THE POLK COUNTY OBSERVER, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1915.
I Polk County Briefs
C. A. Ball has moved his family
from Portland to a farm west of
Ballston.
Harry D'orton, road supervisor in
that district, has improved the main
thoroughfare at Ballston by filling the
low places with gravel.
The family of B. B. Bradley now
occupies a handsome new home on
their Gilliam farm.
The school at Gilliam will have a
Thanksgiving program on November
20.
Miss Blanche Harrnan of Buena
Vista recently entertained a party of
young folk from .that section, the oc
casion being the twelfth anniversary
of her birtn.
Mr. and Mrs. Torgenson of Silver
rejoice over the recent advent of a
son into their family.
The lady friends of Mrs. Simmons
of Buena Vista assembled at her home
one day last week to celebrate the
68th anniversary of that lady's birth.
The mother of Mrs. Kichard Mo
Carter of Hopville is with her daugh
ter, coming from Scio, where she suf
fered a partial stroke of paralysis.
Geo. Ross of Portland recently
bought the F. H. Schneider ranch
near Eocco, and has been there look
ing after his interests.
Mrs. Thomas Holman of Eola re
cently entertained a party comprising
her old schoolmates.
A deal has been made through E.
E. Tripp in which L. S. Compton
trades in his 32-acres fruit farm near
Independence, to W. C. Roberts for
a 200-acre farm near Drain. The to
tal consideration was about $14,000.
The Methodist ladies of Indepen-
' dence will serve a cafeteria dinner on
November 12.
Sloper Brothers & Cockle of Inde
pendence are remodeling their . store
building and will hereafter occupy
both floors. '
Mrs. S. H. McElmurry of Indepen
dence lost a purse containing $10 on
a train last week, but it fell into
honest hands and she recovered it.
T. A. Sikes, state secretary of the
Farmers' Educational and Co-opera
tive union, will address the farmers
of the Salt Creek vicinity on Friday
evening, at the Orchard school house.
Al. Whitney has leased Mrs. White
aker's ranch near Independence and
will go from booze-selling to farming
after the first of the year.
Independence will elect- a mayor,
recorder and three councilmen on De
cember 6.
Independence estimates that $10,-
413.11 will be required to conduct
that city next year.
C. J. Pugli of Falls City has been in
Portland exploiting loganberry juice,
squeezed out by him in large quanti
ties last season.
The pupils of the Falls City high
school will stage a play before Christ
mas.
The student body of the Falls City
schools has elected the following offic
ers: Lester W. Gardner, president;
Nettie Murry, vice-president; Clara
Sampson, secretary-treasurer; execu
tive committee. Trevol Powers, fresh
man; Sybil Wilson, sophomore; Win-
field Johnson and Loleta West, sen
iors.
FACTS ARE MISSTATED
LUMBER DISCRIMINATION FAN
CY Or METROPOLITAN SHEET
Dallas Commercial Club Adopts Reso
lutions Advising Taking of Griev
ance to Commission.
The committee appointed by the
Commercial club to draft resolutions
stating that body's position in the
lumber rate controversy now pending
a hearing, through its chairman, W.
L, Soehren, has prepared the follow-
Whereas it has been prominently
brought to our notice through the
press of the Willamette valley and
of Portland, that a few lumber manu
factures of Portland, are attacking
the Southern Pacific eompany for an
alleged lumber rate discrimination
and Whereas the said lumber manu
facturers have evidently enlisted the
services or the rortland fcvening lei
egram to create public opinion in fa
vor of their contentions, and
Whereas, the Portland Evening Tel
egram seems to have received its in
formation Irom unreliable sources ana
has apparently made many misstate
ments, and most unfairly attacked the
Southern Pacific company and Wil
lamette vallev lumber industry, be it
"Resolved" That the Portland
Chamber of Commerce, Oregon Civic
societv and other civic bodies should
prevail upon the Evening Telegram
and Portland lumber manufacturers
to desist from further misrepresenta
tions to the public and to take their
grievance to the Interstate Commerce
commission in an ethical and fair
manner and without further effort to
disrupt the general business relations
between the Willamette valley and
her eitv of Portland.
Miss Schneddiger of Falls City,
who taught school at Airlie two years
ago, has recently visited friends there
as a guest of Mrs. C. V. Johnson,
The Airlie Parent-Teacher associa
tion held a profitable meeting Friday
afternoon after school.. Superinten
dent Seymour, frotessor Barr and
Mr. Harrington were present and gave
words of encouragement to those
present.
Mrs. Mary Moore died at her home
m Monmouth last Wednesday, aged
47 years.
The friends of the Normal will be
pleased to know that the enrollment
has passed the doU mark, as compared
with azo at the .close tf last year.
The second regular meeting or the
Monmouth Parent-Teachers' associa
tion will be held in the high school
assembly hall this Tuesday evening.
