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About Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 30, 1917)
1!F0R FLAX jTflDT FROM COM :k STANDPOINT, Stow That Net Profits Acre of Flax Varies L J30 to ?50. n 11. nJ : the Willamette valley. L raising hops, are fac,- to of securing a substi hop, since the demand ' dimimsuea ny tne ad- Libition. ' 4 University has perform It service to the common 4 exhaustive study of the L from a commercial 1 This information has U in bulletin form and f by the request and nn Uees of the Portland JCommerce. limtions and opinions of Inn the supposition that He valley possesses the . tcr, the climate and the in facilities to make the he flax and its manufae- ba cloth a profitable tin It shows that the vai ls advantages are equal iay other section of the ft (rivaling those of the fa- j iai districts of Belgium liitions requisite for sue- V Haeture as equal to those J famed districts devoted .'Mas in Ireland. hot acres of valley soil A kamined and passed upon Mteptionally well fitted for ia is grown, and before jig can be profitably done iMcessfully retted. Es- m has shown that the lie Willamette are equal titer, than the waters of 5 in Belgium, being soft 'ifrom all mineralization. Ites combined are hard i'ttant thing in flax grow- jfr season with little ill during the ripening boist climate is also nee- successful manufacture conditions in Ireland finely responsible for its induce the finest linen m Even in Belfast it is of3- ry to resort to artificial insure a perfect thread. iking in reference to its wpagation here is that tccessfully on new land, thousands of acres of which flax would make writable kind of a crop. dairying are said to go m.'pr him or Co home without ex- m as tke'clover and vetch penses. The game started and Mult- pould follow flax are just nowah won. which the ate has failed to appro- piiuie money. Mrs. Gorlinger has been one of tie i university's staunches! iaoortei ' and has led the work for aiding wo- men of the universitv since her ar- I pointment to the boanl of regents. She said that a survey of the uni versity of Oregon by competent edn cators had revealed the faet that it was a standard school despite tbe small appropriations it had received from the state. She said there were duplications of courses, but she also said that in a survey of the Washington State col lege the expert who made it asserted that such courses as commerce and domestic scienee should be duplicated iu all state schools. As to the etim- DALLAK PflT.V pni'na ,-eu- , ' vowa. It-ESDAT, JAJTUARY J4. 1J17 MEMBERSHIP GOING UPiWOULD RETAIN M1CKLE' central comeittee in Portland Satur- rillDVIITU 11 Mim nillU day. The n-tasr was heid in the UAM UTlLlt lAulllU IHJ fl - I !oi5e of Judge Saasael White, chair- COHMERCTAT rrrro rnunn ' ' imta of the democratic state central, TtrL?!172 C0JQPTTEE GIA.VGE OPPOSES RED0CT5G committee and was attended bv rrom-! POLK nmjr COlsTAs rnw. ' OTTTT 1 Y TVtD TrnrmMmrrw i iumI iluMmta - - . i. . . . I iTae committee" reeooLiceadatiossj jbear considerable weuAt with eon- IS EJECETTIXG RESPONSE. Increased IsVrest Manifested; Mem bership Wffl Probably Reach Behest Stage. Membership in the DaSas Consir. - eial club wUl probabiy reach its highest .- , ruiwni are opposed ov stage as toe result of the campaign toe Pol eoentv Pomona Grange, e" being conducted by the finance com- carding to a resolution passed at the Over later-County Bridga, mittee, wtuea is composed of Tracy Siaats. F. F Davis and B. C. Steel- ination of the commerce courses from i quist. tne umversuy or Uregon. Jlrs. fire "We hare been stixms . rerr IiriCMf noM funk . rm ' L . 