THE POLK COUNTY OBSERVER, - TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1915.
DOINGS IN POLK COUNTY
STORIES BY THE OBSERVER'S
CORRESPONDENTS.
Personal paragraphs Pertaining to
movements or people wnom
You All Enow.
sale begins December
Christmas eve.
1st,
closing-
OTHERS' OPINIONS '
GREENWOOD.
Miss Eva Martin was a Salem bus
iness caller last Saturday.
John Young got some'henvy trellis
wire from, his brother, E. M. Young,
lost week to trellis up his grape vines.
J. A. Sanderson has finished his'con-
, tract work for Mr. Antony at Riojcre
all. ,
J. T. Huntley, and family motored to
paiem one clay last week with Mr. and
Mrs. W. O. Morrow, in the former's
Overland.
Ralph Martin was transacting busi
ness at Salem last week. .
JVIj's. Mike Becker was a Salem
trader one day last week.
Gordon Huntley was brought home
from school a very sick boy with
stomach trouble, but we are glad to
report that he is much better at this
writing.
J. F. Huntley was transacting busi
ness at Independence last Friday.
Mrs. I. G. Areheart was a business
visitor at Salem last Thursday.
.Mre. Bell Rogers of Oak Point spent
' one day last week with Mrs. Lottie
Huntley of this place.
The well drillers are making slow
progress on the school's well, having
shuck very nam Oed rock.
Mrs-. John Young was a visitor at
Mrs. Lottie Huntlev's last week.
Nancy and Jimmie Sanderson were
business caller at Mr. Bigelow's one
evening last week.
Miss Irene Molander, our teacher,
took the 4:30 car at this place last
Friday for a short visit at her home in
Portland.
Yowr correspondent went to Inde
pendence shortly after the Are and re
viewed the remains of the old Palace
hotel. When a small boy the writer
Sold fisrtrs. wild n-onso anA n 1
- -no-, u.i.t nut, i. , UIILI
wild blackberries to Mr. Stanuis, nro
m:afn. r:..i r.i. . , . ,
r"11" "J. Hie uiiiie raiace Hotel
back in the early eighties.
FALLS CITY.
Mrs. Droege entertained several
neighbors and friends Thursday even
ing. The evening was spent with vo
cal and instrumental music aiul read
ings. The (ierman songs were verv
much enjoyed. The hostess served a
delicious lunch and the ladies went
Home teeling that they had spent a
delightful evening. Those present
were: Mrs. Droege, Mis. Ward, Mrs.
Burt Buell, Mrs. Persey, Mrs. Flem
ing, Mis. Jane, Mrs. Aufdemauer,
Mrs. C. L. Hopkins, Miss Hammond,
. Mrs. Estey, Grandma Droege.
i Mrs. Kate Kief anil Miss Edna
Wickard of Chcnute, Kansas, who
have been visiting Mrs. J. C. Talbott,
returned home Saturday. Mrs. Tal
bott accompanied them as far as Port
kind. Mr. and His. H. A. Dodd returned
from San Francisco Thursday, where
they had bet'n seeing the great fair.
They report a fine tiip.
Mrs. Alvin Rains returned to her
home in Portland Friday. She was
accompanied by her mother, Mrs. Chu
pin, who will spend a few days.
Wm. Finley will leave Monday for
Dallas, where he will open a restaur
ant in the Cozy Corner, opposite thel
postottire. ills lamily will
here. The News.
ptf
Editor Observer: I read with much
interest a short time ago in your pa
per, the piece, "Eradicate the Go
pher," and being a farmer I wish to
make a few remarks to by brother
farmers through your paper m reirard
to the gppher pest. To begin with, it
is a well-known fact that us farmers
are a pretty hard lot to get to pull
logerner, or unite solidly on anv un
dentaking, and a great many of us on
ly give the gopher a passing glance.
But right here, brothers, is where we
fall down. I have actually seen $10
worth of garden products completely
destroyed by one gopher in eight
weeks' time. Now it must be remem
bered that a single gopher in a large
clover, or gnain field, will be just as
destructive eher as in the garden, but
being on a large tract, the destruction
is not so noticeable. Now. brother,
this gopher pest proposition is cer
tainly one we can unite in at a very
small cost.
