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About Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 31, 1916)
' -i ' folk V.. 1" - . )alltij23 (THE HOME PAPER) DALLAS, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1916 (TWICE-A-WEEK) KO. 70 SLr.JtfIU.RnUD tESTS ARE MAri TO METH ODIST INSTIT". .:ONS. i Estate Will r e Held For Wife 4 Daughter Li Trust During 5 Their Life. I lording to tie will of the late P. Stouffer the entire state, es- (d between $50,000 and $60,000, be held in trust by Eugene Hay- r Mrs. Ella B. Stouffer, wid tod Mrs. Lina Stouffer Quick, iter, during their lifetimes. The I was filed Saturc y. I I estate is la' y in personal ties. The I er home on street is in Mrs. Stouffer 's i will provides upon Mrs. Stouf- deatfh that one-sixth of the en Btate shall go to the First Meth- Episcopal church of Dallas; one- fch to Willamette University, Sar-One-twelfth to Kimball college Jieology, Salem; and one-sixth te Conference Claimants' Per- nt Fund of the Oregon Confer . of the ., Methodist Episcopal k, of Portland. The will fur zprovides that, upon Mrs. Lina ler Juick's death the other one- of the e ate shall go to Dan jick, era,.. '.son of Dan P. Stouf- Uid son of Mrs. Lina Stouffer If Dan O. Quick dies before chea the age of 25 years, withi- mildren, his one ball ot the es- Mll be divided among the four Bdist ir "utions above-named in the f ,oportion. If Dan huek U . eluldren surviving Oiithe pi-oj-arty goes to them. , However, to provide for Dan O. r,'s education, should bis moth lie before liio and before ihe tes Uie age rf 21, the net income, $ i pre froifl the one-half i ' mother had in the I O. Quick's W .cKAfthe S . - . -uded that the mjb'y b. . ( o, absolutely, to Don Mick. 1 .hang the benefit an ation w i to (himself Dan P. (Ter took the above precaution la that h i grandson should have Jfoa eduction. ' relieve his widow of the worry he haoL'ing of the estate Mr. per provided that the property Id be loit in trust with Eugene r to carry out the will. The m is jriven discretionarv powers. Ella R. Stouffer is named as 'executrix of the will, to serve 'out bonds. The will was signed he presence of A. F. -Toner, F. traven and Oscar Hayter. Oscar I Iter drew the will. ie property bequeathed to the Vt Methodist Episcopal church, the 'provides, shall be used and held C permanent endowment. The In r is to be used for the up-keep, vement, repair or construction lie church and parsonage in Dal 1 and the running expenses of the J eh, but no part is to be used for isterial support or benevolences vrb terms are defined in the Dia ne of the Methodist Episcopal ifch of America. The property re Jed by Willamette. University, Jiball college and the Conference mant's fund, is to be used and ! as a part of the permanent en ment funds of the corporations ; the income may be used in the e manner as the income from ar endowment funds. ft results were better than 90 per cent Commencing about December 1 the competition indoor shoot will be held These are both for prizes and medals, and are held under the rules of the National Rifle association. Practice matches are held every Friday night the club members furnishing their own guns and ammunition. The score Friday nierht was: Loe Eobt.. 98; Webster, H. A., 94; Ben nett. A. W., 92; Toner, A. F., 90 Cosper, E. D., 90; Edger, H. M., 90 Grant, C. O., 86; Stump, H. W., 84 Ellis, Oscar, 82. The Riley garage building has been secured and the November weekly shoots will be held there. TO OUST PUNCH BOARDS. Federal Authorities Claim They Are Gambling Device. Prize punch boards and similar gambling devices have been put un der the ban of the postal authorities in the Pacific Northwest, and any shopkeeper in any city of this section found operating such a device is li able to prosecution under the Federal statute covering lotteries. This was announced Monday by C. E. Welter, postal inspector at Portland. Mr. Welter said that investigations are now under way in Portland as well as in other northwestern cities relative to the operations of punch boards. "The stand is taken by the author ities," he said, "that the punch board is a lottery, and as such has no legal right to exist. Operators of such boards are liable to prosecution un der the Federal law