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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-10-23

One of Dallas greatest needs at
the present time is a Building and
Loan Association. The scarcity Of
dwelling houses is checking the
growth of the town more than all
other causes combined. The de-
mand for houses is growing every
day, and people are being turned
away to other towns because they
cannot find accommodations here.
We need houses for the men who
work in our factories and mills;
for the families who, would move
here and send their children to our
college and public school, and for
the people from the Eastern states,
who, after living here few months,
would find Dallas desirable loca-
tion and build homes Of their own.
An absence of vacant houses speaks
well for the life of the town, but
the time has come when this con-
dition of affairs is working to our
disadvantage. We need more
houses. We need a Building and
Loan Association in order that
working men may be given an OPP
portunity to secure means where
with to build houses for themselves.
With fifty families, now renting,
living in their own homes, the
scarcity of houses would be greatly
relieved for a few years, and several
hundred new people would soon be
added to our population. A Build
ing and Loan Association, with
capable and reliable business men
at its head, would be blessing to
the town, and the OBSERVER hopes
to see the citizens take early steps
toward forming such an organiza-
ton.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-10-23
SUMMONS.

In the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon,
for Polk County, Department No. >.
J. b. THOMPSON and Almona X. Thompson,
Plaintiffs, V. Andrew Jackson loyelady, Mary
ry McCarter, John Thomas McCarty, Mahala
Jane McCarty, Roseannie Mary Waters, Milton
Leroy Waters, William Asbury MeCarty, Rosa
McCarty, Alice GloTinda Pagan, John Thomas
Pagan, Roma Eta Gage, Amanda Jane SIM
mons, William David simmons, Elijah Alfred
McCarty, sarah Frances Grider, Shadrach S.
Grider, Ieviua Lovelady. Oetavia Bsdger, Eph-
rain Badger, Cerroll Matney, - Ma ney,
Cwhose Christian name is unknown to plaint-
itis), Sarah Jane Cochran, William Cochran,
and David !. Riley, Defendants.
To John Thomas MeCarty, Mah9la Jane Nc.
Waters, Carroll Mntney, - Matney, Wlle OF
Carroll Matney, whose Christian name is un-
known to plaintihs), Sarah Jane Cochran, and
William Cochran. defendants above named;
IN THE NAME OF THE STATE OF OREGON.
You and each of you are hereby required to
appear and answer the complaint filed against
you in the above-entited suit within SIX weeks
from the date OF the first publication OF this
summons, to wit, on or before the l2th day OF
December, 1908: and If you fail so to answer, for
want thereof the plaintiffs viii apply TO the
Court for the relief prayed for IN the sald com
plant to-wlt: decree OF the Court ulreS'llg , i
the defendants in said suit to execute and de-
liver to the plaintiffs good and suhleient deed
so ns 10 vest and confirm the title 10 Lot No. D
in Block No. 10 in the original Town (noW Clty)
said plaintiffs as successors in title TO Thomas
Bounds LOvelady, and that 1t be further deereed
by the Court that In the event the defendants
fail, neglect or refuse 50 70 do within thirty
DAYS from the date OF such decree, that by such
decree there shall be set up, restored ana re-
established a certain warranty deed IN writing,
duly made. executed, Acknowledged ami de-
livered by Thomas J. Lovelady and Mary Love
lady, his wife TO Thomas Bounds Loyelady, on
the - day Of -, 1850, BY which they dld
duly sell and convey TO MN lhe Ssl9 NJ trse1 10. oi
land and the whole thereof, which deed was
afterwards wholly lost and destroyed, and that
plaintiffs may have such other aud further re-
lief as TO the Court shall seem meet ana
equitable in the premises.
This summons, by order Of the Hon. y, Z.
sibley Judge Of the County Court OF the state
of Oregon, for Polk County, made az Chambers
at Dallas. Oregon, on the 2lst day OF October,
l9l3, is served upon you by publication thereof
for period OF six consecutive and successive
weeks in the Polk County Observer" a ID, VS.
pulcr Of general circulation published weekly
Al Dallas. in said County. The date Of the hrst
nu bliration of mis- summons islctoher .S, 1905.
OSCAR HANTEh.
Attorucy for the Plaintiffs.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-10-23
SUMMONS.

