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Bodily pain loses its terrorff you We
bottle of DIR Thomas Electric Oil in
the house. Instant relief in cases of
burns, cuts, sprains, accidents Of any
SORT
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A kidney or bladder trouble can al
ways be cured by using Foley's Kid
ney Cure in time. For sale by B, A,
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NoMMIssIoNERs NOTICE.

COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.
~ Estate OF MARTHA +. AUSTIN.
The Undersigned having been appointed by
lie Hon. Probate Court for the district of Ben
ninRtOn, COMMISSIONERS. TO receive. exam
Inc, and adjust all claims and demands OF all
persons against the estate OF Martha
=. Austin late Of Bennington In SAID
district deceased, and all claims
exhibited In Offset thereto. hereby give notice
that we will meet for the purpose aforesaid, al
the Wall0Omsa &C Inn, Bennington Center, VT
In sand district OF Pennington on the eth daY OF
January, 1904 and Goth day of May, 1904 next from
2 O'Clock p M until o'clock p. m each Of said
days, aud that SIX months from the 1st day of
Dec A. d. 1908, is the time limited by said Court
lUr said creditors to present their claims TO US
for examination and allowance.
Dated at Bennington, Vt, this 2nd day OF
Dec. A, D. 1903
SB. HALL,
s, J., ROBINSON,
40 Commissioners.
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no CURE A ooLD IN ONEsDAY.

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund the money II It fails to cure.
+. W Groves signature on each box 25c,
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Advertising Rates on Application.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-08-28

Mrs. A. M. Stump, Of Salem, visited
in Dallas, Monday.
James Hayes and family are camp
ing above the Hallock mill.
Mrs. Jane Morrison, Of Eugene,
is visiting friends in Dallas this week.
Miss Evangeline kirkpatrick, who
has been visiting at the home of her
brother, E. @. kirkpatrick, left for
her home in Los Angeles, Tuesday.
The OBSERVER job office has the very
latest type, and printers who know
how to use it. Call, or ring up Phone
lSl, for samples and prices of any
kind Of printing.
Headache, nervousness, brain-fag
and irritable temper are usually
caused by eye strain. Have DR.. Lowe
cure you by removing the cause with
pair Of his superior glasses.
Mrs. Frank s. Shute, of Dallas, and
her little daughter came in on the
overland train on Wednesday. They
go out to Highland and will visit her
father, j. L. Scott, and Mrs. M. e.
Candle, her sister. Mrs. Shute formerly
lived in Clackamas county. Oregon
City Courier.
w. E. Conan, general passenger
agent, and John P. Jones, travelling
passenger agent, Of the Southern
Pacific Company, arrived on special
train Friday evening, and spent the
night in this city. Mr.. Conan is
making a tour of the S. P. lines in
Oregon, getting better acquainted
with the people and looking up bust
ness for the road.
H. Hirschberg, the Independence
banker, was passenger on Tuesdays
evening train from Portland. Mr..
Hirschberg was passenger on the
Elk's excursion train that was wrecked
near Chehalis, Wash, last Saturday.
He was severely bruised and shaken
up, butescaped without serious injury.
He is still wearing his left hand in a
bandage, and it will be some time be-
fore he will fully recover the use Of it.
He considers himself very lucky, how
ever, in escaping as well as he did.
G. H. johnson, Of W. W. Johnson
Lumber Company, Minneapolis,
Mimi, is on the coast, accompanied
by his wife and son. Mr.. johnson re-
ports business as reflected in Mimi
eapolis as good, the white pine sales
in Wisconsin and Minnesota falling
off only 100000 feet for the six
months ending July1. This company
are installing in their mill at Dallas
one 6Ox1S boiler, 55-horse power
engine in their planning mill and a
new matcher. er.-Oregon Timberman.
The 1903 crop Of watermelons from
Southern Oregon is now being
marketed and the first carload ship
ment of the season went northward
from Grants Pass, Thursday. 1t was
shipped by T. P. Lee and was in
charge of John w. Howard who found
ready sale for the product at Eugene
and points south. The watermelon
crop in Southern Oregon this season
is large one and of excellent quality.
Several hundred acres of land in
jackson and Josephine counties are
devoted to the raising of this juicy
fruit. Ashland Tidings.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-08-28
Have you tried Velvet Chocolate?

