Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-07-31
WILL RUSH THE WORK
Contractor to Begin Construction of
Dallas Water Plant Early
Next Week.

Dallas Water Plant EARLY
Next Week.
Hon. H. V. Gates, who has con-
tract to build and operate a system Of
water works for Dallas, arrived home
from San Francisco the last Of the
week, and was in Dallas, Sunday.
While in San Francisco, Mr.. Gates
placed orders for all pipe and other
material necessary IN the construction
of the plant, and expects to-begin work
early next week.
The first carload Of pipe is due to
arrive in Dallas tonight, and other
shipments Of material will follow in
rapid succession. A carload Of tools
will also arrive this evening. The
pipe will be stored on Mr.. Gates lot
south Of the Southern Pacific depot,
and the tools to be used in excavating
the ditch for the pipeline will be
hauled out to Canyon Greek, where
the work is to begin. A workshop
and dipping plant will be built imme-
diately, and all pipe will receive
thorough coat Of asphalt before being
hauled to the mountains. The pipe
used in the conduit from Canyon
Creek to the reservoir and the mains
in the city will be coated inside and
out with this substance in, order to
add to its durability, and to make it
impermeable to water,
Mr.. Gates is anxious to finish all
the mountain work this Fall, before
the rainy season begins, and will es-
tablish his first camp at Canyon
Greek. A force of men will be set to
work clearing away all brush and
trees along the route of the conduit,
and another crew will begin opera
tions on the head-works and ditch.
The pipe will be taken to the front and
distributed along the line as rapidly
as teams can haul it, and within few
weeks the work Of laying the pipe will
be actively under way.
Mr.. Gates will return to Dallas to-
day or tomorrow, and will begin or
ganizing his crew of laborers as soon
as he arrives. .
We use only the very best material
in our pastry and cakes. Riggs
bakery.
Mrs P. A. Finseth and sons, Left
and Ray, visited friends and attended
the Carnival in Portland this week.
Fred West, electrician Of the electric
light plant, went to Falls City, yes
terday, to wire the new residence of E.
J. Bryan. 1t is said a dynamo will
be installed in the Bryant Lucas plan
ing mill and that the people Of Falls
City are to be furnished with electric
light in the near future.
F. A. Douty, for many years one of
the leading merchants of Polk county,
has disposed of his business interests
in independence, and will leave in
few days for Portland, where he will
become member Of aflarge box man
firm.
j. B. Thompson returned, Monday, |
from Lebanon, where he sold the st. |
hotel to G.. B. Hansard. BY |
disposing Of this property Mr..
Thompson will hereafter be able to
devote his entire attention to the man
agement Of the Hotel Gail in this city.
The passenger agents of the Harri-
man lines held a meeting IN San
Fracisco last Thursday for the pur-
pose of revising passenger time sched-
ules. 1t is rumored that the time be
tween Portland and San Francisco
will be shortened to "a hours when the
several cut-offs and Improvements on
on the line to California are COM
pleted
The First M. E. Sunday School held
Its annual picnic last Saturday at
Rowcliffe Grove, one mile and half
east of town. More than eighty per-
sons, young and old, were in atten-
dance with baskets full of all sorts Of
eatables. Various games were played,
Ice cream and lemonade served with a
lavish hand, and joyful time in gen.
eral experienced by those present.
Price Triplett, aged about 40 years,
was found dead in his home in the
Of McMinnvile, Monday.
rhe body was lying on the floor near
5he door, half-stripped and in fear
iul state of decomposition. 1t is be-
lieved that he had been dead week.
He was the owner of nice little run
ming horse. This was found in the
stable in almost starved condition.
death was due to hemorrh-
age Of the lungs, according to the ver-
lict of the coroner's jury.
Joseph Guthrie, who was severely
crushed about the head and shoulders
1t Watkins sawmill near Falls City,
asst Wednesday, Isl reported by his
DR.. B. H. McCallon, to be
slowly recovering. Guthrie was work
ng on the carriage in the mill and by
/ mistake two logs we're brought to-
yether with considerable force, young
Guthrie being caught between them.
While his injuries are considered