A special meeting for the Monmouth
school district hits been called for
November 20, the purpose being to
vote on the proposition of levying a
special district tax. The amount the
board desires to raise is $11,270.81.
Jack Syron of Red Prairie has re
cently completed a modern bungalow.
Ezra Conner of Bed Prairie fell
from a wagon, and as a result was
housed up several days.
The Red Prairie school has a bran
new clock, bought with the proceeds
from a basket social.
The Parent-Teacher association of
the Red Prairie district held an in
teresting meeting last Friday, it be
ing the first of the year.
Doc. Cox, a pioneer of the Red
Prairie section of Polk county, and
former owner of the Clear View Or
chards land, died the other day in
Coos county.
John Finn of Buell will plant a
large acreage to prune trees during
the fall and winter.
The Clear View basketball team
lost a series of games to Salt Creek,
and paid the penalty by giving the
victors a splendid dinner.
Miss Edna bweeney's scholars gave
basket social at i ern school house
Saturday evening.
The personal effects on the farm oi
the late G. G. Thompson of Buell will
be sold at public auction on Novem
ber 10.
Some careless hunters shot a colt
belonging to S. A. Ball of Ballston
Blood poison followed and the animal
had to be shot.
Mrs. J. B. Hatch will give an elocu-
lonarv entertainment at Ballston
next Friday evening.
Senator and Mrs. C. L. Hawley of
McCoy are at the Panama exposition.
The ladies of the Independence
Christian church will hold their annu
al bazaar December 4-5.
Independence has a lyceum course
this winter. The first entertainment
was eiven last night.
Road district No. 21, which includes
Falls City, will hold a meeting on
November 27 for the purpose of vot
ing on a special tax levy tor road
purposes. The call is largely signed
W. F. Nichols and Ira C. Mehrling
have been appointed by the Business
Men's league of Falls City to present
resolutions to the Interstate Com
merce commission. J. C. Talbott is
alternate. "
TIMBER IS ESTIMATED
FORESTRY SERVICE COMPLETES
"RECONNOISANCE."
Total Stand in Government Reserve
of Oregon, Washington and Alaska
Is 297,000,000,000 Feet.
Speaking generally, an optimist is
a man who can extract consolation
from the fact that the home team lost
by one run. -
A good many factors are continu
ally enewred in an effort to defend
their titles.
Forest service officials have just
completed ah extensive timber "rec
onnaissance" of the national forests
of Oregon, Washington and Alaska
and the figures assembled as a result
of this reconnaisance give the total
stand of government timber at 297,
643,000,000 feet.
According to the compilation the
largest areas of young timber in any
of the national forests are found in
the Siuslaw forest along the Oregon
coast, while the most extensive and
unbroken bodies of old timber are
found in the Olympic forest, in West
ern v ashington. The Cascade and
Umpqua forests, both in Oregon, on
the west slope of the Cascade range,
lead in the amount of Douglas fir,
while the Ulympic torest, in Western
Washington, leads in the amount of
amabilis fir and western red cedar.
Three of the national forests in the
Blue mountains of Oregon each have
in the neighborhood of 5,000,000,000
feet of western yellow pine ; the great
est amount of sugar pine if round in
the Siskiyou forest, in southwestern
Oregon. '
Of the Alaska forests the Tongass
contains 70.000.000.000 feet and the
Chugach 8.000.000,000, both forests
made up mostly of western hemlock
and Sitka spruce. Of the forests of
Washington and Orecron the Olympic
leads with 33.000.000,000 feet as its
total, while the Umatilla forest in
northeastern Ore eon, foots the list
with 1,321,000.000 feet.
By species Douglas fir leads the dis
trict with more than 98,000.000.000
feet, western hemlock ranking next
with 73.000.000,000 feet. In order of
amounts these are followed bv west
ern yellow pine with 32.000.000.000
feet. Sitka spruce with 20JJOO.000.000,
amabilis fir with 19.000.000.000, west
ern red eedar with 14,"0O.OiX 0OU,
white and grand fir 5,500,000,000.
lodgepole pine 4,500,000,000, western
larch 4,500,000,000, Noble and Shasta
r 3,500,000,000 and sugar pine nearly
2,000,000,000, while a dozen or more
less important species make up the
remaining ltf,UUU,UUU,UUU.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
The following is a complete list of
realty transfers recorded during the
week ending yesterday and reported
to The Observer by Sibley & JSakin,
abstractors, 515 Court street, Dallas
Ella V. Jtiemey and husband Jto
Walter E. Johnson, 5 acres, T.-8-5,
SUU.
C. C. Lee to Mary Ann Lee, lots in
Monmouth, $1.
John A. Faulk and wire to W.
and G. E. George, 14.39 acres, T.-8
o, sill. '
P. C Sears to M. A. and H. M.
Lynch, 47.81 acres, T.-6-4, $3443.55.
