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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-09-04
GRADING COURTHOUSE YARD
County Grounds Will Be Transformed
Into Beautiful Green Lawn.

The work Of grading the courthouse
yard was commenced Tuesday. After
the plowing is finished, a large
amount of dirt will be hauled from
the johnson mill pond and will be
used in filling the low places. The
yard will then be raked and leveled
and seeded to lawn grass. The old
board walk around the square will be
replaced by a broad concrete walk,
and the grounds will be otherwise i'm
proved. Plenty Of water will be used
as soon as the waterworks are in
operation, and another year Polk
County will have one of the most
attractive and well-kept courthouse
lawns in the state.
The public square has been a
veritable weed-patch and a disgrace
to the town for many years, but this
condition is to be no longer allowed to
prevail, and in the future the court
house grounds will present an ap-
pearance in keeping with the beautiful
county building itself. Without a
supply of water for sprinkling pur-
poses, it would be worse than useless
to try to keep the lawn in neat shape,
but now that this Inconvenience is
about to be removed by the installation
of a city water supply, the County
Court will see that the grounds are
made neat and attractive.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-09-04

At last mile has been trotted
in two minutes. By a great burst
of speed on the last quarter the
mare Lou Dillon not only broke
the worlds record one day last
week, but accomplished it by the
astonishing margin of two and a
quarter seconds, the previous best
record, that of Cresceus, being
mile in 2:024, trotted at Columbus,
Ohio, two years ago. Before 1859,
when Flora Temple surprised horse
experts by trotting a mile in 2;l9f,
the swiftest trotters were not ex-
pected to get over the track in less
than 2:30. The best time of Maud
S. was 2:083 in 1885. Cresceus
made his record in 1901, and no one
expected to see it reduced to the
hoped-for 200 at stroke. OF
course, there is a limit, but no one
can guess how far below the 200
mark it will eventually rest.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-09-04

There is comfort in the thought
that, with the closing of the present
dry season, Dallas is seeing the
last Of hot, dusty streets, dried-up
lawns and withered shrubbery. By
the time another Summer rolls
around, the water-works will have
been completed, and the cool,
sparkling water of Canyon Creek
will be filling the uses for which
God Almighty intended it. Fortu-
nate are the towns that have an
abundance of good, mountain
water, and Dallas will soon be
among the number. With an
adequate water supply, we can
keep clean, and we can keep cool;
we can improve our property as it
should be improved, and we can
make Dallas the most attractive
town in the State of Oregon.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-09-04

All the late magazines and books al
Meiser & Meiser's.
Hon. J. d. Lee, Of Salem, was
greeting old-time friends in Dallas,
Wednesday.
The front of the Odd Fellows build
&C, Fer . VOW -uy1--+ "a E'svi-'t y
and will present neat appearance.
@. N. Macarthur, who Is managing
the Nelson farm at Rickreall, was in
Dallas on business errand, Thurs
day.
R. L. Chapman returned from Hot
Lake this week. His father G. H.
Chapman, will spend several weeks
at that popular resort if his health
continues to improve,
Mrs. Clara Burson is down from
Beulah, Malheur county, on visit.
She will return to Eastern Oregon in
about ten days to make her home with
her father, John Scott, during the
winter.
Mrs. Eliza Williams, Of Ilwaco,
Wash, is visiting at the home Of her
brother, I. HI. Whealdon, east Of town.
She is delighted with Dallas and Polk
county and may come here to make
her home.
J. H. Robb, who formerly lived on
the Cornelius Hughes place south Of
Dallas, died in Portland hospital
last Thursday after a long illness. He
leaves wife and two children Mr..
Robb was a worthy citizen, and the
friends of the family in Dallas will be
panied to hear of his death.
A gentleman who recently moved
here from Dayton is contemplating
starting an ice factory and bottling
works in the near future. The OBsER-
YER believes such an industry would
pay in Dallas, as it would afford the
people an opportunity to purchase all
the ice needed for domestic use with
out the necessity of sending away
from home for it. Large quantities
of ice are used here now, but the price
is so high that it is beyond the reach
of families in moderate circumstances.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-09-04

