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About Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 24, 1915)
TERSE TALES OF TOWN LOCAL NEWS OP DALLAS AND THIS NEIGHBORHOOD. Personal Paragraph Pertaining People and Their Movements, Gleaned by Observer. to disappointed in not getting in as much wheat as they wanted, and have turned to hoping for an early spring that they eau start work in plenty of time. Especially about Monmouth all indications point to a greatly in creased acreage of wheat next spring. The clover root beetle has destroyed much of the clover that had been planted in the past, and fanners are anxious to put, in wheat in place of clover. Mr. and Mrs. Leif Finseth were guests of Clair and Claud Tharp and families of near Independence the first of the week. Independence Monitor: "On next week's social calendar the afternoon and evening to be presided over by Mrs. J. H. Burton and dangnters, Miss Florence and Mrs. Asa B. Hob inson next Tuesday, will occupy an important place. Invitations were is sued earlv in the week." Mrs. Ella J. JTetsser has returned to her home here after spending sev eml weeks at the bedside of her mother, the late Mrs. David Hoberg. Miss Margaret Krietel of the 0. A. C. is at home to spend the holidays with her parent.'. Mrs. R. L. Adams is entertaining her daughter. Mrs. Orrin Kearn of Salem, over the holidays. Falls City is to celebrate Christmas with a big dance this evening. A num ber of Dallas young people will make make merry with the crowd. Miss Ethel Van Xortwick is spend ing the holidays with her parents at Cottage Grove. Mrs. H. Morrison left Dallas on Wednesday for Xewberg to spend the holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Peebles. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Ciider, former residents of Dallas, have returned from California to spend the holidays with their son. C. L. Crider. and oth er relatives. Mr. Crider will remain here until after the sale of the fur nishings of the Imperial hotel, which is announced. Mr. and Mrs. 0. C. Smith will en-j tertain Mrs. Smith's sister. Mrs. .1.! W. Ogsr. and her husband of Pendle ton over the holidays. Miss Lila McDaniel is at home from the state university to spend the hol idays with her parents. Mrs. Roy Murphy of Falls City was a visitor in Dallas on Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Hayter were in Portland early in the week, and heard Mme. Gadski at the Heilig on Mon day evenin?. After a brief visit with relatives in Kansas. Mr. and Mrs. Oeorsre Harder will return to Dallas to make their home. Their household goods have already been forwarded. Frank J. Morrison is enjovin? a visit from his brother, Charles Mor rison of Xew Pine Creek, Lake coun ty. The brothers went into the Si- letz countiy on Tuesday and will spend Christmas with their parents. Mr. and Mrs. J. Morrison, n. C. Seymour, W. I. Ford and Professor Keezel of the Monmouth) hiirh school will attend the convention ! BOYS AND GIRLS JUDGE STOCK, of the State Educational association) bi .uenioni next ween, me trio will p.iu n..n. ni,:ij. T.f n ,-. 1 ' H TV A 1 if MX N f i t I V A ONE PIECE FROCK. PRIZE FOR RURAL FOLK WILL BE GIVEN CHANCE IN MIS SPELLED WORD CONTEST. Plan Adopted By The Observer to Interest Readers in Advertising Works Perfectly. This graceful model is featured in plum colored broadcloth. Ball crochet buttons are used freely as trimming. while interesting patches of embroidery strap the waist line perpendicular to the full skirt. Please notice how the rather tight sleeves dare in a bell shaped cuff. The snug cellar baa a dash of embroidery as finish. leave here on Mindar evening Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Clodfelter left j today for Portland, where thev will at Agricultural College. To further their attempt to dupli- I " n:, m" "f ni""- when t!iev farriei, awav nlore than daughter. Mrs Minnie Rose of Mhalf the prizes offered. Polk county East Twentieth South. L,htoI cbiWren wi aMend aml ,ake Carl lenton arrived home yester-spart in the Boys' and Girls' stock day from Eugene to spend Hie lioli-i judgine contest to be held at tlie Ore days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.; aim Agricultural colleee at Corrallis li. I Fenton. inn January 7. Leonard J. Allen, of Frank Barrett and his sisters. Miss the college extention department, was Never before in the history of lo cal advertising