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About Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 9, 1917)
I TSZ FOLK L4 ""4 640 -acre Homestead Law I mm OBSERVER, TUESDAY. JANUARY 9, 1917 . urief period since the en- W . - I V,a Tntanm TW i not hud time to compile fj regulations governing the r. i .lnn tlia nrAviainnt: isltion. Pending the com- , OQICIUJ unit "6iuor following general comments nations hove been prepared hmeiit of those seeking in- on the suiujeci.; (provisions oi me law per nlrv of WO acres of semi- -0i in(1 bv anv q"aliled Ihe OH' aoes not "'Pl'iy , but only to such Ulie resulted Jargeiy lor smck Riedd grazms puiposes. the ite llepartment W1" later deslS' i h ik9 tlmt mny be cntel'e(1 'ad , '.. . . fori Ike present tirae ll 18 ""I1! jive specific information as " r .' nP iio nwittK flinf will , 4,lly be designated lor entry. Jjil i' mav ne gtated that des- fill he made in the Rocky Vjk states and westward. A ' insiMction of the lands f. . u mtornd is the onlv snt- iro - i manner in which a pros- Utrymnn can tuiiy intorm jx to the relative worth of 'i tcqnire title to a homestead ) S act an entryman must re- lithe land not less than three - ji make perronnent improve gjj.,teon tending to increase its .1 P ink than .1 .2S rmr rcXlislf of which must be plac- naAk land within three years Jnt of entry. Cultivation "'uid is not required. Com tht of entry is not allowed. J t homestead entryman lhas . . fseenrin? title to 160 acres B the humid regions, this llomratead tract does not ro le nghts nor permit him ,to 1? additional homestead. The . ftif the law is that only one M nmy he taken by an in. Jiitryman. Of course, if the k was lost and title never fir if the land entered herc ,4, ns grazing land of the char Jtired by this act, then and litent a second entry could be per sections 4 and 5 of the snlation, known as "the Fer . (H. R. 8492), is now pend- mmmi ' tne restoration or tne rights of those who have ,! bought Indian land. This ilready passed the house and Hiding in the United States alt is hoped the measure will i law before the present ses 'sngress adjourns. Iwvious to the time the Inter Anent designates the areas be entered under this law Mve entryman may file af :3owing that the land he de rater is grazing land and ttfcation to the local land of tspension of the entry until k. .1. . . . r 1 or the Iand i8 do nated The entry may then be sut T I w-1 the land ignated, at which time, if the land hat been designated as grazimr ln n, k will be received. Of course, if the department should hold that the par- I oi 'na sought to be en tered under this procedure is not grazing lands no rights would acrue to the prospective entryman. 6 . As each applicant is required to swear that he is well acquainted with the pnarnnfiii. 0 1.- i j i .... . t (aHQ aescnDed in his application, and as all entries are made subject to the ris-hta nf II . . I"" Hie applicant can not make the affidavit that he is acquainted with the character of the land or be sure tlmt the land is not already ap propriated by a settler until after he has actually inspected it.. 7. All proceedimrs connected win, the entering and filing on a home stead are conducted by the officials of the local land offices in the states where the land is located. The Gen eral Land Office at Washington does not issue maps showing the location! of vacant public land subject to en try. This information can be reli ably obtained only from the records of the various United States district land offices, which are located in Ore gon as follows: Burns, La Grande, Lakeview, Port land, Roseburg, The Dalles, and Vale, 8. Persons who desire to make homestead entry should first decide where they wish to locate, then go or write to the local land office of the district in which the lands are sit uated and obtain from the records diagrams of vacant lands. 