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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-12-04
Agony:
OF Apprehension of
Sudden Death.
Twenty Years of
Heart Disease.
DIR. Miles Heart Cure
Cured Me.

DR.. Miles Heart Cure cures heart disease.
1t has positively no equal in that regard.
The fluttering, palpitation and heart pains
readily disappear before its magic influence;
the shortness of breath, the frighfful smother
ment; the pulse beats become strong and
regular, the circulation is improved so that
the veins are charged with healthy, pure,
life giving blood carrying strength and
health to every nerve and muscle and re-
placing the dead tissue with solid flesh.
"For eighteen years 1 suffered from heart
trouble. The least excitement caused Sc
we're huttering and palpitation and at night
smothering spells would frequently cause me
to sit up in bed for breath. Beside the fre-
quent physical pains / was constantly IN an
agony Of apprehension lest it might bring
about my sudden end. began taking DR..
Miles Heart Cure and expeTienced almost
immediate relief from my former disagree
able symptoms. / believe that my cure is
permanent because have not had occasion
to use the Heart Cure for six or seven years,
which time has elapsed since / quit taking
the Heart Cure. AS household remedy
keep DR.. Miles Anti-Pain Pills in the house
all the time. / consider the Dr.. Miles Rem
edies fully as good as they are recommended
to be and I trust that you may live many
years for the sake of humanity. x. /.
HEWITT, Chehalis, Wash.
All druggists sell and guarantee first bottle
DR. Miles Remedies. Send for free book
on Nervous and Heart Diseases. Address
DT. Miles Medical CO. Elkhagt, Ind.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-12-04
DATES HAVE BEEN FIXED
Annual Angora Goat Show and Sale
Will Be Held In Dallas, Jan.
uary IA and is.

The Fifth Annual Angora Goat
Show and Sale for the State of Ore
gon will be held in Dallas on
Thursday and Friday, January IA
and Is, 1904. The committee of
arrangements, U. S. Grant, H. L.
Fenton and w, A. Ayres, met Sat-
urday and decided upon these dates
for the show. Plans for the exhibit
were discussed, and the committee
has already begun its work and
will spare no effort to make the
coming show bigger and better than
any that has been held heretofore.
H. L. Fenton, secretary Of the
committee, is in Portland this
week, to ascertain what can be ac-
complished in the way of securing
reduced transportation rates from
the railroad and express companies
on animals shipped to Dallas for
exhibit, and also to secure, if
possible, reduced passenger rates
during the show. The Transports
ton companies all made liberal
concessions last year, and it is be-
lieved that there will be no trouble
in securing reduced rates for the
coming show.
George McBee, president Of the
Polk County Mohair Association,
says that the success Of the show in
past years has been largely due to
the earnest work Of the three men
who again compose the committee
on arrangements, and he is en-
thusiastic in the prediction that
the coming show will be winner
in every sense Of the word.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-12-04

City council meeting next Mon.
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Kirkpatrick
went to Portland, Tuesday.
Deputy County Clerk w. F
Nichols was a Portland visitor
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Dunn re-
turned home Saturday evening
from a visit with relatives in Port
land.
Mrs. J. G. Morrison and children
came over from Independence and
visited at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. M. Campbell,
Sunday.
Mrs. Sarah Richmond, who has
been visiting her daughter, Mrs.
J. H. Townsend at Oak Lodge iarm,
near Perrydale, returned home Fri
day. Mrs. Townsend accompanied
her mother to Dallas, and spent
the day visiting friends.
Joseph Guthrie, who was caught
between two logs and painfully
bruised, while working in the
Coast Range sawmill near Falls
City last Summer, has brought
suit against the company for
$4,000 damages. He alleges in
his complaint that the accident was
caused by defect in the machinery
and the carelessness of the over
seer. The action is brought in
Judge Burnett's department of the
Circuit Court.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-12-04
BASKET BALL SEASON HERE
Dallas College Team Has Arranged
Games With Portland, Tacoma,
Seattle and Other North
west Cities.