1 i - . - ' , lilac tory responi boUi in szbscrip- uons ana in lae increased interest Laird Woods For Club Secretary. The nominating committee of the La Creole club has named Laird Woods in their slate for secretarv of the club for this year. Walter Bal- lnntyne declined his nomination for the position. The election is to be held February 13. Will Bestime Work at State "XT." Miss Leone Williams and Miss Ha zel Knight will leave the last of the week for Eugene, where they will re sume their studies at the state uni versity. Both girls will graduate in June. Pe. E-aJstka Tato Wr! Public Sarrio. Coo. Wffl A Stewart of Albanv and CarnDbeS of Wea Fir0 Co. T Cot Sate Esvne are in oimat the same boat as Mr. Ftske. They may and they may not be blessed with their broth er poKtiriaas' good feeling. Port land democrats are sure that Frank; S- Vyers. who plixketi a $$)00 plan ta Gopfctri aad Kales; Kaster asd Secretary Sc-eieeted. Scducaons in expeBditnre for ag- nraltural edDcasioa are opposed by Dailies in West Salem, which han bees supplying milk to som 6M families in Saieaa. will hare to co at the meeting a year ago is not in i oat of business unless the 12c. a ease rate which the Weils Fargo Express WILL PLAY MULTNOMAH DALLAS TO MEET POETLARD- EBS FOR CHAMPIONSHIP. State Title To Be Deciaed in Two Games; First Probably In Dallas, February 3. Dallas will plav the fast basket ball team of the Multnomah Ama teur Athletic club of Portland two games for the state championship. The first contest will probably be taged in the local armory. February tnat is everywhere manifest," said Mr. Steelqaist. in speaking of the campaign. Aj a result of 13 strong er organization that will be aaade pos sible, the clab expects to assuce many of the smaller burdens that have been falling on the shoulders of its members The club hopes to eestraHxe the distribution of funds for organiza tions like the band, basket boll and baseball teams, and the like. As it is now, each new enterprise of semi-pnblic nature that is lanncbed. gets up a subscription paper acd makes a tour of the business bouses. The new plan would centralize the distribation of available funds and prove more equitable, it is thongfat It is proposed to revive and make more rigid the authorization of solic itors by the commercial club. Any new enterprise or bos in ess proposi tion that affects the business men in general will be referred to a commit tee of the club for consideration, and the committees' report will be final guidance for the solicitor. Bepresen tatives of these concerns will be shown a sipi on the walk which will refer them to the Commercial dub. This system has been in operation be fore but will be revived and strictly adhered to, according to the recom mendation of the finance committee. - The committee will auko its report) to the dab at the next regular meet- ins, it Has canvassed approximately 75 per cent of the Jown, now. ausaal installation meeting Satnrday line for saea a choice morsel at this a jLonmoutn. Tfle resolution was; session. Geore K. Watson, o-Dem- atrodueed by Mrs. Bradea and pass- oertie county chairman of Maltno- ra cnacimocsiy. The resolution cot- man cosnty is being backed for the ers ail agnenlroral education in the j bead of the Portland postoffiee-i-Aools. boys and girls club work and j rae extension department work of married at Presbyterian Kanas- DEATH COMES TO FI05HEB. Manasrer Fred Gooeh received ai letter from Portland Friday, stating! that Multnomah had two open dates. ! xv,. ? .a p.i, ir snii i P. Winsiow' Was Resident of Val- that members of the team had con sented to come to Dallas for one of them and play the other on the Mult nomah floor. Dallas has been anxious to play Multnomah ever since last year, when a dispute arose just before the eame in Portland, over the reteree- ley Since 1871 Paris K. Winsiow, a resident of the Willamette valley since 1874. died Friday morning at ten o'clock at the family home near Lincoln, in this county. Mr. Winsiow was a well known chnrchman and also prominent as a member of the Grand Army of The referee that Multnomah wanted j the Republic. . nnsntisfactorv to Dallas but the Deceased was born in Damriscot- club manager said they could play i ta. Maine, April 2L 1S46. Both pan restore to the soil the ken to fit it for another ftewise, the flax seed and The local bovs are going good. now. and expect to get revense and inci ,wllv the state title for mdepen- Itraw make good cattle I dent teams. Both quintets have been undefeated tnis season auu w s Monties are quoted who Urill probably draw a record '" knted in raising this The locals will practice faithfully m k net profits per acre. I an attempt to get into the best possi if n t ;tt !u. -option for the best basketball threshing expenses and ; eame of tne year. Hs ;.. the r-ltrnmah defi r-v W UIUUUM1 I . . pd-varies from $30 to Willamette defeated usianoma ;r- I ents died when he was still a boy and he enlitsed in the army as s drummer boy, at about the age of la. He served in the Fifteenth infantry and Xineteenth army corps during the civil war for a period of four and one-half years. The latter part of this time, during the reconstruc tion period, being spent in South r'amlinS- In 1S67 Mr. Winsiow came west along lines conducive to capital re !,n Kv Kr.it tn tbe Isthmus of Hinstmnt and trreater returns for Panama and by train across the j the capital invested. The same stand- tke Oregon Agriculture college, in particular. The Grange also passed a resolu tion favoring W. V. Fuller's boose bill providing a bounty for gophers and moles in Polk county. More than 25.000 gopher and mole scalps were brooght into the county clerk of Marion county's office daring the Erst week of the bounty provision. Tbe advocates of tbe bill think that similar conditions exist in Polk eocn-ty- State Dairy and Food Commission er Mickle and his work were prais ed by the members and the Grange voted to retain him and against con solidating tbe office with any other. Tbe main talk of the day was giv-j en bv Marketmaster C J. Hard of Eagene. He suggested the possibili ties of Grange work in relation to co operation, farm development, legisla tion and membership. Mr. Hurd ad vocated co-operation in marketing baying, wool-pooling and other ac tivities. Mrs. Minnie E. Bond, lecturer of the Oregon State Grange and editor of the Grange Bulletin, gave a short talk on grange work. The installation was held in the morning, f . V. roweli ot Jjonmoutn was re-installed as master and Mrs. White of MeCov u tmrotar?.-.. Twe new members were initiated into the Pomona degree of the eraaee. Th meeting was presided over by Mr. Robinson of Oak Grove in the ab sence of the Master, who was at tending a dairy meeting in Portland Tbe business was not finished until 11:30 p. m.; two reeesess were taken for refreshments. Christian Kkbey and Mrs. Annie Wei ton were married at tbe Presby terian manse last Saturday morning by Rev. D. A. MaeKenxie. They are residents of the country sonta of tbe city and will make their borne on Mr. Klebev's ranch, three miles south. Doctor's Wont Case in Own Faauty. Dr. A. R Starboek says his worst cases in the measles epidemic, that has been raging ia Dallas for the past two months, were i bis own family. He reports that Mrs. Star- back and tbe baby are improving. FEW SHIPMENTS NOW DALLASTTES GO ERT EARLY; KO SHIPMENT SATURDAY. Either Tin is Hot XTp For Boos Lovers or Thar Have Become EesUned To Fata. OREGON POWER HANDICAPPED. Company Most Submit Plans of Con struction To Federal Court. Operating nader the supervision of the Federal court Manager R. XJ. Steelquist, of the Oregon Power com pany in this eity, has to submit every contemplated piece of construction work in Dallas and his territory to the court for approval. This pro cedure is msde necessary ander the regime of tbe receivership which has charge of the company's affairs. The com pan v has not been prosper ing lately and a friendly receivership went into effect to investigate tne eompanv s anairs ana reorganize n Kot a sinele package of boose was received by the Dallas Wella Fargo agent Satnrday. Either the time is sot low local fcoone lovers or they have become resigned to their fate, early. The shipment business reached its high water mark the first or last week; there were 25 packages for de livery Monday. Since 'then, howev er, the number has jteadily decreas ed nntil Saturday, when liquor be came a minus quantity around the Wells Fargo office. The "bone-dry" bill was passed by the house yesterday and the state feels that the end of the importation period is not far away. After the bill goes to the governor and be signs it. express office will be given eve dsys to get in shipments now on tne way and thirty days to dear their office of liquor. Any packages or booze that are left on hand, uncalled for mnt be shipped back to toe holesalers within this 30-dsy limit. Dallas is one of the most temperate towns ia the state, according to trav .i;r mMi mha have witnessed the flurrr of