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THE FOLK COUNTY OBSERVER, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1915. ; ' v ' TAX BUDGET ADOPTED EIGHTEEN MILLS SET AS AN , NUAL TAX ASSESSMENT. City Marshal Chase Reports Dilapi dated Condition of Many Side walks Within the City. Routine business for the most part occupied the attention of the city council at its regular meeting last evening, although, by unanimous vote, the tentative budget prepared in com mittee meeting was made official. The budget as prepared levies an assess ment of 18 mills for the year's taxes. This total is divided into the various funds as follows: General fund 10 mills, road fund 3.5 mills, library fund 1 mill, water works fund 1 mill; sewage disposal plant fund 1 mill, armory fund .75 mills, county fair and city park fund .75 mills. This budget is 2.5 mills higher than that of last year, but is much lower than the tax levies that will be adopted by other nearby cities, so that the estimate is considered low. The band will be aided next year by city funds as a result ot a resolution passed last evening. The mayor will appoint a committee of three, one councilman, one member of the band and one bus inessman to see that a sum not to ex ceed $50 monthly is properly spent for the band. An elderly man made a plea tor work of any kind and ask ed the aid of the councilmen in find ing such for him; a resident request ed permission to fence in a section of street and another asked permission to build a crosswalk over the street. Another matter of importance was the reading of a report prepared by City Marshal Chase on the condition of sidewalks. The Btreet commission er reported that all crossings in bad repair were fixed and the council vot ed the right to the street commission er to lay temporary cross walks wher ever necessary. Marshal Chase's report on side walks was referred to the street com mittee. According to the report the following walks are in need of repair: 210 Court street; skating rink, corner Oak and Jefferson streets; Elias Hin shaw, 201 Jefferson; 502 Academy street; requires new walk on Jeffer son street, side; Dunkleberger, 510 Shelton street; Lee Fenton on Shel ton street, between Court and Mill; Chas. Black on Ash, between Church and Levens; Dr. Foster on Ellis, be tween Ash and Muple; Fred Rich, vacant lot on east side of Levens street, near tannery bridge; Brown property, 719 Academy, needs new walk on Levens street, side; Dan Sy ron, 718 Washington; Chas. Syron on Levens street, between Ash and Maple. The council authorized the building of a plank walk between the librarv and theater building. There is a narrow passageway between those two buildings that is much used in going and coming from the city hall. MRS. ERSKINE TO TEACH. School Board Elects New Teacher. Has Another Vacancy. Mrs. R. G. Erskine. wife of the min ister of the Dallas Evangelical church, was elected by the city school board last evening to the position of teacher of the seventh grade, o class. This is a grade being added to re lieve the crowded condition of the hieh school building. Prof. W. I. Ford has moved his office to another part of the building and the room that be occupied has been fitted up as a classroom. Mrs. brsKine, wno was elected last evening, has had much exDerieifce in teaching and takes her new position with thorough recommendations. A vacancy was recognized last evening by the school board in the position left vacant by B. M. Callaghan, instructor in man ' nil training and book keeping. The board authorized Prof. Ford to fill the vacancy as soon as possible. No other business of importance was transacted. SCHOOL INSTRUCTOR LEAVES. Manual Training Teacher of Local School Gives Up Position. B. M. Callaghan, who came here a few. weeks ago to relieve O. C. Hart as instructor in manual training and bookkeeping in the Dallas high school, has given up that position and has gone to Washington, where he will teach the same subjects in the Ska mania schools. Mr. Callaghan came to Dallas with papers entitling mm to teach in the Washington schools, hut he did not have the special cer tificate necessary to teach manual training here. Having been offered the Skamania position, and not desir ing to take the chance of being de clared ineligible for the local position. Mr. Callaghan elected to move back to Washington. THIS AND THAT Mrs. Charles Gregory spent Sunday and Monday with her parents at their farm home in the northwestern part of the eoonty. !,-r Dr. H. J. Talbott, president of i . .