9. A personal inspection of the lands should be made to ascertain if they are suitable, and, when satisfied on this point, entry can be made at the local land office in the manner prescribed by the law, under the di rection of the local land officers, who will give the applicant full informa tion. Should a person desire to ob tain information in regard to vacant lands in any district before going there for personal inspection, he should address the register and re ceiver of the particular local land office, who will give such information as is available. 10. Persons desiring to make homestead entries should first fully inform themselves as to the charac ter and quality of the lands they de sire to enter and should in no case apply to enter until they have visited and fully examined each legal sub division for which they make appli-j caeion, as satisfactory information as to the character and occupancy of public lands can not be obtained in any other way. 11. All blank forms of affidavits and other papers needed in making application to enter or in making final proofs can be obtained by ap plicants and entrymen from the Iand office for the district in which tne lana lies. MRS. MAETH A. STUMP DEAD, Polk Pioneer Passed Away Friday at Portland Hospital. Mrs. Martha A. Stump of Salem and pioneer of Polk countv. died at the Good Samaritan hosDital at Port land Friday at 11:40 p. m., in her tan year. In the death of Mrs. Stunm an other of the few remaining pioneers oi uregon has departed. She was horn m Illinois in 1840. Her birth place was near Monmouth in that state. In 1852 when but 12 years old. she accompanied her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Carter T. Davidson, on their long journey of 3000. miles across the plains to Oregon. There were fifty teams in the caravan in which t.ho family traveled. On their arrival at Oregon City they were greeted heart ily by the venerable John McLaugh lin who freely gave them information concerning the Willamette valley and us opportunities tor home building. lae uavidson lamily located on tarm south of Monmouth. The old stage line from Portland to Califor nia passea tneir home. Here many weary, way-worn travelers were giv en meals and rest in those earlv davs of roughing it. Her grandfather was one of the founders of the present state normal school at Monmouth. In 1800 she was united in mar riage to Jesse B. Stump, a well known and enterprising pioneer who later served two terms in the state legis lature as representative from Polk county. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Stump were four in number. Arthur and William died soon after their graduation from Willamette univer sity. Mrs. C. S. Hamilton of Salem and Fred N. Stump of Suver, Polk county, are the only surviving mem bers ot the family, their father hav ing passed away sixteen years ago. Jnineral services were held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Hamil ton, 290 Front street, Salem, at 10:30 Monday morning. Rev. William G, Elliott of Portland conducted the ser vices. able for horse troughs or vats. Very cheap. Will last indefinitely. Rich and Ellis. 87-89 AUTO FOR SALE Stndebaker oix," run lees than 7,000 miles, m uuo conaiuon. weaving Dallas and will sell for $575; cost $1450 ai iactory one year ago. Inquire me unserver, or Lew A. Gates, Hotel Gail. Will consider trade. FOR SALE-Or Will trade for farm property. After 33 years in busi ness I wish to retire and will trade my planing mill for improved or unimproved farm land. Mill is up-to-date and the only fully equipped one in tne county. .Everything first class. Established business. F. J. Coad, Dallas, Oregon. 83-90 FOR SALE New, modern five-room bungalow on Washington street, terms. McBee Land Co. 77-tf FOR SALE Clean vetch seed at three cents a pound, baled cheat hay at $13.50 a ton and oats, at soioe price. A, R. Brown South Red 35, Dallas. Qfi mA.m jPHC fllUHD TELLS AHOTHt ht pouim or - cut tobacco iwr A6 i as your Loose RAPCR SACK. BUT IT BtTD AHO CHEAPER, BECAUSE IT J CUT TOBACCO Is BEST AND CHEAPEST iUUDGE, THAT FllLOW HAS I CAUGHT OH TO IT ALL i ' RIGHT, r I HERE S something curious about W-B CUT Chew u ,nt " .takes less out of your pocket and puts a better chew into your mouth. No big plug sagging you" pocket, no b,g Wad sagging your chelk. Half as much of this rtch tobocco goes twice as far as ordinary plug. W-B saves your silver and gives you a silver-lining feel- uSSwT' You he,p trom tel,in B.J. If WEYMAN-BRUTON COMPAKT, SO Dd N.w 1mk 0ty FOR SALE Vetch, grain, cheat and mixed clover and vetch hay, baled, at $10, $12 and $13 a ton. J. E. Houk, Perrydale. 