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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1904-03-11
MACHINERY is ARRIVING
Carpenters Are RemOdeHng Building
for Dallas Ice Factory.

Machinery for the Dallas ice factory
is now arriving, and the Portland firm
that is supplying the plant expects to
have it all shipped before April l. The
large boiler for the power-house is
here, and will be placed in position as
soon as the building is ready to re-
ceive it.
The old Pioneer barn on Main street
is being completely rernodeled, and
the carpenters are making good pro-
gress in their work. The large shed
on the north side of the building has
been torn down and hauled away, and
the row of box stalls in the rear will
be the next to go. The main building
is being thoroughly overhauled and
will present a substantial appearance
when finished and ready for occu-
pancy.
J. J. Fidler, who is putting in the
plant, expects to have everything in
readiness to begin operations on May
l. He is negotiating with H. V. Gates
for a water supply and expects to
manufacture ice from the clear, spark
ling water of Canyon Creek. He is
daily receiving assurance Of patronage
from towns along the Yamhill and
West Side divisions of the Southern
Pacific railroad, and will doubtless
find it necessary to operate the factory
to its full capacity during the coming
Summer months.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1904-03-11
EXTENSIVE IMPROVEMENTS
Krebs Brothers. Polk County Hop
Farm Will Be Among the
Largest in Oregon.

The Krebs Brothers, with a party of
hands, came up from Salem this week
and are at work on the Murphy farm.
1t is the purpose of the Krebs Bro
theirs to pillow the entire place this
spring and set a good portion of it in
hops. The acreage to be put in hops
will be governed by weather conditions
and the character of the soil as found
upon thorough investigation. None
of the GAO acres will be allowed to lie
idle. The purchasers bought it to till,
and they will find what it is capable
of producing. The soil will be tick
led and will be made to produce hops,
wheat or oats.
If the greater portion of the place is
set to hops, it means the building of a
number more of hop-houses this
spring, and the many other buildings
necessary in conducting large hop
yard. Already lumber has been
ordered and men are at work putting
up bunk houses and a barn. Lumber
is being received from Falls City
About $4,000 feet is now on the way,
and it is possible the lumber used
during the year will amount to near
!, 100000 feet
The Krebs Brothers mean to con-
duct the yard on the same plan as
their Marion county yard, which
means the erection of store buildings,
restaurant and lunch counter, con-
cert hall, buildings for pickers, etc.
The Krebs Brothers place will re-
quire much larger number Of men
and teams than they now have as
soon as the weather clears up. The
new owners now have nine head of
horses and want more.-Indepen-
dence Enterprise.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1904-03-11
NO. 81
LABELLING THE BIG MAP
Uncle SANS Six-Acre Chart at the
Worlds Fair Is Made Up of
Plant Life.

Every one of the 5000 different col
lections of plants comprising the six
acre map of the United States in
growing crops at the st. Louis Worlds
Fair is plainly labeled The visitors
will have no difficulty in determining
the name of a certain plant and at a
glance may learn something of its
origin, history and habits. In the
great map, the first Of the kind ever
made, are 819.distincts species Of plant
life, and each species is plainly out
lined and'labeled. This includes not
only specimen of every plant grown
in the United States, but in the plots
bordering the map are many plants Of
all lands.
The map is an exhibit of the u. s.
Government and is made by the
Bureau Of Plant Industry. David A.
Brodie is the superintendentin in charge
and many Of the plants were installed
a year or more before the date Of the
opening Of the Worlds Fair, while
many of the plants that could not sur
vive the winter were kept in hot
houses, or the seed were not putEinto
the ground until the present spring.
The exhibit is made at a cost OF $40, 900.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1904-03-11
TEMPERANCE MEN NOMINATE
Complete County Ticket Placed in
the Field by Polk County
PrOhlbitIOnIsts.