- - KURDS!! V 1 irV UL iJiwiu!, v. - - km, was a visitor at the Methodist parsonage on .Monday. Wedding L. Elbert Hayes of Riek and Miss Maud Stennitt of Dal las were united in marriage by the1 Rev. Mr. Tapscott at the Baptist church on bunday morning. Immedi ately after the union service at the armory a group of friends and rela tives of the well-known young couple gathered at the Baptist church to wit ness the ceremony. Mr. and Mrs tlayes will, make their home on a farm near McMinnville. Marriage A license to marry was issued on Saturday to Henry C. Voss or Albany and Mary Wsner, Kalem, route 1, , THE ROPES" OF MAUI. An Ancient Legend of the Sun From the South Seal. One of the most picturesque legends connected with the solar beams Is that told In the Islands of the south Pacific, where sunbeams are known as "the ropes of Maul." It Is related that In former times the nun god Ba was not so regular In bis halilts as he Is today. In fact, he caused the south sea Island ers much annoyance by setting In the morning or at noon or at other Inop portune times, just when his light was needed for the dally tasks of mankind. The great hero Haul undertook to cure him of these erratic habits, and the first step was to make the sun god prisoner. This was accomplished by laying a series of six snares made of strong cocoanut fiber along the sun's path In the sky. When the deity next rost from Avaikl, or the land of ghosts, the first noose encircled him, but slip ped down and only caught his feet; the second slipped, too, but caught the sun god's knees; the third caught around his hips. Still Ra pressed on, scarcely ham pered by these contrivances. The fourth noose tightened around his waist the fifth under his arms, and finally the Blxth and last caught him around the neck and almost strangled him. Then the sun god confessed him self vanquished and in fear of his life promised Maul that he would in future adjust his dally Journeys more in ac cordance with the comfort and conven ience of mortal men. Ra was then allowed to proceed on his way, but Haul prudently declined to take off the ropes, which may still be seen hanging from the sun at dawn and when be descends Into the ocean at night Hence the islanders say, when they behold the beams radiating from the sun, "Tena te Taura a Maul" "See the ropes of Maui." Philadelphia In quirer. ECCENTRIC NORTH RIVER. Curleus Pranks of Tortuous England 8tream. New Westerners tell of the queer behavior and changes of course indulged In by the Missouri river, and Texans aver that for pure cussedness and general fickleness no stream of water can ap proach the ltlo Grande. There Is, bow- ever, a stream in New England where- ,, h.h h,,. , ,.' K A . , th Uat , ,1M, ,,,,., bodies of water. This is the North river in Massachu setts. It has its source In a pond near Hanson, whence it proceeds in a tortu ous course to the sea at Scituate. Now, the distance by air line from Hanson to Scituate is only ten miles, bat by the North river.lt is forty. New Englanders aver that when the tide is coming in the North river runs upstream, and not only that but the upper part of it which Is fresh water, also runs op. Thus this queer etream presents the strange spectacle of fresh water river proceeding uphill. The North river's claim to eccentric ity Is not, however, limited te this fact It Is so crooked that it doubles on itself. At one spot near Hanover this rtner, by accomplishing three loops, moves to ward the sea for a distance of only fifty feet and wanders.abont for a. dis tance of about fifteen miles In doing it In November. 1898. the North river got very cantankerous. It moved its mouth three miles to the northward. thus making a present to the town of Marshfield of a deep harbor. la so do ing It killed three men and converted many thousand acres of good meadow land into a salt marsh. Historically the North river is of note as being the scene of the last Indian raid on toe coast settlements. Phila delphia Record. Tha 8tationer. Stationery" has etrmologieallT as much to do with standing as has "sta tionary." The original stationers, or statlonarli, were so called because they sold their books npon stalls or "sta tions" in London round about old 8t Paul's cathedral. In some cases against the walls of the cathedral itself. This is one of the many trades the names of which have no. direct allusion to the commodities sold. "Grocers." for in stance, were so called either because tbey sold "en groe." wholesale, or be cause they were "engrossers," monop olizers. London Chronicle, Always. Time haunted her. 8be laughed ar him, she resorted to a thousand devices whereby to discomfort him, bat bo was not to bo shaken off. At length she lost her temper. "Can't you see." oho flared oat reluc tantly, "that there's no room for yon where beauty dwells?" "There Is always," Tune rejoined, touching his scythe significantly, "room for on mower." Boston Herald. WANTED Six h. p. standard make nsoline engine in exchange for 3 v j , L. i e . . : 1 1 , .unifier uiur n i. . . . . j i -u n 1. Airlie, Oregon. FOR SALE Flanders "20" automo bile, or trade for stock. C. Randall. Baell 70-3t-x Twice--Week Observer, $1.50 a year. WORKING THE WIRELESS. Ths Jump From Long Island Over the Ocean to Germany. The wireless station at Sayvllle. N. T Is the most powerful In the world, flash ing messages direct to Nauen, near Ber lin. Fifty miles out from New lork city Is. Sayvllle. a small town whose prin cipal Industries are roadhouses and wireless telegraphy. Here the auto mobile parties stop for the few bites that always take many dollars before running on Into New York, but if It were not for the wireless station tne town would never be beard of. Near the ocean, dropped in a mos quito infested field, the great Telefunk- en station sprawls over 100 acres. mile away It looks like a huge spider web, with all its slim poles reaching Into the air. Interlaced with slender wires. The little