davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-08-14
BEGAN AT CANYON CREEK
Work on the Dallas Water System
is Now Under Way and Will
Be Rushed to Completion.

Work on the works was be-
gun at Canyon Greek yesterday
morning, and will be carried on
steadily until the plant is completed.
A crew Of 20 men, under the super
vision of Contractor II. v. Gates, are
constructing the headworks and in
take on Canyon Creek about one-half
mile above its mouth, and as soon as
this work is completed, the digging Of
the ditch for the pipeline to Dallas
will begin.
Mr.. Gates says that it is his inten-
tion to clear the right-of-way Of
timber, brush and logs along its
entire length at once, and then to dig
the ditch from Canyon Greek to the
reservoir, one mile West Of town. As
soon as the ditch is completed, the
pipe gang will begin at this end Of
the line and lay the conduit, finishing
up at the point of intake. When the
conduit is finished, the construction
of the 100000 gallon reservoir will be
commenced. The reservoir is to be of
masonry throughout, and water for
the cement work will be furnished
from Canyon Creek. After the con-
duit and reservoir are completed, the
laying of the mains and placing of
hydrants in the city will begin.
Two carloads Of small pipe to be
used in the residence portion Of the
city have arrived, and the large
pipe to be laid between the reservoir
and the West end Of Court street will
be shipped from San Francisco to-
morrow. The 6-inch and 8-inch iron
pipe to be used in the circulating
system inside the city limits will be
shipped from the East about Oct. 1.
4 The workshop near the public school
building is nearing completion. 1t is
a substantial two-story structure,
about 80 by go feet in size, with cor
rugated iron roof The machinery to
be placed in this building will be
shipped from Cincinnati within the
next go days. The dipping tank, in
which all pipe will be treated to coat
Of hot asphalt, inside and out, before
being placed in the ground, has
arrived.
Mr.. Gates will remain here until
the plant is completed, and will per-
sonally oversee the work.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-08-14

L.gal blanks fnr sale at this
"iiicr.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-08-14
State rlornlal School
MONMOUTH, OREGON

Training School for Teachers courses ar
ranged especially for training teachers for
all branches of the profession. Most approv-
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
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 State certificate.
Fall term opens September %. For eata-
logue OF information, address
Il. D. RESSLER,
or j. B. V. BUTLER, President
Secretary
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-08-14
BUILD UP YOUR TOWN
PatrOnize Home Merchants and Your
Money Will Come Back
To You.

The following from an exchange
will interest small class of people,
land, fortunately, the number in Polk
county is small and growing smaller),
who send away from home for their
goods;
Here is the experience of farmer
near Farmersville. Ten years ago he
put an X mark on a silver dollar and
came to town and spent it with a mer-
chant Before the year was out he got
the marked dollar back for poultry
and spent it with the home merchant
Four times in six years that dollar
rcame home to him for produce and
three other times he heard of it in the
pockets Of his neighbors. The last
time he got it in change, nearly four
years ago, he sent it to an eastern
mail order firm that has amassed a
hundred million dollars by selling
third rate goods at second rate prices.
He has not seen the marked dollar
since, and never will till the crack Of
doom.
"That dollar will never pay any
more school or road tax for him, never
help to build up the town or country,
never bless and brighten the homes Of
his neighbors. He sent it entirely out
of the circle of usefulness to him.
"Moral Send your dollars where
you will get chance at them again !;
where they will help you pay your
taxes, build your bridges, educate
your children and enhance the value
of your farms"
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-08-14
AMERICANS OWN AMERICA