The opening game Of the basket.
ball season will be played in the
College gymnasium next Friday
evening, December IL. Previous
to the game, a gymnastic exhibition
will be given by the various classes.
The program will consist of a
march by 16 young ladies, class
drill by boys, vaulting, high div
ing, potato races and club swing
ing. The lineup Of the teams and
the admission price will be made
public in our next issue.
The prospects for basket ball
this year are bright. The Dallas
College team was one of the very
best in the state last year, and as
all of the old players are back in
school again, there is no reason
why this years team should not
make strong showing. The team
gained recognition from all the
leading colleges and athletic associ-
ations by their excellent record last
year, and will be- found playing
with none but the leading teams
of the Northwest this season.
Manager yanOrsdel is now arrang-
ing for trip North, and finds no
difficulty in securing games with
the best teams in The large cities.
According to the schedule as
arranged at present, the Dallas
team will go TO Portland on
Christmas day and play the Port
land All-Stars in the evening.
They will then go North to Seattle,
playing at Chehalis, Centralia and
Tacoma enroute. Returning to
Vancouver about the first Of the
year, they will try conclusions with
the United States army team, and
then return to Portland for game
with the Multnomah Athletic Club.
On the home tl09r arnes will be
splaysaa with sbs sisad AlfSsars,
Oregon Agricultural College, Will
lamegte University and McMinn-
vile College. The team may also
take a trip South, playing at Cor
Wallis, Albany and Eugene.
Every member Of the team is
working hard, and will show up in
fine condition for the opening game
in Portland, Christmas night.
With the return Of viii Hoffman
from Pendleton, the members of
last years team are all in school
again, and from this time on
regular practice will be kept up.
The people of Dallas are en-
thusiastic patrons Of all kinds of
clean athletic sports, and the
basketball boys will receive the
same loyal support and encourage
ment that was accorded them last
year, when they played some of the
strongest teams in the state to a
standstill.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-12-04
PLAYED Out.

Dull Headache, Pains in various parts
OF the body Sinking at the Pit OF the
Stomach, Loss Of Appetite Feverishness,
Pimples or Sores are all positive evidences
Of impure blood. No matter how It be-
came So it must be purified In order 70
obtain good health. Aekers Blood Elixir
has never failed to cure Scrofulous or
Syphilitic poisons or any other blood
diseases. II Is certainly a wonderful
remedy and we sell every bottle on a posi-
tive guarantee. Belt & Cherrington, Dal-
las. Oregon.
DYSPEPSIA CAN BE CURED BY using
Tablet viii give immediate relief or money
refunded. Sold In handsome tin boxes
at z5 cents. Belt a Cherrington. Dallas.
Oregon
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-12-04
70 CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY

Take Laxative Bromo ouinIne Tablets.
All druggists refund the money Il II
falls to cure. q. W. Groves signature
q On each box 3ke
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-12-04

ACKERs DYSPEPSIA TABLETS are
sold on a positive guarantee. Cures heart
burn, raising Of the food, distress after
eating or any form Of dyspepsia. One
little tablet gives immediate relief. =
cts. and 50 cts. Belt & Cherrfngtop
Dallas, Oregon
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-12-04

Mr.. and Mrs. J. P. Starr returned
from visit to Portland, Sunday.
Miss Elsie Garfield, of last years
graduating class, and who is now a
teacher at the Dallas college, has
been visiting friends here. Cor
wallis Times.
The committee appointed to
measure the distance from Dallas
to the |. 0. 0. f. cemetery and pre-
pare an estimate Of the cost Of a
sidewalk has completed its work
and will report TO the general COM
mittee at a meeting to be held in
the Council Chamber, Monday
evening, December14. The distance
from the west end of Ash street to
the cemetery is 5000 feet. and while
the estimate of the cost of the walk
will not be made public until after
the meeting of the committee, it is
generally believed that the i'm
provement can be made for about
1926.
A gentleman from Silverton called
on one of the staff of the Statesman
yesterday and in discussing adver-
tising stated an instance Of how
continuous, consistent and per-
sistent advertising tells. Two men
were sitting in this visitors Office.
One asked the other where certain
store was. The reply was, Gust
two blocks from Barr's." "Well,
who is Barr2" "Oh, Barr is the
ieweler whose name is in the paper
every day. Everybody knows about
him. Get off the car at Barr's
store and you can find any place
then" Crude and homely remarks
they may be, but they go to show
this keeping your name before the
public has its results. 1t seems
that Barr keeping his name to the
front and having a daily talk to
the Statesman readers is bearing
fruit.-Salem Statesman.
Five thousand newsboys were fed
at Thanksgiving dinner given by
Isaac Woolf, a Chicago philan-
thropist. Each year has increased |
the number of boys at the Thanks
giving dinner given by Mr. Woolf,
and this season, for the 21st of the
feasts, the First Regiment Armory
was engaged. It was here that
1000 visitors had almost as much
pleasure as the boys, while again
and again the long tables were
filed and emptied. When the
newsbOys plates were emptied they
we're filled again, and when they
had eaten all they could, their
pockets were filled with fruit. At
he door they were welcomed, and
when they were through they we're
old if they could eat any more
hey could come in again. The
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-12-04

