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THE POLE COUNTY OBSERVER, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1915. DOINGS IN POLK COUNTY GET NO COIN OF REALM OTTO HOOKER IS KILLED BATTLING AGAINST SIN TERSE TALES OF TOWN GEN, PROSPERITY DUE STORIES BY TEE OBSERVER'S CORRESPONDENTS. THIEVES ENTER MONMOUTH PATROLMAN LONG BRINGS FU EVANGELIST TAYLOR TO OPEN MEETINGS IN DALLAS. LOCAL NEWS OF DALLAS AND BANE SUPERINTENDENT SAYS . CONFIDENCE RETURNING. posTorncE, find nothing. GITIVE MURDERER DOWN. THIS NEIGHBORHOOD. Personal Paragraphs Pertaining Movements of People Whom You All Enow. to Packages Opened and Drawers Ran sacked Early Yesterday Morning, But Receipts Were Safe. Warden Minto'e' Slayer Dies in Al bany Hospital After Twenty Four Hours' Chase. Church Organizations Join in Cam paign, Which Will Probably Con tinue Several Weeks. Personal Paragraphs Pertaining People and Their Movements, Gleaned by Observer. to Condition of State's Banking Institu tions Indicates Recovery of Conn try From Financial Depression. v MONMOUTH. E. R. Pike and family packed their goods and left last Friday for Culver, Eastern Oregon, where they expect to make their borne, liny good fortune go with them. William Jones of Monmouth is on the police force at the State fair and if the hobos get a look at him they Will surrender. Mi's. W. C. Polan, after spending the summer with her daughter at Se attle, returned home Monday evening. Grove A. Peterson of Suver was in town last week, smiling because his harvesting was all done and be was ready for the fall work. Ben Polan attended the Bound-Up at Philomath and says be enjoyed the show. A great many of our citizens are attending the fair this week. Monmouth was somewhat surprised last week when C. C. Lee came home with a bride. The youngsters and the middle-aged called at bis home one evening, and made it tropical for the couple, but they responded by dish ing the candy. Long live C. C. Lee ' and bride. Mr. Talman is busy fixing up his place. Alvey Craven, has moved to his father's place and will be a farmer in the future. Mr. Cole and family have moved into the house vacated by Mr. Craven. George Carmichel and family, after spending about a year in southern Oregon, have returned to Monmouth. "Monmouth is good enough for us," says Mr. Carmichel. PUTNAM HILL. Prune drying is over, the crop was not as heavy this year as usual. A great many of the prunes were effect ed with a dry rot. Mr. Cowdell, who has had charge of Mrs. Savage's farm the past year, expects to start to California with his family this week. Miss Cook, a sister of Mrs. Cowdell, will accom pany them. Ralph St. Pierre of California is visiting at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. St. Pierre. Mrs. J. J. Hedden has been with her daughter, Mrs. P. A. Beeman of Scotsbmig the past two months, and returned home on Monday. Jim McCoy is at home again. Frank Gilson had a well drilled in his prune orchard last week. Mrs. W. E. St. Pierre is spending the week in Salem with her daugh ters, the Misses Mable, Luclle, and Ella. Mable and Lucile are students at the Willamette university, and El la is a senior at the Salem high school S. A. Edwards has charge of the Kennedy cherry orchard, and at pres ent is hauling rock off the land. Mr. Stubblefield was an over Sun day visitor at the home of his sister, Mrs. Ben Miller: Burglars entered the postoffice at Monmouth sometime between mid night Wednesday and six o'clock yes terday morning, and after thoroughly ransacking the place evidently left in disgust without the many dollars in coin and stamps they had hoped to steal. A number of parcel post pack ages were toin open by the maraud ers, but if they took any of the con tents of these it has not been discov ered, except in the case of a box of candy, part of which they appropriat ed for the satisfaction of their sweet tooth. A Monmouth resident entered the office about eleven o'clock to mail a letter and reported that things were in their proper order at that time. Therefore it is supposed that the crime was committed after midnight, and the tracks left by the thieves showed that they had made a thor ougn searcn or the place, opening packages in addition to every avail able drawer and likely looking securi ty. This is the second time within year that the Monmouth office has been entered, and several times within the past few years the office has beer. robbed. On the first few occasions the thieves were well paid