85-92c 6 Per Cent Farm Loans on first- class farms. H. E. Morton, 605 Court street, Dallas. WANTED Fresh cows. Phone 1437 or write Pinckney Bros. Dairy, Sa lem, Oregon. 89-90c WANTED Three-fourths size, sec ond hand violin. Will pay cash. Mrs. E. E. Ewing, 'phone 842. 90-91 Court House News M GO BACK TO WORK. U Valley Lumber Co. Re- 4 AfA Operation Saturday. Willamette Valley Lumber Sri mill resumed operation f t noon after a 12-days' New live rolls and a new I live been installed and the impaired in several places. past three years the cora- f practically built a new mill, , t piece. innately two million feet of """w, mostly hemlock and fir. ?J? in the yards. The com P at Black Rock, employ- J' hundred men, will be clos ther month, due to weather ing mill was not affected lmt repair crusade and has iiig continuously. Howev ere returned to work for southern loading are I1 quantity but open cars right, according to A. "hipping clerk for the Will Hear Cantata. Ita chorus of twenty-five i.""" airection of D. V. Po- S to Independence tomor- T'- where thev will reoeat Pk' Advent," which was ; v ear 's eve. Rumor . .if" ,'i,mt " , ''"taodht Deonle there in- IfT to nut nn tfliA tl M - 1 Wnefit for the church. oloisU of the evening - Steelquist, John Orr, 1 bVmes and Mis Kdm ' Goes Vo La Grande. -,Ju. ersE-wniie cii GIRL LEAFED FROM WINDOW. Hiss Clara Rauscher Clears Up Sa lem Mystery. Miss Clara Rauscher, Salem's "Mystery girl," who lingered in a state of aphasia at the hospital fol lowing a fall from a hole! winuow in Salem a few weeks ago, vindicated her nmnnninn. F. E. Kreiitz, before the u.finn cnimtv rrand jury last wcel Kreiitz had been held in $100" bonds pending the investigation ot the t in Before the grand jury she told de i..;t. nf film niL'ht. and said thai Kmetz was innocent oi wruuj.'u"n wl,nn he entered her room at the ho tel As he commented upon the pe culiarity of her being in a hotel room with a male companion at an early i. ; rhn mornin?, she was so shocked she sought for means of es cape. As she looked from the win dow she saw tne giass low. Thinking it " leaped, intending to make her escarM " ' . - Cl. n-nc- linv. and get to ner nome. t,tpd Hirousrh the glass, and mem ory failed her for many days alter- mj i" fmm his ward. Kreutz wa bonds Saturday. Card of Thanks. t to thank tne people of my TOad district for signing the petita for my appoint" ' visnr Oi noun - - wiU be my best endeavor to carry out of the people ,of ft-duj- triot while in omce anu . ..:nlnrv to eV IMveiiunderstood eryone. 1 . nfficc I will be pan i that r.! 2 over at any '""q D. STEWART. 0ilers More Insurance. tu ontintv conn rnuv Observer, left Satordav $10,000 more he will be em i J 0randa Observer. ,0de a host of friends I n-months' stay in Dal r busy Fridav and Sat ', n them ill ifnodhve. insurance place,! on the I., knnse and med J. ' WIU " ' tl,P aeento deJ ad Joe - m,n wUI write the Pol"-165- rJe write $5,000. neOber.olv?!- I'aeis filed recently with the coun ty clerk have been Warranty deed, Gerhard Rempel, et ux, to Thomas A. Roberts, $10, 100 acres in D. L. C. of Carey D. Embrce and wife, notification number 1047, claim number 56, T. 7 S. R. 5 W. Warranty deed, Andrew Nelson, et ux, to K. S. ilamann, $1, 1.14 acres, Warranty deed, Aganetha Worms, et al, to Mark Hayter, $1500, 18 acres of Quiring estate. Quit claim deed, Charles A. Smith, et al, to Emma G. Smith, $1, lot one, block 33, E. A. Thorp's town of In dependence. Warranty deed, J. T. Hughes, et ux, to J. M. Lynn, Jr., $700, beginning at N. E. corner of D. L. C. of Wil liam Gilliam and wife, notification number 5426, 18.71 acres. Satisfaction of mortgage, Salem Flouring mills to Homer Laliherty, $1200, part of block seven, in old town of Independence. T. 8 S. K. 4 W. Satisfaction mortgage, Eliza A. Wioodin to