the past month ia other company is charging them is lower ed immediately. The Public Service Consmisnoa of Oregon will file a complaint against the express company to secure aa investigation of the rates charged ea shipments of milk across the bridge, unless the Polk and Marion county courts siga a contract for the con struction of the bridge immediately. Tbe Southern Paeifie company has agreed to allow its railroad bridge to be planked for vehicle traffic as soon as tbe county courts have made a signed contract to construct aa inter-county bridge, bat tbe two eoarts hare been unable to agree apoa tbe type of bridge. Polk county is hold ing for a concrete stroetare and Mar ion favors a steel one. If the contract is signed tbe pub lie service commission will not 41s its complaint as tbe inrestigatioa could not be made, a hearing hold and orders made, according' to the time limits prescribed by lav before the time that the planking of the bridge could be finished, which would obviate tbe necessity of any express shipments of milk. Dairymen in West Salem have com plained to the public service com mission that the express company has established a rate of 13 cents a ease, which, if continued, will pat tbe dairymen out of business. Allega tions are made that the rates are un just, discriminatory and prohibitive to continued transportation of milk by express. . Tna eosunksioa sent a telegram In ... K- Lockwood. tratGc manager sf the Wells Fargo company in San Francisco askiog that the rate be mads 5 cents which is the tariff sought by the dairymen. Mr. Lock wood replied that the 12 cent rate was established ia an emergency, that it is lower than regular rata and is only slightly higher than freight rates. He said the company felt that the shipper should share some of tbe burden of the emergency. -The hearing, if the complaint is filed, will be held February 5. JOHN rOSTER SERIOUSLY HURT Cboek Boas Ssuabed ia When Oaf Goes Over Fmhanrinept. John Foster was operated oa at the Dallaa hospital Saturday in an attempt to raise his check bone, which was smashed ia by contact with a stamp, as his Ford ear went over an embankment, Thursday. itt is at American labor hop growers are eon- Knously and may plant aJ.A Willamette; 'isthmus, then on into California I .rds of service have been maintained .UUllcuuiau uti-.-.- - . , r v,i ! nere ne remameu -v " - -1 - AlrtahnTIDL Xormal tramped on tbe hiiversitv of Oregon, and Dallas won from the University team by one Doint. This dope sneei u the relative merits of oops. rr:l I i. ' ui tn Dallas, but dope isn t t SenttUU. -lucjr nMwiiui. Tk. Ji,l the best bet, aiwajs. i not extend themselves in me ia k.if acminst Oregon. The two managers will agree up on one neutral referee for both es. Manager Gooeh favors Math eTof Salem, while Multnomah sag eested Homer Jamieson, former Ore lr. Ko choice has been made. "The" game scheduled for Friday with the CorvalHs Firemen wjs plGER DEFENDS "XT" of Legislative Commit- m Be Laughed At f T. Gerlinger, one of prominent citizens, an 4e board of regents ol fJ of Oregon, says that rPuon, the criticisms ol legislative investigating conditions at the oni- fl be langbed at. hnation they have is l" said Mrs. Gerling- port is based on infor- "t, not during tbe last u the past few weeks. ne of tbe merrbers of f Has made his share of hsent treatment, never H the university. P"t one criticism of the P I believe u be jnst f "a tin en t the state has at tbe school. We ! them tbe treatment j ve hud". As to th with Chemawa was Redmen. at the same rates but the internal af- Inexted in the Sound region, fairs are being improved. c,' rm later he came to the The company's branch offices sre Willamette valley. In 1875 he was I somewhat handicapped by the ar- married to Addie Vandevort, at tne , raneerrent but nave reason to Deuee farm home in Polk county and has 'that the receivership will soon be lived in that community ever since. ! lifted, and the company placed oa a u. irwin. Wine a member ot, sounder nnaucimj Methodist church at Klickitat Wash, during the pastorate of J. H. B Royal and was a well-known class leader at the Highland Methodist chorci in this county, for over twen ty Tears. His home was the accus tomed stopping place of tbe traveling ministers of former days. Mr. Foster started to take his son, Oregon towns. Over a bondred n- Ed, to tne oospitai ror an MlnriM are maile each day in 'on a diseased bone in his arm. Ho The Dalles and Pendleton. Express ; cranked the car and the lever slipped offices, in general, throughout the j and the ear went into bign grmr jaw state report rushing business, the ' as the engine started. Tbe ear start greater part of which is boose ship-jed over an enbankmeat and Mr. Foc ments. Citv police judges are bar-Iter jumped bat was caught by the - . . . 