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About Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 14, 1915)
I Jtpb iq I polk (Mtftr (THE HOME PAPER) DALLAS, POLK COUNTY. OREGON. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1915. (TWICE-A-WEEK) NO. 82 ...::utesless ! OF $3 298 IN COUN ARE Cr STATE TAX. cv If Million From .rtions Levies unties. ,e state government utions next year will ., 00. according to es- ..e State Tax commission, announced the amounts of the 35;-punties in 'the e required to contribute, amount necessary for the the commission has been $562,000 from the total itate p ses this year. ate t u 1915 was $3,- , a n "e basis, the av svy t t iil6 expenses will i, e compared with 31-3 -n has effected a re nouatg to be contrib a of every one of the i i compared with the U-ed for this year. The I taxable valuation for is used as a basis in Ag ue's tax, is $934,495,032. re of 'the amounts which Bed for support of the b.ooIs and the state road moy necessary for gener wses next year is $1,624,- itutory provision four nill must be levied in the Oregon Agricultural col nths mill for the Univer on, one-twenty-fifth of a Monmouth State Normal one-fourth mill for the ind. The amounts which d by these levies follow: icultural college, $37. ersity of Oregon, $280, nmonth State Normal 579.80, and state road 23.70. .. .' : county contributed $50,- rear as its share of the r ti year 1916 it is call- n iite a lesser sum by ..,,411.78. In its own oik county court estimat- .evy at $o6,500. est among the people of that section in tins fertile held. The Commercial club has subscribed for 500 copies of the paper of that date, and other towns of the county will contribute it heir mite to give the edition greater circulation among a people they ate endeavoring to induce 'to come to Ore gon to locate permanently. Kight pages, profusely illustrated, will be devoted to Polk county. EGG CIRCLE ORGANIZED. ' RICHARDS BURIED. '., icnsin is Survived by r 1 Three Children. s ot Monmouth were Thursday to pay their to Matthew Hale Rich- d away on Tuesday at 'pital after a lingering mchards, though he had g in Monmouth. had a r of mends. He was en, Wis., on December lived in Wisconsin the of his very useful life, ivas graduated from the I school at Plattsville, ight in the public schools iveral years. After he March 30, 1881, he took fhich he gave up after a edit a Bounty newspaper Iowa. As an editor lie i for eight years, when 0 farm life in Wisconsin Virginia. In 1910 Mr. family came to Oregon arm near Independence, ljoyed prosperity for five 1 the farm the family inraouth last September. 1 three children survive, are Carl Richards, a son, ynchburg, Va., a daugh A. Cook, lives in Michi gene Richards, the only i. A faneral service was Dallas and the body imouth, where services tm the family residence '. M. Fisher of the Evan l. Interment was in the tery. . Many saddened up a long funeral pro the floral offerings were lutifuL xilia Last Week, i four accidents in Polk we- k, according to the In: retrial Accident com ;y were: C. C. Holtnn, in sawmill; J. R. Robin fi -er while working in ley, hand injured in -t Earl, sliver in finger i sawmill. All the ae , in Dallas. , ' Former Editor. eached Dallas on Sat . -ah of W. A. Wash, e t.me editor and owner "jir of this eity. Death hrtaeada. About twen r. Wash sold The Item-..-ke, who is now poet- ' licit for Polk, rst The Salem States--h its annual edition, ill further exploit the ourees and possibilities tie valley and approxl-v-r'ies of the publiea ri into eastern homes ' -"vating further inter- J. M. Card Elected President of Co operative Poultrymen'g Association The organization of the Dallas egg and poultry circle was perfected at a meeting of poultrymen.pt 'the court house on Thursday afternoon, and ,1 M. Card was elected president, pther officers aro A. G.. Rempel, vice-president; D. G. Rempel, secretary-treasurer and manager, and P. P. Buliler and W. J. Thompson trustees. The egg circle was oiganized about two weeks ago, with the assistance of ex tension workers from the Oregon Ag ricultural college, for the purpose of getting fanciers and breeders of poul try into closer harmony that by their co-operation better eggs and better prices could be obtained, The pro duct can be sold more directly to tlie consumer through the efforts of the circle, and the eggs will be handled more carefully to avoid waste and loss of any kind. In addition to this the circle will be able to co-operate in the purchase of feed and supplies, thus getting the advantage of the low est possible prices. It is hoped by fie members that 'through this harmoni ous, co-operative movement new mar kets can be opened up, and those mar kets that are too extensive for tha in dividual to handle will be taken over by the circle. WANTS PERMANENT EXHIBIT. Falls City Names Committee to Inter- View Dallas Business Men. At a recent meeting of the Falls City Business Men's league a commit tee, comprising