I would suggest that every farmer
in :tia: school district throughout the
county set together in muss meeting
at their school house, sign a pledge
ami live up to it, to get so many traps
and get busy, the larger farmer using
more traps than the smaller one. This
could satisfactorily be settled at your
first meeting. Every farmer would
then keep a strict account of every
gopher exterminated. Hold quarterly
meetings at your schol house und
compare notes and figure the grand
total, and you will be gladly surpris
ed to find what you have accomplish
ed. As a matter of fact we know
today that the gopher pest is a mighty
problem. They are being trapped by
the thousands isy only a very few
fanners. These few farmers, like my
self, are using the cinch trap, which
is easily operated, can be set in one
minute, use no ammunition, will last
a life time, are perfectly harmless to
the operator, but sure death to the
gopher. These traps can be bougnt
for im. each at retail, and it reas
onable to believe they can be bought
for considerable less in wholesale lots.
Now, boys, let us unite in this under
taking and not leave it up to only a
few. As The Observer has stated,
united action and keeping everlasting
ly at it must necessarily give the de
sired results. J. T. HUNTLEY.
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POIK COUNTY
SALE OF RED CROSS SEALS
Oregon Society Creating Larger Fund
to Frevent Tuberculosis.
Millions of Red Cross seals will
again be offered in Oregon during the
holiday season, and a large amount of
money will be contributed through this
means to the fund for the prevention
of tulierculosis, notwithstanding the
fact that the association still has a
considerable stun left from last year's
sales.
The Oregon association for the pre
vention of tubeiculosis, was organized
for the purpose of preventive, educa
tional and relief lines of work. The
objects of the association are:
Dissemination of knowledge con
cerning the causes, treatment and pre
vention of tuberculosis.
Investigation of the prevalence of
tuberculosis in the state of Oregon
and the collecting and publishing of
useful information.
Securing' of proper legislation for
the relief and prevention of tuberculosis.
Co-operation with the public author
ities, state and local boards of health.
the National Association for the Study
and Prevention of luberculosis, med
ical societies, and other organizations
in approved measures adopted for the
prevention of disease.
Promotion of the organization and
work or such local societies as may
be needed.
Encouragement of adequate provis
ion for consumptive by the establish
ment nf sanatoria, dispensaries and
otherwise.
The Oregna association is a branch
of the "National Association for the
Study and Prevention of Tuberculo
sis." This branch is at present plan
ning two campaigns, namely, the ob
servance of Tuberculosis day and the
Red Cross Seal sale. It is the earntst
desire of the Oregon association to
put seals within tbe reach of everyone
in Oregon who wishes to boy tliem.
No locality is too small to take part, j
Everyone can help. Each community I
should have supply. Order now. The
Editor Observer : Will you give me
space in which .to inquire "Of what
use is tlie cuiiew so long as it is nor
enforced f The curfew sounds at o
o'clock in the evening, which is the
hour that all unaccompanied young
sters are supposed to be withjn doors,
yet notwithstanding lads and lassies
of the ages included in the "curfew
law" are nightly to be seen on the
streets of the city idling away their
time. Children nightly attend the mo
vies unaccompanied, and after the per
formance are to le seen here and
there on the streets, while others
make a regular practice of speudiug
much of the early night in the main
thoroughfares of Dallas. Is this ac
cording to the purposes for which the
curfew was instituted? We are led to
believe not, and I for one am of the
impression that it is hi;h time the
authorities gave the matter the atten
tion it deserves. Home is the place
for these youngsters after the S o'
clock hour, and if they fail to abide
remain. j)V tne ent(ev their parents should be
called to account for their delinquency
in the premises. Dallas is an order
ly town, and we complain not of any
mischieviousness on the part of ;hese
youngsters, but it can aiigur r.o good
to them to be running the streets at
unseemly hours. A Mother.
Professor Ackerman is asking fol
bids for a cement sidewalk, with curb,
at the, Normal school. Bids will be
opened on November 19.
ihe editor of the Monmouth Her
ald,, Mr. Stitt, having been ill fotr
some time past, pleads the indulgence
of lus readers pending his recovery,
which Ihe Observer hopes will be
speedy.
Clark Hembree lett Monmouth on
Monday with several head of Jersey
cattle to attend the show at North
Yakima. From there be will take the
stock to the cattle show in Portland
mext month. ,
Tiek-tick-tiek-tiek. The Red Prairie
school, Miss Hcdlund, teacher has a
new clock, purchased with the pro
ceeds of a Hallowe'en entertainment.
The basket social at the Fern school
house, held on November 6, netted the
school $27.80. The sum will be used
to purchase reference books for the
school libn'ary.
The lulls near Buell were covered
with snow for the first time this sea
son on November 7.
The Women of Woodcraft of Ball
ston, will entertain on November 20.