The Polk County Prohibitionists
held a mass convention at the court
house last Saturday and nominated a
ticket to be submitted to the voters at
the coming June election. County
Chairman o. Fl. Cobb presided over
the deliberations of the convention,
with George A. Forbes. of Monmouth,
as secretary. The local option amend
ment was indorsed, and pledges of
financial aid for the campaign work
were taken. The ticket nominated is
as follows:
State Senator-D. NJ. Metzger, a
member of the faculty of Dallas
College.
Representative. r. Fawk, of Oak
Grove.
Commissioners J. Pettis, of Mon
mouth.
County judge. n Shepard, of
Zena.
Sheriff William Miller, Of Dallas.
Clerk-O s. Clarke, Of Dallas.
Treasurer-Jacob Rhodabarger, of
Falls City.
Assessor-A. N. Poole of Monmouth.
School Superintendent--G. A. Forbes
Of Monmouth.
Surveyor William Lee, Of Bridge
port.
Coroner-Dr. w. S. Gary, of Dallas.
William Miller was elected chair
man of the County Central Committee.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1904-03-11
INQUIRIES ABOUT OREGON
Travel Turns to State -HOmeSeekers
Becoming Informed Before
Starting.

eve receive an average Of about 25
letters daily making inquiries about
the Northwest" said r. M. Hall, ad-
vertising agent of the 0. r. & N, dis
cussing the prospect for heavy travel
throughout the next two months while
the low. one-way rate is in effect
"More people are seeking information,
and the tone Of the letters denotes de-
cision to action, the writer's wishing
to be so familiarized with merits Of
different localities as to practically de-
termine upon a suitable place for Sc
curing a home.
''The arrival Of those who were
ready to start at the Inauguration of
the rates is pretty good evidence of the
food of travel that will pour into the
Pacific Northwest, and from advance
information at hand it is apparent
that the state of Oregon will receive a
large increase in population as a
result"
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1904-03-11
A Series of Mishans.

The Sheridan and Grand Ronde
mail carrier had quite an experience
this week. Monday afternoon, while
he was going up to Grande Ronde, he
got on to the grade just above Villa
nina and found that part of the bank
had caved in, and he had to unhitch
his horses and run his blackboard out
by hand and go back around by the
Savage hill When he was returning,
his doubletrees broke twice and he
did not reach Sheridan until II o'clock
that night Tuesday evening, when
returning, his pack horse laid down
and when he got off the horse he was
riding to get the pack horse up, his
riding horse ran off and he had to
chase it about a mile to catch it,
Sheridan Sun.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1904-03-11
Tom King Dead.

Thomas G. King, aged about so
years, the faithful colored man we'll
known to all old Salemites, and who
was for so long employed by the
family of the late R. S. Wallace, died
at the SCHNEIDER place in Polk county,
two or three miles below Salem, on
Friday, March 4. Tom had been at
his land claim near Beaver, Tilla-
nook county, and had returned only
the day before. His death was very
sudden, due to heart failure. Deceased
came to Oregon from Tennessee to
work for the Wallace family about
fifteen years ago.-Salem Statesman.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1904-03-11
LINE NEARING COMPLETION
Twenty-Five Miles of Wire Used in
Dallas and Luckiamute TeIe-
phone System.

Frank Butler writes the OBSERVER
as follows: Connection of the Falls
City, Dallas & Lewisville Telephone
Company will be made nextSaturday.
Twenty-Five miles of line are now
arranged for. When complete, con-
nection with Kings Valley and Pedee
is assured. The main lines are: Falls
City to Lewisville; Falls City to
Dallas; ]. H. Burns to Dallas; Frank
Smiths to Bridgeport and Dallas.
Allotment Of committee on telephone
lines Falls City to j I'll Burns, al, III.
Brown Falls Gitv To Ycakum's, n X,
IS dGaFiG soli8ci4
house, @. G. Gardner; Guthrie school
house to Dallas, II. L. Fenton Lewis
vile and Burns to Frank Smiths
and Yoakum's, J. M. Staats and j. J.
Leveck.
Saturday, March 10, is the last day
for entry on the lower scale. Sub
scriptlon Of $15 can be paid to any
member of the committee, or to
FRANK BUTLER,
Secretary.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1904-03-11
AS IN OLDEN TIMES
Travelling Statesmen viii Stage 1t to
Portland From Riddles, Oregon.