Of a rim-like formation, about eight
inches from the common level
This rim was composed of a de-
posit from the water. The mouth
was nearly a foot across, and nearly
or quite round, and puffs of steam
issued from it. Eight or ten feet
from the mouth was hole in the
ground, four or five inches across,
and whenever the spring went into
convulsions and began throwing
up, gusts OF hot steam and spray
would issue from this hole with a
noise like that from the escape pipe
of boiler. This hole was evidently
connected with the spring, and the
boys regarded it with much interest.
Some tried to keep it from putting
by closing it with sods and grass,
but, whenever the spasm came, the
caulking would be thrown out.
One young man placed his wool
hat over the hole and held it there,
with his hands and knees planted
firmly on the brim. This, he sup
posed, would be a "corker;;" but,
when the puff came, the hat crown
stretched for a moment and then
bursted at the top. This spring
was called Steamboat Spring-it
puffed like steamboat.
At Fort Hall we were in camp
probably a day or two. Captain
Grant was in command at the fort.
1t was Hudson Bay trading post,
and resort for trappers, mountain
men, Indians of the Shoshone or
Snake tribes, and other Indians.
The fort was. built of sun-dried
bricks, (adobe). The walls were
solid on the outside, except for
portfolios and a gate or two. There
was square court inside, and the
houses opened upon the four sides
of this square.
With mother and other folks, |
visited the people in the fort, and
found women and children living
there They were very kind and
sociable. | think the women living
there were Indians or mixed bloods.
TheN Nofe prettg nDeeaains ha
other garments Of deer and antelope
skin, tanned and dressed. The
garments were ornamented with
needlework, beads and porcupine
quilts of different colors. Between
the visitors and these women and
children conversation was very
difficult; but, by the use of signs
and few words, all parties man
aged to make themselves agreeable.
There had been no wagons be-
yond this fort, and l think it was
the opinion of the people here that
it would not be practicable to take
them further-that we had better
leave the wagons and resort to pack
animals; but the emigrants, after
consideration, determined
TO move on as they had come.
Continued Next Week
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-12-04

Don't miss the programs at the
Epworth League bazaar next Thurs
day and Friday evenings.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-12-04

SICK HEADACHE ABSOLUTELY and
permanently cured by using Moh Tea
A pleasant herb drink. Cures constipation
and indigestion, makes you eat, sleep.
work and happy. Satisfaction guaranteed
or money back Is cts. and 80 cts. Belt
q CherTington. Dallas. Oregon
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-12-04

You Know What You Are Taking
When you take Groves Tasteless Chill
Tonic because the formula r. plainly
printed on every bottle, showing that
Il is simply Iron and ouinine IN g taste
less form. No Cure. No Pay. sec.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-12-04

EXPERIENCE IS THE BEST teacher.
Use Acker's English Remedy in any
case Of coughs, cold or Group. Should II
fan to give immediate relief money re-
funded IS cts. and 50 cts. Belt & Cher
rington. Dallas. Oregon
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-12-04

We will send you
a little of the Emul-
sion free.
Be sure that this picture il
the form Of . label Is on the
wrapper Of every bottle ef
Emulsion you buy.
SCOTT & BOVINE,
Chemists,
400 Pearl St., N. Y.
soc. and 81 all druggists.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-12-04

Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Lawton, OF
Sheridan, visited friends in Dallas,
Sunday.
Miss Jessie Bratton, who was
employed as head trimmer in Mrs.
Chace's millinery store during the
Fall season, left Monday for her
home in Baker City.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-12-04

Mr.. and Mrs. J. P. Starr returned
from a visit to Portland, Sunday
Miss Elsie Garfield, of last years
graduating class, and who is now a
teacher at the Dallas college, has
been visiting friends here: Cor
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-22
WILL ACT ON ENTRIES.
Secretary of the Interior Has Re-
vOked an Order.