Frank Bliltibrand etal to Edwin
and William Fleischman, 21 acres, T.-
9-5, $750.
John F. Benton and wife to Oscar
Duclson, 1 acre, T.-8-6, $1500,
Carrie C. Hubbard and husband to
A. M. and M. M. Mack, 5 acres, T.-8-
$4UUU.
Richard R. Webster and wife to M.
E, and W. E. George, 70 acers, T.-9-
e, $10.
T. A. Wilson and wife to Clear
View Orchard Co., 135 acres, T.-6-6,
$1. '
F. C. Bolne to Matt Clark, T.-9-8,
,$10. r .
Paul Becker and wife to Edwin M,
Rowley, 40 acres, T.-8-7, $10. ,
Clara Bush Halsey and husband to
D. J. Grant, 4 acres, T.-8-6, $50.
Jennie Kirk and husband to James
C. Murphy, lots in West Salem, $1.50.
John W. Orr, sherilt, to U. M. Bair,
900 acres, T.-b-S, $5000.
Emma- Webster etal to Lorena
Haynes, 53.11 acres, T.-8-4, $1.
Charles K. Haynes etal to May
Webster, 48.12 acres, T.-8-4, $1.
Charles K. Haynes etal to Emma
Webs-ter, 48.14 acres, T.-8-4, $1
Emma Webster etal to Frank S.
Webster, 44.15 acres, T.-8-4, $
William D. Jones to J. R. and C. E.
Shields, lots West Salem, $10.
Laura A.-Warinner etal to Clyde
Ketly, 1B7.1BS acres, T.-0-4, $10.
Matt Clark and wife to C. E. Moh
ler, T.-9-8, $10.
John W. Orr, sheriff, to F. P. and
F. E. Smith, 120 acres, T.-6-4, $1526.-
90.
John W. Orr, sheriff, to Maude A.
McKinnon, 77.83 acres, T.-9-4, $8447.-
15.
Sam Newman and wife to Esther
Prichard, lot in Independence,
' Motion Is Overruled.
Capital Journal: Judge Kelley, of
department number 1 of the circuit
court, today overruled the motion for
a change of venue in the matter of
the application of Eva M. Wolfe for
a widow's pension. Attorney Walter
M. Tooze, Jr., with attorneys G. O.
Holman and Turner & Turner repre
sent in all about 18 widows who have
applied for widow's pensions and
whose petitions have been denied by
the countv court. The attorneys then
appealed from the action of the coun
ty court to the circuit court and ask
ed for a trial by jury on the merits
of the widows' claims. Attorney
George G. Bingham and District At
torney Ringo who represented the
county, opposed the trial by jury on
the grounds that this was not an ac
tion at law but a suit in equity and
that there were no disputed questions
of fact to be passed upon by a jury.
Attorney Tooze argued that this was
an action at law and the petitioners
were entitled to a jury trial. On the
grounds that Marion county taxpay
ers would not be qualified to sit upon
a jury in these cases Tooze asked tor
a change of venue, which was over
ruled by the judge.
THE CITY IN BRIEF ..
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, The Sterling Furniture company
Irames pictures. . 64-tf.
For Fire and automobile Insurance
me Chas. Gregory, city hall 82-tf
Dr. c. I Foster, dentist, City Bank
building;, Dallas. 7J-F.
The Sterling Furniture company
irames pictures. 64-itf.
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.
Automobile repairs of every kind
and nature at C. J. Shreeve's, Oak
street. 64-tf.
Dr. Kempel, Chiropractor, 618 Church
Dr. Stone's Heave . Drops cures
heaves. Price 1, for sale by all drug
gists. Adv. 7-tf.
The Dallas Wood company Is ready
to furnish you with mill wood. Good
loads and good service. All wood cash
on delivery. , Phone 492. i 108-tf.
The Sterling Furniture comoanv
irames pictures. 6441
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finder please leave at The Observer
and receive reward. 72-lt.
WANTED Six h. p. standard make
gasoline engine in exchange for 3
h. p. Stover engine ; will pay reas
onable difference. V. J. Love, route
1, Airlie, Oregon.
FOR SALE Flanders "20" automo
bile, or trade for stock. C. Randall,
Buell 70-3t-x
WANTED Machine, cast and stove
plate Iron, brass and copper, sine
and rubber, and rags of all kinds;
In fact, junk of all kinds. A. N.
Halleck, Monmouth, Oregon. 8tf.
MONEY TO LOAN On good im
proved real estate. Walter Wil
liams, First National Bank. 62-tf.
QMX WOP OUPQfc SEES WHAT tOBKCCO aTiarCT,
OH KBAM9 tO
J SOME I lHlT0Bt 1
MAM IS H6 OiMJkTHAN MM ra. a J . !