for their trouble, but their visits became so frequent that the little office safe was discarded and the postmaster now puts into the bank each evening the money and stamps on hand. On De cember 1, 1914, the date of the last robbery, the burglars got 47 cents in pennies for their trouble and daring, but this time they couldn't find even pennies. This entry was the second chill received by thieves in less than year, and as it is presumed that the same, person, or persons, commit ted the act, it will probably be enough to discourage further attempt. OAE GROVE. Mrs. Thorp took her baby to Port land last week for treatment as it was Quite ill. Mrs. R. L. Williamson returned to Salem Sunday after visiting relatives here and at Crowlev tor a tew days. Mrs. Hill of Portland is visiting relatives here this week. Mr. Roland had a well dug last week. Mrs. Fawk visited Sunday and Monday with her daughter, Mrs. Far. mer near Rickreall. Mrs. M. F. White visited her sister, Mrs. Chas. Warren Monday. Mrs. Thad Stevens and Mrs. J. E, Allen visited at Mrs. J. C. White's one day last week. J. W. Edgar was a Rickreall caller Saturday. Webb Lewis and family were visit ors at Crowley Sunday. PEDEE. School started Monday with twen- tv-one scholars. Mrs. Lacev and family attended the state fair the first of the week, Mr. and Mrs. Al. Edwards and daughter, Lorene, are visiting in Al banv. The road supervisor-is at work on the roads again. Several from here attended the county fair. Guss and Cliff Bui bank, Alga Merbe and Eva Womer motored to Salem Monday. George Sbively and family are mov ing to Eastern Oregon, where they ex pect to take up a homestead. Mrs. Will Finch and children went to Independence Sunday. Rex Womer of Airlie was in Pedee the first of the week. J. L. Condron and A. Womer had their clover hulled last week. It yielded a good crop. Mrs. Rosa Taylor is visiting hei brother, Frank Sheythe. The sale at Jule Hannaum was well attended. Sam O'Brien has moved to the Marquardt farm and Will Ostrandef ia living in the Rex Womer house. Perry Bachelor is working for Rel Womer. CROWLEY. Mrs. Sarah Hill of Portland, who has been visiting relatives here, went to Oak Grove Sunday to visit Mr. and Mi's. J. W. Edgar for a few days. J. L. Gay and family and Miss Etta Edgar went to Tillamook county Sun day, to be gone for a few days. beth Smith had his eye badly in jured by a piece of steel last Friday. He went to Dallas Saturday and had a doctor remove the steel, but it is feared he may lose the sight of the eye. ft. J. llliamson hauled bnck trom Dallas the first of the week for his brother, L. A. Williamson. beth White hauled several loads ot apples to Salem last week. Kaner 1 rent and John .Mewieldt went to Airlie Monday. John Shatter and family have mov ed to Salem. Miss Mattie Carter of Wells visited a few days last week at R. J. William son s. Mrs. Dennett and daughter Ruth were Dallas visitors Monday. ' '' Harley Bly and family are moving to Tillamook county. C, H. Farmer was a Dallas callei Monday. F. M. Edgar and son William were hauling lumber, from Dallas the first of the week. Warren Burch and Forrest Craven of Rickreall were doing some carpen ter work for M. F, White last week. Mr. and Mrs. Henry White have moved to Tillamook county. Mr. Valliere and family motored to Salem the middle of last week. Alias Cora Gay was a Dallas visit or Friday. R. J. Williamson and family and F. M. Edgar were Sunday visitors at J. W. Edgar's at Oak Grove. Kaner Trent's driving mare was quite badly cut last week with a barbed wire. Ben Cooper of Salem visited here the first of the week. A career of crime that threatened for a time to duplicate that of the great Harry Tracy, who terrorized the Oregon country thirteen years ago, was nipped almost in the bud when Otto Hooker, an escaped convict, fell before a bullet trom the gun of .Pa trolman A. J. Long of the Portland police force. Hooker, a youth of twenty-one years, started on a crim inal rampage when he escaped from an honor crew on Monday and the same evening wounded Marshal J. J, Benson of Jefferson and shot and instantly -killed Warden HaA-ry 'jP. Minto of the state penitentiary. With in twenty-four hours after he had fatally wounded Warden Minto, Hooker was surrounded as he hid be neath a house at Albany, having been discovered when he coughed, the searchers pulled the murderer from under the bouse and as he was about to whip out his revolver Long per forated Hooker's lung with a well aimed bullet. The