London says she is not interested
in the Wall street furry. She has
no especial need to be. England
owns comparatively little American
properties at the present time.
There was a day, and that not very
remote, when British investors had
very large holdings of property on
this side of the Atlantic. They
owned SO many stocks and bonds
in the United States, in fact, that
some timid or blind persons feared
that England would soon dictate
the politics and shape the social
life Of this country.
The panic of 1893 led to vast
sales of American properties by
British owners. In the crash at
that time English investors, who
had been rendered especially
nervous by their losses in Argen-
t:na's smash up in 1890-9l and in
the wreck in Australia in 1892, be
lieved there was TO be a general
cataclysm in the financial world,
and they disposed of their Ameri-
can securities in 1893-95 at great
losses, Americans, in most instances,
being the buyers. In the con-
vulsion, which lasted till the Re-
publicans entered power in 1897,
many hundreds of millions of
dollars worth of American proper
ties thus came into the hands of
American owners, and in the ad-
vance that set in Immediately
afterward Americans were large
gamers.
Here is the reason why London
is expressing no alarm over the
little disturbance on Wall street.
The United States has also good
reason for unconcern. No serious
consequences are likely to come
from the break in stocks. The
crops are good, all the leading in
dustries are busy, and the general
business throughout the country is
confident. Nobody is frightened |
at the outlook. The wise owner of
stocks will hold them. Az present
prices most Of them are a very
good investment. An advance is
sure to come before long, for the
situation has bullish factors which
must soon Pssert themselves. No
financial convulsion ever took place
when the general business condi-
tions were as solid and safe as they |
are at this time.-St. Louis Globe
Democrat.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-08-14

cold air gave me bronchitis which became
chronic and deep seated. Doctors failed to
reach my case and advised me to try higher
air, but fortunately for me. friend also advised
me to try DR.. Pierce's medicines. commenced
taking your Golden Medical Discovery and by
the time had teen the first bottle was bet
ter, and after ting about four bottles my
cough was entirely gone. have found no ne
cessity for seeking another climate"
Sometimes a dealer, tempted by the
little more profit paid on the sale Of less
meritorious medicines, will offer the
customer a substitute as being 0just as
good" as the oDiscovery."
You get the Peoples Common Sense
Medical Adviser, the best medical work
ever published, free by sending stamps,
to pay expense of mailing 0nLy. Send
II one-cent stamps for book in paper
covers, or 81 stamps for cloth-bound vol
-'xle. to DR.. R. v. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-08-14
WIFE IDENTIFIES REMAINS
Body Found in Willamette River Was
That of George Armstrong

The unexplained disappearance the
third of last March of George Arm
strong from his home and family
near Wells, which has ever since con-
tinued to be one of the mysteries that
hung over Benton, has been made
clear by the finding of his body in the
Willamette River. Armstrong, it will
be remembered, attended a school
meeting in the vicinity of his home on
the morning Of March 3rd. He re-
turned home, changed his clothing,
and went across the field to where his
hired man was working. After few
minutes of conversation, he left the
man and started to return home. He
failed to appear at the house, and
there was instituted search in which
the whole neighborhood participated,
and which continued for several days
During the search, the river was
dragged, and its banks examined, and
the woods in the vicinity were secured,
without finding any kind Of a trace.
Various rumors Of foul play and other
sensational reports were circulated,
but the finding of a stark body in the
cruel waters has set all these question
ings and surmlses at rest.
Armstrong; body was found by
loggers near Sydney, Marion county,
Sunday last. Mrs. Armstrong
and son went to the scene, and
identified the grewsome find as
that Of the missing husband and
father The body was in bad con-
dition, but enough was left for the
Identification to be perfect. The
on one side of the face re-
mained, the boots were still on, but
enough of the waistband was intact to
show the body to be that of Armstrong. |
The body was buried at Sydney, but
the family intends to exhume and re-
inter at Wells.-COrvallis Times.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-08-14

Us. Talbot was a Portland visitol
this week.
See H. G. Campbell's new list o.
land bargains in another column Of
this paper.
Mr.. Seth's new residence in the
south part of town is nearing COM
pletion, and presents a neat appear
ance.
Vera Cosper and little Rudolph Pol
ing, who have been seriously i'll with
fever, are reported to be steadily
improving.
Some person seeing the heavy
smoke arising from the furnace of
the Dallas foundry late yesterday
afternoon, turned in the fire alarm
and called out the entire department
in short order. When the engine
reached Main street, the boys were in
formed that there was no fire and the
apparatus was taken back to the hall.
This is the second or third time In the
last few years that the smoke from
the Foundry furnace has scared some
one into yelling 'fire" and calling
out the department. When an actual
fire occurs, it is a very commendable
act to give the alarm quickly, but
these foundry fires" are becoming
a chestnut The alarm last evening
accomplished about four results: 1t
gave everybody a scare it proved that
there are a good many people who
have not gone TO the seaside or
mountain resorts; it deeply disguised
a large number of citizens, aud il
cost the city IS. Don't do it again.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-08-14
MI Pays for the OBSERVER
nj and the Weekly oregOnian

advantage Of this liberal
offer, your subscription to the OBSERVER
must be paid up to date. Now is the
time to subscribe.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-08-14
Potent PHI Pleasure.

