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Vol. II Monmouth, Polk County, Oregon, Friday, Jan. 21, 1910 No. 22 REGULAR PORTLAND LETTER Portland Will Entertain Big I National Convention GROCERS OF STATE MEET AT EUGENE From a 680 Pound Porker Was Realized the Nice Sum of $61.20 Portland, Oregon, January 18 A big convention of the com ing year for Portland is that of the Ancient Order cf Hibernians. The annual gathering of the national body will be held here July 19-24 and it is thought the greatest meeting in the history of the order in America will occur at that time. There are 1400 ac credited delegates who will be in attendance and in addition, many other members and their friends will make the trip to the North west. It is expected that no less than 30,000 visitors will be at tracted to the North Pacific Coast by this convention. Committees are at work planning entertain ment for the Hibernians and ev ery indication now points to the gathering being a big success. Wool growers of the country ' will gather at Portland in 1911, bringing to this city a convention representative of a great indus try. Delegates to the recent convention of the wool men at Ogden from the Pacific North west were a unit for Portland as the next meeting place and they captured the gathering without serious opposition, Ninety per cent of the wool growers of the country are members of the or ganization and. the convention will bring thousands of visitors to Portland. The next meeting of the national body will be held here in January, 1911. Grocers of the state will gather at Eugene January 26 and 27 for the annual convention of the. Or egon Retail Grocers' Association. There is a splendid program of deep interest to the dealers in food-stuffs and the attendance is expected to be the largest in the history of the state association. Problems coming up in the grocery business will be discussed and mutual help gained from the interchange of ideas of the various dealers. Portland is entertaining today what is said to be the biggest excursion party ever organized in the Northwest and which in cludes 225 residents of Spokane, the Coeurd'Alene country, Walla Walla and the Palouse country and of the Canadian provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan. The party occupies a special train of Pullmans and is bound for Calif ornia. It was organized by the Spokane Chamber of Commerce and the Walla Walla Commercial Club in connection with the Har riman lines, it having become the custom to run a midwinter excursion to California each year. While in Portland the excursion ists are being entertained by the Portland Commercial Club. An example of the big money in hog raising jvas given here during the past week when a single porker, , weighing 680 pounds, brought $61.20. This is the highest price that a single hog ever brought at stockyards. The hog was raised by Henry Larkin, of Colfax, Wash. Hogs reached $9.20 during the week. Coos Bay seems to be in line for some real railroad building and boath the Hill and Harriman systems are reported to be show ing interest in that section. It is said work is about to be resumed on the Southern Pacific line from Drain and the Northern Pacific is said to be negotiating for big coal holdings, which lie close to Marshfield. Falls City Items. Miss Lila Reese was a Dallas visitor Sunday J. Rhodebarger visited Dallas friends Friday. W. T. Grier went to Salem this week on business. Prof. Dunton went to Dallas Saturday on business. C. M. Starr from Salem was visiting friends in Falls City this week. The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Bullis died on the 6th of January. For the want of logs the mill was shut down for a few days this week. Mrs. Muscott has sold her store at this place, to W. H. Dalrym ple of Salem. ' Mrs. James Chamberlain went to Dallas Saturday to visit her son, Dee, who is at the Hospital. Grandma'Russell, from Millor, Oregon, is here visiting her son, Elmer, who lives a mile from town. Miss Iola Holdrege of Denver, Colorado, was visiting at the home of Mrs. I. G. Singleton this week. Miss Ethel Tooze and Mrs. W. L. Tooze, Jr., of Dallas left for California, last week, in quest of health. The Falls