captive's gun was found empty. Hooker was hurried to an Albany hospital, where medical predictions came true when he died at 3 o'clock Wednesday morning. Pa trolman Long, Deputy Sheriff Chris tofferson of Multnomah county, and L. D. Moore and John Talent, peni tentiary guards, are credited with the capture. It was difficult to account tor the presence of the desperado in Albany considering the careful net that had been spread by police officials. It is presumed that he went directly to Al bany -after killing Minto on Monday night. The captive was unable to talk at the hospital befoie his death. His captor was in Albany with the Portland police department's blood hounds, and is considered a very dar ing man and expert rifleman. PARE SERMON NO. 2 A union evangelistic campaign will be launched in Dallas tonight by the evangelical churches of the city, the several denominations having secured the services of Evangelist Geo. W. Taylor of Los Angeles and Chicago to conduct the series of meetings. Mr. Taylor is widely known in this coun try, having conducted religious meet ings in many of its leading cities, and his accomplishments as a winner of souls for the Master are characterized as remarkable. He has occupied the lyceum platform for several years. Born and reared in Kentucky, his southern humor, together with his strong denunciation of sin in its mul tiplicity --of forms, and his forceful manner of presenting gospel facts, have given him a foremost place among the prominent evangelists of the day. As many residents of. Dallas will remember, Mr. Taylor held meetings, several years ago, in the old Univer sity Tabernacle, where 1233 people were converted. At that time the Statesman stated that "Mr. Taylor drew the largest crowds ever assem bled under one roof in Salem, over 3000 persons being present on sever al different occasions." Mr. Taylor will be assisted by his son, Paul B. Taylor, soloist and mus ical director, who has been traveling with Evangelist Campbell during the past year. The large chorus, which will be a feature of the meetings, will be under his direction. All singers in Dallas, regardless of church affili ation, are requested to be present at the Evangelical church tonight. There will be a rousing song service pre ceding the address each night. After bunday night the services will probably be held in the armory, it being the opinion of the ministers of the city that greater accommoda tions will be necessary by that time. This, however, has not been definitely decided upon. The evangelical ministers of Dallas, as well as Mr. Taylor, extend a most AIRLIE. A. R. Lewis killed a two-year-old bear on Saturday near' the Helmeck hndge over the Luckiamnte river. Many of his friends liereiiad bear meat for Sunday dinner. Mrs. W. D. Rose has rented her hotel to her daughter, Mrs. Hedge- path. Mrs. Rose has moved to the house she bought from Mr. Shewey. Ray Allen and wife are spending their vacation at the ban rraneisco fair. Most everyone here attended the county fair and all were well pleased, saying that it was better than last year. This speaks well lor the man agement. M. H. Atchison of rir Grove was business caller here Monday. George Conn and C. V. Johnson made a business trip to Dallas Satur day evening. Mrs. Joe Mortimer of rerrydale is visiting her mother, Mrs. Caughey. Our high school opened on Monday with 25 pupils attending. Mrs. Caughey and ber daughter, Mrs. 11 rich, made a business trip to Dallas Tuesday. Among those from Airlie who at tended the state fair on Thursday, were Frank Tnbandt and family, B. A. French and wife. George Conn and family and W. G. Williams and son Vern. Flovd Crowley went to Dallas on Wednesday and received medical treatment. We wonder where the streets and alleys of Airlie will be opened. (By J. C. Rickli.) Brothers and sisters: Some day, when you are tired, depressed, weary, down and out, in short, when you feel that you have all the ills so graphi cally described in Dr. Pierce's book, and Hostetter's Almanac combined, don t go and worry the life out of your doctor go to the city park. The chances are that when you get back from your visit, dinner or supper is ready, or to be got ready; anyway you forget all about the doctor. How ever, don't let us discourage you to see the doctor. We don't want to get in bad with the profession Fact is we feel rather shaky nowadays and might want to give our kingdom for a doctor! any time and no questions asked. - ' Some rainy day, when