The report turns out to be un-
true. Mr.. Magelssen wasn't shot.
People who were on the ground say
he wasn't even half-shot. The
story all arose from an error in a
cipher telegram. And SO, the dogs
of war will be led back to their
kennels, and, for time at least,
the United States battleships will
have to refrain from knocking
few domes and minarets and other
gew-gaws off the roof Of old Uncle
Abdul's harem. But it will all
come, sooner or later. The old
gentleman is fairly itching for a
good thrashing, and one of these
days he will get it.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-09-04

Oregon's greatest State Fair will
open one week from next Monday.
The exhibition promises to excel
that of any former year, and pros
poets for large attendance
throughout the week are bright.
The livestock exhibit will be un-
usually attractive, and some Of the
finest horses, cattle, sheep, goats
and hogs in the United States will
be shown. A splendid racing pro-
gram has been prepared, and lovers
Of fast horses cannot fail to get
their moneys worth. The display
in the main pavilion will be larger
than ever before. The management
of the State Fair is in good hands,
and the annual exhibitions are the
best possible advertisement of Ore
gon's wonderful resources.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-09-04
A Purratlve Pleasure.

If you ever took DeWitt's Little
Early Risers for biliousness or consti-
patton you know what a purgative
pleasure is. The famous little pills
cleanse the liver and rid the system of
all bile without producing unpleasant
effects. They do not gripe, sicken or
weaken, but give tone and strength to
the tissues and organs involved.
W. H. Howell, of Houston, Tex. says
mo better pill can be used than Little
Early Risers for constipation, sick
headache, etc. Sold by Belt 4
Cherrington.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-09-04
COURT HOUSE NOTES

ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
Ford Tyson Grocery Company place
Of business, Falls City, Oregon; /;
capital stock, $1,000, dividedinto shares
of 500 each incorporators, J. r. Ford,
B. M. Ford, Gilbert Tyson.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
A. M. Miller to School Dist No. 2,
south one-half lot s, block 10, Miller's
LaCreole HID add to Dallas, $50.
Salem, Falls City & Western Ry Co.
to H G Campbell, tract in t Ss, r 5 W,
81.
JW White ct ux to Mary A Hois-
ington, 100 acres, 8 s, I 5 W, $500.
Mary Tyler ct al to W z Wann,
tract in t7s,r3w, 81.
J L Ziegler ct ux to Alfred Kirk
land, loUs in Monmouth, &2500,
Homer Hill to Martha A Hill, und
one-haIf int 80 acres, s, raw, 81.
JB Thompson, admr, to Almona R
Thompson, und one-fourth int in the
nine-tenths interest in lot 5, block 10,
Dallas, $11s3.60.
WP Fisher ct ux to J G VanOrsdel,
und one-third int n / sec 6, t 9 s, I 6
W, $4OO.
LG Reasoner to John ReasoneP,
1888 acres, t s, RS W, $1OO
SU Gwin, guardian, to Mary d
Gwin, tract in 8 S, RS W, $75.
o & @ R r Co to w G Mcclure,
1925 acres, t s, rsw, $749.
JL Contu ct ux to j G Policy, lots
in Buena Vista, 1915.
Bertha D Gilman and nd to Albert
Teal, 1870 acres, t 8 s, 7 W, $1100
JH Mulkey ct ux to w P Fisher,
tract in Monmouth, $50.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-09-04

seeks the means of health she is often
like a woman blindfold. She has no
confidence. She cannot tell what her
effort will lead to. She turns now to
this side and then to the other in uncer-
tainty and doubt
The sick woman who uses DIR. P1erce's s
Favorite Prescription may do so with
absolute confidence. It invites open
eyed investigation. There need be no
hesitation in following the hundreds of
thousands Of women who have found a
perfect cure for womanly Ills in the use
Of this medicine.
uFavorite Prescription cures irregu-
larity and dries weakening drains. It
heals inflammation and liberation and
cures female weakness,
aWith a heart full Of gratitude to .yeu FOR send
ing out over the land your wonderful medicine !
send these few lines hoping that some poor sui-
ferng women will try Dr. Pierce's medicines
writes Mrs Cora L. Root, of Greensprlng Fur.
mace Washington Co., Maryland. VI had sui
fered severiy ffom female weakness and had to
he in bed a great deal OF the time. Had mead
ache backache and pain in len sids when lying
down. commenced taking DR.. Pierces Favor
ite Prescription and had not taken two bottles
when was able to be around again and do my
work with but little pain. Can now eat any
hing and it never hurts NE any more. Have
laken seven bottles of DR. PieTee'S Favorite Pre-.
d,rption and one Of his Compound Extract OF
3nart- Weed and several walls of his Pleasant
Pellets Feeling better every day. My nus
SAnd says look better every day" 80,
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure Dli
iousness and sick headache,
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-09-04

