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Additional Editorial The Sheridan Sun has reported a sunflower 12 feet high, with a stalk as thick as a stick of cord wood, and a head 18 inches across with a perspective four quarts of seed. Can't some one go one better? The height is alright, but the size of the stalk is very indefinite. Report comes from Coos county that gold and silver deposits have been discovered on Bray moun tain, in the vicinity of the Sal mon mountain mines. Don't get excited over the new find as gold can be found on almost all the mountains of that section, but it is not likely that any Klondike has been struck, and that region is prolificf or "gold finds." We wander what has become of the "wild man" of that locality. He hasn't been heard from for two or three years. It is stated that Oregon will profit to the amount of about $100,000 by the death of E. H. Harriman, the railroad king, as it is thought that the amount of the income tax which the Har riman railroad system in , this state must pay will reach that! sum. An old saying states: "There is nothing sure but death and taxes. " But even this is not a truism in these days of evasion as railroads and other large in terests often find means of es cape when income taxes and oth er obstructions bar their way with a "Please, hand over some of your means to pay govern mental expenses." The North Pole region came into Uncle Sam's possession by right of discovery, and the Navy department is to issue a map with that country marked as U. S. territory, : Just what our Un cle Samuel is going to do with that frigid, desolate polar region, or how he will people it rumor hath not yet made public, but we would suggest that he appoint Peary governor for life. But come to think of it, this perhaps might lead to trouble, for in case Peary should happen on to the flag which Cook nailed to the pole, he would tear it down and then there would be insurrection. Mr. Robinson of Falls City was in this vacinity Sunday. Tom Marks and wife spent Thursday in the Herald City. James Goodman, Mrs. E. Clark and daughters visited relatives in Salem, Friday and Saturday. Mrs. Glove and daughter Maud of the Mistletoe district were shopping in Monmouth Thursday, Russell Fishback took a load of fine onions to Falls Cicy Tuesday, which he sold to Walter Tooze. James Goodman, returned home Wednesday from Suver, where he has been working on a fill. Mrs. E. Clark and daughter Elda were in Independence Mon day combining business with pleasure. Joe Housman and family of Monmouth are moving on Will Herron's place, which they have leased for a year, Didn't Work Well. While returning from a dance at Willamina one night recently, Roy Faulconer and Mr. Frye were startled from their pleasing cogitations over the attractive beauties of the early dawn by the apparition of two foot-pads in the road. Believing distance added security to their pockets full of wealth they made a hasty trip the balance of the way at the ex pense of steaming horse flesh, and were only put wise to the actual facts when two other com patriots in the mazy waltz ar rived later on foot and explained that they only wanted a ride to ease the labors of their over worked corns. Sheridan Sun. Monmouth Heights. The farmers were delighted over the recent rain. John Shelton of Monmouth was a Height visitor Wednesday. William Herren and family have moved to Tillamook City. Maurice Wheelock made a bus iness trip to Louisville Saturday. William Fishback is working on a new house for Black Bro's, near Independence. The Sunny Slope school begin Monday, Miss Ruth Wood of near Monmouth as teacher. A large number of persons iVom here attended the Best and Johnson sale Saturday. William Addison of Indepcnd ence was, in town last Friday Mr.. Addison is a former citizen of this place and still has a warm spot in his heart for Monmouth New concrete piers have been placed under the south end of the Luckiamute bridge at Simpson's station and a good piece of plank decked revetment work done along the river a short distance above the bridge. If logging is to be continued on the river the channel should be straightened at this point as it would lessen the danger of washing out the roadway. Prohibition in Alabama. The prohibition problem i Alabama is taking on interest as will be noted from a dispatch which was sent out from Mont gomery and reads as follows: Because of a threat to go over their heads and enforce prohibi tion laws in the intense way he thinks he should, Governor B. B Comer, head and front of the movement for constitutional pro hibition, has brought down the wrath from many of the Sheriffs of the state. The Governor is demanding ac tion, and Sheriffs of larger cities will not feel surprised any day to see troops flocking to raid pla ces." The campaign for a dry state will soon be warming up in Ore gon, in fact the hosts are lining up now for the fray and the bat tle gives promise of being a hard fought contest. 7- 8 IS T. A. Riggs NEW GOODS Preferred Stock Canned Goods: Peas, Beans, Corn, Salmon, ' Catsup, Olives. Heinz Pickles, Chow Chow, Mustard. Chase & Sanburn Tea and Coffee's Folger's B. Powder, Spices, Extracts. Yours for business at Old Stand. SMI Monmouth, Oregon Light Running Ball Bearing "DANDY DISC HARROWS" XNy. tjXVS , .... . , , ;ii?5vf 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. R. M.1VADE CO. Timber is about to move again, after a stagnation of two years. It is thought that railroad pros pects have much to do with this, a3 cruisers have been busy dur ing the last month in the Matoles district, which has heretofore been neglected by timber buyers owing to the comparatively small stumpage and inaccessibility. The coming railroad will do away with the last objection, and Prineville people, who own much of that timber land, have reason to feel grateful to Mr. Hill, who is prosecuting his construction work in the Deschutes canyon diligently. Prineville Review. Abstracts promptly furnished at reasonable rates, by L. D. Brown, Dallas, Oregon. A. Vermont shoe lealer re ceived the following order from a French-Canadian farmer: "Mon sier Please send shoes for ma familee. She is Marie 16 years, Pierre 15 year, Jaques 14 year, Louise 13 year, Batesse 12 year, Henri 11 year, Toiette 10 year, Alma 9 year, Alice 8 year, Pros per 7 year, Deannis 6 year, Polen 5 year, Valeria 4 year, Jennie 3 year, Josephene 2 year, " Natalie and Jack 1 year dey twin de baby she go barefoot How moch. 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 i las, in the county of Polk, state of Ore gon, to examine and correct all assess I rnent rolls, to correct all errors in val j uations, descriptions or qualities of land, lots, or other property, or incor rectly assessed as to description or I quantity; or where assessed in the name J 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. 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