has any line of pub licity attracted more attention than that carried by The Observer on Tues days. On rJiis page is a misspelled word for the finding of which one dol lar is awarded weekly, and the con testants, are many. A considerable number of people, all anxious to en joy the distinction of having discov ered the error, assemble at the post office Tuesday forenoons at about 11 o'clock awaiting the arrival of The Observer that they may have first chance to win success in the contest. On several occasions persons have come to this office in the early morn ing on the day of publication and ask ed as a special favor that they be giv en the first paper from the press, ten dering the price theretor. that the page is thoroughly read by all classes of citizens there is no doubt, and the advertiser probably gets more tor his money here than in any other publica tion in the county. An amusing incident occurred the other day, when a ruralite excitedly called this office and declaring that he had discovered the word demand ed his reward. ' ' The misspelled word this week is 'which' and it appears in the ad. of The Golden Rule store. ' said he. When told that he was wrong, he insisted that he could not be mistaken, and remarked tiiat the work was spelled "which." whereas it should be "whiten. It is need less to say that he was not the win ner of the prize for that week. It requires very careful proofreading to get away with this sort of advertis ing, and on two different occasions there have been misspelled words in proper names and in trade-marks, dif ficult propositions to handle in poorly prepared copy, and consequently it was found necessary to exclude these from the offer. On Tuesday next the. award will be made to some person residing outside the city. Xo person who receives his mail personally at the Dallas postof fice will be entitled to compete for the dollar. The routes leading out of Dallas, and the rural communities are to be given an opportunity. Here tofore townsiieople. who receive The Observer before their rural neighbors, have won all the prizes and it is on ly fair that our country cousins should be given a chance to exhibit their skill in detecting the misspelled word. The first person residing outside of Pallas who finds the error should im mediately telephone to the merchant in whose advertisement the mistake appears, and the dollar prize will be awarded to the lucky one. He Didn't 8pro.it Horn. The first Japanese to drink milk did go with misgivings lest he sprout horns like a cow. That was In 1S01. The man that took that big chance Is Mr. Tsubol. who is still alive and absolute ly free from horns. At that time Mr. Tsubol was an ap prentice. He become til of a disease that baffled the skill of the Japanese physicians, so his master called in Dr. Hepburn, an American physician, who then lived in that district Dr. Hep burn prescribed milk, one bottle to b "taken" every morning. The poor boy, believing that the growth of horns was Inevitable if one drank cow's milk, begged his master not to make hlio take the doctor's prescription, but his frantic pleas were denied. There was considerable difficulty about getting milk then because, as there was no demand for milk the greater part of the population sharing the boy's belief that its consumption was sure to raise horns there was no dairy or milkmen. Finally some was obtained from a Japanese who cared for a cow kept by a foreigner. Japan Advertiser. Th Horned Lark. Looks like Satan, the horned lark does, with his two black horns of feath ers sticking out on top of his head He wears a suit of a grayish brown touched with pink. A black curve over his eyes and another black crescent under his chin help give hun a wicked aspect His satanlc topknot the two tiny tufts of black feathers on the back of his head, gives him the name. He's the horned lark. But really he's not so bad as he looks. You know that the minute you see bis brown eyes and hear blm sing. Tbe farmer knows he Isn't such a wicked bird too. The horned lark eata all kinds of wild seeds, beetles, weevils and bugs. If be gets tired of bis diet be will start In and clean up the grass hopper and cutworm crop. Sometimes be will visit an oat field, but he doesn't cause enough damage to get his picture In the rogues' gallery as a dangerous thief. Philadelphia North American. JOHN JORDAN IS IN JAIL. Ballston Trespasser Causes Trouble That Puts