you can't go to the park, go tell the poor doctor all your troubles unreservedly. He is a fine strong man and can stand it, if you can. Don't forget to mention all the symptoms. He likes symptoms and gets fat on them. More than that you help to educate him. A word of caution, however, to our friends, Before you say anything else contrive in a quite casual way with a cool even voice to say to him that you and your appendix are on amicable terms, getting along tine together. Should the doctor seem to regret that state ment with cold suspicion, don't call the police. Get right down on your knees and With all the fervidness your delicate condition will permit, beseech him, implore him not to oh, not to Btart divorce proceedings be tween you and your appendix. Most doctors have a heart and you may win out. Poor thing.' Whatever you decide to do as a good friend and patriot we would call out to you, "Remember the Alamo and Your 'Ice- tie' bank account." It has been re vealed to us long ago that luckily on ly the rich and would-be fashionable have appendicitis. The rest of us poor tolks somehow worry along with a pain in the "Stummick" or there abouts. P. S. Our next park sermon will deal with bankers and merchants. cordial invitation these meetings. Mrs. Dean Collins and baby daugh ter are expected to arrive from Port land this evening to enjoy a visit with Mr. Collins ' parents, Judge and Mrs. J. L. Collins. Miss Jennie Muscott, custodian of the public book lore in Dallas, is spending several days at the state fair. Miss Collins is at the library during Miss Muscott 's absence. Oscar Hayter was a business visit or in Salem yesterday and incidental ly took in the State fair. Mrs. AValter Barham is visiting friends at Salem, and seeing the state fair. Miss Emma Skelton will spend to day at the state fair. Mr. and Mrs. George S. Sardam and B. E. Sardam of McMiunville came through Dallas on Wednesday en route home from the state fair. They came out of their way to enjoy a meal in Henry Serr's dining room. fred Uee of Yaquina was a busi ness caller in Dallas on Wednesday. L. J. rluthertord of Corvallis was a business visitor in the city on Wed nesday. Miss Maud Robertson spent Wed nesday shopping at the Salem stores. Jay F. Lewis was a visitor in the city on Wednesday, registering at the Gail hotel from Corvallis. Otto Nye came to Dallas from To ledo on Wednesday to transact busi ness and greet friends here. Mr. Downey, last year's director of the Dallas band, returned on Wed nesday from California, his family accompanying him. They will again take up their permanent residence in this city. Little Jessie Boyd, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M, L. Boyd, is confined to her bed with an attack of typhoid fe ver. A trained nurse from balem is in attendance. J. L. Bell, long employed as a tie inspector here by the Southern Pacific company, returned on Wednesday from California, where he has been CIRCUIT COURT NEXT WEEE. JUNTO'S FUNERAL HELD. Elks Hold Services Over Lamented Warden at Salem. . Funeral sen-ices over the remains of Harry Minto, warden of the state penitentiary, who was killed by Oito Hooker, the desperado, Monday niglit, were held by the Elks' lodge of Salem on Tuesday morning. The body was in state in the lodge hall between the hours of 9 and 10. The funeral rit ual of the Elks was read over the dead official and following the ser vice at 11:20 o'clock the body was shipped to Portland, where it was cremated. The pallbearers were George Wat ers, Walter Keyes, John Seigmund. George Burnett, Ben W. Olcott and F. W . Durbin. Grand Jury Will Consider Many Im portant Cases Tuesday. A, number of jury cases were set for trial at a meeting attended by Judge H. H. Belt and Dallas banis ters on Wednesday. The fall term of the circuit court will meet on Monday and on Tuesday the grand jury will convene. On Monday the princial matters of interest before the court will be the consideration of applica tions for final certificates of naturali zation, in which some of Polk comi ty's first and foremost citizens figure. The grand jury will convene at one o'clock on Tuesday to consider a num ber of highly important questions. On Tuesday the court will hear three ap-' pealed cases from the justice court, entitled Odom vs. county of Polk, and Bush vs. county of Polk, widows' pen sions; and Clark vs. Irvine, and on Wednesday the jury case will be Jen sen vs. Dimick, appeal from justice court ; Winters vs. Boyer et al, action