;LJ" 'Hit TOBACCO lM wSST
rHEN a man kicks the
' kinks out of his fnhnwvi
delusions and learns how good,
, real tobacco is, he naturally feels pretty
happy all over. Naturally too, he don t
want to hog a good thing all to himself,
i so he lets his friends know , the 1 big
difference there is between the ordinary
big wad and the little satisfying Real
Tobacco Chew.
A little chew of pure, rich, mellow tobacco seasoned
and sweetened just enough cuts out so much of the
grinding and spitting.
ASK YOUR DEALER FO&W'B CUT
CHEWING TOBACCO.IT IS THE NEW
'REAC TOBACCO CHEW-CUT L0N8 SHREO.
Taks less than one-quarter the old size chew. It
will be more satisfying than a mouthful of ordinary
tobaooo. Just take a nibble of it until you find the
strength chew that suits you, then see how easily and
evemy ins real looaooo taste eomea, how it satMSes,
, how muoh leas yon have to spit, how few chews yon take to be tobaooo
satisfied. That's why it is Thf RealTobatm Ouw. That ' why it ooett
leas in the end.
The taste of pure, rich tobaooo does not need to be covered up. Aa
loess of licorice and sweetening' makes you apit too much.
One small chew takes the place of two. big
tChews pi the old kind. - j
f (Notice bow the salt brings
oat the rich tobacco taste.)) ,
WEYMAN-BRUT0N COMPANY, 50 Union Square, New York City j
West Side Marble
WorKs
, Q. L. HAWKINS, Proprietor.
MONUMENTS, HEADSTONES AND
CURBING.
Send It By Parcel Post
Send us your laundry by parcel post.
The ruial carrier Is now authorised to
transact this business. It oosts but a
tew oenta. We'll return It promptly.
DALLAS STEAM LAUNDRY.
FOB SALE Sixty-acre dairy farm
in uoos county: bottom land: halt-
mile from postoffioe: mile from
school; on milk route; good winter
road; good improvements. Will
give terms. B. Folsom, Gail Hotel,
Dallas. 52-tf,
FOR SALE Beautiful piano for sale
or trade. Lett with us for quick
sacrifice. E. S. care Observer. 58-tf
FOB SALE Potato sacks cheap. Ew-
ing .Bros., Dallas; phone 19x15.
FOB SALE Fine pigs, six weeks old
J. u. Anderson, Dallas, Ore. 66-tf
GREENWOOD.
Mr. Underwood, our road supervis
or, is leaving gravel to fill low places
on our roads to prevent mud holes
this winter. A stitch in time saves
nine.
Mrs. Manly Martin was a callor it
Mrs. Lettie Huntley's last I'riday.
Reuben Becker and Allen Furvine
are attending high school at Rickre-
all.
Sloper Bros & Cockle are drilling a
well tor the school.
Mrs. John Yound, Mrs. Huntley
and Mrs. Joe Rogers, members of the
Greenwood Patchwork club, attended
a meeting oi the same at Mrs. beth
Fawk's last Wednesday.
Roy Martin is visiting at Newport.
Ed. Nash of Independence is work-
in? for Mr. Bigelow.
Our teacher, Miss Molander, and
several of her pupils were out after
school hours last Thursday posting
up "Uo to bchool Day" notices.
Rah ! for our teacher and school.
A. W. Vernon butchered hogs last
week.
When the new well is finished for
the school a sanitary fountain pump
will be put in with a concrete base.
Johnnie and Villi Kidenhour new
house is nearing completion.
Farmers are busy on all sides re
gardless of sufficient rain to make
tanning the best.
Mr. Sanderson is working for Rob
ert Ankeny at Rickreall.
E. M. Young is having some of his
hops plowed up and will seed the
ground to wheat.
Orley and Joseph Brown are break
ing young horses.
The Observer, a Twlc-a-Weelr pa
per, coeta no mora than a weekly.
Butter Wrappers!
Get them at The Observer
I LUMBER V,
I itel OFFICE
When We Hand
You Our Esti
mates of the coat of tha lumber yon require
yon can depend npon it that the flf-
oref will be as low as first-class, well
seasoned lumber can be sold for hon
estly. If yon pay more yon pay too
much. If yon pay less yon get lets
either in quality or quantity.
Willamette Valley
Lumber Co.
FO 1
THE UNIVERSAL CAR
Prices Lowered again, but
the same Ford car. The
record for satisfactory per
formance for more than
900,000 owners surely
makes it the "Universal
Car" the car you want It
meets the demands of pro
fessional and business men
and brings pleasure to the
whole family. Simple and
strong, relible economical
in operation or maintenance
Runabont $390; Touring Car $440; Town
Car $640, f. o. b. Detroit. On sale by
C. J. SHREEVE
DALLAS, OREGON