City Basket-ball team will leave this week on an extended tour, and will play at Dallas, Corvallis and Salem be fore returning home. Dee Chambers, who has been working at the mill, had the mis fortune to sustain the fracture of an arm in three places. He was taken to the Dallas hospital. His brother John accompanied him to the hospital. E. Rich and bis partner, Mr. Servey, who have been conduct ing the store at this place for Mrs. Muscott for the last year, have bought Clay Courter's store and will take charge of it the first of this week. ' Marion Clark, an old time friend of Rev. La Dow, is here from his home in Puyalip Wash ington, for the benefit of iis health, and also, looking for a location. His family will move as soon as they can dispose of their Washington home. J. Dorcas, of Portland who is engaged in the tombstone trade was doing business in Monmouth, Monday. Mrs. E. Donnelly left for her home at Enterprise, Oregon, last Tuesday after a stay of several weeks with her parents, D. M. Hampton and wife. Mr. Hamp ton accompanied her as far as Spokane. NEWS FROM COUNTY SEAT Court House Notes. MARRIAGE LICENSES C Ralph Ellis and Carrie M Arnold. PROBATE Guardianship of Glen Whalen, a minor orders that citation issue to W B Viets to appear Jan uary 27, at 10 a m, and show cause why he should not be re moved from his trust as guard ian. Estate of Matilda and Eva Peterson, deceased inventories and appraisements filed and ap proved. Estate of Andrew Siefarth, deceased will admitted to pro bate; Polly G Siefarth appointed executrix without bonds. II G Campbell, J M Grant and A F Toner appointed appraisers; in ventory and appraisement filed and approved. Guardianship of Clyde W Rob bins, a minor ordered that next of kin and all persons interested appear on February 12, at 10 a m to show cause why an order for sale of real estate should not be made. REAL ESTATE United States to Earl G Wise- carver, 40 acres, t 9 s, r 8 w, patent. Clara L Kelty et al to Peter Reddekopp, J.G acres, t 7 s, r 5 w, $1500. Guy Phelps and C C Poling to Gottlieb Wodtli, 25 acres, t 8 s, r 6 w, $800. E L Harris, Administrator, to W N Putnam, land in t 7 s, r 4 w, $650. Chris Vashaw to Electra L Ban croft, land in Falls City, $275. N Chapin et ux to Fred Chapin, 9.99 acres, t 8 s, r 6 w, $1. William Schutt et ux to Fred erick Zagelow, 80 acres, t 7 s, r 3 w, $9275. Olga Zorin to W A Graham, 36 1-3 acres, 1 8 s, r 6 w, $1635. J B McDowell to W A Graham, 1-2 acre, 1 8 s, r 6 w, $100. Fred L Hooper et ux to Clyde H Hill, 33.70 acres, t 8 s, r 4 w, $3800, F H Fawk et ux to Henry Voth, 10 acres, t 6 s, r 5 w, $1. James H Morrison et ux to E J Stouffer, land in Dallas, $250. E J Stauffer et ux to H G Campbell, land in Dallas, $175. L Rice et ux to Lewis and Josie Goodwin, lots in Independence, $1050. L R Hill to George A Wells, 90.10 acres, t 9 s, rU w, $4955. L R Hill to Andrew J Hall, 60 acres, t 9 s, r 4 w, $3300. , Priscilla R Craven and hd to C E Herren, 29.04 acres, t 8 s, r 4 w, $2904. L G Brown et ux to Elmer Yocom et ux, 205 acres, 1 6 s, r 6 and 7 w, $6350. Jacob Schenebeli to L D Libby, 4.35 acres, t 7 s, r 3 w, $650. William J White to James Ross, lot in Dallas, $10. Lucy E Rowell and hd to E E McVicker, lot in Dallas, $300. Mary J Lovett to C H Lovett, 163 acres, 1 6 s, r 7 w, $1. B. H. Dietrich of Portland was looking after trade here, this week. Dies at Ripe Old Age Mrs. Eliza G. Emmonds, a pioneer of 1852 and the oldest woman in Dallas, died at her home yesterday afternoon, at 4:50 o'clock, after an illness of ten days. Her death was the re sult of the decline due to old age. Not-with-standing the fact that Mrs. Emmonds had passed the age of four score and twelve, her mind had remained unimpaired and she retained her faculties un til the end. Mrs. Eliza G. Emmonds was born October 14, 1817, in Logan County, Ohio, and was a descen dant of an old English family that had early made America their home. Her father, Lott Garwood, was born in Virginia in 1792 and died in Ohio in 1857. His wife was Ruth Branson, a native of Virginia. To this union three children were born, Mrs. Emmonds being the second child. In 1835, at the age of 18 years, Miss Garwood became the bride of John