LIME CONVENTION HELD
FARMERS AT CORVALLIS URGE
LEGISLATURE TO ACT.
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Would Establish a Plant for Grinding
Limestone and Work Same
With Convict Labor.
At a well-attended meeting of
farmers of the Willamette valley.
held at Corvallis last Saturday for
the purpose of devising ways and
means of getting cheap limestone for
the enrichment of their land, tthe fol
lowing resolutions were presented and
unanimously adopted:
Whereas, the need of lime, for its
beneficial effect on a large portion of
the soils of western Oregon, is gen
erally recognized; and,
Whereas, the state of Virginia and
Illinois have nowi in operation state
owned plants, and are grinding lime
stone, with the use of convict labor,
at 75 cents per ton in Virginia, and
bO cents in Illinois; and,
Resolved, That it is the sense of
this conference, assembled in Corval
lis this 7th day of October, that the
state of Oregon should acquire such
oi our lime deposits as are needed,
either by long term lease, or aetual
purchase, if satisfactory terms can
be secured, otherwise such property
should be condemned; and, be it fur
ther Resolved, That an adequate appro
priation should be made by the next
legislature and placed under the su
pervision of the state board of con
trol, and said board be authorized to
acquire the necessary property, es
tablish and equip a plant for the
grinding of limestone, and operate
same with the use of convict labor, as
far as practicable, and furnish the
product at cost, with a reasonable
percentage added to provide a sinking
fund to keep up repairs, purchase
new machinery and additional lime
deposits when necessary.
After the adoption of the resolu
tions, a motion was unanimously ap
proved that a legislative committee
of one each be appointed from the
State Grange, Farmers' Union, 0.
A. C. State Taxpayers' league, and
one at large to draft a law in accord
with the resolutions above and pre
sent it to the legislature for passage.
expected that from 50 to 80 pounds
of refined oil will be gotten this fall
from each of the ten acres, and the
average selling price is $l.bt per
pound. The soil used for raising the
peppermint is beaver dam land.
Apple Acres is owned by a large
number of local business men. An
other plot of about three acres, own
ed by Chet. Coad and John Grant,
on the north edge of town is also be
ing cut now. The raising of pepper
mint in the vicinity of Albany has
been carried on for several years past
and if the crop can be made suc
cessful in this vicinity, as it is at
present believed, there iare others who
will put in some acreage in the near
future.
SEVEN STATE HIGHWAYS
OFFICIAL ROUTES ENDORSED BS
STATE COMMISSION,
NORMAL GRADS. FEAST
METHODIST CHURCH SCENE OF
REUNION TUESDAY.
Toasts and Songs Were Order of the
' Evening President Ackerman
' Gave the Address.
U.
S. Forest Service Will Aid
Construction Counties to
Co-operate.
DIES OF HEART FAILURE.
Pioneer Oregonian Passes Away at
His Salem Home.
A. J. Houick, pioneer of Oregon,
died at his home in Salem Monday,
following an attack of heart failure.
He was at work in his garden when
lie suffered the attack and death fol
lowed immediately. He was aged 55
years.
Mr. Houck was a long time Ore
gon resident, having come to this
state with his father in 187H. They
settled on a farm near McMinnville.
Mr. Houck sold his farm and moved
to Salem about sfx years ago. He
was a native or Ohio.
Besides his widow he leaves two i
children, James Houck of Sheridan
and Nettie Houck who lives at the Sa
lem home. The deceased was a mem
ber of Occidental lodge, No. 30, I. O.
0. F. of McMinnville. The body was
taken to McMinnville for burial yesterday.
The State Highway commission
gave its indorsement this week
seven roads, designated ias state high
ways, upon the construction of which
it will keep pace with the Federal
Forestry service vhider section 8 of
the Shacklcford' bill.
The road projects for which funds
will be requested from the govern.
ment are ns follows:
No. 1. From Portland to Ashland
on the Pacific highway.
No. 2. From Portland to Ontario
via Baker.
No. 3. From The Dalles to Kla
at.1i Falls.
No. 4. From Portland . to Ontario
via John Day.
No. 5. From Florence to Mitchell
No. 6. From Bend to Lakeview.
No. 7. From Eugene to Klamath
Falls.
The aproval of these routes was
given by the members of the State
Highway commission upon request of
Is. J. finch, senior highway engineer
of the federal office of public roads
and rural engineering. Mr. Find:
was present a,t the meeting of the
commission and said that while the
construction of these roads, where
they ran through national forest re
serves, and the expenditure of the
federal funds was with the forest
service, it was the desire of forestry
officials to obtain the co-operation of
the state.