it. M. vvonaeny, u. u. Treat and J. C. Talbott, was appoint ed 'to wait upon the Dallas business interests for the purpose of ascertain ing whether or not they would guar antee to make the county iair a per manent institution. Just why 'tne league should interview the Dallas business men in the premises any more than the business men of Inde pendence, Monmouth, Falls City, or any other community witnin tne coun ty is not quite apparent. The fair is a county institution, bought and paid for by the taxpayers of the county and it is within their power to make it a success, or allow it to go by de- fault. While it is true that Dallas has taken the lead in promoting the an nual exhibit, it is as much the duty of Falls City, or any other community in Polk county, to guarantee its per manency as this city. BOY GOES TO REFORM SCHOOL. Fifteen-Year-Old Lad Addicted to Li quor, Is Vicious and Incorrigible. Charged with being turbulent, vic ious and incorrigible, Martin Wilkin son, son of Henry Wilkinson, was taken to the state reform school on 'Saturday. The fifteen-year-old lad has not enjoyed the proper surround ings during his short turbulent and vicious life and that more than the fact of his being unruly resulted in his commitment to the house of cor rection. At frequent intervals Mar tin was in the habit of getting most viciously intoxicated and his depreda tions at such times were a worry to the neighbors and authorities, al though those who should have cared for him seemed to care much less for his welfare. Night Marshal Shaw took the boy in hand on Friday even- in2 and detained him until County Judge Teal could hear tie case on Sat urday. PRUNES POPULAR XMAS GIFT. Special Offer for Saturday December Seventeen Only The Polk County Observer is making a special Christmas offer to its subscribers for next Saturday Sales Day only. Briefly it is this: For every year's subscription paid to The Observer, whether for arrearages or advance, a coupon good for fifty cents in merchandise at any store advertising in The Observer will be given. These coupons are just as good as gold, and will be received as cash at any store whose advertisement appears in The Observer today or next Friday. By taking these coupons to the stores you will be able to pay for your Christmas purchases without additional outlay for The Observer is fully worth the regular subscription price, and any reduction is pure velvet. Pay your subscription Saturday and take advantage of this exceptional offer. - large audience. The many recommen dations that Mr. Gillette brings with him to Dallas would seem to place him among the first rank of baritones and certainly one of the best that has been in Dallas. As a member of the university glee club Mr. Gillette has appeared before many audiences, and has been appearing alone throughout the state. His repertoire is one from which the most exacting music lover may pick many gems. The proceeds of the entertainment will be divided equally between the high school funds and the singer. GLEN UNBURDENS HIMSELF. UNCLE SAM IS LIBERAL OFFERS TO SUPPLY SEED FOR EXPERIMENTAL PURPOSES. If Sudan Grass Seed or Montana- Grown Alfalfa Seed Is Wanted Write Willis Hawley., Local Plant Will Continue Pack for Accommodation of Patrons. Bv putting choice grade Polk coun ty prunes on sale in the' local stores and by selling them in neat, small packages at the plant, the J. K. Arms by company have accommodated a large number of people who have tak en the great Poik county erop as means of remembering friends in oth er parts of the country. The first pack of these small boxes, weighing ten pounds net, Has been exhausted through sales to the Christmas trade and this week the plant will start packing another lot. Nearly ntty box es have been sold. Familiar With Brnnk. Dean Collins, in speaking of the Hon. Thos. Brnnk of this county in the Monday Crawfish, says: "Tom Brnnk, who is judging hoes at the show (his week, is so familiar with their habits and customs that most of them call him by his first name." In connection with the distribution of new and rare field seed authorized in the act making appropriations for the United States department of ag riculture, ithe department has placed in the hands of Congressman Willis C. Hawley a number of packages of Sudan grass seed, some Montana grown alfalfa seed and a few pack ages of an improved variety of field peas, so that he might distribute them to the farmers of the first congression al district of Oregon. A considerable portion of this seed is intended for spring . planting and Mr. Hawley is requested to submit the names of farmers to receive it at an early date. The department de sires that a farmer experiment with but one variety at a time, as the sup ply is limited, the seed expensive, and a wide distribution may in this way be secured. Congressman Hawley will be glad to have all those in Polk county who desire to experiment with the seed write him and he will endeavor to secure for