In the Circuit Court of the State OF Oregon,
for the County of Polk, Department No. >.
P. A. Skinner and N. j. Skinner, Jennie Han
ma, Ida Miller and n; F. Miller, Katie Bell and
John Bell, Hannah DoWling Nancy J. Buchner
and A. B. Buchner, Florence F. Michael and
Charles Michael, Maud Jarden, Albert Straun
and Olive X. Straun, William r.. Straun and
Jennie Straun, Hiram W. Straun and Cynthia
Straun, Plaintiffs, VS.. Almira Gordineer, Edna
Edgar and James Edgar and Rebecea A. Skin
ner, Defendants.
Edgar and Rebecca A. skinner:
IN THE NAME OF THE STATE OF OREGON,
You are required to appear and answer the
complaint filed against you in the above named
that being the last day for your appearance or
answer by you fixed by tn order of the Court
for publication of the summons and II you
fail so to appear or answer the plaintiffs will
apply to thecourt for the relief prayed for in
their complaint to-wit; decree of this court
for the partition Of the following described real
premises:
beginning at the S. E. corner OF the D. L. C.
of William D. and Rosanna Cole Not. No 65 CT.
No. p in T. S. R. W. of w. M. in Polk
County, Oregon, and running thence N. ~ de-
grees 2S minutes, e. along the E. boundary line
of said claim 52.9l chs to the center of County
road known as Burley Il White road, thence W.
said road, thence W. 16 degrees N. along center
of said road $50 chs. to W. boundary of land
formerly owned by r. L. Skinner, thence S. 80
degrees W. 48,04 chs. to S. line OF said claim,
Also the following premises, beginning at the
N. w. corner of the D L. G. of James White and
wife Claim No. 81, T. s. R. w. of w. NJ. in
Polk County, Oregon, thence s. q degrees W.
along W. boundary OF said claim 25.17 chains to
stake, thence S. 26 degrees E. along line of
portion of said claim formerly set off to Sophia
White 5l5O chs to stake on W. bank of william
cite River, thence n; 70 degrees B. down said
minutes W. SO chains, thence W. 2 chains to be-
ginning between plaintiffs and defendants ac
cording to their respective rights, or if parti-
ton cannot be made without material injury to
those rights then for the sale of said premises
and division of the proceeds between the
parties according to their rights, and the costs
of this suit
This summons spublished in the Polk County
Observer by order Of the Hon. R. P, Boise, Judge
of the above named court, made and entered OF
record on September 16, 1908 The first publica
ton being ordered to be made on the 18th day
of September 903 and the defendants being re-
quired to answer on or before the 2nd day of
November, 1903.
A. 0. CONDIT and
GEO. G. BINGHAM,
Attorneys for Plaintiffs
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-10-23
ORCHARDS SADLY NEGLECTED

Robert Johnson's remarks on
the care of an orchard, printed
elsewhere in this issue, are well
worth the perusal and careful CON
sideration of every thinking farmer.
Mr.. johnson is a practical fruit
grower, one who has made careful
observation and study of existing
conditions, and speaks from an ex-
perience gained in the management
of one of the largest and best-pay-
ing orchards in Oregon. There is
not a better fruit country in the
United States than the Willamette
Valley, and the growing of apples,
pears and prunes should be made
one Of the leading industries. Even
in their present state of neglect,
the apple orchards of this valley
are in many instances yielding
handsome profits to their owners
each year. One of the OBSERVERS
farmer readers says that his orchard
has contributed a neat sum to his
income this Fall, Notwithstanding
the fact that he has not spent a
dollar for its cultivation in the last
twenty-five years.
Men engaged in mixed farming
are often heard advocating the
theory that a small apple orchard
will not pay for the time spent in
giving it the amount of cultivation
and attention necessary to keep it
in good condition. We know of no
better answer to this argument
than to cite the experience of
James Elliott. who. in addition to
his other work, cultivates a small
orchard on his farm south OF
Dallas. Last Winter Mr.. Elliott
sold 600 bushels Of apples in the
local market for 5000 very neat
sum to add to his years earnings.
He sprays his trees thoroughly,
and as result his fruit is free
from insect pests and he finds no
difficulty in disposing of It at a
fancy price, while faulty, wormy
apples are drug in the market at
any price. What this man is do
ing, any energetic farmer can do.
Mr.. Johnson is quite correct when
he says thpt Winter apples would
pay as we'll in the Willamette
Valley as in any other portion Of
Oregon were spraying and careful
cultivation general.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-10-23
OREGON MUST ADVERTISE

Let the kickers kick and the
growlers growl. Life is too short
TO waste time in trying to please
kickers, and growlers cut but little
figure in the progressive move
ments of the present busy age. The
great majority of the people of Ore
gon will heartily endorse the action
Of the Lewis and Clark Fair Board
in appropriating $4,000 for the
construction Of an Oregon building
at the St. Louis Exposition. No
state in the Union is able to make
a display OF resources more
creditable than the exhibit now be-
ing forwarded to st. Louis from
Oregon, and it is proper that this
exhibit should be displayed in a
building to itself, instead of being
sandwiched in among a lot OF
smaller state exhibits. The tide OF
immigration has turned toward
Oregon, and we must leave nothing
undone that will add to the favor
able impression of our state.
Neither should we lose sight Of the
fact that creditable exhibit at ST.
Louis will do more to attract
visitors to our own Fair in 1905
than all other agencies combined.
Oregon is a growing state, and as
such must not attempt to attract
National attention by parsimonious
exhibits of its numerous resources.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-10-23
A CLEVER COMPANY
Margarita Fischer's Players Enter
tain Large Audiences at City Hall.