With million or SO bushels of
75-cent wheat; forty or fifty
thousand bales Of 25c cent hops, and
a few hundred tons of Al cent
prunes, the farmers of Polk County
will walk right down the middle OF
Easy Street this Fall.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-09-04
FOR PARTICULARS address
COOPER & HURLEY
REAL EaTATE OFFICE
Independence, Oregon
BIG ATHLETIC MEET
This Will be One of the Attractions
of PortIand's September
Carnival.

Those interested in athletic events
will be interested in knowing that one
day has been set aside as an athletic
day at Portland's big Fall Carnival,
September IA to 90 inclusive. Teams
from every school Of Importance in
the Pacific Northwest will be present
and compete for the big prizes offered.
Low rates have been granted by the
railroads and many from this place
will take advantage of the opportunity
to see the giants meet in the big
athletic contest,
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-09-04

Wheat is soaring away uperound
the 80-cent mark, and yet we read
or hear little about it. In these
days Of unparalleled prosperity,
the farmers are becoming SO
accustomed to high prices for
everything they have to sell that
80-cent wheat excites no particular
surprise or comment.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-09-04

SICK HEADACHE Absolutely and
permanently ,ured by using Moki Tea.
A pleasant herb drink. Cures constipation
and Indigestion, makes you eat. steep,
work and happy. satisfaction guaranteed
or money back. Is cts. and 50 cts. Belt
q Cherrington. Dallas, Oregon.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-09-04

ACKER's DYSPEPSIA TABLETS are
sold on positive guarantee. Cures heart
burn, raising Of the food. distress after
eating or any form OF dyspepsia One
little tablet gives Immediate relief. g
cts. and 50 cts. Belt & Cherrington
Dallas. Oregon.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-09-04

Estate OF Henry Crosse, deceased
administrators bond filed and ap-
proved.
Estate of James Wheeler, deceased
Clerk ordered to pay to M. Clyde
Phillips the sum Of $7148O, held for
James Harlan Wheeler, minor son of
deceased.
Estate of e. W. Thompson, deceased
sale Of real property approved.
Estate of David J. Whiteaker, de-
ceased-certain real property ordered
sold at private sale.
Guardianship of Viva v. Conrter, a
minor-petition to sell real property
granted.
Estate of @. G. Fisher, deceased
petition to sell real property set for
hearing October 8, at 10 o'clock a. m.
Estate of Samuel Cox, deceased
final account heard and approved.
Estate Of r. T. Skinner, deceased
final account heard and approved,
except as to claim of Caleb Hughes,
on which action has been brought in
the Circuit Court; it is ordered that
all other claims presented and allowed
be paid, the real property be turned
over to the devisees under the will,
and that the remainder Of the money
on hand be held pending the action of
Caleb Hughes, after which final dis
charge will be made.
COMMISSIONERS COURT
In the matter of vacating certain
streets and alleys in the town of Ball
n-remonstrance filed and cause
continued to next term.
In the matter of approving ware
house bonds heretofore filed-ordered
that the following bonds be approved,
and that license issue: Salem Flour
ing Mills Company, L. Abrams, Geo.
E. Berry, @. f. Heine s. Co., J. X.
Sears, James Helmick, J. B. Ridder,
d. L. Keyt and Oregon Milling Co.
In the matter of bids for the con-
struction of the Hooker bridge-bids
presented as follows: G. f. Royal &
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-09-04
State nerlnal SebSoI
MoNMoUTH. oREGoN

Training school for Teachers courses ar
ranged especially for training teachers for
ed methods for graded and ungraded work
taught in actual district school. The demand
for graduates of this school far exceeds the
supply. The Training Department, which
consists OF a nine-gTade public school of
about $50 pupils is well equipped in all its
branches, including music, drawing and
physical training. The Normal course is the
best and quickest way to a State certificate
Fall term opens September %. For cata-
logue or information, ADDRESS
f. D. RESSLER,
or j. b. V. BUTLER; President
Caoraforx-
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-09-04

