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About The Monmouth herald. (Monmouth, Or.) 1908-1969 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 1, 1909)
Will Drill For Oil The big drill to be used in sink ing the oil well onthe Whiteaker farmeastof town arrivedWednes-1 day night The car was set out on the siding near the Public School building and attracted quite a crowd of curious - specta tors all day yesterday. The machinery makes a whole car load, and a heavy one, being of massive construction and enor mous weight It is of the class successfully used in the oil fields of California and Texas, and is built to stand any test placed up on it With this huge drill, the company will be able to sink a well to any depth desired, and there will be none of the delay and worry that has been experi enced by former companies that have! attempted to sink a well with lighter machinery. The heavy machinery will be hauled to the Whiteaker farm and set up as rapidly as skilled workmen can perform the task, and it is hoped to begin drilling operations within the next week or ten days. The erection of the drill and the sinking" of the well will be under the direction of F. L. Zeigler, an expert driller from the oil wells of Southern Califor nia. With adequate machinery operated under the direction of a man who thoroughly understands his business, the company will doubtless be able to carry on their work without further delay. Here's hoping that the boys may strike oil. Polk ' County Observer. Brings Honor To Monmouth. The Pacific University and Conservatory of Forest Grove gave a piano contest offering an award of $345, which includes a year's scholarship, tuition, board and room, at that institution. The contest was to determine the best musical talent and the prize was carried off by our popular young music teacher, P. B. Arant, of this place. There Port being contestants from land, - Spokane, Washington, Reedsville, Hillsboro, and Mon mouth, Oregon. . Mr. Arant is a young music teacher but gives promise of climbing high in the profession. The-citizens of Mon mouth congratulate him upon his success and feel honored in that the award was given to one of her boys. C. M. Skeels, a merchant from Coquille City, Coos county, is re ported as having purchased sixty acres of land northwest of Dal las for which he paid $6000. William O. McDonald and Miss Velma Hinshaw of Dallas, were united by matrimonial bonds last Sunday, Rev Curtis P. Poe, of McMinnville, officiating. After Years of Waiting. John Swanson, who lives near Waterloo, made final proof on his homestead Wednesday before the county clerk. He has lived on the homestead for 23 years. It is reported that he has been un able to prove up on account of complications of a wagon road land grant. Mr. Swanson is the father of Mrs. Dr. Parrish of Monmouth. Lebanon Express: An indi vidual of the hobo type, having but one arm, who has been hang ing around Crabtree for a few days, proved to be a United States detective looking for "bootlegers" and "speakeasies. He is said to have captured a number of men who had been selling the "hilarious stuff" to Inrvost crews and others without a government license. School Apportionment The following apportionment of state money of 1.85 per eap- it:l has just been made by Coun- ty School Superintendent H. C. Seymour: Dist. Clerk's Name Amt. 1.. ..V. D. Henry. . .. 81 40 2 H. G. CumpWll.. 1298 70 3 Jacob II. Renipsl. . .85 10 4 R. Hrunk 79 55 Harry Lacty 79 55 0. . ..Jas. E. Hill 08 45 .S. II. Petre 90 05 .V. W. Smith.. .. . .80 95 8.. . 9.. . .G. A. McCulloch. ..181 30 .G. A. Schroeder 80 95 10. . 11. . 12. . 13. 14. 15. lrt. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 2G. .A. B. Lacey 46 2 .E. E. DeArmon.l. . .18 50 .A.J. Haley 401 45 .E. M. Graves 24 05 .A. W. Fink 80 95 .Percy Hadley 107 30 .J. P.'Sears 123 95 .A. G. Rem pel .70 30 .A. R. Allen 77 70 .H. G. Hastings 27 75 .Fred Hebding 1 Hi 55 .C W. Stewart 49 95 .1). G. Meudor 33 30 .T. F. Powell 44 40 J. N. Ilulett 08 45 .W. E. Goodell 110 55 27. . .Chas. E. Brooks. . . .77 70 28. . .II. -W. Dickinson. . .55 50 29. . .E, L. Ketchum 700 35 30. . .G. P. Locke (54 75 31. . .Ed Loose 99 90 32. . .F. L. Wood . . 