The Margarita Fischer Company
closed its engagement at City Hall,
Saturday evening, and left for
Southern Oregon on Monday. The
four performances given III this city
were we'll attended, and the engage
ment was highly successful from a
financial standpoint. Mr.. F1scher's
present company is the best he has
yet brought to Dallas, and the weeks
offerings were meritorious, with one
notable exception.
The play, ga Homespun Heart, -
presented Saturday evening, is stale,
fiat and Improbable, and the company
would do we'll to drop 1T from its
repertoire. There is absolutely moth
ing to it. The plot is uninteresting,
and the situations are unlike any
thing ever heard Of in real life. Be
sides, there is much in the play that
is distasteful to an intelligent audi
ence. For example,: The prayer of
the half-witted boy in the second act
was coarse and sacrilegious, and
grated harshly on the sensibilities Of
every refined man and woman in the
audience. The management should
awake to the fact that anything that
partakes of mockery of Christianity
is not appreciated by an audience Of
ladies and gentlemen, and should see
that this bit of business is not repeat
ed. The spectacle of make-believe
idiot Offering up a burlesque prayer
to the Almighty, and group Of kneel-
ing actors shaking with suppressed
laughter, does much to produce be-
lief in the minds Of intelligent men
and women that all the people on the
stage are idiots in reality.
The OBSERVER offers this criticism in
kindly spirit, for, aside from this
play, the Margarita Fischer Company
puts up clever and pleasing perform
ances, and its engagement in Dallas
broke the monotony Of dull week in
the amusement line. The company
contains some really clever talent,
and the specialties introduced by J. B.
Mcdowell and Frank Montrose are
fully equal to those to be seen in the
average metropolitan playhouse. The
people of Dallas are liberal patrons of
the drama, and it is to be hoped that
before another year rolls around the
city will be provided with place Of
amusement better adapted to the com
fort of the audience and the accomo-
dation of Ineritorious attractions.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-10-23

business and suffering they cause. Hap
piness as we'll as health is restored to
the woman whose diseased condition is
cured by the use of DR.. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription.
After eight years of suffering and two
fruitless operations, three months use of
"FavoritS Prescription" restored Mrs.
Moser to perfect health This great
remedy for woman's ills, establishes
regularity, dries weakening drains, heals
Inflammation and liberation and cures
female weakness.
The Common Sense Medical Adviser,
1908 large pages, in paper covers, is sent
free on receipt of FL one-cent stamps to
f,ay expense of mailing only. Address
DR.. R. Y. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-10-23
COURT HOUSE NOTES
BOND FOR DEED