IN REAL ESTATE

Good house, barn, fruit and five acres of good
vegetable land for sale in Independence for
10000
Sixteen acres good fruit land, mostly all in
grain at present, l mile from Independence.
Price, 100000.
Store building and lot at Granite, Oregon, to
trade for property in the valley for equal val
ne. Worth, s2000,00. This property is well
located, and is well bnilt and is in every way
desirable for store purposes.
100 acre farm 100 acres in grass and clover,
barn 55x45 sheep shed 50x85, prpnes, apples,
strawberries, raspberries, etc, springs, all liy-
ing year round, soil black loan, l19 miles from
school, 10 miles from Toledo, in Lincoln county,
oregon. Trade or sell for valley farm worth
S3000.00
100 acres, miles south of Independence, all
cleared and in cultivation, good soil Price
$35O0.00.
1881 acres, IA miles south OF Monmouth, ell
but or acres in cultivation, good house and
barn, aere orchard land well drained and
rolling room house, l4stalls in barn, patent
horse feeder. Price, 5000 per acre
Plenty Of timber land in the timber belt of
Polk county for sale at little less than so cents
per 1000 feet stumpage. This timber is all first
class and will run from 100000 to 5000 600 feet
per quarter section. We have a good milling
opportunity to offer you, if you can take a good
sized body OF timber.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-09-04

No-Io- ttoc TOR ttfty Cents
Guaranteed tobacco habit cnre. makes weak
men strong, blood pure soe a Al druggists
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-09-04

Bi1ndtoid a
woman and she
loses all conf
dence in herself.
Her step is slow,
hesitating a II d
uncertain. Her
hands are raised
to ward the inn
aginary bio W S
which threaten
her. w he n a
ofClr "n1r1 q ~
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-09-04

Son, $1169: L. Il. Braley, $l25O! r. A,
Crossen, $1193; r. @. Raymond $134O,
All bids rejected as not satisfactory.
In the matter of 1896 and 1897 tax
rolls-ordered that Sheriff be credited
with balance shown on said rolls, and
that said rolls be finally closed
In the matter Of the construction OF
the Hooker BRIDGE bid Of @. r. Royal
The Lamar register., 1903-02-18
sII2soo for a prescr,ptIon.

The largest sum ever paid for pre-
scription, changed hands in San Fran
cisco, Aug. 30, 1901. The transfer in
volved in coin and stock s1l2 10000 and
was paid by party of business men for
a specific for Bright's Disease and Dia-
betes, hitherto incurable diseases.
They commenced the serious investi-
cation Of the specific Nov. Is, 1900.
They interviewed scores of the cured
and tried it out on it's merits by putting
over three dozen cases on the treatment
and watching them. They also got ply
sicians to name chronic, incurable cases,
and administered it with the physicians
for judges. Up to Aug. %, elghty-seven
per cent Of the test cases were either
well or progressing favorably.
There being but thirteen per cent OF
failures, the parties were satisfied and
closed the transaction. he proceedings
of the investigating committee and the
clinical reports OF the test cases were
published and will be mailed free on ap-
plication. Address JOHN j. FULTON
COMPANY, 400 Montgomery ST. San Fran
cisco. Cal.
The Lamar register., 1903-02-18
farming of all kinds in the Arkansas

farming of all kinds in the Arkansas
valley aud catching the snow and
holding the suaface soil intact is OF
equal importance. Such cover crops
as COW peas, SOY beans, etc, are a
great help in this direction besides
furnishing valuable fertiliz' r.. The
stubble of these plants is sufficient
covering.
Permanent windbrakes of trees and
bushes should be planted more ex
tensively in the Holly country. Cot
tonwood, poplar, willow, Russian
mulberry, peaches and Plums are all
good for this purpose although the
first three kinds are great robbers of
the soil on account of their extensive
root system.-W. Frank Crowley, in
Holly News.
The Lamar register., 1903-02-18
North Pole overdone.