Him in B id. John Jordan was found guilty of tlie crime of trespassing on Whines- nay and is serving a sentence of five days in the county jail that .vjs imposed upon him by Justice of ihe Peace Holt Stockton of the Ballston district. Jordan is a resident of Ball ston. where his actions have been verv trooblesome and resulted in the com Nursing a Grouch. What a dissatisfied bunch of mortals we are! Three hundred and sixty -five days of tbe year we grumble about the weather. It's either too hot or too cold, too wet or too dry. l'ou meet a friend who says, "It's a fine day today!" You answer, "Delightful! The next one you meet says, "Ain't this beastly weather?" You answer, "The foulest ever! You re always ready to agree with and Join the knocker. Even the poor, innocent weather cannot escape your hammer. Everything In this world was made wrong except your self. I mean. You are the quintessence of perfection In your own mind. When you're Invited to a party you are mad because you are Invited, and if you are Ignored you're mad again just because that condition fits your disposition. Why don't you. for a change, look at the bright side of thlnss and maybe your "dlsgustioa" will Improve. Car toons Magazine. NUNOBIKI WATERFALLS. Bewitching Night Scene at Popular Japanese Resort. A sight In the summer life of Japan nnt ensllv forgotten Is procured In a night visit to the Nuiinhlkl wiilerfall, Just outside Kobe on me nuriucusi. Th.., are two falls, the lower or fe male full of forty-three feet and the upper or male full of clghfy feet, the water gushing In each case out of the hill above and fulling down the gorge to a whirling pool below. It Is readied by un eus.v. winding climb up the cliffs of the "Million KirefiieH"-tlny electric bulbs in thousands umong the trees and the thousands und thousands of gayly clad women und children visitors shenherded by the more somber clnd men give the traveler two distinctly delightful sensations before reaching the illuuilnuted falls themselves, The tluy Ughts come mid go among the trees In a bewitching way. 'lue single light, says the Kobe Chronicle, which Illuminates the higher fall will perhaps appeal to many rather than the colored lights thrown on the lower fall, and the lamp rnys giving the fouu tain the hues of the rulnbow may be regarded as artificial. Nevertheless the general effect Is attractive. To any oue who knows China It is Impossible not to draw u comparison favorable to the Japunese In viewing the crowd. Entrance to the gorge Is perfectly free, yet thousands flocking there every evening are neatly dressed in summer garments, every one clean and respectable, while the conduct of the great crowd Is orderly and marked by a sense of quiet enjoyment. Such a scene would be almost Impossible in China, and until the idea of personal cleanliness can be Introduced among the swarming millions of that couutr" we are afraid the Japanese will con tinue to look down upon their nelgb bors as Inferior. Professional DENTIST Dallas n.iu. " "Mi Origin of the Caucus. The origin of the American caucus dates back to Revolutionary days, being traced to the Caucus club of Boston. This club was composed mainly of per sons engaged in shipbuilding. It was cue of the most rudii al opponents of British oppression. The Caucus club and the Merchants' club of the same period used to meet before elections and agree on candidates for town nud provincial offices. "Caucus" Is believed to be a corruption of "caulkers." Ruth and Miss Irene, will spend 'in Dallas yesterday and discussed plaint being lodged against him. He t hnstmas with friends in Poitland, plans tor the event, expressing the leaving this evening for the metrop-i opinion, judging from his work among olis. the children in all comities of the state, that those of this county were well qualified and would no doubt make as good a showing as thev made Perrydale High School Among Most last J1 wnn first contest of its Progressive in County. , Kinn was neiii. mere wui be a large SCHOOL FORGING TO FRONT. n tinnier oi rois county children in the contest and tliey will come from practically all schools. The contest is oien ti any boy or girl m the slate who is entered in the Iig or Dairv Herd Record keeping rink. The con is a brother ot the Jordan who ere ated much disturbance in the Foia neighborhood some time ago and were sent to the penitentiary. Jordan ac cepted the jail sentence rather than the alternative of a $10 flue. Quartet to Sing Holman's Song. John Orr is beginning to drill wi;h three other members of the Dallas hand on (T. 0. Holman's ballad. "Tiio Old Time Republic." which they will sing at the band concert to be held soon. Mr. Holnian has devise,! his Perrydale has one of the largest In dustrial club organizations in tlie county, and it is making much prepar ation for the local, county and slate fairs that are to take place next vear. Ct. . tl.. i -ii rmiieets and n,nv r ll.) ., i tst ' start.! "shortly after the ! 