Travelling statesmen have commenced
to figure on the Lewis and Clark Ex-
position at Portland in 1905, says
the Evening Telegram. This week a
group Of prominent knights Of the
handbag met in Roseburg and organ
lied the '.Drummers' Overland Trans
'portation Company
Fory years Handsome" Harry Clark,
"Pap" Elder and other pioneer travel
ing men have been telling Of the
hardships endured by them when
railroads were unknown through this
section and the younger men have de-
cided to find out just how much truth
there is in their statements, so they
propose to ride overland from Riddles,
Douglas County, to Portland, a
distance of 228 miles and visit the
fair. An old-time stage coach will be
used for the trip with J. B. Riddle, of
Riddles, Oregon, an old-time stage
driver, on the box Following are the
officers and members Of the above
company:
George H. Fitzgibbons, of Fisher,
Thorsen q Co., president,
H. A. Brewer, of Corbett, Failing &
Robertson Co., vice-president.
Jack Ralston, of Breyman Leather
Co., secretary.
J. r. Baldwin, of Blumauer Il Hoch,
assistant vice-president.
T. A. Wigman, of Blumauer-Frank
Company, assistant secretary.
P. E. Thomson, of Mitchell, Lewis
& Co., treasurer.
Ed A. Baker, Of Esberg- -Gunst Co.,
assistant treasurer.
P. D. Gilbert, of Lang & Co., route
agent
M. f. Wright, Of Roseburg, in
charge of commissary.
J. B. Riddle, of Hotel Riddle, master
of transportation.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1904-03-11
OFFICERS WIN SUIT
Judge Says Court Has No Jurisdic-
tion Over Expenditures.

Judge Boise decided the penitentiarv
injunction suit in favor of the super
intendent and warden of that institu-
tion, Tuesday. J. w. Jones, a tax
payer, brought suit in which he
alleged that the superintendent and
warden used public money to pur-
chase money for their homes and
used public supplies in their private
families. He asked that restraining
order be issued and that the officers
be required to account for the past
transactions complained Of
Judge Boise held that the law vests
the superintendent Of the prison with
authority to purchase supplies for the
institution and that the courts have
no jurisdiction to control the expendi-
ture Of money for that purpose.
H. Il. McMahan, attorney for
plaintiff, asked permission to amend
his complaint and the request was
granted
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1904-03-11

The sidewalk from Dallas to the
Odd Fellows cemetery was finished
by W. E. Gilbert the contractor, Mon
day. The walk begins at the west end
OF Ash street and runs along the west
side OF the county road to the cemetery,
a distance Of three-quarters Of mile.
George McBee, who owns the lots west
Of W. A. Wash's property, is building
regulation sidewalk to fill the gap
between the city walk and the cemetery
walk. This enterprising move on the
part OF MI. McBee, is greatly appre-
ciated by the people Of Dallas, as it is
now possible to walk from Main street
to the cemetery gate without stepping
on the ground.
A San Diego, Cal, woman will ex-
hibit at the ST. Louis Fair, butter
made in 1858. The butter was placed
in a spring house in that year and it
disappeared in the quick sand. 1t was
recently recovered and was found to
be in a remarkably good state of pre-
servation. 1t is now in cold storage.
L. G. Kirkpatrick visited McMinn-
vile and Newberg the first of the
week to investigate the price and
quality Of the brick to be used in his
new building. He will probably place
the order with the McMinnville yard.
Seven thousand lineal feet or nearly
mile and a half Of platforms four
feet high are being built for the un-
loading of exhibits at the st. Louis
Fair.
r. E. Williams has purchased the
Chinese wash-house Of E. G. Kirk
patrick and will move it to his lot
north of John E. Smiths residence.
County Clerk U. S. Loughary issued
license to wed to Frank Byerly and
Lille Rose, Friday.
The Lewis and Clark Club will meet
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George
Hollister next Tuesday afternoon.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1904-03-11
FATAL EXPLOSION
Curtis Baker and Gilbert McCabe
Meet Instant Death at
independence.