Secretary of the Interior Has Re-
vOked an Order.
Washington, Dec. 21.--The Secretary
of the Interior has revoked the order
under which final action on entries
under the timber and stone act were
suspended and all such entries. aggre-
eating a large number, will now be
acted upon in the regular order by
the general land office. The order in
wolves several hundred thousand acres
of public domain in the West, all en-
tries on which have been held up be-
cause of the big frauds perpetrated
on the government under the timber
and stone act.
This was the important development
to-day in the land fraud proceedings
and indicates that the government be-
lieves that the backbone of the al
legged ring that has been specializing
in and taking unlawful means of ac-
curing lands under this act has been
broken.
The Interior Department to-day re-
ceived dispatch from Inspector Green
at Portland, Ore, saying that Albert
Harrington of Falls City, Ore, has
been held under $1,000 bond for imper-
sonating assistants to Special Agents
Peterson and Hobbs, who have been
Investigating land frauds.
The great bulk of the land frauds
which have been brought to light are
under what is known as the lieu land
selection law. A large number of en-
tries filed under that law are being
withheld from final action and all in
which John A. Benson, the San Fran
cisco man recently arrested here, was
interested, have been suspended.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-22
Hearings Assigned.

washington, Dec. 21.-The Interstate
Commerce Commission has made the
following assignments for hearing:
Central Yellow Pine Association
against the Illinois Central Railroad,
taking of testimony Jan. rs, oral ar
guments to be heard Jan. 20; same as
ISOLATION against Vicksburg, Shreve-
port and Pacific Railroad, oral argu-
ments to be heard Jan. 81; Tiff and
others against Southern Railway Com
pany, oral arguments TO be heard Jan
2S; all at the Office of the commission
in washington. In the case of Hearst
against the Philadelphia and Reading
Railroad, heretofore assigned for Jan.
IS, postponement has been made to a
date yet to be fixed.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-22
ExHUMED THE BODY.
LOwndes County Coroner Investi-
gated an Alleged Killing.

Lovndes County Coroner Investi-
gated an Alleged Killing.
Valdosta, Ga, Dec. 21.-Coroner Sol
ONION went to Cat Creek, ten miles
above here this morning, to exhume
the body of George Jones and hold an
inquest. 1t is alleged that Jones was
killed by a white man named John
Everett last Saturday night. After he
was shot he ran half a mile or more
and fell dead in a swamp, and his
body was not found until yesterday.
The body was buried and the coroner
notified of the killing this morning.
An effort was made yesterday by
citizens of that section to arrest
Everett, but it was not successful. 1t
is not believed that he left the place,
but simply evaded those who were
looking for him. 1t seems that he
was indicted by the grand jury at the
last term of court for buying cotton
after night. Jones sold him the cot
ton and was witness against him.
He went to Caswells mill Saturday
afternoon and found Jones there at
work. He called him out and struck
him with a stick, Jones started to
run and as he entered the door of
the mill he was shot. Everett follow
ed him, but the negro lodged behind
| Mr.. Caswell and Everett lowered his
gun. At the first opportunity the ne
gro ran out of the door and up the
creek a half a mile. He was found
| dead
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-22
MADE A POOR SHOT.
Young Man Tried to XIII Himself
But Missed.

Columbia, S. c., Dec. L-A well
dressed young white man, giving his
name as r. L. Goodwin and his home
as Camden. attempted suicide at Fair
fax yesterday.
Arriving at Fairfax on the early
morning train from Columbia, Good
win went to the home of Joe Fields.
colored, and asked If he could get
breakfast, offering to pay for 1t. He
was told that breakfast would be pre-
pared for him IL he would wait a while.
which he consented to do. After eat
ing breakfast he asked to be allowed
to go in the "parlor." There was an
organ in the room, and he asked a
colored woman who was in the room
to play something" which she pro-
ceeded to do, and he sang.
In the meantime Fields went to a
neighbor's house, and when his wife
asked the young man to settle for his
breakfast he replied that he would pay
her husband when he returned, ex-
claiming that he wanted TO die, and
Immediately discharged a revolver
which he had concealed under his left
arm. The ball passed through his left
arm above the elbow. He said after
ward that he aimed at his heart, but
made a poor shot"
He was arrested upon the charge of
disorderly conduct, and after his wound
was dressed by a physician he was
placed in the guard house.
He told the town marshal that his
conduct was the result OF dlsappoint-
ed love.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-22
MILL CASES ARE ON.
Hearing Before Judge SimOnton BE-
gins To-day at Charleston.