The pills that are potent in theil
action and pleasant in effect are De-
Wits Little Early Risers. w. S.
Philpot Of Albany, Ga, sas: "Dur-
ing bilious attack 1 took one. Small
as it was it did me more good than
calomel, blue-mass or any other pills
I ever took and at the same time ii
effected me pleasantly. Little Early
Risers are certainly an ideal pill. y
Sold by Belt & Cherrington.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-08-14
District Attorney J. N. Hart went to
Portland, Wednesday morning.

District Attorney y. N. Hart went 20
Portland, Wednesday morning.
Send in your orders for hop checks
early and your printing will be ready
for you promptly on time.
7. w. Nordby, of the firm of Nordby
& Finseth, came up from Portland,
Saturday, on a business visit.
Dr. 0. ID. Butler, Of Independence,
and J. B. V. Butler, of Monmouth,
were Dallas visitors yesterday.
Master Mechanic Flynn. of the
Dallas & Falls City railroad, visited
his family in Portland over Sunday.
Rev. Arthur B. Waltz, Of Baker
City, will preach at the Baptist church
next Sunday, morning and evening.
All are invited.
The Jeffries-C -Corbett fight will take
place in San Francisco tonight.
Arrangements have been made in
Dallas to receive the report of the
fight by rounds.
The young people of the Christian
Church will serve ice cream in the
Ellis & Keyt building this (Friday)
afternoon and evening. Ice cream
and homemade cake, 10 cents
peaches and cream, 10 cents.
Miss Ada Sutmeyer, who visited at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Koser
last summer, and who has been at
tending a music school in Salem since
that time, left for her home in Pitts
burg, Pa, this week. She was accom-
panied by Miss Hortense Kimball.
Uncle David Cosper has been catch
ing some fine trout in the deep pool
below the mill dam this week. The
old gentleman takes great pleasure in
exhibiting the largest fish in his catch
to his brother fishermen and ther Civ
ing them to the sick people in town.
Miss Maggie Glaze left for her
home in Prineville, Tuesday, after a
pleasant four weeks visit at the home
of her uncle, d. B. Richardson. Miss
Glaze is a compositor in the office of
the Prineville Journal. and enjoys
spending her vacations in the Will
annette Valley.
Expert Buchanan is checking up
the books of the county officers this
week. This is a yearly custom in
Polk county, and, as the books are
Sept in excellent shape by the various
the work of verifying their
accounts is quickly done. Mr..
Buchanan is assisted in his work by
Mss James, daughter of @. w.
James, superintendent of the Oregon
State Prison.
Z. J. Bryan came out from Newport
his week, and went up to Falls City
yesterday. The pleasure of his visit
o the seaside was somewhat marred
~ an accident which happened to
him while playing a game of base
'all. A swiftly thrown ball struck
lim on the leg near the ankle with
ueh force as to almost break the
zone, bruising the limb in such a
manner as TO keep him in his room
everal days. Later he was able to
ret out with the aid of crutches and
nioy himself fairly we'll notwith-
tanding his damaged ankle. Mrs.
Bryan, who accompanied him to New {
'ort will remain several weeks at
hat delightful resort
.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-08-14
COURT HOUSE NOTES
COMMISSIONERS COURT.
CLAIMS ALLOWED