The designation of the state roads
by the commission, Mr. Finch said,
was essential, before the forest ser
vice could obtain the necessary road
funds. The forest service also desires
to co-operate with counties, accord
ing to Air. Finch, m the mapping and
building of roads running through reserves.
WANTS THE CLUB CLOSED.
COLLEGE REGISTRATION HIGH.
September Enrollment at McMinnville
College Greater Than All 1915.
The present enrollment of McMinn
ville College, 225, exceeds bv five the
banner registration month, Septem
ber, 131.1. It also exceeds the total
enrollment for the 1915 years. The
increase is almost entirely in the col
lege department. There are 10 stu
dents in the senior class.
FRY PRUNE DRYER IS BURNED.
Loss In Monday Morning Blaze is
f 4,000 With Insurance.
Fire of unknown origin destroyed a
14 tunnel prune dryer and about sev
en tons of prunes at the farm of O. E.
Fry about fl o'clock Monday morning.
The loss is estimated to be $4,000 with
$3,000 insurance.
HARVESTING PEPPERMINT.
A New Crop Being Raised in Polk
County.
Owners of the Apple Acres farm,
located about three miles wt of Dal
las, are this week harvesting their
ten-acre crop of peppermint, the first
to be raised in Polk county. The
peppermint roots were planted last
spring, having been secured from Mr.
Todd of Albany, whose brother is the
peppermint king of Michigan. While
it hr done as well as- could be ex
pected, because of late planting the
crop -vili not produce as heavily as
wm anticipated. The plants are set
ting well, however, and in coming
yean will r'-':e a laiTwr yield.
The pep) ?rmint vt rut with a blow
ing machine, and J Milled, after
which it is sent to pastern markets
where there is demn...i ,r it. It i$ i
Woman Asks Councilmen to Retali
ate on Male Sex.
In a letter to The Observer The
Observer published below m Iiilln
woman asks the council to close the
La Creole club. She says the council
closed the moving picture theater by
levying an increased license and she
believes the club should also be legis
lated out ot business. Her letter fol
lows :
Dallas, October 12. To the Editor:
I lease give space to this eommiuiica
tion.
in behalf of some of the women of
tlie:ity I would ask that the com
mon council of the city of Da'.las
close the L Creole club.-
The council caused the Orpheum
theater to close because they insist
ed upon increasing the license, high
er than the traffic could bear, and
the management liad to discontinue.
Now the movie, the woman's amuse
ment place, is elosed and she has to
stay home but the husband, brother
and son still has the club.
As you probably sec, I do not mean
seriously that the cfcib should lie
closed, but I do think the council
men should do the right thing by the
Orpheum theater management and
help Dallas to have its splendid place
oi dimmement re-opened.
Thanking you for the consideration
yon have given this letter, I wish to
remain, A Citizen and Taxpayer.
The Oregon Normal alumni feasted
at a banquet held in the Methodist
church Tuesday evening where many
expressions of good fellowship were
enjoyed by those present. Professor
M. S. Pittman was toastmaster ot tne
evening and cleverly announced Miss
Rosa B. Parrott, E. S. Evenden, E. P.
Gilmore of the Oregon Normal, Su
perintendent V. I. Reynolds and Su
pervisor Floyd D. Moore, who gave
toasts suited to the occasion. Miss
Katherine Arbnthnot of the Normal
school and Miss Marie Meyers ot
Independence gave reading's that caus
ed much laughter.
The evening was made decidedly
Normal by the singing of Normal
school songs and chants which were
participated in by all present.
President Ackerman gave an inspir
ing address .at the close of the ban
quet and saying in part that there
were three big messages to give to the
Alumni teachers; first, the Oregon
Normal measures up to the standards
of the California educational board ;
second, every Undent of the February
and June graduating class who de
sired a position has been placed; and
third, the enrollment is larger at the
Normal now than ever before.
The evening's festivities were clos
ed by singing "Live Normal 'Jve, "
followed by vote of thanks to the
Methodist ladies. Those attending
were: Mrs. L. P. Gilmore, Monmouth;
Marie Smith, Buena Vista; Marie
Meyers, Independence; Superinten
dent W. I. Reynolds, Dallas; Effie
ruth-berth, Sheridan; Edna H. Ven
ntar, Independence; Katharine Ar
buthnot, Monmouth; E. Madeline
Rawlings, Independence; Almeda J.
Fuller,Dallas: Bessie Graham, Inde
pendence; Elsie Winters, Perrvdale;
Gladys Stewart, McCov; Carl E. Mor
rison, Perrydale; Guy E. T,ee, Perry-
dale; Nehle Voiing, Parker; Lora A.