Hearing Before Judge SimOntOn De-
gins To-day at Charleston.
Charleston, S. c., Dec. 21.-In the
United States Court here this morn
ing the receivership and other cases
against the Olympia Cotton Mills
were called. but on motion of counsel
the hearing was postponed till to-
morrow.
remarkable array of legal talent
appeared for the various interests in
volved, prominent lawyers from the
bars of Savannah. Augusta, Chatta-
nooga, Baltimore, Columbia and
Charleston being present. The atten-
ton Of the public was, however, CEN
tered for the most part on Marion
Erwin the prosecutor of former Capt.
o. M. Carter and leading counsel in
the bearing suit against the Olympia
mills.
During the afternoon the returns Of
the Olympia Cotton Mills and of the
CRANKY Cotton Mills, together with
aflidavits made by the officers and di-
rectors were made in the bearing case.
1t was in this cause that the COM
plant made such sensational charges
against the officers and directors OF
the mills.
The keenest interest is felt In the
proceeding before Judge Simonton to-
morrow.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-22
WAYCRoSS NEWS NOTES.
Carnival Has Opened-Yerby's Home
Burned.

Waycross. Ga. Dec. 21.-The Mer-
chants Street Fair and Carnival opened
here tonight, and will continue
through the week. The carnival COM
pany arrived last night from Dublin
where they have been showing for
the past week. but were delayed several
hours this morning in getting their
cars placed for unloading. A carnival
parade was held at o'clock this aft
ernoon. The promoters had offered a
handsome silver cup for the best dec
GRATED float in the parade. The cup
was awarded Lowber's bicycle store.
The home of Mr.. w. H. VERIFY, on
the corner of Howe and Sweat streets,
was destroyed by fire at 10 o'clock this
morning. The house was old and the
boards well seasoned. and the firemen
could do little towards checking the
flames. Mr.. VERIFY. who is employed
at night at the Atlantic Coast Line
freight depot, was asleep in a front
room when he was awakened by the
flames blowing across the bed, and it
was with some difficulty that he es-
capped. The fire started in a closet
and it is supposed to have been started
by children. Mr.. Yerby's loss will be
about $4,000. His house and furniture
were insured until a few days ago,
when the insurance policy expired.
Two new candidates for county offices
are announced to-day. r. NJ. Lanier
for reelection, as tax collector, and
c. ]. Mcdonald, for reelection as tax
assessor. ,-N~'ts
The Knights of Honor has been or
ganized in this city with forty mem
bers, and have elected the following
officers: F. H. MCGEE, past dictator;
e. ] Gurr, dictator: H. E. Perkins,
vice dictator; ST.. Adams. assistant
dictator; w. M. Bladen. chaplain; G.
r. Brinson. financial reporter: J. B.
Pillsbury, junior reporter: w. T.
Reeves, guide: w. H. Pollard, senti-
mel; H. M. Bevill. guardian w. M.
Weston treasurer; A. P. English, med
ical examiner: F. H. MCGEE, G. R.
Crimson. A. 2. English. trustees.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-22
EDUCATED NEGROES
HELD FOR FRAUDS.
Magic Powers One Assigned to His
LOadstOne.

LOHdstOne.
Columbus, Ga, Dec. 21.-H. jackson
and j. E. Jackson, two educated young
negroes of Norris, Ga, in Quitman
county. are in Jail here, having failed
to make bonds of 81, 900 assessed them
by United States Commissioner Brown.
Both are charged with having used
the mails for fraudulent purposes.
At the recent term of the United
States court H. Jackson was indicted,
it being alleged that he defrauded Gro
yer C. Reese of Mount Pleasant, Pa.
and others of 81 each. 1t was alleged
in the indictment that he sent out a
circular, which he signed DIR. H. jack
son, A. M. II. H. d." regarding a
"loadstone mystery" which he claimed
to own.
The circular is a remarkable docu-
ment. 1t states that Jackson obtain
ed possession of the loadstone for $500,
and the possessor of it is enabled
to rub it on 81 bill and make the
bank cashier accept it for $40; open
any lock or safe with it; make a
persons money return to him after he
has spent it, and do many other won
derful things.
Jackson said he wished to make $780,
900 poor men rich, and would let any
one have some of his loadstone for
81. provided he did not use it to "evil
advantage" which expression appears
rather laughable, in view of his enum-
Grafton of the stones virtues. In his
statement to the commissioner. Jack
son said he got the loadstone from a
band of Gypsies at Cuthbert.
J. E. Jackson, the other negro, is
charged with. having sold a colored man
stock in a fake concern. the New
Mexico Oil Company"