Guardianship of Geo. L Gwin, an
insane person-report Of sale Of real
property filed.
Estate of James L. Gwin, deceased
final account set for hearing Sep
tember 70, 1903, at 10 o'clock a. m.
Estate of Ebert W. Thompson, de-
ceased-fnal account set for hearing
Monday, September IA, 1903, at l
o'clock p. m.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Eleanor and Lewis Zumwalt to Jane
Brown and Maud Butler, lot 2, block
2, Levens' add to Dallas, $11OO.
Town of Falls City to VIM ellison,
that portion Of Second street lying be-
twoon Min and Main streets, 81.
Hsand M E Fawk to P B S Miller ct
ux, 5S.O4 acres, t s, raw, 81.
VIC Brown to Matthew Digby, lots
/, 8, and 8, block 6, Germantown,
$780,
A J Haley, admir-, to Sarah E Fisher,
lots in Monmouth, $1,000.
A johnson ct ux to Willamette
Valley Stock and Land Co., 2646 acres,
10 S, + W, ST..
Cora d and James Clark to f G.
McLench, AZ acres, t s, T 8 W, $lO8.
d @ Sherman, trustee, ct ux to
Amanda G McLench, lot 2, block B,
West Salem, 800.
M o Plank to August Bittner, lots
in Germantown, $1,000.
B f Gwin ct al to Mary i Gwin,
tract in s s, + 5 w, IS.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-08-14

Few are entirely freesfrom 1t.
Il may develop SO slowly as 10 cause
little Il any disturbance during the Who'll,
pesiad O. childhood.
Il aay then produce irregiiarity OF tb.
stomach ana bowels, dyspepsia, catarr
AZ mar..cd tendency 10 consumptit
br.ss 'ss.nilestins SELF in much cut;.aeoi
ei. "a or glandl4r swelling.
Is bcs. 70 be sure that ven are oUii
fn. rom it, and for It's complete cradle
tioii snt. can r5iy on
HOODS JdrSdpGriiio
The best ol all medicines Cor all humors.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-08-14

Family cares and
business obliga-
tons hold them
fast.
cWeak " lungs
are made strong
by the use of DR..
Pierce's Golden
Medical Discov-
cry. It cures the
obstinate cough,
heals the in
famed tissues,
stops the nem-
orrhage, and re-
stores the lost
flesh to the erna-
'ciated body.
III am a railroad
agent" writes ]. B.
Staples, Esq, Of
Barclay, Usage Co.,
Kans., "and four
years ago my work
keeping me in a
warm room and
stepping out fire.
uuently into the
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-08-14

DYSPEPSIA CAN BE CURED BY usin.
Aeker's Dyspepsia Teblets. one nrtl,
Tablet win give immediate relief or money
refunded. Sold in handsome Tin boxcs
at Is cents Belt q CherrlngtOn. Dallas
oFegon.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-08-14

Are ;he dreI of those whose lungs are
vweak.' Some fortunate people IAN
follow the summer as it goes southwark,
and escape the cold blasts Of winter and
tie chilli airs of spring. But for the
majority of people this is impossible.
Evening journal., 1903-09-12

OUR FOREIGN WAR
VETERANS IN SESSION
Philippine Association Ad-
mits All Who Fought in !.
Foreign Service

Altoona, Pa, Sept 70. - The FIRST
business before the convention Of
Philippine and China War Veterans
was the ratification of the proposition
Of the Pittsburg and Allegheny dele.
cations to make eligible to member
ship all soldiers who have seen for
eign service between 1883 and 1908
Inclusive This takes in Cuba and
Porto Rico as we'll as the Philippines
and China.
The plain khaki uniform was adopt
ed as the uniform to be worn by mem.
bers of the order Firing squads can
wear tie blue trimmings if they 20
desire.
The name contingents for local sub
ordinate bodies was changed TO posts.
The ritual committee was instructed
20 prepare the ritual and submit it to
the executive committee for anal nc-
Ron.
The adoption of a suitable badge
tynifyiRg China, the Philippines. Cuba
and Porto Rico was left to the execu-
tive committed The national organi-
satlon decided to apply for q charter,
and after it Is received the national
body will Issue charters to subordinate
posts until such a time as state de-
partments have been established.
Allegheny was chosen as the place
Of meeting in September. 1904.
Evening journal., 1903-09-12
MAY REFUSE STRINeHAM
Navy Department Decided to Revoke
Contract For Torpedohoat
pestroYer.