for money. Thursday, Billings vs. Fenton, damages; Portland Trust company vs. Polk county, appeal from county court. During the balance of the session the principal bearings will be crimi nal caws. One important case hear ing will be that in a suit by Joe Fritz, irresponsible, through bis guardian, August P. Risser, against the Southern Pacific company for $30,000 damages. Breaking the Routine. Sheriff Orr put his Ford to person al rather than county use yesterday and turned its wheels toward Salem there to enjoy the fair, where he and Mrs. Orr spent most of the dav. To day Deputy Sheriff Hooker will re lieve himself of badge, gun and man acles and cast his lot with th-i pleas ure seekers at Salem. Tomorrow morning the third occupant of the .sheriff's office, Deputy J. E. Rii-hter. will forget the cares and labor of tax collections, and will mingle with the gay throng that daily gazes at the swooping aeroplane and the blue rib bon exhibits of Polk county. to all to attend! for many monthsj to resume his for- Uler pusil-iuu. 1,11. XJtMI IB a uicapinji of ability and has been engaged in dramatic work at the San Francisco exposition during his absence from Dallas. L. A.'Propst of Albany was a bus iness visitor in the city on Wednes day and Thursday. R. F. Wicklund and wife of Port land came to Dallas on Thursday to be ready this morning to get into the first pheasant hunting. Mr. Wick lund is well-known in Dallas for his long connection with the Pacific Coast Biscuit company, Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Stevens of Waco, Neb., arrived in the city last night for a visit with friends. Ebben 'Ray of the Butler school near Willamina came to Dallas last night and started out early this morn ing for the state fair with Superin tendent Seymour. Ray was first prize winner in the school club poultry pro ject at the county fair and his prize is a trip to the state fair. Miss Bertha Serr will leave on Monday for Portland, where she is to open a vocal studio. Mason Wittenbtirg, well-known in Dallas as a member of the Portland Trust company, owner of the Guthrie acres, came up from Portland yester day with bis father-in-law to enjoy some early season pheasant hunting. Mr. Wittenburg was notified of the serious illness of his wife last night, and hurried back to Portland, leaving his companion to bring home the game. SOCIETY l State Superintendent of Banks Sar gent today, in announcing his state ment showing the condition of all banks in the state at the close of bus iness on September 2, declared that it showed that business was rapidly recovering from the general depres sion and predicted it would soon re turn to normal conditions. "Confidence of the people of Ore gon in the future, and a rapid recov ery from the general depression in all lines of trade, is evidenced in the statement," he said. "Although the total demand deposits of all the banks in the state, including balances due to other banks, show a decrease of $6,212,476.65 for the year, there has been a steady increase during the past two or three months, this statement showing an increase of $1,813,538.12 since the statement of June 23, 1915. "Time and savings deposits con tinue to grow and have now reached a grand total of $37,520,873.17, an in crease of $2,379,672.88 since the Sep tember statement of last year. "Dediscounts with the federal re serve bank amount to $14U,dlo.zU, having increased only $36,325.57 since the June 7 call. Other rediscounts and bills payable amounting to $2, 533,430.30, are unusually high at this time of the year. This is due to the fact that farmers do not seem to be disposed to sell their crops but are holding for higher prices. This item shows an increase of $1,154,743.36 ov er the statement of September 12, 1914. The national banks of the state now have an investment of $461,783.