them without cost to them one variety or the three varieties placed at his disposal. Seed will be sent by the department upon Mr. Hawley 's suggestion to those with whom suitable arrangements can be made. TEACHERS HOLD MEET LOCAL INSTITUTE AT INDEPEN DENCE WELL ATTENDED. An Interesting and Instructive Pro gram Is Carried Out Special Music Is Rendered. AN EXTRA SUPPLY OF CIGARS. John Miller Smokes on The Observer By Finding Misspelled Word. A combination of political ami or thographic ability is at times profit able ; ait least such a combination was profitable to Councilman John E. Mil ler, who was first among the many to discover that in the spelling of the word "bursts," on The Observer's weekly bargain page, the "r" had been omitted. The misspelled word appeared in the attractive advertise ment of H. H. Rich, and was a sub ject for much study among Observer readers on Tuesday. That "bust," is not proper, though it enjoys a much wider usage than the proper form, "burst," escaped many readers. The word is so frequently used that in some places it must be considered proper, and thus many readers passed it by with a glance. But Councilman Miller found the mistake and while many less cautious readers were still carefully going over the page he was buying his daily supply of cigars with tne dollar, it stands to reason that a page so carefully perused is pro ductive of business to the merchants who are represented on the special page. One tanner came into the of fice this week and bemoaned the fact that he had found the misspelled word every wftk, but as yet had failed to get to town in tune to collect the cash. An Appeal Discussed. At a recent session of the Inde pendence paternal ancestors the ques tion of appealing from the decision of Judge Belt in the North Independence injunction eaae was discussed, but no definite action was taken. The Moni tor, in speaking of the discus sion, says: "Judge Belt's decision was so plain against the erty m the ease that it does not seem probable that it would be reversed by a higher court.' Boy Scouts Defeated. The Dallas Bov Scoots' basketball team, after having journeyed to Oor vallis last Saturday to try conclusions with a like team there, was defeated by a score of 23 to 8. Revival Meetings. Commencing next Suodar, the Falls City Methodist Episcopal church will begin a series of revival meetings. Extension Work Begun. In order that it may not lose its right through delinquency, Falls City has commenced the construction of an extension to its water pipe-line up Teal creek. For some time past Falls City has needed an additional water supply, but the need will be more greatly felt after the first of January, and hence the haste. Will Play New Year's Day. - Coder the direction of Mrs. Frker, Independence amateur talent will, on New Years' afternoon and evening, present for the edification of the pop ulace in the second eity a dramatic thriller entitled "Jimmy Valentine." A teachers' institute was held at Independence last Saturday, with a good attendance. A splendid musical program was presented by the people of Independence. The following pro gram was carried out: Prof. H. C. Ostine of the Oregon Normal school gave an excellent ad dress on the subject of "Wasted Time in Arithmetic' Tins address con tained many points which the teachers need. Miss Ina B. Graham, primary supervisor of the Falls City school. gave an address on the subject of Plav Games tor Primary Teachers," which was very interesting and help ful to the primary teachers. Miss Katherine Arbuthnot, critic teacher of the Oregon Normal school, gave a (class exercise on dramatifation jin fifth grade work, which was well re ceived by all. Mr. Frank Welles, assistant state superintendent, han dled the subject of "School Manage ment" in his pleasing way. The teachers of the county organiz ed a high school department with E. L. Keezel as president. It will be their plan to put on one period in the program in each of the coming institutes, The following teachers .were pres ent: Zena, Miss Llsie Taylor; Dal las, Superintendent W. I. Ford, H. H. Dunkleberger, Oscar I. Chenoweth, Miss Bessie Owens, Miss Gladys Cart- wright. Miss nose M. Sheridan, Mrs, Bonnie Smith, Miss Cora Rossiter, Mrs. E. S. Erskine, Mrs. Chloe Woods, Mrs. F. H. Morrison, Miss Edna Mor rison. Miss Gertrude Pollow, Miss No- la Coad, Miss Alice Grant, Miss Alta Savage; Smithfield, Mr. Carl E. Mor rison; Eola, Miss Bertha M. Clark; Parker, Miss Uora Bortner; Mon mouth, Mr. T. H. Gentle, Miss Kath erine Arbuthnot, Mrs. Aultman, Miss Lillian Dinius, Mr. H. C. Ostine, Miss Vida Fatland; Orchards, Mr. Josiah Wills; Airlie, Mr. J. W. Noblet, Miss May Tapscott, Miss Lillian Jeffries, (Continued on page five) Da!las Host Attends Meeting. Henry Serr of the Gail hotel is at tending the annual meeting of the Oregon Hotelmen's association, which opened at Portland yesterday. The many subjects to be considered and discussed at the meeting are of great value to