1. , , I I.J L. M.knlr- inr more cases or dronxennew m- guara ana nuncu . davs than thev have since the statement, alighting oa a stump with his Play Will Aid School Finance. "Peg 0' My Heart" will be staged by the student body of Dallas high school in about three weeks, in an effort to raise money for the stodeat J . mkifii ia aadlv deDlct- dwij -. , n lL ed. Parts hsve not been sssigaeo a tare oepannreni l vet. but Miss Gladys Cartwriebt, who . taral college will give prawns dem- (!rt went drr. but no inch condition Tta in Dallas. H. K. Harrisoa, local Wells Fargo agent, anticipates no trouble in eon forrcing to tbe "hcae-dry" law with in the time specified. TO TEACH PRXTNINO THURSDAY rrait Grow en' Assoeiatioa In vitas Pahlic U Witsass Demonstratioa Professor Brown of the hortieol- He is survived by his dow ra ur. that they ! onstnuion Thursdsy oa the Frank Addie V. Winsiow, and six ucr r.,, ont ud r-hearsals j Harris farm. Professor Brow. . Mrs. l-iyoe .-euwa i P winsiow or inian-ooa. Mrs. OUver Whitney, W. C. Wins low. R B. Win-low and F. A. Wins low! afl of Salem. tv- fnneml was held from tbe will start Prokitritioa Lactam Hera Snaday. R. P. Hatton, aeeretary of the state Anti-Saloon leane. talked to tbe coa tregations of tbe Christian and Ban- AH Orefon Trcops Coming Horn. The last of the Oregon on the Mexican border were ordered home VW! wt r "TlSeneral. from ,tor George E. Z 1 Osteopath. Of Six Coptics Orga j cM Con:mitte. Kst SaW- arilt be done ander the aaspiccs of the Polk County Fruit Growers association. The demonstratioa wffl be preced ed bv a lecture at ten a'doek in the 1 which time then win bs are at present on ofP Battery A and the cavalry First Methodist chart. Sclem. ! "iwhfc Srmdav, on the snbjeet!. mead toble stady of the problems dav, 1:30 o'clock. Rev RJ.. ivv,t tjoL 0f toej orebardirta. ; V , W -maaa VwMwl tnT AT KlrDtn. cmn- in City View eemetery. PORTS! TFR MAT LOSE JOB. riea, pear, walnnU and pranes wUl "DO" B IB H asw o'clock. "'a U An : Plants Pranes. James Boydstoa is a firm believer ia i'olk county pranes. Mr. Boydston An organiratio. or copa' me pj-. putrf Politial num. trPOBS OI .-7 .va ' .n of foil. IKDuu.. , . .1 of Troon A. rMT ?U" V? i - 7 ' " ' ' 'MTf' iri rj--Cisft4 r"' - OrM, -ay not receive .uHed U dig ap U of Im 1 i - L iwS Sw n nndae influence; horses, which '"., mi in lv: the aext mceUng a. . . DnMmtit I think thev have sup- the state lor w- IGnnviDc, Feonisry . acre apple orchard and plant it to traca. His farm is aboat a mum from Dallas, to tfca west. cheek foremost. Tbe injury is a painful one and hard to correct bat there were no signs of brain complication Satoiday. TO ADVERTISE FOLK PRUNES. Fair art--ii and Commercial Clab W01 Co-operate la Flaa. Polk connty prunes will be given away each day at tbe stats fair next year if the plan of W. U Soearea, who was appointed bead of the corn tea oa advertisement for tbe proas, ta carried out. Mr. Soehrea suggested this plan last year hot it was too lata to tako it nn. Tb last night of tbe fair, however, the Polk county exhibit was taken down, and som pranes placed in front of tba booth, with tbe sign: "Take one." A bashd disafrwarea in half aa boar, aad meat of tba crowd had gono borne, too. Warn county ased this plan to advertise their grapes last year, aad met wua great soeees. Another teat are or ta comas ineaa plan is to co-operate with tb eosa mereial dub ia getting eat a littls booklet, describing tbe asea tba prant may be put to ia preparing zoo. Recipes for canning tb prana sad making tempting deserts, with illsa tratioaa, wiU ba tba features af tba booklet. N for dormitories for the future.