Chute, Independence; Rosa B. Par
rott, Monmouth : Fred S. Crowley.
Riekreall; Nellie Keyt. Independence;
Verena Hiltobrand, Airlie; L. P. Oil-
more, Monmouth ; Edna Morrison
Dallas; Louise Haslop, ' Falls City,
Johanna Keil, Independence; Mabel
Gillette, Independence; F. S. Even
den. Monmouth; E. K. Barne;. Peny
dale; Mrs. Ella Oleman, Hoskin
T, -li , r -r tt i .
rreaineni ana Mrs. J. tl. Ackerman.
Monmouth: and Supervisor, Floyd I
loore. Dallas.
TOWN TOPICS
Electric Appliances for Normal
The state Normal school, at Mon
mouth has placed an order with the
Dallas office of the Oregon Power
company for a set of electrical appli
ances to be installed in the domestic
science department of that institu
lion. Eight ov nine different appli
ances are to be. put in and the work
will be done within the next week
or ten da vs. .,
Oregon Hens Win Again. '
Professor James Drvden of O. A
C. won first place in the eesr laying
contest at Mountain Home, Mo., with
his four hens from the Corvallis insti
tution's pens. Earlier in the year
the same hens won at the Storr,
Conn., contest.
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-now is ine lime to see .). u. uglow
about The New Edison. (55-07
We have started our wool picker
lor tne season and are prepared to
make wool beds. Sterling Furniture
Co. , 65
Dr. R. C. Virgil, osteopath, Uglow
building: 9 to 12; 1 to 5; 7 to 8. 46-tf
For paper hanging, and all kinds of
sign paintme eet Ernest Hanson 'b
prices. Office, 217 Main, 'phone 361.
29-tf.
M T L :,). -B n..i ,
ijwii oujjia oi romana cure
piles without surgical operation. If
afflicted call and sec him at Gail ho
tel, Dallas. Corisutation 1 free of
charge, October 12 to 19. 65
He have started our - wool, nicker
for the season, and are prepared tu
make wool beds. SterlW Furniture
'o. s
Schevers, W. D.. at 415 Oak street.
Knows now to suoe norses. Try him.
34-tf
Merton G. Ellis, Law and Abstract
Omees, Dallas, Oregon. 57-tf
Ladies: Don't forget the best bar
Hear the New Edison. 609 Mill St.
65-67
For Fire and automobile insurance
see t,has. Gregory, city hall. 32-tf
Our large pages save you monev.
tins Abstract Co., Dallas, Oregon
57-tf.
Bring us your pictures for fram
ing. sterling f urniture Co. 65
Dr. C. L. Foster, dentist, City Bank
uuiioing, usuas.
Dr.Rempel,Chiropraetor,513 Church
ir. atone s Heave Drops cures
neaves. mce f i, tor sale by all drug
gists. Adv. to t f
Bring ns yo-r pictures for frntn-
g. Merling Furniture Co. 65
Ihe Dallas Wood eomoanv is rendv
to furnish you with mill wood. Good
loads and good service. All wood cast,
on delivery. Phone 492. 103-tf
Any person knowine himaplf t
have a tapeworm should call on Dr.
Ion Smith at the Gail hotel ThnnJ
day or Friday, October 12tb or 13th.
and be will give yon medicine to re
move it free of eharge. 63-65
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COOK. THE CHIEF ONE IS SAVING OP FUEL. MANY USERS SAT 0$
AIN SAVES ONE-THIRD COAL OR WOOD. THIS IS BECAUSE TDIIy
IS LINED WITH ASBESTOS-A NONCONDUCTOR OF HEAT. THIS!
BETWEEN HEAVY WALLS OF STEEL, KEEPS THE HEiiP
WHERE IT BELONGS. THAT IS WHY THE LORAIN SAVES FOQ t
BAKES QUICKER. A CAST COOK LOSES MUCH HlUi
CAUSE THE COLD CAST IRON ABSORBS IT. WsW!
BEST0S CAN'T ABSORB HEAT. THE LORAIN uK
TUEL EVENTUALLY PAYS FOR THE RANGE. V
11UHT DOVETAILED CONSTRUCTION SAVES HEAT
BUILT WITHOUT STOVE PTITTV vmvp. ARB NO
TO LET COLD IN AND HEAT OUT. THE LORAIN HAil
URAL FINISH STEEL DOES NOT HAVE TO BE Bi
THINK! NO SMUT OF BLACKING, NO DIRTY W0Si
AIN TURNS THE DRUDGERY OF COOKING TO A JOT
HOUSEWIVES DELIGHT IN THE LORAIN THE
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