the public hosts and to tbeir patrons, and great good is expected to result from this get-together spir it, bv Mr. Serr. Last evening the hosts were entertained at the Empress with a theater party, and this morn ing are taking an automobile trip over the Columbia nver highway. lonight thev wii! hold a banquet at the Port land hotel. Produces Political Jingle That Prom ises to Extend His Fame. Glen Holman, the distinguished au thor of "Uncle Sam's Own Story" or "Colum and Me," a work which is known from one end of Polk county to the other, has once more unburden ed his poetic soul and carries about in a secret pocket the product or nis burning genius, and there it is to re main until such time as he can pro cure a brand new copyright, the only safe protector of such a valuable ef fusion. This "Political Jingle," which title the author has given it, is destined, says he, to-make him famous and rich, and to prove tnat he win not forget his old friends when for tune BmileS, he has promised to treat The Observer force to a whole delic ious sliced watermelon next summer, served on a silver salver and will re frain from eating one small bite him self, which proves a lot to those who are familiar with Mr. Holman 's wa termelon appetite. The important part of this story is that the author of "Political Jingle" composed it while asleep, also setting it to music and woke up carolling it early in the morning. But listen, as Rex Lamp- man would say, we wonder if he has really awakened yet. MEETS HORRIBLE DEATH HENRY BROPHY ACCIDENTALLY SHOOTS SELF YESTERDAY. ENTIRE FACE IS BLOWN AWAY. While Endeavoring to Force Open a Gate on Hop Ranch, Trigger Catches, Discharging Gun. Hunting Party Returns. A party of five sportsmen left Dal las on December 5 for the Salmon river country, where they hoped to bring down the limit of ducks, having had reports from that section as to the large numbers of birds that were there. There is very little said about ducks since Friday evening, when W. U Soehren, N. L. Guy. "Bill" White, Oscar Holmes and George Gaites re turned, but that there are plenty of fish to make up for the shortage in the duck population about Devil's lake seems very evident. Speaks in Behalf of Project Mrs. George T. Gerlinger attended a luncheon of tne Portland ovie league at Multnomah hotel last Satur day and spoke in behalf of tne pro posed women ' building at the univer sity, urging the support of all of the alumni in the campaign to raise the necessary $100,000 for the budding. The campaign was launched October 1 and has reached f-HHKI. Gillette to Appear Hera. Albert Gillette, foremost baritone of tbe Glee club of the University of Oregon, will appear at tbe high school audi tori am on Friday evening with a repertoire of popular and elaaoeal songs that promees to brinf out a NATIVE OF POLE PASSES. Henry McDonald Succumbs to Con sumption at Seaside. Henry W. McDowell, whose sudden death at Seaside on Sunday came as a great shock to his many friends and relatives throughout Oregon, will be buried, with appropriate ceremo nies, from the Chapman parlors here at one o'clock this afternoon. Mr. McDowell, aeed forty-eight years, tiied at his home in Seaside of pul monary tuberculosis. He was born near Bridgeport, this county on June 26, 1866 and thirty years later mar ried Miss Elizabeth Hoefs, and to the union were born three children, one of whom died in infancy. The surviving children, who, with Mrs. McDowell, are in Lianas to anteno the funeral, are Frank, aged 18 and Orabell, aged 15. In addition to the widow and children and four sisters and three brothers, Mrs. Liouisa N. McDowell, his aged mother, lives to mourn the untimely death of Mr. Mc Dowell. The sisters are Mrs. Jane Jones and Mrs. Etta Hoefs, both of Summit, Benton county; Mrs. Eliza beth Guthrie or JJailas ana Mrs. mary E. Scott of Corvallis. The brothers are John J. McDowell of Kings Val ley; James B. McDowell of Pedee and Charles O. MoDowell of Shedds, Linn county. Will Order Gravestones. Adjutant Lovelace of the local post, Grand Army of the Republic, is pre paring to send an order to the federal government for headstones for the graves' of departed members in the Dallas cemetery. Mr. Lovelace has requested that families of veterans who desire these stones communicate with him that their applications may be included in the order which goes Ito Washington next week. Thes stones are furnished free by the government. David Hawkins Dead. David V. Hawkins, a Portland trav eling man, who had "made" Dallas semi-monthly Tor several years past, was found dead in bed at tbe metrop olis Sunday morning. He was 26 years old. Saturday aiternoon jar. Hawkins was about with his friends and appeared to be in excellent health. An autopsy disclosed no cause for death. Dallas Win From Monmouth. A basketball team composed of Dal las boys won an interesting and lively game from tbe second team of the Monmouth high school in tbe local Armory on Saturday evening. The