While thawing dynamite preparatory
to blasting stumps at Burton's hop
yard, two miles north of Independence
Saturday morning at o'clock, ovel
100 pounds of dynamite exploded, kill
ing Curtis Baker and Gilbert McCabe,
young men of % and 18 years respec-
lively, of Independence. The bodies
were torn to pieces, almost beyond
recognition, and members Of the
bodies were hurled 100 feet. The legs
of both were torn off at the knees.
The shed at the place of thawing
was shattered to splinters and hurled
200 yards. The earth was torn up for
several feet around to a depth of four
feet. In house so yards away the
windows and doors were shattered. A
woman and child in the house were
not hurt.
The young men were accustomed to
blasting and had been repeatedly
warned. No blame is attached to any
one. Baker was son of Mr.. and
Mrs. M. A. Baker, Of Independence.
McCabe had no relatives here
Curtis Baker and Gilbert McCabe
were out on the Burton farm, where
Baker was at work blasting stumps
for Burton. They had there 1OOpounds
of dynamite in two boxes, and placed
some Of this in hot water for the pur-
pose Of thawing it out. The water was
probably too warm, and as a result
the dynamite exploded, and the boys
were instantly killed.
The shock of the explosion was very
distinctly felt in Dallas, Salem, and
even as far away as Mccoy and Perry
dale Windows were ratified, and
many people thought the shock was
an earthquake.
Young McCabe was left an orphan
short time ago by the death of his
father, and had a tile factory at Inde-
pendence. He was down visiting
Baker Saturday morning and was
not at work.
Baker had been dynamiting for
different people around Independence
and it is thought became careless to a
certain extent. Tt was only miracle
that two other men were not killed, as
they had been working with the dyna-
mite, and one Of these started to run
down to where the boys were, when he
was called back by Mr.. Burton, who
wanted him to help him at something
else for few moments.
The funeral services over the re-
mains Of the unfortunate young men
were held from the Presbyterian
church in Independence, Sunday
afternoon Interment was made in
the Odd Fellows cemetery. A large
gathering Of friends followed the pro-
cession to the cemetery, and many
floral offerings were left on the grave
as token of the general respect felt
for the memory Of the victims.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1904-03-11
REBEKAHS AT FALLS CITY
Magnolia Lodge, No. 14O, Instituted
With Large Membership Last
Friday Night.

Magnolia Rebekah Lodge, No. 140,
was instituted at Falls City last Fri
day evening by Mrs. Ora Cosper,
secretary of the Rebekah Assembly OF
Oregon, acting as instituting officer.
The officers of the new lodge were in
stalled by the District Deputy Presi-
dent, Mrs. J. E. Sibley, assisted by the
officers of the Dallas lodge. After the
installation ceremonies, an elaborate
supper was served. About fifty mem
bers of Almira Lodge, No. 26, Of this
city, were present.
The officers of the new lodge are
Mrs. Henry Waller, noble grand
J. G. Talbot, vice grand; Miss Jessie
Bryant, past noble grand; Mrs. J. G.
Talbot, secretary; Mrs. Zim Hin
shaw, treasurer; Miss Pearl Bryant,
warden; Miss Bertha Frink, con-
ductor; Mrs. Henry Wright, inside
guardian; Mrs. G. NJ. Tice, outside
guardian; Mrs. William Milligan,
chaplain; Ralph Ford, R. S. N. g. ;
Mrs. S. H. Tetherow, L. s. N. G.. Mrs.
J. R. Ford, R. S. V. g.; Mrs. William
Ellis, L. S. V. G.
This is the fourth lodge the Dallas
ladies have instituted, the others be-
ing at Salem, Independence and Nc
Coy. The new lodge at Falls City
begins its career under the most
favorable conditions, and a steady
and healthy growth is anticipated.