1. masterpiece and believes th.it three divisions of this work, fhis! nou.r -on "day. January 7. , " "ill be popular as a patriotic b.-U nchnr.1 rive . flill .11 fiw,!"'1"1 judging demonstration bv the 1:ul- lu quartet mar will smi lected. but it is certain that Mr. Hol- man s song will be a teature of ;he concert. Some Kinds of Talking Women. The woman who tells you all about something In such a way as to leave you in complete ignorance of tbe essen tial Mnes which you wanted to know ab The woman who flatters you about yourself as a screen to give herself the opportunity to talk about herself. The woman who is silent when she has nothing to say. This woman talks incessantly. The woman who aska you what you think about something and then heads you off from telling by keeping on talk ing herself. The woman you marry. Life. The Heat of Australia. Australia ts the hottest country on record. I have ridden for miles astride the equator, but I have never found heat to compare with this. Out in the country In the dry times there uppenrs to be little more than a sheet of brown paper between you and the lower re gions, and the people facetiously say that they have to feed their hens on cracked Ice to keep them from laying boiled eggs. Sydney Telegraph. B. F. Swope. Indepemlvnce attor ney and city recorder, is transacting business in Dallas today. Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Culler are at Salem, where they are guests of Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Sander. Other schools of Polk ouncv in com- ', ''. ""."? .The contest fcr petition for the greatest number of, " ".V" " w 'fr prizes that mav be won at the eountv' ,, fnlI,lren Wl1 m,ake ,our of tiw fair at Dallas next vear. The people i " "e!t.'"ml,u' bii'M'iies and fa-ra. of Pern-dale are proud of their school : , tn .' 'V?1 f1 "n"l horse and have gone to no little expense to!s ,,ow l ? h,6ldT," "mri's tv"m make it one of the best in the eonn'v.'"" J?. of 'he "Hame-tie valley. In addition to an expenditure of fif-l At V,at h,m' r,ov'rn,0f Jar" Wi-liy-teen hundred dollars for building im-!?"1''. w'11 P."6"1 18 oash Pri's " provemento. several hundred dollars w",ne" he contest of the af have been wisely nsed for school ap-1 n; Pnz ranging from $1 to paratus. etc. Funds are bein? raised W,U V"'' ," Sst,rlt the to build a gymnasium and this is ex-' 'T, feral noted speakers wil t :.. ,u ) will address the elnh workers n f-r. iv loir in iik ut-r m- i- , .. ,ir nitiiuiioii ueuins on tlie tune. oth7 'nPft'. of the college second semester of the school work n The district has the following or-1 P?1"'- bmldinsrs and farms will be February. puliation to boost for the school : I T 'l'?"11 Jav been I'o- Parent -Teachers' Association."!. , L0f th? " n1 prU who "' "Dramatie Club." "Military Band ! ,be f?n,e": The contest ; held .'ZX'TZl " Independence one evemmr ""iriir aw-i'vm.k'ju. un toe cw-i- . v , . , , " , last week uid rAmnf operation of these valuable en'LV!r,t.tiantctriw7 Training School Nearly Readv. The completion by February of the teacher s training school building at the -Monmouth -Normal is promise! by i ne norKmen wno nave lust finished the plastering. Timing the interior wans win be started at once, and the furnishing and hnisninc tou,ha -;n be completed in time for occupancv when tlie institution beirins on tl,. Thieves Loot Church. Thieves entered the Presbyterian much good is expected to be aceom-iarM or."T' Wlil "ble w the plished. tret the tinsttna spirit. Boost for your school. A Custom Well Forgotten. Children nsed to be reminded in an trneomfortable manner that December 28 was innocent' dav. for it sidered wholesome on tfiat morninr to pre them a gixvi eafnrur or other form of punishment, presumably to remind then of tbe ftina which were not committed bv tbe innocents whom Herod ordered slain on thai day. For tunately every eestirate) of this I ash- i ion is bow blotted out. away a large uantity or silverware owned bv the ! d . i i .hi nf ttu . i 1. n.. " . -. . .