prohibiting the sbipment of lottery devices either by mail or express. ROAD BODY ORGANIZED DELEGATES MEET AT COURT HOUSE TO DISCUSS NEEDS. I, L. Patterson Chosen President. Res olntion Passed Calling for At- i ; tenttoa to B&iem cnage. tonmouth Ro: 1 to B Improved. mong the road work that RoadV ter Finn is contemplating doing nn the next year is extensive im minent of the Monmouth-Dallai 1. It is planned to get this road reled and oiled for the entire dia 3e between the two cities, the grav g being done during the winder itLs and oiling next spring after ra 3s have eeaaed. Funds will for'.'iooraing- for the carrying out his work. When the work is corn ed (Ms road will be as good a the hbway between here and Sa- T3 : '.3 SUCCESSFUL SHOOT. t Tie rt 1 bet'-. ;m& ba s ha' - Has Been Secured For nber Competition. Creole Rifle club indoor y night was the best that d since the elnb was or bereas the attendance has l&rge as desired the re- beea very satisfactory. oa tlie first few nights the xSootiny indoors the best making sverages of 66 . IV,iiy sight the general Delegates from every district in the county formed the Polk County Road Builders' association at a meeting in the courthouse Saturday. The pur pose of the association is to advise with the county court each year as to necessary road improvement and repairs to the end that the court may be better able to make a budget. Fifty-seven delegates were present. L L. Patterson of Eola was unani mously chosen as president; J. W. Finn, county roadmaster, was selected vice-president; and Walter L. Tooze, Jr., as secretary. Each dis trict in the county is entitled to send tliree delegates to the meetings. After the delegates organized, each district, through its chairman, pre sented its needs. These will be care fully considered by the court in its present task of making the 1917 budget. The Salem bridge was the topic of most interest to the delegates and a resolution asking that plans be im mediately considered for making the structure temporarily safe was unan imously passed. Professor J. V. Skelton of Oregon Agricultural college discussed the construction and winter maintenance of roads. SALEM BRIDGE FEAREP I. L. PATTERSON MAKES SUG GESTIONS TO MARION COUNTY Polk Representative Would Rigidly Restrict Traffic on the Structure and Alleviate Strain. OREGON PIONEER DIES WILLIAM H. BRUNEI HERE OVER HALF CENTURY. With the view of being as easy possible on the tottering Salem bridge I. L. Patterson, Polk county's rep resentative, has made the following recommendations to County Judge Bushey of Marion: 1. That the bridge be planked lengthwise, thufe, removing a good deal of the vibration. 2. That traffic be restricted to one direction only, at one time. Mr. Pat terson would make certain periods, ten, .15 or 20 minutes, for traffic to pass over the bridge, west, and then the same period, to pass over the bridge, east. 3. That the maximum load be re duced still further. 4. That the present restrictions as to distance between vehicles be continued and perhaps the distance increased. 5. That telephones be installed on the bridge to assist in regulating traffic. In this way Mr. Patterson hopes the bridge may be kept open for traffic until the new bridge is ready. Feeling over the danger of the bridge is arising throughout the two counties and it is believed that Polk county will not be permitted to long er delay the construction. Marioi county's fund has been available for the past year and has not been touch ed; Polk county raised $71,000 last year for the inter-county bridge but the court has already used part of this fund for other bridges, roads and ferries. When Polk is ready Marion will be waiting. The top of the bridge now sways with" ther-tranTle and the ' Wind, and people have passed from the stage of displeasure to alarm and fear. Salem Man With Parents Settled Near Rickreall on Donation Land Claim. Leaves Many Relatives. Oratorio Society Elects. At the regular practice of the Dal las Oratorio society, held in the Meth odist Episcopal church Friday night because the high school auditorium was not available, a constitution was adopted and officers elected. The Of ficers are: John W. Orr, president; Mrs. D. A. MacKenzie, vice-president; H. H. Dunkleberger, secretary-treas