- 34 in the stock of the federal reserve bank and are carrying reserve bal ances with that institution amounting to $1,454,509.41. "The statement as a whole makes a most satisfactory showing and in dicates a rapid growth of business during the past two months and an early return to normal conditions. The banks are carrying good reserves and are in a position to meet all legiti mate demands' WHAT Observer Want Ada. do the business Polk Hat Prize Sheep. For the champion ram and champ ion ewe in the Coltswold class. F. A. Kozer of Rickreall carried off first honors at the state fair. Hawley t Son had the champions in the Lincoln class. Divorce Granted Mrs. Hood. Upon her allegations of cruel and nhuman treatment Judge Belt, on Tuesday, granted to Kathleen Hood a decree of divorce from James Hood and the custody of the couple's minor child, Frederick James Hood. Mrs. Hood is living with her parents at In dependence and her former husband is in Portland, where the Hoods were married April 24, 1U12. John K. Sib ley was attorney for the plaintiff. Pianos. A consignment of pianos from the Sherman Clay ft Co. Piano house of Portland will be on sale for the next ten days in the I'glow building. Ex pert piano tuning $3. Mr. R. P. Whit aker in charge. Agents for Stein way. Weber, A. B. Chase and others. 01 -lit Buys a New Car. Dr. B. H. McCallon invested in a new Chalmers touting ear at the state fair yesterday. Automobile dealers have an extensive exhibit at Salem. Party Mrs. Channcey Crider was the very pleasant hostess at an after noon gathering on Wednesday, com plimenting Misses Cora and Belle Van Oredel of I'ittsbmg, Pa., who are visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Van Orsdel. The afternoon was spent at sewing and a dclurhtful luncheon was served bv the hostess. The Misses Van Orsdel leave on Mon day for their eastern home. Those ho enjoyed the afternoon with Mrs. Crider and her guests of honor were Mrs. J. O. Van Orsdel. Mrs. L. 1). Brown, Mrs. S. B. Taylor, Mrs. A I Martin, Mrs. Sweeney and Mrs. L. K. Piasecki. Wedding Florence E. Benson of this county and W ilham II. Burgman of Grant Pass secured a license to marry from the county clerk's office on Wednesday. The couple will visit friends and relatives in this vicinity before returning to Grants Pass to make tbeir borne. Nuptials James N. Powers and Na dine Waltenbarger of Independence were united in marriage at the court bouse on Wednesday afternoon, re turning to their home immediately thereafter. The Rev. G. E. Erskine officiated at (be ceremony. Aged Couple Marries. William Steele, aeed 8L and Mr. Arlets Golden, aged 78, obtained marriage license at Salem yesterday. Bulb are residents of Turner, and have been twice wedded. ELECTRICITY , ' i DOES FOR THE HUMAN BODY Part m. . In part ilne and two was shown how all life function of the human body depend upon electricity, and what it will do in spasms and contractions of the canals of the body. When the process of digestion and assimilation of the food is not prop erly performed and constipation has resulted, harmful germs congregate in the lower bowel. These germs give off poisons and we have what is called autointoxication, poisoning of the body by poisons created in the body itself. These poisons are absorbed into the system and affect through the neirvous Bystem, especially the heart and bloodvessels, causing too high blood-pressure, and contraction and hardening of the arteries. The high blood-pressure again re acts upon the kidneys and brings on Bright 's Disease with albumen and casts in the urine, and finally reten tion of uric acid in the blood, causing uraemic poisoning and death. Medicines have comparatively lit tle value in such conditions, but elec tricity comes to the rescue, and bv charging the entire body with a large amount of electricity at a very high voltage, hundreds of thousands of volts, and alternations up to a million times a second, (the current from the street wires that gives us electrio light alternates 120 times a second) the blood-pressure is lowered to the noimal again, the albumen disappear from the urine and the kidneys per form their proper function again of eliminating the uric acid and other waste products of the body. In cases where the contraction of the small bloodvessels in the muscles and around the nerves diminishes the blood supply to the nerves, we have pain, tlie nerves crying out for more blood to feed them, as they are starv ing. The above mentioned electric cur rents applied locally soon bring on dilation of the bloodvessels, the nerves get more blood and better nourish ment, and consequently they st p crying for food, the pain stops. We see this in rheumatism, neuralgia, nenritis, lumbago and similar painful troubles. More on this interesting subject will appear in the next issue of this paper. FOR RALE House and big lot at Medford. Or will trade for Dallas property. A. L. Illingworth. Phon Black 155. ol tf. ERNEST HANSON Carpenter and Contractor, W all-papering and Painting, Cement and Brick Work. 612 Orchard Ave. Phon Wast Red 63 Twlc--Week Observer 11. SO a Tear. Observer wmnt ads. do the Ms.