120 25 33. . .K. B. Gobat 179 25 34. . J. B. Campbell 110 55 35. . .T. T. Stratton . .90 20 30. . .R. E. Pearce 14 40 37. . .Cyrus Blair 94 35 38. . .Otto Skersies 37 00 39. . .Wile v Norton.' 57 35 40. . .T. C. Walling 44 40 41 R. E. Reed 155 40 42 B. Z. Riggs 40 70 43 J. M, Larson 77 70 44.. -.1.W. R. Coyle. 14 80 45 G. W. Pewtherer. 44 40 46 W. I. Bronson 12 95 47 1. M. Robertson.. 81 40 48 Sam Morrison 61 05 49 V. A. Fishbaek 44 40 50 Chas. Rees.. 35 15 51 J. M. Farley 81 40 52 W. S. Branchflower 31 40 53 J. K. Sears 53 65 54 R. R. Riggs 70 30 55 John Vernon...... 46 25 56. L. H. McBee 37 00 57 M. G. Ellis 795 50 58.. .0. N. Harrington 66 60 59.1 Mrs. Lizzie Burbank 38 85 60 Mrs. ABelle Brown. ...72 15 61 W. T. Bennett 157 25 62 B. M. Howell. 14 80 64 D. W. Haley 59 20 65 J. A. Meliza 5 55 66 Alvin Countryman 96 20 67 B. C. Kenyon..., 40 70 People who have been at Salem this week have been struck with the influence of the open saloon for bad, and the striking differ ence between the dry city, even if it has blind pigs and the wide open door and the loud liquor smell. The front door of t; e sa loon itself is a menace to a place, the congregation place of men using foul language and resort ing to rowdyism. The wet towns are welcome to their so called wet prosperity features, prosper ity for the saloon keeper, disas disaster for the drinker. Alba ny Democrat NOTICE. Notice is hereby given to whom it may concern that I am no longer con nected in any way in the Real Estate business with W. A. Tucker on or af ter this date: September 18, 1909. 3t G. A. PETERSON. V. O. Boots FIRE LIFE AND CASUALTY INSURANCE LOSSES PROMPTLY PAID Hops Are Monmouth Light Running Ball Bearing "DANDY ALSO: The Famous "CHATTANOOGA CHILLED PLOWS." We warrant this plow to do as good work as any other chilled plow that is made, and further we have a plow on our floor that we want you to take out and give it a trial, we do not ask you to pay for the plow unless you want to keep it. W. E. Craven, Mgr. Independence, Ore. Notice of Meeting of Board of Equalization. Notice is hereby given, that on Mon day, the 18th day of October, 1909, the Board of Equalization will meet at the County Courthouse at the city of Dal las, in the county of Polk, state of Ore gon, to examine and correct all assess ment rolls, to correct all errors in val uations, descriptions or qualities of land, lots, or other property, or incor rectly assessed as to description or quantity; or where assessed in the name of a person or persons not the owner thereof or assessed under or beyond the actual cash value thereof and to assess all lands, lots and other property appearing to have been omitted or that was not assessed. Petitions or applications for the re duction of a particular assessment shall be made in writing, verified by the oath of the applicant or his attorney and be filed with the board during the first week it is by law required to be in ses sion, and any petition or application not so made, verified and filed shall not be considered or acted upon by the board. Dated 24th September A. D. 1909. C. S. GRAVES, Assesser of Polk County, Ore. 4t. J. O. Matthis, M. D. Physician & Surgeon Office Phone 61, Res. Phone, 63 Office in Postoffice Building Calls answered day or night Grove A. Peterson NOTARY PUBLIC Monmouth Oregon Get your supplies of all kinds while they are cheap. We carry the choicest of everything in our line. A Firstclass Grocery T. A. Riggs, 3 m-m-STt. ft Tjr R. M. WADE CO. VERY SPECIAL OFFER! The FRA Magazine - - $3.00 RoycroftDook - - - $2.00 If you subscribe at once-both for $2. $5.00 The Fra Magazine is a Journal of Affirmation a Booster. 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