Have you tried Velvet Chocolate?
Samuel Coad was a Portland visito
this week.
Portland's best-''The Bonboniere'
ice cream Brown & Shaw's.
Mrs. Alice Dempsey and daughter
Lulu, are visiting in Rickreall.
DR.. w. S. Cary arrived home Wed
nesday evening from a visit to rel
atives in Ohio.
Miss Inez Lynch returned home
Wednesday evening from a visit tc
Portland and Astoria.
Velvet Chocolate served with Bon.
boniere is sure to please you. Sold
only by Brown & Shaw.
Abel Uglow arrived home this week
from ten days visit at the home OF
his son, J. @. Uglow, in South Bend,
Wash.
Miss Bertha Collins is in Portland,
buying stock Of millinery, which
she will open in the room next door to
Ellis & Keyt's store.
Portland's big Fall Carnival, Sep
tember IA to 26 inclusive, is given this
year under the auspices Of the Multi
nomah Amateur Athletic Club.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles F. Belt and
Mr.. and Mrs. I. N. Woods have re-
turned to their homes in Dallas, after
an absence of several weeks at New
port.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Eakin and son,
Jack, left this week for Villa Ridge,
Illinois, where they will visit Mr..
Eakin's mother. They will return
home about December l.
Low railroad rates have been grant
ed by the roads centering in Portland
for the big Carnival in that city Sep
tember IA to 26 inclusive, and many
from this. place will take advantage
of this opportunity to make the trip.
R. r. Turner and family, of Polk
county, have taken up their residence
in Corvallis on account Of the school
facilities. Mr.. Turner was formerly
a prominent business man Of Polk,
and at one time was treasurer of the
county. y.-Corvalli Times.
To do one thing and do it we'll is
more to be commended, and is Of more
benefit to humanity, than to do many
things and none Of them equal to the
best. DR.. Lowe limits his practice to
fitting glasses, and puts the cream Of
II years experience into them.
Persons wanting ribbon for watch
fobs will no longer be obliged to send
to Portland or Salem for it, as Pfennig
the Jeweler now carries complete
stock. He carries all desired widths
and qualities. Call and see him, if
your old ribbon is becoming soiled or
worn.
T. J. Graves, prominent hop
grower Of Mccoy, was in Dallas
yesterday. He reports his hops en-
tirely free from mold, and ripening
nicely. He says that harvesting is
drawing to a close in his neighbor-
hood, and that grain Of all kinds has
yielded abundantly, the crop being
better than the usual average. Wheat
was quoted at rs cents at Mccoy
yesterday morning, and the farmers
are jubilant.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-08-28
PoIR County Observer


County School Superintendent G. L
Starr was Portland visitor, Monday
Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. kirkpatrick
we're Portland visitors during thu
week.
Mrs. Horace Smith, of Seattle, is &
guest at the home of her mother, Mrs
b. l.. Delashmutt, in this city
A large number of Dallas people
drove to Salem, Wednesday, to attend
Ringing Brothers big circus.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Williams and
Milo Woods returned home Monday
from a two weeks outing at Newport.
DR.. 0. d. Butler, Of Independence,
and J. B. V. Butler, of Monmouth,
were passengers from Portland, Tues
day evening
G. H. McManus, Of Dallas, Polk
county, is in Ashland, and may locate
here and engage in business. Ash
land Tidings.
j. W. Miller, formerly proprietor Of
the Glen hotel, moved his family to
Dallas the latter part of last week.
Newberg Graphic
Martin L. Chamberlain, a former
clerk of the State Land Board, died in
Salem, Tuesday, aged So years. He
was we'll known in Polk county.
Preaching services and Sunday
School at the Presbyterian church will
resume next Sunday. Sermon by the
Pastor. A cordial invitation to all.
L. Fl. McMahan, for many years
editor of the Woodburn Independent,
and now practicing lawyer ofSalem,
was in Dallas on a business errand,
Tuesday.
Every day will be special day at
Portland's big Fall Carnival, Septem-
Der ID to 26 inclusive, and it is safe to
say that it will be largely attended
from this section.
DR.. Lowe, the well-known oculo-
optician will be in Dallas, at Hotel
Gail, Thursday and to noon Friday,
September and 4. Don't fail to have
him test your eyes for glasses.
u. S. Grant left on Sunday for Hot
Lake, Union county, for short out
ing. He will return to Dallas in
few days, and make preparations for
exhibiting some of his best Angora
goats at the Oregon State Fair.
Messrs. Martin and Lee, civil engi-
neers Of Cottage Grove, came up
Tuesday evening to survey the pipe
line from the springs to town and
make an estimate on the cost of put
ting in system of waterworks for
Sheridan. They commenced work
surveying Wednesday morning.
Sheridan Sun.
The Southern Pacific Company
makes its usual announcement of re-
duced rates from all points in Oregon
to persons desiring to visit the Oregon
State Fair, which opens Monday, Sep
tember IA. General Passenger Agent
Conan takes lively interest in the
Fair, and his liberality and progress
sive spirit has contributed largely to
the success Of the big exhibition in
the last two years.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-08-28
Old GUN Wanted .