AW Fink to 7 G Hill, 31.72 acres,
7 s,r5w, 1910.
PROBATE.
Estate of F. A. Kemp, deceased-in-
ventory and appraisement filed and
approved.
Guardianship of Viva Courter-re-
port of sale of real property set for
hearing on first day Of November
term.
Estate of Mary A Bell, deceased
semi-annual account filed.
Estate of Thomas Pearce, deceased
semi annual account filed.
Estate of Frank Brown, deceased
Annie Brown appointed administra-
trix; bond fixed at $4,000.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
J W Kirkland, trustee, to w W
Collins, lots and IA, Gibson q Kirk
lands add to Independence Fruit
Farms, 5000.
Edward Keuscher ct ux to Fred
Hurst, lot l, block I, WestSalem, $780,
Isabella Stump and nd to G Ell Chap
man, lot 8, block 8, Dallas, $4,000.
Fl G Campbell to 2 A DeBord, lots
and 8, block 4, Patterson's 1st add to
Independence, 81.
Polk County Land Go to M L Kelso,
lots and 4. block 25, Talmage, 5000.
Polk County Land 20 to nj L. heIso,
lots and s, block 25, Talmage, 5000.
M Ella Hastings to L H Conner,
und one-tenth int 683.03 acres t 6 and
7 s, rs W, $144O.
Frances M Morgan to Mrs. M
Smith, lots in Bakers add to Inde-
pendence, $40.
Lucy L Whitaker to L U Josse, 26
by 14S2 feet, lot 8, block 2, Hills Inde-
penderce, 81.
Lucy L Whiteaker, adm'x, to L U
Josse, 26 by l48t feet, lot 3, block Q,
Hill's Independence, $l5Q3. 20.
Ed Vanpelt to J NJ and NJ G Dennis,
697 acres, s S, 6 W, $11Q0.
WI ellison ct ux to Harry r Lowe,
lots /, 2 and 8, block t, 1st add to
Falls City, $3.50.
DL Keyt ct ux to M Wise, lots l,
2, and 4, block 19, new add to Nc
Coy, 5000.
IL j Hall ct uX TO nj j hreuGz, lOCS
in Buena Vista, 1870
MN Ellis ct ux to r J Kinney, 60
acres, t 7 s, W, $2400.
George W Henkle to Emma J Hal
leck, lots 10 and IL, block A, Damon
& Haley's add to Monmouth, $275.
MI Mcpherson to G D Nairn, 2649
acres, s, W, $4756,
M M Ellis ct ux to Isabella Stump,
lot 8, block g. Dallas, $500.
WI Wells ct ux to G P Wells, 6.9
acres, s, I W, $1,000
NIL Kelso to Eliza A DeBord, lots
3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8, block 25, Talmage,
George w DeBord ct ux to NJ L Kel-
so, lots and 8, block 4, Patterson's
add to Hills Independence, 81.
Minnie B Garlick to Nj Card, 1921
acres, s, + W, $500,
JA Veness ct ux to Margaret Nc
CLAIM, lot in Buena Vista, $780,
M Nj Ellis ct ux to Jane Coy, 10
acres, S, W, 5000.
William Seeker ct ux to Lafayette
johnson, 20 acres, t s s, W, $500,
VIC Brown to @ P Cornwall, lots 5
and 6, block 8, Bentley's add to Mon
mouth, 5000.
Fred S Chapman to W G Mcclure,
100 acres, t S, RI W, $4,000.
J Nj Grant, marshal of Dallas, to
NJ NJ Ellis, tract in t7 S, + W, S62.
CL Knox ct ux to Chas Mcdonald
ct ux, $3.50 acres, t 6 5, + W, S24oO.
Chas Mcdonald ct ux to G L Knox,
! acre and 1874 rods in Dallas, $4,000.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-10-23

The people of San Francisco
were startled by the sight of an
airship sailing around over their
heads last Sunday afternoon. The
aeronaut managed his machine at
will, and, while lowering over the
Golden Gate, made various sue
cessful trials of his steering gear.
After two hours cruise, he attempt
ed to land near the Presidio, but
made the mistake of letting out too
much gas and he landed in the
bay a short distance from shore.
He expects to make another ascen-
sion in a few days, when he will
have remedied certain minor de-
fects in his machine. 1t begins to
look as if the problem of aerial
navigation is nearing solution.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-10-23
Executors Notice Of appointment

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned
has been duly appointed by the county court
OF Polk County, Oregon, executor OF the estate
and last will and testament OF Ole Sampson, de-
ceased. All persons indebted to said estate are
hereby required to make immediate payment to
me- and all persons having claims against said
estate are hereby required to present the said
claims TO me, at the law Vtiice of J. n. Hart,
Dallas. Oregon, properly verified as by law re-
quired, within six, months from date hereof.
Dated this October /, 1908.
OLE AURLAND,
Executor of the Last Will and Testa-
ment of Ole Sampson, Deceased
J. N. Hart, Attorney.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-10-23
Weak
Hearts

Are due to indigestion. Ninety-nine Of every
one hundred treePIA u,ha hnsIA hA~-A l..- 4slis
can remember when it was simple indiges-
ton. II is scientific fact that all cases Of
heart disease, not organic, are not only
traceable to- but re the direct result of indi.
gestion. All food taken into the stomach
which fails of perfect digestion ferments and
swefls the stomach, putting it up against the
heart. This interferes with the action Of
the heart, and in the course of time thai
delicate but vital organ becomes diseased.
Mr.. D. Kauble, Of Nevada, o., says: had stomach
trouble and was in bad state had heart trouble
with it. took Kodol Dyspepsia Cure for about four
months and it cured me.
Kodol Digests What You Eat
and relieves the stomach of all nervous
strain and the heart of all pressure.
Bottles only $loo Size holding 2H times the trial
size, which sells for SOC. ~ IA
Prepared by E. O. DEWITT & CO., oHIoAoQ.
BELT e. CHERRINGTON
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-10-23