- ... -... -..un li. i Lit? cuv tiiar- of instruction rJaWned hr th. s.hi rand th ?tolen rticle M..n- ; .1.1 day secreted under an o .1 hnil.lin campus to profit by the brief of instruction pi mg Man or tne institution. Indications Point U Mors Wanac. Beeanse of weather conditions this fall farmers all over Poik eoanty were MRS. FRTER WANTS DTVORCS Mill Worker Sued by Spouse Aftar Fir Tsars' Wedded Bliss. Mrs. Carmie E. Frver filed a .li- vorre complaint against her husband. fanty !v r ryer. vesaerdav. Mm FVr. er eharees cruel and inhuman treat- i ment at the bands of her husband wbo is a worker in the VTillunMt. alley Lumber eompanr mill The eoupie was married la "Dallas about nx years aeo and there are no- -hil-dren from the union. (J. 0. Hotmaa represents the plaintiff. The burglars hid the loot after AiZ J covering that the name of the church was engraved on the silverware. Temperament In Folly. The fool la his heart saitii a num ber of things. Suppose be happens to i be a phlegmatic fool with a fondness for luxury. "I do not care," salth he. In that ' case, "to go out into the damp, chill roods and mistake a toadstool for a mushroom. I much prefer to get up In the night, in my comfortable fiat, and drink out of the wrong bottle." Bos ton Journal. Good Prospects. "What you want to marry my daugh ter? Why, you haven't a cent In the world: How do you expect to support herr "That will be easy enough. As soon as I'm known to be your son-in-law 1 can get all the credit 1 wauf-Pltts-burgh Press. Xews is news onlv when it is news. The Observer gives it to you hot off the bat. It prints more local hapmiine during tbe week than all other Polk county papers combined and costs no more. Ton read it because yon get what vou want the news of Poik eoun- ry. 4 A On Sided Rule. Once when P. T. Barnum was tak ing tickets at the entrance of Uls cir cus a man asked him If he could go In without paying. -Ton can pay without going In." said Barnum, "but you can t go In without Paying. The rule doesn't work bota rays. Hydrofluoric Acid. Hydrofluoric acid la the tw to use for removing sand from cast ings, particularly those of ir. steel, as it attacks tbe sand and dis solves It. while other acids attack the 'i the sand so that it falls off- HEN in need of Athletic Sup plies, Flash lights and Batteries, Pock et Cutlery, Bicycles, Mo torcycles, Sundries, Blast ing Powder, Gun Repair ing, Umbrella Repairing, Bicycle and Motorcycle Re pairing, or in fact any light Mechanical Repairing, call on L. B. HIXSON Jr., PHONE 1072, 315 MAIN ST. I T 1 m ft Office, City R,i Phone 791 or 642, Bl BROWN-SIBLEY ABS' BIO Mill street, Di. wuV up-iu-uute set o( Polk county. p08t6d ., from county records. DR. A. McHll OSTEOPATHIC pjjrf Rooms 8 and Vfa j DALLAS, ORErjojf Olive Smlth.i Teachflr nt PIA.?!!.0 .m fiuuiu iui conn DALLAS 1 ATTORNEY AT LAW WALTER L.TO01 Dallas National Bui Dallas H. LEE WlITi! CIVIL ENGINEER ffi ATTORNEY AT LAW OSCAR HA? Dallas City Bank Bi Dallas SIBLEY & Attorneys and AbM The only reliable letolM Polk County. Office on M Lianas, - . DENTIST B. F. BUTIE Office over Fuller PhS Office hours from I bill to 6 p. m. Dallas Alaska. Alaska has an area of 830.C0O snuare m'f- "T,11"0 'he site of the Caited States, which mean, that it will make 0" . ,rw lorts and nearly Rhode Islands. 900 Temperm, SW. " innt that m tbe matter of tempermc steel w, m mo farther m4 ir.v,. acestcrs ef .(MO years afo. The Mattress WITH EVERY ADVANTAGE Heywood Mattresses are more than ordin ary mattresses. Each Heywood Mat. tres comes seperatelv wrapped. It ha not been handled-it has never been oat on trial. It is absoUtely guraats-d Priced Reasonably At I12-00, $15.00 ,04 tim WAKEFIELD COMPANY DR. TOE ELECTRO-THEM AND ELECTRO-SURC:. DALLAS, 0 FOt R YEARS STUDT GERMAN AND SKI- TNIVEHSITIES AMI LARGE HOSPITAL OVER THIRTY Yt'S EXPERIENCE K ft SPECiAwns. Office, 019 Washing sfc one-half block east of the from 9 a. m. to 12 noon, 2: 7 to 8 p. m., Sunday 10 to Telephone 1303. SpedaltiM: CAfJCE j AND Tiitvini No knife and lost of plasters and pain for homt POLYPUS, CC. PILES, FISTi, DISEASES 0I WOMI NOSE, THROAT, I SKIN Kidneys. Bladder, W Liver, Stomach, BM Kerrons Due Gout, Eheumst OZOK TMTIAT ATTO! CONSULTATION r Sold By ALL DEALERS Ml II GET THlM AT 1 0, 1