Twenty odd years ago, Henry Brown
forgot and left in a house in Mon
mouth, from which he was moving, a
Kentucky rifle. This rifle was brought
across the plains by Orus Brown in
1843; was carried back to Missouri by
him in 1s45, and was brought back to
Oregon when he came as captain Of
the immigrant train in 1S46. Can
anyone give information as to the
rifles present whereabouts?
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-08-28
Assessor for Polk Coul
Notice To Brldge-Bullders.

Notice IS hereby given, that the
County Court of Polk County, Ore
gon, will on Thursday, September g.
1908, at the hour of 10 o'clock a. m
open bids for the construction of 1OC
foot span bridge across the Luckia-
mute river near the Anderson Taylor
place" on what is known as the
Hooker" County road the usual de-
posit will be required with each bid.
Plans and specifications at County
Clerks office. The Court reserves the
right to reject any or all bids.
Done by order Of County Court.
U. S. LoUGHARY,
County Clerk.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-08-28
Notice of the Meeting of the Board
of Equalization.

Notice is hereby given that on Mon
day, the 14th day of September, 1903,
the Board Of Equalization will attend
at the office of the County Clerk OF
Polk County, Oregon, and publicly
examine the assessment roll and cor
rect all errors in valuation, description
or qualities of lands, lots, or other
property, and it shall be the duty Of
persons interested to appear at the
time and place appointed, and If it
shall appear to such Board of Equali-
zation that there are any lands, lots,
or other property assessed twice, or in
the name Of person or persons not
the owner thereof, or assessed under
or beyond its actual value, or any
lands, lots, or other property not
assessed, said Board shall make the
proper corrections.
Dated at Dallas, Oregon, this 2lst
day of August, 1908.
Il. E. MYER,
Assessor for Polk County.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-08-28
Potent PIN Pleasure.

The pills that are potent in their
action and pleasant in effect are De-
Wits Little Early Risers. w. S.
PhiIpot Of Albany, Ca, sas: Our
ing a bilious attack I took one. Small
as it was it did me more good than
calomel, blue-mass or any other pills
L ever took and at the same time il
effected me pleasantly. Little Early
Risers are certainly an ideal pill. "
Sold by Belt & Cherrington.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-08-28
Barn to Rent.

Good barn to rent for storage
purposes only.
DIR. MARK HAYTER,
Dallas, Oregon.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-08-28
Goats For Sale.

Twenty or thirty head Of Angora
goats for sale.
M. d. ELLIS,
Dallas, Oregon.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-08-28
Engine For Sale.

Good boiler and engine on the same
base, for sale at Wagner Bros. Suit
able for prune drying.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-08-28
House to Rent.

Eight-room house, in good repair
with barn, for rent.
J. N. HART,
Dallas, Oregon.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-08-28
! BUSINESS LOCALS.


L. D. Brown, Public Stenographer.
With J. N. Hart
Heath & Milligan Best Prepared
Paint at t. A. Riggs.
Fine line of table delicacies at Dunn
Grocery Company's store.
Everything new in the grocery line
at Dunn Grocery Company's store.
Dr. Hayter, Dentist. Office over
Wilson's Drug Store. Dallas, Oregon.
One of the best horse-shoers in the
state will be found working at Wagner
Bros. shop Give him trial and be
convinced.
Mrs H. H. Chace desires to inform
the public that, beginning Thursday,
July 80, and through the month Of
August, her store will be open only
between the hours of a. m. and p.
m.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-08-28
Sheep To Let.

