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
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