playing of several of tbe boys on each side was very good, but size, experi ence and ability combined to give Dal- as the game by a score or 33 to 8. Gathering Elk Moss. Walter Bowman and Arthur Bald win, two Falls City young' men, are gathering Elk moss, in the hills above that place, for shipment to Portland for Christmas decorations. This moss, a generous supply of which may be found in tbe hills of Polk county, commands a good price at this season of tbe year. Suffers Loss Br Fir. Fire originating presumably from a defective flue in "The Toggery," a Salem clothing store, owned by Hammond ft Bishop, Friday night, caused (8000 damages to the stock. The stock was insured. I With his face entirely shot off Hen rv Beniamin Brophy, well-known and respected citizen of Polk county, was found dead by a Dallas-Salem motor crew yesterday morning lying within seventy-five feet of the Southern Pa cific tracks near West Salem. The habit of carrying a shotgun with him on his jaunts about his hop ranch is blamed for his horrible and untimely death. Mr. Brophy had been pastur ing a cow, and, as was his daily cus tom, he carried the gun with him. When he had pastured the animal he found that the woven-wire- gate giving admittance to the hop-yard, which was used in the winter months as a pasture, was tight. In forcing the gate to- slide on the rollers it is sup posed that the wires caught a trigger or a hammer on the double barreled 12-gauge gun and discharged one bar rel. The load of number 7 shot struck Mr. Brophy directly under the chin and tore his face away from chin to forehead, causing instant death. The train crew of the early morn ing motorcar running between Dal las and Salem was first to discover the tragedy. John Grant, former sheriff of Polk county, was a passen ger on the car, and at the first stop he notified Coroner Chapman, ine coroner, with Sheriff Orr and District Attorney Sibley, hurried to the scene, but under the circumstances decided that an inquest was unnecessary. The case was so apparently one of acci dental shooting that a suggestion of suicide was not entertained. Mrs. Brophy was in Salem when the acci dent occurred. Mr. Brophy was born on March 4, 1852, in California. He had long been a prominent citizen of Polk county, although he only recently purchased the hop ranch on which his dead body was found yesterday. The ranch was formerly the property or rrans Gibson, and is located about one mile this side of the inter-county bridge, at the western edge of West Salem. J, E, Brophy, a son, who besides Mrs. Brophy, is the only survivor, lived on the ranch, and the father spent part of the time there and part at Salem, where he had a home. Mr, tfrophy was at one time warden of the state penitentiary at Salem, and had been 1 actively identified with political af fairs in the county for many years. He was leader of the delegation from Eola under tbe old convention system of nominating candidates, and was a factor in the activities of the several conventions in which he took part. He had many friends in Polk and Marion counties. The son, J. E. Brophy, says that there could have been no motive for his father, committing suicide, and this is sustained by all who knew the man or his family intimately. The peculiar angle at which the shot struck is also said to be evidence against self-destruction. That Mr. Brophy had a gun with him in the ' pasture was not unusual because it had beoome a habit with him to carry the weapon, and that the trigger or hammer caught in the fence is no doubt the proper theory of the acci dent, according to those who aecom- . panied Coroner Chapman. The body was sent to Salem yesterday by Cor oner Chapman. COURSES FOR CHILDREN. Grade School Children Receive In struction in Library Methods. At the library the children in the various grades of the public school are being instructed in library prac tice that they may be able to solve the combination of finding the book they want to take out. Miss Jennie Mus cott, librarian, is receiving one class at a time, and after showing the youngsters over the building she in structs them in the proper use of the card eatalog system, and briefly in the classification of books and peri odicals. Library practice as college work has long been in vogue, but its necessity is perhaps just as great in grade and high school courses. Mrs. K. N. Woods took her fourth grade pupils to the library yesterday and through interested attention in the work they benefited greatly and will probably be much better able to find their way about among the books. ' tngermanson Sells Farm. M. Ingermanson, whose farm is about two miles north of Indepen dence, has sold that 102-aere proper ty to Alfred Youneen of Portland and the latter has taken possession. Mr. Ingermanson takes as part payment a store building in the Mount Tabor district. He expects to move to Port land with his family in a few days. Walter Vamall returned late last week from a brief visit at Pert land.