Three hundred head extra good
sheep to let on shares. Apply to
w. E. CLARK,
Rickreall, Oregon.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-08-28
Shakes Wanted.

Wanted, 5000 shakes.
I. H. WHEALDON,
Dallas Oregon.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-08-28
JAMES ELLIOTT,
Dallas, Oregon.
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money II It
fails to cure. E. ". Groves signature
Is on each box. CSC.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-08-28
TEN THOUSAND FOR SHOW
MuItnOmah Boys Spending This Sum
on PortIand's Big Fall Carnival.

Ten thousand dollars is the sum be-
ing expended by the MultnonaES Am
ateur Athletic Club on Portland's big
Fall Carnival, September IA to 26 in
elusive, and it is safe to say that the
biggest and best show of the kind ever
given on the Pacific coast will be that
in September Low rates have been
granted by the railroads and the
attendance no doubt will be very large
The boys have decided to make every
day a special day and this will be
something of an innovation in the
way Of carnival.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-08-28

Guaranteed tobacco habit cure, makes weak
men strongs blood pure SOC q. All druggists
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-08-28
For sale or Service.

Thoroughbred Poland China boar
for sale or service; sired by the noted
Supreme Chief" dam, "Black Bess
Il"
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-08-28

Remember that the OBSERVER office
makes speciality Of printing hop
checks on short notice. Many orders
have been booked already, andwe are
prepared for many more.
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stranger made several inquiries to the of the
house, etc, which answered truthfuy. Then with
out taking anything turned hurried out the door,
Quick as thought went from door to the other,
shutting them and tidying generally the whole down.
stairs This done went into the kitchen sat down.
Here might have remained until doom's day had not
my sister come home and found she later said,
Sitting, staring into vacancy with much resem
bling saucers Small wonder stared, for felt tho
bewtched and after the folks had returned and
the whole story had been narrated and grandpa had
discovered several picked locks still had the
benumbed, dead feeling That night dreamed strange
dreams and for several days did not fully
from the effects of my sudden change of feeling.
Eighth Grade -Alvylda De Haven,
Bremen School. 3343 Sixth Street N.
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THE SOUVENIR: BUTTONS.

Junior button given to every contributor
Only one Junior button is given a
year. and this sent without application The
began September s. 1902.
An Button Is awarded for an honorable mention
and is sent without application.
An Honor Button is to every Junior who has
three printed which neither
orabe mentions These must be claimed by the winner
ing dates of publication
Button awarded for an accented contribution
to the storyteler column and is sent without application to-
gether with for book
Any number Of Buttons may be Won
Prize Button is every prize paper
application Two picture prizes only
papers printed sent cut the Monday following
publication and all notices
sent to the editor within the following publication.
The High School Contests. -..-
These contests in above the ninth
prizes of SIS and $3.50 fer pictures or books for
the school awarded three months high
schools winning the highest Of
The first prize Of SIS be but during the
Winners Of the prize winning
No school in Minneapolis and no town in the northwest
will be given than q
four must be sent high school
be considered in the contest and there be least
twelve papers month. ..
Journal Junior prize button is for the first high
school credit of each competitor during
The first quarter began Sept II and ends Dec H. in
elusive ."s.: ...s-s-~ ..,.-
The Prze Pictures .=
The pictures which given prizes during the school
become the exclusive sehoolrooms upon
whose Walls hNng They
in the schooreo which the
won the prize and under to be removed
to another the school
private house.
Express charges pictures prepaid by
Journal 49,. &ss--~~ .ss,-.
Prepare the Papers.
Write In ink side only of paper a
of three inches at top page.
headlines Put the number upper
OF the first Sign the residence
end at the right the school the
The Storyteiier. .- - =
Any pupil Of public school. in United
States, who is in above the fifth grade contribute
the Storyteler. These stories
subject preferred " the writer They be
less than 500 words in length, than 1,Ge0
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Built a Fort in Canada.