An amusing mistake occurred in
last Sundays Oregonian. Among
the pictures Of newly-married couples
on the society page, the likenesses of
Mr.. and Mrs, Herbert Dunkelberger,
of Dallas, and Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Johnson, of Baker City, We're arranged
in such way as to make Mrs. John
son appear as Mrs. Dunkelberger,
and Mrs. Dunkelberger as Mrs. John
son. All the young people are good
looking, however, and make handsome
couples either way they are grouped,
so they can afford to forgive the
Oregonian artist his mistake.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-10-23
A Perfect Painless Pill

is the one that will cleanse the system,
set the liver to action, remove the bile,
clear the complexion, cure headache
and leave a good taste in the mouth.
The famous little pills for doing such
work pleasantly and effectually are
DeWitt's Little Early Risers. Bob
Moore of Lafayette, Ind, says: "All
other pills / have used gripe and
sicken, while DeWitt's Little Early
Risers are simply perfect" Sold by
Belt & CherringtOn.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-10-23
Cause of Lockiaw.

Lockjaw, or tetanus, is caused by a
bacillus or germ which exists plentifully
in street dirt. 1t is inactive so long as
exposed to the air, but when carried he
meath the skin as in the wounds caused
by percussion caps or by rusty nails, and
when the air is excluded the germ is
reused to activity and produces the most
virulent poison known. These germs
may be destroyed and all danger OF lock
jaw avoided 10y applying Chamberlain's
Pain Balm freely as soon as the injury
is received. Pain Balm is an aniseptic
aud causrs cuts, bruises and like injniies
10 heal without maturation ant in one
third the time reQuiui 10y the usual
Treatment Il Is Tor sale ~ Wilson
Dwg Coupot
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-10-23
Notice..

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned
has been duly appointed administrators of the
Court of the State Of Oregon, for Polk County
All persons having claims against the said
estate are hereby notified to present the same,
duly verified, together with the proper vouchers
therefor, to the undersigned, at her residence
near Lewisville, in said County, within six
months from the date of this notice.
Dated this 25th day of September, 1903.
MARY KEMP,
Administrators of the estate of
F. A. Kemp, deceased.
Oscar Hayter, Attorney
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-10-23

an extent that to say
a pleasant word to
anyone was almost
impossible.
III had two opera
tions performed by
one ofthe most skilled
surgeons of the West,
but did not get relief.
Then, against my
doctors strict orders,
/ commenced taking
DR.. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription and
Golden Medical Dis
covery,' and also fol-
lowed tn c a dvice
given in the Common
Sense Medical Ad-
wiser.
oI continued this
treatment for three
months, and to day
am as healthy and
we'll as a woman can
be. l cannot thank
Doctor Pierce enough
for his kind letters
to me-"
Womanly dis
eases, as a rule,
spoil the "disposi.
tion," because of
the extreme nery-
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-10-23

1t will probably be interesting
to those persons who declared that
the Dallas waterworks could be
built for $4,000 to learn that the
pipe alone has cost over $4,000.
The material already on theground
reaches value of nearly $4,000,
and there is more to follow. The
reservoir will cost in the neighbor-
hood of $4,000, and none of the
material to be used in it's construc-
ton has yet arrived. The cost of
40 fire hydrants, the digging and
filling of IL or Is rifles of ditch,
tlIv S0lIeGr esvtivn of Vlr0 int"hv at
Canyon Creek, and the dipping
and laying Of the pipe will swell
the amount already paid out by
many thousands Of dollars. Mr..
Gates exhibits cancelled checks
representing an expenditure OF
$4,000 for labor up 10 this date,
and the work of putting in the
plant is just fairly under way. 1t
is estimated that the total cost Of
the improvement will be not less
than 100000, and it may exceed
that amount. But in return for
the money expended, Dallas will
have the biggest and best system
of waterworks of any town of its
size in Oregon. 1t will be better
plant than can be found in many
towns of twice the size of Dallas,
and it will be worth every dollar
of its cost.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-10-23

Another thin-skinned politician,
feeling himself much aggrieved at
the utterances of a newspaper, has
gone up against the editor in the
courts, and, as is usually the case,
he emerges from the little end of
the horn. The jury in the libel
case against f. w. Cbausse editor
of the Oregon Observer, brought by
State Senator R. D. Hume, gave
the latter verdict of 81. Under
the law, Mr.. Hume gets also a
dollar for costs, the balance of
which he must pay. incidentally,
Mr.. Hume's methods of salmon
fishing were given a thorough air.
ing in the trial, much to that
gentlemans discontinue. Editor
Chausse is kept busy acknowledg-
ing the congratulations of his friends
over the outcome of the suit.