H. Robb, a native of Pennsylvania. Seventeen years after their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Robb crossed the plains to Oregon, reaching Polk County September 20, 1852. They located on a donation claim near Bethel, but later returned to Dallas, where they had stopped previous to the settlement on the claim. After an another effort at farm ing, this time a short distance south of Dallai, Mr. llcbb took a trip to California. He died in the Fall of 1861, at the age of 47 years. On January 18, 1862 Mrs. Robb was again married, her second husband being Johannes Em mons, a native of New York who had crossed the plains to Oregon in 1852. Mr. Emmons was a man of excellent business and clerical ability, and as a Republican, he held several political offices in Polk County, among them being County Treasurer, Deputy Court Clerk and Postmaster of Dallas. He successfully conducted a gen eral merchandise store in Dallae for several years, and afterward engaged in farming two miles east of town. He died June 16, 1902, at the age of 82 years. Mrs. Emmonds left no family her only child having died in in fancy. She had, however, been a kind mother to many orphan children, there having been no time in her younger years when she did not have in her home one or more boys or girls. The late Newman Garwood and the late W. C. Brown were among those who had made their home with Mrs. Emmons in their boyhood. She also adopted and raised from childhood, Mrs. J. S. Cooper, of Independence, and Mrs. Anna Coad, of this city. Mrs. Emmons was a woman of wide reading and was a delight ful companion. She possessed a keen memory of persons and events, and in her old age was able to vividly recall circumstan ces and incidents dating back as far as 1830. She was a devoutly religious woman and was a faith ful member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. She leaves no near relatives save nephews and nieces residing in Cal forn'a Ob server. Subscribe for the Herald. INDEPENDENCE NEWS BUDGET From Our Regular Corres pondent DAILY HAPPENINGS IN OUR SISTER CITY. Scan This Column For News on Importance From the Riverside. Union revival continues. Over 150 have come forward. A new furniture store has opened up next door to the bank. Miss Emroy McDevit, of Dal las is visiting her sister, Mrs. Geo. Conkey. Claud Skinner returned Tues day evening from several days visit in Portland. J. H. Burton sold his hops last week, the price was not learned, but no doubt was above 20cts. F. L. Hooper went to McCoy Saturday where he installed the officers in the I. O. O. F. lodge. Ross Nelson and Dr. Butler went to Portland Saturday, where Ross Nelson took a degree in Masonry. J. A. Mills, of Salem, a former business man of this city was over to attend the I. O. O. F. lodge last week. A new high school building is the talk of the school board. The prasent building is too small for twelve grades. The gasoline car runing be tween here and Salem does not leave on its return trip to Inde pendence until 4 p. m. H. C. Smith, of Montana, has been sent here by the Southern Pacific as the new operator. Mr. Livingood has gone to Forest Grove'. Local and Personal. Chas. Leonard is still in Port land. F. X. Holt of Seattle was a Monmouth visitor this week. L. A. Miller of McMinnville was rustling trade here Monday. W. R. Graham moved into new quarters near the railroad this woek. J. Lindsay and wife returned home Sunday from a visit to Portland. E. F. Rackliff, the electric light man from Dallas was doing busi ness in town Wednesday. C. P. Hembree and wife re turned home Wednesday, from their visit to California delighted with their trip. Ed. G. Huber has been holding down the landlord's place in the hotel during the absence of the proprietor. Ed. makes a good substitute. Whatever the sentiment this month as to the chance of better prices may be in the east it is certain that the farmers of east ern Washington are holding out with pretty firm faith in an ad vance. The charge of 50 cents a ton levied by warehauses on grain in storage after January 1, it is estimated, will mean that the charge will be paid on about 15 per cent, of the total crop of Idaho and eastern Washington. Register.