Some bunders have been times by
the most careful Of excepting the engineer
tached to the of the United States Everybody
not know that the Washington
build a fort British Mentgom-
the foot Of Lake Champaign, just northeast Of
Rouses Point NJ T. After the of 1879 thought
advisable guard the
planned build what then considered FORT
ryng three tiers Of guns
After well way it discovered
that, owing to Of early the fortffh
parallel. accepted boundary between
passed south Of the fort of course
until in 1872 the territory restored the
United States. fort dubbed r7ert Bunder'
after the question settled
-Ashburton it been
enough to keep it in order armed
marines stationed there whose
raise and lower the flag.
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A Chance for
Journal Juniors.

ITO EVERY BOY sending The Journal
: ten new subscriptions for month paid
in advance at cents month each we will
give nice Watch (nickeD guaranteed for
one year.
For forty monthly subscriptions paid in
advance we will i've nice Gold Watch suit
able for boy or girl.
Get to work at once
and earn a watch.
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reaches your heads. Papa waited two hours for
the this morning and then home. He has
just out to try his luck again." That whole day
were in the house; but the next made for it,
for then had grand fun in the snow, I
assure you -Eln Allen,
B Sixth Grade 2511 Thirtieth Avenue s.
Seward School.
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IN THE LAND OF THOR.

We had sudden surprise Oct 20, 1902, when
were in Halmstad, Sweden. We just about to
leave Halmstad for America when big storm
Ships wrecked and knocked to splinters and
the ship which going three days late;
something had broken and thought it had sunk.
Some sailors were killed the North Sea. The next
day after the storm went to the Five boats
had been driven land could not be taken out
again. Two boats knocked to spnters the roofs
Of houses blown off and half the town full
of water. The salt filled up many fresh water
wells and the farmers vegetables foated to
The storm lasted long wait nice
weather to leave -AxeI Lundgren,
A Fifth Grade,
WASHINGTON School
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-24
THE PATRIOTIC COUSIN.

One day when was just little girl I coming
home from school with some girls of my age when
turned around to find man about 10 years of
age walking behind me. looked at him and he also
looked at me and kept looking at became fright
ened and began to I did not think more
about it until heard some asking where lived
They told him and found it the young who
had looked at and later discovered he my
cousin OF course, was very much surprised and SO
he In week he said he must go home, and that
he would like very much to have go with him.
Mama hesitated little at first but consented at last It
was very busy week for me and also for mama. My
cousin went to ST. Paul the day intended to CO. but
said he would meet me at grandma's. Mama and papa
and went grandnas and waited till train time,
cousin and at length T went home very dis
appointed girl The next day received postal card
telling us that my cousin had Joined the army Oh,
maybe there wasn't disappointed girl that night
for weeks afterWard. ~| Irene ONei, +s~--~~
A Sixth Grade, 2116 Washington Avenue NJ
Hawthorne School,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-24
A VISIT REVERSED.

For long time had looked forward to the
ing of cousin who lived in California. At
day came when was to and meet her. had just
reached the door when met the postman with let
ter for from cousin saying that could not
come, but she wanted me to go there. into the
house, told about it and to delight
said could packed trunk in hurry and be-
fore long I safe the train my way to Cali
fornia. I along thought how unexpected
letter had been and how strange it that instead
of my cousin coming here I was my way to her
in California, where I had long desired go.
A Sixth Grade, Alice Ingraham,.
Holland School. 1928 Street
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-24
ONE OF SEVERAL KINDS,

have had many sudden changes from falling out
Of trees to getting sudden ducking the water, but
think my most sudden change at Lake Mime
tonka; it quite early in the spring and the people
next door just building their dock It happened
that they had out of nails and had merely laid the
boards the pieces that from to the
other. But Of the boards had slipped off of
the pieces and happened to be the unlucky
to discover it, and I fell into the water.
not expecting such sudden duckng and got mouhful
of water which cold.
A Sixth Grade, -Orlo Bartholomew
Madison School 623 Eighteenth st.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-24
THE BLINKING OF THE LIGHT.

',Time to to bed called mother.
trio light burning and nothing unusual hap
penng. went upstairs and in bed. T
watching the light dance upon the wall it
denly went out and there big crash of thunder.
nearly jumped out of bed, surprised MY,
what is that?" thought 1t ratified the windows
stairs much that called mother for thought
something dreadful had happened. Soon after many
loud crashes were heard. That made sudden change
in my plans for the next day intended to go to
picnic and could not. Marion Armatage,
B Fifth Grade, 1900 Fremont Avenue S.
Margaret Fuller School.