A literary program will be given.
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne D. Henry of
Spring Valley recently celebrated the
tenth anniversary of their marriage,
being entertained on that occasion by
Mir. and Mrs. J. r. Purvine, when cov
ers were laid for fourteen.
Mr. and Mrs. D. G. Henry of Spring
Valley have gone to Los Angeles to
spend the winter.
. George Sjear is suffering from poi
son oak, and has been unable to at
tend school the past few days.
Waite Brothers of Buell recently
shipped 600 railway ties from Sheri
dan, They used the Sheridan Lumber
company's flume to get them to the
railroad station.
'Clarence .Olmsted and Clayton At
wood of Sheridan will farm the Ross
Howell place near Buell next year.
Miss Rita Conner of Ked Prairie
recently entertained the Ballston
campfire girls.
Thos. and Peter Syron have contract
ed to cut wood for C. D. Blanchard of
Red Prairie. ,
. F. A. Sikes, secretary of the Fann
ers' union, addressed the people of
Salt Creek last Friday evening.
Henry Canfield is perfecting ar
rangements for the construction of a
modern bungalow on what is known,
as the Hyde place, near Ballston.
William Hill is completing a roomy
cottage at Hickreall, which adds no
little to the residential appearance of
that place.
The students of the West Salem
school will give an entertainment in
the near future. ' A program will be
rendered.
capita, investment, and in thirteenth
place from total amount expended.
The per capita investment in Oregon
was $10.4U. The next highest per cap
ita cost was that of Montana whert
roads cost $6.83. Since the state aid
law for highway work was passed
1913, $5,155,657 of local funds ha
been expended in road work bv coun
ties, townships and districts. Joints
land expenditures, combining state
and local units, have amount el to
$1,78,697, and work done altogether
at state expense has amounted to
$178,278. The total of all state money
expended in rood improvement until
.January, -1915, amounts to $188,9"
Ine total state tund available tor
road work for 191o amounts to 3:21:3,
000.
Another interesting series of figures
published by Mr. Chapman show "Poll:
county's per capita indebtedness to be
$22.07, putting the county in twentieth
place among 'the counties of the state.
The pereapita public debt of the state
if $57.84, putting this state fourth in
the list of all the United States. New
York is first m tlus list with a per
capita indebtedness or $.107.71.
Road Project Defeated.
After having cussed and discussed
the proposed road from Bsntley to
Bear Camp, the carrying out of which
project would eliminate Leno hill, the
county court has finally decided to
turn it down. The champions of thi3
new highway were John Bover of
Bear Gamp and G. K, Walker of
Bentley.
BULLETIN
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No. 19.
B. I. Ferguson has rented the Emnja
Savage place near Eola. Ray Fer
guson will be in charge.
DATE FOR EXAMINATION SET.
High School Teachers Will Get Theirs
With the Regulars.
Announcement is made by Suerin
tendent of Public Instruction Church
ill that examinations for high school
teachers who are graduates of stand
ard colleges and universities, but who
have not had fifteen semester hours'
work in education, will be given in
connection with the regular teacheis'
examinations, which will be held -at
the count v seat of each county, begin
ning Dec. 15, 1915, and June 28, 1910.
For the purpose ot certification, it
explained, teachers will be credited
with three semester hours ill educa
tion for each subject in which they
pass the examination with a grade of
at least io percent, twelve questions
will be submitted on each of the fol
lowing subjects: Science of educat
tion, history of education, childhood
and adolescence, school administration
and methods. No fee will be charged
for the examination. After 1915, no
applicants will be permitted to take
this examination, unless they are es
pecially recommended for certification
by the sehoWs from which they have
been graduated.
Win Gam at BickreaU.
The Bov Scouts basketball team
won from RickreaU last Friday night
at the latter place by a score of 18 to
4. The game was fairly well attend
ed. Tbe members of the Scouts team
were: Donald Hayes and Oren Far
ley, forwards: Walter Craven, center;
Ernest McCallon and Edwin Serr,
guards.
The Oregon-Washington railroad
has placed orders for 50.000,000 ties,
to be used in the Pacific northwest
During the last six months this com
pany has expended 600,000 for ties.
C. W. Lee, formerly a newspaper
publisher at Jails City, is now print
ing a paper at Sunnyside, a suburb
of Portland.
The Berean class of the Brush Col
lege Sunday school met with Mrs.
Parks last Friday and had a very
profitable meeting. .