low building Is rigged on every side with towering poles an tennae, as they are called. Five hun dred feet high they stand almost as tall as the Washington monument From these wires radiate the electric wares that leap to Germany. Great blocks of cement big as corncrlbs, are set in the ground, and to them are an chored the guy wires. The message Is flashed across the Atlantic at the rate of twenty-five words a minute, but in case of neces sity It can go up to forty. The mes sages go across in a series of waves, with which the station on the other side is in tune. The messages go to a small town near Berlin called Nauen, where they are placed in a land wire and for warded to the capital. The cnarge tor sending a message to Germany Is 63 cents a word from anywhere near New- York. The 3 cents Is the price of the land wire to get It to Sayvllle. As soon as the key is touched in America the message is In Germany, the time occupied in crossing being only the fraction of a Becond. in tact, the message could go around the world seven times In a second. Homer Croy In Leslie's. COMPETITION IN SAVING. A Challenge a Wife Aeoepted and a Contest In Economy. . The following Is an account of what competition did toward encouraging a bank account: "1 am on a newspaper. I have al ways made a salary In excess of sim ple living requirements, but I was a free spender and did not save. "A baby came, and I felt an added responsibility. I was afraid actually frightened for the first time in my life. Then I gave the matter of saving some thought but I could not decide upon any course of action. "At the office one day a business dis cussion made me see that what I need ed in my home was competition. "That night on my arrival home I said to my wife that I would, begin ning the next Saturday, give her half of my salary and I would keep the other half, and we each take an equal share of the household expenses. "At the end of the first month I left my bank book on the library table. I wanted to surprise her. That evening she banded it to me and said she thought I was doing fine. Looking at her closely, I saw that she realized she was challenged. She did not speak. however, of any intention she might have had In mind. "A month later I found her bank book on the library table identically as I had left mine. She had beaten me. for her savings showed $10.50 more than my own for the corresponding month and $15 in excess of my depos its for the first month. "We are now In a race. We both hare the saving habit We have enough to buy a home if we should Join funds.' American Magazine. The Great Big Moon. The full moon is very deceptive to those who attempt to estimate Its ap parent size In the sky. Most people would assert that the "great big moon' could entirely blot out the lovely clus ter of, the Pleiades, which glitters la the constellation of Taurus, bat actual ly the full moon could, and occasion ally does, pass through the Pleiades and only succeeds In hiding a few of the stars comprising It So small la- deed Is the moon when In Its full phase It dominates the night sky that a three penny piece held at arm's length will completely eclipse It Pall Mall Ga zette. An Apology. "Your customs are reprehensible be yond possibility of expression. The Idea of killing your fellow man for din- Yes." replied the cannibal, who had been reading about civilized warfare. "but at least we have the excuse of being hungry." Washington 8 tar. Nobody Know. "What darn fool fashion will the wo men take op next?" asked the man who doesn't like the things they are wearing now. "If I were good enough guesser to predict that" replied his friend. "I'd be a multimillionaire !nsde of six months." Chicago Herald The Chief Bather. "How far ahead can you go with your family, Jones r bis Inquisitive friend asked. "Oh, I never worry about my family. What bother me la bow far back 1 can manage to go witn my tailor." St Louts Post-Dispatch. Aftcient Scottish Custom. In the Srotnxb highlands In oldea iimea s tannine: wooden cross was car ried Mazing to and fro among the to rvoae them to battle. Fashion's Dictates v. . " - -" - I I GORGEOUS EVENING WRAP, From a deep collar of sealskin hang ample folds of old rose panne corduroy cut bayadere. The richness of the ma- terial and the plainness of the design achieve a very luxurious effect Seal- skin is used for the deepish cuffs. This is one 01 uie aumiieoi uiiei uiuuro an(j neck ta finished with a-krlm-for an opera coat mer collar Tn hat suitable for this FIRST MARKET DAY HELD. Mr. Davis Finds Sentiment in Favor of Venture. Although there were many counter attractions to divert attention from the first public sales day, held on Sat urday by P. E. Davis, that event was very much of a success. A large amount of goods changed hands at the sale and there were many people in the crowd that attended who came for many miles to note the success of the first sale held in Dallas. It is true that the first sale is not as successful as those that follow, be cause it is necessary to get the har ness of co-operation between the farmers and the merchants to work ing nicely before the sales bring the large numbers that attend them in other cities. But Mr. Davis' first at tempt was a success in every