Ella W. Whitney, et al, $1300, 62 acres, beginning N. E. cor ner of tract known as the Dolph farm, Polk station. Will, W, W. Peicival. The testa tor bequeaths $5 to Penrl A. Per cival and $5 to Carl H. Percival, chil dren, and the remainder of the es tate to Ida M. Percival, the widow. Satisfaction of mortgage, Jacob' Smith to L. L. Conger, et ux, $1000. part of D. L. C. of Joseph Chamber lain and wife, section 31, T. 9 S. R. 4 W., 44.46 acres. Satisfaction mortgage. M. J. Crow ley to Ralph L. Davidson, et ux. $:1000, Polk county land. Warranty deed. Robert Morri Fowle to Esther L. Dewey, $10, 05 100 of an acre. Suit.. (". B. Barker vs. Abbe C Preble, et al, foreclosure. Marriage license, Peter P. Neu- feldt to Sarah Wiebe. Satisfaction of mortgage, state Iand board to Finley Edgar, et ux, $500, 23 acres of land. Deed, J. ! Hiillipi to tioe -u. Ebbert. $H00. beginning at &. r.. cor ner out lot number 10, city of Mon mouth. Mortaw. William X. rnarp to Vermont Loan and Trust company, $5,600, 360 acres beginning at the X.' E. corner of Harrison Linnville T I. C. in T. 9 S. K. 4 H. STRAYED OR STOLENDecember 22, small, dehorned black cow, eight years old. Had bell on and lump on left jaw.' Coming fresh this month. Inquire Observer. 89-90o FOUND Pair of gold nose glasses, near .depot Tuesday morning.. Own er may have same by paying for this advertisement at Observer of fice. 89-90c FOR SALE Male and female Ger man Roller stock canraies. Females $1. Singers $2.50 and lip. Call 'phone 842. 90-91c FOR SERVICE Holstein bull at Schubert's livery barn. Price $1.50 Cash. 90-92c Professional Cards SIBLEY & EAKIN Attorneys and Abstractors. The only reliable set of Abstract ! Polk County. Office on Court streei Dallas, ... uregni DENTIST W. C. SCHAEFLK Office over Fuller Pharmacy. Office hours from 9 to 12 a. m. ; 1 to 5 p. m. Jallas Oregon JJENTISl- M. HA i 1 Ai xt Dallas National Bank Buinlding Dallas Oregoi ATTORNEY AT LAW OSCAR llAYItK Dallas City Bank Building. OalUa Oren- S. B. TAYLOR Civil Engineer and Surveyor Office. Citv Hall Phone 791 or 642. Dallas, Oregon ATTORNEY AT IaAW WALTER L. TOOZE, JR Dallas National Bank Building Dallas oregoi DR. W. L. HOLLOWAY CHIROPRACTOR Office over Stafrin'e Drug Store Phones: Res. 882; Office 522. E. K. PIASECKI ATTORNEY-AT-LAW County Court House DALLAS OREGON "BUILT IN FLINT" The Dort has many strictly big car features. For illustration we draw your attention to the following: THE WESTINGHODSE EQUIPMENT Used in the Dort, Locomobile, Mitchell Pierce Arrow, Chal mers, etc. THE HYATT ROLLER BEARINGS Used in the Dort, Cole, Marmon, Mitchell, National, Velie, etc. THE W1LLARD STORAGE BATTERY Used in the Dort, Chalmers, Winton, Locomobile, Hupmobile, etc. SEMI ELLIPTIC AND CANTILEVER SPRINGS Used in Chalmers, Reo, etc. CLUTCH AND BRAKE . , Automatic Release on Emergency Brake. DEMOUNTABLE RIMS , DUAL EXHAUST Which increases the power 12 per cent We invite your inspection. Greenwood Garage l(. N. WOOD, Dealer JF Wifey can't cook, Don't divorce her Keep her for a pet and Eat at the Dallas Hotel. MEALS 25c THE CELEBRATED BERG MANN SHOE ' . - Awarded Gold Medal p. p r E. San Franeiaco, 1916. Deed, M. T. Hibbard to J. M. Card. xn Strongest and neareet water -proof ia mA niher rftnsiderations. S. K. comer of D. U C. number 52, notifi eation number 2774. T. 8 S. R. 5 a.ni 6 W, 120 acres. BULLETIN Sxi: ce-vt a word, toonr jrST WHAT YOU KEED AT THE STABLE red cement trays, snit- aboea Bade. For Loggera, Cmiaeri, Minen, Sportsnas ana weTiers. Hen's Comfort Dren Shoe Strong Shoes for Boyi . Mannfactnred Vt THXO. BERGMAIW 8H0B MAITO FACTTJRTNG COMPAKT 821 TnnmaB St. Port Una, Oregoi Ask for THE BERGMANK WATER-FROO? SHOE OIL PRICE BROS, DALLAS. AGENTS, FOR TEN CENTS You can tie up in my barn. Ten cents is enough for me. I make a profit on that. Let me move you. PLASTER, the Move-y Man - Thone 551 West Side Marble WorKs G. L. HAWKINS, Proprietor. MONUMENTS. HEADSTONES AND CURBING 2 World-Famous Brands BUTTER WRAPPERS OBSERVER PRINT SHOF BptoiaM grad- t I bVmbwI Old Master and San Marto 'Coffee nKMMlkifW SOLD BT It) DALLAS MEAT COVyANT.