urer. Sixty have now joined the so ciety. In the death, Friday, of William H. Brunk, 72, of Salem, Polk and Marion counties lost a pioneer who came west with his parents by ox team 67 years ago. After a long resi dence with his parents on the family donation land claim just east of Rick- Feall, Mr. Brunk was made postmaster of Ashland, serving from 1884 to .3892. Later he moved to Salem and fteted as prison guard until the time Of his retirement. : Besides the widow Mr. Brunk is survived by a son, W. H. Brunk of Oakland, Cal.; two daughters, Misses Prudence and Mildred Brunk of Sa lem; a twin brother, H. M. Brunk of Portland; five other brothers, Thom as, Keason, and George Brunk of Sola, H. B. Brunk of Independence, and James Brunk of Montana; and three sisters, Mrs. W. H. McDaniel cf Hickreall, Mrs. Melissa Shank and Miss Margaret Brunk of California. The funeral was held yesterday in Salem from the First Christian church. Rev. F. T. Porter had charge and burial was in the City View cemetery. New Bridge Completed. , The now Fir Villa bridge across the Rickreall two miles east of Dallas has been completed by the county and was thrown open to traffic last week The approaches to the bridge have al so been rebuilt and are in good shape. The bridge is on a connecting road between the Salem-Dallas state high way and the Monmouth-Dallas road made possible by the new army law which provides that the governor of a state may recommend a member of the may recommend a member of the national guard for the appointment. The successful candidate for the appointment takes a final examination fbefore the army board witih candi dates recommended by congressmen and senators. Applications may be filed with Gov ernor Withyeombe or with' City School Superintendent Alderman at the Multnomah county court house in Portland. The final examinations will be held in Maroh at Vancouver barracks. S. P. WORK PROGRESSES ELECTRIFICATION OF LINE TO BE COMPLETE IN 60 DAYS. COMPLETES NEW ROAD LINES County Surveyor Lays Out Grand Ronde Route. County Surveyor Canfield returned Friday from a five days' job running the lines for a new road from Bentley to Round Prairie. Mr. Canfield says that the lines provide a road that shortens the distance four miles be tween the two points and eliminates some bad grades. The county survey or says that the road he has view ed, and upon which he will make a final survey the latter part of next month, will not have a grade more than four per cent. The proposed road starts one and a half miles west of Bentley, via Rogue lijver. to the intersection of Polk, Lincoln audi Til lamook counties and down the county line between Tillamook and Lincoln or along Salmon river. The distance is eight miles. It is saiii that a pe tition is now being circulated in the Grand Ronde country for the shortest and most practicable road from Grand Ronde to Salmon river. Transformer Stations Will Not Ready Before Spring Because of Delayed Orders. Ba COUNTY FAIR LUNCHEON Hop Yard Conditions Praised. The moral sonditioas of ih J.9I6 season hop yards was praisod in the report of an officer of the Oregon So cial Hygiene society made Friday to tho society in Portland. TO APPOINT GUARDSMAN. Examinations to Be Held January 12 for Entrance to West Point. Examinations for the appointment to West Point of a member of the Oregon national guard will be held in Portland on January 12, according to . announcement which has been made there. The arrangement was ASSOCIATION WILL HOLD GET- TOGETHER MEETING. Number of Talks on County Value Will be.Giyj.t.aiBxJet Gail Tomorrow. ABSTRACT OF THE REGISTRATION OF ELECTORS, IN POLE COUNTY, OREGON, BETWEEN JANUARY 1, 1916, AND OCTOBER 7, 1916 Precinct Name or Number. Total A. E. Perkins Dead. A. E. Perkins, about 50, timekeeper for the Western Union construction crew which was working upon the Black Rock telephone line ten days ago, died in the Dallas hospital Sun day morning about four from tuber culosis of the bowels. Coroner Chap man is trying to get into touch with some one who knos some definite in formation about the man. The dead man told the hospital superintendent that he belonged to a Masonic lodge in Streator, 111., and that the last he heard of his father was in Spokane. The body is at