Tt was decided by the Navy Depart
ment at Washington yesterday to revoke
tho contract for the construction Of the
torpedoboat destroyer stringham, unless
the speed trial to be held within the next
few days over the Barren Island course
shows THAT the boat can make the con-
tract speed. 1t is not expected she will,
however, as trial has been given and
she failed TO make the speed.
The boat has been oyerhauled since by
the Harlan and Hollingsworth Company.
the builders. and they expect her TO cover
the course in the time'limit
When the contract has been revoked
the committee viii make an estimate of
the amount Of work done and the cost of
material used IN the stringham and
recommend that this amount should be
paid the contractors. The vessel win chen
be taken to the navy yard and COM
pleted ait government expense. The
Stringham is one Of several destroyers
the contracts for which required thirty
knots speed. Not one Of them has sue
ceeded in fulfilling this requirement.
Evening journal., 1903-09-12
B. q 0. MEMS GRIEVANCES

Baltimore. Nd, Sept. 12.-It was an
nounced after the adjournment Of the
conference between the officials of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad and the
committees representing the employees
Of the road that % of the 140 griev-
ances presented by the labor unions
had been considered. tt is unohlcially
stated that l3 of the demands made
by the unions-the Brotherhoods of
Locomotive Engineers, Firemen,
Brakemen and Trainmen-had been
acceded to by the officials of the com
pany and that 10 OF the grievances
had been either refused by the COM
pany or laid aside for further consid-
Grafton by the conference.
Thus far both sides agree that the
conference has been entirely amicable.
Little doubt is entertained that the
officials OF the company and the repre-
sentatives OF the four labor unions will
agree upon a settlement Of the mooted
questions II Is Thought that by Tues.
day next ell OF the grievances submit.
ted by the employees Of the company
will have been considered and dis
nOepd Of
Evening journal., 1903-09-12
FRANCE TO SEND
HER WARSHIPSS
Fleet to be Held Ready
to Sail for the Turkish
Waters
BELIEVE BEIRUT CRISIS PASSED

Paris, Sept 12.-The commander Of
the French Mediterranean squadron,
at Toulon. has received orders to hold
in readiness 10 leave for the Levant
naval division consisting of the battle
ship Brennus. the armored cruiser La
touche Treville, the second class cruis-
er Du Chayla and the third class
cruiser Linois. under the command Of
Admiral Jaureguiberry.
The orders are the result Of the rec
concentrations of the French ambas-
sador at Constantinople to have q
strong force in readiness. These rec
ommendatoas were made during the
excitement at Constantionple a week
ago. but the authorities here did not
wish to take decisive steps. The Bel
rut incident led TO the practical deci-
sion that French ships should be sent
to Beirut unless Nazim Pasha, the act
ing vail of Beirut, succeeded in estab-
fishing security.
The foreign Office is without fur
ther information from Beirut. and con.
cludes that the crisis has passed. But
the official report that it is possible
that the Mussulmans may attack the
Christian population of Constantinople
FASTENED the issuance of the order for
a division to prepare to leave.
It is semi-ohicially stated that the
French naval division will also oper-
ate at Salonica and other points for
the protection OF French residents in
Macedonia.
Evening journal., 1903-09-12
MAFIA IS ACTIVE IN
THE COAL REGIONS
Two Italians Arrested at Car
bondale, Pa, for Extortion.
Murder in New York

Scranton. Pa. Sept Early this
morning the Police OF Carbondale. by
order OF Mayer O'Neil. arrested Frank
Nozzagai and luigi Conoir at an
italian saloon on the charge of extor-
ton The wrrauts for their arrest was
based on information given the mayor
By committee of Italians, who al
Legged that Mozzasari and Conoir were
soliciting money from Italian miners
in the northern part OF the country as
contributions 20 the Mana society. and
threatening that unless the contribn-
uons were made the local Mara
branch would wroak vengeance on
them. Two mc-abers of the commit
tee told the mayor that the solicitors
had told them that If they did not CON
tribute $40 each their throats would
be cut. They also told that one man
who had refused TO contribute was
found inside his gate a few days ago
with his face and neck gashed Mayor
ONeil waited Up until the prisoners
were brought IA ana conducted a pre-
liminary examination. On Mozzagari's
person We're found a number of let
ters, some of them written ia red ink.
One OF the red-inll lefters was from
Frank Costi, of New York Guiseppi
colandi. one Of the comDlains commit
tee, who was formerly a chief of po-
lice in q town in italy, and who was
instrumental in bringing about the ar
rest of 143 members Of the Malta. told
Mayor O'Neil that Cosu was a leader
OF the Maha, ard that the latter said
that If Mozzagari did not make better
collections he would be visited with
death.