and Polk coun ty particularly, by bringing togethar those who took an active part in that settlement, which, according to Mr. Himes, was and will remain unique in the world's history, and to bind them nd their offsprings in bonds of fel lowship that they may forever hold dear in their hearts the historical tri als and tribulations incident to the population of the state and county. There were many in the gathering yesterday who are bent and grey from age, and their interest in the creation f the pioneer society shows plainly how vividly the early day memories remain fixed in their minds. Plans for the details of the organi zation will be announced later. SUMMONING COURT JURORS. Fall Term of Circuit Court Will Con vene October 4. Sheriff Orr has been running his automobile at high speed throughout the week and has traveled over most the county in summoning jurors for the October term of the circuit court, which will open, according to the summons, October 4. Thirty-four jurors will be impanelled, and from this list a grand jury of twelve mem bers will be drawn. The first day of the court session will be devoted to naturalization proceedings, during which the applications of several of Polk county's foremost citizens will be considered for the granting of fi nal certificates of citizenship. The jury will be impanelled at 1 o'clock on Tuesday, the second day of the court session, after the court has ex amined the docket, set cases for trial and determined motions and demur- era in order that eases may be put at issue. Circuit Judge H. U. Belt will preside. There are a number of important and interesting eases on the docket, among them the case of Joe Fritz, su ing the Southern Pacific company for $30,000 damages. The docket is heavy and the session of the circuit court will extend over several days in clear ing it. Turtles and Tortoise. About 3H) species of turtle and tor toises are known. Some of them at- ain a very large size. One of the features of fair week was the Baby show and Eugenics con test, conducted by Mr. F. E. Davis at his furniture store on Main street yes terday afternoon, participated in by something near 100 babies and chil dren under three years of age, and attended by parents and other inter ested ones. Mr. Davis personally su pervised the affair, and notwithstand ing the fact that all babies could not win prizes he escaped without a scratch. But every child entered was presented with a gift as a token of his appreciation of the interest mani fested in the affair by parents. It was doubtless the most successful un dertaking of its kind ever scheduled in connection with a county fair in Polk county, the success of which" is directly attributable to the untiring efforts on the part of Mr. Davis and those who rendered him valuable as sistance in the judging. Following are the entries and prize winners in the beauty contest: Beauty contest. Boys under one year Jas. Card, William. Hiatt, Allen Brown, Cecil McKerches, Clarence Mager, Dewight Calkins, Leslie Whittington, John Driscoll, Ralph Finseth, Gilbert Cal bage, Jesse G. Dawes. Jas. Card won first prize, a baby walker, and Jesse Dawes won Becond prize, toilet ar ticle. ' ' i Girls under one year Clara Hart, Elizabeth Reddecopp, Margaret Ed- -gers, Noma Lyron, Ruth Lane, Edith Piery, Clella Ballantyne, Alice Cal kins, Berneta Miller, Dorothy Hoi- " man, May Garbett, Helen Beach, Lu la Truax. First prize, a baby walker, was awarded to Helen Beach ; second, confectionery, Clella Ballantyne. Boys, one to two years Eugene Morrison, Henry Warkentine, , Carl Bernard, Floyd Nelson, Kenneth Brown, Haward Brower, Edward Tay lor, Frank Sellers. First prize, a rockinc chair, went to Eugene Mor- ' rison; Henry Warkentine, confection ery, second. , Girls, one to two years Jane Ehz- ... abeth Anderson, Katherine Barham, Margaret Middleton, Muriel Shep herd, Mable Riggs. Jane Elizabeth Anderson won first prize, a rocker: Katherine Barham, confectionery, second. Boys, two to three years Lyle Os car Sampson, Harold Beach. First and second prizes, sidewalk sulky and sweater coat, respectively. Girls, two to three years Margaret Hodges, Bernace Harvey, Lorie Bar ham, Vivian Burkhalter. First prize, sidewalk sulky, Bernace Harvey; sec ond, merchandise, Lorie Barham. The judges were Mrs. B. O. Shook- ing, Mrs. Ray Gilbert of Salem, and L. Patterson of Kola. Eugenics Entries. Fifty-nine children between the ages of 6 months and 3Vi years were presented in the Eugenics contest for examination by the three "measur ing" physicians, Drs. Starbuck, Boll man and Staats, who devoted about six hours to the task. Dressing rooms, or rather undressing rooms, had been provided, as had also separate apart ments for each of the examiners, and, assisted by Miss Van Voorhees, the work was performed rapidly, yet thor oughly. The points of each have not been given consideration at this time, hence it is impossible to announce the result. . The entries were as follows: Loree 1 Barham, Ralph Finseth, Janet Ander son, Clella Ballantyne, Esther Black, Maxwell Mckenzie, Muriel shepherd. Donald Archibald, Katherine Wool sey, Kenneth Brown, Veneta McCIaln, Johnny Neal, Raymond Chase, Har old Brower, Leslie Whittington, Nor man Reddecoppe. Alice Burkhalter, El wood Reddicoppe, Harold Beach, Mable Riggs, Henry Warkentine, Lois Coy, Alice Calkins, Wills Rasalie Ames, Mary Webb, Otto Walberg, Al len Gorden Brown, Joseph Card, Edith Mary Dunn, John Driseol, Wil liam Hiatt, Ernest Harold Wiebe, Lyle Oscar Samuel, Clarence Moyer, John Paul Doughty, Wendal James Dehaven, Bernard Ortman, Floyd Nel son, Howard Muller, Thomas Hutch ins, Gilbert Cabbage, William Scott Muller. Margarita Edgar, Edyth Ri ery, Frank Sellers, Beneta Miller, Irene Guy, Leighton Dashield, Mary Dashield, Vivian Deal, Dorothy Ellen Holman, Cecil Bradley, Robert Trn eax, Lntn Trueax, Ruth Lane, Daniel Williams, Ella Biggs, Betbiah Jones, Willard Mitchell. Dr. Hillis Defendant. Percy C. D. Hillis of Victoria, B. C, has instituted suit for $50,000 against the Rev. Newell Dwight Hil lis, who filled a chautauqua engage ment in Dallas last summer, for al leged libel. The Rev. Mr. Hillis is an uncle of the Victoria man. The latter charged that the minister had stated he had paid a $12,000 debt in curred by his nephew.