the morgue. Says Recall Not Circulated. T. J. Werth of district one says tht the report brought in by Mr. Kraft that district one was almost wholly in favor of the recall is mis leading. Mr. Werth says that the petitions have been little eirenlate'l in hia j?ienit mnA tlif tinw WfinU probably receive scant support if they I """" ver& too. oevenin xaiias iui 39. Eighth Dallas 205 40. Ninth Dallas 188 4L Roek Creek 11 1. Douglas 137 Jackson 178 Salt Lake 175 Spring Valley 208 Eola 147 6. West Hickreall 140 4th Independence. .209 8. S. W. Monmouth. .247 9. Buena Vista 221 10. Suver 92 11. West Luckiamute. .185 12. Bridgeport 122 13. Salt Creek 154 11 McCoy 142 15. East Rickreall 130 16. 1st Independence.. 305 17. West Salem 298 18. Black Rock 80 19. Pedee 123 20. Monmouth 159 21. N.W.Falls City... 96 22. S. W.Falls City... 198 23. N. E. Falls City.... 209 24. Buell 161 25. S.E. Falls City. ...123 26. Brush College 99 27. S. E. Monmouth 132 28. N. E. Monmouth... .203 29. E. Luckiamute Ill 30. 3rd Independence. .264 51. 2nd Independence.. 229 32. First Dallas 187 33. Second Dallas 168 34. Third Dallas 157 35. Fourth Delias 134 136. Fifth Dallas 176 Meeting Saturday Night R. K. Butler of The Dalles will ad dress s Republican meeting here Sat urday night Walter H. Evans, Mult nomah county district attorney, will speak at the Falls City rally Thursday night 6766 Total Male.... Rep. Dem. Proh. Soc. Prog. Mis; No. No. No. No. No. No. M. F. M. F. 1 M.F. M.F. M.F. M.F. .56 22 33 17 1 5 3 69 31 37 25 6 4 1 3 2 80 43 26 16 2 1. 4 2 1 77 50 38 26 2 1 5 1 2 1 23 53 33 34 17 1 2 1 1 2 3 5523 31 2612 . 11 67 46 39 35 1 4 9 6 2 63 64 50 47 3 3 4 2 . 2 2 3 4 83 49 45 29 2 5 3 3 11 34 14 24 12 1 4 1 1 1 54 32 53 33 1 6 1 1 1 3 54 23 26 10 4 4 1 . 80 37 17 9 1 3 3 1 2 1 51 26 32 16 1 2 6 1 3 4 52 26 21 11 3 3 5 2 3 4 97 78 60 42 1 1 12 6 2 3 3 123 69 36 21 3 6 1822 2822 10 4 21 76 51 28 25 11 2 1 2 1 1 1 40 50 20 39 4 1 2 3 43 24 10 12 1 1 1 1 2 1 62 55 25 21 815 5 3 1 1 2 66 66 18 22 4 8 11 7 43 71 39 24 12 1 8 6 45 34 12 5 3 6 5 2 4 7 43 29 18 4 11 12 32 29 2624 36 21 1 44 47 47 34 50 1 5 21 1 69 29 19 32 19 45 51 11 82 81 4843 22 32 21 7255454312 42 61 55 34 30 2 4 1 68 28 40 24 2 7 2 4 3 53 41 34 19 1 5 1 21 44 44 19 22 1 3 1 5653 2924 13 27 1 61 43 2529 27 11 1 11 36 26 18 10 6 2 1 2 71 44 26 26 7 20 1 1 64 74 42 30 19 5 8 4 2 2 2 4 2 5 3989 2118 233 170 25 231 3884 2882 A booster luncheon gill be given at the Hotel Gail in Dallas tomorrow af ternoon at 1 o'clock by the Polk County Fair association. Invitations to the luncheon, which is to be made a get-together meeting, were issued yesterday by Mrs. Winnie Braden, secretary, to the directors of the as sociation, former directors, officers and members of the association resid ing over the county, about 75 in all. It is planned to make this meeting the initiatory one of the campaign for the 1917 Polk county fair which will be the largest in the history of the county. A feature of the meeting will be short talks on the value of the fair, from various standpoints, and those taking part with subjects assigned are: W. V. Fuller on "The History of the Polk County Fair," Chas. A. Park on The Future, or Possibilities, of the Polk County Fair," Wl L. Reynolds on "The Value of the Polk County Fair to the Schools," C. L. Starr of Portland on "The Value of the Fair to the Community," L. J. Chapiu, agriculturist of the Spauld ing Lumber company, Salem, on "The Value of the Fair Agriculturally, W. L. Soehren on "Why I Think We Should Charge Admission to 0 County I air," A. U. JPeterson on "The Value of the Fair as an Adver tising Medium," and Mrs. Winnk Braden on "The Value of Exhibiting nt the Agricultural Fairs and Land Products Shows." A number of oth ers will be called on for brief talks. President I. L. Patterson of Eola will act s toastmaster. Electrification of the Southern Pa cific's west side line, from Whitesoa to Corvallis, will be complete within the next 60 days according to train men. However, the actual operation of electric trains into Corvallis will be delayed until April or May be cause the machinery for the trans former plants will not be forthcoming from the General Electric company at Schnectady, N. Y., until early spring. That company was the only one to submit