A south pole expedition is the
proper thing. The north pole is
worn threadbare. Even if it is
found it will be chestnut. 1t has
been talked to death. The south
pole is something of dark horse.
We shall hereafter give our adher
ence to the south pole. 1t is just rs
good a pole as the other and there is
no reason on earth why its antlpodal
rival should monopolizs all the glory
and newspaper advertising. A pole
is a pole, and this earth could no
more revolve without the southern
one than the northern one. The
north pole, of course, got the start
among writers and they have kept
talking about it until some of us are
nearly bored to death. We think
the north pole is greatly overated.
When it is discovered, mark our
word, it will be found very ordin
ary object. The earth is slightly
Aattened at the poles, say geograph-
ers, and there has been such stream
of travel over the territory near the
north pole that it is now prabably a
great deal more fattened than the
other and not near as serviceable or
slightly pole. Any fastidious per-
son would prefer pristine pole
one from which the bloom has not
been rubbed, one that has not been
coquetted with by man from imme-
mortal time. A pole that is sur
rounded by primeval icebergs that
are not speckled thick with cans of
tomatoes, broken sledges, broken
promises, skins of Eskimo dogs, froz-
en- profanity left behind by previous
polar picnic parties is by far the
more. charming. The north pole
must look like the vicinity of the
Yellowstone geysers, the Yosemite
valley, Mount Washington and Con
ey island by this time, when we con-
slider the vast number of excursions
that have taken place to it and the
debris they have left behind. 1t is
getting too common. Nature there
must have lost the unsophisticated
face it wore when DR.. Franklin first
sailed those seas. If you want to
avoid the crowd, go to the south pole.
'-Ex.
The Lamar register., 1903-02-18
Do Business In a Funny Way.

McBeth & Kinnison do busine IS
in way that no other firm in the
world would ever think of doing. 1t
may be Christian way, but in cold
blooded commercialism it is not bus
mess. Last fall the firm contracted
for large quantities of alfalfa seed at
the ruling market price, but prices
kept going higher and higher and
almost doubled. When the seed
was delivered they refused to take
advantage of their contracts but paid
the market price. This put hun
dreds of dollars into the hands of
the farmers, and cut the profits of
the firm.
Perhaps it is none of our business
but there has been great deal of
preaching in this country about do
ing unto others as ye would have
them do unto you," hence We would
like every farmer to drop the Herald
postal card and confess that if he
had contracted seed at S. bushel
ahd it afterwards dropped to 81 80
he would have voluntarily taken the
reduced price. Curiosity to see the
workings of the golden rule and the
influence of religious training alone
prompts this request. We will try
to make room for the answers
Garden City Herald.
Neither side of this christian bu :
mess deal has ever been tried in La.
mar and no answers peed be expect
ed from this section, and we are sure
that the Herald will not have to en-
large to make room for the answers
from anywhere.
The Lamar register., 1903-02-18
How to counteract Tho Effects c
Tho Wind.

At no time is the importance of
windbreaks so forcibly brought to
mind rs during drifting snow
storm, such as struck the Arkansas
valley last week. We all notice how
the wind sweeps bare the smooth,
open surface Of the field, also how
the snow piles up in drifts where
there is slight covering of weeds or
trash, cornstalks, or even deep fur
rows running crosswise of the di
rection from whence the storm
comes. All this should teach farm
ers the lesson Of having the surface
of their fields left rough after fall
plowing, or where not plo~ed well
covered with stubhle or trash.
One OF the greatest mistakes or
chsrdists have made is in continuous
clean, fine surface cultivation all
through the season. Most of them
have learned that young trees need
to have irrigation stopped from the
middle of August until after frost in
order to ripen the new growth te-
fore freezing weather has arrived
but many make the fatal mistake of
continuing cultivation until frost,
leaving the ground in the orchard
perfectly clean and finely pulverized.
In this condition the winter and
spring winds blow away much of the
surface soil, frequently exposing the
roots of trees on sandy soils, and the
snow does but little good as very
little of it stops on the ground. 1t
cultivation was stopped late in the
summer and a growth of weeks al
lowed to cover the ground it would
save much expense besides it would
hold the snow in drifts and thus pro-
vide additional moisture and protec-
ton to the roots.
Winter irrigation is acknowledged
to be the key note to successful
The Lamar register., 1903-02-18

Hon. CRANKY Hillyer seems to
have stirred up the Denver gamblers
scme and secured the support Of the
majority of the Denver ministers,
with his bill against gambling.
There is notable lack of enthuiasm
for the bill on the part Of members
Of the legislature, however, which
We are afraid BODIES no good to the
measure. In addition there is law
on our statute books at present
against gambling, which is as dead
IS Cleveland's presidential boom,
and Just how officers who refuse to
enforce the law already enacted are
going to be induced to enforce the
new law we don't understand. What
the Register would like to see is a
law that would make police officials
do their duty not only in regard to
gambling but other things besides.