The pupils of Mrs. Lottie Mclnlosh
of Independence will give a musical
at fie M. E. church there next Friday
evening;
Claude Skinner has bought tbe in
terest of his partner, W. C. Chaney,
in the Independence garage.
The Brush College Helpers will
meet with Mre. Park next Thursday.
The Brush College Parent-Teacher
association will meet next Friday. The
school has charge of the program.
The men of Independence have or
ganized n club for educational and!
social, purposes, and a literary pro
gram will be rendered on the evening
ot November id.
The Independence Monitor insists
that the dates of the Polk county fair
be changed so that the event will not
come so close to the state fair. But
then the Monitor is always insisting
on something.
When the Independence aldermanie
body convenes Friday night to adopt
a tax budget it will probably have one
of the largest and most interested au
diences of the year.
"Go to School Day" was a pro
nounced success in every rural dis
trict of the county, while the parents
of city students fairly outdid them
selves by their attendance.
Fay Dunsmore has returned to his
home in Independence from a six
months' stay in Alaska.
The Baptist ladies of Independence
will hold a bazaar on November 24.
The highways near Buena Vista
have been greatly improved during the
past season, under the very efficient
supei-vision of M. N. Prather, says
correspondent at that place.
The Ladies' Rural club of Buena
Vista held a profitable meeting at the
home of Mrs. Alice Wash last Thurs
day afternoon. A dainty luncheon was
served by the hostess.
Buena Vista basketball team recent
ly defeated Perrydale at the former
place in a spirited game.
MUCH ROAD WORE IN STATE.
FOR SALE White Leghorn pullets,
Waldrick and O. A. C. strain.
Thompson Poultiy farm, phone' 13x1
74-lt
FOR SALE Span, mare and horse,
Belgian and Percheron, iming 4
and 5 years old; Worth $300, will
. sell for $100 each. J. G. Brown,
North Dallas.
FOR SALE Buildings suitable for
private garages. Will trade for
wood. R. L. Chapman. 73-tf.
FOR SALE Choice building lots, or
trade. Boflman and Staats. 73-tf.
WANTED Machine, east 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.
MONEY TO LOAN On good im
proved real estate. Walter Wil
liams, First National Bank. 62-tf.
FOR SALE Sixty-acre dairy farm
in Coos county; bottom land; half
mile from postofflce; mile from
school; on milk route; good winter
road; good improvements. Will
give terms. B. Folsom, Gail Hotel,
Dallas. 52-tf.
FOR SALE Potato sacks cheap. Ew
ing Bros., Dallas; phone 19x15.
FOR SALE Fine pigs, six weeks old.
J. D. Anderson, Dallas, Ore. 66-tf
Oregon Spends More Per Capita On
Roads Than Other States.
For interesting figures on the cost
of road work and maintenance in Ore
gon and Polk county we are indebted
to tbe Oregon voter which publishes
the grand total of highway expendi
tures in this state for 1914 as $7,062,
632. This great amount'of money pots
Oregon in first place among all the
United States from the point of per
When We Hand
You Our Esti
mates of the cost of the lumber yon regain
yon can depend upon it that the fig
ures will be as low as first-class, well
seasoned lumber can be told for hon
estly. If yon pay more yon pay toe
much. If yon pay less yon get lets
either In quality or quantity.
Willamette Valley
Lumber Co.
FORD
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
Runabout $390; Touring Car $440; Town
Car $640, f. o. b. Detroit. On sale by
C. J. SHREEVE
DALLAS, OREGON
"Everything is Done
Electrically Now"
"Yes, boy, in my day we had long lines of overhead shafting
with (lapping belts right at our elbows. We had to watch close
or get hurt. There were lots of accidents. Then too, every
time we wanted to change speed we had to throw a running '
belt. There were only three or four speeds at that."
"You can't realize how easy we have it here with these
G-E motors that will give you any speed you want by simply
turning a crank that can't go wrong."
' G-E motors will help you avoid accidents and in
crease production. Ask
THE
OREGON POWER CO.
LET US EXPLAIN OUE NEW COOKING BATE TO YOU
Send It By Parcel Post
Send us your laundry by parcel post.
Ths ruial carrier Is now authorised to
transact this business. ' It costs but a
few cents. Well return It promptly.
DALLAS STEAM LAUNDRY.
2 World-Famous
Brands
West Side Marble
WorRs
O. L. HAWKINS, Proprietor.
MONUMENTS, HEADSTONES ADD
CURBING.
Each th bnt a fts dm 1
Old Master
and
San Marto
Coffee
"ihtwrntibw
sold mr
DALLAS MEAT COMPANY.