bids for the machinery and it is delayed in filling the order. - At present there are between 150 and 200 men on the post and line crews that are stringing the wires. Recently the gap between Whiteson and McCoy was completed. Crews have also been working north from Corvallis to Wellsdale, and this part' of the line ie also completed, so that there now remains about 20 miles of the uncompleted line work. Head quarters for the construction work' 1 ave been moved to Gerlinger and crews are working both north and son tli of there. Heavy rail was laid as part of the improvement a year ago. Railroad men also state it is th intention of the company to electrify the Salem & Falls City branch be tween Dallas and Salem, ' This work 1 will not start, however, before the completion of the Corvallis' line. Of ficials of the company have been reti cent about giving information con- ' eerning the proposed electrification " between here and Salem, aside from saying the work would be done in tho ' near future. There are those out side of railroad circles who state, however, that they expert to see work started within a year. "rr-. PLACES BLAME ON RAILROAD. Will Gather Statistics. C. J. Pogh of Falls City is a mem ber of s committee of the North Pa cific Loganberry Juice Manufactur ers' association which will secure da ta on the amount of loganberry juiee manufactured the past season, the elass and quality of the product and tbs amount remaining unsold. A large part of the juice remains unsold and when the quantity and the kind are determined plans will be instituted for a systematio advertising cam paign. George E. Brown of Albany and Professor C. I. Lewis of O. A. C, are the other members of the committee. Mrs. T. Btsats' Niece Dies. Mrs. Tracy Stasia received wor3 that the f'ir-year-old daughter of Mr. and Sirs. Claud ITuston died si her honv! in Heppner yesterday morn ing. Mri. Huston will be .-tealled as Miss Ettt Phillips, formerly of thit city, a 3klr of Mrs. Trae Suats. Public Service Commission Censures Espee For Shortage. ' In an exhaustive report made pub- lie yesterday the state public service ' commission censures the Southern Pa cilio for the present Oregon car short- ' age. The shippers of Oregon, too. re- ' ceive part of the blame because of the delays in loading and the orders of more cars than necessary. In the report the commission de mands that the discrimination "now existing between Oregon and Califor nia industries" be removed at once. It orders that a car equipment bureau ' be established in Portland at once; that active steps to see that equip ment is returned from connecting lines; that arrangements be made to move all company material possible during times when no oar shortage exists; that immediate action toward acquiring an adequate supply of new equipment, especially box and fiat -cans, and necessary motive power, be ; taken; that better routing instruc tions be demanded; that steps be tak en to stop the delay of loaded ears; and that rules and regulations be es tablished which will prevent discrinv ination in the furnishing of cars due to the manipulation of oar orders. The commission also gave notioe to the 32 railroads operating in Oregon that it would hold an investigation in Portland November 24 to inquire in to the rules, regulations and orders relating to demurrage and reciprocal demurrage as they affect intrastate traffic Awarded f 1000 Damages. Mrs. Bay Volheim of Portland, sister-in-law of Harry Volheim of this city, was awarded $1000 damage ifrom the Portland Railway, Light and Power eompany for injuries sus tained in a collision between a street ear and a jitney at Grand avenue and East Betlmont streets, Portland, March 9, 1915. Mrs. Volheim has vis ited in Dallas. Expresses Shetland Pony. S. M. Ray last night expressed a Shetland pony to his granddaughter, Goldie Ray, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L E. Ray at Madras, Oregon. Hizs "Fan Makers" Hers. G. W. Pardey and wife, G. T. Mor ey, A. C. J. MaeDonald, Frank T. Becker and John J. Welsh, of the Hizs "Fun Makers" eompany, are at the Hotel Gail. The eompany will show at the armory for the next week. Bill Ewing Returns. Bill Ewing returned Saturday night from a three months' trip through th east and to Canada.