way. and when the merchants take the af fair over as a community sales day lie thinks it will be a still greater euceess. The articles that Mr. Davis, as auc tioneer, sold at the sale Saturday were mostly small, lew farm imple ments and no livestock went under the hammer. Farmers snowed a great deal of interest in the sale, however, and expressed themselves as being enthusiastically in lavor or the event when it is put on a community basis. Tiny Baby Buried. An infant of Mr. and Mrs. Christian Stafrin was buried at the I. O. O. i cemetery in Dallas on Saturday morn ing. Many friends of Mr. btarrin, who lived here before he was married, and the relatives attended the sad ceremony. The baby was born at the flood Samaritan hospital on Friday. The mother is resting easily at this time. Christian Stafnn is well-known in Dallas and is a brother of Conrad Stafrin. Packard Loses Toe. A, W. Packard of Airlie lost a toe from bis left foot on Sunday when, returning from a pheasant hunt, he lipped on a walk near the home or K. Lewis and accidentally ma- barged his gun. The shot barely miss ed taking another toe. ur. V. u. Butler of Independence attended the injury and sent Mr. Packard to the Dallas hospital. Salem Will Entertain Editors. Fridsy and Saturday, November 5 and 6, Salem people will entertain the Oregon State Editorial association. The molders of publie opinion will take possession of the house of rep resentatives and for two days will be in the spotlight, with luncheons, ban quets and dinners at the bands of tbe capital city people. W. A. Carpenter and his brother left yesterday afternoon for Moun tain View. Missouri, where they will visit relatives for some time. ' j A SMART SUIT. This is a suit for the woman fond 0f walking, as the short skirt of navy broadciotn proves. The short length .... . flfHn flnri hinck tiic hM pomtg tue front and cuff3- Tne coat sklrt,g fullnesg ta neIa by. a deml-belt suit is a black velour sailor. FOR A NAME. In other words, five dollars in your choice of merchandise from the stocks of the Crider store, formerly the Dal las Mercantile company, for a mo ment's thought on the subject of a new name for the store. Since the contest was announced In The Ob server on Friday a number of names have been submitted and are fast piling np In the contest box. Surely it will take someone but second or so to pick the winning name, and that someone may be you as well as anyone else. The Dallas Mercantile company name must be replaced, and a suitable name mast cams from this contest. The name will be selected by a committee, composed of persons who have no concern in the matter, and will be absolutely fair and impartial in their selection. Send your selec tion to The Observer office in a seal ed envelope, labeled "Name Con tent" CRIDER'S STORE, SUCCESSOR TO THE DALLAS MERCANTILE COMPANY ACTION OF SINGLE SPOONFUL - SURPRISES MANY. Dallas people who bought the sim ple mixture of buckthorn bark, gly cerine, etc., known as Adler-i-ka, are surprised at the INSTANT effeet of 81NULE SPOONFUL. This rem edy is so complete a bowel cleanser that it is used successfully in appen dicitis. Adler-i-ka acts on BOTH up per and lower bowel and ONE Sl"OONITL relieves almost ANY CASK of constipation, soar or gassy stomach. ONE MINUTE after you Oake it the g asses rumble and pass out. Conrad Stafnn, druggist. 4-T GUARDIANS NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that the un dersigned has been duly appointed Guardian of the estate of Henry M. Berry, an incompetent person, by the Hon. Comity Court of Polk County, Oregon. All persons holding claims against said estate should present the same to the undersigned for adjust ment, and all persons owing said es tate are hereby notified to settle same with said guardian. J. D. SMITH, Guardian of the estate of Henry M. Berry. SIBLEY EAKIN, $5 2 World-Famous Brands Each thm but of U clam. 2 tpUndid graded at 2 difftnM prices. Old Master ... . and ' San Marto Coffee "ThmKiniWithkhmt SOLD BY ( DALLAS MEAT COMPANY. ILItTMEB laK. on When We Hand You Our Esti mates of the cost of the lumber yon require yon can depend upon it that the fig ures will he as low as first-class, well seasoned lumber can be sold for hon estly. If yon pay more yon pay too much. If you pay less you get less either in quality or quantity. Willamette Valley Lumber Co. THEO. BERGMANN SHOE MFO. CO. Incorporated. Manufacturers of the Celebrated Bergmann Shoe. PORTLAND :- OREGON The strongest and nearest water proof shoes made for loggers, miners, prospectors and mill-men. Price Brothers, exclusive agents in Dallas for Bergmann shoes. 69-tf. J. A. BAR1IAM E. V. BARHAM BARIUM BROTHERS General Contractors and Builders REPAIRING AND REMODELING, CEMENT WORK A SPECIALTY. LET TJS FIGURE ON YOUR FOUNDATIONS AND B IDE WALKS. Phones 661 and.1012 Dallas, Oregon We can please youifyouwant the best The Observer, a TwIce-a-Week pa per, costs no more than a weekly. West Side Marble WorRs O, L. HAWKINS, Proprietor,' ., MONUMENTS, HEADSTONES AND CURBING. - . ' - s .n Send It By Parcel Post Send us your laundry by parcel poet. The nual earner Is bow authorised te transact this buatneaa. It coats hot few cents. Well return It promptly. DALLAS STEAM LAC.VDHY. BLACK S GROCERY