Vol. II
Monmouth, Polk County, Oregon, Friday, Jan. 21, 1910
No. 22
REGULAR PORTLAND LETTER
Portland Will Entertain Big
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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
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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.